seats in the senate right now, all of them if they vote yes, this will move ahead. at the moment they re trying to figure out some final procedural steps as they get into the final process. now they ve been in session so long, fred, that the new calendar day of the senate is about to begin. that happens at 12:00 noon every day. right now you re seeing the senate chaplain reading a prayer to the senate. that happens at the beginning of the calendar day and then they re saying the pledge of allegiance. and after that they ll move on to the final series of votes, one technical amendment offered by chuck schumer, followed by the senate democrats relief package and then after that vote will be the final package so probably three votes remaining here. but they, as i mentioned, these members have not slept at all. this has been a marathon session as they re trying r. and if they do get this through, assuming they do. then it will be back to thl pas goal of democrats all along is to
may be closing in on a final vote today. cnn s manu raju is following the developments from capitol hill. manu, what might this final bill look like and how close are they to a vote? reporter: pretty close. they re moving pretty rapidly right now after this marathon voting session, all-night voting session. they ve been voting for 12 straight hours. that came after the senate democrats left open for 12 hours one single vote, and they did that because behind the scenes they were working feverishly to lock down the backing of one of their members, joe manchin, who had concerns about a key amendment dealing with jobless benefits. they were worried he would split and vote with republicans, change one key aspect of the bill and potentially disrupt the compromise between progressives and moderate democrats. ultimately with some back door deal making, they got joe manchin on board and now democrats are confident they re moving to the finish line. the votes happened through the cou
to have very different worlds. we certainly will. this is a moment that a lot of people have been waiting for. we ll see what happens. we will have special live coverage throughout the night, of course. thanks very much for watching. i m wolf blitzer in the situation room. our special impeachment coverage continues right now with erin burnett out front. this is cnn breaking news. good evening. i m erin burnett. out front tonight, the breaking news, just moments from now, you see the room. the house judiciary committee will begin debate on two articles of impeachment against donald j. trump. this is only the fourth time in american history that a president has faced articles of impeachment and this is live what is happening in that room. members are getting seated. this is prime time, the first time that any of these hearings have happened during this time. this is the debate and this is how they are choosing to start it. the chairman of the house judiciary committee jerry n
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