kind, mental relief. not everyone is able to breathe easier as questions over whether americans who needed help, the most will get it. we ll already know that black americans are not getting the vaccine in a way that s proportionate. coming up, we ll talk to a doctor who says it s not just fear widening that gap but lack of communities having access that they never had it to begin with. i also get into a gap in priorities in washington because even with his response getting high marks from the american people is already clear that just as when biden was last in the white house, republicans will have no qualms about extending american suffering if it means shortening a democrat s reach. double that if he s black or at least black adjacent. but this time they have two obsessions, biden and our former president, who is in no legal position to lead them to electoral redemption right now and may not ever be. as the tentacles of various civil and criminal investigations tighten aro
The driver. Mid way through his path, the lobby of a luxury hotel became a makeshift hospital. It was mass confusion people screaming and running for their lives. After night of terror, daybreak brought horrifying images. Bodying lay covering the promenade. We have to go on. The suspect was a french punition citizen. He was not on any terror watch list. What were learning is he was not a devout muslim but did have a record of petty crime ands a record of mental instability. Whatever his motive, isis was quick to applaud his actions posting this graphic of france in flames. In washington, president obama mourned the two american victims identified so far. A family from texas, a father and young son just is 111 years old there on 11 years old there on vacation. Their families like many others devastated. Sean cope land and his 11 yearold son brody are from austin. Today a teacher remembers a loving student. Its heart breaking. French police say the suspect rented the truck their the nice
Is about 60 miles or so northwest of fresno. Authorities say that this charter bus slammed into a sign pole on the side of the road and that pole actually went right through the center of the bus. This is a substantial scene. This is a tragedy. And this will take a substantial amount of time to investigate and to clear. Reporter chp says there were about 30 people on board that bus. Its believed that bus was headed from somewhere in Southern California up to the sacramento area when the driver lost control and crashed. We are, of course, continuing to following this developing story. We will have updates for you both online and then, of course, later this morning here on mornings on 2. There is a map of where this is happening between the towns of livingston and atwater, northbound 99 shut down entirely for this investigation. No word when that freeway will reopen. Here is a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza this morning, getting busier and busier, backed up well through the maze.
The Trump Administration is suing a state that just made it easier. Welcome to our viewers in the u. P. S. And around the world. This is early start. Im christine romans. Im Boris Sanchez in for laura jarrett. Its wednesday, august 5th, 5 00 a. M. In new york. Were 90 days to november 3rd and the election. Three months out. President trump says it is what is it approach to the pandemic is divorced from reality as the country struggles with any Real Progress containing the virus. You are more likely as an northeastern die from covid than you are than any other country. There are more cases, new cases of covid today in paris, texas than in paris, france. Covid in the smallest state in the country than the entire country of spain. The president attended a White House Coronavirus Task Force Meeting for the First Time Since april. Cnn learned other members of the task force agree with the assessment of its coordinator that covid19 has become quote extraordinarily widespread and the level of
Tonight, the development and investigations into the january 6th insurrection. Both did the department of justice and the general Six Committee engaging key witnesses and seeking new testimony, including a possible Committee Deposition of trumps secretary of state, mike pompeo , as soon as this week. Cnns ryan nobles has all the details from washington. Reporter the department of justice investigation into the events that led to january 6th is expanding at a rapid click. Im aware of other white house officials who have been reached out to by doj and are planning to cooperate. Reporter alyssa farah is telling cnn that doj has reached out to more former officials in the trunk white house, beyond mark short and greg jacob, two top aides to mike pence. Cnn is learning that Cassidy Hutchinson, a former top aide to trumps chief of staff is the latest official from the latin ministration to start cooperating with the dojs criminal investigators. I think the doj is keeping an eye on who is com