out of five americans has received a shot. this as those $1,400 stimulus checks are starting to hit bank accounts. but despite the progress being made, there are concerns about the thousands of people who are traveling and attending spring break events across the country. masks and social distancing don't seem to be a priority and health officials are warning of the potential consequences, saying the next few weeks will be critical in determining if we'll see another surge. >> even though the numbers have gone down, over the last couple of weeks they've plateaued. when you see a plateau at a level as high as 60,000 cases a day, that is a very vulnerable time to have a surge to go back up. we can avoid that if we continue to vaccinate people, get more and more protection without all of a sudden pulling back on public health measures. >> and many people are spending their spring breaks in florida. the state is seeing a rush of people despite health warnings. cnn's natasha chen is in miami beach. natasha, what are you seeing? >> reporter: fred, the city officials tell me policing spring break crowds is usually difficult enough. now you have this happen during a pandemic. that makes it doubly hard. on friday night, a few blocks from where we're standing, there was a situation with police trying to break up a large crowd. they had to use pepper balls and a couple of officers were actually injured in that situation, were sent to the hospital. over the whole weekend so far the city says there have probably been a hundred arrests. these are not related to covid restrictions because here in florida local jurisdictions can't actually cite anyone for things like not wearing a mask. these were situations of people breaking the law, not listening to officers' orders. in talking to some of the spring break visitors here on ocean drive, it sounds like they've been trying to avoid colder weather. but also they're telling me they're avoiding certain covid restrictions. for example, this person we talked to said that in massachusetts the rules are really strict and most people are wearing masks but here it's the opposite. >> if you aren't wearing a mask, that's kind of the normal compared to people who do wear a mask. it's kind of nice to be out and not have to worry about it. when we do get back we'll have to quarantine. but it's nice for these two weeks to kind of let that weight off your shoulders and have a good time. >> reporter: just as a reminder, the state of florida in late september allowed businesses to reopen at full capacity. some local jurisdictions can restrict that a bit further. but there's not a lot of teeth in the way that they can enforce some of these rules. so the people we've talked to who have visited this area seem to be aware of that and say that that's why they're here to relax, and it seems like no one here is as worried as they might be back from where they came, fred. >> all right. natasha chen, thanks so much, in miami beach. tomorrow marks one year to the day since hoboken, new jersey became the first city in the nation to proactively shut down bars and restaurants. city leaders shut down dine-in service and implemented a city-wide curfew in a series of moves that were viewed as drastic at this time. joining me right now to discuss is hoboken's mayor. mayor, good to see you. >> thanks for having me. >> so you were very adamant that your decision was about saving lives. here is a piece of what you had to say a year ago. >> i would encourage other mayors to prioritize the safety of their residents over politics, over businesses, over anything else. and if this can offer some encouragement to other mayors to take bold leadership to protect human life, then it is well worth it. >> so mayor, i know sometimes it's a little weird looking back at yourself a year ago and hearing yourself, but what goes through your mind now as you do reflect on, it's been a year? >> yeah, it's been a year. a few gray hairs. but, you know, we've been working very hard with that baseline policy priority of public safety, protecting our residents, keeping hoboken safe and saving lives. that decision really was not an easy decision, being the first city in the country to temporarily close bars and restaurants. but we thought in our best judgment, relying upon the science, the data, and really instinct, that we should do this now, we should err on the side of caution, of safety, and hopefully set an example for other parts of the country. and we're happy that one year later, we've seen that other cities and states followed hoboken's lead. >> how do you gauge what kind of a difference it really did make on hoboken? >> well, hobbyoken, after the self-isolation order, we saw a distinct address in the number of positive cases. we feel we've done everything we can to meet that objective of public safety and keeping our residents safe. and i'm just so proud of the residents of the city of hoboken for really stepping up to the plate, for volunteering, for opening up a robust food pantry, for coming together as a community to support our small businesses. and if it wasn't for the residents of hoboken, we really wouldn't be where we are today. >> so dr. anthony fauci has said that given what we know collectively, what we know now, the country should have shut down even earlier. do you have any regrets? >> well, we acted, besides the data and our best judgments, so at that time we felt it was the right thing to do. and we certainly don't regret it because i think history has shown that once the entire nation shut down, that it was the right thing to do. this has been a process where there's no playbook for a pandemic. every day is different, every decision is different. we don't have many regrets other than the pandemic itself, it's put a huge strain on our local economy, on our local businesses, on recreational activities for children. and now we're in that recovery phase where we're looking to brighter days ahead. >> you also went on to implement a mask order in hoboken, days before the governor actually issued a statewide mask mandate. what do you make of the decisions now that there are states that are lifting mask orders right now? >> that concerns me a lot, because, you know, without the vaccines, and vaccines are coming out, but without the vaccines, the best protections that we have against this virus are those fundamental basics that we've learned as a community, both in hoboken and nationwide, to wear a face mask, to wash your hands, so socially distance. and we need to keep up those practices through the spring and summer, until we can get back to normalcy. so it really does concern me that, you know, we're not standing our ground in certain parts of the country. i would really urge other jurisdictions to think about the fact that we are very close to the finish line. we're that close to the finish line. and with just a little bit more diligence, we'll see brighter days ahead. >> tell me about your concerns here, with this new report on nj.com, it finds that new jersey could soon face an historic housing crisis as some 60,000 evictions are currently pending across the state. what steps are you hoping might take place to really prevent a housing disaster that is threatening to hit a lot of cities? >> that's a huge concern here in hoboken and statewide. we have the benefit through the american recovery act to really take action. the american recovery plan, to set up a relief fund to assist tenants who can't make their monthly rent payments. so we are actively identifying means to address this housing crisis here in hoboken and i'm sure that governor murphy and his administration are doing the same at the state level. >> all right. hoboken, new jersey mayor bhalla, thank you so much, continue to be well. >> thanks for having me. a year into this pandemic and we know remote learning has had a very real impact on the mental health of so many students. and one frustrated group of parents is suing to immediately get their kids back into the classroom. cnn's bianca golodryga on why they believe this was a necessary step. >> the garbage workers who pick up my freakin' trash risk their lives every day, more than anyone in this school system. >> reporter: across the country, exasperated parents like this virginia dad are demanding more of their school boards. >> it's maddening because why is my kid suffering and other kids get to be in school? it's a game, and the kids are, you know, being used as pawns. >> reporter: attorney keri donahue was representing 17 frustrated families pro bono in several new jersey districts in montclair and maplewood. it's been almost a year since students filled the classrooms in the districts. >> this has been a tremendous battle for all of us. >> reporter: the suit asserts students have been denied their right to an in-person education. >> i myself was a teacher. children need to be in school with their peers, with their teachers, working collaboratively. >> reporter: for donahue, these cases hit close to home. >> the department not responding to my own child's specific needs and realizing, oh, you know, they're not going to open the schools. it was kind of like, i could do this. i'm going to speak up for her because no one is speaking for the kids. >> reporter: her 11-year-old daughter mary has not set foot inside of a classroom since march. >> what grade are you in? >> i'm in sixth grade. >> do you worry about when you can possibly return back to school? >> yeah. i always ask mom, am i going back to school? she says she doesn't know. >> reporter: diagnosed with adhd, mary had been on an advad individualized education plan or iep. >> they said she no longer needs the intense special services. >> reporter: today, donahue says, 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 levels of anxiety and depression and it was recommended that we put her like on antidepressants to help her, you know, get back to a somewhat normal state. it's heartbreakingly sad. >> reporter: the family she represents in the lawsuit describes similar setbacks. >> he was a star pupil a year ago, thriving, happy. all of this in-school supports were helping him. my son is an emotional mess now. she'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's 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 12. >> and i'm so, so grateful to her. 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>> reporter: fred, that is the big question, you're right about that. he has said over and over that he believes he's done nothing wrong and he says the investigations should play out. but he is losing allies by the minute, by the day. the people who remain his allies are a lot less vocal than those who are criticizing him. among them, the top two democrats on capitol hill that you just heard from, but also senator kirsten gillibrand who joined with senate majority leader chuck schumer on friday calling on the governor to resign and who reiterated that today at a press conference. listen. >> it's clear that governor cuomo has lost the confidence of his governing partners as well as the people of new york. that's why i believe the governor has to resign. >> reporter: so yet another call for the governor to resign. now, the governor has been questioned about this repeatedly, saying these investigations, aren't they going to be too much of a distraction, do you truly believe that you can still continue to lead the state. he maintains he can. he has said that politics didn't elect him, the people of new york elected him to office and so he is going to stay in office and continue to do the work of the people of new york. of course we haven't seen a ton of polling recently, but that would be something that we're watching out to see, what does the general public think about how he's been handling these allegations, how he's been responding to them, fred. >> all right, athena jones, thank you very much, in albany. let's talk more about this. not all new york lawmakers are pushing for? m cuomo's resignation. one says people need to let the investigation into the governor's conduct take its course. >> in this country we have a process of law and order, the order should be followed, the procesif in fact the facts show that this is true, this did happen to these women, then mr. cuomo should pay the full price of that offense. i am of the perspective that we should follow the process, allow the judicial process to happen, and i know we'll come up with the right results. >> cnn legal analyst jennifer rogers is here from new york. you heard the majority leader talking about following due process, what she says he's owed. the state attorney general is leading an investigation. is the attorney general possibly looking at only criminal wrongdoing or would it also mean, you know, potential abuse of power to some degree? >> well, right now, fred, she's looking not at criminal wrongdoing. there's an investigation that isn't really key to civil versus criminal, it's just an investigation into what happened under her general authority to investigate matters affecting the public health and welfare. so what i expect to come out of the ag's investigation is a report setting forth what happened here. then if there are indications that for example there is criminal conduct that was uncovered, they would likely make a referral to further look at that issue as well. >> so aside from investigating the criminal wrongdoing, you said it really is looking to all the allegations, if it is found that the governor may have acted inappropriately but not in a criminal standpoint, then what happens, potentially? >> that's a very good question, because no one has the ability to remove the governor except for the legislature through the impeachment process. we know from a couple of days ago that the assembly judiciary committee has started an investigation. it would really kick to them, if they want to remove the governor they would have to go through the impeachment process in new york state as set out in the state constitution. the fact that they've announced they're starting that investigation suggests they want to be ready to pull the trigger whenever this report comes out to move swiftly. >> is there also a potential conflict if you've got the attorney general, letitia james, who is running this investigation, then in many circles it's being said she could consider a potential run for the gubernatorial seat. how complicated might that make this? >> i think that's why the attorney general made the decision to enlist outside lawyers to do this. she certainly could have done it in-house, there are plenty of talented lawyers on the attorney general's staff who could have done this investigation. but instead she turned to two well-known and well-respected lawyers outside of her office. it seems she did that for the exact reason that you raised, fred. she doesn't want to be accused of playing politics, she wants to put it in someone else's hands, so that isn't even an issue. >> if there is an impeachment process because you have so many lawmakers who are lobbying for him to step down and if not, an impeachment, would that conflict with the ongoing investigation from the attorney general's office? >> it depends when they do it. they have started this process with an investigation. if they proceed on a parallel track trying to interview the same witnesses, seek the same documents, then, you know, they might step on each other's toes a little bit. they also could wait for the results of the report and then move swiftly once the report comes out. so it's unclear exactly what they're going to end up doing with this. we also haven't seen an impeachment in new york in decades. so, you know, it will be sort of inventing the wheel again. we'll just have to see how this particular group of legislators decides. >> and then the governor reminded audiences during that teleconference on friday, you know, i used to be ag. he knows the rules, he knows the players, the people. how might that potentially complicate an investigation by that office of him? >> you know, it's so interesting, i mean, some people are saying he knows everyone so well and they know him and that's why he's in such political trouble, right, because of all the history there and the way that he's historically treated people. he's a lawyer, he knows the law, he knows the process, even though we haven't seen it in a while. so he's a savvy political player. i expect him to use that ability and that knowledge to fight as hard as he can. but, you know, in the end the facts are the facts. and we'll see where they go. if the legislature is intent on removing him and they have the numbers, presumably that's what will happen. >> jennifer rogers, thank you so much for that, i appreciate it. we're also following this breaking news out of colorado, where denver is now under a blizzard warning. you're looking at live pictures right now from boulder which could see up to a foot of snow overnight. it is a beautiful scene. it's also potentially dangerous too. denver international airport announcing runways in fact are closed with winds topping 45 miles per hour and snow totals expected to hit two feet. we'll have more on that in a moment. who... were brave. and took risks. big risks. bring your family history to life, like never before. get started for free at ancestry.com ♪ hey now, you're an all-star, get your game on, go play ♪ ♪ hey now, you're a rock star, get the show on, get paid ♪ ♪ and all that glitters is gold ♪ get 5 boneless wings for $1 with any handcrafted burger. only at applebee's. ♪ i've always been running. to meetings. errands. now i'm running for me. i've always dreamed of seeing the world. but i'm not chasing my dream anymore. i made a financial plan to live it every day. ♪ there was a dream ♪ ♪ and one day i could see it ♪ at northwestern mutual, our version of financial planning helps you live your dreams today. find a northwestern mutual advisor at nm.com breaking news out of colorado where blizzard warnings are being extended in parts of the state. you're looking at live pictures from denver which is included in that blizzard warning. runways at denver international airport are closed as winds are gust up to 45 miles per hour. cnn meteorologist derek van dam is live for us in boulder. derek, how bad is it? it's also beautiful, but how bad is it? >> reporter: beautiful but dangerous, fredericka. the storm took its time arriving but it's finally come and made its mark in a big way, closing interstates. the i-25 urban corridor that runs right through denver, part of that is shut down. the road that goes to all the ski resorts, part of that is shut down as well. denver international airport tweeting out in the last 15 minutes that they've canceled the majority of their flights tonight and for the day tomorrow. if you're in denver, you're staying here for a while. they have reported 19.1 inches so far. that makes this the second largest march snowstorm in denver's history. i mean, that puts it into the record books, amazing stuff. where i'm standing in boulder, this is the pearl street mall. you can see how beautiful it is behind me, we've just had over 13 inches here. it's not just snarling the highways and the airport, it's also impacting covid vaccination clinics as well, they're cancelling vaccination clinics all up and down the range, from ft. collins to colorado springs. those plans for this weekend have been bumped into early next week. in the boulder valley school district they worked ahead of time to get a second dose of vaccinations to their employees. if they can't fit them in this week they'll make that reservation for the early part of next week as well. there have been a slew of avalanches that have occurred across parts of the colorado rockies and into utah. we just had a report of four people injured in an avalanche just east of park city. no fatalities. but there were some injuries there. so, very dangerous situation to say the least, with this amount of snow piling up in such a short period of time, very dangerous on the ski slopes but also in the back country as people try to stay away from crowds, move away from the ski resorts and out into some of the mountainous regions as well. this has been quite an historic storm, winds are picking up for this area, and blizzard conditions, as you mentioned, have been extended right through denver and into the front range. so it's going to be a while and people are going to be digging out for days. fredericka? >> i saw a couple of people behind you, a few folks are venturing out nonetheless. jennifer, where is this storm heading next? >> fredericka, the reason we've seen so much snowfall in such a short amount of time is this low is sitting stationary over the area. that's why the front range, all these big cities getting all of this snow at once. so it's really not moving much. by tomorrow, it will start to pick up some speed and get out of here. look at all of these watches and warnings, the blizzard warnings, as derek mentioned, have extended down to include denver. you can seat e the avalanche warning as well. you can see the snow is not moving, it's staying in one spot, as we mentioned. that low isn't moving. but once it starts to move to the east by tomorrow, you'll see the snow start to wind down just a little bit. here are the snowfall totals as of now. there will be more snow to come. but look at this. 2 1/2, close to 3 feet of snow across portions of wyoming, denver international picking up more than 19 inches. and it's still falling. as derek mentioned, this is one of the snowiest snowstorms in march for denver's history. so it is significant, this march storm. here is the high res forecast radar. as we push this to the east, we'll leave these snowfall totals at over two feet across portions of colorado as well as wyoming. not to mention the severe threat on the south side of this, fred. we have had numerous tornado warnings along with that. so the cold air to the north, then the mild air to the south bringing severe storms. >> jennifer gray, derek van dam, thank you so much to both of you. crisis at the border. ahead, the biden administration making a new plan to shelter thousands of children separated from their families. but a congressman who represents part of the border questions if biden is doing enough. he joins me live, next. trillions into this chip. i invested in invesco qqq. a fund that invests in the innovators of the nasdaq 100, like you. become an agent of innovation with invesco qqq. ♪ did you know the source of odor in your home... be...could be all your softon surfaces?invesco qqq. odors get trapped in your home's fabrics and resurface over time. febreze fabric refresher eliminates odors. its water-based formula safely penetrates fabrics where odors hide. spray it on your rugs, your curtains, your furniture, all over your home to make it part of your tidying up routine. febreze fabric refresher, for an all-over freshness you'll love. t-mobile is the leader in 5g. we also believe in putting people first by treating them right. so we're upping the benefits without upping the price. introducing magenta max. now with unlimited premium data that can't slow down based on how much smartphone data you use. plus get netflix on us, and taxes and fees included! you won't find this with the other guys. in fact, you'll pay more and get less. right now, pay zero costs to switch! and bring your phone -- we'll pay it off! only at t-mobile. keeping your oysters business growing has you swamped. you need to hire. i need indeed indeed you do. the moment you sponsor a job on indeed you get a shortlist of quality candidates from a resume data base claim your seventy-five-dollar credit when you post your first job at indeed.com/promo so you want to make the best burger ever? 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>> i haven't in the past few weeks, but i have obviously many times before. i clearly understand what's happening, i talk to my border patrol agents, many are friends and neighbors, about what's happening on the border, the surge that we've seen in the past 30, 60 days, if you will. it's clearly concerning. we have to acknowledge that president biden did inherit a system that's been tarnished and deteriorated on our border and he has to rebuild really fast. but i'm also concerned about sending the right message to migrants that are making this very dangerous trek to mexico. >> how do you do that, how do you send a different message? because the message that many are receiving based on the reporting that we've done is that people feel like, well, it's the biden administration and so they're more amenable to allowing people in. so how do you change that message? >> very concerning. i believe that, like these tent cities or tent camps that we have, could be placed in southern mexico or in some other place where migrants show up and register for asylum there and have hearings and have expedited hearings and know that if you don't go through this process, when you get to our border, you're not going to come in. and we have to have an orderly and safe process in place. we are in the middle of a pandemic. in my district we lost over 3,000 lives to covid. and we're still losing people every single day. i'm clearly concerned about my community, my municipalities and counties along the border don't have the resources they knead to handle this surge. and we need the federal government to really up their game in a pretty fast fashion right now and send a very clear message that just making your trek up here, getting across the border, being processed, is not going to happen, it's not acceptable, it's not a safe process. we have cartels across the border fighting with each other over who gets to charge migrants for coming across. i mean, it's clearly a very complex situation. and we need to have a holistic approach to what we're doing. the root of it is we have a broken immigration problem and we have three countries that are in crisis in central america and we need to have a holistic approach. if you're asking for asylum, we should have a system in place where you can ask for asylum in your home country, a neighboring country, a compound, embassy, or consulate. if you qualify for asylum, you could just take an airplane and fly to your destination for 3 or $400. and we have to come to terms that more than 80% of these migrants never qualify for asylum. obviously they get absorbed into our economy because we have a labor shortage and we hopefully can come up with a good guest worker program fast and have people apply it that way. we have dreamers here that have 800,000 plus, that have been here since they were children, who grew up here, who are productive citizens, who need an immediate pathway to citizenship. we have millions of people who have been in this country undocumented, who have been honest, hard working people for many years. we need to vet people. if they're good people who have done good work for us, we need to have a system in place to allow them to be here. >> you're trying to send a message in one respect south of the border, but you also are trying to communicate with the white house. you sent a letter to president biden warning him about the growing crisis at the border. and in your writing you say the number of unaccompanied minors arriving is staggering. the message in central america seems to be that now is the time to come, and cartels, as you just explained, are profiting in the process. so do you feel that this white house is receptive to your concerns or has a plan in place to address those very issues that you spell out? >> i hope so. and i've been in communication with the administration. they've since now created -- brought back this plan where at least children can start the unification process with their families from their home country. that's a good beginning. children are special to me, so to see children unaccompanied, making this long, very dangerous trek, should be concerning. we need to do things in a humane manner. obviously the biden administration is not going to cage children or separate families or strip children from mothers' arms but we do need to have a safe and orderly process in the middle of a pandemic, which is quite concerning to districts such as mine, a latino on the border that was ravaged by covid-19. it's a challenge and i'm quite concerned. >> congressman vicente gonzalez, i hope you'll come back because i know there's so much more to discuss. >> sure, i would be happy to. >> thank you. millions of americans are dealing with long haul symptoms from covid. one survivor has started a group to help them cope and heal. here is dr. sanjay gupta with this week's human factor. >> i'm on day 11 of having covid-19. >> diana berendt is a photographer who traveled the world. then early last year the mother of two got the virus. she's been struggling for months with the virus. >> a splitting headache. the gi issues started four days in. i didn't sleep for months. >> reporter: diana kept a video diary of her symptoms. she started a covid support group and citizen science online portal called survivor core. >> i started survivor core with the mission of starting an army of survivors to donate plasma and support science in every way possible. >> reporter: the group's facebook page has 175,000 members who console each other and take part in medical research studies. >> it can be so lonely for people whose friends are saying, i don't know what you're talking about, i had a mild case of covid, i got over it in a week. we are partners with the mayo clinic. we are partners with mt. sinai and columbia. >> reporter: today diana is dealing with another potential diagnosis, glaucoma. she hopes survivor corps will be her life's work to help those with long haul symptoms. >> i consider myself extraordinary lucky. >> announcer: "the human factor" brought to you by culturel. i'm a verizon engineer. we built our 5g nationwide so millions of people could do what they love in verizon 5g quality. and in parts of many cities, we have ultra wideband, the fastest 5g in the world. this is 5g built right. only from verizon. this is one of the most powerful men in the world. yeah, i'm just an i.t. manager. okay, this is "just" an i.t. manager destroying cyber threats with a vengeance. we've edited out the violence. no, it's not violent. i'm just using sophos to defeat cyber threats. we'll never fully understand how "just" an i.t. manager does it. i use soph...(beep) "just" an i.t. manager doesn't have to tell us how he does it. we just know he does. 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