Lap. I think that weve achieved all the different milestones that are needed. So the the government, federal government, rose to the ch challenge, and this is a Great Success story. The federal government has done a a spectacular job. But the plan had medical experts reacting quite differently. The white house plan calls for around 7 million a month. Were talking about a million a day. So you can see the delta here. Its like four times off in terms of the amount of testing that we need to be doing here. It isnt perfect, and were not there yet. And were not. But were going to get there. Were going to get there soon, i hope. And theyll need to because the only true end to this pandemic, the holy grail, a vaccine is, still, on the horizon. I think theres no question that the speed at which these vacci vaccine trials have been going is unprecedented. Vaccines can take decades to make. Hivaids, 40 years, and we still dont have a vaccine. That gives you an idea of how challenging this can be
Experts that reopening of the economy will put the nation right back where it was in midmarch when cases were rising in some parts of the countries that patients were dying on gurneys in hospital hallways. So lets begin this hour over at the white house. And our correspondent there kaitlan collins. And sobering numbers coming out today. What is the white house saying about this . Reporter well, theyre trying really to distance themselves from the projections by saying this is not a d a document that came from the west wing and formally presented to the Coronavirus Task force and the task force has not met in person as they are scaling back the number of meetings that theyre having but this modeling is not reflective of the data that task force has been looking at. So they are trying to put distance but not denying the authenticity of the projections that youre seeing and you wonder how much theyre taking it into account. You saw the president last night revise the death toll of what he
Democrats calling for independent reviews of the 27yearold allegation. The dnc chair says that to just like allegations about Hillary Clintons emails, there is nothing to see. Well, hello, welcome to fox news night, i am Shannon Bream and washington, begin with kevin corke kicking us off, and the white house distances itself from the numbers. Good evening, kevin. Good evening, shannon, the bottom line is that there are a lot of guesstimates and projections out there about what might befall the country in terms of new cases as we begin to venture out from a de facto nationwide quarantine. But a possible scenario outlined by fema has many asking questions tonight about the safety and timing of reopening the country. It was in the word shocking, and interagency report from fema showing in the next month the number of coronavirus deaths could rise to 3,000 per day. In the number of infections could rise to 200,000 per day. Thats up from the current 25,000. But in a statement, the white hou
Been in session in earnest distance they passed the third coronavirus bill on the 25th of march. Theyre not going to do anything quite that big today, but theres a lot of apprehension from senators as they back to the capital because the cases of coronavirus continue to rise in the washington, d. C. , region. Here is democratic maryland chris van hollen. I am very worried about all the capital staff and putting their health and lives at risk. A lot of them are my constituents. One vote on the docket today, the confirmation of robert vital to serve as the Inspector General for the Nuclear Regulatory commission, thats at 5 30 p. M. A lot of senators will hitandrun, only coming to the capital for that vote and then immediately leaving. Work on actual legislation is weeks away. Republicans like John Barrasso of wyoming are worried about whos responsible in the coronavirus aftermath. What republicans arent talking about however, his Liability Reform to try to give some protection to our hea
Its tuesday, may 5th, 6 00 here in new york. Alisyn is off. Erica hill with me again. Good to see you. Good morning, my friend. This morning it has never been more clear that america faces a stark question. How much death are we willing to accept . Listen to how the nations top Infectious Disease doctor Anthony Fauci stated it overnight. Its the balance of something thats a very difficult choice. Like how many deaths and how much suffering are you willing to accept to get back to what you want to be some form of normality southeaste normality sooner rather than later . How much death and suffering are you willing to accept . That is the question dr. Fauci asked. This morning, it does seem that the answer for Many Americans and leaders is more, we will willing to accept more deaths to leave our houses and open some businesses. Most people wont state it so clearly and honestly, but that is a decision that has been made and those are the consequences that are coming, at least according to