can waive that right if he does so in writing. we re not aware if he has done so. this is set to begin in 15 minutes. the hearings are quick and routine. suspects are adviseded of the charges and informed of their rights. but, you know, given the enormity of this case, this will be anything but routine. as we await for this to take place, poppy, i want you to listen to the sister of officer eric talley who spoke out about her feelings towards the shooter. take a look. i don t hate that person. he doesn t get to have that power. shootings and death and darkness, they happen. they cannot put out they can t put out. they don t win. they can t put out the light that was my brother. they can t put out the beauty that is his children and his family and this is not okay. it is not okay that i m burying my brother. that s not okay. but everything is going to be okay. and he would say that. he would say it with that look, that bemused look like don t be too upset. like, there is s
child tax credit, funding for state and local governments, funding for schools and vaccine distribution. now, this version of the bill also has the provision to increase the minimum wage, but that won t make it through the senate. let s go to cnn s white house reporter, jasmine wright. so what are we expecting to hear from the president? reporter: president biden will praise how democrats for passing that $1.9 trillion coronavirus bill last night, in really the first step for the the important first step for defeating the coronavirus pandemic. this will be the first time that we hear from president biden since that bill passed late last night. he s slated to speak in the roosevelt room. but last night on the white house lawn, talking to cnn, white house communications director kate bedingfield spoke about what the bill could do if passed. take a listen. we are extremely hopeful that it is going to pass the house tonight. we believe that it will. in this bill you ve got