Switching gears, as we head into the holiday weekend, a new record for coronavirus cases in the u. S. On wednesday, more than 50,000 cases were reported in a span of 24 hours for the very first time. According to the new york times, that is the fifth record in the past eight days. In all, there have been nearly 2. 7 million cases and more than 129,000 americans have lost their lives from coronavirus. To stop the spread, the governor of california has reimposed a lockdown in a total of 19 counties closing bars and other businesses for the next three weeks. And pennsylvania has joined at least a dozen other states mandating face masks must be warn in public. In all, at least 19 states have put their reopening plans on pause or started to roll them back. I promise that will impact the economy. Texas is one of the states thats been reversing course as cases and hospitalizations hit another alltime high yesterday. My colleague david gura is in houston. David, were the hospitals ready for th
The governors in the states of ohio, minnesota and indiana now say masks will be required in public. 31 states now have mandates in place. In washington, d. C. , the mayor there says people have to wear masks any time they leave home or they could face a fine. At the same time, dr. Birx is now warning local leaders that several big cities are in particular danger of seeing new outbreaks. According to the center for public integrity, she singled out nearly a dozen cities at risk, including new orleans, cleveland, las vegas, pittsburgh and st. Louis. Finally, the state of california. The new epicenter for coronavirus. It just passed new york for the most covid cases in the United States. On wednesday, the state also set a record for most cases in a single day with nearly 13,000. Weve got reporters spread out across this nation and i want to go first to california where Steve Patterson is standing by in the l. A. Neighborhood of mission hills. Steve, how are they trying to get their arms
How people view this and such a divisiveness that has now crept into the political remember a little while ago, you know, it depends on whether you wear a mask on how you feel politically, it was completely ridiculous. Because a mask is a Public Health tool. It doesnt make any difference. And yet weve gotten into this. So the atmosphere were in right now is not conducive to the kinds of things youre talking about. Reporter dr. Fauci had a number of factbased points. We hope the president of the United States hears and listens to. One is about how leaders need to change when the facts change. The true nature of science is that particularly when youre in an evolving situation, youve got to be flexible enough and humble enough to say, you know, two months or three months down the line, were starting to see a different set of data and a different set of facts that we may want to modify a bit the kinds of decisions and recommendations that we make. Humble, those adjectives were not on displ
Lost their lives to this virus. And while the rates change from source to source, Johns Hopkins reported more than 2,000 deaths yesterday for the First Time Since the month of may. And while americans are facing the physical and financial toll from the pandemic, congress is still unable or unwilling to cut a deal to help them out financially. Negotiators met for three hours last night, but failed to make any significant progress. Lawmakers from the house and senate have been allowed to go home and stay home unless theres word of a real breakthrough. Right now there is no sign of one. I think for those that are suffering, they should be asking the democrats in the house and senate, why have you failed to meet the needs that we have so rightly expressed. They didnt take the virus seriously in the beginning. Theyre not taking the consequences of the virus seriously at this time. And thats why its hard to come to terms. I want to start right there. Nbcs Peter Alexander is at the white hous
Fire is exploding. The governor there declaring a state of emergency as thousands may be forced to flee their homes this morning. And do not forget whats going on in washington. 55 days out, both president ial campaigns are raising the stakes. Today former vp joe biden will head to michigan to talk manufacturing in the home of the Auto Industry. After President Trump spent the night rallying voters in North Carolina, his third visit to the state in nearly two weeks. That is where we begin. Mike memoli in michigan and carol lee at the white house. Joe biden heading to michigan. Hes talking buy american, manufacture american. That is a message President Trump likes to deliver, but is joe biden planning to say whos actually going to do it . Because President Trump hasnt. Reporter yeah, thats right, steph. When the president is out on the campaign trail, what are some of the banners we usually see around him, behind him . Its promises made, promises kept. So what the Biden Campaign is doin