And what kept her going when they crashed . And the first secret footage released of the super bowl halftime rehearsals. As beyonce prepares to speak out today. And the big game superstitiouns that fans are in love with. Are they only crazy if they dont work . Good morning, america. Hello to robin. Shes closer than ever this morning. Shes actually backstage this morning, as she gets ready for her comeback. Hello to elizabeth vargas. You see the president right there, with maria elena of univision. He says hes optimistic about whats happening with immigration reform. Thats an issue so important to the hispanic population in the united states. Theres a big debate about a cheerleader, a dedicated ravens cheerleader who says shes been banned of going to the super bowl because of her weight. The growing outrage and the campaign to get her to new orleans in time for the super bowl this weekend. She really wants to go. Do you blame her . So do i. Are you about to get ripped off while youre on
Countries were in a Perfect World it would have been nice to know what was going on there. We didnt. But i believe that we acted very, very early in that. We had adequate testing, would we have known . You might not people inherited can i speak to that as well . Made reference to january 31, he suspended all travel from china. Shortly the thereafter we issued strong travel advisors for italy and sections of south korea and we reached agreements with those countries to screen all passengers from all airports coming into the United States of america. The president s initial efforts were designed at preventing the coronavirus from coming into the United States. What our experts have told us again and again at the Coronavirus Task force is that those actions bought us a
significant amount of time on this curve to respond with the kind of mitigation efforts, standing up resources, testing and supplies that are in effect. We went from a prevention strategy, the president acted on before the
Cases could overwhelm the healthcare system, jeopardizing thousands of patients. Now, that surge has begun. In a startlingly quick ascent, new york reported today that the state was closing in on 8,000 positive tests, which is about half the cases in the entire country. The number was ten times higher than what was reported earlier this week. New york has ten times as many cases now as it did when we started this week. And part of that is increased testing. The state says they processed 10,000 more coronavirus tests overnight last night. But regardless of whether it reflects increased testing or not, its giving us more information about what new york is coping with. And the state is now close to 8,000 known cases. With more than 1,200 people hospitalized already. There are not infinite beds to put people in in new york hospitals, as they bare the brunt of the first wave of this illness in the United States. And the hospitals in new york, that already do not have enough beds, they also
Remarkable interview with the nations top Infectious Disease doctor, dr. Anthony fauci who expressed frustration it seemed with the president s grasp of facts. Told Science Magazine i cant jump in front of the microphone and push him down. Also overnight the u. S. Senate failing to reach an agreement on an historic 1. 8 trillion stimulus bill. Democrats arguing the republican measure puts corporate interests above the needs of the American Workers. A vote is now expected around 1 00 after democrats blocked Senate Majority leader mcconnells effort to force a vote this morning, which mcconnell wanted to hold just minutes after the opening bell on wall street. That republican effort is hampered by the absence of five gop senators who are quarantined, including senator rand paul, who has tested positive for coronavirus. The senate dysfunction comes at a time when millions are waiting anxiously for help. They have rents, they have mortgages, they have bills to pay, they may have already los
Governors begging the federal government for more supplies, more ventilators, while the president says nearly 10,000 are being held back because the surge is coming. Part of that holdup this morning, Companies Say theyre just not getting guidance from the federal government on where to send critical supplies. After they were told by the government to make the equipment. Where does it go now . And now staying at home, at least 80 of american, imagine that, 8 in 10, the question on many of their minds is how much longer and will the shutdown soon go nationwide. Those are pictures live from times square. You never see it like that. Lets begin here in new york or in new york, rather, with cnn National Correspondent brynn gingras. Tell us what youre seeing. You have been following the experience of a hospital up there throughout. Tell us what the latest is. Yeah, well, the latest is, listen, we have heard Health Officials saying it. The White House Task force has been saying it. Mitigation