support, or even try to kill the filibuster? i ll talk to democratic senator joe manchin, a key figure in that debate, and republican senate conference chairman john barrasso. plus, covid one year later. a year after the w.h.o. declares a pandemic, vaccinations have hit 2 million a day, but new variants and states loosening restrictions it s just that now, state mandates are no longer needed. have experts worried about a fourth wave. we have seen this movie before. when prevention measures like mask mandates are rolled back, cases go up. my guests this morning, white house coronavirus coordinator jeff zients and epidemiologist dr. michael osterholm. also, new york governor andrew cuomo s troubles deepen. he implied to me that i was old enough for him and he was lonely. more women now coming forward with harassment allegations and a nursing home probe force the governor to step down or not seek re-election? joining me for insight and analysis are yamiche al
extremely narrow, and many republicans who oppose it are determined to draw out the process forcing the 628-page bill to be read aloud on the senate floor. this isn t a pandemic rescue package. it s a parade of left-wing pet projects that are ramming through they are ramming through during the pandemic. also today, political pressure is rising for new york governor andrew cuomo and the new york times and the wall street journal are reporting that many so of his top advisers changed a health department report to hide the higher number of covid-19 deaths in nursing homes. plus, the investigation into the january 6th attack on the capitol. the feds are now examining communications between members of congress and some of the rioters who stormed the building. we ll look into when some of these calls and texts took place. but, first, let get back to what s happening in the senate. cnn chief congressional correspondent manu raju is live on capitol hill. manu, i know one
split in the chamber. this afternoon, president biden said the new jobs report out proves the bill is urgently needed, though the u.s. added far more jobs than economists expected, 379,000 jobs last month. as phil mattingly reports, president biden says his plan is to essentially turn the economy back around because that is not enough jobs needed. we can t afford one step forward and two steps backwards. reporter: president joe biden trying to maximize the urgency of his $1.9 trillion relief plan. the relief plan is absolutely essential for turning this around, getting kids back to school safely, getting the lifeline to small business and getting the upper hand on covid-19. even as the u.s. economy starts to bounce back. a hiring surge in february, with 379,000 jobs added, and the unemployment rate ticking down to 6.2%. but with the u.s. still down 9.5 million jobs from one year ago, the white house is urging action, and fast. congress must pass the american rescue
nine days. president biden is citing the latest jobs report as proof the bill is urgently needed. the u.s. did add 379,000 new jobs last month, but is still down 9.5 million jobs from a year ago. growing concern as multiple states lift covid restrictions, including mask mandates. the cdc says new evidence shows that mask wearing is directly listeninged to fewer covid cases and deaths. new york governor andrew cuomo is facing a deepening crisis tonight. new reports say his aides rewrote data to hide thousands of nursing home coronavirus deaths. that comes as one of the women accusing him of sexual harassment is speaking out. first, let s get straight to capitol hill. our chief congressional correspondent manu raju is joining us. manu, the major holdup coming down to one democratic senator, joe manchin. and what side will he choose on these unemployment benefits? wolf, the senate has been in a complete standstill for hours. the first vote was cast at 11:00 a.m. this morning.
hotspots is expected to come into force on the 15th of february. hello and welcome whether you re watching in the uk or around the world. stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. we start in washington, where presidentjoe biden has made his first majorforeign policy speech as president. diplomacy is back, he said. and america is back ready to work with others to solve global challenges once again. it was a huge shift in tone, and in direction from the last four years. the president said he was prepared to talk to america s adversaries and pointed to an early example: the extension of a treaty with russia to limit nuclear weapons stocks. but he also had a warning for moscow. at the same time, i made it clear to president putin in a manner very different from my predecessor that the days of the united states rolling over in the face of russia s aggressive actions interfering with our elections, cyber attacks, poisoning its citizens are ove