52,000. Ainsley working to get our nation back on track as sources tell fox news that covid19 likely originated in a laboratory in wuhan, china. Griff jenkins joins us with more on the shocking reveal, griff . Griff it is shocking, indeed. Brian, ainsley, steve, good morning. Multiple sources are telling fox news that this emanated from the institute of virology in wuhan not as a bioweapon but rather mistakes due to lax safety protocols resulting in bat to human transmission that person, patient zero, worked at the lab and spread it at a nearby wet markenot believed to sell bats. China sought to blame the market for the labs failure as china quickly moved to shut down travel domestically from wuhan to the west of china but not on international flights. Heres what the president had to say when asked about it. More and more we are hearing the story. And we will see. When you say multiple sources. Use the word sources but we are doing a very thorough examination of this horrible situation
Morning as nancy pelosi backtracks on proxy voting where can you vote from your pricy kitchen. So far republicans werent going for that, griff. Griff no kitchen voting yet, brian, ainsley, steve. Pelosis proxy voting plans got pushed to the side after republicans were willing to revolt over it. Pass that urge bill. Massive pangs wont stop there phase 4 is expected to have funds for state and local governments and a fight is brewing between Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell and the nations governors. Mcconnell is weary of more unrestricted aid to the states who are requesting an additional 500 billion in the next relief package. And he made a strong statement in a radio interview wednesday saying states facing severe budget short falls should have the option of declaring bankruptcy. I would certainly being in favor of allowing cities to us e bankruptcy route. It saves some cities. Borrow money from future generations to send it down to them now so they dont have to do it. Thats not
They are arkansas, colorado, kentucky and mississippi. And another 10 are set to roll back by the end of the week which will be may 1st. They are florida, idaho, maine, tennessee, texas, oregon, and ohio. Now the easing pertains largely to allowing some businesses to start reopening while maintaining existing safety precautions like social distancing and facial coverings. Congressman mark green from the state of tennessee who eases things on april 30th had this to say on fox friends first. I think it is time for tennessee to go ahead and open up. And i appreciate the president s glide dance to say basically local governments and states should make that decision. Griff this as the Paycheck Protection Program becomes available replenishing of relief bill. This time the sba says it will impose limits due to the lie demand last time. Secretary mnuchin expressing confidence in a bounce back after congress heavy spending. I think as we begin to reopen the economy in may and june, youre going
Medical examiner ruling his death a homicide. District attorney now says the officer who fired those fatal shots could face murder charges. Jonathan serrie all over this city as the citys mayor sounds off on the unrest. Jonathan . Good morning to you. The shooting went down in the parking lot of this wendys. Now burned down wendys across the street from where im standing. The medical examiner has indeed ruled this case a homicide. Cause of death was the shooting. The gunshots. Autopsy revealed 27yearold rayshard books had two gunshots to the back organ failure due to gunshot. Brooks grabbed an officers taser and pointed it at the officer during a brief foot chase that ensued and thats when the officer shot him. Officer Garrett Rolfe has been terminated terminated immediately and fellow officer Devin Bronson placed on administrative duty. The district Attorney Says he expects to make a decision midweek on whether to pursue charges against the police. At a recent town hall forum, atlanta
Organized protest we call it or they call it chop. The city replacing temporary barriers with concrete ones to ease the flow of traffic amid protests down to three blocks. Ainsley today in georgia the District Attorney could announce whether to charge the fired officer involved in rayshards brooks death. Senate republicans set to reform their Police Reform bill one day after President Trump signed executive order on policing. And Griff Jenkins is live in washington with details on what that executive order says, griff . Good morning, ainsley, brian and steve. Yeah. The president wants Police Departments nationwide to be held to the highest professional standards possible offering reforms in that order that range from banning joke choldz to information sharing and addressing Mental Health issues,addiction and homelessness. House democrats already unveiled their justice in policing act say it falls short. It doit does not go far enough. Attack this culture that is institutional. Wanda co