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Biden Economic Plan Split Into Two Parts and Will Begin With Infrastructure Improvements Mar 29, 2021

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The next phase of the Biden economic plan will be broken up into two parts. The first will concentrate on infrastructure... rebuilding and repairing roads, bridges, airports and more. The second part which will be unveiled in the coming weeks, will focus on child care and health care reforms. Also on the docket for Congress will be a voting rights bill and expanded background checks for gun purchases. Ginger Gibson, deputy Washington digital editor at NBC News, joins us for what to expect.

Next, as schools shut down for almost a year in many cases during the pandemic, the mental health of students greatly suffered. According to a Reuters survey of school districts, 74% reported multiple indicators of mental health stresses among students and 57% of responding districts said that teachers were also seeking assistance. Michael Pell, data journalist at Reuters, joins us for how the pandemic did more damage to our students than just getting behind on schoolwork.

Finally, many are wondering about what the comeback will look like for former President Trump. After losing his favorite megaphone on Twitter, aides to the former president are saying he could be a couple months away from launching his own social media platform. Whatever the president chooses to do, he will definitely have a receptive audience, but will it be enough to break through in the crowded social media landscape? Gabby Orr, national political reporter at Politico, joins us for more.

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WEEKEND EDITION- UFO Report Coming Soon, AstraZeneca Vaccine Rollercoaster, My Mom Believes in QAnon Mar 28, 2021

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This is a compilation of some of the most compelling stories of the week.

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WEEKEND EDITION- Border Crisis Continues, Union Fight at Amazon, Mass Shooting in Colorado Mar 27, 2021

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This is a compilation of some of the most compelling stories of the week.

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President Biden's First News Conference Focuses on the Migrant Crisis at the Border and Filibuster in the Senate Mar 26, 2021

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President Biden held his first news conference after 65 days in office and took questions on the surge of migrants at the border, foreign policy questions about China and North Korea, and also about the filibuster in the Senate. Biden also set a new vaccine goal of 200 million shots in the first 100 days and said he would be running again in 2024. Julia Manchester, political reporter at The Hill, joins us for a breakdown of how it went.

Next, we are still monitoring the campaign to unionize at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. Mail- in voting is still underway and working conditions at these warehouses are in the spotlight. Meanwhile, employees at other locations are gathering signatures, discussing potential strikes, and consulting with unions about other campaigns. Sebastian Herrera, technology reporter at the WSJ joins us for the increasing pressure that Amazon facing during this union vote.

Finally, AstraZeneca and their vaccine has been on a rollercoaster ride this week as we learned that their shot is 76% effective against symptomatic Covid-19. On Monday it was 79%, then U.S. officials said they were using outdated data, and finally came back with the correction. Karen Weintraub, healthcare reporter at USA Today, joins us for the difficult rollout of this vaccine.

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Colorado Residents Ask Why Mass Shootings Keep Happening in Their Home Mar 25, 2021

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Another mass shooting on Monday rocked Colorado and the country leaving families mourning the loss of loved ones and many residents asking “why does this keep happening in Colorado?” Easy access to guns plays a part as it did in this case, where the shooter obtained his guns just days before the shooting. Colorado also has a history with mass shootings with tragedies in Aurora, Littleton, and at Columbine High School. The picture of the shooter that is emerging is one of an angry, lonely, and possibly paranoid man. Alicia Victoria Lozano, national reporter at NBC News, joins us for more.

Next, we currently have three great vaccine options out there, but the rollout for one seems to be a little bumpier than the others. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is just not reaching as many arms as the others. Only about half of the doses that have been distributed, have been administered. Some officials believe that states may be holding back some shots to bank enough to reach underserved communities, but some states representatives say they are using all available doses as they come. Erin Banco, healthcare reporter at Politico, joins us for why the J&J vaccine might not be reaching more people.

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We May Soon Know Everything the Government Knows About UFOs, Report Could Be Out by June Mar 24, 2021

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We may soon have a report detailing everything the government knows about UFOs. Tucked away in the $2.3 trillion dollar appropriations bill that President Trump signed last year was a provision saying the director of national intelligence and secretary of defense must present a UFO report. Reis Thebault, reporter at The Washington Post, joins us for more on this report which could be out by June.

Next, the migrant crisis on the border continues with very few solutions in place and numbers expected to swell going into April and May. In the Rio Grande Valley, we are hearing of border agents releasing migrants without court dates and in Donna, Texas we’ve seen the first pictures of overcrowding in a temporary overflow facility. Stef Kight, immigration reporter at Axios, joins us for what the scene is like at the southern border.

Finally, from good news to questions and concerns. AstraZeneca released details from its U.S. trials that their vaccine is 79% effective against Covid-19. Then, hours later, federal officials said that they might have used outdated information and was missing a month’s worth of data. AstraZeneca said it would release more data soon, but the damage may have already been done, another misstep in the rollout. Karen Weintraub, health reporter at USA Today, joins us for the latest.

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One Man's Struggle to Get His Own Mother to Stop Believing in QAnon Conspiracies Mar 23, 2021

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QAnon has gripped the fascination of many people in the country. People have been hanging on every cryptic post that Q would send to message boards and while many of the conspiracies and predictions of President Trump staying in power, mass arrests of politicians, and Satanists pulling the strings of the deep state have not come true, Q’s followers still persist. And what if one of those followers were in your family? For our first story, we will speak to Albert Samaha, investigative journalist and deputy editor at BuzzFeed News, about his struggles to get his own mother to stop believing in QAnon.

Next, good news as we may soon have another vaccine available to us. AstraZeneca and its partner, Oxford University, have released information about their clinical trials in the U.S. and found their vaccine is safe and prevents 79% of symptomatic cases of Covid-19. It also reduced severe cases and hospitalizations by 100%. There has been recent concern of blood clots associated with the vaccine in Europe, but the trials showed that no cases of that in the U.S. Karen Weintraub, health reporter at USA Today, joins us for more.

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Migrant Crisis at the Border Continues and Weekend Protests Calling for an End to Anti-Asian Violence Mar 22, 2021

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The crisis at the southern border continues as the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, defended the actions of the administration. He made clear that the border is closed, but the message is unlikely to reach the migrants headed their way to the U.S. There are currently over 5,000 unaccompanied minors at the border and overcrowding is becoming an issue. In other political news, Republican Attorneys General are suing the Biden administration on a range of issues and there were a number of protests and vigils over the weekend as people were calling for an end to anti-Asian violence. Ginger Gibson, deputy Washington digital editor at NBC News, joins us for more.

Next, since December and increasingly in recent weeks we have seen mass abductions of students and teachers in Nigeria. Kidnappings for ransom have become a very lucrative industry there and comes almost seven years after the abductions of 276 girls which sparked the #BringBackOurGirls campaign on social media. While many quickly showed support online to find these girls, the rescue effort tooks years to pay off, and many girls are still missing. Drew Hinshaw, reporter at the WSJ and co-author of the new book "Bring Back Our Girls," joins us for how that social media campaign changed everything for years to come.

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WEEKEND EDITION- After 17 Years the Cicadas Are Coming Back, Winning Over Vaccine Skeptics, Gavin Newsom Recall Effort Submits Signatures Mar 21, 2021

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WEEKEND EDITION- Rise in Anti-Asian Violence, Moderna Testing Vaccine on Young Children, Vatican Says No to Blessing Same-Sex Unions Mar 20, 2021

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