cbs's manuel bojorquez is going to lead off our coverage tonight from miami beach. manny. >> reporter: well, major, over the weekend florida reported a one-day record for new covid-19 cases, more than 9,500. today the reported number was down significantly to about 5,200, still it's a large enough increase that four counties have decided they will shut down their beaches over the fourth of july weekend. some beach goers don't see how cutting off access over the weekend will help. >> i don't have a problem with the beaches being open because i don't think that is what is causing the problem. >> reporter: people 35 and under now account for nearly 40% of cases statewide. miami mayor francis suarez. what do you think went wrong here? >> what went wrong without a doubt was, the minute we started opening, people started socializing as if the coronavirus didn't exist. >> reporter: miami now requires face coverings in public and announced tougher penalties on businesses not in compliance. new jersey has decided to postpone allowing indoor dining given the spikes in other s

manuel bojorquez on the reopening of another major u.s. tourist destination. >> reporter: universal orlando became the first major floored theme park to reopen to the public, with restrictions like smaller crowds, temperature checks and face masks. despite officials reporting three straight days of more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases inie only reason for the spike do you see those guidelines being followed or are people being too lax? >> well, that's the bottom line. the guidelines only work if they're followed. and there's a lot of resistance to following some of the guidelines. >> reporter: there is? someprogress. last week, 19 states reported increases in their average new covid-19 cases compared to two weeks earlier. on thursday, that number fell to 17. and new york state saw a dramatic decline in covid-19-related deaths. >> 42 deaths, the lowest number since we started. >> reporter: new york city plans to begin reopening monday. manuel bojorquez, cbs news. >> o'donnemi up wee seenig and hearns, but cbs'e hartman shows us how many pr

cbs's manuel bojorquez leads off our coverage tonight in miami.ood evening, manny. >> reporter: good evening, norah. florida's governor acknowledged increasing testing alone cannot account for the recent record number of new coronavirus cases. he said he would crack down on businesses not following social distancing guidelines but will not change the state's reopening plan or order a statewide mandatory facemask rule. as you can see on me, the city of miami is now requiring them in public. as florida topped 100,000 cases today, more younger people are testing positive. doctors are sounding the alarm. >> when young people get infected, they go home and infect their parents. they will kill people by giving vulnerable people the virus. >> reporter: this afternoon, miami became the latest city to weigh in on the issue. >> we are going to be implementing a mask-in-public rule. everyone will have to be wearing masks in public. >> reporter: but tensions over precautions are flaring up. this video shows a man in florida fighting to enter a store with no m

norah. >> o'donnell: manuel bojorquez, thank you. tonight the white house says president trump will go forward with plans to visit new jersey this weekend, this despite that new order requiring anyone who has been in states with a spike in cases to quarantine for 14 days. remember, the president was in one of those states, arizona, on tuesday. cbs' paula reid is at the white house for us tonight. good evening, paula. >> reporter: good evening, norah. the president has largely ignored the persistent threat posed by coronavirus, but as the number of cases continues to climb, his poll numbers are on the decline. the white house had not hosted a foreign leader since the start of the coronavirus. president trump and his polish counter-part did not wear masks or socially distance and there was little discussion of the virus' resurgence in the u.s., only a promise from the president that a vaccine would arrive soon. >> a beautiful surprise, sooner than anybody would think. >> reporter: the president has routinely dismissed the virus as some

norah. >> o'donnell: manuel bojorquez in miami, thank you. today, the brother of george floyd told congress that he believes his brother's death was a premeditated murder. in tearful testimony to a house committee here, also urged congress to deliver justice for victims of police brutality. cbs' nancy cordes reports tonight from capitol hill. >> i wish i could get him back. >> reporter: an emotional philonise floyd pleaded with congress to act one day after laying his brother george to rest. >> george wasn't hurting anyone that day. he didn't deserve to die over $20. i'm asking you, is that what a black man is worth, $20? >> reporter: he came to testify about the justice in policing act, a sweeping reform bill house democrats hope to pass in the next two weeks. >> i grieve every day for these continued losses. i grieve as a mother who lost her own child to the very same violence that we're talking about today and tomorrow and next week. >> reporter: the hearing revealed some bipartisan consensus, a sign that the message from widespread protes

manuel bojorquez reports from miami. >> reporter: when hurricane irma slashed florida in 2017, emergency managers did what they do. housing them in large crowded shelters. this year will be different. >> we will screen people when they come, take their temperature, ask them the standard questions if they have any symptoms, and we'll ask them if they have been cohabitating with somebody that has covid-19. >> reporter: frank rollison, director of emergency management, says covid cases will need to be isolated and the county may use hotels, government buildings, even empty classrooms. but he worries that the current social distancing messaging fights the evacuation messaging. >> we've been telling them for so long now that you're safer at home. don't congregate. stay away from each other. but now you're going to be safer with us for a hurricane. >> reporter: so you're concerned people would be afraid to go to a shelter because of the virus? >> right. that's a concern that we have. >> reporter: meanwhile, florida power and light is doing its usual storm prep. normally when the power goes out

cbs' manuel bojorquez is in miami tonight. good evening, manny. >> reporter: good evening, norah. eager to n i-danty havetheyfavor enrcing tg reopening guidelines, rather than rolling back the reopening altogether. that's despite the fact there has been yet another surge of new infections here. along miami beach's lincoln road, officer nehru balgobin's new responsibilities include acting as a social distancing enforcer. >> we're just here to just make sure everything is in compliance rn your restaurant. >> sure. >> where are your sanitizing stations? >> reporter: he is also making sure the number of customers is limited. as the cases in florida increase, does your job have a new sense of urgency? >> yes, it does. we basically have to make sure that more businesses are in compliance until all of them are in compliance, to minimize the spread of the virus. >> reporter: yet, the spread of the virus is accelerating across the south, with alabama, mississippi, and south carolina reported record increases. long lines at testing centers pushed many of them to capacity in florida, which h

tonight here is cbs' manuel bojorquez. >> reporter: the pressure to reen is sop today his line at a frankfortny pl for two weeks si called evsi, one ho>>orr: but the me se stes r hospitar tennessee saw a 30% jump in hospitalizations in one week. texas set another record with nearly 2,800 people now hospitalized, an 85% increase since memorial day. florida's new cases include seven employees of one jacksonville pub, which temporarily shut down. erika crisp believes she and about a dozen of her friends caught the virus there. >> social distancing, doing everything the right way, and then the first night we go out... murphy's law, i guess. >> reporter: in texas the debate is about mandating the wearing of masks, since the governor won't enact a statewide order. austin mayor steve adler said cities like his will turn to business to require them. >> something they need to do, something that's necessary to save lives. >> reporter: the c.d.c. says 55% of coronavirus cases are among african americans and hispanics. the farming community of immokalee, florida is becoming so hard hit, we found doctors

cbs' manuel bojorquez is going to lead off our coverage tonight from miami. good evening, manny. >> reporter: good evening, norah. idhas set yet another daily record. more than 2,700 new coronavirus cases were reported today.hospin veral states, so word of a medical advancement could not come soon enough. it's being called a medical breakthrough in the fight against the coronavirus. the world's largest trial of existing treatments found a cheap, decades-old anti- inflammatory steroid called dexamethasone reduced deaths by 20% in covid-19 patients on oxygen. >> what we saw was really quite remarkable. in ventilated patients with covid-19, the drug dexamethasone, so ten days of treatment with that, which is a tablet or an injection, reduces the risk of death by about 35%. >> reporter: dr. scott krakower was not par >> reporter: dr. scott krakower was not part of the trial, but received dexamethasone in april when he battled the virus himself in new york city. so, is this a game changer? >> i think it is a game changer. i mean, it was the first time in, like, i

cbs' manuel bojorquez is going to lead off our coverage tonight in miami.ny. >> reporter: well, florida is one of the states with infections on the rise. more than 1,300 new coronavirus cases were reported in the state just today. in other states, the concern is the strain new cases are putting on hospitals. two weeks after the memorial day holiday, some states are not only seeing a spike in coronavirus infections, but a surge in cases filling up hospitals. texas reports more than 2,000 hospitalized, a record high. arkansas hit a record, too. hospitals to fully activate emergency plans as nearly 80% of adult i.c.u. beds are full. some hospitals say they've already reached capacity. >> george floyd! >> reporter: cbs news obtained audio of the president's coronavirus task force telling governors they're worried about a spike in infections due to recent protests. this was dr. deborah birx on the call: >> it does worry me, because not everyone was in a mask. and some people were shouting. and we don't know the efficacy of masks with shouting. >> reporter: it al

here's cbs's manuel bojorquez. >> reporter: health experts' concerns are growing as quickly as the crowdsm new york city to orlando to nashville, where kid rock's "honkey tonk on broadway" was cited for not enforcing social distancing. texas has seen hospitalizations rise more than 50% since memorial day. >> a lot of people around this area just were complacent and ready to get out of their homes. >> reporter: beth cordova, a nurse in houston, and five of her family members are currently fighting the virus >> i was literally terrified. i just didn't know. you read so many horror stories. but i am worried about it reopening, because our cases here have exploded just in the last two weeks. >> reporter: multiple houston texans and dallas cowboys players, including zeke elliot, have reportedly tested positive. as florida reopens, daily new case totals have set records. jackson health, one of the state's largest health systems, says it's seen a significant increase in covid-19 patients. >> we had started to level off. and we have started to open up, and now we are starting to see a spike. >> r

cbs' manuel bojorquez is going to lead off our coverage tonight from miami.ood evening, manny. >> reporter: good evening, norah. for perspective: the previous one-day record for new cases in florida was 5,500. the state has shattered that at nearly 9,000. and even though testing did hit a record high, the average percentage of tests that come back positive, well, that's five e giing of the m.sh tget testn fl we found olivia peland her father, jose, at the line in at in miami beach. >> he found out yesterday that his boss was infected, so he had to come today to get tested. >> reporter: this afternoon, governor ron desantis tried to calm fears. >> really, nothing has changed in the past week in terms of we had a big test dump. we've been testing 10% to 15% have been testing positive for really the last week. >> reporter: but even he had to reverse course on reopenings. the state effectively ordered bars to shut down. younger people are driving the surge of new cases. they have better survival rates but can infect groups that don't, said dr. anthony fauci at th

cbs' manuel bojorquez is going to lead off our coverage tonight from miami.d evening, manny. >> reporter: good evening, norah. the latest numbers show that in florida's most populous county, right here, miami-dade, nearly one out of every five people who tested for covid-19 came back positive. the surge of new infections across the south and west is prompting states where cases are down to take action. new york, new jer new york, new jersey, and connecticut issued travel advisories today, requiring visitors from nine states, about 92 million americans, to self- quarantine for 14 days or risk, in new york, up to a $10,000 fine. >> we also have to make sure the virus doesn't come in on a plane again. learned that lesson, been there, n, been there, done that. >> reporter: the ord >> reporter: the order doesn't include california, which today reported more than 7,000 new cases, its largest single-day rise. that's 69% higher than just two days ago. governor gavin newsom said he's prepared to reverse the state's reopening if necessary. >> we begin to reopen our hou

manuel bojorquez is in homestead, florida. manny, how is florida handling this fight?t's not good. >> it is not good, gayle. good morning. several state and local jurisdictions are pushing ahead with mandatory mask orders and enforcement of social distancing rules. hospital capacity is also a concern. homestead hospital behind me reached capacity on tuesday. officials say some beds have now opened up again but hospitals across the area are prepared to add additional units if necessary. >> i think we had covid on the ropes. we were doing very well, and it's making a comeback. >> reporter: dr. sergio segarra is the chief medical officer of miami's baptist hospital. he says he's seen a significant increase of coronavirus patients in the last few days. mostly walk-in cases. >> these are community acquired covid infections as opposed to nursing homes. >> reporter: florida was one of five states reporting record high increases in coronavirus cases on wednesday. another was california where more than 7,000 people tested positive. rises in hospitalizations and rates of infecti

defense secretary esper said in a call on manuel bojorquez, to domina a call on monday, to dominate the battle space. let that sink in. none of this is sitting well with retired admiral mike mullen, former joint chiefs of staff under presidents bush and obama. he writes, our fellow citizens are not the enemy and must never become so. he writes, even in the midst of the carnage we are witnessing, we must endeavor to see american cities and towns as our homes and neighborhoods. they are not battle spaces to be dominated and must never become so. former chairman of the joint chiefs. >>> much more ahead tonight as curfews take effect across the country. next, attorney for george floyd's family joins us to talk about possible charges against the other three officers. they have already been fired, but not charged. we'll talk about that with mr. crump. later, the episcopal bishop of washington on the president's exploitation and the equally unwelcome visit to a catholic shrine today. that and more as we continue. at mercedes-benz, nothing less than world-class service will do. that's why we're

manuel bojorquez is in miami. nuel, florida is one of several states where infections are on the rise. what's the government saying about that? >> well, anthony, on a call with the nation's governors monday, vice president mike pence urged state leaders to attribute the spike in new cases to, quote, the magnitude of the increase in testing. but without providing clear evidence that's the only explanation. other key metrics like hospitalizations are also on the rise in several states. some leaders here in miami say they're not taking any chances. >> now is not a time to let your guard down. >> miami mayor francis juarez put the next phase of his city's reopening on hold. >> we're seeing an up tick particularly in the age demographic 18 to 35 and particularly after memorial day weekend. >> reporter: statewide, about 12,000 floridians have tested positive over the last seven days. >> most likely we're going to start to see an increase in hospitals. >> reporter: june ellis works for one of the state's largest public he

manuel bojorquez is in miami beach which marked a new phase in reopenings yesterday. >> you have a faceou? >> reporter: after nearly three months, miami's beaches are open again, even as cases in florida continue to rise. >> is it the right time to reopen the beaches? >> we've been thinking about that a lot. i tend to be more cautious than most. >> reporter: dan gelber is the mayor of miami beach. if crowds grow too large and cases spike, the beaches could close again. >> we want people to realize this pandemic is still here, but we've got to open up our economy. we've got to get people the opportunity to get out there. >> reporter: but as state reopenings and large protests continue across the country, there are concerns about a second wave of outbreaks. earlier this week, 16 states reported an increase in average new covid-19 cases compared to two weeks ago. at least 14 states have seen a rise in current hospitalizations since memorial day, including texas, where hospitalizations jumped 42%. in arizona, hospital capacity is at 83%. state data shows the usage of ventilators, icu beds a

manuel bojorquez reports from miami beach. >> there's no doubt that the growth right now is exponentialr: miami's mayor says all options are on the table including another stay-at-home order as his city races to contain a surge in coronavirus cases. >> and for anyone who says but the death rate is so much lower now, you would say what? >> what i would say is it's yet to be determined.to i want them to be ready because you don't want people to die as a result of this. and it's certainly not as a result of irresponsible behavior. >> reporter: concerns over irresponsible behavior led officials in miami-dade and broward counties to close the beaches over the fourth of july weekend. hospitalizations are up more than 50% in miami-dade county from last week. and the 14-day average rate of positive tests is more than 16%. statewide, the rate of positivity is roughly 12% and climbing. officials say the increase is not just the result of more tests. >> you see an increase in positivity, yet you're testing more but you're finding more cases at a faster clip. >> reporter: on friday, the white house

manuel bojorquez is in miami for us. manny, good morning.ow are state officials responding to this increase? >> good morning. governor ron desantis will begin to crack down on bars that are overcrowded and restaurants not following social distancing guidelines. this comes after the most recent data shows that increasingly young people are testing positive, which some experts blame on a lack of a mandatory face mask rule and lax attitudes about social distancing. and after blaming the rise in cases here on increased testing, this weekend the governor reversed course. >> even with testing increasing or being flat, the number of people testing positive is accelerating faster than that. >> reporter: florida governor ron desantis says even as florida's record-breaking run of new cases continues, there are no plans to slow florida's reopening or implement a mandatory mask order. >> we just got to trust people. i think that tends to work better than to mandate this, mandate that. >> reporter: as about cases rise statewide, some cities like tampa an