And hours long session on the critical measure that could pave the way for President Bidens 1. 9 trillion relief package. Jillian Griff Jenkins has a breakdown, you always win. Reporter more exciting than watching the super bowl you can watch your senate hard at work on votearama. Theyve been at this since 2 30 p. M. Yesterday. It is a timehonored tradition where the Minority Party forces the Majority Party to endure endless amendments putting senators on the record. Any senator can offer an amendment to the Budget Measure and so far 850 have been filed and as we have seen overnight more than 30 reached a roll call voice vote on the floor. Unclear when the ends. We are told maybe in an hour or so. We will keep you posted. Some amendments pass, others fail. When it did pass, senators todd young, proposal to block Illegal Immigrants from getting stimulus checks. It was adopted but 42 lawmakers voted against it and some of the issues which range from tax increases on Small Businesses to t
Alexandria ocasiocortezs revelation. Vaccinated at your local pharmacy . The new white house plan tonight to increase the number of shots to americans. Reversing trumps hardline immigration policies. President biden aims to reunite families separated at the border. Women and the pandemic. In our series, we look at the economic toll. A shesession. Why more women are leaving the workforce than men. Putin, the poisoner. Protests tonight as Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny lashes out at the russian president after hes sentenced to prison. Leaving in his prime . The Surprise Announcement about amazons founder, jeff bezos. And, plot twist how this group of women in a smalltown book club banded together to vaccinate their community. This is the Cbs Evening News with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonell good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. There are several major headlines as we come on the air tonight, including former President Trump la
Lawrence it is 8 00 a. M. On east coast, friday, march 15th. This is fox and friends. We begin with fox news alert. Waiting on decision for the d. A. And her fate in the georgia case. Brian hamas reportedly presenting proposal to Trade Hostages for prisoners. We are happy to receive some response from hamas, weve been waiting for a while. Ainsley and fox weather alert. Several reported tornados ripping through ohio, indiana and kentucky, leaving a trail of destruction. Steve so sad. Remember mornings are better with friends. Ainsley a judge is expected to decide very soon on whether d. A. Fani willis will be removed from former President Trumps Georgia Election case. Lawrence here with perspective, former federal prosecutor hayes. It is clear they lied to the court, what do you expect a judge to do . I hope what the judge does is disqualify fani willis and the whole office, that is what should happen. The judge said before the hearing began, standard he was going by was appearance of i
griff jenkins is live in washington with the very latest. hi, griff. good morning, ashley and cali vice president harris, remember ,is tapped as the border czar in march of last year. since then, she s vowed to get to root causes, blame the trump administration and most recently declared the border was, quote, secure. now she s slamming gop governors like and santos. where the ceo of one of the overwhelmed shelters is defending the bussing, saying, yes, i m not aware of anyone being placed on a bus to new york who did not want to go there. obviously, we need a well coordinated federal solution to this problem. but so far , no one from washington has asked our opinions. and according to a shelter worker there in el paso, the worst is yet to come. we have reached over capacity, so we ve had to overflow from the hospitality standpoint. with the migrant situation, it s hard to tell them he we don t have beds right now. i know we re still expected to get more because they re p
harris: she is a doctor and we have time to find out. [laughter] okay come americans are getting crushed as inflation hits its highest level in 40 years. now, they are turning to a last resort. long lines are back at food banks around the nation. in these images are so importunate. working americans finding it harder and harder to see their families now relying on handouts for the very first time. food banks are struggling to keep up with soaring demand, especially since federal programs are giving less food to distribute. and with the price of gasoline nationwide surging to $5 in june, it is harder than ever to make ends meet. it s come down a little bit smooth but the pressure point on our pocketbooks is high. and local charities come as you can see the largest food bank in houston is now handing out 600,000 pounds of food every day, that is up from 50,500,000. before we get lara trump s thoughts on all of this come i want to pause the show for a moment to tell you how yo