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President is calling out republicans, but is he any closer to getting all 50 democrats on board? he did mention hes been talking to a lot of them, just behind closed doors. >> reporter: well, these efforts have been ongoing for several months now, bianna, but so far there is no indication like jeremy said that manchin or sinema changed their minds about gutting the filibuster. this is all going to happen in two steps. we expect the majority leader chuck schumer will make an announcement at some ...

Said over and over again, i am not for scrapping the 60 votes threshold. >> manchin said it again yesterday after the presidents speech in atlanta. he seems to unmoved. he wants to be republican support. that seems like its not going to go anywhere. the white house aides have said they expect special appeal from the president. hell talk about the threat of democracy that the voting rights, the changes that republicans control legislatures have have made it threaten to democracy. its unclear whet...

Witness at ghislaine maxwells trial who opens up about life as her butler and chauffeur. "a devastating impact for patient care" — the warning carried by the guardian if nhs staff are not prioritised for covid lateral flow tests as supply issues persist. the paper also captures a highly unseasonal image of families on the beach in northumberland as the uk prepares for what could be its warmest new years eve on record. the times has spoken to nhs bosses who say they dont yet believe the thresho...

Nuclear deal. and now israel appears to be shifting its position signaling it is open to an accord it deems beneficial. correspondent alex hogan shows us tonight from london. >> israel announcing it wont automatically dismiss a nuclear agreement with iran. prime minister that tally bennett says he will support a good deal despite skepticism of such a possibility. israels former prime minister benjamin netanyahu strongly opposed the obama administrations nuclear deal with iran in 2015. the countr...

Kyrsten sinema has been unequivocal that thats not going to work for her. >> heres a little bit of her speech. >> eliminating the 60-vote threshold on a party line with the thinnest of possibly majorities to pass these bills that i support will not guarantee that we prevent demagogues from winning office. eliminating the 60-vote threshold will simply guarantee that we lose a critical tool that we need to safeguard our democracy from threats in the years to come. >> so, given all this, given this...

Total and complete federalizing of elections and also very curious to me, bret. i will just end with this that kamala harris, the vice president has so elevated this battle in the public eye by talking about the lack of passing this bill as a national security threat she has really elevated the rhetoric puts a huge spotlighted on a bill that is going to be doomed. >> bret: yeah. we are talking about the substance of the bill. but, obviously, to get there, hugh, we have talked about changing of t...

Bring in adrienne broaddus. again, kids arent going to today, but if everything goes well, tomorrow. >> reporter: exactly. so not four days of missed school, john, five. sanjay was just talking about those high-quality masks. lets get right to this agreement. thats one thing teachers of the union here in chicago wanted. they wanted to make sure students were able to wear kn-95 masks. what we know about this agreement, the city has agreed to provide kn-95 masks to students and staff. it also has ...

To the honourable lady across the aisle earlier on. of course, mr speaker, we must wait for the outcome of the enquiry. but i will review what i have said. our political correspondent is with me in downing street. where have we gone too on the maths? figs me in downing street. where have we gone too on the maths?— me in downing street. where have we gone too on the maths? as ever these letters are something _ gone too on the maths? as ever these letters are something that _ gone too on the ma...

Talking fill bu-- filibuster, jt as you said, laura, exactly what these two senators oppose, kyrsten sinema and joe manchin. they believe legislation should be bipartisan as it passes through the senate. they are determined to support that, the 60-vote threshold they support which would require republican support for it to pass, and the pressure is mounting. the democratic leaders -- democratic caucus in the senate and members have been reading repeatedly with manchin and sinema to try to convin...

There threshold for delaying non-urgent surgeries, as the nation grapples with the still-rising flood of patients. and this morning, talks between the chicago teachers union and the school district are continuing as they work towards getting kids back in classrooms among this omicron surge. tomorrow, more than 330,000 students will be out of school for a fourth day if the two sides dont come to an agreement on covid protocols. city officials have already rejected most components of the latest ...