birthday, she was named dame commander of the british empire, for one of hollywood's guilded leading ladies. hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. we begin with a celebration of life for congressman john lewis. the late civil rights icon making a final crossing over the pettus bridge in selma and where he courageously led a march for voting rights at the age of 25 years old. and then moments ago his motorcade and hearse arriving at alabama's state capital in montgomery and then will lie in state there later on this evening. today is day two of a series of ceremonies over the next five days now in cities that shaped lewis' life. we'll be sure to bring it to you

live once today's services resume. let's begin with new developments on capitol hill, republicans now say they want to send many americans another round of $1,200 stimulus checks. today white house officials and senate republicans announce they're working out the details of a new coronavirus aid package that would include the stimulus checks. but the gop plan also calls for cuts to the extra $600 in federal unemployment benefits that are set to expire this week. trump administration officials say details of the bill are set to be unveiled as soon as tomorrow. >> if the bill will be introduced monday and we're prepared to act quickly. this is all about kids and jobs, this is our focus and we want to make sure something gets passed quickly so that we deal with the unemployment and all the other issues, paycheck protection plan, tax credits to rehire people and money for schools.

>> all right. let's talk more on this, bring in christine holmes with the president in new jersey where he is spending the weekend. what more can you tell us about this plan? >> reporter: fred, they're saying that it's almost done but we have to remember they've been hammering out the details for just under a week and this is the republican plan, this isn't even the part where they go up against democrats. it's really been between the white house and senate republicans all surrounding this $600 unemployment benefit that come from the federal government. this is going out since the pandemic started. a part of the last stimulus. and it goes to families every single week. democrats have said they want to extend this through the end of the year saying that it is hard still for people to find jobs, the economy is still not strong and those that can find jobs can't find child care. however, republicans said they have heard from small businesses saying that that $600 has made it harder for them to rehire people.

they say the $600 is a deterrent and what they want to do instead is make a 70% of wages payment. so this is a calculation that would have to go through the state computer system to get people separate amounts that are not this simple block number of $600. listen to the way larry kudlow described this in an interview with jake tapper. >> it won't stop the assistance. it is going to cap the assistance at a level consistent with people going back to work. that's what we have said from day one. first of all, state unemployment benefits stay in place. second of all, we will try to cap the benefits at about 70% of wages. university of chicago study showed virtually 70%, 68% of people actually have higher benefits than wages. >> reporter: there are some concerns about this system. it is not a simplistic system. even the chief of staff meadows

heavily involved in the process, he was on capital hill yesterday and today and working out the negotiations he said that there could be some states overwhelmed with the antiquated systems said they're wokking to them to make sure that there is no lapse in payment. one thing we want to note here is that there's a lapse in payment for all of the americans, millions of americans getting the $600 because the last final payment was yesterday and no extension yet. they're still hammering out the details. we have heard from democrats already. nancy pelosi, speaker of the house, did an interview this morning and here's what she said. >> the reason we had $600 was its simplicity and figuring out 70% of somebody's wages, people don't make all make a salary. maybe they do. they make wages. sometimes they have it vary. why not just keep imsimple?

unemployment benefits and the enhancement which is so essential right now and that's really where we are starting. >> reporter: so you hear her talking about it there saying it's not a simple process and does not say that democrats will reject it although she doesn't say they'll accept it either but i want to run through what else is in this proposal. as you mentioned, $1,200 checks for many americans. again, that unemployment to replace up to 70% of wages and then adding a re-employment and retention bonuses. also looking at tax credits for small business. and then lengthening federal eviction moratorium. that was something that you and i had talked about at length yesterday. that was set to end at the end of the month. we have heard from millions of americans who say that if this was not extended they would likely be evicted. in some cities across america they're setting up shelters, places for lawyers to meet with

tenants if they're evicteder . d so this is a big deal for lot of people, fred. >> really big deal. crisis point for so many families. kristen holmes, thank you so much. the coronavirus pandemic has hit another grim milestone as cases and deaths continue to surge. globally over 16 million people have now been infected by the disease. the u.s. is responsible for a quarter of those casses. another 900 americans lost their lives on saturday alone. meanwhile, florida continues to be one of the hardest hit states and just surpassed new york for the total number of confirmed cases. cnn's randi kaye is in palm beach county this afternoon. the state has just updated their numbers and what's it look like? >> reporter: it is not great, fred, to be honest with you. 9,259 new cases here in the state of florida, another 77 deaths bringing the total to

5,854. i should note this is a 23rd day this month that we have seen the number of cases come out to be more than 9,000 in a single day. also, florida now only second to california and ahead of new york in terms of the full number of covid cases. if you look at when's happening statewide, hospitalizations still hovering about 9,000 people hospitalized here in this state. icu beds in terms of adult icu beds left, about 17%, all that's left here in the state of florida and nearly half the deaths linked to nursing homes but there is talk of reopening bars and breweries here. they closed about a month ago. the restaurants are still open here certainly in palm beach county open to about 50% capacity and the bars and breweries closed and now the regulation chief is saying that he is trying to figure a safe way to open them. he tweeted on a plan of facts to

reopen as soon as possible and it is worth noting that the florida brewers guild sent a letter to the governor and the business regulation chief saying we represent 300 breweries statewide, the industry provides 10,000 jobs and a third would be lost if we don't open real soon and another note, they're thinking about open while we look at a statewide positivity rate between 13% and 18% far while now so certainly strange time to be talking about that. >> yeah. randi, so florida also announced that this 9-year-old little girl has become the youngest victim to die from coronavirus in that state. what are you learning about the circumstances? >> reporter: yeah. she was just 9 as you said. kamora l inum in putnam county, not the hardest hit part here in southern florida but we have learned that she had a fever. her mother took her to the hospital, sent her home and she

collapsed at home and according to the family spokesman, she didn't have any contact with anyone that tested positive for covid, wasn't at camp or school. she wasn't -- didn't have an underlying medical condition so it's certainly a very tragic story. just 9 years old, the fifth minor here to die in the state of florida, fred. >> so sad. tragic. thank you so much. in georgia, the numbers are still going in the wrong direction. with the state reporting its highest daily case count on friday. the surge causing one of the state's largest school districts to change its reopening plans. gwinnett county announcing last week rather than a hybrid of in-personer and virtual learning students start entirely online. cnn's natasha chen in atlanta for us. what are people saying about this latest decision? >> reporter: fred, it's a very mixed reaction, and gwinnett

county is not the only place going all virtual. there are several districts all over the atlanta metro area that have recently announced that they're either delaying the school year start or both delaying and going all virtual so you have a variety of parents relieved and some that are very upset. >> that's our future! >> reporter: during a typical summer break, children aren't usually running toward a school building demanding to go to class but in the midst of a pandemic, these students and parents outside of atlanta are protesting the state's largest school district's change of heart on reopening going all virtual instead of offering some in-class options. >> all of a sudden two weeks before school, you know, the rug's getting pulled out from underneath us all and scrambling. >> reporter: kelly said she understands the health risks and respecteds parents that wish to keep the kids home but they need

to leave for work during the day. >> dollywood is open. the grocery stores are open. the airlines are open. corporate america is opening up. gas stations, what have you. and then we as parents feel like we're left in the dust and you figure it out. >> kids over covid! >> reporter: look. they can protest and that's their right. however, there's no science behind it so even if they decide to keep their kids, you know, make them go face to face, that's on them. i can't back that at all. >> reporter: ruth runs an unofficial parent facebook group for the schools and said the argument and whether masks should be required is political when it should just be about the science. >> what i can't tell you for sure is whether children under 10 in the united states don't spread the virus the same as

children over 10. i think that is still an open question that needs to be studied in the united states. we certainly know from other study that is children under 10 do get infected but unclear how rapidly they spread the virus. >> reporter: the overall data in georgia shows a rise in covid-19 cases. with a highest number of them in the red zones including fulton and gwinnett counties. in nearby cobb county, the virus is spreading aggressively. >> we are in that high transmission section right now. and we as an organization cannot add to the transmission rate increasing. >> reporter: parent opinions vary by zip code and if they can afford child care or private tutoring. in a june survey, 43% of parents want all in-classroom learning and over half of them said they'd be uncomfortable with that. parents in the south and the west part of atlanta were more

likely to strongly prefer virtual learning. it is a preference based on personal experience. >> i have actually aternded two covid related funerals recently. it's happening even if it's not happening to you. it's happening and it's terrifying. >> reporter: i did hear from another parent in gwinnett county where the protests are happening. she wanted to tell me that those protests do not represent how she feels, feeling that the right to face to face education does not supercede the teachers' right to live. fred? >> lots of heated emotions, indeed. day two of tributes to congressman john lewis. moments ago his hearse arrived in alabama where he will lie in state at the alabama state capital. earlier today the civil rights icon crossed the edmund pettus bridge one last time and more on

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♪ at any moment now memorial services set to begin at alabama's state capitol for the late congressman john lewis. arriving there in moments ago. victor blackwell is there and the ceremony comes hours after lewis' final crossing over the edmund pettus bridge in selma. tell us what to expect now. >> yeah. so we are waiting for the congressman to go into the capitol building, taken into the building. we know that many of the hundreds of people who were lining dexter avenue here are now in line waiting to pay their

final respects for the congressman. at the top of the hour we're expecting that there will be the start of that line of people going through, socially distant of course with masks. i spoke with a woman who had come here, she sat maybe 15 feet from where i am now and i asked why did you come today? it is 94, 95 degrees today. she said this is history. i remember in 1965 issue i could hear the marchers coming from selma, she was living on oak street not far from here and she said she could hear them walking and remember peter paul and mary singing as they walked by her house and she was there for that history and wanted to be here for this moment and we will hear from governor ivy for a short ceremony here at selma the state and montgomery, they pay homage to congressman lewis.

he'll then go on to washington and then to atlanta where he'll lie in state at the capitol there and then the funeral on thursday. fred? >> thank you so much. in all, six days commemorating and celebrating the life of the late congressman. today is day two. victor blackwell, thank you so much. we'll be right back. proven ingredients that fuel 5 indicators of brain performance. memory, focus, accuracy, learning, and concentration. try our new gummies for 30 days and see the difference. to listen, is to hear more than what's being said... and offer the answers that make someone feel truly heard. i understand, let's get started call a dell technologies advisor today.

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♪ right now live pictures, montgomery, alabama, where the late congressman john lewis, his casket, being brought to the state capitol there in alabama. where this evening there will be a ceremony and the congressman

will lie in state.

this is day two of the six-day celebration of life of the congressman. he will lie in state this evening there in montgomery, alabama. and members of the public can

come and pay their respects before the congressman then his journey moves on to washington, d.c. and then atlanta. where he will be laid to rest. later on this week. celebration of his life began with an intimate memorial service yesterday involving his five brothers and sisters and nephew. all telling poignant stories and memories of him, describing him collectively as a humble man, a family man, within one of tenac.

in a couple of hours the doors will open there to the public. the public can come pay their respects and, of course, family members have been asking all attendees to be sure to wear a face mask and mouth coverings as they do so to pay respects to the late congressman. the family at the same time encouraging the masses, everyone wants to -- this is the governor here.

you saw the alabama governor there kay ivy helping to present the state and national flags in the forms of flowers there as the u.s. military also accompanying the casket there of the late congressman john lewis. in this placement of the casket and a salute and right now in this intimate more private

ceremony of saluting the late congressman. in a couple of hours of now the doors will open for the public to pay their respects. on the phone with me now, while we watch this, congresswoman barbara lee, a democratic representative of california. thank you so much for being with us. >> thank you for giving me a few moments to be with you to honor the life and legacy of a great hero and icon. our good friend and colleague congressman john lewis. it's hard to imagine a world without john. >> so think about with us aloud all of the wonderful memories you do have of the late congressman. >> i tell you. i have so many memories, so many stories. first, let me say watching the procession across the bridge today, whoa. that was very, very moving. it was beautiful. it reminded me of probably the

16 or 17 times i have been with john crossing that bridge. but also i brought young people from my martin luther king freedom center in oakland, california. there were five, 600, 700 people there and he took time to talk with the young people and to mentor them and encourage them and just this last march, while his health was failing, he was there and i didn't expect him to take them aside or meet with them but he did and he wanted to give them some words of wisdom and counsel. he took time to -- everyone -- john was kind, jengentle, love human being. yet he has an inner strength that came through with his kindness. one story, i'll always remember is reverend vernon john's daughter, reverend vernon john proceededed martin luther king

jr. as pastor at baptist church and one of the dr. kinlg's mentors and a great, great civil rights leader. well, his daughter lived -- her name was toni anderson. she passed away about a year ago. she had never met john lewis. and john knew reverend vernon johns. so one day toni came to washington, d.c. and i called john and knowing how busy he was, i didn't expect him to see her right away he said, oh no, bring her over here right now, right now. i took toni to his office and let me tell you, fredericka. i sat down and i listened to them both talk for about an hour. >> wow. >> about the movement, about her father, about his interaction with her father and dr. king and it was just like a wonderful moment that i will always remember. it just -- the time of

sensitivity he had and the love he had to want to meet vernon john's daughter. >> wonderful. the compassion that you're describing -- yeah. he was just a compassionate man with a huge heart and really generous. obviously by dedicating his life the way he did. but you know, it's those little moments to hear people talk about those moments where he took the time to engage and his commitment to young people. you know? perhaps he recognized and realized really how shaping that could be. after all, he was a teenager when he reached out to a dr. martin luther king who took the time to engage with him. do you suppose that congressman lewis understood or really thought that a meeting with a young person really could be life changing and that might have been the impetus as to why he would do it? >> oh yes. he always had hope in young

people. and he knew that just a few moments could make or break a young person's hope for the future and their possibility of engaging and what needs to happen for change. you know, he got a chance to know my grandsons and granddaughters. >> wow. >> and they learned so much from john until their lives now have been transformed as a result of their interaction with congressman lewis. also, he was an internationally -- we went to donna led by speaker pelosi and chairwoman bass of the black caucus and a delegation went to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the first enslaved africans brought to america. john was greeted as a hero and as a person who people saw as

returning home. >> yeah. >> and he was so marvelled at what he saw, learned and knew what this next phase of the civil rights movement must be and it was just once again being with him at that door of no return and being with him in ghana with the black caucus was another -- really powerful moment to recognize and know what -- what a -- in many ways, what a saint he was. what a christ-like figure he was. what a person he was who really understands the connection of human kind not only in our country but throughout the world. >> forever hero globally. congresswoman barbara lee, thank you so much. thanks for your reflections. we'll be right back. stock slices. for as little as $5, now anyone can own companies in the s&p 500,

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to slow the spread. on saturday alone, johns hopkins university reported another 65,000 new cases across the country. the number of deaths also on the rise with another 900 people losing their lives on saturday. joining me right now, dr. mathew a special health specialist. good to see you. >> you, too, fred. >> seeing the numbers go up yet many states institute measures to combat the disease. masks orders. what more if anything can states do to further slow the spread? >> yeah. fred, just real quick, on a side note, i want to thank congressman john lewis. as a graduate of morehouse in atlanta his sacrifices gave me a chance to have opportunities. there's a lot that we can do. what we're really missing is a

national strategy. you know? i have always said this before. it is like we have got the playbook of rules. we know what to do but we're not playing by the rules. what's happening is we are reacting to a lot of these problems that's happening. we have learned from what happened in new york and we could have actually been prepared here in the south ahead of time. i still think that we need to shut down in states where the positivity rate is greater than 10%. i think that masks should be mandated and i think that we need a federal mandate. we need a federal strategy with dr. fauci out there who can hire a group of scientists and lead us through this pandemic. >> i'm in agreement with you. we owe a lot to congressman lewis. and then back to the issue of testing. it does continue to be an issue in this country. listen to what one member of the white house coronavirus task force told our jake tapper

earlier today. >> we are never going to be happy with testing until we get turnaround times within 24 hours and i would be happy with point of care testing everywhere. we are not there yet. we are doing everything we can to do that. >> what's your level of frustration hearing people say it's not just taking a few days but maybe ten days or a week and a half or two before they get results? >> i was on call this weekend for my hospital. about six of the calls that i got were all covid related. patients tells me that they have not received the results or have symptoms and i can't tell them where to go. i do know of places of where they can go but they can't get an appointment and i've got patients waiting seven to ten days. listen, fred. i have to give credit where it's due. yes, we have ramped up testing but if the test is not back in sooner than three days or two days, we are having people out there that can infect hundreds

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♪ moments ago the casket of congressman john lewis arriving at the alabama state capitol where he is lying in state. ♪

the passing comes at a time when the nation facing a reckoning on race in america and in this moment everyone can learn a thing or two from the most senior living u.s. olympian. herb douglas won a bronze medal in the long run at the 1948 olympics. herb douglas not only competed on an elite level enduring indignities, he remained committed to creating a pathway of excellence in sports and in the corporate sector. he helped recruit and train black professionals, some of whom would become corporate executives. earlier i had the honor of speaking to him about his contributions both on and off the field. good do see you, mr. douglas. >> thank you. it's good to be with you, fredericka. >> thank you. well, i'm so pleased that we are

together. your entire life you have been committed to greatness, not just for yourself but helping to create an archway for so many of today's athletes and beyond. but it really wasn't easy, was it? >> no. it wasn't. it wasn't easy and then again on the other side it was easy because my education began at home with my dad who became sightless when i was 5 years old and he taught me four basics. he taught me how to analyze, organize and initiate and follow through. >> so clearly you used all those principles your dad taught you in order to become an olympian and then use it again when traveling by ship from the u.s. to england for the '48 olympic games. the fellow black olympians including my dad, mid distance medalist, had to travel by ship

whereas your white counterparts would fly and had days on the ground to get ready to compete. how did you fight through that to be best on the podium? >> well, in essence, fredericka, there wasn't much of a fight. when they put all of us in one and we had to sleep on cots, we grew closer together. and then in the conversation i had with mandela, they had all the civil rights people, south america, of color, they put them in one precinct and they bounced off from one another which we did in the 1948 olympic games. we pushed one another. >> you pushed one another. and you supported one another. and then, post-olympic years you

would leverage your bronze medal to open doors and prepare and hire other black people in the corporate sector. how did you do that? >> well, in i would say my dad taught me, he was in business 30 years and of those 30 years 24 he was blind. so i learned a lot from him and all of his customers, they were white. they were not black. so i would always say that i learned corporate america through my dad and i've only had three jobs in my life. i had one with my dad when i was very young, 9 years old until i was -- went to college and then after college i went to work for pabst brewing company. i never really had a problem getting a job and then last 30

years of my life in corporate america, i worked for chevron and co. >> mr. douglas, i have two incredibly special people who are among many who appreciate your legacy, your sacrifice, your mark made, 1968 olympian john carlos and sports caster bob costas. john, you first. how did you first encounter the greatness of herb douglas and how did he inspire you or shape you? >> well, i was inspired by herb douglas based on his tenacity and vision in terms of what he did. even more so what he did in terms of educating them as to what the market is, the value of black people spending money. i think what he did was an example for like general motors and all the rest of the companies because he was the

first black corporate person to direct the ceos of the major corporations to look into the black market because we spend a tremendous amount of money back in his day and we spend a tremendous amount of money at this day. so when i got a chance to meet mr. douglas, i realized that he had done quite a few things, on the field of athletics as well as in the business world. >> bob? >> well, as someone who was involved in the coverage of 12 olympics, 8 of them summer games, i was aware although it predates me, i was aware of course of herb douglas and of harrison dillard and wilma rudolph and the contributions to the olympics movement and then having the chance to get to know herb through the last many years, one of the great gracious gentlemen you will ever come across so my friendship with

herb means a great deal to me. >> fantastic. thanks to all of you. really appreciate your time and all of the marks you have made on history on so many levels. and, john and bob, see you later on again this evening and you can hear more of our conversation in our second sp l special unconscious bias 8:00 p.m. eastern here on cnn. and we'll see all of you there again this evening. thank you so much for being with me today. i'm fredericka whitfield. "cnn newsroom" continues after this. more engineers, and more coverage than ever before. and now you can get an awesome network at an amazing price. get four lines of unlimited for just $25 bucks a line with 5g access included. that's right. unlimited and nationwide 5g for

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you are live in the cnn newsroom. we begin with the unreleenting coronavirus crisis now more than 16 million cases globally and more than a quarter of them are in one country -- ours. the united states. the state of florida has reported more than 9,000 cases in a single day, something it has done for 23 days this month. and a troubling statistic out of maryland where 60% of the new cases reported are people under the age of 40. meantime in the state that was once the epicenter new york much more promising news. the governor