Fortunate enough to remain untouched by this virus because the devastation is happening all over the country and behind closed doors. We dont see images of the devastation because of Health Privacy issues. Funerals are kept very small. And we should note these are confirmed coronavirus deaths. The actual death toll, we are told by officials, is assuredly higher than 100,000. President trump framed the 100,000th death, apparently a pending milestone, around the projection of 1. 5 to 2 Million Deaths if the u. S. Had done nothing. And that is a way to look at it. There is another way to look at it, and that is if the president and governors had acted even just one week sooner, tens of thousands of lives in the u. S. Could have been saved according to a study from columbia university. And we still do not have the kind of widespread surveillance testing and Contact Tracing programs that Health Experts say we need nationally, the kind that the white house has to keep its officials safe. But there is some positive news to report today with trends of new cases Holding Steady or even going down in most states and hospitalizations also decreasing. Another sign of progress today, new rochelle, new york, once the coronavirus epicenter in the United States, new rochelle is beginning to reopen. But as cnns nick watts reports, the mayor of new rochelle warns its no time for citizens there to let their guard down. [ bell ringing ] reporter some traders back on the floor of the new york stock exchange. Its been more than two months. Its a great sign, its a great symbol of our economy getting back into motion. Recorde reporter everybody must sign a waiver. Theyre doing it in a way that keeps people safe. Reporter new rochelle, that early new york hotspot, starts today. I think people in new rochelle take special satisfaction in reaching this milestone. And we are cautiously optimistic. Reporter will there be a fullout from that nowinfamous Memorial Day Party in the ozarks . Well find out in a week or two. The responsible thing to do now is to selfquarantine, dont put otherwise at risk, dont put your loved ones at risk, and make better decisions moving forward. Reporter neighboring arkansas, a month after reopening began, now suffering a sharp spike in cases. I could get killed by covid today or i could get hit by a bus or a car tomorrow. Reporter the governor says some of us might need to learn a lesson the hard way. Its disappointing when we have a lack of discipline by a few outliers. How do you remedy that . Part of it is reeducation and part of it is experience. Reporter an atlanta prep school which held a drivethrough graduation nine days ago is now seeing a rash of covid cases. There was an unsanctioned gathering afterwards. Were going to see more and more events like this, unfortunately. Reporter from early july, new jersey will allow outdooronly social distanced graduation ceremonies. Meanwhile, in vernon, california, more than 150 workers at this Meat Processing plant have tested positive. Outbreaks reported at eight other facilities in the city. The union wants the plant closed for cleaning. The spikes keep coming. And its sort of like amity island. Theres an invisible, insidious, deadly shark out there and its time to get people out of the water to figure out whats going on. Reporter cdc numbers show nearly 80 of covid deaths are among the 65 and older. But interestingly, nearly 80 of cases are in the under 65s. A tenth potential vaccine is entering human trials. Merck is also beginning a trial. An effective vaccine is far from guaranteed. The virus is going to do what its going to do. Were not driving this tiger, were riding it. With all the suffering and pain and death weve had so far, only 5 of u. S. Citizens have been infected and the virus wont rest at all until it gets to 60 or 70 . Reporter now, this morning Governor Cuomo in new york called it smart reopening. This afternoon Governor Newsom here in california called it meaningful reopening. And that is pretty much what everyone is aiming for, trying to keep this process as safe as possible. But also making some meaningful improvements to peoples lives and livelihoods. You know, Governor Newsom also said, we are walking into the unknown and stressed that weve always got to keep an eye on that data and use it as our guide, jake. Nick watt in california, thank you so much. Joining me now, chief cnn medical correspondent sanjay gupta. Sanjay, i have breaking news, the cdc just stated that antibody tests, which can determine if people were unknowingly infected and developed antibodies to fight the virus, antibody tests could be wrong 50 of the time. Whats your response . I mean, no better than a coin flip, then, right . If you can only have that degree of accuracy with these tests. This is a huge problem. Weve got hipnts of this for soe time with these antibody tests. Again, antibodies are to test to see if youve been exposed to the virus in the past. If you have, your body will make antibodies. Thats what these tests are trying to find. Its problematic. These tests should not be used at this time to dictate any kind of Public Policy or health policy, because theyre just not very accurate tests. Also even if you have antibodies, and if its true, and the test is correct, you have antibodies, were not sure what to make of that, jake, in terms of how long or how strong your protection is as a result of that. Theres two problems that sort of happen simultaneously with these tests. First of all, i think in the rush to test, understandably, there were a lot of bad tests that were put out there, some of the tests just are not good tests. The other issue, jake, and this is a more sophisticated concept, but in a population where you dont have that many people who have antibodies, you have to power up the test to try and find the antibodies among the population. And as a result, you might get a lot of false positives. False positives is a bad thing to give if youre looking for antibodies, people think, hey, ive got antibodies, im protected, i can do whatever i want to do. Thats not the case. The tests are not very good right now. We dont know what to do with the results of the test. Theyll be important ultimately but theyre not good enough now, jake. I mean, were seeing this whole medical process sped up and whether it comes to the release of nonpeerreviewed studies or antibody tests that dont work, usually this takes years and years and years and the public isnt aware of it. I want to ask you, sanjay, as we approach this horrible milestone of 100,000 reported deaths, in just about three months, i want to take a look at some of the trends and get your views. 17 states, highlighted in red and orange, are trending up. It could be just a little bit. Its not necessarily huge amounts. But they are trending up. 13 of those states are Holding Steady or flat. 20 states are trending down. What does this data tell you . Well, i mean, theres a couple of states ive been paying particularly close attention to. Washington state, if you look at the map, has been Holding Steady. That was of course the first state to have confirmed covid in this country. Its a little bet of a bellwether. Unfortunately right now its hard to read too far into this, jake. Its kind of like, you know, were in the first couple of innings of the game, were trying to determine what the score is going to be with great accuracy. Its just hard to do. I think its good news, obviously, these places where the numbers are trending down. But when i do the calculations and spend time with epidemiologists this weekend looking at those calculations, its hard to say that any of the states have met the criteria that was set aside for states to open, 14 days of downward trend and robust testing in place. It still doesnt exist really any place. You see a lag time between the time of exposure, the time that people may start to have symptoms and get tested. So two to three weeks, i want to see what happens two to three weeks from now, after memorial day weekend. One thing thats encouraging, jake, its not binary, open or closed. People are still being careful even in states that are reopened. Maintaining social distancing, wearing masks. And were getting evidence that that helps, it goes a long way. According to the cdc, 80 of the almost 100,000 deaths are people over the age of 65 compared to about 20 under age 65. Its a different story when you look at those infected, those over 65 make up just 22 of confirmed coronavirus cases compared to 78 under age 65. By some estimates, one out of three deaths are at nursing homes. People under age 65 can struggle with this virus and even die. What do you take away from this . The message has been received in some ways by the country that there are people who are particularly vulnerable to this. You start looking at segments of the population around the country, people who are more elderly have been diligent about abiding by stayathome orders and decreasing their risk. But as we know, people who are younger, they can get sick, but even if theyre not getting sick, can still be spreading this virus. So now youre starting to see a narrative of whats happening, people go out, theyre younger, theyre not as likely to get sick, theyre still able to carry the virus and possibly spread it to parents or grandparents. Its the same narrative that we saw in other countries around the world. So, i mean, its becoming increasingly clear. I think whats really going to be a big question mark ultimately is how much can you lower the risk of death in this Elderly Population by encouraging people to stay at home . Because as you know, jake, theres a big push to say, look, lets just let the young people out there because theyre less likely to die, theyre less likely to get critically ill from this and keep older, more Vulnerable People home. But that picture, those graphs you just showed, paint a different story, one that we really need to dive into. Dr. Sanjay gupta, thank you so much. Be sure to listen to sanjays daily podcast coronavirus facts versus fiction, on apple podcasts or wherever you listen. As the u. S. 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The president spent his Holiday Weekend playing golf, lashing out on twitter against critics and the media, spinning evidencefree yarns about massive voting fraud that does not exist, and pushing a decadesold false Conspiracy Theory about Msnbcs Joe Scarborough and a dead young woman, one that her widower desperately asked for twitter to remove, prompting of course the president to cruelly regurgitate it yet again as Cnns Kaitlan Collins reports. Reporter as stayathome orders expire and businesses reopen, the death toll in the u. S. Is approaching 100,000. A number President Trump once estimated would never be reached. Minimum number was 100,000 lives. And i think well be substantially under that number. Reporter today he defended his handling of the coronavirus crisis, claiming if he hadnt done his job well, the death toll would be closer to half a million to 2 million people, a figure based on zero mitigation efforts. Though he has been sharply criticized for a slow response, trump maintained today that he acted very quickly and made the right decisions. Aides say hes focusing on the economic recovery. But the president is also promoting a baseless Conspiracy Theory about msnbc anchor joe scarborough, implying he played a sinister role in the death of an aide when he was in congress 19 years ago. That womans widower has now written a letter to the ceo of twitter, asking for trumps tweets to be removed. But twitter has said no. He wrote, her passing is the single most painful thing that i ever had to deal with in my 52 years and continues to haunt her parents and sister. The president s tweet that suggests that lori was murdered without evidence and contrary to the official autopsy is a violation of twitters rules and terms of service. Im asking you to intervene because the president has taken something that does not belong to him, the memory of my dead wife, and perverted itfor perceived political gain. Twitter apologized for the pain the statements caused but said they do not violate the terms of service and trump continued to push the theory today. The White House Press secretary wouldnt directly answer questions about the president s tweets but made clear it was about the anchors coverage of trump. Joe scarborough, if we want to Start Talking fuls a false accusations that i wont go through. Reporter today Kayleigh Mcenany also defended the president s retweet mocking joe biden for wearing a mask, despite him following cdc guidance. It is a bit peculiar that in his basement next to his wife hes not wearing his mask but hes wearing one outdoors when hes socially distanced so theres a discrepancy there. Reporter trump refuses to wear one in public. The divide is becoming a political issue. Republican governors are urging people to stop the culture war. If someone is wearing a mask, theyre not doing it to represent what Political Party theyre in or what candidates they support. They might be doing it because theyve got a 5yearold child who has been going through cancer treatments. They might have vulnerable adults in their life who are critically with covid and theyre fighting. Reporter jake, youll remember the Vice President s press secretary spent the last two weeks at home after testing positive for coronavirus. She announced today she had three negative coronavirus tests and is now back at work as is her husband, the president s Senior AdviserStephen Miller although the white house didnt answer whether the president s personal valet has returned to work yet and they also didnt say whether anyone else in the complex has since tested positive. All right, Kaitlan Collins at the white house, thank you so much. Dr. Richard besser, former acting director of the cdc, thanks for joining us. Cnns gary tuchman spoke to us from the beach at gulf shores, alabama. Take a listen. Everybodys got to go somehow. Reporter you mean die . Yeah. My family has the same mindset as me. We kind of just agreed if we get it, we get it. Were going to handle it as a family and just get over it because thats what family does. I mean, if hes not wearing a mask, im not wearing a mask. If hes not worried, im not worried. Reporter the president . Yes, sir. So that last gentlemen said, if the president s not going to wear a mask, im not going to wear a mask. Whats your reaction to that as a former cdc head . You know, in a perfect world, which you would like to see, our leaders, political leaders, cultural leaders, would model the behavior that we want to see. Public health is the roadmap to successfully being able to get out and do the things we want to do, getting people back to work. But we wear a mask not so much to protect ourselves but to protect those around us. And what it says is, i care about you and you wear a mask because you care about me. Its a really important thing to do. And you saw President Trump mocking joe biden for wearing a mask, and Kayleigh Mcenany, the White House Press secretary, suggesting that biden it was odd that biden was doing it. Correct me if im wrong, but i believe the cdc guidelines are that if you go out in public and youre going to be within close enough to people, you should be wearing a mask. Wasnt biden just doing what the cdc has called for . Yeah, so what cdc says is, in your home, with the people that you are living with, day in and day out, you dont need to wear a mask, youre all within, in a sense, the same bubble. But when you leave that bubble and youre going to be indoors, youre going to be within six feet of other people, thats when you should be wearing a mask. Its a really important thing to do. I was at the jersey shore this weekend, and i saw a lot of people doing the right thing, wearing masks, when they passed each other on the beach they were giving each other six feet to get around. Thats the thing you can do to ensure that people are safe and can get back out to activities. According to a quinnipiac poll out last week, a majority of americans, twothirds, 67 , want President Trump to wear a mask. But when you break it down by party, its 90 of democrats want him to, 66 of independents do, and a minority of republicans, 38 . This is becoming a partisan issue when it seems to me it should just be one about basic Public Health. You know, when i ran Emergency Response at cdc, one of the things we tried to avoid at all costs was having a National Response become partisan, because when that happens, half the country will do what the political leader says and half wont. And that makes it really, really hard to take Public Health measures that could actually be protecting peoples lives. With this pandemic, the good news is that most people who get this will do well. But we take these measures to protect the elderly, those with underlying medical problems. And the idea you can say, yeah, i dont care, i can go ahead and get this, but yeah, you could get this and pass it on to your grandparents. You could pass it on to somebody with Heart Disease or lung disease. And for them, its not going to be a mild illness, it could be a very severe thing. All right, dr. Richard besser, thank you so much, appreciate your time as always. Coming up in the next hour, former Vice President joe biden will sit down with our own dana bash to talk about coronavirus and the politicization of masks. Plus what is he looking for in a running mate . Thats coming up at 5 00 p. M. Eastern after the lead. Next, the push to get airlines to give you a refund instead of an iou. 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They dont want to just provide interestfree loans to the airline industry, on top of the government bailout. Reporter Consumer Reports bill mcgee says airlines are trying to avoid giving money back, with airlines trying to stay afloat and customers caught in a bad situation. Vouchers have become the default offer, meaning the airlines hold the customers money until theyre ready to fly again. Mcgee says if the airline goes bankrupt, you may never see your money again. Im not sure i even want to travel at all. Reporter both of these teachers say they canceled their spring break trips. Neither has received refunds from their airlines but instead were offered vouchers and waived fees. They have my money from a flight i didnt get to take. It makes me upset, its just another symptom of being you know, the whole the whole system is like rigged against little people. Reporter the department of transportation has issued a memo reiterating that refunds are only required when the airline cancels. When the customer cancels, they are not entitled to a refund or even a voucher. It is up to the airline. Consumer advocates say to avoid canceling themselves, sometimes airlines are rebooking customers on other flights the airline considers similar, leaving it to customers to cancel and then accept a voucher. The Industry Group airlines for america insists carriers are following federal law and offering increased flexibility for customers, adding, quote, we understand that these are difficult times for our country, our passengers, and our employees. We need to pass legislation in order to make them give this money back to passengers. Reporter democratic senator ed markey of massachusetts argues that airlines were given billions in federal bailout funds to avoid layoffs. But he wants customers like the two teachers to be made whole. They shouldnt get back a voucher for a future trip they may never get. They should get the cash which they need right now to take care of their families. Reporter it begs mentioning one more time what happens if an airline goes bankrupt. Advocates stress to us that consumers will fall at the very bottom of a long list of creditors, jake. All right, pete muntean, thanks so much, appreciate it. Coming up next, the devastation in one of the hardesthit places. 103 people buried in one day, in one cemetery. Cnn goes on the ground to brazil, next. Were pretty different. Somos muy diferentes. Muy diferentes. announcer everyone in your family is different. Thats why verizon offers more plans to mix and match, starting at just 35. Switch now and get up to 900 off the motorola edge . The network more people rely on gives you more. In our world lead today, latin america is the new global epicenter of the Novel Coronavirus. A new Trump Administration travel ban takes effect in a few hours, stopping anyone who has been in brazil in the last two weeks from entering the United States. Cnns Nick Paton Walsh takes us inside one of the countrys hardesthit cities where a rising number of dead are being buried in mass graves. Reporter this is a landing of last resort. Seeking salvation in a coronavirus hotbed. Tiny planes bring the sickest coronavirus patients to brazils worsthit city and to a hospital bed. A journey most make alone, from which some wont go home. This is what doing well looks like on these flights. The woman on board struggling, motionless. Once they had to intubate a patient in midair. Its very hard to carry a weight that you dont see. Any time i carry this weight, i feel like i carry this weight. Reporter brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has made light of the virus and called the mayor a piece of excrement for digging these mass graves. They had no choice and the bodies started piling up. This month they buried 103 in one day, digging at night. Even in two hours, five come. One by one, laid in the trench. Many mourners say these arent coronavirus deaths. But its hard to know here. The official numbers in brazil dont tell the whole picture partly because there isnt enough testing. These are those who have died and have tested positive for coronavirus. But these graves, staggeringly, theyre the ones they suspect may have died of the disease. The mass burial itself distressing. I just want to finish this. My family doesnt need this. Reporter we asked the grave diggers who thinks fewer would have died here if the president had kept quiet. No one listens to bolsonaro, one says. Hes not there for the people, adds another. He should have asked us what was going on. Still, the hospitals receive a daily stream of new patients. The icu, which avoids ventilators where possible, preferring less invasive means, is frenetic. Even the patients have heard what the president has said. The mayor is just trying to save lives and the president is against that, says raimondo. Inside, a local Indigenous Leaders visits, adopting the robe from his father, killed by the virus two weeks ago. I took my father into hospital where he was intubated for five days, he says. Now we have 300 people with symptoms. Politically the president forgot us and is killing the indigenous people. Bolsonaro says hes for Economic Growth and safety. But the virus is still tearing through the poor here. Their remote way of life was no protection from this modern playing. It just put help further away. Startling to see how that remote, remote city was so badly impacted. Here, though, rio de janeiro, the beach, you couldnt get more of a brazilian icon than this. Theyre worried this may get hit hard next. Face masks already around. Partial lockdown, a lot of the shops shut here. Many are worried among brazilians because of the message from the president that this is just a little flu. Well find out if brazilians are taking this disease seriously enough in a few weeks. Nick paton walsh in brazil for us, thank you so much. Coming up next, he pleaded with officers, he couldnt breathe, he said, as he was pinned to the down. The police chief made an announcement about the fate of the officers involved. Stay with us. Car vending machines. And now, putting you in control of your financing. At carvana, get personalized terms, browse for cars that fit your budget, then customize your down payment and monthly payment. And these arent madeup numbers. Its what youll really pay, right down to the penny. Whether youre shopping or just looking. It only takes a few seconds, and it wont affect your credit score. Finally a totally different way to finance your ride. Only from carvana. The new way to buy a car. Breaking news in our National Lead right now. Moments ago the chief of police in minneapolis announced that he had fired four Police Officers involved in the arrest and subsequent death of a black man in police custody. He repeatedly told officers he could not breathe after officers knelt on his neck, pinning him to the ground during an arrest. A bystander captured the incident on a cellphone. A warning, it might be difficult to watch. This disturbing video were about to show you did not capture the reason for the arrest. It begins with the man on the ground. I cant breathe. Ive been trying to help out. I cant breathe. Im about to die. The video posted on facebook goes on for ten minutes. You can hear several witnesses ask the officer why does he still have his neon George Floyds neck. Cnns omar jimenez is live in minneapolis. Omar, give us the details on the press conference with the police chief. Reporter the press conference with the police chief, one of the big things he was trying to call for was a push for trust between police and the community here. This in part came from the swift action we saw this Police Department take. Remember, this just happened yesterday. Within 24 hours all four of the officers involved with this have been fired. Weve seen sadly many of these cases play out throughout the country and that hasnt that type of action, i should say, hasnt come as quickly as we have seen. When you watch that video, that, again, is disturbing to many people, it plays out for ten minutes. He is communicating with the officers, george floyd, on the ground there, for some time, saying i cant breathe, that he needs medical help in regards to that, and at one point the words begin to trail off and then his body isnt moving at all. Bystanders are literally asking for officers to check for a pulse. Here is what the mayor of minneapolis had to say a little bit earlier today. What we saw was horrible. Completely and utterly messed up. This mans life matters. He matters. I believe what i saw and what i saw was wrong at every level. Reporter and george floyd was obviously the man that was unfortunately killed in this incident. Hes being represented by benjamin crump, an attorney, who released a statement saying, this abusive, excessive, and inhumane use of force cost the life of a man being detained by police about a nonviolent charge. Thats why were seeing people protesting today. Police say it was a forgery arrest. What else are police saying about this . Reporter in regards to what led up to this, ill give you a little quick scenesetter here. You see that store over my shoulder, it was there that police first got the report of a potential forged document being used in a purchase. They were later given a description that may have matched georges. When they got there, it was a physical resistance to an arrest, according to police at that time, that began this sort of entanglement and then the horror we saw unfold on this video, jake. Omar jimenez in minneapolis for us this afternoon, thank you so much, appreciate it. As americans look for an escape from the devastation, economic and healthwise, of coronavirus, many are wondering when you might get to see some sort of sports again. The nhl just made an announcement on that. Stay with us. Its best we stay apart for a bit, but youre not alone. Were automatically refunding our customers a portion of their personal auto premiums. Learn more at libertymutual. Com covid19. [ piano playing ] everything has changed. Our work, how we eat, breathe, even stand. But we cant stand for this. To protect our health and our right to vote. With vote by mail, and safe options for voting in person, we must act now. But Mitch Mcconnell refuses to let the senate vote. Join us. 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Do you see either basketball or hockey coming back that quickly . I would love to see that, jake. I think we all would, the escape that sports can give us, the opportunity to watch something live on tv, sports, we would love to see it happen. But if it happens is another matter entirely. These are optimistic plans. It makes sense to have a plan, to start to work on a plan. But will it happen . We have no idea. And we are seeing the nba, starting with practices, not practices the way people would think of with a team on the court. Its a player shooting on the court and then another player. So these are baby steps. Will we see it happen in july . No idea. So much depends on testing and being good citizens. Will these leagues be able to get extra tests or will they get extra tests if their communities still dont have tests . Lets turn to baseball which i really miss. There are many fans, many on my staff, eager to get going. Finalr an 82game regular season with games to be held without fans as long as states and Health Officials allow it. Do you think that its possible americas pastime could happen this summer . Certainly, jake. The term is spectatorless sports, i think it could work. With baseball, it would be all major league cities. And those cities are of concern in this pandemic. I would love to see baseball return but the rule book, the new regulations for that, jake, 67 pages. That shows you how much of a needle they have to thread to try to pull it off. Soiled love to say yes and be optimistic but i think as weve seen over the last few months, we just have to wait and see. But basically would be a wonderful relief and a great escape for americans this summer if it can happen. Of course theres a salary squabble threatening any type of baseball season right now. A lot of critics siay how could these very wealthy Baseball Players be talking about this when 40 million americans have filed for unemployment. Exactly. This is the baseball union, the strongest union in all sports, and theyre not going to budge. They dont want to go to a revenue sharing and lose that bargaining power. But its a terrible look for major league baseball. Jake, they need to resolve this and get beyond it because fans arent going to put up with the fact that, as we say, the billionaires and the millionaires are fighting over more millions, enough is enough, baseball, figure it out and plan to come back as your fans would like to see you. And quickly, if you could, christine, whats the latest on possible talks between the nfl and its players to get back on the gridiron come august and september . The good news, jake, is that the nfl has had time that these other leagues have not had because of course they werent playing. And football might be the toughest of all because theres no social distancing with football. They can talk about it, continue to work on it, and again, there are certainly hopes we could see it sometime this fall. All right, christine brennan, thank you so much, appreciate it. As the United States nears 100,000 lives lost to coronavirus, we want to take time to remember some of the victims such as brittany brunerringo, only 32 years old. She worked as a nurse at a Dementia Care facility in los angeles. She came from a family of health care professionals, her sister told cnn that brittany had such a kind heart. She says the virus took her beloved sister too soon. We also lost martin addison, 44 years old, a speech pathologist from new jersey. He would meet his 2yearold daughter after work he ever day. His wife said he was planning a getaway for their anniversary in october. To both families, were so sorry for the loss of your loved ones. May their memories be a blessing. And as the nation nears this tragic 100,000death milestone, well take some time to honor the people who have died from Novel Coronavirus this sunday at noon eastern. Im going to host a cnn special, we remember. It will be a Memorial Service to those lost. Our coverage on cnn continues right now. Thanks so much for watching. This is cnn breaking news. Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer in the situation room. Were following breaking news. The u. S. Death toll from the coronavirus pandemic now approaching 99,000 people with nearly 1. 7 million confirmed cases i