Uniting our nation. And i ask every american tojoin me in this cause. Applause. Kamala harris becomes the first woman to hold the office of Vice President anotherfirst, her black and Asian Heritage. Donald trump skips the ceremony and heads off to florida he says hell be back in some form. America is at a turning point and well be reporting on what it means for that country and the rest of the world. Also tonight terrified patients, exhausted nhs staff and wards full to bursting how the royal Derby Hospital is coping with the pandemic. A further 1008 a further 1821 coronavirus deaths been recorded. More flood warnings for england as storm christoph pushes through thereve been rescues, roads closed and Rail Services suspended. In half an hour, we will rejoin katty kay in washington for continuing coverage of the dayjoe biden is inaugurated as us president. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Just a couple of hours agojoe biden took the oath of office, becoming the 46th pres
Beginning. A report this morning that doctors at a Major Hospital right here in new york city are being told to think very carefully about who does and does not get a ventilator. It is another symptom of a nationwide problem hospitals just dont have what they need. Yeah. Rationing, amazing were getting there. In cities across the country, Field Hospitals are now going operational because of the expected overflow at hospitals in Convention Centers, even in new york citys central park. And next hour the Navy Hospital ship comfort will take on its first noncoronavirus patients to help take the pressure off other new york hospitals. Cases are surging across the country, in new emerging hot spots. Three out of four americans now are under stay at home or shelter in place orders. And signs in california that the social distancing guidelines may be working. We have got a lot to get to this hour. All of us here doing our part. Lets begin in new york with cnn National Correspondent brynn gingra
I am neil cavuto. You are watching your world. Lets get the latest on the reopenings happening across the country. Hey, mike. Hello there, neil. You are going to see a lot of efforts that are reopening starting today, and theyre going to come with restrictions attached. 50 capacity in restaurants. You hear the term social distancing. Terms we have become very familiar with. Life picture in louisiana. Big openings in the big easy. Retail is open. The bars are open if they are serving food. So our churches. Both of them at 25 capacity. So you can go to the bar and confess what youve done in the same night. I was pretty concerned with the final 22 counties in the hawkeye state. Libraries, racetracks. What cannot open are things like bars, casinos, and theaters, where crowds would be larger than ten. There is a risk to saying lock down. We are seeing domestic and child abuse cases go up. Increases of mental illness. We have more and more islands that are experiencing food insecurity, so th
This afternoon President Trump offered this assessment of his administrations progress in handling the crisis. Were making a lot of progress with the whole situation that came in from a place called china. You probably see, but we have a little work to do, and well get it done. Were having some very good numbers coming out in terms of the comeback, the comeback of our nation, and i think its going very rapidly, and its going to be very good. The surge in cases now engulfs more than half of all states. Florida recorded nearly 9,000 positive covid cases on thursday, shattering its singleday record. And just tonight the mayor of Miamidade County announced that he will sign an emergency order to close all beaches next friday, which happens to be the day before the july 4th holiday. The dramatic rise in cases has triggered a demand for testing. Near one miami beach testing center, the line of cars stretched for nearly a mile. Today floridas governor said the rise in cases was linked to resi
2. 4 million total cases in this country and 125,000 lives lost. This afternoon President Trump offered this assessment of his administrations progress in handling the crisis. Were making a lot of progress with the whole situation that came in from a place called china. You probably see, but we have a little work to do, and well get it done. Were having some very good numbers coming out in terms of the comeback, the comeback of our nation, and i think its going very rapidly, and its going to be very good. The surge in cases now engulfs more than half of all states. Florida recorded nearly 9,000 positive covid cases on thursday, shattering its singleday record. And just tonight the mayor of Miamidade County announced that he will sign an emergency order to close all beaches next friday, which happens to be the day before the july 4th holiday. The dramatic rise in cases has triggered a demand for testing near one miami beach testing center, the line of cars stretched for nearly a mile. T