when every adult is eligible in may, we will launch with our partners new tools to make it easier for to you find the vaccine and where to get the shot. including a new website that will help you first find the place to get vaccinated and the one nearest you. no more searching day and night to get an appointment. as we mentioned, tonight s speech on the second floor of the white house comes one year to the day since the world health organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. here at home you may recall the nba suspended its season until further notice. tom hanks announced that he and his wife, rita wilson, had tested positive. also exactly one year ago the former president spoke to the nation from the oval office. the vast majority of americans, the risk is very, very low. in the grueling 12 months since, we became the world leader in confirmed cases, now nearing 30 million. we also lead the world in deaths. well over half a million souls have been lost
infrastructure. the president says he wants a bipartisan plan. question is, how does he get around the battle lines that have already been drawn? and new york state lawmakers open an impeachment inquiry into governor andrew cuomo. the question is, what s next for the governor, now that more members of his own party are turning against him? it s way too early for this. good morning! and welcome to way too early, the show that s jealous of all you in arizona, which doesn t mark daylight saving time. you do not have to spring forward this weekend. i am kasie hunt on this friday, march 12th. we ll start with the news. president biden delivered his first prime time address last night, and he identified two key dates in the battle against the coronavirus. he directed states to make sure all adults are eligible for the vaccine by may 1st. and if all goes well, he says it s possible that small groups could begin gathering again on the fourth of july. i promise i will do eve
night, the president said we are way ahead of schedule in building up vaccine supply and getting shots in americans arms. he said every adult in america will be eligible to get in line starting may 1st. and that there will be enough vaccines for everyone by june 1st. and he said if people take advantage and actually get those shots, that could mean putting this virus in our rearview mirror by summertime. watch this. if we do this together, by july the 4th, 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. after this long, hard year, that will make this independence day something truly special where we not only mark our independence as a nation, but we begin to mark our independence from this virus. the president made that speech just hours after signing the $1.9 trillion covid relief bill into law, delivering on a promise he made befo
there s a press conference planned by the floyd family a few hours from now. more on all of that straight ahead this hour. it s a big day for white house. roughly 15 minutes from now the white house covid-19 response team will be holding its briefing. a few hours after that, president biden and democratic congressional leaders will talk about the american rescue plan. big news for all of us. president biden just late out a new vaccination time line. you may want to turn up the volume. you do not want to forget these days. may 1st, that s when president biden says he will direct all states to make every adult eligible for a vaccine by that day. it doesn t mean doses will be available by then. the white house hopes for that to happen by the end of may. let s not forget, it s going to take time for people to actually get that shot or get those shots. if all goes according to plan, we could have a sense of normalcy by july 4th, according to president biden. the president hopes
signing his historic $1.9 trillion covid relief bill into law, the white house now saying tonight the first checks could land this weekend. with direct deposit. mary bruce and whit johnson standing by with late reporting on all of this. also making news this thursday night, a new charge in the trial of former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin. the jury will now be allowed to consider third degree murder in the death of george floyd. what this means. zw the allegations against governor andrew cuomo. tonight, a sixth accuser with the most serious allegation yet. her allegation now refer to the albany police department. the severe storms tonight. winter weather alerts across several states and denver could see up to two feet of snow in this. prince william breaking his silence today. what he said when asked about meghan and harry and their allegation involving race. what prince william is now saying tonight. and take a look at this image this evening. the americ