The rapid spread of covid19 shows no sign of slowing with the United States now the focal point of the global pandemic. Infects in the u. S. Have soared past 100,000. More than 400 people died on friday, the countrys highest one day total yet. Globally John Hopkins University says close to 600,000 people are inspected and more than 27 thourkts ha,000 have lost their lives and millions are out of work. On friday, donald trump signed a stimulus package that dwarfs others. 2. 2 trillion. It includes measures to send cash directly to Many American families. The president also said he is invokingen an old cold war era w to get manufactures to crank out ventilators. Asked if it will be enough, he would not commit. Weve distributed vast numbers of ventilators and were prepared to do vast numbers. I think that were in great shape. I hope that is the case. I hope that well have leftovers so we can help other people, other countries. Anyone who needs it can get a ventilator . Dont be a cutie pie
Good evening. Im erin burnett. Outfront tonight we have breaking news. Cdc officials have just confirmed that amber vinson, the second dallas nurse of ebola may have had symptoms of the virus as early as last friday. That is three days earlier than previously reported. If this is true, she could have exposed many more passengers on the flight she took from dallas to cleveland on friday. A trip home where she and her bridesmaids spent hours at a crowded bridal shop. Workers at the bridal shop are being monitored for symptoms. She did call cdc to report a lowgrade fever on her way home. The cdc did not stop her from taking that trip. Also at this hour. Nina pham, the other dallas nurse with ebola is on her way to the hospital at the nationalin tute of health in bethesda, maryland. The hospital in dallas is now said not to be able to care for patients with ebola. And breaking news. Dr. Sanjay gupta is on the ground, and that is where vinson is. And you just talked to the doctor and what a
Dallas hospital has been downgraded from good to fair after being transferred to the National Institutes of Health Clinical center in maryland. An email from the ceo of Frontier Airlines says this woman, amber vinson, may have been at a more advantaged stage of the illness than first thought when she traveled on Frontier Airlines flights between dallas and cleveland. The email to employees says crew members on the flights are at a very low risk of exposure. And the doctor who treated all three ebola patients in dallas is speaking publicly for the first time talking about how those two nurses caught the virus from Thomas Eric Duncan. Dr. Gary weinstein says, quote, i think these two nurses took care of a critically ill patient at a time when he was not in control of his body fluids. And at a time when the recommendations from the cdc that we were following did not include the full respiratory mask. I dont know that. But thats what one person thinks. Thats me. Joining me now, msnbcs sara
Good evening. On this new years day, there was fear across israels second largest city, tel aviv, as authorities launch a manhunt after a man opened fire in a cafe blocks away from the beach. The attack comes after three months of almost daily palestinian attacks against civilians and soldiers. But officials are investigating whether this attack might have been inspired by isis. Tonight there is new video showing the moment of the calm friday afternoon being shattered. Nbcs keir simmons has our report. Reporter captured on a security camera, young people relaxing in a bar. Then diving for cover, in fear. A gunman appears, firing relentlessly. Seconds later, one survivor looks up in horror, around him two are dead. Seven people were injured. Two in Critical Condition tonight. We were shaking, this woman says. We hid in the storage room. Reporter more chilling footage shows the same gunman moments earlier in a grocery store, apparently buying food. He pulls a rifle from his backpack and
11 . Today trump is back on the trail as mike pence meets with fellow republicans and answers questions about his recent david duke comments. For all the world i have no idea why this man keeps coming up. Donald trump and i have denounced david duke repeatedly. Im also not going to validate the language Hillary Clinton used to describe the American People. He wasnt talking about that bad man. She was talking about people all across this country who are coming out in record numbers to stand by donald trump. And again today david duke talked about you specifically. Are you concerned that there is something about the trump pence candidacy that draws them to you . Look, we live in a free country and people of ill motives can associate themselves with politics. There are two people on the ballot here. Hillary clinton and donald trump. One of them is going to be president of the United States of america. And i would submit to you this is all a distraction. Kelly odonnell is on capitol hill w