good evening. we are tracking those shootings. we will bring you more information as it comes in. it is a busy night. we begin with this just in, president biden for the first time addressing the surge on the southern border and criticism his break on policy from the last administration is to blame. we spoke with abc news s george stephanopoulos. a lot of the migrants are coming in are saying they re coming in because you promised to make things better. it seems to be getting worse by the day. was it a mistake not to anticipate this surge? well, first of all, there was a surge the last two years in 19 and 20 there was a surge, as well. this one might be worse. no, well, it could be. here is the deal. we re sending back people first of all, the idea that joe biden said come because i heard the other day that they re coming because i m a nice guy and i won t do you re saying this. yeah, here is the deal. they re not. do you have to say quite clearly don t co
in a couple of moments here he is. we will be seeing the president visit this small business in chester, pennsylvania. this is all part of his administration s help is here tour, promoting the $1.9 trillion relief package he signed just last week. president biden, though, is facing renewed pressure to do even more. senate majority leader chuck schumer is continuing to press him on forgiving $50,000 in student loan debt, but president biden made it very clear at a cnn town hall last month that he does not support canceling such a large amount. first thing s first, to vaccination news. getting americans vaccinated, getting them spending those stimulus checks and hopefully invigorating the u.s. economy. we start with our cnn chief white house correspondent, kaitlan collins. they is there, in chester, pennsylvania. can you speak about the president s intentions with his visit there today. i think what you re going to see president biden do today is want just make the case for
time in nine months, restaurants can resume indoor dining in some parts of california, and museums, zoos and even sports stadiums can reopen for limited in-person crowds over the next few weeks. in just moments california governor gavin newsom is going to join me live to talk about his state s reopening efforts and the recall effort against him in part over his handling of the virus, but we re going to start today with cnn s nick watt in los angeles and a closer look at the push to roll back restrictions. bars and gyms will close effective midnight tonight. reporter: one year ago today california s pay area announced the first stay-home order in the land. this week a new dawn in the golden state. we re thrilled. we re thrilled to be back open. reporter: angelenos in limited numbers can now eat inside restaurants again. we hope that the state doesn t yank it us from again. reporter: some movie theaters in tinsel town reopened after 362 days. we ve watching tom &
behavior, now losing support from nearly all of new york s congressional delegation and both senators as he continues to deny all allegations. the dangerous storm striking at this hour. millions now in the path of heavy snow, torrential rain, and possible tornadoes. denver bracing for its biggest snowfall in years. tornadoes already touching down in texas, and more possible. rob marciano standing by with the timing and the track. traffic stop shootout. the dramatic new video tonight. a woman killed and an officer shot. what led up to the deadly scene. hot mic outrage. the sports announcer heard using racial slurs about a high school girls basketball team. tonight, his surprising response. and the senator facing racism accusations over his comments about the january 6th insurrection. what the wisconsin lawmaker said he would have felt if it had been black lives matter protesters or antifa marching to the capitol that day. and america strong. the extraordinary high
plan to keep him focused, walking americans through one rule of the law each day. and the biden administration is kicking off a new ad campaign to help sell the bill to a politically fractured nation. the resources in this plan will be used to expand and speed up manufacturing and distribution of vaccines, set up more vaccination sites to get the country in a place to get back to normal. this plan will get checks out the door starting this month. now, the white house says the checks for some americans will land as soon as this weekend. beyond the bill, the president is making some other big promises. in his first prime time address, he vowed enough vaccines to direct all states, tribes and territories to make all adults 18 and older eligible for vaccination by may 1st. and he set a goal of july 4th as the first holiday during the pandemic when small groups should be able to celebrate in person together safely. as my cnn colleague put it, the light in the tunnel may be fir