hey, everyone. it s saturday, august 6th. thank you for waking up with us. phil i shouldn t ask about how you re holding up. how is your wife holding up with those four children? they have been fed, as far as i know right now. not watching on the cameras like you guys have. they are happy with their breakfast. i hope there s some cartoons going on. i have to be careful about tv stuff. it s saturday. you watch cartoons, right? phil, when are you coming home? after 11:00. don t worry, wifey. walk through the door and here s the children. it s the beauty of it. amara great to be with you. step by step, democrats moving closer to a major climate bill. that bill has passed a key hurdle in kyrsten sinema, who supports the legislation. her support is essential as democrats push for passage of the legislation, after what we will call a convoluted procedural process. here s a snapshot of what is in the bill. it includes $369 billion to combat climate change, which is the lar
On the way with more rain in the extreme weather center. And the rain continues this saturday here in washington. Hope its a little drier where you are at home. Im leland vittert. Elizabeth great to be with you, im elizabeth prann. Voters in france will have a runoff that will have a global impact. One campaign trying to deal with fallout after claims it was the victim of a massive and coordinated Hacking Attack designed to destabilize the election. The french are about in a 48 hour Blackout Period before the vote takes place. Greg palkot is in paris, france with the latest. Hi, greg. Hi, elizabeth. Taking a page out of the u. S. Election playbook, the leader here in this president ial elections here in france has been hit by a massive cyber
attack. Thousands of emails and documents seized have the computers of campaign safer of emmanuel macron, they were posted online. While moist of the material is kind of mundane, it is combined according to authorities today, with fake news items m
the first is that the senate needs to rule on whether this package complies with special budget rules to pass along strictly party lines. democrats got some good news on that front early this morning. the senate parliamentarian cleared the tax credits. but we re waiting on clear rulings on medicare drug prices. then, they will move to a procedural vote, a motion to proceed. that requires a simple majority. and then, there will be a maximum of 20 hours of debate. they do not need to use up all of that time. then, they move to the third and final step in the process. that s the unlimited amendment process, known as a vote-a-rama. as you can see, the timing here is a little in flux. they will tee up a bill in the house on friday. i m not a procedural nerd, to use the words of mr. phil
climate change aimed at expanding the use of clean energy technologies and cutting greenhouse gas emissions. the house bill included temporary protections for millions of undocumented immigrants who have been in the u.s. since before 2011. the senate parliamentarian ruled it does not meet the special budget rules being used to pass this bill. joining us to take a closer look at tissues, founder and managing partner of future map, a data and scenario-based strategic advisory firm. he s also the author of move the forces uprooting us. also with us, executive director of the immigration rub which is dedicated to advancing fair and just immigration policies. we re going to begin with our focus on climate change. tell me, what do you see is the most significant consequence of this bill not happening? well, thank you for having me on. i guess the most immediate consequence is yet further delay
infrastructure. while the $928 billion g.o.p. plan focuses on most exclusively on traditional infrastructure items, roads, bridges, airports, et cetera, biden s $1.7 trillion effort expands the term infrastructure to cover virtually every aspect of the workers relationship to the economy including measures to combat crime and change, promote green energy, early childhood education, union worker protections and elder care programs. and the democrat wants to pay for it all by raising taxes. wednesday s meeting comes as his party considers whether to pass the plan by using their own special budget rules. this can t go on in terms of the condition of our infrastructure, therefore the negotiations can t go on forever either. earlier in the day biden was in oklahoma to mark the 100th anniversary of the tulsa race massacre. he asked the nation to reflect on the deep roots of racial terror and to recommit to the