Reported deaths topping a thousand. All of this is a critical lifeline for millions of struggling americans has now expired. A 600 unemployment benefit gone. Top Democratic Leaders and white house officials are meeting today to try to hammer out a deal. Meantime, theres a new problem emerging. Hurricane isaias is threatening coastlines and not just in florida. This is threatening coastlines from florida all the way on up into maine. The potential impact, some 70 million americans. We want to start in washington this hour where those negotiations for an important relief package have just wrapped up for the day. Lauren fox is on capitol hill. So we know weve heard a little bit from both sides after they came out of that meeting. Is there a sense that they are any closer to an agreement, lauren . What we are hearing from both republicans and democrats is that they are closer, but they are still far away from a deal. Thats not going to be any comfort for the millions of americans who have
And even drawing praise for it about wearing a mask for instance and social distancing but he neither wrote them nor meant them and we know that by his actions, by these actions, by this video of him arriving today in tampa, florida. Thank you very much, everybody. Thats really great. Thank you. Thank you for being here. Its a good crowd. A good crowd he says. Note, though, no social distancing. No masks. He traveled to tampa in part for a round table on the virus. This is how we end this week, a week in which the virus went right on doing what it does. A week that saw the death toll pass 150,000 americans and infections topped 4. 5 million. Against that backdrop, the house subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis heard from top members of the president s task force. What lawmakers heard is falsehoods, false hopes and do as i say, not as i do, yes, that covid19 unfortunately thrives on such as the president s insincere call for mask wearing. I am appealing to all americans to be part of
Covidrelated deaths in the past 24 hours. That is the most reported deaths in a single day in that state. And from the world of sports, reports that tonights game between the st. Louis cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers has been postponed after more cardinals tested positive. It comes a day after the Major League Baseball commissioner warned the shortened season could be shut down altogether. First to inflorida, though, the current epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic where at least 7 Million People could be in the path of hurricane isaias. Easy for me to say. Randi kaye is standing by in Palm Beach County but lets get the forecast first with meteorologist chad myers in the cnn weather center. What can we expect from isaias . So far, it has been the underachiever of the lifetime where hanna was so big and bad quickly, this thing has run into dry air and it has really fallen apart. Thats the good news. Were going to get a new update at 5 00 p. M. To see what the hurricane uhunter finds un
Want to go to cnns Polo Sandoval following the latest on the coronavirus pandemic. First of all, polo, good morning to you. What are you hearing from where you are . Reporter well, christi, lets start in the state of new jersey across the where authorities are watching increase in covid cases. According to Health Authorities in new jersey they confirmed at least 2,000 cases in the four days. Those are the kinds of levels they havent seen in a month. Youre about to hear from the governor exactly why he thinks this is happening. But he is warning if this continues to be a trend, that he could reverse some reopenings. The coronavirus may kill another 20,000 americans by late august, according to a sobering fresh forecast from the centers for Disease Control and prevention. The cdc projections warn of an increase in reported deaths in puerto rico, washington state, kentucky, alabama, tennessee and new jersey. The governor there says house parties are contributing to covid spread among youn
For you from the u. S. Centers for Disease Control and prevention. They estimate 20,000 more americans will die from the coronavirus just in the next few weeks. So far, more than 153,000 people have died in the u. S. But dr. Anthony fauci says hes cautiously optimistic that there will be a vaccine in just a few months, by the end of the year. And millions of americans lost extra Unemployment Benefits overnight, after midnight, after negotiation in a new system loss package ended in a deadlock. And several covid19 testing sites in florida have closed as hurricane isaias is now headed towards the states. I want to start with cnns Allison Chinchar tracking the path, allison, where is it, and where is it going . With the latest update, we just got one in the top of the hour. Hurricane isaias, sustained winds of 85 miles per hour. The pressure did drop sharply and that what what we measure to understand if the storm is intensifying. But its headed straight for florida. And we have a full re