i think even right now as we re seeing these sentences, some of which are three-month sentences and all of that which probably should be more as it relates to what they did. i don t believe i believe that at some point there has to be a reckoning in this area, and it s up to our justice department to do it. as i mentioned, of course, congresswoman, we re moments away from a cnn town hall with president biden and obviously a huge topic tonight will be the spending bills. today senator joe manchin told cnn he does not think a framework agreement can be reached tomorrow as democratic leaders had hoped. it keeps getting delayed. right now the vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill which had a lot of republican support in the senate is scheduled for october 31st. if there is no well, let s be clear. you ve said you will not vote for that infrastructure spending bill without the bigger spending bill.
and counting. it s a critical part of both campaigns strategies, despite deep skepticism alive and well in the gop. they used covid in order to cheat with all of these ballots and all of this early voting and late voting. reporter: fueled by president trump, who s still spinning conspiracy theories that come alive in conversations with virginia republicans like colin hayes. there s no reason to do mass early voting. i think that the a lot of the democrat-run states have taken advantage of the pandemic to expand it into their favor. reporter: he met youngkin at a rally this week and plans to vote for him on the traditional election day, november 2nd. there s no such skepticism from democrats. top party officials tell cnn that mcauliffe s best chance to win is by banking such a sizable share of early votes that youngkin can t catch up. those that have not voted make me a promise you ll go vote this week. we ve got to go early vote. reporter: tonight vice president harris i
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you re looking at live pictures out of baltimore where president biden will soon take questions from a live audience in a cnn town hall. biden leaving the white house just a few moments ago to head there. the stakes tonight couldn t be higher. our manu raju are reporting there are major sticking points on the president s spending bill and prospects for an agreement by the end of the week looking dire. anderson joins me. in moments you ll be speaking with the president. this is obviously a crucial moment in hi presidency, right? it has become, whether they intended it to or not, it has become about this infrastructure bill, the economic bill that he wants on top of that, whether he can succeed in that and in what form. take me behind the scenes. what are you planning for tonight and looking for? well, certainly this is a town hall so we have a lot of questions from the audience, from democrats, independents,
he will be coming back here to campaign next tuesday. erin, the question, will he be bringing an agenda with him? of course he ll be explaining that all tonight at the cnn town hall. but so many democrats here are watching the white house, erin. it s just unbelievable to watch all this come together at the same time. jeff zeleny, thank you so much for your report. thanks so much to all of you. cnn s town hall with president biden starts now. and welcome. we are live in baltimore, maryland, baltimore center stage. it s a cnn presidential town hall with president joe biden. i m anderson cooper. thanks very much for joining us. president biden is at a pivotal moment in his presidency, trying to pass legislation that could