it. right now on "america this morning," heading to trials. the coronavirus vaccine set to start its next phase after new results reveal it created antibodies in every person tested. why the head of the cdc still says the worst is yet to come as coronavirus cases force new shutdowns and states report their deadliest days yet and what this means for re-opening plans. trump takes on race. >> what a terrible question to ask. so are white people. >> the president's racially charged comments about police violence. it has groups calling foul. why many say he's missing the point. one-on-one with mary trump. our exclusive interview with the president's niece just hours after her bombshell book hit shelves. her message to her uncle this morning. plus, the health scare for

supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg, her condition this morning. out of this world, the stunning view in the night sky that's been years in the making. and the telling tail, how the cat made international headlines. >>good wednesday morning, everyone. bin with the escalati n st are se atick in ildehs 3.5 million confirmed cases nationwide as hospitals scramble to find enough space and staff to treat a wave of new patients. >> we're learning overnight about a new outbreak in illinois. 36 students who attended a high school athletic camp have tested positive for the virus. and others are still awaiting results. meanwhile, encouraging news about an experimental vaccine is offering a glimmer of hope. abc's megan tevrizian has the latest. >> reporter: this morning,

with coronavirus cases climbing, at least one vaccine is showing promise. moderna announcing all 45 people in its study developed antibodies. >> this is a novel technology and will take large phase 3 trials for us to get comfortable we understand the safety profile. >> reporter: researchers are preparing to try it out on 30,000 people. >> we're doing very well on the vaccines, and we're ready to distribute the vaccine when we get it. we're all set. >> reporter: but that's months away, and this morning, washington state is among the places facing new shutdowns. >> we are heading to big trouble if we do not figure out a way to knock this pandemic down. >> reporter: the warning comes as states like west virginia report personnel shortages. an entire sheriff's department in california was potentially exposed because of testing delays. >> i came down with some cold j. about eight days later i got my results and it came back positive. >> that sheriff on the job for more than a week while he waited

for results, and in mississippi, icus are overflowing. >> we are full. we are full in our med search beds. we are full in our icu beds. >> reporter: this hospital has 29 patients waiting for a bed to open up. >> as soon as a bed comes open, there is another patient that's ready to fill it. >> reporter: texas is also running out of icu beds along with antiviral drugs and staff. but governor greg abbott still refusing to enforce new lockdowns. >> until there are medications to slow the spread of the coronavirus, there's only one thing that can slow the spread, and that is by people adopting the use of wearing a face guard. >> reporter: the head of the cdc predicting the virus will take its toll well into next year. >> i do think the fall and the winter of 2020 and 2021 will probably be one of the most difficult times that we've experienced in american public health. >> reporter: it comes as president trump ramps up his attacks on schools that plan to stay closed in the fall. >> i would tell parents and teachers that you should find

yourself a new person, whoever is in charge of that decision because it's a terrible decision. >> reporter: some teachers in florida are arguing it's not rnr p even ask resume in-person classes, and oklahoma is now reporting the first child in the state to die from the virus, a 13-year-old who suffered from an autoimmune disease dying just hours after arriving at the hospital. dr. anthony fauci, the nation's top coronavirus expert, says the decision to return to school should be based on testing. >> in certain california schools certain florida schools of making a decision based on the judgment of making sure that safety of the children and safety of the teachers are paramount. >> reporter: many experts say wearing a mask is key to containing this virus, and starting today, if you shop at best buy or starbucks anywhere

in the country, you will be required to wear a mask. but walmart, one of the largest retailers in the country, has not yet made wearing masks mandatory at every one of their stores yet. kenneth, mona? >> thank you. now to the breaking news at the polls overnight. former attorney general jeff sessions lost his senate comeback bid. tommy tuberville defeated sessions after tuberville was endorsed by trump. sessions was the first u.s. senator to endorse trump in 2016 but was fired as attorney general two years later after recusing himself from the russia investigation, and former white house doctor ronnie jackson is one step closer to winning a seat in congress. jackson won the house republican primary runoff in texas' 13th congressional district. president trump is facing more accusations of racism from critics following new comments about the confederate flag and police shootings. when asked whether he understood the confederate flag reminded black americans of slavery, the president told cbs news that displaying the banner is a

matter of free speech. then he was asked about the number of black people killed by police. >> why are african-americans still dying at the hands of law enforcement in this country? >> and so are white people. so are white people. what a terrible question to ask. so are white people. more white people, by the way, more white people. >> multiple studies show more whites overall are killed by police, however, research shows black americans die at the hands of law enforcement at a rate about three times higher than whites. the president also called the killing of george floyd terrible. next the abc news exclusive with the president's niece who is now talking about her uncle for the first time since the release of her explosive new book. this morning, mary trump says the president should resign. this morning, president trump's niece calling on her uncle to step down. >> if you're in the oval office today, what would you say to him? >> resign. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview with abc's george stephanopoulos, mary trump recalls visiting the president in the oval office three months

>> he already seemed very straia just remember thinking, he seemed tired. he seems like this is not what he signed up for. >> reporter: the interview comes on the same day mary trump released her book, "too much and never enough: how my family created the world's most dangerous man." mary trump, a trained psychologist, who is the daughter of the president's older brother, fred jr. writes in the book that, quote, donald is not simply weak. his ego is a fragile thing that must be bolstered every moment because he knows deep down that he is nothing of what he claims to be claiming the president's father, quote, perverted his son's perception of the world and damaged his ability to live in it. the white house calls it a book of falsehoods adding in a statement that mary and the book's publisher, quote, may

claim to be acting in the public interest but this book is clearly in the author's own financial self-interest. this morning, mary trump says it's dangerous for her uncle to lead the u.s. >> boil it down. what's the single most important thing you think the country needs to know about your uncle? >> he is utterly incapable of leading this country, and it's dangerous to allow him to do so. >> in george's interview mary goes on to say the president was perverted by deep family issues. you can hear more that have interview later on "good morning america." time now for a look at your weather for this wednesday morning. severe storms in the middle of the country. could see large hail. damaging winds and even a possible tornado. more storms are also possible from new mexico to colorado. sizzling temperatures remain across the south. looking at today's high temperatures, phoenix reaches 110. 99 in dallas. both atlanta and washington get to 92 degrees. 80s around the great lakes and

in the pacific northwest. and surprisingly cool in boston where it will be just 69 degrees. coming up, the health scare for justice ruth bader ginsburg who is in the hospital this morning. also ahead, the v.a. nursing assistant pleading

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resting after an apparent infection left the 87-year-old with chills and a fever just two months after her last hospitalization. here's abc's ines de la cuetara. >> reporter: this morning, another health scare for the supreme court's oldest justice. the court saying that ruth bader ginsburg is being treated at the hospital for a possible infection. the 87-year-old undergoing a medical procedure at johns hopkins hospital in baltimore. ginsburg has been treated four times for cancer and was hospitalized for another infection two months ago. >> justice ginsburg said she plans to stay on the court as long as she's mentally fit. she's declared in january that she's cancer-free. >> reporter: ginsburg, who was nominated by president bill clinton is the second longest serving current justice behind associate justice clarence thomas. the supreme court, which has a 5-4 conservative majority, remains in recess until october after just wrapping up a flurry of work including rulings on everything from the president's tax returns to lgbtq rights. in the rose garden on tuesday president trump saying he hopes the justice feels better.

>> i didn't hear that actually. she was just hospitalized? no, that's too bad. no, i wish her the best. she's actually giving me some good rulings. >> reporter: the court says ginsburg is resting comfortably and is expected to be hospitalized for a few days. kenneth and mona. >> ines, thank you. a rare treat stargazers this coming weekend. the five brightest planets will appear in line at the same time. mercury, venus, mars, jupiter and saturn will all be visible to the naked eye. no telescope needed. the show is set for saturday two hours before sunrise. coming up, jeffrey epstein's alleged partner in crime facing a judge. what we're learning about her surprise marriage. ts plan to have fans at games. how the team will limit the number of people in the stands. ? it never bothered me. until i found out what it actually was. dust mite droppings? ewww. dead skin cells? gross! so now, i grab my swiffer sweeper and heavy duty dusters.

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moderna. dr. ravi, good morning and thank you for joining us. i want to ask about this experimental vaccine by moderna. it appears safe in the first 45 people to get it. does that mean they wouldn't get the virus? >> the current data does not t what the current smaller trial has shown is that the vaccine candidate is safe. it also showed as you mentioned that by receiving this vaccine candidate, that antibodies are developed, however, we don't know quite yet whether those antibodies are effective in fighting and preventing the virus and for how long those antibodies will effectively last. >> the cdc director says he's worried about the fall and winter. in fact, he says he is very worried. how concerned are you personally? >> traditionally fall and winter with the flu season is when our health care system is truly stressed, when we see the emergency departments being full. when we see our icu being full and clearly now even before the flu season, we're already seeing our health care system at

capacity or beyond capacity in many instances. >> and dr. redfield also says if everyone wore a mask, the virus could be brought under control in a matter of weeks. what do you think, and is this the only way to get on top of the surge? >> in our current surge state that wearing masks is one of the few tools that we have left that can be especially effective. other tools such as contact tracing and increasing our testing capacity while important and continue to be important are less effective once we get to this large-scale infective rate that we're seeing right now. >> and lastly a lot of people are so anxious about eating in restaurants. what's your advice to them? >> i think it really depends on the location of where the dining is occurring. i would advise to avoid eating a i would say in the right setting in an outdoor safe setting that eating at a restaurant can be done safely. >> our thanks to dr. ravi. coming up, the face mask

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> making n right educatio schotricts i theake itfall. health leaders declare we can stop coronavirus in two months, but the key is what we'reour faces. and one north bay county is stepping up enforcement of health orders. good morning, it is wednesday, july 15th. good morning meteorologist mike nicco, how are you this morning? >> i'm doing okay, glad it is wednesday, glad i have my taxes finished. how about you? >> yes. i was last minute though, so i'm glad that -- it kind of snuck up to me even though i had all this extra time. don't judge me, but they are done. >> me judging you, me who never

gets his taxes finished on ti oing happen cotory ths hopefully the extra did hetive doppler 7, the gray is the cloud cover and it is a little more widespread this morning. here is a look from our roof camera, but it is not hanging as low in the sky so i wouldn't expect much in the way of mist and drizzle unless you drive up into it in the east bay hills. the air mass on top of just slightly warmer this afternoon. about a degree or two, maybe three, compared to yesterday. but still pretty comfortable from mid to upper 60s, half moon bay and san francisco, 72 # in michigan richmond, 80s inland, and 90s in antioch, and yucaipa. and we'll talk about the warmer weather coming up. we know plans for this new school year are really important to you and that is why education is one of the five key areas we are focusing on in our efforts

to build a better bay area. in the south bay, it looks like it will be distance learning when students return in the fall. julian glover is live with what several school districts are planning to do. >> reporter: good morning. bottom line, the tomorrow kndom beginning to fall as they are making the difficult decision to say that it will be onllasses resume in the fall. it is a change of course for the did kill ro gilroy school di di they pivoted after the superintendent confirmed positive covid cases within the school community already. los gatos came to a similar decision tuesday night. they will start with online learning and then phasing students back on campus would be the safest bet. >> number one priit the health and safety of our students. that is the higher priority than the actual academics.

and it is the highest priority for our staff who are in the trenches with the students. >> berryessa also considering a phased in approach. gnaw and an leandro announcing that they will begin with 100% virtual instruction. as one superintendent put it, the only certainty right now is uncertainty. districts acknowledged last night that additional guidance for school reopening could be coming from the state and local county levels within the next week or two and they likely could have to shift again. they are ready for anything at this point. julian glover, abc 7 news. and