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ever forget. he was instrumental in helping people s lives become better. tonight, we remember lives well lived. one year ago. a cruel and mysterious threat arrived on our soil. in the beginning it was unclear how long covid would be here and how many people it would steal from us. then the weeks and months that followed covid moved ruthlessly through our biggest cities and eventually invaded even our smallest towns leaving no part of our country untouched. ultimately it would exact a far greater toll on communities of color but no group of americans has been spared. hi, everyone. i m niccole wallace. we have been honored to tell you about their lives, lives well lived. their stories were all so beautifully unique but they were united by two truths. they all ended too soon and they each left behind an entire family or community for whom life would never be the same. for so many, the losses exacerbated by how our love ed ones died. in many cases alone or in the co ....
eventually invaded even our smallest towns leaving no part of our country untouched. covid took from us americans of every age, gender and race. ultimately it would exact a far greater toll on communities of color, but no group of americans has been spared. hey, everyone. i m nicolle wallace. over the past year we ve been honored to share with you the stories of some of those we have lost and to tell you about their lives, lives well-lived. their stories were all so beautifully unique, but they were united by two undeniable truths. they all ended too soon, and they each left behind an entire family or community for whom life would never be the same. for so many the losses exacerbated by how our loved ones died. in many cases alone or in the company of a devoted but exhausted nurse or doctor. many families have had to say good-bye forever on an ipad or a cell phone. the past year has been nothing short of a sweeping and historic american tragedy. so in a humble effort to ....
members of congress and child tax credits. and call it a presidential booster shot. all four living presidents, except for drunk, just out with a new psa encouraging vaccinations. this vaccine means hope. i am getting vaccinates because we want this pandemic to end as soon as possible. we are all doing our part. this is our shot. our reporters are spread out for our special coverage of covid one year later. i am hallie jackson. monica alba is outside the white house. gabe gutierrez is in new york and dr. john torres. we have many reporters we want to get to for our special coverage. monica, let me start with you and what we expect to hear from president biden tonight, a day before he signs the coronavirus bill into law. reporter: the president is going to acknowledge everything that this country has been through over the last year, while also trying to talk about and hint at the hope that on the horizon, more vaccine become available, we will talk about his ....
americans. this more than, there s reason for hope. more than 95 million vaccine doses have been administered. more vaccines are being delivered. despite this, the message from our nation s top health experts remains the same. we can t let our guard down. we are covering this historic day from every corn are of the united states, because there s no place the virus hasn t touched. we start this hour with nbc kerry sanders in fort lauderdale beach, florida. dr. gupta is in seattle. godi, i will start with you. one story line is how much more deadly and vicious this virus has been for minority communities, especially. what s california doing to fight that part of it? reporter: it s the minority communities that are often the essential workers. some of the disparities we have seen here in los angeles have really spurned authorities to try to make sure that those underserved communities and the essential workers are getting vaccinated first. what we have seen in the past i ....
merck. president biden will announce the purchase of an additional 100 million doses of that johnson & johnson vaccine. an eye on this minneapolis courtroom. it s day three of former police officer derek chauvin s trial. he is charged with murder in the death of george floyd. a fourth juror was seated minutes ago. more on the legal maneuvers coming up. first, our reporters as the house moves closer to passing this covid relief bill. we have garrett haake, carol lee and i want to bring in business correspondent, the one and only stephanie ruhle. garrett, help us understand how this process is going to play out right now. when do you expect we will actually see the house take a vote on this? reporter: i think the house will probably vote late in the noon hour, maybe 1:00 this afternoon. house democratic leaders have scheduled an enrollment ceremony for later this afternoon. they remain that confident that this bill will pass. you are looking at kevin mccarthy having ....