Wave. Closing the valve as covid infections soar, cities issue new restrictions on restaurants, bars, and gyms. And action. Plus, hollywood is back the show must go on. We cant rehearse like we used to. Youll see the new normal behind the scenes. Livefrom cnbc global headquarters, the facts. The truth. The news with Shepard Smith. Good evening again. The pandemic is raging across the nation shattering record after record day after day many of our hospitals are overwhelmed. Our Health Care Workers at the breaking point and now cities and states are threatening lockdowns. The u. S. Reported another 153,000 new cases just yesterday, an alltime high. Cases were bad in april, worse in the summer but this rise is much different and the chart is still going up over the past ten days Johns Hopkins reports weve added nearly 1. 3 million cases when the pandemic began it took the u. S. More than three months to hit that number now ten days hospitals are filling up just yesterday 67,000 people in
Reporters on the upcoming spacex mission, with a four person crew head into the International Space station. The launch is now scheduled for saturday evening. Kennedy space center in florida. I would like to welcome everyone to the traditional pre launch News Conference following todays launch readiness review ahead of the crew one falcon 9 and dragon flight to the International Space station. Here to provide all of the details are folks that were part of the review today. And also have been part of a lot of the preparations that have led up to this moment. Its an exciting day for everyone for nasa and spacex and hopefully everyone tuning in today. Let me introduce the panel and ill let them give you words before they take questions. Steve, the program here at kennedy, and joel montbano, of Johnson Space center in houston, and norm knight, the deputy manager of Flight Operations director at johnson. Also joining us is bengy reed, the senior director of human Space Programs and spacex,
To be released next week. And what could be the start of humans commuting to space its friday the 13th early today starts right now thanks for being with us im frances rivera. And im phillip mena. The breaking news overnight, joe biden has flipped arizona. In the past it seemed as wide as the grand canyon the states 11 electoral votes puts bidens lead at 290 to President Trumps at 217 putting more pressure on President Trump to concede minutes after arizona was called t president tweeted, quote, biden did not win. He lost by a lot and that earned him not one but two twitter information warnings and now all eyes are on georgia where a full hand count is under way. This has been another recordbreaking week in the war against kroez. Over 159,000 cases were reported on thursday making it the ninth day in the row cases have surpassed 100,000. And its after texas passes the 1 million mark california now joining that list the alarming data comes as the mayor issues a stay at home advisory, te
InterNational Space station. Humans a new era of spaceflight and i could not be more pleased with what the nasa and spacex team has accomplished. Its truly an exciting time. Its great we are flying cruise on a regular cadence crews on a regular cadence from here to Kennedy Space center on u. S. Rockets and great we are doing it with our International Partners. Weve got one from japan on board. I could not be more pleased with what the team has accomplished. Im proud and humbled to be a part of it. Introduceleasure to our nasa administrator, jim bridenstine. Through his outstanding leadership and advocacy for the commercialization of lower lowearth orbit, the commercial route program, and transformation of the Kennedy Space center, to a multiuser spaceport that becomes a reality, please welcome a Great American to the stand, our administrator, jim bridenstine. [applause] jim thank you. And q, bob, for that introduction and thank you for your amazing leadership here at the entities base
With the successful test flight of the dragon on the vulcan 9, that safely delivered the two that safely delivered the two astronauts from the one International Space station and brought them home safely, it set the stage for the crew one Mission Tomorrow afternoon. This is the first flight under contract the Crew Rotation Mission with spacex to the International Space station. This is truly a new era of human spaceflight and i could not be more pleased with what the nasa and spacex team has accomplished. Its truly an exciting time. Its great we are flying crews on a regular cadence from here to Kennedy Space center on u. S. Rockets. It is also great that we are doing it with our International Partners. Suichi from japan on board. I could not be more pleased with what the team has accomplished. Im proud and humbled to be a part of it. It is my pleasure to introduce our nasa administrator, jim bridenstine. Through his outstanding leadership and advocacy for the commercialization of lowe