Hd5. Hd5. Hd5. Hd5. A Good Samaritan who tried helping two stranded swimmers was swept away by a strong current. All three ended up near a sand bar near plum island between new york and massachusetts. Eventually a coast guard crew managed to rescue them. The swimmers swallowed a lot of saltwater but are expected to be okay. Turning now to the growing concern among Health Care Workers about the rising rates of coronavirus infection. Now a new call for nationwide shutdowns. I spoke earlier with dr. Ravi. More than 1,000 Health Professionals have now signed a letter to the government saying its time to reboot our fight against covid19. They argue we should shut down the country again and start over with testing and tracing. Whats your take . Kenneth, i agree with many of the tenets of the letter. I think we do need to improve our testing, i think we need to ramp up our contact tracing. I do think it is going to be difficult to go back to square one across the nation. I think we do need to
Plus, jailhouse rescue. The dramatic moment inmates came together to save the deputy who was guarding them. Mission to mars, the first of its kind trip to the red planet today. Why nasa is sending a helicopter. And bold brews. With more americans drinking at home during the pandemic, the new and unusual beer options hitting the market. Good thursday morning, everyone. We begin with the coronavirus crisis. More than 150,000 people in the United States have now died from the virus. The good news is new cases are down. The bad news is more than 1,400 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours, the most since may 15th with grim new records in texas and florida. A texas congressman who was set to fly on air force one with President Trump yesterday has now tested positive. He was seen the previous day with attorney general william barr who has now been tested. This morning a new report is expected to show the economy shrank by 35 during the second quarter, the largest decline on record.
Exclusive. Maybe i can sound a bit crude but this is 100 bull [ bleep ]. Democrats and republicans demanding answers today. On capitol hill. Summer scorcher. The first major heat wave of the season taking hold from the midwest to the east coast. Record highs expected in the south. The full forecast straight ahead. Firing back. The st. Louis couple who went viral for aiming guns at protesters. Get the hell out of my neighborhood now defending their actions. Coming right at the house. Why they say demonstrators left them with no other choice and the investigation into the confrontation caught on camera. Game off. Just one day before Training Camps reopen, the star players who wont be a part of baseballs return. Why they say theyre opting out. Those stories, plus snap, crackle, pop. A surprise Fireworks Show lights up the new york city skyline as macys kicks off its annual fourth of july display with a series of sec retoshows. Today, tuesday, june 30th, 2020. Announcer from nbc news this
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Christmas, like last year, there will be a lot of people with an empty place at the table. Those people who lost someone a year ago on september 11, and all of the families who are away from their loved ones because their loved ones deployed around the world in the military. I hope that everybody has a season filled with joy and love and peace. [indistinct conversations] first Lady Michelle that is super cute. What do you think . And you will be able to take some of these home and put them on your tree, right . Or the window, what do you think . So now you take a written and used a ribbon and you string it through. Wholeread it through the hole. Have you threaded the needle before . Like that, he want to make it pointy. It and make a not at the end. Knot you can make get along or you can make it short. You want to try it . You cross it over like tying your shoe and then make another knot. Tightly. Go, tie it that is the same thing. I like the way you combine the string. Thats a good id