"today in the bay's" tracie potts joins us live in washington this morning. tracie, are we seeing any new signs of progress from across the aisle? >> reporter: yeah, a little bit of a potential for compromise, laura. good morning, everyone. one republican says he thinks he's got a solution that both sides will go for. the white house saying the president is firmly behind the george floyd justice in policing act but willing to hear new ideas. the white house says president biden will make a personal push to democrats and republicans for police reform privately and in next week's address to congress. >> he has every intention of using that as an opportunity to elevate this issue and talk about the importance of putting police reform measures in place. the bar for convicting officers is far too high. it needs to be changed. >> reporter: getting ten republican votes in the senate may hinge on one key issue -- legal immunity for police officers. democrats want to get rid of it. the senate's only black republican is offering this compromise -- sue the department no

nbc's tracie potts is in washington, d.c.cie, the president is staking it on the road this week >> right the bed is back ohome, in oakland, she's got a listing there in chicago, with more about the infrastructure plan, the american jobs plan, that the administration is trying to sell today. yesterday on "meet the press" it showed the transportation secretary pete buttigieg is open to securing other ideas to pay for it 28% corporate tax that a lot of republicans are balking at they don't think it's going to create jobs. >> this is a fwhonce in a lifete moment i don't think in another 50 years where we have this combination of demonstrated need, bipartisan and widespread and a president who is committed, by the way, not just to the infrastructure itself, but the jobs is it will create >> what the president proposed this week is not an infrastructure bill. it's a huge tax increase, for one thing. and it's a tax increase on small businesses >> now, republicans say there is a deal to be had here if president biden is willing to sc

tracie potts, nbc news. >>> more stimulus checks are expected to arrive today, some social security andlroad retirement recipients are expected to receive direct deposits from the government. this applies to those who didn't file a 2019 or 2020 tax return or did not use the irs' non-filers tool. payments could also appear on existing direct express cards. >>> no mask, no problem. ahead on "today in the bay," the mendocino county cafe's controversial promotion attracting a lot of attention this morning. >>> plus the key role a group of california women are playing in nasa's mission to mars. >>> a new study highlighting the deadly consequences of covid inequity. hispanic immigrants between the aims of 20 and 54 are 11 times more likely to die of the virus than u.s. born men and women who were not hispanic. the study didn't identify the reason for the dispar i.t.s but based on other research, working age hispanics are more likely to work in the service or agricultural industry which expose them to a higher number of people. we'll be right back. ladies... check it out. so strong. so... not

"today in the bay's" tracie potts is in washington with a preview of what is expected. jr.s without says in tonight's joint address to congress president biden will update the fight against coronavirus. new cases are dropping and 37% of adults are now fully vaccinated. >> once you're fully vaccinated, you can go without a mask when you're outside and away from big crowds. >> reporter: also tonight, president biden will push police reform and new gun laws, focusing on his conversations with george floyd's family. he'll urge congress to pass his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan and outline a new american families plan including free preschool. tomorrow, he's hitting the road with others in the administration, the getting america back on track tour will push legislation on jobs and families. >> the president would like to see progress by memorial day and would like to sign it into law this summer. >> reporter: senator tim scott, the senate's only black republican, delivers tonight's response. >> bait and switch strikes me as the best way to describe the biden administrati

it's yet to be heard in the senate back to you. >> tracie potts for us, the latest from capitol hill. >>> breaking news before the chauvin verdict was read a shooting in ohio fueling new protests a police officer shot and killed a 16-year-old black girl they were responding to a 911 call for an attempted stabbing when the officer fired his gun at the girl. overnight they played body camera footage which some viewers may find disturbing. >> a tragic day in the city of columbus horrible, heartbreaking situation. the city of columbus lost a 16-year-old girl based on this footage, the officer took the life of another young girl in our community. what the video shows is the female with a knife attempting to stab the first girl on the ground as the second girl is pushed against the vehicle >> hey, hey, hey get down get down get down >> there we pause the video moments before the officer fires his gun. police performed cpr at the scene but she was pronounced dead at the hospital the ohio bureau of investigation is conducting a probe of the incident. >>> could getting too little sleep increas

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tracie potts, nbc news. >>> 4:35. protests in san francisco last night calling for closer look at police shootings across the country including one in daly city. "today in the bay's" sergio quintana is in san francisco, where demonstrators say that they are calling for an end to police violence. >> reporter: the group shouted in front of san francisco police mission district calling for change. >> no justice, no peace! >> reporter: following the group of about a couple hundred demonstrators the sister of roger allen, one of those being memorialized joined the demonstration. >> that was my only brother. my mom passed away seven years ago, my sister passed away two years after my mom died so now it's just me. >> reporter: roger allen was killed april 7th in daly city, a vigil was held after the san mateo county district attorney released new information on his case. allen was shot by a daly city police officer while holding a fake gun as he was sitting inside a truck with a flat tire. >> i never want my brother to be no

shepard-hall declined a second interview, but captain jason potts sat down with us.f your interview with the housing director. candice: if the investigative unit hadn't brought this to the city's attention, is there a chance this change wouldn't have happened?jason: i. you know, unfortunately, we didn't really look at that document as closely as we should have. that language is not what we expect for policing in a democratic society in 2021. john: when you're told, "no," what is left for us? candice: john says vallejo's program was just one out of many nationwide that shut vulnerable people out of housing. john: it's not there to support. it's not there to even see us as full humans. candice: how do you think the system can change, and where do you start? john: the system starts with, to your point, people. it starts with society. ♪♪♪ mike: okay, so try and brush your teeth. candice: in the middle of the pandemic-- danielle: yes. candice: --mike found a rare day care slot for dannie at little miss nancy's preschool in oakland. nancy harvey: good mornin'. who's at my

tracie potts, nbc news. >>> 4:54. now we really know baseball is back.you have to see one fan's mad scramble for a ball and the cruel twist it took in the end. in the meantime, steph curry again showing he may now be playing at a level no one has b, next. >> looking forward to that. >>> and happening now for you, nearly 6 million californians could be receiving an extra $600 stimulus payment but you need to file the 2020 tax returns. governor newsom signed that law back in february, undocumented immigrants are eligible, they were excluded from the federal stimulus payments. some checks have already gone out, but it could be several weeks after filing some of those checks to arrive. >>> we'll be right back. i'm morgan, and there's more to me than hiv. more love,... more adventure,... more community. but with my hiv treatment,... there's not more medicines in my pill. i talked to my doctor... and switched to... fewer medicines with dovato. prescription dovato is for some adults who are starting hiv-1 treatment or replacing their current hiv-1 regimen. with

of what president biden's massive $2.2 trillion infrastructure p and who it will impact our tracie pottseports >>> microsoft just inked a deal with the u.s. army for almost $22 billion for 120,000 augmented reality headsets what's the army up to? >>> and more and more people plan their vacations, will a covid vaccine passport be needed to move more freely about the country? "early today" starts right now >>> good thursday morning. i'm phillip mena >> i'm frances rivera. it was another day of absolutely gutting testimony in the trial of derek chauvin one witness broke down sobbing on the stand after watching body camera video of the incident >> i know this is difficult. can you just explain what you're feeling in this moment >> i feel helpless >> the jury was also shown video of what happened before the fatal arrest with george floyd in a convenience store and his interaction with a store clerk our megan fitzgerald has those details. >> good morning. wednesday was another emotional day of testimony the jury saw for the first time footage inside cup foods where george floyd was shopping ar

sheila pott is her mother. do you think there is a culture of denial at the school district?yes. >> reporter: in part two tonight at 11:00 we investigate concerns of missteps in the audrey pott case and why her family believes it may have set the stage for what we are seeing at los gatos high. >> that was a tragic case for sure. we'll see can disat 11:00. >>> there is an attempt to try to push out the district attorney nancy o'malley from office. they made the announcement today after meeting with the da to discuss why she is refusing to press charges in the second officer involved in grant's death. she opened the investigation amid ongoing calls from his family to charge the former b.a.r.t. police officer. the family points to the george floyd case in which three other officers were charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and manslaughter. she said in a statement while his conduct was unprofessional and aggressive requirements for murder. >> criminal justice in 2021 should have been criminal justice in 2009. >> we have no alternative but to punish those who sta

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every single democrat to get anything done. >> interesting dynamic developing in washington tracie pottsn washington, d.c., thank you very much. >>> sticking with the beltway and the economic agenda. reuters is reporting after interviewing a dozen corporate and white house officials involved in the infrastructure push, most expect the president to compromise on the 25% corporate rate tax that is down from 28%. from the report, one energy lobbyist saying we don't like it, but we would consider that a win. >>> amazon's union vote in alabama had a turnout of 55% now a public vote tally is expected to begin as early as today. 3,200 mail ballots were received by the union labor relations board. >>> federal reserve governor speaking out on the uneven u.s. economic recovery. tells closing bell yesterday we are still far from where we need to be. >> the outlook has brightened considerably our monetary policy is outcomes, not outlook. it is going to be some time before both employment and inflation have achieved the kinds of outcomes are in that forward guidance >> brainard adding with more than

we have tracie potts with more from d.c.we see a beautiful shot of the capitol and white house behind you tracie, good morning >> reporter: let's hope it stays beautiful. let's hope the relationship can connect when they talk about the infrastructure bill, brian the president is saying it is big and bold and it needs to happen now we see lawmakers on capitol hill worry that it could plunge the country much further into debt the biden cabinet meets for the first time today 25 people in person and socially distant to hear how they can support the president's new infrastructure plan. >> the largest american jobs investment since world war ii. >> reporter: $2.2 trillion transportation, brandband, power grid, manufacturing, senior care, green energy and clean water. >> it is less about infrastructure and tax increases and green new deal >> reporter: biden is promising new jobs paid for by raising corporate taxes to 28% >> members can say they don't want to invest in the infrastructure or come up with their own way to pay for it.

tracie potts is live in washington to break down what biden is going to propose, and he says that he has done it before. >> he has done it before when he was vice president in 2013 and he led the fight on capitol hill, but now he is in the oval office and with dissension between the democrats and the republicans in congress, today, he is announcing some actions that he is going to take on his own. >> reporter: the white house is announcing six executive actions on guns. president biden is going to talk more about them today. they direct the justice department to restrict homemade weapons known as ghost guns, and restrict stabilizing braces that turn pistols into rifles and resume firearms tracking that stopped six years ago, and allow judges to keep guns out of people in crisis. >> keep the guns out of hands of people who should not have them. >> reporter: and nominate former atf david shipman as the chief. and still the heavy lifting is for congress. and the universal background vote to await the senate. >> i am not looking forward to getting rid of the second amendment. >> it is no

tracie potts joins us live this morning. we are seeing little signs of progress here. >> reporter: exactly. and that's more than we've seen before. some people in both parties are saying it's possible police reform could happen in a couple of weeks. the whi republicans for police reforms privately and in next week's address to congress. >> he has every intention of using that as an opportunity to elevate this issue and talk about the importance of putting police reform measures in place. the bar for convicting officers is far too high. it needs to be changed. >> reporter: getting ten republican votes in the senate may hinge on one key issue -- legal immunity for police officers. democrats want to get rid of it. the senate's only black republicans offering this compromise. sue the department not the officer. >> i think we are on the verge of wrapping this up in the next week or two depending on how quickly. >> reporter: they are launching a pattern and practice investigation into the minneapolis police department after the de

tracie potts, thanks so much. you can watch the address tonight here on nbc bay area. our coverage starts at 6:00. >>> new video showing rising tensions between the u.s. and iran. this is hard to see nighttime video, shows an american warship firing warning shots monday night after iranian guard vessels came too close to a patrol in the persian gulf. the lights can be seen in the distance and apparent gunshot can be heard with the tracer round racing across the water. iran so far not acknowledging this incident. >>> 5:04 and now to a story getting a lot of attention this morning. alameda police releasing body cam video of officers trying to restrain an oakland man who died in police custody. "today in the bay's" bob redell live outside of alameda police head quarters. the family believes the officers killed their loved one so what are they saying this morning? >> reporter: well, we asked, speaking to the police chief here at alameda city police department, marcus, do you think excessive force was used when your officers tried to arrest mario gonzalez last week? chief s

"today in the bay's" tracie potts live in washington and tracie, the new survey covers everything from guns to immigration. >> it does, in some areas the president's we also take a look at how his first 100 days compares to the two men who held that office before him. as president biden prepares to address congress this week, a new nbc news poll gives him a 53% approval rating for his first 100 days, ahead of donald trump, but behind barack obama at the same point. his highest rating, 69% for handling the pandemic. >> i certainly think he's taken the leadership role i was hoping that he would. >> reporter: more than half the country gives biden a thumbs up on the economy, but he fares much lower on gun policies and immigration, with only a third approving of how he's handled the criesiness at the border. >> it's not going to be solved overnight. it's a complex issue. listen, if this were easy it would have been handled years ago. >> reporter: arizona's governor declared a state of emergency deploying 250 national guard troops. he wants more resources from the federal government. >> if

. >> first team coverage with "today in the bay's" tracie potts this morning.ook at concerns over johnson & johnson's vaccine is in the spotlight on capitol hill. tracie? >> that's right, laura. lots of concerns about vaccines in general especially now this one-shot johnson & johnson vaccine, that is in the spotlight right now. the biden administration's top health experts will be on capitol hill talking about this and other issues regarding the pandemic today. they are trying to prevent panic, after every state, all 50 including california hit the pause button on the j&j vaccine after a cdc panel took no action on that topic yesterday, saying they want more information following reports of rare blood clots. as we've been reporting all morning, the pause on johnson & johnson comes as california opens eligibility to all adults 16 and older today. it's making getting that coveted appointment even more difficult. >> it is so, so true, everywhere. tracie potts, thanks so much. >>> in the meantime, the push by some democrats to add more justices to the supreme court

tracie potts, nbc news. >> 5:05 right now. one person is dead this morning, five others hurt, four critically after a workplace shooting in texas. this took place inside of a cabinetmaking business in the city of bryan near college station. the suspected gunman, larry bolin, is being held on $1 million bail. employees say he worked at that business. investigators say a texas department of public safety trooper was shot trying to take him into custody. the trooper is in serious condition but stable. a motive has not been released. >>> this morning, there are a lot of questions about the deadly shooting in south carolina, this is involving a former 49er and raiders player. police say philip adams shot and killed a former doctor, his wife and two young grandkids and adam killed a man working on the proper before taking his own life in the bedroom at his parents' nearby home. >>> as we've been reporting in less than a week, vaccine eligibility opens up to anyone 16 and older in california, and there are a lot of questions surround

"today in the bay's" tracie potts has the latest from washington. >> reporter: today's unemployment report follows president biden's promise to produce millions of infrastructure jobs. >> it is about winning jobs in america. >> reporter: five cabinet members are promoting his american jobs plan and the 28% corporate tax hike to pay for it. >> there are corporations in this country that have made billions of dollars in profits and paid zero, zero in federal taxes. everybody knows that's wrong. >> reporter: the senate's top republican says his party won't support it. >> the last thing the economy needs is a big whopping tax increase on all the productive sectors of our economy. >> if you raise the taxes are you going to push jobs out of the country. >> reporter: more people are trying to get into the country. last night the government reported just under 5,000 children still in border patrol custody including two toddlers, sisters caught on video as a smuggler dropped them 14 feet over a border fence in the dark. >> these are unaccompanied children that are showing up at our border, and ever

. >> that's tracie potts reporting. now the celebration and sense of relief going late into the night at the scene where floyd lost his life. activists gathered around the growing memorial which sits in minneapolis intersection where floyd was murdered. the "today" show's craig melvin visited there moments after yesterday's verdict and many called it bittersweet. it was a bittersweet victory they say but also an historic decision. >> the course of history is changed forever. i just -- >> reporter: you think this is the beginning of something, not the end of something. >> i think this is the beginning of the end to police brutality. >> and people took to social media to express how they felt after the guilty verdict was read, that included governor newsom, former president barack obama, and lebron james. >>> so right now, what comes next for derek chauvin? it's actually a little complicated. his sentencing is set for eight weeks from now, but first the defense must produce a pre-sentencing report about chauvin's backgrou

tracie potts, nbc news. >>> developing this morning, police are hoping a $40,000 reward can lead to an arrest in east oakland fire that killed a father and his toddler on saturday. six other people inside the homemade it out alive. firefighters say the father died trying to save his daughter. police believe it may be connected to a series of other fires and shootings starting with a deadly shooting at a liquor store on april 10th. now it's not clear why they believe these incidents are linked. >>> the manhunt continues this morning in and around texas, for a former deputy authorities say killed three people in austin yesterday. they believe that suspect, 41-year-old steven broderick, knew his victims and is now being called a case of domestic violence. he's also considered armed and dangerous. >>> new details gun opponents are pointing out even red flag laws are falling short in preventing deadly shooting rampages. it follows last week's mass shooting in indianapolis, where eight people died at a fedex facility. that gunman purchased his weapons even after his mother warned police he m

tracie potts, nbc news. >>> here's more on what tracie was just mentioning. those so-called breakthrough cases where fully vaccinated people become infected. california is doing its own tracking for that. we know that it's happened to a small fraction of people vaccinated in the bay area as well. in the east bay, yesterday, governor newsom said he's still waiting for statewide data which he'll make public as soon as available. >> "the washington post" says 38 states are now seeing more hospitalizations. california not believed to be among them. the current u.s. hospitalizations are above 47,000, the most in more than a month. nearly 126 million americans have received at least one vaccine dose, about 20% of the population and for a fifth night here in minneapolis protesters gathered outside the brooklyn center police department demanding justice for daunte wright, gathered hours after the hearing from the former police officer now charged in the death. wright's family wants accountability. that hearing for former brooklyn center officer kim potter was held be

let's check in with "today in the bay's" tracie potts this morning, live in washington. what are you hearing? >> well we're hearing that this decision could be made this week. does it mean it will be back in place to be used but it does mean the cdc advisers are going to meet again on friday and dr. anthony fauci thinks at that point, they'll make a decision. >> i think by fre we'll get back on track. i don't think that will linger beyond that. i hope not. i don't think so. my estimate is that we will continue to use it in some form. i doubt very seriously if they just cancel it. >> reporter: you'll hear more about this and other vaccines today. the biden administration's making a big media push for people to sign up, today being the day that everyone 16 years old and older, over 16 nationwide eligible to sign up for the vaccines. they are going to be on local tv interviews today, snapchat, facebook, twitter, all the big social media out there pushing the idea that everyone should be at least trying at this point to get their shots. also the white house confirming to us

political spotlight giving his first on camera interview since leaving office let's get to tracie potts we might expect, he has plenty to say. >> reporter: he did say a lot, phillip. that was unusual this interview was wide ranging from his mar-a-lago resort down in florida he talks about everything from immigration to vaccinations. it was unusual because typically former presidents stay silent, they don't say a lot about their successors n. this case, not necessarily. trump attacks president biden for how he's handled migrants at the southern border. he was als his own party weighing in on the future of the gop and his own future, whether he would run again in 2024. >> should this now be the republican party agenda? should anybody that wants to run for the house or the senate, should they take this make america great agenda and fight for those things that you thought for the four years you were president >> if they want to win, yes. we've expanded the republican party. you've seen it the texas border, we have the biggest hispanic vote since, as the governor said to me, he called me up,

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johnson has reaction from right here in the bay area, but let's start out in washington, with tracie potts. tracie, this push for police reform getting a big boost in this case. >> it certainly is. given the verdict yesterday, the reaction to it here in washington, now questions are being asked about what washington is going to do about police reform and when lawmakers might finish the work they started. from the white house, relief and a call to do more. >> a measure of justice isn't the same as equal justice. it is not just a black america problem or a people of color problem. it is a problem for every american. >> nothing is going to make it all better, but at least now there's some justice. >> reporter: after speaking with floyd's family, president biden urged congress to pass the george floyd justice in policing act. >> this takes acknowledgment and confronting head on, systemic racism and the racial disparities that exist in policing and on our criminal justice system. "i can't breathe." those are george floyd's last words. we can't let those words die with him. >> reporter: relief,

our capitol hill correspondent tracie potts joins us. from the pandemic to police reform, there's no shortage of pressing issues to focus on in this address. >> reporter: no question, frances. there's a lot to address we may hear that from president biden in a couple of weeks house speaker nancy pelosi has invited him to join this joint session of congress on april 28th we may hear more about the plan for afghanistan. the president expected to announce today that the u.s. will withdraw all troops from afghanistan between now and september 11th, the 20th anniversary of the attack on the united states. the president will explain more later today but the white house secretary says there's reason behind this pullout. >> the president has been consistent in his view that there is not a military solution to afghanistan, that we have been there forfar too long and he also believes we need to focus our resources on fighting the threats we face today, 20 years -- almost 20 years after the war began. >> reporter: now lawmakers, some of them alread

today the president will shift his focus to gun control for the latest, let's get to nbc's tracie potts >> reporter: hey, phillip. good morning the president is expected to build today on what the white house announced last night, six executive actions targeting guns, specifically having them look at a scope gun and stabilizing braces that can turn pistols into rifles. he'll also ask the justice department to resume firearms tracking that they haven't done in 50 years and draft laws for red flag laws to go to a judge and withhold weapons from people who are in crisis. those actions would also direct five federal agencies and more than 2 dozen programs to provide more funding for community violence intervention. the president wants to name a new permanent head to the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms david chip man that agency has not had a lot of stability, only a permanent chief or two in the last 15 years. while they are emphasizing these are actions the president will take on his own, he is urging congress to act to create some laws to do some of the heavy lifting here to make

president biden is expected to relax guidelines on masks today, at least when we're outdoors tracie pottsns us now with the latest tracie, we might start seeing the other half of people's faces again. how about that >> reporter: wouldn't that be nice, phillip? good morning, everyone seeing those smiles again. the president is speaking this afternoon, and according to a source to nbc news, he is expected to make some sort of announcement about updated cdc guidelines on whether or not you need to wear a mass whk outdoors scientists have said the cdc have said that the risk of transmitting covid-19 outside is low and so now these new guidelines may reflect that, but they may also differ based on whether or not you're vaccinated >> the cdc will be coming out with updating their guidelines of what people who are vaccinated can do and even some who are not vaccinated certainly what one can do outdoors vis-a-vis masks is going to be one of those recommendations. it's common sense to know that the risk when you are outdoors, which we have been saying all along, is extremely low. if you were vacci

but then deep into injury time, brad potts' deflected shot went in to make it 1—1.at the top of the championship table, a big gap between the top two and third placed swansea who've just lost to birmingham tonight. bournemouth have boosted their play off chances with a win against middlsbrough today. at the bottom, an important win for wycombe today, they beat blackburn. and birmingham's win was also huge against swansea. but defeats for rotherham and sheffield wednesday. inverness caledonian thistle are through to the third round of the scottish cup. they beat ross county 3—1 after coming form a goal down to reach the next stage with danny mckay shrugging off defenders to score the second goal. the manager of the premier league leaders manchester city pep guardiola has said they're unlikely to buy a replacement striker this summer because they're all too expensive. sergio aguero will leave the club at the end of the season and guardiola has been looking at options for a new forward, but says they can't afford the asking price. a lot, lot, a lot of big chances we ar

we have new polls on how america is handling key issues nbc's tracie potts joins us, tracie, those pollshow a mixed bag for the president. >> yeah. it's been a bit of a mixed bag for the report card for the prerd approaching his first 100 days he seems to be doing very well, even with republicans, other areas, not so much overall, the president's job approving rating after 5t 53%. that's higher than president trump and lower than barack obama. it's how he's handled the pandemic 69% approval, a significant number of democrats and republicans approving how he's handled things so far. on immigration, not so much, a third of american as prove, and 69% disapprove of how he's dealt with security and immigration. on his infrastructure bill, the majority, 59% approve. but the key there is going to be getting congress on one page about what infrastructure really means and how to pay for it. >> at the end of the day, i'm willing to not pay for some of the infrastructure spending because i think over time it pays for itself. we're not going to did a double trillions, 85% of it has got nothing to do

nbc's tracie potts joining us. >> right, the house has already passed the george floyd justice and policingct that was last month. this is legislation that would ban no knock warrants and would also ban choke holds in federal drug cases the biden administration is supporting this, saying that it would also overhaul qualified immunity protection that's protects police officers from being sued the administration says to rebuild community and law enforcement relationships, that needs to be in place california congressman karen best sponsored this bill and she says she's working with republicans to get it passed on the senate on cnn, she praised those members of the other party and also says she's hopeful that this legislation will get passed >> we have got to come up with a solution we just can't see this happen to the extent that it is happening now. and so, having legislation that will hold police officers accountable, so that they don't have immunity and feel that they can do what derek chauvin did and act with impunity. >> now, the house passed a similar bill last year but it stalled in th

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tracie potts joins us with the latest tracie, the president faces an uphill battle with republicans in congress. >> reporter: right, frances. republicans think it's too expensive. $4 trillion in new spending for jobs and families. they also think it's not targeted that the jobs bill isn't just about infrastructure but what they call a liberal wish list. the president will talk about the jobs plan and the family plan today as he makes those remarks about amtrak in philadelphia he also, we expect, will talk about achievements in his first 100 days >> as much as we've done, we've got a lot more to do that's why i proposed the american jobs plan it is a once in a generation investment in america. it's the biggest jobs plan in this country since world war ii. >> the the biden administration seems to have given up on selling actual unity in favor of catnip to their liberal base covered with a hefty coat of false advertising. >> reporter: the president's also pushing congress to approve the justice in policing act named after george floyd by may 25th, the first anniversary of his death. but t

nbc's tracie potts joins us this morning. president is taking a hand in the negotiations. >> reporter: right, frances. so in addition to several white house departments working on this, a spokesperson there says the president will personally push to pass the george floyd justice in policing act to enact some of these reforms that he will be calling and meeting with democrats, republicans and civil rights leaders one of the key issues here is immunity for police officers accused of misconduct. will the president be willing to bend on that will republicans see any other options? >> he believes the bar for convicting officers is far too high it needs to be changed he's a strong supporter as he also conveyed passionately last night of the george floyd justice in policing act. the president doesn't believe that he alone can pull the george floyd act -- policing act across the finish line that is going to be up to congress. >> i think we are on the verge of wrapping this up in the next week or two depending on how quickly they resp

session of congress tonight on the eve of his 100th day in office our capitol hill correspondent tracie potts has the story. >> reporter: frances, he's hoping 24 is going to be a bit of a look back, a victory lap of what's happened in the first 100 days but also a roadmap to where he wants to go, especially the legislation he wants to get through congress the white house says the president is going to talk about progress dealing with the pandemic 37% of america now vaccinated plus new case rates are trending downward he'll remind people about the american rescue plan and the $1400 checks that were delivered and also push hard for congress to pass his infrastructure bill, his jobs bill, and outline new legislation, the american families plan to include free preschool for 3 and 4-year-olds. >> i can also tell you that while the major policy announcement in the speech is of course the american families plan, an historic investment in education and child care, he will also use the speech as an opportunity to talk about many of his other priorities including police reform, immigration, gun safety,

tracie potts joins us with more.cie, this bill faces a tough fight ahead. >> reporter: frances, this could be interesting the u.s. supreme court was established back in 1789, and while the size of the court fluctuated early on, it's been the same, nine justices, for the last 150 years this legislation could intensify the fight. it's going to be interesting it taps into the fury felt by some democrats after republicans blocked president obama's choice for a vacancy back in 2016 but then amy coney barrett was confirmed as a justice just days before the 2020 election so this bill to change the size of the court is led by massachusetts senator ed markee and jerry nadler it's co-sponsored by congressman hank johnson and mondaire jones t. will face push back from both sides. president biden said he is not a fan of packing the court although next week he introduced a new commission of liberals and conservatives to study the structure of the court and the lercht of justice's terms. currently life terms senator mitch mcconnel

aiming for bipartisanship, but the plan to pay for it has hit a wall with a lot of republicans tracie potts us now with the latest in d.c. so tracie, the administration is taking this proposal on the road this week. >> lindsey, they are on the road in fact, the vice president, vice president harris is going to be back home in the bay area today in oakland she's got a listening session there tomorrow she is in chicago with more events around this infrastructure plan. over the weekend on "meet the press," it was transportation secretary pete buttigieg who was trying to explain and sell this plan saying number one, now is the time, and the time to go big with infrastructure to create jobs he says the administration is open to hearing ideas about how to pay for it with republicans pushing back on the 28% corporate tax rate they say that will actually hurt jobs when you tax the small businesses and other businesses that will have to pay higher taxes. but republicans argue that there is a deal to be had here if the administration is willing to scale it back and just focus on roads, bridges, thing

nbc's tracie potts joins us with the latest the house has already passed legislation on policing. >> right, phillip. that happened last month, the george floyd justice in policing act passed the house but it stalled in the senate this is the bill that prevents chokeholds and no-knock warrants in federal drug cases. and overhauls qualified immunity protection that prevents law enforcement officers from being sued while doing their jobs the biden administration has backed this bill saying that trust needs to be rebuilt between law enforcement and communities, and that can't happen unless officers are held accountable for abuses of power. sponsoring this bill, california congresswoman karen bass she's also trying to get it passed in the senate on cnn yesterday, she praised the republican she is working with she said she is hopeful this time that it will get passed >> we have got to come up with the solutiont see this happen and to the extent it is happening now. so having legislation that will hold police officers accountable so that they don't have immunity and feel that they can do de

try and stop the certification of president biden's election victory joining us now is nbc's tracie potts with more on that. good morning >> reporter: hi, frances, yeah, the u.s. district court here according to washington -- nbc washington records processed more criminal complaints, criminal defendants in the first three months of this year than all of last year, largely related to that january 6th insurrection, and also, we're learning more about the response to that attack on the capitol. nbc news obtained a report, 104 pages. this report from the inspector general of the u.s. capitol police the watchdog found that they were woefully unprepared for this attack, lacking equipment, policies, and procedures to deal with the deadly insurrection, and it revealed that some r rioters had plans to target congress, and they were actively promoting violence here's what the inspector general told lawmakers at a hearing yesterday. >> they came prepared and planned to do what they were going to do. there was information that was provided to us that it was decided that these heavier munitions, speci

detained a 51 year old woman on suspicion of killing 4 people at a home for the disabled in the city of potts near berlin a 5th person was found with serious injuries the exact events and circumstances are still unclear. and china has successfully launched a rocket into space carrying the 1st of 3 modules for its 1st ever permanent space station beijing hopes to have it completed by next year when finished it will rival the only other continuously manned vessel orbiting earth the international space station. india has set another global record in corona virus cases reporting almost 380000 new infections in the last day medical aid from abroad has started arriving in the country but hospitals are still struggling with shortages of staff and supplies including oxygen india's health care system is so overwhelmed that many patients are being turned away. a covert 19 walled in a hospital in delhi face hospital like so many full to overflowing medical staff stretched to the limit some falling ill with the disease themselves reality in india's coronavirus emergency. and here's another woman receives

nbc's tracie potts joins us now with more. tracie, as we might expect, there's already backlash brewing across the aisle. >> reporter: yeah. republicans are saying here that these initiatives by the president are aimed at the second amendment rights of law abiding citizens and not criminals. the president says that this is an international embarrassment and we need to deal with it. his six executive orders taking a look at a breakdown here would impose or begin the process of imposing new restrictions of particular types of weapons. new reporting in some cases that we haven't seen in 20 years. prevention efforts and a new leader for the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms. the president and the white house say this does not stop congress from taking action. he wants an assault weapons ban liability for manufacturers and universal background checks. two bills have been stalled in the senate >> gun violence in this country is an epidemic and it's an international embarrass am we've got a lot of work to morning. we are going

but the proposal could hit a wall in congress nbc's tracie potts joins us now with the latest. tracie, good morning this plan is coming under fire from both sides of the aisle >> right, phillip. too little, too much, is it the i don't think focus. republicans are questioning whether things like housing and child care should be part of an frukz bill president bush criticizing them saying some things like internet they had supported before that they're now chaining their definition of infrastructure whatever it is, what the president is pinching may end up looking different if it ever lands back on his desk the democrat in the middle joe manchin says they may end up breaking this up into several different bills. that 28% corporate contacts rate runs on don't like he thinks will probably come down. and he doubts that they will use the reconciliation process to make this a democrat-only bill he says he is not the only democrat who feels strongly about that the white house response that's fine. tinker balm to play aren't with it but they don't want congress to either day or i can no

the effort touring a vaccine site in virginia let's bring in our capitol hill correspondent, tracie potts. tracie, good morning we will get, also, a progress report from the white house today. >> hi, lindsey good morning yes, so, today, we will hear an update from the president, at the white house. before that, he is going to alexandria not far from the white house to see what it's like for ordinary americans to get this shot he is visiting one of the vaccine sites. and by the way, the federal government is opening three-more mass-vaccination sites, this week, as they try to expand vaccinations across america. right now, among adults, nearly-a-quarter have had the full dose, both shots or one shot if it's johnson & johnson and, about-four-in-ten have had at least one shot. but, there are still concerns, with the number of cases rising. >> nearly, one-in-three americans, and over 40% of adults, have at-least-one shot and nearly, one-in-four adults are, now, fully vaccinated. >> i am a republican man i want to say, to everyone, we need to take this vaccine. these reservations need to be put