erica: that is the great question. think we do not know much or many people do not know much about tubman's service in the civil war. that is not unlike many of the other enslaved women who participated in the war. it may not have been on the battlefield, but tens of thousands of enslaved women fled to the union lines as did their husbands and mothers and fathers. they were not issued a military outfit or a gun or ammunition. they worked in the camps, what were called contraband camps, to help feed underfed black soldiers to work as nurses. for some of them who were literate, i am thinking about susan king taylor who was a well-known teacher in the civil war and to help those living in the camps and those who were fighting for the union army, for harriet tubman, her situation was quite unique. not just as an enslaved woman but just as a woman period. her story and decision to head down to south carolina in 1862 -- just as another moment of just how courageous tubman really was. in 1862, she is still a fugitive. marylan

>>erica major: thank you madam chair.t looks like there are no listeners in queue but if you'd like to make comments on item number one you can press á3 and we will see your handraised on our end .there are now 2 in queue . if you could unmute thefirst caller . >>caller: good afternoon supervisors, corey smith on behalf ofthe housing action coalition . we appreciate the continued conversation around this topic and it's really important. just wanted to reiterate comments we made last week regarding death fund dvi to carry out this important task and other complicated pieces for you all to consider, thank you. >>chair melgar: thank you mistersmith. do we have any other public comments, madam clerk ? >>erica major: maria, if you can unmute the last caller please. >>caller: good afternoon chair melgar and supervisors, i'm ryan patterson and i'm often hired to help resolve notices of violation and other problems withconstruction projects . i want to thank you againfor protecting the integrity of the permitting process. i am co

>>erica major: thank you madam chair.ke there are no listeners in queue but if you'd like to make comments on item number one you can press á3 and we will see your handraised on our end .there are now 2 in queue . if you could unmute thefirst caller . >>caller: good afternoon supervisors, corey smith on behalf ofthe housing action coalition . we appreciate the continued conversation around this topic and it's really important. just wanted to reiterate comments we made last week regarding death fund dvi to carry out this important task and other complicated pieces for you all to consider, thank you. >>chair melgar: thank you mistersmith. do we have any other public comments, madam clerk ? >>erica major: maria, if you can unmute the last caller please. >>caller: good afternoon chair melgar and supervisors, i'm ryan patterson and i'm often hired to help resolve notices of violation and other problems withconstruction projects . i want to thank you againfor protecting the integrity of the permitting process. i am concerned ab

good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica.e're at the south florida fairgrounds which is now a vaccination site. we're expecting long lines here today as just this week the state of florida lowered the vaccination age to 60 and above. this is one of more than 1,000 vaccination sites across this state. already more than 2.3 million floridians have been vaccinated, but the state is hoping to ramp that up. spring breakers are flocking to florida for an escape, packing the beaches and bars. but health experts urging the public to remember, despite the sunshine, coronavirus is still here. >> we have seen footage of people enjoying spring break festivities maskless. this is all in the context of still 50,000 cases per day. >> reporter: the director of the centers for disease control and prevention point abroad to europe, parts of italy entering another lockdown and new coronavirus cases surging. >> they simply took their eye off the ball. i'm pleading with you for the sake of our nation's health, these should be warning signs for al

ok erica review a lot of the. ok now i know where your moods are at right now let's start with family life and how it's changed for you in the past year here's jason story. i was one of the 1st people in the united states to get covert 1000 i had it last march and that up in the hospital when i couldn't breathe without oxygen had to go back to the hospital 6 weeks later with painful complications and my lungs wasn't till about mid july when i really felt better took about 4 months to get over it took a huge toll on me physically also mentally took a huge toll my wife wanted to take care of me the whole time and one of the biggest ways it impacted me and cost me some friends people who even after they saw what i went through still think this is all overblown or fake which i still don't understand erica's chasing misspeaking that i can see you nodding it was obviously resonating well he went through and the level of grief in the united states as the u.s. keeps counting the number of people who have died from it what

>> erica wong: members will attend through audio and participate in the meeting as if they werephysically present. public comments will be available on each item on this agenda . either the public comment number ison the screen currently . the number is 415-655-0001. again, that number is 415-655-0001 . the meeting id is 187 681 1252. again, that number is 187 681 1252 . then press pound, pound. when connected, you will hear the meeting discussion but you will be muted and inlistening mode only . when the item of interest comes up, press star 3 tobe added to the speaker line . speak clearly and slowly and turn down your television or radio. submit public comment either to the transportation clerk at erica.wong@sfgov.org. it will be soonforwarded to the supervisors and be made part of the official file written comments may be sent via postal service to city hall . 244 san francisco california, 94102. finally, expected to appear on the agenda of march 23 unless otherwise stated. madam chair. >> chair melgar: thank you madam clerk, will you call the first item. >> erica wong: item 1 is an or

>>erica major: sounds good, i will.] >>chair melgar: welcome to the land use and transportation committee of april 1. we are reconvening the meeting on item 5. and i have asked supervisor amy to resume his remarks because it seems that we were cut off during the first time he made them. supervisor haney. >>supervisor haney: should i start from the beginning? >>chair melgar: i'm afraid so. i'm afraid you were cutoff right when you started . >>supervisor haney: so this resolution is for our board to show support and demonstrate support for a permanent version of the shared space program. the shared spaces program over the last nine months is a vital lifeline to small businesses and activating neighborhoods and commercial corridors. i did want to thank and acknowledge the work that this board has alreadydone to support this program including the resolution , the supervisor peskin's ordinance and renewal fee and also the leaving of fees through april 2022.the future of the shared spaces program and its permanence is still s

really, erica, this is a big and broad plan. this is just part of it.t will come later next month. this is going to, of course, be paid for by raising corporate taxes and raising the 21% rate, and it's 28 right now and -- actually, it's 21 right now and it would raise to it 28%, and during the obama administration, it was 35%, and it was lowered during the trump years. all this to say it's a starting point for this, and republicans are on the idea with the idea of doing infrastructure but not raising corporate taxes so this is going to be a big push and test for this white house and president trying to get the massive legislation through, but it's more one example of how president biden is trying to go big. >> jeff zeleny with the latest. thank you. as jeff mentioned this is a push to go big but to really get a grasp of what that price tag translates to, and let's look at the needs, trillions of backlogged projects, and roads and highways in need of updates. what is the situation literally on the ground across the country and could this plan help? if so

erica hill with me. see you. >> always good to be here. >>> fear and anger building after the killing spree in georgia that left eight people dead, six of them asian women. anti-asian hate crimes up nearly 150% in major u.s. cities since the start of the pandemic. now the suspect in georgia is claiming to law enforcement that the killings were not racially motivated. he says they were the result of a sex addiction. there are new questions this morning about how the case is being handled after this comment from a cherokee county georgia law enforcement officer. >> he understood the gravity of it, and he was pretty much fed up. had been at the end of his rope and yesterday was a really bad day for him and this is what he did. >> also developing this morning, a growing rift between the white house and russia. the kremlin reacting to president biden's reaction of vladimir putin as a killer. recalling its ambassador to the u.s. while labeling president biden's comments as unprecedented. we have a live report

to sap and south this is happening around the wealth erica he saw what happened yes like in september kids went back to school moms didn't go back to work yes many moms have chosen or feel that it forced choice honestly to have to take care of their families in a way that does not allow them to work anymore and just yesterday our vice president was talking about 2500000 women and having left the workforce in the pandemic started and how that will affect our economic recovery we've all tried to be very flexible and we'd like to be. trying to just work schedules but the ultimate reality is is that the caregiving role disproportionately burdens women and they especially ones that are in that sandwich generation as we used to call it in terms of having to teach your children at home but also have responsibilities for all their parents and so there are just such a strain on their ability to keep up their job and so they're the ones working part time they might leave and hopefully have a partner in that house but it affects our economic outlook too much to pick up. i think it's interesting

erica? really concerning especially when you talk about that age group, starting at 10 years old, going up to 19. we're hearing a lot about the potential vaccine passport that may be>>> so airline industries certainly wants this. many other businesses would take advantage of this as well. the administration talking about a sort of vaccine passport, once you are vaccinated there is fool proof and iron clad proof that you have in fact been vaccinated ppd and certain businesses, airlines, hotels, other transportation industries, know that you have that vaccine. but they don't want a big government rollout or big government program to do it. they are talking to different o-s, privately, maybe like clear sha you see at the airport or others that would be able to give the individual some sort of official indication that they actually had the vaccine and can engage in certain activities much more readily. erica. >> interesting to see where that lands. miguel, thank you. >>> with the pandemic crisis

erica? >> shimon prokupecz for us.e minister boris johnson is expected to respond today. a 33-year-old woman was walking home when she was killed. a 48-year-old police officer was charged with her murder. it's sparked a national debate about women's safety and sexual assault and there's a lot of anger over the police's handling of a vigil this weekend. cnn's nina dos santos is in london. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's been several days since sarah everard disappeared. it's solemn, it is sad. it's also socially distanced somewhat, but there's seething anger, many people saying they can't understand the senseless tragedy of somebody just disappearing from these streets at 9:30 p.m. when he only misfortune is when she was walking home alone. many women say they're feeling too unsafe to go about their daily routine once the sun sets. people started gathering in the thousands to express concern over women's safety. earlier in the day katherine, the duchess, came to pay her respects. she lived here as a single

john and erica? >> thank you, melissa. >>> "new day" continues right now. >> this is "new day" with alisyn camerota and john berman. >> welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. this is "new day." erica hill is with me this morning. developing overnight, security increased in cities across the country. new concerns of anti-asian crime after a deadly murder spree near atlanta targeting the massage parlors. at least eight people killed. according to the "atlanta journal constitution," six of them were asian women. >> a suspect, 26-year-old robert aaron long is in custody and police are not talking about a motive but the concern that these shootings could be racially motivated is real. ryan young is in atlanta with the late-breaking details for us. good morning. >> reporter: erica, just a devastating attack. leaving a lot of people in the community asking why. you can see one of the massage parlors across the street here and this was surrounded by police for hours and we're w

erica? >> so, elizabeth, in terms of the campaign, especially the polling numbers, are there specific plans to encourage the republicans, trump supporters as well to get vaccinated because we know of that hesitancy there. >> you know, erica, i was speaking with a marketing executive who is involved with this campaign. what they said s look, we recognize different groups need different messages. there is this sense that, hey, if leading republicans would come out and say, i got the vaccine, that could have some meaning even though donald trump lost the election. there are still people who really do listen to him. he did get vaccinated, but he has not come out and talked about it. dr. anthony fauci had something recently to say about that. >> he's a very widely popular person among republicans. if he came out and said go and get vaccinated, it's really important for your health t health of your family and the health of the country, it seems absolutely inevitable that the vast majority of the p

erica? >> jeremy diamond with the latest for us. jeremy, thank you. >>> the biden administration facing heat from both republicans and democrats now, announcing a new policy and new place to house thousands of migrant children. we're going to speak with the white house's top coordinator about the recent surge at the southern border. university of phoenix is awarding up to one million dollars in new scholarships through this month, because hope fuels opportunity. see what scholarship you qualify for at phoenix.edu ♪ ♪ we made usaa insurance for veterans like martin. when a hailstorm hit, he needed his insurance to get it done right, right away. usaa. what you're made of, we're made for. usaa usaa. what you're made of, we're made for. you know when your dog is itching for a treat. itching for an outing... or itching for some cuddle time. but you may not know when he's itching for help... licking for help... or rubbing for help. if your dog does these frequently. they may be signs of an allergic skin condition that needs treatment. don

erica? >>> president biden weighing in on a u.s. intelligence report which finds russia's vladimir putin probably directed a disinformation campaign meant to hurt the biden campaign and undermine the 2020 election. >> he will pay a price. we had a long talk. i know him relatively well. and the conversation started off. i said, i know you, and you know me. if i establish this occurred, then be prepared. >> you said you know he doesn't have a soul. >> i did say that to him, yes. and his response was, we understand one another. i wasn't being a wise guy. i was alone with him in his office. it was when president bush said i've looked in his eyes and saw his soul. i said looked in the eyes and i don't think you have a soul. he looked back and said, we understand each other. the most important thing dealing with foreign leaders in my experience, and i've dealt with an awful lot of them in my career is just know the other guy. >> so the vladimir putin you know is a killer? >> i do. >> what's the pr

erica hill is with me. we have details of new shootings at atlanta massage parlors that led eight people dead and this has led to increased security across the country. one suspect, 21-year-old robert aaron long is in custody. police say it's extremely likely that one person did carry out all of these attacks. the "atlanta journal constitution" reports that six of the victims are asian and this has raised obvious concerns given the rise of anti-asian hate crimes across the country. as of now, there's no racial motivation. >>> new this morning, president biden weighing in on the filibuster for the first time advocating for an overhaul and in the same interview offering a blunt message to any migrants who are considering coming to the southern border. more on that ahead. >>> but we begin with the top story. cnn's ryan young is live for us this morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. this is a devastating shooting when you think about it. the metro atlanta area is just trying to figure out what happened her

is so violent, so alarming, erica.gregate prove is that these prosecutors are persevering in their effort to bring justice to all of the -- you know, bring all of the people to justice who assaulted these officers. we know 65 people have been charged with assault total. there are hundreds of -- hundreds of people have been charged total. hundreds more to go. the hope is out there, someone watching out there right now can help bring these people to justice. >> let's hope that is what happens. thank you. >>> democrats facing mounting criticism from republicans over efforts that could overturn a house gop victory in iowa. we have that story for you next. apps are used everywhere... except work. why is that? is it because people love filling out forms? maybe they like checking with their supervisor to see how much vacation time they have. or sending corporate their expense reports. i'll let you in on a little secret. they don't. by empowering employees to manage their own tasks, paycom frees you to focus on the business of

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erica, ellen, thank you so much for -- for being with us. how are you both holding up?> of course, understandably, very difficult. but we have had so much love and support from our boulder community. and friends all across the country. so it's been very helpful. >> erica, the -- the photo i saw -- photos, i should say, of your dad from this summer at your wedding. they're so touching. could you just talk a little bit about your dad? what do you want people to know about him? >> i think that photo really does capture who dad was because he is filled with so much love. and i love the photographs because i'm looking up at him. and you can tell, he's so proud of me. and proud of my husband, who i was walking to. and, you know, holding back tears. >> and, erica, i heard that your dad was kind of like the father to a lot of people in the neighborhood? >> yeah. he spent so much time outdoors with my younger brother and i, and all of our friends. he would play with us, for hours. a lot of my friends have been texting me, and saying that my dad was the best example of a father.

erica rocket launch. the shuttle flights to new york began at about 11 15 am. after that it was booked the plane to twice the speed of sound just as it had raced across the atlantic for almost 25 years. a 2nd concorde with passengers from germany was scheduled to take off in the afternoon. while the 1st concorde had already crossed the atlantic and was about to land in new york traffic controller. was starting work in paris it should actually have been someone else that day. and. a colleague had asked me to cover his afternoon shift for him. i was working in the tower of charles de gaulle airport in paris and i was responsible for handling the runways in the south of the airport. will. get a cruiser the german flight attendant from the concorde crew was brought back from her holiday specially for the 2nd flight just like the controller in the tower she actually had a plan for that day. you can expect the highest quality on this plane the customers pay for it and have every right to be demanding it takes. freetown di foose films the numbering at j.f.k. the germa

oh erica, that's erica farmer pritchett took a gulp from a neighbor's property, brought it back to herblue and green easing food coloring part even though technically it won't be food for a few more months for erica than took photos of blue farm animal posting to social media. her neighbor said that's what really got her goat. the goats been returned erica's been charged with theft and animal cruelty. erica says she's sorry, she never hurt the goat was all a harmless prank. but if you ask me, that joke was a little off color. that is bad. all right topic number three, sailors from the time royal navy became viral heroes after rescuing forecasts from a sinking ship. gee, i did not even know harry and meghan had four cats, breed rescue everything were better than he appeared altered after fishing vessel caught fire and began sinking up the coast of thailand causing the humans on board to abandon ship weaving four cats behind read the cats say they took no offense. they went in the same thing. in fact they started the fire in hopes of cooking and eating the crew. the thai navy was called

>> you know, erica, usually it takes a few weeks.generally, in the business, would think about at least a month to get a coroner's report or medical examiner's report back on a homicide. if there's more challenging investigative and determative work to be done like intoxicant levels and all sorts of chemical tests to determine what might have affected the -- or caused the death, those things can make the analysis take a bit longer. the laboratory work takes a longer time and the report needs to be written and released. so it is getting on the long side for this one. but i wouldn't throw in the towel just yet. i'm sure we'll see a conclusive medical examiner's report at some point in the near future. >> one of the outstanding questions until yesterday was when would the people be charged in connection with what happened with officer sicknick. another question open, when will authorities find the person who planted the pipe bombs at the republican and democratic national headquarters. we've seen this surveillance video where at least t

. >> erica? >>> later today, the biden administration will hit a milestone. 100 million shots of the coronavirus vaccine in arms. in the first 58 days of this administration. let's discuss with dr. sanjay gupta, cnn chief medical correspondent. good to see you, as always. >> good morning. >> there was some talk, was this a little too much, then it wasn't enough. look, the bottom line is, 100 million shots in 58 days is a good thing. and john berman did math this morning. he double checked it with his calculator. we're averaging 2.5 million shots a day. we're on a great pace here. >> yeah, we could essentially double what the original sort of aspiration was with this, which is great. and people always talk about this idea of trying to get enough immunity in the community and you are starting to talk about 250 million or so people that you'd want to have vaccinated. or immunized in some way. part of it is through the vaccine. some have natural immunity because of previous infections as well. so it

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let's go to our national correspondent erica hill.a, every extra dose could be critical as so many people are obviously trying to get their shots. >> reporter: yeah, that's true. we hear from officials all the time, think just want more vaccine. we hear that a lot right now in new york city. we did learn today that an additional 600,000 doses will be shipped this week to states, tribes and territories. some 15.2 million doses of moderna and pfizer were expected. that number now going up to 15.8 million this week. that's good news as we try to get more shots in arms. with an average of about 2.2 million shots a day, nearly 10% of the u.s. population is now fully vaccinated. >> i was excited when i first got the notice. i was like, all right, we're in. >> reporter: among those 65 and over, it's 30%. >> it really is an exciting, exciting news. 85% of deaths in this country were people over 65. >> reporter: daily reported deaths down 21% in the last week. hospitalizations dropping 13%. hope growing as the cdc says those who are fully vacc

erica rocket launch. the shuttle flights to new york began at about 11 15 am. off the panels built the plane to twice the speed of sound just as it had raced across the atlantic for almost 25 years. a 2nd concorde with passengers from germany was fragile to take off in the afternoon. while the 1st concorde had already crossed the atlantic and was about to land in new york traffic controller. was starting work in paris it should actually have been someone else that day. and. a colleague had asked me to cover his afternoon shift for him. i was working in the tower of charles de gaulle airport in paris and i was responsible for handling the runways in the south of the airport. brigitta cruiser the german flight attendant from the concorde crew was brought back from her holiday specially for the 2nd flight just like the controller in the tower she actually had a plan for that day. you can expect the highest quality on this plane the customers pay for it and they have every right to be demanding it takes. freetown die for those films the numbering at j.f.k. the germ

of the tomans died on their flight the die 1st couple and their friend erica continued their journey on the cruise ship with mixed feelings they needed time to recover and process the shock. they had only a skank with their knives because their friend erica and able to get a seat on the ill fated concorde for this reason they had swapped seats with another couple and have taken the plane. there rebooking confirmation was like a 2nd birth certificate for them. a few hours after the crash the investigation into the causes b. cam. pilot shot unarmed agreed to listen to the tapes of the black boxes often as necessary. the last 2 hours of operation before the disaster when fully preserved on the flight recorder. talks about this experience for the 1st time in an interview. first of all i would like to say that this is really the 1st time i've allowed myself to talk about it in public because i was involved in the investigation i knew the crew very well. i needed time before i could talk about it in public you know. it's hard to listen to people who are about to die. or not. what he could

thank you, erica, for having me and for covering this topic. you know, we've been hearing about it not just in the last few days but all throughout the last year. we've now seen over 3,800 incidents that have been reported across this country. we don't know how many have been reported. we're hearing from people who do not let their parents or grandparents go outside even for a walk around the block. they're scared something might happen. people aren't letting their kids play outside because they're scared they might get bullied. just in the last two weeks, a mom and her baby were taking a walk in the park in the middle of the day. someone came up to her, spat in her direction three times, calling her the cry nihinese vi and to go back. two days ago a 13-year-old boy was just playing basketball at a local park and a group of people threw basketballs at his head telling him he was a chinese virus and he should go home. >> it's so disturbing and yet, i think, so important to hear each account. there was a hearing regarding president trump's anti-r

center for building performance and diagnostics at carnegie mellon university, along with architect erica >> we're going to start spacing our desks so that people are six feet apart. we're not, we're going to have to think about how we pass each other in the corridors and looking at what those corridor widths are. and some places might need some plastic shielding. >> reporter: some argue that >> reporter: yongyeon cho is a professor of interior design at iowa state university. he partnered with pennsylvania state university graphics design professor, huiwon lim, to compete in the "work design magazine" 2020 new work environment competition. their winning prototype re-imagined what collaborative spaces like this conference room might look like. >> we thought some of, like, the largest space of meetinrooms will no longer exist in the post covid-19. >> reporter: their design used hands-free technology to avoid repeated touching of shared surfaces. this door can slide open via a foot pedal. and instead of a whiteboard, this digital board can be controlled from these desks. and in response to

our national correspondent, erica hill, is working the story for us. erica, new freedoms for those lucky enough to be fully vaccinated. >> reporter: that's right. that number is above 30 million here in the u.s. of people who are fully vaccinated. this guidance, we've been waiting for it, for weeks at this point, as people are just looking for some rules essentially, or some gentle guidance on what they can do safely once fully vaccinated. the good news, wolf, can grandparents see their grandkids? the short answer is yes. more shots in arms, more hope on the horizon. >> we are starting to turn a corner. >> reporter: the cdc finally offering guidance today for the more than 30 million people in the u.s. who are now fully vaccinated. >> if grandparents have been vaccinated they can visit their daughter and her family, even if they have not been vaccinated. >> reporter: also okay, visits with other fully vaccinated folks, no masks or distance required, low-risk individuals, also no mask or distance required, plus no need to quarantine or test after known

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a new cdc forecast, by the way, projects, and you just heard it in erica's report, the u.s.0 confirmed coronavirus deaths by the end of this month. even though americans are getting vaccinated every day and that's so, so good, so important, the threat of this deadly virus remains, right? >> absolutely. i do expect the death rate to fall substantially during the month of march because of vaccination. but we're talking about really big numbers. these are thousands of deaths a day. and even if it gets down to much less than that, it's still a deadly virus. even with vaccines rolling out it would be the equivalent of a really severe respiratory virus. much less deadly but still severe. wolf, you asked about some of the texas changes. i think you can make an argument about this business or that business being open. but it's indefensible to stop a mask mandate. mask mandate is not restricting anyone's liberty. mask mandate means that you may not inadvertently spread virus to someone that results in someone's death. so there are certain things we need to keep up and one of them is

. >> yeah, erica. they have not liked these remarks at all here in moscow from joe biden. in the past few minutes, president putin himself has been asked about his response to joe biden's kind of affirmation that he thinks president putin is a killer. he said what would i answer to him? be healthy. i wish him good health and i say this without irony and without joke he said. he also added that people tend to see others as we see ourselves. when we evaluate people and nations, it's always as if we are looking in a mirror. basically playground sort of war of words speech saying, well, kind of takes one to know one or something like that. the kremlin spokesman, putin's spokesman has been a little less cryptic in his response to these remarks by joe biden saying that these are very bad statements by the president of the united states. he definitely does not want to improve relations with us, and we will continue to work with the united states on that basis. not just words either. there's been actions as well. in fact, last night, in a move that hasn't taken place for several d

hill, cnn, new york. >> thanks, erica. >>> up next, the new u.n.r speak out exclusively right here, talking about confronting racism here and at home and tension abroad. >>> and ahead, he is the youngest member of congress, but his assent to the capitol was propelled by lies. these folks don't have time to go to the post office they use stamps.com all the services of the post office only cheaper get a 4-week trial plus postage and a digital scale go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again. is skincare from around the world better than olay? olay regenerist faced 131 premium products, from 12 countries, over 10 years. olay's hydration was unbeaten every time. face anything. find out more at olay.com >>> today the u.s. takes over the presidency of the united nations security council. that means the u.s. ambassador to the u.n., linda thomas-greenfield is in charge. the new ambassador is hoping to restore the united states standing as a top multilateral player on the world stage after four years of trump's america first policies. i haven

we have not yet heard back. >> erica hill, thank you so much. let's bring in sanjay gupta.e're now averaging 1,400 deaths every day, compared to the peak just two months ago, which was around 3,400. hospitalizations are now under 43,000. in january, they were three times that, around 130,000. new cases now average about 56,000 a day, compared to 250,000 only two months ago. what do you make of where we are now? >> well, you know, things are obviously heading in the right direction, jake. the numbers are still just remarkably high, i mean you i think we think of them as low because of where we've been and what these peaks have shown. i'm optimistic, jake, about the next few months. you know, it's been a tough year, and you and i have had some times where we've had to give tough news to the audience, but i am more optimistic. here's what i'm concerned about a little bit, jake. i think things will likely continue to improve, we'll go into the warmer months, viral transmission goes down. and if people stop, you know, being serious about vaccinations, we may not get the amount o

. >> erica, you have been leading on this issue as long as i have known you. you have been out in front during the obama years, during the trump years, now during the biden years, and that is because this is lived. this is personal for you. what should lawmakers understand about what their responsibility is when it comes to these people who are seeking asylum at our border? >> well, first of all, we have to go back to some of the things that you were saying of the humanity, right? when you talk about a crisis, people are going to hear different context to the word, right? some people are going to hear crisis and think oh, my god, we're getting invaded, i mean, sort of the fox, you know, rhetoric that usually happens. some people are going to wonder, you know, what is going on with the children. and so there's a lot that people might think of, right? to me, i think about the human beings that are crossing the border and the children who are crossing the border. i was one of them. i was 11 years old when my mom, when my 2-year-old brother, my little brother, we

erica, i understand you're pregnant, and your dad knew about that.excited about that. what do you want your daughter to know about your dad? >> i know that she will know how much her grandfather loves her and that she can tell even in the photographs and the stories that we'll share how amazing he was. and i think she'll have his spunky attitude and his love for the outdoors. my dad absolutely loves the outdoors. he spent so much time hiking and being outside. one thing that makes this harder is being pregnant, but at the same time it also gives you strength because this is such devastating news and it's so hurtful, like, you know, my dad would just want me to be, you know, the mom i will be and to carry on. and so we're going to do that for him. >> you're going to be a great mom because you've had a great mom and you have a great dad as well. >> yeah. i've had some amazing examples. >> also, your dad did a lot of charity work. >> my dad volunteered for the past five years with meals on wheels, and i got to actually go out with him one afternoon and

erica was just reporting that anyone 16 and older in alaska can get a vaccine.single state offers vaccines to basically everyone? >> well, it's definitely the night and day. vaccines are increasing by the day. slow and steady is going to get us there and we have to stay committed to that goal. it looks like we'll be able to offer vaccine to every american by mid-summer and i know that sounds like it's a bit away. this has been the slowest and fastest year that many of us have lived through and we have to hang in there as we get towards the finish line. it's incredibly important not to lose hard. >> slowest and fastest year we've ever experienced. a good way to put it. the biden administration has purchased another 100 million doses of the johnson & johnson vaccine and they don't know when the shots will get into people's arms. you are a former j&j executive. what do you think needs to be done to get these shots out and fast? >> it's incredible to see the army of volunteers who have stepped forward to make sure they can vaccinate people. we're seeing more and mor

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it was safer for me and for the bees >> erica, forgive my ignorance here, but there are thousands ofin the world. you know, honey bees live in these massive colonies the one that was in that shed was, you know, 50, 60,000 bees they all work together as a super organism in these giant colonies it is hard to distinguish some bees from other bees to folks who might not know, which is always an important reason you should call a professional beekeeper if you think you have bees living in your home or if you have any questions about bees >> erica, if you had to describe, as you have, two heaping handfuls of bees in your hand what do they feel like does it tickle, hurt, make you nervous? >> it doesn't make me nervous. i've seen comments about how calm i am, and i think there's no other way to be when you're working alongside a colony of bees or holding them in your hand, which, you know, feels incredible to have these hundreds of thousands of tiny insects in your hand. they're all clinging to each other. it's really amazing that they let me do that you know, it feels like trust and accepta

in new york, i'm erica hill. cnn. >>> thailand has canceled its planned rollout of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine after several european nations decided to stop using it. they're looking at a possible link to blood clots. france, spain, nigeria say they're satisfied it's safe. the european medicines agency issued a statement supporting the vaccine. for more we're joiptd by melissa bell in paris. melissa, what are we to make all of this? >> reporter: it was these reports in several european countries, all of these patients were found to have blood clots after injection. they stop, as in denmark, the delivery of the vaccine altogether for a 14-day period. now thailand waiting to see what the results of the european investigations are before it gets back to vac sip nating anyone or begins to vaccinate anyone with the astrazeneca vaccine. for europeans where it was such an important part of a vaccination program, this is yet another blow since it means for the next few days or couple of weeks at least these countries

cnn's erica hill has details now from new york. >> now we have three important tools in our armamentarium. >> reporter: the advantage of this latest tool, just one shot. no need for special freezers. >> this eases the capacity to get the vaccine where it needs to be. >> 3.2 million doses. >> that was the entire allotment. >> with promises of 20 million by the end of the month. the vast majority going to state and local health pharmacies, 4% marked for community health centers. j&j already testing a booster for variants and hoping to expand the trials to children and infants this summer. >> we are working with nih to accelerate that as soon as possible. >> reporter: the u.s. averaging 1.7 million shots a day. 10% of the adult population now fully vaccinated. hospitalizations nationwide dropping below 50,000 for the first time since november. >> we're vaccinating more and more people over the able of 60. hospitalizations should drop. >> reporter: but we're not there yet. the seven-day averaging for new cases and daily reported deaths increasing. >> these data are evidence that our recent de

here's erica hill. >> reporter: the first j&j vaccines could be in arms tomorrow. >> now we have threent tools in our capabilities against this various. >> reporter: the advantages of this latest tool? just one shot and no need for especially freezers. >> this really eases the capacity to get the vaccine where it's needed. >> reporter: 3.9 million doses to start. >> that was the entire j&j inventory. >> reporter: with promises of 20 million by the end of the month. the vast majority going to state and local health departments and pharmacies. about 4 % marked for community health centers. j&j already testing a booster for variants and hoping to expand the trials to children and infants this summer. >> we're working with the nih to accelerate that as soon as possible. >> reporter: the u.s. now averaging 1.7 million shots a day. 10 % of the adult population fully vaccinated. hospitalizations nationwide dropping below 50,000 for the first time since november. >> we're vaccinating more and more people over the age of 60. hospitalizations should continue to drop and mortality should continue