Health and the medicine of this in a moment. As for President Trump and his response over the weekend, he addressed a crowd at Mount Rushmore on friday that raised a number of Health Concerns amid the growing number of coronavirus cases. About 7,500 people expected to attend and photos show a packed crowd in close quarters with few wearing masks. According to local reporting there, Health Professionals in south dakota are concerned the lath lack of mitigation efforts could cause the coronavirus to spread in communities where those attending live following the event. As for the president s fourth of july message to the country, three and a half years after vowing to end what we called american carnage at his inaugural event, the president denounced what we called the left wing cultural revolution. He also pushed back against the movement for Racial Justice accusing his opponents of wanting to erase americas history, indoctrinate our children and overthrow the american revolution. The ra
Of a surge. But Health Experts fear another across the nation linked to crowded holiday gatherings. Plus, more than 200 scientists around the world now outlining evidence that coronavirus can float in air droplets, lingering indoors even after an infectious person has left. And as cnns Jason Carroll reports, at least ten states are experiencing record levels of coronavirus hospitalizations. Reporter what pandemic . We get complacent. We get cocky. We get a little arrogant. That is a real threat. Reporter across the country, july 4th gatherings with no social distancing or mask wearing like this party in diamond lake, michigan, at a water park in wisconsin, this speedway outside denver, and on fire island, new york, where crowds gathered on the beach during the day, and at a pool party at night. I dont know how else to say it. Actions have consequences. Reporter in all, coronavirus cases surging in 32 states. California reaching new Dangerous Levels sunday with nearly 12,000 new cases r
After he retired from the military, he went on to get a ph. D in city administration. He lived in al paso, texas. He was married to his wife virginia for 47 years, and together they adopted three daughters. He was also the proud grandfather of two granddaughters who he adored. He was 72 years old. Fred and Judy Whitesel were married in 1959 in nebraska. They would spend the next 60 years together side by side. When it was time for them to go into a nursing home, they went together. There they both came down with coronavirus. Their son says judy was rushed to the hospital first after she developed symptoms. Fred remained at the nursing home. She died after a few days. That same day, fred was rushed to the emergency room. He was placed on a ventilator. They died just 12 hours apart. Their son steven said his parents were so connected, his father just didnt want to be left behind. Fred whitesel was 83 years old and judy was 81. What a life. 60 years together. The news continues. I want to
Tattoo parlors to reopen. But there will be no Indoor Dining in new york city as part of the phase three reopening plan. And right now, the white house is scheduled to hold a press briefing as a well. We will keep an eye on that for you during this hour for any headlines, but again, just hearing from floridas governor right now, the governor still add it, holding a News Conference at the villages there in florida. The state is the countrys new hot spot. It saw a record high for infections climb iing to a stunning 11,348 in just 24 hours over the weekend. Kerry sanders is live in st. Petersburg, florida. Kerry, what have we learned from the governor in the last 30, that minutes or so . If folks were looking for floridas governor to announce that he was going to take control of the state, theyre not get iting that right now. As you know for the longest time since this pandemic began in march, the governor has deferred authority over to local governments and he said emphasizing again that
Live from cnn, cnn newsroom. The u. S. Is just wrapping up a Holiday Weekend. The social distance, not everyone paid attention. Theres fears of more spikes in coronavirus, the concern is that partiers can take it back to family and coworkers. The u. S. Is leading the world in cases and deaths and cases are still rising in most. It will soon be overwhelmed. Its a dangerous time to be in florida, state reported just shy of 10,000 new infections just on sunday. And on saturday, florida broke records in a single day. Things are likely to get worse than better. As we now report. This weekend, we saw sizeable crowds line up, 1200 tests were administered and they had to close early because they ran out of tests. Now, local officials are concerned that folks may not be following the social distancing guidelines and thats why we are seeing the surges that we are. We spoke with the mayor of miami beach, dan gilbert, he shares the concerns with us. Listen to us. How do you tell somebody to wear a