From now, may 1st, even sooner. Well talk to dr. Birx about that, as well as whether the federal government is able to provide tools with widespread testing without risking a second wave. Democratic president ial frontrunner joe biden and facebook founder and Ceo Mark Zuckerberg along with his wife, dr. Priscilla chan, and how facebook and the Chan Zuckerberg initiative are working to combat the virus. At the bottom of our screen, you can tweet us your questions with cnntownhall. You can leave a comment on the cnn facebook page. A lot of you have written in questions. Well try to get to them. We will start where the country is now as new cases are plateauing, even going down in some key hot spots, but at the same time the death toll does keep climbing. Its nearly doubled in the week since our last town hall making the return to some sort of normal, whatever that may mean, such a tough slog on a bitter road. Reporter we are getting some new details about what life will look like when th
Restrictions. Its up to each state to decide when and how to lift any restrictions. President trump says he wants it to start happening two weeks from now, may 1st, even sooner in some places. Well talk to dr. Birx about that, as well as whether the federal government is able to provide tools with widespread testing to do it safely without risk a second wave of the outbreak. Also tonight democratic president ial front runner and former Vice President joe biden. Plus were going to talk with facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg along with his wife, debra chan, and how facebook and the Chan Zuckerberg initiative are working to combat the virus. At the bottom of our screen, you can tweet us your questions with cnntownhall. You can leave a comment on the cnn facebook page. A lot of you have written in questions. Well try to get to as microphone othose as we can. Were going to start right where the country is now, as new cases are plateauing, even going down in some spots. But at the same time t
Hes blaming the gop. Republican leaders are fighting back saying spending is the problem and they wont support any new tax hikes. Danielle nottingham reports. Reporter president obama called in police and firefighters to help him talk republicans oust letting the budget cuts take effect. The automatic cuts known in washington as the sequester kick in march 1st. They were designed to be so severe theyd force lawmakers to reach a budget deal, but they havent yet, and now the president is pushing a shorttemp fix to allow more time to reach a compromise. Theres a smarter way to do this, to reduce our deficits without harming our economy. But congress has to act. Reporter the white house wants a plan with smaller spending cuts and more tax revenues. Republicans say the government is already too bloated and higher taxes should not be part of this equation. The budget expert says the automatic cuts will hurt the economy, even though most Government Agencies should be able to weather them. Mos
Parent gas explosion that rocked an upscale shopping center. Two people are reported missing and at least 14 injured. Cadaver dogs are searching the rubble of a restaurant that burnt to the ground. Residents of nearby buildings were forced to evacuate, and the mayor was one of first people on the scene. What were really trying to get a handle on right now is how many people were hurt, who are they, where are they and thats kind of a moving target because we dont know who was there to begin with. Witnesses say they smelled gas five hours before the blast and reported it to a construction crew working in the area. Bigad shaban has more. Reporter flames and heavy smoke reach into the night sky over Downtown Kansas City after an explosion started a fire in an upscale shopping center. The blaze broke out just after 6 00 p. M. It destroyed a restaurant and damaged other structures at the country club plaza. The blast and the fire that followed injured more than a dozen people. Officials say
Apparent gas close that rock add shopping mall. Cadaver dogs are searching the rubble of a restaurant that burnt to the ground. Residents of nearby buildings were forced to evacuate, and the mayor was one of first people on the scene. What were really trying to get a handle on right now is how many people were hurt, who are they, what are they and thats kind of a moving target because we dont know who was there to begin with. Witnesses say they smelled gas five hours before the blast and reported it to a construction crew working in the area. Bigad shaban has more. Reporter flames and heavy smoke reach into the night sky over Downtown Kansas City after an explosion start add fire in an upscale shopping center. The blaze broke out just after 6 00 p. M. It destroyed a restaurant and damaged other structures at the country club plaza. The blast and the fire that followed injured more than a dozen people. Officials say the gas leak may have been caused by utility contractor working in the