and a basic promise. - a nation that rewards the effort and determination of every single american. - so the least among us shall have an equal chance to achieve the greatest things. - and the doors of higher education will be open to all. - no matter what your circumstances or where you are, you are part of the life of our great nation. - it s one thing all our presidents agree on, each in their own unique way. [patriotic music winds down] - have a good life. we will see you soon. - and to get that good life, all we had to do was follow the instruction manual on how to do the right thing. study hard, be nice to your brother. - get him! - go to college, graduate, and voila, achieve the american dream. but at some point. [clattering] - the us economy shrinking. - they re not getting married. they re not getting homes. they re not getting jobs. - we ve been looking at 40 years of flat wages. - those doors to opportunity got harder to open. [light laughter] - this is a big one
america reports on this monday afternoon. democrats scoring big wins over the tax and spend bill. will they pay the price as many republicans are suggesting come the midterm elections? hello, and welcome everyone. sandra smith in new york city. bill: hope you had a great weekend. good weekend, too, at home. john roberts has the day off. let s get to it now. months of negotiations, different versions of build back better. democratic senators manchin and sinema get on board with schumer s passage, kind of was a secret to everybody. sandra: and manchin claiming the $740 billion bill would not raise taxes on the middle class, republicans are making the case otherwise. bill: warning that billions in extra spending will come back to haunt democrats election time in november. sandra: and in the middle of all of it, aishah is live on capitol hill, manchin and sinema are dealing with serious fallout from every direction after this passage. hey, sandra, good to see you. tha
direction. and if you want more information from the president on the issue that matters most to you, then you are out of luck. all right, guys. no, there is no such thing as a footnote. i m out of here. thank you all very much. joey: alexandria hoff live in washington with more, alex. joey, carley, it can be hard to justify spending a little bit extra on a hill with a week and when you know the cost of living is not living up. americans are just going to have to wait this out. how long is it fair to expect american drivers and drivers around the world to pay that premium for this war? as long as it takes. russia, cannot, in fact defeat ukraine. the reason why gas prices are up is because of russia, russia, russia, russia. the reason why the food crisis is because of russia, russia allowing green to get out of ukraine. this press conference came as wrapping up nato summit trip for the war in ukraine that russia was at the top of the agenda but here at home, critic
it was because of his time in the military. that s what it sounded like. the street behind me frozen in time, you can still see the chairs strewn about, the beach chairs where people were lined up for this moment of celebration for july 4th, left where they were, as people fled the scene in terror. the rifle, a rifle was discovered soon after the shooting on the rooftop. we have some new information about that rifle, which we ll bring to you in just a moment. the shooter himself, who the police are calling a person of interest to be clear, that s what i should call him, they obtained or apprehended a person of interest eight hours after the shooting, after a short chase. one policeman saw the suspect and then called for backup, he was apprehended, taken into custody on the street. one of our reporters was there, you ll hear from him in just a moment as well. again, the scene as it unfolded here was a pure moment of terror. earlier this morning, i had a chance to speak to a co
and the victims taken to the hospital ranging in age from eight to 85 years old. the doctor say four or five of them were just kids. griff: 78-year-old nicholas lost his life and reportedly in town and attended a parade with a dozen members. the witness describing what it was like. the witness described the tragedy. everybody is pretty shaken. i think you see this stuff elsewhere but it definitely hits a lot harder when your hometown but also right in front of you. definitely some moments today that our family will never forget. ashley: madeleine rivera in the park with more details, good morning, madeleine. good morning, griff and ashley we got here a few minutes ago and the first thing you notice when you get here the chairs lying around to show you how people desperately and quickly search for cover as the shots ringing out yesterday morning. this was supposed to be a joyful event. people gathered here early monday to watch the july 4th parade when they started hea