Thanks for joining us on kron 4 news at 3 im noelle bellow just over 6 months since shelterinplace orders began california is seeing widespread improvement. An infection levels at the same time the nation and california are about to mark some grim milestones in the pandemic the United States is on the brink of reaching 200,000 deaths in the coronavirus pandemic right now there are little more than 199,743 deaths and more than 6 million cases have been reported across the country here at home that grim nationwide milestone comes as california and statewide covid19 numbers continue to improve governor Gavin Newsome provided an update this afternoon. He says the state has averaged about 3400 cases over a sevenday period. The latest numbers showing the low that with just under 3300 cases reported yesterday. Now the governor says on average theyre conducting more than 100,000 tests a day and with the number of testing going up the Positivity Rate is going down over the last 7 days weve have
Also tiktok and free speech. Sarah jacobs on why she voted against banning the popular app. And putin will certainly get another term but what does it mean for the world . Lets do it. We start this hour with that Breaking News out of new jersey we have been following throughout the day on msnbc. Police confirming a Murder Suspect is in custody in the city of trenton, new jersey after killing three people in pennsylvania and then fleeing to jersey in a vehicle he car jacked. George is in new jersey for us. Bring us up to speed on what we have learned in the last couple of hours. I know this is a fast moving story. We understand that after hours of police surrounding a home a suspect had managed to slip away but then was found elsewhere. Reporter yeah, seemingly walking among the people after this hourlong barricade. This 26yearold suspect who allegedly holed up in this home behind me here and then giving police a run for their money in a sense. S. W. A. T was here, the atf, local and st
from prosecution based on their official acts in office. many legal scholars have speculated that one route the supreme court can take is they decide if there s some level of immunity, perhaps it doesn t apply to the conduct charged against donald trump in this election case brought by jack smith, and that could cause further delays in that case because it would require it to be tossed back to the judge to decide which of these things were presidential acts and which weren t. there s another case that could potentially involve the prosecution of donald trump, has to do with a charge of obstruction of an official proceeding that has been brought against many january 6th defendants, and it s also a part of that washington, d.c. election suppression, trump indictment, and the question whether that has been properly applied to the conduct at issue. and then as you said, there are many other very important decisions we re watching for including a potential gun rights case involvin
Mark dayton announced he chose tina smith to fill senator al franken seat until the november election to complete the final two years of senator frankens term. We will likely hear remarks about senate designate tina smith on the floor of the senate today. Live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Our father in heaven, thank you that our lifes pilgrimage is a process and discovery. Open our eyes today that we may see wonderful things in your precepts, gaining wisdom from your word. Help our lawmakers to strive to ensure that their thoughts, words, and deeds will please you. Today, we surrender to your providence, trusting you to order our steps. Lord, teach us to illuminate our world with the wisdom of your divine insights so that your will may be done on earth. Transform lifes deserts so that they blossom like roses. Bring Flowing Spr
Generation. Last night the people of alabama elected a new senator to represent them here in washington. So, now republicans who control the senate faced a choice will bwhilethey allow the senator elt jones to take a seat among his colleagues before a final vote on the tax plan . We know something about that kind of choice in my home state of massachusetts. On january 19, 2010 massachusetts elected a new senator to represent them here in washington. The result was just as shocking to democrats as last nights result was to republicans. It also came when weave we weree middle of another historically important policy debate heren in washington. Health care. A lot of people thought democrats should ram through the final version of the bill in congress before become could be seated. I could stand here and read you quote after quote from republicans who now control the senate talking about how unfair that would be, how corrupt it would be and how antidemocratic that would be. I could go on a