at the washington monument. columbus mountain and circle.ngton, d.c., advisory committee wants to remove all of those monuments. the commission targeted such monuments and statues because the honoree backed succession, owned -- even though many of those figures were instrumental in the founding of america. republicans are incensed. >> if are going to talk about removing things, let's get serious about what americans think of -- many americans come to washington, d.c., to see the washington monument. >> interior secretary david bernhardt tweeted that changing the names and possibly relocating the statues wouldn't happen on his watch. the death of george floyd triggered marauders to rip down and vandalize some confederate statues and other monuments, some even which weren't controversial. nancy pelosi refused to condemn a mob in the city of her birth. both of them dedicated when her dad was mayor. >> if the community doesn't want the statue there, the statue shouldn't be there. >> many republicans believe this has consequent as for democrats.

conclusions and focus on local dc monuments, not removing important monuments and memorials like the washington monumentn memorial but their proposal is still taking the capital by storm. let's discuss this notion of monument removal with david bernhardt. welcome. this suggests contextualizing christopher columbus fountain, andrew jackson abstractor, thomas jefferson memorial and continues all the way through the washington monument and a statue of george washington. how do you respond? >> your report was outrageous but secondly and more importantly the president loves this country, the washington monument, the jefferson memorial are going to remain front and center at our nations capital just as they were created for time immemorial. that is just a reality. >> washingtonian, no one on the committee that the washington monument could be relocated, dc's mayor says adding a sign that noted the first president owned hundreds of slaves would contextualize the name george washington in ways that were not available when i was in high school. what about that argument? >> it the but he can have of you what they

and one of the things you have been doing is really trying to preserve and restore the washington monument there is a task force now in washington, d.c., that is suggesting removing, relocating, read text realizing some of the monuments including the washington monument, do you think that that is a serious threat? do you worry about it? >> there are many things that i worry about. removing the washington monument is not one of the things that i worry about. there may be some proposals around, but i don't think that they will be taken seriously. they are all people that we have memorials and monuments on their behalf have made some mistakes in their life, some flaws. george washington was a slave owner, thomas jefferson was a slave owner. they did not get those monuments because they were slave owners, it's because of the other things that they did. you have to look at the context of what a person's life is. and a memorial is not celebrating someone being a slave owner, that is one thing. it's not the case with the washington monument or the jefferson memorial in my view. >> dana: thank you

changes coming up in the pandemic, she is coming up next. >> they want to change the name of the washington monumenttake it down. thomas jefferson, pretty good thomas jefferson, you can forget about hearing that name again, abraham lincoln, you can forget about it. they want to take down all statues and monuments. how do you like the idea of taking down statues to george washington, thomas jefferson, abraham lincoln, andrew jackson, all of them. you will do a ring around washington, christopher columbus. jillian: demanding the removal of washington memorials and monuments, commissioning a panel to re-examine namesake with problematic past, the group named over 150 landmarks include the jefferson memorial is washington monument, narrowing the list excluding federal buildings after fierce backlash. todd: off to the races tomorrow. just a little late, 4 months later. jillian: a major change, you look fantastic. >> reporter: thank you. good morning to both of you. it is a desolate churchill downs. it is not typical for derby. this is where pink, you will see, you would have seen for awareness and breast

how will removing the jefferson memorial, the washington monument and the other 150 monuments make washingtonor safer? >> how are they going to find all the moving trucks when they are in new york moving everybody out because nobody wants to live in bill diblasio's new york? secondly it doesn't. this is an attempt at whitewashing history, putting a end to the history. that is not racial in any way. it means look at george washington and say look at the washington monument. he was a slave owner. his entire history doesn't exist. he was not about condoning slavery. he was about understanding there was a time in our history and great things happened, men who were not perfect. there is no excuse or condoning of slavery but to say george washington doesn't have a place in american history is madness. if we go down this road, they are not going to move the jefferson monument or washington monument. renaming schools is what they do. they have woodrow wilson on the list like princeton did some renaming but if they go about contextualizing then we have a lot of people in american history who are going

hearted not mentioning words after the committee recommended humannous land marks like the washington monument ties to slavery or racism. the d.c. mayor now caving to some pressure tweaking it only so only city monuments can be. ben domenech joining us. what if he is not power and what if joe biden is there and 153 assets that have been pointed out as targets of concern? what do you think changes? >> well, i think that the real critique of joe biden isn't that he is going to tear down washington monument. it's that he is too weak to stand up to the people within his own coalition who want to do exactly that and that's what we saw from d.c. mayor muriel bowser and this commission that went through and found all these different problematic entities, problematic historical figures where various things were named after them, including not just the normal folks that you are used to hear about by this pointed. thomas jefferson and george washington but also people like ben frank lineal. people like alexander graham bell. a long litany of things. the problem really is, brian, when you look at their s

the jefferson memorial, the washington monument, gone. that will make the city better. named after heroes like ben franklin and alexander graham bell and also need to be modified, according to them, that will make life better. but will it? robert woodson is the founder of the woodson center and a frequent guest on this show. mr. woodson, glad to have you tonight. if we took down the washington monument tomorrow, if we bulldozed the jefferson memorial, whose lives would get better? >> well, that is the biggest question. you know, someone once said, tucker, when truth-based facts are discounted, the lies become normal, and that is what we are seeing here. of all of the challenges facing, particularly black residents of washington, d.c., why is this may or spending and energy and money talking about tearing down statues? they are flirting with a very dangerous impulse when they start doing this, tucker, because you think about, in the french revolution, what they tried to do is rewrite history, and what you are seeing around the country are guillotines being established be

focus on local dc monuments, not removing important monuments and memorials in dc like the washington monumentmemorial but their proposal is still taking the capital by a storm. let's discuss this notion of monument removal with interior secretary david bernhardt, welcome. >> thanks for having me break you get. >> this working group report suggest relocating or contextualizing christopher columbus fountain, benjamin franklin statue, andrew jackson statute and it continues all the way through the washington monument and a statue of george, washington. how do you respond, mister secretary? >> i think the report was outrageous. secondly and more importantly, the president loves this country, the monument, the memorial are going to remain front and center on our nation's capital, just as they were created for all time in memoriam, that's just the reality. >> from washingtonian, no one thought the washington monument could be relocated dc faces cochair richard reyes cabling says but adding a sign that noted the first president owned hundreds of slaves would contextualize the name george washington

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there were 20,000 flags in the mall in front of the washington monument. 20,000 flags. if you saw the optic of it, that many flags. representing, each one of them, 10 people who had died. es, 200,000 families. many not even able to give a hug. way,d not have to be this fortrump's contempt science including his covering of the catastrophic nature and distancing to mask wearing, distancing, has led to the historic national tragedy. terrible. immoral failure on the part of this president. a -- advanced a proposal. march 4, testing. in other bills which were not implemented. theheroes act had not only resources but the strategic plan set forward by the energy and commerce committee. ignored science. tracing, treatment. mask wearing. that could have saved many lives. not all but many. either the gop does not understand the gravity of the situation, or does not care about meeting america's families needs. sadly, within hours of justice ginsburg's passing -- they had it planned in advance. we barely heard she had passed when mcconnell said they were going to approve a justice

is solicited by the virginia general assembly, and they propose moving washington's body to richmond to lay underneath a monument that has not been built yet. another attempt, this time by a state government. congress gets wind of it and they inquire about moving washington again to the capito l. has just been burned, but they are having these conversations. he declines. freemasonry and freemasons come along in the 1820's and propose raising money to essentially build a new tomb in honor of george washington and his masonic accomplishments. of lodges propose putting together money and creating a national lodge and having washington attached to it. what i argue is that in the 1820's -- keep in mind that freemasonry has taken a turn, there's the rise of the anti-masonic party, and americans are becoming suspicious of what they see as elitist freemasons. they are still visiting washington's grave, still attributing his memories to their own brotherhood, and saying criticism against us is criticizing washington himself. aey are a great example of societal organization using washington as a shield to guard against cr

. >> they want to change the name of the washington monument, perhaps take it down. pretty good thomas jefferson, you can forget about hearing that name again. abraham lincoln you can forget about it. they want to take down statues and monuments. how do you like the idea of taking down statues to george washington, thomas jefferson, abraham lincoln, andrew jackson, all of them. you will do a ring around washington along with christopher columbus. jillian: the mayor of washington dc re-examining namesakes with, quote, potentially problematic pasts. the group names 150 landmarks including the washington monument and jefferson memorial. they narrowed the list excluding federal buildings after fierce backlash. todd: los angeles possibly losing its luster is covid-19 works homelessness and taxes in the gulf state. many residents fearing a post wealth tax, to tax them up to 10 years after they left the state. homelessness in the city of la surges 50% in the last year according to the los angeles homeless services authority. switching gears entirely off to the races, the ken

todd: the newest target the washington monument and the jefferson memorial.he proposed changes during controversies this morning. jillian: firefighters in a burning building, heart stopping rescue on camera, we are coming right back. ♪ so you ready to hit the road? i don't know. come on your fine. you can't leave your bike here. now man up. just get on your bike... and ride! no! robinwithout the commission fees. so, you can start investing today wherever you are - even hanging with your dog. so, what are you waiting for? download now and get your first stock on us. robinhood. in honor of our 50th anniversary, we're committing over $30 million dollars to new student scholarships. because we believe in the pursuit of purpose and in the difference you make in the world. apply for your scholarship today at nu.edu jillian: protesters taking to the streets after officers shoot a black man. todd: please reveal he had a gun before he was shot. randy sutton joins us to weigh in. thanks for being here. is the media responsible not painting a full picture when they firs

. >> the us interior secretary pushing back on calls to remove or relocate the washington monument and jefferson memorial. >> none of that is going to happen -- >> david bernhardt dismissing calls as muriel bowser asks a committee for historic monuments to slavery or racism recommending they are relocatable contextualized. jane hampton cook, to understand our history -- >> chris wallace selected to moderate the first trump biden presidential debate. widespread praise after moderating the candidate of donald trump and hillary clinton and 2016, the trump biden debate set for september 20 ninth. >> the sports world is mourning the loss of tom seaver, many, the greatest of all time pitching since 1967-1977 winning three cy young awards in the 1960 world series. he would play another 10 years in the majors before retiring in 1986, after a battle with dementia, covid-19, he was 79 years old and he is called terrific. >> 10 minutes after the hour, portland's liberal mayor and his possible successor, and antifa supported. are we going from bad to worse. >> a jogger coming face-to-face with a b

to see the washington monument. >> the initial list calling for removing or renaming the monuments ise city's website. washington, d.c.'s mayor did ask the advisory committee to focus on local dc monuments, not national monuments and memorials. >>> the chicago home of emmett till has been granted preliminary landmark status. the commission on chicago landmarks approved preliminary status for the home on the city's south side where taylor moved with his mother and her husband when he was 10 years old. four years later, in august of 1955, 14-year-old emmett till was visiting relatives in mississippi when he was lynched after being accused of offending a white woman and her family's grocery store. years later, the woman said that she had been lying when she claimed he had touched her. here at home, californians who are living in areas that are high risk for wildfire are being told to be ready in case of disaster. scientists and insurance experts hosted a webinar yesterday and discussed the new guide that focuses on protecting property and finances. there are still a couple of months left

. >> reporter: one day after flags were placed at the washington monument to recognize 200,000 lives lost to covid-19 pick the nation's top infectious disease expert expressed cautious optimism. >> we feel strongly that we have a combination of adherence to public health measures together with the vaccine that will be distributed to people in this country and worldwide we may be able to turn around this terrible pandemic >> reporter: this came on the same day that johnson & johnson announced a vaccine trial. this is the fourth covid-19 trial underway in the u.s. >> we will know whether or not these are safe and effective. >> reporter: million doses are being produced so they can be a thfdisexpect to relee that political pressure could run a vaccine through. >> of the fda will not approve a vaccine that we would not feel comfortable giving to our own families. >> reporter: the cdc said they will spend $200 million to help distribute a covid-19 vaccine when it is ready. >>> several bay area nursing homes and hospitals have been issued workplace of violation fines for failing to protect

washington d.c. mayor to remove or change the names of very prominent monuments. >> president trump called this yearsington. steve: sales have hit record highs in many of the new gun owners are minorities. >> the chaos in 2020 literally exposed limitation of the government's ability to keep people safe and people are realizing that. brian: tyler efert is honoring david dorn. >> ♪ ♪ steve: live from the big room in the heart of midtown, manhattan, it is fox & friends for this wednesday, september 2, 2020, jed and brian we are half way through the last week of summer. last unofficial week of summer, because the labor day is on monday, and that means it's just straight through to christmas. brian: right no reason to go to the beach it just won't work after labor day. jedediah: [laughter] brn: nothing will happen. jedediah: yeah, it's getting crisp out there thank you guys i'm in for ainsley today it's always a pleasure hopefully i haven't driven you too nuts today but fall is in the air it's amazing summer just flew by , a new season is upon us and it's an election season to boot. brian: we had that wei

moving the washington monument? renaming eskimo pie?he sierra club, 86ing its founder because 14 years after his death, an acquaintance of his had something to do with the eugenics movement? there's no comparison. the big issue of the day, china snapple the world out from under us when we were talking about transgender bathrooms, and now six months later we are just talking about renaming eskimo pd whether we should just take everybody down and leave empty plumes, wall-to-wall. >> tucker: something you can feel good about, if you are looking for the world headquarters for illiterate graffiti, you're in it. >> now, i think we should rename -- yeah. there's only three or four slogans, but they are everywhere now. they've mastered it now. i think there actually, acab, i can't say what it stands for, but the ability of these people to spell a four letter word like acab is impressive given all the schools have been closed for six months. there is something to be said for that. >> tucker: that's true. a lot of vowels and that word. also, sadn

moving the washington monument, renaming eskimo pie, the sierra club 86 thing its founder because 14fter his death an acquaintance of his had something to do with the eugenics movement. there's no comparison to this. you have a big issue of the day, china got the world out from under us while we were talking about transgender bathrooms and now six months later we are just talking about renaming eskimo pie and whether we should just take everybody down and leave empty plinths wall-to-wall. >> tucker: you make a solid point that we should feel good about, if you're looking for the world headquarters of illiterate graffiti, you're in it. >> i think that's -- i think we should read -- there's only three or four slogans, but they're everywhere now. they've mastered it. i think actually a cab, aca b. i can't say what it standsll fo, so the ability of these people to actually spell a four-letter word like that is impressive given that all the schools have been closed for six months. so there something to be said for that. >> tucker: a lot of vowels and thatfo word. also, sadness when you we

about 20,000 flags were planted at the foot of the washington monument tuesday as a way to honor the victims. democrat nancy pelosi, the house speaker, and an outspoken critic of trump, spoke at the event. >> this was preventablele, not l of it, but much of it. and what could be lost in the future is preventable too if we embrace science. >> the white house defended its antivirus measures as appropriate. press secretary kayleigh mcenany pointed to early estimates which suggested 2 million people would die. >> the fact that we have come nowhere near that number is a testament to this president taking immediate action to shutting down travel from china. >> trump is still promising to have a vaccine by the end of the year, while rejecting a national mask mandate, something his democratic opponent joe biden has promised. >>> now trump took advantage of the un general asemily to once again blame china for the pandemic. leaders of the two countries drew battle lines during the international gathering, which was held mainly online. trump condemned china for failing to condemn the virus and

one thing we have to keep in mind is when it comes to the jefferson memorial or the washington monument, the mayor doesn't have any power over that because they're on federal lands. but i do think it is important that we have conversations, we have these conversations. one other thing i want to point out in the nbc news story, it points out that, you know, high schools named after historic figures who have troubling things in their past are also under consideration for renaming or contextualzation, one of them being former president woodrow wilson. so there is precedent there. >> indeed, he resegregated the federal workforce, setting back thousands and thousands of black families for decades who had reached middle class status by that single act, especially here in the federal workforce. another problem on the other side for the president and his campaign, potentially, first lady melania trump's former senior adviser and friend, former friend, we should say, raising new questions about the trump inaugural money. there are multiple investigations. she has a new book, "melania and me." sh

on theere 20,000 flags mall in front of the washington monument. 20,000 flags. if you saw the optic of it, that the visuals that many flags. representing, each one of them, 10 people who had died. 10 families, 200,000 families. suffering this loss and many of them not even able to give a hug goodbye or be close to their loved ones. it did not have to be this way, but trump's contempt for science and the health of the american people including his covering of the catastrophic nature and 's resistance to mask wearing, distancing, has led to the historic national tragedy. terrible. immoral failure on the part of this president. we advanced a science-based proposal to crush the virus in the heroes act. that was four months ago. begansistence on testing on march 4. march 4, testing. bills, a other bipartisan bill but not implemented. the heroes act had not only the resources but the strategic plan by the energy and commerce set forth committee. its chairman, frank pallone, ignored science. science, testing, tracing, treatment. isolation, sanitation, mask wearing. tha

at the washington monument, this memorial for those who have died, each flag representi 10 victims.democrat nancy pelosi visited today and turned her fire on the trump administration. >> this was preventable. not all of it, but much of it. and what could be lost in the future is preventable, too, if we embrace science. science instead of politics. just look at the lives lost andn multiply i just by the number but by the family and the sense of community, ce loss to ountry. anchor: the new yorkeugmagazine has ht to place this milestone in congress -- context to, writing in less than a year more americans have died then in armed conflict combined since the second world war. here are some of donald trump's speech at the u.n. general assembly. >> we have battledgainst an invisible enemy, the china virus, which has c countless lives and 188 countries. in the united states, we launched the most aggressive mobilization since the second world war. we rapid produced a rapid supply of ventilators, creating a surplus that t allowed us share them with friends and partners all around the globe.

washington, d.c. task force deleting part of its report calling for the removal, relocation or contextualization of monumentse the jefferson memorial and washington monoute. monument. can you imagine? that task force put together by d.c. mayor muriel bowser. they're still calling to erase the names of more than 150 local schools, streets and buildings named a after alexander jackson, alexander graham bell, james monroe. well, joining us tonight to talk up these issues and more, bob woodson, former civil rights activist. he headed the national urban league department of criminal justice for five years, founder of the woodson institute which helps residents in low income neighborhoods. bob, great to have you with us. i have to say d.c. is a strange animal. it wants to be a state now. most people don't realize that a what it should be is what it is, or a district. it shouldn't have, in my opinion, mayors or a council. finish they should have a board of trustees because they're stewards over the nation's capital and receive a third of their budget from the federal government. what do you think? >> well, i just t

white house founder of the world largest -- private equity firm you're a history buff restored washington monument saved of the national zoo pandas brought magna carta and having saying nothing of a television show in bloomberg, and on pbs how do you do it all tell us about your leadership. >> well, i didn't feel i was as good a leader as people i interviewed so in the book i talk a little bit about what i try to do as a leader but recognizing i wasn't really at the level of people i interviewed i went out and try to interview the most famous people i could. that i knew who were leaders people in business or culture or the arts or sports and that book is basically a summary of what they told me and what it attacks to be a leader. >> if you were to skill any quality of leadership from these people and we'll get more specific in a moment because threes are extraordinary stories. tell me what you found to be most important qualities or the connective thread among them. >> persistence is number one. because nobody wakes up and can get anything done they want. nobody has ideas that are so brilliant peo

. >>> starting thursday you can set foot again inside the washington monument.kets will be available online tomorrow. the public will be able to access the monument seven days a week. there are new cleaning and safety measures in place to curb the spread of covid-19. the monument was shut down for six months due to the pandemic. >>> and now it's time for the "cbs money watch". democrats unveil a new coronavirus relief package. lots of money there. and how to have a safe thanksgiving during a pandemic. diane king hall is in new york with those stories and more. >> reporter: stocks kicked off the week higher fueled by optimism over a potential new stimulus package to ease the pain of the pandemic. the dow rallied 410 points yesterday. the nasdaq jumped 203 and the s&p 500 added 53. house democrats are proposing a new $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief package. the plan would bring back a $600 per week jobless benefit and send a second round of $1,200 direct payments to most individuals. the proposal appears to have little chance of becoming law. republicans have als

in washington today thousands of american flags surrounded the washington monument on the national mall as a tribute. each flag representing 10 americans who have died and dozens of volunteers with the covid-19 memorial project laced the flags overnight or they will remain therethrough tomorrow. in the u.s. continues to lead the world in both cases and deaths with the average rate of new cases here up to 40,000 per day. and that is concerning to medical experts like the cbs news chief medical correspondent. >> as a doctor, person and human being is so disturbing to think that at 4% of the worlds population we have 21% of the deaths. we are doing something wrong. >> the centers for disease control is encouraging virtual halloween celebrations next month. they are saying traditional activities are high risk like door-to-door trick-or-treating, trunk or treat events with cars lined up in parking lots and costume parties. but there is a sign of normalcy in san francisco. the deyoung museum has opened since march and is welcoming members only today but will open to the outlook on friday. tic

last year, there was a group of protesters at the washington monument, an elder native-american and a faceoff between him and this young maga kid, you know, maga is make america great again. he had his red hat on, making that weird smirk on his face, like a little jerk, like this is crazy, and that hat, man, he actually spoke at the convention. that's right. nick sandman spoke at the convention. the things he was saying that was fascinating to me was he kept talking about being canceled and how the media made him look like a bad guy, and he felt this way, and it was crazy, because they didn't want to hear his side of the story. but this was what was interesting. he said he got a victory. he did, because he was able to tell his side of the story. that's right. this teenager who said he didn't do anything and didn't mean any malice about what he was doing got a chance to tell his side of the story, and he was complaining about being canceled and nobody would listen to him and the media picked on him. that made me think. i thought about all the teenagers that didn't get a chance to tell

memorialize the lives lost by placing 200,000 american flags on the northeast quadrant of the washington monument facing the white house washington dc correspondent anna werner reports. >>one by one a group of volunteers planted 20,000 american flags on the national mall to represent the 200,000 people who have died so far in the of covid-19 that's one flag for every 10 american lives lost to the coronavirus each 5 it's just supposed to be remembrance of bad karma in wilkie a volunteer organizer says because of the pandemic many families were able to hold a proper funeral having room representation of nc year shows that in the capitol we're thinking of them. we remember them they will not be forgotten on tuesday morning house speaker nancy pelosi planted the final flag just look at the lives lost and multiply lucy says lawmakers need to work together to fight the virus not each other this was preventable. not all of it. but much of it. and what could be lost in the future is preventable too. if we embrace science science instead of politics, there's a lot of >>the divisiveness in the country over

in washington dc memorialize the lives lost by placing tiny american flags in front of the washington monument facing the white house. >>and a warning he has the story. >>one by one a group of volunteers planted 20,000 american flags on the national mall to represent the 200,000 people who have died so far in the of covid-19 that's one flag for every 10 american lives lost to the coronavirus each 5 it's just supposed to be remembrance of bad karma in wilkie a volunteer organizer says because of the pandemic many families were able to hold a proper funeral having room representation of nc year shows that in the capitol we're thinking of them. we remember them they will not be forgotten on tuesday morning house speaker nancy pelosi planted the final flag just look at the lives lost and multiply lucy says lawmakers need to work together to fight the virus not each other this was preventable. not all of it. but much of it. and what could be lost in the future is preventable too. if we embrace science science instead of politics, there's ben. >>a lot of divisiveness in the country over the last sev

. >>> a day after flags were placed at the washington monument represent the 200,000 lives lost to covid-19 the nation's top infectious disease experts expressed cautious optimism. >> we feel strongly that if we have a combination of adherence to the public health measures, together, with a vaccine that will be distributed to people in this country and worldwide, we may be able to turn around this terrible pandemic. >> reporter: his testimony before a senate committee comes the same day johnson & johnson announced a phase 3 trial of its covid-19 vaccine. that requires only one dose and does not need to be stored in subzero temperatures. it is the fourth large-scale covid-19 vaccine trial underway in the u.s. >> as these trials the one we predict that sometime by the end of this year, let's say november or december, we will know whether or not these are safe and effective. >> reporter: millions of doses of the vaccines are already being produced so that they can be distributed as soon as possible after a vaccine is approved. the fda is expected to release a tough new standard for emergenc

at the washington monument, this is a memorial for those who died. represents ten victims. senior democrat nancy pelosi attended today — and turned her fire on the trump administration. this was preventable — not all of it, but much of it. and what could be lost in the future is preventable, too, if we embrace science. science instead of politics. just look at the lives lost and multiply it. notjust by the number but by the family in the sense of community. the loss to our country. the new yorker magazine has sought to place this new milestone in context. writing... president trump though has defended his response to the virus. this is from his speech to the un general assembly earlier. we have waged a fierce battle against the invisible enemy, the china virus, which has claimed countless lives in 188 countries. in the united states, we've launched the most aggressive mobilisation since the second world war. we rapidly produced a record supply of ventilators, creating a surplus that allowed us to share them with friends and partners all around the gl

flags were placed at the base of the washington monument to pay tribute. one flag for every 10 lives lost. >>> abc's alex presha reports cases are once again on the rise across this country. >> reporter: this morning, coronavirus back on the rise in more than half the country. the white house warning that at least 18 states are now in the so-called red zone. after showing a worrisome surge in new cases in august. in missouri, nearly three-quarters of the state currently has moderate or high levels of community transmission while virginia just saw its second deadliest week ever, and in wisconsin, more than 80% of all counties are now seeing dangerously high levels of spread. the governor declaring a public health emergency tuesday and extending the state's mask mandate. >> i think it's, you know, one of the most critical steps that we can take right now. >> i hope that that understanding is not going to frighten people, but will jolt them into realizing that it is within our hands to prevent that. >> reporter: dr. anthony fauci saying the new numbers should

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, the covid memorial project, placed more than 20,000 american flags on the ground near the washington monument. those flags face the white house to represent the lives lost to covid. house speaker nancy pelosi, she spoke at the service calling the flags a reminder to those who died and those families suffering the loss of loved ones. >>> now to covid-19 numbers right here in the state. more than 15,000 people have died here in california. but the good news is the positivity rate has dropped a lot now. just over 3%. hospitalizations are also trending down. >>> meanwhile, the curve in the bay area is flattening. case numbers are down to where they were before the summer surge. and in the south bay only 2% of people testing for the coronavirus are coming back positive. just 109 people are hospitalized. now that's the lowest number since late june. santa clara county in the red tier of the state's re-opening blueprint and has been for two weeks now, which means schools can reopen in person for classes tomorrow, though most are staying online. one doctor believes fewer people are going to the hospi

malled on the national near the washington monument, the museum has quickly become one of the most visited in the nation's capital, with capacity crowds almost every day. next, we visit the museum to tour the history galleries which began three stories underground. >> welcome to the slavery and freedom exhibition. my name is mary elliott and i am a museum specialist and co-curator of the exhibition, which is one of three in the history gallery at the museum. we have three exhibitions in this gallery and those exhibitions cover 15th-century africa and europe all the way through today. some of the themes we cover in the exhibition include holding onto humanity under some of the most inhumane conditions. reality ofthe harsh how africans and african americans shaped the world as well as the nation. we look at how they were shaped by the landscape and shaped the .andscape that means socially, politically, economically, geographically, as well as culturally and intellectually. what is very important for people to understand is throughout this museum, we look at the stories that are american stor

on the grounds of the washington monument today, 20,000 american flags remembering 200,000 american lives, lost to the coronavirus. >> and these flags are indicative not only of the lives lost, but of the families left behind. >> reporter: some well known, others unsung. an american has been lost every one and a half minutes, on average, since the first death was reported back in february. that's the equivalent of roughly the entire population of salt lake city, utah, or akron, ohio. >> the idea of 200,000 deaths is really very sobering and, in some respects, stunning. >> reporter: america is accustomed to leading the world, but not like this. the u.s. has had more deaths than any other country. president trump, grading his handling of the pandemic: >> public relations i give myself a d. on the job itself, we take an a+. >> reporter: but the nation's top infectious disease expert seems to be grading on another scale. >> take a look at the numbers and make up your own mind. >> reporter: health experts are worried about a resurgence of the virus as the fall season begins. 20 states plus pue

now claimed more than 200000 lives in the united states flags were planted in front of the washington monument to mark the grim milestone the toll accounted for more than one in 5 coded 1000 deaths globally and it's putting a president donald trump's handling of the pandemic in the spotlight as he campaigns for a 2nd term in office. britain's prime minister boris johnson has called on people to observe new coronavirus restrictions or risk a 2nd lockdown johnson made the appeal in a televised address to the nation earlier he announced that england would expand its face mask requirements and introduce stricter rules on social gatherings this is g.w. news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram at the units or visit our website w dot com. the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse that is the imagery that the u.n. secretary general used today to describe the biggest threats to peace climate change unprecedented mistrust geo political tensions and the dark side of digital technology and he added a 5th horseman to these just hopi and dangers the coronavirus pandemic tonight a global health crisis that

now claimed more than 200000 lives in the united states flags were planted in front of the washington monument to mark of the grim milestone the toll accounted for more than one in 5 coded 1000 deaths globally and is putting a president donald trump's handling of the pandemic in the spotlight as he campaigns for his 2nd term in office. britain's prime minister boris johnson has called on people to observe new coronavirus restrictions or risk a 2nd lockdown johnson made the appeal in a televised address it to the nation earlier he announced that england would expand its facemask requirements and introduce stricter rules on social gatherings. this is g.w. news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram at the eunice or visit our website dot com. the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse that is the imagery that the u.n. secretary general used today to describe the biggest threats to peace climate change unprecedented mistrust geo political tensions and the dark side of digital technology and he added a 5th horseman to these just hopi and dangers the coronavirus pandemic tonight a global health crisis

even a washington monument they say should be removed. biden said monuments to founders should remain standing. do you think he will stand in the way of bowser or her minions and their recommendations? biden only collapses into this familiar refrain. >> something i don't understand. i just don't know. i won't speculate. i just don't get these guys. it's not a joke. >> we don't either. who is to blame for school closures and the violence on the streets and the football cancellations. like psychothe perpetrator was never in the attic but he may be in the basement. joining me now is laura and governor mike huckabee. first i want to give you a quick example of this copycat routine that biden is putting on these days. >> rioting and looting is not protesting. >> governor, it sounds like there is an echo. what is going on here? why is biden following president trump politically? >> because he's looking at the polls. that's why he stuck his head out of the basement. he recognizes that americans don't like people rioting and looting. some said th

and aside from that, you have a great view of the washington monument from on top of the african-american why did you want this job? lonnie: because she told me to. i realized that i love what i did and i knew i had the best view. i could see everything. the story is, i took president obama through the museum and he came to my office and said, "you have a better view than i do? and i said, "you have only worked for eight years. i have worked 11," and this was really my opportunity to say how do i bring more than 25 years of smithsonian experience to the fore, how do i give back to the place that has meant so much to me, and how do i help the smithsonian really rethink itself as a 21st century institution? david: why do you regard this as an important job for you to do? because you are an african-american? because you are an american? why do you care so much? lonnie: the smithsonian is this amazing treasure. a reservoir that the public can dip into to not just understand the past, but to have a better sense about who we are now and really point us towards a better future. it is a reservoir