we will launch with our partners new tools to make it easier to find the vaccine and where to get the shot including website to first find the place to get vaccinated and the one nearest you. >> president biden delivers a prime time address as he looks back at america's year in the pandemic but also a look ahead on how to defeat the virus and get back to normal. americans can expect to see

$1,400 checks to be deposited into bank accounts as early as tomorrow. >> originally charged in this case. >> the latest details including jury selection in the third-degree murder case of derek chauvin and george floyd. and prince harry and his response. a letter of thanks and gratitude to our heros and frontline workers really does go a long way after all, they're the ones who have gotten us through this pandemic welcome to "early today. i'm phillip mena. >> and i frances rivera. president biden used his first prime time address to talk about all we have lost susan mcginnis joins us from

washington, d.c. the president seth some ambitious goaling. >> good morning, phillip yes, he did. he laid out a plan for vanquishing this virus and getting us back on track to a normal life, when he wants to make all states eligible for the vaccine, also double the number of vaccination centers, and also enlist thousands more people like retired nurses and doctors to help administer the vaccine he also gave some hard dates for what he thinks can be accomplished. >> i need every american do their part if we do this together, but july 4th, there's a good chance you, your families, and friends will be able to get together in your backyard or in your neighborhood and have a cookout and a barbecue and celebrate independence day on july 4th with your loved ones that's the goal. i will direct all states, tribes, and territories to make

all adults 18 and older eligible to be vaccinated no later than may 1. we're going to go from a million shots a day i promised in december before i was sworn in -- >> beating our current pace of 2 million shots a day, and when everyone is eligible in may, we with launch with our partners new tools to make it easier to find the vaccine and where to get the shot including a new website that will first help you find the place to get vaccinated and the one nearest you. no more searching day and night for an appointment for you and your loved ones. >> next up, the president hits the road to try to pitch his new covid relief package to the public as for those waiting for those highly an it is paid covid relief checks, some can expect this money as soon as this weekend to drop into the account. others, phillip, they'll be sent out over the next several weeks.

>> relief in march, freedom by j july. more than 46 million americans have received vaccine doses. we have more on the means to get out more in california. >> sign of the times this is a mall this parking lot is relatively empty, and inside this old sears is a covid-19 vaccination site we saw some people getting the covid-19 vaccine from johnson & johnson today. some say they know the efficacy is around 75%, but they're glad it was 100% when it comes to preventing death and preventing severe hospitalizations from what we've seen so far they've appreciated it was one vaccine instead of two most that we've seen vaccinated here today are teachers and

essential workers like bus drivers, people that work in transportations, the transportation sector, restaurants. this tier system has been opening up slowly but surely, but right now the limiting factor is still supply. >> we see it in other communities as well. gadi, thank you. another vaccine option is showing promising results. novavax says late stage trials found its two-dose vaccine to be more than 96% effective effective against covid-19 and 86% against the variant found in the novavax is expected to wrap up its clinic by the spring. if you need even more motivation, a vaccine could be your shot at love. the dating app coffee meets

bagel will now let users share their vaccine status. covid has been devastating to communities of color and that's certainly true in louisiana where a new study found louisiana black workers were more likely than others to be unemployed during the pandemic here's morgan. >> reporter: every person we have spoken to has made the comparison between the impact of covid and impact of hurricane katrina. covid has been far worse eight times more people have died here in the state of louisiana from covid than from hurricane katrina. and the same is true when you look at the covid numbers. the reality is both of those tragedies affected people of color and low income the next step is about making sure they're able tovaccinate the communities. the mayor of new orleans said

they're prioritizing, using mobile vaccination sig vaites te sure they can reach the communities and there's the factor of trust. he said the dean of the public health at the school of tulane said the reality is you're dealing with people in the community who -- it's not largely that they don't trust the vaccine but they don't trust the government he said this was an operation called warp speed. the name itself emphasized the speed but not necessarily the accuracy and he said that is what has people in this community concerned. >> after all they've been through, you can see the skepticism thank you. day four of jury selection will soon get under way in the derek chauvin title. yesterday the judge reinstated the third-degree portion

>> reporter: hi, there, phillip. the trial of derek chauvin continues. it happens as a major cloud of uncertainty has been lifted from the proceedings. yesterday the judge reinstated the third-degree murder charge against the former police officer providing the prosecutor a major win and the potential jury another path to conviction once we get to that point. right now the jury is still being impanelled we feel like we're nearly halfway there at this point. six members of the jury have been seated. the majority of men are white, three of them black, one woman the full panel identifies as multi-racial the makeup will be closely watched as this process continues. phillip? >> all right, shaq, thank you. carls hety has authorized a

judiciary committee to launch an impeachment panel. this comes after a sixth woman accused the governor of inappropriate behavior the allegation has been referred to police. cuomo denies ever inappropriately touching any woman. a royal response prince william is defending his family against allegations of racism and mistreatment, comments made by prince william and his wife now prince william has been the first to address this controversy. for this we turn to claudio lavanga. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this morning prince william was walking for an official visit when a reporter asked him a pretty straightforward question. he said, sir, is the royal

family racist. let's listen to what he answered. >> is the royal family race it, sir? [ indiscernible >> after that he said that he hasn't spoken to his brother harry since the interview but that he will that also tells you how distanced the two brothers who once upon the time were inseparable have now become. this is not the first time remember, the royal family has reacted to allegations that were posed in that interview. the palace put out a statement on tuesday saying it takes those allegations, especially the racist ones very seriously it is concerned. but while recollections vary, they will discuss it privately in the family. it has been discussed very much in the open publicly and some heads started to roll. look at peer morgan who was

co-anchoring a show in the morning. he resigned because he said repeatedly he doesn't believe a word of what meghan said phillip. >> a massive fall out. thank you. take a look at this devastating mudslide one man said the debris was moving about 20 miles per hour this hillside was left vulnerable to mudslides after a wildfire in december. >> that's terrible janessa webb is looking at our weather outside. good morning. >> hey, good morning good morning, everyone we have a high-impact winter storm that's going to be transitioning into the high plains later on today. right now it hasn't developed just yet with even seeing light snow showers, but ahead of the storm system, they have put in place winter storm warnings, winter

storm watches. i do think by tomorrow afternoon it turns into a blizzard warning for this area. we'll have continuous snow and flooding rain across this area where we could see 3 to 4 inches on the cooler side along the midwest to the rockies, 12 to 18 inches potentiay 4 feet of snllowe warmer temperatures filter back in by monday we're still in the mid-80s in spots of the deep south. also a severe weather risk with this storm system. we'll talk about that coming up. what a juxtaposition from some parts of the country. all right, janessa, thank you so much. sorry, mom and dad why a new york school is ditching parental tiles.

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the medical center but to the patients they care for. >> i know you are in the hospital, so i hope you feel better i hope you get out of there. >> not just words but beautiful pictures this one, the colors of the sky and the sunset. >> i hope they can think outside because they can't see outside and see their families so i wanted -- i wanted to see -- so i want them to make like they can go outside and have so much fun. >> reporter: the students hearing about what front line workers experience, a battle to save lives in the covid unit katherine hodgen works 12-hour shifts on the covid floor. >> a lot is suppressed, a lot of the feelings we've lost because you think, okay, i have to compartmentalize it somehow. if i can't compartmentalize, how can i lose this 40-year-old and

kwauc into a room and fight for somebody else. >> reporter: the doctor was given a box with more than 100 notes of encouragement within an hour they were delivered to the hospital. a nurse choked up. >> dear doctors and nurses, thank you for all that you do, thank you for being so brave and keeping us safe. i hope you stay safe. >> thank you for helping people with covid thank you for being so brave and kind you're being such a role model. >> reporter: another health care worker reading to a patient. >> we got this letter from a friend i hope you can see your family and friends soon. >> reporter: frontline workers thankful that they're appreciated. >> i hope you don't get sick thank you for all that you do. i will be praying for you. >> thanks to tania rogers for that report. so great to see the effort especially by little kids.

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