Up Close with Bill Ritter: $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill, hate crime attacks against Asian Americans


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NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Democrats say America needs a COVID relief package to recover from the coronavirus pandemic's devastating economic impact. Republicans say the package is too big, especially during the race to vaccinate and reopen the economy. New Jersey State Senator Bob Menendez describes why Republicans opposed the $1.9 trillion bill when they supported a $2 trillion bill last year during the Trump administration. Plus, a rise in the random attacks against Asian Americans in New York. Hate crimes against Asian Americans are up nearly 150% from previous years. In New York City, there were 28 hate crimes...