Assessment of the state of testing and the effectiveness of public outrage thanks for joining us dr how do you know how do you describe the cold 19 situation in the United States right now the president said yesterday were doing well i pushed back on that larry you know we have talked about this from the beginning that there is a need for a comprehensive nationwide strategy leveraging the resources of the federal government and bringing them to bear in situations in areas where theyre needed and were feeling that now in the southern United States in the western United States were coping just being ruthlessly transmitted and having terrible things. Not been found to said that we going to have 100000 new cases a day if this is not change you agree with that absolutely theres no question we need a nationwide strategy we need a return to the science and we need to let data drive our decisions. Whats the condition and where weve been very fortunate here in delaware speaking to our data driv
Wants to open all the schools how reasonable is that banks went tension for that im joined by dr drew pinsky internist addiction specialist host a podcast including as dr drew and dr drew after dark he is here in los angeles ok what what do you make of this threat is it is a good idea to open all schools you know larry the fact that politicians and journalists are involved in medical Decision Making to be is just sort of extraordinary. The American Academy of pediatrics has come out very forcefully that they want schools opened in the fall for sure they have taken the position that lack that withholding further socialization and education is going to have untold are on children i can tell you personally im not a pediatrician but i certainly would back america to be. After its in their opinion but ive been hearing constantly from parents of 18 to 15 year olds that the level of distress depression anxiety fear is so high that im afraid we are change the trajectory of an entire generation
Chanting we ended up with 175000 deaths it was a tragedy that i had to bear witness to and i will never forget and most the people who bore witness are not with us anymore so we weve forgotten that chapter but i have since then been looking to dr fouty for my guidance really for all things Infectious Disease out of the c. D. C. So when he said this is not the flu we should be concerned they are not is very serious this is a this is something to be taken very seriously just do it he tells you hes conservative but hes extremely careful and with the language and how he analyzed the data and currently available wisdom and when he gives a recommendation he will keep us safe if we follow it now if he comes out against the American Academy of pediatrics i would go with option. Oh what do you make of the World Health Organization now saying that there is evidence emerging that the arab on spread can occur with this virus what do you make of that well i i dont understand why that the headline b
Harm on children i can tell you personally im not a pediatrician but i certainly would back america to be a pediatrics in their opinion but ive been hearing constantly from parents of 18 to 15 year olds that the level of distressed depression anxiety fear is so high that im afraid we are change the trajectory of an entire generation by scaring them to death that literally they believe that by going outside they and their family will be destroyed so of course of course you tell that to an 8 year old theyre going to concoct a fantasy where thats their reality going back to school would give them a sense of normalization reentering the educational process i mean we all know how important that is so again i dont see it as a political issue i look to the american cadre pediatrics and do what they tell me you must hold on to function in high respect. What i do and then he warning us all the time what con what does concern you drew about this wealth and ill take my dogs can he i knew we were
The battle to reopen. Schools struggling to meet guidelines. The vast differences in plans across the country. Im pretty sure im not going to make it. Some teachers fear their lives are at stake here and theyre now taking drastic measures. Charges filed. Two men facing multiple counts in a fourth of july weekend confrontation caught on camera. What the alleged victim is saying and how the suspects are defending themselves. And summer scorcher. Dangerous hot weather hitting the midwest to the northeast. Heat alerts in place for some of the hottest temperatures this year. Hey, good morning, everybody. Great as always to be here in studio with eva. Whit, as you may be able to see, is working remotely, joining us from home. Whit, good morning. Thats right, dan and eva, good morning to you both. Its been a while since we fired up studio wj. Were back at it again working from home. Hope to join you both in times square very soon. In the meantime, two big stories that were following this morn