right now on "america this morning," very disturbing. that's the message from dr. anthony fauci now warning of 100,000 new cases of covid per day. california in crisis. new restrictions could be announced today. in other parts of the country, new quarantine orders and the shocking story from one college town. officials say students who knew they had coronavirus still went to parties. the u.s. senate taking new action to help small businesses as more of the country closes down, and this morning, the surprise inspection. the bar disguised as a pet store to avoid shutdown orders. breaking overnight, a major shake-up at the top of the trump campaign just days after that rally in tulsa where crowds failed to meet the president's a decision in new york city

overnight on whether to cut $1 billion from the city's police department despite a sharp increase in violence on the streets. plus, the groundbreaking technology, the glove that can translate sign language into speech in realtime. wine fraud, the expensive bottles full of not so expensive wine. and later, a surprising new use for all that unsold beer sitting around due to the coronavirus shutdowns. good wednesday morning, everyone. thank you for joining us on this first day of july. a new reality check in the fight against coronavirus. >> the number of cases in the united states has jumped 80% from the last two weeks. dr. anthony fauci warns the death toll is going to be very disturbing once again. yesterday we saw a record increase in case.

>> with the virus spreading so quickly the european union is banning travelers. >> the economic toll of this crisis growing by the day. the senate has now agreed to extend the payroll protection program, which expired at midnight, but the house still needs to agree. >> abc's megan tevrizian begins our coverage this morning. >> reporter: this morning, the nation's top doctors now warning that covid cases could nearly triple in the coming days. >> i would not be surprised if we go up to 100,000 a day if this does not turn around. >> reporter: dr. anthony fauci saying the current spread could leave the u.s. health care system in a dire situation. >> i'm very concerned because it could get very bad. >> reporter: the rapid spread already pushing testing sites to their limits. in florida, one site in orlando hit capacity only 30 minutes after opening forcing health officials to tell anyone still waiting to try again another day. >> there's not a lot of tools left in the kit for us. i think everybody declared a victory. >> reporter: the rush for tests

coming amid renewed calls for a statewide mask mandate. >> just wear the darned mask. >> reporter: florida's emergency management director tweeting out this message tuesday, repeating the word "masks" 46 times. meanwhile, fourth of july is set to be a beach bummer in southern california with coastlines, piers and bike paths shut down in at least half a dozen counties. >> if they didn't do it, it would have been a zoo guaranteed. >> reporter: in neighboring arizona, the death toll climbing as gyms and bars are shuttered once more. our kaylee hartung was with paramedics in mesa during the crisis. this mother saying she wanted to see her son before he was taken into the hospital. >> i just came so i can -- because, you know, we can't see them. we can't talk. well, anyway, i just wanted to see him, that's all.

>> reporter: infections are now rising in 35 states with 17 states either pausing or rolling back re-openings and warning against large gatherings. evidence of new clusters apparent in alabama where students in tuscaloosa knew they were sick but went to a party anyway. >> we thought that was kind of a rumor at first. we did some additional research. not only did the doctors' offices help confirm it, but the state had confirmed they had the same information. >> reporter: new jersey state prosecutors vowing to take this bar to court after video showed hundreds of people packed inside without wearing masks. it comes as new york, new jersey and connecticut expand their quarantine list now including visitors from california, georgia and 14 other states. airlines flying into new york giving travelers from hot spots this form asking them to self-quarantine for 14 days. and some airlines facing criticism from u.s. health officials after announcing they will now book flights to full

capacity. >> when they announced that the other day, obviously there was substantial disappointment with american airlines. >> reporter: american airlines saying it's taking all proper precautions to keep passengers safe. when it comes to quarantine orders, massachusetts is going even further than new york, new jersey and connecticut. it's now requiring any visitors from outside the northeast to quarantine. massachusetts just reported zero covid deaths for the first time since march. ken, mona. >> megan, thank you. president trump is under growing pressure from within his own party to wear a mask in public. republican senator lamar alexander said he personally urged the president to wear a mask. a new study from the investment bank goldman sachs says a nationwide mask mandate could save the economy $1 trillion by reducing the spread of the virus. the president is moving forward with plans to attend a fourth of july celebration at mount rushmore. south dakota's governor says masks will be provided but social distancing will not be

enforced. breaking overnight, a major shake-up in the trump campaign. the chief operating officer who was heavily involved in the planning -- in planning the president's rallies has been replaced. sources say michael glassner was reassigned in part over the failure of the rally in tulsa where the crowd size fell short of expectations. the campaign insists the staffing change was for other reasons. new details overnight about the alleged plot by russia to offer bounty payments to the taliban to kill u.s. soldiers in afghanistan. lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are demanding action. abc's ines de la cuetara reports. >> reporter: overnight "the new york times" uncovering a possible financial link between russia and the taliban writing, american officials intercepted electronic data showing large financial transfers from a bank account controlled by russia's military intelligence agency to a taliban linked account adding, analysts have used other evidence to conclude the transfers were likely part of russia's effort to offer bounties for the killing of u.s. and coalition

troops in afghanistan. the white house refusing to say whether president trump was briefed on the matter through his presidential daily briefing or pdb back in february. >> the pdb is a top secret document that is widely disseminated among government. i will never sit here and confirm or deny what is in a top secret document. >> reporter: when asked if the president reads the intelligence he's given. >> the president does read and he also consumes intelligence verbally. this president, i'll tell you is the most informed person on planet earth when it comes to the threats that we face. >> reporter: president trump has dismissed reports of russian bounties as possibly another fabricated russia hoax even as his administration briefed some house members on the matter. >> the president called this a hoax publicly. nothing in the briefing that we have just received led me to believe it is a hoax. >> america's adversaries should know and they should have no

doubt that any targeting of u.s. forces by russians, by anyone else will face a very swift and deadly response. >> reporter: today congressional leadership known as the gang of eight will receive their own briefing. "the times" reports house republicans briefed on the matter were not told about the intercepted financial transfers. kenneth and mona. >> ines, thank you. the mother of two children from idaho whose remains were found last month is facing new charges. lori vallow daybell appeared to wipe away tears during a hearing late yesterday. she's accused of conspiring to hide the bodies of her 7-year-old son and 17-year-old daughter and misleading investigators. the remains were found on the property of her current husband who is charged with evidence tampering. the couple was allegedly involved in a doomsday cult. so far no one has been charged for the children's death. investigators are expected to reveal new information today about boeing's troubled 737 max jet. the transportation department's inspector general has found boeing withheld key information about changes to a flight

control system that malfunctioned during two fatal crashes. the report says modifications to the system were eventually removed from manuals to pilots so they would not need training. the full findings set to be made public days after boeing began the first round of testing for the 737 max earlier this week. time now for a look at your wednesday morning weather. the south will see more isolated severe storms today like this one in atlanta where some roads turned into rivers last night. on the radar you can see another storm, strong storm system bearing down on the southeast. another one is in the upper plains with more storms also scattered through the northeast. checking today's high temperatures, warm, dry conditions in the southwest where phoenix will reach 104 degrees. 75 in los angeles. 66 in seattle and portland. 98 in dallas. 88 in both detroit and washington.

coming up, a new strain of swine flu is found in china. our medical expert weighs in. but first a red wine scam uncovered. the pricey bottles full of not so pricey wine. and later, busted. the bar that disguised itself as a pet store to avoid coronavirus restrictions.

back now with the mississippi state flag featuring the confederate symbol officially lowered for the final time. the governor signed a bill last night retiring the flag first introduced in 1894. he said a flag is a symbol of our present, of our people and of our future, and for those reasons we need a new symbol. new york city has now approved $1 billion in cuts to the nypd's budget. the city's plan comes amid calls

to defund or rework departments nationwide. it also follows a spike in the city's murder rate and other violent crime. new york city is moving the $1 billion to youth and education programs. the mayor insists the cuts will not affect safety. now to the video of a young boy playing basketball in his driveway and a powerful message from his father and the local police. it was the video of a kid being a kid that highlighted an unfortunate reality for so many. this black child afraid of police. >> i asked him why he did what he did, you know, and then he goes on to tell me because they killed george floyd. >> reporter: staci pierre-louis was stunned. he hid from a passing police car in their trumbull, connecticut, community. >> that leveled me. what do you say to that? >> reporter: the now viral video led to an outpour of support with millions of views. messages of kindness and handwritten letter by lebron james but pierre-louis tells

kemberly richardson he still struggles with the harsh reality of that moment. >> you feel sadness. you feel shock, even a sense of hopelessness, i felt, personally because i wasn't there to make him feel better. >> reporter: when he posted the video with the caption, why does he feel like he has to hide when he isn't doing anything wrong, pierre-louis said he hoped to inspire change. >> ultimately i'm grateful this happened because it sets up an environment where you can have these sometimes uncomfortable but very necessary conversations with not just our kid but, you know, everyone. >> reporter: like many parents of black children across the country pierre-louis said he had to have a conversation with his son about how to interact with police but it created a new connection. one neighborhood officer stopped by to meet elia. elia's dad says even if parents don't know how to answer certain questions, the important thing is to have the conversation.

a network of fine wine is being shown as counterfeit. cheap wine being passed off as premium italian labels and refilled them with low quality wine then sold them for more than $1,000 a bottle. the fraudulent wines were sold through an online auction site to buyers in europe and the u.s. coming up, another streaming tv service is getting more expensive. >> but first not all face coverings are created equal. the new study on which kind of mask works best. our medical expert weighs in. my nunormal: fewer asthma attacks. less oral steroids. taking my treatment at home. nucala is a once-monthly add-on injection for severe eosinophilic asthma. not for sudden breathing problems. allergic reactions can occur. get help right away for swelling of face, mouth, tongue, or trouble breathing. infections that can cause shingles have occurred. don't stop steroids unless told by your doctor. tell your doctor if you have a parasitic infection. may cause headache, injection site reactions, back pain, and fatigue. ask your doctor about nucala at home. find your nunormal with nucala. ask your doctor about nucala at home. ♪

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the people inside were not wearing masks. a new study is out this morning on the kind of face coverings that are most effective in stopping coronavirus. also this morning, a new strain of swine flu has been found in china. earlier i spoke with dr. ryan ribeiro about each of these headlines but we started with the new warning about coronavirus. i want to start with the big headline today. dr. anthony fauci warning we could see 100,000 new covid-19 cases per day. that is a significantly high number. is our health care system ready for that? >> i think we may very well already be at 100,000 cases a day because we're confirming 40,000 to 50,000 a day. there's a couple of things to remember here. one, there is a lag time to reported cases so you should look at that curve, look at where it's going to be three to four days from now, and that's probably where we are right now. we'll have to watch closely in the next week if we see a big increase in hospitalizations then we know the health care system will be struggling. >> a new harvard study says

we're only testing 500,000 people per day nationwide and researchers say we need about a million tests per day and found only 17 states are doing enough testing. how much of a problem is the testing process right now? >> this really is a huge problem and really in particular a robust testing system is necessary for us to really take the next step here, which is contact tracing and isolation because if you're really not able to identify a significant proportion of the sick patients, then none of that system is going to work. we really might not be able to turn the corner into the next phase of this until we can get on top of that. >> there's some important information about the kind of face masks that are most effective in stopping droplets that carry the virus. let's look at the results of a new experiment. researchers found without a mask droplets can travel eight feet, droplets can travel three feet through a bandanna, 15 inches through a handkerchief and you see a stitched mask is clearly most effective. does any of this change your views about social distancing or safety? >> i'll say the big takeaway for me was there are a lot of masks that can work really well. without a mask sometimes

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four months. i had such high hopes for 2020. how is your wednesday starting? >> so far so good, friend. how about your? >> mine is too. let's hope we can keep it that way. hi, everybody. hope you're having a good wednesday morning. if you are grumbling at me because you just woke up, i completely understand. here is a look at the winds. they are more onshore, that means more cloudiness out there this morning. so so far haven't heard of any low visibilities. temperatures will back off just a little bit thanks to the sea breeze. we have low to upper 70s around the bay and mainly 80s inland. we'll talk about the holiday weekend forecast coming up. happening today, governor newsom is expected to tighten coronavirus restrictions in california after a 50% increase in confirmed cases over two

weeks. he has already bars in certain counties to reclose and more measures are likely on the way. lauren martinez is live in the newsroom with details. >> good morning. yesterday the governor said if you are not going to stay home and you are not going to wear a mask in public, they have to enforce, he will be making the announcements to increase enforcements today at noon. with the holiday week end coming up governor newsom said one of the areas of concern is family gatherings. not just bars, not just protesting, but specifically family gatherings. >> they may walk into that barbecue with masks on, they may put the cooler down, immediately the mask comes off and you have a glass of water. and all of a sudden nieces and nephews are jumping on top of uncle joe and then uncle joe is putting them back to aunt jane. >> andso newsom says that they

will express their concerns and be more aggressive as it relates to guidelines. back to you. and of course you can watch the governor's covid update right here on abc 7 news. we'll bring to you at noon live on tv, on abc7news.com and on the abc 7 news app and all of our streaming services. the rules about what is open and what is closed and where it seems like it just changes all the time, it can be hard to keep track of, so we made this map so you can go county by county to see what is open. and that is on abc7news.com. and education is one of the big areas that we are focusing on along with our health, our economy and of course changing workplaces. santa clara county released ghid lin lines for schools to reopen, but including kids to r