We will get your thoughts on what grade you would give your governor on this pandemic, but lets begin with south dakotas governor. Take a look at the state. This is from nbc news. A 19 increase over the past two weeks. Here is republican south dakota governor kristi noem defending her approach. [video clip] across the country and around the globe, cases are increasing. Over the past week, cases are on the rise in 48 states. Some have said that my refusal to mandate masks is the reason why our cases are rising here in the state of south dakota. That is not true. Others have said that my refusal to advance harsh restrictions like lockdowns is another one of the reasons why our cases are rising, and that is also not true. There are 41 states that have some kind of a mask mandate. Cases are on the rise in 39 of those 41 states. Some in the media are saying that south dakota is the worst in the world right now. That is absolutely false. I would encourage you to look at the Johns Hopkins cor
40 downtown. 42 in frederick and 33 in Silver Springs, 34 in fairfax. Okay the lows tonight mainly in the 20s outside the beltway. 25 in manassas, 24 in leesburg and sterling and 25 in gaithersburg, 27 in Silver Spring and bowie. Even in northwest dc the temperatures in the upper 20s downtown. And the temperatures are Holding Around 32 degrees. Okay, so the lows to beat. The record low is 26 downtown. That is probably safe. Oh by the way a long standing record in 1898. Dulles record 24. Martinsburg 24. Well flirt with that one and baltimore at 26. And also heading back for 1998 that could be in jeopardy as well. We will come back and talk about how mild it could be tomorrow and the possibility of the yellow weather alert thursday just in time for the nats home opener. A reminder to go to the app store, download the free app. Why wouldnt you . All the alerts will come right to your phone in addit news. Thanks, topper. Tonight voters in wisconsin are shaking up the president ial race del
The same length as one wing coming from a 777. That is getting ahead of where we are right now. Search planes headed to the debris field 1500 miles off the coast of perth to get a better look. But the Australian Maritime Safety Authority just minutes ago, they tweeted the crew has been unable to locate any debris thanks partly to limited visibility because of rain and clouds. That could hamper the search somewhat, of course. Still if you want a frame of reference for how far flight 370 may have gone if this is from the plane is 3,000 miles south of where i am. One official calls it the best lead that we have right now. Thats what that came straight from australian officials. We have seen as resources deployed around the world to bring you the latest this morning. Lets start with Andrew Stevens who is live in perth, australia, where it is a race against time to get visual confirmation of what those objects are in the water. Andrew, you were telling us that the planes are still out there
162 people on board, their families of course going through a desperate time. But right now in indonesian search and rescue Officials Say they believe the jet is at the bottom of the sea. This is families anxiously awaiting news on the fate of their loved ones. Here is what we know right now. Ships, helicopters, planes from several countries are going to be taking part in this search. That comes some 28 hours after the airasia plane disappeared on route to singapore. Shortly before communication was lost the captain of the plane asked for a change in altitude because of bad weather. There were a lot of thunderstorms in the area. The ceo of air asia, says they are focused on the relatives of those on board. Very devastated by whats happened. Its unbelievable. But we do not know whats happened yet. So well wait for the accident investigation to maybe find out whats happened. Our concern right now is for the relatives and for the next of kin. There is nothing more important to us for our
Sodomy vic conviction sodomy conviction against a key leader. The federal court rejected abrahams abeal of the conviction and upheld the prison sentence. He was accused of sodomizing a former political aide. The conviction takes the 67yearold out of contention for election ss for foreseeable future. One human rights activist call it a grim day for has and democracy in asia. Anwar has always denied charges. We spoke with him on the phone. A chance to redeem themselves. To right wrongs of the past but chose instead to stay on the back side and drowned in morals and scruples in subterfuge. You believe the decision by the court is politically motivated, its been made in the interests of the ruling party so they can stay the ruling party . Clearly. Minutes after the decision was announced, the office came out with very elaborate statement. Well coordinated and orchestrated between the Prime Ministers Office and the federal court. Reporter are you ready to go prison . Theres a price i have t