Press briefing. He stopped after the backlash to comments like these. Supposingly hit the body with a tremendous whether its ultraviolet or very powerful light and i think you said that hasnt been tested. Then i see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in a minute, one minute and is there a way we can do Something Like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning . Now aides are signaling the briefings will not focus exclusively on coronavirus. That will undoubtedly give the president a chance to freelance as he has done in the last few weeks. Trump has abruptly reversed themselves on masks. He calls them patriotic. He put out this photo of himself wearing a mask. Thats a sight he spent months trying to avoid. I want people to have a certain freedom and i dont believe in that, no. I dont agree with the statement if everybody wears a mask everything will disappear. I didnt want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it. Wearing a facemask as a great president , dictatordictators,
Works. And the u. S. Consulate in the chinese city of chengdu is officially closed as tensions worsen between washington and beijing. Thanks for being with us. The United States is fighting an accelerating coronavirus as lawmakers consider a knew relief pack wage to help americans. John Hopkins University reports there were nearly 60,000 new cases confirmed nationally on sunday and at least 470 americans died from covid19. With more than 4. 2 Million People infected, the u. S. Has more than 1 4 of the worlds 16 million confirmed cases of covid19. Florida, for example, reported more than 9,000 new cases sunday and 77 additional deaths. This marks the 23rd day this month that the state has reported more than 9,000 new cases in a single day. The Trump Administration says it is working to get the hot spot states under control but testing is still an issue. The u. S. Official overseeing testing conceded sunday to cnn the turn around times are still too long. Anyone who needs a test can get
5 a. M. In new york. 99 days to the election and we start with major disagreements with how to manage the coronavirus pandemic. Great to have you here this week, boris. Debates whether to shut down the economy again this week. Coronavirus killed more than 1,000 people each day for four Straight Days lost week. 147,000 american lives in total. The cdc forecasts almost 30,000 more will die in the next few weeks. The death rate is climbing in 29 states. More than 150 prominent medical experts, scientists, teachers are urging another shutdown saying the best thing for the nation is not to reopen as quickly as possible but to save as many lives as possible and reopening before suppressing the virus isnt going to help the economy. Yeah. On sunday the White House Coronavirus coordinator dr. Deborah birx urged states with rising infection rates to close bars and limit the size of social gatherings, that includes places like kentucky, tennessee, ohio, indiana and virginia. Local officials are r
At white house and Senate Republicans near a stimulus deal. We will tell you what else is in that plan. And Racial Justice protests in portland stretch into another night while federal agents presence is legal, their actions there may not be. Well take a look. Good to have you with us. The United States is zeroing in on testing as the coronavirus accelerates in many parts of the country. 23 states reported an increase in new cases in the past week, compared to the previous week. That is according to john hopkins university. The data also shows the fiveday average of new cases is trending up. With more than 4. 2 Million People infected, the u. S. Has more than 1 4 of the worlds 16 million confirmed cases of covid19. The Trump Administration says it is working to get the hot spot states under control, but testing is still an issue. The u. S. Official overseeing testing conceded sunday to cnn that turnaround times are still too long. We are never going to be happy with testing until we ge
Jobless benefits that 12 million struggling americans have come to rely on are now expiring because of President Trump. The president has allowed the protections to lapse rather than sign the latest covid relief bill into law. Hes rejecting the bill his own team helped to craft, sending out tweets doubling down on last minute demands to more than triple payments to individual americans. Among those strenuously urging President Trump to reverse course is the man who is just weeks away from replacing him, president elect joe biden calls mr. Trumps inaction an abdication of responsibility. Funding to keep the government running is also tied up in the bill. To avert a shutdown, it needs to be signed by monday. And in less than a week, the nationwide moratorium on renter evictions ends. But all at stake. The president is continuing his holiday vacation in florida. Jeremy diamond is traveling with the president. Reporter while President Trump on saturday appeared to dig in his heels further