Having a disproportionately negative effect on the africanamerican population, and then there are so many reminders of the pandemic of racism. And i think the incident in minneapolis and what was the straw that breaks the camels back. Reporter add all of that to the hurt and anger after the killings of trayvon martin, philando castille, sandra bland, all leading to outrage in the streets. Talking about what happened to people like sean bell, eric garner. Reporter this time the protest and outrage isnt just marching through black and brown communities, and their faces look like all corners of america. Theyre on main street, outside the white house. These americans are forcing the tough conversations, and its not always easy to watch. I certainly think that theres some awakening happening within segments that White America that perhaps have hit the Snooze Button on previous incidents. We saw eric garner and we hit the Snooze Button. Philando castille, we hit the Snooze Button. Its sort o
History and now Prime Minister just you know is promising more gun control legislation all right its time to boost your news i. Q. Over 1000 continues to live up to its name as a Global Pandemic as confirmed cases worldwide now topping 2000000 the latest count shows 2400000 cases with about 168000 deaths so far taking a closer look at this nation the u. S. Now reporting some 776000 confirmed cases with more than 40000. 00 reported deaths a total of 3800000. 00 people were tested here in the u. S. 600000 of those over in new york alone still the epicenter of this outbreak and where hundreds continue to die every day but today there is growing pressure to reopen some parts of that state parties trying to chavez has the report. 51 days after the 1st case of corona virus was reported in new york to date the state has nearly 250000 infections and more than 18000 people have died but today some good news the question for us is we are we past the apex we have had a number of days that have se
York and about the same number of cases. While california now has more than 17,000 infections, new york has 8 times that many kron fours gayle ong talks with that ucsf doctor about californias aggressive steps to flatten the curve. From the grand princess cruise ship docked in the bay carrying copa 19 patients last month. To facebook canceling its conference in february for signals to take the coronavirus pandemic seriously people are looking at california as a Success Story and seeing what it is that we did that seem to have work we spoke with doctor bob wachter chair of ucsf department of medicine who has been vocal about california showing early signs of flattening the curve everybody took it seriously and said even though. We havent seen many cases here we believe that we believe the science were going to stay at home and do the right thing its been almost 3 weeks since governor Gavin Newsome issued the first statewide stay at home and 8 in the country in his Daily Briefing governo
And former Vice President joe biden getting tighter. The abc News Washington post survey of registered voters is a virtual dead heat with biden favored by 49 , trump by 47 . Those are some of our top stories on this monday, march 30th. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us. We do begin with help on the way for new york city. The u. S. Navy hospital ship comfort is set to arrive today in new york harbor equipped with 1,000 beds and a full medical staff. It will be used for noncovid19 patients to free up space in overwhelmed hospitals. The Javits Center in manhattan is opening its doors today with 3,000 beds on hand. In california the Los Angeles Convention center also serving as an overflow hospital as President Trump pushes back the deadline for social distancing. Abcs rachel scott has more. Reporter President Trump, who had hoped to get things back to normal by easter, now extending the voluntary National Guidelines until april 30th. Nothing would be worse than declaring vi
Disaster zones opening up right in the heart of central park. States from florida to rhode island now vowing to crack down and quarantine those fleeing new york, as these Health Care Heros come to the rescue this morning. Cruise ship nightmare. The desperate situation on board the zaandam. The ship stuck on high seas as ports turn it away. Four people dying. Nearly 200 on board suffering flulike symptoms. We hear from the americans on board this morning. Instacart and amazon workers planning a big strike this morning, protesting conditions and saying they need more tekt if gear. Tornado outbreak. 22 twisters leave a trail of damage across three states. An ef3 strikes arkansas. The new Severe Weather threat this morning. Youll always be my baby and concert for america. Some of the biggest stars in the world coming together from their living rooms, from mariah carey dont let the sun go down on me to elton john. Tell me why and the backstreet boys. How theyre raising spirits and money for