Daily briefing this hour. Chuck schumer announces the senate has finally, nearly a month after the Georgia Senate results has finally reached an agreement to give democrats the gavels in this 50 50 chamber. Public Health Officials at the White House Strike a cautiously optimistic tone at this mornings Covid Briefings as cases and hospitalizations decline but warning about what lies ahead remain dire. Well speak with one of the white house top covid advisers about the road ahead, coming up. Well, welcome to wednesday. Its meet the press daily. Im chuck todd. Wednesdays have been pretty consequential. The sources confirmed that House Republican leader Kevin Mccarthy that they will take her off of one committee if they put a resolution not to strip her of all assignments. A moment ago the the democratic Majority Leader rejected the offer saying the house will vote tomorrow on the resolution about stripping her of all of her Committee Assignments even though it will set a dangerous precede
Next crucial primary, how Bernie Sanders and joe biden are making the final pitch to voters and this morning a first of its kind move by twitter. How the social Media Company is responding to a message from President Trump. Plus, wrapping up her royal duties, duchess Meghan Markles message to women. And traffic trouble. The astounding amount of time americans are now wasting in traffic and what its costing us. And could it be the new exercise trend . Yoga while drinking beer. There could be a benefit. Well, good monday morning. Im trevor ault in for kenneth moton. And im zohreen shah. We begin with the coronavirus emergency. The number of cases in the u. S. Surging over the weekend spreading to 34 states. At least 22 americans have died. Thousands of people remain stuck on that cruise ship off california. The ship is expected to dock today in oakland. Overnight amtrak confirmed someone who rode a train between chicago and st. Louis last week is likely in infected and the family of a mi
charged. the news coming less than 24 hours after the graphic video of nichols being beaten and tased by officers was released to the public. again, want to warn you, this video is disturbing to watch. mom, mom! give me your hands. give me your hand. cnn s isabel rosales joins me now. the family attorney of ben krunlp, he had a to say this morning on cnn to dana bash. what did he have to say. he told her that clearly there is a problem in america. the officers failed their oath and tyre nichols. but this beating, jim, he said, goes beyond the individuals officers and beyond their color and really going to a problem with the system, with police culture where time and time again we re seeing traffic stops ending with the death of black men at the hands of police officers. now crump also touted how quickly these officers were charged and were fired. saying that this is really a blueprint going forward across america regardless if the officer is black, white or anything
live pictures of st. peter s square in vatican city as we continue with our special coverage of the funeral of pope benedict xvi. very warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world. i m bianca nobilo. i m max foster live from london. funeral for pope emeritus has just come to an end a short while ago at st. peter s square at the vatican. pope benedict asked for a simple ceremony. pope francis presided over the funeral delivering the homily a short while ago. before that, nearly 200,000 people paid their respects to the late pope during the last three days of public viewing. benedict will be buried in the vatican crypt inside the basilica. t the. now that the funeral services are over, what are your personal reflections? what did it mean to you as a catholic? well, one of the things that i was thinking as i looked out and saw all of these people that pope benedict had known for so many years was the real sort of scope of his caree
Shudder. Stocks dive overnight. Oil prices crash and investors run for cover. How the coronavirus and now an oil war could make for a very chaotic day. Thousands of passengers and crew will dock today after almost a week in limbo over coronavirus. Whats next in their long journey home . Bernie sanders facing a big test tomorrow in michigan. Can he beat back the joe biden surge and can he stay viable if he doesnt . Good morning, welcome to early start. Im laura jarrett. Im christine romans. It is 5 a. M. In the east. Today is the 11th anniversary of the bull market. Stocks face the biggest test since the great recession. Oil prices are crashing. More on that in a moment. U. S. Stock Index Futures down so sharply at one point it triggered a mechanism to stop the damage. Asian markets down sharply. European shares opening up worse. 6 and 7 declines almost unheard of. Strained supply chains, workers staying home. Deutsche bank lowered the Second Quarter gdp to a negative 0. 6 . Thats a con