Empty seats at his rally. Did teens on tiktok punk the president to keep turnout low . Caught on camera. As atlanta gathers to remember Rayshard Brooks, police in new york are filmed using an unauthorized chokehold. Plus the confrontation when one of the officers who kneeled on george floyd goes shopping. Talladega might. Nascar drivers surround Bubba Wallaces car in a show of unity. The legends of racing now speaking out after a noose was found in his garage. Cultstyle killings. The shocking details from prosecutors after two Idaho Children turn up dead. Did their own mother think they were zombies . And serving up support, the pizzeria thats feeding healthcare workers while cooking up Something Else to keep them safe. This is the cbs evening news with Norah Odonnell reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening and thank you for joining us. Tonight the u. S. Is seeing a dangerous increase in coronavirus cases in the south and west that could have implications for the entire country, especially as more young people are becoming infected. As america pushes forward with reopening, half of all states are now averaging more new cases each day than they have in weeks. Tonight one out of every five new infections globally is from right here in the u. S. And with florida and texas setting new records for positive tests, the governors there are warning they may need to crack down on those who arent social distancing. Tonight more than 120,000 people have been killed by coronavirus in the u. S. , and there are morec nationwide. The white house says those increases are due to steppedup testing, not reopening, and its defending the president for saying he ordered testing to be slowed down as a way to keep the number of infections from looking too large. All of this in sharp contrast to whats happening in new york tonight. Once the epicenter of the crisis, that state is now seeing its lowest rate of new cases since march, with restaurants and stores in new york city back in business tonight. As you can tell, theres a lot of news to get to tonight. Our team of correspondents is covering it all. Cbss Manuel Bojorquez leads off our coverage tonight in miami. Good evening, manny. Reporter good evening, norah. Floridas governor acknowledged increasing testing alone cannot account for the recent Record Number of new coronavirus cases. He said he would crack down on businesses not following social distancing guidelines but will not change the states reopening plan or order a statewide mandatory facemask rule. As you can see on me, the city of miami is now requiring them in public. As florida topped 100,000 cases today, more younger people are testing positive. Doctors are sounding the alarm. When young people get infected, they go home and infect their parents. They will kill people by giving Vulnerable People the virus. Reporter this afternoon, miami became the latest city to weigh in on the issue. Pl a mase going to be rule. Everyone will have to be Wearing Masks in public. Reporter but tensions over precautions are flaring up. This video shows a man in florida fighting to enter a store with no mask on. Over the past two weeks, at least 18 states have shown a rise in hospitalizations. In texas, the number reached a record for an 11th consecutive day. But Governor Greg Abbott does not anticipate a return to lockdown. Closing down texas again will always be the last option. Reporter former f. D. A. Commissioner dr. Scott gottlieb. I think this week will be a pivotal week for us to get a picture of where things are heading in states like florida and arizona and texas, whether or not theyre tipping over into exponential growth or not. Reporter dr. Ned heinz of tucson worries about the new cases hes seeing. How long before your i. C. U. Beds are full . I. C. U. Beds across Southern Arizona and across the entire state at are at a high premium ats eporew als and florida. And in los angeles, the Health Departments director said on top of the health crisis, Public Health officials are also receiving death threats. Manuel bojorquez, cbs news, miami. Reporter im mola lenghi in new york city, which is entering its second phase of reopening. Were looking forward to today. Reporter a day thats been months in the making as the city ardes another step toward normalcy, al normalcy, allowing kids on playgrounds, restaurants to open outdoor seating, and barbershops and salons to cut and style hair. All at a social distance. Victor jung is managing partner at petaluma. Reopening by itself is not going to bring customers back. They have to feel safe. The thing that we talk about as a team is you want to make sure that when they come in, it feels like a sense of normal. Reporter its a stark contrast to just two months ago when the streets of the nations most densely populated city were bare broadway shut wnss pad. And uteaer fid hosp once the epicenter of the outbreak where more than 24,000 people died, as of today less than 2 of all new yorkers have been infected with the virus. We only had 10 deaths overnight. Thats the lowest number since this started. Reporter well, while this activity is one indication that the city is moving again, another perhaps more telling sign will be the new york city subway system, which before the outbreak averaged about 5. 5 million riders a day. Of course, that then plummeted during the lockdown, but according to the transit authority, ridership is already back up to about two million a day. Norah . Odonnell mola lenghi, thank you. We turn now to breaking news. Tonight a u. S. Soldier is accused of helping plan a deadly ambush on his own army unit. Federal prosecutors say he was motivated by hate. Heres cbss david martin. Reporter according to court documents, 22yearold ethan melzer, an army private, plotted to ht a deadly ambush of u. S. Troops overseas. Melzer allegedly gave a neonazi group called order of nine angels Sensitive Information about his own units location, strength, and weapons. In a tweet, the acting u. S. Attorney in new york called him the enemy within. The ambush was allegedly intended to produce mass casualties, inincluding melzer, who expected to be killed in the attack. The indictment does not make clear how it was supposed to be carried out or where, although the order of nine angels is reportedly based in england. According to the Justice Department, melzer admitted his role in plotting the attack and declared himself to be a traitor against the united states. Hes now in custody, charged with, among other things, conspiring to murder American Service members and faces life in prison. David martin, cbs news, the pentagon. Odonnell two more members of the advance team working on the president s Campaign Rally in tulsa saturday have tested positive for coronavirus. This as the white house struggles to explain why the president said he wanted to slow down nationwide testing. Even as infections spike. Cbss paula reid reports tonight from the white house. From the w reporter the president under fire tonight for saying he told his staff to slow down coronavirus testing in order to stop the number of rising cases. So i said to my people, slow the testing down please. Reporter the white house did prident did not deny it tod. If it did slow down, frankly i think were way ahead of ourselves if you want to know the truth. Weve done too good a job. Reporter one democratic governor on a Conference Call with Vice President mike pence said the president s comments were not helpful. If we could all get on the same page and get a commitment that there is not a federal mandate to slow down testing, i think it would be extremely helpful. Reporter for the reporter for the president , the tulsa rally did not live up to its own hype. We have never had an empty seat, and we certainly wont in oklahoma. Reporter only 6,000 out of 19,000 were filled. The president had bragged that one Million People reserved tickets, but there was a coordinated effort on the social media site tiktok, where people were encouraged to register but not show up. Reporter during a twohour speech, the president did not discuss how to heal the racial divide or sympathize with tho divide or sympathize with those who lost loved ones to covid19. 9. T he did use derogatory but he did use derogatory language to ref language to refer to the virus. I can name kung flu. Reporter meanwhile, former National Security adviser john bolton continues to criticize his former boss, telling abc news that a vote to reelect a president in november is too dangerous. E we can get over one term. M. O terms im more troubled two terms i about. This is a danger for the republic. Reporter cbs news has learned that President Trump was not happy after that tulsa rally and that he was especially frustrated that his campaign manager, brad parscale, did not deliver on the blockbuster event that he was promised. Norah . Odonnell paula reid at the white house, thank you. And this reminder, you can see our interview with john bolton tomorrow right here on the cbs evening news. Attorney general william barr is denying charges of political interference after he fired a key u. S. Attorney to make way for a nominee with no experience as a federal prosecutor. That firing has brought accusations that barr is using the Justice Department to protect the president and his allies. Heres cbss nancy cordes. Im not involved. Reporter the president and the white house seeking distance from a mysterious power play. The attorney general was taking the lead on this matter. Reporter late friday night, attorney general bill barr announced that u. S. Barr announced that u. S attorney g bn, w led the powerful Southern District of new york, denied resigning and went to work on saturday. Im just here to do my job. Reporter barr, with the president s blessing, then fired him outright. Hs investations stopped in their tracks. Former u. S. S . Ruliani. There y well be things concerning the trump organization, possibly even trump himself. Reporter the white house insisted today that berman was only fired to make way for another president ial pick, jay clayton, who currently heads the securities and Exchange Commission and has no prosecutorial experience. I will block jay claytons nomination. Reporter democratic leader chuck schumer. Anyone who trump would want to put in i have a lot of doubts about because President Trump doesnt want independents. Reporter House Democrats are vowing to investigate. They have asked berman to testify on wednesday, but he has not responded yet. Republicans argue the president has the power to hire and fire whoever he wants. Norah . Odonnell nancy cordes, thank you. Le linedp to paya y hu where Martin Luther king, jr. , once preached. But even as calls for reform mount after the deaths of brooks and george floyd, tonight there is yet another case of police apparently using a chokehold on a black suspect. Weve got more now from cbss jeff pegues. Reporter a procession wheeled Rayshard Brookss casket into Ebenezer Baptist church today. Brooks was shot and killed on june 12. gunfire Atlanta Police officer Garrett Rolfe has been charged with 11 counts, including felony murder. His Attorney Says the shooting was justified. The case is one of several across the country spotlighting police tactics. Suce one anliceam vid ed a mho was sh at poce. On put the man in a chokehold, which had just been banned by the city and state. Yo, stop choking him, bro reporter its been one month since George Floyds death in Minneapolis Police custody. One of the four officers charged in that case, Jay Alexander king, was confronted this weekend. So youre out of prison and youre comfortably shopping as if you didnt do anything. I wouldnt call it comfortably. I would say getting necessities. Reporter in his first interview set to air on cbs tomorrow morning, the head of the Minneapolis Police union spoke with gayle king. Are you all saying to us you cant really make a comment about this case until you see every piece of video associated with it . Is that what youre saying today . We would just like to see what we are entitled to in our agreement, in our policy, is our officers body camera footage. It may shed some light that were unaware of. Reporter the funeral for Rayshard Brooks will be held here tomorrow. As for the Atlanta Police officer accused of shooting and killing him, he was expected to be in court tomorrow, but we found out late today that that hearing has been postponed. Norah . Odonnell jeff pegues, thank you. Tonight nascar drivers rallied in support of Bubba Wallace one day after an ugly message of hate was placed in his garage. Tonight the f. B. I. And the department of justice are investigating the incident. Heres cbss jericka duncan. All of nascars drivers have rallied around Bubba Wallace. Reporter it was this walk to the starting line that was the backing 26yearold Bubba Wallace, jr. , dreamed of. Today at the Talladega Superspeedway in alabama, an emotional wallace was supported by his teammates and nascar great 82yearold richard petty. On sunday, wallace, the only black driver in nascars top racing series, found out a noose was hanging from inside his teams garage stall. This afternoon, i spoke to his mother, desiree wallace. How did you hear about it . He facetimed me and he said, mom, they found a noose in the garage where my car is. I said, this will not break you. If anything, were going to use this to rise above that. Reporter has there been a moment where you have been able to sort of process everything thats happening to your son . Absolutely. After i got off the phone with him, i got in the shower, and i jurtea as i could. Reporter two weeks ago wallace challenged nascar to get rid of all confederate flags at racing events. Two days later nascar banned them. This weekend people still displayed the flag outside the stadium. Obviously your son wants to win, but do you think in many ways hes already won because of the impact hes had . I absolutely think hes already won. 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