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today meghan's father speaks out. plus our sarah harman reports with a country controlling the pandemic with remarkable success "early today" on this tuesday starts right now. >> good morning. i'm phillip mena. >> and i'm frances rivera. the cdc has released its long awaited guidelines for fully vaccinated individuals and how they can begin to visit with others the guidance is aimed at addressing a growing demand as more adults have been getting vaccinated as of today at least 60 million americans have received at least one shot here's nbc's alice barr. >> reporter: the centers for disease control charting a path for new guidelinesy vaccinated can do. >> with more and more people getting vaccinated each day, we're starting to turn the corner. >> reporter: once fully

vaccinated, the cdc says it's safe to gather indoors with other vaccinated and with low risk unvaccinated people from a single household good news for grandparents waiting to hug their grandchildren. >> i'm looking forward to seeing family that i haven't been able to see. >> but with the threat from new variants and growing concerns over a spring break surge, the cdc says vaccinated people should keep wearing masks in public and avoid large gatherings. >> we have to see this through let's stick together. >> reporter: already more than 90 million shots have been administered in the u.s. >> go ahead. fire away. >> president biden picking up the pace, at the same time touting the benefits of his $1.9 trillion leaf bill it includes billions for vaccines on unemployment benefits and $1,400 stimulus

checks expected to arrive for most americans within two weeks. in washington, alice barr, nbc news congress could deliver a shot into the arm of the economy as early as today. the massive covid relief bill is heading back to the house for a final vote our capitol hill correspondent tracie potts has been following this bill every step of the way for us tracie, this would be a major legislative victory for bide finance he could pull it off. >> reporter: phillip, it would there are a lot of republicans, though, who think this is way too much money to spend and it doesn't reflect bipartisan ship the president promised on inauguration day, but the white house said it does reflect what the american people need including $1,400 checks that alice just talked about, so they're pushing hard with the president personally getting involved to try to get this to cross the finish line if not today, house speaker says that vote could come in the morning.

>> our focus right now is on getting this bill across the finish line, getting relief out to the american people, which we expect will happen by the end of the month. >> what are the president and other white house officials doing today to ensure there are no democratic deflections? >> they're picking up the phone, checking in with offices, making sure they're having their questions answered. senator roy blunt of missouri announcing he will not run for re-election. he becomes the fifth republican senator to say publicly he's not coming back to congress, leaving some seats wide open with this 50/50 senate as we approach the midterm elections, believe it or not, next year. >> funny how that works. tracie, thank you. now to a case that sparked one of the largest racial justice movements in the country. the trial of derek chauvin will

resume today he's the officer involved in the fatal death of george floyd >> reporter: we do expect jury tria begin in mins against officer derek chauvin. we saw the delay yesterday it. was a disagreement over how to handle the third-degrooe murder charge it was a ruling that derek chauvin and his attorneys are appealing to the supreme court and the prosecution is saying as that is under works, they need to put a pause on the trial. meanwhile the judge says he's going to continue with this process, continue to try to impanel a jury until he's told not to something else we saw was activism on the streets. we saw a large peaceful protest make its way downtown. we can expect that to continue

as long as the trial continues. the fallout continues this morning after that bachshell interview that oprah did with prince harry and meghan markle according to neilsen data, more than 17 million tuned in that's more viewers than the last emmy awards and golden globe awards combined. chapman bell from london chapman, good morning. so what has the reaction been like over in the uk? >> reporter: well, phillip, the interview aired last night the bombshell, now the fallout the front pages of the papers, particularly the tabloids, that prince harry has take an swing at several times so sad it's come to this, "what have they done?" and "the worst royal crisis in 85 years." one of the things meghan talked about in the interview is

betrayal by her father in the collusion leading up to the wedding and he's spoken here on a british morning news show to give his side of the story and he had this to say. >> do you wish you had done something differently now? >> i wish i hadn't done the whole thing, but here's the other side of this coin. i mean it's like no one took any time to protect any member of our family. >> you know, interestingly, a lot of this interview was devoted to family, and there's a lot of sympathy for the queen and prince philip who remains in hospital this morning after having that heart procedure and being treated for an infection, but one of the things that has been pointed out or placed by the couple over the palace is the dark cloud, and there's accusations of racism arcnd this headline says so who is the royal racist, that being the big question here.

but one thing i want to point out, phillip, this newspaper, the first 16 pages are devoted to this interview, plus a 12-page pullout. 28 pages of this tabloid devoted to this interview. it is definitely big news here, and i think it's going to continue to be big news and a big trouble for the palace, and we're waiting to see how they respond to all these allegations. >> those are explosive allegations levied there all right. chapman bell in london with the latest. in a late-night ruling a judge has ruled on the side of vance bryant she's filed a lawsuit after los angeles deputies were accused of sharing photos of the helicopter crash site where her husband and daughter were killed one year ago. the ben tutelages can be named writing the public has the best at interest knowing if agency acted properly and wisely. many ballparks around major league baseball are gearing up to let fans back into the stands

with spring training being a practice run regarding safety. what could that mean for other spectators at the olympics this summer dan schenamen has more. >> reporter: at least some of those seats will be filled soon. >> i'm excited for the season. >> reporter: chicago announced fans, 20% of capacity, will be able to watch the cubs at wrigley field and the white sox at guaranteed field, masks and social distancing required. >> as long as we get to see our boys play, i'll wear a mask. >> reporter: chicago is not alone. a majority of big league ballparks expect to have at least some fans in the stands this season. crowds are already enjoying gang games in arizona on the gridiron, alabama plans to fill its stadium this fall and the international olympic

committee will soon make a decision about this summer's tokyo games. >> obviously as we said before, we want the games to be as close to as possible to an olympic games. >> reporter: this new normal may feel almost normal dan schenamen, nbc news. all right. helping us feel norm allege, too, the weather, especially as we're getting closer to feeling like spring. here's nbc meteorologist janessa webb hi, janessa. good morning >> hi. good morning good morning, everyone a light day across the east coast. we're going to see our temperatures warming back up to the 60s and 70s in some spots. as we're stepping out, we're in the upper 30s and 40s. it's going to be a nice treat with a ton of sunshine across the area acrossing the country in the pacific northwest, winter weather advisories you could see flooding rain inry

to boston. upper 60s in the afternoon winds are picking up in the upper midwest. how long will this mild air last we'll talk about that coming up. >> that's important to know. all right, janessa, thank you. up next, apple teams up with the youngest nelob peace prize recipient. >> and how iceland put the pandemic on ice. or coverage changes or you need help paying cosentyx connect is here to help. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting, get checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor about an infection or symptoms, if your inflammatory bowel disease symptoms develop or worsen or if you've had a vaccine, or plan to. serious allergic reactions may occur.

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the powerful headlines on the pandemic and lester holt has more on that. >> good morning, phillip, i want to take you through the struggles we've all been flew last year and through the lens of this doctor. >> no ppe can mask the protection another human life behind the camera, e.r. doc scott kobner who set out how his

hospital has experienced the pandemic. >> the patients, the providers, and how important it was to kind of share the realities of what was going on and how people were suffering and coping and trying to survive. >> the photos capture the limits of intervention. >> there's a photo it shows a tray and what i imagine to be part of an intubation kit. >> for patients, it means it's kind of the last phase of treatment. there's a lot of conversations where i and my colleagues have been the last patients that our patients see before we put them to sleep and put them on a machine and they never wake up. >> humanity fills kobner's lens. >> one of the pictures shows a doctor holding a patient's hand. >> just being there and having some human closeness in the time of total isolation has never

been more meaningful. >> is there a moment or photo that's been most impactful to you? >> a photo of one of my good friends and colleagues, dr. molly grassini she's leading a team trying to resuscitate a patient who has just coded out they're looking at their screen to see if their efforts. just in her eyes the look of both fear and hope and pure vulnerability is something that strips down to the core of what we do every day. >> reporter: dr. kobner himself fell ill to covid last year. >> it totally changed not just the type of compassion that i had but also the intensity and perspective of it. >> a perspective he honors with compassion and focus thursday will mark one year since the world health organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. phillip, let's send it back to you now.

>> all right, lester thank you. we know how heavy and heartbreaking this pandemic has been for us, but to see it there in black and white is just gut-wrenching. >> we've heard so many stories but to see the one single photography. >> it's a glichls of reality. >> it's a glichls of reality. >> tonight, i'll be eating the al pastor burrito from boca burritos right here in aurora. (doorbell rings) excellent as a local access show, we want everyone to support local restaurants. right cardi b? yeah! eat local! (trill sound)

john tyson's motto was, yeah! " when better chickens are hatched, we will hatch them." it's why all of the tyson chicken that bears his name is raised with no antibiotics ever. every nugget, strip and drumstick. keep it real. keep it tyson. now at 4:30, an all-new round of reopenings. the bay area counties now next in line to give the green light to loosen some of those covid restrictions. plus -- >> right now especially where everybody's so uncertain, they trust to put their hands in the lives in the hands of individuals who right now need to make sure those proper doses are met. >> the wrong dosage, the reason thousands of people in the east bay may have gotten a little less vaccine than they were supposed to, and what you should do if you were impacted. also a storm is taking aim at the bay area. here is a live look outside from san jose to san