kelly: i'm sorry. think that if they are aware of these types of discussions going on, i think they should inform, i don't know if it is law enforcement, you know. i know with people's privacy that it is a tough thing, but i would not say i blame 50% on them or anything like that, but we do all have to take responsibility in some way so that things like that, you know, do not happen again. but i'm not going to say -- emily: right. one of the most important things you pointed out was how disinformation can disproportionately target minority communities, women, people of color. do you think they really understand the extent to which all of those things can have increasingly negative impact on minority communities? rep. kelly: even though they all said yes, i don't think they get it entirely, because if you look at who works for them, their boards, who is in their c-suite, it is not diverse at all, which congressman butterfield pointed out, and the congressional black caucus pointed that out, and we have

it's tuesday after all. >> ryan: good morning, kelly ripa. >> kelly: good morning, ryan.

good morning. >> kelly: morning. >> ryan: hello, kelly. >> kelly: who's song is this? i love

maureen kelly shares her story. >> it's a big idea. born out of something as simple as a pizza party in march of 2020 near sydney. dressel was starting to see the ramp up of covid response at her job in the pediatric dr at ucsf benioff children's hospital in san francisco. but her job site had yet to experience the overload of cases that other hospitals were. i was feeling guilty for being in california when things are going off in new york. of course. >> and then being of pediatrics where we not seeing the same kind mortality and severe infections and younger people and really feeling like i wanted to be able to do more and give more than one night. she suggested that friends also wanting to help out by pizzas for her team. my staff are just blown away. that strangers who they've never met before would send good pizza. to our it was just such a around to really feel appreciated from the community. it was at the time when shelter-in-place orders were just starting to kick in and actually become really difficult to source food on a brea

♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest!> ryan: madame, good morning, kelly ripa. oh, yeah. hey, guys. good morning. happy monday. it is march 15, the start of a new, hopeful, bright week. >> kelly: do you know what today is? do you know why i am dancing

i'm kelly meyer. >> all right. let's look san francisco's embarcadero blue palm trees are really moving too much. just gorgeous day out there. can't complain lawrence cannot complain of the weekend looks pretty good. yeah. should be a great weekend to get out there and enjoy what a beautiful day today sunshine all the way to the coast line temperatures really kind of jumping outside around the bay area today. looks like it's sticker over the weekend alone. some spots. might see a little fog. >> you know where you're going to get that right out toward the coastline. the beautiful out there right now. how about that for the evening. you see the haze there on the horizon looking toward the real fog forming just yet. but i think that will come a little bit later on overnight tonight. we've got that offshore wind that will kick in again. i think they keep your skies clear inside the bay in the valleys that as we head into early tomorrow morning. look at that. we start to pick up some of the fog on the models here, right

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-kelly: definitely.y excited that scott is giving jackie and ben an opportunity to shine. well, what'd you think? scott: i think we did great. lemonis: i think you did really well. jackie and ben, i thought you guys did a great job. and what i liked most about what you did -- you let them do their thing. we had that talk in the parking lot at weaver, and i don't know if they heard it or not. scott: i don't think so. lemonis: but i think that scott felt in that moment that he let you guys down, and that he was a failure, and we talked about it. i think you've proved as the leader that by no stretch of the imagination, in any universe, were you ever a failure. i think this is just an example of things to come. this is one meeting, one day. this could be a million-dollar account, no problem. jackie: that's what he's most excited about. i'm so grateful that you picked our company, and i just am excited to see where it goes from here. lemonis: i look forward to that partnership. scott: we appreciate everythin

kelli meyer live in washington, dc for us tonight. thanks, kelly.h the pandemic passing its one year anniversary doctor anthony fauci says he did not anticipate the scale of the tragedy in the u.s.. >> with half a million americans dying from the virus in interviews yesterday. fauci also said while variants of covid are concerning vaccines appear to be effective against them. now it's 6 cdc has updated its guidelines for child care programs during the pandemic. among the key recommendations. agency says everyone over the age of 2 should wear a mask except when they're eating or sleeping children should be kept in. groups of children that stay together and basically in a pod to reduce the risk of spreading the virus and there should be an increase in air ventilation by opening doors and windows whenever possible. you find more information on the cdc website. >> well, americans have started leaving home even more than before the pandemic. this is according to cellphone tracking data studied by researchers. they say people are showing a growing comfort

we will speak with cfl kelly steckelberg, coming up.his is bloomberg. ♪ (announcer) do you want to reduce stress? shed pounds? do you want to flatten your stomach? do all that in just 10 minutes a day with aerotrainer, the total body fitness solution that uses its revolutionary ergonomic design to help you maintain comfortable, correct form. that means better results in less time. and there are over 20 exercises to choose from. get gym results at home. no expensive machines, no expensive memberships. go to aerotrainer.com to get yours now. ♪ emily: texas governor greg abbott and mississippi governor tate reeves announced their states are opening back up 100%. the mask mandate has ended. despite opposition, this is a sign that parts of the country are trying to go back to normal and fast. what does that mean for tech s lioom that have kept us connected? zoom video has been a top performer over the last 12 months and just beat earnings estimates, but the stock, critics wondering if the momentum can continue in a post-pandemic world. kelly

good morning. >> kelly: morning. >> ryan: hello, kelly. >> kelly: who's song is this?

kelli meyer has the latest for us from washington. good morning, kelly. >> good morning. will federal officials say while there is hope there is still plenty to be concerned about daily cases are growing in 30 states and here in dc the white house is doubling down on efforts to keep the numbers under control. >> we need to go faster. president joe biden is speeding up efforts to get more shots in american arms as the number of covid-19 cases begin to rebound with cases rising again. new variants are spreading. the president says 90% of american adults will be eligible for the covid-19 vaccine by april 19th and that there will be vaccination sites within 5 miles of 90% of all americans by growing to having 17,000 pharmacies given out. >> vaccination shots to nearly 40,000 pharmacies. so much reason for hope. >> right now. cdc director doctor rochelle walensky warned of impending doom. if the country keeps on its current track she's asking americans to limit travel and his warning governors against reopening too fast. now is one of those times when i have to share and i hav

kelly. take a seat. >> kelly: guys, listen. put out your cigarettes, have your copy later.

gallego: member kelly for opening statements. mr. kelly: i came off a plane. thank you for being here and thank you for being patient. thank you for your opening remarks and leadership for organizing this important hearing. we will hear from three professionals from our committees in an unclassified and classified disinformation. to highlight how we take this information, chairman has chosen it is the first official hearing of the new intelligence and special operations subcommittee. the subcommittee was briefed on the threatening activities of china last week during a full committee we heard from an admiral who described the ways the communist party is trying to ex erlt control. one of the ways that china directs this is via the perverse spread of disinformation. this is seen in china's information campaign around the coronavirus pandemic. the spread of maligned information has spread panic and distrust in the u.s. and that the navy was responsible. china is not alone. state-backed accounts in russia and iran constructed manipulative fartives about our vaccin

>> kelly: that's exactly the idea. >> whitaker: while jason kelly is optimistic about the future supply of vaccine, dr. travis gayles on the frontline in montgomery county, maryland, is less upbeat. he told us those most likely to get covid-19-- the county's black, brown and poor residents- - are least likely to get inoculated. and he says that inequity can't be explained away solely by community hesitance to the vaccine. >> gayles: as a public health official, one of the most frustrating things for me is that many of the disparities that we're seeing play out in covid were longstanding health disparities that have been in place for decades. and then i feel like we forget about it again, because, when we're rolling out vaccines, it's as if we haven't, we didn't learn anything from that. >> whitaker: how are you addressing it? >> gayles: it's going to take all of us working together to ensure that those disparities that we saw pre-covid and those disparities that we saw in terms of covid cases don't play out yet again in the vaccine distribution process. >> whitaker: to ease that process

kelly cobiella, nbc news. >>> up next, a major injury for lebron james. his diagnosis today. >>> and more women drinking during the pandemic serious health effects doctors are now seeing >>> we're back with a bittersweet victory for republican julia letlo, the widow of luke who died from covid back in december before he could take his seat in congress she just won a special election in louisiana's 5th district to take his place. >>> l.a. laker lebron james is off the court for now. he was injured in yesterday's game against the atlanta hawks. he was later diagnosed with a severe ankle sprain the team says he will be out indefinitely. he's more optimistic, though, writing on twitter, "recovery begins now back soon like i never left." >>> turning to the pandemic now and yet another troubling toll of the virus. a new study from the american psychological association found nearly 1 in 4 adults reported drinking more to cope with stress during the pandemic. now doctors are seeing a steep rise in alcohol-related illness. catie beck has details. >> this used to

i can't think. -- kelly yang. she gave me her thoughts on why she thinks these attacks are happening. >> i think our country has a long history of scapegoating, of scapegoating particular play immigrants, people of color. i mean, it goes way back. asian americans were the first group to be excluded in writing. and so on and so forth, and anytime there's any type of problem, they're scapegoating and people in power just sort of do it almost as a default card. it's like a this is a card they can play, and certainly our previous president played that card all the time. you have to be talking about this issue. it really matters. i mean, our lives are at stake. our elders' lives are at stake. that is just, by the way, so low, so tragic to be going after our elderly. i think speaking out about it, having everybody talk about it. we talked to asian american friends, you know, support us, show up for us, amplify our voices. take this seriously, you know, take this seriously. it is very serious. it's a matter of life and d

good kelli meyer live for us tonight in washington. appreciate thank you, kelly. have a good evening. >> coming up on 4 news at 5 marvel is making its superheroes more inclusive. we'll introduce you to their first character next. and a public call for action to protect the asian-american community. after all, these recent attacks will talk live with the co-founder of stop a p. i hate about what needs to be done to make sure that community feel safe. plus some might say this man was hangry why he picked up a cash register at a restaurant and. through through a window. take a look at this cell phone video shows an angry customer throwing a cash registers through the window of a wingstop in sacramento county. >> other customers say the store about the man's order wrong, at least twice. and when he asked for his $12 back to staff explained that they they couldn't give cash refunds for online orders and that's when the customer decided he'd had enough fun. yang the register off the counter through to the ground and eventually we go through through store's window. polic

kelli meyer reporting live for us from washington, dc thanks, kelly. >> still to come tonight. if you are still waiting on a tax return here. not alone. why the irs says it is running behind on refunds this year. >> and the gop is blaming the by the administration for a surge of migrant children at the u.s. mexico border. the action republicans are demanding tonight plus, california wildfire victims are set to get millions of dollars from pg and e >> for your money tonight. california wildfire victims are set to get millions of dollars in payments from. >> pg and e beginning today. the fire victim trust payments will start going out about one 3rd of out. we'll go to victims. administrators say that comes to about 30 million dollars. but the full payments will take months to be made. the money will mainly go to the victims of the 2017 wine country fires in the 2018 camp fire. >> and if you're still waiting on your tax refund. you're not alone. many americans say that they have been waiting weeks to receive their federal tax refund. it comes as the irs is still processing nearly

kelly, those seats won't be empty in the stadiums, though >> reporter: no, not at all, jose about 4.5 million tickets have been sold to japanese residents, and they'll be filling a lot of those seats and we hope to learn more about what that will look like in terms of crowd size and social distancing during the olympics at some point next month. jose >> kelly cobiella in london, thank you. >>> now to our nation's southern border, where the number of migrants desperate for u.s. entry is increasing, while new policies ensure safe crossing for some, for others, new video shows just how dangerous the risks can be dasha burns reports from near the border in granjeno, texas >> reporter: tonight, new video of migrant families expelled from the united states, sent back to mexico. but follow the border 900 miles southeast to a very different picture in the rio grande valley. customs and border protection releasing migrant families, most seeking asylum, sheltering with local charities before traveling to relatives across the country >> in a time of stress, you may become noble and generous and

mayor london breed said that the city could be in the orange in just a few weeks maureen kelly kron 4 >>federal money to extend bart in the south bay is being pulled the funding was originally part of the massive covid-19 relief bill. the original bill which was passed by the house included nearly 1.5 billion dollars for ongoing transit projects about a 150 million of that was meant to fund a bart extension from san jose to santa clara. san jose mayor sam liccardo who has endorsed part extension for roughly 2 decades called the decision disappointing. but thank the bay area's congressional delegation for its efforts. pg and e is facing criticism this morning following its announcement that it will increase rates by an average of $8.73 a month. according to pg and e's a rate increase that went into effect march first will pay nearly 50% of the utility's annual cost associated with wildfire mitigation like heartening the electric system and enhancing vegetation management mark the utility reform network says it's simply not the right time and many agree. >>this is absolutely the worst t

president's pitch and why so many republicans, kelly remain skeptical. good evening to you. >> good evening, grant vicki, we'll getting the american rescue plan. signed was just the first hurdle in getting help to americans. now, the next step is getting the relief out and doing it fast. >> help this year. and hope this year president joe biden is now working on putting his covid-19 relief package into action. it's one thing to pass a historic piece of legislation like the american rescue plan. it's quite another to implement $1400 direct payments began hitting bank accounts within 24 hours of the bill being signed into law. the president says it's going to take oversight to make sure the money can go out quickly and directly to the american people where they belong this week. the administration is crossing the country to spread the word of the benefits of the relief package. >> vice president kamala harris headed to las vegas to tout the plan. when you need a little assistance. just get over a moment of crisis. you didn't create. that's when leaders are

washington correspondent kelli meyer is joining us live with details kelly. >> good evening. all this was president biden sales pitch about the stimulus package and the overall covid-19 relief package that he passed this he wanted to let the american people know just what's inside as well as let them know what his administration is going to do to get the country back on track. >> we are showing as possible to get big important things done in his first rose garden address, president joe biden celebrated the passage of his 1.9 trillion dollar american rescue package that sends billions to schools. small businesses. >> and for vaccine distribution today, help has arrived. it also includes a $1400 per person stimulus. check that the white house says could be in your bank account by this weekend. 85 1% of the household. we'll be getting this money. several democrats attended the event like senate majority leader chuck schumer and house speaker

good luck to the announcer: it's live with kelly and ryan.oday huge star hugh grant and rock icon lenny kravitz, plus actress vanessa hudgens and quick and easy tips to get you organized, all next on live. ♪ talk with me, let me go ♪ ♪ got to keep below... ♪ and now here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. - [applause] - hello. - [laughs] - good morning, kelly ripa. i couldn't get in. i couldn't get in. hi. good morning. it is monday, march 29. good to see you. - good to see you as well, sir. um, hey, something to put you in the right head space-- yes, i need to be put in there. we need to be geared into that-- that head space. lot of people been booking their summer travel. they're looking forward to finally getting somewhere,

we are here. >> kelly: chatting with my bestie.ryan: i appreciate you - -- you appreciate my opinion on things that matter in your family. and so that's what we were

just as thomas buchanan read had done, kelly interviewed sheridan. in studies of his face, his equipment his horse everything. when kelly completed the sculpture sheridan who was dealing with some illness, dealing with health issues he loved it. and sheridan was aware of all of the depictions of that time. and he was blown away by it. in february of 1881, sheridan wrote the sculpture and said the action is marvelously good, and the accuracy of details and likeness of myself are wonderful and i'm greatly pleased. sheridan like this depiction so much and as much as he liked read eli kelly's moore and he liked it so much that he had this image put on the front covers of his personal memoirs. and that came out seven years later sheridan's approval of artistic depictions of the event however ended with reeds and kelly's portrayals. most of the other versions of this, sheridan detested outright. and in a style that was typical of general sheridan he had no problem letting people know that i really don't like this particular depiction. so among the most det

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jose >> kelly o'donnell at the white house. thank you. there are new concerns tonight about the start of spring break and another surge in covid cases, especially as more states do away with mask mandates morgan chesky has details. >> reporter: tonight as vaccination numbers go up a steady push for states to reopen causing issues nationwide thousands descending on beaches and piling into pool parties. and hundreds of thousands headed to daytona beach for bike week. many without masks the state one of 17 recently canceling mask mandates or not having any to begin with >> we still need to emphasize for people who are not vaccinated that masks matter taking away mask mandates or even not having them in the first place doesn't make sense from a health perspective. >> reporter: at trinity cider in dallas, owner evan kalstad says despite the governor's order to drop the mandate and open at capacity his mask required signs are staying up does the benefit to business outweigh potential concerns >> i mean, it's hard to tell. from what i've read, t

kelly interviewed shared made studies of his face his equipment horse everything when kelly completed the sculpture sheridan was dealing with some illness dealing with health issues. he loved it. and sheridan was aware of of all of the different artistic depictions of that moment. and he just was blown away by the likeness by the accuracy by the historical detail. in february of 1881 sheridan wrote the sculptor the action is marvelously good. the accuracy of details and likeness of myself are wonderful. i am greatly pleased. sheridan like this depiction so much. as much as he liked read he loved kelly's more. he liked this so much much that he had this image. put on the front covers of his personal memoirs. which came out seven years later. sheridan of artistic depictions of the event however ended with reeds and kelly's portrayals. most of the other versions of this sheridan just detested outright. and in a style that was quite typical of general sheridan. he had no problem letting people know. i really don't like this particular depiction. so among the most the tested versions. of s

kelly get along. now make a joke about it because here it is again 30 years and where we were still in the same state of mind people are still getting slaughtered for the color of their skin. >>during the event 500 meals were distributed to residents of the imperial court housing project in the watts neighborhood but making died in 2012 of an accidental drowning in 2019 his daughter laura king established the i am a king scholarship to celebrate black fathers. coming up next investigators are looking into what caused tiger woods to crash last week in southern california. why. >>a search warrant has just been issued plus new york governor andrew cuomo has apologized for his past behavior now some lawmakers are reacting to that cuomo much controversy and president biden's covid aid package is moving closer to a vote in the senate. the last minute changes are being made all right that's a fifth-floor problem... ok. not in my house! ha ha ha! ha ha ha! no no no! not today! ha ha ha! ha ha ha! jimmy how ha

kate >> kelly o'donnell for us at the white house.elly, thank you. >>> there is massive security in place in minneapolis tonight. 2,000 national guard troops are standing by ahead of the historic murder trial for the former officer charged in connection with the death of george floyd gabe gutierrez is there for us >> reporter: tonight, barricades surround the minneapolis courthouse where jury selection is set to begin monday for the murder trial of derek chauvin, the former police officer who prosecutors say knelt on george floyd's neck for about nine minutes. >> we need to get to a point of healing in our city. >> reporter: the mayor and other city officials have been preparing for months hoping to avoid last summer's violent unrest. >> this is perhaps the most significant moment in our entire city's history. >> reporter: floyd's brother says he is dreading rewatching the video of his brother's death in court. >> blood was coming from his nose and the officer still sat down on his neck like it was okay it is never okay to hurt somebo

kelly meggs saying trump is staying in. he's going to use the emergency broadcast system on cell phones to broadcast to the american people that he will claim the insurrection act. so that's who they thought they were going to be helping on that day. andy, obviously, we're just getting this information p. we'll keep reading through this. there may be more information over the next several minutes. appreciate it. >>> vice president kamala harris calling on congress to act on gun reform after the colorado massacre. what will this pressure do? hi sabrina! >>hi jen! so this aveeno® moisturizer goes beyond just soothing sensitive skin? exactly jen! calm + restore oat gel is formulated with prebiotic oat. and strengthens skin's moisture barrier. uh! i love it! aveeno® healthy. it's our nature.™ tempur-pedic's mission is to give you truly transformative sleep. so, no more tossing and turning... because only tempur-pedic's proprietary material adapts and responds to your body. so you get deep, uninterrupted sleep. during the luxe e

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meyer live in washington, thank you, kelly. >> well, for your health. the united nations population fund says the pandemic has left millions of women without access to birth control researchers say this resulted in almost one and a half million unplanned pregnancies around the world last year. the agency says the situation illustrates how the virus has disproportionately affected. women who've also been dealing with increased childcare responsibilities and widespread job losses. the un pf report found almost 12 million women lost access to family planning services due to the pandemic was low and middle income communities being hit the hardest san mateo police. there are warning us about a series of phone scams where the callers pretend to be detectives. >> and actually ask for gift cards. of course, they're reminding us police are going to be asking you for money or gift cards or in fact for any kind of personal information. if you get a call like that hang-up block the number you can also report the call to the federal trade commission. >> san francisc

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kelly cobiella is in london this morning.ow much this story of this murder struck a nerve with people in london by the size of this memorial behind me. it is spilling out onto park benches, under trees in the park. it is not just here in london. as you mention, women worldwide, we've had this conversation so many times before. you get the real sense that women are just fed up with having to worry feeling safe at night. in britain and around the world this week, sadness and outrage over the murder of sarah everard. she disappeared march 3rd, walking home from a friend's house in london. her body was found a week later. 57 miles away. a metropolitan police officer charged with her murder. the shock and anger amplified by scenes like this. police arresting women at what started as a peaceful vigil for sarah last weekend. police said the protesters were breaking covid lockdown laws. online, the reaction was overwhelming. stories of harassment. women worldwide using hash tag reclaim the streets and text me when you get home, shari

good evening, kelly. >> good evening. that's right. the trip was initially meant to highlight the administration's work in tackling the covid-19 pandemic. but in the wake of the deadly shooting this week in atlanta where many of the victims were asian american. the white house shifted its focus. >> wheels down in atlanta for the president and vice president's first joint visit to the state since coming into office what you're doing really, really, really matters during the first stop on their tour. president biden and vice president harris bank. the atlanta-based centers for disease control and prevention for their work in the fight against covid-19. you do this work on behalf of people you will never make their visit comes as the cdc releases new guidelines for children in elementary schools, cdc director doctor rochelle walensky says less social distancing is needed be at least 3 feet apart in classrooms where everyone is wearing a mask. but the hopeful news was overshadowed by the recent shootings that killed 8 people, 6 of them of

kelly questions for you.ight the president biden also met with asian american leadeps while he was on his trip

kelly, what's the next stop on the tour.o at the spouses are going to be hitting the road tomorrow. first lady jill biden will be in new hampshire and second gentleman. doug emhoff will be in new mexico and then president biden and vice president harris will end the week in atlanta, georgia. that's the state that sent to senators here to congress that help get this package to president biden's desk. >> and kelly, the package has been you know, it's been passed why even launched the ad campaign. so they really want to make sure that people are convinced about getting this vaccine and also know where to get it. so that's what this campaign will focus on. it will focus on specifically 3 young people, people of color as well as conservatives who have said they felt skeptical about getting this vaccination. >> there has been some questioning if whether former president trump will be involved in this ad campaign. but president biden said yesterday that he wants to focus on faith based leaders encourage americans to get the vaccine

kelly, good to have you with us.the very brink? >> reporter: well, eamon, as we've seen, the economy is in a downward spiral. an international aide from the likes of the u.s. and france hinges on politicians forming a government and agreeing to fiscal reforms. they still haven't been able to do that. and the longer they fight, the more people suffer. it's scenes like this that show what economic numbers can't. people fighting for subsidized cooking oil at a grocery store. shops are closing, companies going bankrupt. the middle class disappearing. lebanon once known as the switzerland of the middle east is hanging by a thread. tony geist spends more time at home after he lost his well-paid job of 18 years in security. before, we were comfortable. now, as you see, we are at zero. nobody considers us. nobody this is of the future of our children. how are we going to live, he told us? the crisis came to a head in late 2019. after decades of corruption, lebanon ran out of money and defaulted on its debt. then, in the mids

i'm kelly meyer. kelly be of any hints on what that goal might be. don't exactly all he said today was that he will have an updated goal on shots in arms. and, you know, if they're meeting this 100 million shots on day 58 right now. i believe they're set to meet at tomorrow's that will be day 58 that 6 weeks ahead of schedule. i you can't even imagine what they might set as their next goal for getting more shots in arms. but we do know they want to get all adults eligible to get vaccinated by may 1st as of right now. thank you so much, kelly. a california senate has now voted to expand sick leave for workers because of the pandemic. the legislature passed a similar bill in 2020, but it expired on december 31st. >> what it does is that it requires companies with the least 25 employees to offer up to 2 weeks of paid sick leave for a variety of coronavirus related reasons the bill is retroactive back to january first meeting that some companies may have to pay for sick leave. that was already taken. also for your health right now there are new guideline

kelly will vote no on the pressley amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from texas seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. roybal-allard, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. roybal-allard will vote yes on the pressley amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? mr. perlmutter: thanks, madam speaker. as the member designated by mr. joe neguse of colorado, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. neguse will vote yes on the pressley amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. beyer: madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. moore, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that ms. moore will vote no on the pressley amendment. as the member designated by mr. lieu, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. lieu will vote yes on the pressley amendment. as the member designated by mr. lowenthal, pursuant to h.res. 8,

kelly questions for you. tonight the president biden also met with asian american leadeps while he was on his trip to atlanta. meeting this evening. so he gave remarks after he met with them during a lengthy meeting, actually with asian american leaders there. >> he said it was heart wrenching to hear their stories and he talked about uniting the country and standing together against hate and uniting the country was something he said throughout the campaign as well. he talked about that legislation. he is pushing to get to his desk that would expedite the federal government's response to the rise of hate crimes exacerbated during the pandemic. but he also said quote, of all the good of the laws can do. we have to change our hearts. kelly before terrible the president, vice president. we're going to. >> go to talk about the rescue plan. what what kind of update did the president given terms of vaccinating the country. >> yeah, that's right. they were set to go there and have a drive-in rally with 2 of the geor