Outbreak. That brings the virus death toll to 726 people who have died. It could overtake the sars outbreak of 2003. And the infection rate is on the rise daily. At least 33,000 people now have the virus. The vast majority in china. However, just a short time after, france announced two new cases there. This brings the total to 11 people. Frances minister said all of them are british nationals including a child. Lets go live to steven jiang covering the story in china. Steven, china has been praised and criticized for how its handling this. Whats the latest there . Reporter well, george, sometimes, it seems like a tale of two outbreaks. If you watch the Chinese Television theyre running nonstop coverage of the communist partys effort in the epicenter around the country. And the progress, improvements and praises that the government is receiving from around the world including President Trump, for example. If you were follow chinese social media and talk to people on the ground, you als
The white house. We have a new cnn university of New Hampshire poll that released moments ago, and shows senator Bernie Sanders with a seven point lead three days ahead of the New Hampshire primary. He is followed by former south bend mayor Pete Buttigieg, former Vice President joe biden, and senator Elizabeth Warren. Both sanders and buttigieg are coming off strong showings in the iowa cause of acticuses. Last night during the final debate, many candidates went on the offensive, taking aim at buttigiegs lack of washington experience. Mayor buttigieg is a great guy and a real patriot. Mayor of a small city thats done some good things, has not demonstrated he has the ability, and well soon find out, to get a broad scope of support across the spectrum, including African Americans and latinos. We have a newcomer in the white house, look where it got us. I think having some experience is a good thing. We need people with experience. Thats why im worried about mayor pete. We need a perspect
Flood waters, the result of ten inches of rain falling in just a few hours. Listen to this. One man who watches the destruction unfold from the roof of his house. As you can tell, theres a fire across the street there, and i do not see the house at all from where i am. That is the name of his daughter. We found out she is okay, but he watched her home just float away. The flooding, its not the only Severe Weather threat were watching right now. This is out west, wildfires blazing out of control, in southern california, 30,000 acres scorched. At least two people now dead. In some areas, home after home reduced to ashes. Were going to have more on how much of the fire has been contained in just a moment. First, we dome menwant to begin West Virginia, what is being called, as you know, a one in a thousand year event. President obama just signing this disaster declaration for the state, trying to give some relief, but, clearly, this is out of control. What have you seen . What have you hea
The Eleventh Hour gets under way. Good evening from our headquarters here in new york. Day 153 of the Trump Administration and tonight the president ventured west of the mississippi for the first time as president. He held a rally in cedar rapids, iowa that might as well have been a campaign stop. He went off script early and often and relitigated a lot of longstanding battles. He made some lofty claims about his accomplishments thus far about legislation and the number of coal industry jobs, for instance, that have been produced. He promised the crowd a Great National rebuilding. He promised health care with a heart. The largest tax cut in history. And he assured them hes going to build that wall along our southern border, but he said he had had an idea to make it a solar wall because as he put it, its one of the places where solar works best. He said the wall pays for itself, and thus, mexico will have to pay less. And yes, we will build the wall. Weve already started planning. It wi
Iowa, that might as well have been a campaign stop. He went offscript early and often and relitigated a lot of longstanding battles. He made some lofty claims about his accomplishments thus far, about legislation and the number of coal industry jobs, for instance, that have been produced. He promised the crowd a Great National rebuilding. He promised health care with a heart, the largest tax cut in history, and he assured them hes going to build that wall along our southern border. But he said hed had an idea to make it a solar wall because, as he put it, its one of the places where solar works best. He said the wall pays for itself, and thus mexico will have to pay less. And, yes, we will build the wall. Weve already started planning. It will be built. But ill give you an idea that nobody has heard about yet, and im not sure, but im a builder. Thats what i love to do. Thats probably what i do best. Im a builder. And were thinking of something thats unique. Were talking about the south