skyler henry in minneapolis. er, thank you so much. >>> president biden is warning americans to not let down their guard as the number of new coronavirus cases increased in more than half the country. annod 90% of the country april and the white hous exp the number of pharmacies that can administer the vaccine. right now, 95 million people in the u.s. have received at least one dose. and more than 52 million are fully vaccinated. that is nearly 16% of the total population. mola lenghi reports on the efforts to keep people safe. >> reporter: fourth wave fears. >> feeling i have an impending doom. >> reporter: as cases continue to rise nationwide, blunt words from the head of the cdc. >> so much reason for hope, but right now i'm scared so i'm speaking to you not necessarily as a cdc director, but as a wife, as a mother, as a daughter to ask you to hold on just a while longer. >> reporter: cases are up 10% with hospitalizations on the rise. as life looks more like it did prepandemic in much of the country. 43 states

here's more from skyler henry at the white house. >>> good evening, republicans say that the american rescue plan did not go far enough in terms of spending money on those impacted by the pandemic. meanwhile president joe biden and others travel to a philadelphia suburb to visit a small business and promote the american rescue plan. across the country in denver, colorado vice president kamala harris turned her focus to small businesses. >> we want to make sure that you have the support you need to retain workers. >> reporter: this is part of a six-day swing to peel back the layers of the plan for the american public. the republican committee is launching their own campaign. they say that the plan spends two little on the pandemic. >> they called it a covid bill with 1% for vaccines and 9% for health care and a whole lot of other things. >> reporter: during a house committee hearing there was a contradiction that migrants crossing the border are spreading covid-19. >> fema is working with other federal agencies and partners to ensure that vaccines can proceed quickly. sea that's a skyl

skyler henry, cbs news.apitol hill. >>> well, the trial of former minneapolis police officer accused of killing george floyd may be put on hold. derek chauvin appeared in court yesterday for day one of the jury selection which got pushed back today. but now, this process may not even start for weeks. michael george is outside of the courthouse in minneapolis. michael, what is the holdup? what's going on? >> reporter: well, anne-marie, good morning. the delay comes over the fight of whether to add an additional count of murder it could have a big impact on the case, but it also means george floyd's family's fight for justice could be delayed. derek chauvin's start is off to a slow start. >> should we keep going? >> reporter: jury selection was shed back today while a separate court considers a third charge for the former minneapolis police officer accused of killing george floyd. >> i think we all agree i don't have jurisdiction to work with right now. >> reporter: state prosecutors want to add third degree m

skyler henry in minneapolis. thank you so much. >>> well, there is word of a breakthrough this morning in the effort to free a massive cargo ship that has been wedged in the suez canal. the former chairman of the suez canal authority tells cbs news that the ship is now free. early today, a canal services company said engineers partially refloated the ship's bow after innse efforts by tugboats an dredbu stk t tuethed in e of the world's busiest waterways last tuesday. the blockage has disrupted global shipping, costing billions in lost trade every day. >>> and a major cleanup is under way in tennessee after record rainfall. severe flooding killed at least four people over the weekend. a bystander captured this water rescue in nashville where a man pulled a stranded woman from her flooded car. he helped her to safety, and it appeared that both were going to be okay. nancy chen has more on these storms and where they're headed next. >> reporter: this weekend, flooding swamped tennessee. water rushing across streets,

>> skyler henry in minneapolis. thank you so much. >>> republican congressman matt gaetz is reportedly under investigation over a possible sexual relationship with a minor. "the new york times" first reported that the justice department is investigating whether he had an inappropriate sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl and paid for her to travel with him. investigators want to determine whether gaetz violated federal sex trafficking laws. the probe was opened in the final months of the trump administration. 38-year-old gaetz is a close ally of mr. trump. he denied the allegations on fox news last night. >> it is a horrible allegation, and it is a lie. "the new york times" is running a story that i have traveled with a 17-year-old woman, and that is verifiably false. people can look at my travel records and see that that is not the case. >> gaetz claims that he's the victim of extortion involving a former justice department official seeking a $25 million payoff. >>> more than 18,000 migrant children are in u

they are battling over the covid relief plan and skyler henry reports from the white house. >> reportersound of a gutter ball can be heard in new york city with projectors rolling as the nation's largest city eases more covid-19 restrictions. >> so tired of sitting on my sofa and streaming movies so i am out of the house. >> they joined in announcing plans to cut restrictions. >> we've seen this movie before. when prevention measures are rolled back, cases go up. >> reporter: the cdc scientists say there is evidence that masks lead to fewer infections and deaths and reopening restaurants increases them. dr. anthony fauci warns that there is a plateau that is about 60% with viral activity. >> in a plateau, it invariably means you are at risk for another spike. >> reporter: the senate entered the hours-long so-called vote-a- rama on joe biden's $1.9 trillion rescue plan. >> the american people are reaching out and saying, we are hurting. >> reporter: senate democrats tackled hurdles over the unemployment benefits. >> there is bipartisanship to change the bill but apparently, that is a sin

skyler henry, cbs news, washington. >> a new study out of massachusetts general hospital shows big potential benefits for moms and their babies. they received the vaccines pfizer or moderna and researchers found they were highly effective in producing antibodies in blood of umbilical cords and samples of breast milk. for our guide go to kpix.com or download the kpix app by scanning the qr code on your screen now. >> still ahead, a deadly train crash in egypt. what has been stuck for days now. the tricky operation needed to free this ship from the suez canal. >> could a mystery disease. >> temperatures on the rise with plenty of sunshine. blue skies over san francisco >>> you are looking at the inside of a mangled passenger train in egypt. officials say two trains collided after someone pulled the emergency braken't dozens have been killed and more than 100 people have been hurt. train accidents are unfortunately common in egypt. data shows there were 1800 accidents in 2017. >>> also in egypt, the traffic jam on the suez canal continues. it could take weeks to move the massive container ship

skyler henry has the latest from washington. >> reporter: after meeting with asian american leaders in atlanta, president biden urged congress to pass the covid-19 hate crimes act. >> too many asian americans are walking up and down the streets and worying and waking up and worrying. their safety is at stake. >> reporter: the legislation would feed up the federal government's response to the increase in hate crimes directed at asian americans print >> the asian community is scared and we are living in terror and have been for the past year, at least. >> reporter: the president and vice president came to console a grieving community after the rampage that killed eight people at three atlanta area spas. >> each one of them, we mourn. the families are left with broken hearts and unanswered questions. >> reporter: all of the victims, six are women of asian descent, have now been publicly identified. a friend remembers an owner of one of the spas. >> she was a great person and mother. she was loved and will be missed terribly. >> reporter: authorities investigating say it's too early to det

skyler henry. >>> oxford said its hoping to submit its vaccine for fda approval next month. it has 300 million doses ready to roll out if use is granted in the united states. >>> moderna has started testing on younger kids. the study is looking at the safety of the shot on children between the ages of six months and 11 years. moderna is already doing vaccine trials on kills ages 12 to 17 and the vaccine has emergency clearance for use in adults. also, they have started testing it's next generation coronavirus shot. the company said that it started dosing candidates with the vaccine that could potentially be stored and shipped in fridges instead of freezers. >>> checking in on wall street now. the dow is down about 115 points. investors are closely watching the bond market and working through reports showing americans cut back spending phi afa h stay in the hospital. the 99-year-old who is battling an infection and underwent a heart procedure. he is in good spirits. his release comes as we learn more about the family's reaction to prince harry and the couple exposed claims of

skyler henry is at the capitol to tell us when americans will start to see those benefits. >> reporter: good evening to you. hopefully, many americans will start to see that $1400 stimulus check hits their bank accounts by the end of the month. today, one of the first legislative wins for president biden in office today. the vote addictively going along party lines here. the president feels as though his american rescue plan will help millions of americans. >> the motion is adopted. [ applause ] >> reporter: the democrat- controlled house has headed president biden his first legislative win, passing the 1.9 trillion dollars american rescue plan. >> this day we celebrate because we are honoring a promise made by our president. >> reporter: the bill extends the $300 a week in an employment benefits and includes a tax credit of up to $3600 per child. direct stimulus checks could go out by the end of the month. $1400 for individuals making under $75,000 and $2800 for couples making under $150,000 a year. >> you took the opportunity to put forth an agenda and you did not include bipartisan

skyler henry has the latest. >> reporter: the house is expected to vote on president biden's $1.9 trillion covid-19 relief bill this morning. >> if the committee passes it to the floor we will pass it hopefully with some republican votes, although that remains to be seen. >> reporter: republican's have unanimously opposed the bill, every step of the way, saying it is too large and untargeted. >> did not have to be this way. we could have had a bill that was the fraction of the cost of this one. it could have gotten bipartisan approval and support. >> reporter: the white house is still pushing for gop support, pointing to public polls showing a majority of americans, including the public >> getting checks to almost 160 million americans, money to reopen schools, money to vaccinate people, since when is that a democratic idea? >> reporter: president biden is high night highlighting the need for relief, pointing to a small business owner who benefited from the paycheck protection program. >> the first thing we did was, we took all of our at-risk employees and sent them home and paid them thro

skyler henry. >> an off duty firefighter testified in the trial that she wanted to help george floyd but insists the police wouldn't let her. >> he said something along the lines of if you really are a minneapolis firefighter you would know better than to get involved. >> she is expected to take the stand again. >> i did call the police on the police. >> why did you do that? >> because i believe i witnessed a murder. >> during his second day on the stand donald williams listened as his call was played for the jury. >> he has his knee on the dude's neck. >> and they heard from a teen who recorded the widely seen video of the arrest. the testimony was given off camera because of her age. >> i stayed up apologizing and apologizing to george floyd for not doing more. >> during cross examination the defense attorney showed the witnesses as part of an increasingly hostile crowd. that make it hard for officers to concentrate on their job. >> it's fair to say that as you were there you grew angrier. >> correct. i was angry. i was in a position where i had to be controlled. >> chauvin faces 4

but skyler henry tells us they are facing rounds of republican challenges. >> reporter: for a majority of the day, the senate was at an impasse primarily because of unemployment insurance benefits or a large part of the day. progressive and moderate democrats had agreed to get that number down from $400 to $300 a week for those who qualify for unemployment insurance. or unemployment benefits, but some moderate democrats who did not agree with that plan and so that held up what we could have sought in terms of a vote for today. another vote is six acted into the weekend as president biden is waiting and watching. the senate continues its hour- long so-called voter round up with the final vote on the $1.9 trillion american rescue plan expected sometime over the weekend.'s neck we can no longer tolerate millions of our workers being unable to feed their families because they are working for starvation wages. >> reporter: they blocked an effort by vermont senator bernie sanders to amend the senate bill with a $15 minimum wage provision but the vote was held open for hours as negotiations c

they fanned out on the so- called help is here torpedoes to be a supporter skyler henry is live at the white house with more on a familiar face taps to make the rollup smoother. >>> good evening to you. that is gene sperling, around the west wings speaking with the president, pretty regularly as he has been named in charge of implementing this american rescue plan. he was the previous director of the national economic council for the obama and clinton administrations but as you are mentioning before we will see officials all around the country this week including the first lady as well as the vice president and the deck and gentlemen making their way around the country trying to let americans know why they feel as though the american rescue plan will help millions. >> good afternoon. >> reporter: he has tapped gene sperling to oversee the limitation of his $1.9 trillion american rescue plan, shots and arms and money in pockets. he previously served as the director of the national economic council under both the clinton and obama administrations. >> together we are going to make sure th

. >> skyler henry live from minneapolis with more details on the trial so far.good morning. >> good morning to you. the defense standing firm saying that what chauvin did was what he was trained to do in his 19 years as a police officer. still the prosecution not taking it easy on him as they late odd their case against him. the trial is the first day featured opening statements from both sides. the prosecution played for the jury the cell phone video showing george floyd gasping for air. among the first witnesses the 911 dispatcher who watched the arrest on surveillance video. she said she called the police on the police while watching what was happening. >> my instincts were telling me that something is wrong. something has not right. i don't know what but something wasn't right. >> the defense took a different stance and willing alleged that the death was the result of drug abuse and underlying heart condition. now chauvin is charged with second and third degree murder as well as a manslaughter charge. really right now the conversation is how george floyd die