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or loathe the price, its a big deal. it sets the tone in washington for two years with direct payments going to about 90% of households and money for the unemployed and those who have children and cant pay rent or bills. >> this is the most kcons consequential legislation many of us will ever be a party to. what knows what the future will bring but nonetheless on this day we celebrate. >> now, whether its a success may depend on what happens next. though, a massive messaging blitz and ...

good evening. it is a historic day in the fight against covid and physical and financial struggles it created. on the day president bidens signature domestic policy passed and $2 trillion covid relief bill, the president announced plans for a deal with johnson & johnson to produce 100 million more doses of the one-shot vaccine and america should have enough vaccine for every adult by the end of may. this as cases are declining again. well have more on that in a moment. we want to start...

>> good morning. thursday, march 11th, 5 a.m. exactly in new york. i am christine romans. president biden gives his first primetime address to the nation tonight. the american rescue plan becomes law when he signs it tomorrow. he calls the measure a historic victory for the american people. there are stimulus checks, unemployment help, tax credits to lift children out of poverty. money for schools, states and local governments. support for schools and small businesses. >> more, help wi...

benefits, increased child tax credits, additional money for vaccines, reopening schools, farms, health care. and the list goes on. now, this measure is already reaping benefits. american airlines is crediting the bill with saving 27,000 jobs. mississippi senator roger wickerbrags, independent restaurant operates have won $28.6 billion of targeted relief. this fund willing ensure that small businesses can survive the pandemic. now, you would be correct in noting senator wicker is a repu...

honor the more than 529,000 people who have lost their lives to covid-19. and address the sacrifices that americans, that all of us have made during this pandemic while recognizing how it has very much changed our lives. >> that is right. president biden is also expected to tout what just passed and that is his $1.9 trillion covid stimulus package known as the american rescue plan. largely popular with the american people. but it passed only along party lines. there was not a single re...

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 ...

sad over everything weve gone through, the lives that have been lost but im hopeful because of the vaccines and because we are seeing reopenings. im really hopeful on this day that it will be better for us. >> remarkable jump by some governments, not so good by others. over in the uk everything is still sharp, every restaurant, every nonessential shop, families allowed to see other families. weve had a lockdown that is taken away personal liberties, we look across at the us within the ...

>> the school district and teachers union middle and high schoolers will show up two days a week to complete classes online. >> what a complete fraud. the teachers union should be ashamed of themselves. ♪ ♪ ♪ ainsley: thats a beautiful shot of our capitol and i happened to be in chicago because k through 8 grade all back in school. last week k through 5 went back. the second week of this and the high schoolers are not back in school yet. we have a panel of business owners, some o...

>> dana: thousands of unaccompanied children on the border. >> bill: the white house is saying these migrants when asked the question about it are just responding to a message of hope. >> you think its a coincidence as soon as trump and his immigration were on the way out and biden and his stated policy were on the way that the historic surge at the border started? >> first of all one of the things i think is important weve seen surges before. surges the end to respond to hope. and the...

political aisle for staying off of the campaign trail and away from the borders remaining in the "basement." >> a lot of democrats think joe biden might do well to stay in that basement. >> he can stay in the basement and just talk to us, but he has to step up. >> weve got to get vice president out of the basement. >> this basement situation has done is allowed joe biden to show a steady voice without any distractions. >> one good thing covid-19 did come i think is keep joe biden insid...