Miami. Delay the election . I dont want to see a crooked election. Backlash against President Trump after he suggested postponing the november president ial election. Top Republican Leaders immediately rejecting the idea, the president now backtracking. Be kind to one another. Ellen degeneres breaking her silence. Apologizing after a new report detailed allegations her daytime talk show created a toxic work environment. Lead me home a mighty farewell. Congressman john lewis laid to rest, three former president s paying their respects to the civil rights icon. America was built by john lewises. Former president obama saying lewis will be a founding father to that fuller, fairer, better america, and speaking out against voter suppression. Even as we sit here, there are those in power who are doing their darnedest to discourage people from voting. A whole new game. The nba finally restarting. Before the whistle, everyone on the court arm in arm kneeling during the national anthem. And the first basket back sunk by the first player who tested positive for covid. We part of something and a year in the making. Were dancing into the weekend with beyonce. Black is king trending big overnight. Inside the powerful visual album. The superstar appearances and how her daughter stole the show. And good morning, america. We do have some breaking news as we come on the air. The search and rescue efforts are under way right now for marines missing off the coast of southern california. This happened after a deadly Amphibious Assault vehicle mishap. Were going to have much more on this developing story coming up later. We are also watching capitol hill this morning. Congress still in a deadlock over that new Coronavirus Relief package. The big question right now, will 30 million americans lose those much needed checks . Yeah, more on that from washington just ahead. We begin with the latest on the coronavirus emergency. In the past 24 hours, the u. S. Reporting more than 69,000 new cases and more than 1,500 new deaths. Nationwide though new cases were actually down last week compared to the previous week. Its the first time that has happened since early june, amy. But fatalities, tom, are up 16 . The new projection from the cdc estimates there could be up to 182,000 deaths by august 22nd. Victor oquendo starts us off from miami, florida, posting a Record Number of coronavirus deaths for a Third Straight day. Good morning, victor. Reporter good morning, amy. Those numbers are staggering but there is some encouraging news from the covid19 tracking project. The sevenday new case average is declining in four major hot spots california, arizona, texas and here in florida. But florida did just break its own dark record for fatalities in a single day and the virus continues to spread elsewhere. The devastating toll of covid19 is growing. Florida reporting a recordbreaking number of fatalities for the third day in a row, and now concerns that the virus is moving into the midwest. Ohio reporting a new high on thursday with more than 1,700 new cases. Now we see the virus probably because of vacations and other reasons of travel moving up into kentucky, tennessee, southern ohio, missouri, iowa, kansas, nebraska and of course we continue to have problems across the west coast. Reporter inside houstons united memorial medical center, growing desperation and frustration. Were doing our best to save all these people. Then you get another batch of people that are doing exactly the opposite of what youre telling them to do. Reporter 67yearold Riley Harrison is here fighting for his life. You got a death wish playing with covid. Reporter also losing his battle with the virus, former president ial candidate herman cain. The former ceo of godfathers pizza tested positive for the coronavirus nine days after attending President Trumps rally in tulsa last month where he was also seen posing for photos and dancing without a mask. I was there. Reporter its unknown if cain was infected at the rally or somewhere else. Overnight President Trump offering condolences, but making no reference to that rally. Let me begin by expressing our sadness at the passing of a wonderful man and a dear friend of mine, herman cain. He was a very special person. Reporter and overnight, the nations top Infectious Disease expert dr. Anthony fauci speaking with b. E. T. s Mark Lamont Hill about how he handles the constant barrage of criticism often straight from President Trumps twitter account. You know, when im with him, i have a very Good Relationship with him, and then i see Something Like that and i scratch my head. Reporter and of the president s appearance on fox news to highlight what he claims are mistakes made by dr. Fauci. Dr. Faucis a nice man but hes made a lot of mistakes. I havent been wrong, period. I havent. And i go id be happy to go through each and every one those. Reporter but despite what he calls noise, he says he and the president have a solid working relationship. The president right now and i are were fine. Were fine. Reporter there is some hope this morning. Northwestern medicine announcing the first covid19 patients to receive double lung transplants. 28yearold mara ramirez says she doesnt remember the six weeks she spent on a ventilator. When she woke up, she had new lungs that saved her life. Lung transplantation for the terminally ill Covid Patients is an option. I just happened to be the first, and hopefully i can be an example for others out there. Reporter and as florida prepares for a hurricane in the middle of a pandemic, statewide all public testing sites like this one here in miami beach are now closed at least through the weekend. Tom . Florida cannot catch a break. All right, victor, thank you for that. As victor mentioned, florida is bracing for another potential emergency breaking overnight, isaias has strengthened to a category 1 hurricane already causing catastrophic flash flooding and mudslides right here in puerto rico. Rob is in miami tracking the very latest. Rob, good morning. Reporter good morning, tom. Clearly your family on edge this morning as is most people across parts of miami. Look at this dramatic video coming out of puerto rico yesterday. They had nearly a half a foot of rain, probably more by the looks of this. This young boy among others being carried to safety by the National Guard and these flash flooding and mudslides ripping through the western part of the island. They were under a drought. This part of the island at least not anymore. Category 1 storm now forecast to become a category 2 tonight into tomorrow, and getting abreast of miami as a 90mileanhour storm. You know, the intensity forecast, some uncertainty as with the track but it will be very close to the coastline. Some of the impacts youll see in florida over the weekend a storm surge of one to five feet. Winds 50 to 80 miles an hour. Big rain here. If it jogs to the west we will be in big trouble, four to eight inches expected with damaging winds and dangerous surf then pouring up into the carolinas, potentially even impacting the northeast. Much more to come in the forecast throughout the show. Cecilia, over to you. Okay, rob, thanks. Well head over to washington now where President Trump made that suggestion to delay novembers election. Something that has never happened in our countrys history, not even during the civil war. The backlash from his own allies immediate. One even saying the president should be impeached over this. This came as the president faces this surge in covid cases and record low economic numbers yesterday. Terry moran has more from washington. Reporter as virus cases surge and as poll numbers plummet, President Trump put forth an unprecedented suggestion. Tweeting, with universal mailin voting 2020 will be the most inaccurate and fraudulent election in history. It will be a great embarrassment to the usa. Delay the election until people can properly, securely and safely vote . I dont want to see a crooked election. Reporter but theres no evidence that mailin voting leads to widespread fraud and the president has no power to delay the election. That would require an act of congress. Even trumps staunchest republican allies quickly, firmly and publicly dismissed the idea. Well, never in the history of the country through wars, depressions and the civil war have we ever not had a federally scheduled election on time and well find a way to do that again this november 3rd. Reporter and a cofounder of the Federalist Society thats an influential conservative group, handing down one of the most dramatic rebukes, writing in an oped that trumps tweet was fascistic and grounds for the president s immediate impeachment. Presumptive democratic nominee joe biden warned months ago that trump would try to push back the election. This president is going to try to steal this election. He said that all mailin ballots are fraudulent, voting by mail, while he sits behind the desk in the oval and writes his mailin ballot to vote in the primary. Reporter the president is backtracking, but still suggesting a delay in returns on Election Night would discredit the results. I dont want to delay. I want to have the election. But i also dont want to have to wait for three months and then find out that the ballots are all missing and the election doesnt mean anything. Reporter on mailin ballots abc news has reached out to the top Election Officials in all 50 states and here in the district and heard back from 27 so far, democrats and republicans. And not one of them, not a single one has expressed concern that mailin voting would result in significant fraud in their state. The bottom line here, cecilia, a politician who thinks he will win an election doesnt call for it to be delayed. Yeah, exactly, that, terry, clearly feeling the pressure. Were less than 100 days out from election day. The Trump Campaign now looking at a shift in strategy . Reporter they are. Its real interesting. Just in the home stretch the president s campaign has pulled all the ads, has taken a pause in buying any Television Ads around the country. Thats very unusual at this point. There is a new campaign manager. So theres a reset on that, but it is another sign that this campaign, the president s reelection campaign, is having trouble targeting joe biden, finding something that will stick and finding a positive message about what the president s second term vision is. Cecilia . Terry moran, thank you. Amy . All right, cecilia. Now to congress. Deadlocked, unable to make a deal to extend jobless benefits expiring today. Thats impacting 30 million americans. Senior Congressional Correspondent mary bruce is in washington tracking all the latest on that. Good morning, mary. Reporter good morning, amy. Well, overnight another round of talks failed to produce any progress. Emerging from that meeting the white house chief of staff said that americans who are relying on these benefits, hes not optimistic theyll see relief any time soon. Late yesterday Senate Republicans and Mitch Mcconnell made a lastminute attempt to extend the payments but at just 200. Democrats are demanding they continue the full 600 and called the move a stunt. They say its nothing more than a politically callous attempt after republicans failed for weeks to come up with a more comprehensive plan. The bottom line here, these benefits for 30 million americans are expiring. The checks have already gone out, those last round of checks, and right now there simply is no deal in sight to replace them. Tom . The clock ticking and still no deal. Thank you. We want to turn to that other breaking news this morning. At least eight marines are missing off the coast of southern california. Search and rescue efforts are under way right now, and will carr joins us with the very latest. Will, we know at least one person has died so far . Reporter thats right, tom. A number of military families have been up all night waiting on word as to what happened to their loved ones. Theres a search and rescue going on off the coast of californ california. After a marine Amphibious Assault vehicle took on water during an exercise overnight. 15 marines and one sailor were inside the aav at the time of the incident. Eight have been recovered. Two marines have been transported to hospitals. One is in critical condition. The other is stable. Weve also confirmed that one marine was killed. The marines are part of the 15th expeditionary unit, a unit that can be sent quickly to respond to emergencies across the world at any point. The Amphibious Assault vehicle they were training in could be launched from a navy ship and then used like a regular armored personnel carrier when it hits the beach. The Commanding Officer of the 15th meu tweeting, we are deeply saddened by this tragic incident. I ask that you keep our marines and sailors and their families in your prayers as we continue to search, obviously, everybody hoping for some good news as the search continues. Set cecelia . We certainly are. Okay, will, thank you. Were going to turn now to the final farewell for john lewis. The congressman and civil rights icon buried in atlanta. Three former president s there including former president barack obama who said the Voting Rights lewis spent his life fighting for are once again under threat. Steve osunsami is right there in atlanta with the latest on this. Good morning, steve. Reporter good morning, cecilia. There was a lot of talk at the funeral about voting, especially in this election in november. A message lewis himself endorsed. A young kid from troy can stand up to the powers and principalities and say, no, this isnt right. This isnt true. This isnt just. We can do better. America was built by john lewises. [ bells toll ] reporter this is how america is saying goodbye to john lewis, the civil rights Freedom Fighter and congressman who made good trouble a good thing. He was the great grandson of slaves and at his funeral in the middle of the pandemic were three u. S. President s who came to pay their respects. John lewis was a walking rebuke to people who thought, well, we aint there yet and weve been working a long time. Isnt it time to bag it . He kept moving. Listen, john and i had our disagreements, of course, but in the America John Lewis fought for and the america i believe in, differences of opinion are inevitable elements and evidence of democracy in action. [ applause ] reporter lewis was a lifelong Public Servant who once bled for the right for black americans to vote, and thursday president president obama, the first aftricanamerican elected to that office, delivered his eulogy. His relationship with obama was an important one, like many black americans, lewis was in tears the night history was made and obama was elected. And someday when we do finish that long Journey Towards freedom, when we do form a more perfect union, whether its years from now or decades or even if it takes another two centuries, john lewis will be a founding father of that fuller, fairer, better america. [ applause ] reporter at his Service Obama spoke strongly about voter suppression, he says, is still happening today. Even as we sit here, there are those in power who are doing their darnedest to discourage people from voting by closing polling locations and targeting minorities and students with restrictive i. D. Laws and attacking our Voting Rights with surgical precision, even undermining the Postal Service in the runup to an election thats going to be dependent on mailin ballots so people dont get sick. Reporter lewis was a hero to many including 12yearold tybre faw who he met years ago at a commemoration of the march from 1965 where lewis nearly lost his life marching for Voting Rights. Decades before the boy was even born. John lewis was my hero and my friend. Lets honor him by getting in good trouble. [ applause ] reporter congressman lewis was beloved and was buried in an Atlanta Cemetery founded by freed slaves who at the time had nowhere else to bury their dead with dignity. The final resting place for a man of so much purpose. And lead me home reporter heres something people forget. John lewis was the youngest last surviving member of the six legendary civil rights activists of the 1960s led by dr. Martin luther king who is buried directly across the street from the church where i am standing right now. Guys, lewis spent his entire life helping others. Back to you. Beautiful tribute, steve. Thank you. Really lovely. All right, we are following a lot of other headlines this morning including Ellen Degeneres addressing those accusations that her show is a toxic workplace in an emotional letter to the staff, the fallout this morning. 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