Previous record. More than 157,000 people tested positive for covid in the United States today. Well be talking in just a few minutes with a member of president elect joe bidens covid19 advisory board. Looking forward to that conversation. Were also expecting brand new numbers from maricopa county, arizona, tonight which could well lead to the state being called for joe biden. But before we get to the next president , in fact, before we even talk about the current president today we heard from our last president. Not in a speech or interview but in an audio book. The atlantic magazine today published an excerpt from president obamas new memoir including an audio excerpt of the former president reading the books preface. In that preface he said one reason it took so long to write this book is because he didnt fully anticipate the way things would fully unfold in the years after he left the office. Which i think is Barack Obamas measured way of saying stuff got crazy around here. Our dem
President elect joe bidens covid19 advisory board. Looking forward to that conversation. Were also expecting brandnew numbers from maricopa county, arizona, tonight, which could very well lead to the state being called for joe biden. But before we get to the next president , in fact, before we even talk about the current president , today we heard from our last president , not in a speech or in an interview, but in an audio book. The atlantic magazine today published an excerpt from president obamas new memoir, including an audio excerpt of the former president reading the books preface. In that preface, obama says one reason he took this long to write this book was because he, quote, didnt fully anticipate the way events would unfold, end quote, in the years of he left office, which i think is Barack Obamas measured way of saying, stuff got kind of crazy around here. Our democracy seems to be teetering on the brink of crisis, a crisis rooted in a fundamental contest between two opposi
Lets dive into facts about this pandemic at this hour. Right now theres more than 10. 6 million confirmed cases in the United States. So far, we have lost more than 244,000 americans to this virus. Nbc news is confirmed more than 161,000 new cases in the u. S. On thursday alone and that is a new record beating the one that we set just the day before. In california, just crossed a terrifying threshold. One million coronavirus cases in that state. Its the second state to hit that mark just after texas. We have our reporters on the ground in california and other hospital spots across this country covering a pandemic that appears to be intensifying. Lets start in the midwest with the virus is ravaging communities there. Cal perry is at Uw Health University hospital in madison, wisconsin. Youre there because wisconsin just reported close to 7500 new cases. A record for that state. What hurdles are doctors there saying they are facing as they see so many new patients . Reporter they are faci
President elect joe bidens advisory board. Well be looking at numbers in maricopa county. Before we talk about the current president , today we heard from our last president. Not in a speech or an interview, but in an audiobook. The atlantic magazine published an excerpt from president obamas new memoir, including an excerpt of the former president reading a preface. He said one reason it took so long to write this book is because he didnt fully anticipate the way things would fully unfold in the years after he left the office. Which i think is Barack Obamas measured way of saying stuff got crazy around here. Our democracy seems to be teetering on the brink of crisis. A crisis moving between two opposing visions of what america is and what it should be, a crisis that left the body politic angry and distrustful. On joining breach of norms, safeguards and the adherence to basic facts that republicans and democrats once took for granted. What i can say for certain is im not ready to aband
Its now been 13 years. Since the worst terrorist attack on american soil. We cant erase everything in the world. President obama is seeking support at home and abroad to dismantle and destroy the Islamic State group. What the president proposed can destroy i. S. I. S. An f16 is not a strategy. 17 new monuments. It shows stonehenge is not alone and never was. Oscar pistorius not guilty of premeditated murder. The state clearly has not proved beyond a reasonably doubt. That he planned and plotted the murder ahead of time. To collaborate with israel is the most shameful thing. We needed to make him betray his own people. My father was the top hamas leader in the west bank. He had no clue what i was going we begin with concerns over americas security on a day we remember the 3,000 victims of the 9 11 attacks. Today president obama announced a stepped up campaign to destroy the Islamic State group, the terrorists with more than 31,000 fighters, more than the 10,000 it was believed to have a