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Signing on. i don't know if i believe that. sahil kapur has been all over this. according to what you have learned, is mcconnell really going to give biden a win? like let's be clear, the vote that has happened already is just procedural. the text hasn't even been written yet. he's got all sorts of outs. >> that's right, stephanie. it is for real in the sense that mitch mcconnell is not working to kill this deal. that is according to many republican sources we've talked to. it is also true according to some democrats who are surprised by the fact that he's voting to move forward with this deal...

Could represent a seat change and where we thought we were the virus. what do you make of it? >> let's be clear, i haven't seen the slides that jasmine referred to, but i have seen her report. and the concerning factor is first that we are pretty sure it's more transmissible and that people who are vaccinated can transmit. that means they've generate a lot of virus and can put it out into the environment as an arrow vessel. that's very concerning. wearing a mask would do two things, protect you if you are an infected, but protect others if you are infected and the and -- asymptomatic. that see...

The largest federal investment in public transit. talking about the fact that this is the largest bridge investment since the interstate highway system. the president in the statement last night said this is the largest, most significant investment in infrastructure in nearly a century. let's be clear, brianna, a lot still remains to be done. this bill is not yet written fully into legislative text and there's delicate political dynamics within the democratic party that could threaten to up end this bill. we saw yesterday after this deal was announced, one of the key negotiators on this bill s...

Have been burning all around the state. there's no reason why the bay area might not be the next tinderbox to explode with just the right spark, i'm sorry to say. how confident are you that the infrastructure package will address some of your constituents concerns with the possibility, let's be clear, of wildfires breaking out in some of the most industrial and important parts of the bay area in terms of its economy? >> joshua, i'm very concerned for the bay area and as you know, the reason that these fires are so dangerous is that we have hotter and drier weather. the biggest thing we need to...

And there's no reason why the bay area might not be the next tinder box to explode with just the right spark, sorry to say. how confident are you that the infrastructure package will address some of your constituents' concerns with the possibility, let's be clear, of wildfires breaking out in some of the most important parts of the bay area in terms of its economy? >> the reason these fires are so dangerous is we have hotter and drier weather. the thing we need to do in the reconciliation bill is tackle the climate, and we need federal funds to make sure we have the appropriate response to mak...