Americans have died, more than were killed on 9 11. But those tragic numbers were overlooked at the Republican Convention last night, and social distancing rules were also overlooked last night. 1,000 people packed tightly on to the south lawn of the white house. Very few, as you can see, were wearing masks. A senior white house officials tells cnn everybody is going to get this thing eventually. Really . They actually said, everybody is going to get this thing eventually . That is the white house explanation . Everyone is going to catch it. Might as well be at the white house, the taxpayerfunded seat of the executive branch. And about that, for the first time in history, the white house served as a convention backdrop. This shatters all precedent, a political rally at the white house. Which by cnns count, included at least 20 lice es or misleadi claims. The goal of the convention was crystal clear, to smooth some of the president s edges, make him acceptable to some voters. But more t
The death of george floyd. His Approval Rating has plummeted in the last month and at this moment, joe biden has a 14point lead over President Trump. Obviously, this is a snapshot in time. Behind those numbers, our poll shows an overwhelming majority of americans support peaceful protests that we have seen. Large marches were held across the country over the weekend, including new york, where a curfew was lifted one day early. And today, new york city begins to reopen in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of thousands of people will be able to return to work today. Were going to speak with new york city mayor bill de blasio, coming up. Okay, john. Joining us now is Minneapolis City Council president , lisa bender. Miss bender, were so happy to have you this morning, because the move by the city council certainly got a lot of peoples attention last night and were so happy to have you clarify this. So what are you trying to do . Are you hoping by dismantling the Minneapolis
What this historic election means for the country and the European Union. It is historic indeed. Live from cnn World Headquarters in atlanta, we want to welcome our viewers here in the United States and all around the world. Im george howell. And im rosemary church. Cnn newsroom starts right now. It has been a busy weekend for u. S. President donald trump. On sunday the white house announced new travel restrictions for people from eight countries trying to reach the United States. The president is tying the move to National Security. He said this in a statement from the white house, and im quoting directly, following an extensive review by the department of homeland security, we are taking action today to protect the safety and security of the american people. By establishing a minimum security baseline for entry into the United States. The president is also keeping up his feud with u. S. Football players. He called for players who kneel in protest, protest expected in the United State
Having a legup on other college applicants. A Tropical Storm is heading for the parts of the bahamas ravaged by dorian. This is the potential to stall the relief efforts that are ongoing across this area. People have incredible spirit. And for the ones who survived, theyre not going to let this stop them. Top of the hour now, good morning, im victor blackwell. And im amarah walker. Thanks for being with us. Right now in the bahamas, were bracing for a new tropical threat. Tropical storm humberto is approaching the northwestern bahamas today. It will bring rain and wind to abaco and grand bahama. Areas that have seen so much devasation. Thousands of people are still missing and displaced by Hurricane Dorian. Meteorologist Allison Chinchar is tracking the storm from the cnn weather center. This is the last thing they need now, allison, what should they be preparing for . Conditions and as they get through the region, winding pickle up, 60 to 70mileperhour wind gusts not out of the questi