a very good day to all of you and here's what's happening at 2:00 p.m. eastern. president biden and vice president harris are getting ready to travel beyond the beltway after their first legislative victory. and the goal is to explain and sell the american rescue plan to people across this country. >> they're going to criss cross dhis country and talk about the plan and how we're going to implement the plan. talk about the funding in the plan, the resources in the plan that's going to move forward, even further with getting people vaccinated. getting the mobile units out there, making sure shots are getting into the arms and vaxinators. fema will help transfer the record surge of unaccompanied children. and they're pointing fingers. >> and the open policies inviting more immigration and this humanitarian crisis. >> this is not something that happened as a result of joe biden becoming president. we saw the increases dating back almost a year and this is during the trump administration. >> and andrew cuomo is clinging to power, even as calls for him to resign in his own partee in his own state are growing. >> this is an awful crisis in new york and else wear. we need sure and steady leadership. so, for the good of state, he should revine. >> it is prudent for him to step down. >> let's begin with the administration's relief tour that kicks off tomorrow. so, monica, give me the big picture goal across the country. >> and one thing president biden said in the last few weeks or so. which is they don't want to repeat the mistakes of 2009 and when then president obama was able to get that across the finish line, they felt they turned their attention to other issues, instead of touting it, selling it to the american people. so, that's why you're going to see the president, vice president, as well as other cabinet officials reamy criss cross the country, going to different cities and states in diverse backgrounds politically to explain who will benefit and how. and it's going to happen in a couple of weeks in the "the help is here tour. they're going to pivot messaging to how you can expect to benefit with some of the $1400 stimulus hitting bank accounts. they're also going to be able to get into the nitty-gritty and the child tax credit, for instance. and that they'll have to answer questions on what is next? they did suggest that immigration may be the next topic here, given everything that's happening on the southern boarder and now that we're seeing fema being called in oo help additionally, with the unaccompanied migrant children. listen to what white house spokesman told you about that. >> when you look at the past few years, just the cruel and inhumane way the last administration moved forward with immigration. it didn't enhance security at all. now, we're in a position that we move forward with a humane immigration system that's also lawful. so, that is what we're working towards. >> he has had his top aid and other officials discussing this in the last couple of weeks. but he hasn't spoken and hasn't weighed in at all, particularly on the topic in their fairly quiet week in wilmington. >> thank you so much for that. we're going to get more new reaction to the boarder. another surge of unaccompanied migrant children is a concern. and fema is be dg ployed there. democrats are focusing on improvements they say are already in place at the boarder. >> this is unacceptable but i want you to know the progrrksz even in the short period time. inwhen i toured a number of shelters i'd been talking to people without a steering while while they held them in four profits kwulers. . >> well, julia ainsley, just js correspondened and soto, the assistant dean in texas, also an nsnbc news is news contributor. what is the situation like on the boarder right now? and how does it compare to previous years? >> we're not near what would be a recent record. in may, there were 144,000 undocumented immigrants. in february, just over 100,000. the we demicographic is the one you faked about. er the kids who came without their lawful parent or guardian. and we need to care for them. we have help and human service to do that. but they were so down sized under covid to make room is not have over crowding and spread the virus, that now they're so reduced in capacity that i'm told if could take them a year just to get where they need to be. and natsz why we're seeing this weekend, fema entering the picture. you're there in texas. can you talk about things and have they really improved at the boarder? >> i want to start with where our governor is at. and our governor, greg abbott, has always been very muffin on the side of immigration restriction. so, here in texas and the powers that be, and the legislature and ingovernor match alarm bells are ringing. because the devil is insf the details. as paump compared to under the trump administration. let's start with the vaccinated fema and not nes saerlt gart prooms. it's not a security issue. o, that naming is very critical. thp urger piece hats important, if the boyd in administration. to unify central american children with their parents who were in the united states. put that's an important step and the last one is that the biden administration also halted a cooperation program. that was excitingbug tween dhs-jhhs parents and they were afraid that harks hhhs >> exactly. so, a lot of details here but you put them all together and you see where we're on a good jam >> so, julie, can you give plea dulls bount flouding and is this if first time people to a's been involved in an immigration policy. >> right. i have imsteelt and last one. and fema was called in a similar capacity. so, right now we just learned new details about their involvement last noigtd. we're still getting more information on how they're going to be involved. fema has the capacity, when you think of responding to hurricanes. they can set up shelter, quickly process and take children. from what i understand, they're in the process of doing that thirn near future. them reason they're doing that is because if childn are aren't placed, they're in the boarder processingitations. that's one of the worst place for themt to be brauz nooez are not buildings created with kriltdn are in mind. frors and pudlt mex kpon miles and then i'm going to steel splont sfiejs sfoek. all night and day, 24 hours. and when they're in the care of hhs or fema, they have a case worker who can help them navigate this system. the comp lkted immigration asylum system in the country. with fema's involvement is they can get them out of control more quickly and hopefully in the care of a family member. >> and you're giving us a snap shot. but long term, do we know what happens to the children that come across the boarder? is it a better life in the end? >> long term t depends if they can find a parent or close relative that can take care of the child. do we get them to a home taker or do we return them to thier home country and are we returning them to a nonsafe situation. we know that there are still children that have been separated because we have not found those parents. and the other peelgs that was very important for the long term is the biden administration is getting at the root causes why they're leaving. froerms because? ideal thing is to stop kits in the first place. and he thought of that on the broadcast too. thank you so, so much. join me right now, pennsylvania senator, bob casey jr., a democratic member of the finance and intelligence committees. let's start with the boarder, regard to your republican colleague, senator bill cassidy, who blames president biden's policies for whautsds rrb -- what's happening right now. >> when people can get in, they start sending their unaccompanied child out of mexico in hope they'll be waved through at the boarder. this policy is leading to a surge that's unmistakable. >> no. the answer is no. bill cassidy's wrong and i think he knows that and say look, they left in a process at the boarder when it comes to children. probably the best and cruelty and confusion. no system when it comes to the boarder. these are god's children. not just throw aways. this is micking making sure we do the best with the protection. with the biden administration working night and day to provide additional personnel, whether fema or otherwise. this is something where the members of kangress, in both parties, both houses should be looking to help by providing more -- by way of appropriations or finalists. let me turn to the president's relief plan. you know the president and vice president traveling to sell it to americans. you share the same home town of scranton. i know you indorszed him. how do you think he proceeds? zero in the house, zero in the senate. does it matter? >> well, the first thing he's going to do this week is begin with first lady and vice president harris. to make the case for what's in this bill. when you have a bill that reaches so many areas of american life. reduces child poverty in town. it's one of the bloat numbers you had and 6000 dollars. froermsz and theyope own our schools too, get vaccinations moving faster and to help a lot of people. i think that's first thing he's going to do. but i have no doubt. he's going to keep coming back. republicans think let's work together. we'll see what they do. but when i talk to republican officials in pennsylvania, who have to run county governments to local governments, they want this help. >> i'll bet. let's turn to the attack on the capitol and they voosthierng your daughter would fals? . sfwlr i also criticized because january 6th i never felt threatened and because i didn't. even though thousands that were march the capitol were trying to pressure people like me to vote the way they wanted to vote, i knew they love this country, that truly respect law enforcement. would never do anything to break the law. now, had the tables been turn, this could be trouble. had tables been turn and those were 10s of thousands of black lives matter and antifa protesters, i might have been concerned. >> i am concerned having had to play that particular sound bite. when faced would the comments, they refused to condemn senator johnson. do you expect any republican colleagues to call him out? >> probably not. and that's unfortunate. i don't know where he was at january 6th, but i'm pretty sure he was in the room with the rest of us. i guess he didn't need that protection. no question that lives were at risk that day. they came to the capitol in direct advice of kon don to stop the process. and to stop the process, they were willing to kill the republican vice president. so, that's the reality. he talks all he wants about after the fact rationalization. but that's a fact, i think. and he should recognize that. >> i want to thank you for that reality check. much appreciated. he is fighting for his political life. so, who's coming to his side. as andrew cuomo struggles to save his job. o struggles to save his job n engineer, part of the team that built 5g right, the only one from america's most reliable network. we designed our 5g to make the things you do every day better. with 5g nationwide, millions of people can now work, listen, and stream in verizon 5g quality. and in parts of many cities where people can use massive capacity, we have ultra wideband, the fastest 5g in the world. this is the 5g that's built for you. this is 5g built right. only from verizon. so you're a small business, or a big one. you were thriving, but then... oh. ah. okay. plan, pivot. how do you bounce back? 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"washington post" siting multiple sources that new york's vaccine czar called county officials, trying to gauge their loyalty to cuomo. according the post, he says he did so as a 30-year fwrend of cuomo and did not discuss vaccines. and siting two democratic county executives. and the "the new york times" is reporting on the bridges burned by the governor, and as calls for his resignation mount. >> and the governor is guaranteed due process under the law. there's a difference between coverage and confidence. sfwlrm cath apark is live with more on this. there's a lot to unpack here. let's talk about the new reporting. >> reporter: there certainly is. so, i will start with the article that just posted and the reporting suggests it's turned into a political operative for governor cuomo. he apparently made phone calls to county executives and kind of checked the temperature, their pulse on their loyalty. with the governor amid the ongoing skandsales and quickly change the conversation to the vaccine distribution in the state. it got to be questionable, the timing of it all. so, right now that is where things stand and it's on the heels of another report from the "the new york times." several insiders were interviewed as well as elected officials and lawmakers. the running them to is cuomo had a domnearing leadership stylel and he didn't have a lot of allies on the way up. and that's why he finds himself in this position right now, isolated. keep in mind last year, he had daily covid briefings and he was this calming voice amid all the cay ans new york and across the country. but it's shifted. he's embroiled in two ongoing scandals with the nursing home death, as well as the pile up of a sexual harassment algagszs. there aren't a lot of democrats supporting him and that includes senator chuck schumer. take a listen. >> this is an awful crisis in new york and elsewhere and we need sure and steady leadership. i salute the brave women that came forward with serious allegations of misconduct, abuse. and there are multiple serious, credible allegations of abuse so that governor cuomo has lost the confidence of his governing partners and so many new yorkers. so, for the good of the state, he should resign. i'm not going to speculate on the future. he should resign. >> so, you heard there, senator chuck schumer doubling down, asking governor cuomo to step down. friday, you might remember kirsten gillibrand asking the governor to resign. and we heard from her moments ago at at press conferences and supports the ongoing attorney general's investigation to koont. several others were sited, essentially saying the governor had this domnearing praezance. his leadership style was forceful. in fact, one person was sited as saying the problem with cuomo is no one has ever liked him. he's not a nice person and doesn't have any real friends. this is one of the many sentiments echoed in that article. >> it's quite an article. i read it. let's get a bit more from senator schumer, who says the crucial nach orof the relief bill meant democrats were force tod get it done without republicans. >> we would like to work with our republican colleagues to bring about change. no question about it. that's our preference and we will try. but if they vote no on everything, in terms of the change america needs, then our coggess will have to get together and figure out how to get done. everything will bow on the table and failure is not an option. >> so, this -- is it going to serve as a framework the way things were done? is this how democrats are going to go forward? >> well, i mean, i think senator schumer makes clear that's not how he wants to move forward. but when they can, they will. and when they can is an important equation. it worked. because of the reconciliation process that allowed the senate to do this with just democratic votes. it's not going to work for everything and most likely not for a big infrastructure bill. that will require the bipartisan effort president biden wants and senator schumer says he wants as well. >> it was not difficult for democrats to sign on to that. but is there any political risk with this vatagy? >> for sure. tlrp could bow political cons yenss when the midtwurm efloekzs have come, particularly if they're not as positive as the dmoems want -- if they're everything the white house has said, that could be a big win for democrats coming around to midterm elections, which historically favor the party not in power. in terms of republicans, this is one pieces of your question. when and if republicans take over control of one or both houses of a congress, sure. they will go back and say, look, democrats worked to push through legislation without votes of republicans. we're going to do the same thing. >> but pointing out that zero republicans in the house voted for this widely popular bim. is that going to come back to hurt republicans in the 2022 midterms? is the kind of thing that you think all will have legs and democrats can remind their citizens and constituents? >> i think that's largely seen in the fact that you have president biden and vice president harris going out to sell the package. they believe they lost that opportunity in the obama years and don't want that to happen again. so, you're going to see them, not only talk about the success in the coming weeks. but look at the massive bill. >> short but sweet, my friend. see you for a little longer next time. how much with will the covid relief package help revive los angeles? we're off to the city notoriously called lost wages. notoriously called lost wages. let us take you to a place you've been craving. where the aroma of authenticity turns into the scent of home. and the warmth of friends and family is in every bite. here, there's a story behind every meal. with cacique, you'll be inspired to add your own flair. so you can tell a story of your own. cacique.your auténtico awaits. one year ago today the first covid death was recorded in new york city and this is what the numbers look like today. more than 1.7 million cases, almost 50,000 deaths. my colleague is joining me from outside bellevue hospital. how are folks at bellevue marking that day? >> reporter: today is a day of remembrance in the city, alex. and you mentioned one year ago today, they confirmed their first covid death. only three days prior, they declared a global pandemic and i don't think any of us knew what we were in for in new york or around the globe. this is the oldest hospital in the city and they're yugsed to dealing with crisis. they treated patients in the 1980s pandemic. and treated to the one and only case in the ebola outbreak. here they were retrofitting rooms and whenever one would leave another would come in . the director of nursing says it was a harrowing time. now, fast forward, cases and hospitalizations of death are good news. but in your state alone, we've seen 1.7 million cases and nearly 50,000 deaths. today is the day of remembrance in the city and i asked what they want people to know about the year they've had. >> we have loved ones, friends. we want to protect us, you. just remember what it's like the stories you hear. what it's like for us to go through this every day. >> they had a moment of silence yesterday because they lost eight employees. four were nurses. the director of nursing contracted covid himself. he had a moderate case and is doing well. but here in the city, you know as well as i do, restaurant capacity is limited. but there is the hope on the horizon. the hope in the form of a vaccine. the director of nursing, who's got both his doses, he's among the 20% of new yorkers that have been vaccinated. >> i'm glad he is. the vice president will be in las vegas tomorrow to explain and sell a popular bill. and finds it received 70% among americans. democrats are in favor of 94% and republicans just shy of 50%. and ahead of the vice president's visit. what are