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i'm kim brunhuber and this is "cnn newsroom." just ahead -- >> the senate being equally divided, the vice president votes in the affirmative. >> with that tie breaking vote, americans came one step closer to another round of pandemic stimulus, but the covid relief bill's difficult journey really begins later today. >>> then, mask mandates dropped while infections are still rampant. why some states say it's time to end covid restrictions. >>> and a new development in the capitol riot investigation as authorities take a close look at communications between members of congress and the pro trump mob. >>> u.s. president joe biden's $1.9 trillion covid relief bill has been taken up by the senate and debate will begin in the coming hours. the massive measure would provide direct aid and tax credit to struggling americans and businesses, extend soon to expire unemployment benefits and allocate money for reopening schools and vaccination efforts. thursday afternoon vice president kamala harris broke a 50-50 tie. then they began reading th

i'm kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom. >>> from new york to los angeles, a swell of support for asian-americans as anti-asian violence rocks the nation in cities across the u.s. this weekend. people are gathering in sadness for the victims of a mass killing and frustration at the climate of hate that many blame for it. what you're seeing there, this is atlanta where demonstrators rallied at the state capitol and demanded justice for the eight people shot dead this week within and just outside the city. most of the victims were women of asian descent. cnn photo journalist christine leadership spoke to some asian-american women to see how they are processing the shooting and anti-asian activity. >> based on what i heard on the news, a 21-year-old man came into different asian spas, three different ones, and actively was shooting them. >> i just think that's devastating. especially since this happened not too far from me, and i am also an asian woman living in atlanta. >> this isn't new, it's been happe

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i'm kim brunhuber. you're watching "cnn newsroom." >>> there is an alarming and growing number of children being held in u.s. custody at the southern border. new documents obtained by cnn show there are more than 5,000 unaccompanied children in the care of customs and border protection. hundreds of them are being held in jail-like facilities for several days longer than the law allows. many of the kids are going days without seeing sunlight or bathing. the influx of the border is putting pressure on the biden administration, officials admit they didn't anticipate this many people trying to get into the united states. some of those child migrants made dangerous journeys just to get to the u.s. border. cnn's rosa flores traveled with one group for the last few miles of their trek and shows us what they went through. >> reporter: -- used by thousands of migrants like these unaccompanied teenagers from guatemala to make their way into the u.s. and sometimes they encounter deputy constable dan broil as he pa

i'm kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom." ♪ millions of american families and businesses trying to get through the pandemic are a big step closer to getting a desperately needed financial boost. the u.s. senate narrowly passed president biden's massive $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package on saturday. some of that money could start appearing in bank accounts before the end of the month. now, it includes $1,400 per person to those who qualify and unemployed americans could get a $300 increase to their jobless benefits through september 6th. this is biden's first major legislative win since his election even as senate republicans flatly rejected efforts to make it a bipartisan measure. >> now this bill returns to the house of representatives, which has done a great job from the beginning. we're hopeful we will find quick passage so it can be sent to my desk to be signed into law. >> cnn's jessica dean has more of what's included in the stimulus bill and the next steps to getting it passed in the hous

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i'm kim brunhuber and you're watching "cnn newsroom." the u.s.dent has announced a major new goal for america's covid vaccination drive. joe biden made the big announcement at his news conference on thursday where he also praised the u.s. vaccine rollout so far. >> we will by my 100th day in office have administered 200 million shots in people's arms. that's right, 200 million shots in 100 days. i know it's ambitious, twice our original goal, but no other country in the world has each come close, not even close to what we are doing. >> and ur leaders were to meet at this hour for the second day of their summit on covid-19. it's taking place virtually because infection numbers keep increasing. the big talking point will be the issue of restricting vaccine exports, something the french president supports. joe biden spoke to eu leaders on thursday and called for close cooperation given the common challenges. >>> international diplomatic editor mick robertson joins me now. give us the highlights and what we can expect today. >> reporter: kim, the mes

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i'm kim brunhuber. stimulus checks should reach americans' bank accounts by the end of the month. >> the motion is adopted. >> enormous $1.9 trillion relief package passed the u.s. house in the final vote on wednesday. president biden expected to sign it into law with checks soon to go out. it's been one year since the pandemic was declared. president biden said economic relief was long overdue. >> this bill represents historic, historic help for people. everything in the american rescue plan addresses real need including investments. >> the most historic legislation any of us will be a party to. who knows what the future mabrey, but nonetheless on this day we celebrate. >> what do we say to america? we say to america, help is on the way. help is on the way. you will receive $1400 checks by the end of march. help is on the way. >> despite president biden's earlier efforts to get bipartisan support, no republicans voted for it. more from cnn's ryan noble. >> reporter: it is a done deal here on capitol hi

i'm kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom. " >>> u.s. president joe biden used his first televised primetime speech to lay out a hopeful vision for lifting america out of the year long pandemic. at the heart of his optimism, an enormous package of economic relief that totals almost $2 trillion. the president signed it into action on thursday. he circled may 1st on the calendar, a day he hopes will signal the beginning of the end of the pandemic for most americans. >> all adult americans will be eligible to get a vaccine no later than may 1. that's much earlier than expected. let me be clear, that doesn't mean everyone is going to have that shot immediately, but it means you'll be able to get in line beginning may 1. every adult will be eligible to get their shot. to do this we're going to go from a million shots a day that i promised in december before i was sworn in to maintaining beating our current pace of 2 million shots a day. >> president biden's address was meant to carry the message across the country. kaitlyn collins has more on

i'm kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom." >>> u.s. president joe biden and vice president kamala harris traveled here to the grieving city of atlanta on friday to honor the eight people killed in the shooting at local spas earlier this week. and while the president and vice president made time to visit the centers for disease control, which is headquartered in atlanta, they also met with local asian-american leaders worried about increasing violence against their community s during his remarks forcefully condemning the bigotry. >> too many asian-americans have been walking up and down the streets worrying. they've been attacked, scapegoated, harassed, assaulted, verbally assaulted, visibly assaulted. hate has no harbor in america. it must stop. >> initially the atlanta trip was perceived as part information stop and victory stop to celebrate president biden's massive covid relief bill, but after tuesday that focus was scrapped. cnn's jeff zeleny has more. >> reporter: president biden and vice president harris came to atlanta on friday

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welcome back to all of you watching here in the united states, canada and around the world, i'm kim brunhuber you're watching "cnn newsroom." u.s. president joe biden will hold the first news conference of his presidency later today and the surge of migrants on the border will be a big topic. yesterday he assigned his vice president to oversee his administration's efforts to stem the flow of migrants coming through the country's southern border. he says kamala harris is the most qualified person to do it. of course, the task is similar to biden's own efforts to address immigration in 2014 and 2015 when he was vice president. migrants are again arriving at the border at increased levels and the biden administration is scrambling to handle the influx. meanwhile, the pentagon has approved a department of health and human services request to house unaccompanied migrant children at two military bases in texas. temporary housing will be built on an empty lot of land at ft. bliss and children will stay in a vacant dorm at san antonio lackland. hhs will continue to maintain custody and be responsible

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i'm kim brunhuber. this is cnn "newsroom. " >>> we begin, with the tense situation unfolding in miami beach, florida. where hoards of college students have descended on the city, for spring break. look at those pictures. police say, about a dozen people were arrested, saturday night, after an emergency curfew took effect. officials say, they took the action, because the unwelcome crush of visitors was more than the city could cope with during the pandemic. the mayor says, many people came to miami beach, precisely, because it doesn't have the covid restrictions found everywhere else. >> we've had very challenging spring breaks, in other times. i mean, we're a city that's 92,000 residents, but will sometimes have 2 to 300,000 people here. the problem is that, this particular time, and i think it's because of -- of the pandemic, almost no other destinations are open. so, we have been beside ourself. we're having issues not just on weekend but on weekday evenings. we ever been arresting many, many people,

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welcome to all of you watching here in the united states, canada, and around the world, i'm kim brunhuber, this is "cnn newsroom." >>> we begin here in the u.s. where the coronavirus is still a threat, of course, but vaccinations are spiking. the centers for the disease control said about 15% of the vaccinated. america's top doctor for infectious diseases, anthony fauci, recently sat down with dr. sanjay gupta. he recalled a key moment in the u.s. fight against the pandemic. >> wasn't there a moment, dr. fauci, when you said, okay, this is the big one? >> yeah. 40. >> 40% increase in new york hosp hospitals. that's a big one. almost overrunning of our health care system, it was like, my goodness. and that's when it became very clear that the decision we made on january 10th to go all out and develop a vaccine -- >> we have a number of vaccine candidates -- >> it may have been the best decision i've made with regard to an intervention as the director of the institute. >> another trump doctor made the sober admission to cnn. we have more on the revelation by dr. deborah birx. >> a former tr

i'm kim brunhuber. this is cnn newsroom. >>> the u.n.nvoy for myanmar is calling for the security council and the international criminal court to take action against the country. on saturday, myanmar's civilian population suffered its deadliest day yet at the hands of their own military. at least 114 people reportedly killed. new video shows security forces firing weapons in a town in the far north of the country and we're hearing reports of three people killed by a military air strike on an ethnic village. we also have disturbing video of the military's indiscriminate use of lethal force. i have to warn you it is gr graphic. you see security forces there suddenly opening fire on a passing motorcycle. two people were able to run away, but a third person's condition is unknown as their body was loaded into a truck. speaking to cnn, the u.s. special rapporteur says time for talking is over.be meeting. it should be debating what's going on. action should be put before it, and votes to be shaken up or down. votes should be taken. the communi

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