i want to thank senator durbin, leahy, klobuchar warnock for people of done just amazingly steadfast work on voting rights. they and many more, including sediment manchin have been working overtime to crappy john lewis voting rights advancement act and find common ground with our republican colleagues. i know it has been an exhausting process but one that is so important. last night i began the process for the senate to hold the vote on the john lewis voting rights advancement act. it is a commonsense proposal to reinstate the preclearance provisions of the voting rights act which has had a long history of bipartisan support in the senate. elections are the wellspring of democracy but across the country are witnessing a coordinated assault on the right to vote and even on how elections are conducted tallied and decided. this is a true threat to the ultimate foundation of our democracy, a true threat. in the shelby decision, unfortunately, a conservative majority on the supreme court struck down the preclearance requirements, the heart of the voting rights act wrongly suggesting it wa

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senator klobuchar. reports indicate that nearly half of kids nine to 12, and a third of kids aged at seven to nine, use social media. platforms like facebook, instead, snap, tiktok, youtube. i don't think parents are going to stand by why while our kids and our democracy become collateral damage to a profit game. i heard last night marks a cupboards words to his earnings report. and while he may be out there playing the victim, at his 29 billion dollars quarter earnings report meetings, their true victims are the mom in duluth who can't get her kid off facebook made to do their homework. the dad losing a child to a snap feed filter. that measure their kid going 123 miles per hour, trying to beat the filter. or a child exposed to content glorifying and eastern disorder on tiktok. so, i have had a case right in my state -- two cases actually -- of the young people who got drugs through snap. i wanted to first start out with that, with you ms. stout. this is a story, ryan back gerson. he was suffering from

. >> we'll discuss it all this morning with senators amy klobuchar and bill cassidy. plus, our powerhouse round table. >>> plus, a grim milestone. america passes 100,000 deaths from drug abuse. this morning, we're in an american city hit hard by opiods, debating a controversial solution. >> announcer: from abc news, it's "this week." here now, george stephanopoulos. >>> good morning and welcome to "this week." as we come on the air this thanksgiving sunday, a new covid strain is raising alarms around the world. the omicron variant first discovered in southern africa has now spread across europe, to australia and hong kong. global markets plunged when the news broke. countries imposing new travel bans, the most restrictive in israel which has closed its borders to all foreigners for two weeks. in the u.s., new york's governor has already declared a new state of emergency. the big questions now, how dangerous is this new variant? will it evade our defenses? are new lockdowns coming as we approach the third year of this pandemic? we begin this morning with the president'

search klobuchar: ok. my work with the antitrus subcommittee takes me in related paths and i recently introduced is the bipartisan legislation and choice online act which with senator grassley and others who -- including senator bloomen that will who are co-sponsors of that legislation and it's focused only a gnarly problem, which is that you have platforms that are self referencing their own stuff at the top and taking, in some cases, data that they uniquely have on other products and making knockoff products and underpricing the competitors. ms. miller, they say youtube has made unfair demands on negotiations for caring the a.m. on ruku, including they the search results which is exactly what this legislation and gives roku access to youtube for nonpublic data. nonpublic data from ruku users. did youtube make these demands? >> senator, i am not involved in the negotiations with ruku. i know we've been having discussion with them for several months and we are trying to come with to a resolution, but i'm n

senator klobuchar: ok. i'll ask another question on the record because i know senator cantwell asked about work force and having the qualified people to do that and will ask you on the record. what steps have f.a.a. taken to establish international safety standards for foreign pilots and how will you ensure pilots and airlines are complying with those standards? mr. dickson: great question. we have spearheaded the implementation of a pilot training and licensing panel at the international civil aviation organization. we did that about two years ago. the f.a.a.'s chief scientist for human factors is providing leadership as well as one of our top training subject matter experts, and that group continues to work to this day. we also take what we have done in the u.s. with upset prevention and recovery training which is required for u.s. carriers now and then we are promulgating that around the world. and as i said, i had several bilaterals with my latin american counterparts last week. we will work with them t

. >> senator klobuchar. >> very good. thank you very much for your leadership on this issue and all of you for your work. i want to focus on the bipartisan legislation that senator grassley and durbin and others introduced with me and that would prevent dominant digital platforms from engaging in behavior that unfairly harms competition like relevant here, knocking off products sold on a platform. recent reports in places like the "wall street journal" have documented how amazon has picked knockoff products based on the data they get from innocent companies selling on the platform and of course it's a big platform in town. then, engages in a self prefacing of their own brand above other brands. mr. snowden,n, do you support legislation to make it illegal to use special access to online seller data to create copycat versions of popular products? >> p senator, this is an issue that i have members on both sides, so i am actually-- ill traditionally have not taken a stance on the competition issues and i will not-- i don't pl

. >> senator klobuchar? >> thank you very much, senator, for your long time leadership on this issue, and all of you for your work. i want to focus on bipartisan legislation that senator grassley and durbin and others introduced with me. and that would prevent dominant digital platforms from engaging in behavior that unfairly harms competition. like, relevant here, knocking off products sold on their platform. our recent reports in places like the "wall street journal" have documented how amazon has created knockoff products based on the data they get from innocent companies that are selling on their platform. and it is it is the pig platform in town. and then engages in self references of their own brands above others. do you support legislation in making it illegal to use special access to online seller data to create copy cat versions of popular products? >> senator, this is an issue that i have members on both sides. so i am actually -- i have traditionally not taken a stance on the competition issues. a

senator klobuchar is a leader on many issues. her colleagues looked to her for lowering the cost of prescription drugs, to how to get broadband to the country. senator klobuchar and i have been friends for a while. she knows how to make progress. [applause] romaine: we were listening to president biden speaking at an event in rosemount, minnesota. this is primarily to pitch his new bipartisan infrastructure law. you heard his comments there at the start about the school shooting we learned about a little bit earlier out in rural michigan, just a few miles north of detroit. we will keep an eye on what joe biden has to say, particularly about supply chain issues and other big risks facing the economy. that is ostensibly what we are covering right now here on this program. we want to continue with that conversation and focus more on supply issues, which have been a big part of the inflationary pressure we have seen this year. brian bork is the chief growth officer at seco logistics. brian, thanks for being here today. i think when w

here's minnesota senator amy klobuchar. >> are you confident it will get done before christmas? >> i am. if the republicans want to scrooge out on us and intrees people's interest rates and make it hard to make people's car payments, go ahead make that case. we're going to stop them from doing that. >> reporter: democrats must focus on their own party, negotiations have to satisfy democratic moderates who pushed back on the expense of climate, immigration and paid leave provisions. >> one of the reasons that inflation is going to get significantly worse is because of the greater spending we have through build back better. but thank got for senator manchin and senator sinema at this point, they may be the only -- the last line of defense on this thing. >> reporter: the spending plan relies on unanimous support from democrats, no republicans are on board with the price tag. let's break down some of what the plan includes. 450 million would head to job training for climate change careers, 150 million goes towards species protection, $150 billion in housing grants which would be ava

thank you. >> thanks, senator klobuchar. and again, i'd remind everyone you committed to provide the research you just referred to in your responses to senator klobuchar. and we'll look forward to receiving it within days or weeks, not months. and i particularly appreciate senator klobuchar's reference to creating liability as a strong incentive which would involve reform of section 230. >> and mr. chair, if i could put this letter from the parents into the record. >> without objection. >> thank you. >> we've been joined by senator cantwell remotely. >> mr. chairman, i would defer to my colleagues senator markey and senator baldwin. >> thanks very much. senator, markey? >> thanks, chairman, very much. the problem is clear. tech preying on teens and children to make more money. now is the time for the legislative solutions to these problems. and that starts with privacy. i've introduced bipartisan legislation to give children and teens a privacy bill of rights for the 21st century. today a 13-year-old girl on these apps has n

. >> and joining us now is democratic's senator amy klobuchar, she is chair of the senate rules committee who oversees the administering of elections and senator amy klobuchar you are also a member of the judiciary committee over at the justice department. is anyone interested in finding out what federal authorities are doing about phone calls like this? >> i am. and i have been using my position to push this out here. we cannot have a democracy if there are tax made on people like katie, who is a guardian of our democracy and secretary of state, i had a hearing in the rules committee, and we heard shocking testimony, not only from katy, who came out for the hearing, but also a guy in named al smith. he was a republican elected official in philadelphia whose family was threatened. this was a message saying the tell the truth or your three kids will be fatally shot. the names of the seven year old, 11 year old, 14-year-old all put out public that they are just a photo of their house. you know what lawrence, he's not running again and we heard from a conservative secretary of state in kentu

senator's manchin, king, king, durbin, klobuchar, leahy and more have all met with republicans to initiate a dialogue. and at every turn, we have been met with resistance. the, sole exception and ten months has been our colic the senator from alaska who voted in favor of advancing today's legislation. today i think her for working with us in good faith on this bill. but where is the rest of the party of lincoln? down to the last member of the rest of the republican conference has refused to engage, refused to debate even refused to acknowledge that our country faces a serious threat to democracy. madam president, the senate is better than this. a simple look at our history shows we are better than this. the same institution that passed civil rights legislation, the new deal, the greatest society the bills of m reconstruction should be more than capable of defending voting rights in the modern era. but anyone who has been here for more than a few years knows, the gears of the senate over the years the filibuster is used far more today than ever before. by some measures, ten times as much co

klobuchar: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from minnesota. ms. klobuchar: madam president, i ask unanimous consent that senators hoeven, murray, mcconnell and i be able to complete our remarks before the scheduled vote. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. klobuchar: senator hoeven and i are here to speak about the assistant secretary for the army of works, but i did want to thank senator murkowski for her well-reasoned remarks and for her willingness to go forward with this debate. this is a debate about fundamental voting rights. we may not agree on everything, but she wants to have the debate and that's all we're asking for. we're asking to move forward with this very important piece of legislation and if there's things people don't like, things they like, we can discuss it. this place has to start working. we need to restore the senate so we can debate the big issues of our time and i truly appreciate senator murkowski's willingness to do this today with her vote. madam president, i come to the floor briefly today to support michael

chair rosenworcel, let me take up where senator klobuchar left off on maps. when do you estimate that we're actually going to have new maps? >> thank you for the question, senator. i anticipated you might ask. and far too long the fcc has been working off maps that are not accurate, that overstate where broadband is in this country which means we don't send dollars to the right place. >> right. >> right after i took over, we got to work on this immediately. this summer, in early august, we produced the nation's best ever wireless maps. we worked with the carriers to build a prototype for the broadband data app. you can go on the fcc's website right now, look up your address, and you will find data that is light-years better than anything you might have seen from the agency before or anything you might get if you walked into a store and try to purchase a handset. that's because we required every carrier to use the same cell loading characteristics and propagation models. for the first time we have an apples to apples comparison. like i said, that's just a prot

senator hagerty is next. >> thank you, chair klobuchar. secretary adams, , i like to tun my next question steve. you voters tend to have more confidence in elections when the rules are set by members of their community? intercourse with local conditions and preferences, or when the rules are actually dictated and completely partisan fashion by washington politicians and bureaucrats? >> i can't say i have lived through that experience but i can tell you that i believe part of the reason we were able to produce this reform that got phrased in washington and around the country is because we were allowed to, because we were allowed to as a state, solve these problems for ourselves. , . they had more confidence in their county clerk. that does not surprise me. they know their county clerk. they go to church with them, budget bursary with them. that makes them likely are these policies will be supported by the people. they see people they know being the poll workers and county clerks. >> that makes complete sense. numerous polls show the overwhe

. >>> and joining us now is democratic amy klobuchar, oversees the administering of election. also a member of the judiciary committee with oversight jurisdiction over the justice department. is anyone interested in finding out what federal authorities are doing about phone calls like this? >> i am. and i have been using my position as chair of the rules committee to push this out here. we can't have a democracy if there are attacks made on people like katie, who is a guardian of our democracy as secretary of state. i had a hearing in the rules committee and we heard shocking testimony not only from katie, who came out for the hearing, but also a guy named al schmidt, who is a republican election official in philadelphia whose family was threatened. this was a message sent saying, tell the truth or your three kids will be fatally shot. the names of his 7-year-old, 11-year-old, 14-year-old all put out public. their address. a photo of their house. you know what, lawrence? he is not running again. and we heard from even a conservative secretary of state in kentucky who reported

so that the best and brightest, as senator klobuchar referenced, the individuals who can provide so much prosperity and create american jobs, will bring their talents and energies to this country, actually have an ability to remain here and make those contributions. it's across the board in achieving the goals of family unity, economic prosperity, and humanitarian relief. the opportunities are tremendous. they have existed for many, many years, and i do hope congress promulgates legislation for that enduring solution. >> yesterday, from that senate judiciary committee hearing. about 15 minutes left in the first segment of the "washington journal" today for this discussion about what changes to the immigration system do you support. later today, we'll be joined by democrat and republican members of congress. we're going to be joined by dina titus of nevada, democratic member, and mike burgess of texas, republican member. we'll also be talking about president biden's trip today to detroit to talk about electric vehicle investment and what the new bipartisan infrastructure law means for tho

chair rosen morsel let me take up where senator klobuchar left off on maps. when do you estimate that we're actually going to have o new maps? >> thank you for the question ti senator. i anticipated you might ask and that's a fair reason because for too long the sec has been working off maps that are not accurate over state where broadband is in this country which means we don't send dollars to the right places so i want you to know right after i took over we got to work on this immediately. and in the summer in early august he produced the nations bestever wireless maps . we worked with the carriers to build a prototype for the broadband data and you can go on the sec's website right now, look up your address and you will find data that is light years better than anything you might have seen from the agency before or anything you might get if you walk into a store and try to purchase a handset. that's because we required every carrier to use the same cell loading characteristics and propagation models so for the first time we have an apple to apples comparis

i guess the chinese have opened the chinese version but not require a chinese klobuchar. >> xi jinping has done many things but is not global trial.b they worry about that we seen a greater degree of secrecy. i think from their perspective and his perspective they suppress far fewer deaths than they were organized and they don't believe that the lack of cooperation is a problem they created this for domestic assumption for conspiracy against them. they see the opportunity. i don't think that they see as far as we can tell, we don't see this consideration that that is a huge air or the mistakes certainly for the audience that we have over 650 dead in the united states and the same in europe. >> let me continue the question of my own what your prediction for this pandemic when do you think, this is a two-part question when you think this will bee basically over and sees to be a pandemic. what arere the longer geopolitil consequences that we haven't discussed? >> i was hoping it would be the sheer but we may not be out of this for a couple more years in terms of the world. we're likely to

take a listen to this from minnesota senator amy klobuchar. >> the republicans want to scrouge out on us and increase people's interest rates and make it hard to make car payments, go ahead make that case. we will stop them from doing that. mike: congresswoman, how do you respond? congresswoman: she and the democrats are causing inflation and they are the ones that have put us such in debt and they should be responsible for debt sealing and they control the house and the white house and they have passed the bills putting trillions of dollars in debt. let them pass the debt sealing. >> hanukkah start tonight. christmas is 27 days out. what can be done for the supply chain crisis in the country? congresswoman: well, we need to get people back to work, bottom line and it is starting to ease a little bit but we need more truck drivers, we need people working at the ports unloading the containers and we need to clearly bring more manufacturing back to america. we've become too dependent on other countries especially china for many goods. that's why i introduced legislation before the pande

i had discussed with you the legislation that senator blumenthal and klobuchar and i had done and you said you wanted more time to work on that issue, so i wanted to see if you had taken the time to look at it and how you would, what possession you would take with that legislation andad if you had changes that you would offer to the legislation. i will say, senator blumenthal and i do think that this is an important one to move forward because it is imperative that we have a competitive marketplace. >> thank you for the question, senator. a strong bill and important and i will tell you why. in the very first senate hearing that i staffed, we looked at the ad marketplaces and this trade-off we will make sure that the apps in the marketplaces are safe and secure and that's why we need to protect the gardens but what we found admittedly was ten years ago the marketplace had been open for several years if that and not one had been removed for the failure to adequately protect geolocation information despite the problems on the hearings of the data. >> do you like the bill or not? >> of co

. >> some klobuchar's views may have been encased in a think i mentioned this and something you have written that i think us government actually beat the soviets in advance about the line. >> . >> it made things much more difficult in poland are chapters of ocular hungary. when it became clear the citizens of the countries had enough. and going to rise up and then to be too much for the communist client government to prevent from toppling them that is what the playbook had been for decades previously. >> always the red army and then we they were done essentially. and then even the strengthening of the public perception of germany and in berlin in the east that is what made it difficult and didn't even have an option at that point. but then the administration they think gorbachev had his hands tied. >> lessons for today. >> he is seated in berlin as we speak to something of a disappointment really. united germany is not the largest economy in europe yet despite significant progress to play a leading role many german policymakers continue to resist the responsibility that comes with su

it was organized by senator amy klobuchar who said focus on messaging overbilled back better. carley: the crisis meeting, a group of senate democrats met with pollsters and strategists to figure out how to move forward because the president's poll numbers are so low they worry it will affect their reelections and their races during the midterms. you had a great interview with the mayor elect of columbia, south carolina, a republican. columbia is a deep blue area. his opponent was endorsed by former president obama and lost to a republican which is exactly the feeling you get when you hear about the virginia race going to glenn youngin and democrats are holding these crisis meetings for a reason. todd: if biden didn't do anything over the course of the last 10 months his poll numbers would be through the roof yet what he did was regardless of whatever trump did even if it was a good policy biden said we need to undo this and that is what he did and as a result our country is an absolute mess right now. there's also a mess in the white house, vice president and president not see

amy klobuchar was there, i was there, and for some reason, eric paulson, the republican congressman who had voted against it decided to be there. when i talked, i said, well i don't deserve credit for this, i got there too late. let's just give credit to all the members of congress who voted on it. there's amy -- oh, eric didn't vote for it. hmm. anyway, amy. you're going to see republicans who are condemning the 13 that gave biden the victory. they're going to be out there groundbreaking. that's what i want to see. >> on the issue of inflation, the next step, the build back better agenda, joe manchin has been very concerned. yesterday he said by all accounts the record inflation is not transitory and instead getting much worse. from the grocery store to the gas pump, americans know the inflation tax is real and d.c. can no longer ignore the economic pain americans feel every day. do you think manchin will be there when joe biden wants him to be there for the rest of his agenda or does this mean manchin is getting cold feet? >> he blows hot and cold, mainly cold, but i think he will be

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among the field i action thought beto o'rourke, kamala harris and klobuchar were among the top perspectives candidates for the democratic party. i think she is completely screwed the pooch because she doesn't stand a chance she can't really be vice president now we know there's no way she could take the task of becoming president. tammy: there are going to be changing anything so everyday will have a new surprise. thank you, stick around the big four is next. ♪ hi, my name is sam davis and i'm going to tell you about exciting medicare advantage plans that can provide broad coverage, and still may save you money on monthly premiums and prescription drugs. with original medicare, you're covered for hospital stays and doctor office visits. but you have to meet a deductible for each, and then you're still responsible for 20% of the cost. next, let's look at a medicare supplement plan. as you can see, they cover the same things as original medicare, and they also cover your medicare deductibles and co-insurance. but, they often have higher monthly premiums and no prescription drug coverage. no

minnesota senator amy klobuchar said that she was confident that the bill will be finished before the christmas holiday. >> when i look at this drama in the next month. i break it down into a mini series and the first part is the defense bill and a bridge to the budget. second thing, the debt ceiling, the 3rd, as i mentioned, voting rights fundamental. and finally, what we just talked about the build back better a little less talk and a lot more action. >> the senate is expected to take up a social spending bill that passed the house earlier this month, democrats will likely tweak the original version of the bill that was passed by the house today is the start of the jewish holiday hanukkah, also known as the festival of lights. the holiday kicking off at sundown and will last for 8 nights. it's held to commemorate the rebuilding and the rededication of the jewish temple that came after could be in victory over syria today, vp kamala harris in the second gentleman doug emhoff celebrating the holiday. he posted this tweet with the caption that said, quote, from our family to yours. hap

senator klobuchar. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. welcome, secretary. in the nine months since your confirmation as secretary of the department of homeland security, you faced a series of unprecedented challenges from addressing the threat of domestic terrorism and cybercrime to major challenges on our border during a global pandemic to welcoming thousands of afghan refugees and helping them find a home. i don't think anyone here believes that this is an easy portfolio. i remember president obama saying that when he first got into office and was asked about a series of challenges that he confronted. so i want to thank you for your willingness to serve and the men and women of your department for the work that they do. i want to actually start with a positive topic, and that is the work that you and your crew have done in opening the land and air entry across our northern border for vaccinated visitors, an issue i've long been working on as head of the u.s.-canadian interparliamentarian group in the senate. i can tell you there were a lot of people celeb

senator amy klobuchar was big in this. she and i have been friends for a while. she knows how to work a common sense the aisle and make progress. it's a big deal. [applause] not only do one of her colleagues call her for advice but her president calls her for advice. you know that is true. senator tina smith. she's making sure that minnesotians and all americans get access to high speed internet. senator smith is making sure that the infrastructure and build back better investments are going to help fight the causes and the effects of climate change. [applause] representatives angie craig, who i'm going to ride home with, she's going to get on air force one when we go back -- she had a better means of transportation. all kidding aside, we've worked in the infrastructure law. she constantly reminds us that it's places like dakota county, connecting people to jobs and opportunities. that's why angie has been a champion of schools like dctc. investments in roads and bridges and high speed internet. representative steve phillips. where are you? dean from the very beg

amy klobuchar laid it out on abc this morning. >> i break it down into a mini series. the first part is the defense bill, and a bridge to the budget. vast majority of senators support that, we'll get that done. second thing, the debt ceiling. if the republicans want to scrooge out on us and increase people's interest rates and make it hard to make car payments, go ahead, make that case. we are going to stop them from doing that. finally, what we just talked about, the build back better bill. we can get this done. >> the rules committee chairwoman there talking about this as a mini series while she and other democrats hope they can get to the finale in time. she went on to talk about their voting rights legislation, something she has beenworking on, it is important to the democratic party. the democrats are hoping to finish while they still control the house, the senate and the white house before mid terms kick into high gear. we also have items that need to be passed on a bipartisan mapper. the defense bill, the military funding bill they pass every year and making sur

you compare how a chuck todd interviews me, versus how he interviews amy klobuchar. gives her softball questions, sits back, letter talk for two or three minutes, uninterrupted. mean, he starts out with an incredibly biased piece, asking me obnoxious questions, won't listen to my answers, interrupts me. it's hard answering a question or being interrupted. it's hard to maintain a line of reasoning. >> is very difficult. i experienced it firsthand, so maybe i'm sensitive to it. but just ask the viewers, pay attention to the difference between -- on a sunday show how the sunday show host interviews a democrat senator versus a republican. it's almost night and day. >> but being as tough questions is not a problem. sen. johnson: but would you let me answer them. >> when you had cnn and the washington post and others come out with bases conspiracy theories, and then i called and contacted many of those rioters who say you have to have clarification. but the senator, quoted me accurately, i did not say i saw a certain group there, i said ice her mind it was a certain group

senator sinema has been a real leader in trying to get us to the finish line along with senator klobuchar, senator schumer, others on all sides of the party. it took a little longer to get that across the finish line. i think this bill will pass the house when the pass comes back. i'm sure the senate will make changes. that's the way the legislative process works. we're going to get a very strong version of this bill, through the house, through the senate, to the president's desk and into law. again, it's because the american people need help with basic expenses. this bill cuts the cost of child care in half, in half, for middle class families. that's one of the main pain points in their budget. i think this bill is gaining momentum. we're going to get to work for the american people. >> i want to ask about one thing that came up in the climate summit t. united states was notably absent from signing on to a pledge to phase out coal. we joined india and china among countries that did not sign that pledge. there's been some reporting -- it's one of those source, not on-the-record sources, t

anthony fauci over concerns about the new covid-19 variant, plus exclusive interviews with senators amy klobuchar and bill cassidy about the economy and the very busy agenda for congress for the rest of the yar. >>> now to another story we're following this morning, new reports of flash mob-style robberies of major retailers, the latest in minneapolis after a string of these smash and mercndisfr smash-and-graorts fra lapd officers went on citywide tactical alert friday placing more officers near retail stores. it comes after a disturbing string of highly orchestrated and sometimes violent heists nationwide. just on black friday robbers targeting a high-end store in the melrose area and a home depot near los angeles. a group of about 30 thieves striking this minneapolis best buy on black friday. >> it's frustrating, because i know people are just trying to take advantage of the fact it's black friday weekend. >> reporter: that retailer taking a major step to fight back writing in part, they are working at the federal level to pass a law that would make the online reselling of these stolen goods mu

last month to proceed either to the freedom to vote act, which i'm a proud co-sponsor along with amy klobuchar, joe manchin, and others, and also the john lewis voting rights bill. we can get no republican support on the freedom to vote act. one republican senator, lisa murkowski, has been willing to proceed to the john lewis bill. so we are now having very intense discussions among democratic senators, that basically all start with this proposition. we can't let this drop, if the republicans are going to filibuster, that still can't be a reason for a democratic majority to give up. senator schumer is very focused on getting something done on this before the holidays, and we're looking for a path restore the senate so we can do it. >> well, senator tim kaine, lots of optimism coming from you today about getting at least progress on the democratic agenda. thanks very much for being with us. >> you bet. have a great thanksgiving. >> you too. i was just going to say, a happy thanksgiving to you and your family. >> and the booster battle, the push to make a third dose available to all. that's next

minnesota senator amy klobuchar are said on abc's this week. she's confident the bill will be finished before christmas. when i look at this drama in the next month. i break it down into a mini series. >> and the first part is the defense bill and a bridge to the budget. second thing, the debt ceiling, the 3rd, as i mentioned, voting rights fundamental. and finally, what we just talked about the build back better a little less talk and a lot more action. congress is set to return back to work this week after the thanksgiving break and are expected to take up the social spending bill. some democrats into it will be tweet from the original version passed by the house. >> sports is up next. the niners have a big showdown at levi's stadium against the vikings. >> sports director jason dumas has the highlights. plus the warriors taking on the clippers in la la land. >> and now kron 4 sports. >> today was essentially a playoff game at levi's stadium. 2 teams identical records fighting for one of the final nfc playoff spots. >> yeah. i know there's st