States and 22,000 deaths, the cdc director says we are close to the peak of this pandemic. The Surgeon General says several of the cities hit hardest by the virus, new york, michigan, new orleans, are seeing it drop off a bit. For the first time in u. S. History, every state in the country is under a federal declaration while health care nationwide is responding to this crisis. The debate is now when do we start reshuttering the economy. Sometime in may says the president , but its a battle between state officials and outside of it. States across the country plan to make their own decisions. Theyre the ones that get to decide. Lets begin in new york with athena jones. I do think people believe the president can just say everything is open, but thats not the way it works. Its up to state governors. Reporter thats exactly right. The president can say that but its not up to him. Governor cuomo didnt consult with the president when he put in these very dramatic stayathome orders. These lea
Social distancing guidelines earlier than it did. This comes as the New York Times reports that medical experts warned the Trump Administration about the growing threat of the coronavirus as early as january. Joining me now is cnns White House Correspondent john harwood and ron brownstein, Senior Editor at the atlantic. Thank you for joining us, especially than holiday weekend, appreciate it. John, you first. President trump is looking ahead to his decision on when to reopen the economy and how soon to do it. You know, hes called it the biggest decision of his presidency. He doesnt actually have control of how this is going to go down. Thats right. And, you know, he has said hes got economic advisers to listen to and Health Advisers and hell listen to his own gut. But im not sure how much choice he actually has, for a couple of overlapping reasons. First of all, it is one thing to blow off the warnings of Public Health officials when the danger is spreading beneath the surface, but is
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Is a covid patient. At a hospital in brooklyn, dr Melanie Malloy has been keeping a video diary of life and of death. The wards are crowded still with patients dependent on ventilators. Hello to you. President trump has said the us has passed the peak of new covid 19 infections. At his Daily Briefing he claimed that this put american states in a strong position to re open medics and nurses are the economy. Physically and emotionally before we hearfrom mr trump, exhausted, but theyre witnessing signs of hope. Heres a quick look at some today we have 43 people in the department. Of the other developments around the world. Thats pretty much full, in the uk, new government advice will allow close family but i have to say, its doing a lot better than a couple members to say their final of weeks ago when we had 86 goodbyes to dying relatives. To 96 in the department, in denmark, there are some a0 people boarding. Positive signs as primary it was really tough, schools are allowed to open agai
Has prevented me from using the Constitutional Authority that we are given under the recess provisions. That should either fulfil its duty and what of my nominees were formally adjourned so that i can make recess appointments. We have a tremendous number of people that have to come into government and now more so have to come into government and now more so than ever before because of the virus. Were watching bbc news live with President Trump in the rose garden at the white house. A long list of the country is doing. President trump talking about the flights with medical supplies being moved around the states from one state to another where they are needed and also the production of ventilators, but now moving very much into a political position making very Strong Political points about how the democrats are holding up about how the democrats are holding up the whole process in terms of getting more equipment onto and into the country in terms of conforming and legalizing and making t