With that new requirement and californias governor reimposing sweeping closures in most of the state. With me this entire hour to help us take a closer look at the crisis in texas is msnbcs david gura, outside the worlds medical system, backlog of ambulances amid a shortage of hospital beds. Bring us up to speed on the situation there. Reporter yes, this is the heart of the medical community here in houston, eamon, a busy place. The latest data on icu bed capacity. They can handle 1,330 icu beds on a regular day. Yesterday 1,350 were occupied. They found new space for the patients and a plan put in place by the administration of this, the Texas Medical Center to find new places in hospitals that make up this complex that can be converted into wards for icu patients. The 1,350 number is astonishing. Not all of those patients are being hospitalized and treated for covid19. About 480 of them are, so that gives them more flexibility yet, but you talk to and listen to executives from the He
June 1st, 24 states showing doubledigit declines in new cases compared to the prior week. Now almost the entire country is the exact opposite. Look at that. The explosion is forcing 19 states to now pause or roll back reopening plans. One of them is california where the governor is said to announce new restrictions a little later today. In california, leading states with the number of new cases, just over 7,500. Texas, florida, arizona and georgia rounding out the top five. And as the nation begins the sixth full month of dealing with this crisis, President Trump remains largely silent. Even as a growing number of republicans are now breaking with him and urging americans to wearing a masks. Even as dr. Fauci warns we could see 100,000 new cases a day in this country. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo blasting trump saying the president denied reality of this situation from day one. And now one Health Expert says it will be cuomo along with other state and local officials who will have to
Peek right now to get us over speak right now. Welcome, everybody, im neil cavuto and, well, happy 4th. And with everything weve been through, it is remarkable that we keep going through it, and we keep smiling in the face of it and dealing with it all. A hot dog eating contest still on at coney island today. I dont know how those guys do that. And gals, its a big undertaking and an International Audience ready for that one. But this is about celebrating our countrys history and how we all got started. But lets yet a read right now on some friction thats out there, protests being planned, most of them peaceful and orderly, but nevertheless things on the docket including what to do about monuments, something that the president addressed last night at mount rushmore. Lucas tomlinson has more on what could be in store. Reporter neil, good morning and happy july 4th as the nation celebrates its 244th birthday. All is calm here on the mall, but last night President Trump threatened the nati
Campaign tells cnn we can hear the president complain about efforts to, quote, tear down our history. Cnns nick watt is joining us from just outside los angeles. The virus is looming this Holiday Weekend. Local officials have decided to shutdown beaches like the one behind you. Whats the latest . Reporter absolutely, jim. A lot of beaches across california have been closed for the weekend. Also youre no longer allowed anywhere in this state to sing in church, and three cities around here said they will start fining people who dont wear masks when theyre out and about. West hollywood first offense 300 bucks. There are a lot of people now doing whatever they can to make sure that we do not see a spike after Independence Day like the spike we saw after memorial day. Florida now leading the nation in new cases every day as the u. S. Heads into the Holiday Weekend. The most important thing i would say to people is if you do go out to a gathering or in public, please wear a face covering. Re
Be open, were not closing, well never close. Close quote. Lets begin with cnns erica hill. Very disturbing new developments in the pandemic. Update our viewers on the very latest. Reporter absolutely, wolf. You mentioned that revived model that weve talked about so much over these last few months, now saying that by november 1st, more than 208,000 americans could die. But keep in mind, they also said if 95 of the population were to wear a mask in public, that number could actually drop to 162,800. Just a reminder of how important masks are. We hear it all the time from Public Health experts and increasingly from officials. A sunny outlook from floridas governor who says schools will open this fall and touts his states efforts to prepare for the long haul. The whole point of flattening the curve was to make sure we had enough health care capacity. Were in a way better position today to be able to do that. Reporter yet, 43 hospitals in florida report their icu beds are at capacity. Dozen