the trouble with schools coming is the american academy of pediatrics and the children's hospital association say there's been a 90% increase in u.s. children over the last four weeks. there's more reason to be concerned about covid-19 in children. cdc shows hispanic children are eight times more likely to be hospitalized than white children. black children are five times more likely to be hospitalized. the cdc reports higher rates of the deadly covid related multi-inflammatory syndrome among black children. one expert saying testing and prevention resources must be focused in the high risk communities. christine, laura. >> reporter: president trump was asked about the sudden spike in childhood coronavirus cases. he used that opportunity to once again spread the false idea that children don't come down with or spread covid. >> they don't catch it easily. they don't get very sick. according to the people that i've spoken to, they don't transport it or transfer it to other people or certainly not very easily. >> former harvard medical school professor says covid-19 is one of many coronavirus wh

90% over the last four weeks according to the american academy of pediatrics and children's hospital association, soaring 137% in the state of florida alone. florida department of health said total number of children hospitalized due to covid has more than doubled. new data on covid in children adding to concerns surrounding covid cases as schools in mississippi, georgia and indiana as covid deaths among children are fast approaching the yearly death toll from the flu. dr. anthony fauci pushing for the kind of simple but effective measures some state and local leader don't resist. >> i feel that universal wearing of masks is one of five or six things that are very important in preventing the upsurge of infection and in turning around the infections that we are seeing surging. >> reporter: that upsurge in cases led by the south while new cases are growing fastest in. hawaii. as new cases are holding steady in most states deaths nationwide average 1,000 a day for the past four weeks. a new report by the american health care association and the national center for assisted living said community spr

. >> the children's hospital association says nearly 100,000 children in the u.s. tested positive for covid in the last two weeks of july. with covid positivity rates rising in in 35 states compared to last week, there are new concerns in idaho, indiana and illinois. chicago's mayor tweeted this image of a crowded beach. in california, tense moments outside of a church holding an indoor service sunday in defiance of the judge's order. several states are seeing record hospitalizations. meanwhile, college football is hanging in the balance. multiple sports outlets reporting leaders are in discussions about postponing the season due to covid concerns, a move the mid american conference announced over the weekend. >> this was a crushing decision to be made by our membership. it was a decision made based on the advice of our medical experts. >> athena jones joins us. we've been talking about how covid affects kids. you have new information about how it's affecting kids of color? >> black and hispanic children are more likely to contract the virus. hispanic children are

the california hospital association anticipates that the ppe supply challenges will last through the 022. there could be rolling shortages of supplies ranging from gowns and thermometers to special hospital beds. >>> the cdc says coronavirus infections among children are rising. children represent 7% of all virus infections in the country while only making up 22% of the nation pope's population. the cdc says that while children are less likely to develop severe illness, they are still at risk. >>> mandatory evacuations are in place this morning and the huge fire burning in los angeles county. the lake fire started six days ago in a rural area 65 miles north of los angeles and it has burned nearly 30 square miles. they are making progress and the fire is now 38% contained. calfire says the flames are still threatening thousands of homes. >>> happening today. the dmv state wide will close down early in an effort to conserve energy . officers state wide will close at 3:00 p.m. today and tomorrow. if you have an appointment between 2:00 pmn closing, it will have to be scheduled for a late

>>the american academy of pediatrics and the children's hospital association studied the child cases and in the last 2 weeks of july say there was a 40% increase in child infections across the states and cities that were studied if we don't have the ability to socially distance they are not safe. if we don't have massive protective equipment. they are not safe. in georgia. this photo went viral i was very concerned for. >>everyone in that building and everyone in our county because this is obviously no where near safe then the high school reported 9 covid-19 cases 6 were students 3 were staff members. the school now turning to temporary virtual learning i just im very hopeful that. >>we can take more precautions going from work and school and everything of the sorts. >>children are less likely to die, but they do carry and transmit the virus camila bernal kron 4 news. >>presumptive democratic presidential nominee, joe biden is expected to announce his selection for vice president this week. he has already promised that his running mate would be a

15 and 24 has nearly tripled from 4.5 percent to 15 percent in recent months and germany's hospital association says its facilities are well prepared for a potential 2nd wave of the pen demick hospital say they also have better stockpiles of protective equipment than at the beginning of the year. russia says it is aiming to start mass production of a coronavirus vaccine as early as next month a senior minister says the country's pharmaceutical plants could be turning out millions of doses a month by next year but the world health organization says it has received no official notification and some scientists are warning that russia lacks the capacity to mass produce a vaccine yet the streets of moscow 5 days ago 16000 people running the half marathon many without masks and without keeping their distance the city has opened up again many here seem to trust that a new vaccine will soon be available to everyone. else which of course have heard of last weeks and i think that's a very positive development i should vaccinated right. this is where the 2 new vaccines were developed at the moscow game al

24 infection rates have risen from 4.5 percent to 15 percent in recent months and germany's hospital association says its facilities are well prepared for a potential 2nd wave of the pandemic hospital say they also have better stockpiles of protective equipment than at the beginning of the year. let's come back to our top story now the explosions in beirut now one couple getting married in beirut had a narrow escape from the blast the couple was posing for a video and photographs near the wedding venue when the blast struck. the shockwave cost extensive damage in the surrounding streets and a nearby square and thankfully the newlyweds were uninjured and were able to take shelter in safety. and the brighter we saw in those images there is stress of lani is joining us now from beirut right now to tell us more about this issue 1st of all thank you so much for joining us we're happy that you and your husband are safe and sound what was going through your mind as this explosion happened. well you know as far as events and i came from. a just to see my husband and to. to get married we have been postp

$4000000.00 cases according to a new report by the american academy of pediatrics and the children's hospital association more than 97000 children tested positive for cocaine 19 over the last 2 weeks now that's a 40 percent increase we're seeing in child cases the result states are still under pressure to open schools by this fall. over the weekend president trump signed an executive order for a crown of our stimulus this comes after failed negotiations with congress but trump said the executive order gives republicans much of what they wanted. me to believe. what. they. want my book. for more on the relief deal and how markets are doing we are joined by co-host chrystia and c.e.o. and chief strategist for quo intelligence and former federal reserve insider danielle de martino booth danielle let's start with you president trump on saturday he signed this a series of these executive orders to expand this relief bill to americans but these new orders they're probably going to face a legal challenge is continuing the programs would require federal funding which obviously congress controls what's going to ha

going back to school a report published by the american academy of pediatrics and children's hospital association last week said more than 97000 children tested positive for covert 19 in the last 2 weeks of july meanwhile the number of recorded corona virus infections worldwide has now suppose 20000005 months after the pandemic was declared this is from the johns hopkins university track which also showed global deaths at more than 730008 is the u.s. brazil and india remaining the worst affected countries police in bellary say a protester has died after a bomb exploded in his hands that happened during a 2nd night of anti-government unrest seems like these have been going on in mids since the official early results showed long time ruler alexander lukashenko had won in a landslide. and the inspector general and the u.s. state department says saudi arabia and the united arab emirates did not break the law last year the trumpet ministration issued an emergency declaration to push through an $8000000000.00 deal without congressional approval. and fire departments they in spec to general steve limit

july according to a report published by the american academy of pediatrics and children's hospital association data shows the child cases of corona virus over that period rose by 40 percent it comes during back to school season as health officials try to understand the effects of the virus on the younger population at least 86 children have died since may according to the report meanwhile the u.s. city of chicago is offering people coming from corona virus hotspots to quarantine for 14 days on like many other parts of the country it succeeded in flattening the curve and getting the outbreak under some control john hendren has more. i'm standing in illinois and those boats behind me are in wisconsin normally that's a frontier people don't pay a lot of attention to unless you're talking about football rivalries but wisconsin has a relatively high rate of coronavirus cases in illinois has a relatively low rate so now wisconsin is one of the more than 20 states from which one must quarantine if you go to chicago so if you cross that border and you come back down the coast about an hour to chicago

to school there was a report published by the american academy of pediatrics and children's hospitals association last week which said more than 97000 children are tested positive for covert 19 in the last 2 weeks of july meanwhile the number of recorded infections worldwide is now up about 20000005 months after the pandemic was declared this coming from the johns hopkins university tracker which also shows global deaths at more than $730000.00 the u.s. brazil and india remain the worst affected countries. police in bellary say a protesters died after a bomb exploded in his hands this was during a 2nd night of anti-government unrest seems like it's been going on in minsk since official early results showed the long time xander looked at sanker had won the landslide. u.s. courts issued a summons against the saudi crown prince in relation to a former intelligence agent. is now in canada he filed a lawsuit accusing mohamed bin salman of sending a hit squad to kill him 2 years ago inspector general of the u.s. state department says an arms sale to saudi arabia and the united arab emirates did not bre

july according to a report published by the american academy of pediatrics and children's hospital association data shows that child cases of corona virus over that period increased by 40 percent it comes during back to school season as health officials try to understand the effects of the virus on the younger population at least $86.00 children have died since may according to that report. greece's national security council is meeting of a turkey's plan to conduct exploratory drilling in the eastern mediterranean turkish navy announced a survey vessel would operate in a disputed area between cyprus and greece the next 2 weeks greece says the move is an illegal action that threatens peace and security deployment comes 3 days after greece and egypt signed a deal on drilling rights in the eastern mediterranean johnson wrote the list is following the situation closely for us from the greek capital athens and as it has growing potential for the possibility of a hostile escalation this is the 2nd round of. greek and turkish navy ships. in the aegean and these together to remain in 3 weeks at the mo

california hospital association expects coronavirus related ppe supplies shortages through 2022. the shortages will include hospital gowns, thermometers, and special beds. >>> the cdc said coronavirus infections in kids are on the rise. the data shows children make up only 7% of all virus infections in the u.s. only making up 22% of the nation's population. the cdc said while children are less likely to develop a severe illness, they are still at risk. >>> newly sworn officers in san francisco police department's most recent academy class our in quarantine and that is because they tested positive for covid-19. the academy is closed while the infected week recruits self- quarantine. officials say they learned members of the 269th class tested positive for the coronavirus. it was one day after they had been sworn in. they didn't say how many, but said staff members also have tested positive. >>> dr. fauci, the nation best- known infectious disease expert will take part in a virtual event. dr. fauci is the keynote speaker in the online event which starts at 11:00 a.m. he's the lead m

the order follows the ohio children's hospital association and the ohio american academy of pediatrics recommendation that students wear masks. prior to the mandate only teachers and staff were required to wear them. in a press conference dewine defended his decision saying that gives us the best shot to keep ohio's kids and educators safe and physically in school. >> reporter: i'm in washington. more tough news for those in the airline industry. alaska airlines and frontier airlines are sending notices to workers that they could be furloughed come october 1st when layoff restrictions attached to a federal bailout expire. alaska airlines is sending notices to 4200 flight attendant, customer service agents and maintenance tech's, pilots were spared because of union deal. 500 pilots are getting furlough notices at frontier airlines and more than 900 flight attendants. >> thanks to all of our reporters for those updates. don't go anywhere. "early start" continues after a quick break. i've seen a huge change in my skin. my forehead wrinkles are less noticeable, and my skin is plumped and y

a new report by the hospital association shows coronavirus cases are actually increasing in kids. the report, there were about 97,000 cases among children reported in the two weeks ending july 30th. that is a 40% increase from the total number of cases before the period began. most of the new cases among kids were in the south and west as well. although cdc reports show fewer children have died than adults, a study shows children may be carriers of the virus just as much as adults are. meanwhile pressure to keep schools open amid the coronavirus pandemic has been intense in some states that are struggling to maintain this outbreak. in florida as governor ron desantis pushed to reopen schools, they were instructed not to give school boards advice on reopening. school board members said they felt compelled to reopen classrooms despite serious misgiving about about exposing students and teachers to the coronavirus. in georgia, students and staff members have reported testing positive for the virus. north paulding high school drawing attention after students posted videos of students

according to the children's hospital association, covid cases among children have shot up more than 20%ce august, with more than 70,000 new child cases across the u.s. >> we know there have been numerous outbreaks on the college campuses, leading to hundreds of cases on individual campuses. i think this is in the context of kids acting less safe, as well as the college campuses and k through 12ope onning. >>> video shows a large outdoor gathering at penn state university. many not wearing masks. and inuniversity's president saying, quote, do you want to be the person responsible for sending everyone home? >> right now the key to penn state staying open is the behavior of every single one of us. >> reporter: at ohio state university, more than 200 students were temporarily suspended for breaking the rules on socializing. and nc state announced it's reducing the on-campus housing because of the number of cases there. in georgia and mississippi, hundreds of teachers have been recently been asked to quarantine because of exposure coronavirus. they say the increase in child cases could be a

the finding of a study published by the american academy of pediatrics and the children's hospital association. north paulding high school in georgia is temporarily moving to on-line only. the school and the district came under scrutiny after this photo of students crowded in a hallway. at least six students and three staff members tested positive for the coronavirus and that is forced the school to close down for deep cleaning. joirning me now is chelsea lennon, a sophomore at the high school and her mom with us, as well. michelle salas. thank you for being with us today. >> thank you for having us. >> thank you. >> so chelsea, you have spoken out about conditions at the school. which woese should mention we dt expect to see a mask requirement when the school reopens as soon as wednesday. i want you to listen to something that your classmate hannah waters talked about after receiving threats after making that photo available and it going viral. >> some of the things are like, we're going to jump every girl named hannah in the tenth grade or hannah will have a rough day at school on monday so

the california hospital association expects coronavirus related ppe supplied challenges through the year 2022. they say there could be roortag gowns, thermometers, and special hospital said coronavir infections among children is rising. data shows children represent only 7% of all the virus infections in the country, but they only make up 22% of the population. the cdc says while children are less likely to develop a severe illness, they are still at risk. >>> dmv statewide are going to be closing down early in an effort to conserve energy. offices will close at 3:00 today and tomorrow. if you have an appointment between 2:00 in closing, it wi bscduled for later dates. people who don't have appointments will be admitted until 2:30. customers are being encouraged to visit the website. >>> no doubt we are still in a heat wave. we will be in the it today. steve, you are looking ahead. at least a little bit of a break. >>> i never look back. something might be gaining on you. i always look forward. it does look like some relief tomorrow. not today. there will be more sun and temperatures wil

a california hospital association anticipates coronavirus-related ppe supply challenges through 2022. it's not expected to be as widespread as it was this past spring. however, industry officials say there could be rolling shortages of supplies, ranging from gowns and thermometers to specialized hospital beds. >>> coming up on ktvu at 6:30. bracing for rolling blackout around the area. what's behind the power shut offs. >>> and also ahead, a poe potentialtially tough break for a 49ers receiver who maymiss his second straight season. lily everyone in the house is online and i can't get enough bandwidth to video chat with my book club. try 1 gig internet with at&t fiber. you get more bandwidth and hbo max included. so, everyone stays entertained. so i can just watch the show instead of reading the book? you know, if you turn on your subtitles... that's almost reading. get 1 gig internet with at&t fiber for $49.99a month for a year. no annualcontract. and now get hbo max included. limited availability in select areas. call 1.877.only.att (woman chattering) - [narrator] ordering dinner fo

report, doctor, a joint report from the american academy of pediatrics and the children's hospital association showed child cases increased by 21% between august 6th and august 20th. what is the likelihood that that could be related to young people returning to school? >> so our study didn't look at transmission dynamics, we really are just reporting children who have been hospitalized. i think an important thing is to say that although children do seem to be at lower risk of severe disease, that it is not no risk. and there really shouldn't be complacency about the things we know work, so social distancing and hand washing, for example, i think that -- those messages need to be driven home at the same time as being reassured by the findings of this study. >> well, we know the problem that the united states is having on college campuses right now. these are young adults who for the most part aren't social distancing, they're going to parties, not wearing masks. that's different from younger children in school, isn't it? talk about how susceptible young children are to getting covid in the firs

coronavirus as well as a new report from the american academy of pediatrics and children's hospital associationtating that there's blood pressure a 90% increase in the number of covid-19 cases among u.s. children over the last four weeks. school districts across the country continue to evaluate whether they are adequately prepared to reopening classes. among those concerned, some school nurses like this one who will be on the front lines of covid when she returns to work in bucks county, pennsylvania. >> this will be and is unchartered waters for our schools, something we've never had to face. and the uncertainty is frightening. >> as of monday, the third largest school district in the state says they will start the year fully online. it's just the latest district to make that decision. of the 101 largest school districts in the country, over half are planning for online-only instruction in the fall. that's more than 7 million students starting the school year virtually. of the 25 largest districts, so far all but six have announced an online start. one of the few that will be open for face-to-

a 90% increase that is according to the american academy of pediatrics and the children's hospital association. cnn has been tracking the reopening plans for the country's 101 largest school districts. so far, more than half are only offering online instruction. others have come up with hybrid plans, and a few are undecided. kyung lah shows us the debate of a reopening that's raging right alongside the virus. >> we won't go! >> reporter: as florida teachers protest back to school in person, at least 12 counties in the sunshine state returned to the classroom this week, nine of them with positivity rates higher than the cdc's recommended mark for reopening. next door in georgia, the governor today applauded its first week back to school in many counties. thinking week went real well other than a couple of virtual photos. >> reporter: that's despite hundreds of public school students and faculty quarantined, testing positive after returning for in-person classes. that includes this high school northwest of atlanta and this viral image, now temporarily moved to online learning after nine reported

the american academy of pediatrics and american hospital association analyzed the last four months of tests among children. the caseload among kids rose 90% in four weeks. we're racing to election day, with some states getting their voting systems in gear. in georgia, the primaries were disastrous, from malfunctioning equipment to extremely long lines. georgia holds a number of runoff contests today, as its caseload steadi steadily rises. >>> president trump is on defense again over hess handling of the pandemic. the white house remains in a legislative stalemate with congressional democrats over another aid package. the president is also fakes increasingly vocal doubts that the executive orders would help or even hold up legally. he's defending the handling of the pandemic, again predicting this is almost over. >> i don't know if you've seen, the polls have been going up like a rocket ship. george washington would have been a hard time beating me before the plague came in. we're doing very well in everything, inclusion corona, as you call it. but let me tell you. we're getting to an

just what i need ♪ >>> at the top of the program we mentioned a report for the children's hospital associationhe sharp rise in coronavirus cases among children. president trump was asked about the report during his briefing. here is what he said. >> does that give you any pause about schools reopening for in person learning? >> no, because they may have, as you would call it a case, it may be a case but it's also a case where there is a tiny, it's a tiny fraction of death, tiny fraction and they get better very quickly. >> so you believe that children are essentially immune? >> yeah, i think for the most part they do very well. they don't get very sick. they don't catch it easily. they don't get very sick and according to the people that i've spoken to, they don't transport it to other pop oeopl certainly not easy. >> american academy of pediatrics, his organization helped produce that report and dr. peter hotez at baylor college of medicine and working on a potential covid-19 vaccine. thanks for being with us. do we know why there is this 90% increase in the number of covid cases among kids i

>>the trouble with schools coming as the american academy of pediatrics and the children's hospital association say nearly a 100,000 children in the u.s. tested positive for covid in just the last 2 weeks of july with covid positivity rates rising in dozens of states there are new concerns about states like idaho, indiana and illinois. chicago's mayor tweeted this image of a crowded beach people need to recognize that this. >>covid-19 pandemic is still going on it is not going anywhere and people need to take it very seriously average daily deaths nationwide have talked to 1004 the past 2 weeks and several states are seeing record hospitalizations in texas now the 3rd state to top half a million cases, the positivity rate is over 20% a new record, even as the state's testing rate has fallen. >>meanwhile college football is hanging in the balance, multiple sports outlets, reporting leaders of the power 5 sports conferences are in discussions about postponing the season due to covid concerns a move the mid-american conference announced over the weekend this was a crushing decision to be made by o

as well as a new report from the american academy of pediatrics and children's hospital association.there's been a 90% increase in the number of covid-19 cases among u.s. children over the last four weeks. school districts across the country continue to evaluate whether they are adequately prepared to reopen for in person classes. >> i don't think i'm going to be prepared until it happens. >> reporter: among those concerned -- some school nurses like this woman who will be on the front lines when she returns to work in bucks county, pennsylvania. >> this will be and is unchartered waters for our schools. something that we have never had to face and the uncertainty is frightening. >> reporter: as of monday, the state's third largest school district announced it will start the school year fully online. it's just the latest district to make that decision. of the 101 largest school districts in the country, over half are planning for online only instruction in the fall. that's more than 7 million students starting the school year virtually. of the 25 largest districts, so far all but six

: the trouble with schools coming as the american academy of pediatrics and the children's hospital association say nearly 100,000 children in the u.s. tested positive for covid in just the last two weeks of july. with covid positivity rates prizing in 35 states compared to last week, there are new concerns in places like idaho, indiana, and illinois, where chicago's mayor tweeted this image of a crowded beach. in california, cnn affiliate kabc captured tense moments outside a church holding an indoor service sunday in defiance of a judge's order. average daily deaths nationwide topped 1,000 for the last two weeks and several states are seeing record hospitalizations. meanwhile, college football is hanging in the balance. multiple sports outlets saying leaders of the power five sports conferences are in discussions about postponing the season due to covid concerns, a move the mid american conference announced over the weekend. >> this is crushing decision to be made by our membership. it was a decision that was made based on advice of our medical experts. >> reporter: athena jones, cnn new york

>>the american academy of pediatrics and the children's hospital association studied the child cases and in the last 2 weeks of july say there was a 40% increase in child infections across the states and cities that were studied if we don't have the ability to socially distance they are not safe. if we don't have massive protective equipment. they are not safe. in georgia. this photo went viral i was very concerned for. >>everyone in that building and everyone in our county because this is obviously no where near safe then the high school reported 9 covid-19 cases 6 were students 3 were staff members. the school now turning to temporary virtual learning i just im very hopeful that. >>we can take more precautions going from work and school and everything of the sorts. >>children are less likely to die, but they do carry and transmit the virus. i'm camila bernal reporting. >>after some of those talks in a brick wall on capitol hill president trump took matters into his own hands over the weekend signing a series of executive actions. those 4 moves reinstatement of the enhanced unemploy

the american academy of pete yacht ricks and the children hospital association which compiled the dataays increased pediatric testing says may be driving at least part of the 90% increase. the academy says the report confirms that children are not immune to covid-19. they can indeed become infected with the virus and become sick. children are less likely to require hospitalization, a rare complication causing concern among many healthcare practitioners. multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, misc causes numerous symptoms, fever, bloodshot eyes and the cracked lips and they often show up a few weeks after the child appears to have recovered from covid-19. most kids also recover from misc. but in rare cases it can cause organ inflammation and heart failure in older teens. louisiana reporting 44 cases including four fatalities. state health officials say two of the children who died had no underlying medical conditions. so, they are really advising parents to make sure that their children are practicing the same mask wearing and the social distancing that the older and the high ri

>>the trouble with schools coming as the american academy of pediatrics and the children's hospital association say nearly a 100,000 children in the u.s. tested positive for covid in just the last 2 weeks of july with covid positivity rates rising in dozens of states there are new concerns about states like idaho, indiana and illinois. well, chicago's mayor tweeted this image of a crowded beach people need to recognize that this. >>covid-19 pandemic is still going on it is not going anywhere and people need to take it very seriously average daily deaths nationwide have talked to 1004 the past 2 weeks and several states are seeing record hospitalizations in texas now the 3rd state to top half a million cases, the positivity rate is over 20% a new record, even as the state's testing rate has fallen. >>meanwhile college football is hanging in the balance, multiple sports outlets, reporting leaders of the power 5 sports conferences are in discussions about postponing the season due to covid concerns a move the mid-american conference announced over the weekend this was a crushing decision to be mad

helena hospital association, the napa valley vintners and other nonprofits. >> we heard over and over again from people in the community that they couldn't afford the hours required to sent their employees to the napa test site and then wait for weeks to get results. >> reporter: the team has already conducted more than 1,500 on-site tests across the valley in the past month. vineyard owners say the ability to go where workers live and work will likely save lives and possibly the wine industry itself. >> it could really could run through those communities quickly, couldn't it, if people got infected and they weren't tested. >> no, you're exactly right. in fact, the facts are coming in. the hispanic community in napa valley has been disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus. >> reporter: it's estimated there are more than 21,000 agriculture workers and family members in napa county alone. luis, working for mill creek vineyard, tells us the mobile testing is a game-changer. he and his crews were tested just after 6:00 this morning, and they were back to work minutes later. and righ

that the cdc put out a report that suggested that together with the aap and the children's hospital association noted that over 97,000 additional cases in children occurred over the last two weeks of july. and that suggests where we don't have good community spread, we do get spread this children. so certainly as the american academy of pediatrics has noted, in order to reopen schools, you have to first control community spread. and that is where other countries around the world have been able to successfully reopen schools and contain escalations of community spread, even when children were in school. >> and to that point, dr dr. walensky, where the united states is now, and if you look at the last several days, quote/unquote, some progress, but it is shoving a baseline down to 50,000 cases a day. we were at 18,000 cases back in may. florida, just today, reporting a record of 276 deaths. that beats by several the state's previous high. i gave new york as the example in the sense that if you're coming -- new york, as it was coming down the hill, still had more than half of its cases and more th

that's according to a new analysis by the american academy of pediatrics and the children's hospital association if the idea of getting a nasal swab to test for covid-19 may see cringe there's some good news. a new test could use your saliva instead. today the fda emergency authorization for the saliva direct test was released to researchers from the yale school of public health developed it, and it appears to be pretty accurate cheap and fast, it's also the tested professional basketball players are now using the nba funded the test development and teams give it to asymptomatic players. the united states and mexico agreed to close the border for all nonessential travel 5 months ago, but is it really close in may more than a million people cross the border and definitely not all 4 essential reasons. >>at rivers has more. >>here at the border between the u.s. and mexico, it is still officially closed to nonessential travelers the u.s. and mexico agreed to put in those restrictions back in late march, there are some exceptions though for it for things like commerce of your health care worker if yo

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a new report from the american academy of pediatrics and children's hospital association reveals 97,000 children in the united states have tested positive for coronavirus. that 97,000 figure, that was just in the last two weeks of july. they say more than 338,000 children have been infected since the pandemic started. meanwhile, not just parents and students, teachers also facing some tough choices as they try to balance concerns for their students and themselves. >> we want to teach safely. we don't want to feel unsafe. we want to teach prepared. we don't feel prepared. this is the first time that i felt like throwing in the towel. >> i was looking so forward to them being here. we miss our kids. we love our kids. our kids are our family. >> we've gotten these folders to kind of help with sneeze guards and things like that, even though the kids will have a mask. >> there is no teacher who wants to be working from home, behind a computer all day, while also having to provide for their families in real time. no one wants that. but we don't want to come back to a place that's putting our

the american academy of pediatrics and american hospital association analyzed the last four months of the caseload among kids rose 90% in four weeks. we're racing to election day, with some states getting their

positive at the end of july according to the american academy of pediatrics and children's hospital association all the pressure to get the schools back, the students back into classrooms? >> yes. troubling, andrea, what's going on in the community? it's not just the kids being infected. in communities that have low levels of transmission, i think the schools particularly for elementary school kids, can be opened much more safely. i think secondary schools will be a challenge. i think if you are in a college or university, a technical school or a high school today, you are going to be part of a significant challenge for the upcoming months, buts a we've demonstrated with day care in our state here in minnesota, for example. we've not shut down our day cares the entire summer and gotten through quite well. i think that the chance of having a better experience with elementary students. you know, k-5 is a real possibility but only in communities that shut down transmission. do we want bars and restaurants or or schools? which could we want? our choice. that's what we're up against right now. >> al

the research from the american academy of pediatrics and the children‘s hospital association has alsoat this is untrue. next, brazil, where cases of coronavirus continue to skyrocket. over the weekend, the number of cases surpassed 3 million, with more than 100,000 deaths. katy watson has this report from the capital sao paulo. it‘s a twice—daily roll call at this hospital in eastern sao paulo. families wait to be called out, their only chance to hear any updates about their loved ones being treated for covid—19. sao paulo‘s eastern suburbs are mostly poor neighbourhoods with some of the highest death tolls. this in the worst hit city in all of brazil. this woman has waited outside of the hospital every day since her mother was admitted a month ago. now intubated, it‘s not clear what her chances are of surviving. her name is called out and she heads inside for an update while others wait their turn. 15 minutes later, she has news. "she‘s stable, but the future is uncertain," she tells me. "there are days we see improvements. there are days when she regresses. we are fighting, and we a

: the trouble with schools coming as the american academy of pediatrics and the children's hospital association say nearly 100,000 children in the u.s. tested positive for covid in just the last two weeks of july. with covid positivity rates rising in dozens of states, there are new concerns about states like idaho, indiana, and illinois where chicago's mayor tweeted this image of a crowded beach. >> people need to recognize that this covid-19 pandemic is still going on. it has not gone anywhere. and people need to take it very seriously. >> reporter: average daily deaths nationwide have topped a thousand for the past two weeks. and record states are seeing record hospitalizations. in texas, now the third state to top half a million cases, the positivity rate is over 20%, a new record. even as the state's testing rapt has fallen. meanwhile, college football is hanging in the balance. multiple sports outlets reporting leaders of the power 5 sports conferences are in discussions about postponing the season due to covid concerns, a move the mid-american conference announced over the weekend. >> th

today the american academy of pediatrics and children's hospital association says covid cases among childrendispels the notion that children are somehow immune to this as has been suggested by the president on downwards. >> yes. it is absolutely -- children are not immune, there are over 400,000 children at this point that have contracted the coronavirus that we know of. the reports from the aap for the last two weeks of july showed an increase of 100,000 children just in those two weeks alone and we're seeing those numbers continue in hot spot states. seven out of ten of those children existed in states that were hot spots where the virus is out of control. if we want to protect our children, we need to get this virus under control. >> dr. dara cas, thank you for joining us and giving us the facts this morning. appreciate your time as always. >>> with 80 million people expected to vote by mail in november, states want to debunk claims that a largely mail-in election would be rife with fraud. how battleground ohio is preparing voters to spot misinformation. next. vog ters to spot misinformat

: the trouble with schools coming as the american academy of pediatrics and the children's hospital associationearly 100,000 children in the u.s. tested positive for covid in just the last two weeks of july. with positive tufty rates rising in 35 states compared to last week there are new concerns in places like idaho, illinois, and indiana where chicago's mayor tweeted this image of a crowded beach. in california cnn affiliate kabc captured tense moments outside a church holding an indoor service sunday in defiance of a judge's order. average daily deaths nationwide have topped a thousand for the past two weeks and several states are seeing record hospitalizations. meanwhile, college football is hanging in the balance. multiple sports outlets reporting leaders of the power five sports conferences are in discussions about postponing the season due to covid concerns, a move the mid american conference announced over the weekend. >> this was a crushing decision to be made by our membership. it was a decision that was made based on the advice of our medical experts. >> reporter: there is one more