reinstated. residents there have seen a 500% rise in covid cases in just the last month. and there s a new push from the white house to get more young people vaccinated. cdc data shows vaccinations remain stubbornly low as some schools prepare to reopen for in-person classes. the white house teaming up with pop superstar olivia rodrigo to help get the vaccination message out, particularly to young people. she makes her pitch in a video with dr. anthony fauci and reads some tweets from americans on the vaccination push. wear your mask and get your vaccines. i need to see olivia rodrigo live in the concert in the first row. i m excited to tour these days. i m excited to go a concert, aren t you? i agree. i want to go to a concert for sure. for sure. cnn s natasha chen is in birmingham, alabama, a state with one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country. school starts there in just a matter of weeks. natasha, how are officials there planning to get students who are
announcing stage iv lung cancer diagnosis. his wife katherine broke the news of his passing on his radio show. from today on, there will be a tremendous void in our lives and on the radio. i would personally like to thank each and every one of you who rallied around rush when he needed you the most. carley: donald trump awarding the media icon the presidential medal of freedom at the state of the union address one day after revealing his cancer diagnosis. the former president reflecting on that moment yesterday. it was an idea that we had that a lot of people suggested to me, it was an amazing night because republicans went wild and the democrats sat there but they are respected rush. one of the great orders of his life. reporter: the rush limbaugh show began in 1988 and grew to be the most listened to radio show in the country attracting 27 million people per week. his voice even influencing the nation s most prominent lawmakers. i was inspired to go into conservativ
president biden is getting covid relief through the senate and signed. that s where he wants to make his early mark. the biggest reason democrats were intent on wrapping up the trial quickly. while congressional republicans are skeptical about going big the country is largely behind biden s effort, state and local republicans insisting it s badly needed and polls revealing many republican voters want it too. at the same time some other numbers show we may be getting on the right side of the coronavirus. 52 million shots in arms and new cases in hospitalizations are dropping dramatically. all over the country. now if we can only get a handle on those new variants. so we ve got a lot to get to today. i want to bring in kelly o donnell at the white house, garrett haake on capitol hill, monica alba is in west palm beach, florida. also with me today, jake sherman and anna palmer, cofounders of punch bowl news. kelly, i want to start talking about joe biden. how does he plan to
The UF Student Senate passed its 2024-2025 budget bill Tuesday night with bipartisan support, ensuring another year of funding for Student Government, Student Engagement, the Reitz Union and RecSports.