Every day by september if safety mandates are relaxed. As University Students return to campuses across the country, schools in at least 19 states are reporting outbreaks. Lets begin with the Postal Service vote in the house. We have live coverage with correspondents on capitol hill and at the white house. Sunlen serfaty is following developments in the house. How is the vote expected to play out today . Reporter very rare and very unusual session of the house this morning. They were called back from summer recess, in the middle of recess, to vote on this bill today. Youll see live pictures of the house floor this morning in session in the last hour, and what youll see this hour is a few procedural votes. Members will cast their vote, socially distanced in waves to make sure they adhere to social distancing. Theyll be casting procedural votes. That sets up debate to happen in the course of many hours today, and likely theyll move to final vote on the bill in the 3 00 hour, eastern time
Joe biden promises to lead america out of what he calls its season of darkness as he formally accepts the Democratic Party president ial nomination. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world 7 and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. The mystery over the condition of leading russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny has deepened. The fierce and outspoken critic of president putin collapsed while on a flight to moscow and is now in a coma in hospital. His supporters claim he was poisoned via a substance added to his tea but one of the doctors in charge of his care has this morning said that so far no traces of poison have been in his system. Mr navalnys aides have insisted he be transferred to germany for treatment, but the russian hospital chief says hes too ill to be moved. The hopsital say they have a diagnosis, which they have yet to reveal. They gave this update a little earlier. Translation today, from the tests we
Critic Alexei Navalny arrives in germany after a suspected poisoning. Live from cnn headquarters in atlanta. Welcome to you, our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im kim brunhuber, and this is cnn newsroom. A warning from Health Experts to the United States. The death toll could be nearly double by december, unless americans take the coronavirus more seriously. According to Johns Hopkins university, more than 175,000 people have died how of 5. 6 million infected. Uninfluential model says things could get much worse. The death could top 300,000 by the beginning of december. Thats at least 1,000 americans dead every day for the next three months, and that number could rising to staggering heights after december begins. We have the worst scenario in what we release, and thats many, many more deaths. And in fact, by the time december rolls around, if we dont do anything at all, the daily death toll in the u. S. Would be much higher than the 2,000 deaths a day we would
Another mad dash for british holidaymakers to get home ahead of new coronavirus quarantine rules, this time affecting croatia. And, the uplifting tale of the pop star, the london student, and the 30,000 gift. We start in russia where the Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny is being allowed to travel to germany for medical treatment. His supporters have accused moscow of deliberately poisoning him. Navalny has been confined to a coma, in the siberian city of omsk, after drinking tea at an airport cafe. Sarah rainsford reports from moscow. She spent all day battling for her husband. Convinced Alexei Navalny has been poisoned, yulia wants him moved abroad. Away from a siberian hospital that is bristling translation this situation is outrageous. It is clear they are hiding something. Take him to doctors we trust. Alexei navalny collapsed on a flight to moscow, carried off in a coma after an emergency landing. Crooks and thieves, is what he calls those in power here. Mr navalny is russias loud
Hospitalizations just yesterday, marking the 12th consecutive day of more than 100,000 people in the hospital. The second event unfolding moments from now, the Electoral College will confirm president elect joe bidens win, sealing President Trumps fate again, no matter what he says or which conspiracy theories he pushes. Electors from all 50 states in d. C. Will today follow the constitution and affirm what the voters decided on november 3rd. It is a process that is formally, well its normally a formality, but with an active attack to undermine democracy by the president and his republican allies well show you the vote from each state but first, we want to begin with the vaccine rollout. 189 boxes of vaccine vials are expected to arrive in all 50 states today. We have correspondents at hospitals across the country to watch who is getting the nations first doses and when. Sara murray is outside George Washington University Hospital in d. C. Where alex is aa czar and Jerome Abrams will o