let's get back to politics. , reordering, bloomberg ash annmarie hordern, bloomberg -- annmarie hordernmberg washington correspondent, joins us now. the administration has tried to put into place policy to make workers get vaccinated or have a test out option. now we understand the supreme court is going to take a look at that quite soon. annmarie: this was always going to head to the legal battles given the politics in america and whether or not the federal government can do this, especially when it comes to the private sector. if you run a business, the federal government is saying everyone needs to be vaccinated or get a test. now the supreme court is going to have a hearing about this. it is not so much about the actual idea of making sure businesses are doing it, but these up in court to be hearing the fact, is this part of a government that would be responsible for this, are they overreaching what they actually are allowed to do? so it is going to be very interesting to hear what the supreme court comes out with. this is one of the tools the federal government really wanted to har

amadou harder -- annmarie hordern joins us to talk about what he might talk about. manchin with a phone call, what came out of it and do we know where the areas of progress would be. annmarie: the fact that the door is not completely shut does seem like the phone call went well between the president and the senator and this evening summit -- this evening, senate democrats will be speaking, a telltale sign and whether or not it goes forward will determine if senator manchin joins. he wants to make sure they tackle taxes and paying for universal pre-k for 10 years. one issue that will be a sticking point is the child tax credits. what the progressives want and what the president wants and they run out at the end of the year. that is something senator manchin wanted to have more about if they go forward. these will be the questions the president will face if he takes questions this afternoon, when he gives his speech on covid and hospitalizations and if there are need for service members to help and also testing. they will have more pop up testing locations, the first i

let's bring in annmarie hordern, our bloomberg washington correspondent. ajority leader chuck schumer convened a group, including senator joe manchin of west virginia. annmarie: no breakthrough, but it is quite dramatic that they even had this zoom call, right? they are on break this week, leading up to christmas. i would paint the picture that this is the first step of family therapy and not a happy new reunion. there is no real breaking news out of it, because we already heard that senator schumer wants to bring the bill back better agenda to the floor next month. we heard of a revised version. potentially, everyone can air their grievances, where they are, and how they can move forward. the president said yesterday he plans to get this done, and really this is the landmark of his economic agenda. kailey: talking family therapy, family therapy is to houses, right? you have the senate and you have the house. even if joe manchin provides that 50th vote and signs off, if we are talking a much scaled-back bill, could it run back into trouble when it gets into

going this now, sarah ponczek, ubs private wealth management financial advisor, and annmarie hordernoining us from d.c., bloomberg's washington correspondent. welcome both. anne-marie, i would be interested to get your perspective. what does the white house see as the biggest threat right now? joe manchin basically torpedoing all of the legislation, or omicron putting huge pressure on the president to act to do more? annmarie: i thing it depends on what lens you are looking at. if it is the lens of the legacy of president joe biden, potentially that is what is going on right now with senator manchin. this was really the centerpiece of his presidency, of his legacy, and he campaigned on the fact that he could really be the person that could bridge gaps and bring parties together, and he is struggling to bring his own party together in a big way. but obviously, as we have said time and time again, the economy and everything that is going on with the economy and inflation, this all goes back to covid, and what we are seeing now, spikes around the world, new york, cities in america, this