capitol on january 6th. some of the mob that breached the capitol that day were explicitly looking for the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi. they were yelling, where is nancy? as they stormed the halls of congress. sources tell nbc news, that question was uttered once again by an intruder who broke into speaker pelosi san francisco home in the middle of the night yesterday and violently assaulted her husband paul with a hammer to the head. speaker pelosi was in d.c. at the time, but is now back in san francisco to be with her husband who is expected to make a full recovery after undergoing surgery for a skull fracture and serious injuries to his right arm and hand. we do not know yet what the attackers motive was, but the san francisco police department said last night quote, this was not a random act. this was intentional. the violent assault of the capitol on january six may have been quelled that afternoon, but the insurrection is ongoing. donald trump s dangerous rhetor
It could be worse in the fall. And we are all continuing to increase everything we do. In louisiana, Governor John Bel Edwards is the latest to issue a mask mandate announcing everyone over the age of 8 must wear a Face Covering in public unless a Health Condition prevents them from doing so. And announcing all bars will be closing starting tomorrow. And in texas a patient in their 30s died from coronavirus after attending a covid19 party. A gathering held by someone hin fected with the virus to see if it is real. The doctor at the hospital tells nbc news the last words to the nurse were, i thought this was a hoax but its not. Weve got a team of reporters and contributors. Dr. Lipi roy will break down the latest developments but we gib wi with sam brock and the record breaking numbers out of florida. You could make sense of this . Reporter i cant make sense of it to say except there is more testing, alex. 15,300 cases today. The previous record in florida was about 11,500, so 4,000 mor
136,000 americans have lost their lives. At the very same time, a Silver Lining coming out of new york city which used to be the epicenter of the pandemic. On sunday, the city reported zero new deaths from the virus for the very First Time Since early march. Washington, d. C. , went the whole weekend without a single new death. The Trump Administration has unveiled a new strategy. This one is aimed at discrediting their own top health expert, dr. Anthony fauci. That includes listing past statements made by dr. Fauci that ultimately proved incorrect. But heres the thing. They do not tell you that his statements were based on the science at the same. It comes as dr. Fauci has been more critical about how the pandemic is being handled. While in louisiana, the governor there has responded to growing numbers by requiring people to wear masks indoors and outdoors. In texas, where things have gotten progressively worse, leaders in houston are now calling for a new lockdown to hopefully slow t
Number of deaths as well in that state. Mask requirements have emerged as a point of contention between some state and local leaders. Florida, for example, does not have a statewide mask requirement though local communities can set their own requirements. In neighboring georgia, Governor Brian Kemp has voided all local government mask mandates. This after 15 municipalities had put them in place. Kemp says that mask use shouldishould be voluntary. Today the governors of colorado and arkansas imposed new mask requirements in their states as well. And in alabama, a mask mandate went into effect within the past hour after governor kay ivey said that covid numbers in her state are heading in the wrong direction. Across the country several major retailers have announced mask requirements of their own. This includes target, cvs, and the Supermarket Chain publix. More than half of all states have some form of a statewide mask order in place. Arizona, which is seeing some of the highest rates o
PHOENIX — Arizona Corporation Commission approved Tuesday an application from Unisource Electric Inc., for a disclaimer of jurisdiction, authorizing the expansion of Golden Valley s Black Mountain Generating Station without requiring