That and do something about it quickly because if we dont theres a possibility we may see surges in other areas so its a difficult, challenging period. The quite reported at least 58,601 new cases yesterday, not the highest tally this week. 35 states are experiencing a rise in infections when you look here at the sevenday averages and the hotspot states facing numbers that should sound alarms. Too many patients and not enough equipment. 42 hospitals in florida have run out of icu space. Texas reported the most deaths of coronavirus in a single day. Fatalities of california reaching levels of april, all more proof how fast the virus can work. Not to be hyperbollic about it, it is a perfect storm and Infectious Disease persons worst nightmare. It is a transmissible virus. It is striking. Now to details on the state now considered the u. S. Epicenter, that is florida. It just reported the highest single day death count and another troubling figure indicating the spread on the rise there b
Oregon have all hit new record high single day death tolls. Right now the number of cases continues to climb. More than 4. 3 million known cases in our country. 21 states are now in that socalled red zone for Rapid Transmission rates. Thats according to a federal report that was obtained by the New York Times. At this moment President Trump is headed to one of those red zone states, texas. And in the lone star state, no relief in sight. No relief in sight there and no relief in sight for the millions of americans who are suffering financially. Emerging fault lines within the president s party making it hard for republicans to reach a consensus on another round of coronavirus relief. Florida just set a new record for coronavirus deaths on tuesday, reporting that 191 people died in a single day there. Data from the state showing a concerning increase in the number of young people specifically, young people who are being hospitalized. That number jumped 23 over an eightday period this mon
Amy Coney Barrett has that record. There were people advocating for Barbara Lagoa. She was seen as the president s other pick besides Coney Barrett. A lot of florida officials were pushing for her. Ultimately, the president , according to our reporting, decided he will go with amy Coney Barrett. Part of the problem that some of the president s supporters had with somebody like Barbara Lagoa is she did not have the written record of supporting things like overturning roe v. Wade. She was confirmed by the senate which was not an asset. They thought it showed she would not be on side. We will hear from the announcement from the president later today. One of the things we hear from the rally is fill that seat. His base is energized. They like the idea of him filling a Supreme Court seat. They like the idea of religious conservatives and evangelicals turning out. His numbers have been slipping a bit. They like this pick. However, there are concerns among the president s allies that justice
Good morning, it is saturday, september 26th. Im lindsey reiser, live from msnbc World Headquarters in new york. We begin with the breaking news about president Trumps Supreme Court announcement happening hours from now. Nbc news learned from multiple sources that the president has decided to select Amy Coney Barrett to fill the vacancy left by Justice Ruth Bader ginsburgs passing. An announcement will be at 5 00 eastern at the white house. Amy Coney Barrett is a former lauer professor at her alma mater, notre dame, clerked for justice antonin scalia, reliable conservative, devout catholic and if confirmed would cement a conservative majority on the high court. Joining me now is our correspondent from the usa today. Good morning. What can you tell us about the factors that led President Trump to go with Amy Coney Barrett . Yeah, aides have said its a fairly lowkey process. Amy Coney Barrett has been a favorite among conservatives. She was one of the top contenders in 2018 when the pres
Detain people under the guise of a covid risk. We will explain what will happen should that development come to the fore. Civil libertarians are up in arms. Punish and purge, thats the focus of tonights angle. Throughout the 2020 Campaign Joe Biden sold himself to america as a uniter, even a healer. The media they echoed his pitch. I pledge to be a president who seeks not to divide but unify. Hearing joe biden its like hearing a family member. He is so normal. America needs an adult in the room. A preacher, teacher, all of the things america has been missing. If there is anyone who has the ability to bring our country together its joe biden. Laura after the capitol was breached biden and Kamala Harris decided to double down on division and demonization. No one can tell me if that was a group of black lives matter protesting yesterday they would not have been treated very, very differently than the mob of thugs that stormed the capitol. We all know thats true and its unacceptable laura