many americans could wake up this saturday morning to find desperately needed relief payments already in their bank accounts. the first batch of payments were processed friday, the same day that the american rescue plan was signed into law. now president bill bjoe biden a team plan to travel the country spreading awareness. here is jeff zeleny. help is here and we will not stop working for you. reporter: president biden celebrating his first legislative success, hailing the rescue plan as a triumph of to lift the nation from crisis. together with you, we re showing that it is possible to get big important things done. reporter: it was a rose garden victory lap. with biden soaking in his first official event there as president. to tout a law now part of his legacy. it changes the paradigm, for the first time in a long time, this bill puts working people in this nation first. not hyperbole, it is a fact. reporter: but he made clear that the law that will touch the l
$70 million. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president biden has told america that better days lie ahead after a year of lockdown and loss following the coronovirus pandemic. in his first prime time televised address since his inauguration he s said all adults would be eligible for a covid vaccine by may 1st and insisted the country would have enough supplies to vaccinate the entire adult population by the end of may. he also laid out a pathway towards july. he also laid out a pathway towardsjuly. he said people would be able to celebrate independence day onjuly the fourth only in small gatherings with their family or their friends and neighbours. he also reminded people of the dark days behind them. i v e i ve told you before, i d carry a card in my pocket with the number of americans who have died from covid to date, it s on the back of my schedule. as of now, total deaths in america, 527,726, that s more deaths than in world war i, world war
probe ageing candidates can run for parliament. pro beijing. and a piece of art that only exists digitally sells for a record breaking $70 million at auction. presidentjoe biden has told america that better days lie ahead after a year of lockdown and loss follwoing the coronovirus pandemic. in his first prime time televised address since his inauguration, he said the country would have enough supplies to vaccinate the entire adult population by the end of may. he said he hoped people would be able to celebrate independence day onjuly 4th with theirfamily. but he also reminded people of the dark days behind them. i v e i ve told you before, i carry a card in my pocket with the number of americans who died from covid to date, it s on the back of my schedule. as of now, total deaths in america, 527,726. that is more deaths than world war i, world war ii, the vietnam war and 9/11 combined. the bbc s david willis joins us to discuss. take us through the first bit of the speech
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president biden has told america that better days lie ahead after a year of lockdown and loss following the coronavirus pandemic. in his first prime time televised address since his inauguration, mr biden said the country would have enough supplies to vaccinate the entire adult population by the end of may. he said he hoped people would be able to celebrate independence day onjuly 4th with their families but he also reminded people of the dark days behind them. i ve told you before, i carry a card in my pocket with the number of americans who died from covid to date. it s on the back of my schedule. as of now, total deaths in america, 527,726. that s more deaths than in world war i, world war ii, the vietnam war and 9/11 combined. here s the bbc s david willis. this was, as you mentioned, joe biden s first prime time address since taking office just 50 days ago. it came from the east room of the white house, laste
needs urgent mental health treatment after being held in iran for five years. and, a piece of art that only exists digitally sells for a record breaking $70 million at auction. hello and welcome. president biden has told america that better days lie ahead after a year of lockdown and loss following the coronovirus pandemic. in his first primetime televised address since his inauguration, mr biden said the country would have enough supplies to vaccinate the entire adult population by the end of may. he said he hoped people would be able to celebrate independence day onjuly 4th with theirfamilies. but he also reminded people of the dark days behind them. i ve told you before, i carry a card in my pocket with the number of americans who have died from covid to date. it s on the back of my schedule. as of now, total deaths in america, 527,726. that s more deaths than in world war i, world war ii, the vietnam war and 9/11 combined. here s the bbc s david willis. this was, as you m