♪ ♪ ♪ arthel: memorial day weekend and across the country people are enjoying some time outside, beaches, parks and restaurants expected to be busy despite restrictions on attendance as americans kick off the unofficial start of summer, and honor men and women who pay the ultimate sacrifice for our country this as the coronavirus continues to spread in the u.s. with more than 1.6 million infections while more than 350,000 have recovered. 96,000 americans have died from this horrible virus. hello, everyone, welcome to america's news headquarters, i'm arthel neville.

eric: hi, arthel, hello, everyone, thank you for joining us i'm eric sean. the president back in the links visiting private golf clubs in virginia one day on he called on governors nationwide to reopen houses of worship this weekend. president is threatening to override the governors who don't do that, as the president he just does not have the jurisdiction over state law. have government deemed liquor stores and abortion clinics as essential but have left out churches and other houses of worship, it's not right. so i'm correcting this injustice and calling houses of worship essential. eric: mark meredith on the north lawn of the white house, hi, mark. mark: the president spending day in white house after spending in virginia. the president is eager to get

country back to normal and focus includes reopening religious facilities. the president on friday as you mentioned called for governors to reopen the facilities whether they be churches, synagogues and mosques and he wants them back open immediately. >> i call upon governors to allow churches and places of worship to open right now. if they don't do it, i will override the governors. in america we need more prayer, not less. mark: the interfaith alliance group that advocates for separate of church and state says the president's comments contradict medical and scientific advice while other in religious community says reopening can only happen under certain conditions. >> i love my people, i want to pray with them, yes, let's open, mosques, synagogues and let's do them intelligently with respect to science. there's not a conflict of things of god and things of science. mark: many governors are well aware that people want to go back to churches.

if they choose to do so, however, weighing department of public health. california's gavin newsom plans to update what the state rules are when it comes to religious services on monday. a lot of states eager to see what will happen in the next weeks ahead, eric. eric: yeah, mark, a lot of concern study shows that the coronavirus is spreading especially down south and through the midwest. some cities really concerned about that, what is the white house saying? mark: the administration is saying that they are seeing progress when it comes to battling the pandemic, however, 3 cities right now that certainly give them a reason to pause and take a better look at what's going on, the cities include chicago, la and right here in washington, d.c. we heard from dr. deborah birx on friday, this is what she had to say where things stand right now. >> we can see now that there's a 50% decline in new hospitalizations, although every region of the country is different, we are encouraged to see the new hospitalizations declining. mark: dr. birx will be speaking

1 on 1 with chris wallace tomorrow and we expect the president to be on the road with stops in baltimore for memorial day and visit down in florida for spacex launch, eric. eric: decline in rate certainly welcome, arthel. arthel: it may be a while until congress passes a plan addressing urgent needs for some americans like more money to fund emergency supplies at hospitals or more help for small businesses in danger of closing as senate leaders put negotiations for another stimulus bill on hold for at least another month, our next guest was the only republican to vote in favor of house speaker nancy pelosi 3 trillion-dollar bill, $3 trillion, that is, senate leaders called a wish list that has no chance of passing their chamber. joining us now is new york congressman peter king, a member of the homeland security

committee and ranking member of the subcommittee on emergency preparedness. congressman king, thank you for being here, i'm really looking forward to talking to you but if i could before we start, let's set the table and we can tell everyone what's in the trillion dollar house bill, so here it is, it extends the 600-dollar a week unemployment through january 31st of 2021. next year. provides a new round of direct payments to most americans up to $6,000 per family, $200 billion in hazard pay for essential workers. 1 trillion-dollars for state, local and tribal governments, so congressman, why did you vote for it in the bill? >> there was a lot in the bill that i did not approve of but it was the only vehicle in that would go to senate that had funding state and local governments and mitch mcconnell suggested state goes bankrupt

rather than getting aid for the disaster, in my district alone more than any other republican in the country, i have over 20,000, 25,000 cases of coronavirus, over a thousand fatalities, states and local governments, county, school districts are incurring tremendous expense. mitch mcconnell does not want to reimburse us for that even though we reimburse his state whenever there's a flood or anything else. i have no choice. there was no other bill going to the senate that had funding, this was funding bill that the senate should consider and to put it on the table, there should be negotiations but we have to get the aid to state and local governments, we just have to have and it's immoral to deny that aid. arthel: i look at the other side in a second, but why if you could explain to us why is this funding crucial? what happens if states don't

receive it? not every state is as, you know, rich as new york, but new york has taken a hit too as a result of this as we know and as you just explained, but were all of the states low on cash before prepandemic? >> i'm just talking about funding coming in for course related to the pandemic and no one has the costs that new york has, new jersey has. as i said my district alone over 20,000 coronavirus cases. in new york state we have almost a hundred thousand people who have died. i mean, this is an extremely -- i'm sorry, almost 25,000 people have died, well over a hundred thousand people have the coronavirus, so this has hit new york extremely hard and extreme stress on hospitals, police, firefighters, local governments and i used to be the comptroller there, 40% of the revenues come in from sales tax, well, everyone is gone now because of this. the revenues aren't coming in, the costs, the overtime costs,

medical costs, all of this is accumulating and you'll have a situation where you will have cuts in services to police, fire, ambulance services, schools that will have a difficult time, all of the costs, that's why this is essential. to me the only conversation should go the costs directly related to the coronavirus. arthel: okay. and -- and you -- thank you for laying that out because that's exactly what's happening across the board. all states are experiencing what you just layed out for us. >> nothing like new york. arthel: let's take -- understood, understood, congressman. let's take a look at what senator mcconnell wants. he says that any new pandemic aid must not exceed $1 trillion and must be focused on getting money into people's hands immediately. he wants economic relief to create incentives to get people back to work, also saying that no additional unemployment checks should go out, instead he wants to supplement some workers paychecks but the question is

whose paychecks should get supplemented and getting back to to -- getting people back to work is great for individuals and the overall economy but no additional unemployment is a mistake. i mean, for too many people there is no job to return to. i don't know, congressman king, what's the solution? >> you know, first of all, there has to be aid to state and local governments. mitch mcconnell is ruling that out. the most basic services of health care, police, firefighters, all of that will be cut dramatically in a time where there's so much unrest and so much devastation. he's just wrong on that. absolutely wrong. as far as unemployment, i think unemployment should continue, do i think that they should find a way to -- the extra $600 a week on top of the state benefits, you have employees not coming back to work and companies who got funding to keep employees on the payroll, the fact is a

number of the employees don't want to come back because they are getting more on the combination of the federal and state -- federal and state unemployment. arthel: some people are getting more on unemployment check. yeah, yeah. i understand that conundrum. people do -- are relying on that and not everybody saying, no, we don't want to get back to work, they need this. >> yeah. arthel: i want to look at a couple of other numbers here. again, this phase for pandemic probably won't start negotiations for another month. republican blunt of missouri is optimistic if a bill passes by july 3rd, but he's saying it must happen before august 10th, okay, listen to these numbers, you know but i want to point out to our viewers that are listening, 38,630,000 americans suddenly and unexpectedly lost their jobs, lost income to pay mortgage or rent, to buy food

for their families, 52% of small businesses expect to be out of business within 6 months. you've got hospitals trying to work magic with their cash flow. they cannot wait, so the question is why can't congress come together immediately for the sake of the people? >> i wish we could. that's why i took the bipartisan step of incurring the raft by incurring a bill so that negotiations can begin. roy blunt is a good friend of mine but missouri is not having nowhere near the catastrophic hits that new york is having. unemployment everywhere. there's people losing jobs everywhere, small businesses are going out of business every day and many of these are small mom and pop operations, family-owned businesses where the entire life saving is in it. we have to make -- compensate them and keeps the economy going. to me money spent now we will pay back later on because you keep the economy going, take

care of people who are really hurting and also it's -- the money is not provided, the funding is not provided, we will find the situation worse than could ever have been anticipated. mitch mcconnell put arbitrary number on it, his state was well taken care of in the first coronavirus bill, they got the same -- they got same amount per capita for coronavirus victims as new york did even though we had 30 times more, so it was really, really, again, he takes care of himself and his own state, it's time to take care of the entire country just like when katrina came along i vote today -- voted to aid katrina, alabama, mississippi. natural disaster impacted some states more than others but certainly the northeast, new york and new jersey have been devastated by this. arthel: thank you, by the way congressman for fight forking aid for those of us whosoeverred

so much through katrina and i thank you for fighting for all americans, congressman king, good luck and hope to talk to you soon with some solutions. >> tell eric i said hello. arthel: eric. eric: hello, congressman. hey, congressman, how are you? ihave been covering for a long time and thank you for coming out on memorial day weekend. congressman king, new york great. marks unofficial start of summer, beaches, parks and public spaces across the country are starting to reopen with social distancing while it's supposed to be in place, those places expected to be busy despite restrictions but you know the rules vary from state to state and hardly one size fits all and some places you can swim, others you can't, you can sunbathe and others you just have to walk in the beach, coronavirus trying -- christinan

trying to keep everything straight for us. hey, christina. christina: beaches are beautiful and people on them. not all states have lifted restrictions to some capacity. 24 new states adding measures, delaware opening beaches and community pools 5:00 p.m. daily to iowa moving movie theaters, social distancing measures in place. hard rock reopened casinos in sacramento and tampa on thursday, here is the ceo of hard work international on fox news this morning. >> well, the guests were very receptive and tremendously complementary on all measures that we took. only 3 days into this but only so far so good, but caution is definitely the word. christina: and in florida governor ron desantis approved reopening plan submitted by universal orlando. the company announcing it will reopen its theme parks on june 5th, the first of orlando's

major parks to announce reopening date since many of those parks closed back in mid-march. many beaches along the east coast reopening including jersey shore beaches, although there's no arcades, concerts or rides for the holiday weekend, social distancing in place, here in california we are in phase 2 of reopening so people can be out on the beaches as long as they keep moving and operate social distancing, but gyms are still closed out here so you'll see a lot of people working out on the beaches and going on runs around here, but doj sent the major of los angeles and director of la counties department of public health warning them against going overboard with some of the stay at home restrictions, this comes after local officials suggested some form of coronavirus restrictions for the next 3 months. the doj letter says in, part, quote, reports of recent public statements indicate that you suggested the possibility of long-term lockdown of the residents in the city and county of los angeles regardless of the

legal justification for such restrictions. any such approach may be both arbitrary and unlawful. la mayor eric garcetti responded. >> we are guided by science and collaboration, there's no games and nothing going on, that's the way we will continue to safely open. i think the proof is in the pudding. we have been doing that and safely and we will monitor the numbers because people's lives are at stake. christina: as people look forward to reviving the nation's economic health the fight against the deadly virus continues. there's been 1.6 million cases in the u.s. and there's been 95,979 deaths in the u.s. so far and at this current pace we are projected to reach 100,000 deaths on tuesday or wednesday, eric. eric: that is certainly sobering and sombering numbers, christina, let's take a look at

people enjoying bicycling and you can see someone with an umbrella, picnicking, americans out enjoying it but you have to be careful, hopefully some of those folks have their masks on, they'll get sunburn, suntan masks as we have to keep social distancing during this pandemic, thank you. arthel. arthel: and eric, thank you, well the nation honoring our fallen heros this memorial day weekend. in washington the poppy wall of honor pays tribute to the sacrifices of more than 645,000 service members who gave their lives to our country since world war i. now that's been taken online in light of the pandemic. lucas tomlinson live in the pentagon with more. hi, lucas. lucas:ia, -- hi, arthel, thousands will pay respects a short walk from here. robert wilke had a message for all americans. >> we ask people to remember that the american -- the

american warrior is a unique, unique person in history. the only warrior in history who has offered a helping hand not only to the people he's bound to serve but the enemies that he fought and i think that's a legacy that all americans can be proud of. lucas: amid coronavirus pandemic arlington national cemetery will be open to family members with special passes this year so they can honor loved who you say gave ultimate sacrifice, several thousands family members expected to attend. memorial began in may of 1968, consolation members of the public, arlington cemetery has posted photos and videos online. days before memorial day, over 7,000 miles away, the u.s. military was honoring the fallen with live fire training, this air force a130 ship began practice earlier this week with

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arthel: joe biden is under fire for comments he made on a popular radio show with a large african-american following. the presumptive democratic nominee said black voters who are considering voting for president trump, quote, ain't black. jacqui heinrich live in new york city with reaction, jacqui. >> arthel, former vice president joe biden is walking back his comments after criticism that it sounded like he was taking for granted the very population that propelled him to a position of

likely nominee. >> if you have a problem figuring out whether you're for me or trump than you ain't black. >> it has nothing to do with trump and the fact that i want something for my community, i would love to see you -- >> take a look for my record. i extended the voting act 25 years, record second to none. ncaap have endorsed me every time i've run. come on, take a look at the record. >> backlash was swift from black community groups and trump allies alike. simone sanders tweeted that comments were meant in jest and what he meant the record fighting for the block community tops trump any day. >> no one is saying that we should -- folks should blindly give their vote. politicians have to do the work to eastern the vote and vice president is doing the work and we will continue to do the work.

>> the president's campaign is reportedly planning a million dollar ad highlighting biden's remarks an support for 1994 crime bill which led to disproportionate incarceration among black people. campaign has been courting black support after recent fox news poll showed 14% of african-americans have a favorable view of trump versus 75% for biden. meantime another line of attack against biden may be easing up as his sex assault accuseer tara reade is facing, the decision does not imply the allegation against biden is unfounded. according to politico, 6 cases involving reede's testimony are being reviewed and depending on what comes out of the review the cases could end up leading to new trials, arthel.

arthel: jacqui heinrich, thank you very much, jacqui. eric. eric: another new coronavirus outbreak has been reported in meat processing plant, this one in oklahoma. sea board foods in rural town in oklahoma, more than 2,700 employees who work there, 440 tested positive for coronavirus this week. they have been sent home to self-isolate. you know the cdc says 19 states have reported covid-19 cases among workers in meat and poultry processing facilities it's been a problem. nearly 5,000 confirmed cases among the workers so far and it is caused we are told 20 deaths. oklahoma, by the way is 6,000 cases and so far it suffered more than 300 deaths from coronavirus, arthel. arthel: eric, thank you, well, it is not a typical memorial day weekend when it comes to most things including travel.

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meanwhile tsa screening more than 348,000 passengers yesterday at checkpoints across the country, that's the most in about 2 months, but it's still down around 88% compared to the same day last year. jetblue ceo telling neil cavuto last week that he believes we hit the low in terms of number people flying and now we will see rebound. >> we were along the bottom for a while and we are seeing 8 to 9% what we would expect, middle of april when we were on the bottom, closer to 3 or 4% and we are also seeing a little bit of interest for vacation travel and people booking trips for holiday periods later in the year. >> and the major u.s. airlines doing everything they can to try to convince people it's safe to fly right now. enhanced cleaning procedures an limiting capacity on their flights, jetblue, for example, leaving middle seats empty and

if you're flying in the next couple of weeks you will see tsa checkpoints and asking you to scan your own ticket instead of handing to tsa agent and asked for you to put food in clear plastic bags so you don'tly set off x-ray machines and if you set off x-ray machine they will ask you to avoid item yourself because of cross contamination, tsa says please arrive to the airport early because it's going to take longer to get through their checkpoints, back to you. eric: well, you know, millions of parents have been working from home and remote schooling their children. have been doing double duty out there and if that's not a challenge enough, a new one that's brewing, how to manage the return to the office when classes are still not in session , gale has more. >> for too many of the country wealth and bounty life has suddenly gotten very hard,

330 million stories of lives disrupted. widow physician and mother in need of child care. >> i don't want to send them to in-laws or my parents because they are getting older and some of them have health conditions that might put them at risk for covid. >> to san francisco janitor who works overnight shift, his wife layed off, kids at home. >> when the kids were in school, we could count on school lunch program but the help isn't available right now. >> to the uncle who suddenly became day care provider for nieces and nephews. >> 3 kids at $30 an hour, it's almost $90 an hour. for the next two weeks you're talking hundreds an hundreds of dollars. >> it's no easier for many businesses that employ them, from hospitals unable to perform routine surgeries that are the bulk of their profits, newspapers and websites forced to lay off workers and businesses who have not yet resort today layoffs or furlough who is are struggling accommodate maxed out complete

leave programs and unemployment contributions. in the uncertain environment one employment expert is pleading for flexibility. >> can you accommodate their schedule? well, they can't work from home, you know, my husband can watch the kids in the morning or the afternoon, can i come in a little early, can i work 7:30 to 12:00. >> andrew specializes in modernized workforce protections, the pandemic demonstrate what had he has long advocated that some workers can be just as productive from home but it's a concept that doesn't work for everyone. >> janitors don't have the option of working from home. >> neither to hundreds of other job categories, jobs that are essential, it's one of the reasons that vast uncertainty may be relieved when a vaccine becomes widely available. in virginia, doug, fox news. arthel: thank, doug. businesses across the country are beginning to reopen this

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conspiracy theories about where the virus came from and the push to end stay at home orders and reopen the country. a new fox news poll of more than 1200 voters shows that 88%, 88% are still concerned about the coronavirus spreading and that's just down 6% from april. eric. eric: well, you know, arthel, as businesses across the country begin to slowly open this weekend, some employers wonder ing if they will return back to their jobs. jobless benefits passed by congress as part of care's act claims it would actually slow the economic recovery citing the university of chicago study showing that two-thirds of laid off workers are actually making more pun without -- money without a job.

next week returning to slot paul gigot, editor dan henninger. paul, let me start with you, there's really desperation but the journal has a pretty surprising scenario based on the study about something else, what is that? paul: well, it's that this enhanced jobless benefit of $600 a week added onto whatever the state unemployment benefit is can -- in the average of something like $400 or so a week from the state, some are higher, some are lower, takes you up to a thousand dollars a week. that's more than some of their previous employers paid for some employees, in fact, maybe depending on your measurement, you know, more than 50% of -- of workers who had been laid off so the question becomes what's their incentive to return to work before the enhanced benefit

expires in july 31st. so i think that's going to make it harder and we are already hearing from businesses around the country who say, you know, my -- my employees had to lay them off, i would like to hire them back because i'm going get back to 30% or 40% of business but they don't want to come back, so, you know, i think this is a real problem that's going to slow the pace of the recovery. eric: yeah, i talked to one restaurant owner who said that he has college kids working in restaurant and feels guilty because he has to bring them back because they would make less than -- than now than they would in the restaurant, dan henninger with us, wall street journal columnist deputy editorial page editor. dan, let me read to you what you know says, workers are making more unemployed in average medium replacement rate is 134%, 1 in 5 unemployment workers will make twice a much not working while the bottom 10%, generally

part-timers will collect more, 41% more and not working and will make 77% more. what do you think this shows? daniel: i think it shows that the legislation was not thought out at all. it should have been pretty obvious. car wash owners complained from day one that this was going to be difficult especially with the economy completely shut down, very difficult to bring back all of your employees, but going forward, i think the big question, eric, is whether workers notwithstanding the financial disincentive are going to want to get back to their jobs and as much as the financial incentive that has been holding them back is the fear that the coronavirus in

some sense apocalyptic threat. there's known therapies, medications. this one you're on your own. no therapies and no vaccine yet. but as dr. deborah birx pointed out on friday with the charts, the number of hospitalizations is, indeed, falling and i think as the situation normalizes out there, many workers are going to feel it is safer to get back to their full-time jobs which they are not going to worry about the financial situation for the next 3 months, but for the rest of their lives and i think more will start coming back to work. eric: yeah, i did the number. the increase is declining by 50% but you still have states, paul, where hospitalizations have increased. how do you see this playing out for the rest of the year? paul: it's going to be trial and error, eric. i don't think we can say it any other way.

i think people will feel their way, companies will feel their way, you know, the sports leagues are all going to try things. we are going to make mistakes. there's going to be flair-ups, some states or some areas that you reported earlier, meat packing plant in oklahoma. these things are going to happen as long as the virus is around, so we have to do is be prepared to go in there and hit the hot spots and make sure people are tested and make sure people are isolated and, look, when i go back to work i will follow social distancing rules. i hope all of the people who are my colleagues will do that. you can't go back willy nilly, this isn't return to normal without the virus, but i do think people have to get back to work, want to get back to work, however, carefully because the cost of the lockdown economically and lost jobs and lost livelihoods and mental illness and other costs is just too high. eric: we must protect

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eric: presidential race heating up this week with presumptive nominee former vice president joe biden, formal vice presidential vetting process, you know, klobuchar just one of the names being floated as the 77-year-old mr. biden narrows down list of potential running mates, but will the minnesota moderate pass muster with the democratic party's left wing, we are back with our journal editorial report panel wall street journal editorial page editor paul gigot, columnist dan henninger. paul, we start with you, what do you think the chances are -- i mean, how would you -- how much money would you bet on klobuchar and, you know, what do the aoc's

and bernie bros do with that? paul: i think that's interesting and she has a very good shot. the first thing that biden has to think about his age is -- he's got to reassure americans that whoever he picks is able to be president on day one because that person whoever it is is likely to be the favorite to be the next president because biden won't probably run for a second term at his age. that's the most important thing. someone who has been vetted, somebody who has run for president like amy klobuchar and somebody who has experience. that's most important thing. as your point on the left, biden has a strategic choice to make, does he want to pick somebody like klobuchar who would be reassuring to a lot of independents and republicans who may not like donald trump personally but are weary of the democratic left of the policy or does need to consolidate left wing and the bernie supporters

as you suggested, i think that's an important choice for biden. i think my own view would be klobuchar is a better pick, somebody who is reassuring to the middle of the pack. i think the left is going to vote for biden any way. eric: dan, what's your sense, besides that also picking up paul's point about running for president, elizabeth warren did, kamala harris also. daniel: yeah, exactly right, and, you know, once you get past those issues, the democratic politics get even more complicated because this is your modern democratic party and we have to consider group politics and identity politics. joe biden checked off one box there when he said his running mate would be a woman, so we've gotten past that, but now you can see inside the democratic party some jocking going over over running mate should be a

white woman, a black woman or a hispanic woman and argument is made that if you nominate a black woman say like stacy abrams and kamala harris you bring along the black vote and they vote for democratic nominee or should they nominate someone like governor grisham of new mexico or senator of mastro of nevada to lock up the hispanic vote, these are the kinds of pressures that joe biden is under right now inside that democratic party and it's going to be a good question. i think paul is right that amy klobuchar probably is the one that makes the most sense, i'm not entirely certain that the progressive left is going to automatically show up and vote if they're upset. they are capable of really holding back. joe biden has been having trouble raising money from bernie sanders' supporters at the moment, so it's going to be fascinating but i just -- i

wouldn't bet on any of these people right now. eric: yeah, and then also you have governor whitmer of michigan. paul, you know, you've got the geographic, maybe someone from a major, one of the three major swing state that is could help decide this thing. paul, what's your gut? paul: yeah, well, i think that's an important consideration too. i talked to a very, very prominent democrat this week who said whitmer is the right choice because she's isn't stigmatized by the left as too moderate like klobuchar and the fights with trump help her with the left and she does represent the state of michigan so maybe she takes michigan off the board as a competitive state, so that's a crucial factor, so, i mean, if i were looking at the field right now i guess -- nobody knows we don't know what's in biden's head, i would say whitmer and klobuchar are two of the choices

that make the most sense politically and klobuchar has been vetted more than whitmer has as national candidate. eric: dan, 10 seconds, lay it out there, who do you think? daniel: he has to worry about something who is not only going to turn out democratic vote but trump base, governor whitmer or senator warren, biggest turnout vote for republicans as they would be for joe biden. [laughter] eric: all right, past the baton to you guys, next week the show is back, congratulations and we will be right back, thank you me too. me too. and if you're a small business, we're with you. standing by you every step of the way. bye bye.

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♪ ♪ eric: well, it is memorial day weekend, and across the country people are beginning to enjoy tear time outside. beaches and parks expected to be busy despite the restrictions as our country takes the steps to reopen the american economy. texas now easing restrictions there even as one study says the lone star state is now leading the country in coronavirus spread e and says there will be spikes in the coming weeks down south and the midwest. but in texas beaches, bars and bowling alley ares are now reopening as the state is trying to return to normal despite the increases. all this as we also are the men is and women who have paid --

honor the men and women who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. welcome to a brand new hour of "america's news headquarters," i'm eric shawn. arthel? arthel: hello, everyone, i'm arthel neville. , well, the lone star state isn't the only one to reopen, on the west coast, the department of justice taking aim at the los angeles area warning an extension of restrictions there may be unlawful. and ohio governor mike dewine saying this on fox news this morning regarding the status of his state's reopening: >> you know, that's something that we've got to watch. if they do it correctly and if people continue to do the spacing, you know, that's fine, but we also know nas risk goes -- that that the risk goes. we can do two things at once, but we've got to be careful. arthel: christina coleman joins us live from the beaches in los angeles are.

nope, in the newsroom. [laughter] missing out on those gorgeous beaches. >> reporter: i know. yeah, many beaches are now open with restrictions in place. memorial weekend kicked off with 22 states adding new reopening measures, and they vary from indiana reopening movie theaters at 50 percent capacity to new jersey reopening public and private recreational campgrounds. in ohio, myture golf -- miniature golf courses and batting cages on tuesday. take a listen to ohio's governor on fox news again with more on businesses reopening in his state. >> we've done this with what we consider to be the best practices. restaurant people got together, we put restaurant people with health people, they came up with best practice, did the same thing people who run bars, people who cut hair. you know, so -- >> reporter: and here in california we're in phase two of reopening.

poem can -- people can be on the beaches as long as they keep moving. gradual reopenings of books, clothing and sporting goods stores are in place with modifications. the mayor of los angeles and the director of the county's public health, a letter warning them against going overboard. this comes after local officials suggested some form of coronavirus restrictions for the next three months. the doj letter says in part, quote: reports of your recent public statements indicate you suggested the possibility of long-term lockdown of the residents in the city and county of los angeles regardless of the legal justification for any stuff restrictions, any such approach may be both arbitrary and unlawful. l.a. mayor eric garcetti responded. >> we're not guided by politics in this. we are divided by science, we are guided by collaboration. there's no games, nothing else going on, and that's the way we're going to continue to safely open. i think the proof's in the

pudding. with we've been doing that, we've been doing it safely, and we will monitor those numbers because people's lives are at stake. >> reporter: as of now here in the u.s., there's been at least 1.6 million cases of coronavirus and 95,979 deaths so far. so the fight against this disease continues. arthel? arthel: far from over. christina coleman, thank you very much. eric? eric: well, arthel, president trump is calling for houses of worship to reopen this weekend. he is deeming them essential, and he's threatening to override governors who defy the move. but, you know, some governors say that the president does not have jurisdiction over state law, this as the center for disease control has issued some new guidance and guidelines for worshipers. mark meredith live at the white house with more on this. >> reporter: hi, erik. president trump spent part of his saturday afternoon out in virginia, the first time we've seen him out there since early

march. certainly a sign that they want to see things start to reopen here from the white house's point of view, and that's also happening to religious facilities all around the country. the president making this direct appeal to governors yesterday. >> i call upon governors to allow our churches and places of worship to open right now. if they don't do it, i will override the governors. in america we need more prayer, not less. >> reporter: the interfaith alliance, which is a group that advocates for the separation of church and state, says the president's though contradict medical and scientific advice, reopening can only happen under certain conditionings. now the cdc releasing new guidelines. they want to make sure that healthy hygiene is promoted, that people use cloth face coverings and that they'll be minimizing community sharing of worship materials and consider using electronic collection

boxes. they're eager to keep their members safe. >> i love my people, i want to pray with them, but i want them to be safe. so, let's open ourture -- churches but with respect to science. there's not a conflict between the things of god and the things of science. >> reporter: aside from the pandemic, politics remaining top of mind, a new battle between the president and former attorney general jeff sessions. sessions, as you may know, is in a runoff for his old senate seat. now he's calling out president trump by name. quote: mr. president, alabama and does trust me as do conservatives across the country. perhaps you've forgotten, they trusted me when i stepped down and put that trust on the line for you. alabama's runoff is is set for july 14th, president trump has made his choice, so you can tell that the two leaders certainly have a war of words going on.

it's back again. eric? eric: all right, mark, thanks so much. arthel? arthel: thank you. well, memorial day weekend is is here marking the unofficial start of summer. many americans are heading out to the beach, but each one has its own guidelines. new york city's coney island is allowing people on the sand but not letting them swim in the surf. let's go to aisha huffny, she's there. if you can hear me, you did a much better job getting your assignment than christina coleman did out in l.a. [laughter] >> reporter: arthel, the weather is getting nicer, so i'm enjoying the time that i have in this beach by myself. as you can see the red flags up behind me, that basically means no swimming allowed on this beach or any new york city beaches, no lifeguards are around as well. there isn't a whole lot that you can do on new york city beaches right now even though they are technically open besides just

walking along the water with your family, sitting in the sand with your family, not a whole lot that you can do. this was a very unpopular decision by the new york city mayor, but he said it's just too risky to open these beaches completely. in the meantime, new york state moving forward with reopening its state-run beaches. governor cuomo had to talk about that earlier today. listen. >> memorial day weekend is here. we opened up the state beaches. we ask people to socially distance. this is jones beach yesterday. and people were great. people were great. they're doing what they're supposed to do. >> reporter: now beaches elsewhere are reopening, that includes the jersey shore. in fact, some new jersey beaches reopened last weekend to some pretty large crowds. there are some of those restrictions in place for beach-goers, governor murphy increased the number of people allowed to gather outdoor from 10 to 25 people with some social distancing in place. festivals and concerts, though,

are still prohibited. now, this comes as new jersey is still second in coronavirus deaths in the entire country pennsylvania led the country in one-day deaths yesterday. governor wolf there asking his residents not to travel to the jersey shore over fears that people will bring the virus back to his state. >> the concern we all have is, again, with the virus. not with the regulation. you know, you go anywhere where you're going to be in close contact with other people -- for whatever reason -- you're taking your life into your own hands. personally, i'm not going to the beach. >> reporter: now, some florida and california beaches have also reopened, hundreds of people laying out at venice beach yesterday, folks were surfing, eating, shopping. it's really what memorial day weekend is supposed the look like. back here on coney island, some folks have started to come out now that the rain has stopped, but it's really barren here.

a lot of the businesses are closed. nathan's hot dogs just closed up a couple of hours ago. by the way, if you're wondering what's going to happen with the hot dog eating contest that happens on july 4th, no decision yet, but we do expect officials to make a decision by this week. arthel? pleasure. arthel: okay, thank you very much. eric? ♪ ♪ eric: honoring our nation's heroes will look a little different this memorial day weekend. you will not see the traditional parades, flag ceremonies or those large group gatherings that are typical of this special and meaningful holiday as cross the nation. people now finding alternate ways to honor the sacrifices of our men and women in uniform. the biggest trend is likely to be virtual commemorations. lucas tomlinson is at the pentagon with the details on that. hi, lucas. >> reporter: hi, eric. over a million americans have

been killed fighting for the united states and our freedoms. florida congressman brian mast loss boast his leg -- both his legs in afghanistan trying to disable a bomb. >> whenever i think about any of my friends that i lost in combat, that are laying in arlington, that are laying in other places, i think very seriously about what would they want for my life. how do i honor their sacrifice with the way that i continue to live. and i hope that every american thinks that way. >> reporter: amid the pandemic, arlington national ceremony will only be open to family members with special passes this year so they can honor their loved ones who gave the ultimate sacrifice to this nation. several thousand are expected to attend. arlington has posted photos on it twitter page, and other videos are available online. defense secretary esper and general mark milley will lay a wreath at arlington monday at 9 a.m. eastern. yesterday the u.s. army's top

officer, the first aviator to become chief, paid respects, quote: hosted by the u.s. army's old guard at arlington national ceremony. this tradition has taken place annually at the army's official ceremonial unit in 1948. days before memorial day, the u.s. military conducted live fire training, this gunship began target practice in the persian gulf this week with the uss baton amphibious group. the exercise began tuesday, the same day the u.s. military warned iran to keep its small gun boats 100 yards away from its warships after harassment last month. president trump warned on twitter he would destroy the gun boats if the behavior continued. the eisenhower has been underway for over 130 days since leaving norfolk in mid january. eric? eric: and we ohioan and remember -- honor and remember

our veterans if those who gave the ultimate sacrifice even if many of us can't be there in person. lucas, thank you. arthel: absolutely. well, a massive fire erupts in san francisco near the popular landmark fishermen's wharf. flames broke out early this morning at a warehouse on pier 45 causing heavy smoke that could be seen for miles. more than 125 firefighters responded to help knock it out. thankfully, no injuries have been reported; however, fire officials say a quarter of the pier is now destroyed. the cause is under investigation. eric? eric: wow, that's a big fire. meanwhile, as more states begin to open, hospitals now preparing for a potential second coronavirus wave. coming up, a look at the next battle for front-line workers and how they'll protect all of us this fall and winter. ♪ ♪

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♪ ♪ arthel: so the united states and italy have both been hit hard by coronavirus, but the countries have had two different responses and two different outcomes. is so what went right and what went wrong is? mike tobin is live in chicago with a closer look.

hey, mike. >> reporter: hi, arthel. in the states we had the ability to watch the outbreak get bad in italy and learn from it, and according to observers, the u.s. handled the outbreak much differently and, thus far anyway, have had a different outcome. having assisted the effort in italy, kevin, the polish military institute for medicine, came to chicago. he saw the united states go to extremes with prevention and italy which did not. >> what we have seen was the total collapse of medical services and possibilities to provide appropriate quality for treatment. >> reporter: hospitals and staff were overloaded, protective equipment, pharmaceuticals were in short supply, and doctors were making the choice about which patients would get a ventilator, which would not. what we saw in the u.s. was different. the population took the threat seriously. the government tapped into every available resource like the

national guard. this person came to chicago because the polish military has a longstanding partnership with the illinois national guard. >> we use a lot of those wartime training skills in our equipment to quickly jump into action and be able to fill the void. >> reporter: together, they converted chicago's corps mack place convention center into a field hospital which ultimately did not get much use. he credits precaution. >> it's always better to be prepared on the war which won't happen than to fight in the war which we don't expect. >> reporter: he says the challenge moving forward is freedom as we're learning every day, it's very difficult to balance the respondent with minimizing the threat of the virus with the pursuit of life's goal. arthel? arthel: mike tobin, thank you very much. eric. eric: well, as the country works to try and flatten that proverbial curve, hospitals are forming post-pandemic

strategies. you know there is no coronavirus vaccine yet with, one not expected until at least sometime next year. so as fall comes and coincides with the influenza season, there is fear of a possible second wave. what are hospitals doing to be better prepared next time? jeanette flesh wad joins us now. after what we've gone through, do you think the nation's medical system will be better prepared come this fall and winter when you have the flu and also could potentially have an increase in coronavirus cases? >> yes, absolutely, eric. you know, we've come a long way. our country has made significant progress, and we are ready, americans are ready to open. it's a matter of doing it safely and quickly. for example, here in new york we've seen a tenfold decrease in the amount of deaths, so we know how this virus spreads, we know who it affects, we know how to

handle it and how to stop it withing you know, strategic mitigation efforts. it's a matter of having a strategic plan and protocol in place to insure that we tonight have any more live -- don't have any more lives lost are. insuring that we have proper ppe, masks, downs, gloves, ventilators, insuring that hospitals are able to increase capacity by at least 30-50% in case we do have a resurgence of cases. we are well prepared, we learned so far from what we've experienced these past two months. it's a matter of just sustaining at this point. eric: yeah. the good, encouraging news that the rate of increase is being cut, but there still are more hospitalizations across the country. let me give you some statistics from the covid tracking officials. take a look. we have arizona, for example. if you compare monday, arizona from monday to yesterday up about 162 patients who have been hospitalized.

alabama and kentucky up both 145. georgia's up nearly 400. florida up more than 800 from last monday to yesterday. texas, california not available. so some of these increases are continuing. but do you think that even though it's increasing, we are now able to deal with it so we won't have those worries of shortages, of ventilators and proper medicine? >> yeah. sure, sure. eric: we can be better prepared to face what could be coming this fall. >> well, i don't think we're going to have to worry about ventilator shortage because our president instituted the defense production act, so we have hundreds of thousands being produced and manufactured right now. and as the country opens, it's inevitable, eric, we're going to see more cases. it's just a matter of controlling those so we don't overwhelm the health care system. but if you look at the overall numbers and the number of states in the country, 21 states have

had a steady number of cases. about 17 have had an increase and about 13 have been variable, have had a decrease in the number of cases. so those are changing day by day, but overall we're going the see more cases in some states, it's like a wave. this virus is going to, you know, attack different states at different times. it's a matter of being prepared and taking those steps like hand washing and wearing a mask and social distancing and taking those common sense measures. getting tested if you think you were exposed, self-quarantining if you had expose your. so we're going to see more cases as there's more mobility within the states and within the communities, it's just a matter of being aware what to look for and, you know, taking preventive measures such as seeing your doctor, talking to your doctor if you feel you're engaged in a high risk group, if you're in a vulnerable group. focusing our resources on inner

cities, people that we know are at higher risk, african-americans, hispanics, latinos, those with underlying medical diseases such as diabetes and heart disease. eric: and what about a flu shot. i'm concerned we get into the fall and the winter, and you get the flu shot, but how do you know if you've got the flu versus maybe coronavirus, and do you encourage, obviously, getting a flu shotsome. >> yes, absolutely, 100%. a lot of the symptoms of the flu and coronavirus do overlap, although coronavirus is more deadly. i have a lot more patients say they have chest pain and shortness of breath. but we do now have good diagnostic and testing capability for krone veers, we can swab for both. and on top of that, we can do blood testing for antibodies easily now for coronavirus that we can't easily do for influenza. so absolutely get your flu shot, because it will be disastrous, a

next catastrophe, if we have a second wave of the coronavirus in addition, you know, to the flu season. but we do have that flu shot that we can get every year. i do recommend everyone go out and get it. and, you know, they say astrazeneca has partnered up with the university of oxford-london, and hopefully they'll have 100 million covid vaccines right around october, right at the beginning of flu season. eric: wow, that would be great news if, indeed, that does work properly and they get it done. hopefully we'll finally be able to beat this thing. >> yes, absolutely. i think we're on the road to recover. eric: that's the best news. dr. jeanette, we'll let you get back to work. good to see you. >> yes, sir. take care. arthel: that is good news, eric. okay. well, the tsa shifting greens as more americans -- guidelines as more americans start flying again. we're going to take a look at

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eric: severe weather has turned deadln the carolinas. at least two people have been killed after tornadoes and hail ripped through the region. sadly, the threat is not yet over. meteorologist adam klotz with more on what we can expect. adam? >> reporter: hey there, erin. a lot of heat across the country, and that's making storms widespread, a lot of different areas where we're tracking thunderstorms. it's going to continue the next couple of days. here's where we're most concerned running into the overnight hours, taking a look at that forecast graphic, we're seeing a large area across the plains and this is going to continue a couple of days and

lingering into the midwest around the chicago area. this is all being fueled by very warm air, currently 74 in chicago, but it was up closer to 90 degrees, now being cooled by some of these rains. currently 88 in dallas, 86 in memphis, 82 in kansas city. this is all heat that we're going to continue to see storms popping through the afternoon hours. this is your satellite and radar, those large yellow box across the plains states, those are severe thunderstorm watches, including large hail. possibly winds up to 60 miles an hour, and northern illinois and portions of southern wisconsin, that red box is a tornado watch. the ingredients are there. each one of those individual pink boxes, those are tornado-warned stormses right now. -- storms on the ground right now. they will continue to with the heat we're currently seeing. the next couple days this is our

forecast precipitation models, and anywhere where you're seeing darker blues, yellows and origins, that's round after round of showers from now into sunday, eventually into monday. so this stormy, unsettled activity is going to continue. you see the same thing down across portions of florida where it's going to be very soggy. again, this is all fueled by some heat. forecasted to the 80s, into the 90s, eric. it's kind of the unofficial start of summer, and it's feeling like summer. back to you. eric: yeah. severe weather doesn't take a holiday so, folks, be careful. adam, thank you. >> reporter: yep. eric: arthel? >> continue to adjust our staffing. we hope to get folks through that checkpoint very quickly. you're going the see new rules in those checkpoints. arthel: and that was acting secretary of homeland security chad wolf this morning on fox

news with inning sight as to what airports across america could look like post-pandemic. the tsa announcing major changes coming to security checkpoints all in an effort to keep airport staff and travelers safe and healthy. my next guest is harvard professor joseph allen. he recently wrote an article in "the washington post" titled airplanes don't make you sick. really. he joins us now. joseph allen is the assistant professor at the harvard t.h. chan school of public health, also the deputy director at the harvard education and research center for occupational safety and health, and he is the author of the book "healthy buildings." great to have you, professor. so listen, i'm of the mind that i, absolutely, i'm of the mind that i won't feel completely safe on a plane until i know coronavirus is off it.

you say that's not the biggest problem. >> i've done research on airplanes for over a decade now, and i'm lead author on a national academies report in 2013 looking at infectious disease transmission at an airport in an airplane. i understand people right away think the airplane an environment where they get sick, and the reality is that's not the case. the air in the airplane is quite good. and i'll put some numbers on this, but think about what happens at home. half the air in your house is replaced with outdoor air every hour. on an airplane you get 10-12 per hour. that's very similar to what happens in a hospital airborne infection'slation room -- isolation room. it runs through a high efficiency filter. that's also what they use in a hospital setting. the big picture point of that article was to say throughout the whole travel experience, it's not that there aren't

risks, it's just that the time in the airplane the lowest risk. there are definitely other parts of the air travel experience we have to pay very close attention to if we're going to keep travelers safe. arthel: like what? >> well, i'll give you one, for example. when you're boarding the airplane, you're on the jetway, it's crowded, airlines are going to have to choreograph that better because there's very little, if any, ventilation. also testing on airplanes shows that when the most planes or many planes are at the gate, they do not have their ventilation systems running, and they're not using gate-based ventilation. everyone's boarding and moving through there where particles can just stagnate. so that needs to change. in addition, we talk about the three areas of responsibility in this national academies report which, by the way, our first recommendation in 2013 was airports need a pandemic preparedness plan. i hope many of them took our

advice seven years ago. they also have to deploy healthy building strategies like we say in my book, similar to at home or in school. more fresh air, recirculate that air, maintain that physical distancing. the airplane could do more here too. in addition to the boarding, leave a gap between people, absolutely mandate mask wearing and discontinue service, in-flight meal service. last, the air traveler has a responsibility too. keep that physical instancing and definitely wear masks throughout the entire time on your way to the airport, also through security and while you're at the gate. and if we do all these things, i feel quite confident we can get to a place where we can restart air travel safely and smartly. arthel: okay. so i also want to know do you think these or airlines need to disinfect those planes, and how often can they do that? you've seen the video of the guys in the hazmat suits spraying down the planes with

disinfectant which a makes me happy, but what about throughout the day? do they repeat that or can they? >> it's a great question. absolutely, they should be cleaning and disinfecting after each flight. i really think we have to think about all three modes of transmission here; large droplet and the control strategy there is to keep distancing and wear a mask, then we have contaminated surfaces, and the control strategy there is to clean and disinfect and wash your hands frequently. third is airborne transmission, and this is the healthy building strategies like bringing in more fresh outdoor air and filtering that air. we can line up the control strategies and have an all-in approach, at the same time a making air quality is good and cleaning surfaces to address all of these is and just don't overly focus on the things we tend to focus on including just the surfaces we're touching. it has to be addressing all of

these modes of transmission to be effective. arthel: and then what about my, you know, getting to the airport? you're saying that, you know, getting from your house to the plane, you know, that's where the points come in where you can get contaminated. anything from jumping in that ride-share car or whatever car service you use or taxis, however you get to the airport, you've got to worry about that. and once you get there, you know, if you stop to get something to eat, you've got a bunch of people around you, and there's so many ways according to your piece that you can avoid potential infection. >> yeah, that's right. you know, i make the argument or the claim that you don't actually get sick on the airplane, but people do get sick when they travel. maybe we took a taxi, a bus, stayed in a hotel, probably lost sleep. all of these things are going to influence our personal risk factors. but results can be managed. even thinking about the subway, the taxi, we did a short little

op-ed saying if you just crack the windows down a couple inches, getting right down to the basics just like hand washing, bring in more fresh outdoor air, you can reduce your risk exponentially. if people are hyper-vigilant, you're washing your hands, wearing a mask, keeping distance, we can get back to air travel safely just like we can get back to school, back to the office safely. that's not to say -- arthel: is now the time -- excuse me, but is now -- quickly are, because i've got to go, i want to get a timetable, is now the time to start planning vacations? restrictions on where we can go, but should we wait? >> glad you asked that. arthel: okay. >> great question. this is more about what we need to do, not when. everyone shouldn't rush back to the airport right now. is it necessary to travel? do you have any personal risk factors, and are you willing to do your part in terms of keeping distance. but definitely not, this is not the time everyone should rush back. we need to still be cautious.

the best thing you can do is stay the home, and also airplanes are great vectors meaning if someone's sick from a hot spot area and they fly to an area that doesn't have cases, you might be introducing the next outbreak to that area. so we have to be careful there, for sure. arthel: yikes. okay, professor jost allen, thank you very -- joseph allen. eric: well, the word is staycation this summer, i think. meanwhile, there could be some big news in pro basketball. nba is saying that it is looking to restart the season. jim gray is here with the details and, man, oh, man, some people can't wait for us to get back to normal. ♪ ♪ you're in this alone. we're automatically refunding our customers a portion of their personal auto premiums. we're also offering flexible payment options for those who've been financially affected by the crisis. we look forward to returning to something

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world to restart the season at disney's espn wide world of sports complex in orlando. conversations include starting the season back up in july. until season suspended because of the coronavirus. man, it's going to bring a lot of smiles to a lot of faces. fox news contributor jim gray joins us now with more details on this. jim, i remember it was such a shock that day on march 11th when suddenly reality hit, the nba canceled the season. that a made a lot of us say, man, this really is is serious. fill us in on the plans to possibly resume. >> well, the nba board of governors is now examining what is going to be placed in front of them for a vote next friday. and right now the indications are that they will commence training camp somewhere around june 15th-20th, unknown right now if that'll be in their indigenous cities or if they will go to the bubble. the bubble will be orlando. those negotiations are ongoing. and then they'll start up games

after the 4th of july. not certain if they'll go into a round rob by or have maybe -- robin or have maybe five regular season games and then start the playoffs. this would commence in september with the nba finals at the end of the month. >> a lot of people can't wait to get them back, if they can. are they or working out? what happens if, say, a player test it is positive? what, do you isolate players? you know, do they wear masks? they'll be tested every day, temperature checks? have they gotten down to the nitty-gritty? >> there's going to be rigorous testing. you can't wear a a mask. you play basketball, you couldn't breathe. [laughter] so that's not possible. all of these conditions and regulations are putting into place. it is a logistical, huge, huge, big undertaking. the quarantine issue is also an issue as to how to keep all of them in the quarantine and in the bubble and then also have the hotel workers, the

officials, the coaches and everybody who is necessary for an nba game, television personnel to televise it to get this all up and running. and there is some quarantine issues because you have players now who are international players, now they have to get back into the country and come into the country, stay in quarantine for 14 days. plus you'd have international teams like the toronto raptors, the nba champions, that's a whole other issue. the nba players want to play, the owners want to play, now they just have to figure out the exact formula. and i am told by a number of sources, both players and ownership and executives, that this thing is going to get figured out and they're going to play. that's right now, eric. things change in a hurry with this virus, but that's what the thought process is right now and to get these camps back up and running mid to late june. eric: you just mentioned the players and the own ors, here's what lebron said about this

possibility, quote: definitely not giving up on the season. not only myself, but my teammates, the lakers organization, we want to play. there's a lot of players that i know personally that want to play and, obviously, we don't ever want to jeopardize the health of any of our players or any of the players' families and so on and so on. and then mark cue barnes owner of the mavericks, he was on with sean, here's mr. cuban. >> we've played games outside before, so you're in the right direction can. obviously a lot safer to do it outside. i'm not as big a fan of the temperature check because if you just eat three quick extra strength tylenol, you can beat those tests. but we're to the point where we can do some testing and hopefully be able to play games. i don't think we're ready for fans yet, but let us take that first step. eric: so, jim, finally, your prediction, and do you think we're going to see the mlb back and baseball before, you know, snow starts falling? >> i predict the nba will be

back, and they will crown a champion this season under the scenario i just laid out. major league baseball is a much different issue. they have a very strong union, and the owners are very far apart. their going to -- they're going to get a proposal from the owners. it will be a financial disaster for major league baseball to not play. so it's the difference between not playing and losing a ton of money or losing a lot of money and playing. the major league baseball owners are in a real bad circumstance, and they need the cooperation of major league baseball's players and its union, otherwise there won't be a season. eric: jim gray, the exquisite sports caster who's always on top of it. thank you for your insight, and we'll see when both basketball and baseball can return. and we'll be right back. are most uncertain,

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statement after a firestorm of criticism. jacqui heinrich is live in new york with details. >> reporter: hi, arthel. former vice president joe biden told black leaders he should not have been so cavalier and acknowledged his remarks sounded like he was taking the black votes for granted. >> if you're having a problem figuring out between me and trump -- take a look at my record, man. i said 25 years. i have have record that is second to noun. the naacp's endorsed me every time i've run. i mean, come on. take a look at the record. >> reporter: the exchange prompted fallout from community groups. the naacp said we want to clarify that the naacp is a nonpartisan organization and does not endorse candidates for political office although e a biden official told fox today

the former vice president was referring to his 100% approval rating on his legislative record. trump campaign operatives piled on criticism as did progressives. former bernie sanders' aide tweeted, which is it? a joke we're not supposed to take seriously or an accurate truth? it is not surprising when a known racist does racist things. biden's senior advisor pivoted to damage control saying what biden meant was he could put his record with the african-american community against trump's any day. fox news poll shows just 14% of african-americans have a favorable view of trump versus 75% who look at biden favorably. meantime, another line of attacks may be easing up as tara reade is facing questions over whether she lied about her credentials while serving as an expert domestic violence witness

in past court cases. yesterday her high profile attorney who also represented some harvey weinstein accusers dropped her case. the decision to drop her as a client does not imply her allegation against biden is up founded. arthel? jacqui heinrich, thank you very much. eric. eric: well, arthel, you know, more businesses are beginning to open across the country, but in some areas residents say it's not going fast enough. take a look, we have a live protest in sacramento, california. those people demanding that the businesses open. others say you've got to protect yourself against coronavirus. we'll have more details at the top of the hour.

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am arthel neville. eric: they give for joining us i'm eric shawn. it's a controversy with some worshipers defined coronavirus restrictions. in some cases they tragically died. president trump is pressing to welcome parishioners, demanding more from them to reopen, and governors are saying that the president does not have jurisdiction over state laws. mark meredith live in the white house with more on the continuing controversy. >> president trump spent his saturday afternoon in virginia, the first time he's been there since early march. this week in the president is making a direct appeal to america's governors to reopen places of worship on friday, the president specifically signaled out different places including churches, synagogues and mosques, places that are essential, if liquor stores can reopen, so should religious facilities. >> the governors need to do the right thing and allow the very

important essential places of faith to open right now. for this weekend, if they do not do it, i will override the governors. in america, we need more prayer, not less. >> also on friday, the cdc had new guidelines permit communities of faith including promote healthy high during and where the clock face coverings, minimizing the community sharing of worship material and make sure you're not passing around the collection of basket and do it online. religious leaders say they are eager to keep their members say for california governors say his office is reviewing recommendations as well. >> we look forward to churches reopening in a safe and responsible manner. we have guidelines that we anticipate completing on monday and were on track to do just that.

>> meantime senate democrats are demanding more from the administration give a better update of where things stand when it comes to testing pre-we heard from chuck schumer. he put out a statement writing, the american people expect the leadership during a crisis but instead the trump administration has been erratic and more focused on cherry picking facts to fit their narrative then executing a comprehensive plan to protect families and workers. the senate asking for an update on testing by tomorrow. the administration says things are getting better with the number of new hospitalizations down dramatically but they are still watching hotspots in three american facilities and while lockdowns are still in place, d.c., chicago and l.a., we are still concerned about the number of cases they are seen there. eric: the south and the midwest will likely have some spikes in the next few weeks and we will truly be watching that. thank you. arthel: thank you, coronavirus restrictions are easy to help revive the economy. let's go to texas where you have bars and restaurants and bowling

alleys reopening with limited capacity. however, in los angeles, county leaders extended restrictions, now the justice department is warning that move may be unlawful. let's go to christina coleman who is tracking all of this from los angeles. hi christina. reporter: hi, yesterday memorial day weekend kicked off with 22 states adding new reopening measures and they vary from wedding reception venues to summer camps. hard rock reopen casinos in sacramento and tampa on thursday. here is the ceo of hard rock international on fox news this morning. >> we are very receptive, could tremendously complementary on all the methods that we took. only three days into this but certainly so far so good. but caution is definitely the road. reporter: many beaches on the east coast reopening including jersey shore beaches although no arcades, concerts or rides on this holiday weekend.

social distancing in place, here in california, where on phase two of reopening so people can be on the beaches as long as they keep moving, stay active and operate social distancing. gyms are still closed, a lot of people out on the beach working out and running around. as of today, l.a. county has more than 43000 cases of coronavirus. restrictions here are still in place. but the d.o.j. keeping an eye on the limitations, the d.o.j. said the mayor of los angeles and the director of l.a. county department of public health a letter warning them against going overboard with the stay home order. this comes after local officials suggested a form of coronavirus restrictions for the next three months. the d.o.j. letter says reports of your recent public statement indicate that you suggest the possibility of long-term lockdown of the residence in the city and county of los angeles regardless of the legal justification for such restrictions, any such approach may be arbitrary and lawful.

l.a. mayor engineer garcetti responded. >> we are not guided by politics, were guided by science and cooperation, there is no games and nothing else going on. that's the way we will continue to safely open. we have been doing that and doing it safely and we will monitor those numbers because people's lives are at stake. reporter: the fight against coronavirus continues as restrictions are lifted throughout the country and more people get outside and enjoy the outdoors. especially here in sunny southern california, i wish you were here with me, we would hang out but from a distance. 6 feet apart. jesse.arthel: you are reading md right now. one day soon may be. christina coleman, thank you so much. eric: it sounds good, meanwhile speaking of going outside, beaches and parks are expected to be really busy this holiday weekend despite the social distancing roles and limits on

attendance because of the coronavirus. the americans marked the unofficial start of summer this weekend, live in coney island, the beach where the weather is 60 degrees and rain and what's been keeping the folks off the beach in coney island. reporter: exactly, also some of the restrictions two. new york city beaches have different restrictions and the other beaches in the surrounding area. if you take a look here, you can walk along the water but there is no swimming a lot on these beaches, no lifeguards on duty and that's why you see the red flags up behind me. it is an unpopular decision by the mayor of new york city but he says the two risky to reopen the beaches completely, in the meantime, new york state beaches have reopen this weekend, also the jersey shore has reopened and some of the new jersey beaches reopen last weekend to large crowds, governor murphy

increase the number of people who can gather outdoors from 10 - 25 people as long as there is social distancing going on. even so new jersey congressman worried about the future of small business. listen. >> it seems as though were in a place, memorial day, labor day were quite literally every week is one 12th of their yearly business that is not going to happen. >> a significant number of businesses, not only at the shore but everywhere which governors that have the attitude are going to close. >> this comes as new jersey is still second in the entire country for coronavirus deaths. pennsylvania led the country in one day deaths yesterday, governor there asking his residents not to travel to the jersey shore in fear that people will bring the virus back to that state. in the meantime ford in california beaches as you know

have reopen hundreds of people laying out at venice beach, folks were surfing, eating, shopping, what memorial day weekend is supposed to look like here on coney island, not the case at least this weekend. by the way, a classic coney island that nathan's famous hot dog eating contest that happens every july 4, right now it has not been canceled but we should find out this coming week whether or not they go on. eric: that is a legendary event over july 4, eating those hot dogs when joey chestnut can stuff them all in with social distancing, got into it somehow, gotta eat those hot docs. thank you. reporter: it's got to happen right. eric: i have hot dogs ready to cook for memorial day. countries across western europe are easing more restrictions

including hard-hit spain, lockdowns will be loosened in madrid and barcelona beginning monday to allow outdoor dining in gathering of up to ten people. amy kellogg is live in italy with more. reporter: hi, this is italy's first post lockdown we can. it's the first time you don't have to justify where you are going. you don't need to carry that document that was called the self certification form. and as you mentioned, the same situation will be evolving in madrid and barcelona for monday. some less hard-hit cities in spain can open a little bit longer but spain plans to move forward to the extent that it's even going to open its doors to tourism from july. for tourist generate one eighth of spain economic output. but the country lost close to 1 million jobs just in march and people in spain have been protesting how the government has handled the crisis.

it has one of the most severe lockdowns anywhere and also 28000 deaths. britain is also the loss of businesses weekend which is a long weekend for them as well and europe is up in arms over the uk's decision to make anyone arriving in the country after june 8 going into quarantines for two weeks. france said it's ready to take reciprocal measures and now has announced its coring teaming arrivals from the united kingdom. italy is opening the stories to european travelers from june 3 unless something goes very badly from here between now and then. russia is still in the crisis with another 9400 infections in the last 24 hours, the death rate has been relatively low in russia according to their figures but doctors have been hard-hit with one report out this week. from a russian media independent site same for medical workers it has been 16 times deadlier than

the covert crisis then has been for other hard-hit countries. this as it's widely speculated that the leader is hospitalized in moscow for covid-19 and they have been writing about this and if it's true, he would be the latest in the country to be hard-hit by coronavirus after the prime minister has just gone back to work after a long battle in the russian president vladimir putin spokesperson. arthel: amy kellogg, thank you very much. eric: the centers for disease control is starting a vast new 18 month antibody study. to understand how it spread across our country. coming up will have a closer look at what that work is with cities that will be involved, the expert overseeing that study, doctor michael bush is here to tell us.

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coronavirus is spreading across the u.s., the cdc is planning to test the blood samples of 325,000 people in 25 metro areas over the next year end a half. who has been infected and even those who never tested positive for the virus doctor michael bush joins me now. thank you, doctor craig and if you can tell us what study is this, who and where is the focus and how will you about conducting a? >> this is a blood donor based study, and involves capturing samples of routine blood samples given around the country, about 40000 samples per day given throughout the united states, will be capturing samples of 1000 donations per month from each of 25 different metropolitan regions. those samples will be quickly tested for the antibodies to test. we will analyze the data from

the blood donors in terms of the recent positivity for antibodies in previous exposure in the demographics, we have for the donors that we test with respect to their age, their gender, their zip code of residence, the race ethnicity. that will allow us to extrapolate the donor data to the general population in those cities. arthel: do you think you will find out if you have the antibody if you are immune from the coronavirus going forward or if you can contracted again. >> that's a great question. a second component from the study as well as a companion study from the national institute of health, it's a follow-up of large number of infected individuals. we will be following between the two studies, 300 people who are identified as infected based on asymptomatic disease and a swab

result, but then these people are donated the blood for transfusion and patients that will be following them for 18 months to monitor for the continued presence of antibodies and cellular immunity over time. that will help inform the question for persistent immunity reinfected people. arthel: if you're following the donors, the people volunteering, what about their behavior, can the behavior impact the study and also are you telling them to go about their lives as they normally would, are you telling them to social distance, wear masks, which are the conditions. >> there are two parallel activities, one of them is capturing samples from regular blood donors, in order to donate blood you have to be healthy you can't have at covid-19 and the prior two weeks to be eligible to come into donate. these are just general

populations people, their representative of the general population in the various cities, and just people who are giving blood and is a great thing for people to do. and for the vast majority of the surveys they've never been infected were did not know they were infected and they will be testing the bringing of bodies in the cases of the people that were following, they were previously infected, they were diagnosed and known to be infected and we are telling them that the antibody results that are detected now and monitoring are indications, but they cannot give them any reassurance of resistance to reinfection. >> now that you have the states, all of them are open on some level, without a vaccine or treatment, not enough testing, do you think that will change

introduction of the 18 month study? >> that's a main person purpose of the study to observe and correlate the increasing rates of antibody having been infected during the way that works printing now. but then over the next year end a half, by doing monthly consistent surveys that i just described, thousand donations and 25 metropolitan areas, every month for essentially 18 months will be monitoring for the spread of the virus and correlating that with the behavioral activities as a relaxation of the current activities are evolving. arthel: got it. will there be a resurgence of coronavirus, if you think so, when will it happen and will it cause another shutdown of the economy. >> that's a really difficult question to answer. i think we will definitely seek continue spread of the virus and there will be low-level research if you will throughout the rest

of this year, the question if there will be a large wave of additional exposure and infections associated with the usual winter seasonal influenza outbreak, it is unclear. that is certainly what happened in the 1917, 18 pandemic, it came back in several ways but at that point we did not understand viruses in the kind of behavioral precautions that were implementing out. we are hopeful, certainly with the increase in surveillance and availability test and monitoring populations in maintaining at least a moderate level of social distancing as we returned to work and other activities that we won't seat a large wave of spread. arthel: thank you for your work. good luck. doctor michael bush, thank you. eric: there is a push on capitol hill to make china pay for the

economic and emotional damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic. legislation is sponsored by missouri senator josh holly, he is seeking to strip beijing of the immunity and hold the chinese communist party legally accountable for the handling of the crisis. they china is pushing back threatening to sanction holly and other lawmakers for the outspoken criticism. >> it could be the largest lawsuit in world history. suing china for trillions of dollars for causing the coronavirus. a new senate bill will let americans to the regime in the economy for damages. the legislation is called the justice group victims of coronavirus act. it would make the chinese government of claims in u.s. courts and penalize china though its alleged negligence and cover-up of the virus when it post emerged in wuhan. the missouri republican senator josh holly of former attorney general at state, he told us the

bill will make it possible for u.s. citizens who have come down with coronavirus or economically hurt by it to sue china for the devastating damage it has caus caused. >> everyday citizens who have been damaged by this pandemic to go to a court in american court and consumer china and ask for relief, the court would have the ability to attach chinese assets, government assets in this country so the court would have the ability to have damages awarded to those victims. >> experts say suing china is awkward to be easy. the u.s. foreign sovereign immunities act puts foreign government off-limits to u.s. courts but there have been successful cases, $104 million against afghanistan and iraq was one by lawyer and a 9/11 related case. but a district court sided with the state department that it was overturned. >> china will not respond.

so to the extent that this somehow proceeds and ends up in a default judgment, then you end up having to collect it. the state department is awkward to let that happen because issues between nations especially sovereign nations are the diplomacy. >> the senator holly says it should be done. throughout the pandemic they have lied through the virus enter what is going on in china. make no mistake, the chinese government is responsible to the extent of this damage, they are responsible for the pandemic that the world is suffering and that is why they should be on the hook. >> the chinese government did not respond to our request for comment about this but recently a foreign ministry spokesman blasted the senate republicans saying their move to make china accountable is highly immoral and shows no respect for the facts. claiming china has been responsible when it comes to covid-19, senator hawley and others say china is clearly at

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arthel: nevada is rolling the dice and letting casinos reopen on june 4, that is in 12 days. but only if the number of coronavirus cases continue to decline over the memorial day weekend. the general manager at caesar's palace on the las vegas strip says their gaming floor will look different when it does open again. >> i think the first thing they

will notice his employees and masks, a lot of masks. when they walk in, they will see that there is a lot of changes in regard to social distancing. whether it's hotel, gaming floor, food and beverage. they will see a lot of hand sanitizer. arthel: right now, nevada is in stage one of reopening allowing restaurants to open for dining at limited capacity. >> working with sba we were able to develop a paycheck protection program from scratch, that is now impacted over 4.3 million companies impacting over 50 million workers, $513 billion having 5500. eric: that is steven mnuchin saying he wants to work with congress to try and tweak the paycheck protection program to further help small businesses, particularly restaurant owners who have hard-hit by the

pandemic. right now almost 40 million americans are out of work, that's the number of her fellow americans who have filed for unappointed claims, jobs are slowly coming back as states open up, somewhere the coronavirus may have completely killed their job, today's wall street urinal saying forecast estimates that more than 21 million workers laid off in march and april, only about half might be able to return to their own jobs, permanent layoffs are in factories and communities across the country, restaurants and other small businesses are closing up shop for good. what should you do if you been sidelined by coronavirus, dean joins us, former new york state assembly men and runs job finder in new york, dean, there is in the editorial about ppe and the problems that has for small businesses, what does that have to do with the fact that these benefits have the reverse for some folks running restaurants and other small shops.

>> thank you for having me. the problem is, if you have two government programs that are essentially competing with each other, you have the ppe that is designed for employers to bring their employees back to work, give them a paycheck so they are not on unemployment, however, they also put in place the pandemic unappointed assistance program which offers an extra $600 on top of your unemployment payments, so many of these people are making more money staying at home on unemployment so when the employer calls to say to come back, i just got a loan for the ppp program, i just got the money, we can bring you back, they say why would we want to come back were making more money staying at home being safe with their families. it's causing a problem now for the businesses that actually are trying to help their employees, this is what happens when you have many lawmakers who never sign the front of the paycheck putting programs together putting money at things trying

to think that that will be the fix. >> a lot of people have desperately needed that money, the $600, comes in handy and will go to july 31. how do you think if you were to address the treasury secretary any promise that they will fix some things, what problems would you like to see fixed? >> there are several problems, you mentioned restaurants, a friend of mine who owns quarters on the lanes in the ice cream here, he employs about 45 peop people, most of them local, some of them college kids on break, he tried everything, he went for the ppp program, got the money but he is not allowed to open in full, he will have to open in stages, 25% capacity, then 50 working his way up to 100. they are not making money then, if he brings them back before they're allowed to open, what are they doing, they're sitting

around doing nothing so the first thing we have to do in the secretary and congress should do is work on getting fox ability, not just the restaurants but all of the small businesses to say you don't have to bring them back immediately with this money, what you can do within two weeks of you fully reopening, then you have to bring them back, this would give them the flexibility of not bringing them back, sitting around doing nothing and earning less than they would be sitting on unemployment. these are the issues that they talked about changing and issues of the mandate that came of the program. on the other side, the dome finder, you have lots of jobs on the site today, restaurant jobs, manufacturing jobs, service jobs, do you think that these jobs, people who were for loader like no, a lot of people worried that the job may not be there.

that their employer has already or may shut down. >> some of them have already, some of them have shut down and those jobs are not coming back. my advice to people, do not wait. go on, sign on right now if you're on long island looking for a job, go to li job finder.com and start applying. as you said, there's various number of jobs there went from teachers to jobs in healthcare, finance and warehouse drivers, all sorts, part-time, full-time and we will need more and more jobs as more and more companies start to open up and start to hire. do not wait, if you wait, as the old saying goes, he who hesitates is lost. if you wait the companies will be hiring and it will be possible to open up and fold. get on there right now. eric: that certainly for any site in anyone across the country, not just, if you think your job is gone or could be

gone, get your ducks in a row. >> absolutely, do not wait. many of the companies right now hiring by doing interviews by skype and facetime in zoom or other complex forms, they want to bring them on more so when they're able to open they will bring in early, train them and be up and running right away. eric: , the jobs are out there hopefully at some point. we will all get back to work. thank you. arthel: let's hope eric and dean. the coronavirus outbreak is changing the way that we honor the brave heroes of the military, of our military who gave the ultimate sacrifice. general jack king joins us next on honoring the falling of a time of social distancing. of knowing that essentials like prescriptions are on their way. every day, all across america, we deliver for you.

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eric: the coronavirus pandemic on memorial day tradition across the country, the national military cemeteries, the national cemetery for the first time ever, the memorial day flag ceremony has been canceled and the ceremony has had to skip full military services for the veterans who have recently died. denise from our fox affiliate in atlanta explains. reporter: and just a few hours, there would be boy scouts and volunteers here at the georgia national cemetery putting flags by every headstone, hours later, thousands of people would be here for the memorial day ceremony. but not this year, because of social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic, it is just not possible. >> i understand it was very disappointing to not have the flag ceremony. for the first time ever the georgia national cemetery will not have its traditional memorial day flag ceremony.

no flags at every gravesite, no speakers, no flyover. jeannie adwords brought her own flags to honor her dad buddy howard who served in the navy. >> i brought flags to bring for my dad in the veterans that surrounded him so at least they would be honored today. reporter: director of the international cemetery says it is one of the many changes that have happened since the pandemic hit in these challenging times, veterans are being interred without the customary full military honors. >> family is allowed to come and witness from a safe distance and we will let families of up to ten or fewer view. reporter: families on the opportunity for more traditional military service when restrictions ease. in the meantime there is a website with a roll of honor that is updated every day with the names of veterans who have died, it is not the same but it is a way to pay tribute to those

who have served. >> so many people have died so we can have the freedoms that we have today and we need to not take that for granted. >> everyone is encouraged to come out all weekend long, you can bring your flag to honor your loved one and keep in mind the guidelines for social distancing. at the georgia national cemetery, denise, fox 5 news. reporter: thank you, veterans affair secretary says all 142 national cemeteries will be open for memorial day services, however, large groups of people will not be allowed, he is urging all americans to find some time during the holiday to reflect on those who made the ultimate sacrifice. >> we asked people to remember that the american warriors is a unique person in history and the only warrior in history who is offered a helping hand, not only

to the people he is bound to serve but the enemies that he thought. i think that's a legacy the all-americans can be proud of. >> absolutely, let's bring in general jack king, retired army general chairman of the institute for worrying fox news in strategic analyst, general king, thank you very much for being with us, it's always a pleasure to have you. i would like to start by asking you, how will you be honoring our fallen heroes this memorial day? >> this certainly is a special weekend and a special day and i think 2020 for a number of reasons americans will always have a very profound memory of what took place this year we will not have events playing and flags raised at our cemeteries but i do think because were not doing a lot of other things

either, possibly more americans will be able to reflect on the significance of this day. i was at the national cemetery earlier today and to me it's a most sacred place in america and while the cemetery is close to the public, it is not close to those who have lost loved ones and they're given a pass, they can visit their loved ones and i saw a lot of them there today and it's pretty significant what takes place. of all the 400,000 graves, every one of them has an american flag placed on it. the infantry soldiers of the old guard which is their nickname, there from the third infantry stationed in washington, d.c. and they placed all those flags. so the cemetery on a bright shiny day, the test is popping out and it's always the same to me, it has an eerie silence

about it which i think forces you to come to grips with what is there. and for me it began as a company commander in vietnam so i go to the cemetery in my entire life is there from the wars that i fought in and the wars that i had troops under my command that fought throughout my entire adult life and i was in the pentagon and 9/11 in a most 85 teammates and there's a special part of the cemetery just for them and it's actually as close as you can get to the pentagon where the graves are. then i associated with troops. we have lost them as well. it is a special day for americans to be sure and i think there is more time to reflect on what this day means to us. arthel: i think you are really

spot on because you are right, people are forced to stop and forced to stop going 50 miles a minute and having ten things to do at one time and we are reflecting on what is important in our own personal lives and were reflecting about what is important to us into each other as fellow americans as we try to get through what is happening now, the new war that were all fighting together against an invisible enemy. i hope that this will bring about or patriotism and compassion for each other as americans. >> i certainly hope so, i think it's inescapable that that will happen. when i think about my troops in general, none of them wanted to die certainly, what is different about them, they were willing to and they're willing to risk everything that they care about, having a long life, having friends in your life, having a

parent in love in your life and to be loved, they put all of that risk and people said why would they do that. i have been around these troops forever and i think the answer is pretty simple. it is out of a very simple profound sense of duty and it's also because they do it for one another. i think that is true honor and we can never ever take that devotion for granted. america has never taken them for granted and neither has fox. let me add one more thing, when we think about the healthcare professionals who have given their lives in the last number of months and will continue to give their lives, they deserve the same devotion because what did they do, they acted out of a sense of duty and they did it for one another. while they did not want to give up their lives, they were willing to and they deserve our

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arthel: north korean dictator kim jong-un reportedly presiding over a central military committee meeting in the capital city pyongyang, that is according to south korean media. government officials discussed increasing nuclear war deterrent at this meeting. this is believed to be the first time back in the capital in several months, he did not make a public appearance for several weeks fueling speculation about his health. eric: back at home, powerful storms have been pounding the carolinas killing two people in the region when strong winds and toppled trees and they knocked out power lines. one tornado was confirmed the northeast turkeys county and

south carolina. that is west of charlotte. adam has been following and tracking all the storms and has more now. >> the good news for folks in the carolinas, that is beginning to wind down. were still looking at inactive days across the country in a variety of areas stretching in the midwest, here's our biggest concerns from places in north texas stretching into the southern plains in the northern plains. these are areas that have been in risk over into the midwest including areas of chicago, big thunderstorms and possibly tornadoes. it's been field i warm air like an 80 degrees in memphis and dallas, 83 degrees in kansas city, that is feeling the storms. that is a severe thunderstorm watch meaning the ingredients are there, the orange boxes are

severe thunderstorms, winds at 60 miles an hour, very heavy rain in storms i can do damage pre-then taken into the chicago area in northern illinois, northern indiana, that is a tornado watch, we've seen several tornadoes on the ground, this will be something that were paying attention to all the way into the early morning hours of tomorrow, very active out there feeling like summer with the heat and the big summer thunderstorms. back to you. arthel: everybody has to give and i out. we'll be right back. i use rakuten to get cash back in-store and online. or anything i want to buy is going to be on rakuten. rakuten is easy to use,

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