Than 154,000 people who have died. When you add the economic strain to that, i want to stop talking about numbers for a second and just look at this line of people. Thats what these numbers are, theyre people. They waited for seven hours, were told, seven hours just to get groceries at a los angeles food bank. Where is the help . No sign of a deal yet. Republican and democratic staffers will continue talks today. So were going to get back to this conversation, but i want to check in on whats happening with isaias and go to cnns randi kaye live in palm beach in florida. The wind has been consistent. The rain sporadic. Whats happening there now, randi . A short time ago we had another band of rain come through. The winds, as you said, they are pretty steady. Still the ocean behind me is rocking. Those waves have been going all morning. Yesterday people were surfing and swimming and sunning themselves on the beach. What a difference a day makes. Were dealing in florida, as you both know,
Will save lives. Announcer this is new day weekend with Victor Blackwell and christi paul. Life as we knew it is on pause. This morning there is a new reality in the United States. President trump is calling on emergency people combat the coronavirus. One important question remains. Where are all the tests. In the early hours of the morning the house passed that Coronavirus Relief measure including paid emergency leave and free coronavirus testing. Right now there are more than 2,200 cases in the u. S. And at least 49 people have died. Every region of this country has been touched by the virus, impacting daily lives of million. At midnight travel ban on 26 European Countries went into effect. U. S. Citizens still allowed to fly home but have to return to specific airports. Well have the latest on the International Element of this saga in a moment. Lets start here in the United States. The house has passed the coronavirus responsible. That was at 1 00 this morning. It came after a day o
The Confederate Flag removed from the capital this morning in South Carolina. The state didnt do it. Someone else climbed up that pole and took it down. Two people are now in custody. We begin in new york where hundreds of officers are out this morning looking for this man, david sweat, the escaped killer still on the run, three weeks after breaking out. Im christi paul. Im victor blackwell. 10 00 this morning on the east coast, 7 00 out west. Thanks for joining us for newsroom. We are starting with the helicopters and the search dogs. 1100 Law Enforcement officers. A huge rush of resources. Police are now searching for escaped killer david sweat. They believe they could have him, here is the word they are using, contained inside a perimeter. The search is going on near the upstate new York Community of malone. We are covering this story across several angles and from the area. They are live on the ground. We have jean casarez and Polo Sandoval inside. Give us the latest. Reporter the
The motion, zero against. The big question now, Vladimir Putin has the authority to send Russian Forces into ukraine. The big question now is, is this something they have done in retrospect or are the russians going to start sending forces right now. As you know, there have been reports in the past i would say 18 to 24 hours, especially from the Ukrainian Government, who said the russians have already flown forces into the crimean, into southern ukraine, which is the predominantly russian territory of that country. They talk of up to 2,000 forces potentially even up to 6,000 forces that might already be on the ground there. And also, the Regional Government there which is also prorussian, has said that Russian Forces that are part of a military base that russia has in that region anyway are already helping them secure government buildings in the main town, the capital of the crimea. The big question, is this happening in retrospect or will we see a big push of Russian Forces move towar
Coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever. Trump clarifying those comments this morning, no apology. Could this help or hurt his run for the white house . You are in the cnn newsroom. We are so glad to have you with us as always. Grateful for your company. Im christi paul. Im victor blackwell. Happy saturday to you. We are following breaking news and reaction coming in from everywhere at this point. More on that in a moment. We want to get to donald trump to give you the back story. New comments on cnn about debate moderator, megyn kelly. If youll recall, during the debate, kelly pressed him about past controversial comments concerning women. Here is what trump said last night about kelly to cnns don lemon. I dont have a lot of respect for megyn kelly. She is a lightweight. She came out there reading her little script and trying to be tough and be sharp. When you meet her, you realize she is not very tough and she is not very sharp. I skrus tjust dont respect her journal