. congressman lewis honored. >> on inauguration day in 2008 and 2009, he was one of the first people i greeted and hugged on that stand and i told him, this is your day too. >> we'll look back at a man who has forever changed america. coronavirus cases in the

u.s. have surpassed 4.5 million with over 153 million deaths as records continue to surge. >>cientists hope to answer one of the biggest questions ever, is there other life on the universe >> and the nba sends a powerful message. 's friday, july 31st "early today" starts right now >> good morning on this friday i'm cori coffin. >> i'm frances rivera. after a week of honors and tributes america has sent its final good-byes to a zil rights giant. the body of john lewis has been laid to rest the funeral that comes nearly two weeks after his death was held in atlanta. the district he represented and the house of representatives for 30 years family, friends and former presidents, barack obama and bill clinton delivered speeches

about his life and service chris has more on the emotional good-bye >> the toll of church bells for congressman john lewis, more than a funeral, it was a celebration of life and that impact on the nation >> there are true american patriot who risked his life and lived for the hope and promise of democracy >> three former presidents and the house speaker. >> when he spoke, people listened when he led, people followed him. we loved him very much >> in his eulogy former president barack obama remembered him as a founding father of america. >> he always found the best in us and he never gave up and never stopped speaking out because he saw the best in us. >> atlanta just the final stop in a tour of significant places

in lie in lewis's life. i have done all i can to to demonstrate the pay of waes and love and nonviolence is the more excellent way. it is your turn to let freedom ring >> he leaves us our marching orders keep moving. >> reporter: john lewis' journey now over but his message lives on >> let's turn now to the latest on the coronavirus pandemic. the united states has now confirmed 4.5 million infections and the death toll this morning is over 153,000 with several states reporting record single day numbers and while the nation faces this crisis, tens of millions are out of work here's susan mcginnis.

>> reporter: americans already struggling with the effects of coronavirus. >> when covid happened i couldn't -- there was no -- i had no money. >> reporter: the worst performance on record. more than 30 million americans now collecting some form of unemployment >> the pace of the recovery is slowing dramatically and may even be stalling. >> reporter: the president insisting the economy is rebounding in a v shaped recovery >> we expect a much stronger second half of the year. >> reporter: with unemployment benefits running out on capitol hill, negotiations of a new relief package remain at a stalemate. >> we have 30 million americans to see a dramatic cut in their unemployment benefit social security unforgivable.

>> reporter: a prominent supporter of president trump he tweeted a photo of himself without a mask at a campaign rally in tulsa, oklahoma, on june 20th. he tested positive just nine days later the white house says there's no way to tell where he may have been infected. president trump looking ahead to november, tweeting with no evidence, mail in balloting is rife with fraud suggesting the election be delayed, something he has no power to do. now to growing calls from medical professionals to a national response to the pandemic that is one of the messages fauci is expected to deliver today. tracie, what can we expect from today's testimony? >> reporter: well, that panel wants to focus on a national strategy for what appears to be certainly in some areas of the

company a resurgence of this virus. we saw one death a minute on thursday in this country so dr. fauci, the head of the cdc and the health secretary are being brought in to answer questions about that as lawmakers consider where do we go from here they've signed off on a letter urging the politicians in washington to force another shutdown they think that will be the way to control this virus, to stop it from spreading. focusing on people wearing masks and testing and tracing. as you know, the president has resisted a nationwide shutdown saying that small shut downs may be necessary but the health experts have urged washington to go big to try to stop this before we hit flu season in the fall >> all right thank you. this morning nasa has successfully launched their new

mars rover there was one hiccup the rover switched into safe mode nasa says it won't impact the mission. perseverance is expected to land on mars february 18th. firefighters in california are battling a brush fire in eastern los angeles county it's burning uphill at the mountains of the forest fuelled by the dry heat and heavy brush. the blaze is zero percent contained. mandatory evacuations were ordered but so far no homes are threatened the opening night of its restart. players and coaches kneeled for the anthem with many players wearing black lives matter shirts the jazz and pelicans started things off with the bang

down to the wire, the first win in the bubble. and the lakers downed to to clippers six more games on the schedule today. as florida braces for a possible hit from the hurricane. the pandemic is causing a shortage of supplies >> since then back in early february, the world wide supply chain has been constricted and a lot of products are not as available as they used to be >> it's recommended that people have enough supplies like food, medication and batteries to miss a week this is only the beginning of hurricane season >> folks in puerto rico know that all too well. janessa webb is tracking the newly formed hurricane >> this storm system has come together we have hurricane isaias and we're seeing susz staintained w

to 80 miles per hour it will continue its travels along the bahamas where we are already seeing hurricane warnings that are currently in place. now, hurricane hunters went out last night and saw the intensification of this center and it's going to be very close to the coastline of south florida. miami definitely going to see that flooding starting tomorrow morning and then it continues to travel we still have a little bit of time you can see the cone of uncertainty has gone down but they have isaias going the humidity is still in place but a big-time difference across the great lakes all the way into

the northeast. temperatures about ten degrees cooler very busy weekend tracking this storm system but also some good news we've lost the humidity across the northeast. >> we will take n so, so bad thanks the crop circle is drawing visitors the design suddenly appeared in the wheat field. people are allowed to walk inside and take pictures they've come up with many theories about how the patterns came to be >> you'll find them on the internet right now as a matter of fact. we are celebrating a huge milestone in rock lidge and elton john's life. >> and a major step to protect black voting rights. that's right. unlimited and nationwide 5g for the whole family for just $25 bucks a line.

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all our swabs from pennsylvania and new jersey came back negative for coronavirus no traces of the virus on the train, at the drugstore or on the mail we swabbed. not even the chair in the pharmacy waiting area. but in new york, two positive hits, this grocery cart handle came back for covid 2, the virus that causes covid-19 and this self-serve bred bin also positive but florida, nearly 20% of our samples from miami, positive overall 6% of the samples we took indoors came back positive. we shared our results with a doctor >> is it reassuring for the public to know that coronavirus

isn't in all the places they thought it might be? >> absolutely. it's reassuring to know that some of our prevention measures are working and that we're not seeing coronavirus in places like the mail or on certain public rest rooms. while i'm definitely surprised by that i think that's good news >> what are the limitations of a positive result? >> you really don't know how much of the virus is there and you don't know if it's dead or alive. so you don't know if it can infect someone or not. >> indoor microbiology expert says it's useful to monitor undoor exposure to covid-19. >> to know whether you have people that shedding the virus in closed indoor surfaces. >> like a school or a nursing home >> yeah, this can be used in schools, nursing homes,

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now to to story of the woman helping give cheetahs at second chance of life >> they're built for speed but there is another race cheetahs are losing the race to survive. these fragile creatures were taken by traffickers to be sold as pets. a small number end up in the arms of this woman she began helping animals in 1970s california

she's been trying to save cheetahs ever since. her cheetah sanctuary in southern africa works to help the fastest animal in the world outrun its own extinction. two years ago she met light as a feather, a rescued cub and was inspired to set up another sanctuary here the vet who found vicky says she's only half the size she should be because she was so starved. >> when yo >> she was like -- >> a cheetah cub sells for around $6,000 online the next goll to suede political leaders to help them build a game park. >> they came in starved to

death. most of them were dead when they started. >> these are the survivors >> but she says the truth is this is all just a band aid. >> obviously we'd rather have them living in the wild. >> they help them exercise and build their strength, her aim to save the species so that one day the world no longer needs her sanctuary. >> we just learned that just this week the government and the cheetah conservation fund have rescued another eight cubs the better news would be if they can actually stop on this trade on cheetahs. beautiful animals. definitely worth saving and maybe worth a netflix documentary. >> cub trisinger musician zach brown turns 52 creator of the harry potter

series turns 55 and wesley snipes is 58 years old >> i appreciate that wink. >> thanks for watching "early today" on this friday. i'm cori

right now at 4:30, breaking news for you. an overnight fire ripping through a three-story residential building in san francisco. we're just finding out at the scene coming up in a live report. plus, more than 2 million out-of-work californians are still waiting for their unemployment benefits this morning. next, what the person at the top is blaming on those long delays. and weekend worries, another bay area town expands outdoor dining as cases of covid-19 soar above 50,000 locally. next, we're going to talk about the warning from one county on just how bad things could get. "today in the bay" sta