this is cnn breaking news. welcome to our viewers here in the united states, and all around the world. i am natalie allen at cnn world head quarters in atlanta. and we begin with breaking news from florida. coronavirus is already spreading out of control there. with one of the worst outbreaks in the country. and now, this. it could be exasperated by a potential hurricane closing in. isaias could make landfall in south florida in the hours ahead. it is a tropical storm, now. but expected to restrengthen into a hurricane, as it gets closer. the storm is already making its presence felt in florida, with

rain bands and squall lines moving through. this is the theme from palm beach right here. it lashed as a category one hurricane. as mentioned, it's expected to get stronger in the coming hours. for that, let's turn to cnn meteorologist tyler molden. hello, tyler, what are you seeing? >> it's slowing its forward movement. the 2:00 a.m. update just came in from the national hurricane center. it is now moving at a snail's pace. 8 miles per hour to the north and west. you see the thunderstorm activity really firing up close to the center is pushing some thunderstorms and showers towards the south florida coastline as it takes that track. still, packing wind speeds of 70 miles per hour, gusts up to 85. and here is the track. you can see that it continues to hug the east/central florida coastline. sebastian to titus, could

possibly have this come a little too close for comfort. it could actually brush up against your coastline or come to shore. so be ready for that. and by the time it gets to you, it could be a category one hurricane. once it gets up here off the care lie carolina coastline, makes landfall around myrtle beach or charleston. goes to the north. impacts virginia, washington, d.c., boston, portland. you can see, as it pushes to the north, though, it does continue to weaken and we are talking about the remnants of isaias. the rainfall's going to be a big story. as it pushes northward on this track, we are probably going to see upwards of 6 inches in coastal florida. and along the eastern seaboard, look at that. the oranges and reds. look at your legend here. that does indicate six inches of rainfall with isolated, high amounts. going to cause some flooding for sure, so be aware of that. and we are already seeing

rainfall beginning to push into parts of the peninsula. there is bahamas right there. and it's swinging that rainfall toward south florida. miami, you are seeing it starting to spread. and then, going into palm beach county, much of the same here and we are going to continue to see that rainfall pick up intensity as it comes to shore here. at the moment, you're fine but all that rainfall is going to come ashore. we are looking at 74-mile-per-hour wind speeds possible. certainly, that is possible. also, the storm-surge threat. that is very real, especially considering the high-tide times. 2 to 4-foot storm surge is possible for you. as well as power outages. so florida, it's kind of too late for you to start preparing for power outages. you should already be prepared. but for those of you along the carolina coastline up through the mid-east atlantic, you

definitely have time to get ready and you should. >> right. this storm is starting in florida and going all the way up to boston. it will be here a while. tyler, thanks for keeping a watch of it. we will see you again soon. as you mentioned, the storm battered with wind and rain, damaged roofs, toppled trees as it made landfall on saturday morning there. you know, many people are still recovering after hurricane dorian in september. it killed dozens of people. for more on this latest storm, let's turn to royce de-jones. he is joining me from nassau. thanks for coming on in the middle of the night. what do you know about the storm's impact there? >> thank you, natalie. so far, as of now, the hurricane is still in effect for bimini, so we are talking about the northwest portion. as the storm moved over the central islands, there was reports of moderate flooding, downed power lines, downed trees, and some road blockage. of course, that has a compounded

effect because power outages are now being reported. and it will be some time before power is restored. there are two areas of concern currently in the northwest. that's bimini and grand bahama. as you quite rightedpointed out still remains in a state of recovery. we have residents in there in tents and domes that can withstand some winds but could present a real challenge for them. so far, i can report to you there have been no reports of loss of life, at this time. and no reports of any injuries. of course, we have not heard from biminians yet, i want to reach out to them but the emergency-operation center says they haven't been able to reach them. it could be a telecommunications challenging. a downed power line. downed telecom there. we're keeping our eye on it. >> very good. you mentioned dorian, you know, you got a feel for the people

that are just still rebuilding, and now they could get the impact from this. and we must say that this hurricane hit during a pandemic. what complications has that brought? >> a ton of complications, natalie. grand bahama, for example, which was hit again as you pointed out by dorian last year, was under a two-week lockdown because of a surge of covid-19 cases there. upon the country reopening its international borders again. so as of july 1 to now, we see a resurgence of cases as the world has. we went from 104 cases to almost 600 cases. half of those cases in grand bahama. and high levels of unemployment. and now, we are dealing with a disaster crisis, a health crisis, and economic crisis. it's a compounded situation for residents, who are currently facing some storm-like conditions there. more than likely, in the dark. it doesn't bode well for health officials who are now strained to deal with multiple crises, on multiple fronts. testing, for example, has stopped, as of friday, to prepare for the storm. we won't get an idea of how the

covid cases and situation, the epidemiology, pans out for maybe a couple more weeks to find out exactly what the extent is like. >> all right. we thank you for staying on top of it. we know that you will continue to reach out, through the night. royceton, thank you. with the storm approaching florida now, michael holmes spoke earlier with the administrator of palm beach county. he asked her how they had been preparing. >> right now, we have reopened roughly about four shelters and our special needs shelter. this is to accommodate our residents that live in mobile homes. we have quite a few mobile-home parks here in palm beach county. and so, the wind, tropical-force winds, could definitely have a dangerous repercussions for the individuals living there. also, we opened them to address the needs of our residents that have -- housing.

so that if their roofs are not anchored properly or windows and they don't feel safe, then we account -- we -- we accomplish setting up safe shelter for them as well. and as you know, we're in the midst of a pandemic here. and so, we -- we had to open more shelters, in order to accommodate a smaller number of people than normal because we have to do the safe distancing. we, also, require people to wear face masks as they come into shelter. >> cnn's randy day is also in south florida. she's got more on the conditions, the threat, and the forecast there. >> here in palm beach, florida, we are expecting a 2 to 4-foot storm surge and that is on top of the regular tide. also, on monday, we expect to see a full moon. so the high tide will be even higher. making that storm surge even worse. for this area. also, we are experiencing pretty

heavy wind gusts. earlier, we had one that was about 40 to 50 miles per hour. we are told to expect about 80 miles per hour here. here, in palm beach county, they have opened up five shelters for people. there's more than 100 people that have already gone to one of these shelters. they have one that is just for people who want to bring their pets along, they can bring a dog or a cat or a bird, even. but they have people going to that, as they have a voluntary evacuation underway, here, in palm beach county. the state is considering trying to open some hotel rooms. because of covid-19, they are trying to open these rooms for people who might feel like they're symptomatic for the coronavirus. they want to put them in a safe place, away from these emergency shelters. meanwhile, the division of emergency management is giving some guidance for the shelters. saying that they would like to have no more than 50 people in these shelters. they would, also, like to have them social distanced. they want about 60-square-feet per person in the shelter.

and they also want to make sure they're wearing masks, using hand sanitizer, and getting their temperatures checked as well. we are getting word of some power outages in the area. we know that florida power and light has a big staging area in daytona, florida. they have crews, about 10,000 personnel in all, but they have crews from new york and texas and elsewhere, all coming together, from 20 different states, to try and help in terms of the power outage that we are expecting to see here. we also know that the national guard has been mobilized here, in case they need to do some search and rescue, as well. and the governor is, of course, telling people that he recommends they have at least three to seven days of food, water, and any medicine, just in case this storm does get really bad. i'm randi kaye reporting in palm beach, florida. back to you. >> many florida hospitals are already at the breaking point, due to the pandemic. a short time ago, michael holmes

talked with the lead physician at a miami intensive-care unit, and he asks how the hospital is preparing. >> we prepare our icus in a different way for the hurricane. so we empty one of the icus that is now waiting if we have any issues with the hurricane, which is the icu in the trauma side of the building. so we are prepared for the hurricane. and of course, we have a lot of covid cases. so this is extra stress for us. but we are ready, if we need it. >> yeah. and -- and -- you know, i am curious about the storm shelters being open which, of course, is necessary for a lot of people. there is going to be an issue with social distancing in a state that is still a center of the pandemic. there's -- there's a tool from georgia tech that estimates spread in crowds. and they say, you know, you get 100 people in the place, there's a 95% chance you are going to have somebody who is infected

with covid. are you frightened of that possibility on the other side of this storm? >> yes. we are concerned that we have, now, the hurricane season coming and we are dealing with covid. so we are worried that we will see more increase in covid cases as we see people sheltered together. and also, at home, you know, people who stay home and families will shelter together. so, yes, it's a major concern we have. >> next here, we turn to other news. stimulus talks stall in the united states as both sides cite progress but just can't seem to seal a deal to help americans who are still out of work. we'll have the latest on where negotiations on capitol hill stand, next. with accident forgiveness allstate won't raise your rates just because of an accident. cut! is that good? no you were talking about allstate and... i just... when i... accident forgiveness from allstate. click or call for a quote today. accident forgiveness from allstate. walk to end alzheimer's alzheis everywhere.tion all of us are raising funds for one goal:

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surpassed more than 4.6 million cases of the coronavirus, with more than 154,000 deaths. that's according to johns hopkins university. at least 30 states are either pausing now, or rolling back, reopening plans. california reported its highest number of single-day deaths from the virus on saturday. 219.

internationally, brazil saw more than 45,000 new cases, in the past 24 hours. both, the white house and democratic lawmakers agree that another coronavirus relief package is needed for americans. they just cannot agree on what should be in it. a deal has eluded negotiators, again, despite the pressing need of jobless benefits that just ended. jeremy diamond has more on it from washington. >> those supplemental unemployment benefits have expired. and there is still no deal in sight between the white house and capitol hill, as far as this phase four coronavirus stimulus bill is concerned. but there were negotiations on saturday. the longest negotiations, to date. three-hour meeting between house speaker nancy pelosi, chuck schumer, and on the treasury end, you had treasure secretary steve mnuchin and mark meadows.

and both emerged with the same message. and that is, while there is still no deal in sight, yet, there is no deal within grasp, the talks were, indeed, productive. and there was progress that was made. listen. >> well, this was the longest meeting we had. and it was more productive than the other meetings. there are many issues that are still many issues. but we went and saw, piece by piece, where each side is at. >> we have to get rid of this virus so we can open our economy, safely open our schools, and to do so in a way that does not give a cut in benefits to america's workers. >> there is clearly a subset of issues where we both agree on, very much. we're very interested in

unemployment insurance. we're very interested in schools. in jobs. as leader mcconnell has said many times, liability insurance is important to us so there is definitely ppe, there is a lot of bipartisan support. >> it was a productive day. i think both senator schumer and speaker pelosi would agree with that. we're still a long ways apart. and i don't want to suggest that a deal is eminent, because it is not. but, like with any deal, as you make progress, i think it's important to recognize that you are making progress. >> so you can see there, both sides describing this as the best discussions they have had, so far. but it doesn't appear that they have been able, as of yet, to break that logjam. now, today, those negotiations are going to continue at a staff level between the white house and democrats on capitol hill. and then, tomorrow, we are expecting to see those principal players, pelosi, schumer on the democratic side, mnuchin and meadows on the white house's side, gather once again to

continue those negotiations. and you have to keep in mind here, that these two sides are still very far apart. and not just on this issue of unemployment benefits. of course, the white house has been blaming democrats, arguing that they should have taken this short-term extension of the unemployment benefits that the white house offered while they continued to hash out a deal. but democrats have been adamant that they still want to work on a more comprehensive deal because, keep in mind, beyond the unemployment benefits, you also have in here, funding for testing. funding for schools. funding for contact tracing. these are all the things that democrats want to include in this bill. and of course, democrats and republicans find themselves, still, very far apart in terms of actually getting to a comprehensive deal. but those negotiations, at least, still continuing and it is at least a good sign when you hear both sides, at least, offering a similar message. >> the combination of covid-19 and economic hardship is pushing many to the margins. california just reported 219

pandemic-related deaths, saturday. that is the most, ever, in a single day. and with the number of cases rising, so is food insecurity and housing fears. paul vercammen visited an operation in l.a. >> they worked late in the afternoon, cleaning up, after a huge food giveaway here. this is in koreatown in downtown los angeles. they served boxes of meals or sent them out to more than 2,000 people. 1,500 of them walked up here. some have been in line since midnight. and then, they shipped out another 500 boxes to nearby churches, as well as a grocery workers union. the workers here reflecting on just how trying it is for them to see the biggest numbers of people, ever, come into these food lines, in the middle of the pandemic. because a lot of renters' protection is running out because of unemployment benefits

are running out. some of these people, without a job, for something close to a half a year right now. >> it's surreal. to see, you know, that many people standing in this line for food. and it's really a larger indictment of the failed system and the federal government to take care of the people because, at the end of the day, it's unconscionable to live in a world where people have to wait seven hours for a box of groceries. >> just boxes and boxes of food went out here. as we said, 1,500 people went up to grab their box. and then, another 500 boxes went out to nearby churches and a grocery store workers' union. and for the people handing out the boxes, they said this was rather heartening because they could see the look of relief in people's eyes. as they knew that many of them might not have any income right now during the pandemic. reporting from los angeles, i'm paul vercammen. now, back to you. >> well, far from california, we look at australia, now.

officials have just declared a state of disaster in victoria. this comes after the country's second-most populous state reported 671 cases of coronavirus saturday. melbourne, the state's capital, will see additional lockdown measures now. that includes a new curfew and the end of all recreational activity. a massive crowd, including neo-nazi groups gathered saturday at berlin's iconic brandenburg gate to protest the government's coronavirus restrictions. this comes, after germany reported its highest number of new cases, since may. michael holmes takes a closer look. >> thousands took to the streets of germany's capital berlin to protest the country's coronavirus restrictions. demonstrators say the measures, which include maintaining a distance of five feet. and where that's not possible,

wearing face masks, violates their rights and freedoms. >> away with these laws that have been imposed on us, this protestor says. away with the masks that make us slaves. in a tweet, on saturday, german health minister blasted protestors for ignoring the government measures meant to contain the pandemic. yes, demonstrations must also be possible in times of corona but not like this. we will defeat the corona pandemic, by being reasonable, having stamina, and team spirit. the more responsible we treat each other in everyday life, the more normality is possible despite corona. the crowd, which included members of anti-vax, far right, and neo-nazi groups, then gathered for a sit-in at iconic brandenburg gate to protest coronavirus restrictions. the crowds, later, dispersed

peacefully. michael holmes, cnn. >> some countries have been easing travel restrictions in a bid to get their tourism industries rolling again. but there is one country that's repeatedly being left off of safe-travel lists. the united states. by our count, just nine countries are allowing unrestricted entry, by americans. you can see them highlighted in blue. such as, mexico, turkey, and tunisia. others are requiring measures, such as self-quarantines. but as you can also see, much of the world is off limits to americans right now. tourism, of course, big business in paris. but the pandemic means this year is much different. the city may be getting back to normal, in some ways. but a big piece of its economy is not. cnn's melissa bell is in paris

for us. >> reporter: the only difference are the masks. otherwise, paris, the city of art and light and love, as much as as it was was. the shops are open, the bars, the bistros, the museums. there is only one crucial ingredient missing. the tourists. and what is paris without? last year, 50 million of them came for the monuments, the cathedrals, the museums, the history. spending 22 billion euros and, once again, making paris the most visited city in the world. this year, the french and the european tourists have them pretty much to themselves. >> translator: we won't get back to our historic levels before 2022. i have been in charge for seven years now, and we have known crises, floods, and terror attacks. and we always picked ourselves up. >> but for now, hotel occupancy rates here in paris are down 86% on what they were a year ago.

and the worst is at the very top end of the market. the so-called palace hotels that depend, almost entirely, for their business on american, asian, and middle eastern tourism. places like the ritz, here. they have simply remained closed. >> and that will come, at a dizzying cost to france's public finances. >> well, we are very fortunate in france to have this -- this government support. 70% of the growth, which is 84% of your net, is very unique and it's very important for us to have that. >> french authorities have said they'll continue covering most of the salaries for people who can't work, until at least september. but that money is going to have to come from somewhere, even as the french economy is predicted to contract by 10% this year. perhaps, most worrying for people looking at france's tourism industry, this should be its high season, on an ordinary july day. the louvre would get -- that

figure is much lower now. also, perhaps more importantly, whether, long-term, people are ever going to want to come back to paris in the same numbers they did before. >> perhaps, the contrary. if you have a vaccine or you have a treatment, then, people will have to go back to normal life. we have to enjoy the life. >> melissa bell, cnn paris. >> next, here. the storm that we are tracking. it is going to be a long night for many people in florida. that powerful storm, isaias, moving in. but the worst part could come in the days and weeks ahead. we'll have much more about it, right after this. been avoiding. like people... and pants. but don't avoid taking care of your eyes, because we're here to safely serve you with new procedures that exceed cdc guidelines and value your time. visionworks. see the difference.

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welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i'm natalie allen. you're watching cnn "newsroom." and we are watching florida, closely. officials there are worried a strong storm could lead to a spike in coronavirus cases. isaias weakened to a tropical storm after slamming the bahamas as a category 1 hurricane. it is expected to restrengthen and make landfall in florida, sometime sunday. shelters are open. leading to concerns about the virus spreading. florida has the second-highest number of cases in the united states. let's get the latest on the storm's path and its strength with our meteorologist tyler moldon. hi hi, tyler. >> good morning, natalie. we are watching the soon to be hurricane over the bahamas throwing a lot of rainfall in south-central florida going to east-central florida as well.

this is the area we have to watch hurricane conditions. you are under a hurricane warning from palm beach county, all the way up into flagler county. now, areas shieded in blue, you are in a tropical storm warning because once winds start to get out there, they will be tropical storm force. now, here is isaias. looks pretty good on satellite imagery now. moving to the northwest at 8 miles per hour. still, packing winds of 70 miles per hour but it will strengthen once it heads to the north and west and comes very close to the treasure coast in south central florida. now, i have been calling out titusville and, also, sebastian. i think the entire coast just needs to be on guard for a possible category 1 hurricane making landfall. i think it's certainly possible once we get to early tomorrow morning, on into tomorrow afternoon. once it pushes to the north, it will weaken as a tropical storm. and it will make landfall from charleston to myrtle beach once we get to late in the day on

monday. continues that track to the north. it will impact midatlantic, the new england and northeastern states as well. so be on guard. eventually, we are talking about the remnants of isaias. that's not until the end of next week, though. on this track, we are going to see a lot of rainfall, especially once we get into the midatlantic, where we could see upwards of 6 to 7 inches in isolated, higher amounts. down here in florida, this is where we are going to see hurricane-force winds from about west palm beach up to titusville. all the areas shaded in red. once you get toward the inland communities, you are going to see tropical storm force conditions and be ready for power outages, natalie. we are definitely going to see this that. we are going to see that with every tropical system. >> absolutely. and i can't imagine anything worse. people are looking at pandemic. and then, losing power here in august. fingers crossed that it won't be so bad. tyler, thanks so much. we'll see you again soon. now, to the other story we're following and so many tik

tok fans are following as well. tik tok insists it is here to stay, despite president trump's threat to ban the popular app from operating in the united states. the standoff is over whether or not the chinese-owned app poses a national security threat. cnn's is live for us in london and good morning to you, hadas. you know, the trump administration first signalled looking at banning the app weeks ago amid heightened tensions between china and the u.s. is the security concern a legitimate one? >> well, natalie, i have actually been speaking to cybersecurity experts over the past few weeks about this exact subject. and there are really two sort of big areas of concern around an app like tik tok. and we will get into whether they are legitimate concerns or not. the first one is about the actual information, what they show on the app. and this is about concerns around censorship because, as we

know, china doesn't exactly have the same levels of freedom of speech that people in western europe or in the united states enjoy. so there is concern that, through their algorithm or through outright banning or suppressing certain information, that can affect what people see and what people might believe and what political things they might believe in. for example, there was a case last november when a young woman was doing what looked like a makeup tutorial but was actually criticizing chinese treatment of uighur muslims. now, saying it was related to a separate account she had and apologizing for the error. but there have been a few other cases like that, which is why there is some concern about the information that's seen on tik tok and how that could influence people. then, there is the national security concern. and that's about the type of data that tik tok has on people. the u.s. government says, with so many people using tik tok, the chinese government would potentially have their hands on all this data because there is a law in china, that requires chinese companies to hand over data or cooperate with the chinese government, if

requested. now, tik tok says it never has, never will, do so. but it's not clear how they could possibly, potentially, resist such requests if they are, ultimately, a chinese company. but cybersecurity experts i spoke to said that the data tik tok collects on you isn't necessarily that different from what facebook, twitter, or instagram might collect on you. so it could, theoretically, be valuable. it could be things like your location data. but unless you are some sort of activist or somebody who works for the military, the government, that data might not be that valuable. and see if

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thousands of people took to the streets in jerusalem saturday, to protest prime minister benjamin netanyahu. he has faced growing criticism, as you can see, right there. for his handling of the pandemic. but this anti-netanyahu protest was about the corruption charges against him. and it was the biggest demonstration, yet. here to talk about it is journali journalist elliot. elliot, hello to you. talk to us about what these protestors were chanting. what was the message they wanted

to send to netanyahu? >> the message is simple. it's either go home or step down, resign. that's what they were demanding. and there was some 15,000 people, according to police, gathered here last night. mainly, young people and mainly demanding, as i say, the resignation of netanyahu. his official residence is just here over that wall. some people bringing children with them. and something of a carnival atmosphere as well. people banging drums, and just on the square, on the corner there, there were two protestors that actually set up massage tables and were giving massages out to the demonstrators, as well. and this wasn't the only place demonstrations are taking place. they happened in other parts of the country. in tel aviv. further north up the coast and also, a bit further up in the north. and then, other junctions across the country. netanyahu, for his part, who denies the corruption --

corruption charges that he's facing, says -- because the quds party put out a statement criticizing media outlets for artificially inflating the number of people that were demonstrating. saying that north korean television could learn a thing or two from them. >> elliot gotkin, we'll see what happens next. thank you so much. >> the latest accusations against chinese authorities in xiangiang province are horrific. rape, torture, and forced sterilization of uighur women. government officials deny it, just as they have denied any accusations that they are persecuting the uighur minority. but new, damning testimonials of abuse are mounting. cnn's ivan watson talked with two women, whose stories you'll find chilling. >> reporter: living thousands of miles from their homeland,

ethnic uighurs protest near the chinese consulate in the city of istanbul. a demonstration filmed a month before the coronavirus pandemic. among the speakers, gumbahar who talks about a war against uighur women in china's xianjiang region. she is an ethnic uighur from kazakhstan when on may 22nd, 2017, she says chinese police came to her hotel and later dragged her to a crowded cell. she says guards shaved her head, put chains around her ankle, and periodically took her away for interrogation, where they tortured her to sign a confession. in one of those sessions, she says she was sexually assaulted.

>> she says guards forced the inmates to take daily drugs and get weekly injections. she says her menstrual cycle, and those of her fellow inmates, completely stopped. an account that matches the testimonies of other female camp survivors that cnn has interviewed. strict chinese censorship makes it nearly impossible to confirm testimonies like these, describing the mass detention of hundreds of thousands of uighurs and other ethnic minorities in xianjiang. this rare, leaked footage shows men's heads shaved, blindfolded

with their hands tied. in october, said the transportation of inmates is part of normal, judicial activities. beijing said it creates a system of what it calls vocational training centers. aimed at eradicating extremism, through reeducation. the chinese government denies subjecting detainees to any abuse. but official health statistics, published annually by the chinese government, revealed damning, new evidence to academic. he found over a decade, when sterilization operations dropped substantially on a national scale, the procedures performed on women surged in xianjiang. the same goes for iud, intrauterine birth control devices in women. >> maybe, we should call it demographic genocide because it specifically fulfills one of the five criteria of the united nations convention for the prevention of genocide, which is the suppression of births.

>> a chinese uighur, who says she was forcibly sterilized by the government. in october, 2018, she says she was summoned to a government office and fined 18,400 wan, the equivalent of around $2,600 for having one child, too many. >> a doctor later told her the sterilization was permanent. china's ambassador to the u.s. denies allegations of forced p population control. >> i don't know how absurd all these can go. >> but that means you deny it? >> of course. >> the chinese government has not responded to requests for comment from cnn.

her 15-month nightmare ended when police, suddenly, set her free and left her with this letter, saying she was detained for suspicion of terrorist activities. in a video, made months after her release, she explains she is still suffering from skin rashes and sores. she shows me her handwritten list of names of more than 60 other women and girls she met in detention. she says she is traumatized by the memory of the sound of the screams of these women, she left behind. ivan watson, cnn. >> chilling story there from ivan. character actor wilfred

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as italy adjusts to a new world filled with masks, it should come as no surprise the italians being in one of the world's global fashion hubs are turning them into a stylish accessory. here's barbie nadeau in rome. >> reporter: as fears of a second wave in rome, italians are putting their best face forward with masks. almost from the beginning of the pandemic here in italy, face coverings have been the norm, but before italy started to open up of its strict draconian lockdown, the president wore a

mask even when it wasn't required. now face coverings are part of daily life and no one leaves home. italians carry them anywhere they can so they'll always be ready. the customers are not using them as political statements but as fashion statements. she tells me that at the beginning the people didn't like them at all, they resisted, but out of necessity they've become part of daily life so people want them for summer, for dinners out, for all occasions. now she offers these with sequins and glitter. she says they have something for everyone, even the performers at rome's summer opera are wearing them on stage to help send the message. not all facemasks are created equal. luca delia is co-founder of a studio. here they use 3d printers to

make masks for the masses. their specialty, masks where people want to look trendy and stay safe. >> this has a product that has a fashionable feel for customers. that can help people accept masks that have to be worn in public places for people who have to go to events or to public spaces. >> reporter: after the initial outbreak, italy has been successful in keeping covid-19 away. they continue to emphasize facemask use and says they will stay at essential rule even as the country heads out of the pan dem 34ik. italians are accepting the rules and as expected doing it in style. masks aren't just trendy here. you cannot enter any public space without one. they are the law indoors and you must wear them outdoors when you cannot socially distance.

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