Still no new national strategy as U.S. nears 141,000 deaths; Trump tweets photo of himself wearing a mask, calls it “patriotic”; Death toll up week over week in at least 20 states; WV governor: multiple outbreaks linked to seven churches; MO gov on schools: infected kids will “go home” & “get over it”;
Source: white house objecting to more funding for CDC and for states to increase testing, contact tracing; Trump says he’ll bring back briefings as his approval ratings falls; Miami to begin fining people for not wearing a mask; Emergency rooms overwhelmed, Miami-Dade ICU bed capacity at 130%;
California reports 6,800+ new cases today, rise in hospitalizations; Air force medical team deploys to CA hospital amid surge; CA battling new surges despite being first state with shutdowns; What went wrong in California, as cases continue to surge; Los Angeles mayor: “on the brink” of another stay-at-home order;
Gunman in NJ shooting identified as a lawyer; Had appending case in front of federal judge; Feds use tear gas on Portland protesters; Navy vet beaten & sprayed by federal officers in Portland; Mayors of five major cities call for removal of federal troops in joint letter to Trump & Barr; Trump announces plans to send more federal law enforcement to cities run by democrats;
Longtime DC radio host Patrick Ellis among COVID-19 victims
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