Following slightly lower counts. The numbers prompted officials to exclude tokyo from an upcoming tourism campaign. Those in charge of japans Coronavirus Response consulted experts on the decision after local governments and opposition lawmakers s raised concerns. Translator they approved our plan to e exclude from the got campaiai trips to tokyo including travel within the cacapital and travel by tokyo residents. People in other parts of the country will still be eligible for travel subsidies aimed at promoting local tourism. The government hopes itll encourage spending as people adjust to a new normal. Across the country, more than 600 cases were confirmed thursday, marking the highest number of daily infections in about three monthsment it brings the National Total to more than 23,000 cases. Nearly 1,000 people have died. The United States, britain, and canada say a Russian Group is very likely to have mounted Cyber Attacks to collect Research Data on coronavirus vaccines. Intellige
N95s. Catch me if you can. How this kangaroo was able to hop off unnoticed. And sing us a song. How trash day turned into a surprise concert from the piano man. And good friday morning, everyone. We begin with shocking new details about the spread of the coronavirus. July now has more new infections than any month since this pandemic began, and july 31st is still two weeks away. This as the debate over masks grows. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is suing the city of atlanta arguing Keisha Lance Bottoms has overstepped her authority by ordering people to wear masks in public. And Manhattan Beach, california, are now ticketing people who do not wear masks. Abcs Megan Tevrizian has more. Reporter this morning, covid19 cases exploding around the country. A Record Number reported thursday. 71,000 new cases in just 24 hours. Despite the drastic rise in numbers from utah i think its a political hoax. Reporter to oklahoma. My rights are civil rights. Reporter to wisconsin. Its an outrageous infri
The stunning move from georgias Governor Brian Kemp suing atlanta to stop the city from mandating masks as georgia faces an increase in new covid admissions and deaths. And the urgent warning about overpriced or counterfeit n95 masks. How to tell if one is fake. Vaccine thieves . The u. S. , uk and canada accusing Russian Hackers of trying to steal secrets about coronavirus vaccines. What the nsa is revealing about the group known as cozy bear and its link to the kremlin. Under fire. New trouble for washingtons nfl team. The new report, 15 former female employees alleging repeated incidents of Sexual Harassment and verbal abuse by executives. N oy was i being hit on but i also was being jt degraded on a daily basis. Now one of the accusers speaking out on gma this morning. Winona ryder to the rescue . The actress and former fiancee of johnny depp now publicly coming to his defense as he faces accusations of abuse. The highstakes trial under way. And inside the sharkcano. Absolutely swa
Under fire to rescue a wounded comrade. When we think of heroes in these acts, of superhuman courage, generosity and selfsacrifice. The past couple of months and also reminded of us of another kind of heroism. Quite heroism of doing wednesday. Getting up and going to work and doing a job day after day in difficult circumstances. Even when you are tired. Even when youre scared. Even when you know youre doing your job, places you in danger. Ive seen a lot of that heroism of the past couple of months. A lot of americans have been able to work during the coronavirus crisis. For many many more had to go out and do the work and cannot be done from home. Police officers, first responders, pharmacists, Grocery Store employees, farmers and ranchers, food supplyan workers, ileaning personnel, bank employees, utility workers, delivery drivers, and most of all, doctors and nurses. Over the past few weeks, we come to realize how much we rely on these individuals. And the society cannot operate with
statement on ukraine saying it would invite the country to join once certain conditions are met. the statement is drawing a furious response from zelensky calling it unprecedented and absurd. bill: you have the u.s. and other countries hesitating to admit ukraine while at war with russia. president biden argues it will trigger article five that would plunge the entire alliance into war with moscow. dana: nato s response plays into russia s hands according to zelensky giving russia more reason to extend its bloody invasion. general jack keane is standing by but first let s go to mark meredith at the white house. the white house says today president biden and his fellow g7 leaders make it clear they stand with ukraine providing more military assistance in the weeks and months to come. still for ukraine s president it may not be enough to satisfy his immediate request for immediate nato membership. u.s. and allies say they re ready to commit the resources to insure his mil