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,