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Well have much more on the weather threats in a moment. Rob on the ground in texas. But we begin with the latest on the pandemic. More than 73,000 coronavirus cases were reported in a single day and for the fourth day in a row more than a thousand deaths have been reported. New orleans is shutting down bars and banning its famous alcohol to go drinks as cases surge there. The mayor says lines have become gathering places with many people not wearing masks. The lapd losing its first officer to the virus. Officer Valentin Martinez had been on the force for 13 years. Mayor Eric Garcetti ordering to bred in martinezs hon of this coming as the Trump Administration makes a push to reopen schools. Abcs Stephanie Ramos is outside a school in new york city with the very latest on that. Stephanie, good morning to you. Reporter whit, good morning. So many schools across the country including right here in new york city are working to figure out a plan for the fall. Will kids physically go to school, take online classes or will it be a hybrid . Well, some doctors are saying that should be determined by the number of covid cases across the country and theyre urging officials to shut down the u. S. Again. This morning, new images from inside a covid icu in the Rio Grande Valley as the situation in texas turns desperate. This hospital on the verge of making decisions based on patients chances of survival. We dont have the resources to be helping. Reporter with deaths and al ates across the country, 150 doctors signed this public letter telling americas Decision Makers that the u. S. Needs to shut down again amid the surge. Dr. Anne rimoin signed that letter. We all opened up too soon. We underestimated the virus. We underestimated spread. We really are on track to lose many, many more american lives. Reporter despite the surge in cases, the cdc laying out its new guidelines for schools nationwide making a push to get kids back into the classroom. This just a week after President Trump criticized the original guidelines as too tough and expensive. The cdc recommending schools keep kids in pods, use social distancing and recommends students and staff wear face coverings. Parents facing a tough decision. I dont feel comfortable with my kids going to school as of yet because this virus is still not over yet. I believe they need to be in school. More oneonone, more interaction with the other kids. Reporter but some School Districts like houston pushing back the start of the school year. The state of texas one of the hardest hit states seeing more than 8,000 daily cases. The Austin Convention center turned into a field hospital. For Alfonso Rodriguez covid cost him his parents and brother losing them within days. We were standing there and they told me that our mom had passed away while we were doing arrangements for my brother. Reporter cases soaring in florida. A Record Number of hospitalizations with cases of the virus over 400,000. In lakeworth adelia diaz lost her 29yearold daughter, a Health Care Worker to covid. She leaves behind three young children. Its something that takes everything away from you. But the kids keep me motivated, you know, because they remind me a lot about her and i see a lot of her in them. Reporter the state of california also setting records. A Record Number of deaths in a single day for the second day in a row. On friday Health Officials reporting 159 deaths bringing the states total to a little over 8,000. Overnig do as , closing bars while the state of mississippi taking action too restricting social gatherings. The nations top Infectious Disease specialist dr. Anthony fauci says the u. S. Is not near the end of this pandemic. Particularly the Southern States which have gotten into trouble, but you certainly have to call a pause and maybe even a backing up a bit. Reporter but there are signs of recovery. In a grueling battle against the coronavirus, e. R. Doctor grant lashley fought for his life on a ventilator for 39 days getting out of the icu. You got this. You can do it. Reporter and spending the past six weeks at this houston rehab facility. Hey, kids. Hey, daddy. Reporter on friday, finally reuniting with his kids and heading home. I couldnt have told you three or four weeks ago this would ever happen. I was really concerned for myself. Reporter so great to see 1st massachusetts and d. C. Will implement travel restrictions for people traveling from covid hot spots. Theyre supposed to quarantine for 14 days. Eva . We are seeing that in a lot of states, stephanie. Former cdc director dr. Tom frieden joins us now from new york. And the cdc has issued its new what are your thoughts on its recommendations and what are really the keys to reopening safely . Eva, the challenge here isnt to open schools. Any community can open schools. The challenge is to keep them open and thats only going to happen if the rate of covid comes down substantially in communities throughout particularly the south and now west of the u. S. You cant keep a school open if cases are exploding in the community. Its just not going to be possible. In addition, there are a lot of things you need to do within the school to adapt. You need to keep Vulnerable People out. You need to increase distance, reduce the number of spaces that get closed, cancel choir. So there are a lot of changes and adjustments that are needed toscols open a first thing of making sure that cases are coming down means we need much better eyes on the virus. We need to track a different set of numbers from what were tracking now. Do you think these recommendations are enough . Well, i think the recommendations have important components in them. Id like tsemo b there huge benefits to opening schools but there are risks and we need to be honest about those risks. We need to move forward closely we need to move forward carefully. And three things i would love to see every community monitor, not the number of cases, but the number of cases that were isolated within two days of getting sick. Not the number of tests, the number of tests that come back within 24 hours. And not the number of contacts but the number of contacts who when they get sick are already quarantined. If we measured meaningful numbers like that and held ourselves accountable for improving them, we could get our cases down so our kids would be more likely to be able to go to School Safely and stay in school so it doesnt have to close back up just as weve seen in the south. Open too soon, closed. We dont want it to happen that to happen in the schools. A new study from the cdc and Vanderbilt UniversityMedical Center find that many who get infected with covid19 may have sympto tt stor. What d lg they could actually last . The range of illness that this virus causes is astonishing from absolutely no symptoms in maybe 30, 35, 40 of people to death in some and everything in between and one thing we dont know is whether some people will develop some longterm complications. If youve lost your sense of smell or taste, is that going to result in some longterm impact . We dont know yet. We have to be humble about what we know and what we dont know about this virus and for that reason we have to share all information openly, move forward can fight the virus better. Dr. Frieden, thank you so much for your time this morning. Dan, over to you. Eva, thank you. Fresh protests in the streets of portland overnight with citizens facing off against federal Law Enforcement agents. This just hours after a judge denied the state of oregons request to restrict the actions of those federal agents. Abcs Andrew Dymburt is in new jersey where the president is spending the weekend. Andrew, good morning to you. Reporter dan, good morning. The president taking a couple of days away from d. C. When he actually wraps up this weekend, itll be less than 100 days until the november election and from those Portland Protests to the coronavirus, all eyes are on the administration as the president spends the weekend at his golf club in bedminster. This morning President Trump returning to new jersey at his bedminster golf club. Prior to leaving the white house for the weekend, trump meeting with Florida Governor ron desantis before signing executive orders aimed at lowering Prescription Drug prices while covid19 cases are rising in the u. S. Previous administrations did nothing, absolutely nothing, as drug lobbyists, special interests and Foreign Countries ripped off our citizens. Reporter the president praising desantis despite record covid19 deaths in florida and the cancellation of the Republican National convention in jacksonville. Incredible state, incredible guy. Reporter but dark realities are settling in the Sunshine State as the virus shows little signs of slowing. Less than a quarter of icu beds in florida are Still Available and nationwide more than 145,000 americans have died from covid19. Despite the despair, President Trump clearing part of his schedule to meet with another president , dave portnoy, founder of satirical sports blog barstool sports. The interview was more show than substance, although trump did take this parting shot at dr. Anthony fauci. Hed like to see it closed up for a couple of years but thats okay because im president. I say i appreciate your opinion now give me another opinion, somebody. Reporter all of this as the administration vows to send thousands of federal agents into some American Cities to quell Violent Crime. In portland, oregon, protests press on. New video overnight showing a wall of veterans forming in front of the courthouse in an effort to protect protesters. All of this coming after the department of justice announced that 18 people arrested during riots are now facing a range of criminal charges including the assault of federal officers. A journalist is seen being hit by a projectile from federal agents. The journalist is okay as eight straight weeks of unrest continues. And on the agenda for the president today a meeting and roundtable with some supporters. Tomorrow he heads to morristown before going back to d. C. Whit . All right, andrew, thank you so much. President trump has said hes also sending federal agents to albuquerque, new mexico, to help that city combat Violent Crime there. Joining us now is albuquerque mayor tim keller. Mayor keller, thanks for joining us. We appreciate it. Albuquerque, as you know has struggled with Violent Crime and youve had persistent protests in your city in recent days. Your sheriff, manny gonzalez, actually went to the white house asking for help. Do you need the federal government to now step in . You know, for us we always welcome partners when it comes to crime fighting, but were very concerned about this idea that we should just sell out our town for a potential bait and switch to efforts to go after protesters or immigrants. And its because its happening in other cities, especially al polinthat actua these political maneuvers to incite violence. You described it as a bait and switch. Are you suggesting this is more about politics than policing . You know, i am and its just because of the president s own words. So the day before he announced this, he explicitly said he waso t to challenges with Law Enforcement. And so given what weve seen in portland, were very, very concerned. I dont think any mayor wants whats happening in portland to happen in their town. Attorney general barr said this would be different than the federal response we saw in portland and described the operation in your city and others as classic crime fighting. Do you trust the Justice Department to keep its word on this . You know, i think, unfortunately, were always very skeptical because weve seen in the past, especially as a border state, we saw what happened with the separation of kids in the Detention Centers and the Attorney Generals Office at the time said that wasnt happening. Then it turns out it was. Then we see corona doesnt exist and it turns out it does. Wear a mask, dont wear a mask. Theres all the reason in the world to be skeptical and even in our own town were still waiting on help they offered and we agreed to from like six months ago. And so for us theres just been way too Many Political angles to policing when it comes to the federal government. We just want to get back to basics and well always take help if folks are in step with our values. I mentioned the sheriff. The head of the Police Union Says they also welcome the support of federal Law Enforcement agencies. What do you say to people in albuquerque who are genuinely and truly worried about the crime there and dont believe local leaders are doing enough . You know, for us it is our top priority. We know we have a crime problem and we also know that we work with our federal folks all the time, literally on a daily basis. So i would reassure them were doing everything we can to keep us safe and actually these kinds of political stunts, they actually make us less safe. Weve seen all across the country they tend to incite more violence and create more division. So for us we do want the help and need the help when it comes to things also like addiction, crimes against children, gun crimes. These are things when its in writing like it usually is we will always take the help and well work hard. But when its just the words coming out of a politician running for office, i mean, we should all know to be skeptical about that. Mayor keller, thank you so much for your time. We appreciate it. Eva, over to you. Nearly weeklong celebration of congressman john lewis life with events across the country is beginning this morning. Abcs rachel scott is in troy, alabama, where the memorials for the civil rights icon are starting this morning. Good morning, rachel. Reporter eva, good morning. Well, Martin Luther king jr. , when he first met john lewis, he referred to him as the boy from troy. This is where john lewis spent his childhood and now it is the journey to his final resting place. This morning his casket departing atlanta, making its way to Troy University where hundreds will honor his life. 800 tickets given out to the public and four of his siblings were scheduled to speak today. All of this part of a sixday celebration paying tribute to the civil rights icon. This weekend lewis will cross the Edmund Pettus bridge in selma for the last time. Before taking his fight for justice to the halls of justice it was right there in selma he bled for the right to vote. Over the next week lewis will lie in state at the u. S. Capitol, the Alabama State capitol and the Georgia State capitol. But in light of the pandemic his family has asked the public not to travel across the country to pay their respects, instead suggesting they share their tributes online or by tying a blue or Purple Ribbon on their front doors to commemorate his life. And, you know, more than 60 years ago just blocks away from where i am standing today, john lewis was denied a library card. He was told the library was for whites only. Well, decades later he would be elected to congress and he would write his autobiography and that same library would invite him back for a book signing. Hundreds of white and black residents showed up and lewis walked away at the end of the day with a library card. Whit . An extraordinary life. That is for sure. A true icon. Rachel scott for us, thank you. We turn to hanna expected to make landfall in texas this afternoon. Rob is in Corpus Christi where the Emergency Operation center was activated overnight. Rob, tell us what to expect now. Reporter good morning, guys. The rain is coming down in Corpus Christi. Hannah is now a hurricane. Heres what it looks like on the beaches. Not the place to be today. Heres what it looked like flying through