but monday morning this television anchor in savannah, georgia, made news, made history as the first person in the united states as the first person to participate in a trial. >> big day. really is. it's exciting to me that i could be part of saving lives eventually. instead of being scared and praying. >> reporter: after dawn's injection, they called moderna. >> i have amazing news, we dosed the first patient! >> yeah! >> reporter: the national institutes of health is collaborating on the trial. dr. anthony fauci marked the day on a call with the media. >> i can tell you this was at 6:45 this morning in savannah, georgia. indeed, we are participating today in the launching of a truly historic event in the history of vaccinology. >> reporter: phase three trials are underway for four other vaccines, three of those in china and one in the united kingdom. >> hi, how are you. >> reporter: scientists hope that results of moderna's trial will be clear in a month and a vaccine on the market by the end of this year or next. that is if the vaccine is proven safe and effective, which is not a

dawn baker from her savannah georgia affiliate got the first vaccine monday morning. >> i got tired of sitting here worried that i can't do anything but wear a mask and stay away from people. >> reporter: even if a vaccine is approved and available, there's some question as to how many would take it. a cbs news poll show only 30% of adults would get a vaccine as soon as possible. 50% would wait to see what happens and 20% says they'd never get one. this doctor says the unusual financial and regulatory hurdles were pushed aside when it came to the development of a covid vaccine. >> we compressed it all to an amazing time period, because we need it. because there was no, sir choice. this is a war on our soil and we have to respond. >> top health officials express no measures are being cut in the development of any of these vaccines. the doctor says all protocols are being followed except for one. long term studies and that's simply because we need a vaccine now. >> meg oliver in new jersey. there will be fewer scooters on the streets of new york city. the mow pedestrian sharing uny.wegom

the mayor of savannah, georgia, set a requirement last month and called governor kemp decision not sensical've been flagger gasted by what has occurred in a situation the state of florida is a hot spot situation and alabama has mandated mask our governor would not only roll it back but also try to forbid cities in being able to carry out the mask mandates as we've already declared them. on one end we're fighting covid on the other end we're fighting our governor. our hands should be totally and unequivocally working to fight this virus. >> here is mayor johnson to speak with us now, good evening. >> good evening, thank you for the opportunity. >> before we talk about masks and covid-19, i'd love your thoughts on the death of congressman john lewis, especially since as i understand it you knew him directly. >> had the opportunity, last time i saw him was at the democratic debate in atlanta, i was a candidate for mayor at the time and he was so gracious and so kind to me, so encouraging. a living legend has transitioned to an eternal legend and i'm always reminded that i'm standing on bridge

the first one was here in savannah, georgia, as you mentioned. and what they're going to do is 15,000 people will get the actual vaccine that's been made by moderna. and 15,000 people will get a placebo. and then they will be followed to see who fares better than hopefully the vaccine group will fare better than the placebo group. i got to speak with don baker, she was the first person in the u.s. to receive an injection in this trial in the phase three trial. let's take a listen to her thoughts. >> now, you don't know if you got the vaccine or the placebo. but either way you're helping to find a cure. >> either way it's a really important role to have and to be a part of that research. >> you are the first person in the united states to get a shot in a phase three covid trial. what does that feel like? >> it is very exciting. i'm very anxious about it. i just hope that there are really, really, really good results. i know a lot of people are doing a lot of different vaccine trials and things are going on. but i feel so proud. >> so while this is

but monday morning, this television anchor in savannah, georgia, made news, made history, as the firstson in the united states to participate in a phase-three clinical trial for a vaccine against covid-19. >> big day. >> certainly, is. it's really exciting to me that i can be a part of saving lives, eventually. i mean, instead of just being scared and praying. >> after dawn's injection, study leader dr. bradley called moderna the company that makes the vaccine. >> dawn, i have amazing news. we've dosed the first patient. >> the national institutes of health is collaborating on the trial. dr. anthony fauci marked the day on a call with the media. >> i can tell you, absolutely, the first one was at 6:45 this morning in savannah, georgia. indeed, we are participating today, in the launching of a truly historic event in the history of vaccinology. >> there are nearly 90 study sites across the country for this vaccine. and phase three trials are underway for four other vaccines. three of those in china and one in the united kingdom. scientists hope that results of moderna's trial will be cl

but monday morning this television anchor in savannah, georgia made news, made history as the first persone united states to participate in a phase three clinical trial for a vaccine. >> it's exciting to me that i can be part of saving lives eventually instead of being scared and praying. >> reporter: after her injection, study leader paul bradley called moderna, the company that makes the vaccine. >> i have amazing news. we dosed the first patient. >> reporter: the national institutes of health is collaborating on the trial. dr. anthony fauci marked the day on a call with the media. >> i can tell you the first one was at 6:45 this morning in savannah, georgia. indeed, we're participating today in the launching of a truly historic event in vaccines. >> reporter: there are 90 study sites and phase three trials are underway for four other vaccines, three in china and one in the united kingdom. scientists hope that results of moderna's trial will be clear in a few months and a vaccine on the ma r crket by the end of th year or next if the vaccine is proven safe and effective which is not a gi

she's in savannah, georgia, where this moderna trial is going on elizabeth? >> reporter: john, this is truly a historic moment. we watched as the first patient in the united states got a shot as part of a phase iii clinical trial for a covid vaccine. this is really amazing. i mean, we didn't start working on this vaccine until january, so just seven months later, to have someone getting a shot in a phase iii trial is truly remarkable. of course, everyone's fingers are crossed. we hope that this leads to a vaccine. but that's why we're doing the clinical trial. there's a possibility this might not work. of course, everyone hopes that it does. they will eventually be giving shots to 30,000 people for this moderna vaccine. half of them will get the actual vaccine, half of them will get a placebo that really does nothing. and in the end, they'll see what happens to those two groups. is there any difference? they hope there is a difference, and that the vaccine protects people from getting sick or dying from covid-19. john? >> all right. elizabeth cohen for us in

i'll be speaking with savannah, georgia, mayor, on "meet the press daily.kw ." >>> 47% of americans are telling us they always wear a mask when they go out or to someone's home. for what it's worth, it's an 11-point increase from this time last month. so some good news there. again, maybe they are telling us they should be wearing a mask. that doesn't mean 75% of the country is wearing a mask. >>> joining me is the former assistant secretary of health under president obama. howard, good to see you. let me start with this mask mandate. you know, we're sitting here and in some ways, i empathize with both the governor of georgia and mayor of atlanta because ultimately, we've had 50 different -- governors have been forced into 50 different strategies because there hasn't been a unified message from the federal government. in some ways, is it inevitable we're seeing this local government breakdown on this stuff because of the lack of federal guidance? >> chuck, let's take a step back and remember where we are. we are six months and counting in the face of a pand

. >> reporter: we rode with the governor on a chartered flight down to savannah, georgia, among the many states now battling a dramatic surge >> it's so unnecessary in a way, right, because we knew what we needed to do. >> reporter: he met with savannah's democratic governor who's been critical of the republican governor who's refused to mandate masks. >> health care professionals say this can save lives health care researchers say if we had a national mask policy we would save 40,000 lives. saw more than 800 covid deaths a day, today that number is down to eight. months ago thousands of volunteers rushed to new york to help fighth now the state has sent ppe, medication, test kits and contact tracers to new hot spots in georgia, florida and texas. cuomo dismisses the trump administration's insistence that more cases are simply due to more testing. >> this president has refused to accept reality. he is still in denial about the covid virus. >> reporter: but cuomo has also faced controversy himself for ordering covid patients b transferred from hospitals to nursing homes back in march to f

the savannah georgia mayor who had issued a previous mask mandate for the city spoke out against the governor's decision on twitter saying quote it is officially official governor camp does not give a about us. every man and woman for himself herself ignore the science and survived the best you can governor can't recently took a 68 or the state urging people to wear masks. but some officials in the state say that's not enough. in atlanta georgia. i'm darryl forges. >>all right time for another check on the forecast, let's look at the 4 zone forecast, here's mabrisa hey there. catherine yeah, let's take a look at your microclimate friday outlook downtown san francisco warming up to exactly where you should be for this time of year 67 degrees waking up to cloud cover along the coast giving way to mostly sunny skies by or friday afternoon. half moon bay in the mid 60's low 60's for those of you in daly city flirting with 70's from san bruno to burlingame 69 degrees as the san mateo but foster city warming up to 72 degrees in mount view, 80 degrees for your friday afternoon highs so once

in savannah, georgia the mayor mandating masks in all establishments except for churches >> frankly andonestly i do not believe we have any other choice >> reporter: overnight jacksonville's mayor requiring face covering is in and outside of buildings florida has reported nearly 30,000 cases in four days. governor ron desantis says he won't issue a statewide order but will leave it up to cities instead >> we left it to the locals to make decision about whether to use coercive measures or impose any criminal penalty >> reporter: california's governor tonight hinting he'll impose penalties for not following a mask order. >> we have a mandate statewide to wear masks. we'll be doing more to focus on enforcement in this state. >> reporter: on miami beach where a mask requirement kicked in today, we found most people supportive. >> we all got family at home. we don't want to take the virus back it spreads >> reporter: a new study finds wearing surgical masks or well fitted home made masks with multiple layers of fabric is most effective in stopping the virus's transmission while bandanas and

ng reporter: the tv anchor at the cbs affiliate wtoc in savannah, georgia is one of 30,000 to participatethe phase 3 covid-19 vaccine trial. >> i got tired of sitting here worried that i can't do anything more than wear a mask and stay away from people. >> reporter: half will receive the vaccine and half a placebo. baker doesn't know which she received. each participant will receive a second dose 28 days later and will be monitored to see if the vaccine can effectively prevent infection. >> you will know probably in about six months. >> reporter: six months. dr. ihor sawczuk is hackensack meridian health chief research officer. >> reporter: are we getting ahead of ourselves or are you convinced it could work. >> i think we have to be cautious. it is always better to err on the safe side. but with the early promising results, i think we can be a little bitptimtic.>> reporter: e is a new kind of technology. it uses a piece of rna genetic code which tells the cells in the body to make a modified safe version of viral protein. that protein triggers an immune response to fight the virus. >> th

new officer dexter gymerson came to san jose from savannah, georgia. >> i understand people have preconceived notions about law enforcement. when they see me i want them to see them. >> reporter: it's the culmination of months of training as these 42 new officers prepare to enter the field this weekend. >> they need to get an understanding as to why our community feels the way it does. and only then are we going to be able to do better. >> reporter: these officers were trained how police have historically been used as instruments of government discrimination dating back to the enforcement of policies such as japanese internment and laws related to jim crow. the district attorney spoke today about one of the more controversial officer involved shootings in sjpd history which involved amen tale ill vietnamese mother in 2003. >> we're not going to be able to build that bridge between law enforcement and community if we're not willing to talk to each other, open to listening and learning about this history. >> reporter: also leaders from the church who came to share perspectives from the black co

dawn baker from her savannah georgia affiliate got the first vaccine monday morning. >> i got tired ofng here worried that i can't do anything but wear a mask and stay away from people. >> reporter: even if a vaccine is approved and available, there's some question as to how many would take

see if it can prevent symptomatic covert 19 of the 1st test site to begin vaccinating is in savannah georgia and a total of more than 70 testing sites will be used across the country will phase one results published earlier this month showed the vaccine was generally safe and had only mild side effects this included fatigue and even muscle pain well the center for disease control and prevention says it typically a phase one study consists of a small number of people to see if a vaccine is safe and elicit an immune response well phase 2 is an expanded and a vaccine is given to people who have characteristics such as age and physical health and similar to those for whom the new vaccine is intended and in phase 3 the vaccine isn't tested for efficacy and safety while normally it takes years to create a new vaccine scientists are working at a record pace that really just hoping to have an experimental version available for health workers by this fall. as of a journey of x. which now leads the way in terms of development the senate republicans have one week to get another coronavirus stimulus bil

. >> well joining me now, to discuss what is exactly going on in georgia, savannah mayor van johnson.'m curious to get reaction to what the mayor said there about governor kemp suing her. >> this is been absolutely amazing. thank you for the opportunity to be here. at a time that we should be fighting covid-19, we should be unilaterally focused on covid-19, in the state of georgia we're fighting each other. our governors sudding our own cities, suing our own elected officials. this is absolute madness going on in this state. >> what is interesting, i know that you've issued a mask mandate and said the city of savannah is prepared to defend its position and take care of its citizens what do you mean by that >> well, the fact of the matter is we know that science is clear not only from the white house but across the country while over 20 states have mask mandates, alabama to the west of us has a mask mandate in south carolina and in florida, they allow the local municipalities to decide among themselves and here in georgia we specifically have a governor who makes an executive order tha

see if it can prevent symptomatic cove at 19 for the 1st test site to begin vaccinating is in savannah georgia and a total of more than 70 testing sites will be used across the country will phase one results published earlier this month showed the vaccine was generally safe and had only mild side effects this included fatigue and. muscle pain well the center for disease control and prevention says it typically a phase one study consists of a small number of people to see if a vaccine is safe and elicit an immune response well phase 2 is an expanded and a vaccine is given to people who have characteristics such as age and physical health and similar to those for whom the new vaccine is intended and in phase 3 the vaccine is then tested for efficacy and safety while normally it takes years to create a new vaccine scientists are working at a record pace that really just hoping to have an experimental version available for health workers by this fall. as of a journey of x. ynet which now leads the way in terms of development the senate republicans have one week to get another coronavirus stimulus

there was a time in the united states, less so in europe but you've got long beach, los angeles, savannah, georgia and houston where people thought we were days or hours away from having nowhere to put oil how severe was the inventory problem back in april and march? >> if you take an american point of view, i think the situation was severe a lot of contracts expired people needed an instant location to store oil. if you look at it from the global perspective, i have to caution people i don't think the volatility has passed yet if we take the demand side, there is a lot of clarity how long covid will last and whether we'll find an opportunity to quell the further developments the question is really will people use the oil again to the old normal will we start flying and driving again? the second question is how will opec plus react to that and also in the united states, particularly, how will the shale producers respond? the whole risk on both supply and demand are such uncertainty i would expect and we'll see volatility come back again >> you think so. you guys are kind of a leading indicator. on

this weekend there will not be a fireworks display on savannah, georgia's famous river street, but theres. tourist town becoming the first city in georgia to impose a mask mandate and joining me now is the mayor of savannah, mayor van johnson. mayor, thanks for taking time this morning. >> thank you so much. so governor bryn kemp, the georgia governor was asked about the city's planned mask mandate. i want to play his response and get your comment. >> the mayor and i agree on the policy. we agree on the policy. you should be wearing your mask, and that's what i would encourage people to do but we don't need a mandate. >> do you not need a mandate to encourage people to do the right thing? >> well, i mean, obviously it's clear that people throughout our community sometimes need that mandate. our business esneed that mandate. we agree that the science says wearing a mask lessens our exposure to the infection. in this case we've just decided here that we need the mandate particularly since we have so many visitors coming into our city during this time of the year. >> as you know, the govern

savannah, georgia. >> morning. >> i've have been watching your show, which i really like, but i listen to him, and he talks about facts. how many times have we heard facts about the bidens, the quid pro quo as far as what joe did for his son or the release of his money to get him off. also for three years we have listened to to gotcha, going after trump, and in my opinion i just ask all of the newspeople, has he ever done anything right? to me the man has done right under the pressure he has been under as far as getting attacked every day, kelly is the greatest hire he has ever had because she stands up to people who are sharks and just want to destroy the man every second he wakes up. yet the bidens get off. they do not get asked any questions. i watch what is going on every time trump wakes up, i got to destroy him. yet the democratic party gets zero coverage for anything could we got a serious election coming up. >> what is your name again? >> rick. >> rick, i want to tell you in my book i address one of the points he made, the relentlessly negative tone of so much of the media cove

somatic rick you are next room savannah georgia. >> i have been watching your show which i really like. i listen to him he talks about facts. how many times have we heard facts about what say the bidens the quid pro quo is far as what joe did and the money to get him off t also for three years we have listened to gotcha, gotcha, gotcha instead of really doing journalism et cetera it's been going after trump a. in my opinion has he done anything right? to me the man has done great with the pressure he has been under as far as getting attacked every single day. kayleigh mcenany is the greatest higher he's ever had. she stands up to people who are sharks. and want to destroy the man every second he wakes up. yet the bidens get off, they don't get asked anyt questions. they want to watch what's going on every time trump wakes up it's i'm got to go get him and destroy him. the partyty could zero coverage. >> what your name again? smith my name is rick. first i want to tell you in my book i do address one of the points you made which is relentlessly negative tone of so much of the media sinc

georgia. the reality of it for us, jake, it makes perfect good sense on july 1st, savannah was the first city to mandate masks. on july 2nd, the governor said he would not challenge it because i think we all agree that wearing a mask was a significant way to be able to slow the spread. and then late last night, about two hours before his current order was scheduled to expire. we get this, no explanation. nothing else. >> so, i've heard anecdotally that there are a lot of business owners throughout the country who want there could be either city or state mandates for masks because they don't like having to take the heat for it, for telling customers to take the step. especially nonchains. as you point out there are chain stores that are requiring this across the country. but local stores, they don't want to get the heat. is that what you're hearing from your business owners in savannah? >> absolutely. it makes perfectly good sense if it's mandated by law it makes it easy, it provides them cover to be able to refuse service based on someone else unwillingness to wear a mask. we're just doing wh

senior medical correspond department elizabeth cohen spoke with him at a clinical trial site in savannah, georgia. >> reporter: laura, boris, i sat down for an exclusive interview with the head of operation warp speed, the multi-billion dollar effort to develop a covid-19 vaccine. what he told me is that he thinks this vaccine is going to be very effective. >> it's very hard to predict, of course, that's why we're doing the trial. my personal opinion based on my experience and the biology of this virus, i think this vaccine is going to be highly efficacious. i wouldn't be surprised if it's in the 90%. >> reporter: some experts have lower expectations for the efficacy. he went over with me a time line for what he expects to happen. he expects by december of this year or january of next that we could have tens of millions of doses of covid-19 vaccine and he said those would go to high risk individuals, for example, the elderly or people with underlying medical conditions. he said that by the end of 2021, he expect there to be enough vaccine for all-americans although ideally he hopes to have enough

savannah was the first city in georgia to authorize an emergency declaration for masks. other cities around the state of georgia, augusta, athens, cities big and small, have also done the same thing. however already when atlanta did it, it's caused some ire from the governor. in my mind it's personal. in my mind it's political. and for us, we're trying to do the best we can to keep our folks safe in our cities in the state of georgia. we're fighting coronavirus on one hand, on the other hand we're fighting our own state. it's a waste of time and resources, and to me it's just unacceptable. >> why do you think he's going after her and not the rest of you? >> well, i think that obviously atlanta is our capital city. also mayor bottoms i think rightly so, dialed back from phase ii to phase i in her city based on the conditions that she saw that required them to step back a little bit. you know, all our governor was talking about was football this morning. i think life is a little bigger than football. we're trying to save people's lives here in the state. and we should have

so already we have seen atlanta, we've seen the city of savannah, athens clark county, university of georgia, all put those measures in place and now we're hearing from local leaders there who are not too happy about it. i want to read you a tweet from the savannah mayor who did not mince words. he said it is officially official. governor kemp does not give a damn about us. every man or woman for himself and herself. so we're seeing a lot of strong reaction to all of this and this harkens back to what we saw in mid-april, the end of april. georgia you'll remember very well was the first state to reopen, had the most aggressive reopening policy, some of the most aggressive policy in the country, despite objections, strong objection from local leaders here in the state. eamon? >> a quick programming note. we will be speaking to the mayor of savannah coming up, mayor van johnson is joining me in a few minutes. i want to head down to miami, where ellison barber is and get her read on the situation there, florida becoming at least in miami or southern florida considered the new epicenter of this

secretary of war, edward stanton and general william sherman had a meeting with 20 preachers in savannah, georgia. they were preachers, pastors, lay church leaders and they wanted to find out from these preachers basically what is it that the freed people wanted from freedom? what did they expect? and what did they expect in the aftermath of the emancipation proclamation? the group of 20 people who was ostensibly representative of freed black folks in the community selected garrison frazier, a 67-year-old man to be the representative of the community. to speak for them. general sherman asked him -- what did he understand freedom to me especially in light of the emancipation proclamation? and he said taking us from under the yoke of bondage and placing us where we can reap the fruit of our labor, take care of us, and a cyst the government in maintaining our freedom. you can hear some of the language from the emancipation proclamation. assisting the government in maintaining freedom. having the people who were emancipated serving in the military, go to work and do that diligently. he is reflecting

. >> now, with this site here in savannah, georgia, they hope to give shots to about 350 study subjects and even the doctors don't know who's getting the vaccine and who's getting the placebos but they will follow these people really closely to see who gets infected and who doesn't, who gets sick and who doesn't. poppy, jim? >> elizabeth, good to hear from her. we will watch this closely. thank you. >>> now to congress and the push for more economic relief as millions of unemployed americans, tens of millions of people at the end of this week will lose that extra $600 a week in additional cash they were getting an aon unemployment. >> cnn's joe johns is at the white house. thursday trying to extend the addition of this unemployment benefit and trip out all of the other stuff, trillions of dollars the democrats want? >> just about. obviously, this is just uf a starting point so we don't know what the final package will look like. there are other things you have to throw in besides the unemployment insurance to describe what they're doing, we think. this includes a 1,200 to $2,400 payment

. >> an emergency order took effect in savannah, georgia, today mandating people wear face masks in public and commercial establishments. experts say complacency of her masks, social distancing, and the delayed effects of large memorial day gatherings are driving the new spike in covid-19 cases. patients are trending younger, and although they may be at lower risk for complications, they can still pass the virus onto the more vulnerable and create a new surge on hospitals. >> we are now having 40 plus thousand new cases a day. i would not be surprised if we go up to 100,000 a day if this does not turn around. so i am very concerned. >> public health officials say they are especially concerned about the upcoming fourth of july weekend when people are planning get-togethers and family reunions. they are urging people to limit the size of these gatherings and to wear face coverings when social distancing is not possible. dana. >> dana: jonathan serrie, thank you for the update. let's bring in mississippi governor tate reeves. i will ask about the rising coronavirus cases in a moment but first

. >> well, joining me now is another mayor in georgia, van johnson, the mayor of savannah, georgia, and that's more than a dozen places in georgia where a mandatory mask order was put into place before the mayor's executive order. so the mayor joins me now. mr. mayor, do you concur with the mayor of atlanta that you believe your order still stands, is still in effect, despite what the governor -- despite what the governor did? >> well, thank you, first of all, for the opportunity. and yes, savannah's mask ordinance, our local declaration still stands. >> can you -- how will you enforce this? or do you feel as if the governor has tied your hands and your ability to enforce it? >> well, i think that's the most interesting thing. here at a time when really we should all be really united against one common enemy, which is covid-19, unfortunately, we're fighting against our own state, just to keep our citizens safe. we're going to continue to do what we have done here. we know that the science is very clear, as it relates to what will help us to get past covid-19. and we know that's social d

the new officer dexter jefferson came to san jose from savannah, georgia. >> i understand people have pre conceived notions about law enforcement. i want people, when they see me, i want them on see them. >> reporter: it is the culmination of months of training as these 42 new officers prepare to enter the field this weekend. >> they need to get an understanding as to why our community feels the way it does. and only then are we going to be able to do better. >> reporter: these officers were trained on how police have been historically used as instruments of government discrimination dating back to the enforcement of policies such as the japanese internment and laws related to jim crow. the district attorney spoke today about one of the more controversial officer-involved shootings in sjpd history which involved a vietnamese mother. >> if we're not willing to talk to each other, to be open to listening and learning about the history. >> also on hand, the leaders of the baptist church who came to share perspectives on the black community. >> they are new to this world. getting this tra

there are some cities though including savannah, georgia, one he is not going to be visiting, that haveed regulations within their own city limits to go ahead and mandate mask wearing, something we're seeing in many states that haven't done it o overall. the cities are doing so instead. >> all right. dianne gallagher in atlanta, georgia, thank you so much. children so far seem to be less severely affected as a general assumption by coronavirus than adults but that does not mean children are not spreading the virus. an alarming new study, next. if you're a veteran homeowner, here's a smart way to save money. use your va benefit to refinance your home loan at today's near record low rates. one call to newday can save you $3000 a year. newday's va streamline refi requires no income verification, no home appraisal, and no out of pocket costs. it's the quickest and easiest refi newday's ever offered. your va home loan benefits never expire. so call newday now. an herbal stress reliever ashwagandha, that helps you turn the stressed life... into your best life. stress less and live more. with

it is not a political statement in savannah georgia. another official is echoing the same choice since this pandemic had begun we have the resolve that we're going to keep the baby book follow the signs and it was clear to the size of the indicated that we need to do something more drastic health experts in says social distancing and wearing masks are the most effective ways to keep yourself and others safe. >>this holiday doctors can only hope americans will heed the warning skip the bars and wear a mask. in washington, i'm whitney wild. president trump kicking off the 4th of july weekend with a huge rally at mount rushmore in south dakota last night. >>dozens of folks attended but orders to wear a mask and socially distance well as you can see they were not enforced. health experts were concerned as the number of coronavirus cases have surged in recent weeks. police arrested more than 2 dozen protesters who blocked the main road into mount rushmore today the president released this 4th of july message i. it's a special day. >>it's a d

cnn's senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen joins us live in savannah, georgia, where that phase three vaccine trial has just begun this morning. so tell us what you saw on the ground there, elizabeth. >> today is truly a historic day. the first person in the u.s. to get a shot in a phase three coronavirus vaccine clinical trial, and i met her. her name is dawn baker. she's actually a local anchor, a news anchor here in savannah. i talked to her after she got that first historic shot. now, you don't know if you got the vaccine or the placebo, but either way you're helping to find a cure. >> either way it's a really important role to have and to be a part of that research. i never thought i'd do something like this. >> you are the first person in the united states to get a shot in a phase three covid trial. what does that feel like? >> it is very exciting. i'm very anxious about it. i just hope that there are really, really good results. i know a lot of people are doing a lot of different vaccine trials and things are going on, but i feel so proud. >> now, you'll notice that i ask

reading this morning that the mayor of savannah, georgia, will charge $500. would you, depending how this goes especially over the weekend, mayor, would you be willing to up the fine? >> i think whatever the fine is, the compliance is going to happen if it's actually imposed or people follow. the moment you make it mandatory. like seat belts. made it mandatory, people started to comply because thare people who follow rules, as we know. so we're trying to manage risk here by getting as many as possible. you know, not going to get absolute compliance. right now we have horrible compliance. especially from people going out to socialize, and my city gets a lot of those because we tend to be a destination for those folks. >> you have the governor, who has drawn this line in the sand on additional closures. here he was. >> and we're not going back closing things. i don't think that that really is what's driving it. i mean, people go into business, it's not what's driving it. you see the younger folks. a lot is more social interactions. so that's natural. >> so not

the u.s., the first patients dawn baker, she received the vein of the vaccine this morning in savannah georgia. she is one of 30,000 americans expected to take part in the trial of the vaccine from the biotech company moderna baker's a local tv news anchor in savannah in savannah is one of a 100 sites being used by moderna and the nh to test the vaccine. currently there are 25 vaccine trials taking place around the world. volunteers will be given a second or booster injection in about 4 weeks. the trial will compare the vaccine to a placebo that in order to determine just how well it prevents covid-19 now phase one of the study showed that the vaccine triggered an immune response side effects from the vaccine. so far been cute of included fatigue chills and muscle pain. >>well happening today, the oakland zoo will start greeting visitors a zoo will be open to members only today and tomorrow and then it's going to open to the general public on wednesday tickets must be reserved online. so don't forget to do that first and visitors are being asked to come to the zoo only with members of your imm

for the first patient was dawn baker she received the vaccine this morning in savannah georgia. she is one of 30,000 americans expected to take part in the trial of the vaccine from the biotech company moderna baker is a local tv news anchor in savannah in savannah is one of a 100 sites being used by moderna and the nih to test the vaccine. there are currently 25 vaccine trials taking place around the world. volunteers will be given a second or booster injection in about 28 days. the trial will compare the vaccine to a placebo to figure out just how well it prevents covid-19 phase one of the study showed that the vaccine triggered an immune response side effects from this vaccine included fatigue chills and muscle pain. happening today in the east bay, the oakland zoo will start green visitors, the zoo is open to members today and tomorrow, then it will open to the public on wednesday. now you must have a ticket and you can reserve those online visitors are being asked to come to the zoo only with members of your own household. and any guest older than 3 years is expected to wear

>>the first patients dawn baker she received the vaccine this morning in savannah georgia. she is one of 30,000 americans expected to take part in the trial of the vaccine. that's from the vi biotech company moderna baker is a local tv news anchor in savannah in savannah is one of a 100 sites being used by moderna and the nih to test that vaccine. there are currently 25 vaccine trials taking place worldwide. volunteers will be given a second or booster injection after 4 weeks. the trial will compare the vaccine to a placebo to figure out just how well it prevents covid-19 phase one of the studies show that the vaccine triggered an immune response side effects from the vaccine included fatigue chills and muscle pain. well happening today, the oakland zoo will start greeting visitors the zoo will be open to members only today and tomorrow. >>and then it'll open to the general public on wednesday tickets must be reserved online don't forget to do that and the centers are being asked to come to the zoo only with members of your household and any guess older than 3 years old are

also right now, new york governor andrew cuomo is on a rare trip out of state this time to savannah, georgiavan johnson, one of the mayors who issued a mask order for his residents. governor brian kemp signed an order last week to override those orders cuomo says he's there to distribute ppe and return the favor after states helped new york at the height of its crisis we'll keep an eye on this event for any more headlines you're watching msnbc. mething, i wouldn't be here if i thought reverse mortgages took advantage of any american senior, or worse, that it was some way to take your home. learn how homeowners are strategically using a reverse mortgage loan to cover expenses, pay for healthcare, preserve your portfolio and so much more. a reverse mortgage loan isn't some kind of trick to take your home. it's a loan, like any other. big difference is how you pay it back. find out how reverse mortgages really work with aag's free, no-obligation reverse mortgage guide. with a reverse mortgage, you can pay whatever you can, when it works for you, or, you can wait, and pay it off in one lump sum

him about what we started today, the first individual volunteer got it at 6:45 this morning in savannah, georgia. there are now 89 sites throughout the country that will be enrolling individuals in the trial. we explained all of that to the president. >> you say this phase three trial, 30,000 people will be involved, is truly historic, and it is, but at this point is there any guarantee, dr. fauci, that this vaccine will actually work, that will provide immunity and save lives? >> wolf, there's never a guarantee when you're doing a clinical trial. if there was a guarantee, you wouldn't have to do the trial. so that's one of the reasons why you do a trial of this type and this magnitude is to determine definitively does the vaccine work and does it protect. so no guarantee. however, i must say in the same breath, wolf, if you look at the early data, particularly data from phase one trial and looked at the kinds of responses that were induced in those volunteers, there were robust antibody responses. they were of magnitude that you would see in convalescent plasma of individuals who recovered from

pennsylvania, savannah, georgia, and florida's miami-dade and broward counties among those with that new requirement and california's governor reimposing sweeping closures in most of the state. with me this entire hour to help us take a closer look at the crisis in texas is msnbc's david gura, outside the world's medical system, backlog of ambulances amid a shortage of hospital beds. bring us up to speed on the situation there. >> reporter: yes, this is the heart of the medical community here in houston, eamon, a busy place. the latest data on icu bed capacity. they can handle 1,330 icu beds on a regular day. yesterday 1,350 were occupied. they found new space for the patients and a plan put in place by the administration of this, the texas medical center to find new places in hospitals that make up this complex that can be converted into wards for icu patients. the 1,350 number is astonishing. not all of those patients are being hospitalized and treated for covid-19. about 480 of them are, so that gives them more flexibility yet, but you talk to and listen to executives from the hea

in philadelphia, pennsylvania, savannah, georgia, charleston, south carolina, jefferson parish, louisiana, jacksonville, florida. jacksonville, florida, where the president removed the republican convention later this summer because he was worried there'd be too many protect yourself from coronavirus rules in north carolina, where the republican convention was -- was initially supposed to be. he moved it to jacksonville. well, jacksonville now has a mandatory mask requirement, too. so eventually it's going to be time to face the music here. we don't -- we don't even no way if t know if the president is working on coronavirus stuff anymore at all. again, while this is the kind of disaster we're in, the president doesn't talk about it anymore, he doesn't tweet about it, he doesn't seem to be paying attention to it anymore at all. but perhaps one positive consequence of that for us, as the rest of us try to figure out what we can do to try to save the country in this disaster that we're in. perhaps one sort of silver lining to the president being totally checked out from this is that the pre

cnn's elizabeth cohen is live in savannah, georgia, with the details. tell us about this breaking news. >> reporter: you know, this is just another vaccine, one more to add to the list that operation warp speed is funding, and many of them are being funded to the tune of billions of dollars. let's take a look, alisyn, at the entire list. so there are two that are already in phase three trials. that's the final round of trials before hopefully review of data and approval. that's moderna and pfizer. affidav astrazeneca, johnson & johnson also getting funding. they're expected to begin phase three by september. this one we just learned from, glaxosmithkline, they say they will be in phase three by the end of 2020. there's also two more unnamed vaccines. i had an exclusive interview yesterday and he said eight total. i you add that up, that adds up to eight. i asked the doctor when do you expect most americans will be able to get a vaccine. i think this is very important because everyone keeps hearing, oh, by the end of the year. that's not quite right. wha

the first patient don baker received the vaccine this morning in savannah georgia. she's one of 30,000 americans expected to take part and the trial of the vaccine from the biotechnology company moderna now baker is a local tv news anchor in savannah savannah is one of a 100 sites being used by moderna and the nih to test the vaccine. there are currently 25 vaccine trials taking place worldwide. volunteers will be given a second or booster injection after 28 days. the trial will compare the vaccine to a placebo to determine how it will prevent covid-19. now phase one of the study show that the vaccine trigger an immune response side effects from the vaccine include fatigue chills and muscle pain. also happening today, the oakland zoo will start taking visitors today and tomorrow the zoo will be open to members only it will open to the general public on wednesday tickets must be reserved online. so don't forget to do that and people are being asked to only come to the zoo with members of your household n guest older 3 years of age are required to wear a face covering,

pennsylvania, savannah, georgia, and florida's miami-dade and broward counties among