might finally see a miracle here, boris. reporter: yeah, christie, there is hope and frustration here with news slowly trickling in. the number of people confirmed dead now up to five. four have been identified. they include an elderly comfortable and the mother of a boy that was actually rescued from the rubble in dramatic fashion on thursday morning. for dozens of families though it remains an ex kcruciating time,n anxious weight in anticipation for answers. 156 people remain missing, still unaccounted for. more than 72 hours since the collapse. the search and rescue effort continues non-stop, and crews are using every tool they have, sonar equipment, cameras, canines on the season to help. and even then there is still an element of uncertainty here. and it may not be enough. all off this effort. the mayor of surfside yesterday saying, we don t have a resource problem. we have a luck problem. and as families wait in agony for any kind of update on their loved ones, the ma
trump s election lies. the congresswoman wrote a scathing opinion piece in the washington post and the message is aimed directly at her fellow republican colleagues. it warns them that history is watching and that embracing the former president s lies, quote, will do profound long-term damage to our party and our country, she writes. the republican party is at a turning point and republicans must decide whether they are going to choose truth and fidelity to the constitution. there is so much to discuss on this front this morning. let s begin there with our colleague lauren fox on capitol hill. she couldn t be clearer, and she seems very comfortable with where she sits knowing that this will likely cost her that seat. that s exactly right, poppy. this really mirrors what i ve been hearing from sources over the last several days, which is that cheney is not trying to fight the fact that she is going to be ousted from her position in leadership within the republican confer
allegations against him. we begin with rudy giuliani. our cameras have caught him outside his apartment that was raided. he s back on television doing what he did that gave so many clues to investigators. talking about it all on tv. talking about himself. this is, to be very clear, the opposite of what any prudent lawyer and someone like rudy giuliani, a former prosecutor, would advise most people in his situation. he s also making up stuff. he s saying he was framed. he s saying a raid he called quite professional, is now, quote, out of control. when something like this happens and it goes to fruition, if they can do what they just did to me, to you they can do it to you. you don t see this for what it is? a political act. it s not a political act as a matter of law. indeed it s an independent judge who signed off on at least reasonable suspicion that there s evidence of a crime in giuliani s residence, his apartment or office. reuters reports warrants for giuliani s
growth significa ntly plus, sniffing out the fakers. how ebay is policing the multi million dollar trade in rare sneakers america is on the move again. that s the upbeat assessment of the world s biggest economy from the man in charge, president biden. in a speech to a joint session of congress to mark 100 days in office, the president has been pushing his massive, and controversial public spending agenda totalling $6 trillion. as well as the covid rescue plan already passed by congress, he s asking for more money for free pre school and college places as well as tax credits for the middle classes. all to be paid for by higher taxes on the corporations and the wealthy. he said his agenda is already paying dividends. thanks to the american rescue plan we are on track to cut child poverty in america in half this year. (applause). in the process, while this is all going on the economy created more than 1,300,000 newjobs in 100 days. more jobs in the first. (applause). more job
change policy a key focus for his administration. on day one he rejoined the paris climate agreement and halted the controversial keystone xl pipeline. and today he s rolling out more of his plan the future of the hope and opportunity. it s about coming to the moment to deal with this maximum threat that is with us now and facing us, climate change with a greater sense of urgency. in my view we already waited too long to do with this climate crisis, we cannot wait any longer. we see with our own eyes, we feel it, we know in our bones. and just like we need a unified national response to covid i9, we need a response to the climate crisis. because there is climate crisis. because there is climate crisis. his policy revolves around one key goal net zero emmissions by 2050. and to kick start the road to that goal he s just signed a string of executive orders. they include establishing climate change as a national security priority. conserving at least 30% of federal [and and