Gwen’s picks for Friday, October 1 include:

• President Biden meets with Democrats as they work to rescue the $3.5 trillion spending bill. Negotiations continue on Capitol Hill as that bill and the bipartisan infrastructure bill, two key parts of Biden’s domestic agenda, hang in the balance.
• Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh tests positive for COVID-19 days before new session starts.
• Governor Gavin Newsom announces COVID vaccine requirement for California school children aged 12 and older, once the vaccines achieve full FDA approval for use in children.