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Well, flits are off today. I'm Pamela Brown in the situation room.

President Biden facing intense questioning about immigration and the crisis at the southern border

and his first news conference since taking office.

Mr. Biden said he makes no apologies

for rolling back Trump administration policies

that critics say have led to a surge of migrants.

And when asked about the handling of thousands of migrant children now in U.S. hands, the President

said it will get, quote, a whole hell of a lot better real quick, or you're going to hear of some people

leaving.

But questions about gun control got a vague response with Mr. Biden saying action

as a matter of timing but offering no specifics. He did set a new COVID

vaccination goal saying that he now hopes to see 200 million shots administered in his first 100 days in office twice his original goal

And there's breaking news just coming into the situation room a tornado emergency as severe weather moves across the

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