Declaring himself a president ial candidate. To discourage abortion, he says everyone who has a baby should get 1 million. He claimed Harriet Tubman never freed the slaves but had them work for other white people. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, july 20th. Thank you for joining us on this monday. We begin with the debate over coronavirus funding taking center stage as the National Death toll surpasses 140,000. Overnight the bahamas announced it is no longer welcoming american visitors. Starting wednesday its borders will be closed to travelers from the u. S. As confirmed cases of covid19 across this country continue to surge. Today people can visit the statue of liberty again as new york city enters phase 4 of reopening, but no one will be allowed to go inside. Abcs Megan Tevrizian has the latest. Reporter the number of coronavirus cases continues to climb. Nearly 64,000 new cases reported. Numbers rising in 80 of states across the u. S. , prompting Los Angeles Mayor
Mayor saying a new stay at home order may be needed to finally slow the spread. City on edge, as protests spiral into chaos in portland. A Police Union Building set on fire. Authorities calling it a riot. And the showdown between local leaders and the federal government, as militarized units patrol the streets. Campaign clash. Our new abc News Washington post poll revealing joe bidens popularity soaring. That President Trump is losing ground for his coronavirus response. And what he said when pushed on whether he would accept the results of the november election. The fishing trip horror. Three young men brutally murdered. One of them calling his father for help before he died. The sheriff describing it as a massacre. Tonight, the manhunt under way. The dangerous heat wave from oklahoma all the way into the northeast. And the Severe Weather threat as we come on. Rob marciano is standing by. And flagging the league. Some of the nfls biggest stars, and their coordinated message tonight, t
Good morning. Its wednesday, the 30th of december. Our top story. Millions more people in england are expected to be moved into the highest level of coronavirus restrictions, after a record rise in infections. The Health Secretary, matt hancock, will make the announcement in the house of commons this afternoon. Anisa kadri has more. The centre of southampton empty, after the toughest coronavirus restrictions came in on boxing day. Today, the government is expected to announce more areas of england will enter tier 4. And theres also talk of whether four tiers is enough. Yesterday, the uk announced another 53,135 covid cases, a record daily figure. Its partly down to a christmas lag in reporting, but also reflects the fast spreading new variant of the virus. And nhs staff say theyre at risk of becoming overwhelmed. The peak is not going to come for maybe two weeks from now, three weeks from now . And the big thing for us will be weve had the christmas social mixing. People will do the sa
Breakfast its customers will get their money back in full but it could take up to 4 months. The threat of Football Clubs going bust hasnt gone away thats the stark warning from the English Football League as the third and fourth tier vote to end their seasons. They admit some might not survive the coming months. Good bonding. Today is going to be cloudy and wet for most of us with limited sunshine. The driest conditions later on across the far north of scotland. All the details later. Its wednesday, june 10th. Our top story theres a warning this morning that up to 10 Million People could be on a waiting list for medical treatment in england by the end of the year thats double the current figure. The Nhs Confederation, which represents key parts of the Health Service, including hospitals and ambulance trusts, says its due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the nhs. Our health correspondent, richard galpin, has more. The report paints a bleak picture of nhs england are struggli
The Premier League has decided to drop some of its Covid-19 emergency measures following a decision at Thursday s shareholder meeting."At today s Premier League Shareholders meeting, it was decided to remove a number of the Covid-19 .