Welcome to our viewers in the United States and all around the world. This is new day. It is monday, april 20th, 6 00 here in new york. The death toll in the United States is now nearly 41,000 people. When john and i came on the air last monday, that number was 21,000. In the space of a week, the casualty number has almost doubled to 41,000 americans. Thats a number that a few months ago would have been unthinkable. But on a positive note this morning, the white house says several hotspots, including new york, connecticut, rhode island and detroit and new orleans are stabilizing. They say theyre seeing progress in stopping the spread if those places. Over the weekend, the hospitalization rates in connecticut and new york dropped after weeks of a steady climb. So which places are next to be hardest hit . Chicago, boston and philadelphia are being closely monitored as areas of concern. So are we on track to reopen parts of the country soon . Well, thats hard to say because of the continu
After that, the question becomes how high does it go or does this go to the top in washington . And whats the rationale for changing the protocol on medical personnel as they have done as youve just outlined they used to have a much stricter protocol, now theyve have softened it down to kind of not having a protocol. Yes, exactly while the v. A. Has been saying publicly everything is fine, everything is fine. Nothing to see here. Our staff has all the equipment we need. The va is the last resort medical system for the United States if the civilian Health Care System collapses or needs help. Were supposed to turn to the v. A. As this gigantic government run health system. Their own problems are evident if you listen to their employees but they have been covering it up and really happy talking us about it, which isnt all that rational if they need help and thats why well do the special report tomorrow. So glad youre on that case. Well be watching tomorrow night. Thank you, rachel. Thanks
For that. As for concerts, sporting events, still not being considered for now without a crucial vaccine. Here is the governor. This is an imperfect science. There is no, you know, no playbook that someone else has put together. No light switch here. I would argue it is more like a dimmer. And the dimmer is about what i was talking about, this toggling back and forth between more restrictive and less restrictive measures. Thats what the experts are saying. Newsom echoing the warnings of the cdc director, we should expect a second wave of infections in the fall. Another one possibly even sooner if the reopening is not Done Gradually and properly while dr. Anthony fauci says new cases are flattening out across the country, thats the good news, social distancing is working. The first wave is still rolling over us. There were a record 2,129 deaths recorded in this country, just yesterday. Horrible news. Lets begin this hour in san francisco, our correspondent dan simon joins us now. I thin
Process. Operation warp speed will integrate efforts that are coordinating vaccines and th therapeutics. This week hhs and dod announced new contracts to manufacture hundreds of millions of needles and syringes here in america for distributing an eventually rack see vaccine. So thank you mr. President and thank you to all of the american scientists and inventors at hhs and dod and elsewhere who are hard at work already. I want to express my personal appreciation to secretary esper and department of defense. This partnership is wast goihatg to make this truly and historic endeav endeavor. Thank you. Thank you mr. President for your leadership of this bold and historic initiative. The department of defense is excited and committed to working closely with our partners at hhs, across the government and the private sector to establish the mission we have been given. Winning matters and well deliver by the end of this year a vaccine at scale to treat the American People and our partners abro
Drivesofcoronavirus, states such as texas and florida, both in fact breaking records for florida. Notable that both were late to shut down and quick to reopen. Despite those recent rises President Trump is still planning to hold a Large Campaign rally with thousands of people packed, as he said, shoulder to shoulder, inside, thats crucial, inside arenas across the country. This will Begin Next Week in tulsa, oklahoma, but those wanting to attend will have to sign a waiver agreeing not to sue the campaign or the venue if they indeed contract the virus while at the event. Notable there, and new this morning, the president is again defending his d. C. Church photoop last week that saw, and you see the video there, this even as top military commanders distancing themselves, apologizing for joining the president in the photoop, the president digging in even as the country is showing signs of deep cultural change. All the angles from around the country. First lets go to florida and cnns rosa