Cases in america. States that rushed to reopen are getting hit hardest. Florida, georgia, arizona and texas set a record for hospitalizations for the 16th straight day. The president s allies, republicans, spent the weekend pleading with americans to do one simple thing. Wear a mask. These are really important. This is not as complicated as a ventilator. Part of our guidance, guidelines to open up america, again, encouraged people to wear facial coverings where social distancing was not possible. Our administration is promoting the practice on behalf of the administration the White House Coronavirus task force and the president will continue to do that. Former defense secretary jim mattis appeared in this video and dick cheney in this picture. His daughter liz hashtaged this tweet quote real men wear masks. But not President Trump. This weekend, he spent his time beating the drum against vandalizing monuments to slave holders tweeting photos that he claimed to be of people who tried to
Measures like shutting down bars as the number of cases surge in the south and the southwest and out west as well. The White House Coronavirus task force addressing the issue yesterday as the nation approaches 2 and a half million cases and surpasses sadly 125,000 deaths. Vice president mike pence now calling for vigilance. We stand here today, we believe weve made progress, but as we are reminded as we see cases rising across the south, that we still have work to do and so we say to every american, particularly those in counties and in states that are being impacted by rising cases that arthel steve harrigan, live in atlanta, steve. Steve arthel, texas and florida are both aggressive in reopening economies now each taking stepback putting restrictions on bars. Floyd had 5,985 new cases, record for florida. The number of new cases is up more than 70 in just one week. Up more than 500 in florida since memorial day. The death rate has not spiked dramatically as new case rates. Some offic
Seem to be barricaded in with chain link fences. Leland and there is discussion how to protect monuments and well be back to South Carolina later. Gillian we will. It great to be with everybody at home. President trump is now accusing many state and local governments of losing the ability between free speech and what hes calling unvarnished vandalism. David spunt is tracking the president s reaction from the white house. David. Gillian, good afternoon to you, the president is golfing at his club and he canceled a trip to bedminster because he want today stay in washington and Law Enforcement when it comes to statues and federal property. Yesterday he signed an executive order that protects some of the federal property and monuments, threatening to take away from cities and towns that do not enforce the order and protect the statue. Earlier this week, people put chains on the statue of Andrew Jackson and minutes later, authorities blocked off the statue. President trump tweeted this to
Coronavirus cases in those states and several others. If now they are hitting pause on their reopening plans after seeing a spike in cases that are increasing. Florida breaking another daily record, reporting nearly 10,000 new cases today. Meanwhile in texas, Governor Greg Abbott is closing bars and limiting the number of people who can eat at restaurants there. Stier heir began is following Steve Harrigan is following all of this from atlanta. Reporter florida and texas very quick to reopen their economies, aggressively so, and now each of those states taking a slight step backwards after a spike in the number of new coronavirus cases. Florida and texas both putting new restrictions on bars. The numbers of new cases in florida are not good, 9,585 new cases. That is a singleday record. The total in florida up 70 in just a week, up more than 3500 if you g500 if you go back to memorial day. Some officials claim part of the reason is increased testing. More than 40,000 tests a day now bei
Legislation. They want open borders that breeds horrible crime. Republicans want security and im working on something. It never ends. If hes working with that he didnt share that with lawmakers. Some lawmakers leaving say they didnt know which two bills he favored and hes not moving the ball. New reports of hundreds of Young Children, babies, toddlers being separated from their parents. The Associated Press reporting the administration is calling them tender age shelters. Three facilities in texas, housing hundreds of children, again, babies, toddlers, all younger than 13 years old. Tender seems a tough word. Sunlen serfaty is on capitol hill and abby let me start with you, because the president just tweeted this. Im working on something. Any word on the white house for what hes working on . Reporter good morning, kate. No word from the white house as to what the president was referring to and it will be interesting to see what hes been working on in part because for days now the white