the senate was working on this overnight and last minute demands voting it straight down through party lines. not a single republican in attendance voted for it and not a single democrat voted against it. president biden spoke after it passed. i promised the american people help was on the way . people lying in bed at night, staring at the ceiling wondering, will i lose my job or my insurance or my home? they will get direct payments of $1400 per person. our congressional correspondent jessica dean. this is not a done deal just yet. what happens now and when will americans see the money? reporter: ana, what happens now is that this bill is going to go back to the house. we know that the vote there has been set for tuesday. that s expected to pass. they re going to vote on the changes that were made from their original bill and that s about who is eligible for the $1400 checks, unemployment changes to unemployment benefits and then also remember, the $15 an hour minimum
child tax credit, funding for state and local governments, funding for schools and vaccine distribution. now, this version of the bill also has the provision to increase the minimum wage, but that won t make it through the senate. let s go to cnn s white house reporter, jasmine wright. so what are we expecting to hear from the president? reporter: president biden will praise how democrats for passing that $1.9 trillion coronavirus bill last night, in really the first step for the the important first step for defeating the coronavirus pandemic. this will be the first time that we hear from president biden since that bill passed late last night. he s slated to speak in the roosevelt room. but last night on the white house lawn, talking to cnn, white house communications director kate bedingfield spoke about what the bill could do if passed. take a listen. we are extremely hopeful that it is going to pass the house tonight. we believe that it will. in this bill you ve got
reporter: yeah, i met with jamie webb, the daughter of xiaojih tans, and her ex-husband. they were both so gracious to give us their time as they re grieving, trying to set up funeral arrangements. what struck me is their celebration of tan s life. she was about to turn 50 years old. she missed her birthday by two days. you know, i asked her daughter, who is a recent uga grad, about the last time she talked to her mother. it turns out that when this all happened on tuesday, the first indication that something was wrong was somebody abruptly called her daughter, asking, do you know the password to the surveillance cameras? she ended up spending hours and hours in the waiting room of an emergency room at a hospital, waiting for information, seeing the headlines actually come through her phone first about the number of people who died at the location of her mother s business, and then finally getting the news by the end of the night. just an incredibly difficult experience for
hear when you re an an airplane. we looked at each other, my wife and i held hands and just wished our kids, we would see them again. announcer: this is cnn breaking news. and i m pamela brown in washington. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. you are live in the cnn newsroom, and it is a busy sunday. breaking news on cnn. very dramatic steps being taken right now in the united states and around the world. the goal to keep commercial air travel safer both in the skies and on the ground. and this is the reason. that terrifying and fiery failure of a united airlines 777 engine this weekend. the pilot managed to land in colorado with everyone aboard safe, but the plane scattered huge metal parts all over a neighborhood below. and now u.s. federal air travel officials, the faa, ramping up inspection of all 777 aircraft in the u.s. fleet flying with a certain type of engine. also this evening the government of japan is grounding all boeing 777 p
announcer: this is new day weekend with victor blackwell and christi paul. lots of sunshine around the capitol. we hope it is for you, as well. good morning to you. this morning one of the largest emergency relief bills in u.s. history is a big step closer to becoming law. the senate passed president biden s nearly $2 trillion rescue plan largely intact. the bill will help millions of americans. here is a look at some of the helpful eligible americans will receive $1,400 checks, $300 a week boost to unemployment benefits through september, 15% increase in benefits for food stamp recipients. most families with children could claim a larger tax credit. also funding to help people behind on rent or mortgage and more money to help small businesses reopen schools, boost vaccinations. today i can say we ve taken one more giant step forward into delivering on that promise that help is on the way. cnn sgood morning to you. what happens next now and when could this reach t