Must quarantine for 14 days. Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont joins us live. Trumps trouble. The president s response to the coronavirus emergency taking a toll. A new poll showing joe biden opening up with a double digit lead with four months till election day. Plea for justice. Millions demanding an independent investigation into the death of elijah mcclain, the 23yearold stopped by police and put in a chokehold while walking home from a corner store nearly a year ago. His case back in the spotlight as his family speaks out this morning. Abc news exclusive. Behind the scenes with the team controlling the predator drone used to monitor protesters in minneapolis. Why they say this may become more common and the new concerns about privacy. Crash caught on camera. The small plane bouncing off a runway and slamming down in a nearby field. The latest on the rescue this morning. And the city of lights. Paris getting its brightest light back, the eiffel tower reopening this morning and the strict new guidelines for one of the most popular Tourist Attractions in the world. Were there live this morning. And good morning, america. Hope youre well this thursday morning. Lets take a look at that eiffel tower right now. That is a live look at the paris, france drone over the city and there you see the eiffel tower right there reopening today. But, michael, here at home we are dealing with the consequences of reopening. Yes, we are, george. Covid cases are surging in more than half the states in the country. Take a live look at those long lines for driveup testing. Thats at the Hard Rock Stadium outside miami. Theres been a sharp rise in demand over the past few days. Now more young people are getting hit hard by the virus. Over the past 24 hours there have been more than 34,000 new cases reported in the u. S. And more than 750 deaths. The cdc is now predicting 150,000 deaths in the country by july 18th. Right now that number is 121,000. Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont joins us live this morning. Hes of course one of the three governors issuing that traveler advisory, asking anyone visiting the tristate area in states where cases are climbing to quarantine for 14 days. One of those states seeing the most dramatic rise is texas and that is where our chief National Correspondent tom llamas is this morning. Tom, good morning to you. You are in houston where the hospitals are now bracing for the worst. Reporter cecilia, good morning. The governor here in texas saying the state is facing a massive outbreak. Right now were in the citys medical center. This is the largest medical complex in the world and, again, they are battling covid19. The Childrens Hospital is across the street from where we are. They are now admitting Adult Patients as cases here are moving in the wrong direction. This morning, more evidence the spread of covid19 is accelerating. Pressure now building at hospitals and testing lines miles long growing once again. An internal fema memo obtained by abc news showing the growing problems facing hospitals where cases are surging. In arizona, 85 of icu beds are full. Mississippi reporting limited to no icu capacity, and this morning, reports that dozens of secret Service Officers and agents who were on site for President Trumps rally in tulsa, oklahoma last week ordered to selfquarantine after two of their colleagues tested positive for the virus. As new cases rise in 27 states, hospitalizations are surging in 21. The former epicenter of the outbreak, new york, new jersey and connecticut, now taking action. People coming in from states that have a high infection rate must quarantine for 14 days. Reporter starting this morning, visitors from eight of the nations top hot spots could face up to 10,000 fines if they violate quarantine. Florida, one of those states, shattering another daily record with more than 5,500 new cases. And california hitting a new record in hospitalizations while Los Angeles County now leads the country with 88,000 people infected. We are seeing an increase in the total number of cases of people that are getting younger and younger. Reporter in texas, they also reported another record day of new cases. Houstons mayor warning businesses to monitor their crowd flow. We are looking at creating what i would call a board of shame and identifying those businesses that are really working against the rules. Reporter and now doctors taking abc news inside various hospitals throughout houston. So its going to be a busy day today. Weve got some patients waiting to come into the icu. Reporter frontline workers describing a new and different type of surge and though they feel more confident this time around, there are still moments that shock the soul. When they dont survive, you know, knowing that we did everything we possibly could to restore their okay, you are going to make me cry now. I have a hard time talking. This is the hardest part about the whole thing. Im sorry. Its okay. Reporter doctors telling us they believe this new uptick is because people let their guard down. What keeps me up at night, Community Members that think this is something they cant do anything about but they can. If they wash their hands, if they wear their mask and keep a social distance from others they absolutely can play a role. Are you guys going to wear a mask alone in the car . [ crowd chanting no ] reporter in arizona, where theyre seeing an increase in hospitalizations and deaths, protests erupting over masks in scottsdale. Councilman guy phillips appearing to mock the final words of george floyd and eric garner at this antimask rally. I cant breathe. I cant breathe. Reporter now, that scottsdale councilman who you heard from there first said there was no connection, that it was hot and stuffy, but later, according to the arizona republic, he apologized saying he wasnt trying to make light of what happened. Tom llamas, thanks very much. Were joined by Governor Ned Lamont of connecticut. Thank you for joining us this morning. You signed the order last night good morning, george. Asking visitors from hard hit states to quarantine. Just explain to everybody why you decided to take this step and how its going to work. So back when the new York Metro Area including connecticut had a high infection rate there were some quarantines in places like florida and today they have a much higher, ten times higher infection rate than we do here and as you know, george, the virus often travels by airplane and arrives and then it spreads so we thought one of the best things we could do is see if we could prevent that from happening in our region. New york is imposing fines on people who violate the order. Why isnt connecticut taking that step . What were going to do is go to every travel agent and say from these regions dont come to connecticut unless you get tested first or know you have to quarantine. Were going to go to all the hotels, every single site there, let people know from those states you have to quarantine if you come to connecticut. But this is voluntary. Its not youre not going to enforce it with fines or any other kinds of penalties . Yeah, george, not yet. We havent had to. I mean the people of connecticut have been wearing the masks. Theres no fines for not doing that. Theyve been protecting the protocols of the restaurants without fines so id like to think well be able to selfpolice. But if we cant well ramp it up. Governor cuomos team said new yorkers should essentially follow the see something Say Something rule. If they see a possible violation say a neighbor comes in from out of state they should report it to the health department. Do you cant connecticut citizens to do the same thing . We have been doing that. Especially for our safe store, safe restaurant, if theyre not follow protocols dial 211 and we send a Public Health official out to tell people these are what the rules are. That could be the same for people traveling here from other states. Connecticut was hit so hard at the beginning, as you know better than anyone but now you have one of the lowest reproduction rates for the virus in the country. How are things going with reopening . Right now weve got, george, about 95 of our economy open. Thats good. I think people are more or less following the protocols pretty strictly. Thats very good. We know were not an island and our region is not an island and thats why were doing what we can to protect ourself from incoming viruses from highly infected areas. Are you worried about back sliding . Oh, were always worried about that, arent we . I look around the rest of the country. I think a lot of it is related to those bars being open, people not wearing the masks. I think thats what is the big driver and so far were doing pretty well here but lets face it, we have cabin fever. Its getting warmer out there. Im worried. All of us in new york and new jersey and connecticut who were hit so hard so early by this are watching the rest of the country now and wondering what message they took from our experience and what theyre going through right now. What is your message to the rest of the country right now . I talked to some of the southern governors and i asked what is going on and first they said its more testing. I said, no, hospitalizations are up. They said probably in connecticut Everybody Knows somebody not just that lost a job but also know somebody that lost their life. Maybe thats not true in some of these other states so we are much more likely to take this seriously around here and hope that message translates now around the rest of the country. Governor ned lamont, thanks for your time. Michael. Thank you, george. Now to the new victims of coronavirus, fema reporting that in at least four states the majority of their covid19 patients are between 20 to 30 years old. Victor oquendo joins us with more from one of those states, florida. Good morning, victor. Reporter good morning, michael. More and more young people are testing positive. Thats what the data shows and what hospitals are telling us as the surge in cases in florida continues. So has the demand for testing. This is the beginning of the line outside Hard Rock Stadium. If you look from above you get a better idea of whats happening here. People started lining up around 4 30 this morning, although it doesnt open up until 9 00 a. M. Now the line stretches for miles. This morning, a warning about covid19 and young people. Really Rapid Transmission in that 18 to 34 age group. Reporter carsyn davis seen in this selfie shared by her facebook, turned 17 and her sister writing her poor body didnt have fight left and died from complications of the virus. Doctors say the rise in younger patients is concerning, so are bars. My biggest concern is that these young people will go home and transmit it either to their parents or their grandparents. Reporter a recent outbreak now linked to a bar in east lansing, michigan. 34 cases, all between the ages of 18 and 23. Workers are getting sick too like stephany florez, a 27yearold who returned to work at a bar in los angeles and despite her asthma, she didnt wear a mask. I was like this is annoying then i take it off. Reporter one of the biggest concerns how it can spread through families. In north texas rons parents are in Critical Condition after attending a Surprise Birthday Party where 18 family members tested positive when one relative, unknowingly infected, interacted with seven family members who contracted the virus and spread it to ten more. My dad is hanging on by a thread. And my mom is struggling. Reporter in harris nearly 45 of patients are hispanic or black. I thought i was invisible. Reporter jimmy flores just released from the hospital monday. I had a fever for almost 14 days and i couldnt breathe. Reporter the Florida Department of Emergency Management now urging people who come out here to this testing site to make sure they have a full tank of gas because of the long wait and this is not just happening here in south florida. In Central Florida near orlando, people were lining up sometimes this week around 2 30 in the morning. This site is scheduled to stay open till 5 00 p. M. Yesterday they were so busy they ran out of swabs and antibody tests around noon. Cecilia. Okay. Thank you. As virus numbers rise so do concerns for the economy. The surge in cases sending the stock market tumbling, so lets bring in our chief Business CorrespondentRebecca Jarvis with more. Rebecca, all of this, of course, ahead of new unemployment numbers this morning. Reporter good morning, cecilia. Nearly 1. 5 million americans filed new claims for Unemployment Benefits last week and that means in just the last 14 weeks more than 47 million layoffs have happened across this country, and a big concern for wall street is how those people get back to work in an environment where covid cases are now rising as these reopenings happen in states like texas, florida and california, some of the biggest state economies in the country. Now local businesses are faced with the question to reopen or not to reopen and some are actually making delays to those choices. For example, disney, the Parent Company of abc news, deciding not to do the phased reopening beginning july 17 at disneyland because california will not be submitting those guidelines and that guidance until after the july 4 holiday. George . Rebecca, thanks very much. We move to the race for the white house and new signs President Trump is now the underdog. A new poll shows joe biden with a 14point lead as growing majorities of americans disapprove of how trump is handling the pandemic and black lives matter protests. Mary bruce is at the white house with the story. Mary, the president heading to wisconsin today, a key battleground state where hes fallen behind. Reporter the president now losing significant ground in these battleground states that delivered him the white house. He heads to wisconsin today, down 11 points there according to this new the New York Times poll out this morning. Hes also down double digits in states like michigan and pennsylvania, states where the president s strength was White Working Class voters, those key voters, now appears to be vanishing. These numbers show the president s handling of the pandemic and this National Reckoning on racism is taking a toll. The president is now more vulnerable than ever, that poll showing joe biden with a 14point lead nationally, 5036 . But, george, democrats are actually concerned that these numbers may be a little too good, that voters may become complacent. They are warning joe bidens supporters not to get too comfortable. Still more than four months to go. Mary, there was a new twist yesterday in the Michael Flynn case. Reporter yeah, george, a big victory for Michael Flynn and more President Trump. A federal Appeals Court ordered a judge to comply with the justice departments request to drop this case, even though Michael Flynn, the president s First National security adviser pleading guilty to lying to federal investigators. The president has said that Michael Flynn was treated unfairly all along and calling this an exoneration. Its another example of how politicized its become. Mary, thanks very much. Michael. We go to some incredible news from nasa. The headquarters in washington, d. C. Will be named after mary w. Jackson, the first black female engineer at nasa in 1958. Jackson was portrayed by actress Janelle Monae in the movie Hidden Figures and nasa administer Jim Bridenstine said mary never accepted the status quo. She helped break barriers and open opportunities for africanamericans and women in the field of engineering and technology, hidden no more. Great news out of nasa. That is terrific news. Thank you, michael. Following a lot of other news including the death of a 23yearold black man in Police Custody in colorado getting a second look. Millions have signed an online petition calling for an independent investigation. Elijah mcclains family is speaking out. We are live at the eiffel tower opening for the First Time Since shutting down because of the coronavirus. But the big question is will american tourists be allowed to visit is the big question. Sfirs first lets go to ginger. Several small tornados from southern louisiana through mississippi. The video you see here is the damage from an ef1 tornado, winds up to 110 miles per hour. Those severe reports went to the Canadian Border but there in kansas, tennis ball sized hail reported. Today it is the nebraska panhandle up through north dakota, western minnesota and michigan, detroit, chicago back through iowa, thats tomorrow and the northeast gets it, pittsburgh included all the way to new york city, parts of new jersey too by saturday. Your local weather in 30 seconds. First the stormy cities is sponsored by capital one. Good morning. Im meteorologist mike nicco. Our consistent pattern continues. Day four if you are counting. Dry cold front means cool and breezy conditions, coolest will be sunday. A brief break monday before more heat developments next week. 60s along the coast, mid 70s to mid80s around the bay and 80s and 90s inland. Tonight we all cool back into the 50s and 60 okay, so coming up we are going to paris. We can get our nails done again. Things are looking up. Stay with us. Stay with us. Come on in, were open. All