Keeping firefighters busy today. Talk about turtle power its wednesday, july 22nd. Early today starts now glad youre with us. Im Frances Rivera im fill mphillip mena protests continue in places like portland, oregon where the city is on edge. Demonstrators protesting Excessive Police force continue to clash with federal agents who have arrived without the consent of leaders something that portlands leaders are saying is escalating the chaos reporter tensions escalated as hundreds of demonstrators clashed with federal agents, anger boiling over as some of the crowd set e federal courthouse President Trump calling the protesters anarchists. They were ripping down that city, destroying the city, looting it while many of the protests have been peaceful theres also been violence, and looting the presence of federal agents is fuelling the tension. The protests were calming down and that the presence of federal troops here, trumps troops here in the streets of portland has substantially exace
The battle to reopen. Schools struggling to meet guidelines. The vast differences in plans across the country. Im pretty sure im not going to make it. Some teachers fear their lives are at stake here and theyre now taking drastic measures. Charges filed. Two men facing multiple counts in a fourth of july weekend confrontation caught on camera. What the alleged victim is saying and how the suspects are defending themselves. And summer scorcher. Dangerous hot weather hitting the midwest to the northeast. Heat alerts in place for some of the hottest temperatures this year. Hey, good morning, everybody. Great as always to be here in studio with eva. Whit, as you may be able to see, is working remotely, joining us from home. Whit, good morning. Thats right, dan and eva, good morning to you both. Its been a while since we fired up studio wj. Were back at it again working from home. Hope to join you both in times square very soon. In the meantime, two big stories that were following this morn
Responsibility with touchless pay and drive thru pick up, so you can keep your summer going. While Vice President pences challenge for not telling walgreens americans to wear masks, days after that packed trump event in arizona. How can you say that the campaign is not part of the for heroes proved, problem that dr. Fauci laid out . Freedom of speech and the right to peacefully assemble enshrined in the constitution of in liberating strife the United States. And even in a Health Crisis the American People dont forfeit our constitutional rights. Cons of theite and even in a Health America crisis the American People dont america forfeit our constitutional rights. Unfriending facebook. Over night. Cocacola, unilever and verizon join the Major Companies pulling their advertising, unhappy about facebooks efforts to control this information and hate speech. Those stories plus here comes we are back with a new godzilla. A giant does cloudy from the th normal. While many of the countries zoos
Patients overwhelming hospital systems. Masked man. President trump wearing one in public for the first time. Ive never been against masks, but i do believe they have a time and a place. Why he chose to wear one now. Plus, what he said about keeping his friend and ally roger stone out of prison. Game plan. Where College Football stands in the pandemic. The big pac12 announcemen about the upcoming season, if there is one, and what it means for the state oflaanthre stresac ain. The box oin clsitaking the top spot. Serious discussions here about whats the best star wars movie this morning. That gets my vote. Lot of people its Empire Strikes back. I want to give a shoutout to whits yoda imitation. Spot on. I dont know about that. But i went for it. You did. We appreciate it. Good morning. As we start this new week, the number of coronavirus cases in the u. S. Tops 3. 2 million, with more than 134,000 deaths, as healthcare workers in several states make dire warnings about whats ahead. We s
That. And a man walking thousands of miles for social justice. Early today starts right now good tuesday morning. Glad youre with us the pandemic is at an all time high, sending this country into an abyss with no end in sight. America is leading the world in infection rates and mortality. We have now reached more than 126,000 deaths at this rate we lost 30,000 lives per month since the virus claimed first life back in late february cases in florida ignited, arizona, oregon, and kentucky are now joining the ring of fire with record high numbers. In arizona, bars, gyms, movie theaters and water parks have all been shut down for the next 30 days. After their seventh day of at least 3,000 cases. Public schools have also been delayed until august 17th. In also lshgs alos angeles, s and piers are closed they cannot risk having crowds the pricing for the covid19 treatment will cost an average u. S. Patient with commercial insurance 3,120 the Company Plans to start charging for the drug in jul