Sights on one different type of alcohol. Hand sanitizer. Hello, everyone, were live from cnn headquarters in atlanta. We welcome our viewers in the u. S. And around the world, im Natalie Allen. This is cnn newsroom. Its 5 00 a. M. Here on the eastern coast in the u. S. We appreciate you joining us, and we want to begin with multiple grim coronavirus milestones reached on the same day. In the u. S. , confirmed cases crossed the 500,000 mark on friday. Thats according to Johns Hopkins university. And daily reported deaths topped 2,000 for the first time. That brings americas total death toll to well over 18,000. Globally, confirmed deaths have surged past 100,000. Johns hopkins reporting about 1. 7 million total cases. With the u. S. Recording more deaths, it may not seem like the time to pivot to the economy, but getting the country back to work is clearly a priority for President Trump. He says it is the biggest decision hes ever had to make. Our jim acosta tells us what mr. Trump is c
Warm up soon. Climate change will continue as it always has. Spring will come. But this is a good reminder of something. Energy matters. It keeps us alive. What would happen if you didnt have energy . Thats something we maybe need to consider very soon because of something called the Green New Deal. What is that . Its not clear. Take a look now at a description by the chief proponent of the Green New Deal. Watch. You are talking about zero carbon emissions, no use of fossil fuels within 12 years . That is the goal. Its ambitious. How is that possible . You are talking about everybody having to drive an electric car . Its going to require a lot of rapid change that we dont even conceive as possible right now. Tucker so no fossil fuels within 12 years. Theres a lot we dont know about this plan but that would definitely be the headline. They spelled it out very clearly. Before we can assess whether getting to that point no fossil fuels in 12 years is even possible, it is as the congresswo
Spring will come. But this is a good reminder of something. Energy matters. It keeps us alive. What would happen if you didnt have energy . Thats something we maybe need to consider very soon because of something called the Green New Deal. What is that . Its not clear. Take a look now at a description by the chief proponent of the Green New Deal. Watch. You are talking about zero carbon emissions, no use of fossil fuels within 12 years . That is the goal. Its ambitious. How is that possible . You are talking about everybody having to drive an electric car . Ri its going to require a lot of rapid change that we dont even conceive as possible right now. Tucker so no fossil fuels within 12 years. Theres a lot we dont know about this plan, but that would definitely be the headline. Theyve spelled it out very clearly. Before we can assess whether getting to that point, no fossil fuels in 12 years, is even possible, it is, as the congresswoman just said, an ambitious goal, lets consider what