Crash into a house. How this happened. Gronkowski to the end zone. And gronk is back. New details on why hes coming out of retirement. A super bowl dream team now back together. Good wednesday morning, everyone. That number just keeps rising, 45,000 people in the u. S. Have now died from the coronavirus. The fda has approved the first at home test for the virus, although it is a long way from being widely available to the public. Nursing homes remain a concern. The latest tragedy comes from connecticut where 35 people have died at one facility. And the director of the cdc says a second wave of the virus in the fall could be even worse. Many Health Care Workers say they still dont have the personal protective equipment they need. These nurses protested outside the white house demanding more supplies while reading the names of nurses who have died. Congress is taking new tbo businesses to reopen, serious new questions are being raised. Abcs Megan Tevrizian begins our coverage. Reporter n
Loop grab perpetrated by the United States bedroom government has of course found its way back home yes multiple state officials and local Health Groups from massachusetts to illinois to texas have been sounding the alarm that various federal agencies have been scooping up shipments of personal protective equipment and other valuable medical supplies for quite some time now according to a letter published in the new england journal of medicine by a medical doctor andrew artin steen with the Bay State Health of massachusetts 1st after spending valuable time just trying to convince the f. B. I. Not to confiscate his shipment of k n 95 respirators and face masks he was then soon shocked to learn that the department of Homeland Security was still considering redirecting his p. P. L. Only some quick some quick calls leading to intervention by our congressional representative prevented its seizure others my friends have not been so lucky remember back in march Massachusetts Governor Charlie
Okay thank you all for joining us this evening tonight on the very eve of the children 50th anniversary of the boston massacre we will hear from professor serena with a great new book the boston massacre, Family History. As a regular guest notes we pull together small exhibition from our collection that highlights the material we have within our holdings that eliminates the discussion today we have an entire exhibition. We did not need a small exhibition this time. That only to have a small exhibition bar exhibition actually features our speaker this evening. If you do not see it shes on the video monitors upstairs and was also very generous with her time helping us pull in the exhibition and sitting for interview. We certainly could not of done our current exhibition without her help, we owe her a debt of gratitude. Serena is a professor of Early American History and directory of a program of american studies at carleton college. She received her undergraduate and graduate degrees her
He made the announcement while speaking to reporters about local efforts to combat the outbreak, including the formation of strike teams to help Nursing Homes dealing with an influx of cases. Good afternoon, and thank you for joining us today at the Baltimore City Field Hospital at the convention center, which represents a critical part of our ongoing efforts to support Baltimore City and our hospitals across the state in the fight against the covid19 pandemic. This facility will be a place where coronavirus patients who no longer require hospitalization can complete their care and fully recover, and by providing an additional 250 beds here, this Field Hospital expands the capacity of Baltimore City health care facilities, reduces the time that patients have to remain in our hospitals, and in turn will free up that critical capacity for other patients who need acute care more urgently. We have already assembled the physical facilities here in a very short period of time. And other elem
He made the announcement while speaking to reporters about local efforts to combat the outbreak. Nursing homes are dealing with an influx of cases. Good afternoon, and thank you for joining us today at the Baltimore City Field Hospital at the convention center, which represents a critical part of our ongoing efforts to support Baltimore City and our hospitals Governor Hogan good afternoon. Against the covid19 pandemic. This facility will be a place where coronavirus patients who no longer require hospitalization can complete their care and fully recover, and by providing an additional 250 beds here, this Field Hospital expands the capacity of Baltimore City health care facilities, reduces the time that patients have to remain in our hospitals, and in turn will free up that critical capacity for other patients who need acute care more urgently. We have already assembled the physical facilities here in a very short period of time. And other elements, including a 24 7 staffing plan, are c