i'm amy gogoodman. the united states has set ananother grim coronavirirus re, confirming nearly 52,000 cases of covid-19 in just 24 hours. alaska, arizona, california, georgia, idaho, oklahoma, south carolina, tennessee, and texas all reported single-day record levels of the disease wednesday, with hospitals in some regions already overwhelmed with patients. in arizona, governor doug ducey ordered bars, gyms, movie theaters, and water parks closed for at least 30 days amid an exponential rise in new infections. >> our message to arizonans today is clear, they are safer at home. if they do go out, you want them to mask up. we want them to physically distance. we want them to wash their hands. amy: governor ducey spoke to reporters after meeting vice president mike pence, the head of the coronavirus task force. pence is traveling to florida today for talks with republican governor ron desantis, who vowed this week he was not going back on reopening his state's economy despite an exponential rise in new in

i'm amy goodmaman. a record number of confirmeded coronavirus cacases were recordd around the world saturday, with over one quarter of a million new cases reported -- a first, according to the world health organization. the largest t increases wewere d in the u.s., brazil, india, and sosouth africa.. total coconfirmed cases s now tp 14.5 million, with over 600,000 deaths. here in the united states, which has by far the most coconavirus infections and death c cases a onhe risisin at least 40 states. ththe situation n remains dirern the south anand west of the country. kentucucky, louisianana, oregond south h carolina all set new single-day records forewew cases on sunday. florida, o one of the woworst-ht states, again repoed over 12,000 new cases sunday. in california, mayor garcetti said the city reopened too quickly and that new shelter at home orders are likely. in georgia, republican governor brian kemp is seeking an emergency injunction to restrain atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms from speaking to

i'm amy goododman. the united s states has shatterd its own record for covid-19, confirmingng 75,600 cases of the disease on t thursday as texas d florida both reported their highest death tolls of the pandemic. speaking in an online form hosted by facebook, dr. anthony fauci said the record spike in infections, which is the worst in the world, resulted from states rushing to reopen their economies too quickly. steps,can't jump over which is very peerless when n yu think about rebound. the proof of the pudding is look what has happened. there really is no reason why we are havingg 40,000, 50,000, 60,000 other than the fact we are not doing something correctly. w whfauci was speaking mark zuckerberg. dr. fauci set the u.s. economy will continue to suffer unless the virus is brought under control through simple measures like mask-wearing, avoiding crowds, and practicing social distancing. in colorado, demraratic goveoror jared polis issued a statewide masksk mandate t thursday, a wek after refusing public

i'm amy goodmaman. ththe united states is experiencing t the world's worst outbrereak of covid19, which cod sosoon spiral out control and less urgent steps are taken to isolatate coirmed cases and conduct contact tracin that was the stark wnining of top u.s.nfnfectis didisee expe dr. anthony fau i in testimony to a senate committete tuesday. >> when you have an outbreak in one part of the country, even though in other parts of the country they're doing well, they are vulnerable. i made that point very clearly last week at a press conference. we can't just focus on those areas that are having the surge. it puts the entire country at risk. we are now having 40,000 plus new cases a day. i would not be surprised if we go up to 100,000 a day if this does not turn around. .dr. fauci's warnings the u.s. has 4% of the worlds population but has r recorded me than one quarter of worldwide coronavirus cases and deaths. in california, governor gavin newsom is set to announce new rollbacks of reopenings aftetera rec

stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: amy:: this s is democracy now!democracynow.org, the quarantine reporort. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. are protesters gathered tuesday for a peaceful sit in outside the home of the kentucky attorney general, urging him to charge the officers involved in the killing of breonna taylor. she is the 26-year-old black woman, emt, who is treating covid patients, aspiring nurse, who was shot to death by police inside her own apartment in march. several celebrities, including nfl there kenny stills of the houston texans, activivist tamia mallory and linda sarsour, were arrested along with more than 80 other protesters. they all face several charges, including a felony for intimidating a participant in the legal process. hayes gagardner, a reporter for the courier-joururnal in louisville, tweeted sarsour saying -- "we are being charged with a felony as an intimididation tacc byby the lmpd in hopes that they believe we will never do this ever again because of that charge. as you know, we are not intimidated, in n fact,

i'm amy goodman.n. coronavirus cases continue to surge in much of the united states where confirmed cases has toppeded 4.2 million, with nearly 147,000 reported dedeath. florida has surpassed new york to become the state with the second highest number of infections after california. the white house coronavirus task force's dr. deborah birx called florida, texas, and california "three new yorks." inin california, h healthcaree providers sasay they are a again dealing with shortages in testing, which is hitting low-income and immigrant communities the hardest. in texas, doctors at a rural hospital in starr county have received critical care guidelines to help them decide which covid-19 patients the hospital can treat and those who they send home because they are more likely to die. southern texas is now also reeling from hurricane hanna, which battered the region sunday, causing flash flooding and knocking out power lines. hurricane hanna also caused major damage in parts of mexico. meanwhile, in puerto r

i'm amy goodman. the trump administration has begun the process of officially withdrawing from the world health organization in a move condemned by public health officials s across the world. the move came on the same day that the who warned that the global peak of the pandemic has still not been reached. the american medical association, american academy of pediatrics, american academy of family physicians and american college of physicians condemned president trump's decision, saying it "puts the health of our countrtry at grave risk." former vice president jojoe bidn has vowed to reverse trump''s decision on his first day in office if he wins the novemberer election. in brazil, the nation's far-right president jairir bolsonaro has tested positive for the coronavirus after months of downplaying the severity of the pandemic. bolsonaro recently developed a high fever and a cough. brazil is the second hardest-hit nation in n the world after the unitited states, with morere thn 65,000 deaths and 1.6 mil

i'm amy goodman. senate republilicans and the white house have agreed on a plplan to slash unemployment benefits for the tens of millions of workers who have lost their jobs since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. for the past four months, unemployed workers have received an additional $600 per week, but republicans want to reduce that toto just $200. many economists fear the cut could lead to a spike in evictions and a rise inn hunger. this comes as the reported u.s. deaeath toll from covid-19 tops 148,000. presidident trump's national security adviser, robert o'brien, has becomome the highest ranking u.s. government official to test positive. o'brien abruptly left the white house on thursday, but his staff reportedly only learned why from media reports on monday. it is unclear when o'brien was last with president trump. in related news, the world''s biggest phase threree clinical trial l of a covid-19 vaccine study began in the united states on monday. the vaccine was developed by the biotech f

i'm amy goodman.n. in a pair of 7-2-2 rulings, the suprememe court has rejecteded presidident trump's claim of absolute immunity under the law. the court ruled a manhattan grand jury could have access to the president's tax returns, but it remains unlikely any of trump's tax records will be seen before the election. chief johnes, roberts, brett kavanaugh, and neil gorsuch sided with the liberal justices. roberts wrote -- "in our system, the public has a right to every man's evidence since the founding of the republic, every man has included the president of the united states." in a separate decision, the court affirmed that congress can subpoena records from a president but ordered a lower court to reconsider the significant separation of powers concerns before such subpoenas are approved. trump lashed out at the cocour's rulings. a certainp: so from point i'm satisfied. from another point, i'm not satisfied. frankly, this isis a pololitical witchhunt come the likes of which no one has seen before. it i

amy: dr. leana wen, the prpresident re-tweeting the forr host of "love connection" today, saying the cdc is lying in the white house putting out bullet points of opposition r researchn dr. anthony fauci? public health dependsds on publblic trust. anand everyonone from our eleled leaders to community leaders to everyone s should be doing their best in order to improveve that public trust. and the p public trust alalso depends on annoying that everyone has your best interest at heart. that therees tragic is any undermining of dr. fauci or our other public health expertrts. they are some of the b best in e country, some e of the best in e world. what i want more thahan anything is to hear from dr. fauci.i. i w want to hear from the cdc every day. imagine how amazing would bebe r ththe country, for our m moraled our understanding, if we had daily y briengngs by pupublic hh exexperts. after all, this is a public health crisis that s should be d by public healalth experts. we neeeed to hear their vo

i'm amy goodman.he united states recorded more than 1200 coronavirus deaths on tuesday, the highest one day toll since may, with one person dying of covid-19 every 70 -- 72 seconds. arkansas, california, florida, oregon, montana all reported one-day record death tolls as a new federal report warned 21 states meet the definition of a red zone where aggressive steps are needed to slow transmission of the disease. in texas, the state tally of coronavirus deaths jumped by 12% tuesday after officials closed a loophole on how they report covid-19 deaths. the data shows latinx texans are disproportionately more likely to die from the disease. for those who survive covid-19, there is increasing evidence of long-term organ damage. a new study published by the "journal of the american medical association" found, of middle-aged patients who 100 recovered from covid-19, 78 had structural damage to their hearts. as the u.s. death toll from rapidly approaches 150 thousasand, president trumpmp declared tueuesday muc

i'm amy goodman. president trump has announced he is sending a "surge" of federal officers into chicago, albuquerque, and other large democrat-run cities, claiming it is needed to combat a rise in crime. pres. trump: i am announcing that the department of justice will immediately surge federal law enforcement to the city of chicago. the fbi, atf, dea, u.s. marshals service, and homeland security will together be sending hundreds of skilled law enforcement officers to chicago to help drive down violent crime. amy: trump's announcement came as he faces increasing criticism for deploying paramilitary style units to portland, oregon, where unidentified federal officers have attacked antiracist protesters and even snatched activists off the streets in unmarked vans. the portland city council voted to end cooperation between local police and federal law enforcement. on wednesday night, federal forces fired tear gas at protesters once again. among those hit was portland mayor ted wheeleler, who also serves a

i am amy goodman. totoday, in this s special broadcdcast, we b begin with the words of frederick douglass. born into slavery around 1818, douglass became a key leader of the abolitionist movement. on july 5th, 1852 in rochester, new york, he gave one of his most famous speeches, "what to the slave is the fourth of july?" he was addressing the rochester ladies' anti-slavery society. this is james s earl jones readg the hihistoric address during a performance of voices of a people's history of the united states, edited by howard zinn. the late great historian introduced the address. howard z zinn: frederickck doug, oncece a slave, became a brilliant and powerful leader of the anti-slavery movement. in 1852, he was asked to speak in celebration of the fourth of july. james: fellow citizens, pardon me, and allow me to ask, why am i called upon to speak here today? what have i, or those i represent, to do with your national independence? are the great principles of polititical freedom and of natural justice

amy: d dr. fauci also said immutyty provided by antntibodis may finititand that protecti f from y popoteial vaccine ghght behortrt-led. the pandemicontinues to hit communities of color the hardest. newly released federal data show african american and latino people are nearly threree times more likely to be infected and twtwe as likelely to die from te virus compared to their whwhite neighbors. in california, the top medical officer for the state's prison system has been ousted following the death of six prisoners from covid-19 at san quentin state prison, where more than 1300 prisoners have tested positive. meanwhile, atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms has announced she has tested positive for the virus, a as well as other membes of her family, including her huhusband. on the international front, toppedtal in brazil has 65,000 -- the second highest in the world behind the united states. on monday, brazil's far-right president jair bolsonaro w was tested for the virus after experiencing covid-19

i'm amy goodman. coronavirus cases continue to surge across most of the united states with nearly 2.9 million confirmed cases and 130,000 deaths. around one quarter of the global death toll and global infections. though both numbers are believed to be significant undercounts of the true toll. on sunday, the seven-day average for new cases reached a record high in the last month. cases s are still on the rise en some of the country's most populous states, including florida, c california, and texa, where e governor greg abbott has orordered face coverings to be worn in public across most of texaxas. officialals in texas, florida, d arizona say the states' early reopenings helped fuel the explosion in cases. despite skyrocketing cases, crowds still packed many of the open beaches in coastal cities for the july 4 holiday weekend, sparking further fears of new spikes. on sunday, president trump falsely claimed 9999% of cocoronavirus cases in the u u.. are "harmless." this comes as more people close to the

i am amy goodman broadcasting from new york. all of ourme to listeners and viewers across the country and around the world. amy: attorney general william barr faced questionsns from the house judiciary committee five hour hearing chaired by jerry nadler. use ofiam barr's presidential power are so radically this taken that he is the wrong men at the wrong time to be attorney general of the united states. amy: the hearing was delayed by about an hour because the chair, jerry nadler, was in a car -- though ont injured. washington congress member noted theyapal discrepancy -- as they stormed state capitol buildings in protest of public health measures. >> on two separate occasions, after president trump tweeted liberate michigan to subvert stay-at-home orders to protect public health of people in michigan, protesters swarmed the ,ichigan capital carrying guns some with swastitikas, confedere flags, and one with a dark haired doll with a noose around its neck. are you aware these protesters call fo

i'm amy goodman. in a major victory for the standing rock sioux tribibe and indigenous and environmental activists, a judge has ordered the dakota access pipeline be shut down n and emptied of all l in the next 30 days pending an enviroronmental review. u.u. district t court judge jams boasberg said the e u.s. army corps of engineers had violated environmental law when it granted a pepermit for the pipeline without an extensive environmental assessment. the fight to stop dapl, led by indigenous land defefenders, catalyzed a major grassroots movement, with the 2016 resistance at standing rock watched by millions of people arouound the world. we will have more on this story after headlines. in other pipeline news, the supreme coururt monday ruled constructition on the e keystonl pipeliline must reremain on hohd while itit undergoeses further regulation and a lengthy permitting process. ththe ruling w was a win f for enenvironmentatal and indidigens activists who have l long been fifighting the projectct

i'm amy goododman. florida a has reported more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases for the sixth day in a row. on monday, florida's largest teachers u union sued republican governor ron desantis to block his order requiring all schools to reopen next month despite the growing pandemic, which has killed nearly 5200 floridians. meanwhile, missouri's republican governor mike parson is insisting students go to school despite the risk of the virus. in an interview, parson said, "they're going t tget over it" and "we can't just let this thing stop us in our tracks." this all comes as republican lawmakers in washington are pushining to include a provision in a new coronavirus relief bill tying school funding to the reopening of classrooms. many public health officials fear the reopening of schools could lead to a new surge in covid-19 deaths and hospitalizations. in mississippi, republican governor tate reeves has ordered residents to wear masks in 10 additional counties as the number of new covid-19 cases hit a

amy: yeah.emonis: so, i never like the brand on the door to be the brand on the product inside that store. the idea of creating brands and doing what you do inside of anderson is great, but what i would prefer to see is anderson on the door, and then inside of the store, other brands that you may own in your back pocket. when the brand on the door and the name on the product is the same, the customer is gonna see that as almost a house brand, like generic cereal. and the high margins that you were actually going for, they may not come to fruition. what's it like working for these two guys? val: the way that they treat us, they're fair. they're nice. i will say that they are kind of spread thin. amy: usually, it's pretty stressful, and you know, john is going, "give me the new art, new customer, new business, sales." and he's just very pressured and wanting to make sure we're doing our jobs. sometimes i feel like they just need to focus on one thing. lemonis: are they late with their deadlines? a

amy: d dr. fauauci responded, he said not to wear masks because ththere was a shortage r hospitals and nurses and hospital staff. the trump administration is continuing to push for public schools to reopen in the fall despite concerns from educators and publicic health officialals. on wednesday, president trump lashed out at the centers for disease control and prevention saying the cdc's guidelines on safely reopening schools was "very tough and expensive." hours later, the cdc announced it would revise its guidelines, which h call for staggered scheduling, new seseating arrangemements to encourage socl distancing, the use of face coverings, and the closing of communal spaces. trump also threatened to cut off funding for schools that do not reopen. on wednesday, new york mayor bill de blasio announced new york students will receive a mix of in-person and remote learning in the fall. students will attend classes in-person between one and three days a week. meanwhile, harvard and mit have sued the

i'm amy goodman. californrnia's largely shuttttig down again a as the state has announced a sweeping plan to hold the recent surge e in coronavirus cases. on monday, california governor gavin newsom ordered all indoor restaurants, wineries, movie theaters, and museums to be closed again. bars have been ordered to cease all operations. indoor businesses have been shuttered in many areas. newsom said the new shutdowns are needed to address the public health crisis. >> we're continuing to see hospitalizations rise in the state and continuing to see a modest increase in icu's and byber of beds represented icu patients throughout the state of california, and we continue to experience an increase in the rate of positivity here in the state of california. amy: the los angeles and san diego school districts have announced that all classes will be conducted online at the start of the school year due to the pandemic. the city of atlanta announced a similar plan. this comes as president trump and education secre

amy: dr.ohn nkengasong, director for africa centers for disease control and prevention. trained as overall adjust who used to work at t the centers fr disease control. only come back, as the pandemic surges across the unitited stat, we look at the impact on latinx workers, meatpackers, farmrmworkers so hard hit. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democrcracynow.org, the quarante rereport. i am payment goodmanan with juan gonzalalez. as states like california see a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizatations, the latinx -- in fact, california has surpassed new york in number of cases though it has a quarter of the deaths of new y york. ththlatinx community has been especially hard-hit. a new report shows latinx californians between the ages of 50 and 64 have died at more than five times the rate of white people of the same age. the report from the university of california, los angeles links the trend to the fact that that latinx workers make up the bulk of agricult

i'm amy y goodman.n. the united states s reported 62,000 new coronavirus infections on wednesday, a new daily record. this brings the total number of confirmed cases to over 3 million, by far the largest in the world. ateast five ststates --- missoui texas, tennessee, utah, and west , virginia -- set new single day records on wednesday. california and texas also reported their highest single day death toll today. the u.s. death toll has topped 132,000 but that is widely believed to be an undercount. in houston, texas, propublica reports there has been a spike in people dying at home before they even make it to the hospital. as the u.s. case count has soareded, so has the demand for tests. in texas, drive-through covid testing sites report long lines and hours-long wait times. sometimes up to 10 or 12 hours. and with many laboratories backlogged, test results can take more than a week to arrive, making contact tracing ineffective. meanwhile, the white house coronavirus task force held just its second publi

amy: dr. alili khan, whais the u.s. doing wrong? >> it goes back -- in the earlry days, i said it was like of imagination. the u.s. has been sucker punched by this outbreak. at this point it is very c clear we don't have a nationalal strategy based on the four principles everybody else is used to get rid of this outbreak. the first principle, , contain e outbreak, leadership. government leadersrship from t local, state, to national level. we cannot agree on 70 think that are importanant. downecondnd part is get community transmission. this is s the role of government to make sure we a are testing ad tracing. nobody is talking about that anymore. isolating cases quickly fight in thisis context, and are missinga buddy talk about the metrics around that. the third thing is community engagement.. that is s our role. wear a mask. wash your hands, social diststance. before thing is do what you can to make sure people who arare hospitalized are more likely to survive in the one drug we know that does

amy: yeah. i have yet to find one republican, even those who defend the president on so many other things, w tnk that picking a fight with anthony fauci who by the way has approval ratings somewhere in that said, you know, if you are a candidate for congress, you're down ballot, you are really in a jam with this president. because making are with him obviously comes with some cost. th is a president who doesn't like to see members of his own and will come out and chastise those people. and will really hurt those candidates with the kind of vote they need in the republican base. so what ihink you're goin to see instead and we're starting to see this already, republicans in these blue or purple states really driving home messages about how they're bringinghings back to the state which is why it's so importants toluse brought t y to get a package, a reall serious package that those members of congress can talk about when they're on the o campai trailhey don't have to talk about donald trump. robert

i'm amy goodman.he u.s. coronavirus death toll topped 150,0,000 on wednesday -- the highest of any nation by far -- with california and florida reporting single-day records for fatalities. with the virus continuing to spread out of control, -- control in the united states, researchers at johns hopkins university are calling for a "reset" in the u.s. coronavirus response, with universal mask mandates, federal support for expanded testing, and a new round of stay-at-home orders in hotspots. and in an open letter published wednesday, the association of american medical colleges writes "if the nation does not change its course -- and soon -- deaths in the united states could be well into the multiple hundreds of thousands." in texasas, president trump was photographed wearing no mask wednesday as he toured an oil rig and attended a campaign fundraiser -- a violation of texas governor greg abbott's statewide mask mandate. in houston, dr. joseph varon, chief medical officer at united memorial medical center

"expecting amy" premieres tomorrow on hbo max. please welcome amy schumer. how are you, amy?ooh! she's so great. >> billy: sorry, there's no studio audience. >> no. this is better. it's really nice to see you, you know? >> billy: you, too. >> you've been getting us through this pandemic. we've been watching belly illy e streets reruns, and it's been such a joy. >> billy: oh, my god. that is so sweet of you. let's get to you. >> i love you. >> billy: it's a night about you. i have to say congratulations all day long. i have been reading rave reviews about this docuseries. i got to see some of it myself. you are, you've always been incredibly honest, brutally honest in a hilarious way, but in this docuseries, you are so open, so raw, physically, emotionally, and i want to know, now that it's getting released into the world, how are you feeling? are you nervous about people seeing all of this? >> i actually, thanks for saying that. i actually wasn't nervous, and now hearing you say all of that stuff now, now i am. now i'm nervous. >> billy: well, good. >> no, i mean, yeah. it's

i'm amy goodman. in a major reversal, president trump has canceled the republican national convention in jacksonville due to a surge in coronavirus cases in florida. pres. trump: the timing of this event is not right with what has happened recently, the flare up in florida, to have a big convention is not the right time. amy: last month, trump moved much of the convention to jacksonville from charlotte after north carolina governor roy cooper rejected requests from the president and the rnc to be able to hold a full convention without social distancing or masks. trump canceled the jacksonville rnc on the same day florida reported more than 10,000 new covid-19 cases and a record 173 deaths, including a nine-year-old girl. despite canceling the convention, president trump has called again for schools to fully reopen in the fall. but at least one school that will not be doing that is st. andrew's episcopal school in maryland, where trump's son barron attends classes. the centers for disease control and p

i spoke with amy g today. this will be her 13th season with the team. this year, different because of the pandemic. she says she's re-imagining her role. give us the scoop what it will be like watching from home. >> i think we're going to get fan heavy. they deserve to have a voice in these games. the fans are -- i say this. the fans are what makes our jobs so much fun. so much of a giants broadcast is cutting away from the game for the side story of what's going on in the stands. we will definitely try and bring those into the broadcast, whether it's through a watch party or more ask amy g questions from fans to players and maybe we will pick a fan of the game. we are trying to get that all worked out right now. we have a meeting next week to kind of hammer out the details. i'm really glad that i will be a part of this season for however strange it's going to be. i really miss the game. i'm really hopeful it's able to come back in a safe way. >> amy g spoke to me about giants' strategy. capler is known to be overly prepared. the delay yesterday didn't