the million job boost analysts were forecasting. going to kaitlan collins at the white house, what else did we hear from president biden? reporter: he was arguing essentially that looking at the data from the jobs report makes the case for his economic agenda, not just talking about the american rescue plan, the covid-19 relief bill he passed after first taking office that, of course it s now additional stimulus checks, extended enhanced unemployment benefits but he was saying it s not going to go into effect right away, he was saying it wasn t going to be a 60-day turnaround, he envisions it taking close to a year to have this happen. the way he was framing it was, and this is still going on, despite the criticism that has been coming in as this negative jobs report that really shocked everyone, he said it s proof of just how deep the hole of an economic hole that america was in, because of the pandemic. we re still digging out of an economic collapse that cost us 22 mil
can waive that right if he does so in writing. we re not aware if he has done so. this is set to begin in 15 minutes. the hearings are quick and routine. suspects are adviseded of the charges and informed of their rights. but, you know, given the enormity of this case, this will be anything but routine. as we await for this to take place, poppy, i want you to listen to the sister of officer eric talley who spoke out about her feelings towards the shooter. take a look. i don t hate that person. he doesn t get to have that power. shootings and death and darkness, they happen. they cannot put out they can t put out. they don t win. they can t put out the light that was my brother. they can t put out the beauty that is his children and his family and this is not okay. it is not okay that i m burying my brother. that s not okay. but everything is going to be okay. and he would say that. he would say it with that look, that bemused look like don t be too upset. like, there is s
cannot be included. president biden calls that decision disappointing, but it may just get the measure through the senate. president biden heads to texas hours from now to tour the damage from last week s winter storm. also developing this morning, the biden administration carrying out its first military strike. a bombing run, targeting iranian-backed militias and weapons in eastern advisory. the move is widely seen as retaliation for recent attacks on u.s. personnel in the region. and we have new information from the pentagon in just a moment. first, though, cnn s lauren fox live on capitol hill where this morning, lauren, an increase in the minimum wage, which would have increased salaries for millions of americans, effectively dead this morning. reporter: well, that s exactly right. it is out of the senate bill at the very least. and i think, john, this is significant, because this was something that progressives have been pushing for, for not weeks or months, but real
shooter s motive, why the king soope rs supermarket was targeted in the first place. what we do know, other than the fact these innocent lives were stolen from them. the 21-year-old suspect used an ar-15 pistol, modified with an arm brace and he bought the gun six days before the attack. we saw the suspect in course for the first time just yesterday. he is facing ten counts of first degree murder, and one count of attempted murder as that was added yesterday. prosecutors say more charges could be coming. the defense, though, says they need more time to fully assess the scope of the shooter s mental illness is what they have said in court. this as families are starting to prepare for funerals. you see this video here, the community in boulder gathered once again for another vigil to honor them last night. joining me right now is cnn s shimon prokupecz. what are we expecting to hear from officials in just a minute? reporter: well, hopefully we ll get more information on the m
justice. and in recent years it s been used by the far right as a tool to block progress on everything. people of color are not going to allow the filibuster that was used to deny me and people who look like me the opportunity to come to this congress. i will make it quick. regarding the filibuster, at john lewis funeral, president barack obama said he believed the filibuster was a relic of the jim crow era, do you agree? yes. emily: but president biden and former president obama both champions the filibuster in the senate including back in 2005 when republicans have the majority. it s for one party, be it republican or democrat, to change the rules in the middle of the game so that they can make all the decisions while the other party is told to sit down and keep quiet, if they choose to change the rules and put an end to democratic debate, then the fighting and the bitterness and the gridlock will only get worse. you go the filibuster is not about stopping on a n