>> hi there, pamela.erman government is saying they believe there's two reasons this is happening. on the one hand people have gotten lax with coronavirus rules out there, like physical distancing, like wearing masks indoors and sanitizing as well. they say travelers arriving from other countries might be bringing coronavirus with them. what they want to do is take drastic action quickly. one of the things from political leaders, they don't want a situation here like in the united states where all of a sudden they take their eyes off the ball and have tens of house of cases every day. one of the things they are doing, they are putting in place free coronavirus tests for all travelers who come to this country. on top of that, starting saturday, they are going to have mandatory tests, that means people need to take a test who come in from high-risk countries, germany and the rest of europe. united states counts as high-risk country. test centers today, takes half an hour for people to get their turn. usuall

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i'm pamela brown in today for jake tapper. and this afternoon, the united states death toll crossed 156,000. in response to the average deaths around a thousand americans a day, the president is saying in this new "axios" interview, it is what it is, and claiming that government is doing all it can to combat the pandemic. last hour, the coronavirus task force began meeting in "the situation room" at the white house and top health officials are warning the coronavirus is more widespread than ever before in the u.s. as cnn's erica hill reports. >> reporter: if you ask the president. >> i think it's under control. i'll tell you what. >> how? many americans are dying a day. >> it is what it is. but that doesn't mean we aren't doing everything we can. it's under control as much as you can control it. >> reporter: infectious disease experts disagree. >> our natural response to this pandemic should be a national embarrassment. and the data that comes from the white house task force backs up exactly what dr. birx said. there is uncont

i'm pamela brown in for jake tapper. the death toll in the united states is now more than 160,000 people. take that in. more than 160,000 people. the number of infections nearing 5 million. the world health organization warning cases of coronavirus are soaring among younger people, and, sadly, we now know of a 7-year-old little boy with no known underlying conditions who has died from coronavirus. as cnn's sara sidner reports, it comes as the governor of new york is giving the green light for schools to hold in-person classes and california just topped 10,000 total coronavirus deaths. >> reporter: virtually no masks in sight as 250,000 people are expected to descend this weekend on sturgis, south dakota, a town of about 7,000, for the 80th annual sturgis motorcycle rally. one rallygoer say masks impede his freedom. >> i don't mean to make light of it but i mean to be serious about it. these are freedom-loving people and they are not going to give that up. >> reporter: 70,000 lives could be saved by december if masks are

pamela? >> absolutely. really important story. miguel, thank you so much for that. >>> and up next, an emotional plea from the federal judge whose son was killed when a gunman knocked on their front door and opened fire. >> we are living every parent's worst nightmare, making preparations to bury our only child, daniel. . fish roe. risotto. buffalo. gelato. curry. cacciatori. chimichurri. fried turkey. blueberry. mcflurry. cheese cake. grilled steak. clam bake. milkshake. we are america's kitchen. doordash. every flavor welcome. . >>> well, for the first time, we are hearing from that federal judge whose family was attacked last month. judge esther salas visibly emotional and between deep breaths and long pauses says she is living every parent's worst nightmare. she's preparing to bury her 20-year-old son who was shot and killed by a gunman at their home with her husband still in the hospital after being seriously injured. here's cnn's alexander field with judge salas' emotional plea. two weeks ago, my life as i knew it changed in

pamela?t, pete, thank you so much for that. >>> and i want to turn now to our 2020 lead. any minute, any hour, any day now, joe biden is expected to announce his running mate. and i want to bring in cnn correspondent jessica dean and cnn senior political reporter nia-malika henderson. you have been covering the biden campaign for several months. where does this decision stand right now? >> we know that they are very, very close, as you said any moment now, we are expecting an announcement from the biden campaign on his vp selection. we do know that he's met with a number of contenders in person. we also know based on our reporting that one of them is michigan governor gretchen whitmer who had kind of fallen off the radar for a moment. but they did meet in person. she flew in from michigan and met with him last sunday. but, again, pam, we're expecting to hear any moment now. we know from biden that he said for tmonths and months and monts now he wants somebody who he is, quote, simpatico with.

reportera: miss pamela escogerÁ el material para mostrar y dar la lecciÓn.aremos de compartir la pantalla y le dirÉ que estoy cansada. le voy a decir que se levanten y que tomemos unos minutos para girar los brazos. vamos a tratar de tocar el cielo. reportera: ser maestra es cuestiÓn de creatividad. >> sabemos que es malo para el cuerpo el estÁ sentado por mucho tiempo. hay que tener una parte del tiempo para hacer sincrÓnico y otra asincrÓnica. reportera: aconsejan a los padres para que se contacten con los hijos y tener las herramientas en las manos y de sobre fallas tÉcnicas. miss pamela y miss hilaria aseguran de que estÁn muy emocionadas por esta aventura virtual. >> estamos luchando para salir juntos. >> hacemos esto para la seguridad de todos. todos haremos lo mejor que podamos. ramÓn: una realidad complicada. vamos a san josÉ, allÍ iniciÓ la tradicional campaÑa del sagrado corazÓn de san josÉ. van a repartir mÁs de 3500 mochilas y se entregarÁ al mismo nÚmero de estudiantes. la idea es ayudar a que las familias no tengan que hacer estos gastos. la di

pamela kept her cool during a harrowing scene. i was really afraid i was willing to. make it i might slip and there the baby's with my hands i found myself alone holding these 3 babies. on the fluid getting sutured with no anesthesia there was no electricity finally she made her way outside but her journey was far from over. as i was walking people started asking me how can we help you. i started telling them please give me something to cover the babies they started to take off and giving it to me so i could have the babies and keep them from getting. the babies made it kind of pamela has become a social media hero and an inspiration. when i see this picture i didn't feel hopeless and i'm happy these good sort of i. i hope this gives just have a better future. and our minds are now of the top story that we are following for you russian opposition leader alexina vonn the is on his way to germany for medical treatment following a suspected of poisoning a plane carrying the comatose volley has taken off from the city of jos heading for berlin. but i forgot you can always

pamela kept her cool during a harrowing scene. i was really afraid i was willing the babies and. the babies will not make it i might slip and. from my hands i found myself alone holding these 3 babies. screaming everywhere also patients on the floor getting sutured with no anesthesia and there was no electricity finally she made her way outside but her journey was far from over. as i was walking people started asking me how can we help you. i started telling them please give me something to cover the babies they started to take their t. shirts off and giving it to me so i could have the babies and keep them from getting. i worked at around 5 kilometers. the babies made it and pamela has become a social media hero and an inspiration. when i see this. hope and i'm happy these good sort of i. i hope this gives just have a better future. and a reminder now of the top story that we're following for you russian doctors have given a permission to to evacuate the opposition leader of next scene avani to germany for medical treatment of all me is currently in a coma in the city of arms an

pamela kept her cool during a harrowing scene. i was really afraid i was willing to.make it i might slip. from my hands i found myself alone holding these 3 babies. on the floor getting sutured with no anesthesia and it was no electricity finally she made her way outside but her journey was far from over. as i was walking people started asking me how can we help you. i started telling them please give me something to cover the babies they started to take off and giving it to me so i could have the babies and keep them from getting . the babies made it pamela has become a social media hero and an inspiration. when i see this. hope and i'm happy these kids. i hope this gets just have a better future. well truly an against the odds story of bravery under pressure well it's a change of gear and go to sports now spanish soccer side sylvia have won a record 6 theory europa league title with a thrilling a win over italy's into milan germline superstar romero lu cuckoo drew a foul in the penalty area in the 1st 5 minutes and knocked the ball in from the penalty spot. of assyr

doctors are baffled by this, pamela.this inflammation, perhaps, is in the body, something that affects organ systems. could it be changing in the blood as a result of the infection. they don't know. it's still considered a luxury to think about recovery because we're still in the throes of it. that's why we wanted to show you this first center in the country that's talking about it. >> really important reporting there from dr. sanjay gupta. thank you, sanjay. >> pamela, thank you. >>> president trump is aggressively targeting suburban voters but it's not working for some republicans in a battleground state. that's next. you know when your dog is itching for a treat. itching for an outing or itching for some cuddle time. but you may not know when he's itching for help licking for help or rubbing for help. if your dog does these frequently. they may be signs of an allergic skin condition that needs treatment. don't wait. talk to your veterinarian and learn more at itchingforhelp.com. good morning, mr. sun. good morning, bl

here is part of your report on pamela frank, a single mom in georgia who was laid off from >> so now that i have the fear, or the knowing that until end, so's kind of like, ok, so now what do i do to maintain my li?ly hood >> her message to lawmakers -- >> pleas u don't makes go back to being able to possibly call a shelter because we can't afford to pay our refund this month or the next two months. robert c.: abby, areawmakers listening? abby: it's hard to see how on methe republican side of this is breaking influence because they're focused on this idea that the unemployment benefs are discouraging people from working but pamela is a great w example t is facing a lot of americans. she had multiple jocks before the coronavirus in order to make ends moment. she s lost one of tem and that josh, with a major sports arena, is likely not coming back for quite some time. she also has a 6-year-old daughter that she's a single mom and without the -- $600 check she is n able make her refund. so there's a reality while, yes, yoants to push people back into the workforce untry is not there yet

. >> reporter: even on a good day making ends meet was a struggle for georgia resident, pamela frank.y month even working multiple jobs i'm robbing peter to pay paul. >> reporter: then came the coronavirus pandemic and pamela lost one of her jobs working at the atlanta hawks arena, a job she needed to pay her $1200 a month rent and take care of her 6-year-old daughter, jada. >> one job is not going to cover my day-to-day bills which are necessities like your rent, lights, car note, insurance, food. >> reporter: like millions of americans, unemployment insurance and that crucial extra $600 a week injection into the system by the federal government has been a life line and one that could soon disappear. >> so now that i have the fear or the knowing that it will end soon is kind of like, okay, so now what do i do to be able to maintain my livelihood. >> reporter: experts estimate 1 2120% could face eviction. >> folks have not been paying rent since possibly february, march. i mean, that's six months of not being able to make rent. >> reporter: atlanta lawyer pierce hand works with tenant

she p°pped by pamela harris herself. she normed up by pamela harris herself.atting and it was a real theme of this week, she urged americans to make a plan to vote. remember when we saw michelle obama wearing that necklace that spelt out vote, she was urging americans to make a she was urging americans to makea plan, she was urging americans to make a plan, pack a she was urging americans to make a plan, packa bag, stand in line as long as it takes. this is of course and the error of coronavirus it might take longer to vote in person with social distancing, there are all kinds of concerns about voting by mail and whether there are attempt by the trump appointees who runs the post office to scale back the capacity of the post office to handle millions of mail and ballot, so there we are. kamala harris right at the beginning cutting to the chase and urging people, make a plan to vote, but we will hear more from her later. and concern about voter suppression, simply about it being made harderfor people in certain areas might vote certain areas might vote certain

and you could see it was already weighing on him, pamela. and now over the past several months it's been even more so because of all of the factors that he understands goes into this. the other thing that is perhaps obvious but it's worth saying is that he has the experience of being a vice president for two terms and having a very successful partnership. so he's trying to emulate that. he's trying to find that magic again. and it's not easy because nobody knew including joe biden and barack obama that they would be the kind of partners that they ended up being because when they first met they didn't know each other very well. >> and as you point out, chemistry is very important. but also, david chalian, this is a really important moment in history. how does the climate that america is in right now play into this? >> well, certainly it plays into this sort of pressure campaign we've seen put on the biden team from african-americans inside certain quarters of the democratic party establishment saying you can't look at where we are as a countr

the babies made it and pamela has become a social media hero and an inspiration.when i see this big to. hope and i'm happy these kids to divide. i hope this gets just have a better future. as reminder of our top story at this hour dumps in russia have given up the mission to take opposition leader let's say to the family to germany for medical treatment system of ali is currently in a coma and this is your homes were taken to be at home in the next few hours. says the news live from boca don't forget you can always get the latest news on the website that's the government dot com we follow us on twitter and instagram. it's possible for you at the top. good. luck. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and news. hour carona update. covert 19 special and next on deep.

the babies made it and pamela has become a social media hero and an inspiration. when i see this picture. hope and i'm happy these kids. i hope this gets just have a better. let's get your minder now of our top story here at g.w. it's a sour doctors treating the russian opposition leader larson of all the answer period say his to search to remove dennis wise that no one can see and that's raising doubts that an air ambulance that's been sent from germany will receive for missions and take him to europe of all these games say he was poisoned. we have more of course on these and other stories at our web site and also get the latest on social media feeds us well coming up our discussion show to the point was how russia could react to the events in hello. i'm brian thomas for the entire team thanks for being. cut. to the point strong opinions clear positions from international perspectives. huge protests in belarus and growing calls for the country's authoritarian president alexander lukashenko to step down or if he does go what impact will that have on they bring rus

pamela kept her cool during a harrowing scene. i was really afraid i was holding the babies and the babies will not make it i might slip and. from my hands i found myself alone holding these 3 babies. on the floor getting sutured with no anesthesia there was no electricity finally she made her way outside but her journey was far from over. as i was walking people started asking me how can we help you. i started telling them please give me something to cover the babies they started to take off and giving it to me so i could have the bibi's and keep them from getting. the babies made it kind of pamela has become a social media hero and an inspiration. when i see this stick to it i did it in hope and i'm happy these kids sitting by. i hope this gives just have a better future. shifting gears now it's been 4 years since germany's laura loads a won gold in beach volleyball at the rio olympics ludvig is now playing with a new partner margaret a close to a former indoor volleyball player after a long pause do the pandemic the 2 are now h

pamela kept her cool during a harrowing scene. i was really.afraid that the babies were not to make it i might slip and. from my hands i found myself alone holding these 3 babies. also patients on the fluid getting sutured with no anesthesia there was no electricity finally she made her way outside but her journey was far from over. as i was walking people started asking me how can we help you. i started telling them please give me something to cover the babies they started to take off and giving it to me so i could have the babies and keep them from getting. i looked at around 5 kilometers. the babies made it and pamela has become a social media hero and an inspiration. when i see this big. hope and i'm happy these kids. i hope this gets just have a better future. let's get your minder of our top story of this hour russian doctors treating opposition leader like senegal and so they have found no evidence he was poisoned or of using allows him to be sent to germany for medical treatment saying he's too sick to be moved his wife says no one can

pamela: bueno, gracias, jomari.viernes 14 de agosto y su son los titulares se disparan las temperaturas y las autoridades hacen las personas debido a la alta ola de calor. problemas para conectarse. terminÓ la primera semana de clases en lÍnea para miles de estudiantes como que no todos cuentan con las rentas mÁs estables. colamos un estudiante que cuanto los primeros dÍas por no tener servicio de internet. ♪ presentador: buenas tardes, es saludamos con estas imÁgenes de el puente golden gate de elevadas temperaturas. digamos el fin de semana con temperaturas de hasta 3 dÍgitos en algunas partes de el Área de la bahÍa. la alerta por calor excesivo comenzÓ hoy al mediodÍa, y terminada hasta el prÓximo miÉrcoles. en este momento podrÍa llegar hasta los 108 en algunas partes de la regiÓn. miguel gÓmez estÁ lanzándoselos centros disponibles para descargas. julio poletti estÁ en san francisco y hablÓ con trabajadores de la ciudadsobre cÓmo le afectan esta ola de calor. antes, vamos a comenzar con esta arqueÓloga. lÓpez:h

pamela: un fuerte abrazo, michelle, ya tengo muchas ganas de conocer a megan, asÍ que pronto estaremosuntos si dios quiere y pronto te tendremos de regreso en el programa. mientras tanto, disfruta de esos momentos especiales. michelle: claro que sÍ, ojalÁ que esto pase pronto para tomarles fotos a nuestros bebÉs de impacto. adiÓs, gracias por todo. que dios los bendiga. pamela: gracias presentadora: comenzamos la semana con altas temperaturas en todos los rincones del Área de la bahÍa. cuÁl es o las consecuencias de esta ola de calor. paola: damos inicio sobre las altas temperaturas en el Área de la bahÍa. y las tormentas elÉctricas registradas a lo largo de la regiÓn durante el fin de semana. estas inusuales descargas elÉctricas han originado varios incendios de maleza en varias ciudades del Área de la bahÍa, tenemos cobertura en equipo. nuestra meteorÓlogo nos dice hasta cuÁndo tendremos altas temperaturas. miguel gÓmez nos hablarÁ de el pack o del -- impacto en los negocios. comenzamos con julio poletti quien estÁ en el condado de contra costa y nos habla de un siniestro que provocÓ

con una pantalla compartida entre todos, mis pamela escogerÁ el material para mostrar.o se siente cansado. hemos estado sentado mucho tiempo, yo tambiÉn. vamos a levantarnos es importante. vamos a tomar unos minutos para levantarnos, podemos estirarnos. vamos a tratar de tocar el cielo. reportera: ser maestra es, ha sido y serÁ cuestiÓn de inteligencia. >> vamos a tener una parte del tiempo que se llama asincrÓnico y una parte del tiempo que es asincrÓnico, que es cada uno por su parte trabajando en la computadora. reportera: aconsejan a los padres hablar antes de las case con los padres. hilaria estÁ a punto de comenzar su primer aÑo como profesora, asegura estar emocionadas por esta aventura virtual. >> estamos luchando para salir adelante juntos. >> estamos haciendo esto para la seguridad de todos, de que todos vamos hacer lo que podamos para aprender este aÑo. reportera: en el distrito escolar de auckland estÁn entregando computadoras y kit de internet para todos los estudiantes. puede ir directamente a la escuela que le corresponda. ramÓn: el proceso para reiniciar

¿pamela? espérame tantito. deyanira: ¿y quién es pamela?ntón hasta que este cuerpecito aguante. charly: ah-- sergio: ay pues me enchicharé. todos: [ríen] charly: [ríe] director: ¡corte! ambos: ¡oh! charly: ¿tan mal? sergio: [...] no aguantas nada, desde que te cambiaste-- charly: ¡oh! director: corte, queda. charly: eso fue para todos, ♪ ♪ felix: sÁbado 22 de agosto estas son las principales noticias. el gobernador le pidiÓ ayuda a los cuerpos de bomberos de 10 estados para evitar emergencias. la tormenta elabora golpe hasta ahora repÚblica dominicana. mientras, en el congreso no se ponen de acuerdo sobre la ayuda federal les contamoscuÁles estados ya pueden reclamar $300. tres masacres en 24 horas prenden las alarmas en colombia. se vienen presentando en las Últimas semanas en ese paÍs. con la informaciÓn. ♪ ♪ arantxa: buenas noches y bienvenidos a noticiero univisiÓn. ha sido catalogado como una de las peores olas de incendios o ha tales en >> los recursos han estado lÍmite y por eso pidiÓ ayuda urgentemente. >> a lo largo de california a

pamela: i think he would like it. why not. you need all of the allies.hink there would be a lot of things that he would not have voted for mitt romney like him but what's the thing about we have no common friends or enemies. just common interests. right now he's interested in racial justice pretty good for him and welcome. e.r.: is interested in building constituencies and forming alliances around particular issues. anything that when a candidate stops performing alliances after a campground came into power. they became an in law support. >> psyllium comment from gil. issues of the general assembly in the 80s. a few friendly faces. in those days, there was legislative success . mentoring advice. pamela: that is nice and thank you. >> and thank you for your skill we appreciate it. psyllium about five minutes left. so i like tv on chances to closing, thanks. many things that we did get to pretty. michael: actually from page 227. it's really his version prints from the grandfather. this is my grandfather was barely able to read and write. sphere 200 miles a

reportera: pamela me dijo que pese a este incidente promeverÁ su restaurante.ta de la seÑora flores, muchas gracias. la jefa de policÍa dijo que renuncia al puesto para jubilarse. lo anunciÓ despuÉs de que el ayudamiento recortÓ 4.000.000 de dÓlares del presupuesto de policÍa. la alcaldesa agradeciÓ y dijo que fue la persona adecuada para el cargo en estos tiempos difÍciles. ilia: aumentÓ a dos la cifra de muertos por el derrumbe de boltimore por una fuga de gas. rescataron un hombre entre los escombros, una mujer muriÓ en la explosiÓn. cinco heridos en condiciÓn crÍtica 30 vecinos perdieron la vida. jorge: los equipos de fÚtbol suspendiÓ la temporada por el coronavirus. los presidentes de los diez grandes dijeron que espern reanudar la temporada pero el prÓximo aÑo. tomaron la decisiÓn tras conversar con expertos mÉdicos. por nivel actual de la pandemia resulta riesgoso jugar en este otoÑo . ahora mÉxico, el presidente de ese paÍs en una un guerra de palabra. acusaciones de asuntos vinculados al narcotrÁfico. tenemos las declaraciones. reportera: el presidente

pamela. >> okay, thank you so much for the latest there. i want to bring in nia-malika henderson and laura coates. great to see you both, ladies. nia, i want to start with you because president trump is playing up his law and order campaign message and trying to paint joe biden into someone who is weak on crime, partly because of polls like this one. trump favorability down to 31% from 35% before the conventions while biden is up 46% from 40% before the conventions. does biden's speech today where he once again condemned the violence as we heard and that we've seen in portland and kenosha undercut trump's strategy? >> it does. as you said, he's been out there condemning violence as have people who have been involved in these protests. so i think this very much was a corrective, sort of a fact check. you saw donald trump with all of his allies last week really trying to brand joe biden over and over again as weak on crime, as somebody who would be beholden to the radical left, as they like to say, people like bernie sanders and people like a

. >> reporter: even on a good day, making ends meet was a struggle for georgia resident pamela frank.every month, even working multiple jobs, i'm robbing peter to pay paul. >> reporter: then came the coronavirus pandemic and pamela lost one of her jobs working at the atlanta hawks arena, a job she needed in order to pay her $1200 a month rent and take care of her 6-year-old daughter, jada. >> one job is not going to cover my day to day bills, which are necessities like your rent, your lights, your car insurance, food. >> reporter: like millions of americans, unemployment insurance and that crucial extra $600 a week injection into the system by the federal government has been a lifeline and one that could soon disappear. >> so now that i have the fear or the knowing that it will end soon is like, now what do i do to be able to maintain my livelihood. >> reporter: experts estimate 20% of the 110 million renters in the united states could face eviction later this year due to the pandemic. especially when a federal boost in unemployment insurance expires at the end of the month. >> folks

there seems to be a difference there. >> all right, pamela, stick around.ring in cnn's abby phillip into this conversation. because, abby, let me start with you. dejoy insisted that the postal service can handle the volume of mail-in ballots for this election even though it's anticipated it could be up to 50% of the ballots cast this election season. it was 25 in 2016, 25%. did he put democrats' questions and concerns to rest? >> no. i really don't think that he did. he declined to explain why he was willing to accept the delays that he acknowledged existed that came as a result of these operational changes that he made since becoming postmaster general. and for democrats, that's part of the problem. it's not just can the post office manage to handle this mail. it is also at what speed. and i think there are still concerns about whether these changes are producing delays that could have an impact on the election. you saw one lawmaker pushing him to say, well, can you commit that 95% of the election mail will be delivered in sort of a first-class time frame,

i'm pamela brown in for jake tapper. and we begin with big breaking news. any minute now, we will see a history-making moment. joe biden and his new runningmate senator kamala harris together for their first joint campaign event in wilmington, deleware. effectively launching the 2020 democratic ticket. their spouses, jill biden and doug emhoff are also expected to be there. and it comes as we learn biden long believed harris was the strongest choice for the job. biden publicly acknowledged the close friendship that harris had with his late son beau that helped guide his decision. and harris, one source says, spoke at last about their friendship. jeff, as we wait for this event to begin, you're learning more about that intense ten days before biden made his final decision on senator harris as his running mate. >> reporter: pamela, we are. and it's clear that california senator kamala harris was anticipated and viewed by most democrats inside and outside the process as the person to beat essentially. this vice presidential search with the most experience, the

i'm pamela brown in for jake tapper today. and we begin with the health lead. the cdc is now projecting the u.s. could see up to 200,000 total deaths in a matter of weeks. the u.s. has continued to average over 1,000 deaths every day. for 18 days in a row now. take that in. california just became the first state to mark 600,000 cases. and florida and georgia lead the nation in the number of new infections per capita. in fact, the white house coronavirus task force even urged georgia to adopt a mask mandate. as cnn's kyung lah reports, it comes as schools and families grapple with the realities of re-opening. >> it was terrifying. it was my worst fears had come true. >> reporter: that's how this georgia parent ends a traumatic back-to-school week. her child quarantined like the more than 2,000 teachers and students and staffers across the state. at least 230 positive covid cases reported from schools. the head of the cdc says re-opening schools can't be done quickly. >> we don't want to pressure anybody. our guidance is there to help them begin to open, as i sai

i'm pamela brown in for erin burnett. "outfront" tonight breaking news. trump comes to the defense of an accused killer who also happens to be a supporter. speaking just moments ago the president almost justifying what kyle rittenhouse allegedly did last tuesday night armed on the streets of kenosha, wisconsin with a long rifle, where police say he killed two protesters and injured a third. >> do you condemn the actions of vigilantes like kyle rittenhouse? >> we are looking at all of it. that was an interesting situation. you saw the same tape as i saw and he was trying to get away from them i guess it looks like. and he fell. and then they very violently attacked him. and it was something that we're looking at right now and it is under investigation. but i guess he was in very big trouble. he probably would have been killed. it's under investigation. >> all right. let's look at what the criminal complaint said. it said rittenhouse was not on the ground when he first opened fire. instead, he was clashing with people who had gathered near a car dealership.

people like pamela ar e stil wait for help and i don't think they understand the idea of being o stuckf some ideological battles, for examp, the idea of state and loam fundg which is holding up negotiations on clip. that's why nancy pelosi i think feelles so confident because some of the debates areot going to resonates with americans and they're feeling totally overwhelmed by all of it. robert c.: that all looms over a this cn, rocket. you wrote a book before "t start a war," it was all about house conservatives and mark meadows one -- was one of tse house conservatives that you oecovered. what that tell you about him right now and iois negoti robert d.; you were on the hill, too, in 2011 when i was reporting on that book in the house. the same old thing, that molest pelosi is able to h hold caus together whilehe republicans remain fractured but there's an important difference in the president himself. president obama was very much involved and when he was not, he would deptiles bi on the do. so more importantly, that the president hielf wou do nothing to upset the process. that, i thi

in the chaos, pamela, the only nurse on shift who was unhurt, picked them up. across the world. the only thing i could think of was the safety of the babies i had in the unit. the first thing i had to do was to rescue the babies and just carry them and get away with them. i thought that i can never leave them alone here and go away. pamela walked for over 30 minutes before finding safety, holding them close to keep them warm amidst the havoc. i felt like the babies are very important to me, they were part of me. i had to keep them safe until they reached their destination. people were giving me their jackets so that i could cover the babies and take them back to safety. i felt like i was their mother in this timing. they needed me the most and i needed them most. today, one of those three babies is with her mother again. translation: they gave us hope again. they revive our home again. there aren't many joyful pictures coming out from beirut nowadays, but this one does stand out. carine torbey, bbc news, beirut. the british home secretary, priti patel, says the

pamela kept her cool during a harrowing scene. i was really afraid i was willing to. make it i might slip and. from my hands i found myself alone holding these 3 babies. on the fluid getting sutured with no anesthesia there was no electricity finally she made her way outside but her journey was far from over. as i was walking people started asking me how can we help you. i started telling them please give me something to cover the babies they started to take off and giving it to me so i could have the babies and keep them from getting . the babies made it and pamela has become a social media hero and an inspiration. when i see this. hope and i'm happy these kids. i hope this gets just have a better future. this is day doubly news line from both and i'm more world news at the top of the hour stay tune from go back up the day's events next in the day don't forget you can always get away she's to news around the clock on the website at state dumping dot com a good. thing . happiness fears for everyone schuman penises are very different from primates you know we have a to

pamela kept her cool during a harrowing scene. i was really afraid it was holding the babies and really afraid that the babies will not make it would if i might slip and there the babies were taught from my hands i found myself alone holding these 3 babies. screaming everywhere also patients on the fluid getting sutured with no anesthesia and there was no electricity finally she made her way outside but her journey was far from over. as i was walking people started asking me how can we help you they saw me carrying the stevie v's. i started telling them please give me something to cover the babies they started to take their t. shirts off and giving it to me so i could get out the babies and keep them from getting cold i worked at around 5 kilometers. the babies made it and pamela has become a social media hero and an inspiration. when i see this picture i did it in hope and i'm happy these kids to buy. i hope this gets just have a better future thing. sports now and it's been 4 years since germany's lorillard big one gold in beach

pamela agonizes over the unthinkable. >>honestly. and try not to think about it but.know her message to lawmakers please don't make us go back to. >>being able to possibly call a shelter because they can't afford to pay at our rent for this money or the next 2 months. >>republicans on capitol hill are considering extending the unemployment benefits but for far less than the $600 a week that people are currently receiving the goal would be to push some of these folks back into the workforce. but in places like georgia and in many parts of the country right now the coronavirus is still raging the prospect that people will be able to find work like it was before the pandemic seems farfetched abby phillip cnn washington. >>a 27 is the time coming up parents struggling with the decision about whether the send their kids back to school. we're going new colgate optic white renewal removes ten years of yellow stains. that's like all the way back to 2010. they're jeans. they're leggings. they're jeggings! whoa! remove ten years of yellow stains with new colgate optic white ren

"all we saw were their blankets and someone said they were with pamela." of thanks. and they were the lucky ones, eamon. that third baby also survived, is doing well named noah, and all of that as the death toll nears 200, more than 6,000 people injured, the damage in that city eamon estimated over $15 billion and all of those pictures that we're seeing of people out there cleaning up, cleaning up the streets, clearing away rubble, all of those are volunteers and ngos, not the lebanese government. eamon? >> absolutely heroes fighting in that atmosphere there. molly hunter in london, thank you for that report, molly. >>> decision 2020 an exclusive look at the mississippi senate race with democratic candidate mike espy and his advice as a black candidate for kamala harris. we'll talk to him about that and a lot more, coming up next. ♪ come on in, we're open. ♪ all we do is hand you the bag. simple. done. we adapt and we change. you know, you just figure it out. we've just been finding a way to keep on pushing. ♪ >>> we are talking a lot about battleground st

pamela brown joins me now to talk about this. and pamela, dejoy tried to make it clear that the u.s. postal service is prepared to handle this massive volume, tens of millions of mail-in ballots and that all americans, he said, should be allowed to vote by mail. >> reporter: right. very early on in this virtual hearing today, jake, louis dejoy, the post master general, seemed to want to distance himself from president trump who you pointed out has railed against mail-in voting, rather. dejoy in contrast assured lawmakers that american people should have faith in the system, that he's a supporter of mail-in voting and something that he does himself and something the person public should be able to do. here is what he said during that hearing. >> i voted by mail for a number of years. the postal service will deliver every ballot and process every ballot in time that it receives. i think the american public should be able to vote by mail and the postal service will support. >> reporter: and dejoy also made the case that election mai

pamela brown joins us now.mined the president's latest conspiracy theory. >> yeah, he did. he was combative, he was defiant during his hearing today. he said for the first time publicly, jake, that he wanted to get the word out that the president's constant railing on mail-in voting and the suggestion that the post office couldn't handle the mail-in voting was not helpful. here's what he said. >> did you not tell the board of governors this month in august that in fact you had had contact with the trump campaign to ask them to stop their attacks on the postal service and voting by mail? >> i have put words around to different people that this is not helpful to -- >> so you did have contact with the trump campaign? >> for good purpose. >> i'm trying to think of -- when you say the trump campaign, i have not spoken to the trump campaign leadership in that regard. i've spoken to people that are friends of mine who are associated with the campaign, yes. >> and as we know, jake, dejoy had split from the president wh

up until her final days, pamela secretly made a video diary documenting her illness every step of the is just the beginning. i'm trying to do a diary to see what the symptoms are. today i have a fever that i can't get rid of, but i am resting comfortably in my bed. - we found out that my mother was sick because she woke up one morning that she actually had off from not working at the hospital, and she said she had a headache and that she felt weird, and she told me and my brother to get out of the house immediately. - boy, do i feel like crap, back pain, fever that won't break. today is not a good day. i can't even move without being short of breath. - my mother was so strong that even on her ...

pamela.: ms. vallely: and as they mutate, they become less severe. they sort of attenuate.ed to track it and monitor it very carefully. the antibodies, if it is unclear whether you are protected, does it mean that we can never potentially have a vaccine? i think the elements of the t cell part of the vaccine as well, potentially it could mean that if there is no immunity to this virus, the vaccine wouldn't work. but i think that is unlikely to happen. i think worst case scenario, it will make for a less severe disease. it's not an ideal thing, but it's better than the situation we have at the moment. think the likelihood is that there will be some protection and not very long-lived. need to vaccinate people on an annual basis with this virus. francine: thank you so much for joining us from the university of manchester, a medical virologist. i do ron, we have more with a conversation -- later on, we have more conversations as we continue to track the pandemic. coming up, anthony patchy -- athony found she -- fauci 1:00 p.m. in new york, that is 6:00 p.m. in london. this is b

pamela brown, cnn, washington. >>> the u.s. postal service has implemented new policies that workers say are causing mail delivery delays. and that's raising concerns about mail-in ballots and the november election. adding to the concern, the person who put the new rules in place, is a long-time trump supporter, donor and fund-raiser. here's more from cnn's jessica dean. >> reporter: cost-cutting measures at the u.s. postal service are raising new concerns about delays in mail delivery and the potential impact of vote-by-mail in november's election. employees of the united states postal service, say new rules enacted by the postmaster general, trump loyalist, louis dejoy, are delaying mail across the country. >> we're getting reports from workers and customers, over the last few weeks that mail service has really been degraded. >> reporter: a usps internal memo has detailed the changes that dejoy has made, like ending overtime and trips for postal workers. one aspect of the changes that may be difficult for employees, the memo