Administration. Well have more details and more comments from the former president coming up. Meantime, doctors in new york this weekend are working to determine if an illness responsible for dozens of Sick Children and the deaths of three young people could be related to this coronavirus pandemic. New yorks governor today saying the kids had covid19 antibodies but not the typical symptoms. A pediatrician joins us right here this hour. And by the end of this weekend, people in at least 47 states will say their stayathome restrictions eased to some degree. More businesses will be allowed to open. More services restarted, all with spacing and sanitation rules in place. A new poll this weekend shows that more than twothirds of americans worry their states are reopening too quickly. Lets begin at the white house where two people who were working there this very week have tested positive, creating concern in the west wing. Cnns chief White House Correspondent jim acosta reports. Reporter fo
And back to school. What that will even mean. What it looks like, what weve learned from other countries and for the love of god, when . When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. It has become clear, painfully clear the president has declared bankruptcy on the question of handling the coronavirus. He cant fix it so he is giving up. All you have to do is look at his twitter feed. He doesnt really want to talk about it anymore. Hes basically done with it. Est hes moving on. He wants america to open up and move on as well. Likely there will be thousands more deaths because of it. The only thing trump is worried about right now is whether he gets reelected and his response to the virus has been disaster. We are seeing that the public understands that. You see it in trumps poll numbers. His poll numbers about his handling of the virus are sinking, and he has been, according to multiple reports, increasingly worried and freaking out about losing reelection. So
Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the United States and all around the world, you are watching cnn newsroom and im rosemary church. Just ahead, the white houses renewed push to highlight covid testing, but its falling short of what experts recommend. Regardless, dozens of states are reopening in a matter of days and we will look at the steps they are taking. Plus, more than 1 3 of coronavirus deaths in the u. S. May be happening at longterm facilities. The new plan to tackle the virus in Nursing Homes. So lets start in washington where senators will soon be getting their chance to grill the administrations top health officials. The doctor, Anthony Fauci, a key member of the White House Coronavirus task force is set to testify remotely before the Senate Committee in hours. The New York Times reports dr. Fauci will report about the dangers of opening the company prematurely saying in an email to reporter cheryl gay stollberg, we risk the danger of multiple outbreaks thr
Better, its going to be up to you. In response to those comments, the White House Press secretary Kayleigh Mcenany said in a statement, quote, President Trumps unprecedented Coronavirus Response has saved lives. His early travel restrictions and quarantines protected the american public. As we look to the future, we have the president , who ushered in the hottest economy in modern history, ready to do it a second time. End quote. Here are the facts. Nearly 90,000 americans have died. And, while states look to reopen, itll take months, if not years, to recover from the economic fallout. To try and help the house just passed a 3 trillion relief package, which President Trump has already threatened to veto. Calling it dead on arrival. The bill would provide another round of relief money to americans, allocate more money for testing, give billions to food stamp programs, and a trillion dollars for states that have been hard hit by the virus. And, while the house is acting, the president is
Thats 3,000 more deaths than the previous projection, the revised number due to what researchers call an explosive increase in mobility among americans in states that have reopened. Meanwhile, several of the top u. S. Medical officials may have been exposed to the virus. Dr. Anthony fauci, cdc director dr. Robert redfield and fda commissioner stephen hahn are all undergoing quarantine after coming into contact with a white house staffer or staffers who recently tested positive for coronavirus. Today a trump economic adviser said everyone in the white house knows the risks theyre taking. I knew when i was going back in that i would be taking risks that id be safer sitting at home at my house than going into a west wing that even with all the testing in the world and the best medical team on earth is a relatively cramped place. We set up a big data operation in the basement when i got there, and we were interacting constantly with people who were going to and from fema. Right at the begi