Thousand americans are dying from the virus each day. Experts warning this morning that the u. S. Faces an impending disaster if it doesnt dramatically ramp up testing, saying results are takinging far too long, sometimes up to two weeks, making it almost impossible to reduce the spread of the virus. And in georgia, the fight over face masks is headed all the way to court. The governor of georgia now suing the mayor of its largest city, atlanta, in an effort to block that city from making face coverings mandatory. It is a waste of resources, taxpayer dollars. It is mind boggling. I refuse to sit back and watch as disastrous policies threaten the lives and livelihoods of our citizens. Lets start with blayne alexander joining us for the hour from atlanta along with Vaughn Hillyard in phoenix, and Kelly Odonnell at the white house. The escalation playing out in georgia, the legal battle between the republican governor and the democratic mayor of atlanta heading into a new chapter this mor
The protests erupted after the decision to charge just one of three officers involved in Breonna Taylors death but not her killing. Police fought violent demonstrators and arrested several people. Im concerned about the safety of our officers. Weve had two officers shot tonight. Thats a dangerous condition. I think the safety of our officers and community we serve is of utmost importance. Trace Mark Meredith is live in louisville. What are you seeing out there this morning . Trace, it is much calmer this morning than what it was last night. It was chaos last night including the street im standing on now even though there were so Many Police Officers out there that didnt stop hundreds of people coming to protest. A few of those protestors decided to set things on fire. The big headline is what you were talking about. The shooting of two Police Officers a half mile from where we are. Look at this dramatic video captured by some of the body cam ras out there by the Police Department givin
The killing of george floyd by police. As i talked to my friends, who have been in this movement for a very long time, who wake up in this movement every day, and i ask them what theyre seeing, what theyre feeling, what theyre hearing, to a person, i hear them say we dont know these folks. Meanwhile, donald trump and his attorney general had their own explanation, labeling the instigators as left wing and antifa groups. In many places it appears the violence is planned, organized and driven by anarchic and left extremist groups, far left extremist groups. Well, as of this morning, the story has shifted yet again. State officials have since walked back their claims that most of those arrested were from out of state. The situation is so fluid, were still not sure who the violent protesters were or where they came from, but the idea that people would use the grief and justifiable rage that millions of people all over the country feel to wreak havoc on the very communities that are sufferi
Florida. The state reported more than 8,000 new cases just today. More than 9,000 cases yesterday. And as the surge shows no signs of weakening, the Vice President , the governor of texas and members of the White House Coronavirus task force are all saying what the president has not. And it will take these, worn by everybody, in the coming days to make theyresure we will slo spread of covid19. People should continue to practice good hygiene, wash your hands, avoid touching your face and wear a mask. Im appealing to every texan to wear a mask. We know now, theres Scientific Evidence that masks both keep you from infecting others but may also partially protect you from getting infected. I dont think there are very many adults in this country who dont know about the handwashing techniques that should be employed, about the masking, about the social distancing. The problem is people arent doing it. Yet just hours earlier this was the Vice President sitting front row wearing his mask while
Particularly when you cant socially distance, wearing a facial covering, we have advised that since the beginning of may, club, especially for facetoface businesses, and i think you have seen that. So far in the u. S. Theres only two states seize infections dro the death toll now well over 125,000 in the u. S. Cnns Sarah Westwood is in washington. Sarah, which is very different tone that were getting from the white house by way of the Vice President. He said multiple times, wear a mask. Wearing a mask is a good idea. Reporter thats right, fred, the strongest we have seen the Vice President urge people to wear masks since this crisis started. He leaned very far into it. Notably the Vice President was himself wearing a mask, nearly every time he appeared on camera, except when he was speaking in that church some other select times, thats significant because critics say the tone was not being set at the top, with president President Trump and Vice President pence, declining to wear masks.