the biden administration faces with iran. this shows they have to deal with the reality of iran on the ground and remember lloyd austen was the commander against basis. they carried out tens of thousands of airstrikes like this and is also shows they are closely watching with drones and other surveillance, they see iraq or iran trying to spread weapons around that area, iraqis watched this closely too. the reality is team biden has to deal with iran s destabilization in syria and across the region. todd: the airstrike was overall the right move. jillian: to washington where the house is expected to vote on the $1.9 trillion relief bill today. todd: senate planetary deals a blow to democrats ruling against the $15 minimum wage in the bill. jillian: griff jenkins has more on what happens next. the fight for 15 crap took a knockout punch. elizabeth mcdonagh says the minimum wage increase does not qualify for special budget reconciliation rules. that was met with disappointme
bill: we ll get a live report on the ground in alabama in a mooment here. not even the heart of the tornado season yet. dana: very powerful storms and we have five people that have lost their lives and there might be more. a reporter is headed there and we ll be able to get some on the ground update. bill: it s friday, i m bill. dana. dana: one of the most complicated jumpsuit trying to figure it out. president biden had his first formal press conference yesterday taking questions from 10 reporters, none from fox. one of the biggest takeaways photographers caught the president relying on pre-written notes with talking points. kristin fisher has more from the white house on all of this. i was dying to find out what you thought about all this. catch us up. one of the other big takeaways, zero questions about the coronavirus or reopening schools but a ton of questions on immigration. despite his own department of homeland security saying the u.s. is on pace for the wor
but trumpism, far from it, not just in politics but policies. shortly after taking office, president biden signed a 100-day deportation moratorium of some undocumented immigrants. that order now temporarily blocked by federal judge drew tipton of texas, after texas ag ken packsen sued the biden administration alleging the moratorium is unconstitutional and violates agreement between the state and dhs. regardless, i.c.e. could still choose to release immigrants with deportations orders. could keep people detained or delay the deportation process. but they are not. in fact, in recent days, i.c.e. has deported immigrants to at least three countries. 15 people to jamaica thursday, 269 people to gault ma friday. more deportation flights scheduled monday. among knows a 27-year-old woman rosa was pulled over in el paso for a broken break light. she had outstanding warnts and arrested. rosa was a witness to the 2019 el paso shooting at a wal-mart and provided critical information to
rising possibility of russian military action at any time. at the same time, president biden is considering moving troops within europe closer to russia s border as well as in the black sea and increasing bomber flights over the region. even as we re building up deterrence, even as we re building up defense for ukraine, we re also engaged in diplomacy and dialogue. that s the preferable path forward for everyone. it s the responsible thing to do, and we ll pursue it as long as we can. at the same time we ll continue to build up the defense and deterrence that is necessary. the optimism, the fight against the omicron variant is growing in the u.s. across the country as the national 7-day average of confirmed cases finally begins to shift downward after a record setting surge. there is still pressure on hospital workers in some western is southern states where omicron cases are at their peak, and vaccination rates are low. our nbc news poll contains bad news for democrats w
significant response if a single russian force enters ukraine in an aggressive way. we ve also learned of a kremlin plot that vladimir putin is planning to install a puppet government in ukraine. waiting in the wings, an estimated 100,000 russian troops already stationed at the ukrainian border. with fears of an invasion growing, president biden held a meeting with his security team at camp david this weekend. for the very latest let s go to cnn s clarissa ward in kiev, she s live there for us. clarissa, how much power does the u.s. have right now to stop what seems like a steady drumbeat for war? our top diplomats in washington are making all kinds of warnings but it doesn t sound like the message is getting across. reporter: well, i think at least the diplomatic process has not reached a total dead end, jim. we saw those talks in geneva between secretary of state anthony blinken and his russian counterpart seg rgey lavrov. they at least agreed to keep talking. it s hard t