bill, passed on party lines with no republicans voting for it and two democrats voting against. but a key provision to more than double the minimum wage to $15 an hour is expected to die in the senate. we should note at least a dozen house republicans asked to not vote in person last night. citing the ongoing public health emergency. oddly enough the emergency it turns out was to head to cpac to score points with trump and supporters. and take a look at this. a 6-foot tall golden statue of the former president was rolled into conference site. as we learn more about how trump is weighing the creation of a superpac. who needs words about trump s power over the gop when you can feast your eyes on that? more now on the $$1.9 trillion rerelief bill. arlette saenz is in delaware where president biden is spending the weekend. and president biden is urging the senate to quickly pass the package. yeah, ana, president biden says there is no time to waste as he urges quick work on pas
dude after republicans in his home state of nebraska rebuked him for voting to impeach former president trump. cnn s chief correspondent, jim acosta. no doubt, trump is sucking up the oxygen at this event for republicans and he doesn t even speak until tomorrow, right? reporter: that s right, ana, but that s how it s been the entire cpap conference that we ve been down here. he s gearing up for the return to the political stage tomorrow afternoon. but in the meantime, he s making other moves, as you were just mentions a few moments ago. starting to build up the fundraising apparatus for the next stage of his political career. a joint fundraising committee that will not only fund his own future political ambitions but trump friendly political candidates around the country but you re right, he s overshadowing everything at cpac. look at this conservative political action conference. cpac. it s what it feels like, guys. reporter: still sees donald trump as something of a g
the overall bill through congress. it is expected to pass in the house today. also developing overnight, the biden administration launching air strikes targeting a location in syria used by two iran-backed militias. the move is retaliation for recent rocket attacks on american forces in the region. the pentagon says, quote, a handful of militants were killed. so we ll have more on those air strikes in a moment. let s begin with cnn s lauren fox live on capitol hill with the developments on the relief bill. so now what? well, not even halfway through biden s first 100 days, the house of representatives expected to pass that covid relief bill, $1.9 trillion by this evening. now the expectation, of course, is that this bill includes $1400 direct checks for americans making $75,000 or less. it also includes funding, of course, for schools and to get kids back to school. that includes money to help small businesses that have been hurt by the pandemic. but, look, last night t
began together four years ago is far from over. in that quote, the republican party is united. the only division is between a handful of washington, d.c. establishment political hacks and everybody else all over the country. those are quotes from trump s prepared remarks. let s be clear about who republicans at cpac are celebrating. a man who lost them the house, the senate and the presidency and then incited a mob to attack the capitol because he didn t like the election results. cnn s chief domestic correspondent jim acosta is there. is this looking to be the return to the political stage trump was seeking? reporter: it s certainly the return to the stage he s seeking. i m not so sure it s the return to the stage every republican is seeking. if you look at the results of the cpac straw poll which just came out in the last several minutes, ana, it s very good news for donald trump. he is far and away the choice of people at cpac to be the next president in 2024 should he r
indoor rally. and we ll show you why new coronavirus cases are rising in nearly 20 states. and one day at a time. legendary actress rita moreno talks about ways to reach an audience after 75 years in show business. she looks good. first, here s today s eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. you all just took him away from his wife and his kids. he wasn t out here breaking no crime. he fell asleep out there. you all know what happened. anguish and anxiety in atlanta as the city grapples with a fatal police shooting. the city already tense over earlier accusations of police brutality. i ll get up there and say i have respect for officers and policing, but even i m starting to lose hope. ask for change. fight for change in a peaceful way. president trump plans to rally his support for next saturday for the first time since covid-19 related lockdowns. if i was giving advice to the administration i d say they should withhold large political rallies right now. la