zeke associated press. a president even in the progress of it i'd like to ask you about some of the other if you're basing your presidency one of the defining challenge of the faith in the coming by this is how to leverage your promise to america on issues like immigration reform gun control voting rights climate change all of those right now are a step in uniting opposition from republicans on capitol hill how far are you willing to go in a keep those promises that you made here. while i'm good look. when. i took office i decided that it was a fairly basic simple proposition and that is i got elected to solve problems and the most urgent problem facing the american people i stated from the outset was 19 and the economic dislocation for millions and millions of americans and so that's why i put all my focus in the beginning are a lot of problems but all my focus on dealing with those particular problems and the other problems we're talking about from immigration to guns in the other things you mentioned are

zeke, associated press. >> thank you, mr. president. you mentioned the progress on covid-19. i would like to ask you about some of the other issues facing your presidency. one of the many challenges you face in the coming months is how to deliver your promise to american on issues like immigration reform, gun control, voting rights, clielt change. all of those right now are facing stiff, united opposition from republicans on capitol hill. how far are you willing to go to achieve those promises that you made to the american people? >> well, look, when i took office, i decided that it was a fairly, basic, simple proposition, and that is i got elected to solve problems. and the most urgent problem for the american people i stated from the outset was covid-19 and the economic dislocation for millions and millions of americans. so that's why i put all of my focus in the beginning, a lot of problems but all of my focus on dealing with those particular problems. and the other problems we're talking about from immigration to guns and other things you mentioned are long-term problems.

and hope is on the way now, i will be happy to take your questions zeke, "associated press. >> thank you, president. you mentioned your progress on covid-19 i would like to ask you about some of the other issues facing your presidency. one of the defining challenges you face in coming months is how to deliver on your promise to americans on issues like immigration reform, gun control, voting rights, climate change. all of those right now are facing stiff united opposition from republicans on capitol hill how how far are you willing to go to achieve the promises that you made to the american people? >> look, when i took office, i decided that it was a fairly basic, simple proposition. and that is, i got elected to solve problems and the most urgent problem facing the american people i stated from the outset was covid-19 and the economic dislocation for millions and millions of americans. so that's why i put all my focus in the beginning -- there were a lot of problems, put all my focus on dealing with those particular problems. and the other problems we are talking about, from immigra

we'll go to zeke miller at the associated press. reporter: thank you for taking the call. first, to follow-up on what nunez-smith said. what would that intervention look like? reduction in the state's allocation? and then more broadly, what is the current timetable in terms of the federal guidance on what people who have been vaccinated can and shouldn't do in this moment, if it's safe for them to go out to dinner right now, can they start to travel? are you worried the delay in getting that guidance is having a downward pressure on demand? mr. zients: i'll go first and then over to the doctors. you know, if we were to see that vaccines were going to certain communities, we will take action. to ensure supply is distributed evenly. and first actions would include communication of our standards and our insistence that people adhere to the standards, and then we would begin by providing technical assistance to the state or other providers. second question, over to you, dr. fauci. dr. fauci: yes. so this is something that the team, the medical team, talks about all the time. u

zeke of the associated press. >> thank you, mr. president. you mentioned your progress on covid-19, i'd like to ask you about some of the other issues facing your presidency, one of the defining challenges you face in the comes months is how to deliver on your promises to americans on voting rights and climate change. all of those are facing stiff opposition from republicans on capitol hill. how far are you willing to go to achieve those promises that you made to the american people? >> well, look, when i took office i decided that it was a fairly basic simple proposition. and that is i got elected to solve problems and the most urgent problem facing the american people i stated from the outset was covid-19 and the economic dislocation for millions and millions of americans. and so that's why i put all my focus in the beginning. there are a lot of problems but all my focus on dealing with those particular problems. and the other problems we're talking about from immigration to guns and the other things you mentioned are long-term problems. th