Empty, steve. Steve that is good. People are getting the message. Meanwhile President Trump told sean hannity last night on his program that the president is working very closely with chinas president to contain the pandemic as global cases soar past half a million. It is 6 00 in the east coast. Good morning, everybody. Thank you very much for joining us. Once again, a split show. We are practicing that social distancing thing. We are in day 12 of the administrations 15days to slow the spread. And as we told you yesterday Governor Cuomo said by the looks of hospitalizations social distancing appears to be working because it is slowing that down. Also news out of Washington State, which has been so hard hit, apparently they are flattening the curve. The new numbers of cases is leveling off to a trickle. And some wonder whether its just the calm before the storm or, brian, whether or not the social distancing is actually working. And thats good news because we are all doing it. We are ho
Plea across london and the south east are changing to accommodate reduced to demand and alterations to travel stockpilers plans. From today, the Gatwick Express will be running a youre just yourejust stripping youre just stripping the shelves of reduced off peak nonstop Service Operating basic foods. You half hourly, southern and thames just need to link trains are subject to stop cancellations. Stagecoach buses in it, because theres people like me the south east will be operating a that are going to be looking after School Holiday timetable from you when youre at your lowest. Monday. 0n the underground currently nhs staff, teachers, police and people in the food there are minor delays on central industry are among the key workers whose children will still be allowed line after an earlier signal to go to school failure. Further restrictions come into force with the restricted when they close service on the hammersmith and to all other city and circle lines and the waterloo pupils later
American member of isis drawing attention to the dallas suburbs less than two weeks before the attack. Simpson tweeted about the controversial event, when will they learn and he tweeted the charpy heb dough charlie heb dough attack in paris. And investigators are now trying to determine if simpson was trying to get the jihadist attention or plot with them. But the use of social media by territories is a daunting challenge. It allows like never before for overseas to reach into our community and recruit and radicalize and target our citizens in a simple and easy to use way. Back on april 10th in a private twitter message intercepted by the u. S. Simpson discussed on how to get to syria and bring your passport and if you have 4,000 dollars that is enough to travel with and he was urged to follow a known british isis attacker. Somebody known as a propagandist within isis and known for his hacking skills and who has targeted the u. S. Military in previous hacks. Tonight were learning more
Cartoon contest in texas the first isis attack in america. And we have new information about one of the contacts Elton Simpson may have had with an isis recruit. Isis has claimed credit for the attack which the white house today called an attempted act of terrorism, but stopped short saying is isis ordered it. The investigation is active to say the least. Our correspondent pamela brown has the latest. Reporter cnn has learned one of the gunmen Elton Simpson, directed a message on twitter to this account, believed to belong to an american member of al qaeda in somalia, calling attention to the planned Prophet Muhammad cartoon event in the dallas suburbs, less than two weeks before the attack. On april 23rd simpson tweeted to the jihadii about the event, when will they ever learn . That same jihadi tweeted out about the event, referencing the Charlie Hebdo attack in paris. Its time for brothers in the u. S. To do their part. Its one of several twitter connections that cnn has found that
Isis. Residents paid a terrible price for their freedom. Caught my surprise baltimores Police Commissioner says there was no warning that six of his Police Officers would be charged and admits his department has been part of the problem in the city. And held in north korea, a u. S. Student detained in the north is speaking out for the first time about his capture and his treatment. Well have an exclusive report live from the communist capital of pyongyang. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Isis is claiming its first attack inside the United States. The terror group now says the gunman who attacked a Prophet Muhammad event in texas were its soldiers and brothers and warns that future attacks will be worse. Both of the american gunmen were shot dead at the scene. One of them did have social media tie to isis. And right now the United States is investigating how much of a role isis may have played in the attack. That comes as if u. S. Offers hugh rewards for information on fou