Continue to surge with nearly 10,000 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. Still with no bend in the curve in sight. President trump is calling for a quick end to the most effective tool that currently exists to combat the virus, social distancing. We cannot let the cure be worse than the problem itself. Were not going to let the cure be worse than the problem. At the end of the 15day period, well make a decision as to which way we want to go, where we want to go, the timing and essentially were referring to the timing of the opening. Essentially the opening of our country. You said its likely going to be weeks not months before you suggest easing these guidelines that you put out. Have any of the doctors on your team told you thats the right path to pursue . We spoke to them today and i was telling them that we have two things to look forward dont forget, the doctors, they may see, lets shut down the entire world. Because, again, youre up to 150 countries. Lets shut down the entire
Opening up america again. The plan, if you want to call it that, is 18 pages. It may have some states effectively reopening in a month. Here is the thing, the president does not want states to ease into this. He thinks we can make a full on return to normal. Theres not going to be a new normal where somebody has been having for 25 years 158 seats at a restaurant that now hes got 30 or hes got 60 because that wouldnt work. Thats not normal. No, normal will be if he has the 158 or 68 seats and thats going to happen and its going to happen relatively quickly, we hope, but thats our normal. Our normal is if you have 100,000 people in an alabama football game. 100,000 people at an alabama football game. That is the precoronavirus normal with no social distancing, but that seems like an unrealistic promise if you think that will happen this fall. On a call with governors, the president who insisted he had total authority told the governors to call your own shots. So we will see how his plan
Protesters get these ideas . Today, the president unveiled his guidelines for quote opening up america again, the plan, if you want to call it that is 18 pages. It may have some states effectively reopening in a month. Here is the thing, the president does not want states to ease into this. He thinks we can make a full on return to normal. Theres not going to be a new normal where somebody has been having for 25 years 158 seats at a restaurant that now hes got 30 or hes got 60 because that wouldnt work. Thats not normal. No, normal will be if he has the 158 or 68 seats and thats going to happen and its going to happen relatively quickly, we hope, but thats our normal. Our normal is if you have 100,000 people in an alabama football game. 100,000 people at an alabama football game. That is the precoronavirus normal with no social distancing but that seems like an unrealistic promise if you think that will happen this fall. On a call with governors, the president who insisted he had total
To transmit the virus. And, yes, staying alert for the vast and all the time, the disease is still spreading. Less rapidly than before, majority of people still means but it is out there. So is it the right time to relax staying at home as much as possible. The lockdown as many are hoping . The numbers being admitted south korea closes all bars to hospital are down and the rate of infection has fallen, and clubs in seoul after dozens whats called the r number. Of new coronavirus infections. But inside care homes the epidemic is declining much more slowly and across the uk its a complicated picture. Welcome. In aberdeen, things were still very quiet today. In scotland, wales and Northern Ireland, the infection rates are higher lets take a look at the situation than in england, so getting back in parts of europe where lockdown to Something Like normal will not conditions are being eased in several countries, happen at the same speed including france, germany and spain. Or in the same way
Cnns Jason Carroll joins me from palm beach, florida, with the very latest. So whats going on with carsons tweet announcement about this possible upcoming role . What can you tell us, jason . Reporter looks like, pamela, we might van annoyancement sometime this afternoon according to what ben carson is saying. Look at this tweet. Basically tweeting that an announcement is forthcoming. Look what he said on facebook. After serious discussions with the Trump Transition Team i feel i can make a significant contribution, particularly to making our inner cities great for everyone. Initially we thought last night perhaps ben carson was going to take the weekend, the holiday weekend, to think about this position, but it now looks like, pamela, looks like we might have a decision sometime later today. Huh. All right. Well keep our eye out for that. Talk about nikki haley. You know very well, jason, trump is known to place loyalty over almost everything else, but didnt quite choose a longtime fa