through what this is actually going to look like. gene sperling is a longtime economic aide. he served other presidents. he has been a adviser to president biden on the campaign trail. but he is not expected at the sore money. because right now like most americans he is working remotely, has not been vaccinated yet, and is still in california according to the white house. and he won t be in the west wing doing the job for several more weeks according to the press secretary earlier today. that is interesting. gloria, this package, relief package is popular. is the white house worried that it won t be so popular, that popularity that wane? why this real effort to bolster this. well, a lot of people who were there, including the president himself, were there in 2009 when the stimulus package passed. and one of the problems with that, biden himself has said, is that they never explained the benefits of it to the american people. and it was unpopular. this bill starts out more
policy. tornadoes are the latest concern. we re talking about a level four out of five. a few tornadoes, large hail, it could be baseball size. this is new day weekend. look at miami, beautiful start this sunday. stimulus. the goal is to get economic aid to people. payments are hitting bank accounts now. those waiting on paper checks and prebader ginsburg debit cards are set to get those before the end of the month. the covid vaccine rollout, the cdc reported nearly 3 million doses were administered. one in five americans has now received at least one dose of the vaccine. but is the progress at risk? some health officials are keeping up their warnings about variants.. they see states ease restrictions, and pandemic levels just as the spring break kicks off. it is like the surge of before. they don t want to see recent history repeat itself. cnn s natasha chin reports from miami beach. reporter: the u.s. is vaccinating people every day. lower hospitalizations
those are the faces of the immigration surge. there are more children coming across the border than we have facilities for. there is a crisis on the texas border right now. this crisis as a result of president biden s open border policy. announcer: this is new day weekend. a shot of capitol hill there and the flags flying as we begin with we have to tell you we have a crisis at the u.s./mexico border. this is an unprecedented high. homeland security secretarial happen droe secretary alejandro mallorcas is directing fema. up on capitol hill for us this morning, what do we expect to see? reporter: victor, it s going to be an incredibly busy week in congress. as you said, house minority leader kevin mccarthy leading a group of 12 republicans to el paso tomorrow where they will tour a migrant processing facility. this has been a major issue with republicans. they have been hitting the biden administration on this influx of migrants crossing the border in rec
administration on immigration. an influx of children crossing the border alone. there is a crisis on the texas border right now. as a result of president biden s open border policies. democratic congressman vicente gonzalez weighs in. and welcome to inside politics sunday. i m abby phillip. to our viewers around the united states and the world, thank you for spending part of your weekend with us. one year ago this weekend, the coronavirus lockdowns were just beginning and covid had killed 70 people here in the united states. the doeath toll, now 534,000 ca counting, would seem unimaginable, but today, americans have never been more optimistic the end is in sight. three quarters in a poll tell cnn the worst is finally behind us, and president biden says there will be enough vaccine for all adults by the end of may and we can safely celebrate the fourth of july with a backyard barbecue if all goes well. i will not relent until we beat this virus. but i need you. the a
summer. i need every american to do their part. but can the vaccinations come quickly enough to ward off another spike. dr. anthony fauci and larry hogan are next. and in crisis. the biden administration struggles with a surge of minor children at the border. the border is not open. voting rights advocates stacey abrams and veronica escobar ahead. andrew cuomo says he won t go. let the review proceed. i m not going to resign. will it work? hello, i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is springing forward. one year ago this weekend, reported deaths from covid-19 were still just in the double digits, just under 70 confirmed deaths as we all started to scramble to a sudden new normal life in the pandemic. tomorrow, march 15, 2020, president biden announced more sites to slow the spread. one in five americans have received at least one dose of the vaccine, according to the cdc. nearly 3 million yesterday alone. president biden has an aggress