Safely . Two months in it took them to ask this rudimentary question. So now here we are at step one. Planning to get on the same page about testing. Trump and pence celebrating, telling you to be proud of this miraculous moment. Lets think news and all the trump applaud. This show is about the reality. We have a governor tonight who is on that call with the truth of how we got here and where we need to be. Okay . Now, what we have to talk about is the worry of why you dont want to go too soon. We all want to reopen, but look at georgia, we have atlantas mayor who has eyes on the ground and a mayor, a message for all of us. And lets take a step deeper, what does opening too soon look like in major cities up in the northeast and on the west coast . We have an expert who will model our future. For all the doubts, for all the politics, one thing has been consistent here. Us. Together as ever as one, we have kept this virus at bay. Together, we will get back to where we want to be. What do
Breaking news, the white house rolling out its blueprint to ramp up testing across the United States. The number of coronavirus cases close to 1 million. According to the plans unveiled by the president the administration is still putting the burden on the states saying the federal government should, quote, act as the last supplier of last resort. Wehear from governor after governor the lack of testing continues to be a source of deep frustration across states across this country. You hear it from kansas, oregon, from ohio, new york and new jersey, the two hardest states say tonight their plans to reopen are based on the availability of testing. And tonight the number of cases across the country as i said a grim new milestone of close to 1 million. The number of deaths in this country now more than 55,000. Kaitlin, President Trump saying the states keep skyrocketing and it almost doesnt matter when you cant get a result to a test. They just arent able to get those results. Reporter yea
Okay . Now, what we have to talk about is the worry of why you dont want to go too soon. We all want to reopen, but look at georgia, we have atlantas mayor who has eyes on the ground and a mayor, a message for all of us. And lets take a step deeper, what does opening too soon look like in major cities up in the northeast and on the west coast . We have an expert who will model our future. For all the doubts, for all the politics, one thing has been consistent here. Us. Together as ever as one, we have kept this virus at bay. Together, we will get back to where we want to be. What do you say . Lets get after it. So, the federal Task Force Says we need to double our capacity of testing and tracing before the u. S. Can reopen. What does the president say . Listen to him today. We have enough testing to begin reopening and the reopening process, we want to get our country open and the testing is not going to be a problem at all. In fact, its going to be one of the great assets. It always h
Making the economy around a quarter smaller than it was in february. What we now need to do is get the economy starting up again, start reopening businesses, which we will see from next week. But doing that in a way that doesnt risk a damaging second wave. Global stock markets fall after an increase in coronavirus cases in the us fuels fears about the Economic Impact. The governments expected to drop its plans for full border controls immediately after brexit with far less rigorous checks on goods coming into the uk from the eu than planned. President trump renews his threat to intervene in seattle, after anti racist protesters occupy the city centre. A group of a50 bereaved families are calling for an urgent inquiry into the governments handling of the coronavirus crisis. And, as high Street Stores and Shopping Centres re open in Northern Ireland this morning and are due to open in england on monday, well be answering your questions on hitting the shops with two retail analysts at 9 3
Push for the health care plan. Its home to senator rand paul, one of the opponents of the health care measure. Heres President Trump in his morning weekly address. Through seven long years of botched rollins, soaring costs, canceled plans, and bureaucratic mandates, americans have called out for relief. And relief is what we are determined to give them. If we do nothing, millions more innocent americans will be hurt and badly hurt. So fallout this morning over the justice departments sudden firing of the 46 remaining u. S. Attorneys hired by previous administrations. It happened yesterday afternoon when the acting Deputy Attorney general called the federal prosecutors asking for immediate resignations. A source tells nbc that one of the u. S. Attorneys initially found out he was losing his job through media reports. One of the president s key supporters in congress is taking his wiretapping claims a sfep further. Heres what steve king told my colleagues yesterday. What we do suspect st