Implementation that has cost the american taxpayers over 400 million the cost is continuing to rise. These are more than glitches. They cant be fixed. Im going to explain why i believe they cant be fixed when i get back. It can be replaced. I dont know the large cost to the american taxpayer but they cant be fixed. I will explain that when i get back. What was going on, that changed came in to two weeks before so people couldnt just browse and take a look at it. That appears to be a political change. I know, you cant make that statement. Let me ask you this, when the request came in from cms did you tell them it was going cause difficulties in getting the website lawmpleghted by october 1 . Its us, its a flag in the system. We turned the flag on and turned it off for the particular component. You didnt think it posed any problems with any system. Thats correct. And mr. Slavitt, if i read your testimony, it says you reported you did some testing and reported back to the cms and the rele
Since just june 1st. So whats the plan . Merely asking that question has apparently so upset the president that he just attacked us on twitter. But seriously, what is the plan . Other than to protect the legacy of robert e. Lee . It appears that may be the plan, which is clearly not working for the coronavirus. As this situation grows increasingly dire, though, more republicans and even members of the conservative media are now encouraging all americans to wear masks. In fact, one senator directly calling on the president to do so, although mr. Trump continues to ignore those calls and hes ignoring the science. Hes heading to south dakota on friday for the Independence Day fireworks at mt. Rushmore, where social distancing will not be enforced, as the governor, and masks, though they will be provided, will not be required. Cnns randi kaye is live in palm beach county, florida, with our top story. Good morning. Reporter good morning, erica. We saw more than 6,000 new cases here in the s
This is cnn tonight, im don lemon. 11 00 p. M. Here on the east coast, and we have some breaking news for you. A new record for the number of coronavirus cases reported in a single day in this country. More than 71,000. The death toll passing 138,000. At least 39 states seeing a number in the rise. Florida seeing a Record Number of new cases and Record Number of deaths from the virus. Hospitals in florida filling up. In texas, more than 10,000 new cases today that many state also recording its single highest day of covid19 related deaths. Texas and arizona bringing in refrigerated trucks as morgues fill up. Joining me now, cnns correspondent john harwood. John, this virus is spiraling out of control. 71,000 cases reported just today, and thats a new daily record. Hospitalizations are on the rise again. We talked about this remember when we talked about florida opening up and georgia opening up and all the other states that were opening up and maybe they were doing it too soon . And now
Enhanced Unemployment Benefits have expired. Extra money that so many have depended on is gone. Washington leaders have failed to reach a new deal on the measure. Negotiations will continue this morning, but theyre pretty far apart. And with more than 150,000 americans dead in this pandemic and an Unprecedented Health crisis, the president missed his own selfimposed deadline to announce a new Health Care Plan he promised one more than two weeks ago. Yesterday was the deadline, deadline missed. Unless he was lying about announcing a new plans in the first place. Well, meantime this morning, we are also watching a Strong Tropical Storm bearing down on the carolinas. Its forecast to become a hurricane today before making landfall tonight. Isaias has already brought powerful wind and drenching rain to puerto rico, the bahamas, and florida. There are Tropical Storm watches and warnings that stretch up the east coast into maine. Well have the latest on isaias track in just a moment. Joining
Facing a dangerous spike in cases. Today, joe and jill biden will visit kenosha, wisconsin. They will meet with jacob blakes family, President Trump went to kenosha, as you know, but did not meet with the family. In an exclusive interview with cnn, attorney general bill barr says he does not believe systemic racism exists in the United States justice system. But we just learned new details overnight of a different case of an unarmed black man dying in the custody of police in rochester, new york, and we have that shocking and very upsetting video. And this morning, a host of new polls on the state of the president ial race after both conventions, including a brandnew cnn poll, and they all tell a very interesting story about where the race is. But first, lets bring in dr. Sanjay gupta, hes cnns chief medical correspondent with our top story. Okay, sanjay, we have a lot to get through. Still, you know, more than a thousand people dying a day. And its just, you know, let me pull up the m