Guidelines for reopening the country that had previously been shelved by the white house. The guidance posted with no press conference and no announcement. It provides what many have been asked for, a detailed map for restaurants and other venues to reconsider before Opening Doors again. Just as President Trump according to sources went after the cdc in a closed door meeting with republican senators on capitol hill and as the president continues to feud with scientists, dismissing scientific studies as antitrump and promotes treatments against fda guide lines and this is not in a vacuum. This is not over. Americans are still dying from the virus. Now more than 92,000 americans have been killed. Well over 1. 5 million americans have been infected. We have new reporting on this troubling conflict emerging between the president and the cdc. Kristin, youre reporting is putting the head of the cdc in the hot seat today. What are you learning . Reporter well, that is right, kate. After weeks of this tension, a Senior Administration officialing me there are informal conversations going on about what to do about Robert Redfield and just to give a little bit of background, we know this relationship between the cdc and the white house has grown increasingly strained, particularly between redfield and dr. Birx. They had a heated conversation about the data practices of the cdc. Dr. Birx grew frustrated during the conversation in front of other Task Force Officials and frustrated with the director himself. Now as recently as last week, redfield expressed to colleagues he wasnt concerned about his job. That this was routine. He said that he and birx, who have known each other for decades, they would go back to being on good terms. This is just a fleeting bit of tension. But the tide has really shifted over the weekend. We heard the white house trade adviser Peter Navarro to be the First Administration official to go that far against the cdc at least on the record and he said that the cdc let america down whether it came to testing. Then again yesterday where President Trump behind closed doors as you said really excoriating the cdc. I do want to note a couple of things. One, during that time, he never mentioned redfield by name so that is important. And cdc officials are pushing back on the idea that anything is wrong. They are telling us it is business as usual and the relationship has not changed and he was at a meeting at the white house on monday. Thank you so much. So nick, let me bring you on. What are you hearing from cdc officials . Reporter well it depends on which officials we talk to, kate. Senior officials are frustrating with the way the agency has been treated by the white house. They believe they have been putting politics a head of science and feel there is political components coming back like the southern border and travel restrictions focusing on the wrong country initially the cases on the east coast could be traced back to europe and instead cdc officials told us that the white house was focused on travel from china when they should have been focused elsewhere. Otherwise, though, we have heard from sources closer to dr. Redfield who pushed back on the assertion that hes in trouble. They say hes proud of leading the agency and hes committed to doing this work and that hes the right man for this job right now. He is not, though, infallible. They said he is not right man for this moment and hes not charismatic information and not pushing back on misinformation coming from President Trump. And a lack of announcement about the recommendations that were published over the weekend as well. For weeks 68 pages drafted by the cdc recommendations they thought would safely reopen america were shelved by the white house. They say because they were overly specific. Now we get 60 pages of also very specific guidelines which officials are 50, and states could taylor them but there are anger and frustration among the Senior Leaders and saying that white house is putting politics ahead of science and leaving tens of thousands of lives of american lives hanging in the balance. Kate. Nick, thanks for your reporting. Kristin, thank you. Joining me now is dr. Seema yasmin and now a cnn medical analyst. Thank you so much for being here. This tension between various agencies in the government, it is not unheard of, but in a time of true crisis to have the president trash the cdc officials saying they are sidelined because of politics, what is your reaction to this as a former cdc official yourself . So youre totally right. This is not unheard of and certainly not new. I have a piece in the New York Times detailing my experience as being an officer in the Intelligence Service laying it clear any time youre leading an epidemic investigation youre not just chasing after the bacteria or the virus, youre also dealing with Public Diplomacy but it seems so much worse now and im really concerned about this. Americans make up less than 5 of the global population but more than 30 of covid19 cases. So right now is not the time for there to be any kind of spats between different leaders. We need the cdc to be energized and to have power behind it to do its job. It is really heartbreaking that there are thousands of staffers there who have exactly the skills that we need to deal with a pandemic and it feels like theyre being told to sit on the sidelines. So then in the midst of this, the 60 pages of guidelines that were finally released, the fact that any guidance for faith and religious institutions was left out of it, what do you what is your reaction and what do you think of the guidance . Im very troubled by this. And especially this idea that back on may 7th the cdc was told thanks for weeks of work on providing this detailed guidance, it is too detailed and now cdc staffers are saying it is too general and that granular detail about how many inches or feet there should be between people and how spaced out school desks should be, that kind of tiny detail is exactly what the cdc is so good at. I spent so much time with the tape measure when i was there because that is the kind of detail youre giving to states. So theyre not left in the lurch. And i think that is now how many state officials feel, that as 50 states are in some phase of reopening, how are they supposed to trust the guidance when there is back and forth between the white house and the scientists who know what we should be doing. Where does it leave the country if the white house isnt endorsing lets see, not endorsing the guidelines and promoting them to the public. It leaves us in a state of mayhem right when we need to have a coordinated federal response. Even just picking one thing like temperature checks, georgia, ohio and pennsylvania are defining a fever at 104 if they do temperature checks and texas is 100 and delaware at 99. 5. It is mayhem. We need to coming from the same playbook, having a coordinated response but right now when we need that kind of Technical Expertise that the cdc is so good at, they are being immobilized by politicians and that is dangerous for public health. And the way you put it crystalized the need nor leadership because it goes from the 50,000 foot view to the granular, like you said wlarks is the appropriate temperature, and where should the line be when it should be flagged in terms of temperature checks. You get to the heart of it. Than thank you so much, doctor, appreciate it. Thank you. A major milestone. All 50 states have begun to loosen restrictions an partially reopen for business. The daily average of new cases trending down or Holding Steady in a majority of states. That number trending up in 18 states in the nation right now. Today connecticut is beginning to lift restrictions. Here is a look at numbers. Starting today residents could begin to head back to some stores and restaurants. And that is where cnn Brynn Gingras is in millford, connecticut. One restaurant opening up and youve been there before opening today and what are you hearing from people . Reporter were hearing people say theyre finally able to have a meal with family members outside and coworker and with friends and it is giving them life at this point. This particular restaurant Archie Moores is in willford, connecticut, and theyre taking the steps they need to to take this step. They have menus, individual paper menus and the silver ware is plastic and they have pepper and salt and wipes individuals and as you walk into the out door dining area, you see all of the areas, the flow, that not only the people that are eating but also the servers are all following. So it is going smoothly and a lot of people here are happy to be outside and one person came here without a mask and the restaurant offered them a mask. So everyone trying to follow those precautions and i want you to hear more from people who are taking advantage of this. How the world has opened and seeing traffic actually brought me back a little. So being able to see people enjoying their life again really is a nice gesture. My mom is my best friend and she means the world to me so being out and being able to enjoy lunch with her like we always do on the weekends is really my everything to me right now. Reporter now connecticut one of the states that is in the downward trend, the numbers are the lowest as far as deaths are concerned since april. The governor is going to continue to watch the metrics and bring back restrictions because were in the tristate area, the hardest hit area of the country. What used to be so normal is special. You could hear it in the tone of voice. Thank you. We are just days away from memorial day weekend and parks and pools are parked in the country but there year that is not so easy. Take Virginia Beach, one of the largest beach destinations, the governor just announcing it will reopen this friday. But there are restrictions. Lets find out what this weekend could mean, joining me now is ron williams, the deputy city manager of Virginia Beach. Thank you so much for being here. So the beaches are going to be opening. What can people visiting this weekend do and maybe more importantly what could people still not do . Well, most importantly, kate, they could sit on the beach. Weve had an exercise in fishing only environment and that is nice to be partially open but they could finally sit on the beach. The most important thing that were asking and that the governor provision provides is that we need to require the physical distancing. His executive order still have a six foot requirement for individuals and no more than 10 people gathering in a group. And so thankfully everybody is going to be able to enjoy the widest beaches on the east coast here in Virginia Beach. And there are other restrictions on the sports and recreation that can be done on the beaches, right . That is right. There are certain portions of the beach, of the 28 miles, sports, no alcohol and an emphasis that discourages gathering and groups and that is no amplified speakers or no large coolers or canopy or tent or clustering of umbrellas and if they spread out and keep their distance then we feel like we have a very safe environment on Virginia Beach for people to visit. So how do you enforce the rules and kind of the rules of the road this weekend . How do you enforce it . Great question. So the past few weeks, predominantly, are Law Enforcement and the Police Department has been enforcing the existing exercise in fishing only orders from the governor northam. Now we add in a layer of about 150 individuals called beach ambassadors. In friendly yellow uniforms and the reminder verbally to what the rules are for everyone and also see signage at each beach access but if they see someone not physical distancing or groups gathering theyll have for voluntarily compliance and then theyll ask for Law Enforcement to appreciate the physical distancing to respect that and follow the regulations so that we could continue the privilege of sitting on our beaches. Look, i mean, lets hope everybody respects it but well have to see and have plans in place. The crisis in the country is on two fronts. The public and economic crisis everywhere really. Being able to reopen for memorial day, what does this mean for your city . It is very important, kate. We have industries that have been rocked by this, hardest hit and the highest unemployment is in retail, restaurant and other industries and opening up in the summer where they make the money for the year is very important but we want to do it in a safe manner and have the Gold Standard for safety for not only the beach operations but also that industry that supports the beach and the resorts. So they have higher protocols and following the cdc guidance for cleaning and sanitation, both in the hotels and restaurants and then we also have clean teams along the boardwalk doing the hightech surfaces for raining and ballards and the shower towers to follow cdc guidelines on cleaning as well. Thank you for coming in. Good luck this weekend. Thank you, kate. Thank you very much. Coming up, airlines are announcing new moves to convince passengers that it is safe to fly once again. Are those moves enough . 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What are you hearing from the airlines. Reporter airlines are getting a bit of a glimmer of hope even though this is typically the start of a very busy Summer Travel season for them. The Transportation Security Administration said the number of folks traveling through americas airports are ticking up slightly but still only about 10 of the norm. So airlines are in a race to prove that they are the safest carrier to fly on. I want to walk you through a few different policies that airlines have. United made a big announcement today saying it was partnering with clorox and the Cleveland Clinic to guide its Health Policies and now at about 25 of the normal passenger loads. Jet blue said it will block off middle seats through the july 4th holiday until july 6th and start instituting temperature checks for crews, something we are hearing from united. And delta announced to keep capacity on flights at about 60 . So twothirds full to try and keep middle seats empty. So airlines are really trying to prove that they could win passengers back. Ive been doing a bit of reporting on this. I talked to yang chen, a researchers at perdue university, after that animation of how a cough travels through an airplane and he said the only way to really make travelers safe while flying is to have 100 mask compliance. This is happening in the absence of any requirement from the federal government, kate. Mask up needs to be the new mantra for everything, especially flying. Pete, thank you for that reporting. Back to cristina alesci, with this reporting about the ford plant in chicago, one day after reopening the plant forced to shut down operations temporarily. What is happening . Reporter thats right. And this underscores how difficult it is going to be and touch and go it will be for companies to