Covering. Reporter beaches will be open again in new york city for the 4th but closing down again in parts of texas, across much of southern california, the bay area and florida. Off limits in miami beach, and the mayors message . The hardest things to deal with are these mixed messages coming from the state and local government and the president. Were telling people there is nothing more american than making a sacrifice by staying home. Reporter wednesday 50,000 new cases across this country for the first time. Yesterday it happened again. And id like to just announce reporter the president says its just more testing. Its not. So what is it . Its very difficult to say that this particular demonstration or that particular rally or that particular holiday at a beach did it. But something happened to make the spike go way up like that. Reporter and different states, different stories. In arizona, more people are now being killed by covid19 than ever before. Vermont hasnt had a covid19 patient in the icu for nearly six weeks. While in parts of texas, were told there are now waiting lists for icu beds. Covid is spread like never before. Reporter hes finally mandated masks for most texans. Fortunately i think the cow is out of the barn. I think were at a little too late. This is a measure that should have been instituted months ago. Reporter still, texas making that move might be a watershed moment. I hope that every governor in every state takes notice and says, in one of the most conservative, freedomloving states that would be the last place you would expect can do it, then its really okay to say lets put Public Health first. Reporter so today im in Manhattan Beach in california where the beach is closed, the pier is closed, the bike path is closed, but the strand where people walk is open. This is part of the problem were having fighting this pandemic, and its not necessarily anybodys fault, but its a fragmented approach with different overlapping jurisdictions, and that can put some confusion in peoples minds as to what they are supposed to be doing. Jake . All right, nick watt in Manhattan Beach, thank you so much. Joining us now to discuss, william haseltine, school professor. What do you make of the fact that today the Surgeon General said everybody should wear masks in public but refused to say whether americans should or should not attend large gatherings when others, like dr. Fauci, have been saying clearly you should avoid large gatherings . What do you make of this mixed message . I think from the very beginning in this epidemic there have been mixed messages. What you need in a crisis is you need clear, consistent, compassionate and credible messaging from our leaders. And we in this country havent had that. Weve had mixed messages. In addition to that, the Surgeon General has not appeared. We need an organization that has manpower on the ground that can take federal regulations and implement them systemically throughout the country. It is a big failing. I hope we are learning from it. But now that were in this situation, its up to each individual to make their determination. Thats what its come down to. Are you going to protect your family . Are you going to protect yourself . Are you going to protect your community . So whats your advice to people who are planning to go to beaches if theyre open or attend barbecues, to see family or friends . What do you want them to know . What should they be doing . Well, were going to have a barbecue with a few friends, but first of all, we made very careful inquiries to make sure theyve been skwequestered, we know theyll be Wearing Masks and well be outside and remain distant. Should it rain, for example, were going to tell them either to go home or go under a shelter until the rain stops. Dont go inside. This virus spreads much more rand rapidly without a mask and even with a mask when youre outside because there is air that leaks outside the mask. You do not want to be in a closed space with people who you dont know are not infected. If more states start to reinstitute restrictions and lockdown measures, how quickly could the United States flatten the curve . You see the curve going in the exact wrong direction on the graphic were showing right now. If people wear masks and avoid crowds, especially indoor crowds, could the u. S. Flatten the curve . Could we get to where all the other western and wealthy nations are when it comes to this virus . We know we can because weve done it. In my city, new york city, weve done it. The whole northeast pretty much from philadelphia on up, washington, d. C. , we have done it. This isnt something americans cant do. This is something americans can and do do in some parts of the country. California, for example. North of california is completely different epidemiologically. From the south, we can do this. Absent of leadership, we have to take it into our own hands and understand how important it is to protect ourselves, our family and everybody we love. A simple message is unless you have to be inside with people you dont know, you should be extremely careful. You shouldnt do that if you can avoid it at all. And if you do avoid it, you should do everything in your power to make sure everybody there has a mask and youre in that close space for as short a time as possible. In light of what you just said, what do you make of President Trump this evening attending an event with more than 7,000 people, no masks required, no social distancing at all. It will be outdoors at mt. Rushmore. This is the president of the United States, and hes not doing any of the things you just said. Well, first of all, its good that its outdoors and not inside like tulsa. Thats the first step. However, people will be using common toilets, people will be crowding together. That is unsafe. People will be breathing close to each other. That is unsafe. We know that that increases the risk of transmission. We also know that simply wearing a mask can decrease the rate of transmission by almost 20 times. That is enormous. And so if people do do that, and theyre outside, and theyre Wearing Masks, some people will be infected but not nearly as many as if they dont wear masks. President trump last night again repeated this false claim. He tweeted, quote, there is a rise in coronavirus cases because our testing is so massive and so good, far bigger and better than any other country. Now, there is a lot of testing in the United States and kudos to the United States government for that, but its patently false that increased testing is the only reason that were seeing so many new cases. Were also seeing the percentage of those being tested having positivity rates go up. Do you see a risk in the president continuing to say things like this that are simply not true . Well, there are two things wrong with that statement. The first is that were the only country with the most testing. There are other countries that test far more than we do. Thats the first thing to say. I think if you look at a number of countries, youll see that some numerically and percentagewise of people tested do more than we do. The second thing is all you have to do is look at the hospitals to know that people are getting sick. Many more people are getting sick in parts of the country where they simply werent doing it. You look at the hospitals in florida, you look at the hospitals in texas, you look at the hospitals in southern california, those people arent sick because they were tested, theyre sick because they have the virus. And the increased numbers of sick people is a true measure of the infection that is spreading through this country like wildfire. It is a very worrying situation. And unless we change the number 150,000 that were almost at today, its going to look small. William haseltine, thank you very much. Happy fourth of july to you and your family. President s lincoln, jefferson, jackson will all be looking on in the middle of a virus surging. What would they say, those president s . Then coming up, north korea says they have zero virus cases. Of course, we question that. Stay with us. Or this. Or even this. Weve seen and covered it. So, get a quote today. We are farmers. Bumpadum, bumbumbumbum fund taxes matter too. Every time a fund manager sells a stock it triggers a Tax Liability for you. And the higher the turnover the more you have to pay in taxes every year. And heres the worst part, because of high turnover, you actually might have to pay taxes even if the fund itself loses money. 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Sees the highest single day of new coronavirus cases, President Trump hits the links before heading to mt. Rushmore to watch fireworks with an expected 7,500 people. Despite the president s 180 now insisting he supports masks that includes social distancing, testing and personal hygiene. Wash your hands. Reporter the crowd inside south dakota getting a different message. Those who want to come and join us, well be giving out free face masks if they choose to wear one, but we wont be social distancing. Reporter many are questioning why the event is necessary. Were proud of the fact that the president is coming to south dakota to help us celebrate the fourth of july and our independence day. But the terms and circumstances under which he is appearing basically are turning out to be a dud. Reporter all as the nations Top Health Officials say larger gatherings are a higher risk. You have to take that into account again with whether or not youre at risk, whether you live with someone who is vulnerable. Reporter the trip coming as fallout from trumps rally grows. One of the advisers ending up with coronavirus and not wearing a mask. Cnn is learning that eight secret Service Agents assigned to President Trumps detail tested positive for the virus just before he was scheduled to travel to arizona on tuesday. Pence ended up traveling there on wednesday after positive agents were handed out. They are wondering if the leader should take more of a leadership role and order mask wearing nationwide. But the one person they need to convince is not buying the argument. Usually im away from people ten feet away, but usually im not in that position and everyone is tested. Reporter tonight with mt. Rushmore as his backdrop, President Trump will focus on race and the movement to take down controversial statues. A Campaign Aide says the president will blame, quote, the left wing mob for tearing down history and dividing the country. And, jake, as the president finds himself politically vulnerable, youre seeing him really step up his focus on race and heritage to appeal to his predominantly white base, jake. All right. Pamela brown, thank you so much. Appreciate it. Good to see you again. Come on in, the water is warm. One community keeping their beaches open this holiday weekend, but what about the people in the city next door . Next were going to talk to the mayor in charge of a city near several open beaches. Stay with us. Wayfair has way more ways to renovate your home, from inspiration to installation. Like way more vanities perfect for you. Nice. Way more unique fixtures and tiles. Pairing. Nice. Way more top brands in sinks and faucets. Way more ways to rule your renovation. Nice on any budget, with free shipping. Wayfair. Way more than furniture. 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And even in florida where the governor has been hesitant to roll back restrictions despite recordsetting cases, some counties are shutting down their beaches. But in North Carolina, which just saw its biggest oneday increase for cases and where hospitalizations are at a record high, many beaches there will be opened. Joining me now is the democratic mayor of wilmington, North Carolina, bill saffa, wilmington just a short drive from the beach. Bill saffa, how worried are you people maybe going to the beach ask contracting the virus and bringing it back to wilmington . Were very concerned. We saw a significant spike after the memorial day weekend. Were just looking at those numbers now, and as of yesterday we had over 1,000 cases where we were down about 200 before we started reopening our economy here. So yes, it is a significant concern of mine and the community here. We know that we have people from all over the country who come here to our area beaches, and when we were shut down and had n no hotels you could stay at or rentals, but now were seeing a spike and obviously people are bringing it with them. Its definitely having an impact on our community. Are you concerned about people on the beaches, or is it more the idea of people going to bars and restaurants and other indoor locations where they could catch it . Because it does seem that indoor activity is much more dangerous in terms of the infection than outdoor. What we have seen here since our bars are still closed and our restaurants are at 50 capacity, what we have seen with some of the infections as of late are people that have congregated together for parties, graduation parties, birthday parties. They come down to the beach. Somebody may come in, a Family Member or friend, that has it, and of course, if theres 20, 30 or 40 people there, then several people get it. In the last couple weeks, we have heard a lot of reports of folks that are getting it based on the events theyre attending. Were just asking people to continue with the social distancing, please wear these face masks, theyre important, and if they would just abide by those guidelines, it would help us all. And, you know, when youre at the beach, youre outdoors, you can have that spread, you can get away from other folks. But we seem to see people that are congregating in large groups, and its just unfortunate, but we keep asking the public to please adhere to what weve been talking about since march, since the latter part of february. Some people are adhering to that and some people are not, but thats where were seeing the large infections in this area, are people who are congregating in large groups. Even if theyre congregating outside, it sounds like a false sense of security for some people, thinking they cant get it outside. Its not the case, obviously. So North Carolina had more than 2,000 cases in just the last day, and nearly 1,000 people in your state are hospitalized. Again, thats the highest your state has seen. As people head out to celebrate fourth of july weekend, what is your biggest concern for wilmington . Its to please keep the social distancing, wear the mask. We keep asking people over and over and over. Jake, its just been a disjointed rollout of Public Policy from the federal level to the state level to the local levels. Every municipality is kind of doing its own thing, every state is kind of doing its own thing. Youre hearing concerns from the cdc and from dr. Fauci and then of course the president says, i dont think you ought to wear a face mask. Its this messaging thats all over the place, and we know, talking to our Health Experts here, Health Professionals at the state level, if we would just wear the mask and just keep that social distancing, wash your hands and keep doing what we were doing during the mitigation phase, it would really reduce the infection rate. But its just hard to get that across to people, because some people say, im not going to do it no matter what you tell me, although the governor in the last week has made it mandatory that when youre in public you have to wear the mask. But its just been a bear of an issue to contend with at the elected level trying to get this message out and continue to get this message out to people to just be safe. Its a tough thing. But i tell people when youre going out, and you may have a false sense of security when youre around a group of people and youre outside, it spreads if you get close enough. So please stay away from each other if you can, and were seeing a lot of people that are boating and then going on these Little Islands and congregating there. We know that the spread is going to happen and we know probably in about two weeks well see a spike from the july fourth weekend. But you can help us all out by just wearing those masks and doing that social distancing. It would help u