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the white house is painting a rosy picture of how coronavirus is being handled, but the soaring numbers tell a very different story. if you were hoping to travel from the united states to europe
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this summer, think again. u.s. visitors are expected to be banned from visiting starting next week. and sad and disappointed race driver louis hamilton reacted to a shocking cnn interview with former formula 1 boss bernie eckenstein on the issue of racism. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world, this is "cnn newsroom." i'm natalie allen. 5:00 a.m. here on the east coast and the u.s. thanks so much for joining us. more than 45,000 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in the united states on friday. and all-time high for a single day. and the death toll since
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february, now 125,000 and climbing. all of which adds up to remarkable progress, according to u.s. vice president mike pence, after two months of silence, the leader of the white house coronavirus task force briefed reporters friday with a string of make-believe accomplishments. >> all 50 states and territories across this country are opening up safely and responsibly. >> that simply isn't true. the virus is gaining ground now in more than 30 states. 11 governors are putting the brakes on reopening any further. and at least two have sounded a retreat. europe is watching the u.s. closely to keep the virus from resurging there. the eu is now considering rolling up the welcome mat from visitors from coronavirus hot spots such as the united states. medical professionals and local governments across america are
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exasperated by the white house's stubborn deafness to reality, even on something as common sense as face masks. and because the trump administration insists on pushing an alternative narrative that ignores science, there's growing fear this unprecedented health crisis is about to get much worse. for more, here's cnn's erica hill. >> today, we find ourselves careening towards a catastrophic and unsustainable situation. >> reporter: harris county, texas, elevating its public threat level to red, the highest level, urging people to stay home, banning large outdoor gatherings. >> the outbreaks are worsening, public health care capacity is strained or surged and it's already in progress. >> reporter: governor greg abbott altering the state's reopening closing bars and restaurants back to 50%
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occupancy as new cases continue to surge. >> how does that make things better? >> reporter: staggering in florida, nearly 9,000 new cases reported on friday. governor ron desantis said the spike has resulteded in more testing. >> really, nothing has changed in the past week. >> reporter: the state banning alcohol consumption in bars friday. one of 11 states now rolling back and pausing reopening plans. >> you will see with the death rates, they're lagging. >> reporter: the vice president painting a much different picture. >> we're in a much stronger place. the truth is, we did slow the spread, we flattened the curve. >> reporter: the curve is actually going up, nearly 40,000 new cases reported on thus, an all-time high and a new peak. 32 states moving in the wrong direction in the past week. >> 20% positivity in tests taken in arizona. >> reporter: just 12% of
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arizona's icu beds were available on thursday. of those in use, more than 40% occupied by covid-19 patients. >> if we don't extinguish the outbreak, sooner or later, even the ones doing well are going to be vulnerable to the spread. >> reporter: the white house now considering pool testing to find and isolate infections more quickly, because in the words of anthony fauci something's not working. while those states in the clear, it's a sharply different story in the northeast. plans are now on the table in certain states. >> maximum number of kids in school, that is our goal. >> reporter: as officials cautiously watch the spread. >> if anyone thinks this is over, i'd ask them to take a look at the data coming out of the states in the south and southwest. >> reporter: one of those states, south carolina reporting the highest.
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hospitals currently at 75%. capacities in south carolina, once they hit 80%, the governor says that's when they move into surge capacity. in terms of getting infected it's mostly people under 40. particularly the 30 to 35-year-old age groups. urging everybody in that age to get tested. and the statewide mandate will be impactful but tool tough to enforce. erica hill, cnn, new york. you just heard vice president mike pence speaking during friday's task force briefing, the first in almost two months. here's cnn's dr. sanjay gupta to explain why some of the vice president's claims were contradictory and even misleading. >> well, watching that press briefing really did feel like an alternate reality, versus what's happening now on the ground the united states. we can see it if you take a look
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at this graphic, how much states have changed since the last coronavirus task force briefing. how much they've been and how it's gone up since the pandemic began. i think it's important to point when you have a coronavirus task force meeting for the first time in two months, that they would address these types of concerns, address these hot spots and present a plan forward. there really wasn't any of that. in fact, it's really a minimizing of the current state of affairs. the vice president saying all 50 states are opening safely and responsibly, that's not true. we know several states have now put the pause on reopening efforts. so concerned are they about the numbers and new infections in the states. we have heard it was 35 days of slowing the spread. there was a downturn, but the lowest number of cases for this country was on june 1st, about 17,000 cases on that day. it's really become a question,
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is that the best we can do? they've also talked about the fact that they've greatly expanded testing. well, the reality is, whatever the testing is, it's still not enough in this country. if you look at the road maps to actually recovery, they talk about 5 million tests a day. right now, we're about 500,000 tests a day, so one-tenth, perhaps, of where we should be. i think should point out as well that this idea of testing has already some real flash points even within the coronavirus task force according to some new reporting. this idea that the cdc, obviously, did not have an effective test released initially. there's been a lot of criticism of that and that's been well reported. but the concern now is middle, end of june, we still don't have enough testing. we still don't have enough of what's called apartme ed antige. there's a lot of question among task force members that that
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still hasn't happened. again, the first task force meeting in over two months, what we're left with is a spin, trying to leave a rosier picture for the united states. and sadly, no new plans really going forward. >> joining me now is virologist muhammad munir in england. good morning, muhammad, thank you for coming on. >> good morning, natalie. >> one expert likened the situation in the united states as a four-alarm fire. icus are being filled again. the administration remains tone-deaf without a master plan to address this. how does the u.s. put out this fire? >> yes, absolutely, i think this is -- the number of cases are going up and up again. and going at the scale which has never been seen in the coronavirus pandemic. and that is primarily due to
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premature opening up of economies. and also mixed messages from the stakeholders including the government and researchers. and i think at this moment, the critical point is really the scenario going back into the states where we were before and ramping up the ability. i know the icu makes it closer from the infection to the sickness, but i think the most important part is that the hospitals prepare in the best way. >> from the very beginning, the united states has lagged behind in testing. and it still does. is it too late to ramp up testing in these hot spots and there are many of them? >> not really, i mean, every point when a new cluster are emerging there is always a need for testing. and there's always a need to improve the existing testing.
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so it's never been delayed for the testing capabilities. as the number of cases are increasing, therefore, i think america need to resist the whole scenario and re-emphasize the capabilities. and also learning from the previous experiences. as we know, there are a few glitches in the testing efficacy and capabilities. so, certainly, a need and probably the most important time now to test and isolate people before it comes into a situation the u.s. has been before. >> and you say that, just days after president trump said what we need is less testing. i want to talk to you about what a doctor in houston, texas, said that they are just days before running out of capacity. then they'll have to tell sick people to stay home. talk to us what hospitals are
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going to be up against yet again. >> yes, i don't think by any means the testing is to be reduced. in one way, yes, you can detect less number of cases, but testing for the antibody positive cases. that's how much the infection. the infection will be detected. if it isn't detected, it's pretty simple and clear. but getting back to the situation of the hospitalization and the capabilities, this is certainly a grim situation. and every effort should be put in place because, personally, i would say this is probably the only situation where african has done better than america. and it would be really a shame if the coronavirus would open in the second wave. >> i want to ask you what do you make of this administration's blase attitude towards wearing masks, when the medical
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community is basically begging to wear masks in other situations? >> in certain situations, it's really fueled the public from the beginning. we've been very clear to masks do protect infection and also keep potential people severely safe. but on levels it's been an attempt to advise all medically in position to take the masks on. because of this confusion between that and the politician, the public is in a critical state. and now, even according to my information, some states are really positive to have the masks mandated, as other states are not. same as other countries. that's really the rollout, the nationalization to really make it very clear and make it a unanimous decision that all countries which are really in that situation they have to do
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that. >> right. that's a challenge in 50 states and every state is going its own way on this. let's look for a bright spot on this, professor. talk about the gains that medical teams and investigators have made in marked experience now in dealing with this virus. will people now getting very sick here in the united states have a better chance? >> yes, certainly. i think we have learned quite a enough from our experiences of six, seven months into this pandemic. and that information, that is what are the critical home abilities and the treatments that are working. and now we have relatively let's information. and the medication is working, remdesivir, and that's something that we can look on as a possibility. and the masks are not at that critical a shortage. learning from previous
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experiences and going on the infrastructure that has been built on, there are certainly some good signs that we can count on. >> muhammad munir with lancaster university in england. we always appreciate your time and expertise. thank you so much. >> thanks for having me. well, due to the alarming number of cases in the united states of coronavirus, the european union may not about allowing american travelers in this summer. we'll have a report about that, coming up here. straining, and bloating, again and again. no way. more exercise. more water. and more fiber is the only way to manage it. is it? maybe you think... it's occasional constipation. maybe it's not. it could be a chronic medical condition called ibs-c, and time to say yesss! to linzess. linzess works differently than laxatives. it helps relieve belly pain and lets you have more frequent and complete bowel movements. do not give linzess
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americans hoping to take a post-lockdown holiday in europe this urm migsummer might end up disappointed. travelers may not be allowed in, according to the european union. the problem, america's high infection rate. as we've been reporting, the u.s. on friday posted its biggest single rise in cases. taking a diplomatic approach, the united states' approach says it appreciates the eu's transparency. for more, here's cnn's kylie atwood at the state department.
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>> reporter: most travelers from the united states are unlikely to visit the eu when they start to open up their borders to international travelers next month. now, this was an agreement that was made by the ambassadors to the eu from the member countries. you have to go back to their countries and discuss the decision. but this is effectively a reflection of the fact that the united states has a growing number of coronavirus cases. one of the things that the eu looked at when they were making this determination is the rate of coronavirus cases in these countries. so that is why they have decided that the u.s. is one of the countries where they would keep travelers from being able to visit the eu countries. another country where they're going to keep travelers out from is russia. now, on the other hand, there are a whole host of other countries that will be able visit the eu, including canada and australia. now, earlier in the week, when we knew that this was a potential decision on the table for the eu, secretary of state
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mike pompeo said he'd been talking with his counterparts all around the world, including in the eu, to determine state travel protocol. and he acknowledged that the u.s. didn't want to create any problems elsewhere. kylie atwood, cnn, the state department. >> let's talk about this with simon calder, a travel editor for "the independent" he joins me live from london. good morning, simon, thanks for coming on. >> good morning, i'm here at london's airport, in june, incredibly busy, the busiest single-runway airport in the world with many, many flights to florida and other parts of the u.s. but there's simply nothing happening here. we have actually heard, just in the past few hours in the uk, that foreign travel is once again going to be allowed from
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britain. but very carefully, there is no mention that the u.s. could be among the destinations that we will be traveling to anymore soon. and furthermore, as you say, europe is looking very closely at the record of the united states in handling coronavirus. and it's not liking what it sees. and with the u.s. currently warning against all europeans coming to america, it's a real kind of diplomatic standoff with no easy way out. >> yeah. i want you to characterize this move. this is a big deal. >> yes. >> and in some ways, it's kind of a slap at the united states, maybe deservedly so. >> well, i can't speculate on that. but certainly, a great concern in brussels that while the he is indicators make this absolutely clear that russia, the u.s.,
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brazil and mexico should all be on the kind of red list, they realize that particularly with occupants at the white house, there might well be some unexpected retaliation. and effectively, the eu doesn't want to get embroiled in effectively, what a lot of people here in europe are calling a kind of the american presidential issue. they fear that it's all getting tied up in a very difficult way. they simply want to help europe continue on its path towards recovery from coronavirus. that means excluding some people. but i'm afraid it does look as though it's going to get into quite a tricky and dramatic tussle. >> very well could be. let's talk about the impact here on businesses. on tourism, simon.
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>> it's extraordinary. look, florida, this time of year, i'll tell you, it's normally extraordinarily popular with british people. and london should be benefitting from many, many thousands of americans coming in to fill the top hotels. that is sadly not happening this year. or so this summer. there's talk there will not be any vacation taking place, maybe not in any business travel, until later in the autumn. some people are saying, one big company, europe, a company called touhy, said, okay, no more holidays to florida. no more vacations, until december at the earliest. which, of course, will be after the presidential election. >> you're there at gatwood
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airport. how soon are they looking at getting back into america? >> american airlines, one of the top airlines in the uk had a special flight -- it would actually go and be the first flight and the restart was going to be in orlando, in florida. that has now been postponed by at least a month. british airways, then, of course, american, united, delta, very, very dependent on uk and u.s. links, those effectively, they're still going, kind of stereo essential travel, you're not going to see anything like the levels you might expect for many months. and that is yet going to cause more damage to the long-suffering airline and the traveling industry. >> it's a tremendous problem and so many different aspects of it as well. we'll continue to follow this development for sure. simon calder, we appreciate your insights, thank you.
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welcome back. to our viewers here in the u.s. and around the world, i'm natalie allen, this is "cnn newsroom." the governors of at least 11 u.s. states are slamming their brakes on reopening as covid-19 cases skyrockets. friday alone confirmed, 45,000
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new cases among americans, that is a one-day record. and the death toll, it has surpassed 125,000. against this backdrop, the white house coronavirus task force gave its first public briefing in two months. u.s. vice president mike pence had nothing but praise for the administration's response. contrast that with dr. anthony fauci's tough love. >> we want the american people to understand it's almost inarguable that more testing is generating more cases. to one extent or another, the volume of new cases coming in is a reflection of a great success in expanding testing across the country. >> you have an individual responsibility to yourself. but you have a societal responsibility. because if we want to end this o outbreak, really end it, and
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hopefully when the vaccine comes and puts the nail in the coffin, we've got to realize that we are part of the process. >> a federal judge has ruled the u.s. government must release migrant children from family detention centers in texas and pennsylvania. the ruling is part of an effort to deal with immigrants who are considered particularly susceptible to coronavirus. at last count, earlier this month, there were more than 120 of the children in custody. the order says they must be released to their parents or available, suitable sponsors by mid-july. about 750 detainees in custody have tested positive. the state of florida is experiencing a spike in new cases. just on friday, the state reported almost 9,000 new cases. bringing the total number to almost 123,000. and deaths in florida to more than 3,300. the mayor of miami had this to say about the latest surge.
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>> well, we're very concerned. we hit 1500 cases today. you know, that's three times what i call the high water mark of march, so we're at 300% greater of new cases than we were back in march. the state of florida, 89,000, is seven times greater than the high water mark was, with 1300 cases in march. so, it's incredibly concerning. >> florida's governor says nothing has changed in his state in the past week, regarding the coronavirus pandemic. but some cities are reacting to this latest surge by making the wearing of face masks in public mandatory. cnn's miguel marquez reports from florida. >> reporter: the sunshine state, in a state of crisis. the number of coronavirus infections climbing at alarming rate, with florida reporting nearly 9,000 new cases. its highest single day to date.
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cities like hollywood now mandating masks be worn in public even outdoors, except when exercising. >> i do think for the safety of everybody, especially with the numbers rising here. just do it. it's selfish not to. >> i think it should be up to you, honestly. >> reporter: no matter the circumstance? >> no matter the circumstance, it should be up to you. >> reporter: except you could give it to someone and it could kill them. >> i mean, that's life. i mean i could also give someone the common cold. i could also give someone the flu, right? >> reporter: except those maybe that don't have as high say death rate. >> i think it's a little overrated. >> reporter: while some see government mask orders as infringing on their rights, officials here once confident they had beat the virus are now
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scrambling to contain it. new infections, skyrocketing. thursday, statewide, 13% of those tested came back positive. osceola county, near orlando, 23% positive for the virus. in lee county, ft. myers, nearly 20% positive. in miami-dade county, 14% positive. and here in broward, nearly 12% positive. all way too high. >> right now, in florida, we're doing this -- you know, the gating criteria, really supposed to be doing downward. a lot of maintaining, going downward, but for now it's paused >> reporter: hollywood paused at the first stage of reopening. look, the mask order is a good thing she says, because it protects me, my employees and my customers. as wearing a mask has increasingly political largely in the president's handling of
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the crisis. even some of his supporters are beginning to question his judgment and their vote. >> if you asked me five months ago, i would have said definitely trump because he handle everything right. but now, you know -- >> reporter: because of the pandemic? >> he can also make life and what happened now, it's complicated now. >> reporter: the governor of florida, ron desantis, republican very close to the administration held a press conference, saying two things, that for the most part, it is younger people that they are seeing test positive in recent days. suggesting it's not as serious because they don't get as sick. but we know younger people can give it to other people or more vulnerable individuals that could kill them. and the other thing, they're only seeing more positive cases because they're doing more testing. while that makes sense on some levels, remember, this is a
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percentage of positive cases. whether it's 100, or 100,000 being tested that rate of positivity is going up at a very sharp rate. the governor not ringing the alarm bell here. but many cities and counties across the state of florida see this as a public health crisis. back to you. the coronavirus situation in texas is dire, and officials are taking action to try to slow the spread there. in the past four day, the state has confirmed more than 23,000 new cases. and on friday it surpassed more than 5,000 hospitalizations for the first time. the dangerous surge is prompting the governor to pause reopening the state. cnn's alexandra field is in houston. >> reporter: major turnaround in texas, as covid cases soar. governor greg abbott, one of the first governors to reopen his state, now taking stems to walk it back. bars must close but can still
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serve takeout delivery. there are new restrictions on restaurant capacity and additional limits on outdoor crowds. houston is now a hot spot, some local officials want the governor to do more. >> there's no evidence out there to show anything short of an order, we have barely between 10 and 30 days before we hit capacity if we keep going at these rates. >> reporter: here in harris county, the third largest county the local warning system is being raised to its highest level, severe to uncontrolled outbreak. a strain on testing and a recommendation for people to stay home. it comes as texas continues to smash its daily record of new confirmed record of covid-19 cases. hospitalizations have been climbing since the middle of june. >> we're seeing a trend towards the younger population, both in our commuting testing as well as who is being admitted to our hospitalizations. >> reporter: some hospitals blame the state's early reopening. >> it layered on top of each other. first, restaurants, then gyms,
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hair salons. on top of that bars, restaurants, higher percentage. mother's day, on top of that, you had memorial day. then the marches. you turn around and other graduations. >> reporter: a pop up hospital that ohmed in a houston parking lot early in the pandemic reopened inside the nrg center, home to the houston texans. >> this virus is out of control in houston, if we don't act to get it under control, very bad, extremely bad things will happen. sickness, death. and our economy progressively getting shut in. >> reporter: a city that thought the worst was behind them, now facing an even greater challenge. alexandra field, cnn, houston, texas. . president trump refuses to wear a mask in public, but safety protocols aimed at protecting him have been scaled up dramatically. tests are administered to anyone who will be anywhere near him.
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venues are inspected for possible contamination, even bathrooms are sanitized. all this, as several staffers involved with trump's rally last weekend have tested positive. and dozens of secret service personnel have been told to quarantine. facebook promises tougher action on hate speech on its platform after an advertiser's boycott seems to have threatened facebook's bottom line. the social media giant has been criticized for inaction on controversial trump posts. but on friday, ceo mark zuckerberg said facebookological now label controversial content and tighten advertising policies. he added, we want to do more to prohibit the kind of divisive and inflammatory rhetoric that has been used to sow discord. the companies that you see here and othered have pull third ads from facebook. one critic called zuckerberg's
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formula 1 driver lewis hammelson said he is sad and disappointed to have read the comments made to cnn by former f1 ceo bernie ecclestone on the subject of racism and equality. the six-time world champion posted on instagram that he acknowledged seeing cnn's interview with ecclestone and the former f1 boss represents a different generation who are ig
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about race equality. here's the conversation with the former f1 boss asking if f1 should have done more to tackle racism. >> i don't think anyone bothered with it before. they were too busy trying to win races or find sponsor or something. >> so what impact do you think what lewis has launched, the hamilton commission, what impact to you think that's going to have in real terms for formula 1? >> i don't think it's going to do anything bad or good for formula 1. you know, just make people think which is more important. it's the same for everybody. people will just think a little bit and say what the hell, somebody's not the same -- not the same as white people as black. and black people should think the same thing about white people. in lots of cases, black people
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are more race iist than black people. >> what makes you say that? >> well, i think over the years i've noticed, and there's no need for it. >> is that not the case of fighting for equality and fighting against injustice, for such a long time? >> well, against injustice for anyone, whatever color they are, it's important to do something about that for a start. but i mean, i don't think you're going to -- easy change people's attitude. i think they need to start being taught at school. so they grow up not being singular with these things. i think it's completely stupid taking all of these statues down. they should have left them there, take the kids to school to look and say why they're there, look what people did and
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how wrong it was what they did. >> as somebody who was so integral to making formula 1 what it is today, do you not want to see it as a sport leading the way and changing attitudes, and portraying society as it is? >> well, i suppose the people, they need to -- the viewers, the number of people that are directly involved in sports, just a small number of people can do very little. i'm surprised if anyone in formula 1, certainly the teams and people, promoters have any concern about this. i think it's the public at large that have to start thinking. >> hamilton is the first and only black driver to compete in the sport. he reacted on his instagram saying this, so sad and
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disappointing to read these comments. bernie is out of the sport and a different generation, but this is exactly what is wrong. ignorant and uneducated comments which show us how far we as a society need to go before real equality can happen. >> earlier on friday, formula 1 reacted to our interview by ecclestone by issuing a statement of its own saying this, at a time when unity is needed to tackle racism and inequality, we completely disagree with bernie ecclestone's comments. mr. ecclestone has played no role until formula 1 since he left our organization in 2017. his title chairman emeritus being honorific expired. and at abolitionist was set
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on the day when the u.s. had a record spike in coronavirus cases, president trump made his
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priorities clear. he tweeted on friday that he had just signed an executive order protecting u.s. monuments. and he threatened ten years in jail to anyone who vandalizes or destroys them. but the order enforces an already existing law. one of those monuments includes a statue near the white house of the 19th century president andrew jackson. protesters had tried to pull it down earlier in the week, but police dispersed the crowd. jackson the seventh u.s. president is the hero of the current occupant of the white house. his picture is on the 20 dollar u.s. bill. and it is clear the trump administration is it in no rush to change the black note and add the portrait of black abolitionist harriet tubman. for more on this, here's cnn's laura coates. >> reporter: it's a name the president often invokes talking about american heroes.
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>> harriet tubman. >> harriet tubman, harriet tubman. >> reporter: but the president has stopped short of memorializing her heroism, by placing her on the 20 dollar bill. >> i think it's pure political correctness. andrew jackson had a rough history. i think it's tough when you take somebody off the bill. >> reporter: first speaking of hister andrew jackson was a slaveholder and signed legislation removing native-americans from their land. nevertheless, trump had long admired jackson, visiting his home in nashville. >> i'm a fan. i'm a big fan. >> reporter: and moving his portrait to the oval office. where he even hosted a group of navajo veterans right in front of that painting. >> you were here long before any of us were here. >> reporter: second, no one sought to remove andrew jackson from the bill entirely. a redesigned bill, simply moves him to the back of the bill, and
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features harriet tubman on the front. this decision came during the obama administration, a decision that was also voted on by americans. initiating a time line to unveil the bill's redesign in 2020. coinciding with the 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote. four years later, the plans for release have been pushed back a decade. treasury secretary steven mnuchin telling reporters earlier this month, this is something that is in the distant future. but the new bill wouldn't be released until 2030. so what accounts for the delay? mnuchin claims it's security concerns. >> this is a nonpolitical situation where the primary objective of changing the currency is to stop counterfeiting. >> reporter: but when pressed, mnuchin couldn't explain why the
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imagery would still be delayed. >> so, yes or no, will you meet what was originally the 2020 design deadline? >> we will meet the security feature redesign in 2020. the imagery feature will not be an issue that comes up until most likely 2026. >> reporter: protesters have accelerated the discussion, making clear which images they believe fully represent america's heritage. and which do not. in richmond, virginia, the former capital of the confederacy, robert e. lee's statue was covered with the projected image of harriet tubman. but here at lafayette park, protesters tried to topple it but the fences went up. the president is now saying they're going to increase the protection of these statues saying we should erase our heritage. but whose heritage? and why shouldn't harriet tubman
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be included in it? >> she is our most upstanding female patriot. >> reporter: and symbolically, what does it say when there's reluctance for now to even let her share the bill. >> it is so sad, this idea by even sharing a little bit of that historical real estate, that somehow the insecure folks will feel that their story is lost. >> reporter: at a time when the nation is searching for its moral compass, the image of one woman, guided by the north star would speak volumes. and in a language all americans understand. after all, money talks. thank you for watching "cnn newsroom." i'm natalie allen. i'll see you this time tomorrow. meantime, i'd like to you follow me on instagram or twitter. "new day" is just ahead. ♪all strength, ♪we ain't stoppin' believe me♪ ♪go straight till the morning look like we♪
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