this is new day and it will be an historic day in the u.s. congress. you re looking at live pictures of the u.s. capitol where later this morning, we do expect final passage of the $1.9 trillion relief package. this is a monumental piece of legislation that will have a huge impact. a new round of direct payments, the largest ever to americans, but it does much much more than that. child tax credits, more money for schools and health care on and on. the president will sign it ahead of his first prime-time address to the nation tomorrow night. and then he ll hit the road to sell the plan, which may not be that hard. we have a brand-new cnn poll which shows strong bipartisan support for the bill and especially what s inside it. the president s prime-time address will mark one year since the official start of the pandemic. today, nearly one in ten americans have been fully vaccinated, but there s still a along way to go for herd immunity. and public health officials say peopl
another state going against the science tonight. the state of wyoming announcing it will repeals it mask mandate, meaning that as of this hour 15 states now do not have a mask mandate and three more states, including wyoming, are planning to end theirs in the next coming days. dropping masks, despite coming a plateau of the number of cases in the united states. right now the united states is averaging about 60,000 cases. now it is just hovering there. it is plateauing. it is exactly where we were in the summer when many of the states, including texas had mask mandates. so here is the problem with this. if we get it right now, this could be the turning point. there is so much that is critical that is riding on the next two months. how quickly that we vaccinate versus whether we have another surge really relies on what happens in march and april. so, it is crucial right now. on that front let s take a look at what is happening in boise, idaho. there is a burn the mask rally
vaccinated can hug grandkids who have not. the rules don t go far enough for some. the airline industry which today pushed back on cdc guidance that recommends even the vaccinated avoid travel. every time there is a surge in travel, we have a surge of cases in this country. many of our variants have emerged from international places and we know the travel corridor is a place where people are mixing a lot. the guidelines state that people including those fully vaccinated should continue to wear a mask. today wyoming s governor joined those in texas and miss issippi announcing an end to the mask mandate. in an interview with politico dr. fauci can see the hamask mandate for those vaccinated pulled off soon but not this soon. the house is expected to pass a $2 trillion covid relief bill that contains money for vaccinations and schools and low income americans, children, the unemployed and make health care coverage more affordable. bernie sanders can join us to talk about tha
george floyd. floyd s sister will join me in a few moments. and fallout from the interview with prince harry and meghan, alleging racism in the royal family. there s a conversation with you with harry. about how dark your baby is going to be? potentially, and what that would mean or look like. much more on that interview straight ahead this hour. but i want to get right to something we ve all been waiting for. the cdc releasing official guidance for americans who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. what can they do? where can they go? can you hug your family, or be inside without masks? dr. jonathan reiner joins me now. thanks for joining. this is good news. we can see some small gatherings, grandparent hugs. but dr. leana wen argues, it s too cautious. you should be cautious, right? she says the cdc should be saying if you re willing to get vaccinated, you should be able to travel freely. do you agree? i agree. this administration said that science wo
case in point, the airline industry which today pushed back on cdc guidance that recommends even the vaccinated avoid travel. this was the cdc director s explanation for why. every time there is a surge in travel, we have a surge of cases in this country. we know that many of our variants have emerged from international places and we know that the travel corridor is a place where people are mixing a lot. the guidelines state that people including those fully vaccinated should continue to wear a mask. today wyoming s governor joined those in texas and mississippi announcing an end to the mask mandate. and that bars, gyms, and other businesses can re-open. in an interview with politico dr. fauci can see the mask mandate for those vaccinated pulled off gradually. soon but not yet. the house is expected to pass a $2 trillion covid relief bill that contains money for vaccinations and schools and low income americans, children, the unemployed, and to make health care coverage m