cnn newsroom starts right now. this is cnn breaking news. a very good morning, everyone. it has gong past 8:00 here in london. breaking news out of the u.k. where regulators have approved the oxford astrazeneca vaccine authorized for use here in the u.k. it followed rigorous clinical trials and analysis. phil, finally good news out of the u.k. relief, no doubt, it has been authorized. talk to us about the advantages and why so many have been excited about its approval? reporter: isa, it is no overstatement to say for the u.k. and indeed for much of the world the hopes of getting ahead of the coronavirus in the relatively near future, they rest on this particular vaccine. the reasons? well, it is cheap. just a few dollars per shot. both oxford university and astrazeneca have committed to having this at cost, no profit, and it is convenient. you can move it around. you can transport it more easily because it only needs to be essentially kept in a fridge. it doesn t requ
let s get right to the news. the united states now has more reported cases of coronavirus than any other country in the world. the death toll here in the u.s. now at nearly 1200 and as medical experts say we re still in the early days of this fight. the president is digging in on his hopes to reopen the country or parts of it in just weeks. dr. anthony fauci called president trump s easter target date a, quote, aspirational projection to give people some hope. but it is not just hope people are looking for now. states need supplies. on the front lines in new york city, and in new hot spots now emerging across the country. 24 states are seeing more than 100 new cases in just a single day yesterday. we re seeing tension build between the president and governors over their need for critical supplies. the president even casting doubt on the needs for tens of thousands of ventilators. also, breaking this morning, more proof that the virus can strike anyone, the uk prime minister b
thanks for being with us. well, the worldwide number of people infected with could he vied 19 is rapidly rising to 1 million. johns hopkins university has recorded more than 47,000 deaths so far, a figure expected to go far higher in coming weeks. the united states has some of the sharpest daily increases anywhere. johns hopkins has counted 216,000 cases to date and over 5,000 fatalities. if government forecasts are correct, the death toll among americans could eventually hit a quarter million or more. it is astounding. stay-at-home orders in dozens of states have not slowed the disease from spiking up over the past month. the u.s. death toll has doubled in just a few days, and with more than 940 deaths recorded just on wednesday. well, new york has far more cases of covid-19 than any other place in the united states. more than 84,000. doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals are racing to keep up with the growing numbers of patients, and we get the latest now from cn
security. a live report from berlin. well, the u.s. has now marked another grim milestone in its battle with coronavirus as it reports the largest number of deaths in a single day. that figure, 1,922 with johns hopkins university reporting wednesday that the total death toll has passed 14,000, but there is some encouraging news. new modeling predicts fewer u.s. deaths than initially thought thanks to social distancing. the number of new cases in the u.s. is also trending down. still, there is growing concern philadelphia, baltimore, and washington, d.c., could become the next hot spots. this as new york city still works on flattening its curve. erica hill has the details. reporter: a blunt assessment from the top. it s going to be a bad week for deaths. reporter: for the second day in a row new york state announcing a new high for single-day deaths. 779 on tuesday. with morgues overloaded, hard-hit communities are bringing in refrigerated trailers and more help. in ne
encouragement. you can see for the first time that in the united states we re starting to level on the log rhythmic phase like italy did about a week ago. so this gives us great heart that not only in specific places but we re starting to see that change. let s begin our coverage in new york. christina alesci is there. so the decision to keep the schools closed throughout the rest of the school year, what went into the mayor s decision making? apparently it was a call with dr. fauci last night. this highlights the concern there is about reopening normal life too early and risking a spike in cases and deaths. here the fear factor is high. here almost every new yorker i speak to has been impacted by this, either they know someone infected or they have a family member on the front lines. the death toll is just staggering. if you look at it, you re talking about it s nearing triple the amount of new yorkers killed during the 9/11 attacks. that was the darkest day what we