Surges have been reported in michigan, pennsylvania and contract contract. For all of them, tuesday was the deadliest day yet. In new york city, 731 people died yesterday alone, pushing the death toll to more than 5,000 people. We have a great team of reporters spread out across this country covering every angle, so lets begin in new york where my colleague gabe gheutierrez is aa medical in new york. Thank you are for your coverage. What is it like in new york . Death toll in new york is graeter than the reported numbers in china. How are People Holding up . Reporter good morning, stephanie. Certainly theres a lot of skepticism about the actual number in china, but in new york, the numbers are staggers. In new york city alone, the number of deaths have topped 4100 all right. The deadliest date in new york state was reported yesterday. Thats roughly one every two minutes. Were here at a Medical Center in new york. This is one of the hospitals thats dramatically upped its capacity over t
50state strategy . You could argue thats a down side. Theres no perfect way to do this. Im trying to do it as a region, right . Im trying to do it as a region, because i think thats better, but yeah, when you do individual strategies, the tension with that and i think the rationale for the president is you have different problems in different states, and i think the president leaving it to the states was not just right and legal and constitutional. I think hes right that its different in different places. When we look at this state and talk about reopening, were going to talk about different strategies in different parts of the state, because the numbers dictate the strategy, and you have different numbers in different parts of the state. You raise the counterveiling point, which yeah, somebody could drive from place to place. Yeah, i understand that. Thats why were trying to balance with a regional approach. I dont want people going to new jersey or connecticut, and how do we coordina
Members of congress, donald trump was reluctant to use the Defense Production act to nationalize production and distribution of these crucial items that could save lives. There was no such reluctance on tuesday when trump invoked that very same law to classify meat plants as essential infrastructure that must remain open. While Health Care Workers are forced to reuse masks until they fall apart, they should at least be able to score some chicken nuggets. Am i right . For the kids. Priorities. The move forces lowwage employees, many of whom are black, latino, or immigrant, to working conditions right for the spread of the virus. Already, more than 20 meat packing plants across the country have closed due to concerns about illness. According to a new report by the cdc, nearly 5,000 meat and poultry plant workers in 19 states have been diagnosed with covid19, 20 people have died. The federal government has also failed to coordinate the National Food supply which is why youre hearing about
Every single day. Concerns about health and safety are now front and center at Meat Processing plants across this nation after the president signed an executive order to ensure they stay open. This comes after tyson foods warned that closed plants could endanger the National Supply of pork, beaver and chicken. Around this country, businesses are taking baby constituent ste, but not fast enough. This morning we learned the United States economy shrank 4. 8 in the first quarter, worst showing since 2008. We asked our country to shut down. If there is a rebounds in the second half the the year, it will depend on businesses reopening and doing it safely and customers out there spending money. This morning nearly a dozen states have reopened in some form, and stayathome orders expire tomorrow. In six more states, from florida to texas, i want to start in california, which has been in lockdown for six weeks, but theres finally talk of reopening. Miguel almaguer is in l. A. Miguel, talk of re
He would indict Hillary Clinton. Then we put out a statement on saudi arabia. Well see how that all works out. Tonight, global shock waves from the president s decision to side with saudi arabia over american intelligence. Its a shame, but its it is what it is. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. A Major Development in the Mueller Investigation arrives today, the president completing his written answers to the special counsel. Almost simultaneously with a stunning report from the New York Times which details yet another atented abuse of power by the president. This spring President Trump told his white House Counsel to order the Justice Department to prosecute former fbi director james comey, and Hillary Clinton according to two people familiar with the conversation. According to a times quote, the lawyer donald f. Mcgahn ii rebuffed the president saying he had no authority to order a prosecution. And to underscore his point, mr. Mcgahn had white h