per dissipate in the u.k. the astrazeneca vaccine is being developed with oxford university and is seen as a front-runner for any potential treatment for covid 19. mitch mcconnell is hoping for a vote on the latest u.s. stimulus package as early as this week. the republican proposal is expected to cost between 500 and $700 billion. the democrats are looking for at least three times that. nancy pelosi told bloomberg the cylinder down packages nowhere near enough. >> what they have is so meager that it insults the intelligence of the american people. it does not solve the problem. again, we know that we have to compromise. we know we have to negotiate in order to region agreement. we all want an agreement. make no mistake about that. get real, mitch mcconnell. karina: in other news, up to half a million people in california have been affected by power cuts as heat waves and power cuts affect the state.