This years b. E. T. Awards show featured artists gathered. As well as a performance by First Lady Michelle Obama as she presented beyonce with a humanitarian award. Those are some of our top headlines on this monday, june 29th. Happy monday, everyone. We do begin this half hour with the devastating new numbers on the pandemic. More than 500,000 lives have been lost worldwide, and more than 125,000 of them in the u. S. Alone. Some areas that reopened are now backtracking. Beaches across south florida will be closed for the july fourth weekend. The pittsburgh area is the latest to shut down bars. Cases are on the rise across much of the country with only two states reporting a decline in new infections. Abcs zohreen shah has more. Reporter this weekend, 10 Million People infected and more than 500,000 worldwide who have lost their lives to the coronavirus. In the u. S. , seven states breaking records this weekend, including florida with nearly 9,000 new infections. Broward county and mia
Racist video showing a supporter shouting white power. This as the president also comes under fire over those bombshell reports that the white house was told russia was paying bounties to kill u. S. Troops in afghanistan and did nothing. Demanding justice. Thousands taking to the streets, shutting down a highway in colorado protesting the death of Elijah Mcclain as newly obtained Surveillance Footage shows the 23yearold shopping in a store right before the deadly encounter with police. Breaking news, deadly attack. Four gunmen stormed the pakistan Stock Exchange. The latest this morning. Unsafe skies . Ngdiancing rulesst airlines epe travel fothe holiday weekend. And the b. E. T. Awards. The fight for Racial Justice taking center stage from Jennifer Hudsons showstopping performance to a new anthem from alicia keys. Plus, Michelle Obama presenting beyonce with the humanitarian award. We have to vote like our life depends on it because it does. Queen bey dedicating her speech to proteste
A hoax. Small town spirit. How the pandemic is hitting main streets across the country both economically and emotionally. Plus, the good news about their chances of recovery. And fighting online hate. Big Companies Like starbucks used their financial power to try to erase hate from social media. But first, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Covid19 has taken a very swift and very dangerous turn in texas over just the past few weeks. At least a dozen states say theyll not move to the next phase of reopening because of surges in cases. We knew that there would be more cases as people go about their business. Wash your hands. Avoid touching your face and wear a mask. Despite the advice from Public Health experts, President Trump continues to be seen without a mask while in public. Donald trump is for masking up like George Wallace was for integration. The white house says President Trump did not hear part of a video he retweeted in which one of his supporters yelled white
Was nasdaq and s p 500 down almost 3 . Add boycott slit sit Major Companies pulling out of advertising dollars from social media giant is costing Company Millions anding to surngd pressure and down two and a a quarter percent right now. Boeing takes flight test of the 737 max begin this is week. The stock is up on the news this morning premarket up close to 3 and Federal Reserve Shopping List essential bank releasing name of companies that it is purchasing Corporate Bonds from. Including automakers, telecommunication companies, even beverage cocacola, plus china take more steps to plan down on hong kong frms and beijing says it will impose visa restriction on americans with what they call egregious conducts on Hong Kong Related issues. Mornings with maria is live right now. Global markets look like this european indices highser with the up a third of the percent and paris up about 16 points also a third of the and dax is higher than 34 points twothirds of one percent. In asia across th
Guilty. Reporter he pleaded guilty to 13 crimes of murder and 13 other crimes. His attorneys cut the deal with prosecutors from 11 counties to avoid the death the best interest of the people of the state of california. Reporter they recovered 19 part d, they wanted to see the killer brought to justice. Many are in their 80s and 90s. Many of these people are deeply affected by these crimes may not be with us at the time of jury trial. Reporter people packed in a makeshift courtroom. There were some shocking details. The defendant for sherry onto her stomach in bed. He tied her wrists together. Reporter he was sentenced to 11 consecutive life sentences and 15 concurrent life sentences without the possibility of parole. The now admitted serial killer was a former police officer. His reign of terror took place through the 1970s and 1980s before the case went cold. The original night stalker and the east area rapist. Each time he escaped slipping away silently into the night leaving communi