firefighters that are fighting this blaze and then, of course, battling this heat. we re talking about a country that is not prepared for heat like this. the infrastructure is breaking down in certain locations, we re seeing that, where there s damage to runways at airports, seeing train tracks buckling. remember a lot of people in this country live without air conditioning which is why there s been such a concern for the public s health and safety. you can see people here doing everything they can to try and escape the heat, going to lakes, going to ponds, buying fans. but we know that not everybody is able to afford that and to do that which is why we saw top government officials meeting over the weekend for an emergency meeting to make sure ducks were in a row to care for schools, for example, that are still in session and without air conditioning. the elderly, nursing homes. but this is an issue that we re seeing all across southern europe, this heat wave that is just gri
this is new day weekend with victor blackwell and christi paul. a live look at the rose garden yesterday, we heard three word, help is here. and you will hear that more as these $1400 stimulus payments start to hit bank accounts. yeah, soon president biden will hit the road to tout his nearly $2 trillion rescue plan. andviewed the pr push yesterday. and the other message, normalcy is near. the president saying that may 1st is the deadline if all documents to be eligible for a vaccine. and he has his eye on independents s from the virus b the fourth of july. and health experts are worried about americans traveling for sbrpring break an more states ease restrictions. and we start in wilmington, delaware with jasmine wright. we know the president is spending his weekend there, economic aid starting to roll out. what do we know about what comes next? well, the president turned his focus noimplementing his cod relief bill. he said it yesterday, the devil is in the deta
weather, and a rescue operation under way 400 miles off the california coast. and the party is just starting. from sweet 16 to the final four, now the national college basketball championship. it is finally down to the final two. hillary clinton and regional leaders are gathered in turkey right now trying to stop the killings of thousands of people just across the border in syria. the secretary of state says the syrian regime is leaving a trail of broken promises. cnn s joe dougherty has just interviewed secretary clinton in istanbul and joins us by phone. jill, good morning to you. can you tell us what the secretary of state had to say to you. reporter: well, randi, the schedule is changing, as you can imagine. it s pushed back a little bit, and we will be speaking with her in an hour and a half. she still has a news conference. it s a very, very busy conference. you d have to say it s moving very quickly. the whole idea of this is to bring these nations together. ther