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
could be upended from scenes like this. this is live pictures, from miami beach, and you can see crowds are in full force. and masks are hard to spot, as americans, tired of more than a year of restrictions, let loose. the tsa is reporting that friday was the busiest travel day since the pandemic started. we are finding the embattled governor from new york losing support as he struggles to stay in office. even new york s two senators, both democrats, have called for his residegnation. and governor cuomo is running out of support among all the serious allegations. reporter: hey, ana. you re exactly right. big names in new york politics. the two u.s. senators came out in a joint statement friday, and it shows he is losing support among the allegations. the latest one from a woman named jessica bakeman. she had been a capitol beat reporter for albany. and new york magazine, she alleges multiple incidents. she writes, andrew cuomo s hands have been on my body. my arms, shoulder
tonight marks one year since start of the pandemic. this has been the deadliest year in a century. literally it started one year ago with the presidential address on our watch and now a year later, literally to the hour, a very different president with a very different message. the biggest anti-poverty measure in a generation. the law aims to lift 11 million americans out of poverty and cut child poverty in half, but president biden spent most of his first address to the nation not taking a victory lap but rallying us for the rest of the race to come. a year ago we were hit with a virus that was met with silence and spread unchecked, denials for days, weeks, then months that led to more deaths, more infections, more stress and more loneliness. we knew what we needed to do to beat this virus tell the truth, follow the scientists and the science, work together. my fervent prayer for our country is that after all we ve been through, we ll come together as one people, one nat
having no idea when i would become eligible, i will tell you, i feel this personally. as the president made clear tonight, he s saying this doesn t necessarily mean all american adults are going to be vaccinated by the end of next month, by may 1st. but he is ordering all states and territories to open eligibility to all adults by no later than may 1st, which means you can get in line, which means you can start setting up your appointment, which means you can make your plans. any american adult who wants a shot will be free to sign up for one, and the president says his administration will do everything it can to make vaccine shots available to every single american who wants one. and that is just almost unbelievably good news. for all of the americans who want to get vaccinated, present company included, but also for what it says about the progress the administration feels it s making toward that ultimate goal of getting everybody vaccinated. and you know, also, it matters,