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Warning. What this is, is video we actually first got our hands on a couple of weeks ago, and it is out of kansas, specifically out of a kansas state prison. Lansing state correctional facility, which is just outside kansas city, kansas. And at the time that we first got this, we thought this might be a document that was important to a Larger National news story. It might be a bigger National News story than it seemed, specifically because of some of the things that prisoners can be heard saying on this video. But at the time we first obtained this tape, we didnt have any way to know for sure. We were intrigued by what we were hearing, but we didnt have the factual backup. Well, now we know for sure, and now i think i think you should see this. I will mention once again it is a. Its like i said, its a little hurley burly. But that was a couple of weeks ago. A video shot by a ....
Under way will be constant and a daily theme. At the start of todays event, the president declared we have met the moment, and we have prevailed. When called out on that later on, the president said he was talking about testing. And today he staked his word on testing. These are the quotes. Americans should be able to get a test right now. If somebody wants to get tested right now, theyll be able to get tested. While he stopped to add that not everybody should get a test in his estimation, he went back there again. Quote, if people want to get tested, they get tested. And that, we know, is just not true. About the economy, the president continues to bet on the Third Quarter of this year. Hes billing it as the transition to greatness, and he said today, quote, greatness is going to be in the fourth quarter, but its really going to be next year. Back in the real world tonight, we have lost 81,468 americans to this virus with well nor ....
With dignity and grace the more than 62,000 men and women we have lost. We have all seen the stories about the overwhelming number of fatalities. At one funeral home in new york 50 decomposing bodies were found on ice in four trucks including rental trucks from uhaul. The funeral director said they were put there because he had no more room in the chapel. I ran out of space, he said. Bodies are coming out of our ears. A cemetery worker in brooklyn is struggling to keep up with the onslaught of bodies. Sometimes he arrives as early as 3 00 a. M. And stays late to lessen the load for the next day. Sometimes i do 14, 15 hours a day. Its very excruciating. People tasked with burying the dead cannot keep up with the sheer number of deaths. Because the virus is so contagious and deadly, many families have not been able to say goodbye to their loved ones in person or at the hospital. And they often cannot have traditional funerals or otherwise come together to collectively mourn because of ph ....
Until our next president ial election. And while we were deep into the Trump Presidency now, we are nonetheless covering a number of firsts tonight. For starters, the president of the United States stood in the rose garden today and accused his predecessor of committing a crime while offering no details or proof. And that wasnt even the lead story from the press conference today. If there was a Bumper Sticker quote to emerge from todays session about the climbing u. S. Death toll, it was this, and we quote, dont ask me, ask china because as others have thee rised, unable to run for the election on economy or health care or leadership, the deflection to china already under way will be constant and a daily theme. At the start of todays event, the president declared we have met the moment, and we have prevailed. When calle ....
Bit of sunshine coming through, but in scotland and Northern Ireland staying quite cloudy today, and there will be a little bit of rain to come for some of us as well. I will have the full forecast coming up will have the full forecast coming upa will have the full forecast coming up a little bit later on. Its saturday, may the 16th. Our top story stick with the rules and dont take risks. Thats the message from the Health Secretary matt hancock, as we enter our first weekend since lockdown restrictions were eased in england. Local councils are warning us to stay away from beauty spots and beaches, fearing a surge of visitors will lead to an increase in infections. It comes after scientists revealed the infection rate across the uk has risen. John mcmanus has the latest. In southwold in suffolk, they are hoping for visitors this weekend, so long as they follow the distanci ....