Unlike any before due to concerns over the spread of coronavirus. Each now 2nd lieutenant wore a mask and socially distanced. I want to take this opportunity to thank all members of Americas Armed forces in every branch, athictive duty, National Guard who helped step forward to battle the invisible enemy, the new virus that came to our shores from a distant land called china. We will vanquish the virus. We will extinguish this plague. The ceremony happening as the president makes an aboutface on his upcoming tulsa oklahoma rally. He now says he will push back the event by one day. This after criticism the Campaign Rally was to take place on the day many africanamericans commemorate for receiving news of the end of slavery in the u. S. That came two years after the official emancipation. That rally comes as the president s Top Health Officials warn the coronavirus pandemic is not over with 19 states reporting a rise in cases. The cdc advising the use of masks and avoiding close contact with others in public. Meantime, more protests are also expected today as marchers continue to hit the streets for a 19th consecutive day to protest racial injustices and Police Brutality in response to the death of george floyd. Lets begin with the Graduation Ceremony at west point where the president delivered the commencement address and at a time when the nation is undergoing racial unrest. A pandemic and tension between the president and u. S. Military. Cnn White House CorrespondentJeremy Diamond attended todays ceremonies. Talk to us about how president s focus today. Well, fredricka, as you can see, the president is currently saluting every 1,100 members of this class of 2020 here at west point. This after the president delivered some remarks here. Delivered the commencement address at west point. We know that the president kind of got ahead of west points announcement that this Graduation Ceremony was going to be taking place in person when he announced this back in april. West point officials insist it was their decision to have this ceremony in person and certainly we have seen a very different ceremony with a lot of social distancing. The former cadets, now 2nd lieutenants marched with masks on their faces. Now as for the president s remarks, what we heard him focus on was really the history of west point. The history of the u. S. Army. And he did make some small references to kind of the issues of the moment. We heard him thank the National Guard troops for their role in handling the coronavirus pandemic as well as addressing the protests and the unrest that weve seen across the country. We also heard the president make a veiled reference to his view that those bases that are named after confederate commanders should not be renamed. The president talking about protecting american heritage. Thats the same line that he has used in the past to refer to that issue of confederate symbols in america and the president s staunch opposition to removing any of those symbols. What we did not hear, though, was also notable. And that was that we did not hear the president do what we have seen so many senior military leaders do over these last couple of weeks which is address these issues of racism as this country, as a whole, is really going through this National Reckoning with these protests that have gone on for more than two weeks since George Floyds death. We did not hear the president address that. Substantively. He did talk about diversity in the ranks. What were still failing to hear from this president is really comprehensively addressing that issue of racism in america. That is not an issue that the president has wanted to delve into. Very strongly. Certainly we know yesterday he suggested that he would be opposed to a ban on chokeholds with a meandering response but weve not heard him address in full what kind of policing reforms he would like to see and more broadly, really, how the issue of racism affects people, including these new graduates who are now entering the u. S. Military. Fredricka . Congrats to the 2nd lieutenants on this Graduation Day for them. Jeremy diamond, thank you so much. In response to lots of criticism, people hoping to attend President Trumps next Campaign Stop will have to wait a bit longer. The president tweeting that he will push back a planned rally in tulsa, oklahoma, which was originally scheduled on juneteeth. The day that commemorates when so many africanamericans received notice of the emancipation. But still lots of questions about how social distancing will factor in. Abby phillip is in tulsa. Dr. Anthony fauci says he has not talked to the president about the risks of holding a rally like this. Lets address that first. And then, of course, address whats at the root of the controversy of the location and the date the president originally intended this rally to happen. Yeah, fred, the campaigns position on this seems to be rally at your own risk. They are basically telling attendees who agree to come to this rally that they have to sign this waiver or agree to a waiver in the fine print essentially of their agreement to come to the event that theyre not going to sue the president or the campaign if they contract coronavirus as a result of attending. Now that may very well be an acknowledgment by the campaign, essentially, that coming to the rally is a risk. And that is essentially what youve heard dr. Anthony fauci say. There are a lot of questions here about whether people who attend this rally will be Wearing Masks. Will they social distance . Will they even be able to social distance at this event thats going to be held at an arena that is indoors. And President Trump says that there have been 200,000 rsvps for this rally. That is a massive scale. And i think many people believe it will be difficult, if not impossible, for people to get that crucial six feet of distance away from each other. Here in oklahoma, as ive been on the ground here for the last day or so, its been notable how many people are not Wearing Masks here in this state. Even while the coronavirus pandemic continues to be a factor. And then there is also the issue as you mentioned of the juneteeth date change. The president pushing this rally over to saturday, in part because of the outrage here from the black community in tulsa to the decision for him to bring his rally to this town on a day that they celebrate for the emancipation of slaves in the United States. That celebration in tulsa had been postponed because of the coronavirus. Now people here say that theyre telling me they plan to have a counterrally, whether President Trump has his rally or not. They want to send a clear message that they do not appreciate the president bringing his rally here, bringing his message here, and exacerbating already, you know, roiling tensions between this community and the police here in tulsa, fred. Its two things that rubbed a lot of people wrong. Not just the date, juneteeth, but the fact that its tulsa, oklahoma, as well. The place of one of the largest massacres of black americans in american history. This is the 99th anniversary of the tulsa massacre in which hundreds of africanamericans just up the street from here were massacred in their community. Really wiping out a place that was known as the black wall street. So there were it was sort of insult on top of injury for people here who have long tried to have that moment in history acknowledged and then on top of that, recent incidents involving police here in tulsa that they believe black residents here feel are still being ignored. This coming at a time, fred, as you know, President Trump is talking about law and order. He says police are being unnecessarily vilified. And he has not said as much about the concerns among black americans that there is racism. Systemic racism in the way that policing is conducted here in tulsa and around the country. Abby phillip in tulsa, thank you so much. All right. Although businesses and people seem to be going about their business a little more normally now, businesses reopening, the cdc is warning that the coronavirus is still spreading. The pandemic is not over. Cnns Polo Sandoval joining me now with more on this. What are you learning . Hey, fred, good afternoon. Ill take you across the country to show you exactly how some of those states are dealing with these increases. First, the latest from what were hearing here in new york from andrew cuomo. Announcing the numbers do look promising. Saying that the infection rate in new york, which was at one point the worst in the nation, now appears to be one of if not the lowest at this point. Certainly promising news here. Also calling new york the anomaly in terms what were seeing after we began to see these reopenings. Those numbers do continue to drop when at the same time in other states, those numbers begin to rise as businesses begin to open. As we heard from the governor if that happens in some of the municipalities here in new york, then theyll likely go back to some of those closures. Dr. Anthony fauci with a new warning for americans as coronavirus case counts are rising in 19 states. If you leapfrog over different phases, you increase the risk that youre going to have the kind of resurgences that were seeing in certain of the states. Has the United States stalled in the fight against coronavirus . Im not so sure we can say its stalled but were seeing right now something obviously thats disturbing. Reporter with more people congregating in public places, recent protests for Racial Justice in major cities and the lack of a vaccine, experts are concerned. Were in the early days of the pandemic. And if only five or 10 of the population has had this infection, we have a really long way to go. Reporter since memorial day, the number of coronavirus hospitalizations has gone up in at least a dozen states, according to data cnn collected from the covid tracking project from may 25th to june 9th. North carolina has seen the most cases reported in one day since the pandemic began. Democratic governor roy cooper said in a press conference friday. South carolina has seen a large increase in daily new cases. On thursday, the state saw its single largest daily increase since the pandemic started. Floridas average new case count has about doubled since june 1st. As youre testing more, youll find more cases. Reporter and Governor Ron Desantis says there are new outbreaks in farming communities. In houston, texas, they are prepping a Field Hospital at the texans and rg stadium just in case. Covid hospitalization rates in texas just hit an alltime high. In arkansas, a Record Number of covid19 cases reported in the last 24 hours. If things continue on the current trend well lose 20,000 to 30,000 americans a month and nothing in the foreseeable future stops that unless we really do things differently. Reporter dr. Fauci cautioning states on friday to rethink their reopening strategies if they see increases in the number of people hospitalized with covid19. Wait a minute. Lets rethink this and see where were going. Maybe we need to slow down a little. Maybe we need to intensify our capabilities to identify, isolate and contact trace. We dont want it to get out of hand again. Reporter oregon and utah have paused their reopenings. In californias orange county, relaxing a strict mandate for face coverings. Neighboring l. A. County which recorded its highest single day increase moved into phase three. Gyms, day camps and tv Film Production are among the businesses reopening. All of missouri will be open next week, and concerts and conventions can resume in georgia july 1st. As the coronavirus pandemic continues, officials at the cdc are reiterating the importance of social distancing, wearing face coverings in public and washing hands frequently. New york facing another big test. Late this month actually. You remember that we saw this wave of protests and demonstrations in new york. We heard mayor de blasio say yesterday that by next week, we could potentially find out if those protests did have an impact on those numbers, possibly lead it to resurge. At this point its too soon to say, but authorities are still reminding people if they did participate in those protests that it makes sense to at least get tested. So many are bracing. Polo sandoval, thank you. As we see the spike in cases, there is also some optimism about the development of a vaccine. Researchers in oxford, england, are already in largescale testing involving thousands of human participants. And here in the u. S. , drug Company Moderna says it is just about to begin phase three on its own test human testing of the vaccine. Joining me is jessica moladi rivera, a microbiologist and the science communication lead with the covid19 tracking project. So good to see you. So this oxford trial is about to go to phase three and the moderna trial is almost at that stage. Is it time for cautious optimism . Is there anything to read thus far from the phases already completed . Yeah, you know, its always encouraging when a trial advances to the next stage because theyre bags thsing tha the decision. They are basing it on the safety data from phase two, albeit small. Thats what makes phase three that much more exciting. So many more participants involved. And making Big Decisions moving forward. I am cautiously optimistic because it seems like the end points for the smaller studies are being met. The real test really is in phase three right now. What happens in phase three exactly . In phase three, its going to be a lot larger. Theyre going to diversify the participant group. Have different age groups represented. Its going to be a lot larger of a population theyre testing. Theyre really testing for the efficacy to make sure people doan get covid19. Theyve tested for the safety and they want to make insure this can prevent illness. Ive spoken to one gentleman who is in the case study of the moderna. And he has, you know, been very positive about his experiences thus far. Is there you said youre cautiously optimistic, but is there room right now for scientists to start getting particularly excited about what they are observing in these test cases thus far . I mean, the regulatory system for vaccines is really robust. And its intended to make sure that were putting out safe and efficacious, effective vaccines to the public. So i think cautious optimism is appropriate. I think we shouldnt be making any claims that are not based on the data. The u. S. Government has fast tracked five candidates in what theyre calling operation warp speed because they want to make sure if after phase three something is approved, then we wont be scrambling to have a stockpile of vaccines. So theyre putting their money down to make sure they can prepare for a future approval. The food and Drug Administration has not, you know, committed to a vaccine trial with at least 30,000 people. So should there be concern about, you know, potential pressure to release a vaccine before its ready or fully tested . No, theyre not going to put something out thats rushed that even though it says operation warp speed, its intended to essentially put their money focused, making sure they have the resources, the personnel, the logistics, all the Financial Support that really elongates the time for a vaccine approval. So theres a lot of moving parts here. And they are going to make sure that whatever is put out is safe and effective, even if its happening pretty quickly. In california, where you are, movie theaters, gyms, bars mostly open despite the rise in covid19 cases. Whats your point of view on that . Yeah, im very concerned about activities that make things like mask wearing and social distancing difficult. I know weve been easing restrictions in a lot of places and i know gavin newsom, the gfrks has governor, has repeatedly said its based on the data. Right now the data are telling a different story. Its saying things are moving in the wrong direction. A lot of that could be because some restrictions were eased up, memorial day activity. And so i do think we need to be very cautious about what activities and what businesses are allowed to reopen right now. Does this mean that you think they should its not going in the right direction. Do you mean that this should amount to businesses that were allowed to reopen now close as a result of a spike in cases . I think what we need to be reinforcing is the fact that this should not be the end of mask wearing and it should not be the end of social distancing, and it should not be the end of avoiding contact with a lot of people that you are not that are not in your social bubble. What were seeing are new cases happening all the time, the test positive cases increasing and more hospitalizations. Thats indicating the outbreak is growing. Okay. Jessica malaty rivera, thank you so much. Appreciate it. Thank you. The black lives Matter Movement is spreading around the world. Right now, protesters are gathering in london and paris as Tensions Mount between counterprotesters from the far right and police. Plus, a deadly policeinvolved shooting at a wendys drivethrough in atlanta. An investigator says the violence started over a taser. Want to brain better . Unlike ordinary memory supplements, neuriva has clinically proven ingredients that fuel five indicators of brain performanc memory, focus, accuracy, learning, and concentration. Try our new gummies for 30 days and see the difference. Vif you do, one call to newdayn . Can save you 2000 a year. Newday lets you refi at todays near rock bottom rates by shortcutting the loan process. 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