In nearly three quarters of the country as we head into this Holiday Weekend. 36 states, take a look at that map, all of the orange and red. Those states reporting a rise in infections. Just two states, rhode island and vermont, have seen new cases decline over the past week. The biggest states really grabbing the biggest headlines this morning. Singing is out at Church Services in california, an alltime record of 10,000 new cases in florida in a single day. And a mandatory mask order now in effect for nearly every county in texas. Lets go live to houston this morning, where we find cnns lucy kavanaugh. Lucy, good morning. Reporter erica, good morning. This Coronavirus Crisis is far from being handled. And this move by Governor Abbott is a major reversal. He has previously barred local governments from penalizing people who didnt Wearing Masks. Now wearing one of these in the state of texas is the law. That is, if you live in a county with 20 or more cases. That applies to roughly 95 o
Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and all around the world. Im natalie allen. This is cnn newsroom. The coronavirus is proving to be a greater threat to the worlds population than ever before. The World Health Organization on friday, reported the highest number of infections in a single day. Onequarter of the cases are here in the United States. More than 74,000 americans tested positive for covid19 in just 24 hours. California, texas and florida are hardhit. What we have right now, are three new yorks with three, major states. Were having to respond as an American People. Thats why you call hear us cal for masks and increased social distancing. Kids over covid. The u. S. State of georgia logged 4,800 new cases on friday, when one of its Largest School districts said that students would not be returning to the classroom after all, hundreds of parents protested. But the nations top Infectious Disease expert warns theres more at stake than education. When you talk about fo
Our top story, the latest numbers from Johns Hopkins show that there are now more than 16 million confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide. We begin with brazil. It recorded more than 50,000 new cas cases saturday for the fourth straight day. The country already has the second highest case count in the world. But that is not stopping the alwaysdefiant president bolsonaro from taking off his mask in public. Thats him in the middle, riding a motorcycle. Well have more from our Nick Paton Walsh shortly. And mexicos president says a mask isnt scientifically proven to help, so he wont wear one. Health experts disagree. Mexico just reported more than 6700 new cases and has the fourthhighest death toll win te world. But it is the United States with more than one fourth of all cases worldwide, seeing the biggest jump in absolute terms, 64,000 new cases saturday. Months into this pandemic, individual states are still setting daily records for infections and deaths. Florida now with the secondhighe
Im kim brunhuber. Day by day thousands around the world are finding out theyre infected with the coronavirus, but nowhere is the pandemic being felt more acutely than in the United States. Heres the latest. New daily infections are still on the rise in nearly half the states. The u. S. Accounts for about 1 4 of the worlds total coronavirus cases and about 1 5 of all deaths. More than 5,000 people are now reported dead in texas alone. The Trump Administration is acknowledging to cnn that its taking too long to get test results back. We after never gonna be happy with testing until we get turnaround times within 24 hours, and i would be happy with point of care testing everywhere. We are not there yet. We are doing everything we can to do that. What can we do . We can test everybody in a hospital within 24 hours so they can get the new treatments we develop. We are point of care testing in Nursing Homes or prioritizing all Nursing Homes because thats where 50 of the mortality are. Where
Im christine romans. Im laura jarrett. Its thursday, august 13th here in new york. 82 days to the election. We begin here with Kamala Harris laying out her first speech as joe bidens running mate. Everything we care about, our economy, our health, our children, the kind of country we live in, its all on the line. Were reeling from the worst Public Health crisis in a century. America is crying out for leadership. Were experiencing a moral reckoning with racism and systemic injustice that has brought a new coalition of conscience to the streets of our country demanding change. Harris and biden making their first appearance together in bidens home state of delaware on the same stage but socially distanced. Harris sharply criticized the president s handling of the pandemic and the economic fallout. Jessica dean has more from washington. Reporter the first look at an historic ticket. I had a great choice, but i have no doubt that i picked the right person to join me as the next Vice Preside