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Gavin Newsom issued an emergency proclamation on Friday for both Monterey and San Luis Obispo countiesAlthough fallen trees and whiteouts forced officials to close off Interstate 5 over the Grapevine and Highway 101 to travelers, California Highway Patrol (CHP) reported that a portion of Highway 1 along the iconic Big Sur Coast had collapsed and washed away. aq2728004 Biden's stimulus proposal includes $20 billion to accelerate vaccine distribution, a $15-an-hour minimum wage increase, an extension of supplemental unemployment benefits through the end of September, a one-time $1,400 stimulus check, a temporary expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit and $350 billion in new funding for state and local governments. aq2728004 nbsp; The incoming chair of the Senate Budget Committee appeared to abandon the Democratic Party's commitment to Congressional bipartisanship in an appearance on ABC's "This Week," where co-anchor Martha Raddatz questioned his support for a legislative process known as budget "reconciliation" which would expedite the bill through Congress if Republicans won't support the proposal. aq2728004 nbsp;ABC 'WORLD NEWS TONIGHT' GIVES CRUZ CANCUN FIASCO FOUR TIMES MORE COVERAGE THAN CUOMO NURSING HOME SCANDALLast Thursday, ABC's "World News Tonight" dedicated roughly four times as much airtime to Cruz's sojourn than the FBI and DOJ investigations into the Cuomo administration, devoting nearly four minutes to the GOP senator and just 55 seconds to the embattled Democratic governor. aq2728004