teslas, sending tesla stock skywards. and in texas, governor gregg abbott signed a bill into law, banning transgender athletes from playing on a public sports team that aligns with their gender identity. the law will impact student athletes in elementary school through college and will go into effect in january. >>> coming up, house democrats hope to vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill on wednesday. do they have the votes? we'll be speaking to a congresswoman, talking about the very latest and where things stand, next. t and where things stand, next. mm. 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>> yeah, i mean, every single one of these -- the things that are not tied up, not finalized, these are the core elements of the build back better agenda. these are the core elements of the biden agenda. so to say that they're close to an agreement, as some senators and members of the house have said, is not exactly true, when every single one of the big issues is unsolved. that's not to say that these are easy issues to solve. they're not. but also, in addition to all of those provisions, we don't have any text for this so-called billionaire's tax, which is a tax aimed at billionaires, to raise the revenue for this social spending agenda. so in reality, basically nothing is finalized at this point, and in order to get this infrastructure bill this week, which is what joe biden wants, he had wanted the entire thing passed this week before he went to europe. he's most likely not going to say definitely, but it doesn't seem like he's going to get it. but if he wants this infrastructure element passed, he needs to have a one-page or a really detailed infrastructure outline for house -- or, sorry, for reconciliation, social spending outline for house democrats to review in order to take that vote and vote for the infrastructure bill. >> and susan, you know, lessons of power, your fantastic book on nancy pelosi, i guess, is a perfect way of talking about, well, the house speaker's power and the lessons in power, she can get things done when a lot of people doubt she could or couldn't -- others couldn't get it done. affordable care act, being just one of them, right? but how big of a lift is this? >> well, it's a pretty big lift. i think it's definitely the biggest lift since the affordable care act. i think it's probably a bigger lift, even that that was a decade ago, because with the affordable care act, she could lose 39 house democrats and still get it through the chamber. now she can lose three, that is almost no margin for error. and i think, you know, jake is right. people are skeptical they can actually get this done. they haven't decided on how they're going to pay for it or what it's going to include, except that nancy pelosi is in charge. and members of congress have seen her deliver before, have seen her pull rabbits out of a hat, and i think it is pelosi's determination to get this done is the reason that some democrats are a little optimistic that this is actually going to work out. >> and her giving deadlines, is that something that helps her, or is this part of her policy on how she gets things done? >> it has worked so far on this bill, because she has set several deadlines that have come and gone. the real deadline is november 2nd and the virginia governor's race. she understands what the virginia governor's race did in 2009, when the republican won, it signaled big losses for democrats in the midterms of next year. democrats lost control of the house. she is watching like joe biden that race with great seriousness. and it is no favor to terry mcauliffe, if the democratically controlled congress cannot get at least the infrastructure through by then. >> i mean, it looks like a toss-up right now. 49-49, the latest numbers i'm looking at. hey, jake, senator manchin talked with a group of people last night, including journalists, about just how difficult it is to get things done right now because of the polarization in our politics. just how polarized are things on capitol hill? >> it's bad. and thanks to josh letterman of nbc for reporting that. a bunch of reporters did not report those comments, but josh did a great job in reporting them. manchin is increasingly on an island in a democratic caucus that is progressive, drifting leftward, and he feels, as a democrat, who's bordering on a -- i mean, even in his own words, he said it would be easier this morning to david reubenstein at the washington economic club, he said, it would be easier if you were a republican, but he would have the same problem with republicans that he has with democrats. this is part of his political persona. he is a middle of the road democrat who is not for expanding the social safety net in his view, recklessly, who is for the filibuster. so he finds himself on an island. it's not as much polarization as it is the democratic caucus drifting leftward, and this leaves joe manchin kind of in the middle. that's what explains all of this. >> jake sherman and susan page, nice to see you both. thank you for being with me this morning. with me now to talk about more about this is democratic congresswoman, jackie speier. a pleasure to see you. it's been a while. >> it has. congratulations on your know show, by the way. >> thank you so much. and i thank you for being with me. you have been such a proponent of paid leave. the initial proposal was for 12 weeks. the president last week said it was cut down to four to get manchin's support, but sources close to the investigation tell nbc news that manchin doesn't even support four weeks. what do you make of this? >> i think joe manchin is a great leader. i think he needs some help from all of us to persuade him about how critical it is for families. there are 100 million people in this country who work, who have no paid family leave. and it needs to change. as a country, we are in the cellar. we are aligned with the former swaziland in terms of what we offer. they offer less than four weeks. right now, we offer zero, except for federal employees and our military. so, it is -- it is critical for our future. and you've got to remember that parental leave, maternity leave was created in 1913 in france. we are a century behind all of the european countries in terms of parental leave, child care, and pre-k. this is a transformational package and as susan said, it is bigger than the affordable care act. it is like five or six affordable care acts. and the speaker is a magician. she is going to pull this out of the hat. 90% of the bill is already in writing, so we're down to the last 10%. i'm very optimistic that we'll have a framework this week, and we, may, in fact, vote on the biff, the infrastructure measure this week, as well. >> and congressman, paid leave is just one of the many policies that democrats were hoping to put in this legislation, that have either been pared down or eliminated in order to get the votes needed to get this through congress. but even with that, we're still talking about trillions of dollars in spending. is there a point where this bill becomes so watered down that it's difficult to describe or explain to voters why the price tag is so high? >> so, first of all, it's not being watered down. these are significant changes in our country. in terms of the infrastructure package, we're talking about the kinds of commitments and investments in rail and highways that we haven't seen in over half a century. in terms of the build back better plan, we are talking about seismic transformational changes that are going to help the families in this country. we're way behind the eight ball in that regard. pre-k and child care -- universal pre-k is phenomenal. only 50% of the kids in this country have it. in germany, it's 90% of the kids that have the benefit of pre-k. child care is more than child care. it's early childhood development. that's why that is so important. the commitment to no more than 7% of your income going to child care is also very important. because right now, it's taking 35% of most people's paychecks. and we have got to change the way we operate in this country. it's also going to help the economy in big ways. so let's go back to donald trump, where he took a bill in reconciliation, gave the richest one-half of 1% a huge tax cut, and paid for none of it. this package has the components to pay for it. so this is a far better approach than the reckless approach of donald trump. >> and congresswoman, a washington, d.c., police officer michael fanone who was injured during the january 6th riot on the capitol was on "morning joe" this morning. he had this to say as we continue to move forward and further from the insurrection. >> as the facts come to light, whether it's from this commission or committee or any other mechanism or investigation, or even just from the testimony of the individuals that were there that day, that there's still a great deal of this country that refuses to accept those as facts. and a lot of that has to do with their elected leaders continuing to lie to them >> congresswoman, what are your concerns about facts and lies that continue to be propagated, as we speak? >> well, first, let me tell you that i think michael fanone is an american hero. and i met with him and they were really all dealing with tbi, traumatic brain injury, and we have been successful now in getting all of those officers access to walter reed for tbi if they need it. but to your question, let me say, social media has a huge role in this. social media has been weaponized to expand on the lie and to give lots of misinformation to people and the result is that the big lie continues to be promoted by the republicans for fear of not having the support of donald trump. there is a cult around donald trump. make no mistake about it. and we have members now that will only ask the question, how high do you want me to jump? they have lost any commitment to the constitution or to their oath of office. give credit to liz cheney for being that one lone voice that has spoken out so strongly. >> congresswoman jackie speier, it's a pleasure to see you. thank you for being with me this morning. >> thank you, jose. >>> coming up, queen elizabeth back to work after her doctors ordered her to rest. she is now rested and back at work. we'll update you on her condition, next. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports." ext. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports. ♪ there are beautiful ideas that remain in the dark. but with our new multi-cloud experience, you have the flexibility you need to unveil them to the world. ♪ ♪ say it's all right ♪ ♪ say it's all right, it's all to unveil right ♪ the world. ♪ have a good time 'cause it's all right ♪ ♪ now listen to the beat ♪ ♪ kinda pat your feet ♪ ♪ it's all right ♪ ♪ have a good time 'cause it's all right ♪ ♪ oh, it's all right ♪ nyquil severe gives you powerful relief for your worst cold and flu symptoms, on sunday night and every night. nyquil severe. the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, stuffy head, best sleep with a cold, medicine. when you're driving a lincoln, stress seems to evaporate into thin air. which leaves us to wonder, where does it go? 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>> reporter: jose, good morning. thousands of protesters are back on the streets in sudan today, determined to resist that coup. they are undeterred by the violence yesterday, which saw troops shoot dead at least three people. and they're being cheered on by the ousted ministers of the last government, who were calling for a mass campaign of civil disobedience. the general who led the coup, general berham, was on television earlier today, trying to justify the military's actions. he said the country's prime minister had been arrested for his own safety and would be released in due time. now, there has been a chorus of international condemnation of what the military has done in sudan, and the u.n. security council will meet in new york later this afternoon to try to chart a path forward in this crisis. jose? >> raf, meanwhile, a young man in cuba was sentenced to ten years in prison for tearing up a photo of fidel castro. >> that's right. this young man was part of those very large anti-government protests we saw in cuba over the summer. hundreds of people were arrested, but this is the harshest prison sentence we have seen yet. prosecutors initially asked for 12 years. the judge gave him ten. this whole trial was held in secret, but pro-democracy groups are demanding the release of political prisoners like this young man. the cuban government without any evidence have denounced these planned protests as an american plot, but the island is bracing for more unrest and more arrests in the weeks ahead. jose? >> and ralph, meanwhile, there are two royal stories we're following this morning. one out of the uk and the other one out of japan. >> yeah, that's right. a royal double header. the queen is back at work for the first time since spending a night in hospital last week. the queen was back in action at windsor castle, holding virtual audiences with two ambassadors. jose, that is one hard-working 95-year-old monarch. meanwhile, in japan, princess maco, the niece of the current emperor, has given up her crown for love. she has finally married her college sweetheart. she is a commoner, and so under japan's rules, she has to give up her royal status, as well. jose. >> ralph sanchez, thank you very much for those royal updates. appreciate it. >>> coming up next, we go county to county. we're live in nevada in a swing county that could decide the race for governor and senate. chuck todd joins me next with analysis and more. todd joins me analysis and more. at t-mobile for business, unconventional thinking means we see things differently, so you can focus on what matters most. whether it's ensuring food arrives as fresh as when it departs... being first on the scene when every second counts... or teaching biology without a lab. we are the leader in 5g and a partner who delivers exceptional customer support and 5g included in every plan. so, you get it all, without trade-offs. unconventional thinking, it's better for business. do i need to pretreat my laundry? 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