Im Margaret Brennan. Were going to begin tonight with a nationwide scramble by millions to get home for the holiday and by Public Health offi officials to slow the staggering spread of the coronavirus. Tonight, cbs news has learned the c. D. C. And White House Coronavirus task force are now considering shortening the recommended length of covid quarantines, not because of new research, but simply to get more people to follow the rules and stay home if theyre exposed. Across the u. S. , every week, new infections are accelerating faster than the week before. Tonight, los angeles county, home to 10 million people, is debating a strict new lockdown that could leave streets and restaurants empty. And l. A. s mayor says cases are climbing so quickly in his city, theyll be out of hospital beds by christmas. Nationwide, things are even worse. A recordshattering 85,000 americans are hospitalized with covid19 tonight. Doctor tells cbs news they are running low on help and running out of hope. A
Putin says his country has become the 1st to register a Coronavirus Vaccine he said the jab was safe and that it had been given to one of his daughters mass vaccination will start in october mr putin says beginning with doctors and teachers at the vaccine will be rolled out after less than 2 months of human testing and that has experts and warning that the russian president might be putting National Prestige ahead of Public Safety more than 20000000. 00 people worldwide have so far contract of the coronavirus. Financial markets are usually quick to react to this kind of news so lets bring in correspondent and thats advice in frankfurt on that whats the word on the trading floor. Well actually people dont really believe the gravity credible vaccination that its going to be safe because if you look at the details they are not a lot of details on the markets let alone test results from a wide range of a trial so even the s. Association of clearly trial organisation force warning the Russi
Flying this friday. I ask everyone to lift his family and loved ones up and prayers. We all continue to grapple with this big loss for our state. , i am joined by the department of Public Health commissioner, the adjutant general of the good Georgia National guard, and fema director. I want to thank these hardworking georgians and their staffs on the ground right now for their tireless efforts in this fight. We are fortunate in our state to have the best and brightest leading this charge. Reporting 9901 coronavirus cases in our state, and i am saddened by the lossoflife, 362 georgians have now lost the battle with covid19. I would like to ask all georgians in every corner of our state to join me and our family to continue to pray for the loved ones that have been directly affected by covid19, and for so many georgians battling this evil virus right now. Weing the sacred holy week, must state united in his fight against coronavirus. I want to thank the millions of georgians who are foll
Some worry food will rot if they cannot get enough workers. There has been a grim warning on the wider longterm effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Ahead of the International Monetary fund says the Global Economy has come to a standstill. Crisis everworst witnessed, far greater than the Global Financial decade financial crisis a decade ago, he says. Infection numbers near one million, and theres a battle over facemasks. A u. S. Manufacturer says the government has asked them to s to x porting n95 mask latin america. While the National Health institute recommends the use of facemasks, resident donald trump says it is voluntary and he will not be following your advice. President trump will expand medicare to uninsured americans. The cbc is advising the use of nonmedical cloth faced covering as an additional voluntary Public Health measure. It is voluntary. You dont have to do it. Ofy suggested for a period time. But this is voluntary. I dont think i am going to be doing it. Medical prot
Cspan. Org or listen live on the free cspan radio app. Joining us is kim chapman. The executive joining us is kate ackley who covers congress for roll call and daddy or, the house report of politico which is where we will begin. Thanks for joining us today. Bit of a news on this thursday, roger stone a former trump associate was sentenced to three years in prison for lying to federal prosecutors as part of the russia probe, i just wanted to get your take on whether or not thats a fair sentence and whether you agree with some of the statements President Trump is made. Its lower than initially thought. I know the president has some issues with it. Obviously infractions were made, its a felony. I think its a problem and i think the sentence make sense but i will leave it up to the people and Legal Community to figure that out. Do think he received a fair trial . From my vantage point, yes. He is the latest in a series of Trump Campaign officials now facing prison time or in prison, this i