Confederate flags. The response from wallace and criticism from one of the president s closest allies. Sidelined. Well take you inside the new cases and testing problems that threaten to delal plans to bring back sports. Say it aint so david jol from 5 in midmay to 20 . Hospitalizations are rising. And the outlook in many areas is woerns i worsening. We have recordbreaking cases. We are knee deep in the first wave of this. Hes facilitating the virus. Hes enabling the virus. How did this become a political statement . President donald trump is calling out nascar driver Bubba Wallace and questioned nascars call to ban the confessderate flag. A white woman who called the police during a videotaped dispute with a black man in central park was charged with filing a false report. A black man says he was attacked and threatened with lynching saturday night in bloomington, indiana. Please let him go. Were going to as soon as you let him go. In the history of sports, pat mahomes gets a tenYear Contract extension worth up to 503 million. All that a dash camera captured a terrifying moment as a state trooper was almost hit by lightning. Country music and southern rock legend Charlie Daniels has died after suffering a stroke. I told you once you son of a gun im the best thats ever been whats going to happen . Am i going to blow up . Now your grandmother is a tiktok master. She has more than 750,000 followers, and she can dance. Left cheek, right cheek put you up on this thing i talking to my friends i love that. Welcome to cbs this morning. You can tell thats a fun grandmother. I like her, tony. I like her a lot. I dont jump to put jeans on so i dont get it completely, but i still like her. I get it. I get it. We begin with this historic illustration of the worsening coronavirus crisis. An alarming spike in the number of people so sick they cannot recover at home. So take a look at these numbers. In texas, the hospitalizations have more than doubled in the last two weeks alone. Arizona, the hospitals are at 89 capacity and in florida, in the last two weeks, hospitalizations in that state are up 40 . Its very concerning. Yesterday the nations top Infectious Disease expert, dr. Anthony fauci, sounded another note of alarm. We are still kneedeep in the first wave of this. And i would say this would not be considered a wave. It was a surge or a resurgence of infections. The u. S. Has recorded more than 300,000 new Coronavirus Infections so far in july. Our lead National CorrespondentDavid Begnaud joins us now from miami beach. Good morning. So can hospitals there handle this new surge . Well, look, you have at least 44 icus that are reportedly at capacity statewide. And thats affecting decisions happening at the local level. Here in Miamidade County, the most populated county in florida, the mayor changed his mind last night. He said, im going to prevent outdoor and Indoor Dining but then said, i heard from medical experts in the Restaurant Community and i will now allow Outdoor Dining but you can only have four people in each table and you need to keep the music low enough to where people dont have to yell and spread droplets of the virus. Music is usually booming here on miami beach so that will affect them. Lets start this morning with the mayor of miami. In terms of the data that were looking at, the news is not particularly good. Thats the mayor of Miami Francis suarez. Hospitalizations here have more than doubled in the last two weeks. Now gyms, party venues, banquet halls and shortterm vacation venues are closed. Restaurants are forced to return to Outdoor Service only. It changes every single day. Reporter Steven Bradley owns clutch burgers in coral gables. Hes frustrated how the rules keep changing. Youll get an announcement saying oh, curfew starts tonight. And its in two hours. You cant be open. It affects everything. Reporter with florida adding over 100,000 cases in just two weeks, hospital officials are worried about staffing and supply shortages at hospitals across the state. 40 states are reporting increases in their average rate of new coronavirus cases. Including georgia where cases are up 47 in the last two weeks. One of those positive cases is the mayor of atlanta, Keisha Lance Bottoms who announced she tested positive along with her husband and one of her four children. All of my kids have asthma, but my husband and i dont have Underlying Health conditions. The mayor said she had no symptoms. With cases continuing to rise in california, governor Gavin Newsome expanded an order. It now affects 24 counties, including san diego. Where restaurants will now have to stop their Indoor Dining. Weve been seeing the crowds and restaurants around the area overcrowded. Weve been expecting it even before they made the announcement. Reporter back here on miami beach, nearby Broward County is apparently dliberating whether or not they want to follow the lead of Miamidade County in restricting indoor business here in south florida. Listen, we have word that the state as of yesterday issued a directive statewide ordering all Public Schools to open next month. The head of one of the largest teachers unions here in the state said apparently educators are scared the state is moving too fast. Vlad . A sentiment the public has heard from the president of the united states, as well, to open up schools crossing the country. In just two weeks, the number of coronavirus has nearly doubled in texes too more than 200,000. By contrast, it took nearly four months for the state to get to its first 100,000 cases. Janet shamlian spoke to a nurse there who fell ill with covid and warns it can happen to anyone. I thought i was invincible. Reporter Patty Peterson is a single mom to 3yearold paislee and kaislyn and helps raise her niece kensi. Shes been in a Critical Care unit. It felt like someone stabbing you in your sides when you try to inhale. You havent been able to see your daughters, have you . No, i havent seen them since july 2nd. They facetime we every day crying. Mommy, when are you coming home . Peterson doesnt know how or where she got coronavirus but is now one of almost 8700 texans hospitalized with the disease. The problem is before that curve really came back down, the state reopened. Reporter we spoke to Harris County judge lina hidalgo in houston. Do you have any dialogue with the governor about this . Were constantly in touch with his office, and my plea to the state has been i need the authority to issue an enforceable stayhome order. Thats the only way well stop pingponging between open and closed. Ask for more and more but they do nothing. Reporter greg abbott accused some local officials are refusing to enforce his executive orders, including a statewide mask mandate issued last week. Abbott resisted that move for months whereas hidalgo first ordered a mask requirement for Harris County in april. Now officials from houston to austin fear their hospitals could hit capacity in about two weeks. In the rio grand valley, hospitals are already overwhelmed. From her hospital bed, Pattie Peterson has this message for skeptics. Everyone is like, this is blown out of proportion until you are the person who has no contact with anyone and youre helpless. Patty is very sick. But shes hopeful shell be back with those little girls soon. This morning were outside ben topp hospital in houston which has had to transfer some of its patients out as its icu near capacity. This morning Texas Health Officials say there could be a potential spike again here later this week as mult peiple communities report the numbers from the july 4th holiday. Gayle . Oh, boy, janet. That news isnt good but sure thank patty for sharing her story. Maybe people will listen to her. Someone going through it. Theres growing concern that the coronavirus may spread farther than previously thought in those tiny airborne particles were hearing about. Those particles, for example, from a sneeze, can spread up to six feet without a mask. But more than 200 scientists are now urging the w. H. O. To reconsider their guidance on that when it comes to indoor spaces. Our chief medical correspondent dr. Jon lapook spoke with two of the scientists. Reporter researchers say the evidence is here. The coronavirus is likely airborne. When we cough or sneeze, larger airborn droplets containing virus can travel, usually up to about six feet. Smaller particles can be emitted by talking or singing and can go much farther and linger in the air for hours. They dont fall to the ground in six feet and can remain in the air for hours and potentially infectious for hours. What would you like the w. H. O. To do . Acknowledge that the risk goes beyond six feet. Reporter dr. Don milton cowrote the letter signed by nearly 240 scientists from around the world. How certain are you that aerosols are playing a significant role in the transmission of covid19, past 6 to 8 feet . You look at the restaurant outbreak in guangzhou. Several bus outbreaks in china. And its clear that one person could infect people over much more than six feet. Reporter in some circumstances, those aerosols can travel more than 30 feet. Each layer of protection helps, like this cloth mask that partially blocks an aerosol from a simulated cough. What implication does that have for somebody in their home or office indoors . You need to have everybody Wearing Masks who are not in the same bubble, and that you need to have good ventilation. Reporter improved ventilation systems are a top priority for andrew cuomo. If theres a way to filter the air and get covid out of the air, then we want to do that. Dr. Jon lapook joins us now. Were so hung up on six feet, six feet, six feet. Now i heard you say the particles can go 30 feet. Does that mean if somebody is 30 feet away from me that i can get it from 30 feet out now . Potentially. The aerosolization process itself with the tiny, you know, five micron particles floating out, drying out. Its rough on the virus but we have seen instances where it looks like that happens. For example, in superspreader events. Remember the choir in Washington State where one person looks like they infected 52 others. And it doesnt look like it could have been totally on the basis of just droplet, within 6 to 8 feet. Yes, i also heard the scientist say it doesnt just stay drop to the ground that it can linger in the air. How are we supposed to move in the world . What are we supposed to do . I think, you know, the scientists i spoke to like kim prather said, dont be afraid of this. This is an opportunity. Now that we know theres an issue, we can try to listen to it. For example, in buildings, we need to make them healthier. Improve the ventalation. Maybe we put filters in the air. Uv filters that can destroy the virus in the ducts. It shouldnt be scary to people. Open the window. Crack the door. Simple things. Once we know theres a problem, we have some of the greatest engineers on the planet in the united states. Now we know theres an issue. Lets deal with it. And start with the basics. Wear your mask. Wear your mask. Thank you, dr. Jon lapook. Always good to see you. Tony . Thanks, guys. Lets jump to politics. The white house is strongly defending President Trumps criticism of the only fulltime africanamerican driver on nascars top circuit. Thats Bubba Wallace. The president tweeted, has bubba wllace apologized after a suspected racist attack last month led nascar officials and others to rally around him . As chip reid reports, the president repeated a bogus claim that the incident was all made up. As coronavirus continues to spread, President Trump is taking aim at Bubba Wallace. In a controversial tweet, he called an incident where a noose was found in the nascar drivers garage a hoax. The whole point of the tweet was to note the incident, the alleged hate crime that it, in fact, was not a hate crime. Reporter it wasnt wallace but a member of his team who found the noose and reported it, prompting a widespread show of support from other nascar drivers. An fbi investigation found that the noose, used to pull open garage doors, had been in the garage since last year and was not placed there as a hate crime. Why is it Bubba Wallaces response to apologize for an investigation into a noose he didnt report and he never even saw. This was not a hate crime. And it would go a long way if bubba came out and acknowledged that as well. Reporter the president s tweet was met with criticism from within his own party. I dont think Bubba Wallace has anything to apologize for. They all rallied to bubbas side. So i would be looking to celebrate that kind of attitude more than being worried about it being a hoax. Reporter wallace himself tweeted, even when its hate from the president of the united states, love wins. The president also appeared to suggest that nascars decision to ban Confederate Flags at events had ruined their ratings, though ratings have actually increased since the ban was announced. But the white house insisted the president has no opinion on the Confederate Flag ban. The ban on the flag was mentioned in the broader context of the fact that he rejects this notion that somehow nascar men and women who go to these sporting events are racists. Reporter President Trump also defended the controversial names of the Washington Redskins and the cleveland indians. For years, both of those teams have been call on to change their names and both are considering that idea. The president called efforts to get them to change their names, quote, politically correct. Vlad . Chip reid, thank you. A reported racist attack on a black man is under investigation in indiana. The alleged victim posted footage of the event on facebook. Hes getting support from people in the community who held a rally to call for action. Our National CorrespondentJericka Duncan said police are looking into this claim that the men threatened to string him up. Stop. Let him go. Reporter a relaxing evening with friends turned violent after five white men allegedly attacked Vauhxx Booker and penned him against a tree. Let him go. Were going to as soon as you let him go. Reporter booker said the men dragged him, beat him and threatened to break his arms. Asking for a noose. They literally said the term noose. They yelled leave. Leave the boy with us. I wasnt even a man. I was a boy. No one invaded you. You stupid liberal reporter the confrontation began when the men accused him and his friends of trespassing. The men allegedly started yelling white power among other racial slurs. What are you going to call me . Reporter mayor John Hamilton said he was horrified by the attack and acknowledged racism still exists in his community. These are really painful times. Its a painful episode. Reporter on monday, hundreds of protesters gathered around the Monroe County courthouse to demand justice for booker. But the peaceful demonstration ended in chaos. After a car rammed into two people. One woman was taken to the hospital. No charges have been filed yet. Meanwhile, booker is waiting for charges to be filed against his alleged attackers and says hes grateful for those who stepped in to save him. I think the reason why im here today is because folks stopped being bystanders and they became active participants. And i hope we continue to see that Movement Grow throughout our nation. Reporter officers did respond to that incident saturday after booker says he call 911. But because officers didnt make any arrests, now people are calling for those officers to be investigated and suspended because they didnt take immediate action. Jericka, i dont have any words for what you just showed us. Its deeply sad. Deeply troubling and very, very meghan markle. Announcer this National Weather report announcer this National Weather report sponsored by blue diamond almond breeze. We have much more news ahead. 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