Morning. Making the grade. What this 13yearold has to say about graduating college with four degrees. And sleeping in style. U kever e good tuesday morning, everyone. We begin with those images of people crowding together enjoying the holiday weekend. And their actions have already sparked consequences. Scenes like this prompted authorities to issue a new travel advisory requiring those who defied social distancing rules over the weekend to immediately selfquarantine. A lastminute scram surveillance now under way in brazil as people rush to board final flights to the u. S. Before a travel ban goes into effect tonight. Brazil is now the worlds number two hot spot with daily deaths from covid19 surpassing those in the u. S. Also this morning, a remarkable story of survival. 65yearold Eddie Jackson of columbus, ohio, is now recovering after 59 days on a ventilator. His son says eddie nearly died several times, but we begin our coverage with that new selfquarantine order after the holiday
Were back with a small brush fire raging on a hillside about 30 miles east of downtown los angeles. Firefighters were able to save a nearby restaurant, but the heat wave is hanging over Southern California for another few days. Miami is headed for another warm but soggy day. As much as 7 inches fell in parts of southern florida, washing out memorial day for many and making driving hazardous. More rain and severe storms are expected today because a big storm system is sitting right off the coast and will continue to drench the area. That system could become the second tropical system of the year, and its moving north towards the Kennedy Space center. That nasty weather could impact tomorrows scheduled launch of a pair of american astronauts into space. It comes as nasa and spacex give a final go for the historic launch, the first liftoff of american astronauts from u. S. Soil in nine years. Heres abcs gio benitez. Reporter worries that the weather will delay this Historic Mission to spa