we clearly have a situation where the benefits greatly outweigh the risks, even for younger women. >> the j&j pause with the vaccine now back in circulation, many are questioning safety, while others say the benefits far outweigh any negative side effects. just announced, vaccinated americans get the okay to visit europe this summer it is a major change future air travel a decision from a north carolina judge could come as early as today over the release of body cam video from a sheriff's deadly encounter with

andrew brown a talladega nail-biter as joey low gag know goes airborne over bubba watson at almost tw hollywood's biggestnight of th year we've got the highlights and history-making moments "early today" starts right now good monday morning to you i'm frances rivera over 94 million americans are now fully vaccinated against covid. and as the rush to recover from the virus continues, senator chuck schumer is telling hard hit restaurant owners that $28 billion from the american rescue plan will soon be available to them the website to apply for relief should be active within the next few weeks. and owners are advised to get documents ready now that show their losses from the pandemic a lot of reopening plans rely on americans getting vaccinated, according to a new nbc news poll, 57% of american adults say they have gotten the shot while 12% say they have not. and there is a big divide along

party lines. 4% of democrats say they will never get thvaccine. that number jumps to 24% among republicans. nbc's sam brock joins us now with more on vaccine hesitancy sam, good morning. >> reporter: frances, good morning. as americans try to get more comfortable with the johnson & johnson vaccine again, some of the early returns suggest it could take some time at this federally supported sight. they administered nearly 3,000 shots. 2,700 plus were pfizer fewer than 170 were johnson & johnson. on florida's first full day of johnson & johnson reentering the vaccine marketplace, many took a pass. >> they didn't want to take chances. >> or voiced strong opposition for their loved ones >> it's concerning for me as a parent or as a daughter, you know, family members, whatever you don't want to be that person going through any type of side effects. >> reporter: the one mom already

vaccinated with j&j was seeking it out for her 18-year-old daughter. >> it's only 15 cases out of more than 8 million people who got the shot so it's very minimum so i felt safe. >> reporter: split sentiment as health officials go on a full-court press to assure the public the vaccine is effective and extremely low risk. >> we clearly have a situation where the benefits greatly outweigh the risks, even for younger women. >> reporter: a fragile american psyche butting up against a race to get shots in arms at the indianapolis motor speedway, acceleration once again of j&j doses >> any vaccine into any arm is a win. >> reporter: while in san francisco, a green light in the golden state >> i wouldn't get the johnson & johnson. too risky, especially if there is other alternatives. >> reporter: right now some states are starting to turn down government shipments due to lack of demand. in arkansas, 17 counties are cutting back according to the arkansas democrat gazette.

one of the concerns we have is people may have wrong information about the vaccines. >> reporter: with less than a third of the country fully vaccinated, some startling scenes are still emerging like this ufc fight in jacksonville packed without many masks. and america's most famous quarterback tom brady in attendance, a semblance of normal, but without the guarantee of safety from the virus. >> i don't understand people not getting a shot because it's not only for you, it's for other people. >> reporter: as for a travel breakthrough with the european union, fully vaccinated americans will be able to travel to europe this summer, but there is no specific timeline on that. and it banks on the idea that the u.s. will be approaching herd immunity by mid-june. know guarantee back to you. >> that is the hope, sam thank you. the relatives of andrew brown may finally find out what his final moments were like. brown was fatally shot by police in north carolina. a judge will decide today whether to release body camera

footage of the incident. this comes after several days of peaceful protests. our kathy park has the latest. >> reporter: francifrances, a makeshift memorial is growing at the location andrew brown was shot later on we might get more details as to what exactly happened here. >> his family need answers. >> reporter: family members preparing to see andrew brown jr.'s final moments after he was shot and killed by sheriff's deputies >> the family is ready to see this body cam footage. >> reporter: but there is no guarantee? >> nothing is guaranteed. >> reporter: this comes after days of growing pressure on the sheriff to release the video he said he'll put in a formal request monday >> because we want transparency. we want the body camera footage made public. >> under north carolina law, the body camera film, video can only be released with the approval of

a superior court judge. >> so how soon could the judge okay the release of the footage? could it be in the matter of hours? could it be days >> it could be in a matter of hours. it's up to the judge. >> reporter: four days ago, deputies were attempting to serve brown a search and arrest warrant on felony drug charges dispatch audio reveals some details on the deadly shooting >> got one male 14 years of age gunshot wound to the back. >> now i got to live every day, my newborn without even getting a chance to meet him at all. and that's going to hurt me every day. i just want justice. >> no justice, no peace! >> reporter: those calls growing louder each day until deputies share more details seven deputies are now on administrative leave and according to the sheriff, they will be held accountable if they broke any laws. meanwhile, an outside sheriff's

office will be brought this to investigate the shooting as well frances? >> kathy, thank you. a massive fire ripped through a hospital caring for covid patients in baghdad. the inferno killed 82 people and left dozens more injured many were on ventilators and unable to escape the blaze investigators believe it was sparked by an exploding oxygen cylinder we're getting a first look at the indonesian submarine that went missing last week the wreckage was found in murky water off the coast of bali nearly 3,000 feet below the surface. all 53 crewmembers on board died in the accident. an investigation into what happened is still under way. president biden will mark his first 100 days in office this week. he will close out this first chapter of his presidency with a prime time address to congress on wednesday and this morning we have new nbc news polls on how americans think he is handling key issues. nbc's tracie potts joins us with more those polls show a mixed bag for the president. >> reporter: right, frances.

it really is a mixed bag with not only the president's overall approval rating, but on those key issues that you talked about in some areas. he gets a thumbs-up, even from a significant number of republicans. but in other areas, it's significantly lower. let's take a look at the numbers. first of all, his overall job approval rating for the first 100 day, 53% it's higher than donald trump, lower than barack obama at that same point, 100 days into their presidencies but on some of the key issues we're facing right now, take a look covid support, how the president is handled the pandemic, 69% of americans approve. 27% disapprove on immigration, of course, driven by that crisis at the border, he's got a much lower approval rating, 33% when it comes to border security and immigration. and on infrastructure support, this is the next big thing that

he and congress will be tackling, a 59% approval rating so far one of the big drivers of that on capitol hill, trying to get it done is going to be the cost. >> at the end of the day, i'm willing to not pay for some of the infrastructure spending because i think it over time pays for itself. we're not going to do a couple trillion dollars 85% of it's got nothing to do with infrastructure. >> republicans would be the first one that would work with them but i think the very first thing we would need to do is define what infrastructure is, roads, bridges, airports, broadcom. we would get this done. >> that's infrastructure, what we would call traditional infrastructure the human infrastructure is something that we're very much concerned about. >> reporter: we could hear more about that on wednesday when president biden makes his first joint address to congress. he's expected to talk about immigration reform, police reform, and stricter gun laws. frances? >> tracie, thank you now to historic night of firsts in hollywood at the 93rd

academy awards actress and director regina king opened thes plus bina neal won for "ma rainey's black bottom." plus youn yuh-jung took the win there for best supporting actress, becoming the first korean woman to win an academy award. nbc's jinah kim reports from hollywood. >> "nomadland" >> reporter: a thoughtful low budget film about life on the road scored big at sunday night's academy awards, including best picture. >> we give this one to our wolf. frances mcdormand made her way back on stage just minutes later, claiming her third career win as best actress. >> reporter: but "nomadland's" driving

>> this is for anyone who has the faith and the courage to hold on to the goodness in themselves. >> reporter: there was a slight upset for best actor. >> anthony hopkins. >> reporter: the british legend who was not on hand won his second career oscar for his performance in "the father." it's an award many expected to go to the late chadwick boseman for "ma rainey's black bottom. best supporting actor went to daniel kaluuya for "judas and the black messiah. >> celebrate life, man we're breathing. we're walking. it's incredible. >> reporter: and 72-year-old youn yuh-jung won supporting actress for "minori," the first korean to win the award. >> i like to thanks to my two boys who made me go out and work >> reporter: the awards were handed thought a smaller scale event as a result of the pandemic, with many mindful of recent days' events. >> if things had gone differently this past week in minneapolis, i might have traded in my heels for marching boots.

>> reporter: words echoed by the winner for live action short, "two perfect strangers", a film dramatizing police brutality >> i ask that you please not be indifferent. >> reporter: a call to action to hollywood's best jinah kim, nbc news, los angeles. all right. let's turn to nbc meteorologist janessa webb who joins us with pretty nice weather ahead. i can't wait for it, janessa good morning >> yeah, good morning, frances good morning, everyone we're going to be on a weather roller coaster this week our temperatures are going to soar, but it does come with a trade-off. and that's going to be a severe weather threat right now we're watching a little bit of snow make its way for the higher elevations of california to the plains. and that will continue throughout today and then the jet stream continues to dip and that's going spark a severe weather threat that we do have across the southern plains into areas of south going into tomorrow afternoon it will be widespread rain as it

tracks into the tennessee valley to the midwest and eventually making its way into the northeastooler side today for the northeast. but the 80s, they are coming we'll talk about those soaring temperatures coming up frances? >> wow, i can't wait to hear, janessa. thank you. nasa's mission on mars is breaking another record. its ingenuity helicopter flew for the third time in a week the flight is going faster and further than the previous two, traveling at about 330 feet at a speed of about 4 1/2 miles per hour absolutely outstanding there to see that little thing. and, you know, here we go.

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marchers upset at the reinstatement of the police officer who shot jacob blake seven times. viewers will remember that traumatic video leaving jacob blake paralyzed. nbc spoke to his father who said he was very upset. when you talk to members here in the community, they'll tell you there is a real fear, a palpable fear that members of the community could run into the officer on the street. this is still a wounded community. there is of course a lawsuit, a civil suit against the officer on behalf of the blake family. it will be interesting to see how that shakes out. all of this happening in the wake of the derek chauvin verdict. there is still a sense here that there was no accountability, especially when it comes to the police frances? >> cal, thank you. still to come, it is a shark's versus the jets. a sneak peek at the new "west side story" reboot a border crossing caught on camera as two children are lowered over the 30-foot wall. it's going to be a miracle, baby!

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have seen the highest increases since last week at 12 and 7 cents respectively a dangerous driver is under arrest in albanian after driving recklessly in a pedestrian square finally one man succeeded when he launched himself feet first through the car's window according to police, the 32-year-old driver had already crashed into at least three cars in other parts of the city he was believed to be under the influence of marijuana a young woman in houston is fulfilling her passion, and also helping others fly high chasing the same dream lester holt has the inspiring story. >> reporter: it's the kind of view 24-year-old tachi anna smith has already dreamed about. >> when i was younger, i used to watch airplanes take off and land with my grand mother. >> reporter: soaring through the skies of her hometown. tell me about the first time you had controls telephone airplane. what was that like

>> i grabbed the controls on my very first time flying and the moment he told me okay, turn left, turn right, i was really excited and i knew then i wanted to be a pilot. >> reporter: you did your private license in high school but you know, to go really far in flying, it gets expensive. >> reality hit in. couldn't afford the fly. >> reporter: she used settlement money from a car accident to pay for flight school. after graduating, starting a new mission, becoming a flight instructor and creating a scholarship program for kids like her >> it's always exciting, you know, knowing that somebody is watching me, watching everything that i do, possibly looking up to me. >> make sure your turns are standard. >> reporter: she is paving the way for her students, like 25-year-old. >> she is trying the open up the door for more african americans, other minorities and everybody who wants to learn to fly. >> reporter: her own flight plan going full circle, working in a flight school now at the same

airport where she used to watch those planes with her grandmother. >> my dream is to become a professional pilot for a major airline company and be able to be that representation for other young ladies coming behind me. >> yes, she is on the right track, jessa great anto

♪ now that the j&j coronavirus vaccine re-emerges on the market, there's news that 8% of recipients are skipping the secondhot of the vaccine altogether india is in the midst of one of the worst ever. president biden ramps up towards his first major address of the nation towards infrastructure, immigration and police