Good morning. Im matt gutman. I am reena ninan. Welcome, matt. Thank you, reena. So good to be here. Excited to have you here. I am seeing you doing something crazy, nothing personal. I am looking at you look what is he thinking . Among that, hurricane coverage. What were you thinking . Practically blown away. Where were you here . This is hurricane irene, on top of the bridge near the eye of the storm. You see rolling out of there. Basically near the eye of the hurricane with some storm chasers. Actually really cool. Just rain and wind. You look like you will be blown off the bridge. Crazy to me when i watch the video. I make it a point never to cover assignments where my mascara has a chance of running. Thats smart. Mine did run that day. Covergirl, waterproof. I recommend it. So, speaking of torrential rains. We are going to bring you to the plains where this weekend the rains are taking its toll. Terrible. The cedar river crested at 6 1 2 feet above flood stage. At cedar falls, iow
Coronavirus cases confirmed and this pandemic has become the deadliest this planet has seen in more than a century. More than half a Million People now dead. President Trumps Health secretary is warning that the window is closing for the u. S. To get this pandemic under contr control. The top Infectious Disease specialist says its unlikely to achieve herd immunity without the vaccine. First we go to randi kaye in palm beach county, florida. Cases continuing to rise in florida after state officials declared victory there. Next step, closing beaches july 4th. Reporter absolutely. Palm beach county gym the beaches will be closed for the july 4th holiday weekend, not good news for folks enjoying the beach, enjoying the water. Of course the beaches are a big draw for many who come to florida and many who live here. Miamidade beach is closing for the july 4th whole day weekend and broward county. Officials dont want to see a spike on top of the pike. Broward county officials held a press con
Okay. Why dont you move your car into a parking spot. Okay . All right. Dont go back to sleep. Just pull it over there. Mr. Brooks does. He pulls into a sparking spot, and one of the responding officers begins questioning him. Do you have any weapons on you or anything like that . I dont have anything on me. Well, having determined he is unarmed, they perform a series of sobriety tests and administer a breathalyzer, which comes back they say over the limit. At this point, the officer decided to handcuff him. Mr. Brooks resists. A scuffle breaks out. Officers try to use a taser on him. The body cam video is incomplete because both officers cameras somehow ended up on the ground. However, youll hear profanity, apparently a taser used, and then the fatal shots. Put your hands behind your back. Hey. Stop fighting. Stop fighting. Stop fighting stop youre going to get tased stop stop hands off the taser stop fighting [ bleep ]. The sound of gunshots. Two, hitting mr. Brooks in his back and b
More record case numbers, all reported over the weekend. Hospitalizations also surging today. And hours long lines for tests and in some areas not nearly enough. The nation now topping 2. 5 million cases with more than 125,000 deaths. While the global death toll has reached more than 500,000, the u. S. Health secretary warning that the window is closing to get the crisis in this country under control. Now some officials rolling back more reopenings as concerns about july 4th celebrations build up, florida closing some beaches for the holiday weekend. Bars and nightclubs also in focus. Californias governor now closing them in seven counties in that state. And this hour, we are putting a spotlight on the worsening crisis in arizona. Thats where we find msnbcs Vaughn Hillyard to kick things off for us, at a drive through testing site in phoenix, arizona, one of the many areas where the demand for tests is currently outpacing availability. Vaughn, what is the situation right there . Report
Well, the pandemic is not over. In fact, there is sobering, new coronavirus projections this morning. A key model used by the white house says that a second wave of the virus is coming earlier than anticipated. And now, more than 200,000 americans could be dead just by october. That is 30,000 more deaths than last weeks projection. It is being attributed to premature relaxation of social distancing. Right now, cases are on the rise in 18 states around the country. Eight of those states experiencing increases of more than 50 . And this includes oklahoma, that where President Trump is planning to hold his rally on saturday, in a crowded, indoor arena, just the kind of place that Health Experts warn is easy for the virus to spread. Joining us now, cnn Political Correspondent abby phillip and cedric alexander, former president of the National Organization of black Law Enforcement executives. Thanks to both of you for being on. Cedric, if i could begin with you. If you look at what we under