distancing because this is nobody else there right on the whole washington mall today i saw 4 people right i didn't get close to any of that my point is on the way back there's a house and in the window it's got a big banner and i see it every day and it says we're all in this together nobody wants the economy to fail nobody wants more people to die we're all in this together so i think that's just that's just nonsense former president obama in a telephone conversation call the situation chaotic is that a term you would use oh yeah but you know what i think the president was talking about another telephone call was the situation at the department of justice where attorney general bill barr dropped the charges against michael flynn former national security advisor michael flynn who pleaded guilty to lying to the f.b.i. admitted that he lied to the vice president and bill barr said i don't think any crime was committed well larry. i think you and i were taught that lying to the f.b.i. is a crime right. it's certainly the other side it is i don't know i don't either and i think what oba

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this was the national mall in washington saturday afternoon during a military flyover to honor health care workers and first responders. the mall was crowded, despite officials asking people not to cluster. >>> and new york city's central park very busy despite the stay-at-home order. police were out reminding people to keep a safe distance from each other. anna ana cabrera was told people are sigh biegd. >> more and more people putting on face coverings. we're giving them out for free. so new yorkers have been pretty amazing in following rules in a place where it's tough. >> new york's governor says the number of new infections in his state is still to high. while california's governor is being challenged on his decision to shut down all the beaches in orange county. >> reporter: here on huntington beach, surf city, an eerie scene, the beach completely empty, after a judge let stand governor newsom's closure of orange county beaches. attorneys for huntington beach and dana point and others had launch t launched legal assault against the governor arguing that he was violating constitu

entire generation began simply the greatest. 75 years later on a windy day at the national mall in washington, d.c., president trump and first lady laid a wreath at the world war ii memorial joined by a small group of heroes veterans ages 96 to 100. marking the moment germany surrendered to the allies. his celebrations were held in washington and across europe from france to the united kingdom. the celebrations are gone this year stopped by a global pandemic. the president agreed they simply had to be there to remember what was won and lost. >> no one will keep them from the event not kobe 19 or the obstacle to travel.'s eagle the president was asked why he did not wear a mask despite an eight testing positive for covid-19. >> i was very far away. i would love to have gone up and hugged him. >> world war ii veterans are alive today. this memorial honored them along with 400,000 americans who died fighting. and 16 million who served alongside them. fox news. >>> fox news at five starts now. >>> record-breaking unemployment numbers in the united states with unemployment reaching nearly 15% and

enjoying this weather similar scenes in other areas, including new york city and the national mall in washington dc of the top for the last time >>but her opportunity to come down and visit the nation's capital other americans spent their first weekend in may calling for the reopening process to speed up. >>one such event was in saint paul minnesota. >>and they're started shut down its unconstitutional. it's killing more people than you think you're saving but some health officials disagree with that view a model from covid-19 projections start com says the united states could have more than 150,000 virus-related deaths by august we think that for many states that are reopening that there won't be. >>potentially increase in the number of infections as a result this reopening and some medical workers say they can't handle a surge in cases we reopen we don't have the capacity for like 6,000 icu beds we don't have the capacity to do that we need to be smart about how we reopen i'm john lawrence reporting. well to the east bay now the regional parks district wants to remind people to keep the park s

go a goldstar family on one memorial day, toward the afternoon when the barbecues began on the washington malland i said what would you have thought about this? >> our son would have wanted us to remember him in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. our thoughts and prayers for you and those who didn't make it home this memorial day. >> god bless you, thanks for having us and god bless america. leland: alicia. alicia: do you think you have what it takes to be a pilot in one of the nation's elite machines? a flight with the navy's blue angels after this break. it's best we stay apart for a bit, but you're not alone. we're automatically refunding our customers a portion of their personal auto premiums. learn more at libertymutual.com/covid-19. [ piano playing ] you get way more than free shipping. you get thousands when you shop for your home at wayfair of items you need to your door fast the way it works best for you. even the big stuff. you get a delivery experience you can always count on. you get your perfect find at a price to match on your schedule. you get free two day shipping on t

enjoying this weather similar scenes in other areas, including new york city and the national mall in washingtonc of the top for the last time >>but her opportunity to come down and visit the nation's capital other americans spent their first weekend in may calling for the reopening process to speed up. >>one such event was in saint paul minnesota. >>and they're started shut down its unconstitutional. it's killing more people than you think you're saving but some health officials disagree with that view a model from covid-19 projections start com says the united states could have more than 150,000 virus-related deaths by august we think that for many states that are reopening that there won't be.

and this was the national mall in washington saturday during a flyover by the blue angels and thundererds to honor health care workers and first responders. the mall was crowded despite officials asking people not to cluster. and new york city's central park, very busy on saturday, despite the stay-at-home order. about 1,000 nypd officers will be out reminding people to keep a safe distance from each other. they do look a bit spread out there. >>> georgia has been at the forefront of reopening and its governors has gotten a heap of criticism over how aggressively he's been moving on it. but as businesses open back up there, shoppers are exploring the new normal. we're in suburban atlanta. >> reporter: in georgia, the state that has taken the most aggressive measures to reopen the economy, the new month brought with it an entirely new place to get out of the house. the mall. >> it's been scary the first time when we heard about it. but also exciting for our tenants to open back up. >> reporter: the stay-at-home order expired. his executive order allowed retail stores to open back up on f

washington, d.c.'s national mall and memorial parks have one-way signs to keep people from crossing paths. >> cheers! >> reporter: drinking has returned to bars in texas that can now operate at 25% capacity. and people are dining in at restaurants in raleigh, north carolina, with tables six feet apart, the staff wearing masks and gloves. >> it feels good to be able to sit down and get a nice cocktail and eat a meal that's not in my apartment. >> reporter: in south dakota, mount rushmore reopened today to tourists three weeks earlier than planned. and while masks right-hand required in north dakota-- >> they're not doing it to represent what political party. >> reporter. >> reporter: the governor made an emotional plea to not make them political. >> they might have vulnerable adults in their life who are-- who are currently have covid and they're fighting. >> reporter: in l.a. county, where there are now more than 2,000 covid-19-related deaths, the department of justice sent los angeles a letter, calling its lockdown

people gathered at a mall in washington to watch the blue angels and thunderbirds fly over salute toential workers, it was on the frontline battling the covid-19 pandemic. some in attendance appeared to ignore the social distancing guidelines and failed to wear a mask, u.s. navy blue angels and the air force thunderbird performed flyovers in maryland virginia and washington, d.c. they then headed to georgia to honor first responders and healthcare workers in that state. a 5.4 magnitude earthquake rocked puerto rico forcing residents out of their beds, no injuries have been reported the homes and other buildings were damaged. some people still remain in shelters from previous quakes earlier this year, the quake hit as puerto ricans are on lockdown to combat the coronavirus. i am ashley strohmeyer, back to "watters world" for your headlines, log on to foxnews.com. we know our customers are driving less, which means fewer accidents. so state farm is returning $2 billion dollars to auto policyholders for the period ending may 31st. and we'll continue making real time decisions to best se

washington. >> reporter: from crowded beaches to reopened malls to protests across the shoulder without masks. and so many like here in michigan are abandoning the rules. >> it's devastatingly worry some. if they go home sbin fekt their grandmother or grandfather, they will feel guilty for the rest of their lives. >> reporter: some say they cannot force them to obey by the rule. >> people were not going to accept the government telling him what to do. >> health experts fear a new surge in cases. >> if we stop social distancing tomorrow, we would recreate the problems in february and march. >> and the trump administration says there is enormous ef evidence that the outbreak began in a lab. >> we are going to hold those responsible accountable. >> president trump has returned to the white house after spending the weekend an at camp david. the focus now, operation warp speed. getting a vaccine for covid-19 as quickly as possible. jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington. >>> stay up to date on the pandemic. you can get a newsletter on the index. head to nbc bay area.com. >>> other news now, a viole

, teaming up with snapchat, allowing users to experience the national honor on the national mall in washington, d.c., each flower representing a falling service member. veterans in ohio, are replacing worn flags of service men and women. >> we will do our best to honor our fallen veterans. >> and a freedom ride in wisconsin, the bikers and car enthusiasts visiting every veteran's grave. >> with the covid-19, everything is being canceled. not to show any kind of respect to our fallen brothers and sisters is not the right thing to do. >> bonnie carol, military widow and founder of tragedy assistance program for survivors known as taps is keeping the annual survivors seminar going this year. what we did is we shifted it all to a virtual platform and to our family program. folks are coming together. online. and connecting. ♪ there's a big white house. >> the nation's annual memorial day concert from washington, d.c., much of it recorded on the west lawn of the capital, as usual, but this year, without an audience. and nfl player, nio ang of just encourage everybodyo take a moment this memorial day

people packed onto the in national mall in washington, d.c. despite city officials urging them not to. a flyover with the blue angels and the thunderbirds. cnn saw a lot of people practicing the recommended social distancing. but others not so much. people in new york city also headed outside today. central park. a sign at the park entrance there trying to help people keep apart. the city says police officers on foot and bicycles will enforce social distancing rules. parts of california will loosen restrictions come monday but not everywhere people turned out in large numbers at the state capital and even near the popular huntington beach pier on friday. they were protesting. furious at california officials who plan to keep many businesses and beaches closed. cnn is there now in huntington beach. what are people there telling you today, paul? >> reporter: what they are telling me is they still feel like orange county got singled out by the governor of california for shutting down just the beaches in orange county. how? look at the scene behind

the weekend sunshine and warm temperatures also drew people out of the -- onto the national mall in washington. and right now more than 30 u.s. states are loosening restrictions. and so are many countries. in hard-hit italy, for instance, construction and manufacturing businesses can open their doors on monday. as new cases continue to go down in italy, prime minister giuseppe conte says the country's reopening plan could accelerate. other nations, however, are saying not so fast. france is poised to extend its state of emergency and india's lockdown, which was set to expire on monday, will continue for two more weeks. >>> well, johns hopkins university says there are more than 3.4 million coronavirus cases worldwide. roughly a third of them are in the united states. where more than 66,000 people have died. the situation in many states is still fragile, and there's a lot of concern they are moving too fast. but saturday spring was in the air and as cnn's karen cofer tells us something was in the skies. >> reporter: at maryland's prince george's hospital just outside of washington, d.c. a quick

it is a fox news exclusive, taking place near washington along the mall, a virtual town hall meeting. we'll have excerpts of it tomorrow morning on the "washington journal." roger in bedford, ohio, thanks for waiting. good morning. who is your candidate? caller: joe biden. there is no way i would ever vote for trump. that's the first thing. because you people, i don't know what world y'all living in. y'all forget that washington is the one that got us into office. that's the first thifpblg since he's been in there, he did nothing. he reads from a script he can't stay on. you keep talking about he's rich. if he's so rich, why is all his properties falling apart? you know, just answer that for me. y'all claim he is so rich. he's this, he's that. what has he did for this country? host: thank you. david next in oklahoma. good morning, david. caller: good morning. i am a lifelong republican. i'll be supporting joe biden. and i honestly believe that i would cast a vote for charles mannson before i would cast a vote for donald trump. host: that's pretty strong. caller: yes, and my logic behi

in washington they went to the national mall, filling it.in this photo that i'm putting up now, there does not appear to be much social or physical distancing going on. the national mall, of course, not that far from the state line. what's your reaction when you see images like these? >> it's one of the things that we've been concerned about. look, we're very anxious to get our state reopened in a safe way as soon as we possibly can, because people are getting frustrated, and they've been inside their homes. especially we want to get them outside and enjoying some fresh air after being cooped up, people are ready to do that. and we want them to be able to do it, but in a safe way with social distancing. the district of columbia has a stay in home order in place, has limits of no crowds larger than ten or more. it appears as if thousands of people are jammed into the national mall in direct violation of that law in washington, d.c. it's one of the things we're concerned about. you see this happening around the country, as states try to open i

many went to the national mall in washington dc and from california to new jersey, beaches are openingback up but new york city beaches will remain closed through the holiday. >>> let's get another check on the roads with gianna. how is it looking? >> it is looking a bit busy in some spots. if you are out and about, you have brake lights on northbound 101 out of morgan hill. it begins just before the pass. anoverturned vehicle. n le miles our. it is sluggish. once you pass all that, it is better into south san jose. and then there is an accident around the summit blocking both lanes on the northbound side. the southbound will be busy with more cars. this is an area where we are seeing some wet weather, so some slick surfaces. we had a trouble spot on 87 that has been cleared out and if you're going northbound, you will see traffic picking up a little bit around the 280 interchange. after that, you are clear into the peninsula. alatoona pass is quite busy out of tracy. brake lights begin around mount house, where there is a crash to the right shoulder. once your past that portion, ivs a

this was the national mall here in washington, d.c. this afternoon. during a flyover by the blue angels and the thunderbirds to honor health care workers and first responders. the mall was crowded despite officials asking people not to cluster. and new york's central park busy despite the stay-at-home order. nypd officers were out reminding people to keep a safe distance from each other. new york's mayor, bill de blasio told cnn's anna cabrera that for the most part, people in new york are following the rules. >> but families have been doing that the right way. and people are overwhelmingly abiding by that social distancing. more and more people putting on the face coverings. we're giving them out for free today all over the city. so people have been amazing and following rules in a place where it's tough. >> it certainly is. a true line in the sand tonight on the beaches of southern california. third city in orange county is going to war in the courts against the governor gavin newsom after he ordered all of the county's beaches, orange county beaches

up with snapchat, users of the app can experience the annual wall of honor on the national mall in washington, d.c., each flower representing a fallen service member. while many will spend this memorial day at home, nfl player and national gartsman ben garland is encouraging everyone to remember what this holiday is truly about. >> i encourage everybody to take a moment this memorial day, just stop, remember somebody who's lost, remember about a story of someone who g abc news, new york. >> something we must never forget on this memorial day weekend. >>> lisa, it is going to be hot and get hotter throughout the week. >> yes, tomorrow should be the first day we hit the triple dit. yesterday we had 80s. the day before just 70s. certainly building on warmth around the bay area. we have somewhat of a stagnant air mass but nothing like we're with going to get in the next several days. we still have a sea breeze. little patchy fog this morning and, of course, that sea breeze works to clean out the atmosphere but once we build on the heat, the overnight lows get warmer and then the afternoons get ha

a convoy of 80's, small business truckers gathered at the national mall in washington today.ashington correspondent and a warning key reports. >>by one on constitution avenue. more than 80 trucks honked we have guys from houston where people from florida janet sanchez says the convoy converged on the nation's capital to deliver a message or bringing in. >>all that we're bringing in before me off we're bringing in medical equipment and we are being paid less than minimum wage see inches says before the pandemic drivers were able to charge roughly $2 per mile. >>now the reach of dropped as low as $0.50 per mile a lot of us have lost our trucks a lot of us are using our businesses cannot afford to pay an extra came in. a former insurance rick santiago owns a small fleet of trucks in new jersey. he says to make matters worse free brokers are increasing their take from the trips drivers are making we are asking that the broker the brokers companies. under the same guidelines that we are brokers don't set prices the market does bob bowman with the transportation intermediaries asso

defying a stay-at-home order, spectators took to the national mall in washington, d.c.or the blue angels flyover. and in new york city many in central park. >> how people cannot wear masks? that to me is even disrespect. it's disrespectful. >> and while governor cuomo offered good news in new york -- hospitalizations under 10,000 for the first time since march -- he cautioned against a false sense of comfort, especially as more nice days lay ahead. >> my gut says the weather is going to warm, people are bored, people want this over. they see the numbers going down. they can take false comfort. oh, it's going down. that means it's over. no, no. we never said it was over. >> you heard governor cuomo's strong feelings about people wearing face masks in public. but requiring people to wear masks in other parts of the country has been met with backlash. in still water, oklahoma, the city amended its ordinance after store employees were threatened with violence when trying to enforce it. in ohio an order was reversed. governor dewine said that was a bridge too far. store empl

this is from the national mall in washington, d.c., in central park.ould assume, you don't need to be a doctor to say some of those people are just way too close given here in d.c. the case count is still going up. new york is in the plateau. are you seeing any of this in boston? >> we're asking people to practice social distancing. i went for a walk yesterday, myself, and everyone kept, you know, 20 feet away from each other just about. they were walking out there. occasionally, you'll have a couple people see each other and stop and talk. the science behind this is simple, if you come in contact with somebody with coronavirus and you stay six, eight feet away from them, wearing a mask, don't gather in groups, you'll be okay. and i think -- watching all of these conversations and seeing this in the country, people protesting and rallying and fighting, i think we all want the economy to open up. i want to go back to baseball games. i want to go back to football games when the fall comes. i want to do that. but the doctors and scientists are telling us

enjoying this weather similar scenes in other areas, including new york city and the national mall in washington for the last >>better opportunity to come down and visit the nation's capital other americans spent their first weekend in may calling for the reopening process to speed up. >>one such event was in saint paul minnesota. >>and they're started shut down its unconstitutional. it's killing more people than you think you're saving but some health officials disagree with that view a model from covid-19 projections start com says the united states could have more than 150,000 virus-related deaths by august we think that for many states that are reopening that there won't be. >>potentially increase in the number of infections as a result this reopening and some medical workers say they can't handle a surge in cases we reopen we don't have the capacity for like 6,000 icu beds we don't have the capacity to do that we need to be smart about how we reopen i'm john lawrence reporting. >>ok here's a look at the forecast coming up here. spark wasn't expected to come up at this moment. here's a look

the white house campus there are also park police that would be the the monitors the national mall in washington d.c. they are on horseback and then of course the heavily armed u.s. secret service we see assault rifles on rooftops we also see that there are heavy weaponry that is part of sort of a broader riot gear response team all staged in the park now again this is a mostly peaceful protest for the moment the concern is when the sun goes down what this mayor does not want to see is another night of smashed windows and arrests and people potentially getting hurt now we should point out that north of here in the city of philadelphia about 2 and a half hours north and south of new york city things are getting much worse there the situation has spiraled a bit out of control there have been police cars that have been commandeered and there is extensive looting that's going on prompting donald trump to tweet about the situation criticizing the democratic mayor there saying that it's time to call in the national guard something that happened in minneapolis that did reduce some of the violence in fa

and this was the national mall here in washington d.c. this afternoon during a flyover by the blue angels to honor health care workers and first responders. new york city central park also very busy today despite the stay-at-home order. nypd officers were out reminding people to keep a safe distance from each other. bill de blasio told our reporter just a moment ago that for the most part people in new york are following the rules. >> but families have been doing that the right way and people are overwhelmingly abiding by that social distancing. more and more people putting on the face coverings we're giving them out for free today all over the city to make it easier for people. new yorkers have been pretty amazing in following rules in a place where it's tough. >> it certainly is. a true line in the sand on the beaches of southern california. a third city in orange county is going to war in the courts against the governor gavin newsom after he ordered all of the county's beaches, orange county beaches tocammen has bee huntington beach al

mall. the closest thing would have been martin luther king's march on washington. but that's really quite small compared to this. that's about 100,000 people i think simple will he on the mall. and this is three quarters of a million people come to washington and march. the answer war movement at this point also split. it turned violent. so between the fall of 1969 and the spring of 1970 -- not very many months, right? maybe six months. there were at least 250 bombings. and they were directed at rotc buildings on college campuses, at draft boards, at draft centers, at federal offices and at the headquarters of certain corporations that were considered to be particularly involved in the war. 250 bombings in six months is lot of bombings. think how we felt a week ago when bombs that didn't go out were sent in the mail. if bombs were going off around us every week, we would become i think very unnerved. and people did. and the goal of these bombings, you are asking yourself, why were people doing it? who was doing it? it was young people doing it? why were they doing i

. >> reporter: despite a stay at home order in washington, d.c., people packed the national mall to enjoy the wonderfuler temperatures, including the water front areas of the war ha in georgetown. >> haven't been wearing a mask for two months. i've been touching gas pumps. i believe it's about building our immune system. my faith is in god. i'm not worried about a virus. >> reporter: in new york state, the gradual reopen for continues five regions. new york city remain under a stay at home order through may 28th. one thing is returning, governor andrew cuomo announcing horse and auto racing will resume june 1st without fans. >> there will be guidelines for the actual participants but no crowds. no fans. but for the industry itself or the televised viewers, that can still work. >> and a few moments ago we heard from governor cuomo who said the list of people who can qualify for testing is expanding. those who are possibly heading back to work as part of the phase one protocols those in manufacturing and curb side retail establishment. [ inaudible ] there is high hopes. especially here in n

. >> despite a stay-at-home order in washington, d.c., people packed the national mall to enjoy the warmeremperatures, including the waterfront areas of the wharf in georgetown. meanwhile, in michigan, one animal park defined a statewide stay-at-home order packed full of families. >> having been wearing a mask and touching gas pumps, i believe it's about building our immune system. my face has been -- god, i'm not worried about a virus. >> reporter: in new york state, a gradual reopening countries for five regions, popular once like new york city stay on ann a stay-at-home warning through may 28th. governor cuomo announcing horse and auto racing will reopen first but without fans. >> there will be guidelines for the actual participants, but no crowds, no fans, but for the industry, itself, for the televised viewers, that can till work. >> reporter: and keeping it here in new york this morning about 3% of the nypd is out sick. that is a significant decrease from about 20% earlier in the pandemic. christi, yet another sign of improvement that as we heard from governor cuomo say earlier this

>>washington awakens amid the coronavirus crisis from the crowded national mall to the empty chambers of the supreme court only a. >>oh yea oh yea. >>for the first time in history justices hear oral arguments via teleconference has the highest court in the land adapt to the covid-19 pandemic report now that senators return to capitol hill while members of the house work from home you've got to get congress working again it is essential that we work with that mindset is felt across the country as states start to relax restrictions. 3 openings meant to revive a stalled economy and calm restless residents but come with potentially fatal consequences it's not like you go out today and we're going to see a spike tomorrow but rather because there's a lot of time between when you get infected and when you start showing symptoms. >>and then another lot of time between that when people become very ill or succumb to the illness. i think that's the problem. a mall from the trump administration predicts the number of deaths from the coronavirus could double to about 3,000 a day by june 1st. >>tha

happened, we had already been planning for june 2020 a mass poor people's assembly and morl mall march on washington. now it's going to be a digital gathering. but don, this is what we're doing. we're not having a lot of people come pontificate about the poor. we're going to have white coal miners from kentucky standing with black folks from alabama. we're going to have people from white farmers from kansas who will be standing with fast food workers from the carolinas. saying that we've got to address these issues. and we've got to change this narrative. and we have to put a face on poverty. and we're not going to let anybody say as trump said tonight when he said the crown jewel of democracy is the rule of law. that's a lie. the crown jewel of democracy is establishment of justice. it's the providing for the common defense. it's the promoting of the general welfare. it's the ensuring of domestic tranquility. and it's equal protection under the law. this crown has five jewels in its crown. it is not the rule of law. the rule of law were words used by segregationists. when dr. king and rosa parks wo

we did see the large crowds flock to the national malls yesterday here in washington, d.c. to view the blue angels and thunder birds flying over. experts are worried this virus could spread for the next two years. do you worry people are beginning to let their guard down too soon? >> i do worry that we are rel relaxing these restrictions too soon. i worry about this in particularly because people are getting mixed messages from their political leaders. we are 50 states and we do our own thing and pursue a path that's best. if we have an outbreak in one state because we were lacks, that'll affect all 50 states. we got to make sure the cases will reduce and we have the tracing capacity in place before we start to open up. to do otherwise and putting other people's lives at risk and that's what i worry about. >> dr. murthy, thank you so much. >> thank you so much wolf. >> we'll have a lot more with the pandemic all the way. we are also following other news including former vice president joe biden's response to an accusation of sexually assault as we gears up for his fight wit

>>washington awakens amid the coronavirus crisis from the crowded national mall to the empty chambers of the supreme court oh yea. >>oh yea. oh yea. >>for the first time in history justices hear oral arguments via teleconference has the highest court in the land adapt to the covid-19 pandemic report now senators return to capitol hill while members of the house work from home you've got to get congress working again it is essential that we work that lines that is felt across the country as states start to relax restrictions. 3 openings meant to revive a stalled economy and calm restless residents but come with potentially fatal consequences it's not like you go out today and we're going to see a spike tomorrow but rather because there's a lot of time between when you get infected and when you start showing symptoms. >>and then another lot of time between that when people become very ill or succumb to the illness. i think that's the problem. a model from the trump administration predicts the number of deaths from the coronavirus could double to about 3,000 a day by june 1st. >>that is

. >> the national mall and memorial parks in washington, d.c. will be opened this weekend.ors are being asked to practice enhanced social distancing. >> with public gatherings restricted, many of the bay area is memorial day events have moved online. we have details on some of what's going on. [ music playing ] >> if you want to see and hear the sounds of a traditional memorial day ceremony this year, online is likely your only option. the national park service will stream various ceremonies across the country on his face book page monday honoring the nations following fallen veterans. hosting only a streamed program in many cities. they plan to mark the holiday with virtual offerings.of virtup . we will have special put together by monday. it's a little memorial day ceremony. people who want to remember their loved ones can reach out visually and experience first- hand that way. >> when it comes a holiday travel, things are also very different. for the first time in 20 years, aaa did not issue a memorial day travel forecast. >> that forecast helps determine what the busies

up with snapchat allowing users to experience the annual poppy wall of honor on the national mall in washingtonervice member. veterans in delaware, ohio, replacing worn american flags at the graves of servicemen and women buried there. >> we're going to give it our best shot to honor all of our fallen veterans. >> reporter: and a freedom ride at pine lawn memorial park in wisconsin. bikers and car enthusiasts visiting every veteran's grave. >> with covid-19, everything is being canceled. not to show any kind of respect to our fallen brothers and sisters is not the right thing to do. >> reporter: bonnie carroll, military widow and founder of tragedy assistance program for survivors, known as t.a.p.s., is keeping the organization's annual survivor seminar going this year. >> what we've done is shifted it to a virtual platform. even down to our family program, folks are coming together online and connecting. ♪ there's a big white house >> reporter: the nation's annual memorial day concert from washington, d.c., much of it recorded on the west lawn of the capitol as usual, but this year without an

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. >> reporter: despite a stay-at-home order in washington, d.c., people packed the national mall to enjoy warmer temperatures, including the waterfront areas of the wharf in georgetown. in michigan, one animal park packed full of families. >> haven't been wearing a mask for two months. i have been touching gas pumps. i believe it's about building our immune system. my faith is in god. i'm not worried about a virus. >> reporter: in new york state, a gradual reopening continues for five regions. more densely populated ones like new york city remain under a stay-at-home order. governor andrew cuomo announcing horse and auto racing will resume first but without fans. >> there will be guidelines for the actual participants, but no crowds, no fans. but for the industry, itself, for the televised viewers, that can still work. >> reporter: about a thousand uniform members of the nypd are out sick. that's about 3% of the force. xa they're to nearly 20% earlier in the pandemic, christi, so that certainly is at least a sign of improvement. as we heard governor andrew cuomo say, the problem is not go

washington there. this comes after crowds packed the national mall on saturday to watch this flyover. ally spectacular. the blue angels and thunderbirds soaring above hospitals around the washington, d.c. area. carley: so neat. rob: a beautiful day. carley: it makes you feel special when it comes to your city. rob: ohio taking another step in the reopening of its economy today. >> we can do two things at once. we can get the economy moving again and we can protect ourselves, protect our communities. so that's really what we're doing. carley: one lawmaker says different parts of the buckeye state require a different approach. gop congressman and former first brad winstrop joins us next. >> way can do two things at once. we can get the economy moving again and we can protect ourselves, protect our communities. that's really what we're doing. we want to make sure that we spread these orders, these new openings out just a little bit, so we layer it in, and we'll be moving forward. rob: a number of governors across the nation moving to relax coronavirus restrictions and today ohio is taking

. >> for the first time in 15 years there won't be a parade on the national mall in washington, d.c.,ws hundreds of thousands of people but instead become a tv program called america stands tall that will air on most networks today. virtual events also held on zoom and other line platforms, but whether you can attend one or not, the veteran say there is much people can do to say thank you to those who serve. >> we honor our veterans every single day by taking care of them, housing units. people can reach out to veterans organizations. make a contribution for just to offer support to the veterans who are struggling. >> that national moments of silence should be at 3:00 today. a proclamation signed by president clinton back in 2,000, arthel. >> arthel: all right, dan springer, thank you very much, leland. >> leland: patients and doctors are using virtual portals to communicate amid the pandemic and all business with character -- cared of veterans and all over the world. adam, ceo health solutions, we appreciate you being with us on this memorial day, help us understand how businesses ch

washington monument. they go down in the mall, secret service people with them. there are tens of thousands of people sleeping in the mall and he has the secret service wake up the guard so they can talk to him. you can see a ski nose, neatly dressed and all that sort of stuff and these hippie looking people are looking at him as if what drug could have caused the abberration in front of them. in a way, nixon's chief of staff argued afterwards that in a way, kent state broke nixon. it was the end of his presidency in this regard. he had charged j. edgar hoover to find proof that this kent state incident was caused by outside agitators. this fit the line. it had not been. it was students at the school. so, when he couldn't get -- when hoover refused or was unable to find this evidence, nixon lost confidence in the fbi. he formed the plummers, who broke into national headquarters office and watergate followed. so, it's kind of an interest in follow. i think it's a legitimate point. >> if you travel to the campus of kent state university there's a memorial on what e

of those images appear to show fairly substantial crowds on the national mall in between the capitol building and the washington monument. as you mentioned, they were there to watch that fly over from the blue angels and the thunder birds in honor of essential workers. just like in new york, here in washington, it is a very beautiful day. a lot of people wanting to get outside. i was there near the capitol building and people appeared to be practicing social distancing standing at least 6 feet apart for the portion people weren't walking on the sidewalks. about half of the people appeared to be wearing masks. it is not clear here in d.c. we are even past the peak of the virus. d.c. officials have been warning that we may not be anywhere close to that. the district of columbia has had 4,799 cases of coronavirus and 240 deaths. we've reached out to the mayor's office, to the air force officials from the military and the city had warned people not to congregate when viewing the fly over earlier today. there were also fly overs in baltimore and atlanta in honor of these essential workers but that stay-at-home order

. >> crowds also gathered on the national mall in washington, d.c., to watch the blue angels and thehunderbirds soar overhead. and on the beaches in florida and texas. it came to a head in illinois where yesterday the state confirmed nearly 3,000 cases in 24 hours. its highest number so far. hundreds of people attended large parties in chicago over the weekend. in direct defiance of mayor lori lightfoot's threats to stay at home or risk being arrested. at one of them, five people were shot. that just one week after social media captured hundreds of people gathering at 26-year-old janeal wright's home while his mother worked a 24-hour shift as a first responder. in an interview on sunday, he apologized. >> i apologize to the mayor, and i apologize to the government and the governor, and i really apologize to my mother. >> reporter: elsewhere around the country, some business owners are defying state orders. take california. gym owner jacob lewis welcomed back customers on friday. railing against governor gachb newsom's orders to stay closed. >> i'm not closing. they can fine me every

this comes as texas begins opening up businesses including restaurants, malls and movie theaters. meanwhile washington'si hat extended the states stay at home order. under the plan washington will reopen in four phases but some businesses begin to open their doors again in mid-may. now back to dateline. dateline >>> welcome back to dateline. i'm craig melvin. chris writhe was under arrest charged with the murder of his business associate. the investigation would reveal a damning new discovery. evidence linking chris directly to the crime scene. but for his friends and family the pieces of this complex puzzle just didn't fit. was it possible chris had been setup to take the fall for a crime he did want commit? once again here's keith morrison with suspicion. >> strange times around the loft building in downtown salt lake. so shocking that one of their own chris wright had been arrested and charged with killing wealthy businessman ken dolezsar. >> all the evidence that we obtained led up to chris wright being the triggerman. >> in the suv ken drove to his fatal morning meeting, for example. the killer use

washington, d.c. today. this was the national mall, earlier this afternoon, during a flyover by the blue angels and thunderbirds to honor healthcare workers and first responders. the mall crowded, despite officials asking the public to stay safely away from each other. at new york city central park, also very busy today despite the stay-at-home order that is still in effect. signs up are to advise visitors about safe distancing. the city says nypd officers, on foot and bicycles, will be enforcing safe distancing guidelines. new york city mayor bill de blasio spoke to my colleague ana cabrera just a little while ago. >> we expected this and prepared for this. nypd is out, in force. >> and what does that look like so far? have people been following the rules? >> saw the enforcement numbers from about an hour or so ago, and they looked actually quite good. the vast majority of people gotten the message but families have been doing that the right way. and people are, overwhelmingly, abiding by that social distancing. more and more people putting on the face coverings. we are giving them out for free today all over

dealing with for a job national currencies since 2018 after a spat between washington and and current thing at the site the shopping malls and other places have been shut down but there is an increase in online shopping and delivery in the food industry however the economy we heard about in there were 2 ideas one idea was supporting the is the solution to keep all of the signals in all places closed until the end of all the month of ramadan as i sat with the end of may but another. which is actually the by the current economic minister they believe that the economy should be running and the shops should be open but however when you open these shopping malls when when the when you allow them to open its means all those retailers will have to pay their rents and if people do not come to those something laws and do not shop then the retailers will not earn money and they believe that at least on the end of may not until we have fully real numbers as a as a downturn in the number of the homefront cases this they should preserve the shopping malls close and they should help the retailers because there is a belief right now th

washington monument. there are tens of thousands of people sleeping in the mall. nixon starts waking up the guard so we can talk to them. these hippie-looking people are looking at him thinking what drug could have caused the apparition in front of them. in a way, halderman, nixon's chief of staff, argued that kent state broke nixon. it was the end of his presidency in this regard -- he charged jay acker hoover with finding him proof that kent state have been caused by outside agitators. it was not. it was students at the school. when he could not get hoover -- when hoover was unable to produce this evidence, nixon lost his faith in the fbi, eventually formed his own unit called the plumbers, who eventually broke into the dnc headquarters. i think it is a legitimate point. halderman was in a position to know. >> if you travel to kent state, there is a memorial that reflects on exactly what happened on may 4, 1970. a scene inside the museum. we will listen to gary in washington, d.c. good morning. >> thank you. mr. nixon's speech was incendiary to those of us on th

washington. >> as some decisions will go long the national mall the governor in north york is asking everyone to tone things down. >> the state will allow ceremonies of up to 10 people or less. >> practical limits on card choices will continue well beyond memorial day with big implications for the memorial celebration and they discuss how far they are willing to go. >> this is joe biden. what a silly question, man. what else would you be but a democrat. >> he's working from his home but he can only do that for so long. >> and through to be back in the great city of charlotte. >> reporter: it's true the president has been venturing out of the white house that his campaign will almost certainly be testing the limits. >> there will be a campaign in the many debates we have not had a normal election season so far. >> a big nominating convention that our staple of election- year politics are still a work in progress. both parties say they will happen but the details are sketchy although democrats will delay there's. >> we may have less people than we would've otherwise had in a nonpandemic moment tha