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Reality of covid19. President marking the day with the wreath laying at the Arlington National cemetery inching closer to the deaths of 100001. 6 million confirmed cases here in the United States and you see the map here. The majority of the 50 States Holding steady, compared to the previous week, but some are posting a doubledigit increase and that makes videos like this one taken during this pool party at lake of the ozarks on saturday more startling and frustrating to officials fighting a second wave. Ed lavandera is live where the governor is talking about a peak. Ill come to you there. But natasha live in myrtle beach. I know it is a popular spot to head out and catch some rays. What are they doing to keep people safe . Reporter this was called an extraordinary event according to the city resolution and executive order. And it was crafted by problematic behavior in previous weeks, people not social distancing and it allows police more leeway to do things like potentially shut down businesses between 1 00 p. M. And 6 00 a. M. But they have not had to do that this weekend thus far. People on the beach are doing a good job keeping parties very separate and these crowds are much lighter than what we saw earlier this weekend. I should mention also that we just heard someone play taps here on the beach and that was very moving so people are remembering memorial day as well as having a good time. They are also packing the local businesses who really need these tourism dollars, but of course indoors is when it gets tricky in terms of social distancing and face masks. Here is what the citys Public Information officer told me about that. As were waiting in restaurant lines or in the hotels, i think that is where we need to practice that safe social distancing, that we need to keep the covid19 rules top of mind so that everybody is safe. Reporter and the city also said they sent out regulators to check the local businesses, making sure that those restaurants are staying at that 50 capacity or less as the state has dictated. They found that a couple of places had too many people so they had to ask the restaurants to show some patrons out of the door, brooke. I get it. People want to enjoy their long weekend. Get a little sun. But is everyone really six feet apart and truly safe. Natasha, thank you. Speaking of parties. Ed, we show the picture of the pool party in missouri and new video of people hanging out on this lake in arkansas. Tell me more about those scenes. Reporter well, there is kind of unfazed people here in arkansas based on what the governor is saying. The governor said over the weekend that the state is experiencing what he believes to be a second peak of coronavirus cases here in the state. The first one came about a month ago around april 20th. But from what we could tell most people unfazed by all of this. This started to come to light last thursday as some 450 new cases were reported and over the course of friday, saturday, and sunday, anywhere between 150 and 160 new cases were reported each day. The governor said that the spike is due in large part to more testing. And the fact of the matter is that based on peoples actions today, we wont know the effects of this for another couple of weeks for how long it takes for the virus to spread and to really show up in the testing results. But the governor attended a wreathlaying ceremony here for memorial day today and he kind of walked this balance between urging people to not be living in fear, living sequestered and tied that into patriotic duty. So today lets remember those who gave their lives for our freedom. Lets continue to enjoy our freedom and lets work to protect those who are neighbors, fellow americans, and friends. Reporter so, brooke, if you break down the numbers over the last week, we should point out that arkansas has not seen the vast number of cases and deaths that many other parts of the country have seen. But it is nearly 6,000 coronavirus cases that this state has reported since the pandemic broke out, 900 roughly of those have been reported in just the last four days. The governor said the one Silver Lining that theyre seeing here is that the positive infection rate and the hospitalization rate remain low so hes bolstered by that. But there is definitely a great deal of concern about what is unfolding here in arkansas. Brooke. And to your point, people wont know if people are hanging out and partying and having a good time and we wont know the consequences for another couple of weeks. Ed, thank you very much for the look on arkansas. So now that weve established what is going on over this long memorial day weekend and with all 50 states partially reopened, expect to see more scenes like the one in missouri and arkansas and across the country over the weekend after weeks of sheltering at home Many Americans are clearly eager to get out and enjoy old activities, even as the head of the fda warned in a sunday tweet that the coronavirus is not yet contained. Dr. Leah wynn is from the school of Public Health and the former Baltimore City health commissioner. So dr. Wynn, nice to see you. When you see the pictures of crowds, you understand why people want to be out and enjoy their lives, and everybody has been hunkered downs for months. What do you think when you see the pictures. Im concerned were worried about the next outbreak of clusters because that one person infected not showing symptoms themselves specially, they could infect dozens of others and there is a misunderstanding that reopening means that everything is safe. I see this in my own neighborhood where kids are hanging out and large groups of people have picnics together. And you could be outside. People should be outside and enjoying the nice weather. But it is keeping that physical distance, that actually is even more important now than ever because now that everybody is out and about, we have to be even more on our guard and keep that physical six foot distance, wear a a mask and wash your hands. Dont let the early summer weather lure you into thinking that were all good. The World Health Organization has temporarily stopped studying hydroxychloroquine because of safety concerns. This is the same drug promoted by the president as a cure for coronavirus, but he said he himself, he said he took hydroxychloroquine himself. What do you make of the w. H. O. Decision here . Well, theyre weighing a lot of different factors and specifically risk benefit based on the studies that have been done. And there are a number of other candidates, quite a few other candidates going through Clinical Trials that do show promise, that do have a much better risk benefit ratio than hydroxychloroquine does and i hope that the president and everybody else will heed the warning of scientists and not take hydroxychloroquine except in the context of Clinical Trials. There should be Clinical Trials done especially at the use of hydroxychloroquine and others as prevention or early on treatment and all of the trials should continue but not prescribe them for untested purposes. Dr. Wynn, Health Officials in missouri say two hair stylists may have exposed 140 clients to covid after working while showing symptoms during the second week of may. The salon was legally permitted to operate and the stylist and the clients were all wearing face coverings and so even with that procaution, the potential spread was significant. Can you speak about that . Yes, we know that proximity, being close to someone for a prolonged period of time, like the time it takes to get your hair done, that is the danger of exposure. It brings up the point that you should not go to work or be around other people when youre sick, when youre clearly symptomatic, asymptomatic happens but dont go out when youre sick. And how much and time intensive that Contact Tracing is going to take and overwhelm the Public Health infrastructure in those areas. To that point when youre sick. Maybe they have mouths to feed and their family and it is this pushpull but that director of the county Health Department said this is possible but if the resources need to track every Single Person down will be strained and if this continues to happen, you have multiple outbreaks, are Health Departments up to the task . This is the bread and butter of local Health Departments. I know this having run one. But you need the resources to do it. It is so time intensive. Imagine calling 80 or 100 people and figuring out exactly where they were and gaining their trust so theyll tell you accurate information. Now imagine if that is a thousand people or 10,000. So we need far more resources when it comes to testing, tracing, isolation, all of the core capabilities that at the moment we dont have. Doctor lena wynn, thank you so much. As cases rise, the president is taking time to golf, to insult women and spread a debunked Conspiracy Theory about the death of an inturn. And why scientists claim there is only a 50 chance of working for a vaccine. And if a basketball fan, the nba and disney are in talks to restart the season in july. Youre watching cnn, im Brooke Baldwin. Well be right back. Wayfair has way more ways to renovate your home, from inspiration to installation. Like way more vanities perfect for you. Nice. Way more unique fixtures and tiles. Pairing. Nice. Way more top brands in sinks and faucets. Way more ways to rule your renovation. Nice on any budget, with free shipping. Wayfair. Way more than furniture. We are back. Youre watching cnn, im Brooke Baldwin. While millions of americans honor fallen heres on this memorial day weekend and the death toll from the coronavirus approaching 100,000, President Trump is going on the attack in between rounds of golf, he spent his weekend on twitter viciously slamming his perceived opponents. Let me give you a little sampling of what we saw. He retweeted a photo of former gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams and mocked her appearanced and retweeted and tweet that called Hillary Clinton a skank and now Joe Scarborough at msnbc. Sand joining me is Kaitlan Collins and april ryan. So kaitlan, first to you, when you look at the president s twitter outburst over the weekend, theyre extraordinary and they continued on this morning on a day when we should be honoring our fallen heroes. Why is he doing this. Reporter and it is not like the president is not prone to these kind of twitter outbursts. Weve seen them time and time again. But this weekend is notable because hes tweeting about the debunked theory that he believes Joe Scarborough played a role in the death of an intern when the police never suspected foul play and it was ruled a accident because the woman had a heart palpitation and then died and the president tweets one thing among many and it is notable begin how many things he amplifies and he does have 80 million followers on twitter that hes amplifying these kinds of messages to. Not only to other ones from his supporters that made disparaging remarks about politicians and the theory about Joe Scarborough. Why is he tweeting this on a weekend dedicated to fallen troops and while were in a pandemic and nearing 100,000 american deaths. And where is he doing the tweeting, during rounds of golf. Lets remember back during the ebola crisis in this country, donald trump went out for president obama for being out golfing. Listen to this. When youre the president , you sort of say im going to give it up for a couple of years and really focus on the job. How about right after the beheading he then walks over to the News Conference and then walks right outside and tees it up. There are times to play golf. We all love golf. There are times that you can play and it sends the wrong signal. But he plays a lot of golf. April, potkettle. He called it black, yes, he did. Here is the bottom line. We are facing the official numbers of 100,000 approaching 100,000 deaths in this nation and mind you there is a lot of people never confirmed because they were not able to be tested or go to hospital so the numbers could be larger than that. But this president is trying to deflect and also show people that hes standing strong in the midst of this, trying to show that this nation is still on course when it is not. So he is actually the pot calling the kettle black by going to the golf course and hitting rounds on that ball yesterday when he should have been in the white house. When he should have been trying to calm the fears of the nation on this first weekend, unofficial weekend of summer. All part of the tweets, kaitlan, the president threatened to move the rnc, the Republican National convention out of North Carolina where it is set later this summer. What is going on there . Reporter that is not supposed to happen until the end of aug. But apparently the president and the rnc are concerned that because the North Carolina is moving slowly than other neighboring states in reopening the fear is that basically it will come close to the convention and it wont be able to be like you would normally see a convention and that is a question raised by people for the head of the dnc and the rnc of what exactly that is going to look like and whether or not you could put thousands of people in one arena like you so often see at these conventions every four years so the president is now saying that unless very soon that the North Carolina governor can commit to them being able to have a full attendance at that convention, they are going to consider moving it to another state that is further along in reopening. Now my colleague jeff zeleny spoke with the governor who is a democrat, roy cooper, last week and he said it is not a political decision that hes making but they want to make the best decision that is safest for people because theyre hosting it in charlotte, North Carolina. And he didnt say whether it is at full capacity yet. And so the question is whether they move it. A lot of work and money has gone into putting this in North Carolina but the president is serious about his threat. But would he go to florida and texas. And he denied having it at one of his properties in miami, in florida, but the question of where you could move this so quickly is unanswered. And speaking of crowds, april, the images of people hanging out, parties, lakes, pools, beaches, over the weekend, leading to concerns that some are completely abandoning social distancing and does the president of the United States, april, have a responsibility to address this . He has a responsibility, he has a moral responsibility as well as a responsibility to the oath that he took saying he is protecting and serving. Right now the American Public is getting confusing messages. The president is out golfing without a mask, without gloves and we dont know if he was physically distancing because the pool reporters are not able to be on the golf course with him. But what people are doing is going against what the cdc guidelines are saying. And this president is not going by what the cdc guidelines are saying. This president has an oath that he has uphold. He has the moral authority that he needs to take and give people the understanding, we are still in the midst of a deadly pandemic even as he is trying to reopen the economy. And this is deadly. It is no the flu. It is not a cold. It is something that you could die from and we still need to take the precautions until there is a vaccine and then after that there is mass production of the vaccine and then there is a global immunization of people. The president has to do that. If he doesnt, were going to see numbers spike again in many communities that are having these massive pool parties and having massive gatherings where people are not using common sense as well as the sense of the cdc. You bring up the vaccine. Were going to get news on how quickly hopefully we could get a vaccine coming up. But for now, april and kaitlan, thank you very much. Good to see both of yall. Candidate joe biden made his first public appearance in months. We could see with me former Vice President and his wife dr. Jill biden visited a Veterans Memorial in delaware. He has been campaigning from home since midmarch. Today they placed a wreath at a wall honoring soldiers and some time to stand in silence. Both were wearing masks. A setback in the race to develop a vaccine. Why scientists at Oxnard University in england now say they only have a 50 50 shot at success but we do have news on the efforts here in the u. S. And how a pair of photographe photographers prepared an honor guard in the mid of the of this pandemic coming up. Deposit a check with your phone or tablet. Check balances, pay bills, and more. Send money to people you know and trust with zelle. Explore all you can do with our Digital Tools from almost anywhere. Pnc bank. Noticks and fleas . Oe. Simplifies protection. See ya heartworm disease . No way simparica trio is the first chewable that delivers all this protection. And simparica trio is demonstrated safe for puppies. Its simple go with simparica trio. This drug class has been associated with neurologic adverse reactions, including seizures; use with caution in dogs with a history of these disorders. Protect him with all your heart. Simparica trio. 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At carvana the safer way to buy a car. The race to develop an effective Coronavirus Vaccine is picking up speed but scientists at Oxford University in the u. K. Say theyve suffered a set bark. They only have a 50 chance with so few cases of the virus scientists couldnt tell if the vaccine isective. Joining me now dr. Larry cory, the president and director of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research center. So dr. Cory, thank you so much for all of your work and so nice to have you on and i want to talk about your efforts in just a moment. But first just on the news out of oxford. Where we should point out on the one hand it is a good thing that fewer people are getting infected but if you are a scientist trying to develop a vaccine, explain why it makes their work for challenging. Well it is challenging to design trials with a virus that is moving in time and space. However, we do feel weve thought through that and have a reasonable strategy. We have a country that has been affected by covid in many different areas yet we contract the virus, we can set up our vaccination sites in areas where the virus is just entering, we have predicttival go rhythms that suggest where the virus might be, the Wayne Gretzky approach of go where the virus may be. And our trials are bigger and capture a greater geographic diversity as where in Great Britain there are larger numbers of people and we know that density is the fuel of the virus and we know where density may occur that we could anticipate the virus entering. I think im liking the sound of the odds and chasing after the puck. If youre attempting to basically take months to complete a process that having spoken to a number of doctors over the last couple of weeks it takes up to ten years to do this kind of thing. How are your efforts going and how confident are you on this timeline, maybe end of the year, beginning of next . Well were very optimistic. After all, we have incredible cooperation from the pharmaceutical industry and most of all what gives me confidence is the cooperation of the american people. We know with their cooperation we could get entry into these trials, we feel we have a great strategy to do these trials. And i think the most important thing for all of us to know is that we need to know if these vaccines work, we want multiple vaccines to work and we need to know their safety and that is our mission and we are laser focused on that mission. All right. So everyone listening to you loves the idea of speed and that you have multiple sort of irons in the fire so to speak. But can you allay the fears of people listening that worry if you are doing this so quickly it might jeopardize safety. What would you say to those people . Quickly does not mean one iota difference in the normal safety routines. All of the vaccines go from a small to a large and from a small phase one to a larger phase two study and then we move into a efficacy based study but theyre overviewed by an independent senior group of scientists who monitor the trial for safety and well as any hints or evidence of efficacy. And they are the ones who are independently looking at this. Theyre the ones entrusted to make sure the trial is conducted at the highest standards and that we are going through and making sure there are absolutely no shortcuts when it comes to the safety as it relates to evaluating these vaccines. Dr. Cory, last quick question, this is my crystal ball question, right. When do you hope to have something ready . Well, dining the trial is relatively large, like 30,000 persons per trial and theyre designed to give us hopefully an answer within six months. Now that depends on how effective the vaccine is, how efficient we are in our trials. So, still optimistic by the first of the year, february of 2021, well have answers for us. Okay, dr. Larry cory, thank you very much, nice to have you on. Still ahead here on cnn, honoring the fallen amid a pandemic. How a fair of photographers is making sure they get the honor guard they deserve. And the nba is in talks to restart the season as early as july. How would it work . Lets talk about it with nba legend Isaiah Thomas. Its only human to find inspiration in nature. And also find answers. Our search to transform. Farm waste into renewable natural gas led chevron to partner with california bioenergy. Working to provide an alternative source of power. For a cleaner way forward. Today on this memorial day we honor the lives and sacrifices of our military and our veterans. But in this age of social distancing, because of coronavirus, some of those who fought bravely for our freedom are not receiving final honors as they are laid to rest and that led this group of veterans in North Carolina to post a video online offering a final honor guard to those unable to have the ceremony in person complete with the playing of taps and this 21gun salute. And joining me the two awesome guys behind the idea and video. Rob roughman and john brookes. Hap happy memorial day to both of you. And rob, i understand you shoot landscape photos and wildlife. So tell me what or who inspired you to do this. Our friend or facebook had a father pass away and she wanted to have taps played at the funeral and that is the first time it was drawn to be an issue. We found members that got together and did the film for us. Darrell knows about the video. Shes happy with it. She showed her mom. It is better live and in person but this is all we can do. If we knew this was an issue months ago, we would have done this a lot sooner. But i never knew never thought about it, never occurred to me. When my father passed a way in 203 we had his rites and people need this right now for the closure. Of course they do. And youre helping them provide it in this time of social distancing and everyone trying to be safe. John, rob mentioned the veterans groups that yall worked with in North Carolina. What was it like organizing this project and how do you get these folks together . Well, rob put it altogether and called me up and wanted to know if i want to be part of it. And i said absolutely because i love the veterans and im all about supporting the veterans and i thought it was a shame that they werent getting their rights like they normally do. So we got the vfw and they formed an honor guard and two vfw groups and then we decided to do it. And rob, i have to imagine, i watch the Youtube Video this morning and thousands people had watched it. You must be getting feedback from folks you dont even know. Tell me a story or two. Facebook messages have been coming in. People thanking us for doing the video. And then it falls in line with the reasons why we made it. They had family members pass away during this time and didnt get the honors at the grave site like me should have. And that is really why we did this. Is for those people. So they could have it and all of us from the vfw and was kind of questioning things, wanting to know who to present the flag to and i said well well present it to everybody right now so we got the table idea to drape the flag and then present the flag blaac to the table for everybody that needs it right now. It is a beautiful thing what you two have done. And more on a personal note, rob, your a truck driver and because of all of this you are not able to work. And john, bless you, youre a stayathome dad, how are you guys hanging in . I mean, my life hasnt really changed a lot. But rob is an essential worker so he hasnt changed a lot either. Oh, you are able to work. I was told you werent. So you are able to hit the road . Ive been working. But it is not its not busy. You work enough to make the ends meet and see what the next week has. I understand. Take each week as it comes. Gentlemen, thank you very much. And for all of you watching, go to youtube, ill tweet it out at brooke bcn and ill tweet it out and you would watch for yourself. Coming up the plan to start the nba season in july and what could that look like with the legend Isaiah Thomas and how coronavirus is sparking the return of the milk man. Well be right back. announcer in this world where people are staying at home, many of lifes moments are being put on hold. At carvana, we understand that, for some, getting a car just cant wait. To help, were giving our customers up to 90 days to make their first payment. 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Because youve been on both sides of the court during your career and president of the nba Players Association, after you retired you were a Founding Partner in the the executive vp of the toronto raptors. What would your biggest concerns be, starting the season as both a player and an executive . As a player, i would definitely be concerned about my health and also my familys health. Those are the things you would be most concerned about right now, because the virus is the virus. And from all accounts the virus is still out there. Now, as a player, also you would put your faith in terms of the leadership, the Players Association and also the nba owners with adam silver. Definitely as a player, you would make sure that the information theyre giving you is correct. And from everything that weve seen thus far from Michelle Roberts and adam silver is that they are being extremely cautious, providing accurate information, and i would say proceeding with extreme caution. As an executive, i would want to make sure that the players are taken care of from a travel standpoint, making sure their families are taken care of. I would probably go even one step further to see if theres been any covid in any of the family members that are coming to potentially orlando or las vegas. And everything would be around safety and health. Those are the things i would look for as a player and an executive. So isaiah, obviously health being paramount. The nba says the orlando facility would be for games, practice, and housing. I know a couple of players did test positive for covid. My question would be how much freedom would you give them . Should they be existing in a bubble . How strict should they be in keeping those players in line . I think the keyword you just said is the bubble. When we think of bubble, we think of the playing facilities that theyre going to be in. But i think when we think of bubble, we have to think of, you know, the hotel, the plane facility, and also the eating environment. And all of that has to be monitored, has to be enclosed in some form or fashion. And in terms of the strictness, it would absolutely have to be strict from a contamination standpoint in terms of people entering in and out of the building. So it would have to be rigorously critiqued and also looked after. Once you bring that many players in that environment and you put them there. Again, this is all a possibility. The league is in talks with disney, maybe, maybe it will happen late july. Isaiah thomas, thank you so much, be well. Sending you and your family the best health. Appreciate you hopping on the phone with me today. The World Health Organization is now temporarily putting a pause on studying a drug thats been touted by the president as a treatment for the coronavirus. 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Reporter so he switched gears, supplying Grocery Stores facing shortages and with schools ramping up programs to feed needy students at home, his company regained some of the lost business. Then the phone started ringing for people looking for Home Delivery service, do you do this. After you get enough of these calls, you say, jeez, i wonder if this could be a viable way to sell milk again. Reporter the Delivery Service he launched has been a hit with this woman in nearby fairfield. Its been a big boon, we were struggling with grocery deliverers. Its eased anxiety and stress. Reporter wade now delivers to 230 customers in some 30 towns across the state and recently bought another truck. A hand grenade bottle. Reporter being a milkman is in wades blood. I was 7 or 8 years old, the clinkclink noise of glass milk bottles hitting the metal dividers in the cases is something ill never forget. Reporter his grandfather made deliveries with horse and buggy in 1893. After a century, wades halted the deliveries has habits changed. Covid19 is shaking things up all over again. And not just the wades. While National Numbers are scarce, producers and distributors across the country are reporting a surge in demand for Home Delivery. Doorstep delivery in lancaster county, pennsylvania, serves more than 300 families a week. Another 300 or so are on a waiting list and theyre hiring more staff to keep up with demand. Weve probably tripled our Home Delivery customers in a three or fourweek time until we kind of maxed out our capacity. Reporter chateau Home Delivery outside kansas city, missouri also has a waiting list. Theyre demand has risen 200 to more than 4,000 customers. Theyve doubled their staff. Weve purchased four new delivery trucks and created countless new routes, probably 14 new routes throughout the metro over that period of time. Reporter each Company Provides nocontact delivery to promote social distancing. Would you like Home Delivery for tomorrow . Reporter and it isnt just milk. Like the others we spoke to, wades sells dairy and nondairy product, including yogurt, cheese, eggs, fresh bread, orange juice and meats. The bacon will not be available until the end of may. Reporter the companies are hopeful that Strong Demand will continue even after the pandemic. Suddenly in this business, everything old is new again. Athena jones, cnn, bridgeport, connecticut. Athena, thank you. Thank you so much for being with me. Im Brooke Baldwin in new york. Dana bash is in for jake. The lead starts now. Welcome to a special edition of the lead. Im dana bash in for jake tapper on this memorial day, a day for honoring those who gave their lives fighting for the United States. And this year, a day where we are now mourning almost 98,000 deaths. Family, friends, and neighbors. Dr. Deborah birx says the Trump Administration is still predicting up to 240,000 americans dying in the first wave. And the World Health Organization today is saying there may be a second peak as part of the first wave. Plus as white house Senior Adviser Kevin Hassett told me yesterday, the