Patience along with that mask. New Text Messages shedding light on the events leading up to the death of Ahmaud Arbery as lawyers for the men accused of murdering the unarmed jogger speak out. Attorney Benjamin Crump joining us live this morning. Severe storms striking the northeast and south. High winds damaging this building. Flash flooding leaving cars stranded and the tropical system strengthening in the atlantic. Our weather team tracking it all. And virtual graduation for the class of 2020. High high hopes the starstudded event and oprahs commencement speech. New way forward. The class of 2020, bravo. And the celebration isnt over yet. The preview of tonights graduation special featuring more big names airing tonight right here on abc. Tonight right here on abc. Hello, good morning, happy saturday. I am very happy to note that the whole team is back together, all three of us in the studio once again, although we are doing our as you can see here our part to social distance. Eva d
Back the curtain on the idea though careful not to damage that so many folks in charge know what theyre doing. Precious works of art, ready to how the administration is open tomorrow after a twomonth closure. We have Team Coverage this morning. Lets get right to abcs trevor ault. Reacting. Good morning to you, trevor. L. A. Explosions. Reporter good morning, eva. The director of the cdc has made fire erupting from multiple a grim prediction the United States is expected to pass blasts, smoke filling the downtown district. Nearly a dozen firefighters injured. 100,000 covid19 deaths by june 1st. While just about every state is this has been upgraded to starting to reopen in some way, what we call a major emergency category. The latest on the investigation into how it started. Deepening mystery. The husband charged with killing his wife. But where is her body . So many businesses wonder if how investigators say he may theyll survive long enough to have used the coronavirus to cover up the
The top of the hour. Just to let you know, because rights under law worked very people can see you in the box, they are, that the president is hard on that bill. The antilynching act. Getting ready to meet with and it was historic when passed g. O. P. Lawmakers in the state by the house at the end dining room. Thats where all the reporters were scurrying to from the press conference. So, you and i are going to jump of february. To that the minute it happens. This past after decades upon first of all, we have had a lot decades of efforts that were of news being made in just the unsuccessful previously, to get last couple of hours, in this congress to declare that last briefing. Lynching is a federal crime. As a topline thought from you . Sadly, the bill has stalled in what devin nunes was telling us for years was true. The senate. Historic bipartisan passage in what trey gowdy was reporting that was happening in the intel the house. But we need the senate now to committee was true. Fina
Theyre under investigation in new york and Health Officials there say the condition may have caused the deaths of a 5yearold and a 7yearold. Even as we learn more about the virus, there are 47 states that will be partially opened by tomorrow. Today, more restrictions are easing, though, in five states including rhode island where retail shops are going to be open again now. There will be restrictions, we should point out. Driving the push to reopen the economy, we know a record 20. 5 million american jobs were lost in april. The Unemployment Rate at 14. 7 . And two positive cases of coronavirus among white house staff this week. Proves that there is no work place immune here. The press secretary for Vice President mike pence tested positive just yesterday. So, listen, we have a lot to get to this morning. First well start with former president barack obama and some of his criticisms of the Trump Administration. Cnns Kristen Holmes is at the white house. This is some of the most stingin
Unemployment rate will soar to at least 16 . The ten years of job gains have been erased in just one month. Again, no one has ever seen anything close to this and we will cover it from every angle. Also this morning, more than 75,000 people have now been killed by coronavirus. Thats more than 2,000 new deaths over the last 24 hours. Still, 47 states will be partially reopened by sunday. And through it all, the president keeps insisting that testing is overrated, even though he and his west wing staff will now be tested every day after it was revealed that one of the president s valets has coronavirus. We are also following breaking news overnight, a story we have been covering out of georgia, a father and son charged with murder in the shooting death of an unarmed man. Ahmaud arbery. Joining us now, cnn chief medical correspondent dr. Sanjay gupta, sanjay, great to have you here. You were up late last night, talking to deborah birx of the task force as part of the cnn global town hall.