Today is saturday. I know it is saturday because i dont wear a tie on saturday. The total number of hospitalizations are down, again. Interesting to look at the curve, how fast we went up and how relatively slow the decline has been. That shows you the problem of having a spike, a spike happens quickly but resolves slowly. Hospitalizations, intubation is down. Number of new cases per day is also down, 400, which sounds like a large number but this is of 19tatewide population million. 15,000 hospital beds. Lost, 157. Of lives that number has been stubborn. 161, these were all basically in the margin of error, if you will. This system is not that precise. I believe when they actually go back weeks from now and calculate total number of deaths , at deaths, etc. , you will see a variation in this number. We are right about where we were when we started. We want to make sure we do not hell we have gone through. When we talk about reopening, that is a discussion. Half the state now, in terms
decisive measures to combat the coronavirus this as the death toll in china from the outbreak losses of 1000. i m told me a lot before welcome to the program until recently it was considered a done deal but now the german chancellor succession plan has fallen apart the woman widely seen as next in line to chancellor angela merkel says she has changed her mind and will not run for the top job in next year s elections and a great crime karen bought known as a k k is stepping aside following events last week there broke a political to boom in germany a conservative c.d.u. party for the 1st time teamed up with the far right alternative for germany party to win a regional election a taboo to father put a case credibility as party leader into question. on the compound gave little notice before informing party leaders of her decision she was long chancellor angela merkel s hand-picked successor now she won t be her party s candidate for chancellor and plans to step down as party chi
Rollregulators vote to socalled Net Neutrality rules, requiring internet providers to treat all traffic equally. Opponents say the move will curb online freedom. Now, it is a green light. Theresa may was hoping for it. European leaders have given their formal approval to the opening of a second phase of brexit negotiations with britain. Just moments ago, the European Council president , donald tusk, tweeted during a summit he was chairing, congratulating the british Prime Minister. The clearance provides a welcome move to may who earlier this parliamentaryy vote, giving lawmakers the final say on a deal before britain leaves the e. U. In march of 2019. Last week, the two sides agreed that the first round of issssues in the brexit talks had advanced sufficiently for now. These involve britains divorce payment, keeping the border between ireland and Northern Ireland open, sorting out Citizens Rights following brexit. Coming up a little bit later on, we will cross to brussels for more on
President donald trump to end the nations second Government Shutdown in just three weeks time. The death toll from the death toll from a syrian airstrike surges past 200. Meanwhile, france 24 goes to the north of the country as Kurdish Coalition fighters prepare against turkish fighters for a new era of the syrian war. Molly thanks for joining us in the newsroom. I am molly hall. We start with the moment that athletes have been waiting for. The 2018 Winter Olympics have ,fficially begun in pyeongchang south korea. You see images from the Opening Ceremony. Over the next few weeks, athletes will battle it out for olympic glory. An Opening Ceremony is settled titled piece in motion. There are unique circumstances with tensions between north and south korea as well as the United States. For more, lets bring in our correspondent who joins us from the capital of south korea. Clovis, what more can you tell us . S a very lively and impressive demonstration, marching to the socalled kpop music
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