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House Approves One-Week Funding Extension as Stimulus Talks Continue Congress moved to buy an additional week for a deal on pandemic aid and a broader agreement to fund the government, but there was little sign of progress on the stimulus plan. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, Bill Cassidy and Mitt Romney are among the moderates whose plan would provide $160 billion to state and local governments.Credit...Al Drago for The New York Times Dec. 9, 2020 WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders m...

>> reporter: but this morning, the president seemed to have reversed himself, tweeting, "the house and senate should immediately approve $25 billion for airline payroll support and $135 billion for paycheck protection program for small business." in fact, trump himself hasnt been personally involved in ne foesh yagss at all. the last time he spoke to speaker nancy pelosi was last october, almost exactly one year ago. today, she mocked his about-face on stimulus talks. >> hes just again reboundin...

Forward. no masks required. also breaking tonight, the runway disaster overseas. the images just coming in. the passenger plane overshooting the runway on landing, splitting into pieces with nearly 200 onboard. at least 17 reportedly dead, including both pilots. more than 100 injured. on capitol hill today, still no deal as new stimulus talks collapse. with more than 30 million americans out of work. that key $600 a week benefit expired, and small business loans set to dry up. will the presi...

>> reporter: weve learned the passengers were returning to india after being stranded due to covid-19. now two investigative teams are on their way to that crash site. tom? >> gio, thank you. back at home, stimulus talks between democrats and the white house collapsing tonight. leaving struggling american families on the brink. unemployment falling to 10.2%. the job market slowing, but still adding 1.8 million in july. with no deal yet on extending employment benefits, president trump hinting ...