☀ March 17: Georgia shootings, migrants at the border, stimulus checks and St. Patrick’s Day

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Good morning! It’s Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

1️⃣🚨 8 killed in Atlanta-area spa shootings; 21-year-old in custody

2️⃣ DHS chief defends US handling of ‘difficult’ border situation

3️⃣🌪 Several southern states brace for possible tornado outbreak

4️⃣💵 Status of stimulus check: How to check on your payment

5️⃣🔎 As Congress holds hearings on military handling of criminal trials, proposal would take cases out of chain of command

📱 [Trending] this morning

CDC urges people to stay away for St. Patrick’s Day

Planning to get together to toast St. Patrick’s Day? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the best way to stay safe and protect others amid the coronavirus pandemic is to stay home.

FILE – This file photo from Saturday March 16, 2019, shows Sharon Keely, left, of Dublin, viewing the St. Patrick’s Day Parade along Fifth Avenue in New York. A largely virtual St. Patrick’s Day is planned for New York City on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, one year after the annual parade celebrating Irish heritage became one of the city’s first coronavirus casualties. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

📅 What we’re watching

🔴 President Joe Biden will attend a mass in honor of St. Patrick’s Day in Wilmington, Delaware Wednesday morning. In the afternoon, will host H.E. Micheál Martin, Prime Minister of Ireland, for a virtual bilateral meeting.

🔴 A months-long review is set to kick off Wednesday to determine whether California Gov. Gavin Newsom will face a recall election that could oust the Democrat before his first term ends.

🔴 Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on the Biden administration’s efforts to increase COVID-19 vaccinations at 10 a.m. EST.

💻📲 We’ll bring you 🔴 LIVE news updates throughout the day on the NewsNation Now app and NewsNationNow.com.