back together again as we start to defeat this thing, hopefully as a country. it s it s just a remarkable it s a remarkable time for us as a country, and for those of us whose job it is to cover this ongoing pandemic, it s an incredible challenge, but i am super proud of nicolle and chris and so many of the rest of my colleagues who have done such yeoman s work covering this and all the different ways that we can. i think we ve all approached it in our own ways. our colleagues like stephanie ruhle who has been sick, dealt with covid her and her family have talked about what with her viewers. it s heavy stuff. it s heavy stuff and there s no road map how to do it. you have to approach it every day newly. so it s been a remarkable year. tomorrow as i said, it s going to be a remarkable night. we will on this show have dr. anthony fauci with us tomorrow night, which i m very much looking forward to. so that s all ahead. this is a heck of a time in the country and a heck of a
by our president as we join with him in promising that help is on the way. this is one of the most consequential pieces of legislation we have passed in decades. and you know what we can show america that we can get things done to make their lives better. this is what it looks like. three democrats basically run the levers of government in washington now, the congressional leaders as you heard there and president biden. and on this they re united on the import of landmark legislation to fund covid testing, vaccines, and health care while trying to juice the economy and fortify budgets around the nation. they have bipartisan wind at their back. fully 75% of americans and 59% of republican voters back this biden/schumer/pelosi project. in other words, millions of trump supporters now back president biden s first big priority in office while their own elected leaders seem out of step. not a single republican elected official voted for the bill today in the house. the preside
capitol. welcome it our viewers in the united states and all around the world. this is early start. i m laura jarrett. and i m christine romans. it s wednesday, march 10th, good morning, everyone. in nearly a year since the pandemic hit this could be one of the most consequential days in american history. the president s $1.9 trillion recovery plan is near. and defying health experts by dropping public health measures. as for the recovery package it could deliver a generational transformation of the economy. poll after poll shows broad public support but the measure has no republican backing in the house or the senate. daniella diaz is live on capitol hill with the very latest, daniella, good morning. huge day on capitol hill. reporter: good morning, laura. that s right, the house is going to vote on this massive stimulus package today marking the last step before it ends up on biden s desk and he signs this legislation into law. this is a major achievement for the bi
i m christine romans. laura, it was a year ago this week everything started to shut down. now we get a glimpse. a taste of freedom. what it will look like. i am laura jarrett. tuesday, march 9th. 5 a.m. in new york. we begin with good news this morning. some of you will finally be able to hug your grandkids again after a full year of coping with this pandemic, a major step forward in returning to something resembling normal life. new guidance from the cdc for people fully vaccinated against covid-19 giving the green light to many everyday activities and easing some restrictions and precautions. nearly 20% of americans have been at least partially vaccinated. almost 10% fully. but the cdc still recommends people avoid travel saying it risks creating a surge in infections. the airline industry pushing back saying highly filtered air and universal mask wearing makes claims a low risk environment. a cnn medical analyst agrees. so this is one of these examples where i think
first prime time speech commemorating the one year milestone since the shutdown. we have a lot to cover. let s begin with omar jimenez as the trial will begin today, the jury selection in the case, the murder and manslaughter charges that have been brought against derek chauvin. reporter: that is right. so jury selection process should be getting going officially in any moment now. we were watching this morning the attorneys file back into court and work out some pretrial motions with the judge peter cahill at which point the judge asked if the attorneys had heard from the court of appeals yet, as to whether this third-degree murder charge would be settled. but as of just a few moments ago we learned that the attorneys for the defense officer derek chauvin filed a petition to the minnesota supreme court on whether to rule on whether the appellate court decision this past friday over whether they would reconsider to reinstate the third-degree murder charge could go forward.