18. Meanwhile new york now the hardesthit state, pleading for help. Governor andrew cuomo blasting the administrations response, saying the state needs 30,000 ventilators, far more than the government is offering. As the number of american cases grows, the World Health Organization is now warning that the United States could be the next epicenter of the pandemic. But President Trump is increasingly anxious about the economic toll of the unprecedented nationwide shutdown and now talking about having businesses reopen by Easter Sunday. He says he wants churches full, despite warnings from top health officials. Lets begin in los angeles right now. Cnns nick watt is on the scene for us. Nick, more disturbing developments right now. Reporter absolutely, wolf, that first confirmation of a person under the age of 18 dying. Now, we have just heard from the county health department. They say this is not a small child. We do not know the age yet. And they also say they are still investigating to
Package are yet to be released but it reportedly includes 250 billion for direct payments to families, 350 billion in Small Business loans, and 250 billion in unemployment benefits. Well, madam president , i have an update for the information of all senators and for the information of the American People. And its good news. Its good news for the doctors and nurses in Emergency Rooms around the country who are waiting for more masks and more funding. Its good news for families all across america. At last we have a deal. After days of intense discussions, the senate has reached a bipartisan agreement on a historic relief package for this pandemic. It will rush new resources on to the front lines of our Nations Health care fight, and it will inject trillions of dollars of cash into the economy as fast as possible. To help American Workers, families, Small Businesses, and industries make it through this disruption. And emerge on the other side ready to soar. The bipartisan act will address
This situation were in now didnt have to be. And, you know, i feel like part of the reason that Governor Cuomo has become a National Leader and not just the leader of new york on this in this crisis and on this subject is because hes not only speaking plainly about the challenges that are in new york and you can trust what he says and he doesnt say stuff that is made up or aspirational but hes also sort of talking about things as a human being in a way that is very relatable, talking about the anguish and the anxiety and the fear and a lot of the other things that i think other leaders are sort of afraid to talk about for fear of looking weak. It makes him look stronger. I think it also makes him even more trustworthy when hes conveying the terrible news that hes been conveying. But yeah, hes fully there, fully engaged with this crisis in a way that i think connects with people in a powerful way. Its i think hes modeling an important kind of leadership. Yeah, its really a moment where
Russian intelligence offered cash to the taliban as a reward for killing u. S. And uk troops in afghanistan. Hear what the white house and the u. S. Intelligence chief have to say. Hello, and welcome to our viewers here in the United States and all around the world. Im michael holmes. Welcome to cnn newsroom. Well, as coronavirus cases surge across much of america, it is increasingly clear that many states have moved in the wrong direction. And are now rolling back their reopenings. Lets have a look at our map, youll see cases on the rise in more than half of the country. With some states hitting new highs. Its hard to find a patch of green on that map there where numbers are actually going down. Now some of these states started opening back up early, but now theyre starting to walk back those measures or at least put them on hold. In california, americas most populace state, the hospitals and especially intensive care units under intensive strain. The governor warning he could pull ba
Allegations. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im Natalie Allen. Cnn newsroom starts right now. Thank you for joining us. Our top story, the world is about to pass two pandemic milestones, almost simultaneously. Thats when the global total of documented cases hits 10 million and the global total of deaths marks a half million. And a big reason those numbers are going up is the United States. Americans are less than 5 of the global population but account for 25 of all the worlds infections and deaths. The u. S. Recorded 87,000 new cases in just the past two days. Among the worst hit are states that reopened in may. A month later, theyre facing alarming spikes in new cases and hospitalizations, many young people are falling ill and now the cdc says it is actually much worse than we thought. To date, the u. S. Has documented 2. 5 million cases of covid19, but according to the cdc survey, the real number of infected americans is at least six times highe