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>> chuck schumer says the bipartisan group is working on the final text of the bill. we're watching this very closely. what are the chances that this is going to get done? >> reporter: we're really expecting this to pass. it is a matter of when. look, this bill, it has a lot in it. it is filled with democratic priorities of this administration. bipartisan priorities, as well. you know, $550 billion is new federal funding included in this package. i want to talk a little bit about what is going to be in it. it would include $73 billion to rebuild the lelectrical grid. $65 billion to expand broa...

In this bill. $550 billion is new spending, 73 billion would rebuild the electrical grid. 66 billion in passenger and freight rail. there's a lot in this bill. i can go into more details but it's a lot of money that would fulfill a lot of priorities for this administration. the problem is chuck schumer says the language is not written yet. that's why they're working through the weekend. they will offer a finalized deal of a substitute amendment. look, he really laid it all out yesterday ahead of the vote to

Chuck schumer yesterday was incredibly hopeful that once things proceed and that text is done, they will be able to move forward with this. he said that because this is a bipartisan package, they have the votes for this to pass. take a listen while we wait right now for him, at what he said yesterday about this legislation. >> given the bipartisan nature of the bill, the senate should be able to process this legislation rather quickly. we may need the weekend. we may vote on several amendments. but with the cooperation of our republican colleagues, i believe we can finish the bipartisan infras...

>> sandra: another police chief standing off against policies. charleston's cop. first the senate begins debate finally on that $1 trillion infrastructure bill after weeks of bipartisan negotiations. 550 billion of which will be new federal funding. here is how the money will be sent, expand. $73 billion to rebuild electric grid, 66 billion for freight rails, 65 for broadband, 39 million to modernize public transportation. >> that shooting in charleston, south carolina, had left five people in bed, 22 of them are fighting for their lives. so far there is no public information on the possible s...

Bill text be released? that is the very significant here because this is going to be a massive bill, more than 1 -- about $1.2 trillion over 8 years, probably more than 1,000 pages, up to 2,000 pages of bill text. we've seen so far a 55-page summary, but the details here matter because ultimately, that could -- is what could become law. there will be an effort to amend this bill on the senate floor. once that bill text is released. but it's going to be difficult to do that, because in order to change the bill, most certainly it will require 60 votes to do that. that would mean there would be a...