And by contributions to this pbs stion om viewers like you. Thank you. Anchor this is bbc world news america. I am Laura Trevelyan reporting the u. S. Now has than one million coronavirus cases, one third of global infections. The milestone comes as states continue to loosen lockdowns. France will ease restrictions next month but masks will remain a way of life. Understanding immunity. A look at whether you can get covid19 a second time aft youve already recovered. Us, historical ties between jobs and health care in the u. S. Are leaving millions uninsured. We look at why americans get medical cover from employers. Laura for all of you watching on pbs and around the welcome to world news america the u. S. Is the epicenter of the global coronavirusea out with more than one million known infections. President trump claims the u. S. Has more c because it is doing more testing in new york, 3 people died yesterday, a big drop from two weeks ago. Sl t comes as more states move toward reopeni
Orlando nightclub attack. It comes as the president p and Vice President head there today to meet with victims families. Our Jennifer Davis isjen following the latestg the s developments from capitol hill. Reporter quite a night, jen. Reporter it was. R good morning to you guys. This ended up being thnie ninthh longest speech in modern mer Senate History as youry ayou mentioned it lasted nearly 15 hours and in the end thehe e democrats who started it say say they did get republicans to agree to have votes on two guno control measures. So, when it comes to a t filibuster typically it is is used to try to block or delay legislation but in this caset it was actually used to tryuallt and get legislationegisti considered. Democratic senator chrisat murphy of connecticut is the one who started it. He, of course, saw greatat tragedy in his state two years ago when 20 children wereren w killed at sandy hookandyook elementary. He says its unconscionableonscl that lawmakers have not acteded sinc
I thought nothing like that would happen. When it did happen i told my roommate. He was just as surprised aiz as i was. No charges have been filed but the investigation is ongoing. And were also following breaking news out took authorities about 15 minutes to get the flames under control. At least two children remain in critical condition. Firefighters were stunned calling the disaster one of the worst fires they have ever seen. We do provide our firefighters with critical stress incident debriefing. And all those who responded to the scene along with some of our emergency assistance. A popular car wash owned by a murder victim reopens today. Mike mansfield was the owner. Long time customers say the legacy will go on. He was known for helping exconvicts get work. He also held Prayers Services and fedded homeless in a space he maintained near the car wash. He was beat right now an activist and clergy are marching near the State Capitol building pushing for an end what they call extremis
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Or someone is illegally using the road. Trash haul will be back on the line to negotiate a better contract with howard and montgomery counties. Public works officials are working with other companies but this is delaying trash pickup. In Howard County they are only picking up garbage. Recycling is being pushed back a week. If today is your trash pickup day, make is sure your bins are on the curb by 7 00 a. M. Many homes are on the strike zone. It is affecting bethesda coles hill silver spring. As we get ready to kick off our week it looks like we have a little bit of lingering rain. Amelia siegel has your weather headlines. Good morning, guys. The rain south of washington for the Morning Hours. Most of us in for a mainly dry day today. I dont think you everyone need to tpwrab thegr the umbrella. Temperatures a good 10 degrees cooler than we were yesterday. So you might want to grab scarf as well. Prince Georges Anne Arundel into Southern Maryland. You could see scattered showers until