go. let the review proceed. i m not going to resign. will it work? hello, i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is springing forward. one year ago this weekend, reported deaths from covid-19 were still just in the double digits, just under 70 confirmed deaths as we all started to scramble to a sudden new normal life in the pandemic. tomorrow, march 15, 2020, president biden announced more sites to slow the spread. one in five americans have received at least one dose of the vaccine, according to the cdc. nearly 3 million yesterday alone. president biden has an aggressive timeline saying all adults will have doses by the end of may, and that july is the beginning of the recovery from the virus. health experts are continuing to warn that now is not the time to return to normal. here to explain why and what s next, the president s chief medical adviser, dr. anthony fauci. dr. fauci, thanks for joining us. the government of italy is imposing another loc
announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with robyn curnow. despite condemnations from the u.n. and major world powers, myanmar s military crackdown on protesters is only getting bloodier and more dangerous. a human rights group says as least 38 demonstrators were killed on sunday. it is the deadliest day so far since last month s coup. and there could be more deaths we just don t know about. the military junta has now declared martial law in six districts of yang orngs which is myanmar s largest city. i want to go straight to our paula hancocks who s been monitoring all of these latest developments and of course this increase in violence on the streets against protesters. what more can you tell us? hi, paula. reporter: well, robyn, it s very clear to everybody that the level of force that security forces are now using against protesters is increasing. it is definitely on the rise. as you say, yesterday being the deadliest day so far that we know of since
our dad is finally going to [inaudible] way! ainsley: that s the movie, that s the music from the movie trolls. brian: is it really? that s the only reason i know it. ainsley: me too. that s a beautiful shot. sixth avenue. it s dark outside, sun s going to come up. brian: yeah, you know, i think it s going to happen. i think around september we re actually going to have people in manhattan. ainsley: will we have our tourists back? brian: i don t know. first we re going to get people punching the clock. ainsley: some people are saying they might not do it. saving money keeping their employees on home brian: i guess sandal sales will go through the roof. a lot of open-toed shoes. pete: you re right here, but i have to look at the camera. brian: we are together. pete, according to reports, you re filling in for steve. pete: yes, today. ainsley: another 10-dayer? pete: just today and i think friday. brian: you have your kids on spring break. ainsley: thank you so mu
we do begin this hour with encouraging news for the country worst hit by the coronavirus, but also a crucial, crucial warning. the u.s. is powering through vaccinations. cdc data shows that 1 in 5 americans have now received at least one dose, and more than 1 in 10 are now fully vaccinated. but spring break is here, and many states are easing back on restrictions. travel is picking up to the level it was a year ago. and people are letting their guard down. perhaps adding to an overall sense of relief, americans are starting to receive those $1,400 stimulus checks as well from the biden administration. so it may feel like the u.s. is emerging out of a dark winter into a hopeful spring. but experts still pleading with the public to stay vigilant. here s paul vercammen with that, paul? reporter: coronavirus restrictions are loosening up from coast to coast, but one of the nation s top health experts is warning governors, if there was ever a time to put on a mask, this is it.
i know you re happy about it. i know you want the money because you have been telling me, whenever you see me, wherever you happen to see me, around town ask, telling me on social media, you need the money. a lot of people do. stimulus payments. up to $1,400 a person. hitting americans bank accounts as soon as this weekend. you can use the money, right? but the president and vice president, kamala harris, heading up a team to go out and sell the bill to the country over the next few weeks. while the president is showing leadership, what are we seeing from the gop? let s talk about that. the party of lincoln. doesn t care about the rescue plan and what it will do for desperate americans. what they re fighting for is taking away your voting rights. trying to disenfranchise voters. mainly people of color who voted for joe biden. there are more than 250 bills nationwide to roll back voter access. and it s nothing but a blatant attempt by republicans to claw their way back to p