the horrors of the last few months have brought this down closer together. months have brought this down closertogether. before months have brought this down closer together. before the war there were some people here and elsewhere who genuinely supported russia. that s not really the case anymore. women s rights marches take place across the us, marking the 50th anniversary of the roe v wade case, which was overturned last year. singing a public memorial takes place for the singer lisa marie presley at her father s graceland mansion in tennessee, ten days after her death at the age of 5a. and no wipe out here! it looks like a french surfer has set a new record in california, for the biggest wave ever surfed by a woman. let s start with developing news and within the last hour police in california say the main suspect in saturday s mass shooting has shot himself dead after being tracked down to a van he was travelling in. 10 people were killed and 10 others injured in the att
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.
taylor. live from cnn world headquarters, welcome to all of you watching here in the united states, canada, and under the world. this is cnn newsroom . okay, let s start with some good news. at least one in five adults in the united states is vaccinated. but spring break travel could undo this progress. you re looking at the scene friday in miami beach florida. people are packed together, not a mask in site. more than 1.3 million people were screened at airports on friday. it could add up to a new case spike. they re begging americans to keep wearing masks no matter what local rules say. coronavirus restrictions are loosening up from coast to coast, but if there was ever a time to put on a mask, this is it. i would just appeal to all of the votes, all of the people that have people s lives in their hands. look at the data. take some risks with your political base if you need to, but do the right thing. they re also concerned that americans are betting their guard down
people now ruing of course the involvement, the easy availability if you like of firearms in this country, even though california is one state with some of the tightest gun control laws in the country and indeed the sheriff that we heard from just then, robert luna, was asked about and he said, and a quote, the status quo is not working. we need to examine the situation regarding gun control in this country. he added that he hoped this tragedy doesn t just go added that he hoped this tragedy doesn tjust go on what he called a long list of other similar tragedies of this kind. david, thank you for now. we can now speak to cynthia choi who s co executive director of chinese for affirmative action and co founder of the organisation stop asian american and pacific islander hate. thank you very much for talking to us, i know this will be a difficult time for you and many in the community. what have people been saying to you?
would not be judged by the color of their skin, by by the content of their character. i have a dream that enough is enough. and that this should be a gun-free world. period. so we saul that in the case of florida, they were able to pass gun legislation after what happened there. the same thing in new york following sandy hook, many of the marchers we spoke to are hoping another tragedy doesn t have to happen before they see some sort of tougher federal gun regulations on the books. jason, thank you very much. out front now, three students from the high school in parkland. delaney tarr, she spoke at the march. she hid with a teacher and 18 other students doing everything they were told to do. alfonso heard the gunshots,