House and the swift backlash from democrats. Fays fury. The Tropical Storm makes landfall near new jerseys Atlantic City with some shore towns underwater. Drivers rescued. Strong winds toppling trees. New york city drenched and the new Severe Weather threat moving in. And disney worlds big day. The phased reopening. Magic kingdom and Animal Kingdom ready for rope drop this morning. Should Walt Disney World be opening right now . Absolutely. Your exclusive look at the Safety Measures. Hey, good morning, everybody. Happy saturday. President trump commuting the sentence of his longtime adviser roger stone, leading to backlash from democrats. Well have much more in a moment. First here, the latest on the pandemic as the number of new daily cases climbs to a record of nearly 67,000. With florida now reporting its numbers, hospitalizations have topped 51,000 nationwide showing the strain this latest increase is having on the hospitals across the country. With cases surging in many states, wh
South carolina, texas, florida, georgia, all reporting record or near record daily case numbers on saturday. Now for months, President Trump has of course refused to wear a mask, despite the urging of his own team of Public Health experts. Kristen holmes explains why he has decided to do it now, and whether he might stick with it. Reporter President Trump wearing a mask for the first time in public saturday on a visit to walter reed hospital. There he met with wounded warriors, as well as some of the Health Care Workers on the front line. We have learned that this was a result of begging and pleading by aides and advisers who wanted him to have this photo op in a mask to make a point, to endorse mask wearing. However, there are some questions as to whether or not this will actually work. We have to keep in mind wearing a mask has become incredibly political. And President Trump made a statement on the way to walter reed about why he was wearing a mask at this point. Take a listen. Well
He said that he has no problems with masks, but we of course have only seen him like this one other time in public. The move by the president comes as the u. S. Had its single largest caseload increase in a single day. More than 67,000 new infections on friday. In louisiana, this announcement a short time ago from the governor. Masks are now mandated statewide for everyone age 8 and older, unless they have a major health condition. The numbers of deaths are rising too. South carolina reporting its first death of a child from covid. This latest victim under the age of 5. Officials are not releasing details to protect the familys privacy. And in texas, refrigerator trucks are being sent to several counties because morgues there are filling up. Were going take you live to houston this hour. Despite all of that the president continues to send public messages that conflict with the fax on the ground. Is the United States losing the war against covid . No, were winning the war. We have areas
You need. First breaking news in the coronavirus pandemic. Just moments ago the Trump Administration ordering hospitals to bypass the cdc with key virus data. Hospitals now being told to send all covid patient information to a Central Data Base in washington. Experts fear thoould be politicized. And today several former cdc directors writing together in the Washington Post saying, quote, trying to fight this pandemic while subverting scientific expertise is Like Fighting blindfolded. Dr. Anthony fauci saying today that it is best to stick with the advice of doctors. I would stick with respected medical authorities who have a track record of telling the truth. I would say that is the safest bet to do, to listen to the recommendations from that category of people but it is entirely understandable how the public can get mixed messages and then get a bit confused about what they should do. Imagine that. Dr. Anthony fauci has to instruct us to listen to people who are telling the truth. New
Announcer this is new day with Alisyn Camerota and john berman. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and all around the world. This is new day. And this morning, the situation is getting worse in 35 states. Florida just set the singleday record for new coronavirus cases. Florida had more than 15,000 new cases reported on sunday. No state, not even new york at the height of its outbreak has approached that level. That oneday florida number is higher than south korea saw in six months. As i said, 35 states are seeing increases in new cases. Many hospitals in texas say they are nearing capacity. Some counties are asking for refrigeration trucks, as morgues are reaching capacity. And in houston, local officials are urgently calling for a new lockdown. The governor is resisting that. So what do you do when the death toll hits 135,000 and a state sets a new record for the number of cases . You attack scientists and go golfing. Thats what the white house is doing, launching a c