more than 529,000 americans have died, the highest death toll of any nation in the world and nearly 2,000 people in the united states are still dying each day. this isn t over. and the numbers don t tell the whole story. it is the lives interrupted, the families suddenly broken, so many people left to die and grief alone that really hit that does hit the hardest and cannot be forgotten. mothers and fathers and brothers, sisters and friends and coworkers, so many taken too soon. i know i m going to remember michelle, a nurse whose brother-in-law, sister-in-law and mother in law were all admitted to her hospital and she was the only person able to hold her mother-in-law edna s hand as she passed. unlike in a normal circumstance where you would be together gathering as a family, we ve all had to work through this separately. and there is also danielle lopez whose uncle was killed by the virus last summer. it just i m sorry, i m trying to even process that all that th
specifically on the right of the political spectrum bashing her believability? because it s the same reason they like to talk about dr. seuss. i don t know. you know, so dr. seuss family will say, we want to take the books offline because it doesn t represent. they ll go, we re going to buy them because we re going to lean into the racism. the palace will say, look, recollections vary and these allegations and the questions about racism are very serious. we re going to look into them. and the right goes, there is no racism. we re going to lean into it. all of a sudden, you have the right who is always anti-royal family pretty much. now they re supporting the royal family and they have become the press release, so to speak, for for buckingham palace? it s quite interesting, isn t it? it always has to be for some reason lately the opposition party. i wonder why. they re straight-up opposition. they are. what s going on with these laws across the states being put forw
get started today. we are now just hours away from the house taking its final vote on president biden s landmark $1.9 trillion covid relief legislation. the final passage tomorrow expected along party lines. of course doubtful any republicans will support it. the president says he ll sign the bill into law as soon as it gets into his desk. stimulus checks will be in the hands of needy americans in the next few weeks. and queen elizabeth saying she s saddened at meghan and harry bombshell accusations. we are likely hours away from president biden s massive covid relief bill passing. that means $1,400 checks to struggling americans, billions of dollars for vaccines and covid testing. as biden once said to the former president barack obama, this is a big eff ing dealing. this is the key piece of legislation they knew they wanted to they didn t have to scale down the scope and size. it remains a $1.9 trillion investment. it did lose some pieces. it lost the $15 minimum wage.
family. it is obviously well overdue. so congratulations to them. the lead with jake tapper starts right now moments ago, president biden rolled out a major new immigration policy. the lead starts right now brand new rules at the us border the president cl dmany pple can see but why now? border crossings are down, but then again, so was the president s polling and immigration also had another states charging trump allies with crimes related to a 2020 fake electors scheme. who s on the list. and what processes peter say they did ahead las fat paychecks were america ceos making almost 200 times more than their average worker billionaire entrepreneur known as mr. wonderful is here to weigh in and welcome to leave. i m jake tapper going to start this hour with the breaking news. president biden are rolling out sweeping new actions at the us-mexico border. as the president at attempts, to address one of the biggest challenges facing the united states and his reelection cam
george floyd. floyd s sister will join me in a few moments. and fallout from the interview with prince harry and meghan, alleging racism in the royal family. there s a conversation with you with harry. about how dark your baby is going to be? potentially, and what that would mean or look like. much more on that interview straight ahead this hour. but i want to get right to something we ve all been waiting for. the cdc releasing official guidance for americans who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. what can they do? where can they go? can you hug your family, or be inside without masks? dr. jonathan reiner joins me now. thanks for joining. this is good news. we can see some small gatherings, grandparent hugs. but dr. leana wen argues, it s too cautious. you should be cautious, right? she says the cdc should be saying if you re willing to get vaccinated, you should be able to travel freely. do you agree? i agree. this administration said that science wo