And by contributions to this pbs station om viewers like you. Thank you. America. Reporting from new yori am laura trevelyan. President trump changes course on disbanding the Coronavirus Taskev force, saying he knew it was so popular. This comes amid warnings at the outbreak is just beginning in the u. S. And brazil, the out break is the latest threat to neighborhoods agued by poverty and violence. The president s handlingrof the crisiskes an angry reaction. Polluted parts of california and why people there feel they areba rollinck environmental protections. For all of you watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to world news america. President trump has reversed course and will keep the task force in place indefinitely. Mr. Trump n says tion is battling a crisis worse than 9 11 and pearl harbor. En so, more and more u. S. Meeting the federal guidelines, which say Coronavirus Infections should be declining for at least two weeks. There are more tn 1. 2 million cases in this count
And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. America. Reporting from new york city, i am laura trevelyan. President trp changes course on disbanding the Coronavirus Task force, saying he never knew it was soar pop this comes amid warnings at the outbreak is just beginning in the u. S. And brazil, the out break is th latest threat to neighborhoods plagued by poverty and violence. The president s handling of the crisis provokes an angry reaction. Plus, we look at one of the most polluted parts of california and why people there feel they are rolling back environmental protections. For all of you watching on pbs and around the globewelcome to world news america. President trump has reversed course and will keep the task force in place indefinitely. Aymr. Trump the nation is battling a crisis worse than 9 11 and pearl harbor. Even so, more and more u. S. Meeting the federal guidelines,h h say Coronavirus Infections should be declining for at least two weeks. T
Futures indicating gain at start of trading. Take a look. Dow industrials up 38 points on top of rally yesterday fueled by a rise in oil prices. All the major indices higher this morning. Oil prices adding to yesterdays gains as well. Take a look at yesterdays close. Dow industrials up 456 points. Other averages also strong, oil prices this morning 1. 95 at 1573 creeping back higher on oil. Reopening the american economy, lockdown easing in some areas of the country bringing cheers to some and concerns to other including the white house. Most if not all of the economy will open later this summer. Secretary of state mike pompeo meanwhile blasting china and the World Health Organization saying they need to be held accountable for lack of transparency as the focus remains on the lab in wuhan as the origin of virus, something ive been putting a spotlight for months. Meanwhile missouri is filing a lawsuit against the Chinese Government. Attorney general eric schmitt, 7 30 a. M. Eastern on G
That i know so many of you demand and deserve. Reporter we are making progress, but we are neither there yet. That is the message from governor gavin newsom. Good evening, everyone. The governor says the curve has been flattened and hospitalizations and icu numbers have leveled off. Widespread testing have to be available before the state can reopen. Governor newsom has set a goal of 60,000 tests each day, up from the 16,000 that are available right now. He also said President Trump told him the 100,000 testing swabs are on the way, with 250,000 coming to california the following week. The governor said ramped up testing will supporting strong Contact Tracing program to identify people who have been exposed to the virus. The governor did announce one modification to the current shelter in place, hes allowing hospitals to resume surgeries and other procedures that were delayed. Resuming surgeries is a big relief to patients and doctors alike. Hospitals need the procedures for revenue an
A legit state sponsored torture begins in germany. A standoff in the South China Sea the u. S. And a stray away into a dispute between china and malaysia. And in sports the n. F. L. Draft gets ready to go virtual the games best Young Players will be selected remotely millions of fans watching. Lets begin in the United States where figures released just hours ago paint a devastating picture of the economy in just 5 weeks tens of millions of jobs have been wiped out take a look at the numbers last week another 4400000 americans filed for Unemployment Benefits thats fewer than the week before when more than 5300000 registered for jobless support but the scale of these weekly figures is unprecedented in all more than 26000000 americans have now applied for Unemployment Benefits since the end of march that was when President Donald Trump made the 1st of his coded 19 outbreak declarations. I want house correspondent kimberly house joins us live from washington d. C. Rising unemployment kinle