501 reported deaths from coronavirus. We are now at this hour almost three times that. The death toll today at this hour a devastating 1,451. And minutes ago we hit another horrific record in the United States. It is only 3 00 eastern but we have already had more deaths reported today than on any other day so far. At least 265 deaths just so far today. Also today the United States Surgeon General is warning of potential new hot spots in the United States. Places such as detroit, chicago, and new orleans he predicts will soon see a surge like weve seen in other parts of the country including new york city, the hardest hit area so far in the country makeshift morgues now being constructed in the city for the First Time Since the 9 11 terrorist attacks. Today the u. S. Navy hospital ship mercy arrived at the port of los angeles to help local hospitals in l. A. Manage the influx of noncoronavirus patients to focus on the pandemic as much as possible. And while President Trump has suggested
Guilty, and after the headlines, Melania Trump has her moment. The first lady launching her platform devoted to stopping Cyber Bullying and encouraging kindness. Has she met her husband . Announcer this is cnn breaking news. Welcome to the lead and we begin with breaking news in our politics lead and brandnew cnn poll numbers revealing americans perception of the donald Trump Presidency and they look pretty locked in while also becoming increasingly newanced below the s surface, 41 approve of the job and 53 disapprove. That is about the same as the end of march. Every other elected president of the modern era with the exception of jimmy carter had higher Approval Ratings at this stage of his presidency, but when you dive into the poll it gets interesting. There is a sharp rise in how well americans think the country is doing. With 57 of americans saying things are going well in the u. S. That is the largest proportion to say so since january 2007 during the bush presidency. Before the
Resolution will be introduced tomorrow, tuesday, and then voted on the floor on thursday. Cnns manu raju is on capitol hill with this breaking news. Manu, what are you learning . What are the details here . Reporter this is significant because it signals the next phase of the impeachment inquiry is about to take shape. That next phase being the open hearings. Now what this essentially does is how they release public transcripts and ensuring that this intelligence, the evidence that they have gained through the House Intelligence Committee as part of the closeddoor depositions, how that could be transferred over from the House Intelligence Committee over to the House Judiciary Committee. And why is that important . Because the House Judiciary Committee will take the first step in determining whether or not President Trump will be impeached. That committee is the one that will ultimately vote on the articles of impeachment. So this sets forth the procedures there. So now im told from dem