folks, people who built the country, a fighting chance. the white house says the $1,400 checks if many americans are stand landing in bank accounts as soon as this weekend. the law includes a boost to federal unemployment benefits and more funding for coronavirus vaccine and testing programs. later tonight, biden will deliver his first prime time address to the nation as president of the united states to chart a course out of this def devastating pandemic. almost 33 million fully vaccinated, which is the gad news, but not to mention, the nation is still down almost 10 million jobs. and as cnn phil mattingly reports, the white house plans to try to sell this new legislation to every corner of the country. i m going to have a lot more to say about that tonight and the next couple of days. reporter: for president joe biden, a day of major moments. this historic legislation is about rebuilding the backbone of this country. reporter: with major challenges still ahead. bi
the way now for massive amounts of aid to begin flowing including direct payments of up to $1,400 that could land in some people s bank accounts as soon as this weekend. this comes exactly one year after the kworldworld health organization declared a coronavirus pandemic that so far has claimed more than 530,000 american lives and infected almost 30 million people in the u.s. alone. by contrast, a year ago today, there were just 1,100 known cases here in the united states, underscoring the virus s devastating spread across the country and, indeed, around the world. and the cdc has just confirmed to cnn that data suggests 2020 was the deadliest year in u.s. history, with a 15% increase in the death rate due to the pandemic. let s go to the whoite house, or chief white house correspondent kaitlan collins is joining us now. we re told that the president has been working on this speech for a week. what s the latest? reporter: yeah, wolf, top aides say he s been editing it line
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Federal prosecutors on Tuesday defended their decision to file a felony "obstruction" charge for actions during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot against a former U.S. Marine who served in a presidential helicopter squad when George W. Bush and Barack Obama were in the White House.