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damage with torrential downpours and rising floodwaters across south florida. thats where we begin. good evening. im norah odonnell, and thank you for being with us. tonight, more than 2 million people are under flood warnings and alerts with streets and entire neighborhoods underwater. in miami, more than a foot of rain fell in the last 24 hours and fort lauderdale is declaring a state of emergency, telling people stay off the roads. apartment buildings and homes became their own isla...

its going to help us accelerate our nationwide effort to reopen schools safely. last week i directed all states, tribes, and territories to make all adults are eligible to be vaccinated no later than may 1. while this is the time of optimism, its not a time for relaxation. i need all americans to keep doing your part, wash your hands, stays socially distanced, keep masking up as recommended by the cdc. get vaccinated when its your turn. none of this is political, its all science-based....

know that this will be taken forward carefully. we have been grateful to leaders across all faiths who have worked closely with us on a voluntary basis. weve also discussed with the church leaders the benefit of prayer and reflection in the comfort that that can bring whether that is the perspective of our faith or a whether that is the perspective of ourfaith or a personal whether that is the perspective of our faith or a personal reflection of the year gone by. making time for this o...

the goldilocks question. is it too big, too small or just the right size? ill talk to two of the worlds most foremost economists, larry summers and paul krugman. then what is the quad? president biden met with the leaders of japan, india and australia, a new bloc focused on deterring china. will it work? ill talk to an expert. and the biotech revolution brought us covid-19 vaccines more swift than anyone thought possible. its given us the ability to edit genes to cure diseases and ...

not really about the virus. >> its such a major piece of legislation. its the most significant change for middle class people, for poor people, people trying to get into the middle class in decades in a very long time. it has amazing things in it. >> if everybody is vaccinated by june, then its clearly not related to covid. there is $350 billion for state and local government. california is getting $41 billion. that $41 billion is not related to covid, its related to kind of helping a ...

pandemic. >> its the most significant change for middle class people, for poor people, people trying to get into the middle class, in decades, in a very long time. and it has amazing things in it. >> this is a critical moment. this is a moment where we have to make sure that the american people know whats in this plan. they understand whats in this plan. >> and by the way, this bill is 90 some percent coronavirus centric. this is similar to the bill that we wrote in may, the heroes act...

republican congressman john katko of new york calls the situation disorder at the border by executive order. reaction from him in a minute but first fox team coverage david sphungt is in wilmington, delaware where biden is spending the weekend and we begin with griff jenkins live in mission, texas, griff. reporter: good afternoon jon were here in rio grand valley next to wall and turn and use a visual here with our drone you can see im behind wall that is intended to stop the illegal c...

coverage and well start with david spunt tracking president biden and his reaction to the border crisis from wilmington, delaware. weve got griff jenkins tracking conditions on the ground from the southern border and well turn to griff first, a closer look from mission, texas. hi, griff. >> hey, gillian and kristin. were down on the border in mission, texas, part of the rio grande sector. whats happening at this moment see this white bus coming through the border wall in the distance a...

joey, we are going to have some fun, too. >> as we get ready to spring forward, this is the last time to change our clocks is what they want. >> america into lockdown. one year ago today president trump declared a national emergency the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. >> unleash full power of the federal government today, i am officially declaring a national emergency. two very big words. stop the spread of the virus and help all americans who have been impacted by this and thi...

kind, mental relief. not everyone is able to breathe easier as questions over whether americans who needed help, the most will get it. well already know that black americans are not getting the vaccine in a way thats proportionate. coming up, well talk to a doctor who says its not just fear widening that gap but lack of communities having access that they never had it to begin with. i also get into a gap in priorities in washington because even with his response getting high marks from...