New calls for action after the death of a young black man who told police, i cant breathe. I cant breathe. His death putting a new spotlight on the use of a powerful sedative on suspects. Coach k. s message. Mike krzyzewskis impassioned speech goes viral. Black lives matter. Say it. Adding his voice in the fight against racism. The other coaches who are joining the call. And breaking overnight. Raging wildfire. Evacuations ordered. Strong winds fanning the fastmoving flames. How Officials Say fireworks played a part. Good morning on a sunday when the world has now reached a grim milestone ten million confirmed cases of covid19, and with cases on the rise in texas, the white house says Vice President pence will speak as scheduled at a Dallas Church today. Florida, south carolina, georgia and nevada all reporting daily records for new coronavirus cases, and look at nevada in particular, the state had never reported more than 500 cases in a day until now. 1,100 new cases on saturday alone. In all, the u. S. Has hit over 2. 5 million confirmed cases of covid19 nationwide. We begin this morning in louisiana where the virus has killed more than 3,000 people. Abcs Kayna Whitworth is in new orleans with more. Kayna, good morning. Reporter whit, good morning. Whats really alarming here in louisiana is the governor is saying that the age group 18 to 29yearolds, thats the Fastest Growing age group for positive cases. Health leaders are concerned, with a few irresponsible superspreader events that can set back the states progress in its fight against covid19. Covid19 surging across parts of the country. Several states shattering record cases on saturday. Now, at least a dozen states putting reopening plans on pause or reversing them. Florida, one of the first states reopen, shattering its singleday record, more than 9,600 cases reported in one day. In jacksonville, more than 200 firefighters now quarantining after 14 members test positive for the virus. Governor ron desantis rolling back reopenings, but stopping short of mandating face coverings. An alarming situation in texas, icus are nearing capacity, Governor Abbott pressing pause on reopening. If i could have done anything differently it would have been to delay the opening of bars. Reporter overnight in san antonio, officials urging residents to stay at home after the city recorded its highest number of cases in a single day, and in harris county, home to the hardhit city of houston, officials there are sounding the alarm. This virus is out of control in houston. If we dont act to get it under control, very bad, extremely bad things will happen. Reporter the county upgraded to a level 1 threat, code red, leaders there urging the governor to go further and allow them to issue another stayathome order. In louisiana, the governor delaying a move into phase three reopening. After hospitalizations and cases increase across the state, local Health Leaders say now is the time to double down on precautions. We have got to be extra cautious so we can continue our progress. Reporter in michigan, at least 85 people contracting the virus after eating out at the same restaurant, andes to sprea states move towards mandating masks in public. I wouldnt want to give it to you. I wouldnt want to give it to you. Im not putting that mask on my face. I cant do it. Cant into do it. This aint russia. You cant make me do it. Reporter this woman at trader joes enraged after being asked to put on a mask. I have a breathing problem my doctor will not let me wear a mask. Reporter but a Study Suggests that if a majority of people wear them, it could save 33,000 lives through the fall. And e younger americans. Leslie lopezs entire family contracted the virus. She dropped the love of her life off at the hospital not knowing it was the last time she would ever see him. I kept telling him, lets go, and he didnt want to because im sure he was scared. Its just such a terrible feeling just knowing that he was there dying by himself. Reporter her husband was just 42 years old. A father of five. Now we are hearing governors across the country and right here in louisiana pleading with people, especially young people, to take this seriously. Eva. Good reminder this morning. E battle against coronavirus. As medical professionals struggle to keep up with the rising case load. Abcs zohreen shah has more from houston. Good morning, zohreen. Reporter good morning, eva. You heard the story of frontline workers giving up sleep, giving up seeing their family, giving up their own health, while this crisis keeps their mission to saves lives has not. This morning, a california doctor fighting on the front lines of the coronavirus, now battling the disease too. He believes he got sick at his own workplace. Unfortunately, we had a case of someone who came in without a mask and coughing all over the place and was positive. Reporter across the country, essential workers are suiting up, icus are their growing battlefields. In neighboring arizona, doctors facing the emotional toll of seeing Covid Patients getting weaker. Shes in a medically induced coma. Reporter an arizona nurse who volunteered to help hardhit new york flying back home to help. Just days ago she told abc news the conditions were bad, but now she says, theyre even worse. We had to move patients out of an entire unit to devote that whole new unit to Covid Patients. So in just one day we went from having one icu, full at capacity, to now filling up a second. Reporter this woman is now back at a texas outpatient clinic. With what i have seen in the numbers and what my friends have seen, we are new york now. I mean, its already here. Reporter for some health care workers, the front lines are constantly shifting. Houston this houston er nurse saying there are too many covid19 patients not enough icu beds. Weve been forced to convert an old Conference Room to serve as a holding area for these patients. Reporter these heroes now requesting help. Wear your mask, please. We cant predict who this is going to happen to. We have no way. Reporter one nurse scared for her life asked me, what if people could take a vaccine that would make it less likely for everyone else to get infected, would you take it . She said it already exists its called wearing a mask. She hopes more people will wear them when theyre close to others. More of those pleas from healthcare workers from around the world. All right, zohreen. Thank you. This morning, the Trump Campaign is facing questions about why it ordered thousands of social distancing warning stickers to be removed from seats at the tulsa rally. Before the president s rally there. Abcs rachel scott is at the white house with more an the campaign cancels some events. Rachel, good morning. Reporter whit, good morning. While those Campaign Events are on hold, a white house official tells me the Vice President will still travel to texas, arizona and florida to meet with the states governors and their healthcare teams. Today hell head to dallas for a sunday Church Service where social distancing and wearing a mask is only strongly encouraged, but not required. This morning, Vice President mike pence is expected to address thousands at a Dallas Church, hours after the county hit a record high in daily cases. Onas, are we going to cancel it . And i think our people, i think America Needs a shot in the arm. Reporter First Baptist dallas will open at 70 capacity, allowing up to 2,200 people to fill this sanctuary inside. The Vice President moving forward with plans to speak to the congregation. After the Trump Campaign postponed his events in florida and arizona, out of an abundance of caution, and though the president has downplayed the risk of the virus we did so well before the pl dtethits goi aepter ozens o teedivfoent thweine aftehirallin cod19. And now this video obtained by the Washington Post raising questions. The Trump Campaign asked why workers were appearing to remove stickers promoting social distancing . This one reading, do not sit here, please. Abc confirming the post report, that the campaign directed those stickers to be taken down. A Campaign Official says the rally was in full compliance with local requirements. Those attending entering the arena at their own risk. Signing a waiver agreeing not to sue the campaign if they get sick. Supporters had their temperature checked and were handed a face mask. Though wearing it was optional. Speaking to cbs news, the Vice President defended the trump administrations stance on masks. Why not ask people to wear masks . Well, we believe people should wear masks. Where social distancing is not possible, wherever its indicated by either state or local authorities and, you know, the president has worn a mask. I wore a mask on several occasions this week. Reporter and in a separate statement to the Washington Post, the Trump Campaign says they were not aware of any Campaign Staffers asking for those stickers to be taken down. Now sources tell us today the campaign has set up a remote covid19 testing location. All of those staffers who were on the ground for that rally in tulsa will have to receive a negative test before returning back to work tomorrow. Dan . Rachel, thank you so much. So much going on in the world of politics this morning. Lets bring in George Stephanopoulos who will be hosting this week later this morning. Weve seen the president s poll numbers take a hit in large part it seems because of his handling of the pandemic, as we head into the fall election, how worried are republicans . More worried by the day, dan, as you point out, the country seems to have turned against the president for his handling of the coronavirus crisis. And has caused his poll numbers to tank. There was a New York Times poll this week showing him down 14 points to joe biden. Even more significantly, this is just one poll, but its an important one, even more significantly losing to joe biden in every one of the six battleground states that are going to decide this election. Trump won all of them last time. Hes in trouble right now. His allies know it. Hes starting to get some grumbling on capitol hill. The question is, can he turn it around . Does he have it in him . Does he have a second term agenda . No issue for the white house to be dealing with this morning, a bombshell report from the New York Times this weekend, alleging that the russians were offering bounties to anybody in afghanistan who would kill a u. S. Soldier. How much pressure is the white house going to face this aggressively . Joe biden already hitting them hard on this. A stunning report by the New York Times. As you point out, this intelligence showing russia bounties to the taliban. They also report that the president was briefed on this. The director of National Intelligence is denying that the president knew about it but hes not denying the intelligence. So either the president knew and didnt do anything, or didnt know which could even be more problematic for the white house if they had this if they had this kind of intelligence, had interagency meetings on it, yet didnt tell the president , what does that say about the function of this white house . One of the Big Questions ill be asking House Speaker nancy pelosi this morning. It comes at a time when the relationship with russia is fraught as always. George, thank you very much. I want to remind everyone, george has a big show this morning, as always, hes going to as he mentioned speak exclusively with House Speaker nancy pelosi. Plus, hell go oneonone with the governor of arkansas about the increasing coronavirus cases across the south. Thats all coming up on this this week. And another reminder, stay up to date any time with our streaming news Service Called abc news live. George, thanks again. Eva, over to you. Now to colorado and demands for justice for a young black man who died last year after police put him in a chokehold. Thousands rallying outside of a Police Station and many also raising questions about the use of a powerful sedative during arrests. Abcs janai norman joins us with more. Good morning, janai. Reporter eva, good morning. Its been about ten months since Elijah Mcclain died, but with renewed calls of Police Reform, and racial justice, those have brought new attention to elijahs death as thousands took to the streets protesting in colorado. Protests, outrage and renewed calls for justice nearly a year after a young, black man died after a controversial encounter with police in colorado. Hey, stop right there. Stop. Stop. I have the right i have the right to stop you. Youre being suspicious. Reporter the governor now appointing the attorney general to reinvestigate what started as a 911 call to Aurora Police. Responding officers finding Elijah Mcclain, a 23yearold massage therapist, listening to music as he walked home from a corner store. You guys started, and i was listening to music. Reporter the encounter escalating before the officers applied a carotid hold. A move that restricts blood flow to the brain as mcclain cried out those three familiar words i cant breathe. Reporter injected him with the sedative ketamine. Authorities said mcclain suffered cardiac arrest on the way to hospital, died days later after being taken off life support. The District Attorney defending use of the drug. Its standard protocol for the paramedics to inject ketamine in a situation where they think someone might experiencing extreme delirium. Reporter mcclains family attorney saying he was already restrained before he was injected. He was wearing handcuffs and he was on the ground with an officers weight on his body. Reporter a coroner unable to claim mcclains cause of death, but the use of the sedative ketamine is raising questions in colorado and minneapolis. Ketamine should not be in Law Enforcement mechanism. Reporter in 2018 the star tribune finding over threeyear period, Minneapolis Police officers asked for suspects to be injected with the powerful tranquilizer dozens of times. In some cases, ketamine caused heart or breathing failure, requiring them to be medically revived. Several people given ketamine had to be intubated. And just days ago, the Aurora Police department announcing the officers involved have been reassigned for, quote, their safety. Still more than 3. 5 Million People soiniigning a petition calling for the officers to be disciplined and calling for a new investigation, whit. Another alarming case. All right, thank you. A deadly shooting overnight at a park in downtown louisville, kentucky, where crowds have been gathering to demand justice for breonna taylor. One man was fatally shot, and another victim is recovering in the hospital. Police have cleared the park. Protests can continue during the day but no one will be allowed y overnight. Its still unclear what may have led to the shooting. Taylor was killed by Police Officers during a raid in march while inside her home. Lets switch gears and turn now to the two big weather headlines. This morning, Severe Weather battering the east and dangerous fire weather in the west. Rob joins us from westport, connecticut, with more. Good morning, rob. Reporter good morning, eva. We had widespread summer thunderstorms really across twothirds of the eastern part of the country. Many of which came severe and had flash flooding of it. This is a video overnight out of indiana, where they had some water rescues. They had heavy rainfall there. Eastern pennsylvania, new jersey, had winds gusting to 60 miles an hour. Look at this, the shelfie cloud structure. Mothership coming in there with damaging winds. All right, flash flood watches posted with this next cluster of thunderstorms going. We got three, four pockets of Severe Weather potential. Northern plains to the carolinas and to the northeast again. New england, i think will see storms fire in the afternoon which will have large hail, damaging winds, a brief tornado or two i think more to the south and west towards charlotte overnight tonight. Fires south of salt lake city, this is a brush fire that erupted about 200 acres, at least 30 homes evacuated by this. This was started by fireworks. Dangerous conditions there. Obviously over the next week or so, but fire weather conditions there continue to be critical until this pattern changes with that front pushing through. Thats a check on whats happening nationally across the country. Time now for a look at your local forecast. Good sunday morning. Im lisaargen. First red flag warning for 2020. Mountains will be seeing wind gusts in excess of 40 miles an hour. Relative humidity dropping to 15 . Right on through monday night. 81 today in concord. Its cooler than average. 70 in oakland. 84 santa ro a beautiful summer morning here in westport, connecticut, with the International Flags flying behind us. Well talk more about the dust thats infiltrated much of the southeast in the a minute, guys. All right, rob. Thank you very much. Well see you in the next half hour. 8 minutes and 46 seconds