Updated: 12:33 PM EDT Apr 5, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript CW STARTS NOW EVERY NORTH CAROLINIAN OVER THE AGE OF 16 WILL SOON BE ABLE TO GET VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19 THE LATEST ON WHEN AND WHERE YOU CAN GET SIGNED UP ALSO THIS MORNING MIX EMOTIONS. THROUGH THAT VACCINATION PROCESS WE HEAR FROM A PSYCHOLOGIST ON HOW TO HANDLE. HOWEVER, YOU’RE FEELING IT’S A BALANCING ACT. I’M JERRY HILL AND WASHINGTON WITH THE WHITE HOUSE’S TWO MAIN FOCUSES AS THEY TRY TO PUSH VACCINES AND A MASSIVE INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE. WELCOME INTO A BRAND NEW DAY AND A BRAND NEW WEEK. IT’S ALWAYS GREAT TO BE WITH YOU. I’M AUDREY BISQUE AND I’M JACKIE PASCAL AND FOR DEVANTE MCKENNITT THIS MORNING. WE ALSO BRIAN SLOCUM JOINING US FROM HOME BRIAN. I WAS WORRIED THAT WE WOULDN’T GET TO HAVE YOU EVEN BUZZING AROUND THE COUPLE TIMES YOU’VE COME TO YOU AND NOW I’M JUST HEARING BUZZING AT THE BEES BECAUSE IT FINALLY THAT SPRINGTIME EVERYTHING’S IN BLOOM. IT’S GREAT OUTSIDE. YEAH, IT IS LOTS OF BEES. I’VE NOTICED THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS SPEAKING OF BUZZING. SO HOPEFULLY MY MIC ISSUES HAVE BEEN FIXED, BUT SO WE’LL FIND OUT IN A MOMENT BLUE SKIES OVER THE AREA THAT’S ALIVE LOOKING GRAHAM. WE’VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION THROUGH TOWN THIS MORNING AS FOLKS ARE TRYING TO GET TO THEIR EARLY MORNING DESTINATION A MILDER MORNING. OVERALL. WE’RE JUST A COUPLE DAYS REMOVE OF SOME VERY COLD TEMPERATURES FOR EARLY APRIL NEAR RECORD SETTING LOWS ON ON SATURDAY MORNING, BUT WE’RE REALLY STARTING TO IMPROVE THOSE VERY QUICKLY AS WE OFTEN DO THIS TIME OF YEAR. THE COLD SNAPS JUST AREN’T AS LONG WARREN DRIVE THROUGH MIDWEEK AND THEN WE START TO BRING IN SOME BETTER RAIN CHANCES. DAY AND MAY LAST OFF AND ON THROUGH THE WEEKEND TOO TEMPERATURES BEGINNING TO RECOVER. WE’RE UNDER THE 40S AND NOW INTO THE LOWER 50S ALREADY IN WINSTON-SALEM LOWER FORTIES IN LEXINGTON AND IN ASHEBORO, BUT TEMPERATURES STARTING TO SLIDE OUT OF THE 30S AND 40S AND INTO THE 40S AND 50S THIS MORNING IF YOU’VE GOT SOME ERRANDS TO RUN TODAY, IT’S GONNA FEEL THIS AFTERNOON A LOT LIKE EASTER SUNDAY DID WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 70S LATER TODAY AND TEMPERATURES ACTUALLY IMPROVE FROM HERE. WE’RE EXPECTING TEMPERATURES A DAY OR TWO THIS WEEK TO GET CLOSE TO 80 DEGREES AND THEN AFTER THAT WE’LL HAVE SOME RAIN CHANCES MOVING IN. WE’LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT CHANCE FOR STORMS IN WHICH DAYS YOU NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR THOSE COMING UP SOON. THANK YOU BRIAN THIS WEEK THE WHITE HOUSE IS JUGGLING TWO MAJOR PRIORITIES SELLING ITS 2.3 TRILLION DOLLAR INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE AND CONTINUING TO PUSH A VACCINATION EFFORT ONE OF THOSE MAYBE MORE DIFFICULT THAN THE OTHER JARRED HILL IS IN OUR WASHINGTON BUREAU TO EXPLAIN SO WE’RE SEEING SOME SOLID MOVEMENT ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE GETTING VACCINATED BUT WHEN IT COMES TO INFRASTRUCTURE, IT’S ALMOST A BATTLE OVER THE DEFINITION OF THE WORD ITSELF AND WHETHER THE WHITE HOUSE WANTS TO SEE A BIPARTISAN BILL OR JUST GET THEIR PLAN PUSHED THROUGH. THIS WEEK PRESIDENT BIDEN IS HOPING TO NAIL DOWN SUPPORT FOR HIS MULTI-TRILLION DOLLAR INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE. IT IS AN AMAZING STATEMENT THAT FINALLY WE’RE GOING TO INVEST IN AMERICA CABINET MEMBERS. GETTING TV SCREENS SUNDAY AS VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS HITS THE ROAD TODAY TOURING A FACILITY. THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS WILL BENEFIT FROM THE PLAN REPUBLICANS HAVE PUSHED BACK THOUGH AGAINST THE SIZE OF THE PACKAGE SAYING TOO MUCH IS GOING TOWARD THINGS LIKE IMPROVING PIPES AND ELECTRIC CHARGING STATIONS COMPARED TO MONEY FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES TAKE THAT BIPARTISAN WIN DO THIS IN A MORE TRADITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE WAY. MEANWHILE IN HIS EASTER MESSAGE PRESIDENT BIDEN FOCUSED ON A PRIORITY GETTING VACCINATED IS A MORAL OBLIGATION. THE CONTINUED PUSH COMES AS THEIR CONTINUES TO BE CONCERNS OVER MORE TRANSMISSIBLE COVID-19 VARIANTS CAUSING CASES TO SPIKE IN A NUMBER OF STATES. WE’RE NOW SEEING INCREASING NUMBER OF SEVERE ILLNESSES ICU HOSPITALIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BETWEEN 30 AND 50 YEARS OF AGE BUT OVER THE WEEKEND THE CDC REPORTED A RECORD NUMBER OF VACCINES ADMINISTERED IN 24 HOURS OVER 4 MILLION ON SATURDAY NOW ABOUT 2 PERCENT OF AMERICAN ADULTS ARE FULLY VACCINATED MORE THAN 40% WITH AT LEAST ONE DOSE. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WE EDUCATE OUR PEOPLE AND LET THEM KNOW THAT THIS VACCINE IS SAFE. NOW EVEN IF DEMOCRATS DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT ANY REPUBLICAN SUPPORT ON AN INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE, THEY DON’T HAVE A LOT OF WIGGLE ROOM HERE WITH JUST A SINGLE VOTE MAJORITY AND WEST VIRGINIA DEMOCRAT JOE MANSION ALREADY SAYING THAT HE THINKS THE PACKAGE SHOULD BE A BIT MORE CONSERVATIVE.