catching allies by surprise. and that's something obviously president biden did not take well to. we'll see how the world leaders receive him on the afghanistan withdrawal and other issues as well, jake. >> kaitlan collins traveling with the president in rome. thanks so much. here in washington, d.c., democrats bought themselves a little more time to work out their differences on the so-called build back better act. roughly $1.75 trillion in social safety net programs on everything from clean energy to universal pre-k to affordable housing. cnn's manu raju is on capitol hill where a brand-new self-imposed deadline for democrats yet again now looms. >> reporter: with president biden overseas, his agenda at home is stuck. months of democratic bickering over this strategy. ultimately forcing speaker nancy pelosi for the third time to delay a vote on biden's $1.2 trillion plan to pump money into public works projects across the country forcing an extension of highway programs until december 3rd and prompting anger in the