Outside of washington, d. C. , the fbi warning state capitols could be at risk. They are taking their own security precautions as we speak. This morning, we are hearing directly from the brave officers who put their lives on the line to defend the capitol and our democracy on january 6th. People still swinging metal poles at us, pushing and shoving, spraying us with mace and pepper spray. I was being beaten with a thin blue line flag. Guys were trying to grab my gun. They were chanting, kill him with his own gun. They were calling us traitors, telling us to remember our oath. Eventually, they attacked us. This hour, we are keeping our eye on capitol hill, because in 30 minutes, nancy pelosi will be briefing reporters. We will watch for any new information about the security preparations. And what the speaker might say about sending that new article of impeachment over to the senate. Thats going to happen roughly 30 minutes from now. Right now, lets get to our reporters following these
Its happening too quickly. We lost too much time. Thats why the advice from doctors is when around other people, act like you have the virus. Act as a sick person would. And if we all do, we can all manage to keep our distance. Then, weirdly, its distance that will keep us together and alive when we reach the other end of this. And we end this incredibly difficult week in our country. We are now at 18,000 cases, give or take, about four times the number of cases when we started this week. And who among us didnt expect to read some version of this . Were now learning from the Washington Post that u. S. Intelligence agencies were issuing ominous classified warnings in january and february about the global danger from coronavirus while President Trump and lawmakers played down the threat and took no action to slow its spread. Also tonight, a staff member in the Vice President s office has tested positive. First known positive test for the virus among white house personnel in the west wing
Meant the curve. He said weve had a tremendous day. He promised lots of good news to report tomorrow. He talked about death today, called it a terrible word, a terribly dark word, while still contrasting the death toll against the worst of the projections. His way of projecting that he has acted decisively, acted early as he likes to say. While promising massive testing in certain areas of our country as he put it, he said there wont be widespread testing of americans prior to people someday going back to work. And on that front, he again said, were going to be opening up. We call it opening very, very soon, i hope. In the meantime and in the real world, another record day in some areas in terms of our death toll. This virus has now killed more than 16,000 americans. More than 462,000 have been infected. The Vice President proudly said today weve tested 2 million americans. But in a nation of 327 million, thats less than 1 of the population. And todays count of confirmed cases, 462,000
For months and months and months. Were going to open our country again. And the cure cant be worse than the problem itself, right . I started by saying that, and i continue to say it. The cure cannot be worse than the problem itself. We got to get our country open. This country was not designed to be closed. So weve had the greatest weve ever had, and then were paying people to stay home . Think of it. Were paying people not to go to work. How about that . How does that play . And they want to go to work by the way. They dont even want they dont want money. This country is great. But were paying people. We have to get back to work. Thats what im saying. Joining me now, dr. Lipi roy. Shes an msnbc medical contributor and an internal medicine physician. And dr. Schaffner, a professor of infectious diseases. I see lipi. I dont see dr. Schaffner up yet. Lipi, you and i talked this morning and you said maybe donald trump needs to come to new york to see how things are. He vacillates between
Early as he likes to say. While promising massive testing in certain areas of our country as he put it, he said there wont be widespread testing of americans prior to people someday going back to work. And on that front, he again said, were going to be opening up. We call it opening very, very soon, i hope. In the meantime and in the real world, another record day in some areas in terms of our death toll. This virus has now killed more than 16,000 americans. More than 462,000 have been infected. The Vice President proudly said today weve tested 2 million americans. But in a nation of 327 million, thats less than 1 of the population. And todays count of confirmed cases, 462,000, means just under a quarter of all those tested are testing positive, presumably because this early scramble to test people has been of the already acutely ill. Tonight nearly every state is under a major disaster declaration because of this virus. With that comes the continued relentless hemorrhaging of jobs in