Criticized for not taking sooner i personally want to a busy wednesday ahead early today starts right now apologize for the inadequacy of good morning. Im philip mena. Our response reporter the covid19 racial m frances rivera. Data tracker, a collaboration between the Antiracist Research a glimmer of hope against the and policy center and the covid coronavirus. A cheap and widely used steroid tracking project finds black americans are dying at rates that become the first drug shown to save lives among covid19 patients according to results of a recent nearly twice their population share. Trial, the drug reduced death in more than 40 states, latino rates by around a third among cases comprise more than their the most severely ill covid19 share of the population. Native americans and alaska n t patients admitted to the hospital nbcs tom costello has more. Reporter at Oxford University in britain, natives are also being disproportionately impacted. Researchers say a commonly used and we li
A busy monday ahead. In anticipation of a possible early today starts right now problem in the fall. Reporter as new infections rise across the country, from glad youre with us this morning. Im Frances Rivera and im philip mena oregon to South Carolina that breaking news overnight, in washington state, the nascar says its opened an governor says yakima county investigation after a noose was found in the garage of nascar hospitals are overwhelmed with sick patients. Driver Bubba Wallace icu patients are being it happened yesterday at the transferred to seattle for lack talladega super speedway in of capacity. Alabama. Reporter florida reporting wallace is nascars only 13 consecutive days of more than fulltime africanamerican 1,000 new cases. Driver we turn now to cdara brown in response, the department of Health Advising all people in florida to wear masks when reporter good morning. Social distancing isnt details are breaking overnight possible miamis mayor saying the state it was disc
Glad youre with us on this monday im Frances Rivera and im philip mena that breaking news overnight, nascar has opened an investigation after a noose was found in the garage of nascar driver Bubba Wallace it happened yesterday in alabama. Wallace is nascars only fulltime africanamerican driver for the latest on this, we turn to dara brown in our newsroom. What can you tell us about this . Reporter good morning. Details are breaking overnight it was discovered sunday afternoon before the geico 500 was postponed due to bad weather. According to espn, wallacer in saw the noose. It was seen by a member of his team and responded to nascar, which responded saying, we are angry and outraged and cannot state seriously enough how seriously we take this heinous act. As we stated, there is no place for racism in nascar, and this act only strengthens our resolve to make the sport open and welcoming to all late last night, Bubba Wallace tweeted a statement saying reporter he goes on to say reporter
Faster Consumer Recovery and it is monday, june 1st youre watching Worldwide Exchange right here on cnbc good morning, good afternoon, good evening, welcome from wherever in the world you may be watching us i am Brian Sullivan. Thank you for joining us on an important day on cnbc. We begin our coverage this monday, as we always do, focusing on markets, economies and global business. That is our business here on cnbc and this morning, in a new month, we find those things are at the crossroads of four very important events number one, the planned reopening of the American Economy and whether that is now at risk. Two, both peaceful protests and riots in nearly every major city in the country three, rising tension between the United States and china. And, four, 40 million americans currently out of a job and hoping for a recovery that puts them back to work. Throughout this hour and the entire business day, you will hear commentary and analysis from investors, money managers, executives an
The mother daughter doctor doctor story will have you smiling. Early today starts now welcome to the week. Im philip mena. And im Frances Rivera. Atlanta is in the National Spotlight after a Police Confrontation turned deadly this weekend. A medical examiner ruled the death of Rayshard Brooks a homicide the 27yearold was shot twice friday night while police were chasing him in a wendys parking lot. It sparked a weekend of protests nationwide the wendys where it happened was set on fire. Police are offering 10,000 for any tips leading to the suspect. Nbcs Jennifer Johnson has the latest reporter new protests and wendys set on fire after an Atlanta Police officer allegedly shot and killed a black man in the restaurants parking lot 27yearold Rayshard Brooks was found sleeping in his car in the wendys drive through. And then failed a sobriety test. I think youve had too much to drink to be driving reporter the body camera shows brooks resisting the arrest, a struggle ensued. A dash cam sho