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I cannot vote to continue with this piece of legislation. i just can't. i have tried everything humanly possible. i can't get there. >> you're done. this is a no? s >> this is a no on this legislation. i have tried everything i know to do. >> that's west virginia senator joe manchin putting an end to all the will he, won't he officially dealing a knockout blow to a signature part of the biden agenda. ending negotiations on the current version of the legislation that would have expanded the nation's social safety net. universal pre-k, health care subsidies, paid family leave. climate measures. ...

Minister for Finance and chair of eurogroup on bank notes, inflation and Omicron impact

Opportunity, framing this from an economic perspective as well. the president there, several times, talking about the jobs that this could create as he's selling those efforts. >> which is a consistent message for a whole host of things including in renewable energy. we'll see if that message holds and whether it moves people on capitol hill on other climate measures. still ahead, though, this hour, we continue to follow other stories including an unexpected turn in jury selection for the murder trial of the men accused of killing ahmaud arbery. defense attorneys now complaining that the jury ...

>> because we want to be able to breathe and we want to be able to lead the world. but the fact that china, china assert, understandably, a new role in the world as a world leader not showing up? come on. same with putin. he has serious, serious climate problems, and he is mum on willingness to do anything. i feel confident we're going to get done what we have to do at home. >> reporter: yet, at home, his party is still struggling to lock in the votes for mr. biden's "build back better" plan, which includes half a trillion dollars worth of climate measures. >> the white house knew exactly wher...

>> to be fair, you mentioned it, $550 billion, more than half a trillion dollars to climate measures. does a framework commitment to that though not a signed deal, signed legislation with the letter of the law, is that enough to convince world leaders that the u.s. can meet its commitments at this summit? >> i think that's a big question that is facing these world leaders. we'll see what they have to say about it when they're at this international climate conve conference. the white house wanted to say this is the standard the united states is setting and we want other nations to follow suit b...