Texas green lights more businesses to get back to work but some Health Care Workers worried about a spike in infections as hospitals in houston use virtual icus to monitor covid places. And across much of the country cases still rising. Newly released cell phone video showing this 25yearold unarmed black man out on a jog being chased by two white men in georgia, shot to death in the middle of the afternoon. The men not arrested. The d. A. Now sending the case to a grand jury. All action on hold while the courts are still in coronavirus lockdown. Race for a vaccine. The new hope this morning as one trial begins human testing. How promising are they . One of the lead investigators joins us live only on gma. Reopening disney. The first park set to unlock its gates since the pandemic began. The plans revealed to help protect visitors and what it means for resorts in the u. S. Malia and sasha obama, the former first daughters get candid. Im excited for her to be proud of what shes done. Ope
Governor, commissioner from the Health Department in general murphy, and general patrick murphy, it was in charge of our National Guard for many years. Did not did an outstanding job, and within him in many emergency situations over the years. Hes a man who leads from the front. It is my type of leader. He had so much fun when he retired in any came and joined us as commissioner of homeland security. This team, and the new yorkers, should have total confidence. Because they have done it before. Theyve been in the situation and not this exact one but if handled emergencies, and they handled the more very well. The r will adverse. Lets go do an update where we are today. Everybody knows what we are dealing with. It is preventing an overload of the Healthcare System. So the number of acute cases are coming into the Healthcare System. The growth in the number of cases, must match the capacity of the Healthcare System. And that is what we have been working on. We have watched that rate of h
Sectionalize. And i hope we get there much quicker than that. The governor spelled out in vivid detail what the blackouts and pg e long term neglect of safety investments cost the people of the state. Stake holders work swiftly as if they lost a loved one in the campfire. If a swift resolution is not reached in advance of the next fire season the governor threatened he would have the state intervene. It could be a long shot. Naerly two dozen mayors have been banded together to push for pg e to become a customer owned utility. A concept that could be costly. No taxpayer money will be involved. Live for us in a pg e substation in san jose with details of that plan. Mayor says the time has come for ideas to surface that would help make the pg e system safer. More reliable. And to do mainteance that is required. Oakland mayor and others agree with him the proposal is needed now. They havent been able to put a price tag on it. One estimate says it dould cost 50 billion. If were paying for i
Fire, killing three, including a child. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. That is with gavin. We will hear from liverpool managerjurgen klopp, as he prepares for what he calls the sites first cup final before the season sites first cup final before the season begins. That and plenty more coming up. Thanks. And ben rich has the weather. Remember the heat of last week, things have changed significantly, flooding rain in places over the weekend, pretty unsettled over the next few days, and that transition to something more unsettled has brought some really Severe Weather gcioss brought some really Severe Weather across some parts of europe. We will be looking at that plus all the weather news just before half past. Thanks, ben. Also coming up trapped up to his neck in water for several hours the man who got stuck in rocks as the tide came in and had to be freed by firefighters. Hello, everyone this is afternoon live im simon mccoy. Boris johnson is in scotland this afternoon on
Court of appeals judge for the ninth circuit. Confirmation vote is expected later today. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will open the senate with prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Our father in heaven, how great you are today, lead our lawmakers in their work. May they be messengers of unity and hope. Make them productive servants who strive to honor you. Remind them to act with justice, love, mercy, and humility. May they speak words that bring life, as they seek to live with integrity. Sovereign lord, strengthen our senators to seize opportunities that bring peace, hope, and freedom. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Mcconnell madam president. The presiding offic