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Progress out of bipartisan infrastructure framework or rising inflation fears stop him from pushing forward on a budget reconciliation for two massive democratic spending plans. they may not need a single g.o.p. vote to pass trillions in new spending. white house correspondent kevin corke is tracking it. good evening, kevin. >> it's not exactly clear how the democrats will maneuver around the political roadblocks on capitol hill to forge ahead with a new massive spending plan but one thing definitely seems clear. the white house believes very strongly they're going to get what they want by the...

Deal and focuses on physical infrastructure. there was a time when something like this would check boxes on both sides and put a bow on it and gotten it done. will that happen this time? >> i sure hope so. a lot of it depends on how we pay for it. we feel like we have reasonable pay-fors. to your point, if i can get bridges in louisiana that cross the mississippi river and connect shreveport and lafayette, i'm doing my job and i hope we can get this across. >> martha: so give us a quick example of your pay-fors. we know the white house is very determined to raise taxes to pay for this. >> yeah...

Parties. the five republican and five democratic senators say they worked in good faith to form a realistic framework to modernize the country's infrastructure. now, they didn't offer specifics, but several sources tell cnn the package includes a total of $1.2 trillion of spending over eight years at a cost of $974 billion in the first five years and $579 billion in new spending. the plan includes no tax increases. with so many americans 12 and up at least partially vaccinated against covid, what does that mean for younger kids? we will see where the vaccine authorization process stands next...

1 billion covid-19 doses, bret? >> bret: all right, peter, thank you. the s&p 500 closed at new record. it was up 20. the dow gained 19. the nasdaq jumped 109. a bipartisan group of senators says it has reached an agreement on what it calls a, quote: realistic compromise framework to modernize the nation's infrastructure and energy technologies. a source familiar with the deal says it calls for $579 billion in new spending above the baseline for a total of 974 billion over five years and $1.2 trillion over 8 years. it calls for no tax increases. the group says it's working with the white house...

Of -- sorry, 1.043 trillion it's a baseline of 974 billion. that's a wonky thing to say but important because skets like the 974 billion number believe it's a significant cut in spending and why john boehner would have a real difficult time actually trying to do anything to replace the sequester. conservatives don't want a budget above that number. he said as much to david gregory today saying he sees no clear pathway. next week you will see the republicans write their budget for the rest of the year with the sequester in place and as things happen in washington, craig, as you know from your t...