Map showing e spread of the pandemic, that april 17th brin peak, the july 20ifth summer peak, the low point between summer and fall of september 19th and so far in the fall, e fall peak two weeks in november over 2 million cases, the total at that time 12,772,000 total cases but the headline is how the surge, inside usa today they write about that and a quote from matthew fox, professor of epidemiology at Boston University school of Public Health, he says it was inevitable it was going to get to the mountain states and when it got there there were so many susceptible people it was ready to take off. Matthew fox said we learned this time and time again in a reaction that pays off, wait until the spread is already substantial at that point your measures to contain the virus are really shutting things down completely. He also said it would be foolish to try to pin widespread outbreaks on single events such as the sturgis motorcycle rally, rather he said small get togethers make the spread
Addition to the pandemic relief and fighting the coronavirus, what else should be a priority. Republicans, one line, democrats, one line, independents and others,. One line you can also send us a text. Include your name and where you are texting from. And onter, cspanwj facebook. We will hear from a couple of members of Congress Later in the program. We will ask them both about the status of a potential pandemic relief bill. We will also show you some of the highlights from last nights cnn interview. First, a piece from page of washington journal using data from johns hopkins. The whole front page, if you go online, you will see the interactive map showing the spread of the virus across the country. The april 17 spring peak, july 25 at summer peak, the low point between the summer and fall of september 19. So far, in the fall, the fall peak to describe, two weeks in november, over 2 million cases. Over 12 million cases. The bottom line is how the surge engulfed. They write today, about
Trevor thats right. Corona is blowing up in europe and america again. In fact, its rampaging across the western world so hard that scientists have had to invent new shades of red for the covid maps. Right now the midwest is blood meets fire engine but the east coast is only at pothead eyes. I see what corona did, it waited for us to be distracted by the election and, boom snuck into our lungs. How joey snuck into n sync, they were so focused on the dance moves they didnt realize the bus driver jointed the group. Its gotten so bad even utah is under mask mandate. You know its bad even when mormons are using protection. Thats the bad news. I promised you the good news, too. The news we have been waiting for pfizer said its vaccine candidate was more than 90 effective in early testing. Dr. Anthony fauci called the news extraordinary, he also says there are likely to be other effective vaccines coming soon. The news from pfizer was even better than expected. I would have been very satisfie
Trevor right now the coronavirus is giving us good and bad news, like getting laid at the family reunion. Lets get straight to the bad news. Were passing a staggering 10 million covid 19 infections, the highest in any nation. Past week, 74 americans were diagnosed every minute. Countries across europe are struggling to keep covid 19 at bay. France has reported its highly daily death toll since the start of the second wave, and the weekly death toll in england and wales has jumped by 41 , sur surpassing 1,000 for the first time in june. In utah overcrowding intensive care units forcing the governor to declare a new state of emergency. I am placing the entire state of utah under a mask mandate until further notice. Trevor thats right. Corona is blowing up in europe and america again. In fact, its rampaging across the western world so hard that scientists have had to invent new shades of red for the covid maps. Right now the midwest is blood meets fire engine but the east coast is only at
American history. We will speak to the new the newagazines yorker magazines jane mayer about her new article why trump cant afford to lose. That would to florida. Thats the sound of supporters cheering on Desmond Meade as he came out of a polling place after voting for president for the first time in 30 years. Two years ago, meade led an effort to restore Voting Rights for floridians who were disenfranchised due to their criminal records. At the heart of amendment 4 is the fact we abolished 150yearold jim crow law. Prior to amendment 4 has income anyone convicted of a felony offense faced lifetime barred from voting. So effectively removed that. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. The United States is once again shuttering its own world record for daily coronavirus infections, reporting a staggering 163,000 cases thursday. Nearly 1200 people died of covid19 in the last 24 hours. Public Health Officials a