The state of georgia once again finds itself at the center of u. S. Politics. Its already the site of two runoff elections that will determine the control of the senate. One is complicated by the coronavirus. Georgia is preparing for a recount in the president ial race. The Trump Campaign requested a second recount after an earlier audit found joe biden won the state by more than 12,000 votes. Joe biden claims trump is setting himself up to lose the state again. Last weeks recount reaffirmed georgia voters selected joe biden to be president. Any further recount will simply reaffirm joe bidens victory in georgia a third time. On saturday a federal judge in pennsylvania tossed out a case for having no legal merits. Well have more on that in a moment. In Georgias Senate runoff campaign republican senator Kelly Loeffler announced she tested positive for covid19 on friday. But another test on saturday was inconclusi inconclusive. She campaigned maskless on friday alongside mike pence, and d
The sudan ethiopia border. Refugees who risked their life to escape conflict. And later, all eyes on the uk, as it readies to become the First Western nation to rollout a covid19 vaccine. Good to have you with us. A staggering surge in covid cases across the u. S. Is stretching hospitals thin. As one expert warns, a grim future lies ahead in the coming weeks. More than 175,000 cases were reported sunday, including more than 30,000 in california alone. New restrictions have just gone into effect for tens of millions of people in that state. They will be required to stay at home for the next few weeks. California is battling Record Number of new infections, and its not alone. In just the first five days of this month, the u. S. Reported more than one million cases. It took 100 days to reach that same milestone when the pandemic first began. And as cases rise, so do hospitalizations. The u. S. Is seeing the highest number of covid19 hospitalizations ever. More than 101,000. Among those ho
Around the world. Im kim brunhuber, this is cnn newsroom. After nearly a week of drama and uncertainty, u. S. President donald trump has finally signed the massive Coronavirus Relief and government funding bill into law. This comes after mr. Trump initially refused to sign the deal, throwing many into financial limbo and sparking fear of a government shut down. Now the 900 billion relief package is set to deliver funds to Small Businesses and millions of struggling americans. Cnns Jeremy Diamond has been traveling with the president and has the details from west palm beach, florida. After the president threw coronavirus inrelief into limbo the president has now signed that legislation. The president signing that 2. 3 trillion spending bill that includes 900 billion in Coronavirus Relief on sunday night here in south florida. The president , though, only signing this legislation after Unemployment Benefits for more than 12 million americans lapsed on saturday night after the president d
London. Welcome to all of you watching here in the United States and around the world. Im Kim Brunhuber and this is cnn newsroom. U. S. President donald trump has now signed a muchneeded Coronavirus Relief bill thats set to deliver desperately needed funds to Small Businesses and millions of struggling americans. But this comes days after mr. Trump initially refused to sign the deal, throwing many into financial uncertainty and sparking fears of a Government Shutdown. Jeremy diamond has the details. Reporter well, five days after President Trump threw billions of dollars of desperately needed Coronavirus Relief into limbo by suggesting he might not sign a massive piece of legislation passed by congress, the president has now signed that legislation. The president signing that 2. 3 trillion spending billion that includes 900 billion in Coronavirus Relief on sunday night here in south florida. The president , though, only signing this legislation after Unemployment Benefits for more than
Josh hawley, marco rubio, find themselves on the same side of the issue as senator Bernie Sanders. And the president s demand for a vote is just part of the portrait of a mad president , mad he lost the election and spouting conspiracies about the november vote, mad at what he calls pathetic, weak, tired Republican Leadership that wont bend to his will, and just notice that none of what the president is mad about has much of anything to do with the u. S. Coronavirus response. The 121,000 patients in the hospital right now with covid19 or his own governments failure to roll out vaccines as promised. We did see the Incoming Administration today focused on promoting confidence in vaccines. Vice president elect Kamala Harris getting her shot as one of the nations Top Health Experts has this tire warning. Were in such a surge as we call it, jim, thats just gotten out of control. Thats what were concerned about, that in addition to the surge were going to have an increase superimposed on tha