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Tabulating election votes. the language written in the 135-year-old law. it was the centerpiece of what donald trump tried to get mike pence and a handful of republican house allies to do back on january 6th. this one looks like it might get to the finish line. my question is, can murkowski really get to ten republicans? >> that is the big question. right now nine republicans involved in this effort. that's one short of what they need. and keep in mind donald trump came out and put out a statement against this. that could also be a road block. my question is how hard does joe biden lean into t...

Transportation secretary pete buttigieg. thank you so much. i'm sorry for the sort of abrupt disruption. thank you for rejoining us. >> thanks for having me back. i'm glad i was able to be with you it reminds me why i love working for this president. he is so focused on what's actually working for the american people. looked america in the eye, talked about why the plan is working, vaccines up, cases down, unemployment down, business confidence up. acknowledging we have a long way to go and work ahead, which is why things like the american jobs plan matter so much. >> one of the things -- i do...

>> i want to turn infrastructure before we go live to president biden who will be making remarks in delaware but very quickly have you been in touch with the transportation systems that made news this week, the mta or ferry system in massachusetts? >> so the department's in regular contact with all transit agencies and making sure they get the support they need and it is again yet another example of the concerns that are out there. it is a good thing that these agencies are not necessarily owned and operated by the federal government but we have been to do everything we can as an agency to hel...

Related to the death of a black man after his arrest by troopers in louisiana. the death of ronald greene adding new urgency. senator cory booker, one of the negotiators negotiating the bill, expressing his optimism earlier today. >> i wouldn't have a negotiating partner in tim scott if mitch mcconnell didn't believe that that is something that we should be at the table trying to work through. there are a lot of people who know the crisis we have in this country. the federal government has a responsibility, i believe, to deliver substantive, meaningful police reform. and now to expand for yo...

Saying on smack back on the party establishment for the way they treated him in august or the way he felt he was treated. this is something republicans need to get used to because this is the first taste of it. there's going to be more of this. you think infrastructure discussions are going to go the way the gop wants it to go? he's got leverage with democrats. he knows he can go and make the deal with them at the end of the day and he sat in that meeting and he listened to everybody, and it was very clear as reported the congressional teams were like, okay, we'll just agree to disagree. and t...