Well have a live report with what we know right now. Meanwhile, in washington, Vice President pence will hold a closeddoor meeting of the White House Coronavirus task force in the next hour, as the president brushes off the rising death toll by telling axios it is what it is. Well hear from the president later this afternoon when he holds a briefing in the 5 00 hour. Let us begin with the breaking news. Isaias is charging up the atlantic coast. Millions are in its path. In new jersey and in new york, the storm is expected to bring t t rains political, what do we know . It was a hurricane in North Carolina, but they were built for that. We werent built for a Tropical Storm in the midatlantic. Its taking a toll on its trees and Power Outages. New jersey is reporting with over 1 Million People without power. Pennsylvania has 373,000. Virginia 259,000, North Carolina 176,000, and new york is now up to 172,000 without people. You add all of those up we have nearly 2 Million People who dont
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Americans have been infected. Lets go to erica hill. Breaking news on the vaccine news amidst all of this. We are hearing from a Third Company that says it is at phase one trials and that its vaccine is safe and they are saying that there are fourtimes higher antibodies in general than people who have recovered from covid19. This data has not been reviewed by other scientists. This is just another reminder as people have in a hope for vaccine. At this point, as the numbers show, wolf, the virus is basically out of control. Our National Response to this pandemic should be an embarrass. It is as much under control as it could be. This backs up what dr. Birx said. There is uncontrolled spread. The pandemic is not under control despite the president s claim. The data can tell you if you are winning or losing against the virus. Unfortunately, right now the virus is winning in jackson county. Reporter early gains given way to spikes in san francisco. People have complacency. They are not sca
On that in a moment. On capitol hill, weve just gotten word that white house officials and Democratic Congressional leaders are about to meet again on those relief negotiations at the white house. President trump is grappling with a credibility crisis. A weekly tracking poll finds that just 31 of Americans Trust what the president says about the coronavirus pandemic. As the president struggles to defend his claim that the cases of covid19 in the u. S. Are falling. Here he is with Jonathan Swan of axi axios. The United States is lowest in numerous categories. Were lower than the world. Lower than the world . But first, lets begin with our breaking news. Tropical storm isaias now barreling up the east coast. Tropical storm warnings in effect for more than 50 million americans as the coastline braces for potential flash flooding. Check out this live look. Seaside heights, new jersey, courtesy of earth cam. Winds seem to be picking up speed. Parts of the carolinas were pummeled with floodi
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