and a lot of the country is heeding that message in some way, shape, or form. yesterday, the government announced that half of u.s. adult population has received at least one dose of the covid-19 vaccine. that s pretty amazing. the cdc reported that almost 130 million people 18 and older, have started the vaccine regimen and almost 84 million adults are fully vaccinated, which is about 32.5% of the population. we are getting there. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it s monday, april 19th. with us, we have white house reporter for the associated press, jonathan lemire, washington anchor for bbc world news america, katty kay. professor at princeton university, eddie glaude jr., and professor at the lyndon b. johnson school of public affairs at the university of texas, victoria defrancesco soto. thank you all so much for being with us this morning. we ll get to that good news on the vaccine in just a moment. but first, we begin this morning with minneapolis and the who
there is too many of you crying marvin touched the show of millions and millions of people. 50 years later is all happening today. no one listens to the words of this album. what s going on? hi, i am don lemon, this album right here, sound track of my childhood. i remember my mom cranking up the radio when what s going on came on. marvin gaye s album went pla platinum. half a century later, marvin s music is still going strong. it made me wonder how and why this one album could be singing so much to so many people after 50 years. my father is a minister, i recall seeing a lot as a child. my own music reflects my ethnic upbringing fortunately. i knew him before he was marvin, yeah. he was just my brother. we hung out almost everyday. marvin originally wanted to be the black frank sinatra. that s how he wanted to sing. he didn t want to sing rock or r&b or anything like that, you know? his introduction to music world as a singer he came out of the vo
dying. marvin touched the souls of millions and millions of people. whoa oh, mercy, mercy me no, no well this is revolutionary. 50 years later, it s all happening today. no one listened to the words on this album. what s going on what s going on is prophesy, man ie i hi. i m don lemon. this song right here, song track of my childhood. i remember when what s going on came on. marvin gay s record went platinum. and rolling stone called this is greatest album of all time. still going strong. it still resonates as the nation struggles with racism and inequality. it made me wonder how this album could still be saying so much to so many people after 50 years. i recall seeing a lot as a child. my music, i think, reflects my ethnic upbringing, fortunately. i knew him before he was marvin, yeah. he was just my brother. and we hung out almost every day. marvin originally, man, wanted to be the black frank sinatra. that s how he wanted to sing. he didn t wa
president trump blasting social media after facebook upholds his ban. these platforms have gotten to be monopolies. the only way to get this straight properly regulate them or break them up. first pitch swinging, he has done it john means has no hit. the mariners the first complete game no hitter. orioles jim palmer did it 52 years ago. ainsley: this is very exciting first time year and a half we are back on some sem plans of the curvey couch. we are 6 feet apart and vaccinated. steve: up deed. it couch occasional tables. part of the couch. brian: gradually get people back in studio as things get back to normal. finally i might go back to broadway september 14th. i might be working at night for a while. september 14th audience. steve: brian, when is the last time you went to a broadway play. brian: i actually went to hamilton. this is how crazy it is. i actually liked hamilton so much and first time i m admitting this. i bought the sound track. i mean, can you believe
we have been calling around the neighbors, family members, coworkers and they are in the same situation. good morning and welcome to the cross connection. i m tiffany cross. we have a lot to get to today, including the latest on some accountability for the violent insurrection last month, but we begin today s show with this. today marks one month since the biden administration took office, and the new administration is staring down major challenges this week, including an unprecedented winter storm that s caused widespread power outages in texas and claimed at least 30 lives this week, including an 11-year-old boy who died in a mobile home that went unheated for days. power is finally being restored to more and more homes across the state, but many are now facing food shortages and a mounting water crisis due to bursting pipes and freezing wells. pyatt says he will ask fema to accelerate a request for a major disaster declaration for texas and he plans to visit the state