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>> announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn news room with robyn curnow. >> it is memorial day here in the u.s. and as americans prepare to honor their fallen service members, they're also mourning the people they've lost to the coronavirus. the death toll from the pandemic is quickly approaching 100,000 people. that's higher than the number of americans killed in the vietnam war, the korean war, and 9/11 combined. and the country still hasn't emerged from the pandemic, more americans are heading outdoors. these images in missouri, dozens of people attended this crowded pool party over the holiday weekend. as you can see, everyone crammed in together in violation of safety guidelines. and they weren't the only ones.

all across the u.s., people flocked to beaches, restaurants, and public parks. the large crowds are now raising concerns of another wave of infections. >> we're trying to understand during this period of coming out of the closure how do we maintain openness and safety? and i think that's what we're going to be learning through may, june, and july. >> but you don't see the country closing down again? >> it's difficult to tell. >> well, our correspondents across the globe are working with their sources to bring the information you need. natasha chen and rosa florez have the latest on america's beaches. let's start with them. well, myrtle beach, south carolina one of many cases in the u.s. where crowds gathered for the holiday weekend even as state health authorities announced coronavirus numbers hit 10,000 for the first time. the pandemic did not seem to be on peoples' minds as natasha

chen now explains. >> reporter: people here on myrtle beach are for the most part practicing social distancing by keeping apart from the next party. and the city manager tells me that for the most part this weekend has been extremely peaceful with the exception of a shooting incident overnight saturday into sunday in about the same spot where another shooting happened the previous weekend. so, some of that behavior prompted the city to form a resolution and executive order giving police a bit more authority to do things such as shutting down businesses if they need to. in general masks are recommended by the governor, by the city. i keep mine on when i'm not on camera, especially when i'm interviewing people. but otherwise we do not see anyone wearing them. here is what some beach goers say about that. >> you wouldn't know a pandemic was going on by looking at the beach today. you just wouldn't because even during other summers people are

about this spread out that they are today. it's about the same. people usually don't sit that close to each other. they give each other a little bit of space. >> yes, there is some people wearing masks, but i'm not wearing one. i should have a mask, but i don't have a mask on right now. >> since i've been here, honestly no. you're the first mask honestly i've seen if i'm being honest. everyone here is just kind of letting it fly. >> reporter: another indicator things feel normal here, a lot of people heading to the restaurants that need the tourism dollars right now. but there are so many people that the city manager told me when city staff went out to regulate that 50% capacity they had to tell a couple restaurants to show patrons out the door for exceeding the limit. myrtle beach, south carolina. i'm in pensacola beach, florida. and i want to show you around because here's what people are doing to make sure they social distance. the umbrellas are separated more than six feet apart. this allows families to have a

good time, intermingle, but also social distance. and that way they don't have to be intermingling with other families. this is definitely a downward scale from what memorial day weekend normally is here in pensacola. i talked to the county commissioner that represents this area, and he says normally this beach would be shoulder to shoulder. there would be concerts going on. at the other end of the island pride week would also be going on which brings in about 50,000 people. so, this is definitely a downgrade in the number of people. but take a look at the numbers because he was able to help us out with some figure. if you compare memorial day weekend 2019 to 2020, it almost looks the same. take a look at these numbers. from thursday to mon, according to this commissioner, there was about 85,000 cars that drove into pensacola last year. this year, he was able to get the numbers for us from friday

to sunday at about 1:50 p.m. and that's about 50,000 cars. but if you just compare saturday, it's about 20,000 cars coming in to pensacola. now, this is a very drivable beach because people from texas, louisiana, georgia, tennessee drive to this beach for memorial day weekend. now, i asked this commissioner the obvious question: is he concerned about the spread of the coronavirus? and here's what he said. >> something we are concerned about. that's why we closed the beaches to begin with in march. but of course as we learned more about it, as people know more about the symptoms and what to do, we've been very fortunate that we've had a lot of testing available here. and so if people are experiencing any type of symptoms or anything like that, they need to get tested. >> according to the county commissioner, 34 life guards have been on duty throughout memorial day weekend. if you look around me, you'll see a lot of social distancing is going on but not very many

people are wearing masks. that's because while social distancing is required, masks are not. rosa flores, cnn, pensacola beach, florida. meanwhile in virginia, president trump was also spotted enjoying the weekend without a face mask. >> reporter: president trump spending his memorial day weekend similar to hundreds of other americans across the country, outside and without a mask. president trump golfing for the first time since early march and he was seen not really social distancing and not wearing a mask. but one of his closest advisers, the coordinator of the coronavirus task force, dr. deborah birx expressed a lot more caution. she said people should be social distancing and she explained there's science behind wearing a mask. take a listen. >> we have said to people there's clear scientific evidence now by all the droplet experiments that happen and that

others have done to show that a mask does prevent droplets from reaching others. and out of respect for each other, as americans that care for each other, we need to be wearing masks in public when we cannot social distance. it's really critically important. >> and dr. birx also raised questions as to whether or not the u.s. was doing enough to test and trace asymptomatic carriers of coronavirus. one thing here, we heard president trump say that we're back. he also said that they weren't going to close down the country again no matter what happens. and it's important to note this, especially after a weekend like this one where we saw hundreds of people out on beaches, outside not social distancing and not wearing masks, that the decision to close or open the states dependent on cases is done by the gov forhads. those governors, some of whom have already pled with the citizens, the residents of their state to wear masks, to be safe, those are the ones that are

going to try to do what's best for their community as we move forward. >> thanks kristen for that. let's go to dr. daryl conal. he joins me live from honolulu. great to see you, doctor. what are your feelings and thoughts as you watch and listen to all those folks on the beaches, in bars, even the president playing golf, not heeding to any of the social distancing or mask advice? oh, and i don't think the doctor can hear me. doctor, can you hear me? nope, i don't think we have him. i think we're going to -- we've got to move on. you're watching cnn. still to come -- my producer telling me he might be back. let's just see. doctor, are you there? can you hear me? it's robyn here in atlanta. >> yes. >> oh, we've got you.

i don't know if you managed to hear what we were saying a little bit earlier. i wanted to know your sense. as a doctor you work in one of the busiest emergency rooms in hawaii. what are your concerns and fear whus hear that people aren't social distancing? >> yeah, it is worrisome in that, you know, if you just take history in general from past pandemics like the spanish influenza, philadelphia when people started ignoring social distancing rules, they saw one of the worst outbreaks if not the worst outbreaks in the history of the u.s. when it comes to spanish influenza. and even, you know, just in relatively short period in history of this outbreak when people started ignoring the social distancing rules, there was a large outbreak in california when there was a mother's day service with churches. it does make me nervous. the virus is out there in many places in more prevalence.

and it still makes concern for our population and community pretty high when people are ignoring the social distancing rules ooichlt been working throughout this memorial day weekend so i haven't been outside to the beach to see personally. but i have seen social media outlets that people are out and not wearing masks, not abiding by the 6 foot social distancing rules. so, it is concerning. >> and when you see, you know, these images -- and a lot of them are on social media -- there's the pool party in the ozarks, whether it's folks on the beach -- look at this. this is kind of crazy considering we're in the middle of a global pandemic. i mean, as one person quipped, that's curving the curve. that's not flattening it. what comes out of this? infections and possibly death. and why do you think people aren't listening to scientific advice here? >> you know, i can't answer that specifically for everyone, but i think there's a large proportion

of people who are disregarding the scientific advice that's coming from the top minds in our country. and also when president trump and vice president make sense aren't wearing masks outside, i think it gives a little bit more power to that movement. and i'm voting -- excuse me, not voting, but rooting for all of our leaders at this time to show the right guidance and demonstrate to the people of america that this is what we need to be doing to keep our numbers down. and scientifically to, explain it, you can -- i think we're all familiar with the term r not, sort of r-0. and there's four big variables that determine that. and you can remember them by the ak rim d.o.t.s. o stands for opportunity. and the more we're mixing together, the more we're coming closer by all of these gathers all over the country, we're increasing the r not because it's a fluid number.

so, when this r not is already really high, 2 1/2 to 3 when you compare that to seasonal influenzas, it can have disastrous consequences and we won't know that for another two to three week. that's what's worrisome about it to me. >> you're about to do the overnight shift in the er. when you look at these images and you talk about how there's this opportunity for the virus to spread, i know the early days there was conversations about herd immunity that actually it's okay if you all get it. people will build up immunity and antibodies. what do we know now about that, and can that be relied on? >> well, i think can really just siphon off exactly what the world health organization and even the american medical association says that we do not know in any con clues ift do antibodies convey protection. there just hasn't been enough

time, hasn't been enough studies. if you look at the benign human coronavirus viruses, we know we can get reinfected with those. those are the viruss that cause about a third of the common cold virus symptoms that rip through our world and country every cold season. and even in mers and sars, sars virus kind of died out pretty quickly because there was no asymptomatic carriers. but with mers, we're able to study those and we see that antibodies aren't lasting forever. and so it's -- you know, the sweden approach of reaching herd immunity quickly, sweden is having a lot more deaths than their neighboring countries and their icus are full and outcomes are poorer than the rest of the scandinavian countries. herd immunity kind of dehumanizes the plight that we're in. animal husband ri in the veterinary world, it is a concept that every life is one that we should value.

and the quicker this virus spreads the more lives are going to be taken. >> and that expertise from you, doctor. thank you for joining us. thank you for all the work you're doing. i'm going to let you go and get ready for another shift this memorial day. thank you. >> thank you, robyn. >> have a lovely day. still to come, the british prime minister defending his top adviser. plus the grim new warning on u.s. unemployment. why a key white house adviser says the numbers will only get worse, as you just heard. cooking shows. cookie shows? play the great british baking show. [cookie monster] cookie shows! introducing at&t tv. watch with easy self-setup. shipped directly to you.

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that's brazil's president bolsinaro on sunday. she was greeting with, shaking hands with, and embracing supporters at a rally all while not wearing a mask. this has been mr. bolsinaro's typical behavior during the worsening health crisis in brazil. nearly 16,000 cases were reported within 24 hours. the u.s. announced it is suspending all travel from brazil. and british prime minister boris johnson is still defending his senior adviser dominic cummings. cummings denies the allegations

and says he isn't stepping down. this is what the prime minister had to say. >> i've had extensive face to face conversations with dominic cummings and i've concluded that in traveling to find the right kind of child care at the moment when both he and his wife were about to be enkaps tated by coronavirus and when he had no alternative, i think he followed the instincts of every father and every parent, and i do not mark him down for that. >> but that's not enough. many people who have been facing weeks of lockdown that cummings helped to design. here he was being heckled in london. take a look. >> my aunt's terrified. my dad had three operation. she won't even entertain me in

her garden with a tent. >> joins me now from london. you know, pass the brits by when it coms to a good heckle. but really this is a lot of people in the country, hasn't it? >> it definitely has just because of the impression it's giving to people that while the government advice was clear for most people, they were interpreting it as do not leave your house. do not travel anywhere if you're feeling fine. and especially if you're feeling symptoms of coronavirus do not leave your house for at least seven days. but what they're hearing over the last weekend is that the topmost adviser to boris johnson travelled more than 250 miles to a property to help to care for a son when both of the parents were ill. many of the people in the uk are

saying i was in the same situation but i understood don't go anywhere. but do not travel. especially not more than 250 miles. people were being told don't travel ten miles out of the city in order to go on the walk or anything like that. that was the advice at the time. and the criticism has been pouring in over the weekend. member of boris johnson's own party has been tweeting that dominic cummings needs to go, that it's spending precious political capital that this government needs in order to try to get people to adhere to the social distancing rules. as you heard at that sunday press conference, boris johnson is quite defienlt standing by dominic cummings. the labor opposition party has called for investigation, calling the treating with british public with content. what's even more interesting is this tweet that came out from the uk civil service. the organization. this represents all of the permanent staff of the uk government. a tweet that went out that was

deleted after about 12 minutes shortly after that press conference said arrogant and offensive, can you imagine having to work with these truth it twisters. this was deleted not before being liked or retweeted ten of thousands of times. the dale will you newspaper calling on cummings to resign immediately, robyn. >> keep us updated. i think this will be moving throughout the week. appreciate it. good to see you. after a two-month lockdown, spain's top two cities are opening up this week. barcelona and madrid are included in areas moving into phase one of reopening. meetings of up to ten people can be allowed, restaurants can serve outside at 50% capacity. there was a small increase in the number of covid-19 kegts but numbers were stable in intensive care units. i'm joined by al goodman in

madrid. al, what can you tell us? >> hi robyn. the two biggest cities in spain as you say finally getting off the most restrictive -- it took ten weeks for them. and those meetings of up to ten people allowed in the phase one, that's ten people you don't live with because the point of the stay-at-home order was to keep the people separated and it did bring the infection rate down. the death rate has been declining, the people in the icu declining. so, under this new phase one for madrid and barcelona, outdoor cafes, this one is still locked up and others near my home in central madrid are still locked up. spaniards often take their coffee inside their house or something, but they will surely open up later today. this is right across the street from one of the major hospitals in the capital which treated so many covid patients, even had a field hospital set up. that's about half the country on phase one. just about the other half is on a more advanced opening, phase

two. they'll be meeting -- you can have 15 people meeting. restaurants outdoors and indoors with some limitations. shopping centers opened in phase two. this includes the canary islands in the atlantic and mediterranean, the south coast along the mediterranean, all eyes looking towards tourism. the prime minister announcing that the nation will open up to international tourism in july and that international visitors and spaniards can start to make their plans for the beaches which will also be limited in terms of the number of people. you might need an appointment. the authorities trying to keep people two meters or six feet apart so there's not a second wave here in spain which has been so hard hit by the coronavirus. >> it certainly has been. al goodman there. thanks so much for that live update. after being grounded for two months, domestic flights in india are taking off once again. but it comes right as the

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♪ welcome back to our viewers joining us here in the u.s. and all around the world, it is 30 minutes past the hour wherever you are. i'm robyn curnow and of course you're watching cnn. thanks for joining us. now, the united states' bleak unemployment picture is only going to get worse, that message from a senior white house economic adviser. on cnn he told cnn he believes may's unemployment could be north of 20%.

>> my expectation is since there's still initial claims for unemployment insurance in may that the unemployment rate will be higher in june than in may but then after that it should start to trend down. so i think we're close to an inflection point in terms of business activity and probably about a month away in term of unemployment. >> you think unemployment is going to be even higher this month? >> yeah, it's going to be quite a bit higher. and there were some technical things that would mess up. it could be if they fix the numbers and fix the thing they mischaracterized last time you'll end up with a number north of 20%. >> well, he also said we could still see double digit unemployment in october and november as voters prepare to go to the polls. now, some of america's best-known companies have been declaring bankruptcy amid the sudden and massive economic downturn. hertz rental care became the highest profile. it's among the latest in a string of well known american

brands like j.c. penney and mee man marcus. let's go to anna stewart with more on these pretty dire numbers. >> yeah, shocking news from hertz. this is a company that already lets 12,000 people go. they announced job cuts in march. and they have 4,000 people already on furlough. and they add to another lengthy list of companies that have filed for bankruptcy as a result of the pandemic. we ha now, hertz called the impact on demand sudden and dramatic. no surprises there. 2/3 of their revenue come from airports, from people heading to an airport and renting a car. of course that has all come to a stand still. and like many of the ones we are seeing filing for bankruptcy that possibly weren't in the best position anyway heading into this crisis.

the idea of filing for bankruptcy, the idea of restructure debts t hopes to return postpandemic much stronger. the revenue may not return for some time. when you look at airlines, particularly, i speak to analysts a lot about when can we expect to see normal travel again? we're looking at 2023 to 2026 so a big dip in revenues for some time. companies like this need a big restructure and a big rethink how they're going to approach postpandemic, how they're getting back to normal. when you look at each business, you've got to see it as a jigsaw puzzle. the rental car business is integral. not only does it hire tens of thousands of people in and of itself, but it also contributes to wider employment pictures. rental car companies purchase around 10% of new cars in the united states. so, really important to see how these businesses can be saved

but also having to be sustainable for future because frankly it doesn't look good. it doesn't look like they'll need as many people working for them as it did prepandemic, robyn. >> thank you for that and for your kitty cat joining us as well. thank you for that. so, south africa will reopen, most of its economy beginning june 1st. that could lead to much needed relief for those impacted by the lockdown. many thousands of people have had to wait in lines that could go on for miles and miles for food aid as you can see from the drone footage. under the new regulation flights remain grounded except for cargo. schools though will begin to reopen in phases. the alcohol ban will be lifted for home consumption only but the ban on cigarettes remains in place. meanwhile, india is also making a push to restart its economy. domestic flights are resuming today across the country. air travel has been grounded there since late march and it

comes as india reports a record spike in daily drocoronavirus cs for the second day in a row. precautions being taken as airports begin to reopen. >> airports in india have reopened after two months in lockdown. one domestic air service, new standard operating procedures have been strictly implemented to encourage contactless travel. on arrival of the airport terminal, kiosks help print boarding passes and bag tags. passengers underdo a quick p temperature check while their luggage goes through ultraviolet disinfectant tunnels. these measures are used to prevent covid-19 infections. >> about 45,000, 50,000 passengers in terms of departure and arrival is the level you're

looking at. >> only security personnel will check documents handed over by passengers and stand behind glass shields to identify identify kaegs papers. thermal scanners are placed at the entrance to detect any activity cases of coronavirus. efforts are also on to avoid any contact with airline staff behind counters, checking bags to be dropped off in designated areas. after clearing security where self-distancing will be given priority, travellers will be guided to the waiting lounge where the distance between seats will be maintained. strict guidelines have been issued over ticket pricing and the cabin crew. >> the cabin crew will be required to be in full protective gear. >> reporter: while the safety precautions have been announced keeping the middle seats vacant

isn't one of them. full flights are still allowed to operate. >> wherever possible, middle seats should be kept vacant. it only helps to distance. it doesn't harm. >> please respect social distancing while you're at the airport. >> reporter: at a time when india is witnessing a consistent rise in the number of covid-19 cases, the government of india has taken a bold step with its decision to reopen the skies for domestic travel. is this risk worth taking? we'll be watching. cnn, new delhi. okay. so, let's speak to the man in charge of reopening india's skies to travel. india's civil aviation minister joins me now from new delhi. sir, good to see you. thank you so much for joining us on cnn. why are you taking this decision now? it worth the risk now? we appear to have lost him. we will try to get him back.

in the meantime, you are watching cnn. i'm robyn curnow, and of course we'll continue to cover all the news after the break. stay with us. (music)

day one of the israeli prime minister's corruption trial is in the books and benjamin netanyahu says it's all part of a political cue against him. he's facing charges of breech of trust in three criminal cases. arwa lieberman is in jerusalem. >> reporter: prime minister benjamin netanyahu entered court marking the start of his criminal trial. he stood defiantly defusing to sit in the defendant's trial until the camera was removed from the courtroom. inside, he told the three-judge panel he understands the charges against him. bribery, fraud, and breech of trust, but said little else

during the hearing. the prime minister fired his first shot before the hearing began. >> translator: elements in the police and prosecution have aligned with the left wing press in order to stitch up hallucinatory and false cases against me with the aim of toppling a strong prime minister from the right. >> reporter: the criminal trial is just beginning, expected to take years. but the court of public opinion, or at least its rival halves, decided long ago. >> we are grateful about everything that he's doing. >> reporter: dualing protests faced off outside. those demonstrating in support of netanyahu, those demonstrating against. no matter the outcome, half the country will feel their side lost. senior members of the likud party came to stand behind the

leader. >> translator: i hear from so many citizens telling me be strong. we don't bye-buy that non-sense. we all understand they stitched up a case against you. elements the police, prosecution, and media are trying to commit a government coup against the will of the people. >> reporter: right before the meeting he held a cabinet meeting showing it's business as usual. the former rival who swore never to serve under an indicted politician didn't mention the court proceedings either. this is the country's new normal, a prime minister on trial. >> arwa lieberman joining me from jerusalem. certainly a dramatic day in history, but has it done damage to the country's longest serving pm. >> at this point it doesn't seem like. prime minister benjamin netanyahu has attacked the entire investigation process but

has built into attacks from his allies and colleagues against the attorney general and that culminated in what he heard now. has anyone's opinion changed? doesn't seem like it at all. netanyahu knew this was coming and as you saw from his speech, he was very much ready for it. and then it was his former rival turned partner benny gantz put out a statement saying netanyahu has a presumption of innocence and trusts the court system. he wasn't firing back on the attack on the investigative process meaning netanyahu knows he's in good shape right now politically and legally he at least has a few years because this entire trial is not expected to go quickly at all. >> okay. so, it's day one. and you mentioned in your piece the position of these former rivals who are now ministers, i mean, how do they fit into all of this and how do you see it playing out? >> it was the number one promise

of blue and white led by his now partner benny gantz that they refused to serve under a prime minister under indictment except that was the promise they broke to form the government, even fracturing his own party. the new justice minister is from the blue and white party. he said he will defend the justice system. and gantz put out that short tweet saying he trusted the judicial system. but it hardly seems to match the attacks on the system we've just heard from netanyahu and his closest allies. are they in an uncomfortable position? from the interviews we've seen from gantz, and there was one about a week ago, yes it seems like they're in an uncomfortable position knowing they broke their key campaign promise, but there's little they can do. when gantz was asked about how he feels about the position, he says he's really supporting the state of israel and if someone benefits then so be it. >> thanks so much. appreciate it. so, an earthquake hit new

zealand while the prime minister was live on television. but jacinda ardern, as usual, kept her cool. >> the last thing we need is an another -- we're just having a bit of an earthquake here, right? quite a -- quite a decent shake here. if you see things moving behind me. the beehive moves a little more than most. yep, no, it's just stopped. nope, we're fine. i'm not under any hanging lights. i look like i'm in a structurally sound place. >> the beehive is new zealand's parliament building. the capital, wellington, was shaken by a 5.8 magnitude quake but no reports of damage or injuries. we'll be right back with more news. ifers frs ittralizes bacteria for a healthier mouth

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so the u.s. president donald trump will participate in the annual wreath laying ceremony at arlington national ceremony. it will be closed to the public. it's only one of the ways the virus has changed the holiday in

the u.s. >> reporter: even at a time of great uncertainty, there are still efforts underway this memorial day weekend to honor those americans who lost their lives serving their country though this memorial day weekend will be very different than in years past. officials weary of having large crowds at memorials because of coronavirus, many ceremonies including wreath layings are going online. the annual observance of the arlington national cemetery will be live streamed and closed to the public. on thursday about a thousand old guard soldiers were allowed to continue the annual tradition of placing small american flags near each headstone, more than 240,000 in all, the cemetery only allowing family members visiting their loved one grave sites this weekend and everyone will be required to wear face masks. hoping to avoid big gatherings at monuments, the national parks

service also planning to broadcast wreath layings online. >> is wasn't a question of are we going do something? it was a matter of how can we still honor these fallen men and women and protecting our visitors and folks that might want to come out. ♪ every time i hear 21 guns >> meantime the audience will be a virtual one. americans may not be paying their respects in person, this memorial day weekend will not go by without americans in various ways honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice. boris sanchez, cnn, washington. >> thanks boris for that. we know golf great tiger woods and football star peyton manning took the win raising more than $20 million for covid relief as patrick snell now reports. ♪

it may have been wet and rainy, no caddies no, spectators, golf as we know it now. instead though, four global superstars who simply refuse to have their spirits dampened. there were cart counts, old rivals reacquainted all mic'd up and most definitely not holding back. >> i had the coffee, i've got to activate the calves and step on one. come on. >> man does have some calves. >> yes, ladies and gentlemen, this is what i have to listen to every time we play. >> there were also enticing challenges from the commentary booth. the match, champions for charity and all in support of covid-19 relief. nba legend charles barkley. >> tom, because you're my man, $50,000 if you hit the green. >> nice. >> chuck, you saved yourself

$50,000. >> you know, tom, that was -- i should have just said if you can just keep it on the planet. >> on that occasion, brady playing with phil mickelson was well off the green. meantime, his long time nfl rival, the now-retired peyton manning was partnering with tiger woods. manning gleefully draining a 25 footer much to the masters champ kwon are's delight as woods also shared some personal insights after further back issues earlier in the year. >> it's been nice to be at home and train each and every day and get some treatment on it. get into a routine basically. i didn't have to play for a while, trying to peak for augusta and try to get ready for that. and obviously with this pandemic and everything that's happened we've all been, you know, very careful and have had to stay at home. and it's been good in that regard. i've been able to spend a lot of time with my kids which was

awesome. >> what followed at 7 though was quite extraordinary. brady, he and mickelson three down at this point. but the legendary quarterback holing out from the fairway after some apparent ribbing from that man, barkley. >> wow. >> hey, t, hey, man. >> chuck, chuck, shut your mouth, chuck. >> that shot alone earning an extra $100,000 courtesy of a donation from four-time major champion brooks koepka, a majesticbird, but then came a somewhat humbling fall from grace from the buccaneers superstar. >> did you just add rain pants or change pants? >> i split my pants. there was so much torque in that swing. >> oh, i got you. >> yeah. >> in the end, this would be a close fought one up victory for woods and manning. live sports back, albeit a temporary distraction from a devastating global pandemic.

there's plenty of fun out there on the court at times, but there's also real power and purpose to sunday in south florida. and now four global sporting icons who can say they've played their part in helping to raise $20 million for covid-19 relief efrts. patrick snell, cnn atlanta. >> and another man playing his part, actor matthew mckaun hey and his wife camilla are hitting the road to deliver masks to texans. they donated 110,000 masks to the road trip. he was born in texas and posted this photo of his truck loaded up with boxes before the couple set off on their journey. i'm robyn curnow. thanks so much for your company. i'll be back same time same place tomorrow. rosemary church is next. all of a sudden home is office, and school.

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partying like there's no pandemic, a holiday weekend in the u.s. sees some americans heading to the beach, many making no attempt to social distance or wear a mask. also, the end of the beginning. after years of allegations and counterclaims, israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is back in court for day two of his corruption trial. and golf for a good cause, sports fans finally get something to cheer about. hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world, i'm rosemary church. and this is cnn news room.

good to have you with us. well, it is memorial day in the united states and many americans have already been marking the holiday weekend outdoors even as the death toll from the coronavirus nears 100,000. and scenes like these are only heightening concerns. a large crowd packed this busy street in daytona beach, florida, where a man apparently making a music video threw money from a car. as you can see, no social distancing and no masks. and in missouri, more alarming images, this time of a giant pool party. again, no visible masks and no social distancing with people packed together. another case of not following