And good evening. The coronavirus outbreak in this country is bigger now than it its ever been. I just want to repeat that. The outbreak in this country is bigger now than ever before. Nearly twice as big as ever before. The president likes to be number one. He can certainly take responsibility for this numberone ranking. The most powerful man on earth has been doing everything he can to divide people, make them doubt their own scientists and their recommendations. And now, he is marginalizing and trying to knee cap the most trusted Public Health official on the subject. Dr. Anthony fauci, the same scientist who warned how bad things could get. The white house is now smearing him as though he were some kind of political opponent. Just think about that. The white house is working hard to smear the nations top scientist, whos been working nonstop to inform people and save peoples lives. Meantime, the president is embracing and promoting conspiracy theories and doubling down on falsehoods
This is cnn tonight. Im don lemon. 11 00 p. M. On the east coast. And tonight, the coronavirus surging across the country, especially in california, texas and florida. At least 35 states seeing an increase in cases. The death toll in the u. S. From the virus now more than 135,000. California reporting more than 8,000 cases today. The virus is so bad there that the governor, gavin newsom, is ordering indoor restaurants as well as bars, wineries and movie theaters to close. Heres what florida is reporting. 27,000 cases in just the last two days. Including more than 15,000 on sunday alone. Dr. Anthony fauci saying this today. Here it is. Its happened. You know, your worst nightmare. The perfect storm. It is truly historic. We havent even begun to see the end of it yet. And while dr. Fauci continues to level with the American People about the dangerous spread of the coronavirus, the white house is now actively trying to undercut and discredit him. Lets discuss now. Cnns White House Corresp
It comes to substance and misuse and suicide. N the 2008 recession, deaths from both suicide and drug overdoses rose along with unemployment. And in that instance, unemployment only went from 4. 6 in 2007 to a peak of 10 in october of 2009. Todays Unemployment Rate, 14. 7 . And the Labor Department said the rate would have been about 20 , if workers who had said they were absent from work for other reasons had been classified as unemployed or furloughed. The Labor Department reported that we lost 25. 5 million jobs in april in what was the worst report since the bureau of labor statistics started keeping such report since 1958. Were talking levels not seen since the great depression. No wonder peoples patience is fraying. Theyre eager to get out of their homes and get back to work. And theres a question whether the goalposts are being moved. Traditionally, it was to flatten the curve to prevent the Health System from being overrun. We seem for have done that successfully. But theres da
Unsanitary conditions for migrant children, at a facility in clint, texas, a group of lawyers said hundreds of kids had been housed for weeks without access to showers or clean clothes or sufficient food. Today, were learning 100 children have been returned to that same facility after being removed in the backlash that followed. Those reports, President Trump responding to the crisis this afternoon, calling for humanitarian aid and still pointing fingers at democrats and former president barack obama. The condition at these border facilities yes, i am. Im very concerned. Theyre much better than they were under president obama by far. Wee tried to get the democrats to agree to give us some humanitarian aid, humanitarian money, and that is a very fair question. I appreciate that question, but i am very concerned. Its in much better shape than it ever was. A lot of these Young Children come from places you dont even want to know about, the way theyve lived and the way theyve been, the pov