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Since Thanksgiving, Californias covid cases have been rising rapidly. They have a continuing daily record in hospitilizations and death.

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'We are getting crushed.' What's behind the alarming rise in California's Covid-19 cases

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As the nation's most populous state and home to approximately 1 in 9 Americans, California would understandably lead in a category such as total cases in a pandemic felt nationwide. However, it is the sheer volume of sick residents and the rate of increase that is particularly driving alarm.

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a data breach by Russian hackers went undetected for months.

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When President Donald Trump convened his Cabinet at the White House Wednesday as Washington absorbed news of a massive data breach, the heads of most agencies relevant to the intrusion - including the Department of Defense, the State Department, the Justice Department, the director of national intelligence and the Central Intelligence Agency - were absent.

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On Dec 14, people in South America who watch stars were able to see the moons shadow which went across the Pacific, Chile, Argentina, and the Atlantic Ocean.

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Skywatchers in southern South America were treated to a total solar eclipse on Monday (Dec. 14), and a weather satellite captured stunning views of the event from space.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) GOES-16 satellite watched as the moon's shadow danced across the Pacific Ocean, parts of Chile and Argentina and the Atlantic Ocean during 2020's only total solar eclipse. NOAA shared an amazing video of the satellite imagery on Twitter shortly after the eclipse.

The moon began blotting out the sun in some locations around 9:15 a.m. EST (1415 GMT), creating a partial eclipse for viewers in areas such as Lima, Peru. Meanwhile, viewers in the path of totality - a thin strip of Chile and Argentina - saw the skies darken around 11 a.m. EST (1600 GMT) for a little over two minutes.
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#SATELLITE SPOTLIGHT: Here's a closer look at today's total #SolarEclipse from @NOAA's #GOES16🛰️. The moon's shadow tracked over the southern Pacific Ocean, as well as across #Chile and #Argentina, before moving into the southern Atlantic Ocean just before sunset. pic.twitter.com/YoO9N36s7c December 14, 2020

Views from GOES-16 provide an opportunity for skywatchers around the world to enjoy the total solar eclipse, since catching the event in person was difficult due to the narrow path of totality and limited travel opportunities with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The NOAA video captures a detailed view of Earth's deep-blue oceans, brown and green land and swirling white clouds from space. It shows the sun rising in the southern hemisphere and the dark shadow of the moon rolling across the Pacific Ocean and darkening skies over South America before continuing across the Atlantic Ocean.

"Although it was mainly visible from Earth in parts of South America, GOES East had a perfect view of the moon's shadow moving across the Earth," NOAA said in another tweet. (GOES East is the orbital position that GOES-16 has occupied since late 2017.)

The total solar eclipse of Dec. 14 was this year's last eclipse as well as its only total solar eclipse. NASA and other sources offered live broadcasts of the event, which you can watch online. The next total solar eclipse will happen over the Antarctic peninsula on Dec. 4, 2021.

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See the moon's shadow on Earth from the 2020 total solar eclipse in these stunning satellite views

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Skywatchers in southern South America were treated to a total solar eclipse on Monday (Dec. 14), and a weather satellite captured stunning views of the event from space. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) GOES-16 satellite watched as the moon's shadow danced across the Pacific Ocean, parts of Chile and Argentina and the Atlantic Ocean during 2020's only total solar eclipse.

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We have seen one of the darkest days in the pandemic. It was recorded that 2,777 Americans had dies in 24 hours and the number keep growing. Also many states are talking about lock downs and putting more restrictions.

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Marking the darkest day in the pandemic, a record 2,777 Americans have now died in just 24 hours. The staggering loss of life comes amid another new record: more than 100 thousand are currently hospitalized.

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U.S. breaks record for daily Covid deaths, hospitalizations

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Marking the darkest day in the pandemic, a record 2,777 Americans have now died in just 24 hours. The staggering loss of life comes amid another new record: more than 100 thousand are currently hospitalized.

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Italian government bans Christmas travel, which causes other leaders to call the decision "crazy".

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Italy's government announced on Wednesday that citizens will not be able to travel throughout the country during Christmas, angering regional leaders who said the new effort to contain the coronavirus's spread goes too far.

From December 21 to January 6, no Italian citizen will be able to travel among the country's 20 regions except for work, medical reasons or emergencies, the government order said.

On Christmas Day and New Year's Day, residents will not even be permitted to leave their specific towns. Those who live in small towns or villages within walking distance to the next will still be banned from leaving their own town limits.

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The order adds that travel to "second homes located in a region or autonomous province other than one's own" will be prohibited.

In response, regional leaders issued a joint statement saying that they had not been consulted on the new order and that "the lack of discussion has made it impossible to balance the curbs with the needs of families," Reuters reported.

"These families must remain divided even at Christmas. This is yet more proof that the government does not know Italy," said Matteo Salvini, leader of the country's rightist League opposition party.

Attilio Fontana, the governor of the northern Lombardy region, which has reported the most coronavirus cases and COVID-19 deaths in the country, also attacked the order.

"Reading an unexpected decree that bans movements between towns in the same region on Dec. 25, 26 and Jan. 1...is crazy," he said.

The government has also implemented a nationwide 10 p.m. curfew, which means the Christmas Eve Mass, traditionally held at midnight, must be held earlier in the evening.

"It will be a different kind of Christmas. Sacrifices are still necessary in order not to expose ourselves to a third wave in January with a high number of deaths," said Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Italian television last week, according to the Italian edition of The Local.

The new decree is just one part of a set of efforts that the government was expected to announce on Thursday. Additional measures could include implementing a 10-day quarantine for those traveling to Italy from foreign countries, as well as strict recommendations to limit the number of guests during Christmas celebrations.

"A free and democratic state cannot enter homes and say how many people can sit at the table," Conte said Tuesday, according to The Local. "There will be limitations on social occasions in general."

An increase in new coronavirus infections and hospitalizations has slowed throughout the country in recent weeks, but Italy is still reporting the highest daily death rates of any country in Europe.

Italy was the first epicenter of the pandemic in the West. So far, it has reported over 1.6 million coronavirus infections and 58,038 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

"With the next emergency decree, we must continue with serious and rigorous measures," said the country's health minister, Roberto Speranza, in an address to Parliament on Wednesday.

"We still need a few weeks of sacrifices," he said. "The [contagion] wave is still high, and our navigation remains difficult. Let us not be under any illusions."

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Italian Government Bans Christmas Travel, Prompting Regional Leaders to Call the Order 'Crazy'

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Italy's government announced on Wednesday that citizens will not be able to travel throughout the country during Christmas, angering regional leaders who said the new effort to contain the coronavirus's spread goes too far. From December 21 to January 6, no Italian citizen will be able to travel among the country's 20 regions except for work, medical reasons or emergencies, the government order said.

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With cases increasing all over the country, former president's such as President Obama and President Clinton "fill in leadership vaccum" in regards to vaccine confidence.

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Analysis: Ex-Presidents fill leadership vacuum as Trump ignores worsening pandemic | CNN Politics

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This is what presidential leadership looks like. As President Donald Trump ignores America’s worst-ever daily Covid-19 recorded death toll and the nation slips deeper into a tragic winter, three of his predecessors are volunteering to bare their arms on camera to build confidence in the vaccines that could finally end the pandemic.

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As the case numbers rise the Los Angeles mayor implements new lock down restrictions. The order requires all city residents to stay home unless engaging in essential activities.

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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Wednesday issued new coronavirus lockdown restrictions as cases in the city continue to reach record highs.

The city's public health department has reported 414,185 total cases to date, including nearly 6,000 on Wednesday, less than a month away from Christmas.
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"It's time to hunker down," Garcetti said in a Wednesday video announcing the new restrictions. "It's time to cancel everything, and if it isn't essential, don't do it. Don't meet up with others outside your household. Don't host a gathering. Don't attend a gathering."

The order, effective immediately, requires all city residents to stay home, unless engaging in a list of essential activities, and all businesses to cease operations.
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Public transportation and gatherings are prohibited with the exception of gatherings for outdoor religious services and outdoor protests with social distancing and face masks.

Essential activities include health care operations, grocery store visits, farming, social services, media and music production, plumbing and electricity work and so on, according to the order.
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"Our City is now close to a devastating tipping point, beyond which the number of hospitalized patients would start to overwhelm our hospital system, in turn risking needless suffering and death," a Wednesday public order from Garcetti reads. "These unfortunate facts about the spread of COVID-19 in our City mean that we must resume some of the more restrictive measures we instituted in the Spring."

Wednesday's order builds upon L.A. County's new " Safer at Home" order issued last week amid a surge in cases. Officials warned that restrictions could tighten if the county's five-day threshold of new cases surpassed 4,500.
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LA mayor implements new coronavirus restrictions as cases spike: 'Cancel everything'

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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Wednesday issued new coronavirus lockdown restrictions as cases in the city continue to reach record highs.

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After being released from jail only one week ago for family assault. An 18 year old hot his family which included two children. He has been arrested again and are facing murder charges.

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An Alaska teen fatally shot four relatives -- including two children -- on Monday, a week after being released from jail for an alleged family assault, authorities said.

Malachi Maxon is suspected of opening fire on his cousin, Cody Roehl, 18, at a home near Wasilla around 3 p.m. Authorities received a call around 3:13 p.m. saying there was a suicide at the home and Roehl was found wounded.

Maxon is accused of then stealing a Jeep Liberty and semiautomatic Glock pistol, and fleeing the home. He arrived at his aunt's home in Palmer and allegedly broke into the residence. Police said he shot his aunt, Kimora Buster, 43, and his two cousins Ellison Buster, 7, and Sienna Buster, 10, the Associated Press reported.

The children were found dead by first responders. Kimora Buster died at a hospital.

Two other children also were at the home. An unidentified 6-year-old boy identified only as "AB" in charging documents was found alive near his brother, Ellison, authorities said. His life was spared because of defective bullets, they said.

"The scene revealed spent cartridge casings outside the broken front window, and the number of bullets fired at each person appeared to be about the same, with the exception of Ellison. In the bed where Ellison and AB were found, there were several more bullet defects than there were with the other bodies that indicated Maxon was likely trying to shoot AB, who was sleeping near the wall," the documents said.

Maxon had been staying with his aunt for a few days. He was released from jail on Nov. 23 with an electronic monitoring device, which authorities used to track him down.
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He was arrested when state troopers pulled over the stolen vehicle. He tried to escape while he was in custody and attempted to take a trooper's holster but was subdued, the Daily Mail reported.

When he was photographed following his arrest, troopers found lacerations and other wounds on his legs that appeared to be from broken glass. An audio recording from a surveillance camera in the home caught the sounds of the shooting and glass breaking. The charging documents also allege the recording captured sounds of Maxon walking over the broken glass as he left.

He faces four first-degree murder charges, attempted first-degree murder, second-degree theft, first-degree vehicle theft, third-degree assault and first-degree attempted escape.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Alaska teen accused in family killing rampage after being released from jail

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An Alaska teen fatally shot four relatives -- including two children -- on Monday, a week after being released from jail for an alleged family assault, authorities said. Malachi Maxon is suspected of opening fire on his cousin, Cody Roehl, 18, at a home near Wasilla around 3 p.m.

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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti issued new coronavirus lockdown restrictions after 6000 new cases were reported on Wednesday. Everything is shut down once again.

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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Wednesday issued new coronavirus lockdown restrictions as cases in the city continue to reach record highs.

The city's public health department has reported 414,185 total cases to date, including nearly 6,000 on Wednesday, less than a month away from Christmas.
CORONAVIRUS IN THE US: STATE-BY-STATE BREAKDOWN
"It's time to hunker down," Garcetti said in a Wednesday video announcing the new restrictions. "It's time to cancel everything, and if it isn't essential, don't do it. Don't meet up with others outside your household. Don't host a gathering. Don't attend a gathering."

The order, effective immediately, requires all city residents to stay home, unless engaging in a list of essential activities, and all businesses to cease operations.
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Public transportation and gatherings are prohibited with the exception of gatherings for outdoor religious services and outdoor protests with social distancing and face masks.

Essential activities include health care operations, grocery store visits, farming, social services, media and music production, plumbing and electricity work and so on, according to the order.
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"Our City is now close to a devastating tipping point, beyond which the number of hospitalized patients would start to overwhelm our hospital system, in turn risking needless suffering and death," a Wednesday public order from Garcetti reads. "These unfortunate facts about the spread of COVID-19 in our City mean that we must resume some of the more restrictive measures we instituted in the Spring."

Wednesday's order builds upon L.A. County's new " Safer at Home" order issued last week amid a surge in cases. Officials warned that restrictions could tighten if the county's five-day threshold of new cases surpassed 4,500.
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LA mayor implements new coronavirus restrictions as cases spike: 'Cancel everything'

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6 people missing after Alaska landslides, at least 4 homes destroyed.

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Search and rescue operations will begin Thursday.

Six people are missing and at least four houses have been destroyed after a series of landslides hit Haines, Alaska, Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.

Several slides occurred during the day. The largest, in Battery Hill, was about 600 feet wide and trapped about 30 people. The victims were soon evacuated, Haines Borough Mayor Douglas Olerud told The Associated Press.

As of Wednesday night, there are approximately 9 feet of mud and trees covering the area where the houses were destroyed, according to the Alaska Department of Public Safety.

Search and rescue operations were suspended for the evening due to rumbling unstable ground. Juneau's Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Alaska State Troopers, Juneau Mountain Rescue, SEADOGS, and Capital City Fire Department medics will be departing Thursday morning on an Army Guard helicopter to assist in the rescue efforts. Due to severe turbulence, they were not able to visit the area Wednesday.

On Wednesday, the mayor issued a declaration of emergency due to the severe flooding in the area caused by a winter storm. The declaration states that due to heavy rain and snow, several roads are flooded and impassable and there was significant infrastructure loss due to the deterioration and collapse of roads. "Several Haines Borough residents have lost their homes both due to flooding and mud slides," Olerud's declaration states.

Due to the declaration of emergency, the town closed its school and non-essential businesses.

"Haines is going to be needing lots of prayers," Olerud wrote on his Facebook page Wednesday. "We have several roads that have washed out, mud slides, and houses flooding. Crews have been working all night but the amount of rain we are getting is making it difficult for them to address all the problems. Please be patient with each other. These are stressful times but Haines will come together and help each other. If you are in an emergency situation contact dispatch at 766-2121."

Various local businesses are helping out the community by providing food and blankets to those in need.

"To our Haines angels, thank you Sarah J's, Rusty Compass, Alpenglow and Krystal Lloyd for feeding our responders. Your support is greatly appreciated," the Haines Borough Police Department wrote on Facebook late Wednesday.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, groups are also organizing socially distanced evacuation efforts, and calling residents to leave their homes and convene at the beach, the police department announced on Facebook. On Wednesday, the mayor recommended residents living in risk zones evacuate to local hotels.

The Statewide Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) is working on sheltering and other disaster aspects, and the Alaska State Troopers are working with government and non-government agencies to get residents affected the help they need, according to the Alaska Department of Public Safety.

"At this point we are aware that damage has occurred in the town of Haines following the report of multiple landslides in the borough," Capt. Stephen White, commander of Coast Guard Sector Juneau, said in a statement, according to the AP. "The scope of the damage is unknown at this time but we are proactively moving several assets and personnel to provide assistance to local first responders and the residents who may have been impacted by the landslides."

Haines Borough is currently running on an emergency power supply, as Lutak Dock, where the town receives its fuel barge, is on the other side of one of the washed out roads, Olerud's declaration states. The declaration will remain in place for at least seven days.
ABC News' Michelle Mendez contributed to this report.

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6 people missing after Alaska landslides, at least 4 homes destroyed

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Search and rescue operations will begin Thursday. Six people are missing and at least four houses have been destroyed after a series of landslides hit Haines, Alaska, Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. Several slides occurred during the day. The largest, in Battery Hill, was about 600 feet wide and trapped about 30 people.