trillion stimulus bill into law, this is millions of americans continue to get vaccinated and millions more wait for bonus checks that are coming their way, maybe as soon as this weekend. we're going to talk to the former health and human services secretary admiral brett giroir if operation warp speed had a lot to do with this and what happens now to keep the speed going. all of that, the mixed signals that we get from the cdc back then and to this day. welcome, everybody. i'm neil cavuto. this is "your world." what an incredible world and what has changed in that world and now getting back to some sense of normalcy in the same world. we begin with blake burman monitoring developments at the white house in preparation for the president to address the nation later this evening. sir? >> it's been an unbelievable year. tonight we will hear from the president, president biden in his very first prime time address to the nation. the white house says the president has been going line by line through this speech in advance of it this evening for many days now. so what can we expect to hear from the president tonight? the white house says he will talk about the sacrifices that have been made over the past year. they say he will talk about the operational and logistical challenges now and going forward as it relate tos getting millions upon millions of vaccine doses into the arms of americans. they say the president is going to provide an optimistic vision of the way forward. this was just part of the preview earlier from jen psaki. >> he plans to provide a clear outline of his approach, level with american people about what is required of them and provide a sense of hope of what is possible. >> now, the president this afternoon signed the $1.9 trillion american rescue plan in to law. the president and vice president, their spouses will hit the road next week to tout that measure. the white house says the continued sales pitch will continue highlighting things like $1,400 direct payments and expansion of the child tax credit, continued enhanced federal unemployment benefits along with rental assistance. >> it's historic legislation. it's about rebuilding the backbone of this country and giving people in this nation, working people, middle class folks, people that built the country a fighting chance. that's what the essence of it is. >> the president says we'll hear more from him on that in the coming days. the speech from the president tonight here at the white house, 8:00 on the east coast. as it relates to the $1,400 district payments that you mentioned, the white house said today that the very first payments could be direct deposited into individuals across the country as soon as this weekend. neil? >> neil: that is pretty fast. thank you, my friend. blake burman will be putting in a long day. he always does. meantime on top of states getting vaccines outs as quickly as possible and the best way alaska could think of doing it was to open up to everybody. new policy there. if you're 16 or older, get ready to get your vaccine. i had a a chance to catch up to governor mike dunleavy. he said it's about getting people the vaccine sooner than ever. >> we anticipate that we'll be closing in on half the population shortly. we have thousands of vaccines to be administered for those that want it. >> neil: all right. with us right now is admiral brett giroir. we remember him so well during the entire battles with this virus the last year as the president's health and human services assistant secretary. admiral, very good to have you. hard to believe it's been a year. the moves that states are taking to expedite getting the vaccines out, are you pleased with that, what you're seeing? >> thanks for having me on. i am pleased with what i'm seeing. the operation warp speed plan, which had procured 900 million doses of vaccines, one billion needles had already signed up 70,000 vaccine sites. those are going full blast right now. the biden administration are doing some nice additions to that plan as we hoped they would. yes, i'm pleased. it's on schedule and the vaccines are highly effective and safe. so very good reason to be optimistic, neil. >> neil: admiral, meantime, there's different folks for different states, right? in alaska, they're opening it up to 16 or older. in other states, it's the older residents first, healthcare workers and the like, sometimes teachers. it's mixed. it's not consistent. does that bother you? >> it doesn't bother me at all. our approach in the trump administration was very similar in that we provide some guidance. let's look at alaska. does it make sense to fly vaccines to a village 1,000 miles away from a major city and only vaccinate those that are 65 and older when you have 16-year-olds and above? that seems like a perfect adaptation to alaska and the geography. it's right for alaska. we have to support the governors and local officials in vaccinating as many people as possible starting with the high risk people, but certainly not waiting forever to get everyone vaccinated. it's all about herd immunity. every vaccine gets us closer to herd immunity and that mines we're back to normal. >> neil: in order to get herd immunity going, there's many saying the best part of valor is go ahead and the second doses of the vaccines that are being made available, go ahead and give them to people for first shot. it's not as if you need to have it 21 days exactly after your first dose. what do you think of that? in other words, get as many with the first dose at least and worry about the second dose later because that could come depending who you talk to, admiral, many weeks later. >> i want to make sure that the viewers know whether it's 21 days, 22 or 25, you don't have to be 21. i'm 100% supportive of getting the second dose and not delaying that. there's a couple reasons for that. number 1, with the variants that are out there particularly the south african variant, you need that boost to get your immunity up to provide that cushion. the vaccines are effective. three not as effective. that's number 1. number 2 is although the first dose keeps your safe for 28 days, maybe 35, 42 days, we don't flow whether it will provide long-lasting protection. the studies we have show that that second dose is very important except for j&j. we started and the way the biden administration is continuing. >> you think the president should mention operation warp speed tonight? >> i think he should. i think that's a definite. look, i am the first to say that the biden administration have done some positive things particularly with regards to underserved populations. but the only reason they're set up for success is because of what president trump and operation warp speed did. first of all, we have vaccines. they're safe and highly effective. that would not have happened without warp speed. 70,000 sites, 900 million doses procured. one billion needles and syringes all done. i issued prep that guidance. the national guard, pharmacies, interns. they're building on a great foundation. i know there's politics all around, but i think we should always be honest with the american people. this is a good story. the republican administration started something and did something amazing regarding vaccines. the democratic administration has got the baton and taking it over the finish line. this is a good story. no need to trash the former administration. >> neil: thanks, admiral. brett giroir was involved in the early days dealing with the cry shun. the dimensions few people could appreciate. looking back at a year ago today, the markets were in the middle of a free fall. nobody had any idea what was ahead of them. they would sell off on fears this is out of control. we're up almost 10,000 points since then. but oh, man, what happened in between. let's look back. >> sars-like virus. now in china. >> the coronavirus now has killed six people and infected about 300 and continues to spread. >> human-to-human transmission confirmed. >> to you, doctor, how serious is this? >> this is something that we need to take seriously. >> the u.s. state department issuing a travel advisory for italy. >> we're not sure what the situation is. >> the state department issued a travel advisory warning as well saying u.s. citizens shouldn't be taking cruises. >> colleges are being cancelled. >> let's remember one thing. this is america. we're going to get over this. >> the bottom line is, the markets want to see the stimulus measure done. >> this is where unique things have to happen. >> you know who is the be all and end all? you. average americans. >> you can see the governor go out to french laundry and spend $15,000 on a bar bill. you know what that would do to a business like mine? >> this is a two-does vaccine. a list of companies promising a vaccine. >> now running three efficacy trials. >> going to be opening new york city the first time in months. >> 25% capacity, lifted restrictions in texas and mississippi. >> my rhetorical question back is if not now, when? >> these restrictions you're lifting, they're broad-based. >> we thought it was time to lift the occupancy restrictions. >> the president is set to approved 100 middle more doses of the johnson & johnson vaccine. >> the reopenings particularly in texas where virtually all restrictions have been lifted. >> neil: what an incredible year and seems to be a flash as we get back to business as usual. peter tuckman, you know this as soon as you see it. a new york stock exchange trader. an iconic figure. popped in so many photos and videos in market jumps and market tumbles as well. wouldn't you know, my friend, all of these aides following this, had a rough battle dealing with covid when he tested positive. you cannot dream of the complications he ran into. covid doesn't know who they were messing with. he's still fighting it and quite a fighter at that. more rigorous and able to withstand the pain. ho are you feeling? >> thank you, neil. i'm okay. i'm going through a lot of physical trials and what is called lung covid, which are symptoms that relate to your joints and sleeping patterns and body temperature regulations. so there's a lot of things that are definitely still affects me. i'm a fighter. i'm here, working every day and back on the floor. it's going to be okay, a long road. >> a lot of people are looking at the improving things going on, all the states reopening and getting back to business. you're in that odd position of representing an institution that wants to get back to business. this thing has done a number on your. where are you on this? getting back and doing everything that we were doing before. >> you know, i think we talked about it. all of your viewers should know that this is behind your facade of financial intellectual and awesomeness is one of the kindest people i know. you reached out to me, the first when i got sick. you've kept in touch and i appreciate that. we talked about it before you and i that people thought if you're old, you die. if you're young, you get better. with the numbers where they are today, there's 3 to 5 million people that got covid or suffers from long covid symptoms. the reality is, one of the messages, this thing is still a very deadly event. obviously with the variants, it's questionable what the future looks like. i think the vaccine -- i just got mine sunday, the first one. i'm excited about the future. i still think we have to keep -- i'm just excited about opening up as anyone. i want everyone to get back to work. i want the economy and the consumer to be super robust. we still need to maintain social distancing for a while until we get to herd immunity. you discussed that with the add admonish raleigh and we'll go from there. >> neil: you're very kind but back at you. you have a good balance of things. you like capitollism, like our markets, been up and down with them. a good judge of history. i know the markets always get this. you and i talked about this. viewers here are bored to death when i men chun it and over a long time markets go up. but we lose sight with what we're dealing with now. when you see what is happening, a lot of states are opening up and god bless them, people have been waiting for this, but a lot of people let down their guard. you've dealt with this, still dealing with this. any words of advice for people on that front? >> you know what? i don't want anyone to suffer this. there's a -- on facebook there's a page called survivor corps. there's hundreds of thousands of people that have had the virus that are still suffering with it. i still think people need to take heed at that. as far as talking about the economy goes, this has been an extraordinary year. we go back a year, i don't think anyone would have predicted that the market would be 10,000 points higher than at that point. obviously we saw the market careen off a cliff from february 12 to march 23. the stimulus put in was extraordinary and nast paced and that contributed to it. so reopening story is still a questionable one, the markets per se are still strong and are going and there's an appetite, we're seeing it for so many different things. we've seen a new marketplace. variants are down for 40 million new place, new traders in the marketplace. we're excited about it. i'm trying to put forth a message. a new generation in the marketplace. let's hope that they all become neil cavuto fans. the bottom line is, education is where the lacking problem is. they're in this market, we can dip in nor a second before you ask me the question about what is going on with the gamestop and the reddit story and all of that. a wonderful stories about a few guys that made millions of dollars. but we're not hearing about the uneducated trader that is using the follow the mob strategy. it's a poor one. we have a group called stock sharks. we put together a course to try to educate people on technical analysis, which is the only defense against volatile markets. it's www.wallstreetglobaltrading academy.com. education is the key. you know about the markets and the future and to now have all of these people, young people with little money in their pocket getting involved in the market is a generational opportunity. >> neil: it is. peter, you get it with your mind and your heart. i like how you like to remind people making money is nice. making a good living is nice. living is better. you illustrate that every single day. man, you had your scare. covid had no idea who it was messing with. continued good health. >> thanks, neil. >> neil: keep that in mind. i appreciate you. so focused on making money. i love the market guys and following this. sometimes you have to step back from the green and think of life and death and think of what is important. you can always make money. you won't always be alive. balance it. appreciate it. know it. love it. thank god for it. more after this. we made usaa insurance for members like martin. an air force veteran made of doing what's right, not what's easy. so when a hailstorm hit, usaa reached out before he could even inspect the damage. that's how you do it right. usaa insurance is made just the way martin's family needs it with hassle-free claims, he got paid before his neighbor even got started. because doing right by our members, that's what's right. usaa. what you're made of, we're made for. ♪ usaa ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ comfort in the extreme. the lincoln family of luxury suvs. a capsule a day comvisibly fades theme. dark spots away. new neutrogena® rapid tone repair 20 percent pure vitamin c. a serum so powerful dark spots don't stand a chance. see what i mean? 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>> neil: griff, thanks. great reporting from there. my next guest agrees to keep the politics out, address the problem as it is. he's the mayor in brownsville, texas. thanks for joining us. you've been dealing with testing migrants for covid-19. there was a concern that a good many had crossed the border, better than 100 testing positive. how are things now, mayor? >> good afternoon. things are holding steady. we're still seeing a positivity rate of well below 10%. the numbers came out a couple weeks ago right around 6.3%. the city of brownsville felt it was good to get a handle this and test people out of public health. we've been doing that for a little over a month now. we've had about 2,400 people come in so far, asylum seekers coming to bounceville. we've seen about 200 positive so far. >> neil: you know, we can talk about semantics of the crisis, whether it's open or closed or getting worse or not. seems liking at the numbers, mayor, that it's escalated. i'm wondering whether your fear that those in power don't appreciate the magnitude of this or what it could be. we know of plans right now to put a lot of these minors in a california state facility. that might not be enough. might be other facilities to be used. so how do you see that developing? >> sure. you know, at this time, neil, brownsville is actually -- we're not seeing the same numbers that other communities are. on a regular basis, we see about 700 to 100 people coming over that are asylum seekers. we cleared out the camp. had about 700 people. we saw about 50 a day. there's still there. we'll see about 100 per day. some of my fellow border mayors are seeing higher numbers. for us in brownsville, it's not a crisis. but i can see some of the concerns. we see the positivity rates go up, the numbers increase. we don't see any sort of real effective legislation in the next couple months, i can see the concern, definitely. >> so this higher positivity rate that you're seeing through the rapid testing, of those you are tests, how many are testing positive? >> the rate right now, neil, we saw about a 6.3% several days ago. we're seeing about -- i just did the numbers. about 8%, some where around there as of right now, those being tested. you know, that is less than other places and certainly less than the state of texas, but it's still a concern. we just want to make sure that we can identify those that are testing positive and we can quarantine them and try to make sure that they don't continue to travel any other place. >> neil: all right. wise strategy. mayor, you have you work cut out for you. thanks for taking your time. he just wants both parties to get on the same page and quit pointing fingers over this. we have more coming up. talk about awful. right now the situation for new york governor andrew cuomo. we are up to better than 85 democrats in the state that want him gone. that's not even the half of it after this. how great is it that we get to tell everybody how liberty mutual customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need? 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>> yeah, it's remarksable to think about the fall from grace and in terms of how powerful he was six months ago, how he's being given an emmy, being celebrated by the media and the democratic establishment. now here we are. reports coming out that the assembly democrats are opening an investigation into cuomo. it's unclear whether that would involved the harassment claims and the nursing homes or just the harassment claims. no matter what, there's a lot of calls for him to resigning be impeached and it's clear there's only increasing pressure on him going forward. >> neil: all right. you're keeping track of this at the albany times union. i didn't clarify that. but i'm wondering the timing of this. you have the investigation to be done next month. you begin to wonder whether the governor will be part of it or they want him to be part of it. >> yeah, certainly. the governor's own words on this, he said again and again, this is one of the most important budgets in new york history. they're facing one of the largest deficits the states has faced, a lot of important decisions about meeting that, whether it's cuts to state programs, lay-offs, revenue raisers. there's certainly the option of impeachment. unlike the federal left, if a governor is impeached, the lieutenant governor is acting governor. so at any time the assembly could move forward with that and negotiating with the lieutenant governor instead of cuomo. >> neil: i guess they're prepared for that. they think that they could work with her on that. to your point, in the beginning, edward, the fact that they're taking democrats and republicans and negotiating amongst themselves whether or not he will hike taxes or do things that the democrats want to see, he was opposed to that throughout this pandemic and now seems to be open to it. you think that is a sign that he wants to work with those democrats, maybe give them something that they had been calling for for quite some time to get the fire and the heat off of him? 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two parents that love their kids here but different views. marjorie clifton, a parent, loves her kids. that's never debated here. depending on the day with me it is. anyway, margie, your view is you want them back but back safely. you're not sure now, everywhere that's the case, right? >> that's right. i mean, we still have to follow science and we still have to look at how classroom structures are set up. i'm fortunate that my children are back in the classroom and that's been successful. i think one of the things we have to look at is how do we address what is happening with covid, which is not just about kids in the classroom and schools being open. interestingly in texas, i've talked to title 1 schools that have fully opened only 20% of the kids have shown up. there's bigger issues at home that are related to covid that we need to look at and figure out how to meet the needs. >> neil: now, there's a lot of money being thrown at this in the latest measure, better than $100 million to go to schools to make them ready. i wonder why we have to wait through that, it could be next year before they open. what is your sense? >> also, following science, i would have to -- we also need to get the kids back into school. we're finding that the mental health, what is happening to these kids being at home and learning on the computer is not working for them. so we need to figure out a way asap to get these kids back in to school where they're safe first, where they're healthy and that they the teachers and the kids feel safe. this has to happen sooner than later. everybody we're talking to across the country is very worried about the mental health issues that this -- having these kids out of school will have on the children, especially the middle schoolers and the high schoolers. we need to get them back in school and figure out a way. >> neil: to alisa's point, i hear you. follow science. kids will not be able to transfer that to school traitors and teachers, very low. so why not get them back asap, margie? wouldn't that be the order of the day? >> and i think especially if teachers are getting vaccinated and we have the things that we were waiting to happen are happening. you're seeing schools open. one of the concerns that i'm seeing is actually the number of the kids that can show up and aren't showing up. you're seeing poverty in homes that are hard nor a lot of us to recognize, high schoolers and middle schoolers that are responsible for child care and how families are balancing food and other resources that they rely hahn schools for. so one of the things we should be pouring into schools to provide a lot of the services that they are beyond education, which is the stability, safety and food and how we will deal with that out of covid. >> yeah. >> neil: do you feel safe with your kids right now? >> my kids are in a hybrid model. they go two day as week and home three days a week. what i'm also finding here in new york city, a lot of schools are opening. they are having the kids go in with masks. they are taking the safety precautions. i think that is what we need to see happen because these kids need to get back to socialization. even if they're just, you know, under their masks or and they can't actually take them off. in order to see other people and to have that interaction with other kids so so important right now. schools really, really need to figure this out asap. we need to get them back in. >> neil, we -- >> neil: i want to -- real quickly, marjorie. >> yeah, we saw bloomberg pushing on this idea of year round schools. we know even in noncovid times, you have a one to three-month learning loss that most kids experience. so reimagining and thinking about how we do this long-term would make a lot of sense, too. >> i don't think they should be in school the summer. >> neil: got it. i know. i don't want to open up other issues here. look at the time. thanks very much. all right. as you know, signed, sealed and delivered. the $1.9 trillion stimulus plans and helped airlines out. they'll be able to avoid lay-offs. how long does that last after this. voiceover: riders. wanderers on the road of life. the journey is why they ride. when the road is all you need, there is no destination. uh, i-i'm actually just going to get an iced coffee. well, she may have a destination this one time, but usually -- no, i-i usually have a destination. yeah, but most of the time, her destination is freedom. nope, just the coffee shop. announcer: no matter why you ride, progressive has you covered with protection starting at $79 a year. voiceover: 'cause she's a biker... please don't follow me in. it all starts with an invitation... ...to experience lexus. the invitation to lexus sales event. get 0% apr financing on the 2021 is 300. experience amazing at your lexus dealer. get 0% apr financing on the 2021 is 300. ♪ and a little bit of chicken fried ♪ ♪ cold beer on a friday night ♪ ♪ a pair of jeans that fit just right ♪ ♪ and the radio up ♪ get 5 boneless wings for $1 with any handcrafted burger. california phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones, - (phone ringing) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. call or visit now california phones offers free devices and accessories for your mobile phone. like this device to increase volume on your cell phone. - ( phone ringing ) - get details on this state program call or visit >> neil: all right. lay-offs cancelled. about 27,000 of them now that american and united airlines are celebrating getting some of that stimulus cash to prevent lay-offs. they're ripping up the planned lay-offs. grady trimble with more from chicago. grady? >> hi, neil. this package includes $14 billion in payroll assistance for the airlines. this brings the total amount of federal payroll assistance for the airlines since the pandemic started to $54 billion. as you said, it will help save tens of thousands of jobs. without this money, united was going to have to lay off around 14,000 employees in april. american had warned 13,000 workers would be out of a job. now both airline ceos are telling employees their jobs are safe until the fall. >> we can happily say all of our us-based team members have job protection through september 30th. so if you have a notes that we sent out, tear it up. there's no furloughs at american airlines in april. >> airlines are hoping with more vaccines going into arms, every single day, that travel will recover some by the time this money runs out. now might be a good time to fly. tickets are ultra cheap right now. the lowest on record as airlines try to lure people back. it's worth pointing out, neil, the cdc says you should hold off on getting on a plane even if you're vaccinated. >> neil: yeah, i saw that, too. mixed messages there. hope it works out for the airlines. thanks, grady. other good news to report, restaurants are opening up fast and very quickly. particularly the new york metropolitan area. in new york city soon you're up to 50% capacity. doubling it and it's happening everywhere after this. wealth is your first big investment. worth is a partner to help share the load. wealth is saving a little extra. worth is knowing it's never too late to start - or too early. ♪ ♪ wealth helps you retire. worth is knowing why. ♪ ♪ principal. for all it's worth. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (quiet piano music) ♪ ♪ comfort in the extreme. the lincoln family of luxury suvs. if these beautiful idaho potato recipes are just side dishes, then i'm not a real idaho potato farmer. genuine idaho potatoes not just a side dish anymore. always look for the grown in idaho seal. so you want to make the best burger ever? 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