Up produced there they are. He also says there is progress on funding for more tests and hospitals and for Small Businesses devastated by the pandemic. Now, the president also defended protesters who are fed up with the coronavirus restrictions, restrictions that his own administration has put into place. He called them great people who have cabin fever and denied inciting such protests to, quote, liberate such states. Now, the president touted his own record, praised himself, and lashed out at the media. Cnns Jeremy Diamond with more. And the president in large part was focusing on the accomplishments of his administration, the president talking about the successes of his administrations response and also playing clips and reading clips of praise from other people for his administration and his personal response. So, the president reading at one point clips from a wall strewa journal entitled trump rewrites the book. And another clip from andrew cuomo praising his and the federal gove
And madam secretary, Madeleine Albright tells me why america cant hide beind oceans or a wall as it combats covid. She says donald trump must work with the rest of the world. But first, heres my take. President trump now tells us china is to blame for the havoc that the coronavirus is wreaking across the world. He paused funding to the World Health Organization because he says it colluded with china keeping the facts hidden. To evaluate these claims, just keep in mind one tweet from the president on january 24th. China has been working very hard to contain the coronavirus. The United States greatly appreciates their efforts and transparency. It will all work out well, in particular on behalf of the American People i want to thank president xi. What did the world, including President Trump, know about the virus at that point . Well, one day earlier, on january 23rd, the World Health Organization warned all countries should be prepared for containment of the virus including active survei
Joe johns is live from washington monitoring the situation. Joe, what is the latest . Well, chris what was a hometown story has become National News all because of knewly ex newly exposed email traffic. The scandal involving closed leans at the nations busiest crossing has exploded and enshared governor christie. It started in september when several leans of the lanes of the George Washington bridge were shut down dpr four days without warning. Resulting in an hours long traffic nightmare for the town. And now a letter from an emf official suggests even Emergency Responders were delayed. There were questions whether the gridlock was politically motivated payback for the democrat mayor of fort lee. Cnn obtained text and emails that seemed to be the closest thing to a smoking gun. It was sent august 13th. A message from the email account of bring jet ann kelly one of the governors top appointees at the agency that controls the bridge. When the mayor called about the gridlock, kelly then
And what should be done about it . We will have a spirited debate, Stephen Cohen and Chrystia Freeland. Also, how should you read the economy these days . A steady recovery or a stock market bubble . Nobel prizewinning economist paul krugman will explain how he sees it. Why the United States in europe might be sorry that they treated the big emerging markets so badly for so long. The bric backlash has begun. But first heres my take. The actions of the prorussian forces who it appears shot down a civilian airliner might seem at first glance to be crude and unsophisticated. But in one sense theyre on the cutting edge. They represent something we see all around us these days, the democratization of violence. Let me explain. For most of history, the side with the bigger army usually won a conflict. Over the past few decades a different pattern has been emerging, the power of asymmetrical warfare. Look at the prorussian separatists or hamas or hezbollah or the insurgents in afghanistan or i
Obamas next move should be. Also, just how much is president putin to blame . And what should be done about it . We will have a spirited debris. Stephen cohen and Chrystia Freeland. Also, how should you read the economy these days . A steady recovery or a stock market bubble . No bell prize Winning Economist paul krugman will explain how he sees it. Why the United States in europe might be sorry that they treated the big emerging markets so badly for so long. The brick backlash has begun. But first heres my take. The actions of the prorussian forces who it appears shot down a civilian airliner might seem at first glance to be crude and unsophisticated. But in one sense theyre on the cutting edge. They represent something we see all around us these days, the democratization of violence. Let me explain. For most of history, the side with the bigger army usually won a conflict. Over the past few decades a different pattern has been emerging, the power of asymmetrical warfare. Look at the