Moving west, the strawberry fire in southwest utah is holding at 15 contained. Lightning sparked the flames, which have burned more than 40 acres. The heat continues across the east coast with heat advisories and excessive heat warnings from South Carolina all the way to maryland. Now to the coronavirus and so Many Americans asking if theyre safe even eating outdoors. It comes amid new speculation that the Coronavirus Infection rate could actually be as much as 2,000 higher than reported. I spoke earlier with dr. Gharahbaghian. As we reported, the cdc is now saying there could be 10 times more Coronavirus Infections across this country than reported. In some areas, that number could be 20 times more. What does this say about the spread of the virus, and does this mean the death rate is lower than we thought . Its not surprising, actually, that the number of cases are actually more than what is reported, for a variety of reasons. We had changing testing algorithms. It used to be more strict, now its more broad. We continue to have challenges in testing capacity. And the virus likely was here a few months before we actually had broader testing criteria. So although that particular study needs validation, just like every research does, it isnt surprising. And if true, if validated, then it does mean that the death rate likely was lower than what we expect it to be now. Weve been reporting on some encouraging news in the race for a vaccine, but a lot of people are wondering, are we moving too quickly here . Should we be worried about the safety of the first vaccine because of this rush to production . We should definitely not worry about the safety of the vaccine. Scientists will never jeopardize the health and safety of the population in developing this vaccine. And thanks to research directed toward this vaccine and all resources put towards its development, its no surprise that were getting a vaccine sooner than anticipated. It generally takes about 18 months for a vaccine to develop, and that includes months where distribution, equipment, and supplies by the company is needed. I understand that many of those companies are putting financial risk and putting that into play now, such that when a vaccine is ready, then it can be distributed to all in a quicker fashion. Across the country weve been seeing more people dining al fresco as more restaurants set up seating outside. Are there risks when it comes to eating outside at a restaurant during this pandemic . I for one will only feel comfortable going to a restaurant if seated outdoors, if seated at least six feet away. If the restaurant does its Due Diligence in order to ensure there are no workers at the restaurant who are working with symptoms. That there is some sort of testing and potentially retesting policies and screening of workers before even coming to work that day. And of course, ensuring more frequent and structured cleaning with highlevel disinfectant and limiting any kind of shared objects. For instance, using disposable menus, not having salt and pepper shakers out for everyone to use, and ensuring that the patrons wear masks when not eating. Our thanks to the doctor there. Coming up, alex trebek with still a lot more to reveal. What hes now sharing about everything from his hair to who may eventually take over hosting duties on jeopardy many years from now. Welcome back, insomniacs. Like you, we are counting down the days until alex trebek finally makes his big comeback to jeopardy this morning were hearing more juicy details from his new memoir. Heres abcs t. J. Holmes. Here is the host of jeopardy alex trebek sixday champion. Greatest of alltime. The new oneday record. Reporter after 36 years coming into our living rooms, youd think you know a guy. But alex trebek has plenty left to reveal. Why now do you feel like you do have something to offer and its time to write it down . Because i want to be in control of my own story out there. Reporter the longtime jeopardy host is showing fans a side they havent seen in his new memoir, the answer is reflections on my life. You talk a lot about the hair in the book. This is not me. And as long as im on chemotherapy, this will always be here when im in public. And thats fine. If i were no longer hosting the program, i would not be wearing the hairpiece. Reporter trebek, diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer last year wrote the entire book in quarantine in his california home, where hes been since the pandemic began. A cavalier attitude towards this pandemic on the part of our young people especially, there isnt enough caring out there, as far as im concerned. Reporter no doubt on trebeks mind, jeopardy the game show hes filmed the past 36 seasons and counting. Its a tv show. But its feelgood television. Till next time, folks, so long. You will never walk away from that show, alex. I think i will. Well maybe i misrepresent myself when i say i will walk away. Maybe i will crawl away. But still, as long as you can do the job, you cant find a reason you would ever want to stop doing the job . Correct, you are absolutely right. So therefore, youre never going to walk away from this show, or crawl. Youre an argumentative son of a gun, arent you . Ive had you up to here, up to here. Is there a host in training . Do you have an apprentice . Is there anyone youre getting ready for the role down the road . I have no say whatsoever in who will replace me when my days as the host of jeopardy end. Reporter but if he could choose a replacement . I joked with the audience, and i said, betty white. They want somebody younger, somebody funnier, she checks all those boxes. Betty and i have been friends for a long, long time. Put into terms what these fans mean to you, fans of the show. They are the most important elements in my life outside of my family and friends. I cant help but be touched by what they have to say. And by what i mean to them. And its humbling. Its nice to be humbled. Our thanks to t. J. Holmes. And mr. Trebek is so humble, that actually when he started to host jeopardy he said, call me the host, not the star, because the real stars are the contestants. Right, that is the opposite of what i did here at world news now. Coming up, the mysterious return of jezebel. Shes 300 pounds of solid concrete and disappeared from her home outside a restaurant weeks ago. Where her owners just found her. Guess what, this happened is next. Hd5. Hd5. Hd5. Smoo stop struggling to clean tough messes with sprays. Try clean freak it has three times the cleaning power to dissolve kitchen grease on contact. It works great on bathtubs. And even stainless steel. Try clean freak from mr. Clean. Faced the competition and we broke through. Olays retinol24 complex hydrates better than the 100 retinol cream. Visibly smoother brighter skin in just 24 hours. Olay retinol24. What happened, kenneth . Well, this happened. Im going to take you out to the ball game we know its opening, what do they call it, opening day thats about to happen . Its opening. Its opening soon. We know scrimmages are happening as well. This happened at the mets yankees game. All those cutouts. Yeah. People not in the stands, coronavirus. But yet the cardboard cutouts of some fans, some lucky fans, were right there. I hope they didnt pay to have those cardboard cutouts there, the price they would pay for the tickets if they were actually in person. They also had some good pups, apparently where the dogs at, who let them dogs out . Apparently they had fake nd fan noise. Imagine you play for years with all that fan noise, to play in the silence is kind of weird. So thats cool. Guess what else happened . What happened . This happened. Apparently a group of swimmers decided to jump on one of those inflatable swans. The current got the best of them. This happened in the east river in manhattan. In the east river . Yeah. They were in the east river . Uhhuh. And did they swallow that water . They had to be rescued hopefully not. The swan is safe. In case you were wondering. Feeling a little deflated, though. Yeah. After it didnt help the people. My pride would too. Get to their destination. We were talking about jezebel. It was a big old pig, concrete. How much did it weigh, 300 pounds . Pig statue, it disappeared, taken from a restaurant. Well, this happened. It was returned in oklahoma city. But it was missing an ear, because i hear pig ears are a delicacy. No yeah, poor thing. At least it had its pig feet. Yeah. And all of rest of it. Who would take jezebel there . I dont know, but whoever returned it, you did the right thing. Very true. Ashy lotion on the pig. Whatd you do to jezebel . You know what else happened . What happened . A story that i love, a dog and soldier have been reunited. You know these get me every single time. I love a reunion. Hes like, is it really you, is it . Hes so excited. That is a miniature australian shepherd, got so excited there to return his owner returned from navy deployment. Im always surprised because you think the dogs will remember, you hope the dogs will remember, but sometimes its been years and the dogs are able to recognize their owner. Theyre just as happy as the kids and the owners are happy. Look at that dog. You know what, and we salute and we thank for his service Cameron Andrade there, who spent months away serving the u. S. Navy. Welcome home. Im going to need you to greet me like that when i come back from vacation. No, that will never n95 white Green Hospital blue. These are the colors of one nation uniting in gratitude thank you for showing us that we never stopped being. The home of the brave. This morning on world news now, california now has the most coronavirus cases in the country as the state moves Salon Services outside. The situation also dire in florida. The hospital with just one icu bed left. In washington, drug Company Execs asked if theyd send their kids to School Without a vaccine. What they said. Plus the president gives his first Coronavirus Briefing in months, saying the pandemic will get worse. Where were the medical experts . The the other major headline from that briefing, the president asked about accused sex trafficker ghislaine xwl, who is now in jail. The president s response. What would you do . Takes on postpartum depression, an issue that hits close to home for abcs sarah haines. She opens up about her own struggle and her message to new parents who feel overwhelmed. Talk about multitasking. The young man with quite the talents playing the piano while completing a rubiks cube. Its wednesday, july 22nd. Look, im just trying to get to friday. Overachiever. I could put on eyeliner in a moving vehicle. Oh why dont we do a story about that, huh . Thats not safe, mona. Local news had me doing some things i understand, i understand, yes. We cannot wait to show you that incredible video of that young man in just a moment. We begin with the latest on this pandemic, with new Research Showing the number of Coronavirus Infections across the country may actually be ten times higher than reported. The u. S. Is closing in on 4 million confirmed cases of covid19 and nearly 142,000 americans have died. In his first coronavibrfingi trump acknowledged that things are probably about to get worse. And hes now urging everyone to get a mask and wear it. California has now surpassed new york for the most cases in the country, and new york has expanded its travel advisory. Now people coming in from 31 states are required to selfquarantine for two weeks upon arrival. Abcs Victor Oquendo has more. Reporter that alarming new report from the cdc, the number of covid19 infections in the first months of the pandemic estimated to be likely ten times higher than previously thought. The study looking at antibody tests in ten cities and states from march to may, finding, depending on the location, the case rate could be 6 to 24 times more than initially reported. Were now in july with hospitalizations on the rise in 40 states. The south looking like the northeast did in april. In his first Coronavirus Briefing since april, President Trump acknowledging the severity of the pandemic. It will probably, unfortunately, get worse before it gets better. Reporter hospitals, Like Baptist Health here in miami, are pushed to the brink. Its exhausting. Every day i feel like were in a race, a marathon. Reporter with just one icu bed left, nurse rachel evers says its wearing on the staff. Compared to march and april, what are we seeing now in the icu . Oh, march was just the tip of the iceberg. And every day its coming in to more patients, and theyre very sick. Reporter as cases rise, the debate over reopening schools raging. The clock is ticking. Reporter mindy grimes feske is one of dozens of educators and parents suing Governor Ron Desantis who wants kids back in the classroom. The governor suggested teachers who dont want to go back in the classroom could do Something Like take a sabbatical. Could you, could other teachers, afford to do Something Like that . Absolutely not. To make that statement lets us know hes not in touch with whats happening. Reporter she and her husband are teachers and are concerned they could bring the virus home to their son, whos immunocompromised. Executives from five pharmaceutical Companies Said they hope to have hundreds of millions of doses of affordable vaccine to be ready by next year. They were asked if they would send their kids back to School Without one. I honestly dont know the answer yet even for my three children. Were wrestling with the same challenges parents across the country are, trying to figure out the right thing to do. Have you come to a conclusion . No, sir. Were talking about that tonight at dinner. I dont know yet. If youre confused, think about all across america. Reporter Vice President pence with a different message. I can tell you with my wife sitting here, if our kids were Elementary School age or high school or college, we wouldnt hesitate to send them back to school. Because ive been looking at this data every day. Reporter all sumpter camps in miami are closed after campers and a counselor tested positive. That is just going to further complicate the debate over reopening schools. Victor, thank you. The Nfl Players Union says 59 players have been infected with coronavirus. Originally that number was put at 95 players, but the union moved that number down to 59 while saying the higher number included all known positives across the league, including staff. Also the union and team owners have agreed to cancel all of this years preseason games, citing health concerns. The u. S. Says two cyber thieves in china stole coronavirus information from american companies. The pair is accused of hacking biotech firms and stealing millions of dollars in intellectual property. Both for their own gain and to help chinas government. Prosecutors say the suspects did not get hold of actual research. The news follows last weeks accusation that Russian Hackers are trying to steal Coronavirus Research from the u. S. , canada, and the u. K. The return of President Trumps Coronavirus Briefings comes on the heels of a flood of criticism over the way hes handling the pandemic. He faced reporters alone without the Vice President or the medical experts at the podium to back him up. Heres abcs mary bruce. Reporter hes been downplaying the virus for weeks, so when the president declared the situation will get worse before it gets better, it was a major aboutface. Thats the way it is, its the way its what we have. You look over the world, its all over the world. Reporter it comes as the president s political advisers warn he will likely lose in november unless he convinces voters hes taking the virus seriously. Our latest abc News Washington post poll shows joe biden now with a 15point lead nationally, and a 20point edge when it comes to trust in handling this pandemic. Biden hitting trump hard. Its been reported by the president s staff that the president is, quote, not really working this anymore. He doesnt want to be distracted by it. Reporter the president out to prove thats not true, stepping up his calls for americans to wear a mask. Were asking everybody that when you are not able to socially distance, wear a mask, get a mask. Whether you like the mask or not, they have an impact, theyll have an effect, and we need everything we can get. Reporter but trump himself has been reluctant to wear one. Just last night at a fundraiser at his Washington Hotel wearing no mask. The White House Press secretary said thats because the president is tested multiple times a day. Our jon karl pressing the president. The press secretary said today that you sometimes take more than one test a day. Why is that and how often well, i didnt know about more than one. I do take probably on average a test every two days, three days. I dont know of any time ive taken two tests in one day, but i could see that happening. Republicans and democrats on capitol hill have both said they want to see more money for testing, they want to send billions of dollars to the states so they can do more testing. You probably saw Mick Mulvaney the other day said his kids, it took them a week to get test results back. He said this is simply inexcusable given where we are in the pandemic. Do you think we have a problem with testing in this country right now . Are you in favor of more money for testing . Weve done more testing by far than anybody, but those numbers will be coming down. I agree, i think its a good thing. Are you in favor of more money for testing . If the doctors and professionals feel that even though were at a level that nobody ever dreamt possible, that they would like to do more, im okay with it. Reporter notably absent from this briefing were any members of the president s Coronavirus Task force. When asked why they werent there, the president wouldnt offer an explanation, saying just that dr. Deborah birx was listening from the next room over. The white house has tried to discredit many of these health officials, including dr. Anthony fauci, who said simply that he was not invited. Mary bruce, abc news, washington. Our thanks to mary there. President trump also had kind words for ghislaine maxwell, Jeffrey Epsteins alleged coconspirator. Maxwell is being held without bail, accused of recruiting and grooming young girls for epstein to sexually abuse. Trump was among his many famous associates so he was asked about the case. Do you feel that shes going to turn in powerful men . How do you see that working out . I dont know, havent been following it much. I wish her well, frankly. Ive met her numerous times over the years, especially since i lived in palm beach, i guess they lived in palm beach. But i wish her well, whatever it is. I dont know the situation with prince andrew, just dont know, not aware of it. Epstein died by suicide in jail. Trump said they had a falling out and hadnt spoken in 15 years. Major league baseballs pandemicdelayed season begins tomorrow, but there has already been history on the field. When alyssa naken took her spot along the first baseline for the San Francisco giants, she became the leagues firstever onfield coach. It took place monday night during the exhibition game between the giants and as. She started with the club as an intern in 2014 and made a lot of moves really fast, it was only six years ago. You love to see it. Played first base with Sacramento State in college. Did incredible work. Worked her way up. Now shes right there where shes supposed to be. Exactly. Love it. Coming up, the people who we met being attracted to amazons alexa. Plus, the experimental blood test that researchers say can detect cancer up to four years before symptoms appear. First, the lawsuit filed against the university of notre dame. What one family says the school did that led to their sons traumatic brain injury. For bathroom odors that linger try febreze small spaces. Just press firmly and it continuously eliminates odors in the air and on soft surfaces. For 45 days. Breaking overnight, a shooting outside a funeral home on chicagos south side. At least 14 people were injured. One person is in custody. The incident took place as federal agents prepare to move in on chicago. Mayor Lori Lightfoot now says the city will work with them to fight crime, but shes also among 15 mayors demanding the Trump Administration withdraw federal agents from their cities. The family of a former university of notre dame student is suing the school in connection with a lifechanging party injury. Sean tennant was a freshman in january last year when he fell 30 feet onto a concrete floor inside his dorm. He suffered a traumatic brain injury. His familys lawsuit claims the schools quasifraternity hiat risk. E st incnews ie fight against cancer. Scientists say theyve developed a blood test which detects the disease up to four years before patients show symptoms. The test, called panseer, detects dna changes which indicate a number of carries, including pancreatic and colon. The study provided an Early Warning in 90 of cases. Researchers say the panseer test is a major first step toward early cancer screening. More tests are needed. A 30year thanksgiving tradition ends this year. Walmart will be closed for the holiday. The company ceo says its a way to say thanks to workers for stepping up during the pandemic. Employees will also receive up to 300 as a bonus next month. The thanksgiving day shutdown also applies to sams Club Warehouse stores. Hows black friday looking during a pandemic . Real light. Real, real light. Not the same images. Coming up in the next half hour, the michigan woman who allegedly tried to hire someone to kill her exhusband. Police say she contacted the website rentahitman. Com. First, postpartum depression. Our own sarah haines takes us inside the very real struggle for so many moms, including herself. Try new microban 24. Spray on hard surfaces to kill 99. 9 of viruses and bacteria initially. Once dry, it forms a bacteria shield that keeps killing bacteria for 24 hours, even after multiple touches. Try new microban 24. Available in multipurpose, sanitizing, and bathroom sprays. This has been medifacts for microban 24. Welcome back. It is not a topic that you hear about every day. So much of what goes unsaid about postpartum depression could actually be of tremendous value for moms who are struggling. Our own will ganss joins us now with more on that topic. Good morning, will. Good morning, mona, kenneth. Approximately 70 to 80 of women will experience, at a minimum, the baby blues, and many of them will experience the more severe condition of postpartum depression. Abcs sarah haines is on a mission to let those women know that they are not alone in that struggle. While this scene on abcs what would you do . Is staged, the struggles of postpartum depression are very real to sarah haines. That particular issue was still so close to me. I was only about not even six months out having had postpartum with caleb. I was probably still in and out of it when i was shooting the piece. I just feel so alone. Im sorry you feel that way. Reporter sarahs a mom of three. Her youngest just turned 1. Four years ago after her first son was born, sarahs idealized notions of what it means to be a mom were shattered. I feel that i got in above my head. I was like, you cant give the baby back what do we do . I felt like i was suffocating. It was overwhelming to a level i cant explain. Reporter postpartum depression affects 1 in every 7 women in the united states, according to the American Psychological association. And postpartum anxiety has been described as an epidemic. What is it about this issue that you feel so compelled to speak out about . I could never look at anyone and know that truck was coming and not tell them. And if the truck swerves or doesnt hit them, then my warning was just a bad dream. I feel because i got hit by the truck, i can only warn people over and over again, this could happen to you, youre not alone, youll be okay, and im here if reporter which is why sarah jumped at the chance to join what would you do . To help destigmatize postpartum issues. It seems like everyone else knows what theyre doing, and i dont know what im doing. Have you ever thought about going to see anybody or talk to anybody . I didnt want to tell anyone because i thought people would think i was a bad mom. We see you in tears. None of that was acting, that was all you. I got really emotional. I actually didnt see that coming. That was not acting or anything. It gives me i actually have goosebumps. I was moved by her. I was just moved. And there are more people like her. Reporter sarahs advice to new parents who feel any kind of overwhelm . At the very lowest level, talk about it with someone. Anyone. Just knowing youre not alone and that its okay and youll get past it, and like you said, it gets better that is a constant reminder that people struggling need. What was the highlight of the what would you do . Experience for you . Well, i love john quinones. We all do. I was so starstruck by the whole experience. To be even a small part of it specifically with something that matters to me was an honor and a privilege. It was such an amazing experience. Sarah also wants firsttime parents to remember that while it doesnt necessarily get easier, because being a parent is always hard that hopeless, that helpless feeling, does go away. Otherwise, people wouldnt have more kids. The big takeaway, she says, remember youre not alone, and its important to talk through those struggles. Oh, will, shes going to help so many people. A lot of people privately struggle with this, they dont want to be a burden. To hear someone of sarahs stature to talk about it openly and say, hey, it happened to me too. Shes going to help a lot of people with that. Thank you, will. We love john q. , we love sarah haines, and again, theyre helping a lot of people there. Coming up, why a growing number of lovestarved people say theyre attracted to alexa. Huh . You try to stay ahead of the but scrubbing still takes time. 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So yall getting freaky out there with alexa . Yes. Theyre talking to alexa, asking her things, sexy things, having sexy time . You know its only men, right . Because women definitely are not doing this. So you dont know. Brian levine, though, did put his name on the record and said that he just cant resist. He lives in miami, rarely gets out just couldnt resist. Of the apartment, and he talks dirty to alexa. Siri, she needs to step her game up. Hey, siri. Hey, siri. Hey, girl. Hey, siri. Whats up, baby . Talk to me, baby. Hey, siri, sexy time, siri. Your siri dont even work. Okay. Wait, hey, siri. Yeah, she dont work. Oh, yes. Just like a woman, wont talk to me till shes ready to. Okay, let me just be quiet okay, sorry. See, he cant even do a newscast and use his phone at the same time. Its always said, i cant talk to women. Anyway. How about this whiz kid . Hes an 18yearold from tennessee playing the piano and solving that rubiks cube right there. He says it took him like years to do this or something, a long time. Hes been playing piano for 11 years. Jamie lou there hes showing off, viral clip, tik tok. The kids love some tik tok. They do, its entertaining. Ambidextrous there. Look at him, its all the same color. Oh my gosh, okay. I cant solve a rubiks cube with two hands so i cant even hate on the kid. Can we get fancy with fine wines and cheeses . This is a way that you can get that fine wine and cheezit without the pretentiousness. Cheezit . Im saying cheeses. What are you calling it . Im saying cheeses. Youre saying the product cheezit . Yes. They gave you a two in one. Thats a little bootleg. Serve your friends wine and crackers without, you know, breaking the bank. Thats so 2020. This morning on this morning on world news now, california now has the most coronavirus cases in the country as the state moves Salon Services outside. Plus the nfl star whose entire family tested positive. And the president s first briefing in months. Does he really get tested for the virus several times a day . Breaking overnight, more than a dozen people shot at one scene in chicago. It happened hours after the mayor confirmed federal agents are being deployed to the city to help with antiviolence efforts. Not every city is welcoming the help. A woman is behind bars after going to a fake website to try to have her husband killed. The site . Rentahitman. Com. The update on the reunion show to end all reunion shows. What David Schwimmer is saying about the highly awaited friends reunion. Thats later in the skinny. It is wednesday, july 22nd. Were always stuck in second gear when it hasnt been your day that last line there, hasnt been your day, month, week, or year. 2020. Yeah. Who knew it was going to ring true now more than then . Because ill be there for you ill there be for you too clearly we cant wait for that. Clearly. Yeah, well have that in the skinny for you. Lets get to the latest developments at this hour starting with another grim number. More than 1,000 covid19 cases deaths across the country in the last 24 hours. President trump called on americans to wear face masks in his first Coronavirus Briefing in months, appearing solo without dr. Anthony fauci or the other medical experts on the task force at his side. As the debate intensifies over how to safely reopen schools, a Southern Arizona School District is preparing to use special fans capable of disinfecting empty classrooms in about 20 minutes. Confirmed cases are still surging nationwide, now approaching the 4 million mark and roughly 142,000 americans have died. This morning, california now has the most confirmed cases of coronavirus in the u. S. , reporting more than 400,000 infections, surpassing the number of cases in new york. The surge coming as california eases some restrictions. Allowing barbershops and salons to operate outdoors. We have hand sanitizer, we wash the robes, everything after every client, everythings washed. Reporter among the states infected residents, nfl player andrew whitworth. We were social distancing and keeping our distance from people and really staying at home. Reporter the Los Angeles Ram says he tested positive along with his wife, four children, their livein nanny, and his wifes parents. Across the country, hospitalizations are on the rise in 40 states. In florida, another 9,000 cases reported in one day. One nurse in miami says only one icu bed is left in her hospital. Its exhausting. Every day i feel like were in a race, a marathon. We thought we were kind of getting towards the end, right . We were trying to move back towards normal, or a new normal. And every day its coming into more patients, and theyre very sick. Reporter the governor striking an optimistic tone. The bigpicture item is this mornings census, statewide, 24 of the hospital beds in the state of florida are empty. Thats over 14,000 hospital beds. I think we are on the right course. I think we will continue to see improvements. Reporter as cases rise, miami now canceling summer camps. While parents and teachers sue the governor to stop schools from reopening. I mean, we know that teachers in florida dont get paid that much anyway. Teachers in general across the country dont. But to say, to make that statement, just lets us know that he is not in touch with whats happening. Reporter in the washington, d. C. Suburbs, some of the biggest School Districts are now planning allvirtual learning this fall. It comes as the cdc warns the number of people who have been infected with covid19 nationwide could be 10 times higher than previously thought. At his first Coronavirus Briefing since april, President Trump last night shared a warning about the days ahead, while also changing his tune on face coverings. It will probably, unfortunately, get worse before it gets better. Whether you like the mask or not, they have an impact, theyll have an effect, and we need everything we can get. Reporter trump has been reluctant to wear a mask, even seen at this fundraiser monday night without one. The white house defended him saying hes tested multiple times a day, but trump saying this when pressed by our jonathan karl. Your press secretary said today you sometimes take more than one test a day. Why is that and how often i didnt know about more than one. I do take probably on average a test every two days, three days. I dont know of any time ive taken two tests in one day, but i could see that happening. Reporter dr. Anthony fauci said he wasnt invited to the briefing and hasnt spoken to the president since last week. The top Infectious Disease expert in the nation brushed off the president s recent remarks when he called fauci an alarmist. I consider myself more a realist than an alarmist. One hot spot in texas, Hidalgo County has issued a new stayathome order. Meanwhile, in neighboring louisiana, the governor has once again delayed their phase three of reopening. Former Vice President joe bidens president ial campaign is reacting to the president s briefing saying it is preposterous that trump has relentless focus on the pandemic as he claimed. The Presumptive Democratic president ial nominee outlined a plan to spend 775 billion to lower the cost of caregiving while making it more accessible for families. In a new interview he said Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is still under consideration to be his running mate. Breaking overnight, police in chicago say 14 people were injured in an exchange of gunfire outside a funeral home. The shootings took place as federal agents are being deployed to cities to help with crime fighting. Chicago is among those cities while agents are already in portland, oregon. Abcs Kayna Whitworth is there. Reporter reports that federal agents may soon deploy to chicago come as portland is facing what could be its 55th straight night of protests. Overnight, demonstrators trying to break into the federal courthouse. Its just before 3 00 in the morning here in portland. Things are still going. Theres so much tear gas in the air that my eyes are burning. In a nightline interview, the acting dhs deputy secretary saying those security agents within portland are within their rights to protect the courthouse. This is a longestablished federal practice, its well within the authority of the federal government. Reporter but oregon state is suing those federal agencies, and chicagos mayor says they dont want those security agents even if its to help Police Fight Crime and gun violence. The Trump Administrations not going to foolishly deploy unnamed agents to the streets of chicago. As i understand it, what we will be getting are some Additional Resources in the fbi, the dea, and the atf. Orter 5yearold veteran chris david said he suffered a broken arm at the hands of Law Enforcement in the portland protest, and he was shocked by his treatment. I dont know who they are still. I dont know what agency they are from. No names, no agencies, nothing. Reporter the protests here in portland start out peacefully each night and then gradually turn into chaos. The mayor tells me that the presence and actions of federal Law Enforcement agencies have led to an increase in violence and vandalism. Kayna whitworth, abc news, portland. Kayna, thank you. No more gag order on the four former Minneapolis Police officers charged in George Floyds killing. The judges ruling came during a preliminary hearing tuesday. The defense claimed the order kept the men from answering negative publicity. Attorneys on both sides also argued for wider release of body camera video of the killing. Right now it can only be seen by appointment only. Were learning new details about a reportedly nasty exchange between two members of congress. Democrat alexandria ocasiocortez from new york and republican ted yoho from florida encountered each other on the Capitol Steps monday. The hill reports yoho called ocasiocortez disgusting for recently suggesting that poverty and unemployment are driving a spike in new york city crime. She fired back calling him rude. The paper also says yoho allegedly referred to ocasiocortez using a profane term. Yohos spokesperson denies he cursed at her. The House Majority leader is calling for yoho to be sanctioned. Englands future king celebrates his special day today. Prince george of cambridge, eldest child of william and kate, turned 7. Mom and dad released two pictures of the young man, who is third in line to the british throne. Hes expected to have a private birthday at home due to the coronavirus restrictions, just like all the other commoners. Yes. Just like you. He is so cute. You know these pictures. You know theyre taken by his mom, right . I know. Yep. Kate takes those pictures. They do it just like us. I wish it were like, george of cambridge, third of his name, seventh in line yes. When i see himng up, oh my gosh, this is what the older generation feels about seeing prince william, when he was a baby, i think he was born like 81. And you see him growing up, and now hes the man, father, and husband that he is. Now we see this little prince, going to be the future king. I cant wait to be king without a full head of hair. Aint nothing wrong if he does lose his hair, mona. Im not saying, im just saying uhhuh, uhhuh. Let me not say anything. Coming up, the nba rookie whos already a social media superstar. First, the woman accused of trying to hire a hitman to kill her exhusband. The website that police say she visited that led them straight to her. Later in the skinny, katy perry dishes on her pregnancy. And her fiance, Orlando Bloom. Turn that katy perry up. Scratch that baby im grateful now you see me shine from a mile you try to stay ahead of the but scrubbing still takes time. Now theres powerwash dish spray its the faster way to clean as you go just spray, wipe and rinse it cleans grease five times faster dawn powerwash. Spray, wipe, rinse. Were back with some dramatic scenes from washington, d. C. It may be a message for those elected to serve in that building. An impressive Lightning Storm was seen over capitol hill last night, and there could be more lightning today as more storms come through. Temperatures in d. C. Will be into the 90s again today. Now to the michigan woman who is behind bars after filling out the Service Request form on a website. Police say the service she wanted was a hitman to kill her exhusband. Heres abcs andrea fujii. Reporter this morning a michigan woman is now behind bars after police say she used a fictitious website to try to have her exhusband murdered. Im very surprised that somebody thought that this website was a true website, that you could do this. Reporter investigators say 51yearold wendy wayne contacted rentahitman. Com and completed a request form. But instead of a call back, police say the owner of the site called them. Police say wendy met with an undercover officer and told them she was willing to pay 5,000 plus outofstate travel expenses to get the job done where her exhusband now lives. We used a state trooper posing as the hitman. And there was a conversation, and she provided some funds for travels. And at that time arrest was made. Reporter now arrested and charged for solicitation to commit murder. Police say the owner of the site claims hes helped stop more than 130 murders. I most definitely think that a life was saved. And doing a news story on this, im pretty sure that when this news story gets out, some other lives might be saved by this. Reporter this isnt the first time Something Like this has happened. In northern california, the owner of a tech website called rentahitman. Com says they also receive many requests to have people killed. Kenneth, mona . Thank you, andrea. She actually tried to be very subtle about it. She said that you couldnt even its serious, mona. Its serious. I know, sorry. She wanted to receive help with an issue, and her exhusband was the target of her problems. Findmeanewcoanchor. Com. Just kidding, i like the one ive got. Oh police, security security go get this man when we come back, a big headline about a friends reunion. The jawdropping price that jon bon jovi just paid for a new home. The skinny is next. N95 white Green Hospital blue. These are the colors of one nation uniting in gratitude thankful for everyone who wears these colors to the fight. We salute you. Skinny just gimme the skinny time now for the skinny starting with the news that weve been waiting nearly half our lives for. Heres a hint, a possibly huge, cheap, stylish manhattan apartment shared by six friends. Oh, i only know about the music. Were talking about friends. David schwimmer says the filming of the friends reunion could start as early as next month, depending on social distancing guidelines. But he says it will not go forward, in his words, until it is safe. Schwimmer says the show will be unscripted and will comprise an interview with what he calls surprise bits. Friends ran for ten seasons. And coming to a close, came to a close back in may of 2004. Yeah, interesting to see how it will all turn out. If they get Jennifer Aniston. Yeah, pivot, pivot wait, wait, wait, wait. Youre being shady. Why do you think they wont get Jennifer Aniston . You know how the full house reunion couldnt get marykate and ashley . Theres always that one star thats just like, hm, im okay. Okay, just checking. Next to katy perry, apparently wide awake more often than not these days. She let it all hang out, within reason, in a candid interview with howard stern, opening up about everything from her fiance Orlando Bloom to mending fences with taylor swift. In particular her pregnancy, saying her baby girl could arrive at any minute. As for the proud papa she says bloom is, the only one who can handle her mood swings, admitting shes a lot. Putting punctuation on that, shes a lot. She shared this snap letting that baby bump out. So cute. Saying, never too pregnant for a crop. Not at all. Thats what crop tops are made for. Looking beautiful, katy perry. I feel shes been pregnant forever. American idol she was pregnant, remember that . That seems like forever ago. Maybe thats why this pandemic has made everything feel like its so long ago or that we are experiencing the year that will not end, that i go, shes been pregnant forever. Were measuring time in units now. Katy says, try being me. Next, when you cant get to the carnival, why not bring the carnival into your own backyard . Yeah, that was apparently the idea behind jennifer garners latest doityourself project. She fired up the jigsaw and shared this video saying, sometimes you need a dunk tank. Brilliant in its simplicity, elegant in its design, and as you can see, functional in its execution. Its the perfect activity for social distancing on hot summer days. If you dont follow jennifer garner, shes quite crafty. She makes bagels, homemade bagels, does tutorials, she also reads to kids. As the person who watched every single episode of alias on abc in the early 2000s, somehow i managed to catch all the episodes when i was in college. She can do a lot. Sydney can do a lot. That was the character on alias. Wow, that was before dvrs. Vhs tape. Oh, of course some of us dont need dunk tanks in our lives, especially if youre jon bon jovi. Why build a dunk tank when youve got the Atlantic Ocean . The rocker has reportedly dropped 43 million on an oceanfront mansion in palm beach, florida. Thats not 4. 3, thats 43 million. The 10,000 square foot mediterraneanstyle villa boasts seven bedrooms and the usual hardwood floors, marble, floor to ceiling windows, yada yada yada. Wine cellar, yeah. It also featured a climatecontrolled wine cellar, two elevators, and a courtyard pool with cabana. Bon jovi, need a pool boy . I can help you out. Got to do it shirtless. No, no, no. Finally to a jawdropping entrance by hollywood royalty. Tom cruise dropped in literally at a country club in london in a helicopter. The 58yearold star made his grand entrance apparently just for lunch. Cruise is in london to Film Mission Impossible 7 and 8, 9, 10, 11 too . The British Government gave the social distancing green light saying filmmakers are exempt from quarantine rules. How do you think hes paying for that helicopter if it wasnt for Mission Impossible 1 through 8 . Right. 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Reporter the sixers rookie Matisse Thybulle had become an internet sensation. I just got back from picking up supplies to practice gah reporter stuck at home alone, perfecting his tik tok skills reporter where he really shines . Youtube. Documenting his journey to the nba bubble in orlando. For those that dont know, part of my job as being a rookie is getting chickfila for all the players on the plane. Even in a state of pandemic. That job still stands. Reporter wherever thybulle goes you cant go anywhere without a mask on. Reporter we go. Got my own pillow. Thats crazy. Thats how you know youve made it. Reporter including daily corona tests. Failed boat rides. 2020 in a nutshell. Reporter golfing with teammates. And sometimes meals with no utensils. I dont have a fork. The chicken is chicken. Oh, maybe im supposed to use the lid as a spoon. Reporter his favorite part of vlogging . Staying connected with family. Shoot, yeah, watch the vlog, yes our thanks to Michael Strahan there. If you havent seen it, it is super entertaining. I was inside the bubble forever trying to do research on this. Its funny because other players were saying, its our own 30 for 30, we have the news crews and everything why were you trying to do research on the bubble, mona . Whats happening down there no, i mean, i was trying to do research on this story. Speaking of the bubble, a special unveiling on the court in orlando there. The nba has made good on its promise to paint black lives matter on the hardwood. On tuesday the league unveiled a new court revealing the letters in glossy black paint. Also for social distancing, instead of having the broadcasters at a table on the sideline at center court, they will be enclosed in their own plexiglass bubble, separating them from the players. Black lives matter, mona says the players lives matter. She wanted to see what they were up to, what they were doing. Youre misconstruing my words. Right now on america this morning, President Trumps sobering new message about the coronavirus, warning things will get worse before they get better. The daily death toll surpassing 1,000 for the First Time Since may. The new action being taken to stop the virus and the suspected chinese hackers accused of trying to steal vaccine research. Plus, we hear from the pro Football Player who tested positive along with his wife and four kids. And will americans get another stimulus check . What were learning. Breaking overnight, gunfire erupts at this funeral home in chicago. 14 people are shot as big city violence approaches record levels. In one case a woman is shot while pushing a baby stroller. Should more federal agents be deployed to fight crime . What the head of Homeland Security is saying. President trump in the
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