you probably were sleeping. we ll give you the highlights. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. this is early start. it s monday, march 15th. 5:00 a.m. here in new york. we re so close we can taste freedom and yet so far. one in five americans have received at least one dose of a covid vaccine. since friday, the u.s. has hit three of the largest single day jumps in vaccinations. scenes like this can set us back. this is miami beach. a lot of people out there but few masks. spring break could trigger a surge in cases and saint patrick s day is also worrying. we ve got too many people coming. we ve got too many people coming who are just acting out and we have covid at the same time. and people are flying again. air travel hit a new pandemic era record. new tsa figures show more than 1.3 million people were screened on friday. the highest number in a year. duke university under grads are in a stay in place orders. more than 80 students are in
pulling back. minors are showing up at our southern border in record numbers. we have a broken system and need a holistic approach. this is a humanitarian approach for all of us. welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. this is new day. it s monday, march 15th. it s the ides of march, i just realized that. oh, my gosh. i believe. i was told. alisyn is off and erica hill is here. i want to start off with something i think is amazing, okay? more than 3 million new coronavirus vaccinations were reported on saturday. that s the biggest number. nearly more on sunday. right around 6 million for the weekend. that s just staggering to me. we re now averaging more than 2 million vaccinations per day for a virus we didn t know about 14 months ago. so that s a great thing. it just is. one in five americans have received at least one dose, 11% fully vaccinated. it seems when it comes to supply and logistics, the u.s. is pretty much there or clos
pandemic. steve: except the devastation wasn t inflicted by the pandemic but inflicted by the government starting with the cdc which catastrophically bungled testing so it was impossible to contain the virus here in the way the place like south korea and hong kong did. never forget how the media s precious cdc failed us about one month after germany developed their tests, the cdc finally built hours except it did not work and had to be recalled. precious weeks went by and university labs in the private sector were begging to make a test and the fda said no. finally, at the end of february only after president trump intervened with the red tape was swept away. that vital moment when it might still impossible to contain america s outbreak the cdc arrogance and incompetence were fateful. having allowed the virus to spread uncontrolled for months they then moved to the next disastrous blunder. instead of designing a strategy for the specific characteristics of this virus, clearly
announcing his retirement after 20 seasons in the nfl. fox & friends first starts right now. good morning, you are watching fox & friends first on this monday morning, i m benjamin hall in for todd piro. jillian: i m jillian mele. good to see you this morning. i don t think many people are surprised by the drew brees announcement. did you follow him. he s a name that is well-known over here, 15 years, 20 years in total. so yeah, only a few football names are well-known here and he is certainly one of them. jillian: that says a lot right there. let s begin with a fox news alert. a chicago police officer is not the face in a precinct parking lot. the 26 veteran of the department was grazed on the chin. he was later released from the hospital. no arrests have been made. detectives are looking into whether the sergeant was targeted. he is the 13th officer to be shot at or shot this year. today, a rendell gas station will descend upon the mexican border as an influx of ill
announcing his retirement after more than 20 seasons in the nfl. fox & friends first continues right now. have a nice day. jillian: 5:00 on the east coast, in new york city, and it is 10:00 in london town. good morning to, i m jillian mele. you re watching fox & friends first on this monday. good to see you, benjamin. ben: you too. we both had to get up an hour earlier today. a lot of people will be struggling this morning with daylight saving time. jillian: it s always a struggle. a lot of people like the whole daylight longer but for me when you go to bed at 6:00 p.m., when it s super bright shining in your room it makes it a little challenging. so i have mixed opinions on this. ben: i can tell you, there is perhaps some hope in. neil: in sight. senator rubio put a bill up, seeks to make daylight saving permanent, partly to do with the golf and barbecue lobby. they want an extra hour of daylight. jillian: as a golfer, i can appreciate that. ben: as can i. today, a