Updated Mar 24, 2018
My 6 Big Things: Van Jones
From the weekend feature of Axios AM: CNN commentator Van Jones — host of "The Van Jones Show," airing tonight at 7 p.m. ET — scored recent interviews with Jay-Z and Oprah.
From the weekend feature of Axios AM: CNN commentator Van Jones — host of "The Van Jones Show," airing tonight at 7 p.m. ET — scored recent interviews with Jay-Z and Oprah.
Photo Illustration: Eniola Odetunde/Axios. Photo: Chris Graythen/Getty Images
A poor response to the coronavirus could be politically devastating for President Trump, and so far his administration has given the strong impression that it’s still scrambling as the risk of a pandemic mounts.
Why it matters: There’s only so much any president can do to stop a virus from spreading, and for now the coronavirus is still very much under control within the U.S. But if the disease get worse in the months ahead, and if the administration seems to be caught off guard, that spells trouble for public confidence in Trump.
The novel coronavirus is now affecting every continent but Antarctica and the WHO said Wednesday the number of new cases reported outside China has exceeded those inside the country for the first time.
The big picture: COVID-19 has killed more than 2,800 people and infected over 82,000 others in some 50 countries and territories. As Denmark and Estonia reported their first cases Thursday, Scott Morrison, prime minister of Australia — which has 23 confirmed infections — told a news conference, "The risk of a global pandemic is very much upon us."
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett in 2012. Photo: John Gress/Corbis via Getty Images
Six people died in a shooting at the Molson Coors Brewing Company in Milwaukee Molson Coors on Wednesday, including the 51-year-old gunman, Mayor Tom Barrett told reporters at an evening press conference with local police.
Details: All of the victims worked at the brewery complex, as did the shooter who died of "an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police confirmed in a statement late Wednesday.