worker and firefighter. this is close to an hour. it is great to be with you all today. there is no greater priority than tackling the covid-19 pandemic and rescuing our economy. we are here today to hear directly from you, frontline workers and first responders who are doing the very vital work and have borne the weight of the covid-19 pandemic. you are heroes and your service, we honor. a disproportionate number of black americans serve as frontline workers, and as first responders, putting yourselves at greater risk of contracting covid-19. and one in four deaths from covid-19 have been those of black americans. so during this black history month, we wanted to say thank you to lift up your voices and your service and your needs. the president s american rescue plan is pass if passed by congress will bring an end to this pandemic. and it will invest in you and your fellow frontline workers and all americans so we can keep ourselves safe and rebuild our economy so that i
frontline workers, and as first responders, putting yourselves at greater risk of contracting covid-19. and one in four deaths from covid-19 have been those of black americans. so during this black history month, we wanted to say thank you to lift up your voices and your service and your needs. the president s american rescue plan is pass if passed by congress will bring an end to this pandemic. and it will invest in you and your fellow frontline workers and all americans so we can keep ourselves safe and rebuild our economy so that it works for everyone. mr. president, joining us here today are meet russ alfred, he gos by al al is a firefighter and e.m.t. in st. louis, missouri. we have melanie owens, a pharmacist in chicago. carmen palmer, a child care worker in columbus, ohio. and jeff carter, a grocery store manager in cedar rapids, iowa. thank you for being here today and sharing your stories with us. mr. president, over to you. pres. biden: thank you. al, i have met
members of the legislature, executive officers, members of the judiciary, and people of oklahoma, it is my distinct honor to recognize my friend, the chief executive, our governor, kevin stitt. [applause] thank you. thank you, guys, so much. thank you. thank you. thank you. mr. speaker, mr. president pro tem, lieutenant governor matt panel, members of my cabinet, madam chief justice, members of the 57th legislature, tribal leaders, to my best friend the first lady, sara stitt, my children who should be in school right now, to my parents, my brothers, and most importantly my fellow oklahoma ns. it s a great honor to stand before you today. and i want to thank my heavenly father for being in this position in oklahoma today. [applause] let me get right to the point h the state of our state is growing in strength, stability, and new opportunity for generations to come. we are moving in the right direction, the direction we all want to go, top ten in the nation. [applause] and
fani willis is not disqualified from prosecuting donald trump and his co-defendants. but the judge, he didn t just issue a ruling judge mcafee issued an ultimatum either. she goes or nathan wade goes nathan wade went. and if you d thought robert hur s one line throwing some shade at president biden was savage while judge mcafee is order hardly had any sunlight when it came to willis and wade, although there were moments that he recognized that the burden had not been met to show that they in fact, had a conflict of interests that made a fair trial impossible. there s one particular quote, georgia law does not permit the finding of an actual conflict for simply making bad choices. in repeatedly all the scrutiny of fani willis and nathan wade and their relationship who live where when who paid for what how an all it went down. it all threatens to overshadow throat knee of what this case is actually about. let me remind you for a second. we ve already been throug
call. and good morning, america. pretty scary moment for senator jeff flake. you kept the elephants calm. sflt slowest elephant can outfast the fastest man. thankfully they can t outrun the safari jeeps. welcome back. great trip. a lot of news to get to including this rescue unfolding right now. a live look at rockaway beach. a fishing boat gotot in trouble and a coast guard went in to get it. see how rocky the seas are and the coast guard ship actually overturned. so far everyone is okay but the rescue is going on right now. we ll stay on topopf in this morning. take a look now at waverly, virginia, where a state of emergency was declared. 53 reported tornadoes in just the last 48 hours stretching from texas up to virginia and at least eight weather-related deaths and more than 70,000 people without power this morning. we have full team coverage tracking it all and we begin with abc s gio benitez in good morning to you, gio. to you. the rain is still coming down andh