Are going to improve any time, either, anytime soon, that is. Even as cases begin to decline in some recent covid19 hot spots, the white house is now warning of new potential epicenters. Yesterday, the u. S. Reported 2,000 deaths in a single day for the First Time Since may. And a new projection estimates the death toll in this country will double by december to 300,000. If that model holds true, demand for voting by mail will almost certainly increase between now and november. Later this hour, ill speak to the Senate Democrat in charge of overseeing the post office on what we need to do before then. And what he says may be deliberate attempts by the Trump Administration to undercut the usps. Lets begin today, though, with the u. S. On track to cross another depressing milestone in the coming days. The country is nearing 5 million confirmed cases. A marker that were all but assured to meet this weekend. Already, more than 160,000 americans have died. And now, the ihme is predicting the
In deaths rising in at least 15 states, the cdc projects there could be more than 15,000 lives lost this month. Cnn reports. This is a predictor of trouble ahead. A new warning for nine u. S. Testing positive for coronavirus is rising. Its a clear indication you are getting an uptick in cases, which inevitably weve seen in Southern States leads to surges and then you get hospitalizations and then you get deaths. A record of of private phone call with state officials, the White House Task force coordinator deborah birx urging these areas to mitigate the spread, like avoiding crowds and using masks arguing data from previous hot spots show such measures work. Still far too many people havent gotten the message. When the officers arrived, they did notice large amounts of people on the roadway. In los angeles house parties like this one leading authorities to say they will start turning off power and water at places that host such functions, especially repeat offenders. These large house p
Behaviors like smoking, drinking the u. S. Economy added nearly 1. 8 million jobs in the month of july. Thats according to new data today from the bureau of labor statistics. Now, that number is significantly lower than the nearly 5 million jobs added in june, stoking fears that a coronavirus economic recovery may be slowing. And chilling new coronavirus forecast is out predicting that the number of deaths could nearly double by the end of the year to close to 300,000. But if 95 of americans would wear masks, it would save 70,000 lives. All this as were learning just minutes ago that california surpassed 10,000 confirmed deaths from the coronavirus. Thats the third highest figure in the nation. Meanwhile, in new York Governor Andrew Cuomo says he will allow children statewide including hardhit new york city to return to the classroom for the start of the new school year. Were going to have more on that coming up in a moment. But lets start where the action is right now, on capitol hill
For the paycheck protection program. Now, all of this as the virus and its infections reach 4. 9 million nationwide and unfortunately, 160,000 deaths so far. Nbc jo ling kent is in los angeles with more on the jobs report and lee an caldwell on capitol hill covering the latest on the stalled relief talks. Jo, let me begin with you. Walk us through the numbers and what they say about the state of the economy this morning. What we know is this economy is a slow recovery. Thats what were feeling on the ground when we talk to people, and thats exactly what this jobs report was saying today. The good news is for the thirty month in a row, the Unemployment Rate is ticking down. 10. 2 . You saw good job gains with leisure, hospitality, retail, professional business services. Thats all good news. Overall, in this pandemic, you do see the 22 million jobs have been lost and weve only really seen a recovery about 9. 3 million of them. So that basically means that weve seen a lot of people go back
Access of users on the internet. Virtually insuring any business must pay google tax. And with that, i recognize the Ranking Member for his first round of questioning. Thank you very much, mr. Chairman. Ive been in congress for two years, and thats coming to an end at the end of this year. Im breathing a sigh of relief. But during the decade of the 90s and the 00s i was involved in the chairman of the Science Committee and this committee and trying to meet the net universal and open it to everybody. One of the thesis we used is that net should end up becoming basically the debate on issues, not only in our country, but throughout the world. And in exchange for that, this committee and the congress, it entered its Service Providers immunity, so if somebody said something defamatory in what they posted, the isps could not be part of a lawsuit for defamation. Now, after hearing mr. Jordan give a long line of censorship of conservative viewpoints, im concerned that the people who manage th