now this all began about 8:45 this morning at far rockaway beach in queens on the boardwalk there. we have some video playing where you'll see that the police were interacted with some people from the public there for a little while. eventually ending in an arrest. that arrest resulted in claims by bystanders. in that video there was a choke hold. now choke holds are now banned under recently passed police reform here's in new york city. and instantly, a very swiftly, according to authorities, this case moved the internal affairs division of the new york police department and led to the officer involved being suspended without pay while that investigation goes on. so another story about a police interaction caught on video now leading to a swift action by the police department to have this officer suspended during the investigation. >> we'll state on top of the story. thank you. >>> other important news we're following here in "the situation room." major league baseball closed training camps in florida and arizona over the coronavirus fears. the players union was supposed to vote t

on a breezy march day, this boardwalk jo wauwalk would be j people, but in these measures, you talked about state parks, throughout los angeles, we're seeing a ban, nobody can go to the beach, nobody can hit the hiking trail and anybody can go to a boardwalk like the one behind me. wolf? >> we're also grateful to the men and women aboard the "mercy" out in los angeles, the "comfort" in new york city right now. thanks very much. meanwhile, the illinois governor, jb pritzker, says he wants his state to ramp up testing capacity to process some 10,000 coronavirus tests per day. cnn's omar jiminez is joining us now from the united center in chicago. omar, what's being done there to address the dire shortage of critically needed medical supplies? >> reporter: yeah, wolf. we just heard from governor j.b. pritzker a little earlier, who announced 1,100 new cases and 18 more deaths. the deadliest day we have seen yet here in the state of illinois. and part of keeping up with the number of cases is make sugar health care providers have the medical supplies that they need. so what we have seen th

or in ocean city, there's an enormous boardwalk with games and bars, not only do you need to wear a mask, you need insist they're wearing one near you and your kids. youhe youhead should probably limit alcohol so you minimize those lapses. and as your physician, i want you to wear sun screen to preventd sun burn and future cancer risks as well. >> would you feel comfortable going to a beach or pool right now? >> you know, it depends. if i'm at a very uncrowded pool, if it was my own pool or a place like that, i think i would potentially feel comfortable as long as i could stay far enough from other people. however, going to a beach like ocean city is a little more risky. mine as a father and an emergency physician, someone who is essential for the well being of the public, that exceeds my risk tolerance and i wouldn't go. >> you heard the news today. pretty dramatic. the arkansas governor saying that his state is experiencing right now what he calls a second peek and we saw north carolina. they had its highest one-day in kagss just one day after beginning what it calls phase two of reope

elsewhere around the country today, tourists and locals hi t hitting the boardwalk in ocean city, maryland. and in texas bars and restaurants were allowed to open friday night. a lot of people, very few, if anyone, wearing masks -- not wearing masks, i should say. the part making health officials very concerned is whether all of this reopening is too much too soon. two states today have very discouraging developments in the case of coronavirus. the governor of arkansas, asa hutchinson, announcing what he calls a second peak of infections. more new cases were confirmed today in arkansas than in the previous high and that was one month ago. and in north carolina, health officials reporting the single highest one-day total of new cases yet. more than 1,100 people confirmed with coronavirus in north carolina just today. and then there's tomorrow, sunday, and serious worries that an unsafe number of people will crowd into churches and other houses of worship. that's after president trump declared churches essential and warned state governors very sharply to make sure churches are open sunday. w

but on the boardwalk, most of the people, i would say 80%, were wearing masks as we require on the boardwalk. and as i traveled around rehoboth avenue and rehoboth beach, i saw businesses with plexiglas shields, markings on the ground and the boardwalk to designate six feet separation among people in line. i was really impressed. contrasted with what you're seeing on your program with other states, i'm just so proud of delawarians with what they're doing this memorial day weekend. we need to express our honor and our gratitude for those men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country on this somost solemn of holidays. success s >> what about the 20% of people who weren't wearing masks on the boardwalk in delaware? do they pay a price for that, are they admonished, do they get a citation? >> we've been working with rehoboth and other coastal signs creating signs to advise people of their responsibilities. and they were very evident on the boardwalk and the approaches to the beaches in rehoboth. and the beach ambassadors, beach patrol, i talked to the captain on beach patrol and

busy boardwalks and beaches with little signs of social distancing. in missouri shocking images of a packed pool party. >> traffic is shut down. >> reporter: more crowds in daytona beach, florida as more people stood shoulder to shoulder and blocked traffic. >> when you get this volume of people, it will be tough to control. >> reporter: in other areas more vigilance as people encouraged to maintain six feet of distance in new york city beaches remained clothes. and arlington national cemetery is open only to families with loved ones buried there. today the world's health organization warnings we could see a second peak of the virus. >> we can't make assumptions that just because the disease is on its way down now, that it will keep going down. >> reporter: w.h.o. officials say all countries should remain on high alert, because of how fast the virus can spread from a single event. the united states shows an upward trend in covid-19 cases and warned that weekend celebrations could strike more viruses. >> this morning we have 6 icu beds out of 100 in th

if you look up this way, though, you can see that the boardwalk is very busy. it is very hard to socially distance as people are walking up and down the boardwalk or biking here, wolf. >> kyung lah, on the scene for us. >>> there's breaking news coming out of the white house right now. i want to go to our white house correspondent kaitlin collins. there are changes to a new travel restriction. tell us about that. >> reporter: yeah, this is notable, wolf. we're just now learning from the white house they are going to move up those travel restrictions they announced last night on brazil by 48 hours. it's now going to go into effect tomorrow night at 11:59 p.m., and this was a major announcement coming out of the white house as you are seeing the number of cases skyrocket in brazil, but also by doing this they are dealing a blow to the president there who fashions himself as this close eye of the president, and his down play the outbreak happening in his country even though you were seeing these devastating images of these mass graves happening and this comes a th

normally on a day like today, a beautiful day like this, that boardwalk over there on the beach would be packed. i don't see anybody anywhere near that boardwalk or in the waters, or certainly not on the beach right now. we'll continue to follow that story as well. >>> as the u.s. death toll from the coronavirus pandemic rises -- it's now about 67,000 -- the biggest question on a lot of people's mind is when will we see a real vaccine? more specifically, could it be ready by the start of 2021? it's an issue dr. deborah birx, a key member of the white house coronavirus task force, addressed earlier today. >> on paper, it's possible. it's whether we can execute and execute around the globe, because you also for phase three have to have active viral transmission in a community in order to study its efficacy. >> all right, let's discuss with dr. patrice harris. she's the president of the american medical association, and dr. jeremy faust, an emergency physician. dr. faust, you heard dr. birx say that on paper -- her words -- on paper, a vaccine is possible by early next year. in reality,