the world surpasses 10 million cases of coronavirus, with the u.s. making up over a quarter of those cases the alarming growth in many states since the vice president encourages wearing masks, in direct contrast to the president. developing overnight president trump tweeting about reports of a russian plot to kill american soldiers what did he know we're live in moscow plus, mississippi is on the verge of eliminating the confederate symbol from its state flag, and the officers involved in george floyd's death are expected in court later

today. a busy monday. "early today" begins right now good morning to you. >> covid-19 resurges in several states, bringing with it some dangerous new records. over 2.5 million americans are infected the pandemic has taken an unpredictable turn in florida, cases have jumped fivefold with over 9,000 new cases. >> in california, the governor is ordering bars to close down in seven counties, including los angeles. it's part of a targeted approach to slowing the spread of the virus. in miley cyrus performed in front of an empty rose bowl stadium. the concert also featured justin bieber, usher, and many other artists. they raised nearly $7 billion to

fight racial injustice and the coronavirus pandemic in a push to get back to normal, american airline also no longer restrict the number of seats sold on flights and will allow all middle seats to be filled beginning wednesday vice president mike pence is vise itting the nation's emerging hot spots yesterday, he delivered the administration's clearest message yet, wear a mask to slow the spread nbc's erin mclaughlin has more >> reporter: a dire situation is developing across the state of texas, as the u.s. vice president mike pence touched down there sunday. his message to texans, wear a mask in texas, the pandemic is spiraling out of control nearly 150,000 cases, at least 2300 dead. despite postponing campaign events in florida and arizona, vice president mike pence touched down in dallas, wearing a mask with this message for

texans >> if your tokal officials in consultation with the state are directing you to wear a mask, we encourage everyone to wear a mask in the affected areas >> reporter: sense says he's worn a mask several times this year, a marked contrast to past appearances and out of step with the president, who has only been seen wearing a mask once the administration defended that decision, pointing to the president's unique circumstance. >> he's tested constantly, and those around him are tested constantly and kept at a distance, even with that >> reporter: pence was in texas, to attend an event to celebrate freedom at a church. >> we are one day closer to the day we put this pandemic in the past >> reporter: social distancing was strongly encouraged but not always practiced ♪ especially in the case of the twir not a single singer was wearing a mask pence made with the governor who says the situation across the state is desperate >> covid-19 has take an very

swift and very dangerous turn in texas over just the past few weeks. >> reporter: earlier this week, abbott reversed course, shutting down the state's bars after vowing texas was open for business he now says he regrets opening bars so quickly. in houston, the state epicenter, a severe covid warning, a fourth of july canceled >> any event of more than 100 people outside, those events pretty much have been canceled >> reporter: at one of the state's testing sites, long lines and little social distancing and in the city's hospitals, less than 200 icu beds left. doctors say it's a crisis born out of complacency >> people acting like it's summer, they started to act like they wanted to go back to parties, and it's coming back and biting us. >> reporter: in houston and san antonio, residents are being told to stay inside as local hospitals approach capacity. an alert blasting people's phones outside dallas, six flags is

still open, with this warning. six flags cannot guarantee you will not be exposed to coronavirus during your visit. health officials sending a warning of their own for texas and hot spots across the country, time is running out. now, in texas, medical supplies and manpower are key concerns going forward. for example, less than 1400 icu beds available across the entire state. the vice president mike sense sunday saying texans will get the supplies and personnel they need philip >> erin, thank you as cases surge in the south and west, 13 states have reversed parts of their plans to reopen good morning >> reporter: corey, some may be calling this a second wave, but if you look at the numbers, this is reall hitting a different part of our country. across the south and west, coronavirus surging, prompting the health and human services

secretary to issue this grim warning. >> the window is closing we have to act, and people as individuals have to act responsibly. we need to social distance we need to wear our face coverings if we're in settings where we can't social distance, particularly in these hot zones. >> reporter: in arizona, a second straight day of record cases, with icu beds at 87% capacity despite these record numbers, extreme beam brought people out in droves to the river, many without masks. health care workers are worried the surge in arizona after reopening is just the beginning of something worse >> we're not trying to stem the number of patients coming in and not trying to prevent the covid spreading. we have had a major problem of taking care of increased wave of patients covid is going to break our health care system >> reporter: in georgia, the biggest daily increase since the pandemic started

2,225 new cases. and in south carolina, close to 1,000 icu beds are occupied by coronavirus patients that state has seen daily increases of more than a thousand new cases for the past week california's governor ordering bars and night spots closed immediately in seven counties, including los angeles. recommending eight others do the same citing the rapid pace of coronavirus spreading in some parts of the state in florida, over 23,000 cases in 72 hours more than six a minute the governor attributed the rise in infections to summer heat in the upper 90s, sending people indoors, as well as young people ignoring precaution. like social distancing >> this is basicallyalizing. you know, you have graduation parties, you're going out, doing different things and in certain environments, that's going to be conducive to transmitting the virus >> reporter: but not everyone is

concerned. at 23, are you worried about coronavirus? >> honestly, no. >> reporter: and despite the red, white, and blue decorating on some south florida beaches, they'll be closed for july fourth weekend across the country in rural counties, in california, arkansas, missouri, kansas i texas, and here in florida, in the last week, we have seen the numbers double in fact, here in lake county where i am, they actually saw a record in a single day, 122 new positive test results. corey? >> alarming numbers. kerry, thank you there are growing calls for answers from the trump administration about an alleged russian plot to have u.s. service members killed there are questions about what the president knew from both sides of the aisle matthew joins us from moscow the president was up late trying to set the record straight on this >> reporter: yeah, philip. overnight we saw a tweet from the president and he said he had

just now been briefed by intelligence officials and they told him that they did not think the reports warranted a briefing to either him or the vice president. but he also used this tweet as an opportunity to slam the report as just another russia fake news hoesh s hoeshgs hoax officials have not been concerned about this at all. the russian foreign ministry slammed this as an unsophisticated fake that detried a lack of intelligence on behalf of the u.s. spy community, adding what else can you expect from the people behind a 20-year failed war in afghanistan? the russian foreign ministry spokeswoman said that russia is simply done responding to each and every one of these allegations and kind of brushed it off as anti-russian rhetoric in an election year. we are expectingnse of some kind from the kremlin, most

likely similarly dismissive. but as we have seen throughout this administration, when there's a trump-russia scandal, moscow's preferred angle is to sit back and watch the chaos unfold in d.c. back to you, philip. >> thank you, matt protests against racial injustice are helping to make sweeping changes across the country. after weeks of mounting pressure, the 120-year-old mississippi state flag is getting a makeover the statehouse and senate voted to remove the confederate battle emably frblem from the flag voters will get the opportunity to improve the design in the november 3rd election. the bill now goes to the governor who says he intends on signing it into law. another protest turned into a fatal shooting in louisville a witness captured the moment a gunman opened fire filled with demonstrators. he appeared to fire several shots into the crowd

police say one victim, 27-year-old tyler charles garth, has tied the accused shooter, identified by shooters as steven lopez, was arrested and charged with murder officials say lopez had been participating in the protest since they began and arrested multiple times over the last few weeks. let's turn to extreme weather that hit new england flash flood warnings were issued for parts of massachusetts cars here in the hospital parking lot almost completely submerged. fortunately, no reports of injuries at this point >> let's see how our week will get started with janessa webb. >> good morning, everyone. as corey said, we had that dramatic storm system makeacrost still northern new england dealing with rain showers. today, we are looking at some showers popping up across the central plains into portions of

the mid-atlantic it will be on the isolated side. right now, the radar is clear for the ohio valley. these storm totals will continue to pick up through the midweek seeing isolated spots for the mississippi valley, up to three inches so we'll watch the possibility of flash flooding in that area so scattered storms as this front continues to move through. an sunshine, no more storms in the forecast nowhere near 100 degrees for tampa. on the other side of the country, we are talking about fire danger. i'll talk about that coming up >> janessa, thank you so much. coming up, the biggest moment from the b.e.t. awards. >> and the calls for justice in the death of elijah mcclain.

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>> reporter: protesters calling for change and charges >> i think more needs to happen. >> reporter: hundreds marching in front of the police building in aurora, colorado, demanding justice for elijah mcclain, who died after police detained him last august. police say three officers involved were moved to nonenforcement duties, reassigned for their own safety. >> like i said, it was murder what was done. >> reporter: an internal investigation have found that the officers followed all proper protocols. the governor has started a new independent investigation. mcclain was 23 years old, heading home from a neighborhood convenience store. you can see him in this newly obtained surveillance video. >> he bought his juice and snack and buy with cash and give a bow before leaving the store >> reporter: after he left, he was walking and dancing, wearing a ski mask someone thought that was

suspicious and called 9116789 >> i have a right to stop you. >> reporter: the police stopped him and pinned him down, using a chokehold. >> i can't breathe >> reporter: during the struggle, pair mramedics inject him with a sedative. he died a few days later >> he deserves justice they murdered my son and nothing happened they got to go back to work. >> reporter: the state of colorado has passed sweeping new police reforms signed into law by the governor on juneteenth. >> 100% of the legislation is in direct relation to cases that happened >> reporter: david gura, nbc news, aurora, colorado up next, calvin klein celebrates pride by making lbgtq history. and from show stopping performances to tributes, we'll

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but now like the rest of the country, has been eerily quiet since it closed in march what have the past several weeks, months been like here at the aquarium >> the aquariums and zoos, unlike other cultural institutions, couldn't say lock the doors and go home. so we have had to keep i think about 140 staff as critical employees. >> reporter: the staff has been wearing masks and of course, social distancing. but keeping their focus on making sure the fish and other animals are healthy and happy. >> our staff are coming to work every day, making sure the animals are thriving through this time. >> reporter: and keeping them well fed is essential work i got to experience that firsthand. first up, this animal from australia. here she comes you can feel her strength. next up, the archer fish, who eats live crickets >> oh, my god.

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the u.s. surges past 2.5 million cases of coronavirus, causing an about face on beach openings in florida. in california, bars are ordered closed immediately and in texas, the governor says the state has taken a swift and dangerous turn calls for justice. can new rallies against the police following the death of elijah mcclain in colorado >> black lives matter. say it can't you say it black lives matter

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