president biden addressing the nation tonight, marking one year of covid, saying the virus has exacted a terrible toll on all americans but offering messages of hope. tonight i m announcing that i will direct all states, tribes and territories to make all adults, people 18 and over, eligible to be vaccinated no later than may 1. the president saying he will not relent until we beat covid-19. he s ramping up a massive nationwide effort to re-open schools safely, and saying he s hopeful that in americans pull together and get vaccinated we can gatter in small groups with family and friends to celebrate the 4th of july this year. joining me now to discuss, cnn correspondent john hardwood and dr. jonathan reiner the, director of the cardiac catheterization program. president biden is making promises everyone is going to be eligible for a vaccine by may 1st. a barbecue with the family, friends on the 4th of july. he s setting high expectations. now he s going to have to meet t
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by may 1st, less than two months from now, he s directing all states and territories to make all adults eligible for the vaccine. you ll also want to mark july 4th on your calendar. biden is expected to announce americans should be able to gather in small groups by then. two dates to look forward to as today marks one year since the world health organization officially declared the coronavirus to be a pandemic. it s a sobering milestone with more than half a million american lives lost between that declaration and tonight. even with biden s hopeful announcement, tonight is one of those occasions when it is important to step back and remember how we got here. starting one year ago today, march 11th, o 2020, when the world stood still. just moments ago on capitol hill government health officials testified on the government s response to coronavirus and this statement from one of the nation s top medical experts was not reassuring. we will see more cases and things will get
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
night, the president said we are way ahead of schedule in building up vaccine supply and getting shots in americans arms. he said every adult in america will be eligible to get in line starting may 1st. and that there will be enough vaccines for everyone by june 1st. and he said if people take advantage and actually get those shots, that could mean putting this virus in our rearview mirror by summertime. watch this. if we do this together, by july the 4th, there is a good chance you, your families and friends will be able to get together in your backyard or in your neighborhood and have a cookout or a barbecue and celebrate independence day. after this long, hard year, that will make this independence day something truly special where we not only mark our independence as a nation, but we begin to mark our independence from this virus. the president made that speech just hours after signing the $1.9 trillion covid relief bill into law, delivering on a promise he made befo