a shot of capitol hill there. new this morning, president biden s $1.9 trillion rescue bill is moving 0 ton the senate after the house passed it overnight. no republicans voted for the bill. two democrats aopposed too. the house package includes $1400 direct checks to people making less than $75,000 a year. direct aid to small businesses, an increase in the child tax credit, direct funding to state and local governments, funding for schools, more money for vaccine distribution. seven more steps in place here before the bill heads to the president. unemployment benefits, help for small businesses, they will lapse soon. there s still significant disagreement between parties on how much to spend and where that money should go. the time for bold and decisive action is now. this american rescue plan act will crush the virus, return children safely to school, support vaccinations, put dollars in family s pockets and put people back to work. we are holding our kids back. thi
confirmed, she will not become the budget director. we will find places for her to serve that doesn t require senate confirmation. be clear, we will get ne neera tanden confirmed. she will prove her critics wrong. tanden s nomination in limbo because of harsh tweets she wrote when she was head of a progressive group. still, the biden administration pinning their hopes on lisa murkowski. in a world we ve gotten dnum to derogatory tweets. i d like us all to cool that. dan daniellea dpiaz is live. tanden didn t have full throated support even among all democrats. there was a question mark about her experience, whether she was right for the job. the white house got caught flat footed it seems. reporter: that s exactly right. the biden white house has their backs against the wall on neera tanden s confirmation. this comes after even just democrats have said that they don t mow if they ll support her nomination, not even republicans. joe manchin said he s not going to support
all very much. we also have a brand-new cnn k-file investigation. video that shows an ally and friend of republican congresswoman marjorie taylor greene participated in the capitol insurrection. greene has suggested it was antifa disguised as trump supporters who stormed the capitol. maybe marjorie taylor greene should have asked the friend of marjorie taylor greene about who was really there because he says on the video it was trump supporters that did it. i m the first to admit it, being one myself. nothing subtle about that. let s begin with kate bennett live in washington with her new reporting on the former president s 2024 plans. good morning, john. it seems the president is enjoying his time in florida playing golf, talking on his phone and plotting some plans for 2024, which could include re-entering the presidential race. he s told friends, he s told family, he s told those close to him this is his intention. whether or not it comes to fruition considering the in
covid is something that should unite us all. vice president harris is running point for the white house effort now to overcome skepticism among black americans. you see her stopping at a d.c. pharmacy this morning. there have been many theories about populations that are experiencing vaccine hesitancy for legitimate reasons that are based on historical experiences that we could never forget. the pandemic warps the way we look at a lot of things. 70 million americans filed for unemployment benefits for the first time last week. in normal times this would shock us all. last week, though, it was an improvement. congress needs big covid relief and needs it fast. the house votes friday, that s tomorrow, on a nearly $2 trillion package that includes raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour. whether that wage hike remains in the senate version hinges on a moment that could come any moment now hearing from a woman you ve never heard of, the senate parliamentarian. the lack of inte
riots or were preplanned by a small group of criminals who deserve punish finance to the fullest extent of the law. attorneys say flat out he did not incite the resurrection, using figurative speech. call it protected political speech and something politicians in their view would give to a rally of supporters firing up the crowd. not saying, saying to the former president, then president, was not intentionally them to come to the capitol, storm the capitol and lead a scene of deadly violence we saw on january 6th. this foreshadows the argument that will happen later this week. tomorrow will be the debate over the constitutionality of the proceedings. the trump team saying it s not constitutional. democrats saying it absolutely is and a vote to determine whether it should go forward. we expect there to be 51 votes allowing it to proceed. see how many republicans break ranks. more than five at the moment. then the substance and facts. what happened. donald trump s actions