pfizer plant in michigan. the first fda-authorized covid-19 vaccine is right now being loaded up. it will soon be at hospitals across the country. the trucks are moving out now. it is 7:09 8:09 in the east. 7:09 houston time. it appears the first truck, a fedex truck, has left or leaving as we speak. it pulled out of the picture. the pfizer facility in michigan. that s the first truck. three months ago already represents an historic time for the country but a dark historied. the failed former president was calling the then president-elect joe biden ill legitimate. he was continuing his crusade against american democracy, and that weekend we woke up to the news that the u.s. supreme court had rejected another republican effort to delay the electoral college vote in more battle ground states their dear leader had lost and biden won. the effort to jurn turn the election had the support of 126 of the 196 republicans in the house of representatives at the time. the head of the
nearly $2 trillion covid relief plan into law, meaning millions of dollars will flow into bank accounts and the hands of americans. another 12,000 americans filed for first-time unemployment claims, lost their jobs just last week. tonight s prime time speech is a new time for the president. look behind with sorrow, look ahead with hope. we re one year into the start of the new world. sports stopped, offices and schools began closing. the world health organization one year ago today called covid-19 a pandemic. one year. nearly 30 million cases here in the states, 118 million plus globally, soon to be 530,000 american deaths. the president will outline his two-track path to post-pandemic life tonight. a spring surge in the covid vaccine rollout and a surge in economic help to families, small businesses and to schools. but the president s hope does come with a messaging challenge. telling folks if there are ball games or a family picnic coming up, mask up and be extra careful ju
will be up step closer to receiving $1,400 stimulus checks. this legislation also extends unemployment benefits for millions out of a job. text bands the child tax credit. it provides affordable care act subsidies, and it includes funding for cash-strapped states and schools. it is the largest set of relief checks ever and has garnered prod support across the country. you can see the number here. new cnn poll shows 61% of americans are on board with this covid relief package. i have jessica dean on capitol hill, phil mattingly there at the white house, and, phil, i m starting with you. when can we expect the president to sign this bill? reporter: well, brooke, right now the white house is planning to sign the bill. the president signed the bill on friday, and we actually just got the first word from the president since the house passage of the bill putting out a rather lengthy statement saying in part this legislation is about giving the backbone of this nation, the essenti
you are vaccinated. also, why it is still telling vaccinated americans not to travel. politico reports that the agency did originally consider updating the travel guidelines only to scrap the update before the report became public. cdc director rochelle walensky tried to address the balancing act with my colleague rachel maddow last night. here s what we know about travel. we know that right now there are a lot of variants here in this country. some have brought in from travel. others have emanated from inside the country. we know that after mass travel, after vacations, after holidays, we tend to see a surge in cases. and so we really want to make sure again with just 10% of people vaccinated that we are limiting travel. we are reaching a turning point when it comes to vaccines, as supply increases, experts believe parts of the country could reach a scenario where they have more vaccine than people who want it. and that could come as early as next month. instates like