pizzas, where ever we are, the food of this place can't help but bring us together. cheers. >> cheers. hi, welcome to all of our viewers in the united states and around the world, i am robin curnow, ahead on cnn. >> the ayes are 50. >> joe biden's rescue plan narrowly passes the senate. millions of americans can start to see relief payments by the

middle of the month and condemn violence, extremism and calling for cooperation, we are live in iraq where pope francis on the first people visit to the country. a royal family feud and the world is watching. the roof deepens ahead of prince harry and meghan markle's bomb shell interview. ♪ live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with robin curnow. # . >> so we begin with that view, millions of americans are waiting to hear, financial help could finally be on the way. the u.s. senate passed president biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill. it does include direct $1,400 payments for some americans.

he did not get bipartisan report. not a single republican voted for it. president biden spoke shortly after the bill is passed. this is what he had to say. >> i promised the american people help is on the way. today i can say we have taken one more giant step forward delivering on that promise that help is on the way. this plan will get checks out the door starting this month to the american people so desperately need the help. many who are lying in bed at night staring in the ceiling wondering will i lose my job or insurance or my home. over 85% american households will get direct payments of $1,400 per person. >> the president is celebrating progress but a bit of procedure before that much needed money makes it to americans. here is jessica dean with that.

>> reporter: the senate passing this massive covid relief bill right along party lines, 50-49. it passes at a major hurdles. it goes over to the house where they plan to vote on the changes made on tuesday and it goes to president biden's desk. president biden pledging that family w fathers a families will begin to receive those stimulus payments as soon as this month. this is a massive bill. it has money in it for reopening schools and unemployment benefits and state and local governments as well as vaccines and vaccine distributions, child tax credits are in here. it is a big bill that touches so many pieces of the american economy. here is chuck schumer on that partisan vote. >> now that we are in the majority they don't seem to work with us but we'll get it done. we prefer them to work with us. maybe they'll change their minds after this. but, we are going to get it done

regardless because the americans need it and that's what we did. we didn't stop and we didn't let anything get in our way. >> again, democrats staying unified to get this bill passed at 1 point. the democratic senator joe manchin, looks like they may lose him to a republican amendment unemployment benefit. senators were here over night into saturday morning before they ultimately passed this bill again and now it goes back to the house on tuesday and over the president biden. jessica dean, cnn, capitol hill. >> cnn's political analyst is joining me now, sabrina, lovely to see you. let's talk through this broadly, is this joe biden's first big political win? >> without question this is

president biden's major legislative victory. now this came on a strict party line vote as expected and not a single republican voted for this bill but the end results was still the same which was the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package that president biden campaigned on and said would be his priority as soon as he took office. he's saying that some of these benefits in particular another round of stimulus checks to the tune of $1,400 are going to go out to americans starting this month itself. so i think while this is just one of his priorities since he took office, it is a big victory for the white house because it was vital for them to pass the relief package and for it to not really change in a way for them to propose. the price tag $1.9 trillion is what biden proposed and what he campaigned on. >> let's talk about the details.

it is notable of what did not change and how this could impact ordinary americans. even the americans who did not vote for him. >> there are a number of provisions in this bill that the white house has said were really necessary given the toll that the pandemic has had on day to by t day lives. this extends unemployment benefits and roughly $300 weekly payments through september in addition to the $1,400 stimulus checks. there are also an expansion of child tax credit and there is funding for vaccine distributions and schools reopening and state and local governments. a lot of what biden says would be building blocks as his administration tries to lift people out of the pandemic. he said there will be a need for a stimulus and another big piece of legislation to try to

revitalize the economy. in some ways people can look at this as a two-step process. he cleared one major hurdle. he was clear that there are other challenges ahead. this is just the beginning. >> economists and a lot of politicians had a lot of debate of whether this is too big or little in terms of a stimulus and certainly history judging move. how much does biden's experience and particularly his involvement in the 2008 crisis, what he learned from that. how are those lessons played into this game? >> it is really interesting. president biden has said he would try and work with republicans to craft some kind of compromise but as we pointed out, not a single republicans voted for this bill in the end.

republicans and their counter offer proposed $6 million of just a fraction of what president biden were seeking. polling shows it had support of the majority of americans. that was a bit of politics there, it may not look bipartisan in washington but it is bipartisan across the country in terms of perception with respect to the american public and key stake holders in various industries. some of that is that experience and how do you sell this to the american people but of course it just passed one hurdle, the house still has to adopt it for it to become law and for it to go to biden's desk and we'll get more of how this bill is going to be receivered by the american people.

sabrina siddiqui, thank you so much. it looks like the u.s. can reach to herd immunity thanks to coronavirus vaccines. that timeline is from cnn's an analysts looking at 2 million shots a day. there is no time to wait. here at john hopskin's unive university. >> at the current pace of about 2 million vaccine doses administered per day, the u.s. could reach herd immunity by late summer through vaccinations alone. 70% of the u.s. population could be fully vaccinated by the end of july and 85% by mid september. experts estimate between 70% and

80% of the population must be protected to stop the spread of the coronavirus. >> you don't know how special this is. >> reporter: there is hope on the horizon for people like peggy nikola, she's hugging her son and daughter-in-law for the first time in a year. >> i keep on saying to everybody that if you have a phafamily th cares about you, you are already ahead. my kids have been extremely wonderful. >> reporter: many states are extending vaccine ability. dr. fauci advised it is better to vaccinate people ahead of their term due to waste. fulton county georgia is one of the places to get resources and predictability with the help of fema. steady flow of vaccine shipments to ramp up production at mercedes-benz stadium.

>> the vaccine is coming. we can handle 6,000 a day. >> reporter: the state of california announced friday that theme parks and counties with lower virus spread can reopen at 15% capacity to california residents only beginning april 1st. >> i think it is time and enough people are starting to get vaccinated, california needs it and look at how dead it is out here. >> reporter: connecticut will keep its mask mandate but allowed businesses and restaurants to reopen with social distancing requirements. health experts are troubled by that. >> the one place we take our masks office at restaurants and bars so why would you say a mask mandate but not holding full capacity. that's where you will see transmission. >> reporter: some states are completely lifting mask mandates, mississippi, iowa, montana and texas. the governor there says it is

safe to open at 100% starting on wednesday. >> reporter: texas governor alleged without evidence that migrants coming into texas and exposing residents to coronavirus. undocumented people in the u.s. should get a vaccine when it is available to them. the department of homeland security made it clear there will be no punitive element associated with people getting the vaccine. natasha chen, cnn, atlanta. more people now say they are willing to get vaccinated. the kaiser family has a new poll. 55% of adults now say they are willing to get the coronavirus vaccine as soon as possible. that number used to be 47% back in january and 34% in december.

the poll is showing the same trend. the pope praised for victims of war. he had a busy itinerary, we'll go there live. and the interview with harry and meghan. we'll take a look back with the bomb shell interview with diana, princess of wales. >> the whole interview was set up on judgey ground.

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security. good to speak to you, ben wedeman is going to join us in a few minutes as well. give us the sense of indication and the symbolism of pope being in mosul when isis declared a caliphate. >> reporter: many people are associated with the occupation being the headquarters for isis for two years and largely destroyed many and many residents having to flee. one of the main themes for the pope is to encourage people to come back to the city to help rebuild them to ask authorities to work together in order to make that possible for people.

certainly the fact that the pope is now in mosul says quite a lot in terms of what's happening in the past few years, politically and hopefully what's going to happen in the coming few years for the people of mosul and of this region. this is a city of large chri christian population. the courtyard is a firing range. now christians are pouring into this courtyard and the pope is going to come here and lead prayer service and speak to them. this is really the day robin where we are seeing visually what the pope's message is here

in iraq, not just for christians but many of the displaced people are muslims and other minority. he'll do that again today. so really a day which is bringing together one of the main purposes of coming here. the security of the people and you will notice in his meeting, that was one of the things, christians should leave iraqis. sometimes these trips are symbolic and don't lead to anything concrete but prime minister yesterday declared because of this meeting between the pope a national day, march 6th will be a national day. maybe this trip will give some

concrete signs of hope for the future for these people. robyn. >> thank you so much. delia gallagher. i want to bring ben wedeman. what are so stunning of these live pictures, i have clear memory of you reporting from mosul and the devastation of the early days when isis took over. mosul talking about outreach and reaching out to the christians and non-christian community in the region. what will do you think? >> the total reversal of this situation that was here in northern iraq and throughout the country, just a few years ago. i remember being here in the fall of 2014, isis was just

about half an hour or 40 minutes drive from here and now of course the pope is in mosul and it was in the summer of 2014 that baghdadi called on his followers to conquer rome. in the beginning of 2017, just after it was liberated and what we saw when we went back there recently was that physically that the town has come back. the people who fled have returned but it will take years for the psychological trauma of isis's occupation to be ov overcome. >> isis was here and here and

here. their reign of madness and christian town ended more than four years ago. services resumed at the search of the maculate conception. almost all the towns inhabitant fled. the joy returned crowded by the shock of what was left of their homes. >> you can't imagine. it was empty and destroyed. they left nothing. >> reporter: in april 2017, shortly after liberation, we attended the first mass scorched in the vandalized cathedral. this church has been repaired since then but still damaged. this community will be able to live and prosper in this land.

pope francis is scheduled to hold prayers here. the father will show the pope some of the damage isis left behind. he worries decades of trauma left a deep still raw wound. >> iraq is in a dark tunnel he says, there are challenges caused by war and the terrorism still present in some areas and economic problems and corruption widespread in iraq. the visit of pope francis he hopes will spark a change of hearts and minds. maybe there will be love and peace, maybe it will soften and melt frozen hearts.

the sun shines once more. people busy themselves preparing for the pope, hoping darkness will not descend upon them yet again. >> reporter: of course the question is after this visit ends tomorrow by pope francis, are things really going to change for iraq? that's hard to say. this is a country set by many problems and political instability and corruption and there are still frequent attacks by isis, none the less, these few days iraqis are able to watch some happy story, a story that does giver some hope to the future. when cnn pays attention to it, oftentimes the news is bad. for iraqis to see happiness and

celebration is a welcome change. robyn. >> absolutely. and this all for reconciliation as well. the pope is speaking in the church square at mosul. it was a beautiful piece you did there of the christian community being decimated there in iraq. is there a sense of triple and not healing wounds throughout iraq but throughout the region? >> that's a hard one to say because everyone of these country has unique problems. what may work in iraq may not work elsewhere. i am based in lebanon. it has massive economic and lit cal problem and if pope francis were to come next week to lebanon, he would not be able, i don't think god can solve

lebanon's problem at this point. for iraq and at least temporary, a very big different but the problem of this region unfortunately, intervention will not be able to have much impact. >> as you say, thank you, ben. a symbolic visit in the midst of this pandemic for the pope to show up and certainly and an indication of where his heart lies. ben wedeman, always great to speak to you. thanks very much for your repo reporting. >> you are watching cnn, more news after the break.

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30 minutes past the hour, welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and around the world, i am robyn curnow. the british monarchy will be full in display. the queen is expected to talk about unity. just hours after that, oprah winfrey highly anticipated interview will be broadcast around the world. buckingham palace had not comment on the interview. joining us from outside the hospital is cnn's ana stewart. a busy sunday there in the u.k. and of course here in the u.s. with the blockbuster interview

is going to be taken place. what's the feeling where you are? >> reporter: well, it is hard to know what to look for. this big occasion for the royal family day. the queen reported of all the members of the royal family will be there in the special she world cast on bbc. really extraordinary when you consider it was just a year ago the duke and duchess of sussex all joined together. my goodness, how much has changed in a year? >> it certainly has. looking ahead of that interview. is there any sense of what may

come out besides these clips and the reaction that possibly is being felt in the inner circle of buckingham palace? >> it is two hours long, we do expect some explosive insights to be a member of the royal family from the outside of the perspective. this is something until the trail, we have not heard from me meghan. we heard from prince harry. this is the first time we are hearing from meghan and parallel are all being drooled. >> she famously said there are three of us in this marge. >> the interview of duke and duchess windsor.

this is the outside perspective of the royal family. i am not sure be we'll know because that's the issue at stake here. they have a bit of a no comment policies. they don't comment on speculative stories. it will be interesting to see if they'll break that mold to say anything. >> anna stewart, thank you, loi live in london. in 1995, princess diana opened up to a bbc about life. she talked about the similarities and the current drift in the royal family. >> 30 years ago, we were in a comfortable situation where the risks were opening up within the royal family and it was starting to escalate. there were a lot of unhappy people involved then and now. first and for most, we should

remember this is a family rift. it is taking a lot of the people. i hope some where in the mid of the currents back and forth, somebody is putting down the seats for eventually reconciliation which has to come. now, diana's interview led to more scandal bbc internal investigation, max foster now explains. >> reporter: it was the interview that rocks the monarchy and calls it a worldwide sensation. >> do well, it was the three of us in this marriage so it is a bit crowded. >> confirmation that prince charles extramarital relationship. admission of her own infidelity. >> diana also went onto question

and desire to be king. >> why did diana do the interview of what was going on behind the walls. >> why have you decided to giver this interview now? >> why have you decided to speak at this time. >> in the reoccurring add gas stations, he issue exactly why. the palace star were working against her and being paid to spy on her. >> a graphic designer admits he moped up a statement but on this year's instructions and without knowing how forgeries will be used. >> charles spencer claims bashir used the back statements to trick him and to get an in interduction to china.

n of a bbc conduct. >> they played no role in diana's decision making. >> charles spencers continue to build his case against those findings. >> in 25 years bashir has nod defended himself. in another statement, the bbc says bashire. while the police decided no criminal charges will be brought against bashire and independent investigations led by a retired judge is ongoing. >> a reen investigation that's

publicly welcomed. for a full independent of investigation. in britain history. was there a cover up? >> only humans left. nothing is used to get the interview. might of added to the princess's concerns since she was being followed ormond toed or a firm, could have increased -- >> if it was found diana to think she's being spied on. in the final months and years of her life.

>> cbs is paying $7 million for this harry and meghan's interview. the duke and duchess are not being paid to talk to winfrey. the network is asking f for -- that's about twice the normal rate. for more news of the british family, we have a new service for you, go to cnn.com/royal news. i don't want you to watch on monday s latest on the fight of democracy. that's ahead. plus, women in myanmar are leading the fight in democracy. that's also coming up.

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the protests in myanmar. in other stcities, police are using tear gas which is taken place after a night of crack down. security forces raided the residential area in yangon over night and made several arrests. women are taking active roles, proven they are not afraid to face down security forces. women have a lot to lose. the new york times reports that hundreds of thousands female t teachers are marching everyday. one of the most recent was the 19-year-old whose english name is angel. women are not afraid to fight

for the future of mare march. you can see from the powerful image. >> lovely to see you. >> why have woman in myanmar game warriors in these fro tests. >> these women are results of ten years of democracy and ten years of opening that they have experience. tras the last ten years their eyes have been open because the country was opened and a lot of our international aide always had a component of women empowerment so we are seeing the

results. not only they feel this is a protest in the political arena is relevant to women? they now also have the capabilities and the able to participate and lean in this protest which is different from previous protests. >> what's also interesting is, they're using -- these groups of young women coming out in bold gowns, staring down men with guns. they are not afraid. >> that is. they're utilizing their fememor min

minute y. i have the responsible for democracy. they are equating motherhood and being a moteer is a leadership quality. that's one of the interesting things that comes out of this. >> it is very inspiring and it is not just about the future and about losing hard one. but they also lost a female leader aung san suu kyi. what else do you think is an end game here? >> do you feel opt if i recollect that these women feel they can't stay down. >> hay are committed and creative as personnel. >> there are certain part of this protests that's different from prooevious.

>> thst something different. especially the teachers and professors are leading their students and when you talk about teach teachers and 80% are women. >> they call her mother. they now associate with being a mother and a leader. >> they are very commit ds to their cause and they truly believe they can do this. >> you mentioned teachers but certainly there is diversity to this movement. unions banding together, how important is that? >> it is very important because that's what is going to lead them to suck says is diversity

of participation and the commitment of this. you know i would say myanmar is currently at the front line of global fight for democracy. these women are at this tip of the spear of this fight. >> tip of the spear. i know the new york times article, somebody says women are adding spy to -- angel killed. many of these women are willing to die from these? how do these matter? >> i think added to more commitment. every time someone is killed and

instead of being afraid, what i am seeing is they're more committed to the cause and they just don't want to go back to the dark days of you know authoritarianism and military regime before. they really are committed to democracy and they are willing to fight for it. >> thank you very much for joining us. mimi, really appreciate your perspective. thank you very much, have a lovely day. >> thank you. >> this year's tornado season in the u.s. could be more dangerous than usual. when we come back, our meteorologist will have details on what to expect. you are watch cnn. the non-sports who love watching sports... in the rain. with kids who can catch “almost” everything. especially a cold. that brings us to you. you're the one we made mywalgreens for.

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the u.s. could see a fierce, fierce tornado season this year, one similar to the season of 2011 that saw united states when of tornados and over 500 deaths, a year of massive and deadly tornados in places like kusk loose sa, alabama, and joplin, missouri. ring a bell? seems the weather patterns this winter are following roughly the same playbook as that year. derek van dam, so explain to us

what we might expect. >> what we need to expect is that this is a heads-up. this is giving our viewers, especially across the central u.s., as much advance warning as we possibly can. there are very strong signals that this upcoming severe weather season, lasting from now through may, could be very active. and unfortunately could be deadly. because of the frequency of severe weather, tornados, hailstorms, and strong straightline winds that we do anticipate to develop. we have to look at a lot of scenarios to understand why this is happening. we can have great difficulty in predicting a tornado just 15 minutes out. how in the world are we predicting several months in advance? there are the signs, the trends we look for. let's set it up. talking about the severe weather ingredients. what do we need to have severe weather? a collision of air masses. often the very cold, dry air to

the north starts to interact with the warm, humid air in the gulf of mexico. this collision drives the jet stream. the jet stream is responsible for funneling low pressure systems or storm systems, mid-latitude cyclones from west to east across north america. it also helps produce severe weather. we see the trends that i was talking about in the la nina, which is the cooling of the ocean waters off the eastern pacific. we look at ocean temperatures within the pacific ocean to determine weather patterns across the world, among other things. we have to compare to what happened in april 2011. this was preceding -- following, rather, a la nina winter, similar to what we are following now. we are coming out of a la nina season. we look back to april 2011, oaf 500 tornados. look at the fatality rate and the damage in billions thanks to severe weather that rolled through the u.s. this is all thanks to the cooler

sea surface temperatures, among other things. this helps drive very powerful jet streams, lots of active moisture streaming across the country very quickly. lots of wind shear. just some data to back this up, that purple you see across the south-central portions of the u.s., that is above-average tornado frequency following la nina years. so we see that correlation and correspondence. so we're going to monitor this, meteorologists are on high alert for a very, very active season. it's fascinating to learn the details about that. >> it really is. particularly, as you know, this is something that's also uniquely american, the sheer size and scale and the amount of these. >> in the u.s. particularly, right. >> absolutely, absolutely. thanks so much. i'm robyn curnow. follow me on twitter and instagram. i'll be back in just a moment with more cnn.

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welcome to cnn. i'm robyn curnow. great to have you along this hour. coming up on the show -- >> today i can say we've taken one more giant step for delivering on that promise that help is on the way. >> joe biden gets a big, big win in the u.s. senate. now he needs the house of representatives to sign off on the new version of his covid relief plan. >>. >> pope francis meets with kurdish leaders as he brings his

message of peace and unity to iraq. meghan