>> THAT IS TONIGHT’S LAST WORD.
THE 11th HOUR WITH BRIAN
WILLIAMS STARTS NOW.
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>>> WELL GOOD EVENING, ONCE
AGAIN, DAY 51 OF THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION.
THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE
NIGHT WHEN THE PANDEMIC ACTUALLY
FELT REAL FOR MILLIONS OF US.
HOURS AGO, IN HIS FIRST PRIME
TIME ADDRESS AS PRESIDENT, JOE
BIDEN CHARTERED THE WAY FORWARD
FOR A NATION BATTERED THUS FAR
BY A YEAR-LONG FIGHT TO TAME THE
CORONAVIRUS.
>> I NEED EVERY AMERICAN TO DO
THEIR PART IF WE DO THIS
TOGETHER, BY JULY 4th, THERE IS
A GOOD CHANCE YOU, YOUR FAMILIES
AND FRIENDS WILL BE ABLE TO GET
NOTHING YOUR BACKYARD OR
NEIGHBORHOOD AND HAVE A COOKOUT
OR BARBECUE AND CELEBRATE UP
INDEPENDENCE DAY.
JULY 4th IS THE GOAL.
>> HE ALSO ANNOUNCED NEW
MEASURES TO ANNOUNCE THAT EVERY
AMERICAN WHO WANTS A VACCINE CAN
GET ONE.
>> I WILL DIRECT ALL STATES,
TRIBES AND TERRITORIES TO MAKE
ALL ADULTS, PEOPLE 18 AND OVER,
ELIGIBLE TO BE VACCINATED NO
LATER THAN MAY 1.
WHEN EVERY ADULT IS ELIGIBLE IN
MAY, WE WILL LAUNCH WITH OUR
PARTNERS NEW TOOLS TO MAKE IT
EASIER FOR TO YOU FIND THE
VACCINE AND WHERE TO GET THE
SHOT.
INCLUDING A NEW WEBSITE THAT
WILL HELP YOU FIRST FIND THE
PLACE TO GET VACCINATED AND THE
ONE YEARESTNEAREST YOU.
NO MORE SEARCHING DAY AND NIGHT
TO GET AN APPOINTMENT.
>> TONIGHT’S SPEECH ON THE
SECOND FLOOR OF THE WHITE HOUSE
COMES ONE YEAR FROM TODAY SINCE
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
DECLARED IT A PANDEMIC.
THE NBA SUSPENDED ITS SEASON
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
TOM HANKS ANNOUNCED HE AND HIS
WIFE RITA WILSON HAD TESTED
POSITIVE.
THE FORMER PRESIDENT SPOKE TO
>> THE VAST MAJORITY OF
AMERICANS, THE RISK IS VERY,
VERY LOW.
>> IN THE GRUELLING 12 MONTHS
SINCE, WE BECAME THE WORLD
LEADER IN CONFIRMED CASES.
NOW NEARING 30 MILLION.
WE ALSO LEAD THE WORLD IN
DEATHS, WELL OVER HALF A MILLION
SOULS HAVE BEEN LOST THUS FAR.
THE TRUMP WHITE HOUSE
DELIBERATELY DOWN PLAYED THE
VIRUS IN THE MIDST OF FIGHTS HOW
TO CONTAIN IT.
SHUTTING DOWN THE COUNTRY LED TO
AN ECONOMIC TOLL.
THIS AFTERNOON, BIDEN SIGNED THE
NEARLY $2 TRILLION RESCUE PLAY
THAT THE HOUSE PASSED YESTERDAY.
AMERICANS SHOULD START SEEING
THE $1400 RELIEF CHECKS IN THE
NEXT FEW DAYS.
>> PEOPLE CAN EXPECT TO START
SEEING DIRECT DEPOSITS HIT BANK
ACCOUNTS AS EARLY AS THIS
WEEKEND.
>> AND STARTING MONDAY, THE
PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
START A CROSS COUNTRY RELIEF
TOUR.
THE DEMOCRATS DID THIS ALONE,
NOT A SINGLE REPUBLICAN VOTED
FOR IT IN THE HOUSE OF THE
SENATE TODAY.
THEIR LEADING IN THE SENATE
STUCK TO HIS STORY.
THIS KIND OF HELP IS JUST NOT
NEEDED.
>> EVERY INDICATOR HAS SUGGESTS
THE ECONOMY IS POISED TO COME
ROARING BACK.
NONE OF THE TRENDS BEGAN JANUARY
20th.
PRESIDENT BIDEN AND HIS
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT INHERITED
A TIDE THAT HAD ALREADY BEGAN TO
TURN TO DECISIVE VICTORY.
SENATE REPS LED THE C.A.R.E.S.
ACT THAT GOT THE COUNTRY THROUGH
THE LAST YEAR.