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arbery's father. good to have you with us. coronavirus cases are surging again in the united states, and health experts fear it may soon spiral out of control. johns hopkins university tracked almost 35,000 new infections among americans in just 24 hours, a level not seen since april. california, texas, and florida are seeing their biggest one-day jumps in new infections. together those states comprise more than 1/4 of the u.s. population. three states on the u.s. east coast, new york, new jersey, and connecticut have contained covid-19 to a manageable level. now they're worried about getting re-infected.

for the latest, here's cnn's nick watt. >> we're announcing today a joint travel advisory. people coming in from states that have a high infection rate must quarantine for 14 days. >> reporter: so from midnight three northeastern states won't let anyone in from these nine southern and western states unless they quarantine. in arizona, another record covid-19 death toll. >> within days we're going to be over capacity and dealing with a hospital crisis in my opinion. >> reporter: in florida, more new cases than ever before. one hospital system says they're seeing more young patients. >> and if they're spreading the infection to older people, people with chronic diseases right now, we'll see an increase in deaths potentially two weeks from now. >> reporter: another record case count in texas. >> there is a massive outbreak of covid-19 in texas today.

we are making sure the rules are enforced so we are going to be able to better contain the spread of covid-19. >> reporter: and for 11 days straight texas has set new records for the number of covid-19 patients admitted to the hospital. nationwide, in more than half our states new case counts just aren't going down. >> basically we're back to where new york was back in march except that this time i don't think that there is the political will and the public support to have that he is shutdowns. >> reporter: dr. anthony fauci says we need to get past mask wearing being a political issue. the democratic governor of north carolina said he's making them mandatory and the republican governor of florida just said he won't. >> we advised from the beginning of may, we advised if you can't social distance, wear the mask, but ultimately we've got to trust people to make good decisions. >> reporter: those well-known university of washington

modelers say we would save more than 30,000 lives by the end of the summer if 95% of us wore masks, but right now we aren't. >> we just went through hell trying to revive and take care of people and we don't want to go through it again. wear a mask. just wear a mask. >> reporter: here in california they set a new record tuesday. more than 5,000 new cases. wednesday they obliterated that record. more than 7,000 new cases, but there are still beds in hospitals to deal with these cases according to state officials. mic watt, cnn, los angeles. despite the advisory in new jersey, president trump won't go into the mandated quarantine when he visits this weekend. the president will be visiting his golf club in bed minister, but the white house says he is not a civilian and those close to him are tested for covid-19. new jersey's governor, phil

murphy, agreed with that assessment. >> there is a carve out for essential workers, and i think by any definition the president of the united states is an essential worker. i know the folks get tested around him all the time. i've been tested a couple of times when i've been with him the past couple of months. i think the bigger point here is we want folks to really be responsible when they're thinking of not just themselves and within the communities. we've beaten this virus down to a pulp in new jersey with an enormous loss of life. we've gn through hell and we don't want to go through hell. >> wear a mask, wear a mask, wear a mask. it has become a common refrain. the medical officials during the coronavirus pandemic. many americans including president trump himself are refuse to go do so, but as cases rise in the u.s., health experts and some republican leaders say

it's absolutely imperative to have a face covering. going out in public without a mask is like driving drunk. even if you don't get hurt. that's why i want you to think about not wearing a mask in public, it's like driving drunk. >> there's no secret formula for that except say get past it. it should not be a political issue. it is purely a public health issue. forget the politics. look at the data. >> seriously, we haven't beat it. you've got to wear a mask, you've got to get more information out, you've got to tell people where there's local transmission and so people can make decisions. but we haven't beat it. >> it would have been one thing to talk about masks in the middle of may when it looks like

trends are going down. a different thing to talk about masks in june with all of the numbers going up. as a result, you are seeing myself both wear a mask, talk about masks more than i did in the middle part of may. >> but despite all the dire warnings from health experts and the urging of elected officials, there are still some naysayers. take a listen. >> you literally cannot mandate somebody to wear a mask knowing that that mask is killing people. it literally is killing people. and my -- the people -- we, the people, are waking up and we know what citizens arrest is. >> the problem with humanity today is ignorance, arrogance and empathy. keep taking the road of least resistance. >> they want to throw god's wonderful breathing system out the door. you're all turning your backs on it. >> so let's speak to someone on the front lines of delivering medical care in this country

right now. i'm pleased to welcome dr. matthew back on the show, a cnn medical analyst, a primary care doctor and a specialist in public health. good to have you with us. >> nice to be with you, rosemary. >> the u.s. is the worst hit country in the world. doing so badly the e.u. is now considering preventing u.s. travelers from entering. it shows 30,000 plus cases in the u.s. today now and it's about the same number back in early april. no improvement at all, even slightly worse. it is dire and yet president trump falsely suggested wednesday the coronavirus is behind us, even as the death toll surpasses 121,000. he clearly doesn't have a plan right now. how can we turn this around? >> rosemary, you mention how it

doesn't seem like we ever move. we're starting all over. that's what bothers me as a public health specialist. that initial sacrifice, it almost seems like we've lost all of that time that we've gained. the only answer right now is to feel comfortable with hitting the pause button. i think that's what a lot of our leaders in these states where the cases are surging, we need to be comfortable in saying, i'm going to say it, the three dreaded words, stay at home. i think that we are getting to that point in states like florida where those measures need to be taking place again. we need to ramp up testing. trace and isolate people. >> yeah. of course, americans don't want to hear those words, stay at home. as new coronavirus cases hit their single highest number,

texas, florida hit new all-time high numbers, particularly in california where the governor has been tougher than most and has taken this seriously. >> i agree. i think if you look at the two states where the governor's been really aggressive early and stayed aggressive consistently, it would have to be new york and california. so the big question is why is california having these surges? i think, rosemary, what's happening is california is a huge state with so many different counties and demographics. what comes with a state that is so heterogeneous are different rules and regulations by different county officials. i think that's what's going on here. you don't have this one mandate across the state like in new york with governor cuomo. >> the washington role model

says if 95% of americans started to wear masks, the estimate would drop to 146,000 deaths. the solution is staring us right in the face quite literally, yet the president and some governors are not offering leadership on this even as dr. anthony fauci says, forget the politics, wear a mask. why so much resistance to the one thing that could actually turn this dire situation around? how do you convince people to do this? >> it's a tough question, rosemary. you would think it would be so straightforward. you can cut down the number of deaths by 40,000. 50% decrease in transmission rates, rosemary, just by wearing a cotton mask over your mouth and nose. i think what needs to happen is good leadership. yes, i agree, we're not a culture that is comfortable wearing masks like in south

korea and other parts of asia. i get it. but this is one public health measure that's going to save lives. it starts from the top down. i'm a physician. can you imagine if you walk into a restaurant without a mask and the patient saw me. ultimately we need to lead by setting an example. that's what's going to be key in trying to change this culture. >> thank you so. appreciate it. >> thank you, rosemary. coronavirus have tripled in latin america last month. here's what the director of the pan american health organization is saying about it. >> last month i announced here that our region had become the new epicenter of the pandemic. i am sorry to see that since then cases of covid-19 in latin

america have now tripled from almost 690,000 on may 23rd to more than 2 million today. >> mexico is seeing a spike in new cases in deaths due to covid-19. the country reported almost 5500 new cases and almost 1,000 deaths in the past 24 hours. peru saw almost 4,000 new cases wednesday and the country's president is asking people not to let that you are guard down until a vaccine has been found. bra still has topped 1.1 million cases with more than 100,000 cases being reported in the past three days. we have more. >> reporter: covid-19 cases in latin america have tripled in the last month surpassing two million infections.

the pan american health organization's director says they are getting pressure even though transmission is still increasing. brazil alone ras registered well over 1 million cases. on wednesday they registered 42,000 new infections. a judge has ordered the brazilian president to wear a mask in public or face a fine worth about $380 a day. the coronavirus skeptic rarely puts on a mask for public events or when he joins his supporters in rallies shaking hands and embracing crowds. the government is seeking to overturn the ruling which applies to public a persons in the country's capital brazilia. he has repeatedly downplayed the virus calling it a little flu and urging brazilians to go back

to work. and you can follow the latest developments of the coronavirus pandemic in the u.s. and around the world with anderson cooper and dr. sanjay gupta on our cnn global town hall. watch "coronavirus facts and fears" at 8 thursday evening in new york. that's at 8 friday morning in hong kong. only here on cnn. well, after a record-setting day on tuesday, u.s. stocks made an abrupt u-turn on wednesday posting their biggest one day losses in almost two weeks. a surging number of covid-19 cases across the u.s. combined with a possible new tariff on e.u. imports conspired to drop all three major u.s. indices more than 2%. and as you can see, u.s. futures for thursday are running pretty deeply in the red right now. down 1.15 there. and here's how it looks at this

hour in europe as the trading day gets started. you can see the ftse 100 down .28%. now here in the united states we are about to find out how many americans filed initial jobless claims last week. cnn business correspondent joins me now live. good to see you, aleni. what are the expectations of this imminent jobs report? how does that all work in with the imf's global outlook and the depth of this recession? >> reporter: it's such an important weekly number because it gives us a sense on the unemployment scenarios that are playing out in the u.s. the latest figure we had was 1.5 million americans filing for unemployment insurance. that number is expected to go down, which is encouraging because it shows that things are starting to get a little better. a smooth road? no. but perhaps a lot more rockier than people had anticipated. you have to keep in mind, this number has been above 1 million since the start of the pandemic

and lockdown restrictions at the height of restrictions. we actually saw numbers hitting 6.8 million which is really astronomical if you compare that to what we saw during the global financial crisis. the point here is, rosemary, the consumer is taking pain in the u.s. another important data point that will be released in those numbers is continuous jobless claims. those figures will be really telling about the move of people getting off of that employment role and then back into the business environment and getting their jobs back. it also shows how many people are still receiving benefits. to date, around 48 million americans have received unemployment benefits. it is really a big number, and it points to the fact that there is still a lot of pain to work through in the u.s. economy. the latest numbers on coronavirus cases rising in the u.s. also means that there will be huge repercussions in terms of how business plans to open up. some companies won't be able to get back to 50% capacity or even

100% capacity. that means a loss in consumers, a loss in revenue, and also a loss in appetite to get jobs back and people back into employment. you also have to keep in mind it's sitting at 13.3% and the imf is saying we've got an even dire situation painted for the global economy this year. a contraction to fight the same. the u.s. is expected to contract by 8%. the pain is not over yet. it will be interesting to see the numbers, rosemary, that are coming through in the next few hours. >> all very sobering. many thanks for the live report. australia's gantias is cutting 6,000 jobs. they already have grounded as many as 100 aircraft.

15,000 employees remain idol. their jobs still on hold. coming up, a grand jury in georgia has indicted the three men suspected of shooting ahmaud arbery, an unarmed black man. we will tell you what those charges are. and after the only outdoor confederate statue was torn down, the u.s. president is ordering its restoration despite it being tied to the country's racist past. we're back in a moment. like ordinary memory supplements, neuriva has clinically proven ingredients that fuel five indicators of brain performanc: memory, focus, accuracy, learning, and concentration. try our new gummies for 30 days and see the difference.

a grand jury in the u.s. has indicted three men on numerous charges in the killing of ahmaud arbery in georgia. they have been formally charged with felony murder, murder with malice and other offenses. they are accused of chasing down and fatally shooting arbery, an unarmed african-american man while he was out jogging in february. cnn spoke to mr. arbery's father

on thursday. here's why he wants them to get the death penalty. >> i wanted to see it every day. i just don't want to see them on the streets again. they need to see it every day they wake up and realize what wrong they did. i know they're going ahead. no, don't. >> ahmaud arbery was just 25 years old when he was killed. u.s. president donald trump is slamming senate democrats from blocking a republican drafted police reform bill, the largely party line vote denied republicans the 60 votes they needed to begin debate on the legislation. democrats say the bill fell

short of what was needed to meaningfully change policing tactics. leaders on both sides blamed each other for the impasse. >> in the wake of the killings of breonna taylor and george floyd, falling protests coast to coast, the senate was supposed to officially take up police reform on the floor today. instead, our democratic colleagues are poised to turn this routine step into a partisan impasse. >> who do you believe, america? civil rights conference or mitch mcconnell? how do believe, naacp or the republican caucus? who do you believe, america, the lawyer, the taylor and floyd families or donald trump? >> with both parties at

loggerheads, the bill's future this year looks increasingly doubtful. the u.s. president personally ordered that the statue of general albert pike be put-back up after protesters in washington tore it down and burned it last friday, the night of juneteenth. it is the only outdoor statue that commemorates a member of the confederacy. it is part of the country's heritage. mr. trump said he would take steps to ensure these monuments aren't torn down. >> i think many of the people knocking down the statues don't have any idea what it means, who it is, when they want to knock down grant, but when they look at it, now they're looking at jesus christ, they're looking at george washington, they're looking at abraham lincoln, thomas jefferson.

not going to happen. >> well, officials say the white house expects u.s. marshals to protect them earlier this week. they have changed their hearts and changed their minds. now they want to change their ink. still ahead, how some tattoo artists are helping people get rid of racist symbols they thought they'd wear for life. plus, one of donald trump's former advisers is slamming the handling of the pandemic. our interview with john bolton, that's next. it's time for the lowest prices of the season on

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coronavirus cases in the u.s. more than 34,000 new infections were reported tuesday. that's the third highest number in one day since the pandemic began. the three most populus states, california, texas, and florida all set one-day records. those three states account for more than 1/4 of the u.s. population. cnn's kung lao. >> reporter: summer in los angeles. >> not too many people, keeping their social distance measures. i'm a little worried to be honest. >> reporter: doctors say he should worry. california reported more than 7,000 covid-19 ineffect shuns tod infections. new infections have shot up shattering records. gavin newsom is sounding the

alarm. >> we cannot continue to do what we have done over the last number of weeks. >> reporter: this is a major set back for a state that attacked the virus aggressively. california was the first state to shut down after about two months of closures, numbers stabilized. unemployment shot up. protests grew angry and the state moved forward in phases to restart the economy. >> just because we had flattened the curve here in california early on does not mean we are out of the woods. >> reporter: covid never disappeared. infections in nursing homes and the prison population continued but the main driver is the reopening of california. people fed up with social distancing and masks. >> this mask mandate is ridiculous. >> reporter: the governor and county health officials say days of protest over the death of george floyd where we saw masks

but little social distancing may have been a factor. >> california's governor, with the help of previous governors, is now urging on multiple platforms for people to wear masks. statewide mandate he's already put into place. >> do your part. >> don't let covid win. wear a mask. >> just do it. >> we are not safer today than we were before. in fact, we were safer when everybody was home. now we are reaching a point where we are much less safe and we need to be even more careful. >> reporter: this is dodgers stadium which is now a drive-up testing side for coronavirus. california's governor says testing is, indeed, up, but so is the percentage of people who are testing positive. this county, los angeles county, now has more people who have tested positive than any other county in the entire country. kyung lah, cnn, los angeles. president trump's former national security advisor has

been making the rounds, slamming the president. john bolton told cnn's wolf blitzer on wednesday he has no confidence in mr. trump's handling of the coronavirus crisis. take a listen. >> i am afraid that the erratic nature of the policies as they've evolved since january when the experts really began to sense that this problem might be out there has characterized our response throughout, and i'm worried that it continues to be the pattern that the president follows. it's not part of a comprehensive strategy. i think there is an empty chair in the oval office because the president did not want to hear bad news about xi jinping his friend. he did not want to hear bad news about a coverup of the virus in china or its potential effect on the china trade deal that he wants so much, and he didn't want to hear about the potential impact of a pandemic on the american economy and its effect on his re-election.

turning a blind eye to all these early signs i think hampered the country's ability to deal with this and continues to do so. >> bolton also discussed the increase in racial tensions across the u.s. and said trump should act to improve race relations. well, the european union is considering blocking americans from traveling to europe over concerns that the u.s. has failed to control the coronavirus. as you can imagine, that news isn't sitting well with the trump administration. here is secretary of state mike pompeo's reaction. >> we certainly don't want to reopen and jeopardize people traveling here and we don't want to cause problems anywhere else. i'm very confident in the coming weeks we'll figure that out as between not only the united states and the e.u. but the united states and other parts of the world, too. >> cnn's nic robertson joins us with more from london. good to see you, nic. the e.u. still considering this as we say, but given the data,

how inevitable is it? >> reporter: it's an inevitability about what the e.u. is going to say. their three standard criteria is reciprocity. does the other country actually allow citizens of the european union in that country, the case is in the united states the answer is no. the other is air travel and how that's managed. that seems to be something that could certainly be agreed upon. and then the other difficult thing is the testing and, you know, the european union is setting a threshold of 50 deaths per 100,000 people. right now the european union is at 16 per 100,000 and the united states is way above at 106.7 per 100,000. brazil is at 187. that gives you an idea.

yes, right now it looks like the u.s. inevitably is going to fall under that criteria. one of the saving points for the united states might be that individual european countries can take this guidance, these criteria and the guidance that the european union offers but it's still up to them what they do within their own national borders. for example, portugal right now allows citizens to come in from brazil. so it is possible individual nations could choose to allow u.s. citizens in. with the spikes that we're seeing are unlikely. this is not a political thing, it is all about protecting the health of e.u. citizens, half a billion of them, and that's their priority. >> u.s. numbers are up. they are the worst in the world. nic robertson, many thanks to you from london. >> gustaf's eiffel towief felei

reopens. for tourists there will be changes. cnn just visited the magnificent tower. he is in the city of light. joins us live. good to see you, cyril. tell us how your visit went, the changes they made and whether the tourists will come and climb all those stairs. >> reporter: the eiffel tower has been closed for the longest closure since world war ii. reopened just a short while ago. i am seeing crowds of visitors forming at the foot of the eiffel tower. they're expecting 4, 5,000 people which is less than 1/4 the number of daily visitors they would normally get at the same time of year, but that is just going to have to be the reality for a lot of monuments, not just in france but across the world when international

travel is down. you were speaking with nic earlier about visitors. it's likely that there won't be u.s. visitors or from other parts of the world for a while to come. the visitors that can come, well, they get a slightly different eiffel tower experience from what you would normally get. you have the new normal, of course. you have to wear a facemask. hand gel, floor signage directing the flow of visitors. that has become fairly standard in many parts of the world, many monuments. what is specific to the eiffel tower, many people would choose to take a lift from the ground floor to go up to the first and second levels, that is not going to be possible over the next few days in order to avoid crowds in a confined space. if you want that view, rosemary, visitors have to earn it. it's 745 steps to the top, 15 to 20 minutes. the thing is, there is punishing heat in paris at the moment. there's an added degree of difficulty if you want that view. >> great challenge for some people who like the exercise.

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the u.s. presidential election is a little more than four months away. a new national poll has presumptive democratic nominee joe biden with a double digit lead over president trump. cnn's jessica dean takes a closer look at the numbers. >> reporter: some new polling out on wednesday gives us a good snapshot of where the presidential race stands in the middle of june. let's start first with a national poll put out by "the new york times." this one shows vice president joe biden leading president trump 50% to 36%. this mirrors a cnn poll that came out earlier this month and

it also shows biden growing his support among women, among non-white voters and he's up double digits with independent voters. when you look at a couple of battleground states, first with wisconsin and the marquette university poll, an 8% lead. and then also ohio. if you take a look there, a new quinnipiac poll shows biden at 46, trump at 45. so very, very close there. what's important to note about ohio, of course wisconsin and ohio, both states that president trump won in 2016, but ohio has been considered reliably republican. so to see vice president biden making a run at ohio, noteworthy there. we'll see how things develop as the summer goes on. jessica dean, cnn, washington. in russia voting has begun

in a controversial referendum on constitutional changes that could pave the way for president vladimir putin to stay in power until 2036. cnn's matthew chance is in london. he joins us now live. good to see you, matthew. is this vote pretty much a done deal? >> reporter: i think it probably is, but we'll have to wait until july 1st to find out. the central election commission opened up some voting booths early because of the pandemic. because this vote is taking place at the height of the coronavirus outbreak in russia and there are concerns that it shouldn't have gone ahead at all because of the potential risk that it poses with so many people voting on a single day. the bigger controversy though is about what this constitutional change would mean. first of all, it would mean that

the current president, vladimir putin, would be able to serve a third of two consecutive presidential terms which means in theory he could stay in power until 2036. remember, you know, it's already been the case that he's been in power since 1999. there's a lot of criticism coming in from various circles inside of russia that this gives vladimir putin too much power. his detractors say he's been in power way too long. >> matthew chance reporting live from london. many thanks. u.s. president drumpd met donald trump met the polish leader. they discussed a defense cooperation agreement and some u.s. troops he plans to withdraw from germany may head to poland

and that warsaw would pay for them. mr. trump then slammed germany. he claims it hasn't paid its share of nato costs. coming up, some tattoo parlors are offering free services to help people get rid of racist tattoos. i spoke to one artist who's had a huge response. that's next. how do you get skin happy 24/7? aveeno® with prebiotic oat. it hydrates and softens skin. so it looks like this. and you feel like this. aveeno® daily moisturizer get skin healthy™ this is the sound of greatness (speaking german badly) no shortcuts no magic stars (speaking spanish badly) (speaking french badly) being great means being pretty bad for a while and soon you'll be something else (speaking german perfectly) speaking a new language

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but up to 30 percent less with fast free shipping. visit petmeds.com today. welcome back, everyone. the less people grow and change, often their views do, thankfully. some tattoo artists are helping people who have inked themselves with hate symbols like these and now want them gone. we speak now to matt barkley. he joins us. thank you so much for talking with us. >> no problem. >> so you are one of a number of tattoo artists offering these free cover ups of hateful and racist tattoos. why did you decide you needed to do this, to be part of this? >> a friend of mine has been doing it for a few years.

his name is billy white. there's a documentary about it called beneath the ink. he happened to be a friend of mine. i thought about it with everything going on in the world, a lot of civil unrest and especially state side here, you know? i wanted to get involved and somehow, some way use my talents to make a positive impact on the community. >> wonderful. so you feel you're doing your part here. we do have some images of a woman who came to see you wanting her swastika tattoo covered up with a very large sun flower. how did that all play out? because it's extraordinary watching the process as you do cover this up. what did she say to you? >> basically i don't want to go into super, super specifics, but essentially she was in an abusive relationship with a

white supremacist and, you know, this led to that. i don't know if it was, you know, fear on her part going along with it. and she said that, you know, she was inebriated when it happened and, you know, that she's never really felt that way in her heart but she's in a relationship with somebody who is deeply involved in that mindset and, you know, that culture and, you know, she had it and she had it for a number of years and she's wanted it covered up for a really long time. she got it done today. she seems super, super, super happy. >> that's great. and talk to us about what other hateful symbols you've covered up so far or have had people come to show you that you will intend to cover up in the future. >> a lot of like the ss or

lightning bolts, if you will. swastikas, white power type tattoos. quite a few confederate flags and one guy has one on his back, intend to cover that for him, too. the swastika and the confederate flag are probably the most common i've seen so far. >> why do you think these people are coming to you now, matt, saying we've had enough of these tattoos and what they represent, we want them covered up? >> well, i mean, with a lot of social unrest, people are having conversations about these kinds of things now. it's in the spotlight. a lot of people are not aware of certain things, you know? it's everywhere you look now it seems to be, especially if you're involved in social media in any shape, form or fashion

you're bound to see it. people are on the lookout for these kinds of things. i live in an economically depressed area. tattoos are a luxury item, you know? you don't really -- you know, with covid-19 going on, a lot of people out of work, it's created a lot of financial hardships for people. you know, what better time to offer a free service like this. >> how many people are coming to you saying they want their tattoo covered up? what about your friends as well, are you seeing that there are just so many more people wanting this service now? >> absolutely. i think -- i made the post -- it's been probably a week and a half ago. i've already done i think five or six cover ups, but i probably have around 25 to 30 more people lined up in my schedule. >> you're doing a great thing

there, matt barkley. thank you so much. appreciate it. well, an art collector in spain has been left distinctly unimpressed with the restoration job of one of his paintings. the owner of this immaculate conception said he paid more than $1300 to have it restored, but as you can see the furniture restorer he hired to clean the painting botched the job. then in an attempt to fix it made it worse. conservation experts say it highlights the need to regulate the restoration business. pity there, isn't it? thanks so much for your company. i'm rosemary church. "early start" is up next. have yourselves a great day. you doing okay?

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almost back at the peak. record coronavirus spikes in the most populated states. scientists say wearing masks will save lives but some governors reject the idea. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, this is "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm laura jarrett. thursday, june 25th, 5 a.m. here in new york. this morning, record increases in new covid-19 cases in the country's three most populus states, california, texas, florida all setting single day records. more than 1/4 of the u.s. popula