House expected to pass COVID relief bill next week

Early excerpts of Biden's remarks released by the White House tease that the president will lament that "in too many places, including in Europe and the United States, democratic progress is under assault," at the Munich Security Conference Friday morning.

In a thinly veiled criticism of his predecessor, Biden will stress democratic values and upholding the rule of law. The administration previewed the speech at length Thursday night, with one senior administration official stressing that, "the focus of his speech tomorrow is not Donald Trump or what's happened over the last four years." However, much of the excerpts read as a reset for America on the world stage.

"We are in the midst of a fundamental debate about the future direction of our world. Between those who argue that – given all of the challenges we face, from the fourth industrial revolution to a global pandemic – autocracy is the best way forward and those who understand that democracy is essential to meeting those challenges. Historians will examine and write about this moment. It’s an inflection point. And I believe with every ounce of my being that democracy must prevail," the excerpt said.

-ABC News' Molly Nagle

Biden spoke to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott about the severe weather situation in Texas, according to a readout released by the White House Thursday night. Biden offered his support to the people of Texas during the call.

"He reiterated that the federal government will continue to work hand-in-hand with state and local authorities in Texas to bring relief and address the critical needs of the families affected," the White House readout said. "He also shared his intentions to instruct additional federal agencies to look into any immediate steps that could be taken to support Texans at this time."

Biden makes his first appearance on the world stage Friday morning when he participates in a virtual G-7 conference and delivers remarks at a virtual Munich Security Conference.

The president plans to announce that the United States will contribute a total of $4 billion to a U.N.-backed program seeking to distribute COVID-19 vaccine doses to people in the poorest countries in the world, according to senior administration officials.

Biden will later travel to Kalamazoo, Michigan, to tour a Pfizer vaccine manufacturing plant and deliver remarks in a trip that was postponed Thursday due to weather. This will be Biden's second domestic trip and is part of his effort to take his pitch for COVID-19 relief on the road.

-ABC News' Ben Gittleson and Molly Nagle

The United States officially rejoined the Paris Agreement on Friday.

Biden signed a memo on his first day in office as president initiating the country's re-entry into the climate accord -- a process that takes 30 days.

"The Paris Agreement is an unprecedented framework for global action. We know because we helped design it and make it a reality," U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement Friday. "Now, as momentous as our joining the Agreement was in 2016 -- and as momentous as our rejoining is today -- what we do in the coming weeks, months, and years is even more important."

To celebrate the move, Biden's special envoy for climate change, John Kerry, will hold four events on Friday, including with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

The U.S. has not yet offered specifics around its re-entry. There has been no announcement about new financial support, U.S. climate financing or what will be the country's target emission reductions under the deal, known as its Nationally Determined Contribution.

The U.S. became the first country in the world to formally withdraw from the Paris Agreement in November, more than three years after former President Donald Trump announced the move.

"Climate change and science diplomacy can never again be 'add-ons' in our foreign policy discussions," Blinken said. "Addressing the real threats from climate change and listening to our scientists is at the center of our domestic and foreign policy priorities."

-ABC News' Conor Finnegan