Tonight, the covid crisis in america escalating. One of americas Top Health Officials warning, we are running out of time. Cases tonight surging across more than half the country. At least 14 states hitting the brakes on reopening. Los angeles county alone topping 100,000 cases. Its largest single day increase. The city of jacksonville, the site of the gop convention, ordering residents to wear masks. In west virginia, 200 told to selfquarantine over concerns about possible exposure at a gym. And tonight, the warning from new yorks governor to the rest of the country. On the brink. Tonight, we take you inside a hospital in arizona where icus are now close to the breaking point. Plus, the new headline about that rare syndrome in children tied to covid19. Also developing tonight, the four officers charged in the
killing of george floyd appearing in court today. The judge asking floyds Family Members to control their reactions and warning all sides to stop discussing the case publicly. Pr
Day. The w. H. O. Said today that today was the largest number of new coronavirus cases reported worldwide since the start of the epidemic, but for us here at home, its just mindblowing that this far into it, right now on average, one in five of every new coronavirus case reported daily is a case from the United States when we are only 4 of the worlds population. On the daily chart of american new cases reported each day, we had dropped down a little bit, but now we are very clearly climbing back up. We had recently hovered around 20,000, maybe 25,000 new cases each day. Twice in the last few days, though, we have topped 30,000 new cases in a day. Epidemiologist Michael Osterholm now says that we should stop thinking of this thing in terms of a first wave and a second wave because if were just going to keep burning through 20,000, 25,000, 30,000 new infections a day, then this is less like some succession of distinct waves, and he says its more like just a forest fire, just something t
Just mind blowing that this far into it, right now on average, one in five of every new coronavirus case, every new coronavirus case reported daily, is a case from the United States, when we are only 4 of the worlds population. On the daily chart of american new cases reported each day, we had dropped down a little bit, but now we are very clearly climbing back up. We had recently hovered around 20, maybe 25,000 new cases each day. Twice in the last few days, though, we have topped 30,000 new cases in a day. Epidemiologist Michael Osterholm says we should stop thinking of this thing in terms of a first wave and second wave. If were just going to keep burning through 20,000, 25,000, 30,000 new infections every day, this is less like some succession of distinct waves and he says its more like just a forest fire. Just something that is large and raging and, by the way, were not really trying to put it out anymore. More than 20 u. S. States now have rising case numbers each day. In washing
Comeback, exactly one year after President Trump fired him. Good morning. Welcome to early start. Its 5 00 in the east. Breaking overnight, President Trump pushing back against a report in the Washington Post. The report says he asked bill barr to hold a News Conference to publicly clear him of legal wrongdoing, in his call pressuring ukraine to investigate joe biden and his son. The post reports barr refused, citing people familiar with the matter. But Barrs Justice Department did send out a memo, declaring there was no Campaign Finance crime connected to the call. Trump advisers told the post the president said to aides in recent weeks, he wishes the attorney general had agreed to hold a News Conference. Late last night, the president slammed the post and cnn, for reporting the story, which he called, quote, totally untrue. Republicans struggling to come up with a clear and coordinated defense in the impeachment inquiry. Theyve given up on the no quid pro quo mantra in the face of da
1 00 a. M. In california. Breaking overnight, President Trump pushing back hard on a report in the washington post. The report says he asked bill barr to hold a News Conference to publicly clear him of legal wrongdoing, in his call pressuring ukraine to investigate joe biden and his son. The post reports barr refused, citing people familiar with the matter. But Barrs Justice Department did send out a memo, declaring there was no Campaign Finance crime connected to the call. Trump advisers told the post the president said to aides in recent weeks, he wishes the attorney general had agreed to hold a News Conference. Late last night, the president slammed the post and cnn, reporting the story, which he called totally untrue. Republicans struggling to come up with a clear and coordinated defense in the impeachment inquiry. Theyve given up on the no quid pro quo mantra in the face of damaging testimony from several senior diplomats. Listen to lindsey graham, a trump ally, trying out this ne