Lets keep talking about ebola. Does the government need to fast track ebola drugs . Join the conversation now on our facebook page. Keeptalking. Let us know what you think. Have a great day. Fox friends starts now. Bye. Good morning to you. It is october 7. Im Ainsley Earhardt filling in for Elisabeth Hasselbeck this morning. Were going to begin with a fox news alert. The president promising to ramp up ebola screenings here at home but will that be enough . And what does this mean for you and your family . We are live with the latest plan straight ahead. An american teenager bound for terror. That 19yearold arrested at the airport in chicago because he wanted to go away and join isis. And wait until you see what he left for his parents. Ben affleck fired up over defending moderate muslims. Its racist. Its so not. We have to be able to
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We now have this information fear, and panic which is as contagious or more contagious than the virus. Trace hi, everyone, im trace gallagher, 1 00 a. M. In new york city, the next few hours will be covering the Fast Breaking headline surrounding the killer disease that has been infecting not just 14,000 americans, but our economy as well. If we begin our Nations Capital where there is a glimmer of hope with a desperate race to find a cure. On thursday, President Trump awarded the sba to fasttrack Clinical Trials on two drugs that have shown promise in the treatment of coronavirus patients. But doctors werent even without the red tape, their findings could be months away. Capitol hill, congress came closer to unleashing 1 trillion relief package which is expected to put some money in the pockets of hurting families. How much . And one . Its still very uncertain. If this as unemployment claims jumped by more than 280,000. Through it all, a call for action for volunteers and businesses s
Was hoping. But since then, the numbers have been back up over 2,000 deaths each day for tuesday this week, wednesday, thursday, and now for today as well. It is just astonishing to be having that Many Americans killed every day now. More than 2,000 americans every day. But just look at how fast this thing has exploded. If you go back seven weeks ago to the last friday in february, that friday, february 28th, four americans had been killed by coronavirus. A week later, march 6th, it was 26 americans who had been killed. The week after that, march 13th, it was 55 americans dead. The week after that, march 20th, 247 americans dead. One week after that, we went from 247 to 1,574. And the month of april has just been astonishing since then. In that one week between friday, march 27th, and friday april 3rd, we went from about 1,500 americans dead to more than 7,000. By last friday, april 10, that number had more than doubled, and now since last friday we are having more than 2,000 americans
Numbers had maybe hit their peak, and would start to consistently drop, thats obviously what everybody was hoping. But since then, the numbers have been back up over 2,000 deaths each day. Or tuesday this week, wednesday, thursday, and now, for today as well. Its just astonishing to be having that Many Americans killed every day now. More than 2,000 americans every day. But just look at how fast this thing has exploded. If you go back seven weeks ago, to the last friday in february, that friday, february 28th, four americans had been killed by coronavirus. A week later, march 6th, it was 26 americans who had been killed. The week after that, march 13th, it was 55 americans dead. The week after that, march 20th, 247 americans dead. One week after that, we went from 247 to 1,574. And the month of april has just been astonishing since then. In that one week, between friday, march 27th and friday, april 3rd, we went from about 1,500 americans dead, to more than 7,000. Last friday, april 10
Becomes the first pope in centuries to resign. And hes leaving behind a vatican really at a cross roads. The Catholic Church facing difficult challenges and also opportunities as it moves forward. Now, as i say, usually when theres a transition and weve covered it so many times, well, not so many times, but the last one i was here, and that was because a pope died. John paul ii died after living his last years infirmed and in visible pain. Now we have a transition, we have a living pope. Youre not watching a funeral before the next pope is elected. Youre not watching the worlds heads of state come here to pay their respects to the departed pope. Youre seeing a much different kind of transition. John al whlen, what is Pope Benedict going to do the rest of the day . Normally the wednesday audience, the pope gives religious instruction rooted in scripture. But today i would imagine that knowing the momentous nature of whats happening, its probably going to be uncharacteristically personal