Consequences firsthand perhaps. Cnns camilla is in salem, oregon. Officials in that state say that they are preparing for a mass fatality incident. What are you seeing . Yeah, they are, fred. Weve been trying to chase those flames all day. And we get to these road blocks like where we are right now. What happens is that not only is it about the flames but its about that smoke that you were just talking about. The air quality. Governor kate brown here says this is the worst in the world. You can see it just as were trying to enter this area. Officials are telling us that they dont want anybody to go through here because they cant see five or ten feet in front of them. So they say its dangerous not only for the firefighters but, of course, for anyone who is trying to walk around or trying to find their homes. Unfortunately, as weve been here throughout the week, wooe seen some of these homes completely devastated. Weve seen the flames and weve heard the heartbreak and the emotion from so
Once their sentences are complete. The president tonight tweeting he signed 37 stafford grants to support the brave works of the more than 14,000 firefighters u and down the west coast. Fox news confirming the top attorney helping john durham with his investigation into the investigators in the russia probe has resigned for the hartford current claims that hes resignation is at least partly due to concerns about political pressure. The president gets his second nomination for a Nobel Peace Prize admitted another major announcement involving middle east peace. Thats were we start tonight with Leland Vittert to get this deal today goes way beyond the headlines of commercial flights telephone connections and diplomatic relations. President trump is presiding over a reshaping of the power dynamic, and today out of the t the unnamed alliance against iran and accepting of israel. This is a truly historic day. There had been two peace agreements with israel in the last 72 years. This is now t
Tapes in which the president admits he has knowingly downplayed the severity of this virus and misled americans about the risks. And on top of all of this, tonight President Trump will head to nevada to hold another big rally. His 17th since february 7th, when he described the coronavirus as deadly stuff and worse than the flu in private discussions with journalist bob woodward. Let me turn to john harwood at the white house. Do we know exactly how these cdc reports were changed . Reporter we dont know exactly the editing, but we know it flows in the direction you alluded to and that President Trump spelled out to bob woodward in those audio tapes we heard, that is to try to minimize the severity of the outbreak, to avoid unduly alarming in the president s view the American People, or in the view of Public Health officials, giving them a realistic picture of the situation. Michael caputo has a science adviser, dr. Paul alexander, an oxford trained epidemiologist, who has been interject
Amid a new report today the russians tried to hack the Biden Campaign. And why the largest fire in californias history is another National Wakeup Call on the climate catastrophe. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. The president has spent the last six years both in and out of office stoking fear and panic about everything from ebola to antifa. So its a bit much to hear the reason he lied to americans about the deadly severity of the coronavirus was because he didnt want to panic people. You wont downplay it again. You said you downplayed it. No. I dont want to jump up and down and start screaming death, death because thats not what its about. Jumping up and down screaming death, death is basically the trump 2020 campaign slogan. Look, were talking about the coronavirus. This wasnt some asteroid heading towards earth that we couldnt stop and whats the use of all getting worked up in their last moments . No, there was a lot we could have done. In fac
I have no doubt. When all in starts right now. Good evening from 30 rockefeller center. Im chris hayes. The topranking Communications Official at the department in charge of combating the pandemic, the department of health and Human Services, is a dangerous crank who is krund undermining science and raving about delusional conspiracy theories. His name is Michael Caputo. The Trump Administration installed him at hhs in april in the midst of this once in a century pandemic despite a history of sexism and racism and conspiracy mongering that would keep most people from getting hired just about anywhere, never mind the Trump Administration. The New York Times reported that caputo posted a video on facebook yesterday in which, get this, he accused career government scientists of sedition, claiming they do not want america to get well, not until after joe biden is president. Caputo also claimed that trumps opponents are now training for an armed ins rex after the election, telling his follo