. >>> for those, they echo president donald trump's push to get into the classroom and she says there is a lot of wiggle room in the centers for disease control and preventionuidelines. >> the centers for disease control and prevention guidelines are just that, meant to be flexible and meant to be applied as appropriate for the situation. there is nothing in the data that would suggest that kids being back in school is dangerous to them. kids need to be in school. they need to be learning and they need to be moving ahead. >> the oakland unified school district is crafting a plan to start the fall semester with online learning and then face the students into the classroom. members of the teacher's union spoke out this weekend concerned that the planned safety measures are just too vague. there is a town hall scheduled for today. >>> in the south bay, more than 1400 san jose unified teachers have signed a letter saying they will not return to the classroom for the start of the school year. they cite the recent spikes in coronavirus cases. in the letter, they say over the last two weeks, as our leaders have talk with teachers about reopening, one thing occurs

john nkengasong, director of the africa centers for disease control and prevention. they with the cdc united states. it is great to have you with us. thank you for taking the time to speak to us. explain the issue in africa right now. we have seen it as so far being spared from, well, with the united states is going through but is that a matter of lack of testing or are the numbers do you believe truly low on infections and death? >> thank you for having me on your show, first of all. we have always been very clear the pandemic in africica was a delayed panandemic, thahat the continent was not spared. rather b because of the aggrgree memeasures t that were putut ine very earlyly on to do strongly - different countries and strong coronation approach fromom the african union andhe presisident have to africa that blunt the pandemic. thiss always clear pandemic was going to gather momentum. here we hahave the situation. i will call it ththe second phae wherere countries arare beginnio sesee dramamatic increases i ine number of cases. examplple a south afafrica you t ment

. >> the centers for disease control and prevention or on different pages over back-to- school plans.the agency says that they will not answer calls from the white house to revise guidelines for reopening k-12 classrooms and will release additional information. president donald trump has criticized the centers for disease control and prevention guidance as too tough and expensive. he is also threatening to cut off federal funds if schools do not reopen. for the latest updates on school reopening plans in the bay area, go to the special section on our website, kpix.com/back-to-school. >>> el dorado county is trying to stay off the watchlist and they are dealing with an influx of visitors to the south lake tahoe area and a surge in coronavirus cases. during emergency meetings, county licensing authorities were given the power to suspend health permits for businesses defying state guidelines. they say they do not want to drive anyone out of business but they do want people to follow the rules. other counties on the statec watch list had gone back to closing bars and indoor dining at rest

until we have a vaccine, the korea centers for disease control and prevention are rather pessimistic. reporter: a man who later tested positive had visited several clubs in that part of seoul and has been linked to a cluster of cases. the clubs were shuttered, and through contact-tracing, 35,000 people tested. the outbreak was brought under control. if an upsurge in covid-19 coincides with the return of flu in the autumn, that could represent a diagnostic challenge, as symptoms can be similar. so testing will be key. and indeed, there are more and more places where one can just turn up and get tested for the coronavirus. kim: we also have a lung x-ray machine. that tand we have space for hospital wheelchairs.partments. we can also deal with people brought here by ambulance. compared to the early days of the outbreak, this representns significant progress. reporter: because of that cluster of cases linked to nightclubs, the return to school for 12th graders was delayed. getting into school now resembles going through security at an airport. some students still feel nervous. >> some peo

. >> developing, new centers for disease control and prevention guidelines site the coronavirus is not as serious for children and that kids are not as likely sprea ul the agency also underscores the harm done by keeping kids out of school including learning loss and less access to food and mental health care and other services all of the centers for disease control and prevention's guidance favors reopening schools, it also recommends keeping them closed in cases of uncontrolled transmission. in the bay area, there is talk of sending elementary school kids back to class in person. only san mateo county can technically do that as the only bay area county that is not on estate watchlist but public and private schools in the other eight counties can apply for a waiver. >> the risk in kids seems to be substantially lower the younger the kid is. >> if he were to pursue opening of elementary schools i think that it would be earlier grades that we would look at and also we would have to make sure that our staff felt safe to do it. >> parents, teachers and labor unions would have to be on boa

for president trump has made it one of his top priorities and he's threatening to withhold federal funding from schools that refused to cooperate trump is also criticized guidelines from the center for disease control and prevention on getting people back into class and it's called them too tough and expensive we've been discussing the balance between schooling and safety. well it's premature not to follow science you know we've been told all along follow the silent science follow the science well the science is worldwide every other country has her kids and schools except the united states kids are spreading the disease they can safely go to school people are scared i mean the virus is skyrocketing like all over the country and i think the teachers here are really really worried that they're putting themselves. in tremendous risk. children know the disease teachers maybe as they are else and i think because there is not this national plan it's actually a virus people lives here and rightfully so the united states is not founded on one size fits all big government telling everybody what to do he's setting those guidelines those standards if you will but he's not make them for making them federal mandates so words

ordering hospitals to bypass the centers for disease control and prevention and beginning on wednesday send all coronavirus patient information to a central database in washington. a move that has alarmed public health experts. not even sure what what do you -- what do you think it means? >> well, you know, over the course of its history, there have been struggles, power struggles between cdc, which is located in atlanta, and some of the -- the people who work at the department of health and human services in washington. and one of the great things about cdc being -- being located in atlanta is that it can step aside from a lot of the politics that you get with any agency that's based in washington. the decision to have hospitals directly report to washington rather than cdc makes no sense. cdc is the agency that needs to receive that data. needs to look at what's happening in states. if they're getting data on how many people are hospitalized and how many are in the icu, cdc needs to be able to look and see how does that correlate with actions that states have taken? who's being affec

quote, the trump administration has ordered hospitals to bypass the centers for disease control and prevention and beginning on wednesday send all coronavirus patient information to a central database in washington, a move that has alarmed public health experts who fear that the data will be distorted for political gain. quote, from now on the department of health and human services and not the cdc will collect daily reports about the patient that each hospital is treating, how many beds and ventilators are available, and other information vital to tracking the pandemic. the news is said to have come as a shock inside the cdc, but it's just the latest assault against an institution that the white house has been trying to neuter for months now. today four former cdc directors wrote an op-ed blasting the way the agency has been politicized under the trump administration. quote, the cdc is home to thousands of experts who have for decades fought the deadly pathogens such as hiv, zika, and ebola. despite the inevitable challenges of evolving science and the public's expectation of certainty, these

centers for disease control and prevention from testifying to congress on the reopening of schools the trump administration is pushing ahead with getting students back into classrooms by the autumn despite warnings from teaches and rival democratic politicians. when he says open he means opening for kids being able to attend each and every day at their school i decided should not stand in the way very sparse the country nk step people are reporting to us about the anxiety they have about their children the decision to whether as to whether to send their children to school for me i think one of the core principles is your parents need to have the ability to opt for the type of learning that they think's important so over here those who are you. sure you are free to give your kids a good go through you just like this would give the kids to do that was what you give you go if you go of a survey out on friday to suggest that just 19 percent of americans actually want children back into school they sought him for president trump has made it one of his top priorities and he's threatening to

center for disease control and prevention from testifying to congress on schools reopening the trumpet ministrations pushing ahead with getting students back to classrooms by autumn despite warnings about it from teachers and rival democratic politicians. when he says open he means opening for kids being able to attend each and every day at their school i design should not stand in the way various past the country nk steps people are reporting to us about the anxiety they have about their chilled the decision to whether as to whether to send their children to school for me i think one of the core principles is your parents need to have the ability to opt for the type of learning that they think's important so over here is the word you use for your efforts to get your kids to go through this like this with your kids but with the words. you gov survey found out friday suggests that just 19 percent of americans want children back in school this autumn says no popular president trump has made it one of his top priorities though in fact he's threatening to withhold federal funding from scho

center for disease control and prevention from testifying to congress on schools reopening the trump administration's pushing ahead with getting students back to classrooms by the autumn despite warnings from teachers and rival democratic politicians. when he says open he means opening for kids being able to attend each and every day at their school i decided should not stand in the way of various past the country nks step people are reporting to us about the anxiety they have about their children the decision to whether as to whether to send their children to school for me i think one of the core principles is your parents need to have the ability to opt for the type of learning that they think's important so over here it is who are you. sure you are to your kids go through just like this will take your kids. to the worst well present troubles made reopening schools one of his top priorities in recent months sees threatening to withhold federal funding from schools indeed that refused to cooperate tromso also criticized the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention is guideline

and i never have enough time. it's a fascinating to get that i want to thank you for your time today, dr. robert redfield. the 18th director of the centers for disease control and prevention. i get so much for joining us today. >> thank you very much steeper glad to be here. god bless. >> thank you. >> hello and welcome back. i'm steve clemons. the latter can be joining us for

the polls suggest solid leads for biden in michigan and pennsylvania. >>> well, as we mentioned earlier, the centers for disease control and prevention is now strongly recommending that schools in the u.s. reopen for the term. this comes after president donald trump demanded that the agency alter previous recommendations which he called tough and expensive. >> being at the school, being on the campus is very, very important. fortunately, the data these children are lower risk from the china virus very substantially, but every district should be actively making preparations to open. again, the children obviously have a very strong immune system. >> cdc recommendations are similar. they say parents and guardians should monitor students. children will be advised to wear masks, use social distancing and other preventive measures. they should consider closing schools, keeping them closed if there is substantial uncontrollable transmission of the virus. >>> philanthropist bill gates is developing many resources to develop a covid-19 vaccine. >> well, the infection rate in the u.s. is equally troubling because the summer when it's warmer, w

centers for disease control and prevention. fresh cdc data showing those minority groups are dying from the virus at a younger age when compared to white patients. one likely factor, many of them filling essential and service jobs allowing for little room for social distancing and staying home. >> what we need in the short term are an equitable allocation of resources to black and brown communities. targeting testing, ppe, ensuring those communities are resourced. staying some distance. paulo sandoval, cnn, new york. >>> for months u.s. president trump has refused to wear a mask despite medical guidance that say they prevent spread of the virus, but on saturday mr. trump was seen in public with a mask for the first time. he wore it while meeting with wounded military members. mr. trump said he never opposed wearing a mask. >> i'll probably have a mask if you must know. i'll probably have a mask. i think when you're in a hospital, especially in that particular setting where you're talking to a lot of soldiers, people who just go

the centers for disease control and prevention is now officially requesting people wear masks to help prevent transmission and top u.s. infectious disease expert dr. anthony fauci said to trust medical experts and avoid political nonsense. >> i believe, for the most part, you can trust respected medical authorities. you know, i believe i'm one of them so i think you can trust me. but i would stick with respect medical authorities who have a track record of telling the truth. i would say that's the safest bet. >> and there is some hope a vaccine being developed by the biotechnology company moderna is showing early promise in a phase one study. a phase three trial is planned for later this month. april. the vice president was in louisiana today where the average daily case count already eclipsed april. >> because of the unprecedented response marshalled by our president we have more resources than ever before. >> you can't keep telling people everything is just fine and not to worry because this is not a virus that responds to political speaking points. >> reporter: at least 27 states h

. >>> they were given time to prepare for online >> concerns over the centers for disease control and prevention's latest guidance on schools reopening. one agency says some kids should go back to class. >>> thank you for joining us. it is friday, july 24th. >> i am michelle griego. let's check the weather with mary lee. >> good morning, we are looking at temperatures a little bit cooler today. i am tracking that strong ocean breeze to kick in. below average temperatures today but warming up to above average for our weekend. here is the san jose area. it is 57 right now in san jose and also for san francisco, upper 50s for concord and mid 50s for santa rosa. through our day, temperatures are mostly sunny and land in the mid to upper 70s to low 80s and around the bay partly sunny to mostly cloudy in the 60s and cool, cloudy and breezy along the coast. we will talk about that weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. >>> good morning, i am in the traffic center. righ toona are t seeing as many cars as we normally do. if are going onat are to miles an hour in the go you're past that you will have

sanjay, as we pass 4.5 million cases, forecasts from the centers for disease control and prevention projects more than 73,000 people will die from the coronavirus by august 22nd. that's about three weeks from now. is there anything americans can and should be doing right now to ensure -- to try to ensure ta the next few weeks are less deadly? >> well, you know, as you know, wolf, we've been talking about this for some time. sadly these death rates that they're talking about reflect exposure to the virus over the last several weeks. there's always this lag time. so, you know, it's sad to say. we're looking at roughly a thousand people dying every day, wolf. that's how you get to the number in the next three weeks. that doesn't mean there's not things you shouldn't be doing. if you bring the rates down, eventually you'll bring hospitalizations down and deaths down. the five things we've been talking about for months, wearing a mask, maintaining the physical distance, avoiding situations that are at highest risk, indoors, clusters together for long duration, not wearing masks in bars or restaur

centers for disease control and prevention from testifying before congress on reopening schools. white house officials informs the house education and labor committee of its decision saying doctors should be focused instead on the pandemic response. this comes as debate over sending children back to classrooms has flared up across the country. the committee chairman says the testimony is critical to understanding how scientists would manage the reopening of a schools. the cdc was supposed to release more reference documents on reopening schools by the end of this week. but a spokesperson says the information is not yet ready for release a federal judge has ordered the trump administration to begin accepting new applications for the dhaka program that is the program which protects undocumented immigrants who came to the united states as children and this order keeps them from being deported they are also often called the dreamers. >>today's ruling affects hundreds of thousands of daca eligible immigrants and it comes nearly a month after the u.s. supreme court blocked the trump adm

class after the summer holidays despite covert fear is the white house's blocks the center for disease control and prevention from testifying to congress on the issue and it's leading to teach isn't viable democratic politicians to sound the alarm it's open he means opening for kids being able to attend each and every day at their school either science should not stand in the way very sparse the country nks step people are reporting to us about the anxiety they have about their chilled the decision to whether as to whether to send their children to school for me i think one of the core principles is your parents need to have the ability to opt for the type of learning that they think's importance over here to support you we're supporting your efforts to get our kids going through here just like this one to get our kids go to the worst. a new poll suggests just a 5th of americans want children back in class this autumn but president trump has made it one of his top priorities he's threatening to withhold funding from schools that refused to cooperate he's also criticized official guidelines on getting pupils

sanjay, working to discredit the nation's top infectious disease expert, and, for that matter, the centers for disease control and prevention that from a public health perspective? >> well, i mean, i think there's a lot of whiplash in the country already, wolf. there's this back and forth about basic public health measures and people still believing this whole thing isn't even real, despite seeing the numbers there on the right side of the screen. i think it makes it really challenging, and the irony, if you will, of the whole thing is that some of these basic public health measures are not that hard to implement and have been shown now with realtime evidence around the world and within the united states to be effective. so, i think it's very frustrating and i've talked to a lot of my sources that are close to the task force, that are on the task force. i think that's probably the biggest thing. it's frustrating. it's disspiriting because you have an idea of what needs to be done. and then you keep having to stutter start, because as soon as you get going, something like this happens and it makes it harder to gain some mome

click or call for a quote today. >>> a new and chilling prediction from the centers for disease control and preventionugust 8th, at least 157,000 americans will have lost their fight against the coronavirus. that's another 18,000 american deaths over the next three weeks alone. joining us now to discuss, emergency medicine esther choo and dr. sima jasmine. these are huge numbers. is it time for hotspots across the united states to consider statewide stay-at-home orders or other serious measures? >> it absolutely is. and in some cases, it's overdue wolf. what we're seeing is a crisis that's spiraling out of control. when we said things were bad back in april, things are twice as bad now. back then we were seeing 30,000 to 36,000 americans infected every day. now we're seeing upwards of 65,000 or 75,000 americans inif he canned with covid-19 every day. in states like florida, the state has been breaking records for how many florida yans are dying. it's high time they institute some of these lockdowns and mask mandates. unfortunately what we're seeing is continued plit zags of the public health and no gu

the first week of august that is the new forecast that was just released by the centers for disease control and prevention. this prediction from the cdc pulls together 2 dozen individual forecasts made by outside groups and researchers. the prediction gives a range of nearly 150,000 deaths to up to more than 168,000 s the cdc predicts some states in the coming weeks will record a higher number of deaths and that includes arizona florida, oklahoma and texas. now here's a look now at the latest numbers, globally there are more than 14 million cases in the united states there are more than 3.7 million cases. the states with the most recorded cases or new york, california and florida, california currently has more than 380,000 cases and we also just learned this in the bay area. there are more than 38,000 cases of coronavirus you can find a breakdown of all the cases and reported deaths in each bay area county. on our website kron 4 dot com. >>tonight, the food drug administration has authorized covid-19 pool testing the move will allow multiple people to be tested at once. the agency announced an emergency u

because of president donald trump's criticism, the centers for disease control and prevention is expected to release new guidance next week that will give more clarity on reopening schools. for everything you need to know, we have plans . check out our special section ou website, kpix.com/ tran15. >>> bernard says the program is faced with increasing deficits which force them to drop the sports listed on your screen, including field hockey, rowing, and sailing. current scholarships will be honored for over 200 student athletes if they choose to remain at stanford they will decide whether his accountant must turn over his financial records including tax returns house democrats and prosecutors in new york have been asking for subpoenas as they investigate hush money payments . they argue they should have different standards for the president. president donald trump is the only modern u.s. president who did not make his tax return information public. >>> coming up, streaming on cbsn bay area, the movement taking place in our schools as students urged educators to teach them about racial ineq

>>as coronavirus cases continue to rise a survey by the centers for disease control and prevention shows only 45% of covid-19 patients studied in 9 states knew they had been in contact with someone who had the virus. most often when the patient did know it was a family member or work colleague in-depth survey of 350 patients also showed that those needing hospital treatment which was about a quarter of the patients were more likely to be older have more underlying chronic health conditions and less likely to be white than those who didn't need hospital care is sicker patients were also more likely to have an annual household income of $25,000 or less and we're less likely to be employed. the cdc says this research highlights the need for increased screening case investigation contact tracing isolation of those infected and prevention measures like social distancing and face coverings for today's health minute. i'm mandy gaither. >>in world news, mexican authorities have identified the remains of one of 43 students missing since 2014. they say dna testing identified the remains of christi

centers for disease control and prevention, dr. robert redfield, made a dire prediction about the u.s. epidemic, which is already the worst in the world. winterink the fall and of 2020 and 2021 will probably one of the mosost difficult tims we have experienced inin americn public health. amamy: the cdc director's warnig came as the trump administration ordered u.s. hospitals to reroute where they usually send patients,vid-19 starting today instead of the usual process of sending the data to cdc, which then releases it to the public, states have been told to send it directly to the department of health and human services that "the new york times" reports is "not open to the public, which could affect the work of scores of researchers, modelers, and health officials who rely on cdc data to make projections and crucial decisions." meanwhile, four former heads of the cdc blasted president trump's handling of the pandemic in a "washington post" op-ed writing -- "willful disregard for public health guidelines is, unsurprisingly, leading

record high, according t preliminary data released last week by the centers for disease control and prevention n appears that 2020 is on track to be en worse, as the tion has seen a startling rise in overdoses the last few. mont william brangham examines what could be behind these latest numbers. ngham: in early april, like so many americans, -year- old sara wittner was struggling with the new realities of life during the pandemic. so, she called up her dad, leon. >> when the pandemic started, she asked if she could come live with us, because she wanted that family support. she knew that the worst thing for her too during this pandemic was to sit at home alone. >> brangham: i spoke with leon, and sara's sister, grace, via skype near their home in broomfield, colorado. they told me that sara had struggled with addiction for eit years. it started when she was prescribed opioids after she had surgery on her ear in 2012. but, prior to the pandemic, she'd seemingly turned a corner. she was working at a lal health association, and was planning her wedding in the fall.as >> it as worried about sara n

governor south dakota says she has no plans to enforce social distancing something the centers for disease control and prevention recommends to reduce the spread we told those folks that have concerns that they can stay home. but those who want to come and join us we'll be giving out free face masks if they choose to wear one, but. >>we won't be social distancing president trump will head back to washington for fireworks and flyovers at the national mall saturday we're going to have a tremendous july 3rd and then we're coming back here celebrating. >>the 4th of july in washington dc at the white house, i'm nadia romero. >>kron 4 is going to carry on kron on is going to carry the entire fireworks tonight again on kron on the fireworks beginning about 8.15 hour time. and time for another check of the forecast let's go back a brazen robbery cuss i catherine yeah let's take a live look outside golden gate bridge and we are noticing a shallow marine layer out there right now. >>fortunately not going to try that thick blanket of low and high cloud cover that we usually get this time of year the summer months. that's b

governor south dakota says she has no plans to enforce social distancing something the centers for disease control and prevention recommends to reduce the spread we told those folks that have concerns that they can stay home. but those who want to come and join us we'll be giving out free face masks if they choose to wear one, but. >>we won't be social distancing president trump will head back to washington for fireworks and flyovers at the national mall saturday we're going to have a tremendous july 3rd and then we're coming back here celebrating. >>the 4th of july in washington dc at the white house, i'm nadia romero. >>and kron 4 is going to carry the entire fireworks show from mount rushmore tonight that will be on kron on starting at 6.45. we are 4 months away from the november election former vice president joe biden is leading president trump and some swing states. a recent poll from marquette university's law school says biden is leading in the battleground state of wisconsin 49% to 41%. another poll shows the race tied in ohio recent polls show that most voters disapprove of the president's handling of

according to new data from the centers for disease control and prevention, the number of people in the u.s. who have been infected with the virus could be 6 to 24 times higher than the number of reported cases. how is that even possible? about 40% of infected people do not have symptoms, but they can and do pass the virus to others, many who never seek a test. but the current surge is straining our testing system. labs are overwhelmed, and in some places, it can take 4-7 days to get results. a positive result triggers the work of contact tracers, who work as part of our public health system. their job is to contact those exposed and help them isolate. meet contact tracer, sivanthy vasanthan, who says her goals are to stop the spread, and calm the fear. >> my name is sivanthy vasanthan, i am a remote contact tracer and i'm based in new york city. contact tracing is one of the few tools that we really do have to stop widespread cases in an epidemic or a pandemic much like covid-19, because the more people like i and other tracers are able to identify as being sick, we can preventatively

and spreading disease all the time. the centers for disease control and prevention, we pay attention what's going on globally.e understand what it's doing to our own country and it's really a matter of keeping our country secure. and the rest of the world does matter and we need to be doing things like helping to support learning from around the globe in terms of infectious disease spread and understanding how potentially impact our own public health, should we have a future threat like this. "the new york times" has a look at health care workers. on the front page, the coronavirus assessment center, some sites ran out of tests on monday and the photo those workers in nashville, tennessee. how concerned are you about the availability of tests? how concerned are your members about tests across the country? guest: not in all cases do we still have available testing across the country to do what we need to do to understand how to stop and mitigate the spread of the disease. we need to make sure testing kits are available widely. and that they are available to anybody who feels like they need to be tested whether

. >>> the centers for disease control and prevention is projecting the death toll in the u.s. from the coronavirus could reach 175,000. the states driving the surge are mostly in the south. we have the latest. >> president donald trump is canceling the part of the republican national convention that was said to be held in jacksonville next month. >> the timing for this event is not right. it is not right with what has happened recently, the flare up in florida.? they reported over 173 new coronavirus debts yesterday. >> i will still do a convention speech in a different form. >> this distillery south of jacksonville is counting are them for some much needed business.? it would have been a very nice boost in sales and income. >> philip mcdaniel understands the risks are too high. >> i think in the bigger balance, it is the right call. >> the mayor as the largest part of the virus coming within homes. >> they suggested drastimeasure hospit wearingmasks indoors and also respecting social distancing when they're at home. >>> for the third day on the road more than 1000 americans d

. >> reporter: the centers for disease control and prevention guidelines recommends that states with their virus restrictions, they should also have a coronavirus test turnaround time of two days or less. an associated press survey found california's average turnaround time from initial testing to reporting the results back to the patients was 48 to 72 hours, depending on the lab. deborah berger is with national nurses united. >> any time over two days it seems to be outrageous to me. the turnaround times in the bay area alone are hit and miss. >> reporter: depending on the lab, results can come back within just a few short hours to quite a few long days. in many cases, the lab may not have the capacity or the personnel or the materials necessary. wrote >> there is an essential reporting place, and essential controller th couple says it took three days to get an appointment, +8 more days to get the results. will humble is director of the arizona public health association, a former arizona state health director, and a graduate of uc berkeley's school of public health. >> you don't get

off to the summer holidays despite covert affairs the white house has blocked the center for disease control and prevention from testifying to congress on the issue and it's leading to teachers and rival democratic politicians to sound the alarm. when he says open he means open and for kids being able to attend each and every day at their school i design should not stand in the way of response the country nks that people are reporting to us about the anxiety they have about their childe the decision to whether as to whether to send their children to school for me i think one of the core principles is your parents need to have the ability to opt for the type of learning that they think's important so over here it is who are you. sure you are together it is very good for you just like this for your kids to do that was. a new poll suggests just a 5th of americans want children back in class this president trump has made it one of his top priorities he's actually threatening to withhold funding from schools that refuse to cooperate he's also criticized official guidelines on getting people back into class quot

centers for disease control and prevention guidelines for safely reopening schools calling their recommendations very tough and expensive and those c.d.c. guidelines which president trump is calling tough and expensive are what they're calling rotating scheduling for students at backup staffing plan and seating layout which would allow for. or social distancing and physical barriers and closing out common shared areas in schools and president chavez also threatened to cut off funding to schools that do not reopen but most of the funding for school actually comes from state and local level actually already 90 percent comes from local and state level but schools with that do get smaller federal funding often affect the most vulnerable students and rake in many of these schools in the south where we're seeing these high cases rising actually begin the school year in just a few weeks and while young people are less likely to develop serious illness says from the virus but the problem is they can spread the disease to people who are at high risk of serious illness says which then could strain the u.s

>>the centers for disease control and prevention makes it plain. americans should wear a mask while in public face coverings of the key you know if you really look at it. the date is really clear they work. and we're not defenseless against this virus. cdc director doctor robert redfield says masks will be a main factor in the reopening of schools face coverings in a symbol, but they're actually. >>very important preventive intervention they can really block. >>liz fires, although cases continue to rise across the nation and some states have postponed or rolled back reopening plans. there is a ray of good news a phase one study on the covid-19 vaccine looks positive so far according to its maker the big question that we have to answer that really wants the answer to. >>is does that mean people will then be protected if they take this vaccine. and we don't know the answer to that doctor anthony fauci a member of the white house coronavirus task force. >>so is no vaccine is 100% effective. but it could help get the crisis under control i think as we g