bread. i really don t know how they eat this much bread. it s delicious, but it s so hot. all great love affairs start somewhere. [ speaking italian ] and for me, my love of italy started right here in florence when i was just 12 years old. that s delicious. you have to taste that. like this tartlet filled with rice pudding. i mean, come on. there is always something wonderful to discover in florence. the city is the capital of tuscany. 500 years ago, it was the playground of some of the richest families on earth. in the countryside, they use their land to cultivate the finest produce and cattle, and in the city, they bankrolled the incredible explosion of art, science, and architecture known as the renaissance. i love that just about everywhere you turn, there is something incredible to see. the chance to actually live among these treasures, even for just a year lured a young family from suburban new york to florence nearly 50 years ago. it seems no matter wher
sicily is a mythical land of contrasts fire and water, dry and fertile, refined that s very french and rough. how did one of the poorest regions in europe i love it! create the richest of cuisines? get ready. this is delicious. i want to take a bath in it. every mouthful here is an eruption of flavor. oh my god they re so good. oh my god! before i arrive in sicily, there is one delicious food ritual that i have to experience. it s a tradition to eat these while you re on a boat passing this statue of the madonna. these are arancini. look at that. these beautiful little cones are rice with saffron, peas, meat. the story goes that the arabs brought these to sicily in the 19th century, hand-rolled rice with a meat filling, breaded and fried. that s good. the taste of arancini i am told is the taste of home for all sicilians. just a few miles off the toe of the boot of italy lies sicily, its southernmost region. and with volcanic soil so fertile, its nicknam
relationships and shine the light on the plaque of iraqi christians. translator: we are gathered in this cathedral of our lady of salvation, hallowed by the blood of our brothers and sisters who share the ultimate price to fidelity to the lord and to the church. always here to start this saturday with you, it is march 6th, i m victor blackwell. good morning, everyone, i m amara walker in today for christi paul. right now, senators are working. live pictures here, they re working on president biden s $1.9 trillion bill. it s getting closer. the process under way right now known as voterama almost fell apart due to a nearly 12-hour delay, the surprise road block with senator joe manchin who faced off with democrats on enhanced unemployment benefits. senator manchin is back on board on extending through september 6th. now republicans are running out of options to stall voting, forced to keep going after democrats refused to call it a night. now that this agreement
may be closing in on a final vote today. cnn s manu raju is following the developments from capitol hill. manu, what might this final bill look like and how close are they to a vote? reporter: pretty close. they re moving pretty rapidly right now after this marathon voting session, all-night voting session. they ve been voting for 12 straight hours. that came after the senate democrats left open for 12 hours one single vote, and they did that because behind the scenes they were working feverishly to lock down the backing of one of their members, joe manchin, who had concerns about a key amendment dealing with jobless benefits. they were worried he would split and vote with republicans, change one key aspect of the bill and potentially disrupt the compromise between progressives and moderate democrats. ultimately with some back door deal making, they got joe manchin on board and now democrats are confident they re moving to the finish line. the votes happened through the cou
the american people who so desperately need the help, many of whom are lying in bed at night staring at the ceiling, wondering, will i lose my job if i haven t already? will i lose my insurance? will i lose my home? over 85% of american households will get direct payments of $1,400 per person. senior congressional correspondent manu raju is on the capitol hill right now. manu, you were in and out of the senate chamber as this marathon session was going on. what did it take on both sides to get this bill passed, and what happens now? reporter: well, it took a lot of fraught negotiations among democrats behind the scenes to get to the point where they are now. house and senate democrats, in fact, have been trying to resolve their differences privately for some time with the white house. we have not seen a lot of that in public because this has been done behind closed doors. after the house passed its version, then it moved over to the senate. the senate democratic leaders t