Icu beds. The mayor of los angeles says the next two weeks are critical in preventing a catastrophe. And in texas, bar owners are suing the governors recent emergency order which once again shuts them down. Just minutes from now, well hear from two key voices in the nations pandemic response, dr. Anthony fauci and the director of the cdc, dr. Redfield. We are live across the country covering all of the angles. First, lets go to stephanie elam, in phoenix, arizona. Arizona is getting hit hard. How are state leaders reacting now . Right. Well its been sort of based on which municipality you are in, whether or not you needed to wear a mask. That continues under this new guideline coming from governor doug ducey. We are seeing bars closing down, gyms are now closed. Theyre also saying that pools they dont want people more than ten people there as well. Tubing, all of these types of businesses, they are now closed for at least a month and then theyll take a look and reevaluate whether or not its time to open them up. Theyre pushing the first day of school in august. Pushing that to august 17th. They say they will continue to reevaluate that date. Congregations of more than 50 people will be banned throughout the state, however, local municipalities can decide whether or not to approve larger gatherings but saying they have to make sure the social distancing guidelines will be followed. We talk to a doctor here, talking about what hes seeing in the icu keep in mind, the icu beds are nearly 90 full, listen to what he said. He and his colleagues are seeing inside. Its something that we dont know how to deal with as medical professionals. And if i dont know that after all of the years of school and training and at every colleague that i have talked to feels the same way that i do. I think people should probably be as scared as i am. And just to give you an idea, jim, of how hospitals are dealing with this, theyre going to surge capacity. We know one hospital here they have taken three floors of a Childrens Hospital to take overflow patients so that they have more room for Covid Patients in another hospital. It shows you what theyre dealing with here, jim. No question. Stephanie elam, thank you very much. Lets go to texas now, and theres a new lawsuit over the shutting down of bars. Lucy kafanov, tell us whats behind this . People obviously want to save their businesses here, but we know the science knows that bars lots of people packed in close are a big way to spread this disease. Well, its a big concern that the disease could continue to spread. The bars are basically say its unconstitutional to shut them down as the governor did on friday because theyre keeping other businesses open like gyms, for example. But look, the fact of the matter is the numbers in texas are going in the wrong direction, both in terms of hospitalizations and new cases. We are also seeing younger people getting sick, those in their 20s, 30s and 40s. Although the mortality rates remains relatively low, the number of people infected according to the houston mayor is growing exponentially. Nobody wants to see what happened in italy, for example, where people couldnt get health care basic health care. The hospitals do have capacity, but some icu wards in houston are already full. So this is a growing concern. Now, take a listen to the warning yesterday from the houston mayor. This is real. People are dying. People are getting sick. People are doing to the hospital. People in icu beds and people who are asymptomatic or infecting their loved ones. The reality is that we are all in this together. And we have to blunt the progression of this virus and we have to do it now. An urgent call there. We are waiting for the governor to speak later this evening. Hes asked all texas tv stations to roadblock about five minutes of time for an urgent announcement. Masks are not mandated statewide but maybe thats something theyre looking at. Lets go down to randi kaye in florida. Masks, cities across the state, adopting mandatory face mask policies. The governor is refusing a measure statewide. Is that science or politics . Lots of people are saying thats all about politics. Meanwhile, we are still watching the spikes in numbers. 5,200 cases yesterday, more than 5,200 cases, thats down from the 9,500 cases on saturday, but still not the numbers that florida wants to see. Back to the politics of it all, cities like jacksonville are putting in this mask mandate saying everyone out in public if they cant safely social distance they have to wear a mask. The governor has said he thinks it will be fine by the time the Republican NationalConvention Comes along on august 24th. Its two months away. Not sure what hes basing that on, but his Communications Director says that theres no talk of him right now overriding the mask mandate for the convention that hes very focused on state business. It is interesting though he how hell explain if thats a mask mandate in place how hell explain that to donald trump. A lot of folks are calling for it, including the mayor of miami, who is a republican, wants a mask mandate here. The mayor of miami beach is also talking about that as well. Hes had to shut down restaurants in that area because servers have not been Wearing Masks so they have started a mask mandate in their area. This is what the mayor of miami beach said on cnn earlier today. We dont have a lot of tools left in the kit right now. So, you know, were trying everything we can to stop this spread and reverse what is in enormous a very enormous spike in our community and our state. You know, we dont want to go back to sheltering in place because of the impact that has. So we are at a point where we have more than heightened and understandable concern and anxiety. And jim, there are certainly a lot of anxiety about the upcoming july 4th holiday weekend. Sure, the state has closed beaches but as they say in Orange County is, orlando, they have seen an 80 spike after memorial day week and they dont want another memorial day weekend. Yeah. Were seeing the effects. Well, thank you very much. Well, california, they seemed to have had a handle on this and now the cases are continuing to climb this morning there, putting enormous pressure on hospitals. Cnns dan simon hes in los angeles. So the mayor of los angeles said that the situation is becoming critical there. How so and what are they doing about it . Well, hi, jim. Its so unfortunate. This is a state that had gotten wide praise for flattening the curve, but now california, los angeles, posting a daily record in terms of the number of new cases but it but goes beyond the number of new cases. The hospitalizations are up 44 in the past two weeks raising the possibility that beds could be constrained in the next few weeks. We are already seeing that in Riverside County south of here. Icu beds now at 96 capacity and Health Officials say were definitely seeing Community Transmission once again. Thats why theyre dialing back, the bars are being closed in many different cities. Los angeles, san diego. Also the beaches, the beaches will be closed over the 4th of july weekend. Of course they would be packed. Fireworks being canceled as well to avoid large gatherings. This is what mayor Eric Garcetti had to say yesterday. Take a look. Its time for us to take control of this moment. Because i feel that covid19 is beginning to take control from us. But we can do things to take control back from covid19. And the next two weeks will be critical weeks this defining whether we can do just that. Officials say really this is the time to hunker down, once again to stay at home if you can over the next two weeks, really to get back into the earlier mindset of terms of what we saw earlier in the pandemic. Jim . Dan simon, thank you. Joining us is an Emergency Room Physician at George Washington university. Dr. Wynn, always good to have you on. Remember way back weeks ago, there was some discussion, some hope, that summertime, warmer weather, would if not get this under control, at least slow the spread of infections. That hasnt played out that way. Do we know why . Well, its actually possible that we still may be seeing a summer effect as in if it were the fall or the winter, maybe covid19 would be even worse by now. I think its a combination of things. We do have reopening that occurred too soon, that reopening occurred when many states were seeing the when we havent been able to get this under control and i think quarantine fatigue is in place. This is to be enjoying life safely including ideally not being indoors but being outdoors and Wearing Masks whenever possible. You know, the u. S. Is almost unique in having this resurgence at reopening but not having gotten the infection rate way down. Now, you compare it to europe and other places like china are seeing a resurgence. The u. S. Didnt get it under control and were seeing the rise happen from a very high level here. What does that mean for the country in terms of what you then have to do to get a real handle on it . You know, this is exactly the point, jim, that other countries they were able to essentially crush the curve. They didnt just aim to flatten the curve. They crushed it. And so when they reopened, they were so few cases that they were able to identify new cases and rein it in before and before there is an outbreak that turns into the epidemic without people realizing it. But unfortunately we havent done that. We have reopened against the back drop of resurging of cases. Were closing down bars and restaurants but im not sure that thats going to be enough, because what we may need are these stay at home orders again. But i just dont know that we have the political will to be able to do that or frankly the public sentiment to be able to do it. But i think theres some common sense things we can do in the meantime. So not just closing bars, but restricting indoor gatherings. I dont want people congregating in their homes instead. It would be same problem. This is just a fact. From the national level, you have exactly the opposite guidance. Because you have a the president is going to hold the Republican National convention indoors. You have had other events with students, the president and students indoors. The Vice President with supporters indoors. What difference does that make from the Public Health perspective . Can this country follow the science if the president is not doing so . You know, Public Health depends on public trust and that public trust is fostered when everybody is on the same page. Not just the Health Officials but also our elected political officials too. And we really need for the president and all the elected officials to be singing from the same song book, that we need all to be Wearing Masks, practice social distancing. We all have to be doing the right thing to care for one another in order for this pandemic to come under control. And the thing is we know what it takes. We have the evidence. We have the science. Other countries have done it. In fact, we ourselves have done it before in controlling covid19. We just need everyone to be following that same guidance. Or else everyone will be affected but in particular those who are the most vulnerable. Those who are africanamerican, people of color will suffer the most and bear the greatest brunt of this pandemic. Thats a sad, unfortunate fact. We know what works, what makes a difference. Many just arent doing it. Dr. Wynn, thanks so much. Still to come this hour, what did the president know . Sources tell cnn information on russian bounties to kill u. S. Troops in afghanistan was included in his written daily intelligence briefings. House democrats are now getting their own briefing on that intelligence as we speak. And a stunning new report on the phone calls with world leaders. Why senior officials within his administration say the president himself was a threat to national security. Plus the federal Paycheck Protection Program known as ppp is coming to an end today. What happens to Small Businesses still struggling . What could the impact of a potential second shutdown be . They had inadequate testing. Texas is 42nd in the country in testing. They opened too soon and they didnt push the public wearing of masks. Thats not rocket science. Well, doctors, they know the science, theyre not holding back on how important masks are to stop this virus. The next guest said thats why the Texas Governor should enforce the statewide mask mandate. With me is court judge clay jenkins. We appreciate you taking the time this morning. Thank you for having me. So you wrote to governor abbott, you asked him to implement the and manytary mask requirement statewide. Have you received a response from the governor . The governor went on Television Last night and said that the doctors who made the recommendations wanted to throw the state into poverty. But this is a pattern its actually a hopeful pattern because normally what he does is he goes on television and attacks the people that are requesting [ indiscernible ]. What were asking for is a limit of ten people inside, closing all establishments that where a mask cannot be worn 100 of the time. An occupancy of 50 for other accomplishments. For people to stay home unless they have a necessity to get out and then statewide masking. Hes already changed quietly four or five of the other things we requested over the weekend. Let me ask you this because theres been this false choice presented in effect you can either save the economy, save businesses, or respond to and try to tamp down the virus here. The simplest question is can dallas reopen its economy safely and sustaiably without getting the outbreak under control . Well, no. Look, the Public Health and economy go hand in hand. What is best for Public Health is best for getting the economy moving forward. Were a consumer driven economy and if consumers continue to see the numbers go up and their neighbors are getting sick, they themselves are getting sick, it doesnt matter what the elected leaders say, it wont work. So listening to the doctors who are the specialists in this, epidemiologists, infection disease experts thats the best way to get the economy moving again and keep people as safe as possible. Ill not making this stuff up. Everything that im asking is on behalf of the medical community in texas. By the way, after i wrote that letter, every other urban area leader in texas, mayors and judges, joined and wrote the same letter. You know, you have heard from republican governors such as governor abbott, but also republican lawmakers and the president saying that in effect they want to let local leaders make their on decisions here. They know best how to handle this. You have the local leaders pushing the governor to let you and others to make the own decisions here. Are they tying your hands as you try to get a handle on this virus . Oh, absolutely. You know, i was the first person in texas to move to a safer at home shelter order. We did it the same day that new york enacted theirs and as a result, and other large urban areas followed within a week and we had a pretty good trajectory going in march and april. The governor stripped our power at the end of april and took over and did not follow the cdc advice or even talk to the local Health Officials in the large urban areas. And we are in the situation that were in now. I think the governor is going to have to act because after he stripped the local power he went on conservative talk radio and made fun of republican local leaders who have acted and followed science. And so it may take a while for them to get back to doing that if he gave them the power. We dont have time to wait. We are in a very dire situation and so we need decisive leadership like we had on the local level in march. We need that now from our governor. Just quickly before we go, have you found that politics has trumped science in the response to this outbreak . Well, unfortunately, it has and that comes from our president. You know, our president openly fights with his medical advisers. He said this was a democratic hoax and blew the chance to get testing done in january, february, early march. You know, people like our Governor Greg Abbott are trump followers. They wont buck what the president wants or what they perceive the president is saying. And it really leads to a perverse situation that we just havent seen before in emergencies where our leaders are doing Something Different than what all the doctors in texas are asking them to do. All the doctors around the country it seems. Judge clay jenkins, we wish you the best of luck in the dallas area. Thank you. Have a good day. A source tells cnn that intelligence on russias bounty plot against u. S. 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