nbc's chris pollone has the circumstances of his death and the highlights of his stellar military and diplomatic career. >> this is a magnificent country. i am proud to be one of its sons. >> the family of colin powell announced his death on facebook writing that the former secretary of state passed away at walter reed national medical center monday morning. powell was fully vaccinated. >> the world lost one of the greatest leaders that we have ever witnessed. >> reporter: powell served two tours in vietnam and became national security adviser to president reagan. ultimately rising to the rank of four-star general. powell served as the first black chairman of the joint chiefs of staff under presidents bush and clinton before being named the nation's first black secretary of state by president george w. bush. >> a man who was respected around the globe and who will be, quite frankly, it is not possible to replace a colin powell. we will miss him. >> reporter: in a statement the 43rd president remembered powell as a great public servant, remarking he was such a favorite of presidents th

in washington, chris pollone, nbc news. >>> it all comes down to this. a winner take all game five between the giants and dodgers taking place tonight at oracle park. so the winner heads to the league championship series and the giants are putting their trust in 24-year-old pitcher logan webb from rockland. he shut down the dodgers in game one. first pitch is 6:07 tonight. as we like to say, go giants. the tsa has hit a staggering new record this year. the year isn't even over. coming up for the alarming items they've confiscated from passengers. >>> plus a massive strike taking place against john deere, next. how other companies may be facing a similar fate. >>> and larry david likes to keep actor j.b. all to himself. he is telling kelly why his castmate calls larry david the hog. the reason actors don't like watching themselves on the screen. should be a really funny screen. you can watch the kelly clarkson interview at 3:00 right here on nbc bay area. i drop off and pick up my kids from school so, i can't work early. or late. and i need to make enough

chris pollone? >> reporter: the president is delaying the departure of this trip to europe. two sources confirming to nbc news that the president plans at the white house this morning to layout his framework for a deal on that large social spending and anti-climate change bill. it's unclear whether all democrats are on board with that. in europe preparations are under way as rome and glasgow set to welcome the world's top leaders. in just an hour, president biden will make a pit stop here on capitol hill meeting with congressional democrats as work on those two major spending bills approaches the finish line. democrats have been saying a deal is close on that spending deal with money for new social initiatives. the white house has also been dialing back expectations over recent days. >> they're sophisticated. they're seeing we're on the verge of getting to a deal. they don't look at it through the prism of whether there is a vote on the legislative body before he gets on an airplane. >> reporter: the white house says it expects all democrats to be on board with the freedom w

chris pollone live in washington this morning. house democrats are facing a big deadline here. >> reporter: they are, laura. there are just ten days remaining between now and that self-imposed deadline democrats have put on themselves to pass two giant spending bills, but negotiations are heating up. president biden ginning up support for his spending plans in his hometown of scranton, pennsylvania. >> it isn't enough just to invest in our physical infrastructure. we also have to invest in people. >> reporter: the white house and democrats are scrambling to reach a deal they can pass. >> nobody will get everything they want. no matter what, our final proposal will deliver the core promise we made to the american people. >> reporter: the price tag of the larger social policy and climate bill will have to come down from $3 trillion to between 1.75 and 1.9 trillion. amidst reported cuts to the bill, one of its progressive champions is focusing on what will be in it. >> what this bill does is provides for universal pre-k. this legisla

nbc news' chris pollone joins us now from washington, d.c chris, good morning, how did bannon find himself here >> reporter: philip, good morning to you yeah, the committee is trying to move quickly to investigate the or begins of violence that happened january 6th they believe steve bannon has key knowledge about the organization of that attack. his lawyers says he is legally unable to comply and cited foreman president trump's claims of executive privilege claiming trump has instructed him not to provide testimony or documents the committee has rejected those arguments. >> mr. bannon stands alone in his complete defiance of our subpoena that's not acceptable. no one in this country, no matter how wealthy or how powerful is above the law. >> so far mr. bannon's execution is former president trump wishes to invoke some form of executive privilege. this information should not be subject to any privilege at all. >> reporter: because bannon was not a white house employee in january, the committee says he certainly isn't covered by any executive privilege even if it were to apply. they say he

derail america's economic recovery or prove to be just a speed bump the critical jobs report nbc's chris pollone scombjoins us fro capitol hill what are we expected to see today? >> reporter: the crucial jobs report is released this morning. economists are expecting to see 500,000 jobs added, nearly the numbers in august. if wednesday's adp report was an indication that's a private jobs report today's report will show if they are shaking off fierce, it could derail the federal reserve's plans for the economy. last month, the central bank predicted they might raise interest rates to prevent the economy from overheating and stem the rise of inflation the fed has been taking extraordinary moves ever since the depths of the pandemic to help pop up the u.s. economy crisis >> thank you >>> now to arlington, texas, a school community was left searching for answers. the 18-year-old student accused of shooting three people in his high school is now out on bond his family says he was robbed several times and bullied at school authorities are now investigating how this happened. nbc news' sam brock has mor

for more on this, we turn to nbc's chris pollone live in washington, d.c. chris, good morning. >> today, an fda advisory panel takes up pfizer's application for emergency use of its covid-19 vaccine in children between the ages of 5 and 11 the drugmaker says its vaccine is safe and more than 90% effective in children that age pfizer is preparing to send millions of doses to pediatricians, school districts, and pharmacies children will need two shots about three weeks apart. each dose is one-third of an adult dose if approved by the fda this week, the cdc will take up the application next tuesday and wednesday, meaning children over 5 could be getting vaccinated by late-next week if the cdc director signs off but it's unclear whether parents will be lining up to get their kids vaccinated. a recent kaiser family foundation poll showed only 30% of parents plan to get their children vaccinated right away as pfizer prepares to ship doses of vaccines for young children, moderna has announced that in preliminary data, its vaccine has shown robust immune response fo

slashed growth estimates, in part, because of the per accept it supply chain issues nbc news' chris pollone joins us from washington. the president is expected to address some of these supply problems today. >> reporter: yes, frances. that's right this is actually a key issue as we head into the holidays. he will be leading with some of the busiest ports as well as some members of the long shore and warehouse unions to describe the log jam. we have all 18 pictures in the waters off california. after that, the president will meet with several companies like wal-mart, ups and home depot, so find out how they are dealing with supply cane issues, major retailers are taking extraordinary measures to make sure their shelves are stocked for the holiday. the president is expected to speak about the problem after he conducts these two meetings today, frances. >> affecting those gifts under the tree and well beyond chris, thank you we are earn willin gabby petito investigation. a coroner revealing she was strangled to death and died more than a month before her body was discovered in the wilderness t

confident a victory could be coming soon, even if some cuts have to be made by agenda we are joined by chris pollone in washington, d.c., president biden confirmed he's fought getting everything he wanted on this >> reporter: that's right, all week long we heard varies programs or proposals that will be he was out as they tried to trim the price tag from about 3.5 trillion to under $2 trillion the president has confirmed that tuition-free community college will not be a part of the bill and that paid family leave will be four weeks instead of 12. he remains publicly confident a deal was close even as moderates push mid-the sail back some progressive priorities sinema is objecting to some of the ways he wants to pay for the bill but believes they can work out their differences. >> first of all, she's smart as a devil, number one, number two, she's very supportive of the environmental agenda in my legislation, very support ir she's supportive of almost all the things i mentioned from family care to all those issues. where she's not supportive is she says she will not raise a single penny in taxes on t

nbc news' chris pollone is on the hill with the latest this deal would buy us at least a few months >> good morning. this there there could be a vote if democrats are able to hammer out the final details of this debt limit deal. shortly after midnight, the senate majority leader chuck schumer said, we're making good progress we're not there in talking about a potential deal minority leader mitch mcconnell promises to let them pass a debt limit increase with a simple majority vote. but it would have to raise it by a specific amount of money, which would only last into december they met with several business leaders to discuss the potential of the u.s. defaulting the on its debt the treasury secretary has said, if that happens, it would be a catastrophe. >> let me be clear, raising the debt limit is paying our old debts. there is nothing to do with new spending on what would be coming this year or other years it has nothing to do with my plans on infrastructure or building back better, both of which are paid for. >> reporter: the senate negotiates, president biden is heading to chicago

president biden signed a stop gap funding bill that will keep the government opened until december 3rd chris pollone has been following this all week. the government may be opened but a highly detailed infrastructure bill didn't hope. >> good morning to you all sides are expressing optimism today even though this bill didn't take place, house speaker nancy pelosi delaying the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill when it became clear progressive democrats would vote it down they want senate democrats to agree president biden's build back better spending bill and put a $3.5 price tag on that joe manchin and kyrsten sinema want a smaller bill. all sides arealing a deeld could happen today >> after hours, the two sides are seeming to be trillions of dollars apart. how do you see that gap? >> we actually don't >> we'll get one today >> there will be one today >> yeah. >> earlier in the day, congress approved a stop gap spending bill, still unresolved, the debt ceiling. lawmakers have until october 18th to avoid the nation defaulth on its credit they are insistent the democrats have to go it alone,

chris pollone has more. what's the latest, chris? >> reporter: good morning. the january 6th committee believesion about the planning thateninto the him, hoping he talks about what he knows. >> mr. chairman, on this vote there are nine ayes and zero noes. >> reporter: they voted unanimously recommending holding former trump adviser steve bann in contempt. >> he stands alone in complete defiance of the subpoena. that's not acceptable. no one in this country, no matter how wealthy or powerful is exempt from the law. >> reporter: bannon warned of chaos to come tomorrow. bannon's lawyer requested a one-week adjournment. >> so far mr. bannon's excuse is former president trump wishes tony evoke some fort of executive privilege or a subset of the relevant topics. there's no conceivably applicable privilege that could shield bannon from testifying. >> reporter: as this unfolds, the former president has filed a lawsuit of his own. the suit calls the investigation unconstitutional and an illegal fishing expedition. the full house of representatives will vote on this con

chris pollone has more. >> reporter: the president was scheduled to leave about a half hour ago for europe, but he has delayed his departure to nail down a couple of deals on that bipartisan infrastructure bill and the larger social spending and climate change bill. take a live look at the capital where the president is expected to arrive any moment before a caucus meeting with house democrats. it's expected that the president is going to tell democrats he has reached a framework of a deal. in europe preparations are under way as rome and glagow are set to welcome the world's top leaders. they have been expressing confidence for days that a deal is close on a spending deal with money for new social initiatives and programs to fight climate change. the president hoped to show world leaders that this u.s. is serious about strengthening the middle class by getting his spending plan passed today. the white house has been dialing back expectations on that. >> they're seeing that we're on the verge of getting to a deal. >> reporter: senior administration officials have told nbc news they expect

chris pollone has more live from capitol hill. >> reporter: good morning. if negotiations go well, the senate could vote to raise the debt limit today. the senate majority leader saying late last night there are just some minor details that need to be worked out. >> we're making good progress. we're not there yet, but i hope we can come to agreement tomorrow morning. >> i'm not going to vote for debt ceiling increase. i'm just not. >> reporter: republicans have are blocked attempts to increase the debt limit, protesting the biden administration's future spending goals by potentially defaulting on spending largely incurred during the trump administration. now minority leader mitch mcconnell appears willing to let democrats raise the debt limit with a simple ma jorpt, but for a fixed amount of money and only until december. meanwhile the treasury is scheduled to run out of money to pay the nation's bills by october 18th, meaning the military wouldn't get paid, social security checks wouldn't get paid and a healthy economy and world wide ramifications are hang

chris pollone has more from capitol hill. >> reporter: good morning. if negotiations go well today, the senate could vote to increase the nation's debt limit, avoiding a financial crisis for at least a couple of months. the senate majority leader saying late last night that there still are some minor details to work out. >> we're making good progress. we're not there yet, but i hope we can come to an agreement tomorrow. >> i'm not going to vote for the ceiling increase. i'm just not. >> reporter: for weeks republicans have blocked democrats' attempts protesting the biden administration's future spending goals, including a $3.5 trillion social program and climate change bill by potentially defaulting on spending largely incurred during the trump administration. mitch mcconnell appears to let the debt limit raise with a simple majority, but with a fixed amount of money and only until december. meantime the treasury is set to run out of money to pay the nation's bills by october 18th, social security checks and military pay hanging in the balance. >> than