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the biden administration wants to see made permanent. so, i think this is part of building that for them. and the questions are whether or not they actually get there, but also how the execution of it goes. so, thats how you saw president biden say hes tapping gene sperling, this long-time democratic economic aide to oversee the spending here. he was talking about how when he oversaw the stimulus bill in 2009 amid the great recession, how crucial it was to just be on the phone, have th...

efforts to maximize every penny of the stimulus. the president and vice president and their spouses hit the road today from vegas to near philly for what the white house is calling the help is here tour touting the massive legislation. this comes as president biden is setting new goals for the nation to begin the path out of this pandemic and to help reach those goals the biden administration is now devoting $250 million to try to encourage skeptical americans, many of them trump suppo...

meanwhile, the head of the cdc is pleading with americans to continue wearing masks, physical distancing and other precautions to avoid another covid-19 surge as more states open up. the cdc says that one in five americans has now had at least one covid vaccine dose. were also following new developments here in washington in the capitol siege. two men have now been arrested and charged for assaulting police officer brian sicknick who later died. the men are accused of working together ...

urging americans not to let their guard down. also the justice department here in washington announcing today that two men have now been arrested and charged with assaulting officer brian sicknick with a toxic chemical spray. lets begin our coverage with our chief white house correspondent kaitlan collins. the president is taking his covid relief package straight to the american public. give us the latest. >> reporter: yes, wolf. hes basically mentioning it every time he gets near a mi...

he joins me to tell us his inspiring story, coming up. storp good evening. im mehdi hasan. joe biden has been spending the weekend at home in delaware before he heads out on the road this week to sell the $1.9 trillion american rescue plan. he has a lot to work with. it is difficult to overstate what a big win this piece of legislation is for the president. its the second biggest economic stimulus in american history, giving cash direct to the poorest americans. and if you want to kn...

>> we are making progress getting america closer to herd immunity. and a national vaccination effort accelerates. yesterday, 4.6 million doses were administered nationwide, thats a new high point, way up from 2.9 million shots last week. so far the u.s. has given more than 107 million shots. the rolling average is 2.5 million per day. the fifth of americans have received one dose. checks are going in the mail. or direct deposit. and you can check for your stimulus payment on the irs we...

fantastic group here to help us understand all thats going on in the political news. kelly odonnell in the white house, the co-founders of punchbowl news and the editor of the nevada independence. kelly, what are the president and vice president going to say about this bill that hasnt always been said? >> a lot of it will be a focus on the real underpinning of this. the biden administration, president in particular, wants to sell to the public that government can work for them. that th...

washington and albany. the allegations, denials and calls for his resignation continue. ♪♪ welcome to monday. its "meet the press daily." im kasie hunt in for chuck the biden administration is facing an urgent crisis. due to a surge in migrant crossings and in unaccompanied mine grant children, the white house is trying to surge resources to the southern border. federal facilities are being overwhelmed. they are deploying fema and building temporary shelters. they are housing mig...

which may well be his signature achievement. the white house is also dealing with an escalating situation at the southern border, the biden administration employing fema to take care of hundreds of migrant teens and children who are arriving in such large numbers, there arent facilities to shelter them. so almost 4,000 kids are being kept in border patrol facilities and even jail cells designed for adults. were going to go live to the border in a moment. there is also breaking news i...

interior secretary, making her the first native american secretary. all of this as two men accused of attacking capitol police officer brian sicknick who later died from his injuries with bear spray during the january 6th riot make their first court appearance later this afternoon. joining us, correspondent kara lee, covering the white house, and nbc correspondent garrett haake in el paso, texas. and the co-author of the political play book. great to have you with us. the president say...