Skyrocketing. Dr. Deborah birx of the coronavirus revealing what she wishes america did in the early days of the pandemic. A major break in the cold case murder of run dmcs Jam Master Jay shot in cold blood. What prosecutors say led to his murder and the two men under arrest. Ellens apology. The talk show host reportedly speaking to her staff overnight in an emotional call announcing major changes to the show after accusations of a toxic work culture. Plus, close call. A woman moves seconds before a car barrels over a sidewalk. And following in his fathers footsteps, Charlie Woods impressing his dad tiger with a dominant performance in a golf tournament. Good tuesday morning, everyone. Im mona kosar abdi. And im will reeve in for kenneth moton. We begin with the Democratic National convention unlike ever before. The convention kicked off last night going virtual for the first time with a diverse lineup of speakers rallying behind joe biden and taking direct aim at President Trump. The
Another man on a jet ski also helped with the rescue. Well done by them. Day one of the newlook nba playoffs is done, and all the socalled home teams came away winners in orlando. The top performance, utahs donvan mitchell, 57 points in the jazzs loss to the Denver Nuggets but thats the third best in nba playoff history. Todays schedule opens with title favorites milwaukee taking on the orlando magic. Turning to the nfl and the big announcement from the washington Football Team. The franchise is making nfl history, naming jason wright the leagues firstever black Team President. Heres abcs janai norman. Reporter as the nfl prepares to kick off its season in just a few weeks, the stakes are at an alltime high for washingtons Football Team following months of turmoil. Owner dan snyder in the hot seat facing mounting pressure to sell the team after a series of scandals shook up the franchise formerly known as the redskins. Snyder, who had once vowed to never change the controversial name,
Teachers in mississippi now in quarantine after more than 400 people test positive. A Key White House Coronavirus Task force member joins us live. Abc news exclusive. The former high ranking trump official with harsh words for the president. The president wanted to exploit the department of Homeland Security for his own political purposes. He says what he witnessed the president do was terrifying. Hes now breaking republican ranks and endorsing democratic nominee joe biden. Miles taylor joins us live. Ellens emotional apology as three Top Producers all accused of Sexual Misconductir fre. Ed the talk show host reportedly addresses her staff, apologizes over accusations her show created a toxic work culture, taking on rumors about herself calling them crazy and not true. And the bellas are back. Banks, kendrick, wilson and more reuniting for a perfect new rendition of beyonces hit song. Plus, how theyre pitching in for a good cause. Always great to start the morning with some beautiful m
Everybody, despite the very bad news, was harboring some sort of hope that we would be just able to hunker down and defeat the crisis, much as some of the european and Asian Countries have done. Now were coming to terms with reality. Reporter professor walker says the end of the covid relief bill and the 600 it provided each week is really going to hurt. When we looked at the numbers, we found that without the 600, about half of Unemployment Insurance claimants in california were below the poverty line. Reporter he said it may mean job seekers are going to have to retrain and look at other fields. Something bernard said hes already doing. You cant be too picky. I had to lower my standards and an hourly rate and hope this would be a steppingstone. Tougher for a lot of people. A notable announcement from the state that impacts many small businesses. A hard freeze for the watch list. The Health Department says it will not add or remove any county from the watch list until that computer gl
What kind of spread the outbreak might be causing beyond shelter doors. This is a 24hour round the clock operation, and the situation and numbers are changing. Reporter okay. Theres a lot to figure out from here. Now, 71 people in that shelter have tested negative, along with the 70 who have tested positive. The never test results, they have all been sent to places like hotels and other type of arrangements to be isolated away from those infected and are going to stay in that shelter, being looked over by medical staff in case they get sick. But, again, the real question now is, what might be the impact beyond the health iser and the 70 folks they know of. Has this spread to the population on the street . Has it spread beyond that . 5 to 70 in just a couple of days. A real good reminder of how quickly the virus can spread in the right conditions. The city says its now trying to move more people into Hotels Starting with the most vulnerable. Covid19 is now the deadliest disease in the u