Part 1 - Neville James speaks with meteorologist Jose Alemon of the National Weather Service about the tropical activity brewing off the coast of Africa, St. Croix’s D2 drought designation, and the weekend’s forecast. Neville then looks at the NYT COVID-19 data, the NBA conference finals, and the bipartisan infrastructure agreement. Senator Kurt Vialet calls in at the end of the hour to share recent developments from the Senate Finance Committee.