multiple patients. a doctor s discovery that could be a game changer in the battle against covid-19. and we begin in the united states where more than 3,000 people have died due to the coronavirus. monday was the deadliest day yet with at least 574 deaths. and the rallying cry around the country is stay at home. even u.s. president donald trump took out that refrain. by very vigorously following these guidelines we can save more than 1 million american lives, and this is a very vital 30 days. we re sort of putting it all on the line this 30 days. over 1 million americans have now been tested. more than any other country by far. and right now more than 3/4 of people in the united states are under some form of stay at home order. life in cities, towns, counties has ground to a halt, but infectious disease experts say they had no choice. it was that or millions of deaths, and to make matters worse, we are looking at a potential round two in the fall. in fact, i would ant
what did he say? reporter: yeah, he did. so there is some 66,000 confirmed cases here in new york state alone. but as you point out, brooke, the governor said the rate of infection is actually slowing. here is more of that. there is also no doubt that the rate has slowed. we had a doubling of cases every two days, then a doubling every three days and doubling every four days and then every five. we now have a doubling of cases every six days. so while the overall number is going up, the rate of doubling is actually down. reporter: so that is a little bit of a silver lining. but the governor also stressing, brooke, we have been behind this virus from day one and now is not the time to become complacent. because of the numbers here in new york, the governor pleaded with other states, send doctors, send additional health care workers here and then vowed when it is worse for them to then repay those states in the future, didn t he? reporter: yeah, he did. and we remembe
overhead in edinburgh, cardiff and belfast. as events take place at home and online to pay tribute, some communities are still managing to hold socially distanced celebrations. in other news, there s to be limited easing of lockdown restrictions in wales, with people able to exercise more than once a day and garden centres re opening. a two minute silence has been held across the united kingdom to commemorate the 75th anniversary of ve day. events are taking place all day, but public gatherings have been cancelled as the country remains in lockdown because of coronavirus. victory in europe day marks the day in 1945 when britain and its allies accepted the unconditional surrender of nazi germany, bringing the war in europe to an end. the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall led the silence from balmoral, and the queen will address the nation this evening. our first report is from our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. in the streets largely deserted due to the lockd
that celebrates death and totally worships destruction. this president simply cannot accept anything that doesn t go his way. president trump has abused his power. if you re a judge, you re illegitimate. we don t have so-called judges. if it s polls that don t reflect well, they re fake. if it s a news story, it s lies the travel ban is not a ban which makes it not a ban. you just called it a ban. i m usie ining your words. very, very clearly did not quite have a full grasp on how to run the white house. my sense is bannon makes many people uncomfortable. hello, donald, i have arrived. hi, steve, you look rested. thank you. the great manipulator. the president making it clear in a tweet this morning, i call my own shots. can i have my desk back? yes, of course, mr. president, i ll go sit at my desk. yeah. donald trump campaigned on a vow to challenge the washington establishment, the general idea of changing washington is a popular theme
people uncomfortable. hello, donald, i have arrived. hi, steve, you look rested. thank you. the great manipulator. the president making it clear in a tweet this morning, i call my own shots. can i have my desk back? yes, of course, mr. president, i ll go sit at my desk. yeah. donald trump campaigned on a vow to challenge the washington establishment, the general idea of changing washington is a popular theme even beyond trump s voters, but it is hard to change something with nothing. new data suggests the trump administration is struggling to do the job, literally. consider that president trump has only named 35 nominees for a total of 693 top posts under his control. the political appointees that require senate confirmation. in other words, 95% of federal leadership positions haven t been filled. while trump certainly satisfied some of his campaign pledges through swift executive orders, there are new reports today that he may not have read them very closel