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i'm willie geist.s week, president biden signed into law nearly $2 trillion worth of stimulus designed to expedite the end of this crisis and the first direct payments for americans in desperate need of help already are hitting bank accounts this morning. president biden will hit the road over the next several days to tout the benefits of the plan. this as congressional republicans argue the package is too expensive and uses the pandemic to throw money at democratic priorities. we will have a live report and talk to chuck todd just ahead. >>> plus, our sunday focus on the impact of that massive relief package, beyond covid. including the child tax credit that experts say could have a historic impact on poverty in america. >>> then in our sunday spotlight on this grammy sunday, the trend toward vinyl becomes a full explosion during this year at home. a look at the eye-popping numbers and the comfort of a spinning record. >>> later, a new sunday sit-down at home with superstar chef guy fiery on building

i'm willie geist. one year ago, we were on the brink of a pandemic that altered life in america. we didn't have any idea at the time just how long it would last or how dramatically our country would be changed. on saturday, the united states senate passed a massive package aimed at bringing the long crisis to an end. the senate passing the $1.9 trillion covid relief bill on saturday along straight party lines. after a marathon overnight session. it goes to the house before heading to president biden's desk. we will tell you what's in the final bill and talk to chuck todd just ahead. >>> then our sunday focus on that week, one year ago, when america ground to a halt. a look at all we lost to covid in the 12 months since and why hope is on the horizon. >>> in our sunday spotlight, a visit outside of arlington national cemetery to a new exhibit honoring the women who have given their lives for the country. >>> later, a new sunday sitdown with amy pohler, fresh off hosting the golden globes on her years at "saturday night live," her run on "parks and recreations" and memories of her

i'm willie geist. there's good reason for hope as we begin a new season this weekend, with vaccinations surging and life creeping back to normal in many places. health officials are warning, we are not out of the woods yet. this morning, cases are rising in 15 states and the district of columbia with much of the country stuck at a plateau and the coronavirus now has hit the ncaa men's basketball tournament. virginia commonwealth university knocked out before it even got a chance to play because of multiple positive covid-19 tests with officials and fans hoping other teams are not impactcted. we will have a live report on all of it just ahead. >>> our sunday focus on the dramatic rise over the last year in hate crimes against asian-americans across the country. why the shootings in georgia this week brought new attention to an old problem. >>> in our sunday spotlight, we will introduce you to the popular poet, author and activist who has been called the millennial oprah. spreading her message through so

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i think willie geist did a story on him not long ago.or hating him, they explored it, why it offends him, why it offends people of color and he has since become a very staunch advocate and talking about this. when we talk about symbols and what necessity mean and racism in america, i can't think a better person to communicate that that to hit audience then someone like luke combs. this is what we need more of in this country, people who need to take a interspeculative look of things they thought or said or biases they have had in the past are confronted with what they mean today, in today's context, and are willing to do the self-examination, willing to admit they are wrong, are willing to admit they may have gotten it wrong and did not mean harm and are willing to take the actions and definitive steps forward to correct it and to advocate. that's what we need more of. >> and eddie glaude, i talked with you about this before, i grew up in meridian, mississippi and suburbs of atlanta, georgia, tuscaloosa, alabama, pensacola, florida, ther

. >> also coming up, willie geist shares a sneak peek of his sunday sit-down with sharon stone and whatr, unprecedented and unfiltered our exclusive look at the documentary on pope francis, exploring his life and views, and the challenges facing the catholic church. but first, mr. roker a check of the weather. >> ken burns reminds me of you. >> how so? >> you know, like "the old man and the sea. >> i'm tired this morning. >> i like that >> all right i got a laugh again. i like that, all right we are looking today at record highs in the mid-atlantic state, windy and wet in the northern new england area warm sunshine in the gulf. as we move into saturday, severe storms in the lower mississippi river valley sunday sunday, look for severe storms making their way mid-atlantic into the northeast, windy in the great lakes >>> good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall, as we take a look at our seven-day forecast. we are going to see some clouds today and cooler temperatures with our inland areas in the low 60s. it will warm up tomorrow, reaching up to 72 degrees and some upper 70s for the weeke

fauci, it's willie geist, good morning. good to see you.ere a year ago, you and others told us to look to europe, obviously, to see what may be coming two weeks later. they're undergoing a third wave now, as you said. i'm curious to ask you about what's happening with the vaccine there. it's a different vaccine, we want to point out to our audience, astrazeneca. but many of the countries in europe have paused using it, because some people who got the vaccine experienced problems with it. they talk about blood clots, astrazeneca and the world health organization both have said those are unrelated to the vaccine. but what can you say about the safety or any concerns you may have about the vaccines being used here in the united states? >> well, right now, if you look at what's gone on, we've had, you know, about 110 million doses have actually gone into people about 11 to 12% of the population is fully vaccinated and a little over 20% have received at least one dose. thus far, and you have to keep following these things very carefully, there a

senator, it's willie geist. great to have you on the show this morning. this through. you mentioned the potential for limiting the filibuster. your colleague on the house side, james clyburn, has said on questions of civil rights, we need to get this through, however we do it. even if that means putting aside some of the historic rules of the senate and pushing the filibuster away. do you agree that an elimination of the filibuster is needed to get this through? >> i think that when it comes to voting rights, all options have to be on the table. we've seen carveouts before, with respect to the courts. so what could be more important than making sure that the voices of the american people are not squeezed out of their own democracy? and so, look, we should have 100 votes in the senate, for voting rights. it used to be a bipartisan issue. the last time we reauthorized the 1965 voting rights act, george w. bush was president and it passed the same senate 98-0. what changed? and so what i hope to do is to appeal to the conscience of all of my colleagues. both

i'm hallie jackson in for willie geist who is enjoying time off this morning. >>> flash cars.escue crews working through the night to save them as the stormy weather moves east with tens of millions of people in its path. the latest in a live report just ahead. >>> our sunday focus, a reality check about what's happening at the u.s. border with mexico with record numbers of migrants trying to make it to the u.s. the first big political crisis for president biden and one that dominated his first news conference this week. we are at the border with a look at what exactly is going on. >>> in our sunday spotlight, we will take you to iceland where there's been a silver lining out of this pandemic we will explain why. >>> later, willie's new sunday sitdown with sharon stone on her memoir, what her near death experience taught her and what it's like to be remembered for that very famous interrogation scene in "basic instinct." >> they still want to think the movie was successful not because michael and i crushed it. it's a movie that you still watch every time it turns on your tv. i

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tony geist spends more time at home after he lost his well-paid job of 18 years in security.nsiders us. nobody this is of the future of our children. how are we going to live, he told us? the crisis came to a head in late 2019. after decades of corruption, lebanon ran out of money and defaulted on its debt. then, in the midst of the pandemic last august, a deadly chemical explosion ripped through beirut. more than a hundreds lives were lost. hundreds of thousands made homeless and $8 billion in damage done. in just months, the number of people falling into poverty has doubled. a who can 55% of the population lives below the poverty line. and the country is facing hyperinflation. the overall price of food rising by more than 400%. >> people are now seeing literally their money vanishing on the shelves of the supermarkets. >> the azar family in beirut is among the thousands who now depend on food aid. four people living off $45 a month. 7-year-old celeste says she wants to be a doctor and a dancer. >> i have to dance. i love to make something good. >> but her family can't affor

i'm willie geist. we have mike barnicle in the building with me.jonathan lemire, and eddie glaude jr. and co founder of punch bowl news, anna palmer. joe and mika have the morning off. mike says for the second time in a year he is wearing pants, which is very exciting. . >> yes, it is. an exciting morning. >> good way to start the morning. let's go io

word that means an area where coronavirus mutations are likely or prevalent and then there's the word geist. which literally means ghost vent of this refers to public events like soccer games with no spectators and this one this one really caught our attention gives zisha. which translates as face condom it is a synonym for face mask but we dare say the image that it conjures up in your mind has little to do with anything you put on your face. well it has been more than 3 years since the hash tag me 2 movements all women across the world come forward with their stories of sexual abuse tonight one of the united states' most prominent politicians new york governor andrew cuomo is facing growing calls to resign 3 women including former assistants to the governor have accused him of inappropriate behavior cuomo a democrat championed some of the toughest legislation to protect women from sexual harassment he was widely praised for his initial handling of the pandemic but now he's in damage control apologizing but also refusing to step down i was elected by the people of the state i wasn't electe

when they were, it made a big difference. >> madam speaker, it's willie geist.rants including huge numbers of unaccompanied minors being held at detention facilities until their cases can be sussed out. if you listen to the people coming into the country and they say quite plainly, we think it's going to be easier to come to america and to stay in america than it was under president trump because of moratoriums on deportations, a potential pathway to sit senator hillary clinton for people who have come here illegally. what should the biden administration do, i understand they're pointing the finger back at president trump, but what they should be doing to ease this crisis. >> thank you, willie, for that question. many of us have spent a good deal of time on the border or in the country of origin. the president, i understand, is reported to have spoken out and said stay home, don't come now, a. b, he sent fema to help facilitate meeting the needs of these people. this is complicated by covid. there are 13,000 beds that could receive many of these incoming immigra

collins, willie geist. good morning.cerns of the application of crispr. i know you share some of those concerns. one of the first projects put on display in hong kong you called irresponsible. so what are your concerns on the use of this on humans? >> i'm deeply concerned about at altering the inheritable part of the dna. there are no compelling circumstances where we need to do that. second of all this starts us into a pathway that most of us are deeply concerned about. in terms of changing the very essence of our own biology without quite knowing what we're doing, this has serious risks in terms of unexpected consequences, and frankly it has deeply significant philosophical and theological consequences that we will somehow reinvent ourselves, which assumes we know what's better than what we are. i'm in the vast majority of people who say we should not be using this jengene editing on the inheritable part of our cells. if it's for curing diseases, i'm excited about that. but we have to keep clear in mind what applicatio

. >> hey, jen, it's willie geist.> good to see you. >> we just got massive news about vaccine for kids. trial to 12 to 15-year-olds showed the vaccine 100% effective and the ceo of pfizer saying they hope to have it ready before the fall so kids can get vaccinated and schools could be opened up. can you shed any more light on that news from the white house this morning? >> well, it will work its way through the fda, as you know, willie. but there's no question this is good news. i know even as schools are reopening and we know they can reopen safely for parents like myself, like yourself, like others who have kids who are going to be in school, this sure would make a lot of us feel better and safer. so we'll let the fda work through the approval process. but there's no question this announcement this morning is good news. >> did the white house -- >> let's -- >> have a hand in this, jen. you all have been driving vaccine development and distribution, but how hard have you been working on a kids vaccine which obviously

i'm willie geist. we have mike barnicle in the building with me. white house reported for "the associated press" down the hall, jonathan lemire, and eddie glaude jr. and co founder of punch bowl news, anna palmer. joe and mika have the morning off. mike says for the second time in a year he is wearing pants, which is very exciting. . >> yes, it is. an exciting morning. >> good way to start the morning. let's go into this fake knee an they are dahl. when asked about the decision by the leaders of texas and mississippi to lift mask mandates. message to texas and mississippi, texas and mississippi? . >>, i think it's a big mistake t. look, i hope they realize by now masks make a difference. we are on the cusp of being able to fundamentally change the nature of this disease because the way in which we are able to get vaccines in people's arms. . >> the last thing, the last thing we need is neanderthal thinking in the meantime, everything is fine, take off your mask, forget it. it still matters. . >> that's the president on wednesday. here's what martha

. >> senator peters, it is willie geist.al guard, something like four hours until the troops were actually deployed. you have studied a lot of this. you have looked at documentary evidence. how do you account for that lag? what took so long for the national guard to come? >> i will be asking questions related to that. i think we will hear from general walker who was on that call. if you remember last week, i asked the chief of d.c. police and he talked about how he was stunned by the tempid response he got from the pentagon and the secretary of army's office. we heard from the former chief of the capitol police who said he was basically pleading for assistance. today we will hear from general walker who was on that call as well. he believed he should have had the authority to act much quicker. he had people in police, and he is sure that had he been able to deploy those folks earlier, it would have had an impact on the violent mob that was assaulting the capitol. >> there is no question about it. as you find out, it didn't t

it's willie geist..9 trillion package into law. big numbers we're talking about here. but if you can bring it down to street level, what does it mean explicitly for people in this country in the fight against coronavirus? what will happen next week, two weeks from now, a month from now? how does all of this money change things? >> thanks for the question, willie. a couple priorities we need to take stock of getting the country vaccinated. certainly more vaccines, which we spent a lot of time on. the states need more vaccinators, more vaccination sites. we need to bring vaccines to people. we have been playing a massive scale game, sup. we have been building large scale vaccination centers. increasingly, we are going to need to be reaching people who may not have the ability to get to these kinds of places that may have questions about the vaccines. states will need to set up mobile vans, more community accessible vaccines. so people who are in hard-hit communities, we're going to need to have the resour

. >> it's willie geist. so good to see you this morning.state, what this means for patterson or newark or cape may. what does it mean to a small business owner? what does it mean to somebody out of work for a year? all of this money, where is it going and how soon can people get their hands on it? >> as you know i live in a great city called newark, new jersey. so i know families. there is a family i know running a bodega. they have young children. they will see a significant increase of their child tax credit. they're struggling to make it. if you have four kids, that can be an extra $1,600 for the year for those children which is a significant benefit that will actually cut child poverty in this country in half and help working class people. in addition to that, they're now eligible for targeted small business growth. they're a minority small business which is disproportionately left out of the relief acts. now they have local financial institutions targeted to help them. in addition to that, they will get $1,400 checks to help them. they

. >> senator, it is willie geist, good to see you this morning. congratulations on the book.country. there was a horrific attack here in midtown manhattan where a 65-year-old asian-american woman was stomped and told f you and you don't belong here and it is attempted murder when you see it on tape. what do we need to do as a country to stop this, to stem this tide that police departments across the country has v told us is getting worse by the day. what you could do from your seat and what do we need to do as a nation? >> well what we need to do for a nation, is we need to get a real accounts of how many hate crimes there have been committed against asian-americans. the vast majority of them have gone unreported or unclassified as hate crimes. in georgia, the first response was this could be a hate crime, the first response was gee, he was having a bad day when he had a bad day. this is the problem with asian-americans, they don't get reported as hate crimes. two-thirds of all hate crimes against asian-americans are against asian women in particular. 150% rise in those cases