On Saturday, the Senate passed President Biden's nearly 2 (t) trillion dollar Covid-19 relief plan. Mister Biden addressed the nation right after the vote. So did Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. CBS's Jack Turman reports on what happens next. the nation is racing to get coronavirus vaccines, as the U-S death toll rises to just above 520-thousand. This week, President Biden said there will be enough vaccines on hand for all adults by the end of...
On Saturday, the Senate passed President Biden's nearly 2 (t) trillion dollar Covid-19 relief plan. Mister Biden addressed the nation right after the vote. So did Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. CBS's Jack Turman reports on what happens next. the nation is racing to get coronavirus vaccines, as the U-S death toll rises to just above 520-thousand. This week, President Biden said there will be enough vaccines on hand for all adults by the end of May. Can it be done? CBS's Steven Portnoy joins Allison Keyes from the White House. Meanwhile, In Europe, the W-H-O says it is time to get back to containing the virus. CBS's Elaine Cobbe has the latest from Paris. CBS's Paramount Plus is airing "76 Days," an award-winning a documentary where two people went into four hospitals in Wuhan, China -- where the coronavirus is believed to originated -- and documented stories of woe, fear, and hope. Allison talks to Co-director, producer and editor Hao Wu. Security measure were put in place over fears of another attack on the Capitol this week. CBS's Jeff Pegues has the latest. It's been 30 years since a video captured Rodney King, a Black motorist, being beaten by four white LAPD officers. CBS's Steve Futterman looks back on how the video opened the eyes of many. On Friday, civil rights advocates are beginning three days of virtual events to mark "Bloody Sunday." March 7th marks the day in 1965, where non-violent activists including the late civil rights icon Representative John Lewis were brutally beaten during a march to expand voting rights. The televised images of the attack on the unarmed demonstrators sparked national outrage. This is the first commemoration since Lewis' death last year. Civil rights leader Rev. William Barber of the Poor People's campaign is joining, and says the battle continues. In this week's Unifying America edition of the Kaleidoscope, mixed reactions over news that six Dr. Seuss books are ceasing publication, over racist and insensitive images. Dr. Seuss Enterprises says books such as "If I Ran the Zoo" portray people, including Blacks and Asians, in ways that are "hurtful and wrong." Meanwhile, longtime fans of the famous author, are calling the outrage an example of cancel culture. University of Virginia professor Sylvia Shin Huey Chong, who specializes in Asian and American studies, weighs in on the controversy. These stories and more on the CBS News "Weekend Roundup."
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