live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm natalie allen. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. thank you for joining us. the united states is now heading into its third straight weekend of protest, demanding police reform and racial justice. it was 19 days ago that george floyd was killed after a police officer kneeled on his neck. demonstrations rallied the

marches have become a daily fixture in the u.s. and across cities ever since. president trump has repeatedly focused on the situation in seattle, washington, recently. he described protesters there who now occupied several city blocks as, quote, terrorists. on friday, he tweeted that the mayor must end the seattle takeover now. but mayor jenny durkan has said the president is seeing a problem where there isn't one, and she says, seattle is fine. president trump has delayed the restart of his re-election campaign rallies by one day now. he was planning to hold an event next friday in tulsa, oklahoma. but that date, june 19th is when african-americans celebrated end of slavery in the u.s. a holiday called juneteenth.

president trump announced out of respect for this holiday and in observance of this important occasion and all that it represents, i have therefore decided to move our rally to saturday, june 20th. earlier, speaking to michael holmes about the president's change of heart. >> just a sign, how tenuous, he feels the ground to be under him at this point. uncertain how to react. the president's initial reaction always, in any moment of crisis, michael, as you've seen it in 3 1/2 years is to double down trying to mobilize his base without worrying about the majority of opinion in the country. but here, he's at a moment where his natural moment to defend the police to insist that systemic racism doesn't exist, all arguments that do resonate with his base. the gap between that and what is very clearly a significant movement in public opinion towards concern about racism, toward acknowledgement of

systemic bias in criminal justice i think has left him a little bit at sea. and you see him responding in somewhat a characteristic and flexible way, although he's still going to tulsa, the site of one of the worst states of massacre. it's within limits. following george floyd's death, activists and lawmakers are taking a closer look at videos and deadly encounters between police and african-americans. many are very disturbing. we want to caution viewers, you're about to see some of them. while some are open to interpretation, others vividly show why so many americans now say they have seen enough. here's our brian todd. >> get down. >> reporter: in oklahoma city, police pursue a suspect on foot after getting reports of a man drawing a gun on another man. within seconds, derrick scott is

tackled and cries out a new familiar phrase. >> put your hands behind your back! >> reporter: this police body cam video was released this week after protesters demanded. but the incident occurred more than a year before george floyd's killing, scott repeatedly tells the officers -- >> i can't breathe- >> reporter: st >> reporter: scott was taken to a medical center and later died. the medical examiner said there what no traumas but physical strength with meth use and asthma were contributing factors. but this case from austin, texas, last year, is now under investigation. javier ambler was apprehended, and he died in custody.

a death which was ruled a homicide. an investigation determined that the officers acted in accordance with guidelines. but these incidents, along with george floyd's killing, coming years after ferguson and eric garner and freddie gray case have lawmakers concerned why these incidents keep happening. >> the majority of police officers do their job and do it well. but one rotten apple can spoil the entire bearrel. and the reality is that a few define the many. we have do everything to root a corrupt officer, brutal officers, any officer that encases in misconduct or neglect of duty. >> reporter: neglect is what's being investigated in this case, 13 chicago police officers seen on footage lounging in the office of the congressman bobby rush while heated protests were going on outside. >> need to apologize to the city

of chicago for their inaction, for their -- for the withdrawal from the front lines. for their retreat in the midst of these assaults. >> reporter: and in buffalo, new york, a lawyer for the 75-year-old man who was pushed to the ground by police now says his client's brain is injured. >> change needs to happen. in some cases, radical change, in order to really make a difference, depending on a particular department. our profession right now is in crisis. and we have to address it. >> reporter: charles ramsey says there are training for officers on to handle these incidents. training that never took place 20 years ago but he says it's obviously not enough. he says police departments have to do a much better job of vetting officers when they hire them. and teaching them about the history of police brutality. brian todd, cnn, washington. >> the former detroit police chief is sharing his own experience of police brutality.

isiah mckinnon says when he was 14 years old, he was walking home from school when four white police officers jumped out of their car, threw him against that car and beat him. he said this about it, here's a quote. the more i screamed, the more they beat me. that day, i promised myself that i would become a detroit police officer and change the detroit police force from the inside. he ended up running the force. but told our erin burnett earlier, the racism did not stop. >> i joined the detroit police department august 2nd, 1965. my first day as a detroit police officer, i walked into the squad room. and as they had roll call, i was the only person of color there, as they had roll call, and they announce might assignment with a white officer, they said i'm working with the -- and they

said the "n" word. that was my indoctrination into the detroit police department. this man rode with me for eight hours and he didn't say a word and i didn't say a word. the man i worked with, his name is trey mitchell, that is the norm with me and other officers of color. >> i'm joined now by cheryl dorsey in los angeles. she's a retired los angeles police sergeant. she's also the author of "black and blue" we want to welcome you, mrs. dorsey. >> thank you for having me. >> these videos that we saw in the report, they're horrific to see, but they're there and we see them. i'd like your response from the former police chief who said we must do anything to root out brutal officers and any officer that engages in this conduct as

well and have officers vying to be closely vetted. are police departments doing that? >> of course, they're not doing it. how do you get at derek shelton at with 18 personnel complaints in his career. listen, this is nothing new. this goes back many, many years. certainly, i experienced this. working with errant officers who were known to have animus with members of the black community and yet allowed to rain down on them with impunity. i worked with a partner by the name of devin iverson in 1982. he shot and killed a black man. why? well, because he was a black man and he could. we heard in 2015, eric harris say he couldn't breathe and deputies on the tulsa sheriff's department said "f" your breath. you can imagine what it must be

like for a parent to hear when the last thing their loved one heard was "f" your breath? >> i absolutely cannot as a mother. i know you are one, too. you say with the police officers, why are they permitted to continue? are they protected somehow by the police unions? >> well, the unions certainly have a role to play. i mean, listen, understand they're lobbying with the police department and they seemingly haven't seen a murder of a black woman, man or child that doesn't excite them. they work feverishly on those rare instances where they are fired to get their jobs back. and making sure because civil liability often follows when there's a death dror great bodily harm, officers benefit. how do you allow someone to maintain their position as a police officer when obviously they don't have the temperament?

something happened in the background check. they were able to slip through the cracks. police departments do not evaluate periodically to make sure their head is in the right place. so you have officers who live to owe fen offense fend again. >> there are examples of why there must be changes. as far as changing the make-up of police departments that many people around this country are demanding, we would see, perhaps, first responders, other than police making emergency calls. mental health experts or drug experts, i know you worked in vice. social workers. is that an idea that might work, that you could support? >> it's certainly helpful. when i was on the los angeles police department, we had a mental evaluation unit where we had mental health professionals who would respond in moment of crises with police officers. but what about when you stop

someone on the traffic stop and they're having a mental episode and you don't have the benefit of having a mental professional there? then you got to use common sense, and of course, if sense were common, everyone would have it, so what do you do in those instances? and what about folks who are just leery of calling someone other than a law enforcement official to handle those situations? it's a very sliply slope, i think. >> it's complicated. i also want to get your views on two changes we may be seeing with police work. in kentucky, a bill was passed with noll-knock warrants, that was used in the case of breonna taylor. and choke holds are being banned. >> i think the banning of no knock is and many others who weren't kills but seriously injured because of officers coming in with bombs and

whatever else they use to blow up front doors. with regards to banning of the choke hold, i mean, listen, we saw eric garner die because of prohibited choke hold only to be told by union officials that wasn't a choke hold, that was a seat belt/upper body restraint. what do you do when you see a thing, we know a thing and they tell us that's not what you saw. >> the egregious stories just seem to go on and on. we always appreciate your input, your expertise, sergeant cheryl dorsey, thank you seven. >> thank you. the coronavirus pandemic is not over in the united states, far from it. up next, how states are reckoning with the surge of new cases and the pressure as well to get back to business. also, some of london's most famous statues are boarded up now, amid fears some groups are planning violent confrontations

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past week. texas, florida and south carolina posting single-day records as the cdc predicts 130,000 virus-related deaths by july 4th. >> we're in the early days of the pandemic, and if only 5% or 10% of the population has had this infection, we have a really long way to go. >> reporter: the agency recommending the best way to stay safe, keep your distance, avoid travel and wear a mask. >> i know it's become politicized. put that aside, the virus knows no politics. >> reporter: face coverings required in l.a. county which moved into phase three today after recording its highest single day increase this week. gyms, day camps and tv and film production companies reopening. and next week, concerts can resume in georgia july 1st.

meantime, anyone attending the president's campaign rally in tulsa, must sign a waiver, promising not to sue, if they contract the virus. >> we know that the types of conditions that lead to the highest rate of covid-19 transmission are crowded indoor spaces, with a lot of people who are shouting and screaming. i think it's almost concern that we will see super sputter events come from these valleys. >> reporter: the cdc statement guidelines that it put out on friday did actually deem certain gatherings low risk or medium risk. social gatherings can't be less than six feet apart. a reporter asked for clarification on a call by the cdc about whether political rallies are definite lehr ily i higher risk category. the cdc said they're referring to all large gatherings,

anything larger than a backyard barbecue. erica hill, cnn. indiafectious disease dr. anthony fauci say states could re-evaluate their plan. but dr. fauci telling cnn that the u.s. might avoid a second wave if people follow safety guidelines like social distancing and wearing masks. >> it is not inevitable that you will have a so-called second wave in the fall or even a massive increase. if you approach it in the proper way. where you do the kinds of fundamental things. for example, there is some impression that when you open up all bets are off. they're not off. you can improve on the economy. you can get people back to work and still do the fundamental things like wearing a mask all the time when you're outside. of having this physical distance

of avoiding the congregation and crowds. >> let's talk about this further with dr. peter grdrobek. as you've watched states reopening, each state different from the other, is it a surprise to you that cases are going back in some 19 states? >> it's concerning and unfortunately, it's not really a surprise. we sort of saw this coming when a few weeks back, many states started to reopen at the same time that actually they were just starting to see increases in the number of cases. i think we were lulled a little bit, you know. of the big wave, initially, it was in a few places, new york, new jersey and the west coast. and a lot of the of the rest of

the country didn't see a lot of cases and early sheltering in place orders helped to slow the spread. but we started to reopen and now we're seeing pretty concerning increases in many parts of the country. >> and yet, in at least one or two states that are seeing those increases, there are more steps to continue to open the state. you know some people, depends on whom you ask have indicated that well maybe it's because there's more testing so that's more cases. is that legitimate reasoning? >> it doesn't explain all of these increases at all. if you look at other indicators, something called test positivity rate. the number of all tests that are positive, they're very high in places which suggests that you're not capturing all of the tests. we're also seeing hospitalization rates going up quite dramatically in places like arizona which really shows this is truly an increase in spread and increase in new cases. one of the most important lessons we learned early on is that early action is critical. we know now had we moved faster

in the u.s. we could have avoided many of the deaths we've already experienced. so the lesson right now in those states where they're starting to see increases is to put the brakes on the reopening. and to slow that down and try to get the outbreaks under control. even hospitalization rates are a lagging indicator, it means those places are already behind the curve. >> well, as you speak, we're looking at businesses that have reopened in the united states, restaurants. the cdc issued new guidelines about staying safe during this time. straightforward stuff for the most part about social distancing, wearing masks. and also gave an example, say, if you want to go to a restaurant call ahead and make sure the wait staff will be wearing masks. so how important are these guidelines right now, as people head out on vacations and may be feeling lax. well, if states are opening up, maybe everything is a little more safe now, when really in reality, it's not.

>> well, that's right. you know, this varies a lot from place to place. we can't think of the u.s. as all being the same when it comes to where we are with the pandemic. there are places where the risk is much higher than other places. as dr. fauci said a few moments ago on your program, individual behaviors are very important. one of the reasons we're seeing cases go up in some cases that are reopening and not in other cases may largely be how many people are actually being compliant with things like social distancing, face coverings, et cetera. so it's absolutely important. it's not going to be enough on its own. we also need state localities and the federal government to have safer and strong plans for reopening. >> i'm glad you say that because that leads me to my next question. there is something ugly happening in the u.s. we are seeing state and local health officials working to advise government from dangers and risks and assess where states should be getting fired for what they're saying, or

quitting, because they're now being tlaehreatened by people t don't want infringement on their lives. how concerning is that? and you wonder who might step in and do that job under such conditions? >> yeah, it's extremely concerning and it's part of this really troubling trend of politicization of this virus. we see it with the idea of mask wearing, some people refuse to wear masks because it's an infringement on their freedom. but actually my freedom ends where it starts to harm other people and the reason we wear masks is to protect others. this is in some ways coming from the top, with the administration, and it's really going to impair our ability to get this virus under control. nothing else can happen without that. everyone is desperate to get back to work. desperate to get out to get the economy going. we won't get the economy going until the virus is under control. to do that, we have to work together. >> thank you so much. we always appreciate your expertise, dr. peter drobac for us.

thanks, peter. >> thank you. still to come here, many americans are protesting injustice and demanding change. but one thing that doesn't appear to be changing is the president's rhetoric. also, it is one of the most iconic statues in the uk, but now the likeness of winston churchill is under wraps, literally. ahead to rival demonstrations planned for london. we'll have a live report from london about this. for over 85 years? with capital group, i can. talk to your financial professional or consultant for investment risks and information.

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the 18 days of outrage, protests and calls for reform after george floyd's death are spreading change across the united states. at least 20 cities and municipalities are banning police choke holds, including minneapolis where an officer had his knee on george floyd's neck for almost nine minutes. several governors also are ordering police reforms but how much is this reawakening about race and justice resonating with president trump? our jim acosta reports from the white house. >> reporter: defending his response to the protests following the death of george floyd, president trump is sounding like the divider in chief. the president is praising his photo op in washington after demonstrators were pummeled near the white house. >> i think it was a beautiful picture. >> reporter: even as he's dismissing comments from pentagon officials who now say they regret being a part of it.

>> no, i don't think so, if that's the way they feel. >> reporter: reacting to protests in seattle, the president is warning of more harsh tactics warning leaders these leaders don't have a clue. the terrorists pillage our cities and they think it's wonderful. even the dems must end the seattle takeover now. and saying choke holds sometimes work before adding they may need to be banned. >> i think the concept of choke hold sounds so innocent, so perfect, if you realize if it's a one-on-one. now, if that's a two on one, that's a different story. with that being said, i think generally speaking it should be mentioned. >> reporter: the president told fox he should be mentioned in the same sentence as abraham lincoln. >> i think i've done enough for the african-american community as abraham lincoln.

>> reporter: the president is hearing to be a more unified leader. ted cruz said during a podcast that his wife heidi urged the president to racism. >> i said, mr. president, it is really, really important for to you speak out to the racial injustice in this country and speak for unity. >> reporter: mr. trump's rival joe biden released an ad that he cnn capable of uniting the country. >> where is donald trump? who scare fto face the people. >> reporter: and john bolton offering a scathing account of his days in the white house, adding i am hard-pressed to identify any significant trump decision during my tenure that wasn't driven by accusations.

the top adviser insisting there won't be a second wave of the coronavirus contrary to what health experts are warning. >> i spoke to our health experts to some length last evening, they are saying there is no second spike. let me repeat that, there is no second spike. >> reporter: the president is laying low at his golf resort. and even though the white house has drifted away from precautions. jim accost tax cnn, the white house. black lives matter rallies are taking place around the world saturday, including in australia, france and the united kingdom. but there are fears of violence in london, as police have now imposed a 5:00 p.m. curfew on saturday's planned protests. some monuments in the british capital such as this statue of prime minister winston churchill are boarded up. right wing groups coming to london say they will, quote,

protect statues and monuments as some were defaced in previous demonstrations. london authorities say there are groups planning violent confrontations and they're asking people to stay home. let's go now to london live that's where our salma abdelaziz is standing by on the latest on what looks to be a troublesome saturday, salma. >> reporter: that's right, natalie, i mean it did look to be a troublesome saturday. but what we're looking at here is the authorities, the protesters, the activists, the organizers, everyone involved, trying to make sure that it doesn't become a troublesome saturday. you see the statues that are boarded up. that's because some of them, of course, were defaced. that churchill statue had graffiti written on it. of course, that incident in bristol where a trade slave statue was toppled and thrown into the river. their concerned about

counterdemonstrations. about this turning into a clash between rival groups. we heard from the metropolitan police commissioner earlier. take a listen. >> we've certainly seen some people who are talking about coming to london, for example, to protect certain areas or certain buildings and monuments. and we can anticipate that some of them, whatever that political persuasion, are intense. some of them are intent on having a confrontation with people from the black lives matter movement. so, my message is, please just stay away this weekend. >> reporter: and it's not just the police that are worried. the black lives matter movement themselves have cancelled demonstrations this saturday. they took to social media and said their top concern was the safety of protesters. and they encourage everyone to stay home, you know, take off activities in their local communities but don't go out and don't cause any trouble. natalie. >> all right.

salma abdelaziz there for us. we're hoping to see that things don't get violent. thanks so much, salma. the french government announced monday that police will no longer be able to use choke holds when making arrests. and that calls for members of the police union to march through the streets of paris on friday to protest the ban saying it makes their job more dangerous. and also that they feel insulted by claims they tolerate brutality and racism. they're calling on the interior minister who announced the ban to resign. independent voters are considered crucial to winning in november's u.s. presidential election. but recent polling suggests president trump is in trouble with them. just ahead, why some independents have turned against mr. trump in one key battleground state. my gums are irritated.

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the u.s. is now heading into its third straight weekend of protests, demanding police reform and racial justice. it was 19 days ago that george floyd was killed after a police officer kneeled on his neck. demonstrations, rallies and marches have become a daily fixture in american cities ever since. as the united states grapples with the latest coronavirus outbreak in the world and black lives matter protests fill the streets, president trump's is slipping among a key segment of american voters. independents who do not identify as either democrat or republican are a significant portion of the u.s. electorate, and are often the deciding factor on election day. this weekend, cnn poll shows barely one-third of independents, 37%, now approve of mr. trump's job as president. that is down from 46% just last month. some of those independents,

along with some unhappy republicans, have a lot on their minds and a lot to say. cnn's kyung lah talked with several of them in the battleground state of arizona. >> reporter: in the republican stronghold of the north phoenix suburbs, signs of a party split. >> we're not at home in our party. we're not democrats. we don't have anywhere to go. >> reporter: so self-proclaimed independents linda and tom rawls went to their street corner to hold their own small protests. >> every life matters! >> every life! >> reporter: there are frequent obscene gestures. >> that was a finger. >> reporter: but some supportive ones. >> thank you, guys, have a great night. >> i think the last three to six weeks have been a turning point. >> reporter: the coronavirus pandem pandemic, historic unemployment and a sustained nationwide protest after the death of

george floyd -- >> all of these things together are allowing a few people to have the moral courage to speak up. we'll support biden not because we agree with him on issues, most issues i don't agree with him on. i'm not a democrat philosophically, but he's a decent, kind, sane man. >> reporter: the shift among independents is a warning sign for the president. in 2016, donald trump narrowly won independents. a recent series of national polls show him trailing democrat joe biden among that group. a trend that's near here in arizona, the suburbs are the battlefield. in the fight for those votes. >> black lives matter! >> reporter: hunter henderson protesting nightly in tempe sees an opportunity with independents. he works with vets forward, a group that hopes to convince moderates to vote democratic. >> the problems of our society are right in front of them now. and now is the time to, you know, really capitalize and have those conversations.

>> yes, i voted for trump in 2016. but many republicans who did vote for trump don't feel comfortable even saying that. because of this polarization. >> reporter: charles coons is a subscribed moderate and a nurse working the front line in the covid crisis but it's not her job making her think voting democratic. it's the protests. >> we have to come together as the people and we need a leader. a world leader, a national world leader, that's going to help us do that, not poke the bear, if you will. >> reporter: as far as voting republican in november -- what are you going to do? >> i honestly don't know yet. >> reporter: would you say it's too late for you? >> no, i wouldn't, huh-uh. coming next here, nascar's only african-american driver is reacting to the racing association's move to ban confederate flags.

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commemorating confederate era history. pressure is now increasing to remove and other icons. in new york city, a petition to remove a christopher columbus statue is causing a stir. critics say he exploited indigenous people. mayor bill de blasio and governor cuomo arguing that the controversial figure also shows the positive legacy of italian-americans in america. american companies are feeling the heat, nascar, the company best known for stock car racing has announced a ban on confederate flags. something that bubba wallace, the only full-time african-american driver in the nascar series is happy about. >> i've been getting a lot of positive outreach. a lot of positive impact and gaining new fans as we go. and then you're getting the fans that will never watch a nascar race again. the same fans that never watched nfl after the kneeling.

the same fans that are crying out that we're ruining their lives and just throwing a pity party, as to whether accepting change and understanding why we need this change, and why it's such a pivotal moment for our country. i heard the conversations you were talking with the mayor there of houston. and it's like, you know, it's on a global level that this has an impact. so, i'm excited about the change. i wish fans could come back asap so we could see the demographic and who will shows up, what shows up, everybody who shows up. i just want to see and hear what they have to say, but through social media, you're getting both sides of the story. but there's obviously more good than there is bad, so i'm excited about it. renewed efforts to remove contentious symbols like the confederate flag there aren't the only way that sentiment has shifted since george floyd's death. much is exchanges in the uproar

over racial injustices. cnn's tom foreman gives us an overview of the movement rippling across the country. >> black lives matter! >> reporter: the rolling relentless wave of protest is finally hitting home. >> we we want change, our generation has to step up right now and demand that change. >> reporter: state and city leaders are suddenly moving fast on new rules to fight systemic racism following the horrific death of george floyd at police hands. >> we still have black oppression in our society today. it's just in a different form. >> reporter: virginia, new york, massachusetts, minnesota and california are among many place enacting or discussing changes to police procedures, funding and other measures. and there are desperate demands for federal changes too. >> please listen to the calls i'm making to you now. to the cause of our family. and the cause ringing out in the

streets across the world. >> reporter: at the start of the year with president trump's re-election train running hot -- >> the people can hear the crowd, they know. >> reporter: and less than two weeks ago when peaceful protesters were forcefully driven back for a presidential photo op serious reform seemed homelessly out of reach. >> i am your president of law and order. >> reporter: but trump's mishandling of the unrest and the coronavirus outbreak has seen his never strong approval rating plummet. and presumptive challenger joe biden adding another layer to his pledge to big a female running mate. >> i promise you there are multiple african-american candidates being considered. ♪ >> reporter: the corporate record is also responding with nike, twitter, professional football and other companies recognizing juneteenth as a company holiday, celebrating the end of slavery, all while sales are exploding for books about the black experience.

tv shows are under pressure to revamp how they portray police and their tactics. >> sit down. sit down. >> reporter: with the highly rated "cop" and "live pd" to be cancelled. after nfl players posted a video and some police starting imitating the kneeling protest of former 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick the league commissioner responded. >> we, the national football league admit we were wrong for not listening to players earlier. >> reporter: nascar banning the pho confederate flag, despite the commander in chief's vow to oppose such a move. and more confederate statues are falling. some white people say taking down the simples is an attack on their history. some black people say leaving them up is even worse. >> this is my great great

grandmother julia branch. born a slave. >> reporter: jeh johnson. >> reporter: hbo max owned by the parent company of cnn is even pulled the film "gone with the wind" from its streaming. it's amazing how fraught it remains that the movie immediately shot up on amazon's best-seller list. still, it's all but enough to spur former president barack obama to speak out about it. >> kinds of epic changes and events in our country that are as profound as anything that i've seen in my lifetime. >> reporter: in so many ways, this moment does feel different than all the calls before, for these types of changes. but it still remains to be seen, if that will play out. and those changes will really

come through. tom foreman, cnn, bethesda, maryland. it is not just in the u.s., anti-racism protests are having an impact on entertainment in the uk, too. >> is there something wrong? >> stop talking about -- >> me? >> we did not start it. >> yes, you did, you invaded poland. >> the bbc temporarily removed an episode of the sitcom "faulty towers" from the uk streaming service, now says it's revising it. the episode included the famous line "don't mention the war." but earlier problematic scenes included a racial slur. and another comedy "little britain" has been dropped from netflix and other streaming service s due to portrayal of minorities. the english premier league

players issued a statement friday saying, quote, they stand together with a singular objective of eirradkating injustice. and this note for you, "sesame street" teaming up again with cnn on a town hall. the abcs of covid-19. cnn's "sesame street" town halle airs saturday at 10:00 a.m. here. 3:00 p.m. in london. i'm natalie allen, i invite to you follow me on twitter, instagram or on facebook. any social media. appreciate it. thanks for watching. "new day" is just ahead.

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this is "new day" weekend with victor blackwell and christi paul. good morning to you. hope you're doing well on this saturday. we're always glad to have you. this morning there's a message from health officials that the coronavirus pandemic is not over. there's concern about several states reporting a growing number of new cases and the cdc reiterating this morning their latest guidelines including to stay apart from others with face coverings and try not to share objects. >> despite that guidance from his administration, the president still plans to hold a rally next weekend but he now