going. it s very complex, and to track thing they re trying to do, never done before. i have to check with norm. am i getting ahead of this, there is just really going as well as i think? a wise thing to do. i often use norm for the same things. i look forward to the show, have yourself a good evening. thank you, ali. 24 hours after the senate s big bipartisan vote in favor of biden infrastructure bill, the enormity of the victory for president biden, appears to be even more solid than it did with last night 67 votes in favor of the bill. you judge the strength of pending legislation not with the words of its most ardent supporters, but by the words of people who could kill the legislation if they really tried. that s what makes the words mitch mcconnell said today, all the more important. mitch mcconnell entered the senate at the age of 20, two as an intern, with kentucky s republican senator john sherman cooper. mitch mcconnell return to the senate as a staffer 1960 a
now a community is mourning the loss of three young lives. u.s. officials consider new travel requirements for everyone as the omicron coronavirus variant raises concerns around the world. and open to engaging, donald trump s former chief of staff agrees to cooperate with lawmakers investigating the january 6 capitol riot. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. it is wednesday, december 1st, and we are following two big stories this hour. the omicron variant of the coronavirus now in 22 countries and territories, saudi arabia being the latest. but it has not yet been detected here in the u.s. health experts stress vaccines are still key to controlling its spread. israel s health minister is the latest to voice his optimism that the current vaccines and boosters will offer protection against this variant. we are also following a deadly shooting at a high school in michigan. the three teen victims have been identified. the gunman
Stubborn fight against coronavirus. the white house waiting to learn more about the new omicron variant, but bracing for a potential threat to the nation s economic recovery, which fed chair jerome powell warned congress of. greater concerns about the virus could reduce people s willingness to work in-person which would slow progress in the labor market and intensify supply chain disruptions. reporter: the president is urging caution, not panic as he traflds to cities across the country, explaining how the $1 trillion infrastructure investment could improve the lives of americans. through new roads, bridges, broadband internet service and more. the administration is also intensifying its push for the second piece of the president s economic agenda, still stuck in the senate. at the same time, the white house is ballet two-tiered crisis. rising covid cases and inflation. both global challenges hitting close to home here in the u.s. this mutational profile is very different from ot
We are up around 80, which would be excellently astonishing given what we ve seen with interaction between the parties and in the past. and mcconnell s pledge that he would be against anything joe biden would want to do. we have to keep in mind, the next time we get to this it will be tricky. it s not only getting through the senate where a lot of progressives are unhappy with what s been left out, it s that christian cinema who was a major negotiator on all this kristen cinema has dashed water on the three and a half million dollar plan that is accomplished itself in the senate. they re gonna make some adjustments. when i look at this team, the one john was talking about, even the white house, team dean, spiraling at least terrell, the liaison with congress, pete buttigieg, working hand in glove with those senators and making the outrage to the host congress of as, well they will point something out and get the votes
You, which means that there are a lot of areas, too, that don t get i would imagine the infusion of employees he would need. and that cash. what are you asking for a specifically? we are asking for over $4 billion for dhs, the dartmouth of homeland security, and hhs to be able to provide care for kids and others who come into this country, most of the money would be for hhs, for the care of these children. as a supplemental funding package. congress of has to ask. we are very glad the senate appropriators are going to take us up next week, that the house asked the act also. harris: when we see the situation in california where governor said to sign a bill that would take care of health care for some illegals in our country, then the question comes if you are not able to do what you do, can you understand the states fill in and do what they have to do? the simple fact is we don t have a choice when a child comes across the border. we can t give them to the states or anyone.