account at the moment as covid relief checks are rolling out with president biden s relief plan now law. the stimulus is a huge help in getting america back to normal after a year of anything but normal. as the president made clear this week in his first prime time address to the american people, while this progress is huge, it does not mean we can lower our guards. if we do this together, by july 4 there is a good chance you, your families, and friends will be able to get together in your backyard or in your understand neighborhood and have a cookout, a barbecue, and celebrate independence day, where we not only mark our independence as a nation but we begin to mark our independence from this virus. as mentioned a moment ago, those $1,400 relief checks are officially rolling out. 85% of eligible households can expect to see a direct deposit by monday. and with public polling in their favor, president biden and vice president harris embark next week on a tour to tout thei
politicians. i was elected by the people. historic probe. the department of justice dubbing the investigation into the attacks on the u.s. capitol as one of the largest in american history. the stunning number of arrests coming down the line and why republican senator ron johnson now catching heat for the latest comments. had the tables been turned and president trump won the election and those were tens of thousands of black lives matter and antifa protesters, i might have been a little concerned. one year later, the city of louisville gearing up for a rally marking one year since the fatal police shooting of breonna taylor. we ll talk to her mother, ahead. good morning, everybody. it is saturday, march 13th. i m lindsey reiser. and i m kendis gibson live at msnbc world headquarters in new york. turning out to be a busy saturday, busy weekend, indeed. we have a team of correspondents and analysts following the latest for us. we ll start with nbc white house correspon
msnbc s amanda golden is there with the latest on the investigation into the attack on the capitol. amanda, good morning. the doj says it expects more arrests, linked to the riot. what can you tell us about the scope here? yeah, that s right, lindsey. department of justice actually just asked a federal judge for more time as they continue to investigate the scope of the attacks that we saw at the capitol, on january 6th. and said that they want to be able to proceed in order to process the the great number that they have of both tips and evidence that s coming in, as well as the defendants that they are starting to move forward and prosecute. so, we got a real snapshot of where this investigation stands, yesterday, with a new filing. and it showed that 320 people have, now, been charged with the events that have taken place at the capitol. and they do expect an additional, 100 people to be coming forward with additional charges moving forward from law enforcement. and we
they ll be getting that check soon either by direct deposit or a check from the treasury, and they re going some will get it as early as this weekend. the moment of jubilation came just one day after the president s first prime time address where he set some bold new goals for vaccine distribution and the path to recovery. i ll direct all states, tribes and territories to make all adults, people 18 and over eligible to be vaccinated no later than may 1. i need every american to do their part. if we do this together by july the fourth there is a good chance you, your families and friends will be able to get together in your backyard or in your neighborhood and have a cookout or a barbecue and celebrate independence day. on july fourth with your loved ones is the goal. last hour i spoke with dr. francis collins director from the national institutes ever health. if he thinks i asked him if he thinks placing a marker like the fourth of july is a good idea when dealing t
look at the year that has passed and the year that is ahead. through the prism of one state s experiences. while there is still much pain here, and a long way to go. there is some good news. some light, at the end of the tunnel. one recent analysis ranking rhode island number ten in terms of vaccine distribution. and the state just increased the eligibility to those 60 and over, as well as people as young as 16, with an underlying condition. i saw that hope, myself, this weekend, as i visited a mass-vaccination site at the dunkin doughnut center, not far from where i am standing right now. where vulnerable residents were getting their first and second covid shot. take a listen. what was it like, after you got your first shot in your arm? what was that kind of emotion for you? oh, it was it was wonderful. but i tell you, today, it s really touching me today that we re so fortunate to have this vaccine after-only a year. it s a sense of freedom like, okay, now, i can i