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threatening outrage on twitter. welcome. i'm john vause. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. within the past few hours the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the u.s. passed 2 million. almost more than the next five countries combined. infections are still on the rise in 19 states. many restarted their economies at the urging of the president before their number of confirmed cases were consistently coming down. a dozen states are also seeing an increase in hospital admissions as well. while the u.s. continues to struggle with the coronavirus, it is seeing assistance. >> what do you want?

>> justice. >> when do you want it? >> now. >> protests which began more than two weeks ago over the death of george floyd, an unarmed blackman in custody have escalated and spread into a national movement fighting what some have described as a pandemic of racism. we'll have much more on that in a moment including george floyd's brother's testimony on capitol hill. by september there may be another 100,000 virus deaths in the u.s. that would be almost double where the country stands right now. some health care facilities already are close to capacity with no vaccine in site. cnn's erica hill has the details. >> reporter: sobering new data at coronavirus hospitalizations. >> it was our highest day yet. i continue to be concerned.

>> reporter: in arizona, 71% of the beds are in use. they're asking hospitals to activate their hospital beds. the overall trend's alarming health officials. >> what concerns me is do we have the systems in place to ensure that a community doesn't lead to a health care system getting a rise in cases over the past week plug it florida, georgia, south carolina. much of the northeast seeing a decline. >> it has to be done right and we have to stay disciplined and the evidence is all around us what happens if we're not. >> new cnn polling shows americans are split when it comes to returning to their

normal routines. women are more likely than men to exercise caution. 38% say they're ready to resume the routines and the country moves forward. >> i've missed it. that's the reason i live here. >> reporter: students in vermont and rhode island will be back in classes in the fall. nascar fans can watch with masks this week at homestead, florida. they will find three experimental vaccines including one for jonsson and jonsson next month. >> there may be contines we have to continue to take to control coronavirus. face coverings here to stay as experts accomplish it's not willing to go away. it means between 800 and 1 thourks deaths will be by

september. so that's a catastrophic cost. >> reporter: that's getting a lot of attention on wednesday. meantime, mississippi's governor saying i want covid-19 to be over, too, but the data suggests otherwise. his state is one of those that are seeing a rise in hospitalizations since memorial day. there are more reopenings to tell you about. los angeles county says as of friday a number of industries can resume including music, film, television production. >> in this hour is dr. celini glan done. >> this is the situation in hospitals in raleigh, north carolina. >> not only do i see positive tests go up. the number of hospitalizations go up. it's telling me more people are

becoming seriously ill. >> and in arizona's maricoba county. it seems soon. >> we know that our hospitals are filling up and the number of remaining icu beds and hospital beds left is declining. overall 19 states increasing -- reporting number of infections has increased as well. it's been almost two weeks since memorial day. for many of these states seeing a rise in numbers, they're the ones that opened quickly. is the headline here going too soon? >> i as a physician and public health specialist, i don't like

the language i told you so because i'm not a big fan of the shaming and blaming people for decision we had and what we're doing in the interest of our families and our communities. that said, did i anticipate these numbers? yes. i think about 2 to 3 weeks after lifting of social distancing it was to be anticipated it would increase. the real question is by how much. when you saw it, how well are we prepared to cook with it. i'm profoundly concerned that some of the places where i have family in nursing homes. they are not prepared to deal with the many especially elderly, retired people in the state who may be getting sick of

it in the after math. at a harvard site i looked at this. here's what they believe are driving up those numbers. >> we're the only major country that opened back up without getting our cases as down low as we needed to. we're also one of the few countries that doesn't have a robust testing and tracing program. we have made this situation far more risky. we're starting to see the negative effects of opening up. i've argued we could open up safely and we're not doing it. >> this comes down to what we've been told, you need to have testing and tracing if you are going to open up at all. >> that's true, john. there are very few counties and states that have done the whole

bit, one thing that's lacking is the contact tracing. even if you test people and you find out they're positive, are you able to go back and see who they exposed. that is an area where we are woe fully prepared. >> in a way if you are looking across the country, does it seem a lot of people have given up the fight against coronavirus? almost an acceptance of what will happen will happen? >> i think there's some of that. i think there's some of oh, is this still a problem. unfortunately the news headlines are being driven by what the president thinks is a problem. if it's not politically expedient we pay attention to

that. that will be problematic in the next couple of weeks. we're not doing what we need to do to respond. there is a denial of sorts, john, we don't want to face up to what it's going to take to prevent the deaths. >> it does seem like a bit of reluctance. good to see you. later today president trump will travel to dallas. that meeting will be closely watched for any talk about race. the president has avoided the topic for more than a week. he's attacked protesters and tweeting about a demonstration in seattle which he claimed was a gathering of domestic tir or lists. they said, make us all save.

go back to your bunker. meantime, calls to change in police reform are being heard on capitol hill with emotional testimony from george flood's brother. cnn's jerry diamond reports now from washington. >> reporter: tonight an emotional plea on capitol hill. >> george wasn't hurting anyone that day. he didn't deserve to dye over $20. i'm asking you if that -- is that what a blackman's wrt. $20? this is enough is enough. people are telling you intensifying the pressure on president trump. >> i'm here to ask you to make it stop. stop the pain. stop us being tired. >> reporter: house democrats

unveiled an ambitious program and senate republicans are drafting legislation. two weeks after george floyd was killed, president trump is still silenced about what kinds of reforms he will support. >> white house officials have sought reforms from criminal justice advocates. they're keeping tabs on legislation being drafted by republican senator tim scott. the draft gop legislation doesn't have a ban on force and they have a database of police force deaths or lose fund. and on body cameras, the republican proposal is to main

date police wearing them. federal uniformed officers can wear them at all times. he expects to leave it on friday. >> if his interest is a teacher. i try to make it through that they're sensible. hopefully they'll have the same approach. >> reporter: tonight the president's top advisor became the latest official to deny racism. >> i don't think there's systemic racism in the u.s. >> reporter: meanwhile, they're still answering for the controversies that are leaving senate republicans squirming. the trump's baseless claim that a 75-year-old man who was severely injured was an antifa provocateur. >> he was asked questions about a video clip he saw. he has the right to ask those

questions. the president does not regret standing up for law enforcement, men and women across the country. >> the facts. >> the president did have facts before he tweeted it out. >> the conspiracy theory. >> no, not at all. i won't acknowledge that. >> the president also rejecting a proposal by his defense secretary to have a, quote, bipartisan conversation tweeting my administration will not even consider the renaming of these magnificent and fabled military installations. >> president trump did have a round table meeting but we did not hear more from the president about what types of policing he would actually support. he weighed in on his plans to boost his re-election numbers. he's concerned about his sagging poll numbers. he's down 10% to joe biden.

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us. >> reporter: a lot of stimulus. jay powell suggesting we're not done yet, done. this is what may be thinking of an economic reset. and the kind of cloud that hangs over the jobs market. this is what jerome powell was talking about. he's an appointee of the united states president but he's speaking very much like a man treat man and that's right. the jobless rate of 13.3% is coming down but it still remains down. it's simple for now. a message to 1600 pennsylvania avenue, defined the role for the federal reserve. keep it low apd condition it

take a listen. >> we're not thinking about raising rates. so what we're thinking about is providing support for this economy. we do think this is going to take some time. i think most forecasters believe that. it would be great if we got a whole bunch more months of job creation like that, notwithstanding that, as i mentioned, there are just a lot of people that are unemployed. >> reporter: powell was making a reference to last month's job creation of 2.5 million. i talked about 13%, it's above that. we put up 2021, 2022 because the numbers are still hot. 6.5% and 5.5%. neither state is historically high. our run rate is about 4%. we have weekly claims coming out today. as i've talked to you about

before, the trend line is coming down. below 2 million. expectations are from 1.1 meeting. we'll be bumping up 44 million for claims. that's why one in powell is talking about it. >> are you expecting the u.s. futures are under pressure because of the bad numbers? is that maybe an indication that the stock market is showing some cracks, this rally at least? >> well, yeah, you knee, know, this language is quite worrisome. wall street didn't digest it all at the end of the trading day. the asian traders and euro peeb traders have woken up and said, they're going to last longer.

if you take a look at the u.s. futures right now we're looking at losses of 1. 1/4 to 2%. opening loss better than .500. nikkei down 3%. the german dax puts sand with persons? joon john. we are talking about jerome powell is leading the sobering assessment. >> yeah. it only seems like there is an expectation with the economy and the pandemic. john, thank you. abu dhabi. >> yeah. you're watching "cnn newsroom." we'll take a short break. when we come back, protests are

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even consider it. u.s. capitol has a dozen figures on display. despite a rising number of coronavirus cases in the u.s. president trump is eager to hit the road. recent polls have him trailing the presumptive democratic nominee, joe biden. the president has announced a presidential campaign restart. first stop, tulsa, oklahoma. >> they've done a great job with covid, as you know, state of oklahoma. billing one in florida, big one in texas, arizona, north carolina at the appropriate time. >> tulsa has its own troubled past with race. almost 100 years ago it was the scene of a bloody rampage against black mondays and businesses.

now a senior officer is under fire. he made the remarks during a radio program. now he claimed to back up this after an incident in the street. two african-american teens were stopped for jay walking, one then puts up a struggle. >> chill out. >> what you doing? >> why you trying to choke him? >> nobody's choking him. just chill out. >> man, what you -- chill out, bro. hey, man, why are you putting your hands on him? why are you arresting snim why are you putting handcuffs on him. >> because? >> all he was doing was jay walking. we just want to talk to him. >> does he have anything -- >> he have to -- >> hey, sir, does he have to -- >> i appreciate you being cool. >> i'm trying to tell you, he has nothing on him. >> the police department has now opened an investigation.

to minneapolis and the officers charged in george floyd's death. one of the officers has been released on $750,000 bond. the city's police chief is pulling out of talks while he implements change. >> this department in its 152 years has certainly had its issues and it's been broken. i didn't abandon it. the reason why i don't a pan done it because i believe in it, i have the obligation, i see the men and women every day who are coming here who want to make this a department that is truly one that our communities will trust and embrace. so i believe in that. to my core, i do believe in that. what occurred to mr. floyd absolutely should have never happened.

it has set this department back. i make no allowances for that. it certainly has. i believe there's hope and space to get better. >> joining us is dr. michael eric dyson from georgetown university and author of "tears we cannot stop, a sermon to white america." professor, good to see you as well. >> great. good to see you as well. >> there's a shift in momentum. surging sales, banning the confederate flag. how do you see what's happening here right now? >> i think it's a salutary vempt. it's tragic it took this kind of horror and terror that black

america has shared for it finally to be home that we are suffering and enduring issues. there seems to be a significant and substantial shift in understanding about race and an eagerness in the curiosity that is genuine so those developments are good. >> torii hunter said i've been called the "n" word 100 times from little kids and grownups next to them. if you doubt him, take it from us, it happens. last year there were seven reported incidents at fenway park where fans used racial slurs. those are just the ones we know about. it's easy to take one or two altitudes. the first is why wasn't something done before now?

you can look at this as what is the start of a difficult reckoning for past wrongs. not that we want to deny that, we've spent so much time with black people saying, in is coming to it. that's extremely important. acknowledgment is only the part of the process and the beginning. after you acknowledge it determines what you will do subsequently. in terms of doing it subsequently, what we have to say is that -- excuse me for that. what we have to say is that america is ready to engage in serious and sustained dialogue about what's going on in the country and as a result of that we have to figure out a way together to forge connections, build bridges and have a determination in every arena of life that it is time for us to move forward. so in that case i think america is doing a good thing.

we can't live in the united states of a.m. meesh shah. we have to claim our membership in the kingdom of memory but having done that, if we can determine to move forward with substantial action, that will be a great thing. >> whatever is happening in the united states right now, it is not being led by the president. for example, when it comes to the ten army bases named for confederate army officers, it's this. you states of america trained and deployed our heroes on these hallowed grounds. won two world wars. therefore, my 12r5igs will not consider renaming these fabled and american entities. in a way the president is adding to the enthusiasm and momentum? >> absolutely. this is a man who has been stubborn and arthritic to refuse

to let go of old premises that don't work. here is a man ginning up racial presences. the day that black people found out they were freed indeed as the word got around, didn't have an internet back then, he's going to tulsa, oklahoma, which is the sight site of one of the worst racist massacres in america. here's a man on the day celebrating the emancipation world finally getting to black people at a sight of enormous people to have a kicking dust in the face and hopefully what people will see, those who are enraged and those who are engage

the that donald trump means no good for america and must be removed. >> this is not to say that the president isn't listening to members of the african-american community. on wednesday he invited black conservative anchors. >> i am delighted, mr. president, that you have made it a priority to solve this. >> thank you, mr. president, for allowing us to come. >> i met president trump when he was a businessman. i think he's a natural leader. >> what we've done through your leadership is start to break down that system and fight back. >> if you want to know the truth, if you want us to dissect the obama economy, let's do it. i think, mr. president, your record would win the debate. >> the housing secretary ben cars on was there. there is a problem with all of

them telling you how amazing you are. >> yeah. i don't see much diversity going on there. when does he meet with those who are diverse, whose opinions differ from those? when is he meeting with the congressional black caucus to hear their truth? when is he jenngenerating the diverse viewpoints? there are many diverse viewpoints that can be expressed. he's focusing on an echo chamber of black conservatives who you must know are a small percentage of african-american people. an extremely low percentage of people subscribed to their beliefs so as a result of that what you're doing is predetermining and selecting people who would not only echo you, but you're predetermining the outcome will be black support because it's such a small sliver of black people who are represented there.

it doesn't up his value in the polls. it doesn't give him a strong hold within black communities and given the racial animus, his siding was -- the moon umt proves he was not only out of step but like those mop umts he's frozen in time and in need of removal. >> we are out of time ourselves. thank you so much for being with us. >> thank you so much for having me. you're watching "cnn newsroom," still to come here. new developments in the long going report. 20 minutes before the hour.

u.s. is now the first country to confirm 2 million cases of the coronavirus. more than 1/4 of all sections

worldwide. latin america continues to struggle with the surging outbreak of the coronavirus. johns hopkins university reports that the total number of dead at more than 70,000. brazil accounts for more than half of that and has the third highest death toll in the world av the u.s. and the u.k. for more, here's cnn's shasta darlington. >> reporter: latin america and the caribbean surpassed 70,000 deaths with mexico reporting a record daily surge in new cases. in chile, police were deployed on the streets of santiago to enforce lockdown measures after a spike in covid-19 cases prompted an extension of quarantine. meanwhile, in brazil they forged ahead with plans to reopen stores and even shopping malls despite warnings from the pan american health organization that the virus is still spreading aggressively in the region. they insist it's based on

improving conditions. but experts worry the rush to get back to some kind of normal and limit the financial ruin could just fuel more transmissions and postpone a real recovery. shasta darlington, cnn, san paolo. two prior convictions in portugal. they say the german national was convicted of disobedience and theft. they discovered new evidence but not enough to bring charges. cnn's fred pleitgen in berlin has discussed madeleine mccann. what do we know about the new evidence? what is the nature of the new evidence? >> reporter: hi, john. they're pretty tight-lipped about what exactly this evidence is. they let on certain evidence saying they have more than they can tell people. they also want help from the

public. they say that they geo located a phone that was used by the suspect to that area where madeleine mccann disappeared in the south of portugal at pretty much the time that madeleine mccann was abducted. on top of that, there were two vehicles that he apparently used at that time in that area and one of those vehicles was actually reregistered a day after madeleine mccann disa period. so the police are saying they do have certain things on top of that. he said, look, there are obviously things that let us go down the step and saying we have a prime suspect. there are things we can't share with the public. they told me they are pretty confidence that they have the right guy. they also told me it was a big

step to make this case for what the metropolitan police called a missing person investigation into a murder investigation. they talked to the mccanns before doing that. they informed them that according to all the information they have, they say there is more out there that they're able to share with us, they believe maddy is no longer alive. i pressed the prosecutor and he said on top of that, they also don't believe that after her abduction she lived for very long. they believe she was murdered early on. they understand that's painful for the parents to hear but that's where they are in the investigation they continue to build. they continue to build not only to try and bring this man to justice for the possible murder of madeleine mccann, but they believe there are other victims out there possibly also -- probably also sexual offenses in

the past as well. that's one of the reasons why they're going to the public and asking for more. they believe there's more out there, john. >> oh, god. it sounds like they're building a pretty good case. what are the chances of conviction? >> that is the big issue right now. they say that right now according to the information that they have, according to the clues that they're getting they can name him as going the prime suspect. they're not at a point where conviction is likely. they will bring this to trial and make him -- once they believe there's more than a 50% chance for him to be convicted. they see this is really important, john. time is not working against them at this point.

he's serving a jail sentence for an unrelated offense. he is asking for parole. there is another arrest warrant so he will remain in custody for as long as they'll need. if all of this leads to nothing, at some point they are going to have to close the books on it or stop their investigation. they say at this point in time they are fairly confident that they are going to be able to see this through, that they are going to be able to get more clues from people. they've already gotten hundreds of tips not just in germany but in the united kingdom and in portugal. they are confidence but they do say, of course, there is still possibly a long way to go. >> fred, thank you. you got the memo, too. the blue shirt, the red ty. looking good. >> looking good. we'll explain what he's trying to achieve. are you sick and tired of lookingand

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black voters and energizing the polls in november. they've become increasingly worried at voter suppression. it's aimed at minority and lower income members. jaylen rose is a member of that organization. he tells cnn why. >> the system isn't broken, it was built this way. when we understand that's the reality, now we must navigate and figure out how we can systematically and implement change. you've seen over the last 16 days that people can mobilize like it's the '60s when they're truly fed up with government and the brutality of police and in particular the final killing of george floyd in minneapolis. and you know we can go down the line. tamir rice, ahmaud arbery, brianna taylor. like the unfortunate deaths that keep happening. and so you ask yourself, how can i be a beacon for change?

we going to have this energy. everybody in a pandemic. we watching a 9 minute video and everybody stumping for change. what happens when sports start to open back up, businesses open back up. now we have to use this energy to mobilize people, in particular black and brown people, to use their voice by voting, and not just for the president, for senators, for governors, for prosecutors. this is one way we can institute change. >> on tuesday many waited for hours to vote during georgia's primary elections. the wait seemed long in counties with large african-american populations. dozens of polling stations were closed. many voters stayed home. now earlier this week the only full-time nascar driver in nascar bubba wallace called for a ban on the appearance of confederate flags in nascar at

all events. on wednesday, it happened. >> sir, bravo. props to nascar and everybody involved. you know, this has been a stressful couple weeks. again, hats off to nascar. phelps and i have been in contact a lot just trying to figure out what steps are next and that was a huge, pivotal moment for the sport. a lot of backlash but it creates doors and allows the community to come together as one. >> wallace told cnn at first confederate flags didn't bother him. after educating himself he sees how uncomfortable it makes people. i'm john vause. "early start" is up next. short break. you're watching cnn.

jefferson davis dragged away. america crying out for change. the president could take executive action on police reform before congress has a chance to try. and nascar makes a big move on the confederate flag but the president says confederate names on military bases are staying put. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm laura jarrett. >> i'm christine romans. 5 a.m. in new york. lawmakers under increasing pressure to move on police reform, but the