Before the plague came in, i had it made. We had this thing won. We were so far up. We had the greatest economy ever. The dreaded second wave, now washing over the u. S. Were facing a tough circumstance right now. Well see accelerating cases heading into the next four to six weeks. Youre going to get scared, youre going to get depressed. This is a normal response to a very stressful situation. Announcer this is new day with Alisyn Camerota and john berman. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and all around the world. This is new day. It is wednesday, october 21st. It is 6 00 here in new york. And this morning, the country needs to brace itself for what is coming. Overnight, more than 60,000 new coronavirus cases were reported. Ten states reported record hospitalizations. The nationwide hospitalization rate is now reaching levels not seen for two months. So on its face, just these figures tell us the situation in the United States is dangerous. The real problem, though, accordin
Ra raises some questions. It came just minutes after former president obama delivered a strong rebuke of President Trump. The director of national intelligence, john ratcliffe, says irans efforts are intended to damage President Trump, but Intelligence Experts are skeptical of that claim, since the disinformation seems to support President Trump. Overnight, google confirming to cnn that thousands of these suspicious emails were sent, but only about 2,500 made it to voters inboxes. I have some math for you this morning. Nearly 41 million americans have voted already. Thats 89 of the early vote in 2016. Its 89 . I see that are you ready for another one . Yes. Thats 30 of the total vote from 2016. Thats a lot. And theres still 12 days left. And tonight, the final debate, this might be the last best chance for either candidate to change the trajectory of this race. We know how it went the first time. We have new details about how both campaigns are preparing. The major focus, we imagine, w
Viewers in the United States and all around the world. This is new day, it is wednesday, november 11th, 6 00 here in new york on this veterans day. We begin with president elect joe biden, trying to reassure the American People that President Trumps refusal to concede will not impede the transition. Well, i just think its an embarrassment, quite frankly. The only thing that how can i say this tactfully i think it will not help the president s legac legacy. The president elect says he is already speaking with world leaders, even as Republican Leaders try to peddle claims of voter fraud that are being debunked in realtime by state officials around the country. But the outgoing president s actions are causing alarm at the pentagon, after several senior officials were removed and replaced with trump loyalists. One defense officials calls it, quote, scary and unsettling, saying it amounts to, quote, dictator moves. If so, secretary of state mike pompeo is reading from the same dictator play
Distributed onethird of the vaccine its received as of friday, and some hospitals are trying to overcome the logistical challenges of administering it. They are trying to get as many Frontline Health care workers vaccinated. Were now reaching out to clinics outside the hospital to get those folks vaccinated and working with local health departments, the next level, the people over 75. New york is overperforming on the vaccination front. Friday figures showed 32 of new yorks allotted vaccine doses have already been given. That is well above the National Average 263 shots administered. But the treel crisis real cris west. One state official warned that california is on the brink of contrary. Thus new years eve crowd gathered. Its so disheartening to see some of these people that feel overprivileged having parties when so many people are struggling. I want to take a moment to thank who i consider the Unsung Heroes of this pandemic. And these are the average americans who have sacrificed t
To inauguration . The acting Homeland Security secretary also just resigned. While lawmakers move to formally call on Vice President pence to oust the president and invoke the 25th amendment. Its not likely. Vice president pence met with donald trump. They seem to suggest theyre going to serve out their term. So now what this means is that the house will vote to impeach the president tomorrow for a second time. Joining us now cnn correspondent and former fbi special agent Josh Campbell and former fbi Senior Intelligence adviser phil mudd. The nature of what democratic lawmakers were told overnight about threats to the u. S. Capitol, threats to the inauguration, layer that on top of what else we are now hearing about threats to all 50 u. S. State capitols. Yeah. Were watching this in slow motion. This isnt a threat that we will be surprised to see. We know that the threats are there based on what we have seen online and what we saw at the u. S. Capitol and those of us study violence on