going again? it s way to early for this. welcome to way too early. it is monday, march 29. the latest news shows wide-spread approval for biden s priorities. 75% approve of vaccine distribution, 72% of the pandemic handling and the economic recovery. as vaccinations ramp up, the united states has hit a new record of shots administered. nearly 3.4 million doses of the pfizer, moderna and johnson&johnson vaccines were administered. bringing the seven-day average to 2.6 million shots per day. that number is expected to continue rising. the biden administration says 11 million doses of the johnson&johnson vaccine will be distributed this week. according to the response coordinator, the u.s. is still on track to deliver its goal of making shots available to all adults by the end of may. nice to kick off the morning with some good news. still this, some areas of the country are still seeing a rise of covid cases and a plateau of hospitalizations. it is not completely the vari
democrats win the white house and the senate, georgia becomes the first state to enact restrictive, new voting measures. the question is, will they hold up in court? and the mystery out west after large streaks light up the night sky. the question is, was it something from out of this world? it is definitely way too early for this. good morning! and welcome to way too early, the show that thinks the only thing we seem to be missing is an alien invasion! i am kasie hunt on this friday. yes, it is friday, march 26th. we will start with the news. republicans in georgia have just adopted a sweeping, new election law, just months after the state helped democrats take control of washington. fueled in large part by donald trump s big lie about election fraud, the law tightens voter i.d. requirements for absentee ballots, a direct response to the surge of mail-in ballots during the pandemic that helped joe biden narrowly defeat trump in the state. it shortens the early vot
and harriet tubman was the first woman to lead a major military operation in the u.s. in 2019, treasury secretary steve mnuchin said a new 20-dollar bill would not be released until the year 2030. he cited security concerns for the redesign and could not confirm if tubman would be on the bill. that changed this week. white house press secretary jen psaki announced that the treasury department is exploring ways to speed up the effort. no word so far on when the new tubmans will begin printing. it is the top of the hour. very good to be with you tonight. speaking of new money, president biden is looking for a ton of tubmans. $1.9 trillion for a coronavirus relief package. he says it has to pass, and he seems ready to move forward with or without the gop. meanwhile, national guard troops in washington are protecting the capitol from external threats. but house speaker nancy pelosi is calling for protection from what she called the enemies within. from nbc news world headquar
the redesign and could not confirm that tubman would be on the bill. that changed this week. white house press secretary jen psaki announced that the treasury department is exploring ways to speed up the effort. no word so far on when the new tubmans will begin printing. well, it is the top of the hour. very good to be with you tonight. and speaking of new money, president biden is looking for a ton of tubmans. $1.9 trillion for a coronavirus relief package. he says it has to pass, and he seems ready to move forward with or without the gop. meanwhile, national guard troops in washington are protecting the capitol from external threats. but house speaker nancy pelosi is calling for protection from what she called the enemies within. from nbc news world headquarters in new york, i m joshua johnson. welcome to the week. the fbi has uncovered new evidence suggesting coordinated planning by some who attacked the capitol on january 6th. two members of the proud boys face fede
they re capable of doing with the force amassed on the border, it is going to be a disaster for russia. unclear exactly what constitutes a minor incursion, but it caused enough of a stir that the white house had to clarify the president s remarks last night. we ll have more on that in a live report from moscow in a moment. on domestic policy the president signaling a new approach could be on the horizon. he s hoping to revive his currently stalled plan to remake america s social safety net suggesting congress could pass big chunks of build back better. it s clear to me that we re going to have to probably break it up. break it up. and breaking overnight, a major defeat as expected in the push to pass voting rights legislation in the senate. reforms that the president said were so needed that without them, the coming midterm elections could be viewed as illegitimate. i m not saying it s going to be legit. the increase in the prospect of being illegitimate is in direct