public and private gatherings and they did leave washington bureau chief in a poll has been to ocean city maryland to gauge the mood for many americans this is the 1st time out after a month in the town they are hungry for fun and sun and want to celebrate this 4th of july weekend as they normally do. to keep moving on to the fireworks continue normality as much as we can moving back to normalcy is what we'd like to do i think if you take the right precautions there's nothing to be scared of you don't want your party to know what you enjoy yourself but you have you know how many thousands in a group on the protests. how to deal with a pandemic is highly politicized some feel that the restrictions are taking away their personal freedom. and the responsibility. i expect here in our community here in maryland that because that store season now that these cases are going to come back as people do not socially distance or where there are mass while visiting our beaches i don't think that's going to trump will do anything i think he will continue to you know say it's a hoax and not believe in the scienc

washington bureau chief and us paul has been to ocean city in maryland to gauge the mood. for many americans this is the 1st time after a month. they are hungry for fun and some. want to celebrate this 4th of july weekend as they normally do. to keep moving on do the fireworks continue normalcy as much as we can moving back to normalcy is what we'd like to do i think if you take the right precautions there's nothing to be scared they don't want your party to know what you enjoy what you have you know how many thousands in a group want to protest. how to deal with the pandemic is highly politicized some fear that the restrictions are taking away their personal freedom of those just seeing the responsible action. here on our community in maryland because it's tourist season now that these places are going to people do not socially distance or where they're. visiting our beaches i don't think are going to do anything i think he will continue to say it's a hoax and not believe in the science that is there calls in so many cases and. this lack of guidance creates a turn them of

s washington bureau chief in a poll has been to ocean city maryland to gauge the mood. for many americans this is the 1st time out of 2 months. they are hungry for fun and some. want to celebrate this 4th of july weekend as they normally do but i'd like to keep moving on do the fireworks continue normality as much as we can moving back to normalcy is what we'd like to do i think if you take the right precautions there's nothing to be scared they don't want your party to know what you enjoy yourself but you have you know how many thousands in a group one at protests how to deal with the pandemic is highly politicized some fear that the restrictions are taking away their personal freedom others just see in the responsible actions i expect here in our community here in maryland that because it's tore season now for a project like that these cases are going to come back as people do not socially distance or where there are mass while visiting our beaches i don't think president do anything i think he will continue to you know say it's a hoax and not believe in the science t

poll has been to ocean city maryland to gauge the mood. for many americans this is the 1st time out of 2 months. they are hungry for fun and some want to celebrate this 4th of july weekend as they normally do but i'd like to keep moving on to the fireworks continue normality as much as we can moving back to normalcy is what we'd like to do and i think if you take the right precautions there's nothing to be scared they don't want your party to know what you enjoy yourself but you have you know how many thousands in a group when it protests how to deal with the pandemic is highly politicized some fear that the restrictions are taking away their personal freedom others just see in the responsible actions i expect here in our community in maryland that because it's tore season now for a project like that these cases are going to come back as people do not socially distance or where there are mass while visiting our beaches i don't think president will do anything i think he will continue to you know say it's a hoax and not believe in the scien

this is from ocean city, maryland. and the beach, you can see, is open, unlike in south florida and the los angeles area, beaches there are more or less off limits today. let's begin in florida, the hardest-hit state just posted 11,445 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, another daily record, and that's in line with some of the worst single day numbers we saw here in new york back in april. cnn's boris sanchez joins us now from clear water beach in plach florida and the staggering numbers haven't stopped beach goers where you are. what are you seeing? what are you hearing? >> reporter: yeah, ana, there are fewer people here than usual for fourth of july weekend, according to locals that we have spoken to. nevertheless, families are still coming out to enjoy a day on the water, on the sand. we've seen different people playing all sorts of sports, kids playing in the sand. keep in mind, the numbers that we're seeing in florida are staggering, as you noted. over the last three days, the first three days of july, w

are facing a new record high of 19 infections littlewood you know here at the boardwalk in ocean city maryland the majority of the people is not wearing a mask they tell us we are here to fun we want to celebrate we are done with this why was the business owners obviously do have a different approach they fear that after the weekend they will face a new wave which will lead to a new locked all in and that would bring them to their knees in 2 weeks' time we will know whether the right steps were taken if people celebrated this unprecedented 4th of july in a responsible way or the worst fears of the next wave. to come true. well let's cross to washington now and you know as paul who brought us that story in is how are people preparing for the holiday tomorrow. well larry differently as we saw in this report some kind of want to continue doing what they always do others are really really careful they're going to stay at home only need really their friends and closest neighbors to avoid spreading the virus even further and since lockdown measures have been aimed at many places we're saying record

facing a new record high of with 19 infections littlewood you know here at the boardwalk in ocean city maryland the majority of the people is not wearing a mask they tell us we are here to fund we want to celebrate we are done with this why was the business owners obviously do have a different approach they fear that after the weekend they will face a new wave which will lead to a new lockdown and that would bring them to their knees in 2 weeks' time we will know whether the right steps were taken if people celebrated this unprecedented growth into life in a responsible way or the worst fears of the next wave. will come to. the european union has approved the use of friend disappear until viral drop that's been found effective in the treatment of covert 19 the approval comes after a u.s. decision to buy up all global stocks of the drug while the e.u. is in talks with a company that produces one visit to obtain its own doses but with stocks dwindling as far from certain how much it will get. it said to ease symptoms and reduce the length of the illness it might even save lives and easy via was d

new record high of who with 19 infections but little would you know here at the boardwalk in ocean city maryland the majority of the people is not wearing a mask they tell us we are here to fun we want to celebrate we are done with this why was the business owners obviously do have a different approach they fear that after the rican they will face a new wave which will lead to a new locked all in and that would bring them to their knees in 2 weeks' time we will know whether the right steps were taken the people celebrated this unprecedented open to life in the responsible way or the worst fears of the next wave. will come true. and let's bring you up to date now with some of the other developments in the corona virus pandemic mexico has reported a record daily tally of new infections almost 7000 in a single day the number of confirmed coronavirus cases there is approaching 240000 japan the capital tokyo has recorded its highest daily number of new infections however the japanese government has said there is no need to reintroduce a state of emergency and the u.k. government says that from july 1

new record high of with 19 infections because little would you know here at the boardwalk in ocean city maryland the majority of the people is not wearing a mosque they tell us we are here to fun we want to celebrate we are done with this why was the business owners obviously do have a different approach they fear that after the weekend they will face a new wave which will lead to a new locked all in and that would bring them to their knees you know watching date of the news well have more headlines at the top of the hour until then. stay changed. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and news. hour carona. coated 19 special next on d.

are facing a new record high of with 19 patients littlewood you know here at the boardwalk in ocean city maryland the majority of the people is not wearing a mask they tell us we are here to fund we want to celebrate we are done with this why was the business owners obviously do have a different approach they fear that after the. they will face a new wave which will lead to a new lockdown and that would bring them to their knees in 2 weeks' time we will know whether the right steps were taken people celebrated this unprecedented falls into life in a responsible way. of of earth fears of the next wave. to come to. let's have a look at this with william shatner who's professor of preventative medicine at vanderbilt school of medicine i joined us from city of nashville in the u.s. so welcome professor i'm what do you think should americans sit this weekend celebrations out well i think they should go out there fun they should go out carefully rather than in a carefree fashion i think we need to wear our meniscus social distancing and avoid large groups that run in that we just heard that bothers me

facing a new record high of with 19 infections littlewood you know here at the boardwalk in ocean city maryland the majority of the people is not wearing a mask they tell us we are here to fun we want to celebrate we are done with this why was the business owners obviously do have a different approach they fear that after the weekend they will face a new wave which will lead to a new locked ellen and that would bring them to their knees in 2 weeks' time we will know whether the right steps were taken if people celebrated this unprecedented pull from to life in a responsible way of the worst fears of a next wave. will come true. in turkey the trial is starting over the murder of dissidents saudi journalist to mock a shock she shocked he was killed in 2018 inside riyadh's consulate in the turkish city office to you know in getting papers to marry his fiance who was waiting outside his remains when a found the child was opening up censure of 20 saudi nationals indicted for their role in. you know your correspondent who you hon is standing by for us in front of the court in istanbul that has alread

we go to ocean city, maryland to gauge the mode. >> for many americans, this is the first time out sincehe lockdown. they want to celebrate this fourth of july weekend as they normally do. >> i wouould like t to do the fireworks, and continue normality as much as we can. >> i think if you take the right precautions, there is nothing to be scared of. >> they don't want you to enjoy yourself. but you have how many thousands in a protest. >> how to deal with this is highly politicized. some feel the restrictions are taking away their personal freedom any others are seeing that it is a responsible action. >> because it is terse season in maryland, fourth of july, these cases will come back's people do not socially distance or where their masks -- or way to their masks -- socially distance, or wear their masks. i think president trumbull continue to believe -- trump will continue to believe it is a hoax. >> this lack of guidance grades a dilemma -- guidance creates a dilemma. brenda runs a bar and grill. >> we want them to wear a mask would if they don't wear a mask, we cannot tell them becau

tropical storm fay it is sitting 65 miles south/southeast of ocean city, maryland but look at all of that rain that is falling on the northern side of this storm it's a fast-moving storm by the time you get into this afternoon, it's just along the southern tip of new jersey and then by saturday morning at 2:00 a.m., it's already past new york city. and then continues to make its way up into canada so we are dealing right now already with the risk of rip currents from long island stretching down into the coast of the carolinas and georgia we are going to see dangerous conditions at the beaches. temperatures warming up and staying that way so it is going to be very dangerous if you are going into the water. we also have tropical storm warnings and flash flood watches in effect for the mid-atlantic region it's been four years since new york city has been under a tropical storm warning so that is certainly kind of a big deal when you consider the fact it's been a long time since we've had a tropical storm pass through this area. we could see as much as 4 to 5 inches of rain much needed r

facing a new record high of with 19 infections littlewood you know here at the boardwalk in ocean city maryland the majority of the people is not wearing a mask they tell us we are here to fun we want to celebrate we are done with this why was the business owners obviously do have a different approach they fear that after the weekend they will face a new wave which will lead to a new lockdown and that would bring them to their knees in 2 weeks' time we will know whether the right steps were taken if people celebrated this unprecedented for them to life in a responsible way for the worst fears of the next wave. will come true. let's bring you up to date now with some of the other developments in the coronavirus pandemic japan has confirmed over 200 new coronavirus cases the highest daily increase in 2 months she has grow off another wave of infections china has banned meat imports from various processing plants in several countries in the past months as the pandemic hit the world's top meat processes and the u.k. government says that from july 10th it will lift its quarantine requirements for pe

are facing a new record high of with 19 patients littlewood you know here at the boardwalk in ocean city maryland the majority of the people is not wearing a mask they tell us we are here to fun we want to celebrate we are done with this why was the business owners obviously do have a different approach they fear that after the weekend they will face a new wave which will lead to a new lockdown and that would bring them to their knees in 2 weeks' time we will know whether the right steps were taken if people celebrated this unprecedented growth into life in the responsible way of the worst fears of the next wave. to come true. joined by double reporter william grew cross who's looked a bit deeper into this story william what can we expect this week well that's the big question the public officials and public health officials are worried about just how many people are going to go out beaches barbecue is a mix of a lot of people have more or less normal independence day to celebrate freedom and they're saying maybe you can celebrate freedom in a different way stay home and sending mixed messages he

new record high of with 19 takes at least a little would you know here at the boardwalk in ocean city maryland the majority of the people is not wearing a mask they tell us we are here to fun we want to celebrate we are done with this why was the business owners obviously do have a different approach they fear that after the weakened they will face a new wave which will lead to a new locked all in and that would bring them to their knees in 2 weeks' time we will know whether the right steps were taken if people celebrated this unprecedented pull from to life in a responsible way for the worst fears of the next wave. to come true. now let's get more on that we are joined by tyson barker from the aspen institute in berlin tyson's thank you so much for joining us this morning what do you think we should expect to see this upcoming weekend. well i think it's going to be quite uncertain it's a specially in the in the sun dot states in the south where the numbers have been rising it is extremely hot actually there's a heat wave going on and it's like texas and oklahoma as we speak so what that tends

ocean city, new jersey, ocean city, maryland, also getting waves and wind and this will be increasingoughout the day and asbury park, a typical spot we see storms coming in you see the waves acting up as well. the center, 50 miles southeast of ocean city, maryland with 50-mile-per-hour winds and now we have tropical storm warnings that are posted for the jersey coastline, long island and all the connecticut coastline and already have flash flood warnings for parts of delaware. here's the forecast track. line not that important. we don't expect a whole lot of strengthening with this. it will be windy and some coastal flooding and certainly going to be rain later on this afternoon, tonight and into tomorrow morning and some of that rain is going to create some flooding. we'll talk about that in just a few minutes. george? >> rough weekend ahead here. okay, rob, thank you very much. >>> to the white house now where the president is facing his worst marks yet for handling the coronavirus emergency. our new abc news/ipsos poll shows 67% of americans disapprove of how he's handling the cris

now, in ocean city, maryland, we saw heavy rainfall there. traffic was snarled, roads were closed. the roads weren't really closed because of the ocean flooding. but due to the very heavy rainfall across this region, as well. it continues to trek towards the north, slightly towards the northeast. supporting winds associated with it at just about 35 miles per hour. this is the last advisory that the national hurricane center has issued on what used to be tropical storm fay. fay never looked very good. it was always kind of poorly organized, natalie. now, bye-bye to fay, as it reeked havoc from the carolinas to the mid-atlantic, new england and into southern canada. back to you, natalie. >> and caused a rally to be canceled by the trump campaign. thank you so much, karen. >>> the national hockey league is set to return to the ice august 1st. its season was postponed in march due to the pan ddemic. now, it will begin in earnest with 24 teams in toronto and edmonton, where players and staff will be inside a containment bubble. the players will be tested daily, as the commissioner says

there's any childhood past time favorite summer beach of ocean city, maryland.f you look at the lower right-hand corner you see what appear to be people. norks tho no, those are empty beaches among the counties in south florida where the beaches remain closed because of the pandemic. >>> while millions of americans across the country do commemorate the country's independence, we remember frederick douglas who in 1852 gave a famous speech called what to the slave is the fourth of july. he explained the tension between slavery and the ideals of freedom. sadly, that tension still exists today. here now is cnn's leyla santiago. >> reporter: fireworks, parades, ceremonies, the celebration of u.s. independence, once declared by founding fathers that wrote, all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights that are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. but the very rights being celebrated on independence day are the same rights that millions of americans say they and their ancestors have not been allowed to enjoy. >

tropical storm fay is now 60 miles south-southeast of ocean city, maryland. it's moving north at 10. we like to see these storms 10 miles or longer. they move along. the rapid motion to the north of the system will protect us a little bit. you can now see some of those heavier rain bands are now moving onshore into southern new jersey and along the coastline where delaware and maryland meet. here's the forecast path. it's not often you get a chance for a tropical system to go right over the top of new york city, but that will happen later on this evening, right around 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. as we go through the day today, we'll get additional landfall. for the historical records, it should be along the jersey coast, maybe near atlantic city this afternoon. then this system will weaken as it hes to northern new england. it will be gone by the time we get to saturday afternoon. what does this all mean. >> tropical storm warnings, wind gusts are possible from the new jersey coast, new york city, long island, again, scattered to isolated power outages. i do not expec

here's a live look at ocean city, maryland, where there are so many people swimming and sunbathing ons fourth of july. like ordinary memory supplements, neuriva has clinically proven ingredients that fuel five indicators of brain performanc: memory, focus, accuracy, learning, and concentration. try our new gummies for 30 days and see the difference. >>> along california's coast, beaches are closed this fourth of july weekend as coronavirus cases continue to surge in the state. right now, there are more than 251,000 confirmed cases and more than 6,000 deaths. cnn's paul vercammen joins us from huntington beach. paul, what's happening there? >> we'll show you what's happening on the beach. nothing. look at these vast tracks of absolutely -- oh, that pure sand and nobody on it. it's really ripping their guts out here up and down the california coast. and look, here comes the patrol lifeguards making sure no one comes out. what has happened here in california is somewhat remarkable because the cooperation level. santa barbara county, ventura county, los angeles county and here in orange c

this is ocean city, maryland, where beaches on the eastern seaboard are open and busy. some with mandatory face mask rules in effect, others not. the beaches in south florida, the miami area, also near los angeles on the west coast are all closed for the entire independence day weekend and a scaled down fourth of july celebration is set to go off tonight on the national mall in washington, d.c. this is what it looked like just moments ago there. cnn's alex marquardt joins us from d.c. what is the latest there, alex? it still looks empty. >> reporter: yeah, ana, the president obviously hoping that huge crowds would turn out for what is being called a salute to america. it's going to be a huge celebration with a massive flyover, all sorts of aircraft and one of the biggest fireworks shows according to the department of interior. but you have to imagine that the white house is a little disappointed at this turnout. we're looking down towards the u.s. capitol, towards the washington monument. this is the reflecting pool right here. very few here so far, some gathering in th