Americas newsroom. Great weekend. Really one that is resetting. Making sure i put my shoes on the right feet to get this week started. Bill good start. Dana a lot happening. Bill we shall get to it. President biden starting his first full week in the white house. He is about to sign a slough of executive orders. Dana including a made in america order to increase federal support for u. S. Manufacturing companies. Bill team fox coverage. Marc thiessen and mo elleithee, we begin with Kristin Fisher on the north lawn. Bill were on day six of what this white house is billing as 10 days of action during President Bidens first week and a half in office. He has signed more executive orders than any of his recent predecessors. Todays executive order is all about trying to make good on his buy American Campaign promise. The same promise that his predecessor former President Donald Trump accused him of plagiarizing from him. Changing rules so that more of the manufactured goods component originat
Situation. No one has been allowed to pass the barrier because theyve not cleared the area. We have seen some of the First Responders remove the hazmat gear they had been wearing giving an indication that whatever threat there may have been, it may not still be active. Once again they have not cleared the scene. We are waiting for a special person to give us more information. Once we do, we will update you. Nick smith, abc7 news. President obama has set a deadline for gun control recommendations and hes not wasting time. Other high profile calls to action out of washington today in the wake of the deadly Connecticut School tragedy. Katie marzullo is live in the newsroom. Reporter lawmakers are asking for everything from military protection on School Campuses to bans on weapons and ammunition. A single message of safety from many voices. With 20 Elementary School children and six educators shot to death with a semiautomatic rifle in connecticut, president obama is taking steps to reduce
Good morning, im eric thomas. And im kristen sze. A post office is evacuate. There are reports of injuries. Nick smith is live near high and macarthur boulevard. Reporter let me start with what we know. Two people were treated on the scene and there were eight customers inside of the post office at the time of the evacuation. Over my shoulder you can see this is still very much an active scene. This is what we know, crews and hazmat units are investigating a suspicious substance found on a package at the Laurel Branch in oakland. Oakland police tell me oakland fire received a call around 10 a. M. That an employee had an unknown substance leaking from a package. In less than 20 minutes, officials had cleared the facility of employees and customers. Outside the building in the parking lot two employees of the Office Office reported signs coughing and eye irritation. Those two employees are receiving treatment from First Responders. Back live i can telle oakland postmaster general has arr
Over the department. The attorney general pushing back on that saying he is the one calling the shots. Not going to be bullied or influenced by anybody, and i i said it whether its congress, newspaper editorial boards or the president. Im going to do what i think is right. I cannot do my job here at the department with a constant background commentary that undercuts me. Arthel Mark Meredith is standing by in West Palm Beach, florida, with the latest on this. Hey, mark. Reporter good afternoon. A couple hours from now President Trump is set to attend a fundraiser here in florida. He came down here yesterday afternoon, he did not stop to speak with supporters even though there was a swirl of questions over some of these recent decisions you were just talking about. Earlier this week, we did hear from the attorney general bill barr, and he was telling, basically, abc news that the president s tweets and comments about ongoing cases are making it difficult for the Justice Department to be
Donald trump announcing hes running for president. What does the billionaire tycoons entry mean for an already crowded gop field . And texas braces for another wallop as Tropical Storm bill aches aim at an area already reeling from rain. Its all happening now. But we begin with a tragedy in california as the death toll rises from that balcony collapse during a Birthday Party. Welcome to happening now. Im jon scott. And im Heather Childress in for jenna lee. They now say that a sixth person has died after a fourth floor balcony fell off the side of an apartment building. All of the students said to be irish students on work visas. Joining us from the berkeley pride francis vinklestill. Francis, what are they looking at as a possible cause . Well theyre looking at whether or not too many people crowded on a small balcony. The balcony was tiny can hold two chairs. It caused it to collapse on the balcony below it and then the students were tossed out on the street. But nobody puts warning