Staff, Mick Mulvaney, tried for his kids, and even he, one of the most connected people in washington, could not get results quickly. Hes now calling the testing situation simply inexcusable. Theres also a shortage of protective equipment, again. A former Defense Department official tells cnn the Trump Administration is months behind because they failed to act aggressively enough. And in florida, first young people got sick, now its the elderly again. Miami herald reports that one of the Major Hospital systems has seen a nearly 100 increase in the number of patients theyre treating 80 years old in just the last two weeks. Cnns rosa flores is live in miami with our top story. Whats happening there this morning, rosa . Reporter well, alisyn, good morning. It is not Getting Better here in florida. Florida reporting more than 6,000 new cases, and new this morning, were learning about a new issue thats been lurking under the radar, and that is the need for medical personnel. Bejust learned
Strained, and critical supplies running low once again. In florida, a staggering 15,000 cases reported on sunday alone, and florida just one of 35 states now seeing a spike in infections. It is time that our nation get the facts and just the facts. They need them now more than ever. So why is the president accusing the cdc, the agency Many Americans rely on for guidance of lying about the virus . The cdc is part of his own administration and by the way the president appoints the director of the cdc. What about dr. Fauci . A key voice in the task force the white house tapped . He and the president not speaking. The question today, why . Were covering all of it this morning. Lets get to rosa flores, she joins us in miami with the latest numbers out of florida, breaking a new record in terms of new cases . Reporter you know, poppy, its not getting any better. Florida shattering its daily record of coronavirus cases with more than 15,000 cases just yesterday. Here in Miamidade County, this
Through this pandemic. The president targeting his own cdc by retweeting a claim by a former Game Show Host, Chuck Woolery, the message accusing the agency and most doctors of lying about coronavirus. Just a reminder here the ydc is part of the president s own administration and its the president that names the director. Yeah, and its a false claim. The facts dont back it up. That as white house officials are also pushing a coordinated effort to discredit dr. Anthony fauci, the man who is helping to lead the White House Task force in batting this virus. One of the premier Infectious Disease experts in the nation. The u. S. Now tops 3. 3 million coronavirus cases. 135,000 deaths. 35 states, those you see there in red, in orange and yellow seeing a spike in infections. In florida, a staggering 14,000 cases diagnosed alone. Rosa flores has been covering the states response for some time so its key now, and this happens. Its in the data. Cases rise and then sadly hospitalizations rise as p
Once again just today. And globally, the number of new Coronavirus Infections confirmed infections is also dramatically on the rise. The World Health Organization reporting today more than a quarter million new confirmed cases worldwide. And, as i just said, shockingly high numbers of new coronavirus cases being reported in texas. The mayor of san antonio is joining us right now. And mayor, i know you got a lot going on. Five Straight Days of 10,000 new cases or more statewide in texas. Why are things so apparently out of control right now . Well, wolf, thanks for having me, and, you know, the trend continues in texas where were seeing a dramatic acceleration of cases, not just in the urban communities but also in the rural areas, and the combination is making for a lot of stress on our hospitals, and every part of it from, you know, the beds on the floor to the icus to the ventilators, and then of course end of life. Even in the morgues. So were in a serious situation here. And as we
Burning democratic normals to the ground im joy reid and welcome to the reid out. John lewis died after a life of and bleeding for the right of people that look like me to vote and for freedom from violence. And then donald trump, who openly teased that he may not accept the results of an election will you accept the results on of the election we have to see, i will not say yes or no. And i didnt last time either. The context is that trump has been aspiring for something other than democracy, he got elected with the help of a foreign adversary, after asking russia to help find dirt on hesitate opponent. And then was impeached for doing it again and he tried to ban muse lilimsd refuges from the country and stokedracism and hatred and now, he has federal troops in to American Cities to suppress protests he and his administration have commuted the prison sentence of his friends and war criminals while musing that his political enemies should rot in prison and most shocking of all, he has