Garrett good evening, everyone. Thank you for joining us. Norah is off tonight. Im Major Garrett. Were going to begin with breaking news. A stunning surge in coronavirus cases across much of our country that is forcing states to close bars, beaches and businesses, reimposing restrictions just days before the july 4th holiday. Tonight, the number of new infections nationwide is nearly double what it was just two weeks ago. In some states, the increases are even more dramatic. Texas is now reporting 8,000 new cases in 24 hours, a new record. And in what feels like a nightmarish flashback to the early days of this pandemic, overflowing Emergency Rooms in houston are sending patients to other cities. Tonight, californias governor says cases are spiking so quickly there, he is shutting down most businesses he only recently allowed to reopen. And the fast food giant mcdonalds says it is scrapping plans to serve food inside most of its restaurants for at least the next three weeks. Nationwide, Public HealthOfficials Say they fear the Holiday Weekend could be a dangerous turning point, and theyre urging people to stay home. As we come on the air, the virus has killed about 128,000 people nationwide. Confirmed cases in the u. S. , nearing 2. 7 million. As you can tell, there is a lot of breaking news tonight, and our team of correspondents is standing by to cover it all. Ead offarter evans is going to our cover lead off our coverage tonight, and hes in riverside, california. Carter . Reporter major, many california cities have already canceled fireworks displays for orksfourth of july and closed displays for the fourth of beaches. Well, now, the governor is going one step further, as hospitals fill up and covid cases here in california skyrocket. This is what californias governor wants to end. Hes ordered 70 of the state to close bars and ban Indoor Dining for at least the next three weeks. We were able to bend the curve in the state of california. Were going to bend this curve again. Reporter with new covid cases in california spiking 72 in just the last two weeks, the situation is catastrophic in places like riverside county,ane i. C. U. Beds are 90 full, and nurses are sounding the alarm. They give us one n95 mask per shift. Reporter what happens if you see a covid patient and then go in to see another patient without covid . Same mask . Same mask. Reporter angel moreno says staffing and equipment shortages are still happening, months after the pandemic began. Are you afraid youre going to get sick . Yes, of course, absolutely, on a daily basis. Reporter meanwhile in new york today, the city postponed Indoor Dining indefinitely, and the governor lashed out at the president. He denied the reality of this situation from day one. Reality wins. Reporter the latest reality check . A cluster of cases in new yorks rockland county. Eight people at a large party, infected, not cooperating with health investigators. Now the county has subpoenad them. I am not allowed to have the health of our county compromised because of ignorance. Reporter and there is potentially good news on the vaccine front. Two companies, pfizer and biontech, say Clinical Trials are shing posi resul, but no timeline on how soon a vaccine could be ready. And it cant come soon enough for americans who are being asked to hunker down again. Carter evans, cbs news, lian ineles. Houston wher reporter this is Janet Shamlian in houston, where a dire situation is unfolding. A surge of Covid Patients has some hospitals here scrambling to find beds in other texas cities. Patients end up basically backing up in the emergency room. They are in the emergency room because there are no beds in the hospital. Reporter new infections in texas soared to an alltime high of 8,076 cases today, more than 6,900 are hospitalized with the virus. At this houston emergency clinic, desperate measures. We have to send patients as far as huntsville or galveston, which is, from here, you can do the math it is more than 50 miles away. Reporter san antonio is emerging as a hot spot, cases nearly doubling in ten days. More than 800 nurses are coming in to help. The numbers speak for themselves. Im very concerned and im not satisfied with what is going on because were going in the wrong direction. Fai on tuesday called outthony texas for opening too quickly, tedan he dont know whes tng im skipping over is listening to him. Reporter the number of patients hospitalized here has nearly quadrupled since memorial day, when Officials Say people became overconfident and stopped adhering to the guidelines. And that is why, tonight, there is so much concern over the upcoming fourth of july weekend. Major . Garrett Janet Shamlian, thank you. Now to todays aboutface from President Trump on the question of face masks. After months of mixed messages, today the president said masks are good, and that he would wear one in a crowd. But without a nationwide order making masks mandatory in public, Health Officials say they fear cases will keep soaring. Heres cbss manuel bojorquez. Reporter tonight, the battle over requiring face masks continues. We have a right in america to not wear a [bleep] mask. Reporter this time at a 711 store in fort worth, texas, where a customer refused to wear one in order to make a purchase. Today, President Trump said this im all for masks. I think masks are good. Reporter asked if he would wear one . If i were in a tight situation with people, i would absolutely. Reporter but he went on to say he doesnt support a National Mask order, something states and cities are deciding on their own. It means wearing face coverings. We are requiring all of you to do a little more. Inar a mask. Oregon isnt alone in having a requirement to cover your face. Reporter in florida, where new covid19 cases are surging, the governor has resisted calls for a statewide mandate. Palm beach countys new mask order is now the subject of a lawsuit, alleging it violates our constitutional and fundamental human right to human rights to pri privacy. Melissa martz is one of the attorneys on the suit. To let us alone. Cd let us make our own choices, let us use our own brains to decide what is good for us pertaining to medical care and our bodies. And this is why, where there is risk, there must be choice. Reporter what about the danger from the virus . I think its a great point, and i would love to hear some of discussion on some other ways we can protect ourselves. Lanta atn of how that can carry thelation of how virus travel in still air with no covering, versus a bandana, or a professional grade mask, which limited the spread the most. The debate is also an economic one. Goldman sachs estimates the kdowns could preder, instead of renewed lockdowns, could prevent another 5 hit to the u. S. Economy. Major . Garrett manuel bojorquez, thank you so much. Today, President Trump called reports of a russian bounty on american troops in afghanistan a hoax. But as National Security advisor says the underlying intelligence raw though it was, was important enough to share with u. S. And Coalition Forces at the time it was gathered. Cbss weijia jiang is at the white house tonight, weijia . Reporter major, today the white house said it was a career c. I. A. Official who made the call not to brief President Trump about the intelligence because it was not verified. In his first interview since the details surfaced, the president raid she made the right decision. President trump doubted u. S. Intelligence that you were area may have offered bounties to the taliban to kill u. S. Soldiers. I think its a hoax. I think its a hoax by the newspapers and the democrats. Reporter sources tell cbs news details about the potential plot appeared in the president s daily brief, though he has not said if he actually read them. Mr. Trump says what matters is that no one verbally told him the information. The intelligence people didnt even many of them didnt believe it happened at all. Reporter but Senate Security advisor Robert Obrien said the raw intelligence was worrisome enough to share with the mill worrisome enough to share with the military. Even though it wasnt verified, we gave it to u. S. Forces. Dct the tak,r the cbs news onal sitvisor joltd maat presidt befings. He is just not receptive to new facts. Reporter mr. Trumps Presumptive Democratic challenger, joe biden, says he is more mentally prepared for the job. I can hardly wait to compare my cognizant capability to the cognizant capability of the man im running against. Reporter voters have questioned whether the ages of both men will impact their work. Biden is 77, and the president just turned 74. He doesnt know where he is, frankly. S,watched his press conference frankly. I watched his press conferen yesterday, he is answering i mean, he is answering questions like this, from a teleprompter. Reporter the cameras in the room showed that was not true. Earlier today, President Trump aint criticized new york citys plan to paint black lives matter on fifth avenue, calling it a symbol of hate. All black lives do matter, he agrees with that sentiments. But what he doesnt agree with is an organization that chants pigs in a blanket, fry them like bacon about our police officers. Reporter President Trump also said new york city should not be spending money on the painting when it plans to slash ate thury avenue a billion e r. An for weeks, President Trump had demanded seattle take back a section of that city occupied by groups protesting police brutality. Today, after an accumulating number of acts of violence including deadly shootings, the mayor ordered Seattle Police to take action. Cbss Jonathan Vigliotti on how it all played out. You have five minutes to disperse. Reporter police in riot gear moved in at dawn, ordering protestors to move out. Those that resisted were handcuffed. More than 30 arrested, their tents torn down and removed. Chop, it is not one spot. It is the people, it is the heart of this movement. Reporter the nearly month long occupation of seattles cal hi came to ateri of shootins killed at least two people, seattles mayor issuing an emergency order overnight, giving police the green light to move in. What has happened here on these streets, it is lawless, and its brutal and bottomless. It is simply unacceptable. Reporter protestors demanding to get rid of the Police Department pushed officers out of their own precinct after a weeklong standoff, igniting anger on President Trump who called the demonstrators anarchists and threatened to send in troops. Black liv today, the police chief pushed to the breaking point. Black lives matter. And i too want to help propel this movement forward, but enough is enough. Reporter enough for now, but protestors are already promising to set up camp somewhere else. Jonathan vigliotti, cbs news. Garrett tonight, part of a security checkpoint at the worlds Busiest Airport is closed after a t. S. A. Agent there tested positive for covid19. Authorities at atlantas hartsfieldjackson airport say the checkpoint will fully reopen but only after a deep cleaning. This news comes as many wonder whether its safe to fly now or later this summer. Cbss kris van cleave reports from chicagos ohare airport. Reporter just days from the fourth of july, our flight h there is concern that soaring covid cases could halt the travel rebound. Gretchen ike is flying home to wichita. Im desperate to see family, i have family all over the united states. We have plans, but we canceled i have family all over the all those plans. Reporter overall Global Demand increased in june but bookings weakened as cases surged at the end of the month, now sources tell cbs news, some carriers are seeing a bump in cancellations ahead of the Holiday Weekend and slowing reservations for the weeks ahead. But today, United Airlines announced plans to add 25,000 add 25,0 josh earnest is the airlines chief communications officer. If we see a decline in people purchasing tickets, we will peel back the schedule accordingly. Reporter today, american joined united, dropping onboard social distancing, making all s ats available. We dont think its the right message. We think its really important in individuals that on whether a bus, train or plane or social distancing. Reporter is uniteds thought that social distancing on a plane is not particularly possible . Look, when our competitors talk about blocking middle seats they are talking about a p. R. Strategy, not a Safety Strategy. A Safety Strategy is one focused wn wearing masks. Reporter the number of flyers in the u. S. Had been on the rise and airlines expect a bump over the fourth of july weekend, but are still only averaging about 70 passengers a flight. That is down 75 from last year. Major . Garrett kris van cleave, thank you very much. There is still much more news ahead on tonights cbs evening news a grim discovery in the search for a missing soldier, and a stunning twist in the investigation. R, a powerful voice for change, and he is only 12 years old. 12 years because your derriere deserves expert care. Try new soothing relief. 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Heres cbss jim axelrod with a singer from jacksonville, florida, who joins that proud tradition. Introducing Keedron Bryant im a young black man. Reporter Keedron Bryant is having a pretty good week for a 12yearold. Opening up the b. E. T. Awards sunday. His powerful plea and beautiful song. Reporter . Getting interviewed by alicia keys monday. Im thankful and grateful. Reporter actually, not bad for any age. Ne to d i see what is being eportech happens en you drop a song emotions of a moment and gets more than three million views on your instagram page. And im just like, what . Like, wow, i never knew that it was going to go viral. God protect me reporter called i just wanna live, its a plaintive plea. When i watched that george floyd video with keedron, we watched it together. Reporter . Written by keedrons mother, johnnetta. When he cried out for his other, it just really hurt my heart in a deep way, because i said, what if that was my son . I was born by the river reporter from sam cooke. A change gonna come alabamas got me so upset reporter . To nina simone. Reporter . To marvin gaye. Whats going on reporter . Keedron joins a long line of singers. We gonna be all right. Reporter who have given voice to a movement. We gone be all right. Reporter billboard magazines gail mitchell. The person giving voice to a movement has never been 12 before. Exactly, and i think really keedron just put a face on it, for this generation. I just sing with hope and i hope that it touches peoples lives. I just wanna live. Reporter a young face, an old soul and a powerful voice. Jim axelrod, cbs news. Garrett hope touching peoples lives. And well be right back. You need. Know what . Im gonna switch now. Just need my desk. My chair. And my phone. Only pay for what you need. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. To give you the protein you need with less of the sugar you dont. [grunting noise] ill take that. 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And if you cant watch us live, dont forget to set your dvr so you can watch us later. And thats tonights cbs evening news. For norah odonnell, im Major Garrett in washington. Thanks for watching, and good night. Captio this is the cbs overnight news. Garrett im chip reid recording from the cbs studios in washington. Thanks for staying with us. With the fourth of july two days away Health Officials are urging people to take coronavirus seriously. The recommendations are boisk. Stay home and if you do go out, wear a mask and stay at least six feet from others. The advice comes as cases of coronavirus are exploding across the country, up 82 in the past two weeks. Many parents are looking past the Holiday Weekend and focussing on the fall. Theyre demanding answers about what the Upcoming School year will look like. Nan nancy cordes has the story. Reporter there is no one size fits all plan. It really will depend on the dynamics of the outbreak in the particular location where the school is. Reporter in new jersey, where cases have dropped, Public Schools will reopen this fall with students six feet apart and teachers in masks. In we were dubuque, iowa, theyve crafted three contingency plans. We can start facetoface and move into a hybrid model anytime. How do you know what the right thing to do is here . The answer is we dont know. Were taking as much information as we can and trying to move forward. This week, the American Academy of pediactrics urged a return to inperson learning, warning that leppy time away from school often results in social isolation, putting kids at risk. I worry about the socialization. Reporter rob is a father of two in Fairfax Virginia where parents must choose between on line instruction four days away or at least two full days of in School Instruction with ipd pent study the rest of the time. Are you comfortable with sending your kids back into the classroom even if there is a degree of risk involved with that . I would have to see what the class room looked like and if theyre stacking it what the distance was. Children need to be with other chern. They cannot be isolated, but you also have to weigh the risks and what is safe. Reporter sign tiss still dont know exactly what the