Cases that theyve ever had. Only four states are seeing a decrease. One month ago on memorial day 18 states had rising cases. Compared to the 31 who have them today. 10 states were seeing a decline, again, only four of them today. This is whatsy this is what a failure to contain a virus looks like as opposed to this chart from the European Union which has a successful effort to contain the virus. That means european lives will be saved and american lives will be lost. Now Health Secretary alex azar is warning americans that the window is closing to get the pandemic under control in the u. S. And in a new interview with cnn dr. Fauci, the nations top Infectious Disease expert said fuelling surge are americans not Wearing Masks, not practicing social or physical distancing, causing a, quote, recipe for disaster. Cnns randi kaye is live in Palm Beach County, florida, leading the nation in new cases. Things have gotten so bad in florida, mayors are shutting down beaches for the fourth of j
Flipping off canada and other democratic allies. Just how upside down is the world right now . Plus conflict of interest. How did ivanka President Trump made 82 million last year while shes simultaneously a white house adviser. Good afternoon and welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. We begin with the world lead and the stunning headlines americans woke up to today, President Trump and north korean dictator kim jongun shaking hands, sitting down and signing on to a joint agreement to work toward complete deduktization of the peninsula and it is history but it is unclear what this means for the future. Critics say that President Trump gave away a key concession. Stopping joint military exercises with south korea in exchange for only a vague promise from kim jongun that the rogue regime has broken many times before. Including at least four Nuclear Agreements dating back to 1985. President trump expressed his desire to remove all u. S. Troops from the peninsula though it is not part of any
Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. We begin with our national lead. What was supposed to be a fun night at a bar ending in tragedy and disaster. At least 12 people have been killed after a gunman opened fire at a California Bar last night. It was College Night with people dancing, playing pool, hanging out with friends. Police say the shooter was a 28yearold white man, and they add they had been called to his home before. Thats his home where he lived with his mother. They were called there because of a domestic disturbance. A neighbor telling cnn that the shooters mother lived in fear of her son. Authorities still do not know the motive behind the attack. Its a scene that has become all too common in the country. Its the worst mass shooting in 11 days, disturbingly cnn was told by at least one survivor of the shooting last night he was also a survivor of the shooting at las vegas at the route 91 Harvest Festival just over a year ago. More from outside the shooters house in newbury p
Explanations about five scientists killed at a military test site are setting off alarm bells for National Security officials around the world. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. In our toll picks lead, this morning the Trump Administration announced it is seeking to change the rules for Legal Immigration. Seeking to make it harder to get into this country legally. Specifically the administration is targeting immigrants who are lowincome and less educated and thus more likely to rely on food stamps or other government benefits. The Trump Administration claims it is merely trying to restore integrity to a broken system. But todays announcement is being interpreted by critics by an attempt to stir those who are poor or uneducated from the poem at the statue of liberty which a reporter asked Ken Cuccinelli about today. Is that sentiment, give us your tired, your poor, still operative in the United States and should that come down off the statue. Im not prepared to take anything down off
Political gain. Welcome to the special edition of the lead, white house in crisis and im jake tapper and another historic day in washington where norms are being eroded and facts trampled upon. President trump telling the American People in essence, ignore all of the evidence you have been presented with, including his own words and those of his aides when it comes to the president s clear use of his presidency to push foreign leaders to investigate his political opponent joe biden and his son hunter. Last night further evidence emerged that such an investigation was part of a quid pro quo with ukrainian president zelensky and the aides in texts clearly pushing zelensky to publicly commit to an investigation into burisma, the gas firm that once employed hunter biden before the president would agree to a white house visit for zelensky, one that zelensky desperately wanted. When this came out, it was quid pro quo. Well there was none. There is no quid pro quo. There is no quid pro quo. T