they are controlling the narrative for once. they can put their story forward. they can also say which stories weren t true. and i m comfortable in knowing that we did everything that we could to make it work. oh, my god, we just did everything we could to protect them. president joe biden says the american rescue plan will help the u.s. rebound from the covid-19 pandemic. everything in this package is designed to meet the most urgent needs of the nation. this was never about getting people back to work or kids back to school or the disease behind us. there is an incredibly transformational, frankly progressive piece of legislation. announcer: this is new day with alisyn camerota and john be berman. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and all around the world. this is new day, monday, march 8th, 6:00 here in new york. and the stunning new claims this morning about the royal family by prince harry and meghan markle. in a bombshell two-hour i
trial. steaming from george floyd s murder. this is former president speaking out about the impact of george floiyd s murder. watch this. when george floyd was murdered and we witnessed it, on phones and televisions and screens and images, it was just the most vivid reminder that the criminal justice system in this country has never operated in a color blind fashion. and that the consequences for families and communities has been devastating. and when i saw the mobilization primarily led by young people over the last year, it gave me hope. what has given me even more hope is the way in which it wasn t a one-off but that hope has been
$550 billion off the price tag. the white house saying the new offer was made quote in the interest of finding bipartisan ground. the chop still roughly a trillion dollars over what republicans have been saying they would go for. both sides still very far apart. no doubt. cnn s jasmine wright following all of this, and joining us from the white house. it s good to see you this morning. we know there s this real busy week ahead for the president. walk us through what we re going to see. well, christi, president biden will try to refocus the attention on his domestic priorities. that is after last week was derailed with foreign policy. so a big week ahead. let s get into it. on monday, president biden will visit the fema headquarters to receive a briefing on the atlantic hurricane outlook as the season approaches. on tuesday, president biden will mark the one year anniversary of george floiyd s death by hostin the family at the white house. on thursday travels to