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Good morning. I am kasie hunt on this thursday, june 24th. Well start with the news. There appears to be a long awaited break threw on bipartisan infrastructure talks. Specifics of the deal, including how it will be paid for, have not been released, but lawmakers seemed optimistic as they left a closed door meeting with officials last night. Republicans and democrats have come together along with the white house, and weve agreed on a framework, and were going to be heading to the white house tomorrow. Meanwhile white house officials also met with House Speaker nancy pelosi and Chuck Schumer yesterday. Democrats are considering two ways to pass their Infrastructure Priorities with or without republican support. We had a very good meeting we got into quite a bit of detail. Were all on the same page. Both tracks, the bipartisan track and the Budget Reconciliation Track are proceeding at pace, and we hope to have voting on both them in the house and the senate in july. The bottom line, the progressive democrats arent going to let this bipartisan situation go forward unless they know theyre going to get the Bigger Picture Reconciliation Bill also. Meanwhile republicans working on a Police Reform deal are optimistic they can come to an agreement before they leave the capitol for the Fourth Of July recess. I think weve made more progress in the last day or two than we have in the last week. Were going to be heading toward that deadline tomorrow. Im hopeful that well get there on the right side of the issue. I dont think there are outstanding issues to work out. We need to agree on the actual language were using. I think everybody wants to get to yes. Theres a general framework that we all sort of conceptually agree to. Can it withstand drafting . Can it withstand pressure . Time will tell. Democrats are working on something a bit more casual. Nothings over until youre looking at Written Language. Were not at Written Language yet so. We can agree to a framework this week, and then while theyre gone, it gets written. I think one thing we generally did say is nothing is until everything senators cory booker of new jersey and senator tim scott of North Carolina had set july as the deadline. Joining us, msnbc correspondent leigh ann caldwell. Why dont we start with this Police Reform bill because i know youve been doing so much reporting on it. Where do you think things stand and can they get the framework out and can they get things done while others are away . I think thats absolute the question, kasie. I think they can agree to this framework, and i think thats the goal to do so. Theyre saying june or bust. Well, todays really the last day of june in senate talk because they do leave town after today as you mentioned. But the question is what is in this framework, and are both sides really going to be happy . As you implied in your opening, the democrats have always been much more pessimistic about the opportunity for some sort of agreement than the republicans, and im a little skeptical that both sides are going to walk away thinking that this is, in fact, complete. Now, theres a major issue that are the most difficult t final issues, to work out. And that has to do with this criminal liability for police officers. Democrats want to lower the standard for prosecution for crimes for police officers, including obstruction of justice, sexual assault, and last, perhaps the most contentious, is excessive use of force, but republicans are really pushing back on this. Some of the police groups, especially the National Sheriffs association is absolutely opposing this, so its going to be extremely difficult if they can even agree on this framework. Of course t details and the legislative tax is what is most critical. While i have been most optimistic that a Police Reform deal can come together, im actually skeptical at this point that theyre able to cross the finish line. Well see how today works out. We really have to read these tea leaves at this point, and the fact that democrats arent as optimistic makes me wonder if theyre going to be able to do it, kasie. Very interesting. Speaking of democrats, interesting things coming out of that meeting between Chuck Schumer and nancy pelosi, the two top Democratic Leaders as they try to figure out how to move their Infrastructure Priorities. We get the sense, i think, that the speaker doesnt plan to put any bipartisan deal on the house floor until there are assurances that theres going to be a bigger package that her particularly progressive members can support. If she says that really loudly here in these couple of days before the Senate Leaves, does that potentially jeopardize the bipartisan talks as the republicans listen to that and say why are we going to cut this deal if youre going to run around us later on . How delicate is the situation right now . Im hearing two things from republicans. There are two things from republicans like the senator Lindsey Graham groups who say talks of this nature, the infrastructure bipartisan package is going to harm bipartisan talks. But then there are others like senator john boone who have known all along they can agree to thinks with republicans. So i think the question is who does infrastructure, especially this traditional infrastructure, benefit. And republicans this is good for roads and bridges are good for republicans too. Its good for them facing voters, especially those up for reelection in 2022. So im not convinced that the democrats moving alone is going to derail these bipartisan talks, but as weve talked over and over again, kasie, im watching where Senate Minority leader Mitch Mcconnell is because he has the power to derail this entire thing. If he think this is a bad deal for his party and for his position of power, then he is going to absolutely do that. He hasnt spoken up yet, but some of my sources are skeptical that hes actually going to get on board in the end. But as far as democrats are concerned, they have to make these guarantees in order to ensure bipartisan votes or votes from the progressives on this bipartisan deal. They have been drawing a line in the sand saying they wont vote for anything, if they do not get this bigger partisan human Infrastructure Package. And so these leaders have a very tight line to walk, kasie. Very narrow split in the senate driving all of our coverage, and, of course, the policy. Nbcs leigh ann caldwell, thanks for being with us early. We appreciate it. I want to go to the Breaking News in South Florida now. Rescue workers are on scene of a partial Building Collapse in miamidade county. Video shows a pile of rubble from the collapse it. Happened in the town of surfside, which is just outside miami beach. A witness said they were staying across the street at a hotel and were forced toevacuate. 80 units have responded, fire and police as well. Well continue to follow this Breaking News throughout this morning. Still ahead, President Biden lays out his strategy for taggling gun violence. Also, rare public testimony. Singer Britney Spears tells a judge she wants her life back. Stunning details from what was said in court yesterday. Were going to have those stories and much more when we come right back. Ight back. Managing Type 2 Diabetes . On it. On it. On it, with jardiance. Theyre 22 million prescriptions strong. 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Lets go to meteorologist bill karins for a check on the forecast. As promised, yesterday in washington was absolutely beautiful. How are things looking today . Yeah. Theres the haves and the havenots, kasie. Once again, the northeast, much of the eastern seaboard, i mean, you dont get a lot of days like this in the summer where the humidity is so low, the mornings are crisp and the afternoons are perfect. Were going to end in the northwest where were going to have recordbreaking historic weather taking place this weekend. Weve had a line of storms that caused some wind damage. It slammed through omaha, nebraska, and is headed to iowa. We could easily see 60mileperhour winds and Power Outages as it moves through des moines in the next couple of hours. Its going to be waking a lot of people up. Its been waking a lot of people up in the middle of the night. Today we have 16 Million People that may be affected by wind damage, even tornadoes. The storms should arrive in chicago by late tonight. How about this unprecedent heatwave coming in june to canada and the northwest pacific region. Were going to see alltime record highs. Maybe some of the warmest temperatures ever recorded in these cities some of the hottest temperature ever in seattle was 103. Hottest in portland, 107. Heres the forecast. Portland is expected to break their hottest temperature ever recorded in that city on sunday. Seattle, youll come close on sunday. Spokane could break it on monday. Kasie, you get the idea here. I saw a stat yesterday that only 30 of people in seattle have airconditioning. And its supposed to be 101 on sunday. Thats where we start to worry about the elderly. Heatwaves can be deadly. Some of the deadliest Weather Events have been recordbreaking heatwaves, so this will be a story to watch closely. Stunning and miserable. Heres hoping all the folks out west stay safe through that. Bill karins, thank you as always. Now to this news. Vice president Kamala Harris set to visit the u. S. mexico border tomorrow for the First Time Since being sworn in. The white house announced the trip to el paso yesterday after it was reported by politico. It comes two weeks after the meeting in mexico and guatemala to discuss the causes of immigration. The Vice President has been criticized for putting off a visit to the border after the president tasked her with stemming Migration Back in march. Meanwhile, the Biden Administration has asked a trumpera border official to step down. Border chief rodney scott was asked to step down yesterday, given the option to retire, resign, or relocate. He managed agents at the northern and southern borders. Scott will be staying in his post for the next 60 days. All right, still ahead here, were going to take a look at how the rise in Violent Crime here in the u. S. , specifically gun violence, is having an impact on children across the country. Well be back in just a moment. 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Amid a nationwide increase in crime, President Biden has unveiled a new strategy for addressing the surge in gun violence. The president s plan focuses on providing Law Enforcement with more resource, Offering Community support, and cracking down on those illegally supplying firearms. If youlefully sell a gun to someone whos prohibited from possessing it, if youlefully fail to provide a background check, fail to cooperate with the Tracer Request for inspections, my message to you is this. We will find you, and we will seek your license to sell guns. Well make sure you cant sell death and mayhem on our streets. Its an outrage. It has to end, and well end it, period. Folks, this shouldnt be a red or blue issue. Its an american issue. Were not changing the constitution. Were enforcing it, being reasonable. Were taking on the bad actors taking on and doing bad things to our community and our country. As the country deals with this growing gun violence. Nbc correspondent Gabe Gutierrez has a look at how children have been impact and in many cases caught in the crossfire. Reporter while so many adults are caught in increasing crime, many children are now in the line of fire too. Weve had a number of evil predators, evil predators in our communities, that are focusing on our children, that are indiscriminately firing weapons, and enough is enough. Reporter in an apparent case of mistaken ietdty, police say a gunman opened fire on a wrong truck on a detroit Freeway Killing 2yearold Bryson Christian and wounding his 9yearold brother. Its senseful, crazy. They had no intentions on any of us surviving it. Reporter the family had been driving home from basketball practice. He was only here 2 years burkes the mark he left in my heart will be with me till the day i die. Reporter so far this year gun violence has killed more than 700 children and teenagers nationwide. More than 1,800 have been injured. In new york, a brazen attack in broad daylight, bullets missing two Young Children by inches. Their father says theyre traumatized. He urged congress to do what they could. The community is on edge. I want them to go outside, but safety first. So scary. Our thans to Gabe Gutierrez for that report. The nations first black Defense Secretary testified before the Armed Services committee. Matt gaetz and republican congressman mike waltz, the first green beret to ever serve in congress pressed members of congress about ranks and Teaching Courses in race at military academies. Here were their responses. We do not teach critical race the