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measure. ro kiana calls it an ideological revolution on behalf of justice. which is this, is this covid relief, or some epic anti-poverty measure? >> when we announced the american rescue plan, we had a set of very specific goals. one to provide the resources to get shots in people's arms and support a national vaccination campaign, provide the resources to get schools open so we get parents back to work, and provide families and businesses with the relief they need to make it to the other side of this crisis. and if you look at the legislation that the president will sign tomorrow, ...

nearly $2 trillion covid relief plan into law, meaning millions of dollars will flow into bank accounts and the hands of americans. another 12,000 americans filed for first-time unemployment claims, lost their jobs just last week. tonight's prime time speech is a new time for the president. look behind with sorrow, look ahead with hope. we're one year into the start of the new world. sports stopped, offices and schools began closing. the world health organization one year ago today called covid-19 a pandemic. one year. nearly 30 million cases here in the states, 118 million plus glob...

congress and in moments he will sign it into law. this as vaccines are being delivered to americans with the goal of having enough vaccines for all adults by the end of may. nearly 1500 americans are still dying on average each day to a disease that didn't have a name just 15 months ago. i'm going to turn now to chief cnn white house correspondent kaitlan collins. kaitlan, before you get into the details of the president's speech tonight, tell us what you know about this signing event. >> reporter: well, so this was a bit of a change. we were not expecting president biden to actually...

moment, flanked by vice president kamala harris. and it is worth noting tonight, not just what this president who has been in 50 days this evening has gotten done but how he has done it, with very little drama, no tweets and his party pretty much united. while this bill isn't perfect, it is remarkable. president biden's steady hand hasn't let us to. we've seen ramped up vaccinations, a schedule, reversal of wicked policies like the muslim ban, return of the paris climate accords and now the passage of the american rescue plan, to rescue an economy that was left in a flaming dumpster ...

letting us dive into your hour, and thanks to all of you for letting us into your homes during these truly extraordinary times, i'll see you tomorrow for "deadline white house." rachel we turn it over to you. >> got bless you, nicole. it has been a remarkable hour on msnbc. i'm so grateful for my colleagues and for colleagues in particular like nicole who can handle the emotional weight of what she just did there. that was just -- what a service. tomorrow night here is going to be a very big deal as well, which nicole alluded to at the end of her hour there. as you know, president bi...