and the $15 minimum wage that the house voted to include in the covid relief bill. but even with democrats in control, the possibility of any of this becoming law is nowhere near guaranteed. and without a change to the filibuster, much of this progressive to-do list will die. joining me now is senate majority leader chuck schumer of the great state of new york. leader schumer, thank you very much for coming to the sunday show. good to be with you, jonathan. the old days back in gotham. so, listen, you were able to get the senate to pass the covid relief package, and as a result it became law. how do you hold your razor-thin majority? how did you hold it in order for all of these progressive to-do list items to get through passage? well, first, it s such a major piece of legislation. it s the most significant change for middle-class people, for poor people, people trying to get into the middle class in decades in a very long time. and it has amazing things in it. the c
i ve grown up and the philosophy that i kind of live life by because if i with just let my disability get in my way, where would i be? reporter: stacy s view is something like this. it would be impossible to compete on her own which is why partially-sighted skiers are allowed guides. stacy s is 56-year-old kim sievers who is about 10-15 yards ahead communicating with stacy over headsets. it s just like more you to put a blindfold on for you to put a blindfold on and talk off in a car, have somebody telling you where to turn, where to stop, where to go and where you re going to run into something and just to trust that person implicitly, you know, to keep you safe and keep you from running into anything. that s the, that s the most, i feel, that s the most important part of my job. reporter: stacy and kim are competing in the slalom and giant slalom starting next friday. stacy s goal is to be the number
he s suing the casino. because they plied him with drinks. the casino gave him booze? that s what they do. whose responsibility is it? we ll debate that. jenna: the paralympic winter games kicking off in russia today. not only is she the youngest member of the u.s. ski team, she s also legally blind. rick leventhal s from our new york city newsroom with more. reporter: we ve seen amazing performances, stacy is among the most impressive. just imagine rocketing down a mountain at up to 55 miles per hour with only a hazy view of what s ahead. as you dimensioned, finish mentioned, she s the youngest member of the ski team. on the slopes since she was 4. limited colors and she s also extremely light sensitive, so she wears special deep-tinted goggles. my parents always tell me that i can just do whatever i want, and that s kind of the way