And good evening. Just a few moments present Biden will give his first primetime address.

The nation he's expected to call in states to make COVID vaccinations available to all

adults by the 1st of May. His remarks come at the end of a momentous and hopeful day.

Precisely one year almost to the minute from the day our world changed completely. A year

ago tonight, the NBA's Oklahoma Thunder were about to take on the Utah Jazz when the

game was called off. A player had just tested positive for COVID. Moments later, Tom Hanks

and his wife Rita Wilson announced they were ill with the virus. And nearly the same

time, the former president announced a travel ban from Europe promising, quote, the

most aggressive and comprehensive effort to confront a foreign virus in modern history.

By that point, a year ago, about 1100 Americans had tested positive for COVID and 33 had

died. Earlier that day, the World Health Organization had declared the outbreak a pandemic. Testifying

before Congress that same day, Dr. Anthony Fauci was asked is the worst yet to come. Yes,

you replied it is. And it was nearly 30 million more cases, more than half a million lost

lives in this country and millions of lost jobs. Now with new federal leaf checks on the

way, three vaccines on the market, but death still averaging about 1400 a day. President

Biden is to address the nation tonight. And as we wait, let's just check in quickly.

We've seen an senior White House correspondent fill mattingly. Sounds like President

Biden is about to make some some big announcements here, Phil. Yeah, no question about it. Look,

these are remarks that are set to try and match the moment that the country is in. Obviously,

cognizant that Americans are more optimistic that the end of the pandemic is coming than

at any point over the course of the last year, but also trying to thread the needle with

the reality that there are still 1500 Americans or more dying per day. And how you're going

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