In myrtle beach, South Carolina officials declared this weekend an extraordinary event, which is a type of executive order that authorizes Law Enforcement to take extra steps if needed to protect Public Health and safety. All of this ahead of the fda warning today the coronavirus is not yet contained, urging americans to protect themselves and their communities. The number of deaths in the u. S. Is closing in on a grim milestone. Approaching 100,000. Now, two states in the south are seeing cases spike. North carolina reporting its single highest oneday total on saturday. While arkansas governor says his state is seeing its second spike. Its clear and evident to me that we have one peak and then weve had a deep dip and then were having a second peak right now, and theyre really about 30 days apart. Cnn has reporters from beaches coast to coast and monitoring crowds gathering on the florida panhandle, live from Pensacola Beach, rosa flores. What are you hearing and seeing from people the
Bert myrtle beach, South Carolina. Reporter fred, the city resolution here says that people were really problematic last weekend in not abiding by social distancing and observed behavior problems especially when it came to some modes of transportation, and that is what they referred to when they made this executive order banning golf carts and in addition as you said giving Police Special authority to do things such as shutting down businesses between 11 00 p. M. And 6 00 a. M. Perhaps asking for local state and federal assistance to enforce some of the rules here, and, remember, this is a city that is still under a civil emergency, and South Carolina is still under a general state of emergency. If you look behind me on the beach here, i dont think you can tell there is any emergency, so to speak. We can see that people are keeping their parties separate from each other for the most part. Other than that, theres not that much difference than what another memorial day weekend would have
Still honor these men and women while at the same time protecting our visitors and folks that might want to come out . Announcer this is new day weekend with Victor Blackwell and christi paul. Taking a look at a sunrise across downtown atlanta. Good morning to you. It really is surreal what were seeing this weekend, people out in crowds without masks, making the most of the memorial day weekend, in the context of the u. S. Nearing 100,000 lives lost to covid19. Yeah, from coast to coast. Were going to start with the sunshine state, because its luring people back to beaches and parks. And lets go, in fact, to myrtle beach, south carolina. Look at the crowds that you see there, up and down the coast. In ocean city, maryland, crowds packing the boardwalk. Masks recommended there, not required, we should point out. Virginia beach. There are beach ambassadors, as theyre called, enforcing social distancing rules. But staying six feet apart looks pretty difficult in gulf shores, alabama, beca
Pool party in missouri. This video was made yesterday by a tv reporter in lake of the ozarks. No sign of any precautions at all. People partying, clustered close together, nobody visible wearing a protective mask. The governor of arkansas this weekend as well announcing a second peak of coronavirus cases in his state and blamed that in part on a Swimming Pool party that resulted in a cluster of new infections. Cnn correspondents are all around the country right now. Rosa flores on the beach in pensacola, florida. Natasha chen is in myrtle beach, south carolina. And Paul Vercammen just outside los angeles. Rosa, to you first, show us where you are, how full the beach is, and what are Public Safety officials telling you . Reporter hi, anna. Yeah, walk with me and ill show you, because here in pensacola beach, florida, what theyve done is they separated umbrellas on the beach to make sure that families can come out here, yet social distance at the same time. Now, its possible here in pens
Finding people who were fighting against mass extinction or to preserve wild tigers in india or the dead sea. Gave us hope that there may be a path to the middle east could be over water. So theres a lot of sort of mind blowing unexpected moments. Bill weir and phillip bloom. Thanks for taking us on the journey. The wonder list premieres this sunday night at 10 00 eastern right here on cnn. Thanks for staying with me. Developing right now the house of representatives back in session after a short recess. At issue, do they have enough votes to pass the threeweek bill to fund the department of Homeland Security . Yes, a threeweek bill. Thats where were at with this. Athena jones is keeping track of it for us on capitol hill. Bring us up to speed. Whats happening right now . Hi ana. Well right now the house is now back after their recess. They recessed for a little over an hour because the Republican Leadership couldnt get together the votes to pass that threeweek funding bill you just me