Good afternoon, everyone. Sorry to be a couple behind. Well get right at it. Im joined to my right by the woman who needs no introduction the commissioner of the department of health, judy persaceli, to her right another person who needs very little introduction, the states epidemiologist dr. Christina tan. Thank you both for being here. The guy to my left who does not need an introduction the superintendent of the state Police Colonel pat callahan. Director of the office of Homeland Security and preparedness, jared maples is with us. Thank you. Before we get to the numbers, i have a couple of announcements to lead with. And both relate directly to the road back plan that we announced last week which will guide spour restart and recovery. First, today, i am signing an executive order to create the governors restart and recovery Advisory Council. This council will bring together leaders from various industry, community, and faithbased groups and institutions across our state. Quite lite
Former National Security adviser Michael Flynn. Reaction from former fbi director james comey and whats next in the case. And Unsung Heroes. We celebrate female flyers from world war ii, 75 years after victory in europe. Original girl power, but, first, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Were in a very dangerous position to give up this effort right now and allow this virus to come storming back. As the battle against coronavirus rages on, more states continue to reopen. New york, the numbers are all going down. Many of the other states the numbers are still going up and theyre reopening. That not only violates cdc guidelines, that violates common sense. One of President Trumps personal valets has tested positive for covid19. Thats a little bit strange, but its one of those things. Georgia police have arrested a white father and son in the shooting death of an unarmed black jogger. This whole situation was senseless. It could have been avoided. A woman accusing joe bide
Governor phil murphy briefed reporters on his response to the coronavirus where he issued a few new orders for residents. From trenton, this is an hour. Good afternoon. We will get right affect right at it. I am joined to my right by the commissioner of the department of health. Through her right, another person who needs very little introduction, the states epidemiologist. Thank you both for being here. A guide to my left is the superintendent of state police pat callahan. The director of the office of Homeland Security and preparedness is with us. Thank you. Numbers,we get to the ive a couple of announcements to lead with. Both relate to write directly to the road back plan we announced last week which will guide our restart and recovery. Signing any i am executive order to create the governors restart and recovery Advisory Council. Togethercil will bring leaders from various industry, community and faithbased groups and institutions across our state. Literally hundreds of people to
fully vaccinated can now see their family if no one is high risk, tonight here, the reality check. new reporting from inside the hospitals, with icus full, as the cdc says americans must remain vigilant with the variants still spreading. and major news tonight on one of the three vaccines and how it did against one of those key variants. the trial of former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin, charged with the killing of george floyd. at least three jurors now seated tonight and you will hear the audio of those jurors being asked key questions about the case. tonight, the queen responds. the first statement from buckingham palace on the allegations made by meghan and prince harry, including accusations of racism. president biden s $1.9 trillion rescue plan nearing the finish line tonight, and a clearer picture here this evening of what a typical family of four could receive in help. cecilia vega at the white house. the growing concern tonight about aborder. the
At just under at the airport here. I would say 100 feet below us. Only 100 feet from the wing. Was the drone doing so close to the tower notified other flights of the potential danger near one of the nations busiest airports. The airliner with five crew members and 154 pass season goes din need to take action and landed safely. A collision the drone could have caused damage similar to a bird strike or worse. Take off and landing the critical phases of flight where you need total concentration. Quite frankly, it is very dangerous. This could can can be into a turbine engine and the same thing as, you know, hitting a bird. On the down from, passengers wonder why anyone would be flying a drone anywhere napper the airport. When you hear this binges like that. People get very nervous. So somehow they have to restrict that but he you know, on the other hand you see more and more drones and you go to costco and you can buy and the faa does have rule ares on the books banning drones from flyin