The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from ewers like you. Thank you. This is bbc world news americ t reportinonight from new york city, im laura. Laura inru bei lebanon begins three day of National Mourning as the cleanup and arch for survifesersgoing goes on. The french president visits, seeing the frustration firsthand. Great deal of anger here among the lebanese people. Some are calling for a otrevolution. Hers are telling them there needs to be political cnge in this country. Most are just asking for help. Laura taking aim at the National Rifle association. New yorks attorney general accuses the group of fra and selfenrichment and sues to disband it. Can tourism in tuscany be with coronavirus . S battle we go in search of the summer crowds. Plus, taking on h biggest challenge yet. We meet the disabled sailor who plans to cross the atlantic. For all of you watching
In the wilderness for 40 hours, a hiker documents his wild ordeal. The new research on people who spend too much time on social media. What it really says about your personality. And from a new warning about a nationwide beer shortage to Martha Stewart like weve never seen her before, all the trending stories for your thursday morning. Good thursday morning, everyone. Dr. Anthony fauci says it is clear we are not winning the battle against covid19. Hes been called to testify next week on capitol hill about the response to this pandemic, and breaking overnight, word from washington that a cafeteria worker on the white house campus has now tested positive. Coronavirus deaths are on the rise in 28 states with record numbers in the south. There is some good news. The percentage of positive test results is leveling off or decrs. The mato of thisaggeri. W di virus. 12 of them in the same month. But we begin our coverage with the breaking news overnight from washington. This morning, a corona
Platforms chinese owners 45 days to sell its u. S. Business. What it could mean for an estimated 100 million american users. And spacex splashdown. The future is here for commercial space flight after the first landing for restaurants in years. But first, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Our state has weathered more than our fair share of storms in recent years. But this time, were going to have to do it with a mask on. All eyes on Tropical Storm isaias. The slowmoving storm churns off the east coast of florida but has set its sight on the carolinas. If something can go wrong, it can. Ramp up your precautions and be ready. The White House Task force coordinator warns the u. S. Is in a new phase of the pandemic. I want to be very clear. What were seeing today is different from march and april. It is extraordinarily widespread. The search for eight Service Members feared dead following a training accident off the coast of Southern California has come to an end. Two nasa
Nearly a dozen shark sightings off cape cod forced the closure of several beaches on monday. Swimmers were held out of the water for an hour or more until the allclear was sounded. Sharks come to cape cod to feed on the seals. Sightings this year are slightly off from previous years, but that may be because the pandemic is keeping the shark spotters away. Turning now to that deadly explosion in baltimore that leveled three homes and killed ateast one person. Firefighters scrambled through the wreckage. Heres abcs rachel scott. Reporter the search for survivors after a catastrophic gas explosion shook his Baltimore Neighborhood leaving one woman dead. The call coming in just before 10 00 a. M. It appears as if i have at least three dwellings that have completely exploded. I was sitting in my house, all i could hear is boom when i got into the alley, three houses, they were collapsed into each other. Reporter firefighters digging through the rubble. I have three children trapped in the d
Plus, what were learning about the College Football season. Saved by a viewer. The tv news anchor undergoing surgery today thanks to what a viewer spotted on her neck. Close call, new details on Simon Cowells bike crash and how bad it could have been. Grab and go, the viral video that has this sneaky little seagull on one stores most wanted list. Good Tuesday Morning, everyone. We begin with that shooting outside the white house. President trump was briefly evacuated from a press briefing after he learned about the shooting and overnight we received new video of the chaotic scene outside the white house grounds. Were also learning more about the suspect. He and a secret Service Officer were taken to the hospital. Abcs reena roy has the new information. Reporter this morning, new details in the officer involved shooting that sent the white house into lockdown. The suspect approached the officer and told the officer he had a weapon. Reporter police say a 51yearol t suspecturd around, ran