Of care that they deserve. If it becomes delayed, it becomes acute. Reozone watch willing rely on two factors, testing and tracking the virus. The lack of swab testing has been a major obstacle. Here are the numbers. In march, california was conducting on average 2,000 tests a day. As of april 14th, that number increased to 10,000. Today the number has grown to 16,000 tests a day. The goal by the end of this month is to have 25,000 tests done every day. But newsom said the biggest challenge lies ahead. He wants 60 to 80 thou tests done on any given day. A phone conversation with President Trump an hour before his press conference gave newsom some reassurances. The president secured and gave me the confidence that we will receive just this week a minimum of 100,000 swabs. There are 261 core testing sites in california. Any expansion of these sites will rely on the equipment and supplies the state receives. The governor gave no indication when businesses like barbershops, nail salons, or
Clock struck midnight last night, we got hit with an earthquake. I was in bed. The earth got up early and woke everyone up like a five year old does on her birthday. I will say though, it was scary because the epicenter was close by, but it was kind of refreshing to worry about being killed by Something Else for a change. Donald trump celebrated Mother Nature today with a shovel. The president , first lady and mike and karen pence gathered on the south lawn to dig a hole. To bury his hair in. Look at them, theyre so natural doing physical labor in their suits. And heels. Melania right now is praying they dont dig too close to her escape tunnel. At the planting, second lady karen pence was asked to say a few words, and it was refreshing because finally someone in this administration is speaking truth. While this tree makes the earth better and stronger, we talked a lot about mental health, and thats an issue that i know the first lady has been dealing with her whole time that shes been
Tonight, earth dazed. Plus, stephen welcomes nathan lane and chef jose andres. Featuring jon batiste and stay homin. and now, live on tape from a safe distance, its stephen colbert. Stephen welcome to a late show. Im steve coalbert. Happy earth day, everyone. Today is a big one, because its the 50th earth day the big 50. And, i gotta say, earths still looking great. Shes just getting hotter every year, even with the receding glaciers and putting on a little water weight around the coastline. And earth is having kind of a moment right now because, with people staying home, the earth is turning wilder and cleaner, with reduced co2, better air quality, and animals roaming city streets. Turns out the best present for earth day is the same as mothers day time away from her children. Just get all the unruly humans out of her hair so mother earth can sit in a bubble bath and watch outlander. Now, while humans stay inside, the worlds cities are getting reclaimed by animals. A puma roamed the s
Look at them, theyre so natural doing physical labor in their suits. And heels. Melania right now is praying they dont dig too close to her escape tunnel. At the planting, second lady karen pence was asked to say a few words, and it was refreshing because finally someone in this administration is speaking truth. While this tree makes the earth better and stronger, we talked a lot about mental health, and thats an issue that i know the first lady has been dealing with her whole time that shes been first lady. Jimmy boy, has she. Shes been dealing with it every day since she said i do. This is some notgreat news. The director of the center for disease control, dr. Robert redfield, says there could be a second wave of the coronavirus later this year that might be worse than this one. Because it would coincide with flu season, it could stretch our medical resources even thinner than they already are. Basically, he said the next version of the virus could be like the matrix reloaded. Just a
Desperate plight of people losing their Health Insurance, too. And back in the game. The nfl kicks off its first ever virtual draft today. Well show you the other ideas leagues are considering to get sports back on tv. But first, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Deadly tornadoes breaking out across parts of the south. In la louisiana, texas, oklahom. Everything is gone. The trees are gone. Swish. 4. 4 million new filings for Unemployment Benefits. This is about six to seven times higher than we ever saw during the great recession. Thats raising the total layoffs since the virus hit to more than 26 million. In some sense, the numbers are telling us what we already see with our eyes. Protests to reopen are growing. Southern governors are already loosening their restrictions. We have to proceed in a cver careful, measured way. You dont believe there should be distancing . Of course. Carolyn goodman sounding off about reopening the city. Youre talking disease. Im talking