Good afternoon, everyone. Sorry to be a couple behind. Well get right at it. Im joined to my right by the woman who needs no introduction the commissioner of the department of health, judy persaceli, to her right another person who needs very little introduction, the states epidemiologist dr. Christina tan. Thank you both for being here. The guy to my left who does not need an introduction the superintendent of the state Police Colonel pat callahan. Director of the office of Homeland Security and preparedness, jared maples is with us. Thank you. Before we get to the numbers, i have a couple of announcements to lead with. And both relate directly to the road back plan that we announced last week which will guide spour restart and recovery. First, today, i am signing an executive order to create the governors restart and recovery Advisory Council. This council will bring together leaders from various industry, community, and faithbased groups and institutions across our state. Quite lite
Governor phil murphy briefed reporters on his response to the coronavirus where he issued a few new orders for residents. From trenton, this is an hour. Good afternoon. We will get right affect right at it. I am joined to my right by the commissioner of the department of health. Through her right, another person who needs very little introduction, the states epidemiologist. Thank you both for being here. A guide to my left is the superintendent of state police pat callahan. The director of the office of Homeland Security and preparedness is with us. Thank you. Numbers,we get to the ive a couple of announcements to lead with. Both relate to write directly to the road back plan we announced last week which will guide our restart and recovery. Signing any i am executive order to create the governors restart and recovery Advisory Council. Togethercil will bring leaders from various industry, community and faithbased groups and institutions across our state. Literally hundreds of people to
To more than 12,000, and confirmed cases here in the u. S. Are now approaching 400,000, although new york says it is utarting to see the curve flatten there. There is also breaking news here in washington. Today, the president fired the Inspector General appointed to oversee that 2 trillion relief bill. The watchdog gone, just as the White House Asks Congress for another 250 billion for small businesses. And, as we come on the air tonight, we are learning the acting secretary of the navy has resigned. His departure comes after an uproar over his insulting the captain of the u. S. S. Theodore hosevelt, who had sounded the alarm about the coronavirus. There is a lot of news to get to tonight, and our team of correspondents is standing by to cover it all. We begin again tonight with mola lenghi, who leads us off in new york city. Mola . Reporter well, norah, as you mention, there are both hopeful and troublesome signs, especially here in new york city. These field hospitals, like the medi
The acting Navy Secretary resigns after blasting the captain who warned, sailors do not need to die from coronavirus. Voting in a pandemic. Wisconsin voters in masks and gloves waited for hours to cast their ballots today. What this could mean for the general election. Bridge to a vaccine . Could antibody drugs buy us time while we wait for a longterm solution . And, a truly uplifting story. Youll have to see it to believe it. The outbreak couldnt stop best friends from celebrating a birthday. From the nations capital. Odonnell good evening. Thank you for joining us. Were going to begin with breaking news tonight, and it is dire. The u. S. Has again set a record for deaths in the u. S. In a single day of this pandemic, more than 1,700 americans have succumbed to coronavirus since we came on the ure now approachin00though nsaye flatten there. There is also breaking news here in washington. Today, the president fired the Inspector General appointed to oversee that 2 trillion relief bill.
Community has looked away. From her home for a glad you could join me angry protests have erupted for a 2nd day in iran after the government admitted that its forces accidentally shot down a ukrainian passenger jet killing 176 people now in tehran the thousands of demonstrators many of them students slams the government for initially denying that it was behind the disaster protesters say that changes are needed to address peoples grief and frustration. To lawyers so many must step down the cry of angry students in front of the amir could be a university and to run strong criticism of irans supreme leader. The revolutionary guards are deployed. Out. Leave us alone at last the crowd chants. But the guards dont comply. Tear gas is used to disperse the protesters. Earlier irans military commander in chief and tried to quell ill feeling the tragedy had left him inconsolable how many said. But for some a rainy ins the headlines said its all shame said one. Unforgivable read another alongside