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reporter: that s exactly right, this is president joe biden s first press conference since he took office more than 60 days ago. this is the first time he will face his press corps directly. and this is a departure from former president donald trump, he s facing his press corps at 1:15 p.m. eastern, donald trump always preferred to face his press corps or americans directly during prime time, he never shied away from the cameras, this is of course the first time we re seeing biden directly in this ways. we are expecting had i m to highlight parts of his administration he is proud of including passing this $1.9 trillion stimulus package and called the american rescue plan and this 100 million vaccine doses in 100 days. we are also expecting him to publicly announce a new vaccine distribution goal. but he s also going to face very tough questions from his press corps amid a lot of crises that have happened in recent days including this bowled, colorado, shooting that le ....
after the car rolled over at least once. he s now at harvard usc medical center. cnn s kyung lah is there reporting out the latest. reporter: we re getting the latest information from the authorities. his condition, the very latest that we re learning is that he is in serious condition at harvard ucla medical center. serious condition. we don t have any more details other than that, that you reported, that he has leg injuries. we are now learning that he is in serious condition. so, let s back up on exactly how all of this happened. as you were just saying, jake, about 7:22, fire crews were called of a single vehicle rollover. you are look at the vehicle. you can see how serious this crash was. this roadway, according to our weather department, the conditions, normally it s a little socked in at the beach. it was clear. the conditions this morning, it was clear. we don t have any information about the speed that he was driving, but we are hoping to learn much more in ....
but first the president and the press. let s talk about president biden priorities versus the media priorities versus the public priorities. should they be aligned. is the white house press corp pressing biden on american people s top concerns? and if not, why not? those questions were broaden to stark relief when everyone heard their questions, there is the white house press corp at thursday s presidential press conference. the press focused so many questions on immigration, and on the filibuster and widespread criticism of the performance of the journalists in the room. specifically on how the questions ignored problems that americans clearly care about. here is the data from pew research showing that front and center on american s minds are the economy, the pandemic, unemployment, the scourge of terrorism and health care. so are white house reporters out of sync with the country? individually, of course, there are outstanding reporters on the beat with lots of great ....
split in the chamber. this afternoon, president biden said the new jobs report out proves the bill is urgently needed, though the u.s. added far more jobs than economists expected, 379,000 jobs last month. as phil mattingly reports, president biden says his plan is to essentially turn the economy back around because that is not enough jobs needed. we can t afford one step forward and two steps backwards. reporter: president joe biden trying to maximize the urgency of his $1.9 trillion relief plan. the relief plan is absolutely essential for turning this around, getting kids back to school safely, getting the lifeline to small business and getting the upper hand on covid-19. even as the u.s. economy starts to bounce back. a hiring surge in february, with 379,000 jobs added, and the unemployment rate ticking down to 6.2%. but with the u.s. still down 9.5 million jobs from one year ago, the white house is urging action, and fast. congress must pass the american r ....
the priority of his priesidency and reviewing johnson & johnson s vaccine the single-dose vaccine to prevent sickness of coronavirus and stop transmission. and watching syria. the president launched the first air strikes of his administration. the attack targeted against militias backed by iran in response to recent attacks on american forces. we begin with this big day for president biden on capitol hill. tonight the house will vote on the president s ambitious nearly $2 trillion covid relief plan to bring help to millions of americans. the first piece of legislation expected to pass the house with only democratic support. democrats suffered a big set barq. the senate parliamentarian ruled the $15 minimum wage in the bill violates rules of the senate. manu raju is on capitol hill. what happens now? reporter: goes to the house floor and expected to pass. just talked to house majority whip jim clyburn. the cheer vote counter on the house democratic side telling m ....