is exism sexism, too. we will talk to a georgia lawmaker who met with the president and vice president. if you didn t think that big tech was reading your mind, we will speak to an innovator who seems to know you better than you know yourself. i m joshua johnson and welcome to the week. the president had two big wins this week in our fight against the pandemic. after months of negotiations $1,400 stimulus checks hit the bank accounts nationwide and perhaps your account, too. president biden and vice president harris and their spouses toured the country promoting the benefits of this massive relief package and yesterday the administration surpassed the goal of 100 million vaccinations. we re making real progress. we just met my goal of administering 100 million shots before my first 100 days in office. we did it in about 60 days. we re not stopping now. now, if the u.s. keeps up this pace of 2.5 million shots a day, that vaccination total could double before mr.
it s a big change from our former president. ultimately, this is about who we are as a nation. this is about how we treat people. the cdc updating guidelines for schools just three feet of space between students down from six. these recommendations are specific to students in classrooms with universal mask wearing. this is the first time we re hearing from a woman who has allegations against the governor who is still working in the cuomo administration. the governor has lost the confidence of his governing partners and many new yorkers. he should step down. and a light on in atlanta, after the visit, of course, of the president and vice president yesterday. 6:01 is the time. we re so grateful to have your company as always. it s saturday, march 20th. i m christi paul. and i m boris sanchez in for victor blackwell. i m here in d.c. always great to join you early, christi. just wait, he s going to be joining us on a regular basis. thank you, boris. let s get int
focused on the humanitarian crisis in texas entering a new week. the long lines and millions without clean water and the 11-year-old who died from suspected hypothermia. the massive lawsuit filed by his family. the investigation into the death of a life of a man the investigation into elijah mcclain what paramedics did wrong. one year since the shooting death of amaud aubrey. and my conversation with the amazing young woman just made at sea. announcer: this is nightly news with lester holt good evening, we reflect on those we lost topping a 500,000. president biden leading americans in a moment of silence. in that silence, a somber remembrance. it has been a year of tough calculations over 56,000 of hospitalizations down 44 million have received one vaccine dose there are hurdles still ahead. miguel almaguer with the latest reporter: the president with the enormity of the death toll on his shoulders paused to remember the half million americans who lost their lives
full vote by the end of the week and starting in just a few minutes from now we will see multiple hearings for biden cabinet nominees who may or may not make it through official confirmation. i want to start with garrett haake on capitol hill. garrett, it has been a month since joe biden was inaugurated. we re a little behind schedule with getting these cabinet members confirmed. is biden going to get all his people through? reporter: we probably won t get all of them but they re going to make some progress today. we ll have two votes on the floor for two biden nominees, including his agriculture secretary to join the administration today and those two confirmation hearings you mentioned for two of the people who may face a tougher road but who are still likely to get confirmed if democrats stick together. xavier becerra, the nominee for hhs secretary faces credit kichl from republicans that he lacks the necessary health experience, and dib holland, faces criticism for the
tragedy, a shooting spree at three local spas that left eight people dead, six of them women of asian descent. at least three of the victims were mothers. yesterday president joe biden and vice president kamala harris visited atlanta on a trip initially planned to highlight progress made in combatting the coronavirus pandemic. they took time to meet with members of the asian-american community to express their condolences and call for solidarity. hate can have no safe harbor in america. it must stop. racism is real in america. and it has always been. in a moment, we ll talk with atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms about the mood in her city and the latest on the investigation into what motivated the perpetrator of this horrific event. while a george county sheriff s captain is under fire for suggesting the shooter was having a bad day. but we here at politicsnation a far more concerned about the many bad days being experienced by our asian-american brothers and sis