The liberal bloc wants to bring up the bigger bill first. The speaker has now been forced to put off a vote several times. And after todays meeting the president signaled his patience while promising victory in the end. Im telling you were going to get this done. It doesnt matter when. It doesnt matter whether its been 6 minutes, 6 days or 6 weeks. Were going to get it done. Why isnt the party unitd . After the vote didnt happen last night we learned the speaker didnt want to try for one tonight either. Speaker pelosi acknowledged even though progress was made on the president s agenda, quote, more time is needed to complete the task. House members who were in the meeting with President Biden say he was committed to passing both pieces of legislation, but he also gave them a Reality Check about that 3. 5 trillion price tag on the social spending bill. He was very clear the two are tied together. He said i support the fifth entirely. If i thought i could do it right now i would, but we
Infrastructure bill, that passed in the senate, and his three and a half trillion dollar proposal, to expand social programs in tackle climate change. The liberal bloc wants to bring up the bigger bill first, the speakers now been forced to put off a vote several times, and after todays, meeting the president signaled his patients, while promising victory in the end. Im telling you, will get this done. It doesnt matter when. It doesnt matter whether its in six minutes, six days, or six weeks. We will get it done. Why is it been so challenging to unite the party . Why isnt the party . United come on man. Youre not the party, 50 50. After the vote did not happen last, night we then learned the speaker did not want to try to one tonight either, in a letter to her members tonight, pelosi acknowledged that even though progress was made on the president s agenda quote, more time is needed to complete the task. House members who were in the meeting with President Biden, say he was committed t
Smaller bipartisan bill tonight . What the House Speaker said late today. Rachel scott live on the hill. Terry moran live at the white house. The coronavirus and tonight, the Vaccine Mandates kicking in. Workers refusing to get vaccinated now losing their jobs. The battle reaching a Breaking Point in some places. Police escorting Public Health officials to safety in new hampshire. And tonight here, the new study. Just how Many Americans who have had covid still have symptoms three to six months later . And what theyre now seeing. The School Shooting in memphis. A teenager opening fire in a stairwell. A 13yearold boy in critical condition. Hundreds on lockdown and what we just learned. The fbi tonight returning to the home of Brian Laundrie and news this evening about two calls to police involving the laundrie home the day before gabby petito was reported missing. The fiery collision on the tracks. The train slamming into a stalled truck and the explosion. The Postal Service slowdown se
Its designed for addiction. Odonnell afghan evacuees. Our first look inside an army base where more than 12,000cuee, the first look ins afghans are staying after fleeing their homeland. Eye on america. What Climate Change is doing to the Great Lakes Region. Reporter so, this is the road to nowhere. It is. Odonnell tonight, the fear it could happen next in cities like chicago, milwaukee, and detroit. Volcanic eruption. Hawaiis Mount Kilauea sends lava as high as 100 feet. And, meet the afghan baby lifted to safety by a u. S. Marine in afghanistan. Well introduce you to her family. This is the Cbs Evening News with Norah Odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening, to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this busy thursday here in the nations capitol. With just hours before the deadline, congress voted to avoid a shutdown. And, while thats good news, the crisis for the Democratic Party remains. Thats because President Bidens domestic agenda is
Christen cinema who want nothing to do with the 3. 5 trillion spending plan. Well have the latest on the dpoerkss in moments. First, the United States has crossed a brand new jaw dropping threshold. Covid19 has now killed some 700,000 americans. To put that in perspective, thats the entire population of washington d. C. , or detroit, michigan. A potential new weapon in the fight. The first pill that has been shown to treat the virus. I also have a very special conversation with two people working to ensure that everyone can get vaccinated. Initial nun anne adina porter. Just 2 of people in low Income Countries have received a single vaccine dose so far. Were going to dig into that in a moment. Were going to start on the hill on this friday. Lets get to our team of reporters. Garrett haake back with us. White house respondent mike memoli, anna palmer, founder of Punch Bowl News and msnbc contributor. Big thanks to all of you. Before we start this conversation, i want to give our viewers