schools should be opened kids want to go to school. you're losing a lot of lives by keeping things closed. presidential push as california reorders the closing of bars, gyms and mar to stem the new rising cases of coronavirus. over 12,000 cases in a single day in florida what to do next. >> and as many states are seeing spikes with ers reaching capacity >> big changes for washington's nfl team and its controversial

name >> and a crazed man threatening others on a recent flight had to be restrained by fellow passengers we'll tell you what happened as we begin a busy tuesday. "early today" starts right now >> glad you're with us this morning. i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. >> some states are locking back down as coronavirus cases grow at alarming rates. reopening plans are being re-evaluat re-evaluated the united states is reaching 3 million cases. >> and universities have signed support briefs as they sue over the trump administration's policy barring international students from living in the country while taking online courses. covid-19 isn't just affecting the lungs. it's also damaging the heart more than 1,200 people from 69 countries were studied and researchers found that over half

of those have heart damage similar to flu damage in cases in people 60 and over. >> students and teachers can choose to attend classes without masks and no social distancing required a big debate is whether or not schools can safely reopen. teachers in virginia held a very loud protest against plans to go back to in-person classes. >> the school board there wants to give students the option of in-person classes two days a week but the education association has concerns about a lack of protective gear and cleaning sun pli-- supplies. the catering fed 75 health professionals. the surging cases in strikingly different ways. florida has become the poster

child of the pandemic. t it's a state where masks are not required and has some of the worst numbers of any state since the pandemic started in california the governor reimposed statewide restrictions kerry sanders has the latest >> reporter: in california an about face what had reopened now closing again. it includes closing all bars and indoor establishments like restaurants after more than 60,000 cases statewide in the past week. in 80% of the states gyms and hair salons also ordered to again shut down. some business owners say a second shutdown will close them forever. >> a lot of really good people are going to lose their livelihoods and go bankrupt and it's all because people wouldn't wear a mask. >> florida which remains open for business, residents began lining up to get tested for

covid. florida now the poster child for what's gone wrong. more than 12,000 positive tests reported here, this after florida broke the single day record in any state on sunday. 15,300 positive tests. >> you're here because >> i wanted to test myself they broke a record. i seen all the 15,000, you know, it's freaking me out >> the unabated increase over the last two weeks spreading in most of the country. >> people looking for this reason why we have this. the reason is us okay there's no boogie man, it's us unless we change behavior, we can do all the tests in the world you want, you can get all the contact traces in the world you want it's not going to make a difference >> bemind the statistics, the faces of those who thought they were too young to get sick

his 21-year-old son came home from a friend's house where he'd taken off his mask the entire family now testing positive >> i feel like i'm living a nightmare. it's a bad dream and i can't get up from it >> reporter: doctors say they're seeing yououng peoplple temptitg fate pool parties where they tried to get the virus or prove that it was fake >> just before the patient died, they looked at their nurse and they said, i think i made a mistake. i thought this was a hoax but it's not >> a deadly virus continuing to spread as health officials urge caution while trying to ease fears. >> reporter: in florida where the governor has left decision making up to local governments at a news conference he was heckled for not taking charge. >> people there are frustrated thank you. prosecutors have revealed new details about why they

believe maxwell is a flight risk new court papers describe her trying to run from a house the day she was arrested they conducted a search and found a cell phone wrapped in tinfoil. the filing also claims she had a private security team made up of former british military members. a bail hearing is scheduled for this afternoon maxwell has denied any wrong doing. roger stone is speaking up since the prison sentence was commuted it voided all parts of the sentence including a period of supervised released and a $20,000 fine stone was convicted of lying to congress and witness tampering he slammed the case during an interview with fox news. >> i would not lie against my friend of 40 years so they could use it for impeachment they wanted me to be the ham in their ham sandwich because they knew the mueller report was a

goose egg. they had nothing the most important thing here is the courageousness of the president's act. i know there were many people who told him in an election year, don't do this. let roger stone wait for a pardon after the election. >> robert mueller broke his silence about the communation. he remains a convicted felon and rightfully so. an explosive new tell all about the trump family hit shelves today. a judge lifted a gag order on mary trump allowing her to speak freely tracie potts joins us with the latest and the trump family fought hard to block this. >> it's the president trump's brother robert who tried to stop this book from coming out today but a judge in a 20-page decision is allowing it to happen saying at this point it's

moot, that the book is already out there, ready to be distributed today and that it's impossible at this point or insurmountable task to try to stop it. the judge lifted the temporary restraining order on mary trump, the president's niece and her s publisher and said a 20-year-old family nondisclosure agreement was overly broad this describes trump add a narcissist, a liar, a cheat. portions have already been reported and the publisher moved up the release date for that book by two weeks so today is the day it comes out >> thank you after a six-day search police say they have recovered the body of missing actress and glee star. her body was found in the southern california lake where she was last seen with her son renting a boat on july 8th

after news of discovery tributes for the star flooded in. in a tweet actress jane lynch wrote rest, what a force you were i'll forever cherish the opportunity to play your girlfriend on glee >> reporter: heart breaking images from above as rescue teams recover a body during this sixth day of searching for the glee star. >> we are confident the body we found is the body of rivera. we believe it was mid afternoon when she disappeared the idea perhaps being that the boat started drifting. it was unanchored and she mustered enough energy to get her son on the boat but not enough to save herself

>> reporter: authorities work to establish where she disappeared. her and her four-year-old son headed out for an afternoon boat trip on wednesday. the boy later discovered sleeping alone on the rented pontoon saying his mother had gone swimming but hadn't been able to make it back now friends and family grieve the irreplaceable loss of a daughter and loving mother celebrated on screen for her smile and her unforgettable voice. ♪ i love you like never before >> nbc news, los angeles turning now to a wicked heat dome that's hovering over the southern united states right now. here's bill karins good morning >> they've had enough of this one. areas of the south will slightly cool off but the sinking air is over the south and it's going to slide to the southeast. we have 39 million people under

heat warn whattiings from lubboo san angelo it will feel like 106 in dallas today. all of the south is just unusually hot. more of a dry heat in west texas where it's more of a humid type heat in areas of the southeast by wednesday afternoon it's more of the same and notice that we start to see some of that heat spreading to the southeast and by the time wee in for a coolish summer day in a few spots. look at san angelo today, over 110. we'll take a look at that severe weather threat later on this afternoon. that's coming up a little later. coming up, the turbulent moment when a belligerent yeflr

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models tom burge ron will no longer be hosting "dancing with the stars. his cohost is also leaving the show he was informed the show will be continuing without him as some states experience a new spike in coronavirus, a growing number of hospitals are reaching capacity in their covid wards. we talked to doctors and nurses in some of the hot spots and they're painting a very grim picture of what it's like inside. >> reporter: as coronavirus cases surge nationwide many hospitals in hot spots are dealing with the pandemic slowing no signs of slowing down in texas, a record of 1274 new cases in hidalgo county, hospitals are inundated with people >> you see these warehouses of people on life saving machines, when you have two left, six left, that's dire. >> an exclusive look inside a

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in today's top stories houston rockets player russell westbrook tested positive for coronavirus. he tested positive prior to his team's departure to orlando for the restart. he will rejoin his team when cleared. as in gnknew era for washington football. the new moniker still under wraps. tom costello has more. >> reporter: for 87 years the name has been synonymous with professional sports in the nation's capital the team announced it's retiring the logo and name as a slur

against native americans the statement on the team's old letter head saying it's working closely to develop a new name and design approach that will enhance the standing of our proud tradition rich franchise >> red face is the exact same thing as black face. to all these manifestations we see happening within these sports teams and amongst their fans, it need to go. >> they force people to look at us through these symbols they force people to look at us as historic people who aren't really deserving of human rights >> reporter: at the team's home field many fans felt the change is appropriate >> it's close to my heart. >> team owner had always insisted the name honored native americans but this summer's demonstrations against racism only brought more attention to the controversy.

>> the team has been under tremendous pressure for years to change the name but it was the corporate pressure that recently became a deciding factor fed ex threatened to take its name off the stadium while nike and dick's sporting goods stopped selling team merchandise. sports reporter dave johnson has covered the team for many years. >> i think we will see other teams under pressure because of what's happening in washington >> the indians are considering a change while the black hawks and braves are sticking with their names for now. native americans saying this is only the beginning of their fight. >> all it took was some cash to scare dan snider into changing the name >> money talks or it didn't or at least social pressure maybe not necessarily but when money is a factor here -- >> it was the most blatant slur in all of sports wind gusts and heavy waves struck the shore in south africa

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