The coronavirus surpass 20,000. You can see numbers right now on your screen check it out nearly 19,000 people have died so far. Yesterday Health Officials reported more than 2000 deaths and thats the highest number of deaths in one day here in the u. S. But despite that number Health Officials say that the curve in the u. S. Is leveling out. You can see for the first time that in the United States were starting to level on the logarithmic phase like italy did about a week ago and so this gives us great that occur not only in specific places but were starting to see that change to well here in california were actually seeing a positive trend, according to state Health Officials right now there are more than 21,000 coronavirus cases in california and nearly 600 deaths now thats according to Johns Hopkins university. And also in the bay area there are more than 4600 confirmed cases since Santa Clara County continues to be the hardest hit locally with more than 1400 cases there, 50 people
Downtown greenville with more. Aly good morning. Its quiet here now. That will not be the case at 8 00 tonight. It will be much busier. The cigar w wehouse is right across from fluor field. Cnn is hosting backback republican town halls in the area tonight, and Anderson Cooper is set to moderate both events. Tonights event in greenville features ben carson, ted cruz and marco rubio. The town hall will air live on cnn. It will also stream online. The candidates will have the chance to answer questions from palmetto state voters. Again it starts at 8 00 tonight, right here at the old Cigar Warehouse in Downtown Greenville. Cnn will also host a town hall tomorrow night in columbia, featuring jeb bush, john kasich, and donald trump. Aly myles wyff news 4. Myra thank you. Also happening tonight, the president ial forum in spartanburg. Its at 6 00 p. M. At First Baptist north spartanburg. Ben carson and ted cruz are expected to take part in that forum. Both also have big days on the trail tod
That cements that position. So they need to hold on to their much pressure, Nuclear Weapons at all costs as a guarantee of that survival in what they see as a hostile world. Ah, this is all just, these are the top stories for moscow controlled regions and eastern and southern ukraine of voting and weather to become part of russia. The referendums are taking place in the hans and yet sc south and cross on caves dismissed the bolts as it sham or the other, i mean has more from across the ukraine. This is a process that started back in 2014 and the separate is started making day claims back. Then they have been calling for this ever since air back then. No, but it took several steps. The 1st step was the 1st they declared their self proclaimed republics of the nearest and new dance. That wasnt well very luck for a while, a long while, 8 years not recognized by anyone, including russia. Then just 2 days before the war president Vladimir Putin gave a speech in which he recognized these 2 ar
Good day. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington. Hundreds of people are gathered in the South Carolina capitol of columbia at this hour to pressure state legislatures to remove the Confederate Flag from the grounds in the wake of last weeks killings. Bring it down bring it down bring it down bring it down the reaction from some people in charleston today seem to be mixed. I just think its a flag. You know theres a lot more in this world to focus on than a flag. I mean it doesnt cause people to act a certain way or do a certain thing. I mean its people out here killing people. Lets focus on that. The Confederate Flag is a symbol of institutional racism. Its a powerful memoir of a dark time in american history. I think the flag actually represents heritage. Thats what it means to a lot of people. But as far as africanamerican people go a lot of people view the flag as something negative. Nbcs craig melvin joins me now in columbia near the state capital. Craig, what is the plorocess here . Whe