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>> we had already signed up 70,000 vaccine sites. let me remind you on january 20th, 1.5 million shots were in arms on that day. that had nothing to do with the biden administration. i think the biden administration are doing some good things in underserved communities and carrying the bat onwell. i think the roll-out was really about as well as it could be. miraculous given the short time. i think well look back on that and history will prove that to be correct. >> bill: th...

speak to their state transportation departments, governors to get a list of infrastructure priorities. congressional democrats want to cram more in there than just bridges, roads and trains. the budget chairman told the hill the next reconciliation bill will likely combine infrastructure, healthcare and more as some colleagues are pushing to pass other priorities like immigration reform through reconciliation. that is the procedural tool that democrats used to pass the covid bill witho...

by may 1st, less than two months from now, hes directing all states and territories to make all adults eligible for the vaccine. youll also want to mark july 4th on your calendar. biden is expected to announce americans should be able to gather in small groups by then. two dates to look forward to as today marks one year since the world health organization officially declared the coronavirus to be a pandemic. its a sobering milestone with more than half a million american lives lost be...

night, the president said we are way ahead of schedule in building up vaccine supply and getting shots in americans arms. he said every adult in america will be eligible to get in line starting may 1st. and that there will be enough vaccines for everyone by june 1st. and he said if people take advantage and actually get those shots, that could mean putting this virus in our rearview mirror by summertime. watch this. >> if we do this together, by july the 4th, there is a good chance you...

their part. theres a good chance you, your families and friendses, will be able to get together in your backyard or your neighborhood and have a cookout or barbecue and celebrate independence day when we mark our independence as a nation and our independence from this virus. >> joining me now, nbc news chief white house correspondent and "weekend today" co-anchor, kelly odonnell, yamiche alcindor, former deputy white house chief of staff to president obama, jim messina and former rnc c...

and correspondent shaquille brewster. so shaquille, $27 million. >> reporter: $27 million. and that was just approved unanimously by city council. this was a regularly scheduled meeting that they had, but we started to get indications that something was in the works when a late agenda item was add he had. we saw that it was involving the estate of george floyd. and counsel had a closed session and then announced that $27 million settle little. we know the family of breonna taylor, thei...

president biden, chuck schumer, nancy pelosi, taking a victory lap after the nearly $2 trillion pandemic relief package officially became law. >> what you shepherded through the congress, not only meets the moment. it does even more. it is historical and they call it transformational. and it really is. >> all right. so in just a moment, well be speaking with andy, the white house senior adviser for covid response to talk about where things stand, what comes next, of course. the other m...

i need you. i need you to get vaccinated when its your turn and when you can find an opportunity. and to help your family, your friends, your neighbors gets vaccinated as well. heres the point. if we do all this, if we do our part, if we do this together, by july the 4th, theres a good chance you, your family and friends will be able to get together in your backyard or neighborhood and have a cookout and barbecue and celebrate independence day. that doesnt mean large events with lots o...

important night for president biden. what can we expect? >> reporter: well, hes been preparing for it for about a week now, according to his aides who say hes been going through the speech line by line not only because he wants to strike that balance that you were talking about earlier, talking about coronavirus fatigue thats happening inside the country while also still talking about those 1,500 deaths still happening every single day. they also say he wants to properly convey what th...

everyone, he doesnt have to focus on recent hess in the congress, which not everyone is worried about day to day, but connecting, as you say, with the support thats out there. >> yeah. and it will force us out of this box too of measuring whether he is successful in getting bipartisan policies through by looking to where the support is coming from. and if you have support from republican governors and you have support from republican mayors and you have support, i think more than 50% o...