Distancing and staying at home, tonight, the coronavirus pandemic is worse than it has ever been in the u. S. In just 24 hours, the country has added more than 50,000 new cases, leading the head of the administrations Testing Program to Tell Congress today that the e. S. Is not flattening the curve and that the nationwide surge of the virus is real. Infections are now up in 37 states as more and more people who get screened are testing positive. Avere beginning of june, cases a day. Averaging about 600 new cases a day. Today, there were 10,000 new infections. With i. C. U. Beds reaching capacity and lines for testing wiretching for blocks, mayors and goors nation abringing back july at home. Texas governor, who has spent weeks pushing back on the idea of mandating masks, just issued of mandating masks, just issued an executive order requiring them in Public Places across most of the state. Tonight, the virus has killed more than 128,000 people in the u. S. , and there are more than 2.
Struggle to recover from the coronavirus. What she is telling the broadway actor to give him hope. Safe harbor. In the world from homes series, how a tourist island in greece stayed safe from the pandemic with zero cases. Want to go there. But first, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. Bottom line is the spread of this virus continues. Were seeing these cases from coast to coast across the sunbelt. Cases rising dramatically. With more than 2. 5 million americans infected, the president said he hopes the virus, quote, just disappears. Hes hoping that it will disappear. Is that the president s strategy . The president is confident it will disappear. The president said masks are good and that he would wear one looked. I thought it was okay. I looked like the lone ranger. We took this seriously. We handled it appropriately. The white house responding to allegations of bountsys placed on u. S. Troops in afghanistan. The intelligence people, many of them didnt believe it h
Right. Thank you all for being with us this morning. A lot cnn Breaking News youre following Breaking News out of madison wisconsin. This is the scene at the University Of Wisconsin right now where police are clashing with protesters alleged show you what happened there just moments ago all right. Lets bring in chief Law Enforcement and Intelligence Analyst john miller. John, your reaction to what were looking at right now, we should show our viewers or point out to our viewers. Youre looking at live pictures of what looks like protesters sort of locking arms outside the Campus Library there at the campus of the University Of Wisconsin, madison, john, your sense of things as youre looking at all of this . Well, i think the theme of the de seems to be emerging as the University Fights back. We saw the Police Action last night in New York City, the retaking of a season hes building at Columbia University a couple of hundred arrests there and city college. And when you look at whats happe
And at first, i took cover. I felt a burning sensation. I went to go lift my pant leg up. And i saw the blood. Why he says its the one and only time he will share his story. All that plus the American Woman held hostage for years, suddenly rushed to the hospital. Two officers involved in this ugly Airline Incident fired. And epic comeback. Into the gap. And two runs are going to score. The yankees pull off a late rally to tie up their series with the astros. And the dodgers beat the cubs, moving one win away from their first world series in 29 years. Today, wednesday, october 18th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. We arent as blearyeyed started at 5 02 in the afternoon. Thank you for our schedules. Were going to start with the headlines coming out of washington this morning. The new controversy facing President Trump. He is taking heat for
Speaking out for the first i felt a burning and went to plift pant leg felt why he says only time hell share his story. All that who held suddenly two officers involve in ugly Airline Incident into going to the yankees rally to tie the astros. The dodgers one win away world series in 29 years. Todays wednesday october 18, 2017. Good morning, welcome wednesday morning. 7 00 on the west coast. A lot of happy dodgers fans, theyre getting de beisbol, l win away from going to the word series. Si, were a un juego de la feelt new york pulled even. I know you would like to the whole show on baseball we got to get to the news. Tens out of que ir a las controversy facing the president. This esta morning mananag himself after a un lawmaker ed made an un insensitive ro a widow of a fallen soldier coming a day after complainf him not families. Hi, President Trump is starting day on defense again florida congresswoman call to one of down right insensitive. Some democrats president of taking fight br