Cases. Thats 1 3 of the total number of cases from around the world. We know in the last few months the virus has spread like wildfire, through 50 states, killing more than 56,000 people. Isolating millions of others and bringing the country to a complete stop. Now several states are making plans to go back to work despite warnings it may be too soon and more testing is needed first. Now some states in the west coast are working together to modify stay at home orders to reopen slowly sli but safely. This time he talked about testing. Weve launched the most ambitious testing effort like wise. The United States has conducted twice as much as any other country. Think of that. Today we have a phased and safe reopening. Our blueprint shows how states unlock their full capacity, expand the number of testing platforms Monitoring Systems to detect local outbreaks and conduct contact tracing. We have it all. Other countries are calling to ask how do you do it . Cnns erica hill has more on the s
Hasnt been identified. Theo curtis who was held by al nusra spoke out for the First Time Since being released. Total total strangers are cop to me and saying, glad youre back, good to see you. I suddenly remember how good the American People are and what kindness they have in their hearts. Reporter the family released these photos just after their e reunion yesterday. He was held for two years. A ceasefire between israel and hamas appears to be holding today. Israeli troops remain positioned along the border and a government spokesman today still questions hamas motivation. We hope that this time the ceasefire will stick and i think now that will begin to clear. Many people will be asking, why is it that today hamas accepted the very same egyptian framework that it rejected a month ago. The ceasefire hasnt had all of the details released just yet but it appears to call for a definite widening and open crossings from israel into egypt. Much more of that later in the show. Back here in t
Primary tuesday. There is only one campaign that has beaten donald trump over and over again, and that can and will beat donald trump. Please everyone get together so we can keep this frontrunner from winning. If we choose donald trump as our nominee he will have carried out the most elaborate con job in the history of politics. If you look at whats going on. I cant act overly president ial because i will have people attacking me from every side. Unfortunately you have to hit back. I will have a very, very president ial demeanor when i win, but until there you have to hit back. Bill Chris Stirewalt, you look like an usher in that beautiful theater. What is Donald Trumps challenge . Reporter he has half of his party that ranges from absolutely opposed to vowing to never vote for him in the general election and he has a problem. He lays it out aptly. How do i fight back about the criticisms mourn thing about him. How does he fight back against that, but at the same time not reinforce the
Have begun for neil gorsuch. I say hearings because he did very little talking. He had some brief comments saying that he felt humbled and honored to be chosen for this job. Affording many of the Committee Members on the judiciary. Theres 11 republicans, 9 democrats each to make tenminute statements that often time went over. Again, he really starts the grilling or they start the grilling for him tomorrow. The Washington Examiner reporter, susan crabtree. Whose going on . Its obvious the fireworks will go tomorrow. This is a pro forma session of Opening Statements. You get a feeling for what democrats will emphasize. Dianne feinstein, the ranking member, was talking about how she still is recenting the fact that Merrick Garland never got a vote and how democrats are harboring those issues. She took issue with Neil Gorsuchs pledge that he considers himself an originalist, of the constitution. Thats the same view that Justice Antonin Scalia had. Its curious that she took issue with that,
John roberts starts us off on the north lawn. These are the first transcripts to be released from depositions of people who had firsthand knowledge of what was going on with ukraine and Rudy Giuliani. Ambassador Gordon Sonland who insided there was no quid pro quo with ukraine now preassumes there was. In a surprise move Gordon Sonland revised his testimony acknowledging he told a former white house official that the resumpion of aid to ukraine was tied to investigating a gas company. Sonland recounted a phone call with President Trump about the aid. He said he was in a very bad mood. It was a quick conversation. He said i want nothing. I want no quid pro quo. I want him to do the right thing. He passed that message to taylor in a text message dated september 9th. The president has been Crystal Clear no quid pro quo of any kind. Sonland now testifies in september 2019 i preassumed the aids suspension was linked to the anticorruption statement. The white house pushed back hard on that.