Hours they were able to hold hands and say i love you to each other one last time. Mary kepler was 92 years old and Wilford Kepler was 94 years old. They lived and they died together. Our thoughts go out to those families and all the families who have lost loved ones and been affected during this pandemic. The news continues right now. I want to hand it over to chris for cuomo prime time. I say it every night, coop, thats because it matters every night, remembering those who are gone, honoring that memory. By taking this situation seriously. Its not just important, its a gift to the audience and to us so we stay focused on the humanity. Thank you, my friend. Have a great night. I am chris cuomo, and welcome to prime time. So, its a monday. Im going to ask you to try Something Different tonight. Lets just try it once, see how it goes. All right . Instead of taking the bait that the president tossed out today about him taking hydroxychloroquine, can we just try looking at why hes doing t
Association show that patients who took the drug in combination with the antibiotic used in zpaks which the president also touts and did once again today were more than twice as likely to suffer cardiac arrest. Thats on top of other studies on hydroxychloroquine or the related drug chloroquine alone which patients have also developed abnormal heart rhythms. Let that sink in for a moment. The leader of the free worlgd is taking a drug that shows no apparent benefits could be putting him at risk for serious heart problems and heres how he explained it today. The frontline workers, many, many are taking it. I happen to be taking it. I happen to be taking it. Hydroxychloroquine . Im taking it, hydroxychloroquine. When did you right now, yeah. A couple of weeks ago i started taking it. I think its good, i heard a lot of good stories. If its not good, ill tell you right. Not going to get hurt by it. Did the white house doctor recommend that you take it, is that why youre taking . He didnt re