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after u.s. house speaker nancy pelosis visit to the self-governing island. details plus the warnings from china about how volatile the situation is. >> announcer: live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with lynda kinkade. right now its 10:00 saturday morning in gaza, where israeli warplanes continue to pound islamic jihad for a second day. israels military says its air strikes on friday hit militants inside gaza who were allegedly about to launch a terror attack. 19 members of ...

and explosions and sirens burglary throughout the night as palestinian fire rockets in response to deadly air strikes. well go live to southern israel for more on the escalating tensions. well, the crucial part of president bidens ledgislative agenda appears to be closing in on the closing line. its set to begin today in the senate. the so-called inflation reduction act includes a $369 billion investment in energy and climate programs. its the largest in u.s. history. the democrats a...

good morning, everyone, and welcome to your "new day." im amara walker. >> and im phil mattingly. and today all eyes are on capitol hill after days of deal-making. democrats get ready to vote on a critical part of president bidens economic agenagenda. well tell you whats in the bill and what it means for millions of americans. >> plus it was a week of twists and turns in the courtroom. now a jury has ordered conspiracy theorist alex jones to pay up to the parents of a sandy hook shooti...

i believe in the promise of america. i believe in the future of this country. i believe in the very soul of this nation. most of all, i believe in you, the american people. i believe to my core theres not a single thing this country cannot do when we put our mind to it. just have to remember who we are. we are the united states of america. theres nothing beyond -- nothing beyond our capacity. thats why so many foreign companies decided to make their chips in america. billions of dollar...

>> the bill includes $369 billion to combat climate change, largest in u.s. history. it gives medicare the power to negotiate some drug prices. it caps medicare out-of-pocket expenses at $2,000 and extended affordable care act subsidies for three years. >> white house reporter kevin livtak looks at what it means. jess, i want to start with you because we have news breaking in the last five to ten minutes, which i think is a good harbinger for your next few days at the capitol, where do...

reduction act, would be the largest investment in energy and climate programs in u.s. history. for the first time it would give medicare the power to negotiate prescription drug prices, cap medicare out-of-pocket costs at $2,000, and extend expiring health care subsidies for three years. but before any of that happens, it must get approval from the senate parliamentarian to proceed with a filibuster-proof reconciliation process, allowing democrats to pass the bill with just 50 votes...

at $2,000 and extend expiring health care subsidies for three years. jessica dean is live on capitol hill with more on all of this, jessica, what is happening? >> reporter: well we have the senate in session now, fredricka. they are doing a couple of nomination votes to get everybody here and everybody moving and in the meantime behind the scenes the democrats are waiting on final rulings from the senate parliamentarian because remember theyre using the specialized budget process in or...

legislature to demand equal rights under the law. >> me and my sisters, we are not murderers. we just took control of our own bodies. >> if youre pro-life, you cant be happy. if youre pro-choice, you cant be happy. all i know is people need to go out and vote in november. the fallout from u.s. house speaker nancy pelosis visit to taijuan continues with china ramping up the military and diplomatic backlash. >> there is no justification for this extreme disproportionate and escalatory ...

the broadcaster nicky campbell alleges he and some of his friends were physically and sexually abused at school in the 1970s. the edinburgh academy has apologised to anyone who was abused there. what i witnessed was horrific. and thinking about it, i realised how much itsjust a part of my psychological furniture, always there. and after travelling all round the commonwealth — the queens baton has arrived in birmingham, for tomorrows opening ceremony of the 22nd commonwealth games. an...

the spending showdown is about to go down. chad pergram following it all, a lot of details to pull together, but hes the man to do it. chad, whats happening? >> reporter: david, good morning. senate democrats aim to pass the climate, health and spending bill this weekend, but it may be a long weekend. we just got a ruling from the senate parliamentarian, she green lighted a provision in the bill to let medicare negotiate the cost of prescription drugs. democrats say that makes the cost...