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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 ...

things will get worse than they are right now. bottom line, its going to get worse. >> we have the assessment that covid-19 can be characterized as a pandemic. >> we have already lost 24 of our citizens. . >> were heading towards an epidemic in the united states. the question is what the scope is going to be. >> tom hanks and his wife rita wilson, have both tested positive for coronavirus. . >> to keep new cases from entering our shores, we will be suspending all travel from europe to ...

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...

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...

the country remains divided in terms of its willingness to stay the course on mask wearing and social distancing for the final month before the vaccine has been distributed. president biden is expected to preview what a return to normal will look like here. hell also address the grief of a nation consumed for one whole year. the anniversary marks the day for many americans, the grim reality, from "the washington post," quote -- for most people march 11th was when the crisis first becam...

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...

signs of hitting the brakes. in a new report published today, the house of commons�* public accounts committee says that the "unimaginable" cost of test & trace has failed to deliver the central promise of averting a second — and third lockdown. the committee chair said that the british taxpayers cannot be treated by government like an atm machine any longer. the scheme was introduced in may last year, and began with a budget of £22 billion. since then it has been allocated £15 b...

truth be told, he doesnt have the to do much selling. theres strong support, bipartisan support for the bill. 61% in favor. cnns lauren fox live on capitol hill. lauren, what is the timing of the historic vote today? >> in just a little over an hour, we expect the final debate to be begin in the house of representatives over this $1.9 trillion covid relief bill. after about two hours of debate theyll hold that final vote or that is our expectation this morning. democratic leaders confi...

they were debating on president bidens $1.9 trillion stimulus bill. the package is expected to pass handing the legislature its most legislative win. it is broadly popular with the american people. look at these new numbers from our latest poll. 61% of americans support this. president biden will begin touting the win during his prime time address, his first one to the nation. thats tomorrow night. this as the white house prepares to purchase an additional 100 million doses of the john...

weekly jobless benefits that goes through september. there is expansion of tax credits affordable care act subsidies. and theres also funding for schools, states, and vaccines and a lot more as well. heres how an eligible family of four earning under $150,000 a year, couple earning $96,000, i should say, with two children, would receive here. each person gets $1,400, plus there is a $3,000 tax credit for each of the two children age 6 or older. the total help for this family is going t...