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tonight, the pressure is growing on new york s governor, andrew cuomo, to resign. chuck schumer and kirsten gillibrand calling on cuomo to step down due to multiple allegations of sexual harassment and his handling of covid-19 deaths at state nursing homes. president joe biden celebrating the new $1.9 trillion covid relief law at a ceremony in the rose garden today. and telling americans that help is here. the treasury department confirming the first batch of stimulus payments will start going out to americans in need this weekend. let s discuss. matt lewis is here, and ana navarro is here. good evening to you both. ana, let s start for you. a huge week for president biden, got something done while the gop was essentially m.i.a. has the republican party given up on governing? i think they re governing a lot, but they re gaslighting a lot. we re focused on what is happening in washington. but i think one of the most transcendental things going on, republican legislatur ....
were pulled out. the argument being they were the ones provoking people. the new president, new riots and new calls together again in portland. new york governor andrew cuomo seen tonight walking the grounds of the governor s mansion talking on the phone snuggled into a blanket. mounting calls for him to resign due to allegations of sexual misconduct and covering up covid deaths due to covid-19. although just getting started democrats are piling on calling for him to resign with his steadfast refusal so far. for fewer new york state lawmakers particularly democrats with this assembly and senate threatening with impeachment, something he has a much harder time ignoring. lauren green joins us from new york with the latest allegations against cuomo, good evening, lorne. good evening, shannon. andrew cuomo is really fighting for his political life as he is defending himself against the political avalanche of those calling for him to step down. this afternoon a defiant g ....
all my colleagues at networks of nbc news, good night. a busy friday and busy friday night in the news tonight. new york governor andrew cuomo in water that appears to be getting deeper and hotter all the time. after the publication of a long investigative piece by rebecca traister in new york magazine today, reporting on litany of women who worked for him say he s behaved inappropriately in the workplace. botham u.s. senators from new york, senate majority leader chuck schumer and kirsten gillibrand have called for cuomo to resign. join a majority of the overall delegation from new york calling for cuomo to step down. front page of huffington post tonight, it s over. schumer and gillibrand call for cuomo s head. photo is odd series of reuters photographs taken at governor s mansion from a distance. in these photos, the governor is seen walking around talking on cell phone wearing a blanket. also in company of really amazing looking good dog. why the governor is wea ....
we really, it s all from the coach really. i ll take credit for almost all of it. pep talk, you know. that is the first thing you ve said to me that i do not believe. you re a wise, wise man, lawrence o donnell. and we will leave it there, rachel. yes, we shall. thank you, rachel. well, tonight in his first prime time address to the nation president joe biden announced that everyone in this country age 18 and above will be able to receive the coronavirus vaccine by may 1st. may 1st, that s it. you will have your appointment by may 1st if not already have the vaccine in your arm. president biden said this goal is to allow people to be able his goal is to allow people to be able to gather in small groups on july 4th to celebrate our independence and to celebrate our independence from the coronavirus. today was the triumphant high point of the biden presidency so far with house speaker nancy pelosi delivering the biden covid relief bill to the white house f ....
good morning. thursday, march 11th, 5 a.m. exactly in new york. i am christine romans. president biden gives his first primetime address to the nation tonight. the american rescue plan becomes law when he signs it tomorrow. he calls the measure a historic victory for the american people. there are stimulus checks, unemployment help, tax credits to lift children out of poverty. money for schools, states and local governments. support for schools and small businesses. more, help with rent, money for vaccines, internet for kids stuck with remote learning. bottom line, a lot of help for the poorest americans. biden is now armed with his first major legislative achievement. cnn has new information about what we will hear from the president tonight. our congressional reporter daniella diaz is live. good morning, daniella. now the president taking this on the road. reporter: that s right, laura. president biden is going to talk to americans directly tonight in the primet ....