i want you to meet shirley donaldson. a 90-year-old grandmother, in maryland.ccinated, and see one of her loved ones, at the same time. the young man vaccinating her? her grandson, mike. there he is. and he gave his grandmother the vaccine. look, she's looking away. how can you hurt your grandmother like that? no, it looks like he did a great job. and the result after it? a giant, safe, bear hug. look at that. don't you want to be them? that's why we need to get people vaccinated. mike reckon and shirley donaldson are here with me, now. yep, there is you on tv. what a beautiful moment. it's nice to see you both. >> how are you, chris? >> i'm better, now. >> hi, chris, i watch you every night. >> thank you, very much. you're part of a very exclusive group. you're probably only watching because you couldn't get out of the house. now that you've been vaccinated, you can get back to enjoying yourself. what did it mean to you, mike, to vaccinate your grandma and be able to sit like this again? and hug her, and remind yourself of why she's so important? >> oh, it was

mike reckon and shirley donaldson are here with me now. there's you on tv. what a beautiful moment. >> hi, chris, i watch you every night. >> thank you very much, you're probably only watching because you couldn't get out of the house. now you're vaccinated you can get back to enjoying yourself. what did it mean to you, mike, to vaccinate your grandma and hug her and remind yourself of why she's so important. >> it was great. we're a very close family and we're used to spending every holiday together, eating crabs all summer, and finally we can hopefully resume that. and then today we just found out that my parents' age group is eligible in maryland now. everybody will be vaccinated here soon, hopefully. >> shirley, why is your grandson so special? >> he's -- i'm 90 years old. >> i don't believe you. >> and he was our first grandchild. and he's just special. he and his brother are special. >> what makes him a good boy? >> he said what makes me a good boy? >> what did you say? >> what makes him such a good grandson? >> because he came from a good mother and father. >> that's exactly

maryland and her grandson reunited for a quite memorable occasion 28-year-old gave 90-year-old shirley donaldsonaccine. the reunion happened at a high school in rockville. he said his hand shook when it was his own grandmother who was in the chair what a feeling you wanted this vaccine for them to be the one to administer it, that's special. >> you're right. when you've been waiting for it? all these kinds of unions happening all over thanks for watching "early today. i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. >>> before we go, take a look at that capturing a bird doing a face plant acting like nothing happened there happened there adult albatrosses don' ♪ there's never a bad time to enjoy my newest sauced & loaded curly fries. try triple cheddar or spicy pepper jack, both topped with slow-smoked bacon. only at jack in the box. ♪ there's never a bad time to enjoy my newest sauced & loaded curly fries. try triple cheddar or spicy pepper jack, both topped with slow-smoked bacon. ♪ get both, only at jack in the box. >>> we will not be tis strakted from getting shots in arms and our economy boomin

in maryland, 90-year-old shirley donaldson reunited with her grandson when he gave her the second shot in each in more than a year. they even sneaking in a hug afterward. in new york, evelyn shaw got a good squeeze on her granddaughter for the first time in a year. even though they both are fully vaccinated, evelyn had been hesitant. her doctor wrote, you are allowed to hug your granddaughter. evelyn who lives alone said that hug was just the medicine she needed. another hug along time coming when 3-year-old trax was surprised by his nanna at a park in pennsylvania. he runs as fast as he can into grandma's arms for a long, overdue embrace. there were big running hugs like those across the country this week. our next high goes to an 8-year-old rising hollywood sta darling of this award season. last sunday, kim won best young actor at the critics choice awards for his role in the acclaimed film "minari." looking good there. how about a stroll down the red carpet at home? that was a prelude to the speech that went viral this week when he accepted his award. >> thank you. thank you. first

weather service has issued a flash flood watch through friday afternoon >>> maryland, 90-year-old shirley donaldson used to see her grandson almost every day. that was before covid. they hadn't seen each other in more than a year until this. >> i love him. >> donaldson's grandson gave her the covid vaccine. he's an emt for the montgomery county fire department now they're planning to make up for lost time. >> we're going to celebrate my 90 years and all of the times we missed. >> a sweet reunion for this happy family on a cnbc trip coast to coast >>> the tokyo olympics will happen that's according to the head of the international olympic committee. he says they're working to make sure that the games are safe and secure this summer the committee postponed the olympics last year because of covid. south korea is reportedly keeping its athletes safe by letting them skip the vaccine line they'll get their shots before they travel to japan in july, and there's word now that no spectators from outside japan will be allowed at the tokyo olympics, all to prevent the spread of covid. >>> social media glam. p

but this one is truly unique. 90-year-old shirley donaldson of maryland used to see her grandson almost every day until the pandemic of course but tuesday he was able to give her the vaccine because he works as an emt. they both say they're ready to get back to normal. >> when this is all over we're going to have a big celebration. >> a big party. >> yeah. we're going to celebrate my 90 years and all of the times we missed. years and all of the times we missed ♪“you're the best” by joe esposito♪ ♪ [triumphantly yells] [ding] don't get mad. get e*trade. (man) i'm a verizon engineer, part of the team that built 5g right, the only one from america's most reliable network. we designed our 5g to make the things you do every day better. with 5g nationwide, millions of people can now work, listen, and stream in verizon 5g quality. and in parts of many cities where people can use massive capacity, we have ultra wideband, the fastest 5g in the world. this is the 5g that's built for you. this is 5g built right. only from verizon. shingles? camera man: yeah, 1 out of 3 people get shingles in their

. >> shirley donaldson is 90 years old and hadn't seen her grandson in more than a year because of thewing up now, he is a fire department emt, so he took care of her, giving her a covid shot in maryland >> when this is all over, we're going to have a big celebration. we're going to celebrate my 90 years and all of the times we missed >> by the way, mike vaccinated hundreds of people, but he was nervous at the end, shaking with his grandma when she was a patient. that's the hug we wanted to see. >> love reunion videos we can't take it. >> may get more of those. >> i hope we do. i hope we do we should start a channel of reunions. >>> coming up next, the country's pandemic-driven baby bust now, this is a trend that's taken a lot of doctors by surprise >> vicky nguyen is taking a look and sharing her conversations with two couples one deciding to wait on growing their family, the other forging ahead. first, these messages. welcome ! get out of my face! hpv can cause certain cancers when your child grows up. get in its way. hpv can affect males and females... and there's no way to predict