the spending showdown is about to go down. chad pergram following it all, a lot of details to pull together, but he s the man to do it. chad, what s happening? reporter: david, good morning. senate democrats aim to pass the climate, health and spending bill this weekend, but it may be a long weekend. we just got a ruling from the senate parliamentarian, she green lighted a provision in the bill to let medicare negotiate the cost of prescription drugs. democrats say that makes the cost of pharmaceuticals cheaper. elizabeth mcdonough has a lot of sway in process. the closer you can demonstrate a connection between what you re proposing and its fiscal impact on the federal budget, the more likely it is that it qualify for a simple majority vote out will. if i it doesn t, if it runs afoul of the rules of the road and/or is more designed to impact private sector activity reporter: on tapped today a marathon vote session with perhaps 15 consecutive hours of votes on amendme
david: tensions still rising around taiwan. china halting ties with the united states while boosting military drills all over the island after a house speaker nancy pelosi s trip there. lucas tomlinson is at the white house with more. reporter: hi, david, good morning. moments ago taiwan s defense ministry says china has launched over a dozen aircraft simulating attacks on the island. secretary of state tony blinken weighed in from southeast asia. china has chosen to overreact and use speakerrer pelosi s visit as a pretext to increase military activity in and around the taiwan strait. reporter: blinken s chinese counterpart responded. translator: we wish to issue a warning to the united states. do not act rashly. the united states, do not create a greater crisis. reporter: in the past phi days, more than 150 chinese jets have been dispatched to participate in war games simulating attacks on the island