Plus, lowering the flag for good. The historic vote concerning the confederate battle emblem. Bradys replacement. A big move by the new England Patriots at the quarterback position as the team gets hit with a new fine for actions via film crew. Fireworks fizzle. The shortage that could take the sparkle out of your fourth of july fun. Good monday morning, everyone. Lets get right to the coronavirus. 31 states are now reporting an increase in cases. 23 of them reporting an increase in hospitalizations and as we look ahead to the fourth of july holiday, more cities and towns are closing bars and beaches with some hospitals in the south and west worried about getting overwhelmed. M been overrun with some people getting in line well before dawn only to see all the tests gone by 9 00 a. M. One man in texas says he called more than 50 times trying to schedule an appointment for a test. Abcs andrea fujii begins our coverage this morning. Reporter this morning at least a dozen cities and states
Right now on america this morning. Morning. Good monday morning, thank you for joining us. More of america is shutting down as state and local governments stake drastic new action to stop the spread of the coronavirus. At least 67 americans have died but the virus has spread to every state except west virginia. As a result, the cdc says any gatherings of 50 people or more should be cancelled for the next two months and several states along with big cities like new york and los angeles have ordered restaurants, bars and theaters to close. Restaurants can only serve takeout. California is going one step further, now urging people over 65 to selfisolate at home. President trump is urging people not to hoard groceries. The Federal Reserve has lowered Interest Rates but on wall street stock futures fell 1,000 points overnight. Also overnight, the National Security Council Posted this message saying rumors of a National Quarantine are fake. There is no national lockdown. We have a lot to get
Good thursday morning. Thank you for joining us. President trump says he considers himself to be a war time president. From all indications it appears this Health Crisis were going through is about to get worse. As we continue to follow the guidelines on social distancing were seeing this graph on your screen showing the sharp increase in coronavirus cases across the country. A sixfold increase in one week. New york city has reported its numbers of cases have more than doubled in one day. Hospitals say theyre expecting a tsunami of patients. In response new yorks governor has ordered businesses to keep 50 of workers home. Italy reported its deadliest day so far. 345 deaths in 24 hours. Doctors fear the United States could be less than two weeks away from similar conditions. Abcs alex presha begins our coverage from washington where some members of congress have tested positive. Good morning. Reporter good morning to you. The country continuing its fight against what President Trump has