Pandemic. The cases are still rising. But they want to dissolve the task force. The president confirmed it today. The Vice President says this should happen around memorial day, which is 20 days from now. Asked why he would end the task force now, this is how the president responded. Reporter with the doctors saying there might be a recurrence of coronavirus in the fall, can you just explain why is now time to wind down that task force . We cant keep our country closed for the next five years. You can say there might be a recurren recurrence, and there might be. Some doctors say it will happen, and it will be a flame and were going put the flame out. Weve learn aed a lot. Just keeping him honest here, no one said close the country for five years. Its a complete exaggeration. The president admitted the crisis isnt going away, but hes trying to downplay the risks. Saying it willby the flame, but theyve learned a lot and they can put it out. Why end the task force, though, the hub of the
The cases are still rising. They rose by at least 1,938 today, in fact, but they want to dissolve the task force. The president confirmed it while on a trip to a maskmaking factory in arizona today. The Vice President said this should happen around memorial day which is 20 days from now. Asked why he would end the task force now, this is how the president responded. With the doctors saying there might be a recurrence of coronavirus in the fall, why, can you just explain why is now the time to wind down that task force . Well, because we cant keep our country closed for the next five years, you know. You can say there might be a recurrence. There might be. Most doctors or some doctors say it will happen and it will be a flaim and we flaim a flame and well put the flame out. No one said close the country for five years. It is a complete exaggeration. The president is admitting the crisis is not going away, but he is certainly trying to downplay the potential risk, saying it will be a fla
And we thank them from the bottom of our hearts. And jetblue had a beautiful idea of a way to say thank you, which is donating round trip flights to had 100,000 medical personnel and nurses to honor their efforts. Isnt that a beautiful thing . 10,000 to new york medical professionals. Michael dowling is not eligible for that situation, but other than that, because we need him here in new york city. But its a nice way jetblue is saying thank you. All of us will find our own way to say thank you. But im sure every new yorker joins me in saying thank you, thank you, thank you, from the bottom of our heart. To all of the nurses who are here today, god bless you and thank you for getting us through this. And thank you for being new york tough, which is not just tough, but smart and disciplined and unified and loving. God bless you. Questions . Governor, about reopening, so along the way youve rubber stamped some things that you said were common sense like golf courses. You were asked about
Damning testimony. A top u. S. Vaccine expert warns lawmakers that time is running out to get the pandemic under control. Also this hour, as some summer camps and Child Care Centers in the u. S. Start to reopen, Health Officials issue a new warning about a syndrome affecting a growing number of children in the u. S. Also, a cnn exclusive. We take you inside Caesars Palace to see how they plan to keep gamblers safe when the Las Vegas Strip finally reopens. Were live from cnn World Headquarters in atlanta. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and all around the world. Aim natalie allen. Cnn newsroom starts right now. Thank you so much for joining us. Our top story, a senior u. S. Health official warns the United States is running out of time to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. The disease already has claimed almost 86,000 american lives according to Johns Hopkins university. They say the u. S. Death toll will go higher. On thursday u. S. Vaccine expert rick bright told congre
Coronavirus. Delivering damming testimony before congress, giving a dire warning about the pandemic and the Trump Administrations continued lack of preparedness. Bright says the officials were dismissive in january, that the u. S. Did not have enough personal protective equipment. I was met with indifference, saying they were either too busy, they didnt have a plan. They didnt know who was responsible for procuring those. In some case, they had a sick child and they would get back to it later in the week. A number of excuses. But never any action. But going on to describe an email from an n95 mask supplier in january, calling it a moment he will never forget. And he said, were in deep shit. The world is, and we need to act. Bright says he got no response after pushing that to the highest levels of the department of health and Human Services. It was at that moment, he said, he knew there would be a crisis, saying the Trump Administration had no coordinated plan to combat coronavirus and