Hello, and welcome. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. We start in the us, where President Trump says the next 30 days are vital and social distancing could save more than a million lives. Speaking at the Daily Press Briefing of the Coronavirus Task force, he also praised the efforts of American Companies to produce more much needed equipment, like masks and ventilators. 0ver1 million americans have now been tested, more than any other country, by far, not even close. The same modelling also shows that by very vigorously following these guidelines we could save more than 1 million american lives. Think of that. 1 million american lives. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowesjoins me now. What else was donald trump saying today . Well, donald trump has clearly backed down from his aspiration that easter could be a turning point as far as america dealing with coronavirus. In fact he has said that could be the peak time for the number
Hello and welcome. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. We start in the us where the death toll has passed 3,000 and over 163,000 confirmed cases the highest in the world the grim news emerged after new York Governor Andrew Cuomo warned the rest of the country could face what new york is currently going through. Meanwhile, President Trump has said the next 30 days could be crucial and praised the efforts of American Companies to produce more much needed equipment, like masks and ventilators. 0ver1 million americans have now been tested, more than any other country, by far, not even close. The same modelling also shows that by very vigorously following these guidelines we could save more than 1 million american lives. Think of that. 1 million american lives. With more analysis on President Trumps words, heres our north america correspondent, peter bowes. Well, donald trump has clearly backed down from his aspiration that easter could be a t
Hello and welcome. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. We start in the us, where the death toll has passed 3,000 and over 163 thousand confirmed cases the higest in the world the grim news emerged after new York Governor Andrew Cuomo warned the rest of the country could face what new york is currently going through. Meanwhile, President Trump has said the next 30 days could be crucial and praised the efforts of American Companies to produce more much needed equipment, like masks and ventilators. 0ver1 million americans have now been tested, more than any other country, by far, not even close. The same modelling also shows that by very vigorously following these guidelines we could save more than 1 million american lives. Think of that. 1 million american lives. With more analysis on President Trumps words, heres our north america correspondent, peter bowes. Well, donald trump has clearly backed down from his aspiration that easter could b
To show that they were the same kind of patriot as everyone else. Captioning sponsored by cbs captioning s this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. Misery had plenty of company today. The country is suffering through the most widespread heat wave of the season. The combination of heat and humidity made it feel like the temperature was in triple digits in the places that you see in darkest red. 100 in new york. 102 in washington d. C. , 103 in baltimore. 105 in detroit. Heres why its so hot. A dome of High Pressure has settled over the eastern half of the country like a hot, wet blanket. And its not moving. Heat and humidity are very dangerous. In fact, they kill hundreds of americans every year, more than tornadoes, hurricanes, floods and lightning combined. We have two reports tonight. First Elaine Quijano with First Responders in new york. Elaine . Reporter well, scott, this is the fourth day of the heat wave here in new york. At this hospital and others,