Good eving from new york. Im chris hayes. Even as donald trump and the white house try to consign the coronavirus, were over that, were on to other things. As they tell people to go out, get back to work and throw their bodies on the live grenade that is the coronavirus, Donald Trumps own government knows thats not the case. The virus is very much not over. A report obtained by nbc news and compiled by the white houses Pandemic Task force shows this. Coronavirus rates are spiking in heartland community. The report details how ten top areas record ed surges of 72. 4 or greater, including nashville, tennessee, des moines, iowa, and central city, kentucky. This unreleased report is, of course, at odds with the president and what hes telling americans. Yesterday, he said all throughout the country the numbers are coming down rapidly. The data, this data shows its not the case. While true in the aggregate the numbers are trending down, there are places throughout the country that are likely
Heres what he put on congress. Congress, get ready to do your job, daca we heard from republicans think it is doable. We will have lawsuits and well have a big political fight, in part, about the president , potentially, breaking a promise to keep the dreamers alive. Hallie. He did, he made a couple promises on the campaign trail. End this executive action and he also said he wanted to have dreamers rest easy. So, it is certainly a conflict. Hans nichols ill see you at the white house later this afternoon. First, head to capitol hill. Kasie hunt is there. Not everybody inside the Republican Party is. This is Something Else that theyre going to have to deal with over the next six months. Hallie, this is essentially likely to spark a civil war inside the Republican Party. Theres going to be intense opposition from those conservatives we talked a lot about. The freedom caucus, et cetera, risk for primary challenges. I think youll hear a lot of noise. Our colleague Kristen Welker reporting
Frederik pleitgen is there, the only correspondent there. Help us understand what youre learning this morning. Reporter there seems to be troubling event happening and all of this going down id say eight miles from where i am right now. The latest information that we have is that, apparently, around 8 30 last night, a helicopter, this is according to rebel and opposition media sources, a helicopter from the Syrian Government apparently dropped some sort of improvised explosive device twice and some people from douma came down with respiratory problems and that dozens of people has been killed and they expect the death toll will continue to go up. That is shortly alfefterwards w got the videos came out of those people with the respiratory problems of doctors trying to help them and, in general, what seemed to be a panic in that area. We cant verify those accounts. The government denies those allegations saying they had a battle in this area and they mayor making gains in the battlefield
Ill take offline and submit additional questions on cuba. Weve had private discussions on this. Im concerned that we have just a skeletal staff there in the embassy given the issues that occurred there. I think its an important time there. Well have a noncastro head of state for the first time later this month. If we could beef that staff up and be great as well. Thank you. Thank you very much mr. Chairman and thank you for your Service Director pompeo and we really appreciate having your family here and look forward to you answering our questions. I want to follow up. Ive worked with senator flake quite a bit on cuba and follow up on the cuba issue. Cuba is about to choose its first leader who is not a castro. The u. S. Presence in the country has been reduced significantly. As a result other countries are filling this vacuum. Will you work to help improve ties with cuba relationship that benefits many states hoping to increase trade with the island. As you know when i visited with yo
Weve had some private discussions this. Im concerned similar vain, that we have just a skeletal staff there in the embassy given the issues that occurred there but i think that its an important time there. Were going to have a noncastro head of state for the first time later this month. Yes. And so anyway, if we could beef that staff up, it would be great as well. Thank you. Thank you. Senator . Thank you very much, mr. Chairman. And thank you for your service, director pompeo and we really appreciate having your family here look forward to you answering our questions. I want to follow up. Ive worked with senator flake quite a bit on cuba and follow up on the cuba issue. Cuba is about to choose its first leader which is not a castro. Yet, the u. S. Presence in the country has been reduced significantly and as a result, other countries are filling this vacuum. Will you work to help improve ties with cuba, relationship that benefits many states hoping to increase trade with the island .