The National Guard to three of the hardesthit states, those are new york, california and washington. Hospitals across the country, they are desperate about supplies. New york citys mayor is warning they are just days away from shortages, and on capitol hill, there is an ongoing and fierce battle between republicans and democrats over what exactly goes into the stimulus package. It is meant to stem the economic fallout of this crisis. Negotiations are resuming today after democrats blocked the 2 trillion plan concerned that not enough help was going to average citizens. A vote is expected around 1 00 this afternoon eastern time. As lawmakers argue, the Federal Reserve is taking major steps to support the economy in the middle of the outbreak. These are major steps, the move calming some of the anxiety on wall street, but the overall impact of this crisis has so far for so many americans, i know i dont have to tell this to you, to those watching at home, its been devastating for many of
21damon to21day monitoring period is coming to an end by the end of this weekend, is that correct . That is correct, sir. Do we know how many are being monitored right now . Yes. In total or of the 48 . Yes. So, of the 48 it will be over on sunday. And then theres another 77, so 135 in total. And that number goes up and down can go up and down as we do more disease detective work. Its 135 today. I know earlier this week you indicated there was very much a real possibility we might see some more victims brought here to texas presbyterian. Is that still the case . Do we still think thats something that could happen over the next few days . Yes. We have to plan for that contingency. That is a real possibility. And we are preparing and planning for that. And we are working long hours to make sure that that occurs. Those people will get world class care. And thats one of the reasons why we sent the two nurses to other facilities. So, weve got three isolation units ready to go. Lets talk a l
Why wont the president say this in public . It would put a lot of these questions and, frankly, the fact that a lot of your fellow republicans are perplexed, would put it to rest. Why wont he do it . I think you can ask him. Everybody is trying to nitpick what he says and what he doesnt. Talk is one thing, actions are another. He confronted president putin and it was the first thing he talked about. I think we have to see where it goes from here. President trump is back on the way to the u. S. Having wrapped up his trip to the g20 about an hour or so ago. We are now learning more about what happened during his meeting with Vladimir Putin. Lets get the latest details from Hallie Jackson and keir simmons. Well begin with you, hallie. I know youve been tracking what the president has been doing during this packed day of the g20 meetings, all of the talks with the crucial allies, so what do you see as the highlights coming out of those meetings . Reporter well, i think if you were to come
2008. The strongest since hurricane katrina. Guess what, the rain is not going to move out for days. Lifethreatening situation there in the gulf coast. Good morning, welcome to early start. Im christine romans. That picture from nasa tells the story. Im dave briggs. Its friday, august 25th, 5 00 a. M. In the east. It is 4 00 a. M. In Corpus Christie, texas. Theyre bracing this morning for Hurricane Harvey as it builds strength, takes direct aim at Southeast Texas. Now a categorytwo hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 Miles Per Hour. Harvey is rapidly becoming more powerful. It was just a tropical depression this time yesterday. The latest update also shows the storm slowing even more. It will linger along the gulf coast for several days. The National Weather service says harvey will bring lifethreatening amounts of rain, nearly three feet in areas. More than 17 Million People under a hurricane or Tropical Storm warning. 17 million. Well have a full forecast in a moment. I wan
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