coronavirus variant. the white house this morning discussing requiring travelers from the united kingdom to present proof of a negative coronavirus test before arriving in the united states. dozens of other countries have banned or restricted travel from the uk. this is what dr. it anthony fauci said about this just moments ago. travel bans are really rather draconian things to do. that s not really in the cards right now, but i wouldn t be surprised if the requirement of testing is something that is being actively considered right now. this morning hospitals are overwhelmed in the united states. more than 150,000 people now hospitalized, that is a record high. meantime, there is growing anxiety at the pentagon over what president trump will do next as he continues his push to overturn the election. attorney sidney powell who of course was dumped from trump s legal team after pushing conspiracy theories, one after another, is spotted at the white house again on monday.
dominant strain. i would not be surprised if it is already here. the new variant spreads more quickly, more contagious, but not more dangerous. quick spread is what we re seeing. the united states passed the 18 million case mark yesterday and took just four days to get from 17 million to 18 million cases. that s the quickest jump yet. there s some relief on the way. vaccines are getting where they need to be. health and human services secretary today joining more than 600,000 others that received their shots. economic help is coming after congress passed a new relief bill. hear some of what s in the $900 billion package. there s a $600 direct payment some people will receive. there s also increase in unemployment benefits for 11 weeks, an extension of eviction protections until end of january, and 15% increase in the snap program for six months. dr. anthony fauci also had his chance to get the vaccine today at the same event where we saw the hhs secretary, alex azar, direct
what s the latest you re hearing? reporter: you mentioned the human remains. that s being looked at by the medical examiner s office. when we asked last night at a press conference, the police chief did confirm that tissue was found, believed to be human remains. he wouldn t tell us exactly where in the blast site those were found, whether it had anything to do with potentially someone inside the rv. he said they re still looking into all of that. and to keep in mind that the debris was really scattered across a large distance, and so it s still difficult as they re parsing through a lot of that. and we also have heard now of, of course, about the three people who were hospitalized. those are three civilians, luckily with nonlife-threatening injuries. the city also reallytalked abou efforts of the first police officers that came to the scene. the six officers came to the scene, they heard that ominous recorded message coming from the rv telling people they had 15 minutes be
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