Major drug maker reports encouraging findings for a covid vaccine. We will speak to dr. Saad omer, the director of the Yale Institute for Global Health. Then nine months into the pandemic, we look at how many hospitals are failing to provide adequate ppe to doctors and nurses. We will talk to jean ross, copresident of National Nurses united. We have been calling for this protection for Health Care Workers, not just for many months now, but also, if you recall, since the ebola crisis hit our shores. And sad to say, we are still very lacking. Amy plus, Central America has been devastated by backtoback Climate Changefueled hurricanes over the past two weeks. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. The United States recorded nearly 167,000 new coronavirus cases on monday, the third highest daily toll of the pandemic. The official u. S. Death toll, already the highest in the world, is rapidly approaching 250,000 with
Major drug maker reports encouraging findings for a covid vaccine. We will speak to dr. Saad omer, the director of the Yale Institute for Global Health. Then nine months into the pandemic, we look at how many hospitals are failing to provide adequate ppe to doctors and nurses. We will talk to jean ross, copresident of National Nurses united. We have been calling for this protection for Health Care Workers, not just for many months now, but also, if you recall, since the ebola crisis hit our shores. And sad to say, we are still very lacking. Amy plus, Central America has been devastated by backtoback Climate Changefueled hurricanes over the past two weeks. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. The United States recorded nearly 167,000 new coronavirus cases on monday, the third highest daily toll of the pandemic. The official u. S. Death toll, already the highest in the world, is rapidly approaching 250,000 with
Behalf of the more than 19 Million People in our nation and half a Million People in michigan who show us every day what service and sacrifice and love of country is really all about. These patriots landed on beaches in normandy and their pacific theater, crept through jungles in korea, shed blood in vietnam, survived attacks in iraq, and fought terrorists in afghanistan. These people are heroes. They love our nation so much, theyre willing to put their lives on the line for our democracy, our people, and our way of life. Thats why it is so incredibly shocking and infuriating to hear the president of the United States, the commander in chief of our armed forces, disparage our veterans. President trump called them losers and suckers. Losers and suckers. He said he couldnt understand why anyone would join the military, because whats in it for them . He said veterans who have lost limbs shouldnt be in parades. Why . Because he couldnt handle seeing them, didnt think people would want to s
Of a dip. Lets check in with the forecast. For some of us it will be 10 degrees cooler, iflandarra costa county. Those are the afternoon changes. Look at the scene right now. It is quite different from yesterday. You cannot see the tops of the buildings. There is a preview of the Ferry Building but anything above that, the clouds are back and onshore flow is increasing. It will be breezier and grayer and it will be cooler by the afternoon. That is the top item in our headlines. In addition to that, like coastal drizzle and i will show you where we have reported some light rainfall. There is not a lot to this. It is more like mist but things have changed and here are the temperatures. 86 for inland spots, those numbers are in the mid90s. You can see more on this in a few minutes. Good morning, we are looking at the roadways. If youre going out the door, and you will take 24, there is a Traffic Alert was found at broadway in oakland due to an injury accident. A second accident has been r
Existence briefly narrowed and closed. Its sort of symbolic of how through the years, legislation gets passed and its good and it stands for civil liberties, giving africanamericans and other oppressed groups their rights, but not actually enacted. Reporter juneteenth has always been celebrated with enthusiasm in texas where the tradition originated, and in communities across the country. The celebration has gained added significance this year after weeks of protests and unrest, following the death of george floyd while in Police Custody in minneapolis. A chilling reminder that the promise freedom and dignity under the law delivered to the slaves over 150 years ago remains very much a work in progress. I worked on the obama for America Campaign in 2008 and that campaign was all about hope and change and i still feel that hope and i still need that change. Reporter the popularity of the juneteenth situation has ebbed and flowed over the years and there is now a movement to make it a nat