it is i mean, i can t understand it how two years into this pandemic we are still in a situation where we don t have the necessary tests we need. the rapid tests, though, please make use of them. if you can get access to them, they are critical. if you can get access. that s the key. doctor, stay safe, stay healthy. happy holidays to you and your family. . thank you. and happy holidays. overnight, three lawmakers announced they have tested positive with covid. what we know about their conditions ahead. and joe manchin dealing a perhaps fatal blow to the president s signature domestic agenda plan. where do things go from here? tiger woods back in action with his son by his side. his remarkable recovery months after the devastating car crash. ” by etta james get groceries, gifts, & more fast and easy. so last minute guests are the only thing you ll be waiting on.
his colleagues, senator manchin s colleagues, are deeply frustrated this morning. and into the evening last night, arguing they want to ceman chin have to vote on the floor of the u.s. senate. and just a few minutes ago we got a new dear colleagues letter from majority leader chuck schumer saying that is indeed his plan else going to have a vote on build back better on the floor of the u.s. senate so that everyone can see where every single senator stands on that piece of legislation. that of course is going to be tough for senator manchin, even though he said he is not going to get there on this legislation. it will be tough to take that vote. now, the white house sent out a blistering statement after all of these announcements yesterday. and it was the statement that the president himself signed off on. i want to give you a sense of just what they re getting at here. they said, quote, if his comments on fox and written statement indicate the end of thattest, they represent a sudden a
all right. welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. i m john berman. brianna is off. erica hill with me this morning. on this new day , omicron in america. new york city seeing a huge spike in cases. but some hopeful signs as well. senator manchin puts a nail in the build back better legislation. the white house with a new scathing response. a republican plan to block president biden from seating a supreme court justice if they take back power in the midterms. the new cnn reporting ahead. swinging into theater and the record books. spider-man shatters the pandemic-era slump at the box office.
much of a surprise. but give us the details here. reporter: look, it s not just a concern for the midterms. we have a 50/50 senate as we all know at this point. some are aging, some who have been in bad health who colleagues themselves fear could die and throw things into disarray even on this. republicans telling cnn, telling me and my colleague manu raju that they would not likely move on a biden nominee for the supreme court. and senate democrats saying they are worried, and this worries the white house too, if they push stephen breyer too much, he may not retire. when it comes to the white house, where does the white house stand? well, president biden has been pretty firm he doesn t think it s his place to push for