California. Governor of the state saying that peak is not going to be as high as feared, then we heard from l. A. County, they extended the socalled safer at home order through may 15th, another five weeks from now. And they were at pains to say that may 15th is not a magic date, not promising to lift all restrictions when that rolls around. Of course meanwhile so many people are fighting a daily life and death battle with this virus. There are triumphs, cheers for the recovered. Numbers in new yorks icus are actually down for the first time. Some encouraging signs. Were starting to level on the logarithmic phase like italy did about a week ago. Because of the impact of what the citizens of new york and new jersey and across connecticut and now rhode island are doing to really change the course of this pandemic. Reporter but still so much pain. Tara gabriels mom, now gone, more than just a statistic. My mother was a real person, she was loving and selfless and kind. Reporter in new yor
Yesterday, april 9th, one of the slides the times shared says the models are from march 31st. There is another model coming out tonight, and we will talk to the man behind that model in a moment. With that as the backdrop, President Trump confirmed this afternoon he will announce a new Council Next Week to look into reopening the country. The number of new cases per day is flattening substantially. Suggesting that we are near the peak. Its really about the encouraging signs that we see. But, as encouraging as they are, we have not reached the peak. President trump said he would listen to his scientific advisers, like dr. Birx there, about whether to reopen the country at the end of the month. Saying the facts are going to determine what i do. But he also indicated its not just the scientists hed be listening to. We should point out its not the president who determines what state and local officials may do regarding people getting back to work. The president can issue guidelines, that,
And i give tremendous credit to the military theres been a military operation, with private people. Wait a minute. Wait. Wait. I gave tremendous credit to our military, to the army corps of engineers, to fema, to these people. The job theyve done is incredible. And you shouldnt be asking that kind of a question. You shouldnt be asking that kind of a question. You should say, you know what, its been really incredible whats been happening. Jim, nobodys asking. What governor let me ask you this. What governor, we have more tests than anybody in the world, we have reporter [ inaudible ]. We have virtually every country in the world calling us, asking us, how do we get these tests that you have, your testing is the best in the world. Theyve done a fantastic job. And when you ask a job like that its very insulting to a lot of great people. Okay, one more, people. Please, go ahead. Reporter thank you, mr. President. You may have seen how sweden has responded to the pandemic, the schools welco
Outfront next. Breaking news. President trump pressing to reopen the government in just weeks, as the u. S. Suffers its deadliest day since the outbreak began. Plus, New Hampshire allowing voters to mail in ballots. Calling it fraudulent. Governor responds and the Trump Campaign trying to paint joe biden as weak when it comes to china and the pandemic, and they are doing it by employing a former United States governor as an official. Lets go outfront. And good evening, i am erin burnett. Out front tonight, the breaking news. The u. S. Reporting the most deaths in a single day because of coronavirus. 1,935. It is a grim milestone coming on the same day President Trump says he wants to relax restrictions as soon as possible. But a new federal projection, reportedly, warns of a possible infection spike if its done too soon. And, today, the president s top coronavirus expert warning that now is not the time to let up on social distancing. Its important to remember that this is not the time
Lets go outfront. And good evening. Im erin burnett. Outfront tonight, the breaking news. The u. S. Reporting the most deaths in a single day because of coronavirus. 1,935. It is a grim milestone coming on the same day President Trump says he wants to relax restrictions as soon as possible. But a new federal projection reportedly warns of a possible infection spike if its done too soon. And today the president s top coronavirus expert warning that now is not the time to let up on social distancing. Its important to remember that this is not the time to feel that since we have made such important advance in the sense of success of the mitigation that we need to be pulling back at all. Yet tonight, aides are working on plans to reopen the government, perhaps as soon as may 1st. It is a choice, the president says, for him is like no other. I dont know that ive had a bigger decision, but im going to surround myself with the greatest minds. I want to get it open as soon as we can. We have t