this is cnn breaking news. >> good morning to you. we're coming on early because of this coronavirus hot spot, florida taking on a new threat this morning, tropical storm isaias, which is expected to strengthen back into a hurricane. i'm victor blackwell. >> i'm christi latest is comin. you're looking at the radar here. carolinas is in its path next. and then it will scoot up into the east coast by midweek. now, the big concerns at this moment, power outages, heavy rain, flooding and damaging winds.

>> the storm is this added source of stress during the pandemic. the u.s. adding more than 58,000 new coronavirus cases on saturday, reported more than 1100 new deaths and total more than 154,000 americans have now died because of the virus. and add that to the economic strain. millions of people are feeling, you're looking at this line here, people waited sevengrocer. this is at a los angeles food bank. that's indicative of how desperate some people are and yet no deal on any new relief from washington, d.c. republicans and democrats will be back at the negotiating table, however, today. >> we're going to start this morning with the latest on isaias, just in from the national hurricane center. cnn meteorologist allison chinchar is with us. what have you learned? >> so it is still a tropical storm, as of now. with sustained winds 65 miles per hour. but they are gusting to 75.

that's considered hurricane strength. so keep that in mind, your sustained winds may be a high end tropical storm, but they're gusting up to hurricane strength. you're still likely going to have damaging winds and power outages up and down the east coast. forward speed is to northwest at 9 miles per hour. keep in mind, the hurricane hunters are in the storm right now. they have been picking up winds around that 70-mile-per-hour range. so it is not out of the question that this could become a hurricane at some point today. now, once it starts to curve back up towards georgia, we do anticipate that at some point it will get back down it a tropical storm. that's if it goes back up to a hurricane and remain a tropical storm as it continues up towards the carolinas. monday night, and into tuesday. from there, we expect it to go up into the northeast, taking with it gusty winds and the potential for some very heavy rainfall. here's a look at what we have. we do still have tropical storm warnings and even a couple of hurricane warnings still left. notice since we last spoke

yesterday morning, the new additions would be the tropical storm watches for portions of georgia as well as south carolina. and those are likely going to be added for north carolina at some point today. here is a look at the radar showing the bands pushing into areas of florida. most of the bands so far this morning have been light to moderate rain. but the heavier rain will likely move in the closer the storm actually gets. again, here is some of those bands to show you, storm surge is also going to be one of the biggest components to this particular storm. not just because we expect two to four feet from jacksonville to jupiter, you have to remember this is going to be on top of potentially astronomical high tides, a full moon is monday. so when we get to the sunday evening high tides, a lot of these areas are going to be looking at five to six feet of waves coming in. that's going to be one of the biggest concerns we deal with in the short-term. >> let's all not be confused or misled by the weakening of

winds, that rain can still cause a lot of damage. allison chinchar, thanks so much. >> before it moves closer to the florida coast as we're watching there, this storm is making landfall in the bahamas, did so yesterday. and it did some pretty major damage along the way. >> you see this video of buildings destroyed here, power lines pulled down. a lot of flooding also reported on parts of few of the islands there, recovering from the devastation from hurricane dorian. joining me is clint watson with eyewitness news. give us an idea of how things are there. >> good morning. i'll tell you, it is a sigh of relief. that's the best way to put it, starting off. there is localized flooding in some areas. minimal roof damage, trees down, some power lines down. pretty much the bahamas came out of this on the good side of

things. we were quite concerned as we're still recovering from hurricane dorian as to how this would impact the chain of islands. this storm came up from the south into the bahamas, straight through the chain of the islands, to the northwest bahamas. you can imagine the concern was the entire archipelago of islands being impacted by the storm. luckily it was minimal. most of the islands reported minimal damage, just some localized flooding of streets and roads. minimal damage to homes and properties. no impact to life, no one injured, no life lost. so by and large the bahamas escaped this one with a sigh of relief. could have been more devastating. we were prepared here as you can imagine having gone through what we went through with dorian, they did not take this lightly. we were prepared, emergency personnel were in place, we had all the precautions ahead of time. it was a matter of watching mother nature and hoping that she would have mercy on us and

she did just that. just a lot of rain, but as you can imagine, the biggest problem in the bahamas is flooding because we're a low lying group of islands. so we were able to get through that pretty good with minimal flooding in some of the areas we knew were being under water. maybe two to four feet of water, but by and large, a few power lines down, some areas without power, most of the areas that were without power yesterday were primarily because of power company did a precautionary shutdown because of the wind. and now most of those areas are being reconnected now. by and large bahamas would have come through this without any major issue. >> that is good news. we're happy to hear it for all of you there. clint watson, we appreciate it, thank you. >> thank you, clint. to florida now, the east coast already is feeling the impact of isaias. >> yeah. we said residents are bracing for some of the chances of power outages and flooding rain and damaging wind. cnn's randi kaye is up early for

us there in palm beach. randi, good to see you. how are you faring? >> reporter: we're doing okay. good morning to you. we came out here just a few minutes ago and it wasn't raining, and now it is raining, so a couple of outer bands must be coming through as we were talking there with allison. let me show you, you look over my left shoulder here, you can see the surf, the ocean is angry this morning, that is for sure. those waves are really coming in. we're expecting two to four foot storm surge. and as you know, we have that full moon coming up monday night, so that will be on top of the high tide, the high tide will be even higher than usual. we were tracking gusts here about 50 miles an hour, just a short time ago. we expect them to get to about 80 miles per hour at some point this morning. we are getting some word of some power outages, mostly from this wind, the rain isn't that heavy yet, but the wind is something to deal with. there is 2300 people without power according to florida power and light.

they have been staging people, personnel, they have 10,000 personnel ready to go. they have crews that came in from new york and texas and louisiana and all over. they have a staging area in daytona, north of here, they can jump to get some people their power back, but they are expecting delays because of the coronavirus. they have to social distance, they have to work in smaller crews, so there could be delays here. they have to disinfect the equipment, do temperature checks, that could really slow things down. we did get some video of people arriving at shelters earlier yesterday. there are five shelters open here in palm beach county. even one that you can bring your pets to, most of those are in high schools, they want people to be able to social distance. there is about -- last check more than 100 people in shelters here in palm beach county. the state, though, has looked to get some hotel rooms for people who might be symptomatic, they don't want them going through a shelter. you have a double whammy of a coronavirus and the hurricane or

the storm right now coming together. also, the division of management here, the division of emergency management saying they want fewer than 50 people in shelters and they want to make sure they do temperature checks as well. meanwhile, the governor, i will say, he says make sure you have 3 to 7 days of supplies in case this wind knocks your power out or flooding that we see, medical supplies, food, water, et cetera. he also says there is plenty of ppe. we never thought we would be talking about ppe in a storm, but we are. there is -- they said they have 20 million masks and 20 million gloves or so, 20,000 thermometers, so the governor says they are prepared. back to you. >> randi kaye for us, palm beach, stay safe. thanks so much. so there are more storm preparations under way right now along the eastern coast of florida. hurricane isaias threatens to drop some really heavy wind and rain in that whole region and then as we said before it moves up to the carolinas.

>> let's head to 2200 miles norh to daytona beach, that area filling sandbags at a site in volusia county to prepare. this storm, we know, could regain strength in a few hours. >> as we said, florida is dealing with a two followd emergency obviously. they're seeing a surge in covid-19 cases. they haven't issued any evacuation orders as of yet, nor has it opened any shelters in anticipation of the storm. but they are certainly prepared to do so if it happens. >> stay with us all throughout the morning, we're going to continue to monitor the storm, the impact as it heads close to florida and the preparations. meteorologist allison chinchar back later this hour for an update. we also want to talk about the fact there is still no deal on a new stimulus package. and i know a lot of you are waking up this morning wondering if you're going to be able to afford your rent, afford your food this month because that

$600 in employment benefits has gone away. staffers are kinning to talk today. lawmakers met with white house officials yesterday, that's what you're seeing there. and they did say discussions were productive, however, both sides are not yet close to an agreement. >> you see these are the lines at food banks, this is los angeles. people have waited in hours to get money -- to get food and still wondering if they'll get money to pay the bills. to cnn's jeremy diamond with more for us this morning. >> reporter: 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, a three-hour meeting between the house speaker nancy pelosi, the senate minority leader chuck schumer and on the white house end the treasury secretary steven mnuchin and white house

chief of staff mark meadows. both sides emerged with the same message, and that is that 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 very much outstanding, where we're a part, but we had a serious discussion and we went down piece by piece and saw where each side is at. >> we have to get rid of the virus so that 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 extending on enhanced unemployment insurance, we're very interested in schools,

we're very interested in jobs. i think as you know as the leader mcconnell said several times, liability insurance is very important to us. there is definitely the ppp, 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. i don't want to suggest that a deal is imminent, because it is not. but like with any deal, as you make progress, i think it is important to recognize that you're making progress. >> so you can see both sides describing this as the best discussions they have had so far. it doesn't appear they have been able as of yet to break that logjam. 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 principle players, pelosi, schumer on the democratic side, mnuchin and meadows on the white house's

side, gather once again to continue those negotiations. you have to keep in mind here that these two sides are still very far apart. and not just on the issue of unemployment benefits, of course, the white house has been blaming democrats, arguing they should have taken this short-term extension of the unemployment benefits that the white house offered while they continue 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 have 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. 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. >> all right, thank you so much, jeremy. appreciate it. later this morning, dana bash filling in for jake tapper,

she'll be joined by dr. deborah birx, congressman and house majority whip james clyburn, arkansas governor asa hutchinson and stacey abrams. "state of the union" with dana bash at 9:00 eastern. wilford brimly, a pitch man for quaker oats, has died. he was on dialysis and icu, getting treatment for medical problems according to his manager. his movie credits date back to the 1970s. everyone remembers "cocoon," "the natural," and "the thing," he also appeared in commercials for the american diabetes association. he was 85 years old. wilford brimly. still ahead, the latest for you on the pandemic. we understand a new report from the cdc saying more people in the u.s., 20,000 more, could die from covid, just in the next 21 days. we'll give you the full picture

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welcome back. 20 minutes after the hour now. for a sixth day in a row, more than 1,000 people have been killed by covid-19 here in the u.s. >> one of the most troubling spots is california, reporting its highest single day loss of life yet. cnn's polo sandoval following the very latest on the pandemic. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. this weekend marks five months since new york state confirmed the first covid case and still covid testing continues quite aggressively. on friday, we saw 83,000 tests

administered to new york state, that's the highest number of covid tests conducted since the start of the pandemic and less than 1% testing positive, which is positive news for people here in new york, but certainly still a very difficult situation for people in other parts of the country dealing with right now with the outbreak shifting and even experiencing an uptick in parts of the midwest. california, once the role model for flattening the curve, has become a coronavirus hot spot. much of the state showing dark red as california's department of public health announced the highest number yet of covid-related deaths, that number 219 in a single day. since the pandemic started, more than 9,000 people in california have died from covid-related complications. >> it is very frustrating as an epidemiologist to see the case numbers continuing to rise without a national strategy, without adequate testing, without contact tracing as we

need it. all of the things we have been talking about for months and months and these numbers are going to continue to go up until we do have these things in place. >> reporter: people struggling financially in los angeles waited in line for seven hours on saturday at a food bank. >> it is surreal to see, you know that many people standing in this line for food and it is really a larger indictment of a failed system and the federal government to take care of the people. is unconscionable to live in a world where people have to wait seven hours for a box of groceries. >> reporter: florida reported 9,000 plus cases for a fifth consecutive day on saturday. and in texas, the city of mcallen's convention center is being converted into a health facility to help meet hospital capacity needs. a new cdc report on how quickly children transmitted the virus at a summer camp in georgia came out as schools are starting to reopen across the country. a mississippi high school student tested positive for coronavirus during the first week of classes according to

corinth social media posts. a staff member at avon high school in indiana tested positive for covid-19, but had not been at school this past week. >> the safest way to open schools is to decrease community transmission. the achilles heel of our whole national effort has been the lack of testing capacity. we are not doing nearly the amount of tests we need to do on a daily basis, probably about anywhere from 1 million to 3 million tests a day, under a million. >> reporter: the coronavirus spreads again on capitol hill, and raul gruvalva tested pz.

most of the u.s. is now in the red zone, and in july, u.s. saw ten days where covid deaths surpassed 11,000. the cdc projecting more than 173,000 u.s. deaths by august 22nd. here in new york, home to the largest school district in the country, new york city has submitted its plan for reopening the schools come this fall. now, really, parents have to decide whether or not to send their kids to school come this fall or potentially continue with some kind of remote learning program. ultimately, though, it is going to be up to the governor to decide whether or not the state school will reopen. that decision should be coming this week. victor, christi. >> polo, appreciate the wrap-up, thank you. >> thank you, polo. more than 20 million americans could lose their homes now that eviction protections have expired. >> how the economic crisis really at this point could turn

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more on tropical storm isaias now this morning. again, was a hurricane, now a tropical storm, just off the east coast of florida. >> yeah, we know that the folks there are getting ready for some power outages, a lot of rain, a lot of wind, some storm surge, cnn meteorologist allison chinchar with us now. we know that it is a tropical storm, but you had said this thing is still packing some wind gusts of 75 miles per hour, which would put it in hurricane territory, correct? >> yes, so i think that's kind of the key thing. it is not a zero percent chance it would become a hurricane, but it is not a great chance either.

the focus is that the wind gusts are 75 miles per hour. that is the equivalent of a category 1 hurricane. it is the sustained winds that reflects the name, why since those are 65 miles per hour, this is only tropical storm isaias. now, here is the thing to note, though, that gust winds that are the hurricane strength, that is still potentially could knock out power up and down the east coast. that's why this is still important, folks. there really is not that much of a difference between a high end tropical storm and a low end category one hurricane, but maybe the difference of about 10 to 15-mile-per-hour winds. the biggest component that this thing is fighting against right now is a lot of dry air, and there is also some vertical sheer out there too. that's really what is tearing this storm apart. and preventing it really from coming back into what would be a moderate or high end category 1 hurricane, which it had been 24 hours to 36 hours ago. you see some of those rain bands starting to push back in across

areas of the east coast of florida. most of them right now are light bands of rain. but we do anticipate some more moderate and heavy bands of rain over the next 24 hours. again, here is a look at the new tropical storm watches and warnings. where we had hurricane warnings before along the florida coast have now all transitioned into tropical storm warnings. we also added tropical storm watches for portions of north carolina as well because that is where we anticipate the storm to go in the coming days. here is a look at the forecast radar, you can see it slide up the east coast, bringing some heavier rains to places like melbourne, around daytona beach and up towards jacksonville as we go through the next 24 hours. we talked about this, the name, the name change of tropical storm to hurricane is only indicative of the winds, this has nothing to do with how much rain you will get or the storm surge. those things remain the same. >> allison chinchar, thanks so much. we'll check in with you throughout the morning. >> we want to get you back to

po palm beach, florida. >> randi kaye is there live. the last time we were with you, the winds were picking up. looks like they still are. >> reporter: they certainly are, victor. i've been holding on to my hat here on and off as they gust. we saw a short time ago a gust of 50 miles per hour. now expecting probably 70 to 75 miles per hour as the morn continues. take a look at the ocean behind me here. you can see those waves, they are really kicking up this morning, we're expecting about a 2 to 4 foot storm surge from the waves, on top of this high tide, especially high tide because of the full moon we're going to see on monday night, the tide is even higher than usual. but this is the concern, this heavy wind is certainly going to cause some power outages. we know of 2300 already here in florida. and florida power and light said they have a staging area in daytona where they have 10,000

personnel ready to go. they have crews that came in from new york and texas, all to help from 20 different states in fact. they're trying to get people together and trying to get a jump on this because of the coronavirus. this is one emergency on top of another, so they're already expecting delays because the crews will have to social distance, they'll have to sanitize the equipment, have to do temperature checks. so it is kind of a slow process in terms of getting the power restored, we also know there are more than 1 00 people in shelters this morning here in palm beach county. they set up five shelters at high schools. so people could safely social distance, they'll be providing shelter kits with hand sanitizers and masks as well and try to keep the family units together. the governor said he was hoping to open some hotel rooms for people who might be symptomatic so they didn't have to go to the shelter. but so far this is a big wind event here, not a lot of heavy rain yet, but we're certainly prepared for that as well. back to you. >> all right, randi kaye, you

all stay safe there, we appreciate you, thank you. allison just showed us a couple of watches in north carolina and now we know commuters along north carolina and the outer banks, they're closing as the storm approaches continental u.s. some families spent some time at the beach yesterday. but isaias is expected to reach the carolinas over the next couple of days. the governor has put 150 members of the national guard on alert in case they're needed for hurricane response. the u.s. economy received a sobering update. gdp shrank 9.5%, that's the worst quarter since the government started keeping records in 1947. >> so of course we talked about the lawmake errs haggling over possible new stimulus bill. but the impacts in real life are already being felt. here is cnn's abby phillip. >> reporter: even on a good day, making ends meet was a struggle

for georgia resident pamela frank. >> every month, even working multiple jobs, i'm robbing peter to pay paul. >> reporter: then came the coronavirus pandemic and pamela lost one of her jobs working at the atlanta hawks arena, a job she needed in order to pay her $1200 a month rent and take care of her 6-year-old daughter, jada. >> 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 into the system by the federal government has been a lifeline and one that could soon disappear. >> so now that i have the fear or the knowing that it will end soon is like, now what do i do to be able to maintain my livelihood. >> reporter: experts estimate 20% of the 110 million renters in the united states could face eviction later this year due to the pandemic.

especially when a federal boost in unemployment insurance expires at the end of the month. >> folks have in the been paying rent since possibly february, march. that's six months of not being able to make rent. >> reporter: atlanta lawyer pierce hand works with tenants like pamela who lost jobs and are at risk of falling into a deep hole of housing debt. the consequences could be dire. >> i think what we are facing is a possible mass eviction scenario. >> reporter: black americans are already more likely to contract and die from the coronavirus. and they are also disproportionately at risk of losing their homes. >> rent crisis affects everyone. it is especially affecting our communities of color in colorado and around the country. >> reporter: a u.s. census survey found when it comes to paying next month's rent, more than 40% of black renters said they had little or no confidence they would be able to pay rent in august. nearly twice the rate of white

renters. and it is not just missed rent payments that can trigger eviction proceedings. >> where there is water or electricity, if you can't pay it, you could lose your subsidized housing and face homelessness as well. >> reporter: as lawmakers haggle over how much unemployment insurance should be extended, pamela agonizes over the unthinkable. >> so honestly, i try not to think about that. but i don't know. >> reporter: her message to lawmakers -- >> please don't make us go back to being able to possibly call a shelter because we can't afford to pay our rent for this month or next two months. >> reporter: republicans on capitol hill are considering extending the unemployment benefits, but for far less than the $600 a week that people are currently receiving. the goal would be to push some of these folks back into the workforce, but in places like georgia and many parts of the country now, the coronavirus is still raging. the prospect that people will be able to find work like it was

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i know we throw a lot of numbers at you when we talk about covid and how people are dealing with it, but those numbers aren't statistics, they're people. and sometimes the best way to illustrate that is in pictures. take a look at this. >> this is a line of people at a food bank in los angeles yesterday. people waited in hours to get just the bare minimum. paul vercammen has more. >> reporter: they work late in the afternoon cleaning up after a huge food giveaway here at the first unitarian church, in korea town in downtown los angeles. they served boxes of meals or sent them out to more than 2,000 people, 1500 of them walked up here, some had been in line since midnight. and then they shipped out another 500 boxes to nearby churches as well as a grocery

workers union, reflecting how trying it is for them to see the biggest amount of people come into these food lines in the middle of the pandemic because a lot of renter protection is running out, unemployment benefits are running out, some of these people without a job for something close to a half a year right now. >> it is surreal to see, you know, that many people standing in this line for food and it is really a larger indictment of a failed system and the federal government to take care of the people. at the end of the day, it is unconscionable to live in a world where people have to wait seven hours for a box of groceries. >> reporter: just boxes and boxes of food went out here as we said. 1500 people walked 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 now during the pandemic. reporting from los angeles, i'm paul vercammen. back to you. >> now, if you want to help families who are struggling during the crisis or if you need some help yourself, we have a guide online that will help you do both. head to cnn.com/impact. so baseball is dealing with more new covid cases this morning, more postponements, more players actually opting out of the season altogether. >> the commissioner is reportedly saying there are no intentions of shutting down the season. coy is with us now. coy, when we were speaking yesterday, said if there is -- if we see too much more of this, we'll have to end it, now maybe backing away from that? >> yeah, it seems like the league is hanging on as loongs th long as they can pushing on. teams are having to fill voided roster spots because players are

opting out. the league pushes on. commissioner rob manfred said the players need to be better, but i'm not a quitter in general and no reason to quit now. we have to be fluid. but it is manageable. mlb postponing the cardinals/brewers game yesterday, hours before first pitch. then postponing the doubleheader today after three cardinals players and three staffers tested positive. the series with the tigers was pushed from tomorrow to tuesday with all the games having to move to detroit. and three players decided yesterday they aren't playing the rest of the season, including brewers gold glove outfielder and father of three lorenzo cain. eson diaz and eduardo rodriguez who suffers from a heart issue also choosing to opt out of the season. now, some good news, the marlins who had 21 cases reported no new positives for the first time since last weekend. and mlb says it believes that two phillies staffers who

initially tested positive had false positives. mlb announced scheduled games for both of those teams for first time in more than a week. the phillies play tomorrow and the mar lynns a marlins are sch tuesday. to the nba, where jimmy butler, he chose to wear a jersey with no name on it. he was forced to change into one that did. he said he felt that having a jersey with no name would be more powerful than his own name. or one of the nba's preapproved social justice phrases because it shows he's no different than anyone else and he could be the next victim of police brutality. miles leonard became the second nba player to stand for the anthem, with the blessings of his teammates. leonard wore a black lives matter shirt and said he supports the movement, but he wanted to honor the military and his brother who served two tours in afghanistan. so, victor, christi, a different

tone now, especially than we saw a few years ago when kneeling or not kneeling for the anthem was such a big divisive topic, still is, but much different tone now with the way the players' messages are getting across. >> certainly is, coy wire, th a 7 month journey to mars is lifting off as nasa looks for signs of ancient life on the red planet. and paving the way for humans. into a smaller life?

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well, two astronauts, nasa astronauts are headed home after two months on board the international space station. robert behnken and douglas hurley began their 19-hour trip aboard the spacex dragon capsule last night. >> they arrived at the space station in may after a launch from kennedy space center. that was the first nasa astronaut launch from the u.s. since 2011. and the first time that a commercially developed spacecraft carried humans into

orbit. they are expected to land on florida's west coast this afternoon. so listen to how nasa describes the mission to get the perseverance rover safely on to the surface of mars, they call it 314 million miles of space, and 7 minutes of terror. >> i would say that's probably pretty accurate in an attempt to do what has never been done before. nasa hopes to offer new ways to explore mars, find signs of ancient life and pave the way for us for humans to get there one day. >> here is cnn's lynda kinkade. >> and liftoff. >> reporter: after nearly a decade of planning with thousands of engineers, scientists and specialists, nas w a's latest mission to mars charts new realms of exploration.

>> the single most sophisticated robot sent to another world, there would be no bigger discovery in the history of humanity than finding life that is not on our own world. i think it will transform how we do exploration in the future. >> reporter: the launch of nasa's perseverance rover starts a seven-month journey through space before it is expected to land on the red planet. the site of a lake formed 3.5 billion years ago, perseverance will look for evidence that mars was once inhabited, collecting samples that eventually return to earth to be studied for signs of ancient microbial life. the mission will pave the way for new life to arrive. >> we're also going to learn how to build these capabilities that actually bring, you know, humans to mars and opening up the spectrum on mars exploration to a level which no other decade really has in the past. >> reporter: expected to land in mid-february of 2021, the two-year mission also promises

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>> announcer: this is "new day" weekend. live at the white house. top of the hour. the coronavirus hotspot of florida has a new threat this morning. tropical storm isaias expected to bring power outages, heavy rain and damaging wind today. >> on the east coast, they're starting to feel the impacts this hour. the storm is making its way along -- heads into the carolinas and the northeast beginning of the week, into the midweek. >> isaias is adding problems on top of problems. the u.s. added more than 58,000 new covid-19