14th marks the three year anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and it's also a day when President Biden is calling for tougher gun laws. Listen, I'll have them. In nearby Fort Lauderdale, the city held a ceremony where the names of the 17 students and staff killed by a former student were read. Another ceremony is taking place in Parkland. President Biden is calling on Congress to require background checks on all gun sales and ban assault weapons. In a statement, he said, We owe it to all those we've lost and to all those left behind to grieve. To make a change. The time to act is now the governor ordered flags to be lowered to half staff and everyone in the state to pause for a moment of silence at three PM I'm Julie Walker. We're still at about 100,000 cases a day we're still at around 1502 3500 deaths. Her day. Appearing on NBC's Meet the Press, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr Rochelle Walensky said it is encouraging to see the daily infection numbers coming down, but they remain more than 2.5 times The rate seen last summer. They're coming down from extraordinarily high place. Well, Lansky urges. We need toe all take responsibility to decrease that community spread. Including mask wearing Ben Thomas Washington were still at about 100,000 cases a day We're still at around 1502 3500 deaths. Her day. Appearing on NBC's Meet the Press, The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr Rochelle Walensky said it is encouraging to see the daily infection numbers coming down, but they remain more than 2.5 times the rate seen last summer. They're coming down from extraordinarily high place, and as I said earlier, if we want to get our Children back to school, and I believe we all do. It all depends on how much community spread is out there, Lynskey urges. We need toe all take responsibility to decrease that community spread, including mask wearing so that we can get our kids and our society back Ben Thomas Washington following a winter search coronavirus cases continued to decline across the U. S. But experts are cautioning it's far too early to relax. Mask mandates and other precautions were still at about 100,000 cases a day We're still at around 1500 to 3500 deaths per day. Appearing on NBC's Meet the Press, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr Rochelle Walensky said it is encouraging to see the daily infection numbers coming down, but they remain more than 2.5 times the rate seen last summer. They're coming down from extraordinarily high place. And as I said earlier, if we want to get our Children back to school, and I believe we all do. It all depends on how much community spread is out there, Lansky urges. We need toe all take responsibility to decrease that community spread, including mask wearing so that we can get our kids and our society back. Ben Thomas Washington I'm Julie Walker. Chris Harrison, host of the Bachelor on ABC. Says he's stepping away from his TV role for a period of time and is ashamed for his handling of a swirling racial controversy at the dating show. Chris Harrison says he won't be hosting the after the final Rose special that follows the season finale of the Bachelor on ABC. Most shocking finale in bachelor history. That's something he said back in season 13 In a statement Saturday, Harrison said, I set standards and I have to meet them by excusing historical racism. I defend. Did it. I am ashamed over how uninformed I was. The move follows Backlash for Harrison, depending contestant Rachel Kurt Connell after Social media posts surfaced, alleging to show her liking post with the Confederate flag sharing human on conspiracy theories and photos, appearing to show her in costume, attending a plantation theme party and dressed as a native American. I'm Julie Walker. Chris Harrison says he won't be hosting the after the final Rose special that follows the season finale of the Bachelor on ABC. Most shocking finale in bachelor history. That's something he said back in season, 13 In a statement Saturday, Harrison said, I set standards and I have to meet them by excusing historical racism..