Said to the Washington Post. Were also standing by this hour to monitor the White House Coronavirus task force briefing. President trump has just finished a meeting in the oval office with the new york governor, andrew cuomo, whose state has been hardest hit in the pandemic and who has frequently clashed with the president. Governor cuomo says they discussed testing and state funding. He describes the meeting as, quote, productive. As of this hour, by the way, the u. S. Death toll now tops 43,000 with more than 800,000 confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States. Globally, there are now more than 2. 5 million known cases and 175,000 deaths. But as the world searches for an effective treatment, a new study shows the drug often touted by President Trump, hydroxychloroquine, provided no benefit to patients and actually a higher death rate. Also tonight, more states have announced controversial plans to reopen despite not meeting the Trump Administrations own requirements. Cnns nick w
Good to have you with us. The number of coronavirus deaths in the United States has surged past 42,000, but even with the death toll rising, some states are preparing to ease the restrictions they imposed to contain the pandemic. The governor of georgia says he will allow some businesses to reopen this week despite warnings from health officials. Governor brian kemp says the move is a small step towards restarting the economy. The list of businesses allowed to reopen is anything but small. He says gyms, barber shops, bowling alleys, even tattoo parlors can resume business as early as friday. While theaters and restaurants can reopen on monday. Georgia has already confirmed nearly 20,000 cases and the governor admits those numbers could rise even further. I will say that, you know, we have more people moving around, were probably going to see our cases continue to go up, but were a lot better prepared for that now than we were over a month ago. Other states are preparing to relax restri
Compound about his mysterious disappearance. And Anthony Fauci once said if anyone were to play him on saturday night live, it should be brad pitt. Guess what, he got his wish. A much needed laugh coming right up. Were live from atlanta, welcome to our viewers here in the u. S. And all around the world. Im Natalie Allen and this is cnn newsroom. 5 00 a. M. Here in atlanta, georgia, thanks, again, for joining us. The original epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, wuhan china, has reached another critical milestone. The last of its covid19 patients have been charged discharged from the hospital, excuse me. More than 46,000 people were treated since the first cases were reported last december. In the United States, however, it is a different story. Johns hopkins reports the u. S. Is rapidly approaching 1 million confirmed cases of coronavirus. The white house wants americans to stay home through the end of this month. But a handful of states are already relaxing rules and allowing some b
As the United States salutes its front line heroes. Well, from the u. S. To europe to asia, governments are slowly reopening their economies, getting back to business, and hoping to slowly settle into this new normal. This as the global coronavirus case total climbs past 3. 5 million. The u. S. Remains the worsthit country in the world with deaths and infection still rising. But that hasnt stopped dozens of states wrapping up their first weekend of loosened restrictions. And the National Experiment is set to expand over the coming hours. More than 40 states will have eased at least some of their regulations by the end of this week. But as phased reopenings begin, cases nationwide top 1. 1 million and the number of People Killed by the virus has passed 67,000. A top member of the white house covid19 Task Force Warns things could get much worse. Our projections have always been between 100 and 240,000 american lives lost, and thats with full mitigation and us learning from each other of
Access to testing. President trump spoke to an audience of nearly 3,000 people inside this packed megachurch. There was definitely a certain percentage of the population inside that church that have the virus because of whats going on there. Announcer this is new day with Alisyn Camerota and john berman. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and all around the world. This is new day. Its wednesday, june 24th. Its 6 00 here in new york. And this morning, the coronavirus pandemic in the United States is breaking records. And dr. Anthony fauci says the next two weeks are critical in saving lives. As of this morning, 26 states, those states in red, are reporting an increase in new cases. Thats more than half the country showing an increase. Seven states are reporting a Record Number of hospitalizations, including texas, where the republican governor there is now urging residents to stay home. Thats a huge reversal there. The European Union, which has been far more successful in conta