something about it. super spreader affairs as spring breakers are flocking to the beaches in florida despite warnings to stay away. and the shocking attack on police officers trying to enforce pandemic. covid relief. some receiving checks totaling thousands of dollars. to have a little bit of weight lifted off our shoulders. to not have to worry as much as maybe what the next months will hold. i have some bills that are behind, obviously. so those are all already caught up. i got all of those caught up this morning. a lot of people needing that morning. good morning, it s sunday, march 14th. i m lindsey reiser. i m kendis gibson. we have a team of correspondents and analysts standing by with the latest for you on the stories we re covering. we begin with cathy park in new york with more on that new york times report surrounding governor cuomo. good morning. more than two dozen people were interviewed for the piece. who are they? what are some of the bombshells
normalcy by july 4th weekend. there is light literally now that the lights have sprung forward. we ll have an extra hour of daylight. after the year we had it s hard not to feel a little good about what is on the horizon. however it could be a vastly different reality right now if the insurrection on january 6th had not failed. it has been two months and eight days since that day. the fbi is still working to make sure everyone that stormed the capital is fully prosecuted for their crimes. they are dotting their is and crossing their ts going through mown tapes of evidence but it all started at the top. cleaning up that january 6th mess is a top priority for merick garland. we re learning more about some of the rye jotters that were arrested. sivic is accused of stealing the badge and radio from a dc police officer after a crowd beat him unconscious. he buried it in his backyard in buffalo. he will appear in front of a federal judge on tuesday. also we re learning about a memb
and the $15 minimum wage that the house voted to include in the covid relief bill. but even with democrats in control, the possibility of any of this becoming law is nowhere near guaranteed. and without a change to the filibuster, much of this progressive to-do list will die. joining me now is senate majority leader chuck schumer of the great state of new york. leader schumer, thank you very much for coming to the sunday show. good to be with you, jonathan. the old days back in gotham. so, listen, you were able to get the senate to pass the covid relief package, and as a result it became law. how do you hold your razor-thin majority? how did you hold it in order for all of these progressive to-do list items to get through passage? well, first, it s such a major piece of legislation. it s the most significant change for middle-class people, for poor people, people trying to get into the middle class in decades in a very long time. and it has amazing things in it. the c
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
their part. there s a good chance you, your families and friendses, will be able to get together in your backyard or your neighborhood and have a cookout or barbecue and celebrate independence day when we mark our independence as a nation and our independence from this virus. joining me now, nbc news chief white house correspondent and weekend today co-anchor, kelly o donnell, yamiche alcindor, former deputy white house chief of staff to president obama, jim messina and former rnc chair, michael steele. welcome, all. kristen, let me start with you. if big primetime address last night after a major legislative win. now of course the challenge to make sure that americans understand why it is that they are receiving the help that they have. what s the plan going forward? reporter: that s right. now the president and vice president are going to be focused on selling this massive piece of legislation that just passed, $1.9 trillion covid relief and of course one of the cente