COVID-19 cases continue to increase

COVID-19 cases continue to increase

Right now all eyes are on Washington as millions of unemployed Americans wait to learn if that extra $600 for unemployment will continue.

LEARN IF THAT EXTRA 600-DOLLARSFOR UNEMPLOYMENT WILL CONTINUE.ABC'S ANDREW DYMBURT -- TELLSYOU WHAT REPUBLICANS AREPUSHING FORSCRIPT: THIS MORNING - THE U.S.PASSING ANOTHER DARK MILEMARKERON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY IN THEFIGHT AGAINST CORONAVIRUS -(GFX) NOW REACHING MORE THAN 4MORE THAN A THOUSAND AMERICANSKILLED BY THE VIRUS FOR THESECOND DAY IN A ROW.THE C-D-C PIVOTING PREDICTIONS- WARNING THE DEATH TOLL COULDCLIMBER HIGHER THAN EXEPCTED.WHITE HOUSE TASK FORCECOORDINATOR DR.DEBORAH BIRX - (GFX) PRIVATELYWARNING LEADERS IN 11 CITIESSEEING SURGES IN CASES - TOTAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION--IN AUDIOOBTAINED BY THE CENTER FORPUBLIC INTEGRITY: DR.BIRX (AUDIO ONLY) SOT: "...THISIS REALLY CRITICAL THATEVERYBODY IS FOLLOWING THIS ANDMAKING SURE THEY'RE BEINGAGGRESSIVE ABOUT MITIGATIONEFFORTS." (GFX)HOSPITALIZATIONS.RISING IN ALL BUT NINE STATES.BACK UP TO APRIL LEVELS.CALIFORNIA AND FLORIDAPOINT, IT WILL HELP IFEVERYBODY'S WEARING A MASK, THEDATA SHOWS IT DECREASESTRANSMISSION.FROM SAFETY - TO SAVINGS.MILLIONS OF AMERICANSSTRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEETARE GETTING THEIR LAST,EXPANDED, UNEMPLOYMENT CHECKSTHIS WEEKEND?

UNLESS CONGRESSCOMES TOGETHER ON AN AGREEMENT.A 600 DOLLAR OUT-OF-WORKLIFELINE IS EXPIRING AND SOMEREPUBLICANS ARE PUSHING FORTHAT BENEFIT TO BE REDUCED TOABOUT 200 DOLLARS A WEEK.KENNEDY SOT: "WE CAN'T GIVEPEOPLE A DISINCENTIVE TO GOBACK TO WORK.WE'LL NEVER RECOVER FROM THISIF WE'RE ALL AT HOME WATCHINGNETFLIX," AND DEMOCRATS?ENRAGED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITIYOF CUTTING THOSE CORONAVIRUSUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS WHILE THEVIRUS IS STILL SPREADING ANDRAPIDLY.SEN.DUCKWORTH SOT: "THERE ARE ALLTHESE ADDITIONAL COSTSAMERICANS ARE HAVING TO PAY FORTHAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE PRIOR TOTHE COVID PANDEMIC HAPPENING."REPORTER TAG: ALTHOUGH SENATEMAJORITY LEADER MITCH MCCONNELLPROJECTED A POSSIBLE REPUBLICANPLAN THIS WEEK - DEMOCRATS SAYTHEY STILL HAVE NOT SEEN ANOFFICIAL PROPOSAL FOR CONTINUEDCOVID-19 RELIEF.SEVERAL MEMBERS HAVE SAID THEYARE NOW LOOKING TO EARLY NEXTWEEK.A NEW C-D-C REPORT SAYS NEARLYHALF OF AMERICANS RUN A HIGHRISK OF SUFFERING COMPLICATIONSFROM "COVID-19".