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the way now for massive amounts of aid to begin flowing including direct payments of up to $1,400 that could land in some people s bank accounts as soon as this weekend. this comes exactly one year after the kworldworld health organization declared a coronavirus pandemic that so far has claimed more than 530,000 american lives and infected almost 30 million people in the u.s. alone. by contrast, a year ago today, there were just 1,100 known cases here in the united states, underscoring the virus s devastating spread across the country and, indeed, around the world. and the cdc has just confirmed to cnn that data suggests 2020 was the deadliest year in u.s. history, with a 15% increase in the death rate due to the pandemic. let s go to the whoite house, or chief white house correspondent kaitlan collins is joining us now. we re told that the president has been working on this speech for a week. what s the latest? reporter: yeah, wolf, top aides say he s been editing it ....