Hello again, everyone. Thank you so much for joining me this sunday. We begin this hour with staggering new numbers from a state approaching epicenter status in this coronavirus pandemic. Florida reporting nearly 10,000 more cases today, thats on top of yesterdays huge numbers which set a single day record for all states with more than 11,400 new infections. And then arizona and texas seeing massive spikes leading some officials to accuse the states of reopening too early but even as we see cases surge President Trump is downplaying concerns telling a crowd during a fourth of july event at the white house that 99 of the coronavirus cases are, quoting now, totally harmless. Factually incorrect claim. Cnn has a team of reporters tracking the coronavirus in some of the hardest hit states in the country. Lets go first to Boris Sanchez live in miami beach, florida, where this weekend they experience beaches closed but clearly peoples concerns remain heightened. Reporter yeah, no question, f
Health guidance. We know that large gatherings presents the biggest risk right now. Would you advise someone to go to a large gathering, yes or no . Well, craig, its not a yes or no. Every Single Person has to make up their own mind. There are going to be people going to beaches, going to barbecues, going to different environments, and they have to look at their individual risk. And that is exactly the problem. Here are the facts at this hour. Despite public warnings against mass gatherings, President Trump is traveling to mt. Rushmore today and encouraging thousands of people to gather for a fireworks display, with south dakotas governor refusing to require masks and forestry experts warning of the risks of wildfires out west. The president s trump comes as the Washington Post is reporting Vice President pence had to postpone his trip to arizona by one day this week after members of the secret service tested positive for coronavirus. Miamidade county in florida has put a 10 00 p. M. C
Just lying there. Couldnt feel a pulse. The young dad engaged to be married dead on the ground. They determined that it was a murder. Heres what made this mystery so chilling. Possible suspects were all in costume. The cowboy and the penguin, everybody is dressed as somebody else. How are you going to be able to identify people . Cowboy, penguin, costumed killer. Sounds like something ripped from the pages of stephen king. But in this case, the horror was real. We had this piece of a costume, we didnt know what it was. A halloween crime that will send shivers down your spine. I was terrified. Something had happened. I didnt know what. Hello. Welcome to dateline. Just days before halloween, Joel Lovelien and his fiancee, Heather Eastling headed to a local bar with partygoers. The night took a horrific turn when joel stepped outside and walked into a troubling mystery. In a case filled with unknown, one thing was certain. A man was dead. Police rounded up several potential suspects but h
States in the number of positive coronavirus cases at about 190,000 confirmed cases. Behind only california and new york. Of course california has a bigger population. But new york and florida are both very similar sized states. When texas reports later today, that could change. Right now, florida, as this state has three of the metropolitan markets that are the fastestgrowing coronavirus case markets in the nation, according to Johns Hopkins jacksonville, florida, orlando, and tampa metro areas, all seeing huge increases in cases. Chris, of course, very anecdot anecdotally, as you are out and about on this Holiday Weekend are you seeing people adhering to social distancing . Are you seeing people there using masks . Thats a great question. I have been in florida in this general area for about five weeks now. And it was stark coming from new york to see how many people were not Wearing Masks, frankly. And the governor has resisted calls even just yesterday from some democrats to instit
Downplaying concerns telling a crowd during a fourth of july event in washington, d. C. That 99 of the coronavirus cases are quoting now totally harmless. Factually incorrect claim and his Public Events are also becoming increasingly defiant, not requiring social distancing or Face Coverings. For the crowds. Thats something officials in some of the hardest hit regions of the country say is completely counter productive. How do you tell somebody they have to wear a mask and be socially distanced when the president doesnt and hosts a rally almost celebrating the lack of those simple Counter Measures . So really we are not on the same page. Theres not unity in the you know, in our community or any community right now and i feel like thats the greatest challenge, if people listened and did what they what made sense and what was healthy we would get through this much better. Cnn has reporters across the country covering this coronavirus and state reopenings. Lets go first to cnns Boris Sanc