hello and welcome to you, our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. you're watching "cnn newsroom." i'm kim brunhuber. just ahead, a dire warning. some experts are warning the u.s. could see hundreds of thousands of more deaths this year. the economy also in distress. the u.s. gross domestic product boasts its biggest drop ever and president trump floats the idea the virus could delay the election.

condemnation coming from both sides of the political aisle. as the u.s. nears 4.5 million cases of covid-19, the university of washington now projects' dramatic rise in deaths. university researchers say the u.s. death toll could reach 230,000 americans by november. the reason, researchers say, the refusal of many americans to wear masks and social distance. among those who have lost their lives to the virus, herman cain. it's not known where he got infected. the man leading the u.s. vaccine effort says he's optimistic every american will get vaccinated against coronavirus

by the end of next year, if not sooner, but america's top infectious disease expert, dr. anthony fauci, says it's too soon to make predictions about any vaccine's effectiveness. cnn's erica hill has more headlines from across the country. >> reporter: months into this public health crisis and the united states is moving backwards. >> this should not be acceptable for the wealthiest nation in the world. >> reporter: coronavirus deaths topping 200 for the second day in a row. florida tops a record for the second straight day. it's not just the south and west. >> now we see the virus, probably because of vacations and other reasons of travel moving up into kentucky, tennessee, southern ohio, missouri, iowa, kansas, nebraska. >> maryland's governor urging people to avoid travel to several hot spots states to stop

the spread. in texas, 12% test positivity. that means there's a lot of infection we're not picking up. >> reporter: michigan is closing indoor service at bars and more states are limiting social gatherings and people. >> i think there is somewhat of a misperception or some people feel it isbinary. either you get something or you're so sick and you end up in the hospital and die. that's absolutely not the case. that's what's confusing particularly to young people who think, as the statistics kind of favor that, that they're somewhat invulnerable, which they're not. >> dr. birx doubling down on masks. >> we believe the governors and mayors of every locality right now would mandate masks for their communities and every american would wear a mask and socially distance, but we can really get control of this

virus. >> reporter: as americans wait, the losses are mounting. unemployment claims up for the second week in a row. u.s. economy just posted its worst drop on record. rent and mortgage payments are due. a $600 weekly simment dampens if we get the virus under control will be a long-term recovery. >> reporter: meantime the fda says it could issue an emergency use authorization for a vaccine in a matter of weeks once it's deemed safe and effective though experts note this is not an immediate solution. >> it still won't be only rolled out unless health care workers and those at risk and it's going to take time. >> reporter: here in new york state governor andrew cuomo said the infection rate is just a little over 1%. intubations are at lows. he announced $30 million around

the state and to ramp up and be prepared for flu vaccinations that will be coming in the coming weeks and months and also noted that a team of health staff is being sent to help out knew in utah. in new york, i'm erica hill, cnn. fall school year is set to begin as krot united states. here's how new york plans to do it. school staff who develop symptoms must leave the building. students with symptoms must isolate and go home. if there's two positive tests it could close the whole school. masks and distancing are required with daily cleaning of the building. the u.s. president is suggesting it's safe for children could go back to school incorrectly stating that they're virtually immune from the virus. a south korean study found children ages 10 and older can spread the disease as easily as

adults. another study shows infected children above the age of 5 can carry higher levels of the virus. here's what the president said. >> how can you assure people that schools will be safely reopened? >> so can you assure anybody of anything? i do say again, young people are almost immune to this disease. the younger the better. >> even though dr. fauci tells cnn there is still much that is unknown about children and the coronavirus. take a listen. >> now you get this study, which is interesting. younger children have many, many more chances of the virus in their nasopharynx which means it's a -- >> they're not immune? >> wanted to figure that out. no. they have virus in their face so he pharynx, which means they

very well could trans knit. >> despite an early lockdown, california is still being hard hit by the coronavirus. the state is seeing the number of cases and deaths on the rise. stephanie elam has the latest from hard hit los angeles. >> more californians are dying than from any other period of the pandemic. that's on a day-to-day basis. right now the 14 day average is at 112 deaths a day. the state announcing over 2400 cases logged and they announced 194 deaths. some counties like los angeles county which is the epicenter in california, they're, working through a backlog. the positivity rate in california has been holding steady over the last 14-day period at about 7.5% and the

state also pointing to hospitalizations starting to see a downward turn. this after the governor has said all indoor operations have to take a pause in the state as we try to bend the curve as he spoke about here. also worth noting, too, that in total we are close to hitting 9,000 deaths in california from the coronavirus. stephanie elam, cnn, los angeles. joining me now is dr. jorge rodriguez. he is an internal medicine and viral specialist in las vegas. i want to turn to something that's been on the mind of a lot of parents. children under 5 have a substantially higher viral load in their noses. they weren't big vacuuming. does this suggest they can

transmit the virus? >> it suggests they can do that. ten to 100 times more covid virus than adults so like i said, we're embarking on an experiment in this country with our children to see what happens. 2 to 5-year-olds' hygiene isn't the best. it doesn't mean transmission, it certainly does not bode well for what could happen. it could be disastrous, i think. >> that's just it. as a parent of a 5-year-old. whenever he's sick, two days later so am i. precisely what do you think that means for day care centers, schools, some of which are weeks away from class. >> i think day care centers

shouldn't open until we see what's going to happen over the next few months. what's unfortunately going to happen is trial by error. the error may be sacrificing of our children's lives. kids haven't been spreading it and kids haven't been in school. most of the states in lockdown, two and two is four. it seems to me that kids have a higher virus load in their nose. >> what's your advice to parents? >> if they can somehow manage to keep children at home with them, to do that before sending them to day care until we have more information. that's where it becomes economically difficult. if they are going to send them to day care, kids are not going

to wear masks. they have to have any femur as soon as possible. >> now a lot of young people aren't taking this seriously. even if you get sick, you're not going to come up with anything serious. a lot of information is coming out about the long-term complications of this disease, even for young and healthy people. five, ten years from now we're going to hear about a huge cohort of people having covid lung or some other serious, you know, chronic disease. >> yeah, absolutely, i think we will. i have some good friends that unfortunately -- there's one lady in orange county and she is still having complications. from her mentality, so i think

it's very foolish and it's bravado for young people to think they're not susceptible. they're whistling in the dark and hoping nothing happens. >> thank you so much for speaking with us. dr. jorge rodriguez. >> thank you, sir. saying good-bye to a civil rights legend. when we come back, the funeral of john lewis and what barack obama told the congressman's mourners about the leadership in the u.s. next. indicators of brain performance. memory, focus, accuracy, learning, and concentration. try our new gummies for 30 days and see the difference. they use stamps.com all the services of the post office only cheaper get a 4-week trial plus postage and a digital scale

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stirring words and a flash of anger. the u.s. bids farewell to john lewis. his funeral took place here in atlanta, georgia. they called lewis a courageous civil leader. three former presidents were among the mourners capping a week of tributes. >> we live in a better and noble country today because of john lewis and his abiding faith in the power of god, in the power

of democracy and in the power of love to lift us all to a higher ground. >> john lewis is a walking rebuke to people who thought, well, we ain't there yet. we've been working a long time. isn't it time to bag it? he kept moving. >> and some day when we do finish that long journey, when we do form a more perfect union, whether it's years from now, decades, or even if it takes another two centuries, john lewis will be a founding father of that fuller, fairer, better america. >> in a moving essay lewis wrote for the "new york times" before his death and published

yesterday, lewis issued a parting call to action. ordinary people with extraordinary vision can redeem the soul of america by getting in what i call good trouble, necessary trouble. voting and partaking in the democratic process are the key. you must use it because it is not guaranteed. you can lose it. barack obama also warned that the vote is not entirely safe. he used part of that eulogy to condemn his successor, president trump, who's casting doubt on the u.s. election system before a single vote is cast, trump is now suggesting that the election might need to be delayed. cnn's kaitlyn collins reports. >> reporter: president trump was on the receiving end of a stinging rebuke of his predecessors. >> george wallace may be gone

but we can witness our federal agents using tear gas against peaceful demonstrators. >> reporter: hours after president trump suggested delaying the november election, barack obama took aim at him. >> even as we sit here there are those in power who are doing their darndest to discourage people from voting by closing polling locations and targeting minorities and students with restricted i.d. laws and attacking our voting rights with surgical precision even undermining the postal service in the run up to election. it's going to be dependent on mail-in ballots so people don't get sick. >> reporter: the 44th president also endorsed eliminating the filibuster calling it the relic

of jim crow. president trump was the only living president who did not attend john lewis's funeral. instead, he stayed in washington where he faced a rare rebuke that the election could be postponed. >> never in the history of the country through wars, depression, and the civil war have we never not had a federally scheduled election on time. >> reporter: one republican lawmaker asked if trump had thought his tweet all the way through. >> i think the president's term and vice president's term were to expire on january 20th. if we were to delay it, the president would be the speaker of the house. >> reporter: the president has no duty to elect it and be aware

of that. actually, i mad nlt 4r50kd into that and the department of justice and others will make that leading the way to question the outcome of the election should he lose to joe biden. >> he will accept the election. i have to see. no, i'm not just going to say yes. zblb that came minutes after they said the nation's gross domestic product fell 9.5%. the president has had to focus on covid-19 which claimed the life of herman cain. he sought the republican nomination for president in 2012 tested positive for coronavirus in late june after attending the president's indoor rally in oklahoma. while it's not clear where he contracted the virus, cane spent four weeks in the hospital before passing away.

trump called him, at the briefing he talked about his former friend, how he passed away. he wanted to commend had been here present at his rally. >> as you've just heard, president trump can't move the election date. that would have to be done by the u. stmpt congress. why even put the idea out there? cnn's senior political analyst ron brownstein has a few ideas. >> the president can't move the election and he knows that. what i think this is about, he is testing the water as he tried and potentially can test the results said, obviously, this

guy is glue. i didn't see any of them say this is democratic. this is ami news, steb it. he's wrong. we know. >> based on the first 3 1/2 years, you probably say pretty far. >> that was cnn political analyst ron brownstein. we're getting new insight on the u.s. investigation into russian election interference. in an exclusive report, jeffrey toobin reveals how former deputy took extraordinary before, i told investigating agents to have it.

he says the agents not only did that, they hid at least three copies of key documents in remote locations around the bureau and you can read all about that and more in the true crimes and misdemeanors, the investigation of donald trump by cnn's jeffrey toobin and comes out august 4th. well, it is the worst drop in history. just ahead how they got into a cliff and record-breaking contraction. [♪] are you currently using a whitening toothpaste, but not seeing results? try crest 3d whitestrips. its enamel-safe formula lifts and removes stains to provide 100% noticeably whiter teeth or your money back. try crest 3d whitestrips.

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viewers in the united states and around the world. the second quarter u.s.gdp on thursday confirms what most economists had feared, a massive contraction of the american economy thanks to coronavirus lockdowns. the annualized rate for the gross domestic product plunged 33% from april until june or 9.5% compared to the first quarter. that is, believe it or not, the worst drop on record. making matters worse, 1.5 million people filed for unemployment last week. with unemployment rates so high americans are now unable to pay their rent. cnn's abby phillip talked with one woman who lives in fear of eviction. >> reporter: even on a good day making ends meet was a struggle for georgia resident pamela fring. >> every month working multiple jobs i'm robbing peter to pay paul. >> reporter: then came the

coronavirus pandemic. she lost one of her jobs working at the atlanta hawks arena. >> one job is not going to cover my day-to-day bills which are necessities like your rent, your lights, your car insurance, food. >> reporter: like millions of americans, unemployment insurance and that crucial extra $600 a week injection has been a life line and one that could soon disappear. >> so now that i have the fear or the knowing that it will end soon it's kind of like, okay, now what do i do to be able to maintain my livelihood. >> reporter: experts indicate 2200 million workers. especially when a federal boost expires at the end of the month. >> folks have not been paying rent since possibly february,

march. that's six months of not being able to make rent. he works with folks like pamela. the consequences could be dire. >> i think what we are facing is a possible mass eviction scenario. >> black americans are already likely to contract and die of the coronavirus. >> it's affecting our communities of color here in colorado and around the country. >> reporter: a u.s. census survey says when it comes to paying next month's rent, more than 40% had little or no confidence they'd be able to pay rent in august. nearly twice the rate of white renters. it's not just missed rent payments that can trigger eviction proceedings. >> whether it's water, you could lose your subsidized housing.

>> meanwhile, as lawmakers hag ge that you. >> yo. >> so honestly, i try to think about that. please tonight have us pay our rent for this month or the next two months? >> no. it was 600 dish. the goal is to push some of them back. the coronavirus is still raging. the prospect that people will be able to find work like it was before the pandemic seems farfetched. abby phillip, cnn, washington.

the economic fallout isn't just an american problem. it pushed that country into recession. earlier we learned france's gdp contracted by 13.8% due to the covid lockdown. for more let's go to cnn's reporter in johannesburg. first go back to the u.s. the massive drop from the last quarter. paradoxically it is not surprising and where do you stand? >> reporter: kim, i was looking at some of the forecasts and analysts were saying, 40% contraction. others were saying closer to 30. there was a bit of a range. the point is, this is a number bigger than we've ever seen. if you go as far back as what we saw in the great depression, this tops the catastrophic has.

this has been the second quarter. that has brought with it new coronavirus cases. the capacity is going to be derailed. you look at initial claims numbers. for two weeks now we've seen a rise. this is a big, important barometer. we've had a drop for 15 weeks in a row on initial claims. there's no resolution on the additional benefits. the recovery in the u.s. relies on stimulus, federal reserves and employing various tools to ensure this does not get derailed in any way.

i've got to take a look at what's happening in the global market. in japan we're seeing record rises of coronavirus cases three weeks in a row. those markets taking a 3% knock. we're not out of the woods yet. that's why stimulus and assistance by government is important. we're watching company earnings, really important because that is l and then the struggle off corporate america. always appreciate your analysis. thank you very much. protesters were out again in portland, oregon. the demonstrations were here.

lucy calf very few so began peacefully with a very large crowd gathered here in front of a park or federal court house building. we saw in the early afternoon hours state troopers patrolling the area behind the fence. we have not seen a visible presence. there was a large crowd, a lot of speakers focusing on racial justice, racial equality. one speaker telling protesters. black lives are heert for the building. it's starting with a group of demonstrators approaching him. stopping the action from happening.

in stark contrast to wednesday morning, that is when we saw the largest federal presence on the streets of port land. he was using flash bangs and tear gas. we saw federal paramilitary pushing the crowd this way, trying to move them away from the area. that's not something we had done it in a couple of nights. the message by the activists are very well supported. a ranging wild fire has warned the dam fire, 10% con if i rememberist. he has not been able to stop the flames from spreading. temperatures soaring 100 degrees

making firefighter difficult and is bearing down on the bahamas so south florida. that's my derek van dem. does he get stronger? it's taken a dangerous concern. how close will it come to land, we don't know. the storm wasn't actually started hurricane until later today. late lost night if he found to veer towards the southeastern united states. let's get to the details. 80 mile per hour sustained winds. that makes it equivalent to a category one hurricane. it is south and west of the turks and caicos. within the next 24 to 73 hours. that's why you have all of the

islands. we have the shading of yellow in southeastern florida. that is a tropical storm watch. we could see the watches and warnings adjust a little bit. it shows hurricane, get used to saying that because that is so new, the hurricane will strengthen to an 85-mile-an-hour campaign. the sous eastern coast line and impacted the carolinas. there are definitely discrepancies. these are time stamped at the exact same time. late sunday night into early monday morning.

a weaker and slower storm. one thing that's clear, we will likely not get out of it. this is the most likely arrival time of tropical storm winds. you can see how that will impact the storm. >> that update in about 20 minutes. we'll wait for that. thank you very much, appreciate it. still ahead, anger in israel and a grave warning. opponents and concerns of president ba ram. nice t-shirt, thanks. essential oils into mistn tranl at a price that is just right.

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thursday night more than 1,000 people took to the streets of jerusalem. these are the scenes outside of

prime minister benjamin netanyahu's residence. dozens of far right supporters came out to back mr. netanyahu. israel's prime minister warned this could result in bloodshed. we'll have more from jerusalem. we've seen these protests fairly regularly outside of netanyahu's residen residence. they seem to be taking a turn. what's the latest? >> reporter: last night's demonstrations were not the biggest we've seen in recent weeks. they were sizeable. 1500 demonstrators, many gathering on the corner there to a small square. most of them calling for netanyahu to resign. they are referring to him as the crime minlster.

it's for people that have been impacted. people who have lost theirout a little bit more. in contrast to some of the weaker demonstrations, there wasn't any violence here. they are a group of supporters trying to hold their own for netanyahu. they were attacking the members of the press. their reporters or camera men were insulted by la familia. more directions are taking them and i agreed to attract them.

certainly last night's antinetanyahu protests here innin jerusalem did pass up without incident. >> thank you so much. appreciate it. pro basketball is back in north america after almost five-month coronavirus time-out. coming up, how players and coaches took a knee before they took the court. want to brain better?

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usually london's strong with tourists this time of year and many would be visiting the tour of london to see the crown jewels. for the first time in the 500 year history they are facing layoffs for the guards. scott, even the beef eaters, it tells a larger story of the economic fallout from this pap dem mick. no one's immune, right? >> reporter: you're absolutely right, kim. think about this for a second. the man in charge over there

says it's facing a different form of crisis. it's limping on using savings and government help. pretty soon, both things are going to run out. standing tall for almost 1,000 years, the tower of london is one of the most secure places in london. it houses the crown jewels. the country's most secure jobs until now. >> this time last summer how many people would be here? >> on a busy summer's day we'd have upwards of 10,000 people here. it's not unusual to see 13, 14, some days 15,000 people. >> reporter: while the legend has it that the british crown and kingdom remains on six ravens, the budget remains on ticket sales. it's left a covid sized 98

million pound hole in the budget. the beef eaters have been asked to take voluntary severance packages. hours have been cut 20% and this fall the axe will come down on 20% of the payroll. >> the plight of the beef eaters and their civilian colleagues is the latest and british example of how far reaching the damage has been to the economy. almost many others were out of work. not a single beef eater has been you've saved for a rainy day. there's a lot more than that, not in our industry or anywhere oels. >> this year they bring in 100 million pounds. the british government is guaranteed a $26 million bank loan but the tower may not make

enough money to repay it. >> one tower employee told cnn there is a feeling of fear amongst the staff that it hasn't felt before. all of the beef eaters live here on site. for losing their job, it means losing their home. global tourism is not expected to fully recover until 2024, the only thing that might save jobs at the most fortified building on the thames is a sudden invasion of tourists. kim, keep in mind he's usually a year's worst of savings. there are many charities and they're in much, much, much worse shape. heaven for bid there's a second

waive of coronavirus to contend with. if there is a silver lining, it's because it is so, so quiet in london. one of the best times you can think of to be a tourist here, if you can get here. >> what a fascinating story. as one of the producers said, we hope the beef eaters have transferable skills. thank you and scott at the london. appreciate it. the national basketball association returned to action on thursday after suspending the season for 20 weeks. here to discuss is cnn's sports andy scholls. strange to see the nba reopening. i was reporting on the night of the infamous game in march in which the first nba player was tested positive. they were shut down. from the baseball players against their sweaty understand

it that way. >> it's working. the league announcing they hadn't had any positive tests since july 20th. they believe in the protocol and like i said, in that bubble 22 teams and by all accounts, it's working as planned. a big part of the restart was the continued fight for social justice. all teams kneeling together during the national anthem to protest racial injustice. and understanding rule or requiring standing during the playing of our national anthem. lakers superstar lebron james says he hopes to keep the focus on the black lives matter movement. >> during the past when we've seen progress that we've let our

foot off the gas a little bit. we can't do that. we have to at this point to keep our foot pushed on the gas, a lot of racism, a lot of socialhoods and the people we want to have open. games in orlando have a much different look. they have virtual fans turning in from their home. video board behind the court. the players and coaches can do socially distanced benched areas. no camera men allowed on the floor. it gives you a really cool view. as for the game, lakers and clippers. lebron james coming up big with this. follows his own miss, puts it back with under 13 seconds to

go. lakers win 103-101. jazz player rudy gobert, whose positive test, he scored the first basket of the game and the last points for the jazz camp securing the wind. he said, you mystery. i want to get back on the court, do what i love to do, get back there and try to win a game. >> so you heard it from him there. the nba is back and it feels pretty awesome. >> feels unreal. thank you so much. andy scholls for joining us. appreciate it. i'd like to thank you for your company. i'm kim brunhuber, "early start"

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an unacceptable new normal is setting in. more than 1,000 americans dying a day. another new record set in florida as a hurricane gains strength and heads for the east coast. republicans lining up in force against the president. all it took was a tweet suggesting he wants to delay the election. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. this is "early start." i'm laura jarrett. >> and i'm boris sanchez in for christine