Authority the president is actually referring to. Cnn has a team of reporters across the country covering all of the reopenings this holiday weekend. But we begin in georgia where thousands are expected to flock to tybee island this weekend and are already there in droves. The small beach town made National Headlines when the mayor went toetotoe with Governor Brian Kemp back in april. Kemp opened beaches right after tybee islands mayor and city council had closed their beaches. Cnns natasha chen joining me from tybee island and clearly the word sout. You have a lot of people enjoying the beach. What kind of restrictions are in place . Well, fred, the only restrictions are that the parties need to stay six feet apart from each other. Socially distance. And you cant have groups of more than ten people. Otherwise, you wouldnt really know that this memorial day weekend is any different than any past memorial day weekend. I dont know if you can tell by just looking at this scene here that w
Grip on hong kong and threatens america over its relations with taiwan. What is behind beijings bold new moves . I will talk to tom friedman and zanny minton beddoes. Then 2. 4 million more americans filed for unemployment last week, bringing the total to almost 40 million unemployed in just nine weeks. But markets continue to climb. Former trump economic adviser, gary cohn, joins me to explain the trump covid economy. Also my latest special is about beijings troubling response to covid19. Chinas deadly secret, it premieres tonight at 9 00 p. M. Eastern and pacific. I will bring you a preview. A battle that began in china becomes a world war. Holy [ bleep ] this is going pandemic. But first heres my take. As polls continue to show a steady lead for joe biden, President Trump seems to be getting increasingly desperate. Hes now committed himself to an Election Strategy that is centered on blaming china and its leader, xi jinping. Throughout january and february, youll remember, trump sho
Questions, the press secretary deflected by suggesting reporters want houses of worship to stay closed. And good for jeff mason of reuters for pushing back on that. I know a lot of reporters, myself included, would like to go back if its safe. So what exactly happened in there . Reporter thats right, dana. If there was any question about why the president was doing this, it became very clear in the White House Press secretarys condescending comment about reporters and faith. The white house and the president are viewing this through the very political lens of the culture wars that so frequently animates the president s base. This is the president throwing away the state by state playbook that he has relied on. For every other business, every other organization other than places of worship, the president has deferred to the states and said we need to do this locally, you know, locality by locality, state by state. But in this case the president clearly throwing away that playbook. Now,
President s take is they should stay open even if the coronavirus explodes in the fall. In the here and now, there are states trending in the wrong direction. One in particular, alabama, worries about a shortage of hospital beds. We begin with another violent collision of what the president thinks and says in the more disciplined world of science and data. For two months now, President Trump has sold hydroxychloroquine as a game changer, as a drug that saves lives. The president says hes finishing up a round of hydroxychloroquine treatment. The sale of the drug has doubled thanks to the president s praise. But Doctors Today said the drug did not help coronavirus patients. Instead it made them more likely to die and those already sick to develop an irregular heart rhythm that puts them at risk for sudden cardiac arrest. Elizabeth cohen is with us. Elizabeth, the drug killed 96 patients. What did we learn from it and where should we be cautious . Reporter this looked at hospitalized pati
For this weekend. If they dont do it, i will override the governors. In america we need more prayer, not less. This is from the president who declared he didnt have the authority to force governors to do anything early on in the crisis when it came to actually shutting things down. And just to be clear, it does seem there may be more at play here than just getting people in the pews on sunday. This just hours after a large study showing that the drug hydroxychloroquine is linked to an increased risk of death and Heart Disease and heart problems, rather, in coronavirus patients. The president announced this week hes taking the drug himself. Hes posed the question what do you have to lose . It seems we now may have the answer. Kaitlan collins is live at the white house. Elizabeth cohen is with us as well. What is the president ordering here when it comes to houses of worship. Reporter it is not clear what he can order, kate. But the president is assorting his authority. What he said is t