1 Super Tuesday Results
Super Tuesday proved to be a very good day for former Vice President Joe Biden. With victories in Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Minnesota and Massachusetts, Biden is now in a position to challenge Bernie Sanders for the Democratic nomination. Bernie claimed victory in his home state of Vermont, as well as Colorado, and Utah. Polls remain open in some states, and races in others remain too early to call at the time of writing but the early returns have proved beneficial to Joe Biden's camp. Elizabeth Warren entered Tuesday with just eight delegates and made it to 16 while Mike Bloomberg earned four delegates after winning in American Samoa's Democratic caucus. Joe Biden had gone into Super Tuesday with far less financial resources than other candidates. However, as he started to win states, fundraising dollars began to increase with millions of dollars being pledged with fundraisers across the country. Protesters tried to rush the stage that the former vice president was speaking from during a speech he was giving in Los Angeles yesterday. He was only a few words into it attempt happened. The woman tried to climb onto the riser from behind Biden and his wife Jill but was was grabbed and pulled down. She was on the riser long enough, however, to wave a sign just as Biden was launching into his remarks. A second woman then leapt up on stage, and Jill Biden shoved her away. Both protesters flashed signs saying "LET DAIRY DIE" and appeared to be members of the animal rights group Direct Action Everywhere, which has protested several Democratic candidates' events during the primary season.
2 Nashville Tornado Update
As cleanup begins, the amount devastation continues to surprise in Nashville and parts of Middle Tennessee after severe storms and at least two tornadoes ripped through the state. Just hours after the powerful storms hit the area, local officials were still searching through piles of rubble for survivors. The latest report puts the death toll at 24. Tens of thousands of households and businesses in the Nashville metro and beyond are now left without power and Governor Bill Lee said that the devastation he witnessed was "heartbreaking." He also explained that besides those confirmed dead, some people remain unaccounted for. FEMA is on the ground setting up operations to help those directly affected. The carnage in Tennessee marked the most deadly tornado event in the United States since 23 people were killed in Lee County, Alabama, just one year ago.
3 Coronavirus Update: Nine People In The US Have Died
Health officials have reported a total of nine deaths from the coronavirus in the U.S. That's an increase from six on Monday. The latest deaths come from Seattle, Washington. A resident of a nursing home who died last week has been added to the list.Meanwhile, the New York patient is in serious condition, and North Carolina has confirmed it's first case, a person who visited the Washington state elder care facility. The unidentified man is doing well and is isolated at home in Wake County. Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention painted an ominous future for the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. "What is happening now in the United States may be the beginning of what is happening abroad," Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, told reporters yesterday. Messonnier said she could not say what the outbreak will look like for the U.S but a total of 219 deaths have been recorded outside mainland China. On the upside, while 93,526 have gotten coronavirus and 3.204 have died, a full 51,036 have recovered.