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prince harry and meghan markle and how the influence of princess diana affects them. "early today" starts right now i'm phillip mena. >> and i'm frances rivera. johnson & johnson's rollout of the vaccine has begun the vaccine which is the third to be approved comes as we're seeing an uptick in new cases. as of today, millions of americans have been infected and over 560,000 have been killed. here's nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: the first vaccine of johnson & johnson began moving with u.p.s. and fedex splitting deliveries inside each shipper, the tracker. >> i'm making history. people can come back out. >> reporter: the first j&j doses are expected to go into americans' arms in the next 24

to 48 hours as the cdc underscores the need for more doses faster after cases were declining, cases are suddenly up to 2%. deaths are up 2% to 67,200 a day. >> please listen clearly we stand to completely lose the hard earned ground we have gained. >> reporter: while the j&j appeared the be only slightly less effective than the clinical trials of the moderna and pfizer vaccines, dr. anthony fauci said true comparisons are nearly impossible because trials were done at different times during different times when different variants were out there. >> we have highly efficacious vaccines thats that a very good

safety profile. >> reporter: the j&j vaccines prove efficacy against several variants. >> there were no hospitalizations or deaths in any of those studies. >> reporter: the biden administration says it will be delivered evenly across the country, 20 million doses by the end of march for those who have been vaccinated, doctors stress using common sense most have been vaccinated and are at home without masks. the cdc is working on more guidance to come. president biden is trying to rally his paerd rty around the d relief bill and hopes to unify them around the $1.9 trillion legislation which might not get one vote from republicans. tracie potts joins us. tracie, the clock is ticking. >> right, frances. the clock is ticking with not one republican onboard with the

rescue plan, but the president wants to make sure he holds onto all 50 senate democrat votes he had phone calls yesterday some want to see the income requirements for the $1,400 payments tightened up so the payments go to low and moderate income families. some are still upset, frustrated, that the minimum wage is being cut out of this bill now they want to look at rolling back business tax credits. the first vote on this, the preliminary vote, could come as early as tomorrow, the white house pushing urgency here with a deadline approaching >> on march 14th around 11 million americans will start losing their unemployment benefits if congress doesn't act on the president's rescue plan there are 11 million americans who are unemployed through no fault of their own, but will struggle to put food on the table, make ends meet, and struggle to meet with the

dignity they deserve. >> also today fbi director christopher wray set to testify about the january 6th riot at the capitol. lawmakers want to know what intelligence this agency and others had before that attack. they're asking for documents to show what the agency's plans were leading up to that day. frances? >> okay, tracie, thank you. senator mitt romney showed up with a black eye and stitches he said he had a tough time with cpac he said he fell while visiting his son in boston but he's doing better. groonovernor cuomo could be fighting to keep his job as a third woman came forward the post wrote "handsy andy. andrew siff from w nbc is

following the story for us. >> reporter: a new accusation in a growing scandal. this picture provided to "the new york times" by 33-year-old anna r ouk said 20 minutes after meeting governor cuomo at a wedding he put his hands on her back then he called her aggressive and placed his hands on her cheeks he said, can i kiss you. she said i felt so uncomfortable and embarrassed when he should have been embarrassed. governor cuomo stayed out of sight on the one-year anniversary of covid in new york that prediction from earlier in the day as legislators reacted to earlier accusers. >> the allegations are serious and troubling, and so that process has to unfold. >> reporter: former aide lindsey

boylan wrote that cuomo suggested a game of strip poker and gave her an uninvited kiss in his office. cuomo has denied that in writing and more generally back in december. >> a woman has the right to come forward and express her opinion and express issues and concerns that she has, but it's just not true. >> reporter: but second accuser charlotte ben knelt has triggered an investigation by attorney general tish james. bennett telling ing "the new yo times" he asked if age made a difference in relationships and has she ever been with an older gentleman. >> clearly it's inappropriate. everybody knows that. >> reporter: cuomo responding he was playfully acting as a mentor he said sometimes at work i think i'm being playful and make jokes i think are funny, some of the things i have said are

misinterpreted to the extent anybody felt that way, i'm truly sorry about that. >> that's not an apology clearly he's letting himself off the hook for what women are saying sounded terrifying. >> reporter: to the governor's survivor, i am here. lindsey is here. if you want to speak your truth, we will be standing with you i promise. >> our thanks to andrew siff for that report. the football world is warning the loss of broadcast pioneer irv cross. he's best known for his work in the booth becoming the first black man to work full-time as a football analyst he spent 23 years at cbs and was the first black winner of the pete roselle television radio award in 2009. brent musburger called cross one of the finest gentlemen he had

ever been with pro bowler irv cross was 81 years old. nbc meteorologist janessa webb is following southern storms for us this morning good morning, janessa. >> good morning. good morning, everyone just getting reports from the national weather service in the last days the storms are getting worse. there's torrential rain now following across baton rouge to new orleans. this will impact the morning commute across i-10. it will slowly but surely make its way into the southeast this afternoon. now, the northeast, these winds, they are cranking this morning we have gusts up to 50 to 60 are in effect across new england

down to 40 below in some areas 59 degrees across houston this afternoon. pretty chilly across the south and most of the east coast we'll talk about warmer air coming up. >> all right, janessa. warmer air that's what we like to hear. less than a year, one year after george floyd's death, how his brother is keeping his memory alive. and a royal rift prince harry and meghan markle open up about their royal family we do it every night. like clockwork.

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picture and best director. now to the state that has the highest covid vaccination right per capita, alaska there's even one village there where almost everyone has gotten a shot nbc's erin mclaughlin is there. >> reporter: in remote alaska, teams are braving extreme temperatures and navigating some of the toughest terrain in the world in an unprecedent effort to save lives. the tiny village is only action sebls by plane here anyone 16 and up can get vax nate one of many alaskan native villages facing herd immunity. >> everybody was excited >> reporter: three-quarters of the village is already done with the elders leading the way. >> how much does this mean you do >> it's more freedom and i can keep my family safe. >> reporter: leader of the chief, p.j. simon is responsible for the air ya's 42 villages,

helping secure vaccines amidst a total lockdown. >> whatever you had in your freezer, whatever you had in your pantry, that was the supplies you got for the time being. the whole world shut down. >> reporter: snowmobiles were band gloria patsy runs the village store. >> it was a hard thing to do to have to police your own people, but in order to try to keep our community safe, it's just something that had to be done. >> reporter: they were able to keep the virus out until last september. since then, two outbreaks but no one hospitalized alaskan natives are almost twice as likely to die from covid-19 according to research, and villages such as this one are even more vulnerable with bad weather, it could be days before a plane is available to take anyone to the hospital a harsh reality. hundreds of miles away, village

elder charles remembers those lost in the spanish flew. >> it took almoshalf a million away. >> reporter: it haunts alaskan natives to this day. >> we know what the great flew flu has done in the past and we don't want that to happen. so that's what pushes us. >> reporter: tribal officials estimate they'll finish vaccinations by the end of the month. >> everybody is getting the vaccination. >> reporter: success in one of the most isolated corners of the country. village health officials tell me there are two key concerns when it comes to that herd immunity that so many here are talking about. they're worried that the children right now do not qualify for the vaccine. they're also concerned about all of those new variants and the potential impact philip. >> all right, erin thank you for making that long journey to bring us that story. >> they don't have the conveniences or infrastructure as any major city in the world.

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once you build trust then we'll start to see a cadence of reopening across the spectrum. >> right now at 4:30, a strong warning as covid cases across california start to plateau. the bay area counties set to reach the red tier, reopening in a matter of hours. the steps business owners are now taking. plus on the menu today in the east bay, possible restaurant relief. the funding plan and how soon business owners can apply as "today in the bay" starts right now. good tuesday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us.