. >> i'm alex presha in for kenneth moton. here are some of the top headlines we're following this morning on "world news now." >>> hurricane douglas bypassed hawaii's island of maui but could hit oahu overnight. the entire state is getting heavy rain and high winds. the red cross has opened shelters despite a shortage of volunteers because of the pandemic. >>> kim jong-un has locked down a city bordering south korea over suspected cases, or a suspected case, of covid-19. as infections are surging across the world, north korea claims to have no cases. they say the person displaying symptoms of the virus is now under quarantine. >>> marchers remember a protester killed at a black lives matter demonstration in texas. the shooting in austin was a low point during a weekend that also saw violence during marches in seattle and portland. >>> and today the nation's capital says good-bye to congressman john lewis. the civil rights giant and long-time lawmaker lies in state at the u.s. capitol this morning. in a few hours, hundreds of

alex presha, nbc news, washington. >> kids need to go back to school.the word from education secretary betsy devos. >> many of them are going to be so far behind, difficult to catch up, and we know that this is a matter of their health in a multitude of factors or multitude of dimensions. we know that their emotional well-being, their mental well-being, and particularly for kids from low income and vulnerable populations, this is devastating to be out of school and not learning for months on end. >> devos said today there's nothing in the data to suggest that kids being in school is dangerous. she said the trump administration is looking at, quote, all the options for pulling funding from schools that don't provide in-person learning. the american association of pediatrics recommends students return to class, but a doctor at johns hopkins says the virus can still be dangerous to kids. >>> first lady melania trump shared video of herself wearing a mask during a visit to a washington, d.c. women's center. she tweeted video of the visit and of her wearing

whit. >> alex presha with that important story. ant to mention, alex, this is your first live shot on "gma." welcome to the team. >> thank you so much. it's a dream come true. >> alex, this is dan. so nice to have you. i have to say you have a beautiful voice. was your prior job doing voice-overs for coming attractions? in a world -- amazing to have you. >> i've done a couple but it's good to be here. >> that's what i thought. great to have you. really looking forward to working with you going forward. alex, thank you. >>> let's check the weather. it's hot out there and rob marciano has the forecast. hey, rob. >> hey, you know that voice-over work is great work if you can get it. just sit in the air conditioned studio and crank it out, but there's stiff competition. i'm for being outside. it's a gorgeous morning here in westport. one of the few pockets of comfortable air. we had a back door cold front come from east to west last night. the northeast is cool at least for now. but building heat wave, not just here but really starting

they are also coming back to teams confronting re havg here's abc's alex presha. >> reporter: tonightone of nascar's biggest stars testing positive for covid-19. legendary champion jimmie johnson learned he and his wife have the virus. he'll be forced to miss tomorrow's race in indianapolis. >> we're trying to be as healthy as we can, but you know, on the front home with our kids, you know, we're heartbroken right now, to see the fear in their eyes. >> reporter: johnson's diagnosis highlights an ongoing problem -- how to restart sports while keeping athletes healthy. major league baseball teams just reported for spring training for a shortened season, while announcing 31 players have tested positive for the virus. all-star mike trout not hiding his anxiety. >> honestly, i still don't feel comfortable. you know, obviously, with the o stuff goiny family. >> reporter: the nba is also trying to return to action later this month. several players now concerned about the pandemic. >> i don't have much confidence. but hopefully, you know, it will be -- it will be handled to a point to where,

. >> alex presha, thank you. >>> now to the dangerous heat across much of the country tonight. red flag warnings from california to colorado. illegal fireworks blamed for starting a wildfire in sacramento this weekend. temperatures this week in the 90s and triple digits. let's get right to abc's senior meteorologist rob marciano. hey, rob. >> hi, whit. of the 110 fires that were called in to the san francisco fire department, 108 of those were from fireworks, and the fire weather conditions aren't going to be improving. as a matter of fact, they'll spread across much of the west. take a look at this map. at least six states will see red flag warnings tomorrow for hot, dry and windy conditions as this heat ridge kind of builds into the rest of the country. if you do get an afternoon cooling thunderstorm, consider yourself lucky. look at some of these numbers. you increase the humidity and it's going to feel like 102 in houston, 93 degrees in little rock, 90s across the board and this will continue until at least midweek. whit. >> okay, rob. thank you. >>> there's much more ahead

abc's alex presha has more. >> reporter: this morning, president trump echoing his attacks on a fair housing rule he recently revoked. >> there will be no more low income housing forced into the suburbs. i abandoned and took away and just rescinded the rule. >> reporter: the obama era rule forced local governments that receive federal housing funds to assess patterns of racial housing discrimination and submit plans to eliminate it. on wednesday the president tweeted, i am happy to inform all the people living their suburban lifestyle dream that you will no longer be bothered or financially hurt by having low income housing built in your neighborhood. your housing prices will go up and crime will go down, enjoy. later in texas the president reaffirming that mezzage. >> i've seen conflict for years. it's been hell for suburbia. we rescinded the rule three days ago, so enjoy your life, ladies and gentlemen. enjoy your life. >> reporter: housing and urban development secretary ben carson argued the rule was unworkable and ultimately a waste of time for localities to comply with. but cri

. >> abc's alex presha begins our coverage. >> reporter: this morning new concerns about delays at the post office as the debate rages over mail-in voting ahead of the november election. "the washington post" reports the postal service is experiencing days long backlogs across the country after a top trump donor running the agency put in place new procedures described as cost-cutting efforts which "the post" reports could undermine the postal service's ability to deliver ballots on time for the november election. the election is expected to bring in record numbers of mail-in ballots because of the coronavirus pandemic. the president thursday suggested the election be delayed tweeting, with universal mail-in voting 2020 will be the most inaccurate and fraudulent election in history. it will be a great embarrassment to the usa. delay the election until people can properly, securely and safely vote? top democrats and republicans immediately shot down the idea. >> never in the history of the country through wars, depressions and the civil war have we ever not had a federally scheduled elec

. >> and i'm alex presha. kenneth moton is off. we begin with breaking news. a hurricane threatening hawaii right now. >> hurricane douglas has been swirling in the pacific fewer than 100 miles off the coast of oahu as a category 1 storm. officials said overnight they're optimistic but said hawaii is not out of the woods yet. >> heavy rain and winds battered maui sunday. forecasters say douglas will likely remain a hurricane as it moves past the islands. meanwhile, in texas hurricane hanna lashed the gulf coast this weekend with high winds and drenching rain that destroyed boats, flooded streets and knocked out power. more than five feet of storm surge washed over beaches and flash flood warnings issued with ten inches of rain possible over theory joy grand valley. 240,000 power outages have been recorded across south texas. a closer look at the forecast in just a few moments. >>> and now to the coronavirus and a new step today in the race for a vaccine. moderna's phase 3 vaccine trials are getting under way in the u.s. it comes as fema says five states includ

here's abc's alex presha. >> reporter: this morning the chief executives for the world's biggest techompanies preparing to appear on capitol hill for a historic antitrust hearing. amazon's jeff bezos, facebook's mark zuckerberg, apple's tim cook and google's sundar pichai, a group thatud ts richest men. they're expected to face questions over whether they stifle competition. in his prepared statement zuckerberg will tell lawmakers that companies aren't bad just because they're big adding facebook became successful the american way, by starting out with nothing and providing products that people find valuable. zuckerberg telling a senate facebook has a lot of competitors. >> the same service you provide? >> well, we provide a number of different services. >> is twitter the same as what you do? >> it overlaps a portion what have we do. >> you don't think you have a monopoly? >> it certainly doesn't feel like that to me. >> okay. >> reporter: bezos, who has never testified in front of congress before, will focus on his personal background in his prepared remarks calling himself a garage

abc's alex presha has more. >> reporter: as several states are seeing the surge in cases of covid-19, disturbing images from across the country show huge holiday crowds. many ignoring social distancing and mask recommendations. florida surpassing 200,000 new cases in the u.s. >> as the cases do rise, increase in hospitalizations will definitely increase as well. this is going to be something that isn't going to go away overnight. >> reporter: masks now required in miami. texas setting records for newly diagnosed cases and hospitalizations on saturday. some city leaders considering stay-at-home orders. >> we don't have room to experiment, nor should we wait for all the hospital beds to fill and all these people to die before we take drastic action. >> reporter: hospitalizations in arizona hitting new highs. phoenix's mayor critical of the state's handling of the pandemic. >> our governor has preempted us from closing different types of businesses or moving restaurants to takeout only. we really want as many tools as possible. >> reporter: concerns in california as well. the los angeles

here is alex presha. >> reporter: overnight a final good-bye for john lewis in his home state of alabama♪ the civil rights icon making his final journey to washington latest today, the procession will shuts downs. >> he was a servants who wanted to do good at all times abt s a wanted everybody he will to do good. >> reporter: and in montgomery, a service celebrating the boy from troy. among the speaker, dr. king. >> after my father's assassination, he was one of a few who continued to remain committed to nonviolence as a methodology and a way of life. >> reporter: earlier sunday, lewis' flag draped cass set carried bring a horse drawn casen. >> he has done his work. he's done his job like so many ours. >> reporter: lewis returned to the bridge year after year bringing bipartisan delegations with him, most notably the 50 ths th an verse walking across the bridge with president obama. and back montgomery last night, this message -- >> don't forget to prayer together or you will get weary. rest in peace, uncle john. rshtd >> reporter: alex pre-say, abc news, no. >>> and house panel is inves

abc's alex presha joins us with what she's saying. r: good morning, eva. this is another one of those cases we're talking about because of cell phone video. the black family held at gunpoint says it was racial. the white woman who pulled her gun said she feared for her life. >> she got the gun on me. >> get away. >> reporter: this morning, two sides to a video gone viral. 32-year-old jillian wuestenberg seen here pulling a gun on a black family during an argument in a parking lot says she did it because she feared for her life. >> so you felt like you had no choice at that point but to pull the gun? >> yeah. >> that was what was in your mind? >> yeah, just i need to live. >> reporter: the incident happened in orion township in michigan. wuestenberg says she was leaving the restaurant with bags of food. on the way out she passed by takelia hill and her 15-year-old daughter. hill's daughter says jillian bumped her. >> she came out and started yelling at me. i held my left hand up and said walk away. just walk away. it escalated from ther

abc's alex presha is here with more. good morning to you, alex. >> reporter: good morning, eva. that's right, the pac-12 joining the big ten in only having in-conference games this fall. maryland is in the big ten, already they've had nine student-athletes and staff test positive for the virus this month. they're all in self-isolation right now, but it highlights some of the >> touchdown, ou! >> reporter: due to the surge in cases of covid-19 across the country, this morning some college programs are calling a time-out. >> touchdown, penn state! >> reporter: the pac-12 conference joining big ten, limiting all fall sports to in-conference opponents only. that is, if they return to the field at all. >> if you're going to shut down or you have other major health concerns. that way if it's only in conference with one text message from the big ten office you can reach everybody. >> reporter: w with how to have students on campus this fall. other conferences like the ivy league moving to eliminate their fall sports altogether for 2020 which will cause huge financial hits. >> this is a

alex presha did an incredible job, so much so i rushed back here. >> he was like, job security, gottaou have a good birthday? >> great birthday. i saw you took my seat. >> i did, i now have to wear pants and shoes. gosh, i see the good life now. >> back here, there's no telling what's happening back here. >> no, not at all. >> maybe we'll tell you later. >>> the latest on the pandemic business outbreaks so severe in 21 states they've been placed in what's being called the red zone. >> there are more than 4.3 million confirmed cases of covid-19 nationwide, nearly 150,000 amd. record high daily death toll. and all miami marlins games have been postponed through sunday after the number of players and staff testing positive for the virus jumped to 17. >> abc's victor oquendo reports researchers are seeing more promising results in a race for a vaccine. >> reporter: just one day after moderna's vaccine trial started its critical final phase of human trials, new evidence the vaccine might act quickly. seven of eight primates injected with the vaccine showed no detectable virus in their lung