• WATCH: New York Mayor Bill de Blasio gives coronavirus update

    WATCH: New York Mayor Bill de Blasio gives coronavirus update

    May 22, 2020 08:58 PM EDT

    Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled a set of thresholds Friday. But Gov. Andrew Cuomo said a short time later that it will be up to the state to make those decisions.

  • A virologist answers viewer questions about coronavirus transmission

    A virologist answers viewer questions about coronavirus transmission

    May 21, 2020 10:20 PM EDT

    Amna Nawaz: Angela, so many people relying on those deliveries now. What do we know about transmission through the boxes and also through the food? Angela Rasmussen: That's an excellent question. This has actually been studied for SARS-Coronavirus-2. And the virus can persist on cardboard for up ...

  • WATCH: Pelosi speaks on coronavirus funding for mail-in voting, election security

    WATCH: Pelosi speaks on coronavirus funding for mail-in voting, election security

    May 21, 2020 02:19 PM EDT

    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a news conference May 21 on the 100th anniversary of the House of Representatives' passage of the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote. Watch the news conference in the player above. Pelosi also discussed the vote-by-mail and election security provisions included in "The Heroes Act," which passed the...

  • What computer-based models can tell us about coronavirus -- and what they can't

    What computer-based models can tell us about coronavirus -- and what they can't

    May 20, 2020 10:25 PM EDT

    For months, scientists and public officials have relied upon computer-based models to try to predict the trajectory or the coronavirus outbreak. But models are not crystal balls, and all of them involve human assumptions. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports on how the efforts that go into making these models -- and their ultimate purpose --...

  • WATCH: White House press secretary holds briefing on coronavirus

    WATCH: White House press secretary holds briefing on coronavirus

    May 20, 2020 07:23 PM EDT

    White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany holds a news briefing on the novel coronavirus on May 20. Watch the briefing in the player above. Speaking from the White House briefing room, press secretary Kayleigh McEnany  confirmed that Trump "really wants to see the G-7 happen here in Washington as ...

  • As Fed plans new lending program, Senate is divided over coronavirus aid

    As Fed plans new lending program, Senate is divided over coronavirus aid

    May 19, 2020 10:55 PM EDT

    President Trump joined a Republican Senate luncheon Tuesday, where he defended his reported use of controversial antimalarial medication hydroxychloroquine. He also said he would temporarily waive regulations that could complicate business openings or slow economic growth. Meanwhile, senators from the two parties diverged on when and how to provide more pandemic relief. Yamiche Alcindor reports.

  • Why American nursing homes have been hit so hard by coronavirus

    Why American nursing homes have been hit so hard by coronavirus

    May 19, 2020 10:25 PM EDT

    She has some advice for families dependent on nursing home care. Nicole Catatao: Ask the nursing facility about, you know, what is your staff numbers? What is your staff ratio? How has it changed with coronavirus? Don't assume that, because the care was there beforehand, that they're able ...

  • Why coronavirus misinformation is so hard to fight

    Why coronavirus misinformation is so hard to fight

    May 19, 2020 03:27 PM EDT

    If you've been paying attention to the news lately, you've probably heard some wild claims about the coronavirus. We talk to two fact checkers who walk us through what they're seeing during this pandemic -- including one specific claim about the virus' origins -- and a scientist explains why ...

  • A music maker sings the coronavirus blues

    A music maker sings the coronavirus blues

    May 18, 2020 10:20 PM EDT

    Musician Pat “Mother Blues” Cohen has long met adversity with music. She lost her New Orleans home to Hurricane Katrina and relocated to North Carolina with assistance from the Music Maker Relief Foundation, a group that supports blues musicians. But now, the coronavirus pandemic has hit very close to home. Jeffrey Brown reports for our...

  • WHO to launch independent evaluation into coronavirus response

    WHO to launch independent evaluation into coronavirus response

    May 18, 2020 06:56 PM EDT

    ... as never before. And geopolitical divisions have been thrown into sharp relief." China, meanwhile, sought to divert attention to its renewed efforts to slow the coronavirus pandemic, with Xi announcing the $2 billion outlay over two years to fight it. Last year, China donated about $86 million to WHO. Xi ...