On pl on capitol hill. Already were hearing this pandemic is far from over. Well take you there in just a few minutes once the witnesses. Before we do that, lets get caught up on the latest facts with the pandemic. At this hour, more than 2. 3 million known cases of coronavirus in this country. So far weve lost more than 120,000 americans. States across the south and west especially are seeing a huge spike in cases, and as we are speaking at this hour, the president is on his way to one state seeing a surge. Arizona. President trump heading the a political event there even as cases have doubled in just the last 15 days. Health experts say the end of lockdown orders and memorial day have likely contributed to the increase. Officials a few moments from starting their testimony before a House Committee about the administrations response to the pandemic. Nbcs kasie hunt is standing by on the hill. Kas kasie, the hearing, taking on added urgency, as the death toll numbers continue to climb
Thats the way we set the standard for intensely rich, luscious flavor. So our story of fresh taste always ends. Deliciously. When it comes to taste, philadelphia sets the standard. Right now on Andrea Mitchell reports on defense. Two vietnam vets square off against each other over the iraq surge. As chuck hagel is challenged by john mccain. Would you please answer the question . Will you correct or incorrect when you said that the surge would be the most dangerous Foreign Policy blunder in this country since vietnam . Were you correct or incorrect . Yes or no. My reference to the surge being the question is were you right or wrong . Thats a pretty straight forward question. Well i would like to answer whether you are right or wrong, and then you are free to elaborate. Well, i am not going to give you a yes or no answer on a lot of things. Let the record show you refuse to answer that question. Now, please go ahead. Well, if you would like me to explain why i i absolutely would like ans
In hot water. Lets go outfront. Good evening im Ashley Banfield in for erin burnett tonight. And outfront an urgent new terror alert. Fear of an attack from isis is causing the British Government to raise its Terror Threat level from substantial to severe. According to government officials there, quote, that means that a terrarir attack is highly likely. As you may recall the man seen and heard in that horrible isis standing over james foley before and after she was beheaded that man spoke with a british accent. Our carl penhall is in london tonight. The british Prime Minister himself took to the air waves. Talk about this significance of that. Reporter this is the highest threat level there has been in britain for the last three years and brchlt David Cameron said that britain is now locked in a generational battle against radical islam, a battle that could take years, could even take decades. He said that the real threat right now although he didnt have in specific threat that an att
Determined to pervert islam. If were going to determine that people are susceptible to the false promises of islam, then the International Community needs to offer Something Better there are savage cruelties out there that have to be stopped. Today well hear from the president again addressing Foreign Ministers and leaders. When you look at the programs being talked about, theyre more practical than you might expect. People talking about certain ways to identify warning signs. Or provide opportunities for young people in these communities. That was a big one. That was talked about again and again, as well as addressing online propaganda as one mayor in belgium put it, radicalism begins where integration ends. Brieannea brianna . Thank you. To the war against isis as the terror group tries to gain more ground in iraq theres a question can Kurdish Forces fight them off . Lets go to Senior International correspondent ben wedeman, tell us about what youve seen near erbil where you are, ben
Camerota. We say hello to you and welcome to your new day. President elect donald trump announcing new appointments to his cabinet 30 days after claiming victory. Trump picking another general. This is his third. This time to lead homeland security. He also tapped a Climate Change skeptic to head up the epa. This as the president elect takes to twitter to target a union boss who called him a liar for getting the facts of the carrier deal wrong. We will speak to that union chief in just moments. We are 43 days away from mr. Trumps inauguration. So, lets begin our coverage with cnn National Correspondent sunlen serfaty. There has been a flurry of announcements in the last 24 hours coming from the trump transition team. The president elect making some big picks for key roles in his administration, but trump is also spending his time taking to twitter. Getting into a war of words with a local union leader who has been critical of trumps claims over jobs actually saved at carrier. Reporter