Two major pieces of President Joe Biden's climate plan could get cut from the Build Back Better plan

President Biden's $3.5 trillion Build Back Better plan included landmark climate proposals that would put the U.S. on course to reaching Mr. Biden's climate goals. But because of in-party negotiations, two measures crucial to meeting those objectives are seemingly off the table: a clean electricity performance program and a tax on carbon. 

Mr. Biden said at a CNN town hall on Thursday night that one of the holdouts, Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, is "very supportive of the environmental agenda." But he conceded that he and the other holdout, Senator Joe Manchin, are still in talks and Manchin opposes the climate initative. 

"Nothing has been formally agreed to," Mr. Biden said.