Atlantas mayor is encouraging testing. If you were out protesting last night, you probably need to go get a covid test this week. Reporter in these 15 states and puerto rico, the number of newly reported cases is increasing. Places like tennessee, south carolina, and california, where protests are quite large. In los angeles county, theyve had to close or move coronavirus testing sites because of the chaos. Chicago and philadelphia have had to shut down food banks that were helping people who the virus has put out of work. Theres some encouraging news from drugmakers. The makers of the drug remdesivir, the antiviral that has been used to treat covid19, are now saying a third study shows that their drug is effective in treating the coronavirus symptoms with just a fiveday treatment. Authorities say they are hoping, for example, that the people who crowded this Cell Phone Store and stole all of their product wont need it. Steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. Our thanks to steve there. Kenn
Coming up, as president obama second inauguration approaches, religious voices on the mood of the country and the outlook for the next four years. And bob faw reports on the shameful history of lynching in america, and African Americans who found ways to forgive. Major funding for religion and ethics news weekly provided by the indianapolis based Family Foundation dedicated to religion, Community Development and education. Additional funding also provided by mutual of america, designing customized, individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why were your retirement company. The jane henson foundation. And the corporation for public broadcasting. Welcome, im bob abernethy. Its good to have you with us. Final preparations are underway in washington, d. C. , for the second inauguration of barack obama, taking place on monday, Martin Luther king, jr. Day. The benediction will now be given by the reverend luis leon of st. Johns episcopal church, where the obamas sometimes attend servic
Called the president s message antithetical to the teachings of jesus. That bishop and the mayor of washington, d. C. Will join us in just minutes. Lets begin our coverage with cnns Brynn Gingras in new york with the breaking news of what has happened in the past hours. Brynn . Reporter even into this hour were learning by the from the nypd that unrest continued to happen. So far about 200 arrests overnight, and that number is likely going to go up as people are being processed. There was a lot of violence. I want to play that video again, and, again, it is disturbing. This is an incident that happened about 12 45 in the bronx in the progress of a burglary, which they believe was part of the looting, which they saw across the city last night. Police responding to that looting, was hit by a car first incident against police that we have seen in new york city throughout the course of these protests. We know one happened just the night before in the west village where an officer was struc
Thats why were retirement company. And the corporation for public broadcasting. Welcome. Im bob abernethy. Its good to have you with us. Pope benedict xvi stunned the world this week with the surprise announcement that hes decided to resign, the first pope to step down in 600 years. Our Coverage Today includes analysis from two experts on the church, and it begins with reaction from catholics and noncatholics alike, gathered by our managing editor kim lawton. Benedict said hes resigning for the good of the church. Isnt that a profound sign of his own humility in that he was able to recognize when, you know, it just was more than he could handle . And instead of letting just sort of others do the job, he viewed very strongly that we needed somebody in that position that would really be able to take the helm. I think this decision was made out of love for the church and her needs. But it was an almost unprecedented decision. In my lifetime, popes have died in office. One has never resign
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