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why is greg abbott not allowing this >> this is one of the most craven, callous failures of leadership that i've ever witnessed in my life we don't have a governor cuomo here, which we desperately need, someone who's going to be guided by the facts and the science and the truth, and whose sole mission is going to be saving the lives of those that he is elected to serve instead, we have a governor who perhaps is looking at the 2022 republican primary for the office that he now holds, trying fend off our lieutenant governor, dan patrick, who on fox news said there are more important things than living in other words, let's get on with the dying, knowing full well that it will be those frontline workers making $7.25 an hour, which is the minimum wage in texas, it will be african-americans, it will be latinos and mexican americans who will be doing the dying right here in texas. this is a death cult the texas gop. only they want you to do the dying. and that's exactly what is happening in texas right now >> we were talking about the rio grande valley, the southern side of texas nbc affilia

vid, t texas governor's mask mandate is a big turnaround for greg abbott. what are you seeing in houston as those cases are spiking? >> reporter: andrea, you called this a major reversal and that is absolutely right. the governor for so many weeks has resisted calling for this kind of mandate. yesterday he did late in the afternoon. i think it's for two reasons. one is simply the data. as he looked to what's happening here in houston, in harris county, and across the state, the kind of spikes they're seeing, it has to be alarming to the executive of the state. the other is the pressure he's under from local officials. we got our hands on a letter that the mayor of houston wrote to the governor just a couple of days ago. in that letter, andrea, he said that he needs more ppe, he needs more support. he called for a mask mandate, he wanted to see one put in place. i sat down with the ceo of the hospital system behind me here, harris health system, the safety net system in harris county, it services a lot of people who are without insurance. this crossed the wi

his state we're seeing also similarly high numbers in the state of texas where the governor there greg abbott also a republican initially had to reopen the state only to backtrack in the latest weeks after seeing the beginning of these numbers to resurge the question is whether that was too little too late as we're seeing new spikes of infections and deaths in texas as well particularly in the southern border region next to mexico with hospitals there begging for more resources the military stepping in to bring help and refrigerated morgue trucks parked behind those hospitals in a time when they really could not ask for worse we also have a hurricane hurricane hanna now bearing down on that part of the united states of haiti we also working on yet another stimulus package will be able to meet the real deadline. well they were trying to extend the $600.00 a week check that unemployed americans have been receiving that was part of a previous economic stimulus package and that all goes away at the end of this month where democrats had to agree to extend that however that legislation was passed i

todd: texas governor greg abbott using executive action to stop the spread of covid-19.arley: some are pushing back, one state senator is concerned about government overreach, he joins us next. you doing okay? yeah. this moving thing never gets any easier. well, xfinity makes moving super easy. i can transfer my internet and tv service in about a minute. wow, that is easy. almost as easy as having those guys help you move. we are those guys. that's you? the truck adds 10 pounds. in the arms. -okay... transfer your service online in a few easy steps. now that's simple, easy, awesome. transfer your service in minutes, making moving with xfinity a breeze. visit xfinity.com/moving today. >> house democrats availing two bills aimed at stopping the border wall, the first would prevent any military money been being used pay for construction, the other would block the hs funding for the wall. the president slamming democrat on twitter saying the wall is moving fast in texas, arizona, mexico and company, great numbers of the southern border, dems want people to just flow in, they

is reversing course on face masks after resisting a ban on the personal protective gear governor greg abbott is now ordinary residents in most of the state to wear them in public this comes after texas a new spike in coronavirus cases the country's 2nd most populous state was quick to push reopening and is now one of the nation's pandemic hotspots. a hospital in san antonio texas the intensive care unit is full they thought they had the pandemic under control but they've got more patients now than before they don't have enough beds or ventilators. for yesterday was probably one of my worst days that i've ever had and why i got 10 calls all of whom are young people who otherwise would be excellent candidates to be able to put on a more of a they're so sick that if they don't get put on they don't get that support they're probably going to die i have 3 beds. 37 u.s. states have rising numbers of corona virus infections people wanted to get back to everyday life and get the economy back on track but now bars and restaurants are closed again as our beaches and that ahead of july 4th independence

. >> governor of texas, greg abbott, he knows what he's doing. >> governor greg abbott, we can learn from you and governor desantis but also from governor cuomo and murphy what not to do because they did the opposite of what you guys did. >> texas, florida gave us clues, take the success clues. >> the successes of florida and texas, the furiously of new york, new jersey. >> we've got to get the whole country open like tennessee and texas and florida. >> he's got it in great shape, texas. florida is doing very well. >> how did you do it? because we need to learn as rereopen. >> keep up the great job. >> you did a great job. >> you saved a lot of lives and there's a lot to learn from your success. >> trevor: yeah, maybe not a great idea to take a victory lap in the middle of a pandemic. and i know there's a lot of politics tied up for who's rooting for which policies and states to succeed, but, people, we need to understand coronavirus has no politics. it doesn't give after shit what state you live in. coronavirus is the most bipartisan thing to happen to america since hating jesse smo

governor greg abbott had previously barred local officials from penalizing people who didn't do that. now texas is reporting its highest number of cases in a single day just yesterday. that's not all. los angeles reporting more than 2,000 new cases for not even the first, second or third but the fifth straight day in a row. but in the face of all of that, the president is in denial. the fact is he's trying to deceive you, ignoring the facts, ignoring the fact that cases are soaring, not just in one place but across the south and the west. ignoring the fact that more than 128,000 people, human beings, americans have died. and saying this to you: >> the crisis is being handled. >> even he had to pause for that. the crisis is being handled? we've seen well over 2.7 million cases of coronavirus in this country. more than 128,000 people have died, and that is -- i don't know what sort of imagination you would need to have to think that's being handled. dr. anthony fauci also contradicting the president today. >> i think it's pretty obvious, howard, that we are not going in the right direct

governor greg abbott saying that outdoor exercise starting tomorrow. i am mike emanuel in for shannon bream. fireworks are already flying over washington. let's bring in kevin cork. >> reporter: first it was statues and monuments in the sights of activists who critics argued appeared determined to erase part of american history without a vote for without a debate and without consensus. now it is not rushmore and fireworks the latest target in the growing cancel culture but that is not stopping the president from celebrating. >> we are going to have a tremendous evening. it is going to be a fireworks display like few people have seen. it will be exciting and beautiful. >> a beautiful evening at mount rushmore. that is what donald trump says he has in store for all americans to enjoy in the black hills of south dakota, a celebration including remarks, fireworks and military flyovers to kick off the fourth of july weekend. the decision to hold the celebration comes as the commander-in-chief prepares to hold similar festivities in the nation's capital desp

and texas governor greg abbott warning next week could look even worse. that's a blunt warning. even blunter words from the nation's top infectious disease expert, dr. anthony fauci, on our country's response. >> but as a country, when you compare us to other countries, i don't think you can say we're doing great. i mean, we're just not. >> we're just not. those words directly contradi contradicting the president who said the president quote is in a good place and this morning the president is repeating threats to pull funding if schools do not physically reopen this fall. also new poll ought this morning shows the approval of the handling of the pandemic is at an all-time low. just 33% of americans approve of the way he's handling it. we're covering all of the angles this morning. let's go to rosa flores. the president travels to florida today this as the state is seeing staggering numbers. >> you're absolutely right, poppy. the reality here on the ground in miami-dade county is the following. positivity rate is at 33.5%. the goal for the county is not to exceed 10%. well, they

the crisis not even the worst of it if you ask the governor, greg abbott. >> reporter: right. we'll get to that in a second here. the statement that's coming from governor greg abbott here in texas is quite a change from the tone we've heard here in this state for the last few months. as you mentioned, hospitals feeling the punch. we reported earlier this week of military medical teams being brought in to help hospitals in san antonio. here in dallas, the largest public hospital, parkland, has federal disaster medical teams being brought in to assist with the overwhelmed staff in the hospital here. this as city officials and local officials across the state in many areas have been warning that hospital beds space and icu bed space will become an issue over the course of the next few weeks. yesterday here in texas, health officials reported the deaths of 105 people. it's a record single-day high. the first time that the fatality number topped the 100 mark since this pandemic started. in the course of the last three days, nearly 30,000 new coronavirus cases have been reported. l

. >> in texas, governor greg abbott has issued an executive order requiring texans in counties with 20 or more covid-19 cases, to wear face coverings in public. doctors there overwhelmed by the number of covid patients. so many, in some parts, there are wait lists for ventilators. >> i got ten calls. all of whom, young people who, otherwise, would be excellent candidates. they're so sick that if they don't get put on, don't get that support, they're probably going to die. i have three beds. >> at least 23 states have changed or paused reopening plans due to spikes in covid cases. the nation's top disease expert, dr. anthony fauci, told the bbc some states may have reopened too soon. >> in the united states, even in the most strict lockdown, only about 50% of the country locked down. that allowed the perpetuation of the outbreak that we never did get under very good control. >> another top u.s. health official testified before the house today, and said the increase in numbers across the country is due to new cases, not new testing. >> there is no question that the more testing you get,

governor greg abbott extended a ban on elective medical procedures. florida also broke its own record recording 120 yesterday. cases in the state have doubled since late june, but governor ron desantis is continuing his push to reopen schools in the fall. dr. anthony fauci called the pandemic the world's worst nightmare and said the u.s. is not doing great with its response to the coronavirus. >>> the cdc is increasingly feeling pressure from the president as his health experts grow more strained. they find themselves forced to constantly backtrack and be sidelined from pivotal discussion including when it's going to be safe to reopen. one said there's a view the cdc is staffed with deep-state democrats who are trying to tweak the administration. meanwhile the president's prospects tied to economic recovery say they've been deeply frustrated with what they say are cdc staffers who determine to keep things closed according to a senior administration official. meanwhile cdc official dr. robert redfield is pushing back on schools reopening. he says the c

hoping to reverse the trend, governor greg abbott is requiring face coverings in most texas countties, though many fellow republican leaders have resisted similar mask mandates. the president among them. >> anyone who thinks covid-19 is not dangerous, the numbers are glaring warning signs that this is dangerous. but everybody has the capability of making sure they do not get covid-19. >> reporter: out west, arizona and california continue shattering their own records. arizona's state health data showing hospitals are seeing an unprecedented spike in covid patient admissions and only 9% of icu beds were available by the end of this week. california reimplementing early restrictions to contain their outbreak. temporary closure signs are back up at beaches. singing and chanting at religious gatherings are temporarily banned, and some cities are taking an aggressive approach in enforcing mask policies with the threat of hefty fines. as the nation celebrates together, health officials are hoping they'll do it from home. just in the last hour, local and health officials in the neighboring c

not pursuing the kind of broad almost statewide mask mandate we are seeing in texas from governor greg abbott there. it is up to local municipalities. in miami-dade county the beaches are closed. here on the gulf side of florida in clearwater beach, it is wide open. we are seeing families gather and enjoying a nice day out on the beach. many of them social distancing. i have seen a couple of people wearing masks. it is present here, the advice from officials here. you can see a sign off to my left, asking people to stay at least six feet apart. if you don't live together, do not congregate in groups. no groups of ten or more people. the enforcement of these rules unclear exactly how that's going to go down. again, governor ron desantis effectively leaving it up to local officials. that's spurred a lot of questions. you'll recall a few week ago he actually touted the fact that no minors had died in florida because of coronavirus. and we have learned that that is actually changed. last week, a 16-year-old in lee county, a 17-year-old in pasco county passing away and we got the tragic news that

. >> texas governor greg abbott held a press briefing today in austin, updating the states response to hurricane hanna. he discussed the measure states are taking to keep people safe, especially with covid-19 still spreading. due to technical issues, the first few minutes of the briefing could not be shown. >> we also do want to point out the possibility of tornadoes. there has already been one tornado warning north northeast of corpus christi. there could be others arise and it's always to be anticipated and expected in the course of a hurricane coming on shore. in this regard, and also with flooding, it is so important that everybody in the region affected by the hurricane stay tuned to local news agencies and local alerts so you can be aware of a potential tornado in your region, potential rising waters in your region, so you can take the action recommended to make sure you can be as safe as possible. already, in response to this issued a, i have governor's disaster declaration for 32 counties in texas. this provides the governor the ability to waive administrative rules that may hi

a very, very special man in a very special talent in governor greg abbott. thank you, thank you greg. great job you are doing. and he's working hard. and you are doing a fantastic job. our people are working together. you're getting everything you need. good. thank you for doing such a good job. thank you also dan patrick, your lieutenant governor. no better team in the country. thank you. midland county judge terry johnson. thank you, terry. thank you. your former governor, a great man, a friend of mine, secretary of energy, rick perry. nobody did a better job than my rick. thank you, rick. and we have so many other distinguished guests and local leaders. and we just want to thank you all for being here. thank you all very much. a great honor. thank you very much for being here. under the last administration, america's energy industry was under relentless and unceasing attack. you know that. but the day i took the oath of office, we ended the war on american energy. and we stopped the far left assault on american energy workers. now, the assault, you have se

. >>> in texas, governor greg abbott, for months, one of the nation's leading opponents of mandating mask wearing is now warning that his state may have to shut down again if the surge there continues. and los angeles county is now reporting more total covid-19 positive rngesidents since the pandemic began than 49 states combined. this hour, i will speak with former defense secretary and white house chief of staff leon panetta. on president trump and joe biden's plan to reboot the economy. >> joining me kara lee. and "the new york times" correspondent peter baker and michael steele, as well as dr. joshua sharsky, vice dean at the johns hopkins bloomberg school. first, sam, to you, that's where the president is heading. en route to florida, now there are devastating numbers in florida, about how the coronavirus is hitting the state. >> reporter: devastating numbers indeed, andrea. good to be with you. eye mentioned 11,000 new cases today. that means in the last eight days, 71,000 cases in florida. that's more than the states have seen ago gretz. there are loblocks and blocks o people

the doctor is a top medical advisor to texas governor greg abbott. i will ask you a about texas in moment. quick reaction from phil reporting in florida. 30% positivity raid in miami-dade. obviously not a good situation. what about comparison of medical officials to wuhan these days? >> connell, all of these are indications that the epidemic is growing, not under control and as you heard it, hospitals are approaching capacity. we're potentially running short on supplies and the worse is yet to come. the number of cases is still going up and the hospitalization rate lagged behind. the case, the cases by a week to 10 days. so, we're in for some still tougher times ahead. it is very important to plan not just for trying to get the cases down through masks and other stuff that work, but also through, also time to address getting more hospital capacity in place. connell: so transitioning to texas, what are your recommendations to governor abbott who you're advising? are you close to or have you already advised him that he needs another statewide shutdown

. >> the texas governor, greg abbott, is also pausing further phases of reopening. ordered bars to close again and restaurants to reduce capacity to 50%. cnn's evan mcmorris santoro is at the grand canyon, another hot spot in the coronavirus pandemic. what else are you learning that's going on there in arizona? what's the situation with hospital capacity and how is the state managing these rising cases down there? >> reporter: well, good morning, abby, victor. and you're right to say that the stalt state is having trouble with hospitals. latest numbers showed 89% capacity on icu beds, 187 left in the state. that hovered around 90% the past few days we have been here. i wanted to come to the grand canyon. you look at an arizona license plate, they say this state is the grand canyon state. i came here to the south rim of the grand canyon, over there is the hotel, a famous hotel. and this over here is the main event, the grand canyon itself. now, the grand canyon is part of the story in arizona and part of the story of the pandemic. this park is open now. it was closed

also texas governor greg abbott will join us to give us an update. there've been hot spots in texas. he will tell us what's going on and how he's dealing with it. straight ahead. ♪ >> sean: on the issue of covid-19, we have some and this is cautious optimism but good news on the vaccine front. a company, my dear not, they are extent mental coronavirus vaccine showing promising results. 45 healthy volunteers as the vaccine apparently resulted in an immune response without major side effects. in other words they created antibodies for covid-19 actually higher according to a doctor i spoke to who will join us tomorrow, he's very encouraged by those results. moderna plans to go to phase two trials later this month. that will be 500 people. we will keep you updated. i've always believed in american exceptionalism, greatness, our scientific community, our medical community, amazing people and i know they got a lot wrong, the experts were wrong. the models were wrong. the predictions were wrong, but they do get a lot of things right too and we should be gra

greg abbott reversed course, some say too late but he did it, but not in arizona.that cities have their hands untied now. they can say that you have to wear them in phoenix, for example, but what would a statewide mask mandate mean for arizona in terms of being able to turn the page here. >> well, i -- it would be very helpful, because as we know in order for a mask-wearing or face-covering mandate to work. you need 87% to 90% of people to comply with it so to get to that threshold you need a statewide mandate and in order to do that you've got to, have you know, some skin in the game. there's got to be jurisdictions out there like prescott and other places in the state to step up and do the right thing, but right now, as you've mentioned, it's not statewide. it's spotty. >> you've got the u.s. military spending 50 medical personnel to help in some parts of texas because some of their hospitals are just overrun. do you foresee that need in arizona? >> well, in fact the vice president was here last week and promised 500 personnel. those are icu nurses, respiratory t

texas governor greg abbott man dictating -- some exceptions like after exercising starting tomorrow. welcome to "fox news @ night," i mike emanuel in washington inverse shannon bream. as we get ready to celebrate independence day, fireworks are already flying over washington. but spring and white house correspondent kevin corke. good evening, kevin. >> first it was statues and monuments that were in the sites of activists who critics argued appear determined to erase part of american history without a vote, without a debate and without consensus. now it's mount rushmore and fireworks on the latest targets in the country's growing cancel culture that is absolutely not stopping the president from celebrating. >> we are going to have a tremendous evening. it's going to be a fireworks display like few people have seen. it's going to be very exciting. it's going to be beautiful. >> a beautiful evening at mount rushmore. that's what president trump says he has in store for all americans to enjoy this friday night in the black hills of south dakota. a celebration slated to include remarks,

governor greg abbott wil join us, give us an update. there have been hot spots in texas. he'll tell us what's going on and w how he's dealing with that straightan ahead. >> sean: all right. on the issue of covid-19, we have some, and this is cautious optimism, but good news on the vaccine front. the company moderna, there kronos the coronavirus vaccine showing good results, as the vaccine apparently resulted in an immune response without major side effects. in other words, it created antibodies for covid-19, actually according to dr. oz when i spoke to him who will join us tomorrow, he is very encouraged by those results. now can go to phase two trials later this month, that will be 500 people. we will keep you updated. i've always believed in american exceptionalism, greatness, our scientific community, our medical community, amazing people. i know they got a lot wrong for the experts were wrong, the models were wrong, predictions were wrong, but they did a lot of things right too and we should be grateful for them for that. failed governor andrew cuomo has the audacity

el gobernador greg abbott declaró emergencia.en el noreste, sobre todo en nuevo león y tamaulipas. vamos a la crónica, nos cuenta maricruz gutiérrez. >> así es, el huracán hanna que ingresó con una fuerza impresionante. y aunque ya se había degradado a tormenta tropical los daños han sido impresionantes. aquí en monterrey los ríos se desbordaron y causó graves daños en la ciudad y viviendas. hablamos con algunos afectados. >> una cosa impresionante, duró como seis horas la corriente de inundación, batallando sin luz. >> hecho a perder las camas, salí corriendo, colchones escurriendo. >> en tamaulipas el hospital maternoinfantil sufrió daños severos y los pacientes tuviera que ser evacuados, mientras que el resto del estado fronterizo registro a miles de afectados. >> salimos con bebés recién nacidos. >> en monterrey las autoridades han decidido que el transporte público se suspenda así como cualquier actividad pública, se prevé que las lluvias van a continuar este lunes. >> muchas gracias, maricruz. la familia de vanessa guillén

well, tonight the republican governor of texas, greg abbott, announced a mask requirement for anybody out in public in texas. it applies to anybody in any county in texas that has more than 20 cases. there is now a mask requirement statewide. we are capable of learning. we are capable of figuring some stuff out about how to do this better than we've done it in the past. we are capable of not just squandering all of our time and making all the same mistakes and enduring all of the same terrible headlines time and time again where you have to keep checking the dateline over and over again when you saw it alt through february, all through march, all through april, and you thought the terror of april made it sure we would never do this again. we are capable of growing and getter better. we can do it. we can learn, i swear. now, i do not know whether or not to include the federal government in that under the leadership of donald trump as president. but here's the test because here, tonight, right now as we speak, is this new question, this new very practical, very realistic question of why

texas governor greg abbott, after initially resisting, has made masks mandatory across his state as someospitals there are nearing capacity. >> the trajectory we're on for new hospitalizations have us inundating our hospitals, in about two weeks. we're going to have to -- to change our behaviors, change that trajectory, if we're going to help protect our people and our doctors and nurses. >> as professional sports continue to look for ways to return safely, nascar driver racen indianapolis, after testing positive. he says his biggest concern is for his children. >> you know, on the homefront with our kids, we're heartbroken right now to see the fear in their eyes, and watching them try to manage what's going on right now. >> major league baseball cancelling the all-star game for the first time since 31 players positive for the virus, as teams resume workouts for the first time since the virus shut down spring training on march 12th. and as so many americans head outside and gather together this weekend, already, 13 states have paused or delayed their reopening plans. and six of them have

and governor greg abbott says the next step would be to have a lockdown. >> and to georgia now. the governor is reactivating a field hospital at a convention center in atlanta. the mayor in atlanta is rolling back reopening to essential travel only. restaurants being asked to close dine-in services. but governor kemp says that is not legally enforceable. >> let's bring in cnn's polo sandoval. he is following all the latest developments. polo, good morning. it seems that these south and western states are just repeating history. we just went through three months of this in the north. why does it seem as if some of these lessons, maybe, haven't been learned? >> it's a big question here, abby. and going back to what you guys just mentioned there. what's happening in atlanta, one of multiple regions that are not just pausing reopening but, basically, going right back to where they started. in atlanta's case, back to phase one. mayor keisha lance bottoms, saying that she is doing that, after, in her own words, georgia opened in a reckless manner. that move by the democratic mayor spa

in hard-hit texas, governor greg abbott warned of a possible lock down if his state search is not brought under control. pick up at 5:00 today the oakland teachers union is expressing concerns about teaching in the age of covid-19. they say the district safety plan is just too vague. the oakland unified school district plans to begin instruction online for four weeks. in that time, school should be geared up to implement covid-19 safety plans. then the district intends to introduce phases of blended learning which includes in person teaching and some online learning. members of the teachers union say the plan focuses too much on the big picture rather than outlining exactly how to keep everyone safe. because there's a lot of spaces in their proposal that are left very vague where there are not real protocols line out for exactly how things will work. it is very sort of general on the safety question. there is more detail on their faces of learning which is fine but we cannot get to those phases until we have a state condition to return to. because the plan is not a done deal. on monday oa

greg abbott, the actions in texas, you don't require face masks after two months of defying it, because you think it's just about more testing. same thing in florida. so the president is not just, you know -- he's out of touch with the reality of what's happening here. even mike pence, a forensic analysis of the words used by mike pence, tells you how much things have changed. listen. >> we slowed the spread. we flattened the curve. >> we will slow the spread. we will flatten the curve. >> so the first one was june 18th. the other one was yesterday. when mike pence goes from "we have" to "we will" in two weeks, you know there's something major going on. >> yeah, there is a real shift happening. and the truth is, if you're paying attention w, you can't dy the reality of what is going on. the hospital -- doctors in hospitals are telling us that they're seeing more and more patients. that the patients are coming in circumstance. that they are experiencing a surge in cases that they weren't experiencing before. that is not flattening the curve. we clearly have a problem and mike pence has,

. >> i should note, you are referring -- the governor greg abbott has presented local ordinances. he blocked mask ordinances for a while. he released this seven-minute video where lo and behold you should wear a mask. there is a mandatory order in state counties with more than 20 counties. increased between april and june from 29% to 51%. what is going to turn this around, i guess, is the question? >> you talked a little bit ago about philosophically where we should be. and philosophically it doesn't make sense for the plan to be that we fill up all our beds before we take meaningful action. that's just not right from a human standpoint, especially when you see this as the community it is, the community that dealt with hurricane harvey, that's come together so many times, that places a high value on human life. but even if we're thinking purely intellectually from a numbers standpoint, and we want to be intellectually honest, we have to recognize that flattening the curve, so to speak, at this very high level will never allow us to sustainably reopen. if you reopen bars and even m

texas governor greg abbott who only yesterday mandated the use of masks across the state said today, quote, people are not comprehending the magnitude of the problem. maybe because governors like abbott plowed ahead with reopening the state even as new cases continue to increase. maybe it is because the white house muzzled the cdc. a cdc spokesperson says we continue to ask from approval from the white house to hold briefings. we were not given approval. finally, we just stopped asking. we just stopped asking. the very agency tasked with handling the pandemic or maybe people are not comprehending the magnitude of the problem because important officials in the trump administration are having a fundamental misunderstanding of how this virus works. just today i spoke with peter navorro. listen what he told me. >> everybody thought, and this was a reasonable presumption, that come summer the heat and humidity would get rid of the virus. this looks like a weaponized virus, whether intentionally or unintentionally. >> first of all, nobody thought the disease would just go away in warm weat

wearing masks, today states like arkansas and colorado now requiring them in public in texas governor greg abbott says he won't shut the state back down but residents need to wear one. >> then everyone can adopt the practice of wearing a face mask for the next four weeks we will be able to get covid-19 under control. >> reporter: though the cdc and nearly every health professional agrees masks remain a flash point. >> you have to wear a mask. >> from coffee shops to kbroeshry store. >> i don't have to. >> reporter: many refuse to wear one as more retailers like target require them in florida one shopper pulled a gun on another after a dispute over face masks. in utah, overnight, a meeting about face coverings cancelled when parents inside a packed room refused to wear one states in roughly half the country require them. >> why isn't the country enforcing it >> reporter: in georgia, while extending covid restrictions the governor made it a point to prohibit some cities and counties from requiring masks even if coronavirus cases surge to historic numbers. >> our hands should be totally and unequivo

on the rise similarly was one of the 1st days to reopen just like florida but the governor there greg abbott also republican reversed course a few weeks passed back closing down businesses again how ever it appears that may have been too little too late as more cases are on the rise and deaths as well we know that specially in the southern border region of texas the military has been deployed to assist hospitals that are begging for help refrigerated warm trucks have been parked behind those hospitals and to make matters only worse of course there is no hurricane hurricane hanna bearing down on that very part of the country during you heidi and pronger is working on yet another stimulus package but it seems like they may have missed their own deadline where do things. that's right the key here is there is a $600.00 a week check that unemployed americans have been receiving since the late last emulous package back in may and that check runs out in days friday is the day that that program expires and according to zillow a survey found that more than a quarter of americans who've been receiving

in texas masks are now required after governor greg abbott initially resisted a statewide mandate. >> anyone who thinks covid-19 is not dangerous, the numbers are glaring warning signs that this is dangerous. >> reporter: hospitals in the rio grande valley in south texas overwhelmed with patients now diverting them to other hospitals. and massive parties like this one friday at missouri's lake of the ozarks have health officials gravely concerned. in georgia, two ymca camps north of atlanta shut down, multiple staff and children now testing positive. in california, icu admissions have already climbed nearly 50% in recent weeks and high demand from people hoping to get tested has facilities like this one set up at dodgers stadium already at capacity. major league baseball now canceling the all-star game for the first time since world war ii with 31 players already testing positive. los angeles angels star mike trout opening up about his concerns returning to the game while his wife is pregnant. >> honestly still don't feel comfortable. you know, obviously with the baby coming, there's

texas, governor greg abbott did much of the same thing. he said local officials could not punish people for not wearing masks and he rushed to reopen and now texas is dealing with a massive outbreak and governor abbott is taking the heat. now his state is dealing with a mess. their health system is overburdened and governor reeves finally just ordered a mask mandate after a sixth of the state legislators contracted the virus because the heavily republican body insisted on working without masks. that's just a small portion of what's going on. while the country is in the midst of a once in a lifetime calamity, the republican senators representing their constituents in washington are pretending like they're full-time twitters or right wing talk radio hosts or some dude with a cool podcast or working to make life harder for people and make things easier for the virus. in the state of missouri, where they set a record for new cases and had a huge coronavirus outbreak in a summer camp, you may wonder what the new young senator is up to amidst th

texas governor greg abbott ordered a statewide mandate on masks with a $250 fine for people who do not comply. but in florida and arizona both governors, they're leaving it up to local officials despite growing calls for them to step in before this crisis gets even worse. >>viruses can tell from one town to the to the next city. whether they can step over whether the virus can step over that particular jurisdiction the crisis is everywhere and we need swift action by governor do see i'm looking what's happening in california and arizona and texas and florida. >>and i don't want that to happen here. >>meanwhile frontline workers in industries like health care transportation and sanitation say they still do not have enough personal protective equipment, even though we're now months into this pandemic our washington correspondent jessi reports now on lawmakers efforts to understand how this is possible. >>we intend to get to the bottom of this south carolina democrat jim clyburn said medical equipment distribution companies have notified lawmakers they have troubling concerns about the co

evan and greg abbott, who pushed to lift the lockdown and had refused to impose masks in public areas, has now taken a step back. i'm issuing a face covering requirement for all counties with lower than 20 covid cases. governor abbott sayining he doeoes not want t to reinsnsa lolockdown that would further ht the ececonomy. are evena, things worse. 10,000 new infections were reported on thursday, enough to get vice president pence himself to back precautionary measures. bars cannot serve alcohol. people h have t to wear masks in public areas. caution asalls for the u.s. celebrant independence day weekend. california, another epicenter. los angeles beachches will reman closed. bars and restaurants can only serve clients outside. >> it did seem like people are not taking it seriously, so there is obviously a large , and that of people is really unfortunate. reporter: other say authorities are to blalame, mainly those who may have lifted lockdowns too early. critics point to president donald trump, who has pushed to reopen the economy. the u.s. president will gather thousands s of people

texas governor greg abbott has made masks mandatory statewide despite weeks of hesitation. and now, a new warning that the virus may have mutated, while it's not believed to be deadlier, it may spread more easily. >> the virus replicates easily and may be more transmissable. >> more than half of americans are concerned that their communities reopened too soon. 19 states have reversed or caused the reopening plans, imposing strict new rules. abc news, new york. >> living with coronavirus means constantly evaluating the risk level of different activity this is that we do. we put together an interactive game, where you can guess the risk and see what medical experts think. it's informative and fun. it's on abc7 news.com. >>> just ahead, mounting questions about the disappearance of army soldier vanessa guillen, a warning for latino women. >> a street changes its mind on outdoor dining and shopping. >> while health experts warn against big groups, they show how you can be safe. >> here is what is coming up. jimmy. >> tonight's show will be a good one to watch. you are so stupid

. >> county judge richard cortez issued a stay at home shelter monday but governor greg abbott argues it's unenforceable. why did you feel it necessary to issue the order? >> because my job is to take care to have the public health. we brought in refrigerated trailers to act as morgues and their capacity is 50. in the last eight days, we have an average of 22 people dying per day. >> reporter: while cities like dallas and houston are now see ago decrease in positive cases and hospitalizations, statewide, covid-related deaths are up 33%. across the country, just nine states are seeing a decline in cases or are holding steady, three of those -- new york, new jersey and connecticut -- are now asking visitors from 31 states to self-quarantine. this comes as new data from the c.d.c. published today estimates covid infections were as much as 13 times higher in parts to have the country than actually reported. but the results found more people are still vulnerable to infection. chief medical correspondent dr. jon lapook. >> what was interesting about this study is that, even given the fact t