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A selfie simulating the chokehold used on Elijah Mcclain. Its reprehensible and thats why they no longer work here. The protests overnight and what the attorney for mcclains family is saying this morning. Frightening confrontation. She got the gun on me. Get away. A white woman pulls a gun on a black woman after an argument in a parking lot. Im traumatized. Like, i feel numb. The abc news exclusive. What this mother says went through her head when she saw the gun. And fireworks danger. The big shows canceled. People now taking matters into their own hands. The disastrous results and one doctors warning about why it may be even more dangerous than ever in the era of coronavirus. Fourth of july as this country good morning and happy fourth of july as this country celebrates its birthday at a time when were facing multiple crises and deep divisions. Overnight the president held an event at mt. Rushmore where he vowed to protect americas monuments but faced criticism over the fact that there was no social distancing and no masks required. We are already seeing a lack of social distancing as well as masks as people congregate at pools, bars and beaches this Holiday Weekend. Some officials are pleading with people not to gather in large groups. Austin mayor steve adler is one of them and hell join us live in just a few minutes. Those warnings are backed up by sobering numbers. America saw 57,000 new cases friday, the third record day this week. We have Team Coverage right here this morning and we start with abcs trevor ault who is on Rockaway Beach in new york. Trevor, good morning to you. Reporter well, dan, good morning. You know, america is truly conflicted this fourth of july. Across the country the vast majority of parades and Fireworks Shows are canceled but still several areas like here at Rockaway Beach could draw substantial crowds. Thats as huge portions are reporting an aggressive resurgence of the virus. This morning as america battles an intensifying pandemic, americans are celebrating the fourth of july like never before. I dont think the beach should be closed. Its a holiday. Its a good holiday and people do not want to be inside. Reporter holiday travelers now hitting the road, many joining these long lines of cars heading to packed beaches as covid19 cases rise in threefourths of the United States with half the country seeing increasing hospitalizations and 13 states reporting rising deaths. I mean i dont understand what the problem is wearing a mask. Reporter many beachgoers around the country like the 100,000 converging on myrtle beach this weekend now required to wear masks. But in florida, amid surging cases, closures have left usually packed beaches eerily empty with some cities enforcing curfews. Are we all frustrated here . Were all frustrated. Reporter in this miami neighborhood surge teams going door to door handing out masks and face shields. In texas masks are now required after Governor Greg Abbott initially resisted a statewide mandate. Anyone who thinks covid19 is not dangerous, the numbers are glaring warning signs that this is dangerous. Reporter hospitals in the Rio Grande Valley in south texas overwhelmed with patients now diverting them to other hospitals. And massive parties like this one friday at missouris lake of the ozarks have Health Officials gravely concerned. In georgia, two ymca camps north of atlanta shut down, multiple staff and children now testing positive. In california, icu admissions have already climbed nearly 50 in recent weeks and high demand from people hoping to get tested has facilities like this one set up at dodgers stadium already at capacity. Major League Baseball now canceling the allstar game for the First Time Since world war ii with 31 players already testing positive. Los angeles angels star mike trout opening up about his concerns returning to the game while his wife is pregnant. Honestly still dont feel comfortable. You know, obviously with the baby coming, theres a lot of stuff going through my mind. Reporter a family in arizona has already endured a covid nightmare. At 32 weeks pregnant molly and robert both tested positive despite their own quarantine, even their 4yearold showing symptoms. They have all overcome the virus but the fear hasnt gone away. Me being a teacher, going back to work and i just that situation, i feel like its almost unavoidable. Reporter and today as so Many Americans are going to be heading outside and gathering together, already 13 states have paused or delayed their reopening plans and six of them have reversed course reinstituting restrictions that they previously thought were safe to lift. Whit . An increasing trend across the country. Trevor ault for us, thank you. Joining us from the hard hit state of texas is austin mayor steve adler. Mayor adler, thanks so much for joining us. Happy fourth to you. I want to talk about the hospitalizations because thats always factoring into this when we talk about cases surging. Theyve hit record highs multiple days this week in your state. Youre urging people to stay home for the Holiday Weekend. Do you think the people of austin will take your warning seriously . Well, i tell you, i sure hope they do. The trajectory were on for new hospitalizations have us inundating our hospitals in about two weeks. Were going to have to change our behaviors, change the trajectory if were going to help protect our people and our doctors and nurses. Two weeks is definitely a concern. Youve banned groups of more than 10 people. Masks are also now mandatory statewide. How do you plan on enforcing these new rules this Holiday Weekend . Well, enforcement is going to be out but ill tell you, if youre you cant enforce your way into compliance on Something Like this. It has to be something that the Community Wants to do, so weve been having quite the Extensive Campaign for the last two weeks pointing to this weekend. Its going to be a lot of individual choices that will add up to the Community Action and i just hope that this is something that were together on. Youve been critical of Governor Greg Abbott saying that hes done too little too late. He did recently put in that mask requirement. He also closed bars. But still restaurants are open, movie theaters are open. Barber shops are open. What do you think he should have done sooner, and do you think now he might need to scale back the reopening . You know, probably three things i would have done differently. I wouldnt have started so fast so we would have testing and tracing more in place. Second, when we opened up in phases there would have been pauses between phases so that we could have learned the data and information about each phase before we went to the next one. And then third, the big lesson in texas i think is you cant open up the economy the same way the economy was opened in january and february. You actually have to adapt and innovate. We have to do restaurants differently. We have to do bars differently. We have to be more creative and were probably going to have to do that until there is a vaccine and we didnt do that and were going to have to restart and try this again. Mayor, quickly just to follow up on that question, the second part, do you think another shutdown is required for your state . I hope not. Its a last resort. But we have plans to do that. We started talking to the community in case its something that we need to do to tamp down the virus to give us a clean restart. Dont want to do it. But its certainly an arrow in the quiver at this point. Mayor adler, our thanks to you. We are wishing your city the very best on this Holiday Weekend. Eva . Thank you. Have a good holiday. Be safe. Lets turn to abc medical contributor dr. Todd ellerin with more on the latest in this fight against covid19. Thanks for being with us this morning. The cdc director gave abc news his latest recommendations on who should get tested for covid19. What is his advice . Yeah, good morning, eva. So what dr. Redfield said is that we really want to focus on asymptomatic individuals because they can transmit virus, especially if theyve been at high risk for getting the virus, for instance, if theyve been in crowds. He went on to say that roughly 20 to 80 of people infected may be asymptomatic especially if theyre under 45. Also, 50 of people who are diagnosed with the infection dont know where theyve gotten it from so its really critical we do more widespread testing. Dr. Redfield also confirmed to us a concern thats been getting a lot of attention recently, that this virus has mutated. What has happened and what does that mean . Right. So it looks like the original virus from china has been replaced by a virus thats mutated. What a mutation means is an amino acid change thats a Building Block of the protein that changes and this is in the spike protein, that part of the virus that enters the cell. It looks like this virus is more infectious in cells, maybe more contagious so lead to more persontoperson transmission but the good news is it doesnt look more deadly at this time. All right, well, thats good to know. Lots of people, as you know, will be attending july 4th parties or holding their own. What advice do you have for people to keep their guests safe and themselves safe this weekend . The most important thing is to recognize that this virus is not taking a holiday but here are some tips to try to be safe. So, one, we want to keep guests outside. Two, no sharing food or drinks. Using plastic utensils and paper products, we want to label cups. You dont want to grab your neighbors cup. Thats not good. Try to designate servers so people arent a lot of hands on the bottles will lead to increased infection, and disposable hand towels and, remember, masks are really important. That has been shown to decrease transmission. A good reminder this Holiday Weekend. Wear your mask. Dr. Todd ellerin, thank you so much for being with us. Thanks, guys. Dan. Thank you, eva. Thank you, dr. Todd. As we mentioned at the top of the show, President Trump spoke to a packed crowd at mt. Rushmore in south dakota overnight. There was no social distancing and no masks required. Protesters railed against the president for what they saw as ricky behavior in the midst of this pandemic and abcs rachel scott is on the National Mall in washington d. C. Where the president in d. C. Tonight will attend another largescale event. Rachel, good morning to you. Reporter dan, good morning. Yes, 300,000 face coverings will be on hand tonight but wearing it will be optional. The president hosting his third largescale event in the last two weeks as Health Officials continue to warn against those big crowds and another Campaign Official testing positive for covid19. Theyre coming to america reporter overnight fireworks and flyovers at mt. Rushmore. President trump kicking off the fourth of july weekend pushing back against weeks of protests that have toppled controversial statues and monuments. Our nation is witnessing a merciless campaign to wipe out our history, defame our heros, erase our values and indoctrinate our children. Reporter in the shadow of those famous president ial sculptures, the president said americas history is under attack. This movement is openly attacking the legacies of every person on mt. Rushmore. This monument will never be desecrated. Reporter but amid a National Reckoning on race the nations ideals and principles are being questioned. When you carve out, you know, four white men who were colonizers who committed genocide against Indigenous People and for that to be okay in Society Today is fundamentally wrong. Reporter as air force one flew overhead clashes with protesters on the ground. In the amphitheater no social distancing. Thousands packed shoulder to shoulder only inches apart. Many not wearing a mask. [ crowd chanting usa ] reporter minutes before the president took the stage to address the crowd, news that Trump Campaign Senior Adviser and Top Fundraising official Kimberly Guilfoyle tested positive for covid19 in south dakota. Guilfoyle is dating the president s eldest son donald trump jr. And regularly attends campaign events, seen here two weeks ago at the trump rally in tulsa without a mask. In a statement the campaigns Fundraising Committee says guilfoyle is asymptomatic and was immediately isolated to limit any exposure and as a precaution will cancel all upcoming events, adding donald trump jr. Was tested negative, but as a precaution is also selfisolating. And donald trump jr. And Kimberly Guilfoyle will be driving back to the east coast from south dakota, we are told. Neither have been in close or direct contact with the president , but this comes as a wave of Trump Campaign staffers and secret Service Agents have tested positive for the virus following that rally in tulsa. Whit. Another big day in washington. Rachel scott for us, thank you. Meanwhile, three Police Officers were fired and one more has resigned over selfies taken near the memorial site for Elijah Mcclain including one that appears to show a reenactment of the chokehold used on mcclain before his death. Abcs Clayton Sandell joins us from aurora, colorado, with the outrage from mcclains family. Clayton, good morning. Reporter good morning, whit. They are cleaning up here from a protest overnight. Protestors marched to this Aurora Police station behind me here demanding justice for Elijah Mcclain but this morning, the Police Department find themselves in the middle of another Public Relations disaster. [ crowd chanting ] reporter hundreds of protesters demanding justice for Elijah Mcclain taking to the streets of aurora, colorado, overnight. Say his name all Elijah Mcclain reporter amid growing anger over a cruel new twist. This photo, they are actually reenacting theyre actually reenacting a carotid control hold. Reporter three officers in selfies smiling and simulating the chokehold used on Elijah Mcclain two months after the 23yearold massage therapist and violinist died after a confrontation with other officers. The Police Union Says the chief rushed to judgment. Erica marrero and Kyle Dittrich were fired. Officer jaron jones resigned. Its reprehensible. Thats why they are no longer working here. Stop, i have a right to stop you because youre being suspicious. Reporter last august a 911 caller reported a suspicious man in a ski mask. Mcclains family said he wore it because of a blood condition that made him feel cold. Stop tensing up. Stop, stop. Reporter officers used a carotid chokehold to subdue him as he pleaded for his life. I wasnt trying to do that. I cant breathe correctly because Reporter Police say mcclain tried to grab officer jason rosenblatts gun. When rosenblatt later received this picture in a text message he replied ha, ha. He was also fired. There was absolutely nothing funny about this. Reporter a paramedic injected mcclain with a heavy sedative. Two heart attacks and three days later he died having committed no crime. All of the officers involved should be fired and should be fired and not able to be hired in any other department where they will continue to kill. Reporter now, the officers that confronted mcclain last summer were cleared by the local d. A. But now the Colorado Attorney general has opened a new investigation. The fbi and the department of justice both say theyre looking into the case for possible civil rights violations. Eva. Clayton sandell for us, thank you. Changing gears and lets check in on the weather and rob marciano in westport, connecticut, with what seems to be a really hot fourth of july forecast. Good morning, rob. Hey, good morning, eva. That is typically the case, isnt it . For a good chunk of the country it will be pretty sweltering. Beautiful in westport with a cooling breeze for parts of the northeast and fire issues across parts of southern california. Lets get to that first. There was a fire, about 70 to 100 acres burned there but got it out quickly in air support in san bernardino. We do have an elevated fire risk today. Not terribly hot but low levels of humidity and gusty winds so the fires that are burning are going to be tough to battle. Theres also a big surf and well talk about that more in a bit. Heres the heat indices, what it feels like with the humidity, up and over 90 degrees across the eastern twothirds of the country. 94 in dallas, 90 in atlanta, 90 in d. C. There will be a few showers and thunderstorms across parts of the southeast with that heat and humidity and some of the thunderstorms across the Northern Plains could become severe. Elsewhere fairly pleasant for this fourth of july. Thats a check of whats. Happy fourth of july. Nice and sunny here in San Francisco. Well have that sea breeze in the afternoon, but about 70 today downtown. Look at a warmer bay side afternoon. And inland back into the 90s. A cooling trend, though, starts more significantly monday. We will be a few degrees cooler for your sunday afternoon. 77 today. Thats warmer than yesterday. 80 in fremont. Look for low 90s inland. How about dan, our annual tradition of having our kids fight each other with roman candles has to go on hold this year. I know thats considered social distancing but its probably not the safest thing. Thats why you and i have consistently made the cover of good Parent Magazine for years. Thats right, exactly. Yes. Robert, thank you very much. Well come back to you throughout the morning. Appreciate that. We do have a really cool story now about a College Student who is winning over some big named fans in hollywood with his homemade special effects, and janai has much more on that from her home this morning. Janai, good morning to you. Happy fourth. Hey, good morning, happy fourth. Action packed, unexpected plot twists, full of suspense, thats how you would describe a marvel movie and though it might be a little exaggerated thats essentially how you can describe this 20second tiktok video. It is incredible. When you see it, youll see why its getting so much attention. Watermelon sugar high reporter this morning, this viral video is catching the attention of some of hollywoods biggest names and helping the Georgia State University Student behind the impressive visual effects make a name for himself. Julian bass tweeting the video with the caption, if yall can retweet this enough times that disney calls, that would be greatly appreciated. I just kind of was saying to myself wouldnt it be funny if disney called me. Reporter the post now seen by millions including guardians of the galaxy director james gunn, actors josh gad and mark hamill and the director of spiderman into the spiderverse peter ramsey, and oscar winner matthew cherry to name a few. Its kind of surreal. Reporter now a reply from none other than disney chairman bob iger himself writing, the worlds going to know your name. I was already blown away and then to see his tweet right there was everything i could have hoped for. Reporter he said growing up watching action packed films inspire his work today editing videos with his own effects. I was obsessed with superheroes and so i wanted to give myself superpowers. Reporter hoping one day to have a hand at helping make those films hes always been such a fan of. As a fan of this stuff, to have the opportunity now to maybe be a part of it is huge to me. Its hero time. And that video viewed nearly 20 million times getting more than 500,000 retweets and im shaking my head watching it because he is so incredibly talented and he is still only in college. I wasnt doing that in college. Guys. No. I was lucky i made it to class. I was doing other things in college. Exactly. But julian bass, bob iger said it, the world is going to know his name. Amazing. Janai, thank you so much. Still ahead here, a mother who had a gun pulled on her in a parking lot and captured the incident on video is now spiking out. How she says its affected her and her family. 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Today weve got 90s arriving in our inland valleys, 80 in fremont, little breezy at the coast and cooler throughout the rest of the weekend and next week. Liz . All right, lisa, thank doprevagen is the number oneild mempharmacistrecommendeding . Memory support brand. You can find it in the vitamin aisle in stores everywhere. Prevagen. Healthier brain. Better life. Back to gma on this july 4th saturday morning. That is 12time nathans hot dog eating contest champ Joey Chestnut downing 71 hot dogs at last years Independence Day competition. Coming up in our second hour in binge this i guess thats a great term. Well tell you much more about there years challenge. No vegans allowed apparently. Nothing says americas birthday like consuming dozens of hot dogs at a time. Shoving them in your mouth. One of a kind. We do have some other big stories were following, officials urging caution as americans prepare to celebrate july 4th. Threefourths of the United States now experiencing a rise in covid19 cases with half the country seeing increasing hospitalizations and 13 states reporting rising deaths. Authorities fearing that large social gatherings could cause new cases to explode. Also right now, we have to warn you that this video is disturbing. A vehicle drove right through a closure and hit multiple pedestrians demonstrating on a freeway in seattle. Two people were taken to the hospital, one with lifethreatening injuries and the other with serious injuries. The driver is in police custody. And on a lighter note, playing for howard. Fivestar senior makur maker is the highest prospect to play for howard university. The highest ranked College Basketball prospect to commit to a historically black college and university after announcing he will play for howard university. Maker tweeting that he wants to make the movement real and hopes to inspire others to follow him in choosing historically black colleges or universities. We start with a shocking parking lot confrontation in detroit. A white woman pulling a gun threatening a black mother and her children. The gun owner and her husband facing a judge. That mom now speaking exclusively to gma. Abcs Stephanie Ramos joins us with more. Good morning, stephanie. Reporter eva, good morning. Its another viral video where a tense situation could have quickly turned deadly after a woman pulled out a gun on a mother and her kids. This morning, were hearing for the first time from the black woman who had a gun pulled on her and her kids by a white woman in michigan after an argument. My children were gathered behind me. It wasnt, you know i didnt want to make any sudden moves. You know, i felt so helpless was a mother. Reporter police say the conflict started after takelia hills daughter and the other woman bumped into each other at a chipotle. She did something wrong. She needs to apologize. This ignorant woman bumped into a 15yearold and youre on camera. Youre feeling threatened. Reporter the woman claiming she was blocked from entering her car before her husband gets out and helps her into the vehicle. What do you think you guys are . Youre very racist and ignorant. Reporter the woman then rolls down her window. You are not just why would you bump her . Why would you bump her . Why would you bump her . White people arent racist. No ones racist. Reporter hill then appears to move to the back of the vehicle and thats when things escalate. As it reverses Authorities Say hill believed they were trying to hit her so she pounded on the rear window. The woman then steps out of the car with her gun drawn. Authorities charging that woman and her husband with felony assault. They could clearly see neither one of them was armed. Neither one of them had any weapons. Very emotional, like traumatized like i feel numb, like i dont know. Like its just like a blur. Like im in and out of body experience. Reporter the couples attorney tells abc news his client feared for their safety and defended themselves by drawing their legally owned firearms, adding, it was perfectly legal under michigan law. The Attorney Says the couple looks forward to vindication in a michigan courtroom, not in the court of public opinion. The couple is currently out on bond. Whit . Thankfully nobody was seriously hurt in that confrontation, Stephanie Ramos for us, thank you. Now to the Football Team rethinking its image. The Washington Redskins moving toward changing its controversial name after renewed pressure. Abcs alex presha is at fedex field with more on that. Alex, good morning. Reporter whit, good morning to you. The Washington Redskins arent just one of the most valuable nfl teams, theyre one of the most valuable sports franchises. Last year forbes estimated they were worth 3. 1 billion. But this is fedex field. The shipping giant is one of the teams biggest sponsors and also one of those voices now pushing for them to change. Going to the end zone and caught for the touchdown. Reporter this morning the Washington Redskins are grappling with what history to keep and what to let go of. The team saying in light of recent events around our country and feedback from our community, the team will undergo a thorough review of the teams name. That name, something theyve had since 1933, viewed by native americans and others as a slur and the mascot racist. Fedex which owns the naming rights to the team stadium now requesting they change the team name. Nike removed all the teams merchandise from its online store and pepsi now says we believe its time for a change. We are pleased to see the steps the Team Announced today. Youve got your three big sponsors all showing resistance to you continuing on with a name that in these times seems very insensitive, then it looks like change must come. Reporter nfl commissioner Roger Goodell called the review an important step. In the past the teams owner, dan snyder, has vowed to never change the teams name, arguing that it actually honors native americans despite a long history of opposition through legal battles and protests from native groups. D. C. s mayor weighed in on a radio show. This is a great franchise with a great history thats beloved in washington and it deserves a name that reflects the affection that we feel for the team. Reporter overnight another storied franchise announced it too will reconsider its name. The Cleveland Indians say theyll engage the community and stakeholders to determine the best path forward for the teams name. Whit. Alex presha with that important story. We also want to mention, alex, this is your first live shot on gma. Welcome to the team. Thank you so much. Its a dream come true. Alex, this is dan. So nice to have you. I have to say you have a beautiful voice. Was your prior job doing voiceovers for coming attractions . In a world amazing to have you. Ive done a couple but its good to be here. Thats what i thought. Great to have you. Really looking forward to working with you going forward. Alex, thank you. Lets check the weather. Its hot out there and rob marciano has the forecast. Hey, rob. Hey, you know that voiceover work is great work if you can get it. Just sit in the air conditioned studio and crank it out, but theres stiff competition. Im for being outside. Its a gorgeous morning here in westport. One of the few pockets of comfortable air. We had a back door cold front come from east to west last night. The northeast is cool at least for now. But building heat wave, not just here but really starting across parts of the central u. S. And well be building east as we go on through the next few days so a warm fourth for sure and tomorrow, chicago youre back in the 90s. Its going to feel like 94, 95 on tuesday with heat and humidity. Thunderstorms today across the Northern Plains some which could become severe. Convective outlook highlights that from billings to bismarck. Strong winds, hail, maybe an isolated tornado. Across the southeast weakness and a lot of humidity in the atmosphere along the stationary boundary where youll see storms fire today and it could spoil some Outdoor Activities if you have them planned with heavy rain at times. Check out santa cruz. Good morning, everyone. Happy fourth of july. You can see just a bit of that low cloud deck, but how about 80 today . Elsewhere around the bay low this Weather Report sponsored by walgreens. Have a safe and happy fourth. Guys, back over to you. Absolutely. 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Explosions lighting up the sky but some literally backfiring, fireworks sparking this brush fire last weekend in salt lake city, utah, forcing the evacuation of dozens of homes. Some cities now cracking down. In d. C. Trained teams hitting the streets to keep people safe. The metro Police Department says theyve already seized over 6,000 illegal fireworks. Theyre trying to prevent scenes like this. A bathroom in one d. C. Home looked like a construction site after Police Say Two young boys set off illegal fireworks inside. The 9yearold was left with serious damages to his hand. And its not just homes. On wednesday this texas stall near the side of a road selling fireworks got blown up by their own product. Luckily no one was hurt. But they can be deadly. Fire departments have been demonstrating dangers of having and using fireworks. And theres a new big safety tip doctors want us to know this year. The Hand Sanitizer we use to keep us safe from the coronavirus, burn unit doctors say can make fireworks more dangerous. Alcohol itself is very flammable and if alcohol is on the hand, i think it can lead to a severe burn or serious burn on the hands if someone is lighting fireworks immediately after applying Hand Sanitizer. Reporter yet one more thing to think of in the era were living in. If you are legally using fireworks doctors advise waiting until that Hand Sanitizer evaporates completely so there is no residue left on your hands. Eva. All right, zohreen shah for us, another tip to keep in mind as you celebrate this weekend. Coming up on Good Morning America, i went oneonone with Carmelo Anthony not on the court. We just talked. Talking about his involvement in the fight for social justice. Youre tough in the paint, though. Lvement in the fight for social justice. Youre tough in the paint, though. Im so sorry, preston t. I need to follow my heart. 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Because missing menb vaccination could mean missing out on a whole lot more. Ask your doctor if your teen is missing meningitis b vaccination. Welcome back to gma. Welcome back to gma. Nba star Carmelo Anthony has become an important voice in the fight against systemic racism in this country. I got to go oneonone with anthony to talk about his latest project. Carmelo anthony is one of the most recognizable athletes in the world but this morning the nba allstar is stepping into a different arena. I cant breathe. I still cant breathe. Reporter serving as guest editorinchief for slam magazine. Anthony helped launch a special fourth of july issue focusing on racial inequality. Why did you decide to do this especially through the lens of basketball . This platform is not only for basketball. Were not only basketball players at the end of the day, so having this platform, i thought it was very important that we send a very deliberate message out there to the world. Reporter the cover, this photo of Carmelo Anthony and his son kiyan, anthony highlighting that his message is also for the youth. Hes 13 years old. Hes at that age where hes starting to really understand a lot of the things thats happening and a lot of things that transpired already. Reporter in an editors note to the Younger Generation entitled a letter to future kings and queens, the basketball star wrote, in life there will be good and there will be evil. The key is in how you work to overcome the evil and harness that energy to turn it into power. This issue comes on the heels of weeks of ongoing nationwide protests against Police Brutality and racism. It isnt the first time the basketball player has lent his voice to social justice. We cannot ignore the realities of the current state of america. Reporter taking the stage during the 2016 espys with other athletes demanding an end to violence. The system is broken. The problems are not new. The violence is not new. We out here creating. Reporter even creating a youtube series that explores the issues facing the black community. Those issues expected to be front and center as the nba returns later this month the league announcing theyll support the black lives Matter Movement by painting the words on the court and allowing players to have social justice messages on their jerseys. As for playing, anthony says he is concerned. He thinks its healthy to be concerned when it comes to the virus. He and his teammates are being tested every other day and told me he views being back on the court as an opportunity to really enhance this very important conversation that is happening in our country right now and he expects that we will see that conversation with players as they go back to playing. Hes using his platform to push that conversation forward. Definitely. Powerful image with his son on the cover of the magazine as well pointing towards the future. Well be right back with our play of the day. 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Its the closest to flying you can get as a person. Well, im happy for you. Im sure this isnt the first time hes jumped out of a plane. No, hes like a pro, absolutely. Im glad theres coldplay in the background. Im sure thats what hes listening to in his headphones. Good morning america is now two hours on saturday. Americans hitting the beaches this fourth of july. Will they be practicing social distancing . Your child or your job . The struggle to juggle parenting and work in the age of covid19. July. Will they be practicing social distancing . Your child or your job . The struggle to juggle parenting and work in the age of covid19. Good morning, everyone. Im liz kreutz. Happy fourth. Santa cruz will be open this weekend for visitors but the Health Officer recommending people keep their visit short, wear face coverings and do not share food. The beaches are open but many of the parking lots will not be. State parks will be open for hiking. You can camp, too, as long as you have a reservation. Berkeley also says its limiting access to the marina today closing it off to cars starting at 4 00. Meanwhile in pacifica leaders warn you could face a hefty fine if you decide to show up to the beach. Entrances are gated off and police are patrolling the area. Officers will issue warnings first but could give someone a further citation which has a max of 1,000 fine. And we put together a full guide on doing fourth of july from home with virtual firework events and parades depending on where you live. You can find that all on a abc7news. Com. Lets get a check of our holiday forecast now. Happy fourth, everyone. A few of the golden gate. Can you make it out . A little bit of fog there. Its going to be a sunny day, though, and 70 here in the city. 63 in oakland, 64 in mountain view, walnut creek is going to see warmer day. Some low to mid90s out by the delta. It is 61 in napa. A good recovery. You were in the 40s earlier with low to mid60s livermore and concord. We have a beach hazard statement out there for it coast from sonoma all it way down to santa cruz. We have 4 mile visibility Half Moon Bay and petaluma. So were looking at risk wave possibilities and sneaker wave, dangerous conditions at our beaches. Highs today looking nice. In fact today the warmest day out of the seven. 77 in oakland with that warmth in our inland valleys. Slightly breezier tomorrow, but tonight were looking clear with numbers kind of mild in our inland valleys. Liz . All right, lisa, thank you. The news continues right now with good morning amer good morning, america. Its our second hour, and happening right now, where the Coronavirus Crisis stands on this Holiday Weekend. Hospitalizations on the rise in 26 states as death counts increase in 13 states. Anyone who thinks covid19 is not dangerous, the numbers are glaring warning signs that this is dangerous. All as travelers embark on july 4th trips. Weve got the latest. President trump delivering a speech at mt. Rushmore before Independence Day fireworks despite the pandemic. Plus, what to expect from trumps july 4th plans in d. C. Everything were learning this morning. Its the crisis facing moms and dads across the country. As the pandemic contins,