Like were in a National Emergency. And were also following other breaking pandemic news tonight. The u. S. Coronavirus death toll here in the United States tops 412,000 people with almost 25 million, million confirmed cases. That comes as the cdc has just reported the biggest oneday increase in vaccinations. Lets get straight to the white house to start our coverage this hour, chief correspondent at the white house, Kaitlan Collins, is joining us now. They say its an imperative to end the suffering brought on by this pandemic. He compared what were living in to a National Emergency, saying the crisis is only getting worse every day. Hes trying to address the economic part of that today with more of the executive orders that have deck at a timed his first few days in office. Wolf, whats looming in the background is his predecessor, that impeachment trial and how it will affect the agenda he is try trying to put in place. White house aides said that joe biden did not have an opinion on w
Unfold right now in oakland, california, where the grand princess cruise ship just docked with at least 21 infected people on board. More than 3,500 people are on board the ship. And this just coming in, italys Prime Minister has Just Announced that the entire country, 60 million people, the entire country of italy right now is on lockdown as the coronavirus continues to spread. Well talk about the breaking news with the governor of new york, andrew cuomo. Our correspondents and analysts are also standing by. First, lets go to cnns Business Editor at large, richard quest. Richard, were seeing a Global Market meltdown on wall street. There was a pause in trading. But give us some historic points. It was the largest single fall and the first time the 7 Circuit Breaker was used. As you can see on the chart there, this morning, just shortly after trading began. The market traded within a range until the end of the day when there was a bit more selling. Theres no doubt about it, the mood to
Serious travel warning that the state department can issue, telling all americans do not travel abroad. It is pretty clear here, wolf, what the state department is indicating. They are taking the coronavirus very seriously. This is a travel warning that is originally reserved for countries like afghanistan, syria, where americans could travel and face situations that would lead to death. So you can see hower is cruse this should be taken. For americans abroad right now, the state department is telling them, if there are commercial flights available. Get on those and get back to the United States. There are americans in places where they cant get on those flights right now because the countries have either closed their borders or closed off the International Airspace so there are questions about how to get those americans home and that is something that the state department is working on right now. President trump was asked about that at his press conference earlier today and indicated
In the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer in the situation room. Were following breaking news. Were standing by for a White House Briefing on the coronavirus pandemic. Well have live coverage. Just a little while ago President Trump invoked the defense production act, for the first time requiring General Motors to produce ventilators to deal with the increasing number of hospitalizations. The u. S. Leads the world in the number of cases, close to 100,000 and more than 1,500 deaths. Worldwide, more than 586,000 cases in about 150 countries and almost 27,000 deaths. Also tonight there is growing concern about emerging outbreaks in major American Cities including detroit, new orleans, chicago, miami, dallas, atlanta, and philadelphia. Our National Correspondent erica hill begins our coverage this hour from new york. Erica, first of all, california is also now reporting a very significant number of new cases. Reporter yes, a sharp surge, wolf, up 26 in just 24 hours. Calif
The governor, andrew cuomo, says the state has 53,000 beds but expects to need 140,000 as the pandemic peaks there. But he also says theres evidence suggesting that social distancing is, is helping slow the spread of the virus in new york. The World Health Organization says theres still time for the country to, quote, turn it around and avoid becoming the next global coronavirus epicenter. While we wait for the White House Briefing to begin, we dont know if the president will show up, i anticipate that he will, lets go to our National Correspondent erica hill joining us from new york. Erica, that state is an epicenter in the United States right now. But other states are now seeing a very rapid rise in the number of cases. Reporter yeah, wolf, thats absolutely right. The World Health Organization a short time ago warned of a significant shortage of critical supplies. Thats what were hearing from Governor Andrew Cuomo in new york, saying the single greatest need in this state is still ve