Cnn it is conceivable the United States could see tens of thousands of more deaths in the coming months. Tens of thousands more americans dead all of them alive tonight. And yet the same time President Trump seems to have forforgotten the pandemic and the governments failed response with some things he is saying tonight speaking to reporters urging states to reopen now. I really do believe a lot of the governors should be opening up states that theyre not opening. Urging governors to reopen. Heard that before, right . Sure remembered that in florida and georgia and texas. Right now 900 americans are dying about every day from coronavirus. Hospitalizations are near the Record Number set back in april. Last week at least 16 states set a single day record in cases. As of tonight 22 states are heading in the wrong direction when it comes to cases and even states doing significantly better i mean significantly like they really had, you know, smashed it is a word similar to the word the gove
Unless we get around our arms around this, well have further suffering and further death. Reporter 29 states are reporting more deaths this week than the previous week. I do believe a lot of the governors should be opening up states that theyre not opening. Senate republicans unveiling their newly proposed 1 trillion covid aid package. Senate republicans have presented us with a halfbaked legislative proposal. This is a starting place. We cant pass a bill in the Senate Without democrats. Announcer this is new day with Alisyn Camerota and john berman. We welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. This is new day, tuesday, july 28th, 6 00 here in new york. One week, thats how long it took President Trump to abandon his newfound position on maskwearing. He spent part of monday spreading misinformation online that claimed maskwearing was not important. This morning, the death toll is rising in 27 states. Coronavirus has killed almost 150,000 americans. Floridas new case
Positive. Covid hits the west wing. The president S National Security advisor is now the highest ranking u. S. Official to test positive. Was President Trump exposed . Hanna hammers texas. Tonight southern texas still reeling from the effects of hurricane hanna, as thousands are without power. Breaking news, cbs news has learned at least 100 more federal agents are standing by to be deployed to portland, oregon, amid unrest there. Honoring john lewis, tonight the first africanamerican lawmaker to lie in state at the u. S. Capitol rotunda. Amazing grace odonnell his last journey through washington. And tonight, wait until you meet the motherdaughter md, the inspiring family who graduated med school in the same year and just made history. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell, reporting odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. We want to begin tonight with a huge leap forward in the development of a vaccine against coronavirus. Volunteers
Staff john kelly saying today he also does not think that would happen, but if he were in the cabinet still, he would vote to remove the president from office for inciting violence on capitol hill. There is still a heavy security presence tonight at the u. S. Capitol, for his part, President Trumps promising orderly transition of power following the official certification of the Electoral College results overnight. The president s press secretary a short time ago so the white house condemns all of the violence and again promises a smooth transition. Among the harshest critics today, former attorney general William Barr Singh the president s conduct orchestrating a mob was a betrayal of his office and supporters. This as republicans gather at their winter meeting to plot a way forward politically. The chief of the Capitol Hill Police is under pressure to resign. If several social Media Companies are restricting the president s accounts tonight. Chief White House Correspondent john rober
Political crime in america. Asked in the rose garden yesterday what crime he was referring, to here is what President Trump had to say. Obama gate, its been going on for a long time. Its been going on for from before i even got elected and its a disgrace that it happened. If you look at whats gone on and look at now all of this information thats being released and from what i understand its only the beginning. Griff this as we are learning the Senate Judiciary committee is taking heard look at previously replaced older Inauguration Day email that former National Security advisor susan rice sent herself first flagged by senator grassley in 2018. Now the committee has renewed interest in it because rices emailed documents to president obamas guidance in a january 5th meeting about how Law Enforcement should investigate russian collusion. We now know it was the same meeting that obama indicated his knowledge of the flynn wiretapping and unmasking. In that email rice writes. This. The pres