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Minute. The u. S. Death toll now stands at 8,000. More than 64,000 have died worldwide. We have Fox Team Coverage on the response both at home and abroad. We begin with Steve Harrigan. Hes reporting live from cdc headquarters in atlanta. Steve . Jon, the u. S. Numbers grow worse each day. 300,000 cases in the u. S. , 8,000 deaths. Out of those 8,000 deaths, 1,000 have taken place in just the last 24 hours alone. One key number, one key figure to keep an eye on, according to task force officials,...

Right . We will get you later. Is the u. S. Willing to cut Oil Production . What was the consensus . A lot of things came out, a great industry, tremendous job producing industry and vital. It was also very interesting because they were all given the test before you come in, the head of exxonmobil, all of these guys taking the test and they all passed with flying colors. That was good and they left happy in that respect. There is an overabunld dance overabundance of oil and gas. They were doing ...

Knockdowns earlier. Watch. I mean, obviously, you could logically say that if you had a process that was ongoing and you started mitigation earlier, you could have saved lives prayed obviously, no one is going to deny that. But what goes into those kinds of decisions is complicated. If we had it right from the very beginning, shut everything down, it may have been a little bit different. But there was a lot of pushback about shutting things down back then. Harris and there was also a lot of lack...

To get one and we will find out. But first, things are moving so fast in the country right now that its often hard to see whats really happening. So its important to pause and compare our past assumptions against what we know is actually happening. He might remember that a month ago has the country began to lock down, we were told mass quarantines were necessary not for a specific reason. In the lockdowns were designed to flatten the curve. Coronavirus patients were likely to overwhelm our hospi...

Me, its the white houses own guidelines that the president is encouraging protests against. The president s policy says you cant start to reopen under his plan until you have declining numbers for 14 days which those states and my state do not have. So then to encourage people to go protest the plan that you just made recommendations on, on thursday, it just doesnt make any sense. Doesnt make any sense indeed. Despite all this, as cnns nick watt reports, some states are now beginning to scale ba...

More than 160,000. Now, against that backdrop, growing frustration but, also, glimmers of hope. In great britain, there were fears the National Health service would run out of some personal protective equipment, or ppe, this weekend. But whats being called a significant shipment from turkey might be a muchneeded lifeline. Well discuss that in a moment. In spain, the state of alarm will be, now, extended until early may, at least, making eight weeks of a Strict Lockdown there. And turning to ital...

You usually have an opinion on everything. How on earth do you not have an opinion on aid to americas cities and states. Mr. President , are you going to save new york city or are you telling new york city to drop dead . Which one is it . But you have to speak up now. Also this evening, frustration with social distancing rules is growing across the country. Protests popping up in states like california, texas, maryland, and wisconsin. Heres the house speaker. People will do what they do. But the...

Even though we are in the holiday season, it is no time to backup. The u. S. Does not need a key factor deciding when and how to restart the economy. Andrew cuomo certainly agrees. The key to reopening is going to be testing. I have said it on day one. It is not a light switch where you flip this economy like you flip a light switch. It is not where everybody goes back next thursday. It is going to be a gradual phase process. It is going to be reliant on testing. New numbers show, more reported ...

Boost from ag bill barr who is saying that the doj could get involved. You have to stay in her house is close to house arrest. Im not saying that it was not justified preyed im not saying in some places it might not still be justified. But it is very nervous to shutting down your livelihood, so this is a burdensome and stringent on liberty. Jesse some states starting to open their economies are running into resistance. Brian kemp defending his plan to allow some businesses to reopen this friday....

In chicago more than 400 cases are linked to the cook county jail. As the city opens up a 66,000 square foot refrigerate it had warehouse to ease overcrowding at morgues. Three cases aboard three aircraft carriers. The city of philadelphia is pushing back on claims it is a potential new hot spot. I am hopeful that the social distancing steps we have put in place a few weeks ago are showing signs of working. Reporter face coverings for all at essential businesses. Strict limits on capacity and ga...