i will not relent until we beat this virus, but i need you. biden s primetime call to action. get vaccinated and help others beat covid-19. then several countries suspend the use of the astrazeneca vaccine as they examine a possible link to blood clots. later, prince will william says the royals aren t racist. i m kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom. u.s. president joe biden used his first televised primetime speech to lay out a hopeful vision for lifting america out of the year long pandemic. at the heart of his optimism, an enormous package of economic relief that totals almost $2 trillion. the president signed it into action on thursday. he circled may 1st on the calendar, a day he hopes will signal the beginning of the end of the pandemic for most americans. all adult americans will be eligible to get a vaccine no later than may 1. that s much earlier than expected. let me be clear, that doesn t mean everyone is going to have that shot immediately, but it means
benefits, increased child tax credits, additional money for vaccines, reopening schools, farms, health care. and the list goes on. now, this measure is already reaping benefits. american airlines is crediting the bill with saving 27,000 jobs. mississippi senator roger wickerbrags, independent restaurant operates have won $28.6 billion of targeted relief. this fund willing ensure that small businesses can survive the pandemic. now, you would be correct in noting senator wicker is a republican. you would also be correct in noting that he was a republican that voted against the bill. you all did. you would be correct in noting that senator wicker is taking a sort of credit for help that he voted against providing. and you would be correct in including, that s pretty messed up. so the president s first prime-time address comes as the pandemic crosses the one-year mark. more than 10% of americans are now fully vaccinated and nearly 20% of americans have received their first shot
nearly $2 trillion covid relief plan into law, meaning millions of dollars will flow into bank accounts and the hands of americans. another 12,000 americans filed for first-time unemployment claims, lost their jobs just last week. tonight s prime time speech is a new time for the president. look behind with sorrow, look ahead with hope. we re one year into the start of the new world. sports stopped, offices and schools began closing. the world health organization one year ago today called covid-19 a pandemic. one year. nearly 30 million cases here in the states, 118 million plus globally, soon to be 530,000 american deaths. the president will outline his two-track path to post-pandemic life tonight. a spring surge in the covid vaccine rollout and a surge in economic help to families, small businesses and to schools. but the president s hope does come with a messaging challenge. telling folks if there are ball games or a family picnic coming up, mask up and be extra careful ju
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