President Joe Biden is set to meet on Monday with a group of 10 Republican senators who have proposed $618 billion in coronavirus relief, about a third of the $1.9 trillion he is seeking as congressional Democrats are poised to move ahead without Republican support.

In our continuing series looking at the latest medical research and news on COVID-19, host Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine at the UCSF Medical Center.

It’s been just under two months since Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón took office, but he’s wasted no time implementing criminal justice reforms that he hopes will address two major issues that he’s made a focus of his term so far: reducing incarceration and addressing racial inequities within the criminal justice system.

Last week, President Biden’s administration began implementing a new climate change approach, one which includes rejoining international climate policies and investing in renewable energy.