paves the way to an actual bill? let s dig deeper on all of this. i want to bring in nbc s national reporter sahil kippur, and moderator for washington week on pbs, it s friday so you better tune in. sahil, let s talk about voting rights. talk to us about joe manchin s compromise and whether it actually changes the prospects of something getting done here. reporter: that s right, steph crucial offer, because if they can get that, they can say they re united and force a conversation about whether more is an option. they need 60 votes to move forward. they don t have any hope of getting meaningful republican support to advance this bill. the senate is likely to vote on tuesday. there are multiple things that manchin said that offered democratic support, including making election day a national holiday guaranteeing 15 days of national voting. even a push for some i.d. rules was pushed by warnock if it is designed in a way to not be restrictive or oppressive. a significant move
murder and second-degree manslaughter. the video is enough. chauvin showed you he was the judge, the jury, and executioner all at once. announcer: this is new day weekend with victor blackwell and christi paul. that is a beautiful way to start the day. good morning, pittsburgh, good morning to you. this morning one of the largest emergency relief bills in american history is another step closer to becoming law. the senate passed president biden s nearly $2 trillion rescue plan largely intact, but with no republican support. the initial help that would go to millions of people under the bill is significant here. eligible americans would receive $1,400 checks. the jobless would receive a $300 weekly fwoous their unemployment benefits through september. food stamp recipients would see a 15% increase in their benefits and most families with young kids could claim a larger child text credit. there would be funding for those behind on rent or mirjs and money to heb smal
in a few hours but soon they will all be behind me getting ready for the concert to begin. a senior ukrainian official says ukraine s forces are pushing back russia in the key city of severodonetsk, where the two sides are locked in fierce street battles. travel disruption continues. airlines cancel more flights today and rail passengers are being warned of delays because of strikes by conductors. and wickets are beginning to tumble, at lords as england s batsmen struggle to chase the target set for them by new zealand. welcome to bbc news. a third day of celebrations for the queen s platinum jubilee is under way, with members of the royal family attending events across the uk. the duke and duchess of cambridge are at cardiff castle with their two older children prince george and princess charlotte. the day will end with an open air concert at buckingham palace where prince charles will pay tribute to the queen for her enduring service. let s head to the mall there now and to
bret: 100 percent not. thanks. good evening, welcome to washington. i m bret baier. breaking tonight the key prosecution witness in the criminal trial. concluded his testimony and the prosecution rested its case today. but, before that former trump attorney and self-described fixer admitted to stealing 10s of thousands of dollars from his boss company. when the defense took over, cohen was followed on the stand by one of his former legal advisers. now, there has been a request by the defense for the judge to dismiss the case from the bench. correspondent nate foy is outside the new york state supreme court again tonight, good evening, nate good evening, bret. todd blanche requested that the judge dismiss this case on the grounds that prosecutors did not prove that trump falsified business records or did anything illegal to influence the 2016 presidential election. the judge reserved his decision and trump spoke about that while leaving court tonight. hopefully the motion