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Back to that breaking news in negotiations on infrastructure. republicans saying no deal to biden's counterproposal which cut his original american jobs plan $500 billion. what's next? is there a way to move the agenda forward. joining me now, nbc news leigh ann caldwell. walk us through why republicans aren't bundle on this plan? >> >> the sticker price is one of the key sticking points, obviously. republicans opened their offer with $568 billion. the president came down to $1.7 trillion, as you mentioned. mitch mcconnell, the minority leader, had mentioned a couple weeks ago up to $800 billi...

Would make the bill better, frankly, but if we cannot find republican cooperation, we're committed to invest in a historic way in american infrastructure. >> from there now to nbc's monica alba for the latest on the stalled infrastructure talks. i know that the president was hoping to make significant progress by a week from monday, memorial day, does that seem realistic? >> it doesn't seem very likely, alex and exactly what senator kaine told you in that interview is the biggest clue because democrats are having that conversation, if we can't get any republicans onboard, what are our options....

Talk about this because negotiations are underway on capitol hill, for a new relief package for struggling families and businesses. this as democrats officially propose a 9/11-style commission to investigate the white house's coronavirus response. garrett tenney joins us live with the details. good morning, garrett. reporter: jillian, good morning to you. negotiations are continuing this weekend over additional funding to help small businesses impacted by this outbreak and that funding will be crucial for a lot of these businesses, because the administration says it is predicting the $350 bill...

Commission back in april project the that the deal would boost the u.s. economy by $68 billion, and would add 176,000 jobs, six years after taking effect. let's switch gears now and bring in msnbc meteorologist bill karins with a check of the weather. holiday travels arrived. >> it has. >> what are we looking at this weekend? >> the southeast, a couple of minor spots, some issues but nothing horrible. i don't think we will have a lot of cancellations or delays out there. and one of the stories has been the cold in the northeast, and it is still chilly this morning but the winds are not as ...

This is limited to riyadh. it will be 1.5% of the overall company. half a percent will go to saudi investors. they have until december 4th to make all of their decisions. the price on the 5th. we know the crown prince wants to get this out the door before the end of 2019 because it's been delayed several times. nothing you can't question at all about aramco. it's a profit machine. $68 billion for the first three-quarters of 2019, although that is slowing down from the pace we saw a year before. >> john, thank you. appreciate that. well, are people ready to flip over foldable phones? you rememb...