For the Third Straight day running, around the 40,000 mark, something weve not seen throughout this process. But again, more cases does not necessarily mean more trouble. For example, the death counts at this point are actually subsiding rather dramatically. Were going to get into that anomaly in just a second. In the meantime, i do want to pick apart the significance of whats happening in these states right now. Here to do that, steve harrigan. Hey, steve. Reporter neil, you singled out texas and florida, both those states taking steps backwards after initially being very aggressive in reopening their economies. Putting new restrictions on bars and serving alcohol indoors. In florida they have seen more than a 70 increase in new cases of the coronavirus in just the past week. Florida has seen more than a 500 jump in new cases since memorial day. The governor of texas saying now he regrets reopening bars as early as he did. And as you pointed out, the problems not just in texas and flo
We outfoxed in coverage following the social unrest across the country. Claudia cowan in seattle. We begin with live at lincoln park at the nations capitol. Jon allis, capitol hill and at the light rain is falling. A statue of Abraham Lincoln and the freed slave or manson tacks. We are a nation of laws. We are a nation of order. We are a nation of regularity and you dont get to go out there and start selfexecuting to tear down a monument. Most of these monuments were placed with the acts of congress with deliberation and they are not torn down because of one person thinks it would be a good idea. Jon the commanding general of the National Guard has bordered soldiers on alert to be on standby if needed. They wont be successful. United states and the metropolitan Police Departments and the men and women of the District Of Columbia National Guard to protect these monuments and statues. All is calm a few ourselves in a d. C. And richmond virginia. Rioters threw fireworks. One bystander was
We outfoxed in coverage following the social unrest across the country. Claudia cowan in seattle. We begin with live at lincoln park at the nations capitol. Jon allis, capitol hill and at the light rain is falling. A statue of Abraham Lincoln and the freed slave or manson tacks. We are a nation of laws. We are a nation of order. We are a nation of regularity and you dont get to go out there and start selfexecuting to tear down a monument. Most of these monuments were placed with the acts of congress with deliberation and they are not torn down because of one person thinks it would be a good idea. Jon the commanding general of the National Guard has bordered soldiers on alert to be on standby if needed. They wont be successful. United states and the metropolitan Police Departments and the men and women of the District Of Columbia National Guard to protect these monuments and statues. All is calm a few ourselves in a d. C. And richmond virginia. Rioters threw fireworks. One bystander was
Minneapolis and obviously the 2020 election as well. Pete jedediah, dont worry the future of Community Safety working group that minneapolis citcity council will deliver recommendations. A month from now recommendations delivered. A year deliberation with the community to determine the solutions they have that are somehow better than the Minneapolis Police department. So are all over it. They passed it unanimously. Dont worry the mayor, jacob frey, no word from him yet on what he will do on this. Griff listen, whats happening in minneapolis is clearly trying to get the voters to make their own decisions in november about what sort of entity is replacing the police force and it looks like its going to be social services based. But as minneapolis has led this National Overarching call for Police Reform, it will be interesting to see if they lose their way meanwhile you saw the Deputy Assistant to the president ron smith talking about the president s executive order coming to try and buil
Coronavirus cases in those states and several others. If now they are hitting pause on their reopening plans after seeing a spike in cases that are increasing. Florida breaking another daily record, reporting nearly 10,000 new cases today. Meanwhile in texas, Governor Greg Abbott is closing bars and limiting the number of people who can eat at restaurants there. Stier heir began is following Steve Harrigan is following all of this from atlanta. Reporter florida and texas very quick to reopen their economies, aggressively so, and now each of those states taking a slight step backwards after a spike in the number of new coronavirus cases. Florida and texas both putting new restrictions on bars. The numbers of new cases in florida are not good, 9,585 new cases. That is a singleday record. The total in florida up 70 in just a week, up more than 3500 if you g500 if you go back to memorial day. Some officials claim part of the reason is increased testing. More than 40,000 tests a day now bei