It has been a rough night to say the least for residents of brooklyn, new york, with thunderstorms uprooting trees. They crashed into backyards and onto garages, parked cars, and even a city bus. The new york city borough also got hit with hail during that severe thunderstorm. We turn now to the coronavirus pandemic forcing colleges to shift their admissions priorities. They are turning away from test scores to how students have been caring for themselves and others during this crisis. Heres abcs rachel scott. Reporter College Admission deans from across the country accounting for the massive shift in the Student Experience during the pandemic. How are you contributing to solving the needs of others during this crisis . Reporter releasing a new statement telling students and parents what they now value during the admissions process. Its a different landscape out there, its a different terrain that admissions offices are looking at. Reporter through the making caring common project at h
In nearly three quarters of the country as we head into this Holiday Weekend. 36 states, take a look at that map, all of the orange and red. Those states reporting a rise in infections. Just two states, rhode island and vermont, have seen new cases decline over the past week. The biggest states really grabbing the biggest headlines this morning. Singing is out at Church Services in california, an alltime record of 10,000 new cases in florida in a single day. And a mandatory mask order now in effect for nearly every county in texas. Lets go live to houston this morning, where we find cnns lucy kavanaugh. Lucy, good morning. Reporter erica, good morning. This Coronavirus Crisis is far from being handled. And this move by Governor Abbott is a major reversal. He has previously barred local governments from penalizing people who didnt Wearing Masks. Now wearing one of these in the state of texas is the law. That is, if you live in a county with 20 or more cases. That applies to roughly 95 o