for a lot of people. we are finally turning the tide on the virus. if there is ever a time to put on the mask, this is it. everyone says covid doesn t exist. we have a problem with too many people coming here to let loose in ways that are not proper. we want people to have a good time on spring break. don t put your guard down completely. be prudent a bit longer. i m pamela brown in washington. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. you are in the cnn newsroom on this saturday. you just heard those words from dr. anthony futauci. be prudent a bit longer. they are begging americans to avoid travel, wear the mask, they are making pleas in a time when 1 in 5 americans received at least one dose of covid-19 vaccine. help is now also arriving nationwide. the form of cash. many people telling cnn their covid relief payments have now appeared in their bank accounts. the payments, they are part of the covid relief package that impacts families dir
get worse over the next couple of days before they get better. we can show you evidence of the flooding right here in the town of leland which is just south and west of women mington wilmington. you can see some police officers there, those are sheriff s deputies from winston-salem who came down here to help out. you see that road next to them, we watch a high water vehicle rescue some residents who could not get out of that neighborhood because of the water blocking the road. if you have a truck high enough, you can get through, but take a look at that intersection down there. that s the i-140 and i-17 interchange. and you might be able to see the roof of a car in the middle of that sewer change. i med told interchange. i m told it s about 5 feet deep in spots over there, and beyond that intersection there are a couple of subdivisions where there were dozens of people trapped in their homes, in some cases several feet of water inside their homes, and those people were rescued agai