spring break could bring a spike in cases, too. if you get the coronavirus that s your own fault because you know the risks of coming out here. wearing a mask, that s not the normal compared to people who do wear a mask. governor cuomo has lost the confidence of his governing partners. for the good of the state he should resign. he should look into his heart to see if he can govern effectively. we have a broken immigration system. our cities and our counties on the border don t have the resources to deal with this. the flow of humanity arriving at our front door never stopped. the donald trump administration didn t stop them. i m pamela brown in washington. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world on this sunday. you are live in the cnn newsroom. a year ago, the pandemic was just getting started in the u.s. i m sure we all remember how we felt at that time. and spring breakers were largely oblivious to its threats. you can t say people
we do begin this hour with encouraging news for the country worst hit by the coronavirus, but also a crucial, crucial warning. the u.s. is powering through vaccinations. cdc data shows that 1 in 5 americans have now received at least one dose, and more than 1 in 10 are now fully vaccinated. but spring break is here, and many states are easing back on restrictions. travel is picking up to the level it was a year ago. and people are letting their guard down. perhaps adding to an overall sense of relief, americans are starting to receive those $1,400 stimulus checks as well from the biden administration. so it may feel like the u.s. is emerging out of a dark winter into a hopeful spring. but experts still pleading with the public to stay vigilant. here s paul vercammen with that, paul? reporter: coronavirus restrictions are loosening up from coast to coast, but one of the nation s top health experts is warning governors, if there was ever a time to put on a mask, this is it.
i know you re happy about it. i know you want the money because you have been telling me, whenever you see me, wherever you happen to see me, around town ask, telling me on social media, you need the money. a lot of people do. stimulus payments. up to $1,400 a person. hitting americans bank accounts as soon as this weekend. you can use the money, right? but the president and vice president, kamala harris, heading up a team to go out and sell the bill to the country over the next few weeks. while the president is showing leadership, what are we seeing from the gop? let s talk about that. the party of lincoln. doesn t care about the rescue plan and what it will do for desperate americans. what they re fighting for is taking away your voting rights. trying to disenfranchise voters. mainly people of color who voted for joe biden. there are more than 250 bills nationwide to roll back voter access. and it s nothing but a blatant attempt by republicans to claw their way back to p
denying the allegations against him. i did not do what has been alleged, period. look, it s very simple, i never harassed anyone, i never abused anyone, i never assaulted anyone. and i never would, right? let s start with the new allegations coming from a former reporter, cnn s polo sandoval is following the latest developments. what are you hearing? reporter: fred, you re referring to jessica bateman, the latest in a growing list of women who have come forward recently with these allegations of sexual harassment and assault against new york s governor andrew cuomo. as you mentioned earlier, these are accusations that the governor continues to deny and continues to refuse to step down over, instead saying that he wants the investigation to proceed. but she s recounting when she was a reporter, she s now a reporter in miami. basically she self-penned a piece, a first-person piece in new york magazine in which she recounts multiple occasions in which she alleges that she
weekly segment. later, we have a full rundown of joe s biggest cheerleaders in the media mob. but first, as we come on the air just a little after 9:00 eastern, 6:00 on the west coast, the floodgates are now open. a seventh andrew cuomo accuser has now come forward, and no dozens of new york democrats, they are calling and demanding governor cuomo resign. that includes congressman jerry nadler, congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez, and just in the last couple hours, chuck schumer and senator kirsten gillibrand, and more than half of all new york state lawmakers. in other words, enough to impeach him. also, new york mayor, comrade de blasio, has made that call. the national organization for women now also calling on handrew cuomo to resign. the latest accusation comes from a reporter who claims andrew cuomo s hands had been on my body, on my arms, on my shoulders, the small of myn bac, my waist, often enough, but by late 2014, i didn t want to go to the holiday party that h