is a political debate these days. even what time the sun rises and sets. from nbc news world headquarters in new york, and joshua johnson. welcome to the week. did you have a good week? president biden certainly did. over the course of 48 hours, he took big steps toward addressing his priority. the pandemic. on wednesday, congress passed the american rescue plan. the next day, he signed it into law. that night, he delivered his first primetime presidential address. and in that speech, the president division of post- pandemic summer. i set a goal that many of you said was kind of way over the top. i said i intended to get 100 million shots of people s arms and my first hundred days in office. tonight, i can say we are not only going to meet that goal, we are going to meet that goal. because we are actually on track to reach this goal of 100 million shots in arms on my 60th day in office. tonight. i am announcing i will direct all states, tribes and territories, to make
vaccinated can hug grandkids who have not. the rules don t go far enough for some. the airline industry which today pushed back on cdc guidance that recommends even the vaccinated avoid travel. every time there is a surge in travel, we have a surge of cases in this country. many of our variants have emerged from international places and we know the travel corridor is a place where people are mixing a lot. the guidelines state that people including those fully vaccinated should continue to wear a mask. today wyoming s governor joined those in texas and miss issippi announcing an end to the mask mandate. in an interview with politico dr. fauci can see the hamask mandate for those vaccinated pulled off soon but not this soon. the house is expected to pass a $2 trillion covid relief bill that contains money for vaccinations and schools and low income americans, children, the unemployed and make health care coverage more affordable. bernie sanders can join us to talk about tha
case in point, the airline industry which today pushed back on cdc guidance that recommends even the vaccinated avoid travel. this was the cdc director s explanation for why. every time there is a surge in travel, we have a surge of cases in this country. we know that many of our variants have emerged from international places and we know that the travel corridor is a place where people are mixing a lot. the guidelines state that people including those fully vaccinated should continue to wear a mask. today wyoming s governor joined those in texas and mississippi announcing an end to the mask mandate. and that bars, gyms, and other businesses can re-open. in an interview with politico dr. fauci can see the mask mandate for those vaccinated pulled off gradually. soon but not yet. the house is expected to pass a $2 trillion covid relief bill that contains money for vaccinations and schools and low income americans, children, the unemployed, and to make health care coverage m
dana: administration telling facilities caring for unaccompanied children. bill: there is there are numerous angles on this story. we ll talk to the former acting ice director ron vitiello in a moment. we ll begin with kristin fisher to figure out what the strategy is now. good morning. the white house is still calling this a challenge but not a crisis. the fact that president biden sent this team of high-level advisors, top administration officials down to the border shows you they know at the very least it is a big and growing problem for this administration. leading this team was the secretary of homeland security mayorkas and susan rice among others. while they were down there according to a statement put out by the white house just yesterday, the white house says they discussed capacity needs given the number of unaccompanied children and families arriving at the border. the complex challenges with redoing is immigration center and the white house is blaming a lo
A warning that bad behaviour in schools is not being taken seriously enough, from the man given the job of advising the government on the issue. Could you have to work until you are 70 . Two separate reports for the government say millions may have to work longer to qualify for a State Pension. I will have the details. In sport, faster than ever before. The new formula one season is underway, with Lewis Hamilton showing who is boss in the new cars, quickest in the first two Practice Sessions, ahead of the season opening Australian Grand Prix. And the film Love Actually, updated. We have an exclusive preview ahead of tonights airing on comic relief. And matt has the weather. Good morning. There will be a few more red noses, a bit chilly around the country. Rain to the South West Of England and the north of scotland but for most it should be a fine day and that we can forecast looking good as well. Join me for all the details and 15 minutes. See you then. In15 details and 15 minutes. See