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 and lower cases, but lower only relative to a few months ago. late last week there were three consecutive days of more than 50,000 new cases and 1500 new deaths reported each day. and it's coming as states continue to loosen restrictions and in some cases lift mask mandates. >> boy, is that the wrong time to do that. we have this slightly troubling, maybe more than slightly troubling variant b.1.1.7. and we know it's more contagious. if there was ever a time to put on the mask this is it. >> reporter: the texas attorney general has sued the city of austin for continuing the mask requirement after the state lifted its mandate. the mayor of galveston said he has to honor the governor's orders. >> i think each community makes their own decision. i think austin, round rock in that area there, they're one of the few areas in the state that has been pushing back on this. and we'll see how that plays out. we consulted with our city attorney here in galveston and the consensus was that we do not have any flexibility with this order, and so we are honoring the governor's orders. >> everybody have a mask? >> yes. >> reporter: in florida the state order does not allow local jurisdictions to fine people for not following a mask requirement, so all the miami beach authorities can do for spring break tourists is give out free masks in hopes people will wear them. the mayor told me it's a problem of mixed messaging where leaders have different attitudes about covid restrictions. >> when a hurricane comes we all stand up and we plea to the public, from the lowliest mayor to the governor to the president. this is exactly the same advice. and people see that. okay, i guess i have to evacuate. i have to do something to be safer. but right now i get emails every day from people mad at me about the mask mandate. >> reporter: some in florida are open for months, other regions are just now relaxing more restrictions. los angeles county will allow indoor dining and movie theaters to operate at reduced capacity for the first time in about nine months. and with more than 35 million people in the u.s. fully vaccinated and a stem cell lus package passed, hopes including the teachers and families getting back to the classroom. >> the smile you see on my face right now, jake, is the light at the end of this very dark tunnel. >> get a free mask. >> reporter: natasha chin, cnn, miami beach, florida. >> an emergency room physician in west michigan and executive director of the committee to direct medicare. we heard her say we are at the end of this very dark tunnel. help us understand what you're thinking when you see some of the pictures coming out of florida and texas right now. >> yeah, i think that's exactly right. we do see that light, but it's still a tunnel that we're in, you know. just the other day, yesterday, a young person who hadn't been wearing a mask figured, well, it's not really going to affect me on a young person. i should come through this okay. on day two of symptoms comes in with extremely low oxygen with covid, gets admitted to the hospital. we know the worst is around day 7 or 8. this person is in for a long rocky road. seeing so many people, tens of thousands of people in the country with this covid long haul syndrome is what they're starting to call it, who have recovered, who have gotten out of the hospital. i've seen a couple in the past few weeks, young people who still can't climb a flight of stairs, can't get to work three days after discharged from the hospital. this is a reality that we're in. and as we see that light, we don't want to ruin it now. we don't want to play the same game we played with the politics dictating rather than the public health and get into another surge. >> so, let's talk about some of the restrictions that are being lifted. movie theaters in los angeles county open, reopen tomorrow. 25% capacity, 6 feet of space between groups in all directions. do you think they're safe? >> you know, i think everything is on a scale, right. so absolutely safer to keep them closed. if you're doing it at reduced capacity, people wear masks throughout and someone is enforcing that rule, it's relatively safe. we have to decide. certainly if you've been vaccinated it's a lot safer. we have to know it's a dimmer switch. if we start to get that again, they're going to shut those kinds of things down and they have to expect that could happen. >> you just mentioned long haulers before this, people suffering from fatigue and brain fog and headaches. i have to be real transparent here. my husband is a long hauler. he had it in july, he's still feeling it. i know a lot of people have as well. this is more common, these long haul symptoms. should long haulers, i've heear people ask, should they get the vaccine? >> they should get the vaccine, they absolutely should. we don't know how long native immunity lasts. we don't know the robust immunity you get from a two-shot or one-shot vaccine now on the market. absolutely. we want to protect them and we want to protect everyone around them as well. >> what are the side effects of the last year has been the reduction in childhood immunizations? i've seen director whelinsky report. how will it affect getting children back in the skpool and what will be the practical impact of that? >> yeah, i think that's significant and we have to do a better job of letting people know it's safe to get back into your doctor's office, that these offices all have strict rules as far as masks and distancing. but in the vast majority of those cases, there is a herd immunity, the thing we much talked about with covid that's been so elusive. there is herd immunity that exists with so many with measles, mumps, rubella, everything kids get vaccinated about. those are level of protections simply because the population is immune. but, yeah, it's critical that they get back in and i'm sure that we're going to get back on track. >> since you're in michigan, doctor, i want to ask you about what happened on friday, governor whitmer announced by april 5th residents 16 and older can get the vaccine there. there was an advisory from kent county who said this about that expansion. he said throwing open eligibility to young adults allows technology savvy to push forward. you can have older people lose their spot. 25-year-olds know exactly how to hit refresh repeatedly online until they get through. we know there are some young people who feel guilty about the potential of getting vaccinated when we know there are people who need it as well possibly more than they do. is it a valid concern expanding eligibility that the most vulnerable may be pushed out? >> well, i think we have to do all of the above, right. we have to be helping folks that are maybe technology constrained get vaccinated and get signed up for those. and i know that the state and the health department is working on that. there's money from the federal government that is directed toward that and our state legislature has been holding that up over political fights. we want that to all occur. the more we get people vaccinated across the board, the closer we get to herd immunity in the state and everyone gets protected. i think it's the right thing to do to open this up as long as they are sure that they're going to have the vaccine doses they need and i trust the team that that's the case. >> everyone is going to have to get it or should get it at some point, dr. rob davidson. thanks so much. enjoy the week. >> thank you. >> victory over the covid relief package, congress and the president are looking ahead to the next challenge, immigration. >> but the sports announcer in oklahoma, maybe you heard this clip. he's blaming diabetes for using a racist slur during a basketball game. visible is wireless that doesn't play games. no surprise fees, legit unlimited data for as little as $25 a month. and the best part, it's powered by verizon. but it gets crazier. bring a friend every month and get every month for $5. which is why i brought them. two $5-a-months right here. hey. hey. plus the players of my squad. hey. what's up? 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>> i'm in 6th grade. >> reporter: do you worry when you can possibly return back to school? >> yeah. i always ask mom, when am i going back to school? >> she said she doesn't know. >> reporter: diagnosed with adhd, mary had been on an individualized education plan or i.e.p. prior to the pandemic and had been thriving. >> she did so well. they said when she goes into middle school, she no longer needs the intense special services. >> reporter: today donahue said her daughter is a completely different person and refuses to participate in online classes. >> she's progressively declined to the point where she's diagnosed with high level anxiety and depression and it was recommended we put her on antidepressants to help her get back to a somewhat normal state. it's heartbreakingly sad. >> reporter: the family she represents in the lawsuit described similar setbacks. >> he was a star pupil a year ago, thriving, happy, all of his in-school supports were helping him. my son is an emotional mess now. he's depressed. he's not interested in anything. he doesn't talk. he wasn't even participating. he wasn't turning his camera on. this is a kid who had tested as gifted in the 99 percentile now getting essentially d-level grades. >> reporter: similar lawsuits have been filed against school districts and teachers unions in over a dozen states. from maryland to kentucky, wisconsin and california. >> getting our schools back open safely. >> reporter: but while the push to reopen schools has garnered national sympathy from the white house, there is little the federal government can actually do. the majority of the country hinges on decisions made by local school districts. for these moms, the battle is halfway over. on thursday the montclair school district, one of the two named in donahue's lawsuit, reached a deal to return to the classroom april 12th. >> and i'm so grateful. >> reporter: your mom is out there fighting for you. >> thank you. >> reporter: bianna golodryga, cnn, new jersey. >> entering a second year of the coronavirus pandemic at this point, if you think about it, our mental health is still something that a lot of people think we aren't talking about enough. now we know about 41% of americans have reported experiencing mental health issues related to the pandemic and it is a real crisis among health care workers. more than 20% say they experienced anxiety or depression or some form of posttraumatic distress in the last year. how do we move forward and manage our emotional well-being? psychologist dr. patrice harris is with us now. dr. harris, we are so grateful to have you on board with us here. i do want to ask you, help me understand the degree to which people are dealing with anxiety and depression. what are you hearing? >> well, since march we have seen survey after survey where the participants say that this pandemic has affected their emotions. they are experiencing more anxiety, more depressed mood. they're unable to sleep. increased feelings of loneliness and isolation and, of course, a lot of issues around grief. we don't talk about mental health enough. we are not talking about grief because certainly we know so many of our next door neighbors and others lost loved ones. actually lost loved ones, particularly in black and brown communities. but it was also a disruption in our lives, in children's lives, so they did not get to experience those milestones. those are very important, particularly to children. so there's no question that we have to talk about mental health. and you know, not in a doomsday manner. not, we are all doomed, but we should be right now planning. you know, just as we need to prepare for public health emergencies, we need to prepare to be able to meet the mental health needs of folks going back to school, going back to work. that will be an adjustment. it won't be easy. >> so, are you saying you anticipate more mental health issues as we try to swing back into some sort of normalcy? >> well, we are seeing those now, right. and those are not going to turn off immediately. i appreciate the story of the psychiatrist. i do know children need to be back in school, although i do want to note there are some children who perhaps were bullied before in school and were anxious in school that might be doing a little bit better. that just goes to show you there is the universe of folks who have different emotions, different coping skills. i hope the expectation is not that as soon as we get our children back in school there is an off switch and things will be okay. the lingering impact of this pandemic, again, will not immediately go away. and so we will have to have the resources. we will have to have infrastructure. we have not had a well funded mental health infrastructure in this country for years, so we are going to need all of those resources and we will need those to be ongoing. >> um-hmm. >> and we need to talk about this. there is still a lot of shame and stigma. i can tell you from the health side and the health system side, we are already thinking about putting in systemic solutions to help for -- help professional burnout. >> let me ask you this because you made a great point. there are some kids that may be doing better at home than they actually did in school. i mean, this isn't necessarily across the board, this anxiety about needing to be back in school. but there are parents who fear their children are suicidal as well. we know that the suicide -- that contemplation has gone up and with that anxiety and disconnect people are feeling. so what guidance can you give to parents who want to get their child help, especially as you mention resources are so important and some don't have those resources to do so? >> so, the first thing -- and i'm so glad parents are listening so that they can -- and watching so they can notice when their children, of course, aren't their usual selves. none of them are at this point. but when they are really sad, really tuned out, listening to where they are hinting and saying things like, i may not want to be here any more. that is a medical emergency and they should call 911. there are suicide lifelines, suicide prevention lines, help lines that have been set up in states and counties. so i tell parents to listen. talk to their children. let them know it's okay for them to say when they're not doing well, when they are sad, or even having thoughts that they don't want to live any more. and then have a plan. you know, we talked about families having a plan when there's a fire. i want families to have a plan to talk more, just routinize these conversations about mental health. it's okay. and let's have a plan for help if you don't have insurance. let's make sure we have the 1-800 number available. three or four numbers available. there are new apps, there are new text lines. but you should have those plans in place ahead of time. so i urge all families to have a plan, have a mental wellness, mental health plan right at the moment just as they have a plan for when there is a fire in the house, or when there's a medical emergency in the house. >> that is appropriate information and what a great idea. dr. patrice harris, we know this has been stressful on you and the medical profession as well. we are absolutely grateful for your insight today. thanks for taking time for us. >> thank you for having me. >> up next, a show of solidarity for victims of sexual harassment and assault after a woman is murdered in london while walking home. the world around you may seem like an immovable, implacable place. it is not. it can be bright. quiet. and safe. it's a change that will be felt from this street. to this street. to no street. and everywhere in between. all it takes is the slightest push in just the right place and that will be the tipping point that changes everything. pnc bank believes that if you can get a pair of goggles and that will be the tipping that helps with your backhand... ...then you should be able to get a bank account that helps with your budget. yeah! 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>> pretty much what we saw yesterday. especially talking about the snow, the worst is actually yet to come: is he viet threat, however, that's a little bit different. the worst was definitely yesterday. we had a very busy day. 11 or nato reports, 17 damaging wind reports and 12 large hail reports all from yesterday, mainly focused around texas and oklahoma. today the threat shifts east, but the good news it also decreases a little bit as well. we have the potential for some isolated tornadoes and damaging winds mainly focused around areas of western mississippi and tennessee, portions of arkansas and northern louisiana. that's going to be the focus for a bit afternoon into the early evening hours as the storm finally starts to actually begin to shift east. if you recall friday and saturday, it really didn't move all that much, but now we're going to start to see some of that forward progression. the western side of the storm where we're getting all of the snowfall, today could be the worst day for a lot of these areas. some snowfall rates of around 2 to 3 inches per hour are expected across areas of wyoming, western nebraska and even portions of northern colorado. but also notice now you're starting to see some of those watches and warnings creep into areas of the midwest because again, the system is going to start to slide east. so far we've had at least about nine or 10 inches or so widespread across colorado. wyoming picking up 8 to 10 inches. denver picking up 7.2, cheyenne, wyoming, picking up 8. a lot more is expected today in a lot of those same locations. here's a look at the forecast for today. again, notice the snow really starting to spread into the high plains and also areas of the midwest today. places like des moines, minneapolis, chicago likely to get some snow showers out of this. the southern side of this also rain. look at this, a foot of snow expected at least around that denver to cheyenne area, and then 8 to 12 inches spreading into portions of the midwest. >> all right. allison chinchar, thank you for the heads up. >> the british government is calling for an investigation after police aggressively broke up a vigil last night for a woman who was killed in london. >> yeah, u.k. minister is calling scenes like these that you see here, this is a vigil for sarah everard. calling it, quote, and a 23u8 report into what happened. >> cnn editor anyonenina dos sa joins us live. what happened there? >> reporter: it was a peaceful vigil, had been canceled by the organizers. police had already warned them it was in breach of covid regulations. it was allowed to take place for an hour or so before finally the police force moved in and removed female protesters from that stand behind me. this is a band stand in the area in south london from the area where sarah everard disappeared ten days ago. the scene is quite poignant. you had men and women here you can see behind me to essentially remember the life of a young woman who died senselessly at the hands of male violence here on the streets of london. we spoke to people who said that they fear walking these streets in this area and other parts of the capital every single day. and also men expressed their desire to try and effect change. take a listen. >> essentially women have a curfew now. as soon as it gets dark you have to be with someone or be home. >> they need to be held accountable for it. not just -- anything like that. -- something along those lines, call them out. >> reporter: what made things so emotional was the fact that the suspect in connection with sarah everard's kidnap and her death was actually a serving member of the same metropolitan police force that stepped into that stage to arrest women. four women were arrested in connection with the events yesterday for having breached those covid regulations. that has prompted all sorts of condemnation from all sides of the political spectrum of the u.k. with demand for an urgent investigation into why the police force did what it did yesterday evening. back to you. >> all right, rita dos santos in london for us. thank you so much. >> race and ethnic disparity is continuing. up next, how one county is fighting for vaccines. 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>> you know, because they didn't have a plan. it was never a plan for the black and brown communities. they are considered low-income communities. it was never in the plan for the vaccines to be given out within our areas. we had no one at the table to represent us during these planning sessions. so when we started complaining about it, they had no idea what they were doing. so they could not even tell us when we would get the shots, you know. so we never really -- they received shots from the jefferson county health department. they never have gotten their shots for their clinic on their own yet. they received i think 200 shots from the jefferson county health department. now our colleague just got shots from the federal government that will be coming down to our clinic and that's in a black and brown community. >> you know, when we've had this conversation and we've been having it even before the first emergency use authorization, this conversation about hesitancy, and that is real for some people. not as real as it is for white republicans and that we learned from the governor of georgia. we'll talk about that next hour. but access, access to the vaccine. you've talked about how some people that you represent don't have internet access, and that's a real barrier to getting the vaccine. talk about some of the, i guess, the elements we don't usually discuss. >> well, from the very beginning, the state knew the condition of the broadband within the areas that they were trying to give out the vaccines. the little bit that we were receiving, the plan that they had was for people that had internet access. no concern, no preparation for people that were low-income without the internet service. they know how bad the internet services within these areas. they had no plan. they were not prepared. transportation. a lot of these areas are so far from the main downtown, from a health facility, it would take some people up to an hour to drive just to get a vaccine shot. so we had to deal with that. and still it's not worked out. right now we set up a phone line, but it still has not, like, penetrated the community like it should have. >> let me ask you about signing up online because i have a friend actually from alabama who pointed that out to me, where people who have internet access, full screen 2. if you try to make an appointment to get a vaccination at your local health department and go to the alabama department of public health, they see this. let's put it up. this is a map. and all those little red dots are locations at county health departments where you can get a vaccine across the state. you see that hole in the center? that's jefferson county. that word you can maybe make out, that's birmingham, the blackest big city in the state, 70% black. how is it possible that in birmingham and all these little counties around you can do it online, you can't do it in jefferson county to make an appointment to get a vaccination at the county health department? >> well, even with that, when they administered the vaccine, the jefferson county health department got the less amount of vaccines within the state. so i think the first amount of vaccine -- >> let me ask you about the access. if i go onto my website and you're a county commissioner, is this not under your purview to make sure that the county health department or the commission to make sure that people who can get access to go onto the website in birmingham, in jefferson county can make an appointment? >> yes, it is. that's why we asked them to get the phone system put in. right now they do have a phone system which is mandated through a customer service agency. so we have that setup now. but we just got it activated this week. >> what has to change for the website? 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