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scorching temperatures set to last for days. amid the heat, in massachusetts, 911 services knocked out statewide for hours. and in the west, dozens of wildfires burning. a state of emergency in new mexico. evacuate. foedo and the warning in texas. the first potential tropical storm of the ar taking aim. al roker is tracking it all also tonight, president bidens new executive action shielding 500,000 undocumented spouses of u.s. citizens from deportation. who will qualify? and republi...

spree and to meet with leaders in the asian american community, as well. >> this comes as the president also meets a major goal today, way ahead of schedule. 100 million covid vaccinations in his first 100 days in office. that is 42 days early. also today, the cdc is expected to announce new social distancing guidelines for children in schools. but as more states begin to ease restrictions, experts are warning of a potential psspike cases. several states are seeing an uptick as officia...

school in person. federal health officials now say students need to remain only 3 feet apart as opposed to 6 feet as long as everyone is wearing a mask. that is a major policy change of interest to so many parents and so many kids who are eager to close the laptop on telelearning and get back to the classroom. well have much more on that in just a moment. the presidents visit to atlanta was originally scheduled as part of the white houses help is here tour, touting that $2 trillion r...

[chanting "amy"] [applause] >> thank you. it is so great to be here. thank you. thank you to the overflow crowd. behaved.very well it is wonderful to be here. i woke up this morning ready to go. i am ready to storm your state. we are going to go to every diner we can find, every moment leading up to the caucuses in iowa i had a constitutional duty. i was not there. these next few days, even playing field, i am here. [applause] it is great to see all of you in this wonderful state. i wa...

>> thank you. as you know, every moment leading up to the caucuses, i had a constitutional duty. 40s, even playing field, i am here. it is great to see you all. i want to thank michael for the wonderful introduction. i know we have some great , mr. bourke, mine who has been with me at so many .vents the former chief of staff, i defended her honor last night. as well as governor lynch. you are somewhere out there. right there. thank you so much. journey and in a had an opportunity last...

preventing four more years of s disaster foreign policies and court appointments. [applause] to, i believe, senator amy klobuchar can deliver. counties -- won 42 counties that donald trump one in 2016. she has won every congressional district in her state from trueblue to deep red. thatas a fighting spirit we will need to take back the white house. [applause] senator amy klobuchar is that rare winning combination of grit,lishment, vision, and as you will hear, numeral. humor. i believe...

nomination, and the senate will work on katherine tye to be the next trade representative. take you live here on c-span2. the president pro tempore: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. black, will open the senate with prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. father of life, awaken in our senators the joy of living this day with all its new challenges and hopes. may they see in the challenges opportunities to grow in grace and in a deeper knowledge of you. may they find in their ...

sentence. per tradition, there will be a democratic response. gretchen witmer will be responding to the presidents speech. she will have a live audience. the spanish-language response will be delivered by veronica escobar. 202 is the area code. 748-8920 for democrats. republicans, and others, 748-8922. the state of the union is. your job is to finish that sentence. women inthe democratic the house will be wearing white. you can see the picture. wear white to celebrate the anniversary o...

this morning millions of americans are waking up waiting and wondering where is the help they need? where is that covid relief bill? the short answer, still making its way to the house with the senate expected to send it over as soon as today. when we expect the final vote and when you can expect a check to hit your bank account. i dont know how i would have survived without the extra amount. its a godsend. >> president biden promising to sign it as soon as he gets it and getting rea...

with phone calls, facebook comments, text messages, and tweets. >> vice president mike pence made a campaign stop in duluth, minnesota, where he talked about the administrations efforts to bring economic prosperity to the state in the wake of the coronavirus. president trump narrowly lost minnesota four years ago. congressman pete stauber. [applause] rep. stauber: thank you very much. it is great to be here. joining us today in the beautiful city of duluth in the eighth congressional d...