Million confirmed cases of coronavirus since the pandemic broke out earlier this year. Nearly 142,000 americans have died from the disease. Today the daily death toll topping 1,000 for the first time in two weeks. Earlier, President Trump holding his first public briefing about the coronavirus since april, admitting that things will likely get worse. It will unfortunately get worse before it gets better. Something i dont like saying about things but thats the way it. The president reversing himself and encouraging americans to wear masks, saying that masks may have an impact and when people cant socially distance they should put on a face covering, however he was not wearing a mask at the briefing and it was noticeable that trump was not joined at the podium by any of the task force doctors. Dr. Fauci telling cnn this afternoon that he expected to be invited to attend the briefing but in the end he was not. Joining me now is cnns White House Correspondent john hardwood and dr. Jonathan
Announcer this is new day with Alisyn Camerota and john berman. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and all around the world. This is new day. Its wednesday, july 22nd, 6 00 here in new york. And the breaking news, more than 1,000 new deaths reported overnight from coronavirus. You can see from the chart there, except for a few days of data anomalies, this is a play the u. S. Has not been since the beginning of june and its the wrong place to be. More than 142,000 americans have now died. This morning, were at near record hospitalizations. Again, the wrong place to be. It comes as the president acknowledges the situation in america will get worse before it gets better. And the numbers tell us it is worse, now. Some have noted the president spoke different words out loud than he has about coronavirus with a direct appeal to wear masks, but he also made a stunning admission about where the administration is in formulating a strategy to fight the pandemic. We a we are in the proce
Today the daily death toll topping 1,000 for the first time in two weeks. Earlier, President Trump holding his first public briefing about the coronavirus since april, admitting that things will likely get worse. It will probably, unfortunately get worse before it gets better. Something i dont like saying about things but thats the way it. The president reversing himself and encouraging americans to wear masks, saying that masks may have an impact and when people cant socially distance they should put on a face covering, however he was not wearing a mask at the briefing and it was noticeable that trump was not joined at the podium by any of the task force doctors. Dr. Fauci telling cnn this afternoon that he expected to be invited to attend the briefing but in the end he was not. Joining me now is cnns White House Correspondent john hardwood and dr. Jonathan reiner. Dr. Reiner and the director of the cardiac catheterization prom. Im sure you saw that briefing today, so lets talk. More
So high. You want to cry just walking down the hallways. I think our tolerance has been less, our exhaustion has been greater, and our feeling of impotence is going to grow. Although weve improved, we still dont have an answer for it. We still dont know how to treat it. It triggers what people are supposed to do when they dont feel that sick, and with a majority, its hard to win. When people get sick, weve had two nurses die, two doctors died. Four hours ago i was putting in a chest tube in a nurse i had known for 34 years, putting her on life support, and you see that all these deaths are preventable. Theyre preventable. People just dont Pay Attention and thats extremely frustrating. That was dr. Ivan melendez of the Hidalgo County Health Authority in texas. He was speaking with msnbcs morgan chesky. Im daly in for chuck todd. More than a thousand people now have died for three consecutive days in the uttse and the total deaths of this pandemic above 145,000, the total number of cases
Days of ceremonies in cities that shape the civil rights icons life, including one last journey across the Edmund Pettus bridge in selma tomorrow. And today, the people who knew lewis the best spoke about his commitment to creating a better world for everyone. We heard from five siblings and a nephew, all of whom said he was humble, an uncle and a hero. Well have more on congressman lewis life and legacy in just a moment. First, new developments in the battle against the coronavirus. Johns Hopkins University now reporting the fourth straight day of over 1,000 deaths in the u. S. This as the number of cases rises to over 4. 1 million. The fda is announcing a new tool to combat the virus. Its first test to positively identify covid19 in people who show no symptoms. The fda says its a possible gamechanger that could help lead to the reopening of schools and businesses. Cnns Polo Sandoval is tracking the latest on the Coronavirus Crisis from new york. Polo, over 4 million cases in the u. S