Procedures. A super bug outbreak in southern california. Nearl0y 20 patients have been exposed at Ronald Reagan ucla medical center. 200 people may have been exposed. Its miserable. It is dangerously cold yet again, and right now over 100 million americans are feeling it. North dakota to florida and all the way up. Really through the heart of it is up through the great lakes. We have a chance to go 30 degrees below zero. A summit aimed at countering violent extremism continues at the white house this morning. Theyre misidentifying them and their motivation. A devastating blast levelled the exxonmobil facility in california. L eft everything behind. President obama has named secret Service Agent clancy against the recommendations of the panel. Im about to run the 40yard dash for st. Jude. T allhat vanilla ice has been arrested on burglary charges. Lawyers say they can prove his innocence but not his relevance. And all that matters jeb bush addressing the itinevable comparisons to his fa
Or the political calculations, if any, that went into it. The truth is any attempt to explain or contextualize this grotesque photo only adds to insult. So we will let it speak for itself, exactly what it is. A picture of the most powerful man on earth face the most serious challenge on earth, behind the famed, resolute desk and a can of beans, plus a few other items from aisle 9. Thumbs up. Grinning like he just won a prize. 137,000 americans dead and this is our selfproclaimed wartime president s answer to it. He hasnt been to a Coronavirus Task force meeting since april, were told. Hes been could o doing everything he can to undermine our nations scientists. Hes lied about it. Thinks it will magically disappear. And given the death toll and the spread of the virus, you might think he might be spending every waking moment trying to combat it. Talking to victims families, ral rally americans to wash their hands, protecting their neighbors. But no, this is what he wants the world to se
Before the actual cdc, why thats alarming Public Health experts, were going to talk to one in a moment about that. All as the head of that agency has a stark new warning, the cdc director in a new interview telling americans the worst is yet to come. I do think the fall and the winter of 2020 and 2021 are going to be one of the most difficult times that we have experienced in american Public Health. Lets start in los angeles, where Nbcs Joe Fryer will be with me throughout the entire hour. Good to you back with us. The situation there getting worse in l. A. , l. A. County just broke its record for cases and hospitalizations. What is happening there on the ground, what is if there is any explanation at all, what is it . Reporter you know, this is an alarming number, more than 4200 new cases reported in a single day. That is not for the state, that is literally just for l. A. County, more than 2100 hospitalizations right now. Those are record numbers. And it really has people concerned h
Concerned about kids returning to classrooms are statements that could be wildly misleading about the risk. I would like to see the schools open, open 10 100 and well do it safely and carefully but when you look at the statistics i read having to do with children andimpressive. They have very strong immune systems. You wouldnt understand the children go back to school, they go back to home and some live with grandparents, this is a risk. They do say they dont transmit very easily and a lot of people say they dont transmit and were looking at that and studying, john, very hard that particular subject, that they dont bring it home with them. Now, they dont catch it easily. They dont bring it home easily and if they do catch it, they get better fast. Were looking at that fact. That is a fact store and were looking at that very strongly. Well be reporting about that. Keeping them honest, a new large highly regarded study out just this week from south korea cdc the president might have ment
Absolutely the bar is very low. But i have high hopes for 2021. The bar, very low in 2020. And we are moving on this morning to be sure. Let me tell you what you have to look forward to in the next half hour. Ahead, we have the latest on the critical georgia runoff races that will determine the balance of power in the u. S. Senate. Those contests now just days away. And Fareed Zakaria joins us for a deep dive into foreign policy. What that will mean after the Trump Presidency. How will u. S. Relationships around the world change under a President Biden . Also, a number of major court cases are on deck this year, including the george floyd trial and a Supreme Court decision on the fate of the Affordable Care act. The biggest cases to watch, ahead. Also ahead, a very special guest. Legendary cellist yoyo ma will speak to us about the power of healing through music in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. That and much more on this special edition of new day. First, lets get a check of y