We want to begin tonight with some breaking news. A stuny and dramatic new peak in cases of coronavirus, throwing parts of the country back into the darkest days of the pandemic. Tonight and risking months of progress in the fight against infeions sce aprwit tens othousands of new ca in thsoand west. I. C. U. Beds in hospitals are now reaching capacity in florida, texas, and arizona. And confirmed cases are rising in more than half of the country, forcing the governors of texas and california to threaten reimposing lockdowns. North carolina says its now pausing its reopening, and in a stunning move, new york governor andrew cuomo, along with the governors of new jersey and connecticut, say theyll now fine anyone visiting from a covid hot spot that doesnt isolate for two weeks. The coronavirus has now killed 122,000 nationwide, and there are more than 2. 3 million confirmed cases in the u. S. On wall street today, a concern that a resurgence of the virus will stall any possible economic recovery sent stocks diving, with the dow dropping more than 700 points. Theres a lot of news breaking tonight, and our team of correspondents is standing by to cover it all. Cbs Manuel Bojorquez is going to lead off our coverage tonight from miami. Good evening, manny. Reporter good evening, norah. The latest numbers show that in floridas most populous county, right here, miamidade, nearly one out of every five people who tested for covid19 came back positive. The surge of new infections across the south and west is prompting states where cases are down to take action. New york, new jersey, and connecticut issued travel advisories today, requiring visitors from nine states, about 92 million americans, to selfquarantine for 14 days or risk in new york up to a 10,000 fine. We also have to make sure the virus doesnt come in on a plane again. Learned that lesson, been there, done that. Reporter the order doesnt include california, which today reported more than 7,000 new cases, its largest singleday rise. Thats 69 higher than just two days ago. Governor gavin newsom said hes prepared to reverse the states reopening if necessary. We begin to reopen our households and we begin to go back to our old ways and our old habits. A consequence is we are spreading this virus. Reporter in houston, the picture is increasingly dire. The citys i. C. U. Beds are at 97 capacity, according to the mayor. And cbs news has learned that if the pace continues, houstons largest medical facility will run out of i. C. U. Space in just four days. And Texas Governor greg abbott was forced to issue new guidance for texas childcare centers, after a spike in child and staff cases. Breann nash and her daughter had to be tested in houston after infections forced their Daycare Center to temporarily close. It was nerveracking because we all think were far away from this, and i dont think we really are. So, definitely, is kind of a wakeup call. Reporter florida set another daily record for new covid19 cases, more than 5500, a surge of new cases caused homestead hospital, south of miami, to reach capacity tuesday, and redirect patients to other hospitals. In arizona, i. C. U. Bed were nearly 90 full, and the number of Covid Patients on ventilators hit a record high. Phoenix doctor Murtaza Akhter said the state needs to reconsider new stayathome orders. In the last week and a half ive had zero negative covid tests, which i know sounds crazy, but everybody i test is positive. I think there are a lot of people who are transmitting the disease. Reporter do you feel that its time to enforce lockdowns again . Just as a scientist and just as a physician, lockdown would be the way of stopping the transmission of disease. Reporter five golfers have pulled out of a p. G. A. Tour event, the traip, due to concers about the coronavirus. And the new york city marathon, the worlds largest, has been canceled. Late this afternoon, Miamidade County announced that it will begin to send teams into some of the hardest hit neighborhoods to go door to door and talk to people about social distancing, as well as handing out masks and hand sanitizer. Norah. Odonnell Manuel Bojorquez, thank you. Tonight the white house says President Trump will go forward with plans to visit new jersey this weekend, this despite that new order requiring anyone who has been in states with a spike in cases to quarantine for 14 days. Remember, the president was in one of those states, arizona, on tuesday. Cbs paula reid is at the white house for us tonight. Good evening, paula. Reporter good evening, norah. The president has largely ignored the persistent threat posed by coronavirus, but as the number of cases continues to climb, his poll numbers are on the decline. The white house had not hosted a foreign leader since the start of the coronavirus. President trump and his polish counterpart did not wear masks or socially distance and there was little discussion of the virus resurgence in the u. S. , only a promise from the president that a vaccine would arrive soon. A beautiful surprise, sooner than anybody would think. Reporter the president has routinely dismissed the virus as something that will fade away ons own, even without a vaccine, and praises his own response to the crisis. Its one of the reasons we did so well, before the plague, and were doing so well after the plague. Its going away. Reporter the explosion of cases in recent days has taken a toll on the president s poll numbers, where he trails joe biden by 14 points, and nearly six in 10 voters disapprove of the president s handling of the pandemic. Instead of leading the charge to defeat the virus, he just basically waved a white flag and has retreated. Reporter in an effort to really his base, President Trump said he will sign an executive order this week targeting those who tear down or deface historic statues. Theyre looking at abraham lincoln, thomas jefferson,not going to happen. Reporter 400 National Guard from washington, d. C. Have now been activated to protect the citys monuments after protesters set their sights on several statues this week, including Andrew Jackson in lafayette park, just outside the white house. Those National Guard here in washington are not yet out on the streets. They will be deployed in groups of 100 to protect specific monuments and statues as needed. Norah. Odonnell paula reid, thank you. Today, a federal Appeals Court ordered an immediate end to the case against michael flynn, President Trumps First National security advisor. It comes as governor prosecutors accuse the attorney general of doing the president s bidding and improperly interfering in their cases. Nancy cordes is on capitol hill tonight. Good evening, nancy. Reporter norah, we witnessed something new today two current d. O. J. Attorneys testifying here about their boss, accusing him of abusing his power to help the president. It comes on the same day that barr secured a controversial legal victory. President trump hailed the Appeals Court ruling, which ordered an end to the case against michael flynn, despite his two guilty pleas for perjury. I want to congratulate him. Hes been through a lot. Reporter the ruling capped a monthlong effort by attorney general william barr to get the case dismissed. William barr poses the greatest threat in my lifetime to our rule of law. Reporter barrs leadership was the subject of an explosive hearing today. Theres no rules about when you can make noise. Reporter testifying remotely, assistant u. S. Attorney Aaron Zelinsky said his team was pressured to recommend a lighter sentence for longtime trump ally roger stone. And what were you told could happen to you if you refused to go along with this lower recommendation . We were told that we could be fired. Reporter d. O. J. Lawyer john elias said his antitrust unit was ordered to investigate automakers one day after the president complained about them on twitter. Personal dislike of an industry is not a valid basis upon which to ground an antitrust investigation. Reporter republicans defended barr. Hes cleaning up the mess of the previous administration. Reporter but democrats argued its part of a pattern, pointing to barrs recent firing of a u. S. Attorney overseeing truchrelated cases. He has a personal belief that the president should be above the law. Reporter former Deputy Attorney general donald ayer the drumbeat of his misbehavior is accelerating as we get closer to the election. Reporter barr has insisted he took all of these actions on his own because he thought they were right and without consulting with the president. He has repeatedly refused to testify about all this, but today announced that he will go before congress in a month. Norah. Odonnell that will be mustsee tv. Nancy cordes, thank you. Today, a grand jury in georgia handed up indictments in the death of ahmau ahmaud arbery. The 25yearoebruary while jo thgh a neigod. E tree n charge the case, travis mcmichael, gregory mcmichael, and william bryan, each face nine counts, including felony murder. Fourth of july is still a week away, but fierkszs and noise complaints are exploding across the country. Calls about the loud light shows are rising, and people and pets are scared. Heres cbs mola lenghi. Reporter from ceft to coast, more and more people are taking to the streets launching fireworks to the sky. For many, these nightly displays have become an increasing nuisance and dangerous. In new york city, a threeyearold boy suffered first and seconddegree burns inside his apartment after fireworks shot through his window. screaming this week, mayor bill de blasio launched a task force in new york city targeting illegal fireworks. There will be all sorts oen, sting operations finding where the supply is and cutting it it off at the knees. Reporter cities nationwide have seen a surge in complaints. New york city 911 calls about illegal fireworks shot up more than 1,200 from last year. In boston, they rose by more than 5500 . And in pasadena, california, there was a roughly 481 increase. Sergeant keith gomez is part of pasadenas new firework enforcement patrol. We dont want people to unnecessarily burn down their home, burn down their neighbors home. Reporter firework retailers say consumer sales have surged recently, while bulk sales to professionals have tanked as the coronavirus has caused cities nationwide to either cancel or scale back large public july 4 chose shoez. Norah. Odonnell mola lenghi tonight. Thank you. Nascars Bubba Wallace says hes relieved he wasnt targeted in a hate crime. Federal investigators said the noose found in his garage before mondays race in alabama had been there for months and wasnt directed at him. He told cbs this morning hes frustrated some people believe the whole thing was was a hoax. Im being tested each and every day throughout thiz th whole matter, whether its right, wrong, or indifferent, you know, thats how life is. People want to dethrone you from the pedestal that youre on when you have a platform and when you have a voice. Odonnell wallace used that voice to call for the ban on confederate flags at nascar events. He says hell keep fighting for what he believes is ht. Toy, britains Prince William went to Oxford University to speak with patients taking part in trials of a promising coronavirus vaccine, but with cases of covid fading in england, tonight, researchers in south africa, where there are many more people sick, are volunteering for testing. Cbs debora patta reports on this new phase of the vaccine as we to a cure. Reporter this humble clinic in soweto could be one of the worlds best hopes for a cure for covid19. As infection rates plummet in the u. K. , oxford scientists are looking overseas to test their vaccine. Behind me are the first south African Volunteers in the oxford trial. Theyre sitting, waiting patiently in the winter sun to receive the experimental vaccine and for the most part, they say theyre excited to be part of history. Like 27yearold khensani nkuna. Im willing to give the chance because it might save lives. Reporter despite a recent lockdown and teams of contact tracers track down infected patients, cases continue to surge here. And professor shabir madhi, who is leading the trial of 2,000 volunteers, says south africa is still about eight weeks away froms peak. Only way that youre going to be able to break the back of this pandemic is by getting a vaccine, a vaccine in as early as possible to get at least a significant percentage of the population vaccinated. So were hoping to possibly get the result as soon as before this is my body of proof. Proof i can fight moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. Proof i can fight psoriatic arthritis. With humira. Proof of less joint pain. That contributes to joint pain and irreversible damage. Humira can lower your ability to fight infections. 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Training camps will open a week from today, and the season itself will get under way about three weeks after that. The games, of course, will be on tv, and i, for one, will be glued to the set. Norah. Odonnell youre perfect for this story, dean. And since youre retiring from cbs news this week, we just want to thank you for always hitting it out of the park and just a point of perjury privilege, its been great for having you report for this broadcast and working with you out on the field. So thank you. Were going to miss you. Reporter thank you. Odonnell and coming up next, i a first for these firefighters, and the hope it wont be the last time it happens. Look, this isnt my first rodeo and let me tell you something, i wouldnt be here if i thought reverse mortgages took advantage of any american senior, or worse, that it was some way to take your home. Its just a loan designed for older homeowners, and, its helped over a million americans. 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