cnn white house correspondent arlette saenz joins us now, so, arlette, the president has not announced that he s running for election. but there s some expectation that this speech is going to have the tone of a campaign speech. reporter: well, victor, take a look at where president biden decided to unveil this election, that s in the battle ground state of pennsylvania which would be critical to the upcoming election look, the presidential advisers are aware that the budget as proposed is unlikely to go anywhere up on capitol hill. but it does offer the president an opportunity to really lay out what s at stake for both the policy and political battles ahead, especially when you think of the fight, the looming fight, over the debt ceiling expected to play out over the coming month. the omb director shalanda young calls it a healthy start to the conversation. and ultimately, it lays out what president biden values. taking a look at what this budget entails. the president is
since taking office 51 days ago. and cnn just learning the president will direct all states to open vaccine eligibility to all adults by may first and that he would like to see some signs of normalcy like small gatherings by july 4th. this comes just hours after biden signed a landmark piece of legislation, a $1.9 trillion covid relief bill. i believe this is and most people i think do as well, this historic legislation is about rebuilding the backbone of this country and giving people in this nation, working people, middle class folks, people who built the country a fighting chance. biden is seizing the moment. according to cnn s new poll, 77% of americans now believe the worst is behind us. that is up nearly 30% over just the past two months. there is an undeniable sense of hope across this country after a year that the cdc says was almost certainly the deadliest year on record for the u.s.. the deadliest year on record. and tonight does mark one year to the day that th