Cover. And man versus himself. I am not a crook. The story were about to chase has all three. Several billion times over. The cast includes you, everyone youll ever meet, and every living thing. The stage is the entire planet, and the stakes 100 miles, whoa, only the end of life as we know it. But this is not a show about the end of the world. The world will be just fine. The world has been spinning through fire and ice for over four billion years. No, im talking about us, life as we know it. The modern human world that could only be built on a living planet with a goldilocks climate. Not too hot, not too cold. And now the worlds scientists are urgently trying to tell us goldilocks is dying. So this is a roadtrip into american stories of man versus nature, his neighbors [ chants ] and himself. As seas rise, mountains burn, and economies shift. And its a search for ways to turn our denial or depression into action. This is only the beginning. To save the lives of millions we will never
No deal, with millions of unemployed americans growing more desperate, congress is at an impasse on how to help. Now the president says hell act alone. Im taking executive action. Weve had it. Is it legal and will it work . Ill talk to House Speaker nancy pelosi and President Trumps chief economic adviser larry kudlow next. And grim prediction. Health experts project 100,000 more deaths this year as coronavirus spreads and state officials scramble to gain control. This virus has a mind of its own. We have no idea of how its going to progress. A leader whose false positive test result kept him from meeting with the president this week. Ohio Governor Mike Dewine ahead. Plus, face to face. Presumptive democratic nominee joe biden narrows in on his search for a running mate. The latest on his vp shortlist ahead. Hello. Im dana bash in for jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is confused and angry. It is difficult even to fathom the number of americans suffering from the e
And yesterday alone, 1,037 americans lost their lives. Thats the fifth straight single day that over a thousand american lives have been lost. In fact, since july 21st, there have only been four days where the daily death toll has not surpassed 1,000. Despite what you may have heard from the president and others, this virus is by no means under control. We begin in georgia. Earlier tonight i spoke with hannah waters. Shes a sophomore at a Georgia High School whose fphoto of students packing the hallways went viral. It also led to her getting suspended before officials reversed course and unsuspended her. We learned her school is closing its doors temporarily and switching to Virtual Learning for monday and tuesday after nine students and staffers tested positive for covid19. I talked to hannah about that and the fallout from her viral fphoto. Heres a part of our conversation. We could have just delayed opening like many other schools and counties because most of them i have heard from
Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world, im wolf blitzer in washington. This is a special edition of the situation room. We begin with breaking news tonight. Amid a coronavirus pandemic that is surging in the state of florida right now, residents are dealing with a new threat tonight. A major Tropical Storm. Tropical storm isaias. This hour its setting its sites on Floridas Atlantic coast. Its expected to return to hurricane strength overnight. With a federal disaster declaration already issued. The state is reporting 9,000 new daily cases for a fifth straight day. Also breaking tonight, another member of the u. S. Congress, democratic represent at this point raul rihelva of arizona says hes tested positive for the coronavirus. This just days after he attended a Committee Hearing with republican congressman louie gomert who tested positive for the virus and who repeatedly refused to wear a mask on capitol him. A new grim projection projecting an additional
Florida Atlantic Coast and expected to turn to hurricane strength overnight with the federal disaster decoloration, issued, the state today is reporting more than 9,000 new daily cases of coronavirus. Thats a fifth straight day. Another member of the u. S. Congress, democratic representative raul of arizona tested positive for the virus. This just days after he attended a Committee Hearing with republican congressman Louie Gohmert who tested positive for the virus and who has repeatedly refused to wear a mask up on capitol hill. Meanwhile, a new very grim projection from the centers for Disease Control and prevention tonight. It now projects an additional 20,000 americans will die from the virus in the next three weeks alone. More than 1,000 americans have died daily over the past five days. Lets begin our coverage right now in florida. A state of emergency in 16 counties while people there wait and watch the storm slowly march up from the bahamas. Cnn chad myers is over at the cnn Wea