President biden finally has a deal for an infrastructure package, but tonight, it could already be in trouble. Months of negotiations culminated on thursday, with a an agreement between a bipartisan group of senators and the white house. But mr. Biden upset some republicans when he said this during the announcement of the deal. And i expect, i expect that in the coming months this summer, before the fiscal year is over, that we will have voted on this bill, the infrastructure bill, as well as voted on the budget resolution. And that s when they ll but if only one comes to me, i m not if this is the only one that comes to me, i m not signing it. It s in tandem. Today, he s walking that back swla. A white house statement reads, quote, our bipartisan agreement does not preclude republicans from attempting to defeat my family s plan. The bottom line is this, i gave my word to support the infrastructure plan and that s what i intend to do, unquote. Mr. Biden plans to travel to wisconsin on
From nbc news in washington, i m joshua johnson. Welcome to the week. President biden finally has a deal for an infrastructure package, but tonight, it could already be in trouble. Months of negotiations culminated on thursday with a an agreement between a bipartisan group of senators and the white house. But mr. Biden upset some republicans when he said this during the announcement of the deal. And i expect, i expect that in the coming months this summer, before the fiscal year is over, that we will have voted on this bill, the infrastructure bill, as well as voted on the budget resolution. And that s when they ll but if only one comes to me, i m not if this is the only one that comes to me, i m not signing it. It s in tandem. Today he s walking that back somewhat. Swla. A white house statement reads, quote, our bipartisan agreement does not preclude republicans from attempting to defeat my family s plan. The bottom line is this, i gave my word to support the infrastructure plan and t
congress dying at the age of 82. his wife said he passed peacefully this afternoon following a four-year battle with pancreatic cancer. former president barack obama sharing a letter he wrote to harry reid ahead of his passing with this quote: i wouldn t have been president had it not been for your encouragement and support, and i wouldn t have gotten most of what i got done without your skill and determination. most of all, you ve been a good friend. as different as we are, i think we both saw something of ourselves in each other, a couple of outsiders who had defied the odds and knew how to take a punch and cared about the little guy. and you know what? we made for a pretty good team. chuck schumer tweeting tonight and perhaps not surprisingly one-time middleweight amateur boxer sa boxer saying harry reid was one. most amazing individuals i d ever met, he never forgot where he came from and used those boxing instincts to fight for those who were hurting, the poor and midd
brings me to another big headline. this kind of says it all from the associated press. u.s. move to shorten covid-19 isolation stirs confusion, doubt. i think it really encapsulates what many americans feel, confused and doubtful and weary after the cdc dramatically shortened the recommended isolation person for the covid positive as omicron is exploding. a move that s also drawing some criticism from many renowned experts on infectious diseases. could it lead to even more covid cases? that s a fear. we have the guest tonight to try to help clear up any confusion and address the concerns that guest is dr. anthony fauci, white house covid task force member extraordinaire. he is about to join us in a moment. why are there concerns and confusion? before now those infected with covid-19 had been sliezed by the cdc to isolate for ten days, but now it s recommending only five days of isolation if they don t have symptoms regardless of vaccination status. once out of isolation, th
we should note the number of hospitalizations are not rising at the same rate to date. the cdc lowering its estimate of the variant from 70 to 59%. that drop suggests while the new variant is on the rise, it was not infecting people at the same rate the agency had initially projected. pediatric hospitalizations are near their september peak. nationwide, hospitalizations of children with the virus have jumped on average nearly 50% in just one week. parents are understandable concerned as vaccination rates, particularly among the pediatric population, continue to lag, leaving many children vulnerable to infection. president biden now says the vaccine requirements for domestic travel could be imposed if his medical team recommend it. but dr. fauci said don t expect one for now. health officials are advising we should be bracing for case numbers to skyrocket in the new year. now to laeyla santiago in miami. we know sometimes the waits have been hours long. leyla. reporter: ye