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measure. ro kiana calls it an ideological revolution on behalf of justice. which is this, is this covid relief, or some epic anti-poverty measure? >> when we announced the american rescue plan, we had a set of very specific goals. one to provide the resources to get shots in peoples arms and support a national vaccination campaign, provide the resources to get schools open so we get parents back to work, and provide families and businesses with the relief they need to make it to the ot...

nearly $2 trillion covid relief plan into law, meaning millions of dollars will flow into bank accounts and the hands of americans. another 12,000 americans filed for first-time unemployment claims, lost their jobs just last week. tonights prime time speech is a new time for the president. look behind with sorrow, look ahead with hope. were one year into the start of the new world. sports stopped, offices and schools began closing. the world health organization one year ago today calle...

congress and in moments he will sign it into law. this as vaccines are being delivered to americans with the goal of having enough vaccines for all adults by the end of may. nearly 1500 americans are still dying on average each day to a disease that didnt have a name just 15 months ago. im going to turn now to chief cnn white house correspondent kaitlan collins. kaitlan, before you get into the details of the presidents speech tonight, tell us what you know about this signing event. >>...

moment, flanked by vice president kamala harris. and it is worth noting tonight, not just what this president who has been in 50 days this evening has gotten done but how he has done it, with very little drama, no tweets and his party pretty much united. while this bill isnt perfect, it is remarkable. president bidens steady hand hasnt let us to. weve seen ramped up vaccinations, a schedule, reversal of wicked policies like the muslim ban, return of the paris climate accords and now th...

letting us dive into your hour, and thanks to all of you for letting us into your homes during these truly extraordinary times, ill see you tomorrow for "deadline white house." rachel we turn it over to you. >> got bless you, nicole. it has been a remarkable hour on msnbc. im so grateful for my colleagues and for colleagues in particular like nicole who can handle the emotional weight of what she just did there. that was just -- what a service. tomorrow night here is going to be a very...

day 50 of the biden administration and exactly halfway through his first 100 days in office the president is marking two big accomplishments. today he secured a landmark bill for federal aid, and he announced that over 100 million more covid vaccines will soon be in the pipeline and then in arms across our country. this afternoon congress cleared bidens signature domestic packages, $1.9 trillion national relief package. >> this bill represents a historic, historic victory for the ameri...

back together again as we start to defeat this thing, hopefully as a country. its -- its just a remarkable -- its a remarkable time for us as a country, and for those of us whose job it is to cover this ongoing pandemic, its an incredible challenge, but i am super proud of nicolle and chris and so many of the rest of my colleagues who have done such yeomans work covering this and all the different ways that we can. i think weve all approached it in our own ways. our colleagues like ste...

220-211 with biden looking on from the executive mansion. >> there we go. [ applause ] >> the white house says the president plans to sign the legislation on friday. americans should know this aid theyre about to get is from the democrats. that is not a political statement at all. only democrats voted for it. not a single republican in the house or the senate. >> this is the most consequential legislation that many of us will ever be a party to. >> we said if we won those two seats in ...

he spoke about its passage a little while ago. update our viewers. >> reporter: wolf, it was the top priority from the day president biden set foot in the oval office 50 days ago. and when he speaks to the nation tomorrow night in his first primetime address he says he is going to talk about the next phase of the covid recovery process, the next phase where the backbone of it will be the legislative victory he just secured. >> help is on the way. >> reporter: tonight on day 50 for pres...

in one weekend they did a drive through mass vaccination clinic for more than 11,000 people. they did at the new hampshire motor speedway. its a place my brother-in-law paul is intimately familiar with. my brother-in-law loves nascar. he loves all kinds of car racing from formula one to drag racing. mostly he loves nascar. im convinced thats why my brother-in-law paul is vaccinated against covid-19. he heard they were doing this at the racetrack and he was like at the racetrack. the an...