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>> reporter: florida is preparing for a number of firsts. the first live major american sport to bring back fans will be nascar. theyll be at homestead this weekend. miamis beaches will be open for the first time in months. tonight, oregon is pulling back from easing restrictions after a record jump. the governor now delaying reopening applications by a week. >> we dont make the timeline. the virus makes the timeline. >> reporter: in harris county, texas, which includes houston, hospitalization ...

Kept them apart. tonight, the emotional reunion. its "america strong." good evening. thanks for joining us on this friday. im tom llamas, in for david. and we begin with the coronavirus and that new cdc forecast. as many as 140,000 people could die by the fourth of july. this is an anxious moment as states reopen and people begin to gather in larger and larger numbers again. the toll is already staggering. more than 2 million cases and more than 114,000 lives lost. femas latest map shows where...

To reopen soon, even though cases are still at their peak? >> reporter: thats right, tom. despite the travel ban, were still seeing traffic and risks flowing in both directions. mexico saying they plan to open places like cancun on june 1st, with strict safety measures in place. >> ian, thank you. and president trump threatening to pull the republican national convention out of charlotte, north carolina, if republicans are not allowed to fully occupy the hall. heres rachel scott. >> reporter: ...

Beef prices, the highest in decades according to industry insiders. and thats precisely what supermarkets hope the rationing will avoid. costco saying, our buyers and suppliers are working hard to provide essential, high-demand merchandise as well as everyday favorites. over the past several weeks, meat producers and supermarkets have been absorbing the additional costs themselves. but were told that is likely to change, with consumers likely to see an uptick in prices in the coming days, or eve...

Unemployment numbers absolutely surge. last week were the highest on record. four times higher just for viewers to remember, four times higher than next highest number. this week, todays new numbers even higher than that. at a basic policy level, do you view what the congress has now done, very expensive, trillions spent, as enough or is there more that you want to see done whats looking like a recession or worse? >> this package we just passed is not nearly enough. its just the next traunch of ...

Crisis. its outrageous to me. >> both strong points there. dan rather, always good to have your perspective as we go through this as a nation. we are, as claire just mentioned, living through several major changes. gun sale s hit the second highet on record. unemployment, the highest ever. there are reactions that go beyond even the death toll of the pandemic. take a listen to how president obama spoke about then, the economic crisis. >> you dont need to hear another list of statistic to know ou...

>> reporter: tonight, a new phase in the war on the coronavirus, and it starts at home. >> this is the most drastic action we can take. >> reporter: the governor of new york joining california, issuing new mandates. beginning sunday, all non-essential workers ordered to stay home. even limiting new yorkers from using public transportation unless its urgent and absolutely necessary. nonstop new york quickly slowing down. this is grand central normally. but take a look at today near rush hour, whe...

The gallup high, his approval 49 its highest ever. but thats still less half the untr trump will have a tough battle for re-election no matter who the democrats nominate and trust me, his campaign knows it. david. >> jon karl, thank you. and well be right there with jon and mary and our entire team in new hampshire tomorrow and well have live coverage of the primary tomorrow night right here on "world news tonight" and into the evening on abc and on txtnews live. of chinas military indicted in...

Rapidly-evolving situation. the president tweeting today, it will all l rk out well. advisory for the wuhan region, its highest, the same as war-torn syria, and tonight, every measure is being taken to keep the virus out of the united states as it hits home again. miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. im janis mackey frayer across china tonight, an expanding lockdown to contain an epidemic travel bans in over a dozen city, affecting 35 million people, and a race to cope, construction on a 1,...

Admissions standards to let t @ the@least in. >> for all of the preferences the preference for the recruited athletes is the biggest for how much it helps candidates. >> take harvard, for example, every applicants academic record is ranked on a scale from one to six with one being the highest. those who scored a 4 who were not athletes got in less than 1% of the time but the athletes who scored a 4 got in around 70% of the time. harvard claims that no one is admitted based on one single trait. s...