Jeffrey epstein and minors. Maxwell has denied any wrongdoing in the past. We want to begin this hour in texas where the number of coronavirus cases is exploding. Between june 8th and june 21th, there have been about 75,000 new cases of coronavirus in texas alone. And that is just in those three weeks. Harris county, home to houston, is the hardest hit in the state with over 32,000 cases so far. That is where we find Msnbcs David Gura live outside the houston medical center. David, good talk to you again. Obviously, staggering numbers there. Houston attempting to try to deal with this ballooning number of cases. Do they have enough testing, you think, and resources to meet the need of those being hospitalized . Let me talk about testing first if i could, ayman. Three ways to get tested in this community. Theres a city of houston testing apparatus. Sites around the city you can go online to to try to get an appointment at. Theres often a long line to get through there. They test about 5
Mike wasnt. Had a new boyfriend. She was pretty fun. Shes easy to talk to. And lately she seemed to have an admirer. Did he ask kelli for her phone number . Yes. When she suddenly vanished, hundreds joined the search including this perfect stranger. I said, id like to see if i could solve this. He was suspicious about one of the men in kellis life. It is like, dude, i can tell youre lying. But getting the truth wouldnt be easy. I had to get into his mind, see what he was about. What you were involved in was psychological warfare. Uhhuh. He knows where shes at. After a young soldiers mysterious disappearance, one mans personal battle to find her. Do you think hes finally going to reveal to you . Oh, i know he is. Hello and welcome to dateline. Ll Kelli Bordeaux was just starting what she hoped would be a long career in the military, but fate had other plans. One night the young army medic was hanging out at a local bar h when suddenly she vanished. Fearing the worst, friends and family
Everybody. It us july 2nd, and, boy, do we have a lot to cover this morning. Im yasmin vossoughian. So we have new cases of coronavirus continuing to skyrocket across this country. The u. S. Topped 50,000 new cases in a single day for the first time yesterday. Thats coming just a week after topping 40,000 for the first time. Among the states with the highest number of new cases, california, texas, arizona, north carolina, and georgia, all reporting record daily totals. The president blames increased testing for the surge, but data showcases are also rising in places where testing has decreased. At the end of february when the United States was investigating its first few cases, the president said the virus would, quote, disappear like a miracle. Were now at nearly 2. 7 million cases, and more than 129,000 people are dead. And the president is still saying the same thing. I think that at some point thats going to sort of just disappear, i hope. You still believe so. I do. And it seems,
Lets take a look at the numbers. The new total of positive reported tests since yesterday, 11,458. The previous high was set earlier this week on thursday. Thats about 1300 more cases than the previous high. Testing was also up. About 65,000 tests yesterday. But researchers look at that Positivity Rate and, again, yesterday they saw about 14 of all tests coming back as positive. Thats a number that troubles scientists when they want to see that number at 5 or lower generally. They reported 18 more deaths yesterday. Far down from the day before so thats a good trend, day over day, however, over the past couple weeks deaths and hospitalizations have also been trending up. So some concerning news in the state of florida, florida now at 190,000 total cases or a little more than that making it the third highest state in the nation for number of positive tests behind california and new york. There have been many democratic lawmakers here in florida calling for the government, governor to put
Are human beings inherently good or evil . First, my take. Cities across the American South and west are getting pummeled, but new york city seems to have things under control as it begins to open up. So i have to admit, im excited. I know it will be a different city for a while with many aspects kurt vacurtailed. Its felt like an empty stage set. Now lingering outside the cafes and bars, or simply walking on the streets. Despite the mass, the space between tables and limits on people, urban life is coming back. I know, a lot of people say this would be the death nell, that people have discovered they dont know to leave in cramped quarters. Maybe theyre right, but historically theyve been wrong. In the 14th century, the bubonic plague hit florence hard, killing more than half the citys population, by some estimates. Bocaccio decameron gave advice flee the city, isolate with a few friends, and gather in the evenings to eat, drink and tell interesting stories their verse of netflix. Yes