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Bill? >> yeah. so she was the last remaining democratic holdout. what they did was offer her a number of concessions. they agreed to move the carry provision, increased the drought provision, and also added a 1% excise tax on stock buybacks. with that the final bill has taken shape and includes a historic investment of climate change. as you mentioned, $369 billion. going to cap out-of-pocket prescription drug prices at $2,000, and it's going to expand these expiring obamacare subsidies that were expected to expire this fall. that was a huge priority for democrats. it's important they did have...

While. senator joe manchin had indicated he wouldn't support the climate provisions or the tax provisions that are in here. so senate democrats are excited to get this home before august recess. so those who are running for re-election could talk about this. >> a big turn around. and yes to a long day and yes to a long night too. >> that is right. >> thank you so much. so how far will this bill actually go to address the climate crisis? for that, let's bring in kim cobb, the director of the institute at brown for environment and society. kim, so good to see you. so, it is a big number. $369 ...

There's plenty going on at home, but we're going to be r gin a crucial test. voting is set today on the major economic and climate bill. the bill has the support of arizona senator kyrsten sinema who demanded several changes to the tax provisions, which she got. support is essential as senators pushed for passage under what we call a convoluted procedural passage. >> here's a snapshot. it includes $369 billion to combat climate change, the largest investment in u.s. history. it also gives medicare the power to negotiate some drug prices. it caps medicare out-of-pocket expenses at $2,000. and i...

Is a long day and evening and we'll keep an any on it as we move along. >> eat your wheaties and pace yourself. it is a long day. i hope you have comfortable shoes too. that is a must on capitol hill. >> a must, yes. >> very good. and in that live shot earlier, the lady in blue was senator tammy baldwin. we spoke with her last hour, she's leading this process today. all right. so, so far no republicans have expres expressed support for the inflation reduction act even though it includes some provision that's have been very popular with the gop in the past. and it is a big bill and i'll try to ...

>> the bill includes $369 billion to combat climate change, largest in u.s. history. it gives medicare the power to negotiate some drug prices. it caps medicare out-of-pocket expenses at $2,000 and extended affordable care act subsidies for three years. >> white house reporter kevin livtak looks at what it means. jess, i want to start with you because we have news breaking in the last five to ten minutes, which i think is a good harbinger for your next few days at the capitol, where do things stand for the key elements for this to move forward? >> reporter: phil, democrats getting good news fr...