important night for president biden. what can we expect? >> reporter: well, he's been preparing for it for about a week now, according to his aides who say he's been going through the speech line by line not only because he wants to strike that balance that you were talking about earlier, talking about coronavirus fatigue that's happening inside the country while also still talking about those 1,500 deaths still happening every single day. they also say he wants to properly convey what this $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill he just signed a few hours ago is actually going to mean for americans. it's this big, massive, complex bill, so they want to make sure he's talking about how it will benefit those lower and middle-income americans that they say he intended to look out for in this bill. of course, wolf, this comes as he signed the bill earlier today, earlier than expected. >> thank you all. appreciate it. >> reporter: with that signature, joe biden sealing a defining moment of his presidency today. >> this historic legislation is about rebuilding the backbone of this country and giving people in this nation, working people, middle-class folks, people who built the country a fighting chance. >> reporter: biden signed the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill a day earlier than expected, and the white house now says eligible americans will start receiving stimulus checks within days. >> people can expect to start seeing direct deposits hit their bank accounts as early as this weekend. >> reporter: next, president biden, vice president harris, and their spouses will crisscross the country to tout their first major piece of legislation. >> it was important to the president to visit not just blue states but also red states, purple states. >> reporter: but, first, biden will address the nation in prime time tonight to mark the anniversary of the coronavirus crisis still killing almost 1,500 americans per day. >> he also wants to provide a sense of hope and what's possible if we abide by the guid guidelines, if you have access to a vaccine, you get the vaccine. what people can look forward to. >> reporter: biden's speech coming one year to the day after this one. >> the vast majority of americans, the risk is very, very low. >> reporter: biden has tied his coronavirus relief bill to a return to normal. and the white house will host a signing ceremony tomorrow that no republicans were invited to, given no republicans voted for it. >> the american people already built a parade that's been marching towards victory. democrats just want to sprint in front of the parade and claim credit. >> reporter: one republican senator roger wicker of mississippi, even touted money in the bill for independent restaurant owners without mentioning he voted against it. what is president biden's response to those republicans like senator wicker? >> well, we invite them to work with us on the agenda moving forward because clearly the bill the president just signed into law is something that the american people are excited about. >> reporter: meanwhile, in an effort to address vaccine hesitancy in the u.s., all living former presidents and first ladies appeared in a new public service announcement urging americans to get vaccinated. >> this vaccine means hope. it will protect you and those you love from this dangerous and deadly disease. >> i'm really looking forward to going to opening day in texas rangers stadium with a full stadium. >> reporter: all former presidents participated, that is, except one. donald and melania trump quietly received the vaccine before leaving the white house in january but did not use the opportunity to convince their supporters to join them. now, wolf this is a day of several major moments for the biden administration because in addition to signing that coronavirus legislation earlier and that big speech he has coming up in a few hours, also his attorney general merrick garland, was sworn in today at the justice department. you saw him there getting sworn in by vice president harris. he is now officially in that job. of course, after a very long path it took him to get there. and so this is another moment where biden is adding more and more cabinet nominees and getting them confirmed, and they said that's going to be the next step of their focus now they've got then relief bill signed. >> kaitlan, thank you very much. and i want to you stand by because you're going to be joining us. right now i want to go to capitol hill, our chief congressional correspondent manu raju is joining us. now that the covid relief bill has been passed, signed into law by the president, what are you hearing? >> reporter: a big clash coming between house and senate democrats in a slog over getting the next phase of biden's agenda through. after the party was united and got this bill through at a quick pace and kept almost complete democratic unanimity, that will not be the case with a key number of things going forward. you're seeing signs of tension. in the house two bills passed that would expand background checks on firearms sales, gun sales. a big priority for democrats for a long time. but they have a math problem in the united states senate. they do not have the votes to advance that package because even though they have 50 democrats and a handful of republicans are almost certain to join them, they don't have the 60 votes that are needed to overcome any republican filibuster and there's not the support among democrats right now to gut the filibuster rules and allow that measure to pass on the simple majority basis because of opposition from senators like joe manchin. bills like that will stall and also big ticket items, climate change, immigration, infrastructure that are key disputes over policy areas and also questions whether they can keep their party unified even over republicans on those measures. wolf, even as they're celebrating this historic legislative accomplishment today, there's a lot of expectation that the next chapter will be longer, slower, and more divisive. as one democrat told me today, there's a real risk of a political letdown if they can't get it through the senate. he says he sees, quote, frustration in our future. >> very interesting. manu, thank you very much. i want to bring back kaitlan collins along with senior political correspondent abby philip and political analyst for "the new york times." abby, president biden signed this massive relief bill into law today. our new cnn poll shows that altogether two-thirds of americans right now have confidence in president biden's ability to lead the country out of this pandemic. how significant is this moment right now for the biden presidency? >> it's incredibly significant because so much of the biden presidency does hinge on his handling of the pandemic, his handling of the economy especially as it relates to the pandemic, and it seems that voters are responding to what has already happened positively. he is, by far, best rated on the issue of handling the pandemic. and now with this covid relief bill, there's an opportunity for joe biden to say that no matter what happened in terms of republicans voting for or against this bill in washington, i delivered for you, and i don't know a politician in america who doesn't want to say to their voters that they were able to deliver $1,400 checks to them. and that's what joe biden will be able to say tonight. it's the key to everything else that will come potentially for the next four years of his presidency. >> maggie, according to the public opinion polls, this bill is very popular. the white house says americans will start seeing their stimulus checks as soon as this weekend. are republicans going to have to struggle to counter this with their own messaging? >> well, it's a great question and i think you have seen republicans and why they are staying so quiet in relation to this bill. the answer is, as abby said, it's popular with voters and voters are really hurting right now. this is not a minor piece of legislation. it's a major piece of legislation. following a pandemic people can get relief of the total amount after the stimulus that was done under president trump and this bill or the relief bill. it will be $2,000 that people are getting and the same figure former president trump pitched. so republicans, i think, are waiting to see how this plays out. i don't think they know how they will message against something most voters support. >> kaitlan, president biden, no doubt, will tout this bill in his prime time speech later tonight. how does he avoid that mission accomplished moment? >> well, they do want to avoid that, and that's why you heard kate bedingfield saying this is not going to be a victory lap that is still happening. he signed the bill today that no one has gotten the checks yet. there are still questions about the jobless benefits, when those are going to go into effect, if there will be any kind of a lapse given the way that states process those. so i think what they recognize behind the scenes is, yes this is a big accomplishment today for president biden to actually sign this bill but implementing a bill of this size and this scope is also going to be a challenge. and so that's really what they're facing next. and one thing we should note that we're still wait to go hear is who is going to be overseeing how this bill will be put into effect. they did say they will pick someone to implement and oversee this. they haven't announced who that is yet. they realize it's going to be a massive task for someone to handle. >> massive indeed. abby, what sort of tone do you expect we'll hear tonight from the president? >> well, i think president biden, while he's going to try to avoid a mission accomplished moment is going to try to usher in this feeling this is the beginning, potentially, of the end of this long national nightmare for this country. people are desperate for some sense of hope we are approaching spring in a lot of parts of the country and it's an opportunity for biden really to say that we are on the verge of something really good. people can get back to work, kids can get back to school. it's the forward looking part that i think he will be focused on now that so much of what he has promised hinged on the ability to get this covid relief bill. now is the time for biden to say we have that component of the puzzle so that i can make good on the rest of those promises. it will be what americans are looking for a sense of hope things are about to get better for them. >> that's important. maggie, for the second day in a row the dow jones industrial average closed at an all-time new record high 32,485. the market, wall street, maggie, is clearly happy with what they're seeing. contrast that to what former president trump used to say his predictions during the campaign. >> this election is a choice between a crippling depression or a historic movement. all that money, all those 401(k)s will go right down the tubes. throw it out. your stocks, your 401(k)s. does anybody have a 401(k)? you can just throw it out the window if that happens. this election is a choice between a trump super recovery and a biden super depression. they will collapse our country and send our nation into a very steep depression. there is a possibility if biden wins you'll have a stock market collapse the likes of which you've never had. >> all right, maggie. what do you make of that? >> well, there is the possibility that wasn't going to happen, that there wouldn't be a stock market collapse. that is what happened. it is doing very well. wall street is responding very favorably to how president biden is doing and it's not a surprise. we saw repeatedly when the economy was doing well under former president trump that wall street did not react well to his moments of erratic behavior. it did not react well to moments he was handling the covid crisis poorly. i think that it can be problematic for a president trump who is trying to run again in 2024. if it were today he would declare he is running, that he wants to frame this as the economy was only good under me. there are questions whether the current relief bill will add to an increase in inflation. time will tell. not everyone agrees. in the immediate term there's just no sign of this apocalypse former president trump predicted coming into play. >> guys, thank you very much. just ahead as derek chauvin's trial continues he now faces an additional murder charge in the death of george floyd. could that help or hurt prosecutors' chances of getting a conviction? 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>> i am all for passing bipartisan legislation. they don't care how they just want it passed. we have bridges built in the grover cleveland administration in my state. we have highway that is badly need repair. they want to put people to work rebuilding the infrastructure. i'm all in to get republican buy-in for anything we pass. process doesn't matter to the american people. the american people want to see us get stuff done. on infrastructure let's try to engage republicans, get their support, but let's keep in mind that the voters decided that they wanted to put democrats in charge of the white house and the senate. they wanted us to produce results. >> so important that infrastructure. we need it and we need it badly. while i have you, senator, let's talk about some new developments on gun control. the house passed a bill expanding background checks. you're a lead sponsor for the bill in the senate. you need 60 votes to get past a filibuster. are you prepared to make significant changes to win over at least ten republicans, assuming all 50 democrats are onboard? 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