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second highest number of new cases over the last 24 hours. more than 1,000 coronavirus deaths for the second day in a row. that hasn t happened since may. in whatever scripted words the president is saying in his new briefings, he s way offscript in other places, insisting that testing, which scientists say is key to fighting the pandemic is overrated. but other republicans apparently disagree. overnight, they reached what they call fundamental agreement with the white house on a coronavirus relief bill that does include money for new testing. 143,000 americans have been killed by coronavirus. but president trump is pushing hard for schools to reopen, making false claims about children not getting sick and not transmitting the virus. a new poll finds that just 8% of americans think that schools should reopen, as usual. most people want some adjustments or a federal plan, which the white house has not offered. but the president can repeat the words person, woman, man, ....
reality, saying things are going to get worse before they get better remember that, with the virus? the president today painting a much rosier picture today at a press conference, with again, no medical experts. we will get to the other end of that tunnel very quickly, we hope. the light is starting to shine. we ve been doing it properly. cases remain low and very stable. as far as the coronavirus, as you say, i think we ve done some amazing things and i think you ll probably see that if you compare our statistics to other countries and if you look at death rates, et cetera, you re going to see, and especially into the future with what s happening, you re going to see some very, very impressive numbers. first he calls america s numbers impressive. here are the facts. the u.s. right now is on track to hit 4 million cases within the next day. cases have been rising at an astonishing speed now. now more than 3.9 million. remember the u.s. has just 4% of the world s p ....
according to the nation s top infectious disease expert dr. anthony fauci who says at the moment, we are losing. we ultimately will get control of it. i don t really see us eradicating it. i think with a combination of good public health measures, a degree of global many herd immunity and a good vaccine, which i do hope and feel cautiously optimistic that we will get, i think when you put all three of those together, i think we will get very good control of this. and dr. fauci says he s not quite sure whether a vaccine will come this year or next and adds it s impossible to know how long the vaccine would protect you against the virus. the u.s. government investing in a big way today. nearly $2 billion to obtain hundreds of millions of doses of a vaccine candidate. until then, the mission, minimize the spread. a fight the president now admits likely to get worse before it gets better. mapping out the cases now. look at this week versus last week across the states, 2 ....
historyca lesson about you. that s coming tonight. first we start with the carnage in chicago. chaos in portland. violent crime surging in nearly every major city in america. democratic mayors, democratic governors have failed in their most basic duty, and that is the most basic responsibility, to maintain law and order. they have failed and people are dying and being shot as a result. they have failed to keep their neighborhoods safe, failed to prevent violent crime as a result. men, women, and children are dying. our fellow americans are dying. these mayors are literally twiddling their thumbs and playing politics. philadelphia s top prosecutor is bowing to arrest any federal law enforcement agent that are sent to the city. president trump is taking action. today in a major press conference, he announced the expansion of what s called operation legend, that s a federal program started in kansas city, named after a 4-year-old boy who was killed by gunfire while aslee ....
it s really something that for me, i have to protect the american people. bill: covid-19 has killed 144,000 people in the u.s., infected more than 4 million, i will speak with the mayor of jacksonville and get his reaction, first time on television since the announcement in a moment. first i want to bring in erin perini, trump director of communications, thank you for being here today. we know that he really wanted this, why did the virus beat you to it in jacksonville? well, this decision like everyone that president trump has made in the oval office has been focused on the american people. putting them first. and in this case on their health and safety, making sure that we protect the american people. the president is right. it s not the right time to do it. so we will see what comes next with our convention, but i can tell you how enthusiasm remains sky high. every night we have original online broadcasts over 1 billion with b used in totality of the online broad ....