hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. i m shaun ley a. security forces in myanmar have killed at least 21 people in yangon in one of the deadliest days since huge demonstrations began against the military coup last month. a police officer is also reported to have died as clashes between the military and anti coup protesters continue for a sixth week. martial law has been declared in two areas of yangon, and after two china owned factories were attacked, beijing has asked the authorities to protect its businesses. our diplomatic correspondent. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. they have built themselves barricades, they have fashioned makeshift shields. but when the security forces opened fire, there was nothing to do but run. this was the scene in myanmar s biggest city, yangon, where more than 20 people are reported to have died. some here see china as supporting myanmar s military rulers, and several chinese owned factories we
admin administered yesterday alone. nearly 70 million americans have gotten at least one dose of a covid-19 vaccine, which means one out of five americans has received a shot. this as those $1400 stimulus checks are starting to hit bank accounts. despite the progress being made, thoupds of people are traveling and attending spring break events across the country. many not wearing masks. no protection. masks and social distancing don t seem to be priorities. health officials are warning of the potential consequences. saying the next few weeks will be critical in determining if we ll see another surge. even though the numbers have gone down, over the last couple of weeks, they ve plateaued and when you see a plateau at a level as high as 60,000 cases a day, that is a very vulnerable time to have a surge to go back up. we can avoid that, if we continue to vaccinate people, get more and more protection without all of a sudden pulling back on public health measures. all right.
out of five americans has received a shot. this as those $1,400 stimulus checks are starting to hit bank accounts. but despite the progress being made, there are concerns about the thousands of people who are traveling and attending spring break events across the country. masks and social distancing don t seem to be a priority and health officials are warning of the potential consequences, saying the next few weeks will be critical in determining if we ll see another surge. even though the numbers have gone down, over the last couple of weeks they ve plateaued. when you see a plateau at a level as high as 60,000 cases a day, that is a very vulnerable time to have a surge to go back up. we can avoid that if we continue to vaccinate people, get more and more protection without all of a sudden pulling back on public health measures. and many people are spending their spring breaks in florida. the state is seeing a rush of people despite health warnings. cnn s natasha chen is
a joint statement from others say it is clear that governor cuomo has lost the confidence of his governing partners. i did not do what has been alleged. it is unacceptable. the governor must resign. this is new day weekend with victor blackwell and christi paul. live look at the white house here where there was a celebration of the passage of the relief plan. president biden is now in wilmington, delaware. we ll talk about that plan in just a moment. but we re going to start in new york, despite the calls for some of new york s top democratic lawmakers, dr. andrew cuomo is defying calls to resign. he says he will not bow to cancel culture. senator majority leader chuck schumer and senator kirsten gillibrand are the latest to call for him to resign. staying it s clear that governor cuomo has lost the confidence of his governing partners and people of new york. senators schumer and gillibrand join the majority calling for the governor to step aside. as for the
a botched raid at her apartment one year ago today. her name has become a rallying cry for police reform across the country. her mother telling cnn she is still fighting for justice. crazy that it has been a year. still unbelievable. what would justice for breonna mean for snu. you? to have the officers charged and convicted. plus, mounting allegations of inappropriate behavior against governor cuomo. claims he is denying. a growing list of congressional and state leaders saying cuomo cannot longer govern effectively and must resign. i think the same attitude that emboldened you to target a 25-year-old emboldenis you to scrub a nursing home report. this leads many of us to not only call on the governor to resign, but move forward with impeachment proceedings. let s start with the accusations against the governor. we have athena jones with more. reporter: fred, this is coming from jessica bakeman. a reporter who formerly covered albany here for several years. s