Weekend. Plenty of sunbathers flocking to the beaches opening for just a dry run ahead of memorial day weekend. Much different across the country on beaches in Los Angeles County where sunbathing and picnics are prohibited. That is not stopping some people from soaking in the rays. The question have they doing so safely . Paul, how is it looking . Reporter well, it looks like most people are observing social distancing. What they want is what you see behind me. You can see the children in the water. They want them to be able to go in the water. They dont need to be in there with their masks on. Is idea is they want everybody to keep moving. A short time ago we did see Sheriff Deputies driving up to people and telling them you need to move along. They clearly, clearly have an agenda which is ukz not put up a tent or an umbrella. That to them indicates that you are not moving along. And in talking to the beach goers here. It is mixed. They dont want people within six feet if they are not
Have died. And today in an online commencement address to graduates of historically black colleges and universities president barack obama spoke out in very sharp criticism of how the Trump Administration has handled the National Crisis of the coronavirus pandemic. Watch this. More than anything, this pandemic has fully finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what theyre doing. A lot of them arent pretending to be in charge. If the worlds going to get better, its going to be up to you. With everything suddenly feeling like its up for grabs. This is your time to seize the initiative. Change requires strategy, action, organizing, marching, and volting. In the real world like never before. President obama did not mention President Trump by name but there was absolutely no mistaking the criticism of his successor. This at a time when his own former Vice President , the Presumptive Democratic president ial nominee joe biden, has been largely out of
Stage of looking at plans that by early next week, well have virtually everyone in this country beginning the process of unwinding restrictions that have been in place, in some cases for upwards of two months. All of this as the president is with Top Republicans at camp david and the latest from the white house. Reporter neil, good morning to you President Trump at camp david meeting with republican members of congress including minority leader Kevin Mccarthy and a handful of advisors some of the topics on the agenda obviously coronavirus also that heros act that passed the house 208199 yesterday in the house of representative, and thats the final vote but it has too many provisions according to republicans and the senate not directly related to coronavirus relief. It is what some republicans over there are saying doa, dead on arrival. Yesterday afternoon in the rose garden the president launched operation warp speed, the goal, neil to get a sustainable vaccine to the American People i
Thanks for being here. You are live in the cnn newsroom. Im ana cabrera in new york. Tonight, the president versus his predecessor. The Trump Administrations handling of the coronavirus pandemic now at the center of an escalating feud between President Trump and former president barack obama. Look, he was an incompetent president , thats all i can say. Grossly incompetent. Thank you. Those comments come a day after president obama sharply criticized how the Trump Administration has handled the pandemic. More than anything, this pandemic is fully, finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what theyre doing. A lot of them arent even pretending to be in charge. All of this taking place on a weekend when the u. S. Death toll from the coronavirus is nearing 90,000. And 48 states now are in the process of reopening, at least partially. Lets begin with cnns Jeremy Diamond at the white house and that very public feud now between the president s, Preside
Staggering numbers, President Trump has said that he has told aides to slow down testing. In case you missed it, here is the president first on saturday night. Here is the bad part. When you do testing to that extent, youre going to find more people, youre going to find more cases. So i said to my people, slow the testing down, please. And while the president and advisers were quick to say that he was only kidding when he asked officials to slow down testing, this is now how the president has just answered a very direct question on this just today. Did you ask to slow it down . If it did slow down, frankly i think were way ahead of ourselves if you want to know the truth. Weve done too good of job. So no joking there. Definitely not in denial or not a denial of what he said about slowing down testing. So lets go to kaitlan collins. And what are you hearing about this behind the scenes from your sources . Reporter well, brooke, this is something you see where the president makes a remar