a joint statement from others say it is clear that governor cuomo has lost the confidence of his governing partners. i did not do what has been alleged. it is unacceptable. the governor must resign. this is new day weekend with victor blackwell and christi paul. live look at the white house here where there was a celebration of the passage of the relief plan. president biden is now in wilmington, delaware. we ll talk about that plan in just a moment. but we re going to start in new york, despite the calls for some of new york s top democratic lawmakers, dr. andrew cuomo is defying calls to resign. he says he will not bow to cancel culture. senator majority leader chuck schumer and senator kirsten gillibrand are the latest to call for him to resign. staying it s clear that governor cuomo has lost the confidence of his governing partners and people of new york. senators schumer and gillibrand join the majority calling for the governor to step aside. as for the
you re live in the cnn newsroom. thanks for staying with me. i m ana cabrera in new york. the vaccines are giving americans hope. and we need it. the optimistic news. round three of covid-19 relief is rolling out to millions of americans. it s $1400 per person. many of the cash payments are expected to hit bank accounts this weekend. covid vaccinations more than 101 million doses given to people around the country, according to the cdc, and about a third of the people are now fully vaccinated. public health officials are concerned when they see scenes like this. people packed together. almost almost nobody with a mask. and it is spring break for people and many are traveling, despite advice against it. this is the packed beach, this is miami beach right now. they are begging people to keep wearing masks and keep following safety guidelines. we have a team of recorders spread out. let s begin with cnn s natasha chen. she is in miami beach and people are starting 20 to flock fo
all the time. he said she is the apple of his eye. and howard jenkins who shared his journey from covid patient to vaccine recipient. i was at a zoom meeting two days ago, and it dawned on me that it was close to a year ago that i had covid, and i just got this funny feeling. i mean i could actually, i reverted back to what food didn t taste like, i reverted back to, you know, just how yucky i felt, and it was amazing how i was able to reflect, just that quickly, when i thought about it. i want to go back to the moment of when you were initially diagnosed with it, you came down with the symptoms of covid. what was that like? so it was a sunday, and you know, numbers, we re all talking about what was going on with regard to covid, my wife had an opportunity to preach at one of our sister churches that afternoon, so we went there, and that sunday, well, 50, 60 people, and so we, after she preached, we left, we didn t hang around, so that tuesday, she didn t feel well,
i m laura jarrett. happy friday. happy friday. i m christine romans. nice to see you. march 12th. 5 a.m. exactly in new york. start the clock. president biden offering this hopeful path out of the pandemic and he s giving a time line by early summer. in the first primetime address he urged all-americans to do their part. if we do all of this, if we do our part, if we do this together, by july the 4th there s a good chance you, family and friends will be able to get together in your backyard, neighborhood, have a cookout, barbecue, celebrate independence day. here the president urging all states to make all adults eligible for a vaccine available in two months. jasmine, we have dates here. vaccines on the way for everyone. lay out the president s goals. reporter: well, last night, laura, the president really did two things. he tapped into the empathizer in chief role that we are getting to know from him so well meeting with americans, as you said, to do their part. he
a good chance you, your families and friends will be able to get nothing your backyard or neighborhood and have a cookout or barbecue and celebrate up independence day. july 4th is the goal. he also announced new measures to announce that every american who wants a vaccine can get one. i will direct all states, tribes and territories to make all adults, people 18 and over, eligible to be vaccinated no later than may 1. when every adult is eligible in may, we will launch with our partners new tools to make it easier for to you find the vaccine and where to get the shot. including a new website that will help you first find the place to get vaccinated and the one nearest you. no more searching day and night to get an appointment. tonight s speech on the second floor of the white house comes one year from today since the world health organization declared it a pandemic. the nba suspended its season until further notice. tom hanks announced he and his wife rita wilson had t