kimberly welly, also the author of the book "how to read the constitution and why." thank you for joining us. i feel like we just scratched the surface. >> thank you for having me. >> when we return, a lot more to cover with covid-19 and vaccines with dr. elok >>> all right. we appreciate you so much for staying with us. we have been so focused on the inauguration and change in administrations. of course, we can't forget about the pandemic. yesterday was the deadliest day in the u.s. since the start of the pandemic. we lost, believe it or not, 4,13lis. so joining us now is abcs special correspondent dr. elok patel. don't forget, if you are watching on facebook live you can always ask your questions for dr. patel and will try to get them answered for you. as always, thanks for being here. >> thank you, dion. good to be here. i'm talking about the sobering numbers in the beginning there. with these new records of deaths tell me what you think the short-term outlook for the country is. are we reaching the top of the curve? we've been asking this question for the past ye

. >>> today on our program getting answers, law professor kimberly welly talked about executve orders. in the past few years, congress has been bogged down, failing to pass substantive legislation, and we've seen a lot of lawmaking go to the executive branch. >> if laws need to be made and congress is so stalemated that they're actually not doing anything, then it moves to the president's pen, and it moves to regulatory agencies. the answer really is to stop the gridlock and n the united states congress, and maybe we'll see that with a new senate majority leader. pross out that some of president biden's xi orders do take effect immediately, while others are just setting policy agenda. >>> when the white house changes hands, some tend to pay close attention to the change of the decor in the oval office. and one sight made some californians very excited. abc7 news reporter chris nguyen has the localer connection. >> reporter: inside president biden's oval office, cesar chavez takes his place among america's heroes. >> we knew that the bust would be in the oval office, but we had no idea