as somebody who has been eagerly awaiting her vaccine shot and having no idea when i would become eligible, i will tell you, i feel this personally. as the president made clear tonight, he s saying this doesn t necessarily mean all american adults are going to be vaccinated by the end of next month, by may 1st. but he is ordering all states and territories to open eligibility to all adults by no later than may 1st, which means you can get in line, which means you can start setting up your appointment, which means you can make your plans. any american adult who wants a shot will be free to sign up for one, and the president says his administration will do everything it can to make vaccine shots available to every single american who wants one. and that is just almost unbelievably good news. for all of the americans who want to get vaccinated, present company included, but also for what it says about the progress the administration feels it s making toward that ultimate goal of
having no idea when i would become eligible, i will tell you, i feel this personally. as the president made clear tonight, he s saying this doesn t necessarily mean all american adults are going to be vaccinated by the end of next month, by may 1st. but he is ordering all states and territories to open eligibility to all adults by no later than may 1st, which means you can get in line, which means you can start setting up your appointment, which means you can make your plans. any american adult who wants a shot will be free to sign up for one, and the president says his administration will do everything it can to make vaccine shots available to every single american who wants one. and that is just almost unbelievably good news. for all of the americans who want to get vaccinated, present company included, but also for what it says about the progress the administration feels it s making toward that ultimate goal of getting everybody vaccinated. and you know, also, it matters,
that everyone in this country age 18 and above will be able to receive the coronavirus vaccine by may 1st. may 1st. that s it. you will have your appointment by may 1st if not already have the vaccine in your arm. president bide ensaid this goal is to allow people to be able to his goal is to allow people to be able to gather in small groups on july 4th to celebrate our independence and to celebrate our independence from the coronavirus. today was the triumphant high point of the biden presidency so far with house speaker nancy pelosi delivering the biden covid relief bill to the white house for the president s signature one day earlier than expected. signing the bill into law today means relief checks of $1,400 could be flowing into people s accounts as early as this weekend. people can expect to start seeing direct deposits hit their bank accounts as early as this weekend. president biden stepped up to the microphone in the east room of the white house tonight to tell
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