ranger informing a crowd about social distancing shoved into the water at lake austin. 25-year-old brandon hicks now charged with attempted assault. and in new york, police launching an internal investigation after this video surfaced showing the arrests of three people allegedly violating social distancing orders on saturday. today, dense crowds in boston at this protest at the statehouse. the white house coronavirus response coordinator concerned about the risk at those rallies like this one in michigan. >> it's devastatingly worrisome to me personally because if they go home and infect their grandmother or their grandfather who has a comorbid condition and they have a serious or an unfortunate outcome, they will feel guilty for the rest of our lives. >> reporter: 38 states now easing restrictions. >> there's not too many states that i know of that are going up. almost everybody is headed in the right direction. i think most of the numbers are coming down. we're on the right side of it. >> reporter: but in 17 states, the virus is still surging. some of those states opening up have not seen the

park ranger, trying to break up a crowd at lake austin, then shoved in the water. 25-year-old brandon hicks now charged with attempted assault on a public servant, a felony. in new york city, plainclothes police officers approaching a group on the street they said were in violation of social distancing orders. the altercation escalating, one officer taking out his stun gun. the nypd saying the incident is under investigation. three people taken into custody on multiple charges, including resisting arrest. across the city, 51 others were issued social distancing summons, mostly in parks. amid these simmering tensions, governors struggling to unify their states as they determine the best path forward. mississippi governor tate reeves halted plans to reopen on friday after seeing a single-day record of nearly 400 new cases. >> it was a one-day blip, but we wanted to make sure we investigate that data before we make a final decision, so we delayed it. >> reporter: but today the governor saying that spike was the result of a "data dump" and cases have since receded. >> we're doing everything in

. >> reporter: 25-year-old brandon hicks now charged with attempted assault on a public servant. a felony. in new york the nypd launching an internal investigation after this video surfaced showing the arrest of three individuals allegedly violating social distancing orders on saturday. over the weekend the nypd issuing around 100 summons to people who violated guidelines to stay six feet apart. >> the danger is a bounceback, a boomerang where the disease seems to be going away and then reasserts. >> reporter: coast to coast crowds gathering amid calls to social distance. dr. deborah birx addressed the hundreds of demonstrators in michigan last week, some armed with assault rifles. many not wearing masks. >> it's devastatingly worrisome to me personally because if they go home and infect their grandmother or grandfather who has a comorbid condition, and they have a serious or very -- or an unfortunate outcome they will feel guilty for the rest of our lives. >> reporter: in some parts of the country there is a growing debate over forcing people to wear masks in public. the governo

but the man accused of doing it, 25-year-old brandon hicks, was arrested and out on bond.ks' attorney says he's embarrassed about his actions and has the utmost respect for law enforcement. please. how does he have the utmost respect when he just did that? look, why am i showing you this? we got to have respect for the reality, okay? and to me it speaks to just not understanding what's going on, not respecting what's going on, okay? and you don't want to ruin 25-year-old's life about it, but it shouldn't be a joke. too many celebrating it online as this is funny, watch what he did, save your laws. that's wrong. it sends the wrong message and we have to be better than that. thank you for watching. "cnn tonight" with d. lemon right now. >> infuriates me because we have to have respect for law enforcement, and you know that. >> of course. >> and we see too many videos -- you and i cover the whole thing about law enforcement and about people fighting for criminal justice reform. now imagine some of that, you know, if that had been black or brown faces. >> yep. >> people doing

ranger cassidy stillwell was not hurt. 25-year-old brandon hicks faces a charge of attempted assault. security gart was shot and killed in flint, michigan, after warning people to wear face masks at a family dollar store. >>> buses, subways and trains will be cleaned and disinfected around the clock to control the virus from spreading on public transit. they're critical to any reopening here in new york. cnn's brynn gingras joining us with more. good morning. >> reporter: hi, erica, good morning. we heard a lot before in this pandemic, never been done before. that's the case with this disinfectant process. the mta says it is going to learn as it goes really. they want to get more efficient, but they say it is necessary in order for riders to feel safe, to get their workers who suffered tremendous loss to feel safe, and really to get this city that relies on mass transit moving again. it is an eerie scene underground in new york city's subway system. platforms and trains mostly empty. the pandemic slowing the country's largest transit system to a crippling pace. as new york gears up to

texas park ranger trying to break up a crowd at lake austin, then shoved in the water. 25-year-old brandon hicks with attempted assault on a public servant, a felony. in new york city, plainclothes police officers approaching a group on the street they said were in violation of social distancing orders. the altercation escalating. one officer taking out his stun gun. the nypd saying the incident is under investigation. amid these simmering tensions, governors struggling to unify their states as they determine the best path forward. mississippi governor tate reeves halted plans to reopen on friday after seeing a single-day record of nearly 400 new cases. >> it was a one-day blip but we wanted to make sure we investigate that data before we make a final decision, so we delayed it. >> reporter: but the governor saying that spike was the result of a data dump and cases have since receded. >> we're doing everything in our power to get our state back open as soon as possible. >> reporter: while in ohio governor mike dewine requiring masks for anyone entering a store, but backing off the order the next