we may not have a republican senate primary winner until next week, and when we do, it might trigger a recount. the president responding to the baby formula issue with action. the government forcing factories to speed up production. this as mothers are near a breaking point. when i get to work in the morning, i look for formula. when we re finally sitting on the couch for an hour at night, we re looking for formula. your mind doesn t stop thinking about it. especially at night. i hate to say. i ve lost a lot of sleep. up first for us, pennsylvania s slow but critical election map. the commonwealth senate race could determine which party controls the chamber next year. this is the race right here. dr. oz, you know him from television, donald trump s preferred candidate. dave mccormick is in second place. a candidate who says he believes as this count continues he will catch up. let s take a look at the state of play. watch as i slide this over. this is all of pennsylva
eyewitness video showing the very moment the suspected shooter was taken, there you see it, wearing ing camo, into cust we re keeping a close eye today on primaries in several key states across the u.s. the spotlight shining very brightly on pennsylvania and the republican senate primary there, tv personality dr. mehmet oz facing off against hedge fund ceo david mccormick and kathy barnette. we ll keep an eye on that for you and the latest involving the push from sweden and finland to join nato. leaders set to hold a joint news conference from now, their applications expected to be formally submitted in the next day or so. we ll stay on top of all of those stories. we want to begin this hour in buffalo. cnn s joe johns is outside a community center there. joe, a couple of days into this, it is still very raw. talk to us about what you re hearing on the ground. reporter: probably the first and important thing to say, erica, is the president is coming to try to grieve with
Infections were reported. The state currently has more than 414,000 known covid cases. Right now, the state with the most active cases is california where just yesterday alone 159 people lost their life to the virus. And big news from the fda right now. They just authorized the first diagnostic test to screen people who may be asymptomatic. Officials say that test may go a long way in helping schools and workplaces eventually reopen. First, lets go to florida right now where 50 hospitals are reporting they have already reached icu capacity. Rosa florez is in miami for us. Rosa, 8 of those hospitals are in Miamidade County where you are. So, what is the governor, ron desantis, saying about these dramatic spikes . Reporter you know, wolf, Governor Ron Desantis maintains that the number of cases in his state have stabilized. If you look at the numbers this past week for about four days the numbers were at or around 10,000. For the past two days, those numbers have spiked over 12,000. I as
Alarmingly close where the last large gathering on the white house grounds took place. That one now considered to be a super spreader event at the rose garden. At least 20 people in President Trumps inner circle have tested positive for the virus since that ceremony to announce Amy Comey Barrett as trumps u. S. Supreme court nominee. Including, among those who tested positive, the president , first lady, advisors, the press secretary. And two u. S. Senators. Meanwhile americans across the country are suffering a worsening pandemic. The nation added over 57,000 new cases yesterday. The third consecutive day infections hit over 50,000. And this outbreak putting so many lives in danger, while the president in an act of potential politically desperation is putting thousands of his supporters at risk by inviting them to the white house. And all of this as we are just now 24 days out from the election. And we wont see the candidates share the stage next week as scheduled because the presiden
able to fix a technical glitch. there s 98% of the vote count statewide. these are the counties on the map where they are at 96% or less. meaning they have votes to make up. we showed athena in lancaster county. they are at if you look on the far left, 95 % of their vote counted through the day. the other counties, still counting votes. allegheny county, second largest county in the state. pittsburgh. they were as of this morning or moments ago at about 95% of their estimate here. christen holmes is right there in pittsburgh, the heart of allegheny county. watching the count and keeping track of the candidates. christen? that s right. we haven t seen the candidates since election night. we have talked to advisers who have spent the last two days calling every single county. they are trying to figure out what exactly is left in terms of votes, and when it is going to be counted. we did hear from dave mccormick earlier today when we called into a radio show.