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Also said today that its believed that at least 23 million americansave been infected, ten times higher the number of cases that have been reported. Women to the list of high risk groups. Amna nawaz gets a breakdown on these trends and the concerns over the pace of reopening. Nawaz judy, Texas Governor greg abbott annound today he would pause reopening and free up more hoital beds as the state is struggling to contain outbreaks. In florida, Governor Ron Desantis urged older residents to stay at home, and young residents to avoid crowds. But these governors and others have resisted new restrictions until now. And a number of states are seeing record numbers of cases over the past week. To help us understand more about all of this, were joined again by dr. Aish jha, professor and director of Harvard UniversitysGlobal Health institute. Dr. Jha, welcome back to the newshour, and lets start with the numbers were seeing, the surge in infections in a number of states. They have increased oesting. Ma these states. But what about reopening . What rule did reopening play in contributing to those new numbers . Yes, so thank you fohaving me on. I think theres really little doubt that, in maroy states the country, we reopened too early. The evidenceid not suggest that they were safe to ropen, and then they opened up too aggressively. What were seeing now is the surge in cases that, unfortunately,any of us worried about, and theyre happening in large parts of the country, and it really quite worrisome, and i think we have to act boldly to try to get this under control. Reporter one to have the questions people have, though, is that a numr of states have been moving to reopen. Were seeing the huge surges in some states like t, hh and florida but not in other states who also have moved are reopen. So how do you reconcile that . I its trs not happening everywhere in the country. Different tactics in terms of how aggressively theyve opened. Fferent states have taken different approaches in terms of how many cases they had when theyheopened, and then teres always a little idiosyncrasy to all of this. None of this is perfectly predictable. That said, in my mind, theres no question about it were seeing large increases i infections largely because weve opened up too quickly and too much. Ter i want to ask you, too, about the role of nssks because there has been a lot of conversatround this. I Share Analysis from state data that looks at the last two weeks in the states that recommend but dont require mask wearing, that was 16 states, new cases in the last two weeks went up 84 , and in other states thats 11 states total that mandated mask washing in public, new cases fell 25 . , dr. Jha, those numbers are strike but we know thes a difference between causation and correlation. What do we kno dwefinitively about masks and their ability to stop the sprd of the virus . This is an area where the evidence has shifted substantially overohe last tw months, and the study you point to is only one data pointand if that was the only one we had, i would say that may t be as definitive, but as part of what are now zens of studies now coming out, i think we feel verm confident thks are a really important part of getting this virus under control. I unto itselis not enoug but as a part of a broader strategy, i think its pretty critical that we get into mandatory mask wearing whenever people are out and about. There are a lot of questions, though, people have concerns, youre seeing a number of theories circulating on social media that wearing a mask can actually be bad for your helth. People say you can breathe back in the carbon diouxide yre breathing out and that could be bad for your health and oth cs say uld increase your chance of getting the virus if you wear a mask. What are you saying to people reading those and who are concerned . I understand the reason for concerns, but i think thety evidence is prlear that wearing a mask is not harmful. It worth remembering doctors and nurses often wear masks for , 14, 16 hours a day, we havent seen them get sick from wearing a mas wk. Otherkers wear masks for long periods of time. The concns about breathing back in Carbon Dioxide and other thingsre not rooted in medical science i i understand its incoenient but its perfectly safe to be wearing mask. Reporter back to the news that the Texas Governor says theyre now going to pause reopening at this stage whene they a amidst a huge surge in numbers. What kinuof impact is a se like that going to have . Is it enough to slow the spread . So, you know, i welcome the Texas Governor recognizing that there is a problem, but this response is wholly inadequate for the size of the problem that they have. By the time r hospitals are starting to get full, youve got two eks of rising infections already baked in. Over the nex t two weeks,i expect the number of cases in texas to continue climbing, and just puttisg a pause ot enough. They have to really think hard about mandated maskwearing. I think you have to pull back on large public gatherings, rea wy wondether its safe to have indoor restaurants. Theres a lot that theovernor has to do to bring this virus under control, a pause is not enough. Reporter dr. Jha, we cant remind people enoughundreds of americans are dying every day. When you look at the states and increases, what steps coulds the governors take today to help slowpread and prevent some of those deaths . The snggle biggest thi think governors have to do is recognize how serious of ath proble is, and i still dont see that sense of urgency. We have to get ahead of this virus, and that means mandatory maskwearing,ans canceling any large indoor dwat rings, including rethinking restaurant bars, nightclubs, and ramp up testing and tracing. This we can we heard fthe president that the problem is were testing too much. No, the problem is were not testing enough and not isolating cases when we find them. So until we do those things, were not going to be able to bring these large oubreaks under control. Reporter dr. Ashish jah, director of harvards Global Health institute. Thank you so mucfor joining us. Thank you. Woodruff in the days other. News, th house of representatives moved toward a sweeping overhaul of policing. The democratic bill would press state and local police to ban chokeholds or risk losing federal funds. D, it would end qualifie immunity for officers facing misconduct lawsuits. The debate illustrated a clear, partisan divide. Ut america is not only burning, america is al w weeping she ping for the victimsor of excessive by those sworn to protect and serve. Leadership to man up, to meet this moment and to write in ise laws of th country that once and for all that black do lives matter. We need reform, but h democrats have delivered a bill that is designed to keep cops in the car, and when you do that, when you do that it makes our communities less safe by preventing good Law Enforcement officers from being able to do their job thats what this bill is gonna do. Woodruff in the senate, democrats yesterday blocked a republican policing bill. Well take a closer look at all of this, after the news summary. The u. S. Supreme court has upheld t Trump Administrations use of quick deportations for Asylum Seekers who fail initial screenings. Vetodays 7to2 decision ed a lower courts ruling. It had said Asylum Seekers must first have access to federal deurts. Since 2004, quicrtations have applied to those picked up thin two weeks of entering the country, and within 100 miles of the u. S. Border. The 2020 president ial race played out in battleground states today. P president traveled to wisconsin, trying to shore up support in one of several key states where pls show he is lagging. He addressedhipyard workers in marinette. Under this administration you know that American Workers like you are a national treasure, you i understand i have an aptitude for manufacturing, and its t to come back and will come back and well do great ad even woodruff the president s democratic opponent, former Vice President joe biden, campaigned in lancaster, pennsylvania. He blasted mr. Trumps response to the pandemic and his attempts to abolish the Affordable Care act obamacare. Mr. President drop the lawsuit, stop trying to get rid trying to take away peoplesstop healthcare and their peace of mind. Now more than ever, stop trying to steal their peace of mind. Administration is widely expected to join with a number of states, urging the u. S. Supreme court to strike down obamacare. 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And, the grammywinning country trio dixie chicks will now be simp the chicks. The group said today it is changing its name to meethis moment. The name dixie is closely linked to Southern States that joined the confederacy. Still to come on the newshour fo s at a Bipartisan Police reform bill stall in politically divided congress. I ask former trump adviser john bolton about his dramatic accusations against the president much of the Arctic Circle suffers the dire consequences of an unprecedented heat wave. Anmuch more. Woodruff after weeks of nationwide protests following the death of george floyd, democrats in the u. S. House e set to pass a comprehensive Police Reform bill later tonight Lisa Desjardins has more. Desjardins led by theio congressnal black caucus, the house bill, named in honor ofge geloyd, would create new federal bans on some police practices, and make it easier tc punish os for misconduct. Tonights vote comes a day after democrats blocked a republican led Police Reform bill from passing the senate. Joing me now to discuss th house effort is congresswoman karen bass, she is the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. Thank you for joining us, congresswoman. First, tell me about your approach and, also, how is it different thaublicans approach so far . Well, actually, if yourel going to tk about republican approach, you probably are referring to senar scotts bill. Senator scott mimics parts of our bill, so he addresses chokeholds, he addresses the federal registry, he addresses noknock warrants, but he doesnt really have any teeth in his bill. So we dont need to study iookeholds, we dont need to have data collen about noknock warrants. We dont need to have a federal registry nobody sees. It needs to be public, chokeholds need to benned and noknocks in federal drug cases need to be banrtd. Re you and the Congressional Black Caucus clearly disagree and think that not going far enough, but you took the step of urging senateno colleagues teven open the republicans were og a though chance to amend the bill in the senate. Obviously, in the sene, 60 votes,a bipartisan measure is needed to pass. Why not even begin to begin debaten the senate bill, whi is what youre saying . Let me be clear thats the process in the senate, and, so, our focus is on the house. What we issued was a statement in support of our two senators, which is senator harris and senator booker. You know, they offered the sme bill that we had in the house. But, you know, this is just the sausage making its part of te process, so were going to pass the bill out of the house in the next couple of hours, and negotiations will begin. Ive had several discussions is senator scott, i plan to call him later tonight. M talking to my republican colleagues. I will tell you what is interesting and threason why im hopeful is that any republican colleagues over here in the hou o who arepposed to the bill, in the debate, they talked about everything under the sun except for the bill, which makes me feel like there are grounds for us come together. Sometimes, this is just how the process works, and i will tell you, this is hyperspeed for congress. George floyd was killed 30 days ago, and, so, for uscome up with a comprehensive piece of legislation in 30 days, if we had started with negotiation instead of moving forward with a clear signal as to what we believe should be done to lead to transformative change, theres no way we woulde voting on anything now. So, the process will continue, believe that we will be able to deliver for the American People a bill on President Trumps desk. Reporter let me follow up on that. Senator lindsey aham and his republican colleagues today says he thinks the issue is essentially did in the senate. At tell me ou think the way forward is here. Well, let me just tell you, l hes tht one that should say he thinks the bill is dead. Hes up in a tough reelection with an incredible africanamerican candidate, so i posturing, political posturing. I think thats all that that isw wh come up with a bipartisan agreement, im sure senator graham will be the first one to putis name on the bill. Reporter im going to talk about one to have thughest issues you face going ahead. Thats police immity, the idea at courts have essentially kept Police Officers immune frof lawsui anything that happens on the job. Your bill would change that. Some republicans say thats dangerous because i would discourage people from becoming Police Officers and harm families. Why do you think that needs to change . Well, let me just tell you, you go bac and lok at that video of George Floyds beinged murdand thats exactly why i think it should be changed. That officer who took ght minutes to slowly kill that man was looking at the camera with his hand in his pocket because he felt he could dohat wih straight impunity. He did not expect to get arrested, he did not expect to get fired, and thts the mentality that absolutely has to change. You know, i dont believe that good officers want to work wit brutal officers. They bring down the professn. Another part of our bill also calls for lifting up the profession with accreditation and National Standards. You go get your ir done ad your beautician has to have National Standards and accreditation. Why wouldnt the pron that has the power to kill haveon na standards . We have 18,000 Police Departments in the country and we essentially have 18,000 ways of providing policing. T so thats whre trying to do. Now, the immunity and the idea that officers could be sued, at the end of the day, in cities where ofiticers are sueds the insurance of the city that pays for it, but we have to be able to prosecute officers, so, in addition to removing qualified immunity from Police Officers, welso lower the standard in which you can charge an officer. Right now, it taso be willful intent, meaning we have to get inside the mind of an officer. We want to lower it to reckless so that, if an officer you can be reckless and nobody looks at what was in your mind, you were just reckless in how you behaved, these are tools that we have to have in order to change the culture of policing in the United States. Repdorter a one quick question, youre under consideration, i understan to a potential Vice President running mate with joe biden. Do you care to comment on that . Well, let me just say that anything in that regard needs to be referred to the campaign. I have on singular focus right now, and that is to pass the George Floyd Justice andli ng act and i am so honored and privileged to be able to have the responsibility of working on this now. Reporter congresswoman karen bass, thank you. Thank you. Woodruff ambassador john bolton has worked in every republican president ial Administration Since ronald reagan. Is but duringost recent government stint as president Trumps National security advisor, he s