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lives. "early today" starts right now glad you're with us. i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. almost one year to the day the coronavirus was officially declared as a pandemic, states are making a push to reopen. the patchwork of rollbacks is leading some states to reopen school arizona and california have also set reopening dates. meanwhile on the vaccine front, alaska has become the first state to remove eligibility requirements if the vaccine. mi >> reporter: every state is moving toward reopening, though everyone is doing it differently. march and april are critical periods. michigan has seen a 35% in covid

cases and disney world is sold out for next week. >> if one part of the country is not listening to these public health restrictions, it will affect the rest of the country. >> with many states lifting, most allowing overnight camp this summer, at least 19 states don't have or are set to soon eliminate face mask mandates >> i don't care if you have to wear a mask in texas or florida. you've got to wear one when you're coming here. >> reporter: as variants of the virus are oh facially confirmed in every state accept south dakota, americans are still being asked to avoid non-essential travel at uu.c. in california students are being offered $75 to stay home for spring break. there is good news at some of the hardest hit hospitals.

there's been a steep decline in icu admissions. >> reporter: doctors want to see a speak of vaccinations. 10% of the state fully inoculated include lucy constant tina. >> i have been dying to hug my grandkids. >> reporter: the approach and risk varies dramatically. drugmakers have been ramping up the covid vaccine, but now there's a new problem. getting people to take it. not enough people are makine appoiing appointments. >> reporter: with americans racing to get shots in arms, some have more vaccines than people lining up for them. >> i didn't want to take it at first. >> reporter: cvs said half of its appointments in louisiana are wide open, vastly different from dozens of other states

unlike california where every other appointment is booked. there's a surplus in several other states prompting governors to expand eligibility. >> i came to this decision after hearing from our advisers. >> we did not have the demand that we anticipated. >> reporter: in north carolina, only 20% of firefighters at the gastonia fire department opted to get vaccines last month a new poll shows 36% of republicans want to avoid the vaccine compared to 6% democrats. >> is this rural versus city, cultural, political breakdown? what's going on? >> honestly, i think it's all of the above. there are different reasons for different groups of people. >> reporter: vaccine messaging is finding a voice in this houston church. >> take your best shot when a vaccine is available. >> reporter: as communities work to build trust and unite in this new challenge against covid. sam brock, nbc news.

for the millions of americans reeling by the pandemic, help is almost on the way. the the house is expected to pass the sweeping $1.9 trillion stimulus bill and send it to president biden's desk for his signature. our capitol hill correspondent tracie potts has more. good morning this looks like the president's first big legislative victory. >> a political victory we will see because it looks like no republican is signing off on this that they think is too expensive. it includes billions of dollars for state and local governments to keep police and teachers and firefighters and other public employees on the payroll, for schools to prepare to reopen and for children to enter the classroom again, for small business loans and for vaccine distribution, not to mention direct payments to americans, the $1,400 checks, plus $300 per

child and extra credit for families that democrats say is sorely needed. >> we promise to put money in the pockets of everyday americans who have been struggling through the economic trauma of the pandemic mission accomplished. >> saving lives and livelihoods and giving hope for the future. >> we could have had a bill that was a fraction of the cost of this one that could have gotten bipartisan approval and support. >> it's not focused on covid relief pushing more far left agenda. >> we're doing everything in our power to expedite the payments and not delay them, which is why the president's name will not appear on the memo line. this is not about him. this is about american people getting relief. >> that's a break from what we saw with president trump when he wanted his name on those checks, the biden administration saying they're trying to get them out

by the end of the month. phillip? >> i can tell you, people who need this money do not care whose name is on the check as long as it's in the mailbox. in minneapolis, the murder trial is under way for the police officer accused of killing george floyd nbc's jay gray has more. >> reporter: with the courthouse under armed guard, locked down, the murder trial of derek chauvin is now moving forward. >> do you swear under perjury that you'll truthfully answer the questions about your qualifications as a juror. >> would you agree there are two sides to a story >> reporter: so many questions in this case. >> would you at least acknowledge you haven't maybe heard everything at this point. >> are you willing to base your decision on the evidence in the

course >> reporter: derek chauvin with his knee pressed against george floyd's neck for over eight minutes, that would be critical for the prosecution. >> only one prolice officer in minnesota has been convicted and that was a third-degree charge. >> reporter: the judge is waiting to see whether he'll opt in the third-degree charge george floyd's attorney says if t that is done, they'll appeal. now explosive allegations made by prince harry and meghan markle over how they were treated over the last several

years. chapman bell joining us from london good morning what did the royal family have to say about this? >> reporter: well, phillip, the family finally had to break their silence. they're very sad over how challenging it's been looking for unity saying the whole family and saying the issues raised particularly that of race are concerning but adding that some recollections may vary, hinting that maybe the queen has already spoken with whoever made these racic remarks and they didn't think they were racist at the time, again, pinning two differenies against each other, but adding they will be taken very seriously and be addressed by the family privately, try to make a very public family feud private we'll see if she succeeds.

piers morgan leaving his job, gaining 41,000 complaint over his view over the story. one poll says "strip them now of their titles," another that recollections may vary and finally, the queen sums it up with we will always love you f. i'm sure the queen didn't want to have to deal with this crisis the month before the turns 95 while her husband philip is still in hospital starting his fourth week. it had to be addressed we'll see if they can keep it a private matter or if they'll be happy. >> right she didn't want to deal with this now or any time frankly thanks. the state of emergency has been declared by the governor of hawaii more than 13 inches of rain fell in eight hours six homes were destroyed people living downstream were

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we're back with a consumer alert. kia is recalling 300,000 vehicles because of an electrical short circuit that can cause a fire in the engine department the company is recommending your car be parked outside until you find out is part of the recall now to a major change on screening guidelines for lung cancer that doctors hope will save many more lives. denise lee smoked up to two pack as day for over 40 years. >> a billboard saved my life.

>> reporter: a billboard on le screening, but the screening wasn't covered by insurance because she was too young. just a few months later at 55 years old she became eligible and doctors discovered stage 1 lung cancer. >> so you credit the screening with saving your life. >> absolutely. >> new recommendations 50 with people with a history of heavy smoking now defined as a pack a day for more than 20 years. >> the more patients we can died nose as having early stage treatable, very curable disease. >> reporter: the changes nearly double the number of eligible americans, significantly impacting vulnerable populations. >> women, african-americans are higher at developing lung cancer

due to tobacco exposure. >> no one deserves cancer. >> reporter: urging those at risk to later. catie beck, nbc news >> if you're not seeing each other for more than a year, a grandmother in maryland and her grandson reunited for a quite memorable occasion 28-year-old gave 90-year-old shirley donaldson her covid vaccine. the reunion happened at a high school in rockville. he said his hand shook when it was his own grandmother who was in the chair what a feeling you wanted this vaccine for them to be the one to administer it, that's special. >> you're right. when you've been waiting for it? all these kinds of unions happening all over thanks for watching "early today. i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena.

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