And the Coronavirus Task force says there is a different picture of the virus than the reports being pushed by President Trump. In just a few hours from now u. S. President donald trump will be on his way to kenosha, wisconsin. The city has been the scene of protests and violence following the Police Shooting of jacob blake. The mayor of kenosha doesnt want the president to visit. Our community has gone through a great deal and there is no time right now for poli political politics to be played. We would have preferred the president had waited at least another week or so before coming to visit. President s are always welcome. I mean, all cities have president s that visit at different times. The president is always welcome, but at this time its just the wrong time. But mr. Trump is planning to go anyway. He does not plan to meet jacob blakes family. Inst local Law Enforcement and Business Owners but blakes father told cnn his main concern is his son, not the politics of the situation.
Now winds topping 100 miles per hour, or 160 kilometers an hour as the storm approached. The National Hurricane center says the storm surge up to 20 feet, or 6 meter, is unsurvivable. Well, that unprecedented warning came as flooding already engulfed coastal areas. Officials expect the devastation to be immense over very wide area. Anyone who did not evacuate is told to prepare for hours of destructive winds, heavy rains, no power, and record flooding that could last days. Tom sater joins me now with more on the path of the hurricane as it moves ashore. I know youve had a busy night. The superlatives in trying to describe this hurricane as it makes landfall are also out of this world, catastrophic, unsurvivable, apocalyptic. What do we know is happening right now . First of all, interrupt me at any time, robyn, because there so much to talk about here. There is. The term unsurvivable, im glad that was used. Ive never heard that used from the National Hurricane center, probably because
Tributes to her just incredible life is, of course, as you may feel at this tense debate that is happening across the street on capitol hill. Who should get to pick her successor. And when should that vote happen . So far at least one senator, republican senator, Susan Collins of maine is breaking with the party on voting on a nominee before the election. But leaders in the senate and the president say that the time is now. I totally disagree with her. We have an obligation. We won. And we have an obligation as the winners to pick who we want. Thats not the next president. Hopefully ill be the next president. But were here now. Right now, were here. Cnns rebecca buck is at the white house. Rebecca, good morning to you. There is a new chant at the president s rally, we heard it last night, fill that seat. What do we know about the president s plans . Reporter thats right, victor. As you can see from that chant that we heard, the president s rally in fayetteville, North Carolina, just ye
Staircase, pulled off his mask and walked into the building unmasked. Risking exposure to anyone in his path. A reckless and senseless act from the leader of the free world matched in worlds by this baffling pronouncement monday on twitter, dont be afraid of covid. Dont let it dominate your life. That tweet landing just hours before the u. S. Surpassed 210,000 deaths from covid. More now from cnns kaitlan collins. Yeah, christine and laura. It was just 72 hours after the president went to walter reed that he made this dramatic return to the white house. It involved him climbing up the stairs, and removing his mask in front of Live Television cameras, as he lingered for several moments. A camera crew waiting inside could shoot his entrance back into the white house. It was in a video he later pore posted on twitter where he down played coronavirus and his diagnosis that came just a few days ago as the president was trying to say you cannot let it dominate american life, not mentioning t
Six charged federally with conspiracy to kidnap, and seven others associated with an Extremist Group facing state firearm and terrorist charges. Authorities believe several of the suspects with supporters of the antigovernment boo ga loo movement. Motivated by the belief that whitner was a tyrant because of the controls on the coronavirus pandemic. We get more from shimon prokupecz. I never could have imagined anything like this. Reporter a plot to kidnap the governor, foiled by the fbi. The fbi charging six men in the conspiracy. The fbi began the investigation earlier this year after becoming aware that through social media that a group of individuals was discussing the violent overthrow of certain government and Law Enforcement components. A months long investigation alleges the men met on june 6th with several others and discussed taking a sitting governor before one of the men, adam fox, reached out to a michigan based antigovernment group. The complaint says on june 14th a confid