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>> we are making progress getting america closer to herd immunity. and a national vaccination effort accelerates. yesterday, 4.6 million doses were administered nationwide, thats a new high point, way up from 2.9 million shots last week. so far the u.s. has given more than 107 million shots. the rolling average is 2.5 million per day. the fifth of americans have received one dose. checks are going in the mail. or direct deposit. and you can check for your stimulus payment on the irs we...

good evening. im mehdi hasan. joe biden has been spending the weekend at home in delaware before he heads out on the road this week to sell the $1.9 trillion american rescue plan. he has a lot to work with. it is difficult to overstate what a big win this piece of legislation is for the president. its the second biggest economic stimulus in american history, giving cash direct to the poorest americans. and if you want to know how much our politics has changed, here is the great irony. ...

a landmark stimulus bill has been stopped with progressive options. these ideas for what should be done to tackle the covid crisis such as it is now and to try to rebound and get on the road forward. democrats are now eyeing this openly a as both a solution set of plans for the nation and a political weapon. the democrats chances of winning something that they see as fundamental for this biden era, can which would be in congress. there are zillion signs the message may be breaking thro...

spring break could bring a spike in cases, too. >> if you get the coronavirus thats your own fault because you know the risks of coming out here. >> wearing a mask, thats not the normal compared to people who do wear a mask. governor cuomo has lost the confidence of his governing partners. for the good of the state he should resign. >> he should look into his heart to see if he can govern effectively. >> we have a broken immigration system. our cities and our counties on the border don...

take the dough. you can be sure that all of their states and communities will be benefiting from this, and they wont be complaining about it back home. >> the republican party clearly adrift in the absence of donald trump. and without a new plan, theyre returning to their greatest hits. on that familiar set list, culture wars. a recent example, senator ted cruzs new fund-raiser. hes now signing copies of dr. seuss book "green eggs and ham," and it can be yours for a $60 donation. that ...

>> im jamie colby, and today im headed to palm harbor, florida on the gulf coast, about 20 miles northwest of tampa. you know, sometimes the strange things that people inherit on this show reflect timeless american values. sometimes, though, they tell us how much times have changed. this is one of those stories where the heir is faced with a gorilla-sized challenge. >> my name is debbie cobb. my grandmother, anna mae noell, passed away in october of 2000, leaving behind her 53 primates...

for a lot of people. we are finally turning the tide on the virus. >> if there is ever a time to put on the mask, this is it. >> everyone says covid doesnt exist. >> we have a problem with too many people coming here to let loose in ways that are not proper. >> we want people to have a good time on spring break. dont put your guard down completely. be prudent a bit longer. >> im pamela brown in washington. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. you are in the...

excitement actually at that point on both sides because people have anticipated this for so long. some people were itching for a fight. >> they think war is a glorious thing and lets go and do it. >> but in the spring lincolns overeager young friend from springfield, elmer ellsworth, a short but very dashing commander of a drill team, would go with the lincoln boys to the roof of the white house and look out with a telescope. and over the river they saw a confederate flag flying from t...

plus, how two people are helping turn arizona into a former covid hot spot and we get closer to the end of the episode. this is "american voices." long awaited relief is officially trickling into bank accounts across america right now. thats not the only benefit from the massive american rescue plan. while the $1,400 checks are huge, theres also a $300 unemployment boost in the bill and it expands the child tax credit. theres also billions of dollars to pay for vaccines that help schoo...

massive $1.9 trillion bill. amanda, catch us up to speed on the latest border crisis. >> reporter: the department of homeland security has instructed fema to begin to get involved with the unaccompanied migrant children coming over the southern border and trying to mitigate and shelter and move them into other facilities to help the influx were seeing. to note the data points we have so far, about 3200 unaccompanied children being held at cvb facilities it comes as a 28% increase. th...