and i would add to that, i know senator mccome and i think he is right, some liability insurance reforms would also help small businesses. we want to keep the schools open and keep businesses open. and we know of specific targeted programs that would help that and $600 billion of unspent money. i'm not going to call it free money. it doesn't represent additional spending. well, i'll just stop there. we have called for that. we have wanted that for months and months and months and months. we didn't want a $3 trillion package or on other matters that had nothing to do with covid. the president has been there for from day one. reporter: the jobs numbers, -- mr. kudlow: the jobs numbers are doing sri well. c.b.o.,ke a look at the federal reserve, why they have the jobless rate at year end and early next. least three percentage oints below where those -- [indiscernible] >> i call it a pretty good thing. the bipartisan relief package is very helpful. but also fundamentally this is a healthy economy pre-pandemic. the roots of this were full and center. the tax cuts and deregulation, better trad

and a live look at capitol hill where more help is on the way, the words of senator mitch mccome, as congress agrees to a new $900 billion coronavirus relief bill. this is considered a stopgap to help those who are paralyzed by the pandemic. >> "today in the bay's" chris pollone is live with the details and a look at what happens next. chris? >> reporter: after weeks of haggling it appears both chambers of congress will have a vote on this relief bill. if it passes president trump has said he will sign it into law meaning money could start flowing soon for people and businesses hurt by this pandemic. negotiations went down to the wire but today a new covid-19 bill could be law. >> a package of nearly $900 billion packed with targeted policies that help struggling americans. who have already waited entirely too long. >> reporter: $600 in direct payments to qualifying americans. add $300 a week to unemployment checks, provide more loans to small businesses and direct extra funds to distribute covid vaccines across the country. there is also help for people struggling to pay their rent

the president is not actively involved, it makes it a kind of a battle between nancy pelosi and mitch mccome. they have bad blood already. they don't trust each other. i think that's partly why this thing is slowed down the way it is is that the president is not really involved. >> well, what about those $2000 checks that president trump reportedly wanted, kevin? i mean, do you think that that would have been a better idea? at the same time, you're hearing republicans saying that they want much smaller checks because they're concerned about deficits. they're concerned about debt. look at this chart. the debt is up about $7 trillion since president trump took office. so you know, i don't blame people for worrying. why are they concerned about this now in the middle of a crisis? zl well, i think the president's 2000 number is probably a number that austin would ten right away, and my guess is the next round for stimulus will do something like another $1200 check and you'll be around $2,000 by march. the think i would have grossed up is the insurance benefit. the 300 a week. there's a burgeonin