The United States. And the number of deaths now more than 52,000 in the u. S. Lets start our coverage in georgia. Cnns natasha chen is there now. Natasha, are some Business Owners feeling reluctant to reopen . Reporter they certainly are, fred. And that is inspite of the fact they may be opening anyway. So were seeing a barber shop here, as well as another hair salon and tattoo shop in the trip mall open. One of the things were hearing is that some Business Owners really feel like this is a Public Health risk still but they also dont have the Financial Support and feel they need to open. Like one barber who said if he doesnt open, his competitor down the street definitely will. Businesses like jenkins barber shop opened for the first time in a month. We have the benches marked. Reporter georgias governor said the state is ready. We will allow gyms, finantne centers, Bowling Alleys, barbers reporter barbers like eric, who happens to be diabetic. As a barber, what we have to do, and i de
Scientists informing people who have already had it that there is no evidence you become immune just because you recovered once. What about a vaccine . Some scientists warning it is possible we may never see a vaccine. And that we may have to live with the threat of coronavirus forever. We need to be careful we dont assume well have a vaccine for this disease as we have for lets say measles, which once you have it youre protected for life. We may or may not but we need to be absolutely clear about that. Despite still rising infection rates and deaths in the u. S. Some states are rolling out the first phases of their back to business plans. In georgia, hair salons, gyms, tatoo shops were allowed to open yesterday even as that states death toll now tops 900. Not everyone in georgia is happy about reopening as you can see. The governor of georgia is also getting backlash from mayors, similar partial reopenings are happening in oklahoma, alaska, texas, and tennessee. Many state governors t
Economic advisors. This morning, they are looking forward to the reopening and opening that that in the months to come does provide an economic bounce back, but admitting it might be a slow one. That staggering jobs report on friday, the white house was expecting it to be particularly brutal, and now theyre even conceding that mays job report will probably be even tougher, but take a listen to how treasury secretary Stephen Mnuchin talked about the tradeoff on the sunday shows this morning. Here he is. Do you agree that there is a considerable risk not say you shouldnt do it but a considerable risk to reopening both from a Public Health and an economic standpoint . Chris, if we do this carefully, working with the governors, i dont think theres a considerable risk. As a matter of fact, i think theres a considerable risk of not reopening. Youre talking about what would be permanent economic damage to the american public. Reporter the message from the white house is really this transition
North korea. Is kim jonguns regime taking revenge online . Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Were following the breaking news. President obama discussing the ferguson fallout right now over at the white house. Hes meeting today with officials and activists among a wave of new protests across the country. At least 60 separate walkouts today protesting the grand jury decision not to charge the Police Officer who shot and killed Michael Brown. Officer Darren Wilson has now resigned from the Ferguson Police department. Were covering all angles of the story this hour with our correspondents, our guests across the nation, including the lawyer for Michael Browns family, Benjamin Crump. Hes standing by live. But we begin in ferguson right now. Cnns George Howell is there for us. George, whats the latest on these walkouts . Reporter we know that protesters here in ferguson called for a day of walkouts and around the country, we have seen that play out. Here in ferguson, the city its
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man is in critical condition after a shooting in Raleigh Sunday morning, Memphis Police say. According to reports, just before noon, officers responded to the shooting at Hampton’s Barber & Beauty at 3209 Coleman Road. A man was located on the scene and transported to Regional One Hospital in critical condition. […]