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But we now have a new variant of the virus. we must therefore go into a national lockdown which is tough enough to contain this variant. that means the government is once again instructing you to stay—at—home. a rise in cases plunged the country back into a national lockdown. shops are bars and restaurants were forced to close once again. any festive cheer turned into a painful hangover. schools shut their doors. travel ground to a halt. office workers settled down in spare rooms and on kitchen tables, to work from home once again. and for those who couldn't, and extended furlough scheme h...

Economy and how it's doing is going to be front and center in the election next year? >> huge. the economy is always big, right? it's the number one thing that voters always talk about, no matter what color they are, no matter where they're from, no matter what their socioeconomic background, it is really important to voters. you can expect the administration to continue to push that the president is, like you just outlined in your intro there, has an economy that's trying to boom and figuring out, especially after and during a pandemic, which a lot of economic experts say is really impressive...

There, has an economy that's trying to boom and figuring out, especially after and during a pandemic which a lot of economic experts say is really impressive. so the more that they are able to sell that to people, make people feel that, i think that's where it really helps them when it comes to what is going to happen in november, because if they can tell people and make sure people feel those economic impacts at their kitchen tables, then that's when you really have a winning message there. >> all right. we will see how it plays out in the new year. eugene daniels, thank you so much. good to ...

Other big story on capitol hill, christmas, two days away and president biden's, one of his key priorities, stuck in limbo after senator joe manchin said no to build back better over the weekend, senate democrats wanted the hard infrastructure and human infrastructure. as we head toward a midterm year, what happens next could define the president's legacy. let's bring back sahil kapur and eugene daniels. sahil, biden's legacy doesn't have to be solely riding on this bill. getting hard infrastructure bill passed was huge. getting us through covid massive. >> stephanie, it's certainly true that ...

And restaurants were forced to close once again. any festive cheer turned into a painful hangover. schools shut their doors. travel ground to a halt. office workers settled down in spare rooms and on kitchen tables, to work from home once again. and for those who couldn't, and extended furlough scheme helped to prop up earnings. the scheme supported the wages of more than 11.7 million people and after it launched in march in 2020. but it came at a heavy price, and by the time the scheme was wound down in the summer it had cost more than £70 billion. but even then many firms feared it was bein...