Weekend. Plenty of sunbathers flocking to the beaches opening for just a dry run ahead of memorial day weekend. Much different across the country on beaches in Los Angeles County where sunbathing and picnics are prohibited. That is not stopping some people from soaking in the rays. The question have they doing so safely . Paul, how is it looking . Reporter well, it looks like most people are observing social distancing. What they want is what you see behind me. You can see the children in the water. They want them to be able to go in the water. They dont need to be in there with their masks on. Is idea is they want everybody to keep moving. A short time ago we did see Sheriff Deputies driving up to people and telling them you need to move along. They clearly, clearly have an agenda which is ukz not put up a tent or an umbrella. That to them indicates that you are not moving along. And in talking to the beach goers here. It is mixed. They dont want people within six feet if they are not
Data shows the economy is taking a major hit. Reopening the country in haste equals more deaths. That is the stark message from the u. S. s top Infectious Diseases expert. Dr. Anthony fauci warned u. S. Lawmakers at a Senate Hearing tuesday that rushing to get back to normal would turn the clock back, rather than forward. And hes not alone in that thinking. A new coronavirus model now projects 147,000 u. S. Deaths by august, 10,000 more than previous estimate. And the researcher behind that model tells cnn its tied to the reopening of states too early. Take a listen. Were starting to see the effects of two things driving up the numbers. One is the consequence of the relaxing of social distancing, people getting out and about, having more contact. Were seeing, you know, upward trends in case numbers in a number of states and big swings up in mobility. And then some further states have relaxed social distancing, like North Carolina in the last few days as well. All of that, unfortunately