Eighties. Do you remember the movie the Princess Bride . And billy crystals character, Miracle Max . He came to mind for some of us when we were thinking about the few days in congress. Especially with infrastructure. We could soon know if the bipartisan deal is alive or dead or maybe, as lyrical max would say, its only mostly dead. Mostly dead is slightly alive. Senators from both parties say that theyre close to finalizing a deal, maybe as soon as tomorrow. We are down to the last couple of items and i think youre gonna see a bill monday afternoon. Were about 90 of the way there were kind of legislative language with colleagues and with staff and i feel good about getting it done this week. We have one issue outstanding. But that outstanding issue is big. How much to spend on transportation projects. Democrats want to follow whats known as the 80 20 rule. 20 will go to Public Transit and 80 would go to highways but many republican senators are advocating for a smaller share to Public
Fighting, petitioning the u. S. Senate to eliminate the Filibuster Threat that continues to block any federal voting Rights Legislation. And because of the senates inaction, they have to face the threat of arrest issued by their own governor. As leaders of the congressional black Caucus And Voting rights activists have already been arrested for protest in solidarity. In a larger national sense, it dramatizes the point we who have lived under threat have always made, which is that without the teeth of federal legislative action, minority voters are at the mercy of conservative State Lawmakers. So it fits that Deep Red Texas is now at the center of this upheaval in which the states black and brown democrats literally had to leave in order to protect the definitive right of our democracy. That was on my mind during president Bidens Speech this week as he condemned this flood of Voter Restrictions as unamerican. But to the frustration of myself and others in the fight, he said nothing abou
President biden says the Justice Department is now appealing that ruling. Meanwhile, the number of Border Crossings has hit a new 21year high. Border agents say they intercepted more than 188,000 people trying to cross into the u. S. In june. The total number arrested by Border Patrol since last october is now past 1 million. New reaction to a plot to Fire Bomb californias democratic Party Headquarters in sacramento. Are prosecutors say the two men charged were, quote, prompted by the outcome of the president ial election and believed their attack would spark a movement. Heres the california dnc chair. Again, thank the fbi for their work, but in this day and age, you know, we should not be concerned about Violence And Terrorism just for participating in the democratic process. Law enforcement officers, they seized pipe bombs, thousands of rounds of ammunition, and between 45 and 50 firearms including at least three fully automatic weapons. In just a matter of days, the biggest hearings
Capacity. Theyre Storing Wheelchairs and other equipment in the hallways because theres no place else to put them. Theyre planning on bringing someone in from the er any minute now. Our Colleague Gabe Gutierrez there in little rock, arkansas. That scene may look and sound family. Heres why this point in the pandemic is far different than anything weve seen before. This is becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated. We are seeing outbreaks of cases in parts of the country that have low Vaccination Coverage because unvaccinated people are at risk. And communities that are fully vaccinated are generally faring well. If youre fully vaccinated, you are protected against severe covid, hospitalization, and death, and are even protected against the known variants including the Delta Variant circulating in this country. A pandemic of the unvaccinated. 97 of those hospitalized right now Are Unvaccinated. And listen to this, because its so stunning, we had to make sure we heard it right. Just four s
Longtime Trump Organization Cfo Allen Weisselberg is reportedly saying that might directly implicate the 45th president of Tax Fraud. Also, undercutting trumps frames of winning last years election. We won the election by a landslide. We won it big. But when you win in a landslide and they steal it and it is rigged, it is not acceptable. We won this election and we won it by a landslide. This was not a close election. This was a landslide. We won this election in a landslide. He and his backers have been focused on arizona. We will explain why you probably will hear a little more about votes in the grand canyon state. As the nation remembers John Lewis on the Oneyear Anniversary of his death, the voting Rights Bill he inspired is facing an uncertain future in congress. President biden continues to issue dire warning about the fight to protect Voting Rights, activists remain concern that his actions are falling short. Nbcs Josh Letterman is at the White House with more. Josh, how is the