Battle against the virus with the numbers continuing to rise essential workers are putting their lives at risk well tell you all about it all right its time to boost your news i q. U. S. Navy warships are heading to the caribbean and off the coast of venezuela in what could become dangerous new escalation between both countries the u. S. Claims its navy present in the region is to counter narcotics operations meantime the venezuelan government says theyre preparing for any battle r. T. Correspondent john hardy has more from miami. Americas war on drugs is taking aim at venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his socalled cartel of the sons the Trump Administration indicted majeure and several others on Drug Trafficking and narco terrorism charges march 26th an extraordinary announcement that diverted attention at least briefly anyway from another ongoing war the coronavirus war then last week President Trump announced u. S. Navy ships were heading to the caribbean and the coast of vene
Today, we have taken a number of have received 400 ventilators from the Strategic National stockpile on tuesday. They said more on the way and we are grateful, but we still need a lot more. We recently announced that detroit will be one of the first cities in america to receive five testing machines and 5000 kits. Used to testill be police and fire emf workers. It produces results in 15 minutes and that is fantastic. Each machine does one sample at a time so detroit will have the 050 results per hour and that is why it has to be focused on the frontline. President trump granted my request for a formal mission to allocate 3000 members of the daysgan army for up to 90 to perform humanitarian missions across the state. Helpwill do things like run a mobile screening facilities, distribute food and medical supplies, insure resiliency and supply lines, disinfect public spaces, and support Public Safety when required. Formally declared a state of disaster and sent a letter requesting a concur
School buildings closed through the remainder of the academic year. She also urged the state legislature, extending the emergency declaration. This is 30 minutes. Gov whitmer thank you all for joining us. I am here with dr. Calhoun. Since monday, we have taken a number of action we have received 400 ventilators from the Strategic National stockpile on tuesday. I spoke with the president , and he more are on the way, and that is great. We are grateful, but we still need a lot more. We recently announced that detroit will be one of the first cities in america to receive five testing machines and 5000 kits from abbott labs. The mayor announced that yesterday. These tests will be used to test fire, ems, and ddot workers. It produces results in 15 minutes, and that is fantastic. Each machine does one sample at a time, so detroit will have the capacity to do 20 to 50 results per hour, and that is why it has to be focused on the frontline. Providers. On monday, President Trump granted my requ
This doctor is a bit of a super hero herself here because she was the first to link the water to high levels of lead in the children of flint. The word lead when youre a physician or pediatrician signals what in your brain . There is no safe level of lead. It impacts cognition. How children think actually drops by two levels. It impacts behavior leading to things like developmental delays and has lifealtdering consequences. Youve heard a lot about the future of driverless cars. But what about this . Thats right, 18 wheels on the road and nobody in the drivers seat. Dont be surprised to see this on american highways soon. How close are we to a day when these trucks have no driver . Well be operating on the public highways with real cargo with a real fleet in 2021. ticking im lesley stahl. Im Bill Whitaker. Im anderson cooper. Im sharyn alfonsi. Im jon wertheim. Im scott pelley. Those stories, tonight, on 60 minutes. ticking cbs money watch sponsored by lincoln financial, helping you cre
Airport has been given tokens to the airport so they can ride back to the city. We have Team Coverage today. We begin with abc7 News Reporter amy holly field. Reporter security guards shot this video when they noticed a sudden uptick of hopeless people. They found sam transbuses at the end of the line, emptying the bus and watched as a half dozen Homeless People spilled out on to the streets. It originates on the peninsula. Phil broke the story in the chronicle. He said it was a surprise to see the video. When you see the video, it is a shock. You realize, there is no place for these people to go. Tey just melt into the night. We saw it happen around 5 00 this morning at the stop right next to the embarcadero center. The bus was at the end of the line. The people who got off the bus looked like they had nowhere to go. I didnt realize it was happening. Clearly not a great thing. Its horrible that theyre homeless. There should be a solution. To bus them in from somewhere else, thats pret