This broadcast, warned us for months that we would see exactly this as the Colder Weather set in, and they were right. Another oneday record for new cases has been shattered. Over 144,000 of them just today. According to nbc news. We lost over 1,500 people in just these last 24 hours. The spread is uncontrolled in virtually every state. Thats according to data from the covid exit strategy. And now indeed the president is surrounded by it. Two more people at that white house Election Night party have tested positive. One of them trumps political director. President elect joe biden has already taken steps to focus on containing and mitigating the virus and tonight announced his senior hire will be ron klain as chief of staff. Klain is a longtime biden aide who also worked with the former Vice President in the Obama Administration on ebola and other epidemics. Today trump and biden both took part in separate veterans day events. While trump continues to hold up the transition and bidens a
On the 20th of january. Today again, though, our nation set a new and dark record as the coronavirus is now moving and multiplying and escalating at an alarming and deadly level. The experts, many of them on this broadcast, warned us for months that we would see exactly this as the Colder Weather set in, and they were right. Another oneday record for new cases has been shattered. Over 144,000 of them just today. According to nbc news. We lost over 1,500 people in just these last 24 hours. The spread is uncontrolled in virtually every state. Thats according to data from the covid exit strategy. And now indeed the president is surrounded by it. Two more people at that white house Election Night party have tested positive. One of them trumps political director. President elect joe biden has already taken steps to focus on containing and mitigating the virus and tonight announced his senior hire will be ron klain as chief of staff. Klain is a longtime biden aide who also worked with the fo
Of his health, but today one of his representatives in his d. C. Office saying he is, indeed, there. He will be at the apex of the bridge and he will have the opportunity to greet marchers there. He has been there virtually every year as a tradition. Lets go now no Arlette Saenz who is in selma at the march. Arlette, what is the mood like now, and how are people inspired to learn that congressman lewis will be there . Reporter fredricka, it will certainly be a very emotional moment here in selma when congressman john lewis shows up for todays commemorations. It had been uncertain whether he would actually be able to attend this years anniversary commemorations as he is undergoing treatment for stage 4 pancreatic cancer. It was 55 years ago when a Young John Lewis in his 20s led a march, a group of demonstrators, across this bridge as they were marching for Voting Rights, and some Alabama State troopers ended up beating and teargassing many of the protester demonstrators who were here o
Clear path to pull away in the delegate chase. Joe biden gets a late but important endorsement in must win South Carolina. This country is at an important point. It is time for us to restore this countrys dignity. No one wants to admit it, to the fundamental principles that make this country what it is. My good friend, my late wifes great friend, joe biden. A packed hour ahead. We begin right there, the morning after the big South Carolina democratic debate and joe biden landing that late but key endorsement, the influential South Carolina congressman, democratic james clyburn. Guaranteeing a win saturday and try to help as other candidates try to make inroads with africanamericans. That competition was a sub plot of last nights debate. More a food fight. If you get nominated we will be arguing this all year. I want to sen those democrats back to the United States house. Lets listen to them when they say they dont want to be out there defending Vice President biden, please. Senator Ber
Also were also hearing that the Vice President will be joining the president as well in addition to the corona task force. So well have these questions obviously about the czar, well ask the questions about funding Going Forward, the planning Going Forward, but the czar question is a big one and clear that that would offer a lot of help. What is the risk as far as you can tell right now to americans from this virus tonight . I think the risk is still low. I mean, we know of i think 60 people now, there was somebody else who was just confirmed over the past couple of hours. But look, for the vast majority of people who have any kind of symptoms, it will be more are likely a cold or the flu. Not likely to be the coronavirus. But what were hearing from cdc and to be fair what weve been hearing all along from Public Health officials is that the strategies that have been in place in china, these travel restrictions, all these different things, were to slow down the progression of this outbr