Choice will cost lives. As the nation moves forward so far what remains consistent is the rise in infections. This hour, it exceeded 1,070,000. You can see the number on your screen with more than 63,000 deaths. Well show you the growing divide and how businesses are trying to balance staying in business with staying safe. Lets begin the hour in texas. Ed lavandera is live in dallas. Ed, today is phase one for texans and that means folks can go shopping but maintain social distancing, how well is that going . Reporter well, you know if you thought today is going to be this day where it is different yesterday, it does not feel that way at all. Thats part of the phasing in of these businesses. Today across the state of texas, Retail Stores and movie theaters and restaurants can open up but only at 25 capacity. There has been some debate as to how you enforce all of that. Thats whats going on there today. Museums are also opening and outdoor shopping area, the shops at park lane in dallas
Expects to see. Were going to lose anywhere from 75,000, 80,000 to 100,000 people. Thats a horrible thing. We shouldnt lose one person over this. That number has changed. Its going up. I used to say 65,000. And now im saying 80,000 or 90,000 and it goes up and goes up rapidly. Also today, u. S. Senators and their staff get back to work on capitol hill. Officials have issued new guidelines but they arent mandatory and theres no widespread testing in place. House members will keep working from home for now. But across our country, millions of americans are getting back to work. States like arizona, florida, indiana and missouri all reopening businesses today. In all, eight states are relaxing restrictions today bringing the total to more than 30. More states are expected to take that step within the coming week as we get to phase two. We have reporters spread out across this country. And across the world. I want to go first to sam brock in clearwater beach, florida, where the beaches are