because one of the struggles has been getting that money to people who are in need only just a fraction of it has actually gone out, brianna. >> i'll take it, lauren. there's other that bipartisan agreement, they wrote it down, there's a text to this now. what does that mean and where does git go from here? >> reporter: well, it took all weekend and lot of work from staff and floor staff you are here at the u.s. senate over the weekend. yes, there is final legislate i have texts. there's $550 billion in new spending on roads and bridges, on trains and airports. it's crucial for the american infrastructure, democrats and republicans are arguing, but they have a long amendment process ahead of them. that could take several days potentially even into next weekend. the goal is to finish it up by thursday night. but given the fact it took them three days to finish this legislative text they thought
covid variant predicted to dominant cases in the u.s. and china launches three astronauts into space. they're due to dock with china's space station at any moment. ♪ good to have you with us. well, the u.s. president is now back at the white house after the highest stakes summit of his lengthy career. joe biden's big one-on-one meeting with russian president vladimir putin was considered a critical test of his ability to confront that country. the talks lasted just a few hours with both leaders calling them constructive and positive. we were warned from the git-go not to expect any dramatic breakthroughs or tangible results. cnn's kaitlan collins explains
been nailed, as someone who knew about this from the git-go, conditioning u.s. military aid, the fact of the dirt he wants to get on his opponent, potential opponent, and he would never tell anybody. was he part of carrying this phone conversation, word-by-word transcript hiding in a way in so some subterranean garage where they hide these things? or he didn't tell us whaps happening. >> clearly when he was on that call as your interview showed, he knew a lot more than he was letting on, obviously. >> why was he listening and then denying he was listening in? >> he's been one of the president's staunchest deafers, a. and b, hes had his own political ambitions and he doesn't want to be tied in as walking the balance as one of president trump's biggest defenders, national security adviser official who's been in his
story, even though pompeo had firsthand knowledge what was said on that call, as we now learned, he was evasive when asked about that conversation just a week ago. >> "the wall street journal" is reporting that president trump pressed the president of ukraine eight times to work with rudy giuliani to investigate joe biden's son. what do you know about those conversations? >> so you just gave me a report about an ic, none of which i have seen. >> he was listening in, so secretary of state knew it all from the git-go about president trump holding up an arms deal to a desperate ukraine, about trump asking dirt on joe biden, trump tying one to the other, arms to fight russian tanks, dirt for him to fight joe biden. additionally, three house committees today subpoenaed the president's lawyer, rudy giuliani, for documents relating to the trump uk scandal including text messages and
many of the people who heard this believe jay, some don't. i think this podcast served a very important public service. it's going to make sure in the future judges are more careful about how trials are conducted. they don't want to be second guessed. as far as the victims' family is concerned obviously they have a tremendous interest in learning the truth. and in learning whether or not this conviction really was against the right person. >> i worry that the information, the evidence if you will, is being unspooled for entertainment value. cliffhanger moments and so forth. two items come to mind. we were eight hours in before i learned that he had not taken the stand in his own defense. i find that to be of interest. we were ten hours in before i learned that adnon's attempt at an appeal is in part predicated on him saying he wanted to plead out in this case. so where that information wasn't shared up front from the git-go that's where i start to feel that bias has crept into the
this believe jay, some don't. i think this podcast served a very important public service. it's going to make sure in the future judges are more careful about how trials are conducted. they don't want to be second guessed. as far as the victims' family is concerned obviously they have a tremendous interest in learning the truth. and in learning whether or not this conviction really was against the right person. >> i worry that the information, the evidence if you will is being unspooled for entertainment value. cliffhanger moments and so forth. two items come to mind. we were 8 hours in before i learned that he had not taken the stand in his own defense. we were ten hours in before i learned that adnon's attempt at appeal is in part predicated on him saying he wanted to plead out in this case. so where that information wasn't shared up front from the git-go that's where i start to feel that bias has crept into the
there's no shot clock on a papal election. they will go until somebody gets two-thirds. on the other hand, they also don't quantity to project images of gridlock and paralysis. and they don't want the pope compromised from the git-go. putting those two things together is often very difficult to do in a pressure cooker environment of being inside the sistine chapel. >> you mentioned that all 115 -- or 114 cardinals then pledge allegiance to the new pope. once the pope has become the pope and assumes power, there are still factions that remain? >> oh, sure. look, the vatican is like the white house or downing street, it's the complex of bureaucracy and all different within it. one of the most important things the new pope has to do is to indicate that he is not going to be the pope of one or another of those tribes but to somehow try to be a leader for all. and of course that point doesn't just apply to the vatican. the catholic church on the
rising costs, will slow costs. now the chief actuary is saying, no, it won't. your thoughts on that? >> who will you believe, the politician or the actuary? it's not just president obama. it's been a bill of goods from the git-go and luckily the republicans are doing what americans sent them to do and doing what the democrats should have done if they were responsible before the bill was passed. nancy pelosi said, 1 -- you are going to have to vote for the bill to find out what's in it. isn't it something that should have been known before the bill was voted on? isn't it a hearing that should have been held before? where is the adult leadership? where is the news media on this? how is this bill of goods sold without going through at least