diff --git a/src/components/login/Login.tsx b/src/components/login/Login.tsx
index ca9563d..38189ab 100644
--- a/src/components/login/Login.tsx
+++ b/src/components/login/Login.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ import hsbcLogo from "../../assets/logo-png.png";
 import zoomLogo from "../../assets/zoom.png";
 import LoginIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Login";
 import useAuth from "../../hooks/useAuth";
+import { store } from "../../redux/store";
+import { fetchFavorites } from "../../redux/slices/favoritesSlice";
+import { fetchMeetings } from "../../redux/slices/meetingsAndUserStatusSlice";
+import { fetchUsers } from "../../redux/slices/usersSlice";
 
 interface LocationState {
   from: { pathname: string };
@@ -20,7 +24,7 @@ const Login: React.FC = () => {
   const state = location.state as LocationState;
   const from = state?.from?.pathname || "/";
 
-  const [username, setUsername] = useState("");
+  const [email, setEmail] = useState("");
   const [password, setPassword] = useState("");
   // const [errMsg, setErrMsg] = useState('');
 
@@ -35,14 +39,34 @@ const Login: React.FC = () => {
   //     setErrMsg('');
   // }, [user, pwd])
 
-  const handleLogin = () => {
-    if (username === "" && password === "") {
-      // setAuth({username: username, isLoggedIn: true});
-      setAuth["username"] = username;
-      setAuth["isLoggedIn"] = true;
-      navigate(from, { replace: true });
+  const handleLogin = async(e: React.SyntheticEvent) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    if (email === "" && password === "") {
+
+      try {
+
+        // const response = await axios.post(
+        //   'backend/login',
+        //   { email: email, password: password },
+        //   { headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' } }
+        // ) // using axios for http requests?
+        const response = { data: { userid: "123456" }}; // delete later
+        
+        const logedInUserid = response?.data?.userid;
+
+        setAuth["email"] = email;
+        setAuth["isLoggedIn"] = true;
+  
+        store.dispatch(fetchMeetings(logedInUserid));
+        store.dispatch(fetchUsers(logedInUserid));
+        store.dispatch(fetchFavorites(logedInUserid));
+  
+        navigate(from, { replace: true });
+      } catch (error) {
+        
+      }
     }
-    setUsername("");
+    setEmail("");
     setPassword("");
   };
 
@@ -52,13 +76,13 @@ const Login: React.FC = () => {
         <img className="login-logo" src={hsbcLogo} alt="HSBC Logo" />
         {/* <p ref={errRef} className={errMsg ? "errmsg" : "offscreen"} aria-live="assertive">{errMsg}</p> */}
         <TextField
-          className="username-input"
+          className="email-input"
           id="outlined-basic"
-          label="Username"
+          label="Email"
           variant="outlined"
-          placeholder="Username"
+          placeholder="Email"
           onChange={(event) => {
-            setUsername(event.target.value);
+            setEmail(event.target.value);
           }}
         />
         <TextField
diff --git a/src/context/AuthProvider.tsx b/src/context/AuthProvider.tsx
index 7f1fbd6..6accd02 100644
--- a/src/context/AuthProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/context/AuthProvider.tsx
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 import { createContext, useState } from "react";
 
 interface loginInfo {
-  username: string;
+  email: string;
   isLoggedIn: boolean;
 }
 
 const AuthContext = createContext<loginInfo>({
-  username: "",
+  email: "",
   isLoggedIn: false,
 });
 
 export const AuthProvider = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => {
-  const [auth] = useState<loginInfo>({ username: "", isLoggedIn: false });
+  const [auth] = useState<loginInfo>({ email: "", isLoggedIn: false });
 
   return <AuthContext.Provider value={auth}>{children}</AuthContext.Provider>;
 };
diff --git a/src/hooks/useAuth.tsx b/src/hooks/useAuth.tsx
index ebe7cc6..af7ffe0 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useAuth.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/useAuth.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { useContext } from "react";
 import AuthContext from "../context/AuthProvider";
 
 interface loginInfo {
-  username: string;
+  email: string;
   isLoggedIn: boolean;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index be6fea4..3d0e939 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -4,13 +4,10 @@ import "./style/App.css";
 import { AuthProvider } from "./context/AuthProvider";
 import { Provider } from "react-redux";
 import { store } from "./redux/store";
-import { fetchFavorites } from "./redux/slices/favoritesSlice";
-import { fetchMeetings } from "./redux/slices/meetingsAndUserStatusSlice";
-import { fetchUsers } from "./redux/slices/usersSlice";
 
-store.dispatch(fetchMeetings(""));
-store.dispatch(fetchUsers(""));
-store.dispatch(fetchFavorites(""));
+// store.dispatch(fetchMeetings(""));
+// store.dispatch(fetchUsers(""));
+// store.dispatch(fetchFavorites(""));
 
 const Index: React.FC = () => {
   return (