Tonight, then you know nothing but good news. The president says it will be open very soon, businesses will be open very soon and we should await the okay to get going. He says the vaccines are coming along very quickly. They are fixing the problem. He emphasized this is a medical problem, not economic, and he said the mortality rate number may be lower than people think. Now, we should point out in the real world, the u. S. Has the highest rate of increase in the world and our numbers rocketed up again today. And, again, we dont know how many people have it in this country because people cant get tested so much of the time. Of those tested, we know we have over 43,000. And the number of deaths just went up by at least 137 just today. As we come on the air tonight, the death toll currently stands at 533. The u. S. Remains way behind where we should be in this fight right now. Our economy is going into a forced kind of sleep mode, and unemployment claims are higher than they have ever b
American people. And as you know, i worked for senator moynihan, and i know you have an item on one of your menus named after him, and we all appreciate that. Thank you very much for joining us. Really appreciate it. Thank you for having me. Well, that is tonights last word. Msnbcs coverage of the coronavirus pandemic continues. Well, good evening once again. Day 1159 of the trump administration. 225 days until our next president ial election. And if you were watching the White House Briefing earlier tonight, then you know nothing but good news. The president says it will be over very soon, that businesses will be open very soon, and we should await the okay to get going. He says the vaccines are coming along very quickly. They are fixing the problem. He emphasized this is a medical problem, not economic, and he said the mortality rate number may be lower than people think. Now, we should point out in the real world, the u. S. Has the highest rate of increase in the world, and our numb
Of his security detail. The governor says he is not showing any symptoms but he is going into quarantine. Thats the governor. Also on the front page of the star tribune right now, a story about the Lieutenant Governor of minnesota. Her name is penny flanagan. Also on the front page of that same paper right now is the news that her brother has just died from coronavirus. She describes her brother as a tough as nails u. S. Marine, and she says this. Quote, if you feel fine, thats great. But please consider the possibility that youre carrying the virus and dont know it, and then you walk past the next ron, my big brother, in public. Covid19 now has a personal connection to me. Please do all you can to prevent one for you. Also on that same front page, tonight, minnesotas confirmed caseload as a state jumped from 169 known cases yesterday to 235 known cases today. Also on that same front page, the fact that the Transit System in the twin cities is cutting its service two days from now by 4
Bit of sunshine coming through, but in scotland and Northern Ireland staying quite cloudy today, and there will be a little bit of rain to come for some of us as well. I will have the full forecast coming up will have the full forecast coming upa will have the full forecast coming up a little bit later on. Its saturday, may the 16th. Our top story stick with the rules and dont take risks. Thats the message from the Health Secretary matt hancock, as we enter our first weekend since lockdown restrictions were eased in england. Local councils are warning us to stay away from beauty spots and beaches, fearing a surge of visitors will lead to an increase in infections. It comes after scientists revealed the infection rate across the uk has risen. John mcmanus has the latest. In southwold in suffolk, they are hoping for visitors this weekend, so long as they follow the distancing rules. They dont want to see a repeat of these scenes from march. With warm weather on the way, and a resumption
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