This years b. E. T. Awards show featured artists gathered. As well as a performance by First Lady Michelle Obama as she presented beyonce with a humanitarian award. Those are some of our top headlines on this monday, june 29th. Happy monday, everyone. We do begin this half hour with the devastating new numbers on the pandemic. More than 500,000 lives have been lost worldwide, and more than 125,000 of them in the u. S. Alone. Some areas that reopened are now backtracking. Beaches across south florida will be closed for the july fourth weekend. The pittsburgh area is the latest to shut down bars. Cases are on the rise across much of the country with only two states reporting a decline in new infections. Abcs zohreen shah has more. Reporter this weekend, 10 Million People infected and more than 500,000 worldwide who have lost their lives to the coronavirus. In the u. S. , seven states breaking records this weekend, including florida with nearly 9,000 new infections. Broward county and mia
Available . Well ask dr. Anthony fauci in a live interview. Split decisions, while more states forge ahead with reopening, the countrys largest pumps the brakes, california now planning to close all beaches and parks, fearing a weekend repeat of scenes like this. Honoring a hero. The family of an emergency room doctor who fought on the front lines speaks to us in their first interview to remember her legacy. I just would want people to know how much she gave to the world in her time here. The Important Message they want to share this morning. Massive storm system, dangerous weather stretching from the deep south to new england, tens of millions in the path of heavy rain, flooding and high winds. Als forecast and the potential impact on your weekend. Those stories, plus, heading home, the very first patient at one of new yorks hardest hit hospitals given a heros sendoff after spending nearly two months battling the coronavirus. His inspiring story. Today, thursday, april 30th, 2020. Ann
The frontline workers of this pandemic. A powerful tribute. You cant say enough as time passes and their work continues on the front lines. We join them in thanking all of those First Responders. We sure do. Song captures it better. They certainly are the champi s champions. We are back on this saturday morning, may 2nd. Lets check the headlines. There is hope for a new potential coronavirus treatment. The fda granted emergency approval for the drug remdesivir to treat patients severely ill with the virus. This comes as states start getting back to business this weekend with malls and restaurants all across the country opening their doors. 34 states now have partial reopening plans in place with 15 still under strict stayathome orders. Prime minister Justin Trudeau announced a nationwide ban on assaultstyle weapons in canada. The move comes less than two weeks after the countrys deadliest mass shooting in history. A gunman killed 23 people in nova scotia. It includes 1500 models of the
Coronavirus during a virtual town hall overnight. Just ahead, when he believes thd in a chinese lab. I can tell you there is a so many fruits and vegetables defense on honey bees. Significant amount of evidence that this came from that anyway, a threat to the Bee Laboratory in wuhan. Is a threat to you and me. In the spotlight, new for nbc news, joe fryer. Thats about the last thing questions for joe biden and the former staffer accusing him of we need right now. I only have a certain amount of bandwidth for being scared. Sexual assault just ahead, why she says her graphic accusation is not in the that has taken me over the edge. Could that be more 2020, now we have murder hornets. What do you say we cleanse complaint she filed decades ago. Our pallet and talk to carson murder hornet. The dangerous insect just found in the u. S. The very first time. Daly. Thats horrifying the threat to humans and bees and why they need to be wiped coming up, ill talk to the top golfer in the world. Ror
Then one of new york citys toughest neighborhoods, hepburns kitchen. Our interview was called off last week because of concerns about the coronavirus. But her accomplishments speak for themselves. She raised a girl in the middle of hells kitchen, which looked like it sounds, you know . Reporter it was rough. Hard, dangerous, difficult, scary. I cant even imagine as a mother today, me, sending my kid off into those streets because but you had to. What was she going to do . She had to go to work, i had to go to school, we had to live. Thats how it is. Im so grateful for her for choosing me and i really appreciate her, you know . Reporter did you appreciate it growing up . No, i hated it. Are you kidding me . I was like, couldnt you give me some space . Reporter but the tough love worked. When alicia keys graduated high school as valedictorian, she was lu somewhat poetic, a contract with columbia records. She ultimately chose the music and wrote the song that would change her life overnig