it's thursday, march 11th, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." historic bill. president biden is set to sign the $1.9 trillion covid relief measure as he gets ready for his first primetime address to the nation tonight. the pandemic one year later. how covid-19 rapidly spread across the globe, and the lessons learned from the deadly virus. arrested on the job. a jury decides whether a reporter in iowa broke the law while covering a george floyd while covering a george floyd protest. captioning funded by cbs good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. president biden is set to deliver his first primetime

address tonight marking one year since the pandemic was declared. he's expected to honor the sacrifices made by americans over the past year but also project optimism about the future. his speech comes one day after congress approved a historic $1.9 trillion covid relief package. mr. biden said that he will sign it tomorrow. debra alfarone is in washington. there are also new developments on the vaccine front. >> reporter: absolutely, anne-marie. 100 million more doses of the johnson & johnson vaccine have been purchased by the biden administration. those doses are, again, those single-shot doses, and so they're doing this for a couple of reasons. number one, of course, to bolster the supply. number two, to protect against emerging variants. and three, to get ready to potentially inoculate children one day.de aob >> reporter: six of isaac garcia's family members got covid-19.

three died. >> second chance -- >> reporter: isaac's dad survived a three-month bout with the virus an20oorandchildren at his michigan home. >> feel great. i feel blessed. >> reporter: down in little rock, arkansas -- >> hard to believe it's been a year to be honest. >> reporter: these grocery store workers are getting their vaccines today. >> i can protect the people that mean most to us. >> reporter: nearly one in four u.s. adults have received at least one shot. >> maximum flexibility. >> reporter: yesterday president biden announced a deal to purchase another 100 million doses of the covid-19 vaccine from johnson & johnson. >> we're now on track to have enough vaccine supply for every american adult by the end of may. >> reporter: tomorrow president biden will sign into law the $1.9 trillion coronavirus this ie most consequential

legislation that many of us will ever be a party to. >> reporter: the bill passed without a single republican vote. >> actually one of the worst pieces of legislation i've seen. >> reporter: president biden is set to deliver his first primetime television address tonight, commemorating the pandemic's one-year mark. tonight's address, of course, will offer the president an opportunity to look back, to look forward to the future, and also to touch upon some of the accomplishments in his first 50 days in office. what a year it has been, anne-marie. >> so true, debra. debra alfarone in washington. thanks a lot. so over the past year, the y re in the u.s. there e more than 29 milliport including 529,000 deaths. both the most in the world. countries responded r dfeda

ian lee takes a look back at the global impact. ♪ >> reporter: when china welcomed 2020 with elaborate celebrations, a deadly virus was spreading behind the scenes. critics say chinese authorities worked harder to suppress information about covid-19 than to contain it. the world health organization maintains it issued early warnings, but countries didn't listen. >> yes, maybe we made it to -- we may need to shout louder. but maybe some people need hearing it. >> reporter: it took months for the world health organization to declare a pandemic, and by then the virus hit italy early and hard, triggering the first nationwide lockdown outside of china. overwhelmed asorgues e village of nembro died from the coronavirus within a month. a year later, nursing homes are allowing visits again, but it's not the same.

some countries learned from italy's tragedy and locked down quickly. australia and new zealand largely averted disaster and have returned to some semblance of normalcy. while other nations waited and paid the price, here in the u.k. more than 125,000 are dead while the country endures its third lockdown.be lost. and of course as prime minister i take full responsibility for everything that the government has done. >> reporter: sweden rolled the dice without any restrictions, hoping for herd immunity. only later to admit it was a mistake. salvation from the virus eventually came in little bottles. the uk and israel now lead the world in vaccinations. but much of europe, asia, africa, and south america struggle with shortages of shots. health officials warn that until everyone is vaccinated, the dangers of the pandemic can't be cured. ian lee, cbs news, london.

>>, the abousson y against new york governor cuomo. "the times union of albany" reports an aide alleges that she was aggressively groped by the governor last year. that's according to an unidentified source with direct knowledge of the woman's claims. the woman, who is not named, was alone in the governor's residence when cuomo allegedly closed the door, reached under her shirt, and fondled her. cuomo denied the accusations calling the details of the report gut-wrenching. he faces harassment allegations from five other women and growing calls to resign from office. jury selection resumes today in the trial of a former minneapolis police officer charged in george floyd's death. so far, five jurors have been seated if the murder case against derek chauvin. four men and a woman. in a separate development, the minnesota supreme court rejected an appeal by chauvin which could result in him facing an additional murder charge in

floyd's death last may. and george floyd's death last year sparked protests across the nation. now an iowa reporter who was arrested while covering one of those demonstrations has been acquitted in a rare trial of a journalist. andrea sahori with "the des moines register" was charged wi a black lives matter protest last may in des moines. yesterday, a jury found her not guilty. sahori called it a victory for freedom of the press. >> it's important to be documenting history and anit just felt rlly nice you know, to finally tell my story and my side. >> the des moines police department who faced backlash for pursuing charges said it so coming up, a passenger caught on video coughing on an uber driver faces punishment. and taking a break. a member of mumford and sons

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sunday shows the passenger coughing on the driver and attempting to steal his cell phone. police say that it began when one of the passengers refused the driver's request to wear a mask. the driver says that one of the women pepper sprayed him after leaving the car. a gofundme page to help the driver has raised more than $52,000. the "wall street journal" says arrests of unaccompanied children crossing the u.s./mexico border are climbing. yesterday u.s. customs and border protection said the number of children crossing the border illegally last month rose 63% to more than 9,200. the biden administration says it has reopened a federal facility to house the children. >> the border is not open. going forward, we will continue to look for ways to provide legal avenues in the region for people needing protection while we continue to enforce our laws. >> republicans blame thege on the administration's immigration policies.

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♪ that's mumford and sons "i will wait for you." and it seems the group will hav members. winston marshall is taking time away from the band after facing backlash on social media for tweeting support for a book written by controversial right-wing journalist andy noe. the book claims antifa plans to destroy democracy. marshall apologized saying that he needed to examine his blind spots. on the cbs "money watch" now, the social media app parlor is blocked again, and an island fantasy is being auctioned. diane king hall is in new york with those stories and more. diane, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this morning the labor department set to release its weekly jobless claims report. meantime, wall street futures afr a mixed day yesterday.en the dow rallied 464 points

hitting a record high. the nasdaq fell 4, and the s&p 500 gained 23. parlor will not be allowed to return to apple's app store, dealing a huge blow to the right-leaning social media network. apple denied parlor's application saying its platform has not adequately addressed problems with offensive content. apple first booted parlor from its app store in january after the deadly siege on the u.s. capitol. parlor, which gained popularity supporters, reappeared on line last month after going dark for several weeks. the world's largest movie chain lost nearly $4.6 billion last year. amc had to temporarily shutter all of its roughly 1,000 locations for months on end due to the pandemic. it has since reopened most of its domestic locations, but only a fraction of its overseas theaters. in the latest quarter, revenue tumbled 88% as it tries to claw back. an official for amc said the challenging market conditions it

all? the largest private island in the bahamas is hitting the auction block later this month. it is 730 acres and features white sand beaches, i would add beautiful white sand beaches. the listing notes the undeveloped island could be transformed into a private home or resort with enough space for an 18-hole golf course. if you want to own it, you'll need some big bucks. the estimated opening bid is $19.5 million. anne-marie? >> yeah. you know, that might be a little bit too much of a fixer upper for me. i like to start with the basics like running water and work up from there. >> my gosh. i just want to pay a visit. whoever buys it i hope you allow some travel there. >> right. you have two new best friends, whoever buys it. >> exactly. >> diane king hall in new york. thank you so much.

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our top stories this morning -- president biden is set to deliver his first primetime address tonight marking one year since the pandemic was declared. he is expected to pay tribute to those who died from covid.

mr. biden will also honor the sacrifices americans made over the last year while encouraging us to remain vigilant. and the president is expected to sign a historic $1.9 trillion covid relief package tomorrow. the house passed the final version of the legislation yesterday without any republican support. the bill includes extra unemployment benefits and $1,400 stimulus checks for most americans. it takes a special kind of author to get a book published before their 13th birthday. someone who's able to share wisdom born through adversity. chip reid explains. have you ever felt like your life was takakfr you? i have. >> reporter: 12-year-old nelle choi read from her book "my hospital story." today nelle is healthy enough to play lacrosse, but getting here was a long and painful road. it began suddenly when she was 9. >> i was always so tired. i was complete dizzy.

>> reporter: after an mri, doctors said she had a rare disease. >> neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder. >> reporter: she spent nearly a month in the hospital with a feeding tube and what she calls torture devices to allow her to breathe. were you scared? >> scared, yes. >> reporter: the hardest part was yet to come. a year of relearning how to walk, speak, even eat. her fourth grade writing teacher, clara norris, gave her a journal to record her feelings. >> i was astounded. beyond words really. >> reporter: nelle decided to turn the journal into a book to lp illnesses. >> to know that you're not alone in what you're going through. >> reporter: using her hospital story to give other children hope. chip reid, cbs news, mclean, virginia. coming up on "cbs this morning," the pandemic one year later. david begnaud takes us to a

hospital in brooklyn, new york, to show us how things have changed for the better. plus, how some teenagers are taking jobs to help their family make ends meet during the pandemic. and the added stress they face. in our series "a more perfect union," a figure skating program in harlem that's empowering girls on and off the ice. that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ♪