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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...

remember told oprah winfrey that there were conversations about how dark their sons skin might be, they did not repeal who in the royal family said it. they did say that it was not the queen or prince phillip. >> thats right. lets go to max foster, he has been on top of this reporting from the beginning. max, good morning to you. these comments from prince william came after the queen released a statement saying the family would deal with the matter privately, also saying -- expressing...

more than 529,000 americans have died, the highest death toll of any nation in the world and nearly 2,000 people in the united states are still dying each day. this isnt over. and the numbers dont tell the whole story. it is the lives interrupted, the families suddenly broken, so many people left to die and grief alone that really hit -- that does hit the hardest and cannot be forgotten. mothers and fathers and brothers, sisters and friends and coworkers, so many taken too soon. i know...

folks, people who built the country, a fighting chance. >> the white house says the $1,400 checks if many americans are stand landing in bank accounts as soon as this weekend. the law includes a boost to federal unemployment benefits and more funding for coronavirus vaccine and testing programs. later tonight, biden will deliver his first prime time address to the nation as president of the united states to chart a course out of this def devastating pandemic. almost 33 million fully va...

the way now for massive amounts of aid to begin flowing including direct payments of up to $1,400 that could land in some peoples bank accounts as soon as this weekend. this comes exactly one year after the kworldworld health organization declared a coronavirus pandemic that so far has claimed more than 530,000 american lives and infected almost 30 million people in the u.s. alone. by contrast, a year ago today, there were just 1,100 known cases here in the united states, underscoring ...

>> sandra: kristin fisher has more. >> president biden will be delivering his first prime time address hours after signing his biggest first legislative accomplishment in to law. this american rescue plan 1.9 trillion. now, remember, this was supposed to be a bipartisan package. in the end, it had zero republican support. now the white house is proudly calling this the most progressive bill in american history. that is not sitting well with republican senator john kennedy. listen here ...

you might have gone to get your coffee, seen your friends. i was here at 30 rock with my entire staff. i went to a school play that day. but by the end of the evening the w.h.o. had declared covid a pandemic. seattle shut down their school system, the first major district to do so, the stock market fell off a cliff. the sign of a lot more pain to come. the first case of covid popped up on capitol hill and the nba suspended its season leading all the rest of major sports to follow suit....

members of congress and child tax credits. and call it a presidential booster shot. all four living presidents, except for drunk, just out with a new psa encouraging vaccinations. >> this vaccine means hope. >> i am getting vaccinates because we want this pandemic to end as soon as possible. >> we are all doing our part. >> this is our shot. >> our reporters are spread out for our special coverage of covid one year later. i am hallie jackson. monica alba is outside the white house. gab...

scientists into the spotlight with dr. anthony fauci becoming the trusted voice in fight to defeat the pandemic. this morning dr. fauci recounted what he was experiencing last march 11th with savannah guthrie on the "today show." >> if i told you we would have 530,000 deaths in this country inside one year, would that number have shocked you and honestly, how would you have evaluated the response in light of that? >> well, i have to tell you, it would have shocked me completely. i knew...

once he does here is what will happen. there will immediate i will be an extension of unemployment benefits through september. billions for state and local governments, billions for schools, billions for vaccine distribution, and expansion of the child tax credit and those $1400 direct stimulus checks. but that right there is only part of the big news that has come out today. a year after the w.h.o. declared a global pandemic we got some of the best news yet. a new study shows the pfiz...