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signed into law on friday. president biden also announcing in just the last hoursh more vaccine split in the u.s. ensures the u.s. will have more than enough supply to vaccinate the entire population. heres president biden moments ago in the latest push. were now on track to have enough vaccine supply for every american adult by the end of may, month earlier than anyone expected. today im directing, my hhs team, to produce another 100 million doses and perform another of the 100 mill...

workers during the covid-19 pandemic. >> our response to the covid-19 pandemic and those on the frontlines of the fight against this virus. ranking member burr and i will each have an opening statement and then ill introduce dr. shah, dr. abraham and dr. jha and introduce dr. fuchs. five minutes for a round of questions. before we begin, i again, want to walk through the covid-19 safety protocols in place. we will follow the advice of the attending physician and the sergeant at arms in...

vaccinated can hug grandkids who have not. the rules dont go far enough for some. the airline industry which today pushed back on cdc guidance that recommends even the vaccinated avoid travel. >> every time there is a surge in travel, we have a surge of cases in this country. many of our variants have emerged from international places and we know the travel corridor is a place where people are mixing a lot. >> the guidelines state that people including those fully vaccinated should con...

case in point, the airline industry which today pushed back on cdc guidance that recommends even the vaccinated avoid travel. this was the cdc directors explanation for why. >> every time there is a surge in travel, we have a surge of cases in this country. we know that many of our variants have emerged from international places and we know that the travel corridor is a place where people are mixing a lot. >> the guidelines state that people including those fully vaccinated should cont...

im christine romans. laura, it was a year ago this week everything started to shut down. now we get a glimpse. a taste of freedom. what it will look like. >> i am laura jarrett. tuesday, march 9th. 5 a.m. in new york. we begin with good news this morning. some of you will finally be able to hug your grandkids again after a full year of coping with this pandemic, a major step forward in returning to something resembling normal life. new guidance from the cdc for people fully vaccinated ...

for fully vaccinated programs. the cdc says it is safe to they say vaccinated grandparents can safely visit unvaccinated grandchildren. the cdc is still cautioning against travel, although that may change as more people get shots. >> thats all such welcome news, but experts warn coronavirus variants could still trigger another deadly surge especially as states relax guidelines. texas is set to end its statewide mask mandate tomorrow. a final vote in the house on president bidens $1.9 t...

outbreak a global pandemic. our senior medical correspondent dr. sanjay gupta joins us to explain why. what makes it a pandemic? >> there are criteria that are somewhat defined to call something a pandemic. let me preface by saying this terminology that were going to start using now isnt so much to cause panic but rather to really cause a focus on preparedness. >> sanjay will join us in a moment. more than 525,000 americans have died since sanjay made those remarks. but this morning th...

first prime time speech commemorating the one year milestone since the shutdown. we have a lot to cover. lets begin with omar jimenez as the trial will begin today, the jury selection in the case, the murder and manslaughter charges that have been brought against derek chauvin. >> reporter: that is right. so jury selection process should be getting going officially in any moment now. we were watching this morning the attorneys file back into court and work out some pretrial motions wit...

being overly cautious, particularly when it comes to air travel. were learning about what into the decision by the cdc. joining me now is jeremy diamond at the house with much more on this. what are you learning? >> reporter: well it appears that the cdc did consider the possibility of changing these travel restrictions, but ultimately decided not to do that. two federal health officials telling kaitlan collins that the possibility of changing travel recommendations was discussed but t...

about diversity over that round of words. that is a basketful of words. >> trey: save you the trouble of looking that word up, it is a superficial cover. it is her way of calling senator scott a token. what she has done that too in the past. >> your appointment is seen by some as a member of progress. others have called you a mere token, elevated only to show that the g.o.p. has gotten the diversity. i do hope that as a senator, you will prove those who called you a token wrong. >> tre...