Democrats set a deadline for a key Infrastructure Vote as growing opposition puts the bipartisan compromise in jeopardy. The latest with the chief republican negotiator of the deal, senator Rob Portman, who joins me exclusively, next. Plus On The Road. Democrats go local to promote Voting Rights. There are many routes to success here. But roadblocks remain in the senate. So, how will anything change . Ill speak to the Committee Chair holding that hearing, senator Amy Klobuchar, ahead. Hello. Im Dana Bash in washington where the state of our union is seeing red. Coronavirus cases are surging across the country once again, as the highly contagious Delta Variant spreads. All 50 states and washington, d. C. Are now seeing a rise in cases. Thats the first time that has happened since january. As many of us know by now, the covid vaccines are extraordinarily effective at preventing serious disease, and 99 of those who are now dying of covid are unvaccinated. This new wave did not have to hap
Republican negotiator of the deal, senator Rob Portman, who joins me exclusively, next. Plus on the road. Democrats go local to promote Voting Rights. There are many routes to success here. But roadblocks remain in the senate. So, how will anything change . Ill speak to the Committee Chair holding that hearing, senator Amy Klobuchar, ahead. Hello, im Dana Bash in washington where the state of our union is seeing red. Coronavirus cases are surging across the country once again, as the highly contagious Delta Variant spreads. All 50 states and washington, d. C. Are now seeing a rise in cases. Thats the first time that has happened since january. As many of us know by now, the covid vaccines are extraordinarily effective at preventing serious disease and 99 of those who are now dying of covid are unvaccinated. This new wave did not have to happen. The united states is a country where the vaccine is readily available and free, yet less than half of the u. S. Population is fully vaccinated
Approaching. Senate Majority Leader Chuck schumer announced that this upcoming wednesday, the chamber is going to hold its first big vote on the bipartisan Infrastructure Bill thats being negotiated by a group of moderate democrats and centrist republicans. That bill, as weve reported, is to fund physical infrastructure, like highways, bridges, airports, rail roads, transportations. Wednesday is Schumers Deadline for senate democrats to finalize their larger, 3. 5 trillion bill that would focus on socalled human infrastructure. They plan to use the Budget Reconciliation Process to pass it. That means they can do so without any republican votes. That bill is expected to include a wide range of party priorities from Immigration Reform to Climate Change to legislation to expanded protections for unions, just to name a few things in that massive bill. However, there is growing concern that as democrats try to pass the Reconciliation Bill unilaterally, it might tank the prospects of passing
much of it he had not wanted on his agenda like more mass shootings and a surge at the border. the president had hoped to tout his accomplishments like getting stimulus checks to struggling americans and far exceeding his vaccination goal. later this morning we ll see the 21-year-old gunman who carried out the attack in boulder appear in court. he s charged with ten counts of murder. people on the street are paying tribute to the neighbors they have lost. the president will have his first news conference. joining us now, cnn s correspondent maggie haberman with the new york times. you know the president wanted to talk about the success of the vaccinations t relief bill, and the checks getting into people s pockets. that was the plan. that seems to be to some extent out the window with all the news and challenges he faces. what do you expect to see. john, i still think there will be a reference to that. to be clear, i don t think it will be without acknowledging what t
covid-19 relief package. he is facing the reality that what he wants to talk about might not wbe what he is asked about. a wide range of other issues are on the president s plate and demanding attention right now. the surge at the southern border, gun violence in america, voting rights under attack. and a slew of foreign policy challenges ranging from china to russia to troop levels in afghanistan. john, what do you think the main questions are for joe biden today? how are they preparing? well, kate, aides, of course, give the president briefing books with talking points and that sort of thing. but the presidency itself is preparation for an event like this. there are vaccinations and declining case counts. he ll be able to tout at the opening of the press conference a new higher vaccine goal, maybe 200 million shots in the first 100 days instead of the 100 million he started with. that follows the principle of underpromise, overdeliver. that is always good in politics. but