Times. Overnight, california surpassed new york for the most cases in the nation. Officials warning young people are the ones driving the spread now. Were live as we always are across the country. First, lets get to cnns Jeremy Diamond at the white house. The president said the administration is starting to work on a strategy. Of course this is something that he has resisted, hes resisted recognizing the severity of the problem. Do we know anything about that strategy . Whats different . Well, jim, whats remarkable is that over the last month and a half, as cases have been surging across the country, the president has not been focused on developing a strategy. Instead he has been focused on denying the reality of that surge in cases. We have seen the president downplay the threat of the virus and say despite this being debunked that the surge in cases was tied to the increase in testing. But the president yesterday it seems after one poll after the next that showed him trailing joe bid
Many hospitals are overwhelmed. Americans are having to wait several days, sometimes weeks, for test results which makes those results almost useless. Well, tests that the president claims in a new interview are quote, overrated. And still falsely blames them for the rising case count, but Task Force Member dr. Deborah birx offers in explanation for the surge. We saw wide virus spread across counties, across rural areas, across small metros and big metros, all the way across the southsouthwest and west. Almost simultaneously. This was an event that we think can be traced to memorial day and opening up and people traveling again and being on vacations. A map of los angeles this morning shows whats happening and there are many angles to cover. Lets get to our Stephanie Elam in l. A. Where officials are working to find more protective equipment for hospitals. Stunning that were back at this place that they dont feel like they have enough ppe. Yeah. Thats what the state of california is do
Cnn newsroom. Tropical storm isaias just shy of hurricane strength is already being felt as it approaches south floridas east coast right now. It is a major concern in a state struggling to contain the coronavirus pandemic. Covid19 has already infected more than 480,000 people in florida and killed more than 7,000. Even with strict safety protocols in places, evacuation shelters, Health Officials fear the virus could spread further among those inside. With the storms full impact expected in the coming hours, the state has temporarily shut down its Virus Testing sites. Officials are concerned theyll see a new surge of cases once the storm has passed and testing resumes. Lets get the latest on the storm, where its headed and its strength from tyler malden joining us now. Good morning, natalie. It is a 70mileanhour storm. You can see the rainstorm here just lashing the bahamas. Its beginning to fill in here in some parts of the bahamas. Crossing over here to south florida. Speaking of sou
5 a. M. In new york. 99 days to the election and we start with major disagreements with how to manage the coronavirus pandemic. Great to have you here this week, boris. Debates whether to shut down the economy again this week. Coronavirus killed more than 1,000 people each day for four Straight Days lost week. 147,000 american lives in total. The cdc forecasts almost 30,000 more will die in the next few weeks. The death rate is climbing in 29 states. More than 150 prominent medical experts, scientists, teachers are urging another shutdown saying the best thing for the nation is not to reopen as quickly as possible but to save as many lives as possible and reopening before suppressing the virus isnt going to help the economy. Yeah. On sunday the White House Coronavirus coordinator dr. Deborah birx urged states with rising infection rates to close bars and limit the size of social gatherings, that includes places like kentucky, tennessee, ohio, indiana and virginia. Local officials are r
Sharp ly on the rise elsewhere n the United States. Health officials in texas reported a record high number of people died from the virus last week. The same happened in florida. As i peek more people are known to have the virus in california than in any other state. Also happening now, millions of americans who lost their jobs because of this devastating pandemic are eager to see the if the nengs stimulus bill will send more desperately needed money their way or change their employment benefits. Republicans are set to unveil what they want to see for so many americans. They need to feed their families and in some cases avoid vix. 100 days from today is election day in the United States. Well discuss the state of the race and the impact of the pandemic on the contest later this hour with our reporters and our analysts. First lets go to the white house right now for the very latest on the work thats needed to finalize the next round of help for millions of out of work americans. Jeremy