path forward. all of this as we re learning new details about president biden s three and a half hour virtual summit with the leader of china. meanwhile, just 90 minutes 90 miles off the coast of florida, the cuban government quashed planned demonstrations by dissidents asking for freedom. at any moment, the judge presiding over the kyle rittenhouse trial will randomly select the final group of jurors who will begin deliberating today. rittenhouse faces five felony charges, including first-degree attempted homicide and homicide. joining me now from wisconsin is gabe gutierrez and kristin gibbons feden. gabe, what are we expecting to happen this morning with the jury? reporter: hey, there, jose. good morning. as you mentioned, the judge will randomly select those 12 jurors out of the 18 that have been hearing the case so far. remember, we started this process with 20 jurors. two of them have been dismissed thus far. so we re now left with 18. ten women, eight men, on
the casket of secretary colin powell now in the hearse. his family members lining the steps of the national cathedral behind me here as they say go back to a great lion, in the words of his son, somebody who embodied not just the values of a true professional, a warrior/statesman as you heard former secretary of state madeleine albright describe him, but someone who you heard from his son michael was a warm and loving father, who loved to tinker with cars, who loved to spend time with his family members, as busy as he was. helaine cooper, that stood out as much as the recitations of his professional accomplishments, the kind of dad, friend, and colleague he was. yeah, it definitely did. funerals are more for the living than for the dead. in this case the funeral, the service, i think, was certainly a comfort to everybody there. i certainly felt comforted watching this. it s such a it s such a familiar yet very washington scene, seeing all of these familiar faces that we
welcome to meet the press daily. i m chuck todd after tuesday night s election disaster for democrats most everyone in the party agrees they re not in a good place right now. and they need to do something to avoid something worse next year and beyond. but there are serious disagreements about what exactly that something is. but for right now, democratic leaders in washington are just simply trying to hit the gas on president biden s build back better agenda, which president biden told reporters last night should have been passed before i election day. whether or not it would have made a difference on that score he s not so sure. still speaker pelosi told democrats she s hopeful she will see votes on the president s two-track agenda in the coming hours. here s what she told nbc s garrett haake about the political sequences of the stalled agenda? what effect do you think having not passed these bills have on tuesday s election results? well, let me say it in a different w
now scrambling to deliver after the party s efforts in this week s elections. reporter: what effect do you think not having passed these bills had on tuesday s election results? let me say it a different way. i think that getting the job done, producing results for the american people, is always very positive. reporter: do you think democrats were penalized for having not gotten these things done? there s no question. the more results we can produce in a way that is that people understand in their lives, the better it is. now, if you ask the president, this is exactly what his party should do. he contends the defeats are proof democrats aren t moving quickly enough. i do know that people want us to get things done. they want us to get things done. and that s why i m continuing to push very hard for the democratic party to move along and pass my infrastructure bill and my build back better bill. get it to my desk. there are members of the president s party who
the u.s. announced that submarine deal that the french called a stab in the back. the president hopes to arrive in europe with a victory on his infrastructure and social spending agenda. instead, the struggle continues to get it past the finish line. and that plays into election day, now just four days away. we ve got a look at how women voters will be crucial to the outcome of the virginia governor s race. also this hour, the person in charge of weapons on the set where alec baldwin shot and killed a cinematographer breaking her silence this morning. and the biden administration may pay millions of dollars those migrant families who were separated at the border during the trump administration. very busy friday. and this morning, the high stakes on capitol hill after president biden told house democrats that, according to one person who was in the meeting, quote, i don t think it s hyperbole to say that the house and senate majorities and my presidency will be determine