Distancing and staying at home, tonight, the coronavirus pandemic is worse than it has ever been in the u. S. In just 24 hours, the country has added more than 50,000 new cases, leading the head of the administrations Testing Program to Tell Congress today that the e. S. Is not flattening the curve and that the nationwide surge of the virus is real. Infections are now up in 37 states as more and more people who get screened are testing positive. Avere beginning of june, cases a day. Averaging about 600 new cases a day. Today, there were 10,000 new infections. With i. C. U. Beds reaching capacity and lines for testing wiretching for blocks, mayors and goors nation abringing back july at home. Texas governor, who has spent weeks pushing back on the idea of mandating masks, just issued of mandating masks, just issued an executive order requiring them in Public Places across most of the state. Tonight, the virus has killed more than 128,000 people in the u. S. , and there are more than 2.
Married to a man known as silent cal, she never spoke to the press, but she did use her office to bring attention to issues she cared about. Good evening, and welcome to cspan series, first ladies influence and image. Tonight, well be telling you the story of first lady Grace Coolidge who came into office with her husband, the president , in 1923 after the sudden death of president harding. Here to set the stage for us as we learn about the fiveplus years of their time in the white house is amity shlaes, who is a coolidge biographer, syndicated columnist, author of other books on that period. Welcome to the program. Lets have you just tell us about of the arrival of Calvin Coolidge into the white house. How prepare was he for the job . Amity actually, quite prepared because hed been a politician all his life. President coolidge was one of those men who started small in city council, a City Solicitor in massachusetts where the coolidges lived, and went all the way up the ladder of the s
Political revenge. The Justice Department tries to oust the u. S. Attorney investigating President Trumps allies and his lawyer rudolph giuliani. He says hes not leaving. And the future of firefighting. With three dozen wildfires burning in nine states, well take to the air to look at the newest weapon in the arsenal in battles like this. First, we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Its a rule to wear masks, i will wear a mask guaranteed. I will wear a mask. However, if its an option, i will definitely not wear a mask. Oklahomas Supreme Court rejected a request to require that everyone attending President Trumps rally wear a face covering. What will be the largest gathering in the u. S. Since the pandemic. Theres a good chance people may walk in uninfected and walk out infected. Everyone is keeping their distance. I feel safe. Reporter the World Health Organization warning of a new and dangerous phase of the covid19 pandemic in the u. S. The
Rally over the weekend in tulsa, food buffets amid the oklahoma, and drew a smaller coronavirus pandemic than expected crowd. All i can say is, i hope youre yeah, ill say good at the claw machine this doesnt even look like a rally. Only one crouton . This looks like the meeting to ill let you know that one plan the rally crouton cost me an hour and all right, dave, youre in 60 in quarters. Charge of lights and, bob, your team will handle so maybe just enjoy it, leslie. Sound. Okay, everybody. Everybody good lets rehearse the water drinking producers of the soap opera the bold and the beautiful have good job all right. I mean, still looks like a huge announced that in an effort to effort mentally. Prevent the spread of the coronavirus, they will use a but, you know, its definitely female blowup doll to shoot love progress scenes during his Campaign Rally on why just the love scenes saturday night, President Trump theyre made for dramatic said that he told officials in reactions. Adminis
Period. People were afraid for their life. Literally. How do i keep my elderly parents safe . You personally . I felt that also. And i wanted to connect with the people i was talking to. Reporter and talk he did. Today is day 56. Reporter from march 2nd until just last friday. From worst to first. We are controlling the virus better than any state in the country. Reporter 111 daily briefings kept new yorkers informed and riveted. You pick the 26,000 people who are going to die reporter while watching the curve rise. 779 people. Reporter the state needed help from the federal government. Just give me my money back, senator. Reporter he called on another new some say thats where the similarity ends. I said to the president , theres only one truth. My state needs help. Every state needs help. This is a federal crisis. And if you shirk your federal responsibility, i will say that p , and i was true to that. The president sent in the army corps of engineers. We built temporary hospitals all