Action. This is the cbs weekend news. In washington. We are barreling toward a milestone in our garrett good evening everyone, im Major Garrett in washington. We are barreling toward a milestone in our countrys battle against coronavirus. One where controlling viral spread may be beyond our current capabilities. Former fda commissioner Scott Gottlieb said on face the nation this morning, we can expect about 60,000 new infections each day this week. Now mortality rates have been trending down, for weeks due to improved treatment and protections for the vulnerable. But there are no guarantees. Some estimates point to as many as 160,000 u. S. Deaths by months end. As of this Holiday Weekend the death toll is just over 129,500. The virus as we know is everywhere but there are four areas of accelerating spread. Florida, texas, arizona and california, specifically los angeles, and that is where our Lilia Luciano is with the latest. Reporter l. A. County beaches are closed again today, as covid infections are rising at an alarming rate shooting up 41 in three weeks. With cases skyrocketing, the state celebrated a socially distanced Holiday Weekend. Weve been pleasantly surprised by how well everybody is behaving, social distancing, wearing maskter michigan, not a covid concern nor a Face Covering in sight at this Independence Day lake party reminiscent of memorial day in florida where the number of infections is smashing records. With more than 11,000 new infections reported saturday, almost tieing new yorks peak in april. New york city cautiously entering phase three of reopening monday. We cannot go ahead at this point in time with indoor dining. Reporter a far cry from texas where new daily cases have tripled from april. In hard hit houston evidence emerged of a more contagious strain with some counties already out of hospital beds. A similar surge in arizona where almost one in four tests comes back positive. The spread exponential, success in finding an immediate cure, minimal. As the World Health Organization drops hydroxychloroquine trials, finding no benefits to advanced diseased patients. The data clearly shows it works when used early and we need more studies in the early setting, many are still ongoing and we will see those results hopefully over the next several weeks. Reporter cbs news medical consultant dr. David agus remains optimistic. The hope is we get Game Changers over the next couple of months. And some of them are in development now and that is exciting. Reporter more than 200 scientists from around the world are calling on the world health d healthtion to revise organization recommendations and declare the coronavirus as airborne, as for the vaccine in the fall, dr. Agus says though not definitive, the science is encouraging. Major . Garrett we could all use some encouragement. Lilia luciano, thank you. President trump took the podium on the south lawn of the white house saturday delivering his second speech this weekend claiming great progress in the fight against covid19. Nikole killion is at the white house. Ep reporter President Trump wrapped up the Holiday Weekend at his virginia golf course. After back to back Independence Day celebrations at Mount Rushmore and the white house. We are one america and we put america first. Reporter speaking before a mostly maskless crowd, the president highlighted his administrations efforts to combat the coronavirus. We have tested almost 40 million people, by so doing we show cases, 99 of which are totally harmless. Reporter the commissioner of the food and Drug Administration pressed on the numbers. Is the president wrong . So im not going to get into who is right and who is wrong. Reporter so you wont say whether 99 of coronavirus cases are completely harmless is true or false. What i will say is that we have data in the White House Task force, those data show us ask force, those data show usm. People need to take it seriously. Reporter the president s claim comes as state and local officials sounded the alarm about surging cases. We cannot afford to go through hell again. A need a national strategy. If we dont get our hands around this virus quickly, in about two weeks, our hospital n seriousould be in serious trouble. Reporter even some of mr. Trumps republican allies raised concern about his fourth of july event where some attendees opted not to follow social distancing guide lines. There should have been Face Coverings. They should have followed guide lines there. I know that it is a controlled environment. Reporter the fda commissioner who is also a member of the Coronavirus Task force says its his understanding that state and cal guide lines were followeded in south dakota and the event here at the white house is different because the president is tested regularly, major . Garrett nikole, the president s two postlockdown Campaign Events were held in tates he carried, oklahoma and arizona, now we hear he is going to someplace he lost in 2016. Reporter tonight the Trump Campaign announced that the president will headline a rally in New Hampshire next weekend. Campaign Officials Say it will be outdoors. They also say there will be ample access to Hand Sanitizer and participant will be given masks which they are strongly encouraged to wear. Major . Garrett nikole, thank you. The president lost New Hampshire by about half a percentage point in 2016. On the same day that President Trump was condemning the removal of controversial monuments, cheering protestors took aim at more statues in connecticut and maryland. Here is cbss tom hanson. 1, 2, 3, pull reporter a crowd used ropes to pull down this statue of Christopher Columbus in baltimore, tossing it in the inner harbor among a growing a growingcross the country to movement ac take down symbols protestors say represent racism and oppression. Marylands governor called the action unacceptable and the antithesis of democracy. And in waterbury connecticut, protestors beheaded another columbus statue. Yesterday President Trump at his salute to america speech blamed the radical left. We will never allow arch angry mob to tear down our statues, erase our history, indoctrinate our children or trample on our freedoms. Reporter across the nation hundreds of statues have been vandalized or taken down, since the death of george floyd sparked a National Reckoning of americas racist past, including the removal of statues commemorating Thomas Jefferson and confederate generals Stonewall Jackson and robert e lee. More than a hundred armed protestors marched through georgias Stone Mountain park yesterday, calling for the parks massive confederate stone carving to be removed. There was heated debates over the removal of a hundred year old confederate monument. Trying to take it down for what, what is that statue doing to hurt anybody in the middle of the road out here for people to observe our history. To me its a historical reminder of how my people were subjugated, held down, held in slavery and fought against, even in jim crow up to this day. Reporter tom hanson, cbs news, new york. Garrett in Oregon Portland Police declared last nights clash with demonstrators a riot, doing so for the second time in two days. Protestors launched fireworks and threw bricks at the federal courthouse. Police fired tear gas and arrested at least a dozen. For 38 Straight Days portland has seen mostly peaceful protest tvement blamed a fringe o white protesters for the violence. The men convicted of the murder e the wall street journal reporter daniel pearl could soon walk free, pakistan highest court refused to overturn a rwer court exonerating the four men who kidnapped and killed pearl in 2002. Heres imtiaz tyab. Reporter it was a brutal killing that horrified the world. Travesty of jusesustice. Reporter for judea pearle, the father of daniel pearl, a new agony. This time at the hands of pakistans legal system. It is painful is painful, mainly to see that all our work might be wasted. That journalists are vulnerable and its open season on them. Reporter pearl and the pakistani government have now filed separate appeals to prevent the release of the men who murdered his son after the nations top court supported a Lower Court Ruling which acquitted them in april citing a lack of evidence. British born Ahmed Omar Saeed sheikh, and three of his aides were convicted of kidnapping and beheading pearl back in 2002 in the aftermath of 9 11. They have been on death row ever since. Although they were supposed to be released this week. They will now remain behind bars until september when the Supreme Court will rule on the appeals. As somebody who has been inside the jail for such a long period, so that, that is taken into consideration when a final judgment on the case is onounced. So we dont know how the judiciary will basically adjudicate this. Reporter a legal cloud of wecertainty that continues to weigh so heavily on so many. Imtiaz tyab, cbs news, london. Garrett straight ahead on the cbs weekend news, coming to an airport near you, preflight Temperature Checks that can make flying safer during the pandemic. Can they make it safer during the pandemic . And if you are not flying this year, well, you can still visit africa from the comfort of your home. Plus a medal of honor recipient from the battlefield to the classroom still serving. And, can leave you feeling extremely sad and disinterested. Overwhelmed by bipolar depression . Ask about vraylar. Not all types of depression should be treated the same. Vraylar effectively helps relieve all symptoms of bipolar depression. With just one pill, once a day. Elderly patients with dementiarelated psychosis have an increased risk of death or stroke. Call your doctor about unusual changes in behavior or suicidal thoughts. Canprnts cacreain crenev, stifs chaor confusion,ior which may mean a lifethreatening reaction, or uncontrollable muscle movements, which may be permanent. 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Reporter but harvard researchers say screenings could miss two thirds of coronavirus cases. And this reopening document says the screenings have not proved to be 100 effective but can play a useful role in reassuring the traveling public. Lax interim c. E. O. Justin erbacci. Isnt this just safety theater . It isnt meant to catch everybody, just another layer of protection we have on top of many other layers to try to do all we can to make sure our airports are clean, healthy and , he. Reporter Qatar Airways flies sa l. A. X. Its flight attendants are wearing head to toe p. P. E. But its c. E. O. Is skeptical of preflight Temperature Checks. Look, i think this is another fear exercise. We are only doing this to satisfy ourselves. The science doesnt prove that elves. Ed to do temperature the science doesnt prove checks. But we will do. Reporter seattles paine field was the first u. S. 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Reporter it can all be viewed from the comfortofyour comfortofyour ow own home, raw, unedited and streamed twice a day from the veart of the south african bush. One, live, live. Reporter the family from miami was supposed to visit a south African Wildlife park in april. Instead, they have had a front onw seat complete with safari gear watching everything from baby cheetahs suckling their mother to a joyful herd of elephants cooling down at a water hole. Welcome on board, my name is ong dn. I do have b. K. On camera. Reporter viewers bump along dusty roads with game rangers like Lauren Arthur as she tracks down incredible animal sightings filmed from a mounted camera on the back of the safari truck. We think people will be able to tap into that during lockdown ocd realize how important nature actually is. Reporter while the world has come to a stand still, nature has not. The circle of life has sure been busy, from the births of these hyena cubs to baby leopards learning to walk the walk, or lion cubs roughing it with their mum. Ir you have to remember that, in this moment of confusion and not knowing what is happening in the world, that nature has been through this before. And we will get through this. Reporter graham wellington is the cofounder of wild earth ich is thehe streaming virtual streaming virtua safaris for 30 years. Hello. Reporter but since the world started shutting down, their global audience has been five times higher, with around 2 Million Viewers a month, a third of which are americans. During the game drive rangers field questions sent in live from the viewers at home. Jenson you are eight years old from illinois, hi there, and you are asking do male hyenas ever hang out together. Reporter they do if they are not competing for the attention of a female but generally are fairly aloof, social distancing it seems comes naturally to them. Hi, gary in california. Reporter but some say virtual tourism could redefine travel in a post covid19 world. I think that in the future virtual tourism is a way for everybody to enjoy without spoiling it. Reporter with so much uncertainty surrounding global travel, experts believe virtual safaris are not only filling a void but are here to stay. Debra patta, cbs news, south africa. Garrett worth remembering, nature has been through this before. Next on the cbs weekend news a medal of honor recipient, passing on true values for the next generation. These shrubs arent board approved. You need to break down your cardboard. Thank you. Violation. Violation. I see youve met cynthia. At least geico makes bundling our home and Car Insurance easy. And it does help us save a bunch of money. Two inches over regulation. Thanks, cynthia. 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Another way capital one is watching out for your money when youre not. Whats in your wallet . Gar garrett the fourth of july weekend is always a nice mid summer break but its important to pause and reflect why americans can and do celebrate their freedom and independence. As our Katherine Herridge servse ge different way to live your life, caring for others more than yourself. Reporter special forces combat medic and vietnam veteran Gary Beikirch was presented with the medal of honor by president rich of Richard Nixon in 1973. On the battlefield, badly injured and unable to walk, beikirch still braved enemy fire to save wounded soldiers. He credits a 15 year old named deo who befriended him and his team. I said deo, you have to teach me how to survive in the jungle. E. D he laughed and he said i dont want to teach you how to survive, i want to teach you how to live in the jungle. Reporter surrounded and badly outnumbered, on april 1, 1970 the ground assault came. After being shot the first carryingoueverhing that i did, continuing to help others, i did only because deo was able to lerry me. Reporter then deo laid down his life for his american friend. We heard a rocket coming in, deo rolled me over, laid on top of me to protect me from the rocket blast and he was killed by that blast. I have a new definition of courage and that courage is just love in action. Reporter in its 157 year history, the medal of honor has been presented to just over 3500 individuals, nearly half for actions in the civil war. Today there are only 69 living recipients. Beikirch and others are taking their message to schools as part of the Character Development program. Courage is not having the strength to go on, it is going on when you dont have the strength. Reporter designed to teach values like courage, commitment, mmcrifice and integrity to students k through 12. During the covid19 lockdown, their Mission Continues online. Here he is. My grandpa, i ask . Dad nods. Your grandpa. Reporter beikirchs lesson came from the wall, about a father and son who visit the vietnam memorial. And the tears of families familiesor loved ones. Waiting for a lov reporter 96 year old Woody Williams also participated. We pushed an empty chair to eporter the world war 2 veteran read a story about a seat at the dining table left empty to acknowledge those missing in action. There are and will always be those individuals who are willing to give all of themselves. How many of you have obstacles in their life . Reporter they are teaching by example, that living a life of significance is achieved by putting others first. When they created the day of july 4th, so many, many years ago, that it was a day to celebrate the great values that cbs news, pehe greatest country, garrett their Mission Continues online. That is the cbs weekend news for this sunday. 60 minutes is coming up, im Major Garrett in washington, good night