Trillion covid aid package. Thats not law yet but this is a major step forward. The bill now faces some complications in the senate before any money makes it to American Bank accounts and cnns Suzanne Malveaux is on capitol hill with the latest. This passed with zero republicans supporting it, even a couple of democrats voted no, suz suzanne. Reporter that was expected, really, that this would go along partisan lines. It happened around 2 00 in the morning. 590 pages. 1. 9 trillion. 219212. Very close and very partisan, ana. It is more complicated as this goes to the senate side because this bill includes a minimum age increase to 15 an hour. We have already heard from the Senate Parliamentarian that does not pass the rules of reconciliation, they cant pass with a simple 51 majority instead of the 60 thats required within these rules, within budgetary rules. It has to be taken out of this bill. Well see how the senate deals with it. Theres some senate democrats, we know of at least two, who dont want it in the bill and some House Democrats who are saying, ignore the parliamentarian. What weve heard from the House Speaker nancy pelosi is that the house, no matter if it has it or doesnt have the minimum age requirement, theyre absolutely going to sign it because it is critical to so many americans. So what is in this mammoth bill . 1400 in direct Stimulus Payments for those making less than 75,000. Enhanced unemployment aid from 300 a week to 400 a week. That going until the end of august. Assistance for Small Businesses, money for child care and food aid. Aid for states, local, tribal governments, increased support for vaccines, schools as well and what were seeing now, the House Version is the minimum wage increase likely not to survive on the senate side. The deadline for this or at least the goal for this, for congress is to have this on the president s Desk By March 14th when those Unemployment Benefits expire for 11 million americans. That is the hope, that is the goal as we see this, ana, moving very quickly. It is likely theyll be able to do just that. Ana . Suzanne malveaux, thank you for that update. From the fight for covid relief to a disturbing issue, urgently in need of a solution. Attacks against Asian Americans are on the rise here in the u. S. Asian American Federation held a rise up against antiasian hate rally where mayor Bill De Blasio delivered this message. Stop asian hate. This is a message we have to get out, not just in new york city but all over this country. Stop asian hate. Stop it now. Just in new york city, police recorded 29 racially motivated crimes against people of asian descent in 2020. Thats compared to just three in 2019 and almost all of those attacks last year were attributed to coronavirus motivation. Just last night, four men of asian descent were stabbed in brooklyn. One died and on thursday, a n c. At todays rally in new york city, several people told cnn they are Living In Fear. I walk out the door and i brace myself, i prepare myself and just, i make sure i no longer listen to music when im walking around. I no longer listen to podcasts or distracted in any way. I want to make sure i Pay Attention to whatever might be happening around me. Thats where i am right now. Many of my Family Members are Living In Fear and anxiety. The attack just a couple of nights ago is a man stabbed in the back randomly. This is not a way to live, to walk with our backs against the walls, always in fear. Something must be done and were going to look to our elected officials and our government and really, society at large to understand and recognize this problem and do something about it. Joining us now, former democratic president ial candidate and current candidate for new york city mayor, andrew yang. Its nice to see you again. Im sorry about the circumstances. You attended the rally today. Whats your reaction to the racism directed at the Asian American community . Great to be back with you today as well, ana. Sorry its about this topic. This is a heartbreaking and devastating time for so many people in the Asian American community. I talked to the family of one of the victims this week and theres just so much pain and confusion and a desire to feel safe and right now, a lot of people in new york city do not feel safe on their own streets. Have you personally experienced anything since this pandemic started specifically . I think every Asian American has sensed an increase in hostility or xenophobia in ways big and small. In my case, ive been fortunate that i havent been a direct victim to some of the assaults that have been described but i know that the feeling of fear is very real. I just talked to a restauranteur whose staff does not feel safe coming and going to the restaurant and when they leave the restaurant, its quite late. So hes trying to figure out how he can actually stay open with his employees feeling the way they do. I mean, some groups are recording more than 3,000 antiasian attacks nationwide since march. Groups like the Asian Americans advancing justice. Youre a father. Everyones getting set to go Back To School. How worried are you about what kids may experience as a result of this rise in violence against Asian Americans . I think kids will have a very distinct version of this, ana. We know kids can be unmindful sometimes, very mean. So we have to do everything we can to let our children know that treating someone differently on the basis of their race is wrong. Its very destructive and its going to send a really, really difficult message to a lot of asian kids heading Back To School that if they feel like they somehow are having the coronavirus or pandemic attributed to people of asian descent, its not the kind of lesson you want a child to learn at that age and certainly, its nothing you want in america at any age or any level. Okay, it is a teaching moment though for so many of us. Professional basketball player jeremy lin, he was a New York Knicks super star. Hes a role model for a lot of Asian Americans, i know. He wrote on social media earlier. Being a nine year nba veteran doesnt protect me from being called coronavirus on the court. And today, he tweeted, i know this will disappoint some of you but im not naming or shaming anyone. What good does it do in this situation for someone to be torn down . Doesnt make my Community Safer or solve longterm problems with racism. Do you agree with his decision not to name the person who called him that slur . I think what jeremy is doing is very difficult and he has to make his own decisions. I will say that based on whats happening here in new york city, theres just a lot of pain, a lot of struggle in every community and hurt people tend to lash out in ways that can be really destructive or violent. So right now, this should be a time of healing, of teaching, trying to bring people together. Letting people know that we have so much more in common than we dont. I respect people who approach this situation in their own way. I will say that here in new york city, we should take these hate crimes seriously. We should be funding the hate Crimes Task Force for the Asian American community and we need to build bonds of trust because right now, many Asian Americans do not report these incidents, even as we see this surge. And i think its important for us to point out, we have focused on some of the numbers from new york specifically because thats tangibly what we have and youre running for new york city mayor. So thats one of the reasons we talk about this, but this is an issue that is spiking in many cities across the country. I want to switch gears quickly to talk about Coronavirus Relief and the fight over this 15 minimum wage part of the bill. The covid stimulus bill did pass the house with that provision in it but the senate Pal Parliamentarian said that part needs to be stripped out before the vote. You have progressives like ilhan omar saying make this happen. What do you think democrats should do . Our country needs help. Our country needs relief. A higher minimum wage would get in the hand of those who need it desperately and im on the record saying we should get rid of filibuster. We need a government to act. Thank goodness just about every day Chuck Schumer is our Senate Majority leader. I saw him at the rally against antiasian violence today. We have to let our senate do its job and so this Minimum Wage Fight is an example of that. I would love to see this pass with the 15 minimum wage very much included. If the 15 minimum wage doesnt pass here shortly, whether its in this bill or a standalone, is there any chance it passes in this administration or beyond . I believe so. I think were going to keep on seeing people fighting for it until it passes, ana, because at this point, millions of americans can see that right now, theyre not getting paid enough to be able to make ends meet and we can change it. We have the resources. This pandemic has been terrible but it has demonstrated that we can do much more for our people if we decide to do so. 2. 2 trillion cares act and then this 1. 9 trillion relief bill will help so many families. We can get cash relief into peoples hands and give people minimum wage thats befitting of the most modern economy in the world in 2021. Andrew yang, i appreciate your time. Thank you. Thank you, ana. Great to be here. Cpac, Conservative Annual Convention is usual to break out new stars but this year, donald trump to reassert his power over the Republican Party and its the party that by all appearances is more than willing to let him. Well take you live to orlando next. Stay with us. Youre live in the cnn newsroom. Good morning, mr. Sun. Good morning, blair. [ chuckles ] whoo. Im gonna grow big and strong. Yes, you are. Im gonna get this place all clean. Ill give you a hand. And im gonna put lisa on crutches wait, what . Said shes gonna need crutches. She fell pretty hard. You might want to clean that up, girl. Excuse us. When owning a Small Business gets real, progressive helps protect what you built with customizable coverage. And im gonna eh, eh, eh. Donny, no. Oh. Whats inside airborne . A blast of immune support thats more than just vitamin c. Its a unique crafted blend of vitamins, minerals, and herbs. 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What are the bigger implications of speaking it to an adoring crowd . Heres bill mahers tank. The shark is not gone. We need a bigger boat. The shark went out to sea for a while. Its going to come back. And eat more people on the shore. He is going to say sunday that hes the presumptive nominee for 2024. No one is going to oppose him. Traditionally, cpac is considered a Launching Pad for upcoming republicans. Mark, you have an interesting new piece entitled the gops choice in 2024. Trump ultra, trump lite or trump zero. And you talk about how those were hearing from this weekend at cpac and some who arent there fit in one of these categories that will ultimately define the partys future. I want to go one by one. First, what does trump ultra look like . Trump ultra looks like trump and those who are just going to fully and full throatedly embrace him. Ted cruz would be a good example of that. Josh hawley. Both of them spoke. Another governor, Florida Governor ron desantis who opened up the conference. All in the trump ultra lane. Trump all the time. Describe trump lite. Trump lite would be your kind of trump adjacent politicians who usually antiantitrump and try to avoid criticizing as much as possible. So florida senator marco rubio would be a good example of that. South carolina governor nikki h haley. Recently criticized the president in the face of politico and he didnt quite like it, so a lot of candidates have been thinking to maralago, she wanted to go and he told her no but we put her in the trump lite category, right in between. Now, she wasnt invited to cpac, by the way. Marco rubio was. In the trump zero lane, its a pretty small lane. One of the consultants we talked to said not much a lane as much as Shouldery Gravel on the side of the road that could tumble over, that was be larry hogan and if mitt romney decided to run, then ben sasse. Pretty small lane and almost every republican we speak to and anyone who has been following politics would say that the chance of there being a never trump or a trump zero candidate as the republican nominee assuming trump doesnt run at all would be pretty slim. I would mention that, he has the if trump runs, hes most likely to win. But i do wonder, what is the smartest path for republicans . Not just to win their own partys nomination, but to be competitive in the national landscape, which of those categories trump ultra, trump lite or trump zero . Most people seem to think with the party as it is now and things could change in the next year, an eternity in politics, the trump ultra lane. Theres a possibility that one of those kind of trump adjacent politics could make it. Cpac is not a great window into the entire Republican Party. Very good window into the very right of the Republican Party. As i said a minute ago, applause for governor Christie Nome of south dakota. Give you a pretty good idea of what they want there. One of her Applause Lines was attacking dr. Fauci, the nations top, one of the nations top experts of the pandemic and not very popular in conservative circles. A little bit of a disconnect when you look at faucis polling overall versus how well hes perceived among some on the farright. Also related because youre in florida, youre reporting democratic congresswoman Stephanie Murphy is considering, seriously considering a bid to unseat republican senator marco rubio in 2022. What do you think about this . Very difficult to beat in a general election about this. Thats according to democrats and people who really know the state. Theres been an effort by Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority leader to try to get a good solid democrat to run against rubio and Stephanie Murphy looks like she might take up the torch. A few interesting reasons why. One is redistricting thats going to happen in florida next year and going to get two new congressional seats and her congressional seat redrawn. She already has a kind of proven record of winning in a very competitive seat in her orlando district as one of the most competitive in florida. For a period of time, one of the most competitive states overall in the nation. So shes kind of demonstrated her ability to win and to sort of be a giant pillar. She defeated john in 2016, a 12 term congressman and democrats are pretty excited about it. Now, running in a state like florida is very expensive. Were talking about 100 million in order to do just for one side. So if murphy does it, you can be sure that shes going to want to make sure she has the money lined up and the folks who support her as well as the infrastructure that the democrats lack, mainly Voter Registration and a network able to turn out the vote, which has failed democrats. In fact, we know joe biden won a smaller percentage of the vote compared to Hillary Clinton in 2016. Thank you very much, mark caputo. I appreciate your reporting and insight, of course, talking about florida specifically when it comes to biden and Hillary Clinton. Coming up, how the big lie about a stolen election filtered down to the former president s most loyal supporters and why some believe the president will be back in the white house in just a matter of days. Mike lindell put out about the abuse, corruption, stealing. You trust a man who sells pillow more than the republican officials in georgia . Oh, absolutely. Is looks diff. It is. Epic hires photos. And 8k video, cinema quality. This is different. Told you. The harrys razor is not the same our razors have 5 germanengineered blades designed to stay sharp so you can enjoy lasting comfort and we never upcharge you for high quality harrys. Available in store and at harrys. Com want to save hundreds on your wireless bill . 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The years now. 6,000 death toll, cant take it down that quick. I understand youre a passionate trump supporter, right, but you sure ly can admi that the people who stormed the capitol were Trump Supporters. Youre talking to the right person because i can send you footage that shows that was all the left. Dressed up as Trump Supporters. It is my hope that President Trump comes back as the 19th president of the United States under the 1776 and that he is inaugurated on march 4th. Reporter some bought into a new Conspiracy Theory that trump will return as the 19th president on march 4th. They have misinterpreted an 1871 law and believe ulis seize s. Grant inaugurated was americas last legitimate president. It may all sound bizarre but online discussion about march 4 has been a contributing factor in the decision to keep the National Guard in washington, dc. Are you going to feel foolish on march 5th when biden is still president . Then trump has a different plan in place. Reporter everybody keeps saying trump has a plan. He has a plan. He didnt lose the election, sir. Trump did not lose the election and thats where we differ. And thats where i believe the information that mike lindell has put out. Reporter the pillow guy. Of all of the abuse, corruption, stealing. Reporter you trust a man more who sells pillows than the republican officials in georgia . Oh, absolutely. Reporter but you realize that sounds crazy. Let me tell you. The people in georgia are sick. Reporter while most of the world looks on in horror as a deadly Military Coup in myanmar, thats exactly what these Trump Supporters hope to see happen here in the United States of america. This whole thing with biden is just like a puppet president. The military is in charge. Its going to be like myanmar. Whats happening in myanmar. The military is doing their own investigation and at the right time, theyll be restoring the republic with trump as president. Different country. Doing the election. Would you like to see it happen . I would like to see it happen. You know why . The election was stolen from us. I never would have believed cnn would have given us a chance to speak the truth. What a miracle, praise god. Reporter were going to say that qanon is a Conspiracy Theory. You dont believe qanon is a Conspiracy Theory . I know it isnt. I know it isnt. Im not much believing, i have to know. That was Donie Osullivan reporting. Well be right back. Liz, you nerd, cough if youre in here shh i took mucinex dm for my phlegmy cough. What about robs dry cough . Works on that too, and lasts 12 hours. 12 hours . who studies that long . Mucinex dm relieves wet and dry coughs. Im jayson tatum check out my subway sub with Delicious Turkey and crispy bacon. It will help you hit shots from anywhere, unlike those other subs. My sub has steak. Wait, what did he say . Steak choose better be better and now save when you order in the app. Subway eat fresh. 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Transitions™ just before the break, we showed you the big lie still on display among trumps staunchest supporters and why some believe the president , the former president will be back in the white house in just a matter of days. The information that mike lindell has put out. The pillow guy. Of all the abuse, the corruption, stealing. Reporter you trust a man more who sells pillows than the republican officials in georgia . Oh, absolutely. That is America Today and Donie Osullivan is joining us now, along with cnn National Security analyst and former Assistant Secretary of homeland security, julia. Its easy to brush these people aside of playing along but youve talked to them several times now facetoface, looked into their eyes and you point out some of these Qanon Followers See March 4th as an important date. That is next week. What are qanon followers planning for that day . Yes, some qanon followers expect donald trump to somehow be inaugurated next week. Weve seen them push the date out. Biden wont be inaugurated and then pushed the date out further and further. I will say, what was most troubling from the package we just aired there before the break is when we were speaking about when Trump Supporters were speaking about myanmar and looking at it as a Military Coup was a good thing and saying they wanted to see that in the united st states. This is not rhetoric. You ran into roger stone at cpap. What did he say . Reporter we just saw roger stone in the past hour or so outside of cpap. We asked, theres been much reporting about his connection to the january 6th insurrection. He was in washington, dc that day. He has a known connection with the proud boys. Liased with them for several years now and seen with a member of the oat keepers. Antigovernment farright militant group and appeared to be providing security for stone and that went on later to join thecapitol. Listen. Are you being investigated by the fbi, roger . Any honest investigation proved there is no evidence whatsoever that i was involved or knew about this legal in the capitol that should be prosecuted. Any concerns about your ties to the proud boys . No real journalist would ever ask that question. Do you condemn those groups . Stone got a bit of a heros welcome after asking for photographs. Nearby, were not sure if they came together but it was the leader of the proud boys who got a heros welcome outside of cpap h here. That, of course, the violent hate group. Theyre all gathering in orlando this weekend. And this is not old news. Listen to what the acting police chief told the congressional hearing the other day. Members of the Militia Groups that were present on january 6th have stated their desires that they want to blow up the capitol and kill as many members as possible with the direct nexus to the state of the union. We dont know when that first joint address to congress will be made by president biden, julia, but are you confident Law Enforcement is prepared now . Yes. The second time is a charm, often, in Law Enforcement. So i think theyre prepared for march 4th but theres two other additional concerns. The first is we have a tendency to look at cpap or one might as a freak show or oddity or female speakers dancing around. It ultimately is a radicalizing event and if we dont see it as that, people are being approved and applauded for their antidemocratic views by having senators, by having leaders of the house, governors address them, then well not see the violence as being bread bear. Thats before tomorrow. And then tomorrow at the fundamental rool oft of this is racism and if we dont view this as a racist movement, africanamericans and others voted in georgia, pennsylvania, and north carolina, whatever state, then youll not see at the core of whats going on is to undermine the votes of minority communities and its just necessary that we dont just view them as sort of freaks but ultimately, there is a Racist Underpinning to what theyre doing. We saw the thinking, the chatter is partly the reason the security around the capitol still remains high. At what point can that barrier and other fences come down . I think there will be a a drawdown. We need to see what the Security Posture will be on the hill. What we cant ignore is the capitol is a fortified structure given what happened last month. So what we need to be worried about is the individual sort of attacks on either a State Capitol or against house member or others. This threat is not going away and what these know theyre doing is nurturing the rad radicalization and violence and they know theyre doing it and thats the sort of remarkable thing at this point in our history. Julia and Donie Osullivan, i appreciate both of you. Thank you. Will tiger woods ever be able to play golf professionally again following this horrifying accident . Up next, well take you to l. A. To talk to an Orthopedic Surgeon and expert on recovery. Youre live in the cnn newsroom. If youre at home thinking about your financial plan. So are we. Prudential helps 1 in 7 americans with their financial needs. Thats over 25 million people. With over 90 years of investment experience, our thousands of Financial Professionals can help with secure video chat or on the phone. We make it easy for you with online tools, esignatures, and nomedicalexam life insurance. Plan for better days. Go to prudential. 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Golf legend tiger woods is set to be in good spirits after followup surgeries on his compound leg fractures sustained that very serious car crash on tuesday in california. Woods has been transferred now to Cedar Sinai Medical Center in los angeles that has well known Sports Medicine and Rehab Facilities and now must begin the long and difficult Recovery Process. Cnns Paul Vercammen live for us. What are you learning about tigers medical condition today and what the Recovery Process could look like . We heard these procedures done to tiger were successful. The most recent procedures. We spoke with a Sports Surgery expert here in beverly hills. The team doctor that worked on other professional athletes and talked about these compound fractures and why they mandate that theres often many more procedures. These fractures in his foot, ankle and tibia are still broken. All the surgeons do is stabilize the fracture. In the old days, they used to put casts on people but now we put internal splints that hold the bones together to allow them to heal in the perfect alignment and position. As those bones heal, some of those pins, some of those screws will become prominent sometimes and irritate the soft tissues and many times, like most likely in tigers case, some of those screws need to be removed in order for him to have a better function and range of motion. Reporter dr. Snibbe says the improving technology favors him. Computer generated engineering to heal these types of fractures. He also says that tigers mental toughness and him being an elite athlete portends good things for tiger down the road. Reporting from beverly hills, im Paul Vercammen, back to you now, ana. Thank you so much, paul. Now lets talk about the pandemic. The u. S. Is on the cusp of having three covid19 vaccines in its arsenal. Friday, fda advisers recommended Emergency Use Authorization for Johnson Johnsons Coronavirus Vaccine and the fda expected to give it a green light at any moment and then it has to go to one last cdc committee. Once this vaccine receives the final signoff, which could be this weekend, it will be the first single dose Covid Vaccine in the u. S. Dean of Tropical Medicine here, dr. Peter hotez. Requires just a single dose and also evidence that suggests it may do more than just keep people from getting sick. It may actually prevent people from getting infected. What kind of impact might this vaccine have . Yeah, and ana, also, this week in the new england journal of medicine, it was reported from israel that the Pfizer Biontech vaccine when given in two doses also seems to halt asymptomatic transmission. 92 . This is really gamechanging news because what it means, you know, weve known that these vaccines are doing a great job of symptomatic transmission. With these vaccines, the point could be reached where if enough americans get vaccinated, we actually halt virus transmission. What that means is that people are no longer shedding virus from their nose, mouth and throat because the vaccines are protecting at that level of efficacy. So by later in the summer or fall, were going to be looking at a very different United States of america in terms of quality of life, possibly even no longer necessitating that people who are Vaccinating Wear masks and opening up restaurants and everything else. This is really exciting news. The hard part, of course, is going to be getting us through the next few months until we have vaccine available. Its disappointing that were only going to have three or four million doses of the Johnson Johnson vaccine delivered this coming month and so were still going slower than wed like to. So longterm, very optimistic projections, next couple of months will be tough, especially with these variants coming. Right, that is the big risk at this point. We know the Johnson Johnson vaccine showed 54 Efficacy Rate in south africa, the variant thought to be more contagious and that variant is dominant. Seven points higher than Previous Data initially suggested suggested. What do you make of that . Thats going to be really important, especially for africa because the South African variant is now climbing into zambia and mozambique and we dont have a lot to offer for the african continent because the two mrna vaccines will likely not be made available for much of africa, so we need vaccines like that one. In the u. S. , South African variant not very dominant right now. Looks like the one from the united kingdom. The b. 1. 1. 7 is outcompeting the other ones. Good news is all the Operation Warp Speed Vaccines so far released, the two mrna vaccines and the Johnson Johnson vaccine work really well against that. Its just the uk variant cause so much accelerated transmission, even though the numbers have been going down dramatically. Now theyre going down not quite as fast and the worry is theyre going to start popping up again in a few weeks. The number of people who are open at least or wanting the vaccine is going up, which is a new poll finding 55 of adults in the u. S. Want to get vaccinated as soon as possible up from 40 in mid january and mid december. Whats your reaction to that number . Its still not high enough because if were going to actually halt virus transmission, especially with the new variants now, the bar is now raised. Before were talking about vaccinating 60 to 80 of the u. S. Population in order to halt transmission. Those are from early estimates, the strains, the original types of covid19 viruses that were here. Now with the uk rising, i think that number is going to go up. Were probably going to have to hit 80 or 90 of the population vaccinated so well need all the adults vaccinated. And were going to have to start vaccinating adolescents and kids as well. The bar, unfortunately, is probe go probably going to rise. The vaccines with adolescents are closer to being completed. Dr. Peter hotez, i appreciate it as always, thank you. Thank you, ana. Explore belonia, food capital of italy. Stanley tucci tomorrow on cnn and heres a preview. Look at this. This is made with love. Its different than the others. Its amazing. Look at this. Thats beautiful. As soon as it hits your tongue, instantaneous. Thats the prosciutto we all know and love and this is an interloper. When that scandal happened, disgusted by it . Because you cant let the integrity of this disappear because thats one of the most delicious things on earth. We can all travel vicariously and join that feast when we tune in to cnns original series Stanley Tuccis search for italy, airs tomorrow night right here on cnn. You are live in the cnn newsroom. Thank you for staying with us. Im ana cabrera in new york. Busy day of news. A third Coronavirus Vaccine could get the green light at any moment. Im talking about the Johnson Johnson vaccine that is waiting for the fdas authorization for emergency use. The big difference with this one . It is just one shot. And researchers say it is 100 effective in preventing hospitalizations and deaths. In the Early Morning hours, the house passed president bidens 1. 9 Trillion Covid relief bill. It includes Stimulus Cash for families and Small Businesses. It heads now to the senate. One key provision and nearly doubling of the federal minimum wage is not expected to make it and we should note at least a dozen House Republicans asked to not vote in person last night citing the Ongoing Public Health emergency. Oddly enough, that emergency, it turns out was to head to cpap where a 6 foot tall golden statue of the former president presides over the conference site. As we also learned, the former president is weighing the super pac. And ben sasse blasting his party for the weird worship of one dude afterep