Roughly 1,000 more than we reported yesterday. The number of deaths rising from 67 to 88. President trump who has been downplaying the pandemic for weeks changed his tone. He offered a much, much different message in the face of these new numbers. You look at whats happening in other countries. Italy is having a very hard time, but i think that what we do ive spoken with my son. He says, how bad is this . Its bad. Its bad. But were going to were going to be hopefully a best case, not a worst case. Thats what were working for. Together, hopefully, to try and avoid a worst case scenario, President Trump recommended pretty serious guidelines. That the country essentially go into lockdown mode. A new set of white house guidelines says, number one, anyone who is sick should stay home. And if anyone tests pos tifrks everyone in their household should also stay home. Everyone should work or take classes from home whenever possible. And avoid being in any group larger than 10 people. Avoid dis
Going back to congress. I have to go back. To those that might be concerned its too expensive . President trump we are going big. We could keep you every day or every week we are going big. That is where Mitch Mcconnell thats the way he wants to go. Thats the way i want t to go. Have a big infusion as opposed to going to little meetings every couple of days. We want to go big, go solid. The country is very strong. We have never been so strong. That is what we are going to be doing. We dont want with this invisible enemy airlines going out of business or people losing their jobs or not having money to live when they were doing very well 4 weeks ago. So we are going big. Everybody seems to like it on the hill. Airlines and hotels a call with restaurants today pit was was any type of emergency discussed on that call . Even if they are doing delivery and not making as much money with a full house . Let me make 2 comments on the restaurants. The president understands this. First of all, we
Weve got to stop being the stupid party. Its time for a new Republican Party that talks like adults. Harsh words as one of the rising stars in the gop leads a come to jesus moment. Are we about to witness a change in the party of lincoln . Good saturday afternoon to you, im craig melvin. You are watching msnbc, the place for politics plus how the fierce urgency of now, after newtown has turned whats politically palable in washington . Maybe. When gadhafis regime fell, literally, truckloads of weapons were let loose in africa. Richard engel will join me live to talk to us about how all of that is coming back to haunt us. First, the rea action to tom harkins announcement that heel not be running for his sixth term in between 14. Its just time to step aside. Senate majority leader harry reid praising his hes been a champion for improving americans access to Affordable Health care. Tom is a passionate progressive whose deeplyheld principles prieded a Guiding Light to democrats for decade.
The gulf coast. Our business has just tanked. Axelrod and we remember ross perot, a selfmade billionaire and president ial candidate who called them as he saw them. There will be a giant sucking sound going south. Axelrod good evening. Im jim axelrod. And this is our western edition. The calls are growing louder labor secretary alex acosta to resign over his handling of the secret plea deal that gave the wealthy investor Jeffrey Epstein an uncommonly light sentence in a sex trafficking case 11 years ago. Acosta was a federal prosecutor in south florida at the time. Today President Trump weighed in saying acostas very good at his job, but mr. Trump did add he will take a closer look at the case. And in the oval office, paula reid had a chance to ask the president about his relationship with epstein. Reporter President Trump once considered Jeffrey Epstein a friend, but today he distanced himself from the convicted sex offender. I was not a fan of his, that i can tell you. Reporter but m
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