Pennsylvania. Everyone on board was wearing a life jacket. Thankfully they are okay this morning. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, july 15th. Good morning. Good monday morning, thank you for joining us. That video is crazy. I went rafting once when i was a kid. I was like, nope, not again. That was it . Yep. This video really is incredible. The fact that there were two kind of close calls like this . Thankfully all of them are okay but goodness. Quite a thrill, and again, thankfully theyre all okay this morning. We do begin this half hour with the ominous warning from President Trump that has many undocumented immigrants afraid to leave their homes. The promised crackdown triggered protests across this country. The mass arrests that were expected over the weekend have yet to take place. But the threat is not over. Heres abcs daria albinger. Reporter emotions running high over the weekend. Protesters taking to the streets ahead of nationwide immigration raids billed as
Most in four months. Maps from the White House Coronavirus task force show how the number of cases has exploded across the nation in recent weeks. In fact, weve seen half a million cases in the last three days alone. Meanwhile, the man in the white house, the president , donald trump, has not said a single thing. And get this. A new estimate from Infectious Disease experts say the official case count doesnt even come close to telling the whole story. Because it only includes people who have actually gotten tested. The experts say the real number of people who were infected and potentially contagious is probably over 3 million. In other words, 1 in every 100 americans. So while we wait for the vaccine, experts say our best bet is still wearing masks. And as of this morning, 36 states have imposed mask mandates. Some of the most notable holdouts are the republican governors of states like arizona, where the Positivity Rate is over 15 . And south dakota, where the rate is over 50 50, perc
First 1 million cases. And theres no sign that the spread of this virus is slowing down. At this point, coronavirus has killed nearly 285,000 americans. This week marking the deadliest in the pandemic so far with an average of more than 2200 americans losing their lives each day. That is 2200 fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, brothers and sisters every single day. Its hard to wrap your head around. But youve got to. But also this morning, there is a small sign of hope on the horizon. The entire world watching as the uk delivered its first shots of the Pfizer Vaccine becoming the first country to start mass vaccinations of a clinically tested, authorized vaccine. Margaret keenan, the 90yearold grandmother who received the first shot, perhaps the new picture of hope in the global fight to finally contain this deadly virus. And thats exactly where well begin this morning. Keir simmons joined us from cardiff, wales. What do we know about the first people getting the vaccine, and whats the