Event. Hello and welcome to Washington Post live. I am a National Political reporter at the post. S morning, we consider continue our Leadership Series on how we are confronting the coronavirus pandemic. Our guest this morning is Governor Phil Murphy of new jersey. Governor murphy is a democrat, elected to his office in 2017. He served as u. S. Ambassador to germany after being nominated by president obama and confirmed by the senate. He had a long career in banking. Welcome. Gov. Murphy good to be with you, bob. Bob case numbers are soaring in different areas of the country. Parents and others are on edge. Case numbers this morning in new jersey, taking up or taking down . Gov. Murphy the number of positive cases is Holding Steady in the sort of plus or minus 200 to 400 range. Today we got a little better news on rate of transmission and how many tests are positive, so our positivity rate, but we are watching this, every minute of every day, making our decisions when we shut the state
Area crews road and oak Spring Circle flames were first reported around 2 oclock this afternoon and this fire has quickly grown to more than 1300 acres to structures have been destroyed one man lost his boat maggie swanton lives in the area the flames where the house was burning were over the trees you could see it above the trees. And the line the fire line was real big. From the air. On the ground firefighters worked to put out the flames. Theyre currently working on structure protection and theyre trying to keep the fire from crossing kenyada road and the entire road kenyada road has been evacuated at this point. And back here live youre looking at can ya to road here. Flames are just starting to flare up. Again this is about 3 and a half miles from where i was earlier and the day off cruise road where the fire started just goes to show how quickly it spread the winds were whipping all day today and the weather is cooling down tonight so that will give firefighters an upper hand. Th
Telling his party to stick together, underscoring the agency, the cdc is out with a new forecast projecting that the United States will see as many as 534,000 covid19 deaths by the end of this month. Also this hour, exclusive interview with the new Homeland Security secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, first immigrant to head the agency at a critical time for our country. First, straight to capitol hill where theres Breaking News. Manu raju is joining us. This key meeting thats under way could shape the future of the Republican Party. Update us on the very latest. Reporter Libehind Closed Dos this meeting is taking place, efforts by a number of members in the republican conference to impeach donald trump, including the number three republican, liz cheney, who voted to impeach donald trump on the charge of inciting that dead ly january 6h riot that occurred here on capitol hill. She addressed her conference as she has faced a backlash and push to oust her from the leadership spot. She made it
Down every statue, symbol and memory of our national heritage. My guests this morning, governors phil murphy of new jersey and Asa Hutchinson of arkansas, and infectious expert dr. Nahid beddalia. Plus about face. Allies of the president now urging people to wear a mask. Wear a mask. Maga should now stand for masks are great again. Governor of abbott of texas orders it. That is why today i am ordering a Face Covering requirement for all counties with more than 20 covid cases. Also, did President Trump ignore warnings of russian bounties on americans . It is dereliction of duty. Or was he not told . He didnt know about it, and im convinced of that. Ill talk to former National Security adviser for president obama, susan rice. Joining me for insight and analysis are former Homeland Security secretary jeh johnson, jay apka, and White House Correspondent Peter Alexander. Welcome to sunday. Its meet the press. From nbc news in washington, the longestrunning show in television history. This i
Now on bbc news, with coronavirus outbreaks at different stages around the world, we explore what might happen as restrictions change and people adjust to a new reality. Hello, and welcome to the latest in our special programmes on the coronavirus pandemic. Im annita mcveigh. On todays programme, a widely available steroid can help some of the most seriously ill coronavirus patients, according to new research from the uk. Plus, what kind of long term changes could the pandemic have on our urban landscapes . And a reminder that you can keep up to date with the latest information about the pandemic on our website. But first, official figures show more than 400,000 people have died because of coronavirus, but what is the real number . How many people died because they couldnt get treatment for other illnesses . A bbc investigation has looked at 27 Different Countries and has found that the total number of deaths caused by the virus, both directly and indirectly, is much worse than it has