hill to plead the case for his agenda with members of his party, progressives digging in their heels so what happens now? president joe biden s agenda, the promises he made to the american people, the agenda that got him elected hanging in the balance. i m telling you, we ll get this done. how? it doesn t matter when. it doesn t matter whether it s in six minutes, six days, or six weeks. we re going to get it done. so so much for the house speaker nancy pelosi self-imposed deadline blew by last night. in a dear colleague letter tonight the speaker says while great progress has been made in the negotiations to develop a house, senate and white house agreement on the build back better act, more time is needed to complete the task. obviously, right? because it s not done. the president vowing democrats will overcome their differences. several lawmakers telling cnn behind closed doors, the president said the top line number where they re looking to find agreement is somew
with on that package, and that is 1.5 trillion. that number is not going to satisfy progressives who have said that they will fight tooth and nail to get everything that they want in the 3.5 trillion and everything paid for in that package, so they want child care credits, maternity leave, universal pre-k just to name a few. can that be done with a $1.5 trillion reconciliation package? well, look, there s no number. i don t have a number. i don t have a number the number that that s what he tells you, but that s not what ultimately is going to be the package? well, whatever. i don t have an offer in front of me. my number is 3.5. our number is 3.5. somebody has a different offer, then they can put it on the table. you don t negotiate against yourself. if you go to buy a house, you don t put down an offer and then before an offer has even been put down on the table suddenly say, okay, i m willing to go down another 100,000. anybody done that? i don t think so. that
what we re learning about how quickly al qaeda is rebuilding in afghanistan. baby, can t you see o donnell: the judge rules that her father will no longer control her life. the breaking news. fuel crisis: short tempers and panic buying in the u.k. why isn t gas getting to the pumps? building explosion: multiple injuries in dallas after an apartment collapses. a step towards equality: the big announcement tonight from n.c.a.a. basketball. and, an american hero. the kansas priest who died in a prisoner of war camp 70 years ago comes home. tonight, the lives he saved. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, to our viewers in the west and thank you so much for joining us. tonight, president biden is facing one crisis after another in a week that could prove critical for his presidency and his legacy. as we come on the air, we re a little bit more than 24 hours before a potential government shutdown
you. great. i guarantee that that intelligence was disseminated to in the president s pdb, the vice president, the dni, the director of the cia, the secretary of defense. assistant to the president for national security affairs and others. that was significant and there was a lot of it. reporter: the photo from last summer at lafayette square thrust milley into the political limelight where he remains whether he likes it or not. what happens when a military general becomes a political figure? you would agree that s dangerous? i think it s dangerous and i ve done my best to remain personally ly apolitical. i made a point of that from the time i became the chairman and especially beginning last summer. reporter: milley acknowledged he spoke to a number of authors who wrote about the final months of the administration. general milley, did you talk to bob woodward or robert costa for their book peril ? woodward, yes, costa, no. did you talk to carol and phi
quickly al qaeda is rebuilding in afghanistan. the judge rules that her father will no longer control her life, the breaking news. fuel crisis: short tempers and panic buying in the u.k. why aren t gas getting to the pumps? building explosion: multiple injuries in dallas after an apartment collapses. a step towards equality: the big announcement tonight from n.c.a.a. basketball. and an american hero. the kansas priest who died in a prisoner of war camp 70 years ago comes home. tonight, the lives he saved. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. tonight, president biden is facing one crisis after another in a week that could prove critical for his presidency and his legacy. as we come on the air, we re a little bit more than 24 hours before a potential government shutdown, and if congress lets that happen, hundreds of thousands of federal employees could be furlou