Candidates are required to pledge allegiance to the territory. Well have more on the breaking news the death of congressman john lewis in a few moments here on aljazeera but 1st americans are getting mixed messages about whether or not they should wear mosques to protect themselves from the coronavirus u. S. President donald trump has ruled out making them compulsory at a National Level is what he had to tell fox news earlier on friday. Would you consider what you consider a National Mandate that people need to wear a mask i want people to have a certain freedom and i dont believe in that no and i dont agree with the statement that if everybody were a mask everything just appears a doctor felt she said dont wear a mask or Surgeon General terrific guy said dont worry mask everybody was saying dont worry mask all of a sudden everybodys got to wear a mask and as you know mask those problems too with that being said im a believer in masks i think masks are good but americas top Infectious
The National Guard activated after that eruption of violence in her city. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms joins us live only on gma this morning. Severe storm alert. Flash flooding and hail slamming the northeast. Now the new storms moving in. Under pressure. As Jeffrey Epsteins longtime confidante, ghislaine maxwell, wakes up behind bars in new york this morning, her friend, Prince Andrew, faces new fallout as the world waits to see what she may reveal. Tiktok ban. Overnight secretary of state mike pompeo saying the Trump Administration may consider banning the hugely popular app hundreds of millions of teens use over privacy concerns. The nbas top teams and biggest stars now on their way to restart the season at disney world. Lebron james masked and ready to go. Cases explode in florida and concerns with other major sports leagues. This morning an inside look at life in the bubble. And we do say good and we do say good morning, america. And a very, very busy tuesday morning, especially fo
Hardpressed drillers . We will ask. Now we are quoting the next contract for june delivery. The price coming in at, where was it moments ago, what was it, 15, 16 a barrel. The president will fill the Strategic Petroleum reserve with up to 75 billion barrels. That helps storage capacity. But it makes no impression on collapsing demand which is at the heart of the oil price problem. A lot of people expect that that price, the one we see right now, what was it, 16, 15 a barrel, expect it to down from here. Well see. Stocks, theyre down in part because of the Oil Situation. Its another indicator of how badly the virus is affecting the economy. Investors not happy about the demise of Americas Energy industry. The dow will be down 500, s p, lets see, 54 points down and the nasdaq down about 82. A small loss in percentage terms compared to the dow and the s p. Well, the president s twitter account active last night, late last night. He called the virus the invisible enemy and said he would is
Anxious Family Members with loved ones in Nursing Homes say they are left in the dark. Several more homes in the bay area reported outbreaks. Nbc bay areas Damian Trujillo e who is worried about her father getting sick inside. Reporter Catholic Charities is in charge of investigating complaints against Nursing Homes. But now there is concern about how bad things are in nose facilities. He just turned 90. He worked hard all his life to support his family. My dad is an immigrant. He raised a beautiful family. Three children with my mother. Reporter antonio is now in advanced stages of alzheimers. In early april, a letter saying a resident tested positive. And over the weekend, a total of 63 people at valley house have coronavirus. It is very stressful and sad. Its nothing i have seen before. Reporter the numbers show 34 Nursing Homes in seven bay area counties have confirmed cases. Family members say they want more transparency. How often are residents tested . Have aniy residents died f
Californias shelterinplace ord order. This will go to the obvious questions and queries that all of us are asking, when. Well, when is the big question. Abc7 news news anchor liz kreutz gives you some insight. Its the question were all asking, when will california reopen. There is a lot of anxiety and a lot of need to know. Under public pressure, some states are already beginning to ease their shelter in place orders. In south carolina, some department and Retail Stores opened today, with 20 capacity. Public beaches opened as well. In georgia, starting friday, gyms, barber shopping, bowling alleys, some restaurant and some theaters will open. Next week in colorado residents will be recommended to stay home but not required to. And in tennessee and ohio, a majority of businesses will be allowed to reopen may 1st, if not sooner. We need several things to unwind the current lockdown if you will and get people back into the public arena. As much as possible. One of those things that expert