Expecting record turnout after this memorial day scene and myrtle beach welcoming tourists despite being linked to multiple outbreaks as a South Carolina doctor says theyre facing a category 6 hurricane of illness. The mayor joins us live. Flyovers and fireworks. President Trump Holding his fourth of July Celebration at mt. Rushmore expecting thousands but not requiring social distancing or masks. Insisting the crisis is being handled as testing trouble grows, the labs now saying they cant keep up with demand. Under arrest. Jeffrey epsteins exgirlfriend and alleged coconspirator Ghislaine Maxwell waking up behind bars accused of helping him recruit, groom and sexually abuse teenage girls. Now the lawyer representing more than 50 of epsteins alleged victims joins us live first on gma. Breaking overnight, the new charge filed in the case of missing ft. Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen. The gruesome discovery as her family demands justice. Caught on camera, the terrifying bison encounter in Yellowstone National park. The woman getting too close, charged. Lucky to survive. No one else was in the room where it happened and hamilton is here. Now were all in the room where it happened. The highly anticipated hit finally streaming, and one of the biggest stars is joining us live. We are not throwing away this shot. And good morning, america. Happy friday. Happy Holiday Weekend as well. Weve got a great crew here at the desk. Of course, my weekend partner eva pilgrim and will reeve anchoring today for the first time. He also serves as my parttime stunt double on weekends. You know, whit, i dreamt of filling in for Michael Strahan when i was a kid. I just thought it would be on the giants, but this is also a dream for me. Thank you to our amazing crew and youre like family, and thank you for starting your morning with us. Good to have you. Thanks, will. We begin with the coronavirus emergency. A lot of concern as 26 states now show an increase in hospitalizations. And as so many get on the road to travel for the holiday, chicago now issuing a travel advisory like new york, new jersey and connecticut requiring visitors from 15 states to quarantine. There are concerns about travelers spreading the virus state to state. Victor oquendo begins our coverage in miami beach where those famous beaches will be closed this Holiday Weekend. Good morning, victor. Reporter good morning, eva. This is one of the main entry points to miami beach, officially closed for the fourth of july weekend. Lets go to our drone to give you a look from above. Nobody should be out on the sand right now as south florida tries to slow the spread and avoid those large crowds. Other hot spots across the country taking similar measures. Beaches also closed in texas and california. This morning, the country is reeling from a recordsetting week. The u. S. Seeing more than 50,000 new cases of covid19 for the second day in a row. Were setting records practically every day of new cases in the numbers that are reported. That clearly is not the right direction. Reporter at least 19 states have reversed or paused reopening with the Holiday Weekend here, officials are warning people to remain vigilant. Places like the lake of the ozarks in missouri which drew huge crowds like these over memorial day expecting a record turnout. Ive never been really concerned overly about the Holiday Weekend, but i will tell you this one concerns me. There is no law that we can enforce on social distancing, on traveling. We do not do that down here. Reporter in seattle near the original epicenter of the american outbreak, more than 100 Fraternity Members at the university of washington have selfreported testing positive for covid19 from 15 different frat houses in whats being called the greek row outbreak. I have seen people that are just living their normal life and, you know, many times its just partying and enjoying. Reporter facing skyrocketing cases and hospitalizations, Texas Governor greg abbott making masks mandatory statewide despite weeks of hesitation speaking with ktrk. Weve learned that the best way that we can both remain open for business while also containing the spread of covid19 is through the strategy of requiring masks that will slow the spread. Reporter in florida is your floor at capacity right now . Yes. Reporter these doctors suiting up at miamis Jackson Memorial hospital where they are seeing a surge in cases. Theyre pausing elective surgeries, bracing for more patients. We dont want to be like new york. We dont want to be like italy where you have a gynecologist taking care of your icu patients because we ran out of doctors. We dont want to get to that point. Reporter theyre caring for twice as many Covid Patients now than the peak in april. If we dont reduce the infection rate of the community, several weeks from now well be underwater. Reporter in South Carolina, this dire new warning. This is a category 6 hurricane of illness. We cant evacuate. We need to stay in place. Reporter local officials in one of the states tourist hot spots, myrtle beach, already linked to multiple outbreaks in the past few weeks putting a new mask mandate into effect overnight. And in addition to the beach closures, miamidades mayor implementing stricter rules effective immediately. There is a countywide curfew and he is also rolling back the reopening of movie theaters and casinos. If you are dining out in miamidade county, you now have to keep some kind of Face Covering on at all times unless you are actively eating or drinking. Whit . Victor oquendo in miami, thank you. Joining us now is the mayor of one of the top beach destinations in the country, myrtle beach, South Carolina. Mayor Brenda Bethune is joining us right now. Thanks for taking the time to speak with us this morning. Happy fourth of july. I want to jump to the Holiday Weekend. You are expecting thousands of visitors, but your Beach Community is currently experiencing a surge in coronavirus cases right now. How worried are you about this outbreak getting worse . Well, its a major concern here in myrtle beach. As you mentioned, we will expect thousands of tourists, approximately over 100,000 this weekend. So its a concern especially for our residents and our community as a whole. So weve seen other cities doing this as well. In one way youre hoping to curb the surge with a mandatory mask order that goes into effect today requiring people to wear masks in public places. But do you think were now in july. This is months after the peak of the pandemic. Do you think you waited too long to take this action . Well, in hindsight, we probably did, and we should have enacted a mask order when the hotels opened back up. However, we did not have that authority locally at that time. Just last week our state attorney general gave that power to the local municipalities to be able to enact a mask order and other things. So i wish that we could have done it sooner. We acted on it as quickly as possible and we just hope that now we can get everyone to comply with it and keep everyone safe while theyre here. Governor mcmaster has refused to give a statewide mask order. How much does that create a problem for your community when you have different rules just around your city . Well, myrtle beach is much different than a small city in the upstate. So i cant say that i disagree with not having a statewide mandate, because the rest of the state doesnt deal with the type of influx of visitors that we do. What i think is important to focus on is the fact that the governor and the attorney general gave that power to the local cities to their municipalities. And were all doing the best that we can. We want people to stay safe and the main point is weve got to protect the people that are here as well as our own residents and we believe that the masks will help do that. Speaking of protecting the people who are there, there are reports of hundreds of new covid cases in d. C. , virginia and other areas linked to trips to your city, myrtle beach. Do you accept responsibility for some of that . Well, i dont think the responsibility is all on us. People spread this virus, not places. And there is no way to determine if the people who are coming here have already been exposed to it or if they got it here. So i think thats a very unfair analogy just for the very sense that, if i get the virus, i dont know where i get it from. So i dont like to place blame. I think that that does not help solve the issues that we are all facing. I hear what youre saying about placing blame. But isnt that part of the issue here . Thats why there was supposed to be testing, Contact Tracing so you actually can keep track of where the outbreaks are happening and where people are coming from, but i do want to ask you Something Else because victor mentioned this in his piece. Yesterday charleston reported the severe impact of the virus. Health officials saying a nearby city, charleston described it as a category 6 hurricane of illness. Do you have similar fears about the strain on your Hospital Systems there . Thats always a concern and our Emergency Management team is in constant communication with our hospitals throughout the area daily. That is something that is very, very closely monitored and that is one reason why the mask order was so important. We actually heard from a lot of those hospitals that this is what they wanted and needed. Mayor bethune of myrtle beach, thank you for your time this morning. Will, over to you. Thank you. Whit, thanks a lot. As weve seen with millions on the move this Holiday Weekend, there are concerns about tourists traveling and then bringing the virus with them. Our gio benitez is at the George Washington bridge in manhattan with more. Good morning, gio. Reporter hey, will, good morning. Yeah, people will be crossing state lines quite a bit this weekend, and for the most part, they will be choosing cars over planes. But that also means there are new concerns as this virus spreads and people celebrate the fourth of july. In fact, austin sent out an Emergency Alert saying to stay home and avoid nonhousehold gatherings. Now chicago issuing a travel advisory like the one issued by new york, new jersey and connecticut. The city requiring visitors from 15 states to quarantine. Now, this is also looking to be the busiest weekend in months in the air and now this photo from senator jeff merkley getting a lot of attention online. He sent it to American Airlines on twitter calling it incredibly irresponsible that the company is now filling middle seats. While american says that the plane had 26 empty seats, american and united are booking all seats on the planes. Will . Now, gio, if youre committed to traveling, youre really going for it, what should you do to make sure you dont run into any problems on the road or in the skies or wherever you go . Reporter yeah, listen, no matter how you travel, you need to make sure that you are looking at these travel advisories for the state that youre coming from and the state that youre going to if you are crossing state lines. Even if theres no surge in either one, still you need to make sure because they could have advisories in place. So youve got to check, will. All right, gio benitez with important travel advisories ahead of this Holiday Weekend, thank you, gio. Eva . Amid concerns about large gatherings, the president is set to hold his Independence Day celebration at mt. Rushmore tonight. The governor said they will not enforce social distancing or require Face Coverings. Rachel scott is at the white house with more. Good morning to you, rachel. Reporter hey, eva, good morning. Yes, and Public Health officials are sounding the alarm about this event warning that it could be a perfect storm for easy transmission. Several thousand people are expected to attend, and the states governor sending a blunt message to residents who are concerned about getting sick to stay home. This morning, as coronavirus cases across the country soar, and Health Officials warn against large crowds, President Trump is bringing thousands together for a fourth of July Celebration at mt. Rushmore. We will have a tremendous evening. Its going to be a fireworks display like few people have seen. Its going to be very exciting and its going to be beautiful. Reporter fireworks and military flyovers on full display in south dakota but those watching not required to wear a face mask or social distance. We told those folks that have concerns that they can stay home. Reporter the event coming as the president continues to insist the covid crisis is being handled. We havent totally succeeded yet. We will soon. Reporter but hes contradicting some of his top health experts. We are not flattening the curve right now. The curve is still going up. Reporter the trump administrations own testing chief cautioning testing labs could soon be overwhelmed. Two labs, quest and labcorp, already warning of coronavirus testing delays as demand surges. As Vice President mike pence returned to florida hours after the state hit a record in new cases wash your hands. Practice good hygiene, wear a mask when its indicated by local officials, or wear a mask when you cant social distance. Reporter news overnight that his visit to another hot spot, arizona, earlier this week was delayed a day after secret Service Agents preparing for the trip tested positive for covid19. And this is the second time in about two weeks that secret Service Agents have tested positive for covid19 while preparing for a trip with either the president or the Vice President. We know at least two other agents tested positive for the virus ahead of the president s rally in tulsa last month. Whit . All right, rachel scott for us in washington, thank you. We want to turn to something we can all celebrate this fourth of july, baseball is back. The mlbs summer camp has officially begun as fans count down to opening day. T. J. Holmes has more on that. T. J. , good morning. Reporter good morning, i mean no offense to my brothers in Major League Baseball, but they can be kind of nasty sometimes with the spitting and licking of the hands and touching the ball and throwing it. Its just nasty. That is not good pandemic hygiene. So in a sport that has so many rules theyre adding some new ones before its time to play pandemic ball. Baseball is back. With Spring Summer training under way at stadiums across the country, but in the midst of a pandemic, few players or managers know exactly what to expect. Weve never experienced anything like this with temperature checks. Theres social distancing of baseball players. Were not used to it. Reporter the league is preparing for the worst, testing players every other day. The mlb says theyll release the number of tests that come back positive but wont identify the players unless they get consent. Knowledge is power right now. One, understanding the process, embracing the process and then, two, responding quickly and honestly for the good of all. Reporter so how is the league planning to keep the players safe . In addition to rigorous testing, the league will implement temperature checks and per usual there wont be any crying. Theres no crying in baseball reporter and now no spitting. The sport once synonymous with chewing tobacco and Sunflower Seeds is now outlawing spitting of any kind. But pitchers will be allowed to carry a small, wet rag for moisture instead of licking their fingers. If you could myopically focus on literally the nine guys on the field and the diamond, youll be fine. Reporter basketball fans can also rejoice as the nba is putting the finishing touches on its closed compound at disney world. This week each teams court from home shipped and installed in this ballroom. Of course, baseball also synonymous with what . You have to argue the call. Youve seen some of the managers run out and get into the face of the umpire. Cant do that. You better stay six feet away if you want to make your argument to that umpire because, yes, they will have suspensions and possible fines and you could get kicked out of a game if you argue a call up in somebodys face. So social distance even when youre making your point. A lot of rules. Were still talking about the no spitting. Thats like as part of the game as peanuts and cracker jacks. Reporter they said let it go, guys. Let it go. All right, t. J. Thank you so much. Were following a lot of other headlines here on gma. The new details coming in about the arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell. Jeffrey epsteins former girlfriend and alleged coconspirator, the lawyer representing dozens of epsteins alleged victims joins us live. First though on gma we want to go to ginger for the weather. Good morning. Reporter yes, good morning to you all. Good morning to everybody out there. You know were going to be hot. You heard it and say, yeah, its july. Its already been very hot. So when you see heat advisories from texas up to minneapolis, you know youll feel 90s to the 100s and also chicago to detroit could see 90s for about seven to ten days. So this is just the beginning of what and weve already had a very high year. Chicago already had ten 90 plus days. Albany, hottest start to the summer since 2005. So real quick look at what happens numberswise going into the weekend. Ph