Spread so easily. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by life isnt a straight line, and sometimes you can find yourself heading in a new direction. Fidelity is here to help you work through the unexpected, with Financial Planning and advice for today, and tomorrow. The william and flora hewlett foundation. For more than 50 years, advancing ideas and supporting institutions to promote a better world. At www. Hewlett. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff as our nation honored those who gave their lives in service to the country today, the u. S. Death toll from the covid19 pandemic rose to some 98,000 americans. More areas loosened their coronavirus restrictions over the holiday weekend, and President Trump ramped up his push to
Provider. President trump held a Conference Call with governors andiscuss the protests riots happening around the u. S. And what states should be doing in response. It shouldnt be hard to take care of it. Were going to take care of it. And weve got a number of people here that youll be seeing. General millie is here, whos head of joint chief of staff, a fighter, a warrior, had a lot of victories and no losses. And he hates to see the way its being handled in the various states. And i just put him in charge. States and i just put him in charge. The attorney general is here, bill barr, and we will activate bill barr and activate him very strongly. Were strongly the secretary of defense is here. Were strongly looking for arrests. You have to get much tougher. Youre gonna get overridden. I know gov. Walz is on the phone and we spoke and i fully agree with the way he handled it the last couple of days, i asked him to do that. You know, a lot of men we have all the men and women that you nee
Health and wellbeing of all americans. The path has been long and difficult, and everybody has made sacrifices to keep one another out of harms way in communities all the United States. Medical providers, Public Health officials, frontline workers, first responders, Law Enforcement, they are all working very long hours and spending significant time away from their families to help limit potential exposure. These brave men and women are literally saving lives everyday. It is impossible to thank them enough for what they have done for us. But i know that countless georgians joined my family and i praying for them daily. As you all know, this weekend is a powerful one for all americans. For years, we have taken this moment to reflect on the sacrifices made by those in uniform. We honor these american heroes who answered the call of duty and paid the ultimate price for our freedom. Earlier today, i was honored to attend a Memorial Day Ceremony with the Georgia National guard to honor the l
Enhance Health Outcomes and give owners more time to prepare. Gov. Kemp good afternoon, everyone. I want to thank everybody for joining us. Just to let everybody know, ive got to im joined today by my jima of, kathleen, Homeland Security director, homer bryson, our insurance and fire safety commissioner general don king, and our of Community Health commissioner, frank very will be available today for questions if you have them. Before i begin the weekly briefing, i want to provide a quick update on the model aubrey the a mod aubrey case. The past few days, there have been several important developments. As many of you know, the Georgia Bureau of investigation became involved in the case on the evening of tuesday, may fifth. Less than two days later, on thursday, may 7, gregory and Travis Mcmichael were arrested for felony murder and aggravated assault of Ahmaud Arbery. Both men are currently jailed in glynn county. 8, that would have been ahmauds 26th birthday. Georgians all over the s
News conference in atlanta and outlined guidelines for local businesses to follow in the process. Gov. Kemp good afternoon, everyone. Today i am joined with Lieutenant Governor geoff duncan, speaker david ralston, general tom carden, dr. Toomey. First of all i want to let all the georgians know who experienced rough weather last night that we have them and our thoughts and prayers. Certainly was not nearly as bad as the weekend before, but nevertheless we had folks who had homes damaged and other tragic things happen along with loss of power. We will certainly keep them and our thoughts and prayers and certainly appreciate the whole georgia team working with locals on the response overnight and this morning. As of noon today, we now have 18,947 covid19 cases in georgia, with 733 deaths. The state lab has processed 5362 tests, and commercial vendors have processed 78,966 tests. We understand that these are more than just numbers. These are georgians that we are talking about. There are