Why is it three or four times more so for the black community as opposed to other people . It doesnt make sense and i dont like it. Its very sad. Its nothing we can do about it right now except to try and give them the best possible care to avoid those complications. Thats President Trump and dr. Anthony fauci discussing the disproportionate number of deaths in africanamerican communities. Health officials expect it to continue as more states report their data. Officials are working with black communities to improve messaging on the risks of the virus. Before the nation can address the Racial Disparity in covid19 cases and deaths, we first have to answer the question at the center of it all, why . The reasons are often as diverse as the communities themselves. Heres abcs steve osunsami. Reporter there are few places in america that are keeping close track of how covid19 is impacting communities of color, and there are some familiar explanations for whats happening. Higher rates of diab
We have new signs of hope. America wages war against the coronavirus. The number of people entering the hospital here in new york is slowing down, however, the death toll is not. Heres a look at the map. New york is now reporting more than 5,400 deaths. New jersey, more than 1,200 followed by michigan and louisiana. And several states are now reporting between 200 and 500 deaths including california, illinois and florida. Here in new york supplies are being brought into a cathedral thats being turned into a field hospital. Data shows the state is reaching a plateau but on tuesday the state averaged one death every two minutes. In los angeles, a new rule when it comes to wearing a nonmedical mask. Beginning friday essential workers and their customers including those at Grocery Stores will be required to wear them. Abcs Megan Tevrizian reports on the other new developments this morning. Reporter as the coronavirus death toll approaches 13,000 people nationwide, africanamericans are bein
And you said it right, it is developing. Thats key. We dont have Tropical Storm yet we no longer have an invest. We have what kind of in between a tropical depression that starting to pull away from cuba. Overnight, you know most of this moisture and most of these showers and storms or over land and out over water. Haern hunters are out there checking out environment. That running into, because we need our computer models to get a better grasp. What we know right now is that this is on its way. Into t wind sheer values will be dropping. Its going to take some r thi t organize. The question remains how strong is this going to get and where is it going to head. At least were Getting Better consensus as to whether where models take it as of 5 00 a. M. I know its 8 00 a. M. We will get new track at 11 00 a. M. We have tropical depression. 35 mile per hour winds moving west at 9. West northwest movement over the next 24 hours, perhaps becoming Tropical Storm her mean or ian by late tonight
Strong, in upper levelsf atmosphere all out of a northerly direction which actually displaced a lot of strong convection overland. The actually center is out over water. Now as we go through the say next 12 to 24 hours, it looks like that wind sheer will start to lessen with as it works its way out over into the middle of the gulf of mexico. Which should allow this system to basically gain more strength and organize itself better. You can see strong convection the Actual Center is locate right in this area here. So were s that thunderstorm activity kind of regrouping around the center of this system. Now the Hurricane Hunter was out there early this morning flying in the system. They did not find Tropical Storm force winds. It was still maintained as a tropical depression. Heres the latest coordinates 23. 6 north. 84 west top winds right now at 35 miles an hour. Its moving to the west at 7 miles an hour. But as i said, its going to work its way into the middle of so by late tonight, in