a very good day to all of you. welcome to weekends with alex witt. we have breaking news out of florida with a state of emergency in miami beach, after these scenes early and then overnight, atemps to control massive spring break crowds, ending in chaos as party goers clash with police. go to cory coughman in miami beach for us. let s get to, first off, cory, are there any beach restrictions during the daytime and what about spring break destinations? curfews, what s coming down the pike? and in place for 72 hours from last night. now, the actual beach, which is to my left, doesn t have any specific restrictions in place, especially during the daytime. at night, it is closed. and those nighttime closureinizeclude the 8:00 p.m. curfew for the streets behind us, which will be at 9:00 p.m. it now, let s have reused video of last night. what happened when police tried to crackdown on these crowds? what happened with the curfew? at 8:00 p.m., the crowds were in full effect, just
pushing to get the 50 votes needed for the legislation to pass. we are determined to get the american rescue plan across the finish line. we don t care how many amendments they have, how many hours, how many days, we re going to get this done because this is about, you know, getting vaccinations in people s arms and financial help to people and kids back in school safely. we re going to be talking to that senator stabenow ourselves. in the meantime, if successful, the bill will head back for one final vote and on to president biden s desk for his signature. the final version of this bill includes a third round of stimulus checks, $1,400 for those who qualify, billions of dollars in funding to state and local governments and, again, $300 a week in jobless benefits until september, with a tax relief provision, 11th hour compromise that sparked this heated exchange on the senate floor overnight. suddenly, if you re on unemployment insurance, you don t have to pay taxes but
the bill, as amended, is passed! [applause] that is the sound of the senate after joe biden s legislation comes one step closer into signing into law. just this past hour the senate passing the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package right along party lines, and there was one absence of voting there coming from a republican. but that vote coming after an all-night vote-a-rama, the senate debating and voting on amendments for over 24 hours. senate majority leader chuck schumer acknowledging the long road it took before getting that final vote. it s been a long day, a long night, a long year, but a new day has come, and we tell the american people, help is on the way. zero republicans voted to advance the bill in that senate. democratic senator debbie stabenow reacting to that the last hour. i think it s stunning they re going to be able to go home and say what they wanted to do was give you less help, less checks in your pockets, less opportunities to get vaccines so
headquarters in new york. welcome to weekends with with the with the. breaking news, new reaction to president biden s covid relief bill. he did not do a victory lap. he called on the senate to take the next step. we re one step closer to vaccinating the nation, one step closer to putting $1,400 in the pockets of americans and one step closer to extending unemployment benefits for millions of americans, one step closer to helping millions of americans feed their family and keep a roof over their head. we re one step closer to getting our kids safely back in school. and we re one step closer to getting the help they need. 219 to 212, democrats are plauding biden s cautious approach. it s prudent to be cautious. it isn t law yet so i m thrilled the house passed this incredible relief plan under speaker pelosi s leadership but it still needs to be passed in the senate and of course signed into law. they are also promising to continue the fight for a $15 minimum wage an
expected to green light a new-coronavirus vaccine. a panel, strongly, endorsed the johnson & johnson version, last night. paving the way for final approval, this weekend. the j&j shot will be the first to require just one dose. meantime, in orlando, giving you a live look right now at cpac. oh, there we see mike pompeo. in just about 24 hours, you will be seeing donald trump who is set to make his first-public appearance since leaving the white house. we are going to expand on those headlines now with nbc reporters in the nation s capitol, wilmington, delaware, as well as orlando, florida. shannon pettypiece, in delaware. shannon, welcome to you. so what s the message president biden is sending to capitol hill, as the covid-relief bill moves there you the senate? well, he is looking to keep the pressure on congress to get the bill over the finish line. there is definitely no spiking of the football, yet. they have still got to get this passed in the senate. there is a lot