In 41 states doctors and nurses overwhelmed. And this is by far the highest number of patients that weve had since the pandemic began. And breaking news in the race for the vaccine, the controversial new challenge trials Just Announced this morning. Fire and ice. Firefighters swarm by red smoke and strong winds as they battle a recordbreaking wildfire outbreak in colorado. And the october snow now covering the midwest. Ginger tracking the latest. Jeff Bridges Health battle. Overnight the oscarwinning actor revealing hes been diagnosed with lymphoma. What hes saying about his condition and his message for fans this morning. Lucky to be alive. The couple surviving this terrifying crash careening into a canal saved by hero Good Samaritans. The gas station worker and offduty officer who raced in to help. Signed, sealed, delivered and Holiday Shopping surge. The new alert about ordering packages during the pandemic as experts predict Record Online shopping, when to order those gifts by to b
The 1918 flu pandemic altered American Life in ways that are familiar to those living through the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. Conflicting information left people wary and fearful. College classes were held outside, sports were canceled, asks or challenged as unamerican, and fines imposed on those who refuse to wear them. Next, Christopher Mcknight countryrecounts how the experienced the events of a century ago and the lessons we might learn. He directs the Oregon University center for humanities. Cracks since the pandemic has begun, for our purposes, since we shut down in march, they thing that has been driving our analysis here as historians is what is the historical precedent . Obviously, 1918 is the one that comes to mind and we have nobody better to tell us about 1918 christophernd nichols. Hes an associate professor of history at oregon state. Hes the director of the Oregon State Center for humanities and the founder of their citizenship and crisis initiative. Harvard andied at wes
Captured in a poli im concer this country we are back with a third and fourth hours of today right live from studio 1a in after this first, your local news and power if he loses in november. Weather. Rockefeller plaza, this is the get rid of the ballots, and officers. 3rd hour of today. Youll have a peaceful there we had two officers shot wont be a transfer, frankly. Tonight, and that is very serious. It is a dangerous condition. Good thursday morning. There will be a continuation. Just ahead, how the white welcome to the if the3rd hour house is explaining what he meant, as one Top Republican condemns the comment. Today. September 24th, three months honoring an icon. From Christmas Eve. Reporter anger spilling into the streets after the grand jury stop. Yeah. Decision in the Breonna Taylor no. Craig melvin, al roker, case. Louisville under a 9 00 p. M. Thousands waiting late into the curfew. National guard moving in. Night to pay their respects to Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Sheinelle jones,
Teachers in mississippi now in quarantine after more than 400 people test positive. A Key White House Coronavirus Task force member joins us live. Abc news exclusive. The former high ranking trump official with harsh words for the president. The president wanted to exploit the department of Homeland Security for his own political purposes. He says what he witnessed the president do was terrifying. Hes now breaking republican ranks and endorsing democratic nominee joe biden. Miles taylor joins us live. Ellens emotional apology as three Top Producers all accused of Sexual Misconductir fre. Ed the talk show host reportedly addresses her staff, apologizes over accusations her show created a toxic work culture, taking on rumors about herself calling them crazy and not true. And the bellas are back. Banks, kendrick, wilson and more reuniting for a perfect new rendition of beyonces hit song. Plus, how theyre pitching in for a good cause. Always great to start the morning with some beautiful m
And lots to talk about in your Weather Report today. Shell have the latest on that very soon. We want to get right to our top story. That is the president s late night communetation for his late night friend. Stone was just days away from going to prison for his help in the russia investigation. He was found guilty for lying to congress in part prosecutors say to protect the president. In just a moment, we will talk to congressman adam schiff who led the impeachment fight against President Trump, but we want to begin with kelly odonnell. She is at the white house with the latest. Kelly, good morning. Reporter good morning, peter. This is the first time the president has used this absolute authority to benefit a convicted figure from the russia investigation. After years of mocking and underdhauunde undercutting that probe. And part of the rationale is that the president wiped out the prison sentence in order to protect roger stone medically, to keep him from contracting coronavirus if