Heres what top Infectious Disease expert dr. Anthony fauci said about the rise in cases across the country. The current state is really not good. We are still knee deep in the first wave of this. And i would say this would not be considered a wave. It was a surge or a resurgence of infections. Superimposed upon a baseline that really never got down to where we wanted to go. Florida is facing an ex exponential surge with the number of daily infections repeatedly shattering records in that state. To put this in perspective, the miami herald notes it took florida about three months to reach 100,000 coronavirus cases. It took less than two weeks to reach 200,000. A grave indicator of the infections rapid spread. The pressure on hospitals is also concerning Public Health officials, according to the Florida Agency for health care administration. 44 intensive care units across the state, they are now at capacity to try and curb the growth. Another round of shutdowns is going into Effect Tomor
We are collectively mourning the nearly 3,000 americans lost in the attacks. As well as the First Responders who are still getting sick from the rubble of ground zero. To say nothing of the american soldiers we lost in the wars that followed the attacks and the countless civilian casualties. Today is a solemn day. It is a day to take stock of all that we have lost in the past 19 years. It is also a day to take stock of where we are right now. Over the last seven months, we have lost more than 190,000 americans to covid19. 190,000 men, women, and children. Parents, grandparents, and siblings. There is hardly a facet of American Life left untouched by the tragedy of 9 11. Now we wonder how covid19 will mark us in the years to come. Let us begin in washington, where even as our dueling candidates try to keep today as apolitical as possible, we are still just 53 days away from the general election. Joining me now is nbc News White House correspondent carol lee. So carol, in this moment in
It isnt working. On a call with his campaign this morning, he told his team to ignore the bs but he uses the full word and that theyre going to win. He said people are tired of hearing fauci and all of these idiots. And that people are tired of covid. And they are the biggest rallies he has ever had. More than 220,000 americans have died of the virus. Experts worn that number could balloon to 400 left by the end of the year. And according to polling people may be tired of covid, yes, but they are not tired of taking it seriously. According to our most recent nbc wall street journal poll, democrats have a 17 point advantage. It is part of the reason the president is struggling to win back seniors and suburban women. The groups that helped him win in 2016 it seems like voters know that even if the president does not. Joining me now, monica alba. So monica, this call this morning with the Campaign Reporters were on this call so the president knew that erg he said would be out there. Tell
And that hes not fair minded. They pint to comments he made as a conservative pundit on cable news where he repeatedly criticized the Mueller Investigation and even speculated on ways the doj could handicap the probe, a probe that as acting a. G. He now oversees. So the big question we are asking today is if the federal judge rules that Matthew Whitaker cannot serve as attorney general, will donald trump try to test his president ial powers at the Supreme Court . Joining me now is nbc news justice correspondent pete williams, White House Bureau chief for the Washington Post phil rucker. Phil is also an msnbc political analyst. And former assistant u. S. Attorney in the Southern District of new york and distinguished fellow and criminal justice at pace universitys law school, mimi rocha. And professor at Harvard Law School and coauthor of to end a presidency the power of impeachment impeachment, lawrence tribe. Everyone, welcome. Pete, can you walk us through this lawsuit in maryland an