To fans back in their seats, cheering together again. From families pressing hands against the window to grandparents hugging their grandchildren once again. We begin there with the president s optimism about the countrys covid future, and the question of whether Pandemic Progress both on the Public Health and economic fronts will translate into any political momentum for the broader widen agenda. Bbqs and baseball with families and friends and fans made this extended holiday July 4th feel normal. The president telling a crowd outside the White House sunday the virus no longer controls our lives. But there are new Warning Signs in the pandemic data and in some Polling Numbers that suggest getting over the final covid hurdles will be a stubborn challenge. With me to show the reporting and insights, lauren fox, Articlette Signs and molly ball. There is no disputing thank you for sharing your holiday. I should say that up front. Theres no disputing the numbers. Lets look at January 20th I
Next ones to get a restricted Voting Bill that targets access on to their governors desk. Its just a matter of how restrictive its going to be. Not to be outdone in suppression is florida, where its legislature just passed their own bill going after Voter Access and assistance. Minority voters in particular. And like texas, the focus is on controlling what local officials can do about it. But dont look at these locations and presume its a sudden thing. Like i said before, this is a national campaign. Nearly every state has some kind of Voter Restriction Legislation on the books. The only thing they have on common are conservative lawmakers who are intimidated by the electoral results of 2020 and committed to ensure it does not happen again. Also on tonights show, ill be in Elizabeth City, North Carolina Tomorrow as head of National Network To Eulogize andrew brown, jr. , who is right now being commemorated after being killed by Law Enforcement. The full picture not yet public. Well tal
the white house is making one final push to get the covid relief bill through the senate, over the objection of republicans. all i m trying to do is make this a more deliberate process. more states rolling back covid-19 safety measures. i will not keep the mask order in effect. evidence supports the use in preventing disease and death. on average, more than 2 million doses going into american arms every day. if we continue to vaccinate more and more and more, we ll get rid of the masks. but i don t know really what the big rush is. announcer: this is new day with alisyn camerota and john berman. welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. this is new day. it s friday, march 5th. 6:00 here in new york and storytime is over in the u.s. senate. senator ron johnson of wisconsin, who has proven that his tastes normally run towards make-believe and fantasy overnight demanded a foray into non-fiction. as americans wait for passage of a $
but if you go back 100 years to a hot-summer day on the shores of lake michigan, you might begin to understand. he and four of his friends decided to go to the beach along with everyone else. they were ordinary kids. black kids? black kids. yes, black kids. reporter: what happened to a 17-year-old named eugene williams started a chain of events that led from rocks to riots. they drove into bronzeville and they opened fire. reporter: to promises broken, again and again. every family that wants to stay in the community will stay in this community. i don t see the black people. where we at? reporter: do you think things have gotten a lot better in the last 100 years? where there s poverty, there s usually high rates of violence. reporter: tonight, i ll meet people who have lived that story. every day, risk our lives. reporter: and are trying to change the ending. we have a new brother. how long you been here? i have been here for three or four weeks
but if you go back 100 years to a hot summer day on the shores of lake michigan, you might begin to understand. he and four of his friends decided to go to the beach along with everyone else. they were ordinary kids. black kids? black kids. yes, black kids. what happened to a 17-year-old named eugene williams started a chain of events that led from rocks to riots. they drove into bronzeville and they opened fire. to promises broken again and again. every family that wanted to stay in the community will stay in this community. i don t see the black people. where we at? do you think things have gotten a lot better in the last 100 years? where there s poverty, there s usually high rates of violence. tonight, i ll meet people who have lived that story. it s like every day, we risk our lives by coming out the door. and are trying to change the ending. we have a new brother. how long have you been here? i ve been here for three, four weeks now. we ha