Eligible americans have had at least one dose. We have new Insight Today on when younger kids could be able to get one. Elizabeth cohen kicks us off. Eager parents of kids 12 and under want to know when are the shots ready. Yes. It hasnt been approved for them yet. So the Pharmaceutical Companies are doing clinical trials with children for various doses to make sure that it is safe and effective for them. Lets take a look at what were hearing from pfizer. They seem to be first out of the gate in this area. Pfizer is telling us that for children ages 5 to 11, that pfizer might be asking the fda for Emergency Use Authorization for children in this group in september. Usually just based on history. It then takes several weeks for the fda to process the application. I cant imagine even if they apply september 1st, i cant imagine it would happen in october or november. As for younger children, pfizer says they could have data later in the fall, maybe as late as november for the little ones.
Reporter President Biden back on Capitol Hill urging democrats to pass a plan. Well get this done. Reporter focussing on social programs and Climate Change. Democrats going it alone on this package but they cant lose a vote. Bernie sanders who wanted more new spending sounding satisfied. This is the most consequential piece of legislation proposed since the Great Depression and fdr. Reporter but moderate democrats less certain about the Price Tag . Is it too high . Depends if we can pay for it and still be competitive. Reporter the proposal invests in universal prek, paid Family Leave and Climate Change and an expansion of medicare to Add Dental, Vision And Hearing benefits. Democrats want to pay for it with Tax Hikes on the wealthy and corporations. Republicans slamming it saying itll spend Inflation And Debt skyrocketing. The number is a shocking figure. Were seeing the outlines of the democrats radical Freight Train to socialism. And everybody, One Way Or Another in america is going
Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan and it has passed a critical vote with 17 republicans joining the democrats. Senator mark warner, a democrat, joining us in five minutes with more on that. Including 119 Billion for roads and bridges and 66 Billion for railways and 65 Billion for broadband and 55 Billion for water. It is a duty of government. And even faint praise by Mitch Mcconnell, the senate leader. But even still, it has to go through the house where they say it does not go enough, and the separate 3. 5 trillion that the democrats will pass without the republican support. Because of to vote last night, the senate is now moving forward with the bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, and we are on track to pass both elements of the Twotrack Strategy before we adjourn for august recess. And lets kick it off with the Nbc News Capitol Hill Correspondent Garrett haake, and it is good to have you with us, friend. How soon could the Senate Move on this, and what happens when or if they are ultimatel
Morning. As weve been saying the lawmakers are hunkering down in washington while trying to run out the clock on a 30day Special Session thAt They do not want to be part of and thats why they hightailed it out of the state of texas and urging congress to pass a sweeping bill that would federalize elections. That has a lot of constitutional watchers wondering whether or not its legal under the constitution. That legislation theyre hoping would overrule anything that might get passed in the state of texas in their efforts to secure the ballot box. Bill Vice President Kamala Harris calling them modernday heroes of the civil rights movement. And that wasnt all. Republicans say its all about optics. Have a look. They took bold, courageous action in line with the legacy of everyone from Frederic Douglas to the legacy for womens right to vote for all folks who shed their blood At The Edmund Pettis Bridge to make sure we passed the voting rights act. It is ridiculous. Last i checked the heroic
Nine. Im aware however some of you arent watching. Its not by choice, according to Kamala Harris if you do not live in this city where the politicians live, youre living in 500 bc. Because you live in rural areas where theres probably no no tv or cable. Probably not a faucet for running water. If youre in the south you have no idea what im talking about because the language of English Hasnt reached you yet. You dont even have Xerox Machines. If you want to make a copy of something youre going to have to break out the silly putty. Right, kat . I dont think that we should underestimate what vaccines mean. Because in some peoples minds that means youre going to have to xerox or photocopy your i. D. To send it in to prove you are who you are. Theres a lot of people who lived in the rural communities where there is no officemax near them. Greg boy howdy, what a double 80 dont you know we keep our xerox is down by the creek . Under the bridge by the Shopping Cart . Yeah, rural communities ar