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Heal our countrys wounds overnight but i remain steadfast in my commitment to do everything in my power. democrats approved president bidens build back better school and safety net i should say, and climate bill. >> on this vote, the ayes are 220. the nays are 213. the build back better bill is passed. >> democrats celebrating briefly there on the house floor. the $1.9 trillion plan now heads to the senate where its certain to undergo some changes. as for what is currently in the bill that hou...

Society of manufactures and traders says more than 186,000 new cars were registered, battery electric and plug—in hybrids accounted for over 17% of new vehicles. jeff bezos is stepping down as chief executive officer of amazon full so he started the company 27 years ago as an internet butcher. he will now become the executive chairman. he is the worlds richest man with a network of $203 billion. the mens england football squad have been back in training as they continue to prepare for their eu...

Taxes, a huge disagreement on scope which i think was a key word. on the republican side, the white house has come down, the republicans if focus on traditional sector. maybe theyll get a little closer. currently, based on what im seeing, reading and hearing, im very inninessed to believe this is a going -- the one potential opportunity though for senators, four senators, two from each party, put together a bipartisan bill on roads and bridges for $303 billion. if they go at this in a pieceful m...

Taxes, a huge disagreement on scope which i think was a key word. on the republican side, the white house has come down, the republicans if focus on traditional sector. maybe theyll get a little closer. currently, based on what im seeing, reading and hearing, im very inninessed to believe this is a going -- the one potential opportunity though for senators, four senators, two from each party, put together a bipartisan bill on roads and bridges for $303 billion. if they go at this in a pieceful m...

China, even though it was intended to improve the trade balance. but its not just china. the deficit has increased with most of our other trade partners, too. among the u.s. 15 biggest trading partners, the trade balance has moved in the wrong direction for trump in ten of those countries between 2016 and 2018, while the aggregate trade deficit has jumped from $503 billion to $628 billion. "the new york times" reports the american manufacturing sector contracted last month. a key measure showed ...

Relatively quiet about the trump tariffs and giving donald trump a very long leash in which he appears to be getting himself all tangled up politically. donald trump launched the trade war with china because he thought the united states trade deficit with china was too high. now it is higher. axios is reporting president trumps trade war has led to even bigger trade deficits with china, even though it was intended to improve the trade balance. but its not just china. the deficit has increased wi...

American jobs would be in "immediate jeopardy." about $1.7 billion worth of commerce flows across the border every day. and 40% of all fruits and vegetables that come into the u.s. come from mexico, which could mean higher prices at the supermarket. hardest hit could be el paso, whose republican mayor is sounding the alarm. what happens to the city of el paso if that border shuts down? >> well, its critical to the city of el paso and its critical to texas and its critical to the nation. it would...

>> the president met defense secretary mattis and armed services chairmen for lunch last week and reports leaked out the white house was seeking $750 billion for the 2020 pentagon budget. a shocking figure when just last week the president said $700 billion was his top line. weeks before the president demanded a 5% cut from all government agencies. its been to rebuild the military after years of budget cuts and caps. this years defense budget is $716 billion. the pentagon was hoping for $733 bil...

-- hammer and chuck rocha and ron meyer joined us on what we can expect. >> trump gave democrats everything they could have ever wanted, $303 billion and everything in spending and they havent been able to pass this. >> we shouldnt be kicking this down the road every four to five days because you need people in the military and stock market to make sure people have stability to we can go on with whats happening. rob: well said, we are expected to see details of the bill later today this after la...

Senator -- five rib fractures and bruised lungs. >> juli briskman out of a job for flipping the bird at president trump. she was riding her bike when the motor kads passed by. the photo went viral. the she used the picture on took and twitter pages but her company saw it and she was fired for violating the firms social media policy. that will get you every time. lets check on cnn "money" stream this morning. global stockmarkets mostly higher after another record day on wall street. the do you,...