it may feel like the summertime is emerging from a dark winter into a bright spring but experts urge americans to avoid travel, wear masks and stay vigilant. one in five americans have now received at least one vaccine dose and now one in ten are fully vaccinated, perhaps adding to a sense of relief, americans are receiving stimulus checks in their bank accounts. president biden said now is not the time to let down your guard. coronavirus restrictions are loosening up from coast to coast, but one of the nation s top health experts is warning the nation s governors if there was any time to put on a mask, this is it. i would just appeal to the leaders who have people s lives in your handled, do the rights thing. health officials are also deeply concerned americans are letting their guard down by getting on planes in record numbers since the outbreak began and by clustering up. you would say hey, baby, i m going to disappear overnight. it is amazing. you go outside, th
policy. tornadoes are the latest concern. we re talking about a level four out of five. a few tornadoes, large hail, it could be baseball size. this is new day weekend. look at miami, beautiful start this sunday. stimulus. the goal is to get economic aid to people. payments are hitting bank accounts now. those waiting on paper checks and prebader ginsburg debit cards are set to get those before the end of the month. the covid vaccine rollout, the cdc reported nearly 3 million doses were administered. one in five americans has now received at least one dose of the vaccine. but is the progress at risk? some health officials are keeping up their warnings about variants.. they see states ease restrictions, and pandemic levels just as the spring break kicks off. it is like the surge of before. they don t want to see recent history repeat itself. cnn s natasha chin reports from miami beach. reporter: the u.s. is vaccinating people every day. lower hospitalizations
The weekend, overnight lows here in the chicago area are expected to hover in the subzero territory well into the middle of next week. back to you. my teeth are chattering just thinking about that, maggie vespa, thank you. stay warm and stay safe. angie lassman s tracking the latest forecast for us. give us the breakdown of what you re seeing, angie. this is going to be another major storm system that has multiple impacts over the next couple of days as we roll into the weekend. here s the deal right now, already an active morning across portions of the south. we ll see another chance for severe storms as the day goes on. we ve got the heavy snow, the wet snow and the whipping winds working across portions of the great lakes. that heavy rain on already saturated grounds happening across the east. as we get into tomorrow, still those strong winds leaving us with the lake effect snow happening and at a rapid pace. we ll see upwards of a foot to a foot and a half of snow when this is
Caucuses on monday. fox weather correspondent nichole valdez joins us from des moines, iowa. hi, nichole. relentless snow and blizzard like conditions cree iting a challenging tuesday morning in the hawkeye state city capital of des moines. a live look what s going on. all of the snow, nearly six inches of it already on the ground since it started snowing late monday afternoon. what we ve watched today are snowplows, hundreds of them, trying to make a dent and keep up with the snowfall rates. some are struggling to get around the city as that snow on the roads is turning into a slush consistency. you will notice in the distance some men trying to clear a path on the sidewalk and make it easier for those who do need to get around today. unfortunately things are not looking like they will let up any time soon. snow expected to continue falling late into the afternoon.