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I can agree with the basis of the story since these cases you are linking to are victimless (Per se) What I have a hard time comprehending WHY this story https://spectrumnews1.com/ky/lexington/news/2020/09/07/us-marshals-rescue-72-children-from-georgia-ohio-indiana-september-august isn't getting any traction? NATIONWIDE — U.S. Marshals announced the safe rescue of 8 “highly endangered” missing children in Indiana over the weekend as part of “Operation Homecoming.” Similar operations in nearby states have led to the rescue of 72 children since mid-August. What You Need To Know U.S. Marshals have rescued 72 children across the Midwest in three separate operations since mid-August Indiana's "Operation Homecoming" led to the safe rescue of eight "highly endangered" children Ohio's "Operation Safety Net" led to rescue of 25 children in the effort's first two weeks Georgia's "Operation Not Forgotten" led to the rescue or safe location of 39 children The coordinated search in Indiana, which included multiple state and local agencies, led to the arrest of one suspect, per a news release from the U.S. Marshals. “Federal investigators coordinated with IMPD and NCMEC to recover eight highly endangered missing children resulting in one arrest of an adult subject for charges filed, including alleged crimes related to parental kidnapping, intimidation, weapons possession and custodial interference,” the statement read in part. “These children, between the ages of 6 and 17, were considered to be some of the most at-risk and challenging recovery cases in the area, based on indications of high-risk factors such as victimization of child sex trafficking, child exploitation, sex abuse, physical abuse and medical or mental health conditions,” the statment continued. The children were turned over to the Indiana Department of Child Services. Further details on the case have not been released. “The Marshals are committed to assisting state and local agencies with locating and recovering endangered missing children to help prevent their falling victim to crimes of violence and exploitation,” Dan McClain, U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of Indiana, said following the rescue. “The message that we wish to convey to the missing children and their families is that we will use every resource at our disposal to find you.” In late August, U.S. Marshals announced that a similar sting in Ohio dubbed “Operation Safety Net” recovered 25 missing children in its first two weeks, although the operation is ongoing. The children, between 13 and 18 years old, were mostly recovered from high-risk situations, and at least one child was found as far away as Florida. “These are kids that have been abused, neglected. Some involved in human trafficking,” U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott told local Cleveland station WOIO. “Some we found in Miami, Fla. We have Bedford, Bedford Heights, West Side, East Side, Akron, Mansfield and so on...We’re trying to do our part. A number of these children have gone to the hospital after we’ve recovered them to get checked out, so again this is something we take very seriously.” Just a few days before Ohio announced the success of their operation, 39 missing children, including some alleged sex-trafficking victims, were recovered following a two-week operation in Georgia. “Operation Not Forgotten” in metro Atlanta and Macon resulted in the rescue of 25 children, the safe location of 13 others and the arrests of nine people for alleged crimes related to sex trafficking, parental kidnapping, registered sex-offender violations, drugs and weapons possession, and custodial interference. The initiative involved the U.S. Marshals Service, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and Georgia state and local agencies. The missing children were considered to be some of the most at-risk and challenging recovery cases in the area, based on indications of sex trafficking, exploitation, sexual abuse, physical abuse and medical or mental health conditions, the U.S. Marshals Service said in a press release. Fifteen of the children had allegedly been trafficked for sex, authorities said, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. “Sex trafficking can be, in many ways, a hidden crime — one that lives in the shadows,” Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr said at a news conference Thursday. “If we can save one child from a life of abuse or sex trafficking, we’ve done our job. And this operation did that for many, many children.” In other cases, children were located at the request of law enforcement to ensure their well-being. Investigators were able to confirm each child’s location in person and assure their safety and welfare. The children ranged in ages from 3 to 17 and had been missing anywhere from two weeks to two years. Some of them were reluctant to leave the homes where they were found, which officials said often happens with children or teens who are repeatedly subjected to sexual abuse. Donald Washington, director of the U.S. Marshals Service, said that of the more than 421,000 children missing in the country, 91% are considered endangered runaways and about one-sixth are likely to become sex-trafficking victims.

I was simply curious as to what his campaign was saying about the link (www.antifa.com) going directly to his campaign page. Was it a hoax? Because "maybe you missed it" his running mate says "Beware - they are not gonna let up after the election, and they should not" when referring to the waves of protests.......

So, the former Senator, former Vice President, Democrat candidate for President with almost 50 years in Washington DC visits Kenosha, WI, meets with the family of a suspected rapist with an extensive record of trouble with law enforcement, talked institutional racism with members of BLM. His running mate told the same suspected rapist "She was proud of him and how he is working through his pain" (after he got shot seven times in the butt and is now paralyzed) https://www.analyzingamerica.org/apparently-kamala-harris-is-proud-of-jacob-blake/?utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1msQxPyn09qeqgSGeKYR4B3AALF4hh6h61A17UUN9-JRaywCqWHfepClE (I wonder how the gal he allegedly raped and stole from feels about it) The President visits Kenosha, WI, meets with various members of the business community, police, government, discusses the turmoil enveloping the nation and ways to end it.

https://wtop.com/dc/2020/08/dc-officials-blame-outside-agitators-for-disrupting-peaceful-protests/ D.C.’s police chief and mayor claimed Monday that people traveling to the District with the specific intent to disrupt peaceful protests, damage property and behave aggressively toward police were part of an “organized, funded attempt to create violence in our city.” “This isn’t just Washington, D.C. We’ve seen violence in other cities and to the extent that that is coordinated, us in law enforcement, we have a responsibility to find out if it is and then answer that question ‘Who?’ — and hold them accountable,” D.C. police Chief Peter Newsham said at a Monday news conference with Mayor Muriel Bowser. The police chief said 70% of those arrested in recent days were from outside D.C. Downtown protests came to an abrupt end Sunday night with the widespread use of crowd control munitions in Black Lives Matter Plaza for the second night in a row. Bowser said “outside agitators” brought weapons that were used to “destroy property in the District.” Many arrived in D.C. last Wednesday and Thursday “armed for battle,” according to Bowser, with fireworks, laser pointers and baseball bats, ahead of President Donald Trump’s Republican National Convention renomination speech from the White House on Thursday night. “We don’t know who they are necessarily, who funds them, who organizes them. But we know they came together to create havoc,” Bowser said. “What these agitators are doing is distracting from what our nation needs,” said Bowser, who added that D.C. police are “here to protect people, all people.” The mayor stressed that the “agitators” are “not the same as our residents who proudly say ‘Black Lives Matter,'” referring to the thousands of people gathered in D.C. last Friday as part of a massive movement to protest police brutality. “If we need a curfew, we’ll impose a curfew. We won’t hesitate to do it, if the chief thinks that is going to help him,” she added. The mayor responded to criticism from Trump, who tweeted, “Mayor Bowser should arrest these agitators and thugs! Clean up D.C. or the Federal Government will do it for you. Enough!!!” It was after the police response to Thursday night’s unrest in the city, where several videos showed protesters confronting attendees of his White House speech. Bowser called on the federal government to “assist us the best way they can” by “supporting our officers.” “When we make arrests for violent protests, we need those violent agitators to be prosecuted,” said Bowser, who said the president’s tweets were “meant to distract from the failures of the last four years.” She said there is “no accountability” for people who come to protests and attack police, “and we haven’t seen a willingness from the U.S. attorney to prosecute them.” The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia in a statement later Monday called Bowser’s comments “patently false and serves no purpose other than to pass blame and foster innuendo.” “Since the protests began, this office has never turned down a single case for prosecution in which there was sufficient evidence to support probable cause,” the U.S. attorney’s office said. The office said it has charged more than 9,500 cases over the past year, including more than 2,500 felony cases. “Specifically, with regard to the spike in protest-related violence throughout the District this summer, the office aggressively charged 121 criminal cases from May 28, 2020 to August 1, 2020,” the office said. “These cases included assault and battery on local police officers and federal agents, arson cases, and the destruction of both private and government property.” From over the weekend, the U.S. attorney’s office said it brought criminal charges against five people linked to “protest-related violence,” which included assaults on police officers. “The office remains committed to keeping the community safe, but also holds true to the rule of law and constitutional protections for all citizens,” the U.S. attorney’s office said. Bowser continued the back-and-forth Monday evening when she released a letter addressed to Michael Sherwin, the acting U.S. Attorney for D.C., asking his office to “fulfill your role as a public safety partner by advancing the prosecutions of those responsible for assaulting police officers, destroying property, and undermining the safety of those who seek to demonstrate peacefully in Washington, D.C.” She said she was “dismayed” when the office declined to prosecute most of the people who were arrested after protests in Adams Morgan earlier this month. “Indeed, since May 30, the Metropolitan Police Department has submitted 63 affidavits in support of arrest and search warrants directly related to criminal activities conducted under the guise of First Amendment assemblies. Twenty-eight of these warrants have been declined, while another 24 are still pending review by your office,” Bowser said. She added that this delay was also found with homicide cases, and she repeated her concerns over the delays that affected the safety of police officers. “Given the stakes for demonstrators seeking to protest peacefully and our officers who are being assaulted while seeking to preserve the peace, I again urge you in the strongest possible terms to move forward with these cases,” Bowser said. During the news conference Monday, Bowser also said “what I’m worried about is this country descending into a race war.” With help from the FBI, police investigated a van that was driven recklessly, endangering police and people on foot. Newsham said the driver had been taken into custody, and that the van was registered in Washington state. “We have intelligence to suggest that that van was also at some of the violence we saw in Portland, Oregon, and some of the violence we saw in Kenosha (Wisconsin),” Newsham said. NBC Washington reported that the suspected driver ultimately had no charges filed against him, and a judge ordered the return of his van. Imagine that, even the Democrat Governors and Mayors are getting fed up with this. Oh - and they are noticing the polls saying voters are not falling for "it's Trump's fault" anymore, knowing who is actually rioting.... I really don't care - just find out who is behind the organization of this mob and end it. Protesting is one thing, but this has just become lawlessness. Kamala Harris on this: Beware - they are not gonna let up after the election, and they should not ...... Own it Babe....

https://knx1070.radio.com/articles/radiocom/trump-doctor-president-was-not-hospitalized-for-stroke NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- President Donald Trump's physician on Tuesday denied chatter -- spawned out of the upcoming release of a New York Times reporter's book - that the president's November visit to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland was because he suffered a stroke. In the upcoming book by Michael Schmidt, "Donald Trump v. The United States: Inside the Struggle to Stop a President," Schmidt claims Vice President Mike Pence was told to "be on standby to take over the powers of the president temporarily if Trump had to undergo a procedure that would have required him to be anesthetized." From there, online chatter grew that Trump sought treatment for a stroke. “President Donald J Trump has asked that I, Dr. Sean Conley, Physician to the President, address the recent public comments regarding his health. I can confirm that President Trump has not experienced nor been evaluated for a cerebrovascular accident (stroke), transient ischemic attack (mini stroke), or any acute cardiovascular emergencies, as have been incorrectly reported in the media," Conley said in a statement released by the White House. “The President remains healthy and I have no concerns about his ability to maintain the rigorous schedule ahead of him. As stated in my last report, I expect him to remain fit to execute the duties of the Presidency.” Conley continued, "The President remains healthy and I have no concerns about his ability to maintain the rigorous schedule ahead of him. As stated in my last report, I expect him to remain fit to execute the duties of the Presidency." Earlier in the day, Trump tweeted his own denial, suggesting that perhaps it was Joe Biden who has sought medical attention for a stroke. "It never ends! Now they are trying to say that your favorite President, me, went to Walter Reed Medical Center, having suffered a series of mini-strokes," Trump wrote. "Never happened to THIS candidate - FAKE NEWS. Perhaps they are referring to another candidate from another Party!" Things must be getting bad in the Biden camp if they are resorting to questioning Trump's health.......FYI - anytime the President goes in for his physical or any other procedure, the VP is on notice in case the President has to have any procedure done.....like perhaps a Colonoscopy.......

She is actually older than I, so she has told me "gal" is very acceptable..... She also found humor a number of years back in the earlier days of my career when workplace harassment training was just starting to gain some ground when I thanked her for the talk us employees got by saying "I always thought harass was 2 words" ......Funny in 1998, not so much now.

I asked my HR gal this morning during my daily temperature check (been going on since early April) when will this end? What is going to happen one morning when I walk in with my seasonal allergies and sniffling? Will I need to get tested? Will I have to quarantine for 14 days? What if I catch a cold?

Good to know. Like I said - nice buses...... Did you try www.antifa.com yet? Nothing from the Biden campaign on it......

"COVID has taken this year, just since the outbreak. Has taken more than 100 years look here's the lives. It's just I mean you think about it." - Joe Biden. How would you like to be the sign language interpreter?

Nice busses..... BTW - try this..... www.antifa.com ......I would expect something different than what comes up......

Has anyone else seen the 6% figure from the CDC? Only 6% of the deaths listed are listing Covid 19 as the sole cause of death. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid_weekly/index.htm?fbclid=IwAR0dHV5Ma6WCmocTXNrikDVKFDKtec7WGV7EAgkO0nULKpYJ7vv_KxVRUZo Comorbidities Table 3 shows the types of health conditions and contributing causes mentioned in conjunction with deaths involving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). For 6% of the deaths, COVID-19 was the only cause mentioned. For deaths with conditions or causes in addition to COVID-19, on average, there were 2.6 additional conditions or causes per death. The number of deaths with each condition or cause is shown for all deaths and by age groups. I've seen the memes showing this data, but what does it actually mean?

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/513944-pelosi-says-there-shouldnt-be-presidential-debates-in-2020 Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday she doesn’t think there should be any presidential debates ahead of the November election, arguing Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden shouldn't "legitimize" a discussion with President Trump. “I don’t think that there should be any debates,” Pelosi told reporters. “I do not think that the president of the United States has comported himself in a way that anybody has any association with truth, evidence, data and facts.” “I wouldn’t legitimize a conversation with him nor a debate in terms of the presidency of the United States,” she added. “I think that he’ll probably act in a way that is beneath the dignity of the presidency,” she said, citing what she called his “disgraceful” actions during the 2016 debates with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. “He does that every day,” she added. “But I think he will also belittle what the debates are supposed to be about.” Instead, Pelosi proposed that the candidates take separate stages and answer questions about their policies in a “conversation with the American people” instead of “an exercise in skulduggery.” But she acknowledged that the Biden campaign “thinks in a different way about this.” The Speaker's remarks come as some within the Democratic Party have said Biden shouldn't participate in debates with Trump, pointing to the polling advantage Biden has over the president. Pelosi had hinted that she didn't think Biden should debate Trump during an interview last week with David Axelrod on his podcast. "My view, I wouldn't even debate Trump because unless you have a lie detector, or a truth teller," she told "The Axe Files," adding that Biden "has said he will, and that's great." She also alleged the press have "enabled a lot of Trump to happen." "Remember when he was stalking Hillary Clinton during the debate," she said. "Why wouldn't the press have said go back to your place? Why did they let that happen?" The Biden campaign has dismissed advice to skip the debates, with a spokesman saying earlier this month that he looked forward to debating the president. Biden on Thursday also addressed the Speaker's comments on MSNBC's "Andrea Mitchell Reports," confirming that he will debate Trump. "I'm gonna debate him," he said. "I'm gonna be a fact-checker on the floor while I'm debating him." "But look, I think everybody knows this man has a somewhat pathological tendency not to tell the truth," he added. Several other Democratic leaders have said Biden shouldn’t fear debating Trump before the election, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). “We’ve had presidential debates for a long time now, and it’s been a way for a lot of people around the nation to be able to see the candidates in action,” Warren said. Trump and his campaign have sought to cast doubt on Biden's mental fitness, emphasizing his past verbal gaffes, and have pushed for more debates and for them to take place sooner. Biden himself said it is a "legitimate question" to ask about the mental fitness of any candidate over the age of 70, while dismissing Trump's attacks. “The only thing I can say to the American people ... watch me,” Biden said in a recent interview with ABC News. The president also requested the candidates take drug tests before the first debate against Biden in Cleveland on Sept. 29, suggesting that drugs had improved the former vice president's debate performance against Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in March. The Commission on Presidential Debates has scheduled three debates between Biden and Trump and one between Vice President Mike Pence and Biden's running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.). So the Speaker's baseless assertions go unchallenged by the media? What will happen if there are no debates? Is the former Vice President up for a debate with Trump?

TDS......."Triggered"

It would seem to me that US Marshals finding so many missing children would be getting a little more air time than the Pro sports players storming out of a game.....

On another note - https://theburningtruth.us/2020/08/28/u-s-marshals-find-dozens-of-missing-children-in-georgia-breaking911/?fbclid=IwAR0bZySpSC0I76CrmYQzIKfc1BYkF5AhUY9h5OvwvWJJIv9qTuJQ20JUMXY U.S. Marshals Find DOZENS of Missing Children in Georgia – Breaking911 Washington, DC – The U.S. Marshals Service Missing Child Unit, in conjunction with the agency’s Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and Georgia state and local agencies, led a two-week operation in August in Atlanta and Macon, Georgia, to rescue endangered missing children. “Operation Not Forgotten” resulted in the rescue of 26 children, the safe location of 13 children and the arrest of nine criminal associates. Additionally, investigators cleared 26 arrest warrants and filed additional charges for alleged crimes related to sex trafficking, parental kidnapping, registered sex offender violations, drugs and weapons possession, and custodial interference. The 26 warrants cleared included 19 arrest warrants for a total of nine individuals arrested, some of whom had multiple warrants. Photo by: Shane T. McCoy / US Marshals Photo by: Shane T. McCoy / US Marshals Photo by: Shane T. McCoy / US Marshals Photo by: Shane T. McCoy / US Marshals Photo by: Shane T. McCoy / US Marshals “The U.S. Marshals Service is fully committed to assisting federal, state, and local agencies with locating and recovering endangered missing children, in addition to their primary fugitive apprehension mission,” said Director of the Marshals Service Donald Washington. “The message to missing children and their families is that we will never stop looking for you.” These missing children were considered to be some of the most at-risk and challenging recovery cases in the area, based on indications of high-risk factors such as victimization of child sex trafficking, child exploitation, sexual abuse, physical abuse, and medical or mental health conditions. Other children were located at the request of law enforcement to ensure their wellbeing. USMS investigators were able to confirm each child’s location in person and assure their safety and welfare. The Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 enhanced the U.S. Marshals’ authority to assist federal, state, and local law enforcement with the recovery of missing, endangered or abducted children, regardless of whether a fugitive or sex offender was involved. The Marshals established a Missing Child Unit to oversee and manage the implementation of its enhanced authority under the act. In 2019, the USMS helped recover 295 missing children based on requests for assistance from law enforcement and has contributed to the recovery of a missing child in 75 percent of cases received. Additionally, of the missing children recovered, 66 percent were recovered within seven days of the USMS assisting with the case. Since its partnership with NCMEC began in 2005, the agency has recovered more than 1,800 missing children. “When we track down fugitives, it’s a good feeling to know that we’re putting the bad guy behind bars. But that sense of accomplishment is nothing compared to finding a missing child,” said Darby Kirby, Chief of the Missing Child Unit. “It’s hard to put into words what we feel when we rescue a missing child, but I can tell you that this operation has impacted every single one of us out here. We are working to protect them and get them the help they need.” This initiative was the culmination of several months of planning and coordination between the USMS, NCMEC, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Georgia Office of the Attorney General, Georgia Department of Family and Children Services, Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. The post U.S. Marshals Find DOZENS of Missing Children in Georgia appeared first on Breaking911. And in case you don't like getting the news from a "right wing leaning biased" website....... https://www.cbsnews.com/news/39-missing-children-found-georgia-us-marshals/

Yeah - apparently he committed suicide so he wouldn't have to face the racist cops......who while performing CPR on the suicide victim were accused of shooting the guy......

Anyone else see the irony of calling for the cops moments after protesting against the cops while breaking the law...... Here’s the “Peacful Protester” that was “Armed with a handgun”. While chasing a guy with a rifle he was shot in the arm. When you chase someone with a firearm while carrying a firearm don’t play victim when you get shot. “Peaceful Anarchist Protesters” wanted a war well now they got a war and when you’re at war bullets fly both ways so when you get hit don’t cry like a baby and expect sympathy. You’re not a victim.. He is also a Felon who should have never had a weapon in his hand That's gonna sting......

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/don-lemon-turns-anti-riot-now-that-they-poll-poorly-for-the-democrats CNN’s Don Lemon is now anti-riot, but not because looting and violence are wrong. The cable news host who bills himself as a serious, objective journalist opposes the anti-police riots now because he is worried that the destruction and mayhem will hurt the Democratic Party’s electoral chances in the fall. How is that for a principled stand? Lemon’s about-face on the righteousness of rioting came Tuesday evening as his CNN colleague Chris Cuomo warned that the anti-police violence in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where two rioters have been shot and killed, is “a Rorschach test for where this country is.” Cuomo, who appears also to have experienced a change of heart on the issue of anti-police rioting due to bad polling numbers, added, “I think it probably represents the biggest threat to the Democratic cause.” Lemon agreed, saying Cuomo took the words right out of his mouth. “Kenosha is a Rorschach test for the entire country, and I think this is a blind spot for Democrats,” said Lemon. “I think Democrats are ignoring this problem or hoping that it will go away, and it's not going to go away.” “But guess what?” the cable anchor added. “The rioting has to stop. Chris, as you know and I know, it's showing up in the polling. It's showing up in focus groups. It is the only thing — it is the only thing right now that is sticking.” Ah, the rioting must stop because it polls poorly for the Democrats, not because people are getting hurt and livelihoods destroyed. Got it. This is such a farcical change of attitude for these two partisan operatives. Lemon himself defended anti-police riots in May, soft-pedaling them as the “mechanism for a restructure of our country or for some sort of change.” Lemon’s idiot co-worker, Cuomo, also attacked critics of the riots in June, claiming that “too many see the protests as the problem.” “And please,” Cuomo added at the time, “show me where it says that protesters are supposed to be polite and peaceful. Because I can show you outraged citizens are the ones who have made America what she is and led to any major milestones.” The word "peaceably" is right there in the text of the First Amendment. Cuomo continued his attacks on those who have been critical of the rioters, claiming in July that they are “ignoring the reality and … are picking on the aberrations for bad reason.” But that was then. This is now. Now, polling and focus group results show that, actually, razing cities and towns to the ground is bad for the business of getting elected. “The ongoing violence in American cities is an increasing vulnerability for Dems,” communications professional and Bulwark publisher Sarah Longwell said on Aug. 24. “It’s popping in my focus groups as well. Americans were originally on the side of protesters. But as the unrest continues, attitudes are shifting. It’s the one R talking point starting to stick.” She added, “This is why Trump is leaning so hard into the LAW AND ORDER message. It’s starting to resonate — and beyond Trump’s base. And my guess is you’ll hear a lot about violence at the convention as R’s want to make sure they connect it to Democratic lead cities and not Trump’s America.” This is why two CNN anchors who have previously defended the anti-police riots have changed their minds suddenly. It is because the destruction may hurt the Democratic Party at the polls. Looks like the Democrats are starting to come to their senses.......

I wonder if congress would ever entertain investigating Black Lives Matter.......Or labeling them a "domestic terror threat".......since, well you know........

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/25/new-cases-of-the-coronavirus-are-falling-in-most-of-the-us.html White House coronavirus advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci warned members of Congress in late June that the U.S. might report more than 100,000 daily new cases of the virus “if this does not turn around.” But months later, Fauci’s worst fears have not come to pass as daily new cases have steadily fallen across much of the U.S. While testing has declined in recent weeks, the number of new cases is falling faster than testing rates, indicating that at least some of the drop is real. Epidemiologists credit a more unified health message in the U.S. that has more people following social distancing rules. They also say that keeping some businesses closed has helped slow the outbreak. And President Donald Trump started endorsing masks in late July, bringing the White House in line with recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after months of resistance. WATCH NOW VIDEO03:20 Former FDA chief Scott Gottlieb on coronavirus plasma treatment The number of daily new cases in the U.S. peaked on July 22 at about 70,000 new infections and have steadily fallen to about 42,600 per day, based on a seven-day average, according to a CNBC analysis of data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The percent of all tests coming back positive has also steadily fallen, from a high of 8.5% in late July to 6.2% this week, according to Hopkins data. That, along with the four weeks of sustained decline and the falling number of Covid-19 hospitalizations, has epidemiologists feeling more confident that the U.S. is finally getting a grip on its outbreak. “The current plan — wearing a mask, watching your distance, washing your hands, supplemented by smart testing, according to the state plans, surge testing and extreme technical assistance by CDC as well as our craft teams — continues to yield results,” Assistant Secretary for Health Adm. Brett Giroir told reporters on a conference call last week. But the country remains in a delicate spot, according to epidemiologists from some of the hardest-hit states in the country — Florida, Texas and Arizona. While new cases are falling by at least 5% in 31 states, they are still rising by at least as much in more than a dozen states, based on a seven-day average, according to Hopkins data. "Yeahbut"