senator joe manchin has suggested that he could only support a $1 trillion to $1.5 trillion plan. house speaker nancy pelosi rejected his call for a strategic pause on moving forward with an evenly divided senate, democrats can't lose a single vote on the bill. latest restrictions on voting are now law in the state of texas and that is just one of several controversial issues that have republican governor greg abbott losing support. ed lavendera has more. >> reporter: last year about 127,000 people cast their presidential ballots at drive-thru voting locations in harris county. it was an idea born out of the pandemic and celebrated by local election officials as a secure way of making voting safe and convenient. >> you are more likely to be struck by lightning thank you are to experience mail ballot