lig shining a light on the good work of many. >> appreciate your insight. >> thank you, john. >> thank you, sir. near the top of the hour. hello, everybody. i'm john king from washington. thanks for sharing your day. reshaping the american life, the coronavirus pandemic and protests over police brutality. passing police reforms today. to be republican promising a fast track to action. it's remarkable, an important "but." a big defensive between the republicans and democratic plan and whether a reform plan will actually get to the president's desk. >> too often we're having a discussion in this nation about, are you supporting the law enforcement community or are you supporting communities of color? this is a false binary choice. >> we're six months into the

coronavirus pandemic that killed 117,000 and infected north of 2.1 million. 21 states, show you the map. infection map trending upward. orange and red. experts warn if that trend keeps going up, following, spike in hospitalizations and deaths as well. the president meets with the task force in private today. hoping to get us back on track before the november election. vice president pence says, there is a success story to celebrate. any talk of trouble is alarmist. also writes, there is no second coronavirus wave. on that latter point he's technically correct. the nation's top expert says we are still in the middle of the first coronavirus wave. 1,000 americans continue to die daily. that is a fact. not as the vice president suggests, some media conspiracy

designed to ed ted to so w fea and we do not expect to hear in public because the president and vice president decided to take control of the message? >> reporter: that's right, john. what we have increasingly seen from this white house, a focus on reopening the economy the last several weeks. even more recently as we are seeing some of these concerning spikes, 21 states around the country seeing increases in coronavirus cases, and what we're hearing from the white house beyond that focus on reopening the economy is also a misleading message both trying to say the testing is the cause of those increases in many of these states, which is not true. in particular some states you've seen testing stay the same or increase, still an increase in coronavirus cases and hearing a message from the vice president which is arguing that we in the media, talking about these increases are fearmongering and being alarmists, the vice president writing the media has taken to sounding alarm bells

over a second wave of coronavirus infections. such panic is overblown. what we have also heard from, john, is from dr. anthony fauci, the government's top infectious disease expert. he's saying we are very much still in that first wave. that's not cause for celebration. it's cause for concern. dr. anthony fauci writing, people keep talking about a second wave. we are still in a first wave. so, john, this administration is certainly trying to navigate what we are seeing and hearing with our own eyes and ears. concerning increases in several states around the country with at least three states reporting record increases in cases over the last day or so. versus, also, what this administration wants to focus on, which is reopening the country, returning to that sense of normalcy and driving all of that, john, we have been told by numerous sources, is the president's concerns about his re-election. he believes in his political advisers telling him a

recovering economy, reopening the economy, is his surest ticket to re-election and that's where the president's focus is. >> jeremy diamond at the white house. facts, not fearmongering even if you support reopening. you want the facts as you go through it. appreciate the reporting there. jeremy notes, all 50 states now, state-by-state experiments of reopening. florida among those to turn its economy back on early. its republican governor says his state will not shut down again. cases there are on the uptick. state reporting 2,600 new confirmed cases just this morning. here with me, doctor the harvard school of public health. doctor, good to see you. the vice president says we should be having a celebration, we've contained the coronavirus. not that all is well but all is better. you look at the map and states trending up. we knew this is not fearmongering, knew inevitable. reopen the economy, case counts go up. question, is it manageable? turn into spikes? what's the hospitalization

infection jate are we in a moment of celebration? >> i think we're far from a moment of celebration overall. we have seen encouraging results from states that have really worked hard to keep the rates down and have continued social distancing and have been opening back up more slowly. we've seen cases actually continue to drop in those states, but then there is a large number of states in the u.s. where cases are fournt unfortunately continuing to increase. even after some decreased they opened back up and we've seen increases. those are concerning. we have to, i think -- any state that is celebrating is probably, you know -- really, we should be concerned about these, and planning to have contingency plans in place in the event these cases become out of control, and that is something that is a real possibility with a virus like this. >> and help people. at this a few months now, but

there are medical terms that get used in lay conversations, sometimes things get confused. you hear the vice president people in my business trying to fearmonger. not try to do any such thing. i trust when dr. fauci says we're still in the first wave. worry about the here and now? define what that means from a medical perspective? still in the first wave, how long does it last? and leave whether the second one is for later. >> depends a little on what scale you're looking in. certainly dr. fauci is looking at the nation. what we see is that there was a, of course, on a daily basis, beginning of this epidemic in the u.s., cases increased and increased exponentially and have since plateaued off. that means we have never gotten off of this first wave of the epidemic. we essentially stopped the epidemic from growing exponentially across the u.s., but that shouldn't be satisfying

to us. we should be working to get off of the wave. you know, before we can really be celebrating, and -- so until we do that we really can't see much of a second wave at a national level that we could see, of course, this first wave really continue to grow, which in some states that could be a second wave. so -- we're very concerned in the fall for that. >> very concerned in the fall for that. sorry to interrupt. i want to show people what that looks like. in the united states, side-by-side with italy. be clear, italy is a smaller country. has more national control. we have 50 states here in the united states. things will are different. this is not apples to apples, however, the trend line what you look at. see the new cases in the united states left of your screen. still at 20,000 new a day. italy, numbers different, a smaller country. but that it trajectory of the red line dropping down. that, doctor, if it comes back in italy, they will say this is a second wave because we obtained the first wave and

still at a plateau here in the united states in wave one? >> exactly right and we want to get that curve down as much as possible. as long as we continue to see increases in many states in the u.s., it's going to be very difficult. >> so to get it down, get it down, please, correct me if you think i'm wrong. you need communication all the time. again, 50 states. complicated in the united states. the president of the united states doesn't like to wear a mask. vice president doesn't like to wear a mask in public. president of the united states has a rally planned, 19,000, 20,000 people in an arena this weekend. his top infectious disease expert said yesterday, hasn't spoken to the president or briefed him. i think here's why. the president doesn't want to hear this. would you personally attend the rally? the doctor, no. personally would not. i'm in a high-risk category. outside better than inside. no crowd better than crowd and crowd better than big crowd. that is the top infectious disease expert of the united states of america, but advice

not being accepted by the president of the united states of america? >> no. it's -- i think it's a terrible idea. it sends the wrong message to the united states. it puts people at risk. there is a very -- people could die as a result of going to these rallies, and, you know, that's not an exaggeration. these are places where super spreading events can happen. many people could get sick, and it's just -- it's setting the wrong tone from the highest office in our country. >> doctor, appreciate your expertise and insight. thank you. >> absolutely. the race in the policing crisis and urgent effort on capitol hill to make big changes. senate republicans unveiling a 106-page plan and gop leader saying when he brings it to the floor next week he hopes democrats will help. >> democratic friends if they want to make a law, and not just try to make a point, i hope they'll join us in getting on

the bill, and trying to move forward in the way the senate does move forward when it's trying to actually get an outcome rather than just sparring back and forth. >> let's go straight to capitol hill. cnn's phil mattingly. recent experience, they're much better at the just sparring back and forth as the leader put it. start a debate, have amendments try to get to the finish line. which this time? >> reporter: look, it's an open question now. obviously, senate republicans moving quickly. majority leader making clear the bill will be on the floor, a motion to proceed to the bill at least, next week. now senate democrats have to decide whether or not they want to agree. look, stark differences on some key components of the senate republican bill versus what democrats in the house and senate democrats agree with that house proposal. where's those two issues lie. issues that would have to be worked out on the floor may never be able to be worked out. the big question now is whether or not democrats will block loving on to this bill.

talked to a democratic senator on my way here. my point to that senator was, why not get on the bill, an m amendment, see where it ends up. no trust with senior mcconnell. they don't believe and short-circuit the prauocess. right now talks on amendments. i will say, though. why this feels somewhat different, again, still a long road here to reconcile the proposals and pass something throughout the senate. monday afternoon senate republicans we talked to said no chance this bill would be taken up before the july fourth recess. coming up. things shifted inside the chamber and the house chamber in terms of dynamics how these issues are approached. terms of willingness and need to address these issues now. the big question now is, will the lack of trust really kind of become concrete over the course of the last several years, maybe last decade, short-circuit this

before it starts? or actually a full debate with amendments on the senate floor? i note one big red line issue between democrats and republicans now besides how the process works unqualified immunity. democrats making clear there has to be something in the bill for it to pass. republicans did not include it in the proposal led by senator tim scott. the president has said that is a red line for him. try to figure that out on the policy, also the politics, and procedure. still a lot going on here, but clearly a move towards something at least at the moment, john. >> a big shift. big enough, the question? i'd love to see an old-fashioned senate debate, take votes and see who wins. wouldn't that be something else? phil mattingly live on capitol hill. might be too much to ask for. maybe, just maybe, notice this time. up next, promising a decision today on possible charges against two atlanta police officers involved in the deadly rayshard brooks shooting. and right now, is a time for action. so, for a second time we're giving members

a credit on their auto insurance. because it's the right thing to do. we're also giving payment relief options to eligible members so they can take care of things like groceries before they worry about their insurance or credit card bills. right now is the time to take care of what matters most. like we've done together, so many times before. discover all the ways we're helping members at usaa.com/coronavirus are made with farm grownal apples as the first ingredient. and key nutrients you want. so you can have a daily multivitamin free of stuff you don't want. one a day natural fruit bites. a new way to multivitamin.

at mercedes-benz, nothing service will do.-class that's why we're expanding your range of choices. many dealers now offer optional pick-up & delivery and at-home maintenance, as well as online shopping with home delivery and special finance arrangements. so, whether you visit your local dealer or prefer the comfort of home you can count on the very highest level of service. get 0% apr financing up to 36 months on most models, and 90-day first-payment deferral on any model.

i wasn't sure... was another around the corner? or could things go a different way? i wanted to help protect myself. my doctor recommended eliquis. eliquis is proven to treat and help prevent another dvt or pe blood clot. almost 98 percent of patients on eliquis didn't experience another. -and eliquis has significantly less major bleeding than the standard treatment. eliquis is fda-approved and has both. don't stop eliquis unless your doctor tells you to. eliquis can cause serious and in rare cases fatal bleeding. don't take eliquis if you have an artificial heart valve or abnormal bleeding. if you had a spinal injection

while on eliquis call your doctor right away if you have tingling, numbness, or muscle weakness. while taking eliquis, you may bruise more easily- and it may take longer than usual for bleeding to stop. seek immediate medical care for sudden signs of bleeding, like unusual bruising. eliquis may increase your bleeding risk if you take certain medicines. tell your doctor about all planned medical or dental procedures. what's around the corner could be worth waiting for. ask your doctor about eliquis. what's around the corner - sir.d be worth waiting for. - you're talking about a first [runnigeneration americanren] from the streets of the imperial valley who rose to beat the odds. she worked nights and weekends till she earned herself a master's degree. she was running in a marathon when a man behind her collapsed from cardiac arrest. and using her experience saved this man's life. so why do i think there should be more people like carmen bravo in this world? because that man... was me.

learning a bit later whether charges will be filed in the police shooting death of rayshard brooks. the district attorney in atlanta, paul howard, will hold a press briefing at 3:00 p.m. each. previously said weighing murder, felony murder and voluntary manslaughter charges. the other officers at the scene, on administrative leave. former deputy assistant attorney general elliott williams is with us. the prosecutor is publicly weighing those charges. has a news conference made a decision and will announce them today. what do you anticipate? >> again, the questions the prosecutor is weighing, at the heart of this, strip down the statutes and all that, did mr. brooks present imminent harm of death or serious injury to the officer at the time he died? was this shot fired to save

someone's life or prevent serious injury? look, we've watched the video. the individual, mr. brooks, was fleeing. he is holding a weapon, a non-lethal weapon. we know it was a taser. to be clear, in this national conversation we're having on policing and force, we got to ask two very different questions. right? what should the role of police be and the role of force from police be and what can you prove to a jury in this case? to be canid, this is a much more complicated legal case than what we saw in minnesota. >> to that point, this is fulton county, atlanta. i want you to live here. police union leader from nearby cobb county saying that under georgia law, because there was a scuffle, because rayshard brooks had that taser, this police union leader, might question his judgment but he had the right. listen. >> i think you can justify this case by georgia law. it specifically gives him the right based on aggravated assaults and threat he poses to

the public and to the officers there. this specifically gives them, by law, the right to shoot him. he chose to make those actions. he chose to do what he did. >> so you can, as you said, watch the video, and you can say, come on. give me a break. he was running away. he had your taser. let him run. you have this name, his car, a little intoxicated probablyyou . what common sense look at video is. but may a judge have to instruct the jury in georgia if it gets that far about that law? >> absolutely. again, it's going to depend what he is charged with. i -- i wouldn't go as far a police union leader harks a constituency to represent. i won't fight with him there. at a minimum, it's complicated. yes, there was a struggle. the thing that cuts against that is prior to the struggle there was 20 minutes of sobriety tests and calm conversation where mr. brooks con sense to being padded

down and officers know he doesn't have a lethal weapon. there was a scuffle. the question, how to treat scuffles between the individuals and police. that's how the world ought to be today. questions we're thinking about as a nation. at a minimum it's complicated, but again just hard to watch a video where you know there's been 20 minutes leading up, 20-plus minutes leading up to it. know the weapon in his hand is not lethal and he's not armed. frankly, the fact he's intoxicated cuts against his ability to be dangerous or a threat. to get away. probably slowed him down. all of these factors create a jumble of a legal mess the prosecutors and d.a.'s office has to weigh today. again, the plea crimes talking about, murder, would have been sort of a malice aforethought where the officer planned to kill him prior. felony murder. the commission of an aggravated assault that killed him. discharging the weapon.

or manslaughter, sort of this crime of passion. any of these as you can see just the way i described, any could work or not work depending what the prosecutor has at his disposal and is able to get past a jury is what it comes down to. >> we'll hear the prosecutor a little more than 2.5 hours from now lay out his case and decisions. appreciate your insigthts. one thing we do know, watching the video, it was needless. didn't have to happen. kcoming up, should you weara kcoming up, should you weara mask getting on a plane? ing arl? drafting the plans. taking the pictures. was it your family members? who flew. who fixed. who fought. who rose to the occasion. when the world needed them most. (♪) find and honor your ancestors who servered in world war ii. their stories live on at ancestry.

can i find an investment firm with a truly long-term view that's been through multiple market cycles for over 85 years? with capital group, i can. talk to your financial professional or consultant for investment risks and information. talnoticks and fleas?o prsimplifies protection.nt see ya! heartworm disease? no way! simparica trio is the first chewable that delivers all this protection. and simparica trio is demonstrated safe for puppies.

it's simple: go with simparica trio. this drug class has been associated with neurologic adverse reactions, including seizures; use with caution in dogs with a history of these disorders. protect him with all your heart. simparica trio. iredefined the wordng th'school' this year. it's why, at xfinity, we're committed to helping kids keep learning through the summer. and help college students studying at home stay connected through our university program. we're providing affordable internet access to low income families through our internet essentials program.

and this summer, xfinity is creating a virtual summer camp for kids at home- all on xfinity x1. we're committed to helping all families stay connected. learn more at xfinity.com/education. fireworks, separation, or any other anxieties, (announcer) if your dog suffers from fear of thunder,

thundershirt may be the answer. thundershirt, absolutely, 100% works. new input from the faa as airlines wrestle with this question. if you fly on a plane should you be required to wear a mask? several airlines won't let passengers onboard but a face covering. we're joined with the new information. >> reporter: the faa administrator defies calls for mask regulations insteed supporting moves the industry is already making. faa add main straighter steve dixon spoke to a capitol hill committee calling it a challenging time for airline workers. flight attendants tasked with enforcing rules enacted by the airlines. united, american and delta saal saying they will ban passengers

who refuse to wear a mask. they were warn passengers offer to give them a mask and then place them on an internal travel restriction list pending a review. faa administrator dixon supports the cdc guidelines and faa is offering aviation specific expertise and stops short of enacteding any new regulations. what he had to say -- >> secretary is clear, wear face covering to protect themselves and those around them and we expect air crew to follow airline public health policies. >> reporter: airline worker unions are calling on congress to act thinking more regulations are key to proving airlines are safe to fly on and healthy for passengers and want passengers back. numbers are trending up, but still very, very low. the largest airline pilots union says it is time to renew

c.a.r.e.s. act funding, that bailout package for airlines, which runs out september 30th. john? >> appreciate the latest. big issue for the entire economy including the airline industry. to that point, global issue as well. german airline lufthansa amazing massive job cuts. cutting 22,000 jobs including 3,000 pilots and flight attendants. our international correspondent has more on the big global developments. >> reporter: here in china authorities imposed a soft lockdown on the entire city of beijing discouraging non-essential travel. if you have to leave town you must present a negative result from a test done within seven days of departure. if you happen to live in a community with reported recent cases, your entire neighborhood will be placed under a strict lockdown. no in. no out. dozens of neighborhoods throughout beijing and the number is growing. for now, focus remains to be

this now closed wholesale food market where all the recent 137 cases have been traced back to. that place used to house thousands of vendors and saw huge crowds on a daily basis. authorities are tracking down anyone who was there since may 30th. so far they have found more than 350,000 people in this category. the government says all of them will have been tested for the virus by end of wednesday with beijing officials acknowledging their city's new numbers may trace up for some time to come. reporting for cnn, beijing. >> reporter: here in mexico, two things are happening now. one, in the worst days of this outbreak so far, but, two, the government is beginning to slowly reopen parts of the economy here and in some places that means tourism. like on the yucatan peninsula where you find famous resort towns like cancun, and like playa del carmen and resorts in places begun to reopen under strict capacity limits.

now, the land border between the united states and mexico remains closed to all non-essential travel, but americans can still fly to mexico and can go to those resorts if they want to. the mexican government says it is safe for them to do so. they're trying to jump-start and industry worth billions each year to the mexican economy, but the american government disagrees. 9 ambassador for the united states here in mexico city in a message tuesday told americans now is not the time to take a vacation to mexico saying community transmission rates here remain far too high. matt rivers, cnn, mexico city. >> reporter: here in brazil, authorities have expanded the use of hydroxychloroquine to include children and pregnant women in early treatment of covid-19. same time, they criticized the fda for revoking its authorization for emergency use of the drug to treat coronavirus. brazilian president is a huge proponent using the anti-malaria

drugs clashes with doctors and his own health ministers. the first minister fired. second minister lasted just a month on the job before he quit. for the last month an army general has taken the post on an interim basis. all of this while the virus continues to spread. on tuesday, brazil registered a record number of new cases. almost 35,000 in just 24 hours. reporting for cnn, sao paulo. up next, the campaign trail. joe biden on the road to talk economy. progressives want him to get more agris everybogressiove wit reform.

joe biden out on the campaign trail today talking about the devastating economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic, and how struggling business and communities can now safely reopen. cnn's reporter is in dpar barby pennsylvania, ahead of the speech. >> reporter: expecting former vice president biden to draw comparisons between himself and president trump. we heard over and over again from biden president trump has one plan and that's it. just hang a sign on the door that says, "open for business." we expect vice president biden to come back to his message again he believes having to choose between public health and the economy is a false choice. he thinks both can be done simultaneously. to that end he'll meet with small business owners here in darbyboro, pennsylvania. also with action, you'll see former vice president biden wearing a mask. all of these events are socially distanced.

that's been very important to the biden campaign they maintain all of these regulations in line with what they're told by their health team, biden says he speaks to them spreect frequent. every day talking to them. you see the vice president wearing a mask, again, drawing a stark contrast between himself and president trump who doesn't wear a mask, an upcoming event in tulsa where we'll see thousands and thousands together inside altogether. the biden campaign drawing on this, believe it's something voters understand and the most important message to draw out. joe biden is a steady leader, stands in stark contrast to president trump and his handling both of the pandemic and the response to it. john? >> jessica dean on the ground in pennsylvania for us. thank you so much. we will continue to track that event. from pennsylvania, one of those blue states president trump flipped to red in 2016, to wisconsin. another one of those states. cnn jeff zeleny joins us from

milwaukee on this day. a fascinating moment for the former vice president in the sense, go through some of president trump's numbers. the best numbers for joe biden now are president trump's numbers. his overall approval rating, disapproval, at 57%. you ask on the coronavirus, approve or disapprove? 55% disapprove how the incumbent is handling the coronavirus. more than 6 in 10 approve how he's handling race relations. two biggest issues facing the country now, incumbent under water. if the challenger, you have to think a moment of great opportunity, but always "buts." >> reporter: john, no question, always buts. we're on the other side of the blue washington, jessica in pennsylvania, also michigan and wisconsin. those three states of states president trump, of course, won four years ago and democrats would like to win back. as you said, there is no question here that the best news for the biden campaign is the bad news for the trump campaign.

we do know that -- you know, essentially starting recelt of his campaign is where this is beginning. on issues of coronavirus. on police reform. the trump's campaigns efforts to make joe biden unsebable alternative, if you will, held up by the trump administration's own progress and performance on these issues. right now this race is being viewed by voters as a referendum on the incumbent. of course we know that can change, no question about it. john, when you talk to voters here as i have been the last several days, there is a sense of exhaustion at the trump administration and a sense of just not handling these challenges and crises in an acceptable way. joe biden has a couple other things going for him as well. 81 million dollars raised in the month of may. getting back into the fund-raising game to be competitive with the trump campaign, of course, has had overwhelming fund-raising throughout the year. all of are this framed against a contrast between joe biden and president trump. so much talk about the rally on

saturday in oklahoma. so much concern about the health implications of that. joe biden is presenting a very different image. coming on with a mask. as this summer campaign moves on, the biden camp would like it to stay like this. john, we know politics is not static and rules of presidential commanders don't always apply to donald trump here. so we need to stay tuned. at this moment in this week, no doubt, joe biden is smiling. john? >> and, yet, and yet i bring this up. if you're hillary clinton and see where you're standing in milwaukee, you would think, if i only had a little more african-american turnout four years ago things might have been different. can say that an wayne county, michigan and other places in the country as well. joe biden facing criticism, at least pressure from progressives at this moment. with police reform, police tactics, police accountable front and center in the country because of his own history in the united states senate.

the rpresumptive democratic figure, this is no longer enough. you must put forward a transformative and comprehensive criminal justice plat foform th shifts public safety. you see, president's numbers, horrible, horrible. a great opportunity moment for joe biden but problems within the family. >> reporter: he does indeed. of course, his primary ended short with bernie sanders because of the pandemic. it doesn't mean those on the left of thrilled with the biden campaign. that's a challenge for him as well. president trump supporters are excited to get to the polls. we don't know in joe biden's are. talking to a lot of african-americans and city leaders throughout the past several days as i've attended protests, marches and things, that is a question almost to a person if you ask, does joe biden excite you? john, the answer's not always a

yes. in fact, usually it's not. it is about president trump. so biden, of course, needs to please progressives here as well. we'll look to see if he changes some policies to be in-line with where his party is as well. >> fascinating moment. opportunity and challenge. keep in touch. when we come back, two crises in america. coronavirus and aracial reckoning. for many african-americans, very much connected. usaa was made for right now. and right now, is a time for action. so, for a second time we're giving members

a credit on their auto insurance. because it's the right thing to do. we're also giving payment relief options to eligible members so they can take care of things like groceries before they worry about their insurance or credit card bills. right now is the time to take care of what matters most. like we've done together, so many times before. discover all the ways we're helping members at usaa.com/coronavirus discover all the ways we're helping members mortgage rates just dropped to near 50-year lows. one call to newday usa can save you $2,000 every year. and once you refinance, the savings are automatic. thanks to your va streamline refi benefit, at newday there's no income verification, no appraisal, and no out of pocket costs. activate your va benefit now. one call can save you $2000 every year. that's your weathered deck, crying for help.

while you do nothing, it's inviting those geese over for target practice. and now look who's coming to barbecue. your deck's worst nightmare. not today. today, let's stain. with the #1 rated semi-transparent stain. cause if you stain your deck today, they can't stain your deck tomorrow. behr. exclusively at the home depot. no no no no no, there's no space there! maybe over here? hot! hot! oven mitts! oven mitts! everything's stuck in the drawers! i'm sorry! oh, jeez. hi. kelly clarkson. try wayfair! oh, ok. it's going to help you, with all of... this! yeah, here you go. thank you! oh, i like that one!

[ laugh ] that's a lot of storage! perfect. you're welcome! i love it. how did you do all this? wayfair! speaking of dinner, what're we eating, guys? the sleep number it's 360 smart bed.owest prices of the season on can it help keep me asleep? absolutely, it senses your movements and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. and now, the queen sleep number 360 c4 smart bed is only $1,299, save $400. only for a limited time.

protests now nearly daily occurrence since the death of george floyd and african-american's fight for police reform and other racial injustice. and efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic because of its disproportionate grip impact on the black community. minorities make up a majority of coronavirus cases in many communities. turn now to dr. ebony hill at the university of virginia. doctor, one hand people say these are separate crises. the coronavirus pandemic. you have the racial reckoning protest movement going on in america. you say for black americans they are connected. explain. >> right. for sure. thank you for having me. when you look at the population of people that are dieing at higher rates for covid-19, and we look at those who are dieing at higher rates for police brutality we see they share one

common thread and that is african-americans and racial minority groups tend to be those that fall at the hands of these two sores and the reason being, they share the same disease process, which is systemic racism, and how that plays into everything that we see unfolding today. >> and so i just want to get your thoughts. someone in the medical community, dealing with the pandemic, a., and b., as a black american watching it play out. you shared a picture from your hometown. you're in charlottesville, this is in south carolina. a heinous image you show there. we don't show to promote it but condemn it. your thoughts on this moment. when you see, that's home. that's home and the message is of hate. >> right. and that message is not unique. today marks literally the fifth-year anniversary coming to what used to be my hometown of charleston who murdered nine

people in a church. this issue that we're seeing with george floyd has been a long-standing issue we saw with eric garner, trayvon martin, emma teele and martin luther. for african-americans, 1619, there's always been a divide of, what it means to be black and american. it's a difficult dichotomy. and we see this along the lines of education and of wealth. until we deal with those systemic flaws, we won't be able to go forward as a nation. the pandemic shows you have targeted populations, along the lines of racial discrimination, the entire nation suffers. we're seeing it not only a health crisis but an economic spiral at this point because of it. >> so help me as an american, who happens to be black, put it

that way, that's what you are. an american. how do you -- when you see the steps so far, score them for me, in the sense that you do see state and local governments, washington, d.c., trying to do police reforms. you see quaker oats today saying aunt jemima, sorry. taking off that brand. we get it. late. over a century, but we're going to move and act. university of virginia, you're in charlottesville, virginia, changing that athletic logo because the athletic director came to realize the graphics in it were viewed as a celebration of slavery. to a degree. are these modest changes? are they just symbolic changes? are they important brick by brick steps? >> well, for one, i think it's never a wrong time to do what's right. i congratulate all of those companies and institutions for taking a step forward to say, this is wrong. we need to fix it. but it is a -- it is a band-aid

on a, of a symptom. we do have to get down to the root of what caused a need for these symbols to be prevalent in today's time in the first place. why is it that you need to have these imageries of lesser than, of black people and minority people standing in your place. we need to address that. if we don't think the symbols are important the billion dollar advertiseme menment wouldn't ex. symbols carry weight how they view you and treat you. we're seeing the numbers in outcomes black people three times more likely to be involve ared in a police shooting. right? we see the numbers in african-american mothers four times more likely to die during pregnancy. we see the numbers burying our children 2.5 times the rate of other races before they're 1 years old and children suspended from schools four times more

likely if black than if you're white. we have to start thinking as a nation. we can put band-aids and try to sayre we're going say we're going to do reforms. i tell my students rotating through icu, we don't treat symptoms. treat diseases. we must do this or we will see ourselves crumble as we are right now. we are in a time of crisis, and we need to have a full coding of america to get this right. >> doctor, grateful for your time and insights. thank you. >> thank you for having me. >> thank you, my pleasure. civil rights groups want big advertisers to pull funding from facebook. hate speech and misinformation and facebook is a hostile place. meantime, the new "usa today" op-ed mark zuckerberg insists his company can play a positive role in the 2020 election. we're tracking this.

facebook facing criticism yet again? >> reporter: right and facebook makes all its money from advertising. if it's successful could have a major impact on facebook online. civil rights groups like the naacp and anti-defamation league want to send a message, your profits are never worth promoting, hate, anti-acces ant and not doing enough to fight. facebook says it's brought in new rules against white nationalists, invested in taking bad actors off its platform. remember, a few weeks ago that post, infamous mow trump post where he says, looting will lead to shooting. upset a lot of civil rights groups. twitter lit as a glorification, facebook did nothing. the big question, will brands, these companies, actually pull out? facebook is an extremely powerful ad platform.

joe biden recognizes it and other politicians. >> important piece of this conversation as we try to figure it out. thanks so much. quick break. we'll be right back.

florida among the states that reopened from coronavirus early. its republican governor saying his state will not shut down again. despite evidence cases are going up and the possibility that rising case count could soon overtax hospitals. live from miami we have the latest. rosa flores. >> reporter: john, well, the florida democrat of health just released the latest numbers, and it's very concerning, actually. the number is 2,600 new cases, but if you look at the percentage, the positivity percentage is actually 10.3%, and that's the highest its been in at least two weeks. that, of course, very alarming after we've seen an uptick in

cases. just last week we were tracking how there were more than 1,000 daily cases. over the weekend that changed to more than 2,000, and here we are, the latest numbers, 2, 600. governor ron desantis says it's due to an uptick in cases due to outbreaks in communities, agriculture communities, imprisoned, in long-term care facilities and he's been digging in his heels saying he will not shut down the economy. take a listen. >> we're not shutting down. you know, we're going to go forward. we're going to continue to protect the most vulnerable. >> reporter: now, again, the latest numbers released by the florida department of health, 2 zeshgs2,600 raising it to 82,00 in the state of florida. again, gather saying doesn't change the numbers.

i just emailed asking if the new number, 10.2% positivity rate changing the calculus for them. i'm waiting to hear back. >> awaiting an answer. saw it through the reopening, disagreement between the governor accelerate reopening and others saying need help with face masks, personal protection equipment, right? >> reporter: absolutely. nine mayors in texas asking the governor there to require masks, but you're absolutely right. seeing it here in miami. >> a little the mayor of miami and miami beach, very concerned about these numbers. you're looking at the same numbers, john, the governor is looking at. the governor having one reaction. local mayors saying something needs to be done. john? >> rosa flores on the ground in miami. appreciate it. there every day keeping track of the numbers for me. that's important. thank you.

thank you for joining us today. hope to see you back here tomorrow as well. busy news day. brianna keilar picks up our coverage, right now. have a good day. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. i'm brianna keilar and i welcome viewers here in the u.s. and around the world. we are beginning with breaking news today. a city on edge. awaiting an imminent announcement whether criminal charges will be filed in the deadly police shooting of rayshard brooks in atlanta. the 27-year-old husband and father of four fatally shot after taking a taser from police and fired it at one officer follow ag scuffle with two officers at a wendy's restaurant last friday night. both of the officers involved in the shooting are white. garrett rolfe on the right there is the man who shot brooks. he has been fired from the police force. devin bronsan on your left, placed on administrative duty. the faulty county district attorney is weighing murder,

felony murder and voluntary