at that point we'll see if they can get a deal. if not, they'll have to punt it and raise even more questions about whether this can get done. >> manu, thank you. let's go to the white house. phil mattingly, what are they thinking? this is an incredible moment that president biden obviously did not think would happen. and here we are where, if the president's own bipartisan bill fails, it will be because his own party voted it down. >> yeah, erin, the white house reps i've spoken to are keenly aware of the dynamics and the very high hurdle they're facing. they made clear no matter what happens tonight or tomorrow, negotiations will continue, they just don't have the option of giving up at this point in time. however, what we have seen, and manu alluded to it, a very urgent, real behind-the-scenes effort from president biden's top policy and legislative aff affairs officials to try to get to some agreement. the president at speaker pelosi's request, once she made clear she was going to make a very real push, the president dispatched his top policy deep