The global number. More than 28,000 people around the world have died from the virus. At least 615,000 have been infected. The alarming lack of supplies is still one of the biggest hurdles here. Yesterday President Trump invoked the defense production act. Hes requiring now General Motors to produce more ventilators. Officials in several cities, chicago, detroit, new orleans, to name a few, they say they do not have enough of what they need. Michigan and massachusetts now joining several states in receiving federal assistance. President trump approved those requests for disaster declarations. Lets take you to new york. Hospitals are overwhelmed, more than 45,000 cases reported there. Theres a new number, 45,000 the states governor warning they may be weeks away from hitting its peek. We want to begin there with ath athena jones. Help us understand whats happening there today. Reporter christi, look, i can tell you the line of people who believe they have coronavirus has decreased staun
While nearly every state is ordering residents to stay home, the president said he doesnt want to issue a National Shelter in place order, the president said hes leaving it to the governors. Americans are looking for hope this morning, hoping that today will not be like yesterday and the day before, another record setting day for covid19 deaths. The u. S. Reported 1,169 deaths yesterday. And so far america has lost 7,100 people to the virus. Cnn National Correspondent Kristen Holmes is at the white house for us. Do we have any indication what were going to hear from the president today . Reporter we dont as of right now. It was a question of whether or not we were going to hear about the masks yesterday or today. And, of course, we know we heard about this yesterday. And i want to dive into that, because this was just the latest. The remarks from the cdc and President Trump in this push pull between Health Officials and the white house over what americans should be doing to protect the
In new york city and all across the nation to make sure that our new york city neighbors have access to good nutritious food they need. Leslie gofrdon, thank you. That really underscores that were just at the beginning of this. Thanks so much. Sure, yeah. This is cnn breaking news. Hello again. Thank you for being with me. Im fredricka whitfield. A federal judge ruling today that former National Security adviser john boltons book can hit store shelves, blocking a Trump Administration push to stop its release. Bolton and the president now reacting to the news. This as another legal standoff is unfolding. U. S. Attorney general bill barr making a latenight announcement that Southern District of new york prosecutor Geoffrey Berman would be stepping down. But berman is disputing that saying he has no intention of leaving. Bermans office has been in charge of prosecuting several of President Trumps allies. Lets get started at the white house. Kristen holmes is there. Despite john boltons bo
Resort chains what summer is going to look like. Also we speak to elvis pressl pressleys house as they reopen. And what do governors do after President Trump calls for churches to be reopened. We want to start with polo sandoval, he is in new york. Looks a little bit busier now than it did this morning. What are you getting a sense of what people are willing to do this weekend . Reporter its likely to get busier not only here but across the country. Last night Governor Andrew Cuomo did issue a new executive order that eases the restrictions of allowing gatherings of ten people or less for any reason. Previously it was for memorial day or religious reasons. As we heard from dr. Fauci at the start of the weekend, it is not the time to let your guard down. President trump insists the nations houses of worship must reopen this weekend. On friday, he deemed them essential before the cdc unveiled new guidance for communities of faith. The president also said he would override states that res
Female passenger with dark hair with two males reported to match the description of the escaped prisoners, david sweat and richard matt. Police zeroing in on what theyre calling a new hot spot. They told us stay home lock your doors and windows. Newsroom starts now. Good afternoon, everyone and thanks for joining us. Im frederica whitfield. Were following two major stories today, the reopening of the Emanuel Ame Church following last weeks horrible killings and the continuing manhunt from two escaped killers from an upstate new york prison. Were expecting a press conference at any moment and when that begins well bring that to you live. First, the doors of charlestons Emanuel Ame Church reopened today. The healing continues where nine africanamericans were massacred by a white gunman. He said he wanted to start, quote unquote, race war but mother emanuel united the races this morning. We saw prayer and praise peace and love honoring the victims. [ bells ringing ] our loved ones who wer