Corona trying to breathe is to understand everything one needs to know about covid19. Shes pretty certain she got it from her daughter at a birthday party. Several other family members got it. Her 26yearold niece died. She says shes scared. Like everyone we spoke to, those who could speak, they all hope for one thing. To be home for christmas. Margaret evans says ten members of her family got covid19, she thinks at a birthday party. How tough is it to be away from family like this . Its hard. Its very, very, very hard. Reporter she has nine grandchildren shed really like to see. To see. Miguel marquez, cnn, houston. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com you are live in the cnn newsroom. Im amara walker in for ana cabrera. We start with the round of crucial Coronavirus Relief benefits that is set to expire by the end of today. If President Trump refuses to sign the covid relief bill just passed by congress. The 900 billion relief package would put 600 in the hands of many struggling americans. It would also extend pandemicrelated Unemployment Benefits and protect people from being evicted from their homes. But the president insists the bill isnt good enough, demanding higher payments that his own Republican Party opposes, 2,000 instead of the 600. And hes giving zero indication as to how he plans to proceed. Even republicans in congress dont know whether or not if he plans to sign the bill or veto it or just let it languish. A reminder that trump was missing in action for the negotiation process and initially indicated he would sign the measure. Well, hes been sequestered at his maralago estate in florida, focused instead on spreading more baseless claims about the election via twitter, playing golf. Hes made 309 visits to one of his courses since becoming president. And complaining, of all things, about fashion magazines not featuring his wife, melania, on their covers since she became first lady. Cnn White House CorrespondentJeremy Diamond joining me now from west palm beach, florida. Jeremy, it goes without saying, there are millions of livelihoods at stake here. Are we getting any indication of what the president is going to do . And what happens if he doesnt sign . Reporter well, if the president doesnt sign this legislation today, he will be singlehandedly sinking millions of americans deeper into financial insecurity. That is just a fact, and that is because the Century Foundation estimates that 12 million americans will lose their supplemental Unemployment Benefits this weekend if the president does not sign that legislation. What is at stake here are a couple of unemployment programs provided by the federal government. There is that 300 supplemental weekly Unemployment Insurance benefit provided by the federal government, and then there is also a program that extends the number of weeks of federally paid Unemployment Benefits provided to millions of americans. We are currently in not only this Coronavirus Crisis but also facing, with millions of americans facing financial hardship, more than 20 million americans are currently unemployed, more than 8 million americans have slipped into poverty since the summer. You watch these images of these food lines happening this Holiday Season and it is just heartbreaking and here you have the president of the United States, who has the power to provide a little bit of Financial Relief to those americans, and right now, he is refusing to do so. The president taking to twitter just a few hours ago to say that he is still objecting to this legislation because it doesnt provide as much financial stimulus for americans as he would like to see, tweeting, i simply want to get our great people 2,000 rather than the measly 600 that is now in the bill. Also, stop the billions of dollars in pork. But if this was the president s goal, to have that those financial checks to americans increase to 2,000, that is something that the president could have and should have raised with congressional negotiators before this was passed into law last tuesday. The president only raised these objections after this legislation passed both houses of congress and with overwhelming bipartisan majorities at that. In fact, vetoproof majorities which raises the specter that even if the president moves forward to veto this legislation, it will possibly still become law anyway. And as the president is doing this, theres not just that issue of the Unemployment Benefits, but there are a series of other deadlines quickly approaching. If the president doesnt sign this into law before tuesday, we will see a Government Shutdown amid a pandemic. And then, at the end of this month, the end of the year, that Eviction Moratorium is scheduled to expire on december 31st. You could also see millions of americans then at risk of eviction. So, again, there is so much at stake here. We really cannot understate this. And the president has the power to act here, but so far, no indication from the white house or from the president as to whether he will veto this, whether he will seign it, or whether he will still wait, delaying that relief for americans, only to see this piece of legislation eventually become law. Jeremy diamond, appreciate you. Thank you very much. And this just in. A video of president elect joe biden arriving at his church in wilmington, delaware, and the president s inaction on the relief bill hasnt gone unnoticed by president elect joe biden. Cnn correspondent jessica dean joining me now from wilmington where biden has been spending the holiday. So, what is he saying about this bill . Reporter well, amara, he put out a statement earlier today. Remember, hes obviously not in office, and that means that really, all he can do is implore President Trump to sign this bill and thats what he did in this statement. He called it an abdication of responsibility and said it could have what he calls devastating consequences on millions of americans if President Trump does not sign this bill. Let me read you a portion of exactly what he wrote this afternoon. He said, it is the day after christmas, and millions of families dont know if theyll be able to make ends meet because of president Donald Trumps refusal to sign an Economic Relief bill approved by congress with an overwhelming and bipartisan majority. President elect biden has called this bill a good down payment on what he hopes to achieve once he gets into office on january 20th. Amara, we know that his number one priority is getting covid under control, and the economy is all wrapped up in that as well. He knows that Small Businesses need help. He wants state and local governments to get additional funding as well. That is not in this bill. He knows that Unemployment Benefits need to be pumped up as well. These are all things that president elect biden hopes to get through in a much bigger package once he gets into office. Of course, thats going to depend on what kind of support, what kind of bipartisan support hes going to get there on the hill. But amara, again, this afternoon, president elect joe biden urging President Trump to sign this bill today. All right, jessica dean, appreciate you, live for us in wilmington, delaware. And with me now is democratic congresswoman Debbie Dingell from michigan. Congresswoman, i first want to start with this tweet from senator Lindsey Graham because perhaps this could give an indication. He tweeted this on christmas. After spending some time with President Trump today, im convinced he is more determined than ever to increase stimulus payments to 2,000 per person and challenge section 230 big tech liability protection. Both are reasonable demands, and i Hope Congress is listening. The biggest winner would be the american people. So, congresswoman, should priority should the priority be to get President Trump to sign the bill with the 600 stimulus checks, or do you think you and fellow democrats should use President Trump and senator grahams calls for 2,000 stimulus checks as leverage right now . We already tried to do that. On thursday, when i was in the chair, unanimous consent agreement to give him those payments in a piece of legislation to put on that spending bill was brought up. The speaker and the majority leader agreed, but the republican leader did not, and all three needed to agree. Were coming back on monday. It will come up in some form. We will vote on it in one day. I think it will pass the house. But we need the president to agree to sign that spending bill with this it could be a freestanding bill if he signed it today. It all depends on him and he wants to help people. He wants to get them 2,000. I applaud them for that. But does he know the stress and the heartbreak he is causing people not knowing if anythings coming . Not knowing if they could be evicted . Thats why weve got to get this bill signed. Yeah, there are lives in limbo right now, livelihoods as well. You know, i want to play for you, and for our viewers, actually, as youre passionate now, how passionate you were about this on thursday. President , when we finally thought that wed be able to give people hope, thats what people need, hope, and be able to begin to continue to work on this in january, doesnt give a damn about people. He threw more fear. He threw kerosene on a fire. You sounded quite angry there. Why do you think now, at the 11th hour, the president is demanding 2,000 but wasnt there during the negotiations . I dont know. And im not going to be an armchair psychologist. You know, we tried to get this done for many months in november. We tried to get him to engage. What amount did he want . He would change the amounts. Im just happy he wants that 2,000 now. Thats fine, but he needs to sign this bill, because people are scared. And not signing that bill has so many consequences. Youve been talking about them. The government would shut down at midnight on monday night, which would be the most irresponsible thing that could happen in the middle of a pandemic. Even if President Trump, lets say, congresswoman, signs the bill this weekend, will there still be a delay or some kind of gap between when americans will receive the Unemployment Benefits and stimulus checks . If it expires tonight at midnight, computers are going to have to be reprogrammed throughout the country, but people would still be eligible for what is in that bill. So, there may be a delay in payments, but my understanding, because people are scared, and people are listening, that they would get the money that is authorized in that bill. And i have to ask you about this because House Speaker nancy pelosi is saying that she will bring the house back in session on monday to hold a vote on a standalone bill to increase payments to 2,000. Do you expect more republicans to approve that if you have President Trump and now Lindsey Graham pushing for it . Ive talked to many republicans over the weekend. I know a number of them are going to support the 2,000. Well have to see where they are by monday. But i do believe the votes will be in the house to support that 2,000. The next question is, mr. President , whats Mitch Mcconnell going to do . Senator mcconnells very important to this. Let me ask you about january 6th, because that is when a joint session of congress convenes to count, formally, the electoral votes, and it seems, according to our reporting, that President Trump is confused as to why his Vice President cant overturn the results on that day. Can you tell us a little bit about what pences role is supposed to be on january 6th and what you are expecting on that day. That is the day that the United States congress certifies the Electoral College vote. So, the senate will vote and the house will vote. There could be debate on the floor if a senator objects or a republican objects. We know that senator mcconnell has asked senators not to do that on his side. We dont know until the day occurs whether that will really be the case. In the house, mel brooks has said that he will offer an objection, and we know a number of republicans have agreed to speak for five minutes that day. Ultimately, the votes are there. This vote will be certified. The only role mike pence has that day is to chair the session, the joint session, of the house and senate and if there were to be a tie vote, which nobody expects would occur. So, just to be clear here, can these objections lead to any kind of delay in the Incoming Administration or even overturning the Election Results . I think that it may be a very long day for those of us in the congress on january 6th, but i do not having spoken to my colleagues, it is very clear the votes are there in both houses to certify the results of this election. And it was important to allow all the votes to be counted. Theres been Numerous Court challenges. The Supreme Court themselves turned down the cases to be heard. The people have spoken. We need to start to unite this country. We need to come together. Thats what we did four years ago when donald trump got elected president. I said in michigan, he is president , and weve got to pull together and support him as president. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, appreciate you joining us. Thank you very much. Thank you. All right, next, the latest on the Christmas Morning explosion in nashville. Investigators still piecing together the scene while police urging residents to be patient. Right after this, well have the latest. Youre live in the cnn newsroom. And breaking news right now from nashville, a city still rattled from a massive Christmas Morning explosion. Nobody was killed but several people are hurt with nonlife threatening injuries in the hospital and hundreds of fbi agents and government investigators are trying to pin an identity on who is responsible. Cnns Shimon Prokupecz is live in nashville, and i guess the thing most people in nashville want to know right now is, is that area safe . Reporter yeah, and Law Enforcement, the fbi here, and the police here in nashville all saying, from everything they have done, from everything they have seen, and where their investigation stands now, that it is safe. They feel there is no threat here in downtown nashville, and nashville also specifically what weve learned is that theyre not looking for anyone. Theres no manhunt under way to try and find the person responsible for this bombing. And Law Enforcement, theres over 300 federal officials here from analysts to bomb techs from the fbi to the atf and their National Response team sifting through the debris that is blocks behind me here, looking for clues, trying to put everything together. It is a crime scene that stretches over several blocks, and we heard the u. S. Attorney here describe some of what the investigators are looking at. Its quite a challenge, having been up there and seen that scene, its like a giant jigsaw puzzle created by a bomb that throws pieces of evidence across multiple city blocks. And theyve got to gather it, theyve got to catalog it, theyve got to put it back together and try to find out what the picture of that puzzle looks like. Reporter and that is supposed to go on for at least several more days, perhaps even in some cases weeks as they continue to gather that evidence. Significant in all of this, also, is that rv, the video, the photo that officials put out yesterday seeking answers, asking the public for their help in identifying that rv. Seems to have led to some significant clues for investigators. The fbi here saying that as a result of some of those clues, they have been out searching at a home here in nashville. They are out there, and that is as a result of some of the clues that have come in. They say about 500 tips have come in to the fbi and the police here, and some of them are proving very helpful. That is good to hear. Shimon prokupecz, hopefully to get to the bottom of that. Stay right there. Lets get more now from steve moore. He is a former fbi supervisory special agent and a cnn Law Enforcement contributor. Steve, so, federal investigators in nashville sound pretty confident when they say that theres no reason to think that theres a danger of more explosions, as you just heard there from shimon. But help us read between the lines here. Does that confidence tell you that they likely have a good line on a suspect or even a body . What that tells me, just, you know, armchair quarterbacking here, is they think theyve got this solved. Now, the reason why is, the fbi, as much as any or more than any other agency, is loath to tell people that things are safe when they cant be sure they are. If they thought they had a mad bomber out there on the loose, unidentified, they would never say everythings safe. If they had an identified bomber that was out there that they hadnt apprehended, t