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the country remains divided in terms of its willingness to stay the course on mask wearing and social distancing for the final month before the vaccine has been distributed. president biden is expected to preview what a return to normal will look like here. he'll also address the grief of a nation consumed for one whole year. the anniversary marks the day for many americans, the grim reality, from "the washington post," quote -- for most people march 11th was when the crisis first became real. it was the day of a high-profile diagnosis, and official decidingation of pandemic. schools...

by our president as we join with him in promising that help is on the way. >> this is one of the most consequential pieces of legislation we have passed in decades. and you know what we can show america that we can get things done to make their lives better. >> this is what it looks like. three democrats basically run the levers of government in washington now, the congressional leaders as you heard there and president biden. and on this they're united on the import of landmark legislation to fund covid testing, vaccines, and health care while trying to juice the economy and fortify ...

truth be told, he doesn't have the to do much selling. there's strong support, bipartisan support for the bill. 61% in favor. cnn's lauren fox live on capitol hill. lauren, what is the timing of the historic vote today? >> in just a little over an hour, we expect the final debate to be begin in the house of representatives over this $1.9 trillion covid relief bill. after about two hours of debate they'll hold that final vote or that is our expectation this morning. democratic leaders confident that they have the democratic votes they will need to pass this piece of legislation. they ...

increases across the country change and new data emerge. we're also keeping a close eye on capitol hill where the house is debating, you see kevin mccarthy there, get ready to hold a historic vote on president biden's $1.9 trillion covid relief package, a monumental piece of legislation that offers aid to almost every part of life right now. $1400 checks to individuals, unemployment boost, child tax credit, funding for schools. joining me now for the state of play on where things stand there, manu raju is on the hill joining us from the white house and director david chalian is joini...

american people and talk about what we've been through as a nation this past year. more importantly, i'm going to talk about what comes next. i'm going to launch the next phase of the covid response and explain what we will do as a government and what we will ask of the american people. there is light at the end of this dark tunnel in the past year. what we cannot let our guard down now. >> the covid relief bill is part of the light at the end of the tunnel, biden said. house of representatives passed that legislation, 220 to 211 on an almost strictly party-line vote. minutes ago, ho...