 
HE'S SINGING ABOUT THE DEVIL
GOING DOWN TO GEORGIA.
BIG MAN UP THERE
IT'S ALL GOOD.
>> AT LEAST, HE WOULD HOPE, 
RIGHT.
THAT'S RIGHT
I WAS INTRODUCED TO HIM BY
>>> THE U.S. RACES TOWARDS 3
MILLION POSITIVE CASES OF 
CORONAVIRUS WITH MORE YOUNG 
PEOPLE THAN EVER CONTRACTING THE
DISEASE AND NOW NEW FEARS OF HOW
EASILY IT SPREADS ONCE AIRBORNE.
>>> JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S ALLEGED 
CON CONSPIRACY OR THE MOVED TO
NEW YORK
>>> NASCAR'S BUBBA WALLACE SIGNS
A DEAL WITH DR. DRE'S BEATS.
BUSY TUESDAY AHEAD
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>>> THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
I'M FRANCES RIVERA. 
>> I'M PHILLIP MENA.
MORE THAN SIX MONTHS INTO THIS
COUNTRY'S BATTLE WITH COVID-19
WE'RE STILL STRUGGLING TO 
CONTAIN IT, INFECTIONS ARE
NEARING THE 3 MILLION MARK
IN NEW ORLEANS OFFICIALS RAN OUT
OF TESTS FIVE MINUTES AFTER 
OPENING.
IN PHOENIX PEOPLE SAT IN THEIR
CARS FOR EIGHT HOURS AND SAN
ANTONIO OFFICIALS IMPOSING
LIMITS ON TESTING.
>> MORE THAN 200 SCIENTISTS ARE 
URGING THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION TO ADVISE
GUIDELINES AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE
VIRUS CAN SPREAD THROUGH THE AIR
INDOORS.
DROPLETS STAY AIRBORNE 12 
MINUTES AFTER SOMEONE STOPS 
SPEAKING. 
>>> IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS 
DEALT A BLOW TO INTERNATIONAL 
STUDENTS, FOREIGN STUDENTS
PURSUING DEGREES IN THE U.S.
MUST LEAVE OR RISK DEPORTATION
IF THEIR COLLEGE HAS SWITCHED TO
ONLINE ONLY COURSES.
>>> IN FLORIDA, THE EDUCATION 
COMMISSIONER ORDERED ALL PUBLIC 
SCHOOLS TO REOPEN NEXT MONTH
FOLLOWING THE GUIDANCE OF HEALTH
OFFICIALS.
>>> IN TEXAS A RECORD NUMBER OF 
PEOPLE FLOODING ERs,
HOSPITALIZATIONS HAVE INCREASED 
120%
KERRY SANDERS IS IN FLORIDA 
WHERE PATIENTS ARE GOING FROM 
POOL SIDE TO PATIENTS IN DAYS.
>> Reporter: FLORIDA'S HOSPITALS
ARE GETTING STRETCHED TO THE
LIMIT.
IN SOME CASES THEY'RE AT THE
LIMIT.
>> SCENES LIKE THESE ON 
FLORIDA'S BEACHES ON THE HOLIDAY
WEEKEND WORRYING HEALTH 
OFFICIALS WITH 44 HOSPITALS HERE
NOW REACHING ICU CAPACITY.
NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL IN ST. 
PETERSBURG AMONG THEM.
>> IS FLORIDA HEADED IN THE SAME
OVERLOAD THAT NEW YORK HAD
>> I HOPE NOT.
WE ARE SEEING AN INCREASE ON A
DAILY BASIS OR WEEKLY BASIS.
>> Reporter: WHILE THE DEATH
TOLL IN FLORIDA AT NEARLY 4,000 
REMAINS SMALLER THAN NEW YORK'S 
NEARLY 32,000, THERE ARE
WORRYING SIGNS
IT TOOK FLORIDA FOUR MONTHS TO
REGISTER 100,000 CASES IN THE 
LAST WEEK IT DOUBLED TO 200000
THIS FROM MIAMI BEACH'S MAYOR 
ABOUT PATIENTS NEEDING
VENTILATORS.
>> IN DADE COUNTY, THERE'S OVER 
160 PEOPLE ON VENTS, 121
PATIENTS TWO WEEKS AGO IN 
INTENSIVE CASE THAT'S NOW OVER
330.
>> Reporter: FLORIDA'S GOVERNOR 
SAID THE INCREASE IN CASES IS 
BECAUSE THE AVERAGE AGE OF THOSE
BEING TESTED IS 36 YEARS OLD, 
YOUNG ENOUGH THEY'RE NOT LIKELY 
TO BE SERIOUSLY ILL AND DID NOT 
GET TESTED AT THE BEGINNING.
NOW TESTING LINES SNAKE INTO
DAY-LONG WAITS. 
>> THERE'S NO NEED TO BE FEARFUL
ABOUT IT
WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENT 
STEPS THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN TAKE 
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE STATEWIDE 
BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S
BEEN AROUND FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
>> Reporter: DOCTORS TELL US
THEY FOUND BETTER WAYS TO TREAT 
THE VIRUS.
>> TWO WEEKS AFTER JULY 4th IS
WHEN YOU WOULD PROBABLY SEE A 
SPIKE RELATED BACK TO JULY 4th. 
>> Reporter: ARE YOU
ANTICIPATING THAT?
>> WE'RE READY FOR IT AND HOPING
IT DOESN'T COME.
>> Reporter: A SIGN OF HOW
ANXIOUS HOSPITALS ARE.
COMPETING HOSPITALS ARE NOW 
MEETING AND DISCUSSING IN A WAR 
ROOM EVERY MORNING HOW TO HANDLE
WHAT POTENTIALLY COULD BE AN
OVERFLOW OF PATIENTS
PHILLIP.
>> KERRY, THANK YOU.
>>> JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S ALLEGED 
ACCOMPLICE HAS BEEN MOVED TO A
NEW YORK CITY CELL
SHE'S BEING HELD IN BROOKLYN
ON FRIDAY MAXWELL WILL ENTER A
PLEA, CHARGED WITH ENTICING A 
MINOR TO ENGAGE IN ILLEGAL SEX
ACTS
A CLAIM SHE DENIES
PRINCE ANDREW SAID HE HAS NO
RECOLLECTION OF MEETING THE 
ACCUSER AND DENIED ANY SEXUAL 
CONTACT WITH HER
FEDERAL PROSECUTORS HAVE
REQUESTED THROUGH THE BRITISH 
GOVERNMENT TO SPEAK WITH PRINCE 
ANDREW
A SOURCE CLOSE TO THE PRINCE'S
TEAM SAID THEY COMMUNICATED 
TWICE IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS BUT
GOT NO RESPONSE.
>>> BUBBA WALLACE HAS A NEW 
MAJOR ENDOSER.
JUST HOURS AFTER THE PRESIDENT'S
ATTACKS, DR. DRE'S ELECTRONICS
COMPANY ANNOUNCED IT'LL SIGN
WALLACE.
IT SAID IT INTENDED TO ANNOUNCE 
THE DEAL LATER THIS WEEK BUT
HATE CANNOT WIN THE DAY ADDING
WEE PROUD TO ADD BUBBA WALLACE
TO THE FAMILY.
BUBBA WALLACE TWEETED BACK
SAYING SO DOPE, IF YOU KNOW ME, 
MUSIC IS A PASSION OF MINE
LeBRON JAMES ALSO SHARED THE
ANNOUNCEMENT TO HIS 46 MILLION
FOLLOWERS.
>>> WITH CASES OF CORONAVIRUS 
SKYROCKETING IN THE COUNTRY,
PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL TAKE PART
IN A CONVERSATION ON HOW TO GET 
KIDS SAFELY BACK TO SCHOOL IN 
THE FALL
>> THE PRESIDENT TURNED TO
TWITTER TO STOKE THE FLAMES ON
SEVERAL DIVISIVE CULTURAL ISSUE.
PETER ALEC SAN ERD HAS MORE.
>> Reporter: AFTER THE FBI
DETERMINED LAST MONTH THAT BUBBA
WALLACE WAS NOT THE TARGET OF A 
HATE CRIME WHEN A NOOSE WAS 
FOUND IN HIS ASSIGNED GARAGE, 
THE PRESIDENT TWEETING HAS
WALLACE APOLOGIZED TO ALL THOSE 
GREAT NASCAR DRIVERS AND
OFFICIALS WHO CAME TO HIS AID,
AFTER FINDING OUT IT WAS A HOAX.
WALLACE RESPONDING EVEN WHEN
IT'S HATE FROM THE POTUS, LOVE
WINS
THE PRESIDENT ALSO TWEETING,
NASCAR'S FLAG DECISION, BANNING 
THE CONFEDERATE FLAG IS HURTING 
THE RATINGS.
DOES HE BELIEVE NASCAR SHOULD 
FLY THE CONFEDERATE FLAG
>> THE BAN ON THE FLAG WAS
MENTIONED IN THE BROADER CONTEXT
IN HE REJECTS THE NOTION THAT 
MEN AND WOMEN WHO GO TO THE 
EVENTS ARE RACIST.
>> Reporter: IN FACT, RATINGS 
WERE UP 50%.
AND LINDSEY GRAHAM SAYS HE
SUPPORTS NASCAR'S BAN ON THE
CONFEDERATE FLAG. 
>> IF IF YOU'RE IN BUSINESS, THE
CONFEDERATE FLAG IS NOT A GOOD
WAY TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS.
>> Reporter: IT COMES AS THE
PRESIDENT IS TRYING TO
CAPITALIZE ON THE CULTURAL
DIVIDE. 
>> THEIR GOAL IS NOT A BETTER 
AMERICA.
THEIR GOAL IS TO END AMERICA. 
>> Reporter: AND LATER
DOWNPLAYING THE RISK FROM 
CORONAVIRUS WITH THE STATEMENT
THAT MANY PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS 
SAY IS MISLEADING.
>> WE HAVE TESTED ALMOST 40 
MILLION PEOPLE
BY SO DOING WE SHOW CASES.
99% OF WHICH ARE TOTALLY
HARMLESS
>> Reporter: WHILETHE DEATH 
RATE REMAINS LOW, 
HOSPITALIZATIONS IN MANY STATES 
ARE INCREASING
IN A CASE THAT COULD IMPACT THE 
FALL ELECTION, THE SUPREME COURT
RULED THAT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
CANNOT BREAK RANKS AND CAN BE 
FORCED TO SUPPORT THE WINNER OF 
THEIR STATE'S POPULAR VOTE
>> PETER, THANK YOU.
>>> FROM CIVIL TO LGBTQ AND 
WOMEN'S RIGHTS THERE HAVE BEEN
MANY MOVEMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF
OUR NATION BUT ACCORDING TO NEW 
RESEARCH FROM A DATA SCIENCE
FIRM, THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MAY
BE THE LARGEST IN U.S. HISTORY
CITING FOUR RECENT POLLS ABOUT
16 TO 20 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE
PARTICIPATED IN THE BLACK LIVES 
MATTER DEMONSTRATIONS OVER THE
DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD AND 
OTHERS
THAT FIGURE FAR SUPPRESSES THAT 
OF THE WOMEN'S MARCH OF 2017
WHICH REPORTED A TURNOUT OF 3 TO
5 MILLION PEOPLE ON A SINGLE
DAY.
>>> FALLOUT ON THE VIRAL VIDEO
OF A WHITE WOMAN CALLING THE
POLICE ON A BLACK MAN IN CENTRAL
PARK
AMY COOPER IS NOW CHARGED Z WITH
FILING WITH FALSE POLICE REPORT.
IF CONVICTED SHE FACES UP TO A
YEAR IN JAIL. 
>>> STORMS PRODUCED FLOODING AND
WATER RESCUES THROUGHOUT THE
NORTHEAST.
THE RAIN CAUSED DAMAGE TO HOMES,
CARS AND POWER OUTAGES AND
PROMPTED A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY
FOR PHILADELPHIA AND THE
SURROUNDING AREAS.
THERE WERE AT LEAST 24 RESCUE 
CALLS BUT NO MAYOR INJURIES IN
PENNSYLVANIA
IT ALSO MOVED THROUGH NEW 
JERSEY, MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA.
>> WHERE IT'S STORMS OR 
SWELTERING HEAT, LET'S CHECK
YOUR WHETHER WITH METEOROLOGIST 
JANESSA WEBB
GOOD MORNING. 
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU BOTH, GOOD 
MORNING, EVERYONE.
WE HAD A CLASSIC RING OF FIRE 
THAT DEVELOPED ACROSS THE 
NORTHEAST.
WHAT HAPPENED IS YOU HAVE THE 
BUBBLE OF HEAT THAT SURROUNDS 
THESE STORMS AND IT FILTERED TO 
THE SOUTH, ALLOWING FOR THESE 
STORMS TO BE REALLY COMPACT FOR 
PHILADELPHIA AREA INTO NEW YORK 
CITY
WE SAW OVER 6 INCHES OF RAIN IN 
LESS THAN 24 HOURS
WE HAVE POWER OUTAGES IN THAT 
AREA AND STILL DEALING WITH THE 
FLOODING
THE STORM SYSTEM WILL MAKE ITS
WAY TO THE SOUTH AND THE
NORTHERN PLANES WE HAVE A 
HEIGHTENED AWARENESS
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
DETROIT THIS AFTERNOON, PARTLY
SUNNY SKIES, 95 DEGREES.
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND, THE HEAT
IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO BUILD.
THE FEEL LIKE TEMPERATURES
CURRENTLY IN THE MID 90s
AND NOW THE HEAT HAS SPREAD 
THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON
HOUSTON 92
SO WHEN CAN YOU LET GO OF THE 
AC
I'LL HAVE ALL THE DETAILS COMING
UP. 
>> IT MAY BE A WHILE. 
>>> FORMER NFL QUARTERBACK, 
COLIN KAEPERNICK AND DISNEY HAVE
ENTERED INTO A PARTNERSHIP
FOCUSSING ON PROJECTS THAT DEAL 
WITH SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES
IT'S EXPECTED TO PROVIDE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINORITY
PRODUCERS AND DIRECTORERS.
COLIN KAEPERNICK HAS NOT
>>> THEY EMERGED WITH A 
COMPROMISE HAVING OPENED DOORS
PREVIOUSLY CLOSED.
THE IMMIGRANT EMERGES WITH
UNPRECEDENTED FINANCIAL POWER, A
SYSTEM WE CAN SHAPE HOWEVER WE
WANT
THE VIRGINIANS EMERGED WITH THE 
NATION'S CAPITAL
>> IN ITS FIRST WEEKEND ON
DISNEY PLUS "HAMILTON" DELIVERED
WITH BIG NUMBERS
THE MUSICAL DROVE A 74% INCREASE
IN DOWNLOADS FOR THE STREAMING
SERVICE IN THE U.S. OVER THE
WEEKEND.
>>> THE CEO OF THE NAACP IS 
SPEAKING OUT AGAINST THE STOP 
HATE FOR PROFIT CAMPAIGN AGAINST
FACEBOOK
IT WAS LAUNCHED TO PRESSURE 
FACEBOOK TO DO MORE ABOUT HATE
SPEECH ON ITS SITES.
THE CEO OF THE NAACP APPEARED ON
CLOSING BELL TO TALK MORE ABOUT 
THE EFFORT
>> IT SHOULD NOT BE A TOOL TO 
RECRUIT INDIVIDUALS TO
PARTICIPATE IN WHITE SUPREMACY
AND USE RACIAL HATE SPEECH, 
GENDER HATE SPEECH, ANTI-SEMITIC
SPEECH AND OTHER HARMFUL SPEECH.
>> HUNDREDS OF CORPORATIONS HAVE
JOINED THE BOYCOTT
>>> MARK ZUCKERBERG WILL MEET 
WITH THE ORGANIZERS OF THAT 
BOYCOTT TODAY.
THE SOCIAL NETWORK FOUNDER AND
OTHER EXECUTIVES WILL SPEAK WITH
THE HEADS OF THE NAACP AND COLOR
OF CHANGE WHO HAVE URGED SEVERAL
HUNDRED BUSINESSES TO PULL
ADVERTISING FROM THE PLATFORM.
THE BOYCOTTERS ARE ASKING THE 
COMPANY TO AGGRESSIVELY TACKLE
HATE SPEECH AND MISINFORMATION
ON ITS PLATFORM.
>>> THE SUPREME COURT ANSWERED A
QUESTION, WHETHER MEMBERS OF THE
ELECTORAL COLLEGE CAN BE
REQUIRED TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS
FOR THE CANDIDATE WHO WINS THE
POPULAR VOTE AND HELD UP A 30 
YEAR BAN ON AUTOMATED CALLS.
THE EXCEPTION TO THE LAW
ALLOWING ROBOCALLS TO PEOPLE WHO
OWE THE GOVERNMENT MONEY MUST BE
ELIMINATED
SUSAN McGINNIS HAS MORE.
>> Reporter: FROM THE SUPREME 
COURT A RULING THAT CLOSES A
LOOPHOLE IN THE U.S. SYSTEM THAT
HAS EXISTED SINCE THE WRITING OF
THE CONSTITUTION
AND ONE THAT ELIMINATES A 
CONCERN LOOMING OVER THE 2020 
ELECTION
THE HIGH COURT RULING MEMBERS OF
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE ARE NOT 
FREE AGENTS AND MUST CAST THEIR 
VOTES IN ACCORDANCE WITH VOTERS 
IN THEIR STATE. 
>> IF IT WAS CLOSELY DIVIDED IT 
COULD BE A BIG FIGHT TO GET 
ELECTORS PLEDGED TO SAY JOE 
BIDEN OR PRESIDENT TRUMP TO 
SWITCH SIDES. 
>> MANY AMERICANS ARE UNAWARE 
WHEN THEY CAST A BALLOT THEY ARE
VOTING FOR A SLATE OF ELECTORS
WHO GET TOGETHER AND MAKE THE 
RESULTS OFFICIAL
THERE WAS NO RULE PROHIBITING 
THOSE ELECTORS FROM CHOOSING A
DIFFERENT CANDIDATE.
IN WRITING THE COURT'S DECISION 
THE JUSTICE SAID A STATE MAY
INSTRUCT ELECTORS THEY HAVE NO
GROUND FOR REVERSING THE VOTE.
IT CAME AFTER SEVERAL ELECTORS
SAID THEY REFUSED TO VOTE FOR 
HILLARY CLINTON IN 2016 EVEN
THOUGH SHE WON THEIR STATES.
IT BLUNTS WHAT COULD BE HUGE
DRAMA IN THE UPCOMING ELECTION. 
>> THEY DECIDED TO SAY STATES 
YOU HAVE THE POWER TO PUNISH
THESE ELECTORS WHO SWITCH VIEWS.
>> Reporter: WHILE ELECTORS CAN 
BE COMPELLED TO GO WITH VOTERS
IN THEIR STATES AN
>>> IN TODAY'S NEWS BY THE
NUMBERS A MICHIGAN WOMAN HAS A
LOT TO CELEBRATE
NOT ONLY DID SHE BEAT COVID-19
SHE ALSO CELEBRATED HER 100th 
BIRTHDAY
MARGARET DEFIED THE ODDS AND WAS
ABLE TO CELEBRATE WITH HER LOVED
ONES
>>> PATRICK MAHOMES SIGNED A TEN
YEAR DEAL WORTH OVER HALF A 
BILLION DOLLARS, THE CONTRACT IS
THE RICHEST IN SPORTS HISTORY 
AND KEEPS THE 24-YEAR-OLD A 
CHIEF THE NEXT 12 SEASONS.
>>> HARRY STYLES IS GOING TO
HELP FANS DRIFT OFF TO SLEEP
HE'S READING A STORY FOR THE
CALMS APP.
THE RECORDING WILL BE RELEASED
ON WEDNESDAY. 
>>> STOCKS KICKING OFF THE WEEK 
IN THE GREEN, SURGING 450 POINTS
ON THE DOW WITH AMAZON AND
NETFLIX LEADING THE WAY.
HERE FOR PERSPECTIVE IS STEVE 
SE
SEDGEWICK.
GOOD MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING.
I'M GOING TO TRY AND NOT DO A 
HARRY STYLES
THE DATA WAS VERY GOOD
SAFE TO SAY REALLY GOOD FOR 
BUSINESS GOING FORWARD AND NEW
ORDER.
THAT WAS A CATALYST FOR THE 
MARKET TO GO HIGHER AND RECORD
LEVELS ON THE NASDAQ
AMAZON CLOSED ABOUT 3,000 FOR 
THE FIRST TIME JUST A MERE
$1.5 TRILLION VALUATION NOW.
ELSEWHERE, INTERESTING STORY
THE ECONOMIC IMPACT PAYMENT THEY
SENT OUT 4 MILLION IN MAY AND 
JUNE, ISSUED BY AN INSTITUTION
CALLED META BANK AS WELL
MOST PEOPLE USED THESE PREPAID
DEBIT CARDS BUT PEOPLE THOUGHT
IT WAS A SCAM SO 788,000 PEOPLE 
HAVE HAD LETTERS TELLING THEM 
YOU HAVEN'T USED YOUR DEBIT 
CARD, IF YOU NEED A FREE
REPLACEMENT YOU CAN GET IT
IF SOMEONE OFFERS YOU FREE MONEY
YOU'RE GOING T
>>> HI, EVERYONE
I KNOW IT'S JULY AND WE'RE USED 
TO THAT SUMMER HEAT, BUT THIS IS
A DOUBLE DOSE OF THAT HEAT
THAT'S GOING TO STAY IN PLACE 
FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS AND IT 
COULD POTENTIALLY BE DANGEROUS
IF YOU'RE OUT FOR A PROLONGED 
PERIOD OF TIME
THIS IS OUR BIG FIRST 
SIGNIFICANT HEAT WAVE OF THE
YEAR
LOOK AT THE TEMPERATURES, 
SITTING IN THE 90s
SO YOUR BODY NEEDS TIME TO
REALLY GET COOLER AND WE'R
♪ THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGI
HE WAS LOOKING FOR A SOUL TO
STEAL ♪
 HE WAS IN A BIND BECAUSE HE
WAS WAY BEHIND ♪
>> THIS MORNING FANS ARE
MOURNING THE DEATH OF CHARLIE 
DANIELS.
HE WAS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS BAND'S
HIT "THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO 
GEORGIA"
KS AN EXPERT FIDDLER, HIS CAREER
SPANNED SIX DECADES.
DANIELS DIED OF A STROKE AT A 
HOSPITAL IN TENNESSEE ON MONDAY.
FANS LINING THE STREET THERE AS 
POLICE ESCORTED HIS BODY TO THE 
FUNERAL HOME
CHARLIE DANIELS WAS 83 YEARS
OLD.
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES, 
SECRETARY OF STATE MIKE POMPEO
SAID THE U.S. IS LOOKING TO BAN 
CHINESE SOCIAL MEDIA APPS,
ESPECIALLY TIKTOK, CITING 
NATIONAL SECURITY CONCERNS
TIKTOK IS STOPPING OPERATIONS IN
HONG KONG.
IT COMES IN IN THE WAKE OF THE
CITY'S NEWEST LAW.
>>> LOCAL LEADERS IN WASHINGTON 
D.C. ARE CONCERNED ABOUT FEDERAL
EMPLOYEES RETURNING TO WORK.
ACCORDING TO THE "NEW YORK
TIMES" THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT 
AUTHORIZED 80% OF ITS EMPLOYEES 
TO RETURN WHICH COULD BRING AS
MANY AS 18,000 PEOPLE TO THE
PENTAGON
AND THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
EXPECTS 1,000 WORKERS TO RETURN 
TO AN OFFICE NEAR THE WHITE 
HOUSE.
>>> THE CAR SERIES IS COMING
BACK THIS WEEKEND BUT WITHOUT 
JOHN FORCE, THE 16 TIME FUNNY 
CAR CHAMPION WILL MISS THE
NATIONALS IN INDIANA
THE 71-YEAR-OLD ALONG WITH HIS
DAUGHTER AND FELLOW TEAMMATES 
DID NOT REGISTER BY MONDAY'S
DEADLINE
THE NHRA SAID THEY LOOK FORWARD 
TO THEIR RETURN IN THE FUTURE.
>>> HOCKEY FANS WE ARE LESS THAN
A MONTH AWAY FROM A RETURN TO 
THE ICE.
THE NHL AND PLAYERS ASSOCIATION 
ANNOUNCED A PLAN TO RETURN ON 
JUNE 1ST
GAMES WILL BE PLAYED IN EDMONTON
AND TORONTO.
>>> DAVID SCHWIMMER GAVE FANS AN
UPDATE TO FILM THE FRIENDS
REUNION, THEY HOPE TO SHOOT IN
MID AUGUST BUT WON'T RISK 
ANYONE'S HEALTH OR SAFETY TO DO 
IT
THE ENTIRE ORIGINAL CAST WILL 
RETURN
THEY HOPE TO RETURN WITH A LIVE 
STUDIO AUDIENCE ON HBO MAX, THE 
PANDEMIC PUT THOSE PLANS ON 
HOLD
AT LEAST FRIENDS WON'T BE PUT ON
HOLD. 
>>> WE HAD SO MANY PLANS FOR
THIS YEAR, WE ALL DID.
WE KNOW THERE'S LIGHT AT THE END
OF THE TUNNEL AND IT INVOLVES 
DAVID SCHWIMMER.
>> AND "HAMILTON" TOO.
I NEED TO SPLIT THAT UP.
MY KIDS WILL
>>> WITH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND IN 
THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, THE U.S.
IS RACING TOWARD NEW RECORD 
NUMBER IN POSITIVE CASES
AND ATLANTA'S MAYOR IS THE
LATEST PUBLIC OFFICIAL TO 
CONTRACT THE VIRUS. 
>> NASCAR RATINGS HAVE SOARED 
46%, YEAR OVER YEAR, CONTRARY TO
WHAT THE PRESIDENT'S TWEETED AS 
HE ATTACKS BUBBA WALLACE AND
NASCAR OVER THE BANNING OF THE
CONFEDERATE FLAG. 
>> WE'LL HEAR THEIR POWERFUL
MESSAGE, ON HIS LEGACY. 
>> AND THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 
PATRICK MAHOMES HAS AGREED TO AN
HISTORIC $500 MILLION DEAL
NOT A BAD WAY TO KICK OFF THE 
WEEK
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GOOD MORNING, I'M PHILLIP
MENA. 
>> AND I'M FRANCES RIVERA.
CAREFREE SUMMER CELEBRATIONS
HAVE AMERICA'S HEALTH EXPERTS 
RAISING ALARMS ABOUT HOSPITAL 
CAPACITY
THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES IN
THE UNITED STATES IS NEARING 3
MILLION.
AND TEN STATES HAVE SEEN THEIR
NUMBER OF INFECTIONS DOUBLE, IN 
JUST A MATTER OF DAYS.
>> ACCORDING TO "THE NEW YORK 
TIMES," FEDERAL WORKERS ARE 
BEING USHERED BACK TO 
WASHINGTON, D.C., AGAINST THE 
WISHES OF LOCAL LEADERS.
THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
AUTHORIZED 80% OF ITS EMPLOYEES 
TO RETURN, WHICH COULD BRING AS 
MANY AS 18,000 PEOPLE TO THE
PENTAGON
DR. ANTHONY FAUCI SPOKE WITH THE
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
OVER FACEBOOK LIVE, AND HE
SHARED HIS CONCERNS ABOUT THESE 
NEW SURGES IN AMERICA.
>> THE CURRENT STATE IS REALLY
NOT GOOD
WE ARE STILL KNEE DEEP IN THE 
FIRST WAVE OF THIS
AND I WOULD SAY THIS WOULD NOT
BE CONSIDERED A WAVE
IT WAS A -- A SURGE OR A
RESURGENCE OF INFECTIONS, 
SUPERIMPOSED UPON A BASELINE, 
FRANCES, THAT REALLY NEVER GOT
DOWN TO WHERE WE WANTED TO GO.
>> AND DR. FAUCI, ALSO, SAID
THAT THE AVERAGE AGE OF COVID 
PATIENTS HAS DROPPED BY ABOUT 15
YEARS.
THAT'S RAISING MORE CONCERNS
ABOUT THE JULY 4th PARTIES HELD 
OVER THE WEEKEND
HERE'S NBC'S MIGUEL ALMAGUER
>> Reporter: A RECIPE FOR 
DISASTER IS WHAT DOCTORS CALL 
FOURTH OF JULY PARTIES LIKE 
THESE.
FROM MICHIGAN TO MISSOURI TO NEW
YORK, LARGE CROWDS, LITTLE
SOCIAL DISTANCING, AND HARDLY A 
MASK IN SIGHT.
NOW, NEW WORRY REVELLERS COULD
GO FROM POOLSIDE TO PATIENT, IN 
A MATTER OF DAYS. 
>> WE'RE FIGHTING TOWARDS, WAR
NUMBER ONE, IS A VACC-- NUMBER  
IS STUPIDITY. 
>> PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DIE BEING
IGNORANT. 
>> AT UNITED MEMORIAL IN
HOUSTON.
AN ONSLAUGHT OF PATIENTS AS OUR 
NATION APPROACHES 3 MILLION 
CONFIRMED CASES.
EVEN SOME WHO TRIED TO KEEP 
THEIR DISTANCE, CATCHING THE
VIRUS.
>> I ISOLATED MYSELF FROM 
EVERYBODY, EXCEPT ONE FAMILY
THE FAMILY ACROSS THE STREET. 
>> ACROSS THE COUNTRY, 35 STATES
ARE NOW SEEING CASES INCREASE.
TEN ARE SPIKING MORE THAN 100%
ARIZONA SURPASSING 100,000
INFECTIONS
THE MAJORITY OF PATIENTS ARE
UNDER 44 YEARS OLD
ATLANTA'S MAYOR CONFIRMING SHE
HAS TESTED POSITIVE.
AFTER FLORIDA RECORDED ITS
HIGHEST SINGLE-DAY CASE COUNT,
CALIFORNIA IS, ALSO, IN TROUBLE.
AMONG THE NATION'S MOST DANGER
HOTSPOTS, LOS ANGELES COUNTY
REPORTING MORE INFECTIONS THAN
IN 44 STATES
AND MANY HERE CAN'T GET A TEST. 
>> IT'S A BIGGER PROBLEM THAN WE
THOUGHT IT WOULD BE AT THIS 
POINT.
WE DON'T HAVE A NATIONAL PLAN.
WE DON'T HAVE A NATIONAL
STRATEGY. 
>> WITH SOME REGIONS EVALUATING 
EASING RESTRICTIONS, MAJOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL IS RELEASING
THEIR SHORTENED SCHEDULE, AS
MORE THAN 30 PLAYERS TEST 
POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS
BUT, LIKE THE NBA, WHO JUST SHUT
DOWN TWO PRACTICE FACILITIES
AFTER MORE THAN TWO DOZEN 
INFECTIONS, THE GAMES WILL GO 
ON
OVER THE WEEKEND, THE VIRUS 
CLAIMING MORE LIVES.
BROADWAY, LOSING ONE OF ITS 
BRIGHTEST STARS.
41-YEAR-OLD NICK CORDERO SPENT
NEARLY 100 DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL.
WIFE AMANDA WITH THEIR SON E
ELVIS, HOLDING ONTO HOPE. 
>> DADA IS AWAKE. 
>> SHE WAS BRIEFLY ALLOWED INTO 
THE ICU IN JUNE TO HOLD HIS 
HAND
ON SUNDAY, CORDERO WAS
SURROUNDED BY FAMILY, WHO SANG
HIS SONGS BY HIS SIDE AS HE 
PASSED. 
>> HERE, IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, 
WHERE THE NUMBER OF INFECTIONS
HAS SPIKED, ICU BEDS COULD BE AT
MAXIMUM CAPACITY BY THE END OF
THIS MONTH
THERE ARE MORE INFECTIONS IN
THIS REGION THAN IN NEARLY ANY
OTHER PLACE IN THE COUNTRY
FRANCES.
>> JUST ALARMING, MIGUEL
THANK YOU.
>> WITH CASES OF CORONAVIRUS
SKYROCKETING IN MUCH OF THE 
COUNTRY, TODAY, PRESIDENT TRUMP 
WILL TAKE PART IN A DISCUSSION
ON HOW TO GET KIDS SAFELY BACK
TO SCHOOL.
YESTERDAY, HE TWEETED THAT
SCHOOLS MUST REOPEN IN THE FALL.
THE PRESIDENT, ALSO, TURNED TO
TWITTER TO STOKE THE FLAMES ON
SEVERAL DIVISIVE CULTURAL 
ISSUES
NBC'S PETER ALEXANDER HAS MORE
>> Reporter: DURING THE HEIGHT
OF A PANDEMIC, PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
TURNING HIS ATTENTION TO
NASCAR'S ONLY BLACK FULL-TIME 
DRIVER AFTER THE FBI DETERMINED 
LAST MONTH THAT BUBBA WALLACE 
WAS NOT THE TARGET OF A HATE
CRIME WHEN A NOOSE WAS FOUND IN 
HIS ASSIGNED GARAGE AT TALLADEGA
SPEEDWAY
THE PRESIDENT TWEETING, HAS 
WALLACE APOLOGIZED TO ALL THOSE 
GREAT NAS CONSIDER DRIVERS AND
OFFICIALS WHO CAME TO HIS AID,
ONLY TO FIND OUT THE WHOLE THING
WAS JUST ANOTHER HOAX?
BUT IT WAS NOT WALLACE WHO
REPORTED THE NOOSE
INSTEAD, A MEMBER OF HIS TEAM 
FOUND IT AND ALERTED NASCAR.
WALLACE RESPONDING, EVEN WHEN 
IT'S HATE FROM THE POTUS, LOVE
ONES
THE PRESIDENT'S ALSO TWEETING 
NASCAR'S FLAG DECISION, BANNING 
THE CONFEDERATE FLAG, IS HURTING
ITS RATINGS.
>> DOES HE BELIEVE NASCAR SHOULD
FLY THE CONFEDERATE FLAG AND WHY
DON'T THEY FLY IT HERE
>> THE BAN ON THE FLAG WAS
MENTIONED IN THE BROADER CONTEXT
OF THE FACT THAT HE REJECTS THIS
NOTION THAT SOMEHOW NASCAR MEN
AND WOMEN WHO GO TO THESE 
SPORTING EVENTS ARE RACIST. 
>> IN FACT, NBC SPORTS SAYS 
RATINGS FOR THE RACE WERE UP
NEARLY 50%
AND THE PRESIDENT'S ALLY, 
LINDSEY GRAHAM, SAYS HE SUPPORTS
NASCAR'S BAN ON THE CONFEDERATE 
FLAG. 
>> IF YOU'RE IN BUSINESS, THE 
CONFEDERATE FLAG IS NOT A GOOD
WAY TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS.
>> IT COMES AS THE PRESIDENT'S
TRYING TO CAPITALIZE ON 
AMERICA'S GROWING CULTURAL
DIVIDE
GOING AFTER PROTESTORS TOPPLING 
STATUES.
>> THEIR GOAL IS, NOT A BETTER
AMERICA, THEIR GOAL IS TO END 
AMERICA.
>> AND LATER, DOWNPLAYING THE 
RISK FROM CORONAVIRUS WITH THE
STATEMENT THAT MANY HEALTH
EXPERTS SAY IS MISLEADING.
>> WE HAVE TESTED ALMOST 40 
MILLION PEOPLE
BY SO DOING, WE SHOW CASES, 99% 
OF WHICH ARE TOTALLY HARMLESS.
>> WHILE THE DEATH RATE REMAINS 
LOW, HOSPITALIZATIONS, IN MANY
STATES, ARE INCREASING
AND IN A CASE THAT COULD IMPACT 
THE FALL'S ELECTION, THE SUPREME
COURT, UNANIMOUSLY, RULED THAT
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS, PART OF
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE CANNOT
BREAK RANKS AND SUPPORT T. 
>> PETERINGS , THANK YOU.
>> WALLACE ANNOUNCED A
HIGH-PROFILE NEW ENDORSEMENT
DEAL
BEATS BY DRE, WHICH WAS FOUNDED 
BY RAPPER DR. DRE, ANNOUNCED IT 
SIGNED WALLACE
IN A TWEET IT SAID THE COMPANY
INTENDED TO ANNOUNCE THE DEAL 
LATER THIS WEEK, BUT HEY, CANNOT
WIN THE DAY.
ADDING, WE ARE PROUD TO WELCOME 
BUBBA WALLACE TO THE BEATS BY 
DR. DRE FAMILY
NBA SUPERSTAR LEBRON JAMES
RETWEETED THE NEWS SAYING 
WELCOME TO THE BEATS FAMILY.
>> PATRICK MAHOMES WILL BE
STAYING IN KANSAS CITY JUST A 
LITTLE WHILE LONGER AFTER 
SIGNING THE RICHEST CONTRACT IN 
SPORTS HISTORY
MAHOMES, A TEN-YEAR DEAL
INCLUDING 140 MILLION GUARANTEED
IN CASE OF INJURY.
THE CONTRACT KEEPS HIM IN KANSAS
CITY FOR NEXT 12 YEARS
THE 24-YEAR-OLD HELPED DELIVER
THE CHIEFS THEIR FIRST SUPER
BOWL VICTORY IN 50 YEARS AND HE 
WAS ALSO THE LEAGUE MVP IN 2018.
>> FLOODING AND WATER RESCUES 
THROUGHOUT THE NORTHEAST
EXTREME RAIN CAUSED DAMAGE TO 
HOMES, CARS, AND POWER OUTAGES, 
WHICH PROMPTED A FLASH FLOOD
EMERGENCY FOR PHILADELPHIA AND
THE SURROUNDING AREAS.
PENNSYLVANIA, THERE WERE AT 
LEAST 24 RESCUE CALLS THERE BUT 
NO MAJOR INJURIES.
AND SEVERE STORMS, ALSO, MOVED
THROUGH PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY, 
MARYLAND, AND VIRGINIA, 
ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL 
WEATHER SERVICE.
>> IT WAS QUITE A STORM.
LET'S GET THE LATEST ON THAT
WITH NBC METEOROLOGIST JANESSA
WEBB
HI, JANESSA.
GOOD MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
ALSO, KNOWN AS A RING OF FIRE 
THAT PRODUCED THOSE STORMS
HEAT BUILDING ACROSS THE
NORTHEAST.
96 DEGREES OFFICIALLY FOR NEW 
YORK CITY YESTERDAY.
YOU CAN STILL SEE THESE STORMS
ARE FILTERING MORE TOWARDS THE
SOUTH.
OVER 6 INCHES OF RAIN FOR 
PHILADELPHIA IN THE LAST 24 
HOURS.
SO THAT AREA OF THE COUNTRY,
JUST INUNDATED WITH WATER.
BUT THAT STORM SYSTEM IS MAKING 
ITS WAY OFFSHORE
NEXT, OUR ATTENTION GOES TO THE 
UPPER MIDWEST AND NORTHERN
PLAINS WHERE SEVERE STORMS ARE
UNDER ENHANCED RISK THROUGHOUT
YOUR AFTERNOON
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO GRAND RAPIDS, THIS AFTERNOON,
92 DEGREES
FOR NORTHEAST OHIO TO THE 
CLEVELAND AREA, 93
EXPECT SOME STARORMS TO BE
SPARKING UP THIS AFTERNOON
AND I HATE TO COMPLAIN BUT
PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE
HEAT
AND WANT TO KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING
TO REALLY GO AWAY.
COMING UP.
>> I HEAR YOU.
I DIDN'T STEP OUTSIDE ONCE
YESTERDAY BECAUSE OF IT, HERE,
IN NEW YORK.
>> NOVEMBER MAYBE?
I DON'T KNOW
IT'S A GUESS
WE'LL SEE, THOUGH.
THANKS, JANESSA.
>> ACTOR DAVID SCHWIMMER GAVE AN
UPDATE ON THE HUGELY AN 
DISSIPATED
MORE FALLOUT FROM THAT VIRAL
VIDEO OF A WHITE WOMAN CALLING
911 ON A BLACK MAN IN NEW YORK
CENTRAL PARK
AMY COOPER IS NOW CHARGED WITH
FILING A FALSE REPORT, AFTER
TELLING POLICE IN MAY THAT A
BIRDWATCHER THREATENED HER LIFE.
HE HAD SIMPLY ASKED HER TO PUT
HER DOG ON A LEASH IN A SECTION 
OF THE PARK THAT REQUIRES IT
IF CONVICTED, COOPER FACES UP TO
A YEAR IN JAIL. 
>> JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S ALLEGED
ACCOMPLICE HAS BEEN MOVED TO A
NEW YORK CITY CELL
GHISLAINE MAXWELL IS BEING HELD 
AT THE METROPOLITAN CENTER IN 
BROOKLYN
ON FRIDAY, MAXWELL WILL ENTER A 
PLEA
SHE'S BEEN CHARGED WITH ENTICING
A MINOR TO ENGAGE IN ILLEGAL SEX
ACTS
A CLAIM SHE DENIES
ONE OF THE SEVERAL ACCUSERS SAYS
EPSTEIN DIRECTED HER TO HAVE SEX
WITH PRINCE ANDREW WHEN SHE WAS 
17
THE PRINCE SAYS HE HAS NO 
RECOLLECTION OF MEETING HER AND 
DENIES HAVING ANY FORM OF SEXUAL
KA
CONTACT WITH HER
FEDERAL PROSECUTORS HAVE
FORMALLY REQUESTED, THROUGH THE 
BRITISH GOVERNMENT, TO SPEAK TO 
PRINCE ANDREW.
A SOURCE SAYS THEY HAVE 
COMMUNICATED WITH THE FBI TWICE 
IN THE LAST MONTH BUT GOT NO
RESPONSE. 
>> THIS MORNING, FANS ARE 
MOURNING THE DEATH OF A COUNTRY 
MUSIC ICON
♪ THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGI
HE WAS LOOKING FOR A SOUL TO
STEAL ♪
>> COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAMER
CHARLIE DANIELS WAS BEST KNOWN
FOR HIS BAND'S HIT "THE DEVIL 
WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA."
AN EXPERT FIDDLER.
RANGING FROM GOSPEL AND SOUTHERN
ROCK TO BLUE GRASS AND SOUTHERN 
COUNTRY.
FANS LINED THE STREET AS POLICE 
ESCORTED HIS BODY TO A
AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH TOM 
HANKS.
HE WILL TALK TO HODA ACT HIS
BATTLE WITH CORONAVIRUS AND HIS 
NEW WORLD WAR II MOVIE, 
GREYHOUND.
>> WITH THE HOLIDAY BARELY
BEHIND US, MANY AMERICANS ARE 
REFLECTING ON OUR FOUNDING
FATHERS AND RECONCILING THE 
NATION'S DIFFICULT HISTORY
THAT INCLUDES THOMAS JEFFERSON, 
WHO WROTE ABOUT THE EQUALITY OF 
ALL MEN, BUT ALSO HELD SLAVES.
NBC'S HARRY SMITH IS IN VIRGINIA
AT MONTE CELLO. 
>> SOCIALLY DISTANT SELFIES ON
THE LAWN AFTER A PERFORMANCE BY 
BILL BARKER, AS THOMAS
JEFFERSON.
>> INALIENABLE LIGRIGHTS ARE GIN
BY NATURE.
WE'RE ALL BORN FREE.
>> JEFFERSON, WHO PENNED THE
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WAS 
BRILLIANT AND THE EPITOME OF
PARADOX.
FOR, IN HIS LIFETIME, HE OWNED
MORE THAN 60 0 SLAVES. 
>> HERE IT IS.
BLACK AND WHITE.
NEVER THOUGHT WE WOULD EVER SEE 
THAT HAPPEN.
SALLY HEMMINGS HAD SIX CHILDREN.
>> BRENDA MURKOWSKI, HER
DAUGHTER MADELYN AND NIECES 
KATIE AND KATHERINE HAVE FAMILY 
TIES HERE.
THEY ARE DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS
JEFFERSON AND SLAVE SALLY 
HEMMINGS. 
>> ARE YOU PROUD TO BE A
HEMMINGS
>> I'M PROUD
VERY PROUD
TELLS US ABOUT OUR FAMILY.
IT CONNECTS US TO OUR ANCESTORS.
IT BRINGS LIGHT AND LIFE TO THE 
ENSLAVED FAMILIES HERE. 
>> JEFFERSON'S PLACE IN THEIR 
FAMILY HISTORY IS THE SOURCE OF 
CONTINUAL DEBATE
HIS LEGACY IS, VERY MUCH, ALIVE.
>> DO YOU THINK THERE IS A
CONNECTION BETWEEN THE PROTESTS 
THAT ARE HAPPENING NOW AND WHAT 
HAPPENED HERE A COUPLE HUNDRED
YEARS AGO?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
US GROWING UP HERE, YOU KNOW, WE
WERE SAYING THESE SLAVE FAMILIES
MATTERED TO -- WHEN YOU COME AND
LOOK AT ALL JEFFERSON'S 
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, THESE PEOPLE 
MATTER
AND RIGHT NOW, THE MOVEMENT IS
BLACK LIVES MATTER. 
>> BRENDA BELIEVES JEFFERSON WAS
A HYPOCRITE.
>> IJUST DON'T THINK HE REALLY
TRULY, BELIEVED THAT ALL MEN
WERE CREATED EQUAL. 
>> JEFFERSON DECLARED SLAVERY A 
MORAL DEPRAVITY AND A HIDEOUS 
BLOT
YET, WAS OFTEN SILENT WHEN IT 
CAME TO, EITHER, PERSONAL OR
POLITICAL ACTION. 
>> PEOPLE LIKE TO SAY JEFFERSON 
BUILT THIS HOUSE
NO
E
ENSLAVED PEOPLE BUILT THIS
HOUSE.
A
CHILDREN HELPED BUILD THIS
HOUSE.
AND IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY, YOU CAN
SEE THE FINGERPRINTS
THE INDENTATIONS THAT THE 
CHILDREN MADE WHEN THEY WERE
MAKING BRICKS.
>> GAYLE WHITE IS A DESCENDENT
OF HEMMINGS AND JEFFERSON, AND
IS ON THE STAFF AT MONTE CELLO. 
>> I GET REALLY EMOTIONAL WHEN I
THINK ABOUT THE WORK WE DO
I WOULD ARGUE THAT THE PEOPLE 
ENSLAVED HERE ARE JUST IMPORTANT
TO THE AMERICAN NARRATIVE AS
THOMAS JEFFERSON
>> WELL-SPACED VISITORS ARE 
WELCOME AT MONTE CELLO
THE SIMMONS FAMILY CAME FROM
WASHINGTON, D.C.
DAD, WARREN, SAYS --
>> TEACH OUR DAUGHTERS EXPOSURE 
IS THE KEY TO LIFE. 
>> TO SEE A PLANTATION, VERSUS
JUST SEEING IT IN A BOOK. 
>> JUST DOWN THE HILL FROM
JEFFERSON'S MANSION, NIYA BATES,
THE HEAD OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN
HISTORY HERE, SHOWS US A
RESTORED SLAVE DWELLING.
>> THIS IS A MEANS OF COERCING
FREE LABOR, TO BE PRODUCTIVE
IS TO GIVE THEM A HOME, WHERE 
THEY CAN LIVE WITH THEIR FAMILY.
THEIR NUCLEAR FAMILY
>> A NUCLEAR FAMILY, WHERE EACH 
PERSON WAS AN ASSET, TO BE USED 
OR TRADED OR SOLD.
A HUMAN COMMODITY.
A CRUEL TRUTH THAT BATES
BELIEVES MAKES MONTE CELLO THE
RIGHT PLACE TO CONNECT PAST AND 
PRESENT.
>> I THINK PLANTATIONS ARE A
UNIQUE SPACE, AND THAT PEOPLE 
REALLY NEED TO COME SEE IT
YOU KNOW, THEY NEED TO GRAPPLE
WITH THE REALITIES OF WHAT 400
YEARS OF ENSLAVEMENT DID TO OUR 
COUNTRY BECAUSE IT'S NOT
COMFORTABLE.
IT'S NOT EASY.
IT'S HARD WORK BUT IT'S 
NECESSARY.
>> WOW
GREAT REPORTING FROM OUR
COLLEAGUE HARRY SMITH THERE.
SO EYE OPENING AND REALLY 
PERFECTLY PUT SAYING THAT THERE 
IS BEAUTY AND PAIN
THAT THOSE FAMILIES AND THOSE 
DESCENDANTS SEE RIGHT NOW FOR 
THEM
IF YOU ARE A BASKETBALL FAN, YOU
KNOW WHAT I AM SAYING.
DOUBLE TEAM OF HIGH PRESSURE
IF YOU'RE NOT A BASKETBALL FAN, 
THEN, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF THIS HEAT
WAVE
IT IS IMPACTIN
HAVE ENTERED INTO A PARTNERSHIP 
FOCUSING ON PROJECTS THAT DEAL
WITH SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES
THE DEAL INCLUDES ALL DISNEY
PLATFORMS AND KAEPERNICK'S
PRODUCTION COMPANY, RA VISION 
MEDIA.
ESPN FILMS IS PRODUCING THE 
SERIES, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO
PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR 
MINORITY PRODUCERS AND
DIRECTORS.
KAEPERNICK HAS NOT PLAYED IN THE
NFL SINCE THE 2016 SEASON, WHEN 
HE TOOK A KNEE DURING THE 
NATIONAL ANTHEM TO PROTEST
POLICE BRUTALITY AND RACIAL 
INEQUALITY. 
>> FROM CIVIL TO LGBTQ AND
WOMEN'S RIGHTS, THERE HAVE BEEN 
MANY MOVEMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF
OUR NATION
BUT ACCORDING TO NEW RESEARCH 
FROM A DATA SCIENCE FIRM, THE 
BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT MAY 
BE THE LARGEST IN HISTORY.
CITING RECENT POLLS, SAYS 
ABOUT -- MILLION PEOPLE HAVE
PARTICIPATED IN THE BLACK LIVES 
MATTER DEMONSTRATIONS OVER THE
DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD AND 
OTHERS
THE FIGURE FAR SURPASSES THAT OF
THE WOMEN'S MARCH OF 2017 WHICH 
REPORTED A TURNOUT OF ABOUT 3 TO
5 MILLION PEOPLE ON A SINGLE
DAY.
>> RINGING IN A MAJOR MILESTONE 
TODAY.
FORMER BEATLES LEGEND RING GO 
STARR IS CELEBRATING HIS 80th 
BIRTHDAY
AND FANS ARE GETTING A FRONT ROW
SEAT
SARAH, GOOD MORNING.
CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR HOW HE IS
CELEBRATING.
>> FRANCES, THIS IS A GOOD ONE
BECAUSE IT WAS 80 YEARS AGO,
TODAY, THAT RICHARD STARKY WAS
BORN IN THE HUMBLE, 
WORKING-CLASS CITY OF LIVERPOOL.
OF COURSE, WE KNOW HIM TODAY AS 
RINGO STARR.
BUT HE OVERCAME A REALLY TOUGH
CHILDHOOD.
REALLY SEVERE ILLNESS, A
WORKING-CLASS BACKGROUND
AND NOW, HE IS REFLECTING ON
WHAT THIS MEANS TO BE TURNING 
80, AS A GLOBAL ICON
>> WHEN WE WERE KIDS, YOU KNOW, 
80 WAS LIKE WHAT
YOU KNOW, THAT'S CRAZY
BUT NOW, IT SEEMS TO BE, YOU
KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE 100 
OUT THERE.
SO I'M JUST AIMING FOR 100. 
>> AND HE'LL BE CELEBRATING WITH
A YOUTUBE CONCERT IN THESE
SOCIALLY DISTANCED TIMES
THE PROCEEDS FROM THIS CHARITY
CONCERT ARE GOING TO BENEFIT A
TON OF GOOD CAUSES, LIKE WATER
AID AND THE GLOBAL BLACK LIVES
MATTER MOVEMENT.
RINGO STARR SPREADING THAT PEACE
AND LOVE ON HIS 80th BIRTHDAY.
FRANCES.
>> SEE THAT.
CAN'T WAIT TO SEE.
SARAH HARMON FOR US.
SARAH, THANK YOU
FOR SOMEBODY WHO IS 80, HE LOOKS
AND SOUNDS SOMEBODY HALF THAT 
AGE.
>> A YEAR AGO, ABOUT -- I THINK 
ABOUT YEAR AGO WHEN HE WAS
PLAYING WITH PAUL McCARTNEY, HE 
SURPRISED EVERYBODY ON STAGE IN 
LOS ANGELES.
STILL GOT IT
HELTER SKELTER
SERGEANT PEPPER.
>>> CORONAVIRUS CASES ARE RACING
TOWARD THE 3 MILLION MARK IN THE
U.S. AS THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND 
LEAVES OFFICIALS WITH MAJOR 
CONCERNS FOR EXPLOSIVE SPIKES IN
THE COMING DAYS.
>>> NEW RESEARCH PROVES THE 
VIRUS IS SPREADING IN AIRBORNE
WAYS, THAT WE'RE ONLY JUST
BEGINNING TO UNDERSTAND.
AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR STUDENTS
RETURNING TO THE CLASSROOM. 
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP'S NEW
STRATEGY TO ATTACK NASCAR'S ONLY
BLACK DRIVER, BUBBA WALLACE, AND
NASCAR, ITSELF, FOR BANNING THE 
CONFEDERATE FLAG
THIS MORNING, WALLACE FIRES 
BACK. 
>> AND WE'LL LOOK BACK AT THE 
INCREDIBLE LIFE OF COUNTRY MUSIC
LEGEND CHARLIE DANIELS
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GOOD MORNING, I'M PHILLIP
MENA. 
>> I'M FRANCES RIVERA.
INCREASED TESTING CONTINUES TO
REVEAL DISTURBING NUMBERS OF
CORONAVIRUS CASES IN THE UNITED 
STATES
THE COUNTRY IS NEARING 3 MILLION
CONFIRMED INFECTIONS
AND THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES IS
INCREASING IN 35 STATES.
TEN STATES HAVE SEEN THEIR
NUMBERS SPIKE, BY 100%. 
>> DESPITE THOSE CLIMBING 
NUMBERS, HARVARD, PRINCETON, AND
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, HAVE 
ANNOUNCED PLANS TO BRING
STUDENTS BACK TO CAMPUS.
ALL THREE SCHOOLS WILL LIMIT
THEIR CAPACITY TO ABOUT 50% OR
LESS
AND PRINCETON IS GIVING STUDENTS
A 10% DISCOUNT ON TUITION.
>> MEANWHILE, IN FLORIDA, WHERE 
MORE THAN 200,000 INFECTIONS
HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED, THE
EDUCATION COMMISSIONER HAS
ORDERED ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO 
REOPEN NEXT MONTH.
THE REOPENINGS ARE EXPECTED TO
FOLLOW THE GUIDANCE OF LOCAL
HEALTH OFFICIALS. 
>> THE MAYOR OF ATLANTA, KEISHA 
LANCE BOTTOMS, HAS ANNOUNCED SHE
HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR 
COVID-19
BOTTOMS SAID SHE DOES NOT HAVE
ANY SYMPTOMS, AND HAS BEEN DILL 
JEPT ABOUT WEARING A MASK AND 
WASHING HER HANDS.
>> DR. ANTHONY FAUCI SPOKE WITH 
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF
HEALTH OVER FACEBOOK
AND HE SHARED HIS REACTION TO 
THE RECENT SURGE IN CASES.
>> THE CURRENT STATE IS REALLY
NOT GOOD
WE ARE STILL KNEE DEEP IN THE 
FIRST WAVE OF THIS
AND I WOULD SAY THIS WOULD NOT
BE CONSIDERED A WAVE
IT WAS A SURGE OR A RESURGENCE
OF INFECTIONS, SUPERIMPOSED UPON
A BASELINE, FRANCES, THAT REALLY
NEVER GOT DOWN TO WHERE WE
WANTED TO GO
>> DR. FAUCI, ALSO, WARNED THAT 
YOUNG PEOPLE CAN GET VERY SICK, 
FOR WEEKS AT A TIME.
RAISING MORE CONCERNS ABOUT 
CAREFREE SUMMER CELEBRATIONS
HERE IS NBC'S JAY GRAY
>> Reporter: A WEEKEND OF 
PARTIES.
PACKED BEACHES AND LAKES, COAST 
TO COAST
FRIGHTENING IMAGES FOR THOSE ON 
THE FRONT LINES OF THE FIGHT
AGAINST COVID-19. 
>> I DO ANTICIPATE THAT, AFTER
THIS WEEKEND'S PARTIES, WE ARE
GOING TO SEE A BUMP IN THE NEXT,
YOU KNOW, WEEK TO TEN DAYS, TWO 
WEEKS.
>> A BUMP.
IN MANY AREAS, ALREADY STEPRETCE
TO THEIR LIMITS.
MORE THAN HALF OF THE COUNTRY IS
DEALING WITH A SURGE IN CASES.
MANY HOTSPOTS, NOW DANGEROUSLY
CLOSE TO RUNNING OUT OF HOSPITAL
BEDS. 
>> THE MODELERS TAKING A LOOK AT
OUR NUMBERS TOLD US, ABOUT A
WEEK AGO, THAT WE WERE ON A 
TRAJECTORY THAT WAS GOING TO
HAVE OUR HOSPITALS OVERWHELMED
IN WHAT IS NOW PROBABLY TEN DAYS
TO TWO WEEKS. 
>> SOME NOW CALLING FOR A 
NATIONAL MEASURE REQUIRING FACE 
COVERINGS IN PUBLIC.
THOUGH, THERE'S NO INDICATION 
THE PRESIDENT IS CONSIDERING THE
IDEA
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS 
TELLING NBC NEWS THE WHITE HOUSE
WILL SOON UNVEIL A NEW MESSAGE
ON THE PANDEMIC.
URGING THE NATION TO, QUOTE,
LEARN TO LIVE WITH THE VIRUS
DOWNPLAYING ITS SEVERITY. 
>> NOW, WE HAVE TESTED, ALMOST, 
40 MILLION PEOPLE.
BY SO DOING, WE SHOW CASES, 99% 
OF WHICH, ARE TOTALLY HARMLESS. 
>> MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS PUSHING
BACK. 
>> WE'VE SEEN MARATHON RUNNERS
HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO WALK AND 
BREATHE AGAIN.
THIS IS NOT A NO BIG DEAL FOR 
PEOPLE THAT JUST SURVIVED.
THIS IS A SERIOUS VIRUS.
>> SPREADING, IN SOME AREAS, AT 
RECORD LEVELS.
JAY GRAY, NBC NEWS. 
>> THERE IS, ALSO, GROWING
CONCERN ABOUT HOW CORONAVIRUS 
SPREAD
OVER 200 SCIENTISTS ARE WARNING 
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 
ABOUT THE RISKS OF AIRBORNE 
TRANSMISSION
HERE IS NBC'S GABE GUTIERREZ
WITH MORE.
>> Reporter: IT'S NO SECRET THAT
CORONAVIRUS SPREADS THROUGH THE 
AIR.
THE QUESTION, NOW, IS HOW MUCH
>> DO YOU THINK THAT THE W.H.O. 
HAS DOWNPLAYED THE THREAT OF
AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION?
>> YES
WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT THERE 
MAY NOT BE AS MUCH ATTENTION TO 
VENTILATION AND MASK WEARING AS 
THERE OUGHT TO BE.
>> DR. DON MILTON IS NOW AMONG
MORE THAN 200 SCIENTISTS FROM 32
COUNTRIES THAT ARE PUBLISHING AN
OPEN LETTER TO THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION
URGING THE AGENCY TO REVISE 
GUIDELINES AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE
VIRUS CAN MORE EASILY SPREAD
THROUGH THE ERIN AIR INDOORS THN
PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT
SHOWS DROPLETS, HIGHLIGHTED IN
GREEN, STAYING AIRBORNE FOR MORE
THAN 12 MINUTES AFTER SOMEONE 
STOPS SPEAKING
THE SCIENCE HAS SHIFTED.
>> THERE'S NO REASON TO BE
WALKING AROUND WITH A MASK. 
>> INITIALLY, PUBLIC HEALTH 
OFFICIALS DOWNPLAYED FACE 
COVERINGS, EXCEPT FOR HEALTH
WORKERS.
NOT ANYMORE.
>> PLAN A, DON'T GO IN A CROWD
PLAN B, IF YOU DO, MAKE SURE YOU
WEAR A MASK.
>> THE TOPIC HAS GROWN MORE 
POLARIZING. 
>> IF YOU DON'T WANT TO WEAR A
MASK, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO.
IT'S A FREE COUNTRY.
EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO DO AS 
THEY PLEASE.
>> I DON'T GET TO WALK INTO A 
RETAIL STORE AND LIGHT UP A 
CIGARETTE, OUT OF MY DESIRE TO
SMOKE INDOORS.
I SHOULDN'T BE ABLE TO WALK INTO
A RETAIL STORE NOT WEARING A
MASK. 
>> HARVARD UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCED 
ONLINE COURSES FOR THE ENTIRE 
ACADEMIC YEAR.
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, MILLIONS OF 
PARENTS AND STUDENTS ARE NOW IN 
LIMBO AS SCHOOL DISTRICTS WEIGH 
THE RISKS FOR THE FALL. 
>> I'M REALLY WORRIED THAT IF WE
DON'T HAVE THE MASK MANDATE IN
PLACE, THAT THE CHANCES OF THEM 
GETTING THIS, BRINGING IT HOME
TO ME, PASSING IT ONTO MY DAD 
WHO IS 85, OR MY MOTHER-IN-LAW
WHO IS 75, IS PRETTY
SIGNIFICANT.
>> NEW YORK CITY, RESTAURANTS 
ARE SCRAMBLING TO BREAK EVEN BY 
EXPANDING OUTDOOR SEATING.
>> RIGHT NOW, WE'RE DOING ABOUT 
25 TO 30% OF WHAT WE COULD DO 
BEFORE, AS FAR AS IN-HOUSE
DINING
IT'S JUST ABOUT BEING CREATIVE. 
>> EVEN THOUGH THE CITY IS NOW
IN PHASE THREE OF REOPENING,
INDOOR DINING IS STILL NOT
ALLOWED, AND WON'T BE FOR THE 
FORESEEABLE FUTURE
FRANCES.
>> GABE, THANK YOU
>>> WITH CASES OF CORONAVIRUS 
SKYROCKETING IN MUCH OF THE 
COUNTRY, TODAY, PRESIDENT TRUMP 
WILL TAKE PART IN A DISCUSSION
ON HOW TO GET KIDS SAFELY BACK
TO SCHOOL.
YESTERDAY, HE TWEETED THAT
SCHOOLS MUST REOPEN IN THE FALL.
THE PRESIDENT, ALSO, TURNED TO
TWITTER TO STOKE THE FLAMES ON
SEVERAL DIVISIVE CULTURAL 
ISSUES
NBC'S PETER ALEXANDER HAS MORE. 
>> DURING THE HEIGHT OF A 
PANDEMIC, PRESIDENT TRUMP'S 
TURNING HIS ATTENTION TO
NASCAR'S ONLY BLACK FULL TIME 
DRIVER AFTER THE FBI DETERMINED,
LAST MONTH, THAT BUBBA WALLACE
WAS NOT THE TARGET OF A HATE
CRIME WHEN A NOOSE WAS FOUND IN 
HIS ASSIGNED GARAGE AT TALLADEGA
SPEEDWAY
THE PRESIDENT TWEETING HAS
WALLACE APOLOGIZED TO ALL THOSE 
GREAT NASCAR DRIVERS AND
OFFICIALS WHO CAME TO HIS AID,
ONLY TO FIND OUT THE WHOLE THING
WAS JUST ANOTHER HOAX?
BUT IT WAS NOT WALLACE WHO
REPORTED THE NOOSE
INSTEAD, A MEMBER OF HIS TEAM 
FOUND IT AND ALERTED NASCAR.
WALLACE RESPONDED, EVEN WHEN
IT'S HATE FROM THE POTUS, LOVE
ONES
PRESIDENT ALSO TWEETING NASCAR'S
FLAG DECISION, BANNING THE
CONFEDERATE FLAG IS HURTING ITS 
RATINGS.
>> DOES HE BELIEVE NASCAR SHOULD
FLY THE CONFEDERATE FLAG
AND WHY DON'T THEY FLY IT HERE
>> THE BAN WAS MENTIONED IN THE 
BROADER CONTEXT THAT HE REJECTS 
THIS NOTION THAT SOMEHOW NASCAR 
MEN AND WOMEN WHO GO TO THESE 
SPORTING EVENTS ARE RACIST. 
>> IN FACT, NBC SPORTS SAYS 
RATINGS FOR THE RACE WERE UP
NEARLY 50%
AND THE PRESIDENT'S ALLY, 
LINDSEY GRAHAM, SAYS HE SUPPORTS
NASCAR'S BAN ON THE CONFEDERATE 
FLAG. 
>> IF YOU'RE IN BUSINESS, THE 
CONFEDERATE FLAG IS NOT A GOOD
WAY TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS.
>> IT COMES AS THE PRESIDENT'S
TRYING TO CAPITALIZE ON 
AMERICA'S GROWING CULTURAL
DIVIDE
GOING AFTER PROTESTORS TOPPLING 
STATUES.
>> THEIR GOAL IS NOT A BETTER 
AMERICA.
THEIR GOAL IS TO END AMERICA. 
>> AND LATER, DOWNPLAYING THE 
RISK FROM CORONAVIRUS WITH HIS
STATEMENT THAT, MANY PUBLIC 
HEALTH EXPERTS SAY, IS
MISLEADING. 
>> WE HAVE TESTED ALMOST 40 
MILLION PEOPLE
BY SO DOING, WE SHOW CASES, 99% 
OF WHICH ARE, TOTALLY HARMLESS. 
>> WHILE THE DEATH RATE REMAINS 
LOW, HOSPITALIZATIONS IN MANY 
STATES ARE INCREASING.
AND IN A CASE THAT COULD IMPACT 
THE FALL'S ELECTION, THE SUPREME
COURT UNANIMOUSLY RULED 
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS, PART OF
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE, CANNOT 
BREAK RANKS AND CAN BE FORCED TO
SUPPORT THE WINNER OF THEIR 
STATE'S POPULAR VOTE
PHILLIP.
>> THANKS, PETER. 
>> CEO OF THE NCAAP IS SPEAKING 
OUT ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN FOR
FACEBOOK
THE CAMPAIGN WAS LAUNCHED IN THE
WAKE OF THE DEATH OF GEORGE 
FLOYD TO PRESSURE FACEBOOK TO DO
MORE ABOUT HATE SPEECH ON ITS 
SITES.
>> SHOULD NOT BE -- TO RECRUIT
INDIVIDUALS TO PARTICIPATE IN 
WHITE SUPREMACY AND USE RACIAL
HATE SPEECH, GENDER HATE SPEECH,
AN
AND OTHER HARMFUL SPEECH. 
>> MORE THAN 400 CORPORATIONS 
JOINED THE BOYCOTT BY PULLING 
THEIR AD SPACE ON THE SITE
SET TO MEET WITH ORGANIZATIONS
WHO ARE LEADING THE BOYCOTT 
TODAY.
>> LET'S GET A CHECK ON OUR 
WEATHER WITH NBC METEOROLOGIST
JANESSA WEBB
HI, JANESSA, GOOD MORNING.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO,
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WE HAVE SOME HECTIC WEATHER 
ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
NEW YORK CITY, YESTERDAY, ALL 
THE WAY INTO PHILADELPHIA.
A CLASS -- CLASSIC RING OF FIRE 
THAT FORMED IN THAT AREA
OVER 6 INCHES IN THE METRO AREAS
OF PHILADELPHIA.
SO AN INUNDATION OF WATER 
CURRENTLY HAPPENING.
AND POWER OUTAGES IN THAT AREA
OUR FOCUS TODAY WILL GO TO THE
UPPER MIDWEST OF THE NORTHERN 
PLAINS WHERE WE HAVE A SMALL
RISK OF ENHANCED STORMS.
THE PRIMARY THREAT TODAY WILL BE
ISOLATED TORNADOS, AND A FEW
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN THAT 
AREA
ALSO, WATCHING A TROPICAL SYSTEM
THAT WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE 
SOUTH.
WE'RE GOING TO WATCH
ORGANIZATION OF THE STORM 
SYSTEM, POTENTIALLY GOING INTO
THE CAROLINA COAST
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO INDIANAPOLIS TODAY, 91 
DEGREES.
I DO THINK STORMS WILL START TO 
FIRE UP IN PORTIONS OF THE
MIDWEST DUE TO THE HEAT THAT
CONTINUES TO BUILD
FOR THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST,
ST
STORMY CONDITIONS DUE TO THAT 
T
TROPICAL SYSTEM THAT WILL MAKE
ITS WAY INTO FLORIDA AS WELL
THE HEAT IS ON
TALK MORE ABOUT THAT COMING UP. 
>> THANKS, JANESSA. 
>> AN ARKANSAS ARMY VETERAN IS
RUNNING ACROSS HIS HOME STATE 
CARRYING HIS AMERICAN FLAG AND
AN UPLIFTING MESSAGE OF UNITY 
AND LOVE IN THE MIDST OF THE
PANDEMIC. 
>> YOU HEAR ALL THE HORN AND
STUFF, YOU'LL KNOW THERE'S -- 
PASSING BY
SOMEBODY UPLIFTING THE
COMMUNITY.
THAT'S WHAT I DO. 
>> THOMAS IS A VETERAN OF BOTH
THE GULF WAR A
THAT VIRAL VIDEO OF A WHITE 
WOMAN CALLING 911 ON A BLACK MAN
IN CENTRAL PARK.
AMY COOPER IS NOW CHARGED WITH
FILING A FALSE REPORT, AFTER
TELLING POLICE IN MAY THAT A
BIRDWATCHER THREATENED HER LIFE.
AUTHORITIES SAY HE HAD SIMPLY 
ASKED HER TO PUT HER DOG ON A 
LEASH, IN A SECTION OF THE PARK 
THAT REQUIRES IT
IF CONVICTED, COOPER FACES UP TO
A YEAR IN JAIL. 
>> WE TURN NOW TO OUR SERIES
"INEQUALITY IN AMERICA."
THIS MORNING, WE WERE TAKING A
LOOK AT GENERATIONAL POVERTY AND
WHAT SOME ARE DOING TO TRY AND
BREAK THE CYCLE.
HERE'S BLAYNE ALEXANDER.
>> Reporter: FOR YEARS, EVERY 
DAY WAS A STRUGGLE FOR CARLETTA 
JOHNSON.
>> JUST BEING A SINGLE PARENT 
WITH NO HELP
JUST, THAT WAS REALLY, REALLY 
HARD. 
>> EVEN HARDER WITH NO CAR, 
LITTLE FAMILY SUPPORT, AND ONLY 
A PART-TIME JOB, WHICH ALSO 
MEANT, FOR HER, NO HEALTHCARE.
SHE WAS RELYING ON GOVERNMENT 
SUBSIDIZED HOUSING AND FOOD 
STAMPS TO FEED HER THREE
CHILDREN
AS FOR HER PAYCHECK?
>> IT WAS NO MORE THAN SIX. 
>> $600?
>> EVERY TWO WEEKS. 
>> THAT'S EVERY TWO WEEKS FOR 
YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN.
>> RIGHT. 
>> AND SOME DAYS. 
>> I WOULD SIT IN THE PARKING 
LOT AND JUST CRY
AND I'M LIKE, OKAY, GET YOURSELF
TOGETHER
>> Reporter: BUT IT WAS ALL SHE 
KNEW
RAISED BY A SINGLE MOTHER,
HERSELF, FORCED TO GROW UP FAST 
TO HELP CARE FOR HER FIVE 
SIBLINGS
MORE THAN A THOUSAND MILES AWAY 
IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA, JOAN 
COLEMAN HAS A SIMILAR STORY.
>> I GREW UP IN A SINGLE-PARENT 
HOUSEHOLD WITH MY MOM.
AND I HAD SEVEN OTHER SIBLINGS
MY MOM WAS ON GOVERNMENT
ASSISTANCE FOR A WHILE, TO BE 
ABLE TO HELP FEED US AND THINGS 
LIKE THAT.
>> THIS IS GENERATIONAL POVERTY.
>> PEOPLE ARE, OFTEN, BORN INTO 
POVERTY.
AND IT'S BEEN POVERTY THAT THEIR
MOTHER, THEIR GRANDMOTHER, ET 
CETERA, HAS EXPERIENCED.
>> FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR, IT'S 
DEFINED AS MAKING LESS THAN
$26,000 A YEAR
MORE THAN 38 MILLION AMERICANS
LIVE IN POVERTY.
FOR BLACK AMERICANS, IT'S ONE IN
EVERY FIVE
HIGHER THAN LATINOS,
ASIAN-AMERICANS, AND MORE THAN
DOUBLE THE RATE OF WHITE
AMERICANS.
AND IT SPILLS INTO ALL ASPECTS
OF LIFE.
MORE CHRONIC HEALTH ISSUES
HIGHER RATES OF DIVORCE.
AND ABUSE OR NEGLECT
CLIMBING OUT CAN SEEM NEARLY
IMPOSSIBLE
IT OFTEN REQUIRES A NEW JOB OR A
DEGREE
MUCH HARDER WITH FEWER
RESOURCES, LIKE TRANSPORTATION
AND CHILD CARE
THAT WAS JOAN'S REALITY UNTIL 
TWO YEARS AGO, THANKS TO LIVE 
AND LEARN, WHERE SHE GAINED 
SUPPORT, NEW MENTORS, AND A NEW 
MINDSET.
>> THEY WERE TRYING TO HELP ME
WITH MY CREDIT
ALL TYPE OF THINGS THAT THEY
OFFERED TO ME, TO GET MYSELF
BACK IN ORDER.
>> HAVING SOMEBODY THAT MAKES 
YOU FEEL SAFE.
HAVING A CHEERLEADER
HAVING AN ADVOCATE
SOMETHING SOMEBODY THAT IS BY 
YOUR SIDE, NO MATTER WHAT 
HAPPENS.
>> BACK, IN ATLANTA, CARLETTA IS
ALSO DEFYING THE ODDS.
RECENTLY, MOVING INTO HER OWN 
HOME FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME
SHE GOT HER CERTIFICATION AND 
BECAME A TEACHER
NOW, WITH BIG HOPES FOR HER OWN 
CHILDREN. 
>> MY DREAMS FOR THEM IS FOR
THEM TO GROW UP AND JUST LIVE A 
LIFE
DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THINGS
THAT I HAD TO WORRY ABOUT AS A
CHILD.
>> HOP
>>> THEY EMERGE WITH A
COMPROMISE HAVING OPEN DOORS
THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY CLOSED.
THE IMMIGRANT EMERGES WITH A
PRESIDENT IN FINANCIAL POWER
A SYSTEM HE CAN SHAPE HOWEVER HE
WANTS.
>>> IN ITS FIRST WEEKEND ON 
DISNEY PLUS, HAMILTON DELIVERED 
WITH BIG NUMBERS
THE MUSICAL DROVE A 74% INCREASE
IN DOWNLOADS FOR THE STREAMING
SERVICE IN THE U.S., OVER THE 
HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
>> RINGING IN A MAJOR MILESTONE 
TODAY, FORMER BEATLES LEGEND
RINGO STARR IS CELEBRATING HIS
80th BIRTHDAY.
THE DRUMMER IS MARKING THE
OCCASION WITH A FEW FRIENDS AND 
FANS ARE GETTING A FRONT ROW
SEAT
JOINING US FROM LONDON IS SARAH 
HARMON AND I LOVE HOW HE'S
INCLUDED EVERYONE WHO LOVES 
RINGO STARR IN THE SECELEBRATIO.
>> FRANCES, THAT'S RIGHT
HE IS CELEBRATING WITH A LITTLE 
HELP FROM HIS FRIENDS.
THERE IS GOING TO BE A YOUTUBE
CONCERT TONIGHT.
SOCIALLY DISTANCED, OF COURSE.
INCLUDING THE LIKES OF PAUL 
McCARTNEY.
NOW, RINGO STARR, IF YOU DON'T
KNOW, HE WAS BORN INTO THIS 
REALLY HUMBLEBACKGROUND IN
LIVERPOOL.
HE ACTUALLY SPENT A YEAR IN THE 
HOSPITAL AS A KID BECAUSE HE WAS
SUCH A SICKLY CHILD.
HIS FAMILY STRUGGLED WITH 
POVERTY.
NOW, HE'S TURNING 80, AND HE IS 
THIS GLOBAL ICON
HE REFLECTED A LITTLE BIT 
EARLIER ABOUT WHAT THIS 
MILESTONE BIRTHDAY MEANS TO HIM.
>> WHEN WE WERE KIDS, YOU KNOW, 
80 WAS LIKE, WHAT?
YOU KNOW, THAT'S CRAZY
BUT NOW, IT SEEMS TO BE, YOU
KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE A 
HUNDRED OUT THERE.
SO I'M JUST AIMING FOR A
HUNDRED.
>> AND, OF COURSE, THE PROCEEDS 
FROM THIS YOUTUBE CONCERT WILL
BENEFIT CHARITIES, INCLUDING
WATER AID AND THE GLOBAL BLACK
LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT.
AND, FRANCES, EVEN AFTER ALL
THESE YEARS, RINGRINGO IS STILLL
ABOUT SPREADING 
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
THAT JULY AC BILL, GOING TO BE A
HIGH ONE
WE ARE GOING TO SEE THIS HEAT 
WAVE ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE 
EASTERN HALF OF THE U.S., AND 
MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE CENTRAL 
PLAINS
IT WILL NOT BACK OFF UNTIL AT 
MID-JULY
EVEN LATE JULY, AS WELL, IN SOME
AREAS.
BUT LOOK AT THE 90s FOR TODAY.
THAT'S GOING TO BE THE THEME ALL
WEEK LONG.
PARTS OF TEXAS, THE FEEL-LIKE 
TEMPERATURE, THOUGH, IS GOING TO
BE FEELING LIKE 100 TO 105
DEGREES.
THAT STAYS IN PLACE FOR TOMORROW
AFTERNOON, ALL THE WAY INTO THE 
WEEKEND.
>>> IN TODAY'S NEWS BY THE
NUMBERS, A MICHIGAN WOMAN HAS A 
WHOLE LOT TO CELEBRATE
NOT ONLY DID SHE BEAT COVID-19
AND PNEUMONIA.
SHE IS ALSO CELEBRATING HER 
100th BIRTHDAY
MARGARET DEFIED THE ODDS AND WAS
ABLE TO CELEBRATE WITH HER LOVED
ONES. 
>> SPEAKING OF CELEBRATING
CHIEF QUARTERBACK PATRICK 
MAHOMES JUST SIGNED A DEAL WORTH
OVER A HALF BILLION DOLLARS TO
STAY IN KANSAS CITY.
KEEPING THE 24-YEAR-OLD A CHIEF 
FOR THE NEXT 12 SEASONS.
THE CONTRACT IS THE RICHEST IN
THE HISTORY OF SPORTS.
>> AND THE ONE AND ONLY HARRY 
STYLES IS GOING TO HELP MILLIONS
OF HIS FANS DRIFT OFF TO SLEEP
HE IS READING A BEDTIME STORY 
FOR THE CALM APP, WHICH HELPS 
WITH MEDITATION AND RELAXATION
THE RECORDING WILL BE RELEASED
ON WEDNESDAY. 
>> IT'S GOOD
MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY HELPS ME
SLEEP SOMETIMES.
IT'S SO GOOD
THIS MORNING, WE ARE REMEMBERING
THE COUNTRY LEGEND BEHIND ONE OF
THE BIGGEST CROSSOVER HITS OF 
ALL TIME
FAMED FIDDLER CHARLIE DANIELS 
DIED AT THE AGE OF 83 AFTER 
SUFFERING FROM A STROKE.
KEVIN TIBBLES HAS A LOOK BACK A
HIS CAREER
>> Reporter: THE DEVIL MAY HAVE 
GONE TO GEORGIA BUT THIS FIERY
FIDDLE PLAYER MOVED ON
CHARLIE DANIELS WAS ALREADY AN
ACCOMPLISHED STUDIO MUSICIAN
BEFORE THE "DEVIL WENT DOWN TO
GEORGIA" BLEW HIS CAREER WIDE 
OPEN. 
>> YOUNG MEN GREWED THEMSELVES
TO THE RADIO EVERY NIGHT, AND 
DARED TO DREAM THAT, ONE DAY, 
THEY COULD BE PART OF THIS
WONDERFUL THING THAT WAS
HAPPENING IN NASHVILLE, 
TENNESSEE.
I KNOW BECAUSE I WAS ONE OF 
THEM. 
>> HIS FLAMMABLE FIDDLING HELPED
MAKE COUNTRY ROCK MAINSTREAM
SO POPULAR THE CHARLIE DANIELS
BAN O BAND WAS FEATURED IN THE
1980 FILM "URBAN COWBOY" WITH 
JOHN TRAVOLTA.
IT SOON HAD EVERYONE TRYING ON
HATS AND BOOTS
DANIELS JOINED THE GRAND OLE
OPRY IN 2008
AND WAS INDUCTED INTO THE 
COUNTRY MU
COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME IN 
2016
BORN IN NORTH CAROLINA, THE 
MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST PLAYED
WITH BOB DYLAN, THE MARSHAL 
TUCKER BAND, JOHNNY CASH AND
MORE
CHARLIE DANIELS DIED OF A STROKE
AT HIS NASHVILLE HOME.
HE WAS 83 AND IF ANYONE COULD 
HAVE BEATEN THE DEVIL WITH A
FIDDLE, IT WAS HIM. 
>> GOD BLESS MUSIC CITY.
THANK YOU.
GOOD NIGHT. 
>> KEVIN TIBBLES
NBC NEWS. 
>> HE IS UP ABOVE EVEN THOUGH 
HE'S SINGING ABOUT THE DEVIL
GOING DOWN TO GEORGIA.
BIG MAN UP THERE
IT'S ALL GOOD.
>> AT LEAST, HE WOULD HOPE, 
RIGHT.
THAT'S RIGHT
I WAS INTRODUCED TO HIM BY
>>> THE U.S. RACES TOWARDS 3
MILLION POSITIVE CASES OF 
CORONAVIRUS WITH MORE YOUNG 
PEOPLE THAN EVER CONTRACTING THE
DISEASE AND NOW NEW FEARS OF HOW
EASILY IT SPREADS ONCE AIRBORNE.
>>> JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S ALLEGED 
CON CONSPIRACY OR THE MOVED TO
NEW YORK
>>> NASCAR'S BUBBA WALLACE SIGNS
A DEAL WITH DR. DRE'S BEATS.
BUSY TUESDAY AHEAD
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>>> THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
I'M FRANCES RIVERA. 
>> I'M PHILLIP MENA.
MORE THAN SIX MONTHS INTO THIS
COUNTRY'S BATTLE WITH COVID-19
WE'RE STILL STRUGGLING TO 
CONTAIN IT, INFECTIONS ARE
NEARING THE 3 MILLION MARK
IN NEW ORLEANS OFFICIALS RAN OUT
OF TESTS FIVE MINUTES AFTER 
OPENING.
IN PHOENIX PEOPLE SAT IN THEIR
CARS FOR EIGHT HOURS AND SAN
ANTONIO OFFICIALS IMPOSING
LIMITS ON TESTING.
>> MORE THAN 200 SCIENTISTS ARE 
URGING THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION TO ADVISE
GUIDELINES AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE
VIRUS CAN SPREAD THROUGH THE AIR
INDOORS.
DROPLETS STAY AIRBORNE 12 
MINUTES AFTER SOMEONE STOPS 
SPEAKING. 
>>> IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS 
DEALT A BLOW TO INTERNATIONAL 
STUDENTS, FOREIGN STUDENTS
PURSUING DEGREES IN THE U.S.
MUST LEAVE OR RISK DEPORTATION
IF THEIR COLLEGE HAS SWITCHED TO
ONLINE ONLY COURSES.
>>> IN FLORIDA, THE EDUCATION 
COMMISSIONER ORDERED ALL PUBLIC 
SCHOOLS TO REOPEN NEXT MONTH
FOLLOWING THE GUIDANCE OF HEALTH
OFFICIALS.
>>> IN TEXAS A RECORD NUMBER OF 
PEOPLE FLOODING ERs,
HOSPITALIZATIONS HAVE INCREASED 
120%
KERRY SANDERS IS IN FLORIDA 
WHERE PATIENTS ARE GOING FROM 
POOL SIDE TO PATIENTS IN DAYS.
>> Reporter: FLORIDA'S HOSPITALS
ARE GETTING STRETCHED TO THE
LIMIT.
IN SOME CASES THEY'RE AT THE
LIMIT.
>> SCENES LIKE THESE ON 
FLORIDA'S BEACHES ON THE HOLIDAY
WEEKEND WORRYING HEALTH 
OFFICIALS WITH 44 HOSPITALS HERE
NOW REACHING ICU CAPACITY.
NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL IN ST. 
PETERSBURG AMONG THEM.
>> IS FLORIDA HEADED IN THE SAME
OVERLOAD THAT NEW YORK HAD
>> I HOPE NOT.
WE ARE SEEING AN INCREASE ON A
DAILY BASIS OR WEEKLY BASIS.
>> Reporter: WHILE THE DEATH
TOLL IN FLORIDA AT NEARLY 4,000 
REMAINS SMALLER THAN NEW YORK'S 
NEARLY 32,000, THERE ARE
WORRYING SIGNS
IT TOOK FLORIDA FOUR MONTHS TO
REGISTER 100,000 CASES IN THE 
LAST WEEK IT DOUBLED TO 200000
THIS FROM MIAMI BEACH'S MAYOR 
ABOUT PATIENTS NEEDING
VENTILATORS.
>> IN DADE COUNTY, THERE'S OVER 
160 PEOPLE ON VENTS, 121
PATIENTS TWO WEEKS AGO IN 
INTENSIVE CASE THAT'S NOW OVER
330.
>> Reporter: FLORIDA'S GOVERNOR 
SAID THE INCREASE IN CASES IS 
BECAUSE THE AVERAGE AGE OF THOSE
BEING TESTED IS 36 YEARS OLD, 
YOUNG ENOUGH THEY'RE NOT LIKELY 
TO BE SERIOUSLY ILL AND DID NOT 
GET TESTED AT THE BEGINNING.
NOW TESTING LINES SNAKE INTO
DAY-LONG WAITS. 
>> THERE'S NO NEED TO BE FEARFUL
ABOUT IT
WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENT 
STEPS THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN TAKE 
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE STATEWIDE 
BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S
BEEN AROUND FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
>> Reporter: DOCTORS TELL US
THEY FOUND BETTER WAYS TO TREAT 
THE VIRUS.
>> TWO WEEKS AFTER JULY 4th IS
WHEN YOU WOULD PROBABLY SEE A 
SPIKE RELATED BACK TO JULY 4th. 
>> Reporter: ARE YOU
ANTICIPATING THAT?
>> WE'RE READY FOR IT AND HOPING
IT DOESN'T COME.
>> Reporter: A SIGN OF HOW
ANXIOUS HOSPITALS ARE.
COMPETING HOSPITALS ARE NOW 
MEETING AND DISCUSSING IN A WAR 
ROOM EVERY MORNING HOW TO HANDLE
WHAT POTENTIALLY COULD BE AN
OVERFLOW OF PATIENTS
PHILLIP.
>> KERRY, THANK YOU.
>>> JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S ALLEGED 
ACCOMPLICE HAS BEEN MOVED TO A
NEW YORK CITY CELL
SHE'S BEING HELD IN BROOKLYN
ON FRIDAY MAXWELL WILL ENTER A
PLEA, CHARGED WITH ENTICING A 
MINOR TO ENGAGE IN ILLEGAL SEX
ACTS
A CLAIM SHE DENIES
PRINCE ANDREW SAID HE HAS NO
RECOLLECTION OF MEETING THE 
ACCUSER AND DENIED ANY SEXUAL 
CONTACT WITH HER
FEDERAL PROSECUTORS HAVE
REQUESTED THROUGH THE BRITISH 
GOVERNMENT TO SPEAK WITH PRINCE 
ANDREW
A SOURCE CLOSE TO THE PRINCE'S
TEAM SAID THEY COMMUNICATED 
TWICE IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS BUT
GOT NO RESPONSE.
>>> BUBBA WALLACE HAS A NEW 
MAJOR ENDOSER.
JUST HOURS AFTER THE PRESIDENT'S
ATTACKS, DR. DRE'S ELECTRONICS
COMPANY ANNOUNCED IT'LL SIGN
WALLACE.
IT SAID IT INTENDED TO ANNOUNCE 
THE DEAL LATER THIS WEEK BUT
HATE CANNOT WIN THE DAY ADDING
WEE PROUD TO ADD BUBBA WALLACE
TO THE FAMILY.
BUBBA WALLACE TWEETED BACK
SAYING SO DOPE, IF YOU KNOW ME, 
MUSIC IS A PASSION OF MINE
LeBRON JAMES ALSO SHARED THE
ANNOUNCEMENT TO HIS 46 MILLION
FOLLOWERS.
>>> WITH CASES OF CORONAVIRUS 
SKYROCKETING IN THE COUNTRY,
PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL TAKE PART
IN A CONVERSATION ON HOW TO GET 
KIDS SAFELY BACK TO SCHOOL IN 
THE FALL
>> THE PRESIDENT TURNED TO
TWITTER TO STOKE THE FLAMES ON
SEVERAL DIVISIVE CULTURAL ISSUE.
PETER ALEC SAN ERD HAS MORE.
>> Reporter: AFTER THE FBI
DETERMINED LAST MONTH THAT BUBBA
WALLACE WAS NOT THE TARGET OF A 
HATE CRIME WHEN A NOOSE WAS 
FOUND IN HIS ASSIGNED GARAGE, 
THE PRESIDENT TWEETING HAS
WALLACE APOLOGIZED TO ALL THOSE 
GREAT NASCAR DRIVERS AND
OFFICIALS WHO CAME TO HIS AID,
AFTER FINDING OUT IT WAS A HOAX.
WALLACE RESPONDING EVEN WHEN
IT'S HATE FROM THE POTUS, LOVE
WINS
THE PRESIDENT ALSO TWEETING,
NASCAR'S FLAG DECISION, BANNING 
THE CONFEDERATE FLAG IS HURTING 
THE RATINGS.
DOES HE BELIEVE NASCAR SHOULD 
FLY THE CONFEDERATE FLAG
>> THE BAN ON THE FLAG WAS
MENTIONED IN THE BROADER CONTEXT
IN HE REJECTS THE NOTION THAT 
MEN AND WOMEN WHO GO TO THE 
EVENTS ARE RACIST.
>> Reporter: IN FACT, RATINGS 
WERE UP 50%.
AND LINDSEY GRAHAM SAYS HE
SUPPORTS NASCAR'S BAN ON THE
CONFEDERATE FLAG. 
>> IF IF YOU'RE IN BUSINESS, THE
CONFEDERATE FLAG IS NOT A GOOD
WAY TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS.
>> Reporter: IT COMES AS THE
PRESIDENT IS TRYING TO
CAPITALIZE ON THE CULTURAL
DIVIDE. 
>> THEIR GOAL IS NOT A BETTER 
AMERICA.
THEIR GOAL IS TO END AMERICA. 
>> Reporter: AND LATER
DOWNPLAYING THE RISK FROM 
CORONAVIRUS WITH THE STATEMENT
THAT MANY PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS 
SAY IS MISLEADING.
>> WE HAVE TESTED ALMOST 40 
MILLION PEOPLE
BY SO DOING WE SHOW CASES.
99% OF WHICH ARE TOTALLY
HARMLESS
>> Reporter: WHILETHE DEATH 
RATE REMAINS LOW, 
HOSPITALIZATIONS IN MANY STATES 
ARE INCREASING
IN A CASE THAT COULD IMPACT THE 
FALL ELECTION, THE SUPREME COURT
RULED THAT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
CANNOT BREAK RANKS AND CAN BE 
FORCED TO SUPPORT THE WINNER OF 
THEIR STATE'S POPULAR VOTE
>> PETER, THANK YOU.
>>> FROM CIVIL TO LGBTQ AND 
WOMEN'S RIGHTS THERE HAVE BEEN
MANY MOVEMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF
OUR NATION BUT ACCORDING TO NEW 
RESEARCH FROM A DATA SCIENCE
FIRM, THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MAY
BE THE LARGEST IN U.S. HISTORY
CITING FOUR RECENT POLLS ABOUT
16 TO 20 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE
PARTICIPATED IN THE BLACK LIVES 
MATTER DEMONSTRATIONS OVER THE
DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD AND 
OTHERS
THAT FIGURE FAR SUPPRESSES THAT 
OF THE WOMEN'S MARCH OF 2017
WHICH REPORTED A TURNOUT OF 3 TO
5 MILLION PEOPLE ON A SINGLE
DAY.
>>> FALLOUT ON THE VIRAL VIDEO
OF A WHITE WOMAN CALLING THE
POLICE ON A BLACK MAN IN CENTRAL
PARK
AMY COOPER IS NOW CHARGED Z WITH
FILING WITH FALSE POLICE REPORT.
IF CONVICTED SHE FACES UP TO A
YEAR IN JAIL. 
>>> STORMS PRODUCED FLOODING AND
WATER RESCUES THROUGHOUT THE
NORTHEAST.
THE RAIN CAUSED DAMAGE TO HOMES,
CARS AND POWER OUTAGES AND
PROMPTED A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY
FOR PHILADELPHIA AND THE
SURROUNDING AREAS.
THERE WERE AT LEAST 24 RESCUE 
CALLS BUT NO MAYOR INJURIES IN
PENNSYLVANIA
IT ALSO MOVED THROUGH NEW 
JERSEY, MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA.
>> WHERE IT'S STORMS OR 
SWELTERING HEAT, LET'S CHECK
YOUR WHETHER WITH METEOROLOGIST 
JANESSA WEBB
GOOD MORNING. 
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU BOTH, GOOD 
MORNING, EVERYONE.
WE HAD A CLASSIC RING OF FIRE 
THAT DEVELOPED ACROSS THE 
NORTHEAST.
WHAT HAPPENED IS YOU HAVE THE 
BUBBLE OF HEAT THAT SURROUNDS 
THESE STORMS AND IT FILTERED TO 
THE SOUTH, ALLOWING FOR THESE 
STORMS TO BE REALLY COMPACT FOR 
PHILADELPHIA AREA INTO NEW YORK 
CITY
WE SAW OVER 6 INCHES OF RAIN IN 
LESS THAN 24 HOURS
WE HAVE POWER OUTAGES IN THAT 
AREA AND STILL DEALING WITH THE 
FLOODING
THE STORM SYSTEM WILL MAKE ITS
WAY TO THE SOUTH AND THE
NORTHERN PLANES WE HAVE A 
HEIGHTENED AWARENESS
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
DETROIT THIS AFTERNOON, PARTLY
SUNNY SKIES, 95 DEGREES.
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND, THE HEAT
IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO BUILD.
THE FEEL LIKE TEMPERATURES
CURRENTLY IN THE MID 90s
AND NOW THE HEAT HAS SPREAD 
THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON
HOUSTON 92
SO WHEN CAN YOU LET GO OF THE 
AC
I'LL HAVE ALL THE DETAILS COMING
UP. 
>> IT MAY BE A WHILE. 
>>> FORMER NFL QUARTERBACK, 
COLIN KAEPERNICK AND DISNEY HAVE
ENTERED INTO A PARTNERSHIP
FOCUSSING ON PROJECTS THAT DEAL 
WITH SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES
IT'S EXPECTED TO PROVIDE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINORITY
PRODUCERS AND DIRECTORERS.
COLIN KAEPERNICK HAS NOT
>>> THEY EMERGED WITH A 
COMPROMISE HAVING OPENED DOORS
PREVIOUSLY CLOSED.
THE IMMIGRANT EMERGES WITH
UNPRECEDENTED FINANCIAL POWER, A
SYSTEM WE CAN SHAPE HOWEVER WE
WANT
THE VIRGINIANS EMERGED WITH THE 
NATION'S CAPITAL
>> IN ITS FIRST WEEKEND ON
DISNEY PLUS "HAMILTON" DELIVERED
WITH BIG NUMBERS
THE MUSICAL DROVE A 74% INCREASE
IN DOWNLOADS FOR THE STREAMING
SERVICE IN THE U.S. OVER THE
WEEKEND.
>>> THE CEO OF THE NAACP IS 
SPEAKING OUT AGAINST THE STOP 
HATE FOR PROFIT CAMPAIGN AGAINST
FACEBOOK
IT WAS LAUNCHED TO PRESSURE 
FACEBOOK TO DO MORE ABOUT HATE
SPEECH ON ITS SITES.
THE CEO OF THE NAACP APPEARED ON
CLOSING BELL TO TALK MORE ABOUT 
THE EFFORT
>> IT SHOULD NOT BE A TOOL TO 
RECRUIT INDIVIDUALS TO
PARTICIPATE IN WHITE SUPREMACY
AND USE RACIAL HATE SPEECH, 
GENDER HATE SPEECH, ANTI-SEMITIC
SPEECH AND OTHER HARMFUL SPEECH.
>> HUNDREDS OF CORPORATIONS HAVE
JOINED THE BOYCOTT
>>> MARK ZUCKERBERG WILL MEET 
WITH THE ORGANIZERS OF THAT 
BOYCOTT TODAY.
THE SOCIAL NETWORK FOUNDER AND
OTHER EXECUTIVES WILL SPEAK WITH
THE HEADS OF THE NAACP AND COLOR
OF CHANGE WHO HAVE URGED SEVERAL
HUNDRED BUSINESSES TO PULL
ADVERTISING FROM THE PLATFORM.
THE BOYCOTTERS ARE ASKING THE 
COMPANY TO AGGRESSIVELY TACKLE
HATE SPEECH AND MISINFORMATION
ON ITS PLATFORM.
>>> THE SUPREME COURT ANSWERED A
QUESTION, WHETHER MEMBERS OF THE
ELECTORAL COLLEGE CAN BE
REQUIRED TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS
FOR THE CANDIDATE WHO WINS THE
POPULAR VOTE AND HELD UP A 30 
YEAR BAN ON AUTOMATED CALLS.
THE EXCEPTION TO THE LAW
ALLOWING ROBOCALLS TO PEOPLE WHO
OWE THE GOVERNMENT MONEY MUST BE
ELIMINATED
SUSAN McGINNIS HAS MORE.
>> Reporter: FROM THE SUPREME 
COURT A RULING THAT CLOSES A
LOOPHOLE IN THE U.S. SYSTEM THAT
HAS EXISTED SINCE THE WRITING OF
THE CONSTITUTION
AND ONE THAT ELIMINATES A 
CONCERN LOOMING OVER THE 2020 
ELECTION
THE HIGH COURT RULING MEMBERS OF
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE ARE NOT 
FREE AGENTS AND MUST CAST THEIR 
VOTES IN ACCORDANCE WITH VOTERS 
IN THEIR STATE. 
>> IF IT WAS CLOSELY DIVIDED IT 
COULD BE A BIG FIGHT TO GET 
ELECTORS PLEDGED TO SAY JOE 
BIDEN OR PRESIDENT TRUMP TO 
SWITCH SIDES. 
>> MANY AMERICANS ARE UNAWARE 
WHEN THEY CAST A BALLOT THEY ARE
VOTING FOR A SLATE OF ELECTORS
WHO GET TOGETHER AND MAKE THE 
RESULTS OFFICIAL
THERE WAS NO RULE PROHIBITING 
THOSE ELECTORS FROM CHOOSING A
DIFFERENT CANDIDATE.
IN WRITING THE COURT'S DECISION 
THE JUSTICE SAID A STATE MAY
INSTRUCT ELECTORS THEY HAVE NO
GROUND FOR REVERSING THE VOTE.
IT CAME AFTER SEVERAL ELECTORS
SAID THEY REFUSED TO VOTE FOR 
HILLARY CLINTON IN 2016 EVEN
THOUGH SHE WON THEIR STATES.
IT BLUNTS WHAT COULD BE HUGE
DRAMA IN THE UPCOMING ELECTION. 
>> THEY DECIDED TO SAY STATES 
YOU HAVE THE POWER TO PUNISH
THESE ELECTORS WHO SWITCH VIEWS.
>> Reporter: WHILE ELECTORS CAN 
BE COMPELLED TO GO WITH VOTERS
IN THEIR STATES AN
>>> IN TODAY'S NEWS BY THE
NUMBERS A MICHIGAN WOMAN HAS A
LOT TO CELEBRATE
NOT ONLY DID SHE BEAT COVID-19
SHE ALSO CELEBRATED HER 100th 
BIRTHDAY
MARGARET DEFIED THE ODDS AND WAS
ABLE TO CELEBRATE WITH HER LOVED
ONES
>>> PATRICK MAHOMES SIGNED A TEN
YEAR DEAL WORTH OVER HALF A 
BILLION DOLLARS, THE CONTRACT IS
THE RICHEST IN SPORTS HISTORY 
AND KEEPS THE 24-YEAR-OLD A 
CHIEF THE NEXT 12 SEASONS.
>>> HARRY STYLES IS GOING TO
HELP FANS DRIFT OFF TO SLEEP
HE'S READING A STORY FOR THE
CALMS APP.
THE RECORDING WILL BE RELEASED
ON WEDNESDAY. 
>>> STOCKS KICKING OFF THE WEEK 
IN THE GREEN, SURGING 450 POINTS
ON THE DOW WITH AMAZON AND
NETFLIX LEADING THE WAY.
HERE FOR PERSPECTIVE IS STEVE 
SE
SEDGEWICK.
GOOD MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING.
I'M GOING TO TRY AND NOT DO A 
HARRY STYLES
THE DATA WAS VERY GOOD
SAFE TO SAY REALLY GOOD FOR 
BUSINESS GOING FORWARD AND NEW
ORDER.
THAT WAS A CATALYST FOR THE 
MARKET TO GO HIGHER AND RECORD
LEVELS ON THE NASDAQ
AMAZON CLOSED ABOUT 3,000 FOR 
THE FIRST TIME JUST A MERE
$1.5 TRILLION VALUATION NOW.
ELSEWHERE, INTERESTING STORY
THE ECONOMIC IMPACT PAYMENT THEY
SENT OUT 4 MILLION IN MAY AND 
JUNE, ISSUED BY AN INSTITUTION
CALLED META BANK AS WELL
MOST PEOPLE USED THESE PREPAID
DEBIT CARDS BUT PEOPLE THOUGHT
IT WAS A SCAM SO 788,000 PEOPLE 
HAVE HAD LETTERS TELLING THEM 
YOU HAVEN'T USED YOUR DEBIT 
CARD, IF YOU NEED A FREE
REPLACEMENT YOU CAN GET IT
IF SOMEONE OFFERS YOU FREE MONEY
YOU'RE GOING T
>>> HI, EVERYONE
I KNOW IT'S JULY AND WE'RE USED 
TO THAT SUMMER HEAT, BUT THIS IS
A DOUBLE DOSE OF THAT HEAT
THAT'S GOING TO STAY IN PLACE 
FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS AND IT 
COULD POTENTIALLY BE DANGEROUS
IF YOU'RE OUT FOR A PROLONGED 
PERIOD OF TIME
THIS IS OUR BIG FIRST 
SIGNIFICANT HEAT WAVE OF THE
YEAR
LOOK AT THE TEMPERATURES, 
SITTING IN THE 90s
SO YOUR BODY NEEDS TIME TO
REALLY GET COOLER AND WE'R
♪ THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGI
HE WAS LOOKING FOR A SOUL TO
STEAL ♪
 HE WAS IN A BIND BECAUSE HE
WAS WAY BEHIND ♪
>> THIS MORNING FANS ARE
MOURNING THE DEATH OF CHARLIE 
DANIELS.
HE WAS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS BAND'S
HIT "THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO 
GEORGIA"
KS AN EXPERT FIDDLER, HIS CAREER
SPANNED SIX DECADES.
DANIELS DIED OF A STROKE AT A 
HOSPITAL IN TENNESSEE ON MONDAY.
FANS LINING THE STREET THERE AS 
POLICE ESCORTED HIS BODY TO THE 
FUNERAL HOME
CHARLIE DANIELS WAS 83 YEARS
OLD.
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES, 
SECRETARY OF STATE MIKE POMPEO
SAID THE U.S. IS LOOKING TO BAN 
CHINESE SOCIAL MEDIA APPS,
ESPECIALLY TIKTOK, CITING 
NATIONAL SECURITY CONCERNS
TIKTOK IS STOPPING OPERATIONS IN
HONG KONG.
IT COMES IN IN THE WAKE OF THE
CITY'S NEWEST LAW.
>>> LOCAL LEADERS IN WASHINGTON 
D.C. ARE CONCERNED ABOUT FEDERAL
EMPLOYEES RETURNING TO WORK.
ACCORDING TO THE "NEW YORK
TIMES" THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT 
AUTHORIZED 80% OF ITS EMPLOYEES 
TO RETURN WHICH COULD BRING AS
MANY AS 18,000 PEOPLE TO THE
PENTAGON
AND THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
EXPECTS 1,000 WORKERS TO RETURN 
TO AN OFFICE NEAR THE WHITE 
HOUSE.
>>> THE CAR SERIES IS COMING
BACK THIS WEEKEND BUT WITHOUT 
JOHN FORCE, THE 16 TIME FUNNY 
CAR CHAMPION WILL MISS THE
NATIONALS IN INDIANA
THE 71-YEAR-OLD ALONG WITH HIS
DAUGHTER AND FELLOW TEAMMATES 
DID NOT REGISTER BY MONDAY'S
DEADLINE
THE NHRA SAID THEY LOOK FORWARD 
TO THEIR RETURN IN THE FUTURE.
>>> HOCKEY FANS WE ARE LESS THAN
A MONTH AWAY FROM A RETURN TO 
THE ICE.
THE NHL AND PLAYERS ASSOCIATION 
ANNOUNCED A PLAN TO RETURN ON 
JUNE 1ST
GAMES WILL BE PLAYED IN EDMONTON
AND TORONTO.
>>> DAVID SCHWIMMER GAVE FANS AN
UPDATE TO FILM THE FRIENDS
REUNION, THEY HOPE TO SHOOT IN
MID AUGUST BUT WON'T RISK 
ANYONE'S HEALTH OR SAFETY TO DO 
IT
THE ENTIRE ORIGINAL CAST WILL 
RETURN
THEY HOPE TO RETURN WITH A LIVE 
STUDIO AUDIENCE ON HBO MAX, THE 
PANDEMIC PUT THOSE PLANS ON 
HOLD
AT LEAST FRIENDS WON'T BE PUT ON
HOLD. 
>>> WE HAD SO MANY PLANS FOR
THIS YEAR, WE ALL DID.
WE KNOW THERE'S LIGHT AT THE END
OF THE TUNNEL AND IT INVOLVES 
DAVID SCHWIMMER.
>> AND "HAMILTON" TOO.
I NEED TO SPLIT THAT UP.
MY KIDS WILL
>>> WITH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND IN 
THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, THE U.S.
IS RACING TOWARD NEW RECORD 
NUMBER IN POSITIVE CASES
AND ATLANTA'S MAYOR IS THE
LATEST PUBLIC OFFICIAL TO 
CONTRACT THE VIRUS. 
>> NASCAR RATINGS HAVE SOARED 
46%, YEAR OVER YEAR, CONTRARY TO
WHAT THE PRESIDENT'S TWEETED AS 
HE ATTACKS BUBBA WALLACE AND
NASCAR OVER THE BANNING OF THE
CONFEDERATE FLAG. 
>> WE'LL HEAR THEIR POWERFUL
MESSAGE, ON HIS LEGACY. 
>> AND THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 
PATRICK MAHOMES HAS AGREED TO AN
HISTORIC $500 MILLION DEAL
NOT A BAD WAY TO KICK OFF THE 
WEEK
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GOOD MORNING, I'M PHILLIP
MENA. 
>> AND I'M FRANCES RIVERA.
CAREFREE SUMMER CELEBRATIONS
HAVE AMERICA'S HEALTH EXPERTS 
RAISING ALARMS ABOUT HOSPITAL 
CAPACITY
THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES IN
THE UNITED STATES IS NEARING 3
MILLION.
AND TEN STATES HAVE SEEN THEIR
NUMBER OF INFECTIONS DOUBLE, IN 
JUST A MATTER OF DAYS.
>> ACCORDING TO "THE NEW YORK 
TIMES," FEDERAL WORKERS ARE 
BEING USHERED BACK TO 
WASHINGTON, D.C., AGAINST THE 
WISHES OF LOCAL LEADERS.
THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
AUTHORIZED 80% OF ITS EMPLOYEES 
TO RETURN, WHICH COULD BRING AS 
MANY AS 18,000 PEOPLE TO THE
PENTAGON
DR. ANTHONY FAUCI SPOKE WITH THE
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
OVER FACEBOOK LIVE, AND HE
SHARED HIS CONCERNS ABOUT THESE 
NEW SURGES IN AMERICA.
>> THE CURRENT STATE IS REALLY
NOT GOOD
WE ARE STILL KNEE DEEP IN THE 
FIRST WAVE OF THIS
AND I WOULD SAY THIS WOULD NOT
BE CONSIDERED A WAVE
IT WAS A -- A SURGE OR A
RESURGENCE OF INFECTIONS, 
SUPERIMPOSED UPON A BASELINE, 
FRANCES, THAT REALLY NEVER GOT
DOWN TO WHERE WE WANTED TO GO.
>> AND DR. FAUCI, ALSO, SAID
THAT THE AVERAGE AGE OF COVID 
PATIENTS HAS DROPPED BY ABOUT 15
YEARS.
THAT'S RAISING MORE CONCERNS
ABOUT THE JULY 4th PARTIES HELD 
OVER THE WEEKEND
HERE'S NBC'S MIGUEL ALMAGUER
>> Reporter: A RECIPE FOR 
DISASTER IS WHAT DOCTORS CALL 
FOURTH OF JULY PARTIES LIKE 
THESE.
FROM MICHIGAN TO MISSOURI TO NEW
YORK, LARGE CROWDS, LITTLE
SOCIAL DISTANCING, AND HARDLY A 
MASK IN SIGHT.
NOW, NEW WORRY REVELLERS COULD
GO FROM POOLSIDE TO PATIENT, IN 
A MATTER OF DAYS. 
>> WE'RE FIGHTING TOWARDS, WAR
NUMBER ONE, IS A VACC-- NUMBER  
IS STUPIDITY. 
>> PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DIE BEING
IGNORANT. 
>> AT UNITED MEMORIAL IN
HOUSTON.
AN ONSLAUGHT OF PATIENTS AS OUR 
NATION APPROACHES 3 MILLION 
CONFIRMED CASES.
EVEN SOME WHO TRIED TO KEEP 
THEIR DISTANCE, CATCHING THE
VIRUS.
>> I ISOLATED MYSELF FROM 
EVERYBODY, EXCEPT ONE FAMILY
THE FAMILY ACROSS THE STREET. 
>> ACROSS THE COUNTRY, 35 STATES
ARE NOW SEEING CASES INCREASE.
TEN ARE SPIKING MORE THAN 100%
ARIZONA SURPASSING 100,000
INFECTIONS
THE MAJORITY OF PATIENTS ARE
UNDER 44 YEARS OLD
ATLANTA'S MAYOR CONFIRMING SHE
HAS TESTED POSITIVE.
AFTER FLORIDA RECORDED ITS
HIGHEST SINGLE-DAY CASE COUNT,
CALIFORNIA IS, ALSO, IN TROUBLE.
AMONG THE NATION'S MOST DANGER
HOTSPOTS, LOS ANGELES COUNTY
REPORTING MORE INFECTIONS THAN
IN 44 STATES
AND MANY HERE CAN'T GET A TEST. 
>> IT'S A BIGGER PROBLEM THAN WE
THOUGHT IT WOULD BE AT THIS 
POINT.
WE DON'T HAVE A NATIONAL PLAN.
WE DON'T HAVE A NATIONAL
STRATEGY. 
>> WITH SOME REGIONS EVALUATING 
EASING RESTRICTIONS, MAJOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL IS RELEASING
THEIR SHORTENED SCHEDULE, AS
MORE THAN 30 PLAYERS TEST 
POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS
BUT, LIKE THE NBA, WHO JUST SHUT
DOWN TWO PRACTICE FACILITIES
AFTER MORE THAN TWO DOZEN 
INFECTIONS, THE GAMES WILL GO 
ON
OVER THE WEEKEND, THE VIRUS 
CLAIMING MORE LIVES.
BROADWAY, LOSING ONE OF ITS 
BRIGHTEST STARS.
41-YEAR-OLD NICK CORDERO SPENT
NEARLY 100 DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL.
WIFE AMANDA WITH THEIR SON E
ELVIS, HOLDING ONTO HOPE. 
>> DADA IS AWAKE. 
>> SHE WAS BRIEFLY ALLOWED INTO 
THE ICU IN JUNE TO HOLD HIS 
HAND
ON SUNDAY, CORDERO WAS
SURROUNDED BY FAMILY, WHO SANG
HIS SONGS BY HIS SIDE AS HE 
PASSED. 
>> HERE, IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, 
WHERE THE NUMBER OF INFECTIONS
HAS SPIKED, ICU BEDS COULD BE AT
MAXIMUM CAPACITY BY THE END OF
THIS MONTH
THERE ARE MORE INFECTIONS IN
THIS REGION THAN IN NEARLY ANY
OTHER PLACE IN THE COUNTRY
FRANCES.
>> JUST ALARMING, MIGUEL
THANK YOU.
>> WITH CASES OF CORONAVIRUS
SKYROCKETING IN MUCH OF THE 
COUNTRY, TODAY, PRESIDENT TRUMP 
WILL TAKE PART IN A DISCUSSION
ON HOW TO GET KIDS SAFELY BACK
TO SCHOOL.
YESTERDAY, HE TWEETED THAT
SCHOOLS MUST REOPEN IN THE FALL.
THE PRESIDENT, ALSO, TURNED TO
TWITTER TO STOKE THE FLAMES ON
SEVERAL DIVISIVE CULTURAL 
ISSUES
NBC'S PETER ALEXANDER HAS MORE
>> Reporter: DURING THE HEIGHT
OF A PANDEMIC, PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
TURNING HIS ATTENTION TO
NASCAR'S ONLY BLACK FULL-TIME 
DRIVER AFTER THE FBI DETERMINED 
LAST MONTH THAT BUBBA WALLACE 
WAS NOT THE TARGET OF A HATE
CRIME WHEN A NOOSE WAS FOUND IN 
HIS ASSIGNED GARAGE AT TALLADEGA
SPEEDWAY
THE PRESIDENT TWEETING, HAS 
WALLACE APOLOGIZED TO ALL THOSE 
GREAT NAS CONSIDER DRIVERS AND
OFFICIALS WHO CAME TO HIS AID,
ONLY TO FIND OUT THE WHOLE THING
WAS JUST ANOTHER HOAX?
BUT IT WAS NOT WALLACE WHO
REPORTED THE NOOSE
INSTEAD, A MEMBER OF HIS TEAM 
FOUND IT AND ALERTED NASCAR.
WALLACE RESPONDING, EVEN WHEN 
IT'S HATE FROM THE POTUS, LOVE
ONES
THE PRESIDENT'S ALSO TWEETING 
NASCAR'S FLAG DECISION, BANNING 
THE CONFEDERATE FLAG, IS HURTING
ITS RATINGS.
>> DOES HE BELIEVE NASCAR SHOULD
FLY THE CONFEDERATE FLAG AND WHY
DON'T THEY FLY IT HERE
>> THE BAN ON THE FLAG WAS
MENTIONED IN THE BROADER CONTEXT
OF THE FACT THAT HE REJECTS THIS
NOTION THAT SOMEHOW NASCAR MEN
AND WOMEN WHO GO TO THESE 
SPORTING EVENTS ARE RACIST. 
>> IN FACT, NBC SPORTS SAYS 
RATINGS FOR THE RACE WERE UP
NEARLY 50%
AND THE PRESIDENT'S ALLY, 
LINDSEY GRAHAM, SAYS HE SUPPORTS
NASCAR'S BAN ON THE CONFEDERATE 
FLAG. 
>> IF YOU'RE IN BUSINESS, THE 
CONFEDERATE FLAG IS NOT A GOOD
WAY TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS.
>> IT COMES AS THE PRESIDENT'S
TRYING TO CAPITALIZE ON 
AMERICA'S GROWING CULTURAL
DIVIDE
GOING AFTER PROTESTORS TOPPLING 
STATUES.
>> THEIR GOAL IS, NOT A BETTER
AMERICA, THEIR GOAL IS TO END 
AMERICA.
>> AND LATER, DOWNPLAYING THE 
RISK FROM CORONAVIRUS WITH THE
STATEMENT THAT MANY HEALTH
EXPERTS SAY IS MISLEADING.
>> WE HAVE TESTED ALMOST 40 
MILLION PEOPLE
BY SO DOING, WE SHOW CASES, 99% 
OF WHICH ARE TOTALLY HARMLESS.
>> WHILE THE DEATH RATE REMAINS 
LOW, HOSPITALIZATIONS, IN MANY
STATES, ARE INCREASING
AND IN A CASE THAT COULD IMPACT 
THE FALL'S ELECTION, THE SUPREME
COURT, UNANIMOUSLY, RULED THAT
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS, PART OF
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE CANNOT
BREAK RANKS AND SUPPORT T. 
>> PETERINGS , THANK YOU.
>> WALLACE ANNOUNCED A
HIGH-PROFILE NEW ENDORSEMENT
DEAL
BEATS BY DRE, WHICH WAS FOUNDED 
BY RAPPER DR. DRE, ANNOUNCED IT 
SIGNED WALLACE
IN A TWEET IT SAID THE COMPANY
INTENDED TO ANNOUNCE THE DEAL 
LATER THIS WEEK, BUT HEY, CANNOT
WIN THE DAY.
ADDING, WE ARE PROUD TO WELCOME 
BUBBA WALLACE TO THE BEATS BY 
DR. DRE FAMILY
NBA SUPERSTAR LEBRON JAMES
RETWEETED THE NEWS SAYING 
WELCOME TO THE BEATS FAMILY.
>> PATRICK MAHOMES WILL BE
STAYING IN KANSAS CITY JUST A 
LITTLE WHILE LONGER AFTER 
SIGNING THE RICHEST CONTRACT IN 
SPORTS HISTORY
MAHOMES, A TEN-YEAR DEAL
INCLUDING 140 MILLION GUARANTEED
IN CASE OF INJURY.
THE CONTRACT KEEPS HIM IN KANSAS
CITY FOR NEXT 12 YEARS
THE 24-YEAR-OLD HELPED DELIVER
THE CHIEFS THEIR FIRST SUPER
BOWL VICTORY IN 50 YEARS AND HE 
WAS ALSO THE LEAGUE MVP IN 2018.
>> FLOODING AND WATER RESCUES 
THROUGHOUT THE NORTHEAST
EXTREME RAIN CAUSED DAMAGE TO 
HOMES, CARS, AND POWER OUTAGES, 
WHICH PROMPTED A FLASH FLOOD
EMERGENCY FOR PHILADELPHIA AND
THE SURROUNDING AREAS.
PENNSYLVANIA, THERE WERE AT 
LEAST 24 RESCUE CALLS THERE BUT 
NO MAJOR INJURIES.
AND SEVERE STORMS, ALSO, MOVED
THROUGH PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY, 
MARYLAND, AND VIRGINIA, 
ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL 
WEATHER SERVICE.
>> IT WAS QUITE A STORM.
LET'S GET THE LATEST ON THAT
WITH NBC METEOROLOGIST JANESSA
WEBB
HI, JANESSA.
GOOD MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
ALSO, KNOWN AS A RING OF FIRE 
THAT PRODUCED THOSE STORMS
HEAT BUILDING ACROSS THE
NORTHEAST.
96 DEGREES OFFICIALLY FOR NEW 
YORK CITY YESTERDAY.
YOU CAN STILL SEE THESE STORMS
ARE FILTERING MORE TOWARDS THE
SOUTH.
OVER 6 INCHES OF RAIN FOR 
PHILADELPHIA IN THE LAST 24 
HOURS.
SO THAT AREA OF THE COUNTRY,
JUST INUNDATED WITH WATER.
BUT THAT STORM SYSTEM IS MAKING 
ITS WAY OFFSHORE
NEXT, OUR ATTENTION GOES TO THE 
UPPER MIDWEST AND NORTHERN
PLAINS WHERE SEVERE STORMS ARE
UNDER ENHANCED RISK THROUGHOUT
YOUR AFTERNOON
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO GRAND RAPIDS, THIS AFTERNOON,
92 DEGREES
FOR NORTHEAST OHIO TO THE 
CLEVELAND AREA, 93
EXPECT SOME STARORMS TO BE
SPARKING UP THIS AFTERNOON
AND I HATE TO COMPLAIN BUT
PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE
HEAT
AND WANT TO KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING
TO REALLY GO AWAY.
COMING UP.
>> I HEAR YOU.
I DIDN'T STEP OUTSIDE ONCE
YESTERDAY BECAUSE OF IT, HERE,
IN NEW YORK.
>> NOVEMBER MAYBE?
I DON'T KNOW
IT'S A GUESS
WE'LL SEE, THOUGH.
THANKS, JANESSA.
>> ACTOR DAVID SCHWIMMER GAVE AN
UPDATE ON THE HUGELY AN 
DISSIPATED
MORE FALLOUT FROM THAT VIRAL
VIDEO OF A WHITE WOMAN CALLING
911 ON A BLACK MAN IN NEW YORK
CENTRAL PARK
AMY COOPER IS NOW CHARGED WITH
FILING A FALSE REPORT, AFTER
TELLING POLICE IN MAY THAT A
BIRDWATCHER THREATENED HER LIFE.
HE HAD SIMPLY ASKED HER TO PUT
HER DOG ON A LEASH IN A SECTION 
OF THE PARK THAT REQUIRES IT
IF CONVICTED, COOPER FACES UP TO
A YEAR IN JAIL. 
>> JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S ALLEGED
ACCOMPLICE HAS BEEN MOVED TO A
NEW YORK CITY CELL
GHISLAINE MAXWELL IS BEING HELD 
AT THE METROPOLITAN CENTER IN 
BROOKLYN
ON FRIDAY, MAXWELL WILL ENTER A 
PLEA
SHE'S BEEN CHARGED WITH ENTICING
A MINOR TO ENGAGE IN ILLEGAL SEX
ACTS
A CLAIM SHE DENIES
ONE OF THE SEVERAL ACCUSERS SAYS
EPSTEIN DIRECTED HER TO HAVE SEX
WITH PRINCE ANDREW WHEN SHE WAS 
17
THE PRINCE SAYS HE HAS NO 
RECOLLECTION OF MEETING HER AND 
DENIES HAVING ANY FORM OF SEXUAL
KA
CONTACT WITH HER
FEDERAL PROSECUTORS HAVE
FORMALLY REQUESTED, THROUGH THE 
BRITISH GOVERNMENT, TO SPEAK TO 
PRINCE ANDREW.
A SOURCE SAYS THEY HAVE 
COMMUNICATED WITH THE FBI TWICE 
IN THE LAST MONTH BUT GOT NO
RESPONSE. 
>> THIS MORNING, FANS ARE 
MOURNING THE DEATH OF A COUNTRY 
MUSIC ICON
♪ THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGI
HE WAS LOOKING FOR A SOUL TO
STEAL ♪
>> COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAMER
CHARLIE DANIELS WAS BEST KNOWN
FOR HIS BAND'S HIT "THE DEVIL 
WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA."
AN EXPERT FIDDLER.
RANGING FROM GOSPEL AND SOUTHERN
ROCK TO BLUE GRASS AND SOUTHERN 
COUNTRY.
FANS LINED THE STREET AS POLICE 
ESCORTED HIS BODY TO A
AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH TOM 
HANKS.
HE WILL TALK TO HODA ACT HIS
BATTLE WITH CORONAVIRUS AND HIS 
NEW WORLD WAR II MOVIE, 
GREYHOUND.
>> WITH THE HOLIDAY BARELY
BEHIND US, MANY AMERICANS ARE 
REFLECTING ON OUR FOUNDING
FATHERS AND RECONCILING THE 
NATION'S DIFFICULT HISTORY
THAT INCLUDES THOMAS JEFFERSON, 
WHO WROTE ABOUT THE EQUALITY OF 
ALL MEN, BUT ALSO HELD SLAVES.
NBC'S HARRY SMITH IS IN VIRGINIA
AT MONTE CELLO. 
>> SOCIALLY DISTANT SELFIES ON
THE LAWN AFTER A PERFORMANCE BY 
BILL BARKER, AS THOMAS
JEFFERSON.
>> INALIENABLE LIGRIGHTS ARE GIN
BY NATURE.
WE'RE ALL BORN FREE.
>> JEFFERSON, WHO PENNED THE
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WAS 
BRILLIANT AND THE EPITOME OF
PARADOX.
FOR, IN HIS LIFETIME, HE OWNED
MORE THAN 60 0 SLAVES. 
>> HERE IT IS.
BLACK AND WHITE.
NEVER THOUGHT WE WOULD EVER SEE 
THAT HAPPEN.
SALLY HEMMINGS HAD SIX CHILDREN.
>> BRENDA MURKOWSKI, HER
DAUGHTER MADELYN AND NIECES 
KATIE AND KATHERINE HAVE FAMILY 
TIES HERE.
THEY ARE DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS
JEFFERSON AND SLAVE SALLY 
HEMMINGS. 
>> ARE YOU PROUD TO BE A
HEMMINGS
>> I'M PROUD
VERY PROUD
TELLS US ABOUT OUR FAMILY.
IT CONNECTS US TO OUR ANCESTORS.
IT BRINGS LIGHT AND LIFE TO THE 
ENSLAVED FAMILIES HERE. 
>> JEFFERSON'S PLACE IN THEIR 
FAMILY HISTORY IS THE SOURCE OF 
CONTINUAL DEBATE
HIS LEGACY IS, VERY MUCH, ALIVE.
>> DO YOU THINK THERE IS A
CONNECTION BETWEEN THE PROTESTS 
THAT ARE HAPPENING NOW AND WHAT 
HAPPENED HERE A COUPLE HUNDRED
YEARS AGO?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
US GROWING UP HERE, YOU KNOW, WE
WERE SAYING THESE SLAVE FAMILIES
MATTERED TO -- WHEN YOU COME AND
LOOK AT ALL JEFFERSON'S 
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, THESE PEOPLE 
MATTER
AND RIGHT NOW, THE MOVEMENT IS
BLACK LIVES MATTER. 
>> BRENDA BELIEVES JEFFERSON WAS
A HYPOCRITE.
>> IJUST DON'T THINK HE REALLY
TRULY, BELIEVED THAT ALL MEN
WERE CREATED EQUAL. 
>> JEFFERSON DECLARED SLAVERY A 
MORAL DEPRAVITY AND A HIDEOUS 
BLOT
YET, WAS OFTEN SILENT WHEN IT 
CAME TO, EITHER, PERSONAL OR
POLITICAL ACTION. 
>> PEOPLE LIKE TO SAY JEFFERSON 
BUILT THIS HOUSE
NO
E
ENSLAVED PEOPLE BUILT THIS
HOUSE.
A
CHILDREN HELPED BUILD THIS
HOUSE.
AND IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY, YOU CAN
SEE THE FINGERPRINTS
THE INDENTATIONS THAT THE 
CHILDREN MADE WHEN THEY WERE
MAKING BRICKS.
>> GAYLE WHITE IS A DESCENDENT
OF HEMMINGS AND JEFFERSON, AND
IS ON THE STAFF AT MONTE CELLO. 
>> I GET REALLY EMOTIONAL WHEN I
THINK ABOUT THE WORK WE DO
I WOULD ARGUE THAT THE PEOPLE 
ENSLAVED HERE ARE JUST IMPORTANT
TO THE AMERICAN NARRATIVE AS
THOMAS JEFFERSON
>> WELL-SPACED VISITORS ARE 
WELCOME AT MONTE CELLO
THE SIMMONS FAMILY CAME FROM
WASHINGTON, D.C.
DAD, WARREN, SAYS --
>> TEACH OUR DAUGHTERS EXPOSURE 
IS THE KEY TO LIFE. 
>> TO SEE A PLANTATION, VERSUS
JUST SEEING IT IN A BOOK. 
>> JUST DOWN THE HILL FROM
JEFFERSON'S MANSION, NIYA BATES,
THE HEAD OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN
HISTORY HERE, SHOWS US A
RESTORED SLAVE DWELLING.
>> THIS IS A MEANS OF COERCING
FREE LABOR, TO BE PRODUCTIVE
IS TO GIVE THEM A HOME, WHERE 
THEY CAN LIVE WITH THEIR FAMILY.
THEIR NUCLEAR FAMILY
>> A NUCLEAR FAMILY, WHERE EACH 
PERSON WAS AN ASSET, TO BE USED 
OR TRADED OR SOLD.
A HUMAN COMMODITY.
A CRUEL TRUTH THAT BATES
BELIEVES MAKES MONTE CELLO THE
RIGHT PLACE TO CONNECT PAST AND 
PRESENT.
>> I THINK PLANTATIONS ARE A
UNIQUE SPACE, AND THAT PEOPLE 
REALLY NEED TO COME SEE IT
YOU KNOW, THEY NEED TO GRAPPLE
WITH THE REALITIES OF WHAT 400
YEARS OF ENSLAVEMENT DID TO OUR 
COUNTRY BECAUSE IT'S NOT
COMFORTABLE.
IT'S NOT EASY.
IT'S HARD WORK BUT IT'S 
NECESSARY.
>> WOW
GREAT REPORTING FROM OUR
COLLEAGUE HARRY SMITH THERE.
SO EYE OPENING AND REALLY 
PERFECTLY PUT SAYING THAT THERE 
IS BEAUTY AND PAIN
THAT THOSE FAMILIES AND THOSE 
DESCENDANTS SEE RIGHT NOW FOR 
THEM
IF YOU ARE A BASKETBALL FAN, YOU
KNOW WHAT I AM SAYING.
DOUBLE TEAM OF HIGH PRESSURE
IF YOU'RE NOT A BASKETBALL FAN, 
THEN, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF THIS HEAT
WAVE
IT IS IMPACTIN
HAVE ENTERED INTO A PARTNERSHIP 
FOCUSING ON PROJECTS THAT DEAL
WITH SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES
THE DEAL INCLUDES ALL DISNEY
PLATFORMS AND KAEPERNICK'S
PRODUCTION COMPANY, RA VISION 
MEDIA.
ESPN FILMS IS PRODUCING THE 
SERIES, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO
PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR 
MINORITY PRODUCERS AND
DIRECTORS.
KAEPERNICK HAS NOT PLAYED IN THE
NFL SINCE THE 2016 SEASON, WHEN 
HE TOOK A KNEE DURING THE 
NATIONAL ANTHEM TO PROTEST
POLICE BRUTALITY AND RACIAL 
INEQUALITY. 
>> FROM CIVIL TO LGBTQ AND
WOMEN'S RIGHTS, THERE HAVE BEEN 
MANY MOVEMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF
OUR NATION
BUT ACCORDING TO NEW RESEARCH 
FROM A DATA SCIENCE FIRM, THE 
BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT MAY 
BE THE LARGEST IN HISTORY.
CITING RECENT POLLS, SAYS 
ABOUT -- MILLION PEOPLE HAVE
PARTICIPATED IN THE BLACK LIVES 
MATTER DEMONSTRATIONS OVER THE
DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD AND 
OTHERS
THE FIGURE FAR SURPASSES THAT OF
THE WOMEN'S MARCH OF 2017 WHICH 
REPORTED A TURNOUT OF ABOUT 3 TO
5 MILLION PEOPLE ON A SINGLE
DAY.
>> RINGING IN A MAJOR MILESTONE 
TODAY.
FORMER BEATLES LEGEND RING GO 
STARR IS CELEBRATING HIS 80th 
BIRTHDAY
AND FANS ARE GETTING A FRONT ROW
SEAT
SARAH, GOOD MORNING.
CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR HOW HE IS
CELEBRATING.
>> FRANCES, THIS IS A GOOD ONE
BECAUSE IT WAS 80 YEARS AGO,
TODAY, THAT RICHARD STARKY WAS
BORN IN THE HUMBLE, 
WORKING-CLASS CITY OF LIVERPOOL.
OF COURSE, WE KNOW HIM TODAY AS 
RINGO STARR.
BUT HE OVERCAME A REALLY TOUGH
CHILDHOOD.
REALLY SEVERE ILLNESS, A
WORKING-CLASS BACKGROUND
AND NOW, HE IS REFLECTING ON
WHAT THIS MEANS TO BE TURNING 
80, AS A GLOBAL ICON
>> WHEN WE WERE KIDS, YOU KNOW, 
80 WAS LIKE WHAT
YOU KNOW, THAT'S CRAZY
BUT NOW, IT SEEMS TO BE, YOU
KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE 100 
OUT THERE.
SO I'M JUST AIMING FOR 100. 
>> AND HE'LL BE CELEBRATING WITH
A YOUTUBE CONCERT IN THESE
SOCIALLY DISTANCED TIMES
THE PROCEEDS FROM THIS CHARITY
CONCERT ARE GOING TO BENEFIT A
TON OF GOOD CAUSES, LIKE WATER
AID AND THE GLOBAL BLACK LIVES
MATTER MOVEMENT.
RINGO STARR SPREADING THAT PEACE
AND LOVE ON HIS 80th BIRTHDAY.
FRANCES.
>> SEE THAT.
CAN'T WAIT TO SEE.
SARAH HARMON FOR US.
SARAH, THANK YOU
FOR SOMEBODY WHO IS 80, HE LOOKS
AND SOUNDS SOMEBODY HALF THAT 
AGE.
>> A YEAR AGO, ABOUT -- I THINK 
ABOUT YEAR AGO WHEN HE WAS
PLAYING WITH PAUL McCARTNEY, HE 
SURPRISED EVERYBODY ON STAGE IN 
LOS ANGELES.
STILL GOT IT
HELTER SKELTER
SERGEANT PEPPER.
>>> CORONAVIRUS CASES ARE RACING
TOWARD THE 3 MILLION MARK IN THE
U.S. AS THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND 
LEAVES OFFICIALS WITH MAJOR 
CONCERNS FOR EXPLOSIVE SPIKES IN
THE COMING DAYS.
>>> NEW RESEARCH PROVES THE 
VIRUS IS SPREADING IN AIRBORNE
WAYS, THAT WE'RE ONLY JUST
BEGINNING TO UNDERSTAND.
AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR STUDENTS
RETURNING TO THE CLASSROOM. 
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP'S NEW
STRATEGY TO ATTACK NASCAR'S ONLY
BLACK DRIVER, BUBBA WALLACE, AND
NASCAR, ITSELF, FOR BANNING THE 
CONFEDERATE FLAG
THIS MORNING, WALLACE FIRES 
BACK. 
>> AND WE'LL LOOK BACK AT THE 
INCREDIBLE LIFE OF COUNTRY MUSIC
LEGEND CHARLIE DANIELS
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GOOD MORNING, I'M PHILLIP
MENA. 
>> I'M FRANCES RIVERA.
INCREASED TESTING CONTINUES TO
REVEAL DISTURBING NUMBERS OF
CORONAVIRUS CASES IN THE UNITED 
STATES
THE COUNTRY IS NEARING 3 MILLION
CONFIRMED INFECTIONS
AND THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES IS
INCREASING IN 35 STATES.
TEN STATES HAVE SEEN THEIR
NUMBERS SPIKE, BY 100%. 
>> DESPITE THOSE CLIMBING 
NUMBERS, HARVARD, PRINCETON, AND
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, HAVE 
ANNOUNCED PLANS TO BRING
STUDENTS BACK TO CAMPUS.
ALL THREE SCHOOLS WILL LIMIT
THEIR CAPACITY TO ABOUT 50% OR
LESS
AND PRINCETON IS GIVING STUDENTS
A 10% DISCOUNT ON TUITION.
>> MEANWHILE, IN FLORIDA, WHERE 
MORE THAN 200,000 INFECTIONS
HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED, THE
EDUCATION COMMISSIONER HAS
ORDERED ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO 
REOPEN NEXT MONTH.
THE REOPENINGS ARE EXPECTED TO
FOLLOW THE GUIDANCE OF LOCAL
HEALTH OFFICIALS. 
>> THE MAYOR OF ATLANTA, KEISHA 
LANCE BOTTOMS, HAS ANNOUNCED SHE
HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR 
COVID-19
BOTTOMS SAID SHE DOES NOT HAVE
ANY SYMPTOMS, AND HAS BEEN DILL 
JEPT ABOUT WEARING A MASK AND 
WASHING HER HANDS.
>> DR. ANTHONY FAUCI SPOKE WITH 
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF
HEALTH OVER FACEBOOK
AND HE SHARED HIS REACTION TO 
THE RECENT SURGE IN CASES.
>> THE CURRENT STATE IS REALLY
NOT GOOD
WE ARE STILL KNEE DEEP IN THE 
FIRST WAVE OF THIS
AND I WOULD SAY THIS WOULD NOT
BE CONSIDERED A WAVE
IT WAS A SURGE OR A RESURGENCE
OF INFECTIONS, SUPERIMPOSED UPON
A BASELINE, FRANCES, THAT REALLY
NEVER GOT DOWN TO WHERE WE
WANTED TO GO
>> DR. FAUCI, ALSO, WARNED THAT 
YOUNG PEOPLE CAN GET VERY SICK, 
FOR WEEKS AT A TIME.
RAISING MORE CONCERNS ABOUT 
CAREFREE SUMMER CELEBRATIONS
HERE IS NBC'S JAY GRAY
>> Reporter: A WEEKEND OF 
PARTIES.
PACKED BEACHES AND LAKES, COAST 
TO COAST
FRIGHTENING IMAGES FOR THOSE ON 
THE FRONT LINES OF THE FIGHT
AGAINST COVID-19. 
>> I DO ANTICIPATE THAT, AFTER
THIS WEEKEND'S PARTIES, WE ARE
GOING TO SEE A BUMP IN THE NEXT,
YOU KNOW, WEEK TO TEN DAYS, TWO 
WEEKS.
>> A BUMP.
IN MANY AREAS, ALREADY STEPRETCE
TO THEIR LIMITS.
MORE THAN HALF OF THE COUNTRY IS
DEALING WITH A SURGE IN CASES.
MANY HOTSPOTS, NOW DANGEROUSLY
CLOSE TO RUNNING OUT OF HOSPITAL
BEDS. 
>> THE MODELERS TAKING A LOOK AT
OUR NUMBERS TOLD US, ABOUT A
WEEK AGO, THAT WE WERE ON A 
TRAJECTORY THAT WAS GOING TO
HAVE OUR HOSPITALS OVERWHELMED
IN WHAT IS NOW PROBABLY TEN DAYS
TO TWO WEEKS. 
>> SOME NOW CALLING FOR A 
NATIONAL MEASURE REQUIRING FACE 
COVERINGS IN PUBLIC.
THOUGH, THERE'S NO INDICATION 
THE PRESIDENT IS CONSIDERING THE
IDEA
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS 
TELLING NBC NEWS THE WHITE HOUSE
WILL SOON UNVEIL A NEW MESSAGE
ON THE PANDEMIC.
URGING THE NATION TO, QUOTE,
LEARN TO LIVE WITH THE VIRUS
DOWNPLAYING ITS SEVERITY. 
>> NOW, WE HAVE TESTED, ALMOST, 
40 MILLION PEOPLE.
BY SO DOING, WE SHOW CASES, 99% 
OF WHICH, ARE TOTALLY HARMLESS. 
>> MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS PUSHING
BACK. 
>> WE'VE SEEN MARATHON RUNNERS
HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO WALK AND 
BREATHE AGAIN.
THIS IS NOT A NO BIG DEAL FOR 
PEOPLE THAT JUST SURVIVED.
THIS IS A SERIOUS VIRUS.
>> SPREADING, IN SOME AREAS, AT 
RECORD LEVELS.
JAY GRAY, NBC NEWS. 
>> THERE IS, ALSO, GROWING
CONCERN ABOUT HOW CORONAVIRUS 
SPREAD
OVER 200 SCIENTISTS ARE WARNING 
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 
ABOUT THE RISKS OF AIRBORNE 
TRANSMISSION
HERE IS NBC'S GABE GUTIERREZ
WITH MORE.
>> Reporter: IT'S NO SECRET THAT
CORONAVIRUS SPREADS THROUGH THE 
AIR.
THE QUESTION, NOW, IS HOW MUCH
>> DO YOU THINK THAT THE W.H.O. 
HAS DOWNPLAYED THE THREAT OF
AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION?
>> YES
WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT THERE 
MAY NOT BE AS MUCH ATTENTION TO 
VENTILATION AND MASK WEARING AS 
THERE OUGHT TO BE.
>> DR. DON MILTON IS NOW AMONG
MORE THAN 200 SCIENTISTS FROM 32
COUNTRIES THAT ARE PUBLISHING AN
OPEN LETTER TO THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION
URGING THE AGENCY TO REVISE 
GUIDELINES AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE
VIRUS CAN MORE EASILY SPREAD
THROUGH THE ERIN AIR INDOORS THN
PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT
SHOWS DROPLETS, HIGHLIGHTED IN
GREEN, STAYING AIRBORNE FOR MORE
THAN 12 MINUTES AFTER SOMEONE 
STOPS SPEAKING
THE SCIENCE HAS SHIFTED.
>> THERE'S NO REASON TO BE
WALKING AROUND WITH A MASK. 
>> INITIALLY, PUBLIC HEALTH 
OFFICIALS DOWNPLAYED FACE 
COVERINGS, EXCEPT FOR HEALTH
WORKERS.
NOT ANYMORE.
>> PLAN A, DON'T GO IN A CROWD
PLAN B, IF YOU DO, MAKE SURE YOU
WEAR A MASK.
>> THE TOPIC HAS GROWN MORE 
POLARIZING. 
>> IF YOU DON'T WANT TO WEAR A
MASK, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO.
IT'S A FREE COUNTRY.
EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO DO AS 
THEY PLEASE.
>> I DON'T GET TO WALK INTO A 
RETAIL STORE AND LIGHT UP A 
CIGARETTE, OUT OF MY DESIRE TO
SMOKE INDOORS.
I SHOULDN'T BE ABLE TO WALK INTO
A RETAIL STORE NOT WEARING A
MASK. 
>> HARVARD UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCED 
ONLINE COURSES FOR THE ENTIRE 
ACADEMIC YEAR.
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, MILLIONS OF 
PARENTS AND STUDENTS ARE NOW IN 
LIMBO AS SCHOOL DISTRICTS WEIGH 
THE RISKS FOR THE FALL. 
>> I'M REALLY WORRIED THAT IF WE
DON'T HAVE THE MASK MANDATE IN
PLACE, THAT THE CHANCES OF THEM 
GETTING THIS, BRINGING IT HOME
TO ME, PASSING IT ONTO MY DAD 
WHO IS 85, OR MY MOTHER-IN-LAW
WHO IS 75, IS PRETTY
SIGNIFICANT.
>> NEW YORK CITY, RESTAURANTS 
ARE SCRAMBLING TO BREAK EVEN BY 
EXPANDING OUTDOOR SEATING.
>> RIGHT NOW, WE'RE DOING ABOUT 
25 TO 30% OF WHAT WE COULD DO 
BEFORE, AS FAR AS IN-HOUSE
DINING
IT'S JUST ABOUT BEING CREATIVE. 
>> EVEN THOUGH THE CITY IS NOW
IN PHASE THREE OF REOPENING,
INDOOR DINING IS STILL NOT
ALLOWED, AND WON'T BE FOR THE 
FORESEEABLE FUTURE
FRANCES.
>> GABE, THANK YOU
>>> WITH CASES OF CORONAVIRUS 
SKYROCKETING IN MUCH OF THE 
COUNTRY, TODAY, PRESIDENT TRUMP 
WILL TAKE PART IN A DISCUSSION
ON HOW TO GET KIDS SAFELY BACK
TO SCHOOL.
YESTERDAY, HE TWEETED THAT
SCHOOLS MUST REOPEN IN THE FALL.
THE PRESIDENT, ALSO, TURNED TO
TWITTER TO STOKE THE FLAMES ON
SEVERAL DIVISIVE CULTURAL 
ISSUES
NBC'S PETER ALEXANDER HAS MORE. 
>> DURING THE HEIGHT OF A 
PANDEMIC, PRESIDENT TRUMP'S 
TURNING HIS ATTENTION TO
NASCAR'S ONLY BLACK FULL TIME 
DRIVER AFTER THE FBI DETERMINED,
LAST MONTH, THAT BUBBA WALLACE
WAS NOT THE TARGET OF A HATE
CRIME WHEN A NOOSE WAS FOUND IN 
HIS ASSIGNED GARAGE AT TALLADEGA
SPEEDWAY
THE PRESIDENT TWEETING HAS
WALLACE APOLOGIZED TO ALL THOSE 
GREAT NASCAR DRIVERS AND
OFFICIALS WHO CAME TO HIS AID,
ONLY TO FIND OUT THE WHOLE THING
WAS JUST ANOTHER HOAX?
BUT IT WAS NOT WALLACE WHO
REPORTED THE NOOSE
INSTEAD, A MEMBER OF HIS TEAM 
FOUND IT AND ALERTED NASCAR.
WALLACE RESPONDED, EVEN WHEN
IT'S HATE FROM THE POTUS, LOVE
ONES
PRESIDENT ALSO TWEETING NASCAR'S
FLAG DECISION, BANNING THE
CONFEDERATE FLAG IS HURTING ITS 
RATINGS.
>> DOES HE BELIEVE NASCAR SHOULD
FLY THE CONFEDERATE FLAG
AND WHY DON'T THEY FLY IT HERE
>> THE BAN WAS MENTIONED IN THE 
BROADER CONTEXT THAT HE REJECTS 
THIS NOTION THAT SOMEHOW NASCAR 
MEN AND WOMEN WHO GO TO THESE 
SPORTING EVENTS ARE RACIST. 
>> IN FACT, NBC SPORTS SAYS 
RATINGS FOR THE RACE WERE UP
NEARLY 50%
AND THE PRESIDENT'S ALLY, 
LINDSEY GRAHAM, SAYS HE SUPPORTS
NASCAR'S BAN ON THE CONFEDERATE 
FLAG. 
>> IF YOU'RE IN BUSINESS, THE 
CONFEDERATE FLAG IS NOT A GOOD
WAY TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS.
>> IT COMES AS THE PRESIDENT'S
TRYING TO CAPITALIZE ON 
AMERICA'S GROWING CULTURAL
DIVIDE
GOING AFTER PROTESTORS TOPPLING 
STATUES.
>> THEIR GOAL IS NOT A BETTER 
AMERICA.
THEIR GOAL IS TO END AMERICA. 
>> AND LATER, DOWNPLAYING THE 
RISK FROM CORONAVIRUS WITH HIS
STATEMENT THAT, MANY PUBLIC 
HEALTH EXPERTS SAY, IS
MISLEADING. 
>> WE HAVE TESTED ALMOST 40 
MILLION PEOPLE
BY SO DOING, WE SHOW CASES, 99% 
OF WHICH ARE, TOTALLY HARMLESS. 
>> WHILE THE DEATH RATE REMAINS 
LOW, HOSPITALIZATIONS IN MANY 
STATES ARE INCREASING.
AND IN A CASE THAT COULD IMPACT 
THE FALL'S ELECTION, THE SUPREME
COURT UNANIMOUSLY RULED 
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS, PART OF
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE, CANNOT 
BREAK RANKS AND CAN BE FORCED TO
SUPPORT THE WINNER OF THEIR 
STATE'S POPULAR VOTE
PHILLIP.
>> THANKS, PETER. 
>> CEO OF THE NCAAP IS SPEAKING 
OUT ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN FOR
FACEBOOK
THE CAMPAIGN WAS LAUNCHED IN THE
WAKE OF THE DEATH OF GEORGE 
FLOYD TO PRESSURE FACEBOOK TO DO
MORE ABOUT HATE SPEECH ON ITS 
SITES.
>> SHOULD NOT BE -- TO RECRUIT
INDIVIDUALS TO PARTICIPATE IN 
WHITE SUPREMACY AND USE RACIAL
HATE SPEECH, GENDER HATE SPEECH,
AN
AND OTHER HARMFUL SPEECH. 
>> MORE THAN 400 CORPORATIONS 
JOINED THE BOYCOTT BY PULLING 
THEIR AD SPACE ON THE SITE
SET TO MEET WITH ORGANIZATIONS
WHO ARE LEADING THE BOYCOTT 
TODAY.
>> LET'S GET A CHECK ON OUR 
WEATHER WITH NBC METEOROLOGIST
JANESSA WEBB
HI, JANESSA, GOOD MORNING.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO,
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WE HAVE SOME HECTIC WEATHER 
ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
NEW YORK CITY, YESTERDAY, ALL 
THE WAY INTO PHILADELPHIA.
A CLASS -- CLASSIC RING OF FIRE 
THAT FORMED IN THAT AREA
OVER 6 INCHES IN THE METRO AREAS
OF PHILADELPHIA.
SO AN INUNDATION OF WATER 
CURRENTLY HAPPENING.
AND POWER OUTAGES IN THAT AREA
OUR FOCUS TODAY WILL GO TO THE
UPPER MIDWEST OF THE NORTHERN 
PLAINS WHERE WE HAVE A SMALL
RISK OF ENHANCED STORMS.
THE PRIMARY THREAT TODAY WILL BE
ISOLATED TORNADOS, AND A FEW
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN THAT 
AREA
ALSO, WATCHING A TROPICAL SYSTEM
THAT WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE 
SOUTH.
WE'RE GOING TO WATCH
ORGANIZATION OF THE STORM 
SYSTEM, POTENTIALLY GOING INTO
THE CAROLINA COAST
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO INDIANAPOLIS TODAY, 91 
DEGREES.
I DO THINK STORMS WILL START TO 
FIRE UP IN PORTIONS OF THE
MIDWEST DUE TO THE HEAT THAT
CONTINUES TO BUILD
FOR THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST,
ST
STORMY CONDITIONS DUE TO THAT 
T
TROPICAL SYSTEM THAT WILL MAKE
ITS WAY INTO FLORIDA AS WELL
THE HEAT IS ON
TALK MORE ABOUT THAT COMING UP. 
>> THANKS, JANESSA. 
>> AN ARKANSAS ARMY VETERAN IS
RUNNING ACROSS HIS HOME STATE 
CARRYING HIS AMERICAN FLAG AND
AN UPLIFTING MESSAGE OF UNITY 
AND LOVE IN THE MIDST OF THE
PANDEMIC. 
>> YOU HEAR ALL THE HORN AND
STUFF, YOU'LL KNOW THERE'S -- 
PASSING BY
SOMEBODY UPLIFTING THE
COMMUNITY.
THAT'S WHAT I DO. 
>> THOMAS IS A VETERAN OF BOTH
THE GULF WAR A
THAT VIRAL VIDEO OF A WHITE 
WOMAN CALLING 911 ON A BLACK MAN
IN CENTRAL PARK.
AMY COOPER IS NOW CHARGED WITH
FILING A FALSE REPORT, AFTER
TELLING POLICE IN MAY THAT A
BIRDWATCHER THREATENED HER LIFE.
AUTHORITIES SAY HE HAD SIMPLY 
ASKED HER TO PUT HER DOG ON A 
LEASH, IN A SECTION OF THE PARK 
THAT REQUIRES IT
IF CONVICTED, COOPER FACES UP TO
A YEAR IN JAIL. 
>> WE TURN NOW TO OUR SERIES
"INEQUALITY IN AMERICA."
THIS MORNING, WE WERE TAKING A
LOOK AT GENERATIONAL POVERTY AND
WHAT SOME ARE DOING TO TRY AND
BREAK THE CYCLE.
HERE'S BLAYNE ALEXANDER.
>> Reporter: FOR YEARS, EVERY 
DAY WAS A STRUGGLE FOR CARLETTA 
JOHNSON.
>> JUST BEING A SINGLE PARENT 
WITH NO HELP
JUST, THAT WAS REALLY, REALLY 
HARD. 
>> EVEN HARDER WITH NO CAR, 
LITTLE FAMILY SUPPORT, AND ONLY 
A PART-TIME JOB, WHICH ALSO 
MEANT, FOR HER, NO HEALTHCARE.
SHE WAS RELYING ON GOVERNMENT 
SUBSIDIZED HOUSING AND FOOD 
STAMPS TO FEED HER THREE
CHILDREN
AS FOR HER PAYCHECK?
>> IT WAS NO MORE THAN SIX. 
>> $600?
>> EVERY TWO WEEKS. 
>> THAT'S EVERY TWO WEEKS FOR 
YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN.
>> RIGHT. 
>> AND SOME DAYS. 
>> I WOULD SIT IN THE PARKING 
LOT AND JUST CRY
AND I'M LIKE, OKAY, GET YOURSELF
TOGETHER
>> Reporter: BUT IT WAS ALL SHE 
KNEW
RAISED BY A SINGLE MOTHER,
HERSELF, FORCED TO GROW UP FAST 
TO HELP CARE FOR HER FIVE 
SIBLINGS
MORE THAN A THOUSAND MILES AWAY 
IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA, JOAN 
COLEMAN HAS A SIMILAR STORY.
>> I GREW UP IN A SINGLE-PARENT 
HOUSEHOLD WITH MY MOM.
AND I HAD SEVEN OTHER SIBLINGS
MY MOM WAS ON GOVERNMENT
ASSISTANCE FOR A WHILE, TO BE 
ABLE TO HELP FEED US AND THINGS 
LIKE THAT.
>> THIS IS GENERATIONAL POVERTY.
>> PEOPLE ARE, OFTEN, BORN INTO 
POVERTY.
AND IT'S BEEN POVERTY THAT THEIR
MOTHER, THEIR GRANDMOTHER, ET 
CETERA, HAS EXPERIENCED.
>> FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR, IT'S 
DEFINED AS MAKING LESS THAN
$26,000 A YEAR
MORE THAN 38 MILLION AMERICANS
LIVE IN POVERTY.
FOR BLACK AMERICANS, IT'S ONE IN
EVERY FIVE
HIGHER THAN LATINOS,
ASIAN-AMERICANS, AND MORE THAN
DOUBLE THE RATE OF WHITE
AMERICANS.
AND IT SPILLS INTO ALL ASPECTS
OF LIFE.
MORE CHRONIC HEALTH ISSUES
HIGHER RATES OF DIVORCE.
AND ABUSE OR NEGLECT
CLIMBING OUT CAN SEEM NEARLY
IMPOSSIBLE
IT OFTEN REQUIRES A NEW JOB OR A
DEGREE
MUCH HARDER WITH FEWER
RESOURCES, LIKE TRANSPORTATION
AND CHILD CARE
THAT WAS JOAN'S REALITY UNTIL 
TWO YEARS AGO, THANKS TO LIVE 
AND LEARN, WHERE SHE GAINED 
SUPPORT, NEW MENTORS, AND A NEW 
MINDSET.
>> THEY WERE TRYING TO HELP ME
WITH MY CREDIT
ALL TYPE OF THINGS THAT THEY
OFFERED TO ME, TO GET MYSELF
BACK IN ORDER.
>> HAVING SOMEBODY THAT MAKES 
YOU FEEL SAFE.
HAVING A CHEERLEADER
HAVING AN ADVOCATE
SOMETHING SOMEBODY THAT IS BY 
YOUR SIDE, NO MATTER WHAT 
HAPPENS.
>> BACK, IN ATLANTA, CARLETTA IS
ALSO DEFYING THE ODDS.
RECENTLY, MOVING INTO HER OWN 
HOME FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME
SHE GOT HER CERTIFICATION AND 
BECAME A TEACHER
NOW, WITH BIG HOPES FOR HER OWN 
CHILDREN. 
>> MY DREAMS FOR THEM IS FOR
THEM TO GROW UP AND JUST LIVE A 
LIFE
DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THINGS
THAT I HAD TO WORRY ABOUT AS A
CHILD.
>> HOP
>>> THEY EMERGE WITH A
COMPROMISE HAVING OPEN DOORS
THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY CLOSED.
THE IMMIGRANT EMERGES WITH A
PRESIDENT IN FINANCIAL POWER
A SYSTEM HE CAN SHAPE HOWEVER HE
WANTS.
>>> IN ITS FIRST WEEKEND ON 
DISNEY PLUS, HAMILTON DELIVERED 
WITH BIG NUMBERS
THE MUSICAL DROVE A 74% INCREASE
IN DOWNLOADS FOR THE STREAMING
SERVICE IN THE U.S., OVER THE 
HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
>> RINGING IN A MAJOR MILESTONE 
TODAY, FORMER BEATLES LEGEND
RINGO STARR IS CELEBRATING HIS
80th BIRTHDAY.
THE DRUMMER IS MARKING THE
OCCASION WITH A FEW FRIENDS AND 
FANS ARE GETTING A FRONT ROW
SEAT
JOINING US FROM LONDON IS SARAH 
HARMON AND I LOVE HOW HE'S
INCLUDED EVERYONE WHO LOVES 
RINGO STARR IN THE SECELEBRATIO.
>> FRANCES, THAT'S RIGHT
HE IS CELEBRATING WITH A LITTLE 
HELP FROM HIS FRIENDS.
THERE IS GOING TO BE A YOUTUBE
CONCERT TONIGHT.
SOCIALLY DISTANCED, OF COURSE.
INCLUDING THE LIKES OF PAUL 
McCARTNEY.
NOW, RINGO STARR, IF YOU DON'T
KNOW, HE WAS BORN INTO THIS 
REALLY HUMBLEBACKGROUND IN
LIVERPOOL.
HE ACTUALLY SPENT A YEAR IN THE 
HOSPITAL AS A KID BECAUSE HE WAS
SUCH A SICKLY CHILD.
HIS FAMILY STRUGGLED WITH 
POVERTY.
NOW, HE'S TURNING 80, AND HE IS 
THIS GLOBAL ICON
HE REFLECTED A LITTLE BIT 
EARLIER ABOUT WHAT THIS 
MILESTONE BIRTHDAY MEANS TO HIM.
>> WHEN WE WERE KIDS, YOU KNOW, 
80 WAS LIKE, WHAT?
YOU KNOW, THAT'S CRAZY
BUT NOW, IT SEEMS TO BE, YOU
KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE A 
HUNDRED OUT THERE.
SO I'M JUST AIMING FOR A
HUNDRED.
>> AND, OF COURSE, THE PROCEEDS 
FROM THIS YOUTUBE CONCERT WILL
BENEFIT CHARITIES, INCLUDING
WATER AID AND THE GLOBAL BLACK
LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT.
AND, FRANCES, EVEN AFTER ALL
THESE YEARS, RINGRINGO IS STILLL
ABOUT SPREADING 
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
THAT JULY AC BILL, GOING TO BE A
HIGH ONE
WE ARE GOING TO SEE THIS HEAT 
WAVE ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE 
EASTERN HALF OF THE U.S., AND 
MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE CENTRAL 
PLAINS
IT WILL NOT BACK OFF UNTIL AT 
MID-JULY
EVEN LATE JULY, AS WELL, IN SOME
AREAS.
BUT LOOK AT THE 90s FOR TODAY.
THAT'S GOING TO BE THE THEME ALL
WEEK LONG.
PARTS OF TEXAS, THE FEEL-LIKE 
TEMPERATURE, THOUGH, IS GOING TO
BE FEELING LIKE 100 TO 105
DEGREES.
THAT STAYS IN PLACE FOR TOMORROW
AFTERNOON, ALL THE WAY INTO THE 
WEEKEND.
>>> IN TODAY'S NEWS BY THE
NUMBERS, A MICHIGAN WOMAN HAS A 
WHOLE LOT TO CELEBRATE
NOT ONLY DID SHE BEAT COVID-19
AND PNEUMONIA.
SHE IS ALSO CELEBRATING HER 
100th BIRTHDAY
MARGARET DEFIED THE ODDS AND WAS
ABLE TO CELEBRATE WITH HER LOVED
ONES. 
>> SPEAKING OF CELEBRATING
CHIEF QUARTERBACK PATRICK 
MAHOMES JUST SIGNED A DEAL WORTH
OVER A HALF BILLION DOLLARS TO
STAY IN KANSAS CITY.
KEEPING THE 24-YEAR-OLD A CHIEF 
FOR THE NEXT 12 SEASONS.
THE CONTRACT IS THE RICHEST IN
THE HISTORY OF SPORTS.
>> AND THE ONE AND ONLY HARRY 
STYLES IS GOING TO HELP MILLIONS
OF HIS FANS DRIFT OFF TO SLEEP
HE IS READING A BEDTIME STORY 
FOR THE CALM APP, WHICH HELPS 
WITH MEDITATION AND RELAXATION
THE RECORDING WILL BE RELEASED
ON WEDNESDAY. 
>> IT'S GOOD
MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY HELPS ME
SLEEP SOMETIMES.
IT'S SO GOOD
THIS MORNING, WE ARE REMEMBERING
THE COUNTRY LEGEND BEHIND ONE OF
THE BIGGEST CROSSOVER HITS OF 
ALL TIME
FAMED FIDDLER CHARLIE DANIELS 
DIED AT THE AGE OF 83 AFTER 
SUFFERING FROM A STROKE.
KEVIN TIBBLES HAS A LOOK BACK A
HIS CAREER
>> Reporter: THE DEVIL MAY HAVE 
GONE TO GEORGIA BUT THIS FIERY
FIDDLE PLAYER MOVED ON
CHARLIE DANIELS WAS ALREADY AN
ACCOMPLISHED STUDIO MUSICIAN
BEFORE THE "DEVIL WENT DOWN TO
GEORGIA" BLEW HIS CAREER WIDE 
OPEN. 
>> YOUNG MEN GREWED THEMSELVES
TO THE RADIO EVERY NIGHT, AND 
DARED TO DREAM THAT, ONE DAY, 
THEY COULD BE PART OF THIS
WONDERFUL THING THAT WAS
HAPPENING IN NASHVILLE, 
TENNESSEE.
I KNOW BECAUSE I WAS ONE OF 
THEM. 
>> HIS FLAMMABLE FIDDLING HELPED
MAKE COUNTRY ROCK MAINSTREAM
SO POPULAR THE CHARLIE DANIELS
BAN O BAND WAS FEATURED IN THE
1980 FILM "URBAN COWBOY" WITH 
JOHN TRAVOLTA.
IT SOON HAD EVERYONE TRYING ON
HATS AND BOOTS
DANIELS JOINED THE GRAND OLE
OPRY IN 2008
AND WAS INDUCTED INTO THE 
COUNTRY MU
COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME IN 
2016
BORN IN NORTH CAROLINA, THE 
MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST PLAYED
WITH BOB DYLAN, THE MARSHAL 
TUCKER BAND, JOHNNY CASH AND
MORE
CHARLIE DANIELS DIED OF A STROKE
AT HIS NASHVILLE HOME.
HE WAS 83 AND IF ANYONE COULD 
HAVE BEATEN THE DEVIL WITH A
FIDDLE, IT WAS HIM. 
>> GOD BLESS MUSIC CITY.
THANK YOU.
GOOD NIGHT. 
>> KEVIN TIBBLES
NBC NEWS. 
>> HE IS UP ABOVE EVEN THOUGH 
HE'S SINGING ABOUT THE DEVIL
GOING DOWN TO GEORGIA.
BIG MAN UP THERE
IT'S ALL GOOD.
>> AT LEAST, HE WOULD HOPE, 
RIGHT.
THAT'S RIGHT
I WAS INTRODUCED TO HIM BY
>>> THE U.S. RACES TOWARDS 3
MILLION POSITIVE CASES OF 
CORONAVIRUS WITH MORE YOUNG 
PEOPLE THAN EVER CONTRACTING THE
DISEASE AND NOW NEW FEARS OF HOW
EASILY IT SPREADS ONCE AIRBORNE.
>>> JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S ALLEGED 
CON CONSPIRACY OR THE MOVED TO
NEW YORK
>>> NASCAR'S BUBBA WALLACE SIGNS
A DEAL WITH DR. DRE'S BEATS.
BUSY TUESDAY AHEAD
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>>> THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
I'M FRANCES RIVERA. 
>> I'M PHILLIP MENA.
MORE THAN SIX MONTHS INTO THIS
COUNTRY'S BATTLE WITH COVID-19
WE'RE STILL STRUGGLING TO 
CONTAIN IT, INFECTIONS ARE
NEARING THE 3 MILLION MARK
IN NEW ORLEANS OFFICIALS RAN OUT
OF TESTS FIVE MINUTES AFTER 
OPENING.
IN PHOENIX PEOPLE SAT IN THEIR
CARS FOR EIGHT HOURS AND SAN
ANTONIO OFFICIALS IMPOSING
LIMITS ON TESTING.
>> MORE THAN 200 SCIENTISTS ARE 
URGING THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION TO ADVISE
GUIDELINES AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE
VIRUS CAN SPREAD THROUGH THE AIR
INDOORS.
DROPLETS STAY AIRBORNE 12 
MINUTES AFTER SOMEONE STOPS 
SPEAKING. 
>>> IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS 
DEALT A BLOW TO INTERNATIONAL 
STUDENTS, FOREIGN STUDENTS
PURSUING DEGREES IN THE U.S.
MUST LEAVE OR RISK DEPORTATION
IF THEIR COLLEGE HAS SWITCHED TO
ONLINE ONLY COURSES.
>>> IN FLORIDA, THE EDUCATION 
COMMISSIONER ORDERED ALL PUBLIC 
SCHOOLS TO REOPEN NEXT MONTH
FOLLOWING THE GUIDANCE OF HEALTH
OFFICIALS.
>>> IN TEXAS A RECORD NUMBER OF 
PEOPLE FLOODING ERs,
HOSPITALIZATIONS HAVE INCREASED 
120%
KERRY SANDERS IS IN FLORIDA 
WHERE PATIENTS ARE GOING FROM 
POOL SIDE TO PATIENTS IN DAYS.
>> Reporter: FLORIDA'S HOSPITALS
ARE GETTING STRETCHED TO THE
LIMIT.
IN SOME CASES THEY'RE AT THE
LIMIT.
>> SCENES LIKE THESE ON 
FLORIDA'S BEACHES ON THE HOLIDAY
WEEKEND WORRYING HEALTH 
OFFICIALS WITH 44 HOSPITALS HERE
NOW REACHING ICU CAPACITY.
NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL IN ST. 
PETERSBURG AMONG THEM.
>> IS FLORIDA HEADED IN THE SAME
OVERLOAD THAT NEW YORK HAD
>> I HOPE NOT.
WE ARE SEEING AN INCREASE ON A
DAILY BASIS OR WEEKLY BASIS.
>> Reporter: WHILE THE DEATH
TOLL IN FLORIDA AT NEARLY 4,000 
REMAINS SMALLER THAN NEW YORK'S 
NEARLY 32,000, THERE ARE
WORRYING SIGNS
IT TOOK FLORIDA FOUR MONTHS TO
REGISTER 100,000 CASES IN THE 
LAST WEEK IT DOUBLED TO 200000
THIS FROM MIAMI BEACH'S MAYOR 
ABOUT PATIENTS NEEDING
VENTILATORS.
>> IN DADE COUNTY, THERE'S OVER 
160 PEOPLE ON VENTS, 121
PATIENTS TWO WEEKS AGO IN 
INTENSIVE CASE THAT'S NOW OVER
330.
>> Reporter: FLORIDA'S GOVERNOR 
SAID THE INCREASE IN CASES IS 
BECAUSE THE AVERAGE AGE OF THOSE
BEING TESTED IS 36 YEARS OLD, 
YOUNG ENOUGH THEY'RE NOT LIKELY 
TO BE SERIOUSLY ILL AND DID NOT 
GET TESTED AT THE BEGINNING.
NOW TESTING LINES SNAKE INTO
DAY-LONG WAITS. 
>> THERE'S NO NEED TO BE FEARFUL
ABOUT IT
WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENT 
STEPS THAT INDIVIDUALS CAN TAKE 
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE STATEWIDE 
BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S
BEEN AROUND FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
>> Reporter: DOCTORS TELL US
THEY FOUND BETTER WAYS TO TREAT 
THE VIRUS.
>> TWO WEEKS AFTER JULY 4th IS
WHEN YOU WOULD PROBABLY SEE A 
SPIKE RELATED BACK TO JULY 4th. 
>> Reporter: ARE YOU
ANTICIPATING THAT?
>> WE'RE READY FOR IT AND HOPING
IT DOESN'T COME.
>> Reporter: A SIGN OF HOW
ANXIOUS HOSPITALS ARE.
COMPETING HOSPITALS ARE NOW 
MEETING AND DISCUSSING IN A WAR 
ROOM EVERY MORNING HOW TO HANDLE
WHAT POTENTIALLY COULD BE AN
OVERFLOW OF PATIENTS
PHILLIP.
>> KERRY, THANK YOU.
>>> JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S ALLEGED 
ACCOMPLICE HAS BEEN MOVED TO A
NEW YORK CITY CELL
SHE'S BEING HELD IN BROOKLYN
ON FRIDAY MAXWELL WILL ENTER A
PLEA, CHARGED WITH ENTICING A 
MINOR TO ENGAGE IN ILLEGAL SEX
ACTS
A CLAIM SHE DENIES
PRINCE ANDREW SAID HE HAS NO
RECOLLECTION OF MEETING THE 
ACCUSER AND DENIED ANY SEXUAL 
CONTACT WITH HER
FEDERAL PROSECUTORS HAVE
REQUESTED THROUGH THE BRITISH 
GOVERNMENT TO SPEAK WITH PRINCE 
ANDREW
A SOURCE CLOSE TO THE PRINCE'S
TEAM SAID THEY COMMUNICATED 
TWICE IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS BUT
GOT NO RESPONSE.
>>> BUBBA WALLACE HAS A NEW 
MAJOR ENDOSER.
JUST HOURS AFTER THE PRESIDENT'S
ATTACKS, DR. DRE'S ELECTRONICS
COMPANY ANNOUNCED IT'LL SIGN
WALLACE.
IT SAID IT INTENDED TO ANNOUNCE 
THE DEAL LATER THIS WEEK BUT
HATE CANNOT WIN THE DAY ADDING
WEE PROUD TO ADD BUBBA WALLACE
TO THE FAMILY.
BUBBA WALLACE TWEETED BACK
SAYING SO DOPE, IF YOU KNOW ME, 
MUSIC IS A PASSION OF MINE
LeBRON JAMES ALSO SHARED THE
ANNOUNCEMENT TO HIS 46 MILLION
FOLLOWERS.
>>> WITH CASES OF CORONAVIRUS 
SKYROCKETING IN THE COUNTRY,
PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL TAKE PART
IN A CONVERSATION ON HOW TO GET 
KIDS SAFELY BACK TO SCHOOL IN 
THE FALL
>> THE PRESIDENT TURNED TO
TWITTER TO STOKE THE FLAMES ON
SEVERAL DIVISIVE CULTURAL ISSUE.
PETER ALEC SAN ERD HAS MORE.
>> Reporter: AFTER THE FBI
DETERMINED LAST MONTH THAT BUBBA
WALLACE WAS NOT THE TARGET OF A 
HATE CRIME WHEN A NOOSE WAS 
FOUND IN HIS ASSIGNED GARAGE, 
THE PRESIDENT TWEETING HAS
WALLACE APOLOGIZED TO ALL THOSE 
GREAT NASCAR DRIVERS AND
OFFICIALS WHO CAME TO HIS AID,
AFTER FINDING OUT IT WAS A HOAX.
WALLACE RESPONDING EVEN WHEN
IT'S HATE FROM THE POTUS, LOVE
WINS
THE PRESIDENT ALSO TWEETING,
NASCAR'S FLAG DECISION, BANNING 
THE CONFEDERATE FLAG IS HURTING 
THE RATINGS.
DOES HE BELIEVE NASCAR SHOULD 
FLY THE CONFEDERATE FLAG
>> THE BAN ON THE FLAG WAS
MENTIONED IN THE BROADER CONTEXT
IN HE REJECTS THE NOTION THAT 
MEN AND WOMEN WHO GO TO THE 
EVENTS ARE RACIST.
>> Reporter: IN FACT, RATINGS 
WERE UP 50%.
AND LINDSEY GRAHAM SAYS HE
SUPPORTS NASCAR'S BAN ON THE
CONFEDERATE FLAG. 
>> IF IF YOU'RE IN BUSINESS, THE
CONFEDERATE FLAG IS NOT A GOOD
WAY TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS.
>> Reporter: IT COMES AS THE
PRESIDENT IS TRYING TO
CAPITALIZE ON THE CULTURAL
DIVIDE. 
>> THEIR GOAL IS NOT A BETTER 
AMERICA.
THEIR GOAL IS TO END AMERICA. 
>> Reporter: AND LATER
DOWNPLAYING THE RISK FROM 
CORONAVIRUS WITH THE STATEMENT
THAT MANY PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS 
SAY IS MISLEADING.
>> WE HAVE TESTED ALMOST 40 
MILLION PEOPLE
BY SO DOING WE SHOW CASES.
99% OF WHICH ARE TOTALLY
HARMLESS
>> Reporter: WHILETHE DEATH 
RATE REMAINS LOW, 
HOSPITALIZATIONS IN MANY STATES 
ARE INCREASING
IN A CASE THAT COULD IMPACT THE 
FALL ELECTION, THE SUPREME COURT
RULED THAT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
CANNOT BREAK RANKS AND CAN BE 
FORCED TO SUPPORT THE WINNER OF 
THEIR STATE'S POPULAR VOTE
>> PETER, THANK YOU.
>>> FROM CIVIL TO LGBTQ AND 
WOMEN'S RIGHTS THERE HAVE BEEN
MANY MOVEMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF
OUR NATION BUT ACCORDING TO NEW 
RESEARCH FROM A DATA SCIENCE
FIRM, THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MAY
BE THE LARGEST IN U.S. HISTORY
CITING FOUR RECENT POLLS ABOUT
16 TO 20 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE
PARTICIPATED IN THE BLACK LIVES 
MATTER DEMONSTRATIONS OVER THE
DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD AND 
OTHERS
THAT FIGURE FAR SUPPRESSES THAT 
OF THE WOMEN'S MARCH OF 2017
WHICH REPORTED A TURNOUT OF 3 TO
5 MILLION PEOPLE ON A SINGLE
DAY.
>>> FALLOUT ON THE VIRAL VIDEO
OF A WHITE WOMAN CALLING THE
POLICE ON A BLACK MAN IN CENTRAL
PARK
AMY COOPER IS NOW CHARGED Z WITH
FILING WITH FALSE POLICE REPORT.
IF CONVICTED SHE FACES UP TO A
YEAR IN JAIL. 
>>> STORMS PRODUCED FLOODING AND
WATER RESCUES THROUGHOUT THE
NORTHEAST.
THE RAIN CAUSED DAMAGE TO HOMES,
CARS AND POWER OUTAGES AND
PROMPTED A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY
FOR PHILADELPHIA AND THE
SURROUNDING AREAS.
THERE WERE AT LEAST 24 RESCUE 
CALLS BUT NO MAYOR INJURIES IN
PENNSYLVANIA
IT ALSO MOVED THROUGH NEW 
JERSEY, MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA.
>> WHERE IT'S STORMS OR 
SWELTERING HEAT, LET'S CHECK
YOUR WHETHER WITH METEOROLOGIST 
JANESSA WEBB
GOOD MORNING. 
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU BOTH, GOOD 
MORNING, EVERYONE.
WE HAD A CLASSIC RING OF FIRE 
THAT DEVELOPED ACROSS THE 
NORTHEAST.
WHAT HAPPENED IS YOU HAVE THE 
BUBBLE OF HEAT THAT SURROUNDS 
THESE STORMS AND IT FILTERED TO 
THE SOUTH, ALLOWING FOR THESE 
STORMS TO BE REALLY COMPACT FOR 
PHILADELPHIA AREA INTO NEW YORK 
CITY
WE SAW OVER 6 INCHES OF RAIN IN 
LESS THAN 24 HOURS
WE HAVE POWER OUTAGES IN THAT 
AREA AND STILL DEALING WITH THE 
FLOODING
THE STORM SYSTEM WILL MAKE ITS
WAY TO THE SOUTH AND THE
NORTHERN PLANES WE HAVE A 
HEIGHTENED AWARENESS
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
DETROIT THIS AFTERNOON, PARTLY
SUNNY SKIES, 95 DEGREES.
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND, THE HEAT
IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO BUILD.
THE FEEL LIKE TEMPERATURES
CURRENTLY IN THE MID 90s
AND NOW THE HEAT HAS SPREAD 
THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON
HOUSTON 92
SO WHEN CAN YOU LET GO OF THE 
AC
I'LL HAVE ALL THE DETAILS COMING
UP. 
>> IT MAY BE A WHILE. 
>>> FORMER NFL QUARTERBACK, 
COLIN KAEPERNICK AND DISNEY HAVE
ENTERED INTO A PARTNERSHIP
FOCUSSING ON PROJECTS THAT DEAL 
WITH SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES
IT'S EXPECTED TO PROVIDE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINORITY
PRODUCERS AND DIRECTORERS.
COLIN KAEPERNICK HAS NOT
>>> THEY EMERGED WITH A 
COMPROMISE HAVING OPENED DOORS
PREVIOUSLY CLOSED.
THE IMMIGRANT EMERGES WITH
UNPRECEDENTED FINANCIAL POWER, A
SYSTEM WE CAN SHAPE HOWEVER WE
WANT
THE VIRGINIANS EMERGED WITH THE 
NATION'S CAPITAL
>> IN ITS FIRST WEEKEND ON
DISNEY PLUS "HAMILTON" DELIVERED
WITH BIG NUMBERS
THE MUSICAL DROVE A 74% INCREASE
IN DOWNLOADS FOR THE STREAMING
SERVICE IN THE U.S. OVER THE
WEEKEND.
>>> THE CEO OF THE NAACP IS 
SPEAKING OUT AGAINST THE STOP 
HATE FOR PROFIT CAMPAIGN AGAINST
FACEBOOK
IT WAS LAUNCHED TO PRESSURE 
FACEBOOK TO DO MORE ABOUT HATE
SPEECH ON ITS SITES.
THE CEO OF THE NAACP APPEARED ON
CLOSING BELL TO TALK MORE ABOUT 
THE EFFORT
>> IT SHOULD NOT BE A TOOL TO 
RECRUIT INDIVIDUALS TO
PARTICIPATE IN WHITE SUPREMACY
AND USE RACIAL HATE SPEECH, 
GENDER HATE SPEECH, ANTI-SEMITIC
SPEECH AND OTHER HARMFUL SPEECH.
>> HUNDREDS OF CORPORATIONS HAVE
JOINED THE BOYCOTT
>>> MARK ZUCKERBERG WILL MEET 
WITH THE ORGANIZERS OF THAT 
BOYCOTT TODAY.
THE SOCIAL NETWORK FOUNDER AND
OTHER EXECUTIVES WILL SPEAK WITH
THE HEADS OF THE NAACP AND COLOR
OF CHANGE WHO HAVE URGED SEVERAL
HUNDRED BUSINESSES TO PULL
ADVERTISING FROM THE PLATFORM.
THE BOYCOTTERS ARE ASKING THE 
COMPANY TO AGGRESSIVELY TACKLE
HATE SPEECH AND MISINFORMATION
ON ITS PLATFORM.
>>> THE SUPREME COURT ANSWERED A
QUESTION, WHETHER MEMBERS OF THE
ELECTORAL COLLEGE CAN BE
REQUIRED TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS
FOR THE CANDIDATE WHO WINS THE
POPULAR VOTE AND HELD UP A 30 
YEAR BAN ON AUTOMATED CALLS.
THE EXCEPTION TO THE LAW
ALLOWING ROBOCALLS TO PEOPLE WHO
OWE THE GOVERNMENT MONEY MUST BE
ELIMINATED
SUSAN McGINNIS HAS MORE.
>> Reporter: FROM THE SUPREME 
COURT A RULING THAT CLOSES A
LOOPHOLE IN THE U.S. SYSTEM THAT
HAS EXISTED SINCE THE WRITING OF
THE CONSTITUTION
AND ONE THAT ELIMINATES A 
CONCERN LOOMING OVER THE 2020 
ELECTION
THE HIGH COURT RULING MEMBERS OF
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE ARE NOT 
FREE AGENTS AND MUST CAST THEIR 
VOTES IN ACCORDANCE WITH VOTERS 
IN THEIR STATE. 
>> IF IT WAS CLOSELY DIVIDED IT 
COULD BE A BIG FIGHT TO GET 
ELECTORS PLEDGED TO SAY JOE 
BIDEN OR PRESIDENT TRUMP TO 
SWITCH SIDES. 
>> MANY AMERICANS ARE UNAWARE 
WHEN THEY CAST A BALT THEY ARE
VOTING FOR A SLATE OF ELECTORS
WHO GET TOGETHER AND MAKE THE 
RESULTS OFFICIAL
THERE WAS NO RULE PROHIBITING 
THOSE ELECTORS FROM CHOOSING A
DIFFERENT CANDIDATE.
IN WRITING THE COURT'S DECISION 
THE JUSTICE SAID A STATE MAY
INSTRUCT ELECTORS THEY HAVE NO
GROUND FOR REVERSING THE VOTE.
IT CAME AFTER SEVERAL ELECTORS
SAID THEY REFUSED TO VOTE FOR 
HILLARY CLINTON IN 2016 EVEN
THOUGH SHE WON THEIR STATES.
IT BLUNTS WHAT COULD BE HUGE
DRAMA IN THE UPCOMING ELECTION. 
>> THEY DECIDED TO SAY STATES 
YOU HAVE THE POWER TO PUNISH
THESE ELECTORS WHO SWITCH VIEWS.
>> Reporter: WHILE ELECTORS CAN 
BE COMPELLED TO GO WITH VOTERS
IN THEIR STATES AN
>>> IN TODAY'S NEWS BY THE
NUMBERS A MICHIGAN WOMAN HAS A
LOT TO CELEBRATE
NOT ONLY DID SHE BEAT COVID-19
SHE ALSO CELEBRATED HER 100th 
BIRTHDAY
MARGARET DEFIED THE ODDS AND WAS
ABLE TO CELEBRATE WITH HER LOVED
ONES
>>> PATRICK MAHOMES SIGNED A TEN
YEAR DEAL WORTH OVER HALF A 
BILLION DOLLARS, THE CONTRACT IS
THE RICHEST IN SPORTS HISTORY 
AND KEEPS THE 24-YEAR-OLD A 
CHIEF THE NEXT 12 SEASONS.
>>> HARRY STYLES IS GOING TO
HELP FANS DRIFT OFF TO SLEEP
HE'S READING A STORY FOR THE
CALMS APP.
THE RECORDING WILL BE RELEASED
ON WEDNESDAY. 
>>> STOCKS KICKING OFF THE WEEK 
IN THE GREEN, SURGING 450 POINTS
ON THE DOW WITH AMAZON AND
NETFLIX LEADING THE WAY.
HERE FOR PERSPECTIVE IS STEVE 
SE
SEDGEWICK.
GOOD MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING.
I'M GOING TO TRY AND NOT DO A 
HARRY STYLES
THE DATA WAS VERY GOOD
SAFE TO SAY REALLY GOOD FOR 
BUSINESS GOING FORWARD AND NEW
ORDER.
THAT WAS A CATALYST FOR THE 
MARKET TO GO HIGHER AND RECORD
LEVELS ON THE NASDAQ
AMAZON CLOSED ABOUT 3,000 FOR 
THE FIRST TIME JUST A MERE
$1.5 TRILLION VALUATION NOW.
ELSEWHERE, INTERESTING STORY
THE ECONOMIC IMPACT PAYMENT THEY
SENT OUT 4 MILLION IN MAY AND 
JUNE, ISSUED BY AN INSTITUTION
CALLED META BANK AS WELL
MOST PEOPLE USED THESE PREPAID
DEBIT CARDS BUT PEOPLE THOUGHT
IT WAS A SCAM SO 788,000 PEOPLE 
HAVE HAD LETTERS TELLING THEM 
YOU HAVEN'T USED YOUR DEBIT 
CARD, IF YOU NEED A FREE
REPLACEMENT YOU CAN GET IT
IF SOMEONE OFFERS YOU FREE MONEY
YOU'RE GOING T
>>> HI, EVERYONE
I KNOW IT'S JULY AND WE'RE USED 
TO THAT SUMMER HEAT, BUT THIS IS
A DOUBLE DOSE OF THAT HEAT
THAT'S GOING TO STAY IN PLACE 
FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS AND IT 
COULD POTENTIALLY BE DANGEROUS
IF YOU'RE OUT FOR A PROLONGED 
PERIOD OF TIME
THIS IS OUR BIG FIRST 
SIGNIFICANT HEAT WAVE OF THE
YEAR
LOOK AT THE TEMPERATURES, 
SITTING IN THE 90s
SO YOUR BODY NEEDS TIME TO
REALLY GET COOLER AND WE'R
♪ THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGI
HE WAS LOOKING FOR A SOUL TO
STEAL ♪
 HE WAS IN A BIND BECAUSE HE
WAS WAY BEHIND ♪
>> THIS MORNING FANS ARE
MOURNING THE DEATH OF CHARLIE 
DANIELS.
HE WAS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS BAND'S
HIT "THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO 
GEORGIA"
KS AN EXPERT FIDDLER, HIS CAREER
SPANNED SIX DECADES.
DANIELS DIED OF A STROKE AT A 
HOSPITAL IN TENNESSEE ON MONDAY.
FANS LINING THE STREET THERE AS 
POLICE ESCORTED HIS BODY TO THE 
FUNERAL HOME
CHARLIE DANIELS WAS 83 YEARS
OLD.
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES, 
SECRETARY OF STATE MIKE POMPEO
SAID THE U.S. IS LOOKING TO BAN 
CHINESE SOCIAL MEDIA APPS,
ESPECIALLY TIKTOK, CITING 
NATIONAL SECURITY CONCERNS
TIKTOK IS STOPPING OPERATIONS IN
HONG KONG.
IT COMES IN IN THE WAKE OF THE
CITY'S NEWEST LAW.
>>> LOCAL LEADERS IN WASHINGTON 
D.C. ARE CONCERNED ABOUT FEDERAL
EMPLOYEES RETURNING TO WORK.
ACCORDING TO THE "NEW YORK
TIMES" THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT 
AUTHORIZED 80% OF ITS EMPLOYEES 
TO RETURN WHICH COULD BRING AS
MANY AS 18,000 PEOPLE TO THE
PENTAGON
AND THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
EXPECTS 1,000 WORKERS TO RETURN 
TO AN OFFICE NEAR THE WHITE 
HOUSE.
>>> THE CAR SERIES IS COMING
BACK THIS WEEKEND BUT WITHOUT 
JOHN FORCE, THE 16 TIME FUNNY 
CAR CHAMPION WILL MISS THE
NATIONALS IN INDIANA
THE 71-YEAR-OLD ALONG WITH HIS
DAUGHTER AND FELLOW TEAMMATES 
DID NOT REGISTER BY MONDAY'S
DEADLINE
THE NHRA SAID THEY LOOK FORWARD 
TO THEIR RETURN IN THE FUTURE.
>>> HOCKEY FANS WE ARE LESS THAN
A MONTH AWAY FROM A RETURN TO 
THE ICE.
THE NHL AND PLAYERS ASSOCIATION 
ANNOUNCED A PLAN TO RETURN ON 
JUNE 1ST
GAMES WILL BE PLAYED IN EDMONTON
AND TORONTO.
>>> DAVID SCHWIMMER GAVE FANS AN
UPDATE TO FILM THE FRIENDS
REUNION, THEY HOPE TO SHOOT IN
MID AUGUST BUT WON'T RISK 
ANYONE'S HEALTH OR SAFETY TO DO 
IT
THE ENTIRE ORIGINAL CAST WILL 
RETURN
THEY HOPE TO RETURN WITH A LIVE 
STUDIO AUDIENCE ON HBO MAX, THE 
PANDEMIC PUT THOSE PLANS ON 
HOLD
AT LEAST FRIENDS WON'T BE PUT ON
HOLD. 
>>> WE HAD SO MANY PLANS FOR
THIS YEAR, WE ALL DID.
WE KNOW THERE'S LIGHT AT THE END
OF THE TUNNEL AND IT INVOLVES 
DAVID SCHWIMMER.
>> AND "HAMILTON" TOO.
I NEED TO SPLIT THAT UP.
MY KIDS WILL
>>> WITH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND IN 
THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, THE U.S.
IS RACING TOWARD NEW RECORD 
NUMBER IN POSITIVE CASES
AND ATLANTA'S MAYOR IS THE
LATEST PUBLIC OFFICIAL TO 
CONTRACT THE VIRUS. 
>> NASCAR RATINGS HAVE SOARED 
46%, YEAR OVER YEAR, CONTRARY TO
WHAT THE PRESIDENT'S TWEETED AS 
HE ATTACKS BUBBA WALLACE AND
NASCAR OVER THE BANNING OF THE
CONFEDERATE FLAG. 
>> WE'LL HEAR THEIR POWERFUL
MESSAGE, ON HIS LEGACY. 
>> AND THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 
PATRICK MAHOMES HAS AGREED TO AN
HISTORIC $500 MILLION DEAL
NOT A BAD WAY TO KICK OFF THE 
WEEK
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GOOD MORNING, I'M PHILLIP
MENA. 
>> AND I'M FRANCES RIVERA.
CAREFREE SUMMER CELEBRATIONS
HAVE AMERICA'S HEALTH EXPERTS 
RAISING ALARMS ABOUT HOSPITAL 
CAPACITY
THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES IN
THE UNITED STATES IS NEARING 3
MILLION.
AND TEN STATES HAVE SEEN THEIR
NUMBER OF INFECTIONS DOUBLE, IN 
JUST A MATTER OF DAYS.
>> ACCORDING TO "THE NEW YORK 
TIMES," FEDERAL WORKERS ARE 
BEING USHERED BACK TO 
WASHINGTON, D.C., AGAINST THE 
WISHES OF LOCAL LEADERS.
THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT
AUTHORIZED 80% OF ITS EMPLOYEES 
TO RETURN, WHICH COULD BRING AS 
MANY AS 18,000 PEOPLE TO THE
PENTAGON
DR. ANTHONY FAUCI SPOKE WITH THE
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH 
OVER FACEBOOK LIVE, AND HE
SHARED HIS CONCERNS ABOUT THESE 
NEW SURGES IN AMERICA.
>> THE CURRENT STATE IS REALLY
NOT GOOD
WE ARE STILL KNEE DEEP IN THE 
FIRST WAVE OF THIS
AND I WOULD SAY THIS WOULD NOT
BE CONSIDERED A WAVE
IT WAS A -- A SURGE OR A
RESURGENCE OF INFECTIONS, 
SUPERIMPOSED UPON A BASELINE, 
FRANCES, THAT REALLY NEVER GOT
DOWN TO WHERE WE WANTED TO GO.
>> AND DR. FAUCI, ALSO, SAID
THAT THE AVERAGE AGE OF COVID 
PATIENTS HAS DROPPED BY ABOUT 15
YEARS.
THAT'S RAISING MORE CONCERNS
ABOUT THE JULY 4th PARTIES HELD 
OVER THE WEEKEND
HERE'S NBC'S MIGUEL ALMAGUER
>> Reporter: A RECIPE FOR 
DISASTER IS WHAT DOCTORS CALL 
FOURTH OF JULY PARTIES LIKE 
THESE.
FROM MICHIGAN TO MISSOURI TO NEW
YORK, LARGE CROWDS, LITTLE
SOCIAL DISTANCING, AND HARDLY A 
MASK IN SIGHT.
NOW, NEW WORRY REVELLERS COULD
GO FROM POOLSIDE TO PATIENT, IN 
A MATTER OF DAYS. 
>> WE'RE FIGHTING TOWARDS, WAR
NUMBER ONE, IS A VACC-- NUMBER  
IS STUPIDITY. 
>> PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DIE BEING
IGNORANT. 
>> AT UNITED MEMORIAL IN
HOUSTON.
AN ONSLAUGHT OF PATIENTS AS OUR 
NATION APPROACHES 3 MILLION 
CONFIRMED CASES.
EVEN SOME WHO TRIED TO KEEP 
THEIR DISTANCE, CATCHING THE
VIRUS.
>> I ISOLATED MYSELF FROM 
EVERYBODY, EXCEPT ONE FAMILY
THE FAMILY ACROSS THE STREET. 
>> ACROSS THE COUNTRY, 35 STATES
ARE NOW SEEING CASES INCREASE.
TEN ARE SPIKING MORE THAN 100%
ARIZONA SURPASSING 100,000
INFECTIONS
THE MAJORITY OF PATIENTS ARE
UNDER 44 YEARS OLD
ATLANTA'S MAYOR CONFIRMING SHE
HAS TESTED POSITIVE.
AFTER FLORIDA RECORDED ITS
HIGHEST SINGLE-DAY CASE COUNT,
CALIFORNIA IS, ALSO, IN TROUBLE.
AMONG THE NATION'S MOST DANGER
HOTSPOTS, LOS ANGELES COUNTY
REPORTING MORE INFECTIONS THAN
IN 44 STATES
AND MANY HERE CAN'T GET A TEST. 
>> IT'S A BIGGER PROBLEM THAN WE
THOUGHT IT WOULD BE AT THIS 
POINT.
WE DON'T HAVE A NATIONAL PLAN.
WE DON'T HAVE A NATIONAL
STRATEGY. 
>> WITH SOME REGIONS EVALUATING 
EASING RESTRICTIONS, MAJOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL IS RELEASING
THEIR SHORTENED SCHEDULE, AS
MORE THAN 30 PLAYERS TEST 
POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS
BUT, LIKE THE NBA, WHO JUST SHUT
DOWN TWO PRACTICE FACILITIES
AFTER MORE THAN TWO DOZEN 
INFECTIONS, THE GAMES WILL GO 
ON
OVER THE WEEKEND, THE VIRUS 
CLAIMING MORE LIVES.
BROADWAY, LOSING ONE OF ITS 
BRIGHTEST STARS.
41-YEAR-OLD NICK CORDERO SPENT
NEARLY 100 DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL.
WIFE AMANDA WITH THEIR SON E
ELVIS, HOLDING ONTO HOPE. 
>> DADA IS AWAKE. 
>> SHE WAS BRIEFLY ALLOWED INTO 
THE ICU IN JUNE TO HOLD HIS 
HAND
ON SUNDAY, CORDERO WAS
SURROUNDED BY FAMILY, WHO SANG
HIS SONGS BY HIS SIDE AS HE 
PASSED. 
>> HERE, IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, 
WHERE THE NUMBER OF INFECTIONS
HAS SPIKED, ICU BEDS COULD BE AT
MAXIMUM CAPACITY BY THE END OF
THIS MONTH
THERE ARE MORE INFECTIONS IN
THIS REGION THAN IN NEARLY ANY
OTHER PLACE IN THE COUNTRY
FRANCES.
>> JUST ALARMING, MIGUEL
THANK YOU.
>> WITH CASES OF CORONAVIRUS
SKYROCKETING IN MUCH OF THE 
COUNTRY, TODAY, PRESIDENT TRUMP 
WILL TAKE PART IN A DISCUSSION
ON HOW TO GET KIDS SAFELY BACK
TO SCHOOL.
YESTERDAY, HE TWEETED THAT
SCHOOLS MUST REOPEN IN THE FALL.
THE PRESIDENT, ALSO, TURNED TO
TWITTER TO STOKE THE FLAMES ON
SEVERAL DIVISIVE CULTURAL 
ISSUES
NBC'S PETER ALEXANDER HAS MORE
>> Reporter: DURING THE HEIGHT
OF A PANDEMIC, PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
TURNING HIS ATTENTION TO
NASCAR'S ONLY BLACK FULL-TIME 
DRIVER AFTER THE FBI DETERMINED 
LAST MONTH THAT BUBBA WALLACE 
WAS NOT THE TARGET OF A HATE
CRIME WHEN A NOOSE WAS FOUND IN 
HIS ASSIGNED GARAGE AT TALLADEGA
SPEEDWAY
THE PRESIDENT TWEETING, HAS 
WALLACE APOLOGIZED TO ALL THOSE 
GREAT NAS CONSIDER DRIVERS AND
OFFICIALS WHO CAME TO HIS AID,
ONLY TO FIND OUT THE WHOLE THING
WAS JUST ANOTHER HOAX?
BUT IT WAS NOT WALLACE WHO
REPORTED THE NOOSE
INSTEAD, A MEMBER OF HIS TEAM 
FOUND IT AND ALERTED NASCAR.
WALLACE RESPONDING, EVEN WHEN 
IT'S HATE FROM THE POTUS, LOVE
ONES
THE PRESIDENT'S ALSO TWEETING 
NASCAR'S FLAG DECISION, BANNING 
THE CONFEDERATE FLAG, IS HURTING
ITS RATINGS.
>> DOES HE BELIEVE NASCAR SHOULD
FLY THE CONFEDERATE FLAG AND WHY
DON'T THEY FLY IT HERE
>> THE BAN ON THE FLAG WAS
MENTIONED IN THE BROADER CONTEXT
OF THE FACT THAT HE REJECTS THIS
NOTION THAT SOMEHOW NASCAR MEN
AND WOMEN WHO GO TO THESE 
SPORTING EVENTS ARE RACIST. 
>> IN FACT, NBC SPORTS SAYS 
RATINGS FOR THE RACE WERE UP
NEARLY 50%
AND THE PRESIDENT'S ALLY, 
LINDSEY GRAHAM, SAYS HE SUPPORTS
NASCAR'S BAN ON THE CONFEDERATE 
FLAG. 
>> IF YOU'RE IN BUSINESS, THE 
CONFEDERATE FLAG IS NOT A GOOD
WAY TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS.
>> IT COMES AS THE PRESIDENT'S
TRYING TO CAPITALIZE ON 
AMERICA'S GROWING CULTURAL
DIVIDE
GOING AFTER PROTESTORS TOPPLING 
STATUES.
>> THEIR GOAL IS, NOT A BETTER
AMERICA, THEIR GOAL IS TO END 
AMERICA.
>> AND LATER, DOWNPLAYING THE 
RISK FROM CORONAVIRUS WITH THE
STATEMENT THAT MANY HEALTH
EXPERTS SAY IS MISLEADING.
>> WE HAVE TESTED ALMOST 40 
MILLION PEOPLE
BY SO DOING, WE SHOW CASES, 99% 
OF WHICH ARE TOTALLY HARMLESS.
>> WHILE THE DEATH RATE REMAINS 
LOW, HOSPITALIZATIONS, IN MANY
STATES, ARE INCREASING
AND IN A CASE THAT COULD IMPACT 
THE FALL'S ELECTION, THE SUPREME
COURT, UNANIMOUSLY, RULED THAT
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS, PART OF
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE CANNOT
BREAK RANKS AND SUPPORT T. 
>> PETERINGS , THANK YOU.
>> WALLACE ANNOUNCED A
HIGH-PROFILE NEW ENDORSEMENT
DEAL
BEATS BY DRE, WHICH WAS FOUNDED 
BY RAPPER DR. DRE, ANNOUNCED IT 
SIGNED WALLACE
IN A TWEET IT SAID THE COMPANY
INTENDED TO ANNOUNCE THE DEAL 
LATER THIS WEEK, BUT HEY, CANNOT
WIN THE DAY.
ADDING, WE ARE PROUD TO WELCOME 
BUBBA WALLACE TO THE BEATS BY 
DR. DRE FAMILY
NBA SUPERSTAR LEBRON JAMES
RETWEETED THE NEWS SAYING 
WELCOME TO THE BEATS FAMILY.
>> PATRICK MAHOMES WILL BE
STAYING IN KANSAS CITY JUST A 
LITTLE WHILE LONGER AFTER 
SIGNING THE RICHEST CONTRACT IN 
SPORTS HISTORY
MAHOMES, A TEN-YEAR DEAL
INCLUDING 140 MILLION GUARANTEED
IN CASE OF INJURY.
THE CONTRACT KEEPS HIM IN KANSAS
CITY FOR NEXT 12 YEARS
THE 24-YEAR-OLD HELPED DELIVER
THE CHIEFS THEIR FIRST SUPER
BOWL VICTORY IN 50 YEARS AND HE 
WAS ALSO THE LEAGUE MVP IN 2018.
>> FLOODING AND WATER RESCUES 
THROUGHOUT THE NORTHEAST
EXTREME RAIN CAUSED DAMAGE TO 
HOMES, CARS, AND POWER OUTAGES, 
WHICH PROMPTED A FLASH FLOOD
EMERGENCY FOR PHILADELPHIA AND
THE SURROUNDING AREAS.
PENNSYLVANIA, THERE WERE AT 
LEAST 24 RESCUE CALLS THERE BUT 
NO MAJOR INJURIES.
AND SEVERE STORMS, ALSO, MOVED
THROUGH PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY, 
MARYLAND, AND VIRGINIA, 
ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL 
WEATHER SERVICE.
>> IT WAS QUITE A STORM.
LET'S GET THE LATEST ON THAT
WITH NBC METEOROLOGIST JANESSA
WEBB
HI, JANESSA.
GOOD MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
ALSO, KNOWN AS A RING OF FIRE 
THAT PRODUCED THOSE STORMS
HEAT BUILDING ACROSS THE
NORTHEAST.
96 DEGREES OFFICIALLY FOR NEW 
YORK CITY YESTERDAY.
YOU CAN STILL SEE THESE STORMS
ARE FILTERING MORE TOWARDS THE
SOUTH.
OVER 6 INCHES OF RAIN FOR 
PHILADELPHIA IN THE LAST 24 
HOURS.
SO THAT AREA OF THE COUNTRY,
JUST INUNDATED WITH WATER.
BUT THAT STORM SYSTEM IS MAKING 
ITS WAY OFFSHORE
NEXT, OUR ATTENTION GOES TO THE 
UPPER MIDWEST AND NORTHERN
PLAINS WHERE SEVERE STORMS ARE
UNDER ENHANCED RISK THROUGHOUT
YOUR AFTERNOON
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO GRAND RAPIDS, THIS AFTERNOON,
92 DEGREES
FOR NORTHEAST OHIO TO THE 
CLEVELAND AREA, 93
EXPECT SOME STARORMS TO BE
SPARKING UP THIS AFTERNOON
AND I HATE TO COMPLAIN BUT
PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE
HEAT
AND WANT TO KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING
TO REALLY GO AWAY.
COMING UP.
>> I HEAR YOU.
I DIDN'T STEP OUTSIDE ONCE
YESTERDAY BECAUSE OF IT, HERE,
IN NEW YORK.
>> NOVEMBER MAYBE?
I DON'T KNOW
IT'S A GUESS
WE'LL SEE, THOUGH.
THANKS, JANESSA.
>> ACTOR DAVID SCHWIMMER GAVE AN
UPDATE ON THE HUGELY AN 
DISSIPATED
MORE FALLOUT FROM THAT VIRAL
VIDEO OF A WHITE WOMAN CALLING
911 ON A BLACK MAN IN NEW YORK
CENTRAL PARK
AMY COOPER IS NOW CHARGED WITH
FILING A FALSE REPORT, AFTER
TELLING POLICE IN MAY THAT A
BIRDWATCHER THREATENED HER LIFE.
HE HAD SIMPLY ASKED HER TO PUT
HER DOG ON A LEASH IN A SECTION 
OF THE PARK THAT REQUIRES IT
IF CONVICTED, COOPER FACES UP TO
A YEAR IN JAIL. 
>> JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S ALLEGED
ACCOMPLICE HAS BEEN MOVED TO A
NEW YORK CITY CELL
GHISLAINE MAXWELL IS BEING HELD 
AT THE METROPOLITAN CENTER IN 
BROOKLYN
ON FRIDAY, MAXWELL WILL ENTER A 
PLEA
SHE'S BEEN CHARGED WITH ENTICING
A MINOR TO ENGAGE IN ILLEGAL SEX
ACTS
A CLAIM SHE DENIES
ONE OF THE SEVERAL ACCUSERS SAYS
EPSTEIN DIRECTED HER TO HAVE SEX
WITH PRINCE ANDREW WHEN SHE WAS 
17
THE PRINCE SAYS HE HAS NO 
RECOLLECTION OF MEETING HER AND 
DENIES HAVING ANY FORM OF SEXUAL
KA
CONTACT WITH HER
FEDERAL PROSECUTORS HAVE
FORMALLY REQUESTED, THROUGH THE 
BRITISH GOVERNMENT, TO SPEAK TO 
PRINCE ANDREW.
A SOURCE SAYS THEY HAVE 
COMMUNICATED WITH THE FBI TWICE 
IN THE LAST MONTH BUT GOT NO
RESPONSE. 
>> THIS MORNING, FANS ARE 
MOURNING THE DEATH OF A COUNTRY 
MUSIC ICON
♪ THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGI
HE WAS LOOKING FOR A SOUL TO
STEAL ♪
>> COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAMER
CHARLIE DANIELS WAS BEST KNOWN
FOR HIS BAND'S HIT "THE DEVIL 
WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA."
AN EXPERT FIDDLER.
RANGING FROM GOSPEL AND SOUTHERN
ROCK TO BLUE GRASS AND SOUTHERN 
COUNTRY.
FANS LINED THE STREET AS POLICE 
ESCORTED HIS BODY TO A
AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH TOM 
HANKS.
HE WILL TALK TO HODA ACT HIS
BATTLE WITH CORONAVIRUS AND HIS 
NEW WORLD WAR II MOVIE, 
GREYHOUND.
>> WITH THE HOLIDAY BARELY
BEHIND US, MANY AMERICANS ARE 
REFLECTING ON OUR FOUNDING
FATHERS AND RECONCILING THE 
NATION'S DIFFICULT HISTORY
THAT INCLUDES THOMAS JEFFERSON, 
WHO WROTE ABOUT THE EQUALITY OF 
ALL MEN, BUT ALSO HELD SLAVES.
NBC'S HARRY SMITH IS IN VIRGINIA
AT MONTE CELLO. 
>> SOCIALLY DISTANT SELFIES ON
THE LAWN AFTER A PERFORMANCE BY 
BILL BARKER, AS THOMAS
JEFFERSON.
>> INALIENABLE LIGRIGHTS ARE GIN
BY NATURE.
WE'RE ALL BORN FREE.
>> JEFFERSON, WHO PENNED THE
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WAS 
BRILLIANT AND THE EPITOME OF
PARADOX.
FOR, IN HIS LIFETIME, HE OWNED
MORE THAN 60 0 SLAVES. 
>> HERE IT IS.
BLACK AND WHITE.
NEVER THOUGHT WE WOULD EVER SEE 
THAT HAPPEN.
SALLY HEMMINGS HAD SIX CHILDREN.
>> BRENDA MURKOWSKI, HER
DAUGHTER MADELYN AND NIECES 
KATIE AND KATHERINE HAVE FAMILY 
TIES HERE.
THEY ARE DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS
JEFFERSON AND SLAVE SALLY 
HEMMINGS. 
>> ARE YOU PROUD TO BE A
HEMMINGS
>> I'M PROUD
VERY PROUD
TELLS US ABOUT OUR FAMILY.
IT CONNECTS US TO OUR ANCESTORS.
IT BRINGS LIGHT AND LIFE TO THE 
ENSLAVED FAMILIES HERE. 
>> JEFFERSON'S PLACE IN THEIR 
FAMILY HISTORY IS THE SOURCE OF 
CONTINUAL DEBATE
HIS LEGACY IS, VERY MUCH, ALIVE.
>> DO YOU THINK THERE IS A
CONNECTION BETWEEN THE PROTESTS 
THAT ARE HAPPENING NOW AND WHAT 
HAPPENED HERE A COUPLE HUNDRED
YEARS AGO?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
US GROWING UP HERE, YOU KNOW, WE
WERE SAYING THESE SLAVE FAMILIES
MATTERED TO -- WHEN YOU COME AND
LOOK AT ALL JEFFERSON'S 
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, THESE PEOPLE 
MATTER
AND RIGHT NOW, THE MOVEMENT IS
BLACK LIVES MATTER. 
>> BRENDA BELIEVES JEFFERSON WAS
A HYPOCRITE.
>> IJUST DON'T THINK HE REALLY
TRULY, BELIEVED THAT ALL MEN
WERE CREATED EQUAL. 
>> JEFFERSON DECLARED SLAVERY A 
MORAL DEPRAVITY AND A HIDEOUS 
BLOT
YET, WAS OFTEN SILENT WHEN IT 
CAME TO, EITHER, PERSONAL OR
POLITICAL ACTION. 
>> PEOPLE LIKE TO SAY JEFFERSON 
BUILT THIS HOUSE
NO
E
ENSLAVED PEOPLE BUILT THIS
HOUSE.
A
CHILDREN HELPED BUILD THIS
HOUSE.
AND IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY, YOU CAN
SEE THE FINGERPRINTS
THE INDENTATIONS THAT THE 
CHILDREN MADE WHEN THEY WERE
MAKING BRICKS.
>> GAYLE WHITE IS A DESCENDENT
OF HEMMINGS AND JEFFERSON, AND
IS ON THE STAFF AT MONTE CELLO. 
>> I GET REALLY EMOTIONAL WHEN I
THINK ABOUT THE WORK WE DO
I WOULD ARGUE THAT THE PEOPLE 
ENSLAVED HERE ARE JUST IMPORTANT
TO THE AMERICAN NARRATIVE AS
THOMAS JEFFERSON
>> WELL-SPACED VISITORS ARE 
WELCOME AT MONTE CELLO
THE SIMMONS FAMILY CAME FROM
WASHINGTON, D.C.
DAD, WARREN, SAYS --
>> TEACH OUR DAUGHTERS EXPOSURE 
IS THE KEY TO LIFE. 
>> TO SEE A PLANTATION, VERSUS
JUST SEEING IT IN A BOOK. 
>> JUST DOWN THE HILL FROM
JEFFERSON'S MANSION, NIYA BATES,
THE HEAD OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN
HISTORY HERE, SHOWS US A
RESTORED SLAVE DWELLING.
>> THIS IS A MEANS OF COERCING
FREE LABOR, TO BE PRODUCTIVE
IS TO GIVE THEM A HOME, WHERE 
THEY CAN LIVE WITH THEIR FAMILY.
THEIR NUCLEAR FAMILY
>> A NUCLEAR FAMILY, WHERE EACH 
PERSON WAS AN ASSET, TO BE USED 
OR TRADED OR SOLD.
A HUMAN COMMODITY.
A CRUEL TRUTH THAT BATES
BELIEVES MAKES MONTE CELLO THE
RIGHT PLACE TO CONNECT PAST AND 
PRESENT.
>> I THINK PLANTATIONS ARE A
UNIQUE SPACE, AND THAT PEOPLE 
REALLY NEED TO COME SEE IT
YOU KNOW, THEY NEED TO GRAPPLE
WITH THE REALITIES OF WHAT 400
YEARS OF ENSLAVEMENT DID TO OUR 
COUNTRY BECAUSE IT'S NOT
COMFORTABLE.
IT'S NOT EASY.
IT'S HARD WORK BUT IT'S 
NECESSARY.
>> WOW
GREAT REPORTING FROM OUR
COLLEAGUE HARRY SMITH THERE.
SO EYE OPENING AND REALLY 
PERFECTLY PUT SAYING THAT THERE 
IS BEAUTY AND PAIN
THAT THOSE FAMILIES AND THOSE 
DESCENDANTS SEE RIGHT NOW FOR 
THEM
IF YOU ARE A BASKETBALL FAN, YOU
KNOW WHAT I AM SAYING.
DOUBLE TEAM OF HIGH PRESSURE
IF YOU'RE NOT A BASKETBALL FAN, 
THEN, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF THIS HEAT
WAVE
IT IS IMPACTIN
HAVE ENTERED INTO A PARTNERSHIP 
FOCUSING ON PROJECTS THAT DEAL
WITH SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES
THE DEAL INCLUDES ALL DISNEY
PLATFORMS AND KAEPERNICK'S
PRODUCTION COMPANY, RA VISION 
MEDIA.
ESPN FILMS IS PRODUCING THE 
SERIES, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO
PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR 
MINORITY PRODUCERS AND
DIRECTORS.
KAEPERNICK HAS NOT PLAYED IN THE
NFL SINCE THE 2016 SEASON, WHEN 
HE TOOK A KNEE DURING THE 
NATIONAL ANTHEM TO PROTEST
POLICE BRUTALITY AND RACIAL 
INEQUALITY. 
>> FROM CIVIL TO LGBTQ AND
WOMEN'S RIGHTS, THERE HAVE BEEN 
MANY MOVEMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF
OUR NATION
BUT ACCORDING TO NEW RESEARCH 
FROM A DATA SCIENCE FIRM, THE 
BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT MAY 
BE THE LARGEST IN HISTORY.
CITING RECENT POLLS, SAYS 
ABOUT -- MILLION PEOPLE HAVE
PARTICIPATED IN THE BLACK LIVES 
MATTER DEMONSTRATIONS OVER THE
DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD AND 
OTHERS
THE FIGURE FAR SURPASSES THAT OF
THE WOMEN'S MARCH OF 2017 WHICH 
REPORTED A TURNOUT OF ABOUT 3 TO
5 MILLION PEOPLE ON A SINGLE
DAY.
>> RINGING IN A MAJOR MILESTONE 
TODAY.
FORMER BEATLES LEGEND RING GO 
STARR IS CELEBRATING HIS 80th 
BIRTHDAY
AND FANS ARE GETTING A FRONT ROW
SEAT
SARAH, GOOD MORNING.
CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR HOW HE IS
CELEBRATING.
>> FRANCES, THIS IS A GOOD ONE
BECAUSE IT WAS 80 YEARS AGO,
TODAY, THAT RICHARD STARKY WAS
BORN IN THE HUMBLE, 
WORKING-CLASS CITY OF LIVERPOOL.
OF COURSE, WE KNOW HIM TODAY AS 
RINGO STARR.
BUT HE OVERCAME A REALLY TOUGH
CHILDHOOD.
REALLY SEVERE ILLNESS, A
WORKING-CLASS BACKGROUND
AND NOW, HE IS REFLECTING ON
WHAT THIS MEANS TO BE TURNING 
80, AS A GLOBAL ICON
>> WHEN WE WERE KIDS, YOU KNOW, 
80 WAS LIKE WHAT
YOU KNOW, THAT'S CRAZY
BUT NOW, IT SEEMS TO BE, YOU
KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE 100 
OUT THERE.
SO I'M JUST AIMING FOR 100. 
>> AND HE'LL BE CELEBRATING WITH
A YOUTUBE CONCERT IN THESE
SOCIALLY DISTANCED TIMES
THE PROCEEDS FROM THIS CHARITY
CONCERT ARE GOING TO BENEFIT A
TON OF GOOD CAUSES, LIKE WATER
AID AND THE GLOBAL BLACK LIVES
MATTER MOVEMENT.
RINGO STARR SPREADING THAT PEACE
AND LOVE ON HIS 80th BIRTHDAY.
FRANCES.
>> SEE THAT.
CAN'T WAIT TO SEE.
SARAH HARMON FOR US.
SARAH, THANK YOU
FOR SOMEBODY WHO IS 80, HE LOOKS
AND SOUNDS SOMEBODY HALF THAT 
AGE.
>> A YEAR AGO, ABOUT -- I THINK 
ABOUT YEAR AGO WHEN HE WAS
PLAYING WITH PAUL McCARTNEY, HE 
SURPRISED EVERYBODY ON STAGE IN 
LOS ANGELES.
STILL GOT IT
HELTER SKELTER
SERGEANT PEPPER.
>>> CORONAVIRUS CASES ARE RACING
TOWARD THE 3 MILLION MARK IN THE
U.S. AS THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND 
LEAVES OFFICIALS WITH MAJOR 
CONCERNS FOR EXPLOSIVE SPIKES IN
THE COMING DAYS.
>>> NEW RESEARCH PROVES THE 
VIRUS IS SPREADING IN AIRBORNE
WAYS, THAT WE'RE ONLY JUST
BEGINNING TO UNDERSTAND.
AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR STUDENTS
RETURNING TO THE CLASSROOM. 
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP'S NEW
STRATEGY TO ATTACK NASCAR'S ONLY
BLACK DRIVER, BUBBA WALLACE, AND
NASCAR, ITSELF, FOR BANNING THE 
CONFEDERATE FLAG
THIS MORNING, WALLACE FIRES 
BACK. 
>> AND WE'LL LOOK BACK AT THE 
INCREDIBLE LIFE OF COUNTRY MUSIC
LEGEND CHARLIE DANIELS
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GOOD MORNING, I'M PHILLIP
MENA. 
>> I'M FRANCES RIVERA.
INCREASED TESTING CONTINUES TO
REVEAL DISTURBING NUMBERS OF
CORONAVIRUS CASES IN THE UNITED 
STATES
THE COUNTRY IS NEARING 3 MILLION
CONFIRMED INFECTIONS
AND THE NUMBER OF NEW CASES IS
INCREASING IN 35 STATES.
TEN STATES HAVE SEEN THEIR
NUMBERS SPIKE, BY 100%. 
>> DESPITE THOSE CLIMBING 
NUMBERS, HARVARD, PRINCETON, AND
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, HAVE 
ANNOUNCED PLANS TO BRING
STUDENTS BACK TO CAMPUS.
ALL THREE SCHOOLS WILL LIMIT
THEIR CAPACITY TO ABOUT 50% OR
LESS
AND PRINCETON IS GIVING STUDENTS
A 10% DISCOUNT ON TUITION.
>> MEANWHILE, IN FLORIDA, WHERE 
MORE THAN 200,000 INFECTIONS
HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED, THE
EDUCATION COMMISSIONER HAS
ORDERED ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO 
REOPEN NEXT MONTH.
THE REOPENINGS ARE EXPECTED TO
FOLLOW THE GUIDANCE OF LOCAL
HEALTH OFFICIALS. 
>> THE MAYOR OF ATLANTA, KEISHA 
LANCE BOTTOMS, HAS ANNOUNCED SHE
HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR 
COVID-19
BOTTOMS SAID SHE DOES NOT HAVE
ANY SYMPTOMS, AND HAS BEEN DILL 
JEPT ABOUT WEARING A MASK AND 
WASHING HER HANDS.
>> DR. ANTHONY FAUCI SPOKE WITH 
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF
HEALTH OVER FACEBOOK
AND HE SHARED HIS REACTION TO 
THE RECENT SURGE IN CASES.
>> THE CURRENT STATE IS REALLY
NOT GOOD
WE ARE STILL KNEE DEEP IN THE 
FIRST WAVE OF THIS
AND I WOULD SAY THIS WOULD NOT
BE CONSIDERED A WAVE
IT WAS A SURGE OR A RESURGENCE
OF INFECTIONS, SUPERIMPOSED UPON
A BASELINE, FRANCES, THAT REALLY
NEVER GOT DOWN TO WHERE WE
WANTED TO GO
>> DR. FAUCI, ALSO, WARNED THAT 
YOUNG PEOPLE CAN GET VERY SICK, 
FOR WEEKS AT A TIME.
RAISING MORE CONCERNS ABOUT 
CAREFREE SUMMER CELEBRATIONS
HERE IS NBC'S JAY GRAY
>> Reporter: A WEEKEND OF 
PARTIES.
PACKED BEACHES AND LAKES, COAST 
TO COAST
FRIGHTENING IMAGES FOR THOSE ON 
THE FRONT LINES OF THE
T
AGAINST COVID-19. 
>> I DO ANTICIPATE THAT, AFTER
THIS WEEKEND'S PARTIES, WE ARE
GOING TO SEE A BUMP IN THE NEXT,
YOU KNOW, WEEK TO TEN DAYS, TWO 
WEEKS.
>> A BUMP.
IN MANY AREAS, ALREADY STEPRETCE
TO THEIR LIMITS.
MORE THAN HALF OF THE COUNTRY IS
DEALING WITH A SURGE IN CASES.
MANY HOTSPOTS, NOW DANGEROUSLY
CLOSE TO RUNNING OUT OF HOSPITAL
BEDS. 
>> THE MODELERS TAKING A LOOK AT
OUR NUMBERS TOLD US, ABOUT A
WEEK AGO, THAT WE WERE ON A 
TRAJECTORY THAT WAS GOING TO
HAVE OUR HOSPITALS OVERWHELMED
IN WHAT IS NOW PROBABLY TEN DAYS
TO TWO WEEKS. 
>> SOME NOW CALLING FOR A 
NATIONAL MEASURE REQUIRING FACE 
COVERINGS IN PUBLIC.
THOUGH, THERE'S NO INDICATION 
THE PRESIDENT IS CONSIDERING THE
IDEA
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS 
TELLING NBC NEWS THE WHITE HOUSE
WILL SOON UNVEIL A NEW MESSAGE
ON THE PANDEMIC.
URGING THE NATION TO, QUOTE,
LEARN TO LIVE WITH THE VIRUS
DOWNPLAYING ITS SEVERITY. 
>> NOW, WE HAVE TESTED, ALMOST, 
40 MILLION PEOPLE.
BY SO DOING, WE SHOW CASES, 99% 
OF WHICH, ARE TOTALLY HARMLESS. 
>> MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS PUSHING
BACK. 
>> WE'VE SEEN MARATHON RUNNERS
HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO WALK AND 
BREATHE AGAIN.
THIS IS NOT A NO BIG DEAL FOR 
PEOPLE THAT JUST SURVIVED.
THIS IS A SERIOUS VIRUS.
>> SPREADING, IN SOME AREAS, AT 
RECORD LEVELS.
JAY GRAY, NBC NEWS. 
>> THERE IS, ALSO, GROWING
CONCERN ABOUT HOW CORONAVIRUS 
SPREAD
OVER 200 SCIENTISTS ARE WARNING 
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 
ABOUT THE RISKS OF AIRBORNE 
TRANSMISSION
HERE IS NBC'S GABE GUTIERREZ
WITH MORE.
>> Reporter: IT'S NO SECRET THAT
CORONAVIRUS SPREADS THROUGH THE 
AIR.
THE QUESTION, NOW, IS HOW MUCH
>> DO YOU THINK THAT THE W.H.O. 
HAS DOWNPLAYED THE THREAT OF
AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION?
>> YES
WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT THERE 
MAY NOT BE AS MUCH ATTENTION TO 
VENTILATION AND MASK WEARING AS 
THERE OUGHT TO BE.
>> DR. DON MILTON IS NOW AMONG
MORE THAN 200 SCIENTISTS FROM 32
COUNTRIES THAT ARE PUBLISHING AN
OPEN LETTER TO THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION
URGING THE AGENCY TO REVISE 
GUIDELINES AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE
VIRUS CAN MORE EASILY SPREAD
THROUGH THE ERIN AIR INDOORS THN
PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT
SHOWS DROPLETS, HIGHLIGHTED IN
GREEN, STAYING AIRBORNE FOR MORE
THAN 12 MINUTES AFTER SOMEONE 
STOPS SPEAKING
THE SCIENCE HAS SHIFTED.
>> THERE'S NO REASON TO BE
WALKING AROUND WITH A MASK. 
>> INITIALLY, PUBLIC HEALTH 
OFFICIALS DOWNPLAYED FACE 
COVERINGS, EXCEPT FOR HEALTH
WORKERS.
NOT ANYMORE.
>> PLAN A, DON'T GO IN A CROWD
PLAN B, IF YOU DO, MAKE SURE YOU
WEAR A MASK.
>> THE TOPIC HAS GROWN MORE 
POLARIZING. 
>> IF YOU DON'T WANT TO WEAR A
MASK, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO.
IT'S A FREE COUNTRY.
EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO DO AS 
THEY PLEASE.
>> I DON'T GET TO WALK INTO A 
RETAIL STORE AND LIGHT UP A 
CIGARETTE, OUT OF MY DESIRE TO
SMOKE INDOORS.
I SHOULDN'T BE ABLE TO WALK INTO
A RETAIL STORE NOT WEARING A
MASK. 
>> HARVARD UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCED 
ONLINE COURSES FOR THE ENTIRE 
ACADEMIC YEAR.
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, MILLIONS OF 
PARENTS AND STUDENTS ARE NOW IN 
LIMBO AS SCHOOL DISTRICTS WEIGH 
THE RISKS FOR THE FALL. 
>> I'M REALLY WORRIED THAT IF WE
DON'T HAVE THE MASK MANDATE IN
PLACE, THAT THE CHANCES OF THEM 
GETTING THIS, BRINGING IT HOME
TO ME, PASSING IT ONTO MY DAD 
WHO IS 85, OR MY MOTHER-IN-LAW
WHO IS 75, IS PRETTY
SIGNIFICANT.
>> NEW YORK CITY, RESTAURANTS 
ARE SCRAMBLING TO BREAK EVEN BY 
EXPANDING OUTDOOR SEATING.
>> RIGHT NOW, WE'RE DOING ABOUT 
25 TO 30% OF WHAT WE COULD DO 
BEFORE, AS FAR AS IN-HOUSE
DINING
IT'S JUST ABOUT BEING CREATIVE. 
>> EVEN THOUGH THE CITY IS NOW
IN PHASE THREE OF REOPENING,
INDOOR DINING IS STILL NOT
ALLOWED, AND WON'T BE FOR THE 
FORESEEABLE FUTURE
FRANCES.
>> GABE, THANK YOU
>>> WITH CASES OF CORONAVIRUS 
SKYROCKETING IN MUCH OF THE 
COUNTRY, TODAY, PRESIDENT TRUMP 
WILL TAKE PART IN A DISCUSSION
ON HOW TO GET KIDS SAFELY BACK
TO SCHOOL.
YESTERDAY, HE TWEETED THAT
SCHOOLS MUST REOPEN IN THE FALL.
THE PRESIDENT, ALSO, TURNED TO
TWITTER TO STOKE THE FLAMES ON
SEVERAL DIVISIVE CULTURAL 
ISSUES
NBC'S PETER ALEXANDER HAS MORE. 
>> DURING THE HEIGHT OF A 
PANDEMIC, PRESIDENT TRUMP'S 
TURNING HIS ATTENTION TO
NASCAR'S ONLY BLACK FULL TIME 
DRIVER AFTER THE FBI DETERMINED,
LAST MONTH, THAT BUBBA WALLACE
WAS NOT THE TARGET OF A HATE
CRIME WHEN A NOOSE WAS FOUND IN 
HIS ASSIGNED GARAGE AT TALLADEGA
SPEEDWAY
THE PRESIDENT TWEETING HAS
WALLACE APOLOGIZED TO ALL THOSE 
GREAT NASCAR DRIVERS AND
OFFICIALS WHO CAME TO HIS AID,
ONLY TO FIND OUT THE WHOLE THING
WAS JUST ANOTHER HOAX?
BUT IT WAS NOT WALLACE WHO
REPORTED THE NOOSE
INSTEAD, A MEMBER OF HIS TEAM 
FOUND IT AND ALERTED NASCAR.
WALLACE RESPONDED, EVEN WHEN
IT'S HATE FROM THE POTUS, LOVE
ONES
PRESIDENT ALSO TWEETING NASCAR'S
FLAG DECISION, BANNING THE
CONFEDERATE FLAG IS HURTING ITS 
RATINGS.
>> DOES HE BELIEVE NASCAR SHOULD
FLY THE CONFEDERATE FLAG
AND WHY DON'T THEY FLY IT HERE
>> THE BAN WAS MENTIONED IN THE 
BROADER CONTEXT THAT HE REJECTS 
THIS NOTION THAT SOMEHOW NASCAR 
MEN AND WOMEN WHO GO TO THESE 
SPORTING EVENTS ARE RACIST. 
>> IN FACT, NBC SPORTS SAYS 
RATINGS FOR THE RACE WERE UP
NEARLY 50%
AND THE PRESIDENT'S ALLY, 
LINDSEY GRAHAM, SAYS HE SUPPORTS
NASCAR'S BAN ON THE CONFEDERATE 
FLAG. 
>> IF YOU'RE IN BUSINESS, THE 
CONFEDERATE FLAG IS NOT A GOOD
WAY TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS.
>> IT COMES AS THE PRESIDENT'S
TRYING TO CAPITALIZE ON 
AMERICA'S GROWING CULTURAL
DIVIDE
GOING AFTER PROTESTORS TOPPLING 
STATUES.
>> THEIR GOAL IS NOT A BETTER 
AMERICA.
THEIR GOAL IS TO END AMERICA. 
>> AND LATER, DOWNPLAYING THE 
RISK FROM CORONAVIRUS WITH HIS
STATEMENT THAT, MANY PUBLIC 
HEALTH EXPERTS SAY, IS
MISLEADING. 
>> WE HAVE TESTED ALMOST 40 
MILLION PEOPLE
BY SO DOING, WE SHOW CASES, 99% 
OF WHICH ARE, TOTALLY HARMLESS. 
>> WHILE THE DEATH RATE REMAINS 
LOW, HOSPITALIZATIONS IN MANY 
STATES ARE INCREASING.
AND IN A CASE THAT COULD IMPACT 
THE FALL'S ELECTION, THE SUPREME
COURT UNANIMOUSLY RULED 
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS, PART OF
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE, CANNOT 
BREAK RANKS AND CAN BE FORCED TO
SUPPORT THE WINNER OF THEIR 
STATE'S POPULAR VOTE
PHILLIP.
>> THANKS, PETER. 
>> CEO OF THE NCAAP IS SPEAKING 
OUT ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN FOR
FACEBOOK
THE CAMPAIGN WAS LAUNCHED IN THE
WAKE OF THE DEATH OF GEORGE 
FLOYD TO PRESSURE FACEBOOK TO DO
MORE ABOUT HATE SPEECH ON ITS 
SITES.
>> SHOULD NOT BE -- TO RECRUIT
INDIVIDUALS TO PARTICIPATE IN 
WHITE SUPREMACY AND USE RACIAL
HATE SPEECH, GENDER HATE SPEECH,
AN
AND OTHER HARMFUL SPEECH. 
>> MORE THAN 400 CORPORATIONS 
JOINED THE BOYCOTT BY PULLING 
THEIR AD SPACE ON THE SITE
SET TO MEET WITH ORGANIZATIONS
WHO ARE LEADING THE BOYCOTT 
TODAY.
>> LET'S GET A CHECK ON OUR 
WEATHER WITH NBC METEOROLOGIST
JANESSA WEBB
HI, JANESSA, GOOD MORNING.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO,
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WE HAVE SOME HECTIC WEATHER 
ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
NEW YORK CITY, YESTERDAY, ALL 
THE WAY INTO PHILADELPHIA.
A CLASS -- CLASSIC RING OF FIRE 
THAT FORMED IN THAT AREA
OVER 6 INCHES IN THE METRO AREAS
OF PHILADELPHIA.
SO AN INUNDATION OF WATER 
CURRENTLY HAPPENING.
AND POWER OUTAGES IN THAT AREA
OUR FOCUS TODAY WILL GO TO THE
UPPER MIDWEST OF THE NORTHERN 
PLAINS WHERE WE HAVE A SMALL
RISK OF ENHANCED STORMS.
THE PRIMARY THREAT TODAY WILL BE
ISOLATED TORNADOS, AND A FEW
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN THAT 
AREA
ALSO, WATCHING A TROPICAL SYSTEM
THAT WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE 
SOUTH.
WE'RE GOING TO WATCH
ORGANIZATION OF THE STORM 
SYSTEM, POTENTIALLY GOING INTO
THE CAROLINA COAST
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
SO INDIANAPOLIS TODAY, 91 
DEGREES.
I DO THINK STORMS WILL START TO 
FIRE UP IN PORTIONS OF THE
MIDWEST DUE TO THE HEAT THAT
CONTINUES TO BUILD
FOR THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST,
ST
STORMY CONDITIONS DUE TO THAT 
T
TROPICAL SYSTEM THAT WILL MAKE
ITS WAY INTO FLORIDA AS WELL
THE HEAT IS ON
TALK
>>> AND ARMY 
VETERAN IS 
RUNNING ACROSS 
HIS HOME STATE 
CARRYING HIS 
AMERICAN FLAG 
WITH AN 
UPLIFTING 
MESSAGE OF UNITY 
AND LOVE AMIDST 
THE PANDEMIC. 
THOMAS IS A 
VETERAN OF BOTH 
THE GO FOR AND 
DESERT STORM, HE 
BEGAN HIS RUN 
FOR AMERICA TOUR 
IN MARCH AND 
BEGINS TO PLAN 
HIS EPIC JOURNEY 
ACROSS ARKANSAS. 
>>> THERE IS NO 
FALLOUT FROM THE 
VIRAL VIDEO OF A 
WHITE WOMAN 
CALLING 911 ON A 
BLACK MAN IN 
CENTRAL PARK. 
AMY COOPER IS 
NOW CHARGED WITH 
FILING A FALSE 
REPORT AFTER 
TELLING POLICE IN
MAY THAT A 
BIRDWATCHER 
THREATENED HER 
LIFE. 
AUTHORITIES SAY 
HE SIMPLY ASKED 
HER TO PUT HER 
DOG ON A LEASH 
IN A SECTION OF 
THE PARK THAT 
REQUIRES IT. 
IF CONVICTED, 
SHE FACES UP TO 
ONE YEAR IN 
JAIL. 
>>> WE TURN OUT 
TO OUR SERIES, 
INEQUALITY IN 
AMERICA. 
WE ARE TAKING A 
LOOK AT 
GENERATIONAL 
POVERTY AND WHAT 
SOME ARE DOING 
TO TRY TO BREAK 
THE CYCLE. 
HERE IS BLAINE 
ALEXANDER. 
>> Reporter: FOR 
EVERY DAY, IT IS 
JUST A STRUGGLE. 
>> BEING A 
SINGLE PARENT 
WITH NO HELP WAS 
HARD. 
>> Reporter: 
EVEN HARDER, 
WITH NO CAR, 
LITTLE FAMILY 
SUPPORT AND ONLY 
A PART-TIME JOB, 
WHICH MEANT FOR 
HER, NO 
HEALTHCARE SHE 
WAS RELYING ON 
GOVERNMENT-
SUBSIDIZED 
HOUSING AND FOOD 
STAMPS TO FEED 
HER THREE 
CHILDREN. 
AND, FOR HER 
PAYCHECK -- 
>> -- IT WAS NO 
MORE THAN $600 
EVERY TWO WEEKS. 
>> Reporter: FOR 
YOU AND YOUR 
CHILDREN? 
>> YES. 
I WOULD SIT IN 
THE PARKING LOT 
AND JUST TRY. 
>> Reporter: 
BUT, IT WAS ALL 
SHE KNEW, RAISED 
BY A SINGLE 
MOTHER HERSELF 
BEEN FORCED TO 
GROW UP FAST TO 
HELP CARE FOR 
HER FIVE 
SIBLINGS. 
MORE THAN 1000 
MILES AWAY IN 
PHOENIX ARIZONA, 
JULIA COLEMAN 
HAS A SIMILAR 
STORY. 
>> I GREW UP IN 
A SINGLE PARENT 
HOUSEHOLD WITH 
MY MOM AND SEVEN 
OTHER SIBLINGS. 
MY MOM WAS ON 
GOVERNMENT 
ASSISTANCE FOR A 
WHILE TO BE ABLE 
TO HELP FEED US. 
>> Reporter: 
THIS IS 
GENERATIONAL 
POVERTY. 
>> PEOPLE ARE 
OFTEN BORN INTO 
POVERTY, AND IT 
IS POVERTY THAT 
THEIR MOTHER, 
THEIR 
GRANDMOTHER, 
ETC. 
HAVE 
EXPERIENCED. 
>> Reporter: FOR 
A FAMILY OF FOUR 
IT IS DEFINED AS 
LESS THAN 
$26,000 A YEAR. 
MORE THAN 3830 
PEOPLE LIVE IN 
POVERTY. 
IT SPILLS INTO 
ALL SPECS OF 
LIFE. 
MORE CHRONIC 
HEALTH ISSUES, 
HIGHER RATES OF 
DIVORCE AND 
ABUSE OR 
NEGLECT. 
CLIMBING OUT CAN 
SEE NEARLY 
IMPOSSIBLE AND 
REQUIRES A NEW 
JOB OR A DEGREE, 
MUCH HARDER WITH 
FEWER RESOURCES 
LIKE 
TRANSPORTATION 
AND CHILDCARE. 
THAT WAS JULIA'S 
REALITY UNTIL 
TWO YEARS AGO 
UNTIL LIVE AND 
LEARN CAME BY 
WHERE SHE GAINED 
NEW SUPPORT AND 
MENTORS AND A 
NEW MINDSET. 
>> THEY TRIED TO 
HELP ME WITH MY 
CREDIT AND ALL 
TYPES OF THINGS 
THEY OFFERED TO 
ME TO GET MYSELF 
BACK IN ORDER. 
>> Reporter: 
HAVING SOMEBODY 
THAT MAKES YOU 
FEEL SAFE, 
HAVING A 
CHEERLEADER AND 
AN ADVOCATE AND 
SOMEBODY BY YOUR 
SIDE NO MATTER 
WHAT HAPPENS. 
BACK IN ATLANTA 
CARLETTA IS 
DEFYING THE 
ODDS, RECENTLY 
MOVING INTO HER 
OWN HOME FOR THE 
VERY FIRST TIME. 
SHE GOT HER 
CERTIFICATION 
AND BECAME A 
TEACHER. 
NOW, WITH BIG 
HOPES FOR HER 
OWN CHILDREN. 
>> MY DREAM FOR 
THEM IS FOR THEM 
TO GROW UP AND 
JUST LIVE A LIFE.
YOU DON'T HAVE 
TO WORRY ABOUT 
THINGS I HAD TO 
WORRY ABOUT AS A 
CHILD. 
>> Reporter: 
HOPING SHE IS 
THE ONE TO 
FINALLY BREAK 
THE CYCLE. 
BLAINE 
ALEXANDER, NBC 
NEWS ATLANTA. 
>>> THEY EMERGE 
WITH A 
COMPROMISE 
HAVING OPEN 
DOORS THAT WERE 
PREVIOUSLY 
FILLED. 
THE IMMIGRANT 
EMERGES WITH A 
PREJUDICE BY 
NATURE AND 
POWERS OF 
CONSTRAINT. 
HERE IS THE 
PIECE OF 
RESISTANCE. 
>> IT'S FIRST 
WEEKEND ON 
DISNEY PLUS, 
HAMILTON 
DELIVERED WITH 
BIG NUMBERS. 
IT DROVE 74% 
INCREASE IN 
DOWNLOADS FOR 
STREAMING 
SERVICES IN THE 
U.S. OVER THE 
HOLIDAY WEEKEND. 
>>> RINGO STARR 
IS CELEBRATING 
HIS 80th 
BIRTHDAY. 
THE LEGENDARY 
DRUMMER IS 
MARKING THE 
OCCASION WITH 
FANS. 
JOINING US FROM 
LONDON IS SARAH. 
I LOVE HOW HE IS 
INCLUDING 
EVERYBODY IN THE 
CELEBRATION. 
>> Reporter: 
THAT IS RIGHT. 
HE IS 
CELEBRATING WITH 
A LITTLE HELP 
FROM HIS 
FRIENDS. 
IT IS GOING TO 
BE A U2 CONCERT 
TONIGHT, 
SOCIALLY 
DISTANCED. 
INCLUDING THE 
LIKES OF PAUL 
McCARTNEY. 
RINGO STARR, IF 
YOU DIDN'T KNOW 
WAS BORN INTO 
THIS REALLY 
HUMBLE 
BACKGROUND IN 
LIVERPOOL. 
HE ACTUALLY 
SPENT ONE YEAR 
IN THE HOSPITAL 
OF THE AS A KID 
BECAUSE HE WAS 
SO SICK. 
HIS FAMILY 
STRUGGLED WITH 
POVERTY. 
HE IS NOW 
TURNING 80 AND 
IS A GLOBAL 
ICON. 
HE REFLECTED 
EARLIER ABOUT 
WHAT THIS 
MILESTONE 
BIRTHDAY MEANS 
TO HIM. 
>> WHEN WE WERE 
KIDS, 80 WAS 
LIKE WHAT? 
THAT IS CRAZY. 
BUT NOW, IT SEEMS
TO BE A LOT OF 
PEOPLE ARE 100 
OUT THERE. 
I AM AIMING FOR 
100. 
>> Reporter: OF 
COURSE, THE 
PROCEEDS FROM 
THIS U2 CONCERT 
WILL BENEFIT 
CHARITIES, 
INCLUDING WATER 
AID AND THE 
GLOBAL BLACK 
LIVES MATTER 
MOVEMENTS. 
AFTER ALL OF 
THESE YEARS, 
RINGO IS STILL 
ALL ABOUT 
SPREADING THAT 
PEACE AND LOVE. 
>> MAYBE THAT IS 
WHY HE HAS SUCH 
A GREAT OUTLOOK 
AND LOOK SO 
AMAZING FOR 80. 
SARAH, THANK 
YOU. 
>>> GOOD MORNING 
EVERYONE. 
THAT JULY AC 
BILL IS GOING TO 
BE HIGH. 
WE WILL SEE THIS 
HEAT WAVE 
ESTABLISHED 
ACROSS THE 
EASTERN HALF OF 
THE U.S. AND 
MAKING ITS WAY 
THROUGH THE 
CENTRAL PLAINS. 
IT DOES NOT BACK 
OFF UNTIL MID 
JULY OR EVEN 
LATE JULY. 
LOOK AT THE 90s 
WHERE TODAY. 
THAT IS GOING TO 
BE THE SAME ALL 
WEEK LONG. 
PARTS OF TEXAS 
THE FEEL LIKE 
TEMPERATURE WILL 
BE 100-105 
DEGREES. 
THAT SAFE PLACE 
FOR TOMORROW 
AFTERNOON IS IN 
THE AC. 
THIS IS A DOUBLE 
DOSE OF HIGH 
PRESSURE THAT 
WON'T BACKUP. 
>>> IN TODAY'S 
NEWS BY THE 
NUMBER, A 
MICHIGAN NUMBER 
HAS A LOT TO 
CELEBRATE. 
NOT ONLY DID SHE 
BEAT COVID-19 
AND PNEUMONIA, 
SHE IS 
CELEBRATING HER 
100 BIRTHDAY. 
MARGARET ROLAND 
DEFIED THE ODDS 
AND WAS ABLE TO 
CELEBRATE WITH 
HER LOVED ONES. 
>> 
>>> CHIEF 
QUARTERBACK, 
PATRICK MAHOMES 
SIGNED A NEW 
DEAL OF OVER $1 
BILLION TO STAY 
IN KANSAS CITY, 
MAKING HIM 
ACHIEVE FOR THE 
NEXT 12 SEASONS. 
THE CONTRACT IS 
THE RICHEST IN 
THE CONTRACT 
HISTORY OF 
SPORTS. 
>>> HARRY STILES 
IS HELPING 
MILLIONS OF 
AMERICANS DRIFT 
OFF TO SLEEP. 
HE IS READING 
SLEEP AID BY 
READING A BOOK 
THAT WILL BE 
RELEASED ON 
WEDNESDAY. 
>>> THIS 
MORNING, WE ARE 
REMEMBERING THE 
COUNTRY LEGEND 
BEHIND ONE OF 
THE BIGGEST 
CROSSOVER HEADS 
OF ALL TIMES. 
CHARLIE DANIELS 
DIED AT THE AGE 
OF 83 AFTER 
SUFFERING FROM A 
STROKE. 
KEVIN TIBBLES 
HAS A LOOK BACK 
AT HIS 
INCREDIBLE 
CAREER. 
>> THIS IS 
CALLED THE DEVIL 
WENT DOWN TO 
GEORGIA. 
>> THE DEVIL MAY 
HAVE GONE TO 
GEORGIA, BUT 
THIS FIERY 
FIDDLE PLAYER 
MOVED ON. 
>> MOVE AND DOWN 
TO GEORGIA. 
>> HE WAS 
ALREADY 
ACCOMPLISHED 
MUSICIAN BEFORE 
THE DEVIL WENT 
DOWN TO GEORGIA 
BLUE OPEN HIS 
CAREER. 
>> THE YOUNG MAN 
GLUED HIMSELF TO 
THE RADIO EVERY 
NIGHT AND DARED 
TO DREAM THAT 
ONE DAY HE COULD 
BE A PART OF 
THIS WONDERFUL 
THING HAPPENING 
IN NASHVILLE, 
TENNESSEE. 
I KNOW, BECAUSE 
I WAS ONE OF 
THEM. 
>> IS FLAMMABLE 
FIDDLING HELPED 
MAKE COUNTRY 
ROCK MAINSTREAM. 
SO POPULAR THAT 
CHARLIE DANIELS 
FAN AND HIS BAND 
WERE FEATURED IN 
THE 1980S FILM, 
URBAN COWBOY 
WITH JOHN 
TRAVOLTA. 
DANIELS JOINED 
THE GRAND OLE 
OPRY IN 2008. 
>> YOU ARE 
OFFICIALLY 
INVITED TO 
BECOME A MEMBER 
OF THE GRAND OLE 
OPRY. 
>> AND, WAS 
INDUCTED INTO 
THE COUNTRY 
MUSIC HALL OF 
FAME IN 2016. 
BORN IN NORTH 
CAROLINA, THE 
MULTI-
INSTRUMENTALIST 
PLAYED WITH BOB 
DYLAN, THE 
MARSHALL TUCKER 
BAND, JOHNNY 
CASH AND MORE. 
CHARLIE DANIELS 
DIED OF A STROKE 
AT HIS NASHVILLE 
HOME. 
HE WAS 83. 
AND, IF ANYBODY 
COULD HAVE 
BEATEN THE DEVIL 
IN A FIDDLE 
DUAL, IT WAS 
HIM. 
>> LONG LIVE 
COUNTRY MUSIC. 
GOD BLESS MUSIC 
CITY. 
THANK YOU AND 
GOOD NIGHT. 
>> I WAS 
THINKING ABOUT 
THE DEVIL GOING 
TO GEORGIA. 
IT IS ALL GOOD. 
>> I WAS 
INTRODUCED TO 
HIM BY THAT FILM 
URBAN COWBOY. 
HE EMBODIED WHAT 
WAS TO BE A 
COUNTRY MUSICIAN.
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
WE HAVE SOME 
GREAT BEING 
MUSE. 
IT IS NEWS MADE 
FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS, 
STARTING AT SIX 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW.  
IT IS NEWS MADE 
FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> IT STARTED 
WITH A FIRE 
TRYING TO TEACH 
HIS SON. 
>> THERE IS 
ALWAYS ANOTHER 
WAY. 
THAT IS ALL I 
WANTED TO SAY. 
>>> TODAY, THE 
WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION 
OFFICIALLY 
CALLING IT A 
PANDEMIC. 
NONE OF US IS 
UNAFFECTED BY 
ITS IMPACT. 
>> WE ARE GOING 
TO TRY 
EVERYTHING WE CAN
TO KEEP LIFE AS 
NORMAL AS 
POSSIBLE FOR 
EVERYBODY. 
>> IF IT GETS TO 
AN ENVIRONMENT 
LIKE THIS, IT IS 
GOING TO SPREAD 
LIKE RAPID FIRE. 
>> WE ARE GOING 
TO BUILD THIS 
ECONOMY BACK 
STRONGER THAN 
EVER BEFORE. 
>> THERE ARE A 
NUMBER OF THINGS 
WE SHOULD DO 
THAT ARE NOT 
BEING DONE RIGHT 
NOW. 
>> COMING IN 
NOVEMBER, PEOPLE 
ARE GOING TO BE 
VOTING, NOT FOR 
A PERSON, BUT 
FOR CIVILITY. 
>> I HAVE TO 
PLAN A FUNERAL. 
HOW WILL THIS 
WORK? 
>> THE 
IMPORTANCE OF 
MUSIC IS TO KEEP 
OUR SPIRITS UP. 
>> JOIN ME AS WE 
GO INTO AMERICA 
TO HEAR EVERYDAY 
PEOPLE GRAPPLING 
WITH THE MOST 
PRESSING ISSUES 
OF OUR TIME. 
>>> WE ARE 
REMINDED THAT WE 
DO NOT LIVE IN A 
POST-RACIAL 
AMERICA. 
>> THIS MOM IS 
TRYING TO RAISE 
HER SON, AND I 
THINK ABOUT YOU 
AND YOUR KIDS. 
>> I REMEMBER 
COMING HOME AND 
WONDERING WHY I 
DON'T HAVE THOSE 
THINGS FOR MY 
GIRLS. 
>> I CHERISH THE 
FACT THAT WE CAN 
HAVE THESE 
DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
>>> IT IS NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A. M EASTERN.  
>>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> A REAL 
CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING HERE 
IN BRAZIL BEFORE 
OUR VERY EYES. 
>> OUR GLOBAL 
FIGHT AGAINST IT 
UNITES US. 
SPAIN WILL BE 
UNDER LOCKDOWN 
AGAIN. 
>> THE SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK 
OVER THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF WEEKS 
IN STAGES. 
>> SO YOU CAN 
BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US HERE. 
>> LIFE ACROSS 
ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL, BUT IT 
DOESN'T LOOK 
LIKE THE SAME 
NORMAL AS 
BEFORE. 
>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE TO 
FIGHT FEAR WITH 
IS FEAR ITSELF. 
>> THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES. 
UNITED PEOPLE 
WITH A UNITED 
PURPOSE. 
>> A GREAT 
PEOPLE HAS BEEN 
MOVED TO DEFEND 
A GREAT NATION. 
>> ALL OF US CA
EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED. 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING TRAN 
ONE. 
WE HAVE BREAKING 
NEWS. 
>> IF THEY GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, WE WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THEY 
ARE PROTECTED. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A. M EASTERN . 
>>> THIS MORNING
, A NEW STUNNING 
SEARCH AND 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES PLAGUING 
HOTSPOTS AROUND 
THE COUNTRY. 
A TROUBLING 
TREND FOR SOME 
HOSPITALS 
ALREADY ON THE 
BRINK. 
>> WE ARE STILL 
KNEE-DEEP IN THE 
FIRST WAVE OF 
THIS. 
I WOULD SAY THIS 
WOULD NOT BE 
CONSIDERED A 
WAVE. 
IT WAS A SURGE, 
OR A RESURGENCE 
OF INFECTIONS. 
>> AT LEAST 35 
STATES ARE 
SHOWING 
INCREASES AND 
INFECTIONS. 
10 STATES WITH A 
100% SPIKE IN 
RECENT WEEKS. 
EVEN THOSE WHO 
TRY TO KEEP 
THEIR DISTANCE, 
CATCHING THE 
VIRUS. 
>> I ISOLATED 
MYSELF FROM 
EVERYBODY. 
EXCEPT ONE 
FAMILY. 
THE FAMILY 
ACROSS THE 
STREET. 
>> WITH STATES 
LIKE TEXAS, 
ARIZONA AND 
CALIFORNIA ALL 
REPORTING A 
RECORD NUMBER OF 
HOSPITALIZATIONS, 
AMONG THE MOST 
DANGEROUS 
HOTSPOTS FOR THE 
VIRUS IS LOS 
ANGELES COUNTY, 
WITH MORE CASES 
HERE THAN IN 44 
STATES. 
>> WITH NEARLY 3 
MILLION 
AMERICANS 
TESTING POSITIVE 
FOR THE VIRUS, 
HOSPITALS IN 
CITIES LIKE 
HOUSTON ARE 
REACHING 
CAPACITY. 
>> THIS IS A 
VERY DISTURBING 
SITUATION. 
OUR RESOURCES 
ARE STRETCHED. 
WE CAN'T SUSTAIN 
THIS TRAJECTORY 
FOR MANY WEEKS. 
>> AS FLORIDA 
CONTINUES TO SEE 
THE NATION'S 
HIGHEST SINGLE 
DAY RECORD FOR 
NEW INFECTIONS, 
THE GOVERNOR 
SAID HE BELIEVES 
THE SITUATION 
HAS STABILIZED. 
WHILE MIAMI IS 
CLOSING DOWN 
RESTAURANTS AND 
GYMS. 
MORE THAN HALF 
OF NEW CASES IN 
ARIZONA ARE 
PATIENTS UNDER 
44-YEAR-OLDS. 
AND, A 
STAGGERING 
NUMBER ARE STILL 
WAITING TO BE 
TESTED. 
>> I WANT TO 
MAKE SURE 
EVERYBODY IS 
SAFE. 
>> THE MAYOR OF 
ATLANTA SAID TO 
BE A CONTENDER 
AS JOE BIDEN'S 
RUNNING MATE IS 
TESTING 
POSITIVE, BUT 
SHOWING NO 
SYMPTOMS. 
>> THIS IS 
STARTLING FOR 
ME, BECAUSE WE 
HAVE BEEN SO 
VERY CAREFUL. 
>> THE STUNNING 
NUMBER OF NEW 
CASES COMES 
AFTER FOURTH OF 
JULY SCENES LIKE 
THESE, LEAVING 
DOCTORS STUNNED 
BY TOTAL 
DISREGARD FOR 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
>> WE ARE 
FIGHTING. 
>> DR.FAUCI HAD 
A LOT TO SAY 
TALKING ABOUT 
THE CURRENT 
SITUATION WE ARE 
FACING. 
WHAT DID HE SAY 
LED TO IT? 
>> DR.FAUCI 
ALLUDED TO THE 
FACT THAT TOO 
MANY STATES OPEN 
TO QUICKLY AND 
LIFTED THOSE 
RESTRICTIONS. 
>> THE CURRENT 
STATE IS REALLY 
NOT GOOD IN THE 
SENSE THAT AS 
YOU KNOW, WE 
HAVE BEEN IN A 
SITUATION WHERE 
WE WERE 
AVERAGING ABOUT 
20,000 NEW CASES 
A DAY. 
AND, THEN A 
SERIES OF 
CIRCUMSTANCES 
ASSOCIATED WITH 
VARIOUS STATES 
AND CITIES 
TRYING TO OPEN 
UP IN THE SENSE 
OF GETTING BACK 
TO SOME FORM OF 
NORMALITY HAS 
LED TO A 
SITUATION WHERE 
WE NOW HAVE 
RECORD-BREAKING 
CASES. 
>> BECAUSE OF 
THOSE NEW HIGH 
NUMBERS OF 
INFECTIONS, MANY 
GOVERNORS NOW 
SAY THEY MAY 
HAVE TO RE-
IMPLEMENT THOSE 
RESTRICTIONS. 
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IF THEY DO GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, WE WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THEY 
ARE PROTECTED. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
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STARTING AT 6:00 
A. M EASTERN . 
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>>> THIS MORNING 
AS CORONAVIRUS 
CASES SURGE 
ACROSS THE U.S., 
AMERICANS ARE 
TRYING TO MAKE 
SENSE OF WHAT 
THAT SURGE MEANS 
AND HOW TO 
PROTECT 
THEMSELVES. 
ONE KEY 
QUESTION, IS THE 
VIRUS MORE 
AIRBORNE? 
ACCORDING TO 
HUNDREDS OF 
SCIENTISTS 
AROUND THE 
WORLD, YES. 
DO YOU THINK THE 
WH OH W.H.O. 
HAS DOWNPLAYED 
THE AIRBORNE 
TRANSMISSION OF 
THE CORONAVIRUS? 
>> YES, I THINK 
THEY HAVE. 
WHAT THAT MEANS 
IS THAT THERE 
MAY NOT BE AS 
MUCH ATTENTION 
TO VENTILATION 
AND MASK WEARING 
AS THERE OUGHT 
TO BE. 
>> DR. DON 
MILTON IS AMONG 
THE MORE THAN 
200 SCIENTISTS 
PUBLISHING AN 
OPEN LETTER TO 
THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION, 
URGING THE 
AGENCY TO REVISE 
ITS GUIDELINES. 
THE W.H.O. 
SAID THE VIRUS 
SPREADS BY LARGE 
RESPIRATORY 
DROPLETS AND 
THEY QUICKLY 
DROPPED TO THE 
FLOOR. 
BUT, DR. MILTON 
SAID THE VIRUS 
LINGERS. 
DOCTORS BELIEVE 
MASKS AND SOCIAL 
DISTANCING MAKE 
A DIFFERENCE, 
ESPECIALLY IF 
THE VIRUS IS 
AIRBORNE. 
MANY POINT TO 
THE CASES NOW IN 
MANY AREAS WHERE 
THEY HAVE 
REOPENED AND 
SAFETY 
PRECAUTIONS THAT 
HAVE BECOME 
RELAXED. 
IS IT SURPRISING 
YOU HOW POLARIZED
THE MASK ISSUE 
HAS BECOME IN 
THE UNITED 
STATES? 
>> IT IS 
TROUBLING AND 
SADDENING TO SEE 
THAT HAPPEN. 
>> ARE WE BETTER 
AT TREATING THE 
DISEASE? 
DOCTORS CONTINUE 
TO DEVELOP 
BETTER 
STRATEGIES TO 
COMBAT 
CORONAVIRUS. 
IN ICUS, DOCTORS 
DELAY PUTTING 
PATIENTS ON A 
VENTILATOR AND 
INSTEAD ARE 
TREATING THEM 
WITH 100% 
OXYGEN, AND ON 
THEIR STOMACHS 
TO ALLOW BETTER 
BLOOD FLOW. 
PATIENTS ARE 
GETTING NEW 
TREATMENTS LIKE 
PLASMA AND AN 
ANTIVIRAL DRUG, 
REMDESIVIR AND 
MOST RECENTLY, 
STEROIDS. 
IF YOUNGER 
PEOPLE ARE 
DRIVING THE 
LATEST SPIKE, 
WILL THE DEATH 
RATE REMAIN LOW? 
GIVING CONCERNS 
OVER WHO YOUNG 
PATIENTS COULD 
INFECT NEXT? 
THE OLDER AND 
MORE VULNERABLE. 
MARY ANDERSON IN 
FLORIDA IS 
WORRIED ABOUT 
HER THREE 
CHILDREN GOING 
BACK TO SCHOOL 
THIS FALL. 
>> I AM REALLY 
WORRIED THAT IF 
WE DON'T HAVE 
THE MASK MANDATE 
IN PLACE, THE 
CHANCES OF THEM 
GETTING THIS AND 
BRINGING IT HOME 
TO ME, PASSING 
IT ON TO MY DAD 
WHO IS 85, OR MY 
MOTHER-IN-LAW 
WHO IS 75 IS 
PRETTY 
SIGNIFICANT. 
>> THAT MOTHER 
YOU JUST HEARD 
FROM IS FROM THE 
TAMPA AREA. 
ON MONDAY, THE 
FLORIDA 
DEPARTMENT OF 
EDUCATION 
ORDERED ALL 
SCHOOLS IN THE 
AREA TO REOPEN 
IN AUGUST. 
THEY NEED TO 
SUBMIT A SAFETY 
REOPENING PLAN. 
>> GABE, IF THE 
WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION 
DECLARES THE 
VIRUS AIRBORNE, 
FROM A PRACTICAL 
STANDPOINT WHAT 
DOES THAT MEAN 
FOR HOW WE 
PROTECT 
OURSELVES FROM 
THIS THING GOING 
FORWARD? 
>> CRAIG, IF THE 
VIRUS DOES 
INDEED LINGER IN 
THE AIR FOR MORE 
THAN PREVIOUSLY 
THOUGHT, THE 
SCIENTISTS SAY 
THAT COULD 
REQUIRE MASKS 
AND LESS INDOOR 
SETTINGS, EVEN 
WITH SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
STRONGER 
VENTILATION 
SYSTEMS WOULD BE 
NEEDED IN SOME 
BUILDINGS LIKE 
SCHOOLS AND 
NURSING HOMES. 
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STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
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>>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP IS 
EXPANDING HIS 
ATTACKS AGAINST 
RACIAL 
DIVISIONS, NOW 
CALLING ON 
NASCAR'S ONLY 
BLACK FULL-TIME 
DRIVER, BUBBA 
WALLACE TO 
APOLOGIZE FOR 
WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT SAID 
WAS JUST ANOTHER 
HOAX. 
AFTER THE FBI 
DETERMINED LAST 
MONTH THAT 
WALLACE WAS NOT 
THE TARGET OF A 
HATE CRIME, WHEN 
A NEWS WAS FOUND 
IN HIS ASSIGNED 
GARAGE AT 
TALLADEGA 
SPEEDWAY. 
IN FACT, IT WAS 
NOT WALLACE BUT 
HIS TEAMMATES 
WHO FOUND THE 
NEWS AND ALERTED 
NASCAR. 
THE RACING 
COMMUNITY LINED 
UP BEHIND 
WALLACE, 
BRINGING HIM TO 
TEARS. 
WALLACE'S 
RESPONSE ON 
MONDAY, ALWAYS 
DEAL WITH THE 
HEAT BEING 
THROWN AT YOU 
WITH LOVE, EVEN 
IF IT IS HATE 
FROM THE QUOTA. 
NASCAR IS SEEING 
ITS LOWEST 
RATINGS EVER, 
AND PRESIDENT 
TRUMP THINKS IT 
IS BECAUSE OF 
BANNING THE 
CONFEDERATE 
FLAG. 
>> THE BAN ON 
THE FLAG WAS 
MENTIONED IN THE 
BROADER CONTEXT. 
THE FACT THAT HE 
REJECTS THIS 
NOTION THAT 
SOMEHOW NASCAR 
MEN AND WOMEN, 
WHO GO TO THESE 
SPORTING EVENTS 
ARE RACIST. 
THAT WAS NOT HIS 
INTENT. 
>> EVERYONE WHO 
MAKES OUR SPORT 
WELCOMING AND 
INCLUSIVE FOR 
ALL RACING FANS. 
AS FOR RATINGS, 
NBC SPORTS SAID 
LAST WEEKEND'S 
RACE WAS UP 
NEARLY 50% OVER 
LAST YEAR. 
AND LINDSEY 
GRAHAM, A CLOSE 
ALLY TO THE 
PRESIDENT IS 
DIRECTLY 
REFUTING 
PRESIDENT TRUMP. 
>> I HAVE LIVED 
IN SOUTH 
CAROLINA ALL OF 
MY LIFE. 
THE CONFEDERATE 
FLAG IS NOT A 
GOOD WAY TO GROW 
YOUR BUSINESS. 
I DON'T THINK 
BUBBA WALLACE 
HAS ANYTHING TO 
APOLOGIZE FOR. 
>> AND SEIZING 
ON ANOTHER 
CULTURAL 
CONTROVERSY, THE 
PRESIDENT IS 
CRITICIZING TWO 
SPORTS 
FRANCHISES. 
THE WASHINGTON 
REDSKINS AND THE 
CLEVELAND 
INDIANS, WHO ARE 
CHANGING A 
CHANGE TO THEIR 
MASCOT THAT MANY 
SEEM AS 
OFFENSIVE. 
HE TWEETED, THEY 
MAKE TEAMS OUT 
OF STRENGTH, BUT 
NOT WEAKNESS. 
BUT NOW, TWO 
FABLED SPORTS 
FRANCHISES WILL 
CHANGE THEIR 
NAMES IN ORDER 
TO BE 
POLITICALLY 
CORRECT. 
SPEAKING TO SOME 
OF THE 
PRESIDENTS 
ALLIES, THEY ARE 
EXPRESSING REAL 
FRUSTRATION TO 
THE PRESIDENT 
LATEST ATTACKS. 
LESS THAN FOUR 
MONTHS IN THE 
ELECTION AND 
TRAILING IN THE 
POLLS, PRESIDENT 
TRUMP NEEDS TO 
REFOCUS HIS 
ATTENTION ON 
REAL ISSUES. 
BUT THEY 
ACKNOWLEDGE THE 
PRESIDENT IS THE 
ONE DRIVING THE 
TRAIN. 
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>>> THERE IS AN 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN 
MAN THREATENING 
MY LIFE. 
>> THIS MORNING, 
AMY KOOPMAN THE 
WOMAN AT THE 
CENTER OF THIS 
VIDEO IS FACING 
A CRIMINAL 
CHARGE. 
>> I AM BEING 
THREATENED BY A 
MAN IN THE PARK. 
PLEASE SEND HELP 
IMMEDIATELY. 
>> THE MANHATTAN 
DISTRICT 
ATTORNEY 
ANNOUNCED MONDAY 
THAT COOPER IS 
BEING CHARGED 
WITH FALSELY 
REPORTING AN 
INCIDENT IN THE 
THIRD DEGREE, A 
CRIMINAL 
MISDEMEANOR. 
IN A VIDEO FROM 
THE LATE MAY 
ENCOUNTER, 
COOPER, WHO IS 
WHITE CALLS OUT 
A BIRDWATCHER 
AFTER HE ASKED 
HER TO PUT A 
LEASH ON HER DOG 
IN AN AREA OF 
CENTRAL PARK 
THAT REQUIRES 
DOGS TO BE 
LEASED. 
>> THERE IS A 
MAN, AN AFRICAN-
AMERICAN AND HE 
IS RECORDING ME 
AND THREATENING 
ME AND MY DOG. 
>> THE INCIDENT, 
CAUGHT ON CAMERA 
HOURS AFTER 
GEORGE FLOYD 
DIED IN THE 
HANDS OF 
MINNEAPOLIS 
POLICE. 
IT HELPED SPARK 
A NATIONAL 
DEBATE ON RACIAL 
BIAS. 
COOPER WAS FIRED 
FROM HER JOB, 
AND IN BASEMENT 
INVESTMENT 
COMPANY, SAYING 
THEY DID NOT 
TOLERATE RACISM 
OF ANY KIND. 
SHE HAD TO 
SURRENDER HER 
DOG BACK TO ITS 
RESCUE GROUP. 
WE SPOKE TO 
COOPER AFTER THE 
INCIDENT. 
>> IT WAS AN 
ATTEMPT AT 
RACIAL 
INTIMIDATION. 
I COULD EITHER 
CAPITULATE AND 
DO WHAT SHE 
SAID, OR I COULD 
MOVE ON. 
>> SHE ISSUED A 
PUBLIC APOLOGY 
IN MAY SAYING IN 
PART, SHE MADE 
FALSE 
ASSUMPTIONS 
ABOUT HIS 
INTENTIONS, WHEN 
IN FACT, I WAS 
THE ONE ACTING 
INAPPROPRIATELY 
BY NOT HAVING MY 
DOG ON A LEASH. 
ADDING, I HOPE 
THAT A FEW 
MORTIFYING 
SECONDS IN A 
LIFETIME OF 40 
YEARS WILL NOT 
DEFINE ME IN HIS 
EYES, AND THAT 
HE WILL ACCEPT A 
SINCERE APOLOGY. 
HER ATTORNEY 
RESPONDING TO 
THE CHARGE 
MONDAY WRITING, 
THE RISE TO 
JUDGMENT BY SOME 
IN THE PUBLIC IN 
THIS CULTURAL 
EPIDEMIC WILL BE 
PROVEN AS WRONG 
AS THE CULTURE 
ITSELF. 
SHE LOST HER 
HOME, HER JOB, 
AND HER PUBLIC 
LIFE. 
HOW MANY LIVES 
ARE WE GOING TO 
DESTROY OVER 
MISUNDERSTOOD 
62nd VIDEOS ON 
SOCIAL MEDIA? 
THAT THIRD-
DEGREE CHARGE 
CARRIES A 
MAXIMUM OF ONE 
YEAR IN PRISON. 
BUT THE MORE 
LIKELY OUTCOME 
IS COMMUNITY 
SERVICE OR A 
DISCHARGE. 
SHE WILL BE 
ARRAIGNED IN 
OCTOBER. 
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>> IF WE SEND 
THEM BACK TO 
THEIR JOBS, WE 
WANT TO MAKE 
SURE THEY ARE 
PROTECTING. 
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>>> IF 
PROSECUTORS GET 
THEIR WAY, A 
JUDGE WILL 
REVOKE BAIL AND 
THIS FEDERAL 
JAIL IN BROOKLYN 
COULD BE GLEANED 
MAXWELL'S HOME 
FOR SOMETIME. 
>> SHE WOULD BE 
LOCKDOWN IN THAT 
SELL FOR 23 
HOURS A DAY. 
JEFFREY 
EPSTEIN'S FORMER 
GIRLFRIEND AND 
ASSOCIATE IS 
ACCUSED OF 
ENTICING 
UNDERAGE GIRLS 
TO ENGAGE 
INSECTS ASK. 
HE HAS LONG 
DENIED ANY 
ENGAGEMENT WITH 
THOSE CRIMES. 
SHE WAS 
RECRUITED BY 
EPSTEIN WHEN SHE 
WAS A TEEN. 
>> SHE DENIES 
ALL THE CHARGES 
AND EVER HAVING 
ANY KIND OF 
SEXUAL CONTACT 
WITH YOU. 
SHE SAID SHE 
BARELY REMEMBERS 
YOU. 
WHAT YOU SAY TO 
THAT? 
SHE WILL BE HELD 
ACCOUNTABLE FOR 
THIS. 
THAT IS THE KIND 
OF EVIL MONSTERS 
SHE IS. 
IF CONVICTED, 
MAXWELL FACES UP 
TO 35 YEARS IN 
PRISON. 
BUT, FOR NOW SHE 
WILL HAVE TO 
FIGHT TO GET OUT 
OF A 10 BY 12 
JAIL CELL FOR 
TRIAL. 
>> FROM LIVING 
THE LIFE 
ALLEGEDLY OF A 
SOCIALITE TO 
BEING 
INCARCERATED, 
AND GOING 
THROUGH THE 
PROCESSING OF 
ENTERING A 
SECURE 
CORRECTIONAL 
FACILITY HAS TO 
BE A VERY 
HUMBLING, 
HUMILIATING, 
CRUSHING LIKE 
EXPERIENCE. 
>> FEDERAL 
PROSECUTORS HAVE 
CALLED MAXWELL A 
SUPREME FLIGHT 
RISK BECAUSE SHE 
HAS SIGNIFICANT 
ACCESS TO 
FINANCIAL 
RESOURCES THAT 
WOULD AID HER 
FLIGHT. 
AT TIMES, SHE IS 
WORTH AS MUCH AS 
$20 MILLION. 
THE DAUGHTER OF 
A LATE BRITISH 
PUBLISHING 
TYCOON, MAXWELL 
SPENT HER LIFE 
TRAVELING THE 
WORLD. 
SHE APPEARS TO 
HAVE THREE 
PASSPORTS FOR 
FRANCE, THE 
U.S., AND THE 
UK. 
SHE HAS FLOWN ON 
13 INTERNATIONAL 
FLIGHTS. 
THE BRITISH 
SOCIALITE WORLD 
IS MUCH SMALLER. 
A NEW REALITY 
SHE MAY JUST 
HAVE TO GET USED 
TO. 
>> NOW THAT 
GHISLAINE 
MAXWELL IS HERE 
IN NEW YORK, 
WHEN CAN WE 
EXPECT HER TO 
APPEAR IN COURT? 
>> IT IS 
INTERESTING 
CRAIG, BECAUSE 
OF CORONAVIRUS 
CONCERNS SHE MAY 
NOT ACTUALLY 
HAVE TO GO TO 
COURT. 
SHE HAS AGREED 
TO DO HER FIRST 
HEARING 
REMOTELY. 
SHE WILL DO IT 
FROM THAT 
METROPOLITAN 
DETENTION CENTER 
ONE WEEK FROM 
TODAY. 
THAT WILL BE A 
BAIL HEARING AND 
SHE WILL ENTER A 
PLEA THAT DAY. 
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>>> A STUNNING 
SEARCH AND 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES IS 
PLAGUING CITIES 
AND STATES FROM 
COAST-TO-COAST. 
THIS MORNING, AT 
LEAST 35 STATES 
ARE SHOWING 
INCREASES IN 
AFFECTIONS. 
10 OF THOSE 
STATES ARE 
EXPERIENCING A 
100% SPIKE IN 
RECENT WEEKS. 
AMONG THE MOST 
DANGEROUS 
HOTSPOTS, LOS 
ANGELES COUNTY. 
THE COUNTY ALONE 
HAS MORE CASES 
THAN 44 STATES. 
MEANWHILE, 
OFFICIALS IN 
CITIES LIKE 
HOUSTON AND 
ATLANTA SAY 
THEIR HOSPITALS 
ARE REACHING 
CAPACITY. 
>>> A DELTA 
AIRLINE HAD TO 
MAKE AN 
EMERGENCY 
LANDING MONDAY 
NIGHT AFTER A 
BIRD STRIKE. 
YOU CAN SEE IF 
YOU LOOK 
CLOSELY, THE 
FRONT COHEN 
SUFFERED 
SIGNIFICANT 
DAMAGE. 
THE PILOT 
REPORTED AN 
ISSUE WITH IT 
NAVIGATION 
SYSTEM. 
THE AIRPLANE WAS 
SUPPOSED TO LAND 
AT NEW YORK'S LA 
GUARDIA AIRPORT, 
BUT WAS DIVERTED 
TO JFK. 
NO ONE WAS HURT. 
>>> SOME SAD 
NEWS THIS 
MORNING FROM THE 
ENTERTAINMENT 
WORLD. 
COUNTRY MUSIC 
LEGEND, CHARLIE 
DANIELS HAD DIED.
ACCORDING TO HIS 
PUBLICIST, 
DANIELS DIED 
MONDAY AT A 
HOSPITAL IN 
TENNESSEE AFTER 
SUFFERING A 
STROKE. 
THE COUNTRY 
MUSIC HALL OF 
FAMER WAS KNOWN 
FOR HIS AWARDING 
HIT LIKE, THE 
DEVIL WENT DOWN 
TO GEORGIA. 
WHO CAN FORGET 
THAT ONE? 
AND FOR HIS 
SUPPORT OF 
MILITARY 
VETERANS AND 
UNDER SERVED 
CHILDREN. 
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>>> AIR TRAVEL 
IS ONCE AGAIN 
STARTING TO TAKE 
OFF. 
>> HOW ARE YOU 
FEELING ABOUT 
GETTING BACK ON 
AN AIRPLANE? 
>> EXCITED. 
>> BUT, IN THE 
AGE OF COVID-19, 
FEAR OF FLYING 
STILL LINGERS. 
>> I AM NERVOUS. 
JUST BEING IN 
THAT ENCLOSED 
SPACE WITH A LOT 
OF PEOPLE, WITH 
PEOPLE COUGHING 
AND SNEEZING, IT 
GOES THROUGH THE 
AIR. 
BUT, HOW DOES 
AIR QUALITY WORK 
IN FLIGHT? 
>> THE AIR YOU 
BREATHE ON BOARD 
IS A COMBINATION 
OF FRESH AIR 
BROUGHT IN FROM 
OUT SIDE AND 
FILTERED AIR 
RECIRCULATED 
THROUGH THE 
CABIN. 
THE AIRFLOWS 
FROM TOP TO 
BOTTOM, NOT SIDE-
TO-SIDE BETWEEN 
PASSENGERS. 
MEANING, IT 
COMES IN FROM 
THE VENTS ABOVE 
AND SUCKED OUT 
IN THE VENTS IN 
THE FLOOR. 
IT IS RUN 
THROUGH THE HEPA 
FILTERS WHICH 
PULL OUT MORE 
THAN 99% OF 
PARTICLES IN THE 
AIR. 
THAT IS MIXED 
WITH FRESH AIR 
FROM OUTSIDE. 
NOW, THOSE 
AIRLINES ARE 
TAKING NEW STEPS 
TO ENSURE THE 
CABIN AIR IS AS 
CLEAN AS 
POSSIBLE. 
>> THERE IS A 
COMPLETELY NEW 
BATCH OF AIR 
THAT COMES INTO 
THE AIRCRAFT 
EVERY 2-4 
MINUTES. 
>> CHANGING 
THOSE FILTERS 
TWICE ON THE 
AIRCRAFT IS 
RECOMMENDED. 
>> YOU WILL 
NOTICE IT IS 
DIRTY ON THE TOP 
OF THE AIR HAS 
FILLED INTO THE 
FILTER, BUT IT 
IS CLEAN ON THE 
UNDER KNIFE 
NEEDS SIDE. 
>> IT TURNS OUT 
THE TIME OF THE 
AIRPLANE IN THE 
SEAT IS ACTUALLY 
THE LOWEST RISK. 
>> THE AIR ON 
THE AIRPLANE IS 
ACTUALLY CLEANER 
THEN YOU WOULD 
FIND INSIDE OF 
THE GROCERY 
STORE. 
>> CLEANER THAN 
PROBABLY MOST 
PEOPLE'S HOMES, 
OR IN SCHOOLS. 
>> BUT, IN CLOSE 
PROXIMITY 
NOTHING IS 
FOOLPROOF. 
>> WE CAN'T DO 
THE PHYSICAL 
DISTANCE WE WANT 
TO ON AN 
AIRPLANE. 
>> THAT IS WHITE 
AIRLINES ARE 
REQUIRING MASKS 
AND INCREASING 
THEIR SANITATION 
ROUTINE. 
BETWEEN EVERY 
DELTA FLIGHT, 
THE ENTIRE CABIN 
SPRAYED WITH 
DISINFECTANT AND 
WHITE FROM TOP 
TO BOTTOM. 
NEW BOARDING 
PROCEDURES, 
LOADING FROM 
BACK TO FRONT 
AND THE 
COMMITMENT TO 
BLOCK MIDDLE 
SEAT THROUGH 
SEPTEMBER. 
>> THERE ISN'T 
ANYONE ACTION WE 
ARE TAKING, BUT 
WHEN YOU LAYER 
IN ALL OF THE 
MITIGATING 
ACTIONS, THE 
PROBABILITY WITH 
EACH LAYER, THE 
PROBABILITY OF 
VIRUS 
TRANSMISSION 
GOES DOWN AND 
DOWN AND DOWN. 
THAT HAS BEEN 
OUR APPROACH 
ALONG. 
NOW, THE CDC 
SAID A COUGH OR 
SNEEZE CAN 
SPREAD AS FAR AS 
TWO ROWS IN 
FRONT OR BEHIND. 
THAT IS WHY 
WEARING A MASK 
IS SO IMPORTANT. 
>> YES, A LOT OF 
PASSENGERS ARE 
PROBABLY 
WONDERING WHEN 
THEY ARE GETTING 
READY TO GET ON 
A FLIGHT AND IT 
LOOKS CROWDED, 
THEY DON'T WANT 
TO GET ON THE 
FLIGHT, DO THEY 
HAVE AN OPTION 
TO GET OFF? 
>> THEY DO. 
DELTA, FOR 
INSTANCE HAS 
COMMITTED TO 
BLOCKING MIDDLE 
SEATS AND 
KEEPING FLIGHTS 
AT 50% CAPACITY. 
BUT EVEN IF 
PEOPLE FEEL THE 
FLIGHT IS TOO 
FULL DELTA SAID 
YOU CAN REBOOK 
TO A LATER 
FLIGHT FREE OF 
CHARGE.
 
MISS HIM EVERY DAY OF HER LIFE.
IT BECAME A DAILY TRADITION.
>>> IT BECAME A 
DAILY TRADITION. 
AN ONLINE SING-
ALONG AT 3:00, 
SHOWING SUPPORT 
FOR NICK CORDERO 
BY BELTING HIS 
SONG. 
>> YOU MADE NICK 
A ROCKSTAR. 
HIS LAST THREE 
MONTHS OF LIFE 
HAVE BEEN FILLED 
WITH LOVE. 
THANK YOU, THANK 
YOU, THANK YOU. 
>> ON MONDAY, 
HIS WIFE, AMANDA 
LED THE GROUP 
ONE LAST TIME. 
>> NICK LEFT 
THIS EARTH WITH 
PEOPLE AROUND 
HIM THAT HE 
LOVED, LISTENING 
TO MUSIC. 
I DON'T THINK HE 
WOULD'VE WANTED 
ANYTHING ELSE. 
>> SHE ALSO 
POSTED A 10 
MINUTE VIDEO 
MADE BY HER 
SISTER WITH 
IMAGES 
CHRONICLING 
THEIR JOURNAL 
AND HIGHLIGHTING 
HOW FAMILY KEPT 
HER GOING WHILE 
CORDERO WAS IN 
THE HOSPITAL. 
ON STAGE, THE 
6'5
KNOWN FOR 
PLAYING TOUGH 
GUY, BUT NO ROLE 
COULD MATCH THE 
REAL-LIFE WITH 
ON DISPLAY. 
AS CORDERO 
BATTLED 
CORONAVIRUS FOR 
MORE THAN THREE 
MONTHS, HIS 
FAMILY 
CONSISTENTLY 
OFFERED REASON 
FOR HOPE. 
>> DADDY IS 
AWAKE. 
YES. 
>> A CLOSE 
FRIEND SHARED 
THE STAGE WITH 
CORDERO WITH 
BULLETS OVER 
BROADWAY AND IS 
NOW SHARING 
THIS. 
THE LAST THING 
HE EVER TEXTED 
ME WAS TO LOOK 
OUT FOR HIS WIFE 
AND ONE-YEAR-OLD 
SUN, ELVIS. 
AND PROMISED HE 
WOULD NEVER WANT 
FOR ANYTHING. 
HE FELT SO 
GRATEFUL HE HAD 
NICK CORDERO 
ENTER HIS LIFE. 
A SENTIMENT 
ECHOED BY HIS 
WIFE. 
>> I WILL MISS 
HIM EVERY DAY OF 
MY LIFE, THAT IS 
FOR SURE. 
>> AMANDA SAID 
THE DAILY SING-
ALONGS MADE HER 
FEEL BETTER, 
EVEN ON DAYS 
WHEN SHE DIDN'T 
THINK SHE COULD 
FEEL BETTER. 
AMANDA AND NICK 
HAD ONE CHILD, 
ELVIS WHO JUST 
TURNED ONE. 
>> AMANDA IS 
REALLY STRONG. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH.
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS OF FATHER 
IS TRYING TO 
TEACH HIS SON 
ABOUT PEACE. 
>> THERE IS 
ALWAYS ANOTHER 
WAY, NOT TATE. 
THAT IS WHAT I 
WANT HIM TO SEE. 
>>> TODAY, THE 
WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION 
OFFICIALLY 
CALLING IT A 
PANDEMIC. 
NONE OF US ARE 
UNAFFECTED BY 
ITS IMPACT. 
>> WE ARE GOING 
TO TRY 
EVERYTHING WE 
CAN TO KEEP LIFE 
AS NORMAL AS 
POSSIBLE FOR 
EVERYBODY. 
>> IF IT GETS 
INTO AN 
ENVIRONMENT LIKE 
THIS, IT WILL 
SPREAD LIKE 
RAPID FIRE. 
>> WE ARE GOING 
TO BUILD THIS 
ECONOMY BACK 
STRONGER THAN 
EVER BEFORE. 
>> THERE ARE A 
NUMBER OF THINGS 
WE COULD BE 
DOING THAT ARE 
NOT BEING DONE 
RIGHT NOW. 
>> COMING IN 
NOVEMBER, PEOPLE 
ARE GOING TO BE 
VOTING, NOT FOR 
A PERSON BUT, 
FOR A LEADER. 
>> YOU DON'T 
PREPARE FOR 
GIVING BIRTH IN 
A PANDEMIC. 
>> THE 
IMPORTANCE OF 
MUSIC IS TO KEEP 
OUR SPIRITS UP. 
>> JOIN ME AS WE 
GO INTO AMERICA 
TO HEAR FROM 
EVERYDAY PEOPLE 
GRAPPLING WITH 
THE MOST 
PRESSING ISSUES 
OF OUR TIME. 
>>> WE ARE 
REMINDED TIME 
AND TIME AGAIN 
THAT WE DO NOT 
LIVE IN A POST-
RACIAL AMERICA. 
>>> I REMEMBER 
HER COMING HOME 
AND SAYING, WHY 
DON'T I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS. 
I DON'T WANT 
THEM TO FEEL 
LESS THAN. 
THAT IS MY 
THING. 
>> I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
>>> YOU ARE 
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NOW. 
WE HAVE BREAKING 
NEWS. 
>> IF THEY DO GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, WE WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THEY 
ARE PROTECTED. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A. M EASTERN.  
>>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> A REAL 
CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING IN 
BRAZIL BEFORE 
OUR VERY EYES. 
>> HERE IN 
MEXICO CITY, THE 
PEOPLE I SPOKE 
TO SAID THEY 
DON'T WORK AND 
THEY WON'T BE 
ABLE TO FEED 
THEIR FAMILIES. 
>> ARE TEAMS ARE 
ON THE GROUND 
LEARNING MORE. 
>> THE SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK 
OVER THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF WEEKS 
IN STAGES. 
>> LIFE ACROSS 
ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
IT JUST DOESN'T 
LOOK LIKE THE 
SAME NORMAL AS 
BEFORE. 
>>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IS FEAR 
ITSELF. 
>> THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES. 
A UNITED PEOPLE 
WITH A UNITED 
PURPOSE. 
>> THE FUTURE 
DOESN'T BELONG 
TO THE FAINT OF 
HEART. 
IT BELONGS TO 
THE BRAVE. 
>> A GREAT 
PEOPLE HAS BEEN 
MOVED TO DEFEND 
A GREAT NATION. 
>> ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED. 
>>> THIS 
MORNING, A NEW 
STUNNING SURGE 
IN CORONAVIRUS 
CASES PLUGGING 
HOT SPOTS AROUND 
THE COUNTRY. 
A TROUBLING 
TREND FOR SOME 
HOSPITALS 
ALREADY ON THE 
BRINK. 
>> WE ARE STILL 
KNEE-DEEP IN THE 
FIRST WAVE OF 
THIS. 
I WOULD SAY THIS 
WOULD NOT BE 
CONSIDERED A 
WAVE. 
IT WAS A SURGE 
OR A RESURGENCE 
OF INFECTIONS. 
>> AT LEAST 35 
STATES ARE 
SHOWING 
INCREASES IN 
INFECTIONS. 
10 STATES WITH 
THE 100% SPIKE 
IN RECENT WEEKS. 
EVEN THOSE WHO 
TRY TO KEEP 
THEIR DISTANCE, 
CATCHING THE 
VIRUS. 
>> I ISOLATED 
MYSELF FROM 
EVERYBODY, 
EXCEPT ONE 
FAMILY. 
THE FAMILY 
ACROSS THE 
STREET. 
>> WITH STATES 
LIKE TEXAS, 
ARIZONA AND 
CALIFORNIA ALL 
REPORTING A 
RECORD NUMBER OF 
HOSPITALIZATIONS, 
AMONG THE MOST 
DANGEROUS HOT 
SPOTS FOR THE 
VIRUS IS LOS 
ANGELES COUNTY, 
WITH MORE CASES 
HERE THAN IN 44 
STATES. 
WITH NEARLY 3 
MILLION 
AMERICANS 
TESTING POSITIVE 
FOR THE VIRUS, 
HOSPITALS IN 
CITIES LIKE 
HOUSTON ARE 
REACHING 
CAPACITY. 
>> THIS IS A 
VERY, VERY 
DISTURBING 
SITUATION. 
OUR RESOURCES 
ARE STRESSED. 
WE CAN'T SUSTAIN 
THIS TRAJECTORY 
FOR MANY WEEKS. 
>> AS FLORIDA 
CONTINUES TO SEE 
THE NATION'S 
HIGHEST SINGLE 
DAY RECORD FOR 
NEW INFECTIONS, 
THE GOVERNOR 
SAID HE BELIEVES 
THE SITUATION 
HAS STABILIZED. 
WHILE MIAMI IS 
CLOSING DOWN 
RESTAURANTS AND 
GYMS. 
MORE THAN HALF 
THE NEW CASES IN 
ARIZONA ARE 
PATIENTS UNDER 
44 YEARS OLD. 
AND, A 
STAGGERING 
NUMBER ARE STILL 
WAITING TO BE 
TESTED. 
>> I JUST WANT 
TO MAKE SURE 
EVERYBODY IS 
OKAY. 
>> THE MAYOR OF 
ATLANTA, SAID TO 
BE A CONTENDER 
AS JOE BIDEN'S 
RUNNING MATE IS 
TESTING 
POSITIVE, BUT 
SHOWING NO 
SYMPTOMS. 
>> THIS IS 
STARTLING FOR 
ME, BECAUSE WE 
HAVE BEEN SO 
VERY CAREFUL. 
>> THE STUNNING 
NUMBER OF NEW 
CASES COMES 
AFTER FOURTH OF 
JULY SCENES LIKE 
THESE, LEAVING 
DOCTORS STUNNED 
BY TOTAL 
DISREGARD FOR 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
>> WE ARE 
FIGHTING TOWARDS 
LESS COVID 
CASES. 
>> DR. FAUCI DID 
HAVE A LOT TO 
SAY. 
HE TALKED ABOUT 
THE CURRENT 
SITUATION WE ARE 
FACING. 
WHAT DID HE SAY 
LED TO IT? 
>> HE ALLUDED TO 
THE FACT THAT 
TOO MANY STATES 
MAY HAVE SIMPLY 
REOPENED TOO 
QUICKLY AND 
LIFTING THOSE 
RESTRICTIONS. 
HERE IS WHAT HE 
HAD TO SAY. 
>> THE CURRENT 
STATE IS REALLY 
NOT GOOD, IN THE 
SENSE THAT AS 
YOU KNOW, WE 
HAVE BEEN IN A 
SITUATION WHERE 
WE WERE 
AVERAGING ABOUT 
20,000 NEW CASES 
A DAY. 
THEN, A SERIES 
OF CIRCUMSTANCES 
ASSOCIATED WITH 
VARIOUS STATES 
AND CITIES 
TRYING TO OPEN 
UP, IN THE SENSE 
OF GETTING BACK 
TO SOME FORM OF 
NORMALITY HAS 
LED TO A 
SITUATION WHERE 
WE NOW HAVE 
RECORD BREAKING 
CASES. 
>> BECAUSE OF 
THOSE NEW HIGH 
NUMBERS OF 
INFECTIONS, MANY 
GOVERNORS NOW 
SAY THEY MAY 
HAVE TO RE-
IMPLEMENT THOSE 
RESTRICTIONS. 
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>> IF THEY DO GO 
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MAKE SURE THEY 
ARE PROTECTED. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
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LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A. M EASTERN. . 
>>> THIS MORNING
, AS CORONAVIRUS 
CASES SEARCH 
ACROSS THE U.S., 
AMERICANS ARE 
TRYING TO MAKE 
SENSE OF WHAT 
THAT SURGE MEANS 
AND HOW TO 
PROTECT 
THEMSELVES. 
ONE KEY 
QUESTION, IS THE 
VIRUS MORE 
AIRBORNE? 
ACCORDING TO 
HUNDREDS OF 
SCIENTISTS 
AROUND THE 
WORLD, YES. 
>> DO YOU THINK 
THE W.H.O. 
HAS DOWNPLAYED 
THE THREAT OF 
AIRBORNE 
TRANSMISSION? 
>> YES, I THINK 
THEY HAVE AND 
WHAT THAT MEANS 
IS, THERE MAY 
NOT BE AS MUCH 
ATTENTION TO 
VENTILATION AND 
MASK WEARING AS 
THERE OUGHT TO 
BE. 
>> DR. DON 
MILTON IS AMONG 
THE MORE THAN 
200 SCIENTISTS 
PUBLISHING AN 
OPEN LETTER TO 
THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION, 
URGING THE 
AGENCY TO REVISE 
ITS GUIDELINES. 
THE W.H.O. 
SAID THE VIRUS 
SPREADS BY LARGE 
RESPIRATORY 
DROPLETS THAT 
QUICKLY DROP TO 
THE FLOOR. 
BUT, DR. MILTON 
SAID THE VIRUS 
LINGERS. 
DO MASKS AND 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING MAKE 
A DIFFERENCE? 
DOCTORS BELIEVE 
THEY DO, 
ESPECIALLY IF 
THE VIRUS IS 
AIRBORNE. 
MANY POINT TO 
THE INCREASED 
CASES IN AREAS 
THAT HAVE 
REOPENED AND 
WHERE ATTITUDES 
ABOUT THE SAFETY 
PRECAUTIONS HAVE 
BECOME MORE LAX. 
>> DOES IT 
SURPRISE YOU HOW 
POLARIZING THE 
MASK DEBATE HAS 
BECOME IN THE 
UNITED STATES? 
>> IT IS REALLY 
TROUBLING AND 
SADDENING TO SEE 
THAT HAPPEN. 
>> BUT AS DEATHS 
HAVE REMAINED 
LOW, ARE WE 
BETTER AT 
TREATING THE 
DISEASE? 
DOCTORS CONTINUE 
TO DEVELOP 
BETTER 
STRATEGIES TO 
COMBAT 
CORONAVIRUS. 
DOCTORS NOW 
DELAY PUTTING 
PATIENTS ON AN 
VENTILATOR AND 
INSTEAD TREAT 
THEM WITH 100% 
OXYGEN. 
AND, ON THEIR 
STOMACHS TO 
ALLOW BETTER 
BLOOD AND 
AIRFLOW. 
THEY ARE GETTING 
NEW TREATMENTS 
LIKE PLASMA AND 
AN ENTRY VIRAL 
DRUG, AND MOST 
RECENTLY 
STEROIDS. 
IF YOUNGER 
PEOPLE ARE 
DRIVING THE 
LATEST SPIKE, 
WILL THE DEATH 
RATE REMAIN LOW? 
NOT NECESSARILY, 
GIVING CONCERNS 
OVER WHO YOUNG 
PEOPLE COULD IN 
FACT NEXT? 
THE OLDER AND 
MORE VULNERABLE. 
MARY ANDERSON IS 
WORRIED ABOUT 
HER THREE 
CHILDREN GOING 
BACK TO SCHOOL 
THIS FALL. 
>> I AM WORRIED 
THAT IF WE DON'T 
HAVE A MASK 
MANDATE IN PLACE 
THAT THE CHANCES 
OF THEM GETTING 
THIS, RINGING IT 
HOME TO ME, 
PASSING IT ON TO 
MY DAD WHO IS 
85, OR MY MOTHER-
IN-LAW WHO IS 75 
IS PRETTY 
SIGNIFICANT. 
>> THAT MOTHER 
YOU JUST HEARD 
FROM IS FROM THE 
TAMPA AREA. 
ON MONDAY, THE 
FLORIDA 
DEPARTMENT OF 
EDUCATION 
ORDERED ALL 
SCHOOLS IN THE 
STATE TO REOPEN 
IN AUGUST. 
THEY NEED TO 
SUBMIT A 
REOPENING PLAN 
WITH SAFETY 
MEASURES. 
>> GABE, IF THE 
WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION 
DOES DECLARE THE 
VIRUS AIRBORNE, 
FROM A PRACTICAL 
STANDPOINT WHAT 
DOES THAT MEAN 
FOR HOW WE 
PROTECT 
OURSELVES FROM 
THIS THING GOING 
FORWARD? 
>> CRAIG, A LOT 
OF POTENTIALLY. 
IF THE VIRUS 
DOES INDEED 
LINGER IN THE 
AIR FOR MORE 
THAN PREVIOUSLY 
THOUGHT, 
SCIENTISTS SAY 
THAT COULD 
REQUIRE MASKS, 
MORE SO IN 
INDOOR SETTINGS 
EVEN WITH PROPER 
SOCIAL DISTANCING
. ALSO, STRONGER 
VENTILATION 
SYSTEMS WOULD BE 
NEEDED IN SOME 
BUILDINGS, 
ESPECIALLY IN 
SCHOOLS AND 
NURSING HOMES. 
>>> YOU ARE 
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>> IT IS NEWS 
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LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A. M EASTERN. 
. 
>>> YOU ARE 
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NOW. 
WE HAVE BREAKING 
NEWS. 
>> IF THEY DO GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, WE WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THEY 
ARE PROTECTED. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A. M EASTERN. . 
>>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP IS 
EXPANDING HIS 
ATTACKS AGAINST 
STOKING RACIAL 
DIVISION, NOW 
CALLING ON 
NASCAR'S ONLY 
BLACK FULL-TIME 
DRIVER, BUBBA 
WALLACE TO 
APOLOGIZE FOR 
WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT SAID 
WAS JUST ANOTHER 
HOAX. 
AFTER THE FBI 
DETERMINED LAST 
MONTH THAT 
WALLACE WAS NOT 
THE TARGET OF A 
HATE CRIME, WHEN 
A NEWS WAS FOUND 
IN HIS ASSIGNED 
GARAGE AT 
TALLADEGA 
SPEEDWAY. 
IN FACT, IT WAS 
NOT WALLACE BUT 
HIS TEAMMATES 
WHO FOUND THE 
NEWS AND ALERTED 
NASCAR. 
THE RACING 
COMMUNITY LINED 
UP BEHIND 
WALLACE, 
BRINGING HIM TO 
TEARS. 
>> WALLACE'S 
RESPONSE ON 
MONDAY, ALWAYS 
DEAL WITH THE 
BEING THROWN AT 
YOU WITH LOVE. 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
ALSO FALSELY 
CLAIMING NASCAR 
IS SEEING ITS 
LOWEST RATINGS 
EVER, BLAMING 
ITS RECENT BAN 
OF THE 
CONFEDERATE 
FLIGHT. 
>> DOES HE 
BELIEVE NASCAR 
SHOULD FLY THE 
CONFEDERATE 
FLAG? 
>> THE BAN ON 
THE FLIGHT WAS 
MENTIONED IN THE 
BROADER CONTEXT 
OF THE FACT THAT 
HE REJECTS THIS 
NOTION THAT 
SOMEHOW NASCAR 
MEN AND WOMEN 
WHO GO TO THESE 
SPORTING EVENTS 
ARE RACISTS. 
>> NASCAR SAID 
IT CONTINUES TO 
STAND TALL WITH 
BUBBA, OUR 
COMPETITORS AND 
EVERYONE WHO 
MAKES OUR SPORT 
INCLUSIVE FOR 
ALL RACING FANS. 
AS FOR RATINGS, 
THEY SAY LAST 
WEEKEND'S RACE 
WAS UP NEARLY 
50% OVER LAST 
YEAR. 
AND LINDSEY 
GRAHAM, A CLOSE 
ALLY OF THE 
PRESIDENT IS 
DIRECTLY 
REFUTING 
PRESIDENT TRUMP. 
>> I LIVE IN 
SOUTH CAROLINA 
ALL OF MY LIFE. 
AND IT IS CLEAR 
THAT THE 
CONFEDERATE FLAG 
IS NOT A GOOD 
WAY TO GROW YOUR 
BUSINESS. 
I DON'T THINK 
BUBBA WALLACE 
HAS ANYTHING TO 
APOLOGIZE FOR. 
>> SEIZING ON 
ANOTHER CULTURAL 
CONTROVERSY, THE 
PRESIDENT IS 
CRITICIZING TWO 
SPORTS 
FRANCHISES. 
THEY ARE 
CONSIDERING A 
CHANGE TO THEIR 
MASCOTS, 
INFLAMING 
FEELINGS WITH 
HIS TWEET. 
THEY ARE GOING 
TO CHANGE THEIR 
NAMES IN ORDER 
TO BE 
POLITICALLY 
CORRECT. 
SPEAKING TO SOME 
OF HIS ALLIES, 
THEY ARE 
SPEAKING ABOUT 
REAL 
FRUSTRATIONS. 
THERE ARE LESS 
THAN FOUR MONTHS 
BEFORE THE 
ELECTION AND HE 
IS TRAILING IN 
THE POLLS. 
HE NEEDS TO 
REFOCUS HIS 
ATTENTION ON HIS 
ACCOMPLISHMENTS 
AND ON JOE 
BIDEN, NOT ON 
RACIAL 
DIVISIONS. 
THEY ACKNOWLEDGE 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
THE ONE DRIVING 
THE TRAIN. 
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>> IT IS NEWS 
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LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A. M EASTERN. . 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC NEW 
NOW. 
WE HAVE BREAKING 
NEWS. 
>> IF THEY DO GO 
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JOBS, WE WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THEY 
ARE PROTECTED. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
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LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A. M EASTERN. . 
>>> THERE IS AN 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN 
MAN THREATENING 
MY LIFE. 
>> THIS MORNING, 
AMY COOPER THE 
WOMAN AT THE 
CENTER OF THIS 
VIDEO IS FACING 
A CRIMINAL 
CHARGE. 
>> I AM BEING 
THREATENED BY A 
MAN. 
PLEASE SEND THE 
COPS 
IMMEDIATELY. 
THE MANHATTAN 
DISTRICT 
ATTORNEY 
ANNOUNCED MONDAY 
THAT COOPER IS 
BEING CHARGED 
WITH FALSELY 
REPORTING AN 
INCIDENT IN THE 
THIRD DEGREE, A 
CRIMINAL 
MISDEMEANOR. 
IN THE VIDEO, 
FROM THE 
ENCOUNTER, 
COOPER IS WHITE 
CALLS OUT THE 
RACE A 
BIRDWATCHER, 
KRISTIN COOPER, 
NO RELATION 
AFTER HE 
REPEATEDLY ASKED 
HER TO PUT A 
LEASH ON HER DOG 
IN AN AREA OF 
CENTRAL PARK 
THAT REQUIRES 
DOGS TO BE 
LEASED. 
>> THERE IS AN 
AFRICAN-
AMERICAN. 
HE IS 
THREATENING ME 
AND MY DOG. 
THE INCIDENT, 
CAUGHT ON CAMERA 
HOURS AFTER 
GEORGE FLOYD 
DIED IN THE 
HANDS OF 
MINNEAPOLIS 
POLICE HELPED 
SPARK A NATIONAL 
DEBATE ON RACIAL 
BIAS. 
COOPER WAS FIRED 
FROM HER JOB, 
AND IN BASEMENT 
BROKER, FRANKLIN 
TEMPLETON AND 
THEY SAID THEY 
DO NOT TOLERATE 
RACISM OF ANY 
KIND. 
SHE HAS ALSO HAD 
TO TEMPORARILY 
SURRENDER HER 
DOG BACK TO ITS 
RESCUE GROUP. 
WE SPOKE TO 
KRISTIN COOPER 
AFTER THE 
INCIDENT. 
>> IT WAS AN 
ATTEMPT AT 
RACIAL 
INTIMIDATION. 
I COULD 
CAPITULATE TO IT 
AND DO WHAT SHE 
TOLD ME, I COULD 
CONTINUE TO DO 
WHAT I WAS 
DOING. 
SHE ISSUED A 
PUBLIC APOLOGY 
IN MAY SAYING 
SHE ACTED 
RATIONALLY AND 
MADE FALSE 
ASSUMPTIONS 
ABOUT HIS 
INTENTIONS. 
WHEN, IN FACT I 
WAS THE ONE 
ACTING 
INAPPROPRIATELY 
BY NOT HAVING MY 
DOG ON A LEASH. 
ADDING, I HOPE A 
FEW MORTIFYING 
SECONDS IN A 
LIFE OF 40 YEARS 
WILL NOT DEFINE 
ME IN HIS EYES 
AND HE WILL 
ACCEPT MY 
SINCERE APOLOGY. 
HER ATTORNEY 
RESPONDED TO THE 
CHARGE ON 
MONDAY. 
THE RUSH TO 
JUDGMENT AND 
SOME IN THE 
PUBLIC IN THIS 
CULTURAL 
EPIDEMIC CAN BE 
PROVEN AS WRONG 
AS THE EPIDEMIC 
ITSELF. 
SHE LOST HER 
HOME, HER JOB 
ENTER PUBLIC 
LIFE. 
HOW MANY LIVES 
ARE WE GOING TO 
DESTROY OVER 
MISUNDERSTOOD 
SICK AND SECOND 
VIDEOS ON SOCIAL 
MEDIA? 
>> THAT THIRD-
DEGREE CHARGE 
CARRIES A 
MAXIMUM OF ONE 
YEAR IN PRISON. 
THE MORE LIKELY 
OUTCOME IS 
COMMUNITY 
SERVICE OR A 
DISCHARGE. 
AMY COOPER WILL 
BE ARRAIGNED IN 
OCTOBER. 
>>> YOU ARE 
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NEWS. 
>> IF THEY DO GO 
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JOBS, WE WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THEY 
ARE PROTECTED. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
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LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A. M EASTERN.  
>>> IF 
PROSECUTORS GET 
THEIR WAY, A 
JUDGE WILL 
REVEAL BELL, AND 
THIS FEDERAL GEL 
IN BROOKLYN 
COULD BE 
GHISLAINE 
MAXWELL'S NEW 
HOME FOR A 
WHILE.  
>> HER MEALS 
WILL BE 
DELIVERED TO 
HER. 
SHE WOULD BE 
LOCKED DOWN IN 
THAT CELL FOR 23 
HOURS A DAY. 
>> JEFFREY 
EPSTEIN'S FORMER 
GIRLFRIEND AND 
ASSOCIATE IS 
ACCUSED OF 
ENTICING 
UNDERAGE GIRLS 
TO TRAVEL TO 
ENGAGE IN SECTS 
AXE. 
SHE HAS LONG 
DENIED ANY 
INVOLVEMENT WITH 
HIS ALLEGED 
CRIMES. 
VIRGINIA ROBERTS 
TOLD SAVANNA SHE 
WAS RECRUITED BY 
MAXWELL FOR 
EPSTEIN WHEN SHE 
WAS A TEEN. 
>> GHISLAINE 
MAXWELL DENIES  
EVER PROCURING 
YOU OR 
RECRUITING YOU. 
SHE DENIES EVER 
HAVING ANY KIND 
OF SEXUAL 
CONTACT WITH 
YOU. 
SHE SAID SHE 
BARELY REMEMBERS 
YOU. 
WHAT DO YOU SAY 
TO THAT? 
>> I SAY FOLLOW 
THE FACTS. 
SHE WILL BE HELD 
ACCOUNTABLE FOR 
THIS. 
IN HER MIND, I 
BELIEVE SHE 
DOESN'T THINK 
THAT WHAT SHE 
DID WAS WRONG. 
THAT IS THE KIND 
OF EVIL MONSTER 
SHE IS. 
>> SHE FACES UP 
TO 35 YEARS IN 
PRISON. 
FOR NOW, SHE 
WILL HAVE TO 
FIGHT TO GET OUT 
OF A 10 BY 12 
JAIL CELL BEFORE 
TRIAL. 
>> FROM LIVING A 
LIFE ALLEGEDLY 
OF A SOCIALITE 
TO BEING 
INCARCERATED, 
AND JUST GOING 
TO THE 
PROCESSING OF 
ENTERING A 
SECURE 
CORRECTIONAL 
FACILITY HAS A 
TO BE A REALLY 
HUMBLING, 
HUMILIATING, 
CRUSHING LIFE 
EXPERIENCE. 
>> FEDERAL 
PROSECUTORS HAVE 
CALLED MAXWELL 
AN EXTREME 
FLIGHT RISK. 
SHE APPEARS TO 
HAVE ACCESS TO 
SIGNIFICANT 
FINANCIAL 
RESOURCES THAT 
WOULD ENABLE HER 
FLIGHT FROM 
PROSECUTION. 
15 BANK ACCOUNTS 
IN 2016. 
AT TIMES WITH AS 
MUCH AS $20 
MILLION. 
THE DAUGHTER OF 
A LATE REDDISH 
PUBLISHING 
TYCOON, AXEL HAS 
SPENT HER LIFE 
TRAVELING THE 
WORLD. 
SHE APPEARS TO 
HAVE THREE 
PASSPORTS FROM 
FRANCE, THE U.S. 
AND THE UK. 
SHE HAS FLOWN ON 
AT LEAST 15 
INTERNATIONAL 
FLIGHTS IN THE 
LAST THREE YEARS
, ACCORDING TO 
THE U.S. 
ATTORNEY'S 
OFFICE. 
NOW, THE BRITISH 
SOCIALITE WORLD 
IS MUCH SMALLER. 
A NEW REALITY 
SHE MAY HAVE TO 
GET USED TO. 
>> NOW THAT 
GHISLAINE 
MAXWELL  IS HERE 
IN NEW YORK, 
WHEN CAN WE 
EXPECT HER TO 
ACTUALLY APPEAR 
IN COURT? 
>> IT IS 
INTERESTING. 
BECAUSE OF 
CORONAVIRUS 
CONCERNS, SHE 
MAY NOT ACTUALLY 
HAVE TO GO TO 
COURT. 
SHE HAS AGREED 
TO DO HER FIRST 
HEARING 
REMOTELY. 
SO, SHE WILL DO 
IT FROM THAT 
METROPOLITAN 
DETENTION CENTER 
ONE WEEK FROM 
TODAY. 
THAT WILL BE A 
BAIL HEARING AND 
SHE WILL ENTER A 
PLEA THAT DAY. 
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LIVE WEEKDAYS 
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>>> WE ARE GOING 
TO START WITH 
YOUR HEADLINES. 
A STUNNING SURGE 
IN CORONAVIRUS 
CASES IS 
PLAGUING CITIES 
AND STATES FROM 
COAST-TO-COAST. 
THIS MORNING, AT 
LEAST 35 STATES 
ARE SHOWING 
INCREASES IN 
INFECTIONS. 
10 OF THOSE 
STATES ARE 
EXPERIENCING A 
100% SPIKE IN 
RECENT WEEKS. 
AMONG THE MOST 
DANGEROUS 
HOTSPOTS, LOS 
ANGELES COUNTY. 
THE COUNTY ALONE 
HAS MORE CASES 
THAN 44 STATES. 
MEANTIME, 
OFFICIALS IN 
CITIES LIKE 
HOUSTON AND 
PHOENIX SAY 
THEIR HOSPITALS 
ARE REACHING 
CAPACITY. 
>>> A DELTA 
AIRLINES PLANE 
HAD TO MAKE AN 
EMERGENCY 
LANDING MONDAY 
NIGHT AFTER A 
BIRD STRIKE. 
YOU CAN SEE IF 
YOU LOOK 
CLOSELY, THE 
PLAINTIFF FRONT 
HOMES SUFFERED 
SIGNIFICANT 
DAMAGE. 
THE PILOT 
REPORTED AN 
ISSUE WITH ITS 
NAVIGATION 
SYSTEM. 
THAT PLANE WAS 
SUPPOSED TO LAND 
AT NEW YORK'S LA 
GUARDIA AIRPORT, 
WAS DIVERTED TO 
JFK, INSTEAD. 
NO ONE WAS HURT. 
>>> SOME SAD 
NEWS THIS 
MORNING FROM THE 
ENTERTAINMENT 
WORLD. 
COUNTRY MUSIC 
LEGEND, CHARLIE 
DANIELS HAS DIED.
ACCORDING TO HIS 
PUBLICIST, 
DANIELS DIED 
MONDAY AT A 
HOSPITAL IN 
TENNESSEE AFTER 
SUFFERING A 
STROKE. 
THE COUNTRY 
MUSIC HALL OF 
FAME OR WAS 
KNOWN FOR HIS 
AWARD-WINNING 
HITS LIKE, THE 
DEVIL WENT DOWN 
TO GEORGIA. 
AND ALSO FOR HIS 
SUPPORT OF 
MILITARY 
VETERANS AND 
UNDERPRIVILEGED 
CHILDREN. 
HE WAS 83 YEARS 
OLD. 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
WE HAVE BREAKING 
NEWS. 
>> IF THEY DO GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, WE WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THEY 
ARE PROTECTED. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A. M EASTERN. . 
>>> AIR TRAVEL 
IS ONCE AGAIN 
STARTING TO TAKE 
OFF. 
HOW ARE YOU 
FEELING TODAY 
ABOUT GETTING 
BACK ON AN 
AIRPLANE? 
>> PRETTY GOOD. 
>> EXCITED. 
>> BUT, IN THE 
AGE OF COVID-19 
FEAR OF FLYING 
STILL LINGERS. 
>> I AM NERVOUS. 
JUST BEING IN 
THAT ENCLOSED 
SPACE WITH A LOT 
OF PEOPLE 
COUGHING AND 
SNEEZING. 
>> BUT HOW DOES 
AIR QUALITY WORK 
IN FLIGHT? 
THE AIR YOU 
BREATHE ON BOARD 
IS A COMBINATION 
OF FRESH AIR 
BROUGHT IN FROM 
OUTSIDE AND 
FILTERED AIR 
THAT IS 
RECIRCULATED 
THROUGH THE 
CABIN. 
THE AIRFLOWS 
FROM TOP TO 
BOTTOM, NOT SIDE-
TO-SIDE BETWEEN 
PASSENGERS. 
MEANING, IT 
COMES IN FROM 
THE VENTS ABOVE 
AND IS SUCKED 
OUT THROUGH THE 
VENTS IN THE 
FLOOR. 
IT IS RUN 
THROUGH THESE 
HEAVY GRADE HEPA 
FILTERS, THE 
SAME USED IN 
OPERATING ROOMS 
THAT PULL OUT 
MORE THAN 99% 
PARTICLES IN THE 
AIR. 
THAT IS MIXED 
WITH PRESSURE 
FROM OUTSIDE. 
NOW, DELTA 
AIRLINES IS 
TAKING NEW STEPS 
TO ENSURE THE 
CABIN AIR IS AS 
CLEAN AS 
POSSIBLE. 
>> THERE IS A 
COMPLETELY NEW 
BATCH OF AIR 
THAT COMES INTO 
THE AIRCRAFT 
EVERY 2-4 
MINUTES. 
>> ON EVERY 
AIRCRAFT 
CHANGING THE 
FILTERS TWICE IS 
RECOMMENDED. 
>> YOU WILL 
NOTICE IT IS 
DIRTY ON THE TOP 
WHERE THE AIR 
HAS FLOWN INTO 
THE FILTER, BUT 
IT IS CLEAN ON 
THE BOTTOM SIDE. 
>> WHAT DOES 
THAT SHOW US? 
>> THAT SHOWS 
THAT THE FILTER 
IS WORKING. 
IT IS NOT LIKELY 
VIRUSES WILL BE 
SPREAD IN 
FLIGHT. 
>> IT TURNS OUT 
THE TIME ON THE 
AIRPLANE, IN THE 
SEAT IS THE 
LOWEST RISK. 
>> THE AIR IN 
THE AIRPLANE IS 
ACTUALLY CLEANER 
THEN YOU FIND 
INSIDE OF A 
GROCERY STORE. 
>> IT IS CLEANER 
THEN PROBABLY 
MOST PEOPLE'S 
HOMES OR 
SCHOOLS. 
>> IN CLOSE 
PROXIMITY, 
NOTHING IS 
FOOLPROOF. 
>> CERTAINLY, WE 
CAN'T DO THE 
PHYSICAL 
DISTANCING WE 
WANT TO ON AN 
AIRPLANE. 
THERE IS NO SUCH 
THING AS ZERO 
RISK. 
>> THAT IS WHAT 
AIRLINES ARE 
REQUIRING MASKS 
AND INCREASING 
SANITATION 
ROUTINES. 
BETWEEN EVERY 
DELTA FLIGHT, 
THE CABIN 
SPRAYED WITH 
DISINFECTANT AND 
WHITE FROM TOP 
TO BOTTOM. 
NEW BOARDING 
PROCEDURES, 
LOADING FROM 
BACK TO FRONT. 
AND, A 
COMMITMENT TO 
BLOCK MIDDLE 
SEATS THROUGH 
SEPTEMBER. 
>> THERE ISN'T 
ANYONE ACTION WE 
ARE TAKING THAT 
IS THE SILVER 
BULLET. 
BUT WHEN YOU 
LAYER THESE 
MITIGATING 
ACTIONS, THE 
PROBABILITY WITH 
EACH LAYER, THE 
PROBABILITY OF 
VIRUS 
TRANSMISSION 
GOES DOWN AND 
DOWN. 
THAT HAS BEEN 
OUR APPROACH ALL 
ALONG. 
>> THE CDC SAID 
A COUGH OR 
SNEEZE CAN 
SPREAD AS FAR AS 
TWO ROWS IN 
FRONT OR BEHIND. 
THAT IS WHY 
WEARING A MASK 
IS REQUIRED IS 
SO IMPORTANT. 
>> A LOT OF 
PASSENGERS ARE 
PROBABLY 
WONDERING WHEN 
THEY ARE GETTING 
READY TO GET ON 
A FLIGHT AND IT 
LOOKS CROWDED 
AND THEY DON'T 
WANT TO GET ON, 
DO THEY HAVE AN 
OPTION TO GET 
OFF? 
>> THEY DO. 
DELTA, FOR 
INSTANCE IS 
COMMITTED TO 
BLOCKING MIDDLE 
SEATS AND 
KEEPING FLIGHTS 
AT 60% CAPACITY. 
EVEN IF SOME 
PEOPLE FEEL THE 
FLIGHT IS STILL 
TOO FULL, DELTA 
SAID YOU CAN 
REBOOK TO A 
LATER FLIGHT 
FREE OF CHARGE. 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
WE HAVE BREAKING 
NEWS. 
>> IF THEY DO GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, WE WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THEY 
ARE PROTECTED. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A. M EASTERN. . 
>>> IT BECAME A 
DAILY TRADITION. 
AN ONLINE SING-
ALONG AT 3:00 
SHOWING SUPPORT 
FOR NICK CORDERO 
BY BELTING HIS 
SONG. 
>> YOU GUYS MADE 
NICK A ROCKSTAR 
HIS LAST THREE 
MONTHS OF LIFE. K Y 
YOU, THANK YOU. 
>> MONDAY, HIS 
WIFE AMANDA LED 
THE GROUP ONE 
LAST TIME. 
>> NET NICK LEFT 
THIS EARTH WITH 
PEOPLE AROUND 
HIM THAT HE 
LOVED, LISTENING 
TO MUSIC. 
I DON'T THINK HE 
WOULD'VE WANTED 
ANYTHING ELSE. 
>> SHE ALSO 
POSTED A 10 
MINUTE VIDEO 
MADE BY HER 
SISTER WITH 
IMAGES 
CHRONICLING 
THEIR JOURNEY 
HIGHLIGHTING HOW 
FAMILY KEPT HER 
GOING. 
ON STAGE, THE 
6'5
KNOWN FOR 
PLAYING TOUGH 
GUYS, BUT NO 
ROLE COULD MATCH 
THE REAL-LIFE 
GRIT ON DISPLAY 
AS CORDERO 
DISPLAYED 
BATTLING 
CORONAVIRUS FOR 
MORE THAN THREE 
MONTHS. 
HIS FAMILY 
CONSISTENTLY 
OFFERED REASONS 
FOR HOPE. 
>> DADDY IS 
AWAKE. 
YAY. 
>> CLOSE FRIEND 
SHARED THE STAGE 
WITH CORDERO IN 
BULLETS OVER 
BROADWAY AND HE 
IS NOW SHARING 
THIS. 
THE LAST THING 
HE EVER TEXTED 
ME WAS TO LOOK 
OUT FOR HIS WIFE 
AND ONE-YEAR-OLD 
SONS, ELVIS. 
PROMISED THE 
WORLD THEY WOULD 
NEVER WANT FOR 
ANYTHING. 
I FEEL SO 
INCREDIBLY 
GRATEFUL I GOT 
TO HAVE NICK 
CORDERO ENTER MY 
LIFE.
 
SING.
AS ZAC
THINK SHE COULD FEEL BETTER AND 
GET ONLINE AND SING. 
ZACH BRESSMAN AND AMANDA HAD 
ONE CHILD ELVIS, WHO JUST 
TURNED ONE. 
>> WHILE, AMANDA IS A REALLY 
STRONG HUMAN BEING, THANK YOU 
SO MUCH. 
>>> THIS MORNING A NEW STUNNING 
SURGEON CORONAVIRUS CASES 
PLAGUING HOTSPOTS AROUND THE BE
COUNTRY. 
A TROUBLING TREND FOR SOME 
HOSPITALS, ALREADY ON THE 
BRINK. 
>> WE ARE STILL KNEE-DEEP IN 
THE FIRST WAVE OF THIS, AND I 
WOULD SAY THIS WOULD NOT BE 
CONSIDERED A WAVE, IT WAS A 
SURGE OR RESURGENCE OF 
INFECTIONS. 
>> AT LEAST 35 STATES ARE 
SHOWING INCREASES IN 
INFECTIONS, 10 STATES WITH A 
100% SPIKE IN RECENT WEEKS, 
EVEN THOSE WHO TRY TO KEEP 
THEIR DISTANCE, CATCHING THE 
VIRUS. 
>> I ISOLATED MYSELF FROM 
EVERYBODY. 
EXCEPT ONE FAMILY. 
THE FAMILY ACROSS THE STREET. 
>> WITH STATES LIKE TEXAS, 
ARIZONA, AND CALIFORNIA ALL 
REPORTING A RECORD NUMBER OF 
HOSPITALIZATIONS, AMONG THE 
MOST DANGEROUS HOTSPOTS FOR THE 
VIRUS, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, WITH 
MORE CASES HERE THAN IN 44 
STATES. 
>>> WITH NEARLY 3 MILLION 
AMERICANS TESTING POSITIVE FOR 
THE VIRUS HOSPITALS AND CITIES 
LIKE HOUSTON, ARE REACHING 
CAPACITY. 
>> THIS IS VERY DISTURBING 
SITUATION, OUR TEAMS ARE 
STRETCHED WE ARE MANAGING IT, 
BUT WE CAN'T SUSPEND THIS FOR 
WEEKS. 
>> AS FLORIDA CONTINUES TO SEE 
THE HIGHEST A RECORD FOR NEW 
INFECTIONS THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE 
BELIEVES THE SITUATION HAS 
STABILIZED. 
WHILE MAMIE IS CLOSING DOWN 
RESTAURANTS IN GYMS. 
MORE THAN HALF OF NEW CASES IN 
ARIZONA ARE PATIENTS UNDER 44 
YEARS OLD. 
AND A  FSTAGGERING NUMBER ARE 
STILL WAITING TO BE TESTED. 
>>> MY FAMILY WAS EXPOSED, SO I 
WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS 
OKAY. 
>> THE teMAYOR OF ATLANTA SAID  
BE A CONTENDER AS JOE BIDEN'S 
RUNNING MATE TESTING POSITIVE 
HERSELF. 
BUT SHOWING NO SYMPTOMS. 
>> THIS 
IS ESTARTLING FOR ME, 
BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN SO VERY 
CAREFUL RATED 
>> THE STUNNING NUMBER OF NEW 
CASES COMES AFTER FOURTH OF 
JULY SEEMS LIKE THESE. 
LEAVING DR. STUNNED, BY TOTAL 
DISREGARD, FOR SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
>> WE ARE PLANNING FOR THE 
WORSE, MIGUEL AND DR. FELT SHE 
DID HAVE A LOT TO SAY HE TALKED 
ABOUT THE CURRENT SITUATION WE 
ARE FACING AND WHAT DID HE SAY 
TO IT? 
>> DR. FELT SHE ALLUDED TO THE 
FACT THAT TOO  QMANY STATES 
REOPEN TOO QUICKLY AND LIFTED 
THOSE RESTRICTIONS, HERE IS O
WHAT HE HAD TO SAY. 
>>> THE CURRENT STATE IS REALLY 
NOT GOOD, OOIN THE SENSE THAT A 
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN IN A 
SITUATION WHERE WE ARE 
AVERAGING 20,000 NEW CASES A 
DAY, AND THEN A SERIES OF 
CIRCUMSTANCES ASSOCIATED WITH 
VARIOUS STATES AND CITIES 
TRYING TO REOPEN IN THE SENSE 
OF GETTING BACK TO SOME FORM OF 
NORMALITY, WERE LEFT WITH A 
SITUATION WHERE WE NOW HAVE 
RECORD-BREAKING CASES. 
>> BECAUSE OF THOSE NEW HIGH 
NUMBERS OF INFECTIONS MANY 
GOVERNORS NOW SAY THEY MAY HAVE 
TO RE-IMPLEMENT THOSE  S
RESTRICTIONS. 
>> THIS MORNING, AS CORONAVIRUS 
CASES SURGE ACROSS THE U.S., 
AMERICANS ARE TRYING TO MAKE 
WHAT THAT SEARCH 
MEANS, AND HOW TO PROTECT 
THEMSELVES, ONE KEY QUESTION, 
IS THE VIRUS MORE AIRBORNE, 
ACCORDING TO HUNDREDS OF 
SCIENTISTS AROUND THE WORLD, 
YES. 
>> DO YOU THINK THE W.H.O. 
HAS DOWNPLAYED THE THREAT OF 
AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION? 
>> YES, I THINK THAT THEY HAVE, 
AND WHAT THAT MEANS, IS THAT 
THERE MAY NOT BE AS MUCH 
ATTENTION TO VENTILATION, AND 
MASK WEARING AS THERE OUGHT TO 
BE. 
>> DR. DON MELTON IS AMONG 200 
SCIENTISTS PUBLISHING AN OPEN 
LETTER TO THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION, URGING THE AGENCY 
TO REVISE ITS GUIDELINES, THE 
W.H.O. 
HAS SAID THE VIRUS SPREADS BY 
LARGE RESPIRATORY DROPLETS, 
THEY QUICKLY DROPPED TO THE 
FLOOR, BUT DR. MILTON SAYS THE 
VIRUS LINGERS. 
>> DUE MASKS AND SOCIAL 
DISTANCING MAKE A DIFFERENCE, 
DOCTORS BELIEVE THEY DO, 
ESPECIALLY IF THE VIRUS IS 
AIRBORNE, MANY POINT TO THE 
INCREASE IN CASES IN AREAS THAT 
HAVE REOPENED AND ATTITUDES 
ABOUT THE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AS 
THEY HAVE  ABECOME MORE LAX. 
>> AS GIT SUPPRESSED YOU HOW 
POLARIZING THE MAX MASK DEBATE 
HAS BECOME IN THE UNITED 
STATES? 
>> IT IS TROUBLING, TO SEE 
THAT. 
>> ARE WE BETTER AT TREATING 
THE DISEASE, DOCTORS CONTINUE 
TO DEVELOP BETTER STRATEGIES TO 
COMBAT CORONAVIRUS, IN ICUS 
DOCTORS NOW PUT DELAY PUTTING 
PATIENT ON A VENTILATOR INSTEAD 
TREATING THEM WITH 100% OXYGEN, 
AND ON THEIR SUMMITS TO ALLOW 
FOR BETTER BLOOD AND AIRFLOW. 
PATIENTS ARE GETTING NEW 
TREATMENTS, LIKE CONVALESCENT 
PLASMA USED THE VIRAL DRUG 
REMDESIVIR, AND MOST RECENTLY 
STEROIDS. 
IF YOUNGER PEOPLE ARE DRIVING 
THE LATEST SPIKE, WILL THE 
DEATH RATE REMAIN LOW? 
NOT NECESSARILY, GIVING 
CONCERNS ABOUT WHO YOUNG 
PATIENTS COULD INFECT I H NEXT, 
OLDER AND MORE VULNERABLE, MARY 
ANDERSON IN FLORIDA, IS WORRIED 
ABOUT HER THREE CHILDREN GOING 
BACK TO SCHOOL THIS FALL. 
>> I'M REALLY WORRIED THAT IF 
THEY DON'T HAVE THE MASK 
MANDATE IN PLACE, THAT THE 
CHANCES OF THEM GETTING THIS, 
BRINGING IT HOME TO ME, PASSING 
IT ON TO MY DAD, WHO IS 85 FOR 
MY MOTHER-IN-LAW WHO IS 75, IS 
PRETTY SIGNIFICANT. 
>> AND THAT MOTHER YOU JUST 
HEARD FROM IS FROM THE TAMPA 
AREA, ON MONDAY THE FLORIDA 
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ORDERED 
ALL SCHOOLS  HTO REOPEN IN 
AUGUST, THEY NEED TO SUBMIT A 
SAFETY PLAN, A REOPENING PLAN 
WITH SAFETY MEASURES. 
CRAIG. 
>>> GAVE, IF THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION DOES DECLARE THE 
VIRUS AIRBORNE, FROM TROPICAL 
STANDPOINT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN 
FOR HOW WE PROTECT OURSELVES 
FROM THIS THING GOING FORWARD? 
>> A LOT POTENTIALLY IF THE 
VIRUS DOES INDEED LINGER IN THE 
AIR FOR MORE THAN PREVIOUSLY 
THOUGHT, SCIENTISTS SAY THAT 
THAT COULD REQUIRE MASKS, AND 
MORE SO INDOOR SETTINGS EVEN 
WITH PROPER SOCIAL DISTANCING 
ALSO STRONGER VENTILATION 
SYSTEMS WOULD BE NEEDED IN SOME 
BUILDINGS, ESPECIALLY SCHOOLS, 
AND NURSING HOMES.  N
>>> I'M GOING TO TELL THEM 
THERE IS AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN 
MAN THREATENING MY LIFE. 
>>  CAMY COOPER AT THE CENTER O 
THIS INFAMOUS VIDEO IS FACING A 
CRIMINAL CHARGE. 
>> AND BEING THREATENED BY A 
MAN, PLEASE SEND THE COPS 
IMMEDIATELY. 
>> MANHATTAN DISTRICT ATTORNEY 
CITED COOPER IS DEBEING CHARGED 
WITH FALSELY REPORTING AN 
INCIDENT IN THE THIRD DEGREE, A 
CRIMINAL MISDEMEANOR. 
>> AND A VIDEO FROM THE LATE 
MAY ENCOUNTER, COOPER WHO IS 
WHITE CALLED OUT THE RACE OF 
BIRDWATCHER KRISTIN COOPER NO 
RELATION AFTER HE REPEATEDLY 
ASKED HER TO PUT A LEASH ON HER 
DOG. 
IN AN IDAREA OF CENTRAL PARK TH 
REQUIRED DOGS TO BE LEASED. 
>> THERE IS A MAN, AFRICAN-
AMERICAN WHO IS RECORDING ME 
AND THREATENING ME AND MY DOGS. 
>> THE INCIDENT CAUGHT ON 
CAMERA JUST HOURS BEFORE GEORGE 
FLOYD DIED IN THE HANDS OF 
MINNEAPOLIS POLICE. 
HELPED SPARK A NATIONAL DEBATE 
ON RACIAL BIAS. 
COOPER WAS FIRED FROM HER JOB 
AND INVESTMENT FIRM FOR FORMER 
COMPANY SAYING THEY DO NOT 
TOLERATE RACISM OF ANY KIND. 
SHE ALSO HAD TO TEMPORARILY 
SURRENDER HER DOG BACK TO ITS 
RESCUE GROUP. 
WE SPOKE TO CHRISTIAN COOPER 
AFTER THE INCIDENT. 
>> AMY COOPER ISSUED A PUBLIC 
APOLOGY IN MAY, SANG AND 
PARTIALLY REACTED EMOTIONALLY 
AND MADE FALSE ASSUMPTIONS 
ABOUT HIS INTENTIONS WHEN IN 
FACT, I WAS THE ONE WHO IS 
ACTING INAPPROPRIATELY BY NOT 
HAVING MY DOG ON A LEASH. 
>> ADDING I HOPE THAT A FEW 
MORTIFYING SECONDS IN A 
LIFETIME OF 40 YEARS WILL NOT 
DEFINE ME IN HIS EYES, AND THAT 
WHAT HE  WILL ACCEPT MY SINCERE 
APOLOGY. 
HER ATTORNEY RESPONDING TO THE 
CHARGE WRITING THE RUSH TO 
JUDGMENT BY SOMEONE IN THE 
PUBLIC IN THIS CANCELED CULTURE 
EPIDEMIC WILL BE PROVEN AS 
WRONG AS CANCEL CULTURE ITSELF. 
SHE LOST HER JOB, HER HOME, AND 
HER PUBLIC LIFE, SOME DEMAND 
HER FREEDOM, HOW MANY LIVES ARE 
GOING TO DESTROY, OVER 
MISUNDERSTOOD, ON SOCIAL MEDIA. 
THE THIRD-DEGREE CARD COVERS A 
MAXIMUM OF ONE YEAR IN PRISON, 
THE MORE LIKELY OUTCOME IS 
CANCELING COMMUNITY SERVICE, 
AMY COOPER WILL BE GARRAIGNED I 
OCTOBER. 
>>>T  PRESIDENT TRUMP IS 
EXPANDING HIS ATTACKS AGAINST 
STOKING RACIAL DIVISIONS NOW 
CALLING ON NASCAR'S ONLY BLACK 
FULL-TIME DRIVER BUBBA WALLACE 
TO APOLOGIZE FOR WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT SAYS WAS JUST ANOTHER 
HOAX, AFTER THE FBI DETERMINED 
WALLACE WAS NOT THE TARGET OF A 
CRIME. 
WHEN A NOOSE ARWAS FINED IN HIS 
GARAGE. 
IT WAS NOT WALLACE BUT HIS 
TEAMMATE WHO FOUND THE NEWS AND 
ALERTED NASCAR, THE RACING 
COMMUNITY LINING UP VEBEHIND 
WALLACE, BRINGING HIM TO TEARS. 
>> WALLACE'S RESPONSE ON 
MONDAY, ALWAYS DEALING WITH THE 
HATE BEING THROWN AT YOU WITH 
LOVE, EVEN IF IT IS HATE FROM 
THE POTUS. 
THE PRESIDENT ALSO FALSELY 
CLAIMING NASCAR IS SEEING ITS 
LOWEST RATINGS EVER, BLAMING 
THE RECENT BAN OF THE 
CONFEDERATE FLAG. 
>> TO HIS COMMENTS DOES HE 
BELIEVE THAT NASCAR SHOULD FLY 
THE CONFEDERATE FLAG? 
>> HE REJECTS THE NOTION THAT 
NASCAR ATTENDEES ARE RACIST. 
>> NASCAR CONTINUES TO STAND 
TALL WITH BUBBA AND EVERYONE 
WHO MAKES THE SPORT WELCOMING 
AND INCLUSIVE FOR ALL RACING 
FANS. 
AS FOR READINGS NBC SPORTS AS 
LAST WEEKEND'S RATINGS WERE UP 
NEARLY 50% OVER LAST YEAR. 
AND LINDSEY GRAHAM A CLOSE ALLY 
OF THE PRESIDENT IS DIRECTLY 
REFUTING PRESIDENT TRUMP. 
>> I LIVED IN SOUTH CAROLINA 
ALL MY LIFE IF YOU ARE IN 
BUSINESS, THE CONFEDERATE FLAG 
IS NOT A GOOD WAY TO THROW YOUR 
BUSINESS. 
>> SEIZING ON ANOTHER CULTURAL 
CONTROVERSY  CTHE PERSON CLAIMI 
DISCRIMINATION IN OTHER TEAM 
NAMES. 
>> N TWO FRINGES LOOK LIKE THEY 
ARE GOING TITO BE CHANGING THEI 
NAMES IN ORDER TO BE 
POLITICALLY CORRECT. 
SPEAKING TO SOME OF THTHE 
PRESIDENTS ALLIES THERE 
EXPRESSING REAL FRUSTRATION 
WITH THE PRESIDENT'S LATEST 
ATTACKS, THEY SAY LESS THAN 
FOUR MONTHS UNTIL THE ELECTION 
PRESIDENT TRUMP NEEDS TO 
REFOCUS HIS ATTENTION ON HIS 
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ON JOE 
BIDEN NOT ON RACIAL DIVISION, 
BUT THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE 
PRESIDENT IS THE ONE DRIVING 
THE TRAIN. 
>>> IF PROSECUTORS GET THEIR 
WAY A JUDGE WILL REVOKE BAIL, 
AND THIS FEDERAL JAIL IN 
BROOKLYN COULD BE GOING, 
MAXWELL'S NEW HOME FOR A WHILE. 
>> I WOULD EXPECT HER TO BE 
DELIVERED, SHE WOULD BE LOCKED 
DOWN IN .THAT CELL, 423 HOURS A 
DAY, JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S FORMER 
GIRLFRIEND AND ASSOCIATE IS 
ACCUSED OF ENTICING UNDERAGE 
GIRLS TO TRAVEL AND ENGAGE AND 
SEX ACTS, MAXWELL HAS DENIED 
ANY ALLEGE CRIMES, SAVANNA WAS 
TOLD LACKS WILL SHE WAS 
RECRUITED WHEN SHE WAS A TEEN. 
>> GHISLAINE MAXWELL DENIED 
EVER  PROCURING YOU, RECRUITING 
YOU, GHISLAINE MAXWELL DENIES  
EVER HAVING ANY KIND OF SEXUAL 
CONTACT WITH YOU. 
GHISLAINE MAXWELL  CLAIMS SHE 
DOESN'T REMEMBER YOU, WHAT YOU 
SAY TO THAT? 
>> I WOULD SAY FOLLOW THE 
FACTS, SHE WON'T BE HELD 
ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS, AND I 
THINK IN HER MIND SHE DOESN'T 
THINK WHAT SHE DID WAS WRONG, 
THAT'S THE KIND OF EVIL MONSTER 
SHE WAS. 
>> IF CONVICTED GHISLAINE 
MAXWELL FACES 35 YEARS IN 
PRISON, BUT RIGHT NOW SHE WILL 
HAVE TO FIGHT TO GET OUT OF A 
JAIL CELL BEFORE TRIAL. 
>> FROM  LIVING THE LIFE OF A 
SOCIALITE TO BEING 
INCARCERATED, JUST GOING 
THROUGH THE PROCESSING OF 
ENTERING A SECURE CORRECTIONAL 
FACILITY HAS TO BE A VERY 
HUMBLING, HUMILIATING, CRUSHING 
LIFE EXPERIENCE. 
>> THEY HAVE CALLED GHISLAINE 
MAXWELL  AN EXTREME FLIGHT RISK 
THINK SHE HAS ACCESS TO LE
FINANCIAL RESOURCES THAT WOULD 
ENABLE HER FLIGHT FROM 
PROSECUTIONS, 15 BANK ACCOUNTS, 
ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS, 
AT TIMES WITH AS MUCH AS $20 
MILLION. 
THE DAUGHTER OF A LATE 
RELISHING TYCOON MAXWELL HAS 
SPENT HER LIFE TRAVELING THE 
WORLD, SHE APPEARS TO HAVE 
THREE PASSPORTS FROM FRANCE, 
THE U.S., AND THE UK. 
AND HAS FLOWN ON AT LEAST 15 
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS IN THE 
LAST THREE YEARS ACCORDING TO 
THE U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. 
NOW, THE BRITISH SOCIALITES 
WORLD IS MUCH SMALLER. 
THE NEW REALITY SHE MAY JUST 
HAVE TO GET USED TO. 
>> NOW THAT GHISLAINE MAXWELL 
IS HERE IN NEW YORK, WHEN CAN 
WE EXPECT HER TO ACTUALLY 
APPEAR IN COURT? 
>>  WELL, IT'S INTERESTING 
BECAUSE OF CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS 
SHE MAY 
NOT HAVE TO GO TO 
COURT, SHE IS AGREEING TO DO 
HER FIRST HEARING REMOTELY, SO 
THAT SHE WILL DO IT FROM THE 
METROPOLITAN DETENTION CENTER A 
WEEK FROM TODAY, THAT'S GOING 
TO BE A BAIL HEARING AND SHE 
WILL ENTER A PLEA THAT DAY. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>>> AIR TRAVEL IS ONCE AGAIN 
STARTING TO TAKE OFF. 
HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY ABOUT 
GETTING BACK ON A PLANE? 
>> EXCITED. 
>> IN THE AGE OF COVID-19, FEAR 
OF FLYING STILL LINGERS. 
>> I'M NERVOUS. 
I'M NERVOUS, JUST BEING IN THE 
CLOSE SPACE WITH A LOT OF 
PEOPLE, WITH PEOPLE COUGHING 
AND SNEEZING, BUT JUST HOW DOES 
AIR QUALITY WORK IN FLIGHT, THE 
AIR YOU BREATHE ON BOARD IS A 
COMBINATION OF FRESH AIR 
BROUGHT IN FROM OUTSIDE, AND 
FILTERED AIR THAT IS 
RECIRCULATING THROUGH THE 
CABIN, THE AIRFLOWS FROM TOP TO 
BOTTOM, NOT SIDE-TO-SIDE 
BETWEEN PASSENGERS, MEANING IT 
COMES IN INFROM THE VENTS ABOVE 
AND IS SUCKED OUT THROUGH THE 
VENTS IN THE FLOOR. 
IT IS RUN THROUGH THE HEAVY 
GREAT HEPA FILTERS, SIMILAR TO 
THOSE USED IN OFF THE RATING 
HOSPITAL ROOMS, WHICH PULL OUT 
PARTICLES FROM THE AIR. 
THAT IS MIXED WITH FRESH AIR 
FROM OUTSIDE. RA
NOW, DELTA AIR LINES TAKING NEW 
STEPS TO ENSURE THAT CABIN AIR 
IS AS CLEAN AS POSSIBLE. 
>>> THERE IS A COMPLETELY NEW 
BATCH OF AIR THAT COMES INTO 
THE AIRCRAFT EVERY 2 TO 4 
MINUTES? 
>> ON AIRCRAFT CHANGING THE 
FILTERS TWICE, AS OFTEN AS 
RECOMMENDED. 
>> YOU MAY NOTICE IT WAS DIRTY 
ON THE TOP, THE AIR HAS FLOWN 
INTO THE FILTER BUT IT WILL BE 
CLEAN ON THE BOTTOM SIDE. 
>> WHAT DOES THE CHOICE? 
>> IT SHOWS US THAT THE FILTER 
IS WORKING. 
>> IT IS NOT LIKELY THAT 
VIRUSES WILL BE SPREAD IN 
FLIGHT. 
>> THE TIME ON THE AIRPLANE, IN 
THE SEATS, IS ACTUALLY THE 
LOWEST RISK. 
>> YOU ARE SAYING THE AIR ON 
THE AIRPLANE IS ACTUALLY 
CLEANER THEN YOU CAN FIND 
INSIDE THE GROCERY STORE? 
>> CLEANER THAN MOST PEOPLE'S 
HOMES, OR SCHOOLS. 
>> IN CLOSE PROXIMITY, NOTHING 
IS FOOLPROOF. 
>> CERTAINLY WE CAN DO ALL THE 
PHYSICAL DISTANCING WE WANT TO 
ON AN 
AIRPLANE, SO THERE'S NO 
SUCH THING AS ZERO RISK. 
>> AIRLINES NEARE REQUIRING 
MASKS, AND UPPING THEIR 
SANITATION ROUTINES, BETWEEN 
EVERY DELTA FLIGHT THE ENTIRE 
CABINET SPRAYED WITH 
DISINFECTANT AND WIPED FROM T T 
TO BOTTOM, AND A COMMITMENT TO 
BLOCK MIDDLE SPEEDS, THROUGH 
SEPTEMBER. 
>> THERE ISN'T ONE  DACTION WE 
ARE TAKING, 'STHAT IS THE SILVE 
BULLET, BUT WHEN YOU LAYER IN 
ALL OF THESE MITIGATING 
ACTIONS, THE PROBABILITY WITH 
EACH LAYER, THE PROBABILITY OF 
VIRUS TRANSMISSION, GOES DOWN 
AND DOWN, THAT HAS BEEN OUR 
APPROACH ALL ALONG. 
>> THE CDC SAID THE DISEASE CAN 
SPREAD TO ROWS IN FRONT OR 
BEHIND, SO THAT IS WHY WEARING 
A MASK IS REQUIRED, IS SO 
IMPORTANT. 
>> WELL, SOME PASSENGERS ARE N
WONDERING WHEN THEY'RE GETTING 
READY TO GET ON FLIGHTS, WHEN 
IT LOOKS PACKED AND CROWDED, DO 
THEY HAVE AN OPTION TO GET OFF 
THE FLIGHT? 
DELTA FOR INSTANCE IS COMMITTED 
TO WALKING FLIGHTS LIKE 50% 
CAPACITY, BUT STILL DELTA SAID 
YOU CAN REBOOK TO A LATER 
FLIGHT FREE OF CHARGE. 
>>> U.S. FLIGHTS ARE TAKING OFF 
AGAIN, BUT FEW ARE HEADED 
OVERSEAS. 
AFTER THAT YOU EXTENDED A 
TRAVEL BAN BARRING U.S. TAURUS, 
AND DEALING A MAJOR BLOW TO 
U.S. CARRIERS, WHICH TYPICALLY 
ARE FAR MORE ON LUCRATIVE 
INTERNATIONAL ROUTES THAN 
DOMESTIC ONES. 
>> THIS GUYS ARE INCREASINGLY 
BUSY, BUT THE OUTLOOK IS LESS 
CLEAR, THE ONES BOOMING, $45 
BILLION CRUISE INDUSTRY IS NOW 
FIGHTING FOR ITS VERY SURVIVAL. 
MAJOR CRUISE LINES, INCLUDING 
CARNIVAL, REGION, AND PRINCESS 
HAVE VOLUNTARILY SUSPENDED U.S. 
OPERATIONS UNTIL MID-SEPTEMBER. 
CANCELING OCEAN CRUISES THROUGH 
THE FALL. 
>> IN EUROPE, THE FIRST RIVER 
CRUISES ARE CAUTIOUSLY 
RESUMING. 
THIS FIVE DAY CRUISE DOWN 
GERMANY'S RIVERS ARE OPERATING 
AT 70% CAPACITY. 
AND BOARDING IS NOT A LENGTHY 
PROCESS. 
>> FIRST, THERE IS PAPERWORK. 
>> HAVE YOU HAD ISSUES? 
>> WE HAD AN ANTIBODY TEST, AND 
A TEMPERATURE CHECK. 
>> WELCOME ABOARD. 
>> ALL BEFORE YOU SET FOOT ON 
THE SHIP. 
MEALS LOOK DIFFERENT TOO. 
>> THIS ENTIRE AREA, THIS WOULD 
HAVE BEEN THE BUFFET BUT IT IS 
COMPLETELY OFF-LIMITS. 
>> DIVIDERS KEEP DINERS APART 
AND FOR KEEP THEM MOVING IN ONE 
DIRECTION. 
>> APPEAR ON THE DECK 
PASSENGERS HAVE A BIT MORE 
FREEDOM THEY CAN EVEN TAKE OFF 
THEIR MASKS, AS LONG AS THEY 
STAY AT LEAST SIX FEET FROM 
THEIR NEIGHBOR. 
>> STILL, THERE IS NO LIVE 
MUSIC, NO SPA, AND A SWIMMING 
POOL IS OFF LIMITS. 
>> WAS AT HER TO WEAR THE MASK? 
>> THE WHOLE TIME, WITH ALL OF 
THE RESTRICTIONS IT MAY NOT 
FEEL LIKE A VACATION. 
>> WHAT DID YOU GUYS DO? 
>> WE HAD SOME DINNER, FOR 
AMERICANS IF AND WHEN CRUISES 
COME BACK, THEY MIGHT LOOK A 
LOT LIKE THIS ONE, FEWER 
PASSENGERS, CLOSER TO ITHOME, 
WITH LIMITED ACTIVITIES AND 
EXCURSIONS. 
>> AFTER MONTHS OF LOCKDOWN, 
OPERATORS ARE HOPING THAT 
STRINGENT HYGIENE PROTOCOLS 
COMBINED WITH SIMPLE PLEASURES, 
WILL BE ENOUGH TO CONVINCE WARY 
CUSTOMERS TO RETURN. 
>> HISTORY CHANGING BEFORE OUR 
EYES. 
MONUMENTS TOURING DOWN, OR 
CARTED OFF BY WORKERS. 
SYMBOLS BEING RECONSIDERED AS A 
FULL AND FAST RE-EXAMINATION OF 
AMERICA'S CHECKERED PAST IS 
PLAYING OUT IN REAL TIME. 
>> A RECKONING NOT EVERYONE MAY 
BE READY FOR, BUT LONG-OVERDUE 
IN THE EYES OF OTHERS. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S CALL FOR 
SENTENCES OR ANYONE WHO DAMAGES 
FEDERAL MONUMENTS IS ALSO 
SIGNING AN EXECUTIVE ORDER 
CREATING A TASK FORCE TO REPAIR 
STATUES AND FOUNDING WHAT HAS 
BEEN CALLED A NATIONAL PARK OF 
AMERICAN HEROES WHICH WILL EV
DISPLAY NEW AND DONATED STATUES.
>> WE WILL NEVER ALLOW AN ANGRY 
MOB TO TEAR DOWN OUR STATUES, 
OR A RAZOR HISTORY, 
INDOCTRINATE OUR CHILDREN, OR 
TRAMPLE ON OUR FREEDOMS. 
>> A NATION DIVIDED OVER WHERE 
IT STANDS ON STATUES, A 
DESCENDENT OF CONFEDERATE 
GENERAL ROBERT E LEE HAS JOINED 
THE FIGHT, BUT NOT FOR THE SIDE 
YOU MIGHT THINK BRADY 
>> WE WERE RAISED TO BELIEVE 
THAT GENERAL LEE WAS A KINDLY 
GENTEEL N'CHRISTIAN MAN, WHO 
FIRMLY BELIEVED IN STATES 
RIGHTS, BUT WE NEVER FINISH 
THAT SENTENCE TO STAY IT WAS 
FOR THE STATE REDS TO CONTINUE 
THE PRACTICE OF ENSLAVEMENT. 
>> OF COMPLEMENTED PROBLEM WITH 
MANY OF  ATHESE STATUES AND 
SYMBOLS REPRESENTING DIFFERENT 
THINGS FOR DIFFERENT PEOPLE. 
DAVID McALLISTER IS A LEADER IN 
THE CONFEDERATE VETERANS, ENAND 
AN ATTORNEY FIGHTING TO 
CONSERVE CONFEDERATE MONUMENTS. 
>> WHEN YOU LOOK AT ONE OF 
THOSE DOCTORS ARE MONUMENTS 
WHAT DO YOU SEE? 
>> I SEE A MAN THAT IS 
DEFENDING HIS FAMILY AND HIS 
CALL AGAINST TYRANNY AND 
PHYSICALLY TOOK UP ARMS TO 
DEFEND AGAINST THE ILLEGAL AND N
UNSAFE CONSTITUTIONAL 
ADVERSARY. 
>> IS IT FAIR TO VIEW MONUMENTS 
AND STATUES BUILT GENERATIONS 
AGO, IS IT FAIR TO VIEW THEM 
THROUGH THIS NEW LENS? 
>> ABSOLUTELY, I THINK. 
>> YOU THINK ABOUT CONFEDERATE 
MONUMENTS, THOSE ARE MONUMENTS 
TO AN IDEOLOGY, MINE IS WHITE 
SUPREMACY. 
>> WHY NOW, AND IS THIS 
UPHEAVAL CONCERNING PUBLIC ART 
NEW, ART HISTORIAN DR. AARON 
THOMPSON 
>> HE WAS MAKING HER TO HONOR 
PEOPLE AS LONG AS HE HAS BEEN 
MAKING ART, AND WE ALSO HAVE 
BEEN TEARING ARE DOWN THAT WE 
DON'T AGREE WITH ANYMORE. 
>> THAT IS JUST ABOUT THE OLD 
SOUTH, CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS 
TALKS ABOUT THE INNER HARBOR, 
GEORGE WASHINGTON, THOMAS, WE 
WERE THE 1st NEWS CREW ON 
PRINCETON'S CANVAS, THE 
UNIVERSITY SKIPPED FROM POLICY 
AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OVER 
HIS RACISM AND MISOGYNISTIC 
PAST. 
HOW FAR DO Y'WE GO? 
DO YOU RENAME THE WASHINGTON 
MONUMENT? 
>> IT NEEDS TO STOP. 
>> AS WE TELL THE TRUTH, WE CAN 
SAY, TAKE WHAT WE VALUE AND 
SAY, THAT ASPECT OF WHO THEY 
WERE, WE WHOLLY REJECT. 
>> MUCH OF THE DEBATE SO FAR, 
IS ABOUT EXISTING MONUMENTS AND 
MANY REVOLVE AROUND RACE, BUT 
WHAT ABOUT THOSE NEVER ERECTED, 
THERE ARE NO STATUES OF WOMEN 
FROM HISTORY IN NEW YORK CITY'S 
CENTRAL PARK. 
>> WHAT IF YOU'RE A LITTLE GIRL 
WALKING DOWN THE STREET AND YOU 
ONLY SEE STATUES OF MEN BEING 
HONORED, WHAT IF YOU ARE A 
PERSON OF COLOR AND YOU ONLY 
SEE WHY PEOPLE, AS A NATION WE 
CAN'T AFFORD TO SQUELCH THAT 
AMBITION. 
>> OVER THE PAST, THE MEAN FOR 
THE PRESENT DAY PROBLEMS LIKE 
THE SYMBOLS COME DOWN, BUT 
THERE IS NO MAJOR LEGISLATIVE 
RECKONING. 
IT ALMOST SEEMS LIKE SOMETIMES, 
THIS IS APPEASEMENT, WE ARE IN 
A MOMENT WHERE FUNDAMENTAL 
TRANSFORMATION HAS TO HAPPEN. 
BECAUSE THE COUNTRY IS BROKEN, 
WE CAN'T TINKER AROUND THE 
EDGES, SO YOU'RE RIGHT, TO MAKE 
THESE SYMBOL ADJUSTERS, I DON'T 
THINK IT'S GOING TO BE 
SUFFICIENT AT THIS TIME. 
>> AS WE EVOLVE, WE AS A NATION 
ARE HAVING HARD CONVERSATIONS 
ABOUT WHO TO PUT UP ON A 
PEDESTAL. 
>> THAT'S A COMPLICATED ISSUE, 
YESTERDAY IT WAS INTRODUCED AS 
A SIDE OF THOMAS JEFFERSON, I 
ASKED THE QUESTION ABOUT GEORGE 
WASHINGTON, OBVIOUSLY THE 
FOUNDER, BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW 
KNEW THE STORY, A LOT 
OF PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW THOSE 
WERE FROM HIS SLAVES, IT'S HOW 
DO WE RECONCILE ALL OF THIS, 
AND HONOR IT, I DON'T KNOW. 
WE WERE TALKING EARLIER ABOUT 
THE FACT THAT THERE ARE NO 
WOMEN STATUES IN CENTRAL PARK, 
THERE ARE PLANS TO UNVEIL A 
MONUMENT IN CENTRAL PARK, 
FEATURING SUSAN B ANTHONY, THIS 
IS A PICTURE OF WHAT THAT 
STATUES GOING TO LK LIKE, IT 
SET TO BE UNVEILED NEXT MONTH 
ON THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE 
19th AMENDMENT WHICH GAVE WOMEN 
THE RIGHT TO VOTE. 
>>> AMONG THE CHAOS I FOUND A 
FATHER TRYING TO TEACH HIS SUN 
ABOUT PEACE. 
>> WE DON'T HAVE TO RETALIATE 
WITH ANGER, WE RETALIATE WITH 
LOVE, THAT IS WHY WE ARE DOWN 
HERE. 
THERE IS ALWAYS ANOTHER WAY, 
THAT IS ALL I WANT HIM TO SEE. 
>>> TODAY THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION OFFICIALLY CALLING 
IT A PANDEMIC. 
NONE OF US IS UNAFFECTED BY ITS 
IMPACT. 
>>> WERE GOING TO TRY TO DO 
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO KEEP LIFE 
AS NORMAL AS POSSIBLE FOR 
EVERYBODY. 
>> IF IT GETS INTO AN 
ENVIRONMENT LIKE THIS IS GOING 
TO SPREAD LIKE RAPIDFIRE. 
>> WERE GOING TO BUILD THIS AND 
CALL ME BACK STRONGER THAN 
EVER. 
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS WE 
ARE DOING THAT WE ARE NOT DOING 
RIGHT NOW. 
>>> COMING IN NOVEMBER PEOPLE 
ARE GOING TO BE VOTING NOT FOR 
A PERSON BUT FOR STABILITY. 
>> I HAVE TO PLAN A FUNERAL, 
HOW IS THIS GOING TO WORK? 
>> YOU DON'T PREPARE FOR GIVING 
BIRTH IN A PANDEMIC, THE 
IMPORTANCE OF MUSIC IS TO KEEP 
OUR SPIRITS UP. 
I AM TREMAINE LEE, JOIN US AS 
WE GO INTO AMERICA, TO HEAR 
FROM EVERYDAY PEOPLE GRAPPLING 
WITH THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES 
OF OUR TIME. 
>>> WE'D LIKE TO THINK THAT WE 
LIVE IN SOME SORT OF POST-
RACIAL AMERICA.  
WE'RE REMINDED TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN THAT WE DO NOT. 
>> SO I REACHED OUT TO YOU 
AFTER I WATCHED THE MAYOR OF 
ATLANTA ACT AS A MOM TRYING TO 
RAISE HER SON, AND I THINK 
ABOUT YOU AND YOUR KIDS .  
>> I REMEMBER COMING HOME 
SAYING, WHY CAN'T I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE THE WHITE GIRLS?  
IT'S OKAY TO NOTICE THAT YOU'RE 
DIFFERENT. 
YOU JUST HAVE TO NOT FEEL LESS 
THAN.  
THAT'S MY THING.  
>> I CHERISH THE FACT THAT WE 
CAN HAVE THESE DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE TALKING ABOUT THIS 
WITH YOU GUYS.  
>>> YOU'RE WATCHING NBC NEWS 
NOW. 
WE'VE GOT SOME BREAKING NEWS. 
>> IF THEY DO GO BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE 
THAT THEY ARE PROTECTED. 
>> IT'S NEWS MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN.  
>>> A VIRUS THAT KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> A NEW CATASTROPHE HAPPENING 
IN BRAZIL BEFORE OUR VERY EYES. 
>> THE GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST IT 
UNITES US. 
>> PEOPLE SAID IF THEY DON'T 
WORK THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE 
ABLE TO FEED THEIR FAMILIES. 
>> NBC NEWS AND SCOTT TEAMS ARE 
ON THE GROUND LEARNING FROM 
WHERE IT HAS BEEN. 
>> THE SOUTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT 
IS BRINGING STUDENTS BACK IN 
STAGES. 
>> SO THAT YOU CAN BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW IT WILL IMPACT 
IS HERE. 
>> LIFE ACROSS ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE 
THE SAME NORMAL AS BEFORE. 
>>> THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR, IS FEAR ITSELF. 
THESE ARE THE UNITED STATES. 
>> A UNITED PEOPLE. 
WITH A UNITED PURPOSE. 
>> THE FUTURE DOESN'T BELONG TO 
ANYBODY, IT BELIEVES BELONGS TO 
THE BRAVE. 
>>> ALL OF US CAN EXTEND A HAND 
TO THOSE IN NEED. 
>>> A RECIPE FOR DISASTER IS 
WHAT DOCTORS CALL FOURTH OF 
JULY PARTIES LIKE THESE, FROM 
MICHIGAN, TO MISSOURI, TO NEW 
YORK, LARGE CROWDS, LITTLE 
SOCIAL DISTANCING AND HARDLY A 
MASK INSIDE. 
NOW, NEW WORRIES THAT THEY 
COULD GO FROM POOLSIDE TO 
PATIENT IN A MATTER OF DAYS. 
>> RULE NUMBER ONE IS FIGHTING 
THE VIRUS, RULE NUMBER TWO IS 
FIGHTING STABILITY. 
>> THERE IS A 120% INCREASE IN 
HOSPITALIZATIONS. 
>> PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DIE, 
BEING IGNORANT. 
>> AT UNITED MEMORIAL IN 
HOUSTON, AND ONSLAUGHT OF 
PATIENTS AS OUR NATION 
APPROACHES 3 MILLION CONFIRMED 
CASES, EVEN SOME WHO TRY TO 
KEEP THEIR DISTANCE, CATCHING 
THE VIRUS. 
>> I ISOLATED MYSELF FROM 
EVERYBODY. 
EXCEPT ONE FAMILY. 
THE FAMILY ACROSS THE STREET. 
>> ACROSS THE COUNTRY, 35 
STATES ARE NOW SEEING'S CASES 
INCREASE, 10 ARE SPIKING MORE 
THAN 100%, ARIZONA SURPASSING 
100 PERCENT, THE MAJORITY OF 
PATIENTS ARE UNDER 44 YEARS 
OLD. 
TODAY ATLANTA'S MAYOR 
CONFIRMING SHE HAS TESTED 
POSITIVE. 
AFTER FLORIDA REPORTED ITS 
HIGHEST SINGLE DAY CASE COUNT, 
CALIFORNIA IS ALSO IN TROUBLE 
AMONG THE NATION'S MOST 
DANGEROUS HOTSPOTS, LOS ANGELES 
COUNTY, REPORTING MORE 
INFECTIONS, MORE THAN 44 
STATES, AND MANY HERE CAN'T GET 
A TEST. 
>> IT IS A BIGGER PROBLEM THAN 
WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE AT THIS 
POINT WE DON'T HAVE A NATIONAL 
PLAN, WE DON'T HAVE A NATIONAL 
STRATEGY. 
>> WITH SOME REGIONS 
REEVALUATING EASING 
RESTRICTIONS, TONIGHT MAJOR-
LEAGUE BASEBALL IS RELEASING 
THEIR SHORTENED SCHEDULE IS 
MORE THAN 30 PLAYERS TEST 
POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS, LIKE 
THE NBA, WHO JUST SHUT DOWN TO 
PRACTICE FACILITIES AFTER MORE 
THAN TWO DOZEN INFECTIONS THE 
GAMES WILL BE GOING ON. 
>> OVER THE WEEKEND, THE VIRUS 
CLAIMING MORE LIVES, BROADWAY 
LOSING ONE OF ITS BRIGHTEST 
STARS, 41-YEAR-OLD NICK CORDERO 
SPENT HUNDRED DAYS IN THE 
HOSPITAL. 
WIFE AMANDA WITH HER SUN ELVIS, 
HOLDING ONTO HOPE. 
>> DATA IS AWAKE. 
>> SHE WAS BRIEFLY ALLOWED IN 
THE ICU IN JUNE, TO HOLD HIS 
HAND, ON SUNDAY CORDERO WAS 
SURROUNDED BY HIS FAMILY, WHO 
SING SONGS BY HIS SIDE. 
AS HE PASSED. 
>> HERE IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, 
WHERE THE NUMBER OF NEW 
INFECTIONS HAVE SPIKED IN THE 
PAST TWO WEEKS, ICU BEDS COULD 
BE AT CAPACITY, BY THE END OF 
THE MONTH THERE ARE MORE 
INFECTIONS IN THIS  IREGION, TH 
IN THE NEARLY ANY OTHER PART OF 
THE COUNTRY. 
>> IT'S NO SECRET, THE 
CORONAVIRUS SPREADS THROUGH THE 
AIR, THE QUESTION NOW 
IS HOW 
MUCH. 
>> DO YOU THINK THAT THE W.H.O. 
HAS DOWNPLAYED THE THREAT OF 
AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION? 
>> YES. 
WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT THERE 
MAY NOT BE AS MUCH ATTENTION, 
TO VENTILATION, AND MASK 
WEARING AS THERE OUGHT TO BE. 
>> DR. DON MELTON IS NOW AMONG 
THE 200 SCIENTISTS FROM 32 
COUNTRIES THAT ARE PUBLISHING 
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION'S 
ORGANIZING THE GUIDELINES, AND 
ACKNOWLEDGE THE VIRUS CAN 
SPREAD THROUGH THE AIR, INDOORS 
THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT. 
THIS VIDEO FROM THE  ANATIONAL 
INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SHOWS 
DROPLETS HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN, 
STAYING AIRBORNE FOR MORE THAN 
12 MINUTES AND FOR SOMEONE TO 
STOP SPEAKING, THE SCIENCE HAS 
SHIFTED. 
>> THERE IS NO REASON TO BE 
WALKING AROUND WITH A MASK. 
>> INITIALLY PUBLIC HEALTH 
OFFICIALS DOWNPLAYED FACE 
COVERINGS, EXCEPT FOR HEALTH 
WORKERS, NOT ANYMORE. 
>> PLAN A, 
DON'T GO IN A CROWD 
DON'T GO IN A CROWD, BUT IF YOU 
DO, MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A MASK. 
THE TOPIC IS GROWN MORE 
POLARIZING. 
>> IF YOU DON'T WANT TO WEAR A 
MASK, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO IT 
IS A YOFREE COUNTRY, EVERYONE H 
THE RIGHT TO DO AS THEY PLEASE. 
>> I DON'T GET TO WALK INTO A 
RETAIL STORE AND LET UP A 
CIGARETTE OUT OF MY DESIRE TO 
SMOKE INDOORS I SHOULD BE ABLE 
TO WALK INTO A RETAIL STORE NOT 
WEARING A MASK. 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCED 
ONLINE COURSES FOR THE ENTIRE  
ACADEMIC YEAR. 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY OUMILLIONS O 
STUDENTS ARE NOW IN 
LIMBO, WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS 
WEIGHING THE RISK FOR THE FALL. 
WORRIED IF WE 
DON'T HAVE THE MASK MANDATE IN 
PLACE, THAT THE CHANCES OF THEM 
GETTING THIS, BRINGING IT HOME 
TO ME, PASSING IT ON TO MY DAD, 
WHO IS 85 OR MY MOTHER-IN-LAW, 
WHO IS 75, IS PRETTY 
SIGNIFICANT. 
>> THE NEW YORK 
CITY 
RESTAURANTS ARE SCRAMBLING, TO 
BREAK EVEN BY EXPANDING OUTDOOR 
SEATING. 
ARE DOING OW, WE 
ABOUT 25 FROM 30% OF WHAT WE 
COULD DO BEFORE, AS FAR AS FROM 
IN-HOUSE DINING, JUST ABOUT 
BEING CREATIVE. 
NOW THAT THE CITY IS IN PHASE 
FREE OF REOPENING INDOOR DINING 
HAS STILL NOT BEEN ALLOWED, AND 
WON'T BE FOR THE FORESEEABLE 
FUTURE. 
>> TONIGHT, SEEMS LIKE THESE ON 
FLORIDA BEACHES ON THE HOLIDAY 
WEEKEND, WORRYING HEALTH 
OFFICIALS WITH 44 HOSPITALS 
HERE NOW REACHING ICU CAPACITY. 
NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL IN ST. 
PETERSBURG AMONG THEM. 
>>> BAIS QUARTER FLORIDA HEADED 
IN THAT SAME DIRECTION? 
>> WHERE SINGING INCREASE ON A 
DAILY BASIS, OR A WEEKLY BASIS. 
>> WILL THE DEATH TOLL IN 
FLORIDA AND EARLY 4000 REMAIN 
MUCH SMALLER THAN NEW YORK'S 
NEARLY 32,000, THERE ARE 
WORRYING SIGNS, IT TOOK FLORIDA 
FOUR MONTHS TO REGISTER 100,000 
CASES, IN THE LAST WEEK IT 
DOUBLED TO 200,000. 
THIS FROM MIAMI BEACH AS MAYOR 
ABOUT PATIENTS NEEDING 
VENTILATORS. 
IN DADE COUNTY, TWO WEEKS AGO 
THERE WERE 60, 19 PATIENTS ON 
VENTS, NOW THERE IS 120 PATIENTS
TWO WEEKS AGO, IN INTENSIVE 
CARE, THE AVERAGE AGE IS 
DROPPED TO 36 YEARS OLD, 
THEY'RE NOT LIKELY TO BE 
SERIOUSLY ILL, AND WHO DID NOT 
GET TESTED >>AT THE BEGINNING. 
NOW, TESTING LIFE, THE DAYLONG 
WAY. 
>>> A MEMBER OF THE TEAM 
FOUNDED AND ALERTED NASCAR, 
BUBBA WALLACE RESPONDING LOVE 
WINS, THE PRESIDENT ALSO 
TWEETING NASCAR'S DECISION 
BANNING THE CONFEDERATE FLAG IS 
HURTING ITS RATING, DOES HE 
BELIEVE NASCAR SHALL DEFY THE 
CONFEDERATE FLAG, AND THE BAN 
ON THE CONFEDERATE FLAG WAS 
MENTIONED AND THE FACT THAT HE 
REJECTS THE NASCAR MEN AND 
WOMEN FOR SUPPORTING THESE 
EVENTS HE ALREADY SITS, NBC 
SPORTS IS RATINGS YESTERDAY 
DROPPED, THE PRESIDENT SAID HE 
SUPPORTS NOW SPARS BAN ON THE 
CONFEDERATE FLAG. 
THE CONFEDERATE FLAG IS NOT A 
GOOD WAY TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS. 
S
FROM CORONAVIRUS WITH 
A STATEMENT THAT MANY 
PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS 
SAY IS MISLEADING. 
>> WE HAVE TESTED 
ALMOST 40 MILLION 
PEOPLE.
BY SO DOING, WE 
SHOWCASE THIS, 99% OF 
WHICH ARE TOTALLY 
HARMLESS. 
>> Reporter: WHILE THE
DEATH RATE REMAINS 
LOW, HOSPITALIZATIONS 
IN MANY STATES ARE 
INCREASING.
AND TODAY THE CASE 
THAT COULD IMPACT THIS
FALL'S ELECTION, THE 
SUPREME COURT 
UNANIMOUSLY RULED THAT
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTORATES OR THE 
AMERICA.
TONIGHT WE ARE LOOKING
>>> FOR YEARS THE STRUGGLE FOR 
JOHNSON. 
>> 
 
FOR HER NO HEALTH 
CARE.
SHE WAS RELYING ON 
GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIZED 
HOUSING AND FOOD 
STAMPS TO FEED HER 
THREE CHILDREN.
AS FOR HER PAYCHECK. 
>> IT WAS MORE THAN 
SIX. 
>> Reporter: $600. 
>> EVERY TWO WEEKS FOR
YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN?
>> RIGHT.
>> Reporter: AND SOME 
DAYS. 
>> I WOULD SIT IN THE 
PARKING LOT AND JUST 
CRY.
>> Reporter: BUT IT 
WAS ALL SHE KNEW.
FORCED TO GROW UP 
FAST.
MORE THAN A THOUSAND 
MILES AWAY, A SIMILAR 
STORY. 
>> I GREW UP IN A 
SINGLE PARENT 
HOUSEHOLD WITH MY MOM,
AND I HAD SEVEN OTHER 
SIBLINGS.
MY MOM WAS ON 
GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE 
FOR A WHILE TO BE ABLE
TO HELP FEED US. 
>> Reporter: THIS IS 
GENERATIONAL POVERTY. 
>> PEOPLE ARE OFTEN 
BORN INTO POVERTY, AND
IT'S BEEN POVERTY THAT
THEIR MOTHER, THEIR 
GRANDMOTHER, ET 
CETERA, HAS 
EXPERIENCED. 
>> Reporter: FOR A 
FAMILY OF FOUR, IT'S 
DEFINED AS MAKING LESS
THAN $26,000 A YEAR.
FOR BLACK AMERICA, IT 
IS ONE IN EVERY FIVE, 
HIGHER THAN LATINOS, 
ASIAN.
HIGHER RATES OF 
DIVORCE AND ABUSE OR 
NEGLIGENT.
IT OFTEN REQUIRES A 
NEW JOB OR A DEGREE, 
MUCH HARDER WITH FEWER
RESOURCES LIKE 
TRANSPORTATION AND 
CHILD CARE.
THAT WAS HER REALITY 
UNTIL TWO YEARS AGO 
THANKS TO LIVE AND 
LEARN WHERE SHE GAINED
SUPPORT, NEW MENTORS 
AND A NEW MIND SET. 
>> THEY WERE TRYING TO
HELP ME WITH MY 
CREDIT, ALL TYPE OF 
THINGS THAT THEY 
OFFERED TO ME TO GET 
MYSELF BACK IN ORDER. 
>> Reporter: HAVING 
SOMEBODY THAT MAKES 
YOU FEEL SAFE.
HAVING A CHEERLEADER, 
HAVING AN ADVOCATE, 
HAVING SOMEBODY THAT 
IS BY YOUR SIDE NO 
MATTER WHAT HAPPENS.
BACK IN ATLANTA, SHE 
IS ALSO DEFYING THE 
ODDS, RECENTLY MOVING 
INTO HER OWN HOME FOR 
THE VERY FIRST TIME.
SHE GOT HER CERTIFICATION AND 
BECAME A TEACHER, MY DREAM IS 
FOR THEM, TO GROW UP, AND JUST 
LIVE A LIFE, THEY DON'T HAVE TO 
WORRY THAT MEANS I HAD TO WORRY 
ABOUT AS A CHILD, 
>> HOPING SHE IS THE ONE TO 
FINALLY BREAK THE CYCLE, BLAYNE 
ALEXANDER, NBC NEWS, ATLANTA. 
>>> A HOLIDAY WEEKEND FULL OF 
BLOODSHED AND TEARS ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY, DOZENS OF VICTIMS 
INCLUDING INNOCENT CHILDREN, IN 
ATLANTA EIGHT-YEAR-OLD SEQUOIA 
TURNER SHOT AND KILLED WHILE 
RIDING IN A CAR WITH HER 
MOTHER, WHEN POLICE SAY FOR 
UNKNOWN REASONS, THE GUNMEN 
OPENED FIRE. 
>> THEY SAY BLACK LIVES MATTER. 
BUT YOU KILLED YOUR OWN. 
>> TONIGHT, IN A GROWING STATE 
OF EMERGENCY, AFTER 1000 
NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS AT THE 
RECENT VANDALISM AND GUN 
VIOLENCE. 
>> IT HAS TO STOP. 
YOU CAN'T BLAME THIS ON A 
POLICE OFFICER, YOU CAN'T SAY 
THAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR JUSTICE 
REFORM, THIS IS FOR THOSE WHO 
SHOT AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD BABY IN 
THE CAR. 
>> CORRUPTING AS THE NATION 
EMERGES FOUR MONTHS OF COVID-19 
STABLE MORTARS, STRUGGLING WITH 
ECONOMIC MISERY AND CALLS TO 
DEFEND THE POLICE. 
NEW YORK'S DEADLY WEEK AND 
FOLLOWS AN ALARMING SECOND 
CRIME, POLICE SAY SHOOTINGS ROSE
130% LAST MONTH. 
OFFICIALS BLAME FACTORS 
INCLUDING COURT CLOSURES, AND 
PRISONER RELEASES DUE TO COVID 
19 AS WELL AS ANTI-POLICE 
ENVIRONMENTS. 
>> I ABSOLUTELY WANT TO GO OUT 
THERE, WORKING ON THE 
SHOOTINGS, MAKING ARRESTS. 
>> DO YOU THINK IT'S GOING TO 
GET BETTER OR WORSE IN THE 
SUMMER? 
>> I THINK IT'S GOING TO GET 
WORSE BECAUSE I SEE NOTHING 
THAT'S GOING TO REVERSE THE 
TREND. 
>> IN CHICAGO 70-YEAR-OLD 
NATALIE WALLACE WILL HAVE A 
JULY 4th CELEBRATION WITH 
FAMILY WHEN GUNMEN PULLED UP AT 
THE HOUSE AND OPENED FIRE, A 
BULLET STRIKING HER FOR HEAD. 
>> CHICAGO FIRE, WE ARE TIRED 
OF IT, I AM TIRED OFIT. 
>> NBC NEWS, NEW YORK. 
>>> 
>>> IT IS SAID THERE IS NOTHING 
MORE POWER THAN AN IDEA WHOSE 
TIME HAS COME. 
PERHAPS THE TIME HAS COME TO 
FULLY REALIZE THE DREAM UPON 
WHICH THIS GREAT COUNTRY WAS 
FOUNDED: EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER 
THE LAW.   
>>> YOU'RE WATCHING NBC NEWS 
NOW. 
WE'VE GOT SOME BREAKING NEWS. 
>> WE ACTUALLY SAW A LARGE 
CONVOY OF THE NATIONAL GUARD. 
>> IT'S NEWS MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN.   
>>> 
>> INTRODUCING PEACOCK.  
WHAT'S PEACOCK? 
THIS IS PEACOCK.  
>> LET'S GO! 
>> IT'S STREAMING, 
LAUNCHING,PREMIERING. 
IT'S TV, MOVIES, EXCLUSIVE 
ORIGINALS, ORIGINAL CHARACTERS. 
>> DUH. 
>> IT'S SPORTS. 
>> BREAKING NEWS. 
>> DOCS, TOONS. 
>> WAIT, THERE'S MORE! 
>> MORE? 
>> YES, YES, MORE. 
>> TONS.  
IT'S QUICK STUFF, BINGE STUFF, 
TOUGH STUFF, LOVE STUFF. 
IT'S TRENDING, MIND-BENDING.  
IT'S LATE NIGHT, EARLY MORNING. 
>>> 
>> GOOD MORNING. 
>> AND IT'S, DID YOU SEE THIS? 
YOU REMEMBER THAT? 
YOU WATCHED EVERY SINGLE ONE OF 
THOSE?  
IT'S FOR YOU. 
FOR EW. 
FOR AWE.  
IT'S CHRISLY, PAWNEE, MONKEY, 
E.T.>> OH? 
>> OH! 
>> AND IT'S FREE. 
>> FREE. 
>> FREE. 
>> FREE. 
>> FREE. 
>> FREE! 
>> WHO'S WITH ME? 
>> THAT'S PEACOCK. 
>> GUESS WHO? 
>> THAT'S WHO. 
>> ME? 
>> THAT'S WHAT. 
THAT'S WHY. 
>> BOOM. 
MIC DROP. 
>> YOU CAN'T NOT WATCH.   
>>> WE'D LIKE TO THINK THAT WE 
LIVE IN SOME SORT OF POST-
RACIAL AMERICA.  
WE'RE REMINDED TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN THAT WE DO NOT. 
>> SO I REACHED OUT TO YOU 
AFTER I WATCHED THE MAYOR OF 
ATLANTA ACT AS A MOM TRYING TO 
RAISE HER SON, AND I THINK 
ABOUT YOU AND YOUR KIDS .  
>> I REMEMBER COMING HOME 
SAYING, WHY CAN'T I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE THE WHITE GIRLS?  
IT'S OKAY TO NOTICE THAT YOU'RE 
DIFFERENT. 
YOU JUST HAVE TO NOT FEEL LESS 
THAN.  
THAT'S MY THING.  
>> I CHERISH THE FACT THAT WE 
CAN HAVE THESE DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE TALKING ABOUT THIS 
WITH YOU GUYS.  
>>> WE ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT 
THIS SEGMENT WE HAVE TOM HANKS 
WHO'S GOING TO BE JOINING US 
LIVE ESPECIALLY AFTER WHAT HAS 
BEEN QUITE AN EVENTFUL 2020 FOR 
HIM AND HIS WIFE RITA, BEFORE 
WE CATCH UP WITH TOM, HERE IS 
OUR LOOK AT EXPERIENCE WITH 
CORONAVIRUS IN THE MONTHS THAT 
FOLLOWED. 
>> IT WAS THE 24th THAT SHOOK 
THE WORLD, IN MARCH TOM HANKS 
POSTED HE AND WIFE RITA WILSON 
HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH 
CORONAVIRUS WHILE FILMING IN 
AUSTRALIA. 
>> I HAVE BEEN THE CELEBRITY IN 
THE COAL MINE FOR THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
>> THE FIRST HIGH-PROFILE 
CELEBRITY COUPLE TO SHARE WHAT 
IT WAS LIKE TO HAVE COVID-19, 
AND ILLNESS THAT WAS JUST 
BEGINNING TO TAKE OVER THE 
COUNTRY. 
THEIR SYMPTOMS DIFFERENT, LOSS 
OF TASTE AND SMELL, AND FATIGUE.
SOCIAL MEDIA, WE FELT A BIT 
TIRED LIKE WE HAD COLDS AND 
SOME BODY ACHES, RITA HAS THE 
CHILLS THEY CAME AND WENT, 
SLIGHT FEVERS TOO. 
I FEEL GREAT, I'M BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
WERE STILL PRACTICING SOCIAL 
DISTANCING, BECAUSE WE WANT TO 
SET A GOOD EXAMPLE. 
>> EVEN TACKLING THE TOPIC WITH 
HUMOR ON SNL IN APRIL. 
>> EVER SINCE BEING DIAGNOSED, 
I HAVE BEEN MORE LIKE AMERICA'S 
DAD THAN EVER BEFORE. 
SINCE, NO ONE WANTS TO BE 
AROUND ME VERY LONG, AND I MAKE 
PEOPLE UNCOMFORTABLE. 
>> HANKS HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN 
OUTSPOKEN ABOUT HIS CORONA 
JOURNEY DONATING PLASMA TO 
COMBAT THE VIRUS. 
>> SAYING IN AN INTERVIEW THIS 
WEEK WITH A GUARDIAN, THERE'S 
REALLY ONLY THREE THINGS 
EVERYONE NEEDS TO DO, WEAR A 
MASK, SOCIALLY DISTANCE, WASH 
YOUR HANDS, I DON'T UNDERSTAND 
HOW ANYONE CAN PUT THEIR FOOT 
DOWN AND SAY, I DON'T HAVE TO 
DO MY PART. 
>> NOW, FULLY RECOVERED THE 
BELOVED ACTOR IS TALKING ABOUT 
A DIFFERENT KIND OF BATTLE, 
THIS TIME ON THE BIG SCREEN, IN 
THE NEW WORLD WAR II ACTION 
FILM, GREYHOUND. 
>>> WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD 
TO THIS, WE NEED THIS MAN, THIS 
MORNING TOM HANKS, HOW ARE YOU? 
>> I'M VERY GOOD, I'M VERY 
GOOD, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. 
>> SAVANNA, I MEAN COME ON, YOU 
GUYS I FEEL A LITTLE GUILTY 
THAT I'M SITTING HERE TALKING 
TO YOU THIS MORNING, BUT YOU 
KNOW, DID YOU LOSE THE TODAY 
SHOW LOTTERY THAT YOU HAVE TO 
SLEEP IN THE SELF-INDUCED 
QUARTERS THEY HAVE DOWN THERE 
AT 30 ROCK, YOU HAVE THE 
MINIBAR, THE REFRIGERATOR? 
I WORRY ABOUT THOSE KIDS OF 
YOURS, THEY ONLY GET TO SEE 
MOMMY ON TV, FOR THE NINE HOURS 
YOU ARE ON EVERY MORNING. 
SO, I FEEL BAD FOR THEM. 
>> THE ONE THING YOU ARE RIGHT 
ABOUT, THEY HAVE THE LITTLE BAR 
SURE, I HAVE TO REMEMBER, WE 
WERE SITTING IN THE STUDIO THE 
DAY THAT THE NEWS BROKE, THAT 
YOU AND RITA HAD CORONAVIRUS 
AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU WE SORT 
OF ALL HAD KIND OF A MINI HEART 
ATTACK, IT WAS SCARY FOR US 
BECAUSE THAT WAS FROM THE 
BEGINNING WE DIDN'T KNOW ALL 
THE THINGS ABOUT THE 
CORONAVIRUS, HOW IN THAT MOMENT 
WERE YOU, OR YOU AND RITA, 
AFRAID? 
>> NO, WE WERE NOT BECAUSE WE 
WERE FEELING EXTREMELY PUNKY, I 
DON'T WANT TO DISMISS OUR 
SYMPTOMS, WE FELT ROTTEN, I HAD 
BODYACHES, CRIPPLING, CRACKLING 
BODYACHES, BUT WHAT WE WERE 
MOSTLY CONCERNED WITH, WAS AT 
THE TIME, IS WHAT IS NEXT, THE 
AUSTRALIAN OFFICIALS PUT US IN 
THE HOSPITAL, AND THEY KEPT 
VERY STRICT ATTENTION ON OUR 
FEVERS, BECAUSE THEY HAD 
SPIKED, WE WERE GOING TO BE IN 
TROUBLE, OUR LUNGS BECAUSE IF 
THEY HAD FILLED UP HER SCARRED 
WE WERE GOING TO BE IN TROUBLE, 
AND THE LEVELS OF OUR OXYGEN. 
THAT IS WHAT THEY WERE DOING 
FOR US, BUT WHAT THEY WERE 
DOING FOR OTHER PEOPLE IS 
MAKING SURE WE WERE PASSING 
THIS ALONG TO ANYBODY ELSE, WE 
HAVE THE CORONAVIRUS, WE 
WEREN'T GIVING IT AWAY TO 
ANYBODY THEY CAME WITHIN 
DISTANCE OF US, SO WE WERE IN 
AWFULLY GOOD HANDS, AND WE WERE 
VERY MUCH AWARE OF THE FACT 
THAT WE WERE MAYBE EXPLORING 
SOME BRAND-NEW TERRITORIES ABOUT
THE PERSONAL, AS WELL AS THE 
PUBLIC VERSIONS OF HAVING COVID-
19. 
>> RITA, I KNOW SHE IS A BREAST 
CANCER SURVIVOR, YOU HAVE 
DIABETES, TYPE II DIABETES. 
>> A GO EASY ON ME KNOW. 
>> ARE YOU CONCERNED GIVING THE 
OTHER FACTORS, MAYBE THERE WAS 
SOMETHING ALARMING ABOUT THIS? 
>> THE FIRST PERSON WE ASKED 
THEM FROM THE MEDICAL STAFF, 
THEY WERE COVERED IN PPE, WE 
NEVER SAW ANYBODY'S MOUTH FOR A 
LONG TIME. 
AND WE LAID IT OUT, IS THIS 
GOING TO BE A PROBLEM AND THEY 
LOOKED AT US WITH ALL 
SERIOUSNESS AND THEY SAID, IT 
VERY WELL COULD BE. 
>> WHILE. 
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY LASTING 
EFFECTS TOM? 
>> OTHER THAN A SMART ALEC KIND 
OF LIKE CUCKOO RESPONSES TO IT, 
NO, WHAT HAS LINGERED HERE, IS 
THIS SOCIETAL QUESTION REALLY, 
OF DOING OUR PART, I DON'T WANT 
TO INVOKE, NOT EVERYTHING I SAY 
HAS TO BE TIED TO SOMEHOW YOU 
KNOW, THE WAR EFFORT BACK IN 
DURING WORLD WAR II, BUT THERE 
WAS A SENSIBILITY, THAT 
PERMEATED ALL OF SOCIETY. 
WHICH WAS, DO YOUR PART. 
WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER, 
AND THAT MEANT DOING YOUR PART, 
MEANT THERE WAS A TINY BIT OF 
STUFF, THAT YOU COULD DO IN 
ORDER TO AID THE ONGOING STATUS 
OF AN EFFORT, THE HAD NO SIGN 
OF THIS CONCLUSION. 
WORLD WAR II WENT ON FOR AN 
AWFULLY LONG TIME, A BIG 
PORTION OF EVERYBODY'S LIVES. 
THEY DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS GOING 
TO COME TO AN END, AND WE DON'T 
KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN 
WITH COVID-19. 
THE IDEA OF DOING ONE'S PART, 
SHOULDN'T BE SO SIMPLE, AND 
WEAR A MASK, SOCIAL DISTANCE, 
WHILE SYRIANS. 
THAT ALONE'S MEAN YOU ARE 
CONTRIBUTING TO THE BETTERMENT 
OF YOUR HOUSE, YOUR WORK, YOUR 
TOWN, YOUR SOCIETY AS A WHOLE, 
AND IN SUCH A SMALL THING AND I 
DON'T, IT'S A MYSTERY TO ME HOW 
SOMEHOW THAT HAS BEEN WIPED OUT,
OUT OF WHAT SHOULD BE INGRAINED,
AND THE BEHAVIOR OF US ALL. 
>> SIMPLE THINGS. 
BEING A PART OF IT. 
>> HOW DO YOU THINK THE COUNTRY 
HAS RESPONDED TOM? 
>> I THINK, THE HUGE MAJORITY 
OF AMERICANS GET IT. 
THERE IS LOVE, THERE IS NO 
LOGIN SEGMENTS, IT'S NOT 
ILLEGAL TO HAVE OPINIONS THAT 
ARE WRONG, I THINK YOU FLATTEN 
THE NUMBER OF REALITIES WENT TO 
INTO DON'T ADD UP TO 4. AND 
GRANTED THERE ARE, THIS IS A 
MYSTERIOUS THING WHERE A PEOPLE 
ARE ASYMPTOMATIC THEY DON'T 
KNOW THEY HAVE IT, THEY DON'T 
FEEL BAD, THERE IS ALL SORTS OF 
THINGS THAT COME ALONG, BUT 
THERE IS SOMETHING ON THE EDGE 
OF TOWN, AND LET'S NOT CONFUSE 
THE FACT, IT'S KILLING PEOPLE. 
YOU CAN ARGUE WITH THE NUMBERS 
ARE, IT'S NOT KILLING THAT 
MANY, THE NUMBERS HAVE GONE 
DOWN, IT'S KILLING PEOPLE. 
AND YOU CAN SAY WELL, TRAFFIC 
ACCIDENTS KILL AN AWFUL LOT OF 
PEOPLE TO, TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS 
HAPPEN BECAUSE A LOT OF DRYERS 
ARE DOING THEIR PART, NOT USING 
THEIR TURN SIGNALS, THEIR 
DRIVING TOO FAST AND NOT PAYING 
ATTENTION TO THEIR ENVIRONMENT. 
I DON'T KNOW HOW COMMON SENSE 
HAS SOMEHOW BEEN PUT IN 
QUESTION IN REGARDS TO THIS. 
>> YEAH, I'M JUST AN AMERICAN, 
GETTING BY IN THE COURSE OF THE 
DAY. 
>> YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT IN THE 
MIDDLE OF EVERYTHING GOING ON, 
YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING AND YOU 
HAVE THIS MOVIE THAT'S COMING 
OUT, CALLED GREYHOUND, THIS IS 
REALLY A LABOR OF LOVE FOR YOU 
YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR 
10 YEARS, IT'S COMING OUT AND 
IT'S NOT COMING OUT ON THE BIG 
SCREEN, BECAUSE OF THE WAY LIFE 
IS NOW, IT'S COMING OUT ON 
APPLE TV. 
I'VE GOT TO SAY, I WONDERED IF 
YOU WERE A LITTLE BUMMED ABOUT 
THE FACT THAT PEOPLE WEREN'T 
GOING TO SEE THAT THE WAY I 
THINK IT WAS PROBABLY INTENDED 
ON THIS EPIC SCALE? 
>> WELL, I'M ACTUALLY THINKING 
THAT APPLE TV IS MAKING IT 
POSSIBLE, NOT ONLY WITH THE 
WORLDWIDE, AS LONG AS YOU HAVE 
APPLE TELEVISION, BUT ALSO THE 
DAY AFTER MY 64th BIRTHDAY, 
THANK YOU. 
>> THIS IS MAGNIFICENT, IT'S 
COME TO US BECAUSE OF APPLE, 
BECAUSE COVID-19 DID SOMETHING 
HEARTBREAKING, TO US ALL, IT 
CLOSED DOWN THE THEATERS, WE 
DON'T HAVE THOSE, BUT THERE 
ISN'T ANYBODY THAT DOESN'T LIKE 
TO GO SEE A GOOD MOVIE, WITH 
800 OTHER PEOPLE COMING OUT 
WITH SOMETHING IN COMMON. 
BARRING THAT, APPLE TELEVISION 
HAS SAVED THE DAY, FOR AS WE 
HAD A MAGNIFICENT MOVIE, THAT 
IS NOT GOING TO BE SEEN, AND 
BECAUSE OF THE REALITY, THAT I 
THINK OF APPLE, IS A BENEVOLENT 
STREAMING SERVICE, IT'S GOING 
TO LOOK FANTASTIC BUT IT'S 
GOING TO BE AVAILABLE, IT'S 
GOING TO BE VIEWABLE AND IN 
OTHER WORDS, I THINK WE WOULD 
HAVE LANGUISHED AND EVOLVED FOR 
LOOK, 88 MINUTES OF A THEMATIC 
STORY THAT REALLY DOES SPEAK TO 
US, THAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH 
RIGHT NOW, MAKE A NEW VERSION, 
OF HOW DIFFICULT IT WAS TO STAY 
ON LIFE, BUT, THE END RESULT IS 
THANK GOODNESS, THAT THERE IS 
YOU CAN PAY HOW MUCH IS APPLE 
TV, HOW MUCH DOES THAT COST? 
>> WHAT IS AT FIVE DOLLARS? 
IT IS A CHEAP, IS A MAGNIFICENT 
DEAL, WE CAN FILL UP THE 
SCREENS, AND LIVING ROOMS, AND 
THE BEANBAG CHAIRS, OF THE 
WORLD ALL IN ONE FELL SHOT, WE 
FEEL AS THOUGH WE WERE RESCUED 
AT SEA BY A CONVOY WITH A BIG 
APPLE LOGO. 
>> WOW, YOU PLAY CAPTAIN ERNIE 
CRAFTS, AND YOU PAY IT'S LIKE 
THE PERFECT ROLE FOR YOU, 
ADAPTED BY YOU. 
>> I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN 
FASCINATED BY THIS 
PHYSIOLOGICAL POSITION WHEN IT 
COMES DOWN TO I ALLUDED TO IT 
EARLIER IN 1942, PEOPLE THOUGHT 
THE WAR WAS GOING TO GO ON FOR 
10 YEARS AND THEY WERE 
EXTREMELY BAD GUYS, ON BOTH 
COASTS, THAT WERE ENSLAVING 
THEIR HALF OF THE WORLD. 
SO, GOING BACK AND FINDING THE 
NOVEL WAS LIKE FINDING 
LITERALLY THE TIP OF THE 
PYRAMID THAT I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN 
TRYING TO EXAMINE HERE, WHICH 
IS PUTTING ANYBODY WHO SEES THE 
MOVIE INTO THIS VERY SPECIFIC 
POSITION, WHAT WOULD I DO IF I 
WAS IN THOSE TIMES, WHAT I 
CRACK UNDER THE PRESSURE, 
PEOPLE THINK WHERE YOU KEEP 
GOING BACK TO THAT ERA AGAIN, 
BECAUSE I KEEP GOING BACK TO 
EXAMINE THE HUMAN CONDITION, OF 
HOW DO, HOW DOES ONE DEAL WITH 
THE PRESSURE THAT NEVER LETS 
UP, HOW DO YOU GET BY, THAT 
CRACKING 48 HOURS OR 72 HOURS 
IN WHICH YOU HAVE NO IDEA IF 
YOU'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING, 
THAT'S FASCINATING. 
>> THE FILM IS OUT, PEOPLE ARE 
LOVING TO SEE IT, BEFORE YOU GO,
I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE 
FEELING A LITTLE ANXIOUS IN 
THIS MOMENT, WHENEVER I LOOK TO 
YOU, I THINK, THEY WOULD STILL 
KNOW THE RIGHT THING TO SAY, I 
THINK DO HAVE ANY WORDS OF 
WISDOM BEFORE WE SAY GOODBYE? 
>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY FLIP, 
AND SAY THANK YOU, WE WILL BE 
RIGHT BACK AFTER THESE WORDS, 
YOU KNOW, LOOK, I'M JUST A DUDE 
WHO STUMBLED AROUND AND MADE A 
HECK OF A NUMBER OF MISTAKES, 
AND I WILL SAY, ONE OF THE 
THINGS THAT I HAVE LEARNED, IS 
MORE SHALL BE REVEALED, THIS 
TOO SHALL PASS, YOU AND I AND 
EVERYBODY WHO'S BEEN WATCHING 
THE TODAY SHOW, REALLY ONLY HAS 
A WINDOW OF THREE DAYS IN THEIR 
LIVES THAT WE CAN AFFECT OUR 
PLACE AND OUR STATION IN THIS 
WORLD, WE HAD YESTERDAY, I 
THINK THAT HAS PROVIDED US SOME 
UNDERSTANDING, WE HAVE TODAY IN 
WHICH WE WAKE UP AND ARE 
PROACTIVE AND SEEK SOMEHOW THE 
ABILITY TO DO OUR PART. 
AND THEN, THAT GIVES US A 
REASON TO HAVE FAITH IN 
TOMORROW, THAT IS HARD, IT'S 
SUCH AN EASY THING TO SAY TO 
PEOPLE THERE ARE THINGS WE CAN 
DO IN ORDER TO HELP OUR STREET, 
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, OUR TOWN, OUR 
CITY, OUR STATE AND OUR WORLD. 
>> TOM, WE LOVE YOU, GIVE OUR 
LOVE TO RITA, AND LET HER KNOW 
TOM WAS ARRANGING BROOKS, I 
THINK THE ALCHEMIST WAS ONE OF 
MY FAVORITES. 
>> I'M GOING TO SHOW IT TO YOU, 
HOLD ON, WHICH ONE WAS IT? 
>> -- LOVE IT, LOVE IT. 
AND IF YOU WANT, JUST AS YOU GO 
INTO COMMERCIAL, I WILL BEGIN 
THE READING OF IT. 
LOVE IT TOM. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>>> THIS MORNING A NEW STUNNING 
SURGING CORONAVIRUS CASES, 
HOTSPOTS AROUND THE COUNTRY 10 
STATES WITH A 100% SPIKE IN 
RECENT WEEKS. 
EVEN THOSE WHO TRY TO KEEP 
THEIR DISTANCE, CATCHING THE 
VIRUS. 
>> I ISOLATED MYSELF FROM 
EVERYBODY, EXCEPT FOR ONE 
FAMILY, THE FAMILY ACROSS THE 
STREET. 
>> WITH STATES LIKE TEXAS, 
ARIZONA, AND CALIFORNIA ALL 
REPORTING A RECORD NUMBER OF 
HOSPITALIZATIONS, AMONG THE 
MOST DANGEROUS HOTSPOTS OF THE 
VIRUS, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, WITH 
MORE CASES HERE, BEEN IN 44 
STATES. 
>> WITH NEARLY 3 MILLION 
AMERICANS TESTING POSITIVE FOR 
THE VIRUS, HOSPITALS AND CITIES 
LIKE HOUSTON, ARE REACHING 
CAPACITY. 
>> THIS IS AN INTERESTING 
SITUATION, WE ARE STRETCHED, WE 
ARE MANAGING, BUT WE CAN'T 
STAND THIS PROJECT REFER MANY 
WEEKS. 
AS FLORIDA CONTINUES TO SEE THE 
NATION'S HIGHEST DAY RECORDS 
FOR NEW INFECTIONS, THE 
GOVERNOR SAID HE IS BELIEVING 
THE SITUATION HAS STABILIZED, 
WHILE MIAMI IS CLOSING DOWN 
RESTAURANTS AND GYMS, MORE THAN 
HALF OF NEW CASES IN ARIZONA, 
OUR PATIENTS UNDER 44 YEARS 
OLD. 
AND A STAGGERING NUMBER ARE 
STILL WAITING TO BE TESTED. 
>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT 
EVERYBODY KNOWS, THE MAYOR OF 
ATLANTA SAID THE CONTENDER IS 
JOE BIDEN'S RUNNING MATE 
TESTING POSITIVE FOR SELF, BUT 
SHOWING NO SYMPTOMS, THIS IS 
STARTLING FOR ME, BECAUSE WE 
HAVE BEEN SO VERY CAREFUL. 
>> THE STUNNING NUMBER OF NEW 
CASES, COMES AFTER FOURTH OF 
JULY SEEMS LIKE THESE, LEAVING 
DR. STUNNED, BY TOTAL DISREGARD 
FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING. 
>> WE ARE FIGHTING, RULE NUMBER 
WORM ONE IS FIGHTING THE VIRUS, 
DR. FAUCI TALKED ABOUT THE 
SITUATION WE ARE FACING AND 
WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY TO YOU? 
>> DR. FAUCI ALLUDED TO THE 
FACT THAT TOO MANY STATES MAY 
HAVE REOPENED TOO QUICKLY, AND 
LEFT TO THE RESTRICTIONS, HERE 
IS WHAT HE HAD TO SAY. 
>>> THE CURRENT STATE IS REALLY 
NOT GOOD, IN THE SENSE THAT AS 
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN IN A 
SITUATION WHERE WE WERE 
AVERAGING 20,000 NEW CASES A 
DAY, AND THEN A SERIES OF 
CIRCUMSTANCES ASSOCIATED WITH 
VARIOUS STATES AND CITIES 
TRYING TO REOPEN IN THE SENSE 
OF GETTING BACK TO SOME FORM OF 
NORMALITY, HAS LED TO A 
SITUATION WHERE WE NOW HAVE 
RECORD-BREAKING CASES. 
>> BECAUSE OF THE NEW HIGH 
NUMBERS OF INFECTION, MANY 
GOVERNORS NOW SAY THEY MAY HAVE 
TO RE-IMPLEMENT THOSE 
RESTRICTIONS. 
>> THIS MORNING AS CORONAVIRUS 
CASES SERVED ACROSS THE U.S., 
AMERICANS ARE TRYING TO MAKE 
SENSE OF WHAT THE SURGE MEANS, 
AND HOW TO PROTECT THEMSELVES, 
ONE KEY QUESTION IS THE VIRUS 
MORE AIRBORNE, ACCORDING TO 
SCIENTISTS AROUND THE WORLD, 
YES, DO YOU THINK THE W.H.O. 
HAS DOWNPLAYED THE THREAT OF 
AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION? 
>> YES, I THINK THAT THEY HAVE. 
AND, WHAT THAT HAS MEANT FOR 
US, IS THAT THERE MAY NOT BE AS 
MUCH ATTENTION, TO VENTILATIONS 
AND MASK WEARING IS THERE OUGHT 
TO BE. 
 
LETTER TO THE
200 SCIENTISTS, 
POSTING AN OPEN 
LETTER TO THE 
WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION, 
URGING THE 
AGENCY TO GUREVISE 
ITS GUIDELINES. 
THE W.H.O. 
HAS SAID THE 
VIRUS SPREADS BY 
LARGE 
RESPIRATORY 
DROPLETS THAT 
QUICKLY DROP TO 
THE FLOOR. 
BUT DR. MILTON 
SAYS THE VIRUS 
LINGERS. 
DO MASKS AND 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING FFMAKE 
A DIFFERENCE? 
DOCTORS BELIEVE 
THEY DO, 
ESPECIALLY IF 
THE VIRUS IS 
AIRBORNE. 
THEY POINT TO 
INCREASED 
CASES 
IN AREAS THAT 
HAVE REOPENED 
AND WHERE AT BE
TUESDAY ABOUT 
THE SAFETY 
PRECAUTIONS HAVE 
BECOME MORE 
RELAXED. 
>>> BUT IF 
DEATHS HAVE E?
REMAINED LOW, 
ARE WE BETTER AT 
TREATING THE 
DISEASE? 
DOCTORS CONTINUE 
TO DEVELOP 
STRATEGIES. 
IN ICUS, DOCTORS 
DELAY PUTTING 
PATIENTS ON A 
VENTILATOR, 
INSTEAD TREATING 
THEM WITH 100% 
OXYGEN AND 
PUTTING THEM ON 
THEIR STOMACHS. 
AND MOST 
RECENTLY, 
TREATING THEM 
WITH STEROIDS. 
IF YOUNGER 
PEOPLE ARE 
DRIVING THE 
LATEST SPIKE, 
WILL THE DEATH 
RATE REMAIN LOW? 
NOT NECESSARILY. 
MARY ANDERSON IN 
FLORIDA IS 
WORRIED ABOUT D
HER THREE 
CHILDREN GOING 
BACK TO SCHOOL 
THIS FALL. 
>> I'M REALLY 
WORRIED IF WE 
DON'T HAVE THE 
MASK MANDATE  ACIN 
PLACE, THAT THE 
CHANCES OF THEM 
GETTING THIS, 
BRINGING IT HOME 
TO ME, PASSING 
IT ON TO MY DAD 
WHO IS 85 OR MY 
MOTHER-IN-LAW 
WHO IS 75 IS 
PRETTY 
SIGNIFICANT. 
>>> AND THAT 
MOTHER YOU JUST 
HEARD FROM, SHE 
IS FROM THE 
TAMPA AREA. 
AND ON MONDAY 
THE FLORIDA 
DEPARTMENT OF 
EDUCATION 
ORDERED ALL 
SCHOOLS IN THE 
STATE TO REOPEN 
IN AUGUST. 
THEY NEED TO 
SUBMIT A SAFETY 
PLAN, A 
REOPENING PLAN 
WITH SAFETY 
MEASURES. 
CRAIG. 
>> Reporter:  ISO 
GABE, IF THE 
WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION 
DOES DECLARE THE 
VIRUS AIRBORNE 
FROM A OIPRACTICAL 
STANDPOINT, WHAT 
DOES THAT MEAN 
FOR HOW WE 
PROTECT 
OURSELVES FROM 
THIS THING GOING 
FORWARD? 
>> INReporter: IF 
THE VIRUS DOES, 
INDEED, LINGER 
IN THE AIR FOR 
MORE TIME THAN 
WE THOUGHT, 
SCIENTISTS SAY 
THAT COULD 
REQUIRE MASKS. 
MORE SO IN 
INDOOR SETTINGS. 
EVEN WITH PROPER 
DISTANCING. 
STRONGER 
VENTILATION 
WOULD BE NEEDED 
IN SCHOOLS AND 
NURSING HOMES. 
>>> THIS INMORNING 
AMY COOPER, THE 
WOMAN AT THE 
CENTER OF THIS 
NOW INFAMOUS 
VIDEO, IS FACING 
A CRIMINAL 
CHARGE. 
>> I HAVE BEEN 
THREATENED BY A 
MAN. 
PLEASE SEND RGTHE 
COPS 
IMMEDIATELY. 
>>> THE E 
MANHATTAN 
DISTRICT 
ATTORNEY 
ANNOUNCED MONDAY 
COOPER IS BEING 
CHARGED IN THE 
THIRD DEGREE. 
IN THE VIDEO 
FROM THE LATE 
ENCOUNTER, AN
COOPER CALLS OUT 
THE WIFE OF BIRD 
WATCHER 
CHRISTIAN COOPER 
AFTER HE 
REPEATEDLY ASKED 
HER TO PUT A N
LEASH ON HER DOG 
IN AN AREA OF 
CENTRAL PARK 
THAT REQUIRES 
DOGS TO BE 
LEASHED. 
>> THERE IS A  A
MAN AFRICAN-
AMERICAN HE IS 
RECORDING ME AND 
THREATENING ME 
AND MY DOG. 
>> THE INCIDENT, 
CAUGHT ON 
CAMERAS, BEFORE 
GEORGE FLOYD 
DIED IN THE 
HANDS OF 
MINNEAPOLIS 
POLICE, HELPED 
SPARK A DEBATE 
ON RACIAL BIAS. 
COOPER WAS FIRED 
FROM HER JOB, 
HER FORMER 
COMPANY SAYING IS
THEY DO NOT 
SUPPORT RACISM 
OF ANY KIND. 
>> WE SPOKE TO 
COOPER AFTER THE 
INCIDENT. 
>> IT WAS AN 
ATTEMPTED RACIAL 
REPORT. 
>> Reporter: AMY 
COOPER LYISSUED A 
PUBLIC APOLOGY 
IN MAY, SAYING 
SHE REACTED 
EMOTIONALLY AND 
MADE FALSE 
INTENTIONS, IN
WHEN, IN FACT, I 
WAS THE ONE 
ACTING 
INAPPROPRIATELY 
BY NOT H.HAVING MY 
DOG ON A LEASH. 
ADDING NDI HOPE A 
FEW MORTIFYING 
SECONDS IN A 
LIFETIME OF 40 
YEARS WILL NOT 
DEFINE ME IN HIS 
EYES AND THAT HE 
WILL ACCEPT MY 
SINCERE APOLOGY. 
HER ATTORNEY 
RESPONDING TO 
THE CHARGE 
MONDAY, WRITING 
THE RUSH TO 
JUDGMENT BY SOME 
IN THE PUBLIC IN 
THIS CANCEL 
CULTURE 
EPIDEMIC. 
SHE LOST HER 
JOB, HER HOME, 
AND HER PUBLIC 
LIFE. 
NOW SOME DEMAND 
HER FREEDOM? 
HOW MANY LIVES 
ARE WE GOING TO 
DESTROY OVER 
MISUNDERSTOOD 
VIDEO ON SOCIAL 
MEDIA. 
>> THAT CHARGE 
CARRIES A 
MAXIMUM OF ONE 
YEAR IN PRISON. 
BUT THE MORE 
LIKELY OUTCOME 
IS COUNSELING. 
AMY COOPER WILL 
BE ARRAIGNED IN 
OCTOBER. 
>>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP IS 
EXTENDING HIS 
ATTACKS AGAINST 
RACIAL 
DIVISIONS. 
CALLING ON AP
NASCAR'S ONLY 
BLACK DRIVER, 
BUBBA WALLACE, 
TO APOLOGIZE FOR 
WHAT THE  D
PRESIDENT SAYS 
WAS JUST ANOTHER 
HOAX. 
AFTER THE FBI 
DETERMINED 
WALLACE WAS NOT 
THE TARGET OF A 
HATE CRIME WHEN 
A NOOSE WAS 
FOUND IN HIS 
ASSIGNED GARAGE 
AT TALLADEGA. 
IT WAS NOT 
WALLACE, BUT HIS 
TEAMMATES, WHO ME
FOUND THE NOOSE 
AND ALERTED 
NASCAR. 
THE RACING 
COMMUNITY LINING 
UP BEHIND 
WALLACE, 
BRINGING HIM TO 
TEARS. 
WALLACE'S 
RESPONSE MONDAY 
ALWAYS DEAL WITH 
THE HATE BEING 
THROWN AT YOU 
WITH LOVE, EVEN 
IF IT IS HATE 
FROM THE RES. 
>>> THE 
PRESIDENT IS 
CLAIMING NASCAR 
IS SEEING ITS 
LOWEST RATINGS 
EVER, BLAMING 
THE BAN OF THE 
CONFEDERATE 
FLAG. 
>>ED BROUGHTER 
CONTEXT OF THE 
FACT THAT HE 
REJECTS THIS 
NOTION THAT 
SOMEHOW NASCAR 
MEN AND ENWOMEN 
ARE RACISTS. 
>> Reporter: 
NASCAR SAID IT  O
CONTINUES TO 
STAND TALL WITH 
BUBBA, OUR 
COMPETITORS AND 
EVERYONE WHO 
MAKES OUR SPORT 
WELCOMING AND 
INCLUSIVE FOR 
ALL FANS. 
AS FOR RATINGS, 
NBC SPORTS SAID 
LAST WEEKEND'S 
RACE WAS UP 50% 
OVER LAST YEAR. 
AND LINDSEY 
GRAHAM, A CLOSE 
ALLY OF THE 
PRESIDENT IS 
DIRECTLY 
REFUTING THE 
PRESIDENT. 
>> I HAVE LIVED 
IN SOUTH 
CAROLINA SI
ALL MY 
LIFE. 
IF YOU ARE IN 
BUSINESS, THE 
CONFEDERATE FLAG 
IS NOT A GOOD 
WAY TO GROW YOUR 
BUSINESS. 
I DON'T THINK 
BUBBA WALLACE 
HAS ANYTHING TO 
APOLOGIZE FOR. 
>>> THE 
PRESIDENT IS 
ALSO CRITICIZING 
TWO SPORTS 
FRANCHISES, THE 
WASHINGTON 
REDSKINS AND 
CLEVELAND 
INDIANS FOR 
CONSIDERING A  T
CHANGE TO MARIA 
MASCOTS THAT 
MANY SEE AS 
OFFENSIVE. 
THEY LOOK LIKE 
THEY ARE GOING  
TO EABE CHANGING 
THEIR NAME. 
THEY SAY LESS 
THAN FOUR MONTHS 
UNTIL THE 
ELECTION AND 
TRAILING IN THE 
POLLS, PRESIDENT 
TRUMP NEEDS TO 
REFOCUS HIS  A
ATTENTION ON HIS 
ACCOMPLISHMENTS 
AND ON JOE 
BIDEN, NOT ON 
RACIAL DIVISION. 
BUT THEY 
ACKNOWLEDGE THE 
PRESIDENT IS THE 
ONE DRIVING THE 
TRAIN. 
>> IF 
PROSECUTORS GET 
THEIR WAY, A 
JUDGE WILL 
REVOKE BAIL, AND 
THIS FEDERAL 
JAIL IN BROOKLYN 
COULD BE 
MAXWELL'S NEW 
HOME FOR AWHILE. 
>> HER MEALS 
WOULD BE 
DELIVERED TO 
HER. 
SHE WOULD BE 
LOCKED DOWN IN 
THAT CELL FOR 23 
HOURS A DAY. 
>>> JEFFREY 
EPSTEIN'S FORMER 
GIRLFRIEND AND 
ASSOCIATE IS 
ACCUSED OF 
ENTICING 
UNDERAGE GIRLS S
TO ENGAGE IN SEX 
ACTS. 
MAXWELL HAS LONG 
DENIED ANY 
INVOLVEMENT WITH 
ALLEGED CRIMES. 
VIRGINIA ROBERTS 
SAID SHE WAS 
RECRUITED BY 
MAXWELL FOR 
EPSTEIN WHEN SHE 
WAS A TEEN. 
>> GHISLAINE 
MAXWELL DENIES 
EVER PROCURING 
YOU,F RECRUITING 
YOU, EVER HAVING 
ANY KIND OF 
SEXUAL CONTACT 
WITH YOU. 
GHISLAINE 
MAXWELL SAYS SHE OU
BARELY REMEMBERS 
YOU. 
WHAT DO YOU SAY 
TO THAT? 
>> I SAY FOLLOW 
THE FACT. 
>> IN HER MIND, 
I BELIEVE SHE 
DOESN'T THINK 
THAT WHAT SHE 
DID WAS WRONG. 
THAT IS THE KIND 
OF EVIL MONSTER 
SHE IS. 
>> IF CONVICTED 
MAXWELL FACES UP 
TO 35 YEARS IN 
PRISON. 
FOR NOW SHE'LL 
HAVE TO FIGHT TO 
GET OUT OF A 
JAIL CELL BEFORE 
TRIAL. 
>> FROM  TLIVING 
THE LIFE OF A 
SOCIALITE TO 
BEING 
INCARCERATED, 
JUST GOING 
THROUGH THE 
PROCESSING OF 
ENTERING A 
SECURE 
CORRECTIONAL CE>>
FACILITY HAS TO 
BE HUMILIATING, 
CRUSHING 
EXPERIENCE. 
>>> FEDERAL 
PROSECUTORS HAVE 
CALLED MAXWELL 
AN  TEXTREME 
FLIGHT RISK, 
SAYING SHE 
APPEARS TO HAVE 
ACCESS TO 
RESOURCES THAT 
WOULD ENABLE HER 
FLIGHT FROM 
PROSECUTION. 
15 BANK 
ACCOUNTS, AT 
TIMES WITH AS HUC O
MUCH AS $20 
MILLION. 
THE DAUGHTER OF SP
A LATE BRITISH 
PUBLISHING 
TYCOON, MAXWELL 
HAS SPENT 
HER 
LIFE TRAVELING 
THE WORD. 
SHE APPEARS TO 
HAVE THREE 
PASSPORTS FROM 
FRANCE, THE U.S. 
AND THE UK. 
AND HAS FLOWN ON 
AT LEAST 15 
INTERNATIONAL 
FLIGHTS IN THE 
LAST THREE 
YEARS, ACCORDING 
TO THE U.S. 
ATTORNEY'S 
OFFICE. 
BUT NOW THE 
BRITISH 
SOCIALITE'S 
WORLD IS MUCH 
SMALLER. 
A NEW  TREALITY 
SHE MAY JUST 
HAVE TO GET USED 
TO. 
>> NOW THAT 
GHISLAINE 
MAXWELL IS IN 
NEW YORK, WHEN 
CAN WE ACTUALLY 
EXPECT HER TO 
APPEAR IN COURT. 
>>> IT LLIS 
INTERESTING, 
CRAIG. 
BECAUSE OF 
CORONAVIRUS 
CONCERNS, SHE 
MAY NOT ACTUALLY 
HAVE 
TO GO TO 
COURT. 
SHE HAS AGREED  T
TO DO HER FIRST 
HEARING 
REMOTELY, FROM 
THAT 
METROPOLITAN 
DETENTION CENTER 
A WEEK FROM 
TODAY. 
THAT IS  AGOING TO 
BE A BAIL 
HEARING AND SHE 
WILL ALSO HTENTER 
A PREY THAT DAY. 
>>> AIR TRAVEL 
IS ONCE AGAIN 
STARTING TO TAKE D.
OFF. 
HOW ARE YOU 
FEELING STEPPING 
BACK ON A PLANE. 
>> GOOD. 
EXCITED. 
>> Reporter: BUT 
IN THE AGE OF 
COVID-19 FEAR OF 
FLYING STILL 
LINGERS. 
>> I'M NERVOUS. 
I'M NERVOUS. 
JUST BEING IN 
THAT ENCLOSED 
SPACE WITH A LOT 
OF PEOPLE. 
WITH PEOPLE 
COUGHING AND 
SNEEZING. 
>> Reporter: BUT 
JUST HOW  BDOES 
AIR QUALITY WORK 
IN  OFLIGHT? 
THE AIR YOU  O
BREATHE ON BOARD 
IS A COMBINATION 
OF FRESH AIR 
BROUGHT IN FROM 
OUTSIDE AND 
FILTERED AIR 
THAT IS 
RECIRCULATED 
THROUGH THE 
CABIN. 
THE AIR FLOWS 
FROM TOP TO 
BOTTOM, NOT SIDE 
TO SIDE, NDMEANING 
IT COMES IN FROM 
THE VENTS ABOVE 
AND IS SUCKED 
OUT THROUGH 
VENTS IN THE 
FLOOR. 
IT IS RUN 
THROUGH HEAVY 
GRADE FILTERS, 
SIMILAR TO THOSE 
IN HOSPITAL 
OPERATING ROOMS, 
WHICH PULL OUT 
99% OF PARTICLES EW
IN THE AIR. 
NOW AIRLINES ARE 
TAKING NEW STEPS 
TO ENSURE THAT 
CABIN AIR IS AS 
CLEAN AS 
POSSIBLE. 
>> THERE IS NTA 
NEW BATCH OF AIR 
THAT COMES IN 
EVERY 2 TO 4 
MINUTES. 
>> Reporter: ON 
EVERY AIRCRAFT, 
CHANGING THOSE 
FILTERS TWICE AS 
OFTEN AS 
RECOMMENDED. 
>> YOU MAY 
NOTICE IT IS 
DIRTY ON THE TOP 
BUT IT WILL BE 
CLEAN ON HERETHTHE 
BOTTOM SIDE. 
>> Reporter: 
WHAT DOES THAT 
SHOW US? 
>> THAT SHOWS US 
THE ILFILTER IS 
WORKING. 
>> Reporter: 
EXPERTS SAY IT 
N
IS NOT LIKELY 
VIRUSES WILL BE 
SPREAD IN 
FLIGHT. 
>> IT TURNS OUT 
THE TIME IN THE 
AIRPLANE IN THE 
SEAT IS THE 
LOWEST RISK. 
>> THE AIR ON AN 
AIRPLANE IS 
CLEANER THAN 
INSIDE OF A 
GROCERY STORE. 
>> CLEANER THAN 
MOST HOMES OR 
SCHOOLS. 
>> Reporter: BUT YS
IN CLOSE 
PROXIMITY, 
NOTHING IS 
FOOLPROOF. 
>> CERTAINLY WE 
CAN'T DO ALL THE 
PHYSICAL 
DISTANCING. 
>> THAT IS WHY 
AIRLINES ARE 
REQUIRING MASKS HT
AND UPPING THEIR 
SANITATION 
ROUTINE. 
BETWEEN FLIGHTS 
THE ENTIRE CABIN 
IS 
SPRAYED WITH 
DISINFECT ANT, 
LOADING FROM 
BACK TO FRONT 
AND A COMMITMENT 
TO BLOCK MIDDLE 
SEATS THROUGH 'T
SEPTEMBER. 
>> THERE ISN'T 
ANY ONE ARACTION 
WE ARE TAKING 
THAT IS THE 
SILVER BULLET. 
BUT WHEN YOU 
LAYER IN ALL OF 
THESE MITIGATING 
ACTIONS, THE 
PROBABILITY WITH 
EACH LAYER THE 
PROBABILITY OF 
VIRUS 
TRANSMISSION 
GOES DOWN AND N
DOWN AND DOWN. 
THAT HAS BEEN 
OUR APPROACH ALL 
ALONG. 
>> Reporter: NOW 
THE CDC SAYS THE 
DISEASE CAN 
SPREAD AS FAR AS 
TWO ROWS POIN 
FRONT OR BEHIND. 
THAT IS WHY 
WEARING A MASK 
IS REQUIRED. 
>>> A LOT OF 
PASSENGERS ARE 
WONDERING WHEN 
IT LOOKS PACKED 
AND CROWDED AND 
THEY DON'T WANT 
TO GET ON, DO 
THEY HAVE AN 
OPTION TO GET 
OFF? 
>>  TTHEY DO. 
DELTA, FOR 
INSTANCE, HAS 
COMMITTED TO 
BLOCKING MIDDLE 
SEATS AND 
KEEPING FLIGHTS 
AT 60% CAPACITY. 
EVEN THEN SOME 
FEEL THE FLIGHT 
IS STILL TOO 
FOOL, YOU CAN 
REBOOK TO A 
LATER FLIGHT 
FREE OF CHARGE. 
>>> U.S. FLIGHTS 
ARE TAKING OFF 
AGAIN, BUT FEW 
ARE HEADED 
OVERSEAS. 
AFTER THE EU 
BARRED U.S. 
TOURISTS AND 
TELL THE A MAJOR 
BLOW TO U.S. 
CARRIERS, WHICH 
TYPICALLY EARN 
FAR MORE ON 
LUCRATIVE 
INTERNATIONAL 
ROUTES THAN 
DOMESTIC ONES. 
THE SKIES ARE 
INCREASINGLY 
BUSY BUT ON THE 
WATER THE 
OUTLOOK IS LESS 
CLEAR. 
THE ONCE BOOMING 
$45 BILLION 
CRUISE INDUSTRY 
IS NOW FIGHTING 
FOR ITS VERY 
SURVIVAL. 
MAJOR CRUISE 
LINES HAVE 
VOLUNTARILY 
SUSPENDED 
OPERATIONS 
THROUGH 
SEPTEMBER. 
BUT IN EUROPE, 
THE FIRSTHANDFUL 
OF RIVER CRUISES 
ARE CAUTIOUSLY 
RESUMING. 
THIS 5-DAY 
CRUISE TOWN 
GERMANY RIVERS 
IS ONLY 
OPERATING AT 50% 
CAPACITY AND 
BOARDING IS NOW 
A LENGTHY 
PROCESS. 
FIRST, THERE IS 
PAPERWORK. 
>> HAVE YOU HAD 
COVID-19? 
>> AN ANTIBODY 
TEST. 
AND A 
TEMPERATURE 
CHECK. 
>> SO WELCOME 
ABOARD. 
>> ALL BEFORE 
YOU SET FOOT ON 
THE SHIP. 
MEALS LOOK 
DIFFERENT, TOO. 
>> SO THIS 
ENTIRE AREA 
WOULD HAVE BEEN 
THE BUFFET. 
>> PLASTIC 
DIVIDERS KEEP 
DINERS APART AND 
FLOOR MARKINGS 
KEEP THEM MOVING 
IN ONE 
DIRECTION. 
>>> UP ON THE 
DECK, PASSENGERS 
HAVE A BIT MORE 
FREEDOM, THEY 
CAN EVEN TAKE 
OFF THEIR MASKS, 
AS LONG AS THEY 
STAY AT LEAST 
SIX FEET FROM 
THEIR NEIGHBOR. 
STILL, THERE IS 
NO LIVE MUSIC, 
NO SPA, AND THE 
SWIMMING POOL IS 
OFF LIMITS. 
>> Reporter: WAS 
IT HARD TO WEAR 
THE MASK? 
>> YES. 
>> Reporter: 
WITH ALL THE 
RESTRICTIONS, IT 
MAY NOT FEEL 
LIKE A VACATION. 
>> Reporter: 
WHAT DID YOU 
GUYS DO? 
>> WE HAD SOME 
DINNER AND SOME 
COCKTAILS. 
>> Reporter: FOR 
AMERICANS, IF 
AND WHEN CRUISES 
COME BACK, THEY 
MIGHT LOOK A LOT 
LIKE THIS ONE, 
FEWER 
PASSENGERS, 
CLOSER TO HOME 
WITH LIMITED 
ACTIVITIES AND 
EXCURSIONS. 
AFTER MONTHS OF 
LOCKDOWN, 
OPERATORS WILL 
BE HOPING THAT 
STRINGENT 
HYGIENE, 
COMBINED WITH 
SIMPLE PLEASURES 
WILL BE ENOUGH 
TO CONVINCE WARY 
CUSTOMERS TO 
RETURN. 
>>> HISTORY 
CHANGING BEFORE 
OUR EYES. 
MONUMENTS TORN 
DOWN OR CARTED 
OFF BY WORK 
CREWS. 
SYMBOLS BEING 
RECONSIDERED E.AS 
AMERICA'S 
CHECKERED PAST 
IS PLAYING OUT 
IN REALTIME. 
A RECKONING NOT 
EVERYONE MAY BE 
READY FOR, BUT 
LONG OVERDUE IN 
THE EYES OF 
OTHERS. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
HAS CALLED FOR 
STIFF SENTENCES 
FOR ANYONE WHO 
DAMAGES FEDERAL 
MONUMENTS. 
HE HAS SIGNED AN 
EXECUTIVE SORD, 
AND FOUNDING 
WHAT IS CALLED 
THE NATIONAL 
PARK OF AMERICAN 
HEROES, WHICH 
WILL DISPLAY NEW N
AND DONATED 
STATUES. 
>> WE WILL NEVER 
ALLOW AN ANGRY 
MOB TO TEAR DOWN 
OUR STATUES, 
ERASE OUR 
HISTORY, 
INDOCTRINATE OUR 
CHILDREN OR 
TRAMPLE ON OUR 
FREEDOMS. 
>>> A NATION 
DIVIDED OVER 
WHERE IT STANDS 
ON STATUES. 
A DESCENDANT OF 
ROBERT E. LEE 
HAS JOINED THE 
FIGHT. 
BUT NOT FOR THE 
SIDE YOU MIGHT 
THINK. 
>> WE WERE 
RAISED TO 
BELIEVE THAT 
GENERAL LEE WAS AN
A GENTEEL 
CHRISTIAN MAN 
WHO FIRMLY 
BELIEVED IN 
STATE'S RIGHTS. 
BUT WE NEVER 
FINISHED THAT 
SENTENCE TO SAY 
IT WAS FOR THE 
STATE'S RIGHTS 
TO CONTINUE A 
PRACTICE. 
>>> A 
COMPLICATED 
PROBLEM WITH 
MANY OF THESE 
REPRESENTING 
DIFFERENT THINGS 
FOR DIFFERENT 
PEOPLE. 
DAVID MCALLISTER 
IS A HERE IN THE 
SONS OF 
TESTIFIED 
VETERANS AND AN WH
ATTORNEY, 
FIGHTING TO 
PRESERVE 
MONUMENTS. 
>> WHEN YOU LOOK 
AT THOSE 
MONUMENTS, WHAT O
DO YOU SEE? 
>> I SEE A MAN 
THAT DEFENDED 
HIS FAMILY AND 
HIS HOME AGAINST 
TYRANNY AND 
PHYSICALLY TOOK 
UP ARMS TO 
DEFEND THEM 
AGAINST AN 
ILLEGAL 
CONSTITUTION. 
>> THE 
CHAIRPERSON OF 
THE AFRICAN-
AMERICAN STUDIES 
DEPARTMENT AT 
PRINCETON. 
>> Reporter: IS 
IT FAIR TO VIEW 
MONUMENTS AND 
STATUES BUILT 
GENERATIONS AGO 
THROUGH THIS NEW 
LENS? 
>> ABSOLUTELY, I 
THINK. 
IF UMYOU THINK 
ABOUT 
CONFEDERATE 
MONUMENTS, THOSE 
ARE MONUMENTS TO IT
IDEAS. 
>> WE HAVE E.BEEN 
TEARING ART DOWN 
THAT WE DON'T T
AGREE WITH  TANY 
MORE. 
>> Reporter: BUT 
IT IS NOT JUST 
ABOUT THE OLD 
SOUTH. 
CHRISTOPHER 
COLUMBUS TOSSED HE
INTO BALTIMORE'S 
HARBOR. 
THOMAS JEFFERSON 
AND GEORGE 
WASHINGTON 
TOPPLED. 
HOW FAR DO WE 
GO? 
DO YOU RENAME 
THE WASHINGTON 
MONUMENT? 
WHERE DOES IT 
STOP? 
THERE ARE 
COMPLICATED 
HUMAN NEEDS. 
AS WE TELL THE 
TRUTH, WE CAN, 
SHALL WE SAY, 
TAKE WHAT WE 
VALUE? 
AND THAT ASPECT 
OF WHO THEY 
WERE, WE WHOLLY 
REJECT. 
>> MUCH IS ABOUT 
EXISTING 
MONUMENTS AND 
MANY RESOLVE 
AROUND RACE. 
THERE ARE NO 
STATUES OF WOMEN 
FROM HISTORY IN 
NEW YORK'S 
CENTRAL PARK. 
>> WHAT IF YOU 
NEVER SEE 
STATUES OF WOMEN 
OR ONLY WHITE 
PEOPLE? 
AS A NATION WE 
CAN'T AFFORD TO 
SQUELCH THAT 
AMBITION. 
WHAT DOES THE 
DEBATE OVER THE EG
PAST MEAN FOR 
PRESENT-DAY 
PROBLEMS. 
THE SYMBOLS COME 
DOWN, BUT THERE  
IS NO MAJOR 
LEGISLATIVE 
RECKONING. 
>>> WE ARE IN A 
MOMENT WHERE 
FUNDAMENTAL EN
TRANSFORMATION 
HAS TO HAPPEN, 
BECAUSE THE 
 Y
COUNTRY IS 
BROKEN. 
SO YOU ARE 
RIGHT. 
THEY MAKE THESE 
SYMBOLIC  I
GESTURES. 
BUT I DON'T 
THINK THAT IS 
GOING TO BE 
SUFFICIENT IN 
THIS MOMENT. 
>>> AS WE 
EVOLVE, WE, AS A 
NATION ARE 
HAVING HARD 
CONVERSATIONS 
ABOUT WHO TO PUT 
UP ON A 
PEDESTAL. 
>> THAT IS 
COMPLICATED. 
INTRODUCED TO 
A 
SIDE OF THOMAS 
JEFFERSON. 
I ASKED THE 
QUESTION ABOUT 
GEORGE 
WASHINGTON. 
OBVIOUSLY A 
FOUNDER. 
A LOT OF FOLKS 
DON'T KNOW. 
WE KNEW ABOUT 
HIS TEETH. 
THEY PULLED THE 
TEETH FROM THE 
SLAVES. 
IT IS HOW DO WE 
RECONCILE ALL OF 
THIS AND HONOR 
IT? 
>> I DON'T KNOW. 
WE WERE TALKING 
EARLIER ABOUT 
THE FACT THERE 
ARE NO WOMEN'S 
STATUES IN 
CENTRAL PARK. 
THERE ARE PLANS 
TO UNVEIL A 
MONUMENT. 
SUSAN ANTHONY, 
IT IS SET TO BE 
UNVEILED NEXT 
MONTH ON THE 
100th 
ANNIVERSARY OF 
THE 19th 
AMENDMENT, 
WHICH, OF 
COURSE, GAVE 
WOMEN THE RIGHT 
TO VOTE. 
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS, I FOUND A 
FATHER TRYING TO 
TEACH HIS SON 
ABOUT PEACE. 
>>> 
>>> TODAY THE 
WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION 
OFFICIALLY 
CALLED IT A 
PANDEMIC. 
NONE OF US IS 
UNAFFECTED BY 
ITS IMPACT. 
>> WE ARE TRYING 
EVERYTHING THAT 
WE CAN TO KEEP 
LIFE AS NORMAL 
AS POSSIBLE FOR 
EVERYBODY. 
>>> THIS IS 
GOING TO SPREAD 
LIKE RAPID FIRE. 
>> WE ARE GOING 
TO BUILD THIS 
ECONOMY BACK 
STRONGER THAN 
EVER BEFORE. 
>> THERE IS A 
NUMBER OF THINGS 
I WOULD BE DOING 
THAT ARE NOT 
BEING DONE RIGHT 
NOW. 
>>> COMING IN 
NOVEMBER, PEOPLE 
ARE GOING TO BE 
VOTING, NOT FOR 
A PERSON, BUT 
FOR STABILITY. 
>>> I HAVE TO 
PLAN A FUNERAL 
AND HOW IS THIS 
GOING TO WORK. 
>> YOU DON'T 
PREPARE 
FORGIVING BIRTH 
IN A PANDEMIC. 
>> THE 
IMPORTANCE OF 
MUSIC IS TO KEEP 
OUR SPIRITS UP. 
>> I'M TREMAIN 
LEE. 
JOIN ME AS WE GO 
INTO AMERICA TO 
HEAR PEOPLE 
GRAPPLING WITH 
THE MOST 
PRESSING ISSUES 
OF OUR TIME. 
>>> WE ARE 
REMINDED TIME 
AND TIME AGAIN. 
>> I WATCHED THE 
MAYOR OF ATLANTA 
ACT AS A MOM, 
TRYING TO RAISE 
HER SON AND I 
THINK BUT AND 
YOUR KIDS. 
I REMEMBER HER 
COMING HOME 
SAYING WHY DON'T 
I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS? 
>> IT IS OKAY TO 
KNOW YOU ARE 
DIFFERENT. 
JUST NOT LESS 
THAN. 
>>> I CHERISH 
THE FACT WE CAN 
HAVE THESE 
DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>>> WE HAVE 
BREAKING NEWS. 
WE SAW A LARGE 
CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> A REAL 
CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING IN 
BRAZIL BEFORE 
OUR VERY EYES. 
>>> THE PEOPLE I 
SPOKE TO DON'T 
WORK. 
>> OUR TEAMS ARE 
ON THE GROUND, 
LEARNING FROM 
WHERE IT HAS 
BEEN. 
>>> THE SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK 
OVER THE NEXT 
FEW WEEKS IN 
STAGES. 
>>> LIFE ACROSS 
ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
IT JUST DOESN'T 
LOOK LIKE THE 
SAME NORMAL AS 
BEFORE. 
>>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IS FEAR 
ITSELF. 
THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES. 
A UNITED PEOPLE, 
WITH A UNITED 
PURPOSE. 
>>> A GREAT 
PEOPLE HAS BEEN 
MOVED TO DEFEND 
A GREAT NATION. 
ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED. 
>>> LOS ANGELES 
COUNTY REPORTING 
A SURGE IN 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES OVER THE 
FOURTH OF JULY 
WEEKEND. 
MORE THAN 5600 
NEW INFECTIONS 
IN JUST 24 
HOURS. 
THE COUNTY IS 
ALSO STRUGGLING 
TO KEEP UP WITH 
THE DEMAND FOR 
TESTS. 
DODGER STADIUM 
IS A TESTING 
SITE. 
THAT SITE HAS 
CLOSED AND THERE 
SEEMS TO BE SOME 
CONFUSION ABOUT 
WHY IT IS NOT 
OPEN. 
DO YOU HAVE A 
SENSE OF WHAT IS 
GOING ON THERE? 
>> A LOT OF 
QUESTIONS, LET'S 
SET THE SCENE 
LIKE YOU WERE 
HERE IN LOS 
ANGELES. 
WE ARE HEARING 
OF THIS 
EXTREMELY HIGH 
NUMBER OF CASES. 
WE ARE HEARING 
THE POSITIVITY 
RATE IS NOW 10%. 
HERE IN LOS 
ANGELES, PEOPLE 
ARE BEING TOLD 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
ARE UP 40%, 
INEXPLICABLY WE 
HAVE THIS ROAD 
USUALLY FILLED 
WITH CARS. 
ONE OF THE 
LARGEST TESTING 
FACILITIES IN 
THE ENTIRE 
COUNTRY ABLE TO 
TEST UP TO 6500 
CASES A DAY. 
IT IS CLOSE. 
IT IS EMPTY. 
IN FACT, WHAT WE 
SEE FROM TIME TO 
TIME IS PEOPLE 
COMING UP HERE 
ASKING TO TAKE A 
TEST AND WE HAVE 
TO TELL THEM IT 
IS CLOSED. 
THERE WAS A LINE 
OF CARS EARLIER. 
SOMEBODY CAME 
OUT AND SAID 
SORRY, THE CITY 
IS NOT TESTING 
EVERYBODY AND 
EVERYONE LEFT. 
IT IS CREATING 
QUITE A FROM YOU 
ADMINISTRATION. 
WE HAVE BEEN 
TOLD FROM THE 
CITY THAT HAD TO 
DO WITH THE 
PERSONNEL ISSUE 
AFTER THE 
HOLIDAY WEEKEND 
AND TO TALK TO 
THE NONPROFITS 
THAT ARE HELPING 
RUN THIS 
FACILITY, THEY 
SAID NO, THIS IS 
A BUDGET ISSUE 
AND A FUNDING 
ISSUE, YOU 
SHOULD TALK TO 
THE COUNTY. 
THE COUNTY JUST 
HAD A PRESS 
CONFERENCE AND 
SAID THE 
QUESTION SHOULD 
BE REFERRED TO 
THE CITY. 
SO IT IS VERY 
DIFFICULT TO GET 
A STRAIGHT 
ANSWER AS TO WHY 
THIS FACILITY IS 
NOT OPEN TODAY. 
WHY THEY WERE 
NOT TESTING 
THOUSANDS OF 
PEOPLE. 
A LOT OF 
FRUSTRATION. 
HERE'S WHAT ONE 
WOMAN HAD TO SAY 
WHEN SHE WAS 
TRYING TO GET IN 
TO GET A COVID-
19 TEST. 
>>> JUST WANTED 
TO GET TESTED. 
JUST WANTED TO 
BE SAFE. 
JUST TO SEE A 
COUPLE OF 
PEOPLE, I DON'T 
FEEL SAFE 
LEAVING GOING 
ANYWHERE NOW 
THAT I DON'T 
KNOW. 
IF NO ONE IN THE 
CITY IS GETTING 
TESTED, THEN 
EVERYONE COULD 
BE CARRYING IT 
AND SPREAD IT GO 
AROUND. 
SO THOUSANDS OF 
PEOPLE ARE NOW 
NOT GOING TO BE 
ABLE TO BE 
TESTED. 
>>> AND AGAIN 
THE REASON WHY 
THIS IS SO 
IMPORTANT, IS 
HERE IN LOS 
ANGELES, 
ACTUALLY WE HAVE 
SOMEBODY ELSE 
COMING, AND IT 
LOOKS LIKE THEY 
ARE GETTING 
READY TO TURN 
AROUND. 
HOLD ON, THIS IS 
BASICALLY WHAT 
WE HAVE BEEN 
DOING ALL THAI. 
>>> ARE YOU 
LOOKING TO GET 
TESTED? 
>> IT IS CLOSED 
TODAY. 
WE ARE TRYING TO 
GET TO THE 
BOTTOM OF IT. 
BUT APPARENTLY, 
IT MAY HAVE HAD 
TO DO SOMETHING 
WITH FUNDING, 
THE CITY, THE 
COUNTY. 
KIND OF HARD TO 
GET ANSWERS 
RIGHT NOW. 
WE KNOW THEY ARE 
CLOSED TODAY AND 
THEY'LL REOPEN 
TOMORROW. 
>>> GOOD LUCK, 
MAN. 
ALL DAY WE HAVE 
BEEN TALKING TO 
PEOPLE LIKE 
THIS. 
THAT ARE COMING 
UP SAYING IT IS 
EXTREMELY 
DIFFICULT TO 
FIND A PLACE 
THAT IS DOING 
COVID-19 TESTS. 
IT IS SEVERAL 
DAYS BEFORE THEY 
CAN GET AN 
APPOINTMENT. 
I WAS GOING TO 
TELL YOU, 
ALLISON, THE 
REASON WHY THIS 
IS SO IMPORTANT 
IS BECAUSE WHEN 
WE HEAR ABOUT 
THE JUMPS IN 
CASES IN LOS 
ANGELES, THEY 
TEST ABOUT 
14,000 PEOPLE A 
DAY. 
THIS IS 6500 OF 
THEM. 
SO WE ARE MS.ING 
A VERY LARGE 
DATA SET. 
NOT JUST FOR 
TODAY, BUT FOR 
YESTERDAY AND 
THE DAY BEFORE. 
IT IS LIKE THOSE 
NUMBERS WE ARE 
GOING TO BE 
SEEING OVER THE 
NEXT FEW DAYS.
BEFORE WE CAN 
GET BACK TO. 
>>> WHAT WE 
UNDERSTAND FROM 
THE NONPROFITS 
HERE IS 
EVERYTHING WILL 
BE BACK TO 
NORMAL TOMORROW. 
IT SOUNDS LIKE 
THE ISSUE 
INSTEAD OF 
WAITING FOR 
REIMBURSEMENT 
COMING DIRECTLY 
FROM THE COUNTY 
OR CITY, THEY 
ARE GOING TO BE 
WORKING ON 
POSSIBLY BILLING 
STRAIGHT TO 
INSURANCE 
COMPANIES, AND 
THEN LOOKING FOR 
ANOTHER POOL OF 
MONEY. 
THAT IS THE 
REASON WHY THEY 
TOOK OFF TODAY. 
IT SOUNDS LIKE 
THEY ARE 
ANTICIPATING YET 
ANOTHER SURGE 
FROM THE FOURTH 
OF JULY. 
FROM ALL OF THE 
PEOPLE FROM ALL 
OF THOSE MOMENTS 
THAT FAMILIES 
ARE COMING 
TOGETHER, THEY 
ARE ANTICIPATING 
ANOTHER SURGE. 
BUT IT IS NOT 
BECAUSE THIS IS 
THE FOURTH OF 
JULY WEEKEND, IT 
IS BECAUSE THEY 
ARE HAVING TO 
RETOOL. 
BECAUSE AT SOME 
POINT THERE WAS 
A GAP THAT 
WASN'T TAKEN 
CARE OF EARLIER 
AND THAT IS WHY 
WE ARE MISSING 
OUT ON TESTING 
TODAY. 
ALLISON? 
>>> AS YOU ARE 
TALKING WE ARE 
WATCHING MORE 
AND MORE CARS 
TURNING AROUND 
BEHIND YOU. 
ONE LAST 
QUESTION BEFORE 
YOU GO. 
I KNOW THE 
GOVERNOR 
ANNOUNCED NEW 
CORONAVIRUS 
RESTRICTIONS FOR 
CERTAIN 
COUNTIES. 
WHAT ARE THEY? 
>> Reporter: SO 
RIGHT NOW, A LOT 
OF COUNTIES ARE 
UNDER THIS NO 
DINING IN, 
INCLUDING HERE 
IN LOS ANGELES. 
MOST OF THEM. 
IN FACT OVER 70% 
OF THE STATE OF 
CALIFORNIA IS 
UNDER SOME SORT 
OF RESTRICTION, 
WHERE YOU HAVE 
PLACES LIKE BARS 
AND RESTAURANTS 
THAT IS NOT 
ALLOWED ANY 
MORE. 
THEY HAVE ADDED 
TO THAT LIST. 
THE NOTABLE ONE 
NOW IS SAN 
DIEGO. 
WHICH IS VERY 
IMPORTANT. 
BECAUSE IT IS 
TWO OR THREE 
HOURS FROM LOS 
ANGELES, AND A 
LOT OF PEOPLE 
WERE BASICALLY 
LEAVING LOS 
ANGELES, GOING 
DOWN TO SAN 
DIEGO, WHERE THE 
RESTRICTIONS 
WERE A LITTLE 
BIT MORE LAX. 
THERE ARE SOME 
OTHER COUNTIES 
UP NORTH, NEAR 
SAN FRANCISCO, 
BUT NOT SAN 
FRANCISCO 
PROPER, FROM 
WHAT WE 
UNDERSTAND SAN 
FRANCISCO STILL 
ISN'T ON THAT 
LIST, BECAUSE 
SAN FRANCISCO 
ITSELF HAS 
STRINGENT 
GUIDELINES. 
ALLISON? 
>>> 
. 
>>> FOR MANY 
TEXANS THE SHOW 
GOES ON, 
PANDEMIC OR NOT. 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
OFFICIALS HAVE 
BEEN WARNING 
AGAINST JUST 
THIS KIND OF 
GATHERING. 
THEY HAVE 
SHRUGGED OFF THE 
WORRY OF 
CATCHING THE 
DEADLIEST VIRUS 
ON THE PLANET 
TODAY. 
>> I'M AN 
AMERICAN AND I 
FEEL LIKE I 
SHOULD BE ABLE 
TO DO WHAT I 
WANT TO. 
I PAY MY TAXES, 
I LIVE FREE. 
I WANT TO BE 
FREE. 
>> IT IS AGAINST 
OUR 
CONSTITUTIONAL 
RIGHTS. 
THEY SHOULDN'T 
BE ABLE TO 
DICTATE WHAT I 
WEAR. 
>> RECORD DAILY 
RISING IN THE 
STATE OF TEXAS 
AND LOOK HOW 
MANY ARE NOT 
WEARING MASKS. 
>> THIS COULD 
ALL BE PIVOTAL 
IN HOW THE 
COUNTRY CONTAINS 
THE INFECTION. 
AND THERE IS 
WORSE TO COME, 
ACCORDING TO THE 
EXPERTS. 
>> WE ARE IN ONE 
OF THE WORST 
PARTS OF THE 
EPIDEMIC. 
THE NUMBERS ARE 
INCREASING 
DRAMATICALLY. 
THE PREDICTIONS 
ARE, AS TERRIBLE 
AS THESE NUMBERS 
ARE, THIS IS THE 
BEGINNING. 
THEY WILL DOUBLE 
IN THE NEXT TWO 
WEEKS AND THEN 
DOUBLE THE WEEK 
AFTER THAT. 
>>> IT IS A VERY 
DIFFERENT SCENE 
IN THE CENTER OF 
HOUSTON WHERE 
HOSPITALS CLOSE 
TO CAPACITY. 
THE STREETS ARE 
DESERTED. 
EVEN RESTAURANTS 
OPEN ARE LARGELY 
EMPTY AND THERE 
IS ANGER AT THE 
PRESIDENT. 
THE SUDDEN BREAK 
FROM THE ECONOMY 
HAS CAUSED A 
SHOCKING NEED. 
THE LINE FOR 
THESE FOOD 
HANDOUTS WENT ON 
FOR FIVE HOURS, 
MANY RESORTING 
TO THIS FOR THE 
FIRST TIME. 
>>> ALL MY LIFE 
I HAVE BEEN THE 
ONE TO GO AND 
GET IT ON MY OWN 
AND NOW I HAVE 
TO DEPEND UPON 
SOMEONE ELSE. 
WE JUST DO 
WHATEVER WE HAVE 
TO DO JUST TO 
GET BY ANOTHER 
DAY. 
>>> THE 
FRUSTRATION 
AMONGST THE 
VOLUNTEERS IS 
PALPABLE. 
>> YOU CAN SEE 
OUT HERE, PEOPLE 
ARE HURTING. 
PEOPLE NEED, 
PEOPLE ARE SICK, 
PEOPLE ARE 
DYING. 
>>> TESTING 
SITES ARE 
OVERWHELMED. 
THIS ONE IS RUN 
BY CHARITY, AND 
HEALTH WORKERS 
HAVE SEEN THE 
NUMBERS GOING 
INTO HOSPITALS 
TRIPLE WITHIN 
WEEKS AND THEY 
ARE STILL 
RISING. 
>>> YES, IT IS 
WAY OUT OF 
CONTROL. 
OUR RESPONSE IS 
ALSO NOT IN AND 
ORGANIZED ENOUGH 
TO GET IT BACK 
INTO CONTROL. 
WE CAN'T GET THE 
TOOTHPASTE BACK 
IN THE TUBE. 
>> SOME RESENT 
ANY ACTION TO 
CURTAIL THE 
DISEASE, EVEN 
TAKING ISSUES 
WITH THOSE LIKE 
US FOR WEARING 
MASKS. 
>> WHEN YOU PASS 
OUT DON'T ASK ME 
FOR HELP, 
BECAUSE I'M NOT 
GOING TO HELP 
YOU. 
>> WHY ARE YOU 
ANGRY IF I WEAR 
A MASK? 
>> BECAUSE YOU 
ARE WEARING A 
MASK OUT OF 
STUPIDITY AND 
FURTHER PUSHING 
THE AGENDA AND 
THE AGENDA IS 
THE DEEP STATE 
WHICH WANTS TO 
CONTROL ALL OF 
US AND HAVE ALL 
OF US LIVING IN 
FEAR. 
IT IS FALSE 
NARRATIVE. 
WHEN YOU WEAR A 
MASK, WHICH YOU 
CAN CERTAINLY 
DO, YOU ARE 
FURTHER PUSHING 
THE AGENDA THAT 
IS CONDEMNING 
ALL OF US AND 
KEEPS US LIVING 
IN THE STATE OF 
TERROR. 
>> SHE IS NOT 
ALONE. 
>>> WITH RECORD 
NUMBERS OF 
INFECTIONS AND 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
IN SEVERAL 
STATES 
CELEBRATIONS 
LIKE THIS ONE 
MAY LEAD TO YET 
ANOTHER SURGE. 
>>> NEW YORK 
CITY NOW IN ITS 
THIRD PHASE OF 
REOPENING. 
BUT STILL NO 
INDOOR DINING. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
GABE GUTIERREZ 
JOINS ME NOW. 
YOU ARE IN A 
RESTAURANT IN A 
BLOCK FULL OF 
RESTAURANTS. 
WE IN NEW YORK 
ENJOY EATING OUT 
IN THE SUMMER. 
THIS HAS REALLY 
BEEN TOUGH ON 
THE CITY'S 
RESTAURANTS? 
>> Reporter: 
THAT IS EXACTLY 
RIGHT. 
IT IS A LITTLE 
WARM OUT. 
TO BE ABLE TO 
EAT OUTSIDE 
AFTER SO MANY 
MONTHS OF BEING 
COOPED UP. 
WE ARE NOW AT 
PHASE III OF 
REOPENING IN NEW 
YORK, BUT INDOOR 
DINING IS NOT 
ALLOWED. 
STILL, 
RESTAURANTS HERE 
IN LINCOLN 
SQUARE, 
RESTAURANT ROW, 
NOT TOO FAR FROM 
HERE, A LITTLE 
EARLIER THIS 
MORNING, 
RESTAURANTS HAVE 
BEEN DEALING 
WITH MAKING THIS 
RESTAURANT HERE 
HAS SEVERAL 
LOCATIONS IN 
MANHATTAN IS 
OPERATING AT 30% 
OF ITS BUSINESS. 
SOME OF THE 
SMALLER 
RESTAURANTS, MOM 
AND POP, THEY 
ONLY HAVE SPACE 
IN FRONT OF 
THEIR 
RESTAURANTS FOR 
MAYBE TWO, 
THREE, FOUR 
TABLES AND THAT 
IS NOT REALLY 
SUSTAINABLE LONG-
TERM. 
SO A LOT OF 
QUESTIONS ABOUT 
HOW LONG THIS 
WILL GO. 
BUT YES, 
RESTAURANTS ARE 
ADAPTING TO THIS 
NEW NORMAL, SO 
TO SPEAK, AS NEW 
YORK CITY BEGINS 
TO REOPEN. 
>>> GABE, ALL 
YOU HAD TO SAY 
WAS LINCOLN 
SQUARE AND MY 
FIRST THOUGHT 
WAS YOU'VE GOT 
TO BE AT THE 
SMITH. 
IT IS 
EVERYBODY'S 
FAVORITE OVER 
THERE. 
I HAVE BEEN 
DREAMING ABOUT 
THAT MAC AND 
CHEESE SINCE I 
LEFT NEW YORK 
CITY. 
WHAT IS OPENING 
UP TODAY? 
WE KNOW INDOOR 
DINING IS STILL 
OFF LIMITS. 
WHAT IS OPEN? 
WHAT IS CLOSED? 
>> Reporter: 
BESIDES THE MAC 
AND CHEESE THE 
BRUNCH HERE IS 
STELLAR. 
HOWEVER WHEN IT 
COMES TO 
REOPENING IN 
PHASE III IN NEW 
YORK CITY, 
TATTOO PARLORS 
AND NAIL SALONS, 
AS WELL AS 
MASSAGE 
BUSINESSES ARE 
REOPENING. 
YOU RECALL THAT 
PHASE II MEANT 
THAT RESTAURANTS 
WOULD BE OPENING 
WITH OUTDOOR 
DINING, AS WE 
MENTIONED. 
PHASE I, SEVERAL 
WEEKS AGO, THAT 
WAS CONSTRUCTION 
AND SOME OTHER 
OF THE INITIAL 
BUSINESSES THAT 
START TO REOPEN. 
SO THIS HAS BEEN 
A PROGRESSION 
HERE IN NEW YORK 
STATE. 
WE SHOULD POINT 
OUT MUCH OF THE 
REST OF THE 
STATE IS ALREADY 
MOVING ON TO 
PHASE 4. 
GOVERNOR CUOMO 
INSTITUTED A 
POLICY WHERE 
EVERY TWO WEEKS 
THEY WOULD SEE 
THE NUMBER OF 
CASES AND 
WHETHER IT WAS 
GOING UP OR NOT, 
AND THAT WAS THE 
VALVE, SO TO 
SPEAK, THAT HE 
WOULD USE IN 
ORDER TO REOPEN 
PARTS OF THE 
STATE. 
PHASE III WAS 
EXPECTED TO 
INCLUDE INDOOR 
DINING IN NEW 
YORK CITY, BUT 
SEVERAL DAYS AGO 
THE GOVERNOR AND 
MAYOR DE BLASIO 
ANNOUNCED INDOOR 
DINING WOULD NOT 
BE HAPPENING AND 
THAT IS BECAUSE 
WE ARE STARTING, 
WE CONTINUE TO 
LEARN MORE ABOUT 
THIS VIRUS AND 
THERE ARE MANY 
CONCERNS THAT IT 
SPREADS MORE 
EASILY INDOORS. 
SEVERAL HUNDRED 
SCIENTISTS, IN 
FACT, FROM 32 
COUNTRIES, ARE 
NOW SIGNING AN 
OPEN LETTER TO 
THE, W.H.O., 
URGING IT TO 
MAKE IT MORE 
CLEAR THAT THE 
VIRUS IS SPREAD 
INDOORS. 
SO THAT LED TO 
THE DECISION 
HERE, THE IDEA 
THE VIRUS COULD 
SPREAD SO MUCH 
MORE EASILY 
INDOORS. 
THAT LED TO 
AUTHORITIES IN 
NEW YORK, 
ESPECIALLY NEW 
YORK CITY, WITH 
ITS DENSE 
POPULATION, TO 
KIND OF PUT THAT 
ON HOLD. 
RIGHT NOW NO 
TIMETABLE ON 
WHEN INDOOR 
DINING MIGHT 
COME BACK HERE 
IN NEW YORK 
CITY. 
>> Reporter: 
GABE, LET'S TALK 
NEW JERSEY FOR A 
SECOND. 
GOVERNOR MURPHY 
SAYING THE 
TRANSITION RATE 
THERE IS ABOVE 
ONE FOR THE 
FIRST TIME IN 
WEEKS. 
WHAT DOES THAT 
MEAN FOR NEW 
JERSEY AND THE 
TRISTATE YEAR? 
>> THE 
TRANSMISSION 
RATE. 
THAT WAS ALSO A 
BIG DEAL SEVERAL 
MONTHS AGO IN 
NEW YORK. 
GOVERNOR CUOMO 
SAYING 
EVERYTHING ABOUT 
A 1.2 OR SO WAS 
THE DANGER ZONE, 
SO TO SPEAK. 
BASICALLY THAT 
MEANS EVERY TIME 
SOMEBODY IS 
INFECTED WITH 
THE CORONAVIRUS, 
THEY INFECT A 
CERTAIN NUMBER 
OF PEOPLE. 
IF IT IS 
ANYTHING LESS 
THAN ONE OTHER 
PERSON, YOU ARE 
CONTAINING THE 
SPREAD OF THIS 
VIRUS. 
ANYTHING ABOVE 
ONE. 
WHEN YOU START 
TO GET INTO TWO, 
EVEN THREE 
PEOPLE, THEN YOU 
REALLY HAVE THIS 
THING STARTING 
TO SPIRAL OUT OF 
CONTROL. 
THE GOVERNOR OF 
NEW JERSEY SAYS 
THIS IS GETTING 
DANGEROUS. 
WE ARE NOW UP 
AROUND ONE OR 
SO. 
AROUND THAT 
AREA. 
THAT COULD LEAD 
IN THE FUTURE TO 
THEM PERHAPS 
TAKING A STEP 
BACK WHEN IT 
COMES TO 
REOPENING. 
THEY ARE 
WATCHING CLOSELY 
IN NEW JERSEY. 
WHAT THEY DO SAY 
IS THEY HAVE 
PEOPLE COMING 
FROM OTHER PARTS 
OF THE COUNTRY. 
REPORTS OF A 
WEDDING IN THE 
CAROLINAS. 
PEOPLE TRAVELED 
THERE AND CAME 
BACK TO NEW 
JERSEY AND THAT 
WAS A HOT SPOT. 
WITH STATES LIKE 
NEW JERSEY AND 
OTHERS THAT HAVE 
IN THEIR VIEW 
GONE THROUGH THE 
WORST OF THE 
OUTBREAK. 
WHAT THEY ARE 
TRYING TO 
PREVENT IS TO 
TAKE A STEP 
BACKWARDS. 
THEY ARE TRYING 
TO DOUBLE DOWN 
ON CONTACT 
TRACING AND ALSO 
THE OTHER 
RESTRICTIONS IN 
PLACE TO MAKE 
SURE THAT THIS 
VIRUS, AFTER 
FLATTENING THE 
CURVE, THAT IT 
DOESN'T COME 
INTO A SECOND 
WAVE. 
THERE ARE ALSO 
CONCERNS ABOUT 
OTHER PARTS OF 
THE COUNTRY THAT 
ARE STARTING TO 
SEE THESE 
SPIKES. 
THAT IS WHY 
GOVERNOR CUOMO 
IS NOW SAYING 
ANYBODY WHO 
COMES HERE FROM 
THOSE HOT SPOT 
STATES, 
INCLUDING 
ARIZONA, 
CALIFORNIA, 
TEXAS HAVE TO 
QUARANTINE 14 
DAYS ONCE THEY 
GET BACK TO NEW 
YORK. 
BUT YES, NEW 
JERSEY SEEING A 
SMALL UPTICK. 
THE GOVERNOR IS 
SAYING IT IS 
SOMETHING TO 
KEEP AN EYE ON, 
IN CASE OF 
THINGS GOING THE 
OTHER DIRECTION 
NOW. 
>>> TO HEAR 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
AND REPUBLICANS 
TELL IT, VOTING 
BY MAIL IS ABOUT 
AS RELIABLE AS A 
PONZI SCHEME. 
A RECIPE FOR 
RAMPANT FRAUD. 
>> WILL THEY BE 
STOLEN FROM MAY 
GO BOXES? 
WILL THEY BE 
FORGED? 
>> RIGHT NOW A 
FOREIGN COUNTRY 
COULD PRINT UP 
TENS OF 
THOUSANDS OF 
COUNTERFEIT 
BALLOTS AND BE 
VERY HARD FOR US 
TO DETECT. 
>>> EVIDENCE OF 
FRAUD IS 
EXTREMELY RARE. 
>> FRAUD IS NOT 
COMMON IN MAIL 
IN VOTING. 
HOW WOULD YOU 
FORGE HUNDREDS 
OF THOUSANDS OF 
REQUESTS TO 
ABSENTEE 
BALLOTS? 
HOW WOULD YOU 
FORGE THE 
SIGNATURES WITH 
PEOPLE. 
>>> I WANTED TO 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WORKS AND 
WHAT MIGHT GO 
WRONG ALONG THE 
WAY. 
NOT ALL STATES 
LET YOU VOTE BY 
MAIL WITHOUT A 
REASON. 
IN 2016, ABOUT 
ONE IN FOUR 
VOTES WERE CAST 
BY MAIL. 
THE JOURNEY OF A 
MAIL IN BALLOT 
STARTS WITH 
LOCAL ELECTION 
OFFICIALS AND 
SENT AN ORDER TO 
THE PRINTER. 
WHERE IT IS 
PRINTED ON 
SPECIAL FRAUD 
RESISTANT PAPER. 
USUALLY WITH A 
BAR CODE THAT 
LETS IT BE 
TRACKED WITH A 
PACKAGE. 
VOTERS MUST 
ACTIVELY REQUEST 
A BALLOT. 
SOME AREAS SENT 
APPLICATIONS TO 
A BALLOT. 
SALT LAKE COUNTY 
SENT EVERY 
REGISTERED VOTER 
AN ACTIVE 
BALLOT, EVEN IF 
THEY DIDN'T 
REQUEST IT. 
>>> TURNOUT IN 
THE COUNTY 
SURGED TO NEARLY 
80% IN 2018. 
ALMOST UNHEARD 
OF FOR A MIDTERM 
ELECTION. 
>> WE ARE MAKING 
SURE WE DO 
ADDRESS UPDATES. 
>> AFTER BALLOTS 
ARRIVE BY MAIL, 
IT IS UP TO 
CANDIDATES TO 
MAKE SURE THEIR 
SUPPORTERS FILL 
THEM OUT AND 
RETURN THEM BY 
THE DEADLINE. 
I WANTED TO KNOW 
HOW THAT IS 
CHANGING THE 
NATURE OF IT SO 
I CAUGHT UP WITH 
A NEW YORK 
DEMOCRAT STILL 
AWAITING THE 
RESULTS OF HIS 
SURPRISINGLY 
CLOSE RACE 
AGAINST LONG 
TIME 
CONGRESSWOMAN 
KAREN MALONEY. 
>> WE COMPLETELY 
CHANGED OUR 
ORGANIZATION AND 
OUR STRATEGY AND 
OUR PLANS. 
TO BE ONE OF 
GETTING PEOPLE 
TO REQUEST 
BALLOTS, AND 
THEN FOLLOWING 
UP AND CHASING 
THEM WITH 
RETURNING THOSE 
BALLOTS. 
>> IF PATEL 
PULLS IT OFF, IT 
WILL BE A MAJOR 
UPSET, AND DUE 
IN LARGE PART TO 
VOTE BY MAIL, 
WHICH HE MADE 
CENTRAL TO HIS 
CAMPAIGN 
STRATEGY. 
AT HOME, VOTERS 
SIGN THEM AND 
DROP THEM IN THE 
MAIL. 
YOU NEED FEWER 
POLL WORKERS TO 
CONDUCT AN 
ELECTION BY 
MAIL. 
BUT YOU NEED 
MORE 
PROFESSIONALS ON 
HAND. 
ENSURING NOBODY 
CAN VOTE TWICE. 
>>> WE HAVE A 
BAR CODE ON THE 
BALLOT. 
IT AUTOMATICALLY 
IS LAGUARDIA IN 
AS HAVING BEEN 
RECEIVED 
IMMEDIATELY. 
THAT VOTER IS 
GETTING CREDIT 
FOR HAVING TO 
RETURN THAT 
BALLOT. 
>> YOU ARE 
BUYING EQUIPMENT 
THAT SORTS 
AUTOMATICALLY, 
RIPS OPEN AN 
ENVELOPE AND 
SEPARATES THE 
BALLOT FROM THE 
ENVELOPE, ET 
CETERA. 
>>> REPUBLICANS 
HAVE TRIED TO 
KEEP THEIR 
OPPOSITION TO 
EXPANDED VOTER 
ACCESS. 
TRUMP SOMETIMES 
SAYS THE QUIET 
PART OUT LOUD, 
TWEETING THAT 
VOTE BY MAIL 
DOESN'T WORK OUT 
FOR REPUBLICANS. 
IN NEW YORK, IT 
HAS BEEN ABOUT 
TWO WEEKS, BUT 
PATEL'S RACE IS 
SO CLOSE NO 
WINNER HAS BEEN 
CALLED. 
THE FLASH FLOOD 
OF MAIL IN 
BALLOTS CAUSED 
THE DELAY IN 
COUNTING. 
>> THAT RAISES 
CONCERNS ABOUT 
HOW PREPARED 
AMERICA IS TO 
VOTE LARGELY BY 
MAIL IF 
CORONAVIRUS 
KEEPS VOTERS 
AWAY FROM THE 
POLLS. 
>> WE CAN'T NOT 
PLAN FOR THE 
FACT THAT A LOT 
OF VOTERS DON'T 
WANT TO BE IN 
CLOSE PROXIMITY 
TO OTHER PEOPLE. 
IT IS EXPENSIVE, 
IT IS HARD TO 
DO. 
THEY DON'T GO 
WRONG OFTEN BUT 
THEY GO WRONG 
MORE OFTEN THAN 
THE EQUIVALENT 
PROCESS AND THE 
IN PERSON 
VOTING. 
>> TRUTH IS, WE 
ARE LEARNING 
THIS AS WE GO, 
JUST LIKE 
EVERYBODY ELSE. 
ALL WE CARE 
ABOUT IS 
ENSURING THAT 
EVERY SINGLE 
VOTE IS COUNTED. 
>>> A NATIVE 
AMERICAN IN 
COURT TODAY 
AFTER BEING 
ARRESTED AHEAD 
OF THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
RALLY AT MT. 
RUSHMORE. 
MORE THAN A 
DOZEN PEOPLE 
WERE TAKEN INTO 
CUSTODY FRIDAY. 
MANY OF THEM 
HELD FOR THE 
WEEKEND. 
WHO WAS IN COURT 
TODAY? 
AND WHAT HAS 
THAT PERSON BEEN 
CHARGED WITH. 
>>> YES, WE ARE 
TALKING ABOUT 
NICK HILTON. 
HE IS THE 
PRESIDENT OF THE 
NATIVE AMERICAN 
COLLECTIVE HERE 
IN RAPID CITY. 
THEY HAVE HIM 
CHARGED WITH TWO 
FELONIES. 
ONE IS SECOND 
DEGREE ROBBERY 
FOR ALLEGEDLY 
STEALING A 
SHIELD. 
THE OTHER IS 
ASSAULT ON A 
POLICE OFFICER. 
>>> OUR CREW 
ARRIVED AFTER 
THE SUPPOSED 
SHIELD INCIDENT. 
WE DID SEE 
SOMEBODY 
BRINGING A 
SHIELD BACK. 
LEADERS SAY THIS 
IS MORE OF THE 
HEAVY HANDED 
POLICY TRYING TO 
TAKE OUT SORT OF 
A FRUSTRATION 
THE GOVERNOR HAS 
AND THIS IS WHAT 
PEOPLE TOLD US 
IN THE COMMUNITY 
OVER THE 
PEOPLE'S 
PROTESTS AGAINST 
THE PRESIDENT'S 
SPEECH ON 
FRIDAY. 
>>> CAL, YOU 
SPOKE WITH 
HILTON BEFORE 
TRUMP'S RALLY. 
WHAT DID HE TELL 
YOU? 
>> EVERYBODY 
THERE IS TALKING 
ABOUT THE TREATY 
OF 1868. 
THAT PROMISED 
THE BLACK HILLS 
TO THE NATION. 
>> HIM COMING 
HERE TO OUR 
SACRED LAND 
WITHOUT THE 
CONSENT OF OUR 
TRIBAL LEADERS 
IS FUNDAMENTALLY 
A FORM OF 
DISRESPECT AND A 
TOTAL DISRESPECT 
TO THE NATION, 
THE 
RELATIONSHIPS 
THAT THE TRIBES 
OF THIS REGION 
HAVE WITH THE 
UNITED STATES 
GOVERNMENT. 
NOT TO MENTION 
IN THE MODERN 
TIMES, HE IS 
PUSHING THESE 
COMPLETE FALSE 
NARRATIVES OF 
HATE. 
>> Reporter: 
THIS IS THE 
BIGGER PICTURE 
HERE. 
THE BIGGER 
PICTURE IS WHAT 
WAS THE 
TRESPASSING THAT 
THESE PEOPLE 
WERE DOING? 
THE BLACK HILLS 
IS SUPPOSED TO 
BE NATIVE 
AMERICAN LAND. 
THAT WAS DECIDED 
AS RECENTLY AS 
1980 BY THE 
UNITED STATES 
SUPREME COURT. 
A LOT OF LEGAL 
QUESTIONS WILL 
FACE HIM AND HIS 
TEAM AS HE IS 
BONDED OUT HERE 
TODAY. 
>>> THERE IS 
NOTHING MORE 
POWERFUL THAN AN 
IDEA WHOSE TIME 
HAS COME. 
PERHAPS THE TIME 
HAS COME TO 
TOTALLY REALIZE 
THE DREAM UPON 
WHICH THIS GREAT 
COUNTRY WAS 
FOUNDED. 
EQUAL JUSTICE 
UNDER THE LAW. 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>> WE ACTUALLY 
SAW A LARGE 
CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD 
COME THROUGH 
HERE. 
>>> IT IS NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS, 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> INTRODUCING 
PEACOCK. 
WHAT IS PEACOCK? 
THIS IS PEACOCK. 
IT IS STREAMING, 
LAUNCHING, 
PREMIERING, IT 
IS TV, MOVIES. 
EXCLUSIVE 
ORIGINALS. 
ORIGINAL 
CHARACTERS. 
IT IS SPORTS, IT 
IS STOCKS. 
>>> WAIT, THERE 
IS MORE. 
>> MORE? 
>> YES, YES, 
MORE. 
>> TONS. 
IT IS QUICK 
STUFF, THIN 
STUFF, LOVE 
STUFF, IT IS 
TRENDING, MIND 
BENDING. 
LATE NIGHT, 
EARLY MORNING. 
>> DID YOU SEE 
THIS? 
YOU REMEMBER 
THAT? 
YOU WATCHED 
EVERY SINGLE ONE 
OF THOSE? 
IT IS FOR YOU, 
IT IS MONKEY, 
AND IT IS FREE. 
>> FREE? 
>> FREE. 
>> WHO'S WITH 
ME. 
>> THAT IS 
PEACOCK. 
THAT IS WHO. 
THAT IS WHAT. 
THAT IS WHY. 
MIC DROP. 
YOU CAN'T NOT 
WATCH 
. 
>>> I WATCHED 
THE MAYOR OF 
ATLANTA TRYING 
TO ACT AS A MOM. 
>> I REMEMBER 
HER COMING HOME 
SAYING WHY DON'T 
I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS? 
IT IS OKAY TO BE 
DIFFERENT. 
JUST NOT LESS 
THAN. 
>>> I CHERISH 
THE FACT WE CAN 
HAVE THESE 
DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE, 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
>>> I'M GOING 
THROUGH THE 
EXPERIENCES I 
HAVE GONE 
THROUGH IN 
DEALING WITH 
COPS AND GROWING 
UP IN THE HOOD. 
I WOULD NOT BE 
ABLE TO SLEEP AT 
NIGHT IF I 
DIDN'T DO 
SOMETHING ABOUT 
IT WHERE I COULD 
DO SOMETHING 
ABOUT IT. 
>> Reporter: 
LAST MONTH, WHEN 
FILMMAKER TOMMY 
OLIVER HEARD 
ABOUT THE 
PROTESTS IN THE 
LOS ANGELES 
AREA, HE KNEW HE 
HAD TO BE A PART 
OF IT. 
>> YOU ARE NOT 
TECHNICALLY A 
PHOTOGRAPHER, 
BUT YOUR 
PICTURES TELL A 
DIFFERENT STORY. 
WHY DID YOU 
DECIDE TO TAKE A 
CAMERA AND GO 
OUT THERE AND 
DOCUMENT THE 
PROTESTS? 
>> FOR ME, IT 
DIDN'T START AS 
ANYTHING BEYOND 
I NEEDED TO BE 
AT THE PROTEST. 
AND AS I 
STARTED, I 
REALIZED THERE 
WERE A LOT OF 
THINGS THAT 
WEREN'T CAPTURED 
THROUGH OUR LENS 
APPROPRIATELY. 
SO I STARTED 
SHOOTING. 
>> Reporter: FOR 
SEVERAL DAYS 
TOMMY MARCHED 
WITH PROTESTERS 
INCLUDING 
MICHAEL B. 
JORDAN, ALL 
UNITED IN THE 
POWER OF 
PROTESTS. 
>>> WHEN WE 
FIGHT. 
>> WHAT DOES IT 
FEEL LIKE TO BE 
IN THE MIDST OF 
THOUSANDS AND 
THOUSANDS AND 
THOUSANDS OF 
PEOPLE, ALL 
THERE FOR ONE 
MISSION? 
>> ONE OF THE 
CRAZIEST THINGS 
I HAVE EVER SEEN 
IN MY LIFE WAS 
WHEN I WAS ON 
THE TRUCK, 
SHOOTING AN 
ACTIVIST WHO 
ASKED EVERYBODY 
TO PUT THEIR 
HANDS DOWN AND 
RAISE THEIR 
FISTS IN 
SOLIDARITY. 
YOU CAN SEE AS 
FAR AS THE EYE 
COULD SEE DOWN 
HOLLYWOOD 
BOULEVARD. 
AND THIS WAS THE 
MOST INCREDIBLE 
THING I HAVE 
SEEN IN MY LIFE, 
BAR NONE. 
>> Reporter: 
REALIZING THE 
MAGNITUDE OF THE 
MOMENT, TOMMY 
PHOTOGRAPHED 
THIS POWERFUL 
IMAGE. 
WHAT DO YOU WANT 
THEM TO KNOW 
WHEN THEY LOOK 
AT THIS ICONIC 
PICTURE? 
>> I WANT THEM 
TO KNOW THAT 
THAT IS 
APPROPRIATELY 
REPRESENTATIVE 
OF THE POWER OF 
PEOPLE. 
WHEN WE WORK 
TOGETHER, THERE 
IS NO STOPPING 
US. 
SO THAT IS JUST 
ONE FRAME. 
A LITTLE FRAME 
THAT INDICATES 
HOW HIS OWN LIFE 
READS LIKE A 
MOVIE SCRIPT? 
>> I GREW UP 
MOSTLY ABOUT MY 
GRANDMOTHER. 
MY MOTHER WAS 
ADDICTED TO 
CRACK FOR FROM 
THE TIME I WAS 
FOUR UNTIL 10 OR 
SO. 
>> TOMMY WENT ON 
TO ATTEND 
CARNEGIE MELLON, 
EVENTUALLY 
STARTING HIS OWN 
TECH COMPANY. 
>>> SO MY DAD 
WASN'T AROUND. 
NEVER MET MY 
DAD. 
THAT WAS REALLY 
HARD FOR ME. 
SO FOR ME, I 
ALWAYS WANTED TO 
BE THE DAD THAT 
I WISHED I HAD. 
>>> TOMMY AND 
HIS WIFE, CODY, 
ARE THE PARENTS 
TO THREE YOUNG 
BOYS AND 
TOGETHER THE CO-
CREATORS OF 
BLACK LOVE ON 
THE OPRAH 
WINFREY NETWORK. 
NOW SPAWNING 
INTO A 
SUCCESSFUL MULTI-
MEDIA PLATFORM. 
>>> FOR SOMEONE 
WHO WOULD SAY 
WHY HIGHLIGHT 
BLACK 
RELATIONSHIPS? 
WHAT WOULD YOU 
SAY? 
>> I REMEMBER 
ONE OF THE FIRST 
COMMENTS. 
OPRAH POSTED 
ABOUT THE SHOW, 
AND SOMEBODY 
ASKED ABOUT OKAY 
WHEN IS WHITE 
LOVE COMING? 
AND SOMEBODY 
RESPONDED ABOUT 
HOW LOOK AT ANY 
OTHER CHANNEL, 
ANY OTHER SHOW 
FOR THE PAST FOR 
AS LONG AS THERE 
HAS BEEN TV. 
SO WE HAVE NOT 
HAD THAT PLACE 
WHERE WE CAN 
LOOK AND SEE US 
IN A WAY THAT IS 
HONEST. 
THAT IS THE 
REASON. 
>>> NOW TOMMY 
CONTINUES TO NOT 
ONLY DOCUMENT 
THE LOVE WITHIN 
THE BLACK 
COMMUNITY, BUT 
THEIR 
FRUSTRATION AS 
WELL. 
CAPTURING A 
SNAPSHOT IN 
TIME. 
>> Reporter: 
IMAGES HAVE THE 
ABILITY TO 
CHANGE THE 
WORLD. 
THEY REALLY DO. 
IT IS THIS THING 
THAT IS VERY 
HERE AND 
CONCRETE, UNTIL 
YOU CAN'T SAY 
THAT 50,000 
PEOPLE WERE NOT 
THERE IN 
SOLIDARITY TO 
PROTEST AGAINST 
WHAT IS 
HAPPENING IN 
THIS COUNTRY. 
AND YOU CAN'T 
DENY THE POWER 
OF THAT. 
>> Reporter: A 
GREAT 
CONVERSATION. 
JUST LAST WEEK, 
TOMMY WAS AMONG 
819 NEW MEMBERS 
INVITED TO JOIN 
THE ACADEMY OF 
ARTS AND 
SCIENCES. 
>>> ADAM IS AN 
ICU NURSE AT 
METHODIST 
HOSPITAL IN SAN 
ANTONIO. 
HE IS JOINING US 
TO TALK ABOUT 
WHAT IT IS LIKE 
ON THE FRONT 
LINES. 
ADAM, I KNOW YOU 
HAVE HAD SOME 
LONG DAYS. 
GOOD MORNING TO 
YOU. 
>> GOOD MORNING, 
THANK YOU FOR 
HAVING ME ON. 
>> Reporter: 
LET'S BEGIN 
HERE. 
LAST WEEK IN 
BEXAR COUNTY 
WHERE SAN 
ANTONIO IS 
LOCATED YOU GUYS 
HAVE SEEN AN 
INCREASE IN MORE 
THAN 3000 CASES 
AND AT OUR 
HOSPITAL ALONE, 
I WAS JUST 
READING OVER THE 
LAST COUPLE OF 
WEEKS, YOU HAVE 
SEEN A 170% 
INCREASE IN 
COVID-19 RELATED 
CASES. 
HOW TOUGH IS IT 
FOR YOU TO SEE 
THESE NUMBERS 
INCREASING SO 
RAPIDLY? 
>> YOU KNOW, IT 
IS VERY TOUGH. 
WE ARE SEEING A 
RAPID INCREASE. 
WE ARE VERY 
FORTUNATE THAT 
WE HAVE 
EXCELLENT 
LEADERSHIP THAT 
IS FINDING SPACE 
FOR THESE 
PATIENTS, SO 
THAT WE ARE ABLE 
TO TREAT THEM 
EFFECTIVELY AND 
WITH HIGH 
QUALITY CARE. 
IT IS STRESSFUL. 
NOT ONLY ARE WE 
SEEING AN 
INCREASING 
NUMBER, WE ARE 
SEEING YOUNGER 
PEOPLE. 
>> Reporter: AND 
YOU AND YOUR 
TEAM, YOU HAVE 
BEEN TREATING 
COVID-19 
PATIENTS FOR 
MORE THAN 100 
DAYS NOW, ALL 
WITHOUT 
CONTRACTING THE 
VIRUS, WHICH IS 
INCREDIBLE. 
AND SOME SAN 
ANTONIO 
HOSPITALS ARE 
SAYING THERE 
NEEDS TO BE MORE 
FRONT LINE 
HEALTHCARE 
WORKERS. 
IS THAT 
SOMETHING THAT 
YOU GUYS ARE 
NOTICING YOU 
NEED TO HELP 
YOUR HOSPITAL? 
AND HOW WOULD IT 
HELP? 
>> I WILL NEVER 
TURN DOWN HELP. 
YOU KNOW, WE 
HAVE BEEN 
FIGHTING THIS 
FOR OVER 100 
DAYS. 
AND THE STAFF IS 
DOING AN AMAZING 
JOB. 
WE HAVE ALL THE 
RESOURCES THAT 
WE NEED. 
BUT IF PEOPLE 
WANT TO SEND US 
MORE, THEN WE 
WOULD BE HAPPY 
TO GET THE HELP. 
IT'S TOUGH. 
YOU SAID 
SOMETHING THAT 
GRABBED OUR 
ATTENTION IN 
TERMS OF NEW 
CASES. 
YOU SAID YOU 
STARTED TO SEE 
YOUNG ADULTS 
GETTING 
INFECTED. 
WHY DO YOU THINK 
THAT IS? 
THAT WE ARE 
SEEING SO MANY 
YOUNG PEOPLE 
NOW? 
>> I'M NOT 
ENTIRELY SURE. 
I'M SURE IT IS 
MULTI-FACTORS. 
BUT I THINK 
YOUNG PEOPLE 
HAVE A TENDENCY 
TO FEEL THEY ARE 
IMPERVIOUS TO 
GETTING SICK. 
AND IF THEY 
WOULD WEAR A 
MASK AND SOCIAL 
DISTANCE, I 
THINK WE WOULD 
SEE FEWER YOUNG 
PEOPLE. 
>>> AND YOU 
RECENTLY HAD A 
PATIENT WHO 
INITIALLY DIDN'T 
THINK THE 
CORONAVIRUS WAS 
REAL. 
I HAVE ACTUALLY 
TALKED TO PEOPLE 
WHO SAID THE 
SAME THING TO 
ME. 
HE THOUGHT IT 
WAS A HOAX. 
YOU SAID HE TOLD 
YOU SOMETHING 
BEFORE HE PASSED 
AWAY AND IT 
IMPACTED YOU. 
WHAT DID HE SAY 
TO YOU? 
>> IT WAS TO 
ANOTHER NURSE. 
BUT THEY SHARED 
THIS STORY. 
BEFORE HE WAS NO 
LONGER ABLE TO 
TALK TO US, HE 
EXPRESSED THAT 
HE THOUGHT THAT 
HE HAD MADE A 
MISTAKE. 
AND IT IS JUST 
REALLY TOUGH TO 
SEE A YOUNG 
PERSON HAVE TO 
PAY SUCH A HIGH 
PRICE FOR MAKING 
A MISTAKE LIKE 
THAT. 
>> IT IS SO SAD 
TO HEAR. 
TEXAS GOVERNOR 
GREG ABBOTT 
RECENTLY 
REVERSED HIS 
STANCE ON 
MANDATING MASKS. 
DO YOU THINK 
THIS WILL HELP 
IN THE FIGHT 
AGAINST SPIKES 
ACROSS THE 
STATE? 
WHAT IS YOUR 
TAKE ON MASKS? 
>> MY TAKE ON 
MASKS IS THAT 
THEY WORK. 
WE HAVE BEEN 
DOING THIS FOR 
OVER 110 DAYS OR 
SO. 
IT SEEMS LIKE 
ONE LONG DAY. 
BUT MY STAFF 
WEARS MASKS. 
ALL WE DEAL WITH 
IS COVID-19 
PATIENTS AND TO 
THIS DATE, 
WEARING A MASK 
AND DOING THE 
RIGHT THINGS, WE 
HAVE YET TO HAVE 
ANYONE CONTRACT 
COVID-19 FROM 
ONE OF OUR 
UNITS. 
SO MY TAKE AWAY 
FROM THAT IS, 
MASKS WORK. 
>> Reporter: AND 
YOU HAVE SEEN A 
LOT OVER THE 
LAST 100 DAYS, 
I'M SURE. 
SO WHAT IS THE 
MOST IMPORTANT 
MESSAGE THAT YOU 
WANT TO SHARE 
WITH PEOPLE 
WATCHING RIGHT 
NOW? 
WHAT WOULD YOU 
REACH OUT AND 
TELL THEM? 
>> IF I COULD 
REACH OUT AND 
TELL THEM DO A 
PSA, I WOULD SAY 
WE REALLY 
APPRECIATE ALL 
THE SUPPORT WE 
HAVE BEEN GIVEN 
AS HEALTHCARE 
PROFESSIONALS. 
BUT WHAT WE 
REALLY NEED IS 
OUR COMMUNITIES 
TO TEAM UP WITH 
US AND HELP 
FIGHT THIS VIRUS 
TOGETHER. 
YOU KNOW, DO THE 
RIGHT THING, 
WEAR MASKS, 
SOCIAL DISTANCE, 
AND WE CAN BEAT 
THIS. 
>>> CHEERS TO 
THAT. 
ADAM, THANK YOU 
FOR YOUR TIME 
AND PLEASE GIVE 
OUR BEST TO ALL 
THE NURSES AND 
DOCTORS ON THE 
FRONT LINES 
THIS. 
THANK YOU FOR 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS, THIS 
MORNING. 
>> THANK YOU. 
YOU HAVE A GREAT 
DAY. 
>>> MAJOR LEAGUE 
SPORTS ARE 
FIGHTING THEIR 
WAY BACK. 
DESPITE 
CORONAVIRUS 
SURGES ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY, 
SUPERSTAR LEBRON 
JAMES AND THE 
REST OF THE NBA 
NOW JUST WEEKS 
AWAY FROM 
RESUMING THEIR 
SEASON HERE IN 
ORLANDO. 
THE LEAGUE WAS 
THE FIRST TO 
SHUT DOWN WHEN 
THE VIRUS 
STARTED 
SPREADING. 
>> THE NBA IS 
TRYING TO BE THE 
FIRST MAJOR 
LEAGUE SPORT IN 
AMERICA TO 
FULLY, 
SUCCESSFULLY, 
HAVE A DAILY 
TESTING PROTOCOL 
AND A DAILY 
PROCESS TO 
RETURN AND SO 
FAR, IT IS ALL 
LINING UP. 
SO FAR IT IS ALL 
MAKING SENSE. 
>> Reporter: BUT 
DOES IT? 
THE MILWAUKEE 
BUCS SHUT DOWN 
AFTER TWO 
PLAYERS TESTED 
POSITIVE AND IT 
WILL REMAIN 
CLOSED FOR 
WORKOUTS UNTIL 
THE TEAM LEAVES 
FOR ORLANDO 
THURSDAY. 
THE NUGGETS, 
CLIP ENTERS METS 
CLOSING 
FACILITIES 
BECAUSE OF THE 
VIRUS. 
MAJOR LEAGUE 
BASEBALL 
UNVEILING ITS 
NEW CONDENSED 
SEASON. 
FIRST UP, THE 
WASHINGTON 
NATIONALS. 
HOSTING THE NEW 
YORK YANKEES ON 
JULY 23rd. 
EACH TEAM WILL 
PLAY 66 GAMES IN 
66 DAYS. 
SOME WONDERING 
IF MAJOR LEAGUE 
BASEBALL CAN 
PULL THIS OFF. 
>>> MAJOR LEAGUE 
BASEBALL PLAYERS 
AREN'T AS 
OPTIMIST BEING 
AS THEY WERE. 
BUT STILL, THEY 
BELIEVE, IF 
EVERYBODY 
FOLLOWS THE 
PROTOCOLS, THEY 
HAVE A CHANCE TO 
PULL THIS OFF. 
>> PLAYERS ARE 
BEING TESTED 
EVERY OTHER DAY 
FOR COVID-19. 
MONDAY DELAYS IN 
THOSE TEST 
RESULTS HALTING 
PRACTICE FOR THE 
NATIONALS AND 
THE ASTROS. 
BUT PLAYERS SAY 
THEY ARE GETTING 
USED TO THIS NEW 
NORMAL. 
>> THE MOMENT 
YOU PULL INTO 
THE CLUBHOUSE, 
WE ARE LIVING IN 
A DIFFERENT 
WORLD RIGHT NOW. 
>> LIKE THE NBA, 
THE NHL SEASON 
WAS SHUT DOWN IN 
MID MARCH. 
THE LEAGUE AND 
ITS PLAYERS 
UNION REACHED A 
TENTATIVE DEAL 
TO RETURN TO THE 
ICE BY AUGUST, 
JUST AS 3 DOZEN 
PLAYERS TESTED 
POSITIVE. 
>>> MAJOR LEAGUE 
SOCCER BEGINS 
ITS MONTH LONG 
COME BACK HERE, 
BEGINNING 
TOMORROW. 
A DOSE OF 
REALITY. 
FCDALLAS WILL 
NOT BE 
PARTICIPATING 
BECAUSE 10 
PLAYERS AND A 
COACH TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR 
COVID-19. 
THEY ARE HOPING 
THAT IS THE LAST 
THEY SEE OF 
PLAYERS TESTING 
POSITIVE. 
>>> THIS 
MORNING, A NEW, 
STUNNING SURGE 
IN CORONAVIRUS 
CASES PLAGUING 
HOT SPOTS AROUND 
THE COUNTRY. 
A TROUBLING 
TREND FOR SOME 
HOSPITALS 
ALREADY ON THE 
BRINK. 
>>> WE ARE STILL 
KNEE DEEP IN THE 
FIRST WAVE OF 
THIS. 
I WOULD SAY THIS 
WOULD NOT BE 
CONSIDERED A 
WAVE. 
IT WAS A SURGE 
OR RESURGENCE OF 
INFECTIONS. 
AT LEAST 35 
STATES ARE 
SHOWING 
INCREASES IN 
INFECTIONS. 
TEN STATES WITH 
A 100% SPIKE IN 
RECENT WEEKS. 
EVEN THOSE 
CATCHING THE 
VIRUS. 
>>> ONE FAMILY. 
THE FAMILY 
ACROSS THE 
STREET. 
>> WITH STATES 
LIKE TEXAS, 
ARIZONA AND 
CALIFORNIA ALL 
REPORTING A 
RECORD NUMBER OF 
HOSPITALIZATIONS, 
AMONG THE MOST 
DANGEROUS HOT 
SPOTS FOR THE 
VIRUS, LOS 
ANGELES COUNTY. 
WITH MORE CASES 
HERE THAN IN 44 
STATES. 
WITH NEARLY 3 
MILLION 
AMERICANS 
TESTING POSITIVE 
FOR THE VIRUS, 
HOSPITALS IN 
CITIES LIKE 
HOUSTON ARE 
REACHING 
CAPACITY. 
>> THIS IS A 
VERY, VERY 
DISTURBING 
SITUATION. 
OUR TEAMS ARE 
STRETCHED. 
WE ARE MANAGING 
IT. 
>>> AS FLORIDA 
CONTINUES TO SEE 
THE NATION'S 
HIGHEST SINGLE 
DAY RECORD FOR 
NEW INFECTIONS, 
THE GOVERNOR 
SAYS HE BELIEVES 
THE SITUATION 
HAS STABILIZED. 
WHILE MIAMI IS 
CLOSING DOWN 
RESTAURANTS AND 
GYMS, MORE THAN 
HALF OF NEW 
CASES IN ARIZONA 
ARE PATIENTS 
UNDER 44. 
AND A STAGGERING 
NUMBER ARE STILL 
WAIT TO BE 
TESTED. 
 
EV
.
 
ATLANTA SAID TO BE A CONTENDER 
AS JOE BIDEN'S RUNNING MATE 
TESTING POSITIVE HERSELF BUT 
SHOWING NO SYMPTOMS. 
>> IT IS STARTLING FOR ME 
BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN SO VERY 
CAREFUL. 
>> 
>>REPORTER: THE STUNNING NUMBER 
OF CASES COMES AFTER FOURTH OF 
JULY SEEMS LIKE THESE. 
>> 
>> DOCTOR FAUCI  TALKED ABOUT 
THE CURRENT SITUATION. 
WHAT DID HE SAY? 
>> HE ALLUDED TO THE FACT THAT 
TOO MANY STATES MAY HAVE 
REOPENED TOO QUICKLY AND LIFTED 
THEIR RESTRICTIONS. 
HERE IS WHAT HE SAID. 
>> THE CURRENT STATE IS NOT GOOD
IN THE SENSE THAT, AS YOU KNOW, 
WE HAVE BEEN IN A SITUATION 
WHERE WE WERE AVERAGING ABOUT 
20,000 NEW CASES A DAY AND THEN 
A SERIES OF CIRCUMSTANCES 
ASSOCIATED WITH VARIOUS STATES 
AND CITIES TRYING TO GET BACK 
TO SOME FORM OF NORMALITY HAS 
LED TO A SITUATION WITH RECORD-
BREAKING CASES. 
>> 
>>
>> Reporter: 
THIS MORNING AS AV
THE CASES SEARCH 
ACROSS THE U.S. 
AMERICANS ARE 
TRYING TO MAKE 
SENSE OF WHAT 
THIS MEANS AND 
HOW TO PROTECT 
THEMSELVES. 
ONE KEY 
QUESTION, IS THE 
VIRUS AIRBORNE? 
ACCORDING TO 
SCIENTISTS AROUND
THE WORLD, YES. 
>> DO YOU THINK 
THAT THE WORLD 
HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION HAS 
DOWNPLAYED THE 
THREAT OF 
AIRBORNE ?
TRANSMISSION? 
>> YES, I THINK 
THEY HAVE. 
THIS MEANS THAT 
THERE MAY NOT BE 
AS MUCH 
ATTENTION TO 
VENTILATION AND 
MASK WEARING AS 
THERE OUGHT TO 
BE.>> Reporter: 
THIS DOCTOR IS 
ONE OF THE 
SCIENTISTS 
PUBLISHING A 
LETTER TO THE GA
WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION 
URGING THEM TO 
APPLY THESE 
GUIDELINES. 
THEY HAVE THAT 
THE VIRUS 
SPREADS BY 
DROPLETS THAT 
DROPPED TO THE 
FLOOR BUT DOCTOR 
MILTON SAID THE 
VIRUS LINGERS. 
>> DO MASKS AND 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING MAKE 
A DIFFERENCE? 
DOCTORS BELIEVE 
THAT THEY DO AND 
MANY POINT TO 
INCREASED CASES 
IN AREAS THAT 
HAVE REOPENED 
AND WERE 
ATTITUDES ABOUT 
SAFETY HAVE 
BECOME MORE LAX. 
>> DOES IT 
SURPRISE YOU HOW 
POLARIZING THIS 
HAS BECOME? 
>> IT IS REALLY 
TROUBLING AND 
SADDENING TO ESEE 
THAT.
>> Reporter: BE 
BETTER AT 
TREATING THE 
DISEASE? 
DOCTORS CONTINUE SOP
TO DEVELOP OTHER 
STRATEGIES TO 
COMBAT 
CORONAVIRUS AND 
AT THE ICU THEY 
NOW DELAY 
PUTTING THEM ON 
VENTILATORS 
INSTEAD TREATING 
THEM WITH 100% 
OXYGEN AND ON 
THEIR STOMACHS 
TO ALLOW FOR 
BETTER BLOOD 
FLOW AND AIRFLOW 
AND PATIENTS ARE 
GETTING NEW 
TREATMENTS LIKE 
PLASMA AND 
REMDESIVIR AND 
MOST RECENTLY 
STEROID. 
IF YOUNGER 
PEOPLE ARE 
DRIVING THIS 
SPIKE WILL THE 
DEATH RATE 
REMAIN LOW? 
NOT NECESSARILY. 
GIVING CONCERNS 
ON WHO THE YOUNG 
PATIENTS COULD 
AFFECT NEXT, THE 
OLDER AND MORE 
VULNERABLE. 
SHE IS WORRIED 
ABOUT HER 
CHILDREN GOING 
BACK TO SCHOOL 
IN THE FALL. 
>> I'M WORRIED 
THAT IF WE DON'T 
HAVE THE MASK 
MANDATE IN PLACE 
THE CHANCES OF 
THEM GETTING RI
THIS AND BRING 
IT HOME TO ME 
AND PASSING IT 
ON TO MY DAD WHO 
IS 85 OR MY 
MOTHER WHO IS 75 
IS SIGNIFICANT. 
>> SHE IS FROM 
THE 
TAMPA AREA 
AND ON MONDAY 
THE FLORIDA 
DEPARTMENT OF 
EDUCATION ORDEREDEN
ALL SCHOOLS TO 
REOPEN IN 
AUGUST. 
THEY MUST SUBMIT 
A REOPENING PLAN 
WITH SAFETY 
MEASURES. 
>> IF THE WORLD 
HEALTH PHYSICIAN 
DECLARES THE 
VIRUS AIRBORNE, 
WHAT DOES THAT 
MEAN FOR HOW WE 
PROTECT 
OURSELVES FROM 
THIS GOING 
FORWARD? 
>>
 POTENTIALLY 
IF THE VIRUS 
LINGERS IN THE 
AIR MORE THAN 
PREVIOUSLY 
THOUGHT 
SCIENTISTS SAY 
THIS COULD 
REQUIRE MASKS QU
AND MORE AND 
EVEN WITH PROPER ST
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING, 
PROPER 
VENTILATION 
SYSTEMS WOULD BE 
NEEDED, 
ESPECIALLY IN 
SCHOOLS AND 
NURSING HOMES, 
CRAIG. 
>>> THERE IS AN 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN 
MAN THREATENING  
MY LIFE. 
>> THIS MORNING 
AMY COOPER IS 
FACING A 
CRIMINAL CHARGE. 
>> I AM BEING 
THREATENED BY A 
MAN. 
CALL THE COPS 
IMMEDIATELY. 
>> INANNOUNCED 
MONDAY SHE IS 
CHARGED WITH 
FALSELY 
REPORTING AN 
INCIDENT OF 
CRIMINAL 
MISDEMEANOR. 
IN THIS ROVIDEO  M
COOPER CALLS OUT 
THE RACE OF 
CHRISTIAN COOPER 
AFTER HE ASKED 
HER TO PUT A 
LEASH ON HER 
TALK IN AN AREA 
REQUIRING DOGS 
TO BE RELEASED. 
>>AM HE IS 
RECORDING ME AND 
THREATENING ME 
AND MY DOG. 
>> THIS WAS 
CAUGHT ON CAMERA 
JUST HOURS 
BEFORE GEORGE 
FLOYD DIED IN 
THE HANDS OF 
MINNEAPOLIS 
POLICE AND THIS 
HELPED SPARK A 
DEBATE ON RACIAL 
BIAS. 
COOPER WAS FIRED 
FROM HER JOB, 
SAYING THEY DO 
NOT TOLERATE 
RACISM OF ANY 
KIND AND SHE HAD 
TO TEMPORARILY 
SURRENDER HER 
DOG. 
WE SPOKE TO 
CHRISTIAN COOPER 
AFTER THIS 
INCIDENT. 
>> I WAS GOING 
TO DO WHAT SHE 
SET OR CONTINUE 
WHAT I'M DOING. 
>> AMY COOPER 
SAID SHE REACTED 
EMOTIONALLY AND 
MADE FALSE 
ASSUMPTIONS 
WHEN, IN FACT, I 
WAS THE ONE 
ACTING 
INAPPROPRIATELY 
BY NOT HAVING MY 
DOG ON A LEASH. 
ADDING, I HOPE 
THAT A FEW 
MORTIFYING 
SECONDS 0IN A 
LIFETIME OF 40 
YEARS WILL NOT 
DEFINE ME AND 
THAT HE WILL 
ACCEPT MY ND
SINCERE APOLOGY. 
HER ATTORNEY 
RESPONDED MONDAY 
WRITING, THE RUSH
TO JUDGMENT BY 
THE PUBLIC IN 
THIS EPIDEMIC 
WILL BE PROVEN 
AS WRONG AS 
CANCEL CULTURE 
ITSELF. 
SHE LOST HER JOB 
AND HOME AND HER 
PUBLIC LIFE AND 
NOW SOME DEMAND 
HER FREEDOM. 
HOW MANY LIVES 
ARE WE GOING TO 
DESTROY OVER A 
62nd VIDEO OVER 
SOCIAL MEDIA? 
>> THAT 3rd 
DEGREE CHARGE 
CARRIES A 
MAXIMUM OF ONE 
YEAR IN PRISON 
BUT THE MOST 
LIKELY OUTCOME 
IS COUNSELING OR 
A DISCHARGE. 
AMY COOPER WILL 
BE ARRAIGNED IN 
OCTOBER. 
>>>  OPRESIDENT 
TRUMP IS 
EXPANDING HIS AT
ATTACKS AGAINST 
RACIAL DIVISIONS 
CALLING ON 
NASCAR'S ONLY 
BLACK DRIVER TO 
APOLOGIZE FOR 
WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT SAID 
WAS A HOAX. 
THE FBI 
DETERMINED THAT 
WHILE IT IS NOT 
THE TARGET OF A 
HATE CRIME WHEN 
A NOOSE WAS 
FOUND IN HIS 
GARAGE AT 
TALLADEGA 
SPEEDWAY. 
IT WAS HIS 
TEAMMATES WHO 
FOUND THE NEWS 
AND ALERTED 
NASCAR AND THE 
RACING COMMUNITY 
LINED UP BEHIND 
HIM, BRINGING 
HIM TO TEARS. 
WALLACE'S 
RESPONSE WAS TO 
DEAL WITH THIS 
WITH LOVE. M 
THE PRESIDENT S.
FALSELY CLAIMED 
THAT NASCAR HAS 
ITS LOWEST 
RATINGS EVER 
BLAMING THE 
RECENT BAN OF 
THE CONFEDERATE 
FLAG. 
>> WHY DON'T 
THEY FLY AT 
HERE? 
>> THIS WAS 
MENTIONED IN THE 
BROADER CONTEXT. 
THE FACT THAT HE 
REJECTS THE 
NOTION THAT 
SOMEHOW NASCAR 
MEN AND WOMEN IN
ARE RACIST..
>> Reporter: 
NASCAR SAID THEY 
CONTINUE TO STAND
TALL WITH 
EVERYONE WHO 
MAKES THIS SPORT 
WELCOMING AND 
INCLUSIVE FOR 
ALL RACING FANS. 
AS FOR THE 
RATINGS, NBC 
SAID LAST 
WEEKEND'S RACE 
WAS UP NEARLY 50
50% OVER LAST 
YEAR AND LINDSEY 
GRAHAM IS 
DIRECTLY REFUTING
PRESIDENT TRUMP. 
>> I LIVED IN 
SOUTH CAROLINA 
ALL MY LIFE. 
IF YOU ARE IN 
BUSINESS, THE 
CONFEDERATE FLAG 
IS NOT 
A GOOD 
WAY TO GROW YOUR 
BUSINESS. 
I DON'T THINK ZE
WALLACE HAS 
ANYTHING TO 
APOLOGIZE FOR.>> 
Reporter: 
SEIZING ON 
ANOTHER 
DIVERSITY HE IS 
ALSO CRITICIZING 
TWO SPORTS 
FRANCHISES. THEY 
ARE CONSIDERING 
A CHANGE TO THE 
MASCOT THAT MANY 
SEE AS 
OFFENSIVE, 
INFLAMING 
TENSIONS BY 
TWEETING ASTHEY 
NAMED THESE 
TEAMS OUT OF  O
STRENGTH, NOT 
WEAKNESS. 
IT LOOKS LIKE 
THEY WILL BE 
CHANGING THEIR NG
NAMES IN ORDER 
TO BE 
POLITICALLY 
CORRECT. T'
SPEAKING TO SOME 
OF THESE ALLIES 
THAT EXPRESS 
FRUSTRATIONS 
WITH HIS LATEST  O
ATTACKS AND IT IS
LESS THAN FOUR 
MONTHS TO THE 
ELECTION. 
HE NEEDS TO 
REFOCUS ON HIS 
ACCOMPLISHMENTS 
AND ON JOE 
BIDEN, NOT ON 
RACIAL DIVISION. 
THEY ACKNOWLEDGE 
THAT HE IS THE 
ONE DRIVING THE 
TRAIN. 
>>> IF 
PROSECUTORS GET 
THEIR AWAY A 
JUDGE WILL 
INVOKE BAIL AND 
THIS PERSON 
COULD BE 
GHISLAINE 
MAXWELL 'S NEW 
HOME FOR A 
WHILE. 
>> HER MEALS 
WILL BE 
DELIVERED TO HER 
AND SHE WOULD BE 
LOCKED DOWN IN 
HER CELL 23 
HOURS A DAY. 
>> JEFFREY 
EPSTEIN'S FORMER 
GIRLFRIEND IS 
ACCUSED OF 
ENTICING YOUNG 
GIRLS TO ENGAGE 
IN SEX ACTS. 
SHE HAS DENIED 
INVOLVEMENT. 
THEY TOLD 
SAVANNAH LAST 
YEAR THAT SHE 
WAS RECRUITED BY 
MAXWELL FOR 
EPSTEIN. 
>> GHISLAINE 
MAXWELL  DENIES 
PROCURING YOU OR 
RECRUITING YOU. 
GHISLAINE 
MAXWELL  DENIES 
EVER HAVING ANY 
KIND OF SEXUAL 
CONTACT WITH YOU.
GHISLAINE 
MAXWELL SAYS SHE  R
BARELY REMEMBERS 
YOU WHAT DO YOU 
SAY ? 
>> FOLLOW THE 
FACTS. 
SHE SHOULD BE 
HELD 
ACCOUNTABLE. 
IN HER MIND, I 
THINK WHAT SHE 
THINKS IS THAT 
WHAT SHE DID 
WASN'T WRONG.>> 
Reporter: IF 
CONVICTED SHE 
WILL FACE UP TO 
35 YEARS BUT FOR 
NOW SHE WILL 
HAVE TO FIGHT TO 
GET OUT OF HER 
CELL BEFORE THE 
TRIAL. 
>> FROM LIVING 
THE LIFE OF A 
SOCIALITE, 
ALLEGEDLY, TO 
BEING 
INCARCERATED, 
JUST GOING 
THROUGH THE 
PROCESSING OF 
ENTERING A SECURE
CORRECTIONAL 
FACILITY HAS TO 
BE A HUMBLING, 
HUMILIATING, 
CRUSHING 
EXPERIENCE.
>> Reporter: 
PROSECUTORS SAY 
SHE APPEARS TO 
HAVE ACCESS TO 
SIGNIFICANT 
RESOURCES THAT 
WOULD ENABLE HER 
TO AVOID 
PROSECUTION. 
AT TIMES SHE WAS 
WORTH AS MUCH AS 
$20 MILLION. 
THE DAUGHTER OF 
A LATE BRITISH 
PUBLISHING 
TYCOON SHE SHHAS 
SPENT HER LIFE 
TRAVELING THE 
WORLD AND 
APPEARS TO HAVE 
THREE PASSPORTS 
AND HAS FLOWN ON 
AT LEAST 15 
INTERNATIONAL 
FLIGHTS IN THE 
LAST THREE YEARS 
ACCORDING TO THE 
U.S. ATTORNEY'S 
OFFICE. 
KNOW HER WORLD 
IS MUCH SMALLER. 
A NEW REALITY 
SHE MAY HAVE TO 
GET USE TO. 
>> NOW THAT SHE 
IS HERE IN NEW 
YORK WHEN CAN WE 
EXPECT HER TO  I
APPEAR IN COURT? 
>> BECAUSE OF 
CORONAVIRUS 
CONCERNS SHE MAY 
NOT HAVE TO GO 
TO COURT. 
SHE HAS AGREED 
TO HER  SFIRST 
HEARING REMOTELY 
FROM THE 
DETENTION CENTER M
A WEEK FROM 
TODAY. 
THAT WILL BE A 
BAIL HEARING AND 
SHE WILL ENTER A 
PLEA THAT DAY. 
>>> AIR TRAVEL 
IS STARTING TO 
TAKE OFF. 
HOW DO YOU FEEL 
ABOUT GETTING 
BACK ON THE 
PLAYING? 
>> 19PRETTY GOOD.
>>REPORTER: IN 
THE AGE OF COVID-
19 FEAR OF 
FLYING STILL 
LINGERS. 
>> I'M NERVOUS. 
I'M A LITTLE 
NERVOUS. 
JUST BEING IN 
THAT ENCLOSED 
SPACE WITH A LOT 
OF PEOPLE WITH 
PEOPLE COUGHING 
AND SNEEZING.
>> Reporter: HOW 
DOES AIR QUALITY 
WORK? 
THE AIR IS A 
COMBINATION OF 
FRESH AIR 
BROUGHT IN FROM 
OUTSIDE AND 
FILTERED AIR IS 
CIRCULATED 
THROUGH  TTHE 
CABIN. 
THE AIR FLOWS 
FROM TOP TO 
BOTTOM, NOT SIDE 
TO SIDE BETWEEN 
THE PASSENGERS. 
IT COMES IN FROM 
THE FENCE ABOVE 
AND IS SUCKED 
OUT THROUGH THE 
FENCE IN THE 
FLOOR AND IS RUN 
THROUGH THESE 
ALTARS SIMILAR 
TO THOSE USED IN 
HOSPITAL 
OPERATING ROOMS 
WHICH PULL OUT 
MORE THAN 
99% OF 
PARTICLES IN THE 
AIR. 
THAT IS MIXED 
WITH FRESH AIR 
FROM OUTSIDE. 
NOW DELTA AIR 
LINES IS TAKING 
STEPS TO ENSURE 
THAT CABIN AIR 
IS AS CLEAN AS 
POSSIBLE. 
>> THERE IS A 
COMPLETELY NEW 
BATCH AIOF AIR? 
>> YES, EVERY 2 
TO 4 MINUTES. 
>>> YOU MAY 
NOTICE ITS DIRTY 
ON THE TOP BUT 
IT WILL BE CLEAN 
ON THE BOTTOM.
>> Reporter: 
WHAT DOES  TTHAT 
SHOW US? 
>> THAT THE 
FILTER IS 
WORKING.>> 
Reporter: EXPERTS
SAY IT'S NOT 
LIKELY THAT THE 
VIRUS WILL BE 
SPREAD IN 
FLIGHT. 
>> IT TURNS OUT 
THE TIME ON THE 
AIRPLANE IS THE 
LOWEST RISK. 
>> THE AIR ON 
THE PLANE ERIS 
CLEANER THAN  M
WHAT YOU WOULD 
FIND IN THE 
GROCERY STORE. 
>> YES, LEANER  
THAN MOST 
PEOPLE'S HOMES 
OR SCHOOLS.>> 
Reporter: ENCLOSE
FOX HIA MINI 
NOTHING IS 
FOOLPROOF. 
>> WE CAN'T DO 
THE PHYSICAL 
DISTANCING WE 
WOULD LIKE ON AN 
AIRPLANE. 
THERE IS NO SUCH 
THING AS ZERO 
RISK.>> 
Reporter: 
AIRLINES ARE 
REQUIRING MASKS 
AND UPPING THEIR 
SANITATION 
ROUTINE AND 
SPRAYING THE 
CABINS WITH 
DISINFECTANT AND 
WIPING FROM TOP 
TO BOTTOM. 
NEW MORNING 
PROCEDURES 
LOADING FROM 
BACK WPRTO FRONT 
AND A COMMITMENT 
TO BLOCK THE 
MIDDLE SEATS 
THROUGH 
SEPTEMBER. 
>> THERE ISN'T N
ONE IN ACTION WE 
ARE TAKING THAT 
IS THE SILVER 
BULLET BUT WHEN 
YOU LAYER ALWAYS 
MITIGATING 
ACTIONS THE 
PROBABILITY WITH 
EACH LAYER, THE 
PROBABILITY OF 
VIRUS 
TRANSMISSION YE
GOES DOWN AND 
THAT HAS BEEN 
OUR APPROACH ALL 
ALONE.
>> Reporter: THE 
CDC SAYS A COUGH 
OR SNEEZE CAN 
SPREAD AS MUCH AS
TWO ROWS TO THE 
FRONT OR REAR. 
>> PASSENGERS 
ARE PROBABLY 
WONDERING 
GETTING READY TO 
GET ON A FLIGHT 
AND IT LOOKS 
PACKED AND 
CROWDED AND THEY 
DON'T WANT TO 
GET ON, DO THEY 
HAVE AN OPTION 
TO GET OFF?>> 
Reporter: YES. 
DELTA, FOR 
INSTANCE, HAS 
COMMITTED TO 
BLOCKING THE 
MIDDLE SEATS AND 
KEEPING THE 
FLIGHTS AT 60% 
CAPACITY. 
SOME FEEL THAT 
THE FLIGHT IS TO 
FULL AND DELTA 
SAYS YOU CAN 
REBOOK FREE OF 
CHARGE.
>> Reporter: 
>>> U.S. LIGHTS 
ARE TAKING OFF 
AGAIN BUT FEW 
ARE HEADING 
OVERSEAS AFTER A 
TRAVEL BAN 
BARRING U.S. 
TOURISTS, 
DEALING A MAJOR 
BLOW TO U.S. 
CARRIERS WHICH 
ARE MORE ON 
LUCRATIVE 
INTERNATIONAL 
ROUTES. 
THESE GUYS ARE 
BUSY BUT ON THE 
WATER THE 
OUTLOOK IS LESS 
CLEAR. 
THE ONCE LOOMING 
$45 BILLION 
CRUISE INDUSTRY 
IS FIGHTING FOR 
ITS SURVIVAL. 
MAJOR CRUISE 
LINES INCLUDING 
CARNIVAL, AND 
PRINCESS HAVE 
VOLUNTARILY 
SUSPENDED U.S. 
OPERATIONS UNTIL 
MID SEPTEMBER, 
CANCELING OCEAN 
CRUISES THROUGH 
FALL. 
IN EUROPE THE 
FIRST TEMPLE OF 
RIVER CRUISES 
ARE CAUTIOUSLY 
RESUMING. 
THIS CRUISE DOWN 
THE RHINE RIVER 
IS ONLY 
OPERATING AT 70% 
CAPACITY AND 
BOARDING IS A 
LENGTHY PROCESS. 
FIRST THERE IS 
THE PAPERWORK. 
>> HAVE YOU HAD 
COVID? 
>> NO.
>>REPORTER: AND 
ANTIBODY TEST, 
AND A 
TEMPERATURE 
CHECK. 
>> WELCOME 
ABOARD. 
>> ALL BEFORE 
YOU SET FOOT ON 
THE SHIP. 
MEALS LOOK 
DIFFERENT, TOO. 
>> THIS ENTIRE 
AREA WOULD HAVE 
BEEN THE BUFFET. 
>> PLASTIC 
DIVIDERS KEEP 
THE DINERS APART 
AND FLOOR 
MARKINGS KEEP 
THEM MOVING IN 
ONE DIRECTION. 
APPEAR ON THE 
DECK PASSENGERS 
HAVE A BIT MORE 
FREEDOM AND THEY 
CAN TAKE UP 
THEIR MASKS AS 
LONG AS THEY 
STAY SIX FEET 
AWAY FROM THEIR 
NEIGHBOR. 
STILL, THERE IS 
NO LIVE MUSIC 
AND NO SPA AND 
THE SWIMMING 
POOL IS OFF 
LIMITS. 
>> WAS IT HARD 
TO WEAR THE MASK
? 
>> YES. 
>> 
>>REPORTER: WITH 
ALL THE 
RESTRICTIONS IT 
MAY NOT FEEL 
LIKE A VACATION. 
>> WHAT DID YOU 
DO? 
>> WE HAD SOME 
DINNER.>> 
Reporter: FOR 
AMERICANS IF THE 
CRUISES COME 
BACK IT MIGHT 
LOOK LIKE THIS. 
FEWER PASSENGERS 
CLOSER TO HOME 
WITH LIMITED 
ACTIVITIES AND 
EXCLUSIONS. 
AFTER MONTHS OF 
LOCKDOWN 
OPERATORS HOPE 
THAT STRINGENT 
HYGIENE PROTOCOLS
COMBINED WITH 
SIMPLE PLEASURES 
WILL BE ENOUGH 
TO CONVINCE THE 
CUSTOMERS TO 
RETURN. 
>>>
BEFORE OUR
HISTORY CHANGING 
BEFORE OUR EYES 
AND MONUMENTS 
TORN DOWN OR 
CARTED AWAY BY 
WORK CREWS. 
THESE SYMBOLS 
BEING RE-
EXAMINED AS A 
PART OF 
AMERICA'S PAST IS
PLAYING OUT IN 
REAL TIME. 
A RECKONING 
MAYBE EVERYONE 
IS NOT READY FOR 
BUT OVERDUE IN 
THE EYES OF 
OTHERS. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
CALLED FOR STIFF 
SENTENCES FOR 
ANYONE WHO 
DAMAGES FEDERAL 
MONUMENT AND HE 
SIGNED AN 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 
CREATING A TASK 
FORCE TO REPAIR 
THE STATUES AND 
STARTING THE 
AMERICAN PART OF 
HEROES WHICH 
WILL DISPLAY A 
NEW AND DONATED 
STATUES. 
>> WE WILL NEVER 
ALLOW THE ANGRY 
MOB TO TEAR DOWN 
OUR STATUES AND 
ERASE OUR 
HISTORY, 
INDOCTRINATE OUR 
CHILDREN OR 
TRAMPLE ON OUR 
FREEDOMS.>> 
Reporter: A 
NATION DIVIDED 
ON WHERE IT 
STANDS OVER 
STATUES, A 
DEFENDANT OF 
ROBERT E LEE HAS 
JOINED THE FIGHT 
BUT NOT FOR THE 
REASON YOU MIGHT 
THINK. 
>> WE WERE 
RAISED TO 
BELIEVE THAT 
GENERAL LEE WAS A
KINDLY, GENTEEL 
CHRISTIAN MAN 
WHO FIRMLY 
BELIEVED IN THE 
RIGHTS. 
WE NEVER 
FINISHED TO SAY 
THAT IT WAS THE 
PRACTICE OF 
ENSLAVEMENT.
>> Reporter: A 
COUPLE GATED 
PROBLEM WITH 
MANY OF THESE 
SYMBOLS 
REPRESENTING 
DIFFERENT THINGS 
FOR DIFFERENT 
PEOPLE. 
DAVID McALLISTER 
IS A LEADER OF 
THE SONS OF 
CONFEDERATE 
VETERANS AND AN 
ATTORNEY 
FIGHTING TO 
PRESERVE THESE 
MONUMENTS. 
>> WHEN YOU LOOK 
AT THESE STATUES 
AND MONUMENTS, 
WHAT DO YOU SEE? 
>> I SEE A MAN 
THAT HAS 
OFFENDED HIS 
FAMILY, DEFENDED 
HIS FAMILY AND 
HOME AGAINST 
TYRANNY AND TOOK 
ARMS TO DEFEND 
THEM.
>> Reporter: 
THIS IS THE 
CHAIRPERSON OF 
THE AFRICAN-
AMERICAN STUDIES 
DEPARTMENT AT 
PRINCETON 
UNIVERSITY.>> 
Reporter: IS IT 
FAIR TO FUSE 
THESE MONUMENTS 
AND STATUES 
BUILD 
GENERATIONS AGO, 
THERE TO VIEW 
THEM THROUGH 
THIS NEW LENS? 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
IF YOU THINK 
ABOUT 
CONFEDERATE 
MONUMENTS, THEY 
ARE MONUMENTS TO 
AN IDEOLOGY, 
WHITE PURSE MSE 
WHITE SUPREMACY.
>> Reporter: 
THIS HISTORIAN --
>> AS LONG AS 
WE'VE BEEN 
MAKING ART WE 
HAVE BEEN MAKING 
ART TO HONOR 
PEOPLE AND 
TEARING IT DOWN 
WHEN WE DON'T 
AGREE WITH IT 
ANYMORE.>> 
Reporter: IT'S 
NOT JUST ABOUT 
THE OLD STUFF. 
CHRISTOPHER 
COLUMBUS, GEORGE 
WASHINGTON AND 
THOMAS JEFFERSON 
TOPPLED. 
WE WERE THE 
FIRST NEWS CREW 
ON THIS CAMPUS 
WHEN THEY TOOK 
WOODROW WILSON'S 
NAME AWAY 
BECAUSE OF HIS 
RACIST AND 
MISOGYNISTIC 
PAST. 
HOW FAR DO WE 
GO? 
WHERE DOES IT 
STOP? 
>> IT'S 
COMPLICATED. 
AS WE TELL THE 
TRUTH WE CAN 
TAKE WHAT WE 
VALUE AND SAY, 
THAT ASPECT OF 
WHO THEY WERE, 
WE REJECT.
>> Reporter: 
MUCH OF THE 
DEBATE IS ABOUT 
EXISTING 
MONUMENTS AND 
MANY REVOLVE 
AROUND RACE. 
WHAT ABOUT THOSE 
NEVER ERECTED? 
THERE ARE NO 
STATUES FROM 
HISTORY IN 
CENTRAL PARK. 
>> WHAT IF YOU 
ARE A PERSON OF 
COLOR AND YOU 
ONLY SEE STATUES 
OF WHITE PEOPLE 
BEING HONORED? 
AS A NATION WE 
CAN'T AFFORD TO 
SQUELCH THAT 
AMBITION.>> 
Reporter: WHAT 
DOES THE DEBATE 
OVER THE PAST 
BEEN FOR PRESENT-
DAY PROBLEMS? 
THE SYMBOLS COME 
DOWN, BUT THERE 
IS NO 
LEGISLATIVE 
RECKONING. IT 
ALMOST SEEMS LIKE
THIS IS AN 
APPEASEMENT. 
>> WE ARE IN A 
MOMENT WHERE 
FUNDAMENTAL 
TRANSFORMATION 
HAS TO HAPPEN 
BECAUSE THE 
COUNTRY IS 
BROKEN. 
WE CAN'T PICK 
AROUND THE EDGES.
YOU ARE RIGHT, 
THESE MAY BE 
SYMBOLIC 
GESTURES BUT I 
DON'T THINK IT'S 
SUFFICIENT. 
>> WE ARE HAVING 
HARD 
CONVERSATIONS 
ABOUT WHO TO PUT 
ON A PEDESTAL. 
>> THIS IS A 
COUPLE GATED 
ISSUE. 
YESTERDAY HARRY 
SMITH INTRODUCED 
US TO THE OTHER 
SIDE OF THOMAS 
JEFFERSON. 
I ASKED ABOUT 
GEORGE 
WASHINGTON. 
A LOT OF FOLKS 
DON'T KNOW THESE 
STORIES. 
HE HAD WOODEN 
TEETH. 
THEY ARE TEETH 
FROM THE SLAVES. 
HOW DO WE 
RECONCILE AND 
HONOR THIS? 
WE TALKED ABOUT 
HOW THERE ARE NO 
STATUES OF WOMEN 
IN CENTRAL PARK. 
THERE IS A PLAN 
FOR CENTRAL PARK 
FEATURING SUSAN 
B ANTHONY AND 
THIS IS A 
PICTURE OF WHAT 
IT WILL LOOK 
LIKE. 
WILL BE UNVEILED 
NEXT MONTH ON 
THE 100 
ANNIVERSARY OF 
THE 19th 
AMENDMENT GIVING 
WOMEN THE RIGHT 
TO VOTE. 
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS I FOUND A 
FATHER TRYING TO 
TEACH HIS SON 
ABOUT PEACE. 
>> WE DON'T 
RETALIATE WITH 
ANGER. 
WE RETALIATE 
WITH LOW. 
THERE'S ALWAYS 
ANOTHER WAY. 
>>> TODAY THE 
WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION 
OFFICIALLY 
CALLED IT A 
PANDEMIC. 
NONE OF US ARE 
UNAFFECTED BY 
ITS IMPACT. 
>> WE WILL TRY 
EVERYTHING WE CAN
TO KEEP LIFE AS 
NORMAL AS 
POSSIBLE FOR 
EVERYBODY. 
>> IT WILL 
SPREAD LIKE 
RAPID FIRE. 
>> WE WILL BUILD 
THIS ECONOMY 
BACK STRONGER 
THAN EVER 
BEFORE. 
>> THERE ARE A 
NUMBER OF THINGS 
NOT BEING DONE 
RIGHT NOW. 
>> COMING IN 
NOVEMBER PEOPLE 
WILL BE VOTING 
FOR STABILITY. 
>> I HAVE TO 
FIGURE OUT HOW 
THIS IS GOING TO 
WORK. 
>> YOU DON'T 
EVER GIVING 
BIRTH IN A 
PANDEMIC. 
>> IT'S 
IMPORTANT TO 
KEEP OUR SPIRITS 
UP. 
>> JOIN ME AS WE 
GO TO AMERICA TO 
HEAR FROM 
EVERYDAY PEOPLE 
GRAPPLING WITH 
THE MOST 
PRESSING ISSUES 
OF OUR TIME. 
>>> WE ARE 
REMINDED TIME 
AND TIME AGAIN 
-- 
>> THE MAYOR OF 
ATLANTA TRYING 
TO RAISE HER SON 
AND I THINK 
ABOUT YOU AND 
YOUR KIDS. 
>> I REMEMBER 
COMING HOME 
SAYING MIKE 
AIN'T OUT I HAVE 
A PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS? 
YOU ARE 
DIFFERENT BUT 
YOU'RE NOT LESS 
THAN, THAT'S MY 
THING. 
>> I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS. 
>>> TAKING NEWS. 
>> WE SAW A LARGE
CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD 
COMING THROUGH. 
>> USE MADE FOR 
YOUR STREAMING 
WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTER. 
>>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> A CATASTROPHE 
HERE IN BRAZIL. 
>> OUR GLOBAL 
FLIGHT UNITES 
US. 
>> HERE IN 
MEXICO THEY SAID 
IF THEY DON'T 
WORK THEY WILL 
NOT BE ABLE TO 
FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
>> WE ARE 
LEARNING FROM 
THIS. 
>> THE SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK IN 
STAGES. 
>> SO YOU CAN 
BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US. 
>> LIFE ACROSS 
IT REALLY IS 
BACK TO NORMAL 
BUT IT DOESN'T 
LOOK LIKE THE 
SAME AS BEFORE. 
>> THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES. 
THE UNITED PEOPLE
WITH A UNITED 
PURPOSE. 
>> A GREAT 
PEOPLE HAS BEEN 
MOVED TO DEFEND 
A GREAT NATHAN. 
>> ALL OF US CAN 
DEFEND, EXTEND A 
HAND TO THOSE IN 
NEED. 
>>> A RECIPE FOR 
DISASTER IS WHAT 
DOCTORS CALL 
FOURTH OF JULY 
PARTIES LIKE 
THESE. 
FROM MICHIGAN TO 
MISSOURI TO NEW 
YORK LARGE CROWDS
WITH LITTLE 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING AND 
HARDLY A MASK 
INSIGHT. 
NEW WORRIES THAT 
REVELERS COULD 
GO FROM POOLSIDE 
TO PATIENT IN A 
MATTER OF DAYS. 
>> WE ARE 
WORRIED ABOUT 
THIS. 
>> IN TEXAS 
WHERE A RECORD 
NUMBER OF PEOPLE 
ARE FLOODING THE 
ER THERE IS A 
RECORD INCREASE 
IN 
HOSPITALIZATIONS. 
>> PEOPLE ARE 
GOING TO DIE 
BECAUSE THEY ARE 
IGNORANT.>> 
Reporter: AT 
UNITED MORE 
MEMORIAL IN 
HOUSTON -- AND 
ONSLAUGHT OF 
PATIENTS AS OUR 
NATION 
APPROACHES 3 
MILLION 
CONFIRMED CASES 
AND SOME TRIED 
TO KEEP DISTANCE 
AND STILL CAUGHT 
THE VIRUS. 
>> I ISOLATED 
FROM EVERYBODY 
EXCEPT MY FAMILY.
THE FAMILY 
ACROSS THE 
STREET.
>>REPORTER: 
AROUND THE 
COUNTRY 35 
STATES ARE SEEING
INCREASES AND 10 
ARE SPIKING MORE 
THAN 100%. 
ARIZONA SURPASSED
100,000 
INFECTIONS. 
THE MAJORITY OF 
PATIENTS ARE 
UNDER 44 YEARS 
OLD. 
TODAY THE MAYOR 
OF ATLANTA 
CONFIRMED THAT 
SHE HAS TESTED 
POSITIVE. 
FLORIDA RECORDED 
ITS HIGHEST 
SINGLE DAY COUNT 
AND CALIFORNIA 
IS ALSO IN 
TROUBLE. 
AMONG THE MOST 
DANGEROUS 
HOTSPOTS, LOS 
ANGELES COUNTY, 
REPORTING MORE 
INFECTIONS THAN 
IN 44 STATES. 
MANY HERE CANNOT 
GET A TEST. 
>> IT'S A BIGGER 
PROBLEM THAN WE 
THOUGHT IT WOULD 
BE WE DON'T HAVE 
A NATIONAL 
STRATEGY.>> 
Reporter: WITH 
SOME REGIONS 
REEVALUATING 
THESE 
RESTRICTIONS, 
TONIGHT MAJOR 
LEAGUE BASEBALL 
IS RELEASING 
THEIR SHORTENED 
SCHEDULE HAS 
SOME PLAYERS HAD 
TESTED POSITIVE 
AND THE NBA JUST 
SHUT DOWN TWO 
PRACTICE 
FACILITIES AFTER 
INFECTIONS. 
OVER THE WEEKEND 
THE VIRUS CLAIMED
MORE LIVES. 
BROADWAY LOST 
ONE OF ITS STARS,
NICK CORDERO. HE 
SPENT MORE THAN 
100 DAYS AT THE 
HOSPITAL AND HIS 
WIFE HOLDING 
ONTO HOPE. 
SHE WAS BRIEFLY 
ALLOWED INTO THE 
ICU TO HOLD HIS 
HAND. 
SUNDAY HE WAS 
SURROUNDED BY 
FAMILY WHO SANG 
HIS SONGS BY HIS 
SIDE AS HE 
PASSED AWAY.
>> Reporter: 
HERE IN LOS 
ANGELES COUNTY 
WHERE THE 
NUMBERS OF 
INSPECTIONS HAVE 
SPIKED ICU BEDS 
COULD BE AT 
CAPACITY BY THE 
END OF THE MONTH 
AND THERE ARE 
MORE INFECTIONS 
IN THIS REGION 
THAT IN NEARLY 
ANY OTHER PART 
OF THE COUNTRY. 
>>> IT'S NO 
SECRET THAT 
CORONAVIRUS 
SPREADS THROUGH 
THE AIR. 
THE QUESTION IS, 
HOW MUCH? 
>> DO YOU THINK 
W.H.O. 
HAS DOWNPLAYED 
THE THREAT OF 
AIRBORNE 
TRANSMISSION ? 
>> YES. 
THIS MEANS THERE 
CANNOT BE AS 
MUCH ATTENTION 
TO VENTILATION 
AND MASK WEARING 
AS THERE OUGHT 
TO BE.>> 
Reporter: THIS 
DOCTOR IS ONE OF 
MORE THAN 200 
SCIENTISTS 
PUBLISHING AN 
OPEN LETTER TO 
THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION 
URGING THEM TO 
REVISE ITS 
GUIDELINES AND 
ACKNOWLEDGED THE 
VIRUS CAN EASILY 
SPREAD TO THE AIR
INDOORS THAN 
PREVIOUSLY 
THOUGHT. 
THIS VIDEO FROM 
THE NATIONAL 
INSTITUTE OF 
HEALTH SHOWS THE 
DROPLETS 
HIGHLIGHTED IN 
GREEN STAYING 
AIRBORNE FOR 
MORE THAN 12 
MINUTES AFTER 
SOMEONE STOPS 
SPEAKING. 
THE SCIENCE HAS 
SHIFTED. 
>> INITIALLY 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
OFFICIALS 
DOWNPLAYED FACE 
COVERINGS EXCEPT 
FOR HEALTH 
WORKERS. 
>> PLAN A -- 
DON'T GO INTO A 
CROWD. 
PLAN B -- IF YOU 
DO, WEAR A MASK.
>> Reporter: 
THIS HAS BECOME 
MORE POLARIZING. 
>> IF YOU DON'T 
WANT TO WEAR A 
MASK YOU 
SHOULDN'T HAVE 
TO. 
IT'S A FREE 
COUNTRY. 
>> I DON'T GET 
TO WALK INTO A 
STORE AND LIGHT 
A CIGARETTE OUT 
OF MY DESIRE TO 
SMOKE INDOORS. 
I SHOULD NOT BE 
ALLOWED TO GO IN 
A RETAIL STORE 
WITHOUT WEARING 
A MASK Reporter: 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY MILLIONS 
OF PARENTS AND 
STUDENTS ARE IN 
LIMBO AS SCHOOL 
DISTRICTS DECIDE 
ABOUT THE FALL. 
>> I'M WORRIED 
WITH NO MASK 
MANDATE AND 
PLACED THE 
CHANCES OF 
GETTING THIS I'M 
BRINGING IT HOME 
AND PASSING IT 
ON TO MY DAD WHO 
IS 85 FOR MY 
MOTHER-IN-LAW 
WHO IS 75 IS 
PRETTY 
SIGNIFICANT.>> 
Reporter: IN NEW 
YORK CITY 
RESTAURANTS ARE 
SCRAMBLING TO 
BREAK EVEN BY 
EXPANDING 
OUTDOOR SEATING. 
>> RIGHT NOW WE 
ARE DOING ABOUT 
25% TO 30% OF 
WHAT WE CAN DO 
BEFORE AS FAR AS 
IN-HOUSE DINING. 
IT'S ABOUT BEING 
CREATIVE.>> 
Reporter: THE 
CITY IS NOW IN 
STAGE THREE BUT 
INDOOR DINING IS 
NOT ALLOWED AND 
WON'T BE FOR THE 
FORESEEABLE 
FUTURE. 
>>> THESE SCENES 
WORRIED HEALTH 
OFFICIALS WITH 
44 HOSPITALS 
REACHING ICU 
CAPACITY. 
THE NORTHSIDE 
HOSPITAL IN ST. 
PETERSBURG IS 
AMONG THEM.
>> Reporter: IS 
FLORIDA HEADING 
INTO THE SAME 
OVERLOAD AS NEW 
YORK? 
WE ARE SEEING AN 
INCREASE ON A 
DAILY BASIS. 
A WEEKLY BASIS. 
FROM THE DEATH 
TOLL IN FLORIDA 
REMAINS SMALLER 
THAN NEW YORK'S 
DAILY 32,000 
THERE ARE 
WORRYING SIGNS. 
IT TOOK FLORIDA 
FOUR MONTHS TO 
REGISTER 100,000 
CASES. 
IN THE LAST WEEK 
IT DOUBLED TO 
200,000. 
THIS FROM THE 
MIAMI BEACH 
MAYOR ABOUT 
PATIENTS MEETING 
VENTILATORS. 
>> IN THIS 
COUNTY THERE 
WERE 60 COVID 
PATIENTS ARE NOW 
OVER 160. 
120 NEW PATIENTS 
TWO WEEKS AGO IN 
INTENSIVE CARE. 
THAT IS OVER 330.
>> Reporter: THE 
FLORIDA GOVERNOR 
SAID THIS IS 
BECAUSE THE 
AVERAGE AGE OF 
THOSE BEING 
TESTED HAS 
DROPPED TO 36 
YEARS OLD AND 
THEY ARE NOT 
LIKELY TO GET 
SERIOUSLY ILL 
AND THEY DID NOT 
GET TESTED AT 
THE BEGINNING. 
NOW THE TESTING 
LINES CAN BE A 
DAY-LONG WAIT. 
>> THERE IS NO 
NEED TO BE 
FEARFUL. 
WE CAN TALK 
ABOUT THE 
DIFFERENT STEPS 
YOU CAN TAKE AND 
THAT WE WILL 
TAKE STATEWIDE. 
AT THE END OF 
THE DAY THIS IS 
SOMETHING THAT 
HAS BEEN AROUND 
FOR QUITE SOME 
TIME.>> 
Reporter: 
TONIGHT DOCTORS 
TELL US THEY 
HAVE FOUND 
BETTER WAYS TO 
TREAT THE VIRUS. 
>> TWO WEEKS 
AFTER JULY 4 IS 
WHEN YOU WILL 
SEE IT SPIKED.
>> Reporter: DO 
YOU ANTICIPATE 
THAT? 
>> WE ARE READY. 
WE HOPE IT 
DOESN'T COME. 
BACK THIS COMES 
AS FLORIDA 
BUSINESSES TRY 
TO BOUNCE BACK 
INCLUDING 
UNIVERSAL RESORT.
PART OF OUR 
PARENT COMPANY. 
PORTIONS OF 
DISNEY WORLD 
OPENED SATURDAY.
>> Reporter: 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
TURNED HIS 
ATTENTION TO 
NASCAR'S ONLY 
BLACK FULL-TIME 
DRIVER. 
THEY DETERMINED 
THAT WALLACE WAS 
NOT THE TARGET 
OF HATE CRIME 
WHEN A NOOSE WAS 
FOUND IN HIS 
GARAGE. 
THE PRESIDENT 
TWEETED DID 
WALLACE 
APOLOGIZE TO THE 
OFFICIALS THAT 
CAME TO HIS AID 
ONLY TO FIND OUT 
IT WAS A HOAX? 
IT WAS NOT 
WALLACE WHO 
REPORTED THIS. 
A MEMBER OF HIS 
TEAM FOUND IT 
AND ALERTED 
NASCAR. 
WALLACE 
RESPONDED, LOVE 
WINS. 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
TREATED THE FLAG 
DECISION IS 
HURTING ITS 
RATINGS. 
>> DOES HE 
BELIEVE THEY 
SHOULD FLY THE 
FLAG? 
WHY DON'T THEY 
PLAYED HERE? 
>> THIS WAS 
MENTIONED IN A 
BROADER CONTACT 
THE FACT THAT HE 
REJECTS THAT THE 
MEN AND WOMEN ARE
RACIST THEY GO 
TO THESE 
EVENTS.>> 
Reporter: 
RATINGS FOR 
YESTERDAY'S RACE 
WERE UP NEARLY 
50% AND LINDSEY 
GRAHAM SAID HE 
SUPPORTS 
NASCAR'S BAN ON 
THE CONFEDERATE 
FLAG. 
>> IF YOU ARE IN 
BUSINESS THE 
CONFEDERATE FLAG 
IS NOT A GOOD 
WAY TO GROW YOUR 
BUSINESS.
>> Reporter: 
THIS COMES AS 
THE PRESIDENT 
TRIES TO 
CAPITALIZE ON THE
DIVIDE. 
>> THE GOAL IS 
NOT A BETTER 
AMERICA. 
THE GOAL IS TO 
END AMERICA.>> 
Reporter: LATER 
DOWNPLAYING THE 
RISK FROM 
CORONAVIRUS WITH 
THE STATEMENT 
THAT MANY SAY IS 
MISLEADING. 
>> WE HAVE 
TESTED ALMOST 40 
MILLION PEOPLE. 
BY SO DOING WE 
SHOWCASES, 99% 
OF WHICH ARE 
TOTALLY HARMLESS.
>> Reporter: 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
AND MANY STATES 
ARE INCREASING. 
TODAY THE CASE 
THAT COULD 
IMPACT THIS, THE 
SUPREME COURT 
SAID THAT THE 
ELECTORAL 
COLLEGE CAN BE 
FORCED TO SUPPORT
THE WINNER OF 
THE STATE'S 
POPULAR VOTE. 
>>> FOR YEARS 
EVERY DAY WAS A 
STRUGGLE FOR 
CARLETTA 
JOHNSON. 
>> BEING A 
SINGLE PARENT 
WITH NO HELP HIS 
HEART.>> 
Reporter: EVEN 
HARDER WITH NO 
CAR AND LITTLE 
FAMILY SUPPORT 
AND ONLY A PART-
TIME JOB WHICH 
MEANT NO 
HEALTHCARE. 
SHE WAS RELYING 
ON GOVERNMENT-
SUBSIDIZED 
HOUSING AND FOOD 
STAMPS TO FUTURE 
CHILDREN. 
AS FOR HER 
PAYCHECK -- 
>> IT WAS NO 
MORE THAN $600 
EVERY TWO 
WEEKS.>> 
Reporter: FOR 
YOU AND YOUR 
CHILDREN? 
>> SOME DAYS -- 
I WOULD SIT IN 
THE PARKING LOT 
AND CRIED. 
ALL RIGHT, GET 
YOURSELF 
TOGETHER.>> 
Reporter: IT WAS 
ALL SHE KNEW. 
SHE WAS RAISED 
BY A SINGLE 
MOTHER AND 
FORCED TO GROW 
UP FAST TO HELP 
CARE FOR HER 
SIBLINGS. 
MORE THAN 1000 
MILES AWAY IN 
PHOENIX THIS 
PERSON HAS A 
SIMILAR STORY. 
>> I GREW UP IN 
A SINGLE-PARENT 
HOUSEHOLD WITH 
MY MOM AND SEVEN 
SIBLINGS. 
MY MOM WAS ON 
GOVERNMENT 
ASSISTANCE FOR A 
WHILE TO HELP 
FEED US.
>> Reporter: 
THIS IS 
GENERATIONAL 
POVERTY. 
>> PEOPLE ARE 
OFTEN BORN INTO 
POVERTY. 
IT IS POVERTY 
THAT THERE 
MOTHER AND 
GRANDMOTHER HAVE 
EXPERIENCED.>> 
Reporter: FOR A 
FAMILY OF FOUR 
IT IS LESS THAN 
$26,000 A YEAR. 
MORE THAN 38 
MILLION 
AMERICANS LIVE 
IN POVERTY. 
FOR BLACK 
AMERICANS IT IS 
ONE IN FIVE. 
HIGHER THAN 
LATINOS, ASIAN 
AMERICANS AND 
MORE THAN DOUBLE 
THE RATE OF 
WHITE AMERICANS. 
IT SPILLS INTO 
ALL ASPECTS OF 
LIFE MORE 
CHRONIC HEALTH 
ISSUES AND 
HIGHER RATES OF 
DIVORCE AND 
ABUSE AND 
NEGLECT. 
GETTING OUT CAN 
SEE NEARLY 
IMPOSSIBLE AND 
OFTEN REQUIRES A 
NEW JOB OR A 
DEGREE. 
THIS IS HARDER 
WITH FEWER 
RESOURCES LIKE 
TRANSPORTATION 
AND CHILDCARE. 
THAT WAS HER 
REALITY UNTIL 
TWO YEARS AGO 
THANKS TO LIVE 
AND LEARNED 
WHERE SHE CAN 
SUPPORT AND A 
NEW MINDSET. 
>> THEY HELPED 
ME WITH MY 
CREDIT AND ALL 
KINDS OF THINGS 
THAT THEY 
OFFERED TO GET 
MYSELF BACK IN 
ORDER.>> 
Reporter: HAVING 
A CHEERLEADER 
AND AN ADVOCATE 
AND SOMEBODY 
THAT IS BY YOUR 
SIDE NO MATTER 
WHAT.>> 
Reporter: IN 
ATLANTA CARLETTA 
IS DEFYING THE 
ODDS. 
RECENTLY MOVING 
INTO HER OWN 
HOME FOR THE 
FIRST TIME. 
SHE GOT HER 
CERTIFICATION 
AND BECAME A 
TEACHER. 
NOW WITH HOPE 
FOR HER OWN 
CHILDREN. 
>> MY DREAM FOR 
THEM IS FOR THEM 
TO GROW UP AND 
LIVE A LIFE 
WHERE THEY DON'T 
HAVE TO WORRY 
ABOUT THINGS 
THAT I HAD TO 
WORRY ABOUT AS A 
CHILD.>> 
Reporter: SHE 
HOPES SHE IS THE 
ONE TO BREAK THE 
CYCLE. 
NBC NEWS, 
ATLANTA. 
>>> A HOLIDAY 
WEEKEND FULL OF 
BLOODSHED AND 
TEARS WITH 
DOZENS OF 
VICTIMS 
INCLUDING 
INNOCENT 
CHILDREN. 
IN ATLANTA SHOT 
AND KILLED WHILE 
RIDING IN A CAR 
WITH HER MOTHER. 
THE GUNMAN 
OPENED FIRE FOR 
UNKNOWN REASONS. 
>> THEY SAY 
BLACK LIVES 
BETTER. 
YOU KILLED YOUR 
OWN.>> Reporter: 
TONIGHT THE 
GOVERNOR 
DECLARED A STATE 
OF EMERGENCY 
AFTER WEEKS OF 
VANDALISM AND 
NOW GUN 
VIOLENCE. 
>> IT HAS TO 
STOP. 
YOU CAN'T BLAME 
THIS ON A POLICE 
OFFICER. 
YOU CAN'T SAY 
THAT THIS IS 
ABOUT CRIMINAL 
JUSTICE REFORM. 
THIS IS ABOUT 
PEOPLE CARRYING 
WEAPONS WHO SHOT 
A CAR WITH AN 
EIGHT-YEAR-OLD 
IN THE CAR.
>> Reporter: 
VIOLENCE 
ERUPTING AFTER 
THE NATION 
EMERGES FROM THE 
STAY-AT-HOME 
ORDERS. 
STRUGGLING WITH 
ECONOMIC MISERY 
AND CALLS TO 
DEFUND THE 
POLICE. 
NEW YORK'S 
DEADLY WEEKEND 
WITH A SPIKE IN 
CRIME AND THAT 
SHOOTINGS ROSE 
130% LAST MONTH. 
OFFICIALS BLAME 
COURT CLOSURES 
AND PRESENT 
RELEASES DUE TO 
COVID AS WELL AS 
AN ANTI-POLICE 
ENVIRONMENT. 
>> THEY PROTECT 
US EACH DAY. 
WORKING ON 
SHOOTINGS AND 
MAKING ARRESTS. 
>> DO YOU THINK 
IT WILL GET 
BETTER OR WORSE 
THROUGH THE 
SUMMER? 
>> I THINK IT 
WILL GET WORSE. 
I SEE NOTHING 
THAT WILL 
REVERSE THE 
TREND.>> 
Reporter: IN 
CHICAGO THIS 
SEVEN-YEAR-OLD 
WAS AT A JULY 4 
CELEBRATION WHEN 
THE GUNMAN 
PULLED UPSIDE 
THE HOUSE AND 
OPENED FIRE. 
BULLET STRUCK 
HER FOREHEAD. 
>> OUR HEART IS 
BROKEN AGAIN. 
WE'VE GOT  BE 
TIRED OF THIS. 
>>> THERE IS 
NOTHING MORE 
POWERFUL THEN AN 
IDEA WHOSE TIME 
HAS COME. 
PERHAPS THE TIME 
HAS COME TO 
REALIZE THE 
DREAM OF EQUAL 
JUSTICE UNDER 
THE LAW. 
>>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>> BREAKING 
NEWS. 
>>  WE SAW A 
CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD. 
>> NEWS MADE FOR 
YOUR STREAMING 
WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> PEACOCK. 
THIS IS PEACOCK. 
IT IS STREAMING 
PREMIERING TV 
AND MOVIES AND 
ORIGINAL 
CHARACTERS. 
SPORTS, BREAKING 
NEWS, WAIT 
THERE'S MORE. 
>> MORE? 
>> YES. 
>> IT IS QUICK 
STOP LOVE STOP 
TRENDING, 
MINDBENDING, 
LATE NIGHTS, 
EARLY MORNING. 
DO YOU SEE THIS? 
DID YOU REMEMBER 
THAT? 
YOU WATCHED 
EVERY ONE OF 
THOSE? 
IT'S FOR YOU AND 
IT IS FREE. 
>> FREE! 
>> THAT'S 
PEACOCK. 
THAT WHO THAT'S 
WHAT THAT'S 
FINE. 
>> YOU CAN'T NOT 
WATCH. 
>>> WE ARE 
REMINDED TIME AND
TIME AGAIN ABOUT 
THIS. 
>> SHE IS TRYING 
TO RAISE HER SON 
AND I THINK 
ABOUT YOU AND 
YOUR KIDS. 
>> I REMEMBER 
HER COMING HOME 
SAYING WHY DON'T 
I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS? 
YOU ARE 
DIFFERENT BUT 
YOU ARE NOT LESS 
THAN. 
THAT'S MY THING. 
>> I NEED TO 
FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
>>> WE ARE 
EXCITED. 
WE HAVE TOM 
HANKS JOINING US 
LIVE, ESPECIALLY 
AFTER AN EVENTFUL
2024 HIM AND HIS 
WIFE, RITA. 
HERE IS A LOOK 
AT THEIR 
EXPERIENCE WITH 
CORONAVIRUS IN 
THE MONTHS THAT 
FOLLOWED. 
IT WAS A TWEET 
THAT SHOOK THE 
WORLD. 
BACK IN MARCH HE 
POSTED THAT HE 
AND HIS WIFE HAD 
BEEN DIAGNOSED 
WITH CORONAVIRUS 
WHILE FILMING IN 
AUSTRALIA. 
>> I HAVE BEEN 
THE CELEBRITY 
CANARY IN THE 
COAL MINE. 
>> THE FIRST 
HIGH-PROFILE 
COUPLE WHO 
SHARED WHAT IT 
WAS LIKE TO HAVE 
COVID, AND 
ILLNESS JUST 
BEGINNING TO 
TAKE OVER THE 
COUNTRY. 
THEIR SYMPTOMS 
WERE DIFFERENT. 
LOSS OF TASTE 
AND SMELL AND 
FATIGUE. 
WRITING ON 
SOCIAL MEDIA, WE 
FELT A BIT TIRED 
LIKE WE HAD A 
COAL. 
RITA HAD SOME 
CHILLS THAT CAME 
AND WENT AND A 
SLIGHT FEVER. 
>> I FEEL GREAT. 
I'M BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
WE ARE STILL 
PRACTICING 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING 
BECAUSE WE WANT 
TO SET A GOOD 
EXAMPLE. 
>> EVEN TACKLING 
THIS TOPIC WITH 
HUMOR. 
>> EVER SINCE I 
WAS DIAGNOSED I 
HAVE BEEN MORE 
LIKE A MERITS 
BECAUSE DAD THAN 
EVER BEFORE. 
NOBODY WANTS TO 
BE AROUND FOR 
LONG. 
I MAKE PEOPLE 
UNCOMFORTABLE.>> 
Reporter: HANKS 
HAS DONATED 
PLAZA TO COMBAT 
THE VIRUS SAYING 
IN AN INTERVIEW 
WITH THE 
GUARDIAN THERE'S 
REALLY ONLY 
THREE THINGS 
EVERYBODY NEEDS 
TO DO. 
WEAR A MASK, 
SOCIAL DISTANCE, 
WASH YOUR HANDS. 
I DON'T 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
ANYONE CAN PUT 
THEIR FOOT DOWN 
AND SAY I DON'T 
HAVE TO DO MY 
PART. 
NOW FULLY 
RECOVERED, THIS 
ACTOR IS TALKING 
ABOUT A 
DIFFERENT KIND 
OF BATTLE. 
THIS TIME ON THE 
BIG SCREEN IN 
THE NEW WORLD 
WAR II ACTION 
FILM, GREYHOUND. 
>> TOM HANKS 
JOINS US LIVE. 
HOW ARE YOU? 
>> VERY GOOD. 
THANK YOU FOR 
HAVING ME. 
>> SAVANNA IS 
BOMBED. 
I FEEL A LITTLE 
GUILTY THAT I'M 
TALKING TO YOU. 
>> DID YOU LOSE 
THE LOTTERY IN 
THIS SELF-INDUCED
QUARTERS? 
I WORRIED ABOUT 
YOUR KIDS. 
THEY ONLY GET TO 
SEE MOMMY ON TV. 
I FEEL BADLY FOR 
THEM. 
>> YES, YOU ARE 
RIGHT ABOUT THE 
BAR. 
I REMEMBER, WE 
WERE SITTING IN 
THE STUDIO THE 
DAY THAT YOU 
SPOKE THAT YOU 
AND CARITA HAD 
CORONAVIRUS. 
IT WAS SCARY FOR 
US BECAUSE IT 
WAS IN THE 
BEGINNING WHEN 
WE DIDN'T KNOW 
ALL THE THINGS 
ABOUT THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
IN THAT MOMENT, 
WERE YOU AFRAID? 
>> NO, WE WERE 
NOT. 
WE WERE FEELING 
PUNKY. 
I DON'T WANT TO 
DISMISS OUR 
SYMPTOMS. 
WE FELT ROTTEN. 
I HAD BODY ACHES.
CRIPPLING BODY 
ACHES. 
WE WERE MOSTLY 
CONCERNED ABOUT, 
WHAT IS NEXT? 
AUSTRALIAN 
OFFICIALS PUT US 
IN THE HOSPITAL 
AND KEPT STRICT 
ATTENTION ON OUR 
BEAVERS. 
IF THEY SPIKED 
WE WOULD BE IN 
TROUBLE. 
IF OUR LUNGS 
FILLED UP WE 
WOULD BE IN 
TROUBLE. 
AND THE LEVELS 
OF OXYGEN. 
THAT IS WHAT 
THEY WERE DOING 
FOR US. 
WHAT THEY WERE 
DOING FOR OTHERS 
IS THAT WE WERE 
NOT ALONG WITH 
ANYONE ELSE. 
WE HAD THE 
CORONAVIRUS AND 
WE WERE GIVING 
IT AWAY TO 
ANYONE THEY CAME 
IN A CLOSE 
DISTANCE. 
WE WERE IN GOOD 
HANDS. 
WE WERE VERY 
MUCH AWARE THAT 
WE WERE MAYBE 
EXPLORING SOME 
GRAND NEW 
TERRITORY ABOUT 
THE PERSONAL AS 
WELL AS THE 
PUBLIC VERSIONS 
OF HAVING COVID-
19. 
>> RITA IS A 
BREAST CANCER 
SURVIVOR AND YOU 
HAVE DIABETES. 
>> TYPE II 
DIABETES. 
GO EASY ON ME. 
>> WORK YOU 
CONCERNED, GIVEN 
THOSE FACTORS 
THAT MAYBE THERE 
WAS SOMETHING TO 
WORRY ABOUT? 
>> THE FIRST 
RUSSIAN WE ASKED 
-- QUESTION WE 
ASK OF THE 
MEDICAL STAFF -- 
THEY WERE 
COMPLETELY 
COVERED -- WE 
NEVER SAW THEIR 
MOUTH. 
WE SAID IS THIS 
GOING TO BE A 
PROBLEM? 
THEY LOOKED AT US
AND SAID IT VERY 
WELL COULD BE. 
>> ANY LASTING 
EFFECTS, TOM? 
>> OTHER THAN A 
SMART ALEC, NO. 
WHAT HAS 
LINGERED HERE IS 
THIS SOCIETAL 
QUESTION, REALLY.
I DON'T, NOT 
EVERYTHING I SAY 
HAS TO BE TIED 
TO THE WAR EFFORT
, BUT THERE WAS 
A SENSIBILITY 
THAT PERMEATED 
ALL OF SOCIETY 
WHICH WAS, DO 
YOUR PART. 
WE ARE ALL IN 
THIS TOGETHER. 
THAT MEANT THERE 
WAS A TINY IT OF 
STUFF YOU COULD 
DO IN ORDER TO 
AID THE EFFORT 
THAT HAD NO SIGN 
OF ITS 
CONCLUSION. 
WORLD WAR II 
WENT ON FOR A 
LONG TIME, A BIG 
PORTIONS OF 
EVERYONE'S 
LIVES. 
WE DON'T KNOW 
WHAT IS GOING TO 
HAPPEN WITH 
COVID-19. 
THE IDEA OF 
DOING ONE'S 
PART, THOUGH, 
SHOULDN'T BE, 
SHOULD BE SIMPLE.
WEAR A MASK AND 
SOCIAL DISTANCE 
AND WASH YOUR 
HANDS. 
THAT ALONE MEANS 
YOU ARE 
CONTRIBUTING TO 
THE BETTERMENT 
OF YOUR TOWN AND 
SOCIETY AS A 
WHOLE. 
IT'S A SMALL 
THING. I, 
IT'S A MYSTERY 
TO ME THAT 
SOMEHOW THAT HAS 
BEEN WIPED OUT 
OF WHAT SHOULD 
BE THE BEHAVIOR 
INGRAINED IN US 
ALL. 
SIMPLE THINGS. 
DO YOUR PART. 
>> HOW WAS THE 
COUNTRY 
RESPONDED, TOM? 
>> A HUGE 
MAJORITY OF 
AMERICANS GET IT.
THERE IS NO LAW 
AGAINST OPINIONS 
THAT ARE WRONG. 
THERE ARE A 
NUMBER OF 
REALITIES WHEN 
TWO AND TWO DON'T
ADD UP TO FOR. 
THERE ARE ALL 
SORTS OF THINGS 
AND A DARKNESS 
ON THE EDGE OF 
TOWN. 
LET'S NOT 
CONFUSE THE FACT 
THAT IT'S 
KILLING PEOPLE. 
YOU CAN ARGUE 
ABOUT THE 
NUMBERS. 
IT'S NOT KILLING 
THAT MANY. 
THE NUMBERS HAVE 
GONE DOWN, ETC. 
YES, IT IS 
KILLING PEOPLE. 
YOU CAN SAY 
TRAFFIC 
ACCIDENTS KILL A 
LOT OF PEOPLE, 
TO. 
TRAFFIC 
ACCIDENTS HAPPEN 
BECAUSE A LOT OF 
DRIVERS ARE NOT 
DOING THEIR 
PART, USING 
THEIR TURN 
SIGNALS AND NOT 
PAYING ATTENTION 
TO THE 
PROENVIRONMENT. 
I DON'T KNOW HOW 
COMMON SENSE HAS 
SOMEHOW BEEN PUT 
INTO QUESTION IN 
REGARD TO THIS. 
>> I CAN TELL 
THAT YOU ARE 
PASSIONATE ABOUT 
THIS. 
>> I'M AN 
AMERICAN GETTING 
BY IN THE COURSE 
OF MY DAY. 
>> IN THE MIDDLE 
OF EVERYTHING 
GOING ON, YOU 
HAVE BEEN 
WORKING AND YOU 
BROUGHT UP WORLD 
WAR II. 
YOU HAVE A MOVIE 
COMING OUT 
CALLED GREYHOUND.
IT IS A LABOR OF 
LOVE AND YOU 
HAVE BEEN 
WORKING ON IT 
FOR 10 YEARS. 
IT'S NOT COMING 
OUT ON THE BIG 
SCREEN BECAUSE 
OF THE WAY LIFE 
IS. 
IT IS COMING OUT 
ON APPLE TV. 
I WONDER IF YOU 
WERE A LITTLE 
BUMMED ABOUT THE 
FACT THAT PEOPLE 
WILL NOT BE ABLE 
TO SEE THIS THE 
WAY IT WAS 
INTENDED ON THIS 
EPIC SCALE. 
>> WILL, 
THRILLED THAT 
APPLE TV IS 
MAKING IT 
POSSIBLE FOR 
PEOPLE TO SEE 
NOT ONLY RULED 
WIDE BUT ALSO 
THE DAY AFTER MY 
64th BIRTHDAY. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH. 
THIS IS A 
MAGNIFICENT GIFT.
COVID-19 DID 
SOMETHING 
HEARTBREAKING TO 
US ALL. 
IT CLOSED DOWN 
THE THEATERS. 
THERE ISN'T 
ANYBODY THAT 
DOESN'T LIKE 
GOING TO SEE A 
GOOD MOVIE WITH 
800 OTHER 
PEOPLE. 
COMING OUT WITH 
SOMETHING IN 
COMMON. 
BARRING THAT, 
APPLE TELEVISION 
HAS SAVED THE 
DAY. 
WE HAVE A 
MAGNIFICENT 
MOVIE THAT WAS 
NOT GOING TO BE 
SEEN AND BECAUSE 
OF THE REALITY 
THAT APPLE IS A 
BENEVOLENT 
STREAMING SERVICE
IT WILL LOOK 
FANTASTIC AND IT 
WILL BE 
AVAILABLE. 
IT WILL BE 
VIEWABLE. 
OTHERWISE, WE 
WOULD HAVE 
LANGUISHED IN 
THE BALL. 
IT IS 88 MINUTES 
OF A STORY THAT 
REALLY DOES 
SPEAK TO WHAT WE 
ARE GOING 
THROUGH. 
WE DIDN'T KNOW 
IT AT THE TIME. 
WE WERE TRYING 
TO MAKE A SPARE 
NEW VERSION OF 
PROCEDURES AND 
BEHAVIORS AND 
ABOUT HOW 
DIFFICULT IT WAS 
TO STAY ALIVE IN 
THE NORTH 
ATLANTIC IN 1942.
THE END RESULT 
IS, THANK 
GOODNESS, WHAT 
DOES IT COST? 
FIVE DOLLARS? 
IT IS A GREAT 
DEAL. 
WE ARE GOING TO 
BE ABLE TO FILL 
THE SCREENS IN 
THE LIVING ROOMS 
AND THE BEANBAG 
CHAIRS OF THE 
WORLD. WE FEEL 
AS THOUGH WE 
WERE RESCUED AT 
SEA BY THAT 
CONVOY WITH THE 
APPLE LOGO. 
>> YOU PLAY THE 
CAPTAIN. 
IT'S A PERFECT 
ROLE FOR YOU. 
I KNOW IT WAS 
WRITTEN BY YOU. 
IT'S A PERFECT 
ROLE. 
>> YES, ADAPTED 
BY ME. 
THIS IS FROM A 
NOVEL CALLED THE 
GOOD SHEPHERD. 
I HAVE ALWAYS 
BEEN FASCINATED 
BY THIS 
PHYSIOLOGICAL 
POSITION OF 
STATUSES. I 
ALLUDED TO THIS 
EARLIER. 
IN 1942 PEOPLE 
THOUGHT THE WAR 
WAS GOING TO GO 
ON FOR 10 YEARS 
AND THERE WERE 
BAD GUYS THAT 
WERE ENSLAVING 
THEIR HALF OF 
THE WORLD. 
GOING BACK AND 
FINDING THIS 
NOVEL WAS LIKE 
FINDING THE TIP 
OF THE PYRAMID 
I'VE BEEN TRYING 
TO EXAMINE WHICH 
IS, PUTTING 
ANYBODY WHO SEES 
THE MOVIE INTO 
THIS SPECIFIC 
POSITION. 
WHAT WOULD I DO 
IN THOSE 
CIRCUMSTANCES? 
WOULD I CRACK 
UNDER PRESSURE? 
PEOPLE SAY WHY 
DID YOU GO BACK? 
I KEEP GOING 
BACK TO EXAMINE 
THE HUMAN 
CONDITION. 
HOW DOES ONE 
DEAL WITH A 
PRESSURE THAT 
NEVER LETS UP? 
HOW DO YOU GET 
BY THAT 48 HOURS 
OR 72 HOURS IN 
WHICH YOU HAVE 
NO IDEA IF YOU 
ARE DOING THE 
RIGHT THING. 
>> HE FILLED HIS 
OUT. 
PEOPLE LOVE TO 
SEE IT. 
TOM, BEFORE YOU 
GO. 
PEOPLE ARE 
FEELING ANXIOUS. 
WHEN I LOOK TO 
YOU I THINK HE 
WILL KNOW THE 
RIGHT THING TO 
SAY. 
DO YOU HAVE 
WORDS OF WISDOM 
BEFORE WE SAY 
GOODBYE? 
>> I WOULD LIKE 
TO BE FLIP AND 
SAY THANK YOU, 
WE WILL BE RIGHT 
BACK AFTER THESE 
WORDS. 
YOU KNOW, I'M 
JUST A DUDE WHO 
STUMBLED AROUND 
AND MADE 
MISTAKES. 
ONE THING I'VE 
LEARNED IS THAT 
MORE SHALL BE 
REVEALED AND 
THIS, TOO, SHALL 
PASS. 
YOU AND I AND 
EVERYBODY 
WATCHING ONLY 
HAS A WINDOW OF 
THREE DAYS IN 
OUR LIVES WE CAN 
AFFECT OUR PLACE 
AND OUR STATION. 
YESTERDAY WHICH 
PROVIDED SOME 
UNDERSTANDING, 
TODAY IN WHICH 
WE WAKE UP AND 
ARE PROACTIVE AND
SEEK THE ABILITY 
TO DO OUR PART, 
AND THAT GIVES 
US A REASON TO 
HAVE FAITH IN 
TOMORROW. 
THAT IS AN EASY 
THING TO SAY TO 
PEOPLE WHO ARE 
SUFFERING 
THROUGH ALL 
SORTS OF 
INSECURITIES. 
I THINK IT IS A 
LITTLE BIT 
POLLYANNA-ISH 
BUT WE ARE ALL 
IN THIS TOGETHER 
AND THERE ARE 
RINGS WE CAN DO 
IN ORDER TO HELP 
OUR 
NEIGHBORHOOD, 
OUR TOWN, CITY, 
STATE, NATION 
AND WORLD. 
>> TOM, WE LOVE 
YOU. 
GIVE OUR LOVE TO 
RITA. 
>> DID YOU FIND 
MY BOOK? 
>> TOM WAS 
REARRANGING 
BOOKS. 
I THINK IT WAS 
THE ALCHEMIST. 
>> I'M GOING TO 
SHOW IT TO YOU. 
>> WHICH ONE WAS 
IT? 
>> GREEN EGGS 
AND HAM. 
>> LOVE IT. 
>> IF YOU WANT, 
JUST AS YOU GO 
TO COMMERCIAL I 
WILL BEGIN 
READING IT. 
>> OKAY, WE WILL 
GO TO BREAK. 
>> YOU CAN FIND 
GREEN EGGS AND 
HAM ON APPLE 
BOOKS. 
>> I AM SAM. 
>>> THIS MORNING 
AND YOU SURGE IN 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
CASES PLACING 
HOTSPOTS AROUND 
THE COUNTRY. 
A TROUBLING 
TREND FOR SOME 
HOSPITALS ON THE 
BRAIN. 
>> WE ARE KNEE-
DEEP IN THE 
FIRST WAVE OF 
THIS. 
THIS WOULD NOT 
BE CONSIDERED A 
WAVE, IT WAS A 
SURGE, A 
RESURGENCE.>> 
Reporter: 35 
STATES ARE 
SHOWING 
INCREASES AND 10 
STATES HAVE A 
100% SPIKE IN 
RECENT WEEKS. 
EVEN THOSE WHO 
TRIED TO KEEP 
THEIR DISTANCE 
CATCHING THE 
VIRUS. 
>> I ISOLATED 
MYSELF FROM 
EVERYBODY EXCEPT 
ONE FAMILY, 
ACROSS THE 
STREET.>> 
Reporter: WITH 
STATES LIKE 
TEXAS AND 
ARIZONA AND 
CALIFORNIA 
REPORTING A 
RECORD NUMBER OF 
HOSPITALIZATIONS, 
AMONG THE MOST 
DANGEROUS 
HOTSPOTS FOR THE 
VIRUS, LOS 
ANGELES COUNTY 
WITH MORE CASES 
HERE THAN IN 44 
STATES. 
WITH NEARLY 3 
MILLION 
AMERICANS 
TESTING POSITIVE 
FOR THE VIRUS 
HOSPITALS IN 
CITIES LIKE 
HOUSTON ARE 
REACHING 
CAPACITY. 
>> THIS IS A 
DISTURBING 
SITUATION. 
WE ARE MANAGING 
IT, THAT WE 
CAN'T WITHSTAND 
THIS FOR MANY 
WEEKS.>> 
Reporter: AS 
FLORIDA 
CONTINUES TO SEE 
THE HIGHEST A 
RECORD FOR NEW 
INFECTIONS THE 
GOVERNOR SAID HE 
BELIEVES THE 
SITUATION HAS 
STABILIZED. 
MIAMI IS CLOSING 
DOWN RESTAURANTS 
AND GEMS AND 
MORE THAN HALF 
THE NEW CASES IN 
ARIZONA ARE 
PATIENTS UNDER 
44 YEARS OLD. 
I STAGGERING 
NUMBER ARE STILL 
WAITING TO BE 
TESTED. 
>> MY FATHER WAS 
EXPOSED. 
I WANT TO MAKE 
SURE THAT 
EVERYONE IS 
OKAY.>> 
Reporter: THE 
MAYOR OF ATLANTA 
SAID TO BE A 
RUNNING MATE FOR 
JOE BIDEN TESTED 
POSITIVE BUT 
SHOWING NO 
SYMPTOMS. 
>> THIS IS 
STARTLING. 
WE HAVE BEEN SO 
VERY CAREFUL.>> 
Reporter: THE 
STUNNING NUMBER 
OF NEW CASES 
COMES AFTER THE 
FOURTH OF JULY 
SCENES LIKE 
THESE LEAVING 
DOCTORS STUNNED 
BY TOTAL 
DISREGARD FOR 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
>> WE ARE 
PLANNING FOR THE 
WORST. 
>> DR. FAUCI 
TALKS ABOUT THE 
CURRENT 
SITUATION. 
>> HE ALLUDED  
TO THE FACT THAT 
TOO MANY STATES 
MAY HAVE REOPENED
TO QUICKLY 
LIFTING THEIR 
RESTRICTIONS. 
THIS IS WHAT HE 
SAID. 
>> THE CURRENT 
STATE IS NOT 
GOOD IN THE 
SENSE THAT, AS 
YOU KNOW, WE 
HAVE BEEN IN A 
SITUATION WHERE 
WE WERE 
AVERAGING ABOUT 
20,000 NEW CASES 
A DAY. 
THEN A SERIES OF 
CIRCUMSTANCES 
ASSOCIATED WITH 
VARIOUS STATES 
AND CITIES 
TRYING TO OPEN 
UP, GETTING BACK 
TO SOME FORM OF 
NORMALITY, HAS 
LED TO THE 
SITUATION WHERE 
WE NOW HAVE 
RECORD-BREAKING 
CASES. 
>> BECAUSE OF 
THE NEW HIGH 
NUMBERS MANY 
GOVERNORS SAY 
THEY MAY HAVE TO 
RE-IMPLEMENT THE 
RESTRICTIONS. 
>>> THIS MORNING 
AS CORONAVIRUS 
CASES SURGE 
ACROSS THE U.S. 
AMERICANS ARE 
TRYING TO MAKE 
SENSE OF WHAT 
THAT MEANS AND 
HOW TO PROTECT 
THEMSELVES. 
ONE KEY 
QUESTION, IS THE 
VIRUS MORE 
AIRBORNE? 
ACCORDING TO 
SCIENTISTS, YES. 
DO YOU THINK THE 
W.H.O. 
HAS DOWN THROUGH 
, DOWNPLAYED THE 
THREAT? 
>> YES, I THINK 
THEY HAVE. 
THIS MEANS THAT 
THERE MAY NOT BE 
AS MUCH 
ATTENTION TO 
VENTILATION AND 
MASK WEARING AS 
THERE OUGHT TO 
BE.>> Reporter: 
THIS DOCTOR IS 
ONE OF THE 
SCIENTISTS 
PUBLISHING AN 
OPEN LETTER TO 
THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION 
URGING THEM TO 
REVISE THEIR 
GUIDELINES. 
THE W.H.O. 
SAID THE VIRUS 
SPREADS BY  
RESPIRATORY 
DROPLETS THAT 
DROP TO THE 
FLOOR BUT DOCTOR 
MILTON SENT THE 
VIRUS LINGERS. 
DO MASTEN SOCIAL 
DISTANCING MAKE 
A DIFFERENCE? 
DOCTORS BELIEVE 
THEY DO, 
ESPECIALLY IF IT 
IS AIRBORNE. 
THEY POINT TO 
THE INCREASED 
CASES IN THE 
AREAS THAT HAVE 
REOPENED AND 
ATTITUDES THAT 
BECOME MORE LAX. 
DOES IT SURPRISE 
YOU HOW 
POLARIZING THIS 
DEBATE HAS BECOME
? 
>> IT IS 
TROUBLING AND 
SADDENING TO SEE 
THAT HAPPEN.>> 
Reporter: AS 
DEATHS REMAIN 
LOW EVERY BETTER 
AT TREATING THE 
DISEASE? 
DOCTORS HAVE 
BETTER 
STRATEGIES TO 
COMBAT THE 
CORONAVIRUS AND 
IN THE ICU THEY 
DELAY PUTTING 
PATIENTS ON A 
VENTILATOR, 
INSTEAD TREATING 
THEM WITH 100% 
OXYGEN ON THEIR 
STOMACHS TO 
ALLOW FOR BETTER 
BLOOD FLOW. 
PATIENTS ARE 
GETTING NEW 
TREATMENT LIKE 
CONVALESCENT 
PLAZA MAYOR AND 
REMDESIVIR AND 
STEROIDS. 
IF YOUNGER 
PEOPLE ARE 
DRIVING THE 
SPIKE WITH THE 
DEATH RATE 
REMAIN LOW? 
NOT NECESSARILY. 
GIVEN CONCERNS 
OVER WHO THEY 
COULD AFFECT 
NEXT -- THE 
OLDER, MORE 
VULNERABLE? 
MARIANNE IS 
WORRIED ABOUT 
HER CHILDREN 
GOING BACK TO 
SCHOOL IN THE 
FALL. 
>> I WORRIED IF 
WE DON'T HAVE 
THE MASK MANDATE 
IN PLACE THAT 
THE CHANCES OF 
THEM GETTING 
THIS AND BRING 
IT HOME TO ME 
AND PASSING IT 
ON TO MY DAD WHO 
WAS 85 OR MY 
MOTHER-IN-LAW 
WHO IS 75 IS 
PRETTY 
SIGNIFICANT.
>> Reporter: 
THAT MOTHER IS 
FROM THE TAMPA 
AREA. 
ON MONDAY THE 
FLORIDA 
DEPARTMENT OF 
EDUCATION ORDERED
ALL SCHOOLS TO 
REOPEN IN 
AUGUST. 
THEY NEED TO 
SUBMIT A 
REOPENING PLAN 
WITH SAFETY 
MEASURES. 
>> IF THE WORLD 
HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION 
DECLARES THE 
VIRUS AIRBORNE 
FROM A PRACTICAL 
STANDPOINT WHAT 
DOES THAT MEAN 
FOR HOW WE 
PROTECT 
OURSELVES FROM 
THIS GOING 
FORWARD?>> 
Reporter: A LOT, 
POTENTIALLY. 
IF THE VIRUS 
MINGLES IN THE 
AIR FOR MORE 
THAN PREVIOUSLY 
THOUGHT, 
SCIENTISTS SAY 
THAT COULD 
REQUIRE MASKS.
 
LINES.
ADAM
, I KNOW YOU HAD 
LONG DAYS. 
GOOD MORNING TO 
YOU. 
LET'S BEGIN 
HERE. 
LAST WEEKEND, 
YOU GUYS HAVE 
SEEN AN INCREASE 
IN ANSAN ANTONIO, 
AND AT YOUR 
HOSPITAL ALONE, 
I WAS READING, 
OVER THE LAST 
COUPLE OF WEEKS, 
YOU HAVE SEEN A 
170% INCREASE IN 
COVID RELATED 
CASES. 
HOW TOUGH IS IT 
FOR YOU TO SEE 
THESE NUMBERS 
INCREASING SO 
RAPIDLY? 
>> YOU KNOW, IT 
IS VERY TOUGH. 
WE ARE SEEING A 
RAPID INCREASE. 
WE ARE VERY 
FORTUNATE THAT 
WE HAVE 
EXCELLENT 
LEADERSHIP THAT 
IS FINDING SPACE 
FOR THESE 
PATIENTS SO WE 
CAN TREAT THEM 
EFFECTIVELY AND 
WITH HIGH 
QUALITY CARE. 
IT IS STRESSFUL, 
NOT ONLY ARE WE 
SEEING AN 
INCREASING 
NUMBER, WE ARE 
SEEING YOUNGER 
PEOPLE. 
>> Reporter: 
AND, YOU AND YOURAM
TEAM HAVE BEEN 
TREATING COVID 
PATIENTS FOR 
MORE THAN 100 
DAYS. 
ALL WITHOUT 
CONTRACTING THE 
VIRUS WHICH IS 
INCREDIBLE. 
SOME ANTONIO 
HOSPITALS OURS 
THING THERE NEED 
BE NEMORE HEALTH 
CARE WORKERS. 
DOES THAT HELP 
YOUR HOSPITAL? 
HOW DOES IT HELP?
>> I WILL NEVER 
TURN DOWN HELP. 
WE HAVE BEEN 
FIGHTING THIS 
FOR OVER 100 
DAYS. 
THE STAFF IS 
DOING AN AMAZING 
JOB. 
WE HAVE ALL THE 
RESOURCES WE 
NEED BUT IF 
PEOPLE WANT TO 
SEND US MORE, WE 
ARE HAPPY TO GET 
THE HELP. 
IT'S TOUGH. 
>> Reporter: YOU 
JUST SAID 
SOMETHING THAT 
GRABBED HER 
ATTENTION. 
YOU STARTED 
SEEING YOUNG 
ADULTS GETTING 
AFFECTED. 
WHY DO YOU THINK TO
THAT IS, WE ARE 
SEEING SO MANY 
YOUNG PEOPLE? 
>> I'M NOT 
ENTIRELY SURE. 
I'M SURE IT IS 
MULTIFACTORIAL. 
BUT I DO THINK 
YOUNG PEOPLE 
HAVE A TENDENCY 
TO FEEL THEY ARE 
IMPERVIOUS TO 
GETTING SICK. 
AND, IF THEY 
WOULD WEAR A 
MASK AND SOCIAL 
DISTANCE, I 
THINK WE WOULD 
SEE FEWER YOUNG 
PEOPLE. 
>> Reporter: AND 
YOU RECENTLY HAD 
A PATIENT WHO 
INITIALLY DIDN'T 
THINK THE 
CORONAVIRUS WAS 
REAL. 
I'VE TALKED TO 
PEOPLE WHO SAID 
THE SAME THING 
TO ME. 
HE THOUGHT U IT 
WAS A HOAX. 
HE ACTUALLY 
PASSED AWAY AND 
IT HAS IMPACTED 
YOU. 
WHAT DID HE SAY 
TO YOU? 
>> IT WASN'T TO 
ME, IT WAS TO 
ANOTHER NURSE 
WHO SHARED THE 
STORY. 
BEFORE HE WAS NO 
LONGER ABLE TO 
TALK TO US, HE 
EXPRESSED THAT 
HE THINKS HE 
MADE A MISTAKE. 
AND, IT IS 
REALLY TOUGH TO 
SEE YOUNG PERSON 
HAVE TO PAY SUCH 
A HIGH PRICE FOR 
MAKING A MISTAKE 
LIKE THAT. 
>> Reporter: 
THAT IS SO SAD 
TO HEAR. 
TEXAS GOVERNOR 
GREG ABBOTT 
REVERSED HIS 
STANCE ON WITH
MANDATING MASKS. 
DO YOU THINK 
THIS  AWILL HELP 
IN FINDING 
SPIKES ACROSS 
THIS STATE? 
>> MY TAKE ON 
THE MASKS IS 
THEY WORK. 
WE'VE BEEN DOING 
THIS FOR OVER 
110 DAYS OR SO. 
IT ACTUALLY 
SEEMS LIKE ONE 
LONG DAY. 
MY STAFF WEARS 
MASKS. 
WEARING A MASK 
AND DOING THE 
RIGHT THINGS, WE 
HAVE YET TO HAVE 
ANYONE CONTRACT 
COVID FROM ONE 
OF OUR UNITS. 
SO, MY TAKE AWAY 
FROM THAT IS 
MASKS WORK. 
>> Reporter: AND 
YOU HAVE SEEN A 
LOT, OVER THE 
LAST 100 DAYS 
I'M SURE. 
WHAT IS THE MOST 
IMPORTANT 
MESSAGE YOU WANT 
TO SHARE WITH 
PEOPLE WATCHING? 
WHAT WOULD YOU 
TELL THEM? 
>> IF I COULD 
REACH OUT AND 
TELL THEM, TO DO 
A PSA, WE 
APPRECIATE ALL 
THE SUPPORT 
WE'VE BEEN GIVEN 
AS HEALTHCARE 
PROFESSIONALS. 
BUT WHAT WE NEED 
IS OUR S 
COMMUNITIES TO 
TEAM UP WITH US 
AND HELP THIS, 
HELP FIGHT THIS 
VIRUS TOGETHER. 
DO THE RIGHT 
THING, WEAR A 
MASK, SOCIAL 
DISTANCE AND WE 
CAN BEAT THIS. 
>> Reporter: 
THANK YOU FOR 
YOUR TIME. 
PLEASE GIVE OUR 
BEST TO ALL THE 
NURSES AND 
DOCTORS ON THE 
FRONT LINES. 
THANK YOU FOR 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS THIS 
MORNING. 
>> THANK YOU, 
HAVE A GREAT DAY.
>> THERE WAS AN 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN 
MAN THREATENING 
MY LIFE. 
>> Reporter: AMY 
COOPER, AT THE 
CENTER OF THIS 
VIDEO, IS FACING 
A CRIMINAL 
CHARGE. 
>> I'M BEING 
THREATENED BY A 
MAN. 
CALL THE POLICE EA
IMMEDIATELY. 
>> Reporter: THE 
MANHATTAN 
DISTRICT 
ATTORNEY EL 
ANNOUNCED MONDAY 
THAT COOPER IS 
BEING CHARGED 
WITH FALSELY 
REPORTING AN 
INCIDENT. A 
CRIMINAL 
MISDEMEANOR. 
IN THE VIDEO, 
COOPER, WHO IS 
WHITE, CALLS OUT  W
THE RACE THE 
WASHER CHRISTIAN 
COOPER, 
RELATION, AFFAIRE
HE  HASKED HER TO 
PUT A LEASH ON 
HER DOG IN AN 
AREA OF CENTRAL 
PARK THAT 
REQUIRES STOCK 
TO BE LEASED. 
>> THERE IS AN 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN 
MAN, HE'S 
RECORDING ME AND 
THREATENING ME 
AND MY DOG. orON
>> Reporter: THE 
INCIDENT, CAUGHT 
ON CAMERA, JUST 
OUT BEFORE 
GEORGE FLOYD 
DIED AT 
THE 
HANDS OF 
MINNEAPOLIS 
POLICE HELP 
SPARK A NATIONAL 
DEBATE ON RACIAL 
BIAS. 
COOPER WAS FIRED 
FROM HER JOB AND 
AN INVESTMENT 
FIRM. 
THE FORMER 
COMPANY SAYING 
THEY DO NOT 
TOLERATE RACISM 
OF ANY KIND. 
SHE IS ALSO HAD 
TO TEMPORARILY 
SURRENDER HER 
DOG BACK TO THE 
RESCUE GROUP. 
WE SPOKE TO 
CHRISTIAN COOPER 
AFTER THE 
INCIDENT. 
>> THAT WAS A 
REALLY NICE DOG. 
THAT WAS AN 
ATTEMPT AT 
RACIAL 
INTIMIDATION. 
>> Reporter: AMY 
COOPER ISSUED A 
PUBLIC APOLOGY 
MAY SAYING IN 
PART, SHE 
REACTED 
EMOTIONALLY AND 
MADE FALSE 
ASSUMPTIONS 
ABOUT HIS 
INTENTIONS WHEN 
IN FACT, I WAS 
THE ONE WHO IS 
ACTING 
INAPPROPRIATELY 
BY NOT HAVING MY 
DOG ON A LEASH. 
ADDING, I HOPE 
THAT IT VIEW FE
MORTIFYING 
SECONDS AND A 
LIFETIME OF 40 
YEARS WILL NOT 
DEFINE ME, IN 
HIS EYES, AND HE 
WILL ACCEPT MY 
SINCERE APOLOGY. 
HER ATTORNEY 
RESPONDING TO 
THE CHARGE 
MONDAY WRITING 
THE RUSH TO 
JUDGMENT, BY 
SOME IN THE 
PUBLIC, IN THIS 
CANCEL CULTURE 
EPIDEMIC WILL BE 
PROVEN AS HOWRONG 
AS CANCEL 
CULTURE ITSELF. 
SHE LOST HER 
JOB, HER HOME 
AND HER PUBLIC 
LIFE. 
NOW, SOME DEMAND 
HER FREEDOM, HOW 
MANY LIVES ARE 
GOING TO DESTROY 
OVER 
MISUNDERSTOOD 
62nd VIDEOS ON ON
SOCIAL MEDIA? 
>> Reporter: THE 
3rd DEGREE 
CHARGE CARRIES A 
MAXIMUM OF ONE 
YEAR IN PRISON. 
THE MORE LIKELY 
OUTCOME IS 
COUNSELING, 
COMMUNITY 
SERVICE OR A 
DISCHARGE. 
AMY COOPER WILL 
BE ARRAIGNED IN 
OCTOBER. 
>>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP IS 
EXPANDING HIS 
ATTACKS AGAINST 
RACIAL DIVISIONS 
CALLING ON 
NASCAR LOCAL 
ONLY LACK FULL-
TIME DRIVER, 
BUBBA WALLACE, 
TO APOLOGIZE FOR 
WHAT WAS ANOTHER 
HOAX ACCORDING NT
TO NOTHE PRESIDENT.
THE FBI 
DETERMINED THAT 
WALLACE WAS NOT 
THE TARGET OF A 
HATE CRIME WENT 
A NOOSE WAS 
FOUND IN HIS 
GARAGE UNTIL A 
GETTING A 
SPEEDWAY. 
IN FACT, IS NOT 
WALLACE BUT HIS 
TEAMMATE WHO 
FOUND THE NOOSE 
AND ALERTED 
NASCAR. 
THE RACING 
COMMUNITY LINING 
UP BEHIND 
WALLACE RINGING 
HIM TO  CTEARS. 
WALLACE UP OH 
ALWAYS DEAL WITH 
THE HATE BEING 
THROWN AT YOU 
WITH LOVE, EVEN 
IF IT IS A FROM 
THE POTUS. 
THE PRESIDENT 
CLAIMING THAT 
NASCAR IS SEEING 
US WAS RAINING 
EVER. 
>> DOES HE 
BELIEVE NASCAR 
SHOULD FLY THE 
CONFEDERATE 
FLAG? 
>> THE BEEN ON A 
FLIGHT WAS 
MENTIONED IN STHE 
BROADER CONTEXT. 
THE FACT HE 
REJECTS THAT'S 
NOTION THAT 
NASCAR CAN GO TO 
THE SPORTING 
EVENTS ARE 
RACIST. .
>> Reporter: 
NASCAR SAYS THEY 
CONTINUE TO AY
STAND TALL  CWITH 
BUBBA, OUR 
COMPETITORS AND 
EVERYONE WHO 
MAKES OUR SPORT 
WELCOMING AND 
INCLUSIVE. 
AS FOR RATINGS, 
LAST WEEK, THEIR 
RATINGS WERE UP 
NEARLY 50%. 
AT THIS, LINDSEY 
GRAHAM IS 
REFUTING 
PRESIDENT TRUMP. 
>> I HAVE LIVED 
IN SOUTH 
CAROLINA. 
IF YOU'RE IN 
BUSINESS, THE 
CONFEDERATE FLAG 
IS NOT A GOOD 
WAY TO GROW YOUR 
BUSINESS. 
I DON'T THINK 
BOBBY WALLACE 
HAS ANYTHING TO 
APOLOGIZE FOR. 
>> Reporter: AND 
SEIZING ON 
ANOTHER CULTURAL 
CONTROVERSY. 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
CRITICIZING TO NDD
SPORTS 
FRANCHISES, THE 
WASHINGTON 
REDSKINS AND THE 
CLEVELAND 
INDIANS WERE 
CONSIDERING A 
CHANGE TO THEIR 
MASCOTS. 
INFLAMING 
TENSIONS BY 
TWEETING THEY 
MADE TEAMS OUT 
OF STRENGTH AND 
NOT WEAKNESS BUT 
ENYI
TO SPORTS 
FRANCHISES LOOK 
LIKE THERE WILL 
BE CHANGING 
THEIR NAMES IN 
ORDER TO BE 
POLITICALLY 
CORRECT. 
AND SPEAKING TO 
THE ALLIES, 
THEIR EXPRESSING 
FRUSTRATION WITH 
THE PRESIDENT'S T
LATEST ATTACKS. 
LESS THAN FOUR 
MONTHS UNTIL THE 
ELECTION AND 
TROLLING IN THE 
POLLS, PRESIDENT 
TRUMP NEEDS TO 
REFOCUS HIS 
ATTENTION ON HIS 
ACCOMPLISHMENTS 
AND JOE BIDEN, 
NOT ON RACIAL 
DIVISIONS 
ACKNOWLEDGE THE 
PRESIDENT IS THE 
ONE DRIVING THE E 
TRAIN. 
>>> IF 
PROSECUTORS GET 
THEIR WAY, A 
JUDGE WILL HI
REVOKE BAIL AND 
THIS GEL TO BE 
GOING FOR 
MAXWELL'S NEW 
HOME FOR A 
WHILE. 
>> SHE WILL BE 
LOCKED DOWN IN N
SL FOR 23 HOURS 
A DAY. 
>> Reporter: 
JEFFREY 
EPSTEIN'S FORMER 
GIRLFRIEND IS A 
SOCIALIST WHO 
ENTICING 
UNDERAGE GIRLS 
TO TRAVEL IN 
ENGAGE IN SEX 
ACTS. 
MAXWELL IS 
DENIED 
INVOLVEMENT WITH 
EPSTEIN'S LECH  
CRIMES. 
SHE WAS 
RECRUITED BY 
MAXWELL FOR 
EPSTEIN WHEN SHE 
WAS A TEEN. 
SHE DENIES EVER 
PROCURING, 
CUNEO, SHE DENIES D
EVER HAVING ANY 
KIND OF SEXUAL 
CONTACT WITH YOU.
SHE SAYS SHE 
BARELY REMEMBERS 
YOU. 
WHAT YOU SAY 
THAT? 
I SAY FOLLOW THE 
FACTS. 
SHE'S GOING TO 
BE HELD 
ACCOUNTABLE FOR 
THIS. 
AND I'M SURE SHE 
DOESN'T THINK SHE
IS WRONG. 
>> Reporter: IF 
CONVICTED, 
MAXWELL FACES UP 
TO 35 YEARS IN 
PRISON. 
SHE WILL 
HAVE TO 
FIGHT TO GET OUT 
OF THE JAIL CELL 
BEFORE TRIAL. 
>> FORM LISTENING
TO THE LIFE OF 
THE SOCIALITE TO 
BEING 
INCARCERATED, 
JUST GOING 
THROUGH CATHE 
PROCESSING OF 
ENTERING A 
SECURE 
CORRECTIONAL 
FACILITY HAS TO 
BE A ERVERY 
HUMBLING, 
HUMILIATING, 
CRUSHING LIFE 
EXPERIENCE. G,
>> Reporter: 
FEDERAL 
PROSECUTORS HAVE PE
CALLED MAXWELL 
IN EXTREME 
FLIGHT RISK 
SAYING SHE PURRS 
TO HAVE ACCESS 
TO SIGNIFICANT 
FINANCIAL 
RESOURCES THAT 
WOULD ENABLE HER 
FLIGHT FROM 
PROSECUTION. 
TAKING BANK 
ACCOUNTS 
ACCORDING TO 
COURT DOCUMENTS, 
AT TIMES WORTH 
AS MUCH AS $20 
MILLION. 
THE DAUGHTER OF  L
A LATE REDDISH 
PUBLISHING 
TYCOON, SHE HAS 
SPENT HER LIFE 
TRAVELING RSTHE 
WORLD. SHE 
APPEARS TO HAVE 
THREE PASSPORTS 
FROM FRANCE, THE 
U.S. AND UK. 
JUST WANT ON AT 
LEAST 15 
INTERNATIONAL 
FLIGHTS IN THE 
LAST FLCC3 YEARS. 
BUT NOW, THE 
BRITISH 
SOCIALITE'S 
WORLD IS MUCH 
SMALLER. 
IN REALITY, SHE 
MAY JUST HAVE TO 
GET USED TO. 
>>> WE HAVE 
INFORMATION THAT 
GHISLAINE 
MAXWELL IS IN 
NEW YORK 
. WHEN 
CAN WE EXPECT 
HER TO APPEAR IN 
COURT? 
>>
 BECAUSE OF 
CORONAVIRUS 
CONCERNS, SHE 
MAY NOT HAVE TO 
GO SHTO COURT. SHE 
HAS AGREED TO DO 
HER FIRST DURING 
REMOTELY SO SHE 
WILL DO IT FROM 
THAT DETENTION 
CENTER. 
THERE WILL BE 
EIGHT BELL 
HEARING AND 
SHALL ENTER A 
PLEA. 
>>> AIR TRAVEL 
IS ONCE AGAIN 
STARTING TO TAKE 
OFF. 
>>> HOW DO YOU 
FEEL ABOUT 
GETTING ON A 
PLANE? 
>>  PPRETTY GOOD. 
I'M EXCITED. 
>> Reporter: IN 
THE AGE OF COVID-
19, FEAR OF 
FLYING LINGERS. 
>> I'M NERVOUS. 
>> JUST BEING IN 
AN ENCLOSED 
SPACE WITH A LOT 
OF PEOPLE WITH 
PEOPLE COUGHING 
AND SNEEZING. 
>> Reporter: JUST
HOW DOES AIR 
QUALITY WORK IN 
FLIGHT? 
THE YEAR YOU 
BREATHE IS A 
COMBINATION OF 
FRESH AIR, 
BROUGHT IN FROM  F
OUTSIDE, AND 
FILTERED AIR 
THAT IS 
RECIRCULATED 
THROUGH THE 
CABIN. 
THE AIRFLOWS 
FROM TOP IDOBAMA, 
NOT SIDE TO 
SIDE. 
IT COMES IN FROM 
THE VENTS ABOVE 
AND IS SUCKED 
OUT THROUGH THE 
VENTS IN THE 
FLOOR. 
IT IS RUN 
THROUGH THESE 
HEPA FILTERS. 
THEY PULL OUT 
MORE THAN 99% OF 
PARTICLES IN THE 
AIR. 
THAT IS MIXED 
WITH FRESH AIR 
FROM OUTSIDE. 
NOW, AIRLINES 
TAKING NEW STEPS 
TO ENSURE CABIN 
AIR IS AS CLEAN 
AS POSSIBLE. 
>> THERE IS A 
NEW PATCH OF 
EARTH THAT COMES 
INTO THE 
AIRCRAFT EVERY 2-
4 MINUTES. 
>> Reporter: ON 
EVERY AIRCRAFT, 
CHANGING FILTERS 
TWICE ARE 
RECOMMENDED. 
>> YOU NOTICE IT 
IS DIRTY ON THE 
TOP. 
BUT, IT IS RECLEAN 
ON  FTHE BOTTOM. 
>> Reporter: 
WHAT DOES THAT 
SHOW US? 
>> IT SHOWS US 
THE FILTER IS 
WORKING. 
>> Reporter: 
EXPERTS SAY IT 
IS NOT LIKELY 
VIRUS IS SPREAD 
IN FLIGHT. 
>> IT TURNS HEOUT 
THE TIME ON THE 
AIRPLANE IS THE 
LOWEST RISK. 
>> THE AIR ON AN 
AIRPLANE IS 
CLEANER THAN YOU 
FIND INSIDE OF 
HER GROCERY 
STORE. 
>> IT IS CLEANER 
THAN MOST 
PEOPLE'S HOMES 
OR SCHOOLS. 
>> Reporter: AND 
CLOSE PROXIMITY, 
NOTHING IS 
FOOLPROOF. 
>>IN WE CAN'T DO 
THE PHYSICAL 
DISTANCING WE 
WANT ON AN LA
AIRPLANE. 
THERE'S NO SUCH 
THING AS ZERO 
RISK. 
>> Reporter: 
THAT IS WHY 
AIRLINES REQUIRE 
MASKS AND 
UPDATING 
SANITATION 
ROUTINES. 
BETWEEN EVERY 
FLIGHT, THE 
ENTIRE CABIN THE 
SPRAYED WITH 
DISINFECTANT. 
NEW BOARDING 
PROCEDURES, 
LOADING FROM 
BACK TO FRONT, 
AND THEY 
COMMITMENT TO 
BLOCK MIDDLE 
SEATS THROUGH 
SEPTEMBER. 
>> THERE RIS NO 
ACTION WE ARE 
TAKING THAT IS A 
SILVER BULLET. 
WHEN YOU LAYER 
IN THESE 
ACTIONS, THE 
PROBABILITY, THE 
PROBABILITY OF 
VIRUS 
TRANSMISSION 
GOES DOWN AND 
DOWN AND DOWN. 
>> Reporter: THE 
CDC SAYS A COUGH 
OR SNEEZE CAN 
SPREAD AS TO 
ROWS IN FRONT 
AND BEHIND. 
THAT IS WHY 
WEARING A MASK 
IS SO IMPORTANT. 
>> A LOT OF 
PASSENGERS ARE 
WONDERING WHEN 
THEY'RE GETTING 
ON A FLIGHT, 
WHICH REALLY CR
PACKED AND THEY 
DON'T WANT TO 
GET ON THE 
FLIGHT. 
DO THEY HAVE AN 
OPTION TO GET 
OFF? 
>> Reporter: 
THEY DO. 
DELTA HAS 
COMMITTED TO 
WALKING MIDDLE 
SEATS AND 
KEEPING FLIGHTS 
AT 60% CAPACITY. 
SOME PEOPLE FEEL 
THE FLIGHT IS 
STILL TOO FULL, 
DELTA SAYS YOU 
CAN REBOOK TO A 
LATER FLIGHT 
FREE OF CHARGE. 
>>> U.S. FLIGHTS 
ARE TAKING OFF 
AGAIN BUT IF YOU 
ARE HEADED 
OVERSEAS, THE EU 
EXTENDED THE 
TROUBLE BAND 
BARRING U.S. 
TOURISTS AND 
DEALING A MAJOR 
BLOW TO U.S. 
CARRIERS WHICH 
ARE EARNED FAR 
MORE ON 
INTERNATIONAL 
ROUTES. 
THE ONCE BOOMING 
$45 BILLION 
CRUISE INDUSTRY 
IS NOW FIGHTING 
FOR ITS SURVIVAL.
MAJOR CRUISE 
LINES INCLUDING 
CARNIVAL, REGENT 
AND PRINCES HAVE 
SUSPENDED U.S. 
OPERATIONS UNTIL 
MID SEPTEMBER. 
IN EUROPE, THE 
FULL SCAN FULL 
OF YOUR CRUISES 
ARE RESUMING. 
THIS FIVE DAY 
CRUISE DOWN 
GERMANY'S RHINE 
RIVER IS ONLY 
OPERATING AT 70% 
CAPACITY AND 
BOARDING IS A 
LENGTHY PROCESS. 
FIRST THERE IS 
PAPERWORK. 
AN ANTIBODY TEST.
AND A 
TEMPERATURE 
CHECK. 
ALL BEFORE YOU 
SET FOOT ON A 
SHIP. 
MEALS WERE 
DIFFERENT ALSO. 
>> THIS ENTIRE 
AREA, THIS 
WOULD'VE BEEN 
THE BUFFET. 
>> Reporter: 
PLASTIC DIVIDERS 
KEEP DINERS APART
AND FLOOR 
MARKINGS KEEP 
MOVEMENT IN ONE 
DIRECTION. 
ON THE DECK, 
PASSENGERS HAVE 
A BIT MORE 
FREEDOM. 
THEY CAN TAKE 
OFF THEIR MASKS, 
AS LONG AS THEY 
SAY AT LEAST 6 
FEET FROM THEIR 
NEIGHBOR. 
STILL, THERE IS 
NO LIVE MUSIC. 
AND THE SWIMMING 
POOL IS OFF 
LIMITS. 
>> Reporter: IS 
A HARD TO WEAR 
THE MASK? 
>> YES. 
THE WHOLE TIME. 
THIS IS A 
PROBLEM. 
>> Reporter: 
WITH THE 
RESTRICTIONS, IT 
MAY NOT FEEL 
LIKE A VACATION. 
>> WE HAD SOME 
DINNER AND 
COCKTAILS. 
>> Reporter: FOR 
AMERICANS, IF 
AND WHEN CRUISES 
COME BACK, THEY 
MADE IT LOOK 
LIKE THIS ONE. 
YOUR PASSENGERS, 
CLOSER TO HOME, 
WITH LIMITED 
ACTIVITIES AND 
EXCURSIONS. 
AFTER MONTHS OF 
LOCKDOWNS, 
OPERATORS HOPE 
THAT STRINGENT 
HYGIENE 
PROTOCOLS 
COMBINED WITH 
SIMPLE PLEASURES 
WILL BE ENOUGH 
TO CONVINCE 
WEARY CUSTOMERS 
TO RETURN. 
>>> MAJOR LEAGUE 
SPORTS ARE 
FIGHTING THEIR 
WAY BACK, 
DESPITE 
CORONAVIRUS, 
SUPERSTAR LeBRON 
JAMES AND THE 
REST OF THE NBA 
NOW JUST WEEKS 
AWAY FROM 
RESUMING THEIR 
SEASON IN 
ORLANDO. 
THE LEAK WAS THE 
FIRST TO SHUT 
DOWN WHEN THE 
VIRUS STARTED 
SPREADING. 
>> THE NBA IS 
TRYING TO BE THE 
FIRST MAJOR 
LEAGUE SPORT IN 
AMERICA TO 
FULLY, 
SUCCESSFULLY 
HAVE A DAILY 
TESTING PROTOCOL 
AND THE DAILY 
PROCESS TO 
RETURN. 
SO FAR, IT IS 
LINING UP AND 
MAKING SENSE. 
>> Reporter: BUT 
DOES IT? 
THE MOCK WE BOX 
SHUT DOWN THEIR 
PRACTICE 
FACILITIES AFTER 
TWO PLAYERS 
TESTED POSITIVE. 
IT REMAINS CLOSE 
FOR WORKOUTS 
UNTIL THE TEAM 
LEADS FOR LAND 
ON THURSDAY. 
THE NUGGETS, 
CLIPPER 10 
THAT'S ALSO 
CLOSING 
FACILITIES AND 
RECENT WEEKS. 
MAJOR LEAGUE 
BASEBALL 
UNVEILING IS NEW 
CONDENSE SEASON 
SCHEDULED FOR 
THIS YEAR. 
THE WASHINGTON 
NATIONAL HOSTED 
THE THE GAME 
STARTING JULY 23.
>> Reporter: 
MAJOR-LEAGUE 
BASEBALL PLAYERS 
AREN'T OPTIMISTIC
. BUT STILL, 
THEY BELIEVE IF 
EVERYBODY FALLS 
THE PROTOCOLS 
GOT TO HAVE A 
CHANCE TO PULL 
THIS OFF. 
>> Reporter: 
PLAYERS ARE 
BEING TESTED 
EVERY OTHER DAY 
FOR COVID-19. 
MONDAY CUT 
DELAYS IN THOSE 
TEST RESULTS 
HALTING PRACTICE 
FOR THE 
NATIONALS AND 
THE ASTROS. 
THE PLAYERS SAY 
THEY'RE GETTING 
USED TO THIS NEW 
NORMAL. 
>> THE MOMENT 
YOU PULL INTO 
THE CLUBHOUSE, 
WE ARE LIVING IN 
A DIFFERENT 
WORLD RIGHT NOW. 
>> Reporter: 
LIKE THE NBA, 
THE NHL SEASON 
WAS SHUT DOWN IN 
MID-MARCH. 
THE LEAGUE AND 
PLAYERS UNION 
REACHED A 
TENTATIVE DEAL 
TO RETURN TO THE 
ICE BY AUGUST. 
JUST AS THREE 
DOZEN PLAYERS 
TESTED POSITIVE. 
WHILE MAJOR-
LEAGUE SOCCER 
BEGINS ITS 
COMEBACK, 
BEGINNING 
TOMORROW, A DOSE 
OF REALITY. 
FC DALLAS WILL 
NOT PARTICIPATE 
BECAUSE 10 
PLAYERS AND A 
COACH TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR 
COVID-19. 
THEY HOPE THAT 
IS THE LAST THEY 
SEE A PLAYERS 
ONCE INSIDE. 
>>> HISTORY 
CHANGING BEFORE 
OUR EYES. 
MONUMENTS TURNED 
ON BY WORKERS. 
SYMBOLS BEING 
RECONSIDERED AS 
A WHOLE RE-
EXAMINATION OF 
AMERICA'S 
CHECKERED PAST 
BEGINS IN REAL 
TIME. 
A RECKONING NOT 
EVERYONE ME BE 
READY FOR BUT 
LONG OVERDUE. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
HAS CALLED FOR 
STIFF SENTENCES  F
FOR ANYONE WHO 
DAMAGES FEDERAL 
MONUMENTS. 
HE SIGNED AN 
ORDER CREATING A K
TASK FORCE TO 
REPAIR STATUES 
AND FOUNDED A 
NATIONAL PARK OF 
AMERICAN HEROES 
WHICH WILL 
DISPLAY NEW AND 
DONATED STATUES. 
>> WE WILL NEVER 
ALLOW AN ANGRY 
MOB TO TEAR DOWN 
OUR STATUES, 
RACER HISTORY, 
IN DOCTORATE HER 
CHILDREN OR ISIN
TRAMPLE ON OUR 
FREEDOMS. 
>> Reporter: A 
NATION DIVIDED 
OVER WHERE IT 
STANDS ON 
STATUES. 
A DESCENDENT OF 
CONFEDERATE 
GENERAL ROBERT 
E. LEE HAS 
JOINED THE FIGHT 
BUT NOT FOR THE 
SITE YOU MIGHT 
THINK. 
>> WE WERE 
RAISED TO THINK 
THAT GENERALLY 
WAS A KINDLY MAN 
WHO FIRMLY 
BELIEVES IN 
STATE'S RIGHTS, 
BUT WE DIDN'T 
FINISH TTHAT'S 
SENTENCE TO SAY 
IT WAS FOR THE 
STATE LOCAL 
RIGHTS TO 
CONTINUE SLAVERY.
>> Reporter: 
DAVID McALESTER 
IS THE LEADER OF 
CONFEDERATE 
VETERANS AND AN 
ATTORNEY BUT IN 
RESERVE 
CONFEDERATE 
MONUMENTS. 
>> I SEE A MAN 
THAT DEFENDED 
HIS FAMILY AND 
HIS HOME AGAINST 
TYRANNY AND 
NEPOTISM, 
PHYSICALLY 
DEFENDED THEM 
AGAINST ILLEGAL 
AND 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL 
INVASION. 
>> Reporter: HE 
IS THE 
CHAIRPERSON AT 
PRINCETON 
UNIVERSITY. 
IS IT FAIR TO 
VIEW MONUMENTS AI
AND STATUES 
BUILT 
GENERATIONS AGO. 
IS IT FAIR TO 
VIEW THEM 
THROUGH THIS NEW 
LENS? 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
>> Reporter: 
WHY? 
>> YOU THINK 
ABOUT 
CONFEDERATE 
MONUMENTS. 
THEY ARE 
MONUMENTS TO 
IDEOLOGY. 
MONUMENTS TO 
WHITE SUPREMACY. 
>> Reporter: WHY 
NOW? 
IS HIS APPEAL 
NEW? 
>> YOU MAKE ARE 
TO HONOR PEOPLE. 
WE'VE BEEN 
TEARING ARE DOWN 
THAT WE DON'T 
AGREE WITH 
ANYMORE. 
>> ORReporter: BUT 
IT IS NOT ABOUT 
THE OLD SOUTH, 
CHRISTOPHER, 
BLESS TOSSED OP
INTO BALTIMORE'S 
INNER HARBOR. 
GEORGE 
WASHINGTON AND 
THOMAS JEFFERSON 
TOPPLED. 
WE WERE THE 
FIRST NEWS CREW 
SINCE THE 
UNIVERSITY STRIP 
WOODROW WILSON'S 
NAME FROM THE 
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC 
POLICY OR IS 
MISOGYNISTIC 
PAST? 
>> Reporter: 
WHERE DOES ASIT 
STOP? 
DO YOU RENAME 
THE WASHINGTON 
MONUMENT? 
>> IT HEIS 
COMPLICATED. 
AS WE TELL THE 
TRUTH, WE CAN 
TAKE WHAT WE 
VALUE AND SAY 
THAT ASPECT OF 
WHO THEY WERE, 
WE HOLD THIS. 
>> Reporter: 
WHAT ABOUT THOSE 
NEVER ARRESTED? 
THERE ARE RANO 
STATUES IN NEW 
YORK CENTRAL 
PARK? 
>> WHAT IF 
YOU'RE A LITTLE 
GIRL WALKING 
DOWN THE STREET 
ANNUALLY SEE MEN 
BEING HONORED? 
AS A NATION, WE 
CAN'T AFFORD TO 
SQUELCH THAT 
AMBITION. 
>> Reporter: WHAT
IS THIS DEBATE 
OVER THE PAST 
MEAN FOR PRESENT-
DAY PROBLEMS? 
THERE IS NO MAJOR
LEGISLATIVE 
RECKONING. 
IT ALMOST SEEMS 
LIKE THAT THIS IS
PIECE MEAL 
>> WE ARE IN A 
MOMENT WHERE 
FUNDAMENTAL 
TRANSFORMATION 
HAS TO HAPPEN. 
THE COUNTRY IS 
BROKEN. 
WE CAN'T GO 
AROUND THE EDGES.
THEY MAKE THE 
SYMBOLIC 
GESTURES BUT IT 
WILL NOT BE 
SUFFICIENT. 
>> Reporter: AS 
WE EVE ALL, WE, 
AS A NATION, ARE 
HAVING HARD 
CONVERSATIONS 
ABOUT WHO TO PUT 
UP ON A PEDESTAL.
>>> THAT IS A 
COMPLICATED 
ISSUE. 
WE WERE 
INTRODUCED TO A 
SIDE OF THOMAS 
JEFFERSON WE 
DIDN'T KNOW 
EXISTED. 
I ASKED THE 
QUESTION ABOUT 
GEORGE 
WASHINGTON, THE 
FOUNDER. 
MOST PEOPLE 
DON'T KNOW THOSE 
TEETH ARE FROM 
HIS SLAVES. 
THEY PULL TEETH 
FROM THE SLAVES. 
IT IS HOW DO WE 
RECONCILE ALL OF 
THIS AND HONOR 
IT? 
I E DON'T KNOW. 
WE'RE TALKING 
ABOUT THE FACT 
THERE ARE NO 
WOMEN STATUES DO
AND CENTRAL PARK
. THERE PLANS TO 
UNVEIL A MONUMENT
TO WOMEN IN 
CENTRAL PARK 
WHICH FEATURES 
SUSAN B ANTHONY, 
THIS IS A 
PICTURE WITH THE 
STATUE WILL LOOK 
LIKE. 
IT WILL BE 
UNVEILED NEXT 
MONTH ON THE 
100th 
ANNIVERSARY OF 
THE 19th 
AMENDMENT WHICH 
GAVE WOMEN THE 
RIGHT S A TO VOTE. 
>>> I'M GOING 
THROUGH THE 
EXPERIENCES I'M 
GOING THROUGH 
AND DEALING WITH 
COPS AND GROWING 
UP IN THE HOOD. 
I WOULD NOT BE 
ABLE TO SLEEP AT 
NIGHT IF I DO 
SOMETHING ABOUT 
IT. 
>> Reporter: 
LAST MONTH, WHEN 
FILMMAKER TOMMY 
ELEVATOR HEARD 
ABOUT THE 
PROTEST IN THE 
LOS ANGELES 
AREA, HE KNEW HE 
HAD TO BE A PART 
OF IT. 
YOU'RE NOT 
TECHNICALLY A 
PHOTOGRAPHER BUT 
YOUR PICTURES 
TELL A DIFFERENT 
STORY. 
WHY DID YOU TAKE 
A CAMERA AND GO 
OUT THERE AND 
DOCUMENT THE 
PROTESTS? 
>> FOR ME, IT 
DIDN'T START AS 
ANYTHING BEYOND 
I NEEDED TO BE 
IN THE PROTEST. 
AS I STARTED I 
REALIZED THERE 
WERE A LOT OF 
THINGS THAT 
WEREN'T CAPTURED 
THROUGH OUR LENS 
APPROPRIATELY. 
I STARTED 
SHOOTING. 
>> Reporter: FORRT 
SEVERAL DAYS, 
TOMMY MARCH WITH 
DEMONSTRATORS 
INCLUDING ACTORS 
MICHAEL B JORDAN 
AND KENDRA 
SAMPSON. 
>> WHAT WE FIGHT
, WE LIVE! 
>> Reporter: 
WHAT DOES IT WE
FEEL LIKE TO BE 
IN THE MIST OF 
THOUSANDS AND 
THOUSANDS AND 
THOUSANDS OF 
PEOPLE ALL THERE 
FOR ONE MISSION? 
>> ONE OF THE 
CRAZIEST THINGS 
I'VE SEEN IN MY 
LIFE WAS WHEN I 
WAS ON THE STREET
, I SAW THE 
SOLITARY. 
YOU COULD SEE 
THE PEOPLE, AS 
FAR BACK AS THE 
EYE COULD SEE 
DOWN HOLLYWOOD 
BOULEVARD, IT 
WAS THE MOST 
INCREDIBLE SHOW 
OF SOLIDARITY 
I'VE SEEN IN MY 
ENTIRE LIFE, BAR 
NONE. 
>> Reporter: 
REALIZING THE 
MAGNITUDE OF THE MA
MOMENT, TOMMY 
PHOTOGRAPHED 
THIS POWERFUL 
IMAGE. 
>> Reporter: 
WHAT DO YOU WANT 
PEOPLE TO KNOW 
WHEN THEY LOOK 
AT THIS ICONIC 
PICTURE? 
>> I WANTED THEM 
TO KNOW THAT IS 
A PROBABLY 
REPRESENTATIVE 
OF THE POWER OF 
THE PEOPLE. 
WHEN WE WORK 
TOGETHER, 
THERE'S NO 
STOPPING US. 
THAT IS JUST ONE 
FRAME. A LITERAL 
FRAME THAT 
INDICATES WHERE 
ARE REAL POWER 
IS AS A WHOLE. 
>> Reporter: AS 
THE FOUNDER AND 
CEO OF HER 
PRODUCTION 
COMPANY, THEN 
FILMS LIKE THE S 
PERFECT GUIDE, 
TOMMY CLICK ON 
LIFE READS LIKE 
A MOVIE SCRIPT. 
>> I GREW UP IN 
PHILLY. 
I GREW R.UP WITH 
MY GRANDMOTHER. 
MY MOTHER WAS 
NOT AROUND. 
>> Reporter: 
TOMMY ATTENDED 
CARNEGIE MELON 
STARTING A FILM 
TECH COMPANY. 
>> MY DAD WASN'T 
AROUND. 
THAT WAS HARD 
FOR ME. 
I NEVER WANTED 
THAT FOR MY 
KIDS. 
FOR ME, I ALWAYS 
WANTED TO BE THE 
DAD. 
>> Reporter: 
TOMMY AND HIS 
WIFE CODY ARE 
PARENTS TO THREE 
YOUNG BOYS. 
THE CO-CREATORS 
OF BLACK LOVE ON 
THE OPRAH 
WINFREY NETWORK. 
EIGHT POWERFUL 
SERVERS THAT 
FEATURES LOVE 
STORIES FROM THE 
BLACK COMMUNITY. 
FOR SOMEONE WHO 
WOULD SAY WHY 
HIGHLIGHT BLACK 
RELATIONSHIPS? 
WHAT'S THE BIG 
DEAL ABOUT THAT? 
WHAT'S THE POINT?
WOULD YOU SAY? 
>> ONE OF THE 
FIRST COMMENTS, 
OPRAH POSTED 
ABOUT THE SHOW. 
SOMEBODY ASKED 
ABOUT WHEN IS 
WHITE LOVE 
COMING? 
SOMEBODY 
RESPONDED, IT 
WAS ABOUT HOW, 
LOOK AT ANY 
OTHER CHANNEL OR 
SHOW, FOR THE 
PAST CUP FOR AS 
LONG AS THERE'S 
BEEN TV. 
WE HAVE NOT HAD 
THAT PLACE WHERE 
WE CAN SEE US, 
IN A WAY THAT IS 
HONEST. 
THAT'S THE 
REASON. 
>> Reporter: 
TOMMY CONTINUES, 
NOT ONLY 
DOCUMENT BELOW 
WITHIN THE BLACK 
COMMUNITY, BUT 
THEIR 
FRUSTRATION AS 
WELL, CAPTURING 
A SNAPSHOT IN 
TIME THAT HE 
HOPES INSPIRES 
CHANGE. 
>> IMAGES HAVE 
THE ABILITY TO 
CHANGE THE 
WORLD. 
THEY REALLY DO. 
IT IS NEVER CLEAR
OR CONCRETE 
UNTIL YOU CAN'T 
SAY THAT 50,000 
PEOPLE WEREN'T 
THERE IN 
SOLITARY TO 
PROTEST AGAINST 
WHAT HAS 
HAPPENED IN THIS 
COUNTRY. 
AND YOU CAN'T 
DENY THE POWER 
OF THIS. 
>> THAT IT WAS A 
GREAT 
CONVERSATION. 
JUST LAST WEEK, 
TOMMY WAS AMONG 
819 NEW MEMBERS 
INVITED TO JOIN 
THE ACADEMY 
MOTION PICTURE 
OF ARTS AND 
SCIENCES.  A
>> Reporter: FOR 
YEARS, EVERY DAY 
WAS A STRUGGLE 
FOR CLETA 
JOHNSON. 
>> JUST BEING A 
SINGLE PARENT 
WITH NO HELP WAS 
REALLY, REALLY 
HARD. 
>> Reporter: 
EVEN 
HARDER, 
LITTLE FAMILY 
SUPPORT AND ONLY 
A PART-TIME JOB 
WHICH MEANT NO 
HEALTHCARE. 
SHE WAS RELYING 
ON GOVERNMENT 
SUBSIDIZED 
HOUSING AND FOOD 
STAMPS TO FEED 
HER THREE 
CHILDREN. 
AS FOR HIS ST
PAYCHECK. 
>> IT WAS NO 
MORE THAN $600. 
>> Reporter: 
EVERY TWO WEEKS 
FOR YOU AND YOUR 
CHILDREN? 
>> RIGHT. 
I WAS SITTING IN 
THE PARKING LOT 
CRYING. 
IT DOESN'T GET 
BETTER. 
>> Reporter: 
THAT IS ALL SHE 
KNEW RAISED BY A 
SINGLE MOTHER 
HERSELF FOR STIR 
UP FAST. 
MORE THAN 1000 
MILES AWAY IN  T
PHOENIX, ARIZONA. 
>> I GREW UP IN 
A SINGLE-PARENT 
HOUSEHOLD WITH 
MY MOM. 
I HAD SEVEN 
OTHER SIBLINGS. 
MY MOM WAS ON 
GOVERNMENT 
ASSISTANCE FOR A 
WHILE TO E HELP 
FEED US. 
>> Reporter: 
THIS IS 
GENERATIONAL 
POVERTY. 
>> PEOPLE ARE 
BORN INTO POVERTY
AND IT IS POVERTY
THAT THEIR 
GRANDMOTHER AND 
MOTHER HAVE 
EXPERIENCE. 
>> Reporter: FOR 
FAMILY OF FOUR, 
IT IS DEFINED AS 
MAKING LESS THAN 
$26,000 A YEAR. 
MORE THAN 38 
MILLION 
AMERICANS LIVE 
IN POVERTY. 
FOR BLACK 
AMERICANS, IT IS 
1  IIN EVERY 5. 
AND IT IS BUILT 
INTO ALL ASPECTS 
OF LIFE. 
MORE CHRONIC 
HEALTH ISSUES. 
HIGHER RATES OF 
DIVORCE AND 
ABUSEAND NEGLECT
. CLIMBING OUT 
CAN SEEM 
IMPOSSIBLE. 
IT REQUIRES A 
NEW JOB OR 
DEGREE, CHARTER 
WITH FEWER 
RESOURCES LIKE 
TRANSPORTATION 
AND CHILDCARE. AT
THAT WAS SONJA'S 
REALITY UNTIL 2 
YEARS AGO THANKS 
TO LIVE AND 
LEARN WHERE SHE 
GAINED SUPPORT, 
NEW MENTORS AND 
A NEW MINDSET. 
>> THERE TRYING 
TO HELP ME WITH 
CREDIT AND HEALL 
TYPES OF THINGS, 
THEY OFFERED ME 
THINGS TO GET 
MYSELF BACK IN 
ORDER. 
HAVING 
SOMEBODY 
TO MAKE YOU FEEL 
SAFE. 
>> HAVING 
SOMEBODY THAT IS 
BY YOUR SIDE NO 
MATTER WHAT 
HAPPENS. 
>> Reporter: 
CARLETTA IS ALSO 
DEFYING THE ODDS 
MOVING INTO HER 
OWN HOME FOR THE 
FIRST TIME. 
SHE GOT HER 
CERTIFICATION 
AND BECAME A 
TEACHER. 
NOW WITH BIG  W
HOPES FOR HER 
OWN CHILDREN. 
>> MY DREAM FOR 
THEM IS TO GROW 
UP AND LIVE A 
LIFE WHERE YOU 
DON'T HAVE TO 
WORRY ABOUT THE 
THINGS I HAD TO 
WORRY ABOUT AS A 
CHILD. 
>> Reporter: 
HOPING SHE IS A
ONE TO FINALLY 
BREAK THE CYCLE. 
>>> TONIGHT, 
DURING THE 
HEIGHT OF THE 
PANDEMIC, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
LOOK IS TURNING 
HIS ATTENTION TO 
NASCAR ONLY BLACK
FULL-TIME DRIVER 
AFTER THE FBI 
DETERMINED THAT 
BUBBA WALLACE 
WAS NOT THE 
TARGET OF A HATE 
CRIME WHEN A 
NOOSE WAS FOUND 
IN HIS GARAGE AT 
TALLADEGA 
SPEEDWAY. 
THE PRESIDENT 
TWEETING AS 
WALLACE 
APOLOGIZE TO 
THOSE GREAT 
NASCAR DRIVERS 
WHO CAME TO HIS 
AID? 
OR F IS THE WHOLE 
THING ANOTHER 
HOAX? 
IT WAS NOT 
WALLACE WHO 
REPORTED THE 
NEWS. 
WALLACE 
RESPONDING 
TONIGHT EVEN 
WHEN IT IS HATE 
FROM THE POTUS, 
LOVE WINS. 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
TWEETING 
NASCAR'S FLIGHT 
DECISION BANNING 
THE CONFEDERATE 
FLAG IS HURTING 
ITS RATINGS. 
>> Reporter: DO 
YOU THINK NASCAR 
SHOULD FLY THE 
CONFEDERATE 
FLAG? 
>> THE BAN ON 
THE LIGHT WAS 
MENTIONED IN THE 
FACT THAT HE 
REJECTS THIS 
NOTION THAT 
SOMEHOW NASCAR, 
MEN AND WOMEN, 
WHO GO TO THESE 
EVENTS ARE 
RACES. 
>> Reporter: NBC 
SPORTS HAS 
RATINGS FOR 
YESTERDAY'S RACE 
WERE UP NEARLY 
50%. 
AND THE 
PRESIDENT'S ALLY 
LINDSEY GRAHAM 
 R
N
SUPPORTS NASCAR'S
BEEN ON THE 
CONFEDERATE FLAG.
>> IF YOU'RE IN 
BUSINESS, THE 
CONFEDERATE FLAG 
IS NOT A GOOD 
WAY TO GROW YOUR 
BUSINESS. 
>> Reporter: IT 
COMES AS A 
PRESIDENT IS 
TRYING TO 
CAPITALIZE ON 
AMERICA'S 
GROWING CULTURAL 
DIVIDE GOING 
AFTER PROTESTERS 
TOPPLING 
STATUES. 
>> THE GOAL IS 
NOT A BETTER 
AMERICA. 
THEIR GOAL IS TO 
R
END AMERICA. 
>> 
 EReporter: 
LATER, 
DOWNPLAYING THE 
RISK FOR 
CORONAVIRUS WITH 
THE STATEMENT 
THAT MANY PUBLIC 
HEALTH ME HEXPERTS 
SAY IS 
MISLEADING. 
>> WE HAVE 
TESTED ALMOST 40 
MILLION PEOPLE. 
BY SO DOING, WE 
SHOW CASES, 99% 
OF WHICH, ARE 
TOTALLY 
HARMLESS. 
>> Reporter: 
WHILE THE DRAFT 
RATE REMAINS 
LOW, 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
HI
ARE INCREASING. 
>> Reporter: THE 
SUPREME COURT 
UNANIMOUSLY 
RULED THAT 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTORS OF THE 
ELECTORAL 
COLLEGE CANNOT 
DRINK RANKS AND 
BE SUPPORT THE 
WINNER OF THE 
STATE'S POPULAR 
VOTE.
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS, I FOUND A 
FATHER TRYING TO 
TEACH HIS SON 
ABOUT PEACE. 
>> WE DON'T HAVE 
TO RETALIATE 
WITH ANGER. 
WE RETALIATE 
WITH LOVE. 
THAT'S WHY WE'RE 
DOWN HERE. 
THERE'S ALWAYS 
ANOTHER WAY. 
SO THAT'S ALL I 
WANTED TO SEE. 
>>> TODAY, THE 
WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION 
OFFICIALLY 
CALLING IT A 
PANDEMIC. 
NONE OF US IS 
UNAFFECTED BY 
ITS IMPACT. 
>> WE ARE GOING 
TO TRY 
EVERYTHING THAT 
WE CAN TO KEEP 
LIFE AS NORMAL 
AS POSSIBLE FOR 
EVERYBODY. 
>> IF IT GETS 
INTO AN 
ENVIRONMENT LIKE 
THIS, IT'S GOING 
TO SPREAD LIKE 
RAPID FIRE. 
>> WE'RE GOING 
TO BUILD THIS 
ECONOMY BACK 
STRONGER THAN 
EVER BEFORE. 
>> THERE'S A 
NUMBER OF THINGS 
THAT I'D BE 
DOING THAT ARE 
NOT BEING DONE 
RIGHT NOW. 
>> COMING IN 
NOVEMBER, PEOPLE 
ARE GOING TO BE 
VOTING NOT FOR A 
PERSON, BUT FOR 
CIVILITY. 
>> I HAVE TO 
PLAN A FUNERAL. 
HOW IS THIS 
GOING TO WORK? 
>> YOU DON'T 
PREPARE FOR 
GIVING BIRTH IN 
A PANDEMIC. 
>> THE 
IMPORTANCE OF 
MUSIC IS TO KEEP 
OUR SPIRITS UP. 
>> I'M TRYMAINE 
LEE. 
JOIN ME AS WE GO 
INTO AMERICA TO 
HEAR FROM 
EVERYDAY PEOPLE 
GRAPPLING WITH 
THE MOST 
PRESSING ISSUES 
OF OUR TIME. 
>> WE'D LIKE TO 
THINK THAT WE 
LIVE IN SOME 
SORT OF POST-
RACIAL AMERICA. 
WE'RE REMINDED 
TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN THAT WE DO 
NOT. 
>> SO I REACHED 
OUT TO YOU AFTER 
I WATCHED THE 
MAYOR OF ATLANTA 
ACT AS A MOM 
TRYING TO RAISE 
HER SON, AND I 
THINK ABOUT YOU 
AND YOUR KIDS. 
I REMEMBER HER 
COMING HOME 
SAYING, WHY 
DON'T I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS? 
IT'S OKAY TO 
NOTICE THAT 
YOU'RE 
DIFFERENT. 
YOU JUST HAVE TO 
NOT FEEL LESS 
THAN. 
THAT'S MY THING. 
>> I CHERISH THE 
FACT THAT WE CAN 
HAVE THESE 
DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
WE'VE GOT SOME 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>> WE ACTUALLY 
SAW A LARGE 
CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD 
COME THROUGH 
HERE. 
>> IT'S NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> A REAL 
CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING HERE 
IN BRAZIL BEFORE 
OUR VERY EYES. 
>> OUR GLOBAL 
FIGHT AGAINST IT 
UNITES US. 
>> HERE IN 
MEXICO CITY, THE 
PEOPLE I SPOKE 
TO SAID IF THEY 
DON'T WORK, 
THEY'RE NOT 
GOING TO BE ABLE 
TO FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
>> OUR NBC NEWS 
AND SKY TEAMS 
ARE ON THE 
GROUND, LEARNING 
FROM WHERE IT'S 
BEEN. 
>> THE SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK 
OVER THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF WEEKS 
IN STAGES. 
>> SO THAT YOU 
CAN BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US HERE. 
>> LIFE ACROSS 
ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
IT JUST DOESN'T 
LOOK LIKE THE 
SAME NORMAL AS 
BEFORE. 
>>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IS FEAR 
ITSELF. 
>> THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES, A 
UNITED PEOPLE 
WITH A UNITED 
PURPOSE. 
>> THE FUTURE 
DOESN'T BELONG 
TO THE 
FAINTHEARTED. 
IT BELONGS TO 
THE BRAVE. 
>> A GREAT 
PEOPLE HAS BEEN 
MOVED TO DEFEND 
A GREAT NATION. 
>> ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED.  
>>> A NATIVE 
AMERICAN IN 
COURT AFTER 
BEING ARRESTED 
OUT IN MOCKED -- 
MOUNT RUSHMORE. 
WHO SPECIFICALLY 
WAS IN COURT 
TODAY AND WHAT 
HAS A PERSON IN 
CHARGE WITH? 
WE'RE TALKING 
ABOUT NICK 
TILSON. 
HE IS A 
PRESIDENT OF THE 
NATIVE AMERICAN 
COLLECTIVE. 
HE IS CHARGED 
WITH TWO 
FELONIES. 
ONE IS SECOND 
DEGREE ROBBERY 
FOR STEALING A 
SHIELD, 
ALLEGEDLY. 
THE OTHER IS AN 
ASSAULT ON A 
POLICE OFFICER. 
I WILL THROW 
THIS ON. 
THERE ARE THREE 
MISDEMEANOR 
CHARGES. 
TWO FOR 
DISTURBING THE 
PEACE AND THE 
THIRD CHARGE. 
THE THING PEOPLE 
ARE CONCERNED 
WITH IS THESE 
ARE HEAVY 
CHARGES FOR WHAT 
WAS A PEACEFUL 
PROTEST. 
HER CREW ARRIVED 
AFTER THE SHIELD 
INCIDENT 
HAPPENED. 
WE SAW SOME AND 
BRING A SHIELD 
BACK. WHEN YOU 
TALK TO 
COMMUNITY 
LEADERS, THIS IS 
MORE OF THE 
HEAVY-HANDED 
POLICY IN SOUTH 
DAKOTA TRYING TO 
TAKE OUT THE 
FRUSTRATION THE 
GOVERNOR HAS. 
OVER THOSE PEOPLE
PROTESTING 
AGAINST THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
SPEECH ON FRIDAY.
>>> YOU SPOKE 
WITH TILTON 
BEFORE THE 
RALLY. 
WHAT DID HE TELL 
YOU? 
>> Reporter: 
EVERYBODY THERE 
IS TALKING ABOUT 
THE TREATY OF 
1868. 
THAT PROMISE THE 
BLACK HILLS TO 
THE LAKOTA 
NATION. 
LET'S TAKE A 
LOOK. 
>> I SAW HIM 
COMING HERE TO 
OUR SACRED LANDS
, WITHOUT THE 
CONSENT OF OUR 
TRIBAL LEADERS 
IS FUNDAMENTALLY 
A FORM OF 
DISRESPECT, AND 
A TOTAL 
DISRESPECT TO THE
NATION AND THE 
RELATIONSHIP OF 
THE TRIBES OF 
THE UNITED 
STATES 
GOVERNMENT. 
NOT TO MENTION, 
IN MODERN TIMES, 
HE'S POSTING 
THESE COMPLETE 
FALSE NARRATIVES 
OF HATE. 
>> Reporter: 
THIS IS THE 
BIGGER PICTURE. 
THE BIGGER 
PICTURE IS WHAT 
IS THE 
TRESPASSING 
THESE FOLKS WERE 
DOING? 
THE BLACK HILLS 
ARE SUPPOSED TO 
BE NATIVE 
AMERICAN LAND 
WHICH WAS 
DECIDED AS 
RECENTLY AS 1980 
I THE SUPREME 
COURT. 
A LOT OF LEGAL 
QUESTIONS. 
>>> LOS ANGELES 
COUNTY REPORTING 
A SURGEON 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES OVER THE 
FOURTH OF JULY 
WEEKEND. 
MORE THAN 5600 
AND INFECTIONS 
IN 24 HOURS. 
THE COUNTY IS 
STRUGGLING TO 
KEEP UP WITH THE 
DEMAND FOR 
TESTS. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENTS 
ARE AND DAUGHTER 
STADIUM WHICH IS 
A TESTING SITE. 
THERE SEEMS TO BE
CONFUSION ABOUT 
WHY IT IS NOT 
OPEN. 
>> Reporter: 
YEAH, A LOT OF 
QUESTIONS. 
LET'S SET THE 
SEEING IN LOS 
ANGELES. 
WE ARE HEARING 
THIS HIGH NUMBER 
OF CASES. 
WE ARE HEARING 
THE POSITIVITY 
RATE IS 10%. 
WE ARE HEARING 
PEOPLE ARE BEING 
TOLD THAT 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
ARE UP 40%. 
INEXPLICABLY, WE 
HAVE THIS ROW 
WHICH IS USUALLY 
FILLED WITH 
CARS. 
DO WE HAVE 
DODGER STADIUM. 
ONE OF THE 
LARGEST TESTING 
FACILITIES IN 
THE ENTIRE 
COUNTRY ABLE TO 
TEST UP TO 6500 
CASES A DAY. 
IT IS CLOSED. 
IT IS EMPTY. 
WE SEE IS PEOPLE 
COMING HERE 
ASKING IF THEY 
CAN TAKE A TEST 
THAT WE HAVE TO 
TELL THEM IT WAS 
CLOSE. 
EARLIER, THERE 
IS A LOT OF CAR 
STRETCHING DOWN 
THE STREET. 
SOMEBODY FROM 
PARKING 
ENFORCEMENT SAID 
SORRY, THE CITY 
IS NOT TESTING 
EVERYBODY IN 
EVERYONE LEFT. 
IT IS CREATING 
FRUSTRATION. 
WE'VE BEEN 
TRYING TO GET TO 
THE BOTTOM OF IT 
AND WE'VE BEEN 
TOLD, THE CITY 
SAID IT HAD TO 
DO WITH THE 
PERSONAL ISSUE 
AFTER THE 
HOLIDAY WEEKEND. 
WE TALK TO THE 
NONPROFITS AND 
THEY SAID THIS 
IS A BUDGET AND 
FINDING ISSUE. 
WE TALKED TO THE 
COUNTY AND THEY 
HAD A PRESS 
CONFERENCE AND 
SAID THE 
QUESTION SHOULD 
BE REFERRED TO 
THE CITY. 
IT IS DIFFICULT 
TO GET A 
STRAIGHT ANSWER 
AS TO WHY THIS 
FACILITY WAS NOT 
OPEN TODAY. 
WHY THEY WERE 
NOT TESTING 
THOSE THOUSANDS 
OF PEOPLE. 
A LOT OF 
FRUSTRATION. 
HERE'S WHAT 
WOMAN SAID. 
>> I WANTED TO 
GET TESTED. 
I WANTED TO BE 
SAFE. 
I WANTED TO SEE 
A COUPLE OF 
PEOPLE, I DON'T 
FEEL SAFE GOING 
ANYWHERE THAT I 
DON'T KNOW. 
IS ANYONE IN THE 
CITY GETTING 
TESTED? 
THEN, EVERYONE 
COULD BE 
CARRYING IT AND 
SPREADING IT 
AROUND. 
THOUSANDS OF 
PEOPLE WILL NOT 
BE ABLE TO BE 
TESTED. 
>> Reporter: AND 
AGAIN, THE 
REASON WHY THIS 
IS IMPORTANT, 
HERE IN LOS 
ANGELES, WE HAVE 
SOMEBODY ELSE 
COMING. 
IT LOOKS LIKE 
THERE GETTING 
READY TO TURN 
AROUND. 
THIS IS WHAT WE 
HAVE BEEN DOING 
ALL DAY. 
PEOPLE WILL ASK 
US IF THE 
TESTING SITE IS 
OPEN. 
ARE YOU LOOKING 
THEY GET 
TESTING? 
>> YEAH. 
>> IT IS CLOSED 
TODAY. 
>> Reporter: 
WE'RE TRYING TO 
GET TO THE 
BOTTOM OF IT. 
IT MAY HAVE TO 
DO WITH FUNDING 
WITH THE CITY OR 
COUNTY. 
IT IS HARD TO GET
ANSWERS. 
WE KNOW THEY'RE 
CLOSE TODAY BUT 
WILL REOPEN 
TOMORROW. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>> Reporter: 
GOOD LUCK. 
WE'VE BEEN 
TALKING TO 
PEOPLE LIKE THIS
, THE BEEN 
TELLING US IT IS 
DIFFICULT TO 
FIND A PLACE 
DOING TESTS. 
IT IS SEVERAL 
DAYS BEFORE THEY 
CAN GET AN 
APPOINTMENT. 
THE REASON WHY 
THIS IS SO 
IMPORTANT IS 
BECAUSE WHEN WE 
HEAR ABOUT THE 
JUMPS IN CASES 
IN LOS ANGELES, 
THEY TEST ABOUT 
14,000 PEOPLE A 
DAY. 
THIS IS 6500 OF 
THEM. 
WE ARE MISSING A 
LARGE DATA SET, 
NOT JUST FOR 
TODAY BUT FOR 
YESTERDAY AND 
THE DAY BEFORE. 
SO, IT IS LIKE 
THOSE NUMBERS 
WE'LL SEE, THEY 
PROBABLY SHOULD 
HAVE AN ASTERISK 
BEFORE WE CAN 
GET BACK TO A 
SOLID ROLLING 70 
AVERAGE. 
>>> I HEARD YOU 
TELLING THAT 
GENTLEMAN THERE 
IS A THIS WILL 
BE REOPENING 
TOMORROW? 
OR THAT'S THE 
HOPE? 
>> Reporter: 
YEAH, WHAT WE 
UNDERSTAND FROM 
THE NONPROFIT, 
EVERYTHING WILL 
BE BACK TOMORROW 
TOMORROW. 
IT SOUNDS LIKE 
THAT FUNDING 
ISSUE THEY ARE 
WORKING ON, 
INSTEAD OF 
WAITING FOR 
REIMBURSEMENT 
COMING FROM THE 
COUNTY OR THE 
CITY, THEY WILL 
BE WORKING ON 
POSSIBLY BILLING 
STRAIGHT TO 
INSURANCE 
COMPANIES AND 
LOOKING FOR 
ANOTHER POOL OF 
MONEY WHEN IT 
COMES TO PEOPLE 
THAT MAY NOT 
HAVE INSURANCE. 
THAT'S THE 
REASON WHY THEY 
TOOK OFF TODAY. 
IT SOUNDS LIKE 
THEY ANTICIPATE 
ANOTHER SURGE 
FROM THE FOURTH 
OF JULY FROM ALL 
OF THE PEOPLE 
GATHERED FROM 
ALL OF THOSE 
MOMENTS. THEY 
ARE ANTICIPATING 
ANOTHER SURGE, 
IT IS NOT 
BECAUSE THIS IS 
THE FOURTH OF 
JULY WEEKEND, 
THEY ARE HAVING 
TO RETOOL. 
THERE WAS A GAP 
THAT WASN'T 
TAKEN CARE OF 
EARLIER. 
THAT IS WHY WE 
ARE MISSING OUT 
ON TESTING 
TODAY. 
ALLISON? 
>>> WE'RE 
WATCHING MORE 
AND MORE CARS TO 
RUN BEHIND YOU 
HOPING IT IS 
OPEN AND 
LEAVING. 
ONE LAST 
QUESTION, THE 
GOVERNOR 
ANNOUNCED NEW 
CORONAVIRUS 
RESTRICTIONS FOR 
CERTAIN 
COUNTIES. 
WHAT ARE THEY? 
>> Reporter: 
RIGHT NOW, A LOT 
OF COUNTIES ARE 
UNDER THIS NO 
DINING IN, 
INCLUDING IN LOS 
ANGELES. 
MOST OF THEM, 
OVER 70% OF THE 
STATE OF 
CALIFORNIA IS 
UNDER SOCIAL 
RESTRICTIONS 
WERE YOU PLACES 
LIKE BARS AND 
RESTAURANTS AND 
DINING WHICH IS 
NOT ALLOWED 
ANYMORE. 
THEY HAVE ADDED 
TO THE LIST. 
THE NOTABLE ONE 
IS SAN DIEGO. 
SAN DIEGO IS TWO 
OR THREE HOURS 
FROM LOS 
ANGELES. 
AND A LOT OF 
PEOPLE ARE 
LEAVING LOS 
ANGELES, GOING 
DOWN TO SAN 
DIEGO WHERE THE 
RESTRICTIONS 
WERE A LITTLE 
MORE LAX. 
THERE ARE SOME 
OTHER COUNTIES 
UP NORTH, NEAR 
SAN FRANCISCO, 
BUT NOT SAN 
FRANCISCO 
PROPER. 
SAN FRANCISCO IS 
NOT ON THE LIST, 
BUT SAN 
FRANCISCO ITSELF 
HAS STRINGENT 
GUIDELINES. 
>>> FOR MANY 
TEXANS, THE SHOW 
GOES ON. 
>> ♪ ♪ 
>> Reporter: 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
OFFICIALS HAVE 
WARMED -- WARNED 
AGAINST JUST 
THIS TYPE OF 
GATHERINGS. MANY 
HAVE SHRUGGED 
OFF THE WORRY 
AND DON'T WANT 
TO WEAR MASKS. 
>> BECAUSE I'M 
AN AMERICAN. 
I FEEL LIKE I 
SHOULD BE ABLE 
TO DO WHAT I 
WANT TO. 
I PAID MY TAXES. 
I LIVE FREE. 
I WANT TO BE 
FREE. 
>> IT IS AGAINST 
OUR 
CONSTITUTIONAL 
RIGHTS. 
THEY SHOULDN'T 
TAKE AWAY WHAT I 
WEAR. 
>> ♪ ♪ 
>> Reporter: LOOK
HOW MANY PEOPLE 
AREN'T WEARING 
MASKS. THIS 
COULD PROVE 
PIVOTAL WHEN IT 
COMES TO 
CONTAINING THE 
INFECTION AND 
THERE'S WORSE TO 
COME ACCORDING 
TO THE EXPERTS. 
>> WE ARE IN ONE 
OF THE WORST 
PARTS OF THE 
EPIDEMIC. 
THE NUMBERS 
INCREASE 
DRAMATICALLY. 
THE PREDICTIONS 
ARE, AS TERRIBLE 
AS THESE NUMBERS 
ARE, THEY WILL 
DOUBLE IN THE 
NEXT TWO WEEKS. 
AND THEN DOUBLE 
AGAIN A WEEK 
AFTER THAT. 
>> Reporter: IT 
IS A DIFFERENT 
SCENE IN THE 
CENTER OF 
HOUSTON WHERE 
HOSPITALS ARE 
TEETERING CLOSE 
TO CAPACITY. 
THE STREETS ARE 
MOSTLY DESERTED. 
EVEN THOSE 
RESTAURANTS THAT 
ARE OPEN ARE 
LARGELY EMPTY. 
AND PEOPLE ARE 
ANGRY AT THE 
PRESIDENT. 
>> HE'S DOING A 
POOR JOB OF 
BEING A LEADER 
AND DOING WHAT 
IS RIGHT AND 
SAFE FOR HIS 
PEOPLE. 
>> Reporter: THE 
SUDDEN BREAKS 
AND ECONOMY HAS 
CAUSED A 
SHOCKING NEED. 
>> FOR ALL MY 
LIFE, I'VE BEEN 
ONE TO GET IT ON 
MY OWN BUT NOW I 
HAVE TO DEPEND 
ON SOMEONE ELSE 
TO HELP ME. 
I'M DOING WHAT I 
HAVE TO DO TO 
GET BY ANOTHER 
DAY. 
>> Reporter: 
FRUSTRATION 
AMONGST THE 
VOLUNTEERS HAS 
HIT AN ALL-TIME 
HIGH. 
>> YOU CAN SEE 
OUT HERE, PEOPLE 
ARE HURTING. 
PEOPLE NEED, 
PEOPLE ARE SICK, 
PEOPLE ARE DYING.
>> Reporter: 
TESTING SITES 
ARE OVERWHELMED. 
THIS ONE IS RUN 
BY CHARITY. 
HEALTH WORKERS 
HAVE SEEN THE 
NUMBERS TRIPLE. 
THERE STILL 
RISING. 
>> THIS IS WAY 
OUT OF CONTROL. 
OUR RESPONSE IS 
NOT IN AN 
ORGANIZED WAY TO 
CONTROL THIS. 
WE CAN'T GET THAT
TOOTHPASTE BACK 
IN THE TWO, BUT 
WE HAVE TO STOP 
SQUEEZING THE 
TUBE TO DO WHAT 
WE CAN. 
>> Reporter: SOME
RESENT ANY 
ACTION TO 
CURTAIL THE 
DISEASE EVEN 
TAKING ISSUES 
WITH PEOPLE LIKE 
US FOR WEARING 
MASKS. 
>> 80 DEGREES? 
WHEN YOU PASS 
OUT GOT DON'T 
ASK ME FOR HELP. 
I WILL NOT HELP 
YOU. 
>> Reporter: WHY 
ARE YOU ANGRY AT 
US? 
>> BECAUSE YOU 
ARE WEARING A 
MASK OUT OF 
STUPIDITY AND 
PUSHING THE 
AGENDA. 
THE AGENDA IS 
THE STATE WANTS 
TO CONTROL US. 
IT IS A FALSE 
NARRATIVE. 
WHEN YOU WEAR A 
MASK, YOU CAN 
CERTAINLY DO, 
YOU ARE FURTHER 
PUSHING THE 
AGENDA. 
IT IS CONDEMNING 
ALL OF US AND 
KEEPS US LIVING 
IN A STATE OF 
TERROR. 
>> Reporter: SHE 
IS NOT ALONE. 
WITH RECORD 
NUMBERS OF 
INFECTIONS AND 
HOSPITALIZATIONS,
CELEBRATIONS 
LIKE THIS ONE 
MAY LEAD TO 
ANOTHER SURGE. 
NEW YORK CITY IN 
ITS THROUGH 
PHASE OF 
REOPENING BUT 
STILL NO INDOOR 
DINING. 
GAIT GUTIERREZ 
IS IN NEW YORK 
CITY. 
NEW YORKERS LOVE 
EATING ALFRESCO 
IN THE SUMMER. 
THIS IS REALLY 
TOUGH. 
>> Reporter: 
THAT'S EXACTLY 
RIGHT. 
IT IS WARM 
OUTSIDE BUT YES 
IT IS GREAT TO 
BE ABLE TO YOU 
OUTSIDE AFTER SO 
MANY MONTHS 
BEING COOPED UP. 
THESE 
RESTAURANTS, AS 
YOU MENTIONED, 
WE ARE NOW IN 
PHASE 3 OF 
REOPENING IN NEW 
YORK WITH INDOOR 
DOWNING, IT IS 
NOT ALLOWED. 
RESTAURANTS HERE,
WE ARE IN 
RESTAURANT ROW. 
RESTAURANTS HAVE 
BEEN CUT THIS 
RESTAURANT HERE, 
THEY ARE 
OPERATING AT 
ABOUT 30%. 
SOME OF THE 
SMALLER 
RESTAURANTS, MOM-
AND-POP 
RESTAURANTS, 
THEY'LL HAVE 
SPACE IN FRONT 
OF THEIR 
RESTAURANTS FOR 
MAYBE TWO OR 
THREE OR FOUR 
TABLES. 
THAT IS NOT 
SUSTAINABLE LONG-
TERM. 
A LOT OF 
QUESTIONS ABOUT 
HOW LONG THIS 
WILL GO. 
YES, RESTAURANTS 
ARE ADAPTING TO 
THIS NEW NORMAL 
AS NEW YORK CITY 
BEGINS TO 
REOPEN. 
>>> GAVE, ALL 
YOU HAD TO SAY 
WAS LINCOLN 
SQUARE, IT IS 
EVERYONE'S 
FAVORITE OVER 
THERE. 
I'VE BEEN 
DREAMING ABOUT 
THAT MAC & 
CHEESE. 
WHAT IS OPENING 
UP TODAY AS PART 
OF PHASE, WHAT 
IS OPENING IT IN 
NEW YORK AS PART 
OF PHASE 3? WE 
KNOW INDOOR 
DINING IS OFF-
LIMITS. 
WHAT IS OPEN AND 
WHAT IS CLOSE? 
>> Reporter: 
EXACTLY RIGHT. 
BESIDES THE MAC 
AND CHEESE, WHEN 
IT COMES TO 
REOPENING IN NEW 
YORK CITY, THERE 
ARE TWO PARLORS 
AND NAIL SALONS, 
A LOT OF 
BUSINESSES ARE 
REOPENING IN 
PARTS OF PHASE 
3. IN PHASE 2 
WHO, IT MET 
RESTAURANTS 
WOULD BE OPENING 
WITHOUT OUTDOOR 
DINING. 
PHASE 1, THAT WAS
CONSTRUCTION 
ANOTHER INITIAL 
BUSINESSES. 
THIS IS BEEN A 
PROGRESSION IN 
NEW YORK STATE. 
MUCH OF THE REST 
OF THE STATE IS 
MOVING ON TO 
PHASE 4. YOU 
WILL RECALL 
GOVERNOR CUOMO 
INSTITUTED A 
POLICY WHERE 
EVERY TWO WEEKS, 
WE SEE THE 
NUMBER OF CASES 
AND WHETHER IT 
WAS GOING UP OR 
NOT. 
THAT WAS THE 
VALVE THAT HE 
WOULD USE TO 
REOPEN PARTS OF 
THE STATE. 
PHASE 3 WAS 
EXPECTED TO HAVE 
INDOOR DINING, 
THE GOVERNOR AND 
MAREK DiBLASIO 
SAID ENDURED 
DINING WOULD NOT 
BE HAPPENING. 
WE ARE STARTING, 
WE CONTINUE TO 
LEARN MORE ABOUT 
THIS VIRUS. 
THERE ARE MANY 
CONCERNS IT 
SPREADS MORE 
EASILY INDOORS. 
SEVERAL HUNDRED 
SCIENTISTS, FROM 
32 COUNTRIES, 
OURS SIGNING AN 
OPEN LETTER TO 
THE WHO URGING 
THE AGENCY TO 
REVISE THE 
GUIDELINE AND 
MAKE IT CLEAR 
THAT THE VIRUS 
IS SPREAD 
INDOORS. 
THAT LED TO THE 
DECISION HERE, 
THE IDEA THAT 
THE VIRUS COULD 
SPREAD EASILY 
INDOORS. 
THIS LED TO 
AUTHORITIES IN 
NEW YORK, 
ESPECIALLY NEW 
YORK CITY, WITH 
THIS DENSE 
POPULATION TO 
PUT THAT ON HOLD.
RIGHT NOW THERE 
IS NO TIMETABLE 
WHEN INDOOR 
DINING MIGHT 
COME BACK TO NEW 
YORK CITY. 
>>> LET'S TALK 
NEW JERSEY FOR A 
SECOND. 
GOVERNOR MURPHY 
SANG THE 
TRANSMISSION 
RIGHT THERE IS 
ABOVE NO ONE FOR 
THE FIRST TIME 
IN WEEKS. 
WHAT DOES THAT 
MEAN FOR NEW 
JERSEY AND THE 
TRI-STATE AREA? 
>> Reporter: YOU 
RECALL THE 
TRANSMISSION 
RIGHT. 
THAT WAS ALSO A 
BIG DEAL SEVERAL 
MONTHS AGO HERE 
IN NEW YORK. 
GOVERNOR CUOMO 
SANK ANYTHING 
ABOVE A 1.2 WAS 
THE DANGER ZONE. 
THAT MEANS THAT 
EVERY TIME 
SOMEBODY IS 
AFFECTED WITH 
THE CORONAVIRUS, 
THEY INFECT A 
CERTAIN NUMBER 
OF PEOPLE. 
IF IT IS 
ANYTHING LESS 
THAN ONE OTHER 
PERSON, YOU ARE 
CONTAINING THE 
SPREAD OF THIS 
VIRUS. 
ANYTHING ABOVE 
ONE, WE START TO 
GET INTO TWO OR 
THREE PEOPLE, YOU
REALLY HAVE THIS 
THING STARTING 
TO SPIRAL OUT OF 
CONTROL. 
IN NEW JERSEY, 
THE GOVERNOR IS 
SAYING THIS IS 
GETTING 
DANGEROUS. 
WE ARE UP ABOVE 
ONE OR SO AROUND 
THAT ONE AREA, 
THAT COULD MEAN, 
PERHAPS TAKING A 
STEP BACK WHEN 
IT COMES TO 
REOPENING. 
THEY ARE 
WATCHING IT 
CLOSELY. IN NEW 
JERSEY, THEY NOW 
HAVE PEOPLE 
COMING FROM 
OTHER PARTS OF 
THE COUNTRY. 
THERE WERE 
REPORTS OF A 
WEDDING IN THE 
CAROLINAS. 
PEOPLE TRAVELING 
THERE CAME BACK 
TO NEW JERSEY AND
THAT WAS A 
HOTSPOT WITH 
STATES LIKE NEW 
JERSEY HAVE 
GOTTEN SOME OF 
THE WORST OF 
THEIR OUTBREAK. 
WHAT THEY'RE 
TRYING TO 
PRESENT, THEY'RE 
TRYING TO TAKE A 
STEP BACKWARDS. 
THEY'RE DOUBLING 
DOWN ON CONTACT 
TRACING. 
THE OTHER 
RESTRICTIONS IN 
PLACE, THEY WANT 
TO MAKE SURE 
THIS VIRUS, 
AFTER FLATTENING 
THE CURVE, IT 
DOESN'T COME 
INTO F SECOND 
WAVE. 
THEIR CONCERN 
ABOUT OTHER 
PARTS OF THE 
COUNTRY THAT ARE 
SEEING YOU PAT. 
THAT IS WHY 
GOVERNOR KONO 
SANG ANYONE HE 
COMES FROM 
HOTSPOTS HAS TO 
QUARANTINE FOR 
14 DAYS WHEN 
THEY GET BACK TO 
NEW YORK. 
NEW JERSEY IS 
SEEING A SMALL 
UPTICK THE 
GOVERNOR SAYS IT 
IS SOMETHING TO 
KEEP AN EYE ON.
>> IT IS SAID 
THERE'S NOTHING 
MORE POWERFUL 
THAN AN IDEA 
WHOSE TIME HAS 
COME. 
PERHAPS THE TIME 
HAS COME TO 
FULLY REALIZE 
THE DREAM UPON 
WHICH THIS GREAT 
COUNTRY WAS 
FOUNDED, EQUAL 
JUSTICE UNDER 
THE LAW. 
>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
WE'VE GOT SOME 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>> WE ACTUALLY 
SAW A LARGE 
CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD 
COME THROUGH 
HERE. 
>> IT'S NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>> INTRODUCING 
PEACOCK. 
WHAT'S PEACOCK? 
THIS IS PEACOCK. 
>> LET'S GO! 
>> IT'S 
STREAMING, 
LAUNCHING, 
PREMIERING. 
IT'S TV, MOVIES, 
EXCLUSIVE 
ORIGINALS, 
ORIGINAL 
CHARACTERS. 
>> DUH. 
>> IT'S SPORTS. 
>> BREAKING 
NEWS. 
>> DOCS, TOONS. 
>> WAIT, THERE'S 
MORE! 
>> MORE? 
>> YES, YES, 
MORE. 
>> TONS. 
IT'S QUICK 
STUFF, BINGE 
STUFF, TOUGH 
STUFF, LOVE 
STUFF. 
IT'S TRENDING, 
MIND-BENDING. 
IT'S LATE NIGHT, 
EARLY MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING. 
>> IT'S, "DID 
YOU SEE THIS? 
DO YOU REMEMBER 
THAT? 
YOU WATCHED 
EVERY SINGLE ONE 
OF THOSE?" 
IT'S FOR YOU, 
FOR "EW," FOR 
"AWW." 
IT'S CHRISLEY, 
PAWNEE, MONKEY, 
E.T. 
>> OH? 
>> OH! 
>> AND IT'S 
FREE. 
>> FREE. 
>> FREE. 
>> FREE. 
>> FREE. 
>> FREE! 
>> WHO'S WITH 
ME?>> THAT'S 
PEACOCK. 
>> GUESS WHO. 
>> THAT'S WHO. 
>> ME? 
>> THAT'S WHAT. 
THAT'S WHY. 
>> COME ON. 
>> BOOM. 
MIC DROP. 
>> YOU CAN'T NOT 
WATCH. 
>> WE'D LIKE TO 
THINK THAT WE 
LIVE IN SOME 
SORT OF POST-
RACIAL AMERICA. 
WE'RE REMINDED 
TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN THAT WE DO 
NOT. 
>> SO I REACHED 
OUT TO YOU AFTER 
I WATCHED THE 
MAYOR OF ATLANTA 
ACT AS A MOM 
TRYING TO RAISE 
HER SON, AND I 
THINK ABOUT YOU 
AND YOUR KIDS. 
I REMEMBER HER 
COMING HOME 
SAYING, WHY 
DON'T I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS? 
IT'S OKAY TO 
NOTICE THAT 
YOU'RE 
DIFFERENT. 
YOU JUST HAVE TO 
NOT FEEL LESS 
THAN. 
THAT'S MY THING. 
>> I CHERISH THE 
FACT THAT WE CAN 
HAVE THESE 
DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS.  
>>> VOTING BY 
MAIL IS ABOUT AS 
REAL AS A PONZI 
SCHEME. 
A RECIPE FOR 
RAMPANT FRAUD. 
>> WERE THEY BE 
STOLEN FROM 
MAILBOXES? 
WILL THEY BE 
FORGED? 
>>> A FOREIGN 
COUNTRY COULD 
WIND UP TENS OF 
THOUSANDS OF 
COUNTERFEIT 
BALLOTS AND IT 
WOULD BE HARD TO 
DETECT. 
THESE CLAIMS 
HAVE BEEN 
DEBUNKED. 
EVIDENCE OF 
FRAUD IS RARE. 
>> FRAUD IS NOT 
COMMON. 
>> Reporter: HOW 
WOULD YOU FORGE 
HUNDREDS OF 
THOUSANDS OF 
ABSENTEE 
BALLOTS? 
HOW WOULD YOU 
FORGED THE 
SIGNATURES? 
>> I WANTED TO 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
VOTING BY MAIL 
WORKS AND WHAT 
COULD GO WRONG? 
NOT ALL STATES 
THAT YOU WILL BY 
MAIL. 
IN 2016, ABOUT 1-
4 VOTES WERE 
CAST BY MAIL. 
THE DRAINING OF 
A MAIL-IN BALLOT 
STARTS WHEN 
ELECTION 
OFFICIALS VERIFY 
AN INDIVIDUAL'S 
VOTER 
ELIGIBILITY 
ENSIGN IN ORDER 
TO THE PRINTER 
WHERE IT IS 
PRINTED ON 
SPECIAL FRAUD 
RESISTANT PAPER 
WITH A BARCODE. 
IN SOME PLACES, 
VOTERS MUST 
REQUEST THE 
BALLOT. 
ALL VOTER'S 
APPLICATIONS FOR 
BALLOTS, SULLY 
COUNTY STARTED 
CINDY EVERY 
ACTIVE 
REGISTERED VOTER 
AN ACTUAL 
BALLOT. 
THE COUNTY CLERK 
SAYS TURNOUT IN 
THE COUNTY 
SEARCHED 80% IN 
2010, ALMOST 
UNHEARD OF FOR 
MIDTERM 
ELECTION. 
>> WE MAKE SURE 
THAT WE DO 
ADDRESS UPDATES 
WITH THE 
NATIONAL CHANGE 
OF ADDRESS. 
>> Reporter: 
AFTER BALLOTS 
ARRIVED BY MAIL, 
IT IS UP TO 
CANDIDATES TO 
MAKE SURE 
SUPPORTERS FILL 
THEM OUT AND 
RETURN THEM. 
>> AND WANTED TO 
KNOW HOW THAT 
CHANGES THE 
NATURE OF 
CAMPAIGNING. 
I CAUGHT UP WITH 
ROGER PATEL, NEW 
YORK DEMOCRAT 
AWAITING THE 
RESULTS OF A 
SURPRISINGLY 
CLOSE RACE 
AGAINST 
CONGRESSWOMAN 
CAROLYN MALONEY. 
>> IT IS CHANGE 
OUR ORGANIZATION.
IT IS TO BE ONE 
OF GETTING 
PEOPLE TO 
REQUEST BALLOTS 
AND THEN FALLING 
UP AND LETTING 
THEM RETURN 
THOSE BALLOTS. 
>> IF IT IS 
DONE, IT WILL BE 
AT LARGE UPSET. 
>> Reporter: AT 
HOME, VOTERS 
FILLED OR 
COMPLETED 
BALLOTS AND DROP 
THEM IN THE 
MAIL. 
ONE REASON 
DEMOCRATS ARE 
CONCERNED ABOUT 
TRUMP'S FED TO 
CUT FUNDING TO 
THE U.S. POSTAL 
SERVICE. 
THE CENTER IS 
VERIFIED BY AN 
ELECTION WORKER, 
A COMPUTER OR 
SOMETIMES BOTH. 
YOU NEED FEWER 
POLE WORKERS TO 
CONDUCT ELECTION 
BY MAIL. 
YOU NEED MORE 
PROFESSIONALS 
AND HIGH-TECH 
GEAR TO VALIDATE 
AND COUNT THE 
BALLOTS ENTERING 
NOBODY CAN VOTE 
TWICE. 
>> WE HAVE A 
BARCODE ON THE 
ENVELOPE. 
WHEN THE BALLOT 
IS RETURNED, IT 
IS AUTOMATICALLY 
LOGGED IN. 
THAT VOTER IS 
GIVEN CREDIT FOR 
HAVING RETURN 
THAT BALLOT. 
>> YOU ARE 
BUYING EQUIPMENT 
THAT SORTS 
AUTOMATICALLY 
AND SEPARATES 
THE BALLOT FROM 
THE ENVELOPE. 
THESE ARE PIECES 
OF EQUIPMENT 
THAT TAKE 
WAREHOUSE SPACE, 
THE COST $1 
MILLION, IT IS 
LIKE BUYING A 
FIRE TRUCK. 
WHO BENEFITS 
POLITICALLY 
DAILY FROM VOTE 
ARE MAIL? 
IT'S AN OPEN 
QUESTION. 
>> Reporter: 
REPUBLICANS HAVE 
TRIED TO KEEP 
THEIR OPTIONS 
FOCUSED ON 
CONCERNS ABOUT 
FRAUD. 
BUT TRUMP IS SET 
THE QUIET PART 
OF LOUD, BUT BY 
MAIL, FOR 
WHATEVER REASON, 
DOESN'T WORK OUT 
WELL FOR 
REPUBLICANS. 
IN NEW YORK, IS 
BEEN ABOUT TWO 
WEEKS IS A 
PRIMARY. 
WRONG MORE OFTEN 
THAN THE 
EQUIVALENTS 
PROCESS OF IN-
PERSON VOTING. 
>> TRUTH IS, 
WE'RE LEARNING 
THIS AS WE GO, 
JUST LIKE 
EVERYONE ELSE. 
ALL WE CARE 
ABOUT IS 
ENSURING EVERY 
SINGLE VOTE IS 
COUNTED. 
>>> I'M 58 I 
ALLISON MORSE. 
LET'S GO TO 
ALEXA LIOALTO. 
-- LIAUTAUD. 
HAPPY TUESDAY. 
>> THANKS FOR 
HAVING ME AS 
ALWAYS. 
WE'RE GOING TO 
DIVE RIGHT IN. 
THE PRESIDENT 
TESTED POSITIVE 
FOR CORONAVIRUS, 
AFTER THIS. 
BOLSINARO WAS 
TESTED AFTER NOT 
FEELING WELL 
MONDAY. 
NOW BRAZIL HAS 
BEEN SEVERELY 
IMPACTED BY 
CORONAVIRUS. 
NOW, TO CNBC, 
THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION SAY 
ITS IS RENEWING. 
AFTER MORE THAN 
200 SCIENTISTS 
URGE THE GROUP 
TO CONSIDER 
SPREAD. 
TAKE A LISTEN. 
>> WE HAVE BEEN 
TALKING ABOUT 
THE POSSIBILITY 
OF AIRBORNE 
TRANSMISSION 
ANDARY SOLPANS 
AEROSOL 
TRANSMISSION. 
ALSO LOOKING AT 
THE POSSIBLE 
ROLE OF AIRBORNE 
TRANSMISSION. 
IN OTHER 
SETTINGS WHERE 
YOU HAVE POOR 
VENTILATION. 
>>> THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION'S 
OPERATION WARP 
SPEED PROGRAM 
HAS GIVEN 
BIOTECH COMPANY 
NOVAK, $1.4 
MILLION. 
IT'S THE LAST 
LARGEST 
INVESTMENT SO 
FAR. 
THE COMPANY SAID 
THIS MONEY WOULD 
HELP ITS GOAL OF 
DELIVERING 100 
MILLION DOSES AT 
THE EARLIEST AT 
THE END OF THE 
YEAR. 
>>> ATLANTA'S 
MAYOR, KEISHA 
LANCE BOTTOMS 
APPEARED ON THE 
TODAY SHOW, 
AFTER TESTING 
POSITIVE FOR 
KRIERSZ. 
TAKE A LISTEN. 
>> I THINK WE 
WERE TOO 
AGGRESSIVE IN 
OPENING UP. 
>> IT WAS TOO 
SOON. 
AND WE'RE PAYING 
FOR IT. 
NOT JUST IN 
GEORGIA. 
BUT WE'RE PAYING 
FOR IT ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY. 
AND PEOPLE ARE 
PAYING FOR IT 
WITH THEIR 
LIVES. 
>>> AND LASTLY, 
TOM HANKS OPENED 
UP ABOUT 
CORONAVIRUS IN 
HIS FIRST LIVE 
INTERVIEW MONTHS 
AFTER BEING 
DIAGNOSED. 
THE 63-YEAR-OLD 
URGED AMERICANS 
TO TAKE THE 
NECESSARY 
PRECAUTIONS. 
>> THE IDEA OF 
DOING ONE'S 
PART, THOUGH, 
SHOULD BE SO 
SIMPLE. 
WEAR A MASK, 
SOCIAL DISTANCE, 
WASH YOUR HANDS. 
THAT ALONE MEANS 
YOU ARE 
CONTRIBUTING TO 
THE BETTERMENT 
OF YOUR HOUSE, 
YOUR WORK, YOUR 
TOWN, YOUR 
SOCIETY. 
IT'S A MYSTERY 
TO ME HOW 
SOMEHOW THAT HAS 
BEEN WIPED OUT 
OF WHAT SHOULD 
BE ENGRAINED IN 
THE BEHAVIOR OF 
US ALL. 
>> AND THOSE ARE 
THE LATEST 
HEADLINES FOR 
THIS HOUR. 
AS ALWAYS, WE'LL 
BE BACK A LITTLE 
LATER WITH MORE 
UPDATES. 
ALISON? 
>> ALL RIGHT, 
ALEXA. 
MAYBE PEOPLE 
WILL LISTEN TO 
TOM HANKS. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>>> EL PASO 
DEALING WITH A 
SMALLER 
CORONAVIRUS 
SURGE THAN SOME 
BIGGER CITIES IN 
TEXAS. 
BUT IT MAY BE 
JUST AS SERIOUS. 
THE UMC EL PASO 
HOSPITAL, 
REPORTING A 200% 
INCREASE IN 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
IN JUST THE PAST 
10 DAYS. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
GARRETT HAAKE 
JOINS ME NOW 
OUTSIDE THE EL 
PASO MEDICAL 
CENTER. 
THIS IS THE ONLY 
LEVEL ONE TRAUMA 
CENTER WITHIN A 
280-MILE RADIUS 
WITHIN THE CITY. 
GARRETT, HOW IS 
THE HOSPITAL 
DEALING WITH 
THIS INCREDIBLE 
RATE OF 
INCREASES? 
>> YEAH. 
ALISSON. 
AND THEY'RE VERY 
NERVOUSLY EYEING 
THE SPOT. 
WITH EL PASO AS 
FAR WEST AS WE 
ARE. 
IT'S ACTUALLY 
WITH 
ABOUT 8 TO 10 
DAYS BEHIND 
THIS. 
AND THE LARGER 
SPIKE COULD 
STILL BE COMING 
HERE. 
BECAUSE THIS IS 
HAPPENING IN 
JULY AND NOT 
APRIL OR EVEN 
MARCH, THE 
HOSPITAL HAS AN 
OPPORTUNITY TO 
LEARN FROM THE 
EXPERIENCES OF 
OTHERS. 
THEY'VE STOCKED 
UP ON TV. 
EXPANDED THE 
PHYSICAL 
HOSPITAL, EVEN 
AS YOU CAN SEE 
BEHIND ME, TO 
INCLUDE THESE 
TENTS AND 
ISOLATE COVID 
PATIENTS FROM 
THE REST WHO 
COME INTO THE 
HOSPITAL. 
FOR EVERYTHING 
ELSE THE 
HOSPITAL NEEDS. 
AND THEY'RE 
TRYING TO MAKE 
SURE THEY HAVE 
SUFFICIENT 
STAFF. 
IT'S MUCH EASIER 
TO GET MORE PPE 
OR MORE 
TECHNOLOGY THAN 
IT IS TO GET A 
TRAINED NURSE OR 
DOCTOR OR 
RESPIRATORY 
THERAPIST. 
AND THEY'RE ALSO 
WATCHING VERY 
CLOSELY, WHO IS 
GETTING SICK IN 
THE ELPASEO 
O AREA. 
WHICH IS A 
DIFFERENT 
PROFILE. 
TAKE A LISTEN TO 
WHAT THE 
DIRECTOR OF THE 
E.R. 
HERE TOLD ME 
ABOUT THE 
PATIENTS' 
PROFILES. 
>> WE'RE SEEING 
A NUMBER OF 
YOUNGER PEOPLE. 
SOME OF WHOM ARE 
ACTUALLY FAIRLY 
SICK. 
WITH THE VIRUS. 
WE'VE SEEN WHOLE 
FAMILIES BECOME 
INFECTED, WITH 
MULTIPLE MEMBERS 
OF THE SAME 
FAMILY COMING IN 
EITHER AT THE 
SAME TIME OR 
FOLLOWING EACH 
OTHER. 
SUFFERING FROM 
COVID. 
>> Reporter: 
ALLISON. 
THAT LINES UP 
WITH WHEAIVE 
-- WHAT WE HAVE 
BEEN HEARING. 
YOUNG PEOPLE 
GETTING COVID, 
SPREADING IT 
AMONGSTTHEMSELVES. 
THEN YOU HAVE 
FAMILIES WITH 
INTERGENERATIONAL 
HOUSING. 
THAT'S A RECIPE 
FOR DISASTER AND 
THE KIND OF 
THING THAT HAS 
OFFICIALS HERE 
VERY CONCERNED. 
>> YEAH, 
GARRETT. 
SO ALARMING TO 
HEAR THAT WHOLE 
FAMILIES ARE 
COMING IN SICK. 
HOW DOES EL PASO 
FAIR WITH OTHERS 
IN THE STATE, 
THAT ARE NEARING 
HOSPITAL 
CAPACITY. 
I KNOW IT IS A 
SOMEWHAT SMALLER 
CITY. 
>> EL PASO IS 
SMALLER, BUT IT 
STILL HAS 
700,000 OR SO. 
LISTEN. 
THIS IS ONE 
COMMUNITY SPLIT 
BETWEEN TWO 
COUNTRIES. 
JUST ACROSS THE 
BORDER IS A CITY 
OF 2 MILLION 
PEOPLE. 
THEY HAVE FAR 
LESS TESTING, 
FAR LESS SORT OF 
HIGH-GRADE, 
ACUTE HOSPITAL 
CAPACITY. 
AND FOLKS CAN 
STILL MOVE 
ACROSS THE 
BORDER 
RELATIVELY 
FREELY HERE. 
SO A SIGNIFICANT 
OUTBREAK IN 
JUAREZ BECOMES A 
PROBLEM FOR EL 
PASO AS WELL. 
NOW, THE NUMBERS 
THEMSELVES 
AREN'T AS GAUNT 
OR AS TERRIFYING 
AS WE'RE SEEN 
YET, 
PARTICULARLY IN 
HOUSTON OR NORTH 
TEXAS LIKE 
DALLAS OR EL 
PASO. 
BUT AGAIN, YOU 
CAN'T GENERATE 
THE STAFF HERE 
OF PEOPLE COMING 
IN FROM OUTSIDE 
THE REGION. 
AND REALM, AS I 
SAID, THIS IS 
THE ONLY LEVEL 1 
TRAUMA CENTER. 
IT IS THE 
BIGGEST SORT OF 
HOSPITAL IN THE 
REGION OF THIS 
TYPE. 
AND THAT'S THE 
KIND OF THING 
THAT BEYOND 
RESOURCES THAT 
MIGHT COME FROM 
THE MILITARY OR 
FROM SOME OF THE 
OUTSIDE SOURCE. 
EL PASO IS A 
LITTLE LESS 
ISOLATION THAT 
PROTECT TODAY TO 
A CERTAIN 
DEGREE, EARLY ON 
IN THE PANDEMIC. 
IS A POTENTIAL 
LIABILITY LATER 
ON, IF THINGS 
GET REALLY BAD 
HERE. 
>> Reporter: 
GARRETT, EL PASO 
IS 80% LATINO. 
THIS IS A GROUP 
EXTREMELY HIT 
HARD BY COVID-
19. 
HOW ARE LEADERS 
THERE ADDRESSING 
THAT, AND THE 
RISE IN CASINGS, 
PARTICULARLY 
AMONG LATINOS? 
>> IT'S A REAL 
CHALLENGE. 
THEY'RE TRYING 
TO TARGET THAT 
DEMOGRAPHIC IN 
THE CITY. 
TRYING TO MAKE 
SURE PEOPLE ARE 
AWARE OF THE 
TESTING AND 
MEDICAL 
RESOURCES 
AVAILABLE TO 
THEM. 
AND TRYING TO 
MAKE SURE THAT 
IT'S NOT JUST 
PEOPLE WAITING 
TO COME TO THE 
HOSPITAL. 
BUT ALSO 
SIGNIFICANT 
OUTREACH. 
AND ALISON, ONE 
OF THE OTHER 
PARTICULAR 
LAYERS IS JUST 
ABOUT A YEAR 
AGO, WHEN WE HAD 
THAT MASS 
SHOOTING HERE IN 
EL PASO. 
AND I HAD 
DOCTORS TELL ME 
THERE'S 
POSITIVES AND 
NEGATIVES TO 
THAT. 
THAT SHOOTING 
TAUGHT ALL OF 
THE HOSPITAL 
HERE TOGETHER TO 
COORDINATE. 
THEY LEARNED HOW 
TO WORK FROM 
SOME SORT OF 
MASS TRAUMA 
EVENT. 
VERONICA ESCOBAR 
POINTED OUT THE 
NEGATIVE SIDE OF 
THAT. 
THAT THIS IS 
TRAUMA UPON 
TRAUMA IN THIS 
COMMUNITY. 
LISTEN TO WHAT 
SHE HAD TO SAY. 
>> EVEN PEOPLE 
WHO ARE NOWHERE 
NEAR THE WALMART 
ON THAT DAY, 
HAVE BEEN 
AFFECTED BY THE 
TRAUMA. 
AND THEN YOU 
HAVE SHORTLY 
AFTER THE 
HOLIDAYS, THIS 
GLOBAL PANDEMIC. 
THIS MAJOR 
HEALTH CRISIS. 
A CATASTROPHE. 
PEOPLE ARE 
LOSING FAMILY 
MEMBERS. 
FAMILY MEMBERS 
ARE SICK. 
PEOPLE ARE 
LOSING THEIR 
JOBS, WORRIED 
ABOUT HOW 
THEY'RE GOING TO 
PAY FOR THEIR 
MORTGAGE OR 
THEIR RENT. 
AND IT'S TRAUMA 
ON TOP OF 
TRAUMA. 
>> Reporter: AND 
ALISSON. 
I'LL ADD EVEN 
ONE MORE FACTOR 
HERE. 
EL PASO SCHOOLS 
WERE SET TO OPEN 
ON AUGUST 3rd. 
YOU LOOK AT THE 
CALENDAR AND SEE 
THE BUILDUP. 
THE LAG BEHIND 
LARGER CITIES IN 
TEXAS. 
AND I WOULD HAVE 
SCHOOLS OPENING 
IN THE PEAK OF 
THINGS GETTING 
PARTICULARLY BAD 
HERE. 
THE MAYOR 
TELLING ME, HE'S 
STARTING TO PUSH 
THAT START DATE 
BACK. 
JUST A LOT OF 
MOVING PARTS IN 
THIS THAT HAS 
PEOPLE CONCERNED 
ABOUT WHAT THE 
NEXT MONTH OR SO 
COULD HOLD. 
>> Reporter: 
YEAH. 
SOUNDS LIKE IT 
COULD BE A ROUGH 
MONTH AHEAD. 
GARRETT HAAKE IN 
EL PASO, TEXAS, 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
STAY SAFE. 
>> YOU BET. 
>>> IN THE LAST 
WEEK ALONE, 
THERE WERE MORE 
THAN 380,000 NEW 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES IN THE 
U.S. AND DR. 
ANTHONY FAUCI 
SAYS WE'RE STILL 
IN THE FIRST 
WAVE OF THIS 
PANDLE 
EMIC. 
>> WE ARE STILL 
KNEE DEEP IN THE 
FIRST WAVE OF 
THIS. 
AND I WOULD SAY 
THIS WOULD NOT 
BE CONSIDERED A 
WAVE. 
IT WAS A SURGE. 
OR A RESURGENCE 
OF INFECTIONS, 
SUPERIMPOSED ON 
A BASELINE, 
FRANCIS, THAT 
REALLY NEVER GOT 
DOWN TO WHERE WE 
WANTED IT TO GO. 
>> INFECTIOUS 
DISEASE EXPERT, 
DR. DAVID 
PRIEST, JOINS US 
FROM CHARLOTTE, 
NORTH CAROLINA. 
THIS IS ONE OF 
THE STATE WHERE 
IS CASES ARE 
RISING. 
AND DR. PRIEST, 
YOUR REACTION TO 
DR. FAUCI'S 
COMMENTS THERE? 
>> YEAH. 
I THINK DR. 
FAUCI IS RIGHT. 
WE HAVE HAD WHAT 
WE HAVE BEEN 
CALLING THE 
ROLLING HILLS OF 
COVID. 
BUT WE'RE STILL 
IN THE FIRST 
WAVE. 
WE DON'T THINK 
WE'VE HIT THE 
SECOND WAVE YET. 
WE HAD 
SIGNIFICANT 
ACTIVITY IN 
APRIL WHEN A 
SHELTER IN PLACE 
WAS ORDERED. 
THAT CAME BACK 
IN MAY AND IN 
JUNE, IT CAME 
BACK WITH A 
VENGEANCE ACROSS 
THE STATE. 
>> WHAT IS MOST 
CONCERNING ABOUT 
WHAT YOU'RE 
SEEING THERE IN 
CHARLOTTE? 
>> THE 
INTERESTING 
THING FOR US IS 
THE CASES 
CONTINUE TO 
CLIMB. 
BUT REALLY THE 
DEMOGRAPHICS OF 
THE INDIVIDUALS 
WITH COVID CHAV 
CHANGED. 
WE HAVE SEEN IN 
APRIL, THE 
AVERAGE AGE OF 
THE HOSPITALIZED 
GOTTEN YOUNGER. 
THAT CHANGES THE 
DEMOGRAPHICS OF 
THE INFECTION. 
EARLY ON, WE SAW 
THE EFFECT OF 
THE VIRUS IN 
NURSING HOMES 
AND PATIENT CARE 
CENTERS. 
THE PATIENTS 
TENDED TO 
BEOLDER AND 
MORTALITY WAS 
HIGH. 
AND THERE'S BEEN 
A SHIFT, TO 
WHERE PATIENTS 
WHO ARE ABOUT 10 
YEARS YOUNGER 
ARE BEING 
ADMITTED AND 
THEY COME IN THE 
HOSPITAL. 
THEIR STAYS ARE 
TYPICALLY A 
LITTLE SHORTER. 
THANKFULLY, THEY 
DON'T HAVE TO 
HAVE VENTILATOR 
AS OFTEN. 
AND MORTALITY 
HAS IMPROVED. 
BUT THE NUMBERS 
CONTINUE TO 
DECLINE. 
SO IT'S STILL A 
THREAT AS TO 
WHETHER OUR 
HOSPITALS CAN 
HANDLE THE 
VOLUME. 
>> THE VIRUS HAS 
REALLY EXPOSED 
THE INEQUITIES 
IN OUR SYSTEM. 
IT'S HILT BLACK 
AND LATINO 
COMMUNITIES 
PARTICULARLY 
HARD. 
IS THAT 
SOMETHING YOU'RE 
SEEING IN 
CHARLOTTE AS 
WELL? 
>> YEAH. 
ABSOLUTELY. 
AND IT'S BEEN A 
REALLY 
INTERESTING 
FINDING FOR US. 
WE'RE ALL AWARE 
OF THE PROBLEM 
OF HEALTHCARE 
DISPARITIES IN 
THE UNITED 
STATES. 
AND THE TESTING 
FOR COVID HAS 
REALLY SHOWN 
THAT TO AN EVEN 
GREATER DEGREE 
THAN WE KNEW. 
FRIPTION -- FOR 
INSTANCE, WE'LL 
PUT A MOBILE 
TESTING CENTER 
IN ONE OF OUR 
UNDERSERVED 
COMMUNITIES. 
AND WE HAD A 
WEEK WHERE A 
THIRD OF TESTS 
WERE POSITIVE IN 
THOSE AREAS. 
WE THEN DO 
TESTING FOR ALL 
ELECTIVE 
SURGERIES, AS WE 
GOT SURGERIES 
GOING AGAIN AND 
HEALTHCARE 
MOVING IN THE 
LAST FEW WEEKS. 
AND WHEN WE DO 
THAT, SOMETIMES 
LESS THAN 1 
PERCENT OF THOSE 
TESTS ARE 
POSITIVE. 
IT SPEAKS TO 
INDIVIDUALS ON 
WHO ARE ABLE TO 
HAVE ELECTIVE 
SURGERIES. 
PERHAPS THEY 
HAVE INSURANCE, 
THE MEANS TO 
STAY HOME AND 
WORK ON A 
COMPUTER. 
AND THOSE IN 
UNDERSERVED 
AREAS MORE OFTEN 
HAVE TO GO TO 
WORK IN PLACES 
WHERE THEY DON'T 
HAVE THE OPTION 
OF STAYING HOME. 
SO THE CHANCE OF 
VIRUS IS 
GREATER. 
WE'VE SEEN IN 
TESTING 
DINAMIBS, REAL 
DISPARITIES. 
AND AS YOU 
MENTIONED, IT 
DISPROPORTIONATELY 
AFFECTED THE 
LATINO 
POPULATION AND 
AFRICAN AMERICAN 
POPULATION AND 
WE'RE TRYING TO 
ADDRESS THAT IN 
SEVERAL WAYS. 
WE'VE OFFERED 
SEVERAL 
HUNDRED,000 
MASKS TO OUR 
COMMUNITIES. 
INCLUDING TO 
150,000 MASKS TO 
THE UNDERSERVED 
POPULATION. 
WE ALSO LOOK AT 
THE CLINICAL 
DATA. 
WHEN PATIENT 
COMES TO THE 
HOSPITAL TO 
REEXAMINE WHAT 
COMORBIDITIES 
THEY HAVE. 
AND LOOK AT THE 
ETHNICITY. 
BECAUSE OUR 
DIVERSITY 
INCLUSION 
PROGRAM HAS 
REALLY HELPED IN 
THAT REGARD. 
BECAUSE WE WANT 
TO MAKE SURE 
THAT OUR CARE IS 
EQUITABLE, NO 
MATTER WHERE 
ANYBODY COMES 
FROM. 
THEY WERE 
UNDERSTANDING 
THE IMPACT OF 
RACE AND 
ETHNICITY AND 
OTHER FACTORS IN 
THEIR CARE. 
>> DR. PRIEST, 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH FOR ALL 
THAT YOU'RE 
DOING AND THANK 
YOU FOR BEING 
WITH US HERE 
TODAY. 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
THANKS FOR 
HAVING ME. 
>>> LET'S GO TO 
THE WHITE HOUSE, 
WHERE PRESIDENT 
TRUMP AND THE 
FIRST LADY ARE 
SPEAKING ABOUT 
REOPENING 
SCHOOLS. 
>>> THIS 
WONDERFUL PLACE 
AND DISCUSS THE 
VITAL IMPORTANCE 
OF SAFETY AND 
REOPENING 
AMERICA'S 
SCHOOLS. 
WE WANT TO 
REOPEN THE 
SCHOOLS. 
EVERYBODY WANTS 
IT. 
THE MOMS WANT 
IT. 
THE DADS WANT 
IT. 
THE KIDS WANT 
IT. 
IT'S TIME TO DO 
IT. 
YOU KNOW, OUR 
MORTALITY RATE 
IS RIGHT NOW AT 
A LEVEL THAT 
PEOPLE DON'T 
TALK ABOUT. 
BUT IT'S DOWN 10 
FOLD. 
10 FOLD. 
SO YOU LOOK AT 
DEATHS ARE WAY 
DOWN FROM THIS 
HORRIBLE CHINA 
VIRUS. 
AND IT'S A 
DISGRACE NAIT 
HAPPENED. 
SHOULDN'T HAVE 
HAPPENED. 
BUT IT DID. 
AND THE ECONOMY 
IS COMING BACK 
AND COMING BACK 
STRONGLY. 
JOBS ARE SETTING 
RECORDS FOR TWO 
MONTHS AGO, THEY 
SET THE RECORD. 
AND THEN AGAIN, 
ALMOST 5 MILLION 
NEW JOBS LAST 
MONTH, WHICH WAS 
A RECORD. 
AND IT BROKE OUR 
LAST RECORD OF A 
MONTH BEFORE. 
SO THE NUMBERS 
ARE HAPPENING 
MUCH FASTER THAN 
ANYBODY 
ANTICIPATED. 
THE STOCK 
MARKET, NASDAQ 
JUST HIT ANOTHER 
RECORD TODAY. 
AND THE MARKETS 
GENERALLY ARE 
JUST A REALLY 
SMALL AMOUNT. 
THEY WERE AT THE 
HEIGHT OF THE 
MARKET, WHEN WE 
FIRST HAD TO DO 
THIS, ABOUT 4 
1/2, 5 MONTHS 
AGO. 
AND IT'S 
INCREDIBLE WHAT 
HAS HAPPENED. 
WHEN YOU LOOK AT 
EDUCATION, MY 
ADMINISTRATION 
HAS APPROVED $13 
BILLION FOR 
STATE AND LOCAL 
EDUCATION. 
WE'RE APPROVED 
OVER $6 BILLION 
TO SUPPORT 
COLLEGES AND 
ANOTHER $6 
BILLION IN 
EMERGENCY GRANTS 
TO STUDENTS, 
VERY 
IMPORTANTLY. 
WIVE WAIVED 
STANDARDIZED 
TESTING 
REQUIREMENT, 
DEFER FEDERAL 
STUDENT LOAN AND 
INTEREST 
PAYMENTS. 
SO YOU TAKE A 
LOOK AT THE 
STUDENT LOAN 
PROGRAM. 
WE'VE WAIVED 
STUDENT LOAN AND 
INTEREST 
PAYMENTS. 
AND THAT IS 
SOMETHING THAT 
PEOPLE HAVEN'T 
BEEN HEARING 
ABOUT. 
AND NOBODY TALKS 
ABOUT IT, BUT 
IT'S A BIG DEAL. 
WE PIONEERED NEW 
TREATMENTS THAT 
ARE DRAMATICALLY 
IMPROVING THE 
HEALTH OUTCOMES. 
VACCINES ARE 
DOING VERY WELL. 
THERAPEUTICS ARE 
DOING VERY WELL. 
THE THERAPEUTIC 
RESEARCH HAS 
BEEN INCREDIBLE. 
AND I THINK YOU 
CAN HAVE A LOT 
OF BIG THINGS 
HAPPENING BEFORE 
THE END OF THE 
YEAR. 
BOTH VACCINES 
AND 
THERAPEUTICS. 
THERAPEUTICS, I 
GUESS AND A 
LITTLE BIT OF A 
WORD WE CAN USE 
FOR "ON THE WAY 
TO A CURE." 
BUT THEY MAKE 
YOU BETTER. 
I MEAN, TO ME, 
THE THERAPEUTIC 
IS EVEN MORE 
IMPORTANT THAN 
THE VACCINE AT 
THIS POINT. 
BECAUSE PEOPLE 
WILL GET BETTER. 
BUT THE NUMBERS 
ARE -- TESTING 
NUMBERS ARE THE 
HIGHEST EVER 
BEEN. 
WE'RE ALMOST UP 
TO 40 MILLION IN 
TESTING. 
40 MILLION 
PEOPLE, WHICH IS 
UNHEARD OF, FAR 
MORE THAN ANY 
OTHER COUNTRY. 
MANY TIMINGS 
WHAT ANY OTHER 
COUNTRY HAS. 
THEREFORE, WE 
HAVE A LOT MORE 
CASES BECAUSE 
WE'RE DOING MORE 
TESTING. 
WE HAVE MORE 
CASES. 
IF WE DID HALF 
THE TESTING, WE 
WOULD HAVE FAR 
FEWER CASES. 
BUT PEOPLE DON'T 
VIEW IT THAT 
WAY. 
WHAT THEY HAVE 
TO VIEW, THOUGH, 
IS IF YOU HOOK 
AT THE CHART AND 
MAYBE MIKE HAS 
IT. 
BUT IF YOU LOOK 
AT THE CHART OF 
DEATHS. 
DEATHS ARE WAY 
DOWN. 
SO WHAT WE WANT 
TO DO IS GET OUR 
SCHOOLS OPEN. 
WE WANT TO GET 
THEM OPEN 
QUICKLY, 
BEAUTIFULLY, IN 
THE FALL. 
AND THE, AS YOU 
KNOW, IT'S A 
HORRIBLE 
DISEASE. 
BUT YOUNG PEOPLE 
DO 
EXTRAORDINARILY 
WELL. 
I WAS WITH THE 
GOVERNOR OF NEW 
JERSEY. 
WE WERE TALKING. 
AND HE SAID OUT 
OF -- AND HE 
MENTIONED A 
NUMBER, WHICH IS 
A VERY HIGH 
NUMBER. 
BUT IT'S A 
NUMBER, 
NEVERTHELESS, 
THOUSANDS OF 
PEOPLE. 
THERE WAS ONLY 
ONE PERSON THAT 
DIED UNDER 18 
YEARS OLD IN THE 
STATE OF NEW 
JERSEY. 
AND THAT WAS 
SOMEBODY, I 
GUESS, THAT HAD 
A PROBLEM 
PERHAPS WITH 
DIABETES OR 
SOMETHING ELSE. 
BUT ONE PERSON 
OUT OF THOUSANDS 
OF PEOPLE WHO 
WAS UNDER 18 
YEARS OLD. 
THAT'S A PRETTY 
AMAZING STAT 
WHEN YOU THINK 
ABOUT IT. 
BUT I'D LIKE TO 
NOW JUST GIVE 
THE MIKE TO OUR 
FIRST LADY. 
SHE'S GOING TO 
SAY A FEW WORDS 
THEN WE'RE GOING 
TO GO WITH MIKE 
AND KAREN PENCE. 
AND GO AROUND 
THE ROOM. 
KELLY ANN YOU 
DID A GREAT JOB 
THIS MORNING. 
IF I MIGHT, 
FIRST LADY, 
PLEASE. 
>> THANK YOU. 
GOOD AFTERNOON, 
EVERYONE. 
THE FIRST PILLAR 
OF MY INITIATIVE 
IS CHILDREN'S 
WELL BEING. 
AND TAKING CARE 
OF CHILDREN'S 
SOCIAL, 
EMOTIONAL AND 
PHYSICAL HEALTH. 
HAS NEVER BEEN 
MORE IMPORTANT 
THAN DURING THE 
COVID-19 
PANDEMIC. 
THE 
ADMINISTRATION 
HAS WORKED 
AROUND THE CLOCK 
TO PROTECT 
AMERICANS FROM 
THE CORONAVIRUS. 
BUT MANY 
CHALLENGES FOR 
CHILDREN AND 
FAMILIES CAN BE 
JUST AS 
INVISIBLE AS THE 
VIRUS AND JUST 
AS DANGEROUS. 
WHEN CHILDREN 
ARE OUT OF 
SCHOOL, THEY'RE 
MISSING MORE 
THAN JUST TIME 
IN THE 
CLASSROOM. 
THEY'RE MISSING 
THE LAUGHTER OF 
THEIR FRIENDS, 
LEARNING FROM 
THEIR TEACHERS, 
AND THE JOY OF 
RECESS AND PLAY. 
FOR CHILDREN 
WITH 
DISABILITIES, 
WITHOUT ACCESS 
TO TECHNOLOGY 
HOME IS NOT A 
SAFE PLACE. 
THE SITUATION 
CAN BE EVEN 
WORSE. 
AT THE START OF 
THE SCHOOL YEAR 
GETS CLOSER. 
I ENCOURAGE 
PARENTS, 
TEACHERS AND 
SCHOOLS TO TEACH 
CHILDREN ABOUT 
THE IMPORTANCE 
OF CDC 
GUIDELINES AND 
TO IMPLEMENT 
THEM WHEN 
APPROPRIATE. 
CHILDREN'S 
MENTAL HEALTH 
AND SOCIAL 
DEVELOPMENT MUST 
BE A PRIORITY AS 
PHYSICAL HEALTH. 
THE SAME IS TRUE 
FOR PARENTS. 
MANY WILL BE 
FORCED TO MAKE 
STRESSFUL 
CHOICES BETWEEN 
CARING FOR THEIR 
CHILDREN AND 
GOING BACK TO 
WORK. 
AND WE MUST 
ADDRESS THOSE 
NEEDS AS WELL. 
AS THEIR OWN 
MENTAL HEALTH 
AND WELL BEING. 
AS WE CONTINUE 
TO COME TOGETHER 
AS AMERICANS TO 
TACKLE THESE 
CHALLENGES, I'M 
HONORED THAT YOU 
COULD ALL BE 
HERE TODAY TO 
OFFER YOUR 
THOUGHTS. 
I LOOK FORWARD 
TO WORKING WITH 
YOU TO MAKE SURE 
THAT AMERICAN 
CHILDREN AND 
FAMILIES CAN BE 
HEALTHY AND 
THRIVING. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH. 
>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH. 
AND GOVERNOR, 
THANK YOU. 
I SEE YOU 
SITTING OVER 
THERE. 
WHAT A GREAT JOB 
YOU'RE DOING. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH FOR 
BEING HERE. 
APPRECIATE IT. 
>> PROUD TO BE 
HERE. 
>> AND THANK 
YOU, MELANIA, 
VERY MUCH. 
WE JUST HEARD, 
MIKE WAS TELLING 
ME THAT GOVERNOR 
SANTIS, 
DESANTIS, DID A 
TERRIFIC JOB. 
HE JUST 
ANNOUNCED THE 
SCHOOLS WILL BE 
OPEN IN THE 
FALL. 
AND WE HOPE THAT 
MOST SCHOOLS ARE 
GOING TO BE 
OPEN. 
WE DON'T WANT 
PEOPLE TO MAKE 
POLITICAL 
STATEMENTS OR DO 
IT FOR POLITICAL 
REASONS. 
THEY THINK IT'S 
GOING TO BE GOOD 
FOR THEM 
POLITICALLY, NO 
WAY. 
SO WE'RE VERY 
MUCH GOING TO 
PUT PRESSURE ON 
GOVERNORS AND 
EVERYBODY ELSE 
TO OPEN THE 
SCHOOLS TO GET 
THEM OPEN. 
AND IT'S VERY 
IMPORTANT. 
VERY IMPORTANT 
FOR OUR COUNTRY. 
VTSZ IT'S VERY 
IMPORTANT FOR 
THE WELL BEING 
OF THE STUDENTS 
AND THE PARENTS. 
SO WE'RE GOING 
TO BE PUTTING A 
LOT PRESSURE ON 
OPENING SCHOOLS 
IN THE FALL. 
MIKE? 
>> THANK YOU, 
MR. PRESIDENT. 
AND THANK YOU 
FOR YOUR 
LEADERSHIP. 
I HAVE SEEN IT 
DAY IN AND DAY 
OUT, SINCE YOU 
ASKED ME TO LEAD 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
CORONAVIRUS TASK 
FORCE. 
AND TODAY IS 
JUST ONE 
INSTALLMENT IN 
YOUR COMMITMENT 
TO MAKE SURE 
THAT OUR STATE 
AND OUR FAMILIES 
HAVE ALL THE 
RESOURCES THEY 
NEED TO MEET 
THIS MOMENT. 
OUR HEALTHCARE 
WORKERS ARE 
PROVIDED FOR. 
BUT ALSO 
UNDERSTANDING 
THAT WE'VE GOT 
TO REOPEN 
AMERICA. 
REOPEN AMERICA 
SAFELY. 
BUT WE CONVENE 
ALL OF THESE 
GREAT LEADERS 
FROM AROUND THE 
COUNTRY TODAY, 
MR. PRESIDENT, 
BECAUSE YOU KNOW 
THAT TO OPEN UP 
AMERICA AGAIN, 
WE NEED TO OPEN 
UP OUR SCHOOLS 
AGAIN. 
I WANT TO THANK 
ALL OF THOSE 
GATHERED HERE 
FOR THEIR 
EFFORTS AS WELL. 
I KNOW I SPEAK 
ON BEHALF OF MY 
WIFE KAREN, BUT 
I ALSO WANT TO 
EXPRESS OUR 
PROFOUND 
GRATITUDE TO THE 
FIRST LADY. 
THROUGHOUT THIS 
PANDEMIC, HER 
REGARD FOR 
FAMILIES, FOR 
CHILDREN, FOR 
THE EMOTIONAL 
IMPACT THAT THIS 
HAS HAD ON EVERY 
AMERICAN IS SO 
ADMIRABLE. 
AND I'D LIKE TO 
INVITE EVERYONE 
TO SHOW YOUR 
APPRECIATION FOR 
THE FIRST LADY 
AND THE WORK 
SHE'S DONE. 
[ APPLAUSE ] 
>> MR. 
PRESIDENT. 
SINCE THE MOMENT 
THAT WE ASKED 
THE AMERICAN 
PEOPLE TO STEP 
UP, TO TAKE 
EFFORTS TO SLOW 
THE SPREAD, AND 
WE, IN THAT 15 
DAYS, IT WOULD 
BECOME 45 DAYS, 
WE ENCOURAGE 
PEOPLE TO REFREE 
AGENT 14 FROM 
ATTENDING SCHOOL 
IF POSSIBLE TO 
ENGAGE IN SCHOOL 
FROM HOME. 
WHENEVER IT WAS 
POSSIBLE THERE 
WERE TWO 
CATEGORIES OF 
HEROES TO WANTED 
TO MERGE. 
THOSE THAT ARE 
LOOKING ON, 
THOSE THAT ARE 
REPRESENTED HERE 
SHOULD KNOW THE 
PRESIDENT, FIRST 
FAMILY, VICE 
PRESIDENT AND 
SECOND FAMILY 
ARE GRATEFUL FOR 
THE FAMILIES OF 
THIS COUNTRY AND 
EVERYTHING YOU 
HAVE DONE TO BE 
THE TEACHERS FOR 
YOUR CHILDREN, 
TO CREATE THE 
STRUCTURE AT 
HOME, WHERE THEY 
COULD CONTINUE 
TO LEARN, EACH 
IN A CHALLENGING 
TIME. 
I WANT TO SAY 
HOW GRATEFUL WE 
ARE TO TEACHERS, 
MR. PRESIDENT. 
AND I'M ACTUALLY 
SITTING NEXT TO 
ONE, WHO I HAVE 
BEEN MARRIED TO 
FOR 35 YEARS AS 
YOU KNOW, SHE 
ACTUALLY TEACHES 
IN A LOCAL 
SCHOOL IN THE 
WASHINGTON AREA, 
A FEW DAYS A 
WEEK. 
AND I WATCHED 
HER GO IN AND 
PACK UP CRATES 
OF ART MATERIALS 
THAT CHILDREN 
COULD COME BY 
AND PICK UP AND 
TAKE HOME TO 
CONTINUE THEIR 
LEARNING. 
SO I'D LIKE TO 
INVITE EVERYBODY 
TO SHOW YOUR 
APPRECIATION FOR 
THE PARENTS AND 
ALL THE GREAT 
TEACHERS WHO 
HAVE DONE THE 
WORK OF 
CONTINUING TO 
EDUCATE OUR 
CHILDREN 
THROUGHOUT THIS 
PANDEMIC. 
[ APPLAUSE ] 
>> AND MR. 
PRESIDENT, THE 
PEOPLE NEED TO 
KNOW THAT WHILE 
WE ARE SEEING 
THE RISE IN? 
CASES, WE ARE 
ENSURING THE 
STATES HAVE THE 
RESOURCES, THE 
SUPPORT, 
SUPPLIES AND 
PERSONNEL THAT 
ARE ACTUALLY 
ARRIVING AS WE 
SPEAK IN STATES 
LIKE TEXAS, AND 
FLORIDA, AND 
ELSEWHERE, TO 
RELIEVE 
HEALTHCARE 
WORKERS. 
AND TO YOUR 
POINT, I HOPE 
THE AMERICAN 
PEOPLE 
APPRECIATE THE 
POINT YOU MADE 
YESTERDAY ON THE 
NATIONAL STAGE 
AND DID SO AGAIN 
TODAY, THAT 
BECAUSE OF WHAT 
OUR HEALTHCARE 
WORKERS HAVE 
DONE, BECAUSE 
THE INNOVATION 
AND THE 
MEDICINES WE 
HAVE BEEN ABLE 
TO MAKE 
AVAILABLE. 
LITERALLY, WE 
HAVE SEEN 
FATALITIES 
DECLINE BY 90%, 
FROM SOME OF THE 
WORST MOMENTS OF 
THIS PANDEMIC. 
AND WE'RE GOING 
TO CONTINUE 
WORKING EACH AND 
EVERY DAY TO 
CONTINUE TO KEEP 
THOSE LOSSES LOW 
AND STEADY. 
WE'RE GOING TO 
SAVE LIVES AS WE 
CONTINUE TO 
REOPEN OUR 
COUNTRY. 
TODAY, MR. 
PRESIDENT, AS 
YOU KNOW, WE 
SPOKE TO THE 
NATION'S 
GOVERNOR ON THE 
TOPIC OF THIS 
SUMMIT. 
AND WE REFLECTED 
ON THE FACT AS 
NOW 47 GOVERNORS 
AND THE 
GOVERNORS OF TWO 
TERRITORIES HAVE 
ANNOUNCED PLANS 
TO REOPEN 
SCHOOLS ACROSS 
AMERICA THAT IT 
IS IMPORTANT FOR 
A VARIETY OF 
REASONS. 
FIRST LADY JUST 
SPOKE OF THIS. 
WE OUGHT TO WELL 
BE CONCERNED 
ABOUT CHILDREN 
FALLING BEHIND 
ACADEMICALLY. 
AND THERE IS NO 
SUBSTITUTE FOR 
IN-CLASSROOM 
LEARNING. 
FOR IN-PERSON 
LEARNING. 
AND THAT'S BEEN 
MUCH DISCUSSED 
AT THE SUMMIT 
TODAY. 
BUT AS THE 
AMERICAN ACADEMY 
OF PEDIATRICS SO 
WELL REPRESENTED 
HERE TODAY, 
RECENTLY 
REFLECTED, THERE 
ARE SOCIAL 
COSTS, EMOTIONAL 
COSTS AND EVEN 
PHYSICAL COSTS 
TO OUR CHILDREN 
ACROSS THIS 
COUNTRY, THAT WE 
SPOKE TO THE 
GOVERNORS TODAY. 
IT'S IMPORTANT 
THAT WE REOPEN 
OUR SCHOOLS, AS 
YOU'VE DIRECTED. 
FOR THE ACADEMIC 
AND THE 
INTELLECTUAL 
DEVELOPMENT OF 
OUR CHILDREN. 
BUT IT'S ALSO 
VITALLY 
IMPORTANT THAT 
WE REMEMBER AS 
DR. McCANN SCATS 
TOLD THE 
GOVERNOR TODAY, 
THAT 7 MILLION 
AMERICAN 
CHILDREN SUFFER 
FROM EITHER 
MENTAL ILLNESS 
OR EMOTIONAL 
DISTURBANCE. 
AND THEY 
PRINCIPALLY 
RECEIVE THE CARE 
FROM HEALTH AND 
MENTAL SERVICES 
AT THEIR SCHOOL. 
AND SO MAKING 
SURE THAT WE'RE 
MEETING THE 
MENTAL AND 
EMOTIONAL NEEDS 
OF OUR CHILDREN 
AS WELL AS 
MAKING ADVANCES 
ACADEMICALLY IS 
WHAT BRINGS US 
HERE TODAY. 
THE LAST THING 
I'LL SAY TO ALL 
OF THOSE 
GATHERED HERE, 
MR. PRESIDENT IS 
FROM EARLY ON, 
YOU HAVE 
DIRECTED OUR 
TASK FORCE AND 
THE CDC TO EQUIP 
FAMILIES AND 
SCHOOLS AND 
STATES WITH THE 
RESOURCES TO 
OPERATE. 
IT WAS AS EARLY 
AS MARCH 12th 
THAT CDC ISSUED 
ITS FIRST 
GUIDANCE FOR 
STRATEGIES FOR 
SCHOOL AND CHILD 
CARE SERVICES. 
WE ISSUE 
DECISION TREES 
IN THE MIDDLE OF 
MAY. 
AND JUST LAST 
WEEK, I'M 
PLEASED TO 
REPORT THE CDC 
PUBLISHED NEW 
GUIDANCE FOR K12 
SCHOOLS AND 
HIGHER 
EDUCATION, 
REGARDING THE 
TYPE OF TESTING 
THAT IS 
APPROPRIATE AND 
OTHER 
STRATEGIES. 
MR. PRESIDENT, 
WE CAN BRING OUR 
SCHOOLS BACK. 
NEXT WEEK, THE 
CDC IS GOING TO 
ISSUE FIVE NEW 
DOCUMENTS, HOW 
TO PREPARE 
COMMUNITIES TO 
RETURN SAFELY, 
DECISION-MAKING 
TOOLS FOR 
PARENTS AND 
CAREGIVERS. 
SYMPTOMS, 
SCREENINGS, 
CLOTH-FACED 
COVERINGS AND 
SCHOOL SETTING 
GUIDANCE AND THE 
REST. 
WE'RE GOING TO 
CONTINUE TO FLOW 
THE RESOURCES 
AND THE 
GUIDANCE. 
BUT AS THE 
DOCTOR TOLD THE 
NATION'S 
GOVERNORS TODAY, 
AND I WANT TO 
ACKNOWLEDGE 
GOVERNOR 
PARSON'S 
LEADERSHIP AND 
PRESENCE HERE 
TODAY, WE'RE 
TRUE GRATEFUL. 
THAT WHAT YOU 
HAVE INSTRUCTED 
OUR TASK FORCE 
TO DO AND THE 
CDC TO DO IN 
THIS MOMENT IS 
TO SAY TO STATES 
AROUND THE 
COUNTRY AND 
LOCAL 
COMMUNITIES, 
WE'RE HERE TO 
HELP. 
THE CDC HAS 
ISSUED GUIDANCE. 
BUT THAT 
GUIDANCE HAS 
MEANT TO 
SUPPLEMENT AND 
NOT REPLACE 
STATE, LOCAL, 
TERRITORIAL, OR 
TRIBAL GUIDANCE. 
IN A WORD, MR. 
PRESIDENT, 
YOU'VE MADE IT 
CLEAR TO US. 
WE DON'T WANT TO 
BE THE REASON 
ANY SCHOOL 
DOESN'T REOPEN. 
AND SO OUR WORD 
TO THE PARENTS 
THAT ARE LOOKING 
ON. 
TO TEACHERS THAT 
ARE LOOKING ON. 
ADMINISTRATORS, 
LEADERS IN YOUR 
COMMUNITY. 
IS THAT WE ARE 
READY TO WORK 
WITH THE LEADERS 
IN YOUR SCHOOL 
SYSTEM AND IN 
YOUR STATE TO 
FIND A SAFE AND 
RESPONSIBLE WAY 
TO REOPEN YOUR 
SCHOOLS. 
IT'S OUR 
COMMITMENT. 
MR. PRESIDENT, 
WE ARE 
CONTINUING TO 
MOVE OUT ON 
THAT. 
ON THE BELIEF 
THAT TO OPEN UP 
AMERICA AGAIN. 
WE'VE GOT TO 
OPEN UP 
AMERICA'S 
SCHOOLS. 
AND THE AMERICAN 
PEOPLE ARE 
TAKING IMPORTANT 
STEPS EVERY DAY, 
INCLUDING THIS 
SUMMIT TODAY, TO 
DO JUST THAT. 
AND I'M TRULY 
GRATEFUL FOR ALL 
OF THOSE 
REPRESENTED HERE 
FOR BEING PART 
OF THIS 
IMPORTANT WORK. 
WITH THAT, I'D 
BE HAPPY TO 
RECOGNIZE MRS. 
PENCE FOR A FEW 
COMMENTS. 
>> THANK YOU, 
MR. PRESIDENT, 
THANK YOU, MIKE. 
AND MELANIA. 
I HAD THE 
PRIVILEGE OF 
ADDRESSING THIS 
GROUP EARLIER 
TODAY AND KIND 
OF OPENING UP 
YOUR SUMMIT. 
BUT I DO WANT TO 
SAY THANK YOU TO 
ALL THE 
TEACHERS. 
I KNOW AT MY 
SCHOOL, 
EVERYBODY 
QUICKLY LEARNED 
HOW TO DO ONLINE 
TEACHING. 
IT WASN'T 
SOMETHING THAT 
OUR TEACHERS 
ACROSS AMERICA 
WERE FAMILIAR 
WITH. 
AND I JUST 
APPLAUD THEM. 
THEY HAVE WORKED 
SO HARD. 
AND THE PARENTS 
REALLY ARE THE 
UNSUNG HEROES. 
THEY REALLY HAD 
TO QUICKLY GET 
UP TO SPEED. 
AND IT WAS NOT 
EASY TO DO. 
BUT YOU KNOW, 
OUR KIDS ARE 
STRUGGLING. 
AND THEY NEED 
THEIR FRIENDS. 
AND THEY NEED 
THEIR TEACHERS. 
AND THEY NEED 
THEIR ROUTINES. 
THIS DECISION TO 
OPEN UP THE 
SCHOOLS GRAVELY 
IMPACTS OUR 
CHILDREN. 
IT ILPACTS THEM 
-- IMPACTS THEM 
ACADEMICALLY. 
IT IMPACTS THEM 
SOCIALLY. 
AND IT IMPACTS 
THEM 
EMOTIONALLY. 
SO I APPLAUD 
WHAT YOU'RE 
DOING HERE 
TODAY, MR. 
PRESIDENT. 
BECAUSE OUR 
KIDS, FOR THEIR 
MENTAL HEALTH 
AND THEIR 
ACADEMIC HEALTH, 
THEY NEED TO BE 
BACK IN SCHOOL. 
SO THANK YOU. 
>> WELL, THANK 
YOU VERY MUCH, 
KAREN. 
I APPRECIATE IT. 
AND I SEE DR. 
REDFIELD OVER IN 
THE AUDIENCE. 
AND I APPRECIATE 
IT. 
AND I KNOW YOU'D 
LIKE TO SEE 
EVERYBODY COMING 
BACK AND GETTING 
BACK TO SCHOOL 
IN THE FALL. 
AND I'VE READ 
EVERYTHING 
YOU'VE WRITTEN. 
AND I APPRECIATE 
THAT VERY MUCH, 
DOCTOR. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH. 
APPRECIATE IT. 
GOVERNOR PLEASE. 
>> WE'LL MAYBE 
GO AROUND THE 
ROOM QUICKLY AND 
GET EVERYBODY TO 
SAY A FEW WORDS. 
AND WE'LL START 
WITH OUR 
GOVERNOR. 
>> THANK YOU, 
MR. PRESIDENT. 
AS YOU SAID WHEN 
YOU COME HERE, 
I'M JUST HONORED 
AND HUMBLED TO 
BE HERE. 
SITTING WITH 
YOU, THE VICE 
PRESIDENT, THE 
FIRST LADY AND 
SECOND LADY. 
THOSE DREAMS YOU 
THINK ABOUT 
SOMEDAY. 
IMAGINE BEING 
REALITY. 
BUT HERE WE ARE. 
AND SO THIS IS 
AN HONOR TO BE 
HERE TODAY. 
LET ME FIRST 
START OFF BY 
JUST SAYING, 
THANKS TO THE 
PRESIDENT AND 
THE VICE 
PRESIDENT. 
FOR WHAT THEY'VE 
DONE OVER THE 
LAST, WELL, 
SINCE THEY HAVE 
BEEN IN OFFICE 
TO SAY THE 
LEAST. 
BUT OVER THE 
LAST 17, 18 
WEEKS, THEY HAVE 
BEEN ON THE 
PHONE, EVERY 
WEEK. 
THE PRESIDENT 
HIMSELF HAS 
BEEN. 
AND I DON'T MEAN 
FOR FIVE MINUTES 
TO SAY, HELLO, 
GOVERNORS AND 
SEE YOU LATER. 
IN-DEPTH 
CONVERSATION 
WITH GOVERNORS 
ACROSS THE 
STATE. 
THE VICE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
BEEN THERE FOR 
ALMOST 17 TO 18 
WEEKS. 
I KNOW THAT I 
HAVE BEEN 
FOLLOWING WITH 
HIM. 
AND THE ONE 
THING THEY 
STRESS EVERYONE 
DAY IN THOSE 
FALLS, EVERY 
WEEK, THEY'RE 
TRYING TO DO THE 
BEST THING FOR 
THIS COUNTRY, 
AND FOR THE 
EVERYDAY PEOPLE 
OUT THERE. 
AND THEY WERE 
TRYING TO MAKE 
THEIR FULL 
SUPPORT TO THE 
GOVERNORS ACROSS 
THIS STATE. 
AND I JUST WANT 
TO THANK YOU FOR 
DOING THAT. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>> FOR LEADING 
AS GOOD LEADERS 
DO IN TIMES OF 
CRISIS. 
AND I JUST WANT 
TO THANK YOU FOR 
THAT. 
WHEN THE 
PRESIDENT SAID 
THAT HE WAS 
GOING TO PUT A 
LITTLE PRESSURE 
ON GOVERNORS TO 
OPEN THESE 
SCHOOLS UP, I 
WILL TELL YOU 
THIS. 
ON A FEW PHONE 
CALLS I'VE HAD 
WITH HIM, HE CAN 
PUT A LITTLE 
PRESSURE ON YOU, 
IF HE TELLS YOU 
HE DECIDES TO DO 
THAT. 
I WILL SAY THAT. 
SOMETIMES WE ALL 
NEED A LITTLE 
PUSH TO GET 
THINGS GOING. 
WHAT THE FIRST 
LADY SAID, WHEN 
SHE TALKED ABOUT 
THE KIDS IS SO 
IMPORTANT TO ME, 
AS A 
GRANDPARENT, AS 
A FATHER. 
I SAID TO HER, I 
THINK OF ALL THE 
KIDS THAT NEED 
TO BE IN SCHOOL. 
THERE'S A 
WONDERFUL 
PRIVILEGE OF 
GOING EVERY DAY, 
IT'S ALMOST 
COMMON THAT WE 
GO TO SCHOOL FOR 
MOST SCHOOL 
KIDS. 
BUT FOR A LOT OF 
KIDS, IT'S A 
SAFETY BLANKET. 
IT'S A WAY TO 
GET NUTRITION 
AND A WAY TO CRY 
FOR HELP. 
THAT'S WHY 
GETTING SCHOOLS 
OPEN IS SO 
IMPORTANT. 
IF YOU WANT TO 
TAKE THAT ONE 
STEP FURTHER, 
IT'S ABOUT 
MAKING SURE 
PEOPLE ARE GOING 
TO BE QUALIFIED 
FOR THE WORK 
FORCE OF 
TOMORROW. 
THIS VIRUS 
CANNOT SHUT OUR 
COUNTRY DOWN AND 
OR STATES DOWN. 
WE HAVE TO DEAL 
WITH IT AS WE 
HAVE TO DEAL 
WITH ANYWHERE 
ELSE IN. 
WE MOVE FORWARD. 
ECONOMY AND LIFE 
GOES ON. 
EDUCATION IS 
PART OF WHO WE 
ARE. 
AND KIDS NEED TO 
GET BACK IN 
SCHOOL. 
PARENTS NEED TO 
GET MORE 
INVOLVED IN 
THEIR SCHOOLS 
AND BACK 
INVOLVED IN 
THEIR SCHOOLS AS 
I HEARD SPEAKERS 
TODAY SPEAK. 
IT'S PART OF WHO 
WE ARE. 
HOW WE BUILD A 
FUTURE. 
AND I THINK 
THAT'S SO 
IMPORTANT. 
I ALSO WANT TO 
THANK THE SECOND 
LADY FOR GIVING 
MA A LITTLE 
INSPIRATION ON A 
COUPLE OF KEY 
BILLS WE SIGNED 
IN MISSOURI. 
AND I WANT TO 
GIVE YOU CREDIT 
TODAY. 
WE DID FULL 
RECIPROCITY. 
AND FULL 
MILITARY 
RECIPROCITY. 
THE SECOND LADY 
GAVE ME 
INSPIRATION FOR 
THAT. 
ALSO, MY 
DAUGHTER IS A 
SCHOOLTEACHER. 
TO DO THAT, MOST 
OF THE TIME, WE 
HAVE A FATHER-
DAUGHTER 
RELATIONSHIP, 
EXCEPT WHEN IT 
COMES TO 
TEACHING AND SHE 
BECOMES A SENIOR 
ADVISER TO THE 
GOVERNOR AND WE 
TALK ABOUT 
ISSUES LIKE 
THAT. 
BUT AGAIN, I 
WANT TO THANK 
THE PRESIDENT 
FOR HAS SUPPORT 
FOR OUR STATE. 
PEOPLE 
APPRECIATE IT, 
MR. PRESIDENT. 
I WANT YOU TO 
KNOW THAT, FOR 
THE FIRST LADY 
AND FOR WHERE 
WE'RE HEAD IN 
THIS COUNTRY. 
WE HAVE WENT 
THROUGH HARD 
TIMES BEFORE AND 
WE'LL CONTINUE 
TO GET THROUGH 
HARD TIMES. 
WE'LL BE BETTER 
OFF ON IT. 
THANK YOU. 
>> AND YOU WON'T 
BE CHANGING THE 
NAME ST. LOUIS, 
WILL YOU IS 
THIS. 
>> NO, WE WILL 
NOT. 
>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH. 
VERY IMPORTANT. 
THANK YOU. 
>>> GAFNL, MR. 
PRESIDENT. 
I'M DELIGHTED TO 
JOIN YOU, THE 
FIRST LADY, THE 
VICE PRESIDENT 
AND SECOND LADY 
HERE TODAY TO 
TALK ABOUT WHY 
IT'S IMPORTANT 
FOR CHILDREN TO 
BE IN SCHOOL. 
MY NAME IS DR. 
SALLY GOZZA, I'M 
A PEDIATRICIAN 
FOR GEORGIA AND 
PRESIDENT OF THE 
AMERICAN ACADEMY 
OF PEDIATRICS. 
CHILDREN GET 
MUCH MORE THAN 
AN EDUCATION AT 
SCHOOL. 
BEING AWAY FROM 
PEERS, TEACHERS 
AND SCHOOL 
SERVICES HAS 
LASTING EFFECTS 
FOR CHILDREN. 
THOUGH THIS WILL 
NOT BE EASY, 
PEDIATRICIANS 
STRONGLY 
ADVOCATE THAT WE 
START WITH THE 
GOAL OF HAVING 
STUDENTS 
PHYSICALLY 
PRESENT IN 
SCHOOL THIS 
FALL. 
OF COURSE 
RETURNING TO 
SCHOOL MUST BE 
DONE SAFELY. 
WE MUST TAKE 
MEASURES TO KEEP 
STUDENTS, 
TEACHERS AND 
STAFF SAFE, WITH 
FLEXIBILITY TO 
ADAPT AS NEEDED 
TO THE 
COMMUNITY'S 
PREVALENCE OF 
COVID-19. 
THE EVIDENCE WE 
HAVE SO FAR, 
INDICATES THAT 
CHILDREN ARE 
LESS LIKELY TO 
HAVE SYMPTOMS OR 
SEVERE DISEASE 
RESULTING FROM 
CORONAVIRUS. 
CHILDREN ARE 
LESS LIKELY TO 
BECOME INFECTED, 
AND THEY ARE 
LESS LIKELY TO 
SPREAD 
INFECTIONS. 
WE KNOW, 
HOWEVER, THAT 
MISSING SCHOOL 
CAN HAVE SERIOUS 
CONSEQUENCES FOR 
CHILD HEALTH AND 
WELL BEING, 
PARTICULARLY FOR 
STUDENTS WITH 
DISABILITIES OR 
WITH SPECIAL 
HEALTHCARE 
NEEDS. 
STUDENTS WHO ARE 
IN SCHOOL LEARN 
MORE THAN 
READING, WRITING 
AND ARICT 
METICK. 
THEY ALSO LEARN 
SOCIAL SKILLS, 
GET NUTRITION 
AND EXERCISE AND 
MENTAL HEALTH 
SUPPORT. 
THEY ADDRESS 
PHYSICAL ABUSE, 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE, 
DEPRESSION AND 
SUICIDAL 
IDEATION. 
THESE ARE ALL 
CRITICAL REASONS 
TO GET CHILDREN 
BACK TO SCHOOL. 
REOPENING 
SCHOOLS IN A WAY 
THAT MAXIMIZES 
SAFETY, LEARNING 
AND THE WELL 
BEING OF 
CHILDREN, WILL 
CLEARLY REQUIRE 
NEW INVESTMENTS 
IN OUR SCHOOLS. 
WE URGE YOU TO 
ENSURE SCHOOLS 
ARE SAFE SO THAT 
FUNDING DOES NOT 
STAND IN THE WAY 
OF KEEPING OUR 
CHILDREN SAFE OR 
PRESENT AT 
SCHOOL. 
THANK YOU, MR. 
PRESIDENT. 
WE LOOK FORWARD 
TO WORKING WITH 
YOU AND ALL THE 
PEOPLE AROUND 
THIS ROOM. 
>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH. 
PLEASE. 
>> THANK YOU, 
MR. PRESIDENT. 
FROM THE STATE 
GREAT STATE 
OFSTENS. 
I APPRECIATE THE 
OPPORTUNITY. 
OPENING UP 
TENNESSEE, WE 
KNOW THAT 
REOPENING 
SCHOOLS REOPENS 
OUR ECONOMY. 
WE'VE GOT GREAT 
EXAMPLES OF 
WHERE 
SUPERINTENDENTS 
COME TOGETHER TO 
MAKE SURE 
PARENTS CAN GET 
BACK TO WORK FOR 
COMPANIES THAT 
SUPPORT MULTIPLE 
REGIONS. 
20 PLUS TOOL 
KITS. 
FREE 
PROFESSIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT FOR 
TEACHERS FOR 
FREE STATE AND 
ONLINE TOOLS. 
AND I'D ALSO 
LIKE TO THANK 
THE FIRST LADY 
FOR HER 
CONVERSATION. 
WE HAD A 
DISCUSSION ON 
THE TASK FORCE 
WE'VE 
LAUNCHEDSTATEWIDE 
IN MAKING SURE 
OWL OF OUR 
STUDENTS GET 
HIGHER 
EDUCATION, AS 
WELL AS BEING 
SERVED 
NUTRITION,TRANSPORT 
ET CETERA. 
AND I'LL SAY BY 
OF AS THE PROUD 
DAUGHTER OF A 
POLICE OFFICER 
AND TEACHER, I 
WAS RAISED WITH 
SAFETY AND HIGH 
QUALITY 
EDUCATION BEING 
TWO FUNT 
FUNDAMENTALS IN 
MY HOME. 
IT'S A GREAT 
HONOR TO 
REENFORCE THAT 
WITH THE SCHOOLS 
IN TENNESSEE. 
THANK YOU. 
>> THANK YOU. 
THANK YOU, MR. 
PRESIDENT. 
REALLY, THANKS 
TO THE HISTORIC 
RESPONSE THAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS LED THROUGH 
THIS 
UNPRECEDENTED 
PANDEMIC. 
WE HAVE THE 
TOOLS WHERE WE 
CAN REOPEN OUR 
WORKPLACE. 
WE CAN REOPEN 
OUR SCHOOLS. 
AND WE CAN 
REOPEN 
HEALTHCARE. 
WE'VE GOT THE 
TOOLS. 
AND WHEN WE 
THINK ABOUT KIDS 
AND SCHOOLS, THE 
SCHOOL FOR OUR 
CHILDREN IS A 
CENTER OF SO 
MUCH OF THEIR 
LIFE. 
IT IS WHERE THEY 
GET HEALTHCARE. 
IT IS WHERE THEY 
GET MENTAL 
HEALTHCARE. 
IT IS WHERE MANY 
OF THEM GET 
NUTRITION. 
IT IS WHERE 
MANDATORY 
REPORTING OF 
CHILD ABUSE AND 
SEXUAL ABUSE, 
HAPPENS MOST 
OFTEN BECAUSE OF 
THE NATURE OF 
MANDATORY 
REPORTING 
REQUIREMENTS. 
IN ADDITION TO 
THE SOCIAL, 
PHYSICAL, 
INTELLECTUAL 
DEVELOPMENT THAT 
THE KIDS NEED 
FROM A PHYSICAL 
SETTING IN 
SCHOOLS. 
WE'RE AT A VERY 
DIFFERENT PLACE 
NOW THAN WE WERE 
2 OR THREE 
MONTHS AGO. 
WE HAVE THE 
WORLD'S MOST 
ROBUST TESTING 
SYSTEM. 
WITH CLOSE TO 40 
MILLION 
TESTSHAVING BEEN 
DONE. 
WE HAVE TESTING 
CAPACITY AND 
PERSONNEL 
EQUIPMENT TO 
ENABLE US TO 
WORK THROUGH 
THESE OUTBREAKS 
WE'VE GOT. 
WE WERE 
ADVANCING ON THE 
THERAPEUTICS. 
WE NOW HAVE 
REMDESIVIR FOR 
HOSPITALIZED 
PATIENTS. 
WE HAVE 
CONVALESCENT 
PLASMA TO TREAT 
INDIVIDUALS. 
AND JUST THIS 
MORNING, THE 
PRESIDENT MADE A 
MAJOR HALF 
BILLION 
INVESTMENT IN A 
MONOCHROMAL ANTI-
BODY. 
IF SUCCESSFUL 
AND APPROVED 
COULD DELIVER 
HUNDREDS OF 
THOUSANDS OF 
DOSES, AS EARLY 
AS LATE SUMMER 
AND EARLY FALL. 
WE HAVE THREE 
VACCINE 
CANDIDATES IN 
JUST THIS 
MORNING. 
INVESTED $1.6 
BILLION AND A 
FOURTH VACCINE 
CANDIDATE THAT 
COULD DELIVER 
HUNDREDS OF 
MILLIONS OF 
DOSES THIS FALL 
AND INTO EARLY 
NEXT YEAR. 
IT'S JUST A VERY 
DIFFERENT 
CIRCUMSTANCE 
THAN WE EVER HAD 
BEFORE. 
WE KNOW MORE 
ABOUT THIS 
VIRUS, THE 
FATALITY RATE IS 
GOING DOWN 
BECAUSE WE'RE 
BETTER AT TAKING 
CARE OF PATIENTS 
WITH THE VIRUS. 
OUR FATALITY 
CASE RATE IN THE 
UNITED STATES IS 
AMONG THE 
LOWEST, IF NOT 
THE LOWEST IN 
THE DEVELOPED 
WORLD RIGHT NOW. 
AND WE CAN 
REOPEN OUR 
SCHOOLS SAFELY, 
WITH WHAT WE 
KNOW. 
AND IT'S REALLY 
SIMPLE PRACTICES 
OF COMMON SENSE. 
IT'S SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
IT'S WEARING 
FACE COVERINGS 
WHEN YOU'RE IN A 
SETTING THAT YOU 
CAN'T SOCIAL 
DISTANCE. 
AND IT'S 
PRACTICING GOOD 
PERJURY HYGIENE. 
THE TOOLS ARE 
THERE TO PROTECT 
OUR STUDENTS AND 
OUR TEACHINGS 
AND STAFF. 
AND IT'S TIME TO 
DO IT NOW. 
>> THANK YOU, 
ALEX. 
GOOD LUCK WITH 
ALL THE 
THERAPEUTICS. 
I KNOW YOU'RE 
GETTING VERY 
CLOSE. 
VERY CLOSE. 
THAT WOULD BE 
INCREDIBLE. 
WHAT ARE YOUR 
CHANCES EARLY, 
LIKE IN 
SEPTEMBER? 
>> SO REJENNERON 
WHICH IS THE ONE 
WE FUNDED AT 
ALMOST HALF A 
BILLION THIS 
MORNING, THEY 
ARE VERY 
ADVANCED. 
BASICALLY 
TAKINGS THAT 
CONVALESCENTS 
PLASMA THAT 
RECOVERED 
PATIENTS WOULD 
DONATE. 
AND 
BIOENGINEERED 
SOME OF THE 
SUPPLY. 
SO IT'S A 
COCKTAIL OF 
MULTIPLE 
ANTIBODIES TO 
GIVE YOUR IMMUNE 
SYSTEM AN 
IMMEDIATE 
DEFENSE. 
SO WE'RE DOING 
IT BOTH IN 
PROTECTING 
DISEASE AS WELL 
AS STOPPING. 
>> IT'S NOT JUST 
WORKING. 
IT'S BASICALLY, 
SORT OF THE ABCS 
OF WHAT WE'RE 
DOING AND SEEMS 
TO BE WORKING. 
>> WELL, WE'VE 
GOT -- 
>> DO YOU HAVE 
TESTS RIGHT NOW 
THAT SAY IT DOES 
WORK? 
>> WELL, YOU'VE 
GOT THE INITIAL 
TRIAL WORK 
NAREGENNERON 
DID. 
AND THAT'S WHY 
WE'RE DEVELOPING 
THE LATE STAGE. 
BUT WE HAVE 
OTHER THERAPIES, 
THANKS TO YOUR 
LEADERSHIP. 
WE HAVE SO MANY 
MORE TOOLS THAN 
WE DID THREE 
MONTHS AGO 
NTERMS OF THER 
PUTICS. 
WE DON'T WANT 
ANYONE TO GET 
SICK. 
BUT WE HAVE MUCH 
MORE TO TREAT 
THAN WE DID A 
FEW MONTHS AGO. 
>> VERY 
EXCITING. 
WE'LL HOLD YOU 
TO IT IN 
SEPTEMBER. 
[ LAUGHTER ] 
>> YOU, TOO, 
DOCTOR. 
PLEASE. 
THANK YOU. 
>>> GOOD 
AFTERNOON, MR. 
PRESIDENT. 
I'M PATRICK 
DALY, THE 
PRESIDENT OF ST. 
VINCENT DEPAUL. 
I WANT TO TELL 
YOU WHAT AN 
HONOR TO IS TO 
BE HERE THIS 
AFTERNOON. 
THANK THE FIRST 
LADY, VICE 
PRESIDENT PENCE 
AND SECOND LADY. 
FOR YOUR 
LEADERSHIP IN 
THE COUNTRY, 
REALLY DURING A 
VERY DIFFICULT 
TIME. 
FOR THE FIRST 
LADY'S LOVE AND 
PROTECTION OF 
CHILDREN. 
VERY IMPORTANT 
TO ME. 
AND BEING A 
FATHER OF FOUR 
KIDS, THREE 
DAUGHTERS AND A 
SON, IT IS VERY 
IMPORTANT. 
WE PLAN ON 
OPENING APRIL 
10th. 
THAT IS OUR 
FOCUS. 
I THINK WE PUT A 
PLAN TOGETHER. 
THAT IS A 
WORKING DOCUMENT 
WITH ALL OF THE 
SAFETY 
PRECAUTIONS IN 
PLACE, TO MAKE 
SURE THAT ST. 
VINCENT DEPAUL 
OPENS, FOLLOWING 
ALL OF THE 
GUIDELINES THAT 
ARE RECOMMENDED. 
I THINK THAT AS 
YOU STATED 
EARLIER, THIS 
SHOULD NEVER BE 
POLITICAL. 
AND I THINK AT 
TIMES IT HAS 
BECOME VERY 
POLITICAL. 
AND MANY SCHOOL 
SYSTEMS 
THROUGHOUT OUR 
UNITED STATES, 
AND I THINK 
PROBABLY 
PARTICULARLY IN 
CALIFORNIA. 
SO WE ARE VERY 
EXCITED ABOUT 
THE 
POSSIBILITIES OF 
THE FALL. 
AND WE HAVE 
THREE PLANS. 
ONE WOULD BE THE 
REOPENING, WHICH 
WE PLAN AUGUST 
10th. 
THEN A HYBRID 
PLAN, WHICH IS 
TWO DAYS ON, ONE 
DAY OFF. 
TWO DAYS BACK 
IN. 
AND AS I 
MENTIONED 
EARLIER, GOD 
FORBID, IF WE 
HAD TO GO BACK 
TO THE DISTANCE 
LEARNING. 
I JUST DON'T 
THINK IT'S 
BENEFICIAL TO 
BOYS AND GIRLS, 
14 YEARS OF AGE. 
AND 
PARTICULARLY, I 
REALLY FEEL FOR 
THE PARENTS OF 
ELEMENTARY 
SCHOOL CHILDREN 
WHO WERE TRYING 
TO WORK AND 
PROVIDE FOR THE 
FAMILIES AND AT 
THE SAME TIME 
HAVING TO STAY 
AT HOME AND 
TEACH. 
IT'S VERY 
DIFFICULT. 
AND I HEAR THAT 
A LOT FROM OUR 
OWN ELEMENTARY 
SCHOOL. 
BUT I CAN'T 
THANK YOU ENOUGH 
FOR YOUR 
LEADERSHIP. 
>> GOOD LUCK 
WITH GETTING 
THEM OPEN. 
AND HOPEFULLY 
YOU CAN DO FIVE 
DAYS, INSTEAD OF 
THE TWO AND BACK 
AND FORTH. 
I KNOW YOU WANT 
TO BE ABLE TO DO 
THAT. 
SO YOU'LL TRY. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH. 
GREAT JOB. 
>> GOOD-LOOKING 
PERSON THIS IS, 
HUH? 
[ INAUDIBLE ] 
>> THERE WE GO. 
HELLO, MR. 
PRESIDENT. 
I'M A STUDENT AT 
ST. VINCENT'S 
HIGH SCHOOL. 
I PERSONALLY 
WANT TO JUST 
THANK YOU FOR 
BOTH INVITING ME 
AND HELPING TO 
REOPEN SCHOOLS. 
COMING ON 
BEHALF. 
STUDENTS, IT 
REALLY MEANS A 
LOT JUST TO BE 
ABLE TO GET BACK 
OUT. 
AND IT MEANS A 
LOT TO OUR 
EMOTIONAL 
HEALTH, AND OUR 
MENTAL HEALTH, 
JUST TO BE OUT 
THERE WITH OUR 
FRIENDS. 
BECAUSE A LOT OF 
US JUST DON'T 
HAVE THAT 
OPPORTUNITY. 
AND IT HELPS TO 
REOPEN 
OURSCHEDULES. 
SO WE HAVE 
SOMETHING TO 
LOOK FORWARD TO. 
ME, I'M A PERSON 
WHO RUNS BY 
SCHEDULES. 
I NEED A 
SCHEDULE FOR 
MYSELF. 
I WANT TO MUSIC 
VERY MUCH FOR 
GETTING US BACK 
TO THAT. 
>> GREAT JOB. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH. 
WE'LL GET YOU 
BACK. 
OKAY? 
WE'LL GET YOU 
BACK SOON. 
THANK YOU. 
KELLY ANN? 
PLEASE. 
>> MR. 
PRESIDENT, MRS. 
TRUMP, AND VICE 
PRESIDENT PENCE 
AND MRS. PENSE. 
I'M HERE TO TALK 
ABOUT THIS. 
I BELIEVE THE 
HALLMARK OF THE 
TRUMP-PENCE 
ADMINISTRATION 
HAS BEEN TO LOOK 
OUT FOR THE 
SAFETY AND WELL 
BEING FOR THE 
FORGOTTEN CHILD. 
AND THE 
FORGOTTEN CHILD 
TOOK ON A NEW 
MEANING DURING 
THAT GLOBAL 
PANDEMIC. 
DURING THE FIRST 
AND THIRD WEEKS 
OF MARCH THIS 
YEAR. 
JUST ABOUT 100% 
OF OUR SCHOOL 
CHILDREN ACROSS 
THIS COUNTRY, OF 
ALL AGES, WERE 
TAKEN OUT OF 
THEIR SCHOOLS 
AND STUCK AT 
HOME. 
WE SAW A FEW 
THINGS HAPPEN, 
MANY OF WHICH 
HAVE BEEN SPOKEN 
ABOUT TODAY. 
BUT I'LL ADD ONE 
MORE. 
THE DIGITAL 
DIVIDE WAS LAID 
BARE IN THAT SO 
MANY OF OUR 
STUDENTS COULD 
NOT ACCESS BASIC 
DIGITAL ACCESS 
TO ALLOW THEM TO 
CONFIDENTLY AND 
COMPETENTLY 
COMPLETE THEIR 
SCHOOL WORK AND 
ALLOW THEM TO 
THRIVE. 
THE SCHOOLS ARE 
OUR NERVOUS 
SYSTEM. 
THE STUDENTS ARE 
THE HEART AND 
SOUL OF OUR 
NATION. 
SO YOUR MESSAGE, 
MR. PRESIDENT IS 
ALL CHILDREN 
MATTER. 
AND OUR MISSION 
IS TO MAKE SURE 
ALL CHILDREN CAN 
SAFELY REENTER 
THEIR PLACES OF 
LEARNING VERY 
SOON. 
THIS HAS ALSO 
IMPACTED OUR 
ECONOMY. 
AND I HAVE A 
SOFT SPOT FOR 
SINGLE MOMS, 
HAVING BEEN 
RAISED BY ONE. 
THERE ARE SINGLE 
MOMS WHO HAVE 
BEEN DISS 
PROPORTIONATELY 
IMPACTED BY 
THEIR JOB 
EARNINGS, WAGE 
EARNINGS, AND 
MOST ARE NOT IN 
JOBS FOR WHICH 
THEY CAN 
TELECOMMUTE. 
SO WE'RE 
CREATING 
PANDEMICS WITHIN 
THIS PANDEMIC. 
THE GOOD NEWS 
IS, OUR CHILDREN 
ARE LOW RISK. 
THE GOOD NEWS 
IS, AS WE SAFELY 
REOPEN OUR 
SCHOOLS, WE ARE 
IN KEEPING WITH 
SO MUCH OF YOUR 
AGENDA, MR. 
PRESIDENT, VICE 
PRESIDENT. 
WE WANT TO 
RESPECT THE 
STUDENTS AND 
RESPOND TO ALL 
THE DIFFERENT 
INDIVIDUALS. 
EXPANDING SCHOOL 
CHARTERS AND 
EDUCATIONAL 
FREEDOMS AND 
OPPORTUNITY 
SCHOLARSHIPS. 
ALLOWING THEM TO 
HAVE MORE 
OPTIONS AS THEY 
GO THROUGH THEIR 
LIVES, BEGINNING 
WITH THE QUALITY 
AND SOLID 
EDUCATION. 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS SAID, IF WE 
AS A NATION CAN 
WIN TWO WORLD 
WARS, DIG OUT 
THE PANAMA 
CANAL, PUT A MAN 
ON THE MOON, WE 
SHOULD CERTAINLY 
BE ABLE TO 
DELIVER QUALITY 
EDUCATION TO 
EACH STUDENT. 
AND THAT BEGINS 
WITH OPENING OUR 
SCHOOLS AND 
DELIVERING ON 
THAT PROMISE TO 
EACH AND EVERY 
ONE OF THEM. 
>> THANK YOU SO 
MUCH, KELLY ANN. 
>>> I'M JENNY 
BETH MARTIN WITH 
TEA PARTY 
PATRIOTS. 
THANK YOU, MR. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
AND MRS. 
PRESIDENT AND 
VICE PRESIDENT 
TRUMP. 
WHILE I'M WITH 
TEA PARTY 
PATRIOTS, I AM 
ALSO A MOM. 
AND MY CHILDREN 
ARE SITTING 
RIGHT THERE. 
THANK YOU FOR 
HAVING US HERE 
TODAY. 
MR. PRESIDENT, 
YOU WERE RIGHT. 
AND I HOPE 
YOU'LL TRUST 
YOUR INSTISMGHTS 
-- INSTINCTS. 
AMERICA IS NOT 
MEANT TO SHUT 
DOWN. 
AND WE HAVE TO 
REOPEN SCHOOLS 
THIS FALL I'VE 
BEEN IN TOUCH 
WITH ALMOST A 
THOUSAND DOCTORS 
FROM AROUND THE 
COUNTRY. 
I HELPED DR. 
SIMONE GEULDZ 
SPEARHEAD A 
LETTER TO YOU, 
SIGN BIDE 800 
PHYSICIANS AND 
SURGEONS WHO 
TALKED ABOUT THE 
SIDE EFFECTS OF 
THE LOCKDOWN. 
I'VE DONE A 
SECOND LETTER, 
WITH OVER 150 
DOCTORS, 240 
NURSES, 330 
EDUCATORS, 70 
NATIONAL GROUPS, 
AND THOUSANDS OF 
PARENTS AND 
CONCERNED 
AMERICANS WHO 
WANT TO SEE 
SCHOOLS REOPEN. 
REOPENING 
SCHOOLS IS GOING 
TO STABILIZE OUR 
SOCIETY. 
I THINK AS THE 
NUMBER 1 MOST 
IMPORTANT THING 
WE CAN DO TO 
STABILIZE OUR 
SOCIETY, FROM 
TOP TO BOTTOM, 
WHETHER IT IS IN 
A LOCAL 
COMMUNITY, JUST 
REESTABLISHING 
CALENDARS, WHICH 
CHURCHES, 
NONPROFIT 
GROUPS, TRAFFIC 
PATTERNS, PEOPLE 
WHO DON'T HAVE 
CHILDREN CARE 
ABOUT [ 
INAUDIBLE ] FOR 
SCHOOLS. 
KINDERGARTENERS 
AND ELEMENTARY 
SCHOOL STUDENTS 
SIMPLY CANNOT 
LEARN LOOKING AT 
A ZOOM SCREEN. 
IF THEY COULD, 
WE WOULDN'T NEED 
SCHOOLS IN THE 
FIRST PLACE. 
WE COULD JUST 
POP THEM IN 
FRONT OF A 
TELEVISION. 
THE LAST PLACE 
IN THE WORLD A 
MIDDLE SCHOOL 
STUDENT NEEDS TO 
BE IS ONLINE, 
UNSUPERVISED BY 
ADULTS. 
THEY BULLY EACH 
OTHER WHEN 
THEY'RE IN FRONT 
OF TEACHERS. 
YOU CAN'T EVEN 
IMAGINE WHAT IS 
GOING ON WITH 
SOCIAL MEDIA 
RIGHT NOW. 
YOUNG ADULTS AND 
HIGH SCHOOL 
STUDENTS ARE 
LOSING HOPE AND 
OPTIMISM FOR THE 
FUTURE. 
AND IN FEBRUARY, 
THEY HAD SO 
MUCH. 
AND NOW WE TURN 
ON THE 
TELEVISION AND 
WE CAN SEE THE 
DESTRUCTION THAT 
THAT LACK OF 
HOPE AND 
OPTIMISM IS 
CAUSING. 
EMPLOYERS HAVE 
TO REBUILD THEIR 
COMPANIES. 
THEY NEED 
EMPLOYEES AT 
110% TO BE ABLE 
TO DO THAT. 
WE DID 
EVERYTHING WE 
COULD TO FLATTEN 
THIS CURVE. 
AND WE HAVE TO 
ROLL UP OUR 
SLEEVES NOW AND 
REBUILD OUR 
COMPANIES. 
BUT WE CAN'T DO 
THAT WHEN 
EMPLOYEES ARE 
DIVIDING THEIR 
TIME BETWEEN 
TAKING CARE OF 
THEIR CHILDREN 
INDEFINITELY FOR 
WHO KNOWS HOW 
LONG. 
AND TRYING TO 
GET THEIR JOB 
DONE. 
I HAVE ONE 
EMPLOYEE WHO HAS 
FIVE CHILDREN. 
HIS WIFE IS A 
DENTAL 
HYGIENIST. 
I AM GRANTING 
HIM AS MUCH 
GRACE AS I 
POSSIBLY CAN, 
WHICH IS EASY TO 
DO. 
HE'S A WONDERFUL 
EMPLOYEE. 
BUT I CAN'T EVEN 
IMAGINE WHAT IT 
WOULD BE LIKE TO 
HAVE FIVE 
CHILDREN AND ALL 
OF A SUDDEN, 
HAVE TO 
HOMESCHOOL THEM 
ALL. 
AND IT'S NOT 
EVEN HOME 
SCHOOLING. 
IT'S HELPING 
THEM WITH 
DIGITAL 
LEARNING. 
HOME SCHOOL 
PARENTS HAVE 
ASKED THAT WE'RE 
CAREFUL ABOUT 
NOT CONFLATING 
THE TWO. 
FOR ME, I'M A 
SINGLE MOM NOW. 
IN 2007, '08 AND 
'09, I WENT 
THROUGH 
FINANCIAL 
CRISIS. 
MY THEN-
HUSBAND'S 
BUSINESS FAILED. 
WE LOST OUR 
HOUSE, WE LOST 
OUR CARS, WE 
LOST EVERYTHING. 
I CLEANED HOUSES 
TO HELP MAKE 
ENDS MEET. 
I'VE DONE 
EVERYTHING 
POSSIBLE TO 
REBUILD. 
I KNOW WHAT 
FAMILIES WHO ARE 
NOW UNEMPLOYED 
ARE FACING. 
TRYING TO DIVIDE 
THEIR TIME 
BETWEEN TAKING 
CARE OF THEIR 
CHILDREN, NOT 
KNOWING IF THEIR 
CHILDREN ARE 
GOING TO BE 
EDUCATED, AND 
FIGURING OUT 
WHAT THEY'RE 
GOING TO DO WITH 
THEIR LIFE. 
IT'S THE HARDEST 
-- IT'S 
INCREDIBLY 
DIFFICULT. 
AND FOR PEOPLE 
WHO THINK OH, WE 
CAN JUST WORK AT 
HOME, OR WE'RE 
ESSENTIAL, 
YOU'REANG 
ESSENTIAL 
EMPLOYEE. 
IT SENDS THE 
WRONG MESSAGE, 
EVERY SINGLE 
PERSON IN THE 
COUNTRY IS 
ESSENTIAL. 
WE HAVE THE 
UNITED STATES OF 
AMERICA. 
EVERY ONE OF US 
IS ESSENTIAL. 
EVERY ONE OF US 
IS IMPORTANT. 
AND WE, NOT 
EVERY SINGLE 
FAMILY CAN 
AFFORD A 
COMPUTER SO THAT 
THEIR CHILDREN 
CAN BE ONLINE AT 
THE SAME TIME OR 
WIFI AS KELLY 
ANN WAS JUST 
TALKING ABOUT, 
TO BE ABLE TO DO 
ZOOM ALL AT THE 
SAME TIME. 
SO FAMILIES ARE 
SUFFERING IN THE 
EDUCATION IS 
SUFFERING AS 
WELL. 
AND AS A SINGLE 
MOM, THIS 
SITUATION IS 
RIPPING ME IN 
TWO. 
YOU CANNOT BE IN 
TWO PLACES AT 
ONCE, PHYSICALLY 
OR MENTALLY. 
AND I'M DOING 
THE VERY BEST I 
CAN TO TAKE CARE 
OF MY CHILDREN, 
THEIR FATHER 
WHEN THEY'RE 
LIVING WITH 
THEIR FATHER, HE 
DOES A GREAT JOB 
TAKING CARE OF 
THEM. 
BUT WHEN THEY'RE 
WITH ME, I'M 
DOING EVERYTHING 
I CAN TO TAKE 
CARE OF THEM, 
HELPING PREPARE 
THEM FOR THEIR 
SENIOR YEAR OF 
HIGH SCHOOL, 
MAKEUP, PROM, 
DEALING WITH 
WHATEVER ELSE WE 
HAVE TO DEAL 
WITH FROM THE 
SHUTDOWNS AND 
RUN A COMPANY 
AND WORK. 
AND IT'S 
IMPOSSIBLE. 
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE 
TO DO WHAT WE 
NEED TO DO. 
SO THE SCHOOLS 
MUST BE 
REOPENED. 
IT WILL 
STABILIZE OUR 
COUNTRY. 
I CONTACT 
CANNOT THANK YOU 
ENOUGH FOR DOING 
THIS TODAY AND 
SENDING THIS 
MESSAGE. 
AND THE DOCTORS 
WHO I HAVE BEEN 
WORKING WITH, 
THEY WANT TO DO 
ANYTHING THEY 
CAN TO HELP CALM 
THE FEAR THAT IS 
PERMEATING OUR 
COUNTRY. 
THEY UNDERSTAND 
WE HAVE TO HAVE 
A HEALTHY 
RESPECT FOR THE 
VIRUS. 
AND WE HAVE TO 
BE ABLE TO LIVE 
OUR LIVINGS 
LIVES. 
AND THEY AND I 
WILL DO ANYTHING 
WE CAN TO HELP 
YOU WITH THAT. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH. 
>> GREAT JOB. 
LOOKS LIKE 
YOU'RE DOING A 
GOOD JOB. 
IS YOUR MOTHER 
DOING A GOOD 
JOB? 
IS SHE GOOD? 
RIGHT? 
YOU SAID THE 
RIGHT THING. 
[ LAUGHTER ] 
>> OKAY, GREAT 
JOB. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH. 
>>> MR. 
PRESIDENT, FIRST 
LADY, FIRST 
LADY, MR. VICE 
PRESIDENT, 
SECOND LADY. 
ON BEHALF OF THE 
GREAT STATE OF 
TENNESSEE AND 
GOVERNOR BILL 
LEE, I WANT TO 
THANK YOU FOR 
ALL OF THE HELP 
AND RESOURCES 
THAT YOU AND 
YOUR 
ADMINISTRATION 
HAD HAVE 
PROVIDED US. 
YOU GUYS HAVE 
BEEN ACCESSIBLE 
AND RESPONSIBLE 
AND THAT MEANS 
THE WORLD TO US 
WHEN WE'RE 
TRYING TO DO OUR 
JOBS. 
I'M DR. LISA 
PIERCEY. 
I'M THE 
SUPERINTENDENT 
OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF 
HEALTH. 
I'M ALSO A 
PEDIATRICIAN AND 
MOTHER OF FOUR. 
AND I KNOW VERY 
CLEARLY THAT 
EDUCATION AND 
ECONOMIC ARE KEY 
PROVIDERS EVER 
HEALTH. 
WE 99 TENNESSEE 
THAT KIDS HAVE 
TO GET BACK TO 
SCHOOL AND 
PARENTS HAVE TO 
GET BACK TO 
WORK. 
IT'S PARAMOUNT 
ARE 
FOR OUR ECONOMY 
AND PARAMOUNT 
FOR THE HEALTH 
OF OUR NATION. 
AND WE'RE DOING 
OUR PART IN 
TENNESSEE FOR 
THAT EFFORT. 
>> THANK YOU. 
AND SAY HELLO TO 
BILL, PLEASE. 
THANK YOU. 
>> I WILL. 
>> DOCTOR? 
>> THANK YOU. 
THANK YOU, MR. 
PRESIDENT, FIRST 
LADY, VICE 
PRESIDENT, 
SECOND LADY. 
I WANT TO REALLY 
TODAY WAS A 
REALLY TERRIFIC 
DAY. 
BECAUSE IT TOOK 
AMERICAN 
CHILDREN, PUT 
THEM IN THE 
CENTER AND SAID, 
THIS IS NOT 
GOING TO BE A 
UNILATERAL AND 
UNIFOCAL, ONE-
DIMENSIONAL 
DISCUSSION ABOUT 
COVID-19. 
BUT A DISCUSSION 
THAT TRANSCENDED 
THAT SM SINGLE 
MOMENT AND 
BROUGHT IN THE 
OTHER ISSUES OF 
MENTAL HEALTH, 
ACADEMIC HEALTH, 
EMOTIONAL 
HEALTH. 
I'M REALLY SAD 
THAT IT'S 
IMPORTANT TO THE 
WHOLE CHILD TO 
BE AGE TO HAVE 
WHOLE SCHOOLING. 
AND HAVING THAT 
MULTIDIMENSIONAL. 
HAVING TEACHERS 
HERE AND 
STUDENTS HERE 
AND THE HEALTH 
COMMISSIONERS 
HERE, AND THE 
SECRETARIES 
HERE, WAS REALLY 
VERY HELPFUL. 
I THINK IT NOT 
ONLY PUT THE 
CHILD AT THE 
CENTER. 
BUT ALSO MADE IT 
CLEAR ABOUT HOW 
IMPORTANT THESE 
OTHER ISSUES ARE 
THAT ARE BEYOND 
COVID-19 IN THE 
HEALTH AND 
WELFARE OF OUR 
CHILDREN. 
SO THE 
DISCUSSION WAS 
TERRIFIC. 
AND I THINK WE 
HAVE A WAY 
FORWARD. 
>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH. 
THANKS, TIM. 
>> THANK YOU M 
PRESIDENT. 
[ INAUDIBLE ] I 
THINK I'M ON 
NOW. 
THANK YOU FOR 
INCLUDING SO 
MUCH IN TODAY'S 
EVENT. 
I WANT TO THANK 
YOU. 
I WANT TO THANK 
THE VICE 
PRESIDENT, THE 
FIRST LADY AND 
THE SECOND LADY 
FOR YOUR 
COMMENTS AND ALL 
THE CONCERN 
YOU'VE HAD FOR 
THE EDUCATION OF 
OUR CHILDREN. 
I COME TODAY AS 
A PARENT, AS AN 
OB DISLSH GYN 
PHYSICIAN AND 
MANAGING PARTNER 
OF MY PRACTICE. 
THIS HAS BEEN A 
VERY SCARY BUT 
ALSO A VERY 
ENLIGHTENING 
EXPERIENCE TO 
HAVE WALKED 
THROUGH. 
IT HAS BEEN 
QUITE THE 
CHALLENGE. 
AND I WILL SAY, 
QUITE THE 
CHALLENGE. 
BUT THE FIRST 
THING I WANT TO 
SAY IS IT'S SO 
IMPORTANT TO GET 
OUR CHILDREN 
BACK IN SCHOOL. 
OUR HIGHER 
EDUCATION 
STUDENTS, OUR 
HIGH SCHOOL 
STUDENTS AND 
MIDDLE SCHOOL 
STUDENTS ARE SO 
EMBEDDED IN 
SOCIAL MEDIA 
ALREADY. 
WHAT THEY NEED 
IS THAT SOCIAL 
INTERACTION WITH 
EACH OTHER AND 
WITH ADULTS. 
BECAUSE WITHOUT 
THAT, I FEAR 
WHAT OUR SOCIETY 
IS GOING TO LOOK 
LIKE. 
THE PRESERVATION 
OF SOCIETY 
ISRELIANT UPON 
THE INTERACTION 
OF THESE 
CHILDREN, DAY TO 
DAY, FACE TO 
FACE WITH EACH 
OTHER. 
AND I ALSO SAW 
THE ANXIETY OF 
MY YOUNGEST 
CHILD, WHO IS 
HERE WITH ME 
TODAY ON THAT 
SIDE. 
I SAW HER 
ANXIETY, WHEN 
SHE CAME HOME 
FROM COLLEGE. 
THE ANXIETY OF 
NOT KNOWING HOW 
HER EDUCATION 
WOULD CONTINUE. 
OF THEN TRYING 
TO SET UP THE 
ZOOM MEETINGS TO 
MAKE IT HAPPEN. 
BUT MORE 
IMPORTANTLY, NOT 
HAVING THE 
OPPORTUNITY FOR 
THOSE IN PERSON 
TUTORIALS OR 
THAT IN PERSON 
RELATIONSHIP 
WITH A 
PROFESSION TO 
COMPLETE HER 
COURSES. 
AND I THINK HER 
COURSE DEGREES 
SUFFER BECAUSE 
OF IT. 
SHE'S A GOOD 
STUDENT AND 
WASN'T DRAMATIC. 
BUT I CAN ONLY 
IMAGINE WHAT IT 
WAS LIKE FOR 
OTHER STUDENTS. 
MY ELDEST CHILD 
HAD A LEARNING 
DISABILITY TO 
TRY TO BRING HIM 
HOME AND DO THIS 
EDUCATION ONLINE 
WITHOUT THAT IN-
PERSON BENEFIT, 
WITHOUT THE 
TUTORS BEING 
THERE PRESENT, 
WOULD HAVE BEEN 
A DISASTER TO 
THIS VERY GOOD 
CAREER IN 
RICHMOND. 
AND I JUST FEAR 
FOR THAT STUDENT 
ESPECIALLY. 
AS WE GO BACK TO 
SCHOOL, IT IS 
VERY IMPORTANT 
THAT WE ALSO 
EDUCATE THESE 
KIDS, BECAUSE 
THEY SOMETIMES 
DO RISE ABOVE IT 
AND FEEL AS 
THOUGH THEY 
DON'T HAVE THE 
MORTALITY OR THE 
MORBIDITY OR 
THAT PROBLEM OF 
INTERACTION WITH 
EACH OTHER. 
THEY WILL HAVE 
NEW FAMILY 
UNITS. 
MY DAUGHTEWILL 
BE IN AN 
APARTMENT WITH 
THREE OTHER 
GIRLS. 
THEY WILL BE THE 
NEW FAMILY UNIT. 
AND IT'S 
IMPORTANT THAT 
WE EDUCATE THEM 
FOR THAT FOR 
WHEN THEY COME 
HOME, THAT THEY 
REALIZE THAT 
THEIR ELDERS, 
THEIR 
GRANDPARENTS, 
ARE NOW 
VULNERABLE. 
THAT FAMILY UNIT 
HAS CHANGED. 
BUT WE CAN DO 
THIS. 
AND WE CAN TEACH 
THEM. 
IN MASKING, 
THEY'VE LEARNED 
THIS. 
IT'S IMPORTANT. 
BUT WE HAVE TO 
REENFORCE THIS 
AT THE COLLEGE 
LEVEL. 
TO KEEP IT 
ONGOING AS A 
PRIORITY. 
AND I KNOW THAT 
WE CAN DO IT. 
THE OTHER THING 
THAT I, AS A 
PHYSICIAN, AM A 
STRONG OBJECTOR 
IN IS -- 
BELIEVER IN IS 
HERD IMMUNITIES. 
AND I'M NOT 
PROPOSING THAT 
WE PUT OUR 
STUDENTS IN A 
STRONG VAT AND 
ONLY THE 
STRONGEST COME 
OUT ANTIBODY 
POSITIVE. 
I'M NOT SAYING 
THAT. 
I DO THINK IT'S 
IMPORTANT TO 
STOP THIS 
TREMENDOUS 
ISOLATION THAT 
KEEPS THE VIRUS 
AS THE WINNER. 
WE NEED TO GET 
OUT. 
WE NEED TO HAVE 
THE VACCINES TO 
HELP US. 
WE NEED TO HAVE 
THE INTERACTION 
THAT HELPS TO 
GET THAT SIM 
MUNITY. 
SO THAT WE CAN 
PROTECT OUR 
VULNERABLE. 
AND WE CAN 
PROTECT OUR 
ELDERLY. 
AND WE CAN 
PROTECT THOSE 
YOUNGER FOLKS 
WITH 
COMORBIDITIES. 
BECAUSE WE'VE 
GOT A SOCIETY 
THAT IS IMMUNE 
TO THE VIRUS. 
AND WE CAN PUT 
THE VIRUS BACK 
IN ITS PLACE. 
>>> AND FINALLY, 
I JUST WANT TO 
AGAIN THANK YOU 
FOR BEING HERE. 
THANK YOU FOR 
HEARING ME OUT. 
AND THANK YOU 
FOR PUTTING 
EDUCATION OF OUR 
CHILDREN IN THE 
UTMOST. 
AND FOR PUTTING 
OUR ECONOMY IN 
THAT PLACE, TOO. 
BECAUSE AS A 
BUSINESS OWNER, 
WHEN I HAVE 
PARENTS WHO HAVE 
TO COME LATE OR 
LEAVE EARLY, IN 
ORDER TO EDUCATE 
THEIR CHILDREN 
AND YET RUN A 
BUSINESS AT THE 
SAME TIME AS THE 
FIRST LADY 
STATED, IT IS 
INCREDIBLY 
DIFFICULT. 
IT'S NOT 
IMPOSSIBLE. 
AND WE WANT TO 
MAINTAIN THEIR 
JOBS. 
WE WANT TO 
MAINTAIN THEIR 
WORK ETHIC. 
BUT WE ALSO WANT 
TO MAINTAIN THE 
INTELLIGENCE OF 
THEIR CHILDREN 
AND OF OUR 
FUTURE. 
SO I THANK YOU 
AGAIN FOR YOUR 
INTEREST IN THIS 
AND FOR LETTING 
US BE HERE. 
THANK YOU. 
>> THANK YOU. 
I THINK IT'S 
VERY IMPORTANT 
TO NOTE NAWE'VE 
DONE IT RIGHT. 
WE CLOSED UP. 
WE WERE AMAZING, 
THE WAY OUR 
GREAT CITIZENS 
ADHERED TO WHAT 
WE WERE GOING TO 
DO. 
AND WE SAVED, I 
THINK, MILLIONS 
OF LIVES. 
NOW WE WANT TO 
BE OPEN. 
WE UNDERSTAND 
THE DISEASE MUCH 
BETTER. 
NOBODY KNEW WHAT 
THIS WAS. 
NOBODY HAD EVER 
SEEN IT BEFORE. 
THERE HAS BEEN 
NOTHING LIKE 
THIS SINCE 1917. 
THAT'S MORE THAN 
100 YEARS AGO. 
BUT WE SAVED 10S 
OF THOUSANDS OF 
LIVES. 
HUNDREDS OF 
THOUSANDS OF 
LIVES. 
AND NOW, WE'RE 
OPEN AND WE WANT 
TO STAY OPEN. 
AND WE WILL STAY 
OPEN. 
WE'RE NOT 
CLOSING. 
WE'LL PUT OUT 
THE FIRES AS 
THEY COME OUT. 
CALL THEM 
EMPBERS AND -- 
EMBERS AND FIRES 
AND WHATEVER YOU 
WANT TO CALL 
THEM. 
I THINK IT'S 
IMPORTANT TO 
NOTE WHAT WE'RE 
DONE. 
WE'VE SAVED 
LITERALLY, 
HUNDREDS OF 
THOUSANDS OF 
LIVES. 
I WAS GOING OVER 
NUMBERS BEFORE 
WITH THE VICE 
PRESIDENT. 
AND IF YOU LOOK 
AT A MILLION, 2 
MILLION, 2 1/2 
MILLION. 
THOSE ARE ALL 
REASONABLE 
NUMBERS TO WHAT 
WE COULD HAVE 
HAD. 
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE 
A A NUMBER FAR 
LOWER THAN THAT. 
AND WHERE WOULD 
YOU SAY WE ARE 
TODAY, MIKE? 
>> 130,000. 
>> ABOUT 130. 
SO WE'RE AT 130. 
WE COULD BE AT 
-- WE COULD BE 
AT WAY OVER A 
MILLION RIGHT 
NOW. 
AND I THINK IT 
COULD HAVE BEEN 
2 1/2 OR 3 
MILLION PEOPLE. 
BUT NOW WE'RE 
OPEN. 
AND NOW WE 
UNDERSTAND THE 
VULNERABLE. 
WE UNDERSTAND 
WHO HAS THE 
BIGGEST PROBLEM 
WITH IT AND WE 
WATCH THAT GROUP 
AND THAT AGE 
GROUP. 
AND ALSO PEOPLE 
THAT AREN'T 
FEELING SO WELL 
WITH RESPECT TO 
IN PARTICULAR 
CERTAIN 
DISEASES. 
DIABETES IS BAD. 
THE HEART IS 
BAD. 
AND WE WATCH 
VERY CLOSELY. 
WITH THE HERD, 
THE PURE HERD.  
THE HERD CONCEPT 
OF OPENING UP, 
AND KEEPING 
OPEN, ALL OF A 
SUDDEN IT 
EXPLODED.  
YOU LOOK AT 
BRAZIL AND A 
COUPLE OF OTHER 
PLACES, SO WE 
HAVE REALLY DONE 
IT RIGHT, BUT 
NOW IT IS TIME 
TO BE OPEN, TIME 
TO STAY OPEN, 
AND WE WILL PUT 
OUT THE FIRES AS 
THEY COME.  
BUT WE HAVE TO 
OPEN SCHOOLS, SO 
IMPORTANT.  
LIKE YOU SAID 
FROM A 
PSYCHOLOGICAL 
STANDPOINT WITH 
RESPECT TO 
STAYING HOME ANY 
LONGER, YOU 
CAN'T DO IT.  
YOU CAN'T DO IT. 
THAT HAS GREAT 
DANGERS ALSO.  
THAT IS WHERE WE 
ARE.  
WE ARE NOT 
CLOSING, WE WILL 
NEVER CLOSE, YOU 
WILL HAVE 
CERTAIN AREAS 
THAT WILL HAVE 
DIFFICULTY AND 
THEY WILL DO 
WHAT THEY HAVE 
TO DO, THAT WILL 
BE UP, LARGELY, 
TO GOVERNORS 
THEY ARE IN 
STRONG 
CONSULTATION 
WITH US, WE ARE 
SUPPLYING THEM 
TREMENDOUS 
MATERIALS, 
GOWNS, MASKS, 
ANYTHING ELSE 
THEY NEED AND 
THEY SHOULD BE 
DOING IT 
THEMSELVES BUT 
WE MADE LOT OF 
GOVERNORS LOOK 
VERY, VERY GOOD. 
WE MADE A LOT OF 
GOVERNORS LOOK 
SMART THAT 
WEREN'T SO SMART 
AND SOME DID A 
GOOD JOB FROM 
THE BEGINNING.  
I COULD GIVE YOU 
A LIST, I COULD 
GRADE THEM.  
I COULD GRADE 
THEM FROM 1-50.  
YOU WOULD BE 
AMAZED, MIGHT BE 
SURPRISED AT 
SOME.  
BOTH GOOD AND 
BAD.  
BUT I THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH FOR 
YOUR REMARKS, I 
THINK IT IS VERY 
IMPORTANT, WHAT 
YOU SAID I THINK 
IS VERY PORNLT.  
PLEASE.  
>> MR. 
PRESIDENT, FIRST 
LADY, MR. VICE 
PRESIDENT, 
KAREN, GREAT TO 
BE HERE, TO 
REPRESENT THE 
GREAT STATE OF 
INDIANA, AS 
PRESIDENT OF IVY 
TECH COMMUNITY 
COLLEGE, WE ARE 
INDIANA'S 
COMMUNITY CALL 
NL.  
160,000 STUDENTS 
ACROSS OUR GREAT 
STATE.  
I MAYBE WANT TO 
REMIND YOU AS WE 
TALK HIGHER 
EDUCATION, THE 
TRUE WORKFORCE 
ENGINE THAT 
COMMUNITY 
COLLEGES ARE FOR 
OUR NATION, AND 
HOW IMPORTANT 
THEY ARE, AND 
THE STUDENTS 
THAT WE SIFSHED, 
SO LET ME JUST 
SPEAK A LITTLE 
BIT.  
WE DON'T SERVE 
AS MUCH, THE 16 
OR 18-YEAR-OLDS, 
BUT WE HAVE MANY 
TRADITIONAL 
STUDENTS, IT IS 
OFTEN THE SINGLE 
MOTHER THAT WE 
HEARD ABOUT, 29, 
30-YEAR-OLDS, 
AND BEYOND, 
COMING BACK PART 
TIME, AND HOW 
IMPORTANT IT IS 
THAT THEY HAVE 
ACCESS TO 
COMMUNITY 
COLLEGE.  
THEY ARE ALSO 
TYPICALLY THE 
LOWER INCOME, 
OUR FIRST 
GENERATION 
STUDENTS ARE 
STUDENTS OF 
COLOR, THOSE 
THAT REALLY DO 
NEED TO HAVE THE 
OPPORTUNITY FOR 
THE AMERICAN 
DREAM.  
SO THIS HAS BEEN 
INCREDIBLY 
IMPORTANT, THAT 
WE CONTINUE TO 
RUN.  
SO WE HAVE.  
WE HAVE BEEN 
VIRTUAL, WERE 
VIRTUAL THIS 
SUMMER, AND AS 
OF MONDAY, VICE 
PRESIDENT, WE 
ARE DOING 
COMPLETION 
ACADEMIES ON 
CAMPUS, TO 
INSURE THAT 
THOSE NURSES AND 
WELDERS AND ALL 
THAT NEED THE 
HANDS-ON AND LAB 
COURSES, THAT 
THEY CAN BE OUT 
THERE, JOINING 
AMERICA'S NEW 
JOBS THAT ARE 
COMING AND BEING 
PART OF A STRONG 
ECONOMY.  
SO WE HAVE 
APPRECIATED THE 
GREAT SUPPORT, 
THE CARES ACT, 
ALL THAT HAS 
GONE ON.  
WE WILL OPERATE, 
WE WILL BE FACE-
TO-FACE.  
WE WILL BE 
HYBRID.  
WE WILL BE 
ONLINE.  
WE WILL BE 
VIRTUAL.  
AND FOR OUR 
SINGLE MOMS, 
WILL EVEN BE 
LEARN ANYWHERE, 
WHICH MEANS THEY 
CAN DECIDE WEEK 
TO WEEK IF THEY 
CAN COME ON 
CAMPUS OR BE 
VIRTUAL OR 
ASYNCHRONOUS.  
WE KNOW WE VOOTO 
CHANGE TO MEET 
THE NEEDS, BUT 
WE APPRECIATE 
THE GREAT 
SUPPORT OF THIS 
ADMINISTRATION.  
>> THANK YOU.  
>> AND WE WILL 
CONTINUE TO WORK 
ON BEHALF OF 
INSURING THAT 
THIS ECONOMY HAS 
THE WORKFORCE 
AND SUCCESS THAT 
IT NEEDS GOING 
FORWARD.  
>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH.  
THANK YOU.   
>> THANK YOU, 
MR. PRESIDENT.  
I AM CHANCELLOR 
UNIVERSITY OF 
ALABAMA CYSTISM, 
INCLUDING 
UNIVERSITY OF 
ALABAMA, UAB, 
UAH, AND 
ACADEMIC MEDICAL 
CENTER AT UAB, 
IT IS AN HONOR 
TO BE HERE.  
APPRECIATE YOUR 
HOSTING THIS.  
WHEN THIS 
PANDEMIC STARTED 
AND WE HAD TO 
SEND ALL OF OUR 
STUDENTS HOME 
FROM OUR 
UNIVERSITIES, 
MANY OF US WERE 
AFRAID THIS 
WOULD BE THE 
DISRUPTION OF 
HIGHER EDUCATION 
FOR ALL TIME.  
THEY WOULD LEARN 
THEY COULD LEARN 
AS WELL ON THEIR 
COMPUTER FROM 
HOME AS THEY 
WOULD ON THE 
CAMPUSES.  
ONE THING THIS 
HAS TAUGHT US IS 
WE ARE NOT 
WORRIED ABOUT 
THAT ANYMORE.  
OUR STUDENTS ARE 
YEARNING TO COME 
BACK TO CAMPUS.  
THEY WANT TO BE 
THERE, IT IS 
REAFFIRMED THE 
VALUE OF ON-
CAMPUS 
INSTRUCTION AT 
OUR INSTITUTIONS 
OF HIGHER 
LEARNING.  
SO, LAST MONTH 
OUR BOARD OF 
TRUSTEES 
COMMITTED TO 
RETURNING THIS 
FALL, ALL THREE 
OF OUR CAMPUSES, 
TO IN-PERSON 
INSTRUCTION, 
REALIZING WE 
COULD NOT 
ELIMINATE ALL 
RISK, BUT THAT 
WE CAN REDUCE 
RISK AND MANAGE 
RISK IN A WAY 
THAT ALLOWS US 
TO GO FORWARD.  
SO, EARLY ON WE 
LOOKED TO THE 
MEDICAL EXPERTS 
AT UAB, THE 
RESEARCHERS AND 
SCIENTISTS AND 
DOCTORS THERE, 
TO TRY TO COME 
UP WITH A PLAN 
TO MAKE OUR 
CAMPUSES AS SAFE 
AS POSSIBLE, AND 
AS SAFE AS ANY 
IN THE COUNTRY 
AND WE HAVE A 
FOUR-PART 
PILLARED PROGRAM 
THAT ALLOWS US 
TO DO THAT.   
THE FIRST, AND 
WE BELIEVE THE 
IMPORTANT, TO 
HAVE ALL 
STUDENTS TESTED 
BEFORE THEY 
RETURN TO 
CAMPUS, NOT 
AFTER THEY 
RETURN, BUT 
BEFORE THEY 
RETURN, SO THAT 
THOSE WHO NEED 
ISOLATION CAN DO 
THAT AT HOME, 
AND WE CAN BEGIN 
THE SCHOOL YEAR. 
SECOND, OUR UAB 
FOLKS AND PALM 
BEACH ON ALL 
THREE OF OUR 
CAMPUSES HAVE 
DEVELOPED A 
SYMPTOM-TRACKING 
APP THAT IS USED 
ON THE PHONE.  
IT TAKES 20 
SECONDS TO SIGN 
UP FOR, AND 10 
SECONDS EVERY 
TWO OR THREE 
DAYS TO FOLLOW 
UP ON, TO TRACK 
SYMPTOMS.  
WE ALSO HAVE A 
PROGRAM TO TRACE 
CONTACTS THAT 
WILL ALLOW US TO 
MANAGE STUDENT 
OUTBREAKS DURING 
THE YEAR, AND 
LAST, SAMPLE 
TESTING PROGRAM 
THROUGHOUT THE 
REST OF THE 
SCHOOL YEAR.  
WHAT THIS DOES 
IS NOT ONLY, WE 
HOPE, ALLOW US 
TO REOPEN 
SCHOOLS, BUT TO 
KEEP THEM OPEN, 
WHICH IS GOING 
TO BE THE 
HARDEST PART.   
I WANT TO THANK 
YOU AND THE VICE 
PRESIDENT FOR 
THE ASSISTANCE 
THAT WE HAVE 
RECEIVED THROUGH 
THE FEDERAL 
PROGRAMS, 
WITHOUT THOSE IT 
WOULD HAVE BEEN 
VERY DIFFICULT 
FOR OUR MEDICAL 
CENTER TO 
CONTINUE, FOR 
CAMPUSES TO MAKE 
IT THROUGH THESE 
DIFFICULT TIMES, 
AND ALLOW US TO 
HAVE TESTING IN 
PLACE FOR OUR 
STUDENTS THIS 
FALL.  
SO, WE PROMISE 
TO DO OUR BEST, 
TO PROVIDE THIS 
ESSENTIAL 
SERVICE TO OUR 
STUDENTS AND 
CITIZENS AND WE 
GREATLY 
APPRECIATE THE 
ASSISTANCE YOU 
HAVE GIVEN US.  
>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH.  
GREAT PLACE, 
GREAT STATE.  
AND YOU ARE 
RIGHT ABOUT ONE 
THING, THERE IS 
NOTHING LIKE THE 
CAMPUS.  
IF WE HAVE 
LEARNED 
ANYTHING, IT IS 
THE COMPUTER 
WILL NEVER 
REPLACE THE 
CAMPUS.  
THEY THOUGHT IT 
WOULD FOR A 
WHILE, DIDN'T 
THEY?  
BUT IT DIDN'T.  
AFTER ABOUT, TWO 
WEEKS, WE 
FIGURED IT IS 
MUCH BETTER TO 
HAVE IT BE THE 
OLD FASHIONED 
WAY, RIGHT?  
GREAT STATEMENT, 
ACTUALLY.  
THANK YOU.   
>> THANK YOU, 
MR. PRESIDENT.   
MRS. TRUMP, MR. 
VICE PRESIDENT, 
AND MRS. PENCE.  
I AM A THIRD 
GRADE TEACHER AT 
BOSTON SACRAMENT 
CATHOLIC SCHOOL 
HERE IN 
WASHINGTON.  
I BELIEVE, MR. 
VICE PRESIDENT, 
YOU MENTIONED 
SOME HEROES 
SHORTLY AGO.  
I CERTAINLY 
AGREE WITH YOU, 
THE PARENTS, I 
COULDN'T HAVE 
DONE THIS FOR 
THE PAST FEW 
MONTHS AT HOME 
WITHOUT THE 
COMMUNITY OF 
PARENTS THAT WE 
HAVE ACROSS THE 
SCHOOL.   
I GUESS THE 
TEACHERS ARE 
HEROES IN THEIR 
OWN WAY.  
I REALLY BELIEVE 
THAT THE REAL 
HEROES HERE ARE 
THE STUDENTS.  
THE STUDENTS 
THAT PLUG ALONG, 
THAT ROSE TO THE 
OCCASION.  
IN FACT, ONE OF 
MY STUDENTS IS 
HERE TODAY, 
STAND UP.  
THAT IS WHY I AM 
HERE.   
THEY SHOWED 
INCREDIBLE 
RESILIENCE, 
SPIRIT, AND ALL 
OF THE GIFTS 
THAT GOD HAS 
GIVEN THEM.  
I REALLY BELIEVE 
THAT THE 
CHILDREN ARE OUR 
FUTURE, AS I 
KNOW THAT YOU 
DO, AND I THINK 
THAT THEY ARE 
WHAT IS TRULY 
GOING TO MAKE 
AMERICA GREAT 
AGAIN.   
SO, I WANT THEM 
TO BE BACK IN 
SCHOOL IN THE 
FALL.  
THANK YOU.   
>> GREAT.  
WE AGREE.  
THANK YOU.   
>> MR. TRUMP, 
MR. PRESIDENT, 
AND FIRST LADY, 
VICE PRESIDENT 
PENCE, AND MRS. 
PENCE.  
I WOULD LIKE YOU 
TO KNOW I 
PERSONALLY PRAY 
FOR YOU DAILY, 
ALL FOUR OF YOU. 
I CANNOT IMAGINE 
THE BURDEN ON 
YOUR SHOULDERS 
AND I KNOW IT IS 
ONLY THROUGH GOD 
THAT YOU CAN 
HANDLE THAT, AND 
I-- 
>> IT IS NOT 
EASY.   
>> I SO, SO 
APPRECIATE-- 
>> THANK YOU, 
THAT IS VERY 
NICE OF YOU.  
>>-- ALL THAT 
YOU HAVE DONE.  
I AM THE 
PRESIDENT OF OUR 
SCHOOL BOARD IN 
THE GREAT STATE 
OF OHIO IN 
CINCINNATI, DEAN 
HILL.  
WE ARE VERY 
ACTIVELY WORKING 
TO GET OUR 
CHILDREN BACK IN 
SCHOOL FULL 
TIME, ALL 
TOGETHER, AS 
SAFE AS 
POSSIBLE.  
WE ARE FORTUNATE 
THAT WE HAVE A 
LOT OF RESOURCES 
AND ARE ABLE TO 
DO THAT.  
MY BIGGEST 
CONCERN-- AND I 
HOPE THROUGH 
YOUR LEADERSHIP, 
WE WILL NOT HAVE 
OVER REGULATION 
AT THE LOCAL 
LEVEL THAT WOULD 
KEEP US FROM 
BEING ABLE TO 
ACCOMPLISH THAT 
GOAL.   
MY BIGGEST FEAR 
IS THAT WE WILL 
GET EVERYBODY 
BACK, WE WILL 
GET INTO A 
ROUTINE AND 
BECAUSE OF 
REGULATIONS AND 
MANDATES THAT WE 
WOULD HAVE TO 
CLOSE BACK DOWN, 
OR SEND CHILDREN 
HOME.  
THAT IS A VERY 
BIG CONCERN, 
THAT WOULD BE 
JUST SUCH A 
DISRUPTION ON 
TOP OF A 
DISRUPTION.  
SO, THAT IS 
PROBABLY MY 
BIGGEST CONCERN. 
I AM ALSO VERY 
HAPPY TO HEAR 
THAT UNIVERSITY 
OF ALABAMA HAS 
MADE THE 
STATEMENT TO GO 
BACK TO SCHOOL, 
TO COLLEGE 
ATHLETES, AND WE 
HAVE BEEN 
WAITING ALL 
SUMMER TO KNOW 
WHAT IS 
HAPPENING AT 
THAT HIGHER 
EDUCATION LEVEL 
AND IT IS 
DISRUPTIVE.  
THEY ARE GOING 
INTO THEIR 
SENIOR YEARS AND 
INTERNSHIPS WERE 
CANCELED AND IT 
IS A SCARY TIME. 
THAT IS A SCARY 
TIME ANYWAY, ON 
A GOOD DAY, FOR 
US AS A YOUNG 
PERSON.  
SO, I REALLY 
HOPE OUR HIGHER 
EDUCATION 
INSTITUTES WILL 
MAKE SOME 
DECISIONS SOON.  
AND, REALLY, I 
AM HONORED TO BE 
HERE.  
I APPRECIATE SO 
MUCH WHAT ALL OF 
YOU HAVE DONE, 
AND HOWEVER WE 
CAN HELP, PLEASE 
DON'T EVER 
HESITATE.  
>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH, AND 
WILL ALABAMA BE 
PLAYING SOME 
GREAT FOOTBALL?  
WHAT IS GOING ON 
WITH ALABAMA?  
>> MR. 
PRESIDENT, THAT 
IS NOT THE FIRST 
TIME WE HAVE 
HEARD THAT 
QUESTION, I CAN 
PROMISE YOU.   
WE ARE PLANNING 
TO PLAY THE 
SEASON AT 
UNIVERSITY OF 
ALABAMA, 
UNDERSTAND THAT 
CREATES GREAT 
DIFFICULTIES AND 
COMPLEXITIES AND 
WE ARE HOPING-- 
IT IS IMPORTANT 
TO A LOT OF 
PEOPLE BUT WE 
WILL DO OUR BEST 
ON THAT TOO.  
>> SAY HELLO TO 
THE COACH.  
GREAT COACH.  
>> YES, SIR.  
THANK YOU.   
>> MR. 
PRESIDENT, I 
DON'T KNOW ABOUT 
ALABAMA, BUT THE 
UNIVERSITY OF 
MIAMI IS GOING 
TO BE PLAYING.   
THE U IS IN THE 
HOUSE.   
YES, IT IS THE 
HURRICANE IN THE 
BUILDING.  
I AM JOHNNY 
TAYLOR, AS YOU 
KNOW, AND I AM 
YOUR APPOINTEE.  
I WANT TO START 
BY SAYING THANK 
YOU.  
I REMEMBER BEING 
RIGHT ACROSS THE 
HALLWAY IN 2017 
WHEN YOU 
APPOINTED ME TO 
BE YOUR ADVISOR, 
THE CHAIRMAN OF 
THE PRESIDENT'S 
BOARD OF 
ADVISORS ON 
HISTORICALLY 
BLACK COLLEGES 
AND 
UNIVERSITIESISM 
FRANKLY, THERE 
WERE PEOPLE WHO 
QUESTIONED 
WHETHER OR NOT 
ANYONE WOULD 
REALLY COME OF 
THAT, AND IF YOU 
WERE REALLY 
COMMITTED.  
I REMEMBER 
VISITING WITH 
VICE PRESIDENT 
IN THE ROOM JUST 
ACROSS THE HALL, 
AND YOU MET WITH 
60, ALMOST 70 OF 
OUR HISTORICALLY 
BLACK COLLEGES 
AND UNIVERSITY 
PRESIDENTS THAT 
CAME TO VISIT 
AND YOU ALL 
WELCOMED US.  
I REMEMBER 
MEETING WITH 
SECRETARY DEVOS 
EARLY ON AND IT 
WAS ALL OF THIS 
COMMITMENT TO 
HBCUs AND 
FRANKLY THE NAY 
SAYERS DIDN'T 
THINK YOU WOULD 
MAKE GOOD ON IT, 
AND YOU DID.  
LET ME START BY 
THANKING YOU, 
THANKING YOU FOR 
REMAINING 
COMMITTED TO THE 
COUNTRIES 101 
HISTORICALLY 
BLACK COLLEGES 
AND UNIVERSITIES 
AND ALLOWING ME 
TO BE THE 
CHAIRMAN OF THE 
BOARD THAT 
ADVISES YOU 
COLLECTIVELY ON 
HBCU.  
THANK YOU.  
LISTEN, YOU HAVE 
DONE GREAT BY US 
SO FAR, I MEAN, 
SINCE 2017, 
EVERY YEAR 
BUDGET HAS 
INCREASED, BUT 
NOT JUST 
FINANCIALLY, BUT 
TRUE SUPPORT OF 
OUR 
INSTITUTIONS.  
AND THIS, TODAY, 
IS YET ANOTHER 
EXAMPLE OF YOUR 
ADVOCACY, YOUR 
SUPPORT OF 
HISTORICALLY 
BLACK COLLEGES 
AND 
UNIVERSITIES, 
GIVING US THE 
SAFE SPACE TO 
RETURN SAFELY TO 
CAMPUS.  
WE NEED TO BRING 
OUR STUDENTS 
BACK BECAUSE, 
FRANKLY, WITHOUT 
THESE 
INSTITUTIONS, 
THESE GREATER 
INSTITUTIONS, 
MANY OF OUR 
COMMUNITIES, 
FRAGILE 
COMMUNITIES, 
WILL SUFFER IN 
WAYS THAT PEOPLE 
JUST CAN'T QUITE 
PUT THEIR ARMS 
AROUND.  
THE THREE THINGS 
I POINT OUT 
QUICKLY, FIRST 
OF ALL, ONLINE 
EDUCATION, THE 
VIRTUAL 
EDUCATION, WHILE 
IT IS WONDERFUL, 
IT IS NOT AS 
GOOD AS IN-
PERSON EDUCATION 
AND HIGHER 
EDUCATION.  
OUR STUDENTS, 
MANY COME FROM 
THE MOST 
FRAGICAL 
COMMUNITIES AND 
MANY DIDN'T HIGH 
QUALITY 
SECONDARY-- WHEN 
THEY GET TO POST 
SECONDARY SPACE 
THEY NEED 
TEACHERS, THEY 
TO LOOK ACROSS, 
OFFICE HOUR, 
NEED ASSISTANCE. 
WE NEED TO 
ENCOURAGE THE 
COLLEGES TO OPEN 
SO THAT THEIR 
STUDENTS CAN GET 
THE BEST 
EDUCATION AND, 
TRULY EXPERIENCE 
THE AMERICAN 
DREAM.  
SECONDLY, HBCU 
ECONOMIC DRIVERS 
IN MANY OF THE 
COMMUNITIES AND 
IN MANY OF THE 
COMMUNITIES THEY 
ARE THE LARGEST 
EMPLOYER.  
KIND ENOUGH TO 
CREATE 
OPPORTUNITY 
ZONES BUT WHEN 
SCHOOLS ARE SHUT 
DOWN THERE IS 
NOT MUCH  
OPPORTUNITY 
GOING ON.  
WE NEED THESE 
SCHOOLS TO BE 
OPEN SO WE CAN 
GET THE 
SURROUNDING 
COMMUNITY CAN GO 
BACK TO WORK, A 
LOT OF THOSE 
BUSINESSES ARE 
STRUGGLING, IF 
WE SHUT THE 
CAMPUSES DOWN 
AND THEY HAVE 
BEEN STRUGGLING 
FOR A 
SIGNIFICANT 
PERIOD OF TIME.  
SO IT IS ALSO 
JUST SMART 
BUSINESS, SMALL 
BUSINESSES NEED 
THIS.  
FINALLY, THE 
ENTIRE COUNTRY 
RIGHT NOW IS 
ENGAGED IN A 
DISCUSSION 
AROUND, YOU 
KNOW, RACIAL 
TENSION.  
AND THE NEED FOR 
DIVERSITY, AND 
CORPORATE 
AMERICA IN 
PARTICULAR WANTS 
US TO DO 
SOMETHING ABOUT 
IT.  
HBCUS PLAY AN 
OUTSIDE ROLE IN 
HELPING FALL FOR 
THAT PROBLEM.  
HISTORICALLY WE 
HAVE CREATED THE 
DISPROPORTIONATELY 
BLACK LEADERS, 
TEACHERS, 
DOCTORS, 
LAWYERS, JUDGES, 
ET CETERA, FAR 
MORE THAN THE 
101 SCHOOLS 
SHOULD BE 
PUNCHING.  
THEY ARE 
ACTUALLY 
PUNCHING ABOVE 
THEIR WEIGHT.  
THEREFORE, IF WE 
ARE GOING TO 
COMMIT, LONG 
TERM, TO 
ADDRESSING THE 
RACIAL 
INIQUITIES AND 
ISSUES OF 
DISCRIMINATION 
IN OUR COUNTRY.  
HBCUS HAVE TO BE 
A PART OF THAT.  
YOU DO THAT BY 
GETTING KIDS AND 
FACULTY MEMBERS 
AND STUDENTS 
BACK TO WORK.  
ON BEHALF OF THE 
101HBUs, AS AN 
AMERICAN, AS A 
FATHER OF 10-
YEAR-OLD GITAL 
GIRL, THANK YOU 
FOR THE 
COMMITMENT TO 
GET OUR CHILDREN 
BACK SAFELY, SO 
THEY CAN LEARN 
AND, AS I SAID, 
EXPERIENCE THE 
AMERICAN DREAM.  
THANK YOU.  
>> THANK YOU.  
YOU ARE DOING A 
GREAT JOB.  
THE ONLY THING 
IS I DON'T THINK 
PEOPLE KNOW HOW 
MUCH WE HAVE 
DONE FOR 
HISTORICALLY 
BLACK COLLEGES 
AND 
UNIVERSITIES.  
NOBODY KNOWS WE 
HAVE DONE MORE 
THAN ANY 
ADMINISTRATION 
IN HISTORY.  
AND NOBODY KNOWS 
THAT, BUT MAYBE 
THEY WILL FIND 
OUT EVENTUALLY.  
THEY WILL FIND 
OUT.  
BUT THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH.  
APPRECIATE IT.  
PLEASE.   
>> I AM BRAD 
WELLER FROM 
PENNSYLVANIA, 
7th GRADE 
SCIENCE TEACHER. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH, MR. 
PRESIDENT, FOR 
BEING HERE, AND 
DOING ALL THIS, 
FIRST LADY, MR. 
PENCE, AND I 
REALLY, REALLY 
WANT TO THANK 
KAREN PENCE FOR 
STEALING ALL OF 
MY INFORMATION I 
HAD WRITTEN DOWN 
THIS MORNING, 
AND THEN SHE DID 
IT AGAIN AFTER I 
WROTE NEW STUFF 
DOWN JUST HERE 
THIS AFTERNOON.  
SO, APPRECIATE 
IT.  
NO Y AM GO DOING 
KEEP THIS SHORT 
AND SWEET.   
WE ARE READY TO 
GO BACK.  
WE LITERALLY ARE 
READY TO GO 
BACK.  
I KNOW OUR 
STUDENTS-- I 
KNOW I HAVE 
THREE KIDS AT 
HOME.  
THEY WANT TO GO 
BACK.  
IT IS TIME.  
IT IS TIME.  
JUST LIKE YOUR 
ECONOMY, WHICH 
IS THE GREATEST 
ECONOMY EVER IN 
THE HISTORY OF 
THE WORLD.  
I APPRECIATE 
THAT.  
YOU HAD TO SLOW 
IT DOWN, THE 
DEMAND WAS GONE. 
WE DID THE SAME 
THING TO OUR 
STUDENTS LAST 
YEAR-- THEIR 
MOMENTUM-- THEY 
WERE ROLLING, A 
WELL-OILED 
MACHINE, AND 
THEN ALL OF A 
SUDDEN JUST YOU 
HAD TO THROW IT 
IN PARK.   
IF WE JUST HAVE 
TO CHANGE GEARS 
A LITTLE BIT 
THIS YEAR, YOU 
KNOW, THAT IS 
ONE THING WE CAN 
DO, BUT TO THROW 
IT IN PARK AGAIN-
- I DON'T LIKE 
THAT OPTION.  
>> THANK YOU.  
YOU ARE RIGHT.   
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH.  
BROOK?  
>> THANK YOU, 
MR. PRESIDENT.  
I AM BROOK 
RAWLINS, THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
DOMESTIC POLICY 
CHIEF AND WHILE 
I LISTEN TO 
EVERYONE, I AM 
STRUCK-- I DON'T 
KNOW THET THE 
WORLD 
UNDERSTANDS, BUT 
I THINK IT IS SO 
IMPORTANT.  
WE HAVE A 
PRESIDENT WHO 
WAS ARGUABLY ONE 
OF THE MOST 
SUCCESSFUL 
BUSINESS MEN IN 
THE HISTORY OF 
OUR COUNTRY, THE 
FIRST LADY, WHO 
HAS SPENT HER 
TIME AND HER 
TALENT AND EXTRA 
ORDINARY SKILL 
ON FOCUSING ON 
THE WELL BEING 
OF CHILDREN, WE 
HAVE A VICE 
PRESIDENT WHO IS 
ONE OF THE MOST 
SUCCESSFUL 
GOVERNORS IN THE 
HISTORY OF OUR 
COUNTRY, AND WE 
HAVE A SECOND 
LADY WHO HAS A 
CAREER AND IS 
FOCUSED ON BEING 
A TEACHER AND 
EDUCATOR.  
THIS IS THE 
DREAM TEAM.  
I DON'T KNOW 
THAT THERE WILL 
EVER BE ANOTHER 
LEADERSHIP TEAM 
LIKE THE FOUR OF 
YOU TO LEAD THIS 
COUNTRY BACK TO 
EVEN GREATER 
HEIGHTS THAN IT 
WAS EVER BEFORE. 
IN MARCH OF THIS 
YEAR, 75 MILLION 
STUDENTS' LIVES 
AND THEIR 
FAMILIES LIVES 
WERE UP ENDED 
WHEN THEY WERE 
SENT HOME.  
75 MILLION, PLUS 
FAMILIES, JUST A 
COUPLE OF MONTHS 
LATER, HERE WE 
ARE IN THE EAST 
ROOM OF THE 
WHITE HOUSE WITH 
SOME OF THE 
COUNTRY'S 
GREATEST 
EDUCATORS, 
LEADERS, 
TEACHERS, HBCU 
LEADERS, COMING 
TOGETHER TO 
FIGURE OUT HOW 
TO GET THESE 
SCHOOLS 
REOPENED, HOW TO 
DO IT IN A SAFE 
WAY, AND HOW TO 
DO IT WHERE WE 
PUT CHILDREN 
FIRST.  
THE GOOD NEWS, I 
AM SO GLAD THAT 
THE DOCTOR IS 
HERE FROM 
AMERICAN PEDIAT 
RACK SOCIETY 
ASSOCIATION, 
BECAUSE WE ARE 
NOW 
UNDERSTANDING 
THAT-- I THINK 
ANALYSIS OF 45 
STUDIES SHOWED 
THAT THE 
PREPONDERANCE OF 
EVIDENCE 
INDICATES THAT 
CHILDREN ARE 
LESS LIKELY TO 
BE SYMPTOMATIC, 
HAVE THE SEVERE 
DISEASE, OR BE 
REALLY 
SUSCEPTIBLE IN 
TRANSMIT COVID-
19, AND FOR THE 
WEEK ENDING JUNE 
27, SCHOOL-AGED 
CHILDREN 
ACCOUNTED FOR 
ONLY 1.3% OF 
COVID-19-RELATED 
HOSPITALIZATIONS. 
THE EVIDENCE IS 
SHOWING IT 
REALLY IS TIME 
FOR THESE KIDS 
TO GET BACK TO 
SCHOOL, BUT IT 
IS REALLY IS 
ABOUT THE MENTAL 
HEALTH, WELL 
BEING, AND 
EMOTIONAL WELL 
BEING OF THE 
KIDS, BUT ALSO 
FOCUSING ON, AS 
THIS PRESIDENT 
HAS DONE, THE 
LAST THING I 
WILL SAY, THE 
FORGOTTEN 
AMERICANS, 
VULNERABLE 
AMERICANS, WHO 
ARE MOST 
SUSCEPTIBLE TO 
THE RAVAGES OF 
WHAT HAPPENS 
WHEN WE DON'T 
GET KIDS BACK TO 
SCHOOL AND DON'T 
GET KIDS AND 
LIVES BACK TO 
NORMAL.  
AS THE MOTHER OF 
A 5th GRADER, 
7th, 8th, AND 
10th GRADER, 
THERE IS NO 
DOUBT IN MY MIND 
REPRESENTING ALL 
THE MOMS IN THIS 
COUNTRY, THAT WE 
WOULD REALLY 
LOVE FOR OUR 
KIDS TO GET BACK 
TO SCHOOL, BUT 
IT IS ABOUT SO 
MUCH MORE, IT IS 
BOUT THE WELL 
BEING AND SAFETY 
AND ECONOMIC 
PROSPERITY OF 
THE COUNTRY.  
AND HAVING THIS 
DREAM TEAM ALONG 
WITH KELLYANN 
AND SECRETARY 
DEVOS, AZAR AND 
OUR TEAM, THIS 
COUNTRY NEEDS TO 
KNOW WE ARE 
FIGHTING EVERY 
DAY FOR EVERY 
AMERICAN AND TO 
INSURE THAT WE 
CAN REOPEN 
SAFELY AND MAKE 
SURE THAT IT IS 
DONE IN THE 
PROPER WAY.  
THANK YOU, MR. 
PRESIDENT.  
>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH.  
PLEASE.   
>> MR. 
PRESIDENT, MR. 
TRUMP, VICE 
PRESIDENT,PLACE 
PENCE, AN HAWN 
TOOR BE HERE 
REPRESENTING 
FORSYTH COUNTY 
SCHOOLS IN 
GEORGIA, ABOUT 
30 MILES NORTH 
OF ATLANTA, 
SERVE 52,000 
STUDENTS IN OUR 
SCHOOL SYSTEM.  
WE ARE READY TO 
GO, WE ARE GOING 
TO OPEN DOORS 
AUGUST 6.  WE 
HAVE BEEN 
PREPARING ALL 
SUMMER.  
WE WILL HAVE 
GUIDELINES IN 
PLACE, I AM 
REALLY PROUD OF 
OUR TEACHERS AND 
STUDENTS, HOW 
WELL THEY 
PERFORMED LAST 
SPRING, BUT AS 
EVERYONE HAS 
SAID THIS 
MORNING, THIS 
AFTERNOON, OUR 
STUDENTS NEED TO 
BE BACK IN 
SCHOOL.  
AND WE WILL BE 
PREPARED ON 
AUGUST 6.  I 
WILL ASSURE YOU 
OF THAT.  
>> GREAT.  
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH.   
>> THANK YOU, 
MR. PRESIDENT, 
MRS. TRUMP, MR. 
VICE PRESIDENT, 
MRS. PENCE.  
THANK YOU FOR 
YOUR BOLD 
LEADERSHIP AND 
CONVENING US FOR 
THE VITAL 
CONVERSATIONFELT 
IT IS CLUR OUR 
NATION'S SCHOOLS 
MUST FULLY REP 
OPEN AND FULLY 
REOPERATE.  
ANYTHING SHORT 
OF THAT ROBS 
STUNS, NOT TO 
MENTION 
TAXPAYERS, OF 
THEIR FUTURES 
AND THEIR 
FUTURES 
REPRESENT OUR 
NATION'S FUTURE. 
SO IT IS NOT A 
QUESTION OF IF, 
IT IS JUST A 
QUESTION OF HOW. 
WE HAD A GOOD 
DISCUSSION TODAY 
ON HOW TO INSURE 
SCHOOLS REOPEN 
AND EDUCATION 
CONTINUES IN 
WAYS THAT KEEPS 
STUDENTS AND 
TEACHERS HEALTHY 
AND SAFE.   
UNDER THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
STRONG 
LEADERSHIP, OUR 
ECONOMY IS 
ROARING BACK, 
OUR SCHOOLS MUST 
DO THE SAME.   
THIS IS A MOMENT 
FOR AMERICAN 
EDUCATORS TO 
RISE TO MEET THE 
NEEDS OF EVERY 
STUDENT.  
STUDENTS CAN'T 
AFFORD TO FALL 
FURTHER BEHIND.  
EVEN BEFORE THE 
VIRUS, TOO MANY 
WERE TRAPPED IN 
SCHOOLS THAT 
DON'T MEET THEIR 
NEEDS.  
THIS IS THE TIME 
TO REOPEN 
SCHOOLS, TO 
RETHINK SCHOOLS, 
TO BE MORE 
NIMBLE, MORE 
AGILE, MORE 
RESPONSIVE TO 
STUDENTS' NEEDS 
IN THE 21st 
CENTURY CHANGING 
WORLD.  
THIS MOMENT 
DEMANDS ACTION, 
NOT EXCUSE 
MAKING OR FEAR 
MONGERING.  
WE HAVE DONE 
WHATEVER IT 
TAKES BEFORE, 
AND AS KELLY ANN 
SAID EARLIER AND 
AS YOU HAVE 
OFTEN SAID, MR. 
PRESIDENT, WE 
DUG OUT THE 
PANAMA CANAL, 
WON WORLD WARS, 
REDUCED BERLIN 
WALL TO RUBBLE, 
AND THANKS TO 
YOU DEFEATED 
ISIS.  
WITH GRIT, DE-
TERMINATION, AND 
GRACE, WE CAN DO 
WHAT IS RIGHT 
FOR ALL STUDENTS 
AND INSURE THEY 
ARE BACK IN 
SCHOOL.  
THANK YOU.  
>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH, 
BETSY. 
APPRECIATE IT.  
VERY NICE.   
>> GOOD 
AFTERNOON.  
THANK YOU, MR. 
PRESIDENT, FIRST 
LADY TRUMP, VICE 
PRESIDENT PENCE, 
AND SECOND LADY 
PENCE.  
IT IS AN HONOR 
TO BE HERE, MAY 
NAME IS NICOLE 
WASHINGTON, A 
TRUSTEE AT THE 
FLORIDA AG 
MECHANICAL 
UNIVERSITY IN 
TALLAHASSEE, AS 
WELL AS MIAMI-
DADE COLLEGE IN 
FLORIDA.  
AS YOU WELL 
KNOWN, OUR 
SCHOOLS CLOSED, 
IN MANY WAYS PAN 
DWEMIC 
ACCELERATED 
TRAJECTORY TO 
USE TECHNOLOGY 
TO EXPAND 
SERVICES.  
IT HAS NOT BEEN 
EASY, I HAD THE 
PLEASURE OF 
TEACHER A CLASS 
THIS SUMMER AT 
THE UNIVERSITY 
OF MIAMI.  
I APPLAUD ALL OF 
THE FACULTY AND 
STAFF WHO HAVE 
HAD TO PIVOT AND 
PROVIDE SERVICES 
TO STUDENTS.  
FLORIDA ALUM IS 
GOING TO INVITE 
ALL OF THESE AND 
THE BOARD MADE 
THE DECISION 
BASED ON A 
SURVEY THAT 
FOUND ONLY A 
THIRD WOULD 
LIKELY STAY IF 
WE CHOSE TO 
REMAIN REMOTE 
ONLINE FOR THE 
FALL.  
STUDENTS WOULD 
CHOOSE ONLINE 
OPTIONS OR 
OPTIONS CLOSER 
TO HOME, OR MORE 
EFFECTIVE 
MEASURERS.  
IF WE WANT TO 
REOPEN, I THINK 
THERE ARE 
OBVIOUSLY 
CONCERNS, EITHER 
WAY, IF WE 
REMAIN VIRTUAL, 
WE HAVE 
ENROLLMENT 
CONCERNS, 
STUDENT 
ENGAGEMENT 
CONCERNS, AS 
WELL AS 
BUDGETARY 
CONCERNS, AND 
THEN IF WE OPEN 
WE HAVE TO BE 
VERY COGNISANT 
ABOUT HEALTH AND 
SAFETY, 
LIABILITY 
CONCERNS, AS 
WELL AS THE COST 
ASSOCIATED WITH 
REOPENING, WE 
ARE VERY 
THANKFUL FOR THE 
CARES ACT 
TRADITIONAL 
ALLOCATION FOR 
TESTING, 
TRACING, THAT 
WILL BE A 
RECURRING COST 
GOING FORWARD.  
WHAT I WOULD 
LIKE TO CLOSE ON 
IS THE PANDEMIC 
DISPELS THE MYTH 
THAT HIGHER 
EDUCATION CAN 
CHANGE ON A 
DIME.  
OUR INSTITUTIONS 
ARE PRINTING 
PPE, WE HAVE 
EXPANDED STUDENT 
SERVICES, 
VIRTUALLY ONLINE 
THAT WE DIDN'T 
THINK WE COULD 
DO, OUR STUDENTS 
ARE CREATING 
APPS, AND I HOPE 
WE ENCOURAGE THE 
INNOVATIONS TO 
CONTINUE AFTER 
WE RETURN TO THE 
NEW NORMAL, AND 
PROVIDE HIGH 
QUALITY IN TIME 
SERVICES TO 
ACCOMMODATE OUR 
STUDENTS' 
PREFERENCES AND 
SCHEDULES.  
THANK YOU.  
>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH.  
THANK YOU.  
>> PLEASE.   
>> THANK YOU, 
MR. PRESIDENT, 
FIRST LADY, MR. 
VICE PRESIDENT, 
AND MRS. PENCE, 
FOR THE HONOR OF 
BEING HERE 
TODAY.  
MY NAME IS 
DELANEY 
MCDONALD, 
STUDENT TRUSTEE 
AT MIDDLE 
TENNESSEE STATE 
UNIVERSITY.  
I WAS HOME 
SCHOOLED ALL MY 
LIFE BY CHOICE, 
NOT BECAUSE OF A 
PANDEMIC.  
SO I REALLY 
UNDERSTAND WHAT 
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN 
GOING THROUGH.  
AND I WAS 
HONORED TO 
RECEIVE THE 
BUCHANAN 
FELLOWSHIP WHICH 
IS THE HIGHEST 
ACADEMIC 
SCHOLARSHIP 
GIVEN TO 
INCOMING 
FRESHMAN.  
I WAS HEAVILY 
INVOLVED ON 
CAMPUS, I SERVED 
AS STUDENT BODY 
PRESIDENT AS 
WELL SO I KNOW 
THE EXTREME 
IMPORTANCE THAT 
THE CAMPUS 
ENVIRONMENT HAS 
ON STUDENT 
SUCCESS.  
MY FELLOW 
STUDENTS ACROSS 
THE NATION HAVE 
LOST A LOT THIS 
YEAR, AND IT IS 
IMPORTANT TO ALL 
OF US TO SAFELY 
RETURN TO CAMPUS 
THIS FALL.  
MY UNIVERSITY 
HAS DONE AN 
EXCEPTIONAL JOB 
OF UPDATING 
STUDENTS, 
REASSURING THEM 
THAT THEY ARE 
TIRELESSLY 
WORKING FOR OUR 
SAFE RETURN TO 
CAMPUS, AND I 
HONORED TO BE 
HERE TODAY, 
INCLUDED IN THE 
DISCUSSION AND 
EXCITED TO TAKE 
BACK WHAT I 
LEARNED TO MY 
FELLOW STUDENT 
BODY.  
THANK YOU.   
>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH.   
>> GOOD 
AFTERNOON.   
MR. PRESIDENT, 
FIRST LADY, VICE 
PRESIDENT, 
SECOND LADY, I 
WILL BRAG ON 
HER, SHE IS AN 
MTSU STUDENT, I 
AM THE PRESIDENT 
OF MIDDLE 
TENNESSEE STATE 
UNIVERSITY.  
WE ATTRACT THE 
BEST AND THE 
BRIGHTEST, NOT 
ONLY IN THE 
STATE OF 
TENNESSEE, BUT 
AROUND THE 
UNITED STATES.  
I LIKE ALL 
PARTICIPANTS 
HERE THIS 
AFTERNOON, I AM 
HONORED TO BE A 
PART OF THIS 
VERY IMPORTANT 
CONVERSATION 
REGARDING 
REOPENING OF 
SCHOOLS, 
COLLEGES, 
UNIVERSITIES.  
FOR THE PAST 20 
YEARS I SERVE AS 
PRESIDENT OF THE 
INSTITUTION.  
WE HAVE 37 MILES 
SOUTHEAST OF 
NASHVILLE.  
WE ARE ONE OF 
THE LARGEST 
UNDERGRADT 
UNIVERSITIES IN 
TENNESSEE.  
WE HAVE GROWN 
TREMENDOUSLY 
OVER THE YEARS.  
AND WE ARE PROUD 
TO BE ONE OF THE 
PRINCETON 
REVIEW'S 2020, 
300 PLUS BEST 
UNIVERSITIES IN 
THE UNITED 
STATES OF 
AMERICA.  
WE ARE DOING 
INCREDIBLE 
THINGS THERE AT 
THE UNIVERSITY, 
WE HAVE 22,000 
STUDENTS.  
VERY DIVERSE 
STUDENT BODY, 
38% OF OUR 
FRESHMAN CLASS 
FIRST 
GENERATION, AND 
WE ARE PROUD OF 
THAT.  
40% ARE LOW 
INCOME.   
OUR AVERAGE 
A.C.T. 
SCORE IS ONE OF 
THE HIGHEST IN 
THE STATE OF 
TENNESSEE.   
WE ARE MAJOR 
COMPREHENSIVE 
UNIVERSITY.  
EACH YEAR, FOR 
THE STATE OF 
TENNESSEE, WE 
PRODUCE MORE 
DEGREES THAN ANY 
OTHER 
UNIVERSITY, 
5,000 DEGREES 
EACH YEAR, MPSU 
PRODUCES FOR THE 
STATE.   
THAT IS SOME OF 
THE HIGHLIGHTS 
OF OUR DECISION 
TO REOPEN.  
WE STEPPED OUT, 
WE WERE THE VERY 
FIRST UNIVERSITY 
IN THE STATE OF 
TENNESSEE TO 
ANNOUNCE THAT WE 
ARE GOING TO 
REOPEN FOR THE 
FALL.   
IN-PERSON CLASS. 
BUT IN REALTY, 
MR. PRESIDENT, 
WE NEVER CLOSED, 
BECAUSE OF THE 
NATURE OF OUR 
STUDENT 
POPULATION, MANY 
OF OUR STUDENTS 
HAVE NO WHERE TO 
GO IN MARCH, 
WHEN A LOT OF 
SCHOOLS CLOSED 
DOWN, AND SO WE 
KEPT OUR 
RESIDENCE HALLS 
OPEN, WE KEPT 
OUR CAFETERIA, 
AND WE PROVIDED 
THE SAME 
SERVICE, 
OBVIOUSLY, 
TAKING 
CONSIDERATION 
THE VIRUS, AND 
SO WE FEEL WE 
HAVE THE 
EXPERIENCE OF 
OPERATING A 
UNIVERSITY IN A 
PANDEMIC.  
WITH REGARD TO 
HEALTH AND 
SAFETY OF 
STUDENTS THE 
PRIORITY.  
IT WAS REALLY 
INTERESTING AS 
WE WERE MAKING 
THIS DECISION, 
WE HAVE A VERY 
ACTIVE PARENTS 
FACEBOOK PAGE 
SOMETIMES TOO 
ACTIVE.   
WE HAVE A VERY 
ACTIVE STUDENT 
BODY FACEBOOK 
PAGE.  
SO WE SURVEYED 
THEM.  
WE SURVEYED 
PARENTS, AND 
STUDENTS, AND 
ASKED THEIR 
FEELINGS ABOUT 
RETURNING AND 
WOULD THEY 
RETURN?  
THE VAST 
MAJORITY OF BOTH 
OUR PARENTS AND 
STUDENTS FROM 
THAT SURVEY 
INDICATED TO US 
THAT THEY WOULD 
WANT OUR 
UNIVERSITY TO BE 
OPENED.   
SO MY EXECUTIVE 
TEAM THAT MADE 
THESE DECISIONS, 
INCLUDING THE 
DOCTOR OF OUR 
HEALTH CENTER, 
WE DECIDED WOE 
WERE GOING TO 
PUT TOGETHER A 
PLAN THAT WOULD 
MAKE OUR PARENTS 
AND STUDENTS 
CONFIDENT-- WE 
CAN'T GUARANTEE 
ANYTHING WITH 
REGARD TO THE 
VIRUS, BUT WE 
THOUGHT WE 
COMMUNICATE WITH 
THEM AND PUT A 
MITIGATION PLAN 
TOGETHER AND I 
HAVE TWO OF MY 
COLLEAGUES HERE 
FROM THE STATE 
OF TENNESSEE 
ALREADY, AND MY 
UNIVERSITY HAD A 
MEETING-- WAS IT 
LAST WEEK, 
COMMISSIONER?  
SHE BROUGHT HER 
STAFF DOWN, WE 
PUT TOGETHER A 
VERY STRONG 
MITIGATION PLAN 
THAT IS TESTING, 
CONTACT TRACING, 
AND ISOLATION 
AND QUARANTINE 
IF NEEDED FOR 
OUR STUDENTS.  
I WANT TO GIVE A 
BRIEF OVERVIEW 
OF HOW THE CARES 
MONEY REALLY 
HELP OUR 
UNIVERSITY, MR. 
PRESIDENT.   
AS WE LOOK AT 
PIVOTING FROM IN-
PERSON TO ONLINE 
AND REMOTE, WE 
ALWAYS HAD A 
STRONG 
TECHNOLOGY 
OPERATION, BUT 
WE NEEDED TO 
BUILD A STRONGER 
ONE THAT WOULD 
PROVIDE QUALITY 
EDUCATION.  
SO WE INVESTED 
$6.9 MILLION, 
3.4 UP TO 6.9 
CAME FROM THE 
CARES ACT.  
THIS INVESTMENT 
ALLOWED US TO 
PURCHASE THE 
NEWEST 
INSTRUCTIONAL 
TECHNOLOGY TO 
FACILITATE 
TEACHING AND 
LEARNING AT THE 
UNIVERSITY.  
WHAT DOES THIS 
MEAN, IS 
REGARDLESS OF 
WHERE A STUDENT 
IS, EACH AND 
EVERY SINGLE 
CLASS AT OUR 
UNIVERSITY IS 
GOING TO BE 
CAPTURED 
ELECTRONICALLY, 
AND IT IS GOING 
TO BE ARCHIVED 
AND STUDENTS 
WILL BE ABLE TO 
ACCESS THOSE 
LECTURES AT ANY 
TIME, ANYWHERE.  
WHICH MEAN 
PHYSICAL A 
STUDENT GETS 
SICK OR THEY 
HAVE TO ATTEND 
TO A SICK PARENT 
AND THEY CAN'T 
MAKE IT TO 
CLASS, OR THEY 
ARE NOT GOING TO 
BE DISADVANTAGED 
AS A RESULT OF 
THIS TECHNOLOGY. 
SO, WE BELIEVE 
IT IS  IN THE 
BEST INTEREST OF 
STUDENTS TO OPEN 
UP, PROVIDE TOP-
QUALITY 
EDUCATION.  
WE FEEL FOR OUR 
STUDENTS, OUR 
UNIVERSITY 
PROVIDED 459 LAP 
TOPS, FREE LAP 
TOPS FOR OUR 
STUDENTS.  
673 INTERNET HOT 
SPOTS, FREE.  
: FOR FACULTY, 
101 LAP TOPS, 
235 INTERNET HOT 
SPOTS.  
SO I CLOSE WITH 
THIS, THAT WE 
MUST UNDERSTAND 
THE 
DEMOGRAPHICS, 
MUST UNDERSTAND 
OUR COMMUNITIES, 
AND, INDEED, 
MUST UNDERSTAND 
SOME OF THE 
CHALLENGES THAT 
WE ARE GOING TO 
FACE IN HIGHER 
EDUCATION, AND 
BECAUSE OF THE 
DEMOGRAPHICS OF 
OUR STUDENT 
POPULATION, WE 
HAVE WORKED VERY 
HARD TO ADDRESS 
THE ISSUE OF THE 
DESPERATE AND 
DISAPPROPRIATE 
AMOUNT OF 
MINORITIES AND 
PEOPLE OF COLOR, 
LOW INCOME, THAT 
ARE BEING 
AFFECTED BY THIS 
VIRUS.  
SO WE HAVE 
PARTNERED WITH 
ONE OF THE SOROR 
TAZ, THE AKAs, 
AND THEY HAVE 
PUT TOGETHER AN 
INCREDIBLE 
PACKAGE OF 
INFORMATION THAT 
WILL BE GIVEN 
OUT TO OUR 
STUDENTS AS THEY 
RETURN.  
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH FOR HAVING 
US, AND WE LOOK 
FORWARD TO THIS 
CONVERSATION.  
I LEARNED QUITE 
A BIT TODAY.  
THANK YOU.  
>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH.  
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH.  
GREAT JOB, TOO.  
I WANT TO THANK 
EVERYBODY, AND I 
WANT TO JUST 
SAY, GET OPEN IN 
THE FALL.  
WE WANT YOUR 
SCHOOLS OPEN, IT 
IS GOING TO BE A 
MUCH BETTER 
CLIMATE THAN IT 
IS RIGHT NOW.  
WE ARE ON THE 
RIGHT SIDE OF 
THINGS, DEBORAH, 
I THINK WE CAN 
SAY THAT.  
LOT OF WORK HAS 
BEEN DONE.  
WE UNDERSTAND 
WHAT WE ARE 
DOING, VERY, 
VERY WELL.  
AGAIN, MORTALITY 
RATE, THE LOWEST 
ANYWHERE IN THE 
WORLD.  
AND WE WANT TO 
GET THIS DONE 
AND WE WANT TO 
GET OUR 
CONCOUNTRY GOING 
AGAIN.  
ECONOMICALLY 
DOING WELL.  
WE WANT TO DO 
WITH WITH 
EDUCATION.  
I SEE HARVARD 
ANNOUNCED THEY 
ARE CLOSING FOR 
THE SEASON, OR 
FOR THE YEAR, I 
THINK IT IS 
RIDICULOUS.  
I THINK IT IS AN 
EASY WAY OUT AND 
I THINK THEY 
OUGHT TO BE 
ASHAMED OF 
THEMSELVES, YOU 
WANT TO KNOW THE 
TRUTH.  
BUT I NOTICED 
THAT TODAY.  
AND PROBABLY 
OTHERERIZE DOING 
THAT, THAT IS 
CALLED THE EASY 
WAY OUT.  
I DON'T KNOW IF 
PEOPLE ARE 
HELPING THEM-- I 
GUESS THEIR 
ENDOWMENT IS 
PLENTY BIG, THEY 
DON'T DOB HAVE A 
PROBLEM WITH 
THAT.  
THAT IS NOT WHAT 
WE WANT TO DO, 
BECAUSE IT IS 
VERY IMPORTANT 
TO  IMPORTANT TO 
SO MANY 
INSTRUCTORS AND 
PARENTS, SO 
IMPORTANT THAT 
CHILDREN ARE 
TOGETHER ON 
CAMPUS AND THAT 
IS WHAT WE ARE 
STRIVING FOR AND 
WE WILL BE 
STRONG ON THAT, 
VERY, VERY 
POWERFUL ON THAT 
VIEW.  
WE WANT OUR 
SCHOOLS OPEN IN 
THE FALL.  
TOMORROW I AM 
MEET WG THE 
PRESIDENT OF 
MEXICO, I SAY 
THAT TO THE 
MEDIA, BECAUSE 
IT WILL BE QUITE 
A MEETING.  
HE IS A GOOD 
MAN, A FRIEND OF 
MINE.  
AND WE HAVE A 
GREAT 
RELATIONSHIP 
WITH MEXICO.  
SO WE WILL BE 
MEETING 
TOMORROW.  
THANK YOU ALL 
VERY MUCH.  
THANK YOU.  
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH.  
CONGRATULATIONS, 
EVERYBODY.   
>> MR. 
PRESIDENT, DO 
YOU HAVE A 
MESSAGE?  
>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW, LETS 
GO TO NBC NEWS 
NOW 
CORRESPONDENT 
ALEXA FOLLOWING 
THE LATEST 
HEADLINES FROM 
NBC NEWS.COM.  
HAPPY TUESDAY TO 
YOU, HOW ABOUT 
AN UPDATE?  
>> THANKS FOR 
HAVING ME AS 
ALWAYS.  
WE ARE GOING TO 
DIVE RIGHT IN.  
THE PRESIDENT OF 
BRAZIL TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR 
CORONAVIRUS 
AFTER REPEATEDLY 
DOWNPLAYING 
MEASURES SINCE 
AS SOCIAL 
DISTANCING, THAT 
IS FROM NBC, THE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
PALACE SAID HE 
WAS TESTED 
POSITIVE AFTER 
NOT FEELING 
WELL.  
BRAZIL WITH MORE 
THAN 1.6 MILLION 
CONFIRMED CASES 
ACCORDING TO AN 
ACOUN FROM JOHN 
HOPKINS.  
NOW FROM NOAH, 
THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION IS 
REVIEWING NEW 
EVIDENCE ON 
CORONAVIRUS 
TRANSMISSION 
AFTER MORE THAN 
205 URGED TO 
CONSIDER AIR 
BORN STRED.  
TAKE A LISTEN.  
>> WE HAVE BEEN 
TALKING ABOUT 
THE POSSIBILITY 
OF AIR BORN 
TRANSMISSION AND 
AEROSOL 
TRANSMISSION, AS 
ONE OF THE MODES 
OF TRANSMISSION 
OF COVID-19.  
WE ARE ALSO 
LOOKING AT THE 
POSSIBLE ROLE OF 
AIRBORNE 
TRANSMISSION IN 
OTHER SETTINGS, 
WHERE YOU HAVE 
PARTICULARLY 
CLOSE SETTINGS 
WITH POOR 
VENTILATION.   
>> Reporter: THE 
TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION'S 
OPERATION WARP 
SPEED PROGRAM 
HAS GIVEN BIO 
TECH COMPANY 
$1.6 BILLION TO 
HELP TEST, 
PRODUCE, AND 
DELIVER A 
CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINE, THE 
LARGEST 
INVESTMENT MADE 
BY THE U.S. 
GOVERNMENT SO 
FAR TO 
ACCELERATE THE 
SEARCH FOR A 
PREVENTATIVE 
TREATMENT.  
THE COMPANY SAID 
IT WOULD HELP 
THE GOAL OF 
DELIVERING 100 
MILLION DOSES AT 
THE EARLIEST BY 
THE END OF THE 
YEAR.  
>>>   ATLANTA 
MAYOR APPEARED 
ON GOOD MORNING 
AMERICAN AFTER 
ANNOUNCING SHE 
TESTED POSITIVE 
POSITIVE 
POSITIVE, SHE 
SHARED SEVERAL 
THOUGHTS, TAKE A 
LISTEN .   
>> I THINK WE 
WERE TOO 
AGGRESSIVE IN 
OPENING UP.  
IT WAS TOO SOON. 
WE ARE PAYING 
FOR IT, NOT JUST 
IN GEORGIA, BUT 
PAYING FOR IT 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY, AND 
PEOPLE ARE 
PAYING FOR IT 
WITH THEIR 
LIVES.   
>> Reporter: TOM 
HANKS OPENED UP 
ABOUT 
CORONAVIRUS IN 
HIS FIRST LIVE 
INTERVIEW, THE 
53-YEAR-OLD 
ACTOR URGED 
AMERICANS TO 
TAKE THE 
NECESSARY 
PRECAUTIONS.  
>> THE IDEA OF 
DOING ONE'S 
PART, THOUGH, 
SHOULD BE SO 
SIMPLE.  
WEAR A MASK.  
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING.  
WASH YOUR HANDS. 
THAT, ALONE, 
MEANS YOU ARE 
CONTRIBUTING TO 
THE BETTERMENT 
OF YOUR HOUSE, 
YOUR WORK, YOUR 
TOWN, YOUR 
SOCIETY.  
IT IS A MYSTERY 
TO ME HOW 
SOMEHOW THAT HAS 
BEEN WIPED OUT 
OF WHAT SHOULD 
BE INGRAINED IN 
BEHAVIOR OF US 
ALL.   
>> Reporter: 
THOSE TR THE 
LATEST HEADLINES 
FOR THIS 
HOURMENT WE WILL 
BE BACK A LITTLE 
LATER WITH MORE 
UPDATES, 
ALLISON?   
>> ALL RIGHT, 
ALEXA, MAYBE 
PEOPLE WILL 
LISTEN TO TOM 
HANKSISM THANK 
YOU SO MUCH.   
>>>  NEARLY 
THREE MILLION 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES IN THE 
U.S., DOCTORS 
AND NURSES ARE 
WORRIED THAT 
MANY AMERICANS 
JUST AREN'T 
TAKING THIS 
PANDEMIC 
SERIOUSLY.  
TAKE A LISTEN TO 
HEALTH CARE 
WORKERS WHO 
CONTINUE TO 
FIGHT COVID-19 
ON THE FRONT 
LINES.   
>> TEMPTING FOR 
PEOPLE TO TRICK 
THEM SELVEINIZE 
TO THINKING IT 
CAN'T HAPPEN TO 
THEM OR THEIR 
LOVED ONE, 
BECAUSE IT IS SO 
ABSTRACT IF YOU 
AREN'T 
WITNESSING IT, 
THE DEVASTATION 
COVID IS 
CAUSING, WITH 
YOUR OWN EYES, 
LIKE WE ARE IN 
THE HOSPITALS.  
BUT EACH OF 
THOSE NUMBERS IS 
A NAME, A FACE, 
A LIFE.   
A STORY CUT 
SHORT.   
>> THERE HAVE 
BEEN SOME 
AMAZING STORIES 
THAT WE HAVE 
SEEN, TOO, FROM 
PEOPLE WE DIDN'T 
THINK WOULD MAKE 
IT.  
THAT TOLD US 
THAT THEY WERE 
GOING TO END 
DEAD.  
>> NURSING IS 
REALLY TIRING 
BUT IT IS EVEN 
WORSE WHEN WE 
ARE WORKING WITH 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
PATIENTS, FOR NO 
OTHER REASON 
THAN FOR THE 
FACT THEY ARE 
ISOLATED.  
SO, BASICALLY 
WHAT THAT MEANS, 
WHAT IT LOOKS 
LIKE, IS IT CAN 
TAKE ANYWHERE 
FROM 10 TO, 
REALLY 30 
MINUTES, TO GET 
PREPPED TO GO 
INTO A ROOM.  
SO EVERYTHING 
TAKES TWICE AS 
LONG, 
EVERYTHING.  
>> PEOPLE CAN 
MAKE DECISIONS 
THAT COULD 
DECIMATE AN 
ENTIRE FAMILY, 
WHETHER THEY 
REALIZE IT OR 
NOT.   
BECAUSE, YOU 
MOIG NOT GET 
INFECTED IF YOU 
GET EXPOSED, BUT 
HOW CAN YOU BE 
SURE THAT YOU 
WON'T?  
>> DESPITE ALL 
THE STATISTICS 
AND ALL THE 
TRENDS AND 
NUMBERS, AND 
PERCENTAGES AND 
EVERYTHING LIKE 
THAT, REALLY THE 
ONLY NUMBER THAT 
MATTERS IS ONE.  
WE TAKE CARE OF 
ONE PATIENT AT A 
TIME.  
WE WANT TO 
PREVENT ONE 
INFECTION AT A 
TIME.  
>> I KNOW WE 
CAN'T CHANGE THE 
FABRIC OF OUR 
CULTURE, NOBODY 
IS EXPECTING 
THAT, BUT YOU 
CAN MAKE A HUGE 
DIFFERENCE JUST 
BY WEARING A 
SMALL SCRAP OF 
FABRIC.  
SO WHY WOULDN'T 
YOU?  
>> SADNESS 
DOESN'T CARE 
WHAT YOU 
BELIEVE, IT IS 
NOT A POLITICAL 
ISSUE.  
WE JUST NEED TO 
PROTECT EACH 
OTHER.   
WEAR THE MASK.  
TAKE THE 
PRECAUTIONS.   
IT COULD SAVE A 
LIFE.   
JUST AS SIMPLE 
AS THAT.   
>>>  YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW.  
>> WE HAVE 
BREAKING NEWS.  
>> IF THEY GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, THEY WANT 
TO MAKE SURE 
THEY ARE 
PROTECTED.  
>> IT IS NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE EKDAYS 
STARTING 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN.   
>>>  AMONG THE 
CHAOS, I FOUND A 
FATHER TRYING TO 
TEACH HIS SON 
ABOUT PEACE.  
>> WE RETALERATE 
BELOW, THAT IS 
WHY WE ARE DOWN 
HERE.  
IT IS ALWAYS 
ANOTHER WAY, 
THAT IS ALL I 
WANT THEM TO 
SEE.   
>> TODAY THE 
WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION 
OFFICIALLY CALL 
TG A PANDEMIC.  
NONE OF US IS 
UNAFFECTED BY 
ITS IMPACT.   
>> WE ARE GOING 
TO TRY 
EVERYTHING THAT 
WE CAN TO KEEP 
LIFE AS NORMAL 
AS POSSIBLE FOR 
EVERYBODY.   
>> IF IT GETS 
INTO AN 
ENVIRONMENT LIKE 
THIS, IT IS 
GOING TO SPREAD 
LIKE RAPID FIRE. 
>> WE ARE GOING 
TO BUILD THIS 
ECONOMY BACK 
STRONGER THAN 
EVER BEFORE.  
>> THERE IS A 
NUMBER OF THINGS 
I WOULD BE 
DOING, THAT ARE 
NOT BEING DONE 
RIGHT NOW.   
>> COMING IN 
NOVEMBER, PEOPLE 
ARE GOING TO BE 
VOTING, NOT FOR 
A PERSON, BUT 
FOR STABILITY.  
>> I HAVE TO 
PLAN A FUNERAL, 
HOW IS THIS 
GOING TO WORK?  
>> WE DON'T 
PREPARE FOR 
GIVING BIRTH IN 
A PANDEMIC.  
>> THE 
IMPORTANCE OF 
MUSIC IS TO KEEP 
OUR SPIRITS UP.  
JOIN ME AS WE GO 
INTO AMERICA TO 
HEAR FROM EVERY 
DAY PEOPLE 
GRAPPLING WITH 
THE MOST 
PRESSING ISSUES 
OF OUR TIME.   
>> LIKE TO SAY, 
SOME POST-RACIAL 
AMERICA, WE ARE 
REMINDED, TIME 
AND TIME AGAIN, 
THESE DO NOT-- 
>> AFTER I 
WATCHED, TRYING 
TO RAISE HER 
SON, I THINK 
ABOUT YOU AND 
YOUR KIDS.  
>> ARE REMEMBER 
HER COMING HOME 
SAYING, WHY 
DON'T I HAVE A 
TONY TAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS? 
IT IS CAY TO 
NOTICE YOU ARE 
DIFFERENT, JUST 
FEEL LESS THAN, 
THAT IS MY 
THING.  
>> I CHERISH THE 
FACT WE CAN HAVE 
THESE 
DISCUSSIONS, I 
FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS.   
>>>  YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW.  
>> WE HAVE 
BREAKING NEWS.  
>> WE ACTUALLY 
SAW A LARGE 
CONVOY OF 
NATIONAL GUARD.  
>> IT IS NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS, 
STARTING 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN.   
>>>  A VIRUS 
THAT KNOWS NO 
BORDERS.  
>> A REAL 
CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING IN 
BRAZIL OBSERVE 
OUR VERY EYES.  
>> OUR GLOBAL 
FIGHT UNITES US. 
>> IN MEXICO 
CITY, THE PEOPLE 
DON'T WORK, NOT 
GOING TO BE ABLE 
TO FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES.  
>> NBC NEWS AND 
SKY TEAMS AON 
THE GROUND 
LEARNING FROM 
WHERE IT HAS 
BEEN.  
>> BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK 
OVER THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF WEEKS 
IN STAGES.  
>> SO YOU CAN 
BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US HERE.  
>> LIFE ACROSS 
ITALY BACK TO 
NORMAL.  
IT JUST DOESN'T 
LOOK LIKE THE 
SAME NORMAL AS 
BEFORE.   
>>>  THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IS FEAR 
ITSELF.  
>> PLEASE ARE 
THE UNITED 
STATES.  
A UNITED PEOPLE. 
WITH A UNITED 
PURPOSE.  
>> THE FUTURE 
DOESN'T BELONG 
TO THE FAINT 
HEARTED, BELONGS 
TO THE BRAVE.  
>> A GREAT 
PEOPLE HAS BEEN 
MOVED TO GREAT 
NATION.  
>> ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED.   
>>>  ROGER STONE 
WANTS TO DELAY 
THE START OF HIS 
PRISON SENTENCE 
AGAIN BECAUSE OF 
THE CORONAVIRUS. 
THE TRUMP 
CONFIDANT 
SUPPOSED TO 
REPORT TO PRISON 
TUESDAY TO START 
SERVING HIS 40 
MONTH SENT THAT 
IS ALREADY A TWO-
WEEK DELAY BUT 
NOW HIS LAWYERS 
WANT TO PUSH THE 
START DATE BACK 
TO SEPTEMBER, 
NBC NEWS JUSTICE 
CORRESPONDENT, 
PETE, EXPLAINS.  
>> Reporter: 
ROGER STONE 
ASKED THE 
FEDERAL APPEALS 
COURT IN 
WASHINGTON FOR 
AN EMERGENCY 
ORDER SO HE CAN 
NOT REPORT TO 
PRISON UNTIL THE 
FALL.  
STONE, YOU 
RECALL, WAS THE 
FORMER CAMPAIGN 
AIDE TO 
PRESIDENT DONALD 
TRUMP, HE WAS 
SENTENCED IN 
FEBRUARY TO 40 
MONTHS IN 
PRISON.  
HE HAS BEEN OUT 
ON BAIL IN 
FLORIDA AT HIS 
HOME IN FORT 
LAUDERDALE EVER 
SINCE HIS 
ARREST, ALL 
DURING HIS 
TRIAL.  
BUT NOW HE SAYS 
IF HE HAS TO 
REPORT TO 
PRISON, BECAUSE 
OF THE COVID 
PANDEMIC, AND 
HIS OWN HEALTH 
PROBLEMS, IT 
WOULD AMOUNT, IN 
ESSENCE, TO A 
DEATH SENTENCE.  
HE HAS ALREADY 
GOTTEN ONE 
REPRIEVE FROM 
THE BUREAU OF 
PRISON BUT HE 
WAS TO REPORT AT 
THE END OF JUNE. 
HE ASKS THE 
JUDGE HERE IN 
WASHINGTON, WHO 
HANDLED HIS 
CASE, AMY BERMEN 
JACKSON, TO LET 
HIM NOT REPORT 
IN TILL 
SEPTEMBER.  
SHE SAID NO I AM 
AND NOT GOING TO 
TREAT YOU 
DIFFERENT ANY 
ANY OTHER 
PRISONER, I WILL 
GIVE YOU UNTIL 
JULY 14.  
BUT HE HE HAS 
GONE TO DC COURT 
OF APPEALS IN 
WASHINGTON AND 
SAYS THAT 
IGNORES HIS OWN 
HEALTH PROBLEMS, 
IGNORES THE 
COVID PROBLEMS, 
THE PRISON IN 
GEORGIA WHERE HE 
WOULD BE SENT, 
AND HIS LAWYERS 
ALSO SAY THAT 
IGNORES A 
JUSTICE 
DEPARTMENT 
POLICY TO 
BASICALLY GO 
EASY ON OLDER 
INMATES, PEOPLE 
WHO HAVE HEALTH 
PROBLEMS, ALLOW 
THEM TO BE 
EITHER CONFINED 
AT HOME OR IN 
OTHER 
INSTITUTIONS 
WHERE THERE IS 
NO COVID 
PROBLEM.  
THE COURT FILING 
CONTAINS A VERY 
INTERESTING 
LITTLE FOOT 
NOTE, IN WHICH 
THEY FILED JUST 
A MONDAY 
AFTERNOON, THEY 
SAY BECAUSE OF 
ALL THE 
ATTENTION THIS 
CASE HAS GOTTEN, 
THEY ACTUALLY 
GOT PHONE CALLS 
FROM INMATES AT 
THE PRISON IN 
GEORGIA WHERE 
ROGER STONE IS 
SUPPOSED TO 
REPORT, TELLING 
THE LAWYERS THAT 
THEY ARE AT 
LEAST SIX 
INMATES AND FIVE 
STAFF MEMBERS 
WHO HAVE TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR 
COVID-19, THAT 
THE FACILITY IS 
IN QUARANTINE 
STATUS, AND THEY 
NOTE, NOW, THE 
BUREAU OF 
PRISONS 
ACKNOWLEDGES 
THERE HAVE BEEN 
SIX POSITIVE 
COVID-19 INMATES 
AT THE PRISON IN 
GEORGIA.  
SO, THEY ARE 
ASKING THE 
APPEALS COURT TO 
HANDLE THIS IN 
AN EMERGENCY 
FASHION, AND 
RULE BEFORE JULY 
14th, WHICH IS 
THE DATE THAT 
JUDGE JACKSON 
SET FOR HIM TO 
REPORT TO PRISON 
IN GEORGIA.  
THE APPEALS 
COURT HAS 
RESPONDED PRETTY 
QUICKLY, IT IS 
ASKING FOR THE 
LAWYERS FOR BOTH 
SIDES TO GET ALL 
THEIR PAPERWORK 
IN BY FRIDAY.  
SO WE WILL SEE 
WHETHER THE 
COURT ACTUALLY 
GRANTS ROGER 
STONE THIS 
RERELIEF, AND 
ALLOWS HIM TO 
REMAIN OUT ON 
BAIL IN FLORIDA 
UNTIL SEPTEMBER, 
AS HE WANTS.   
>>>  EPSTEIN'S 
LONG-TIME 
ASSOCIATE HELD 
AT A BROOKLYN 
DETENTION 
CENTER, SHE IS 
EXPECTED TO FACE 
A JUDGE LATER 
THIS WEEK ON 
CHARGES THAT SHE 
ENTICED MINERS 
TO TRAVEL TO 
ENGAGE IN 
ILLEGAL SEX 
ACTS, NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
STEPHANY GOSK 
HAS THE LATEST 
ON THE CASE.  
>> Reporter: SO 
SHE IS BEING 
KEPT IN THE 
METROPOLITAN 
DETENTION CENTER 
IN BROOKLYN, 
AFTER THE LIFE 
OF LUXURY SHE 
HAS LED WITH 
YACHTS AND 
PRIVATE PLANES 
AND PRIVATE 
ISLANDS, THERE 
REALLY COULD BE 
NO STARKER 
CONTRAST, 
PROSECUTORS WANT 
HER LOCKED UP 
UNTIL TRIAL.   
IF PROSECUTORS 
GET THEIR WAY, A 
JUDGE WILL 
REVOKE BAIL AND 
THIS JAIL WOULD 
DEE MAXWELL'S 
NEW HOME FOR A 
WHILE.  
>> WE EXPECT HER 
TO BE SERVED, 
MEALS DELIVERED 
TO HER, SHE 
WOULD BE LOCKED 
DOWN IN THE CELL 
FOR 23 HOURS A 
DAY.  
>> Reporter: 
JEFFREY EPSTEIN 
FORMER 
GIRLFRIEND AND 
ASSOCIATE 
ACCUSED OF 
ENTICING 
UNDERAGE GIRLS 
TO TRAVEL TO 
ENGAGE IN SEX 
ACTS, MAXWELL 
LONG DENIED 
INVOLVEMENT.  
VIRGINIA ROBERTS 
TOLD SAVANNAH 
LAST YEAR SHE 
WAS RECRUITED BY 
MAXWELL FOR 
EPSTEIN WHEN SHE 
WAS A TEEN.  
>> MAXWELL 
DENIES EVER 
PROCURING YOU, 
DENIES EVER 
HAVING SEXUAL 
CONTACT WITH 
YOU, SHE SAID 
SHE BARELY 
REMEMBERS YOU.  
WHAT DO YOU SAY 
TO THAT?  
>> I SAY FOLLOW 
THE FACTS.  
SHE WON'T BE 
HELD ACCOUNTABLE 
FOR THIS, IN HER 
MIND, I BELIEVE 
SHE DOESN'T 
THINK  SHE 
BELIEVES WHAT 
SHE DID IS 
WRONG.  
THE EVIL MONITOR 
SHE IS.  
>> Reporter: SHE 
WILL HAVE TO 
FIGHT TO GET OUT 
AFF10 BY 12 FOOT 
JAIL CELL BEFORE 
TRIAL.  
>> FROM 
LISTENING TO 
LIFE ALLEGEDLY 
OF A SOCIALITE 
TO BEING 
INCARCERATED, 
AND JUST GOING 
THROUGH THE 
PROCESSING OF 
ENTERING A 
SECURE 
CORRECTIONAL 
FACILITY, HAS TO 
BE A VERY 
HUMBLING, 
HUMILIATING, 
CRUSHING LIFE 
EXPERIENCE.  
>> Reporter: 
FEDERAL 
PROSECUTORVISE 
CALLED MAXWELL 
AN EXTREME 
FLIGHT RISK, 
SAYING SHE 
APPEARS TO HAVE 
ACCESS TO 
SIGNIFICANT 
FINANCIAL 
RESOURCES THAT 
WOULD ENABLE HER 
FLIGHT FROM 
PROSECUTION.  
15 BANK ACCOUNTS 
SINCE 2016 
ACCORDING TO 
COURT DOCUMENTS, 
AT TIMES WITH AS 
MUCH AS $20 
MILLION.  
THE DAUGHTER OF 
A LATE BRITISH 
PUBLISHING 
TYCOON SHE SPENT 
HER LIFE 
TRAVELING THE 
WORLD, APPEARS 
TO HAVE THREE 
PRASZ PORTS FROM 
FRANCE, U.S., 
AND UK AND HAS 
FLOWN ON AT 
LEAST 15 
INTERNATIONAL 
FLIGHTS IN THE 
LAST THREE 
YEARS, ACCORDING 
TO THE U.S. 
ATTORNEY OFFICE. 
BUT NOW THE 
BRITISH 
SOCIALITE'S 
WORLD IS MUCH 
SMALLER.  
A NEW REALTY SHE 
MAY JUST HAVE TO 
GET USED TO.  
>> BECAUSE OF 
CORONAVIRUS 
CONCERNS, THE 
JUDGE GAVE 
MAXWELL THE 
OPTION OF NOT 
SHOWING UP IN 
COURT FOR A 
HEARING, BUT 
DOING IT 
REMOTELY SO SHE 
DECIDED TO DO 
THAT.  
HER NEXT HEARING 
IS A WEEK FROM 
TODAY, A BAIL 
HEARING AND SHE 
WILL ENTER A 
PLEA HAPPENING 
REMOTELY.   
>>>  MAJOR 
LEAGUE SOCCER 
POSTPONING 
SECOND MATCH OF 
THE MLS BACK 
TOURNAMENT AFTER 
FIVE PLAYERS 
TESTED POSITIVE 
FOR THE 
CORONAVIRUS, THE 
TEAMS ARE IN 
FLORIDA THIS 
WEEK WHERE THE 
TOURNAMENT IS 
SET TO OPEN 
TOMORROW.  
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT, 
KERI SANDERS HAS 
THE LATEST.  
>> Reporter: WE 
ARE HERE AT ESPN 
WIDE WORLD OF 
SPORTS WHERE 
THEY ARE GETTING 
READY FOR THE 
RETURN OF 
SPORTS.  
NBA PLAYERS WILL 
BEGIN ARRIVING 
TODAY, ALREADY 
HERE ARE MAJOR 
LEAGUE SOCCER 
PLAYERS.  
GAME PLAY BEGINS 
TOMORROW.  
THEY WILL DO 
SORT OF A MINI 
WORLD CUP KIND 
OF PLAY HERE IN 
ONE-MONTH PERIOD 
BUT THE MOST 
IMPORTANT THING 
ABOUT WHAT IS 
TAKING PLACE 
HERE IN ORLANDO 
IS HOW THEY ARE 
HANDLING PLAYERS 
BECAUSE OF 
CORONAVIRUS.  
THEY HAVING WHAT 
THEY CALL 
HADICIDE THE 
BUBBLE, THEY 
CREATE ADBUBBLE 
WHERE THE 
PLAYERS WILL 
COME THROUGH, 
THE MAJOR LEAGUE 
SOCCER PLAYERS 
HAVE ALREADY 
COME THROUGH 
MULTIPLE TESTS 
ALONG THE WAY, 
TO MAKE SURE 
THAT IF THEY 
TEST POSITIVE 
THEY CAN BE 
SEPARATED OUT.  
THOSE WHO ARE 
CLEAR STAY 
INSIDE THE 
BUBBLE.  
THEY EAT, THEY 
LIVE, THEY ARE 
HERE AS THEY 
PLAY THEIR 
GAMES, AND THE 
IDEA IS IF THEY 
ARE SEPARATE, 
THEY WON'T THEN 
GET EXPOSED TO 
CORONAVIRUS.  
THE LEAGUEERIZE 
TRYING TO FIGURE 
WHAT THEY DO IF 
SOMEBODY CLEARS 
ALL OF THAT, 
COMES IN, AND 
THEN DOES TEST 
POSITIVE.  
THEY CAN DO WHAT 
IS CALLED 
CONTACT TRACING, 
BUT OF COURSE 
THE PROBLEM WITH 
THAT IS IT MIGHT 
ACTUALLY 
ELIMINATE AN 
ENTIRE TEAM.  
NBA SORT OF 
FAILOING THE 
BLUE PRINT OF 
WHAT MLS IS 
DOING, WE KNOW 
BASEBALL IS 
GETTING READY TO 
RETURN.  
MANY OF THE 
PLAYERS DECIDED 
TO OPT OUT 
BECAUSE SO 
LITTLE IS KNOWN 
ABOUT, REALLY, 
HOW CORONAVIRUS 
AFFECTS 
EVERYBODY.  
IT IS NOT AS IF 
ATHLETES ARE 
IMMUNE.  
WE KNOW BY AND 
LARGE THOSE WHO 
HAVE BEEN MOST 
HARD HIT BY 
CORONAVIRUS IS 
65 YEARS AND 
OVER, BUT IT CAN 
AFFECT EVERYBODY 
AND PLAYERS ARE 
VERY AWARE OF 
THAT.  
SPORTS IS 
RETURNING A 
MULTIBILLION 
DOLLAR INDUSTRY 
AND EVERYBODY 
LIKES A SPORTS 
COME-BACK STORY, 
AND RIGHT NOW IT 
IS UNWRITTEN.   
>>>  YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW.  
>> BREAKING 
NEWS.  
>> IF THEY DO GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS THEY WANT 
TO MAKE SURE 
THEY ARE 
PROTECTED.  
>> NEWS MADE FOR 
YOUR STREAMING 
WORLD.  
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN.   
>>>  SAD IT IS 
SAID THERE IS 
NOTHING MORE 
POWER THAN THAN 
IDEA WHOSE TIME 
HAS COME, TO 
REALIZE THE 
DREAM ON WHICH 
THIS GREAT 
COUNTRY WAS 
FOUNED, EQUAL 
JUSTICE UNDER 
THE LAW.   
>>>  YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW.  
>> BREAKING 
NEWS.  
>> WE SAW LARGE 
CONVOY OF 
NATIONAL GUARD 
COME THROUGH 
HERE.  
>> IT IS NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN.   
>>>  INTRODUCING 
PEACOCK WHAT'S 
PECOCK?  
THIS IS PEACOCK. 
LETS GO.  
>> IT IS 
STREAMING, 
LAUNCHING, 
PREMIERING, IT 
IS TV, MOVIES, 
ORIGINAL, 
ORIGINAL 
CHARACTERS.  
DUH.  
SPORTS.  
>> BREAKING 
NEWS.  
>> WAIT, THERE'S 
MORE.  
>> MORE?  
>> YES, YES, 
MORE.  
>> TONS.  
IT IS QUICK 
STUFF.  
LOVE STUFF.  
IT IS TRENDING.  
MIND BENDING.   
LATE NIGHT.  
EARLY MORNING.  
>> GOOD MORNING. 
>> YOU SEE THIS? 
>> YOU REMEMBER 
THAT?  
YOU WATCHED 
EVERY SINGLE ONE 
OF THOSE?  
IT IS FOR YOU, 
FOR EWW, FOR 
AHH.  
IT IS PRICKLEY, 
PAWNEE, MURNGY, 
AND IT IS FREE.  
>> FREE, FREE, 
FREE.  
>> FREE.  
>> FREE.  
>> THAT IS 
PEACOCK.  
THAT'S WHO.  
THAT'S WHAT.  
THAT'S WHY.  
>> COME ON.   
>> MIC DROP.  
>> YOU CAN'T NOT 
WATCH.   
>>>  DIDN'T WE 
LIVE IN SOME 
POST-RACIAL 
AMERICA, WE ARE 
REMINDED, TIME 
AND TIME AGAIN, 
THAT WE DO NOT.  
>> AFTER I 
WATCHED THE 
MAYOR OF ATLANTA 
ACTIVE MOM 
TRYING TO RAISE 
HER SON, I THINK 
OF YOU AND YOUR 
KIDS.  
>> I REMEMBER 
HER COMING HOME 
SAYING WHY DON'T 
I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
WHITE GIRLS? 
IT IS CAY TO 
NOTICE YOU ARE 
DIFFERENT, YOU 
JUST HAVE TO 
FEEL LESS THAN, 
THAT IS MY 
THING.  
>> I CHERISH THE 
FACT THAT WE CAN 
HAVE THESE 
DISCUSSIONS, I 
FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS.   
>>>  BRAZIL'S 
PRESIDENT HAS 
COVID-19 HE TOLD 
THE PRESS HE 
TESTED POSITIVE 
WHILE WEARING A 
MASK, SOMETHING 
HE HAS RARELY 
DONE IN PUBLIC, 
EVEN THOUGH HIS 
COUNTRY IS 
FACING ONE OF 
THE WORST 
CORONAVIRUS 
OUTBREAKS IN THE 
WORLD, NBC NEWS 
FOREIGN 
CORRESPONDENT, 
BILL NEELEY 
JOINS ME, AND HE 
SAID HE IS 
FEELING NORMAL, 
EVEN STEPPING 
BACK FROM 
REPORTERS, 
TAKING OFF HIS 
MASK TO TRY AND 
SHOW THEM THAT 
HE IS OKAY.  
WHAT DO WE KNOW 
SO FAR ABOUT HIS 
SYMPTOMS, AND 
WHO HE HAS BEEN 
AROUND?  
>> Reporter: HI, 
ALLISON.  
PROBABLY BEEN 
THE WORLD LEADER 
WHO HAS BEEN 
MOST DISMISSIVE 
OF CORONAVIRUS 
ENDS UP TESTING 
POSITIVE.  
AS YOU SAY, HE 
TOLD REPORTERS 
TODAY, NOT 
WEARING A MASK 
AND REMEMBER 
JUST YESTERDAY 
HE EASED 
RESTRICTIONS ON 
BRAZILIANS 
WEARING FACE 
MASKS.  
HE HAS ALWAYS 
SAID THEY ARE 
NOT REALLY 
NECESSARY.  
BUT TODAY HE 
ANNOUNCED THAT 
HE IS POSITIVE 
FOR COVID-19.  
HE SAID THAT HE 
BEGAN TO FEEL A 
BIT UNWELL ON 
SUNDAY, THAT HE 
HAD A FEVER, HE 
HAD A COUGH, 
WOKE UP MONDAY 
MORNING FEELING 
WORSE, HAD A 
TEST, THE X-RAY 
SEEMED OKAY, BUT 
TODAY THE TEST 
CAME BACK 
POSITIVE.  
HE SAID HE IS 
FEELING WELL, 
ABSOLUTELY 
NORMAL.  
HE SAID HE WANTS 
TO GO FOR A 
WALK, BUT HIS 
DOCTORS WON'T 
LET HIM.  
IT IS THE FOURTH 
TIME THAT HE HAS 
HAD A TEST, 
THREE TIMES 
AFTER HE VISITED 
PRESIDENT DONALD 
TRUMP IN MARCH 
HE HAD THE TEST. 
AND HE SAID 
THEN, WELL, IF I 
PROVE POSITIVE, 
I WILL BE FINE, 
I WON'T FEEL 
ANYTHING, 
BECAUSE IT IS 
JUST A LITTLE 
COLD.   
WELL, WE WILL 
SEE, BECAUSE HE 
IS JUST AT VERY 
EARLY STAGES OF 
COVID-19.  
HE IS 65, SO HE 
HAS A HIGHER 
RISK THAT THIS 
COULD GO WRONG 
THAN OTHER 
PEOPLE.  
INTERESTINGLY ON 
JULY 4, HE HAD 
LUNCH WITH THE 
U.S. AMBASSADOR 
TO BRAZIL, TOM 
CHAPMAN, AND, 
INDEED, WAS 
PHOTOGRAPHED HIS 
ARM AROUND MR. 
CHAPMAN, CHAPMAN 
HAS HIMSELF BEEN 
TESTED AND SHOWN 
TO BE NEGATIVE, 
BUT MR. CHAPMAN 
IS QUARANTINEING 
NOW.  
BRAZIL'S 
PRESIDENT SAID 
HE IS TAKING 
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE 
AND IT IS MAKING 
HIM FEEL A LOT 
BETTER.  
SO LETS SEE HOW 
HE PROGRESSES 
OVER THE NEXT 
FEW DAYS, 
ALLISON.  
>> BILL, WE 
TALKED ABOUT 
THIS, BRAZIL HAS 
THE SECOND 
LARGEST OUTBREAK 
IN THE WORLD 
AFTER THE UNITED 
STATES.  
THE GOVERNMENT 
THERE, AS YOU 
HAVE BEEN 
SAYING, HAS 
DOWNPLAYED THE 
CRISIS.  
IS THERE ANY 
INDICATION THAT 
MIGHT CHANGE NOW 
THAT HE HAS 
TESTED POSITIVE? 
>> YEAH, 
ALLISON, THE 
NUMBERS ARE 
HORRENDOUS, MORE 
THAN 1.6 MILLION 
CASES IN BRAZIL, 
MORE THAN 65,000 
DEATHS, AS YOU 
SAY, SECOND ONLY 
TO THE U.S. 
LOOK, WHEN I WAS 
IN BRAZIL, 
PEOPLE WERE 
TELLING ME THAT 
50% OF THE 
PEOPLE WERE 
IGNORING SOCIAL 
DISTANCING, 
WEARING MASKS, 
AND GOING TO 
WORK AS NORMAL.  
50% WERE 
LISTENING TO 
MOST OF THE 
GOVERNORS AND 
MAYORS WHO WERE 
TELLING THEM TO 
STAY INDOORS AND 
STAY SAFE.  
HALF OF THE 
PEOPLE LISTENED 
TO HIM.  
I WONDER, WILL 
THEY BE 
LISTENING QUITE 
SO CAREFULLY 
NOW?  
THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION 
DIRECTOR, MIKE 
RYAN, SAID THAT 
THIS DIAGNOSIS 
AND INDEED HE 
WISHED HIM WELL, 
BUT HE SAID IT 
PROVED ONE 
THING, THAT WE 
ARE INDEED ALL 
VULNERABLE TO 
CORONAVIRUS.  
AGAIN, LETS SEE 
HOW HIS 
PROGNOSIS WILL 
BE IN THE NEXT 
WEEK.   
>> WE WILL HAVE 
TO WAIT AND SEE. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH.   
>>>  THE BAN ON 
EXCHANGING 
WEDDING BANDS 
LIFTED IN THE UK 
BUT DON'T EXPECT 
CHOIR SINGING AT 
THE CEREMONY OR 
LAVISH COCKTAIL 
HOURS 
AFTERWARDS.  
GLOEBD 
CORRESPONDENT 
ELLENA HUMPHREY 
SHOWS US THE NEW 
I-DO.   
>> Reporter: HI. 
JOINING ME FROM 
ST. PAUL'S 
CATHEDRAL IN 
LONDON, ENGLAND, 
ONE OF THE MOST 
GLAMOROUS 
WEDDING VENUES 
IN THE UNITED 
KINGDOM WHERE 
PRINCE CHARLES 
MARRIED DIANA, 
BUT CERTAINLY 
COUPLES WHO HAVE 
BEEN ALLOWED TO 
MARY FROM THIS 
WEEKEND WILL 
HAVE HAD TO DO 
SO WITH FAR MORE 
SICHLTAL AND 
INTIMATE 
CEREMONIES IN 
LIGHT OF NEW 
GOVERNMENT 
GUIDANCE WHICH 
HAS BEEN 
RELEASED.  
OF COURSE, MANY 
COUPLES IN THE 
UNITED STATES 
ARE SO PATIENTLY 
WAITING FOR 
THEIR BIG DAY, 
AS A EXTENT OF 
AMERICAN 
WEDDINGVISE BEEN 
POSTPONED OR 
CANCELED IN 
LIGHT OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC AND 
GLOBALLY THE 
WEDDING INDUSTRY 
MARKET HAS 
CONTRACTED BY 
OVER 108 BILLION 
DOLLARS.  
I MENTION IT 
HASN'T BEEN 
GOING DOWN WELL 
WITH THE COUPLES 
I HAVE BEEN 
SPEAKING TO.  
FIRST WEDDINGS 
ARE LIMITED TO 
30 GUESTS OR 
FEWERS, COUPLES 
ENCOURAGED TO 
WASH HANDS 
BEFORE AND AFTER 
THE EXCHANGE OF 
RINGS, EVEN IF 
THEY ALREADY 
LIVE TOGETHER.  
SIMILARLY, THEY 
ARE BEING TOLD 
PERHAPS NOT TO 
KISS AFTER 
DELIVERING THEIR 
VOWS WHEN THEY 
WANT TO SEAL THE 
DEAL.  
AND AFTER THE 
DELIVERING OTHE 
VOWS THEY ARE 
BEING TOLD TO DO 
SO IN A SOFT 
VOICE, TO AVOID 
ANY DROPLET 
TRANSMISSION OF 
CORONAVIRUS.  
THE SAME GOES 
FOR MUSIC.  
NO SINGING, NO 
CHOIRS, NO WOOD 
WIND INSTRUMENTS 
BEING PLAYED.  
OTHER CONCERNS 
ABOUT 
CERESOLTRANSMISSION 
OF CORONAVIRUS.  
WHEN IT COMES TO 
CELEBRATING IN 
STYLE, 
AFTERWARDS A THE 
WEDDING 
RECEPTION, NO 
FOOD OR DRINK IS 
TO BE SERVED.  
YOU CAN FORGET 
THAT CHAMPAGNE, 
YOU CAN ALSO 
LIKELY FORGET 
THE FIRST DANCE. 
AND FATHERS OF 
THE BRIDE, 
ACTIVELY BEING 
DISCOURAGED FROM 
WALKING THEIR 
DAUGHTERS DOWN 
THE AISLE, 
SOMETHING WHICH 
HAS UPSET BRIDE-
TO-BE, KEESHA 
POWELL, TAKE A 
LISTEN TO WHAT 
SHE TOLD ME.  
MOO ME AND MY 
DAUGHTER-- 
SOMETHING LIKE 
THAT, IT IS 
DEVASTATING, YOU 
KNOW, WHEN IT 
COMES IN 
NOVEMBER-- YOU 
CAN'T GET THAT.  
I DON'T THINK 
SHE WILL BE ABLE 
TO TAKE THAT 
VERY WELL, TO BE 
HONEST.  
>> Reporter: 
MANY COUPLES I 
HAVE BEEN 
SPEAKING TO HAVE 
BEEN POINTING 
INCONSISTENCY IN 
THE GOVERNMENT 
APPROACH, MAINLY 
DOWN TO THE 
FACTS THAT PUBS 
AND 
RESTAURANTVISE 
BEEN ALLOWED TO 
REOPEN OVER THE 
PAST WEEKEND.  
ESSENTIALLY 
PEOPLE CAN GET 
TOGETHER WITH, 
WELL, A BUNCH OF 
STRANGERS, BUT 
NOT ALLOWED TO 
HOLD A WEDDING 
RECEPTION WITH 
THEIR LOVED 
ONES, WHERE FOOD 
AND DRINK IS 
SERVED.   
SIGNATURES, 
CALLING ON 
BRITISH PRIME 
MINISTER BORIS 
JOHNSON TO 
REVISE THE 
GUIDANCE. 
SO THAT PEOPLE 
CAN CELEBRATE 
THEIR LOVE IN A 
LITTLE MORE 
STYLE. 
>>> HEY. 
I'M ALLISON 
MARS, YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
LET'S GO TO 
ALEXA LIAUTAUD, 
SHE HAS THE VERY 
LATEST HEADLINES 
FROM NBC 
NEWS.COM. 
ALEXA, WHAT DO 
YOU HAVE FOR US 
TODAY? 
>> ALLISON. 
WE ARE STARTING 
OFF THE HOUR 
WITH THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION. 
FROM ALLEN 
SMITH. 
THE U.S. NOTICE 
OF WITHDRAWAL 
WAS SUBMITTED 
TODAY THIS COMES 
AST U.S. LEADS 
THE WORLD IN 
BOTH CORONAVIRUS 
INFECTIONS AND 
DEATHS. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
SAID TODAY, HE 
IS EAGER TO HAVE 
SCHOOLS REOPEN 
IN THE FALL. 
TAKE A LISTEN. 
>> WE'RE VERY 
MUCH GOING TO 
PUT PRESSURE ON 
GOVERNORS AND 
EVERYBODY ELSE 
TO OPEN THE 
SCHOOLS TO GET 
THEM OPEN. 
AND IT'S VERY 
IMPORTANT. 
VERY IMPORTANT 
FOR OUR COUNTRY. 
VERY IMPORTANT 
FOR THE WELL 
BEING OF THE 
STUDENT AND THE 
PARENTS. 
SO WE'RE GOING 
TO BE PUTTING A 
LOT OF PRESSURE 
ON OPENING 
SCHOOLS IN THE 
FALL. 
>>> MEANWHILE, 
TOP DISEASE 
EXPERT, DR. 
ANTHONY FAUCI 
DID A LIVE 
INTERVIEW TODAY. 
FAUCI WARNED 
THAT A DECLINE 
IN DEATH RATES 
IN COVID-19 
PATIENTS SHOULD 
NOT GIVE PEOPLE 
ANY MORE SENSE 
OF SECURITY. 
>> IT'S THE 
FOURTH NARRATIVE 
TO TAKE COMFORT 
IN A LOWER RATE 
OF DEATH. 
THERE ARE SO 
MANY OTHER 
THINGS THAT ARE 
VERY DANGEROUS 
AND BAD ABOUT 
THIS VIRUS. 
DON'T GET 
YOURSELF INTO 
FALSE 
COMPLACENCY. 
>> NOW, CERTAIN 
STATES 
AREGRAPPLING 
WITH NEW 
OUTBREAKS OF 
COVID-19 EVEN AS 
THEY TRY TO 
REOPEN. 
ANNOUNCING NEW 
TEST SITES IN 
HOT SPOTS IN 
FLORIDA, TEXAS. 
5,000 TESTS WILL 
BE OFFERED PER 
DAY IN SPECIFIC 
CITIES. 
AND THEY WILL BE 
FREE. 
THOSE SITES AM 
BE AVAILABLE FOR 
FIVE TO 12 DAYS, 
ACCORDING TO THE 
DEPARTMENT. 
>>> AND OHIO 
WILL BE 
REQUIRING FAMOUS 
COVERINGS 
INDOORS IN THE 
COUNTY. 
THE ORDER ALSO 
APPLIES TO 
PUBLIC 
TRANSPORTATION 
AND OUTDOOR WHEN 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING ISN'T 
POSSIBLE. 
GOVERNOR MIKE 
DeWINE SAID 
HEALTH OFFICIALS 
ARE SEEING IT 
SPREAD THROUGH 
FAMILY 
GATHERINGS, 
BIRTHDAY 
CELEBRATIONS AND 
FUNERALS. 
ALL SEVEN ARE 
CURRENTLY AT THE 
RED LEVEL OF THE 
STATE'S HEALTH 
SYSTEM. 
THOSE ARE THE 
LATEST 
HEADLINES. 
LOTS OF NEWS 
THERE, AS WE 
CONTINUE THIS 
WEEK. 
ALLISON, BACK 
OVER TO YOU. 
>> ALL RIGHT, 
ALEXA. 
PLENTY OF NEWS 
THERE. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>>> THERE ARE 
MORE THAN 
200,000 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES IN TEXAS. 
BUT RESEARCHERS 
AT JOHNS HOPKINS 
SAY TESTING IN 
TEXAS IS STILL 
LAGGING BEHIND 
41 OTHER STATES. 
NBC NEWS 
REPORTER 
PRISCILLATHOMPSON 
JOINS ME FROM A 
TESTING SITE IN 
HOUSTON. 
AND PRISCILLA, 
DO WE KNOW WHY 
THERE IS SUCH A 
LAG IN TESTING 
IN TEXAS? 
>> Reporter: 
WELL, ALLISON, 
THIS HAS 
CONSISTENTLY 
BEEN A PROBLEM 
IN TEXAS. 
EVEN EARLY ON, 
TEXAS WAS IN THE 
BOTTOM. 
GOVERNOR ABBOTT 
ALWAYS SAID, IF 
HE BEGAN TO 
REOPEN THE 
ECONOMY THAT, 
WHAT HE WANTED 
TO SEE WAS THOSE 
TESTING NUMBERS 
GOING UP. 
THAT MORE 
TESTING 
CONTINUALLY 
BEING DONE. 
HOWEVER, THAT 
HAS NOT BEEN 
ENOUGH, AS THE 
STATE WAS 
GRAPPLING WITH 
THE LATEST 
SURGE. 
THESE TESTING 
SITES HAVE BEEN 
OVERWHELMED AT 
LEAST FROM WHAT 
I'M HASHING FROM 
OFFICIALS HERE. 
AND THOSE 
WAITING TO BE 
TESTED. 
LOTS OF STORIES 
ABOUT LONG LINES 
AND LONG WAIT 
TIMES. 
AND I SPOKE WITH 
HOUSTON HEALTH 
OFFICIALS TODAY. 
AND I'M ASKING, 
WHAT SHOULD 
PEOPLE DO? 
WE ARE HEARING 
OF PEOPLE HAVING 
TO COME BACK TO 
TESTING SITES, 
TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN, ONLY TO 
BE TURNED AWAY. 
AND THAT 
OFFICIAL TOLD 
ME, IF FOLKS 
HAVE INSURANCE, 
HAVE A PRIMARY 
CARETAKER. 
THEY SHOULD 
DEFINITELY GO TO 
THAT DOCTOR. 
BUT IF THEY DO 
NEED TO COME TO 
THESE FREE 
COMMUNITY 
TESTING SITES, 
THEY'LL JUST 
HAVE TO,QUOTE, 
KEEP TRYING. 
SO THAT IS 
REALLY THE 
CONCERN HERE. 
ESPECIALLY FOR 
FOLKS WHO MAYBE 
WORK HOURLY JOBS 
OR JOBS WHERE 
THEY DON'T TAKE 
TIME OFF. 
AND THEY'RE 
HAVING TO COME 
AND TRY TO GET 
TESTED. 
AND WORRIED 
ABOUT HOW THEY 
ARE GOING TO 
PROVIDE FOR 
THEIR FAMILIES. 
AND ALSO KEEP 
FOLKS SAFE, 
ALLISON. 
>> PRISCILLA, AS 
YOU'RE TALKING. 
I CAN SEE THE 
CARS LINED UP. 
FOLKS BEHIND 
YOU, COMING IN 
FOR TESTING. 
WHAT HAVE PEOPLE 
BEEN TELLING 
YOU? 
WHAT HAS IT BEEN 
LIKE, TRYING TO 
GET TESTED WHERE 
YOU ARE TODAY? 
>> WELL, 
ALLISON, FOLKS 
ACTUALLY CAMPED 
OUT HERE 
OVERNIGHT. 
THE FIRST PERSON 
IN LINE TOLD ME 
HE GOT HERE AT 
11:00 P.M. 
LAST NIGHT TO 
WAIT IN LINE. 
AND WHEN I SPOKE 
TO THE POLICE 
OFFICERS AT THE 
END OF THE LINE, 
THEY ACTUALLY 
TOLD ME SINCE 
9:00 A.M. 
THIS MORNING, 
WHEN IT OPENED, 
THEY HAD TO 
CLOSE THE LINE 
BECAUSE IT WAS 
AT CAPACITY. 
THESE CARS THAT 
YOU SEE COMING 
THROUGH HAVE 
BEEN WAITING AT 
LEAST SEVEN 
HOURS, ALL DAY 
TODAY, SINCE THE 
SITE OPENED TO 
GET A TEST. 
AND THEY ARE 
JUST FINALLY 
MAKING IT TO THE 
BEGINNING OF THE 
LINE. 
SO IT HAS BEEN 
AN INCREDIBLE 
CONCERN. 
AND ONE THING 
TESTING 
ADMINISTRATORS 
TOLD ME IS SOME 
OF THE FOLKS 
THEY'RE SEEING 
HAVE SYMPTOMS. 
BUT OTHERS ARE 
DOING IT 
PROTECTIVELY, 
BECAUSE THEY 
DECIDED TO SPEND 
THE WEEKEND OUT 
AT A BAR OR 
PARTY AND WANT 
TO ENSURE THAT 
THEY'RE TESTING 
NEGATIVE. 
SO HER MESSAGE 
TO FOLKS, 
ESPECIALLY YOUNG 
PEOPLE, IS TO 
TAKE THE 
PREVENTIVE 
MEASURES, 
BECAUSE YOU 
DON'T WANT TO 
END UP IN THIS 
LINE, WAITING 
HOURS TO TAKE 
THE TEST. 
TAKE A LISTEN ON 
WHAT SHE TOLD 
US. 
>> THERE'S BEEN 
A HUGE INCREASE 
IN TESTING. 
WE HAVE EIGHT 
SITES. 
AND EACH SITE 
HAS BEEN MORE 
AND LONGER IN 
LINES. 
WITH THAT BEING 
SAID, AS WELL AS 
POSITIVE 
PATIENTS HAVE 
BEEN INCREASED 
AS WELL. 
OUR POSITIVE 
PATIENT RATE IS 
INCREASING 
DRAMATICALLY. 
SO I FEEL LIKE 
IF THERE IS A 
PREVENTIVE 
MEASURE TO KEEP 
A MASK ON, STAY 
SAFE, GO 
INDOORS, DON'T 
GO ANYWHERE YOU 
DON'T NEED TO, 
THAT'S THE BEST 
WAY TO GO ON 
FROM NOW ON. 
>> AND THAT 
POSTIVITY RATE 
THAT SHE 
MENTIONED IS 
REALLY THE OTHER 
ISSUE HERE. 
CITY OFFICIALS 
TELL US IT'S 
AROUND 25%, 
WHICH MEANS ONE 
IN FOUR PEOPLE 
ARE TESTING 
POSITIVE FOR 
THIS VIRUS. 
AND YOU KNOW, 
SHE TELLS ME, 
EARLY ON, THEY 
WERE SEEING 
MAYBE 45. 
EVERYTHING ABOUT 
45 POSITIVE 
CASES PER DAY, 
ACROSS ALL EIGHT 
OF THEIR TESTING 
SITES. 
AND NOW THAT, 
NUMBER IS UP TO 
300 POSITIVE 
CASES FOR DAY. 
AT JUST THE UMMC 
TESTING SITES IN 
HOUSTON, WHICH 
THERE ARE EIGHT 
OF THEM. 
ALLISON? 
>> PRISCILLA 
THOMPSON, THOSE 
WAITS, THOSE 
TIMES JUST 
UNBELIEVABLE, 
WHAT PEOPLE ARE 
DOING TO GET 
TESTED. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH FOR YOUR 
REPORTING. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>>> THE U.S. 
CLOSING IN ON 3 
MILLION 
CONFIRMED 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES. 
DR. ALDAZZA, 
SENIOR SCHOLAR 
AT THE JOHNS 
HOPKINS 
UNIVERSITY. 
JOINING ME NOW. 
AND 3 MILLION 
CASES. 
THAT SEEMED 
UNIMAGINABLE 
BACK IN MARCH. 
BUT HERE WE ARE. 
IS THERE ANY WAY 
FOR US TO STILL 
GET THIS UNDER 
CONTROL? 
>> I THINK WE 
HAVE TO 
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT 
WE HAVE FAILED, 
BASICALLY, SINCE 
JANUARY TO TAKE 
CORRECT ACTIONS 
TO KEEP THIS 
VIRUS SOMETHING 
THAT WAS 
CONTROLLABLE AND 
MANAGEABLE. 
I DO THINK THAT 
WE CAN DO STEPS 
NOW THAT WILL 
HELP US AVOID 
THE WORST 
CONSEQUENCES OF 
THIS, MEANING 
KEEPING OUR 
HOSPITALS FROM 
GOING INTO 
CRISIS. 
BUT I DO THINK 
WE'RE GOING TO 
ACCEPT A NUMBER 
OF CASES THAT 
OCCUR. 
AND IS REALLY 
RECORD-
SHATTERING. 
YOU HAVE TO 
REMEMBER, WITH 
H1N1, 60 MILLION 
HAD THE VIRUS. 
AND THIS IS 
FOLLOWING THAT 
TYPE OF PATTERN 
OF INFECTIONS. 
>> THE NUMBER OF 
CASES, THE DEATH 
RATE, THEY'RE 
JUST NOT MOVING 
IN SYNC HERE. 
HERE'S WHAT DR. 
FAUCI SAID ABOUT 
THAT TODAY. 
>> IT'S A FALSE 
NARRATIVE TO 
TAKE COMFORT IN 
LOWER RATE OF 
DEATH. 
THERE ARE SO 
MANY OTHER 
THINGS THAT ARE 
DANGEROUS AND 
BAD ABOUT THIS 
VIRUS. 
DON'T GET 
YOURSELF INTO 
FALSE 
COMPLACENCY. 
>> SO WHY ISN'T 
THE DEATH RATE 
CLIMBING IN THE 
SAME WAY? 
DOES THE FACT 
THAT MORE YOUNG 
PEOPLE ARE NOW 
GETTING THE 
VIRUS AND HAVING 
BETTER OUTCOMES 
HAVE ANYTHING TO 
DO WITH IT? 
OR IS THE DEATH 
RATE JUST SIMPLY 
A LAGGING 
INDICATOR? 
>> IT'S LIKE THE 
COMBINATION OF 
BOTH. 
WE KNOW DEATHS 
ARE A LAGGING 
INDICATOR. 
THAT IT MAY TAKE 
TWO WEEKS TO GET 
DEATHS 
INCREASING. 
BUT WE ALSO KNOW 
WE ARE A LITTLE 
BETTER NOW IN 
JULY OF 2020 
THAN WE WERE IN 
MARCH 2020. 
MEANING WE ARE 
BETTER AT 
MANAGING THESE 
PATIENTS, 
FORTIFYING THEIR 
TREATMENT. 
BEFORE, WE WERE 
DEPLOYING THEM 
TO HOSPITALS. 
AND OVER 40% OF 
DEATHS HAPPEN IN 
NURSING HOMES. 
BUT IT'S NOT 
JUST THAT. 
PEOPLE BEING 
HOSPITALIZED 
WITH PNEUMONIA, 
STROKES. 
THOSE ARE STILL 
VERY IMPORTANT 
THINGS TO TRACK. 
AND I THINK WHEN 
YOU SEE PEOPLE 
GETTING 
HOSPITALIZED. 
THAT'S NOT A 
GOOD THING. 
EVEN IF YOU 
DON'T HAVE 
DEATHS 
INCREASING. 
I THINK YOU HAVE 
TO TAKE A LOOK 
AT THIS PICTURE. 
AND REALIZE, 
WE'RE NOT IN 
MANY PLACES IN 
THE UNITED 
STATES. 
>> WE CERTAINLY 
ARE NOT. 
SOME RECENT 
STUDIES SUGGEST 
YOUR BLOOD TYPE 
MAY AFFECT YOUR 
CORONAVIRUS 
RISK. 
THAT SOMEONE 
MIGHT BE MORE 
PROTECTED THAN 
SOMEONE WITH 
TYPE A. 
CAN YOU EXPLAIN 
THAT TO US? 
AND IS THERE 
STRONG EVIDENCE 
HERE? 
>> THERE IS 
STARTING TO BE 
EMERGING 
EVIDENCE. 
YOU WOULD SEE 
THAT O WAS 
BASICALLY 
UNDERREPRESENTED 
IN SOME OF THE 
CASES. 
AND NOW THEY'VE 
DONE THE WHOLE 
GENOME 
ASSOCIATION. 
THEY LOOKED AT 
GENES. 
PEOPLE WHO WERE 
SEVERE. 
AND SEEING THE 
HIT, WHERE THE 
BLOOD TYPE IS. 
THE ABO GENE. 
AND PEOPLE WITH 
O BLOOD HAVE 
MUCH LESS LIKELY 
TO BE SOMEONE 
WITH SEVERE 
ILLNESS. 
WE DON'T HAVE IT 
ALL FIGURED OUT 
BUT IT MAY BE 
THAT THE 
GENETICS HAVE 
SAN IMPORTANT 
ROLE WHEN IT 
COMES TO YOUR 
IMMUNE REACTION 
TO THIS. 
AND WE KNOW, FOR 
EXAMPLE, OWE 
BLOOD TIP IS 
MORE SUSS 
EPTIBLE TO 
NOROVIRUS. 
IT DOESN'T MEAN 
YOU CAN CHANGE 
ANYTHING IF 
YOU'RE AN O TYPE 
BLOOD. 
I HAVE BLOOD O 
TYPE. 
BUT I HAVEN'T 
CHANGED THE WAY 
I THOUGHT ABOUT 
THIS VIRUS. 
BUT IT IS 
SOMETHING WE 
HAVE TO STUDY 
AND FOLLOW UP. 
>> WHEN WE WERE 
FIRST TALKING 
ABOUT COVID-19, 
WE'RE CALLING 
THIS A 
RESPIRATORY 
DISEASE. 
NOW, IT LOOKS 
LIKE IT IS ALSO 
A VASCULAR 
DISEASE IN SOME 
WAYS. 
DOES THAT HAVE 
ANYTHING TO DO 
WITH WHY CERTAIN 
BLOOD TYPES MAY 
HAVE DIFFERENT 
OUTCOMES HERE? 
>> IT'S UNCLEAR 
THAT THAT'S PART 
OF IT. 
IT WOULD LIKELY 
HAVE TO DO WITH 
THE FACT THAT 
SOME OF THE SAME 
GENES THAT DEAL 
WITH THE IMMUNE 
SYSTEM HAVE TO 
DEAL WITH THE 
BLOOD TYPE. 
BUT IT IS 
DEFINITELY A 
VASCULAR 
DISEASE. 
NOT LIKE THERE 
IS'S BLOOD TYPE 
DISCREPANCY. 
>> DOCTOR, WE 
HAVE BEEN 
GETTING A LOT OF 
QUESTIONS ABOUT 
SPENDING TIME 
WITH FRIENDS. 
AND I HAVE A 
FEELING PEOPLE 
WON'T LIKE WHAT 
YOU HAVE TO SAY 
HERE. 
BUT A VIEWER 
ASKS, IS IT SAFE 
TO RENT A SUMMER 
VACATION HOME 
WITH FRIENDS, IF 
EVERYONE IS 
TESTED FOR THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
BEFOREHAND? 
>> YOU HAVE TO 
REMEMBER THAT NO 
ACTIVITY WE DO 
IN THE AIR OF 
PANDEMIC, IS 
GOING TO BE 
WITHOUT RISK. 
YOU CAN TAKE 
MEASURES TO 
DECREASE THE 
RISK. 
YOU CAN TEST TO 
DECREASE THE 
RISK, BUT IT'S 
NOT GOING TO BE 
ZERO. 
UNDERSTAND THE 
ACTIVITY, HOW 
IMPORTANT THE 
ACTIVITY IS IF 
YOU. 
AND WHAT THE 
RISK MAY BE TO 
YOU. 
I THINK THAT'S 
GOING TO BE 
DIFFERENT FOR 
EACH PERSON. 
THAT'S GOING TO 
BE DIFFERENT FOR 
EACH PERSON. 
ANYTHING YOU DO, 
THE VIRUS IS 
GOING TO WITH 
US. 
YOU HAVE TO MAKE 
THE DECISIONS 
ACCORDINGLY. 
>> DR., GREAT 
INFORMATION. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
I KNOW WE HAVE 
BEEN SAYING THIS 
TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN. 
BUT A LOT OF 
THIS IS SO 
IMPORTANT FOR 
US. 
THANK YOU FOR 
SHARING YOUR 
MEDICAL 
EXPERTISE TO 
HELP US 
UNDERSTAND IT A 
LITTLE BETTER. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>>> FIRST, IT 
WAS NEW YORK 
CITY AND 
SEATTLE. 
NOW, TEXAS, 
FLORIDA, AND 
ARIZONA, ARE 
DEALING WITH 
OVERWHELMING 
CORONAVIRUS 
OUTBREAK. 
DOCTORS AND 
NURSES WHO DEALT 
WITH THAT EARLY 
ON, ARE OFFERING 
ENCOURAGEMENT 
AND HOPE TO 
THEIR 
COLLEAGUES, JUST 
STARTING THEIR 
BATTLE WITH 
COVID-19. 
>> THIS MESSAGE 
IS TO ALL OF OUR 
BROTHERS AND 
SISTERS OUT 
THERE. 
WHO ARE SEEING 
SPIKES IN THE 
COVID-19 CASES. 
>> I WANT YOU TO 
KNOW THAT I KNOW 
WHAT YOU'RE 
GOING THROUGH. 
BECAUSE WE'VE 
DONE THIS. 
>> IT'S 
FRUSTRATING 
BECAUSE THIS 
COULD HAVE BEEN 
PREVENTED. 
WE COULD HAVE 
TAKEN PREVENTIVE 
MEASURES. 
BY SOCIAL 
DISTANCING, 
WEARING MASKS. 
>> I SAW PEOPLE 
IN THEIR 20s. 
I SAW PEOPLE IN 
THEIR 30s. 
I SAW PEOPLE 
THIS THEIR 40S 
THAT WERE 
HELPING PEOPLE. 
AND -- COVID 
DON'T KNOW NO 
RACE. 
IT KNOWS NO 
POLITICAL 
IDEATIONS. 
>> GOING TO SEE 
A LOT SUFFERING. 
AND YOU'RE GOING 
TO BE 
OVERWHELMED AND 
SAD BY THE 
PEOPLE GETTING 
SICK, NOT ONLY 
THE PATIENTS YOU 
TREAT OR YOUR 
FAMILIES OR 
LOVED ONES BUT 
COWORKERS. 
>> A LOT OF 
PEOPLE STOPPING 
WORK. 
AND THEY JUST 
WANT TO CRY. 
WE'VE SEEN THAT. 
WE'VE SEEN 
FAMILIES SAYING 
GOODBYE TO LOVED 
ONES. 
♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ 
♪[ MUSIC ] ♪ 
>> AS A 
PHYSICIAN WHO 
TREATED COVID-19 
PATIENTS ON THE 
FRONT LINES HERE 
IN NEW YORK 
CITY. 
>> YOU WILL GET 
THROUGH TO THE 
OTHER SIDE. 
THERE IS ANOTHER 
SIDE. 
>> THERE IS 
LIGHT AT THE END 
OF THE TUNNEL. 
IN NEW YORK 
CITY, OUR CASES 
HAVE DROPPED 
SIGNIFICANTLY. 
>> WE ARE 
LEARNING SO MUCH 
ABOUT THIS 
VIRUS, THIS 
DISEASE, AND THE 
DISEASE PROCESS. 
>> IF THE 
CONSERVATIVE 
MEASURES ARE NOT 
WORKING, DON'T 
DELAY 
INTUBATION. 
DON'T DELAY 
PUTTING THE 
PATIENT ON A 
VENTILATOR. 
>> IF YOU GET 
SICK, MAKE SURE 
YOU QUARANTINE. 
>> YOU'LL HAVE 
TO FIND 
SOMETHING TO 
HELP WITH YOUR 
PSYCHOLOGICAL 
AND SPIRITUAL 
STATE. 
>> RELY ON YOUR 
COLLEAGUES. 
>> AD
ACENGINE WHAT 
KNOWLEDGE WHAT 
YOU'RE DOING IS 
UNIQUE. 
>> YOUR CHAPTER 
HAS YET TO BE 
WRITTEN. 
AND IT WILL BE 
SOMETHING TO BE 
PROUD OF. 
>>> MORE THAN 
200,000 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES AND IN 
SOME HOSPITALS, 
ZERO BEDS 
AVAILABLE. 
THAT IS A 
FRIGHTENING 
SITUATION IN 
FLORIDA RIGHT 
NOW. 
BIM PRASSEN OF 
OUR NBC STATION, 
JOINING US FROM 
OUR MIAMI 
MEDICAL CENTER. 
STILL, WHAT ARE 
HOSPITALS DOING 
IF THEY ARE OUT 
OF BEDS ASK 
OR NEARLY OUT 
OUT OF BEDS? 
AND WHAT KIND OF 
SUPPORT AND HELP 
ARE THEY ASKING 
FOR? 
>> SO IT ALL 
DEPENDS ON WHICH 
HOSPITAL IN 
WHICH PART OF 
THE STATE. 
AND THAT NUMBER 
SOUNDS DIRE. 
BUT IT'S NOT AS 
DIRE AS IT 
SOUNDS, BUT IT 
IS GETTING TO 
THE POINT. 
BECAUSE THE WAY 
HOSPITALS IN 
FLORIDA MEASURE 
BEDS AND THEY 
MEASURE SPECIFIC 
COVID-DEDICATED 
UNITER 
UNITS AND OTHER 
ICU UNITS. 
THEY HAVE OTHER 
BEDS FOR 
HOSPITAL 
SURGERIES OR 
NONCOVID-RELATED 
UNITS. 
SO WHAT THEY'RE 
SAYING IN TAMPA-
ORLANDO AREA, IS 
THAT THEY ARE 
OUT OF SPACE 
WHEN IT COMES TO 
THEIR DEDICATED 
COVID UNITS. 
AND THEIR ICU 
UNITS. 
NOW US THEY WILL 
START SPILLING 
INTO THE OTHER 
BEDS, DESIGNED 
FOR OTHER 
PURPOSES. 
BUT IT'S THAT 
KIND OF 
SITUATION RIGHT 
NOW. 
SO HERE IN SOUTH 
FLORIDA, IT'S A 
DIFFERENT 
SITUATION IN 
MIAMI, JACKSON 
MEMORIAL 
HOSPITAL HERE, 
HAS STILL SPACE 
REPORTED TO 
THEIR UNITS. 
SO THE STATE OF 
FLORIDA, 
DEDICATED A 
HUNDRED 
ADDITIONAL 
PEOPLE. 
THEY'RE GOING TO 
RECRUIT THEM 
FROM OTHER 
STATES, FROM 
OTHER AREAS OF 
FLORIDA, TO MOVE 
THEM TO JACKSON, 
MEMORIAL SUPPORT 
HOSPITAL TO 
ROTATE IN WITH 
THEIR STAFF 
THERE, WHO HAVE 
CONTRACTED THE 
VIRUS 
THEMSELVES. 
SO THEY'RE 
ROTATING THE 
STAFF OF THE 
POSITIVE ONES 
WITH THE PEOPLE 
WHO ARE NOT 
POSITIVE. 
SO FLORIDA IS A 
VERY LARGE 
STATE. 
THERE ARE 
DIFFERENT 
PROBLEMS IN 
DIFFERENT 
SITUATIONS, 
DEPENDING ON 
WHERE YOU ARE. 
BUT IT IS 
DEFINITELY A 
FLUID SITUATION. 
THINGS ARE 
CHANGING EVERY 
SINGLE HOUR. 
>> PHIL, WHAT IS 
GOVERNOR RON 
DESANTIS SAYING 
TODAY? 
ANY NEW 
RESTRICTIONS 
COMING IN THE 
STATE? 
>> SO THAT IS 
ACTUALLY 
SOMETHING THAT 
HAS BEEN 
CONTENTIOUS IN 
THE PAST. 
THERE ARE NOT 
REALLY NEW 
RESTRICTIONS. 
NO STATEWIDE 
ORDERS LIKE MASK 
MANDATES. 
OR SHUTDOWN 
ORDERS. 
AGAIN, GOVERNOR 
DESANTIS IS 
RELYING ON THE 
DECENTRALIZED 
NATURE OF 
FLORIDA, AND 
LEAVING IT UP TO 
THE INDIVIDUAL 
COUNTIES AND 
CITIES TO MAKE 
DECISIONS. 
NOW, HE IS 
FILLING IN SOME 
RESOURCES. 
FOR EXAMPLE, 
HERE, THERE WAS 
A NEWS 
CONFERENCE HERE 
A COUPLE OF 
HOURS AGO AT THE 
MEDICAL CENTER. 
THIS BUILDING IS 
GOING TO TURN 
INTO A DEDICATED 
COVID LONG-TERM 
CARE FACILITY. 
AS WE KNOW, 
NURSING HOMES, 
ASSISTED LIVING 
FACILITIES, 
THOSE HAVE BEEN 
DEADLY HOT SPOTS 
FOR THIS VIRUS. 
AND THE PROBLEM 
THAT THEY'RE 
HAVING IS THEY 
ARE STILL HAVING 
COVID POSITIVE, 
CLOSE TO COVID 
NEGATIVE. 
THE THINKING IS 
IF YOU HAVE MORE 
OF THESE COVID-
POSITIVE PLACES, 
YOU CAN SEPARATE 
GROUPS AND THAT 
WILL HELP 
CONTAIN THE 
SPREAD. 
BUT WHEN IT 
COMES TO THE 
MASK ORDERS, THE 
SHUTDOWN, THAT 
REALLY BASED ON 
A COUNTY-BY-
COUNTY, CITY-BY-
CITY THING. 
IT IS CREATING A 
TON OF 
CONFUSION, 
ESPECIALLY WHEN 
YOU HAVE 
SOMETHING HERE 
LIKE IN MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY, 
WHERE THE ORDER, 
EVEN FROM THE 
COUNTY, SEEMS TO 
BE CHANGING, 
HOUR BY HOUR, 
DAY-BY-DAY. 
FOR THE LATEST 
EXAMPLE, THE 
MAYOR HERE IN 
MIAMI-DADE, 
CARLOS JIMENEZ 
YESTERDAY SAID 
THE RESTAURANTS 
WILL BE CLOSING 
AGAIN, RIGHT? 
INDOOR AND 
OUTDOOR. 
THAT WAS A HUGE 
DEAL. 
BECAUSE WE WOULD 
BE THE BIGGEST 
POPULATION 
COMMUNITY WIDE 
TO ROLL OUR 
ORDERS BACK. 
AND TODAY, HE 
SAID, NO, I 
DIDN'T MEAN 
INDOORS AND 
OUTDOORS. 
I JUST MEANT 
INDOORS. 
AND WHEN I SAID 
GYMS WOULD 
CLOSE, I REALLY 
MEANT THAT GYMS 
COULD STAY OPEN, 
THEY JUST HAVE 
TO WEAR A MASK. 
SO ALL OF THESE 
ORDERS ARE 
CREATING A TON 
OF CONFUSION 
HERE. 
AND THERE IS A 
FLY-BY THE SEAT 
OF YOUR PANTS 
FEELING IN THE 
STATE OF FLORIDA 
NOW. 
>> PHIL, LET'S 
TALK SCHOOLS. 
THE STATE SAYS 
THEY WILL OPEN 
IN AUGUST. 
WE MIGHT NOT 
FULLY UNDERSTAND 
THE IMPACT OF 
4th OF JULY IN 
FLORIDA UNTIL 
THEN. 
I KNOW A TEACHER 
IN FLORIDA, WHO 
TELLS ME SHE IS 
ESPECIALLY 
CONCERNED ABOUT 
GOING TO THE 
CLASSROOM. 
WHAT KIND OF 
RESTRICTIONS 
WILL THERE BE 
WHEN CLASSES DO 
RESUME? 
>> Reporter: I 
WOULD SAY THAT 
ALL THE PLANS 
NOW MIGHT NOT 
EXIST HERE NEXT 
WEEK OR NEXT 
MONTH. 
THERE'S AN 
ELECTION HERE ON 
AUGUST 18th. 
WE DON'T EVEN 
KNOW WHAT THAT 
IS GOING TO LOOK 
LIKE. 
BUT AGAIN, IT 
GOES BACK TO THE 
DECENTRALIZED 
NATURE OF THE 
STATE OF 
FLORIDA. 
THEY WILL SAY, 
EVERYBODY NEEDS 
TO GO BACK TO 
SCHOOL, BUT THEY 
DON'T REALLY 
GIVE A GUIDELINE 
OR A SET PLAN 
YET FOR THE 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS 
TO IMPLEMENT. 
SO IT IS UP TO 
EACH SCHOOL 
DISTRICT TO 
IMPLEMENT WHAT 
THEY THINK IS 
BEST. 
IN MIAMI-DADE 
COUNTY, THERE'S 
A SERIES. 
A 100% BACK-TO-
SCHOOL, IN 
PERSON. 
IF THESE CERTAIN 
CRITERIA ARE 
MET. 
THERE IS ALL-
DISTANCE 
LEARNING IF 
THESE HAPPEN. 
AND THEN THERE'S 
LIKE, TWO OR 
THREE MIDDLE 
GROUND AREAS. 
BUT AGAIN, 
THAT'S UP TO 
EACH INDIVIDUAL 
SCHOOL DISTRICT, 
CREATING MORE 
CONFUSION 
BECAUSE THE 
PARENTS AND YOUR 
NEIGHBORS REALLY 
NEED TO KNOW 
WHAT IS GOING ON 
IN YOUR SPECIFIC 
SITUATION. 
>> ALL RIGHT. 
PHIL PRASSEN, 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH FOR BEING 
WITH US. 
>>> ARIZONA 
REPORTING 
THOUSANDS OF NEW 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES AND STATE 
HEALTH OFFICIALS 
ARE NOW 
ADMITTING THAT 
THEY WERE 
DIRECTLY 
CONNECTED TO THE 
STATE'S 
REOPENING. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT, 
STEVE PATTERSON 
IS IN GLENDALE. 
AND STEVE, TELL 
US MORE ABOUT 
THE STATE'S 
REOPENING AND 
THE LINK TO THE 
SURGE THAT WE'RE 
SEEING THERE 
NOW. 
>> Reporter: 
ALLISON, LET ME 
TAKE YOU BACK TO 
A BETTER TIME IN 
ARIZONA. 
THERE WASN'T TOO 
LONG AGO THAT 
HEALTH OFFICIALS 
WERE ACTUALLY 
PRAISING THE JOB 
THAT THE 
GOVERNOR WAS 
DOING, THAT THE 
STAY-AT-HOME 
ORDER WAS 
WORKING. 
THE CURVE WAS 
FLATTENING, 
CASES WERE GOING 
DOWN. 
THE OVERALL 
THRUST OF THE 
VIRUS, WAS 
TRENDING IN A 
DOWNWARD 
FASHION. 
THAT WAS GOING 
INTO MAY. 
GOING INTO MAY, 
AS SOON AS THAT 
ORDER LIFTED, IT 
DIDN'T LIFT IN A 
FASHION OF 
PHASES AS YOU 
SEE IN MANY 
OTHER STATES. 
THERE WERE 
RESTRICTIONS 
THAT WERE EASED 
ALONG THE WAY. 
BUT PRETTY MUCH 
ON MAY 15th AND 
THE DAYS 
ENSUING, THINGS 
JUST OPENED UP. 
SO YOU HAD 
RESTAURANTS 
OPENING UP. 
BARS OPENING UP. 
CLUBS OPENING 
UP. 
MALLS OPENING 
UP. 
YOU HAD MOVIE 
THEATERS OPENING 
UP. 
EVERYTHING JUST 
-- EYE 
I MEAN, THERE 
WERE 
RESTRICTIONS IN 
PLACE. 
BUT IT WAS AN 
EXPLOSION OF 
BUSINESS 
OPENING. 
SINCE THAT 
POINT, YOU CAN 
TRACE IT, YOU 
CAN TRACK IT. 
THE NUMBERS ARE 
EVIDENCE. 
IT IS NOT FAR 
FETCHED TO SAY 
THAT IT IS 
DIRECTLY CONNECT 
TO THE THE SURGE 
OF CASES THAT WE 
ARE SEEING NOW. 
BECAUSE SINCE 
THAT POINT, THE 
NUMBERS HAVE 
JUST ESCALATED 
EXPONENTIALLY. 
WHEN WE WERE 
LOOKING AT THE 
BEGINNING OF 
THIS, YOU SAW 
10,000 CASES 
ADDED, MAYBE 
EVERY FEW WEEKS. 
AND WE'RE IN A 
SITUATION NOW, 
WHERE THERE ARE 
10,000 CASES 
EVERY FEW DAYS. 
THERE WERE 
ANOTHER 3600 
ADDED LAST 
NIGHT. 
THE STATE IS NOW 
OVER 105,000 
CASES. 
THERE WERE 65 
DEATHS LAST 
NIGHT. 
THE STATE IS NOW 
AT 1900 DEATHS. 
WE WILL BE AT 
2,000 DEATHS IN 
THIS STATE, IF 
THINGS DON'T 
CHANGE PROBABLY 
BEFORE THE WEEK 
IS OVER. 
MAYBE IN THE 
NEXT FEW DAYS OR 
SO. 
SO WE DID SPEAK 
TO HEALTH 
OFFICIALS. 
I SPOKE TO THE 
DIRECTOR OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
LAST NIGHT. 
AGAIN, NOT 
AFRAID TO SAY 
THAT A LOT OF 
THIS IS 
CONNECTED TO THE 
FACT THAT THE 
STATE IS REOPEN. 
WHAT THEY DIDN'T 
COULD FOR AND 
WHAT YOU AND I 
TALKED ABOUT 
YESTERDAY, IS 
THAT A LOT OF 
THIS IS NOW 
DRIVEN BY 
ASYMPTOMATIC 
SPREAD. 
SO YOU HAVE 
YOUNGER PEOPLE. 
IF YOU WANT TO 
NARROW IT DOWN, 
ANYBODY 44 AND 
YOUNGER. 
THEY ARE THE 
BIGGEST SEGMENT 
OF THE NUMBER OF 
POSITIVE COVID 
CASES IN THE 
STATE OF 
ARIZONA. 
OVER 60% OF THAT 
105 NUMBER ARE 
PEOPLE THAT ARE 
YOUNG. 
NOT PEOPLE THAT 
ARE ELDERLY OR 
OLD OR AT RISK. 
IT IS PEOPLE 
THAT ARE LESS AT 
RISK THAT ARE 
SPREADING THE 
VIRUS TO PEOPLE 
THAT WERE AT 
THOSE BARS AND 
GYMS AND 
NIGHTCLUBS AND 
RESTAURANTS IN 
AND MALLS. 
AND IT STARTED 
THAT SPREAD. 
SO NOW IT'S 
ALMOST IN A 
FREEFALL SPIRAL. 
EVERY DAY, WE 
SEE MORE AND 
MORE NUMBERS, 
MORE POSITIVE 
CASES. 
HEALTH OFFICIALS 
ARE CONCERNED. 
HOSPITALS ARE 
EXTREMELY 
WORRIED. 
90% ICU BED 
CAPACITY RIGHT 
NOW. 
BUT THE BIGGEST 
PROBLEMS THEY 
SAY IS THE 
STAFFING. 
THERE JUST 
SIMPLY AREN'T 
ENOUGH PEOPLE TO 
GO AROUND TO 
TREAT THIS MANY 
PEOPLE. 
SO HEALTH 
OFFICIALS ARE 
NOW SAYING THE 
BIGGEST WORRY IS 
THAT WE ARE 
MAYBE WEEKS, 
MAYBE EVEN DAYS 
AWAY, FROM THE 
STATE OPERATING 
UNDER WHAT IS 
CALLED CRISIS 
CARE. 
WHICH IS THAT 
YOU HAVE A 
LIMITED POOL OF 
RESOWRLSZS 
SOURCES. 
AND YOU'LL HAVE 
TO MAKE 
DECISIONS ON WHO 
GETS TREATMENT, 
NOT BASED ON 
WHAT THEY NEED, 
BUT BASED ON 
WHAT SOURCES YOU 
HAVE. 
SO SOME WILL GET 
TREATMENT, SOME 
WILL NOT. 
THAT IS A 
SCENARIO, THEY 
WOULD LIKE TO 
AVOID. 
BUT BASED ON THE 
TRAJECTORY WE'RE 
SEEING IN THE 
STATE, IT'S 
LOOKING PRETTY 
GRIM HERE, 
ALLISON. 
BACK TO YOU. 
>> SURE SOUNDS 
LIKE IT, STEVE. 
I'D LOVE TO ASK 
YOU A QUESTION, 
IF YOU DON'T 
MIND, ABOUT THE 
LATINO 
COMMUNITY. 
A COMMUNITY THAT 
HAS BEEN HIT 
VERY HARD. 
WHAT CAN YOU 
TELL US THERE? 
>> WELL, IT'S 
THE LATINO 
COMMUNITY, THE 
BLACK COMMUNITY. 
AND ACTUALLY THE 
NATIVE 
COMMUNITY. 
NAVAJO NATION IN 
THIS STATE IS 
HIT EXTREMELY 
HARD. 
BUT YEAH. 
LET'S FOCUS ON 
THE LATINO 
COMMUNITY. 
THEY MAKE UP 24% 
OF THE TOTAL 
CASES. 
THE PROBLEM IS, 
THIS IS THE 
REASON WE'RE IN 
GLENDALE, RIGHT? 
THIS IS ONE OF 
THE AREAS THAT 
HAS LIMITED 
ACCESS TO 
TESTING. 
THERE'S ABOUT 
300 SEATTLES IN 
THE STATE IN ITS 
ENTIRETY. 
IN THESE 
POCKETS, THOUGH, 
YOU WILL FIND 
LIKE IN SOUTH 
PHOENIX, LIKE 
HERE IN 
GLENDALE, THAT 
COVERAGE WAS 
LACKING WHERE 
THERE ARE THESE 
UNDERSERVED 
COMMUNITIES. 
WHICH REALLY 
JUST MEANS 
MINORITY 
COMMUNITIES THAT 
DON'T HAVE THE 
SAME ACSETH, 
LIKE -- ACCESS, 
LIKE OTHER 
PEOPLE DO. 
THE PROBLEM IS, 
WHEN YOU DON'T 
HAVE THAT 
ACCESS, YOU'RE 
NOT ABLE TO GET 
TESTED. 
THE STATE, 
OVERALL, SUFFERS 
BECAUSE YOU 
CAN'T TRACK THE 
SPREAD OF THE 
COMMUNITY VIRUS. 
YOU DON'T KNOW 
WHERE IT'S 
GOING. 
AND THIS REALLY 
RAVAGES THOSE 
COMMUNITIES. 
IT REALLY HURTS 
THEM. 
I SPOKE TO A GUY 
NAMED THOMAS 
LEON. 
HE'S THE HEAD OF 
A GROUP THAT 
WORKS FOR 
HEALTHCARE 
COMMUNITIES IN 
GENERAL. 
BUT HIS JOB HAS 
REALLY TURNED 
INTO TRIAGE, 
ABOUT THE VIRUS. 
SPECIFICALLY 
TRYING TO GET AS 
MANY TESTED AS 
HUMANLY 
POSSIBLE. 
I SPOKE WITH HIM 
ABOUT WHAT IS 
HAPPENING WITH 
THE LATINO 
COMMUNITY HERE 
IN ARIZONA. 
HERE'S WHAT HE 
SAID. 
>> IN ARIZONA 
RIGHT NOW, JUST 
THE RECENT DATA, 
YOU'RE LOOKING 
AT THE LARGEST 
PERCENTAGE OF 
CASES OF COVID-
19 CASES. 
ARE WITH THE 
HISPANIC AT 24 
PERCENT IT CAN'T 
JUST BE TESTING. 
YOU HAVE TO 
IMPLEMENT 
EDUCATION 
COMPONENT. 
PROVIDE THE 
TESTING. 
PROVIDE THE 
FOLLOW-UP CARE, 
CONSULTATION. 
AND MASK 
DISTRIBUTION. 
AND CONNECTIONS 
TO COMMUNITY-
ESSENTIAL 
SERVICES, 
BECAUSE PEOPLE 
TRYING TO 
SURVIVE THIS 
PANDEMIC. 
>> YOU CAN ONLY 
IMAGINE WHAT 
KIND OF WORK 
THAT MUST TAKE. 
THEY'RE HOLDING 
ANOTHER, ONE OF 
THOSE HUGE 
TESTING DRIVES 
HERE IN 
GLENDALE. 
IN THE NEXT FEW 
DAYS. 
THEY CAN THINK 
THEY CAN TEST UP 
TO A THOUSAND 
PEOPLE A DAY, 
WHICH IS 
TREMENDOUS FOR 
THESE 
UNDERSERVED 
COMMUNITIES. 
BUT IT IS STILL 
PART OF 
THELARGER 
PROBLEM. 
WHICH IS THAT 
ARIZONA IS IN A 
COMPLETE CRISIS 
RIGHT NOW. 
ALLISON?" 
>> A TERRIBLE 
SITUATION THERE, 
STEVE. 
THANK YOU FOR 
BRINGING UP THE 
LATEST. 
>> YOU GOT IT. 
THANK YOU, 
ALLISON. 
>>> IT IS SAID, 
THERE'S NOTHING 
MORE POWERFUL 
THAN AN IDEA 
WHOSE TIME HAS 
COME. 
PERHAPS THE TIME 
HAS COME. 
TO FULLY REALIZE 
THE DREAM UPON 
WHICH THIS GREAT 
COUNTRY WAS 
FOUNDED. 
EQUAL JUSTICE 
UNDER THE LAW. 
>>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>> WE'VE GOT 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>> BUT WE 
ACTUALLY SAW A 
LARGE CONVOY OF 
THE NATIONAL 
GUARD COME 
THROUGH HERE. 
>> IT'S NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS, 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> INTRODUCING 
PEACOCK. 
WHAT'S PEACOCK? 
THIS IS PEACOCK. 
>> LET'S GO. 
>> IT'S 
STREAMING. 
LAUNCHING. 
PREMIERING. 
IT'S TV, MOVIES. 
EXCLUSIVE 
ORIGINALS. 
ORIGINAL 
CHARACTERS. 
>> DUH. 
>> IT'S SPORTS. 
>> BREAKING 
NEWS. 
>> WAIT. 
THERE'S MORE. 
>> MORE? 
>> YES. 
YES. 
MORE. 
MORE. 
>> TONS. 
IT'S QUICK 
STUFF. 
TOUGH STUFF. 
LOVE STUFF. 
IT'S TRENDING. 
MIND-BENDING. 
IT'S LATE NIGHT. 
EARLY MORNING. 
>> GOOD MORNING. 
>> DO YOU SEE 
THIS? 
DO YOU REMEMBER 
THAT? 
YOU WATCH EVERY 
SINGLE ONE OF 
THOSE. 
IT'S FOR YOU. 
>> EW. 
>> IT'S PRICKLY. 
PAWNEE. 
AND IT'S FREE. 
>> FREE. 
>> FREE. 
>> WHO IS WITH 
ME? 
>> THAT'S 
PEACOCK. 
THAT'S WHO. 
THAT'S WHAT. 
THAT'S WHY. 
>> COME ON. 
>> BOOM. 
MIKE DROP. 
>> YOU CAN'T NOT 
WATCH. 
>>> WE'D LIKE TO 
THINK THAT WE 
LIVE IN SOME 
SORT OF POST-
RACIAL AMERICA. 
WE'RE REMINDED, 
TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN, THAT WE 
DO NOT. 
>> EVERY STEP 
AFTER, I WATCH 
YOU RAISE YOUR 
SON. 
AND I REMEMBER 
HER COMING HOME 
SAYING, WHY 
DON'T I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS? 
IT'S OKAY TO 
NOTICE YOU'RE 
DIFFERENT. 
YOU JUST HAVE TO 
NOT FEEL LESS 
THAN. 
>> I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
>>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP WANTS 
SCHOOLS TO 
REOPEN IN THE 
FALL, EVEN 
THOUGH WE ARE 
SEEING A SPIKE 
IN CORONAVIRUS 
CASES RIGHT NOW. 
>> WHEN YOU LOOK 
AT THE CHART OF 
DEATHS. 
DEATHS ARE WAY 
DOWN. 
SO WHAT WE WANT 
TO DO IS GET OUR 
SCHOOLS OPEN. 
WE WANT TO GET 
THEM OPEN 
QUICKLY, 
BEAUTIFULLY, IN 
THE FALL. 
>> NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT, 
CAROL LEE JOINS 
US FROM THE 
WHITE HOUSE. 
AND CAROL, DID 
THE PRESIDENT 
OUTLINE ANY 
SPECIFIC 
GUIDELINES FOR 
REOPENING 
SCHOOLS? 
>> WELL, IT'S A 
GREAT QUESTION. 
WHAT THE WHITE 
HOUSE IS SAYING 
IS THEY'RE 
POINTING TO THE 
CDC GUIDELINES 
IN MAY. 
SAYING THIS WAS, 
AS ONE OFFICIAL 
DESCRIBED IT, A 
MIDSUMMER CHECK-
IN, TO SORT OF 
HOW THINGS ARE 
GOING AND HOW 
THE STATES ARE 
MOVING ALONG. 
AND THE PROCESS 
TO WHETHER OR 
NOT TO REOPEN 
SCHOOLS THIS 
FALL. 
THE MOST 
INTERESTING 
THING ABOUT WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
SAID AT HIS 
EVENTS IS THAT 
HE PLAN ON 
PRESSURING 
STATES AND LOCAL 
GOVERNMENTS TO 
REOPEN SCHOOLS. 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
HAS SAID THEY'RE 
LEAVING THESE 
DECISIONS UP TO 
STATE AND LOCAL 
OFFICIALS. 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
MAKING CLEAR, AS 
HE HAS IN THE 
PAST, WITH 
CHURCHES, WITH 
RESTAURANTS, 
WITH BARS, WITH 
REOPENING IN 
GENERAL. 
I'M GOING TO 
TAKE A HEAVY 
HAND IN THIS. 
AND HE REALLY 
WANTS STATES TO 
REOPEN AS MUCH 
AS POSSIBLE. 
I MEAN, THEY'RE 
SAYING THAT HE 
SAID THAT ANYONE 
WHO IS GOING 
VIRTUAL IS 
ESSENTIALLY 
TAKING THE EASY 
WAY OUT. 
NOW, THE BIG 
QUESTION, 
OBVIOUSLY IS HOW 
YOU DO THAT 
SAFELY. 
AND THE WHITE 
HOUSE IS SAYING 
THAT CHILDREN 
ARE LESS 
AFFECTED BY THE 
VIRUS. 
THEY WOULD 
RECOMMEND THAT 
THEY BE AROUND 
THEIR PARENTS 
BUT NOT 
NECESSARILY 
OLDER RELATIVES. 
THEY'LL 
RECOMMEND MASKS 
AND THINGS LIKE 
THAT. 
BUT ON ONE HAND, 
YOU HAVE 
OFFICIALS 
SAYING, THEY'RE 
GOING TO LEAVE 
THIS TO LOCAL 
GOVERNMENTS. 
THEN YOU HAVE 
THE PRESIDENT 
SAYING HE'S 
GOING TO COME IN 
REALLY HEAVY 
HANDEDLY. 
AND USE THE 
BULLY PULPIT TO 
PRESSURE THE 
REOPENING. 
>> THE ASSOCIATE 
PRESS IS CALLING 
FOR CALL WITH 
GOVERNORS. 
EDUCATION 
SECRETARY BETSY 
DUVOSS SAID 
SCHOOLS SHOULD 
BE FULLY REOPEN 
IN THE FALL? 
WHAT DID SHE SAY 
ON THAT CALL? 
>> Reporter: 
WELL, LOOK, 
GOVERNORS DON'T 
LIKE BEING TOLD 
WHAT TO DO. 
THEY RUN THEIR 
STATES, 
ANDULTIMATELY, 
THEY CALL THE 
SHOTS. 
WE'VE SEEN THIS 
BEFORE IN TERMS 
OF REOPENING. 
ACCORDING TO THE 
ASSOCIATED 
PRESS, BETSY 
DUVOSS SAID IT'S 
NOT A MATTER OF 
WHETHER BUT 
HIGHWAY 
HOW THEY REOPEN. 
AND REALLY 
ECHOED THE 
PRESIDENT IN 
THAT THEY THINK 
SCHOOLS SHOULD 
REOPEN. 
THEIR ARGUMENT 
IS THIS A MENTAL 
HEALTH ISSUE, 
PHYSICAL HEALTH 
ISSUE. 
THAT KIDS NEED 
TO GET BACK TO 
SCHOOL. 
PARENTS CAN GO 
BACK TO WORK. 
BUT THEY'RE ALSO 
MAKING IT A 
POLITICAL ISSUE. 
YOU HEAR THE 
PRESIDENT 
SAYING, HE SAID 
IT AGAIN TODAY, 
AT THE WHITE 
HOUSE. 
THAT DEMOCRATS 
DON'T WANT -- IF 
GOVERNORS DON'T 
OPEN SCHOOLS, 
THEN THEY'RE 
JUST OUT TO MAKE 
HIS 
ADMINISTRATION 
LOOK BAD. 
HE SAID 
DEMOCRATS DON'T 
WANT TO REOPEN 
SCHOOLS SO THAT 
IT WOULD 
NEGATIVELY 
REFLECT ON HIM. 
HE'S MAKING THIS 
A POLITICAL 
ISSUE. 
AND YOU KNOW, WE 
SAW HIM AT THE 
SAME TIME, 
PRAISE 
REPUBLICAN 
GOVERNOR OF 
FLORIDA, RON 
DESANTIS FOR HIS 
PUSH TO REOPEN 
SCHOOLS. 
IT'S NOT JUST 
GOING TO BE THE 
PRESIDENT WHO IS 
CONVEYING THIS 
MESSAGE. 
>> CARAM, THE -- 
CAROL, THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
NIECE PAINTED 
TRUMP AS A 
SOCIOPATH, 
SAYING, QUOTE, 
FOR DONALD, 
LYING WAS A SELF 
AGRANDIZEMENT, 
MEANT TO 
CONVINCE OTHER 
PEOPLE HE WAS 
ACTUALLY BETTER 
THAN HE WAS. 
HAS THE WHITE 
HOUSE RESPONDED 
TO THE ALLEGES 
IN THIS BOOK? 
>> WE'VE GOTTEN 
A COUPLE OF 
RESPONSES FROM 
OFFICIALS. 
WE HEARD FROM 
THE PRESS 
SECRETARY. 
ASKED FOR A 
LITTLE WHILE AGO 
AT THE WHITE 
HOUSE. 
WHAT HER 
REACTION TO THAT 
WAS. 
AND 
INTERESTINGLY, 
SHE SAID SHE 
HADN'T READ THE 
BOOK. 
BUT THAT IT WAS 
FULL OF LIES. 
SO IT'S NOT 
CLEAR HOW SHE 
KNOWS THAT, NOT 
HAVING READ IT. 
BUT SHE SAID THE 
ACCUSATIONS WERE 
RIDICULOUS AND 
ABSURD. 
WE HEARD FROM 
KELLYANNE CONWAY 
THAT MARY TRUMP 
IS NOT PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S CLIENT. 
SO SHE CAN'T 
REALLY BE 
DIAGNOSING HIM. 
AND THAT OFTEN 
THESE BOOKS ARE 
RIDDLED WITH 
ERRORS AND NOT 
FACT-CHECKED THE 
WAY OTHERS MIGHT 
BE. 
THIS, THOUGH, 
COMES ON TOP OF 
OTHER BOOKS AND 
PEOPLE SPEAKING 
OUT AGAINST, 
PEOPLE WHO HAVE 
BEEN WORKING FOR 
OR CLOSE TO THE 
PRESIDENT. 
MOST RECENTLY, 
JOHN BOLTON. 
SO ANOTHER TELL-
ALL BOOK FOR THE 
PRESIDENT. 
AND THAT THEY 
ARE DISMISSING 
AS LIES. 
BUT THIS WOULD 
BE DIFFERENT IN 
THAT IT'S A 
FAMILY AFFAIR. 
>> YEAH. 
>>> MEXICO'S 
PRESIDENT HEADS 
TO WASHINGTON 
TOMORROW TO MEET 
WITH PRESIDENT 
TRUMP. 
DO WE KNOW WHAT 
IS ON HER 
AGENDA? 
>> YEAH. 
THE U.S.-CANADA-
MEXICO TRADE 
AGREEMENT. 
THAT'S WHAT 
THEY'RE SUPPOSED 
TO FOCUS ON. 
THE NEW 
PRESIDENT HAS 
BEEN IN OFFICE 
FOR ABOUT 19 
MONTHS. 
IT WILL BE HIS 
FIRST TRIP OUT 
OF MEXICO. 
YOU KNOW, HE AND 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
ARE SORT OF LIKE-
MINDED IN SOME 
WAYS, IN TERMS 
OF THE PRESIDENT 
OF MEXICO ALSO 
DOESN'T WEAR A 
MASK PUBLICLY 
DURING THE 
PANDEMIC. 
OTHERS EXPECTED 
TO HAVE A LANGE 
MEETING ON 
TRADE. 
THE PRESIDENT 
ALSO HAS AN 
EVENT LATER THIS 
WEEK ON DRUG 
TRAFFICKING DOWN 
IN FLORIDA. 
SO THAT WILL 
PROBABLY BE ON 
THE AGENDA. 
AND WE DON'T GET 
AS MANY OF THESE 
HEADS OF STATE 
VISITS SINCE THE 
PANDEMIC. 
SO THEY'RE FEW 
AND FAR BETWEEN. 
BUT AS IS 
CUSTOMER, THE 
TWO LEADERS WILL 
DELIVER JOINT 
STATEMENTS. 
UNCLEAR IF THE 
PRESIDENT WILL 
TAKE QUESTIONS, 
BUT WE'LL 
DEFINITELY 
EXPECT TO SEE 
HIM TOMORROW, 
SIDE BY SIDE, 
WITH THE 
PRESIDENT OF 
MEXICO. 
>> ALL RIGHT. 
WE WILL WATCH 
FOR THAT 
TOMORROW. 
CARA LEE AT THE 
WHITE HOUSE. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>>> WHAT DO 
PLANNED PARENT 
HOOD, THE 
KUSHNERS AND 
EASY HAVE IN 
COMMON? 
THEY ALL GOT PPP 
LOANS FROM THE 
SMALL BUSINESS 
ASSOCIATION. 
JOHN ALLEN, 
SENIOR POLITICAL 
ANALYST IS HERE 
NOW. 
WE ARE, OF 
COURSE, WEARING 
THE TUESDAY 
SHIRT. 
FRESH OUT OF THE 
DIRTY LAUNDRY 
PILE, JOHN. 
YESTERDAY, THEY 
RELEASED THE 
NAMES OF SOME 
600,000 PPP LOAN 
RECIPIENTS. 
BASICALLY, 
ANYONE WHO GOT 
100K OR MORE. 
ACCORDING TO 
YOUR AFFILIATE, 
PLANNED 
PARENTHOOD GOT 
AS MUCH AS $150 
MILLION. 
TELL US ABOUT 
THAT AND SOME OF 
THE OTHER NAMES 
THAT GOT LOANS. 
ARTIST JACK CONS 
REALLY QUITE AN 
IMPRESSIVE LIST. 
>> YEAH. 
TO BOUNCE AROUND 
THE ROOM HERE A 
LITTLE BIT AND 
BORROW FROM 
FISH. 
THERE WERE A 
BUNCH OF THINGS 
THAT JUMPED OUT 
AND THAT'S ONE 
OF THE REASONS 
WE FOCUSED ON 
PLANNED 
PARENTHOOD. 
THERE'S BEEN A 
BIG POLITICAL 
FIGHT OVER 
WHETHER THEY 
WERE ELIGIBILITY 
FOR THESE PPP 
LOANS. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
HAS TRIED TO 
BLOCK THEM FROM 
GETTING ACCESS 
TO FEDERAL 
FUNDING. 
IN THIS CASE, 
PLANNED 
PARENTHOOD SAID 
IT IS COMPLETELY 
ELIGIBLE. 
WE COUNTED 43 OF 
THEIR AFFILIATES 
GETTING BETWEEN 
$65 MILLION AND 
$150 MILLION 
TOTAL FOR ALL OF 
THOSE 
AFFILIATES, 
SMALL BUSINESS 
ADMINISTRATION 
HAD PUT OUT 
THESE LOAN SIZES 
AND RANGES 
RATHER THAN 
EXACT NUMBERS. 
WHICH IS WHY WE 
GAVE A RANGE. 
YOU KNOW, TO 
INTRODUCE YOU TO 
THAT. 
YOU SAW A SCHOOL 
NAMED FOR JARED 
KUSHNER'S 
FATHER. 
THAT THEY HAVE 
LONG SUPPORTED 
WITH GETTING A 
PPP LOAN. 
YOU SAW EASY, 
THE CLOTHING 
BRAND OF KANYE 
WEST GETTING 
MONEY. 
WE SAW GROVER 
NORQUIST, 
AMERICANS FOR 
TAX REFORM. 
AN ANTI-TAX 
LOBBYING GROUP. 
HE ONCE SAID 
THAT HE WANTED 
TO SHRINK 
GOVERNMENT TO 
THE SIZE THAT IT 
CAN BE DROWNED 
IN A BATHTUB. 
NOW, HIS TAX 
REFORM 
FOUNDATION IS 
TAKING MONEY. 
AND OF COURSE, 
HE'S ONE OF THE 
PEOPLE THAT IS 
PAID BY THAT 
AMERICANS FOR 
TAX REFORM 
FOUNDATION. 
LOTS OF 
CELEBRITIES, 
LOTS OF 
INVESTMENT BANKS 
AS WE REPORTED 
BEFORE AND 
TALKED TO YOU 
ABOUT BEFORE, 
ALLISON. 
THERE ARE 
PRIVATE JET 
MANAGEMENT 
COMPANIES THAT 
GOT PPP LOANS. 
AND ULTIMATELY, 
THERE WERE A LOT 
OF PEOPLE WHO 
NEEDED IT WHO 
GOT PPP LOANS. 
BUT A LOT OF 
MONEY WENT TO 
PLACES THAT 
LAWMAKERS ARE 
NOW RAISING 
THEIR EYEBROWS 
OVER. 
EXCEPT THAT 
HANDFUL OF 
LAWMAKERS  WHO 
ACTUALLY GOT PPP 
LOANS. 
>> FOR SURE. 
I WANT TO ASK 
YOU A LITTLE 
MORE ABOUT 
PLANNED 
PARENTHOOD. 
BECAUSE YOU 
REFERENCED IT 
HERE. 
REPUBLICAN 
CONGRESSMAN DOUG 
COLLINS TWEETED 
HIS OUTRAGE THAT 
PLANNED 
PARENTHOOD GOT 
MONEY FROM A PRO 
LIFE 
PERSPECTIVE. 
BUT TAKING 
ABORTION RIGHTS 
OUT OF THIS FOR 
A SECOND. 
THERE WERE 
QUESTIONS ABOUT 
WHETHER PLANNED 
PARENTHOOD 
SHOULD HAVE EVEN 
QUALIFIED 
BECAUSE OF ITS 
AFFILIATION. 
ARE WE CLEAR ON 
THAT ENTIRELY? 
>> THERE'S 
CERTAINLY SOME 
DEBATE. 
THE SMALL 
BUSINESS 
ADMINISTRATION 
SAID THEY DON'T 
THINK PLANNED 
PARENTHOOD 
SHOULD HAVE 
GOTTEN THE 
MONEY. 
THEY DID THAT 
SEVERAL WEEKS 
AGO. 
BUT THE TRUTH 
IS, THE 
RULESGOVERNING 
THIS PRETTY MUCH 
APPLY ACROSS 
BOARD. 
THERE WERE MANY 
STRICTURES PUT 
THIS THAT LAW. 
>> NO. 
>> IT WOULD BE 
HARD FOR 
CONGRESS TO SAY 
THEY DIDN'T MEAN 
TO DO IT, 
BECAUSE THEY 
APPROVE TODAY 
TWICE. 
>> SO JOHN, THE 
BIG QUESTION WE 
KEEP BRINGING 
UP. 
I MEAN, YOU AND 
I HAVE TALKED 
ABOUT THIS, LIKE 
THREE OR FOUR 
TIMES ALREADY. 
IS HOW MONEY 
INTENDED FOR 
SMALL 
BUSINESSES, 
STRUGGLING 
DURING THIS 
PANDEMIC, WENT 
TO THE WEALTHY 
AND THE WHETHER 
L CONNECTED. 
OUR COLLEAGUE 
SAID BILLIONAIRE 
HAMPTONS 
DEVELOPER AND 
REPUBLICAN 
FUNDRAISER, JOE 
FERRELL, GOT A 
PPP LOAN, EVEN 
THOUGH HE MADE 
$2 MILLION THIS 
YEAR, JUST 
RENTING OUT HIS 
$40 MILLION 
ESTATE IN BRIDGE 
HAMPTON CALLED 
SAND CASTLE. 
HOW DID THAT 
HAPPEN? 
>> F. SCOTT 
FITZGERALD WOULD 
HAVE A FIELD DAY 
WITH THAT. 
BUT WRITING 
ABOUT THOSE 
HAMPTON ESTATES. 
BUT LOOK. 
THE WAY IT 
HAPPENED IS 
PEOPLE WILL TALK 
TO THEIR 
ADVISERS. 
AND SEEK THESE 
LOANS. 
THERE REALLY 
ISN'T A LOT OF 
RESTRICTION ON 
THE ELIGIBILITY. 
AND WHAT 
HAPPENED IS A 
LOT OF THE 
WEALTHY AND WELL 
CONNECTED WERE 
THE FIRST ONES 
TO GET LOANS. 
WHILE THEY WERE 
GETTING LOANS, 
SOME SMALL 
BUSINESSES WENT 
OUT OF BUSINESS 
ENTIRELY. 
AND NOW YOU'VE 
GOT A SITUATION, 
WHERE THERE'S 
ABOUT $132 
BILLION LEFT IN 
THAT ACCOUNT NOT 
EVEN TAKEN AND 
NOT EVEN APPLIED 
FOR AT THIS 
POINT. 
BUT CERTAINLY 
FOLKS  WHO HAVE 
THE OPPORTUNITY 
TO AVAIL 
THEMSELVES OF 
THESE FUNDS DID 
IT. 
AND WE EACH 
HEARD FROM 
ADMINISTRATION 
OFFICIALS THAT 
THEY DON'T 
EXPECT TO 
PROSECUTE PEOPLE 
AROUND A CERTAIN 
AMOUNT IF THEY 
TOOK THE LOAN 
AND SHOULDN'T 
HAVE. 
SO THIS IS A 
PROGRAM THAT HAS 
NOT COME UNDER 
AS MUCH SCRUTINY 
AS A LOT OF 
OTHERS, SIMPLY 
BECAUSE THE 
TRANPARENCY 
ISN'T THERE. 
WE HAVE NOT 
GOTTEN THE NAMES 
OF CASES UNDER 
$150,000, 
WHICHREPRESENTS 
86 1/2% OF ALL 
OF THE BUSINESS 
LOANS. 
THIS IS GOING TO 
BE AN ONGOING 
STORY, ALLISON. 
AND I LOVE 
TALKING TO YOU 
ABOUT IT. 
>> I LOVE HAVING 
YOU ON. 
I'M SURE WE'LL 
HAVE YOU ON A 
DOZEN TIMES. 
BUT LOOK, JOHN. 
WHAT YOU SAID 
THERE INDICATES 
THE ANSWER TO MY 
NEXT QUESTION. 
BUT WE'VE SEEN 
PUBLIC OUTRAGE 
OVER AWARDS 
LOANED THIS 
YEAR. 
SOME HAVE EVEN 
GIVEN THE MONEY 
BACK. 
BUT DO WE HAVE 
ANY INDICATION 
THAT CONGRESS IS 
GOING TO LOOK AT 
HOW IT WAS 
DISTRIBUTED OR 
EVEN CONSIDERING 
INCREASING 
OVERSIGHT? 
SO SMALL 
BUSINESS IN THE 
FUTURE GOES TO 
SMALL 
BUSINESSES? 
>> NUMBER 1. 
CONGRESS CAN 
ALWAYS 
RELEGISLATE. 
THAT IS THE SAME 
CHANGE OF RULES 
GOING FORWARD. 
THEY CAN DO AN 
OVERSIGHT OF THE 
ADMINISTRATION 
AND WHETHER THE 
TREASURY 
DEPARTMENT AND 
SMALL BUSINESS 
ADMINISTRATION 
HANDLED THESE 
LOANS 
APPROPRIATELY. 
IN TERMS OF 
FINDING THE BAD 
GUYS, SO TO 
SPEAK. 
I THINK THERE 
ARE GOING TO BE 
SOME 
PROSECUTIONS 
OVER PPP. 
AND WE'RE 
ALREADY SEEN 
SOMECHATTER OVER 
THAT, IN TERMS 
OF FRAUDULENT 
ACTIVITY. 
BUT AGAIN, THE 
RULES HERE WERE 
VERY LOOSE, 
ALLISON. 
>> YEAH. 
JOHN, GREAT TO 
SEE YOU. 
I KNOW, AS YOU 
SAID WE HAVE 
BEEN TALKING 
ABOUT THIS 
AGAIN. 
WE JUST NEED YOU 
BACK, JUST NOT 
ON A TUESDAY. 
BECAUSE I REALLY 
NEED TO WASH 
THIS SHIRT. 
>> WELL, I MEAN, 
YOU'RE IN THE 
PROUD TRADITION 
OF CHRIS 
KRIS 
KRISTOFFERSON 
AND JOHNNY CASH 
IN WEARING YOUR 
CLEANEST DIRTY 
SHIRT. 
AND I APPRECIATE 
THEM AND YOU. 
>> THAT IS 
OUTSTANDING 
CONVERSATION, 
THANKS, JOHN. 
I APPRECIATE YOU 
AS WELL. 
>> TAKE CARE. 
>>> FACEBOOK 
CEO, MARK 
ZUCKERBERG, 
MEETING WITH 
ADVERTISERS OF 
AN ADVERTISING 
BOYCOTT TODAY. 
THEY ENCOURAGED 
HUNDREDS OF 
COMPANIES TO 
PULL THEIR AD TO 
DO A BETTER JOB 
OF BANNING HATE 
SPEECH ONLINE. 
JO LING KENT 
JOINS MY NOW. 
AND JO, WHAT 
HAPPENED AT THAT 
MEET SOMETHING 
WHAT DO WE KNOW 
ABOUT IT? 
>> Reporter: 
YEAH, THE 
MEETING, 
ACCORDING TO 
THIS CIVIL 
RIGHTS LEADER 
SAID IT WAS VERY 
DISAPPOINTING. 
AND IT WAS SAME 
OLD FROM 
FACEBOOK. 
WE'RE JUST 
GETTING REACTION 
FROM ALL OF THE 
VARIOUS PLAYERS 
RIGHT NOW, AS WE 
SPEAK. 
AND WE HEARD 
FROM THE CIVIL 
RIGHTS LEADER, 
SPECIFICALLY THE 
NONPROFIT FREE 
PRESS. 
AND IN A 
STATEMENT, THEY 
SAY THAT STOCK 
PAPER PROFIT, 
WHICH IS THE 
ORGANIZATION 
BEHIND IT, THE 
COALITION, IF 
YOU WILL, DIDN'T 
HEAR ANYTHING TO 
CONVINCE US THAT 
ZUCKERBERG AND 
HIS COLLEAGUES 
ARE TAKING 
ACTION. 
INSTEAD, IN A 
STATEMENT, OF 
COMMITTING TO A 
TIME LINE. 
THE COMPANY 
LEADERS 
DELIVERED THE 
SAME OLD TALKING 
POINTS TO TRY TO 
PLACATE US, 
WITHOUT MEETING 
OUR DEMAND. 
NOW, FACEBOOK IS 
FIRING BACK AT 
THAT STATEMENT, 
TELLING WHAT 
THEY BELIEVE. 
THAT THE MEETING 
WENT A LITTLE 
BETTER THAN 
THAT. 
THEY SAID IT WAS 
AN OPPORTUNITY 
FOR FACEBOOK TO 
HEAR FROM THE 
CAMPAIGN 
ORGANIZERS AND 
REAFFIRM WHAT 
THEY CALL THEIR 
COMMITMENT TO 
COMBATTING HATE 
ON OUR PLATFORM. 
BUT YOU HAD FOUR 
ORGANIZATIONS 
HERE. 
COLOR OF CHAINS. 
THE ASPECT 
DEVINATION -- 
ANTI-DEFAMATION 
LEAGUE. 
AND VARIOUS TOP 
EXECUTIVES OF 
THE COMPANY. 
THEY LAID OUT, 
THEY SAY, THEIR 
10 DEMANDS TO 
STOP THE SPREAD 
OF HATE ON 
FACEBOOK, AHEAD 
OF THE ELECTION. 
AND IN THE MIDST 
OF THIS MAJOR 
MOMENT THAT WE 
ARE HAVING IN 
OUR NATIONAL 
CONVERSATION. 
AND THEY SAY, 
THEY WALKED AWAY 
WITH NOTHING. 
NOW, WHAT 
FACEBOOK IS 
RESPONDING IS 
SAYING THAT THEY 
HAVE BANNED 250 
WHITE 
SUPREMACIST 
ORGANIZATIONS. 
AND IN A 
STATEMENT HERE, 
THEY'RE HOLDING 
THEMSELVES 
ACCOUNTABLE BY 
PRODUCING 
REGULAR REPORTS 
ABOUT OUR 
CONTENT 
REGULATION 
EFFORT. 
THIS IS ALL 
COMING, AS A WAY 
OF THE NEW CIVIL 
RIGHTS AUDIT IS 
EXPECTED TO COME 
OUT TOMORROW. 
>>> JO. 
IN TERMS OF THE 
AD CAMPAIGN, THE 
STOP HATE FOR 
PROFIT CAMPAIGN. 
DO WE HAVE ANY 
SENSE OF HOW 
LONG THIS WILL 
LAST? 
>> YEAH. 
JONATHAN 
GREENBLAT. 
THE HEAD OF THE 
ANTI-DEFAMATION 
LEAGUE SAYING IN 
A CONVERSATION 
JUST NOW THAT, 
THEY PLAN TO 
TURN UP THE HEAT 
AND CONTINUE 
THIS FOR AS LONG 
AS THEY NEED TO, 
UNTIL THEY GET 
THE ANSWER THEY 
WANT. 
AND YOU HAVE 
OTHER BIG 
COMPANIES NOW 
SAYING WE WANT 
MORE FROM 
FACEBOOK. 
>> ALL RIGHT. 
LET'S TALK ABOUT 
TIKTOK NOW. 
THE U.S. 
GOVERNMENT IS 
SAYING IT MAY 
BAN THE APP FOR 
ITS CONNECTIONS 
TO CHINA. 
HERE'S WHAT 
PRESS SECRETARY 
MIKE POMPEO TOLD 
FOX NEWS. 
>> WOULD YOU 
RECOMMEND THAT 
PEOPLE DOWNLOAD 
THATPP TO YOUR 
PHONE? 
>> ONLY IF YOU 
WANT YOUR 
PRIVATE 
INFORMATION IN 
THE HANDS. 
CHINESE 
COMMUNIST PARTY. 
>> WHAT DO WE 
KNOW ABOUT THE 
CHINESE TIKTOK 
GOVERNMENT? 
>> WE KNOW THAT 
TIKTOK IS AN APP 
THAT WORKS 
OUTSIDE OF 
CHINA. 
THEY HAVE THEIR 
OWN VERSION. 
BUT BITE DANCE 
IS THE OWNER OF 
THE MAINLAND 
CHINESE COMPANY. 
TIKTOK IS ALSO 
JUST APPOINTED A 
NEW CEO, 
AMERICAN FORMER 
DISNEY EXECUTIVE 
TO HEAD THE 
COMPANY. 
KEVIN MYER IS 
HIS NAME. 
BUT OF COURSE, 
THIS COMES WITH 
A LOT OF 
SKEPTICISM, AS 
THERE HAS ALWAYS 
BEEN A BACK-AND-
FORTH BETWEEN 
TECH COMPANIES 
AND CHINA AND 
THE U.S. WHEN IT 
COMES TO PRIVATE 
INFORMATION. 
HERE'S A LITTLE 
ABOUT WHAT 
POMPEO HAD TO 
SAY ON FOX NEWS 
LAST NIGHT. 
>> WE'VE WORKED 
ON THIS VERY 
ISSUE FOR A LONG 
TIME. 
WHETHER IT WAS 
THE PROBLEMS OF 
HAVING WAWAY -- 
HUAWEI 
TECHNOLOGY. 
WE DECLARED THIS 
A DANGER TO 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY. 
WE'VE DONE ALL 
OF THESE THINGS. 
>> THERE'S SOME 
QUESTIONS ABOUT 
WHAT THE 
AUTHORITY IS IF 
THE PRESIDT 
DOES WANT TO BAN 
TIKTOK FROM APP 
STORES. 
BUT WE'RE 
ALREADY SEEING 
IT REMOVE ITSELF 
FROM HONG KONG 
JUST LAST NIGHT. 
BECAUSE THEY SAY 
THE RULES THERE 
ARE STEREO 
CONSTRICTING. 
AND THERE'S TOO 
MUCH POSSIBILITY 
FOR BACK-AND-
FORTH WITH THE 
CHINESE 
GOVERNMENT. 
POSSIBLE 
CENSURESHIP IN 
THAT NEW 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY LAW 
THAT HAS NOW 
BEEN IMPLEMENTED 
IN HONG KONG. 
IT'S A VERY 
COMPLICATED 
STORY THAT IS 
UNFOLDING AS WE 
SPEAK. 
>> JO, ANY 
RESPONSE OR 
ACTION FROM 
TIKTOK? 
>> DEFINITELY. 
I MENTIONED 
BEFORE THAT 
TIKTOK IS RUN BY 
CEO. 
THE SPOKESPERSON 
TELLING ME THAT 
THEY HAVE THIS 
CEO IN PLACE. 
AND THEY HAVE 
THE SAFETY AND 
SECURITY 
PRODUCTS AND 
PUBLIC POLICY IN 
THE U.S. TO MAKE 
SURE THAT YOUR 
PRIVATE 
INFORMATION AND 
YOUR EXPERIENCE 
ON TIKTOK STAYS 
WHERE IT SHOULD 
BE. 
AND SPECIFICALLY 
TIKTOK IS 
SAYING, WE HAVE 
NEVER PROVIDED 
USER DATA TO THE 
CHINESE 
GOVERNMENT. 
NOR WOULD WE DO 
SO IF ASKED. 
SO A STICKY 
SITUATION. 
AND A VERY 
COMPLICATED, GEO 
POLITICAL 
LANDSCAPE IF YOU 
WILL, FOR TIKTOK 
AND THESE TECH 
COMPANIES AS IT 
RELATES TO THE 
U.S. GOVERNMENT. 
>> AND JO. 
ONE THAT I MEAN, 
I DON'T THINK IT 
COULD POSSIBLY 
IMPACT MORE 
AMERICANS THAN 
EVER, RIGHT? 
YOU'VE SEEN HOW 
MANY PEOPLE PTO 
GET THROUGH THIS 
DANCINGQUARANTINE. 
I IMAGINE IF 
POMPEO WAS 
WARNING NOT TO 
DOWNLOAD IT, 
MOST PEOPLE HAVE 
ALREADY. 
>> THEY COULD 
MAKE IT NOT 
AVAILABLE IN THE 
APSP STORE. 
AND I THINK 
YOU'VE SEEN THAT 
HAPPEN BACK IN 
2010, I BELIEVE 
IT WAS, WHEN 
GOOGLE LEFT 
CHINA. 
YOU HAVE THESE 
POSSIBILITIES 
WHERE THE 
PRODUCT JUST 
REALLY LOOKS 
DIFFERENT, WHERE 
IT ORIGINALLY 
STARTED. 
BUT SURE, A LOT 
OF TEENAGERS ARE 
ADDICTED TO 
TIKTOK. 
I'M ADDICT TO 
THE TIKTOK. 
I GET IT. 
I HEAR YOU. 
IT'S GOING TO BE 
RAY VERY 
COMPLICATED 
STORY GOING 
FORWARD. 
AND I HAVE A 
FEELING THAT 
TEENAGERS MIGHT 
BE INTERESTED IN 
THIS ONE. 
>> YEAH. 
I THINK SO FOR 
SURE. 
JO, GREAT TO SEE 
YOU. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>> GOOD TO SEE 
YOU. 
[ INAUDIBLE ] 
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS. 
I FOUND A 
FATHER, TRYING 
TO TEACH HIS 
SON, ABOUT 
PEACE. 
>> WE DON'T HAVE 
TO RETALIATE 
WITH ANGER. 
WE RETALIATE 
WITH LOVE. 
THAT'S WHY WE'RE 
DOWN HERE. 
THERE'S ALWAYS 
ANOTHER WAY. 
SO THAT'S ALL I 
WANT HIM TO SEE. 
>> TODAY, THE 
WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION, 
OFFICIALLY 
CALLING IT A 
PANDEMIC. 
NONE OF US IS 
UNAFFECTED BY 
ITS IMPACT. 
♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪ 
>> WE'RE GOING 
TO TRY 
EVERYTHING THAT 
WE CAN TO KEEP 
LIFE AS NORMAL 
AS POSSIBLE FOR 
EVERYBODY. 
>> IF IT GETS 
INTO AN 
ENVIRONMENT LIKE 
THIS, IT'S GOING 
TO SPREAD LIKE 
RAPID FIRE. 
>> WE'RE GOING 
TO BUILD THIS 
ECONOMY BACK 
STRONGER THAN 
EVER BEFORE. 
>> THERE'S A 
NUMBER OF THINGS 
I'D BE DOING 
THAT ARE NOT 
BEING DONE RIGHT 
NOW. 
>> COMING IN 
NOVEMBER, PEOPLE 
ARE GOING TO BE 
VOTING, NOT FOR 
A PERSON BUT FOR 
STABILITY. 
>> I HAVE TO 
PLAN A FUNERAL. 
AND HOW IS THIS 
GOING TO WORK? 
>> YOU DON'T 
PREPARE FOR 
GIVING BIRTH IN 
A PANDEMIC. 
>> THE 
IMPORTANCE OF 
MUSIC IS TO KEEP 
OUR SPIRITS UP. 
>> JOIN ME AS WE 
GO INTO AMERICA 
TO HEAR FROM 
EVERYDAY PEOPLE, 
GRAPPLING WITH 
THE MOST 
PRESSING ISSUES 
OF OUR TIME. 
>>> WE'D LIKE TO 
THINK THAT WE 
LIVE IN SOME 
SORT OF POST-
RACIAL AMERICA. 
WE ARE REMINDED, 
TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN, THAT WE 
DO NOT. 
>> I WATCHED THE 
MAYOR OF ATLANTA 
ACT AS MOM, 
TRYING TO RAISE 
HER SON. 
AND I THINK 
ABOUT YOU AND 
YOUR KIDS. 
>> I REMEMBER 
HER COMING HOME, 
SAYING, WHY 
DON'T I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS? 
IT'S OKAY TO 
NOTICE THAT 
YOU'RE 
DIFFERENT. 
YOU JUST HAVE TO 
NOT FEEL LESS 
THAN. 
THAT'S THE 
THING. 
>> I CHERISH THE 
FACT THAT WE CAN 
HAVE THESE 
DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE, 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
WE'VE GOT 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>> WE ACTUALLY 
SAW A LARGE 
CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD 
COMING THROUGH 
HERE. 
>> IT'S NEWS, 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS, 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> A REAL 
CATASTROFREE 
HAPPENING HERE 
BEFORE OUR VERY 
EYES. 
>> GLOBAL FIGHT 
HAPPENING 
AGAINST US. 
>> IF THEY DON'T 
WORK, THEY'RE 
NOT GOING TO BE 
ABLE TO FEED 
THEIR FAMILIES. 
>> S SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK IN 
THE INCREASE FEW 
WEEKS OVER 
STAGES. 
>> SO YOU CAN 
BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT IMPACTS US 
HERE. 
>> LIFE IN ITALY 
IS BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
JUST DOESN'T 
LOOK LIKE THE 
SAME NORMAL AS 
BEFORE. 
>>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IS FEAR 
ITSELF. 
>>> THESE ARE 
THE UNITED 
STATES. 
A UNITED PEOPLE. 
WITH A UNITED 
FIRST. 
>> THE FUTURE 
DOESN'T BELONG 
TO THE FAINT 
HEARTED. 
>> A GREAT 
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN 
MOVED TO DEFEND 
A GREAT NATION. 
>> ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED. 
♪ [ MUSIC ]  
>>> THE MAJOR 
LEAGUE BASEBALL 
SCHEDULE IS OUT. 
OPENING DAY FOR 
THIS NEW 60-GAME 
SEASON IS 
THURSDAY, JULY 
23rd. 
AND IT WILL BE A 
DOUBLE HEADER. 
YANKEES TAKE ON 
THE NATIONALS. 
BUT DOZENS OF 
PLAYERS HAVE 
ALREADY TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
AND SOME TEENS 
ARE DELAYING AND 
EVEN CANCELING 
WORKOUTS BECAUSE 
OF PROBLEMS WITH 
TESTING. 
USA TODAY, MAJOR 
LEAGUE COLUMNIST 
JOINS ME NOW. 
AND LET'S START 
WITH THIS 
TESTING ISSUE. 
WHAT IS GOING ON 
HERE? 
AND COULD THIS 
END THE START OF 
THE SEASON? 
>> WELL, RIGHT 
NOW, THEY'RE 
USED TO A BIG 
HICCUP. 
YOU KNOW, 
THEY'RE NOT 
GETTING THE TEST 
RESULTS BACK. 
THERE'S PLAYERS 
WHO SAY THEY 
TESTED FIVE DAYS 
AGO. 
JUST THE LAST 
TWO DAYS, WE'VE 
HAD FIVE TEAMS 
THAT HAVE 
CANCELED THE 
WORKOUT. 
JUST BECAUSE 
THEY HAVE NOT 
GOTTEN THE TEST 
BACK. 
SO THEY NEED TO 
GET THIS SOLVED 
AND SOLVED 
QUICKLY, IF THE 
SEASON STARTS. 
LIKE YOU SAID, 
IN 16 DAYS. 
>>> LET'S TALK 
ABOUT THE 
SCHEDULE. 
AS YOU SAY, IT'S 
COMING UP, BY 
JUST 16 DAYS. 
CAN YOU WALK US 
THROUGH HOW 
MAJOR LEAGUE 
BASEBALL 
STRUCTURED IT, 
SO THAT TEAMS 
DON'T HAVE TO 
TRAVEL AS MUCH? 
>> YEAH. 
SO THIS -- 
THEY'RE GOING TO 
PLAY WITHIN 
THEIR DIVISION. 
10 GAMES AGAINST 
A FOUR-TEAM 
DIVISION. 
AGAINST TEAMS IN 
THE 
CORRESPONDING 
LEAGUE, SAME 
DIVISION. 
SO REALLY 
MINNIZES TRAVEL. 
SO ALL THE TEAMS 
IN THE NATIONAL 
LEAGUE WEST PLAY 
THE A.L. 
WEST. 
CENTRAL, 
CENTRAL. 
THE YANKEES IN 
THE EAST WILL 
PLAY THEIR OWN 
TEAM'S DIVISION 
AND THE N.L. 
EAST. 
SO A LOT OF 
TIMES, WHAT IS 
GOING TO HAPPEN 
HERE, ALLISON, 
IS IF A TEAM 
TRAVELS TO NEW 
YORK. 
THEY'LL STAY IN 
TOWN FOR AN 
ENTIRE WEEK. 
AND PLAY BOTH 
NEW YORK TEAMS, 
SAME IN CHICAGO, 
BAY AREA, L.A. 
JUST TO MINIMIZE 
THE TRAVEL. 
AND WHEN THESE 
TEAMS LIKE THE 
YANKEES PLAY 10 
TIMES AGAINST 
THE BOSTON RED 
SOX. 
IT'S JUST THREE 
SERIES. 
AND SOMETIMES, 
IT CREATES ODD 
DEVELOPMENTS. 
FOR INSTANCE, 
THEY WILL BE 
PLAYING SEVERAL 
OF THOSE 10 AT 
YANKEES STADIUM. 
AND ONLY THREE 
AT FENWAY PARK 
IN BOSTON. 
>>> THIS YANKEES 
FAN IS OKAY WITH 
THAT. 
NO COMPLAINTS 
HERE. 
BOB, SOME PEOPLE 
WANT TO KNOW WHY 
THERE ARE SO 
MANY NIGHT GAMES 
WHEN A LOT OF 
PEOPLE ARE HOME 
DURING THE DAY 
BECAUSE OF A 
PANDEMIC. 
DO WE KNOW WHAT 
THE MLB'S 
THINKING WAS 
HERE? 
AND DO YOU THINK 
THEY SHOULD HAVE 
SCHEDULED MORE 
DAY GAMES? 
>> WELL, THIS 
WHOLE SCHEDULE 
IS GEARED FOR 
TV. 
SO THEY'RE 
TRYING TO DO AS 
MANY PRIMETIME 
GAMINGS AS 
POSSIBLE. 
VERY, VERY FEW 
GAMES. 
AND NOW YOU 
DON'T HAVE TO 
HAVEDAYS OFF 
TYPE OF THING. 
OR EASE UP IN 
THE TRAVEL. 
BECAUSE NOBODY 
IS TRAVELING 
COAST TO COAST. 
SO PRETTY MUCH 
ALL OF THESE 
GAMES WILL BE 
STARTING FROM 
6:00 TO 8:00 AT 
NIGHT, LOCAL 
TIME. 
JUST TRYING TO 
ENHANCE THAT TV 
VIEWING 
AUDIENCE. 
>> YEAH. 
AGAIN, AS 
SOMEONE WHO 
WORKSES DURING 
THE DAY, JOIN 
HOW YOU MAY FEEL 
ABOUT THIS. 
BUT I'LL TAKE A 
NIGHT GAME WHEN 
I GET OFF OF 
WORK, MAKES IT A 
LITTLE EASIER TO 
WATCH. 
A NUMBER OF 
PLAYERS DECIDE 
TO SIT OUT THIS 
SEASON BECAUSE 
OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
WHAT ARE YOU 
HEARING FROM 
THEM? 
AND DO YOU 
EXPECT MORE 
PLAYERS TO JOIN 
THEM? 
>> WELL, YES. 
ALISON. 
WHAT IS GOING ON 
WITH THE FARMS 
AND TESTING AND 
NOT GETTING 
THOSE TEST 
RESULTS BACK. 
PLAYERS ARE 
GETTING MORE AND 
MORE ANXIOUS. 
EVEN CHRIS SAID 
I WAS VERY 
COMFORTABLE 
COMING IN. 
I FELT SAFE. 
ALL OF A SUDDEN, 
NOW, I DON'T 
FEEL SO SAFE. 
BUT I THINK 
WE'RE SEEING 
MORE OPTED OUT 
BEFORE THE 
REGULAR SEASON 
STARTS. 
PLAYERS ARE 
STAYING LET ME 
SEE HOW THIS 
WORKS NOW. 
BUT THEY'RE 
SKITTISH. 
IT'S A TOUGH 
DECISION. 
AND WALKING 
AWAY, FROM NOT 
ONLY MONEY. 
BUT TELLING YOUR 
TEAMMATE. 
I KNOW EVERY 
TEAM HAS A 
CHANCE TO LOOK 
AT THE PLAY-
OFFS. 
THEY GET UPSET, 
YOU KNOW, THAT 
SORT OF THING. 
IT'S VERY TOUGH 
DECISIONS FOR 
THESE GUYS. 
PARTICULARLY THE 
GUYS THAT DON'T 
HAVE HEALTH 
RISKS. 
>> WELL, I'VE 
BEEN TALKING 
WITH OTHER 
BASEBALL FANS 
FOR THE LAST 
COUPLE OF WEEKS. 
AND WE'VE ALL 
BEEN KICKING 
AROUND. 
DO WE THINK THE 
SEASON IS 
ACTUALLY GOING 
TO HAPPEN. 
DO WE EXPECT 
THAT BASEBALL 
WILL START ON 
JULY 23rd. 
AND THAT WE'RE 
GOING TO SEE THE 
60-GAME SEASON. 
AS YOU SAID, 
WE'RE JUST A 
COUPLE OF WEEKS 
AWAY NOW. 
WHAT DO YOU 
THINK THE 
REALITY IS HERE? 
>> I THINK THE 
SEASON -- WE'LL 
GET THROUGH 
THIS. 
WORK ALL THE 
BUNS OUT. 
AND SAY, LET'S 
SEE WHAT 
HAPPENS. 
AND THEN AS THE 
PLAYERS HAVE 
TOLD ME, 
ALLISON. 
THE FIRST WEEK 
AND 10 DAYS WILL 
BE HUGE. 
BECAUSE NOW ALL 
OF A SUDDEN, 
PLAYERS ARE 
GETTING ON 
PLANES, GOING TO 
DIFFERENT 
HOTELS, BUZZ 
RIDES OTHER 
EVERYTHING ELSE 
EMPLOYS SO ALL 
OF A SUDDEN 
THAT, SAFETY NET 
OF A BUBBLE IS 
GONE. 
SO WE'LL SEE HOW 
MANY GUYS TEST 
POSITIVE. 
AND STRANGE 
BECAUSE SOME 
GUYS, YOU KNOW, 
DON'T HARDLY 
FEEL ANY EFFECTS 
AT ALL. 
WHEREAS SOME 
FEEL LIKE DEATH 
WARMED OVER. 
THEY CAN'T GET 
OUT OF BED, 
CHILLS, COUGHS. 
SO JUST STRANGE 
HOW THIS STRAIN 
HAS WORKED. 
THERE WAS A 
COACH I KNOW HAD 
TESTED POSITIVE. 
BUT YET HIS WIFE 
HASN'T TESTED 
POSITIVE. 
SO YOU JUST 
DON'T KNOW WHEN 
IT'S GOING TO 
HIT. 
YOU HATE FOR THE 
WORLD SERIES 
CHAMPION TO BE 
DECIDED BY WHAT 
TEAM HAS THE 
FEWEST POSITIVE 
TESTS. 
>> YEAH. 
BOB, YOU SAID 
IT. 
THE VIRUS IS 
STRANGE. 
THE SEASON IS 
STRANGE. 
WE'RE IN A 
STRANGE 
SITUATION TO SAY 
THE LEAST. 
BUT I KNOW A LOT 
OF US ARE 
HOPEFUL THAT 
BASEBALL COMES 
BACK AND THAT 
THE PLAYERS STAY 
HEALTHY. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH FOR BEING 
WITH US. 
>> SURE. 
MY PLEASURE. 
THANK YOU, 
ALLISON. 
>>> IF YOU'RE 
NERVOUS ABOUT 
WHAT YOU MIGHT 
BE EXPOSED TO 
THE NEXT TIME 
YOU FLY, YOU ARE 
NOT ALONE. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT, 
BLAYNE 
ALEXANDER, 
HEADED INTO THE 
BELLY OF A DELTA 
PLANE TO LEARN 
MORE ABOUT THE 
AIR WE BREATHE 
AT 30,000 FEET. 
>>> WELL, 
ALLISON. 
HELLO TO YOU. 
THIS IS 
CERTAINLY A PART 
OF THE AIRPORT 
THAT YOU DON'T 
USUALLY SEE HERE 
IN ATLANTA AT 
THE BUSIEST 
AIRPORT. 
CHANCES ARE, IF 
YOU'VE EVER BEEN 
ON A DELTA 
FLIGHT, THEN THE 
PLANE YOU'VE 
BEEN ON, AT SOME 
POINT HAS BEEN 
IN ONE OF THESE 
HANGERS -- 
HANGERS. 
THIS IS WHERE 
ALL OF THE 
CHANGES HAPPEN. 
INCLUDING THE 
FILTERS. 
BEFORE ANYBODY 
GETS ON A 
FLIGHT, YOU HAVE 
TO BE WEARING 
ONE OF THESE. 
THAT'S A 
REQUIREMENT. 
BUT WITH MORE 
PEOPLE TAKING TO 
THE SKY, THERE'S 
A GROWING 
QUESTION ABOUT 
THE AIR AND 
WONDERING JUST 
HOW SAFE THE 
CABIN AIR IS. 
WE TOOK A BEHIND-
THE-SCENES LOOK 
TO FIND OUT. 
IT'S CENSURED 
THROUGH THE HEPA 
FILTER. 
THEY'RE SIMILAR 
TO WHAT YOU 
MIGHT FIND IN A 
HOSPITAL 
OPERATING ROOM. 
AND AT THE SAME 
TIME, FRESH AIR 
IS COMING IN 
FROM THE 
OUTSIDE. 
THAT AIR, 
CIRCULATION IS 
HAPPENING EVERY 
2 TO 4 MINUTES. 
THERE'S A NEW 
BATCH OF AIR 
COMING IN. 
WE ACTUALLY WENT 
INSIDE THE BELLY 
OF THE PLANE TO 
TAKE A LOOK 
INSIDE THE CARGO 
HOLD, AS THAT 
AIR FILTER WAS 
BEING CHANGED. 
TAKE A LOOK. 
>> AIR TRAVEL IS 
ONCE AGAIN 
STARTING TO TAKE 
OFF. 
>> HOW ARE YOU 
FEELING TODAY, 
ABOUT GETTING ON 
A PLANE? 
>> EXCITED. 
>> BUT IN THE 
AGE OF COVID-19. 
FEAR OF FLYING 
STILL LINGERS. 
>> I'M NERVOUS. 
A LITTLE 
NERVOUS. 
JUST BEING IN 
THE CLOSED SPACE 
WITH A LOT OF 
PEOPLE. 
WITH PEOPLE 
COUGHING AND 
SNEEZING AND 
GOING INTO THE 
AIR. 
>> BUT JUST HOW 
DOES AIR QUALITY 
WORK IN FLIGHT? 
THE AIR YOU 
BREATHE ON BOARD 
IS A COMBINATION 
OF FRESH AIR 
BROUGHT INSIDE. 
AND FILTERED AIR 
THAT IS 
RECIRCULATED 
THROUGH THE 
CABIN. 
THE AIR FLOWS 
TOP TO BOTTOM, 
NOT SIDE TO 
SIDE. 
MEANING IT COMES 
IN FROM VENTS 
ABOVE. 
AND SUCKED OUT 
THROUGH THE 
VENTS IN THE 
FLOOR. 
IT'S RUN THROUGH 
THESE HEAVY-
GRADE HEPA 
FILTERS. 
SIMILAR TO THOSE 
USED IN HOSPITAL 
OPERATING ROOMS, 
WHICH PULLS OUT 
99% OF PARTICLES 
IN THE AIR. 
NOW, DELTA 
AIRLINES, TAKING 
NEW STEPS TO 
ENSURE THAT 
CABIN AIR IS AS 
CLEAN AS 
POSSIBLE. 
>> THERE'S A 
COMPLETELY NEW 
BATCH OF AIR 
THAT COMES INTO 
THE AIRCRAFT. 
>> EVERY TWO TO 
FOUR MINUTES. 
>> ON 
ERAIRCRAFT, 
CHANGING THOSE 
FILTERS OFTEN IS 
RECOMMENDED. 
>> YOU MAY 
NOTICE IT IS 
DIRTO TOP, WHERE 
THE AIR IS FLOWN 
INTO THE FILTER. 
BUT IT WILL BE 
CLEAN ON THE 
BOTTOM SIDE. 
>> WHAT DOES 
THAT SHOW US? 
>> SHOWS US THAT 
THE FILTER IS 
WORKING. 
>> EXPERTS SAY 
IT IS NOT LIKELY 
THAT THE VIUS 
WILL SPREAD ON 
FLIGHT. 
>> THE AIR IN 
THE SEAT IS 
LOWEST RISK. 
>> AIR IN THE 
AIRPLANE IS 
ACTUALLY CLEANER 
THAN YOU FIND IN 
A GROCERY STORE. 
>> CLEANER THAN 
PROBABLY MOST 
PEOPLE'S HOMES 
OR IN SCHOOLS. 
>> BUT IN CLOSE 
PROXIMITY, 
NOTHING IS FOOL 
PROOF. 
>> CERTAINLY WE 
CAN'T DO ALL THE 
PHYSICAL 
DISTANCING. 
AN AIRPLANE. 
THERE IS NO SUCH 
THING AS NO 
RISK. 
>> Reporter: 
THAT IS WAY 
AIRLINES REQUIRE 
MASKS AND OR 
UPDATING THEIR 
SANITATION 
ROUTINES. 
THEY SPRAYED 
DISINFECTANT AND 
WHITE FROM TOP 
TO BOTTOM. 
AND A COMMITMENT 
TO BLOCK MIDDLE 
SEATS THROUGH 
SEPTEMBER. 
>> THERE ISN'T 
ANYONE ACTION WE 
ARE TAKING THAT 
IS A SILVER 
BULLET, BUT WHEN 
YOU LAYER IN 
THESE MITIGATING 
ACTIONS, THE 
PROBABILITY WITH 
EACH LAYER, THE 
PROBABILITY OF 
VIRUS 
TRANSMISSION 
GOES DOWN AND 
DOWN AND DOWN 
AND THAT HAS BEEN
OUR APPROACH ALL 
ALONG. 
>> Reporter: 
DELTA SAYS THEY 
HAVE COMMITTED 
TO CHANGING 
THOSE AIR FILTERS
TWICE AS 
FREQUENTLY AS 
REQUIRED. 
ACROSS THE 
BOARD, AIRLINES 
ARE UPDATING 
SANITATION 
PRACTICES. 
DELTA IS SPRING 
THE ENTIRE 
AIRCRAFT INSIDE 
AND ALSO WIPING 
IT DOWN BEFORE 
EVERY FLIGHT. 
THEY HAVE 
COMMITTED TO 
BLOCKING THE 
MIDDLE STATES 
SEATS AND 
KEEPING CAPACITY 
OF 50%, AT LEAST 
THROUGH 
SEPTEMBER. 
FOR THOSE WHO 
MAY TAKE A FLIGHT
AND STILL FEEL 
THAT THE FLIGHT 
IS TOO FULL, 
DELTA SAYS YOU 
CAN ALWAYS 
REBOOK TO A 
LATER FLIGHT, 
FREE OF CHARGE. 
ALISON.  
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
LET'S GO TO 
CORRESPONDENT 
ALEXA LIAUTAUD, 
FOLLOWING THE 
LATEST  
HEADLINES FROM 
NBCNEWS.COM. 
ALEXA, HAPPY 
TUESDAY TO YOU. 
HOW ABOUT AN 
UPDATE?  
>> Reporter: 
THANKS FOR 
HAVING ME. 
WE WILL DIVE 
RIGHT IN. 
THE PRESIDENT OF 
BRAZIL HAS 
TESTED POSITIVE 
FOR CORONAVIRUS 
AFTER 
DOWNPLAYING 
MEASURES SUCH AS 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
THE PRESIDENTIAL 
PALACE SAID 
BOLSONARO WAS 
TESTED AFTER 
FEELING UNWELL 
ON MONDAY. 
THE COUNTRY HAS 
BEEN SEVERELY 
IMPACTED WITH 
MORE THAN 1.6 
MILLION CASES  
ACCORDING TO A 
COUNT BY JOHNS 
HOPKINS 
UNIVERSITY. 
>>> THE WORLD 
HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION 
SAYS IT IS 
REVIEWING NEW 
EVIDENCE ON 
CORONAVIRUS 
TRANSMISSION 
AFTER MORE THAN 
200 SCIENTISTS 
URGED THE GROUP 
TO CONSIDER 
AIRBORNE SPREAD. 
TAKE A LISTEN. 
>> WE HAVE BEEN 
TALKING ABOUT 
THE POSSIBILITY 
OF AIRBORNE 
TRANSMISSION AND 
AEROSOL 
TRANSMISSION AS 
ONE OF THE MODES 
OF TRANSMISSION 
OF COVID-19. 
WE ARE ALSO 
LOOKING AT THE 
POSSIBLE ROLE IN 
OTHER SETTINGS, 
WHERE YOU HAVE 
PARTICULARLY 
CLOSED SETTINGS 
WITH POOR 
CIRCULATION. 
>> Reporter: THE 
TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATIONS 
OPERATION WARP 
SPEED PROGRAM 
HAS GIVEN A 
COMPANY $1.6 
BILLION TO HELP 
TEST, REDUCE, 
AND DELIVER A 
CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINE. 
IT IS THE 
LARGEST 
INVESTMENT MADE 
BY THE U.S. 
GOVERNMENT SO 
FAR TO 
ACCELERATE THE 
SEARCH FOR A 
PREVENTATIVE 
TREATMENT. 
THE COMPANY SAID 
THIS WOULD HELP 
ITS GOAL OF 
DELIVERING 100 
MILLION DOSES BY 
THE END OF THE 
YEAR. 
>>> ATLANTA 
MAYOR KEISHA 
LANCE BOTTOMS 
APPEARED ON GOOD 
MORNING AMERICA 
TODAY AFTER 
ANNOUNCING SHE 
TESTED POSITIVE 
FOR CORONAVIRUS. 
SHE STARED 
SEVERAL THOUGHTS 
ON THE WAY THE 
PANDEMIC HAS 
BEEN HANDLED 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY. 
TAKE A LISTEN. 
>> I THINK WE 
WERE TO 
AGGRESSIVE 
OPENING UP, IT 
WAS TOO SOON AND 
WE ARE PAYING 
FOR IT ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY. 
PEOPLE ARE 
PAYING FOR IT 
WITH THEIR LIVES.
>>> LASTLY, TOM 
HANKS OPENED UP 
TODAY ABOUT 
CORONAVIRUS, 
MONTHS AFTER 
BEING DIAGNOSED. 
HE URGED 
AMERICANS TO 
TAKE NECESSARY 
PRECAUTIONS. 
>> THE IDEA OF 
DOING ONE'S PART 
SHOULD NOT BE SO 
SIMPLE. 
WHERE I MASK, 
SOCIAL DISTANCE, 
WASH YOUR HANDS. 
THAT, ALONE, 
MEANS YOU ARE 
CONTRIBUTING TO 
THE BETTERMENT 
OF YOUR HEALTH, 
YOUR WORK, YOUR 
TOWN, YOUR 
SOCIETY. 
SOMEHOW THAT HAS 
BEEN WIPED OUT 
OUT OF WHAT 
SHOULD BE 
INGRAINED IN THE 
BEHAVIOR OF US 
ALL. 
>>> THOSE ARE 
THE LATEST 
HEADLINES FOR 
THIS HOUR. 
AS ALWAYS, WE 
WILL BE BACK A 
LITTLE LATER 
WITH MORE 
UPDATES. 
ALISON. 
>> ALL RIGHT, 
ALEXA, MANY 
PEOPLE LISTEN TO 
TOM HANKS.  
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>>> EL PASO 
DEALING WITH A 
SMALLER 
CORONAVIRUS SURGE
THAN BIGGER 
CITIES IN TEXAS, 
BUT IT MAY BE 
JUST AS SERIOUS. 
THE HOSPITAL 
REPORTING A 200% 
INCREASE IN 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
IN JUST THE PAST 
10 DAYS. 
WE'RE JOINED NOW 
FROM OUTSIDE THE 
EL PASO MEDICAL 
CENTER. 
THIS IS THE ONLY 
LEVEL ONE TRAUMA 
CENTER WITHIN A 
280 MILE RADIUS 
OF THE CITY. 
GARRETT, HOW IS 
THE HOSPITAL 
DEALING WITH 
THIS INCREDIBLE 
INCREASE IN 
CASES. 
>> Reporter: 
YEAH, ALISON, 
THEY ARE VERY 
NERVOUSLY EYEING 
THE SPIKES IN 
PLACES LIKE 
DALLAS AND 
HOUSTON.  
THEY ARE 
ESSENTIALLY 8 TO 
10 DAYS BEHIND 
THOSE CITIES. 
THE LARGEST 
SPIKE YET COULD 
STILL BE COMING. 
BECAUSE THIS IS 
HAPPENING IN 
JULY AND NOT 
APRIL OR MARCH, 
THEY HAVE AN 
OPPORTUNITY TO 
LEARN FROM THE 
EXPERIENCES OF 
OTHERS. 
THEY HAVE 
STOCKED UP ON 
PPE AND EXPANDED 
THE PHYSICAL 
HOSPITAL TO 
THESE TENTS TO 
TEST AND ISOLATE 
COVID PATIENTS 
FROM THE REST OF 
THE FOLKS WHO 
COME INTO THE 
HOSPITAL, FOR 
EVERYTHING ELSE 
THE HOSPITAL 
NEEDS. 
AND THEY TRY TO 
MAKE SURE THEY 
HAVE SUFFICIENT 
STAFF. 
IT IS MUCH 
EASIER TO GET 
MORE PPE OR MORE 
TECHNOLOGY THAN 
IT IS TO GET A 
TRAINED NURSE, 
DOCTOR, OR 
RESPIRATORY 
THERAPIST. 
THEY ARE ALSO 
WATCHING CLOSELY 
WHO IS GETTING 
SICK IN THE EL 
PASO AREA, WHICH 
IS A DIFFERENT 
PROFILE THAN WE 
WERE SEEING ON 
THE EAST COAST. 
TAKE A LISTEN TO 
WHAT THE 
DIRECTOR OF THE 
E.R. 
HERE TOLD ME 
ABOUT THOSE 
PATIENTS. 
>> WE ARE SEEING 
A NUMBER OF 
YOUNGER PEOPLE, 
SOME OF WHOM ARE 
ARE FAIRLY SICK 
WITH THIS VIRUS. 
WE HAVE SEEN 
WHOLE FAMILIES 
BECOME INFECTED, 
MULTIPLE MEMBERS 
OF THE SAME 
FAMILY COMING IN 
AT THE SAME TIME 
OR FOLLOWING 
EACH OTHER, 
SUFFERING FROM 
COVID. 
>> Reporter: 
ALISON, THAT 
LINES UP WITH 
WHAT WE HAVE 
BEEN HEARING 
NATIONALLY AND 
IN THE STATE OF 
TEXAS. 
YOUNG PEOPLE, 
AFTER THE 
MEMORIAL DAY 
HOLIDAY, GOING 
TO BARS AND 
THINGS OF THAT 
NATURE. 
YOU GET 
SITUATIONS WHERE 
YOU HAVE 
FAMILIES IN 
GENERATIONAL 
HOUSING. 
THAT IS A RECIPE 
FOR DISASTER AND 
THE KIND OF 
THING THAT HAS 
OFFICIALS VERY 
CONCERNED. 
>> YEAH, 
GARRETT, SO 
ALARMING TO HEAR 
THE WHOLE 
FAMILIES ARE 
COMING IN SICK. 
HOW DOES EL PASO 
COMPARED TO 
OTHER CITIES IN 
THE STATE  WHERE 
HOSPITALS ARE 
NEARING 
CAPACITY. 
I KNOW IT IS A 
SOMEWHAT SMALLER 
CITY. 
>> Reporter: 
LOOK, EL PASO IS 
SMALLER, BUT IT 
STILL HAS 
700,000 PEOPLE 
OR SO. 
ONE COMMUNITY, 
SPLIT BETWEEN 
TWO COUNTRIES. 
JUST ACROSS THE 
BORDER IS A CITY 
OF 2 MILLION 
PEOPLE. 
THEY HAVE FAR 
LESS HIGH-GRADE, 
ACUTE HOSPITAL 
CAPACITY AND 
FOLKS CAN STILL 
MOVE ACROSS THE 
BORDER 
RELATIVELY 
FREELY HERE. 
A SIGNIFICANT 
OUTBREAK IN 
WARHEADS BECOMES 
A PROBLEM FOR EL 
PASO, AS WELL. 
THE NUMBERS 
THEMSELVES 
AREN'T AS 
TERRIFYING YET 
AS WE HAVE SEEN 
IN HOUSTON OR 
NORTH TEXAS, 
LIKE DALLAS OR 
EL PASO, BUT 
AGAIN, YOU CAN'T 
GENERATE THE 
STAFF YOU WOULD 
NEED WITHOUT 
PEOPLE COMING IN 
FROM OUTSIDE THE 
REGION AND THIS 
IS THE ONLY 
LEVEL ONE TRAUMA 
CENTER, THE 
BIGGEST SORT OF 
HOSPITAL IN THE 
REGION OF ITS 
TYPE. 
THAT IS THE SORT 
OF THING, THE 
RESOURCES FROM 
THE MILITARY OR 
SOME OUTSIDE 
SOURCE. 
EL PASO, A 
LITTLE BIT 
LIMITED. 
THE SAME 
ISOLATION THAT 
PROTECTED IT TO 
A CERTAIN DEGREE 
EARLY IN THE 
PANDEMIC AS A 
POTENTIAL 
LIABILITY LATER 
ON IF THINGS GET 
REALLY BAD HERE. 
>> GARRETT, EL 
PASO IS 80% 
LATINO. 
WE KNOW THIS IS 
A GROUP HIT 
EXTREMELY HARD 
BY COVID-19. 
HOW ARE LEADERS 
THERE ADDRESSING 
THAT ON THE RISE 
IN CASES, 
PARTICULARLY 
AMONG LATINOS? 
>> Reporter: IT 
IS A REAL 
CHALLENGE, 
TRYING TO TARGET 
THAT DEMOGRAPHIC 
IN THE CITY AND 
TRYING TO MAKE 
SURE THAT PEOPLE 
ARE AWARE OF THE 
RESOURCES 
AVAILABLE TO 
THEM. 
TRYING TO MAKE 
SURE IT'S NOT 
JUST WAITING FOR 
PEOPLE TO COME 
TO THE HOSPITAL. 
THERE IS ALSO 
SIGNIFICANT 
OUTREACH. 
ONE OF THE 
LAYERS OF 
COMPLICATION IN 
THE PARTICULAR 
STORY IN EL 
PASO, REMEMBER 
ABOUT A YEAR AGO 
WE HAD THAT MASS 
SHOOTING IN EL 
PASO. 
I HAD DOCTORS 
TELL ME THERE 
ARE POSITIVES 
AND NEGATIVES TO 
THAT. 
THAT SHOOTING 
TAUGHT ALL THE 
HOSPITALS IN THE 
REGION TO WORK 
TOGETHER. 
THEY LEARNED HOW 
TO COORDINATE 
FOR MASS TRAUMA 
EVENTS, LIKE THE 
PANDEMIC IS 
BECOMING, EVEN 
NOW. 
IN AN INTERVIEW 
WITH VERONICA 
ESCOBAR, SHE 
POINTED OUT THE 
NEGATIVE SIDE OF 
THAT. 
THIS IS TRAUMA 
UPON TRAUMA IN 
THIS COMMUNITY. 
LISTEN TO WHAT 
SHE HAD TO SAY. 
>> EVEN PEOPLE 
WHO ARE NOWHERE 
NEAR THE WALMART 
ON THAT DAY HAVE 
BEEN AFFECTED BY 
THE TRAUMA AND 
THEN YOU HAVE, 
SHORTLY AFTER 
THE HOLIDAYS, 
THIS GLOBAL 
PANDEMIC. 
THIS MAJOR 
HEALTH CRISIS. 
A CATASTROPHE. 
PEOPLE ARE 
LOSING THEIR 
FAMILY MEMBERS. 
FAMILY MEMBERS 
ARE SICK. 
PEOPLE ARE 
LOSING THEIR 
JOBS, WORRIED 
HOW THEY WILL 
PAY FOR THEIR 
MORTGAGE OR 
THEIR RENT., ON 
TOP OF TRAUMA. 
>> Reporter: I 
WILL ADD EVEN 
MORE ONE FACTOR. 
SCHOOLS ARE SET 
TO OPEN ON 
AUGUST 3. YOU 
LOOK AT THE 
CALENDAR AND YOU 
SEE THE BUILDUP 
I WAS TALKING 
ABOUT, THE LAG 
BEHIND THE 
LARGEST CITIES 
IN TEXAS. 
YOU HAVE SCHOOLS 
OPENING WHEN 
THINGS ARE 
GETTING REALLY 
BAD. 
THE MAYOR TOLD 
ME THIS MORNING 
HE IS TRYING TO 
MOVE THE START 
DATE BACK. 
JUST A LOT OF 
MOVING PARTS 
THAT HAVE PEOPLE 
VERY CONCERNED 
ABOUT WHAT THE 
COMING MONTHS 
WILL HOLD. 
>> IT SOUNDS 
LIKE IT CAN BE A 
ROUGH ONE I HAD. 
GARRETT HAAKE IN 
EL PASO, TEXAS,  
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
STAY SAFE. 
>>> WITH NEARLY 
3 MILLION 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES IN THE 
U.S., DOCTORS 
AND NURSES ARE 
WORRIED MANY 
AMERICANS AREN'T 
TAKING THE 
PANDEMIC 
SERIOUSLY. 
SOME HEALTHCARE 
WORKERS CONTINUE 
TO FIGHT COVID-
19 ON THE FRONT 
LINES. 
>> PEOPLE TRICK 
THEMSELVES INTO 
THINKING IT 
CAN'T HAPPEN TO 
THEM AND THEIR 
LOVED ONES. 
THEY AREN'T 
WITNESSING THE 
DEVASTATION THAT 
COVID IS CAUSING.
LIKE WE ARE, IN 
THE HOSPITALS. 
BEHIND EACH ONE 
OF THOSE NUMBERS 
IS A NAME. 
A LIFE. 
A STORY CUT 
SHORT. 
>> THERE HAVE 
BEEN SOME 
AMAZING STORIES 
WE HAVE SEEN, 
TOO. 
PEOPLE WE DIDN'T 
THINK WERE GOING 
TO GET BETTER. 
THEY TOLD US 
THEY WERE AND 
THEY DID. 
>> IT IS WORSE 
WORKING WITH THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
PATIENT, FOR NO 
OTHER REASON 
THAN THAT THEY 
ARE ISOLATED. 
BASED ON WHAT 
THAT MEANS, WHAT 
THAT LOOKS LIKE, 
IT CAN TAKE 
ANYWHERE FROM 10 
TO 30 MINUTES TO 
GET PREPPED TO 
GO INTO A ROOM. 
EVERYTHING TAKES 
TWICE AS LONG. 
EVERYTHING. 
>> IT CAN 
DECIMATE ENTIRE 
FAMILIES. 
YOU MIGHT NOT 
GET INFECTED 
WHEN YOU GET 
EXPOSED. 
HOW CAN YOU BE 
SURE? 
>> DESPITE ALL 
THE STATISTICS 
AND TRENDS AND 
NUMBERS AND 
PERCENTAGES AND 
EVERYTHING LIKE 
THAT, REALLY THE 
ONLY NUMBER THAT 
MATTERS IS ONE. 
WE TAKE CARE OF 
ONE PATIENT AT A 
TIME. 
WE WANT TO 
PREVENT ONE 
INFECTION AT A 
TIME. 
>> I KNOW WE 
CAN'T CHANGE THE 
FABRIC OF OUR 
CULTURE. 
NO ONE IS 
EXPECTING THAT, 
BUT YOU CAN MAKE 
A HUGE 
DIFFERENCE BY 
WEARING A SMALL 
SCRAP OF FABRIC, 
SO WHY WOULDN'T 
YOU? 
>> IT IS NOT A 
POLITICAL ISSUE. 
WE JUST NEED TO 
PROTECT EACH 
OTHER. 
WEAR THE MASK. 
TAKE THE 
PRECAUTIONS. 
SAVE A LIFE. 
IT IS AS SIMPLE 
AS THAT. 
>>> MORE THAN 
270,000 
INFECTIONS NOW 
CONFIRMED IN 
CALIFORNIA. 
COLLEGES AND 
UNIVERSITIES 
THERE ARE TRYING 
TO FIGURE OUT 
HOW TO SAFELY 
BRING STUDENTS 
BACK TO CLASS IN 
THE FALL. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
GADI SCHWARTZ 
JOINS US FROM 
THE UNIVERSITY 
OF SOUTHERN 
CALIFORNIA. 
WHAT WILL 
CLASSES  AT THE 
UNIVERSITY LOOK 
LIKE THIS FALL? 
>> Reporter: AT 
THIS POINT IT IS 
ANYBODY'S GUESS. 
THEY HAVE GONE 
BACK AND FORTH 
ON THIS SO MANY 
TIMES. 
EARLIER IN THE 
SUMMER THEY WERE 
HOPING TO BRING 
STUDENTS BACK 
INTO THE 
CLASSROOM AND 
HAVE A HYBRID 
APPROACH, BUT 
MOST OF THE 
ONLINE LEARNING 
SEEMS TO BE WHAT 
WE ARE GOING 
TOWARD RIGHT 
NOW. 
THEY SAW THIS 
SPIKE IN 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES OVER THE 
LAST COUPLE OF 
WEEKS AND 
DECIDED THAT 
MOST OF THOSE 
CLASSES SHOULD 
BE VIRTUAL, 
SCALING IT BACK 
TO 10 TO 20% IN 
PERSON CLASSES. 
ENCOURAGING 
PEOPLE TO LIVE 
OFF OF CAMPUS. 
YESTERDAY, YOU 
SAW WHAT 
HAPPENED WITH 
PRESIDENT TRUMP, 
TALKING ABOUT 
THE 
INTERNATIONAL 
REGULATIONS AND 
WHETHER OR NOT 
INTERNATIONAL 
STUDENTS WILL BE 
ABLE TO GET VISAS
IF MOST OR ALL 
OF THEIR CLASSES 
ARE ONLINE, SO I 
THINK WE'RE BACK 
TO THE DRAWING 
BOARD AT USC, AS 
WELL AS OTHER 
SCHOOLS, 
PARTICULARLY 
ACROSS 
CALIFORNIA, 
WHERE WE ARE 
STARTING TO SEE 
SPIKES IN 
CORONAVIRUS CASES
AND SCHOOL 
ADMINISTRATORS 
ARE GRAPPLING 
WITH, ON ONE 
HAND, TRYING TO 
PREVENT THE 
SPREAD OF COVID-
19, AND ON THE 
OTHER HAND, 
GETTING A VERY 
CLEAR MESSAGE 
FROM THE 
PRESIDENT OF THE 
UNITED STATES 
THAT HE WANTS 
CLASSES REOPENED 
AND STUDENTS 
BACK IN THE 
CLASSROOM. 
ALISON.  
>> GADI, LET ME 
ASK YOU ABOUT A 
FEW THINGS YOU 
BROUGHT UP, 
STARTING WITH 
STUDENTS WILL 
STILL HAVE TO 
PAY THEIR FULL 
TUITION,  EVEN 
WITH CLASS 
CHANGES. 
WHAT ARE THEY 
SAYING ABOUT 
THAT, BECAUSE 
THAT IS A WHOLE 
LOT TO PAY IF 
YOU AREN'T GOING 
TO CLASS? 
>> Reporter: 
THAT IS THE 
FIRST QUESTION I 
ASKED. 
STUDENTS HERE 
ARE PAYING ABOUT 
$55,000 IN 
TUITION. 
WE TALKED TO 
PEOPLE AT UCLA, 
THERE IT IS 
$10,000 OR 
$20,000 IN 
TUITION. 
IT IS A TOUGH 
PILL TO SWALLOW, 
BUT RIGHT NOW WE 
HAVEN'T SEEN 
REDUCTIONS IN 
TUITION AND 
STUDENT SAY IT 
IS NOT FAIR, 
BECAUSE THEY 
HAVE TO PAY THE 
SAME AMOUNT OF 
MONEY FOR WHAT 
WOULD NORMALLY 
GET THEM A 
BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS 
LIKE THIS, THE 
CAMPUS LIFE, THE 
SOCIAL ASPECT, 
AS WELL AS ALL 
OF THE 
EXTRACURRICULARS, 
AND NOW THEY ARE 
TAKING CLASSES 
OVER ZOOM. 
I TALKED TO THE 
STUDENT BODY 
PRESIDENT OVER 
AT UCLA. 
HERE IS WHAT SHE 
HAD TO SAY. 
>> OBVIOUSLY, 
NO, IT ISN'T 
REFLECTIVE OF 
THE LEARNING WE 
WOULD GET IN 
PERSON OR EVEN 
IF WE HAD CHOSEN 
TO TAKE ONLINE 
CLASSES, BECAUSE 
ONLINE CLASSES 
FOR SOME 
STUDENTS ARE 
OPTIONS AND ARE 
OPTIONS THAT ARE 
BETTER SUITED 
FOR A STUDENTS 
WORKLOAD. 
HAVING A FULL 
SCHEDULE THAT IS 
ONLINE IS NOT 
EQUIVALENT TO 
THE IN-PERSON 
EXPERIENCE. 
I THINK THAT IS 
FOR OBVIOUS 
REASONS. 
LARGELY BECAUSE 
OF HOW ZOOM KIND 
OF FACILITATES 
LEARNING. 
ZOOM DOESN'T 
ALLOW FOR 
CLASSROOM 
DISCUSSIONS THEY 
YOU WOULD HAVE 
IN THE SMALLER 
SEMINARS OR EVEN 
SMALLER 
DISCUSSION 
SECTIONS. 
>> Reporter: A 
LOT OF PUSHBACK 
THERE, ALISON.  
THE PROBLEM IS A 
LOT OF STUDENTS 
DON'T KNOW WHAT 
THE NEXT 
SEMESTER WILL 
LOOK LIKE OR HOW 
LONG THIS WILL 
CONTINUE. 
ALISON.  
>> YEAH, GADI, 
THIS COULD GO ON 
FOR SOME TIME. 
LET'S TALK ABOUT 
THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION'S 
NEW POLICY  THAT 
WOULD FORCE 
INTERNATIONAL 
STUDENTS OUT OF 
THE COUNTRY OF 
CLASSES ONLY 
RESUME ONLINE. 
HOW ARE 
CALIFORNIA 
UNIVERSITIES 
RESPONDING TO 
THAT? 
>> Reporter: WE 
SAW YESTERDAY 
HARVARD CAME 
FORWARD AND SAID 
MOST OF THEIR 
CLASSES WOULD BE 
ONLINE. 
WE SAW THAT AT 
USC, TOO, THEY 
SAID MOST 
CLASSES WOULD BE 
ONLINE. 
THEN THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
AND IMMIGRATIONS 
AND CUSTOMS 
ENFORCEMENT CAME 
OUT WITH A NEW 
EDICT THAT 
BASICALLY SAID 
IF FOREIGN AND 
INTERNATIONAL 
STUDENTS ARE 
TAKING ALL OF 
THEIR CLASSES 
ONLINE, THEN 
THEY WILL NOT BE 
GIVEN VISAS IF 
THEY ARE ALREADY 
IN THE UNITED 
STATES. 
THEY COULD FACE 
DEPORTATION. 
FOR EXAMPLE, 
HERE AT USC, 
THAT IS MASSIVE. 
25% OF THE 
STUDENT BODY HERE
ARE 
INTERNATIONAL 
STUDENTS. 
IF ALL OF THOSE 
CLASSES ARE 
ONLINE, THEY ALL 
OF A SUDDEN HAVE 
THEIR ENTIRE 
COLLEGE CAREERS 
IN JEOPARDY. 
ONCE THEY 
TRANSFER TO 
ANOTHER SCHOOL 
IN THE UNITED 
STATES THAT HAS 
IN PERSON 
CLASSES. 
SO IT HAS THROWN 
A LOT OF 
PEOPLE'S LIVES 
UPSIDE DOWN 
RIGHT NOW. 
PEOPLE ARE 
TRYING TO GET AS 
MUCH INFORMATION 
AS POSSIBLE. 
THERE IS A HARD 
DEADLINE ON 
THIS, SO 
UNIVERSITIES 
HAVE TO FIGURE 
OUT WHAT THEY 
WILL DO, IF THEY 
WILL HAVE A 
HYBRID SITUATION 
WITH IN-PERSON 
CLASSES AND 
VIRTUAL CLASSES, 
OR IF THEY WILL 
GO ALL ONLINE OR 
HAVE A LOT MORE 
IN PERSON 
CLASSES. 
THEY HAVE TO 
DECIDE THAT BY 
JULY 15. 
RIGHT NOW, 
SCHOOLS ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY ARE 
SCRAMBLING TO 
FIGURE OUT WHAT 
THAT WILL LOOK 
LIKE AND 
MEANWHILE, 
STUDENTS ARE 
WONDERING HOW 
THAT WILL IMPACT 
THE REST OF 
THEIR ACADEMIC 
CAREERS, IF THEY 
WILL EVEN BE 
ALLOWED TO GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
COUNTRIES, 
BECAUSE THE 
UNITED STATES 
HAS BECOME SUCH 
A HOT SPOT, 
THERE ARE TRAVEL 
RESTRICTIONS. 
AS WELL AS 
WONDERING WHAT 
WILL HAPPEN TO 
THE $45 BILLION 
THAT 
INTERNATIONAL 
STUDENTS 
CONTRIBUTE TO 
THE U.S. 
ECONOMY. 
ALISON.  
>> SO MANY 
QUESTIONS, GADI, 
AND SO MANY 
EDUCATORS WITH 
TOUGH DECISIONS 
TO MAKE ABOUT 
THE UPCOMING 
ACADEMIC YEAR.  
GADI SCHWARTZ, 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH.  
>> Reporter: 
THANKS. 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>> WE HAVE 
BREAKI NEWS. 
>> IF THEY GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, WE WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THEY 
ARE RESPECTED.  
>> IT IS NEWS 
FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD, 
LIVE WEEKDAYS, 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> ALONG WITH 
THE CHAOS, I 
FOUND A FATHER 
TRYING TO TEACH 
HIS SON ABOUT 
THESE. 
>> THAT IS WHY 
WE ARE DOWN HERE.
THAT IS ALL I 
WANT HIM TO SEE. 
>>> TODAY, THE 
WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION 
OFFICIALLY 
CALLING IT A 
PANDEMIC. 
NONE OF US IS 
UNAFFECTED BY 
ITS IMPACT. 
>> WE ARE GOING 
TO TRY 
EVERYTHING WE 
CAN TO KEEP LIFE 
AS NORMAL AS 
POSSIBLE FOR 
EVERYBODY. 
>> OF IT GETS TO 
AN ENVIRONMENT 
LIKE THIS, IT 
WILL SPREAD LIKE 
RAPID FIRE. 
>> WE WILL BUILD 
THIS ECONOMY 
BACK STRONGER 
THAN EVER 
BEFORE. 
>> THERE ARE A 
NUMBER OF THINGS 
WE COULD BE 
DOING BETTER NOT 
BEING DONE RIGHT 
NOW. 
>> COMING IN 
NOVEMBER PEOPLE 
WILL BE VOTING 
NOT FOR A 
PERSON, BUT FOR 
CIVILITY. 
>> HOW IS THIS 
GOING TO WORK? 
>> HAVE TO 
PREPARE FOR 
GIVING BIRTH IN 
A PANDEMIC. 
>> IT IS 
IMPORTANT TO 
KEEP OUR SPIRITS 
UP. 
>> JOIN ME AS WE 
GO INTO AMERICA 
TO HEAR FROM 
EVERYDAY PEOPLE 
GRAPPLING WITH 
THE MOST 
PRESSING ISSUES 
OF OUR TIME. 
>>> WE WOULD 
LIKE TO THINK WE 
ARE IN A POST-
RACIAL AMERICA. 
WE ARE REMINDED 
TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN THAT WE 
ARE NOT. 
>> WATCHING THE 
MAYOR OF 
ATLANTA, AND 
ACTIVE MOM, 
TRYING TO RAISE 
HER SON. 
I THINK ABOUT 
YOU AND YOUR 
KIDS. 
>> IT IS OKAY TO 
NOTICE YOUR 
DIFFERENT, YOU 
JUST HAVE TO NOT 
FEEL LESS THAN. 
THAT IS MY 
THING. 
>> I CHERISH THE 
FACT WE CAN HAVE 
THESE 
DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
WE HAVE SOME 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>>  WE SAW A 
LARGE CONVOY OF 
THE NATIONAL 
GUARD COME 
THROUGH HERE. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD, 
LIVE WEEKDAYS, 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> A CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING BEFORE 
OUR VERY EYES. 
>> THE GLOBAL 
FIGHT UNITES US. 
>> PEOPLE HERE 
SAY IF THEY 
DON'T WORK, THEY 
WILL NOT BE ABLE 
TO FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
>> OUR TEAMS ARE 
ON THE GROUND, 
LEARNING FROM 
WHERE IT HAS 
BEEN. 
>> THE 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK IN 
STAGES. 
>> SO YOU CAN 
BETTER UNDERSTAND
HOW IT WILL 
IMPACT US HERE. 
>> LIFE ACROSS 
ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL, IT JUST 
DOESN'T LOOK 
LIKE THE SAME 
NORMAL AS 
BEFORE. 
>>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IS FEAR 
ITSELF. 
>> THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES. 
A UNITED PEOPLE, 
WITH A UNITED 
PURPOSE. 
>> IT BELONGS TO 
THE BRAVE. 
>> A GREAT 
PEOPLE CAN MOVE 
TO DEFD A 
GREAT NATION. 
>> ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED. 
>>> A GROWING 
NUMBER OF 
AMERICANS LOSING 
CONFIDENCE IN 
HOW PRESIDENT 
TRUMP IS 
HANDLING THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
70% OF AMERICANS 
SAY THEY TRUST 
THEIR GOVERNOR 
OVER THE 
PRESIDENT WHEN 
IT COMES TO 
REOPENING, 
ACCORDING TO A 
NEW NBC NEWS 
POLL. 
CARA, WHAT ARE 
SOME OF THE 
TAKEAWAYS FROM 
THIS POLL? 
>> Reporter: THE 
MAIN TAKE AWAY, 
ALISON, IS IT IS 
PART OF A TREND  
WE HAVE SEEN IN 
THE WAY AMERICANS
ARE VIEWING 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
AND HIS 
LEADERSHIP, 
SPECIFICALLY ON 
CORONAVIRUS. 
IF YOU LOOK AT 
NUMBERS 
SPECIFICALLY IN 
THE POLL, THE 
IDEA THAT 70% OF 
AMERICANS TRUST 
GOVERNORS OVER 
THE PRESIDENT. 
REPUBLICANS ARE 
STILL MORE 
TRUSTING  OF THE 
PRESIDENT OVER 
GOVERNORS, BUT 
IT IS NOT A HUGE 
GAP. 
AND HE HAS 
REALLY 
UNDERWATER WITH 
INDEPENDENCE, 
WHICH IS 17% 
TRUST THE 
PRESIDENT OVER 
GOVERNORS. 
OBVIOUSLY THIS 
IS SOMETHING 
THAT IS 
CONCERNING TO 
THE PRESIDENT 
AND POLITICAL 
ALLIES, 
PARTICULARLY 
THOSE WHO WANT 
THE PRESIDENT TO 
RUN ON HIS 
RECORD AND 
REALLY FIGHT 
BACK AGAINST 
THIS NARRATIVE. 
IN THEIR VIEW, A 
NARRATIVE THAT 
HANDLED OT 
CORONAVIRUS 
PROPERLY. 
THAT IS 
REFLECTED IN THE 
POLLS AND IT 
ALSO REMINDS YOU 
HOW MUCH THIS 
ADMINISTRATION 
HAD INITIALLY 
SAID THE 
PRESIDENT IS THE 
DECIDER, HE 
MAKES THE 
DECISIONS, BUT 
THEN REALLY 
TRIED TO SHIFT 
THE BLAME AND 
BURDEN ON THE 
GOVERNORS, 
SAYING THEY ARE 
THE ONES CALLING 
THE SHOTS. 
THAT IS CLEARLY 
REFLECTED IN 
THIS LITTLE BIT 
AS WELL. 
>> IS THE WHITE 
HOUSE CONCERNED 
ABOUT THE PUBLIC 
PERCEPTION OF 
THE PRESIDENT 
HERE? 
>> Reporter: 
THEY ARE AND 
THEY WILL TELL 
YOU THAT 
PRIVATELY. 
THAT IS ONE OF 
THE REASONS WHY 
YOU SEE 
OFFICIALS COME 
OUT INTO A 
BRIEFING OR TALK 
ABOUT THE 
CORONAVIRUS, THE 
CURRENT STATUS 
OF THE PANDEMIC, 
THEY GO THROUGH 
A LONG LAUNDRY 
LIST OF ALL THE 
THINGS THEY SAY 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS DONE TO 
ADDRESS 
CORONAVIRUS AND 
THEY ARE 
SENSITIVE TO THE 
FACT THAT EARLY 
ON THE PRESIDENT 
WAS REALLY 
DOWNPLAYING THE 
VIRUS. 
WE HAVE SEEN HIM 
TRY TO SHIFT THE 
BLAME ONTO 
CHINA, THE WORLD 
HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION, 
REALLY ANYONE 
OTHER THAN 
HIMSELF, BUT 
THEY KNOW THERE 
IS A GROWING 
VIEW EARLY ON, 
WHEN THE 
PANDEMIC 
EMERGED, THAT 
THIS WOULD BE 
WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT WAS 
JUDGED ON IN THE 
NOVEMBER 
ELECTION AND 
THAT HAS STUCK 
FROM THE 
PRESIDENT AND 
HIS ALLIES. 
YOU ADD TO THAT 
THE TOLL ON THE 
ECONOMY AND IT IS
A DOUBLE WHAMMY. 
THEY ARE VERY 
CONCERNED ABOUT 
THIS. 
>> CAROL, LET'S 
TALK ABOUT THE 
WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION. 
WE JUST LEARNED 
THE U.S. IS 
FORMALLY 
WITHDRAWING FROM 
THE W.H.O. 
IN THE MIDDLE OF 
A PANDEMIC, NO 
LESS. 
WHAT ELSE CAN 
YOU TELL US 
ABOUT THIS? 
>> Reporter: THE 
U.S. ANNOUNCE 
THEIR INTENT TO 
DO THIS. 
THEY GAVE NOTICE 
30 DAYS AGO 
SAYING THE 
PRESIDENT MIGHT 
MAKE THIS 
DECISION. 
A WHITE HOUSE 
OFFICIAL IS 
TELLING US THEY 
SUBMITTED THEIR 
WITHDRAWAL TO 
THE U.N. 
SECRETARY-
GENERAL 
YESTERDAY, JULY 
6. IT GOES INTO 
EFFECT, AS OF 
YESTERDAY, SO 
THEY MADE THE 
DECISION TO 
FOLLOW THROUGH 
WITH THIS 
THREAT. 
IT REALLY 
FOLLOWS THE 
PATTERN WE HAVE 
SEEN FROM THE 
PRESIDENT, IN 
TERMS OF TRYING 
TO DEFLECT BLAME 
FOR THE WAY THE 
PANDEMIC HAS 
BEEN IN THE 
U.S., WHICH IS 
BEEN TO BLAME 
THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION. 
SPECIFICALLY 
SAYING THEY 
DIDN'T SOUND THE 
ALARM ENOUGH. 
THAT THEY WERE 
TOO COZY WITH 
CHINA. 
THEY GAVE A LONG 
LETTER TO THE 
WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION 
SAYING THEY 
NEEDED TO SHOW 
THEY WEREN'T 
BOLD INTO CHINA 
AND THE WAY THE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
ACCUSED THEM OF 
DOING. 
THE 
ADMINISTRATION 
THINKS THEY 
DIDN'T MEET 
THOSE DEMANDS. 
THIS IS WHY WE 
ARE STILL IN THE 
MIDDLE OF A 
PANDEMIC. 
SOME DEMOCRATIC 
LAWMAKERS HAVE 
WEIGHED IN ON 
THIS, SAYING NOW 
IS NOT THE TIME. 
WE'RE IN THE 
MIDDLE OF A 
HEALTH CRISIS 
AND WE NEED THE 
WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION AND 
THIS COULD WIND 
UP HURTING 
AMERICANS. 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
SEES THIS 
DIFFERENTLY AND 
SAYS WE COULD 
SPEND OUR MONEY 
ELSEWHERE AND IT 
WON'T HURT 
AMERICANS IN 
TERMS OF THE 
HEALTH OF THE 
COUNTRY. 
>> YOU REPORTED 
AIDS AND ALLIES 
ARE CONFUSED AND 
FRUSTRATED BY 
RACIST COMMENTS 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS MADE. 
WHAT 
SPECIFICALLY ARE 
YOU HEARING? 
>> Reporter: WE 
SPOKE TO A 
NUMBER OF 
OFFICIALS WHO 
ARE ESSENTIALLY, 
PRIVATELY SAYING 
THAT THEY ARE 
REALLY 
FRUSTRATED BY 
THE FACT THAT THE
PRESIDENT HAS 
DECIDED TO LEAN 
INTO THE 
RHETORIC WE 
HEARD IN 2016. 
THIS IS A PLACE 
HE FEELS 
COMFORTABLE, SO 
HE IS CONTINUING 
TO DO THAT. 
ONE OF THEM 
SAID, QUOTE, HE 
IS GOING WITH 
HIS GUT. 
DESPITE THE FACT 
THAT SOME OF HIS 
AIDES ARE 
TELLING HIM THIS 
IS NOT THE BEST 
DIRECTION, THAT 
HE SHOULD GO 
POLITICALLY. 
THAT THIS IS NOT 
WINNING OVER ANY 
NEW VOTERS AND 
THE PEOPLE HE IS 
SPEAKING TO WITH 
THIS KIND OF 
RHETORIC AND 
THESE SORTS OF 
POSITIONS, HE 
HAS ALREADY WON 
OVER AND THEY 
ARE GOING TO 
VOTE FOR HIM. 
DESPITE THAT, 
THE PRESIDENT 
FEELS 
COMFORTABLE IN 
THIS SPACE. 
HE IS GOING ON 
HIS OWN 
INSTINCTS AND 
DECIDED THAT 
THIS IS THE 
MESSAGE HE 
WANTS, AT LEAST 
FOR NOW. 
WE WILL SEE IF 
HE GOES BACK AND 
FORTH. 
ONE INTERESTING 
THING IS HE 
TALKED TO WHITE 
HOUSE OFFICIALS 
AND THEY WERE 
REALLY HOPING 
THAT JULY WOULD 
BE A DIFFERENT 
MONTH FOR THEM. 
THEY 
ACKNOWLEDGED 
THAT JUNE WAS 
REALLY ROUGH AND 
THERE WAS A LOT 
THAT WENT WRONG 
FOR THE 
PRESIDENT, SOME 
OF IT SELF-
INFLICTED, AND 
THEY WANTED TO 
TURN THE PAGE 
AND LOOK AT 
JULY. 
A WHITE HOUSE 
OFFICIAL SAID 
POST JULY NEEDS 
TO BE A PIVOT. 
WE HAVE A SHORT 
PERIOD OF TIME 
WHERE WE NEED TO 
STAY ON MESSAGE. 
CAN WE STAY AWAY 
FROM THE THIRD 
RAIL OF 
POLITICS, 
INCLUDING RACE 
AND DIVISIVE 
ISSUES? 
CLEARLY NOT. 
>> THE PRESIDENT 
IS PLANNING A 
TRIP TO THE U.S. 
SOUTHERN COMMAND 
IN FLORIDA LATER 
THIS WEEK. 
WHAT YOU KNOW 
ABOUT THAT? 
>> Reporter: HE 
IS GOING THERE 
TO REALLY FOCUS, 
TO PUT THE 
SPOTLIGHT ON 
WHAT THE 
ADMINISTRATION 
THINKS IS 
SOMETHING THAT 
HASN'T HAD ENOUGH
ATTENTION, AND 
THAT IS THE 
SEIZURE OF 
NARCOTICS AT THE 
SOUTHERN BORDER. 
THIS IS CALLED 
OPERATION SURGE 
PROJECT. 
KELLYANNE CONWAY 
TALKED ABOUT 
THIS A LITTLE 
WHILE AGO AT THE 
WEST WING AND 
SAID THEY 
ESSENTIALLY 
INVESTED A 
NUMBER OF NEW 
RESOURCES IN THIS
AND YOU ARE 
SEEING RECORD 
NUMBERS OF 
SEIZURES AT THE 
BORDER. 
FLORIDA IS ONE 
OF THE HOTSPOTS 
FOR CORONAVIRUS 
AND THE 
PRESIDENT IS 
ALSO IN FLORIDA 
TO DO A 
FUNDRAISER, SO 
THE OPTICS 
AREN'T GREAT. 
THE PRESIDENT 
AND THE WHITE 
HOUSE IS 
ADDRESSING THAT 
BY SAYING HE 
WILL TALK ABOUT 
CORONAVIRUS. 
THE NUMBER OF 
SECRET SERVICE 
AND CAMPAIGN 
AIDES HAVE 
GOTTEN SICK WITH 
CORONAVIRUS 
WHILE ADVANCING 
SOME OF HIS 
TRIPS AND THEY 
SAY THEY WILL DO 
THIS AS SAFE AS 
POSSIBLE AND 
THAT IS NOT AN 
ISSUE. 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
FOCUSING ON AN 
ISSUE HE FEELS 
IS DIFFERENT 
POLITICALLY, THE 
SOUTHERN BORDER. 
RAISING CAMPAIGN 
MONEY AND TRYING 
TO DEFLECT 
CRITICISM HE IS 
DOING THIS IN 
THE MIDDLE OF A 
PANDEMIC AND A 
SURGE OF 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES IN FLORIDA.
>> CAROL LEE AT 
THE WHITE HOUSE, 
THANKS SO MUCH. 
>>> SENATE 
MAJORITY LEADER 
MITCH McCONNELL 
IS OPEN TO 
ANOTHER ROUND OF 
CORONAVIRUS 
STIMULUS CHECKS. 
>> WE WILL DO 
SOMETHING AGAIN. 
I THINK THE 
COUNTRY NEEDS 
ONE LAST BOOST. 
>> NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
LEIGH ANN 
CALDWELL JOINS 
ME FROM CAPITOL 
HILL. 
WE HAVE A SENSE 
OF WHAT THE NEXT 
BILL COULD LOOK 
LIKE? 
>> Reporter:  
LEADER McCONNELL 
IS STARTING TO 
LAY OUT HIS 
PRIORITIES FOR 
THE NEXT BILL 
AND IS INSISTING 
HE TAKES THE 
LEAD ON IT. 
HE WANTS HIS 
PROPOSAL TO BE 
THE OPENING 
SALVO WITH 
DEMOCRATS AND IS 
STARTING TO TALK 
ABOUT SPECIFICS 
ABOUT WHAT HE 
WANTS IN THIS 
BILL. 
HERE HE IS 
TALKING ABOUT IT 
YESTERDAY, IN 
KENTUCKY. 
>> IT IS 
SOMETHING YOU 
MENTIONED. 
LIABILITY 
PROTECTION. 
THIS IS NOT JUST 
FOR BUSINESSES. 
THIS IS FOR 
HOSPITALS, 
DOCTORS, FOR 
NURSES, FOR 
COLLEGES, FOR 
UNIVERSITIES. 
FOR K-12. 
WE CANNOT GET 
BACK TO NORMAL 
IF WE END UP 
HAVING AN 
EPIDEMIC OF 
LAWSUITS ON THE 
HEELS OF THE 
PANDEMIC. 
IN ADDITION TO 
THAT, WE CAN'T 
HAVE A NORMAL 
COUNTRY IF THE 
KIDS ARE NOT 
BACK IN SCHOOL. 
SO IF YOU ARE 
LOOKING FOR A 
THEME OF A 
POTENTIAL NEXT 
RESCUE PACKAGE, 
LIABILITY 
PROTECTION. 
KIDS IN SCHOOLS. 
JOBS. 
AND YES, 
HEALTHCARE. 
>> Reporter: 
LIABILITY 
PROTECTION IS OF 
COURSE SOMETHING 
McCONNELL HAS 
CALLED HIS 
REDLINE, 
SOMETHING THAT 
HAS TO BE 
INCLUDED IN THE 
NEXT BILL. 
THAT IS WHAT HE 
TALKED ABOUT 
WHEN TALKING 
ABOUT JOBS, 
GETTING PEOPLE 
BACK TO WORK. 
ENSURING THEY 
WILL GO BACK TO 
WORK, WITH 
EMPLOYERS NOT 
HAVING TO BE 
RESPONSIBLE IF 
ANYTHING 
HAPPENED. 
ALSO GETTING 
KIDS BACK TO 
SCHOOL IS GOING 
TO BE A 
PRIORITY, AS 
WELL. 
SENATOR 
ALEXANDER OF 
TENNESSEE HAS 
TAKEN THE LEAD 
ON THAT. 
THERE IS ALSO 
ANOTHER THING 
McCONNELL IS 
SAYING HE IS 
OPEN TO AND THAT 
IS DIRECT 
STIMULUS 
PAYMENTS. 
THIS IS THE 
FIRST TIME WE 
HAVE HEARD THAT 
FROM McCONNELL. 
THAT HE IS 
ENTERTAINING 
ANOTHER ROUND. 
NOW YOU HAVE ALL 
OF THE 
NEGOTIATING 
PARTIES, 
SUPPORTIVE OF 
THAT. 
HOUSE DEMOCRATS, 
SENATE DEMOCRATS.
LEADER McCONNELL 
AND EVEN THE 
PRESIDENT HAVE 
SAID HE IS 
SUPPORTIVE OF 
IT. 
THE PARAMETERS 
OF THE NEXT 
RELIEF BILL ARE 
STARTING TO COME 
INTO FOCUS, BUT 
THERE IS GOING 
TO BE A LOT OF 
NEGOTIATING 
BETWEEN THE TWO 
PARTIES ON IT. 
ALISON. 
>> LEIGH ANN,  
IT SOUNDS LIKE 
FOR THE FIRST 
TIME THEY MIGHT 
BE SEEING MORE 
EYE TO EYE. 
WE KNOW THE HOUSE
PASSED A $3 
TRILLION RELIEF 
BILL IN MAY AND 
SENATE 
REPUBLICANS SAID 
IT WAS DEAD ON 
ARRIVAL. 
YOU EXPECT IT TO 
GET CONTENTIOUS, 
OR IS THERE SOME 
HOPE FOR 
BIPARTISAN 
NEGOTIATING 
HERE? 
>> Reporter: 
THERE WILL BE 
BIPARTISAN 
NEGOTIATION, BUT 
IT WILL 
ABSOLUTELY BE 
CONTENTIOUS, AS 
WELL. 
IT IS SOMETHING 
THAT IS 
EXTREMELY 
IMPORTANT TO 
DEMOCRATS, 
EXPANDED 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCE 
PROGRAMS. 
RIGHT NOW PEOPLE 
GET AN 
ADDITIONAL $600 
PER WEEK ON TOP 
OF THEIR STATE 
IN A FIT. 
DEMOCRATS SAY 
THAT THEY WANT 
THAT BENEFIT TO 
CONTINUE. 
McCONNELL HAS 
CALLED THAT A 
MISTAKE. 
ALSO, MORE MONEY 
FOR STATES AND 
LOCALITIES WHO 
HAVE LOST MONEY 
BECAUSE OF 
CORONAVIRUS. 
IT IS SOMETHING 
DEMOCRATS WANT, 
AS WELL. 
SOMETHING 
McCONNELL IS 
FAILING TO 
MENTION WHEN HE 
TALKS ABOUT THE 
PARAMETERS OF 
HIS BILL. 
WHILE A BILL IS 
IN THE WORKS, 
DEMOCRATS AND 
REPUBLICANS 
STILL SEEM TO BE 
REALLY FAR APART 
ON THE ISSUES. 
BUT IF BOTH 
SIDES THINK IT 
IS A MUST PASS 
THE BILL THAT 
THE ECONOMY 
NEEDS ANOTHER 
BOOST, AS 
McCONNELL SAID, 
THEN THERE COULD 
PERHAPS BE SOME 
WILL TO 
COMPROMISE. 
ALISON.  
>> LEIGH ANN, 
ANOTHER 
IMPORTANT ISSUE, 
POLICE REFORM. 
HOUSE DEMOCRATS 
INTRODUCED A 
FUNDING BILL  
THAT INCLUDES 
SOME POLICE 
REFORM THE 
REPUBLICANS DID 
NOT HAVE IN 
THEIR SENATE 
BILL. 
WHAT IS IN IT? 
>> Reporter: THE 
HOUSE IS GOING 
TO THE PROCESS 
OF WHAT THEY ARE 
SUPPOSED TO DO 
CONSTITUTIONALLY, 
WHICH IS PASSED 
THE GOVERNMENT 
FUNDING BILLS TO 
PASS THE ENTIRE 
GOVERNMENT. 
THAT IS ONE OF 
THE THINGS THEY 
ARE DOING AND 
ONE OF THOSE 
BILLS IS 
IMPLEMENTING THE 
COMPONENTS OF 
REFORM THAT THE 
SENATE FAILED TO 
TAKE UP. 
THEY ARE TYING 
NEW FEDERAL FUNDS
TO LOCAL POLICE 
DEPARTMENTS. 
TWO BANNING NO-
KNOCK WARRANTS 
AND CHOKEHOLDS. 
THEY ARE 
PROVIDING NEW 
MONEY FOR POLICE 
DEPARTMENTS TO 
HAVE A LOT MORE 
OVERSIGHT INTO 
THEIR PROGRAMS 
AND TRAINING. 
SO, WHILE THE 
ACTUAL MEAT OF 
THESE REFORMS 
DID NOT GET 
DONE, AS OF YET, 
IT IS BEING 
BROKE DOWN IN 
THE SENATE. 
HOUSE DEMOCRATS 
ARE MOVING 
FORWARD IN 
ANOTHER VENUE, 
THROUGH THE 
APPROPRIATIONS 
AND FUNDING 
PROCESS TO GET 
SOME OF THEIR 
PRIORITIES 
THROUGH. 
ALISON.  
>> ALL RIGHT, 
LEIGH ANN 
CALDWELL ON 
CAPITOL HILL, 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>> Reporter:  
THANK YOU. 
>>> ROGER STONE 
WANTS TO DELAY 
THE START OF HIS 
PRISON SENTENCE 
AGAIN BECAUSE OF 
CORONAVIRUS. 
HE IS SUPPOSED 
TO REPORT NEXT 
TUESDAY TO START 
SERVING HIS 
SENTENCE, 
ALREADY A TWO 
WEEK DELAY. 
NOW HAS LAWYERS 
WANT TO PUSH IT 
BACK TO 
SEPTEMBER. 
JUSTICE 
CORRESPONDENT 
PETE WILLIAMS 
EXPLAINS. 
>> Reporter: 
ALISON, ROGER 
STONE HAS ASKED 
THE APPEALS 
COURT FOR 
EMERGENCY ORDERS 
SO THAT HE 
CANNOT REPORT TO 
PRISON UNTIL THE 
FALL. 
STONE, YOU 
RECALL, WAS THE 
FORMER CAMPAIGN 
AIDE TO 
PRESIDENT TRUMP. 
HE WAS SENTENCED 
IN FEBRUARY TO 
40 MONTHS IN 
PRISON. 
HE HAS BEEN OUT 
ON BAIL IN 
FLORIDA AT HIS 
HOME IN FT. 
LAUDERDALE SINCE 
HIS ARREST. 
NOW HE SAYS IF 
HE HAS TO REPORT 
TO PRISON 
BECAUSE OF THE 
COVID PANDEMIC 
AND HIS OWN 
HEALTH PROBLEMS, 
IT WOULD AMOUNT, 
IN ESSENCE, TO A 
DEATH SENTENCE. 
HE HAS ALREADY 
HAD ONE REPRIEVE 
FROM THE BUREAU 
OF PRISONS, BUT 
HE WAS TO REPORT 
AT THE END OF 
JUNE. 
HE ASKED THE 
JUDGE IN 
WASHINGTON WHO 
HANDLED HIS CASE 
TO LET HIM NOT 
REPORT UNTIL 
SEPTEMBER. 
SHE SAYS NO, I 
AM NOT GOING TO 
TREAT YOU 
DIFFERENT THAN 
ANY PRISONER. 
I WILL GIVE YOU 
UNTIL JULY 14. 
NOW HE HAS GONE 
TO THE D.C. 
COURT OF APPEALS 
IN WASHINGTON 
AND SAYS IT 
IGNORES HIS OWN 
HEALTH PROBLEMS. 
IT IGNORES THE 
COVID PROBLEM AT 
THE PRISON IN 
GEORGIA WHERE HE 
WOULD BE SENT 
AND HIS LAWYERS 
ALSO SAY IT 
IGNORES THE 
JUSTICE 
DEPARTMENT POLICY
TO BASICALLY GO 
EASY ON OLDER 
INMATES, PEOPLE 
WHO HAVE HEALTH 
PROBLEMS. 
ALLOW THEM TO BE 
CONFINED AT HOME 
OR OTHER 
INSTITUTIONS 
WHERE THERE IS 
NO COVID PROBLEM.
IT CONTAINS AN 
INTERESTING 
FOOTNOTE, WHICH 
THEY FILED 
MONDAY AFTERNOON.
THEY SAY BECAUSE 
OF ALL THE 
ATTENTION THIS 
CASE HAS GOTTEN, 
THEY ACTUALLY 
GOT PHONE CALLS 
FROM INMATES AT 
THE PRISON IN 
GEORGIA, WHERE 
ROGER STONE IS 
SUPPOSED TO 
REPORT, TELLING 
THE LAWYERS THAT 
THERE ARE AT 
LEAST SIX 
INMATES AND FIVE 
STAFF MEMBERS 
WHO HAVE TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR 
COVID-19. 
THAT THE 
FACILITY IS IN 
QUARANTINE 
STATUS AND THEY 
NOTE THE BUREAU 
OF PRISONS 
ACKNOWLEDGES 
THERE HAVE BEEN 
SIX POSITIVE 
COVID-19 INMATES 
AT THE PRISON IN 
GEORGIA. 
THEY ARE ASKING 
THE APPEALS 
COURT TO HANDLE 
THIS AN 
EMERGENCY 
FASHION AND RULE 
BEFORE JULY 14, 
WHICH IS THE DATE
THAT JUDGE 
JACKSON SET FOR 
HIM TO REPORT TO 
PRISON IN 
GEORGIA. 
THE APPEALS 
COURT HAS 
RESPONDED 
QUICKLY. 
IT IS ASKING FOR 
LAWYERS FROM 
BOTH SIDES TO 
GET ALL THE 
PAPERWORK IN BY 
FRIDAY, SO WE 
WILL SEE WHETHER 
THE COURT 
ACTUALLY GRANTS 
ROGER STONE THIS 
RELIEF AND 
ALLOWS HIM TO 
REMAIN ON BAIL 
IN FLORIDA UNTIL 
SEPTEMBER, AS HE 
WANTS. 
>>> GHISLAINE 
MAXWELL, JEFFREY 
EPSTEIN'S 
LONGTIME 
ASSOCIATE IS 
BEING HELD  AT A 
BROOKLYN 
DETENTION 
CENTER. 
SHE IS EXPECTED 
TO FACE THE 
JUDGE LATER THIS 
WEEK ON CHARGES 
THAT SHE ENTICED 
MINORS TO TRAVEL 
TO ENGAGE IN 
ILLEGAL SEX 
ACTS. 
WE HAVE THE 
LATEST ON THE 
CASE. 
>> Reporter: 
GHISLAINE 
MAXWELL IS BEING 
KEPT IN THE 
METROPOLITAN 
DETENTION CENTER 
IN BROOKLYN. 
AFTER THE LIFE 
OF LUXURY  SHE 
HAS LAID WITH 
YACHTS AND 
PRIVATE PLANES 
AND PRIVATE 
ISLANDS, THERE 
COULD BE NO 
STARKER 
CONTRAST. 
PROSECUTORS WANT 
TO KEEP HER 
THERE, LOCKED 
UP, UNTIL TRIAL. 
IF PROSECUTORS 
GET THEIR WAY, A 
JUDGE WILL 
REVOKE BAIL AND 
THIS JAIL COULD 
BE GHISLAINE 
MAXWELL'S NEW 
HOME FOR A 
WHILE. 
>> HER MEALS 
WILL BE 
DELIVERED TO 
HER. 
SHE WILL BE 
LOCKED DOWN IN 
THAT CELL  FOR 
23 HOURS PER 
DAY. 
>> Reporter: 
JEFFREY 
EPSTEIN'S FORMER 
GIRLFRIEND AND 
ASSOCIATE IS 
ACCUSED OF 
ENTICING 
UNDERAGE GIRLS 
TO TRAVEL TO 
ENGAGE IN SEX 
ACT. 
MAXWELL HAS LONG 
DENIED ANY 
INVOLVEMENT. 
VIRGINIA GIUFFRE 
SAID LAST YEAR 
SHE WAS 
RECRUITED  BY 
EPSTEIN WHEN SHE 
WAS 18. 
>> GHISLAINE 
MAXWELL DENIES 
EVER PROCURING 
YOU, RECRUITING 
YOU. 
GHISLAINE 
MAXWELL  DENIES 
EVER HAVING ANY 
KIND OF SEXUAL 
CONTACT WITH 
YOU. 
SHE SAID SHE 
BARELY REMEMBERS 
YOU. 
WHAT DO YOU SAY 
TO THAT? 
>> I SAY FOLLOW 
THE FACTS. 
SHE IS GOING TO 
BE HELD 
ACCOUNTABLE FOR 
THIS AND IN HER 
MIND SHE DOESN'T 
THINK THAT WAY. 
THAT IS THE KIND 
OF EVIL, MONSTER 
SHE HAS. 
>> Reporter: IF 
CONVICTED SHE 
FACES 35 YEARS 
IN PRISON, BUT 
FOR NOW SHE WILL 
HAVE TO FIGHT TO 
GET OUT OF A 
JAIL CELL BEFORE 
TRIAL. 
>> LIVING THE 
LIFE, ALLEGEDLY, 
OF A SOCIALITE, 
TO BEING 
INCARCERATED. 
JUST GOING 
THROUGH THE 
PROCESSING OF 
ENTERING A 
SECURE 
CORRECTIONAL 
FACILITY HAS TO 
BE A VERY 
HUMBLING, 
HUMILIATING, 
CRUSHING LIFE 
EXPERIENCE. 
>> Reporter: 
FEDERAL 
PROSECUTORS HAVE 
CALLED MAXWELL 
AN EXTREME 
FLIGHT RISK, 
SAYING SHE 
APPEARS TO HAVE 
ACCESS TO 
SIGNIFICANT 
FINANCIAL 
RESOURCES THAT 
WOULD ENABLE HER 
FLIGHT FROM 
PROSECUTION. 
15 BANK ACCOUNTS 
IN 2016 
ACCORDING TO 
COURT DOCUMENTS. 
AT TIMES WITH AS 
MUCH AS $20 
MILLION. 
THE DAUGHTER OF 
A LATE 
PUBLISHING 
TYCOON, SHE HAS 
SPENT HER LIFE 
TRAVELING THE 
WORLD. 
SHE APPEARS TO 
HAVE THREE 
PASSPORTS, FROM 
FRANCE, THE 
U.S., AND THE UK,
AND HAS FLOWN ON 
15 INTERNATIONAL 
FLIGHTS IN THE 
PAST TWO YEARS 
ACCORDING TO THE 
U.S. ATTORNEYS 
OFFICE. 
NOW THE 
SOCIALITES WORLD 
IS MUCH SMALLER, 
A NEW REALITY 
SHE MAY HAVE TO 
GET USED TO. 
BECAUSE OF 
CORONAVIRUS 
CONCERNS, THE 
JUDGE GAVE 
GHISLAINE 
MAXWELL  THE 
OPTION OF NOT 
ACTUALLY SHOWING 
UP IN COURT FOR 
A HEARING, BUT 
DOING IT 
REMOTELY. 
SHE DECIDED TO 
DO THAT. 
HER NEXT HEARING 
IS A WEEK FROM 
TODAY. 
IT IS A BAIL 
HEARING AND SHE 
WILL ENTER A 
PLEA. 
IT IS HAPPENING 
REMOTELY. 
>>> MAJOR LEAGUE 
SOCCER, 
PROPOSING ITS 
SECOND MATCH OF 
THE TOURNAMENT 
AFTER FIVE 
PLAYERS TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR 
CORONAVIRUS. 
THE TEAMS ARE IN 
FLORIDA, WHERE 
THE TOURNAMENT 
IS STILL SET TO 
OPEN TOMORROW. 
KERRY SANDERS 
HAS THE LATEST. 
>> Reporter: WE 
ARE HERE AT 
ESPN'S WIDE 
WORLD OF SPORTS, 
WHERE THEY ARE 
GETTING READY 
FOR THE RETURN 
OF SPORTS. 
PLAYERS WILL 
BEGIN ARRIVING 
TODAY. 
ALREADY HERE, 
MAJOR LEAGUE 
SOCCER PLAYERS. 
IN FACT, 
GAMEPLAY BEGINS 
TOMORROW. 
THEY WILL DO A 
MINIATURE WORLD 
CUP KIND OF PLAY 
HERE. 
THE MOST 
IMPORTANT THING 
ABOUT WHAT IS 
TAKING PLACE IN 
ORLANDO IS HOW 
THEY ARE 
HANDLING THE 
PLAYERS, BECAUSE 
OF CORONAVIRUS. 
THEY HAVE THEM 
IN WHAT THEY 
CALL, INSIDE THE 
BUBBLE. 
THEY CREATED A 
BUBBLE WHERE 
PLAYERS WILL 
COME THROUGH. 
MAJOR LEAGUE 
SOCCER PLAYERS 
HAVE ALREADY 
COME THROUGH. 
MULTIPLE TEST 
ALONG THE WAY TO 
MAKE SURE IF 
THEY TEST 
POSITIVE, THEY 
CAN BE SEPARATED 
OUT. 
THOSE WHO ARE 
CLEAR STAY 
INSIDE THE 
BUBBLE. 
THEY EAT, THEY 
LIVE, THEY ARE 
HERE AS THEY 
PLAY THEIR 
GAMES. 
THE IDEA IS IF 
THEY ARE 
SEPARATE, THEY 
WON'T THEN GET 
EXPOSED TO 
CORONAVIRUS. 
THE LEAGUES ARE 
TRYING TO FIGURE 
OUT WHAT THEY DO 
IF SOMEONE 
CLEARS ALL OF 
THAT, COMES IN, 
AND DOES TEST 
POSITIVE. 
THEY CAN DO 
CONTACT TRACING, 
BUT THE PROBLEM 
WITH THAT IS 
THAT MIGHT 
ELIMINATE AN 
ENTIRE TEAM. 
THE NBA, 
FOLLOWING THE 
BLUEPRINT OF 
WHAT MAJOR 
LEAGUE SOCCER IS 
DOING. 
WE KNOW BASEBALL 
IS GETTING READY 
TO RETURN. 
MANY OF THE 
PLAYERS HAVE 
DECIDED TO OPT 
OUT, BECAUSE SO 
LITTLE IS KNOWN 
ABOUT HOW 
CORONAVIRUS 
AFFECTS 
EVERYBODY. 
IT IS NOT AS IF 
ATHLETES ARE 
IMMUNE. 
WE KNOW THAT BY 
AND LARGE, THOSE 
WHO HAVE BEEN 
HARDEST HIT BY 
CORONAVIRUS ARE 
65 YEARS AND 
OLDER, BUT IT 
CAN AFFECT 
EVERYBODY AND 
PLAYERS ARE VERY 
AWARE OF THAT. 
SPORTS IS 
RETURNING. 
A MULTIBILLION 
DOLLAR INDUSTRY. 
EVERYBODY LIKES 
A GOOD COMEBACK 
STORY. 
THIS IS SPORTS 
COMEBACK STORY 
AND RIGHT NOW IT 
IS UNWRITTEN. 
>>> THE WNBA IS 
BACK LATER THIS 
MONTH AND THE 
LEAGUE IS HOPING 
FANS WILL BE 
CHANTING MORE 
THAN JUST 
PLAYERS NAMES. 
THE 2020 SEASON 
IS DEDICATED TO 
SOCIAL JUSTICE 
INITIATIVES, 
TAKE THE BLACK 
LIVES MATTER 
MOVEMENT AND THE 
SAY HER NAME 
CAMPAIGN. 
JOINING ME NOW 
IS LAYSHIA 
CLARENDON AND  
PLAYERS 
ASSOCIATION 
PRESIDENT NNEKA 
OGWUMIKE. 
NNEKA OGWUMIKE, 
I WILL START 
WITH YOU. 
THE WNBA AND 
PLAYERS UNION 
ANNOUNCING NEW 
UNIFORMS WITH  
BREONNA TAYLOR'S 
NAME ON THEM. 
AS MANY PEOPLE 
KNOW, SHE WAS 
KILLED BY POLICE 
BACK IN MARCH. 
WILL YOU TELL US 
ABOUT THOSE 
JERSEYS AND YOUR 
NEW WARM-UP 
SHIRTS, TOO? 
>> IT HAS BEEN 
QUITE A PROCESS. 
WE HAVE BEEN 
EXCITED ABOUT 
NOT ONLY BEING 
ABLE TO EXPAND 
OUR VOICES, BUT 
ALSO FOR THE 
PLAYERS TO HAVE 
A BIG HAND IN 
IT. 
I HAVE TO SAY, 
MY VICE 
PRESIDENT, SHE 
HAS BEEN ON TOP 
OF IT AND IT HAS 
BEEN SO AMAZING 
FOR US TO BE 
ABLE TO SIGNIFY 
SO MUCH OF THE 
BLM MOVEMENT, 
AND ALSO SAY HER 
NAME, AS WE 
PLAY, AMONG 
OTHER INITIATIVES
WE HAVE PLANNED 
FOR THIS SEASON. 
>> LET ME ASK 
YOU, THE WNBA 
HAS A TRACK 
RECORD OF 
FIGHTING FOR 
SOCIAL CHANGE. 
MAYA MOORE 
WALKING AWAY 
FROM THE GAME TO 
FIGHT FOR A MAN 
SHE BELIEVED WAS 
WRONGLY 
CONVICTED. 
LAST WEEK HE WAS 
FREED. 
WHAT ELSE IS THE 
WNBA DOING THIS 
SEASON AND HOW 
ELSE ARE YOU 
FOCUSING ON 
SOCIAL 
INITIATIVES? 
>> WE HAVE A FEW 
PLATFORMS. 
IT IS CALLED THE 
JUSTICE 
MOVEMENT. 
IT IS SAY HER 
NAME, BUT IT IS 
ALSO THE LGBT 
COMMUNITY, 
POLICE VIOLENCE. 
THESE ISSUES ARE 
NOT SINGLE 
FACETED, THEY 
ARE ALL 
MULTIFACETED AND 
THEY ALL 
INTERSECT, SO IT 
IS TRYING TO 
LOOK AT IT WITH 
A HOLISTIC 
APPROACH AND 
MAKING SURE, 
ONE, WE EDUCATE 
PEOPLE AND USE 
OUR PLATFORM FOR 
ACTIVISM TO 
AMPLIFY THE 
MESSAGE AND THEN 
HAVE ACTION 
STEPS BEHIND 
THAT. 
SO THOSE ARE THE 
PRONGS WE ARE 
LOOKING AT 
ACROSS DIFFERENT 
ISSUES TO MAKE 
SURE WE HAVE THE 
BIGGEST IMPACT 
WITH THE 
PLATFORM THAT WE 
HAVE. 
>> LET'S TALK 
ABOUT THE SEASON 
STARTING LATER 
THIS MONTH. 
YESTERDAY THE 
WNBA ANNOUNCED 
THAT SEVEN OF 
137 PLAYERS HAVE 
TESTED POSITIVE 
FOR COVID-19. 
THE INDIANA FEVER
WON'T BE ABLE TO 
TRAVEL FOR 
PRESEASON CAMP 
ON MONDAY 
BECAUSE OF CDC 
GUIDELINES. 
WHAT CONCERNS DO 
YOU HAVE AS 
PLAYERS AND ARE 
YOU GUYS READY 
TO GET BACK ON 
THE COURT? 
>> I THINK IT 
HAS BEEN A 
MIXTURE OF A LOT 
OF EMOTIONS. 
WE HAVE BEEN 
ANXIOUS TO GET 
BACK AND ALSO 
ANXIOUS FOR WHAT 
IS GOING ON IN 
THE WORLD. 
BOTH RACIAL 
INJUSTICES AND 
BEING CONFINED 
TO A SINGLE SITE 
AND HAVING TO 
PERFORM AT A 
HIGH LEVEL. 
I THINK WITH THE 
PROTOCOLS WE 
HAVE IN PLACE, 
IT GIVES MORE 
CLARITY FOR US 
AS WE NAVIGATE 
WHAT THIS SEASON 
COULD LOOK LIKE, 
BUT IT, BY NO 
MEANS, RELAXES 
ANYONE. 
THE PLAYERS 
UNDERSTAND THE 
GRAVE NATURE OF 
THE SITUATION. 
THE SEVERITY OF 
CONSEQUENCES IF 
WE DON'T ADHERE 
TO THE PROTOCOL, 
SO WE ARE TAKING 
IT DAY BY DAY 
AND ENSURING 
EVERYONE IS 
HEALTHY AND 
SAFE. 
>> LET'S TALK 
ABOUT SOME OF 
THOSE PROTOCOLS. 
WHAT IS THE 
LEAGUE DOING TO 
PROTECT THE 
PLAYERS, TO MAKE 
SURE YOU ARE A 
HEALTHY, SAFE 
FOR THE SEASON? 
WHAT ARE SOME OF 
THE BIGGEST 
THINGS THEY HAVE 
PUT IN PLACE? 
>> ONE OF THE 
BIGGEST THINGS, 
WE ARE TESTING. 
WE ARE TRYING TO 
MAKE SURE WE 
TAKE THE TIME TO 
QUARANTINE THESE 
FIRST THREE OR 
FOUR DAYS, SO 
RIGHT NOW WE CAN 
GO FOR A WALK, 
BUT WE ARE SIX 
FEET APART IF WE 
ARE OUTSIDE AT 
ALL. 
WE ARE NOT 
CONGREGATING. 
IN QUARANTINE, 
TESTING TO MAKE 
SURE THERE ARE 
NO FALSE 
POSITIVES, FALSE 
NEGATIVES. 
WE DO THROAT AND 
NASAL SWABS TO 
GET A FAIR 
BASELINE. 
TESTING EVERY 
DAY FOR THE 
FIRST TWO WEEKS, 
TO REALLY NAIL 
DOWN AND MAKE 
SURE WE ARE NOT 
PUTTING PEOPLE 
AT RISK. 
MOVING FORWARD, 
THE TESTING WILL 
BE LESS THAN 
THAT, BUT IT 
WILL STILL BE IN 
PLACE. 
WASHING OUR 
HANDS, 
SANITIZING 
CONSTANTLY. 
MAKING SURE THAT 
ALTHOUGH WE ARE 
IN A BUBBLE, WE 
ARE NOT BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
IT'S NOT LIKE WE 
CAN ALL HANG OUT 
AS A TEAM NOW 
AND EVERYTHING 
IS FINE. 
WE ARE STILL 
MAKING SURE THAT 
THE WAYS WE 
INTERACT ARE 
SMART AND SAFE 
TO PROTECT 
EVERYBODY AND 
MAKE SURE 
EVERYONE IS 
WEARING ALL 
THEIR GEAR, AND 
THE PEOPLE WHO 
DO OUR ROOMS. 
>> IT HAS TO BE 
SO HARD TO DO, 
BECAUSE I CAN 
ONLY IMAGINE YOU 
GUYS ARE REALLY 
HAPPY TO BE 
TOGETHER AGAIN 
AND TO SEE EACH 
OTHER AND BE 
ABLE TO PLAY. 
IS THERE 
ANYTHING ELSE 
YOU WOULD LIKE 
TO SEE THE 
LEAGUE DOING OR 
ANYTHING ELSE 
YOU ARE ASKING 
THEM TO CONSIDER 
AS YOU GO 
FORWARD, TO KEEP 
EVERYBODY SAFE? 
>> I THINK IT IS 
ALL ABOUT 
COMMUNICATION AT 
THIS POINT. 
I THINK WE 
LEARNED THAT IN 
A NEGOTIATION. 
WE DIDN'T EXPECT 
TO FIND 
OURSELVES IN, 
AFTER SIGNING 
SUCH A 
MONUMENTAL 
AGREEMENT. 
IT WAS ALMOST A 
PRECURSOR 
BETWEEN THIS 
NEWFOUND 
RELATIONSHIP 
WITH THE PLAYERS 
AND THE LEAGUE. 
MAINTAINING THAT 
COMMUNICATION, 
MAKING SURE 
INFORMATION IS 
OUT THERE. 
ALSO PLAYERS 
COMMUNICATING TO 
THE LEAGUE, AS 
MUCH AS THE 
LEAGUE IS 
COMMUNICATING TO 
US. 
THE FEEDBACK 
FROM US MAKES 
THEIR JOB SO 
EASIER. 
WE DEVELOP A NEW 
RELATIONSHIP 
WITH THE LEAGUE 
THAT ALLOWS US 
TO BE WAY MORE 
COLLABORATIVE 
THAN WE HAVE 
BEEN IN THE PAST.
>> THANK YOU SO 
MUCH TO BOTH OF 
YOU. 
THANK YOU FOR 
WHAT YOU ARE 
DOING. 
SETTING SUCH A 
GREAT EXAMPLE 
FOR EVERYONE, 
BUT IT IS JUST 
FANTASTIC. 
I HOPE YOU HAVE 
A GREAT AND 
HEALTHY SEASON. 
THAT EVERYONE 
STAYS OKAY AND 
YOU DON'T HAVE 
TO PAUSE AT ANY 
POINT. 
I HOPE IT GOES 
WELL. 
>> THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
THANKS FOR 
HAVING ME. 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>> WE HAVE SOME 
BREAKING NEWS. 
 IF THEY DO GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS,  WE WANT 
TO MAKE SURE 
THEY ARE 
PROTECTED. 
>> IT IS NEWS, 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE, WEEKDAYS, 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> PERHAPS THE 
TIME IS COME TO 
FULLY REALIZE 
THE DREAM UPON 
WHICH THIS GREAT 
COUNTRY WAS 
FOUNDED. 
EQUAL JUSTICE 
UNTO THE LAW. 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>> WE HAVE SOME 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>> WE ACTUALLY 
SAW  A LARGE 
CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD 
MOVING THROUGH 
HERE. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE, WEEKDAYS, 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M., EASTERN. 
>>> INTRODUCING 
PEACOCK. 
WHAT IS PEACOCK? 
THIS IS PEACOCK. 
IT IS STREAMING, 
LAUNCHING, 
PREMIERING. 
IT IS TV, 
MOVIES. 
EXCLUSIVE 
ORIGINALS. 
ORIGINAL 
CHARACTERS. 
IT IS SPORTS. 
>> BREAKING 
NEWS. 
>> WAIT, THERE 
IS MORE. 
>> MORE? 
>> YES, MORE. 
>> IT IS 
TRENDING, MIND 
BENDING. 
LATE NIGHT. 
EARLY MORNING. 
DID YOU SEE 
THIS? 
DO YOU REMEMBER 
THAT? 
YOU WATCHED 
EVERY SINGLE ONE 
OF THOSE? 
IT IS FOR YOU. 
OH, AND IT IS 
FREE. 
>> FREE? 
>> WHO IS WITH 
ME? 
>> THAT IS 
PEACOCK. 
THAT IS WHO, 
THAT IS WHAT, 
THAT IS WHY. 
>> COME ON. 
>> YOU CAN'T NOT 
WATCH. 
>>> WE LIKE TO 
THINK WE LIVE IN 
SOME SORT OF
