the thing with roger wicker yesterday, you know, that was just amazing. roger wicker, republican senator from mississippi, puts out a tweet bragging about the aid that restaurants and small businesses will get as part of this bill, a bill that he voted against. >> yeah. >> it's crazy! >> well, it's -- you know, here's some s.a.t. words for the kids at home, cynicism, affront ery. gall. this is what's at play. there are a number of republicans who will belatedly realize they're on the opposite side of a very popular bill. this is not like obamacare, where they had months and months of time to mischaracterize it, and it was a complicated project in the first place, so that they could mischaracterize it. this is very straightforward. this is money for hungry kids. this is vaccines and other treatment for sick people. this is infrastructure for crumbling roads that people see every day. and most of all, this is a check in the mailbox of people who have been hurting and unemployed for months and months and months. roger wicker is not going to be the last, i th

so that is something that is informative from that episode from roger wicker in the last 24 hours. >> a perfect example of even if he's not voting for it or supports the whole package, they can't deny there are republican supported elements in the bill now. that is plain and simple. on one aspect of this, the distribution of vaccines and getting more people vaccinated, president biden is getting help from former presidents. what are they doing? >> reporter: they're putting out videos urging people to get vaccinated. we're seeing the american people as vaccinations have ramped up, some of the vaccine resistance has receded. more people are willing to get it. but it is important for the country and for the safety of everybody for a wider swath of americans to get vaccinated as their able to. these former presidents, george w. bush, barack obama, bill clinton, are pushing to get that done. interestingly, donald trump who was vaccinated without telling the american people before leaving office, he is not part of this video and it is an indication that that club of ex-presidents may be eve

look at this tweet from senator roger wicker, mississippi. celebrating the money for restaurants, remember, he wanted to starve you. he voted against this money for you. fact. president biden owns this, good or bad. the first major legislative achievement of his presidency. >> this bill represents a historic, historic victory for the american people. i look forward to signing it later this week. everything in the american rescue plan addressed a real need. >> please focus on this. 61% of americans wanted this rescue. two thirds of the country think it will help our economy. among them, a huge number of republicans. more than a third of working class republicans think the bill should have included even more relief. so you've got to be thinking, why was the opposition so opposed? more important to know is why they were so quiet in their refusal. they know many of their own wanted this. they're making a different bet. remember, these are the people who played to the denial of the pandemic. they're betting that they can still make people angry. d

. >> so republican senator roger wicker of mississippi, he's got a different angle on this. he says it's awesome, at least parts of it. the guy who voted against it are saying parts of it are awesome. he talks about the independent restaurant owners have won $26 billion of targeted relief to ensure small businesses can survive. that's pretty -- i don't know, craven might be a word that i would use. comes to mind there. >> brazen, craven. of >> to brag about -- >> yeah. >> which shows you, republicans know that there will be people who feel real benefit from and quickly in ways that a lot of legislation, they just don't. >> that's exactly right. it is a shot in the arm, because we're talking about shots in the arm, in every way. and it is a shot in the arm economically. but what you just said about roger wicker, you guys remember, in 2009, it's another lesson. republicans slammed the stimulus bill and then they went out and edit photo ops with whatever opening or whatever groundbreak was happening in their district to take credit for it, even though it was in many cases large

. >> i don't like to play senator after senator but i'll play senator roger wicker. >> one good provisionsn't mean i have to vote for the whole thing. but it goes without saying. i've issued a statement, but i think it's a stupid question. >> stupid question? >> absolutely. i mean, i'm not going to vote for $1.9 trillion because it has a couple of good provisions in it. >> first of all, there are no stupid questions, mr. wicker. 62% of americans approve of how biden is dealing with the pandemic. are democrats in your view prepared to run against, is the democratic senate congressional committee prepared to run ads against people like roger wicker who voted no and took the dough? >> joy, i think it's important that we remind all-americans that a year ago we did come together on a bipartisan basis and unanimously passed the c.a.r.e.s. act because we saw the crisis that was this pandemic and a year later while we still have a raging pandemic, while we're still in a recession, while we still have 11 million americans collecting unemployment and looking for their next job, while we still have

senator, as you know the weird think about that is roger wicker is the republican from mississippi who voted to kill all of that. >> but we try to be bipartisan when we can without sacrificing the need for big, bold action. so as you know the power of majority leader has is to determine what goes on the floor. the very first amendment i put on the floor was a wicker-sinema amendment, he republican, she a democrat to do a restaurants act. and even though he didn't support the bill, there are bipartisan parts to this bill. and we want to show our republican colleagues we want to work with them. we're not going to say no because a republican name is on it. we're not going to whittle things down so we're not getting anything done. that was a mistake of 2009 and 2010, but we do want to work with them. so i'm proud of the fact wicker was on the bill. and yes, he didn't vote overall for it. he should have because of so many other good things. but at least we're showing him when he has a good idea that is sort of bold and the restaurants needed help we're not going to just say go away. maybe t

senator roger wicker putting out a press release bragging about the amount of funding that's going to be put into this bill for small businesses and the restaurant industry. this despite the fact that he was very critical of this legislation and voted against it. it will be interesting to see how republicans play this in the coming weeks and days, especially after those checks go out, especially as people start to benefit from the child tax credit. this is real tangible evidence of this bill that will impact people on a day-to-day basis and it's something they're going to have to go to their voters and explain, especially as phil points out in two years when they go back to their voters and there's a conversation about whether or not to extend some of these benefits that are already in the package, they're going to have to vote on it again, wolf, and much closer to an election. >> you know, dana, you and i and everybody probably remembers that former president trump used to warn that if biden is elected the stock market's going to collapse, it's going to be a disaster. today an all-ti

and so they can kind of nitpick around the edges, but the most telling thing i think is roger wicker basically trying to take credit for parts of this legislation that every single republican senator voted against. you also saw marco rubio saying we could have had some of -- we could have hat the $1400 checks and the child tax credits without some of these other parts. the meat of the bill is something that republicans don't want to oppose, even though they will not cooperate with democrats to, you know -- they don't want democrats to be successful. so even if they agree with the vast majority of this bill, they're not going to get on board with it because there is nothing the democrats could do that they're going goat on board with. and it's a good thing that the biden administration understands that. >> yeah, and you reminding us how popular it is speaks to two points. one, people agree with this big robust approach. two, they know about it. i mean, it can't be that popular if they don't know about it. so that i think ties this whole conversation together and gets us to something t

just ask mississippi senator and man remembering where he left his teeth, roger wicker. hours after the bill he opposed passed, wicker tweeted, "independent restaurant operators have won $28.6 billion worth of targeted relief. this funding will ensure small businesses can survive the pandemic by helping to adapt their operations and keep their employees on the payroll." when reporters called him on his crap, wicker fired back, "one good provision in a $1.9 trillion bill doesn't mean i have to vote for the whole thing." counterpoint-- yeah, it does. you can't have the part of the bill you like unless you vote for the rest of it. that's why you don't hear this at a wedding: "do you promise to take this woman as your lawfully wedded wife? for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do you part?" "uh, i'll take 'richer' and 'health,' please." finally, in international news, there's a hot new clip from a sports broadcast on espn colombia. my favorite of all the sports channels i don't watch. now, before you see this, i need to prepare you by introducing our be

something that republican senator roger wicker bragged about on twitter despite voting against it in final bill. zero republicans in either chamber voted to support this package. zero, it's polling at 70%. republican party is lined up against this good and popular legislation that's going to tangibly improve millions of people's lives coming out of one of the worst years in american life. when democrats were celebrating in the rose garden, no republicans were there because none of them voted for it. even though, again another contrast here, last march passed $2.2 trillion c.a.r.e.s. act, for donald trump to sign. full support from democrats despite that president was republican, but none of them were invited to that ceremony. meanwhile the biden administration hit goal of 100 million shots in 100 days with more to spare. and set a record. 2.92 million vaccinations reported today. new record. hundreds of millions of doses coming online. president biden is pushing for every adult to be able to get the vaccine starting may 1st with a goal of a summer that looks normalish. it's still ear

republicans saying how horrible this is, but at the same time say things in press releases like roger wicker that, oh, look at this great thing that's coming your way, my home state, and it's in this bill, which he doesn't say, of course, he voted against. we're likely to see a lot of that, just like david saw a lot of it back in 2009, and it really does go to the critical goal of tonight and then in the travels that follow. it is implementation first and foremost. people have to feel it, but it's also messaging. they are up against a very, very clear strategy by republicans to vote no but then follow that no vote with something like what mitch mcconnell said yesterday, which is, if you feel better after this, it's not because of this, it's because it was already getting better. and they have to try to combat that in a messaging way in addition to implementing it. >> members of his team will be out there, the question is will members of the democratic party be out there with him? do you get the echo every time a senator goes home? the economy was slow to come back. the affordable care act wa

one example, republican senator roger wicker of mississippi.d relief bill wag passed he tweeted, independent restaurant operator have won $28.6 billion worth of targeted read leaf. what he said after the bill passed the house wednesday after it previously passed the senate. he said, this funding ensure small businesses can survive the pandemic by helping to adapt their operations and keep their employees on the payroll. while singing praises of part of the bill after it passed, wicker left out a very important fact. >> mr. wicker -- mr. wicker, no. >> that is right. he voted against it. he lobbied against it. so did every single one of his other republican colleagues. which he does link to in his tweet but now that it passed he's happy to tout one part that will likely benefit his voters. despite its enormous popularity ay cross country, despite many local republican officials and business leaders urging passage. wicker was part of the group literally introduced an added this amendment for raunt vee l restaurant relief but voted against the bil

roger wicker, claire, you served with these people, vote no against the bill about then tweet out look great money for restaurants and then saying i had language for similar restaurant relief and it's now law but he voted against it. this was your idea, you say, but you voted against it. i don't understand it. are they now going to run against the bill in 2022? >> you know, it's a real political problem for them. it was interesting. i heard sherrod talk about the aca. when we voted on the aca, we knew we were in political trouble. president obama knew he was in political trouble because it was going to take years for people to begin to understand how aca protected them. it eventually became popular, but it was three, four, five years down the line. this bill will immediately be popular, because it's going to have an immediate impact. people are going to see it. why the republicans allowed this to be a partisan exercise in terms of votes when over 70% of americans, including more than 50% of republicans wanted this bill to pass. for the life of me, as someone who did politics for a long

. >> roger wicker of mississippi tweeted today after the bill passed the house, he tweeted independent restaurant operators won $28.6 billion worth of targeted relief. this funding will ensure small businesses can survive the pandemic by helping to adapt operations and keep employees on the payroll. sounds like he's all for it and it was part of passing it. he actually voted against the bill as did every single republican in the congress. >> yeah. >> what does it say to you now that he's boasting about part of it? he says it's not -- he can do both, that yes, he didn't say he voted against it but liked this part of the bill but didn't like the cost of the whole thing. >> there is a technical term for what he did and it called hootspa. he voted against the bill but wants to tell restaurant owners in his state that yeah, that t this is going to help you. this is the entire republican problem in messaging right now. they're pushing a ball up the hill and what he's trying to do is say yeah, because i voted against the whole thing doesn't mean there weren't parts of it i didn't like. rememb

after the passage, mississippi republican senator roger wicker tweeted approvingly -- "this funding willensure small businesses can survive the pandemic by helping to adapt their operations and keep their employees on the payroll." again, senator wicker voted against the bill. president biden will sign the legislation at the white house on friday. he and vice president kamala harris are planning a nationwide tour to promote the legislation beginning next week. this evening, biden will deliver a prime-time address to the nation marking one year since the world health organization declared a covid-19 pandemic. during the past ye, more than 118 million people have become infected, with over 2.6 million deaths from covid-19 worldwide. central europe is currently the worst-affected part of the world. the czech republic, which has one of the highest per-capita death rates from covid-19, has begun sending patients abroad, after intensive care units filled to capacity. some czech health officials believe as much as 45% of the population has become infected over the past year. meanwhile peer-revi

similar hypocrisy on display with roger wicker. he got some heat for that. it's part of a wider issue of republicans strugging to villain news what biden is doing. which gets hard when you think about the way biden ep empathizes and how out of step what you're a about to see is with moment of the country. some of it borders ridiculous. >> a narcissist taking work for donald trump. how dare you tell us who can spend the fourth of july with. >> threatens to take away the cookie if little children don't behave. >> the kids, it was a bizarre speech. it seemed like a funeral for america. >> most disgusting speech that a demagogue has ever given. >> joan stays with us. we bring into the conversation professor jason johnson. your thoughts, sir? >> it's like joe biden is mike jones. nobody wanted it back then, but now that he passed the stimulus bill, everybody wants to take credit for it and want it is in their community. >> back thn they didn't want him. strong. >> now they all want him. it's amazing. we saw the same thing with obama with the stimulus package. you

mike, we already gave roger wicker the chutzpah award last night for tweeting in defense of the support for the restaurant industry, right after he voted no. rick scott, senator from florida tonight. it is saying those localities that can send it back should refuse the money just approved for them. so they're trying to stay on brand. do you think we'll detect any no voters' regret as this money gets sprinkled around the country? >> you know, i'm not sure. and let me just say quickly, i give the president high marks for the speech tonight. i thought he was very presidential, which is a thing donald trump could never pull off, and very reassuring. and i think they had to kind of frame things up. but james is right. it's a big risk because they own it now. but i thought it was smart. as far as the republicans, they've turned on the great civil war of "green eggs and ham," but they're going to come around. i don't think you'll see a lot of people flipping, to your questions. the dems have run their favorite play here, which is taking something where people agree something big needs to be do

. >> not one republican in congress supported this bill, as you are aware, senator roger wicker who did vote for it is touting its benefits, if you will. how do you square that circle? >> it's incredibly frustrating. in any own communities i seen laws create certain aspects from people who also were not supportive of the bill at large. of course, everybody has something that they might have seen that could have been more perfected. but generally speaking, this is an amazing opportunity for our economy to be able to be restored and for us to be safely back into schools and our jobs and into our lives. >> congresswoman, thank you very much for being with us this morning. we appreciate your time, thank you. >>> javier becerra, human secretary. what do you got? >> i spoke to team manchin. we were not expecting any departures. manchin is putting out a statement where he basically says while he and attorney general becerra don't agree on all issues, the attorney general convinced manchin like telehealth, continuing to defend aca and pre-existing conditions are a huge priority for joe manchin

and then, there is the curious case of republican senator, roger wicker, of mississippi, who voted against the bill, like every-other republican did. and yet, tweeted how great the bill is for small businesses and independent restaurants. this type of hypocrisy will never cease to amaze me. but there is another, urgent reason for biden's big-relief package. covid-19 continues to be a significant-and-deadly, serious problem across this country. infection-and-death numbers are, very slowly, decreasing. and seemingly, holding right around the 50,000 new cases a day. more than 1,500 americans continue to die, a day, on average. remember, a year ago? when 1,500 people died, it was shocking to us. the good news is that the number of americans across the country being vaccinated continues to increase. more than 101 million vaccine doses have, already, been administered and the biden administration is promising all-american adults will be able to sign up for a vaccine, by may the 1st. doesn't mean you will get it by then. you will be able to sign up. you get on a list by then. and the president pr

i should also tell you that, incidentally, mississippi republican senator roger wicker today started publicly crowing about all the good that the covid relief bill is going to do for people in mississippi, as if he voted for the bill. he's crow being what's in the bill. he voted against the bill, just like every single other republican in the senate and the house, but he is already publicly trying to take credit for it in mississippi. of course he is. on that american airlines thing, though, there definitely is -- it's striking. how often do you see a company of any size able to tell its employees, this thing passed today, we expect it's going to be signed into law presently, by the president, and so, all of you who we were going to furlough will no longer be furloughed? i mean, that just doesn't -- just doesn't happen that definitive like that, but this is definitive. and there is targeted help in this bill for industries hit particularly hard by the pandemic, including transportation companies like airlines, also amtrak has just announced that they are going to be able to bring bac

but you have one of your colleagues, republican senator from mississippi, we have roger wicker, voting, of course, against the bill but now touting all of its benefits, doing that on twitter and elsewhere. that seems to be the height of hypocrisy. what do you make of that? >> i joked about this. i said this bill is so bipartisan that even people who voted against it are supporting it. it is i think just sort of laughable. it is a bipartisan bill. the only thing that didn't happen is republicans inside the united states senate didn't vote for it. but i'm here to tell you around minnesota and red counties and blue counties and in between, people like this bill, they know it was needed and glad they got it done and feel like finally washington is listening to them and is on their side. it is a little laughable, isn't it? >> yeah. let's talk about covid relief, passed through reconciliation but there's other legislation that stands to be passed ahead. it will be passed by the house, which then faces a much bigger uphill battle in the senate. i know that you, ma'am, recently called for elim

and now, well, republican senator roger wicker went on twitter to praise the bill tweeting independenterators have won. $21 billion of targeted relief, they can survive the pandemic and keep their employees on the payroll. well, i mean, so i'm glad he's celebrating winning even though he voted against it. the white house is taking this in stride saying, great, we'll work with you on other stuff. >> yeah. >> but this is pretty incredible irony. obviously he's not a stupid person. he knows that that was going to be called out. he doesn't care. think it benefits him? >> in fairness, wicker was a strong supporter of the restaurant act folded into the bill. you don't get to take credit for it if you voted against it. but i think, first of all, we've seen this kind of hypocrisy before. what the biden team should be doing is saying exactly what you just laid out. work with us on something else. don't victory lap it, but the fact is republicans have a problem here. this bill is massively popular. it is likely to have an economic impact that leads to increased popularity. they don't own it. the

. >> reporter: one republican senator roger wicker of mississippi, even touted money in the bill for independent restaurant owners without mentioning he voted against it. what is president biden's response to those republicans like senator wicker? >> well, we invite them to work with us on the agenda moving forward because clearly the bill the president just signed into law is something that the american people are excited about. >> reporter: meanwhile, in an effort to address vaccine hesitancy in the u.s., all living former presidents and first ladies appeared in a new public service announcement urging americans to get vaccinated. >> this vaccine means hope. it will protect you and those you love from this dangerous and deadly disease. >> i'm really looking forward to going to opening day in texas rangers stadium with a full stadium. >> reporter: all former presidents participated, that is, except one. donald and melania trump quietly received the vaccine before leaving the white house in january but did not use the opportunity to convince their supporters to join them. now, wolf t

roger wicker, the senator from mississippi was trying to take credit for the funds going to help restaurants. you don't hear anything from the white house calling him out for being hypocritical. they say great. we need his support. and i think keeping that -- >> right. >> -- meter going is important. and you're going hear a lot from republicans about who's going pay for this. well, did that ask that when president trump had his tax cuts which was just about the same amount of money, and that went to $1.9 trillion, and that went to a certain portion of the american public. he boasted how rich he made his friends at mar-a-lago. and so this is going to be paid by the incredible recovery that's going to on the way. the economist is predict 8% growth. now that's not starting from zero. that's starting from negative growth. but that's a lot. and so this is going to pay for itself just the way the deficit spending during world war ii paid for itself with two generations of prosperity. this -- this is such a significant piece of legislation, you can't underestimate it. but that's not the greatest se

and also, i have to say, you've probably all seen it, but senator roger wicker of mississippi just led what i think is going to be a charge of republicans to essentially taking credit for the bill that they didn't vote for. he bragged about the money it would bring to mississippi restaurants. it's just craven, but it's a good sign in a sense because it means he knows this is a winning issue, and he is on the losing side of it. >> right. it's as you say, it's a revealing duplicity if something is already looking so popular that while you have your reasons for whatever, republican primary or your own selfish reasons for being against it, then you want to go back and tell the broader electorate why it's working. katty, i wanted your response to some of the other act because there is so much going on. president biden also basically saying today that he thinks he can go zero to 100 real quick announcing a deal for 100 million more vaccines. he's also pressing ahead on completing his cabinet. i'm going to mention i think merrick garland was a big name here, now attorney general, as well as c

roger wicker votes against it, as every republican did, and then goes out on twitter to communicate withs why. here's what you're going to get. it's just kind of stunning when you think about that, eugene, and the fact that speaker pelosi was only among a few officials selling this relief package on the talk shows this morning, was that deliberate? is there a bigger issue here that they're having to deal with? >> i think that for republicans, yes, gabby is completely right that there is almost no way to message against this, especially because everyone keeps trying to compare the 2009 stimulus and this stimulus and what happened after that. but the big difference is that this money is going -- a lot of this money is going into people's pockets. it is going to child tax credit. they are getting stimulus checks. they are going to continue to get extra unemployment benefits. and so republicans, they spend a lot of time talking about a lot of other things and not this. they have talked about how this is going to balloon the national debt and they talked about the deficit. we see this every t

tried to take credit for elements of the bill while also voting against it >> republican senator roger wickere bill passed the house, he tweeted, "independent restaurant operators have won $28.6 billion worth of targeted relief this funding will ensure small businesses can survive the pandemic by helping to adapt their operations and keep their employees on the payroll." sounds like he's all for it. >> it does >> and was part of passing it. he actually voted against the bill, as did everybody single republican in the congress >> seth: you voted against it. if you'd gotten your way, restaurants wouldn't have gotten a dime of that money you can't just turn around and claim credit for it. i know these guys are shameless, but i'm still shocked. they're the kind of guys who would run out and try to lift tom brady on their shoulders while wearing chiefs' jerseys. we're like a week away from them going door to door scribbling "courtesy of the republican party" in the memo line of everyone's stimulus check. it has been a surreal and heartbreaking year of pain, suffering and misery for millions of peo

despite voting no on the covid relief package, republican senator roger wicker yesterday touted funding in the bill that would help independent restaurants. hours, literally hours after the bill passed, he tweeted, quote, independent restaurant operators have won $28.6 billion worth of targeted relief. senator wicker was later pressed about why he voted no. >> one good provision in a $1.9 trillion bill doesn't mean i have to vote for the whole thing. >> but -- >> it goes without saying. i issued a statement, but i think it's a stupid question. >> stupid question? >> absolutely! i'm not going to vote for $1.9 trillion just because it has a couple of good provisions in it. >> oh, boy. okay. >>> president biden, meanwhile, announced plans to purchase an additional 100 million doses of the johnson & johnson vaccine. the additional doses will give the u.s. more than enough to supply vaccines to the entire u.s. population. and while it was previously announced that the u.s. had purchased enough for every single american adult, this additional purchase will serve as a reserve. biden had this t

senator from mississippi, roger wicker, who goes and votes against this, then gets out on twitter touting all the benefits for his constituents, hey, folks, here's the stuff you're going to get. that needs explaining to me. but that's a different conversation. let's get to july 4th, an ambitious timeline the president gave, putting a big circle on that day on the calendar, he says he hopes americans can celebrate the day around their barbecues. americans will likely remember that target goal, it's an easy one to remember. will the president be ready to take the blame if the fourth of july comes and we're not having family barbecues? >> here's the thing, when he spoke in his prime time address he also made a couple of announcements. one is, by may 1 all americans will be eligible to get the vaccination. that's really critical because that timeline has been accelerated to what the president had said just a couple of weeks ago. so by may 1, that may 1 deadline, people will be able to go out there and get vaccinated, which, you know, helps with the fourth of july kind of deadline as well. we

she was criticizing roger wicker and other republicans for taking credit for what was in the bill.blicans recognize and acknowledge and take some credit for what is in this bill that will help their states and perhaps show a path that you all can work together. there's a lot of progressives who say they'll never work with you. if they couldn't get a single vote on this bill that enjoys 75% approval in the country, what can you work with them on? how do you view your relationship now? >> first, let me say, our number one goal -- i think this is the goal of all of our caucus from bernie sanders to joe manchin, we need change. no one is happy with the status quo. my view, and i think the view of most of our caucus, we would prefer with republicans to get that change. when we can work with them we will. as majority leader i have the ability to put bills on the floor. the first thing i put on the floor, my first act as majority leader was a bipartisan amendment by kyrsten sinema of arizona, roger wicker, to give help to our restaurants. it's a bold bill. it's a strong bill for the resta

saying i saw roger wicker from mississippi sending out something about the aid to the restaurant industryk at the end of the day there's too much sunlight on this. and i think not only do you need to prosecute the case if you're a democrat about why this was a good idea and continue to do great storytelling. you need to keep reminding who stood in the other way. >> when we come back, we'll talk to the mayor of long beach, california. he's leading his city through the crisis of coronavirus after losing his mom and stepdad to covid. he will join us next. beer on a friday night ♪ ♪ a pair of jeans that fit just right ♪ ♪ and the radio up ♪ get 5 boneless wings for $1 with any handcrafted burger. only at applebee's. we made usaa insurance for members like martin. an air force veteran made of doing what's right, not what's easy. so when a hailstorm hit, usaa reached out before he could even inspect the damage. that's how you do it right. usaa insurance is made just the way martin's family needs it with hassle-free claims, he got paid before his neighbor even got started. because doing right by

overnight, even one republican who voted against it is touting the bill mississippi republican senator roger wicker praising the billions going to the restaurant industry calling them a, quote, bright spot. you see there in that tweet. the administration aiming to get direct checks out by the end of the month. the president and vice president will crisscross the country in the coming days to try to sell it craig? >> kristen welker at the white house for us thank you. >>> 7:16 first check of the weather dylan is in for al who is traveling to texas good morning >> good morning. i don't have a game show for you but the weather is so good that you won't miss it. let's look at the numbers. we have a huge ridge in the jetstream and it's going to just bump up our temperatures with likely records across parts of the northeast. new york city 71 degrees today washington d.c. 79 degrees even pittsburgh and buffalo, detroit, all at 66 degrees today. richmond, virginia 79. boston close to 70 degrees tomorrow we're going to keep the warm temperatures going. nearly 70 in d.c same for new york city boston cooler a

despite voting no, roger wicker yesterday touted funding that would help independent restaurants. hours after the bill passed, he tweeted independent restaurant operators have won $28.6 billion worth of targeted relief. >> 1.9 trillion bill doesn't mean i have to vote for the whole thing. it goes without saying. i issued a statement but i think it's a stupid question. . >> stupid question? . >> absolutely. i'm not going to vote for $1.9 trillion just because it has a couple of good provisions in it. . >> joe, that is senator wicker of mississippi. the argument goes, yes, of course there's targeted relief i like and would have voted for on its own. it's all the other stuff that progressives piled into the $1.9 trillion package that i couldn't vote for. . >> yeah. i think roger is going to be fine in mississippi politically. the thing is there are going to be races in pennsylvania where pat toomey is leaving, where roy blunt is going to be leaving. there's going to be races in ohio where rob portman is leaving. there are going to be a lot of swing statement races possibly in iowa. .