Tiktok and then is handled roughly by police plus the candidates running for change and also making history in the process early today starts right now good morning happy to be with you im lindseyriser im frances rivera. One week from tomorrow america heads to the polls President Trump is making three Campaign Stops in pennsylvania today while joe bide enspent the weekend campaigning in the midwest. But once again, coronavirus is casting a shadow over the Trump Administration with some of Vice President mike pences top aides testing positive Nbcs Kelly Odonnell has more reporter the Vice President s mask an outward sign of another covid hot spot at the white house. North carolina is Trump Country reporter at least five pence associates are covid positive including his chief of staff marc short, said to have mild symptoms i think hes doing well so hopefully the it will be really good. Reporter longtime outside political adviser marty obst and others unnamed despite close contact, pence
State are on track to move to phase three of the reopening plan before the end of may. He also announced illinois has become the number one state in the nation for coronavirus testing per capita. This is just over one hour. Welcome to our tuesday, may 19, daily update. We are going to started off with the medical update from dr. Ngozi ezike. Dr. Ezike thank you, governor. Good afternoon, everyone. I will get right to the medical update. Since yesterday, we are reporting 1500 45 additional individuals with covid19. We now have 98,030 total cases in the state of illinois. This does include 146 additional people with covid19 who have been reported to have died in the last 24 hours. A total of 4379 fatalities. Of those, 993 were the icu and 576 were on ventilators. There is evidence that the stayathome plans are working. I know people are asking, but why are there so many cases and why are people continuing to die . But we know that the number of cases is a big function of how many tests w
I want to discuss the actions that i have taken towards protecting our more vulnerable populations, specifically focused on the black community who have suffered a vastly disproportionate effect of covid19. Years and decades after this pandemic, we will surely look back and examine all of the biological and medical questions about the virus. The data accumulating over the last few weeks has shined a bright light on what seemed like a uniquely american problem. Have told you what it would highlight as long as it drew a picture. Generations of systemic disadvantages health care of communities in color and black unities in particular are now amplified in this crisis. In the city of chicago, and greater st. Louis, across our state and nation. First, we need more ubiquitous test. We are working hard to expand our Testing Capacity and thinking hard about where and how these tests are available. I have end, my team and worked to set up a partnership in the city of chicago and with more qualif
Join us on washington journal primetime monday night, 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. Illinois governor jb pritzker gave an update on how his state is dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. This is about an hour. Good afternoon and thank you for joining todays public update. I am here with dr. Horace smith, dr. Tor and a doctor suzette mckinney, executive director of the Illinois Medical District and the operations lead for our alternate care facilities across chicago and the state, and bishop simon gordon,. I want to discuss the actions i our taken toward protecting more vulnerable populations, specifically focused on the black community, who have focused a disproportionate effect of covid19. For months, years, and even decades after we defeat this pandemic, we will surely look back and examine the biological and medical questions about this virus. Beyond that, we need to examine what americans learned about ourselves. The data accumulating over the last few weeks has shined a bright lig
Guide our senators to live so honorably that they will bring glory to your name. Lord, inspire them to yield their allegiance to you, striving always to receive your approval. Thank you for hearing and answering their prayers, as they fervently seek your wisdom. Guide them through the challenges of these times. Lord, remind us all that we are mere sojourners in time, heading for the better land of eternity. We pray in your loving name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. Under the previous order, the senate will be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. Mr. Grassley madam president. The presiding officer the senat