president, targeting july 4th for when americans can gather in small groups. that will make this independence day something truly special, where we not only mark our independence as a nation, but we begin to mark our independence from this virus. and joining me now is the most trusted figure in the country on this subject. it s dr. anthony fauci, the director of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases. dr. fauci, welcome back to meet the press. thank you, chuck. good to be with you. so, a year ago, literally this date, you were out there warning us. we were all contemplating how bad this would be. but i don t think anybody, any civilian thought, oh, we re going to be this is going to be a year at the time. what would you tell yourself from a year ago of what to expect and how shocked have you been about what this year s been like? you know, chuck, i knew it was going to be bad. and you know, just a couple of days ago last year, i said at a cong
good evening, everyone. we begin the reidout with a thing we really haven t seen in a long, long, long time. a forthright, open, democratic, dare i say progressive defense of government. now, i am old enough to remember bill clinton responding to the reagan and reaganomics by saying us too. the era of big government is over but courtesy of the democrats. that was a political calculation that i guess made sense at the time. reagan was still popular and sainted by republicans and so-called reagan democrats. and when president obama came along and was faced with this massive economic hole that george w. bush left the country in, he too felt constrained to couch the response in terms of, not spending too much money, keeping the economy, rescuing stimulus package under $1 trillion and kind of downplaying anything that looked like big government. and not too much braggadocio, especially from the black president. oh, god, no, no, no. well, enter joe biden. fresh off his prime-time
benjamin: a day on the slopes turns into a terrifying ordeal. benjamin: to turn things around, one of the most beautiful cities in the world. good thing it is friday, beautiful weather in london. hope you can enjoy the day. i like golf. benjamin: since having three young daughters, haven t had much time for the golf course. i live and hope. jillian: maybe one day this year you can do that. benjamin: you are watching fox and friends first on friday morning. jillian: thank you for being ending your day with us. president biden addressing the nation, one year since the coronavirus pandemic began. no one could have imagined what we were about to go through. now we are coming through it. benjamin: doug was a live in washington as the president signals when life may return to normal. reporter: mark your calendars for may 1st when the president says we should have enough vaccine supply for every american to be eligible for a shot. we need everyone to get vaccinated but
don t go anywhere. morning joe starts right now. a group of former presidents took out a psa. it is weirdly kind of fun to see them all together. . this vaccine means hope. it will protect you and those you love from this dangerous and deadly disease. i m really looking forward to going to opening day texas rangers stadium with a full stadium. . st i want to go back to work and i want to be able to move around. as you know, we just came out with a fragrance, success by trump and it s sold at macy s. . get vaccinated. if you put it on, anything you want will come true. finally found a way to unload that hydroxycholoroquine. it s so him. okay. it fits right in. . it is that close to true. 6. it actually is true. he should have done the whole bleaches and everything, willie. that was good. oh, my god. okay. good morning and welcome we talked about george w. about issue with the guns yesterday. sources close to the president says there has been so
night, the president said we are way ahead of schedule in building up vaccine supply and getting shots in americans arms. he said every adult in america will be eligible to get in line starting may 1st. and that there will be enough vaccines for everyone by june 1st. and he said if people take advantage and actually get those shots, that could mean putting this virus in our rearview mirror by summertime. watch this. if we do this together, by july the 4th, there is a good chance you, your families and friends will be able to get together in your backyard or in your neighborhood and have a cookout or a barbecue and celebrate independence day. after this long, hard year, that will make this independence day something truly special where we not only mark our independence as a nation, but we begin to mark our independence from this virus. the president made that speech just hours after signing the $1.9 trillion covid relief bill into law, delivering on a promise he made befo