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coronavirus. and there is plenty to herald on that front. the cdc now hayes 107 million vaccine doses have been administered. and today, dr. anthony fauci said it is possible that three feet of social distancing instead of six would suffice to reopen schools. and he teased that new guidance should be coming from the cdc soon. also today we are closely following developments surrounding new york governor andrew cuomo. house speaker nancy pelosi saying cuomo needs the look inside his hea...

we start in the american city of minneapolis and whats thought to be one of the largest pre—trial settlements in us history. lawyers for george floyd, the african american man who died while being restrained by police officers in may last year, say the city has agreed a settlement of $27 million in their civil case for damages. the money will be paid to mr floyds family. separately, a former minneapolis police officer, derek chauvin, is standing trial on criminal charges, including t...

—— i met martine croxall. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. police in london have been heavily criticised for breaking up an unauthorised vigil for a woman who was kidnapped and murdered. sarah everards death has become the focus of widespread anger in the uk about sexual violence against women. its all the more sensitive because a serving policeman has been charged with the killing. groups of women gathered on clapham common in south london, near t...

could be upended from scenes like this. this is live pictures, from miami beach, and you can see crowds are in full force. and masks are hard to spot, as americans, tired of more than a year of restrictions, let loose. the tsa is reporting that friday was the busiest travel day since the pandemic started. we are finding the embattled governor from new york losing support as he struggles to stay in office. even new yorks two senators, both democrats, have called for his residegnation. a...

joey, we are going to have some fun, too. >> as we get ready to spring forward, this is the last time to change our clocks is what they want. >> america into lockdown. one year ago today president trump declared a national emergency the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. >> unleash full power of the federal government today, i am officially declaring a national emergency. two very big words. stop the spread of the virus and help all americans who have been impacted by this and thi...

to socially distance but recognize that they need to point forward with the vaccines coming online, numbers dropping and less deaths. the president will talk about that. emphasis most certainly on what hes about to sign in a few minutes. keep an eye on, also, the administration launching into a blitz to sell and message this proposal. importance in their minds what this $1.9 trillion brings to the table. the president they announced yesterday will make a trip to pennsylvania tuesday an...

everything we had in this bill. and i believe, and i think most people do as well, this historic legislation is about rebuilding the backbone of this country and giving working people in this nation, middle class folks a fighting chance. thats what the essence of it is. >> now, this signing today comes exactly one year after the world health organization declared the covid-19 outbreak a pandemic that has since claimed nearly 530,000 american lives. it has crippled the economy and reall...

cuomo that he aggressively groped her. despite the fact new york is going to get a multibillion-dollar chunk of the bailout. without a single republican vote, democratic socialist congresswoman alexandria ocasio cortez and cuomo facing protest by a new town office. some arrests their too. we begin with the breaking news on governor cuomo. >> these allegations coming out tonight are just egregious and very sad by far the most severe account we have heard so far. the governor tonight rea...

♪ youre going to be so strong and healthy when its its your turn just take it ♪ ♪ dont be too late, baby ♪ ♪ dont hesitate ♪ >> all right. . >> thats fantastic. . >> the great carol king with her own vaccine song inspired, she says, by dolly parton. >> tomorrow, we of course are going to be doing our own, willie and i are. go ahead, put up the tweet. that you could put up the tweet that would be great. thank you, dolly parton, for you for inspiring me to inspire me to recor...

have also said that this type of guidance is long overdue. nearly 60 million americans have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine and more than 30 million americans are now fully vaccinated. and while the vaccine rollout has accelerated rapidly in recent days, the timing remains critical. the top health experts in the country say new infection rates have plateaued at a very high level after falling for several weeks. and highly transmissible variants continue to spread ...