Plus, the american economy. Just how low will it go . The fed chairs sobering assessment as several automakers restart the Assembly Lines today. Good to have you with us. The number of People Killed by covid19 is fast approaching 90,000 in the United States. The Trump White House is refusing to accept blame lashing out at everything from the cdc to former president barack obama. Here was President Donald Trump on sunday. Look, he was an incompetent president , thats all i can say. Grossly incompetent. Thank you. Those comments were a response to rare open criticism from mr. Trumps predecessor. Obama slammed leadership saying those in charge dont know what theyre doing without mentioning mr. Trump by name. This comes as Johns Hopkins University Reports more than 1. 4 million infections in the u. S. , which remains the worlds worst hit country. The health and Human Services secretary says americas diversity and Underlying Health conditions are to blame. Up fortunately, the American Popul
Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us from all around the world. Im michael holmes. And coming up here on cnn newsroom, a Top White House official criticizing the agency that typically plays a lead role during a Public Health crisis. Well have reaction from a senior cdc official. The worlds Third Largest economy has fallen into recession. Well have a live report from tokyo for you. And after 30 days in the icu, more than half of those on a ventilator, a u. S. Man, is alive after recovering from covid. Well have his story. Welcome everyone. As nearly every u. S. State opens to some degree, the american death toll continues to climb and the u. S. Economy now endures an unprecedented recession. But the Trump Administration not accepting any blame. Instead, a key member taking swipes at the u. S. Centers for Disease Control and prevention. Early on in this crisis, the cdc which really had the most trusted brand around the world in this space really let the country down with the testi
Restart u. S. Operations. We look at the new Safety Measures theyll use. Good to have you with us. As almost every u. S. State begins to ease covid19 restrictions, the number of infections is still climbing by thousands every day. Johns Hopkins University reports more than 1. 4 million cases with the number of People Killed approaching 90,000. And new hotspots are emerging, especially in the west and south. But despite these sobering figures, the Trump Administration is pushing ahead with trying to reopen the economy. Here was the health and Human Services secretary on sunday. There should not be one size fits all approaches to reopening, but reopen we must because its not health versus the economy. Its actually health versus health. Azar also said that so far these states reopening havent seen a spike in cases, but there are still gaps in testing and of course no vaccine. Cnns natasha chan has this look at the difficult road to recovery. Reporter at least 48 states will have partially
Cdc director dr. Robert redfield warns that the u. S. Death toll will likely top 100,000 by june 1st. President trump yesterday stuck to his reopen refrain, despite the cdcs grim forecast. I just want to make something clear. Its very important. Vaccine or no vaccine, were back. And just in to cnn, former president barack obama pulling no punches today, slamming his successor and the current administrations handling of the coronavirus pandemic. The scathing critique comes as we see President Trump making major promises to the American People that many Health Officials warn he may not be able to keep. Vowing that by the end of the year, millions of covid19 vaccines will be administered. Cnn White House Correspondent Jeremy Diamond joins us now. Jeremy, what are we hearing from president obama today about how this administration is handling the pandemic . Reporter well, ana, it was just a week ago that we heard that former president obama on a call with alumni of his administration, call
Days on a ventilator and then went home after a month in hospital. So, across the United States 48 of the 50 states are all reopening to some degree. And many are closely watching to see if more mobility causes a spike in cove 19 infections. Now, texas could be a telling case. Its launched one of the most aggressive reopenings yet, and more restrictions will be relaxed today. Thats after a weekend of pretty grim figures as you can see from this. Texas just reported its single biggest increase in new covid19 cases sibs the start of pandemic. Meanwhile the trump strau administration is in full on blame mode with the trade adviser taking swipes at the centers for Disease Control and prevention. Early on in this crisis, the cdc, which really had the most trusted brand around the world in this space, really let the country down with the testing because not only did they keep the testing within the bureaucracy, they had a bad test. And that did set us back. Now, well have the cdcs sharp rebu