The impromptu performance from the world-renowned cellist included “Ave Maria” and parts of Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1. Source
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Biden touts direct checks ahead of American Rescue Plan tour
Biden, Harris and their spouses are set to depart on the nationwide “Help is Here” tour to promote the $1.9 trillion plan. Source
Remembering the millions of lives impacted by the Syrian civil war
It has been 10 years since the beginning of the Syrian civil war. Since then, hundreds of thousands of people have been killed and millions have been displaced from their homes. CBS News foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer spoke with CBSN’s Tanya Rivero with her perspective from reporting on one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Source
Governor Cuomo defiant as New York lawmakers call for resignation
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is resisting pressure to resign after several former aides went public with allegations of sexually harassment. New York Times metro desk investigative reporter Brian Rosenthal joins CBSN to discuss the investigation, and what we know about the woman who would succeed him, Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul. Source
3 killed when car plows into crowd on sidewalk in San Diego
San Diego authorities say three people were killed when a car struck nine people near a downtown community college. Source
Biden touts American Rescue Plan: “Shots in arms and money in pockets. That’s important”
President Joe Biden continued efforts to promote his American Rescue Plan, speaking Monday at the White House about how it will deliver much-needed assistance. Mr. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will spend this week traveling to promote the plan around the country. Watch a portion of his remarks. Source
Biden taps Gene Sperling to oversee implementation of American Rescue Plan
Sperling twice served as the director of the National Economic Council. Source
Drumming 101
Sharyn Alfonsi gets a lesson from senior Kabrel Johnson and 8th grader Lawrence Honore of the St. Augustine High School Marching Band, the self-proclaimed “Best Band in the Land.” Source
Protests after London woman’s killing are about more than a murder
Sarah Everard’s killing, and the police response to demonstrations sparked by it, are driving calls for changes at a national level in the U.K. Source
Russian police raid opposition political forum and arrest everyone
U.S. condemns “persecution of independent voices” as activist calls mass-arrests proof “pluralism is not allowed anywhere now, even at the lowest level” of Russian politics. Source