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Tuesday, February 2, 2021
President Biden is set to sign a series of executive actions on Tuesday to begin to reunite migrant children separated from their parents after crossing the U.S. border and address other immigration issues. Also, Japan is extending a state of emergency to get the country's coronavirus outbreak under control. And, a court will decide today whether to keep Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in jail.