Latest on the coronavirus pandemic which has infected close to 1. 5 Million People worldwide. Nearly 400,000 of them in the united states, where the death toll now approaches 13,000. Tonight, word the mayor of los angeles has ordered that starting friday, anyone entering an essential business, such as a grocery store, must wear a face covering. Theres some hopeful news in the search for a vaccine, and the latest on british Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Still in intensive care tonight. Youll meet frontline heroes, including a nurse risking her life to save others. Well remember some of the lives lost to this pandemic. In collaboration with facebook, well answer your questions with a panel of experts and talk to new york mayor bill de blasio. This country, this generation, is being put to a test comparable to great challenges of the past. Pearl harbor, 9 11, and the worst still lies ahead. Tonight, the nation and the world continue to reel under the onslaught of the pandemic. Michigan an
Both sides have signaled support for another major relief package. Does this complicate things . Following weeks of recordbreaking unemployment numbers, we have yet another sign of the great Economic Situation facing or country. Consumer confidence dropped sharply this month amid the unprecedented shutdown. Not a surprise, but the number still tough to swallow. A dog in North Carolina has tested positive for covid19, possibly the first such case in the United States. Winston the pug experienced mild symptoms including an uncharacteristic loss of appetite. Rest assured his family says hes feeling much better. Obviously, considering the popularity of dogs during containment, the idea that they could pass on the virus could really jolt the country. Im joined by my coanchor in the field today, katy tur. Youre live in trenton, the state capital of new jersey, famous for being a manufacturing capital at one time in this country. Whats life like in trenton, katy . Reporter well, what trenton
To open back up for business, were far from the end of this scourge, and the mid crisis lesson to learn is that our past failures do not need to dictate our future actions. As Global Health official and former head of the World Bank Jim Yong Kim wrote in the new yorker last week, its not too late to go on the offense against the coronavirus. And there are promising signs that our nascent offensive efforts are working but will only succeed if were guided by one thing, and that one thing is data. There is no other way to defeat coronavirus. All of our decisions must be based on the evidence available to us, not on the basis of political advantage nor on the basis of misdirected protests. We can only succeed if we follow the science, and that much is going to be our focus in the hour ahead. Tonight in a week with so many medical and science headlines to keep track of, i am once again grateful to be joined by dr. Zeke emanuel for the hour. Dr. Emanuel is an nbc news and msnbc senior medica
Political and economic consequences. An official responsible for the president s daily brief telling the post this, the detail of this is not true, but declined to elaborate on that. A quick reminder of what the president was saying about the virus around this time. On jarchb 22nuary 22nd, he told hes not worried at all, quote, we have everything under control. Its going to be just fine. Two days later talking about the efforts to contain the virus, the president tweeted it will all work out well. On february 19th, he told a phoenix news station, i think its going to get progressively better as we go along. A date later, he claimed the virus would, quote, disappeared like a miracle. As the post points out, the intel warnings apparently failed to register with the president. He takes an oral summary of the Daily Press Briefing two or three times a week. And even shows little patience for that. Past president s have received documents intended to be read. With pressure mounting, the whit
Pandemic pretty much right from the start. Ive seen the devastation firsthand. Ive also seen how some countries and some leaders have risen to the challenge. While others fail. In the United States, this virus exposed old divisions. The covid19 cases and deaths will disproportionately affect africanamericans. We went to a very dark place. Police officers have been fired after a man was pinned to the ground and died. Are you on the right side of history . It didnt have to be this way. Newly identified deadly virus from china. A variation of the coronavirus. Fear it could spread further. When this virus was just starting up, i was watching it from afar and thought, this is going to be a problem. I couldnt get into mainland china. So i went to one of the first places i could get to. Hong kong, which has reported its first death from the coronavirus. The Hong Kong Government has heightened the monitoring of the coronavirus. Hong kong was taking this immensely seriously. When i landed at th