Occupy a sixblock area of the city. President trump calls the protesters domestic terrorists. How long will the socalled autonomous zone remain autonomous . And push for justice. After this incident between a protester and Police Received worldwide attention, one American City has become a new flashpoint for anger over officer abuse. Well talk with the mayor of buffalo, new york, about handling the crisis and how to heal the divide. First, we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 secon seconds. When you start seeing more hospitalizations, thats a surefire sign youre going in the wrong direction. We dont want it to get out of hand again. Reporter an alarming increase in coronavirus cases across nearly half of the country. Even as they push forward with reopening. The foolhardiness is being season. Reporter concern is growing about the increase in cases. This is essentially a statewide yellow light. Reporter President Trump said hes rescheduled his First Campaign rally in months that was to be held on the holiday that commemorates the end of slavery. Ive done more for the black community than any other president. Reporter a federal judge ruled Seattle Police cant use teargas or other irritants to control crowds. The truth of the matter is if the overwhelming number of people involved in this are peacefully protesting. Reporter new York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation to Defund Police departments that do not reform. All that reporter abc has cast the first black bachelor following a petition urging them to embrace diversity. Flying in attempt to get the food to fall catching it right in the act. And all that matters kobe bryants daughters finding a way to smile in these difficult times. The video was posted of herself, tha natalia bryant. On cbs this Morning Saturday. How about this grad in texas taking full advantage of being at the rangers home ballpark. After receiving his diploma, he took an imaginary swing. Its gone. The first home run at the new home of the texas rangers. Bragging rights for a lifetime. No kidding. Look at him going. Im sure him and his friends were like, do it, are you going to do it . Im going do it. You got watch. [ applause ] this mornings eye opener is presented by toyota. Man, if only he had just slid into home plate. That would have been even better. I know the two of you would have done that. We could all use a home run right now. No doubt. Several of them, michelle. Several. We want to welcome everyone to the weekend. Im Dana Jacobson along with Michelle Miller and jeff pegues. As always, we want to get your saturday off to the right start with a great show planned for you. One thing that weve become very aware of during the pandemic, the hunt for new things to watch, well, its starting to get pretty thin. Were going to take you to south africa. It is one of many countries suddenly seeing a demand for its content as american film studios remain dormant. So shows like blood and water on netflix have hit the top ten mostwatched series in the United States. Well look at how the pandemic now has people expanding their International Palate when it comes to entertainment. Then speaking of palates, well take a trip down to texas to the restaurant that has served some of the most famous mouths in the south. From fighters in the ring to fighters for civil rights and even a few white house occupants. Well show you why this week the restaurant found itself in the headlines again and why thats nothing new for the family that founded it. And repaying a debt. More than a century and a half later, well have the remarkable story of why the people of ireland are specifically helping the navajo population in this country as they suffer through the covid pandemic. A trip through their unique history. That is ahead. We begin this morning with disturbing new signs that the grip of the deadly coronavirus pandemic is tightening in this country. As more than a dozen states see an uptick in covid19 cases. The increase comes as the centers for Disease Control and prevention issues new guidelines for states to reopen. The cdc projects another 26,000 deaths in the u. S. Over just the next three weeks. That would bring the total to 140,000 by july 4th. All of this as new hot spots emerge in the south and southwest. Michael george begins our coverage at the epicenter of the outbreak in new york city. Good morning. Reporter jeff, good morning. Health experts say we could be seeing the impact of reopening too early. The south and west coast of the United States are seeing their biggest spike in coronavirus cases yet. In houston, theres a warning people should not take things lightly or assume that the virus is under control. Reporter texas businesses and restaurants among the first to reopen could become the first to shut down again. The city of houston and Harris County and 267 deaths. I want the reopening to be successful. I want the economy to be resilient, but im growing increasingly concerned that we may be approaching the precipice of a disaster. Reporter in arizona, more than 1,000 new cases per day, up from fewer than 400 a day in midmay when stayathome orders eased. The question is, you know, did we reopen too soon is a valid one. Reporter this emergency medicine doctor is in the phoenix area and reports seeing a surge of two years cases requiring intubation. Yesterday north carolinas governor asked citizens of his state to help stop the spread. Today is north carolinas highest day of new cases since the pandemic started. These numbers show the disease is spreading, and that more people need hospital care. This has to be taken seriously. Reporter this week, South Carolina and florida showed their highest daily coronavirus cases yet. Arizonas average daily cases nearly tripled in two weeks. This week, texas had its four worst days so far for hospitalizations. Utah and oregon are delaying their openings a week after cases there continue to surge. As ive said a zillion times, the virus makes the timelines, we dont make the timelines. Reporter the cdc issued new guidelines friday, including bringing your own food and drinks to cookouts, waving at people instead of hugging, sanitizing hands after using an atm, and taking the stairs instead of an elevator. And some encouraging signs here in new york which at one point was the epicenter of the outbreak. The state now says it has the lowest transmission rate in the country. The governor credits the decision to hold off on reopening. Dana . All right, michael. Thank you. Now for more on the spike in cases and the latest studies on the importance of Wearing Masks, we are joined by medical contributor dr. David agus. David, lets start with the spike in cases. In reopening, people expected to see the numbers go up. How much of this is what we expected, and how much of this should we be very concerned about . The number of cases is under our control. As we open the doors and let people out, you know, you can either wear a mask and social distance and practice behavior that we know stops spread of the virus, or you can go back to the way the normal was before the virus. And many people have gone back to the way the normal was. They come home, and they can spread the virus. Obviously that gets worrisome. When were tracking it, about 1,000 deaths a day presently in the United States. You mention the masks, and theres a recent study out of england, theres a key message that people can take away. My mask protects you, your mask protects me. Youve seen this study, what can you tell us of the importance in it . You know, its real. I mean, the data are that if you wear a cloth mask, you block droplets coming out of your face, and it blocks those droplets from spreading virus to others, period. And so we need to normalize that behavior. In japan, where they wore masks when they were sick to stop the spread to others, before this virus, theyre all Wearing Masks and have very little spread. This behavior here, though, isnt normal. People are saying, its my right not to wear a mask. We have to stand up for each other as a community. If we wear masks, it will stop the virus. A study in finland showed it will decrease significantly transmission of the virus. Its sort of pick or choose, if youd like to have things opening up, in is one way at least that you can try to prevent some of the spread. Asymptomatic spread has obviously been a concern throughout. Then we heard from the World Health Organization some troubling news i guess, earlier this week. One report that was it very rare that there was asymptomatic spread. They walked that back. Can you give the basics with asymptomatic spread . Yeah. How dare the World Health Organization spread information that just isnt correct. They were talking about a very small study in china that showed that there was not significant asymptomatic spread in that particular community. But across the globe, there have been many studies now showing that when youre asymptomatic, there are several days you can spread the virus to others. What we call presymptomatic spread, that is days before youre symptomatic from the virus, you are contagious and can spread the virus to others. In is unfortunately one of the dastardly ways this virus dcan get out there. You think youre well, but you can spread the virus it grandma or grandpa and cause significant problems. Asymptomatic spread is real. That is the message. Asymptomatic spread is real. A lot of people hoping for a vaccine. Theres been talk about where we stand on various trials. Theyre narrowing the field tdon a little bit it looks like. What can you tell us . Well, this is the positive news is that there are 130 efforts of vaccines across the globe. Theyre choosing five, and in those five theyre starting production now so that the vaccine is ready in large amounts if the drug works. And so the hope is is that these vaccines now which are entering the late stages of phasetwo study, they went in, they showed safety, now theyre showing immune responses, then were going to do definitive studies. Vaccine versus no vaccine, and show it stops spread of the virus. If they work, they will be here in the fall. And so operation warp speed has started production on these five vaccines to get them ready in case. That would be welcome news i know for so many people out there. Dr. David agus, thank you. Michelle, over to you. Sure thing. President trump goes to west point this morning to speak at the Graduation Ceremony at the u. S. Military academy. Hes rescheduling another big event, a Campaign Rally in oklahoma, originally planned for june 19th. The day known as juneteenth marks the end of slavery in the u. S. Nikole killion is traveling with the president who is spending the weekend at his new jersey golf club. Nikole, good morning. Good morning to you. President trump says that he is now switching dates because he doesnt want this rally to conflict with the africanamerican observance of juneteenth. In the meantime, his visit today is going to look a lot different in this new era of covid with graduating cadets Wearing Masks, and those sharing the dais with the president being tested for coronavirus. In his first commencement address to west point today, the white house says President Trump will congratulate cadets for their amazing accomplishments. More than 1,000 will be socially distant for the outdoor celebration which comes as tensions rise with the military. As a commissioned uniformed officer, it was a mistake. Reporter several white house sources tell cbs news they were surprised by this videotaped apology from mark milley, the chairman of the joint chiefs. He said he should not have accompanied the president to st. Johns church where protesters were forcibly removed before a photo op. My presence in that moment and for that environment created a perception of the military involved in domestic politics. Reporter the president said milleys statement didnt bother him. If thats the way they feel, i think thats fine. I have good relationships with the military. Reporter in pennsylvania, Vice President mike pence told cbs news radios Steven Portnoy why he didnt walk across Lafayette Square with the president that day. I was at the white house, and i was actually encouraged to stay at the white house out of an abundance of caution. Reporter late friday, the president changed course on a controversial decision to hold his first rally since the pandemic in tulsa, oklahoma, on juneteenth. Its a day that typically commemorates the end of slavery. But some africanamerican lawmakers called the timing disrespectful given the citys historic race riots. The president claimed that was not his intent. That was on purpose . No. Think about it as a celebration. Dont think about it as an inconvenience. Think about this as a celebration. Reporter the president tweeted many of my africanamerican friends and supporters have reached out to suggest that we consider changing the date out, and he says the rally will happen saturday, june 20th, to honor their request. He says more than 200,000 ticket requests have been received. But keep in mind, anyone who rsvps for the dwleerlrallies ha acknowledge the fortunate the coronavirus and agree not to pursue the campaign if they get sick. Jeff . Thank you so much. A Kentucky Commission has voted to take down a statue of Jefferson Davis from the state capitol. Its part of a nationwide push to remove symbols of racism and slavery and comes on the legislation in louisville. It bans police from entering a suspects home without identifying themselves. It was named for breonna taylor, mistakenly gunned down by police in march. Jericka duncan reports. Say her name reporter after heated protests and emotional pleas, louisville mayor greg fisher signed breonnas law. Under the new law, police will no longer be able to enter a suspects home without announcing who they are, and they must wear body cameras. Taylors mother, Tameka Palmer it means that she had saved someone else. And thats really the big thing here because this shouldnt have happened to her. Reporter it was nearly three months ago, march 13th, that police used a battering ram to enter taylors apartment after midnight believing it was being used by a drug dealer to receive packages. While the plain clothes officers contend they identified themselves, taylors boyfriend says they did not. And he opened fire to defend himself against what he thought were intruders. He later called 911 with taylor in his arms after she was shot by police at least eight times. Can you get her turned over on her back . See where shes shot at. Oh, my god. Reporter theres been a dramatic increase in the use of noknock warrants over the last 40 years. Mainly for drug related crimes with a nearly 7,000 increase. Seth stouton is a law professor at the university of South Carolina. If officers arent knocking and announcing, the individuals inside may not know who is breakibreak ing down their door which creates potential for error. Reporter the three officers involved in the shooting death of taylor have been put on administrative leave while the investigation is pending. This week authorities released a puzzling mostly blank incident report on the shooting that listed Breonna Taylors injuries as none despite being shot at least eight times by police. The Police Department has since acknowledged the error. As for what happens next to those three officers involved in this case, well, that will be determined by the state attorney general. For cbs this Morning Saturday, jericka duncan. New york is answering the growing calls for Police Reform following the deadly arrest of george floyd. On friday, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a package of accountability laws. They include a ban on police choke holds and legislation to allow the release of officers long withheld disciplinary records. The change comes after the revelation that one of the fired minneapolis officers had been accused of misconduct 17 times before floyds death. The allegations of Excessive Force went far beyond just one officer and resulted in millions of dollars in settlements. Jeff pegues has that part of the story. Reporter in 2012, zac kueng was leaving a minneapolis nightclub when he was stopped by police. He had a handgun that he was legally permitted to carry. He said, hey, whats that bulge on your waist . I show him my hands, hey, i have a conceal and carry, and thats my gun. My weapon. And like six officers just came from out of everywhere. They got their knee on me like almost like george floyd. I couldnt breathe. Reporter kueng was hospitalized with a concussion. His face swollen with cuts and bruises. I didnt do anything to anybody, and i was violated. Reporter king sued the department which argued he didnt tell them he had a gun permit until later. He got a 122,000 settlement. Ultimately whos paying the tab for those settlements . Residents of the city of minneapolis. Weve seen similar culture of abuse in other large cities across the country. Minneapolis has paid out 45 million in settlements. This year alone, los angeles has paid more than 6 million in settlements. Chicago, more than 14 million. New york, since 2015, more than 1 billion. Zac king says it was officer Joshua Stewart who led the assault against him. Since the incident, a cbs news investigation found nine more misconduct complaints have been made against him, none resulted in discipline. What do you make of that . Its pitiful. Its like its ridiculous. Reporter the minneapolis Police Department told cbs news that previous conduct a