Democratic divide pushes Biden agenda to brink of collapse; CNN on the Mexican side of border as migrants cross into Texas; Daily death average in U.S. tops 2,000, highest in 6 months; FBI asks for tips as search intensifies for Petito’s fiancé

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 22 September 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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NOW: Biden meets with key Dems at crucial moment for his agenda; Pelosi after WH meeting: “we are calm and everybody’s good;” Biden tries to bridge divide between progressive, moderate Dems; DHS releasing some Haitian migrants into the U.S. while hundreds more have been immediately deported; Daily death average in U.S. tops 2,000, highest in 6 months; Right now: CDC scientists pouring over booster data for 65+ as we await the FDA’s final sign off; U.S. donating additional 500m doses, bringing total to 1.1b globally; Dive team joins search for fiancé after Gabby Petito’s death rules a homicide; Economics warn of dire consequences if U.S. defaults into debt; Debt default could cost millions of jobs, tank stock market To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	These next few hours could make or break the Biden agenda the lead starts right now.
0:08.0	President Biden stepping in hoping to bridge the differences between Democratic progressives
0:13.3	and Democratic moderates as his multi-trillion dollar agenda, even his presidency hangs
0:18.2	in the balance, will talk to one of the progressive lawmakers headed to the White House next.
0:23.7	Crisis and confusion after the Biden administration said it was sending most migrants back to their
0:28.2	home country CNN's now learning, Homeland Security is letting some into the U.S. which really
0:33.7	going on at the border. Plus, it is now officially a homicide investigation and Gabby Petita's fiance
0:39.8	remains missing. Today in underwater, dive team joined the search as we get new clues about the
0:45.5	couple's final days together. Welcome to the lead. I'm Jake Tapper. We start with our politics
0:54.4	lead today and in minutes a White House meeting that could determine the fate of nearly the entire
0:58.4	Biden domestic agenda right now. President Biden is playing host to key Democratic moderates in
1:03.8	both the House and the Senate. And after that, he'll meet with a group of progressive Democrats
1:08.2	who have made it clear either both the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the budget bill will pass
1:14.6	in tandem or neither will. In just moments, I'll speak to one of those progressive Democrats about
1:20.3	exactly what's at stake here, more than $4 trillion worth of Biden priorities from investments in
1:25.6	roads, bridges, and public transportation to childcare benefits and an expansion of Medicare.
1:31.2	Our teams are covering every angle of this story. We're going to start with CNN's film
1:34.8	Manningly with a closer look at why President Biden believes he's uniquely situated to strike a deal.
1:43.2	With its legislative agenda teetering, the White House has called in its most powerful weapon.
1:48.4	President Biden, we're in a pivotal period of our negotiations and discussions. Biden
1:54.7	hosting a series of meetings with nearly two dozen Democratic lawmakers today. First,
1:59.4	with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, then with groups of
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