the economy. the new report out just today driving new recession fears tonight. and what president biden said about this today. and the american families from new jersey to kentucky, across this nation, who say no matter what you call it, we re feeling it. rebecca jarvis reporting. tonight, the big push. democrats racing to pass that surprise breakthrough deal on climate. it would be the most ambitious climate undertaking in u.s. history. the bill also lowers prescription drug costs, health care costs, taxing the very rich and corporations. so, do they have the votes? with joe manchin now onboard. rachel scott standing by live on the hill. also news tonight, this phone call between president biden and china s president xi. the call lasting more than two hours. president xi with a warning to the u.s. and will house speaker nancy pelosi and a congressional delegation visit taiwan amid these tensions? mary bruce with late reporting. russia now responding tonight to that u.s. offer f
word tonight that senator joe manchin in a reversal has now struck a deal with democratic leaders on a health and climate bill that would also include tax increases for corporations and the wealthiest of americans. tonight, president biden already responding, let s get right to rachel scott, live up on the hill tonight. rachel, what do we know? reporter: well, president biden is on the verge of a major victory tonight, david. after months of stalled negotiations, one key moderate democratic holdout, senator joel man chin, announced he has reached a deal with democrats to advance the party s economic agenda. let s take a look at what this package would include. $369 billion on energy and climate initiatives. $64 billion to extend subsidies for people who buy health insurance under the affordable care ability. it would raise nearly $300 billion by allowing medicare to negotiate the price of prescription drugs. and raise taxes on big corporations and the wealthy. manchin insists this wi
scrambling to get this passed by the end of next week. they will have to keep all 50 members of their party onboard in order to do so, and just moments ago, president biden announced he is backing this deal, david. of course, this would be a major victory for the president if this happens. rachel scott on the major news tonight, senator manchin now onboard. rachel, stay with us here, because as you well know, the major news from the hill tonight, after several mass shootings in this country, uvalde, buffalo new york, highland park, illinois, today, gunmakers were grilled on capitol hill, asked about the marketing of these weapons to young people. rachel scott reporting on that tonight, as well. reporter: on capitol hill today, lawmakers grilling gun manufacturers who market and sell assault-style weapons here in the u.s. the same kind of guns used in recent mass shootings. the elementary school in uvalde, texas. the supermarket in buffalo, new york. the fourth of july parade in hig
has now struck a deal with democratic leaders on a health and climate bill. with tax increases for corporations and the wealthiest of americans. rachel scott standing by with late reporting. also tonight, after several mass shootings in this country with ar-15-style assaul rifles, gun makers are grilled on capitol hill, asked about the marketing of these weapons to young people. how they answer. we re tracking potential storms as we come on tonight. the state of emergency in missouri. and the heat in the northwest. and more than is a dozen states tonight, all the way down to texas, still topping 100 degrees. president biden testing negative for covid twice now, after isolating for five days what the president said today about the tools available for every american. tonight, new reporting here, the justice department now reportedly investigating former president trump s actions surrounding the january 6th attack on the capitol. pierre thomas on what he s learned. overseas, the
rachel scott standing by with late reporting. the story that made national headlines taking a new turn tonight. the disgraced attorney now charged with murder in the deaths of his wife and son. what prosecutors are now saying. news on the pandemic tonight. covid deaths in the u.s. up 10% in just the last week. what they re now seeing in new york city. and the news coming in at this hour from los angeles. matt gutman standing by. the devastating flood emergency in virginia. news on the urgent search tonight. and at least 100 homes there damaged, many lifted right off their foundations. rescuers now marking cars that they ve searched with pink tape. the war in ukraine tonight. the horror revealed. surveillance video seen online showing that deadly missile strike. at least 23 people killed. the death toll rising tonight. russia targeting offices and apartment buildings southwest of kyiv. president biden s mideast trip tonight. the tensions on display in israel over how to handle