Legal attack. A new report published in the journal of pediatrics finds a threefold increase in dog bites during the pandemic. Well tell you why. Wildfires raging in california as temperatures soar and Power Outages grow throughout the states. Early today starts right now good wednesday morning im phillip mena. And im frances rivera. Covid19 is now the third leading cause of death in the united states. The news comes as over 5. 4 million americans have now been infected and over 1712,000 people have died from the virus. The virus is also sweeping through College Campuses across the nation just as the fall semester begins. Students attending Notre Dame University will go online for at least two weeks and students at chapel hill are headed home. Reporter notre dame going virt you for at least two weeks after 19 of students tested positive for covid19. The surge attributed to at least two offcampus parties according to University Officials who say they may be forced to send students home.