And safety standard right now we have to raise that up even higher to be able to bring our schools back. But thats exactly will be intend to do. We are going to have to focus even more on testing. And i want to emphasize, testing is going to be crucial to the successful reopening of our schools. And everyone has got to get engaged even more on testing. I guarantee that that plan will have a heavier emphasis on testing and therefore i want to say to everyone in the School Communities started with parents and continue to get the testing consent forms in even as we are in the moment of pause. We need to get ready to come back. We need testing regime. He has laid out the additional measures, the state will likely be taking place very soon. Additional restrictions across the board that will affect a number of different industries, a number of different parts of life in the city because were arguing the different problem all over new york city and state. All over the country and region. We h
We have a Stringent Health and safety standard right now. We will have to raise that higher to be able to bring our schools back, and that is what we intend to do. We will have to focus more on testing. I want to emphasize testing is going to be crucial to the successful reopening of our schools. And everyone has to get engaged even more in testing. I guarantee you part of the plan will be an even heavier emphasis on testing, and therefore want to say to everybody in the stool School Communities we need to get the testing consent forms in this moment of pause. We need to get ready to come back and get the consent forms and so we can get into an even deeper testing regime. The state, the governor and i spoke. Some of the additional measures were laid out that the state will be taking quite soon in new york city. Across the board that will affect a number of different industries, different parts of life of this city, because we are dealing with a bigger problem all over new york city and
President is arrested and accused of accepting bribes. The hottest year on record as calls heat up for a global deal on Climate Change. People in burundi are voting in a controversial president ial election. One person died in violence leading up to the poll. The elections being boycott by several opposition leading parties. The u. N. , e. U. And African Union have all said they wont recognize the results. They urge the president not to go ahead with the vote, but he refused to back down. These are pictures of him casting a ballot. Theres been months of violence since he announced he was staying for a third therm. Critics say that violates the constitution. Its another great turn in democracy in the country so we allow the burundian people to vote or to choose someone who they believe in, then the leaders are the authorities they trust and also to choose from the many programs that feed them. We have two correspondents monitoring events. Catherine soy is in eastern rwanda where refugee
Home and warned his states Hospital System would be overwhelmed unless drastic measures were taken. Just hours before that, andrew cuomo issued an executive order that virtually shut down the state requiring 100 of new yorks nonessential workforce to stay home. He called it the most drastic action they could take. I said from day one, this is science and math. Watch the number. Watch the trajectory. You have the density control valve. The number starts to go up. Tighten the valve. If the number doesnt slow down, tighten the valve more. If the number doesnt slow down, tighten the valve more. If the number doesnt slow down, close the valve. Were closing the valve. In a moment im going to speak with Governor Cuomo about what new yorkers can expect next. Ill also speak with phil murphy whose state oeptd its first major testing site today and quickly hit capacity by lunchtime. And were expecting new york city mayor bill de blasio to hold a press conference about the citys latest plans and h
Hello, everyone, and welcome to americas news headquarters, im eric shawn. Arthel and im arthel neville. The president , by the way, is scheduled to take the podium with at 4 30 p. M. Eastern time. Well bring it to you live as this growing number of state issuing states issuing stay at home orders. The number of cases tops 30,000, the death toll growing to at least 380. We have Fox Team Coverage now. Molly henneberg is in washington, alec hogan is live in new york city, and we begin with steve harrigan. Steve or thing for us in front of the cdc in atlanta. So, steve, what stands out from all those numbers that were seeing now . Reporter arthel, first of all, its startling that as you Just Announced those new numbers, 3,380 deaths, weve seen that creep up. It continues to go up. Two numbers in particular stand occupant. First, the new york state cases, more than 12,000. New york state really dwarfs every other tate in the union at this point. It is seven times more cases in new york tha