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Medal of freedom, even when they were met with multiple beatings and multiple arrests. Congressman lewis referred to it as getting into the good trouble, necessary trouble. Speaker of the house nancy pelosi ordered the flags be lowered to half staff. We have yet to hear from the president on the death of john lewis. Heres a look back at his towering legacy. Reporter throughout his life john lewis stood for peoples right. Born on an Alabama Cotton farm, he not only lived to see an africanamerican elected president , he would be a major part of making it happen. Tonight we gather here in this magnificent state in denver because we still have a dream. We still have a dream. Reporter lewis growing you was angered by the unfairness of the jim crow south. He credited Martin Luther king jr. Forr inspiring him. As a student, he organized sitins at lunch counsters. In the early 60s, he ....
Surfs maskless at a trump rally. The pandemic not stopping voters from turning in their ballots early. In fact, the pandemic may be largely galvanizing the record turnout. Across the country, already 21 million have cast their ballots. With just five days until lawmakers vote on the Supreme Court justice nominee, thousands are marching to the Nations Capital and beyond in protest against the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the high court. We have a team of correspondents covering all of these developments. Lets begin with Paulo Sandoval and the latest on this alarming rise in covid cases in the u. S. How concerning are these trends . Reporter they certainly are concerning, fred, especially when you look at some of the numbers. Consider yesterday alone, ten s ....
This is cnn breaking news. Thank you for being with me, im fredricka whitfield, a dire situation in the u. S. As coronavirus is breaking new records, but first tragic news on the loss of a legendary broadcaster and iconic cnn alum, were learning today that larry king has died. He passed away at Cedar Sinai Medical Center in los angeles, the cause of death has not yet been revealed though king had been hospitalized with covid19 just a few weeks ago. He spent six tick cads on radio, television and digital media. Well look book on his life in a moment. We turn to the pandemic right now. The struggle the country is having. Getting it under control. Another 3,600 deaths on friday alone. This as the vaccine rollout continues to be a challenge. The cdc reported a singleday vaccination record on friday, nearly 1. 6 million doses administered. But states are facing critically low shortages. As millions of americans try to get v ....
All over the country and i want america to understand that. The prediction comes as the number of confirmed cases in the u. S. Surges to over 321,000. More than 9,100 people have died so far with over 1,300 deaths reported on saturday alone. And states struggling. This morning louisianas governor said his state could run out of ventilators by end of the week. In nuer leernew orleans, corone mortuaries reached limits. Meanwhile, new york, hardest hit in the country accounts for nearly half of all deaths in the country and this morning Governor Andrew Cuomo said while hospitalizations are beginning to drop, the challenge to save lives is proving to be more difficult. A number of people tested 18,000. Positive cases are up 8,000. Total 122,000 cases. Number of patients discharged, total discharged is 12,000. 1,700 discharged in one day. Number of deaths is up. Thats the bad news. Its 44,159. And we pray for each and every one ....
In new york city and all across the nation to make sure that our new york city neighbors have access to good nutritious food they need. Leslie gofrdon, thank you. That really underscores that were just at the beginning of this. Thanks so much. Sure, yeah. This is cnn breaking news. Hello again. Thank you for being with me. Im fredricka whitfield. A federal judge ruling today that former National Security adviser john boltons book can hit store shelves, blocking a Trump Administration push to stop its release. Bolton and the president now reacting to the news. This as another legal standoff is unfolding. U. S. Attorney general bill barr making a latenight announcement that Southern District of new york prosecutor Geoffrey Berman would be stepping down. B ....