Kloots. What does she know, as Ghislaine Maxwell sits in jail. Whether shell cooperate in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. How some of the greatest cultural sites are turning to new technology in the pandemic to let tourists return safely. First, heres todays eye opener. Its your world in 90 seconds. The growth is exponential at this point. You know, weve been breaking record after record after record all the last couple of weeks. The staggering 40 out of 50 states are seeing Coronavirus Infections on the rise. Florida surpassing more than 200,000 covid19 cases. More hospitalizations, more icus and respirators and more fatalities. 99 of which are totally harmless. President trump told a crowd on the National Mall those covid19 cases are, quote, totally harmless. We must take this seriously. Tony award nominated broadway star nick cordero has died from complications of the coronavirus. If i live my truth im living just for you remains found in texas are confirmed as missing ft. Hood soldier vanessa guillen. She disappeared in late april. Heavy rains triggered deadly mudslides in japan. It left roads impassable. All that kanye west wants to go from yeezus to potus. He says hes running for president this year. And all that matters. With major fireworks shows canceled, people took to launching those on their own. The National Fireworks association saw a Record Number of people buying their own fireworks this year. On cbs this morning. The fourth of july may look a little different this year dueu to covid19. Its still not the same without a fantastic fireworks display. The big salute to america lit up the sky over the National Mall. For the first time ever, fireworks were shot off of the Empire State Building as part of the annual macys fireworks show. Announcer this mornings eye opener is presented by toyota. Welcome to cbs this morning. Normally wed be talking about the fireworks because they were very beautiful, but we have to start today, guys, with talking about nick cordero. Hour heart goes out to the family. You felt like i did when we got the news over the weekend. It was so it was very tough. Very tough to hear because we were all pulling for him. Even though i didnt know nick cordero, i felt we got to know him through his wife amanda. We just talked to her a week ago. She was so enthusiastic. It was so infectious pulling for him. When we got the news it was very difficult. So full of hope. I was left with hope from that interview, and now, as Linmanuel Miranda wrote on twitter, my whole heart is with her and the family right now. Its a shocking development. He was only 41, guys. Thats what gets me. And after i heard the news, i went to youtube and listened to that song he wrote live your life. Its devastating. I did, too. They have a little baby elvis who just turned 1 in june. Well have more on this story later on in the newscast. We are thinking of you, amanda, and your family this morning. We begin with this. The frustration and fear from local officials across the country after a packed fourth of july weekend and surging cases of coronavirus and surging is the word. Some americans observed social distancing, many others did not. Including at beaches and waterparks. At this Popular Party spot in michigan, nobody in this crowd seemed to be wearing a mask. I dont see many. In florida, there are long lines at testing sites. The state topped 11,000 cases in a single day friday with more big numbers over the weekend. The surge coming after Governor Ron Desantis repeatedly downplayed the threat. Our lead National CorrespondentDavid Begnaud is in miami beach. How is the governor responding now . Best we can tell, hes not responding. Its been a Holiday Weekend but he hasnt made any public statements. The governor in the past has been combative suggesting the media gets some kind of joy. Those were his words. When the numbers spike. But that is not the case, as you obviously know from the media. This morning as we stand in front of this line, some have been here since 4 30 this morning. We were on miami beach over the weekend. It was very quiet. The local officials decided to close down the beaches. The governor wasnt closing anything down so the locals said we will do it. Heres how things look around the rest of the country. You guys are amazing out there . Reporter july 4th celebrations looked pretty normal in certain parts of the country. Despite the increased spread of the coronavirus and calls for social distancing. People partied on the Minnetonka Lake in minnesota and packed on to beaches across san diego. Humans arent supposed to be locked in forever. Its a weekend to celebrate. Here we are. Reporter beaches were closed as the state doubled its infection in just two weeks. Florida now has 200,000 confirmed cases and more than 3700 deaths. Another state seeing a spike in cases is arizona. The mayor of phoenix says the state opened way too early. We were one of the last states to go to stayathome and one of the first to reemerge. We reelermerged at 0 to 60. Reporter now hospital bed use in arizona is at an alltime high. Austin mayor steve adler says theree may not be enough medica personnel to keep up with the spike in cases. Our trajectory is rising geometrically and its scary right now how quickly were going to overwhelm our hospitals. Be careful. Reporter 88yearold marie smith tested positive for the coronavirus while visiting her daughter andrea in arlington, texas. Ms. Smith, you beat the odds. Yeah, i did. I did. Its a blessing. Reporter mrs. Smith spent nearly two weeks in the hospital but she is now recovering. Im glad to be home with my children. Reporter seven people in the family tested positive, including her son louis. No one wound up in the icu. Were fortunate and blessed that we have really good access to health care. She is doing exceptionally well. And we count it all as a blessing and a testimony that what of what happens when a family circles around another Family Member and prays together. Reporter andrea got tested in texas. Her brother louis got tested in new york city and their stories were so different and they found it so interesting. Louis got his test results back almost right away. And the city of new york called him to say, hey, we have a place for you to stay if you need. We have food, Mental Health counseling. And they called him almost every day to check on him. Andrea says it took eight days for her to get her results back, and they never called to offer her anything or really to check up on her. Two different stories, vlad in two different states. Troubling indeed. What makes it harder in florida, its hard to Contact Trace some of those partygoers because florida doesnt make Public Information about clusters. David, thank you very much. President trump is being widely criticized for suggesting that 99 of coronavirus cases are totally harmless. That claim is not true. The mayor of austin, texas, where cases are surging called the remark dangerous. Paula reid reports from the white house. Now we have tested almost 40 Million People. By so doing, we show cases. 99 of which are totally harmless. President trump made that unsubstantiated claim on july 4th. But even his own fda commissioner, dr. Steven hahn struggled to support it. Is the president wrong . So im not going to get into who is right and who is wrong. What im going to say is what i said before is that its a serious problem that we have. Reporter houstons mayor Sylvester Turner is battling a record spike in infections. He refuted the president s statement. The number of people who are getting sick and going to the hospitals as exponentially increased. The number of people in our icu beds has increased. Reporter the mayor of miamidade insisted the president was wrong. If it were harmless, i wouldnt be taking the steps were taking in miamidade. Reporter the president contradicted his Health Experts for a timeline on the vaccine. And well likely have a therapeutic and or vaccine solution long before the end of the year. I cant predict when a vaccine will be available. Reporter former trump Homeland Security adviser Thomas Bossert issued this warning. We have to start at the basics and level with people suggesting its not dangerous is in itself a dangerous message. Reporter the Trump Campaign has announced an outdoor rally this saturday at the airport in portsmouth, New Hampshire, but a recent Campaign Rally resulted in dozens of secret Service Agents and Campaign Staffers having to quarantine after several tested positive. In portsmouth, attendsees wille provided with masks and encouraged to wear them. Gayle . Thank you, paula. We cant stress that enough. Wear the mask. Were joined by former cdc director tom frieden. Hes the president and ceo of resolve to save lives which works to prevent epidemics. Good morning to you, dr. Frieden. I want to start with President Trumps remarks that 99 of the cases are harmless. Thats hard to take today especially following the death of nick cordero who is 41, walked into the emergency room. They were thinking it was pneumonia. He did not make it out. What did you think when you heard that . Thanks for asking. Thanks for covering this. Part of the challenge here is that we have lost the nuance. Some people are saying this is a hoax. Its fake. Its not serious. Other people may be saying its the worst thing in the world. Its a zombie apocalypse. Its neither. This is a terrible pandemic. It has killed 130,000 americans. It has sickened many, many more. And we dont yet know what the longterm complications of some of that illness is. But it is true that 99 of people who get it will survive. We need a more nuanced approach. Right now the virus has the upper hand throughout much of america. Most of america. We can regain the upper hand if we work together. If we work together, we can get our kids back to school in the fall. We can restart our economy. And we can prevent deaths. But well only do that by coming together to stop the virus. Its not going to stop on its own. We have to stop it. And we do that through the three ws. Wear a mask, wash your hands. Watch your distance. And by strategic testing. This focus on the number of tests is totally misguided. What we need to be asking yeah, thats what i want to get into. Thats what i want to get into. And the right things being done. Yes, gayle. The testing. The president is blaming the surge on the increase in testing. Does he have a point . Although its true were testing more, were finding a whole lot more. And so it is absolutely clear this is a real increase. You dont have to tell the doctors in the Emergency Rooms who are dealing with tons of patients right now throughout the south and southeast, southwest of the u. S. That this is real. Its real. Now the fact is, were also seeing this more in younger adults. The 20 to 40yearolds. It was a mistake to open bars early. And were paying for that mistake. But there are things everyone can do to quiet this down. If you are a young adult you dont want the death of severe illness of an older adult. Anyone within six feet of each other need to wear a mask. Theres a lot of things we can do and no one perfect answer. Its a comprehensive all of society response. You know, gayle, we are an outlier. Countries all over the world in africa and asia and europe are controlling the virus. Its not easy but were not. We can. But theres another interesting development. Its being reported that scientists are asking the World Health Organization to update the virus, updatoe us on how th virus is spread. Is there new information on that about how the virus is spread . Were still not sure of some of the details. And thats one of the reasons we need to do the detailed investigations of every case. A great epidemic response learns constantly. What the debate is among scientists is how common is whats call aerosol transmission . And that means that fine particles stay in the air for an hour or two. We know it happens some. It happens in Health Care Facilities when you do certain procedures. It happens when choirs sing. It spews particles out there that can infect a lot of people. It also is true that there is spread from contaminated surfaces. But from all of those things, wearing a mask can make a really big difference. Thats why Everyone Needs to wear a mask when theyre within six feet of other people. All right. I just wish people would listen to the scientists. Youre right. Most people recover from this covid19, but if you are one of the rare people that dont recover, thats little consolation when you see the figures. Thank you, dr. Thomas frieden. We appreciate your time. Vlad . The fourth of july weekend was marred by deadly gun violence. Children were caught in the crossfire. In chicago, 77 people were shot and at least 13 died over the weekend. 7yearold Natalia Wallace was playing with other kids when she was killed by gunfire. In atlanta, 24 people were shot on saturday night. At least 5 of them died including secoriea turner. Someone in a group of people opened fire. It made atlantas mayor furious. So were fighting the enemy within when we are shooting each other up on our streets in this city. And youve shot and killed a baby. And it wasnt one shooter. There were at least two shooters. An 8yearold baby. If you want people to take us seriously, and you want you dont want us to lose this movement, then we cant lose each other. New york city and philadelphia also reported dozens of shooting s and at leat 14 deaths. Turning to politics President Trump used divisive language over the fourth of july weekend to link americans who are demonstrating peacefully with extremists and vandals. Angry mobs are trying to tear down statues of our founders, deface our most sacred memorials and unleash a wave of Violent Crime in our cities. We are now in the process of defeating the radical left, the marxists, the anarchists, the agita agitateors, the looters and people who in many instances have absolutely no clue what they are doing. Speaking at mt. Rushmore on friday, the president claimed a new, quote, far left fascism is threatening american values. The next day at the white house, he said no to taking down controversial statues saying, quote, our past is not a burden to cast away. The tone echoed his inaugural address focusing on what he called then american carnage. Chief washington correspondent Major Garrett joins us. These were largely scripted remarks by the president which means they were a choice. Why did he take this tone . Well, tony, lets talk a little bit about american carnage in the inauguration address and this fourth of july. A lot of people have drawn a straight line. I dont think there is a straight line. In one sense those are unifying moments and you expect uplifting rhetoric, not american carnage or liberal fascism. Yet there are very distinct and different in the arc of donald trump. The inaugural address, american carnage was him addressing what he regarded as, in washington, a bipartisan ka ball of elitists who let america go to waste, particularly in the industrial heartland. He came there as the antiestablishment force to topple all of that. Here, with his july 4th rhetoric, hes essentially becoming the establishment figure protecting everything that americas ever known about itself without one wisp of curiosity about things unknown. And when i talk about things unknown, lets talk about things the Trump Campaign has recently learned. Greenwood in tulsa, for example. What does it mean when you say when the looting starts, the shooting starts. All those things the Trump Campaign apparently didnt know about yet have hess nanresonanc american history. The president is establishing himself as the arbiter of american establishment protecting all the history as known with no curiosity about unknown or how we might progress. Thats a substantial and important distinction. We should remind our viewers, we are 120 days away from the 2020 election. Major gaircrrett, well be seei you a lot before then. 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