Morning for all of these lawmakers. Bring us up to speed on whats going on now and what it means for americans who need help in the pandemic. Reporter i thought when i woke up this morning i thought it would be over and its still going on. Voterama is still going on. Marathon session to try to pass amendments for budget reconciliation. First step that needs to happen so that they can pascoe individual 19 relief without any support. Now the senate doesnt do this very often. It shows how important it is. There was one amendment that all senators agreed on except for rand paul. Targeted stimulus checks for the next round of covid19 relief. This comes as 10 senators were clear with biden they want to continue this dialogue. They want to continue talking about covid19 relief. They have concerns about his 1. 9 trillion package. They want something smaller. They want something more targeted. They sent a letter to him hoping to continue that conversation, but janet yellen has been clear, she s
The resolution is adopted. I was allowed to believe things that werent true and i would ask questions about them and that is absolutely what i regret. What she said was before she was a member of congress. Its unprecedented what the democrats have done here. There should be a very, very high bar from removing somebody from committee, but this was not a hard call. Weve requested the president s testimony. Apparently he is refusing. They should issue a subpoena for the president. Hell go to court. Hell tie that up in knots. In his four years in office, donald trump never once testified under oath. And i think theyre showing that donald trump is not willing to back up his bluster. Announcer this is new day with Alisyn Camerota and john berman. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and all around the world. This is new day, friday, february 5th, 6 00 here in new york. Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor greene has been stripped of her committee assignments. On thursday n
Underway. President biden sitting down with House Democratic leaders, this is as Congress Pushes forward with his 1. 9 Trillion Covid Relief Package. Republicans so far have pushed back on the size and scope. They proposed less than a third of that value. But democrats do have the votes to pass their own bill. Putting the president s call for bipartisanship and unity to the test. We are also watching less than an hour from now, the white house covid19 team holds a Press Conference as we get new warnings on Coronavirus Variants rapidly spreading across the country. Lets begin with manu raju on the hill. John harwood joins us from the white house. Manu, it is really interesting, Jared Bernstein said, no, were still negotiating but still full steam ahead into not needing a single republican vote. It is unlikely that this bill will win over any republicans, certainly not any Senate Republicans based on the size and scope of the legislation. They are pursuing this morning, early this mornin
Republicans and rankandfile members on capitol hill. Early this morning i was communicating with senior staffers in congress who are part of the socalled negotiations. They were perplexed about the president social media posting yesterday calling off the stimulus deal. Meanwhile Mitch Mcconnell reportedly saying he feels Speaker Pelosi has been disingenuous in terms of the piecemeal budget approach, calling for there to be more immediate stimulus. President trump says they would like to get more of a piecemeal approach, but it is unclear whether or not that will happen. David one thing that is clear is we will have a Vice President ial debate tonight. Is it going to be all about covid19 as a practical matter . Kevin that will likely be one of the 910 minute segments debate moderator susan page will likely discuss. She has not disclose the topic of the debate publicly or to either of the campaign. Meanwhile, the candidates as well as the moderater will be standing 12 feet three inches a
Administered this week outnumbers new cases of covid 101. But thats not to say that serious struggles do not remain. Getting schools reopened remains a significant logistical and political challenge. Vaccinations still need to ramp up. The spread is not yet under control, and more as cnns lucy kavanaugh reports. Reporter the fight against covid19 progressing on three fronts today, more shots, more sites and more vaccines heading towards approval. New yorks mega Vaccination Site opening up at Yankee Stadium this morning. I was in and out, two seconds. In maryland, the Back Parking Lot at six flags now a mass vaccination center. The idea eventually is to build an infrastructure that can handle millions of vaccines. Reporter and in northern california, oaklands coliseum and levi stadium now vaccination hubs. American troops joining the fight against covid, the Biden Administration announced it will deploy 1,000 Service Members across the country to help with vaccination efforts. This, as