a deal tonight? it would be better to have a deal sooner. if we can get a deal tonight or tomorrow, you ve got to get something done this week to be able to pass it and move it to the senate. reporter: is it possible to get it done? i think it s still possible. reporter: square my diamond is tracking this from the white house. one thing that s clear is he s not moving on his positions on work requirements for things like medicaid, spending reductions. has the president eliminated the non-negotiating options, this idea, for instance, of relying on the 14th amendment? we heard him make some comments over the weekend. is that path basically done? in other words, does he have to reach an agreement on the hill? reporter: i think the president made it very clear at the end of that news conference to phil mattingly that this is ultimately going to have to come town to congress. it s going to have to come down to an agreement between the speaker of the house, kevin
fox s alexandria hoff live in d.c. with the latest. hi, alex. reporter: yeah. 10 a.m. local time in japan, so much earlier today, president biden did receive an update from his negotiating team here in washington. we don t know exactly what that was, but the white house did come out with a statement soon after saying that the president essentially feels that republicans have turned away from a good faith promise to negotiate and are holding the economy hostage. communications director ben lebolt writing, quote: any serious budget negotiation must include discussion of both spending and revenues, but republicans have refused to discuss revenue. house speaker kevin mccarthy said yesterday the white house is not giving enough movement on spending reductions. a meeting with republicans and negotiators for the president was cut short yesterday morning, it then resumed last night. that major sticking point you talking about, expanded work requirements that the gop wants for recipients of f
yesterday he called it a challenge progress yesterday what is that round up. a challenge we are walking into a budget where we need to maintain our prudence. and we need to prepare not just for the short term but that medium and long term precut that newsom s latest budget proposal $1 billion in spending reductions for that is on top of 9.6 billion in january. the plan is to further since the gap through borrowing and tapping into state reserves. republican assembly leader james gallagher said in a statement quote his fiscal gimmicks are shortsighted and his words about good government and efficiency are yet another empty promise. californians deserve better. this comes one week after california reparation task force approved a plan if approved by lawmakers would pay black residents of the state up to one point to million dollars each.
with that newsom s latest budget proposal includes roughly $1 billion in spending reductions. it is on top of 9.6 billion announced in january. the plan is to further extension of the gap borrowing and tapping into state reserves. assembly leader james gallagher said in a statement of his pistols gimmicks shortsighted government and efficiency are yet another empty promise californians deserve better. this all comes one week after california reparation cash plus approved a plan that if approved by lawmakers should pay black residents of the state that s to make amends for slavery it is decision could end up costing the state $800 billion were examined existing told fox news with digital code has not endorsed proposal stating dealing with that legacy is about much more than cash payments. now any follow-up with newsweek spokesperson denied the governors against the payments that he will make up his mind
they re targeting republicans based on that vote, the limit say grow act, that would call for across-the-board spending reductions on some. republicans are arguing they didn t identify which programs would get cut by how much. but the white house is saying, exactly, we ll fill in the blanks for you. that s why they re working with democratic allies, interest groups as well to put these out in districts. but political strategy aside, brendan is right, asking what is the way to get to a deal? and one of the unilateral options, even biden is saying he s not there yet. mike memoli and brendan buck, thank you for being here. now, to cuba in what may have been the first anti-government protest of the year. it happens in the town of caimanera. an independent journalist told nbc news that hundreds of people participated in the protest.