This is cnn tonight im don lemon. We have the latest on the coronavirus pandemic for you. There are now nearly 1. 3 million cases of the virus in the united states. The coronavirus death toll is now in the u. S. Is now surpassing 77,000. That as a top aid to Vice President pence, his press secretary tested positive. The fda commissioner selfquarantines after contact with someone who is tested positive. And ivanka trump personal assistant testing positive. She hasnt been around the president s daughter for weeks. Coronavirus taking a toll on americas work force. 20. 5 million jobs lost in this country in april. The largest single month of job loss since the Great Depression. Unemployment rate is now a staggering 14. 7 . The president anxious for states to get back in business. By this weekend at least 47 states will be partially reopened. Health perktss continue to warn many states are not ready and may see a spike in cases in the weeks ahead. Joining me now cnn white house corresponden
Kid rock hopes his endorsement can catapult this candidate to victory. The next senator from the great state of michigan, john james these are the days of america brother, to brother hand in hand. Steve after a long flight, you dont need a necktie. We start with a fox news alert. Moments ago the president touched down in joint base andrews in maryland, after that historic summit with north koreas dictator kim jong un. The president is back. Ainsley thats right. He just tweeted as he was landing. He said a long trip but everybody can now feel much safer than the day i took office. There is no longer a Nuclear Threat from north korea. Meeting with kim jong un was an interesting and very positive experience. North korea has Great Potential for the future he says. Brian Griff Jenkins is live, going to recap all from washington, d. C. Unless he refuses. Every once in a while he says no. I will comply. Good morning, guys. The president traveled the 23. 5 hours with two layovers with guam and
Hour to 6 miles an hour. This is north and east of the eye of the storm and its still receiving heavy winds and lots of water. Much of that town said to be flooded as well. Part of the carolina coast, lots of cleanup ahead, we are told that largely this town was evacuated. More than 570,000 customers are without power and just heck of up and down the coast. The storm is moving inland, not good news for those of you are in the raleigh area or anywhere inland from the storm except the storms get their energy from the moisture in the atlantic ocean. Now that i have that storm, the central pressure should begin to rise. When low pressure centers get higher pressure, it means they are not as strong. There is one spot right at this moment where weve got reports in Morehead City North Carolina, the National Geological survey reports theyve got more than 42 and a half inches of rain in the past two days. One man who has written out the storm throughout for us is bill hemmer, who is live in wil
Hurricane michael is the strongest hurricane on record to strike the panhandle. Its also one of the most powerful to ever hit anywhere in the united states. The winds, horrific. The storm surge, equally catastro catastrophic. Some areas left in ruins. More than half a million homes and businesses without power. Of that, some of those folks could be facing weeks and weeks before its restored. And michael didnt stop there. Now a tropical storm, it roared through georgia and into the care cays. An 11yearold georgia girl is one of two confirmed killed by the storm. Search crews are fanning out today in search of more victims. John berman was there through it all. Hes joining me now. John, you were in the thick of it yesterday. And youre in the middle of it now. What are you seeing . Yeah, im in panama city now, kate. This is where the western eyewall passed over 100mileperhour sustained winds, gusts of 120. Im in what i think was a Conference Room of an Office Building here. You can see th
Wiped out. One woman said nothings left outside of the shelter where she is staying. There is virtually no cell phone services. The death toll has now risen. It now stands at five. But some of the biggest questions were left unanswered because people get into mexico beach. That is ground zero for where this massive storm roared ashore with more than 150 mileanhour winds. Brooke baldwin and her team are there, and she has some of the first reporting from the ground. Brooke . Reporter let me tell you, the best part of our day has been sharing our Satellite Phone. There is absolutely zero cell service where i am here in mexico beach, sharing our Satellite Phone with various people who either rode out the storm and survived or one woman who had to walk from the neighboring town along the beach came in and she was gracious enough to let us walk with her as she saw her house was gone. To be able to hand her this phone so she could call her daughter, so another man could call his baby brother