[dog barks] (both) good girl! ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ renae is not an influencer, she's more of a groundbreaker. renae runs with us on a john deere 1 series tractor. because out here, you can't fake a job well done. hear renae's story at deere.com good morning. this is "early start." it is 28 minutes past the hour this wednesday morning. time for our top stories to keep an eye on. president biden set to launch the next phase of his pandemic response in a major address on thursday. the white house says the multipart strategy will emphasize stopping the daelta variant and boosting vaccinations focusing on schools, private companies and federal workers.