house minority leader kevin mccarthy leading a group of republican lawmakers going to the border today. it comes as republicans are blaming president biden for the surge. they say he has sent a clear message that the border is open for business. it is entirely, you cannot but notice the administration changes and there is surge. there can be no question when sending a message to people. it has to be our border is closed. you can t say in spanish one thing and english another. one for the consumption of those in central america and the other for domestic consumption. it has to be the same message. they aren t doing that. when a similar surge happened a few years ago president obama called it a humanitarian crisis. as i suggested, this is going to get nothing but worse as the spring comes. bill: former acting ice director ron vitiello joins us. we begin with casey stiegel in mcallen, texas. thanks. it was another busy night for u.s. border patrol agents all along the
we are making progress getting america closer to herd immunity. and a national vaccination effort accelerates. yesterday, 4.6 million doses were administered nationwide, that s a new high point, way up from 2.9 million shots last week. so far the u.s. has given more than 107 million shots. the rolling average is 2.5 million per day. the fifth of americans have received one dose. checks are going in the mail. or direct deposit. and you can check for your stimulus payment on the irs website, go to irs.gov/coronavirus and then click on the get my payment tool. to see if you are eligible for this stimulus, and for the two previous ones. again, that s i are rs.gov/coronavirus, the payments are one more reason the white house is preparing the pr blitz, tomorrow, vice president biden and vice president harris, the lady and second gentleman, prepare a tour. it s one crisis at a time. and soon, the white house may need to refocus on the southern border. in one month, right now, bor
zone. dr. fauci s right. the pandemic is not over. and even when it is the mental health effects of it could be with us for a long time. we put your questions to a clinical psychologist in tonight s installment of dear doctor. from nbc news world headquarters in new york, i m joshua johnson. welcome to the week. well, we are making progress getting america closer to 4erd immunity as our national vaccination effort accelerates. yesterday 4.6 million doses were administered nationwide. that s a new high point. way up from 2.9 million shots last week. so far the u.s. has given more than 107 million shots. the seven-day rolling average is more than 2.5 million per day. about a fifth of americans have received at least one dose. as shots are going in arms, checks are going in the mail, or direct deposit. you can check for your stimulus payment on the irs s website. go to irs.gov/coronavirus and then click on the get my payment tool to see if you re eligible for this stimul
allegations against cuomo. congressional and state leaders in his own party say cuomo can no longer govern effectively and should resign. cuomo remains steadfastly defiant saying in a teleconference friday that he is not going anywhere and he flat-out denies the allegations against him. i did not do what has been alleged. period. look, it s very simple, i never harassed anyone. i never abused anyone. i never assaulted anyone. now and i never would, right? i want to bring in new york assembly leader crystal stokes. so good that you could be with us. so what are your thoughts now about this newest allegation in the new york magazine from a political reporter who said that he behaved inappropriately around her? well, i think all of these women should be heard. they should have their due process much like i believe the governor should have his. when women complain people should listen, and i think we have set up a process in new york with the assembly judiciary committe
and maybe we can even be closer than six feet apart. imagine what that would look like with your friends and family. president biden says it s a realistic goal if we all buckle down a little longer. in his first primetime address last night, the president pledged to make all adults eligible for a coronavirus vaccine by may 1st. that s just seven weeks away. and a month earlier than the last projection. so the president spent only part of his speech touting the $1.9 trillion relief package that is now law. but the hope is here tour, as they re calling it, is about to begin with the president and vice president hitting the road to promote it. the first round of direct payments to americans will arrive in bank accounts this weekend. we ll speak to a member of the biden cabinet in a moment. we begin with john harwood. great to see you this morning. what was the takeaway from president biden s speech last night? some people thought he would be doing more of a sales job, but th