Student and former marine before she was mysteriously found dead in russia. Welcome to the lead, everyone, i m jake tapper. And we begin today with our politics lead and the makeorbreak week ahead for president joe biden s ambitious agenda. Sources tell cnn that there is a new degree of optimism surrounding the bipartisan infrastructure talks in the u. S. Senate, and that president biden is expected to become heavily involved in negotiations this week. On election reform, senator chuck schumer is bringing legislation to the floor tomorrow. It is not expected to pass, but the white house says this remains a priority for president biden on policing reform. Republican senator tim scott s june or bust deadline is approaching, and leaders from both parties continue to believe a deal can be reached. But, for millions of americans, the top story in their lives is a continued horrific uptick in crime, violent crime across the country, with word that president biden will dedicate his public eve
Very prevalent in the u. K. Duncan: plus, space race, an early morning spacewalk at theye international space station and new images of chinese astronauts building their own and later on this father s day, we have a v. I. P. On board. Duncan: a memorable moment for a veteran pilot. This is the cbs weekend news from new york, reporting from new york city. Here s jericka duncan, duncan: good evening and thanks for joining us tonight. Senate democrats go on the offense this week looking to expand voting rights and spend big on infrastructure. A number of republicans are said to be on board for a trimmed down half trillion dollar infrastructure bill. But voting rights, well that s a far different story. Christina ruffini is at the white house tonight with the latest on the impending battle. Good evening christina. Reporter: good evening, jerika. Jerika. The juneteenth celebrations over the weekend were, as one activist put it, a good start. But pressure is growing on congress to take actio
Today, i can say we are at a crossroads today, i can say we are at a crossroads in our relationship with the uk crossroads in our relationship with the uk. Trust, which should be at the uk. Trust, which should be at the heart the uk. Trust, which should be at the heart of the uk. Trust, which should be at the heart of every partnership needs to be restored. There are differing accounts of the naming of prince harry and meghan s daughter, lilibet, who was born last week. An mp urgest the government to close a legal loophole to protect vulnerable people from so called predatory marriage. And carry on camping. Pubs, farms and stately homes call for rules to be relaxed, so that temporary camping sites can stay open for longer. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news. Coronavirus testing is being stepped up in areas of north west england to try to deal with the rise in cases of the delta variant first identified in india. The whole of greater manchester and lancashire will get hel
miracle baby who beat the odds and is inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone it was a goal too far. tonight, the biden administration s acknowledgment it will miss its latest vaccination objective, as much a setback for the country as it is for the white house. pace of vaccinations stubbornly lagging president biden s july 4th target of having 70% of adults at least partially vaccinated appears it will come up short over 177 million americans have received at least one dose that leaves millions of unvaccinated americans at risk of the more contagious delta covid variant. dr. fauci today declaring the delta variant is the greatest threat to eliminating covid. that threat coinciding with an emerging generation gap over the vaccinations tom llamas now with late details. reporter: tonight the white hous sounding the alarm about the highly contagious delta variant, admitting a setback when it comes to vaccines. the