CINCO DE MAYO

President Joe Biden has made a Cinco de Mayo taco and enchilada run to highlight his administration’s $28.6 billion program to help eateries that lost business because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The well-recognized Mexican holiday is celebrated annually in the United States with plenty of tacos, nachos and drinks but what is the really meaning behind the holiday?

President Joe Biden has made a Cinco de Mayo taco and enchilada run to highlight his administration’s $28.6 billion program to help eateries that lost business because of the coronavirus pandemic.

It's the anniversary of the day Mexico defeated the French army in 1862, but it's turned into a day in America for margaritas and sombreros.

It's the anniversary of the day Mexico defeated the French army in 1862, but it's turned into a day in America for margaritas and sombreros.

Before you shudder at the word tequila, know there are plenty of ways to drink it besides shooting it.

Chipotle, Taco Bell, Hungry Howie's, Blaze Pizza are among the restaurants celebrating Cinco de Mayo 2021 with deals Wednesday.

Teacher Appreciation Day 2021 is Tuesday, May 4 and McDonald's has free McFlurries for everyone with its app and Taco Bell has free crunchy tacos.

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with five deals for the 5th of May.

Teacher Appreciation Week 2021 kicks off Monday and runs through Friday. But the biggest freebie day for educators is Tuesday, National Teachers Day.

CNBC's Jim Cramer said Monday he's concerned about plans to further ease indoor dining restrictions in New York City and he won't accelerate plans to reopen his Covid-shuttered Brooklyn restaurant in May. "I just think that we don't know enough still. We don't know enough about viral load. We don't know enough about what the real number should be at a bar," Cramer added. According to the CDC, the risk of Covid transmission increases with indoor dining, especially when tables are not spaced at least 6 feet apart.

Not waiting for more federal help, states have been approving their own coronavirus aid packages, spending hundreds of millions of dollars to help residents and business owners devastated by the the pandemic's economic fallout. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)Here’s what’s happening Wednesday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.:THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY:— States not willing to wait for pandemic financial relief from the federal government have taken matters into their own hands. The Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion relief plan would send hundreds of billions of dollars to state and local governments. — The predominantly Latino cities of Central Falls, Rhode Island, and Chelsea, Massachusetts, have been among their states’ hardest-hit communities in the pandemic. There are fresh voucher proposals in states with already abundant subsidies for private and home schools and in states where there are none.

But we’re referring to Corona beer and Cinco de Mayo. Typically, the dominant choice of beer for those celebrating Cinco de Mayo is Corona. But Corona likely will be consumed way less than usual due to the coronavirus pandemic, that is unrelated in name. In February, a report in the Denver Post said Corona was taking a public relations hit due to people fearing they would get coronavirus by drinking Corona. Cinco de Mayo has surpassed St. Patrick’s Day and the Super Bowl for beer consumption on one day, with Corona virtually holding a monopoly on advertising and sales for beer on Cinco de Mayo, according to Loop Insights.

Jane Pauley looks at some notable events of the week ahead, including the announcement of Tony Award nominations, Cinco de Mayo, and the 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby.