Do it safely. Go to public parks, if they do it safely. And finally get some fresh air, if they do it safely. Every doctor and Public Health expert worth his or her salt is begging people to wear masks and pleading with people to avoid large groups of people. Instead, some people are choosing to start their summer like this. This was yesterday at lake of the ozarks in missouri. The exact opposite of everything we have been told will keep ourselves and people we love safer from the deadly coronavirus. People packed together, no masks, seemingly oblivious to the words of experts that tell us without smart social distancing, many more people will die. In fact, people are ignoring the warnings across the country this weekend. This massive crowd in daytona beach, florida. Police say hundreds of people were just partying together and blocking traffic. This beach on the gulf coast of alabama, also packed. The bars in austin, texas, open and busy. Nobody in a mask. The boardwalk in ocean city, maryland, plenty of visitors close together there, as well. Heres what youre going to see here on cnn today. Hopefully a good explanation of what exactly is going on right now. The smartest, most highly respected medical experts in the country are all shouting the same urgent warning. Safety, prevention, social distancing, face coverings common sense. And still, we see this. The United States has more Coronavirus Infections than any other country in the world. We will soon see the number of people dead in the u. S. Reach 100,000. And throughout this weekend, we are watching people just ignore the warnings and gamble with their lives. Cnn correspondents are all around the country right now. Natasha chen is in myrtle beach, south carolina. Pete muntine on the Eastern Shore of maryland and Paul Vercammen just outside of los angeles. Tell me what youve seen and i understand there were people harassing you on the beach . Reporter yeah, ana, within the last hour, there was a person who was not happy with what we were covering. Weve been mostly talking to people who have all been really nice, by the way. Talking to us about how theyre social distancing, what theyre seeing with the crowds on the beach, but this person didnt like it. And in addition to shouting at us, you know, while i had a mask on, he said to me to get out of his country with an expletive and that i was the reason, that i was responsible for this, referring to my ethnicity. So that wasnt nice. But for the most part, everybody else has been very open to talking to us about this very unusual memorial day weekend, as you mentioned. And just to be clear, you know, if theres nobody right around me as im doing this live shot, i have the mask off. But i put it back on right after that, knowing that were crossing paths with a lot of folks. And our crew seems to be, though, the only people in masks that weve seen all day. So that has been one ching weve noticed. If you take a look around at the bea behind me, though, you can see that there are parties pretty well faced out from each other. And thats what our interview subjects have told us, we have seen people relatively calm, following the rules. But keep in mind, ana, this is a city, myrtle beach, that had an executive order this past week, specifying that police could have some, you know, some leeway here, some authority this weekend. An extraordinary event, they called it. Because they saw some problematic behavior last weekend, with people not social distancing,natasha, we are gratt you are there. Thank you for your reporting and stay safe out there and keep doing what you need to do in order to make sure you stay safe and sending the right message to those there. Pete muntine is in ocean city, maryland. What are you seeing there, pete, and what are people telling you . Well, ana, it is not much of a beach day here in ocean city, maryland. City Officials Say that actually might be working against them, in a away. I want to show you the beach, first. Relatively easy to maintain social distancing there, but the city feels that there are actually more people piling on to the boardwalk, even though it is about 50 degrees out here, cold, and windy, the city says that more people are out here right now and it is relatively easy to maintain social distancing, as long as you pay attention. I want to show you some of the images from yesterday, though, by contrast. An 85degree day, warm and sunny. The city says its doing everything it can to try to make it so that folks are out here social distancing, but also recommending that they wear masks. The city says it is relatively hard to enforce those policies. I spoke with ocean city mayor rick meean who says the city has done its part, but now its on people to do their part. All of our messaging is recommending and encouraging people to wear masks. But if you look at all the signs and everything we do with our message boards, its all about social distancing, you know, doing the right thing. Dont forget, just because youre in ocean city, do the same things you did at home. And if everybody does that, its going to help us move forward. Ocean city, maryland, is a destination for folks region wide, especially in the d. C. And baltimore regions. The city says its done everything it can to keep people safe. Its put up signs here, reminding folks to social distance. In fact, every other bench here along the boardwalk has a 2 x 4 across it, so you cannot sit in every bench, trying to maintain a little bit of social distancing. Of course, the weather here is not very good today. This is something to watch as the weather improves and the summer goes on, ana. Indeed, good to seeing some of the folks behind you wearing their masks, as well. Paul vercammen is in playa delray in los angeles. Tell us how many people are on the beach where you are. Reporter its an interesting scene. They opened up the parking lot here is, were right by l. A. X. , and see this vista . It is completely clear down to the water. And what theyve done also, we talked about this a lot this weekend, they opened up the bike paths. And opening up this pabike way, its 22 miles long, through torrance, through here, through yesterday in santa monica, all the way to palisades, people are doing what they want, which is, theyre moving. Not staying put. And we chatted with rod and roz over here, the parkers. Look at their beautiful bicycle built for two. They are among the people here who are very conscientious. And tell us about this, you take this very seriously in terms of the rules here. Yes, i really, really do. So, first, what i would like to say is, i got my ppe so hey, how you doing . Im doing fine. Go ahead and tell me. Tell me what you told me before . First of all, i got my ppe, so back up because im strapped up. And i have my gloves, bandanna, my mask, and my purell. So this is the way we have to roll in california and all over the world if we really want to help each other, we most definitely have to take care of each other, by honoring that. If she dont have hers on, and i get in contact with her, thats a bad thing thats going to happen to everybody about getting more of this covid. Cdc has already made all the rules and regulations. Its time for us to really do what they say, to get in line, use yours and you save mine. You save my life, i save yours by wearing your ppe. What about for you, roz . Are you at all concerned when you look around here . Or does this scene tell you right now with not so many people on the beach . It seems calm. It seems like its nice. Its calm. I look it. As long as were able to get out of the house. And wear your mask. Most definitely, yes. And wash your hands reporter all right. Thank you so much, well, there you have it you can see, its such a stark contrast to what natasha was describing. They are absolutely vigilant about all of that, packing their Hand Sanitizer, wearing their masks. And were seeing that so far, at this one stretch of the beach here in southern california, back to you now, ana. I love what rod had to say about taking care of each other. Paul vercammen, thank you. Take care of my friend. I also want to go to rosa flori flores, whos joining us from pensacola beach, florida. Rosa, looks like a Beautiful Day in the Sunshine State there. Reporter it is a Beautiful Day. And its a very familyfriendly day here in pensacola. I want to show you around, because heres what pensacola is doing to social distance. Psych the umbrellas are celebrated by more than 6 feet. Thats for a reason, to allow people to be out here in the beach and do it safely. We talked to the water safety chief out here. He says that he only had about ten rescue operations yesterday. He says that depending on the year, thats usually on par. He says that hes been training his lifeguards to make sure that they can be out and about, saving lives safely. Take a listen. Continuous hand washing, maintaining social distancing of 6 feet or more between people. If we have to work on a patient, the lifeguard providing care will have an n95 mask on and also with gloves. Reporter and as you take another live look out here, you can see again that the tents are separated. You only see a lot of twopieces out here, ana, because masks are not required. Theyre only recommended in the case that you cant social distance. Ana . Okay. Rosa flores, two pieces, not three pieces as far as attire out there. Thank you, as far as natasha chen and Paul Vercammen. Appreciate all of your reporting. As crowds flock to beaches this Holiday Weekend, very few Wearing Masks or practicing social distancing as were seeing in those images. Dr. Deborah birx says she is concerned and she is urging the public to be responsible. Cnns Kristen Holmes is at the white house for us. Kristen, dr. Birx is asking people to wear masks, even as their own boss, President Trump, refuses to wear one in front of the cameras. Reporter well, ana, thats right. But i want to note one thing thats very important and very different from President Trump and all of the other people we just saw on beaches across the country. President trump and anyone who is near him for an extend period of time or is anticipated to be near him gets a covid test beforehand. They take a quick test, before theyre even allowed in the vicinity of President Trump. And that needs to be made clear that that is part of the reason that his staff believes he doesnt have to wear a mask. Now, of course, that didnt stop two aides that were close to President Trump and Vice President pence from testing positive. But dr. Birx said that it is not just social distancing. That these masks are imperative. Take a listen to what one of the nations Top Health Experts said about this. Weve made it clear that there is asymptomatic spread. And that means that people are spreading the virus unknowingly. And this is unusual in the case of respiratory diseases, in many cases. So you dont know whos infected. So we really want to be clear all the time that social distancing is absolutely critical. And if you cant social distance and youre outside, you must wear a mask. These are items that are really critical to protect individuals. And ana, i will note that the president also was not wearing a mask, but also didnt really seem to be social distancing. Of course, we got shots of him on the golf course, near people that he was playing with. He did drive a golf cart alone. He wasnt sitting that close to someone. But he was on the green with them. But this seems to be an example of President Trump really doubling down on this narrative that the country is ready to reopen, that were going to reopen with or without a vaccine. And what he said on thursday, which that were not going to close the country back down if there is some kind of resurgence. Kristen holmes, thank you. I want to show you again some of the images and the pictures that are just jaw draping this weekend. Across the country, the unofficial start of summer temping thousands of americans to essentially forget the past few months, ignore nearly 100,000 deaths and counting and disregard advice about social distancing and Wearing Masks. What does this signal for the weeks and months ahead . Kathleen sebelius joins us now. She is the former governor of kansas and former secretary of health and Human Services in the obama administration. Secretary, good to have you with us. As a former health official, how do you react to seeing some of those images . Well, i think theyre pretty terrifying. If you think about the fact that what we know is about 4 of the country is estimated to have been exposed or infected by this virus. So that means 96 has not. So a lot of people are still possible victims of the virus. As you say, were very close to 100,000 deaths. The issue about President Trump not wearing a mask, is hes modeling terrible behavior. Its true, people have to be tested before they see him, but wearing a mask is him protecting other people. He is refusing to do that and saying to all kinds of folks, its okay that you dont do that. Soft what we need is leadership from the white house. We need a national strategy. The cdc guidance was actually kind of muzzled and held on to until most states had opened up. Its still very muted and what you see is people saying, okay, its back to normal. I live in kansas. Those folks who are in lake of the ozarks, many of them may come from kansas or are nearby our state, theyre going to go home to their families, theyre going to go into grocery stores, theyre going to go into markets. And if you think about the strategy that people get tested quickly if they have symptoms, then you do the Contact Tracing, which is very important to keep track of whos got the virus and quarantine them, how in the world can you do that in a massive situation like you see in ocean city, maryland or in lake of the ozarks . How can you do Contact Tracing at all. Especially i was just thinking about all the people who may be visiting those areas from out of state or at least from out of that community. And this is an ocean city, maryland, shot from yesterday. And you just see how close together people are. And many, many people not Wearing Masks. And consider the cdc estimates 35 of people infected with coronavirus are asymptomatic. 35 so even if these people feel good and feel healthy, we just cant be so sure. So what does that mean for the spread of the virus . Well, it means that it can spread really uncontained. Part of the issue of the lockdown that most people observe, for at least a couple of week period of time, a month period of time, was to try to make sure we didnt have a huge surge of cases, overwhelming the first responders, overwhelming the hospitals, getting out ahead of the virus, that youd slow it down and then be able to contain it, as things opened up. This is absolutely the opposite. We still have virus circulating. We still have a slow, simmering summer with people still dying. Cases still going up. Spikes. All social gatherings like this will do is actually pour gasoline on those fires. You could have huge outbreaks. And whether its ocean city, maryland, or lake of the ozarks or a beach in pensacola, those folks after memorial day weekend go back to their home communities. They go back into circulation in towns and can easily continue to spread that virus throughout the country. So where we dont have a cure and we dont have any kind of a treatment, hydroxychloroquine has once again been urged not to be taken. It is much more dangerous than it is safe. So were in the same place that we were in midmarch when the lockdown occurred. And yet people are pretending its all over. And the president , unfortunately, is giving us that message. Everythings okay. Im not going to wear a mask. Mike pence isnt going to wear a mask. Well go into closed spaces w s with mandated policies to wear masks and were not going to do it. Are you surprised this issue of wearing a mask has become so political . Well, unfortunately, i think that message starts at the top. Epidemiologists know its about missi mitigation, about tracking and tracing and also about communication. One of the things scientists will tell you over and over again is to have clear, concise communication, everyone on the same page with the same set of rules. We havent had that from the beginning and we have had a president who wants more than anything to declare that the virus is over. And hes wanted that from day one. Denial, denial, denial, finally admission, putting false dates on when we might have a vaccine available, taking a drug that is definitely not recommended to be taken and were now seeing it in behavior where he says its really ending. The economy is coming back and well never shut down again. All of us want to get back into normal life. I miss my grandchildren desperately. I have a new 8dayold granddaughter. I want her to be safe and sku secure. I want to do my business, but more than that, i want to live another couple of years. 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