>> greetings, you're watching symone. senators working at this hour, as democrats push to pass the inflation reduction act of 2022. what will it take to cross the finish line? we'll have the latest from the senate floor. and we're talking to senator brian schatz about how everything is going down. plus wnba superstar britney griner was sentenced to nine years in a russian prison. russia said they're ready to talk about a potential prisoner swap. but can let me imprudent be trusted? the white house says they're dedicated to bring brittany home, but how long could all the stake? also, i don't know about you, but this monkeypox outbreak is setting me down a rabbit hole. how is it transmitted? how concerned should we be? and who needs vaccine protection the most? stick around, because i need some answers, and we're getting to the bottom of it all. i'm symone sanders, and i have something to say.

don't look down. don't make any sudden moves. because we are almost at the end of a legislative tightrope, y'all. senators are putting in some extra hours this weekend. they're working to get democrats, health care, climate, and deficit reduction package across the finish line. the parliamentarian approved key components of the bill just hours ahead of when the senate is expected to debate it on the floor. it will take all 50 democratic votes and a tie breaker from vice president harris for the inflation reduction act to pass the senate. what does that mean to you? it means medicare can negotiate prescription drug costs. with an out of pocket cap at $2,000 for seniors. it means lower aca health

premiums. it means lower energy costs, and the reduction of carbon emissions by 40% in the next eight years. it also lowers the deficit by hundreds of billions of dollars, which will be crucial to fighting inflation. how is all this possible? this is one of only two times per fiscal year that the senate can pass a funding bill with 51 votes. here are two very different takes of the bill from senate minority leader mitch mcconnell and democratic senator elizabeth warren. take a listen. >> democrats want to go through hundreds of billions of dollars in tax hikes and hundreds of billions of dollars of reckless spending, and for wet? for a so-called inflation bill that will not meaningfully reduce inflation at all? and will actually make inflation worse in the short-term. >> today's a day when the republicans are saying no, no, no. and the democrats are saying, we're not listening to you or know, we're moving forward. we're moving forward on climate. we're moving forward on the

cost of prescription drugs, and we're moving forward on making billionaire corporations pay. >> all right, here to talk about what's next in legislation is nbc news congressional reporter, julie tsirkin. welcome to you, julie. fill us in. what is exactly happening on the hill right now? what lies ahead for the bill? >> yeah, i think everyone's annoyed with me for asking what's happening, what is the update? i just asked majority leader schumer when he's going to get a update on the timing, because we're waiting for the congressional budget office to score the bill, and make sure that it takes away from the deficit as much as the deficit as democrats say it will. we're also waiting for an updated text of the bill after the parliamentarian has scrubbed the bill, which means the republicans and democrats present their arguments, and then they say, this is possible, this is not. most of the bill remains intact. there's one issue on medicare where those who are private employers, who get their insurance through their

employer, which is most americans, in this country, they're not going to get as much of that inflationary rebate as seniors who qualify for medicare will. now, the next processes on this bill is a little up in the air. we're going to go through what we got through a vote-a-rama. that's because republicans, because it's a bill that requires a simple majority to pass, they're able to bring up any amendment they want, as much as they like to. we anticipate a long night ahead. with the motion to proceed -- all 50 democrats, including senator sinema are expected to support. it >> so as of now, julie, democrats do have the votes. but how confident are the senators you have spoken to? >> they're really confident. they're confident this is going to get across the finish line. the one thing democrats are trying to do is keep everyone in check. you heard from senator warren,

there's changes they'd love to make to the bill negotiated in private, but to get to 50 they're going to have to make significant cuts to it they envisioned in this package. this isn't build back better. this doesn't have childcare, universal pre-k, college -- community colleges and other provisions that other democrats wanted in build back better bill. whether doing now is trying to make sure that all they stay in line, and don't vote for any amendments. but bernie sanders -- other senators do want to bring some of those things up. so we'll see how it shakes. out >> all right nbc's julie tsirkin, thank you very, very much. i want to bring in brian schatz of hawaii. we're gonna talk about the marathon weekend that's expected to culminate with the passage of the inflation reduction act. welcome to you senator. first, i'm wondering can you give us a sense of what's -- when americans are going to

feel the effects of this bill, because i'm claiming it's going to pass, and whatever democrats doing to get the message out? >> i think this is one of the most significant pieces of legislation we've had, not only in this congress, i've been in the senate for ten years, this might be the most important bill that we've passed. we're going to reduce the cost of prescription medicine for tens of millions of americans. with a -- annual cap on co-pays, after 20 or 30 years of talking about it, having medicare negotiate the price with a pharmaceutical companies. for me, the reason i came to the united states senate, was for climate action. this gets us 40% emission reductions in eight years. that's extraordinary, we're going to see that almost immediately. the investment tax credit, the production tax credit, the work on environmental justice, the work on climate smart agriculture. really a bill that we can all be proud of. usually, a bill this big has some stickers in it.

but almost every provision of this bill is something that i think we can all be proud of, and i'll be excited about. think we can all be >> viewers g senator chuck grassley on the screen next to you. a group of senate democrats, including you, have tweeted that you will all vote no on any amendments to the inflation reduction act. you said even for the stuff that you like. talk about the strategy there. chuck grassley is standing up there, presumably proposing an amendment. >> look, this gets a little in the weeds. it's important for everyone to know. this was a delicate compromise. let's take an example. let's say you added the childcare provision, which i tried to fight for, and i absolutely support. if we had a successful amendment added childcare to it, then we would probably lose three democratic votes, and not be able to pass it in the end. or, if we passed an ugly title 42 immigration related provision, which i would oppose,

but if that passed, then suddenly we would be able to pass it for other reasons, because we would lose at least menendez, cortez,, martin heinrich and others. this is a delicately negotiated compromise. there's lots of things i would put in it, and other things i would remove a road it myself. to get to 50, we had to get this finally calibrated thing. the other thing to point out is, look, vote-a-rama is unique in the following way. we have a bill, and they have one objective and one objective only. which is to kill it, and they're gonna kill it with amendments. so they're vermont to oppose all the amendments. >> senator, i want to play -- i want to ask you a question really quick, about what you just mentioned, childcare provisions. you said you would support them in the bill, they're not currently in the bill. we know there's not gonna be another reconciliation process before the end of september. how are lawmakers like yourself going to address the child tax credit, childcare, elder care,

that are not in this bill before the end of the year? >> well there's a bunch of things that are not in the bill that i love. for instance, i'm the chair of the transportation housing and urban development subcommittee. i really care about the housing piece that didn't make the cut. look, lots of things don't make the cut when you are not major legislation. this is not build back better. the way i look at this is i don't compare it to the bill that was introduced, or contemplated a year and a half ago. i compare it to where we were two weeks ago, which is, we were about to get nothing. and now, we're about to get not just something, but something extraordinarily significant for millions and millions of americans. the first major climate action that the federal government has really ever taken. >> i agree with you, there. i think the people want to see something else, in terms of, at least the child tax credit for the end of the year. i want to play something for you. this is republican senator lindsey graham's comments. this is what he said yesterday about what folks can expect from senate republicans once

the bill hits the floor. take a listen to this. >> so what will the bill be like? it will be like how. they deserve this. as much as i admire joe manchin, and for standing up to the radical left at times, they're empowering legislation which will make the average person's life more difficult, at the time they can afford higher gas taxes -- the incentives to do so or gone. i'm hoping we can come up with proposals that will make sense to a few of them, and they will abandon this jihad, the tax and spend. >> now about 95% of senator graham just said is a lie. and not to mention islamophobia, to be honest. senator, how do you triangulate against stuff like this? the fact that republican senators are going on television, lying about what's in this bill, what's getting

lost in the noise? >> well, i guess my own view of this is that we are winning the argument. the stuff in this bill is massively popular. especially the prescription drug piece. but also making billion dollar corporations pay their fair share. and climate action is popular, although even if it weren't, i think it's necessary to do because we're in a planetary emergency. look, lindsay's going to talk, all these people are gonna threaten, but the only thing that matters is in the next 24 hours, we are going to pass this bill on the united states senate. i'm confident it will be passed in the house. we're going to have a law. and that really won't matter either one of us said during the press conference. it matters what we enact for the american people. this is one of the most significant pieces of domestic social policy that we have passed in a generation. >> senator, brian schatz, thank you very very much for your time. we're gonna continue to monitor what's going on in the senate, and we're gonna bring you any updates when they happen. coming up, it has been a big week for democrats, right? from the senate bill, to the

jobs report, to abortion rights in kansas being upheld, and the strike that took it a top al-qaeda leader? has a planning in the midterm protections? we'll get to it. later what you should know about the monkeypox emergency. it will have a lightning round on everything from the risks to how it spreads. and, what we should all be doing to stay safe. but first, my colleague richard louis is here for today's other top news stories. richard, when you got? >> some on a very good saturday to you. president biden tested negative for covid today for the first time since his rebound case. his physician say he will remain in isolation until receiving a second negative test. that could be as early as tomorrow. it is day three of cpac in dallas. former president trump will give closing remarks in about two hours. conference test shuns so far also included messages from conspiracy theories and election deniers. another highlight to watch today, the cpac straw poll which listed favorite gop names

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making news. we've got the fight for women to able to make decisions about their own bodies, and a lot. more so course we need a political panel. they join us now to make it make sense. luke broadwater is a congressional reporter for new york times. gracie colbert is the founder of black women media views. and jim jordan is a political government affairs consultant. welcome to you all, i'm happy you are here. there is lots of news today. look, i want to start with you because you're just gonna lay it out for the viewers. you've been covering congress for a while. did you ever think we would see the state with this bill? >> well, i think you have to give chuck schumer a crack ton of credit. i mean he bought some tremendous headwinds to bring the steel together and i think most people have the biden agenda was dead in the water in many months ago.

that it could not be resurrected. and he secretly or quietly adopted a strategy of going one-on-one with these two senators, kyrsten sinema and joe manchin, and securing these deals with them individually. and then he waited until they had secured bipartisan bill after bipartisan bill two nouns the reconciliation to deal, totally catching republicans off-guard and by surprise. and so i think that, you know, if you had asked me six months ago they have a reconciliation bill, i would say no way. but here we are. they brought it home. >> i mean, i'm with you. i was thoroughly surprised, to say the least. this has been a big week for democrats but i think president biden especially. you have additional 528,000 new jobs added to the economy. you've got the additional victories against al-qaeda, the

passage of the chips act, the pact act, gas prices keep dropping. you know, my question to you is how can my former colleagues capitalize on this? like how would you talk about this to your followers? what are you telling the people? >> well, simone thank you for having me. the thing about democrats is they have always had the receipts, and what president biden and the democrats have been trying to accomplish is truly unprecedented. particularly with a 50/50 senate. whether republicans have the advantage of is the rhetoric, and that is one gets their base activates. lindsey graham talking about the jihad, that is a blast from the past. and they're saying trans bathrooms, and people freak out, and they run to the ballot booths. so democrats really have to do to capitalize off of this is to understand that people have to hear the receipts, and they have to hear how these initiatives are going to impact their lives. because they're feeling the pain at the pump in the gas prices are going down, but they have to understand that these investments in admissions, in our climate, in our energy and

our health care are going to tangibly benefit their lives. and if they go with republicans, they're gonna be turning the car around in the wrong direction. >> that sounds like a midterm message to me let's talk midterms okay. a lot i wanna play some sound for you from carey. like folks at home, this is the republican name nominee for governor in arizona. take a listen >> i wanna bring the republican party together. i mention that earlier. we are one big happy, sometimes not dysfunctional family, but we can come together. >> now jim, makary lake is an election denier, okay. republicans who deny the validity of the 2020 election, who won't answer questions about it, that's ratios. how do folks like carey lake, the election deniers and in the republican party come together with the republicans who have at least accepted the reality of 2020. like, make it make sense for me. what is going on? >> while the sense is that they don't. if you saw what jerry lake lost

to -- it was in the phoenix suburbs where suburban women who have a problem with trump anyway, and trump's people, have basically rejected him in his candidates. so i don't see a pass path to gerry lake winning whatsoever. i think rob robson will probably do it she needs to do to stay in a good base of support. and they cheat is gonna go out there in the rallies with lake at all. i mean, frankly people like carey lake scare me to death. i mean, that should not be the face of our party. and so, i mean, the bottom line is that i think arizona republican parties are going to take a beating in november. i might go so far as to say a bloodbath. they have got three trump candidates that are election deniers, and. so >> that is a lot for you to say, jim. people at home should know, jim is a real republican. i know real republicans, and jim is a real republican. so for you to say that, jim, i don't take that lightly. >> i appreciate that, simone.

by the way can legit relations on your. win >> thank you very much. >> it's been a very difficult year for those kinds of republicans and i will tell you that, if trump gets in before the midterms. first of all, i think it will be an absolute admission that he is losing a grip on the party because he is trying to chase people out before anybody gets in. and i also think it is going to be a disaster along with the abortion ruling which i know it will talk about in a few minutes. with suburban women. and people get on me for harping on that. those are the voters that are going to make a difference. ron brownstein had an incredible article this week in the atlantic about how they will be the decision makers in this election. and if republicans don't why it's up and start paying a little bit more attention, we are going to get our clock cleaned. >> i think one of those issues where that is showing up as abortion. and particularly voters in kansas, they overwhelmingly move to keep abortion rights in the state constitution. meanwhile, you've got in the

end of state legislature who passed a near total ban on a woman's rights to make a decision about her own bodies. this is really the first of its kind to be passed after the reversal of roe. so, luke, my question to you is what are congressional republicans saying when asked about that gap between, essentially what voters want and what lawmakers are imposing on them. >> well, i think if you talk to them honestly, they will admit that the party went too far on abortion and some of them, you can watch closely. they started to change their rhetoric summoned they are starting to emphasize things like exceptions, because some of these bills, and some of the states are saying we're about banning abortion with no exceptions whatsoever. and so, i do think you are seeing a softening of the republican party after that kansas vote. and they have, i think realized that this is dampening their

chances in the midterms. there is a lot of people, democrats, but independents and some republicans to, who don't want this sort of hard rate stance on abortion. and were motivated to go through the polls. so, house republicans have been counting on sweeping in with this big wave, and then also taking back the senate, and now you are seeing people like mitch mcconnell say, well maybe we will hold the senate and maybe we won't. i think they realize that their election chances have been damaged by abortion. >> i mean, we see, i think luka makes a really important point. from my perspective, so my republican friends, they were not running on finding doctors and jailing doctors, or forcing ten-year-olds to have babies by their rapist. but that is exactly what is happening. are the people that you are speaking with on the regular, are they alarmed by this at all? >> actually, i don't think that

there is enough alarm of what is happening. to your pony point, simone, they are running on these things. but if you look at the record, it is already happening. greg abbott in texas, he just signed last year jailing people who prescribe abortion medication, either to telemedicine after a certain period. and so are republicans already done, and what they continue to do in places like indiana, are happening. it is just as looking your pointing out, the rhetoric might be softening a little bit. but that is about it. the problem though, is that the single issue abortion voters or republican voters. so we have to find a way to where the democratic voters are the disaffected and disillusioned 50% of the country that doesn't vote voters, see that this is an issue that everybody needs to be activated and engaged on, and making sure that is what happens on the ballot, we don't get it into apparatus on abortion specifically like would happen in kansas. we have to vote in the legislature's. and that is what people need to be recognizing when they go, or choose not to go to the ballot box in november. >> in, make it make sense with

the political panel today. luke broadwater, resee colbert, and jim jordan, thank you very much. >> all right, folks. after the break, going to give you the latest on the push to bring brittney griner and paul whelan home. this is after russia sentenced britney griner to nine years in prison. someone who worked on former russian detainee, trevor reed, case is gonna help me breakdown russia's sentencing. next. russia's sentencing. next next ...an independent organization that sets strict quality and purity standards. nature made. the number one pharmacist recommended vitamin and supplement brand.

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having. you will ask if these questions don't really take away from her trauma, it just adds to our trauma, so we can break down and cry in front of you all and see how you feel. i don't know what else to say about it. it's our sister. >> if something does not change britney griner could be headed to a prison labor camp in the middle photos where russia. my guests have insight into this insanity. jonathan francs is the president of blue for strategies and the spokesperson for the group, bring our families home. and kimberly saint julian-varnon is a russian historian and a ph.d. student at the university of pennsylvania. thank you both for being here to discuss what is really weighing on the minds of folks across our country. jonathan, i want to start with you because russia is now saying that it is ready to discuss a prisoner swap of the united states. but the real question is, can we trust russia at their word on this. >> thanks for having me, simone.

yes, i think we can trust them if they want to have a negotiation. they have been after the return of victory boot since early 2016. but i think that they are enjoying trolling us on the way to the negotiation. >> you know, nbc news got to actually talk to trevor reed about this, and jonathan, you helped get trevor reed home. after two years in a russian prison. here is what he had to say about the swap. >> there's two americans who are sitting in there for nothing, and if it takes letting go of an actual criminal who has already sat in american prison for i think almost 20 years, that seems like it is worth it to me. >> now, for folks at home, he is talking about america getting brittney griner and another prisoner paul whelan, in exchange for releasing the notorious russian arms dealer victor boot. that jonathan just mentioned. but we don't know who russia is

going to ask for, right? there was talk that they wanted one prisoner, who is actually in german custody. so, jonathan, what should folks at home be prepared for here? look at happen? >> i think the question becomes whether the russians are willing to engage in a two for one swab, and if not, i think this has gone on long enough. it has done enough damage or body politic that we better just get this done, even if it takes a twofer to trade. >> all right, we'll be watching that. i want to make sure we connect some dots here, though. because britney griner was arrested in february 17th. one week later, russia invades ukraine. on march 16th president biden that labels vladimir putin a war criminal. then the very next day russia decides it is going to hold britney griner three more months before her hearing. kimberly, could it be any clear that this is about ukraine? you say that it illustrates that russia is you know, just finding a pariah. tell us more about that? >> thank you so much for connecting the dots. i have been saying this since

the news about britney's detainment broke, that this is about the war in ukraine. i have no doubt that a week before russia invaded ukraine for the second time, russia did not know that it was going to do that. so we think about britney's case, and have to emphasize this because her earlier case of the people that we will mention on social media by the americans who have been detained, who have been tried, or caught doing the same thing, we haven't got as much prison time about no prison time. britney griner is in the position she isn't because she goes to rush a very large amount, per vertically will russia's getting attacked. there's a sense of art as good, because we are supplying ukraine with ammo. we are one of the biggest supporters of ukraine's military efforts. another britney griner, they have this american asset. probably the largest and most apparent american asset that they've had a long time. they are clearly using her either as leverage to get victor boot out of prison, because they didn't have the leverage before to get him out of prison, or to continue to sow discord into the united states to possibly undermine

our efforts to support ukraine. but either way, either side is going to help russia. so we have to think about that strategically, and understand that her case has always been tied to the score. >> kimberly, what do you think people are missing here. you are arresting historian, what do you think folks really need to know? >> i think the clear thing that i could say is that britney griner, paul whelan, mark fogel, paul reid, all of them are in a geopolitical -- . and i emphasize that because what we are seeing here is how russia has, and has continued to use americans as a form of a hostage for diplomacy. now they are at the negotiating table. this is the most leverage they've ever had. so i think that americans need to remind themselves of patients. britney griner is being held by russia, not by the biden administration. putin has the cards, and it is up to him to decide how he is going to play them, and we have to just wait. and it is scary but that is the situation. >> jonathan, my last question will be for you.

i was really, as folks know i worked in the biden harris administration, and i am actually very struck by the very public nature fathers of him playing out. that the state department actually confirmed that they made a very substantial offer to the russians, that the russians are now publicly said they are ready to negotiate. why do you think this is playing out in public in this way? is it because of the public outcry, the pressure that has been put on the administration about britney griner? >> i have got to believe that that is part of it. i am personally baffled by why they have done this. this is unprecedented. i have got to believe that they know something that i don't. and that this is all going to work out. but it is a very interesting tactic, and i do think that it is certainly the result of a lot of pressure from the hostage families. and an effective pressure. that >> yes, jonathan, franks kimberly saint julian-varnon, thank you very much. >> next we're gonna talk about

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stepped up to do with the state of kentucky would not do for breonna taylor. four police officers are now charged with civil rights violations for their role in the raid that killed the 26-year-old in her own bed. her murder in the march of 2020 sund of nationwide protest demanding someone be held accountable. more than two years later, four people will stand trial. it is a day taylor's mother and lawyer never gave up on.

>> i have waited 874 days we for today. >> because of breonna taylor, we can say this is a day that black women saw equal justice and a united states of america. >> i want to talk about this with your defeat to wall day, she's a former prosecutor and criminal defense attorney. jody, thank you for being here. let's get right into it, because people want to know, myself included, what's next along? >> that is a question i have to. a lot of the information that came out of the press conference that was held by the department of justice, we already knew. i covered this case, i followed this case very closely from year 2020 after breonna taylor was killed. and a lot of this information, starting with a probable cause affidavit, to get the search warrant, to you just blindly shooting at a closed window

that has a blackout curtains, we knew all of this information, but there were so many investigations that play that i feel that the department of justice was just waiting. but maybe also simultaneously doing their own investigation. and what we do know that the fact is that they are not going to come out with charges until they actually have all of their ducks in a row. so they are gonna have all their eyes darted in with their chiefs crossed. >>, yes. and kirsten calk who is this distant attorney general for civil rights, she is nothing if not throw. >> yes, exactly. >> let's break down these charges, you would eat, because i think that they are a little bit confusing. three of these officers are charged with lying to get a no knock warrant, even the officers did knock. so here's how attorney general merrick garland explained with their accused of. listen to this. >> the defendants knew their actions and falsifying the affidavit could create a dangerous situation. and we allege these along unlawful acts resulted in the sailors up. the charges announced today

also alleged that the officers responsible for falsifying the affidavit that led to the search, took steps to cover up their unlawful conduct after miss taylor was killed. >> so, yadi, what exactly are the officers killed. with >> so, it is against federal law for an official to use or abuse their authority to willfully deprive somebody of their constitutional rights. and what we are talking about is breonna taylor's constitutional rights to feel secure in her own home, free from unreasonable searches, and excessive use of force. so why he is saying here is that, three of these officers who won't even on the scene, but it is about the actions that they took behind the scenes to get this warrant, lied because they knew that the information within this affidavit, which is a sworn statement, was false, misleading, and outdated. and they knew that the information was false, outdated, and misleading, but still at

the execution of this warrant be executed by officers who were armed. so not only did they place rianna taylor in danger, and the occupants in her apartment like her boyfriend at the time, and her neighbors, but also their fellow officers were in danger. and then, it doesn't even stop there, simone. they covered it up, and this is where the conspiracy charges, and the obstruction charges come into play. because they tried to hinder the fbi's investigation by lying to them and getting their stories together. two of the officers met two months after breonna taylor died, to get their tailor their stories together agree that they're gonna lie to about the gators. so those are the charges. >> it is, the meeting was the and seen part for me, of all of this. you know only one of these four officers faced state charges. and those charges were actually for firing shots into another apartment. not even charges directly connected to breonna taylor. and that officer was ultimately acquitted. so, jody, how all likely are

these officers to be convicted convicted? >> listen, as a former prosecutor i was never quick to say, you know what i'm going to get this taste. i am going to get a win. even with airtight evidence. but here with this, with this case, and why this cases distinguished from other cases that we have seen. we just saw george floyd, and the officers involved in his killing. they were indicted, tried and convicted, and sentenced to prison. these officers, here, who are now charged are looking at very serious charges. and information that we already knew. i said that before, we don't know what the doj's evidence is. but we have heard, and things like this have been reported for two years now. and so, i am almost positive that these officers will indeed get indicted, they're already indicted they're gonna get tried. they're going to get infected,

and they're going to be sentenced to jail. and they are looking at a life in prison sentence. that is a maximum when you violate someone's constitutional rights and, that violation and seen someone's death. or there was an attempt to kill. and here we know, that breonna taylor died. and they did all of this. this is what is so sad. they did all of this for no reason. they lied in the affidavit just to get -- into the apartment where they simply could've just called her and said we want to talk to you. why couldn't they just interview her? [inaudible] >> you'll, be it is upsetting to think about. it is upsetting to think about just any black women in america, but people have watched this. black people especially, people black people are in it is infuriating. but the road to accountability and we started with the justice department press conference and

i am glad. i'm glad this is where we are. you would eat, thank you for breaking this down. we are gonna bring you back because you made it made sense to me. so think. you >> thank you, simone. >> next, we are going to talk about the latest on the rise of monkeypox cases. and the vaccine shortage. a doctor is going to join me with whatever you want needs to know. but first, i want to go to give you a live look at the senate floor. this is where we are expecting the senate to start that first procedural vote on the inflation production act sometime soon. you see senators are on the floor. it's a senator ron wyden, i do believe. who is speaking right now. we are going to continue to monitor this for any updates and we will bring you any news as we get to. all right, we will be right back. >> that issue is not gonna happen. and the reason it's not, is my colleagues on the finance committee snow. colleagues on the financ committee snow committee snow we've still got the best moves you've ever seen good for you, but shingles doesn't care. because 1 in 3 people will get shingles, you need protection.

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it is not a fatal disease. if you are seeing here united states, we haven't reported any fatalities with monkeypox. but there has been a few reported not in unintended countries. the more this virus spreads and where we are going to see in terms of hospitalizations, and the more deaths. the last thing that i'll mention, and this is particularly here in new york city, and where the upper center in the united states. we have nearly 1800 cases and counting. and what we talked about with monkeypox's, well it is a self limited disease. most people make a full recovery. there is certainly a chance of hospitalization. it's less than 5%, the uk is reporting about eta 10%. people do you have painful lesions. it is itchy, irritating, it can interfere with their daily lives and elective of these. just for example going to the bathroom if you have a lesion in the anal out area becomes very painful. so it is not a virus where we just say, well we should care about it, because not a lot of people get hospitals and die. no, we want to make sure people don't get infected, and we want we don't to see transmission spread to more populations that

could have severe outcomes like children, immunocompromised individuals, and the like. >> okay, so public health endemic or not even an endemic. see i am thinking, endemic. it is a public health emergency, to be very clear. and that is why declared. so, when it happens? >> yeah, so first i am very glad that it has been declared a public health emergency because it is a public health emergency. but you are seeing an old virus in a new population, a new community, with no immunity, no prior immunity. and that dense central social network. now we are seeing spread in men who have sex with men, we want to make sure we're getting ahead of it and preventing a lot of spread of this virus getting outside and additional populations as well as preventing's providing support and doing whatever we can to prevent further spread of the current population we are seeing. so when we talk about this public health emergency, what is assuming is a couple of things. first, it is opening up more funding, some urgency finding can be kept into just provide more support services. more personnel can help with

the responses, it's an all hands on deck response. we need all the people we can get. we can also provide additional resources. and that also compels jurisdictions to provide more data. our data is still very spotty. we don't have a lot of data of where this virus is going, in particular when we talk about data, this is one of the things that i want to highlight in terms of who we are seeing getting infected. i mentioned men who identify as men at birth, and then individuals who have sex, men who have sex with men. transgender, not, binary nonconforming, but you are seeing particularly here in new york city, over 70% of cases are in black and hispanic populations. so using a lot of cases in those particular groups, so we need to make sure that we are doing work with an equity lens, and we are doing grassroots outreach and everything that we can reach communities of color as well. >> so, last question then for you doctor. is there a treatment for monkeypox? >> yeah, so there is no approved treatment but there is a treatment that we use for

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