Pandemic rch record highs with no signs of slowing down. Researchers are now warning the u. S. Death toll may near 540,000 by april. Today we will speak to one of the worlds leading Infectious Disease doctors, paul farmer, the cofound of partne in health. All of these epidemics find their way to exploit social disparities and inequalities and take their greatest harvest among the pr anvulnerab. E qstion ware aski is does that need to be the case . And of course, the answer is, no, it does not. Amy dr. Paul farmer will talk about the pandemic, health care inequality, and his new book fevers, feuds and diamonds ebola and the ravages of history. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. The United States has set yet another world record for daily coronavirus cases and hospitalizations and deaths with over 216,000 infections confirmed thursday and more than 2800 deaths. Nearly 101,000 people are hospitalized with covi
And i pale more that announcement coming just hours after cal, so i so said that there would not be any rotating blackouts tonight. Thousands of customers were in the dark for hours last night as temperatures soared into the triple digits. Kron fours dan thorn is live in san and elmo hes been talking with people about the heat and their concerns over the potential for more outages in the coming days well ken and pam, the rolling power blackouts for on some people out here are a painful reminder. Last falls Public Safety power shutoff done by pg and e with these high temperatures its been essential for people to keep cool and many of them are also doing their best to conserve energy or the hope for the power to stay on in marine county, the scorching hot temperatures threatening the area saturday with another round of outages something people in san anselmo do not want to deal with again it was really had no notice that it was happening whatsoever on obviously a surprise we didnt know i
A father is furious after a Georgia Police officer shoots at his car with his kids riding in it. See how the confrontation unfolded and what police say happened. And bidens running mate. The Presumptive Democratic nominee may be ready to reveal his Vice President ial pick as the cbs news Battleground Tracker shows biden leading in two more crucial states. First, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. The president s executive orders described in three words, unworkable, weak and far too narrow. The kindest thing i could say is he doesnt know what hes talking about. The number of positive coronavirus cases in the u. S. Now over 5 million. Top democrats are criticizing President Trumps executive orders on coronavirus relief. Weve got much of what we wanted without having to give up anything. And thats very good. You cant beat that. All of his toughness on russia happened under President Trump. The interference is also happening on President Trumps watch which is why im specif
With Norah Odonnell. Reporting from the nations capitol. Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us, were going to begin with the first night of the Democratic National convention and what will be an unth docks political event brought on by an unprecedented pandemic. The Coronavirus Crisis is not only changed how tonights speeches will be given, but what they will focus on. Over the next four nights democrats will appear virtually without the pomp and sirks were used to seeing, where they will argue that joe biden and Kamala Harris uniquely qualified to take on President Trump and the pandemic. Tonight which will feature a speech by former First Lady Michelle Obama comes just as a new cbs news Battleground Tracker poll shows gentlemen biden leading the president among likely voters. Not only who will vote this november but how they will cast their ballot will also be front and center tonight. Todays democrats hand picked postmaster general trying to slow down mail delivery and
After reopening. Plus could a new saliva test just approved by the f. D. A. Be the key to getting rapid results . Our new series the new normal, back to school, a look at schools in one hot zone where the question remains should children be required to wear a mask in class . Dangerous heat, thousands evacuated amid raging wildfires out west as 40 Million People face the worst heat in years, now threatening californias power grid. What residents are doing to escape an energy emergency. Will Lori Loughlin get prison time . Federal prosecutors today say she should, calling her fully complicit in the College Cheating scandal. Will the judge agree . And the ballet star who battled stereotypes on stage and is now blazing new trails. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell. Reporting from the nations capitol. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. Were going to begin with the first night of the Democratic National convention and what will be an