the atlanta braves the latest pro team giving free tickets for those getting shots at the game. and the major american city paying residents for everyone they sign up and bring to an appointment. >>> the deadly school bombing in afghanistan. the blast outside a school killing dozens. the horror unfolding amid a rise in concern for women and girls in the country as u.s. troops begin heading home. >>> help wanted. the white house on defense after disappointing job numbers in april. critics claiming extended unemployment benefits are keeping americans from looking for jobs, but tonight many mothers desperate for work but juggling child care say that's not the case. >>> college athletes cashing in? reports tonight that the president of the ncaa is now pushing to allow college athletes to profit from their name, image, and likeness. the reaction tonight from players. >>> the severe weather threat this mother's day weekend. millions on alert for damaging winds, large hail, and possible tornadoes. rob marciano has the forecast. >>> and the very special first mother's day for a new mom

today, the atlanta braves are among those playing ball to get a shot at the game. n front of a sold-out crowd, the first time in 576 days since they've done it. that's what we saw last night and set to do it again. what's remarkable is every ticket holder in addition to getting a seat are getting a shot if they so choose. let's talk about those numbers. they are moving in the right direction you consider the 7-day average of new cases with the lowest numbers we've seen since early october. when it comes to vaccination numbers, nearly a third is vaccinated and about 110 million and we could see a major change on the vaccination front. pfizer applied for full authorization and currently only for emergency use. that could make a change in the way you get your vaccine if it's approved. right now it's government distribution but if approved you could go through your doctor's office like any other shot. >>> a mother in the making this morning, blayne. >> happy mother's day to blayne as well. the pandemic produced manynclud lost and the economy trying to rebound. president

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molly: tens of thousands of baseball fans are turning out as the atlanta braves played a home game atpacity for the first time in more than a year. charles watson is live in atlanta. charles. >> reporter: with hi, or molly. the atlanta braves are expecting large crowds here at truist park again, and just to give you a bit of perspective, i checked a few moments ago, and there are only standing room tickets left for today's game which, of course, will be opened at full capacity. now, they certainly saw huge numbers out here yesterday as nearly 40 to ,000 fans, excited fans, rather, packed the ballpark for the first time in more than a year and a half. we spoke to fans both big and small who tell us they're not only excited to watch a braves game with a few thousand of their closest friends, but they're also excited for all the good food. >> i'm glad i get to be here, and my favorite is cotton candy. >> we're just a baseball family. we love baseball. we even watch it on tv. >> reporter: and, look, while the fans enjoy the games and food this weekend, they'll also have the opportunity to

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braves' fans. how many more were given out last night? >> reporter: we saw a lot. we are seeing baseball in atlanta for the atlanta braves. sold-out crowd on their home field and its on the first time they've done that for more than a year and they're expected to do the same thing tonight. so, yes, with each ticket comes with a chance to get the shot for anybody who upons it and it's just an example of the creative measures that we're seeing different people take across the country when it comes to getting shots into arms. while players swing for the fences at the park, fans are sitting for their shots. free for every ticket holder who wants one. >> i wanted to get here as soon as possible when i saw it was going to be during my favorite team's game, and i made it, definitely. cool. a similar play in new york where the mets and yankees are offering free ticket vouchers to fans who get vaccinated at their stadium. it is the latest creative approach urging americans to get their shot. it comes as the biden administration is celebrating what they call two major vaccine milestones. 150 million americans have gotten one shot a

. >>> and the atlanta braves say the new stadium will be open to full capacity for the first time ineople will be in attendance. fans can get vaccinated there at the stadium. those who do will get two free tickets to a future game brian, that's cool incentive to get inoculated >> wow full capacity. 41,000 folks in atlanta. the braves are one game un under .500 phillip, can you give us a general location of where the rocket is going to crash don't just say there is a lot of water on the earth in new jersey? do we have to duck for cover >> i will be hanging out as far inland as possible i don't want to be in the splash zone only in seaworld is that acceptable >> phillip mena making a run have a good weekend. take care. >> you, too. >>> all right. 41,000 in atlanta. some schools are still closed. all right. coming up, is big tech's big ten-year run done? one strategist says growth may be done growing. >>> if you haven't already, grow your minds subscribe to our podcast apple, spotify and stitcher. >>> dow futures up 36 and nasdaq up as well it looks like a good jobs friday we're back ri

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good morning >> reporter: hoda, good morning to you in just a matter of hours, the atlanta braves willn the gates here at truist park, where they expect to welcome a crowd at nearly 100% capacity. it's the first time in more than a year they've seen a crowd of that magnitude today, they're handing out more than peanuts and cracker jacks at the ballpark. they're also giving out a covid front. this morning, a major step for vaccine, with pfizer filing for full fda authorization previously, it had been authorized on an emergency basis. full approval would mean the vaccine goes directly to americans through doctors' offices, like any other shot, rather than being distributed by the government it comes as we are seeing more signs of reopening. >> 0 for 3. >> reporter: from playing ball to playing at the symphony, these stands are slowly coming back to life >> we're beginning the return to live concerts, which i know we are terribly excited about. >> reporter: the numbers paint a hopeful picture. nationwide, an average of 46,000 covid cases a day, the lowest since early october. over the pas

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if you caught the atlanta braves game this weekend you saw a stadium at capacity. people were packed in. it was a lot of fun. fans were having a blast. this is what yankee stadium looked like. why would you go to such a sad and dreary place? why is new york doing this? cuomo said that most restrictions can be lifted on may 19th. why not immediately open up america? also if biden thought they could waltz in and take credit for trump's successes, those dreams came crashing down after last week's job report. lockdowns and unemployment benefits and capacity restrictions and mask mandates did not help generate the one million jobs predicted. it's not that big of a deal. there were only 734,000 jobs short. >> because of the american rescue plan forecasters project we will see the faster economic growth in nearly 40 years in the months to come. we are moving in the right direction. >> laura: the right direction? for whom? the super rich who don't care what fuel costs are or food prices are. they are sky rocketing. things are great for migrants. walk in and get free health

if you go outdoors with any large crowd of people, look at the atlanta braves game a couple nights ago. it was a packed house. nobody was wearing a mask. i have to believe that a large percent of that group is on and it is likely that some of those people were shedding coronavirus. if you are going to allow these events to occur, it would be nice -- i would not go to a event like that unless i was vaccinated. i would probably still wear a mask because i do not know if i will be exposed to one of these variant viruses because i know i will not be less likely to be protected. we are not there yet. we are almost there. that is the frustrating part. we are getting there. 33% or so from immunization. there are probably many that have been naturally infected. there is some overlap. get to 80%. i think we could significantly slow the virus. the thing that is frustrating is when people talk about wanting to get back to work. i agree, but get vaccinated. hopefully the private sector will enforce this come back. if you want to have on-site learning, get vaccinated, otherwise you will still have

if you can't the atlanta braves game this weekend use a stadium that was basically at capacity, people were packed in, can't see it there but it was a lot of fun. fans were having a blast, meanwhile this is what yankee stadium looked like. why would anyone choose to go to such a sad dreary place and why is new york doing this? most restrictions can be lifted on may 19th but why may 19th, why not immediately open up america? if biden truly thought they could waltz in and take credit for trump's successes those dreams came crashing down after last week's abysmal jobs report. it turns out liberals lockdowns plus extended unemployment benefits plus capacity restrictions and mask mandates did not help generate the 1 million jobs predicted but i guess that is not that big a deal, there were only 734,000 jobs short. >> because of the american rescue plan, forecasters are projecting the fastest economic growth in nearly 40 years in months to come. we are moving in the right direction. >> the right direction? for whom? the superrichard don't really care what fuel costs are, what food prices are

todd: an atlanta braves star is held without bond after new details is revealed about his domestic violence say they saw him grab his wife by the neck and throw her against the wall. jillian: we have another fiasco in the nba, kyrie irving having a bottle thrown at him as he exited the nets game. he called the incident unfortunate. >> it's been that way in history in terms of entertainment, performers and sports for a long period of time, underlying racism and treating people like they're in a human zoo. jillian: the fan was arrested and faces a life time ban from the arena. .todd: osaka responded to a fine, tweeting anger is a lack of understanding, change makes people uncomfortable. she announced last week she would not take part in media availability at the open over of mental health concerns. she could be suspended. jillian: actor matthew mcconaughey is getting reaction for what he said about masks. take a listen. >> i'm not believing you're really scared of this little cotton mask. [laughter] >> i don't feel that takes away your identity and your freedom. this is a short-term inconveni

last night the atlanta braves welcomed a mostly mask was proud since the pandemic started.>> feel confident in the safety measures the braves are taking and i feel comfortable being in and outside of it at full capacity.>> one out of three americans are fully vaccinated, millions more could become eligible this week. if the fda authorizes the pfizer shot for 12 to 15-year- olds. >>> a tale of two stories where twin sisters got covid at the exact same time but the reactions to the virus were different. kelly and kimberly standard have the same genetic makeup and same pre-existing conditions, but one recovered quickly, the other ended up in intensive care. emily was so sick she had to be airlifted to a different hospital and put on life support. her sister, kelly, was back home within a week. the virologist said there is a possible inflammation involving a linene of dedefense that mak antibodidies.>> where e they ar not genenetically identical is the genetic code of the cells that make up their immune system. so when b cells that make antibodies and t cells are developing, to go through a pro

. >>> now to our coronavirus coverage, where it was back to the ball game, at the home of the atlanta braves, it came with an added perk a vaccine offer to every ticketholder. it's one way sports teams and stadiums across the country are encouraging people to get vaccinated. it was the first time the stadium was at full capacity in more than a year. right now, more than 112 million americans are fully vaccinated, that's roughly a third of the population, but across the board, the pace mentioned. >>> back here locally, new details about one of attacked in san francisco this past week. 85-year-old chue fong ang's grandchildren shared this video on her go fund me, it shows her alert, waving, smiling in the hospital. they say their grandmother wanted to thank everyone for their support. ang was one of two women stabbed by 54-year-old patrick thompson on tuesday. her lung punctured. she underwent surgery and now recovering in the icu. thompson was supposed to be formally charged on refused to . he has a long history of mental illness and was hospitalized almost immediately after the attack, curre

you mentioned i'm standing here at the home of the atlanta braves.ey're getting ready to open gates in a couple hours at nearly 100% capacity. they have not seen it here in more than a year. in addition to giving away tickets, anyone that has a ticket can get a covid vaccine shot. anyone that wants it. they're doing it tonight and tomorrow. it is similar to what we're seeing in different places around the country as well. all of this comes as we're getting some good news. some encouraging numbers. currently the daily afternoon is around 46,000 cases per day. >> thank you, i want to bring in dr. paul, director of the vaccine education center at the children's hospital, big question, how quickly could this full approval happen and why is this different for the steps of getting that initial emergency use authorization? >> sounds like it could happen certainly by no later than the end of summer, although it sounds like these are two very different processes. they are really not that different. the -- i'll tell you what is not different, what is not diffe

the atlanta braves are expect a near sellout crowd today as they open up the park.he sellout near sellout crowd here on friday with more than 38,000 excited fans who got to come tout watch the ballgame in person and sense of joy was pretty evident fans were decked out in braves gear. all smiles as they enjoyed the game with the few thousands of their closest friends and for many of the fans with spoken to this is a sign that life is lowly making a return to normal. >> plenty of time for everybody to open back up -- and just let us live our lives again and be normal. >> getting ballparks open to 100% again we're capable -- it is a huge -- sengdz out a huge message to the economy, to fans, to citizens that baseball is back. you know, and when baseball is back, that means our country can open back up. safely -- reporter: while folks are excited to get back into the ballpark, the focus isn't just on baseball this weekend braves are also deadset on getting more georgia i vaccine partners with emory health to offer willing fans to get an opportunity at a vaccination clini

atlanta braves outfielder arrested on domestic violence charges last night, accused of choking his wifemming her against the wall. benjamin: the am vet national service foundation is holding the rolling to remember motorcycle ride today, raising awareness and demanding action on missing service members and suicides among veterans. david spunt is live at rfk stadium in washington with more. david, looks like a lot of fun there. >> reporter: it's an important day. you can never time things out perfectly in television because 30 seconds ago the last group of several thousand motorcyclists left robert f kennedy stadium in southeast washington, d.c. to head out to other parts of our nation's capitol. today is really a day to remember those who served and also to bring awareness to something very important to the veteran and active duty community. those are suicides, for those who serve actively in our country. the group is here today to remember those who died by suicide, am vet's the organization running the event. they say around 22 veterans die each day by suicide. think about that number

atlanta braves and texas rangers have allowed or will allow 100% capacity without vaccines required,note these teams rank one and third in attendance so far this year. so there have been plenty of people willing to go out and see these ball games. it's a completely different picture in southern georgia and texas than it is in california and new york. >> what do we know about the populations in these areas in terms of where the stadiums are and how many people are vaccinated? >> in places that will have the fully vacc'd sections, it's 48%. look at texas and georgia. 39% has one dose. texas. 36% in georgia. >> in some ways, none of us are surprised in terms of decision made and behavior, right. >> yes. i guess it isn't so surprising that texas and atlanta are the two top in terms of one and three in attendance so far. look at this. whether or not you socially distanced. the people who will not vaccinate, 43% said they will. they're the least likely to social distance versus those fully vaccinated. 65%. those partially, 73%. this is the big divide. if you're not likely to vacc vaccinate

. >>> the atlanta braves are getting opening day 2.0, the stadium there will be open to full capacityight. this is the first time in 19 months that we'll be close to 41,000 people in attendance. the fans can also get vaccinated at the stadium and those who do so will get two free tickets to future games. 6:26. >>> coming up next, breaking news on the pfizer vaccine this morning. we'll talk about the latest request from the fda next. >>> and as part of our asian-american pacific islander heritage month a figure skating superstar, kristi yamaguchi born in hayward, growing up in fremont, and of course won the gold medal in 1992 in the olympics. advocate for childhood literacy and always dream foundation helps give books to children in need across the bay area. we love it and we love you, kristi yamaguchi. a lot more news ahead. you're watching "today in the bay." [ sfx: ding ding ding ] [sfx: bing bing bing ] [sfx: bloop bloop bloop ] [ sfx: bing bloop ding ding bloop bing ] the day can wait. enter the golden state, with real california dairy. >>> right now at 6:30, no charges expected,

. >>> the atlanta braves are getting what they're calling an opening day 2.0. the stadium will be open to full capacity tonight. this is the first time in 19 months, it will be close to 41,000 people in attendance. the fans can get vaccinated at the stadium and those who do will get two free tickets to future games. >>> the say hey kid is 90-year-old. tonight the giants will celebrate. expect a little of this at oracle park. >> say hey, happy birthday mr. willie mays. what can i say? you've always been one of my favorite people. >> happy 90th birthday, willie. as a kid growing up in the bay area, you were an incredible role model for me. >> happy 90th birth day from the curry family, the warriors, the whole bay area. >> happy birthday to the say hey kid, willie mays, 90 years old, one of the greatest of all-time. >> oh! >> the "today" show along with alex rodriguez, tom brady, steph curry, you saw them there wishing the greatest giant of all-time a happy birthday. this was yesterday, we talked about it on "today in the bay" but it was an off day for the giants.

and the atlanta braves announcing they'll start trying to fill all their seats beginning next week. summer activities as well, muse he'lls and concerts. the smithsonian set to reopen seven of its museums and the in a zoo preparing to open in may nbc news kerry sanders in miami, the cruiseship capital of the world. >> reporter: after more than a year of turbulent borders, the cruise ship industry is ready for smooth sailing ahead >> this is the first glimmer of hope that is allowing to us be able to set sail >> reporter: since last march, the cdc banning voyages from u.s. ports because of covid. now in a letter to industry executives, the cdc is setting new standards that may allow ships to sail again as early as mid july >> it's been 14 months this industry has been shut down. 14 million passengers, american passengers for a year have not had a chance to sail the economic impact is massive >> reporter: most of the major cruise lines have been sailing, but from europe, asia and the caribbean. it was not like that before the pandemic >> nearly 60% of all cruising originates from u.s.

. >>> in the meantime, the atlanta braves played in front of a full capacity crowd in 19 months. 39,000ers agency the only team to increase to 100% with fans. on the first inning, they won 12-2, still good to see fans back. >>> you know, last weekend's nfl draft introduced us to the newest group of utyoung athlete are going to make a difference on and off the field. danny warfield made it a priority for the most important thing in his life, he recently spoke about that with our coy wire. in this week's different things. >> football is a microcosm of life. i think it forces you of situations you deal with, struggles, highs, low, team work. we've had the trials and tribulations in life. what's something that you've been through that made tell harder? >> ten years ago i was diagnosed with guillain-barre syndrome. your body is paralyzed. i couldn't move for weeks. that forces me to grow, grow inward, become a better man, husband, father. >> as executive director of desire street ministries, what is the goal? >> desire street is trying to raise up a generation of leaders that everybody under

atlanta braves allowing full capacity to crowds who go this weekend. they can get vaccinated right there at the ballpark. the braves ceo says anybody who gets a shot will also score two free tickets to future braves games. tuesday may 11th join the cdc director and leaders from pfizer and eli lily and more from the healthy return summit. our own brilliant meg terrell will get their insight on the state of the current pandemic. head over to cdc events.com/healthy returns to learn more and sign yourself up. >>> a major cruise line is now threatening to leave the state of florida taking untold millions of dollars with it. the ceo and the governor both agreed the cdc rules against cruises are too strict but there's another issue and it's a hot one >>> texas edges closer to enacting voting restrictions on top of its own restrictive current laws democrats fighting republicans all night long to try to blunt the law. tonight the changes they got >>> and a suspect being led out in handcuffs after a bank robbery attempt that became an hours long hostage standoff.

the atlanta braves allowing full capacity crowds to fans who go to games this weekend. ey can get vaccinated right there at the ballpark. the braves ceo says anybody who gets a shot will also score two free tickets to future bravos games. >> programming note, next week, tuesday, may 11th, join cdc director rochelle walensky and leaders from pfizer and eli lilly and more for the healthy return summit. our own brilliant meg tirrell will get their insight on the current state of the pandemic, it's a must-see. head over to cnbcevents.com/healthyreturns. to learn more and sign yourself up >>> a major cruiseline is now threatening to leave the state of florida, taking untold millions of dollars with it. the ceo and the governor both agree the cdc rules against cruises are too strict, but there's another issue. and it's a hot one >>> texas edges closer to enacting voting restrictions on top of its own restrictive current laws democrats fighting republicans all night long to try to blunt the law. tonight, the changes they got. >>> and a suspect being led out in handcuffs after a

with the atlanta braves welcoming back a full crowd in the ballpark for the first time since the pandemic began. >> it's gone. >> reporter: this weekend, the braves will be offering free covid-19 shots at their games and if pfizer's full authorization is granted, that would apply to people 16 and up. it is intended to grant emergency authorization to give the shot to people 12 to 15 years old meaning teenagers could potentially become fully vaccinated for the bulk of their summer activities, whit. >>> let's bring in our chief medical correspondent, dr. ashton. dr. ashton, good morning to you. good to have you with us on a saturday. as you've heard there, we're potentially on the verge of covid vaccines being authorized for children as young as 12. what could this mean for our kids as we head into the summer camp season especially on the issue of wearing masks? >> well, whit, it's really important. we've heard the cdc director, dr. rochelle walensky, talk about it is hoped/expected that the fda give authorization for the pfizer vaccine in this 12 to 15 year old age group in the next couple

painful moment for kevin pillar of the new york mets he was struck in the face by a fastball from atlanta braves pitcher jacob webb miller was taken to hospital for a check up and did post his reassuring tweet saying thanks to everyone that has reached out scary moment says he's doing fine he doesn't look fine i hope be as well though that's it for me was for it's handed back over to hala thank you very much for the well that is it for this new so do keep me here on i want to see the sunset maria will be very few on the other side of this break. frank assessment of. exactly how and why taking what a situation might not be you could ever get informed opinions is the u.s. with thinking military positioning in the middle east or is it just a simple act of reorganizing ministry says this is a message to the region the united states is ruth group you're its military posture in-depth analysis of the day's global headlines inside story on 00. a life and death struggle for racial equality in a deeply on equal society fortunately that was a spy for the apartheid regime but they've been very close friends

with the atlanta braves welcoming back a full crowd at the ballpark for the first time since the pandemic >> it's gone. >> reporter: and the cdc director says this week she expects a decision to potentially grant emergency authorization to give the pfizer vaccine to 12 to 15-year-olds, though for younger children like preschool age, she doesn't expect they'll be able to start getting their shots until next year. dan? >> have to wait on that. thank you, trevor, so much. >>> let's move now to the economy and president biden on the defensive after that new jobs report showing america's hiring numbers are falling well below expectations. critics therefore are asking given these new numbers, was president biden's nearly $2 trillion rescue plan worth it? abc white house correspondent maryalice has more from the white house. maryalice, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. like you said, these disappointing job numbers clearly frustrating the white house. they say it's a sign of just how far the country has to go to recover from the losses, from the pandemic. only about 266,000 jobs crea

is normally on the mound but he's also pretty handy with the bat slugging for the atlanta braves the dominican hit the 1st grand slam by a major league pitcher in almost 3 years. to win the 6th. god fly there. was. 5. 1000 no doubt he knew it to look at the spider you know space. the houston astros were on the receiving end of some crowd booing when they visited in new york for the 1st time since using illegal sign stealing yankees fans took advantage of their 1st opportunity to let the astros players know since they last met each other in the 2019 american league championship series he's the one that contests as well as the 27 team match up where they went on to win the world series . and that's what we're going for now more sports news later adrian and so many thanks dave we're live in washington the west jerusalem bit of explanation here on houses there but that'll do it for the news hour see in just a moment. biz lights made to look like a city from the sky but they're fishing vessels just outside of argentina's exclusive economic zone the united states launched operation souther

. >> it is so amazing for us finally to be here props to the texas rangers and atlanta braves. >> will league baseball teams should be 100 percent open. will, sunday, i went to go watch kristin aaa game in nashville. family was there. no mask, no cosmetic theater of even having to pretend you had a mask like when you go into a restaurant. it was fabulous. sports need to be 100 percent back beyond a shadow of a doubt. >> will: anyone who knows clay or knows me knows we both love sports. here's the thing. sport maintains a central role in our culture it can help lead the way. you are right, clay. bravo to all of these teams, specifically the houston rangers, the astros the braves. took steps going forward. this should lead our culture back to normalcy. sports is fun but also important. next, the nba speaking of sports, the audience continues to dwindle clay, i know you have talked about this, leadership all time low and steadily getting worse. this week we have warriors lakers in a play-in game. high question for you, high point most likely a playoff. ammini sport outside of football are

if you go outdoors with any large crowd of people, look at the atlanta braves game a couple nights ago. it was a packed house. nobody was wearing a mask. i have to believe that a large percent of that group is on and it is likely that some of those people were shedding coronavirus. if you are going to allow these events to occur, it would be nice -- i would not go to a event like that unless i was vaccinated. i would probably still wear a mask because i do not know if i will be exposed to one of these variant viruses because i watch washington journal live every day. we take you like to hearing looking at the threat assessment from the january 6 attack on the u.s. capitol. house administration committee. live coverage here on c-span. >> pursuant to house resolution eight. we ask you to keep your microphones muted to limit background noise. members will need to meet themselves when seeking recognition or to be recognized for their questions. witnesses will need to unmute themselves when recognize when answering questions. we as to keep cameras on it all time even if you need to step awa

and atlanta braves fans can get a little extra at the concession stand this weekend the braves are providing free 19 vaccinations at their stadium each person who gets vaccinated can pick up some free tickets to watch future games great fans may not be too keen to rush back after this 12 to 2 loss against the philadelphia phillies. i am mad as hell yes for now back to you daryn i think you so much thanks for watching the news hour on al jazeera we're back on the other side of the break we'll have much more of the day's news coming your way and all the latest headlines thanks for watching. frank assessments of poison but. what exactly how and what major taking what a situation might be if you ever get informed opinions is the u.s. with thinking military positioning in the middle east or is it just to simply reorganize the ministry this is a message to the region the united states is already think you're its military in-depth analysis of the day's global headlines inside story on al-jazeera. being comfortable in one's own skin is a birthright or at least it should be a black filmmaker raised b

the atlanta braves and the local soccer team, the united, are morning the first teams to return to 100%y will have as many as 48,000 spectators today. as we mentioned, disneyland and california's reopening its park gates for the first time in more than a year. it does seem like we're healing. joining us is msnbc medical contributor dr. vidalia. thank you for being here. appreciate it. covid deaths and covid cases in the u.s. are down as many as are getting the vaccine, 100 million now, and now we are seeing a lot of the country taking steps to reopen. is this a good sign we are finally getting back to normal? dr. fauci warned against a fourth wave a few weeks ago. >> yeah, i think it was a race a few weeks ago between the variants that seemed to be more transmissable and the vaccine rate. and at some point we are still kind of in that race. what you are seeing is places like new york, you mentioned new york opens opening you, the stadiums reaching 350% of the population being fully vaccinated the end of may. that's the inflection when you look at israel and other places that have been a

. >>> now to a highlight reel effort from atlanta. braves head without looking to begin a double play notice 7th inning. he receives an ovation from the crowd. and the brave goes on to beat the phillies 6-1. that is a very beautiful baseball catch right there. time now for the weather. let's go to meteorologist bill karins for a check on the forecast. bill, good morning. >>> good morning, thanks for showing that twice. the first time you couldn't tell what you were looking at and the second time it was pretty cool. hope everyone had a wonderful mother's day weekend. the weather cooperated in some chases, in other areas, a little or a lot rainier than we wanted it to be and the rain in the northeast and the ohio valley is leaving this morning so that's good. it is going to be heading on out during the day today. a nice monday for everyone in the northeast. and that grass is growing fast, too. a lot of mowing to be done, in the south. where we will continue to have some issues. for today, if any, would he have severe weather concerns, we have

the houston astros, atlanta braves, arizona diamondbacks, and the boston red sox which went to 100% capacitynext couple of weeks you'll see the baltimore orioles, your premier league team, i know that will upset everybody around me, so it goes. the indians and the reds, and on june 4, the philadelphia phillies. this is made possible by vaccinations, this is vaccination story. the majority of teams in the league have at least 85% of their players and staff vaccinated, that will allow them to get of covid protocols, specifically masks in the dugout. major league baseball hopes this is a bit of a trial run for july 4, alex. >> how are the stadiums returning for all the fans coming back, and what kind of things can fans expect when they do go back to the ballpark? >> reporter: one of the interesting things is they're basically demoing a lot of new stuff. in the gate behind me, you can only enter the gate behind me with a red ticket. if it's a blue ticket, tough go through another entrance. you can only order concessions from your seat right now. they're trying out things made technologically pos

a home run for fans at atlanta's park. the bravesmed a full mostly maskless crowd for the first time since the pandemic started. >> i feel confident in the safety measures the braves are taking and feel comfortable being in an outside event at full capacity. >> reporter: fans were even able to get a vaccine shot. tonight one in three americans are now fully vaccinated and millions more could become eligible as soon as next week if the f.d.a. authorizes the pfizer shot for 12-15-year-olds. on friday, the c.d.c. updated its position, acknowledging the virus can be transmitted through airborne particles even when more than six feet apart. that clarification comes as new infections are falling nationally. in once hard-hit new jersey, cases have declined more than 70% in the past month, just as the governor prepares for a broad reopening. >> this is my mother's day gift. >> reporter: and as americans head out with mom this mother's day weekend... >> i've had zero host applicants. >> reporter: restaurants are style 1.7 million jobs below t

. >> this looks like when i was going to see the atlanta braves in the mid-1970s when there were 4,000 people there. i called it the pat rocket area, because pat rocket was the shortstop. they were growing chicken weed in the infield. this is about as bad. i think what we should do, we should get a collection, and we know rich people, like people that work at axios, i think we should just pass the cap around this morning, everybody throw in a couple of dollars and buy the pittsburgh pirates and go over there and maybe get a couple of little league coaches and teach them how to do it, mika. >> joe and jonathan lemire can coach them. okay, everybody. let's get to the news. >> okay. >> a new poll shows nearly three-fourths of republicans are ready to close the books on the january 6th insurrection. a new quinnipiac poll shows 74% of republicans say it's time to move on. that's compared to 84 -- >> hold on a second. it's may 28th. this is, what, how many months? four months, five months after the insurrection? what if like in january of 2002, democrats say, we need to just move past 9/11?

it's pretty empty right now, but the crowds are coming because the atlanta braves have opened the ballparkrly 40,000 fans got to come watch the ball game friday and a sign that life may be slowly shifting back to normal. smiles were abundant as a full house of fans were welcomed back clad in their favorite braves gear. one family came up from pensacola, florida. they tell me they're looking forward to that good ballpark food. >> getting ballparked open -- ballparks opened 100% again where capable sends out a huge message to the economy, or to fans, to citizens that baseball's back, yeah. and when baseball's back, that means our country can open back up nice and safely. >> we're really excited to watch it, especially cotton candy. >> reporter: while fans enjoy the cotton candy and hot dogs this weekend, they'll also have the opportunity to get vaccinated. the braves, in partnership with emory health, are offering willing adulters the johnson & johnson vaccine and pfizer for those 16 and older. and to make it a bit more interesting, the braves are giving two free tickets to those fans who do

so how is this for a mother's day gift so in a pre-taped interview, atlanta braves slugger freddie freemanman came up to bat >> what mother's day plans do you have for chelsea >> hopefully a home run. we'll go for that. maybe she'll like that >> okay. >> freeman delivered a home run helped lift his team to a 6-1 victory in this mother's day special he gives love to all the moms, especially his family and his wife, chelsea, the mom of his three young kids. >> that's really cool. >> he delivered. >> i got my wife a bracelet. >>> when we come back, you have an amazing story that a lot of folks probably haven't even heard about. >> i certainly didn't know this story. it is about operation babylift a historic mission to evacuate children orphaned by the vietnam war. you may have heard of that decades later, this is the story of how it came full circle. >> i remember when she said. she said colonel oni, i've been looking for you. i just want to say thank you for giving me my life. >> cannot wait to share this remarkable journey of one baby who was rescued and the lieutenant who gave her a second

a full crowd in atlanta cheers on the braves. while the c.d.c. revises how covid spreads.took so long? deadly attack-- bombers target school girls in afghanistan. cbs news is there.

texas rangers play to 100% capacity in the atlanta braves on may 7th, the first baseball team to go toularity. there is a new platform called athlete direct allows coaches and players connected directly with fans. aaron boone joins us, manager of the great new york yankees. i know you are involved with this athlete direct program. what does it have to do with nfts or cryptos. >> i never heard of nfts until brandon brought them to my attention and it is an exciting thing, augmented virtual mixed reality. i live details to brandon in his capable hands and it is another way of better connecting athletes with their fan base. we've seen all these platforms and ways of connecting with fans in interesting ways and this is another one of those. these are always where fans get their hands on memorabilia from the athletes in their personal collection. stuart: it is a way for athletes to make some money, isn't it? >> brandon says got to make a little money doing this and as athletes, manager and coaches, things discard, so many people out there take an interest in value, that certainly happened o

if you go outdoors with any large crowd of people, look at the atlanta braves game a couple nights agoit was a packed house. nobody was wearing a mask. i have to believe that a large percent of that group is on and it is likely that some of those people were shedding coronavirus. if you are going to allow these events to occur, it would be nice -- i would not go to a event like that unless i was vaccinated. i would probably still wear a mask because i do not know if i will be exposed to one of these variant viruses because i know i will not be less likely to be protected. we are not there yet. we are almost there. that is the frustrating part. we are getting there. 33% or so from immunization. there are probably many that have been naturally infected. there is some overlap. get to 80%. i think we could significantly slow the virus. the thing that is frustrating is when people talk about wanting to get back to work. i agree, but get vaccinated. hopefully the private sector will enforce this come back. if you want to have on-site learning, get vaccinated, otherwise you will still have to

to the atlanta motor speedway the track will open for full capacity in july it comes after the atlanta braves a new nhl team is hitting the ice seattle cracken officially becoming the league 32nd franchise after they made final payment of $650 million. you heard that right. the team is free to make trades and ahead of first nfl expansion draft. over to you, pete. >> they are releasing the kraken. nascar has new fan after watching talladega last week. very cool. cops are being targeted on college campuses, the university of minnesota student government leader, get this what do you mean by that. >> make their lives hell. annoy the hell out of them. >> okay. >> use up their resources, make their officers show up to something. pete: student and campus reform correspondent alissa renellly says the move is reckless and she joins us now university of minnesota student. this is a student government. this is a zoom call presumably, this student feels comfortable saying it openly to the group. hey, make false calls to the cops. is this a sentiment shared by the majority of students at the university of