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.
say the administration s immigration policies are to blame. it s the biden open border policies that are inviting even more illegal immigration and actually have created this humanitarian crisis. the border patrol officers told me that the biden administration policies they are enriching and they empowering the drug cartels in mexico. arthel: we ll get into this with our fox team coverage. griff jenkins is near the border in texas. david spunt is following the president in wilmington, delaware. what are you hearing. reporter: president biden is touting the covid relief, the $1.9 trillion covid relief package. the border is something the president will have to focus on. this is a big deal that fema is getting involved. it shows that the administration cannot ignore the influx of unaccompanied children at the southern border, no question about this at all. homeland security secretary, alejandro mayorkas, made the announcement yesterday that he s directing fema to shelter an
dismantling every system in place to address this with humanity and compassion. and new warnings from health officials as more states look to ease covid restrictions. this morning, dr. anthony fauci is saying, not so fast. even though the decline was steep, we absolutely need to avoid the urge to say, oh, everything is going great, which it is going in the right direction, but once you declare victory, that metaphor that people say, if you re going for a touchdown, don t spike the ball on the five-yard lane, wait until you get into the end zone. it all comes as u.s. vaccine efforts are picking up steam. yesterday the weekly average was brought to 2.5 million vaccines per day. joining me right now is white house principal deputy press secretary, karine jean-pierre, which is the most beautiful name in the world, we ll take it from there. the president is hitting the road to promote the details of the american rescue plan. does he feel he need to sell this more than he d
denying the allegations against him. i did not do what has been alleged, period. look, it s very simple, i never harassed anyone, i never abused anyone, i never assaulted anyone. and i never would, right? let s start with the new allegations coming from a former reporter, cnn s polo sandoval is following the latest developments. what are you hearing? reporter: fred, you re referring to jessica bateman, the latest in a growing list of women who have come forward recently with these allegations of sexual harassment and assault against new york s governor andrew cuomo. as you mentioned earlier, these are accusations that the governor continues to deny and continues to refuse to step down over, instead saying that he wants the investigation to proceed. but she s recounting when she was a reporter, she s now a reporter in miami. basically she self-penned a piece, a first-person piece in new york magazine in which she recounts multiple occasions in which she alleges that she
covid-19. saying that battle is far from over, and setting goal of july 4th for small gathering and number of people vaccinated in the united states continues to climb, critics are claiming the president and his own cdc are being too cautious and approaching the return to normal and in their guidelines for when vaccinated americans are able to do let s bring in fox news medical contributor dr. marty a professor at the john hopkins school of medicine and bloomberg school of public health. so welcome, doctor great to see you again. thanks. paul: let s start with the may 1st target for vaccinating all adults that s declaring victory for something that is already on the way to being accomplished. well that s right most states are going to open up vaccination to anybody who wants it by april, and you look at states like connecticut that i already said that any age group regardless of the category will be able to get the vaccine by end of march. so that s a very conservative es