In a row. But again in bismarck, the State Capitol where theres one icu bed left for the whole city theyve also now got 52 covid cases in the bismarck public schools. And then thats just like a smattering of local headlines right now. But local headlines look like that all around the country right now. As dozens of states are hitting record numbers, new record numbers for covid cases and in some cases for hospitalizations. Meanwhile a white house official has just admitted to reporters on background, meaning the person wont use his name that person has now admitted to reporters that the trump policy for the country right now and coronavirus is whats known colloquially as herd immunity, letting the virus run its course through the American Population without doing much of anything to try to stop it, under some vague idea that somehow you will simultaneously protect old people and otherwise vulnerable people, while you maximize the number of americans who are infected. This is i think th
That means no state, no state is moving in the right direction as the u. S. Death toll climbs above 216,000 in total cases in the u. S. Surpass 7. 8 million. As President Trump heads to another campaign rally, expected to defy covid guidelines. The first lady has just revealed that their son barron trump had the virus like his parents. She says he had no symptoms and now tests negative. All this as were now 20 days from the president ial election and early voting in texas is breaking all sorts of records for a second day. Its one of multiple states where some americans have had to wait for hours and hours simply to cast their ballots. First lets go to our chief White House Correspondent jim acosta. Hes at the site of the president s rally tonight in iowa. Jim, it turns out the coronavirus hit the first family in a way we didnt know until now. Reporter thats right, wolf. The first lady said earlier this afternoon that barron trump, the president s youngest son, did test positive for th
In north dakota, we spoke with the Health Director in busineis, north dakota, last night. The state once again reports theres a grand total of one icu bed left in the whole busineism region. That is the number of cases hit aca record high for the sixth straight day in a row. In bismarck, the state capital, where theres one icu bed left for the whole city, theyve got 52 cases in the bismarck public schools. Thats just a smattering of local headlines right now. But local headlines look like that all around the country right now as dozens of states are hitting record numbers, new record numbers for covid cases and for some cases hospital zass. Meanwhile a white house official has just admitted to reporters on background, meaning the person wont use his name, that person has admitted to reporters that the trump policy for the country right now and coronavirusgh is whats known colloquially as herd immunity, letting thes virus run its coue through the American Population without doingth much
Welcome back, everybody. Im yasmin vossoughian. 17 days before election day, and with coronavirus cases on the rise, the president is crisscrossing the nation acting like a demented oprah winfrey. Instead of a free car, you get a super spreader event, as the president holds rallies in two battleground states, michigan and wisconsin. The president will be in seven states the next five days, trying to will into existence the momentum he craves in an election hes losing. Theres going to be a red wave next week. Its going to be unbelievable. And theyre talking about it. Not all republicans agree, though. Heres senator ben sasse talking about another type of red wave. Im now looking at the possibility of a republican bloodbath in the senate. And thats why ive never been on the trump train. Its why i didnt agree to serve on his Reelection Committee and its why im not campaigning for him. Joe biden will be in North Carolina tomorrow as he continues to focus on his main message. Today, trust i
Development plans. The records show that much of his charity has come when he was under duress, facing damage to his reputation or big tax bills in years of high income. Interesting and relevant as that story is, the story that continues to dominate the headline this morning is this h the coronavirus pandemic. On friday, the United States set a record for new daily covid19 cases. More than 79,000 new infections just one day after the previous record was set on thursday. That same day thursday at the final president ial debate, there was a stark contrast on display between how President Trump and joe biden view this crisis. Were learning to live with it. We have no choice. We cant lock ourselves up in a basement like joe does. He has the he has the ability to lock himself up. I dont know, hes obviously made a lot of money someplace. He says were, you know, were learning to live with it. People are learning to die with it. You folks at home will have an empty chair at the Kitchen Table t