>> Reporter: FLAMES SEEN IN THE 
COURTYARD IN HOUSTON APPEARING
TO SHOW DOCUMENTS BURNING AFTER 
THE STATE DEPARTMENT ORDERED THE
CONSULATE TO CLOSE BY FRIDAY
ONLY HOURS AFTER THE U.S. 
ACCUSED TWO CHINESE HACKERS 
WORKING WITH CHINA'S GOVERNMENT 
OF TRYING TO STEAL RESEARCH ON
COVID VACCINES, TREATMENT AND 
TESTING FROM U.S. COMPANIES AND 
OTHERS AROUND THE WORLD.
HOUSTON FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDED
BUT WERE NOT PERMITTED IN.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE 
CLOSURE IS INTENDED TO PROTECT
AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
AND AMERICANS' PRIVATE
INFORMATION AND SENATE
INTELLIGENCE CHAIRMAN TREATED 
IT'S A MASSIVE SPY CENTER.
FORCING IT TO CLOSE IS LONG 
OVERDUE.
>> WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ACTIONS
TO PROTECT OUR SECURITY, OUR
NATIONAL SECURITY AND ALSO
PROTECT OUR ECONOMY AND JOBS. 
>> Reporter: THE
ADMINISTRATION'S DRAMATIC ACTION
COMES AS PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS
SLAPPED TARIFFS ON CHINA FOR
UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES AND
BLAMES CHINA FOR NOT ALERTING 
THE WORLD TO THE CORONAVIRUS
>> CHINA SHOULD HAVE STOPPED IT.
>> Reporter: CAUSING DEMOCRATS
WHO HAVE ALSO BE BEEN WARNING 
ABOUT CHINESE HACKING TO WORRY
ACTION IS ALSO AN ACT TO OVERT
ATTENTION FROM THE CORONAVIRUS
>> THE PRESIDENT IS TRYING TO 
DEFLECT ATTENTION FROM HIS
MISTAKES IN THE UNITED STATES 
THAT HAS LED US TO HAVE THE 
HIGHEST DEATH RATE IN THE WORLD.
>> CONGRESS PROMISED TO RESPOND 
WITH FIRM COUNTER MEASURES
RAISING FEARS OF
>>> CELEBRATING TODAY'S GROUND
BREAKERS
THE NEW YORK TIMES HAS NAMED ITS
NEXT PRESIDENT AND CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
SHE'S CURRENTLY THE NEWS
ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF OPERATING
OFFICER.
SHE WILL BECOME THE COMPANY'S 
YOUNGEST CHIEF EXEC.
>> ALL 430 UNDERGRADUATES WILL
BE HIRED TO TAKE A COURSE IN
ETHNIC STUDIES OR SOCIAL
JUSTICE.
THAT WILL TAKE EFFECT IN 2023.
>>> AND REPUBLICAN SENATOR JOHN 
CORNYN ASKING FOR UNANIMOUS 
CONSENT TO PASS THEIR BILL TO 
CELEBRATE THE EMANCIPATION OF 
SLAVES IN THE U.S.
>>> LAWMAKERS APPROVED
LEGISLATION TO REMOVE 
CONFEDERATE STATUES FROM THE
U.S. CAPITOL
IT WILL ALSO FORCE STATE TO 
REPLACE SUCH STATUES IN THE 
NATIONAL STATUARY HALL
COLLECTION
THE BILL PASSED.
72 REPUBLICANS VOTED IN FAVOR.
>>> HI, EVERYONE
WHO NEEDS A BREAK FROM THE HEAT?
I CAN'T GIVE IT TO EVERYONE IF
YOU'RE IN THE OHIO VALLEY, THE
GREAT LAKES, BACK IN THE 80s
NORTHEAST TO THE CAROLINAS, 
STILL SEEING FEEL LIKE
TEMPERATURES 102 AND 105 THIS 
AFTERNOON.
A COLD FRONT BY TOMORROW
AFTERNOON.
AND THEN THE HEAT CONTINUES TO
BUILD AS W
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES ON 
TOP OF BEING CHARGED IN THE 
MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD, FORMER
MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER IS 
FACING NEW CHARGES
OFFICIALS SAY HE AND HIS
ESTRANGED WIFE HAVE BEEN CHARGED
WITH FELONY ACCOUNTS OF TAX 
EVASION.
THE COUPLE ALSO ALLEGEDLY 
UNDERREPORTED AND UNDERPAID 
TAXES AND FAILED TO PAY SALES 
TAX ON A VEHICLE
AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE 
COUPLE'S TAXES STARTED IN JUNE
ACCORDING TO A CRIMINAL 
COMPLAINT, KELLY TOLD 
INVESTIGATORS THAT SHE HAD NOT
FILED INCOME TAX RETURNS BECAUSE
IT GOT AWAY FROM HER
>>> TESLA'S CEO ELON MUSK 
ANNOUNCED THE COMPANY WILL SET
UP A SECOND ASSEMBLY PLANT IN 
AUSTIN, TEXAS, AFTER A BIDDING
WAR.
THE FACTORY WILL BE USED TO 
BUILD THE COMPANY'S TRUCK AND 
MODEL 3 AND MODEL Y.
IT WILL INVEST $1 BILLION INTO
THE FACTORY AND HOPES TO HIRE 
5,000 WORKERS.
SHARES OF TESLA CONTINUE TO SOAR
TO RECORD HIGHS.
>>> NOW TO ONE WOMAN'S ALL-OUT
EFFORT TO DO HER PART IN THE
BATTLE OF CORONAVIRUS BY SOMEONE
WHO TRULY KNOWS WHAT IT MEANS TO
JOIN THE FIGHT
>> Reporter: AT 17 YEARS OLD, 
MAE CRIER HELPED BUILD WAR
PLANES TO SAVE AMERICAN LIVES.
TODAY HER HANDS STILL WORK AT 
FACTORY SPEED FOR THE VERY SAME 
REASON
>> HOW DID YOU GET THE IDEA TO
DO THIS?
>> OH, WELL, YOU KNOW, IT WAS 
FUNNY, I GAVE UP MY RIVET GUN 
FOR A SEWING MACHINE
>> SHE'S MAKING MASKS FOR THE 
MASSES FOR ABOUT EIGHT HOURS
EACH DAY
ONCE HERSELF A ROSY THE RIVETER.
>> THAT LITTLE PIECE OF RED AND 
WHITE POLKA DOTS STANDS FOR 
SOMETHING.
IT'S A SYMBOL FOR WHAT THE
AMERICAN WOMEN DID
>> SHE MADE A FEW AT FIRST FOR
FAMILY AND FRIENDS
NOW 1,000 PENDING ORDERS
STRANGERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
SALUTING WOMEN'S SERVICE WHILE
FIGHTING AMERICA'S NEW WAR
AGAINST A VIRUS.
CRIER FINDS TIME TO MOW HER OWN 
GRASS.
>> I'M HOPING MY LITTLE MASKS 
WILL SAVE ONE LIFE AT LEAST BUT 
MORE THAN THAT HOPEFULLY
>> INSPIRED ONCE TO SERVE HER 
COUNTRY AND NOW TO PROTECT IT.
>> THE POWER RIGHT THERE
>> I MEAN, SHE IS AS ICONIC IN
AMERICA AS UNCLE SAM
WOW.
AMAZING.
>>> AUSTRALIA'S QUAN TAS
AIRLINES HAS SAID GOOD-BYE TO 
ITS LAST BOEING 747 JUMBO JET.
THE PILOT DREW THE AIRLINES 
FLYING LOGO RIGHT INTO THE SKY
IT WILL REQUIRE IN THE DESERT.
IT WAS ONE OF THE ONLY AIRLINES 
IN THE WORLD TOE HAVE ALL 737 
FLEET.
>> A
>>> AS CALIFORNIA OVERTAKES NEW 
YORK FOR MOST CASES OF
CORONAVIRUS, THE WHITE HOUSE AND
SENATE GOP REACH A TENTATIVE $1 
TRILLION RELIEF BILL. 
>> THIS MORNING, A GROWING COLD 
WAR AS THE U.S. ORDERS THE
CLOSURE OF CHINA'S CONSULATE
CALLING IT A HOT SPOT FOR 
SPYING. 
>> THE GULF STATE DIRECTLY IN 
ITS PATH. 
>> AND OPENING DAY HAS FINALLY
ARRIVED.
FANS FROM COAST TO COAST ARE
REJOICING AS THEY COUNT THE 
MINUTES TO THOSE TWO PRECIOUS 
WORDS, PLAY BALL
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GLAD YOU'RE WITH US
I'M FRANCES RIVERA. 
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
IN DOZENS OF STAFTS, THE
CORONAVIRUS CRISIS IS GROWING 
MORE CONCERNING BY THE DAY
CALIFORNIA NOW HAS THE
DISTINCTION OF THE MOST 
CONFIRMED CASES AFTER SURPASSING
NEW YORK
AND FLORA IS, QUICKLY, GETTING
CLOSER TO THE 400,000 MARK. 
>> TWO CAFETERIAS HAVE BEEN 
CLOSED AT THE WHITE HOUSE 
COMPLEX AFTER A WORKER TEXTSTED
POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS
IT'S ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE 
WEST WING AND HOUSES THE VICE 
PRESIDENT'S OFFICE AND OFFICES
FOR MANY OF THE SENIOR STAFF
MEMBERS.
THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THE MEDICAL
UNIT, ALREADY, DID CONTACT
TRACING.
AND THERE IS NO REASON FOR
ALARM.
>> THE LIST OF MAJOR RETAILERS
THAT REQUIRE SHOPPERS TO WEAR A 
FACE MASK DURING THE COVID-19 
PANDEMIC CONTINUES TO GROW
RETAIL GIANTS BEST BUY, COSTCO, 
CVS, HOME DEPOT, KOHL'S, AND
WALMART, ALREADY HAVE A FACE
MASK POLICY.
BUT STARTING JULY 27th, GROCERY 
CHAIN WIN DIXIE AND ALDI
AND TARGET. 
>> AND HOPE ON THE HORIZON FOR
MORE CORONAVIRUS RELIEF.
SENATE REPUBLICANS HAVE REACHED 
A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE
WHITE HOUSE ON A $1 TRILLION
PACKAGE.
THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES MONEY FOR 
TESTING, SCHOOLS, AND MORE
STIMULUS CHECKS.
IT WOULD SERVE AS A STARTING
POINT FOR NEGOTIATIONS WITH 
DEMOCRATS.
THE DEAL COMES AS CASES CONTINUE
TO SURGE IN DOZENS OF STATES
NBC'S MIGUEL ALMAGUER HAS MORE
>> Reporter: AS HOSPITALS AND 
HOTSPOTS FACE A CRUSHING WAVE OF
COVID PATIENTS, THE NATION'S
DEATH TOLL HITTING A STAGGERING 
NEW HIGH FOR JULY.
MORE THAN A THOUSAND DEATHS 
REPORTED IN 24 HOURS. 
>> THESE DEATHS ARE PREMATURE,
PREVENTABLE DEATHS. 
>> WITH 40 STATES RESPONDING TO 
AN INCREASE IN INFECTIONS,
CALIFORNIA SURPASSING NEW YORK
FOR THE NATION'S MOST CASES.
THOUGH, FEWER WERE TESTED AND 
THE DEATH TOLL IS MORE THAN FOUR
TIMES HIGHER IN NEW YORK
THE SOBERING MILESTONE OUT WEST 
PLAGUES A REGION THAT LED THE 
COUNTRY IN STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS, 
BUT IS NOW BEING CRIPPLED BY
COVID.
>> HERE, IN LOS ANGELES, AMID 
LONG LINES FOR TESTING, 
OFFICIALS ARE STRUGGLING TO 
CONDUCT CONTACT TRACING FOR 
THOSE WHO TEST POSITIVE.
PERHAPS, FUELING THE SPREAD OF
THE VIRUS.
>> THE NEWS IS, ALSO, GRIM ALONG
THE ARIZONA BORDER
IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, A J
JAW-DROPPING 55% OF THOSE TESTED
HAVE THE VIRUS. 
>> IT'S A VERY SERIOUS
SITUATION.
>> Reporter: TO SLOW THE SPREAD 
NATIONWIDE, RETAIL GIANTS HOME
DEPOT AND KROGER BEGAN REQUIRING
MASKS INSIDE ALL LOCATIONS
JOINING STATES, LIKE OHIO,
MINNESOTA, INDIANA AND CITIES 
LIKE WASHINGTON, D.C. AND 
BALTIMORE, WHICH ARE ALSO 
EXPANDING THEIR OWN POLICIES
AMID A CRUSH OF COVID CASES AND 
A WARNING THE VIRUS WILL LINGER.
>> I DON'T REALLY SEE US
ERADICATING IT
BUT I THINK WE WILL BRING IT
DOWN TO SUCH A LOW LEVEL, THAT
WE WILL NOT BE IN THE POSITION
WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW. 
>> AT NIAGARA FALLS, IMAGES OF
AMERICAN TOUR BOATS, TIGHTLY
PACKED
AND CANADIAN VESSELS WITH PLENTY
OF ROOM.
AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TWO COUNTRIES 
ARE ADDRESSING THE VIRUS
NEW YORK'S TRI-STATE AREA NOW 
WARNING VISITORS FROM 31 STATES 
THEY MUST QUARANTINE IF THEY
ENTER THE REGION
LARRY KELLY SPENT 51 DAYS ON A
VENTILATOR
FINALLY CLEARED TO GO HOME. 
>> SAVED MY LIFE
SHE WOULDN'T LET THEM PULL THE
PLUG. 
>> BUT NOT ALL FAMILIES ARE SO
LUCKY.
KARI CROSSWHITE LOST HIS FIGHT
AGAINST COVID, SURROUNDED BY HIS
WIFE AND CHILDREN, THERE TO SAY 
GOOD-BYE. 
>> SO WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TELL HIM HOW MUCH
WE LOVE HIM.
>> THE LIVES BEHIND THE NUMBERS,
AS THE DEATH TOLL AND THE 
HEARTBREAK MOUNTS.
MIGUEL ALMAGUER, NBC NEWS, LOS
ANGELES.
>>> TENSIONS REACH A TIPPING
POINT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES 
AND CHINA, AFTER THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION ORDERED THE
CLOSING OF THE CHINESE CONSULATE
IN HOUSTON
YOU CAN SEE IN THIS VIDEO,
CONSULATE EMPLOYEES POSSIBLY
BURNING DOCUMENTS AFTER THE 
ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE.
THE CLOSURE COMES AFTER U.S.
PROSECUTORS CHARGED TWO HACKERS 
WITH ALLEGEDLY TRYING TO STEAL
COVID RESEARCH
JOINING US NOW, FROM BEIJING, IS
JANIS MACKEY FRAYER.
JANIS, GOOD MORNING.
SO HOW IS BEIJING RESPONDING TO 
ALL OF THIS?
>> PHILLIP, GOOD MORNING
WELL, BEIJING IS FULLY EXPECTED 
TO HIT BACK AT THE UNITED 
STATES, AFTER THE U.S. TOLD 
CHINESE DIPLOMATS IN HOUSTON
THAT THEY HAVE UNTIL FRIDAY TO
CLEAR OUT OF THE KOCONSULATE 
GENERAL THERE.
THE EXPECTATION IS THAT BEIJING 
WILL CLOSE A U.S. CONSULATE,
HERE, ON THE MAINLAND.
PERHAPS, IN WUHAN.
BUT THERE IS ALSO A LOT OF
SPECULATION AROUND THE U.S. 
MISSION IN HONG KONG
THAT, PERHAPS, IT MIGHT NOT BE
CLOSED DOWN, ENTIRELY.
BUT THAT THE U.S. WILL BE 
ORDERED TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF 
STAFF THAT IT HAS THERE.
THE TWO SIDES HAVE BEEN 
COMBATIVE ON NEARLY EVERY FRONT,
PRETTY MUCH FROM THE OUTSET OF
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
BUT THE RELATIONSHIP HAS
INTENSIFIED DURING THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
TO THE POINT WHERE PEOPLE ARE 
TALKING OF A NEW COLD WAR.
AND SOME ANALYSTS HERE ARE EVEN 
SPECULATING ON A POSSIBLE 
BREAKING OFF OF DIPLOMATIC
RELATIONS.
THE U.S. IS ACCUSING CHINA OF 
EVERYTHING, FROM STEALING 
SECRETS TO UNFAIR TRADE.
THE FBI IS INVESTIGATING CHINESE
RESEARCHERS AT AMERICAN 
INSTITUTIONS, ALLEGED CHINESE 
HACKERS.
AND ALSO, POINTING TO THIS
CONSULATE IN HOUSTON TO 
SOMETHING, THEY CALL, A HUB FOR 
INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS.
SECRETARY THE STATE MIKE POMPEO 
SAYS THAT THE CHINESE COMMUNIST 
PARTY IS GOING TO LEARN HOW TO
BEHAVE
BUT THAT'S NOT GOING OVER WELL
HERE
THE TOPIC IS LIGHTING UP CHINESE
SOCIAL MEDIA WITH NEARLY 1
BILLION HITS ON ITEMS RELATED TO
U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS IN THE PAST
24 HOURS ALONE
PHILLIP.
>> WHEN TWO WORLD POWERS DON'T
GET ALONG, IT HAS A RIPPLE
EFFECTS ACROSS THE WORLD
JANIS, THANK YOU. 
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS DOUBLING
DOWN ON HIS PLAN TO SEND FEDERAL
OFFICERS INTO SOME OF AMERICA'S 
BIGGEST CITIES
DEALING WITH A SPIKE IN VIOLENT 
CRIME RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S DESPITE LEADERS IN THOSE 
CITIES SAYING THE TROOPS AREN'T 
WELCOME.
CONCERNED THEIR PRESENCE COULD
ESCALATE PROBLEMS.
JAY GRAY HAS THE LATEST.
>> Reporter: FEDERAL AGENTS IN
CAMOUFLAGE, ENGAGING WITH AND 
ARRESTING PROTESTORS IN 
PORTLAND
WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP PROMISING
TO MOVE MORE OFFICERS INTO
CITIES DEALING WITH A SPIKE IN
VIOLENT CRIME.
>> THIS BLOODSHED MUST END
THIS BLOODSHED WILL END.
TODAY, I'M ANNOUNCING A SURGE OF
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT INTO
AMERICAN COMMUNITIES PLAGUED BY 
VIOLENT CRIME.
>> THE INITIATIVE IS CALLED 
OPERATION LEGEND NAMED IN HONOR 
OF 4-YEAR-OLD SHOOTING VICTIM 
LeGEND TALIFERRO
AGENTS WILL HEAD TO CHICAGO 
NEXT, AFTER THE LATEST ATTACK 
THERE, AN OVERNIGHT DRIVE-BY
SHOOTING THAT LEFT 15 INJURED.
>> OUR GOAL IS TO HELP SAVE 
LIVES.
THE PRINCIPAL DANGER TO THE 
LIVES OF OUR INTERCITY
COMMUNITIES IS VIOLENT CRIME. 
>> THE ANNOUNCEMENT COMES AMID
BACKLASH FROM OFFICIALS IN
OREGON AFTER FEDERAL TROOPS 
MOVED IN ON PROTESTS IN 
PORTLAND. 
>> THIS IS A DEMOCRACY, NOT A 
DICTATORSHIP
WE CANNOT HAVE SECRET POLICE
ABDUCTING PEOPLE INTO AND 
PUTTING THEM IN UNMARKED
VEHICLES. 
>> THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, QUICK
TO POINT OUT FEDERAL OFFICERS 
WILL BE WORKING HAND IN GLOVE,
ALONGSIDE LOCAL OFFICIALS AND 
POLICE
AND THAT THE INITIATIVE SHOULD
NOT BE COMPARED TO THE SITUATION
IN PORTLAND.
>> AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE
TO CONFRONT MOB VIOLENCE
BUT THE OPERATIONS WE'RE
DISCUSSING TODAY ARE VERY 
DIFFERENT.
>> THE FEDS TARGETING THREE 
CITIES, INITIALLY.
KANSAS CITY, CHICAGO, AND 
ALBUQUERQUE.
SAYING THEY WILL ADD OTHER AREAS
TO THAT LIST IN THE COMING WEEK.
JAY GRAY, NBC NEWS, WASHINGTON
>> ONE OF THE OFFICERS CHARGED
IN THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD IS 
FACING NEW LEGAL TROUBLES.
OFFICIALS SAY FORMER MINNEAPOLIS
POLICE OFFICER DEREK CHAUVIN AND
HIS ESTRANGED WIFE HAVE BEEN
CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE FELONY
COUNTS OF TAX EVASION.
THE CHAUVINS ARE ACCUSED OF 
FAILING TO FILE INCOME TAX
RETURNS AND FAILING TO PAY STATE
INCOME TAXES
OFFICIALS SAY THE COUPLE, ALSO, 
UNDERREPORTED AND UNDERPAID 
TAXES AND FAILED TO PAY SALES 
TAX ON A VEHICLE
AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE 
COUPLE'S TAXES STARTED IN JUNE
ACCORDING TO A CRIMINAL 
COMPLAINT, KELLY CHAUVIN SAID 
SHE HADN'T FILED INCOME TAX 
RETURNS BECAUSE IT, QUOTE, GOT
AWAY FROM HER.
>> TO REMOVE CONFEDERATE STATUES
FROM THE U.S. CAPITOL.
THE BILL REQUIRES THE REMOVAL OF
STATUES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO
SERVED THE CONFEDERATE STATES 
DURING THE CIVIL WAR
IT WILL ALSO FORCE STATES TO
REPLACE SUCH STATUES IN THE 
NATI
NATIONAL STATUARY COLLECTION
72 REPUBLICANS VOTED IN FAVOR.
THE LEGISLATION WILL NOW HEAD TO
THE SENATE WHO WILL ALSO HAVE TO
PASS IT FOR IT TO TAKE EFFECT.
>> BATTER UP, BASEBALL FANS.
HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW 
GOING INTO MAJOR LEAGUE 
BASEBALL'S OPENING DAY
THE SEASON STARTS WITH THE
DEFENDING CHAMPION, WASHINGTON
NATIONALS, HOSTING THE NEW YORK 
YANKEES.
DR. ANTHONY FAUCI WILL BE 
THROWING OUT THE FIRST PITCH
THERE.
THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE
DODGERS AND GIANTS RENEWING 
THEIR CLASSIC RIVALRY.
ON THE FIELD IN THAT LATE GAME, 
FORMER MVP MOOKIE BETTS.
AFTER THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA 
DENIED USE OF THE FIELD FOR 
PITTS
PITTSBURGH PIRATES. 
>> GUESS WHO IS GOING TO HAVE 
RED EYES TOMORROW?
YOU'RE GOING TO BE UP LATE
WATCHING THESE GAMES. 
>> I SURE WILL. 
>> LET'S CHECK IN WITH
METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB
YOU JUST MIGHT NOT EVEN GO TO 
BED.
>> EXACTLY
AND I HAVEN'T BEEN TO BED 
BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO TROPICAL
SYSTEMS THAT HAVE REALLY SPARKED
UP JUST IN THE LAST 12 HOURS
NOW, FIRST, WE HAVE GONZALO.
SITTING BETWEEN AFRICA
THERE IS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY 
WITH THE STORM SYSTEM, DUE TO 
THE TRACK RIGHT NOW.
WE EXPECT THIS TO BE THE FIRST
POTENTIAL HURRICANE OF THE 2020 
SEASON
BUT THEN, IT STARTS TO LOSE SOME
STEAM.
POSSIBILITY BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
THEN, WE WATCH THE GULF.
ANOTHER SYSTEM THAT'S NOW A 
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 8,
POTENTIALLY GOING INTO TEXAS
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR 
DAY AHEAD.
SO THE OHIO VALLEY, WE DO HAVE
UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN FOR 
PITTSBURGH ALL THE WAY TO THE 
NORTHEAST.
NEW ORLEANS TODAY, HIGH OF 89.
AND STILL, WE HAVE STORMS 
SPARKING UP FOR THE NORTHEAST.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT COMING UP.
>> A LOT TO WATCH.
THANK YOU, JANESSA. 
>> IT WAS A CLOSE CALL FOR A
LITTLE BOY IN FLORIDA.
HE WAS SWIMMING ON A BOOGIE 
BOARD LAST WEEK WHEN A SHARK
STARTED CLOSING IN ON HIM.
FORTUNATELY FOR HIM, THOUGH,
THERE WAS AN OFF-DUTY POLICE
OFFICER THAT WAS NEARBY.
>> HEY, BUDDY.
HEY.
>> THERE HE IS
GOT HIM?
>> YOU SEE THERE, THE OFFICER 
PULLING THE BOY OUT, WITH THE 
SHARK JUST FEET AWAY
NO WORD ON WHAT TYPE OF SHARK IT
WAS.
BUT HONESTLY, WHO CARES?
>>> CAN YOU IMAGINE STANDING UP 
WHEN YOU WERE PRESIDENT SAYING
IT'S NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY
I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY
I MEAN, LITERALLY.
>> THOSE WORDS DIDN'T COME OUT
OF OUR MOUTHS WHEN WE WERE IN 
OFFICE. 
>> I DON'T UNDERSTAND HIS 
INABILITY TO GET A SENSE OF WHAT
PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH
HE JUST CAN'T -- CAN'T RELATE,
IN ANY WAY
>> JOE BIDEN IS BRINGING OUT THE
BIG GUNS IN THE RACE FOR 2020.
RELEASING A CAMPAIGN VIDEO WITH 
FORMER PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA.
THE PRESUMPTIVE DEMOCRATIC
NOMINEE TEAMED UP WITH HIS OLD
BOSS TO TAKE AIM AT PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE
WE SHOULD NOTE, MR. TRUMP DID 
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE 
PANDEMIC IN A FOX NEWS INTERVIEW
ON SUNDAY.
THE CLIP COMES ON THE HEELS OF A
NEW QUINNIPIAC POLL SHOWING 
TEXAS IN PLAY WITH CANDIDATES IN
A VIRTUAL DEAD HEAT.
>> HULU HAS ANNOUNCED THEY ARE
DEVELOPING AN ALTERNATE HISTORY 
SERIES ABOUT FORMER FIRST LADY
HILLARY CLINTON.
IT'S BASED ON THE BOOK RODHAM,
TITLED AFTER HILLARY'S MAIDEN 
NAME
THE STORY TAKES PLACE IN A WORLD
WHERE HILLARY BECOMES PRESIDENT 
OF THE UNITED STATES, BUT NEVER 
MARRIED BILL CLINTON
AN AMBITIOUS YOUNG WOMAN
DEVELOPING HER MIND.
>> THE WHAT IFS COULD GO IN ANY 
DIRECTION.
>> ON AND ON, RIGHT?
>> LEGENDARY CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER
CHARLES EVERS HAS DIED
HE WAS THE OLDER BROTHER OF 
SLAIN CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST 
MEDGAR EVERS
CHARLES LED THE MISSISSIPPI 
NAACP AFTER HIS BROTHER WAS 
KILLED AND, IN 1969, BECAME THE 
STATE'S FIRST BLACK MAYOR IN THE
STATE'S RECONSTRUCTION ERA
MISSISSIPPI CORONER SAYS EVERS
DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES
PRESIDENT TRUMP, WHO EVERS
ENDORSED IN THE 2016 ELECTION,
TWEETED A PHOTO OF THEM AT THE
WHITE HOUSE.
SAYING HE IS DEEPLY SADDENED BY 
THE LOSS OF A FRIEND
CHARLES EVERS WAS 97 YEARS OLD. 
>> CIVIL RIGHTS ICON CT VIVIAN
WILL BE LAID TO REST TODAY IN 
GEORGIA.
A HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE CARRIED
HIS CASKET THROUGH THE STREETS
OF ATLANTA, STOPPING AT THE TOMB
OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR
VIVIAN, WHO WORKED CLOSELY WITH 
DR. KING
HE WAS AWARDED THE MEDAL OF 
FREEDOM BY PRESIDENT OBAMA
VIVIAN PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF
95
THE VERY SAME DAY HI
>>> TAKE A LOOK AT THIS 
TERRIFYING VIDEO OF TWO CHILDREN
DROPPING MORE THAN THREE STORIES
TO ESCAPE AN APARTMENT FIRE IN
FRANCE
IT HAPPENED IN THE CITY WHERE 
TWO BROTHERS, AGE 3 AND 10, CAN 
BE SEEN DANGLING FROM A WINDOW
ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND BLACK
SMOKE.
BEFORE THEY LET GO A WHOLE
33 FEET INTO THE ARMS OF RESCUE 
CREWS WHO WERE BENEATH
IT WAS A HEROIC RESCUE AND
THANKFULLY, BOTH CHILDREN WERE
UNHARMED AFTER THAT FALL. 
>> WHAT A TERRIFYING INCIDENT 
FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED
NOW, TO THE TOLL THE COVID-19 
PANDEMIC IS TAKING ON CHILDREN
AND YOUNG ADULTS
WHILE STUDIES SUGGEST KIDS ARE
LESS LIKELY TO GET INFECTED, THE
MAJOR LIFE CHANGES COULD BE 
HAVING IMPACT ON THEIR OVERALL
MENTAL HEALTH.
NBC'S SARAH DALLOF HAS MORE.
>> SEPARATION FROM FRIENDS AND
FOR MANY, NO IN-PERSON SCHOOL 
COME FALL.
THE PANDEMIC IS WEIGHING ON THE 
MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND 
TEENS.
>> ABOUT ONE IN SIX CHILDREN IN 
AMERICA HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH
DISORDER
AND IN THE CONTEXT OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, WE EXPECT 
THIS TO INCREASE. 
>> ACROSS THE BOARD, HEALTH 
EXPERTS ARE SEEING MORE SYMPTOMS
OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION.
IN YOUNGER KIDS, THAT MAY 
MANIFEST AS TANTRUMS OR BEHAVIOR
AGGRESSION
OLDER CHILDREN MAY BE MORE
AGITATED, ANGRY, OR WITHDRAWN.
HAVING A TRUSTED ADULT TO WALK
KIDS THROUGH THOSE MOEMOTIONS I 
KEY.
>> I NAME THE FEELING FOR THEM
I SEE THAT YOU'RE ANGRY THAT YOU
CAN'T HANG OUT WITH YOUR FRIENDS
RIGHT NOW.
OR YOU'RE REALLY WORRIED THAT 
SOMETHING BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN
TO MOM WHEN I GO TO WORK
SO HELP THEM IDENTIFY THOSE 
FEELINGS
AND THEN, HELP THEM WITH WAYS TO
WORK THROUGH THAT AND BUILD 
RESILIENCE. 
>> WHILE MOST KIDS WILL REMEMBER
THE PANDEMIC, LIKE HOW THEIR
GRANDPARENTS AND GREAT
GRANDPARENTS RECALL THE 
DEPRESSION
A SURVEY OF 2,000 YOUNG PEOPLE
WITH MENTAL HEALTH HISTORIES IN 
THE UK FOUND 51% REPORTED 
CORONAVIRUS HAS MADE THEIR
MENTAL HEALTH A BIT WORSE.
32% SAY IT'S MADE IT MUCH WORSE.
>> WE KNOW THOSE CHILDREN ARE AT
HIGHER RISK FOR DEVELOPING
PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT FROM THE 
PANDEMIC. 
>> ROUTINES AND STRUCTURE CAN 
HELP
SO CAN TIME OUTDOORS OR TIME
WITH FAMILY OR CHATTING WITH
FRIENDS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
WATCH FOR CHANGES IN APPETITE 
AND SLEEPING HABITS, AS WELL AS 
PERSONALITIES.
BIG SHIFTS ARE SIGNS
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
STILL SOME FEISTY STORMS THAT 
GOING TO BE IMPACTING THE 
NORTHEAST.
NEW YORK CITY, BOSTON THIS
AFTERNOON.
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE TH
>>> AS COVID-19 INFECTIONS SURGE
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THE SHAPE OF
THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR REMAINS 
UNCERTAIN FOR MANY
ACCORDING TO A NEW POLL FROM THE
ASSOCIATED PRESS, JUST ONE IN 
TEN AMERICANS THINK DAYCARE 
CENTERS, PRE-K, AND K THROUGH 12
SCHOOLS SHOULD OPEN THIS FALL,
WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS
NBC'S BLAYNE ALEXANDER HAS THE
STORY ON ONE DISTRICT IN
TENNESSEE WHERE CLASSES HAVE
JUST BEGUN
GOOD MORNING, BLAYNE. 
>> PHILLIP, GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
IT'S THE SECOND DAY OF SCHOOL 
HERE IN ALCOA, TENNESSEE
BUT FOR MANY STUDENTS, IT'S 
THEIR FIRST DAY.
THAT'S BECAUSE THEY ARE DOING 
STAGGERED ATTENDANCE
ATTENDING ONLY ONE DAY OUT OF 
THE WEEK
IT'S NOT THE WELCOME BACK THESE 
STUDENTS ARE USED TO
TEMPERATURE CHECKS, MASKED
FACES, AND DESKS AT A DISTANCE
GREETING STUDENTS AT ALCOA CITY 
SCHOOLS.
THE DISTRICT IN TENNESSEE AMONG 
THE FIRST IN THE COUNTRY TO 
RETURN TO IN-PERSON LEARNING
WITH STAGGERED ATTENDANCE.
>> SO IF I HAVE A CLASS OF 20 
KIDS, FIVE WILL COME EVERY DAY
AND SO, IT WILL TAKE THE WHOLE
WEEK BEFORE I SEE MY WHOLE
CLASS.
>> TENNESSEE HAS SEEN MORE THAN 
80,000 COVID CASES BUT FEWER
THAN 300 ACTIVE CASES IN THE
CITY OF ALCOA.
>> DID YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS
WITH COMING BACK
>> OH, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
THAT'S WHY SO MANY DISCUSSIONS
AND SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, AND 
CONVERSATIONS AND WHAT-IF 
QUESTIONS BECAUSE WE WANT TO DO 
WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS AND
FOR OUR CHILDREN
>> Reporter: ACROSS THE COUNTRY 
WITH THE FIRST DAY FAST 
APPROACHING, MANY STUDENTS AND
TEACHERS ARE STILL IN LIMBO 
ABOUT HOW AND WHEN SCHOOL WILL
START.
IN KANSAS, THE STATE SCHOOL 
BOARD REJECTED THE GOVERNOR'S
REQUEST TO DELAY THE START OF 
SCHOOL UNTIL AFTER LABOR DAY
ROBERT REDFIELD SAYS HE BELIEVES
SCHOOLS ARE SAFE ENOUGH TO SEND 
HIS OWN CHILDREN. 
>> I'M 100% THEY CAN GET BACK TO
SCHOOL. 
>> WITH MANY DISTRICTS RAISING
CONCERNS ABOUT HOW TO PAY FOR 
THE NECESSARY CHANGES, THE NAACP
FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST 
EDUCATION SECRETARY BETSY DeVOS 
CLAIMING A NEW RULE WOULD DIVERT
MONEY FROM LOWER-INCOME SCHOOLS 
TO WEALTHY, PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
>> TO TAKE MONEY AWAY FROM
DISTRICTS, AND GIVE TO FAMILIES 
WHO HAVE THE MEANS TO PROVIDE 
VIRTUAL OR SOCIALLY-DISTANT 
EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES IN THE
PRIVATE SCHOOL SETTING IS 
UNCONSCIONABLE. 
>> SLAMS THE LAWSUIT AS 
POLITICAL WRITING THIS
ADMINISTRATION IS COMMITTED TO
SUPPORTING ALL STUDENTS GET BACK
TO LEARNING, INCLUDING STUDENTS 
OF COLOR
BACK IN TENNESSEE.
>> HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT 
MASK
>> NOT THAT GOOD
BECAUSE IT JUST MAKES ME REALLY 
HOT.
>> STOPPING THE SPREAD IS NOW 
LESSON NUMBER ONE.
>> AND WE'RE TEACHING THE KIDS
LIFE SKILLS THEY CAN USE BECAUSE
THIS MAY NOT GO AWAY ANYTIME
SOON
>> AND THIS CURRENT PLAN IS IN
PLACE THROUGH LABOR DAY.
THAT'S WHEN THEY WILL 
RE-EVALUATE TO DETERMINE WHAT,
IF ANYTHING, NEEDS TO CH
>>> BREAKING OVERNIGHT
THE WHITE HOUSE AND SENATE GOP
REACH A NEW $1 TRILLION 
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILL.
THIS, AS THE U.S. SEES THE
HIGHEST COVID DEATHS IN A SINGLE
DAY, IN WEEKS.
>>> THE MASSIVE $2 BILLION
VACCINE DEAL
HOW MANY DOSES THEY'RE AIMING TO
DELIVER AND WHEN
>>> BASEBALL IS BACK
TODAY IS OPENING DAY IN THE 
MAJOR LEAGUES, AS TEAMS GEAR UP 
FOR AN INTENSE, SHORTENED 
SEASON
WE'VE GOT A PREVIEW.
>>> AND WE'LL REMEMBER THE MAN
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
CALLED THE GREATEST PREACHER TO 
EVER LIVE.
CIVIL RIGHTS ICON, CT VIVIAN
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
GLAD YOU'RE WITH US, I'M FRANCES
RIVERA. 
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, STATES ARE
REACHING TROUBLING BENCHMARKS IN
THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
CALIFORNIA HAS JUST SURPASSED 
NEW YORK, AS THE STATE WITH THE 
MOST CONFIRMED INFECTIONS.
40 STATES ARE NOW REPORTING 
INCREASES IN CASES
>>> TWO CAFETERIAS HAVE BEEN
CLOSED AT THE WHITE HOUSE 
COMPLEX AFTER A WORKER TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS
ONE IS AT THE EISENHOWER
EXECUTIVE OFFICE BUILDING ACROSS
THE STREET FROM THE WEST WING 
AND HOUSES THE VICE PRESIDENT'S 
OFFICE, AND THE OFFICES FOR MANY
OF THE SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS.
THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THE MEDICAL
UNIT ALREADY DID CONTACT
TRACING, AND THERE IS NO REASON 
FOR ALARM.
>> THE CDC HAS UPDATED ITS
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PEOPLE WHO
HAVE TESTED POSITIVE
THE AGENCY SAYS MOST PEOPLE CAN 
STOP SELF-ISOLATION AFTER TEN 
DAYS AND AT LEAST 24 HOURS AFTER
THEIR FEVER HAS BROKEN
THE PREVIOUS GUIDANCE 
RECOMMENDED ISOLATION UNTIL TWO 
TESTS CAME BACK NEGATIVE. 
>> THE CDC, ALSO, RECOMMENDS
FACE COVERINGS AND THAT'S 
LEADING TO MORE AND MORE
CONFRONTATIONS, LIKE THIS ONE,
IN UTICA, MICHIGAN
THE MAN STARTED THROWING PUNCHES
AT A RESTAURANT, AFTER HE WAS 
ASKED TO WEAR A MASK. 
>> THE MANAGER HEARS THE
COMMOTION.
COMES UP FRONT TO REMOVE THE
GENTLEMAN.
WANTED HIM TO JUST LEAVE
AND THAT'S WHEN THE MANAGER GOT 
HIT.
>> POLICE SAY A BARTENDER TRIED 
TO INTERVENE, AND THEY WERE HIT 
AS WELL.
NOW, POLICE ARE ASKING THE
PUBLIC FOR INFORMATION ABOUT
THAT SUSPECT
>> WE DO HAVE AN OPTIMISTIC 
REPORT FROM "THE NEW YORK 
TIMES.
HEALTH EXPERTS TELL "THE TIMES" 
IT'S VERY UNLIKELY THAT YOU 
COULD GET COVID MORE THAN ONCE
NOW, THERE ARE ANECDOTES ABOUT
PEOPLE TESTING POSITIVE AGAIN.
BUT THEY SAY THAT THOSE MAY BE
CASES OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM
DRAWN-OUT ILLNESS.
>> NEW HOPE ON THE HORIZON FOR
MORE CORONAVIRUS RELIEF.
SENATE REPUBLICANS HAVE REACHED 
A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE
WHITE HOUSE ON A $1 TRILLION AID
PACKAGE.
THE PROPOSAL ALSO INCLUDES
BILLIONS FOR TESTING, SCHOOLS,
AND MORE STIMULUS CHECKS
OUR CAPITOL HILL CORRESPONDENT
TRACIE POTTS HAS MORE AND,
TRACIE, THIS IS FAR FROM A DONE 
DEAL. 
>> RIGHT, FRANCES, IT'S FAR FROM
DONE BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW, THIS
MORNING, IF THEY HAVE REACHED 
ANY KIND OF AGREEMENT ON ONE OF 
THE BIG ISSUES HERE.
EXTENDING THOSE $600 A WEEK 
BONUS UNEMPLOYMENT CHECKS THAT
RUN OUT NEXT WEEK.
WE COULD BE LOOKING AT THE 18th 
STRAIGHT WEEK OF JOBLESS CLAIMS 
THAT ARE A MILLION PLUS WHEN
THOSE NUMBERS COME OUT THIS 
WEEK
REPUBLICANS ARGUE THAT BONUS IS 
TOO MUCH AND COULD ACTUALLY BE
AN INCENTIVE FOR PEOPLE NOT TO
WORK
>> THE AMERICAN JOB MARKET NEEDS
ANOTHER SHOT OF ADRENALINE
SENATE REPUBLICANS ARE LASER
FOCUSED ON GETTING AMERICAN 
WORKERS THEIR JOBS BACK.
OUR BILL TAKES SEVERAL SPECIFIC 
INCENTIVES TO HIRE AND RETAIN 
WORKERS, AND TURN THE DIALS ON
THOSE POLICIES. 
>> IT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
WEEK
AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS SO
DISORGANIZED, CHAOTIC, AND
UNPREPARED, THAT THEY CAN BARELY
COBBLE TOGETHER A PARTISAN BILL,
IN THEIR OWN CONFERENCE.
>> SO, UNEMPLOYMENT, STILL UP IN
THE AIR WITH DAYS TO GO BEFORE
IT RUNS OUT.
BUT WE DO KNOW THAT THIS
AGREEMENT, SORT OF AN OUTLINE 
THAT REPUBLICANS AND THE WHITE
HOUSE HAVE COME UP WITH,
INCLUDES $16 BILLION IN NEW 
MONEY FOR TESTING.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT PRESIDENT 
TRUMP HAD OPPOSED.
BUT HE SAID, IN AN INTERVIEW
LAST NIGHT, HE IS WILLING TO GO 
WITH THAT.
IT WOULD, ALSO, INCLUDE 70
BILLION FOR SCHOOLS.
HALF OF IT FOR ALL SCHOOLS AND
ANOTHER HALF FOR THOSE SCHOOLS
THAT CHOOSE TO REOPEN, IN 
PERSON
FRANCES.
>> WE'LL SEE WHEN IT HAPPENS
TRACIE, THANK YOU.
>> NOW, TO POTENTIAL GOOD NEWS
IN THE SEARCH FOR A SAFE AND
EFFECTIVE VACCINE.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS SIGNED A DEAL
WORTH NEARLY $2 BILLION WITH
DRUG GIANT PFIZER FOR A 
POTENTIAL VACCINE, EVEN BEFORE
IT'S BEEN APPROVED
NBC'S TOM COSTELLO HAS DETAILS
>> Reporter: IT'S THE BIGGEST 
DEAL YET IN THE GOVERNMENT'S
OPERATION WARP SPEED, TO RUSH A 
VACCINE TO THE HOMELAND.
A $2 BILLION AGREEMENT WITH 
PFIZER AND A SMALLER GERMAN 
COMPANY.
FOR MILLIONS OF VACCINE DOSES 
THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD THEN
PROVIDE, FREE OF CHARGE, TO THE 
PUBLIC. 
>> WE CAN ACQUIRE 100 MILLION 
DOSES OF THIS VACCINE, AS EARLY 
AS DECEMBER OF 2020.
>> PFIZER ACTUALLY HAS FOUR 
VACCINE CANDIDATES
EARLY TEST RESULTS SHOW THEY
PRODUCE ANTIBODIES THAT HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO NEUTRALIZE COVID.
SO FAR, NONE HAS RECEIVED FDA 
APPROVAL
BUT CRITICAL, PHASE THREE HUMAN 
TRIALS START WITHIN DAYS
>> WHAT ASSURANCES CAN YOU GIVE 
THE AMERICAN PUBLIC THAT $2 
BILLION IS GOING TO BE MONEY
WELL SPENT
>> I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE 100 
MILLION DOSES WOULD DEFINITELY
PROVE TO BE GREAT VALUE FOR 
MONEY, GIVEN THE ENORMOUS 
HEALTHCARE AND ECONOMIC COST
THAT THIS CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
HAS REAPED. 
>> EACH PERSON WOULD NEED TWO 
DOSES AND A BOOSTER SHOT
SCOTT IS AN IMMUNOLOGIST WHO
VOLUNTEERED FOR THE STUDY.
HE RECEIVED HIS SECOND DOSE AT
THE UNIVERSITY MARYLAND SCHOOL
OF MEDICINE.
HIS SIDE EFFECTS, SO FAR, A FEW 
ACHES SIMILAR TO A FLU SHOT.
>> I, HONESTLY, FEEL LUCKY
I -- TO BE -- FIRST OF ALL, TO
BE HEAD OF THE GAME, SO TO
SPEAK, TO RECEIVE A VACCINE THAT
MIGHT WORK
THIS EARLY, AFTER WE -- WE
LEARNED ABOUT THE DISEASE.
>> VACCINES ARE GETTING TESTED, 
REAL TIME, SAYS DR. ANTHONY 
FAUCI.
WITH 70,000 NEW CASES, EACH DAY.
>> THAT'S BAD NEWS FOR PUBLIC 
HEALTH
BUT THAT, CERTAINLY, FACILITATES
THE DEVELOPMENT AND EFFICACY OF 
A VACCINE.
>> PFIZER ISN'T ALONE.
THE GOVERNMENT ALSO SIGNED A
$1.6 BILLION DEAL WITH NOVAVAX
IT'S LOOKING MORE AND MORE
LIKELY, THIS MORNING, MORE
POSSIBLE THAT AMERICANS COULD 
RECEIVE A VACCINE SHOT BY EARLY 
NEXT YEAR.
PHILLIP.
>> TOM, THANK YOU.
>>> TENSIONS REACH A TIPPING
POINT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES 
AND CHINA.
AFTER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
ORDERED THE CLOSURE OF THE
CHINESE CONSULATE IN HOUSTON
YOU CAN SEE, IN THIS VIDEO, 
CONSULATE EMPLOYEES POSSIBLY
BURNING DOCUMENTS AFTER THE 
ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE.
THE CLOSURE COMES AFTER U.S.
PROSECUTORS CHARGED TWO HACKERS 
WITH, ALLEGEDLY, TRYING TO STEAL
COVID RESEARCH
JOINING US FROM BEIJING IS JANIS
MACKEY FRAYER.
AND, JANIS, HOW IS BEIJING
RESPONDING TO THIS
>> FRANCES, SECRETARY OF STATE
MIKE POMPEO HAS SAID THAT THE 
U.S. IS SETTING OUT CLEAR 
EXPECTATIONS FOR HOW CHINA'S
COMMUNIST PARTY IS GOING TO 
BEHAVE
THAT WAS HIS QUOTE
THE REACTION FROM BEIJING, OF 
COURSE, IS FURY.
WE'RE FULLY EXPECTING TO SEE
SOME SORT OF RETALIATION FROM 
CHINA, IN RESPONSE TO THAT MOVE 
BY THE U.S. TO TELL CHINESE 
DIPLOMATS IN HOUSTON THAT THEY
HAVE UNTIL FRIDAY TO CLEAR OUT
THE EXPECTATION IS THAT CHINA 
WILL CLOSE THE U.S. CONSULATE 
HERE
THERE IS SPECULATION ABOUT
WUHAN, PERHAPS CHUNGDU
BUT INCREASINGLY, THERE IS A LOT
OF ATTENTION BEING DRAWN TO THE 
U.S. CONSULATE IN HONG KONG.
THAT, PERHAPS, IT WON'T BE SHUT 
DOWN
BUT THAT THE U.S. WILL BE 
ORDERED TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF 
STAFF THEY HAVE THERE.
THIS IS ALL TAKING U.S.-CHINA 
RELATIONS TO A NEW LOW
THE RELATIONSHIP HAD ALREADY
BEEN COMBATIVE ON, PRETTY MUCH, 
EVERY FRONT, FROM TECHNOLOGY TO 
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
THE U.S. IS ACCUSING CHINA OF 
USING ITS HOUSTON CONSULATE AS A
HUB FOR INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS.
THE FBI SAYING IT'S, ALSO,
INVESTIGATING CHINESE 
RESEARCHERS AT AMERICAN 
INSTITUTIONS, ALLEGED CHINESE 
HACKERS.
AND THAT THERE IS THE 
EXPECTATION THAT THERE ARE
OTHER, WHAT THEY CALL, MALIGN 
EVENTS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON
SO WHAT WE ARE EXPECTING IS SOME
SORT OF RETALIATION FROM CHINA
IT'S NOT CLEAR IF IT'S GOING TO 
BE AS ABRUPT AS THE U.S.
DECISION
BUT CHINA HAS ALL BUT PROMISED
THAT SOMETHING IS COMING
FRANCES.
>> CERTAINLY, HIGH STAKES IN
THIS CONSEQUENTIAL BACK AND 
FORTH.
JANIS, THANK YOU
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS FACING 
NEW SCRUTINY WHEN IT COMES TO 
HIS PERSONAL BUSINESSES.
A FORMER STATE DEPARTMENT 
OFFICIAL WITH FIRSTHAND 
KNOWLEDGE TELLS NBC NEWS THAT 
THE PRESIDENT PRESSED AN
AMBASSADOR TO TRY AND GET THE 
BRITISH OPEN PLAYED AT HIS GOLF 
COURSE, IN SCOTLAND.
NBC'S SARAH HARMON JOINING US 
NOW FROM LONDON.
SARAH, GOOD MORNING.
SO WHAT ELSE DO WE KNOW ABOUT 
THESE CLAIMS
>> HI, PHILLIP
GOOD MORNING
WELL, WE'RE LEARNING THIS 
MORNING THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP, 
ALLEGEDLY, PRESSED HIS
AMBASSADOR TO THE UK, WOODY 
JOHNSON, TO TRY TO PRESSURE THE 
BRITISH TO HOLD THE PRESTIGIOUS 
BRITISH OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT AT 
THE TRUMP FAMILY GOLF COURSE IN 
SCOT
SCOTLAND
THIS IS CONFIRMED BY AN OFFICIAL
WHO WORKED IN THE AMBASSADOR'S
OFFICE AT THE TIME
FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, HE IS 
THE HEIR TO THE JOHNSON & 
JOHNSON.
AND HE WAS A TRUMP APPOINTEE TO 
THIS POSITION.
NOW, PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS DENIED 
SPEAKING TO AMBASSADOR JOHNSON
ABOUT THE TURN BERRY
TAKE A LISTEN.
>> NO, I NEVER SPOKE TO WOODY 
JOHNSON ABOUT THAT
TURN BERRY IS A HIGHLY RESPECTED
COURSE, AS YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE 
BEST IN THE WORLD.
>> NOW, THE TRUMP FAMILY OWNS 16
GO
GOLF COURSES AND THEY HAVE
REALLY STRUGGLED TO ATTRACT 
THESE HIGH-LEVEL TOURNAMENTS TO 
THEM
NONE OF THE NEXT FOUR BRITISH 
OPENS ARE SCHEDULED TO KNOW HELD
AT THE TURN BERRY COURSE
PHILLIP.
>> SARAH HARMON JOINING US FROM 
LONDON THIS MORNING.
SARAH, THANK YOU
>>> TROPICAL STORM GONZALO IS 
BREWING OUT THERE AND NBC 
METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB IS 
WATCHING CLOSELY
JANESSA, GOOD MORNING.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
AS FRANCES SAID, GONZALO
CONTINUES TO BREW AND WE DO HAVE
TWO ACTIVE STORM SYSTEMS WE'RE
CURRENTLY WATCHING
FIRST, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS
TRACK.
POTENTIALLY, THE FIRST HURRICANE
OF THE SEASON.
AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
WATCH IT DIMINISH POSSIBILITY BY
SUNDAY, INTO MONDAY, AS A 
TROPICAL STORM
BACK DOWN TO A TROPICAL 
DEPRESSION
STILL, A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH
THAT STORM SYSTEM.
ALSO, WATCHING TROPICAL 
DEPRESSION EIGHT
THIS IS A CONCERN BECAUSE IT'S
SITTING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.
POTENTIAL MOVEMENT OF THE STORM 
HEADED TO HOUSTON OR GULF COAST 
COMMUNITIES ACROSS NEW ORLEANS, 
ALL THE WAY TO THE FLORIDA
COAST.
SO YOU CAN SEE WINDS ARE GOING
TO BE DYING DOWN
IT DOES PICK UP SOME STEAM BY 
SATURDAY, INTO THE WEEKEND
BUT IT'S THE SAME WINDS BY
MONDAY, UP TO 25 MILES PER HOUR.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
>> A VERY UNSETTLED WEATHER 
PATTERN FOR THE NORTHEAST.
IT'S ALL DUE TO A COLD FRONT
THAT'S GOING TO SLICE THAT
HUMIDITY IN HALF
BUT STILL, VERY WARM AIR FOR THE
DEEP SOUTH AND TO THE SOUTHEAST,
CHARLOTTE, I SEE YOU AT 94
DEGREES.
STORMS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST.
TODAY, WE'RE EXPECTING THAT AS
WELL
WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT
COMING UP.
>> WE'LL WAIT TO HEAR.
THANK YOU.
>> TODAY'S GROUNDBREAKERS, "THE 
NEW YORK TIMES" COMPANY HAS 
NAMED MEREDITH KOPIT LEVIEN AS
THE NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
>> THE CALIFORNIA STATE 
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM ANNOUNCED ALL 
430,000 UNDERGRADUATES WILL BE
REQUIRED TO TAKE A COURSE IN
ETHNIC STUDIES OR SOCIAL
JUSTICE.
THE REQUIREMENT WILL TAKE 
EFFECT, STARTING IN 2023. 
>> AND A BIPARTISAN PUSH TO MAKE
JUNETEENTH A
THERE IS AN UPDATE INTO THE 
INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEADLY 
AMBUSH ON THE FAMILY OF A NEW 
JERSEY FEDERAL JUDGE
THE EVIDENCE LINKS SUSPECTED
GUN
GUNMAN DAN HOLLANDER
HOLLANDER WAS LATER FOUND DEAD
OF AN APPARENT SELF-INFLICTED 
GUNSHOT.
OFFICIALS BELIEVE THE SAME GUN
WAS USED IN BOTH KILLINGS.
>> FIRST, PORTLAND
NOW, CHICAGO
FEDERAL FORCES HAVE BEEN SENT TO
THE CITY, WHICH IS ON EDGE, 
AFTER A SURGE OF VIOLENCE.
IT COMES ON THE HEELS OF ANOTHER
HORRIFIC SHOOTING THERE.
THE SURGE HAS LED CHICAGO POLICE
TO MAKE AN IMPASSIONED PLEA TO
GANG MEMBERS
THIS AS THE PRESIDENT'S 
THREATENING TO SEND MORE FEDERAL
AGENTS TO CITIES ALL ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY.
HERE IS NBC'S GABE GUTIERREZ. 
>> THE DRIVE-BY SHOOTING OUTSIDE
A FUNERAL SENT BYSTANDERS 
SCRAMBLING ON CHICAGO'S SOUTH 
SIDE. 
>> WE THOUGHT IT WAS A WAR OUT
HERE. 
>> AT LEAST 15 PEOPLE WOUNDED.
SEVERAL OF THEM, CRITICALLY.
THE POLICE SUPERINTENDENT HAS 
THIS MESSAGE FOR THE 117,000
GANG MEMBERS IN THE CITY
>> PUT YOUR GUNS DOWN.
>> OVER THE WEEKEND, AT LEAST 63
PEOPLE WERE SHOT IN CHICAGO.
THERE WERE AT LEAST 160 MURDERS,
IN JUST THE LAST MONTH
A NEARLY 200% JUMP, OVER THE
SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.
PRESIDENT TRUMP NOW SAYS HE IS
SENDING MORE FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES THERE AND 
TO ALBUQUERQUE AND KANSAS CITY
THE OPERATION, NAMED AFTER
4-YEAR-OLD SHOOTING VICTIM, 
LeGEND TALIFERRO. 
>> NO MOTHER SHOULD EVER HAVE TO
CRADLE HER DEAD CHILD IN HER
ARMS, SYMPTOMLY BECAUSE 
POLITICIANS REFUSE TO DO WHAT IS
NECESSARY TO SECURE THEIR 
NEIGHBORHOOD AND TO SECURE THEIR
CITY
>> THE ADMINISTRATION SAYS THESE
EXTRA AGENTS WILL BE DIFFERENT
THAN THE TACTICAL TEAMS RECENTLY
SENT TO PORTLAND TO PROTECT 
FEDERAL PROPERTY
OVERNIGHT, PROTESTORS BARRICADED
THE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE WITH 
WOODEN BEAMS
NBC'S ERIN McLAUGHLIN IS THERE. 
>> WHILE, THEY'RE SETTING UP A
STEEL BARRICADE OUTSIDE THE 
COURTHOUSE, INSIDE, ASKING FOR A
RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST THE 
FEDERAL AGENTS THAT ARE HERE. 
>> FROM ATLANTA TO DETROIT TO 
MEMPHIS, THIS SUMMER'S VIOLENCE 
HAS BEEN BRUTAL.
IN KANSAS CITY, WHERE MURDERS 
ARE UP 40%, THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT ASKS FOR SOME FEDERAL
HELP TRACKING ILLEGAL GUNS. 
>> WHAT WE DON'T NEED IS WHAT 
YOU ARE SEEING ON THE STREETS OF
PORTLAND
AND FEDERAL TROOPS THAT ARE 
TAKING OVER CORE FUNCTIONS OF 
LAW ENFORCEMENT IN AMERICAN 
CITIES. 
>> HERE, IN NEW YORK, OFFICERS
WITH RIOT SHIELDS OUT A PROTEST 
ENCAMPMENT OUTSIDE CITY HALL BUT
TH
>>> BREONNA TAYLOR KILLER'S 
STILL ROAMING AROUND FREE.
SO I THINK I JUST WANT TO FOCUS 
ON THAT.
>> IT'S BEEN FOUR MONTHS SINCE
IT HAPPENED THAT SHE WAS
MURDERED IN HER SLEEP.
AND NOBODY'S BEEN HELD
ACCOUNTABLE.
>> DANIEL CAMERON IS IN A 
POSITION TO ARREST THE COPS 
RESPONSIBLE FOR KILLING BREONNA 
TAYLOR
AND STILL, HAS NOT DONE THAT
SO HE'S THE ONE WHO IS IN 
POSITION TO POTENTIALLY DO THAT.
>> NBA PLAYERS, LIKE JEREMY 
GRANT, ALEX CARUSO, AND CJ
McCULLAM HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING 
FOR THE ARREST. 
>> TODAY IS FINALLY OPENING DAY.
DR. ANTHONY FAUCI WILL BE 
THROWING OUT THE FIRST PITCH
BEFORE THE DEFENDING WASHINGTON 
NATIONALS HOST THE NEW YORK 
YANKEES.
AND THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE
DODGERS AND GIANTS RENEWING 
THEIR CLASSIC RIVALRY.
BUT THE TORONTO BLUE JAYS.
THEY'RE STILL LOOKING FOR A HOME
FIELD AFTER THE STATE OF
PENNSYLVANIA DENIED THE TEAM'S
SHARED USE OF THE PIRATES 
STADIUM.
SO MANY QUESTIONS GOING INTO
THIS SEASON, HERE.
THAT'S ONE OF THEM. 
>> YOU CAN THINK ABOUT THOSE AND
I'M SURE YOU ARE GOING TO BE
STAYING UP
STAYING UP FOR ALL THIS TO PASS 
THE TIME, THAT'S WHAT YOU CAN 
PONDER ON.
>> SOMEONE GETS COVID, THEY'RE
OUT FOR LIKE A FOURTH OF THE
SEASON RIGHT THERE
ABSOLUTELY
TOMORROW, I MIGHT BE SLEEPING 
LITTLE
MAY NOT BE ON MY A GAME.
>> MARTHA STEWART WOWED FANS
WITH A POOLSIDE SELFIE ON 
INSTAGRAM TUESDAY.
LOOK AT THE 78-YEAR-OLD LOUNGING
BY HER EAST HAMPTONS PLACE RIGHT
THERE GAZING AT THE CAMERA
APPEARING TO STRIKE THAT SULTRY 
POSE WITH THE DUCK, POUTY LIPS
STEWART SAYS, AFTER ALL THESE 
YEARS, YEAH, OKAY, IT IS A STILL
A FUN PLACE TO SWIM.
CHELSEA HANDLER: YEAH, LESS THAN
A DAY TOOK HER TO CREATE THAT 
SELFIE
SAYING, IF I LOOK THIS GOOD AT
78, WELL, I STILL BETTER HAVE A 
POOL TO SHOW MYSELF OFF IN
SO IT'S WAY TO DO IT. 
>> THEY'RE BOTH CHILLING. 
>> SNOOP
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
THE NORTHEAST, WE'RE STUCK IN A 
STORMY PATTERN
WE HAVE SOME STORMS THAT ARE
GOING TO BE ROARING THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON FROM BOSTON TO NEW
YORK CITY.
34 MILLION PEOPLE GOING TO BE 
IMPACTED
THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE
DAMAGING WIN
>>> CAN YOU IMAGINE STANDING UP,
WHEN YOU WERE PRESIDENT, SAYING 
IT'S NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY
I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY
I MEAN, LITERALLY.
LITERALLY.
>> THOSE WORDS DIDN'T COME OUT
OF OUR MOUTHS WHILE WE WERE IN
OFFICE
>> I DON'T UNDERSTAND HIS 
INABILITY TO GET A SENSE OF WHAT
PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH
HE JUST CAN'T -- CAN'T RELATE,
IN ANY WAY
>> JOE BIDEN BRINGING OUT THE 
BIG GUNS IN THE RACE FOR 2020.
RELEASING A CAMPAIGN VIDEO WITH 
FORMER PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA.
THE PRESUMPTIVE DEMOCRATIC
NOMINEE TEAMED UP WITH HIS OLD
BOSS TO TAKE AIM AT PRESIDENT 
TR
TRUMP'S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE
WE SHOULD NOTE MR. TRUMP DID
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE 
PANDEMIC IN A FOX NEWS INTERVIEW
SUNDAY
SHOWING TEXAS IN PLAY WITH
CANDIDATES IN A VIRTUAL DEAD
HEAT
BIDEN IS UP ONE POINT ON THE
PRESIDENT IN THE REPUBLICAN 
STRONGHOLD. 
>> HULU HAS ANNOUNCED THEY ARE
DEVELOPING AN ALTERNATE HISTORY 
SERIES ABOUT FORMER FIRST LADY, 
HILLARY CLINTON.
IT'S BASED ON THE BOOK RODHAM,
TITLED AFTER HILLARY'S MAIDEN 
NAME
WHERE HILLARY BECOMES PRESIDENT 
OF THE UNITED STATES, BUT NEVER 
MARRIED BILL CLINTON
AND ALSO TELLS THE TALE OF AN 
AMBITIOUS, YOUNG WOMAN WHO WAS
DEVELOPING HER EXTRAORDINARY
MIND
SO IF THIS SHOW DOES GO TO
SERIES, IT WILL BE HULU'S SECOND
PROJECT FOCUSED ON THE FORMER 
SECRETARY OF STATE. 
>> TALK ABOUT ALL THE COULD'VE, 
WOULD'VE, SHOULD'VES
LEGENDARY CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER 
CHARLES EVERS HAS DIED
HE WAS OLDER BROTHER OF SLAIN 
CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST MEDGAR
EVERS.
CHARLES EVERS LED THE 
MISSISSIPPI NAACP AFTER HIS 
BROTHER WAS KILLED AND, IN 1969,
BECAME THE STATE'S FIRST BLACK
MAYOR.
A MISSISSIPPI CORONER SAYS EVERS
DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES
PRESIDENT TRUMP, WHO EVERS
ENDORSED IN THE 2016 ELECTION,
TWEETED A PHOTO OF THEM SAYING
HE IS DEEPLY SADDENED BY THE
LOSS OF HIS FRIEND. 
>> CIVIL RIGHTS ICON CT VIVIAN
WILL BE LAID TO REST TODAY
A HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE CARRIED
HIS CASKET THROUGH THE STREETS
OF ATLANTA, STOPPING AT 
SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL
LANDMARKS.
VIVIAN ALSO LAID IN STATE AT THE
ROTUNDA OF GEORGIA'S CAPITOL
VIVIAN WORKED CLOSELY WITH DR.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., AND WAS 
AWARDED THE MEDAL OF FREEDOM BY 
PRESIDENT OBAMA.
PASSED AWAY THE VERY SAME DAY AS
FRIEND AND CIVIL RIGHTS HERO
JOHN LEWIS
>> A WEEK BEFORE NFL TRAINING --
NFL TRAINING CAMP QB -- STEELERS
QB WAS WORKING ON A DIFFERENT 
KIND OF DRIVE.
HE AND HIS WIFE HELPED OUT A
FOOD DRIVE IN WESTERN 
PENNSYLVANIA
UNLOADING GOODS AND GIVING OUT
OVER 8,000 BOXES OF FOOD AND
SUPPLIES
BIG BEN EVEN HAD TIME TO SIG
MORNING, A GROWING COLD WAR AS
THE U.S. ORDERS A CLOSURE OF THE
CHINESE CONSULATE IN HOUSTON
CALLING IT A PLACE FOR SPYING.
>> AND A TENTATIVE $1 TRILLION
RELIEF BILL.
>> PROTESTS IN PORTLAND,
DEMONSTRATORS CLASH WITH FEDERAL
POLICE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS AS 
THE STANDOFF SHOWS NO SIGNS OF
CALMING DOWN
BASEBALL BEGINS ANEW AND DR.
ANTHONY FAUCI WARMING UP FOR THE
FIRST PITCH.
>> AND HER PART TO DO A BATTLE
BY A WOMAN WHO KNOWS WHAT IT
MEANS TO JOIN THE FIGHT.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
GOOD MORNING
I'M FRANCES RIVERA
>> I'M PHILLIP MENA.
IN DOZENS OF STATES THE 
CORONAVIRUS CRISIS IS GROWING 
MORE CONCERNING BY THE DAY
CALIFORNIA NOW HAS THE
DISTINCTION OF THE MOST 
CONFIRMED CASES AFTER SURPASSING
NEW YORK
AND FLORIDA IS QUICKLY GETTING
CLOSER TO THE 400,000 MARK
A LIST OF MAJOR RETAILERS THAT
REQUIRE SHOPPERS TO WEAR A FACE 
MASK DURING THE PANDEMIC
CONTINUES TO GROW.
BEST BUY, COSTCO, CVS, WALMART
AND HOME DEPOT ALREADY HAVE A 
POLICY
TARGET WILL START ON AUGUST 1st.
AT LEAST 75 HAND SANITIZER
BRANDS HAVE NOW BEEN ADDED TO 
THE FDA'S RECALL LIST.
SOME OF THE ITEMS WHICH WERE
SOLD AT WALMART, COSTCO AND 
OTHER NATIONAL CHAINS CONTAIN 
METHANOL
>>> TOUR SHIPS WERE OUT IN
NIAGRA FALLS
THE U.S. SHIP MADE OF THE MIST
WAS CHOCK FULL OF TOURISTS WHILE
THE CANADIAN SHIP JUST HAD A
HANDFUL OF PEOPLE ON BOARD
SOME PEOPLE CALL IT A RESPONSE
TO THE PANDEMIC.
>>> NEW HOPE IS ON THE HORIZON
A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT ON A
$1 TRILLION AID PACKAGE.
IT INCLUDES BILLIONS FOR TESTING
SCHOOLS AND MORE STIMULUS 
CHECKS
TRACIE POTTS JOINING US NOW WI
H
MORE
THIS IS FAR FROM A DONE DEAL
THOUGH
RIGHT?
>> IT'S FAR FROM DONE BECAUSE 
DEMOCRATS HAVEN'T WEIGHED IN AND
THERE SEEMS TO BE NO AGREEMENT
ON WHAT TO DO ABOUT UNEMPLOYMENT
THAT RUNS OUT NEXT WEEK.
WE GET NEW JOBLESS CLAIMS 
NUMBERS TODAY.
WE COULD BE LOOKING AT THE 18th 
STRAIGHT WEEK THAT MORE THAN A
MILLION PEOPLE HAVE FILED FOR 
UNEMPLOYMENT
THAT'S $600 A WEEK EXTRA RUNS 
OUT NEXT WEEK AND REPUBLICANS 
HAVE SOME CONCERNS THAT IT'S TOO
MUCH, THAT IT COULD ACTUALLY BE 
AN INCENTIVE FOR PEOPLE TO STAY 
HOME
>> THE AMERICAN JOB MARKET NEEDS
ANOTHER SHOT AT ADRENALINE
OUR BILL TAKES SEVERAL SPECIFIC 
INCENTIVES TO HIRE AND RETAIN 
WORKERS AND TURN THE DIALS ON 
THOSE POLICIES WAY UP.
>> IT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
WEEK AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS
SO DISORGANIZED, KAY CHAOTIC AN 
UNPREPARED THAT THEY CAN BARELY 
COBBLE TOGETHER A PARTISAN BILL 
IF H THEIR OWN CONFERENCE.
>> SO UNEMPLOYMENT NOT YET
SETTLED BUT THERE IS MONEY IN 
THIS GENERAL AGREEMENT FOR
TESTING IN SCHOOLS, A NEW 
$16 BILLION TO ADD TO WHAT'S
ALREADY THERE FOR MORE
CORONAVIRUS TESTING.
THAT'S SOMETHING THE PRESIDENT
HAD OPPOSED, BUT HE SAYS THAT 
EVEN THOUGH HE THINKS IT'S
OVERRATED HE'S WILLING TO 
SUPPORT THAT TO GET THIS DONE 
AND 70 BILLION FOR SCHOOLS, HALF
OF THAT FOR ALL SCHOOLS SPLIT UP
BASED ON THEIR ENROLLMENT AND 
THE OTHER HALF IS FOR SCHOOLS 
THAT AGREE TO REOPEN IN PERSON
>> SO MUCH TO BE SORTED OUT 
BEFORE THE SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS.
TRACIE POTTS JOINING US FROM
D.C.
THANK YOU.
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS STRIKING 
A NEW TONE ON THE PANDEMIC FOR
THE SECOND DAY IN A ROW.
HE HELD A BRIEFING ENCOURAGING
PEOPLE TO WEAR MASKS
AFTER MONTHS OF DOWNPLAYING THE 
NEED FOR FACE COVERINGS.
HE ALSO TOUTED THE IDEA FOR A 
POSSIBLE VACCINE AND PUSHED FOR 
SCHOOLS TO REOPEN.
KRISTIN WELKER HAS MORE.
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP
APPEARING IN THE BRIEFING ROOM
FOR A SECOND DAY IN A ROW 
ANNOUNCING A MAJOR AGREEMENT
WITH PFIZER TO GET DOSES TO THE 
PUBLIC ONCE THERE IS A VACCINE
>> TO PRODUCE 1 MILLION DOSES.
HOPEFULLY THE APPROVAL PROCESS
WILL GO VERY QUICKLY AND WE 
THINK WE HAVE A WINNER THERE
>> AND WHILE THE PRESIDENT HAS
BEEN PUSHING TO REOPEN SCHOOLS, 
HE WAS PRESSED, IS HE 
COMFORTABLE WITH HIS SON AND
GRANDCHILDREN GOING TO THE
CLASSROOMS
>> I AM COMFORTABLE WITH THAT 
AND WE DO HAVE A NATIONAL 
STRATEGY, BUT AS YOU KNOW,
ULTIMATELY IT'S UP TO THE 
GOVERNORS OF THE STATES.
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP IS 
LOCKED IN A FIERCE BATTLE FOR 
RE-ELECTION WITH JOE BIDEN
LEADING IN THE POLLS
BIDEN SHARPLY CRITICIZING THE 
PRESIDENT WHO HAS REFERRED TO 
COVID AS THE CHINA VIRUS
>> WE'VE HAD RACISTS AND THEY'VE
EXISTED AND THEY'VE TRIED TO GET
ELE
ELECTED PRESIDENT.
>> I'VE DONE MORE FOR BLACK 
AMERICANS THAN ANYBODY WITH THE 
POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF ABRAHAM 
LINCOLN, NOBODY HAS EVEN BEEN 
CLOSE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYBODY. 
>> Reporter: MEANWHILE BIDEN
DEPLOYING HIS BIGGEST POLITICAL 
WEAPON, RELEASING A TAPED 
IN-PERSON CONVERSATION WITH HIS 
FORMER BOSS, PRESIDENT OBAMA
THE VIDEO ALSO AIMS TO DRAW A 
CONTRAST WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP 
WHO SAID THIS IN MARCH WHEN 
PRESSED ON TESTING FAILURES.
>> DO YOU TAKE RESPONSIBILITY 
FOR THAT
>> NO, I DON'T TAKE 
RESPONSIBILITY AT ALL.
>> CAN YOU IMAGINE STANDING UP
IN PRISON SAYING I TAKE NO
RESPONS
RESPONSIBILITY
I MEAN, LITERALLY.
>> THOSE WORDS DIDN'T COME OUT
OF OUR MOUTHS WHILE WE WERE IN
OFFICE
>> Reporter: THOUGH THE 
PRESIDENT WAS ASKED AGAIN ABOUT 
TAKING RESPONSIBILITY OVER THE
WEEKEND.
>> DO YOU TAKE RESPONSIBILITY 
FOR THAT
>> LOOK, I TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
ALWAYS FOR EVERYTHING.
>> AND THANKS FOR THAT REPORT.
>>> AND PRESIDENT TRUMP IS
FACING NEW SCRUTINY THIS MORNING
WHEN IT COMES TO HIS PERSONAL 
BUSINESSES
A FORMER STATE DEPARTMENT 
OFFICIAL WITH FIRSTHAND 
KNOWLEDGE TELLS NBC NEWS THAT 
THE PRESIDENT PRESSED AN
AMBASSADOR TO TRY TO GET THE
BRITISH OPEN PLAYED AT HIS GOLF 
COURSE IN SCOTLAND
WE'RE JOINED NOW FROM LONDON
SARAH, GOOD MORNING.
WHAT ELSE DO WE KNOW ABOUT THESE
CLAIMS
>> HI, PHILLIP
GOOD MORNING
WE'RE LEARNING THIS MORNING THAT
PRESIDENT TRUMP PRESSED THE 
AMBASSADOR TO THE UK WOODY
JOHNSON TO IN TURN PRESSURE THE 
BRITISH TO HOST THE U.S. OPEN 
TOURNAMENT AT A TRUMP GOLF
COURSE IN SCOTLAND CALLED 
TURNBURY
THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY A SENIOR
OFFICIAL WHO FORMERLY WORKED IN 
THE AMBASSADOR'S OFFICE.
JOHNSON OF COURSE IS A TRUMP
APPOINTEE.
HE'S THE HEIR TO THE JOHNSON AND
JOHNSON FORTUNE AND HE'S THE
OWNER OF THE NEW YORK JETS
TRUMP FOR HIS PART -- PRESIDENT 
TRUMP HAS DENIED PRESSURING THE 
UK GOVERNMENT.
HERE'S WHAT HE TOLD A PRESS 
BRIEFING
>> NO, I NEVER SPOKE TO WOODY 
JOHNSON ABOUT THAT, ABOUT 
TURNBURY
IT'S A HIGHLY RESPECTED COURSE, 
ONE OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD
>> Reporter: NOW, THE TRUMP 
FAMILY OWNS 16 GOLF COURSES 
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND THEY 
HAVE STRUGGLED TO ATTRACT THESE 
KIND OF HIGH LEVEL TOURNAMENTS
TO THEIR COURSES
IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT THEY WERE
SUCCESSFUL IN THIS CASE.
WE KNOW THAT THE NEXT FOUR
BRITISH OPENS ARE GOING TO BE 
HELD ELSEWHERE AND NOT
TURNBERRY.
>> ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>>> ANOTHER NIGHT OAF VIOLENCE
IN PORTLAND WHERE PROTESTS HAVE 
STRETCHED INTO A 55th NIGHT.
AND THERE ARE LATE REPORTS THAT 
PORTLAND'S MAYOR WAS AMONG THOSE
TEAR GASSED OUTSIDE A FEDERAL 
COURTHOUSE
>> Reporter: TEAR GAS HAS BEEN
DEPLOYED HERE IN PORTLAND BUT 
THERE IS STILL THOUSANDS OF 
PEOPLE IN THE CROWD SHAKING THE 
FENCE THAT HAS BEEN PUT INTO
PLACE BY FEDERAL AGENTS.
THEY MADE SEVERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS 
THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT BEFORE THEY
CAME OUT AND DEPLOYED TEAR GAS
AN HOUR PRIOR TO THAT THEY OOEFZ
BEEN SETTING OFF FLARES INSIDE
OF THE FENCING AND SET FIRES
UNDERNEATH THE BUILDING.
THE FIRST TIME WE'VE SEEN THE 
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE OVER THE
NIGHTS HERE IN PORTLAND.
THE MAYOR VISITED THE 
DEMONSTRATIONS FOR THE FIRST
TIME
HE SAID THAT THE PRESENCE OF THE
FEDERAL AGENTS HAS A LEGAL
OCCUPANCY BUT PROTESTERS WERE 
HAVING NONE OF IT.
THEY SAY THEY HAVEN'T HAD 
SUPPORT FROM THE MAYOR OR THE 
PORTLAND POLICE BECAUSE EVEN
BEFORE THE FEDERAL AGENTS GOT 
HERE PORTLAND POLICE POURED TEAR
GAS ON THE PROTESTERS AS WELL.
AS THEY WERE TRYING TO SPEAK TO 
PROTESTERS THEY CALLED HIM AN 
EMBARRASSMENT TO THE CITY AND 
SEVERAL OF THEM CALLING FOR HIM 
TO RESIGN.
>> ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU.
>>> CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER CHARLES 
EVERS HAS DIED
HE WAS THE OLDER BROTHER OF MET 
GAR EVERS.
HE LED THE NAACP IN MISSISSIPPI 
AND IN 1969 HE BECAME THE 
STATE'S FIRST BLACK MAYOR.
A MISSISSIPPI CORONER SAYS HE 
DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP WHO EVERS 
ENDORSED IN THE 2016 ELECTION 
TWEETED A PHOTO OF THEM AT THE
WHITE HOUSE SAYING HE'S DEEPLY
SADDENED BY THE LOSS OF HIS 
FRIEND
>>> C.T. VIVIAN WILL BE LAID TO 
REST TODAY IN GEORGIA.
A HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE CARRIED
HIS CASKET THROUGH THE STREETS
OF ATLANTA AND STOPPED AT THE 
TOMB OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
VIVIAN PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF
95 ON FRIDAY
THAT IS THE SAME DAY HIS FRIEND 
AND FELLOW SEVERAL RIGHTS HERO
JOHN LEWIS DIED.
THE LEWIS FAMILY CHOSE TO WAIT
UNTIL AFTER VIVIAN'S SERVICES TO
ANNOUNCE ANY ARRANGEMENTS FOR 
THE LATE CONGRESSMAN
>>> LET'S SEE HOW THIS THURSDAY 
WILL SHAPE UP WITH JANESSA WEBB.
GOOD MORNING
>> GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WE DO HAVE TWO TROPICAL SYSTEMS 
THAT HAVE BECOME VERY ACTIVE
JUST IN THE LAST 12 HOURS.
NOW WE DO HAVE A TROPICAL STORM 
GOING TO CONTINUE TO MAKE ITS 
WAY FROM AFRICA TO THE LESSER 
ANTILLES
THIS COULD BE OUR FIRST 
HURRICANE OF THE 2020 SEASON BUT
WE'RE SEEING SOME UNCERTAINTY 
WITH THIS TRACK BY MONDAY 
POTENTIALLY BEING DECREASED TO A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION.
ALSO WATCHING TROPICAL
DEPRESSION 8
WE USUALLY DON'T SEE A STORM
LIKE THIS UNTIL MID SEPTEMBER SO
THIS IS QUITE EARLY FOR THE 
GULF
POTENTIAL TRACK RIGHT NOW GOING 
INTO TEXAS, BUT STILL 
UNCERTAINTY AS WELL.
BY MONDAY SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 
25 MILES PER HOUR.
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
COLUMBUS THIS AFTERNOON, 86 
DEGREES.
VERY STORMY WEATHER PATTERN FOR 
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND ALL THE WAY
INTO MAINE THIS AFTERNOON.
STORMS SPARKING UP FOR THE DEEP 
SOUTH AND TO THE SOUTHEAST WITH 
HIGHS STILL IN THE MID 90S
AND STILL GOING TO HAVE STORMS
ROARING THROUGH THE NORTHEAST.
MORE DETAILS ON THAT COMING UP
>> A LOT TO WATCH.
THANK YOU.
>>> WATCH THIS TERRIFYING VIDEO 
OF TWO CHILDREN DROPPING MORE 
THAN THREE STORIES TO ESCAPE AN 
APARTMENT FIRE IN FRANCE
IT HAPPENED WHERE THE TWO 
BROTHERS AGES THREE AND TEN T 
THEY'RE DANGLING FROM THE WINDOW
ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND BLACK
SMOKE.
THEN THEY LET GO AND FALL SOME
33 FEET INTO THE ARMS OF THE
RESCUE CREWS BENEATH THEM.
BOTH OF THE KIDS WERE NOT 
SERIOUSLY HURT FROM THAT FALL.
THEY'RE OKAY BUT JUST TERRIFYING
TO WATCH
>>> BASEBALL IS BACK
HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR
OPENING DAY TODAY.
THE SEASON WILL START WITH THE
DEFENDING CHAMPION
WASHINGTON NATIONALS HOSTING THE
YANKEES.
DR. ANTHONY NOW SI FAUCI WILL B 
THROWING OUT THE FIRST PITCH
THERE.
AND BETTS WHO SIGNED AN 
EXTENSION YESTERDAY BUT THE BLUE
JAYS ARE STILL LOOKING FOR A
PLACE TO CALL HOME AFTER THE
STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA DENIED THE
TEAM SHARED USE OF THE PIRATES
FIELD.
>> FROM BASEBALL FANS WE'RE NOT 
GOING TO TOUCH YOU TONIGHT
BECAUSE WE KNOW YOU'LL BE 
PLANTED IN FRONT OF YOUR TVS
WATCHs THOSE GAMES
>> THE LEAGUE SHOWED OFF THEIR
NEW COURT.
THE WORDS BLACK LIVES MATTER
WILL BE ON ALL COURTS USED IN 
THE SEASON RESTART
IN ADDITION, A SOCIALLY DISTANT 
BENCHMARK SOME OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS UPDATES THERE.
>> AND LET'S TALK ABOUT THOSE 
TENSIONS
A TIPPING POINT BETWEEN THE 
UNITED STATES AND CHINA AFTER 
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ORDERED
THE CLOSING OF THE CHINESE
CONSULATE IN HOUSTON
YOU CAN SEE EMPLOYEES POSSIBLY
BURNING DOCUMENTS AFTER THAT
ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE.
ANDREW MITCHELL HAS THE LATEST
>> Reporter: FLAMES SEEN IN THE 
COURTYARD IN HOUSTON APPEARING
TO SHOW DOCUMENTS BURNING AFTER 
THE STATE DEPARTMENT ORDERED THE
CONSULATE TO CLOSE BY FRIDAY
ONLY HOURS AFTER THE U.S. 
ACCUSED TWO CHINESE HACKERS 
WORKING WITH CHINA'S GOVERNMENT 
OF TRYING TO STEAL RESEARCH ON
COVID VACCINES, TREATMENT AND 
TESTING FROM U.S. COMPANIES AND 
OTHERS AROUND THE WORLD.
HOUSTON FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDED
BUT WERE NOT PERMITTED IN.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE 
CLOSURE IS INTENDED TO PROTECT
AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
AND AMERICANS' PRIVATE
INFORMATION AND SENATE
INTELLIGENCE CHAIRMAN TREATED 
IT'S A MASSIVE SPY CENTER.
FORCING IT TO CLOSE IS LONG 
OVERDUE.
>> WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ACTIONS
TO PROTECT OUR SECURITY, OUR
NATIONAL SECURITY AND ALSO
PROTECT OUR ECONOMY AND JOBS. 
>> Reporter: THE
ADMINISTRATION'S DRAMATIC ACTION
COMES AS PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS
SLAPPED TARIFFS ON CHINA FOR
UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES AND
BLAMES CHINA FOR NOT ALERTING 
THE WORLD TO THE CORONAVIRUS
>> CHINA SHOULD HAVE STOPPED IT.
>> Reporter: CAUSING DEMOCRATS
WHO HAVE ALSO BE BEEN WARNING 
ABOUT CHINESE HACKING TO WORRY
ACTION IS ALSO AN ACT TO OVERT
ATTENTION FROM THE CORONAVIRUS
>> THE PRESIDENT IS TRYING TO 
DEFLECT ATTENTION FROM HIS
MISTAKES IN THE UNITED STATES 
THAT HAS LED US TO HAVE THE 
HIGHEST DEATH RATE IN THE WORLD.
>> CONGRESS PROMISED TO RESPOND 
WITH FIRM COUNTER MEASURES
RAISING FEARS OF
>>> CELEBRATING TODAY'S GROUND
BREAKERS
THE NEW YORK TIMES HAS NAMED ITS
NEXT PRESIDENT AND CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
SHE'S CURRENTLY THE NEWS
ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF OPERATING
OFFICER.
SHE WILL BECOME THE COMPANY'S 
YOUNGEST CHIEF EXEC.
>> ALL 430 UNDERGRADUATES WILL
BE HIRED TO TAKE A COURSE IN
ETHNIC STUDIES OR SOCIAL
JUSTICE.
THAT WILL TAKE EFFECT IN 2023.
>>> AND REPUBLICAN SENATOR JOHN 
CORNYN ASKING FOR UNANIMOUS 
CONSENT TO PASS THEIR BILL TO 
CELEBRATE THE EMANCIPATION OF 
SLAVES IN THE U.S.
>>> LAWMAKERS APPROVED
LEGISLATION TO REMOVE 
CONFEDERATE STATUES FROM THE
U.S. CAPITOL
IT WILL ALSO FORCE STATE TO 
REPLACE SUCH STATUES IN THE 
NATIONAL STATUARY HALL
COLLECTION
THE BILL PASSED.
72 REPUBLICANS VOTED IN FAVOR.
>>> HI, EVERYONE
WHO NEEDS A BREAK FROM THE HEAT?
I CAN'T GIVE IT TO EVERYONE IF
YOU'RE IN THE OHIO VALLEY, THE
GREAT LAKES, BACK IN THE 80s
NORTHEAST TO THE CAROLINAS, 
STILL SEEING FEEL LIKE
TEMPERATURES 102 AND 105 THIS 
AFTERNOON.
A COLD FRONT BY TOMORROW
AFTERNOON.
AND THEN THE HEAT CONTINUES TO
BUILD AS W
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES ON 
TOP OF BEING CHARGED IN THE 
MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD, FORMER
MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER IS 
FACING NEW CHARGES
OFFICIALS SAY HE AND HIS
ESTRANGED WIFE HAVE BEEN CHARGED
WITH FELONY ACCOUNTS OF TAX 
EVASION.
THE COUPLE ALSO ALLEGEDLY 
UNDERREPORTED AND UNDERPAID 
TAXES AND FAILED TO PAY SALES 
TAX ON A VEHICLE
AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE 
COUPLE'S TAXES STARTED IN JUNE
ACCORDING TO A CRIMINAL 
COMPLAINT, KELLY TOLD 
INVESTIGATORS THAT SHE HAD NOT
FILED INCOME TAX RETURNS BECAUSE
IT GOT AWAY FROM HER
>>> TESLA'S CEO ELON MUSK 
ANNOUNCED THE COMPANY WILL SET
UP A SECOND ASSEMBLY PLANT IN 
AUSTIN, TEXAS, AFTER A BIDDING
WAR.
THE FACTORY WILL BE USED TO 
BUILD THE COMPANY'S TRUCK AND 
MODEL 3 AND MODEL Y.
IT WILL INVEST $1 BILLION INTO
THE FACTORY AND HOPES TO HIRE 
5,000 WORKERS.
SHARES OF TESLA CONTINUE TO SOAR
TO RECORD HIGHS.
>>> NOW TO ONE WOMAN'S ALL-OUT
EFFORT TO DO HER PART IN THE
BATTLE OF CORONAVIRUS BY SOMEONE
WHO TRULY KNOWS WHAT IT MEANS TO
JOIN THE FIGHT
>> Reporter: AT 17 YEARS OLD, 
MAE CRIER HELPED BUILD WAR
PLANES TO SAVE AMERICAN LIVES.
TODAY HER HANDS STILL WORK AT 
FACTORY SPEED FOR THE VERY SAME 
REASON
>> HOW DID YOU GET THE IDEA TO
DO THIS?
>> OH, WELL, YOU KNOW, IT WAS 
FUNNY, I GAVE UP MY RIVET GUN 
FOR A SEWING MACHINE
>> SHE'S MAKING MASKS FOR THE 
MASSES FOR ABOUT EIGHT HOURS
EACH DAY
ONCE HERSELF A ROSY THE RIVETER.
>> THAT LITTLE PIECE OF RED AND 
WHITE POLKA DOTS STANDS FOR 
SOMETHING.
IT'S A SYMBOL FOR WHAT THE
AMERICAN WOMEN DID
>> SHE MADE A FEW AT FIRST FOR
FAMILY AND FRIENDS
NOW 1,000 PENDING ORDERS
STRANGERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
SALUTING WOMEN'S SERVICE WHILE
FIGHTING AMERICA'S NEW WAR
AGAINST A VIRUS.
CRIER FINDS TIME TO MOW HER OWN 
GRASS.
>> I'M HOPING MY LITTLE MASKS 
WILL SAVE ONE LIFE AT LEAST BUT 
MORE THAN THAT HOPEFULLY
>> INSPIRED ONCE TO SERVE HER 
COUNTRY AND NOW TO PROTECT IT.
>> THE POWER RIGHT THERE
>> I MEAN, SHE IS AS ICONIC IN
AMERICA AS UNCLE SAM
WOW.
AMAZING.
>>> AUSTRALIA'S QUAN TAS
AIRLINES HAS SAID GOOD-BYE TO 
ITS LAST BOEING 747 JUMBO JET.
THE PILOT DREW THE AIRLINES 
FLYING LOGO RIGHT INTO THE SKY
IT WILL REQUIRE IN THE DESERT.
IT WAS ONE OF THE ONLY AIRLINES 
IN THE WORLD TOE HAVE ALL 737 
FLEET.
>> A
>>> AS CALIFORNIA OVERTAKES NEW 
YORK FOR MOST CASES OF
CORONAVIRUS, THE WHITE HOUSE AND
SENATE GOP REACH A TENTATIVE $1 
TRILLION RELIEF BILL. 
>> THIS MORNING, A GROWING COLD 
WAR AS THE U.S. ORDERS THE
CLOSURE OF CHINA'S CONSULATE
CALLING IT A HOT SPOT FOR 
SPYING. 
>> THE GULF STATE DIRECTLY IN 
ITS PATH. 
>> AND OPENING DAY HAS FINALLY
ARRIVED.
FANS FROM COAST TO COAST ARE
REJOICING AS THEY COUNT THE 
MINUTES TO THOSE TWO PRECIOUS 
WORDS, PLAY BALL
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GLAD YOU'RE WITH US
I'M FRANCES RIVERA. 
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
IN DOZENS OF STAFTS, THE
CORONAVIRUS CRISIS IS GROWING 
MORE CONCERNING BY THE DAY
CALIFORNIA NOW HAS THE
DISTINCTION OF THE MOST 
CONFIRMED CASES AFTER SURPASSING
NEW YORK
AND FLORA IS, QUICKLY, GETTING
CLOSER TO THE 400,000 MARK. 
>> TWO CAFETERIAS HAVE BEEN 
CLOSED AT THE WHITE HOUSE 
COMPLEX AFTER A WORKER TEXTSTED
POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS
IT'S ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE 
WEST WING AND HOUSES THE VICE 
PRESIDENT'S OFFICE AND OFFICES
FOR MANY OF THE SENIOR STAFF
MEMBERS.
THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THE MEDICAL
UNIT, ALREADY, DID CONTACT
TRACING.
AND THERE IS NO REASON FOR
ALARM.
>> THE LIST OF MAJOR RETAILERS
THAT REQUIRE SHOPPERS TO WEAR A 
FACE MASK DURING THE COVID-19 
PANDEMIC CONTINUES TO GROW
RETAIL GIANTS BEST BUY, COSTCO, 
CVS, HOME DEPOT, KOHL'S, AND
WALMART, ALREADY HAVE A FACE
MASK POLICY.
BUT STARTING JULY 27th, GROCERY 
CHAIN WIN DIXIE AND ALDI
AND TARGET. 
>> AND HOPE ON THE HORIZON FOR
MORE CORONAVIRUS RELIEF.
SENATE REPUBLICANS HAVE REACHED 
A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE
WHITE HOUSE ON A $1 TRILLION
PACKAGE.
THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES MONEY FOR 
TESTING, SCHOOLS, AND MORE
STIMULUS CHECKS.
IT WOULD SERVE AS A STARTING
POINT FOR NEGOTIATIONS WITH 
DEMOCRATS.
THE DEAL COMES AS CASES CONTINUE
TO SURGE IN DOZENS OF STATES
NBC'S MIGUEL ALMAGUER HAS MORE
>> Reporter: AS HOSPITALS AND 
HOTSPOTS FACE A CRUSHING WAVE OF
COVID PATIENTS, THE NATION'S
DEATH TOLL HITTING A STAGGERING 
NEW HIGH FOR JULY.
MORE THAN A THOUSAND DEATHS 
REPORTED IN 24 HOURS. 
>> THESE DEATHS ARE PREMATURE,
PREVENTABLE DEATHS. 
>> WITH 40 STATES RESPONDING TO 
AN INCREASE IN INFECTIONS,
CALIFORNIA SURPASSING NEW YORK
FOR THE NATION'S MOST CASES.
THOUGH, FEWER WERE TESTED AND 
THE DEATH TOLL IS MORE THAN FOUR
TIMES HIGHER IN NEW YORK
THE SOBERING MILESTONE OUT WEST 
PLAGUES A REGION THAT LED THE 
COUNTRY IN STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS, 
BUT IS NOW BEING CRIPPLED BY
COVID.
>> HERE, IN LOS ANGELES, AMID 
LONG LINES FOR TESTING, 
OFFICIALS ARE STRUGGLING TO 
CONDUCT CONTACT TRACING FOR 
THOSE WHO TEST POSITIVE.
PERHAPS, FUELING THE SPREAD OF
THE VIRUS.
>> THE NEWS IS, ALSO, GRIM ALONG
THE ARIZONA BORDER
IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, A J
JAW-DROPPING 55% OF THOSE TESTED
HAVE THE VIRUS. 
>> IT'S A VERY SERIOUS
SITUATION.
>> Reporter: TO SLOW THE SPREAD 
NATIONWIDE, RETAIL GIANTS HOME
DEPOT AND KROGER BEGAN REQUIRING
MASKS INSIDE ALL LOCATIONS
JOINING STATES, LIKE OHIO,
MINNESOTA, INDIANA AND CITIES 
LIKE WASHINGTON, D.C. AND 
BALTIMORE, WHICH ARE ALSO 
EXPANDING THEIR OWN POLICIES
AMID A CRUSH OF COVID CASES AND 
A WARNING THE VIRUS WILL LINGER.
>> I DON'T REALLY SEE US
ERADICATING IT
BUT I THINK WE WILL BRING IT
DOWN TO SUCH A LOW LEVEL, THAT
WE WILL NOT BE IN THE POSITION
WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW. 
>> AT NIAGARA FALLS, IMAGES OF
AMERICAN TOUR BOATS, TIGHTLY
PACKED
AND CANADIAN VESSELS WITH PLENTY
OF ROOM.
AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TWO COUNTRIES 
ARE ADDRESSING THE VIRUS
NEW YORK'S TRI-STATE AREA NOW 
WARNING VISITORS FROM 31 STATES 
THEY MUST QUARANTINE IF THEY
ENTER THE REGION
LARRY KELLY SPENT 51 DAYS ON A
VENTILATOR
FINALLY CLEARED TO GO HOME. 
>> SAVED MY LIFE
SHE WOULDN'T LET THEM PULL THE
PLUG. 
>> BUT NOT ALL FAMILIES ARE SO
LUCKY.
KARI CROSSWHITE LOST HIS FIGHT
AGAINST COVID, SURROUNDED BY HIS
WIFE AND CHILDREN, THERE TO SAY 
GOOD-BYE. 
>> SO WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TELL HIM HOW MUCH
WE LOVE HIM.
>> THE LIVES BEHIND THE NUMBERS,
AS THE DEATH TOLL AND THE 
HEARTBREAK MOUNTS.
MIGUEL ALMAGUER, NBC NEWS, LOS
ANGELES.
>>> TENSIONS REACH A TIPPING
POINT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES 
AND CHINA, AFTER THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION ORDERED THE
CLOSING OF THE CHINESE CONSULATE
IN HOUSTON
YOU CAN SEE IN THIS VIDEO,
CONSULATE EMPLOYEES POSSIBLY
BURNING DOCUMENTS AFTER THE 
ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE.
THE CLOSURE COMES AFTER U.S.
PROSECUTORS CHARGED TWO HACKERS 
WITH ALLEGEDLY TRYING TO STEAL
COVID RESEARCH
JOINING US NOW, FROM BEIJING, IS
JANIS MACKEY FRAYER.
JANIS, GOOD MORNING.
SO HOW IS BEIJING RESPONDING TO 
ALL OF THIS?
>> PHILLIP, GOOD MORNING
WELL, BEIJING IS FULLY EXPECTED 
TO HIT BACK AT THE UNITED 
STATES, AFTER THE U.S. TOLD 
CHINESE DIPLOMATS IN HOUSTON
THAT THEY HAVE UNTIL FRIDAY TO
CLEAR OUT OF THE KOCONSULATE 
GENERAL THERE.
THE EXPECTATION IS THAT BEIJING 
WILL CLOSE A U.S. CONSULATE,
HERE, ON THE MAINLAND.
PERHAPS, IN WUHAN.
BUT THERE IS ALSO A LOT OF
SPECULATION AROUND THE U.S. 
MISSION IN HONG KONG
THAT, PERHAPS, IT MIGHT NOT BE
CLOSED DOWN, ENTIRELY.
BUT THAT THE U.S. WILL BE 
ORDERED TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF 
STAFF THAT IT HAS THERE.
THE TWO SIDES HAVE BEEN 
COMBATIVE ON NEARLY EVERY FRONT,
PRETTY MUCH FROM THE OUTSET OF
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
BUT THE RELATIONSHIP HAS
INTENSIFIED DURING THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
TO THE POINT WHERE PEOPLE ARE 
TALKING OF A NEW COLD WAR.
AND SOME ANALYSTS HERE ARE EVEN 
SPECULATING ON A POSSIBLE 
BREAKING OFF OF DIPLOMATIC
RELATIONS.
THE U.S. IS ACCUSING CHINA OF 
EVERYTHING, FROM STEALING 
SECRETS TO UNFAIR TRADE.
THE FBI IS INVESTIGATING CHINESE
RESEARCHERS AT AMERICAN 
INSTITUTIONS, ALLEGED CHINESE 
HACKERS.
AND ALSO, POINTING TO THIS
CONSULATE IN HOUSTON TO 
SOMETHING, THEY CALL, A HUB FOR 
INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS.
SECRETARY THE STATE MIKE POMPEO 
SAYS THAT THE CHINESE COMMUNIST 
PARTY IS GOING TO LEARN HOW TO
BEHAVE
BUT THAT'S NOT GOING OVER WELL
HERE
THE TOPIC IS LIGHTING UP CHINESE
SOCIAL MEDIA WITH NEARLY 1
BILLION HITS ON ITEMS RELATED TO
U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS IN THE PAST
24 HOURS ALONE
PHILLIP.
>> WHEN TWO WORLD POWERS DON'T
GET ALONG, IT HAS A RIPPLE
EFFECTS ACROSS THE WORLD
JANIS, THANK YOU. 
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS DOUBLING
DOWN ON HIS PLAN TO SEND FEDERAL
OFFICERS INTO SOME OF AMERICA'S 
BIGGEST CITIES
DEALING WITH A SPIKE IN VIOLENT 
CRIME RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S DESPITE LEADERS IN THOSE 
CITIES SAYING THE TROOPS AREN'T 
WELCOME.
CONCERNED THEIR PRESENCE COULD
ESCALATE PROBLEMS.
JAY GRAY HAS THE LATEST.
>> Reporter: FEDERAL AGENTS IN
CAMOUFLAGE, ENGAGING WITH AND 
ARRESTING PROTESTORS IN 
PORTLAND
WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP PROMISING
TO MOVE MORE OFFICERS INTO
CITIES DEALING WITH A SPIKE IN
VIOLENT CRIME.
>> THIS BLOODSHED MUST END
THIS BLOODSHED WILL END.
TODAY, I'M ANNOUNCING A SURGE OF
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT INTO
AMERICAN COMMUNITIES PLAGUED BY 
VIOLENT CRIME.
>> THE INITIATIVE IS CALLED 
OPERATION LEGEND NAMED IN HONOR 
OF 4-YEAR-OLD SHOOTING VICTIM 
LeGEND TALIFERRO
AGENTS WILL HEAD TO CHICAGO 
NEXT, AFTER THE LATEST ATTACK 
THERE, AN OVERNIGHT DRIVE-BY
SHOOTING THAT LEFT 15 INJURED.
>> OUR GOAL IS TO HELP SAVE 
LIVES.
THE PRINCIPAL DANGER TO THE 
LIVES OF OUR INTERCITY
COMMUNITIES IS VIOLENT CRIME. 
>> THE ANNOUNCEMENT COMES AMID
BACKLASH FROM OFFICIALS IN
OREGON AFTER FEDERAL TROOPS 
MOVED IN ON PROTESTS IN 
PORTLAND. 
>> THIS IS A DEMOCRACY, NOT A 
DICTATORSHIP
WE CANNOT HAVE SECRET POLICE
ABDUCTING PEOPLE INTO AND 
PUTTING THEM IN UNMARKED
VEHICLES. 
>> THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, QUICK
TO POINT OUT FEDERAL OFFICERS 
WILL BE WORKING HAND IN GLOVE,
ALONGSIDE LOCAL OFFICIALS AND 
POLICE
AND THAT THE INITIATIVE SHOULD
NOT BE COMPARED TO THE SITUATION
IN PORTLAND.
>> AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE
TO CONFRONT MOB VIOLENCE
BUT THE OPERATIONS WE'RE
DISCUSSING TODAY ARE VERY 
DIFFERENT.
>> THE FEDS TARGETING THREE 
CITIES, INITIALLY.
KANSAS CITY, CHICAGO, AND 
ALBUQUERQUE.
SAYING THEY WILL ADD OTHER AREAS
TO THAT LIST IN THE COMING WEEK.
JAY GRAY, NBC NEWS, WASHINGTON
>> ONE OF THE OFFICERS CHARGED
IN THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD IS 
FACING NEW LEGAL TROUBLES.
OFFICIALS SAY FORMER MINNEAPOLIS
POLICE OFFICER DEREK CHAUVIN AND
HIS ESTRANGED WIFE HAVE BEEN
CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE FELONY
COUNTS OF TAX EVASION.
THE CHAUVINS ARE ACCUSED OF 
FAILING TO FILE INCOME TAX
RETURNS AND FAILING TO PAY STATE
INCOME TAXES
OFFICIALS SAY THE COUPLE, ALSO, 
UNDERREPORTED AND UNDERPAID 
TAXES AND FAILED TO PAY SALES 
TAX ON A VEHICLE
AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE 
COUPLE'S TAXES STARTED IN JUNE
ACCORDING TO A CRIMINAL 
COMPLAINT, KELLY CHAUVIN SAID 
SHE HADN'T FILED INCOME TAX 
RETURNS BECAUSE IT, QUOTE, GOT
AWAY FROM HER.
>> TO REMOVE CONFEDERATE STATUES
FROM THE U.S. CAPITOL.
THE BILL REQUIRES THE REMOVAL OF
STATUES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO
SERVED THE CONFEDERATE STATES 
DURING THE CIVIL WAR
IT WILL ALSO FORCE STATES TO
REPLACE SUCH STATUES IN THE 
NATI
NATIONAL STATUARY COLLECTION
72 REPUBLICANS VOTED IN FAVOR.
THE LEGISLATION WILL NOW HEAD TO
THE SENATE WHO WILL ALSO HAVE TO
PASS IT FOR IT TO TAKE EFFECT.
>> BATTER UP, BASEBALL FANS.
HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW 
GOING INTO MAJOR LEAGUE 
BASEBALL'S OPENING DAY
THE SEASON STARTS WITH THE
DEFENDING CHAMPION, WASHINGTON
NATIONALS, HOSTING THE NEW YORK 
YANKEES.
DR. ANTHONY FAUCI WILL BE 
THROWING OUT THE FIRST PITCH
THERE.
THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE
DODGERS AND GIANTS RENEWING 
THEIR CLASSIC RIVALRY.
ON THE FIELD IN THAT LATE GAME, 
FORMER MVP MOOKIE BETTS.
AFTER THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA 
DENIED USE OF THE FIELD FOR 
PITTS
PITTSBURGH PIRATES. 
>> GUESS WHO IS GOING TO HAVE 
RED EYES TOMORROW?
YOU'RE GOING TO BE UP LATE
WATCHING THESE GAMES. 
>> I SURE WILL. 
>> LET'S CHECK IN WITH
METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB
YOU JUST MIGHT NOT EVEN GO TO 
BED.
>> EXACTLY
AND I HAVEN'T BEEN TO BED 
BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO TROPICAL
SYSTEMS THAT HAVE REALLY SPARKED
UP JUST IN THE LAST 12 HOURS
NOW, FIRST, WE HAVE GONZALO.
SITTING BETWEEN AFRICA
THERE IS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY 
WITH THE STORM SYSTEM, DUE TO 
THE TRACK RIGHT NOW.
WE EXPECT THIS TO BE THE FIRST
POTENTIAL HURRICANE OF THE 2020 
SEASON
BUT THEN, IT STARTS TO LOSE SOME
STEAM.
POSSIBILITY BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
THEN, WE WATCH THE GULF.
ANOTHER SYSTEM THAT'S NOW A 
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 8,
POTENTIALLY GOING INTO TEXAS
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR 
DAY AHEAD.
SO THE OHIO VALLEY, WE DO HAVE
UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN FOR 
PITTSBURGH ALL THE WAY TO THE 
NORTHEAST.
NEW ORLEANS TODAY, HIGH OF 89.
AND STILL, WE HAVE STORMS 
SPARKING UP FOR THE NORTHEAST.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT COMING UP.
>> A LOT TO WATCH.
THANK YOU, JANESSA. 
>> IT WAS A CLOSE CALL FOR A
LITTLE BOY IN FLORIDA.
HE WAS SWIMMING ON A BOOGIE 
BOARD LAST WEEK WHEN A SHARK
STARTED CLOSING IN ON HIM.
FORTUNATELY FOR HIM, THOUGH,
THERE WAS AN OFF-DUTY POLICE
OFFICER THAT WAS NEARBY.
>> HEY, BUDDY.
HEY.
>> THERE HE IS
GOT HIM?
>> YOU SEE THERE, THE OFFICER 
PULLING THE BOY OUT, WITH THE 
SHARK JUST FEET AWAY
NO WORD ON WHAT TYPE OF SHARK IT
WAS.
BUT HONESTLY, WHO CARES?
>>> CAN YOU IMAGINE STANDING UP 
WHEN YOU WERE PRESIDENT SAYING
IT'S NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY
I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY
I MEAN, LITERALLY.
>> THOSE WORDS DIDN'T COME OUT
OF OUR MOUTHS WHEN WE WERE IN 
OFFICE. 
>> I DON'T UNDERSTAND HIS 
INABILITY TO GET A SENSE OF WHAT
PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH
HE JUST CAN'T -- CAN'T RELATE,
IN ANY WAY
>> JOE BIDEN IS BRINGING OUT THE
BIG GUNS IN THE RACE FOR 2020.
RELEASING A CAMPAIGN VIDEO WITH 
FORMER PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA.
THE PRESUMPTIVE DEMOCRATIC
NOMINEE TEAMED UP WITH HIS OLD
BOSS TO TAKE AIM AT PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE
WE SHOULD NOTE, MR. TRUMP DID 
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE 
PANDEMIC IN A FOX NEWS INTERVIEW
ON SUNDAY.
THE CLIP COMES ON THE HEELS OF A
NEW QUINNIPIAC POLL SHOWING 
TEXAS IN PLAY WITH CANDIDATES IN
A VIRTUAL DEAD HEAT.
>> HULU HAS ANNOUNCED THEY ARE
DEVELOPING AN ALTERNATE HISTORY 
SERIES ABOUT FORMER FIRST LADY
HILLARY CLINTON.
IT'S BASED ON THE BOOK RODHAM,
TITLED AFTER HILLARY'S MAIDEN 
NAME
THE STORY TAKES PLACE IN A WORLD
WHERE HILLARY BECOMES PRESIDENT 
OF THE UNITED STATES, BUT NEVER 
MARRIED BILL CLINTON
AN AMBITIOUS YOUNG WOMAN
DEVELOPING HER MIND.
>> THE WHAT IFS COULD GO IN ANY 
DIRECTION.
>> ON AND ON, RIGHT?
>> LEGENDARY CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER
CHARLES EVERS HAS DIED
HE WAS THE OLDER BROTHER OF 
SLAIN CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST 
MEDGAR EVERS
CHARLES LED THE MISSISSIPPI 
NAACP AFTER HIS BROTHER WAS 
KILLED AND, IN 1969, BECAME THE 
STATE'S FIRST BLACK MAYOR IN THE
STATE'S RECONSTRUCTION ERA
MISSISSIPPI CORONER SAYS EVERS
DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES
PRESIDENT TRUMP, WHO EVERS
ENDORSED IN THE 2016 ELECTION,
TWEETED A PHOTO OF THEM AT THE
WHITE HOUSE.
SAYING HE IS DEEPLY SADDENED BY 
THE LOSS OF A FRIEND
CHARLES EVERS WAS 97 YEARS OLD. 
>> CIVIL RIGHTS ICON CT VIVIAN
WILL BE LAID TO REST TODAY IN 
GEORGIA.
A HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE CARRIED
HIS CASKET THROUGH THE STREETS
OF ATLANTA, STOPPING AT THE TOMB
OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR
VIVIAN, WHO WORKED CLOSELY WITH 
DR. KING
HE WAS AWARDED THE MEDAL OF 
FREEDOM BY PRESIDENT OBAMA
VIVIAN PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF
95
THE VERY SAME DAY HI
>>> TAKE A LOOK AT THIS 
TERRIFYING VIDEO OF TWO CHILDREN
DROPPING MORE THAN THREE STORIES
TO ESCAPE AN APARTMENT FIRE IN
FRANCE
IT HAPPENED IN THE CITY WHERE 
TWO BROTHERS, AGE 3 AND 10, CAN 
BE SEEN DANGLING FROM A WINDOW
ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND BLACK
SMOKE.
BEFORE THEY LET GO A WHOLE
33 FEET INTO THE ARMS OF RESCUE 
CREWS WHO WERE BENEATH
IT WAS A HEROIC RESCUE AND
THANKFULLY, BOTH CHILDREN WERE
UNHARMED AFTER THAT FALL. 
>> WHAT A TERRIFYING INCIDENT 
FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED
NOW, TO THE TOLL THE COVID-19 
PANDEMIC IS TAKING ON CHILDREN
AND YOUNG ADULTS
WHILE STUDIES SUGGEST KIDS ARE
LESS LIKELY TO GET INFECTED, THE
MAJOR LIFE CHANGES COULD BE 
HAVING IMPACT ON THEIR OVERALL
MENTAL HEALTH.
NBC'S SARAH DALLOF HAS MORE.
>> SEPARATION FROM FRIENDS AND
FOR MANY, NO IN-PERSON SCHOOL 
COME FALL.
THE PANDEMIC IS WEIGHING ON THE 
MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND 
TEENS.
>> ABOUT ONE IN SIX CHILDREN IN 
AMERICA HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH
DISORDER
AND IN THE CONTEXT OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, WE EXPECT 
THIS TO INCREASE. 
>> ACROSS THE BOARD, HEALTH 
EXPERTS ARE SEEING MORE SYMPTOMS
OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION.
IN YOUNGER KIDS, THAT MAY 
MANIFEST AS TANTRUMS OR BEHAVIOR
AGGRESSION
OLDER CHILDREN MAY BE MORE
AGITATED, ANGRY, OR WITHDRAWN.
HAVING A TRUSTED ADULT TO WALK
KIDS THROUGH THOSE MOEMOTIONS I 
KEY.
>> I NAME THE FEELING FOR THEM
I SEE THAT YOU'RE ANGRY THAT YOU
CAN'T HANG OUT WITH YOUR FRIENDS
RIGHT NOW.
OR YOU'RE REALLY WORRIED THAT 
SOMETHING BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN
TO MOM WHEN I GO TO WORK
SO HELP THEM IDENTIFY THOSE 
FEELINGS
AND THEN, HELP THEM WITH WAYS TO
WORK THROUGH THAT AND BUILD 
RESILIENCE. 
>> WHILE MOST KIDS WILL REMEMBER
THE PANDEMIC, LIKE HOW THEIR
GRANDPARENTS AND GREAT
GRANDPARENTS RECALL THE 
DEPRESSION
A SURVEY OF 2,000 YOUNG PEOPLE
WITH MENTAL HEALTH HISTORIES IN 
THE UK FOUND 51% REPORTED 
CORONAVIRUS HAS MADE THEIR
MENTAL HEALTH A BIT WORSE.
32% SAY IT'S MADE IT MUCH WORSE.
>> WE KNOW THOSE CHILDREN ARE AT
HIGHER RISK FOR DEVELOPING
PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT FROM THE 
PANDEMIC. 
>> ROUTINES AND STRUCTURE CAN 
HELP
SO CAN TIME OUTDOORS OR TIME
WITH FAMILY OR CHATTING WITH
FRIENDS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
WATCH FOR CHANGES IN APPETITE 
AND SLEEPING HABITS, AS WELL AS 
PERSONALITIES.
BIG SHIFTS ARE SIGNS
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
STILL SOME FEISTY STORMS THAT 
GOING TO BE IMPACTING THE 
NORTHEAST.
NEW YORK CITY, BOSTON THIS
AFTERNOON.
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE TH
>>> AS COVID-19 INFECTIONS SURGE
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THE SHAPE OF
THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR REMAINS 
UNCERTAIN FOR MANY
ACCORDING TO A NEW POLL FROM THE
ASSOCIATED PRESS, JUST ONE IN 
TEN AMERICANS THINK DAYCARE 
CENTERS, PRE-K, AND K THROUGH 12
SCHOOLS SHOULD OPEN THIS FALL,
WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS
NBC'S BLAYNE ALEXANDER HAS THE
STORY ON ONE DISTRICT IN
TENNESSEE WHERE CLASSES HAVE
JUST BEGUN
GOOD MORNING, BLAYNE. 
>> PHILLIP, GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
IT'S THE SECOND DAY OF SCHOOL 
HERE IN ALCOA, TENNESSEE
BUT FOR MANY STUDENTS, IT'S 
THEIR FIRST DAY.
THAT'S BECAUSE THEY ARE DOING 
STAGGERED ATTENDANCE
ATTENDING ONLY ONE DAY OUT OF 
THE WEEK
IT'S NOT THE WELCOME BACK THESE 
STUDENTS ARE USED TO
TEMPERATURE CHECKS, MASKED
FACES, AND DESKS AT A DISTANCE
GREETING STUDENTS AT ALCOA CITY 
SCHOOLS.
THE DISTRICT IN TENNESSEE AMONG 
THE FIRST IN THE COUNTRY TO 
RETURN TO IN-PERSON LEARNING
WITH STAGGERED ATTENDANCE.
>> SO IF I HAVE A CLASS OF 20 
KIDS, FIVE WILL COME EVERY DAY
AND SO, IT WILL TAKE THE WHOLE
WEEK BEFORE I SEE MY WHOLE
CLASS.
>> TENNESSEE HAS SEEN MORE THAN 
80,000 COVID CASES BUT FEWER
THAN 300 ACTIVE CASES IN THE
CITY OF ALCOA.
>> DID YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS
WITH COMING BACK
>> OH, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
THAT'S WHY SO MANY DISCUSSIONS
AND SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, AND 
CONVERSATIONS AND WHAT-IF 
QUESTIONS BECAUSE WE WANT TO DO 
WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS AND
FOR OUR CHILDREN
>> Reporter: ACROSS THE COUNTRY 
WITH THE FIRST DAY FAST 
APPROACHING, MANY STUDENTS AND
TEACHERS ARE STILL IN LIMBO 
ABOUT HOW AND WHEN SCHOOL WILL
START.
IN KANSAS, THE STATE SCHOOL 
BOARD REJECTED THE GOVERNOR'S
REQUEST TO DELAY THE START OF 
SCHOOL UNTIL AFTER LABOR DAY
ROBERT REDFIELD SAYS HE BELIEVES
SCHOOLS ARE SAFE ENOUGH TO SEND 
HIS OWN CHILDREN. 
>> I'M 100% THEY CAN GET BACK TO
SCHOOL. 
>> WITH MANY DISTRICTS RAISING
CONCERNS ABOUT HOW TO PAY FOR 
THE NECESSARY CHANGES, THE NAACP
FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST 
EDUCATION SECRETARY BETSY DeVOS 
CLAIMING A NEW RULE WOULD DIVERT
MONEY FROM LOWER-INCOME SCHOOLS 
TO WEALTHY, PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
>> TO TAKE MONEY AWAY FROM
DISTRICTS, AND GIVE TO FAMILIES 
WHO HAVE THE MEANS TO PROVIDE 
VIRTUAL OR SOCIALLY-DISTANT 
EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES IN THE
PRIVATE SCHOOL SETTING IS 
UNCONSCIONABLE. 
>> SLAMS THE LAWSUIT AS 
POLITICAL WRITING THIS
ADMINISTRATION IS COMMITTED TO
SUPPORTING ALL STUDENTS GET BACK
TO LEARNING, INCLUDING STUDENTS 
OF COLOR
BACK IN TENNESSEE.
>> HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT 
MASK
>> NOT THAT GOOD
BECAUSE IT JUST MAKES ME REALLY 
HOT.
>> STOPPING THE SPREAD IS NOW 
LESSON NUMBER ONE.
>> AND WE'RE TEACHING THE KIDS
LIFE SKILLS THEY CAN USE BECAUSE
THIS MAY NOT GO AWAY ANYTIME
SOON
>> AND THIS CURRENT PLAN IS IN
PLACE THROUGH LABOR DAY.
THAT'S WHEN THEY WILL 
RE-EVALUATE TO DETERMINE WHAT,
IF ANYTHING, NEEDS TO CH
>>> BREAKING OVERNIGHT
THE WHITE HOUSE AND SENATE GOP
REACH A NEW $1 TRILLION 
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILL.
THIS, AS THE U.S. SEES THE
HIGHEST COVID DEATHS IN A SINGLE
DAY, IN WEEKS.
>>> THE MASSIVE $2 BILLION
VACCINE DEAL
HOW MANY DOSES THEY'RE AIMING TO
DELIVER AND WHEN
>>> BASEBALL IS BACK
TODAY IS OPENING DAY IN THE 
MAJOR LEAGUES, AS TEAMS GEAR UP 
FOR AN INTENSE, SHORTENED 
SEASON
WE'VE GOT A PREVIEW.
>>> AND WE'LL REMEMBER THE MAN
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
CALLED THE GREATEST PREACHER TO 
EVER LIVE.
CIVIL RIGHTS ICON, CT VIVIAN
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
GLAD YOU'RE WITH US, I'M FRANCES
RIVERA. 
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, STATES ARE
REACHING TROUBLING BENCHMARKS IN
THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
CALIFORNIA HAS JUST SURPASSED 
NEW YORK, AS THE STATE WITH THE 
MOST CONFIRMED INFECTIONS.
40 STATES ARE NOW REPORTING 
INCREASES IN CASES
>>> TWO CAFETERIAS HAVE BEEN
CLOSED AT THE WHITE HOUSE 
COMPLEX AFTER A WORKER TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS
ONE IS AT THE EISENHOWER
EXECUTIVE OFFICE BUILDING ACROSS
THE STREET FROM THE WEST WING 
AND HOUSES THE VICE PRESIDENT'S 
OFFICE, AND THE OFFICES FOR MANY
OF THE SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS.
THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THE MEDICAL
UNIT ALREADY DID CONTACT
TRACING, AND THERE IS NO REASON 
FOR ALARM.
>> THE CDC HAS UPDATED ITS
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PEOPLE WHO
HAVE TESTED POSITIVE
THE AGENCY SAYS MOST PEOPLE CAN 
STOP SELF-ISOLATION AFTER TEN 
DAYS AND AT LEAST 24 HOURS AFTER
THEIR FEVER HAS BROKEN
THE PREVIOUS GUIDANCE 
RECOMMENDED ISOLATION UNTIL TWO 
TESTS CAME BACK NEGATIVE. 
>> THE CDC, ALSO, RECOMMENDS
FACE COVERINGS AND THAT'S 
LEADING TO MORE AND MORE
CONFRONTATIONS, LIKE THIS ONE,
IN UTICA, MICHIGAN
THE MAN STARTED THROWING PUNCHES
AT A RESTAURANT, AFTER HE WAS 
ASKED TO WEAR A MASK. 
>> THE MANAGER HEARS THE
COMMOTION.
COMES UP FRONT TO REMOVE THE
GENTLEMAN.
WANTED HIM TO JUST LEAVE
AND THAT'S WHEN THE MANAGER GOT 
HIT.
>> POLICE SAY A BARTENDER TRIED 
TO INTERVENE, AND THEY WERE HIT 
AS WELL.
NOW, POLICE ARE ASKING THE
PUBLIC FOR INFORMATION ABOUT
THAT SUSPECT
>> WE DO HAVE AN OPTIMISTIC 
REPORT FROM "THE NEW YORK 
TIMES.
HEALTH EXPERTS TELL "THE TIMES" 
IT'S VERY UNLIKELY THAT YOU 
COULD GET COVID MORE THAN ONCE
NOW, THERE ARE ANECDOTES ABOUT
PEOPLE TESTING POSITIVE AGAIN.
BUT THEY SAY THAT THOSE MAY BE
CASES OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM
DRAWN-OUT ILLNESS.
>> NEW HOPE ON THE HORIZON FOR
MORE CORONAVIRUS RELIEF.
SENATE REPUBLICANS HAVE REACHED 
A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE
WHITE HOUSE ON A $1 TRILLION AID
PACKAGE.
THE PROPOSAL ALSO INCLUDES
BILLIONS FOR TESTING, SCHOOLS,
AND MORE STIMULUS CHECKS
OUR CAPITOL HILL CORRESPONDENT
TRACIE POTTS HAS MORE AND,
TRACIE, THIS IS FAR FROM A DONE 
DEAL. 
>> RIGHT, FRANCES, IT'S FAR FROM
DONE BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW, THIS
MORNING, IF THEY HAVE REACHED 
ANY KIND OF AGREEMENT ON ONE OF 
THE BIG ISSUES HERE.
EXTENDING THOSE $600 A WEEK 
BONUS UNEMPLOYMENT CHECKS THAT
RUN OUT NEXT WEEK.
WE COULD BE LOOKING AT THE 18th 
STRAIGHT WEEK OF JOBLESS CLAIMS 
THAT ARE A MILLION PLUS WHEN
THOSE NUMBERS COME OUT THIS 
WEEK
REPUBLICANS ARGUE THAT BONUS IS 
TOO MUCH AND COULD ACTUALLY BE
AN INCENTIVE FOR PEOPLE NOT TO
WORK
>> THE AMERICAN JOB MARKET NEEDS
ANOTHER SHOT OF ADRENALINE
SENATE REPUBLICANS ARE LASER
FOCUSED ON GETTING AMERICAN 
WORKERS THEIR JOBS BACK.
OUR BILL TAKES SEVERAL SPECIFIC 
INCENTIVES TO HIRE AND RETAIN 
WORKERS, AND TURN THE DIALS ON
THOSE POLICIES. 
>> IT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
WEEK
AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS SO
DISORGANIZED, CHAOTIC, AND
UNPREPARED, THAT THEY CAN BARELY
COBBLE TOGETHER A PARTISAN BILL,
IN THEIR OWN CONFERENCE.
>> SO, UNEMPLOYMENT, STILL UP IN
THE AIR WITH DAYS TO GO BEFORE
IT RUNS OUT.
BUT WE DO KNOW THAT THIS
AGREEMENT, SORT OF AN OUTLINE 
THAT REPUBLICANS AND THE WHITE
HOUSE HAVE COME UP WITH,
INCLUDES $16 BILLION IN NEW 
MONEY FOR TESTING.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT PRESIDENT 
TRUMP HAD OPPOSED.
BUT HE SAID, IN AN INTERVIEW
LAST NIGHT, HE IS WILLING TO GO 
WITH THAT.
IT WOULD, ALSO, INCLUDE 70
BILLION FOR SCHOOLS.
HALF OF IT FOR ALL SCHOOLS AND
ANOTHER HALF FOR THOSE SCHOOLS
THAT CHOOSE TO REOPEN, IN 
PERSON
FRANCES.
>> WE'LL SEE WHEN IT HAPPENS
TRACIE, THANK YOU.
>> NOW, TO POTENTIAL GOOD NEWS
IN THE SEARCH FOR A SAFE AND
EFFECTIVE VACCINE.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS SIGNED A DEAL
WORTH NEARLY $2 BILLION WITH
DRUG GIANT PFIZER FOR A 
POTENTIAL VACCINE, EVEN BEFORE
IT'S BEEN APPROVED
NBC'S TOM COSTELLO HAS DETAILS
>> Reporter: IT'S THE BIGGEST 
DEAL YET IN THE GOVERNMENT'S
OPERATION WARP SPEED, TO RUSH A 
VACCINE TO THE HOMELAND.
A $2 BILLION AGREEMENT WITH 
PFIZER AND A SMALLER GERMAN 
COMPANY.
FOR MILLIONS OF VACCINE DOSES 
THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD THEN
PROVIDE, FREE OF CHARGE, TO THE 
PUBLIC. 
>> WE CAN ACQUIRE 100 MILLION 
DOSES OF THIS VACCINE, AS EARLY 
AS DECEMBER OF 2020.
>> PFIZER ACTUALLY HAS FOUR 
VACCINE CANDIDATES
EARLY TEST RESULTS SHOW THEY
PRODUCE ANTIBODIES THAT HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO NEUTRALIZE COVID.
SO FAR, NONE HAS RECEIVED FDA 
APPROVAL
BUT CRITICAL, PHASE THREE HUMAN 
TRIALS START WITHIN DAYS
>> WHAT ASSURANCES CAN YOU GIVE 
THE AMERICAN PUBLIC THAT $2 
BILLION IS GOING TO BE MONEY
WELL SPENT
>> I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE 100 
MILLION DOSES WOULD DEFINITELY
PROVE TO BE GREAT VALUE FOR 
MONEY, GIVEN THE ENORMOUS 
HEALTHCARE AND ECONOMIC COST
THAT THIS CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
HAS REAPED. 
>> EACH PERSON WOULD NEED TWO 
DOSES AND A BOOSTER SHOT
SCOTT IS AN IMMUNOLOGIST WHO
VOLUNTEERED FOR THE STUDY.
HE RECEIVED HIS SECOND DOSE AT
THE UNIVERSITY MARYLAND SCHOOL
OF MEDICINE.
HIS SIDE EFFECTS, SO FAR, A FEW 
ACHES SIMILAR TO A FLU SHOT.
>> I, HONESTLY, FEEL LUCKY
I -- TO BE -- FIRST OF ALL, TO
BE HEAD OF THE GAME, SO TO
SPEAK, TO RECEIVE A VACCINE THAT
MIGHT WORK
THIS EARLY, AFTER WE -- WE
LEARNED ABOUT THE DISEASE.
>> VACCINES ARE GETTING TESTED, 
REAL TIME, SAYS DR. ANTHONY 
FAUCI.
WITH 70,000 NEW CASES, EACH DAY.
>> THAT'S BAD NEWS FOR PUBLIC 
HEALTH
BUT THAT, CERTAINLY, FACILITATES
THE DEVELOPMENT AND EFFICACY OF 
A VACCINE.
>> PFIZER ISN'T ALONE.
THE GOVERNMENT ALSO SIGNED A
$1.6 BILLION DEAL WITH NOVAVAX
IT'S LOOKING MORE AND MORE
LIKELY, THIS MORNING, MORE
POSSIBLE THAT AMERICANS COULD 
RECEIVE A VACCINE SHOT BY EARLY 
NEXT YEAR.
PHILLIP.
>> TOM, THANK YOU.
>>> TENSIONS REACH A TIPPING
POINT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES 
AND CHINA.
AFTER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
ORDERED THE CLOSURE OF THE
CHINESE CONSULATE IN HOUSTON
YOU CAN SEE, IN THIS VIDEO, 
CONSULATE EMPLOYEES POSSIBLY
BURNING DOCUMENTS AFTER THE 
ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE.
THE CLOSURE COMES AFTER U.S.
PROSECUTORS CHARGED TWO HACKERS 
WITH, ALLEGEDLY, TRYING TO STEAL
COVID RESEARCH
JOINING US FROM BEIJING IS JANIS
MACKEY FRAYER.
AND, JANIS, HOW IS BEIJING
RESPONDING TO THIS
>> FRANCES, SECRETARY OF STATE
MIKE POMPEO HAS SAID THAT THE 
U.S. IS SETTING OUT CLEAR 
EXPECTATIONS FOR HOW CHINA'S
COMMUNIST PARTY IS GOING TO 
BEHAVE
THAT WAS HIS QUOTE
THE REACTION FROM BEIJING, OF 
COURSE, IS FURY.
WE'RE FULLY EXPECTING TO SEE
SOME SORT OF RETALIATION FROM 
CHINA, IN RESPONSE TO THAT MOVE 
BY THE U.S. TO TELL CHINESE 
DIPLOMATS IN HOUSTON THAT THEY
HAVE UNTIL FRIDAY TO CLEAR OUT
THE EXPECTATION IS THAT CHINA 
WILL CLOSE THE U.S. CONSULATE 
HERE
THERE IS SPECULATION ABOUT
WUHAN, PERHAPS CHUNGDU
BUT INCREASINGLY, THERE IS A LOT
OF ATTENTION BEING DRAWN TO THE 
U.S. CONSULATE IN HONG KONG.
THAT, PERHAPS, IT WON'T BE SHUT 
DOWN
BUT THAT THE U.S. WILL BE 
ORDERED TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF 
STAFF THEY HAVE THERE.
THIS IS ALL TAKING U.S.-CHINA 
RELATIONS TO A NEW LOW
THE RELATIONSHIP HAD ALREADY
BEEN COMBATIVE ON, PRETTY MUCH, 
EVERY FRONT, FROM TECHNOLOGY TO 
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
THE U.S. IS ACCUSING CHINA OF 
USING ITS HOUSTON CONSULATE AS A
HUB FOR INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS.
THE FBI SAYING IT'S, ALSO,
INVESTIGATING CHINESE 
RESEARCHERS AT AMERICAN 
INSTITUTIONS, ALLEGED CHINESE 
HACKERS.
AND THAT THERE IS THE 
EXPECTATION THAT THERE ARE
OTHER, WHAT THEY CALL, MALIGN 
EVENTS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON
SO WHAT WE ARE EXPECTING IS SOME
SORT OF RETALIATION FROM CHINA
IT'S NOT CLEAR IF IT'S GOING TO 
BE AS ABRUPT AS THE U.S.
DECISION
BUT CHINA HAS ALL BUT PROMISED
THAT SOMETHING IS COMING
FRANCES.
>> CERTAINLY, HIGH STAKES IN
THIS CONSEQUENTIAL BACK AND 
FORTH.
JANIS, THANK YOU
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS FACING 
NEW SCRUTINY WHEN IT COMES TO 
HIS PERSONAL BUSINESSES.
A FORMER STATE DEPARTMENT 
OFFICIAL WITH FIRSTHAND 
KNOWLEDGE TELLS NBC NEWS THAT 
THE PRESIDENT PRESSED AN
AMBASSADOR TO TRY AND GET THE 
BRITISH OPEN PLAYED AT HIS GOLF 
COURSE, IN SCOTLAND.
NBC'S SARAH HARMON JOINING US 
NOW FROM LONDON.
SARAH, GOOD MORNING.
SO WHAT ELSE DO WE KNOW ABOUT 
THESE CLAIMS
>> HI, PHILLIP
GOOD MORNING
WELL, WE'RE LEARNING THIS 
MORNING THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP, 
ALLEGEDLY, PRESSED HIS
AMBASSADOR TO THE UK, WOODY 
JOHNSON, TO TRY TO PRESSURE THE 
BRITISH TO HOLD THE PRESTIGIOUS 
BRITISH OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT AT 
THE TRUMP FAMILY GOLF COURSE IN 
SCOT
SCOTLAND
THIS IS CONFIRMED BY AN OFFICIAL
WHO WORKED IN THE AMBASSADOR'S
OFFICE AT THE TIME
FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, HE IS 
THE HEIR TO THE JOHNSON & 
JOHNSON.
AND HE WAS A TRUMP APPOINTEE TO 
THIS POSITION.
NOW, PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS DENIED 
SPEAKING TO AMBASSADOR JOHNSON
ABOUT THE TURN BERRY
TAKE A LISTEN.
>> NO, I NEVER SPOKE TO WOODY 
JOHNSON ABOUT THAT
TURN BERRY IS A HIGHLY RESPECTED
COURSE, AS YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE 
BEST IN THE WORLD.
>> NOW, THE TRUMP FAMILY OWNS 16
GO
GOLF COURSES AND THEY HAVE
REALLY STRUGGLED TO ATTRACT 
THESE HIGH-LEVEL TOURNAMENTS TO 
THEM
NONE OF THE NEXT FOUR BRITISH 
OPENS ARE SCHEDULED TO KNOW HELD
AT THE TURN BERRY COURSE
PHILLIP.
>> SARAH HARMON JOINING US FROM 
LONDON THIS MORNING.
SARAH, THANK YOU
>>> TROPICAL STORM GONZALO IS 
BREWING OUT THERE AND NBC 
METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB IS 
WATCHING CLOSELY
JANESSA, GOOD MORNING.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
AS FRANCES SAID, GONZALO
CONTINUES TO BREW AND WE DO HAVE
TWO ACTIVE STORM SYSTEMS WE'RE
CURRENTLY WATCHING
FIRST, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS
TRACK.
POTENTIALLY, THE FIRST HURRICANE
OF THE SEASON.
AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
WATCH IT DIMINISH POSSIBILITY BY
SUNDAY, INTO MONDAY, AS A 
TROPICAL STORM
BACK DOWN TO A TROPICAL 
DEPRESSION
STILL, A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH
THAT STORM SYSTEM.
ALSO, WATCHING TROPICAL 
DEPRESSION EIGHT
THIS IS A CONCERN BECAUSE IT'S
SITTING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.
POTENTIAL MOVEMENT OF THE STORM 
HEADED TO HOUSTON OR GULF COAST 
COMMUNITIES ACROSS NEW ORLEANS, 
ALL THE WAY TO THE FLORIDA
COAST.
SO YOU CAN SEE WINDS ARE GOING
TO BE DYING DOWN
IT DOES PICK UP SOME STEAM BY 
SATURDAY, INTO THE WEEKEND
BUT IT'S THE SAME WINDS BY
MONDAY, UP TO 25 MILES PER HOUR.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
>> A VERY UNSETTLED WEATHER 
PATTERN FOR THE NORTHEAST.
IT'S ALL DUE TO A COLD FRONT
THAT'S GOING TO SLICE THAT
HUMIDITY IN HALF
BUT STILL, VERY WARM AIR FOR THE
DEEP SOUTH AND TO THE SOUTHEAST,
CHARLOTTE, I SEE YOU AT 94
DEGREES.
STORMS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST.
TODAY, WE'RE EXPECTING THAT AS
WELL
WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT
COMING UP.
>> WE'LL WAIT TO HEAR.
THANK YOU.
>> TODAY'S GROUNDBREAKERS, "THE 
NEW YORK TIMES" COMPANY HAS 
NAMED MEREDITH KOPIT LEVIEN AS
THE NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
>> THE CALIFORNIA STATE 
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM ANNOUNCED ALL 
430,000 UNDERGRADUATES WILL BE
REQUIRED TO TAKE A COURSE IN
ETHNIC STUDIES OR SOCIAL
JUSTICE.
THE REQUIREMENT WILL TAKE 
EFFECT, STARTING IN 2023. 
>> AND A BIPARTISAN PUSH TO MAKE
JUNETEENTH A
THERE IS AN UPDATE INTO THE 
INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEADLY 
AMBUSH ON THE FAMILY OF A NEW 
JERSEY FEDERAL JUDGE
THE EVIDENCE LINKS SUSPECTED
GUN
GUNMAN DAN HOLLANDER
HOLLANDER WAS LATER FOUND DEAD
OF AN APPARENT SELF-INFLICTED 
GUNSHOT.
OFFICIALS BELIEVE THE SAME GUN
WAS USED IN BOTH KILLINGS.
>> FIRST, PORTLAND
NOW, CHICAGO
FEDERAL FORCES HAVE BEEN SENT TO
THE CITY, WHICH IS ON EDGE, 
AFTER A SURGE OF VIOLENCE.
IT COMES ON THE HEELS OF ANOTHER
HORRIFIC SHOOTING THERE.
THE SURGE HAS LED CHICAGO POLICE
TO MAKE AN IMPASSIONED PLEA TO
GANG MEMBERS
THIS AS THE PRESIDENT'S 
THREATENING TO SEND MORE FEDERAL
AGENTS TO CITIES ALL ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY.
HERE IS NBC'S GABE GUTIERREZ. 
>> THE DRIVE-BY SHOOTING OUTSIDE
A FUNERAL SENT BYSTANDERS 
SCRAMBLING ON CHICAGO'S SOUTH 
SIDE. 
>> WE THOUGHT IT WAS A WAR OUT
HERE. 
>> AT LEAST 15 PEOPLE WOUNDED.
SEVERAL OF THEM, CRITICALLY.
THE POLICE SUPERINTENDENT HAS 
THIS MESSAGE FOR THE 117,000
GANG MEMBERS IN THE CITY
>> PUT YOUR GUNS DOWN.
>> OVER THE WEEKEND, AT LEAST 63
PEOPLE WERE SHOT IN CHICAGO.
THERE WERE AT LEAST 160 MURDERS,
IN JUST THE LAST MONTH
A NEARLY 200% JUMP, OVER THE
SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.
PRESIDENT TRUMP NOW SAYS HE IS
SENDING MORE FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES THERE AND 
TO ALBUQUERQUE AND KANSAS CITY
THE OPERATION, NAMED AFTER
4-YEAR-OLD SHOOTING VICTIM, 
LeGEND TALIFERRO. 
>> NO MOTHER SHOULD EVER HAVE TO
CRADLE HER DEAD CHILD IN HER
ARMS, SYMPTOMLY BECAUSE 
POLITICIANS REFUSE TO DO WHAT IS
NECESSARY TO SECURE THEIR 
NEIGHBORHOOD AND TO SECURE THEIR
CITY
>> THE ADMINISTRATION SAYS THESE
EXTRA AGENTS WILL BE DIFFERENT
THAN THE TACTICAL TEAMS RECENTLY
SENT TO PORTLAND TO PROTECT 
FEDERAL PROPERTY
OVERNIGHT, PROTESTORS BARRICADED
THE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE WITH 
WOODEN BEAMS
NBC'S ERIN McLAUGHLIN IS THERE. 
>> WHILE, THEY'RE SETTING UP A
STEEL BARRICADE OUTSIDE THE 
COURTHOUSE, INSIDE, ASKING FOR A
RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST THE 
FEDERAL AGENTS THAT ARE HERE. 
>> FROM ATLANTA TO DETROIT TO 
MEMPHIS, THIS SUMMER'S VIOLENCE 
HAS BEEN BRUTAL.
IN KANSAS CITY, WHERE MURDERS 
ARE UP 40%, THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT ASKS FOR SOME FEDERAL
HELP TRACKING ILLEGAL GUNS. 
>> WHAT WE DON'T NEED IS WHAT 
YOU ARE SEEING ON THE STREETS OF
PORTLAND
AND FEDERAL TROOPS THAT ARE 
TAKING OVER CORE FUNCTIONS OF 
LAW ENFORCEMENT IN AMERICAN 
CITIES. 
>> HERE, IN NEW YORK, OFFICERS
WITH RIOT SHIELDS OUT A PROTEST 
ENCAMPMENT OUTSIDE CITY HALL BUT
TH
>>> BREONNA TAYLOR KILLER'S 
STILL ROAMING AROUND FREE.
SO I THINK I JUST WANT TO FOCUS 
ON THAT.
>> IT'S BEEN FOUR MONTHS SINCE
IT HAPPENED THAT SHE WAS
MURDERED IN HER SLEEP.
AND NOBODY'S BEEN HELD
ACCOUNTABLE.
>> DANIEL CAMERON IS IN A 
POSITION TO ARREST THE COPS 
RESPONSIBLE FOR KILLING BREONNA 
TAYLOR
AND STILL, HAS NOT DONE THAT
SO HE'S THE ONE WHO IS IN 
POSITION TO POTENTIALLY DO THAT.
>> NBA PLAYERS, LIKE JEREMY 
GRANT, ALEX CARUSO, AND CJ
McCULLAM HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING 
FOR THE ARREST. 
>> TODAY IS FINALLY OPENING DAY.
DR. ANTHONY FAUCI WILL BE 
THROWING OUT THE FIRST PITCH
BEFORE THE DEFENDING WASHINGTON 
NATIONALS HOST THE NEW YORK 
YANKEES.
AND THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE
DODGERS AND GIANTS RENEWING 
THEIR CLASSIC RIVALRY.
BUT THE TORONTO BLUE JAYS.
THEY'RE STILL LOOKING FOR A HOME
FIELD AFTER THE STATE OF
PENNSYLVANIA DENIED THE TEAM'S
SHARED USE OF THE PIRATES 
STADIUM.
SO MANY QUESTIONS GOING INTO
THIS SEASON, HERE.
THAT'S ONE OF THEM. 
>> YOU CAN THINK ABOUT THOSE AND
I'M SURE YOU ARE GOING TO BE
STAYING UP
STAYING UP FOR ALL THIS TO PASS 
THE TIME, THAT'S WHAT YOU CAN 
PONDER ON.
>> SOMEONE GETS COVID, THEY'RE
OUT FOR LIKE A FOURTH OF THE
SEASON RIGHT THERE
ABSOLUTELY
TOMORROW, I MIGHT BE SLEEPING 
LITTLE
MAY NOT BE ON MY A GAME.
>> MARTHA STEWART WOWED FANS
WITH A POOLSIDE SELFIE ON 
INSTAGRAM TUESDAY.
LOOK AT THE 78-YEAR-OLD LOUNGING
BY HER EAST HAMPTONS PLACE RIGHT
THERE GAZING AT THE CAMERA
APPEARING TO STRIKE THAT SULTRY 
POSE WITH THE DUCK, POUTY LIPS
STEWART SAYS, AFTER ALL THESE 
YEARS, YEAH, OKAY, IT IS A STILL
A FUN PLACE TO SWIM.
CHELSEA HANDLER: YEAH, LESS THAN
A DAY TOOK HER TO CREATE THAT 
SELFIE
SAYING, IF I LOOK THIS GOOD AT
78, WELL, I STILL BETTER HAVE A 
POOL TO SHOW MYSELF OFF IN
SO IT'S WAY TO DO IT. 
>> THEY'RE BOTH CHILLING. 
>> SNOOP
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
THE NORTHEAST, WE'RE STUCK IN A 
STORMY PATTERN
WE HAVE SOME STORMS THAT ARE
GOING TO BE ROARING THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON FROM BOSTON TO NEW
YORK CITY.
34 MILLION PEOPLE GOING TO BE 
IMPACTED
THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE
DAMAGING WIN
>>> CAN YOU IMAGINE STANDING UP,
WHEN YOU WERE PRESIDENT, SAYING 
IT'S NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY
I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY
I MEAN, LITERALLY.
LITERALLY.
>> THOSE WORDS DIDN'T COME OUT
OF OUR MOUTHS WHILE WE WERE IN
OFFICE
>> I DON'T UNDERSTAND HIS 
INABILITY TO GET A SENSE OF WHAT
PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH
HE JUST CAN'T -- CAN'T RELATE,
IN ANY WAY
>> JOE BIDEN BRINGING OUT THE 
BIG GUNS IN THE RACE FOR 2020.
RELEASING A CAMPAIGN VIDEO WITH 
FORMER PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA.
THE PRESUMPTIVE DEMOCRATIC
NOMINEE TEAMED UP WITH HIS OLD
BOSS TO TAKE AIM AT PRESIDENT 
TR
TRUMP'S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE
WE SHOULD NOTE MR. TRUMP DID
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE 
PANDEMIC IN A FOX NEWS INTERVIEW
SUNDAY
SHOWING TEXAS IN PLAY WITH
CANDIDATES IN A VIRTUAL DEAD
HEAT
BIDEN IS UP ONE POINT ON THE
PRESIDENT IN THE REPUBLICAN 
STRONGHOLD. 
>> HULU HAS ANNOUNCED THEY ARE
DEVELOPING AN ALTERNATE HISTORY 
SERIES ABOUT FORMER FIRST LADY, 
HILLARY CLINTON.
IT'S BASED ON THE BOOK RODHAM,
TITLED AFTER HILLARY'S MAIDEN 
NAME
WHERE HILLARY BECOMES PRESIDENT 
OF THE UNITED STATES, BUT NEVER 
MARRIED BILL CLINTON
AND ALSO TELLS THE TALE OF AN 
AMBITIOUS, YOUNG WOMAN WHO WAS
DEVELOPING HER EXTRAORDINARY
MIND
SO IF THIS SHOW DOES GO TO
SERIES, IT WILL BE HULU'S SECOND
PROJECT FOCUSED ON THE FORMER 
SECRETARY OF STATE. 
>> TALK ABOUT ALL THE COULD'VE, 
WOULD'VE, SHOULD'VES
LEGENDARY CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER 
CHARLES EVERS HAS DIED
HE WAS OLDER BROTHER OF SLAIN 
CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST MEDGAR
EVERS.
CHARLES EVERS LED THE 
MISSISSIPPI NAACP AFTER HIS 
BROTHER WAS KILLED AND, IN 1969,
BECAME THE STATE'S FIRST BLACK
MAYOR.
A MISSISSIPPI CORONER SAYS EVERS
DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES
PRESIDENT TRUMP, WHO EVERS
ENDORSED IN THE 2016 ELECTION,
TWEETED A PHOTO OF THEM SAYING
HE IS DEEPLY SADDENED BY THE
LOSS OF HIS FRIEND. 
>> CIVIL RIGHTS ICON CT VIVIAN
WILL BE LAID TO REST TODAY
A HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE CARRIED
HIS CASKET THROUGH THE STREETS
OF ATLANTA, STOPPING AT 
SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL
LANDMARKS.
VIVIAN ALSO LAID IN STATE AT THE
ROTUNDA OF GEORGIA'S CAPITOL
VIVIAN WORKED CLOSELY WITH DR.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., AND WAS 
AWARDED THE MEDAL OF FREEDOM BY 
PRESIDENT OBAMA.
PASSED AWAY THE VERY SAME DAY AS
FRIEND AND CIVIL RIGHTS HERO
JOHN LEWIS
>> A WEEK BEFORE NFL TRAINING --
NFL TRAINING CAMP QB -- STEELERS
QB WAS WORKING ON A DIFFERENT 
KIND OF DRIVE.
HE AND HIS WIFE HELPED OUT A
FOOD DRIVE IN WESTERN 
PENNSYLVANIA
UNLOADING GOODS AND GIVING OUT
OVER 8,000 BOXES OF FOOD AND
SUPPLIES
BIG BEN EVEN HAD TIME TO SIG
MORNING, A GROWING COLD WAR AS
THE U.S. ORDERS A CLOSURE OF THE
CHINESE CONSULATE IN HOUSTON
CALLING IT A PLACE FOR SPYING.
>> AND A TENTATIVE $1 TRILLION
RELIEF BILL.
>> PROTESTS IN PORTLAND,
DEMONSTRATORS CLASH WITH FEDERAL
POLICE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS AS 
THE STANDOFF SHOWS NO SIGNS OF
CALMING DOWN
BASEBALL BEGINS ANEW AND DR.
ANTHONY FAUCI WARMING UP FOR THE
FIRST PITCH.
>> AND HER PART TO DO A BATTLE
BY A WOMAN WHO KNOWS WHAT IT
MEANS TO JOIN THE FIGHT.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
GOOD MORNING
I'M FRANCES RIVERA
>> I'M PHILLIP MENA.
IN DOZENS OF STATES THE 
CORONAVIRUS CRISIS IS GROWING 
MORE CONCERNING BY THE DAY
CALIFORNIA NOW HAS THE
DISTINCTION OF THE MOST 
CONFIRMED CASES AFTER SURPASSING
NEW YORK
AND FLORIDA IS QUICKLY GETTING
CLOSER TO THE 400,000 MARK
A LIST OF MAJOR RETAILERS THAT
REQUIRE SHOPPERS TO WEAR A FACE 
MASK DURING THE PANDEMIC
CONTINUES TO GROW.
BEST BUY, COSTCO, CVS, WALMART
AND HOME DEPOT ALREADY HAVE A 
POLICY
TARGET WILL START ON AUGUST 1st.
AT LEAST 75 HAND SANITIZER
BRANDS HAVE NOW BEEN ADDED TO 
THE FDA'S RECALL LIST.
SOME OF THE ITEMS WHICH WERE
SOLD AT WALMART, COSTCO AND 
OTHER NATIONAL CHAINS CONTAIN 
METHANOL
>>> TOUR SHIPS WERE OUT IN
NIAGRA FALLS
THE U.S. SHIP MADE OF THE MIST
WAS CHOCK FULL OF TOURISTS WHILE
THE CANADIAN SHIP JUST HAD A
HANDFUL OF PEOPLE ON BOARD
SOME PEOPLE CALL IT A RESPONSE
TO THE PANDEMIC.
>>> NEW HOPE IS ON THE HORIZON
A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT ON A
$1 TRILLION AID PACKAGE.
IT INCLUDES BILLIONS FOR TESTING
SCHOOLS AND MORE STIMULUS 
CHECKS
TRACIE POTTS JOINING US NOW WI
H
MORE
THIS IS FAR FROM A DONE DEAL
THOUGH
RIGHT?
>> IT'S FAR FROM DONE BECAUSE 
DEMOCRATS HAVEN'T WEIGHED IN AND
THERE SEEMS TO BE NO AGREEMENT
ON WHAT TO DO ABOUT UNEMPLOYMENT
THAT RUNS OUT NEXT WEEK.
WE GET NEW JOBLESS CLAIMS 
NUMBERS TODAY.
WE COULD BE LOOKING AT THE 18th 
STRAIGHT WEEK THAT MORE THAN A
MILLION PEOPLE HAVE FILED FOR 
UNEMPLOYMENT
THAT'S $600 A WEEK EXTRA RUNS 
OUT NEXT WEEK AND REPUBLICANS 
HAVE SOME CONCERNS THAT IT'S TOO
MUCH, THAT IT COULD ACTUALLY BE 
AN INCENTIVE FOR PEOPLE TO STAY 
HOME
>> THE AMERICAN JOB MARKET NEEDS
ANOTHER SHOT AT ADRENALINE
OUR BILL TAKES SEVERAL SPECIFIC 
INCENTIVES TO HIRE AND RETAIN 
WORKERS AND TURN THE DIALS ON 
THOSE POLICIES WAY UP.
>> IT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
WEEK AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS
SO DISORGANIZED, KAY CHAOTIC AN 
UNPREPARED THAT THEY CAN BARELY 
COBBLE TOGETHER A PARTISAN BILL 
IF H THEIR OWN CONFERENCE.
>> SO UNEMPLOYMENT NOT YET
SETTLED BUT THERE IS MONEY IN 
THIS GENERAL AGREEMENT FOR
TESTING IN SCHOOLS, A NEW 
$16 BILLION TO ADD TO WHAT'S
ALREADY THERE FOR MORE
CORONAVIRUS TESTING.
THAT'S SOMETHING THE PRESIDENT
HAD OPPOSED, BUT HE SAYS THAT 
EVEN THOUGH HE THINKS IT'S
OVERRATED HE'S WILLING TO 
SUPPORT THAT TO GET THIS DONE 
AND 70 BILLION FOR SCHOOLS, HALF
OF THAT FOR ALL SCHOOLS SPLIT UP
BASED ON THEIR ENROLLMENT AND 
THE OTHER HALF IS FOR SCHOOLS 
THAT AGREE TO REOPEN IN PERSON
>> SO MUCH TO BE SORTED OUT 
BEFORE THE SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS.
TRACIE POTTS JOINING US FROM
D.C.
THANK YOU.
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS STRIKING 
A NEW TONE ON THE PANDEMIC FOR
THE SECOND DAY IN A ROW.
HE HELD A BRIEFING ENCOURAGING
PEOPLE TO WEAR MASKS
AFTER MONTHS OF DOWNPLAYING THE 
NEED FOR FACE COVERINGS.
HE ALSO TOUTED THE IDEA FOR A 
POSSIBLE VACCINE AND PUSHED FOR 
SCHOOLS TO REOPEN.
KRISTIN WELKER HAS MORE.
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP
APPEARING IN THE BRIEFING ROOM
FOR A SECOND DAY IN A ROW 
ANNOUNCING A MAJOR AGREEMENT
WITH PFIZER TO GET DOSES TO THE 
PUBLIC ONCE THERE IS A VACCINE
>> TO PRODUCE 1 MILLION DOSES.
HOPEFULLY THE APPROVAL PROCESS
WILL GO VERY QUICKLY AND WE 
THINK WE HAVE A WINNER THERE
>> AND WHILE THE PRESIDENT HAS
BEEN PUSHING TO REOPEN SCHOOLS, 
HE WAS PRESSED, IS HE 
COMFORTABLE WITH HIS SON AND
GRANDCHILDREN GOING TO THE
CLASSROOMS
>> I AM COMFORTABLE WITH THAT 
AND WE DO HAVE A NATIONAL 
STRATEGY, BUT AS YOU KNOW,
ULTIMATELY IT'S UP TO THE 
GOVERNORS OF THE STATES.
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP IS 
LOCKED IN A FIERCE BATTLE FOR 
RE-ELECTION WITH JOE BIDEN
LEADING IN THE POLLS
BIDEN SHARPLY CRITICIZING THE 
PRESIDENT WHO HAS REFERRED TO 
COVID AS THE CHINA VIRUS
>> WE'VE HAD RACISTS AND THEY'VE
EXISTED AND THEY'VE TRIED TO GET
ELE
ELECTED PRESIDENT.
>> I'VE DONE MORE FOR BLACK 
AMERICANS THAN ANYBODY WITH THE 
POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF ABRAHAM 
LINCOLN, NOBODY HAS EVEN BEEN 
CLOSE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYBODY. 
>> Reporter: MEANWHILE BIDEN
DEPLOYING HIS BIGGEST POLITICAL 
WEAPON, RELEASING A TAPED 
IN-PERSON CONVERSATION WITH HIS 
FORMER BOSS, PRESIDENT OBAMA
THE VIDEO ALSO AIMS TO DRAW A 
CONTRAST WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP 
WHO SAID THIS IN MARCH WHEN 
PRESSED ON TESTING FAILURES.
>> DO YOU TAKE RESPONSIBILITY 
FOR THAT
>> NO, I DON'T TAKE 
RESPONSIBILITY AT ALL.
>> CAN YOU IMAGINE STANDING UP
IN PRISON SAYING I TAKE NO
RESPONS
RESPONSIBILITY
I MEAN, LITERALLY.
>> THOSE WORDS DIDN'T COME OUT
OF OUR MOUTHS WHILE WE WERE IN
OFFICE
>> Reporter: THOUGH THE 
PRESIDENT WAS ASKED AGAIN ABOUT 
TAKING RESPONSIBILITY OVER THE
WEEKEND.
>> DO YOU TAKE RESPONSIBILITY 
FOR THAT
>> LOOK, I TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
ALWAYS FOR EVERYTHING.
>> AND THANKS FOR THAT REPORT.
>>> AND PRESIDENT TRUMP IS
FACING NEW SCRUTINY THIS MORNING
WHEN IT COMES TO HIS PERSONAL 
BUSINESSES
A FORMER STATE DEPARTMENT 
OFFICIAL WITH FIRSTHAND 
KNOWLEDGE TELLS NBC NEWS THAT 
THE PRESIDENT PRESSED AN
AMBASSADOR TO TRY TO GET THE
BRITISH OPEN PLAYED AT HIS GOLF 
COURSE IN SCOTLAND
WE'RE JOINED NOW FROM LONDON
SARAH, GOOD MORNING.
WHAT ELSE DO WE KNOW ABOUT THESE
CLAIMS
>> HI, PHILLIP
GOOD MORNING
WE'RE LEARNING THIS MORNING THAT
PRESIDENT TRUMP PRESSED THE 
AMBASSADOR TO THE UK WOODY
JOHNSON TO IN TURN PRESSURE THE 
BRITISH TO HOST THE U.S. OPEN 
TOURNAMENT AT A TRUMP GOLF
COURSE IN SCOTLAND CALLED 
TURNBURY
THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY A SENIOR
OFFICIAL WHO FORMERLY WORKED IN 
THE AMBASSADOR'S OFFICE.
JOHNSON OF COURSE IS A TRUMP
APPOINTEE.
HE'S THE HEIR TO THE JOHNSON AND
JOHNSON FORTUNE AND HE'S THE
OWNER OF THE NEW YORK JETS
TRUMP FOR HIS PART -- PRESIDENT 
TRUMP HAS DENIED PRESSURING THE 
UK GOVERNMENT.
HERE'S WHAT HE TOLD A PRESS 
BRIEFING
>> NO, I NEVER SPOKE TO WOODY 
JOHNSON ABOUT THAT, ABOUT 
TURNBURY
IT'S A HIGHLY RESPECTED COURSE, 
ONE OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD
>> Reporter: NOW, THE TRUMP 
FAMILY OWNS 16 GOLF COURSES 
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND THEY 
HAVE STRUGGLED TO ATTRACT THESE 
KIND OF HIGH LEVEL TOURNAMENTS
TO THEIR COURSES
IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT THEY WERE
SUCCESSFUL IN THIS CASE.
WE KNOW THAT THE NEXT FOUR
BRITISH OPENS ARE GOING TO BE 
HELD ELSEWHERE AND NOT
TURNBERRY.
>> ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>>> ANOTHER NIGHT OAF VIOLENCE
IN PORTLAND WHERE PROTESTS HAVE 
STRETCHED INTO A 55th NIGHT.
AND THERE ARE LATE REPORTS THAT 
PORTLAND'S MAYOR WAS AMONG THOSE
TEAR GASSED OUTSIDE A FEDERAL 
COURTHOUSE
>> Reporter: TEAR GAS HAS BEEN
DEPLOYED HERE IN PORTLAND BUT 
THERE IS STILL THOUSANDS OF 
PEOPLE IN THE CROWD SHAKING THE 
FENCE THAT HAS BEEN PUT INTO
PLACE BY FEDERAL AGENTS.
THEY MADE SEVERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS 
THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT BEFORE THEY
CAME OUT AND DEPLOYED TEAR GAS
AN HOUR PRIOR TO THAT THEY OOEFZ
BEEN SETTING OFF FLARES INSIDE
OF THE FENCING AND SET FIRES
UNDERNEATH THE BUILDING.
THE FIRST TIME WE'VE SEEN THE 
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE OVER THE
NIGHTS HERE IN PORTLAND.
THE MAYOR VISITED THE 
DEMONSTRATIONS FOR THE FIRST
TIME
HE SAID THAT THE PRESENCE OF THE
FEDERAL AGENTS HAS A LEGAL
OCCUPANCY BUT PROTESTERS WERE 
HAVING NONE OF IT.
THEY SAY THEY HAVEN'T HAD 
SUPPORT FROM THE MAYOR OR THE 
PORTLAND POLICE BECAUSE EVEN
BEFORE THE FEDERAL AGENTS GOT 
HERE PORTLAND POLICE POURED TEAR
GAS ON THE PROTESTERS AS WELL.
AS THEY WERE TRYING TO SPEAK TO 
PROTESTERS THEY CALLED HIM AN 
EMBARRASSMENT TO THE CITY AND 
SEVERAL OF THEM CALLING FOR HIM 
TO RESIGN.
>> ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU.
>>> CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER CHARLES 
EVERS HAS DIED
HE WAS THE OLDER BROTHER OF MET 
GAR EVERS.
HE LED THE NAACP IN MISSISSIPPI 
AND IN 1969 HE BECAME THE 
STATE'S FIRST BLACK MAYOR.
A MISSISSIPPI CORONER SAYS HE 
DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP WHO EVERS 
ENDORSED IN THE 2016 ELECTION 
TWEETED A PHOTO OF THEM AT THE
WHITE HOUSE SAYING HE'S DEEPLY
SADDENED BY THE LOSS OF HIS 
FRIEND
>>> C.T. VIVIAN WILL BE LAID TO 
REST TODAY IN GEORGIA.
A HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE CARRIED
HIS CASKET THROUGH THE STREETS
OF ATLANTA AND STOPPED AT THE 
TOMB OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
VIVIAN PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF
95 ON FRIDAY
THAT IS THE SAME DAY HIS FRIEND 
AND FELLOW SEVERAL RIGHTS HERO
JOHN LEWIS DIED.
THE LEWIS FAMILY CHOSE TO WAIT
UNTIL AFTER VIVIAN'S SERVICES TO
ANNOUNCE ANY ARRANGEMENTS FOR 
THE LATE CONGRESSMAN
>>> LET'S SEE HOW THIS THURSDAY 
WILL SHAPE UP WITH JANESSA WEBB.
GOOD MORNING
>> GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WE DO HAVE TWO TROPICAL SYSTEMS 
THAT HAVE BECOME VERY ACTIVE
JUST IN THE LAST 12 HOURS.
NOW WE DO HAVE A TROPICAL STORM 
GOING TO CONTINUE TO MAKE ITS 
WAY FROM AFRICA TO THE LESSER 
ANTILLES
THIS COULD BE OUR FIRST 
HURRICANE OF THE 2020 SEASON BUT
WE'RE SEEING SOME UNCERTAINTY 
WITH THIS TRACK BY MONDAY 
POTENTIALLY BEING DECREASED TO A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION.
ALSO WATCHING TROPICAL
DEPRESSION 8
WE USUALLY DON'T SEE A STORM
LIKE THIS UNTIL MID SEPTEMBER SO
THIS IS QUITE EARLY FOR THE 
GULF
POTENTIAL TRACK RIGHT NOW GOING 
INTO TEXAS, BUT STILL 
UNCERTAINTY AS WELL.
BY MONDAY SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 
25 MILES PER HOUR.
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
COLUMBUS THIS AFTERNOON, 86 
DEGREES.
VERY STORMY WEATHER PATTERN FOR 
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND ALL THE WAY
INTO MAINE THIS AFTERNOON.
STORMS SPARKING UP FOR THE DEEP 
SOUTH AND TO THE SOUTHEAST WITH 
HIGHS STILL IN THE MID 90S
AND STILL GOING TO HAVE STORMS
ROARING THROUGH THE NORTHEAST.
MORE DETAILS ON THAT COMING UP
>> A LOT TO WATCH.
THANK YOU.
>>> WATCH THIS TERRIFYING VIDEO 
OF TWO CHILDREN DROPPING MORE 
THAN THREE STORIES TO ESCAPE AN 
APARTMENT FIRE IN FRANCE
IT HAPPENED WHERE THE TWO 
BROTHERS AGES THREE AND TEN T 
THEY'RE DANGLING FROM THE WINDOW
ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND BLACK
SMOKE.
THEN THEY LET GO AND FALL SOME
33 FEET INTO THE ARMS OF THE
RESCUE CREWS BENEATH THEM.
BOTH OF THE KIDS WERE NOT 
SERIOUSLY HURT FROM THAT FALL.
THEY'RE OKAY BUT JUST TERRIFYING
TO WATCH
>>> BASEBALL IS BACK
HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR
OPENING DAY TODAY.
THE SEASON WILL START WITH THE
DEFENDING CHAMPION
WASHINGTON NATIONALS HOSTING THE
YANKEES.
DR. ANTHONY NOW SI FAUCI WILL B 
THROWING OUT THE FIRST PITCH
THERE.
AND BETTS WHO SIGNED AN 
EXTENSION YESTERDAY BUT THE BLUE
JAYS ARE STILL LOOKING FOR A
PLACE TO CALL HOME AFTER THE
STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA DENIED THE
TEAM SHARED USE OF THE PIRATES
FIELD.
>> FROM BASEBALL FANS WE'RE NOT 
GOING TO TOUCH YOU TONIGHT
BECAUSE WE KNOW YOU'LL BE 
PLANTED IN FRONT OF YOUR TVS
WATCHs THOSE GAMES
>> THE LEAGUE SHOWED OFF THEIR
NEW COURT.
THE WORDS BLACK LIVES MATTER
WILL BE ON ALL COURTS USED IN 
THE SEASON RESTART
IN ADDITION, A SOCIALLY DISTANT 
BENCHMARK SOME OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS UPDATES THERE.
>> AND LET'S TALK ABOUT THOSE 
TENSIONS
A TIPPING POINT BETWEEN THE 
UNITED STATES AND CHINA AFTER 
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ORDERED
THE CLOSING OF THE CHINESE
CONSULATE IN HOUSTON
YOU CAN SEE EMPLOYEES POSSIBLY
BURNING DOCUMENTS AFTER THAT
ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE.
ANDREW MITCHELL HAS THE LATEST
>> Reporter: FLAMES SEEN IN THE 
COURTYARD IN HOUSTON APPEARING
TO SHOW DOCUMENTS BURNING AFTER 
THE STATE DEPARTMENT ORDERED THE
CONSULATE TO CLOSE BY FRIDAY
ONLY HOURS AFTER THE U.S. 
ACCUSED TWO CHINESE HACKERS 
WORKING WITH CHINA'S GOVERNMENT 
OF TRYING TO STEAL RESEARCH ON
COVID VACCINES, TREATMENT AND 
TESTING FROM U.S. COMPANIES AND 
OTHERS AROUND THE WORLD.
HOUSTON FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDED
BUT WERE NOT PERMITTED IN.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE 
CLOSURE IS INTENDED TO PROTECT
AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
AND AMERICANS' PRIVATE
INFORMATION AND SENATE
INTELLIGENCE CHAIRMAN TREATED 
IT'S A MASSIVE SPY CENTER.
FORCING IT TO CLOSE IS LONG 
OVERDUE.
>> WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ACTIONS
TO PROTECT OUR SECURITY, OUR
NATIONAL SECURITY AND ALSO
PROTECT OUR ECONOMY AND JOBS. 
>> Reporter: THE
ADMINISTRATION'S DRAMATIC ACTION
COMES AS PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS
SLAPPED TARIFFS ON CHINA FOR
UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES AND
BLAMES CHINA FOR NOT ALERTING 
THE WORLD TO THE CORONAVIRUS
>> CHINA SHOULD HAVE STOPPED IT.
>> Reporter: CAUSING DEMOCRATS
WHO HAVE ALSO BE BEEN WARNING 
ABOUT CHINESE HACKING TO WORRY
ACTION IS ALSO AN ACT TO OVERT
ATTENTION FROM THE CORONAVIRUS
>> THE PRESIDENT IS TRYING TO 
DEFLECT ATTENTION FROM HIS
MISTAKES IN THE UNITED STATES 
THAT HAS LED US TO HAVE THE 
HIGHEST DEATH RATE IN THE WORLD.
>> CONGRESS PROMISED TO RESPOND 
WITH FIRM COUNTER MEASURES
RAISING FEARS OF
>>> CELEBRATING TODAY'S GROUND
BREAKERS
THE NEW YORK TIMES HAS NAMED ITS
NEXT PRESIDENT AND CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
SHE'S CURRENTLY THE NEWS
ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF OPERATING
OFFICER.
SHE WILL BECOME THE COMPANY'S 
YOUNGEST CHIEF EXEC.
>> ALL 430 UNDERGRADUATES WILL
BE HIRED TO TAKE A COURSE IN
ETHNIC STUDIES OR SOCIAL
JUSTICE.
THAT WILL TAKE EFFECT IN 2023.
>>> AND REPUBLICAN SENATOR JOHN 
CORNYN ASKING FOR UNANIMOUS 
CONSENT TO PASS THEIR BILL TO 
CELEBRATE THE EMANCIPATION OF 
SLAVES IN THE U.S.
>>> LAWMAKERS APPROVED
LEGISLATION TO REMOVE 
CONFEDERATE STATUES FROM THE
U.S. CAPITOL
IT WILL ALSO FORCE STATE TO 
REPLACE SUCH STATUES IN THE 
NATIONAL STATUARY HALL
COLLECTION
THE BILL PASSED.
72 REPUBLICANS VOTED IN FAVOR.
>>> HI, EVERYONE
WHO NEEDS A BREAK FROM THE HEAT?
I CAN'T GIVE IT TO EVERYONE IF
YOU'RE IN THE OHIO VALLEY, THE
GREAT LAKES, BACK IN THE 80s
NORTHEAST TO THE CAROLINAS, 
STILL SEEING FEEL LIKE
TEMPERATURES 102 AND 105 THIS 
AFTERNOON.
A COLD FRONT BY TOMORROW
AFTERNOON.
AND THEN THE HEAT CONTINUES TO
BUILD AS W
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES ON 
TOP OF BEING CHARGED IN THE 
MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD, FORMER
MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER IS 
FACING NEW CHARGES
OFFICIALS SAY HE AND HIS
ESTRANGED WIFE HAVE BEEN CHARGED
WITH FELONY ACCOUNTS OF TAX 
EVASION.
THE COUPLE ALSO ALLEGEDLY 
UNDERREPORTED AND UNDERPAID 
TAXES AND FAILED TO PAY SALES 
TAX ON A VEHICLE
AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE 
COUPLE'S TAXES STARTED IN JUNE
ACCORDING TO A CRIMINAL 
COMPLAINT, KELLY TOLD 
INVESTIGATORS THAT SHE HAD NOT
FILED INCOME TAX RETURNS BECAUSE
IT GOT AWAY FROM HER
>>> TESLA'S CEO ELON MUSK 
ANNOUNCED THE COMPANY WILL SET
UP A SECOND ASSEMBLY PLANT IN 
AUSTIN, TEXAS, AFTER A BIDDING
WAR.
THE FACTORY WILL BE USED TO 
BUILD THE COMPANY'S TRUCK AND 
MODEL 3 AND MODEL Y.
IT WILL INVEST $1 BILLION INTO
THE FACTORY AND HOPES TO HIRE 
5,000 WORKERS.
SHARES OF TESLA CONTINUE TO SOAR
TO RECORD HIGHS.
>>> NOW TO ONE WOMAN'S ALL-OUT
EFFORT TO DO HER PART IN THE
BATTLE OF CORONAVIRUS BY SOMEONE
WHO TRULY KNOWS WHAT IT MEANS TO
JOIN THE FIGHT
>> Reporter: AT 17 YEARS OLD, 
MAE CRIER HELPED BUILD WAR
PLANES TO SAVE AMERICAN LIVES.
TODAY HER HANDS STILL WORK AT 
FACTORY SPEED FOR THE VERY SAME 
REASON
>> HOW DID YOU GET THE IDEA TO
DO THIS?
>> OH, WELL, YOU KNOW, IT WAS 
FUNNY, I GAVE UP MY RIVET GUN 
FOR A SEWING MACHINE
>> SHE'S MAKING MASKS FOR THE 
MASSES FOR ABOUT EIGHT HOURS
EACH DAY
ONCE HERSELF A ROSY THE RIVETER.
>> THAT LITTLE PIECE OF RED AND 
WHITE POLKA DOTS STANDS FOR 
SOMETHING.
IT'S A SYMBOL FOR WHAT THE
AMERICAN WOMEN DID
>> SHE MADE A FEW AT FIRST FOR
FAMILY AND FRIENDS
NOW 1,000 PENDING ORDERS
STRANGERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
SALUTING WOMEN'S SERVICE WHILE
FIGHTING AMERICA'S NEW WAR
AGAINST A VIRUS.
CRIER FINDS TIME TO MOW HER OWN 
GRASS.
>> I'M HOPING MY LITTLE MASKS 
WILL SAVE ONE LIFE AT LEAST BUT 
MORE THAN THAT HOPEFULLY
>> INSPIRED ONCE TO SERVE HER 
COUNTRY AND NOW TO PROTECT IT.
>> THE POWER RIGHT THERE
>> I MEAN, SHE IS AS ICONIC IN
AMERICA AS UNCLE SAM
WOW.
AMAZING.
>>> AUSTRALIA'S QUAN TAS
AIRLINES HAS SAID GOOD-BYE TO 
ITS LAST BOEING 747 JUMBO JET.
THE PILOT DREW THE AIRLINES 
FLYING LOGO RIGHT INTO THE SKY
IT WILL REQUIRE IN THE DESERT.
IT WAS ONE OF THE ONLY AIRLINES 
IN THE WORLD TOE HAVE ALL 737 
FLEET.
>> A
>>> AS CALIFORNIA OVERTAKES NEW 
YORK FOR MOST CASES OF
CORONAVIRUS, THE WHITE HOUSE AND
SENATE GOP REACH A TENTATIVE $1 
TRILLION RELIEF BILL. 
>> THIS MORNING, A GROWING COLD 
WAR AS THE U.S. ORDERS THE
CLOSURE OF CHINA'S CONSULATE
CALLING IT A HOT SPOT FOR 
SPYING. 
>> THE GULF STATE DIRECTLY IN 
ITS PATH. 
>> AND OPENING DAY HAS FINALLY
ARRIVED.
FANS FROM COAST TO COAST ARE
REJOICING AS THEY COUNT THE 
MINUTES TO THOSE TWO PRECIOUS 
WORDS, PLAY BALL
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GLAD YOU'RE WITH US
I'M FRANCES RIVERA. 
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
IN DOZENS OF STAFTS, THE
CORONAVIRUS CRISIS IS GROWING 
MORE CONCERNING BY THE DAY
CALIFORNIA NOW HAS THE
DISTINCTION OF THE MOST 
CONFIRMED CASES AFTER SURPASSING
NEW YORK
AND FLORA IS, QUICKLY, GETTING
CLOSER TO THE 400,000 MARK. 
>> TWO CAFETERIAS HAVE BEEN 
CLOSED AT THE WHITE HOUSE 
COMPLEX AFTER A WORKER TEXTSTED
POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS
IT'S ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE 
WEST WING AND HOUSES THE VICE 
PRESIDENT'S OFFICE AND OFFICES
FOR MANY OF THE SENIOR STAFF
MEMBERS.
THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THE MEDICAL
UNIT, ALREADY, DID CONTACT
TRACING.
AND THERE IS NO REASON FOR
ALARM.
>> THE LIST OF MAJOR RETAILERS
THAT REQUIRE SHOPPERS TO WEAR A 
FACE MASK DURING THE COVID-19 
PANDEMIC CONTINUES TO GROW
RETAIL GIANTS BEST BUY, COSTCO, 
CVS, HOME DEPOT, KOHL'S, AND
WALMART, ALREADY HAVE A FACE
MASK POLICY.
BUT STARTING JULY 27th, GROCERY 
CHAIN WIN DIXIE AND ALDI
AND TARGET. 
>> AND HOPE ON THE HORIZON FOR
MORE CORONAVIRUS RELIEF.
SENATE REPUBLICANS HAVE REACHED 
A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE
WHITE HOUSE ON A $1 TRILLION
PACKAGE.
THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES MONEY FOR 
TESTING, SCHOOLS, AND MORE
STIMULUS CHECKS.
IT WOULD SERVE AS A STARTING
POINT FOR NEGOTIATIONS WITH 
DEMOCRATS.
THE DEAL COMES AS CASES CONTINUE
TO SURGE IN DOZENS OF STATES
NBC'S MIGUEL ALMAGUER HAS MORE
>> Reporter: AS HOSPITALS AND 
HOTSPOTS FACE A CRUSHING WAVE OF
COVID PATIENTS, THE NATION'S
DEATH TOLL HITTING A STAGGERING 
NEW HIGH FOR JULY.
MORE THAN A THOUSAND DEATHS 
REPORTED IN 24 HOURS. 
>> THESE DEATHS ARE PREMATURE,
PREVENTABLE DEATHS. 
>> WITH 40 STATES RESPONDING TO 
AN INCREASE IN INFECTIONS,
CALIFORNIA SURPASSING NEW YORK
FOR THE NATION'S MOST CASES.
THOUGH, FEWER WERE TESTED AND 
THE DEATH TOLL IS MORE THAN FOUR
TIMES HIGHER IN NEW YORK
THE SOBERING MILESTONE OUT WEST 
PLAGUES A REGION THAT LED THE 
COUNTRY IN STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS, 
BUT IS NOW BEING CRIPPLED BY
COVID.
>> HERE, IN LOS ANGELES, AMID 
LONG LINES FOR TESTING, 
OFFICIALS ARE STRUGGLING TO 
CONDUCT CONTACT TRACING FOR 
THOSE WHO TEST POSITIVE.
PERHAPS, FUELING THE SPREAD OF
THE VIRUS.
>> THE NEWS IS, ALSO, GRIM ALONG
THE ARIZONA BORDER
IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, A J
JAW-DROPPING 55% OF THOSE TESTED
HAVE THE VIRUS. 
>> IT'S A VERY SERIOUS
SITUATION.
>> Reporter: TO SLOW THE SPREAD 
NATIONWIDE, RETAIL GIANTS HOME
DEPOT AND KROGER BEGAN REQUIRING
MASKS INSIDE ALL LOCATIONS
JOINING STATES, LIKE OHIO,
MINNESOTA, INDIANA AND CITIES 
LIKE WASHINGTON, D.C. AND 
BALTIMORE, WHICH ARE ALSO 
EXPANDING THEIR OWN POLICIES
AMID A CRUSH OF COVID CASES AND 
A WARNING THE VIRUS WILL LINGER.
>> I DON'T REALLY SEE US
ERADICATING IT
BUT I THINK WE WILL BRING IT
DOWN TO SUCH A LOW LEVEL, THAT
WE WILL NOT BE IN THE POSITION
WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW. 
>> AT NIAGARA FALLS, IMAGES OF
AMERICAN TOUR BOATS, TIGHTLY
PACKED
AND CANADIAN VESSELS WITH PLENTY
OF ROOM.
AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TWO COUNTRIES 
ARE ADDRESSING THE VIRUS
NEW YORK'S TRI-STATE AREA NOW 
WARNING VISITORS FROM 31 STATES 
THEY MUST QUARANTINE IF THEY
ENTER THE REGION
LARRY KELLY SPENT 51 DAYS ON A
VENTILATOR
FINALLY CLEARED TO GO HOME. 
>> SAVED MY LIFE
SHE WOULDN'T LET THEM PULL THE
PLUG. 
>> BUT NOT ALL FAMILIES ARE SO
LUCKY.
KARI CROSSWHITE LOST HIS FIGHT
AGAINST COVID, SURROUNDED BY HIS
WIFE AND CHILDREN, THERE TO SAY 
GOOD-BYE. 
>> SO WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TELL HIM HOW MUCH
WE LOVE HIM.
>> THE LIVES BEHIND THE NUMBERS,
AS THE DEATH TOLL AND THE 
HEARTBREAK MOUNTS.
MIGUEL ALMAGUER, NBC NEWS, LOS
ANGELES.
>>> TENSIONS REACH A TIPPING
POINT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES 
AND CHINA, AFTER THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION ORDERED THE
CLOSING OF THE CHINESE CONSULATE
IN HOUSTON
YOU CAN SEE IN THIS VIDEO,
CONSULATE EMPLOYEES POSSIBLY
BURNING DOCUMENTS AFTER THE 
ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE.
THE CLOSURE COMES AFTER U.S.
PROSECUTORS CHARGED TWO HACKERS 
WITH ALLEGEDLY TRYING TO STEAL
COVID RESEARCH
JOINING US NOW, FROM BEIJING, IS
JANIS MACKEY FRAYER.
JANIS, GOOD MORNING.
SO HOW IS BEIJING RESPONDING TO 
ALL OF THIS?
>> PHILLIP, GOOD MORNING
WELL, BEIJING IS FULLY EXPECTED 
TO HIT BACK AT THE UNITED 
STATES, AFTER THE U.S. TOLD 
CHINESE DIPLOMATS IN HOUSTON
THAT THEY HAVE UNTIL FRIDAY TO
CLEAR OUT OF THE KOCONSULATE 
GENERAL THERE.
THE EXPECTATION IS THAT BEIJING 
WILL CLOSE A U.S. CONSULATE,
HERE, ON THE MAINLAND.
PERHAPS, IN WUHAN.
BUT THERE IS ALSO A LOT OF
SPECULATION AROUND THE U.S. 
MISSION IN HONG KONG
THAT, PERHAPS, IT MIGHT NOT BE
CLOSED DOWN, ENTIRELY.
BUT THAT THE U.S. WILL BE 
ORDERED TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF 
STAFF THAT IT HAS THERE.
THE TWO SIDES HAVE BEEN 
COMBATIVE ON NEARLY EVERY FRONT,
PRETTY MUCH FROM THE OUTSET OF
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
BUT THE RELATIONSHIP HAS
INTENSIFIED DURING THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
TO THE POINT WHERE PEOPLE ARE 
TALKING OF A NEW COLD WAR.
AND SOME ANALYSTS HERE ARE EVEN 
SPECULATING ON A POSSIBLE 
BREAKING OFF OF DIPLOMATIC
RELATIONS.
THE U.S. IS ACCUSING CHINA OF 
EVERYTHING, FROM STEALING 
SECRETS TO UNFAIR TRADE.
THE FBI IS INVESTIGATING CHINESE
RESEARCHERS AT AMERICAN 
INSTITUTIONS, ALLEGED CHINESE 
HACKERS.
AND ALSO, POINTING TO THIS
CONSULATE IN HOUSTON TO 
SOMETHING, THEY CALL, A HUB FOR 
INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS.
SECRETARY THE STATE MIKE POMPEO 
SAYS THAT THE CHINESE COMMUNIST 
PARTY IS GOING TO LEARN HOW TO
BEHAVE
BUT THAT'S NOT GOING OVER WELL
HERE
THE TOPIC IS LIGHTING UP CHINESE
SOCIAL MEDIA WITH NEARLY 1
BILLION HITS ON ITEMS RELATED TO
U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS IN THE PAST
24 HOURS ALONE
PHILLIP.
>> WHEN TWO WORLD POWERS DON'T
GET ALONG, IT HAS A RIPPLE
EFFECTS ACROSS THE WORLD
JANIS, THANK YOU. 
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS DOUBLING
DOWN ON HIS PLAN TO SEND FEDERAL
OFFICERS INTO SOME OF AMERICA'S 
BIGGEST CITIES
DEALING WITH A SPIKE IN VIOLENT 
CRIME RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S DESPITE LEADERS IN THOSE 
CITIES SAYING THE TROOPS AREN'T 
WELCOME.
CONCERNED THEIR PRESENCE COULD
ESCALATE PROBLEMS.
JAY GRAY HAS THE LATEST.
>> Reporter: FEDERAL AGENTS IN
CAMOUFLAGE, ENGAGING WITH AND 
ARRESTING PROTESTORS IN 
PORTLAND
WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP PROMISING
TO MOVE MORE OFFICERS INTO
CITIES DEALING WITH A SPIKE IN
VIOLENT CRIME.
>> THIS BLOODSHED MUST END
THIS BLOODSHED WILL END.
TODAY, I'M ANNOUNCING A SURGE OF
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT INTO
AMERICAN COMMUNITIES PLAGUED BY 
VIOLENT CRIME.
>> THE INITIATIVE IS CALLED 
OPERATION LEGEND NAMED IN HONOR 
OF 4-YEAR-OLD SHOOTING VICTIM 
LeGEND TALIFERRO
AGENTS WILL HEAD TO CHICAGO 
NEXT, AFTER THE LATEST ATTACK 
THERE, AN OVERNIGHT DRIVE-BY
SHOOTING THAT LEFT 15 INJURED.
>> OUR GOAL IS TO HELP SAVE 
LIVES.
THE PRINCIPAL DANGER TO THE 
LIVES OF OUR INTERCITY
COMMUNITIES IS VIOLENT CRIME. 
>> THE ANNOUNCEMENT COMES AMID
BACKLASH FROM OFFICIALS IN
OREGON AFTER FEDERAL TROOPS 
MOVED IN ON PROTESTS IN 
PORTLAND. 
>> THIS IS A DEMOCRACY, NOT A 
DICTATORSHIP
WE CANNOT HAVE SECRET POLICE
ABDUCTING PEOPLE INTO AND 
PUTTING THEM IN UNMARKED
VEHICLES. 
>> THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, QUICK
TO POINT OUT FEDERAL OFFICERS 
WILL BE WORKING HAND IN GLOVE,
ALONGSIDE LOCAL OFFICIALS AND 
POLICE
AND THAT THE INITIATIVE SHOULD
NOT BE COMPARED TO THE SITUATION
IN PORTLAND.
>> AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE
TO CONFRONT MOB VIOLENCE
BUT THE OPERATIONS WE'RE
DISCUSSING TODAY ARE VERY 
DIFFERENT.
>> THE FEDS TARGETING THREE 
CITIES, INITIALLY.
KANSAS CITY, CHICAGO, AND 
ALBUQUERQUE.
SAYING THEY WILL ADD OTHER AREAS
TO THAT LIST IN THE COMING WEEK.
JAY GRAY, NBC NEWS, WASHINGTON
>> ONE OF THE OFFICERS CHARGED
IN THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD IS 
FACING NEW LEGAL TROUBLES.
OFFICIALS SAY FORMER MINNEAPOLIS
POLICE OFFICER DEREK CHAUVIN AND
HIS ESTRANGED WIFE HAVE BEEN
CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE FELONY
COUNTS OF TAX EVASION.
THE CHAUVINS ARE ACCUSED OF 
FAILING TO FILE INCOME TAX
RETURNS AND FAILING TO PAY STATE
INCOME TAXES
OFFICIALS SAY THE COUPLE, ALSO, 
UNDERREPORTED AND UNDERPAID 
TAXES AND FAILED TO PAY SALES 
TAX ON A VEHICLE
AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE 
COUPLE'S TAXES STARTED IN JUNE
ACCORDING TO A CRIMINAL 
COMPLAINT, KELLY CHAUVIN SAID 
SHE HADN'T FILED INCOME TAX 
RETURNS BECAUSE IT, QUOTE, GOT
AWAY FROM HER.
>> TO REMOVE CONFEDERATE STATUES
FROM THE U.S. CAPITOL.
THE BILL REQUIRES THE REMOVAL OF
STATUES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO
SERVED THE CONFEDERATE STATES 
DURING THE CIVIL WAR
IT WILL ALSO FORCE STATES TO
REPLACE SUCH STATUES IN THE 
NATI
NATIONAL STATUARY COLLECTION
72 REPUBLICANS VOTED IN FAVOR.
THE LEGISLATION WILL NOW HEAD TO
THE SENATE WHO WILL ALSO HAVE TO
PASS IT FOR IT TO TAKE EFFECT.
>> BATTER UP, BASEBALL FANS.
HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW 
GOING INTO MAJOR LEAGUE 
BASEBALL'S OPENING DAY
THE SEASON STARTS WITH THE
DEFENDING CHAMPION, WASHINGTON
NATIONALS, HOSTING THE NEW YORK 
YANKEES.
DR. ANTHONY FAUCI WILL BE 
THROWING OUT THE FIRST PITCH
THERE.
THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE
DODGERS AND GIANTS RENEWING 
THEIR CLASSIC RIVALRY.
ON THE FIELD IN THAT LATE GAME, 
FORMER MVP MOOKIE BETTS.
AFTER THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA 
DENIED USE OF THE FIELD FOR 
PITTS
PITTSBURGH PIRATES. 
>> GUESS WHO IS GOING TO HAVE 
RED EYES TOMORROW?
YOU'RE GOING TO BE UP LATE
WATCHING THESE GAMES. 
>> I SURE WILL. 
>> LET'S CHECK IN WITH
METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB
YOU JUST MIGHT NOT EVEN GO TO 
BED.
>> EXACTLY
AND I HAVEN'T BEEN TO BED 
BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO TROPICAL
SYSTEMS THAT HAVE REALLY SPARKED
UP JUST IN THE LAST 12 HOURS
NOW, FIRST, WE HAVE GONZALO.
SITTING BETWEEN AFRICA
THERE IS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY 
WITH THE STORM SYSTEM, DUE TO 
THE TRACK RIGHT NOW.
WE EXPECT THIS TO BE THE FIRST
POTENTIAL HURRICANE OF THE 2020 
SEASON
BUT THEN, IT STARTS TO LOSE SOME
STEAM.
POSSIBILITY BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
THEN, WE WATCH THE GULF.
ANOTHER SYSTEM THAT'S NOW A 
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 8,
POTENTIALLY GOING INTO TEXAS
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR 
DAY AHEAD.
SO THE OHIO VALLEY, WE DO HAVE
UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN FOR 
PITTSBURGH ALL THE WAY TO THE 
NORTHEAST.
NEW ORLEANS TODAY, HIGH OF 89.
AND STILL, WE HAVE STORMS 
SPARKING UP FOR THE NORTHEAST.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT COMING UP.
>> A LOT TO WATCH.
THANK YOU, JANESSA. 
>> IT WAS A CLOSE CALL FOR A
LITTLE BOY IN FLORIDA.
HE WAS SWIMMING ON A BOOGIE 
BOARD LAST WEEK WHEN A SHARK
STARTED CLOSING IN ON HIM.
FORTUNATELY FOR HIM, THOUGH,
THERE WAS AN OFF-DUTY POLICE
OFFICER THAT WAS NEARBY.
>> HEY, BUDDY.
HEY.
>> THERE HE IS
GOT HIM?
>> YOU SEE THERE, THE OFFICER 
PULLING THE BOY OUT, WITH THE 
SHARK JUST FEET AWAY
NO WORD ON WHAT TYPE OF SHARK IT
WAS.
BUT HONESTLY, WHO CARES?
>>> CAN YOU IMAGINE STANDING UP 
WHEN YOU WERE PRESIDENT SAYING
IT'S NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY
I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY
I MEAN, LITERALLY.
>> THOSE WORDS DIDN'T COME OUT
OF OUR MOUTHS WHEN WE WERE IN 
OFFICE. 
>> I DON'T UNDERSTAND HIS 
INABILITY TO GET A SENSE OF WHAT
PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH
HE JUST CAN'T -- CAN'T RELATE,
IN ANY WAY
>> JOE BIDEN IS BRINGING OUT THE
BIG GUNS IN THE RACE FOR 2020.
RELEASING A CAMPAIGN VIDEO WITH 
FORMER PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA.
THE PRESUMPTIVE DEMOCRATIC
NOMINEE TEAMED UP WITH HIS OLD
BOSS TO TAKE AIM AT PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE
WE SHOULD NOTE, MR. TRUMP DID 
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE 
PANDEMIC IN A FOX NEWS INTERVIEW
ON SUNDAY.
THE CLIP COMES ON THE HEELS OF A
NEW QUINNIPIAC POLL SHOWING 
TEXAS IN PLAY WITH CANDIDATES IN
A VIRTUAL DEAD HEAT.
>> HULU HAS ANNOUNCED THEY ARE
DEVELOPING AN ALTERNATE HISTORY 
SERIES ABOUT FORMER FIRST LADY
HILLARY CLINTON.
IT'S BASED ON THE BOOK RODHAM,
TITLED AFTER HILLARY'S MAIDEN 
NAME
THE STORY TAKES PLACE IN A WORLD
WHERE HILLARY BECOMES PRESIDENT 
OF THE UNITED STATES, BUT NEVER 
MARRIED BILL CLINTON
AN AMBITIOUS YOUNG WOMAN
DEVELOPING HER MIND.
>> THE WHAT IFS COULD GO IN ANY 
DIRECTION.
>> ON AND ON, RIGHT?
>> LEGENDARY CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER
CHARLES EVERS HAS DIED
HE WAS THE OLDER BROTHER OF 
SLAIN CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST 
MEDGAR EVERS
CHARLES LED THE MISSISSIPPI 
NAACP AFTER HIS BROTHER WAS 
KILLED AND, IN 1969, BECAME THE 
STATE'S FIRST BLACK MAYOR IN THE
STATE'S RECONSTRUCTION ERA
MISSISSIPPI CORONER SAYS EVERS
DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES
PRESIDENT TRUMP, WHO EVERS
ENDORSED IN THE 2016 ELECTION,
TWEETED A PHOTO OF THEM AT THE
WHITE HOUSE.
SAYING HE IS DEEPLY SADDENED BY 
THE LOSS OF A FRIEND
CHARLES EVERS WAS 97 YEARS OLD. 
>> CIVIL RIGHTS ICON CT VIVIAN
WILL BE LAID TO REST TODAY IN 
GEORGIA.
A HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE CARRIED
HIS CASKET THROUGH THE STREETS
OF ATLANTA, STOPPING AT THE TOMB
OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR
VIVIAN, WHO WORKED CLOSELY WITH 
DR. KING
HE WAS AWARDED THE MEDAL OF 
FREEDOM BY PRESIDENT OBAMA
VIVIAN PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF
95
THE VERY SAME DAY HI
>>> TAKE A LOOK AT THIS 
TERRIFYING VIDEO OF TWO CHILDREN
DROPPING MORE THAN THREE STORIES
TO ESCAPE AN APARTMENT FIRE IN
FRANCE
IT HAPPENED IN THE CITY WHERE 
TWO BROTHERS, AGE 3 AND 10, CAN 
BE SEEN DANGLING FROM A WINDOW
ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND BLACK
SMOKE.
BEFORE THEY LET GO A WHOLE
33 FEET INTO THE ARMS OF RESCUE 
CREWS WHO WERE BENEATH
IT WAS A HEROIC RESCUE AND
THANKFULLY, BOTH CHILDREN WERE
UNHARMED AFTER THAT FALL. 
>> WHAT A TERRIFYING INCIDENT 
FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED
NOW, TO THE TOLL THE COVID-19 
PANDEMIC IS TAKING ON CHILDREN
AND YOUNG ADULTS
WHILE STUDIES SUGGEST KIDS ARE
LESS LIKELY TO GET INFECTED, THE
MAJOR LIFE CHANGES COULD BE 
HAVING IMPACT ON THEIR OVERALL
MENTAL HEALTH.
NBC'S SARAH DALLOF HAS MORE.
>> SEPARATION FROM FRIENDS AND
FOR MANY, NO IN-PERSON SCHOOL 
COME FALL.
THE PANDEMIC IS WEIGHING ON THE 
MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND 
TEENS.
>> ABOUT ONE IN SIX CHILDREN IN 
AMERICA HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH
DISORDER
AND IN THE CONTEXT OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, WE EXPECT 
THIS TO INCREASE. 
>> ACROSS THE BOARD, HEALTH 
EXPERTS ARE SEEING MORE SYMPTOMS
OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION.
IN YOUNGER KIDS, THAT MAY 
MANIFEST AS TANTRUMS OR BEHAVIOR
AGGRESSION
OLDER CHILDREN MAY BE MORE
AGITATED, ANGRY, OR WITHDRAWN.
HAVING A TRUSTED ADULT TO WALK
KIDS THROUGH THOSE MOEMOTIONS I 
KEY.
>> I NAME THE FEELING FOR THEM
I SEE THAT YOU'RE ANGRY THAT YOU
CAN'T HANG OUT WITH YOUR FRIENDS
RIGHT NOW.
OR YOU'RE REALLY WORRIED THAT 
SOMETHING BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN
TO MOM WHEN I GO TO WORK
SO HELP THEM IDENTIFY THOSE 
FEELINGS
AND THEN, HELP THEM WITH WAYS TO
WORK THROUGH THAT AND BUILD 
RESILIENCE. 
>> WHILE MOST KIDS WILL REMEMBER
THE PANDEMIC, LIKE HOW THEIR
GRANDPARENTS AND GREAT
GRANDPARENTS RECALL THE 
DEPRESSION
A SURVEY OF 2,000 YOUNG PEOPLE
WITH MENTAL HEALTH HISTORIES IN 
THE UK FOUND 51% REPORTED 
CORONAVIRUS HAS MADE THEIR
MENTAL HEALTH A BIT WORSE.
32% SAY IT'S MADE IT MUCH WORSE.
>> WE KNOW THOSE CHILDREN ARE AT
HIGHER RISK FOR DEVELOPING
PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT FROM THE 
PANDEMIC. 
>> ROUTINES AND STRUCTURE CAN 
HELP
SO CAN TIME OUTDOORS OR TIME
WITH FAMILY OR CHATTING WITH
FRIENDS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
WATCH FOR CHANGES IN APPETITE 
AND SLEEPING HABITS, AS WELL AS 
PERSONALITIES.
BIG SHIFTS ARE SIGNS
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
STILL SOME FEISTY STORMS THAT 
GOING TO BE IMPACTING THE 
NORTHEAST.
NEW YORK CITY, BOSTON THIS
AFTERNOON.
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE TH
>>> AS COVID-19 INFECTIONS SURGE
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THE SHAPE OF
THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR REMAINS 
UNCERTAIN FOR MANY
ACCORDING TO A NEW POLL FROM THE
ASSOCIATED PRESS, JUST ONE IN 
TEN AMERICANS THINK DAYCARE 
CENTERS, PRE-K, AND K THROUGH 12
SCHOOLS SHOULD OPEN THIS FALL,
WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS
NBC'S BLAYNE ALEXANDER HAS THE
STORY ON ONE DISTRICT IN
TENNESSEE WHERE CLASSES HAVE
JUST BEGUN
GOOD MORNING, BLAYNE. 
>> PHILLIP, GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
IT'S THE SECOND DAY OF SCHOOL 
HERE IN ALCOA, TENNESSEE
BUT FOR MANY STUDENTS, IT'S 
THEIR FIRST DAY.
THAT'S BECAUSE THEY ARE DOING 
STAGGERED ATTENDANCE
ATTENDING ONLY ONE DAY OUT OF 
THE WEEK
IT'S NOT THE WELCOME BACK THESE 
STUDENTS ARE USED TO
TEMPERATURE CHECKS, MASKED
FACES, AND DESKS AT A DISTANCE
GREETING STUDENTS AT ALCOA CITY 
SCHOOLS.
THE DISTRICT IN TENNESSEE AMONG 
THE FIRST IN THE COUNTRY TO 
RETURN TO IN-PERSON LEARNING
WITH STAGGERED ATTENDANCE.
>> SO IF I HAVE A CLASS OF 20 
KIDS, FIVE WILL COME EVERY DAY
AND SO, IT WILL TAKE THE WHOLE
WEEK BEFORE I SEE MY WHOLE
CLASS.
>> TENNESSEE HAS SEEN MORE THAN 
80,000 COVID CASES BUT FEWER
THAN 300 ACTIVE CASES IN THE
CITY OF ALCOA.
>> DID YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS
WITH COMING BACK
>> OH, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
THAT'S WHY SO MANY DISCUSSIONS
AND SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, AND 
CONVERSATIONS AND WHAT-IF 
QUESTIONS BECAUSE WE WANT TO DO 
WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS AND
FOR OUR CHILDREN
>> Reporter: ACROSS THE COUNTRY 
WITH THE FIRST DAY FAST 
APPROACHING, MANY STUDENTS AND
TEACHERS ARE STILL IN LIMBO 
ABOUT HOW AND WHEN SCHOOL WILL
START.
IN KANSAS, THE STATE SCHOOL 
BOARD REJECTED THE GOVERNOR'S
REQUEST TO DELAY THE START OF 
SCHOOL UNTIL AFTER LABOR DAY
ROBERT REDFIELD SAYS HE BELIEVES
SCHOOLS ARE SAFE ENOUGH TO SEND 
HIS OWN CHILDREN. 
>> I'M 100% THEY CAN GET BACK TO
SCHOOL. 
>> WITH MANY DISTRICTS RAISING
CONCERNS ABOUT HOW TO PAY FOR 
THE NECESSARY CHANGES, THE NAACP
FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST 
EDUCATION SECRETARY BETSY DeVOS 
CLAIMING A NEW RULE WOULD DIVERT
MONEY FROM LOWER-INCOME SCHOOLS 
TO WEALTHY, PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
>> TO TAKE MONEY AWAY FROM
DISTRICTS, AND GIVE TO FAMILIES 
WHO HAVE THE MEANS TO PROVIDE 
VIRTUAL OR SOCIALLY-DISTANT 
EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES IN THE
PRIVATE SCHOOL SETTING IS 
UNCONSCIONABLE. 
>> SLAMS THE LAWSUIT AS 
POLITICAL WRITING THIS
ADMINISTRATION IS COMMITTED TO
SUPPORTING ALL STUDENTS GET BACK
TO LEARNING, INCLUDING STUDENTS 
OF COLOR
BACK IN TENNESSEE.
>> HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT 
MASK
>> NOT THAT GOOD
BECAUSE IT JUST MAKES ME REALLY 
HOT.
>> STOPPING THE SPREAD IS NOW 
LESSON NUMBER ONE.
>> AND WE'RE TEACHING THE KIDS
LIFE SKILLS THEY CAN USE BECAUSE
THIS MAY NOT GO AWAY ANYTIME
SOON
>> AND THIS CURRENT PLAN IS IN
PLACE THROUGH LABOR DAY.
THAT'S WHEN THEY WILL 
RE-EVALUATE TO DETERMINE WHAT,
IF ANYTHING, NEEDS TO CH
>>> BREAKING OVERNIGHT
THE WHITE HOUSE AND SENATE GOP
REACH A NEW $1 TRILLION 
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILL.
THIS, AS THE U.S. SEES THE
HIGHEST COVID DEATHS IN A SINGLE
DAY, IN WEEKS.
>>> THE MASSIVE $2 BILLION
VACCINE DEAL
HOW MANY DOSES THEY'RE AIMING TO
DELIVER AND WHEN
>>> BASEBALL IS BACK
TODAY IS OPENING DAY IN THE 
MAJOR LEAGUES, AS TEAMS GEAR UP 
FOR AN INTENSE, SHORTENED 
SEASON
WE'VE GOT A PREVIEW.
>>> AND WE'LL REMEMBER THE MAN
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
CALLED THE GREATEST PREACHER TO 
EVER LIVE.
CIVIL RIGHTS ICON, CT VIVIAN
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
GLAD YOU'RE WITH US, I'M FRANCES
RIVERA. 
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, STATES ARE
REACHING TROUBLING BENCHMARKS IN
THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
CALIFORNIA HAS JUST SURPASSED 
NEW YORK, AS THE STATE WITH THE 
MOST CONFIRMED INFECTIONS.
40 STATES ARE NOW REPORTING 
INCREASES IN CASES
>>> TWO CAFETERIAS HAVE BEEN
CLOSED AT THE WHITE HOUSE 
COMPLEX AFTER A WORKER TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS
ONE IS AT THE EISENHOWER
EXECUTIVE OFFICE BUILDING ACROSS
THE STREET FROM THE WEST WING 
AND HOUSES THE VICE PRESIDENT'S 
OFFICE, AND THE OFFICES FOR MANY
OF THE SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS.
THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THE MEDICAL
UNIT ALREADY DID CONTACT
TRACING, AND THERE IS NO REASON 
FOR ALARM.
>> THE CDC HAS UPDATED ITS
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PEOPLE WHO
HAVE TESTED POSITIVE
THE AGENCY SAYS MOST PEOPLE CAN 
STOP SELF-ISOLATION AFTER TEN 
DAYS AND AT LEAST 24 HOURS AFTER
THEIR FEVER HAS BROKEN
THE PREVIOUS GUIDANCE 
RECOMMENDED ISOLATION UNTIL TWO 
TESTS CAME BACK NEGATIVE. 
>> THE CDC, ALSO, RECOMMENDS
FACE COVERINGS AND THAT'S 
LEADING TO MORE AND MORE
CONFRONTATIONS, LIKE THIS ONE,
IN UTICA, MICHIGAN
THE MAN STARTED THROWING PUNCHES
AT A RESTAURANT, AFTER HE WAS 
ASKED TO WEAR A MASK. 
>> THE MANAGER HEARS THE
COMMOTION.
COMES UP FRONT TO REMOVE THE
GENTLEMAN.
WANTED HIM TO JUST LEAVE
AND THAT'S WHEN THE MANAGER GOT 
HIT.
>> POLICE SAY A BARTENDER TRIED 
TO INTERVENE, AND THEY WERE HIT 
AS WELL.
NOW, POLICE ARE ASKING THE
PUBLIC FOR INFORMATION ABOUT
THAT SUSPECT
>> WE DO HAVE AN OPTIMISTIC 
REPORT FROM "THE NEW YORK 
TIMES.
HEALTH EXPERTS TELL "THE TIMES" 
IT'S VERY UNLIKELY THAT YOU 
COULD GET COVID MORE THAN ONCE
NOW, THERE ARE ANECDOTES ABOUT
PEOPLE TESTING POSITIVE AGAIN.
BUT THEY SAY THAT THOSE MAY BE
CASES OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM
DRAWN-OUT ILLNESS.
>> NEW HOPE ON THE HORIZON FOR
MORE CORONAVIRUS RELIEF.
SENATE REPUBLICANS HAVE REACHED 
A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE
WHITE HOUSE ON A $1 TRILLION AID
PACKAGE.
THE PROPOSAL ALSO INCLUDES
BILLIONS FOR TESTING, SCHOOLS,
AND MORE STIMULUS CHECKS
OUR CAPITOL HILL CORRESPONDENT
TRACIE POTTS HAS MORE AND,
TRACIE, THIS IS FAR FROM A DONE 
DEAL. 
>> RIGHT, FRANCES, IT'S FAR FROM
DONE BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW, THIS
MORNING, IF THEY HAVE REACHED 
ANY KIND OF AGREEMENT ON ONE OF 
THE BIG ISSUES HERE.
EXTENDING THOSE $600 A WEEK 
BONUS UNEMPLOYMENT CHECKS THAT
RUN OUT NEXT WEEK.
WE COULD BE LOOKING AT THE 18th 
STRAIGHT WEEK OF JOBLESS CLAIMS 
THAT ARE A MILLION PLUS WHEN
THOSE NUMBERS COME OUT THIS 
WEEK
REPUBLICANS ARGUE THAT BONUS IS 
TOO MUCH AND COULD ACTUALLY BE
AN INCENTIVE FOR PEOPLE NOT TO
WORK
>> THE AMERICAN JOB MARKET NEEDS
ANOTHER SHOT OF ADRENALINE
SENATE REPUBLICANS ARE LASER
FOCUSED ON GETTING AMERICAN 
WORKERS THEIR JOBS BACK.
OUR BILL TAKES SEVERAL SPECIFIC 
INCENTIVES TO HIRE AND RETAIN 
WORKERS, AND TURN THE DIALS ON
THOSE POLICIES. 
>> IT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
WEEK
AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS SO
DISORGANIZED, CHAOTIC, AND
UNPREPARED, THAT THEY CAN BARELY
COBBLE TOGETHER A PARTISAN BILL,
IN THEIR OWN CONFERENCE.
>> SO, UNEMPLOYMENT, STILL UP IN
THE AIR WITH DAYS TO GO BEFORE
IT RUNS OUT.
BUT WE DO KNOW THAT THIS
AGREEMENT, SORT OF AN OUTLINE 
THAT REPUBLICANS AND THE WHITE
HOUSE HAVE COME UP WITH,
INCLUDES $16 BILLION IN NEW 
MONEY FOR TESTING.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT PRESIDENT 
TRUMP HAD OPPOSED.
BUT HE SAID, IN AN INTERVIEW
LAST NIGHT, HE IS WILLING TO GO 
WITH THAT.
IT WOULD, ALSO, INCLUDE 70
BILLION FOR SCHOOLS.
HALF OF IT FOR ALL SCHOOLS AND
ANOTHER HALF FOR THOSE SCHOOLS
THAT CHOOSE TO REOPEN, IN 
PERSON
FRANCES.
>> WE'LL SEE WHEN IT HAPPENS
TRACIE, THANK YOU.
>> NOW, TO POTENTIAL GOOD NEWS
IN THE SEARCH FOR A SAFE AND
EFFECTIVE VACCINE.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS SIGNED A DEAL
WORTH NEARLY $2 BILLION WITH
DRUG GIANT PFIZER FOR A 
POTENTIAL VACCINE, EVEN BEFORE
IT'S BEEN APPROVED
NBC'S TOM COSTELLO HAS DETAILS
>> Reporter: IT'S THE BIGGEST 
DEAL YET IN THE GOVERNMENT'S
OPERATION WARP SPEED, TO RUSH A 
VACCINE TO THE HOMELAND.
A $2 BILLION AGREEMENT WITH 
PFIZER AND A SMALLER GERMAN 
COMPANY.
FOR MILLIONS OF VACCINE DOSES 
THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD THEN
PROVIDE, FREE OF CHARGE, TO THE 
PUBLIC. 
>> WE CAN ACQUIRE 100 MILLION 
DOSES OF THIS VACCINE, AS EARLY 
AS DECEMBER OF 2020.
>> PFIZER ACTUALLY HAS FOUR 
VACCINE CANDIDATES
EARLY TEST RESULTS SHOW THEY
PRODUCE ANTIBODIES THAT HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO NEUTRALIZE COVID.
SO FAR, NONE HAS RECEIVED FDA 
APPROVAL
BUT CRITICAL, PHASE THREE HUMAN 
TRIALS START WITHIN DAYS
>> WHAT ASSURANCES CAN YOU GIVE 
THE AMERICAN PUBLIC THAT $2 
BILLION IS GOING TO BE MONEY
WELL SPENT
>> I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE 100 
MILLION DOSES WOULD DEFINITELY
PROVE TO BE GREAT VALUE FOR 
MONEY, GIVEN THE ENORMOUS 
HEALTHCARE AND ECONOMIC COST
THAT THIS CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
HAS REAPED. 
>> EACH PERSON WOULD NEED TWO 
DOSES AND A BOOSTER SHOT
SCOTT IS AN IMMUNOLOGIST WHO
VOLUNTEERED FOR THE STUDY.
HE RECEIVED HIS SECOND DOSE AT
THE UNIVERSITY MARYLAND SCHOOL
OF MEDICINE.
HIS SIDE EFFECTS, SO FAR, A FEW 
ACHES SIMILAR TO A FLU SHOT.
>> I, HONESTLY, FEEL LUCKY
I -- TO BE -- FIRST OF ALL, TO
BE HEAD OF THE GAME, SO TO
SPEAK, TO RECEIVE A VACCINE THAT
MIGHT WORK
THIS EARLY, AFTER WE -- WE
LEARNED ABOUT THE DISEASE.
>> VACCINES ARE GETTING TESTED, 
REAL TIME, SAYS DR. ANTHONY 
FAUCI.
WITH 70,000 NEW CASES, EACH DAY.
>> THAT'S BAD NEWS FOR PUBLIC 
HEALTH
BUT THAT, CERTAINLY, FACILITATES
THE DEVELOPMENT AND EFFICACY OF 
A VACCINE.
>> PFIZER ISN'T ALONE.
THE GOVERNMENT ALSO SIGNED A
$1.6 BILLION DEAL WITH NOVAVAX
IT'S LOOKING MORE AND MORE
LIKELY, THIS MORNING, MORE
POSSIBLE THAT AMERICANS COULD 
RECEIVE A VACCINE SHOT BY EARLY 
NEXT YEAR.
PHILLIP.
>> TOM, THANK YOU.
>>> TENSIONS REACH A TIPPING
POINT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES 
AND CHINA.
AFTER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
ORDERED THE CLOSURE OF THE
CHINESE CONSULATE IN HOUSTON
YOU CAN SEE, IN THIS VIDEO, 
CONSULATE EMPLOYEES POSSIBLY
BURNING DOCUMENTS AFTER THE 
ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE.
THE CLOSURE COMES AFTER U.S.
PROSECUTORS CHARGED TWO HACKERS 
WITH, ALLEGEDLY, TRYING TO STEAL
COVID RESEARCH
JOINING US FROM BEIJING IS JANIS
MACKEY FRAYER.
AND, JANIS, HOW IS BEIJING
RESPONDING TO THIS
>> FRANCES, SECRETARY OF STATE
MIKE POMPEO HAS SAID THAT THE 
U.S. IS SETTING OUT CLEAR 
EXPECTATIONS FOR HOW CHINA'S
COMMUNIST PARTY IS GOING TO 
BEHAVE
THAT WAS HIS QUOTE
THE REACTION FROM BEIJING, OF 
COURSE, IS FURY.
WE'RE FULLY EXPECTING TO SEE
SOME SORT OF RETALIATION FROM 
CHINA, IN RESPONSE TO THAT MOVE 
BY THE U.S. TO TELL CHINESE 
DIPLOMATS IN HOUSTON THAT THEY
HAVE UNTIL FRIDAY TO CLEAR OUT
THE EXPECTATION IS THAT CHINA 
WILL CLOSE THE U.S. CONSULATE 
HERE
THERE IS SPECULATION ABOUT
WUHAN, PERHAPS CHUNGDU
BUT INCREASINGLY, THERE IS A LOT
OF ATTENTION BEING DRAWN TO THE 
U.S. CONSULATE IN HONG KONG.
THAT, PERHAPS, IT WON'T BE SHUT 
DOWN
BUT THAT THE U.S. WILL BE 
ORDERED TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF 
STAFF THEY HAVE THERE.
THIS IS ALL TAKING U.S.-CHINA 
RELATIONS TO A NEW LOW
THE RELATIONSHIP HAD ALREADY
BEEN COMBATIVE ON, PRETTY MUCH, 
EVERY FRONT, FROM TECHNOLOGY TO 
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
THE U.S. IS ACCUSING CHINA OF 
USING ITS HOUSTON CONSULATE AS A
HUB FOR INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS.
THE FBI SAYING IT'S, ALSO,
INVESTIGATING CHINESE 
RESEARCHERS AT AMERICAN 
INSTITUTIONS, ALLEGED CHINESE 
HACKERS.
AND THAT THERE IS THE 
EXPECTATION THAT THERE ARE
OTHER, WHAT THEY CALL, MALIGN 
EVENTS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON
SO WHAT WE ARE EXPECTING IS SOME
SORT OF RETALIATION FROM CHINA
IT'S NOT CLEAR IF IT'S GOING TO 
BE AS ABRUPT AS THE U.S.
DECISION
BUT CHINA HAS ALL BUT PROMISED
THAT SOMETHING IS COMING
FRANCES.
>> CERTAINLY, HIGH STAKES IN
THIS CONSEQUENTIAL BACK AND 
FORTH.
JANIS, THANK YOU
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS FACING 
NEW SCRUTINY WHEN IT COMES TO 
HIS PERSONAL BUSINESSES.
A FORMER STATE DEPARTMENT 
OFFICIAL WITH FIRSTHAND 
KNOWLEDGE TELLS NBC NEWS THAT 
THE PRESIDENT PRESSED AN
AMBASSADOR TO TRY AND GET THE 
BRITISH OPEN PLAYED AT HIS GOLF 
COURSE, IN SCOTLAND.
NBC'S SARAH HARMON JOINING US 
NOW FROM LONDON.
SARAH, GOOD MORNING.
SO WHAT ELSE DO WE KNOW ABOUT 
THESE CLAIMS
>> HI, PHILLIP
GOOD MORNING
WELL, WE'RE LEARNING THIS 
MORNING THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP, 
ALLEGEDLY, PRESSED HIS
AMBASSADOR TO THE UK, WOODY 
JOHNSON, TO TRY TO PRESSURE THE 
BRITISH TO HOLD THE PRESTIGIOUS 
BRITISH OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT AT 
THE TRUMP FAMILY GOLF COURSE IN 
SCOT
SCOTLAND
THIS IS CONFIRMED BY AN OFFICIAL
WHO WORKED IN THE AMBASSADOR'S
OFFICE AT THE TIME
FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, HE IS 
THE HEIR TO THE JOHNSON & 
JOHNSON.
AND HE WAS A TRUMP APPOINTEE TO 
THIS POSITION.
NOW, PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS DENIED 
SPEAKING TO AMBASSADOR JOHNSON
ABOUT THE TURN BERRY
TAKE A LISTEN.
>> NO, I NEVER SPOKE TO WOODY 
JOHNSON ABOUT THAT
TURN BERRY IS A HIGHLY RESPECTED
COURSE, AS YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE 
BEST IN THE WORLD.
>> NOW, THE TRUMP FAMILY OWNS 16
GO
GOLF COURSES AND THEY HAVE
REALLY STRUGGLED TO ATTRACT 
THESE HIGH-LEVEL TOURNAMENTS TO 
THEM
NONE OF THE NEXT FOUR BRITISH 
OPENS ARE SCHEDULED TO KNOW HELD
AT THE TURN BERRY COURSE
PHILLIP.
>> SARAH HARMON JOINING US FROM 
LONDON THIS MORNING.
SARAH, THANK YOU
>>> TROPICAL STORM GONZALO IS 
BREWING OUT THERE AND NBC 
METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB IS 
WATCHING CLOSELY
JANESSA, GOOD MORNING.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
AS FRANCES SAID, GONZALO
CONTINUES TO BREW AND WE DO HAVE
TWO ACTIVE STORM SYSTEMS WE'RE
CURRENTLY WATCHING
FIRST, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS
TRACK.
POTENTIALLY, THE FIRST HURRICANE
OF THE SEASON.
AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
WATCH IT DIMINISH POSSIBILITY BY
SUNDAY, INTO MONDAY, AS A 
TROPICAL STORM
BACK DOWN TO A TROPICAL 
DEPRESSION
STILL, A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH
THAT STORM SYSTEM.
ALSO, WATCHING TROPICAL 
DEPRESSION EIGHT
THIS IS A CONCERN BECAUSE IT'S
SITTING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.
POTENTIAL MOVEMENT OF THE STORM 
HEADED TO HOUSTON OR GULF COAST 
COMMUNITIES ACROSS NEW ORLEANS, 
ALL THE WAY TO THE FLORIDA
COAST.
SO YOU CAN SEE WINDS ARE GOING
TO BE DYING DOWN
IT DOES PICK UP SOME STEAM BY 
SATURDAY, INTO THE WEEKEND
BUT IT'S THE SAME WINDS BY
MONDAY, UP TO 25 MILES PER HOUR.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
>> A VERY UNSETTLED WEATHER 
PATTERN FOR THE NORTHEAST.
IT'S ALL DUE TO A COLD FRONT
THAT'S GOING TO SLICE THAT
HUMIDITY IN HALF
BUT STILL, VERY WARM AIR FOR THE
DEEP SOUTH AND TO THE SOUTHEAST,
CHARLOTTE, I SEE YOU AT 94
DEGREES.
STORMS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST.
TODAY, WE'RE EXPECTING THAT AS
WELL
WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT
COMING UP.
>> WE'LL WAIT TO HEAR.
THANK YOU.
>> TODAY'S GROUNDBREAKERS, "THE 
NEW YORK TIMES" COMPANY HAS 
NAMED MEREDITH KOPIT LEVIEN AS
THE NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
>> THE CALIFORNIA STATE 
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM ANNOUNCED ALL 
430,000 UNDERGRADUATES WILL BE
REQUIRED TO TAKE A COURSE IN
ETHNIC STUDIES OR SOCIAL
JUSTICE.
THE REQUIREMENT WILL TAKE 
EFFECT, STARTING IN 2023. 
>> AND A BIPARTISAN PUSH TO MAKE
JUNETEENTH A
THERE IS AN UPDATE INTO THE 
INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEADLY 
AMBUSH ON THE FAMILY OF A NEW 
JERSEY FEDERAL JUDGE
THE EVIDENCE LINKS SUSPECTED
GUN
GUNMAN DAN HOLLANDER
HOLLANDER WAS LATER FOUND DEAD
OF AN APPARENT SELF-INFLICTED 
GUNSHOT.
OFFICIALS BELIEVE THE SAME GUN
WAS USED IN BOTH KILLINGS.
>> FIRST, PORTLAND
NOW, CHICAGO
FEDERAL FORCES HAVE BEEN SENT TO
THE CITY, WHICH IS ON EDGE, 
AFTER A SURGE OF VIOLENCE.
IT COMES ON THE HEELS OF ANOTHER
HORRIFIC SHOOTING THERE.
THE SURGE HAS LED CHICAGO POLICE
TO MAKE AN IMPASSIONED PLEA TO
GANG MEMBERS
THIS AS THE PRESIDENT'S 
THREATENING TO SEND MORE FEDERAL
AGENTS TO CITIES ALL ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY.
HERE IS NBC'S GABE GUTIERREZ. 
>> THE DRIVE-BY SHOOTING OUTSIDE
A FUNERAL SENT BYSTANDERS 
SCRAMBLING ON CHICAGO'S SOUTH 
SIDE. 
>> WE THOUGHT IT WAS A WAR OUT
HERE. 
>> AT LEAST 15 PEOPLE WOUNDED.
SEVERAL OF THEM, CRITICALLY.
THE POLICE SUPERINTENDENT HAS 
THIS MESSAGE FOR THE 117,000
GANG MEMBERS IN THE CITY
>> PUT YOUR GUNS DOWN.
>> OVER THE WEEKEND, AT LEAST 63
PEOPLE WERE SHOT IN CHICAGO.
THERE WERE AT LEAST 160 MURDERS,
IN JUST THE LAST MONTH
A NEARLY 200% JUMP, OVER THE
SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.
PRESIDENT TRUMP NOW SAYS HE IS
SENDING MORE FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES THERE AND 
TO ALBUQUERQUE AND KANSAS CITY
THE OPERATION, NAMED AFTER
4-YEAR-OLD SHOOTING VICTIM, 
LeGEND TALIFERRO. 
>> NO MOTHER SHOULD EVER HAVE TO
CRADLE HER DEAD CHILD IN HER
ARMS, SYMPTOMLY BECAUSE 
POLITICIANS REFUSE TO DO WHAT IS
NECESSARY TO SECURE THEIR 
NEIGHBORHOOD AND TO SECURE THEIR
CITY
>> THE ADMINISTRATION SAYS THESE
EXTRA AGENTS WILL BE DIFFERENT
THAN THE TACTICAL TEAMS RECENTLY
SENT TO PORTLAND TO PROTECT 
FEDERAL PROPERTY
OVERNIGHT, PROTESTORS BARRICADED
THE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE WITH 
WOODEN BEAMS
NBC'S ERIN McLAUGHLIN IS THERE. 
>> WHILE, THEY'RE SETTING UP A
STEEL BARRICADE OUTSIDE THE 
COURTHOUSE, INSIDE, ASKING FOR A
RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST THE 
FEDERAL AGENTS THAT ARE HERE. 
>> FROM ATLANTA TO DETROIT TO 
MEMPHIS, THIS SUMMER'S VIOLENCE 
HAS BEEN BRUTAL.
IN KANSAS CITY, WHERE MURDERS 
ARE UP 40%, THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT ASKS FOR SOME FEDERAL
HELP TRACKING ILLEGAL GUNS. 
>> WHAT WE DON'T NEED IS WHAT 
YOU ARE SEEING ON THE STREETS OF
PORTLAND
AND FEDERAL TROOPS THAT ARE 
TAKING OVER CORE FUNCTIONS OF 
LAW ENFORCEMENT IN AMERICAN 
CITIES. 
>> HERE, IN NEW YORK, OFFICERS
WITH RIOT SHIELDS OUT A PROTEST 
ENCAMPMENT OUTSIDE CITY HALL BUT
TH
>>> BREONNA TAYLOR KILLER'S 
STILL ROAMING AROUND FREE.
SO I THINK I JUST WANT TO FOCUS 
ON THAT.
>> IT'S BEEN FOUR MONTHS SINCE
IT HAPPENED THAT SHE WAS
MURDERED IN HER SLEEP.
AND NOBODY'S BEEN HELD
ACCOUNTABLE.
>> DANIEL CAMERON IS IN A 
POSITION TO ARREST THE COPS 
RESPONSIBLE FOR KILLING BREONNA 
TAYLOR
AND STILL, HAS NOT DONE THAT
SO HE'S THE ONE WHO IS IN 
POSITION TO POTENTIALLY DO THAT.
>> NBA PLAYERS, LIKE JEREMY 
GRANT, ALEX CARUSO, AND CJ
McCULLAM HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING 
FOR THE ARREST. 
>> TODAY IS FINALLY OPENING DAY.
DR. ANTHONY FAUCI WILL BE 
THROWING OUT THE FIRST PITCH
BEFORE THE DEFENDING WASHINGTON 
NATIONALS HOST THE NEW YORK 
YANKEES.
AND THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE
DODGERS AND GIANTS RENEWING 
THEIR CLASSIC RIVALRY.
BUT THE TORONTO BLUE JAYS.
THEY'RE STILL LOOKING FOR A HOME
FIELD AFTER THE STATE OF
PENNSYLVANIA DENIED THE TEAM'S
SHARED USE OF THE PIRATES 
STADIUM.
SO MANY QUESTIONS GOING INTO
THIS SEASON, HERE.
THAT'S ONE OF THEM. 
>> YOU CAN THINK ABOUT THOSE AND
I'M SURE YOU ARE GOING TO BE
STAYING UP
STAYING UP FOR ALL THIS TO PASS 
THE TIME, THAT'S WHAT YOU CAN 
PONDER ON.
>> SOMEONE GETS COVID, THEY'RE
OUT FOR LIKE A FOURTH OF THE
SEASON RIGHT THERE
ABSOLUTELY
TOMORROW, I MIGHT BE SLEEPING 
LITTLE
MAY NOT BE ON MY A GAME.
>> MARTHA STEWART WOWED FANS
WITH A POOLSIDE SELFIE ON 
INSTAGRAM TUESDAY.
LOOK AT THE 78-YEAR-OLD LOUNGING
BY HER EAST HAMPTONS PLACE RIGHT
THERE GAZING AT THE CAMERA
APPEARING TO STRIKE THAT SULTRY 
POSE WITH THE DUCK, POUTY LIPS
STEWART SAYS, AFTER ALL THESE 
YEARS, YEAH, OKAY, IT IS A STILL
A FUN PLACE TO SWIM.
CHELSEA HANDLER: YEAH, LESS THAN
A DAY TOOK HER TO CREATE THAT 
SELFIE
SAYING, IF I LOOK THIS GOOD AT
78, WELL, I STILL BETTER HAVE A 
POOL TO SHOW MYSELF OFF IN
SO IT'S WAY TO DO IT. 
>> THEY'RE BOTH CHILLING. 
>> SNOOP
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
THE NORTHEAST, WE'RE STUCK IN A 
STORMY PATTERN
WE HAVE SOME STORMS THAT ARE
GOING TO BE ROARING THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON FROM BOSTON TO NEW
YORK CITY.
34 MILLION PEOPLE GOING TO BE 
IMPACTED
THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE
DAMAGING WIN
>>> CAN YOU IMAGINE STANDING UP,
WHEN YOU WERE PRESIDENT, SAYING 
IT'S NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY
I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY
I MEAN, LITERALLY.
LITERALLY.
>> THOSE WORDS DIDN'T COME OUT
OF OUR MOUTHS WHILE WE WERE IN
OFFICE
>> I DON'T UNDERSTAND HIS 
INABILITY TO GET A SENSE OF WHAT
PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH
HE JUST CAN'T -- CAN'T RELATE,
IN ANY WAY
>> JOE BIDEN BRINGING OUT THE 
BIG GUNS IN THE RACE FOR 2020.
RELEASING A CAMPAIGN VIDEO WITH 
FORMER PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA.
THE PRESUMPTIVE DEMOCRATIC
NOMINEE TEAMED UP WITH HIS OLD
BOSS TO TAKE AIM AT PRESIDENT 
TR
TRUMP'S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE
WE SHOULD NOTE MR. TRUMP DID
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE 
PANDEMIC IN A FOX NEWS INTERVIEW
SUNDAY
SHOWING TEXAS IN PLAY WITH
CANDIDATES IN A VIRTUAL DEAD
HEAT
BIDEN IS UP ONE POINT ON THE
PRESIDENT IN THE REPUBLICAN 
STRONGHOLD. 
>> HULU HAS ANNOUNCED THEY ARE
DEVELOPING AN ALTERNATE HISTORY 
SERIES ABOUT FORMER FIRST LADY, 
HILLARY CLINTON.
IT'S BASED ON THE BOOK RODHAM,
TITLED AFTER HILLARY'S MAIDEN 
NAME
WHERE HILLARY BECOMES PRESIDENT 
OF THE UNITED STATES, BUT NEVER 
MARRIED BILL CLINTON
AND ALSO TELLS THE TALE OF AN 
AMBITIOUS, YOUNG WOMAN WHO WAS
DEVELOPING HER EXTRAORDINARY
MIND
SO IF THIS SHOW DOES GO TO
SERIES, IT WILL BE HULU'S SECOND
PROJECT FOCUSED ON THE FORMER 
SECRETARY OF STATE. 
>> TALK ABOUT ALL THE COULD'VE, 
WOULD'VE, SHOULD'VES
LEGENDARY CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER 
CHARLES EVERS HAS DIED
HE WAS OLDER BROTHER OF SLAIN 
CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST MEDGAR
EVERS.
CHARLES EVERS LED THE 
MISSISSIPPI NAACP AFTER HIS 
BROTHER WAS KILLED AND, IN 1969,
BECAME THE STATE'S FIRST BLACK
MAYOR.
A MISSISSIPPI CORONER SAYS EVERS
DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES
PRESIDENT TRUMP, WHO EVERS
ENDORSED IN THE 2016 ELECTION,
TWEETED A PHOTO OF THEM SAYING
HE IS DEEPLY SADDENED BY THE
LOSS OF HIS FRIEND. 
>> CIVIL RIGHTS ICON CT VIVIAN
WILL BE LAID TO REST TODAY
A HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE CARRIED
HIS CASKET THROUGH THE STREETS
OF ATLANTA, STOPPING AT 
SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL
LANDMARKS.
VIVIAN ALSO LAID IN STATE AT THE
ROTUNDA OF GEORGIA'S CAPITOL
VIVIAN WORKED CLOSELY WITH DR.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., AND WAS 
AWARDED THE MEDAL OF FREEDOM BY 
PRESIDENT OBAMA.
PASSED AWAY THE VERY SAME DAY AS
FRIEND AND CIVIL RIGHTS HERO
JOHN LEWIS
>> A WEEK BEFORE NFL TRAINING --
NFL TRAINING CAMP QB -- STEELERS
QB WAS WORKING ON A DIFFERENT 
KIND OF DRIVE.
HE AND HIS WIFE HELPED OUT A
FOOD DRIVE IN WESTERN 
PENNSYLVANIA
UNLOADING GOODS AND GIVING OUT
OVER 8,000 BOXES OF FOOD AND
SUPPLIES
BIG BEN EVEN HAD TIME TO SIG
MORNING, A GROWING COLD WAR AS
THE U.S. ORDERS A CLOSURE OF THE
CHINESE CONSULATE IN HOUSTON
CALLING IT A PLACE FOR SPYING.
>> AND A TENTATIVE $1 TRILLION
RELIEF BILL.
>> PROTESTS IN PORTLAND,
DEMONSTRATORS CLASH WITH FEDERAL
POLICE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS AS 
THE STANDOFF SHOWS NO SIGNS OF
CALMING DOWN
BASEBALL BEGINS ANEW AND DR.
ANTHONY FAUCI WARMING UP FOR THE
FIRST PITCH.
>> AND HER PART TO DO A BATTLE
BY A WOMAN WHO KNOWS WHAT IT
MEANS TO JOIN THE FIGHT.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
GOOD MORNING
I'M FRANCES RIVERA
>> I'M PHILLIP MENA.
IN DOZENS OF STATES THE 
CORONAVIRUS CRISIS IS GROWING 
MORE CONCERNING BY THE DAY
CALIFORNIA NOW HAS THE
DISTINCTION OF THE MOST 
CONFIRMED CASES AFTER SURPASSING
NEW YORK
AND FLORIDA IS QUICKLY GETTING
CLOSER TO THE 400,000 MARK
A LIST OF MAJOR RETAILERS THAT
REQUIRE SHOPPERS TO WEAR A FACE 
MASK DURING THE PANDEMIC
CONTINUES TO GROW.
BEST BUY, COSTCO, CVS, WALMART
AND HOME DEPOT ALREADY HAVE A 
POLICY
TARGET WILL START ON AUGUST 1st.
AT LEAST 75 HAND SANITIZER
BRANDS HAVE NOW BEEN ADDED TO 
THE FDA'S RECALL LIST.
SOME OF THE ITEMS WHICH WERE
SOLD AT WALMART, COSTCO AND 
OTHER NATIONAL CHAINS CONTAIN 
METHANOL
>>> TOUR SHIPS WERE OUT IN
NIAGRA FALLS
THE U.S. SHIP MADE OF THE MIST
WAS CHOCK FULL OF TOURISTS WHILE
THE CANADIAN SHIP JUST HAD A
HANDFUL OF PEOPLE ON BOARD
SOME PEOPLE CALL IT A RESPONSE
TO THE PANDEMIC.
>>> NEW HOPE IS ON THE HORIZON
A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT ON A
$1 TRILLION AID PACKAGE.
IT INCLUDES BILLIONS FOR TESTING
SCHOOLS AND MORE STIMULUS 
CHECKS
TRACIE POTTS JOINING US NOW WI
H
MORE
THIS IS FAR FROM A DONE DEAL
THOUGH
RIGHT?
>> IT'S FAR FROM DONE BECAUSE 
DEMOCRATS HAVEN'T WEIGHED IN AND
THERE SEEMS TO BE NO AGREEMENT
ON WHAT TO DO ABOUT UNEMPLOYMENT
THAT RUNS OUT NEXT WEEK.
WE GET NEW JOBLESS CLAIMS 
NUMBERS TODAY.
WE COULD BE LOOKING AT THE 18th 
STRAIGHT WEEK THAT MORE THAN A
MILLION PEOPLE HAVE FILED FOR 
UNEMPLOYMENT
THAT'S $600 A WEEK EXTRA RUNS 
OUT NEXT WEEK AND REPUBLICANS 
HAVE SOME CONCERNS THAT IT'S TOO
MUCH, THAT IT COULD ACTUALLY BE 
AN INCENTIVE FOR PEOPLE TO STAY 
HOME
>> THE AMERICAN JOB MARKET NEEDS
ANOTHER SHOT AT ADRENALINE
OUR BILL TAKES SEVERAL SPECIFIC 
INCENTIVES TO HIRE AND RETAIN 
WORKERS AND TURN THE DIALS ON 
THOSE POLICIES WAY UP.
>> IT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
WEEK AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS
SO DISORGANIZED, KAY CHAOTIC AN 
UNPREPARED THAT THEY CAN BARELY 
COBBLE TOGETHER A PARTISAN BILL 
IF H THEIR OWN CONFERENCE.
>> SO UNEMPLOYMENT NOT YET
SETTLED BUT THERE IS MONEY IN 
THIS GENERAL AGREEMENT FOR
TESTING IN SCHOOLS, A NEW 
$16 BILLION TO ADD TO WHAT'S
ALREADY THERE FOR MORE
CORONAVIRUS TESTING.
THAT'S SOMETHING THE PRESIDENT
HAD OPPOSED, BUT HE SAYS THAT 
EVEN THOUGH HE THINKS IT'S
OVERRATED HE'S WILLING TO 
SUPPORT THAT TO GET THIS DONE 
AND 70 BILLION FOR SCHOOLS, HALF
OF THAT FOR ALL SCHOOLS SPLIT UP
BASED ON THEIR ENROLLMENT AND 
THE OTHER HALF IS FOR SCHOOLS 
THAT AGREE TO REOPEN IN PERSON
>> SO MUCH TO BE SORTED OUT 
BEFORE THE SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS.
TRACIE POTTS JOINING US FROM
D.C.
THANK YOU.
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS STRIKING 
A NEW TONE ON THE PANDEMIC FOR
THE SECOND DAY IN A ROW.
HE HELD A BRIEFING ENCOURAGING
PEOPLE TO WEAR MASKS
AFTER MONTHS OF DOWNPLAYING THE 
NEED FOR FACE COVERINGS.
HE ALSO TOUTED THE IDEA FOR A 
POSSIBLE VACCINE AND PUSHED FOR 
SCHOOLS TO REOPEN.
KRISTIN WELKER HAS MORE.
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP
APPEARING IN THE BRIEFING ROOM
FOR A SECOND DAY IN A ROW 
ANNOUNCING A MAJOR AGREEMENT
WITH PFIZER TO GET DOSES TO THE 
PUBLIC ONCE THERE IS A VACCINE
>> TO PRODUCE 1 MILLION DOSES.
HOPEFULLY THE APPROVAL PROCESS
WILL GO VERY QUICKLY AND WE 
THINK WE HAVE A WINNER THERE
>> AND WHILE THE PRESIDENT HAS
BEEN PUSHING TO REOPEN SCHOOLS, 
HE WAS PRESSED, IS HE 
COMFORTABLE WITH HIS SON AND
GRANDCHILDREN GOING TO THE
CLASSROOMS
>> I AM COMFORTABLE WITH THAT 
AND WE DO HAVE A NATIONAL 
STRATEGY, BUT AS YOU KNOW,
ULTIMATELY IT'S UP TO THE 
GOVERNORS OF THE STATES.
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP IS 
LOCKED IN A FIERCE BATTLE FOR 
RE-ELECTION WITH JOE BIDEN
LEADING IN THE POLLS
BIDEN SHARPLY CRITICIZING THE 
PRESIDENT WHO HAS REFERRED TO 
COVID AS THE CHINA VIRUS
>> WE'VE HAD RACISTS AND THEY'VE
EXISTED AND THEY'VE TRIED TO GET
ELE
ELECTED PRESIDENT.
>> I'VE DONE MORE FOR BLACK 
AMERICANS THAN ANYBODY WITH THE 
POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF ABRAHAM 
LINCOLN, NOBODY HAS EVEN BEEN 
CLOSE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYBODY. 
>> Reporter: MEANWHILE BIDEN
DEPLOYING HIS BIGGEST POLITICAL 
WEAPON, RELEASING A TAPED 
IN-PERSON CONVERSATION WITH HIS 
FORMER BOSS, PRESIDENT OBAMA
THE VIDEO ALSO AIMS TO DRAW A 
CONTRAST WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP 
WHO SAID THIS IN MARCH WHEN 
PRESSED ON TESTING FAILURES.
>> DO YOU TAKE RESPONSIBILITY 
FOR THAT
>> NO, I DON'T TAKE 
RESPONSIBILITY AT ALL.
>> CAN YOU IMAGINE STANDING UP
IN PRISON SAYING I TAKE NO
RESPONS
RESPONSIBILITY
I MEAN, LITERALLY.
>> THOSE WORDS DIDN'T COME OUT
OF OUR MOUTHS WHILE WE WERE IN
OFFICE
>> Reporter: THOUGH THE 
PRESIDENT WAS ASKED AGAIN ABOUT 
TAKING RESPONSIBILITY OVER THE
WEEKEND.
>> DO YOU TAKE RESPONSIBILITY 
FOR THAT
>> LOOK, I TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
ALWAYS FOR EVERYTHING.
>> AND THANKS FOR THAT REPORT.
>>> AND PRESIDENT TRUMP IS
FACING NEW SCRUTINY THIS MORNING
WHEN IT COMES TO HIS PERSONAL 
BUSINESSES
A FORMER STATE DEPARTMENT 
OFFICIAL WITH FIRSTHAND 
KNOWLEDGE TELLS NBC NEWS THAT 
THE PRESIDENT PRESSED AN
AMBASSADOR TO TRY TO GET THE
BRITISH OPEN PLAYED AT HIS GOLF 
COURSE IN SCOTLAND
WE'RE JOINED NOW FROM LONDON
SARAH, GOOD MORNING.
WHAT ELSE DO WE KNOW ABOUT THESE
CLAIMS
>> HI, PHILLIP
GOOD MORNING
WE'RE LEARNING THIS MORNING THAT
PRESIDENT TRUMP PRESSED THE 
AMBASSADOR TO THE UK WOODY
JOHNSON TO IN TURN PRESSURE THE 
BRITISH TO HOST THE U.S. OPEN 
TOURNAMENT AT A TRUMP GOLF
COURSE IN SCOTLAND CALLED 
TURNBURY
THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY A SENIOR
OFFICIAL WHO FORMERLY WORKED IN 
THE AMBASSADOR'S OFFICE.
JOHNSON OF COURSE IS A TRUMP
APPOINTEE.
HE'S THE HEIR TO THE JOHNSON AND
JOHNSON FORTUNE AND HE'S THE
OWNER OF THE NEW YORK JETS
TRUMP FOR HIS PART -- PRESIDENT 
TRUMP HAS DENIED PRESSURING THE 
UK GOVERNMENT.
HERE'S WHAT HE TOLD A PRESS 
BRIEFING
>> NO, I NEVER SPOKE TO WOODY 
JOHNSON ABOUT THAT, ABOUT 
TURNBURY
IT'S A HIGHLY RESPECTED COURSE, 
ONE OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD
>> Reporter: NOW, THE TRUMP 
FAMILY OWNS 16 GOLF COURSES 
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND THEY 
HAVE STRUGGLED TO ATTRACT THESE 
KIND OF HIGH LEVEL TOURNAMENTS
TO THEIR COURSES
IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT THEY WERE
SUCCESSFUL IN THIS CASE.
WE KNOW THAT THE NEXT FOUR
BRITISH OPENS ARE GOING TO BE 
HELD ELSEWHERE AND NOT
TURNBERRY.
>> ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>>> ANOTHER NIGHT OAF VIOLENCE
IN PORTLAND WHERE PROTESTS HAVE 
STRETCHED INTO A 55th NIGHT.
AND THERE ARE LATE REPORTS THAT 
PORTLAND'S MAYOR WAS AMONG THOSE
TEAR GASSED OUTSIDE A FEDERAL 
COURTHOUSE
>> Reporter: TEAR GAS HAS BEEN
DEPLOYED HERE IN PORTLAND BUT 
THERE IS STILL THOUSANDS OF 
PEOPLE IN THE CROWD SHAKING THE 
FENCE THAT HAS BEEN PUT INTO
PLACE BY FEDERAL AGENTS.
THEY MADE SEVERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS 
THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT BEFORE THEY
CAME OUT AND DEPLOYED TEAR GAS
AN HOUR PRIOR TO THAT THEY OOEFZ
BEEN SETTING OFF FLARES INSIDE
OF THE FENCING AND SET FIRES
UNDERNEATH THE BUILDING.
THE FIRST TIME WE'VE SEEN THE 
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE OVER THE
NIGHTS HERE IN PORTLAND.
THE MAYOR VISITED THE 
DEMONSTRATIONS FOR THE FIRST
TIME
HE SAID THAT THE PRESENCE OF THE
FEDERAL AGENTS HAS A LEGAL
OCCUPANCY BUT PROTESTERS WERE 
HAVING NONE OF IT.
THEY SAY THEY HAVEN'T HAD 
SUPPORT FROM THE MAYOR OR THE 
PORTLAND POLICE BECAUSE EVEN
BEFORE THE FEDERAL AGENTS GOT 
HERE PORTLAND POLICE POURED TEAR
GAS ON THE PROTESTERS AS WELL.
AS THEY WERE TRYING TO SPEAK TO 
PROTESTERS THEY CALLED HIM AN 
EMBARRASSMENT TO THE CITY AND 
SEVERAL OF THEM CALLING FOR HIM 
TO RESIGN.
>> ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU.
>>> CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER CHARLES 
EVERS HAS DIED
HE WAS THE OLDER BROTHER OF MET 
GAR EVERS.
HE LED THE NAACP IN MISSISSIPPI 
AND IN 1969 HE BECAME THE 
STATE'S FIRST BLACK MAYOR.
A MISSISSIPPI CORONER SAYS HE 
DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP WHO EVERS 
ENDORSED IN THE 2016 ELECTION 
TWEETED A PHOTO OF THEM AT THE
WHITE HOUSE SAYING HE'S DEEPLY
SADDENED BY THE LOSS OF HIS 
FRIEND
>>> C.T. VIVIAN WILL BE LAID TO 
REST TODAY IN GEORGIA.
A HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE CARRIED
HIS CASKET THROUGH THE STREETS
OF ATLANTA AND STOPPED AT THE 
TOMB OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
VIVIAN PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF
95 ON FRIDAY
THAT IS THE SAME DAY HIS FRIEND 
AND FELLOW SEVERAL RIGHTS HERO
JOHN LEWIS DIED.
THE LEWIS FAMILY CHOSE TO WAIT
UNTIL AFTER VIVIAN'S SERVICES TO
ANNOUNCE ANY ARRANGEMENTS FOR 
THE LATE CONGRESSMAN
>>> LET'S SEE HOW THIS THURSDAY 
WILL SHAPE UP WITH JANESSA WEBB.
GOOD MORNING
>> GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WE DO HAVE TWO TROPICAL SYSTEMS 
THAT HAVE BECOME VERY ACTIVE
JUST IN THE LAST 12 HOURS.
NOW WE DO HAVE A TROPICAL STORM 
GOING TO CONTINUE TO MAKE ITS 
WAY FROM AFRICA TO THE LESSER 
ANTILLES
THIS COULD BE OUR FIRST 
HURRICANE OF THE 2020 SEASON BUT
WE'RE SEEING SOME UNCERTAINTY 
WITH THIS TRACK BY MONDAY 
POTENTIALLY BEING DECREASED TO A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION.
ALSO WATCHING TROPICAL
DEPRESSION 8
WE USUALLY DON'T SEE A STORM
LIKE THIS UNTIL MID SEPTEMBER SO
THIS IS QUITE EARLY FOR THE 
GULF
POTENTIAL TRACK RIGHT NOW GOING 
INTO TEXAS, BUT STILL 
UNCERTAINTY AS WELL.
BY MONDAY SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 
25 MILES PER HOUR.
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
COLUMBUS THIS AFTERNOON, 86 
DEGREES.
VERY STORMY WEATHER PATTERN FOR 
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND ALL THE WAY
INTO MAINE THIS AFTERNOON.
STORMS SPARKING UP FOR THE DEEP 
SOUTH AND TO THE SOUTHEAST WITH 
HIGHS STILL IN THE MID 90S
AND STILL GOING TO HAVE STORMS
ROARING THROUGH THE NORTHEAST.
MORE DETAILS ON THAT COMING UP
>> A LOT TO WATCH.
THANK YOU.
>>> WATCH THIS TERRIFYING VIDEO 
OF TWO CHILDREN DROPPING MORE 
THAN THREE STORIES TO ESCAPE AN 
APARTMENT FIRE IN FRANCE
IT HAPPENED WHERE THE TWO 
BROTHERS AGES THREE AND TEN T 
THEY'RE DANGLING FROM THE WINDOW
ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND BLACK
SMOKE.
THEN THEY LET GO AND FALL SOME
33 FEET INTO THE ARMS OF THE
RESCUE CREWS BENEATH THEM.
BOTH OF THE KIDS WERE NOT 
SERIOUSLY HURT FROM THAT FALL.
THEY'RE OKAY BUT JUST TERRIFYING
TO WATCH
>>> BASEBALL IS BACK
HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR
OPENING DAY TODAY.
THE SEASON WILL START WITH THE
DEFENDING CHAMPION
WASHINGTON NATIONALS HOSTING THE
YANKEES.
DR. ANTHONY NOW SI FAUCI WILL B 
THROWING OUT THE FIRST PITCH
THERE.
AND BETTS WHO SIGNED AN 
EXTENSION YESTERDAY BUT THE BLUE
JAYS ARE STILL LOOKING FOR A
PLACE TO CALL HOME AFTER THE
STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA DENIED THE
TEAM SHARED USE OF THE PIRATES
FIELD.
>> FROM BASEBALL FANS WE'RE NOT 
GOING TO TOUCH YOU TONIGHT
BECAUSE WE KNOW YOU'LL BE 
PLANTED IN FRONT OF YOUR TVS
WATCHs THOSE GAMES
>> THE LEAGUE SHOWED OFF THEIR
NEW COURT.
THE WORDS BLACK LIVES MATTER
WILL BE ON ALL COURTS USED IN 
THE SEASON RESTART
IN ADDITION, A SOCIALLY DISTANT 
BENCHMARK SOME OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS UPDATES THERE.
>> AND LET'S TALK ABOUT THOSE 
TENSIONS
A TIPPING POINT BETWEEN THE 
UNITED STATES AND CHINA AFTER 
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ORDERED
THE CLOSING OF THE CHINESE
CONSULATE IN HOUSTON
YOU CAN SEE EMPLOYEES POSSIBLY
BURNING DOCUMENTS AFTER THAT
ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE.
ANDREW MITCHELL HAS THE LATEST
>> Reporter: FLAMES SEEN IN THE 
COURTYARD IN HOUSTON APPEARING
TO SHOW DOCUMENTS BURNING AFTER 
THE STATE DEPARTMENT ORDERED THE
CONSULATE TO CLOSE BY FRIDAY
ONLY HOURS AFTER THE U.S. 
ACCUSED TWO CHINESE HACKERS 
WORKING WITH CHINA'S GOVERNMENT 
OF TRYING TO STEAL RESEARCH ON
COVID VACCINES, TREATMENT AND 
TESTING FROM U.S. COMPANIES AND 
OTHERS AROUND THE WORLD.
HOUSTON FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDED
BUT WERE NOT PERMITTED IN.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE 
CLOSURE IS INTENDED TO PROTECT
AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
AND AMERICANS' PRIVATE
INFORMATION AND SENATE
INTELLIGENCE CHAIRMAN TREATED 
IT'S A MASSIVE SPY CENTER.
FORCING IT TO CLOSE IS LONG 
OVERDUE.
>> WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ACTIONS
TO PROTECT OUR SECURITY, OUR
NATIONAL SECURITY AND ALSO
PROTECT OUR ECONOMY AND JOBS. 
>> Reporter: THE
ADMINISTRATION'S DRAMATIC ACTION
COMES AS PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS
SLAPPED TARIFFS ON CHINA FOR
UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES AND
BLAMES CHINA FOR NOT ALERTING 
THE WORLD TO THE CORONAVIRUS
>> CHINA SHOULD HAVE STOPPED IT.
>> Reporter: CAUSING DEMOCRATS
WHO HAVE ALSO BE BEEN WARNING 
ABOUT CHINESE HACKING TO WORRY
ACTION IS ALSO AN ACT TO OVERT
ATTENTION FROM THE CORONAVIRUS
>> THE PRESIDENT IS TRYING TO 
DEFLECT ATTENTION FROM HIS
MISTAKES IN THE UNITED STATES 
THAT HAS LED US TO HAVE THE 
HIGHEST DEATH RATE IN THE WORLD.
>> CONGRESS PROMISED TO RESPOND 
WITH FIRM COUNTER MEASURES
RAISING FEARS OF
>>> CELEBRATING TODAY'S GROUND
BREAKERS
THE NEW YORK TIMES HAS NAMED ITS
NEXT PRESIDENT AND CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
SHE'S CURRENTLY THE NEWS
ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF OPERATING
OFFICER.
SHE WILL BECOME THE COMPANY'S 
YOUNGEST CHIEF EXEC.
>> ALL 430 UNDERGRADUATES WILL
BE HIRED TO TAKE A COURSE IN
ETHNIC STUDIES OR SOCIAL
JUSTICE.
THAT WILL TAKE EFFECT IN 2023.
>>> AND REPUBLICAN SENATOR JOHN 
CORNYN ASKING FOR UNANIMOUS 
CONSENT TO PASS THEIR BILL TO 
CELEBRATE THE EMANCIPATION OF 
SLAVES IN THE U.S.
>>> LAWMAKERS APPROVED
LEGISLATION TO REMOVE 
CONFEDERATE STATUES FROM THE
U.S. CAPITOL
IT WILL ALSO FORCE STATE TO 
REPLACE SUCH STATUES IN THE 
NATIONAL STATUARY HALL
COLLECTION
THE BILL PASSED.
72 REPUBLICANS VOTED IN FAVOR.
>>> HI, EVERYONE
WHO NEEDS A BREAK FROM THE HEAT?
I CAN'T GIVE IT TO EVERYONE IF
YOU'RE IN THE OHIO VALLEY, THE
GREAT LAKES, BACK IN THE 80s
NORTHEAST TO THE CAROLINAS, 
STILL SEEING FEEL LIKE
TEMPERATURES 102 AND 105 THIS 
AFTERNOON.
A COLD FRONT BY TOMORROW
AFTERNOON.
AND THEN THE HEAT CONTINUES TO
BUILD AS W
>>> IN TODAY'S TOP STORIES ON 
TOP OF BEING CHARGED IN THE 
MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD, FORMER
MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER IS 
FACING NEW CHARGES
OFFICIALS SAY HE AND HIS
ESTRANGED WIFE HAVE BEEN CHARGED
WITH FELONY ACCOUNTS OF TAX 
EVASION.
THE COUPLE ALSO ALLEGEDLY 
UNDERREPORTED AND UNDERPAID 
TAXES AND FAILED TO PAY SALES 
TAX ON A VEHICLE
AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE 
COUPLE'S TAXES STARTED IN JUNE
ACCORDING TO A CRIMINAL 
COMPLAINT, KELLY TOLD 
INVESTIGATORS THAT SHE HAD NOT
FILED INCOME TAX RETURNS BECAUSE
IT GOT AWAY FROM HER
>>> TESLA'S CEO ELON MUSK 
ANNOUNCED THE COMPANY WILL SET
UP A SECOND ASSEMBLY PLANT IN 
AUSTIN, TEXAS, AFTER A BIDDING
WAR.
THE FACTORY WILL BE USED TO 
BUILD THE COMPANY'S TRUCK AND 
MODEL 3 AND MODEL Y.
IT WILL INVEST $1 BILLION INTO
THE FACTORY AND HOPES TO HIRE 
5,000 WORKERS.
SHARES OF TESLA CONTINUE TO SOAR
TO RECORD HIGHS.
>>> NOW TO ONE WOMAN'S ALL-OUT
EFFORT TO DO HER PART IN THE
BATTLE OF CORONAVIRUS BY SOMEONE
WHO TRULY KNOWS WHAT IT MEANS TO
JOIN THE FIGHT
>> Reporter: AT 17 YEARS OLD, 
MAE CRIER HELPED BUILD WAR
PLANES TO SAVE AMERICAN LIVES.
TODAY HER HANDS STILL WORK AT 
FACTORY SPEED FOR THE VERY SAME 
REASON
>> HOW DID YOU GET THE IDEA TO
DO THIS?
>> OH, WELL, YOU KNOW, IT WAS 
FUNNY, I GAVE UP MY RIVET GUN 
FOR A SEWING MACHINE
>> SHE'S MAKING MASKS FOR THE 
MASSES FOR ABOUT EIGHT HOURS
EACH DAY
ONCE HERSELF A ROSY THE RIVETER.
>> THAT LITTLE PIECE OF RED AND 
WHITE POLKA DOTS STANDS FOR 
SOMETHING.
IT'S A SYMBOL FOR WHAT THE
AMERICAN WOMEN DID
>> SHE MADE A FEW AT FIRST FOR
FAMILY AND FRIENDS
NOW 1,000 PENDING ORDERS
STRANGERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
SALUTING WOMEN'S SERVICE WHILE
FIGHTING AMERICA'S NEW WAR
AGAINST A VIRUS.
CRIER FINDS TIME TO MOW HER OWN 
GRASS.
>> I'M HOPING MY LITTLE MASKS 
WILL SAVE ONE LIFE AT LEAST BUT 
MORE THAN THAT HOPEFULLY
>> INSPIRED ONCE TO SERVE HER 
COUNTRY AND NOW TO PROTECT IT.
>> THE POWER RIGHT THERE
>> I MEAN, SHE IS AS ICONIC IN
AMERICA AS UNCLE SAM
WOW.
AMAZING.
>>> AUSTRALIA'S QUAN TAS
AIRLINES HAS SAID GOOD-BYE TO 
ITS LAST BOEING 747 JUMBO JET.
THE PILOT DREW THE AIRLINES 
FLYING LOGO RIGHT INTO THE SKY
IT WILL REQUIRE IN THE DESERT.
IT WAS ONE OF THE ONLY AIRLINES 
IN THE WORLD TOE HAVE ALL 737 
FLEET.
>> A
>>> AS CALIFORNIA OVERTAKES NEW 
YORK FOR MOST CASES OF
CORONAVIRUS, THE WHITE HOUSE AND
SENATE GOP REACH A TENTATIVE $1 
TRILLION RELIEF BILL. 
>> THIS MORNING, A GROWING COLD 
WAR AS THE U.S. ORDERS THE
CLOSURE OF CHINA'S CONSULATE
CALLING IT A HOT SPOT FOR 
SPYING. 
>> THE GULF STATE DIRECTLY IN 
ITS PATH. 
>> AND OPENING DAY HAS FINALLY
ARRIVED.
FANS FROM COAST TO COAST ARE
REJOICING AS THEY COUNT THE 
MINUTES TO THOSE TWO PRECIOUS 
WORDS, PLAY BALL
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GLAD YOU'RE WITH US
I'M FRANCES RIVERA. 
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
IN DOZENS OF STAFTS, THE
CORONAVIRUS CRISIS IS GROWING 
MORE CONCERNING BY THE DAY
CALIFORNIA NOW HAS THE
DISTINCTION OF THE MOST 
CONFIRMED CASES AFTER SURPASSING
NEW YORK
AND FLORA IS, QUICKLY, GETTING
CLOSER TO THE 400,000 MARK. 
>> TWO CAFETERIAS HAVE BEEN 
CLOSED AT THE WHITE HOUSE 
COMPLEX AFTER A WORKER TEXTSTED
POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS
IT'S ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE 
WEST WING AND HOUSES THE VICE 
PRESIDENT'S OFFICE AND OFFICES
FOR MANY OF THE SENIOR STAFF
MEMBERS.
THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THE MEDICAL
UNIT, ALREADY, DID CONTACT
TRACING.
AND THERE IS NO REASON FOR
ALARM.
>> THE LIST OF MAJOR RETAILERS
THAT REQUIRE SHOPPERS TO WEAR A 
FACE MASK DURING THE COVID-19 
PANDEMIC CONTINUES TO GROW
RETAIL GIANTS BEST BUY, COSTCO, 
CVS, HOME DEPOT, KOHL'S, AND
WALMART, ALREADY HAVE A FACE
MASK POLICY.
BUT STARTING JULY 27th, GROCERY 
CHAIN WIN DIXIE AND ALDI
AND TARGET. 
>> AND HOPE ON THE HORIZON FOR
MORE CORONAVIRUS RELIEF.
SENATE REPUBLICANS HAVE REACHED 
A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE
WHITE HOUSE ON A $1 TRILLION
PACKAGE.
THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES MONEY FOR 
TESTING, SCHOOLS, AND MORE
STIMULUS CHECKS.
IT WOULD SERVE AS A STARTING
POINT FOR NEGOTIATIONS WITH 
DEMOCRATS.
THE DEAL COMES AS CASES CONTINUE
TO SURGE IN DOZENS OF STATES
NBC'S MIGUEL ALMAGUER HAS MORE
>> Reporter: AS HOSPITALS AND 
HOTSPOTS FACE A CRUSHING WAVE OF
COVID PATIENTS, THE NATION'S
DEATH TOLL HITTING A STAGGERING 
NEW HIGH FOR JULY.
MORE THAN A THOUSAND DEATHS 
REPORTED IN 24 HOURS. 
>> THESE DEATHS ARE PREMATURE,
PREVENTABLE DEATHS. 
>> WITH 40 STATES RESPONDING TO 
AN INCREASE IN INFECTIONS,
CALIFORNIA SURPASSING NEW YORK
FOR THE NATION'S MOST CASES.
THOUGH, FEWER WERE TESTED AND 
THE DEATH TOLL IS MORE THAN FOUR
TIMES HIGHER IN NEW YORK
THE SOBERING MILESTONE OUT WEST 
PLAGUES A REGION THAT LED THE 
COUNTRY IN STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS, 
BUT IS NOW BEING CRIPPLED BY
COVID.
>> HERE, IN LOS ANGELES, AMID 
LONG LINES FOR TESTING, 
OFFICIALS ARE STRUGGLING TO 
CONDUCT CONTACT TRACING FOR 
THOSE WHO TEST POSITIVE.
PERHAPS, FUELING THE SPREAD OF
THE VIRUS.
>> THE NEWS IS, ALSO, GRIM ALONG
THE ARIZONA BORDER
IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, A J
JAW-DROPPING 55% OF THOSE TESTED
HAVE THE VIRUS. 
>> IT'S A VERY SERIOUS
SITUATION.
>> Reporter: TO SLOW THE SPREAD 
NATIONWIDE, RETAIL GIANTS HOME
DEPOT AND KROGER BEGAN REQUIRING
MASKS INSIDE ALL LOCATIONS
JOINING STATES, LIKE OHIO,
MINNESOTA, INDIANA AND CITIES 
LIKE WASHINGTON, D.C. AND 
BALTIMORE, WHICH ARE ALSO 
EXPANDING THEIR OWN POLICIES
AMID A CRUSH OF COVID CASES AND 
A WARNING THE VIRUS WILL LINGER.
>> I DON'T REALLY SEE US
ERADICATING IT
BUT I THINK WE WILL BRING IT
DOWN TO SUCH A LOW LEVEL, THAT
WE WILL NOT BE IN THE POSITION
WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW. 
>> AT NIAGARA FALLS, IMAGES OF
AMERICAN TOUR BOATS, TIGHTLY
PACKED
AND CANADIAN VESSELS WITH PLENTY
OF ROOM.
AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TWO COUNTRIES 
ARE ADDRESSING THE VIRUS
NEW YORK'S TRI-STATE AREA NOW 
WARNING VISITORS FROM 31 STATES 
THEY MUST QUARANTINE IF THEY
ENTER THE REGION
LARRY KELLY SPENT 51 DAYS ON A
VENTILATOR
FINALLY CLEARED TO GO HOME. 
>> SAVED MY LIFE
SHE WOULDN'T LET THEM PULL THE
PLUG. 
>> BUT NOT ALL FAMILIES ARE SO
LUCKY.
KARI CROSSWHITE LOST HIS FIGHT
AGAINST COVID, SURROUNDED BY HIS
WIFE AND CHILDREN, THERE TO SAY 
GOOD-BYE. 
>> SO WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TELL HIM HOW MUCH
WE LOVE HIM.
>> THE LIVES BEHIND THE NUMBERS,
AS THE DEATH TOLL AND THE 
HEARTBREAK MOUNTS.
MIGUEL ALMAGUER, NBC NEWS, LOS
ANGELES.
>>> TENSIONS REACH A TIPPING
POINT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES 
AND CHINA, AFTER THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION ORDERED THE
CLOSING OF THE CHINESE CONSULATE
IN HOUSTON
YOU CAN SEE IN THIS VIDEO,
CONSULATE EMPLOYEES POSSIBLY
BURNING DOCUMENTS AFTER THE 
ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE.
THE CLOSURE COMES AFTER U.S.
PROSECUTORS CHARGED TWO HACKERS 
WITH ALLEGEDLY TRYING TO STEAL
COVID RESEARCH
JOINING US NOW, FROM BEIJING, IS
JANIS MACKEY FRAYER.
JANIS, GOOD MORNING.
SO HOW IS BEIJING RESPONDING TO 
ALL OF THIS?
>> PHILLIP, GOOD MORNING
WELL, BEIJING IS FULLY EXPECTED 
TO HIT BACK AT THE UNITED 
STATES, AFTER THE U.S. TOLD 
CHINESE DIPLOMATS IN HOUSTON
THAT THEY HAVE UNTIL FRIDAY TO
CLEAR OUT OF THE KOCONSULATE 
GENERAL THERE.
THE EXPECTATION IS THAT BEIJING 
WILL CLOSE A U.S. CONSULATE,
HERE, ON THE MAINLAND.
PERHAPS, IN WUHAN.
BUT THERE IS ALSO A LOT OF
SPECULATION AROUND THE U.S. 
MISSION IN HONG KONG
THAT, PERHAPS, IT MIGHT NOT BE
CLOSED DOWN, ENTIRELY.
BUT THAT THE U.S. WILL BE 
ORDERED TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF 
STAFF THAT IT HAS THERE.
THE TWO SIDES HAVE BEEN 
COMBATIVE ON NEARLY EVERY FRONT,
PRETTY MUCH FROM THE OUTSET OF
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
BUT THE RELATIONSHIP HAS
INTENSIFIED DURING THE
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
TO THE POINT WHERE PEOPLE ARE 
TALKING OF A NEW COLD WAR.
AND SOME ANALYSTS HERE ARE EVEN 
SPECULATING ON A POSSIBLE 
BREAKING OFF OF DIPLOMATIC
RELATIONS.
THE U.S. IS ACCUSING CHINA OF 
EVERYTHING, FROM STEALING 
SECRETS TO UNFAIR TRADE.
THE FBI IS INVESTIGATING CHINESE
RESEARCHERS AT AMERICAN 
INSTITUTIONS, ALLEGED CHINESE 
HACKERS.
AND ALSO, POINTING TO THIS
CONSULATE IN HOUSTON TO 
SOMETHING, THEY CALL, A HUB FOR 
INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS.
SECRETARY THE STATE MIKE POMPEO 
SAYS THAT THE CHINESE COMMUNIST 
PARTY IS GOING TO LEARN HOW TO
BEHAVE
BUT THAT'S NOT GOING OVER WELL
HERE
THE TOPIC IS LIGHTING UP CHINESE
SOCIAL MEDIA WITH NEARLY 1
BILLION HITS ON ITEMS RELATED TO
U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS IN THE PAST
24 HOURS ALONE
PHILLIP.
>> WHEN TWO WORLD POWERS DON'T
GET ALONG, IT HAS A RIPPLE
EFFECTS ACROSS THE WORLD
JANIS, THANK YOU. 
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS DOUBLING
DOWN ON HIS PLAN TO SEND FEDERAL
OFFICERS INTO SOME OF AMERICA'S 
BIGGEST CITIES
DEALING WITH A SPIKE IN VIOLENT 
CRIME RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S DESPITE LEADERS IN THOSE 
CITIES SAYING THE TROOPS AREN'T 
WELCOME.
CONCERNED THEIR PRESENCE COULD
ESCALATE PROBLEMS.
JAY GRAY HAS THE LATEST.
>> Reporter: FEDERAL AGENTS IN
CAMOUFLAGE, ENGAGING WITH AND 
ARRESTING PROTESTORS IN 
PORTLAND
WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP PROMISING
TO MOVE MORE OFFICERS INTO
CITIES DEALING WITH A SPIKE IN
VIOLENT CRIME.
>> THIS BLOODSHED MUST END
THIS BLOODSHED WILL END.
TODAY, I'M ANNOUNCING A SURGE OF
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT INTO
AMERICAN COMMUNITIES PLAGUED BY 
VIOLENT CRIME.
>> THE INITIATIVE IS CALLED 
OPERATION LEGEND NAMED IN HONOR 
OF 4-YEAR-OLD SHOOTING VICTIM 
LeGEND TALIFERRO
AGENTS WILL HEAD TO CHICAGO 
NEXT, AFTER THE LATEST ATTACK 
THERE, AN OVERNIGHT DRIVE-BY
SHOOTING THAT LEFT 15 INJURED.
>> OUR GOAL IS TO HELP SAVE 
LIVES.
THE PRINCIPAL DANGER TO THE 
LIVES OF OUR INTERCITY
COMMUNITIES IS VIOLENT CRIME. 
>> THE ANNOUNCEMENT COMES AMID
BACKLASH FROM OFFICIALS IN
OREGON AFTER FEDERAL TROOPS 
MOVED IN ON PROTESTS IN 
PORTLAND. 
>> THIS IS A DEMOCRACY, NOT A 
DICTATORSHIP
WE CANNOT HAVE SECRET POLICE
ABDUCTING PEOPLE INTO AND 
PUTTING THEM IN UNMARKED
VEHICLES. 
>> THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, QUICK
TO POINT OUT FEDERAL OFFICERS 
WILL BE WORKING HAND IN GLOVE,
ALONGSIDE LOCAL OFFICIALS AND 
POLICE
AND THAT THE INITIATIVE SHOULD
NOT BE COMPARED TO THE SITUATION
IN PORTLAND.
>> AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE
TO CONFRONT MOB VIOLENCE
BUT THE OPERATIONS WE'RE
DISCUSSING TODAY ARE VERY 
DIFFERENT.
>> THE FEDS TARGETING THREE 
CITIES, INITIALLY.
KANSAS CITY, CHICAGO, AND 
ALBUQUERQUE.
SAYING THEY WILL ADD OTHER AREAS
TO THAT LIST IN THE COMING WEEK.
JAY GRAY, NBC NEWS, WASHINGTON
>> ONE OF THE OFFICERS CHARGED
IN THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD IS 
FACING NEW LEGAL TROUBLES.
OFFICIALS SAY FORMER MINNEAPOLIS
POLICE OFFICER DEREK CHAUVIN AND
HIS ESTRANGED WIFE HAVE BEEN
CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE FELONY
COUNTS OF TAX EVASION.
THE CHAUVINS ARE ACCUSED OF 
FAILING TO FILE INCOME TAX
RETURNS AND FAILING TO PAY STATE
INCOME TAXES
OFFICIALS SAY THE COUPLE, ALSO, 
UNDERREPORTED AND UNDERPAID 
TAXES AND FAILED TO PAY SALES 
TAX ON A VEHICLE
AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE 
COUPLE'S TAXES STARTED IN JUNE
ACCORDING TO A CRIMINAL 
COMPLAINT, KELLY CHAUVIN SAID 
SHE HADN'T FILED INCOME TAX 
RETURNS BECAUSE IT, QUOTE, GOT
AWAY FROM HER.
>> TO REMOVE CONFEDERATE STATUES
FROM THE U.S. CAPITOL.
THE BILL REQUIRES THE REMOVAL OF
STATUES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO
SERVED THE CONFEDERATE STATES 
DURING THE CIVIL WAR
IT WILL ALSO FORCE STATES TO
REPLACE SUCH STATUES IN THE 
NATI
NATIONAL STATUARY COLLECTION
72 REPUBLICANS VOTED IN FAVOR.
THE LEGISLATION WILL NOW HEAD TO
THE SENATE WHO WILL ALSO HAVE TO
PASS IT FOR IT TO TAKE EFFECT.
>> BATTER UP, BASEBALL FANS.
HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW 
GOING INTO MAJOR LEAGUE 
BASEBALL'S OPENING DAY
THE SEASON STARTS WITH THE
DEFENDING CHAMPION, WASHINGTON
NATIONALS, HOSTING THE NEW YORK 
YANKEES.
DR. ANTHONY FAUCI WILL BE 
THROWING OUT THE FIRST PITCH
THERE.
THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE
DODGERS AND GIANTS RENEWING 
THEIR CLASSIC RIVALRY.
ON THE FIELD IN THAT LATE GAME, 
FORMER MVP MOOKIE BETTS.
AFTER THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA 
DENIED USE OF THE FIELD FOR 
PITTS
PITTSBURGH PIRATES. 
>> GUESS WHO IS GOING TO HAVE 
RED EYES TOMORROW?
YOU'RE GOING TO BE UP LATE
WATCHING THESE GAMES. 
>> I SURE WILL. 
>> LET'S CHECK IN WITH
METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB
YOU JUST MIGHT NOT EVEN GO TO 
BED.
>> EXACTLY
AND I HAVEN'T BEEN TO BED 
BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO TROPICAL
SYSTEMS THAT HAVE REALLY SPARKED
UP JUST IN THE LAST 12 HOURS
NOW, FIRST, WE HAVE GONZALO.
SITTING BETWEEN AFRICA
THERE IS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY 
WITH THE STORM SYSTEM, DUE TO 
THE TRACK RIGHT NOW.
WE EXPECT THIS TO BE THE FIRST
POTENTIAL HURRICANE OF THE 2020 
SEASON
BUT THEN, IT STARTS TO LOSE SOME
STEAM.
POSSIBILITY BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
THEN, WE WATCH THE GULF.
ANOTHER SYSTEM THAT'S NOW A 
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 8,
POTENTIALLY GOING INTO TEXAS
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR 
DAY AHEAD.
SO THE OHIO VALLEY, WE DO HAVE
UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN FOR 
PITTSBURGH ALL THE WAY TO THE 
NORTHEAST.
NEW ORLEANS TODAY, HIGH OF 89.
AND STILL, WE HAVE STORMS 
SPARKING UP FOR THE NORTHEAST.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT COMING UP.
>> A LOT TO WATCH.
THANK YOU, JANESSA. 
>> IT WAS A CLOSE CALL FOR A
LITTLE BOY IN FLORIDA.
HE WAS SWIMMING ON A BOOGIE 
BOARD LAST WEEK WHEN A SHARK
STARTED CLOSING IN ON HIM.
FORTUNATELY FOR HIM, THOUGH,
THERE WAS AN OFF-DUTY POLICE
OFFICER THAT WAS NEARBY.
>> HEY, BUDDY.
HEY.
>> THERE HE IS
GOT HIM?
>> YOU SEE THERE, THE OFFICER 
PULLING THE BOY OUT, WITH THE 
SHARK JUST FEET AWAY
NO WORD ON WHAT TYPE OF SHARK IT
WAS.
BUT HONESTLY, WHO CARES?
>>> CAN YOU IMAGINE STANDING UP 
WHEN YOU WERE PRESIDENT SAYING
IT'S NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY
I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY
I MEAN, LITERALLY.
>> THOSE WORDS DIDN'T COME OUT
OF OUR MOUTHS WHEN WE WERE IN 
OFFICE. 
>> I DON'T UNDERSTAND HIS 
INABILITY TO GET A SENSE OF WHAT
PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH
HE JUST CAN'T -- CAN'T RELATE,
IN ANY WAY
>> JOE BIDEN IS BRINGING OUT THE
BIG GUNS IN THE RACE FOR 2020.
RELEASING A CAMPAIGN VIDEO WITH 
FORMER PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA.
THE PRESUMPTIVE DEMOCRATIC
NOMINEE TEAMED UP WITH HIS OLD
BOSS TO TAKE AIM AT PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE
WE SHOULD NOTE, MR. TRUMP DID 
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE 
PANDEMIC IN A FOX NEWS INTERVIEW
ON SUNDAY.
THE CLIP COMES ON THE HEELS OF A
NEW QUINNIPIAC POLL SHOWING 
TEXAS IN PLAY WITH CANDIDATES IN
A VIRTUAL DEAD HEAT.
>> HULU HAS ANNOUNCED THEY ARE
DEVELOPING AN ALTERNATE HISTORY 
SERIES ABOUT FORMER FIRST LADY
HILLARY CLINTON.
IT'S BASED ON THE BOOK RODHAM,
TITLED AFTER HILLARY'S MAIDEN 
NAME
THE STORY TAKES PLACE IN A WORLD
WHERE HILLARY BECOMES PRESIDENT 
OF THE UNITED STATES, BUT NEVER 
MARRIED BILL CLINTON
AN AMBITIOUS YOUNG WOMAN
DEVELOPING HER MIND.
>> THE WHAT IFS COULD GO IN ANY 
DIRECTION.
>> ON AND ON, RIGHT?
>> LEGENDARY CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER
CHARLES EVERS HAS DIED
HE WAS THE OLDER BROTHER OF 
SLAIN CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST 
MEDGAR EVERS
CHARLES LED THE MISSISSIPPI 
NAACP AFTER HIS BROTHER WAS 
KILLED AND, IN 1969, BECAME THE 
STATE'S FIRST BLACK MAYOR IN THE
STATE'S RECONSTRUCTION ERA
MISSISSIPPI CORONER SAYS EVERS
DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES
PRESIDENT TRUMP, WHO EVERS
ENDORSED IN THE 2016 ELECTION,
TWEETED A PHOTO OF THEM AT THE
WHITE HOUSE.
SAYING HE IS DEEPLY SADDENED BY 
THE LOSS OF A FRIEND
CHARLES EVERS WAS 97 YEARS OLD. 
>> CIVIL RIGHTS ICON CT VIVIAN
WILL BE LAID TO REST TODAY IN 
GEORGIA.
A HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE CARRIED
HIS CASKET THROUGH THE STREETS
OF ATLANTA, STOPPING AT THE TOMB
OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR
VIVIAN, WHO WORKED CLOSELY WITH 
DR. KING
HE WAS AWARDED THE MEDAL OF 
FREEDOM BY PRESIDENT OBAMA
VIVIAN PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF
95
THE VERY SAME DAY HI
>>> TAKE A LOOK AT THIS 
TERRIFYING VIDEO OF TWO CHILDREN
DROPPING MORE THAN THREE STORIES
TO ESCAPE AN APARTMENT FIRE IN
FRANCE
IT HAPPENED IN THE CITY WHERE 
TWO BROTHERS, AGE 3 AND 10, CAN 
BE SEEN DANGLING FROM A WINDOW
ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND BLACK
SMOKE.
BEFORE THEY LET GO A WHOLE
33 FEET INTO THE ARMS OF RESCUE 
CREWS WHO WERE BENEATH
IT WAS A HEROIC RESCUE AND
THANKFULLY, BOTH CHILDREN WERE
UNHARMED AFTER THAT FALL. 
>> WHAT A TERRIFYING INCIDENT 
FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED
NOW, TO THE TOLL THE COVID-19 
PANDEMIC IS TAKING ON CHILDREN
AND YOUNG ADULTS
WHILE STUDIES SUGGEST KIDS ARE
LESS LIKELY TO GET INFECTED, THE
MAJOR LIFE CHANGES COULD BE 
HAVING IMPACT ON THEIR OVERALL
MENTAL HEALTH.
NBC'S SARAH DALLOF HAS MORE.
>> SEPARATION FROM FRIENDS AND
FOR MANY, NO IN-PERSON SCHOOL 
COME FALL.
THE PANDEMIC IS WEIGHING ON THE 
MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND 
TEENS.
>> ABOUT ONE IN SIX CHILDREN IN 
AMERICA HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH
DISORDER
AND IN THE CONTEXT OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, WE EXPECT 
THIS TO INCREASE. 
>> ACROSS THE BOARD, HEALTH 
EXPERTS ARE SEEING MORE SYMPTOMS
OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION.
IN YOUNGER KIDS, THAT MAY 
MANIFEST AS TANTRUMS OR BEHAVIOR
AGGRESSION
OLDER CHILDREN MAY BE MORE
AGITATED, ANGRY, OR WITHDRAWN.
HAVING A TRUSTED ADULT TO WALK
KIDS THROUGH THOSE MOEMOTIONS I 
KEY.
>> I NAME THE FEELING FOR THEM
I SEE THAT YOU'RE ANGRY THAT YOU
CAN'T HANG OUT WITH YOUR FRIENDS
RIGHT NOW.
OR YOU'RE REALLY WORRIED THAT 
SOMETHING BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN
TO MOM WHEN I GO TO WORK
SO HELP THEM IDENTIFY THOSE 
FEELINGS
AND THEN, HELP THEM WITH WAYS TO
WORK THROUGH THAT AND BUILD 
RESILIENCE. 
>> WHILE MOST KIDS WILL REMEMBER
THE PANDEMIC, LIKE HOW THEIR
GRANDPARENTS AND GREAT
GRANDPARENTS RECALL THE 
DEPRESSION
A SURVEY OF 2,000 YOUNG PEOPLE
WITH MENTAL HEALTH HISTORIES IN 
THE UK FOUND 51% REPORTED 
CORONAVIRUS HAS MADE THEIR
MENTAL HEALTH A BIT WORSE.
32% SAY IT'S MADE IT MUCH WORSE.
>> WE KNOW THOSE CHILDREN ARE AT
HIGHER RISK FOR DEVELOPING
PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT FROM THE 
PANDEMIC. 
>> ROUTINES AND STRUCTURE CAN 
HELP
SO CAN TIME OUTDOORS OR TIME
WITH FAMILY OR CHATTING WITH
FRIENDS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
WATCH FOR CHANGES IN APPETITE 
AND SLEEPING HABITS, AS WELL AS 
PERSONALITIES.
BIG SHIFTS ARE SIGNS
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
STILL SOME FEISTY STORMS THAT 
GOING TO BE IMPACTING THE 
NORTHEAST.
NEW YORK CITY, BOSTON THIS
AFTERNOON.
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE TH
>>> AS COVID-19 INFECTIONS SURGE
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THE SHAPE OF
THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR REMAINS 
UNCERTAIN FOR MANY
ACCORDING TO A NEW POLL FROM THE
ASSOCIATED PRESS, JUST ONE IN 
TEN AMERICANS THINK DAYCARE 
CENTERS, PRE-K, AND K THROUGH 12
SCHOOLS SHOULD OPEN THIS FALL,
WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS
NBC'S BLAYNE ALEXANDER HAS THE
STORY ON ONE DISTRICT IN
TENNESSEE WHERE CLASSES HAVE
JUST BEGUN
GOOD MORNING, BLAYNE. 
>> PHILLIP, GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
IT'S THE SECOND DAY OF SCHOOL 
HERE IN ALCOA, TENNESSEE
BUT FOR MANY STUDENTS, IT'S 
THEIR FIRST DAY.
THAT'S BECAUSE THEY ARE DOING 
STAGGERED ATTENDANCE
ATTENDING ONLY ONE DAY OUT OF 
THE WEEK
IT'S NOT THE WELCOME BACK THESE 
STUDENTS ARE USED TO
TEMPERATURE CHECKS, MASKED
FACES, AND DESKS AT A DISTANCE
GREETING STUDENTS AT ALCOA CITY 
SCHOOLS.
THE DISTRICT IN TENNESSEE AMONG 
THE FIRST IN THE COUNTRY TO 
RETURN TO IN-PERSON LEARNING
WITH STAGGERED ATTENDANCE.
>> SO IF I HAVE A CLASS OF 20 
KIDS, FIVE WILL COME EVERY DAY
AND SO, IT WILL TAKE THE WHOLE
WEEK BEFORE I SEE MY WHOLE
CLASS.
>> TENNESSEE HAS SEEN MORE THAN 
80,000 COVID CASES BUT FEWER
THAN 300 ACTIVE CASES IN THE
CITY OF ALCOA.
>> DID YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS
WITH COMING BACK
>> OH, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
THAT'S WHY SO MANY DISCUSSIONS
AND SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, AND 
CONVERSATIONS AND WHAT-IF 
QUESTIONS BECAUSE WE WANT TO DO 
WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS AND
FOR OUR CHILDREN
>> Reporter: ACROSS THE COUNTRY 
WITH THE FIRST DAY FAST 
APPROACHING, MANY STUDENTS AND
TEACHERS ARE STILL IN LIMBO 
ABOUT HOW AND WHEN SCHOOL WILL
START.
IN KANSAS, THE STATE SCHOOL 
BOARD REJECTED THE GOVERNOR'S
REQUEST TO DELAY THE START OF 
SCHOOL UNTIL AFTER LABOR DAY
ROBERT REDFIELD SAYS HE BELIEVES
SCHOOLS ARE SAFE ENOUGH TO SEND 
HIS OWN CHILDREN. 
>> I'M 100% THEY CAN GET BACK TO
SCHOOL. 
>> WITH MANY DISTRICTS RAISING
CONCERNS ABOUT HOW TO PAY FOR 
THE NECESSARY CHANGES, THE NAACP
FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST 
EDUCATION SECRETARY BETSY DeVOS 
CLAIMING A NEW RULE WOULD DIVERT
MONEY FROM LOWER-INCOME SCHOOLS 
TO WEALTHY, PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
>> TO TAKE MONEY AWAY FROM
DISTRICTS, AND GIVE TO FAMILIES 
WHO HAVE THE MEANS TO PROVIDE 
VIRTUAL OR SOCIALLY-DISTANT 
EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES IN THE
PRIVATE SCHOOL SETTING IS 
UNCONSCIONABLE. 
>> SLAMS THE LAWSUIT AS 
POLITICAL WRITING THIS
ADMINISTRATION IS COMMITTED TO
SUPPORTING ALL STUDENTS GET BACK
TO LEARNING, INCLUDING STUDENTS 
OF COLOR
BACK IN TENNESSEE.
>> HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT 
MASK
>> NOT THAT GOOD
BECAUSE IT JUST MAKES ME REALLY 
HOT.
>> STOPPING THE SPREAD IS NOW 
LESSON NUMBER ONE.
>> AND WE'RE TEACHING THE KIDS
LIFE SKILLS THEY CAN USE BECAUSE
THIS MAY NOT GO AWAY ANYTIME
SOON
>> AND THIS CURRENT PLAN IS IN
PLACE THROUGH LABOR DAY.
THAT'S WHEN THEY WILL 
RE-EVALUATE TO DETERMINE WHAT,
IF ANYTHING, NEEDS TO CH
>>> BREAKING OVERNIGHT
THE WHITE HOUSE AND SENATE GOP
REACH A NEW $1 TRILLION 
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILL.
THIS, AS THE U.S. SEES THE
HIGHEST COVID DEATHS IN A SINGLE
DAY, IN WEEKS.
>>> THE MASSIVE $2 BILLION
VACCINE DEAL
HOW MANY DOSES THEY'RE AIMING TO
DELIVER AND WHEN
>>> BASEBALL IS BACK
TODAY IS OPENING DAY IN THE 
MAJOR LEAGUES, AS TEAMS GEAR UP 
FOR AN INTENSE, SHORTENED 
SEASON
WE'VE GOT A PREVIEW.
>>> AND WE'LL REMEMBER THE MAN
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
CALLED THE GREATEST PREACHER TO 
EVER LIVE.
CIVIL RIGHTS ICON, CT VIVIAN
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
GLAD YOU'RE WITH US, I'M FRANCES
RIVERA. 
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, STATES ARE
REACHING TROUBLING BENCHMARKS IN
THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
CALIFORNIA HAS JUST SURPASSED 
NEW YORK, AS THE STATE WITH THE 
MOST CONFIRMED INFECTIONS.
40 STATES ARE NOW REPORTING 
INCREASES IN CASES
>>> TWO CAFETERIAS HAVE BEEN
CLOSED AT THE WHITE HOUSE 
COMPLEX AFTER A WORKER TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS
ONE IS AT THE EISENHOWER
EXECUTIVE OFFICE BUILDING ACROSS
THE STREET FROM THE WEST WING 
AND HOUSES THE VICE PRESIDENT'S 
OFFICE, AND THE OFFICES FOR MANY
OF THE SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS.
THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THE MEDICAL
UNIT ALREADY DID CONTACT
TRACING, AND THERE IS NO REASON 
FOR ALARM.
>> THE CDC HAS UPDATED ITS
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PEOPLE WHO
HAVE TESTED POSITIVE
THE AGENCY SAYS MOST PEOPLE CAN 
STOP SELF-ISOLATION AFTER TEN 
DAYS AND AT LEAST 24 HOURS AFTER
THEIR FEVER HAS BROKEN
THE PREVIOUS GUIDANCE 
RECOMMENDED ISOLATION UNTIL TWO 
TESTS CAME BACK NEGATIVE. 
>> THE CDC, ALSO, RECOMMENDS
FACE COVERINGS AND THAT'S 
LEADING TO MORE AND MORE
CONFRONTATIONS, LIKE THIS ONE,
IN UTICA, MICHIGAN
THE MAN STARTED THROWING PUNCHES
AT A RESTAURANT, AFTER HE WAS 
ASKED TO WEAR A MASK. 
>> THE MANAGER HEARS THE
COMMOTION.
COMES UP FRONT TO REMOVE THE
GENTLEMAN.
WANTED HIM TO JUST LEAVE
AND THAT'S WHEN THE MANAGER GOT 
HIT.
>> POLICE SAY A BARTENDER TRIED 
TO INTERVENE, AND THEY WERE HIT 
AS WELL.
NOW, POLICE ARE ASKING THE
PUBLIC FOR INFORMATION ABOUT
THAT SUSPECT
>> WE DO HAVE AN OPTIMISTIC 
REPORT FROM "THE NEW YORK 
TIMES.
HEALTH EXPERTS TELL "THE TIMES" 
IT'S VERY UNLIKELY THAT YOU 
COULD GET COVID MORE THAN ONCE
NOW, THERE ARE ANECDOTES ABOUT
PEOPLE TESTING POSITIVE AGAIN.
BUT THEY SAY THAT THOSE MAY BE
CASES OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM
DRAWN-OUT ILLNESS.
>> NEW HOPE ON THE HORIZON FOR
MORE CORONAVIRUS RELIEF.
SENATE REPUBLICANS HAVE REACHED 
A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE
WHITE HOUSE ON A $1 TRILLION AID
PACKAGE.
THE PROPOSAL ALSO INCLUDES
BILLIONS FOR TESTING, SCHOOLS,
AND MORE STIMULUS CHECKS
OUR CAPITOL HILL CORRESPONDENT
TRACIE POTTS HAS MORE AND,
TRACIE, THIS IS FAR FROM A DONE 
DEAL. 
>> RIGHT, FRANCES, IT'S FAR FROM
DONE BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW, THIS
MORNING, IF THEY HAVE REACHED 
ANY KIND OF AGREEMENT ON ONE OF 
THE BIG ISSUES HERE.
EXTENDING THOSE $600 A WEEK 
BONUS UNEMPLOYMENT CHECKS THAT
RUN OUT NEXT WEEK.
WE COULD BE LOOKING AT THE 18th 
STRAIGHT WEEK OF JOBLESS CLAIMS 
THAT ARE A MILLION PLUS WHEN
THOSE NUMBERS COME OUT THIS 
WEEK
REPUBLICANS ARGUE THAT BONUS IS 
TOO MUCH AND COULD ACTUALLY BE
AN INCENTIVE FOR PEOPLE NOT TO
WORK
>> THE AMERICAN JOB MARKET NEEDS
ANOTHER SHOT OF ADRENALINE
SENATE REPUBLICANS ARE LASER
FOCUSED ON GETTING AMERICAN 
WORKERS THEIR JOBS BACK.
OUR BILL TAKES SEVERAL SPECIFIC 
INCENTIVES TO HIRE AND RETAIN 
WORKERS, AND TURN THE DIALS ON
THOSE POLICIES. 
>> IT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
WEEK
AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS SO
DISORGANIZED, CHAOTIC, AND
UNPREPARED, THAT THEY CAN BARELY
COBBLE TOGETHER A PARTISAN BILL,
IN THEIR OWN CONFERENCE.
>> SO, UNEMPLOYMENT, STILL UP IN
THE AIR WITH DAYS TO GO BEFORE
IT RUNS OUT.
BUT WE DO KNOW THAT THIS
AGREEMENT, SORT OF AN OUTLINE 
THAT REPUBLICANS AND THE WHITE
HOUSE HAVE COME UP WITH,
INCLUDES $16 BILLION IN NEW 
MONEY FOR TESTING.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT PRESIDENT 
TRUMP HAD OPPOSED.
BUT HE SAID, IN AN INTERVIEW
LAST NIGHT, HE IS WILLING TO GO 
WITH THAT.
IT WOULD, ALSO, INCLUDE 70
BILLION FOR SCHOOLS.
HALF OF IT FOR ALL SCHOOLS AND
ANOTHER HALF FOR THOSE SCHOOLS
THAT CHOOSE TO REOPEN, IN 
PERSON
FRANCES.
>> WE'LL SEE WHEN IT HAPPENS
TRACIE, THANK YOU.
>> NOW, TO POTENTIAL GOOD NEWS
IN THE SEARCH FOR A SAFE AND
EFFECTIVE VACCINE.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS SIGNED A DEAL
WORTH NEARLY $2 BILLION WITH
DRUG GIANT PFIZER FOR A 
POTENTIAL VACCINE, EVEN BEFORE
IT'S BEEN APPROVED
NBC'S TOM COSTELLO HAS DETAILS
>> Reporter: IT'S THE BIGGEST 
DEAL YET IN THE GOVERNMENT'S
OPERATION WARP SPEED, TO RUSH A 
VACCINE TO THE HOMELAND.
A $2 BILLION AGREEMENT WITH 
PFIZER AND A SMALLER GERMAN 
COMPANY.
FOR MILLIONS OF VACCINE DOSES 
THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD THEN
PROVIDE, FREE OF CHARGE, TO THE 
PUBLIC. 
>> WE CAN ACQUIRE 100 MILLION 
DOSES OF THIS VACCINE, AS EARLY 
AS DECEMBER OF 2020.
>> PFIZER ACTUALLY HAS FOUR 
VACCINE CANDIDATES
EARLY TEST RESULTS SHOW THEY
PRODUCE ANTIBODIES THAT HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO NEUTRALIZE COVID.
SO FAR, NONE HAS RECEIVED FDA 
APPROVAL
BUT CRITICAL, PHASE THREE HUMAN 
TRIALS START WITHIN DAYS
>> WHAT ASSURANCES CAN YOU GIVE 
THE AMERICAN PUBLIC THAT $2 
BILLION IS GOING TO BE MONEY
WELL SPENT
>> I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE 100 
MILLION DOSES WOULD DEFINITELY
PROVE TO BE GREAT VALUE FOR 
MONEY, GIVEN THE ENORMOUS 
HEALTHCARE AND ECONOMIC COST
THAT THIS CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
HAS REAPED. 
>> EACH PERSON WOULD NEED TWO 
DOSES AND A BOOSTER SHOT
SCOTT IS AN IMMUNOLOGIST WHO
VOLUNTEERED FOR THE STUDY.
HE RECEIVED HIS SECOND DOSE AT
THE UNIVERSITY MARYLAND SCHOOL
OF MEDICINE.
HIS SIDE EFFECTS, SO FAR, A FEW 
ACHES SIMILAR TO A FLU SHOT.
>> I, HONESTLY, FEEL LUCKY
I -- TO BE -- FIRST OF ALL, TO
BE HEAD OF THE GAME, SO TO
SPEAK, TO RECEIVE A VACCINE THAT
MIGHT WORK
THIS EARLY, AFTER WE -- WE
LEARNED ABOUT THE DISEASE.
>> VACCINES ARE GETTING TESTED, 
REAL TIME, SAYS DR. ANTHONY 
FAUCI.
WITH 70,000 NEW CASES, EACH DAY.
>> THAT'S BAD NEWS FOR PUBLIC 
HEALTH
BUT THAT, CERTAINLY, FACILITATES
THE DEVELOPMENT AND EFFICACY OF 
A VACCINE.
>> PFIZER ISN'T ALONE.
THE GOVERNMENT ALSO SIGNED A
$1.6 BILLION DEAL WITH NOVAVAX
IT'S LOOKING MORE AND MORE
LIKELY, THIS MORNING, MORE
POSSIBLE THAT AMERICANS COULD 
RECEIVE A VACCINE SHOT BY EARLY 
NEXT YEAR.
PHILLIP.
>> TOM, THANK YOU.
>>> TENSIONS REACH A TIPPING
POINT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES 
AND CHINA.
AFTER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
ORDERED THE CLOSURE OF THE
CHINESE CONSULATE IN HOUSTON
YOU CAN SEE, IN THIS VIDEO, 
CONSULATE EMPLOYEES POSSIBLY
BURNING DOCUMENTS AFTER THE 
ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE.
THE CLOSURE COMES AFTER U.S.
PROSECUTORS CHARGED TWO HACKERS 
WITH, ALLEGEDLY, TRYING TO STEAL
COVID RESEARCH
JOINING US FROM BEIJING IS JANIS
MACKEY FRAYER.
AND, JANIS, HOW IS BEIJING
RESPONDING TO THIS
>> FRANCES, SECRETARY OF STATE
MIKE POMPEO HAS SAID THAT THE 
U.S. IS SETTING OUT CLEAR 
EXPECTATIONS FOR HOW CHINA'S
COMMUNIST PARTY IS GOING TO 
BEHAVE
THAT WAS HIS QUOTE
THE REACTION FROM BEIJING, OF 
COURSE, IS FURY.
WE'RE FULLY EXPECTING TO SEE
SOME SORT OF RETALIATION FROM 
CHINA, IN RESPONSE TO THAT MOVE 
BY THE U.S. TO TELL CHINESE 
DIPLOMATS IN HOUSTON THAT THEY
HAVE UNTIL FRIDAY TO CLEAR OUT
THE EXPECTATION IS THAT CHINA 
WILL CLOSE THE U.S. CONSULATE 
HERE
THERE IS SPECULATION ABOUT
WUHAN, PERHAPS CHUNGDU
BUT INCREASINGLY, THERE IS A LOT
OF ATTENTION BEING DRAWN TO THE 
U.S. CONSULATE IN HONG KONG.
THAT, PERHAPS, IT WON'T BE SHUT 
DOWN
BUT THAT THE U.S. WILL BE 
ORDERED TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF 
STAFF THEY HAVE THERE.
THIS IS ALL TAKING U.S.-CHINA 
RELATIONS TO A NEW LOW
THE RELATIONSHIP HAD ALREADY
BEEN COMBATIVE ON, PRETTY MUCH, 
EVERY FRONT, FROM TECHNOLOGY TO 
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
THE U.S. IS ACCUSING CHINA OF 
USING ITS HOUSTON CONSULATE AS A
HUB FOR INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS.
THE FBI SAYING IT'S, ALSO,
INVESTIGATING CHINESE 
RESEARCHERS AT AMERICAN 
INSTITUTIONS, ALLEGED CHINESE 
HACKERS.
AND THAT THERE IS THE 
EXPECTATION THAT THERE ARE
OTHER, WHAT THEY CALL, MALIGN 
EVENTS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON
SO WHAT WE ARE EXPECTING IS SOME
SORT OF RETALIATION FROM CHINA
IT'S NOT CLEAR IF IT'S GOING TO 
BE AS ABRUPT AS THE U.S.
DECISION
BUT CHINA HAS ALL BUT PROMISED
THAT SOMETHING IS COMING
FRANCES.
>> CERTAINLY, HIGH STAKES IN
THIS CONSEQUENTIAL BACK AND 
FORTH.
JANIS, THANK YOU
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS FACING 
NEW SCRUTINY WHEN IT COMES TO 
HIS PERSONAL BUSINESSES.
A FORMER STATE DEPARTMENT 
OFFICIAL WITH FIRSTHAND 
KNOWLEDGE TELLS NBC NEWS THAT 
THE PRESIDENT PRESSED AN
AMBASSADOR TO TRY AND GET THE 
BRITISH OPEN PLAYED AT HIS GOLF 
COURSE, IN SCOTLAND.
NBC'S SARAH HARMON JOINING US 
NOW FROM LONDON.
SARAH, GOOD MORNING.
SO WHAT ELSE DO WE KNOW ABOUT 
THESE CLAIMS
>> HI, PHILLIP
GOOD MORNING
WELL, WE'RE LEARNING THIS 
MORNING THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP, 
ALLEGEDLY, PRESSED HIS
AMBASSADOR TO THE UK, WOODY 
JOHNSON, TO TRY TO PRESSURE THE 
BRITISH TO HOLD THE PRESTIGIOUS 
BRITISH OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT AT 
THE TRUMP FAMILY GOLF COURSE IN 
SCOT
SCOTLAND
THIS IS CONFIRMED BY AN OFFICIAL
WHO WORKED IN THE AMBASSADOR'S
OFFICE AT THE TIME
FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, HE IS 
THE HEIR TO THE JOHNSON & 
JOHNSON.
AND HE WAS A TRUMP APPOINTEE TO 
THIS POSITION.
NOW, PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS DENIED 
SPEAKING TO AMBASSADOR JOHNSON
ABOUT THE TURN BERRY
TAKE A LISTEN.
>> NO, I NEVER SPOKE TO WOODY 
JOHNSON ABOUT THAT
TURN BERRY IS A HIGHLY RESPECTED
COURSE, AS YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE 
BEST IN THE WORLD.
>> NOW, THE TRUMP FAMILY OWNS 16
GO
GOLF COURSES AND THEY HAVE
REALLY STRUGGLED TO ATTRACT 
THESE HIGH-LEVEL TOURNAMENTS TO 
THEM
NONE OF THE NEXT FOUR BRITISH 
OPENS ARE SCHEDULED TO KNOW HELD
AT THE TURN BERRY COURSE
PHILLIP.
>> SARAH HARMON JOINING US FROM 
LONDON THIS MORNING.
SARAH, THANK YOU
>>> TROPICAL STORM GONZALO IS 
BREWING OUT THERE AND NBC 
METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB IS 
WATCHING CLOSELY
JANESSA, GOOD MORNING.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
AS FRANCES SAID, GONZALO
CONTINUES TO BREW AND WE DO HAVE
TWO ACTIVE STORM SYSTEMS WE'RE
CURRENTLY WATCHING
FIRST, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS
TRACK.
POTENTIALLY, THE FIRST HURRICANE
OF THE SEASON.
AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
WATCH IT DIMINISH POSSIBILITY BY
SUNDAY, INTO MONDAY, AS A 
TROPICAL STORM
BACK DOWN TO A TROPICAL 
DEPRESSION
STILL, A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH
THAT STORM SYSTEM.
ALSO, WATCHING TROPICAL 
DEPRESSION EIGHT
THIS IS A CONCERN BECAUSE IT'S
SITTING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.
POTENTIAL MOVEMENT OF THE STORM 
HEADED TO HOUSTON OR GULF COAST 
COMMUNITIES ACROSS NEW ORLEANS, 
ALL THE WAY TO THE FLORIDA
COAST.
SO YOU CAN SEE WINDS ARE GOING
TO BE DYING DOWN
IT DOES PICK UP SOME STEAM BY 
SATURDAY, INTO THE WEEKEND
BUT IT'S THE SAME WINDS BY
MONDAY, UP TO 25 MILES PER HOUR.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR DAY
AHEAD.
>> A VERY UNSETTLED WEATHER 
PATTERN FOR THE NORTHEAST.
IT'S ALL DUE TO A COLD FRONT
THAT'S GOING TO SLICE THAT
HUMIDITY IN HALF
BUT STILL, VERY WARM AIR FOR THE
DEEP SOUTH AND TO THE SOUTHEAST,
CHARLOTTE, I SEE YOU AT 94
DEGREES.
STORMS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST.
TODAY, WE'RE EXPECTING THAT AS
WELL
WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT
COMING UP.
>> WE'LL WAIT TO HEAR.
THANK YOU.
>> TODAY'S GROUNDBREAKERS, "THE 
NEW YORK TIMES" COMPANY HAS 
NAMED MEREDITH KOPIT LEVIEN AS
THE NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
>> THE CALIFORNIA STATE 
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM ANNOUNCED ALL 
430,000 UNDERGRADUATES WILL BE
REQUIRED TO TAKE A COURSE IN
ETHNIC STUDIES OR SOCIAL
JUSTICE.
THE REQUIREMENT WILL TAKE 
EFFECT, STARTING IN 2023. 
>> AND A BIPARTISAN PUSH TO MAKE
JUNETEENTH A
THERE IS AN UPDATE INTO THE 
INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEADLY 
AMBUSH ON THE FAMILY OF A NEW 
JERSEY FEDERAL JUDGE
THE EVIDENCE LINKS SUSPECTED
GUN
GUNMAN DAN HOLLANDER
HOLLANDER WAS LATER FOUND DEAD
OF AN APPARENT SELF-INFLICTED 
GUNSHOT.
OFFICIALS BELIEVE THE SAME GUN
WAS USED IN BOTH KILLINGS.
>> FIRST, PORTLAND
NOW, CHICAGO
FEDERAL FORCES HAVE BEEN SENT TO
THE CITY, WHICH IS ON EDGE, 
AFTER A SURGE OF VIOLENCE.
IT COMES ON THE HEELS OF ANOTHER
HORRIFIC SHOOTING THERE.
THE SURGE HAS LED CHICAGO POLICE
TO MAKE AN IMPASSIONED PLEA TO
GANG MEMBERS
THIS AS THE PRESIDENT'S 
THREATENING TO SEND MORE FEDERAL
AGENTS TO CITIES ALL ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY.
HERE IS NBC'S GABE GUTIERREZ. 
>> THE DRIVE-BY SHOOTING OUTSIDE
A FUNERAL SENT BYSTANDERS 
SCRAMBLING ON CHICAGO'S SOUTH 
SIDE. 
>> WE THOUGHT IT WAS A WAR OUT
HERE. 
>> AT LEAST 15 PEOPLE WOUNDED.
SEVERAL OF THEM, CRITICALLY.
THE POLICE SUPERINTENDENT HAS 
THIS MESSAGE FOR THE 117,000
GANG MEMBERS IN THE CITY
>> PUT YOUR GUNS DOWN.
>> OVER THE WEEKEND, AT LEAST 63
PEOPLE WERE SHOT IN CHICAGO.
THERE WERE AT LEAST 160 MURDERS,
IN JUST THE LAST MONTH
A NEARLY 200% JUMP, OVER THE
SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.
PRESIDENT TRUMP NOW SAYS HE IS
SENDING MORE FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES THERE AND 
TO ALBUQUERQUE AND KANSAS CITY
THE OPERATION, NAMED AFTER
4-YEAR-OLD SHOOTING VICTIM, 
LeGEND TALIFERRO. 
>> NO MOTHER SHOULD EVER HAVE TO
CRADLE HER DEAD CHILD IN HER
ARMS, SYMPTOMLY BECAUSE 
POLITICIANS REFUSE TO DO WHAT IS
NECESSARY TO SECURE THEIR 
NEIGHBORHOOD AND TO SECURE THEIR
CITY
>> THE ADMINISTRATION SAYS THESE
EXTRA AGENTS WILL BE DIFFERENT
THAN THE TACTICAL TEAMS RECENTLY
SENT TO PORTLAND TO PROTECT 
FEDERAL PROPERTY
OVERNIGHT, PROTESTORS BARRICADED
THE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE WITH 
WOODEN BEAMS
NBC'S ERIN McLAUGHLIN IS THERE. 
>> WHILE, THEY'RE SETTING UP A
STEEL BARRICADE OUTSIDE THE 
COURTHOUSE, INSIDE, ASKING FOR A
RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST THE 
FEDERAL AGENTS THAT ARE HERE. 
>> FROM ATLANTA TO DETROIT TO 
MEMPHIS, THIS SUMMER'S VIOLENCE 
HAS BEEN BRUTAL.
IN KANSAS CITY, WHERE MURDERS 
ARE UP 40%, THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT ASKS FOR SOME FEDERAL
HELP TRACKING ILLEGAL GUNS. 
>> WHAT WE DON'T NEED IS WHAT 
YOU ARE SEEING ON THE STREETS OF
PORTLAND
AND FEDERAL TROOPS THAT ARE 
TAKING OVER CORE FUNCTIONS OF 
LAW ENFORCEMENT IN AMERICAN 
CITIES. 
>> HERE, IN NEW YORK, OFFICERS
WITH RIOT SHIELDS OUT A PROTEST 
ENCAMPMENT OUTSIDE CITY HALL BUT
TH
>>> BREONNA TAYLOR KILLER'S 
STILL ROAMING AROUND FREE.
SO I THINK I JUST WANT TO FOCUS 
ON THAT.
>> IT'S BEEN FOUR MONTHS SINCE
IT HAPPENED THAT SHE WAS
MURDERED IN HER SLEEP.
AND NOBODY'S BEEN HELD
ACCOUNTABLE.
>> DANIEL CAMERON IS IN A 
POSITION TO ARREST THE COPS 
RESPONSIBLE FOR KILLING BREONNA 
TAYLOR
AND STILL, HAS NOT DONE THAT
SO HE'S THE ONE WHO IS IN 
POSITION TO POTENTIALLY DO THAT.
>> NBA PLAYERS, LIKE JEREM
GRANT, ALEX CARUSO, AND CJ
McCULLAM HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING 
FOR THE ARREST. 
>> TODAY IS FINALLY OPENING DAY.
DR. ANTHONY FAUCI WILL BE 
THROWING OUT THE FIRST PITCH
BEFORE THE DEFENDING WASHINGTON 
NATIONALS HOST THE NEW YORK 
YANKEES.
AND THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE
DODGERS AND GIANTS RENEWING 
THEIR CLASSIC RIVALRY.
BUT THE TORONTO BLUE JAYS.
THEY'RE STILL LOOKING FOR A HOME
FIELD AFTER THE STATE OF
PENNSYLVANIA DENIED THE TEAM'S
SHARED USE OF THE PIRATES 
STADIUM.
SO MANY QUESTIONS GOING INTO
THIS SEASON, HERE.
THAT'S ONE OF THEM. 
>> YOU CAN THINK ABOUT THOSE AND
I'M SURE YOU ARE GOING TO BE
STAYING UP
STAYING UP FOR ALL THIS TO PASS 
THE TIME, THAT'S WHAT YOU CAN 
PONDER ON.
>> SOMEONE GETS COVID, THEY'RE
OUT FOR LIKE A FOURTH OF THE
SEASON RIGHT THERE
ABSOLUTELY
TOMORROW, I MIGHT BE SLEEPING 
LITTLE
MAY NOT BE ON MY A GAME.
>> MARTHA STEWART WOWED FANS
WITH A POOLSIDE SELFIE ON 
INSTAGRAM TUESDAY.
LOOK AT THE 78-YEAR-OLD LOUNGING
BY HER EAST HAMPTONS PLACE RIGHT
THERE GAZING AT THE CAMERA
APPEARING TO STRIKE THAT SULTRY 
POSE WITH THE DUCK, POUTY LIPS
STEWART SAYS, AFTER ALL THESE 
YEARS, YEAH, OKAY, IT IS A STILL
A FUN PLACE TO SWIM.
CHELSEA HANDLER: YEAH, LESS THAN
A DAY TOOK HER TO CREATE THAT 
SELFIE
SAYING, IF I LOOK THIS GOOD AT
78, WELL, I STILL BETTER HAVE A 
POOL TO SHOW MYSELF OFF IN
SO IT'S WAY TO DO IT. 
>> THEY'RE BOTH CHILLING. 
>> SNOOP
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
THE NORTHEAST, WE'RE STUCK IN A 
STORMY PATTERN
WE HAVE SOME STORMS THAT ARE
GOING TO BE ROARING THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON FROM BOSTON TO NEW
YORK CITY.
34 MILLION PEOPLE GOING TO BE 
IMPACTED
THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE
DAMAGING WIN
>>> CAN YOU IMAGINE STANDING UP,
WHEN YOU WERE PRESIDENT, SAYING 
IT'S NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY
I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY
I MEAN, LITERALLY.
LITERALLY.
>> THOSE WORDS DIDN'T COME OUT
OF OUR MOUTHS WHILE WE WERE IN
OFFICE
>> I DON'T UNDERSTAND HIS 
INABILITY TO GET A SENSE OF WHAT
PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH
HE JUST CAN'T -- CAN'T RELATE,
IN ANY WAY
>> JOE BIDEN BRINGING OUT THE 
BIG GUNS IN THE RACE FOR 2020.
RELEASING A CAMPAIGN VIDEO WITH 
FORMER PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA.
THE PRESUMPTIVE DEMOCRATIC
NOMINEE TEAMED UP WITH HIS OLD
BOSS TO TAKE AIM AT PRESIDENT 
TR
TRUMP'S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE
WE SHOULD NOTE MR. TRUMP DID
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE 
PANDEMIC IN A FOX NEWS INTERVIEW
SUNDAY
SHOWING TEXAS IN PLAY WITH
CANDIDATES IN A VIRTUAL DEAD
HEAT
BIDEN IS UP ONE POINT ON THE
PRESIDENT IN THE REPUBLICAN 
STRONGHOLD. 
>> HULU HAS ANNOUNCED THEY ARE
DEVELOPING AN ALTERNATE HISTORY 
SERIES ABOUT FORMER FIRST LADY, 
HILLARY CLINTON.
IT'S BASED ON THE BOOK RODHAM,
TITLED AFTER HILLARY'S MAIDEN 
NAME
WHERE HILLARY BECOMES PRESIDENT 
OF THE UNITED STATES, BUT NEVER 
MARRIED BILL CLINTON
AND ALSO TELLS THE TALE OF AN 
AMBITIOUS, YOUNG WOMAN WHO WAS
DEVELOPING HER EXTRAORDINARY
MIND
SO IF THIS SHOW DOES GO TO
SERIES, IT WILL BE HULU'S SECOND
PROJECT FOCUSED ON THE FORMER 
SECRETARY OF STATE. 
>> TALK ABOUT ALL THE COULD'VE, 
WOULD'VE, SHOULD'VES
LEGENDARY CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER 
CHARLES EVERS HAS DIED
HE WAS OLDER BROTHER OF SLAIN 
CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST MEDGAR
EVERS.
CHARLES EVERS LED THE 
MISSISSIPPI NAACP AFTER HIS 
BROTHER WAS KILLED AND, IN 1969,
BECAME THE STATE'S FIRST BLACK
MAYOR.
A MISSISSIPPI CORONER SAYS EVERS
DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES
PRESIDENT TRUMP, WHO EVERS
ENDORSED IN THE 2016 ELECTION,
TWEETED A PHOTO OF THEM SAYING
HE IS DEEPLY SADDENED BY THE
LOSS OF HIS FRIEND. 
>> CIVIL RIGHTS ICON CT VIVIAN
WILL BE LAID TO REST TODAY
A HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE CARRIED
HIS CASKET THROUGH THE STREETS
OF ATLANTA, STOPPING AT 
SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL
LANDMARKS.
VIVIAN ALSO LAID IN STATE AT THE
ROTUNDA OF GEORGIA'S CAPITOL
VIVIAN WORKED CLOSELY WITH DR.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., AND WAS 
AWARDED THE MEDAL OF FREEDOM BY 
PRESIDENT OBAMA.
PASSED AWAY THE VERY SAME DAY AS
FRIEND AND CIVIL RIGHTS HERO
JOHN LEWIS
>> A WEEK BEFORE NFL TRAINING --
NFL TRAINING CAMP QB -- STEELERS
QB WAS WORKING ON A DIFFERENT 
KIND OF DRIVE.
HE AND HIS WIFE HELPED OUT A
FOOD DRIVE IN WESTERN 
PENNSYLVANIA
UNLOADING GOODS AND GIVING OUT
OVER 8,000 BOXES OF FOOD AND
SUPPLIES
THIS STATE NOW IN THE RECORD 
BOOKS FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS.
THIS MORNING, AS OUR COUNTRY 
SURGES TO A STAGGERING 4 MILLION
CORONAVIRUS CASES, THE NATION'S 
MOST POPULOUS STATE IS GRAPPLING
TO COPE WITH A WEEK'S LONG 
SURGE.
>> A SOBER REMINDER OF WHY WE 
ARE TAKING THINGS AS SERIOUSLY 
AS WE ARE.
>> Reporter: THOUGH NEW YORK HAS
A DEATH TOLL MORE THAN FOUR 
TIMES HIGHER, CALIFORNIA WAS ONE
OF THE FIRST REGIONS TO SHUT 
DOWN.
YET, IT'S STILL CRIPPLED BY 
COVID, WITH 7,000 PEOPLE 
CURRENTLY HOSPITALIZED.
>> I DON'T REALLY SEE US 
ERADICATING IT, BUT I THINK WE 
WILL BRING IT DOWN TO SUCH A LOW
LEVEL THAT WE WILL NOT BE IN THE
POSITION THAT WE'RE IN RIGHT 
NOW.
>> Reporter: IN NEIGHBORING 
ARIZONA, ONE BORDER COUNTY 
REPORTING A 55% POSITIVITY RATE.
WHILE IN CHANDLER, AN OUTPOURING
OF EMOTION FOR A BELOVED FATHER,
TEACHER, AND COACH.
>> TOLD HIM HOW PROUD WE WERE.
THANKED HIM FOR BEING -- WHO HE 
WAS.
>> Reporter: CARRY CROSSWHITE 
WAS SURROUNDED BY HIS FAMILY AS 
HE SLOWLY SLIPPED AWAY.
>> WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE THE 
OPPORTUNITY TO TELL HIM HOW MUCH
WE LOVE HIM.
>> Reporter: AS A GROWING NUMBER
OF STATES IMPLEMENT STRICTER 
FACE MASK POLICIES, IN A 
RECORDING RECENTLY OBTAINED BY 
THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY,
NOT VERIFIED BY NBC NEWS, DR. 
DEBORAH BIRX WARNS 11 MAJOR 
CITIES FROM BALTIMORE TO 
MINNEAPOLIS TO LAS VEGAS NEED TO
TAKE AGGRESSIVE STEPS NOW TO 
MITIGATE OUTBREAKS. 
>> WE'RE TRACKING THIS VERY 
CLOSELY.
WE'RE WORKING WITH THE STATE 
OFFICIALS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE 
RESPONDING TOGETHER.
>> Reporter: MEANWHILE, THERE IS
POTENTIAL PROGRESS ON THE RACE 
FOR A VACCINE.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MAKING 
THE $2 BILLION DEAL WITH PFIZER,
IN HOPES OF ACQUIRING MILLIONS 
OF DOSES AS EARLY AS DECEMBER.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Reporter: IN NEW YORK, IT 
TOOK LARRY KELLY 51 DAYS ON A 
VENTILATOR TO KICK COVID.
HE WAS FINALLY CLEARED TO GO 
HOME.
>> MY WIFE SAVED MY LIFE.
SHE WOULDN'T LET THEM PULL THE 
PLUG.
>> GOSH, IT'S NICE TO END ON 
THAT THERE, MIGUEL.
LET'S GO BACK TO THE PFIZER 
DEAL.
THE GOVERNMENT IS PUMPING A LOT 
OF MONEY INTO THIS.
WHAT MIGHT THAT MEAN FOR THE 
ACTUAL PRICE OF THE VACCINE?
>> Reporter: PART OF THAT $2 
BILLION AGREEMENT WITH THE 
GOVERNMENT MEANS 100 MILLION 
VACCINES WOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE
TO THE PUBLIC FOR FREE.
THOSE WOULD BE DISTRIBUTED 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
BUT, OF COURSE, SO MANY OF THOSE
DETAILS ARE STILL AND
TO GET IT DONE NOW, ESPECIALLY 
WITH THE NOVEMBER ELECTION 
LOOMING.
AFTER WEEKS OF TENSE 
NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN SENATE 
REPUBLICANS AND THE WHITE HOUSE,
OVERNIGHT, WORD OF A FUNDAMENTAL
AGREEMENT ON A TRILLION DOLLAR 
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILL.
THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES $16 
BILLION IN NEW FUNDING FOR 
CORONAVIRUS TESTING, $70 BILLION
TO REOPEN SCHOOLS.
BUT THE TWO SIDES ARE STILL 
DIVIDED OVER WHETHER TO INCLUDE 
STIMULUS CHECKS TO MILLIONS OF 
AMERICANS OR A PAYROLL TAX CUT 
TO BENEFIT BUSINESSES.
SOME GOP SENATORS WARNING THAT 
TO KEEP THE OVERALL COST OF THE 
MEASURE DOWN TO AROUND $1 
TRILLION, THEY MIGHT HAVE TO 
PICK BETWEEN THE TWO PRIORITIES.
A DIFFICULT CHOICE, POTENTIALLY 
PITTING THEM AGAINST THE 
PRESIDENT.
MR. TRUMP EAGER TO GET THE 
ECONOMY BACK ON TRACK HAS BEEN 
PUSHING FOR THE PAYROLL TAX CUT.
>> I THINK IT'S VERY GOOD.
IT'S BEEN PROVEN TO BE 
SUCCESSFUL.
IT'S A BIG SAVINGS FOR THE 
PEOPLE.
IT IS A TREMENDOUS SAVING, AND I
THINK IT IS AN INCENTIVE FOR 
COMPANIES TO HIRE THE WORKERS 
BACK AND TO KEEP THEIR WORKERS. 
>> Reporter: LAWMAKERS ARE STILL
TRYING TO DETERMINE HOW TO 
REAUTHORIZE UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS, WHICH ARE SET TO RUN 
OUT AT THE END OF THE MONTH.
RIGHT NOW, THROUGH THOSE 
BENEFITS, JOBLESS AMERICANS ARE 
GETTING $600 EVERY WEEK.
WITH THAT STILL UP IN THE AIR, 
THE BIG QUESTION NOW, WILL 
DEMOCRATS BE ON BOARD WITH THE 
BROADER PLAN?
HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI 
SAYING SHE HOPES TENOUNCING THE 
AMID A SOARING NATIONAL DEBT, 
SAVANNAH.
>> ALL RIGHT.
LET'S TALK POLITICS FOR A 
MOMENT, KRISTEN.
THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN MAKING AN
ISSUE OF HIS OPPONENT, JOE 
BIDEN'S, MENTAL FITNESS FOR 
OFFICE.
THIS CAME UP AGAIN IN A NEW 
INTERVIEW OVERNIGHT THAT THE 
PRESIDENT DID.
TELL US ABOUT IT.
>> Reporter: IT SURE DID, 
SAVANNAH.
IN THAT NEW INTERVIEW OVERNIGHT,
THE PRESIDENT NOT ONLY 
QUESTIONED BIDEN'S COGNITIVE 
ABILITY AGAIN, HE ALSO GAVE NEW 
DETAILS ABOUT A COGNITIVE TEST 
HE SAYS HE TOOK RECENTLY.
HE'D PREVIOUSLY RAISED THE ISSUE
OF THE TEST TO SAY HE'D DONE 
VERY WELL, AND TO QUESTION 
WHETHER BIDEN WOULD SCORE HIGH 
POINTS, BUT DURING AN INTERVIEW 
ON FOX NEWS THIS WEEKEND, IT WAS
POINTED OUT THAT SOME OF THE 
QUESTIONS ARE ACTUALLY PRETTY 
BASIC IN THAT TEST.
THE PRESIDENT HAS INSISTED, 
THOUGH, THE LAST ROUND OF 
QUESTIONS ARE MUCH MORE 
DIFFICULT.
HE WAS ASKED ABOUT THAT.
HERE'S HOW HE DESCRIBED THOSE 
QUESTIONS.
TAKE A LISTEN.
>> IT WAS 30 OR 35 QUESTIONS.
THE FIRST QUESTIONS ARE VERY 
EASY.
THE LAST QUESTIONS ARE MUCH MORE
DIFFICULT.
LIKE A MEMORY QUESTION.
IT'S, LIKE, YOU'LL GO PERSON, 
WOMAN, MAN, CAMERA, TV.
SO THEY SAY, COULD YOU REPEAT 
THAT?
SO I SAID, YEAH.
IT'S PERSON, WOMAN, MAN, CAMERA,
TV.
OKAY, THAT'S VERY GOOD.
IF YOU GET IT IN ORDER, YOU GET 
EXTRA POINTS.
OKAY, NOW HE'S ASKING YOU OTHER 
QUESTIONS, OTHER QUESTIONS.
TEN MINUTES, 15, 20 MINUTES 
LATER, THEY SAY, "REMEMBER THE 
FIRST QUESTION?"
NOT THE FIRST, BUT THE TENTH 
QUESTION, GIVE US THAT AGAIN.
CAN YOU GIVE US THAT AGAIN?
YOU GO, PERSON, WOMAN, MAN, COME
CAMERA, TV.
IF YOU GET IT IN ORDER, YOU GET 
EXTRA POINTS.
THEY SAID, "NOBODY GETS IT IN 
ORDER."
IT IS ACTUALLY NOT THAT EASY.
FOR ME, IT WAS EASY.
>> Reporter: NOW, PRESIDENT 
TRUMP HAS CHALLENGED BIDEN TO 
TAKE THE TEST.
WHEN BIDEN WAS ASKED ABOUT THIS 
RECENTLY, AND BEFORE THAT 
INTERVIEW, HE SAID HE CAN HARDLY
WAIT TO TEST HIS COGNITIVE 
ABILITIES AGAINST PRESIDENT 
TRUMP IN THE DEBATES THIS FALL.
NOW, BY THE WAY, ACCORDING TO 
MEDICAL EXPERTS, THAT TEST IS 
OFTEN GIVEN TO DETECT MILD 
COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS, LIKE THE 
ONSET OF DEMENTIA, AND DOE SANIT
COULD BE HARMFUL, EVEN DEADLY, 
IS GROWING.
THIS MORNING, AN URGENT WARNING 
FROM THE FOOD AND DRUG 
ADMINISTRATION, CHECK YOUR HAND 
SANITIZERS.
THE FDA IS EXPANDING THE LIST OF
RECALLED SANITIZERS TO INCLUDE 
75 PRODUCTS.
THE INGREDIENT IN QUESTION, 
METHANOL, SOMETIMES REFERRED TO 
AS WOOD ALCOHOL.
A SUBSTANCE, IT SAYS, CAN BE 
TOXIC WHEN ABSORBED THROUGH THE 
HAND OR INGESTED, AND CAN BE 
LIFE-THREATENING WHEN INGESTED.
ALL OF THE PRODUCTS APPEAR TO 
HAVE BEEN PRODUCED IN MEXICO AND
INCLUDE BRANDS LIKE BLUMEN, KLAR
AND DANVER.
INSTANT HAND SANITIZERS AND 
VITAMIN E.
EVEN HELLO KITTY BY SANRIO HAND 
SANITIZER.
SOME ON THE LIST SOLD AT 
NATIONAL CHAINS LIKE WALMART AND
COSTCO.
AS THE DEMAND FOR HAND 
SANITIZERS HAS SURGED, SO, TOO, 
HAS THE NUMBER OF QUESTIONABLE 
BRANDS.
ACCORDING TO NBC NEWS DATA, TEN 
DEATHS AND SEVERAL 
HOSPITALIZATIONS IN ARIZONA AND 
NEW MEXICO ARE BELIEVED TO BE 
LINKED TO METHANOL AND HAND 
SANITIZERS, THOUGH THE BRANDS 
HAVE NOT BEEN CONFIRMED.
IT'S BELIEVED THAT SOME OF THE 
HAND SANITIZERS MAY HAVE BEEN 
ADJUSTED RATHER THAN APPLIED TO 
THE SKIN.
EXPERTS SAY BEFORE YOU BUY, TAKE
A GOOD LOOK AT THE INGREDIENTS.
>> TOM, AGAIN, PEOPLE ARE GOING 
TO BE STORE.
MAYBE EVERYONE IS NOT READING 
EVERY LITTLE INGREDIENT.
WHAT SHOULD WE KNOW BEFORE WE 
BUY?
>> Reporter: MAKE SURE TO USE A 
PRODUCT THAT DOES NOT CONTAIN 
METHANOL.
IT CONTAINS AT LEAST 60% 
ETHANOL.
BUT THE FDA ALSO RECOMMENDS THAT
PEOPLE LITERALLY JUST WASH THEIR
HANDS WITH SOAP AND WATER FOR AT
LEAST 20 SECONDS AS OPPOSED TO 
USING HAND SANITIZER.
FOR A FULL LIST OF RECALLED 
 HELPING 
LOCAL POLICE.
SOME DEMOCRATIC MAYORS ARE 
CALLING IT A DISTRACTION.
AFTER THIS DRIVE-BY SHOOTING 
OUTSIDE A FUNERAL LEFT 15 PEOPLE
WOUNDED, CHICAGO'S MAYOR IS 
CAUTIOUSLY ACCEPTING FEDERAL 
HELP TO STOP THE VIOLENCE, BUT 
SAYS IT BETTER NOT LOOK ANYTHING
LIKE WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING IN 
PORTLAND. 
>> WE'RE NOT GOING TO HESITATE 
TO TAKE THE PRESIDENT TO COURT 
AND STOP ANY UNCONSTITUTIONAL 
ACTIONS.
>> Reporter: IN CHICAGO, THERE 
HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 160 MURDERS 
IN JUST THE LAST MONTH, A NEARLY
200% JUMP OVER THE SAME PERIOD 
LAST YEAR.
>> THIS BLOODSHED MUST END.
THIS BLOODSHED WILL END.
>> Reporter: NOW, PRESIDENT 
TRUMP IS SENDING HUNDREDS OF 
FEDERAL AGENTS TO CHICAGO AND 
AL
ALBUQUERQUE. 
>> THESE ARE STREET AGENTS.
THEY'RE INVESTIGATORS WHO WILL 
BE WORKING TO SOLVE MURDERS AND 
TO TAKE DOWN THE VIOLENT GANGS.
>> Reporter: IT'S AN EXPANSION 
OF OPERATION LEGEND, ALREADY 
TAKING PLACE IN KANSAS CITY, 
NAMED AFTER 4-YEAR-OLD SHOOTING 
VICTIM LEGEND, WHOSE FAMILY 
VISITED THE WHITE HOUSE ON 
WEDNESDAY. 
>> THIS OPERATION IS PERSONAL TO
US.
WE WANT JUSTICE FOR OUR SON AND 
OTHERS.
>> Reporter: THE ADMINISTRATION 
SAYS THESE EXTRA AGENTS WILL BE 
DIFFERENT THAN THE TACTICAL 
TEAMS SENT TO PORTLAND TO 
PROTECT FEDERAL PROPERTY.
OVERNIGHT, PORTLAND'S MAYOR, WHO
WAS DEMANDING THE FEDERAL FORCES
LEAVE THE CITY, WAS TEARGASSED 
WHEN HE JOINED PROTESTERS ON THE
FRONT LINES.
LOCAL POLICE DECLARING IT A 
RIOT.
OPPOSITION TO THE DEPLOYMENT IN 
PORTLAND EXTENDING TO OTHER 
DEMOCRATIC MAYORS, WHO PRESIDENT
TRUMP SLAMMED ON WEDNESDAY. 
>> YOU HAVE RADICAL LEFT 
DEMOCRATS RUNNING CITIES LIKE 
CHICAGO AND SO MANY OTHERS. 
>> Reporter: MAYOR LORI 
LIGHTFOOT HITTING BACK. 
>> THE PRESIDENT IS TRYING TO 
DIVERT ATTENTION FROM HIS FAILED
LEADERSHIP ON COVID-19.
HE HAS FAILED.
HE HAS FAILED.
HE HAS FAILED.
>> Reporter: IN KANSAS CITY, 
WHERE MURDERS ARE UP 40% FROM 
THE PREVIOUS YEAR, THE POLICE 
DEPARTMENT ASKED FOR SOME 
FEDERAL HELP INVESTIGATING 
CRIMES AND TRACKING ILLEGAL 
GUNS.
>> WHAT WE DON'T NEED IS WHAT 
YOU'RE SEEING ON THE STREETS OF 
 SIGNALING IT WILL 
RETALIATE, MOST LIKELY AGAINST 
U.S. CONSULATES IN CHINA.
IN A DRAMATIC ESCALATION OF 
ALREADY TENSE RELATIONS BETWEEN 
WASHINGTON AND BEIJING, THE U.S.
IS GIVING CHINA UNTIL TOMORROW 
TO CLOSE ITS GIANT CONSULATE IN 
HOUSTON, TEXAS.
NBC NEWS HAS LEARNED THE 
SHUTDOWN FOLLOWS YEARS OF FBI 
INTELLIGENCE GATHERING AT THE 
HOUSTON OUTPOST. 
>> WE ARE SETTING CLEAR 
EXPERATIONS FOR HOW THE CHINESE 
COMMUNIST PARTY IS GOING TO 
BEHAVE.
WHEN THEY DON'T, WE'LL TAKE 
ACTIONS THAT PROTECT THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE, OUR NATIONAL 
SECURITY. 
>> Reporter: NATIONAL SECURITY 
OFFICIALS TELL NBC NEWS THE 
CONSULATE THAT CHINA OPENED IN 
THE U.S. WHEN RELATIONS WERE 
ESTABLISHED IN 1979 HAS LONG 
BEEN CONSIDERED A HUB FOR 
CHINESE SPYING ACTIVITIES.
MULTIPLE OFFICIALS SAY THE 
COMPLEX HAS BEEN USED BY BEIJING
TO STEAL VALUABLE INFORMATION 
FROM HOUSTON'S EXTENSIVE MEDICAL
RESEARCH FACILITIES, AND TRIED 
TO INFILTRATE THE OIL AND 
NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES, AS WELL 
AS RECRUIT THOSE WHO WILL TURN 
OVER INFORMATION TO THE CHINESE 
INSTITUTIONS.
HOURS AFTER CHINA WAS TOLD OF 
THE SHUTDOWN, PEOPLE COULD BE 
SEEN IN A COURTYARD, APPEARING 
TO BURN DOCUMENTS.
HOUSTON FIREFIGHTERS WHO 
RESPONDED WERE NOT PERMITTED IN.
THIS COMES AFTER THE JUSTICE 
DEPARTMENT CHARGED TWO CHINESE 
NATIONALS IN AN ALLEGED GLOBAL 
HACKING SCHEME, INCLUDING AN 
ATTEMPT TO BREAK INTO COMPUTERS 
OF FIRMS WORKING ON A 
CORONAVIRUS VACCINE.
PRESIDENT TRUMP ASKED WEDNESDAY 
WHETHER THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL 
ACTION AGAINST CHINA. 
>> AS FAR AS CLOSING ADDITIONAL 
EMBASSIES, IT IS POSSIBLE. 
>> Reporter: LAWMAKERS ON BOTH 
SIDES OF THE AISLE SAY CHINA IS 
AN ONGOING THREAT. 
>> MANY OF THE CHINESE TECH 
COMPANIES ARE, IN EFFECT, ARMS 
OF THE CHINESE STATE.
COMPANIES NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE 
THAT DOING BUSINESS WITH A LOT 
OF THESE CHINESE FIRMS, DO IT AT
YOUR OWN RISK. 
>> THERE'S CYBER-THEFT.
PUTTING PEOPLE IN OUR 
UNIVERSITIES TO STEAL 
TECHNOLOGY.
THE LIST GOES ON AND ON.
>> Reporter: NATIONAL SECURITY 
OFFICIALS SAY THAT THE FBI MAY 
ANNOUNCE MORE CASES TODAY 
INVOLVING CHINESE RESEARCHERS IN
THE U.S. WHO HAVE ALLEGEDLY 
COVERED UP THEIR TIES TO THE 
CHINESE MILITARY.
AND THE U.S. ALSO WANTS CHINESE 
DIPLOIT 
DIPLOMATS TO TURN OVER A CHI 
 
NESE RESEARCHER WHO IS ACCUSED 
OF LYING WHEN SHE GOT A VISA 
HERE.
SHE'S TAKEN REFUGE AT A CHINESE 
CONSULATE IN SAN FRANCISCO.
BACK TO YOU, SAVANNAH.
GREAT TO SEE YOU,G THAT THIS 
TIME NEXT YEAR, WE WILL BE.
IT IS UNPRECEDENTED.
THE TOKYO 2020 OLYMPICS NOW 
SCHEDULED FOR SUMMER 2021.
ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS.
THIS WEEK, A WARNING.
IF INFECTIONS CONTINUE AT THESE 
LEVELS FOR 12 MONTHS, QUOTE, WE 
COULDN'T HOLD THE GAMES.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZING 
COMMITTEE SAID THIS, WHILE 
ADDING THAT HE'S HOPEFUL.
THE VENUES WILL BE READY.
THEY'RE READY NOW.
THE JAPANESE HOSTS HAVE ALREADY 
SPENT $12 BILLION ON TOKYO 2020.
>> WE ARE NOW ABSOLUTELY, 
ABSOLUTELY CONCENTRATING ON 
DELIVERING THE GAMES NEXT YEAR.
>> Reporter: DURING THE 
LOCKDOWN, ATHLETES AROUND THE 
GLOBE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO TRAIN 
IN UNIQUE CONDITIONS.
SO IF IT HAPPENS, NEXT YEAR'S 
GAMES WILL BE A TRIUMPH OVER 
ADVERSITY.
IT WILL BE A GREAT SYMBOL OF 
SURVIVAL.
>> YEAH.
IT IS GOING TO BE A SYMBOL OF 
UNITY AND SOLIDARITY OF 
HUMANKIND.
>> Reporter: IT'S ALSO NOT CLEAR
THIS MORNING WHETHER THERE WILL 
BE SPECTATORS OR WHAT AN OLYMPIC
VILLAGE WILL LOOK LIKE.
ORGANIZERS PREPARING TO ENFORCE 
SOCIAL DISTANCING.
WHAT WON'T CHANGE, MARQUEE 
EVENTS.
THERE WILL BE A WELCOME RETURN 
IN SWIMMING WITH STAR KATIE 
LEDECKY.
IN TENNIS, UPCOMING STAR COCO.
AND IN SOCCER, MEGAN RAPINOE.
IN GYMNASTICS, ALL EYES ON 
SUPERSTAR SIMONE BILES.
SHE'S BEEN CALLED SIMPLY THE 
GREATEST GYMNAST EVER.
SMASHING WORLD RECORDS, WINNING 
GOLD AFTER GOLD IN RIO FOUR 
YEARS AGO.
THE FLAG BEARER IN THAT OLYMPICS
CLOSING CEREMONY.
BITTERLY DISAPPOINTED WHEN THE 
OLYMPICS WERE CANCELED THIS 
YEAR. 
>> I CRIED.
ULTIMATELY, IT WAS THE RIGHT 
DECISION.
>> Reporter: AND JUST GETTING 
BETTER AND BETTER.
EARLIER THIS MONTH, POSTING A 
STRING OF VIDEOS SHOWCASING HER 
AMAZING SKILLS.
INCLUDING A DOUBLE TUCK THAT SHE
HASN'T PERFORMED SINCE SHE WAS 
13.
THIS MONTH, LOOKING STRONG ON 
THE COVER OF "VOGUE."
HOPEFULLY, THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, 
THE GAMES WILL BE GETTING UNDER 
WAY.
THIS AMERICAN HERO WILL BE 
SHOWING THE WORLD JUST HOW HIGH 
SHE CAN FLY.
>> GET THE GOLD MEDAL READY 
AGAIN. 
>> Reporter: ONE OF THE SYMBOLS 
OF THE GAMES WAS AND IS 
RENEWABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY,
HODA.
OLD COMPUTERS AND PHONES ARE 
BEING MADE INTO MEDALS.
WHAT BETTER WAY TO SYMBOLIZE 
SUSTAINABILITY AND RENEWABILITY 
THAN WATCHING SIMONE BILES TAKE 
ONE OF THOSE MEDAL. 
>> THAT WAS A GREAT, GREAT 
PIECE.
NOW THE CONVERSATION WE'VE BEEN 
WAITING FOR, LOOKING FORWARD TO.
GYMNASTICS SUPERSTAR SIMONE 
BILES.
HEY, HONEY.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU GUYS?
>> OKAY.
SO, SIMONE, FIRST OF ALL, I'VE 
BEEN THINKING ABOUT RIO.
I COULDN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT 
IT THE OTHER DAY.
I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE FINAL 
FIVE, HOW ALL THOSE MEDALS YOU 
WON, AND THEN I WAS THINKING OF 
ZAC EFRON.
DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN HE STEPPED 
INTO YOUR WORLD?
>> YES. 
>> AS I WAS THINKING ABOUT ALL 
THESE THINGS, I WAS THINKING, 
LIKE, LET'S JUST RELIVE FOR ONE 
SECOND.
UH-HUH.
>> OH, MY GOSH.
>> YOU STILL FEEL IT.
I KNEW IT.
HOW DO YOU KEEP YOUR HEAD IN THE
GAME AS YOU PREPARE FOR ALL THE 
HARD WORK BUT THE FUN THAT'S 
AHEAD?
>> YEAH.
TRAINING HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT 
DIFFERENT.
IT'S BEEN KIND OF CRAZY, BUT 
GOING IN EVERY DAY KNOWING AND 
HOPING THAT 2021 IS ON THE 
HORIZON KEEPS ME GOING.
IT'S JUST -- WE DON'T KNOW 
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, SO WE 
TRAIN AS IT IS. 
>> I SHOWED A LITTLE OF THE 
QUOTE, UNQUOTE FUN YOU'RE HAVING
AS YOU'RE TRAINING.
WE SHOWED THE DOUBLE TUCK THAT 
YOU DID, THAT YOU SAID YOU 
HADN'T DONE SINCE YOU WERE 13. 
>> YEAH. 
>> IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THIS 
STUFF, LIKE, HOW DO YOU TRAIN 
DURING A PANDEMIC?
>> YEAH.
SO RIGHT NOW, WE KIND OF HAVE TO
STAGGER OUR WORKOUTS SO THAT THE
OTHER GIRLS CAN GET IN.
EVERYBODY HAS TO WEAR A MASK 
ENTERING AND LEAVING THE 
FACILITY.
ALL OF THE STAFF HAS TO WEAR A 
MASK THE ENTIRE TIME THEY'RE IN 
THE BUILDING.
AFTER EVERY SESSION, THERE ARE 
TIMES FOR CLEANING, WHERE WE'RE 
CLEANING THE MATS, EQUIPMENT, 
MAKING SURE THE ATHLETES AND 
STAFF ARE SAFE. 
>> COOL.
BY THE WAY, THE COVER OF "VOGUE"
IS STUNNING. 
>> OH, THANK YOU. 
>> I MEAN, THE COVER OF "VOGUE" 
IS STUNNING.
WHAT IS MORE BEAUTIFUL, I HAVE 
TO SAY, THAN THE OUTSIDE AND ALL
THE PICTURES, IS JUST HOW YOU 
REVEALED YOURSELF INSIDE.
I THOUGHT IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL.
IT JUST STRUCK ME.
SIMONE IS GROWN UP, MAN.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING. 
>> YES. 
>> YOU TALKED ABOUT EVERYTHING, 
AND YOU TALKED A LITTLE BIT 
ABOUT THE BLACK LIVES MATTER 
MOVEMENT.
IT JUST STRUCK ME, AND I 
WONDERED IF YOU REMEMBER, 
YOURSELF, WHAT AN EARLY BRUSH 
WITH RACISM WAS FOR YOU AS A 
LITTLE GIRL. 
>> YEAH.
I DIDN'T REALLY EXPERIENCE IT 
WHENEVER I WAS YOUNGER.
OBVIOUSLY, I WENT TO A 
PREDOMINANTLY WHITE SCHOOL, BUT 
I DIDN'T REALLY NOTICE RACISM 
UNTIL 2013.
I WAS ON A WORLD SCENE, AND WHAT
MADE THE NEWS WAS ANOTHER 
GYMNAST SAYING THAT IF WE 
PAINTED OUR SKIN BLACK, MAYBE WE
WOULD ALL WIN, BECAUSE I HAD 
BEAT HER OUT OF A BEAM MEDAL AND
SHE WAS UPSET.
THAT WAS THE NEWS, RATHER THAN 
ME WINNING WORLDS.
OTHER THAN THAT, IT HAPPENS 
EVERY DAY, AND I FEEL LIKE EVERY
BLACK ATHLETE OR COLORED ATHLETE
COULD SAY THAT THEY'VE 
EXPERIENCED IT THROUGH THEIR 
CAREER.
BUT WE JUST HAVE TO KEEP GOING 
FOR THOSE LITTLE ONES LOOKING UP
TO US. 
>> YEAH.
WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO TEACH THOSE 
LITTLE ONES LOOKING UP TO YOU, 
WANTING TO BE THE NEXT SIMONE?
>> WELL, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT 
YOU LOOK LIKE.
YOU CAN STRIVE FOR GREATNESS, 
AND YOU CAN BE GREAT.
>> WELL, I DO LOVE THAT.
CAN I BRING UP ONE OTHER THING 
THAT KIND OF BROKE MY HEART?
I FEEL PROTECTIVE OF YOU FOR 
SOME REASON.
>> YEAH. 
>> I CAN'T HELP IT.
YOU OPENED UP ABOUT YOUR MENTAL 
HEALTH DURING THE WHOLE LARRY 
NASSAR SCANDAL, AND YOU SAID 
THIS, "AT ONE POINT, I SLEPT SO 
MUCH.
FOR ME, IT WAS THE CLOSEST THING
TO DEATH WITHOUT HARMING MYSELF.
IT WAS AN ESCAPE FROM ALL OF MY 
THOUGHTS."
I THOUGHT THAT WAS SO INCREDIBLY
BRAVE TO SAY, BUT WHY DID YOU 
FEEL IT WAS IMPORTANT?
>> BECAUSE I FEEL, AS ATHLETES 
AND SURVIVORS, EVERYONE GOES 
THROUGH IT.
I FELT THE NEED TO SHARE IT, 
THAT I FEEL THE SAME WAY AS YOU 
DO.
IF I CAN DO IT, YOU CAN DO IT.
OBVIOUSLY, I'M GOING TO THERAPY 
FOR ALL OF THOSE REASONS, BUT 
THERAPY ISN'T BAD.
IN THE BEGINNING, I THOUGHT 
MAYBE I HAD A PROBLEM, BUT NOW I
KIND OF LOOK FORWARD TO THERAPY 
BECAUSE IT'S A SAFE OUTLET FOR 
ME.
I HOPE EVERYONE FEELS 
COMFORTABLE AND CONFIDENT GOING 
TO THERAPY AND SPEAKING OUT.
>> I THINK IT'S SUPER COOL.
BY THE WAY, HOW IS MOM?
LAST TIME WE SPOKE, YOU SAID SHE
LEFT FOOD FOR YOU ON THE CURB 
THAT YOU HAD TO KIND OF GO AND 
PICK UP. 
>> YEAH. 
>> HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO HANG 
OUT WITH YOUR MOM NOW SOME?
>> YES.
SHE'S STILL -- SHE HAS A NURSING
BACKGROUND, SO SHE'S STILL CRAZY
ABOUT IT.
WASH YOUR HANDS WHEN WE GO IN 
THE HOUSE.
IF YOU SEE SOMEBODY, YOU CAN'T 
COME OVER.
OTHER THAN THAT, WE ARE ALLOWED 
IN THE HOUSE.
WE SPEND OUR WEEKENDS AT THE 
POOL, AND THEN MY MOM COOKS 
SUNDAY DINNER.
SO WE GET IN THE HOUSE, AND WE 
SPEND TIME WITH THE FAMILY. 
>> WELL, I LOVE IT.
CONGRATS.
I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE KNOW, 
YOU'RE A MOM OF TWO ADORABLE 
DOGS.
>> YES. 
>> CONGRATULATIONS ON 
EVERYTHING.
FINALLY, SIMONE, YOU CALL 
GROWING UP KIND OF ADULTING.
I JUST WANT TO SAY, FROM MEETING
YOU AND KNOWING YOU EARLY ON TO 
THIS MOMENT, YOU'RE DOING IT 
BEAUTIFULLY.
>> OH, WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I APPRECIATE IT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO 2021.
COME ON, WE GOT TO GET THERE. 
>> YEAH.
>> ALL RIGHT?
>> I KNOW, THANK YOU.
>> I'LL SURPRISE YOU WITH SOME 
OTHER SUPERSTAR WHEN WE GET 
THERE.
ALL RIGHT, SIMONE.
THANK YOU. 
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU, HODA.
I LOVE YOU. 
>> I LOVE YOU RIGHT BACK.
>>> OUR OLYMPIC COUNTDOWN 
CELEBRATION, BY THE WAY, IS NOT 
OVER.
EVEN MORE ATHLETES ARE JOINING 
US IN THE NEXT HOUR, ALONG WITH 
NBC SPORT'S MIKE TIRICO.
ALL NEXT WEEK, WE'RE GOING TO 
CHECK OUT OUR CHECK "TODAY AT 
THE OLYMPIC GAMES," A SERIES ON 
OUR NEW STREAMING CHANNEL, 
"TODAY ALL DAY" ON PEACOCK AND 
DOT COM.
WE'RE EVERYWHERE.
WE'LL REVISIT FAVORITE MOMENTS 
FROM PAST OLYMPICS. 
>> MAY I RECOMMEND WATCHING 
SIMONE BILES ON REPEAT, HODA?
IT'S GOOD INSPIRATION FOR YOUR 
DAY.
SHE IS LOVELY AND AMAZING. 
>> BY THE WAY, SAVANNAH, REAL 
QUICK, SIMONE, IF YOU'RE STILL 
THERE, SAVANNAH WAS SHOWING HER 
DAUGHTER VIDEO OF YOU FLIPPING 
AROUND.
HER DAUGHTER NOW WANTS TO BE A 
GYMNAST.
>> HOW CUTE.
TELL HER I SAID HELLO. 
>> I'LL TELL YOU THE TRUTH, SHE 
SAID, "I WANT TO BE LIKE HER," 
AND I WAS LIKE, "WELL" -- 
>> THAT IS TOO CUTE. 
>> I SAID, "WORK HARD LIKE 
SIMONE.
I GUARANTEE YOU SHE SPENT HOURS 
AND DAYS AND HOURS AND DAYS IN 
THE GYM AND WORKED HARD TO GET 
THIS STATE NOW IN THE RECORD 
BOOKS FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS.
THIS MORNING, AS OUR COUNTRY 
SURGES TO A STAGGERING 4 MILLION
CORONAVIRUS CASES, THE NATION'S 
MOST POPULOUS STATE IS GRAPPLING
TO COPE WITH A WEEK'S LONG 
SURGE.
>> A SOBER REMINDER OF WHY WE 
ARE TAKING THINGS AS SERIOUSLY 
AS WE ARE.
>> Reporter: THOUGH NEW YORK HAS
A DEATH TOLL MORE THAN FOUR 
TIMES HIGHER, CALIFORNIA WAS ONE
OF THE FIRST REGIONS TO SHUT 
DOWN.
YET, IT'S STILL CRIPPLED BY 
COVID, WITH 7,000 PEOPLE 
CURRENTLY HOSPITALIZED.
>> I DON'T REALLY SEE US 
ERADICATING IT, BUT I THINK WE 
WILL BRING IT DOWN TO SUCH A LOW
LEVEL THAT WE WILL NOT BE IN THE
POSITION THAT WE'RE IN RIGHT 
NOW.
>> Reporter: IN NEIGHBORING 
ARIZONA, ONE BORDER COUNTY 
REPORTING A 55% POSITIVITY RATE.
WHILE IN CHANDLER, AN OUTPOURING
OF EMOTION FOR A BELOVED FATHER,
TEACHER, AND COACH.
>> TOLD HIM HOW PROUD WE WERE.
THANKED HIM FOR BEING -- WHO HE 
WAS.
>> Reporter: CARRY CROSSWHITE 
WAS SURROUNDED BY HIS FAMILY AS 
HE SLOWLY SLIPPED AWAY.
>> WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE THE 
OPPORTUNITY TO TELL HIM HOW MUCH
WE LOVE HIM.
>> Reporter: AS A GROWING NUMBER
OF STATES IMPLEMENT STRICTER 
FACE MASK POLICIES, IN A 
RECORDING RECENTLY OBTAINED BY 
THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY,
NOT VERIFIED BY NBC NEWS, DR. 
DEBORAH BIRX WARNS 11 MAJOR 
CITIES FROM BALTIMORE TO 
MINNEAPOLIS TO LAS VEGAS NEED TO
TAKE AGGRESSIVE STEPS NOW TO 
MITIGATE OUTBREAKS. 
>> WE'RE TRACKING THIS VERY 
CLOSELY.
WE'RE WORKING WITH THE STATE 
OFFICIALSO MAKE SURE WE'RE 
RESPONDING TOGETHER.
>> Reporter: MEANWHILE, THERE IS
POTENTIAL PROGRESS ON THE RACE 
FOR A VACCINE.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MAKING 
THE $2 BILLION DEAL WITH PFIZER,
IN HOPES OF ACQUIRING MILLIONS 
OF DOSES AS EARLY AS DECEMBER.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Reporter: IN NEW YORK, IT 
TOOK LARRY KELLY 51 DAYS ON A 
VENTILATOR TO KICK COVID.
HE WAS FINALLY CLEARED TO GO 
HOME.
>> MY WIFE SAVED MY LIFE.
SHE WOULDN'T LET THEM PULL THE 
PLUG.
>> GOSH, IT'S NICE TO END ON 
THAT THERE, MIGUEL.
LET'S GO BACK TO THE PFIZER 
DEAL.
THE GOVERNMENT IS PUMPING A LOT 
OF MONEY INTO THIS.
WHAT MIGHT THAT MEAN FOR THE 
ACTUAL PRICE OF THE VACCINE?
>> Reporter: PART OF THAT $2 
BILLION AGREEMENT WITH THE 
GOVERNMENT MEANS 100 MILLION 
VACCINES WOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE
TO THE PUBLIC FOR FREE.
THOSE WOULD BE DISTRIBUTED 
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
BUT, OF COURSE, SO MANY OF THOSE
DETAILS ARE STILL AND
TO GET IT DONE NOW, ESPECIALLY 
WITH THE NOVEMBER ELECTION 
LOOMING.
AFTER WEEKS OF TENSE 
NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN SENATE 
REPUBLICANS AND THE WHITE HOUSE,
OVERNIGHT, WORD OF A FUNDAMENTAL
AGREEMENT ON A TRILLION DOLLAR 
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILL.
THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES $16 
BILLION IN NEW FUNDING FOR 
CORONAVIRUS TESTING, $70 BILLION
TO REOPEN SCHOOLS.
BUT THE TWO SIDES ARE STILL 
DIVIDED OVER WHETHER TO INCLUDE 
STIMULUS CHECKS TO MILLIONS OF 
AMERICANS OR A PAYROLL TAX CUT 
TO BENEFIT BUSINESSES.
SOME GOP SENATORS WARNING THAT 
TO KEEP THE OVERALL COST OF THE 
MEASURE DOWN TO AROUND $1 
TRILLION, THEY MIGHT HAVE TO 
PICK BETWEEN THE TWO PRIORITIES.
A DIFFICULT CHOICE, POTENTIALLY 
PITTING THEM AGAINST THE 
PRESIDENT.
MR. TRUMP EAGER TO GET THE 
ECONOMY BACK ON TRACK HAS BEEN 
PUSHING FOR THE PAYROLL TAX CUT.
>> I THINK IT'S VERY GOOD.
IT'S BEEN PROVEN TO BE 
SUCCESSFUL.
IT'S A BIG SAVINGS FOR THE 
PEOPLE.
IT IS A TREMENDOUS SAVING, AND I
THINK IT IS AN INCENTIVE FOR 
COMPANIES TO HIRE THE WORKERS 
BACK AND TO KEEP THEIR WORKERS. 
>> Reporter: LAWMAKERS ARE STILL
TRYING TO DETERMINE HOW TO 
REAUTHORIZE UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS, WHICH ARE SET TO RUN 
OUT AT THE END OF THE MONTH.
RIGHT NOW, THROUGH THOSE 
BENEFITS, JOBLESS AMERICANS ARE 
GETTING $600 EVERY WEEK.
WITH THAT STILL UP IN THE AIR, 
THE BIG QUESTION NOW, WILL 
DEMOCRATS BE ON BOARD WITH THE 
BROADER PLAN?
HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI 
SAYING SHE HOPES TENOUNCING THE 
AMID A SOARING NATIONAL DEBT, 
SAVANNAH.
>> ALL RIGHT.
LET'S TALK POLITICS FOR A 
MOMENT, KRISTEN.
THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN MAKING AN
ISSUE OF HIS OPPONENT, JOE 
BIDEN'S, MENTAL FITNESS FOR 
OFFICE.
THIS CAME UP AGAIN IN A NEW 
INTERVIEW OVERNIGHT THAT THE 
PRESIDENT DID.
TELL US ABOUT IT.
>> Reporter: IT SURE DID, 
SAVANNAH.
IN THAT NEW INTERVIEW OVERNIGHT,
THE PRESIDENT NOT ONLY 
QUESTIONED BIDEN'S COGNITIVE 
ABILITY AGAIN, HE ALSO GAVE NEW 
DETAILS ABOUT A COGNITIVE TEST 
HE SAYS HE TOOK RECENTLY.
HE'D PREVIOUSLY RAISED THE ISSUE
OF THE TEST TO SAY HE'D DONE 
VERY WELL, AND TO QUESTION 
WHETHER BIDEN WOULD SCORE HIGH 
POINTS, BUT DURING AN INTERVIEW 
ON FOX NEWS THIS WEEKEND, IT WAS
POINTED OUT THAT SOME OF THE 
QUESTIONS ARE ACTUALLY PRETTY 
BASIC IN THAT TEST.
THE PRESIDENT HAS INSISTED, 
THOUGH, THE LAST ROUND OF 
QUESTIONS ARE MUCH MORE 
DIFFICULT.
HE WAS ASKED ABOUT THAT.
HERE'S HOW HE DESCRIBED THOSE 
QUESTIONS.
TAKE A LISTEN.
>> IT WAS 30 OR 35 QUESTIONS.
THE FIRST QUESTIONS ARE VERY 
EASY.
THE LAST QUESTIONS ARE MUCH MORE
DIFFICULT.
LIKE A MEMORY QUESTION.
IT'S, LIKE, YOU'LL GO PERSON, 
WOMAN, MAN, CAMERA, TV.
SO THEY SAY, COULD YOU REPEAT 
THAT?
SO I SAID, YEAH.
IT'S PERSON, WOMAN, MAN, CAMERA,
TV.
OKAY, THAT'S VERY GOOD.
IF YOU GET IT IN ORDER, YOU GET 
EXTRA POINTS.
OKAY, NOW HE'S ASKING YOU OTHER 
QUESTIONS, OTHER QUESTIONS.
TEN MINUTES, 15, 20 MINUTES 
LATER, THEY SAY, "REMEMBER THE 
FIRST QUESTION?"
NOT THE FIRST, BUT THE TENTH 
QUESTION, GIVE US THAT AGAIN.
CAN YOU GIVE US THAT AGAIN?
YOU GO, PERSON, WOMAN, MAN, COME
CAMERA, TV.
IF YOU GET IT IN ORDER, YOU GET 
EXTRA POINTS.
THEY SAID, "NOBODY GETS IT IN 
ORDER."
IT IS ACTUALLY NOT THAT EASY.
FOR ME, IT WAS EASY.
>> Reporter: NOW, PRESIDENT 
TRUMP HAS CHALLENGED BIDEN TO 
TAKE THE TEST.
WHEN BIDEN WAS ASKED ABOUT THIS 
RECENTLY, AND BEFORE THAT 
INTERVIEW, HE SAID HE CAN HARDLY
WAIT TO TEST HIS COGNITIVE 
ABILITIES AGAINST PRESIDENT 
TRUMP IN THE DEBATES THIS FALL.
NOW, BY THE WAY, ACCORDING TO 
MEDICAL EXPERTS, THAT TEST IS 
OFTEN GIVEN TO DETECT MILD 
COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS, LIKE THE 
ONSET OF DEMENTIA, AND DOE SANIT
COULD BE HARMFUL, EVEN DEADLY, 
IS GROWING.
THIS MORNING, AN URGENT WARNING 
FROM THE FOOD AND DRUG 
ADMINISTRATION, CHECK YOUR HAND 
SANITIZERS.
THE FDA IS EXPANDING THE LIST OF
RECALLED SANITIZERS TO INCLUDE 
75 PRODUCTS.
THE INGREDIENT IN QUESTION, 
METHANOL, SOMETIMES REFERRED TO 
AS WOOD ALCOHOL.
A SUBSTANCE, IT SAYS, CAN BE 
TOXIC WHEN ABSORBED THROUGH THE 
HAND OR INGESTED, AND CAN BE 
LIFE-THREATENING WHEN INGESTED.
ALL OF THE PRODUCTS APPEAR TO 
HAVE BEEN PRODUCED IN MEXICO AND
INCLUDE BRANDS LIKE BLUMEN, KLAR
AND DANVER.
INSTANT HAND SANITIZERS AND 
VITAMIN E.
EVEN HELLO KITTY BY SANRIO HAND 
SANITIZER.
SOME ON THE LIST SOLD AT 
NATIONAL CHAINS LIKE WALMART AND
COSTCO.
AS THE DEMAND FOR HAND 
SANITIZERS HAS SURGED, SO, TOO, 
HAS THE NUMBER OF QUESTIONABLE 
BRANDS.
ACCORDING TO NBC NEWS DATA, TEN 
DEATHS AND SEVERAL 
HOSPITALIZATIONS IN ARIZONA AND 
NEW MEXICO ARE BELIEVED TO BE 
LINKED TO METHANOL AND HAND 
SANITIZERS, THOUGH THE BRANDS 
HAVE NOT BEEN CONFIRMED.
IT'S BELIEVED THAT SOME OF THE 
HAND SANITIZERS MAY HAVE BEEN 
ADJUSTED RATHER THAN APPLIED TO 
THE SKIN.
EXPERTS SAY BEFORE YOU BUY, TAKE
A GOOD LOOK AT THE INGREDIENTS.
>> TOM, AGAIN, PEOPLE ARE GOING 
TO BE STORE.
MAYBE EVERYONE IS NOT READING 
EVERY LITTLE INGREDIENT.
WHAT SHOULD WE KNOW BEFORE WE 
BUY?
>> Reporter: MAKE SURE TO USE A 
PRODUCT THAT DOES NOT CONTAIN 
METHANOL.
IT CONTAINS AT LEAST 60% 
ETHANOL.
BUT THE FDA ALSO RECOMMENDS THAT
PEOPLE LITERALLY JUST WASH THEIR
HANDS WITH SOAP AND WATER FOR AT
LEAST 20 SECONDS AS OPPOSED TO 
USING HAND SANITIZER.
FOR A FULL LIST OF RECALLED 
 HELPING 
LOCAL POLICE.
SOME DEMOCRATIC MAYORS ARE 
CALLING IT A DISTRACTION.
AFTER THIS DRIVE-BY SHOOTING 
OUTSIDE A FUNERAL LEFT 15 PEOPLE
WOUNDED, CHICAGO'S MAYOR IS 
CAUTIOUSLY ACCEPTING FEDERAL 
HELP TO STOP THE VIOLENCE, BUT 
SAYS IT BETTER NOT LOOK ANYTHING
LIKE WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING IN 
PORTLAND. 
>> WE'RE NOT GOING TO HESITATE 
TO TAKE THE PRESIDENT TO COURT 
AND STOP ANY UNCONSTITUTIONAL 
ACTIONS.
>> Reporter: IN CHICAGO, THERE 
HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 160 MURDERS 
IN JUST THE LAST MONTH, A NEARLY
200% JUMP OVER THE SAME PERIOD 
LAST YEAR.
>> THIS BLOODSHED MUST END.
THIS BLOODSHED WILL END.
>> Reporter: NOW, PRESIDENT 
TRUMP IS SENDING HUNDREDS OF 
FEDERAL AGENTS TO CHICAGO AND 
AL
ALBUQUERQUE. 
>> THESE ARE STREET AGENTS.
THEY'RE INVESTIGATORS WHO WILL 
BE WORKING TO SOLVE MURDERS AND 
TO TAKE DOWN THE VIOLENT GANGS.
>> Reporter: IT'S AN EXPANSION 
OF OPERATION LEGEND, ALREADY 
TAKING PLACE IN KANSAS CITY, 
NAMED AFTER 4-YEAR-OLD SHOOTING 
VICTIM LEGEND, WHOSE FAMILY 
VISITED THE WHITE HOUSE ON 
WEDNESDAY. 
>> THIS OPERATION IS PERSONAL TO
US.
WE WANT JUSTICE FOR OUR SON AND 
OTHERS.
>> Reporter: THE ADMINISTRATION 
SAYS THESE EXTRA AGENTS WILL BE 
DIFFERENT THAN THE TACTICAL 
TEAMS SENT TO PORTLAND TO 
PROTECT FEDERAL PROPERTY.
OVERNIGHT, PORTLAND'S MAYOR, WHO
WAS DEMANDING THE FEDERAL FORCES
LEAVE THE CITY, WAS TEARGASSED 
WHEN HE JOINED PROTESTERS ON THE
FRONT LINES.
LOCAL POLICE DECLARING IT A 
RIOT.
OPPOSITION TO THE DEPLOYMENT IN 
PORTLAND EXTENDING TO OTHER 
DEMOCRATIC MAYORS, WHO PRESIDENT
TRUMP SLAMMED ON WEDNESDAY. 
>> YOU HAVE RADICAL LEFT 
DEMOCRATS RUNNING CITIES LIKE 
CHICAGO AND SO MANY OTHERS. 
>> Reporter: MAYOR LORI 
LIGHTFOOT HITTING BACK. 
>> THE PRESIDENT IS TRYING TO 
DIVERT ATTENTION FROM HIS FAILED
LEADERSHIP ON COVID-19.
HE HAS FAILED.
HE HAS FAILED.
HE HAS FAILED.
>> Reporter: IN KANSAS CITY, 
WHERE MURDERS ARE UP 40% FROM 
THE PREVIOUS YEAR, THE POLICE 
DEPARTMENT ASKED FOR SOME 
FEDERAL HELP INVESTIGATING 
CRIMES AND TRACKING ILLEGAL 
GUNS.
>> WHAT WE DON'T NEED IS WHAT 
YOU'RE SEEING ON THE STREETS OF 
 SIGNALING IT WILL 
RETALIATE, MOST LIKELY AGAINST 
U.S. CONSULATES IN CHINA.
IN A DRAMATIC ESCALATION OF 
ALREADY TENSE RELATIONS BETWEEN 
WASHINGTON AND BEIJING, THE U.S.
IS GIVING CHINA UNTIL TOMORROW 
TO CLOSE ITS GIANT CONSULATE IN 
HOUSTON, TEXAS.
NBC NEWS HAS LEARNED THE 
SHUTDOWN FOLLOWS YEARS OF FBI 
INTELLIGENCE GATHERING AT THE 
HOUSTON OUTPOST. 
>> WE ARE SETTING CLEAR 
EXPERATIONS FOR HOW THE CHINESE 
COMMUNIST PARTY IS GOING TO 
BEHAVE.
WHEN THEY DON'T, WE'LL TAKE 
ACTIONS THAT PROTECT THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE, OUR NATIONAL 
SECURITY. 
>> Reporter: NATIONAL SECURITY 
OFFICIALS TELL NBC NEWS THE 
CONSULATE THAT CHINA OPENED IN 
THE U.S. WHEN RELATIONS WERE 
ESTABLISHED IN 1979 HAS LONG 
BEEN CONSIDERED A HUB FOR 
CHINESE SPYING ACTIVITIES.
MULTIPLE OFFICIALS SAY THE 
COMPLEX HAS BEEN USED BY BEIJING
TO STEAL VALUABLE INFORMATION 
FROM HOUSTON'S EXTENSIVE MEDICAL
RESEARCH FACILITIES, AND TRIED 
TO INFILTRATE THE OIL AND 
NATURAL GAS INDUSTRIES, AS WELL 
AS RECRUIT THOSE WHO WILL TURN 
OVER INFORMATION TO THE CHINESE 
INSTITUTIONS.
HOURS AFTER CHINA WAS TOLD OF 
THE SHUTDOWN, PEOPLE COULD BE 
SEEN IN A COURTYARD, APPEARING 
TO BURN DOCUMENTS.
HOUSTON FIREFIGHTERS WHO 
RESPONDED WERE NOT PERMITTED IN.
THIS COMES AFTER THE JUSTICE 
DEPARTMENT CHARGED TWO CHINESE 
NATIONALS IN AN ALLEGED GLOBAL 
HACKING SCHEME, INCLUDING AN 
ATTEMPT TO BREAK INTO COMPUTERS 
OF FIRMS WORKING ON A 
CORONAVIRUS VACCINE.
PRESIDENT TRUMP ASKED WEDNESDAY 
WHETHER THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL 
ACTION AGAINST CHINA. 
>> AS FAR AS CLOSING ADDITIONAL 
EMBASSIES, IT IS POSSIBLE. 
>> Reporter: LAWMAKERS ON BOTH 
SIDES OF THE AISLE SAY CHINA IS 
AN ONGOING THREAT. 
>> MANY OF THE CHINESE TECH 
COMPANIES ARE, IN EFFECT, ARMS 
OF THE CHINESE STATE.
COMPANIES NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE 
THAT DOING BUSINESS WITH A LOT 
OF THESE CHINESE FIRMS, DO IT AT
YOUR OWN RISK. 
>> THERE'S CYBER-THEFT.
PUTTING PEOPLE IN OUR 
UNIVERSITIES TO STEAL 
TECHNOLOGY.
THE LIST GOES ON AND ON.
>> Reporter: NATIONAL SECURITY 
OFFICIALS SAY THAT THE FBI MAY 
ANNOUNCE MORE CASES TODAY 
INVOLVING CHINESE RESEARCHERS IN
THE U.S. WHO HAVE ALLEGEDLY 
COVERED UP THEIR TIES TO THE 
CHINESE MILITARY.
AND THE U.S. ALSO WANTS CHINESE 
DIPLOIT 
DIPLOMATS TO TURN OVER A CHI 
 
NESE RESEARCHER WHO IS ACCUSED 
OF LYING WHEN SHE GOT A VISA 
HERE.
SHE'S TAKEN REFUGE AT A CHINESE 
CONSULATE IN SAN FRANCISCO.
BACK TO YOU, SAVANNAH.
GREAT TO SEE YOU,G THAT THIS 
TIME NEXT YEAR, WE WILL BE.
IT IS UNPRECEDENTED.
THE TOKYO 2020 OLYMPICS NOW 
SCHEDULED FOR SUMMER 2021.
ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS.
THIS WEEK, A WARNING.
IF INFECTIONS CONTINUE AT THESE 
LEVELS FOR 12 MONTHS, QUOTE, WE 
COULDN'T HOLD THE GAMES.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZING 
COMMITTEE SAID THIS, WHILE 
ADDING THAT HE'S HOPEFUL.
THE VENUES WILL BE READY.
THEY'RE READY NOW.
THE JAPANESE HOSTS HAVE ALREADY 
SPENT $12 BILLION ON TOKYO 2020.
>> WE ARE NOW ABSOLUTELY, 
ABSOLUTELY CONCENTRATING ON 
DELIVERING THE GAMES NEXT YEAR.
>> Reporter: DURING THE 
LOCKDOWN, ATHLETES AROUND THE 
GLOBE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO TRAIN 
IN UNIQUE CONDITIONS.
SO IF IT HAPPENS, NEXT YEAR'S 
GAMES WILL BE A TRIUMPH OVER 
ADVERSITY.
IT WILL BE A GREAT SYMBOL OF 
SURVIVAL.
>> YEAH.
IT IS GOING TO BE A SYMBOL OF 
UNITY AND SOLIDARITY OF 
HUMANKIND.
>> Reporter: IT'S ALSO NOT CLEAR
THIS MORNING WHETHER THERE WILL 
BE SPECTATORS OR WHAT AN OLYMPIC
VILLAGE WILL LOOK LIKE.
ORGANIZERS PREPARING TO ENFORCE 
SOCIAL DISTANCING.
WHAT WON'T CHANGE, MARQUEE 
EVENTS.
THERE WILL BE A WELCOME RETURN 
IN SWIMMING WITH STAR KATIE 
LEDECKY.
IN TENNIS, UPCOMING STAR COCO.
AND IN SOCCER, MEGAN RAPINOE.
IN GYMNASTICS, ALL EYES ON 
SUPERSTAR SIMONE BILES.
SHE'S BEEN CALLED SIMPLY THE 
GREATEST GYMNAST EVER.
SMASHING WORLD RECORDS, WINNING 
GOLD AFTER GOLD IN RIO FOUR 
YEARS AGO.
THE FLAG BEARER IN THAT OLYMPICS
CLOSING CEREMONY.
BITTERLY DISAPPOINTED WHEN THE 
OLYMPICS WERE CANCELED THIS 
YEAR. 
>> I CRIED.
ULTIMATELY, IT WAS THE RIGHT 
DECISION.
>> Reporter: AND JUST GETTING 
BETTER AND BETTER.
EARLIER THIS MONTH, POSTING A 
STRING OF VIDEOS SHOWCASING HER 
AMAZING SKILLS.
INCLUDING A DOUBLE TUCK THAT SHE
HASN'T PERFORMED SINCE SHE WAS 
13.
THIS MONTH, LOOKING STRONG ON 
THE COVER OF "VOGUE."
HOPEFULLY, THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, 
THE GAMES WILL BE GETTING UNDER 
>>> AN AMERICAN 
HERO, WILL BE 
SHOWN THE WORLD, 
JUST HOW HIGH 
SHE CAN FLY.>> 
ANOTHER GOLD 
MEDAL, AGAIN.>> 
ONE OF THE 
SYMBOLS IS 
RENEWABILITY AND 
SUSTAINABILITY 
SO OLD PHONES 
AND COMPUTERS 
ARE MADE INTO 
METALS. 
WHAT WAY TO 
SYMBOLIZE 
SUSTAINABILITY 
AND WATCHING 
SIMONE BILES 
TAKE ONE OF 
THOSE HOME, GOLD-
MEDAL HOME.>> 
THAT WAS A 
GREAT, GREAT 
PIECE.
>>> THIS MORNING 
AS THE COUNTRY 
SURGES TO A 
STAGGERING 4 
MILLION 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES THE 
NATION'S MOST 
POPULOUS STATE, 
IS GRAPPLING TO 
COPE WITH THE 
WEEKLONG 
SURGE.>> IS A 
REMINDER OF WHY 
WE ARE TAKING 
THINGS AS 
SERIOUSLY AS WE 
ARE.>> Reporter: 
THOUGH NEW YORK 
HAS A DEATH TOLL 
FOUR TIMES 
HIGHER, 
CALIFORNIA WAS 
ONE OF THE FIRST 
REGIONS TO SHUT 
DOWN BUT IS 
STILL CRIPPLED 
BY COVID-19 WITH 
7000 PEOPLE 
HOSPITALIZED 
CURRENTLY. 
>> I DON'T SEE 
AS ERADICATING 
IT BUT WE WILL 
BRING IT DOWN TO 
SUCH A LOW LEVEL 
THAT WE WILL NOT 
BE IN THE 
POSITION THAT WE 
ARE IN RIGHT 
NOW.>> Reporter: 
IN ARIZONA, ONE 
BORDER COUNTY 
REPORTING 55% 
POSITIVITY RATE. 
WHILE IN 
CHANDLER, GRIEF 
AND OUTPOURING 
OF EMOTION FOR A 
BELOVED FATHER, 
TEACHER AND 
COACH.>> WE TOLD 
HIM HOW PROUD WE 
WERE FOR BEING 
WHO HE WAS.>> 
Reporter: KERRY 
WAS SURROUNDED 
BY HIS FAMILY AS 
HE SLOWLY 
SLIPPED AWAY.>> 
WE WERE ABLE TO 
HAVE THE 
OPPORTUNITY TO 
TELL HIM HOW 
MUCH WE LOVE HIM.
>> Reporter: AS 
STATES IMPLEMENT 
STRICTER 
FACEMASK 
POLICIES, AND A 
RECORDING 
OBTAINED BY THE 
CENTER FOR 
PUBLIC 
INTEGRITY, NOT 
VERIFIED BY NBC 
NEWS, DR. 
DEBORAH BIRX 
WARNS 11 MAJOR 
CITIES FROM 
BALTIMORE, TO 
MINNEAPOLIS, TO 
LAS VEGAS  THEY 
NEED TO TAKE 
AGGRESSIVE STEPS 
NOW, TO MITIGATE 
OUTBREAKS.>> WE 
ARE TRACKING 
THIS VERY 
CLOSELY AND 
WORKING WITH THE 
STATE OFFICIALS 
TO MAKE SURE WE 
ARE RESPONDING 
TOGETHER.
>> Reporter: 
THERE IS A 
POTENTIAL 
PROGRESS ON THE 
RACE FOR A 
VACCINE TO THE 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT 
MAKING A $2 
BILLION DEAL 
WITH PFIZER AND 
HELPS TO ACQUIRE 
MILLIONS OF 
DOSES AS EARLY 
AS DECEMBER. 
IN NEW YORK, TOOK
LARRY KELLY 51 
DAYS ON A 
VENTILATOR, TO 
KICK COVID-19. 
HE WAS FINALLY 
CLEAR TO GO 
HOME. 
>> HARD WORK 
CHANGED MY LIFE. 
THEY WOULDN'T 
LET THEM PULL 
THE PLUG.
>> IT IS NICE TO 
END THERE. 
LET'S GO BACK TO 
THE PFIZER DEAL. 
THE GOVERNMENT 
IS PUMPING MONEY 
INTO THIS SO 
WHAT MIGHT THAT 
MEAN FOR THE 
ACTUAL PRICE OF 
THE VACCINE?>> 
PART OF THE $2 
BILLION 
AGREEMENT WITH 
THE GOVERNMENT 
MEANS 100 
MILLION VACCINES 
WOULD BE MADE 
AVAILABLE TO THE 
PUBLIC FOR FREE 
BUT THOSE WOULD 
BE DISTRIBUTED 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY BUT OF 
COURSE SO MANY 
OF THOSE DETAILS 
ARE BEING WORKED 
OUT.>> THE PRICE 
IS RIGHT. 
THANK YOU. 
TRUCK AFTER 
WEEKS OF TENSE 
NEGOTIATIONS 
BETWEEN SENATE 
REPUBLICANS AND 
THE WHITE HOUSE, 
OVERNIGHT WORD 
OF A FUNDAMENTAL 
AGREEMENT ON $1 
TRILLION 
CORONAVIRUS 
RELIEF BILL. 
THE PROPOSAL 
INCLUDES $16 
BILLION IN NEW 
FUNDING FOR 
CORONAVIRUS, $70 
BILLION TO 
REOPEN SCHOOLS 
BUT THE TWO 
SIDES ARE 
DIVIDED OVER 
WHETHER TO 
INCLUDE STIMULUS 
CHECKS TO 
MILLIONS OF 
AMERICANS OR A 
PAYROLL TAX CUT 
TO BENEFIT 
BUSINESSES. 
SOME GOP 
SENATORS MORNING 
THAT TO KEEP THE 
OVERALL COST OF 
THE MEASURE DOWN 
TO $1 TRILLION, 
THEY MIGHT HAVE 
TO PICK BETWEEN 
THE TWO 
PRIORITIES. 
A DIFFICULT 
CHOICE, 
POTENTIALLY 
PITTING THEM 
AGAINST THE 
PRESIDENT. 
MR. TRUMP EAGER 
TO GET THE 
ECONOMY BACK ON 
TRACK, HAS BEEN 
PUSHING FOR THE 
PAYROLL TAX 
CUT.>> I THINK 
IT'S VERY GOOD. 
IT'S BEEN PROVEN 
TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
IT'S A BIG 
SAVINGS FOR THE 
PEOPLE. 
IT'S A 
TREMENDOUS 
SAVING AND I 
THINK IT'S AN 
INCENTIVE FOR 
COMPANIES TO 
HIRE THE WORKERS 
BACK AND TO KEEP 
THE WORKERS. 
>> Reporter: 
LAWMAKERS ARE 
TRYING TO 
DETERMINE HOW TO 
REAUTHORIZE 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS WOULD 
ARE SET TO RUN 
OUT AT THE END 
OF THE MONTH. 
RIGHT NOW, 
JOBLESS 
AMERICANS ARE 
GETTING $600 
EVERY WEEK, WITH 
THAT, UP IN THE 
AIR. 
THE BIG QUESTION 
NOW IS WHETHER 
DEMOCRATS ARE ON 
BOARD WITH THE 
BROADER PLAN. 
NANCY PELOSI 
SAYS SHE HOPES 
THE PARTIES CAN 
RESOLVE THEIR 
DIFFERENCES AND 
HAVE A BILL BY 
THE END OF THE 
WEEK.>>> LET'S 
TALK POLITICS, 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
MAKING AN ISSUE 
OF JOE BIDEN'S 
MENTAL FITNESS 
FOR OFFICE, CAME 
UP AGAIN IN A 
NEW INTERVIEW 
OVERNIGHT THAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
DID. 
TELL US ABOUT 
HIS.>> Reporter: 
IN THE NEW 
INTERVIEW, 
OVERNIGHT, THE 
PRESIDENT NOT 
ONLY QUESTIONED 
BIDEN'S 
COGNITIVE 
ABILITY BUT ALSO 
GAVE NEW DETAILS 
ABOUT THE 
COGNITIVE TEST 
HE SAYS HE TOOK 
RECENTLY AND HE 
PREVIOUSLY 
RAISED THE ISSUE 
OF THE TEST TO 
SAY HE HAS DONE 
VERY WELL INTO 
QUESTION WHETHER 
JOE BIDEN WOULD 
SCORE HIGH 
POINTS. 
DURING AN 
INTERVIEW ON FOX 
NEWS, IT WAS 
POINTED OUT SOME 
OF THE QUESTIONS 
ARE ACTUALLY 
PRETTY BASIC AND 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS INSISTED, 
THE LAST ROUND 
OF QUESTIONS ARE 
MUCH MORE 
DIFFICULT AND HE 
WAS ASKED ABOUT 
THAT. 
HERE IS HOW HE 
DESCRIBED THAT, 
TAKE A LISTEN.>> 
THERE ARE 30 OR 
35 QUESTIONS, 
THE FIRST 
QUESTION IS A 
VERY EASY, THE 
LAST QUESTIONS 
ARE MUCH MORE 
DIFFICULT. 
LIKE A MEMORY 
QUESTION. 
IT IS LIKE YOU 
WILL GO PERSON, 
WOMAN, MAN, 
CAMERA, TV. 
SO THEY SAY 
COULD REPEAT 
THAT. 
SO, I SAID YEAH. 
SO I SAID 
PERSON, WOMAN, 
MAN, CAMERA, TV. 
OKAY THAT'S VERY 
GOOD. 
IF YOU GET IT IN 
ORDER TO GET 
EXTRA POINTS. 
OKAY SO NOW HE'S 
ASKING YOU OTHER 
QUESTIONS. 
OTHER QUESTIONS 
AND THEN, 10 
MINUTES OR 20 
MINUTES LATER 
THEY SAY 
REMEMBER THE 
FIRST QUESTION?  
NOT THE FIRST 
BUT THE 10 
>> GIVE US IT 
AGAIN CAN YOU DO 
THAT AGAIN?  
GO PERSON, 
WOMAN, MAN, 
CAMERA, TV. 
IF YOU GET IT IN 
ORDER YOU GET 
EXTRA POINTS. 
THEY SAID NOBODY 
GETS IT IN ORDER 
IT'S NOT THAT 
EASY BUT FOR ME 
IT WAS EASY.>> 
Reporter: 
PRESIDENT DONALD 
TRUMP HAS 
CHALLENGED JOE 
BIDEN TO TAKE 
THE TEST AND 
WHEN HE WAS 
ASKED ABOUT THIS 
RECENTLY, AND 
BEFORE THAT 
INTERVIEW, JOE 
BIDEN SAID HE 
COULD HARDLY 
WAIT TO TAKE HIS 
COGNITIVE 
ABILITIES 
AGAINST 
PRESIDENT DONALD 
TRUMP IN 
DEBATES. 
BY THE WAY 
ACCORDING TO 
MEDICAL EXPERTS, 
THAT TEST IS 
OFTEN GIVEN TO 
DETECT MILD 
COGNITIVE AND 
PARENTS SUCH AS 
THE ONSET OF 
DEMENTIA AND 
DOES NOT MEASURE 
INTELLIGENCE OR 
IQ.>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH.
>>> THIS 
MORNING, AND 
URGENT WARNING 
FROM THE FDA, 
CHECK YOUR HAND 
SANITIZER'S. 
THE FDA IS 
EXPANDING THE 
LIST OF RECALLED 
SANITIZES TO 
INCLUDE 75 
PRODUCTS, THE 
INGREDIENT IN 
QUESTION 
METHANOL. 
SOMETIMES 
REFERRED TO AS 
WOOD ALCOHOL. 
A SUBSTANCE, IT 
SAYS, CAN BE 
TOXIC WHEN 
ABSORBED THROUGH 
THE SKIN OR 
INGESTED AND CAN 
BE LIFE-
THREATENING WHEN 
INGESTED. 
ALL OF THE 
PRODUCTS WERE 
PRODUCED IN 
MEXICO AND 
INCLUDE BRANDS 
LIKE BLUE MEN, 
DENVER AND CLUE 
MEN. 
MODESTA INSTANT 
HAND SANITIZER 
AND VITAMIN E 
AND NOVELTY 
BRANDS LIKE 
HELLO KITTY. 
SOME ON THE LIST 
SAM SOLD TO 
NATIONAL CHAINS 
LIKE WALMART AND 
COSTCO. 
AS THE DEMAND 
FOR HAND 
SANITIZER HAS 
SURGED, SO HAS 
QUESTIONABLE 
BRANDS. 
ACCORDING TO 
SOME NEWS DATA. 
SOME 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
IN ARIZONA AND 
NEW MEXICO ARE 
BELIEVED TO BE 
LINKED TO 
METHANOL AND 
HAND SANITIZER 
ALTHOUGH THE 
BRANDS HAVE NOT 
BEEN CONFIRMED. 
IT IS BELIEVED 
THAT SOME OF THE 
SANITIZES MAY 
HAVE BEEN 
ADJUSTED RATHER 
THAN APPLIED. 
BEFORE YOU BUY, 
TAKE A GOOD LOOK 
AT THE 
INGREDIENTS.>> 
AGAIN PEOPLE ARE 
GOING TO THE 
STORE, MAYBE 
EVERYONE IS NOT 
READING EVERY 
LITTLE 
INGREDIENT BUT 
WHAT SHOULD WE 
KNOW BEFORE WE 
BUY?>> Reporter: 
USE A PRODUCT 
THAT DOES NOT 
CONTAIN METHANOL 
AND AT LEAST 60% 
ETHANOL BUT, THE 
FDA ALSO 
RECOMMENDS TO 
PEOPLE JUST WASH 
THEIR HANDS WITH 
SOAP AND WATER 
FOR AT LEAST 20 
SECONDS AS 
OPPOSED TO USING 
HAND SANITIZER 
FOR A FULL LIST 
OF RECALLED 
SANITIZES GO TO 
OUR WEBSITE 
TODAY.COM.>>> 
AFTER THIS DRIVE-
BY SHOOTING 
OUTSIDE OF A 
FUNERAL LEFT 15 
PEOPLE WOUNDED, 
CHICAGO'S MAYOR 
IS CAUTIOUSLY 
ACCEPTING 
FEDERAL HELP TO 
STOP THE 
VIOLENCE IT SAYS 
IT BETTER NOT 
LOOK ANYTHING 
LIKE WHAT IS 
HAPPENING IN 
PORTLAND.>> WE 
WERE NOT GOING 
TO HESITATE TO 
TAKE THE 
PRESIDENT TO 
COURT AND STOP 
ANY 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL 
ACTION.>> 
Reporter: IN 
CHICAGO THERE IS 
160 MURDERS IN 
JUST THE LAST 
MONTH AND A 
NEARLY 200% JUMP 
OVER THE SAME 
TIME LAST YEAR.
>> THIS 
BLOODSHED MUST 
END AND THIS 
BLOODSHED WILL 
END. 
>> Reporter: 
PRESIDENT DONALD 
TRUMP IS SENDING 
HUNDREDS OF 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
TO CHICAGO AND 
ALBUQUERQUE.>> 
THESE ARE STREET 
AGENTS, 
INVESTIGATORS 
WHO WILL BE 
WORKING TO SOLVE 
MURDERS AND TO 
TAKE DOWN THE 
VIOLENCE.>> 
Reporter: IS AN 
EXPANSION OF 
OPERATION 
LEGEND, TAKING 
PLACE IN KANSAS 
CITY NAMED AFTER 
A FOUR-YEAR-OLD 
SHOOTING VIC 
THEM,  LEGEND 
TALIFERRO, HIS 
FAMILY VISITED 
THE  WHITE HOUSE 
THURSDAY. 
>> WE WANT 
JUSTICE FOR OUR 
SON AND 
OTHERS.>> 
Reporter: THE 
ADMINISTRATION 
SAYS THE EXTRA 
AGENTS WILL BE 
DIFFERENT THAN 
THE TACTICAL 
TEAMS RECENTLY 
SENT TO PROTECT 
FEDERAL 
PROPERTY. 
OVERNIGHT, 
PORTLAND'S MAYOR 
WAS DEMANDING 
THE FORCES LEAVE 
THE CITY WITH 
THE PROTESTERS, 
WAS TEARGAS. 
LOCAL POLICE 
DECLARED IT A 
RIOT. 
OPPOSITION TO 
THE DEPLOYMENT 
IN PORTLAND 
EXTENDING TO 
OTHER DEMOCRATIC 
MAYORS, WHO 
PRESIDENT DONALD 
TRUMP SLAMMED. 
>> YOU HAVE 
RADICAL LEFT 
DEMOCRATS 
RUNNING CITIES 
LIKE CHICAGO AND 
SO MANY OTHER.>> 
Reporter: MAYOR 
ROY DEN 
HOLLANDER AND 
HITTING BACK. 
>> THE PRESIDENT 
IS TRYING TO 
DIVERT ATTENTION 
FROM HIS FAILED 
LEADERSHIP ON 
COVID-19.  
HE HAS FAILED, 
HE HAS FAILED, 
HE HAS FAILED.
>> Reporter: IN 
KANSAS CITY, 
WHERE MURDERS 
ARE UP 4% FROM 
THE PREVIOUS 
YEAR, THE POLICE 
DEPARTMENT ASKED 
FOR SOME FEDERAL 
HELP 
INVESTIGATING 
CRIMES AND 
TRACKING ILLEGAL 
GUNS.>> WHAT WE 
DON'T NEED IS 
WHAT IS 
HAPPENING IN 
PORTLAND, 
FEDERAL TROOPS 
TAKING OVER.>>> 
IN A DRAMATIC 
ESCALATION OF 
ALREADY TENSE 
RELATIONS 
BETWEEN 
WASHINGTON AND 
BEIJING, THE 
UNITED STATES IS 
GIVING CHINA 
UNTIL TOMORROW 
TO CLOSE THE 
GIANT CONSULATE 
IN HOUSTON, 
TEXAS. 
WE HAVE LEARNED 
THE SHUTDOWN 
FOLLOWS YEARS OF 
FBI INTELLIGENCE 
GATHERING AT THE 
HOUSTON OUTPOST. 
>> WE ARE 
SETTING UP CLEAR 
EXPECTATIONS OF 
HOW THE CHINESE 
COMMUNIST PARTY 
WILL BEHAVE AND 
WHEN THEY DON'T, 
WE WILL TAKE 
ACTIONS TO 
PROTECT THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE 
AND PROTECT 
SECURITY, 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY. 
>> Reporter: 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY 
OFFICIALS TELL 
NBC NEWS THE 
CONSULATE, THE 
FIRST CHINA 
OPENED IN THE 
UNITED STATES 
WHEN RELATIONS 
WERE ESTABLISHED 
IN 1979. 
IT HAS LONG BEEN 
CONSIDERED A HUB 
FOR CHINESE 
SPYING 
ACTIVITIES BUT 
MULTIPLE U.S. 
OFFICIALS SAY 
THE COMPLEX HAS 
BEEN USED BY 
BEIJING  TO 
STEAL VALUABLE 
INFORMATION FROM 
HOUSTON'S 
EXTENSIVE 
MEDICAL RESEARCH 
FACILITIES. 
AND TRYING TO 
INFILTRATE THE 
OIL AND NATURAL 
GAS INDUSTRY AS 
WELL AS RECRUIT 
RESEARCHERS WHO 
MIGHT TURN OVER 
INFORMATION TO 
CHINESE 
INSTITUTIONS. 
JUST HOURS AFTER 
THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
TOLD CHINA OF 
THE SHUTDOWN, WE 
WILL COULD BE 
SEEN IN A 
COURTYARD OF THE 
COMPLEX 
APPEARING TO 
BURN DOCUMENTS. 
HOUSTON 
FIREFIGHTERS WHO 
RESPONDED WERE 
NOT PERMITTED IN.
THIS COMES AFTER 
THE JUSTICE 
DEPARTMENT 
CHARGED TWO 
CHINESE 
NATIONALS IN AN 
ALLEGED GLOBAL 
HACKING SCHEME. 
INCLUDING AN 
ATTEMPT TO BREAK 
INTO COMPUTERS 
OF FIRMS WORKING 
ON THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINE. 
PRESIDENT DONALD 
TRUMP ASKED 
WEDNESDAY 
WHETHER THERE 
MAY BE 
ADDITIONAL 
ACTION. 
>> AS FAR AS 
CLOSING 
ADDITIONAL 
EMBASSIES, IT'S 
ALWAYS POSSIBLE. 
>> Reporter: ON 
CAPITOL HILL, 
LAWMAKERS ON 
BOTH SIDES SAY 
CHINA IS AN 
ONGOING 
THREAT.>> MANY 
CHINESE TECH 
COMPANIES ARE 
ARMED WITH THE 
CHINESE STATE. 
COMPANIES NEED 
TO ACKNOWLEDGE 
THAT DOING 
BUSINESS WITH A 
LOT OF THESE 
CHINESE FIRMS, 
DO IT AT YOUR 
OWN RISK.>> 
THERE IS CYBER 
THEFT. 
PEOPLE PUTTING 
IN THE 
UNIVERSITIES IN 
TECHNOLOGY, THE 
LIST GOES ON AND 
ON.
>> Reporter: 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY 
OFFICIALS SAY 
THE FBI MAY 
ANNOUNCE MORE 
CASES TODAY 
INVOLVING 
CHINESE 
RESEARCHERS IN 
THE U.S. WHO 
HAVE  COVERED UP 
THEIR TIES TO 
THE CHINESE 
MILITARY. 
THE U.S. WANTS  
CHINESE 
DIPLOMATS TO 
TURN OVER THE 
CHINESE 
RESEARCHER WHOM 
THE FBI ACCUSES 
OF LINE WITH HER 
TIES TO THE 
CHINESE MILITARY 
WHEN SHE APPLIED 
FOR A VISA TO 
STUDY HERE. 
SHE HAS TAKEN 
REFUGE IN THE 
CHINESE 
CONSULATE IN SAN 
FRANCISCO. 
BACK TO YOU AND, 
GREAT TO SEE 
YOU. 
WELCOME BACK.>> 
EVEN BETTER TO 
SEE YOU, 
ANDREA.>>> IT IS 
UNPRECEDENTED 
THE TOKYO 2020 
OLYMPICS NOW 
SCHEDULED FOR 
SUMMER 2021. 
ANOTHER VICTIM 
OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS AND 
THIS WEEK A 
WARNING. 
IF INFECTIONS 
CONTINUE AT 
THESE LEVELS, 
FOR 12 MONTHS, 
WE COULDN'T HOLD 
THE GATE FOR THE 
PRESIDENT OF THE 
ORGANIZING 
COMMITTEE SAID 
HE WAS HOPEFUL 
THE VENUES WILL 
BE READY FOR 
THEIR READY NOW 
TO THE JAPANESE 
HOSTS HAVE SPENT 
$12 BILLION ON 
TOKYO 2020.>> WE 
ARE NOW 
OBLIGATED, 
ABSOLUTELY, TO 
PLAY THE GAMES 
NEXT YEAR.>> 
Reporter: DURING 
THE LOCKDOWN, 
ATHLETES AROUND 
THE GLOBE HAVE 
BEEN FORCED TO 
TRAIN IN UNIQUE 
CONDITIONS. 
SO IF IT 
HAPPENS, NEXT 
YEAR'S GAMES 
WILL BE A 
TRIUMPH OVER 
ADVERSITY.>> IT 
WILL BE A GREAT 
SYMBOL OF 
SURVIVAL.>> IT 
WILL BE A SYMBOL 
OF UNITY OF 
HUMANKIND. 
>> Reporter: IT 
IS NOT CLEAR 
THIS MORNING, 
WHETHER THERE 
WILL BE 
SPECTATORS OR 
WHAT AN OLYMPIC 
VILLAGE WILL 
LOOK LIKE. 
ORGANIZES 
PREPARING TO 
ENFORCE SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
THE ONE CHANGE 
IS THE MARQUEE 
EVENT, THERE WAS 
A WELCOME RETURN 
TO SWIMMING WITH 
STARS AND TENNIS 
STARS. 
AND WINNING 
SOCCER TEAMS. 
WHOSE LEADER, 
MEGAN RAPINOE.  
ALL EYES WILL BE 
ON THE 
GYMNASTICS AND 
SUPERSTAR SIMONE 
BILES. 
SHE'S BEEN 
CALLED SIMPLY 
THE GREATEST 
GYMNAST EVER. 
MATCHING WORLD 
RECORDS, WINNING 
GOLD AFTER GOLD 
FOUR YEARS AGO. 
THE FLAG IN THAT 
CEREMONY. 
DISAPPOINTED 
WITH THE 
OLYMPICS WERE 
CANCELED THIS 
YEAR. 
>> I CRIED BUT 
ULTIMATELY IT 
WAS THE RIGHT 
DECISION.>> 
Reporter: JUST 
GETTING BETTER 
AND BETTER. 
EARLIER THIS 
MONTH, 
SHOWCASING HER 
AMAZING SKILLS 
AND VIDEOS, 
INCLUDING A 
DOUBLE TALK THAT 
SHE HASN'T 
PERFORMED SINCE 
SHE WAS 13. 
THIS MONTH, 
LOOKING STRONG 
ON THE COVER OF 
VOGUE. 
AND?  
HOPEFULLY THIS 
TIME NEXT YEAR 
AS THE GAMES OF 
THE 32nd 
OLYMPIAD WILL BE 
GETTING 
UNDERWAY, THIS 
AMERICAN HERO 
WILL BE SHOWING 
THE WORLD JUST 
HOW HIGH SHE CAN 
FLY.>> GET THE 
GOLD MEDALS 
READY AGAIN.>> 
Reporter: ONE OF 
THE SYMBOLS OF 
THE GAMES WAS 
AND IS 
RENEWABILITY AND 
SUSTAINABILITY, 
SO ALL COMPUTERS 
AND PHONES ARE 
BEING MADE INTO 
MEDALS. 
WHAT BETTER WAY 
TO SYMBOLIZE  
SUSTAINABILITY 
AND RENEWABILITY 
THEN WATCHING 
SIMONE BILES 
TAKE ONE OF 
THOSE MEDALS, 
HOPEFULLY A GOLD 
MEDAL. 
>> OH MY GOSH, 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH THAT WAS A 
GREAT, GREAT 
PIECE.>>> 
GYMNASTIC 
SUPERSTAR SIMONE 
BILES, HEY 
HONEY, HOW ARE 
YOU? 
>> I'M GOOD, HOW 
ARE YOU GUYS? 
>> FIRST OF ALL, 
I'VE BEEN 
THINKING ABOUT 
RIO AND I 
COULDN'T STOP 
THINKING ABOUT 
IT AND I WAS 
THINKING ABOUT 
THE FINAL FIVE 
AND HOW ALL 
THOSE MEDALS YOU 
WON AND I WAS 
THINKING ABOUT 
ZAC EFRON, DO 
YOU REMEMBER 
WHEN HE STEPPED 
INTO YOUR WORLD? 
WHEN I WAS 
THINKING ABOUT 
THESE THINGS AND 
I WAS THINKING 
LIKE, LET'S JUST 
RELIVE FOR ONE 
SECOND. 
YOU STILL FEEL 
IT I KNEW IT. 
SO HOW DO YOU 
KEEP YOUR HEAD 
IN THE GAME AS 
YOU PREPARE FOR 
ALL THE HARD 
WORK BUT THE FUN 
THAT IS AHEAD?>> 
I MEAN, TRAINING 
HAS A DIFFERENT 
FEEL AND IT'S 
BEEN CRAZY BEEN 
GOING IN EVERY 
DAY, KNOWING AND 
HOPING THAT 2021 
IS ON THE 
HORIZON, KEEPS 
ME GOING. 
BUT IT IS JUST 
WE DON'T KNOW 
WHAT IS GOING TO 
HAPPEN SO WE 
TRAIN AS OF.>> I 
THOUGHT IT WAS 
COOL WE WOULD 
SHOW ABOUT THE 
FUN YOU'RE 
HAVING A ZERO 
TRAINING. 
WE SHOWED THE 
DOUBLETALK THAT 
YOU DID. 
YOU HADN'T DONE 
SINCE YOU WERE 
13. 
BUT IN ADDITION 
TO ALL OF THIS 
STUFF LIKE HOW 
DO YOU TRAIN 
DURING A 
PANDEMIC?>> SO 
RIGHT NOW, WE 
KIND OF HAVE TO 
STAGGER THE 
WORKOUTS SO 
OTHER GIRLS CAN 
GET IN. 
EVERYBODY HAS TO 
WEAR A MASK 
ENTERING AND 
LEAVING THE 
FACILITY ON THE 
STAFF HAS TO 
WEAR MASKS THE 
ENTIRE TIME OF 
THE BUILDING. 
AND THEN AFTER 
EVERY SECTION, 
THERE ARE TIMES 
FOR CLEANING THE 
MATS ON THE 
EQUIPMENT. 
MAKING SURE THE 
ATHLETES AND 
STAFF ARE SAFE. 
>> BY THE WAY, 
THE COVER OF 
VOGUE IS 
STUNNING. 
I MEAN, IT IS 
STUNNING. 
WHAT IS MORE 
BEAUTIFUL THAN 
THE OUTSIDE AND 
ALL THE PICTURES 
IS JUST HOW YOU 
REVEALED 
YOURSELF INSIDE. 
I THOUGHT IT WAS 
SO BEAUTIFUL AND 
IT STRUCK ME 
LIKE SIMONE HAS 
GROWN UP. 
YOU TALKED ABOUT 
EVERYTHING AND 
YOU TALK A 
LITTLE BIT ABOUT 
THE BLACK LIVES 
MATTER MOVEMENT. 
IT JUST STRUCK 
ME AND I 
WONDERED IF YOU 
REMEMBER, 
YOURSELF, WHAT 
AN EARLY BRUSH 
WITH RACISM WAS 
FOR YOU AS A 
LITTLE GIRL?
>> I DIDN'T 
REALLY 
EXPERIENCE IT 
WHENEVER I WAS 
YOUNGER, 
OBVIOUSLY, I 
WENT TO A 
PREDOMINANTLY 
WHITE SCHOOL BUT 
I DIDN'T REALLY 
NOTICE RACISM 
UNTIL 2013 I WAS 
ON A WORLD SCENE 
AND WHAT MADE 
THE NEWS WAS 
ANOTHER GYMNAST 
SAYING THAT IF 
WE PAINTED OUR 
SKIN BLACK MAYBE 
WE WOULD ALL WIN 
BECAUSE I HAD 
BEAT HER OUT OF 
HIM MEDALS AND 
SHE WAS UPSET 
AND THAT WAS THE 
NEWS , RATHER 
THAN ME WINNING 
SO OTHER THAN 
THAT, IT HAPPENS 
EVERY DAY AND I 
FEEL LIKE EVERY 
BLACK ATHLETE OR 
COLORED ATHLETE 
COULD SAY THEY 
HAVE EXPERIENCED 
IT THROUGH THEIR 
CAREER. 
WE HAVE TO JUST 
KEEP GOING FOR 
THE LITTLE ONES 
LOOKING UP TO 
US. 
>> SO WHAT DO 
YOU HOPE TO 
TEACH THOSE 
LITTLE ONES 
LOOKING UP TO 
YOU, WANTED TO 
BE THE NEXT 
SIMONE?>> IT 
DOESN'T MATTER 
WHAT YOU LOOK 
LIKE, YOU CAN 
STRIVE FOR 
GREATNESS AND 
YOU CAN BE 
GREAT. 
>> I DO LOVE 
THAT PIT CAN I 
BRING UP ONE 
THING, THAT 
BROKE MY HEART 
BECAUSE I FEEL 
VERY PROTECTIVE 
OF YOU FOR SOME 
REASON. 
I CAN'T HELP IT. 
WE OPENED UP 
ABOUT YOUR 
MENTAL HEALTH 
DURING THE WHOLE 
SCANDAL AND YOU 
SAID THIS. 
AT ONE POINT I 
SLEPT SO MUCH 
BECAUSE FOR ME 
IT WAS THE 
CLOSEST THING TO 
DEATH WITHOUT 
HARMING MYSELF. 
IT WAS AN ESCAPE 
FROM ALL OF MY 
THOUGHTS ABOUT 
LARRY NASSAR. 
I THOUGHT IT WAS 
INCREDIBLY BRAVE 
BUT WHY DID YOU 
FEEL IT WAS 
IMPORTANT? 
>> I FEEL AS 
ATHLETES AND 
SURVIVORS, 
EVERYONE GOES 
THROUGH IT. 
SO I FELT THE 
NEED TO SHARE 
IT, THAT I FEEL 
THE SAME WAY AS 
YOU DO. 
SO IF I CAN DO 
IT, YOU CAN DO 
IT. 
AND OBVIOUSLY, 
I'M GOING TO 
THERAPY FOR ALL 
THOSE REASONS. 
BUT, THERAPY 
ISN'T BAD BUT IN 
THE BEGINNING I 
THOUGHT MAYBE I 
HAD A PROBLEM 
BUT NOW I KIND 
OF LOOK FORWARD 
TO THERAPY 
BECAUSE, IT IS A 
SAFE OUTLET FOR 
ME AND I HOPE 
EVERYONE FEELS 
COMFORTABLE AND 
CONFIDENT GOING 
TO THERAPY AND 
SPEAKING OUT. 
>> I THINK IT IS 
SUPER COOL. 
HOW IS MOM 
NELLY?  
LAST WE SPOKE 
YOU SAID SHE 
LEFT FOOD FOR 
YOU ON THE CURB 
THAT YOU HAD TO 
GO AND PICK UP 
COULD HAVE YOU 
BEEN ABLE TO 
HANG OUT WITH 
YOUR MOM NOW 
SOME?>> YES. 
SHE IS STILL SHE 
IS IN A NURSING 
BACK ON SO SHE 
IS CRAZY ABOUT 
WASHING HANDS IF 
YOU GO ON THE 
HOUSE BUT IF YOU 
SEE ANYBODY YOU 
CAN'T COME OVER. 
BUT OTHER THAN 
THAT WE ARE 
ALLOWED IN THE 
HOUSE SO WE 
SPENT WEEKENDS 
AT THE POOL AND 
THEN MY MOM COOK 
SUNDAY DINNER. 
SO WE SPEND TIME 
WITH THE FAMILY. 
>> I LOVE IT, 
CONGRATS. 
YOU ARE A MOM OF 
TWO ADORABLE 
DOGS SO 
CONGRATULATIONS 
ON EVERYTHING 
GOING UP. 
SO YOU CALL 
GROWING UP ADULT 
TEEN AND I WANT 
TO SAY FROM 
KNOWING YOU FROM 
ATLANTA NOW YOU 
ARE DOING IT 
BEAUTIFULLY. 
>> THANK YOU SO 
MUCH, I 
APPRECIATE IT.>> 
LET'S GO, 2021. 
WE'VE GOT TO GET 
THERE. 
I WILL SURPRISE 
YOU WITH SOME 
OTHER SUPERSTAR 
WHEN WE GET 
THERE. 
ALL RIGHT, 
SIMONE, THANK 
YOU. 
>> OKAY THANK 
YOU I LOVE 
YOU.>> THE 
OLYMPIC 
COUNTDOWN 
CELEBRATION IS 
NOT OVER, MORE 
ASSETS WILL JOIN 
US IN THE NEXT 
HOUR ALONG WITH 
MIKE AND ALL OF 
NEXT WEEK WE 
WILL CHECK OUT 
THE SPECIAL 
TODAY AT THE 
OLYMPIC GAMES, A 
NEW STREAMING 
CHANNEL, TODAY 
ALL DAY ON 
PEACOCK AND WE 
ARE EVERYWHERE. 
WE WILL VISIT 
SOME FAVORITE 
MOMENTS.>> MAY I 
RECOMMEND 
WATCHING SIMONE 
BILES ON REPEAT, 
IT IS GOOD 
INSPIRATION FOR 
YOUR DAY.>> SHE 
IS LOVELY AND 
AMAZING. 
SAVANNA WAS 
SHOWING HER 
DAUGHTER VIDEO 
OF YOU FLIPPING 
AROUND AND HER 
DAUGHTER NOW 
WANTS TO BE A 
GYMNAST.>> TELL 
HER I SAID 
HELLO.>> SHE 
SAID I WANT TO 
BE LIKE HER AND 
I WAS LIKE 
WOW.>> THAT IS 
TOO CUTE. 
>> I SAID WORK 
HARD AND WORK 
HARD AND I 
GUARANTEE YOU 
SHE SPENT HOURS 
AND DAYS AND 
HOURS AND DAYS 
AND WORKS HARD 
TO GET TO WHERE 
SHE IS. 
YOU ARE AMAZING.
>>> THIS 
MORNING, AS 
STUDENTS ROLL 
BACK TO SCHOOL 
BEFORE ENTERING 
THE BUILDING, 
THERE IS A NEW 
TEST TO PASS. 
AND ONCE 
INSIDE?>> WE 
HAVE SUCH A LONG 
MORNING SO 
FAR.>> Reporter: 
MASKS, 
TEMPERATURE 
CHECKS AND 
SOCIAL DISTANCING
FOR THE FIRST 
DAY OF SCHOOL IN 
TENNESSEE. 
>> ALL OF THEM 
FOLLOW THE 
GUIDELINES AND 
IS EASIER WHEN 
YOU HAVE SMALLER 
CLASSES COULD 
>> Reporter: 
WITH STUDENTS 
COMING ONE DAY A 
WEEK, SMALLER 
GROUPS, NO MORE 
THAN 10 TOGETHER 
AT ONE TIME. 
IT IS A WELCOME 
CHANGE.>> I LIKE 
THE IDEA OF 
FREQUENT AT A 
TIME AND IT IS 
EASIER FOR 
PEOPLE WHO ARE 
ANXIOUS ABOUT 
COMING BACK. 
>> Reporter: 
OUTSIDE OF 
KNOXVILLE, THE 
DISTRICT OF 2000 
NOW AMONG THE 
FIRST IN THE 
COUNTRY TO MAKE 
AN IN PERSON 
RETURN TO THE 
CLASSROOM. 
DOES THAT ADD 
PRESSURE TO GET 
IT RIGHT YOU 
MAKE>> 
ABSOLUTELY. 
>> Reporter: 
OTHERS ARE 
WATCHING CLOSELY 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY. 
PRESIDENT DONALD 
TRUMP URGING TO 
RETURN TO NORMAL 
CLASSES WHICH 
SAYS HE IS 
COMFORTABLE 
SENDING HIS SON 
AND 
GRANDCHILDREN 
BACK TO 
SCHOOL.>> THEY 
DON'T CATCH IT 
EASILY AND THEY 
DON'T BRING IT 
HOME EASILY AND 
IF THEY DO, THEY 
GET BETTER FAST. 
WE ARE LOOKING 
AT THAT FACT. 
>> Reporter: THE 
CORONAVIRUS TASK 
FORCE DR. 
DEBORAH BIRX,  
WEIGHED IN. 
>> THERE ARE 
OPEN QUESTIONS 
THERE AND I 
THINK HE 
CONCLUDED WITH 
WE ARE STUDYING 
THIS VERY 
HARD.>> 
Reporter: THREE 
MAJOR DISTRICTS 
HAVE ANNOUNCED 
THEY WILL BEGIN 
THE YEAR ONLINE 
IN THE NATION'S 
CAPITAL. 
IN CHICAGO, 
TEACHERS DEMAND 
THEIR SCHOOLS DO 
THE SAME. 
AND IN FLORIDA, 
EDUCATORS HAVE 
SUED THE STATE 
TO STOP FULL-
TIME REOPENING. 
THE GOVERNOR, 
NOT BUDGING.>> 
WHILE THE RISK 
TO STUDENTS FROM 
IN PERSON 
LEARNING ARE 
LOW, THE COST OF 
KEEPING SCHOOLS 
CLOSED ARE 
ENORMOUS.>> 
Reporter: OHIO 
ART TEACHER IS 
SET TO GO BACK 
FULL-TIME NEXT 
MONTH. 
THE 57-YEAR-OLD 
DIABETIC IS SO 
SCARED OF 
CONTRACTING 
COVID-19, SHE'S 
WRITTEN GOODBYE 
LETTERS TO HER 
FAMILY  
ADJUSTING 
CASE.>> I LOVE 
MY STUDENTS BUT 
I DON'T WANT TO 
MAKE IT 
SERIOUS.>> I'M 
NOT FEELING GOOD 
ABOUT THIS MASK. 
IT MAKES ME 
HOT.>> WE ARE 
SUPERHEROES 
PUTTING ON OUR 
MASK. 
IT MAY NOT GO 
AWAY SOON.>> 
Reporter: THE 
SUPERINTENDENT 
SAYS AT THIS 
POINT THEY ARE 
JUST TRYING TO 
DRILL HOME THE 
HYGIENE LESSONS. 
IT IS PART OF 
THE LESSON PLAN 
AT THIS POINT. 
THE DIRECTOR OF 
SCHOOLS IS 
WATCHING THE 
NUMBERS VERY 
CLOSELY AND IF 
THEY START TO 
SEE AN UPTICK OR 
A NUMBER OF 
TEACHERS OR 
STUDENTS HERE 
CONTRACT COVID-
19,  THEY ARE 
READY TO SWITCH 
TO COMPLETELY 
VIRTUAL CLASSES 
AND THEY HAVE 
THE PLANS IN 
PLACE TO DO 
IT.>>> THE BOYS 
OF SUMMER TAKING 
OFF THEIR SEASON 
IN LATE JULY.
>>  AND DEEP AND 
GONE. 
>> THE 162 GAME 
SEASON CUT TO 
JUST 60. 
THANKS TO THE 
COVID-19 
PANDEMIC.  
FOR THE FIRST 
REGULAR-SEASON 
GAME, THE 
NATIONALS WILL 
HOST THE 
YANKEES.>> WE 
UNDERSTAND THAT 
ONE PERSON CAN 
SCREW THIS UP 
FOR A LOT OF 
DIFFERENT 
PEOPLE. 
I THINK THAT IS 
A WAKE-UP CALL 
FOR EVERYBODY IN 
THE CLUBHOUSE. 
SO THIS YEAR 
WILL PRESENT A 
WHOLE NEW 
DIFFERENT LEVEL 
OF ADVERSITY. 
I FEEL LIKE WE 
ARE CUT OUT TO 
HANDLE THAT.>> 
Reporter: THERE 
READY TO PLAY. 
BUT THE GAME 
WILL LOOK 
DIFFERENT WITH 
THE STANDS EMPTY 
OF FANS. 
CROWD NOISE WILL 
BE PIPED IN 
DURING GAMES. 
AND SOME TEAMS 
ARE LETTING FANS 
BY CARDBOARD 
CUTOUTS OF THEM 
SELF TO FILL THE 
SEATS. 
THAT IS IF YOUR 
TEAM HAS A HOME 
STADIUM. 
THE BLUE JAYS 
BANNED BY THE 
CANADIAN 
GOVERNMENT FROM 
PLAYING IN 
TORONTO OUT OF 
FEAR PLAYERS 
TRAVELING TO THE 
U.S. COULD 
BECOME INFECTED. 
WE WERE TOLD BY 
PENNSYLVANIA 
HEALTH OFFICIALS 
THAT THEY CAN'T 
SHARE A STADIUM 
WITH THE 
PITTSBURGH 
PIRATES. 
THEIR REASONS 
FOR CAUTION, THE 
KANSAS CITY 
ROYALS AN 
ESTIMATE HAD 
EIGHT PLAYERS 
TEST POSITIVE 
FOR THE VIRUS. 
IT'S BEEN A 
DIFFERENT STORY 
FOR THE NBA. 
PRESEASON GAMES 
BEGAN LAST NIGHT 
BUT AFTER NONE 
OF THE PLAYERS 
ISOLATED IN THE 
LEAGUE'S BUBBLE 
IN ORLANDO 
TESTED POSITIVE 
BUT REGULAR-
SEASON GAMES 
START A WEEK 
FROM TODAY. 
SOME NFL PLAYERS 
ARE REPORTED TO 
TRAINING CAMP 
EVEN AS THE 
LEAGUE AND 
PLAYER UNION 
DEBATE SAFETY 
PROTOCOLS FOR 
THE NFL SAYS 
THAT IF FANS ARE 
ALLOWED IN 
STADIUMS, THEY 
HAVE TO WEAR 
MASKS. 
ON AUGUST 1, THE 
NHL BEGINS A 
SPECIAL KNOCKOUT 
TOURNAMENT TO 
SEE WHO GETS TO 
LIFT THE STANLEY 
CUP. 
EVERY GAME IS 
PLAYED IN 
CANADA. 
BACK ON THE 
BASEBALL 
DIAMOND, THE 
FIRST PITCH IS 
THROWN OUT BY A 
BIG FAN, DR. 
ANTHONY FAUCI 
WHO GOT  A LAST-
MINUTE PEPTALK 
FROM THE FIRST 
BASEMAN RYAN 
ZIMMERMAN.>> 
HAVE YOU THROWN 
A PITCHOUT 
BEFORE? 
>> I HAVE NOT 
AND I'M QUITE 
NERVOUS. 
>> DON'T WORRY, 
NOBODY WILL BE 
THERE TO BOO YOU 
SO YOU WILL BE 
FINE.
>> Reporter: 
OTHER CHANGES 
FOLKS WILL 
NOTICE ON TV, 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING 
REQUIRED IN THE 
DUGOUTS AND NO 
SPITTING OR 
SEEDS AND NO BIG 
CELEBRATIONS 
ALLOWED AFTER A 
HOME RUN. 
NOT EVEN HIGH-
FIVES. 
I THINK THAT IS 
A SMALL PRICE TO 
PAY, FORGETTING 
BASEBALL 
BACK.>>> I 
REMEMBER SAYING, 
I CAN'T JUST SIT 
AND PRAY FOR 
PEOPLE. 
I NEED TO GO AND 
DO AND HELP AND 
USE MY HANDS.>> 
Reporter: KAYLA 
MUELLER WAS 
TRYING TO HELP 
PEOPLE WHEN SHE 
TRAVEL TO A 
DOCTORS WITHOUT 
ORDERS HOSPITAL 
IN SYRIA IN 
2013. 
SHE WAS 
KIDNAPPED BY 
ISIS THE NEXT 
DAY. 
HER PARENTS 
MARSHA AND CARL 
OPENED THEIR 
HOME TO THE 
TODAY SHOW IN 
2015. 
>> I AM IN 
DENIAL. 
I STILL EXPECT 
HER TO COME 
THROUGH THE 
DOOR.>> 
Reporter: SHE 
WAS HELD CAPTIVE 
FOR 18 MONTHS 
DURING THAT TIME 
SHE WAS MOVED BY 
ISIS FROM 
LOCATION TO 
LOCATION, 
SOMETIMES PUT IN 
A ROOM WITH 
OTHER CAPTIVE 
WOMEN.>> WE HAVE 
A FEW GIRLS WHO 
SPENT A SHORT 
TIME WITH KAYLA 
MUELLER BUT ALL 
OF THEM, I WOULD 
HAVE TO SAY, 
EVERYONE WE HAVE 
TALKED TO  TALK 
ABOUT HER 
STRENGTH.>> 
Reporter: 
EVENTUALLY SHE 
WAS TAKEN BY THE 
HEAD OF ISIS AND 
ABUSE 
REPEATEDLY. 
SHE IS BELIEVED 
TO HAVE BEEN 
KILLED  AND 
2015. 
AMONG HER 
CAPTORS, A GROUP 
OF BRITISH 
CITIZENS 
NICKNAMED THE 
BEATLES FOR 
THEIR ACCENT. 
INCLUDING A MAN 
KNOWN AS THE 
HOTTIE JOHN WHO 
WOULD LATER BE 
KILLED IN A U.S. 
DRONE STRIKE.  
AND THESE TWO 
WHO WERE 
CAPTURED IN 
SYRIA AND ARE 
HELD IN U.S. 
CUSTODY . IN THE 
PAST, THE MEN 
PRETENDED TO 
HAVE NO IDEA WHO 
KAYLA WAS.  
DID YOU EVER 
MEET KAYLA 
MUELLER? 
>> WHO? 
>> DIDN'T MEET 
ANYONE.
>> Reporter: IN 
AN INTERVIEW 
OBTAINED BY NBC 
NEWS, THE TWO 
MEN GIVE 
DETAILED 
ACCOUNTS ABOUT 
HER, AND HOW 
THEY GOT HER 
PARENTS EMAIL 
ADDRESS, TO SEND 
RANSOM NOTES.>> 
I TOOK THE EMAIL 
FROM HER MYSELF. 
SHE WAS ALONE 
AND SHE WAS VERY 
SCARED IN A ROOM 
BY HERSELF, THAT 
NO ONE WOULD GO 
IN.>> THEY WERE 
ADMITTED THEY 
WERE THERE OF 
COURSE, THEY 
WILL NOT TELL 
THE DARK SIDE OF 
THE STORY. 
>> Reporter: THE 
FAMILY AND 
OTHERS, WHO WERE 
ALSO KILLED BY 
ISIS HAS BEEN 
PRESSING FEDERAL 
PROSECUTORS TO 
CHARGE THE MEN. 
>> THE NEED TO 
BE  BROUGHT 
HERE, THEY NEED 
TO BE 
PROSECUTED. 
>> Reporter: THE 
CASE HAS BEEN 
HELD UP. 
A BRITISH COURT 
RULED IN MARCH 
THAT THE UNITED 
STATES CAN'T USE 
CRUCIAL EVIDENCE 
AGAINST THE TWO 
MEN GATHERED BY 
BRITISH 
INVESTIGATORS, 
UNLESS, THE 
UNITED STATES 
PROMISES THEY 
WON'T RECEIVE 
THE DEATH 
PENALTY. 
>> I DON'T THINK 
ANYTHING SHOULD 
BE TAKEN OFF THE 
TABLE.>> 
Reporter: THEY 
FEAR THE SO-
CALLED BEATLES 
WILL GET A LIGHT 
SENTENCE IF 
TRIED IN THE UK. 
>> THAT IS A 
RECRUITING TOOL 
FOR THE 
TERRORISTS. 
THESE GUYS DID 
ALL THESE 
TERRIBLE THINGS 
BUT PART OF 
TORTURING AND 
KILLING 
AMERICANS WHERE 
THEY WALK AWAY 
IN FIVE YEARS. 
THAT CAN'T 
HAPPEN.>> WE ARE 
REACHING OUT TO 
PRESIDENT DONALD 
TRUMP, DO THE 
ATTORNEY GENERAL 
AND THE DOJ, WE 
DON'T WANT THIS 
TO GO AWAY.>> 
Reporter: A 
TRIAL IN THE 
UNITED STATES IS 
WHAT KAYLA 
MUELLER WOULD 
HAVE WANTED SHE 
WOULD SAY. 
>> THEY WOULD 
WANT THIS MEN 
TRIED BUT IF 
THEY'RE 
INNOCENT, AND 
SOMEHOW THEY 
BELIEVE THEY'RE 
INNOCENT AND 
THEY GO BEFORE A 
JURY AND PROVE 
IT. 
YOU WILL HAVE TO 
GIVE US 
INFORMATION.>> 
Reporter: 
INFORMATION THAT 
WOULD HELP THE 
FAMILY BRING 
KAYLA MUELLER 
HOME. 
>> BRING HER 
HOME AND  THERE 
IS SO MANY 
PEOPLE THAT HAVE 
MISSING PEOPLE 
OVER THERE. 
THAT'S WHAT SHE 
WOULD WANT.
>> THE FAMILY 
HAS BEEN SO 
MUCH, RICHARD. 
AND NOW THIS. 
HOW LIKELY IS IT 
THAT THESE TWO 
MEN WOULD BE 
BROUGHT TO THE 
UNITED STATES TO 
FACE CHARGES?>> 
Reporter: THERE 
IS THIS LEGAL 
ISSUE, THE COURT 
IN THIS COUNTRY 
IN THE UK RULED 
THAT THE IF THE 
UNITED STATES IS 
SEEKING THE 
DEATH PENALTY, 
THEN BRITISH 
AUTHORITIES 
WON'T HAND OVER 
THE EVIDENCE 
THEY HAVE. 
AND THEY HAVE 
BEEN FOLLOWING 
THESE MEN 
CLOSELY. 
THEY REALLY HAVE 
THE BEST 
EVIDENCE. 
IF THE U.S. 
DROPS THE DEATH 
PENALTY AND 
PURSUES LIFE 
SENTENCES, THAT 
LEGAL OBSTACLE 
WOULD GO AWAY.  
THERE IS SOME 
NEGOTIATIONS 
THAT NEED TO 
TAKE PLACE TO 
FIGURE OUT THE 
BEST WAY TO MOVE 
FORWARD, 
LEGALLY. 
BUT, THE 
FAMILIES DON'T 
WANT THIS CASE 
TO GO AWAY AND 
THAT'S WHY THE 
FAMILIES OF THE 
VICTIMS TODAY 
WROTE AN OP-ED 
IN THE 
WASHINGTON POST 
URGING THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
TO MOVE THIS 
CASE FORWARD.>> 
IT'S ASTONISHING 
TO SEE THE TWO 
MEN TALKING 
ABOUT KAYLA 
MUELLER  AFTER 
ALL THESE YEARS. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH.>>> WANTED 
FOR FOOD, LINES 
FOR UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS, THE 
NATION HASN'T 
SEEN PAIN AND 
DESPAIR LIKE 
THIS SINCE THE 
GREAT DEPRESSION 
NEARLY ONE 
CENTURY AGO. 
AND NOW, IN 
EIGHT DAYS, THE 
C.A.R.E.S. 
ACT RUNS OUT. 
>> FINANCES VERY 
CHALLENGING.>> 
IT IS 
UNPRECEDENTED 
TIMES, WE NEED 
TO WORK OR WE 
NEED HELP. 
PLEASE. 
>> Reporter: 
OVERALL, THE 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
RATE ACROSS THE 
NATION IS 11.1% 
AND EVEN WORSE 
AND SOME LARGE 
CITIES LIKE LA, 
WHERE IT IS 
19.5%. 
AND IN NEW YORK 
CITY, 20.4%.>>> 
COMMISSIONER 
TONY IS THE 
COMMISSIONER OF 
NEW YORK STATE 
DEPARTMENT OF 
CORRECTIONS, 
TONY IS WITH ME 
SINCE DAY ONE 
AND SHE HE HAS 
DONE AN 
EXTRAORDINARY 
JOB IT IS ONE OF 
THE HARDEST 
POSITIONS IN 
STATE GOVERNMENT 
RUNNING THE 
CORRECTION 
SYSTEM. 
TONY HAS DONE AN 
OUTSTANDING JOB 
SO I WANT TO 
THANK THEM, IT 
IS A PLEASURE TO 
BE WITH HIM 
TODAY AND TO MY 
IMMEDIATE RIGHT 
THE SECRETARY TO 
THE GOVERNOR AND 
TO THE IMMEDIATE 
LEFT GARRETT 
RHODES, DEPUTY 
SUPERINTENDENT 
OF THAT THE 
PERMIT OF 
FINANCIAL 
SERVICES AND 
KELLY CUMMINGS 
TO GARRETT'S 
LEFT, AS YOU 
KNOW, SHE IS THE 
DIRECTOR OF 
STATE 
OPERATIONS. 
AND SHE HAS DONE 
A REMARKABLE 
JOB. 
THIS HAS BEEN A 
STRESS TEST FOR 
GOVERNMENT ALL 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY. 
GOVERNMENT HAD 
TO PERFORM AND 
NOT ABOUT JUST 
TALKING, IT WAS 
NOT JUST ABOUT 
RHETORIC AND 
PONTIFICATION 
BUT IT WAS ABOUT 
PERFORMANCE. 
THAT'S WHAT 
GOVERNMENT IS 
SUPPOSED TO BE 
ABLE TO DO. 
WE'VE LOST SIGHT 
OF THAT FOR A 
LONG TIME. 
WE SAW TOXIC 
GOVERNMENT 
BECAME A 
POLITICAL 
EXERCISE IF YOU 
TOOK THE RIGHT 
POLITICAL 
POSITIONS, THEN 
YOU DID YOUR 
GOVERNMENT 
DUTIES. 
NO NO NO. 
GOVERNMENT HAS 
TO WORK AND HAS 
TO OPERATE AND 
FUNCTION. 
AND, WE'VE SEEN 
UNDER THIS COVID-
19 STRESS TEST, 
WHAT GOVERNMENT  
COULD ACTUALLY 
PERFORM AND WHAT 
GOVERNMENTS 
COULDN'T PERFORM 
AND ALL THOSE 
LOGISTICAL 
THINGS, SETTING 
UP TESTING SITES 
AND COORDINATING 
LABS, DOING THIS 
CONTACT TRACING. 
IT WAS HARD TO 
THE GOVERNMENT 
NEVER HAD A 
TALONS LIKE THAT 
BEFORE. 
IN MY LIFETIME. 
NEVER. 
I VERY PROUD OF 
THE WAY THE 
EMPLOYEES OF NEW 
YORK STATE 
GOVERNMENT 
RESPONDED AND I 
AM PROUD OF 
KELLY'S 
LEADERSHIP. 
LET'S TALK ABOUT 
TODAY WHERE WE 
ARE. 
DAY 145. 
A BRIGHT, SUNNY 
DAY, GOOD NEWS. 
ALL GOOD NEWS. 
760 
HOSPITALIZATIONS, 
LOWEST SINCE 
MARCH 18. 
THE NUMBER OF 
DEATHS 13. 
WE DON'T LIKE TO 
LOSE ANYONE, 
OBVIOUSLY AND 
THEY ARE IN OUR 
THOUGHTS AND 
PRAYERS BUT THAT 
IS GOOD NEWS, 
RELATIVE TO 
WHERE WE WERE. 
THE THREE DAY 
AVERAGE OF LIES 
LOFT IS DOWN TO 
EIGHT. 
THAT IS GOOD 
NEWS. 
NUMBER OF TEST 
YESTERDAY, 
69,000 TESTS AND 
811 POSITIVE. 
THAT IS 1.1% 
POSITIVE RATE 
AND THAT IS ALSO 
GOOD NEWS. 
YOU LOOK ACROSS 
THE REGIONS OF 
THE STATE AND 
YOU SEE ALL GOOD 
NEWS. 
YOU SEE A LITTLE 
TICK IN THE 
CAPITAL REGION, 
ALBANY REGION WE 
HAD A LITTLE 
MORE THAN 30 
POSITIVES FROM 
ONE JULY 4 
PARTY. 
ONE PARTY. 
30 POSITIVES, 28 
POSITIVES. 
YOU UNDERSTAND 
WHY WE SAY ONE 
BAD EVENT, ONE 
BAD GROUP CAN BE 
A REAL PROBLEM. 
ONE PARTY A 30 
PEOPLE. 
REMEMBER WHAT WE 
WENT THROUGH IN 
NEW ROCHELLE?  
ONE SUPER 
SPREADER, THE 
FIRST HOTSPOT IN 
THE UNITED 
STATES, ONE 
PERSON MAKES A 
DIFFERENCE. 
BUT ALL THE 
NUMBERS ARE 
GOOD. 
THEY LOOK ACROSS 
NEW YORK CITY, 
LIKEWISE, ALL 
THE NUMBERS ARE 
GOOD. 
BECAUSE IT IS 
GOOD, WE THEN 
SAY GOOD NEWS. 
THERE IS CLEAR, 
WE CONGRATULATE 
NEW YORK IS 
BECAUSE THEY'VE 
CLIMBED THE 
HIGHEST AND 
HARDEST MOUNTAIN 
AND WE ARE ON 
THE OTHER SIDE 
THE BIG CAUTION, 
THE BIG BUT IS 
WE DON'T WANT TO 
CLIMB AND MORE 
MOUNTAINS. 
IT WAS NOT FUN. 
IT TESTED THE 
CHARACTER OF THE 
PEOPLE OF THIS 
STATE AND TESTED 
THE COMPETENCE 
OF THE 
GOVERNMENT. 
AND, NEW YORKERS 
DID IT. 
WE DON'T WANT TO 
DO IT AGAIN. 
AND WE ARE WEARY 
OF NEW THREATS 
THAT ARE ON THE 
HORIZON. 
AND THAT IS, THE 
BAD NEWS IS THE 
CONCERNING TREND 
THAT WE SEE 
AROUND THE 
COUNTRY 
PRIMARILY. 
AND IT IS 
IMPORTANT THAT 
WE LEARN THE 
LESSON OF WHAT 
WE HAVE GONE 
THROUGH. 
THIS IS NOT THAT 
COVID-19 
DESCENDED ON US 
YESTERDAY.  
IT'S BEEN SIX 
MONTHS IN NEW 
YORK, WE WERE 
AMBUSHED. 
THE VIRUS CAME 
FROM EUROPE, 
NOBODY KNEW AND 
NOBODY TOLD US. 
WE WOKE UP ONE 
MORNING AND THE 
SPIKE WAS 
ALREADY 
HAPPENING. 
WE WERE 
AMBUSHED. 
THAT'S NOT WHERE 
WE ARE TODAY, IT 
HAS BEEN SIX 
MONTHS. 
WE KNOW WHAT 
COVID IS ABOUT 
WEIRD  TALKING 
ABOUT TESTING 
AND TRACING AND 
QUARANTINING. 
IT'S BEEN SIX 
MONTHS. 
LET'S AT LEAST 
LEARN THE LESSON 
OF THE PAST SIX 
MONTHS. 
LET'S LEARN THE 
FACTS OF THE 
PAST SIX MONTHS. 
WE ARE STILL 
HAVING THE SAME 
INANE POLITICAL 
DISCUSSION. 
YOU SHOULD 
REOPEN A REOPEN 
RIGHT AWAY. 
NO. 
NO. 
THAT WAS NEVER 
THE QUESTION. 
AND NOW WE ARE 
SIX MONTHS OF 
EXPERIENCE TO 
KNOW WHAT 
HAPPENS WHEN YOU 
DO THAT. 
RIGHT?  
IT WASN'T ABOUT 
DO WE REOPEN OR 
NOT?  
THE QUESTION WAS 
ALWAYS YES YOU 
REOPEN OF COURSE 
YOU REOPEN. 
YOU REOPEN AS 
QUICKLY AS YOU 
CAN BUT YOU HAVE 
TO BE SMART AND 
HOW YOU REOPEN. 
YOU HAVE TO 
FOLLOW THE 
SCIENCE AND THE 
METRICS. 
YOU STILL HAVE 
TODAY, PEOPLE 
WHO ARE 
OPERATING 
POLITICALLY, 
SUGGESTING JUST 
REOPEN. 
JUST REOPEN. 
EVEN PRESIDENT 
DONALD TRUMP 
ISN'T SAYING 
THAT ANYMORE. 
HE WAS THE MAIN 
BOOSTER OF THAT 
THEORY. 
RIGHT?  
AND WE SEE WHAT 
HAPPENS WHEN YOU 
RUSH A 
REOPENING. 
WE HAVE THE 
PROOF OF SIX 
MONTHS OF 
EXPERIMENTS. 
SOME STATES 
REOPENED RIGHT 
AWAY. 
SOME STATES, NEW 
YORK SAID NO. 
LET'S DO A 
PHASED 
REOPENING, LET'S 
STUDY THE 
METRICS. 
AND LET'S DO IT 
INTELLIGENTLY 
AND IN THE LONG 
RUN THAT WILL BE 
BETTER BECAUSE 
WE JUST REOPEN 
IMMEDIATELY, WE 
RUN THE RISK OF 
THE VIRUS GOING 
UP AND THEN WE 
HAVE TO CLOSE. 
THAT IS EXACTLY 
WHAT HAS 
HAPPENED. 
IT IS NOT A 
QUESTION 
POLITICAL THEORY 
HE SAID, SHE 
SAID. 
CONSERVATIVES 
SAY THIS AND 
THIS ONE SAID 
THAT. 
WE HAVE THE 
RESULTS. 
WE WENT TO THE 
LAVERTY AND 
LABORATORY AND 
WE TESTED IT. 
I SAID AT THIS 
TIME, WE EXPECT 
THE VIRUS MAY GO 
UP ONCE YOU 
START REOPENING. 
WHY?  
BECAUSE THE 
ACTIVITY WILL 
INCREASE. 
MORE ACTIVITY 
MORE SPREAD. 
WE STARTED 
REOPENING, WE 
KNOW WHAT 
HAPPENED?  
THE NUMBER WENT 
DOWN. 
IT DIDN'T GO UP. 
IT WENT DOWN. 
I WAS WRONG. 
THAT'S A 
POSITIVE. 
I THOUGHT IT WAS 
GOING TO GO UP, 
THE NUMBER WENT 
DOWN BECAUSE IT 
WAS A SMART 
REOPENING WE ARE 
ON TOP OF IT AND 
WE ARE STUDYING 
THE DATA AND 
ETC. 
LOOK AT THE 
STATES THAT 
RUSHED TO 
REOPEN. 
AND LOOK AT WHAT 
IS HAPPENING. 
LOOK AT OUR 
CURVE VERSUS 
THEIR CURVE, IT 
IS UNDENIABLE. 
SO WHY ARE WE 
STILL HAVING THE 
SAME POLITICAL 
ARGUMENT?  
WE KNOW THAT 
RUSHED 
REOPENING'S 
DON'T WORK AND 
THE STATES THAT 
RUSHED TO 
REOPEN, ARE NOW 
RE-CLOSING. 
THAT'S ANOTHER 
NEW COVID WORD I 
DIDN'T THINK 
THERE IS ANOTHER 
WORD IS RE-
CLOSING.  
I'M SURE ZACH 
WILL POINT THAT 
OUT THAT I USED 
A WORD THAT 
DOESN'T EXIST. 
RE-CLOSING IS A 
NEW WORD, I 
PROCLAIM IT A 
NEW WORD. 
THEY ARE RE-
CLOSING, HOW 
DOES THAT HAPPEN 
WITH THE 
ECONOMY?  
IT DIDN'T IT SET 
THE ECONOMY 
BACK. 
YOU LOOK AT 
WHERE THIS 
COUNTRY IS 
VERSUS OTHER 
COUNTRIES, WE 
ARE BEHIND THE 
OTHER COUNTRIES. 
WE GOT THE VIRUS 
FROM EUROPE. 
EUROPE NOW HAS 
THE VIRUS UNDER 
CONTROL AND THEY 
ARE QUARANTINING 
US. 
BECAUSE THEY DID 
A BETTER JOB. 
SO, LEARN THE 
LESSONS AND 
LET'S STOP THIS 
NONPRODUCTIVE 
POLITICAL DEBATE 
THAT IS STILL 
GOING ON IN THIS 
STATE AND IN 
THIS COUNTRY. 
NO POLITICS 
FOLLOW THE 
FACTS. 
THAT'S WHAT WE 
DID FROM DAY 
ONE. 
WE DO FACE A 
THREAT FROM THE 
STATES THAT 
RUSHED THE 
REOPENING AND 
WERE NOT READY. 
YOU TURN ON THE 
NEWS AND YOU 
LISTEN ALL DAY. 
THERE ARE STILL 
PROBLEMS IN 
TESTING. 
STATES DON'T 
HAVE TRACING 
OPERATIONS. 
STATES HAVE SOME 
COUNTY'S OPENING 
AND SOME 
COUNTIES 
CLOSING. 
SOME COUNTIES 
HAVE THIS PLAN 
AND SOME 
COUNTIES HAVE 
THAT PLAN. 
THEY RUSHED THE 
REOPENING AND 
THEY WERE NOT 
READY FOR THE 
REOPENING. 
OR THEY JUST 
WERE NOT 
COMPETENT ENOUGH 
TO HANDLE THE 
REOPENING 
BECAUSE IT WAS 
RUSHED. 
AND WE SEE THAT 
INCREASE, 
UNDENIABLE AND 
IS A THREAT TO 
NEW YORK. 
WE HAVE 39 
STATES WITH AN 
INCREASE IN 
THREATS. 
WE KNOW THAT 
THIS VIRUS 
TRAVELS. 
WE KNOW THAT. 
WE KNOW WE ARE 
NOT AN ISLAND IN 
THE STATE OF NEW 
YORK. 
WE KNOW THAT WE 
CANNOT 
HERMETICALLY 
SEALED THE STATE 
OF NEW YORK IN 
OUR OWN LITTLE 
BUBBLE. 
SO WHEN YOU SEE 
THE VIRUS GOING 
UP IN THESE 
OTHER STATES, IT 
POSES A THREAT 
TO NEW YORK. 
OUR QUARANTINE 
ENFORCEMENT IS 
SERIOUS. 
AND I WANT 
PEOPLE COMING 
INTO THIS STATE 
TO KNOW THAT. 
STATES HAVE 
NEVER DONE 
BORDER CONTROL 
BEFORE. 
WE HAD TO 
SCRAMBLE, IT WAS 
ANOTHER COVID-19 
FIRST.  
BUT WE HAVE 
POLICE AT 
AIRPORTS, WHEN 
YOU LAND. 
THERE IS A 
POLICE OFFICER 
THERE, YOU HAVE 
TO FILL OUT A 
FORM AS TO WHERE 
YOU ARE GOING. 
IT IS ILLEGAL TO 
LEAVE THE 
AIRPORT WITHOUT 
FILLING OUT THE 
FORM. 
AND THEN WE CAN 
FOLLOW UP FROM 
THE FORM. 
WE HAVE SOME 
PEOPLE COMING TO 
NEW YORK SAYING 
I DIDN'T KNOW 
THERE WAS A 
QUARANTINE. 
I DON'T KNOW HOW 
THEY DID NOT 
KNOW THERE WAS A 
QUARANTINE. 
THERE IS A 
QUARANTINE AND 
WE ARE SERIOUS 
ABOUT IT. 
AT THE SAME TIME 
WE STAND READY 
TO HELP OUR 
FELLOW AMERICANS 
AND THE OTHER 
STATES. 
I HAVE SAID VERY 
CLEARLY ANYONE 
WHO NEEDS HELP 
THEM ANYTIME, 
ANYWHERE WE WILL 
BE THERE. 
WHY?  
BECAUSE FIRST OF 
ALL IT'S THE 
RIGHT THING TO 
DO. 
I SAT HERE AND I 
SAID TO THE 
PEOPLE ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY, WHO 
WATCH THE 
BRIEFINGS. 
WE NEED HELP. 
I SAID PLEASE 
HELP US. 
NEW YORK WAS IN 
THE MIDST OF THE 
CRISIS AND I 
ASKED FOR 
DOCTORS AND 
NURSES FROM 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY TO COME 
HELP US IN OUR 
EMERGENCY ROOMS. 
30,000 PEOPLE 
VOLUNTEERED. 
I MEAN, HOW 
AWESOME IS THAT? 
THINK ABOUT 
THAT, 30,000 
NURSES AND 
DOCTORS, WHO 
KNEW THE THREAT 
YO NO YOU KNOW 
THE THREAT ABOUT 
WORKING IN AN 
EMERGENCY ROOM. 
NOT LIKE YOU'RE 
GOING IN 
BLINDLY. 
30,000 PEOPLE 
VOLUNTEERED. 
I MEAN, HOW 
BEAUTIFUL, HOW 
GENEROUS, HOW 
COURAGEOUS. 
I WILL FLY TO 
NEW YORK AND GO 
INTO YOUR 
EMERGENCY ROOMS. 
I SAID, AT THAT 
TIME, WE WILL 
NEVER FORGET 
WHAT PEOPLE ARE 
DOING FOR US. 
AND I SAID AT 
THAT TIME, WE 
WILL REPAY YOUR 
GRATITUDE. 
NEW YORKERS, 
MEAN WHAT THEY 
SAY. 
AND, NEW YORKERS 
ARE AN HONORABLE 
PEOPLE. 
WHEN WE SAY WE 
WILL NEVER 
FORGET, AND WE 
WILL BE THERE 
FOR YOU, WE MEAN 
IT. 
I REPRESENT NEW 
YORKERS. 
THE WORDS CAME 
OUT OF MY MOUTH. 
I SAID THEM ON 
BEHALF OF ALL 
NEW YORKERS. 
WE ARE GOING TO 
HONOR WHAT WE 
SAID. 
WE WILL BE THERE 
FOR YOU. 
AND WE ARE 
WORKING WITH 
GOVERNMENTS NOW, 
ATLANTA, 
HOUSTON, 
SAVANNAH, WE ARE 
WORKING WITH 
OTHER 
GOVERNMENTS, 
WHATEVER THEY 
NEED. 
WE UNDERSTAND 
THEY ARE 
STRUGGLING AND 
WE UNDERSTAND 
THE PAIN AND WE 
WERE THERE 
ANYTHING WE CAN 
DO. 
THAT'S THE RIGHT 
THING TO DO. 
ALSO, 
PRACTICALLY, WE 
KNOW THAT IF WE 
DON'T CONTROL 
THE VIRUS IN THE 
OTHER STATES, 
THAT WE ARE THEN 
IN DANGER OF 
DEALING WITH THE 
SECOND WAVE. 
NOT THE SECOND 
WAVE THEY TALKED 
ABOUT WHICH WAS 
A MUTATED VIRUS 
COMING BACK BUT 
THE SECOND 
RICOCHET OF THE 
FIRST WAVE, WE 
BECAUSE WE ARE 
STILL IN THE 
FIRST WAVE. 
BUT THE WAVE 
BOUNCED THROUGH 
THE WEST COAST 
AND IS NOW 
BOUNCING BACK 
LIKE A WAVE IN A 
BATHTUB. 
AND THAT IS THE 
QUARANTINE, ETC. 
SO WE UNDERSTAND 
THAT WE HAVE A 
SELF-INTEREST IN 
ALL OF THIS. 
AND, THE 
EXPRESSION I 
LIKE TO USE, A 
VIRUS ANYWHERE 
IS A VIRUS 
EVERYWHERE. 
THAT'S WHAT WE 
SHOULD HAVE 
UNDERSTOOD. 
THAT'S WHAT WE 
SHOULD HAVE 
UNDERSTOOD WHEN 
WE FIRST SAW THE 
VIRUS IN CHINA. 
IT WASN'T CHINA, 
IT WAS A MATTER 
OF DAYS BEFORE 
IT WAS HERE. 
AND BY THE WAY, 
IT WAS A MATTER 
OF DAYS BEFORE 
IT WAS HERE. 
ALSO, WE ARE 
MONITORING A 
SECOND THREAT 
WHICH IS THE 
RISING COVID 
RATES AMONG 
YOUNGER PEOPLE.  
YOU LOOK AT THE 
AGE BRACKETS, 
BASICALLY FLAT 
OR DOWN EXCEPT 
FOR ONE GROUP. 
21 TO 30 YEARS 
OLD. 
AND IT HAS 
PICKED UP FOUR 
POINTS, THAT IS 
A SIGNIFICANT 
INCREASE IN A 
SHORT PERIOD OF 
TIME. 
AND WE KNOW WHY. 
WE HAVE BEEN 
TALKING ABOUT 
IT. 
YOU CAN SEE IT 
ON THE NEWS, YOU 
CAN SEE IT IN 
THE NEWSPAPERS 
AND YOU CAN SEE 
IT ON SOCIAL 
MEDIA. 
IT IS NOT HARD 
TO UNDERSTAND 
WHAT IS GOING 
ON. 
IT IS HARD TO 
DEAL WITH IT BUT 
IT IS NOT HARD 
TO UNDERSTAND 
WHAT IS GOING 
ON. 
YOU GET GROUPS 
OF YOUNG PEOPLE, 
IT IS WARM AND 
THEY ARE LOCKED 
UP FOR A LONG 
TIME AND WE LIKE 
TO SOCIALIZE. 
I GET IT. 
YOU DON'T 
SOCIALLY 
DISTANCE OR WEAR 
MASKS. 
THE VIRUS 
SPREADS. 
AND IT IS 
HAPPENING. 
TO YOUNG PEOPLE, 
THIS IS NOT THE 
TIME TO FIGHT 
FOR YOUR RIGHT 
TO PARTY. 
I RESPECT YOUR 
RIGHT TO PARTY, 
I FULLY RESPECT 
IT. 
I WOULD ENSHRINE 
IT IN THE STATE 
LAW IF YOU 
WANTED TO KNOW. 
YOU HAVE THE 
RIGHT TO PARTY. 
BUT LET'S BE 
SMART ABOUT IT. 
RIGHT?  
THERE IS AN 
ATTITUDE THAT 
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE 
IMMUNE. 
YOU ARE NOT. 
21 TO 30, THE 
VIRUS CAN KILL 
YOU. 
AND IF IT 
DOESN'T KILL YOU 
YOU CAN BRING IT 
HOME AND GIVE IT 
TO SOMEONE 
INADVERTENTLY 
AND IT CAN KILL 
THEM. 
SO, THEY ARE 
LABORING UNDER 
FALSE PRETENSES. 
AND I'VE HAD 
DOZENS AND 
DOZENS OF 
CONVERSATIONS 
AND I'VE HEARD 
THE MOST INANE 
RESPONSES. 
THEY JUST DON'T 
KNOW THE FACTS. 
THEY ARE DEALING 
WITH ASSUMPTIONS 
THAT ARE JUST 
NOT TRUE. 
SO FIRST, THE 
LOCAL 
GOVERNMENTS HAVE 
TO STEP UP AND 
DO THE 
ENFORCEMENT JOB. 
I UNDERSTAND 
IT'S NOT 
POLITICALLY 
POPULAR, I 
UNDERSTAND IT IS 
HARD. 
SOME PARTS OF 
THE STATE WE 
HAVE HEALTH 
PERSONNEL, LOCAL 
HEALTH PERSONNEL 
WHO HAVE GONE 
IN, WHO HAVE 
BEEN ACCOSTED. 
I UNDERSTAND 
THAT. 
BUT YOU HAVE TO 
ENFORCE THE LAW. 
JUST BECAUSE 
PEOPLE DON'T 
LIKE THE LAW 
THAT YOU ARE 
ENFORCING 
DOESN'T MEAN YOU 
DON'T ENFORCE 
THE LAW. 
SEND THEM WITH A 
LOCAL POLICEMAN. 
IF YOU NEED 
HELP, WE WILL 
GET YOU HELP 
WITH THE STATE 
POLICE. 
BUT WE HAVE TO 
ENFORCE THE LAW. 
AND THE LOCAL 
GOVERNMENTS HAVE 
TO DO UP IN NEW 
YORK CITY NYPD 
HAS TO ENFORCE 
THE LAW. 
NOT JUST THE 
SHERIFF'S OFFICE 
WE ARE NEW YORK 
CITY CAN WE HAVE 
TO ENFORCE THE 
LAW, THE NYPD 
DOES THAT. 
THEY ENFORCE THE 
LAW. 
STATE LIQUOR 
AUTHORITY IN THE 
STATE POLICE ARE 
GOING TO STEP UP 
THEIR EFFORTS 
DRAMATICALLY, 
BUT, THEY CANNOT 
DO IT WITHOUT 
THE LOCAL 
POLICE. 
I SAID THAT FROM 
DAY ONE. 
ALSO, WE NEED TO 
GET THE FACTS TO 
THE YOUNG PEOPLE 
WHO ARE 
PARTICIPATING. 
AND THEY NEED 
THE FACTS. 
AND WE ARE GOING 
TO START A VIDEO 
AD CAMPAIGN THAT 
IS TARGETED TO 
YOUNG PEOPLE, 
WHO COMMUNICATE 
SOME OF THE 
FACTS AND THE 
MISIMPRESSION 
THEY HAVE. 
CAN YOU RUN THE 
AD PLEASE? 
>> I WORK OUT 
EVERY DAY, COVID 
WON'T KILL ME. 
>>  I'M 24, 
COVID WON'T  
KILL ME. 
>> I HAVE 
ANTIBODIES, 
COVID WON'T 
COMPUTE 
>> I'M TRYING  
TO NOT PARTY. 
COVID WON'T 
COMPUTE 
>> I'M 23,  
COVID WON'T COME 
IN. 
>>  I HAVEN'T 
GOTTEN IT YET, 
COVID WON'T KILL 
ME. 
>> FAMOUS LAST 
WORDS, DON'T LET 
THEM  BE YOURS. 
BE NEW YORK 
TOUGH AND SMART 
AND SOCIALLY 
DISTANCE, WEAR A 
MASK, MASK UP 
AMERICA.>> 
THAT'S WHAT YOU 
HEAR. 
WHEN YOU TALK TO 
A LOT OF YOUNG 
PEOPLE. 
THERE IS A TOTAL 
MISCONCEPTION OF 
THEIR 
VULNERABILITY, 
TO THIS DISEASE. 
AND WE HOPE THAT 
THAT MAKES A 
DIFFERENCE. 
ALSO WASHINGTON 
IS DISCUSSING A 
SUPPLEMENTAL 
BILL TO HELP 
WITH THE COVID-
19 CRISIS , THIS 
GRIDLOCK AND 
DISPUTE AS TO 
WHETHER OR NOT 
THEY WILL FUND 
STATE AND LOCAL 
GOVERNMENTS TO 
HEALTH. 
IT IS VERY 
SIMPLE. 
IF THEY WANT TO 
GET THIS ECONOMY 
BACK RUNNING, 
YOU HAVE TO FUND 
STATE AND LOCAL 
GOVERNMENTS. 
THERE IS NO 
ECONOMIC MODEL 
OR RESEARCH THAT 
SAYS THE ECONOMY 
IS GOING TO 
BALANCE AND COME 
BACK WITHOUT 
LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT. 
THE ECONOMIC 
RESEARCH SAYS 
THE EXACT 
OPPOSITE. 
LISTEN TO 
CHAIRMAN POWELL, 
EVEN THE WALL 
STREET JOURNAL 
SAYS THE DATA 
SHOWS THAT IF 
YOU DON'T FUND 
STATE AND LOCAL 
GOVERNMENTS AND 
THEY HAVE TO DO 
DRAMATIC CUTS, 
THAT WILL HURT 
THE ECONOMY. 
THESE REPUBLICAN 
SENATORS WHO SAY 
WELL, THEY DON'T 
WANT TO MAKE THE 
TAXPAYER PAY TO 
BAILOUT BLUE 
STATES, 
DEMOCRATIC 
STATES. 
INITIALLY, 
DEMOCRATIC 
STATES ARE THE 
STATES THAT HAVE 
THE MOST COVID-
19 CASES.  
BUT NOT TRUE 
ANYMORE. 
YOU NOW HAVE 
REPUBLICAN 
STATES THAT ARE 
SUFFERING WORSE 
THAN DEMOCRATIC 
STATES. 
RIGHT?  
AND THIS HYPER 
POLITICAL 
WASHINGTON 
ATTITUDE, WHY 
SHOULD A 
REPUBLICAN 
SENATE GIVE 
FUNDS TO 
DEMOCRATIC 
STATES?  
IT IS NOT EVEN 
TRUE. 
IT IS THE 
EPITOME OF 
HYPOCRISY. 
THESE REPUBLICAN 
STATES HAVE BEEN 
TAKING MONEY 
FROM THE 
DEMOCRATIC 
STATES FOR 
YEARS. 
FOR YEARS. 
YOU LOOK AT WHO 
GIVES AND WHO 
TAKES, IF YOU 
WANT TO GET TO 
THAT BASIS, NEW 
YORK GIVES $29 
BILLION, NEW 
JERSEY GIVES $18 
BILLION, 
CALIFORNIA, 
CONNECTICUT PAY 
MORE INTO THE 
FEDERAL PALE 
THAN THEY TAKE 
OUT. 
YOU KNOW WHO 
TAKES OUT?  
THE REPUBLICAN 
SENATORS, WHO 
ARE MAKING THIS 
ARGUMENT. 
VIRGINIA TAKES 
OUT 82 BILLION 
AND MARYLAND 
TAKES OUT 42 
BILLION. 
SENATOR 
McCONNELL, 
SENATOR RAND WE 
WANT TO SAVE 
TAXPAYERS MONEY. 
YOU KNOW HOW YOU 
DO THAT?  
DON'T TAKE SO 
MUCH MONEY OUT 
OF THE TILL. 
YOU TAKE A $37 
BILLION MORE 
THAN YOU PUT IN. 
YOU WANT TO 
HELP, TAP THE 
TAXPAYERS AND 
PUT THE MONEY 
BACK THAT YOU 
HAVE BEEN TAKING 
FOR YEARS. 
THAT'S HOW YOU 
HELPED 
TAXPAYERS. 
A QUESTION OF 
FEDERAL TROOPS 
IN NEW YORK 
CITY. 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS SENT TROOPS 
TO PORTLAND, 
OREGON. 
THE PRESIDENT 
SENT TROOPS TO 
CHICAGO, 
ILLINOIS. 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
TALKING ABOUT 
SENDING TROOPS 
TO OTHER CITIES 
FOR THE 
PRESIDENT 
SUGGESTED HE 
WOULD SEND 
TROOPS TO NEW 
YORK CITY. 
TROOPS, FEDERAL 
AGENTS AND ETC. 
I SPOKE TO THE 
PRESIDENT ABOUT 
DIFFERENT I DO 
BELIEVE THERE IS 
ANY 
JUSTIFICATION TO 
SEND FEDERAL 
TROOPS TO 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
TO NEW YORK 
CITY. 
I TOLD HIM THAT. 
THERE IS NO 
FEDERAL PROPERTY 
THAT IS IN 
DANGER, THAT 
COULD JUSTIFY 
THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT 
SENDING AGENTS. 
THE 
CONSTITUTIONAL 
LAW IS CLEAR ON 
THIS, THE NATION 
DOES NOT HAVE A 
FEDERAL POLICE 
FORCE TO DEPLOY 
IN THEIR 
DISCRETION. 
POLICING IS LEFT 
UP TO THE 
STATES. 
THE PRESIDENT 
AND I HAD A GOOD 
CONVERSATION AND 
HE SAID HE WOULD 
NOT BE SENDING 
TROOPS INTO NEW 
YORK CITY. 
HE DID NOT SAY 
EVER, 
INFINITELY. 
HE SAID WE WOULD 
TALK BEFORE HE 
DID ANYTHING. 
AND, NEW YORK 
WAS NOT INCLUDED 
YESTERDAY IN THE 
ANNOUNCEMENT 
THAT HE WAS 
SENDING TROOPS 
INTO CHICAGO. 
IF THE PRESIDENT 
WERE TO DO THAT, 
OF COURSE, WE 
WOULD SUE AND I 
BELIEVE IT IS 
BLATANTLY 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL. 
BUT A LAWSUIT IN 
THIS CASE WOULD 
ALSO NOT BE 
HIGHLY EFFECTIVE 
AS A SHORT-TERM 
MEASURE. 
THERE ARE 
NUMEROUS 
LAWSUITS, 
PORTLAND, OREGON 
HAS SUED THE 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT. 
MAYORS HAVE SUED 
THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT. 
THE LAWSUITS 
TAKE TIME. 
AND, FOR THAT 
LAWSUIT TO WORK 
ITS WAY THROUGH 
THE COURTS, YOU 
WOULD BE TALKING 
ABOUT A 
SIGNIFICANT 
AMOUNT OF TIME. 
I THINK IF THEY 
SENT IN FEDERAL 
AGENTS, I THINK 
IT WOULD BE 
INFLAMMATORY AND 
I THINK IT WOULD 
BE POURING 
GASOLINE ON A 
FIRE. 
AND THAT'S THE 
LAST THING WE 
NEED IN NEW YORK 
CITY. 
SO THE PRESIDENT 
SAID HE HEARD ME 
AND HE SAID HE 
WOULDN'T DO IT. 
HE SAID THAT WE 
WOULD TALK IF 
ANYTHING 
CHANGED. 
AND, IT WAS A 
GOOD 
CONVERSATION AND 
I'M GOING TO 
HOLD THE 
PRESIDENT TO HIS 
WORD. 
AND I HAVE NO 
REASON TO 
BELIEVE ANYTHING 
OTHER THAN THAT. 
AND THE 
PRESIDENT SAID 
IF THERE WAS A 
CHANGE, WE WOULD 
HAVE A 
CONVERSATION 
FIRST. 
BUT, I WILL STAY 
ON TOP OF THIS 
AND MONITOR IT 
AND WE WILL SEE 
WHERE WE GO FROM 
HERE. 
BUT, SO FAR, THE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
NOT SAID 
ANYTHING 
DIFFERENT THAN 
WE HAD ON THE 
CONVERSATION BUT 
IN THE MEANTIME 
NEW YORK CITY 
MUST FOCUS ON 
QUALITY OF LIFE 
AND ESSENTIAL 
SERVICES. 
THE RATIONALE 
USED IN CHICAGO 
WAS CRIME. 
WE HAVE HAD 
CRIME INCREASING 
IN NEW YORK CITY 
GOING TO GET ON 
THAT. 
THE 
HOMELESSNESS, 
THE GRAFFITI. 
SO WE HAVE WORK 
TO DO IN NEW 
YORK, LONG-TERM, 
FOR NEW YORK 
CITY, WE WILL 
NEED A 
SIGNIFICANT 
EFFORT TO 
RESTART THE 
ECONOMY. 
AND I'VE SAID 
THAT FROM DAY 
ONE. 
REIMAGINE THE 
ECONOMY AND 
REBUILD THE 
ECONOMY, YOU 
HAVE A LOT OF 
PEOPLE WHO LOVE 
NEW YORK CITY 
AND THEY LEFT 
WHEN COVID WAS 
AT THE HEIGHT. 
YOU DIDN'T HAVE 
THIS 
TRANSFORMATION 
IN THE ECONOMY 
WHERE PEOPLE 
WERE HOME FOR 
FOUR OR FIVE 
MONTHS, WORKING 
FROM HOME. 
AND THEY WERE 
INTRODUCED  TO A 
NEW WAY OF DOING 
BUSINESS. 
AND YOU SEE 
BUSINESSES 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY STARTING 
TO MODIFY THEIR 
BEHAVIOR, MAYBE 
I DON'T NEED TO 
BE IN THE CITY. 
MAYBE I DON'T 
NEED ALL THAT 
COMMERCIAL 
SPACE. 
MAYBE I CAN HAVE 
HALF MY 
WORKFORCE WORK 
FROM HOME. 
MAYBE I CAN STAY 
IN MY 
SUMMERHOUSE AND 
WORK FROM MY 
SUMMER HOUSE AND 
NOT PAY THE NEW 
YORK CITY INCOME 
TAX. 
SO, THIS IS A 
VERY DELICATE 
MOMENT THAT WE 
ARE IN. 
YOU PUT ON TOP 
OF THAT THE 
CRIME INCREASE 
AND PUT ON TOP 
OF THAT THE 
SCENES OF 
LOOTING THAT 
WE'VE SEEN AND 
YOU PUT ON TOP 
OF THAT, ISSUES 
WITH THE 
HOMELESS OR 
ISSUES WITH 
GRAFFITI. 
IT IS A BAD 
COMBINATION THAT 
WE ARE GOING TO 
HAVE TO ADDRESS. 
ONE THING AT A 
TIME, WE HAD TO 
GET THROUGH THE 
CURRENT CRISIS 
WHICH IS DEALING 
WITH COVID.  
BUT, WE HAVE TO 
MAKE SURE THERE 
IS NO SECOND 
WAVE, ETC. 
BUT WE ARE GOING 
TO HAVE WORK TO 
DO, TO RESTART 
AND REJUVENATE 
THE ECONOMY. 
THERE ARE NOTE 
TWO WAYS ABOUT 
THAT. 
ONE OF THE BEST 
THINGS WE'VE 
DONE IS THE 
AMOUNT OF 
TESTING THAT WE 
HAVE DONE. 
YOU LOOK AT 
THESE OTHER 
STATES THAT ARE 
STILL HAVING 
TROUBLE ON 
TESTING AND 
THERE HAVE A 
LONG TIME AROUND 
ON TESTING. 
TESTING IS YOUR 
EYES AND EARS IN 
THE SITUATION. 
EVERYTHING IS 
ANECDOTAL. 
WITHOUT TESTING. 
YOU HAVE THE 
NUMBER OF 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
BUT THAT IS A 
LAGGING 
INDICATOR. 
YES. 
I HAVE SAID IT. 
WE'VE BEEN TALKING TO CITY 
OFFICIALS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, 
THE CITY GOVERNMENT ABOUT IT. 
I SAID IT MULTIPLE TIMES. 
BUT YES IT IS A SIGNIFICANT AND 
GROWING PROBLEM BUT ONE THAT 
SHOULD HAVE A FEDERAL 
INTERVENTION. 
>> PREVENTING THEM FROM COMING 
BACK INTO THE CITY AND HELPING 
THE CITY HAVE AN ECONOMIC 
RESURGENCE OR REVERSE? 
>> I'M NOT SAYING WE KNOW THE 
ELEMENTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT. 
AT ONE POINT WE HAVE A COVID 
HOT SPOT. 
WE KNOW PEOPLE LEAVING THE CITY 
FOR THEIR HOMES IN THE 
HAMPTONS, HUDSON VALLEY. 
YOUNG PEOPLE GOING BACK TO 
WHEREVER THEY GREW UP, CHICAGO, 
ET CETERA, WE HAVE TO GET THEM 
BACK. 
WE KNOW COMPLICATING THAT IS 
GOING TO BE THIS ECONOMIC 
TRANSFORMATION HAPPENING WHERE 
PEOPLE ARE WORKING FROM HOME 
AND REEVALUATING THEIR BASIC 
BUSINESS MODALITY. 
THEY'RE DOING THAT ALL ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY. 
MAYBE THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO 
BACK. 
MAYBE I CAN SEND -- KEEP HALF 
MY WORKFORCE HOME. 
THAT IS HAPPENING EVERYWHERE. 
WE KNOW YOU ALSO HAVE -- 
HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME AN 
INCREASE IN CRIME. 
YOU HAVE THE INCIDENCES OF 
LOOTING. 
YOU KNOW, FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE IN 
THE CITY NOW, THEY WILL SAY 
THERE'S THE -- THE HOMELESS 
PROBLEM IS WORSE. 
THE GRAFFITI PROBLEM IS WORSE. 
SO YOU HAVE ALL OF THESE 
ELEMENTS HAPPENING AT THE SAME 
TIME. 
AND IT IS NOT A GOOD 
COMBINATION OF ELEMENTS. 
WHICH ONES ARE MORE IMPACTFUL 
THAN OTHER ONES, I DON'T KNOW. 
MY INSTINCT IS IF I HAD TO 
GUESS, I WOULD GUESS THAT THE 
BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION HAS THE 
MOST POTENTIAL IMPACT. 
IF BUSINESS IS JUST A SIDE, I 
DON'T NEED TO PAY FOR $25,000 
-- 25,000 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE. 
I DON'T NEED IT. 
THEY WORK FROM HOME FOR FOUR 
MONTHS. 
IT WAS FINE. 
THAT COULD BE A PROBLEM. 
AND THE OTHER FACTORS ARE 
AGGRAVATING FACTORS. 
MORE AGGRAVATING FACTORS. 
THE MAIN ATTRACTIONS FOR NEW 
YORK CITY, WHY DO YOU PAY A 
HIGH RENT? 
WHY DO YOU PAY THE INCOME TAX 
SURCHARGE? 
GREATEST RESTAURANTS IN THE 
WORLD. 
GREATEST CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS 
IN THE WORLD. 
I LOVE BROADWAY. 
OKAY. 
BUT THOSE THINGS ARE NOT 
OPERATING NOW. 
SO THAT IS AN ELEMENT. 
>> YOU MENTIONED THAT THE STATE 
HAS ONLY TESTED 10% OF THE 
INMATES ACROSS THE BOARD IN THE 
STATE. 
[UNDISCERNIBLE] 
>> I'M CURIOUS IF THERE ARE ANY 
PLANS TO INCREASE TESTING AMONG 
INMATES AND IF THAT IS 
SOMETHING THAT IS ONGOING? 
>> YEAH. 
LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE 
TALKING APPLES AND APPLES. 
THE EARLIER TESTS WE DID WAS AN 
ANTIBODY TEST. 
THE ANTIBODY TEST SAYS DID YOU 
HAVE THE COVID VIRUS IN THE 
PAST? 
THAT WAS -- WAS THAT 10%? 
DOES ANYBODY REMEMBER? 
WHATEVER IT WAS. 
IT WAS ABOUT 10%. 
THIS TEST IS WHAT IS CALLED THE 
DIAGNOSTIC TEST, SNAPSHOT. 
TODAY THIS IS WHAT THE 
INFECTION RATE IS. 
WE TESTED THE 5 AND OVER 
ASYMPTOMATIC. 
WE TEST ANYONE WHO IS 
SYMPTOMATIC. 
ASYMPTOMATIC, 55 AND OVER JUST 
ON THE THEORY OF, WELL, THESE 
PEOPLE ARE IN A VULNERABLE 
CLASS. 
LET'S SIGH HOW MANY ARE 
INFECTED NOW BUT ARE 
ASYMPTOMATIC. 
AND THOSE ARE THE NUMBERS THAT 
WE SAW TODAY. 
IS THAT RIGHT, TONY. 
>> DO YOU HAVE THOSE NUMBERS 
FOR THE OVERALL POPULATION. 
>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE CLEAR. 
WE TESTED PRISONERS THE SAME AS 
SOMEONE OUTSIDE. 
IF YOU CAME INTO CONTACT KNOWN 
TO HAVE CORONAVIRUS OR IF YOU 
WERE SYMPTOMATIC, YOU GOT A 
CORONAVIRUS TEST. 
THEN YOU WERE HOSPITALIZED IF 
THAT WAS NECESSARY OR YOU WERE 
QUARANTINED OFF AND YOU WERE 
THEN MONITORED AS THE VIRUS 
PROGRESSED. 
SO PRISONERS THE ENTIRE -- 
THROUGH THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF 
CORONAVIRUS WERE TREATED THE 
EXACT SAME WAY AS THE GENERAL 
POPULATION. 
WHAT THE GOVERNOR ASKED DOCS TO 
DO, WHICH THEY DID, EVERY 
SINGLE PRISONER THAT WAS 55 AND 
OVER REGARDLESS IF THEY WERE IN 
CONTACT WITH SOMEONE WITH 
CORONAVIRUS OR IF THEY WERE 
SYMPTOMATIC, BLANKET TEST EVERY 
SINGLE PERSON SO WE HAVE A 
CHECK OF EVERYONE IN THE PRISON 
SYSTEM WE KNEW WHAT THE CASE 
WAS AND THERE WASN'T AN 
OUTBREAK IN THE CORRECTIONAL 
SYSTEM. 
THE WEBSITE HASN'T BEEN UPDATED 
WITH THE RESULTS. 
IT WILL BE UPDATED IMMEDIATELY 
AFTER THE NECESSARY CONFERENCE. 
THERE HAD BEEN NO OUTBREAK AND 
THE 55 AND OVER POPULATION, IT 
WAS 1.9% FOR POSITIVE. 
AND THOSE PEOPLE WERE TAKEN TO 
THE HOSPITAL IF NECESSARY. 
IN THIS INSTANCE, BECAUSE THEY 
WERE ALL ASYMPTOMATIC, I DON'T 
THINK THAT WAS NECESSARY. 
OR THEY WERE QUARANTINED AND 
THEY ARE BEING MONITORED. 
>> I WILL TELL YOU WHY WE DID 
IT. 
THERE HAVE BEEN -- IF YOU HAVE 
TROUBLE SLEEPING AT NIGHT AND 
YOU WATCH MANY HOURS OF NEWS 
PROGRAMMING, WHICH IS AN 
INFLICTION -- DOUBLE INFLICTION 
-- AFFLICTION THAT I HAVE. 
YOU HAVE HAD OUTBREAKS ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY IN PRISONS THAT 
HAVE BEEN QUITE SIGNIFICANT. 
THINK ABOUT IT. 
IN SOME WAYS IT IS WORSE THAN 
ANY OTHER CONGREGATE FACILITY, 
RIGHT. 
BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE REALLY ON 
TOP OF ONE ANOTHER. 
SO YOU'VE HAD PRISONS THAT HAVE 
HAD SERIOUS OUTBREAKS. 
THAT'S WHEN WE DECIDED TO TEST 
EVERYBODY, EVEN IF YOU ARE 
ASYMPTOMATIC. 
[UNDISCERNIBLE QUESTION] 
>> FIRST OF ALL, I GET YOUR 
WORLD SITUATION. 
THIS IS NOT A NEW YORK 
SITUATION. 
REMEMBER WHAT THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT DID IS THEY PASSED A 
NEW UNEMPLOYMENT LAW WITH NEW 
REQUIREMENTS, NEW REGULATIONS. 
THEY THEN NEGATED TO THE STATES 
AND SAID ADMINISTER IT. 
I TALK TO GOVERNORS ALL DAY 
LONG. 
YOU LOOK AT HOW NEW YORKERS 
HANDLED THIS VERSUS THE OTHER 
STATES. 
WE HAVE DONE A MARKEDLY BETTER 
JOB THAN ANY STATE EVEN WITH A 
MUCH HIGHER NUMBER. 
YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF 
PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT YET GOTTEN 
THEIR CHECK COMPARED TO ANY 
OTHER STATE, WE HAVE DONE 
MARKEDLY BETTER. 
AT THE SAME TIME, IF YOU'RE THE 
ONE WAITING FOR YOUR CHECK, IT 
IS A PROBLEM. 
THE PEOPLE THAT YOU ARE HEARING 
FROM ARE NOT GENERALLY PEOPLE 
WHO ARE THE RUN OF THE MILL 
APPLICATION. 
THERE ARE A LOT OF APPLICATIONS 
THAT ARE PROBLEMATIC. 
NOT EVERYBODY GETS A CHECK. 
YOU HAVE TO MEET CERTAIN 
FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS. 
YOUR INCOME, YOUR SITUATION, 
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. 
AND WE WIND UP WITH A LOT OF 
PEOPLE WHO FILE AND THEN 
THERE'S AN ISSUE. 
AND LOOK, YOU ALSO HAVE A REAL 
SITUATION AT THE SAME TIME 
GOING ON WHERE YOU'VE HAD SOME 
MASSIVE FRAUDS THAT HAVE BEEN 
GOING ON. 
I MEAN, HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF 
DOLLARS. 
RIGHT. 
BECAUSE YOU PUT A BIG POT OF 
CASH OUT THERE AND YOU SAY CALL 
AND GET YOUR CHECK. 
YOU'RE SEEING SCAMS ALL ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY. 
SO WE'RE WORKING TO ACCELERATE 
THE CHECKS GETTING OUT THE 
DOOR. 
BUT I HAVE A LITTLE VOICE IN MY 
HEAD THAT SAYS BEWARE WHEN THE 
PENDULUM COMES BACK AND THERE'S 
AN AUDIT AFTERWARDS THAT SAYS 
NEW YORK STATE GAVE OUT CHECKS 
TO PEOPLE WHO SHOULDN'T HAVE 
GOTTEN THE MONEY, WHICH IS 
INEVITABLE. 
THEN I WILL SAY WE WERE RUSHING 
TO MOVE THE CHECKS QUICKLY 
BECAUSE WE WANTED TO GET MONEY 
OUT TO PEOPLE AND EVERYONE IN 
THIS ROOM IS GOING TO SAY, BUT 
YOU SHOULD HAVE NEVER GIVEN A 
CHECK TO A PERSON WHO DIDN'T 
DESERVE THE CHECK. 
YOU SHOULD HAVE IS AUDITED THEM 
FIRST. 
AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE RIGHT. 
BUT LET ME -- MELISSA HAS THE 
NUMBERS. 
I WANTED TO GIVE YOU CON TEXT. 
>> SO THE WAY THAT WE CALCULATE 
THIS IS WE LOOK AT CLAIM THAT'S 
ARE THREE WEEKS AND OLDER 
BECAUSE ON A SUNNY DAY IN JULY 
WHEN THE ECONOMY IS RUNNING 
PERFECTLY, IT TAKES TWO TO 
THREE WEEKS TO PROCESS A CLAIM 
AND GET MONEY OUT THE DOOR. 
AS OF THIS MORNING, THERE ARE 
1259 CLAIMS THAT ARE THREE 
WEEKS OR OLDER. 
SO ANY CLAIM RIGHT NOW OTHER 
THAN 1259 ARE WITHIN THE THREE 
WEEKS THAT ON A SUNNY DAY? 
JULY WHEN THE ECONOMY IS 
HUMMING, WOULD TAKE ISSUE. 
I THOUGHT THE SYSTEM HAD 
GREATLY IMPROVED AND I WOULD 
LIKE TO FOLLOW UP AND HEAR WHO 
YOU ARE HEARING FROM TO SEE IF 
WE CAN DO THAT. 
>> HOW MANY HAVE WE PROCESSED. 
>> 3.2 MILLION PEOPLE SINCE THE 
START OF THIS. 
>> OF THOSE 1,200, THERE ARE 
GOING TO BE ISSUES WITH PEOPLE. 
IT IS NOT EVERYBODY ASKS FOR A 
CHECK GETS A CHECK. 
>> SO PEOPLE WHO ARE DIALING 
THEIR PHONE ALL DAY EVERY DAY 
CAN FINALLY GET THROUGH TO 
SOMEONE AND SAY HEY WHAT IS 
GOING ON WITH MY CLAIM. 
>> THE CALLS ACTUALLY HAVE 
IMPROVED A LOT THERE. 
WAS A GLITCH ON SUNDAY NIGHT 
WITH THE POOL OF CLAIMS AND IT 
CAUSED MANY PEOPLE TO CALL. 
THAT WAS RESOLVED AND PEOPLE 
ARE NOW GETTING PAID. 
BUT THAT CAUSED A LITTLE -- IT 
WAS BASICALLY A TECHNICAL ERROR 
THAT HAS BEEN RESOLVED. 
THERE WAS AN UPTICK THIS WEEK. 
>> [UNDISCERNIBLE QUESTION]  
. 
>> YEAH. 
THE NUMBERS ARE DOWN SO LOW. 
>> YEAH. 
WE HIRED GOOGLE TO DO A 
WEBSITE. 
WE HIRED 3,000 PEOPLE. 
3,000 TO WORK THE PHONES AND 
THE WEBSITE. 
IF THE VOLUME WAS THAT 
INCREDIBLY HIGH. 
AND YOU HAVE TO CHECK THE 
FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR EVERY 
PERSON. 
IF YOU ONLY HAVE 1200 -- HOW 
MANY WERE PROCESSED. 
>> 1259 THAT ARE OLDER THAN 
THREE WEEKS. 
>> 1259 OLDER THAN THREE WEEKS. 
AND HOW MANY PROCESSED TOTAL. 
>> 3.2 MILLION. 
>> 3.2 MILLION PROCESSED. 
1200 OVER THREE WEEKS. 
AND THEN WHAT PERCENT OF THOSE 
HAD ISSUES THAT HAVE TO BE 
WORKED OUT?
WHAT PERCENT IS 
THE FRAUD GOING 
TO BE. 
>> I KNOW YOU 
TALKED ABOUT THE 
DIFFERENCE 
BETWEEN THE 
NATIONAL 
AVERAGE. 
[UNDISCERNIBLE 
QUESTION] 
I'M WONDERING IF 
YOU COULD 
ELABORATE ON THE 
DISCREPANCY. 
HAVE YOU SEEN 
THE AVERAGE TIME 
WORSEN THE PAST 
THREE WEEKS? 
HAVE YOU TALKED 
ABOUT THAT? 
IS THERE 
ANYTHING ELSE 
THAT THE STATE 
CAN DO? 
>> HERE ARE THE 
FACTS. 
THE TESTING -- 
THE AMOUNT OF 
TIME TO GET BACK 
A TEST IS GOING 
UP ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY. 
PERIOD. 
WHY? 
BECAUSE THE 
NATIONAL 
LABORATORY 
THAT'S DO THE 
TESTS, THEY ARE 
GETTING 
OVERWHELMED WITH 
ALL OF THESE 
STATES WHO ARE 
NOW GOING TO THE 
NATIONAL LABS. 
CAVEAT. 
WHY AREN'T THE 
STATES 
DEVELOPING THEIR 
OWN LABS IN 
STATE? 
WE HAVE 200 LABS 
IN STATE. 
THEY SHOULD BE 
DOING THAT 
RATHER THAN JUST 
GOING TO THE 
NATIONAL LABS. 
TRUE. 
BUT THAT'S MORE 
COMPLICATED. 
IN NEW YORK, 
ABOUT 70% OF THE 
TESTS ARE DONE 
BY NATIONAL 
LABS. 
THERE IS NO 
DELAY IN THAT 
70% OF LABS 
BECAUSE WE 
APPROPRIATE THE 
TESTS AMONG 
THOSE LABS 
DEPENDING ON 
THEIR VOLUME. 
SO IF ONE LAB IS 
GETTING SLOW, WE 
HAVE 200 LABS IN 
THE CUE WE CAN 
ALLOCATE AMONG 
THE 200. 
ABOUT 30% OF OUR 
TESTS ARE DONE 
BY NATIONAL 
LABS. 
THAT 30% IS 
GETTING LONGER. 
IT IS. 
BECAUSE IT IS 
RUNNING INTO THE 
NATIONAL 
BACKLOG. 
NOT A NEW YORK 
STATE BACKLOG, 
BUT A NATIONAL 
BACKLOG. 
SO 70% OF THE 
TESTS, NO ISSUE. 
30% OF THE TESTS 
GOING TO THE 
NATIONAL LABS, 
THEY HAVE SLOWED 
DOWN BECAUSE THE 
NATIONAL LABS 
HAVE SLOWED 
DOWN. 
AND THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT IS 
WORKING ON 
SUPPLY CHAIN 
ISSUES FOR THE 
NATIONAL LABS, 
WHICH IS PART OF 
IT. 
THE STATE'S 
NATIONALLY HAVE 
TO DO A BETTER 
JOB OF USING 
THEIR LOCAL LABS 
TO INCREASE 
CAPACITY. 
BUT THAT IS GOING
ON. 
AND GARRETT CAN 
GIVE YOU 
SPECIFIC 
NUMBERS. 
HERE'S WHAT 
WORSE. 
WHAT'S WORSE IS 
IT'S GOING TO 
GET WORSE. 
BECAUSE YOU'RE 
GOING TO COME TO 
FLU SEASON. 
AND RIGHT NOW WE 
HAVE BASICALLY 
SAID TO ALL OF 
THE LABS IN THE 
STATE, WORK 7 
DAYS A DAY DOING 
COVID TESTS. 
AND THEY ARE. 
COME FLU SEASON, 
THAT'S THEIR 
BUSY SEASON. 
AND THEY'RE 
GOING TO START 
TO SAY WE HAVE 
TO RUN FLU TESTS 
ALSO. 
THE FLU TEST -- 
WE ARE TRYING TO 
FIGURE A WAY 
AROUND THIS BUT 
WE DON'T HAVE 
ONE RIGHT NOW. 
THE FLU TEST 
WILL EAT AT THE 
CAPACITY OF THE 
COVID TEST. 
THAT IS 
COMPOUNDING THIS 
FEAR OF A SECOND 
WAVE IN THE 
FALL. 
BUT -- 
>> YOU LOOK AT 
HOW TESTING 
WORKS IN NEW 
YORK. 
WE HAVE OVER 800 
TESTING SITES. 
THESE ARE NOT 
LABS BUT TESTING 
SITES. 
IF YOU WANT TO 
GET TESTED, YOU 
WOULD SIGN UP 
AND GO FOR AN 
APPOINTMENT AND 
THEY WOULD SWAB 
YOUR NOSE. 
THEN THEY WOULD 
SEND THAT 
SPECIMEN TO A 
LAB. 
AS THE GOVERNOR 
SAYS, OVER 70% 
OF TESTING, 
THOSE AREN'T 
GOING TO THE 
LABS THAT YOU 
SEE LONGER 
DELAYS. 
WE HAD 69,000 
TESTS YESTERDAY. 
50,000 DID NOT 
GO TO THE LABS 
THAT ARE SEEING 
LONG DELAYS. 
OF THOSE OVER 
50,000, THE 
MEDIAN IS ABOUT 
TWO DAYS. 
SO YES WHILE YOU 
ARE GETTING 
THOSE REPORTS 
AND IT IS 
OBVIOUSLY ANY 
LAG IS NOT 
DESIRABLE, THE 
MAJORITY OF 
TESTING IS -- IN 
NEW YORK IS 
HAPPENING ON A 
MUCH SHORTER 
TIME FRAME WHICH 
MOST OTHER 
STATES RIGHT NOW 
CAN'T SAY. 
THAT IS BECAUSE 
OF THE WORK THAT 
THE GOVERNOR DID 
TO DEVELOP THIS 
HUGE NETWORK OF 
LABS HERE IN THE 
STATE THAT ARE 
DOING THAT KIND 
OF TESTING. 
>> THOSE ARE 
YOUR NUMBERS. 
LET ME MAKE SURE 
I HEARD THEM 
RIGHT. 
WE DID 69,000 
TESTS. 
OF THE 69,000, 
50,000 HAD A 2.6 
DAY TURNAROUND. 
9,000 WERE 
LONGER -- 
WHATEVER THAT 
WAS. 
BUT 50 OF THE -- 
50 TO 69. 
SO THE OTHER 19. 
RIGHT. 
>> THE OTHER 19 
YOU'RE SEEING 
SIX TO TEN DELAY 
AVERAGE DELAYS. 
SOMETIMES IT 
WILL HAVE 
LONGER. 
SOMETIMES 
SHORTER. 
THE LAB CAN ALSO 
PRIORITIZE WHAT 
KIND OF SAMPLE 
WE'RE COMING IN. 
PEOPLE THAT ARE 
SYMPTOMATIC. 
THERE IS TESTING 
REQUIRED BEFORE 
PEOPLE HAVE 
ELECTIVE 
SURGERY. 
THEY CAN 
PRIORITIZE THOSE 
AS WELL. 
RAPID RESULTS, 
UNTIL WE HAVE 
THAT ON A MASS 
SCALE, WE'RE 
GOING TO HAVE TO 
RELY ON A SYSTEM 
OF SENDING IT TO 
LABS. 
THE KEY HERE IS 
THAT EVERY STATE 
NEEDS TO DO WHAT 
NEW YORK HAS 
DONE AND DEVELOP 
THIS INTERNAL 
NETWORK OF LABS. 
WE HAVE SOME 
LABS THAT DO A 
THOUSAND TESTS A 
DAY, SOME LABS 
DO THOUSANDS OF 
TESTS PER DAY ON 
LESS THAN ONE 
DAY TURN 
AROUNDS. 
IF YOU HAVE THAT 
ON A NATIONWIDE 
SCALE, IT WOULD 
TAKE THE 
PRESSURE OFF OF 
THE NATIONAL 
LABS AND SEE 
BETTER TURN 
AROUND TIMES 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY. 
>> THIS IS THE 
TENSION BETWEEN 
THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT AND 
THE STATES ON 
TESTING. 
WHEN THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT WILL 
SAY THE STATES 
HAVE TO DO A 
BETTER JOB, THEY 
SAY WE NEED MORE 
HELP FROM THE 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT, IT 
IS TRUE ON BOTH 
ENDS. 
SOME OF THE 
NATIONAL LABS 
SAY OUR PROBLEM 
IS SUPPLY CHAIN. 
A LOST THE 
SUPPLIES COME 
FROM CHINA. 
THEY NEED THE 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT TO 
HELP THEM WITH 
THE SUPPLY 
CHAIN. 
THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT SAYS 
TO THE STATE, 
YOU CAN'T ALL BE 
GOING TO 
NATIONAL LABS. 
THERE ARE ONLY 
TEN BIG NATIONAL 
LABS. 
YOU CAN'T HAVE 
THE ENTIRE 
NATION GOING TO 
THE TEN LABS. 
STATES, YOU HAVE 
TO USE THE 
SMALLER LABS IN 
YOUR STATES 
ALSO. 
WHICH IS HARDER 
FOR A STATE TO 
DO. 
EACH LAB IS 
SMALL. 
YOU GET 400 
TESTS HERE, 400 
TESTS HERE. 
IT IS HARD TO 
DO. 
IT IS EASIER FOR 
STATES TO SAY 
I'M GOING TO 
CONTRACT WITH 
NATIONAL LABS 
AND THAT'S IT. 
SO IT IS BOTH 
ENDS OF THE 
EQUATION. 
>> ALSO A LOT OF 
THE GATHERINGS 
ARE NOT IN BARS 
AND RESTAURANTS. 
SO WHAT WILL YOU 
DO ABOUT THAT? 
ALSO WHERE IS 
THE PSA GOING TO 
BE RUNNING WHERE 
YOUNG PEOPLE 
WILL ACTUALLY 
SEE IT. 
>> WE'RE GOING 
TO RUN IT IN NEW 
YORK STATE. 
WE'RE GOING TO 
MAKE IT 
AVAILABLE TO THE 
AD COUNCIL WHICH 
RUNS THE AD 
NATIONWIDE. 
>> IN TERMS OF 
SOCIAL MEDIA. 
>> ARE YOU 
ASKING ME -- 
>> LIKE WHERE 
THEY CAN SEE IT. 
>> WHAT 
STATIONS. 
>> YEAH. 
>> THAT YOUNG 
PEOPLE WATCH. 
THAT'S WHAT I 
WATCH. 
I WATCH THE 
YOUNG PEOPLE. 
I'M LIKE THE 21 
TO 30 IN TERMS 
OF ORIENTATION, 
YOU KNOW. 
>> BECAUSE WE 
ARE TARGETING IT 
AT 20 AND 30-
YEAR-OLDS AS YOU 
CAN IMAGINE WE 
WILL BE DOING A 
BIG SOCIAL MEDIA 
PUSH. 
FACEBOOK, 
TWITTER, 
INSTAGRAM AND A 
LOST THE NEWS 
SITES THAT WE 
KNOW ARE HEAVILY 
TRAFFICKED. 
>> I RELATE TO 
THE 20 TO 30-
YEAR-OLDS. 
I DO. 
CULTURALLY, I'M 
THERE. 
[UNDISCERNIBLE] 
>> THERE ARE 
HOUSE PARTIES, 
RIGHT, JULY 4th 
PARTY IN ALBANY, 
30 POSITIVE. 
THE MAIN PROBLEM 
ARE BARS, 
RESTAURANTS 
BECAUSE 21 TO 
30, YOU JUST 
DON'T HAVE A 
GATHERING ON A 
STREET CORNER 
AND DO BIRD 
WATCHING. 
ALCOHOL IS OFTEN 
INVOLVED. 
THE ALCOHOL HAS 
TO COME FROM A 
BAR OR A 
RESTAURANT. 
THAT'S WHY THE 
OVERWHELMING 
MAJORITY ARE IN 
CONNECTION WITH 
A BAR OR 
RESTAURANT. 
NOT TO BELABOR 
THIS, IN NEW 
YORK STATE, WE 
HAVE ONE LICENSE 
FOR A BAR AND 
RESTAURANT. 
WE DON'T HAVE A 
SEPARATE BAR 
LICENSE AND A 
RESTAURANT 
LICENSE. 
MOST OTHER 
STATES HAVE TWO 
LICENSES. 
ONE FOR A BAR 
AND ONE FOR A 
RESTAURANT. 
WHEN THEY OPENS 
OUTDOOR DINING, 
THEY OPENED JUST 
THE RESTAURANT 
LICENSES. 
NONE OF THEM, 
VERY FEW OPENED 
BARS. 
OKAY. 
THE PRESIDENT 
NOW SAYS YOUNG 
PEOPLE DON'T GO 
INTO BARS, 
RIGHT. 
MOST STATES DID 
NOT OPEN BARS. 
SINCE WE ONLY 
HAVE ONE 
LICENSE, WE 
REOPENED BARS 
AND RESTAURANTS. 
BUT IT WAS FOR 
OUTDOOR DINING. 
IT WAS NOT FOR 
OUTDOOR 
DRINKING. 
THE BARS SERVING 
OUTDOOR 
DRINKING, THAT 
WAS NEVER LEGAL. 
THERE WAS NO BAR 
LICENSE THAT 
ALLOWED YOU TO 
HAVE A BLOCK 
PARTY IN FRONT 
OF THE BAR. 
THAT WAS NEVER 
ALLOWED. 
THIS QUESTION OF 
FOOD WITH THE 
ALCOHOL, ANY BAR 
BY OUR CURRENT 
LAW EXISTING 
LAW, LET'S CALL 
IT THAT, ANY BAR 
HAD TO HAVE FOOD 
AVAILABLE. 
THERE IS NO BAR 
THAT ONLY SERVES 
ALCOHOL. 
TO BE A BAR, YOU 
HAD TO HAVE FOOD 
AVAILABLE. 
SOUPS, 
SANDWICHES, ET 
CETERA. 
MORE THAN JUST 
H'ORDERVES, 
CHICKEN WINGS. 
YOU HAD TO HAVE 
SUBSTANTIVE 
FOOD. 
MOST WERE 
SANDWICHES. 
EVEN TO HAVE A 
BAR, YOU HAD TO 
HAVE FOOD 
AVAILABLE. 
WE OPENED 
OUTDOOR DINING. 
DINING IS YOU GO 
WITH YOUR 
FRIENDS, YOU SIT 
AT A TABLE, YOU 
STAY AT THE 
TABLE AND YOU 
ONLY CONNECT 
WITH THE PEOPLE 
AT THE TABLE AND 
THE OTHER PEOPLE 
AT THE TABLE ARE 
SOCIALLY 
DISTANCED. 
WHAT THEY HAVE 
DONE WITH 
OUTDOOR 
DRINKING, YOU 
DON'T SIT AT A 
TABLE AND DRINK. 
YOU MINGLE, YOU 
MOVE, YOU SAY 
HELLO, YOU HOB 
KNOB. 
THAT WAS NEVER 
WHAT OUTDOOR 
DINING WAS. 
SO THE STATE 
POLICE WERE 
FOCUSED ON THE 
LICENSED ENTITY 
BY THE STATE 
LIQUOR 
AUTHORITY. 
THE BAR OR THE 
RESTAURANT 
HOLDER. 
AND WE ARE GOING 
TO BE AGGRESSIVE 
ABOUT 
ENFORCEMENT. 
HAVING SAID 
THAT, STATE 
LIQUOR AUTHORITY 
AND STATE POLICE 
CANNOT POLICE 
THE ENTIRE 
STATE. 
I DON'T KNOW HOW 
MANY THOUSANDS 
OF BARS WE HAVE. 
WE NEED THE 
LOCAL GOVERNMENT 
TO DO IT. 
WE NEED THE 
NYPD. 
WE NEED THE 
NATIONAL POLICE. 
WE NEED THE 
HAMPTONS POLICE, 
WE NEED THE 
ALBANY POLICE TO 
DO THEIR JOB. 
YES. 
GO AHEAD. 
>> THANK YOU, 
GOVERNOR. 
REGARDING THE 
NEW RESTRICTIONS 
PUT OUT BY YOUR 
ADMINISTRATION 
YESTERDAY, 
MANDATING THAT 
BARS AND 
RESTAURANTS MAY 
ONLY SERVE FOOD, 
APART FROM, FOR 
EXAMPLE, YOU BUY 
A $1 HOT DOG 
JUST SO THEY CAN 
HANG AROUND AND 
DRINK, WHAT -- 
ARE THESE RULES 
ACTUALLY 
EFFECTIVE? 
>> THE -- WELL, 
THERE'S A NUMBER 
OF LAWS HERE. 
ONE OF THE LAWS 
IS CALLED THE 
OPEN CONTAINER 
LAW. 
YOU CAN'T DRINK 
AN ALCOHOLIC 
BEVERAGE ON THE 
SIDEWALK. 
YOU CAN'T DRINK 
AN ALCOHOLIC 
BEVERAGE ON THE 
SIDEWALK. 
THAT IS VIOLATED 
ALL THE TIME. 
BUT IT IS 
ILLEGAL. 
SO THERE ARE 
LAWS TO ENFORCE 
BESIDES THE SLA 
FOOD LAW. 
BUT EVERYBODY 
KNEW THE 
DIFFERENCE 
BETWEEN DINING 
AND DRINKING. 
RIGHT. 
IT IS A 
FUNDAMENTAL 
DIFFERENCE. 
WHO DIDN'T ASK A 
QUESTION. 
>> GOVERNOR, 
REGARDING THE 
UPCOMING 
ELECTIONS, WHEN 
DO YOU PLAN ON 
DETAILING HOW 
BALLOTS WILL BE 
COUNTED. 
>> WE ARE GOING 
TO LEARN LESSONS 
FROM THIS LAST 
ELECTION. 
YOU KNOW, COVID 
HAS FORCED US TO 
RAPIDLY 
TRANSITION TO 
ALL OF THESE NEW 
SYSTEMS. 
YOU CLOSED DOWN 
SCHOOL. 
WE HAD TO 
RAPIDLY 
TRANSITION TO 
REMOTE LEARNING. 
AND FRANKLY THE 
SYSTEM WASN'T 
PERFECTED. 
YOU SEE ALL OF 
THESE ISSUES POP 
UP. 
YOU COULDN'T 
WALK INTO A 
HOSPITAL. 
WE HAD TO DE 
PLAY TO 
TELEMEDICINE. 
YOU SAW ALL OF 
THESE ISSUES POP 
UP. 
YOU CAN'T VOTE 
AT A VOTING 
BOOTH ANYMORE. 
YOU CAN'T BE 
ONLINE. 
EVERYTHING BY 
MAIL. 
AND YOU HYPER 
ENERGIZE THAT 
SYSTEM TO DO THE 
TRANSITION. 
AND YOU SEE A 
LOT OF ISSUES 
POP UP. 
SO WE'RE GOING 
TO STUDY THOSE 
ISSUES AND SEE 
HOW WE CAN MAKE 
IT BETTER. 
AND THEN THERE'S 
A WHOLE 
ELECTORAL TIME 
CLOCK BY WHEN 
BALLOTS HAVE TO 
BE MAILED, ET 
CETERA. 
BUT I WANT THE 
BOARD OF 
ELECTIONS TO 
FIRST LEARN SOME 
LESSONS FROM ALL 
OF THE THINGS 
THAT WENT WRONG 
AND TAKE SOME 
TIME TO CORRECT 
THEM BEFORE WE 
DO IT AGAIN. 
>> CAN I ASK A 
FOLLOW-UP 
QUESTION. 
>> LAST 
QUESTION. 
>> GOVERNOR, I 
HAVE A FOLLOW-UP 
QUESTION. 
>> I KNOW WHAT 
YOU SAID ABOUT 
THE BARS AND 
RESTAURANTS LAST 
WEEK. 
I THINK THERE IS 
STILL CONFUSION 
OUT THERE. 
A BLOCK DOWN 
FROM ME ON 57th 
STREET THERE IS 
A BAR. 
THEY HAVE 
TABLES. 
NINE PARTITIONS 
IN BETWEEN. 
THEY COME AND 
BRING YOU A 
DRINK AND YOU 
SIT DOWN. 
YOU'RE SAYING 
THAT IS ILLEGAL. 
>> NO. 
THAT IS OUTDOOR 
-- WE 
FACILITATED 
OUTDOOR SERVICE 
FOR BARS AND 
RESTAURANTS. 
THERE WAS NO 
OUTDOOR BAR 
SERVICE REALLY, 
RIGHT. 
WE EXPANDED THAT 
GRTLY TO DEAL 
WITH THESE 
ISSUES OF PEOPLE 
WANT TO 
SOCIALIZE AND 
THE RESTAURANTS 
WERE DYING. 
ANY BAR HAS A -- 
BY THE CURRENT 
LICENSE, THEY 
MUST SERVE FOOD. 
YOU GO TO THE 
BAR, YOU SIT 
DOWN AT A TABLE, 
YOU LOOK AT THE 
MENU, YOU ORDER 
YOUR SCOTCH AND 
SODA, AND YOU 
ORDER WHAT THEY 
HAVE TO HAVE ON 
THE MENU, SOUP, 
SALAD, ET 
CETERA. 
FINE. 
THAT'S FINE. 
>> OKAY. 
BUT THEY DON'T 
HAVE A MENU SO 
THEY'RE ILLEGAL. 
>> NO. 
THEY DO. 
THEY MUST BY 
THEIR LICENSE 
HAVE FOOD 
AVAILABLE. 
THEY MUST. 
EVEN A BAR BAR, 
THE OLD CORNER 
BAR THAT I BACK 
USED TO GO TO. 
[LAUGHTER] 
>> BY A BAR 
LICENSE, YOU 
HAVE TO HAVE 
FOOD AVAILABLE. 
BY A BAR 
LICENSE. 
THERE IS NO BAR 
THAT CAN JUST 
SERVE ALCOHOL. 
GOING BACK. 
FOLLOW-UP 
QUESTION FOR 
MISS KRAMER 
BECAUSE YOU 
CAN'T SAY NO. 
I CAN'T SAY NO. 
YOU CAN SAY NO. 
>> YOU CAN SAY 
NO. 
>> BUT THEN YOU 
KNOW WHAT 
HAPPENS. 
>> THERE IS A 
HUGE INCREASE IN 
GRAFFITI IN NEW 
YORK CITY. 
NOT JUST PUBLIC 
BUILDINGS BUT 
EVERYWHERE. 
YOU GO INTO 
NEIGHBORHOODS 
AND THERE IS 
GRAFFITI 
EVERYWHERE. 
NEW YORK CITY 
ZEROED OUT THE 
DOLLARS TO CLEAN 
UP THE GRAFFITI 
ON PRIVATE 
BUILDINGS. 
THERE IS ZERO 
DOLLARS FOR IT. 
311 HAS DECIDED 
TO STOP TAKING 
ANY COMPLAINTS 
ABOUT GRAFFITI. 
HOW IS THAT A 
GOOD IDEA AND 
HOW IS THAT 
GOING TO MAKE 
THE CITY COME 
BACK? 
>> LOOK, I 
MENTIONED IT IN 
MY PRESENTATION, 
RIGHT. 
SO I RAISED THE 
ISSUE BEFORE YOU 
RAISED IT WITH 
ME IN YOUR 
FOLLOW-UP 
QUESTION. 
IT HAS TO BE 
CLEANED. 
IT IS GRAFFITI. 
WE HAVE HANDLED 
THESE ISSUES 
BEFORE. 
GRAFFITI IS NOT 
COVID. 
IT IS NOT. 
IT IS SPRAY 
PAINT ON A 
BUILDING. 
WE'VE HAD IT FOR 
MANY YEARS. 
WE HAD IT ON 
TRAINS. 
WE HAD IT ON 
BUILDINGS. 
WE HAD IT ON 
WALLS. 
YOU ENFORCE THE 
LAW. 
ILLEGAL TO DO 
GRAFFITI. 
ENFORCE THE LAW. 
AND WHEN YOU 
MISS IT, CLEAN 
IT UP AND TAKE 
IT OFF. 
LIKE WE USED TO 
DO. 
>> HOW DO YOU 
CLEAN IT UP. 
>> THERE IS 
MONEY TO DO WHAT 
YOU NEED TO DO. 
GRAFFITI SOUNDS 
LIKE A LITTLE 
THING. 
IT IS ANOTHER 
SIGN OF DECAY. 
AND WHAT WE'RE 
TRYING TO DO IS 
SAY TO PEOPLE, 
NEW YORKERS ON 
THE WAY BACK, 
NEW YORK DID A 
GREAT THING IN 
HANDLING COVID. 
YOU LOOK AT OUR 
NUMBERS COMPARED 
TO EVERYWHERE 
ELSE. 
NOBODY DID WHAT 
NEW YORKERS DID. 
AND NEW YORK 
CITY IS COMING 
BACK BETTER THAN 
EVER BEFORE. 
WE UNDERSTAND 
THE CHALLENGES. 
AND PEOPLE NEED 
TO SEE THAT 
PROGRESS. 
THEY CERTAINLY 
DON'T NEED TO 
SEE 
DETERIORATION. 
AND GRAFFITI IS 
SOMETHING THAT 
WE CAN HANDLE. 
WE'RE NOT 
TALKING ABOUT 
CURING COVID. 
GET THE GRAFFITI 
OFF THE 
BUILDING. 
DETERGENT, POUR 
WASHER, BRUSH. 
GET THE GRAFFITI 
OFF THE 
BUILDING. 
I'M TELLING THE 
MAYOR THE 
CLEANING UP THE 
CITY IS 
IMPORTANT. 
YOU HAVE A LOT 
OF NEGATIVITY IN 
THE AIR NOW. 
POSITIVE 
PROGRESS. 
MOVE FORWARD. 
THANK YOU, GUYS. 
I WILL SEE YOU 
AGAIN. 
I'M NOT GOING 
ANYWHERE. 
ALWAYS A 
PLEASURE. 
ALWAYS A 
PLEASURE. 
THAT'S A 
LEGISLATIVE 
CHANGE THAT HAS 
TO BE MADE BY 
THE LEGISLATURE. 
I WOULD SUPPORT 
THE LEGISLATIVE 
CHANGE. 
>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>> WE HAVE 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>> IF THEY DO GO 
BACK TO THEIR 
JOBS, THEY WANT 
TO MAKE SURE 
THAT THEY'RE 
PROTECTED. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>> THIS MORNING 
AS OUR COUNTRY 
SURGES TO A 
STAGGERING 4 
MILLION 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES, THE 
NATION'S MOST 
POPULUS IS 
GRAPPLING WITH A 
WEEK LONG SURGE. 
>> A SOBER 
REMINDER OF WHY 
WE'RE TAKING 
THINGS AS 
SERIOUSLY AS WE 
ARE. 
>> THOUGH NEW 
YORK HAS A DEATH 
TOLL FOUR TIMES 
HIGHER, 
CALIFORNIA WAS 
ONE OF THE FIRST 
REGIONS TO SHUT 
DOWN. 
YET IT IS STILL 
CRIPPLED BY 
COVID. 
WITH 7,000 
PEOPLE CURRENTLY 
HOSPITALIZED. 
>> I DON'T 
REALLY SEE US 
ERADICATING IT 
BUT I THINK WE 
WILL BRING IT 
DOWN TO SUCH A 
LOW LEVEL THAT 
WE WILL NOT BE 
IN THE POSITION 
THAT WE'RE IN 
RIGHT NOW. 
>> IN 
NEIGHBORING 
ARIZONA, ONE 
BORDER COUNTY 
REPORTING A 55% 
POSITIVITY RATE. 
WHILE IN 
CHANDLER, GREECE 
AND AN 
OUTPOURING OF 
EMOTIONS FOR 
BELOVED FATHER, 
TEACHER AND 
COACH. 
>> TOLD HIM HOW 
PROUD WE WERE. 
THANKED HIM FOR 
BEING WHO HE 
WAS. 
>> CARY WAS 
SURROUNDED BY 
FAMILY AS HE 
SLOWLY SLIPPED 
AWAY. 
>> WE WERE ABLE 
TO HAVE THE 
OPPORTUNITY TO 
TELL HIM HOW 
MUCH WE LOVE 
HIM. 
>> AS A GROWING 
NUMBER OF STATES 
IMPLEMENT 
STRICTER FACE 
MASK POLICIES, 
IN A RECORDING 
OBTAINED BY THE 
CENTER FOR 
PUBLIC 
INTEGRITY, NOT 
VERIFIED BY NBC 
NEWS, DR. BIRX 
WARNS 11 MAJOR 
CITIES FROM 
BALTIMORE TO 
MINNEAPOLIS TO 
LAS VEGAS NEED 
TO TAKE 
AGGRESSIVE STEPS 
NOW TO MITIGATE 
OUTBREAKS. 
>> WE'RE 
TRACKING THIS 
VERY CLOSELY. 
WE'RE WORKING 
WITH STATE 
OFFICIALS TO 
MAKE SURE THAT 
WE'RE RESPONDING 
TOGETHER. 
>> MEANWHILE 
THERE IS 
POTENTIAL 
PROGRESS ON THE 
RACE FOR A 
VACCINE. 
THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT 
MAKING A $2 
BILLION DEAL 
WITH PFIZER 
HOPING TO 
ACQUIRE MILLIONS 
OF DOSES AS 
EARLY AS 
DECEMBER. 
IN NEW YORK, IT 
TOOK LARRY KELLY 
51 DAYS ON A 
VENTILATOR TO 
KICK COVID. 
HE WAS FINALLY 
CLEARED TO GO 
HOME. 
>> SAVED MY 
LIFE. 
>> OH, GOSH. 
NICE END ON 
THAT, MIGUEL. 
>>> LET'S GO 
BACK TO.PFIZER 
DEAL. 
THE GOVERNMENT 
IS PUMPING A LOT 
OF MONEY INTO 
THIS. 
WHAT MIGHT THAT 
MEAN FOR THE 
ACTUAL PRICE OF 
THE VACCINE? 
>> WELL, PART OF 
THAT $2 BILLION 
AGREEMENT WITH 
THE GOVERNMENT 
MEANS THAT 2 
MILLION VACCINES 
WOULD BE MADE 
AVAILABLE FOR 
FREE TO THE 
PUBLIC. 
DISTRIBUTED 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY. 
SO MANY OF THE 
DETAILS ARE 
STILL BEING 
WORKED OUT, 
HODA. 
>> YEAH. 
THAT PRICE IS 
RIGHT. 
THANK YOU, 
MIGUEL. 
>>> IT'S NOT THE 
WELCOME BACK 
THESE STUDENTS 
ARE USED TO. 
TEMPERATURE 
CHECKS, DESKS AT 
A DISTANCE 
GREETING 
STUDENTS AT THE 
SCHOOL. 
THE 2,000 
STUDENT DISTRICT 
IN TENNESSEE 
AMONG THE FIRST 
IN THE COUNTRY 
TO RETURN TO IN-
PERSON LEARNING 
WITH STAGGERED 
ATTENDANCE. 
>> IF I HAVE A 
CLASS OF 20 
KIDS, I WILL 
COME EVERY DAY. 
IT WILL TAKE THE 
WHOLE WEEK 
BEFORE I SEE MY 
WHOLE CLASS. 
>> TENNESSEE HAS 
SEEN 80,000 
COVID CASES BUT 
LESS THAN 300 
ACTIVE CASES IN 
THIS CITY. 
>> DID YOU HAVE 
ANY CONCERNS 
COMING BACK. 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
THAT'S WHY SO 
MANY DISCUSSIONS 
AND SLEEPLESS 
NIGHTS AND 
CONVERSATIONS 
AND WHAT-IF 
QUESTIONS HAVE 
HAPPENED, 
BECAUSE WE WANT 
TO DO WHAT IS 
BEST FOR OUR 
STUDENTS AND FOR 
OUR CHILDREN . 
>> ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY WITH THE 
FIRST DAY FAST 
APPROACHING, 
MANY STUDENTS 
AND TEACHERS ARE 
STILL IN LIMBO 
ABOUT HOW AND 
WHEN SCHOOL WILL 
START. 
IN KANSAS THE 
STATE SCHOOL 
BOARD REJECTED 
THE REQUEST TO 
DELAY THE START 
OF SCHOOL UNTIL 
AFTER LABOR DAY. 
TODAY A CDC 
DIRECTOR 
REDFIELD SAYS 
THAT HE BELIEVES 
THAT SCHOOLS ARE 
SAFE ENOUGH TO 
SEND HIS OWN 
GRANDCHILDREN. 
>> EIGHT ARE 
SCHOOL AGED. 
I'M 100% THAT 
THEY CAN GET 
BACK TO SCHOOL. 
>> WITH MANY 
DISTRICTS 
RAISING CONCERNS 
HOW TO PAY FOR 
THE NECESSARY 
CHANGES, TODAY 
THE NAACP FILED 
A LAWSUIT 
AGAINST BETTY 
DEVOS SAYING 
THAT A NEW RULE 
WOULD DIVERT 
MONEY FROM LOWER 
INCOME SCHOOLS 
TO WEALTHY 
PRIVATE SCHOOLS. 
>> TO TAKE MONEY 
AWAY FROM 
DISTRICTS AND 
GIVE TO FAMILIES 
WHO HAVE THE 
MEANS TO PROVIDE 
VIRTUAL OR 
SOCIAL DISTANCE 
EDUCATION IN THE 
PRIVATE SCHOOL 
SETTING IS 
UNCONSCIONABLE. 
>> THIS 
ADMINISTRATION 
IS COMMITTED TO 
SUPPORTING ALL 
STUDENTS GET 
BACK TO LEARNING 
INCLUDING 
STUDENTS OF 
COLOR. 
BACK IN 
TENNESSEE -- 
>> HOW DO YOU 
FEEL ABOUT THAT 
MASK. 
>> NOT THAT GOOD 
BECAUSE IT JUST 
MAKES ME REALLY 
HOT. 
>> STOPPING THE 
SPREAD IS NOW 
LESSON NUMBER 
ONE. 
>> AND WE'RE 
TEACHING THE 
KIDS LIFE SKILLS 
THEY CAN USE 
BECAUSE THIS MAY 
NOT GO AWAY ANY 
TIME SOON. 
>> THESE PLANS 
ARE IN PLACE 
UNTIL LABOR DAY 
WHEN THEY 
REEVALUATE TO 
SEE WHAT IF 
ANYTHING NEEDS 
TO CHANGE. 
>>> TONIGHT, 
FLOODING THE 
ZONE. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
APPEARING IN THE 
WHITE HOUSE 
BRIEFING ROOM 
FOR A SECOND DAY 
IN A ROW 
ANNOUNCING A 
MAJOR AGREEMENT 
WITH PFIZER TO 
GET MILLIONS OF 
DOSES OF 
VACCINES TO THE 
PUBLIC ONCE 
THERE IS ONE. 
>> TODAY MY 
ADMINISTRATION 
REACHED A 
HISTORIC 
AGREEMENT WITH 
PFIZER TO 
PRODUCE AND 
DELIVER 100 
MILLION DOSES OF 
THEIR VACCINE 
IMMEDIATELY 
FOLLOWING ITS 
APPROVAL. 
HOPEFULLY THE 
APPROVAL PROCESS 
WILL GO VERY 
QUICKLY AND WE 
THINK WE HAVE A 
WINNER THERE. 
>> AND WHILE THE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
BEEN PUSHING TO 
REOPEN SCHOOLS, 
TONIGHT HE WAS 
PRESSED, IS HE 
COMFORTABLE WITH 
HIS SON AND 
GRANDCHILDREN 
GOING TO THE 
CLASSROOM? 
>> I AM 
COMFORTABLE WITH 
THAT. 
AND WE DO HAVE A 
NATIONAL 
STRATEGY. 
BUT AS YOU KNOW 
ULTIMATELY IT IS 
UP TO THE 
GOVERNORS OF THE 
STATES. 
>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP IS LOCKED 
IN A FIERCE 
BATTLE FOR RE-
ELECTION WITH 
JOE BIDEN 
LEADING IN THE 
POLLS. 
BIDEN TODAY 
SHARPLY 
CRITICIZING THE 
PRESIDENT WHO 
HAS REFERRED TO 
COVID AS THE 
CHINA VIRUS. 
>> WE'VE HAD 
RACISTS AND 
EXISTED AND 
TRIED TO GET 
ELECTED. 
HE IS THE FIRST 
ONE WHO HAS. 
>> TONIGHT, 
ASKED TO 
RESPOND. 
>> I'VE DONE 
MORE FOR BLACK 
AMERICANS THAN 
ANYBODY WITH THE 
POSSIBLE 
EXCEPTION OF 
ABRAHAM LINCOLN. 
NOBODY HAS EVEN 
BEEN CLOSE. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH, EVERYBODY. 
>> MEANWHILE JOE 
BIDEN DEPLOYING 
HIS BIGGEST 
WEAPON. 
A TAPE WITH HIS 
FORMER BOSS 
BARACK OBAMA. 
IT AIMS TO DRAW 
A CONTRAST WITH 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
WHO SAID THIS IN 
MARCH. 
>> DO YOU TAKE 
RESPONSIBILITY 
FOR THAT? 
>> NO, I DON'T 
TAKE 
RESPONSIBILITY 
AT ALL. 
>> CAN AMBLING 
STANDING UP AND 
SAYING IT IS NOT 
MY 
RESPONSIBILITY. 
I TAKE NO 
RESPONSIBILITY. 
>> THOSE WORDS 
DIDN'T COME OUT 
OF OUR MOUTHS 
WHILE WE WERE IN 
OFFICE. 
>> THOUGH THE 
PRESIDENT WAS 
ASKED AGAIN 
ABOUT TAKING 
RESPONSIBILITY 
OVER THE 
WEEKEND. 
>> DO YOU TAKE 
RESPONSIBILITY 
FOR THAT? 
>> LOOK, I TAKE 
RESPONSIBILITY 
ALWAYS FOR 
EVERYTHING. 
>> NOW, AS FOR 
THE BRIEFING 
HERE, THE 
PRESIDENT SAID 
HE SPOKE TO DR. 
FAUCI EARLIER 
TODAY. 
MEANWHILE SENATE 
REPUBLICANS ARE 
DISCUSSING A 
POSSIBLE SHORT 
TERM EXTENSION 
TO $600 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS THAT 
EXPIRE AT THE 
END OF THE 
MONTH. 
IT IS NOT CLEAR 
THAT THE WHITE 
HOUSE WILL 
SUPPORT THAT 
THOUGH. 
IT COMES AS 
REPUBLICANS ARE 
SIGNALING 
THEY'RE CLOSE TO 
REACHING A 
BROADER 
AGREEMENT WITH 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
FOR A LONG-TERM 
RELIEF PACKAGE 
BUT THEY HAVE TO 
NEGOTIATE WITH 
DEMOCRATS. 
>>> IT IS THE 
BIGGEST DEAL YET 
IN THE 
GOVERNMENT'S 
OPERATION WARP 
SPEED TO RUSH A 
VACCINE TO THE 
HOMELAND. 
A $2 BILLION 
AGREEMENT WITH 
PFIZER AND A 
SMALLER GERMAN 
COMPANY FOR 
MILLIONS OF 
VACCINE DOSES 
THAT THE 
GOVERNMENT WOULD 
THEN PROVIDE 
FREE OF CHARGE 
TO THE PUBLIC. 
>> WE CAN 
ACQUIRE A 
HUNDRED MILLION 
DOSES OF THIS 
VACCINE AS EARLY 
AS DECEMBER OF 
2020. 
>> PFIZER 
ACTUALLY HAS 
FOUR VACCINE 
CANDIDATES. 
EARLY TEST 
RESULTS SHOW 
THEY PRODUCE 
ANTIBODIES THAT 
HAVE THE 
POTENTIAL TO 
NEUTRALIZE 
COVID. 
SO FAR NONE HAVE 
RECEIVED FDA 
APPROVAL BUT 
CRITICAL PHASE 3 
HUMAN TRIALS 
START WITHIN 
DAYS. 
>> WHAT 
ASSURANCES CAN 
YOU GIVE THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE 
THAT THE $2 
BILLION WILL BE 
SPENT WELL. 
>> PROVES TO BE 
GREAT VALUE FOR 
MONEY GIVEN THE 
ENORMOUS 
ECONOMIC COST 
THAT THIS 
CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC HAS 
REEKED. 
>> EACH PERSON 
WOULD NEED TWO 
DOSES AND A 
BOOSTER SHOT. 
AN IMMUNOLOGIST 
VOLUNTEERED FOR 
THE STUDY. 
JUST JED HE 
RECEIVED HIS 
SECOND DOSE AT 
THE UNIVERSITY 
OF MARYLAND 
SCHOOL OF 
MEDICINE. 
HIS SIDE EFFECTS 
SO FAR, A FEW 
ACHES, SIMILAR 
TO A FLU SHOT. 
>> I HONESTLY 
FEEL LUCKY. 
TO -- FIRST OF 
ALL TO BE HEAD 
OF THE GAME SO 
TO SPEAK TO 
RECEIVE A 
VACCINE THAT 
MIGHT WORK, THIS 
EARLY AFTER WE 
LEARNED ABOUT 
THE DISEASE. 
>> VACCINES ARE 
GETTING TESTED 
REAL TIME SAYS 
DR. ANTHONY 
FAUCI WITH 
70,000 NEW CASES 
EACH DAY. 
>> THAT IS BAD 
NEWS FOR PUBLIC 
HEALTH BUT THAT 
FACILITATES THE 
DEVELOPMENT AND 
THE PROVING OF 
EFFICACY OF A 
VACCINE. 
>> PFIZER IS NOT 
ALONE. 
THE GOVERNMENT 
HAS ALSO SIGNED 
A 1.6 DEAL WITH 
NOVAVAX AND PAID 
FOUR DRUG MAKERS 
FOR R AND D. 
TONIGHT IT IS 
LOOKING MORE AND 
MORE POSSIBLE 
THAT AMERICANS 
WILL GET A 
VACCINE SHOT 
EARLY NEXT YEAR. 
>>> FLAMES SEEN 
IN THE COURTYARD 
OF A CHINESE 
CONSULATE 
OVERNIGHT, 
APPEARING IT 
SHOW DOCUMENTS 
BURNING AFTER 
THE STATE 
DEPARTMENT 
ORDERED THE 
CONSULATE TO 
CLOSE BY FRIZZ. 
ONLY HOURS AFTER 
THE U.S. ACCUSED 
TWO CHINESE 
HACKERS WORKING 
WITH CHINA'S 
GOVERNMENT OF 
TRYING TO STEAL 
RESEARCH ON 
COVID VACCINES, 
TREATMENT AND 
TESTING FROM 
U.S. COMPANIES 
AND OTHERS 
AROUND THE 
WORLD. 
HOUSTON'S 
FIREFIGHTERS 
RESPONDED BUT 
WERE NOT 
PERMITTED IN. 
THE STATE 
DEPARTMENT SAYS 
THE CLOSURE IS 
INTENDED TO 
PROTECT AMERICAN 
INTELLECTUAL 
PROPERTY AND 
AMERICANS 
PRIVATE 
INFORMATION AND 
MARCO RUBIO 
TWEETED THE 
FOLLOWING. 
>> WE'RE GOING 
TO TAKE ACTION 
THAT'S PROTECT 
THE AMERICAN 
PEOPLE, PROTECT 
OUR SECURITY, 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY AND 
ALSO PROTECT OUR 
ECONOMY AND 
JOBS. 
>> THE DRAMATIC 
ACTION COMES AS 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
HAS SLAPPED 
TARIFFS ON CHAI 
FOR UNFAIR TRADE 
PRACTICES. 
AND NOT ALERTING 
THE WORLD TO THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
>> IT IS A SHAME 
THAT IT 
HAPPENED. 
IT SHOULDN'T 
HAVE HAPPENED. 
CHINA SHOULD 
HAVE STOPPED IT. 
>> CAUSING 
DEMOCRATS WHO 
HAVE ALSO BEEN 
WARNING ABOUT 
CHINESE HACKING 
TO WORRY THAT 
TODAY'S ACTION 
IS ALSO AN 
ATTEMPT TO 
DIVERT ATTENTION 
FROM THE COVID 
CRISIS. 
>> IF CHINA MADE 
MISTAKES, THEY 
NEED TO BE 
CALLED OUT FOR 
THEM. 
BUT THE 
PRESIDENT IS 
TRYING TO 
DEFLECT 
ATTENTION FROM 
HIS MISTAKES IN 
THE UNITED 
STATES THAT LED 
US TO HAVE THE 
HIGHEST DEATH 
TOLL IN THE 
WORLD. 
>> THE FOREIGN 
MINISTRY CALLED 
IT AN 
UNPRECEDENTED 
ESCALATION. 
A FEUD BETWEEN 
THE TWO WORLD'S 
LARGEST 
ECONOMIES. 
 
>> Reporter: THE 
DRIVE-BY SHOOTING 
OUTSIDE A FUNERAL THAT
HAD BYSTANDERS 
SCRAMBLING ON 
CHICAGO'S SOUTH SIDE. 
>> WE THOUGHT IT WAS A
WAR OUTSIDE. 
>> Reporter: AT LEAST 
15 PEOPLE WOUNDED.
TONIGHT THE POLICE 
SUPERINTENDENT HAS 
THIS MESSAGE FOR THE 
117,000 GANG MEMBERS 
IN THE CITY. 
>> PUT YOUR GUNS 
DOWN. 
>> OVER THE 
WEEKEND, AT 
LEAST 63 PEOPLE 
WERE SHOT IN 
CHICAGO. 
AT LEAST 116 
MURDERS IN LAST 
THE MONTH. 
A 2% HUNDRED 
PERCENT JUMP 
OVER THE SAME 
PERIOD LAST 
YEAR. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
IS SENDING MORE 
FEDERAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
RESOURCES THERE 
AND ALBUQUERQUE 
AND KANSAS CITY. 
THE OPERATION 
NAMED AFTER 
LEGEND. 
>> NO MOTHER 
SHOULD EVER HAVE 
TO CRADLE HER 
DEAD CHILD IN 
HER ARMS SIMPLY 
BECAUSE 
POLITICIANS 
REFUSE TO DO 
WHAT IS 
NECESSARY TO 
SECURE THEIR 
NEIGHBORHOOD AND 
TO SECURE THEIR 
CITY. 
>> THE 
ADMINISTRATION 
SAYS THESE EXTRA 
AGENTS WILL BE 
DIFFERENT THAN 
THE TACTICAL 
TEAMS SENT TO 
PORTLAND TO 
PROTECT FEDERAL 
PROPERTY. 
OVERNIGHT 
PROTESTERS 
BARRICADED THE 
FEDERAL 
COURTHOUSE WITH 
WOODEN BEADS. 
BEAMS.
>> Reporter: THEY'RE 
SETTING UP A STEEL 
BARRICADE OUTSIDE THE 
FEDERAL COURTHOUSE.
>> Reporter: FROM 
ATLANTA TO DETROIT TO 
MEMPHIS, THIS SUMMER'S
>> IN KANSAS 
CITY, MURDERS 
ARE UP 40% AND 
THEY HAVE ASKED 
FOR FEDERAL 
HELP. 
>> WHAT WE'RE 
NOT SEEING IS 
LAW ENFORCEMENT 
IN AMERICAN 
CITIES. 
>> HERE IN NEW 
YORK OFFICERS 
WITH RIOT 
SHIELDS CLEARED 
OUT AN 
ENCAMPMENT 
OUTSIDE OF CITY 
HALL. 
THEY CALLED THE 
USE OF FEDERAL 
AGENTS 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL. 
>>> SHE AND HER 
HUSBAND HAVE 
ALWAYS PAID 
THEIR WELLS 
MORTGAGE ON TIME 
EVEN DURING 
COVID-19. 
>> WE ARE 
MANAGING OUR 
MONEY. 
>> RECENTLY THEY 
DISCOVERED THAT 
THEIR PAYMENTS 
ARE NOT BEING 
COUNTED. 
TAMMY SAYS THAT 
WELLS FARGO 
ENROLLED THEM IN 
A GOVERNMENT 
PROGRAM THAT 
PROTECTS THEM 
FROM PEOPLE 
FINANCIALLY HURT 
BY COVID PUTTING 
A HOLD ON THEIR 
MORTGAGE. 
BUT THEY DON'T 
NEED THE HELP. 
>> I HAVE THE 
ABILITY TO PAY. 
I WANT TO PAY. 
>> YOU SAID TO 
WELLS FARGO, I 
DON'T WANT ANY 
HELP. 
I DON'T NEED 
HELP. 
>> YES. 
>> SHE IS FAR 
FROM ALONE. 
CONSUMERS IN 14 
STATES REPORT 
THAT SOMETHING 
SIMILAR HAPPENED 
TO THEM. 
>> WELLS FARGO 
CALLED THE 
TEACHER TO TELL 
THEM THAT THE 
MORTGAGE 
PROTECTION PLAN 
WAS ENDING BUT 
SHE SAID SHE 
NEVER WANTED IT 
IN THE FIRST 
PLACE. 
BOTH CONTACTED 
NBC NEWS AFTER 
WE RAN A STORY 
ONLINE ABOUT 
TROY HARLOW WHO 
HAS BEEN WORKING 
HIS WAY OUT OF 
BANKRUPTCY AND 
FEARS THAT HE 
WON'T MAKE IT 
BECAUSE THE 
MORTGAGE 
PAYMENTS HE HAS 
BEEN MAKING 
HAVEN'T BEEN 
CREDITED. 
>> IF IT CAN 
HAPPEN TO ME, IT 
CAN HAPPEN TO 
ANYONE. 
>> HE AND THE 
OTHERS ARE 
CONCERNED ABOUT 
BEING PART OF 
THIS KODI LEE 
PROGRAM COULD 
AFFECT THEIR 
ABILITY TO 
BORROW MONEY OR 
REFINANCE. 
>> WE ARE IN THE 
PROCESS OF 
REFINANCING. 
HAVING THAT ON 
THERE OBVIOUSLY 
IS -- IT IS A 
DETRIMENTAL. 
>> WELLS FARGO, 
THE FOURTH 
LARGEST BANK IN 
THE COUNTRY, 
THIS COMES AFTER 
A STRING OF 
CONTROVERSIES. 
>> THIS IS THE 
SAME BANK THAT 
FIVE, SIX YEARS 
AGO GOT CAUGHT 
CREATING FAKE 
CREDIT CARD 
ACCOUNTS AND 
FAKE BANK 
ACCOUNTS. 
>> FOLLOWING 
SEVERAL HIGH 
LEVEL 
RESIGNATIONS, 
THE BANK PAID 
OUT $3 BILLION 
TO THE 
GOVERNMENT IN A 
SETTLEMENT 
RELATED TO THE 
FAKE ACCOUNTS. 
ON THIS LATEST 
ISSUE, THE BANK 
SAYS IN A 
STATEMENT, WE 
MAY HAVE 
MISINTERPRETED 
CUSTOMERS 
INTENTIONS IN A 
SMALL NUMBER OF 
CASES. 
WE ARE WORKING 
DIRECTLY WITH 
CUSTOMERS TO 
MAKE SURE THAT 
THEY RECEIVE THE 
ASSISTANCE THEY 
NEED. 
THE BANK ADDS IT 
HAS ALREADY 
REMOVED 
CUSTOMERS FROM 
THE PROGRAM WHO 
HAVE ASKED. 
THE WILSONS ARE 
STILL LOOKING 
FOR ASSISTANCE. 
>> I FEEL LET 
DOWN. 
I THINK IF THEY 
ACTUALLY WANTED 
TO HELP ME, THEY 
WOULD BE HELPING 
ME. 
>> IT IS UNCLEAR 
HOW MANY PEOPLE 
HAVE BEEN 
AFFECTED BY 
THIS. 
IF YOU HAVE 
CONCERNS ABOUT 
YOUR OWN 
MORTGAGE, 
REQUEST A COPY 
OF YOUR FULL 
CREDIT REPORT. 
>>> AT 17 YEARS 
OLD, MAY HELPED 
BUILD WARPLANES 
TO SAVE AMERICAN 
LIVES. 
TODAY AT 94, HER 
HANDS STILL WORK 
AT FACTORY SPEED 
FOR THE VERY 
SAME REASON. 
>> HOW DID YOU 
GET THE IDEA TO 
DO THIS? 
>> OH, WELL, YOU 
KNOW IT IS 
FUNNY. 
>> SHE IS MAKING 
MASKS FOR THE 
MASSES FOR ABOUT 
EIGHT HOURS EACH 
DAY. 
THE RED POLKA 
DOT PATTERN 
WOVEN DEEP IN 
THE FABRIC. 
SHE HERSELF ONCE 
A ROSY THE 
RIVETER. 
>> THE POLKA 
DOTS STANDS FOR 
SOMETHING. 
IT IS A SYMBOL 
FOR WHAT THE 
AMERICAN WOMEN 
DID. 
>> SHE MADE THE 
MASKS FOR FAMILY 
AND FRIENDS AND 
NOW THOUSANDS OF 
PENDING ORDERS, 
SALUTING WOMEN'S 
SERVICE WHILE 
FIGHTING 
AMERICA'S NEW 
WAR AGAINST A 
VIRUS. 
SHE EVEN FINDS 
TIME TO MOW HER 
OWN GRASS. 
>> I'M HOPING MY 
LITTLE MASK WILL 
SAVE ONE LIFE AT 
LEAST. 
>> INSPIRED ONCE 
TO SERVE HER 
COUNTRY AND NOW 
TO PROTECT IT. 
KATIE BECK, NBC 
NEWS. 
>>> 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 IS 
ALWAYS ANOTHER 
WAY. 
THAT'S ALL I 
WANT HIM TO SEE. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
BRUTAL HONESTY. 
>> THIS ISN'T 
ABOUT DONALD 
TRUMP. 
THIS IS ABOUT 
400 YEARS OF 
RACISM. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
ANSWERS FIRST 
THING IN THE 
MONTH. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO 
BE DONE TO MAKE 
BALLOTS READY TO 
GO FOR THE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION IN 
NOVEMBER. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
TO GO DEEP 
INSIDE OF THE 
STORY. 
>> WHAT IS A 
POLICY CHANGE IN 
POLICING THAT 
YOU WOULD LIKE 
TO ENACTED. 
>> THAT'S THE 
NEWS STORY 
AMERICANS WANT 
TO HEAR. 
>> YOU NEED YOUR 
MORNING JOE ONLY 
ON MSNBC. 
>> WE LIKE TO 
THINK THAT WE 
LIVE IN SOME 
KIND OF POST-
RACIAL AMERICA. 
WE'RE REMINDED 
TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN THAT WE DO 
NOT. 
>> I WATCHED THE 
ATLANTA MAYOR 
TRY TO RAISE HER 
SON AND I THINK 
OF YOU AND YOUR 
KIDS. 
>> I REMEMBER 
HER COMING HOME 
AND SAYING WHY 
DON'T I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS. 
IT IS OKAY TO 
FEEL DIFFERENT 
BUT DON'T 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. 
>> THEY WON'T BE 
ABLE TO FEED 
THEIR FAMILIES. 
>> OUR SKY TEAMS 
ARE ON THE 
GROUND, LEARNING 
WHERE IT HAS 
BEEN. 
>> THE SOUTH 
KOREA AN 
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 
FIRST. 
>> THE FUTURE 
DOESN'T BELONG 
TO THE -- IT 
BELONGS TO THE 
BRAVE. 
>> ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED. 
>> WHAT DO YOU 
THINK NEEDS TO 
BE FIXED AND 
WHAT WOULD COUNT 
AS JUSTICE IN 
THIS CASE? 
>> DO YOU HAVE 
CLARITY ON WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS ACTUALLY 
ORDERED? 
>> ARE YOU 
WORRIED THAT 
THESE WILL 
DOVETAIL BECAUSE 
OF THE ONGOING 
PROTESTS? 
>> THIS IS THE 
SEA OF JAPAN. 
ALSO KNOWN AS 
THE EAST SEA. 
IT'S HERE IN 
THESE FISHING 
WATERS THAT TWO 
MYSTERIES 
CONVERGE. 
WHY HAVE SQUID 
HARVESTS DROPPED 
BY 80% IN THE 
PAST DECADE? 
AND WHY ARE 
NORTH KOREAN 
FISHING BOATS 
WASHING UP ON 
THE SHORES OF 
JAPAN WITH DEAD 
FISHERMEN IN 
THEM? 
NORTH KOREAN 
FISHING VESSELS 
ARE RELATIVELY 
SMALL, UP TO 20 
FEET LONG. 
>> IN 2019, MORE 
THAN 150 WASHED 
ASHORE IN JAPAN 
AND THERE HAVE 
BEEN MORE THAN 
500 IN THE PAST 
FIVE YEARS. 
>> OFTEN THE 
DEAD BODIES 
ABOARD THE SHIPS 
WERE DECOMPOSED 
BEYOND 
RECOGNITION. 
IT IS BELIEVED 
THAT MANY OF 
THESE FISHERMEN 
DIED OF 
HYPOTHERMIA. 
ONE THEORY IS 
THAT THE NORTH 
KOREAN FISHERMEN 
TRAVELED TOO FAR 
OUT TO SEA. 
BUT WHAT COULD 
HAVE FORCED THEM 
TO TAKE SUCH 
RISKS? 
GLOBAL FISHING 
WATCH A 
COMMERCIAL 
FISHING WATCH 
DOG HAS THEIR 
OWN THEORY. 
A SECRET FLEET 
OF CHINESE 
VESSELS 
DOMINATES SQUID 
FISHING IN THE 
WATERS, ELBOWING 
OUT LOCAL 
FISHERMEN AND 
FOR YEARS THEY 
HAVE BEEN 
INVISIBLE TO 
ANYONE WATCHING. 
CLIMATE CHANGE 
AND OVERFISHING 
HAVE CAUSED 
GLOBAL FISH 
DOCKS TO 
PLUMMET. 
THE DROP IN 
SUPPLY HAS 
INCREASED 
COMPETITION AND 
ALREADY TENSE 
FROM ONGOING 
TERRITORIAL 
DISPUTES. 
GLOBAL FISHING 
WATCH SAYS CHINA 
HAS QUIETLY 
DISPATCHED A 
MASSIVE FLEET 
INTO NORTH 
KOREAN WATERS. 
SEA. 
IT IS A SERIOUS 
PROBLEM AND IS 
ALSO AN ILLEGAL 
ONE. 
>> TENSIONS IN 
THE KOREAN 
PENINSULA ARE 
HANGING UP.>> 
AFTER THE 
TUSCOLA UNITED 
NATIONS 
PROHIBITED ALL 
FOREIGN FISHING. 
THE CHINESE 
FLEET ISN'T 
CLEAR VIOLATION 
OF INTERNATIONAL 
ORDER. 
GLOBAL FISHING 
WATCH USES 
SATELLITE DATA 
TO KEEP EYES ON 
THE OCEAN, IT 
HUNTS FOR THE 
SECRETIVE 
VESSELS ENGAGING 
IN ILLEGAL 
ACTIONS LIKE 
ARMS 
TRAFFICKING, 
HUMAN 
TRAFFICKING, 
DUMPING OF OIL 
AND ILLEGAL 
FISHING. 
THE CAPTAINS OF 
THE CHINESE 
FLEET AVOID 
DETECTION BY 
ROUTINELY 
SWITCHING OFF 
THEIR 
TRANSPONDERS, 
HIDING THEM FROM 
ON LAND 
AUTHORITIES.>> 
WE'VE SEEN 
PRICES ON THE 
CHINESE VESSELS 
TRAVELING INTO 
THE NORTH, 
TOMORROW WE WILL 
BE ABLE TO SEE 
SOME OF THEM 
WITH OUR EYES 
AND WE CAN 
REALLY WITNESS 
WHAT TYPES OF 
FISHING BOATS 
THEY ARE PIT SO 
WE GO THERE, WE 
EXPLORE AROUND 
THAT POINT AND 
WE CAN GO IN AND 
SAY HELLO TO 
THEM. 
>> LET ME GET MY 
BINOCULARS.
>> TO CONFIRM 
THE EXISTENCE OF 
THE CHINESE 
SHIP'S, GLOBAL 
FISHING MUCH 
RELIES ON 
VARIOUS 
SATELLITE 
TECHNOLOGIES, 
INCLUDING ONE 
THAT CAN SPOT 
ARTIFICIAL 
LIGHTS AT NIGHT. 
MANY SQUID BOATS 
USE EXTREMELY 
BRIGHT LIGHTS, 
TO COAX THEIR 
PREY TO THE 
SURFACE. 
WHICH MADE THE 
BOATS VISIBLE TO 
THE SATELLITES. 
IN 2019, GLOBAL 
FISHING WATCH 
IDENTIFIED 800 
ILLEGAL CHINESE 
VESSELS. 
>> YOU ALL SEEM 
TO BE THE EXACT 
SAME NUMBER AND 
ALSO THE SAME 
SHIP, 
POTENTIALLY. 
SO WE HAVE 1007, 
WHAT NUMBER DID 
YOU CATCH ON 
THAT ONE?>> 2345
, 678 910. 
10 VESSELS.
>> 2017 AND 
2018, THESE 
CHINESE 
FISHERMEN CAUGHT 
MORE SQUID IN 
THE EAST SEA 
THEN JAPAN AND 
SOUTH KOREA 
COMBINED BUT 
THESE INDUSTRIAL 
SHIPS CATCH 
YOUNG'S GOOD 
BEFORE THEY GROW 
BIG ENOUGH TO 
PROCREATE, 
STRAINING THE 
SQUID 
POPULATION. 
THE DEPLETION OF 
SQUID COLONIES 
FORCED NORTH 
KOREAN FISHERMEN 
TO TRAVEL 
UNUSUALLY LARGE 
DISTANCES TO 
CAUSE CATCH THE 
BARE MINIMUM 
THEY NEED TO 
STAY IN 
BUSINESS. 
THIS EXPOSED 
THEM TO 
MECHANICAL 
FAILURES, STORMS 
AND DIRECT 
CLASHES WITH THE 
CHINESE. 
FOR ALL THESE 
REASONS, MEN 
WERE DYING. 
NOW BECAUSE 
FISHERMEN HAVE 
GONE MISSING, 
SOME NORTH 
KOREAN PORT 
TOWNS ARE CALLED 
WIDOWS VILLAGES. 
>> PRESENTED 
WITH THE 
FINDINGS OF THE 
INVESTIGATION, 
THE CHINESE 
MINISTRY OF 
FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
IS CHINA HAS 
CONSISTENTLY AND 
CONSCIENTIOUSLY 
ENFORCED THE 
RESOLUTIONS OF 
THE SECURITY 
COUNCIL RELATING 
TO NORTH KOREA. 
THE MINISTRY 
ADDED THAT CHINA 
HAS CONSISTENTLY 
PUNISHED ILLEGAL 
FISHING. 
IT REMAINS TO BE 
SEEN WHETHER THE 
UN WILL ENFORCE 
SANCTIONS ON 
FOREIGN FISHING 
AND NORTH KOREAN 
WATERS. 
BUT IN THE 
MEANTIME, THE 
SQUID STOCK THAT 
FEED THE 
INTERNATIONAL 
CALAMARI IS 
CRASHING, AND 
NORTH KOREAN 
FISHERMEN 
CONTINUE TO DIE. 
THIS STATE NOW IN THE RECORD 
BOOKS FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS.
THIS MORNING, AS OUR COUNTRY 
SURGES TO A STAGGERING 4 MILLION
>>> THIS 
MORNING, AS THE 
COUNTRY SURGES 
TO A STAGGERING 
4 MILLION 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES, THE 
NATION'S MOST 
POPULOUS STATE 
IS GRAPPLING TO 
COPE WITH THE 
WEEKLONG 
SURGE.>> A SOBER 
REMINDER OF WHY 
WE ARE TAKING 
THINGS AS 
SERIOUSLY AS WE 
ARE.>> Reporter: 
THOUGH NEW YORK 
HAS A DEATH TOLL 
FOUR TIMES 
HIGHER, 
CALIFORNIA WAS 
ONE OF THE FIRST 
REGIONS TO SHUT 
DOWN. 
YET COME IS 
STILL OLD BY 
COVID-19 COME 
WITH 7000 PEOPLE 
HOSPITALIZED .
>> I DON'T 
REALLY SEE AS 
ERADICATING IT 
BUT I THINK IT 
WILL BRING IT 
DOWN TO SUCH A 
LOW LEVEL THAT 
WE WILL NOT BE 
IN THE POSITION 
THAT WE ARE IN 
RIGHT NOW.>> 
Reporter: IN 
NEIGHBORING 
ARIZONA, ONE 
BORDER COUNTY 
REPORTING A 55% 
POSITIVITY RATE. 
WHILE IN 
CHANDLER, AN 
OUTPOURING OF 
EMOTION FOR 
BELOVED FATHER, 
TEACHER AND 
COACH. 
>> I TOLD HIM 
HOW PROUD WE 
WERE AND THANKED 
HIM FOR BEING 
WHO HE WAS.>> 
Reporter: KERRY 
WAS SURROUNDED 
BY HIS FAMILY AS 
HE SLOWLY 
SLIPPED AWAY.>> 
WE WERE ABLE TO 
HAVE THE 
OPPORTUNITY TO 
TELL HIM HOW 
MUCH WE LOVE 
HIM. 
>> Reporter: IS 
A GROWING NUMBER 
OF STATES 
IMPLEMENT 
STRICTER 
FACEMASK 
POLICIES, AND A 
RECORDING 
OBTAINED BY THE 
CENTER FOR 
PUBLIC 
INTEGRITY, NOT 
VERIFIED BY ABC 
NEWS, DR. 
DEBORAH BIRX 
WARNS 11 MAJOR 
CITIES FROM 
BALTIMORE, TO 
MINNEAPOLIS, TO 
LAS VEGAS,  THEY 
NEED TO TAKE 
AGGRESSIVE STEPS 
NOW, TO MITIGATE 
OUTBREAKS. 
>> WE ARE 
TRACKING THIS 
VERY CLOSELY, WE 
ARE WORKING WITH 
ESTATE OFFICIALS 
TO MAKE SURE 
THAT WE ARE 
RESPONDING 
TOGETHER.>> 
Reporter: 
MEANWHILE THERE 
IS POTENTIAL 
PROGRESS ON THE 
RACE FOR A 
VACCINE FOR THE 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT 
MAKING THE $2 
BILLION DEAL 
WITH PFIZER, IN 
HOPES OF 
ACQUIRING 
MILLIONS OF 
DOSES AS EARLY 
AS DECEMBER. 
IN NEW YORK, IT 
TOOK LARRY KELLY 
51 DAYS ON A 
VENTILATOR TO 
KICK COVID-19. 
HE WAS FINALLY  
CLEARED TO GO 
HOME.>> HARD 
WORK. 
IT SAVED MY 
LIFE, SHE 
WOULDN'T LET 
THEM PULL THE 
PLUG.>> THAT'S 
NICE TO END ON 
THAT LET'S GO 
BACK TO THE 
PFIZER DEALS OF 
THE GOVERNMENT 
IS PUMPING A LOT 
OF MONEY INTO 
THE SO WHAT 
MIGHT THAT MEAN 
FOR THE ACTUAL 
PRICE OF THE 
VACCINE?>> PART 
OF THE $2 
BILLION 
AGREEMENT WITH 
THE GOVERNMENT 
MEANS 100 
VACCINES, 100 
MILLION WOULD BE 
AVAILABLE TO THE 
PUBLIC AND THAT 
CAN BE 
DISTRIBUTED 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY BUT OF 
COURSE SO MANY 
OF THOSE DETAILS 
ARE BEING WORKED 
OUT.>> THE PRICE 
IS RIGHT. 
THANK YOU.>>> 
AFTER WEEKS OF 
TENSE 
NEGOTIATIONS 
BETWEEN SENATE 
REPUBLICANS OF 
THE WHITE HOUSE, 
OVERNIGHT, WORD 
OF A FUNDAMENTAL 
AGREEMENT ON ONE 
TRILLION DOLLAR 
CORONAVIRUS 
RELIEF BILL. 
THE PROPOSAL 
INCLUDES $16 
BILLION IN NEW 
FUNDING FOR 
CORONAVIRUS 
TESTING, $70 
BILLION TO 
REOPEN SCHOOLS 
BUT THE TWO 
SIDES ARE STILL 
DIVIDED OVER 
WHETHER TO 
INCLUDE STIMULUS 
CHECKS TO 
MILLIONS OF 
AMERICANS OR 
PAYROLL TAX CUT 
TO BENEFIT 
BUSINESSES. 
SOME GOP 
SENATORS WARNING 
THAT TO KEEP THE 
OVERALL COST OF 
THE MEASURE DOWN 
TO AROUND $1 
TRILLION, THEY 
HAVE TO PICK 
BETWEEN THE TWO 
PRIORITIES 
PRETTY DIFFICULT 
CHOICE, PITTING 
THEM AGAINST THE 
PRESIDENT. 
MR. TRUMP EAGER 
TO GET THE 
ECONOMY BACK ON 
TRACK, HAS BEEN 
PUSHING FOR THE 
PAYROLL TAX CUT. 
>> I THINK IT IS 
VERY GOOD IT IS 
PROVEN TO BE 
SUCCESSFUL. 
IT'S A BIG 
SAVINGS FOR THE 
PEOPLE. 
IT'S A 
TREMENDOUS 
SAVING AND I 
THINK IT IS AN 
INCENTIVE FOR 
COMPANIES TO 
HIRE THE WORKERS 
BACK AND TO KEEP 
THE WORKERS.>> 
Reporter: 
LAWMAKERS ARE 
TRYING TO 
DETERMINE HOW TO 
REAUTHORIZE 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS WHICH 
ARE SET TO RUN 
OUT AT THE END 
OF THE MONTH. 
RIGHT NOW, 
THROUGH THE 
BENEFITS, 
JOBLESS 
AMERICANS ARE 
GETTING $600 
EVERY WEEK. 
WITH THAT STILL 
AT THE AIR, THE 
QUICK QUESTION 
NOW IS WHETHER 
DEMOCRATS ARE ON 
BOARD WITH THE 
BROADER PLAN. 
NANCY PELOSI 
SAYS SHE HOPES 
THE PARTIES CAN 
RESOLVE THEIR 
DIFFERENCES AND 
HAVE A BILL BY 
THE END OF THE 
WEEK.>>> LET'S 
TALK POLITICS 
FOR A MOMENT, 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS BEEN MAKING 
AN ISSUE OF HIS 
OPPONENT JOE 
BIDEN'S MENTAL 
FITNESS FOR 
OFFICE. 
THIS CAME UP 
AGAIN IN A NEW 
INTERVIEW 
OVERNIGHT BUT 
THE PRESIDENT 
DID.>> Reporter: 
IN THE NEW 
INTERVIEW 
OVERNIGHT THE 
PRESIDENT NOT 
ONLY QUESTIONED 
JOE BIDEN'S 
COGNITIVE ABILITY
BUT HE ALSO GAVE 
NEW DETAILS 
ABOUT THE 
COGNITIVE TEST 
HE SAYS HE TOOK 
RECENTLY AND HE 
HAD PREVIOUSLY 
RAISED THE ISSUE 
OF THE TEST TO 
SAY HE HAD DONE 
VERY WELL AND TO 
QUESTION WHETHER 
JOE BIDEN WOULD 
SCORE HIGH 
POINTS BUT 
DURING AN 
INTERVIEW ON FOX 
NEWS THIS 
WEEKEND IT WAS 
POINTED OUT THAT 
THE QUESTIONS 
ARE ACTUALLY 
PRETTY ASIC IN 
THE TEST. 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS INSISTED THE 
LAST ROUND OF 
QUESTIONS ARE 
MUCH MORE 
DIFFICULT AND HE 
WAS ASKED ABOUT 
THAT.>> THERE 
WERE 30 OR 35 
QUESTIONS, THE 
FIRST QUESTIONS 
ARE EASY GET THE 
LAST QUESTIONS 
ARE MUCH MORE 
DIFFICULT. 
LIKE A MEMORY 
QUESTION. 
LIKE YOU WILL GO 
PERSON, WOMAN, 
MAN, CAMERA, TV. 
SO THEY SAY 
COULD YOU REPEAT 
THAT. 
SO I SAY YEAH. 
SO IT IS PERSON, 
WOMAN, MAN, 
CAMERA, TV. 
OKAY THAT'S VERY 
GOOD. 
IF YOU GET IT IN 
ORDER YOU GET 
EXTRA POINTS. 
OKAY NOW HE'S 
ASKING YOU OTHER 
QUESTIONS. 
OTHER QUESTIONS. 
AND THEN, 10 
MINUTES OR 20 
MINUTES LATER 
THEY SAY 
REMEMBER THE 
FIRST QUESTION?  
NOT THE FIRST 
BUT THE 10th, 
GIVE US THAT 
AGAIN CAN YOU DO 
THAT AGAIN AND 
GO PERSON, 
WOMAN, MAN, 
CAMERA, TV. 
IF YOU GET IT IN 
ORDER, YOU GET 
EXTRA POINTS. 
THEY SAID NOBODY 
GETS AN ORDER, 
IT'S NOT THAT 
EASY BUT FOR ME 
IT WAS EASY.>> 
Reporter: NOW 
PRESIDENT DONALD 
TRUMP HAS 
CHALLENGED JOE 
BIDEN TO TAKE 
THE TEST WHEN HE 
WAS ASKED ABOUT 
THIS, JOE BIDEN 
SAID HE CAN 
HARDLY WAIT TO 
TEST HIS 
COGNITIVE 
ABILITIES 
AGAINST 
PRESIDENT DONALD 
TRUMP IN DEBATES 
THIS FALL. 
BY THE WAY, 
ACCORDING TO 
EXPERTS, THAT 
TEST IS OFTEN 
GIVEN TO DETECT 
MILD COGNITIVE 
IMPAIRMENTS SUCH 
AS THE ONSET OF 
DEMENTIA AND 
DOES NOT MEASURE 
INTELLIGENCE OR 
IQ.>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH.>>> 
THIS MORNING AND 
URGENT WARNING 
FROM THE FDA, 
CHECK YOUR HAND 
SANITIZER SPENT 
THE FDA IS 
EXPANDING THE 
LIST OF RECALLED 
SANITIZERS TO 
INCLUDE 75 
PRODUCTS. 
THE INGREDIENT 
IN QUESTION, 
METHANOL. 
SOMETIMES 
REFERRED TO AS 
WOOD ALCOHOL. 
SUBSTANCE IT CAN 
BE TOXIC WHEN 
ABSORBED THROUGH 
THE SKIN OR 
INGESTED. CAN BE 
LIFE-THREATENING 
WHEN INGESTED. 
ALL OF THE 
PRODUCTS 
APPEARED TO HAVE 
BEEN PRODUCED IN 
MEXICO, INCLUDE 
BRANDS LIKE 
BLUMEN, KLAR AND 
DANVER, MODESA  
INSTANT HAND 
SANITIZER'S. 
AND EVEN NOVELTY 
BRANDS LIKE 
HELLO KITTY. 
SOME ON THE 
LIST, SO THAT 
NATIONAL CHAINS 
LIKE WALMART AND 
COSTCO. 
AS A DEMAND FOR 
HAND SANITIZER'S 
HAS SURGED, SO 
TOO IS THE 
NUMBER OF 
QUESTIONABLE 
BRANDS. 
ACCORDING TO NBC 
NEWS DATA, 10 
DEATHS IN 
SEVERAL 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
IN ARIZONA AND 
NEW MEXICO ARE 
BELIEVED TO BE 
LINKED TO 
METHANOL AND 
HAND SANITIZER 
SO THE BRANDS 
HAVE NOT BEEN 
CONFIRMED. 
IT IS BELIEVED 
THAT SOME OF THE 
HAND SANITIZER'S 
MAY HAVE BEEN 
ADJUSTED RATHER 
THAN APPLIED TO 
THE SKIN. 
EXPERTS SAY 
BEFORE YOU BUY, 
TAKE A GOOD LOOK 
AT THE 
INGREDIENTS.>> 
SO, AGAIN, 
PEOPLE ARE GOING 
TO THE STORE. 
MAYBE EVERYONE 
IS NOT READING 
EVERY LITTLE 
INGREDIENT BUT 
WHAT SHOULD WE 
KNOW BEFORE WE 
BUY THEM? 
>> USE A PRODUCT 
THAT DOES NOT 
INCLUDE METHANOL 
BUT AT LEAST 60% 
ETHANOL. 
THE FDA ALSO 
RECOMMENDS THAT 
PEOPLE LITERALLY 
JUST WASH THEIR 
HANDS WITH SOAP 
AND WATER FOR AT 
LEAST 20 SECONDS 
AS OPPOSED TO 
USING HAND 
SANITIZER. 
FOR A FULL LIST 
OF RECALLED 
SANITIZERS YOU 
CAN GO TO THE 
WEBSITE 
TODAY.COM.>> 
THANK YOU.>>> 
AFTER THIS DRIVE-
BY SHOOTING 
OUTSIDE OF A 
FUNERAL LEFT 15 
PEOPLE WOUNDED, 
CHICAGO'S MAYOR 
IS CAUTIOUSLY 
ACCEPTING 
FEDERAL HELP TO 
STOP THE 
VIOLENCE BUT 
SAYS IT BETTER 
NOT LOOK 
ANYTHING LIKE 
WHAT IS 
HAPPENING IN 
PORTLAND. 
>> WE ARE NOT 
GOING TO 
HESITATE TO TAKE 
THE PRESIDENT TO 
COURT AND STOP 
ANY 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL 
ACTIONS.>> 
Reporter: IN 
CHICAGO THERE 
ARE 160 MURDERS 
IN THE LAST 
MONTH, AND 
NEARLY 200% JUMP 
OVER THE SAME 
TIME LAST YEAR. 
>> THIS 
BLOODSHED MUST 
END, THIS 
BLOODSHED WILL 
END. 
>> Reporter: 
NOW, PRESIDENT 
DONALD TRUMP IS 
SENDING HUNDREDS 
OF FEDERAL 
AGENTS TO 
CHICAGO AND 
ALBUQUERQUE. 
>> THESE ARE 
STREET AGES, 
THEY ARE 
INVESTIGATORS 
WHO ARE WORKING 
TO SOLVE MURDERS 
AND TO TAKE DOWN 
THE VIOLENT 
GANGS.
>> Reporter: IT 
IS EXPANSION OF 
OPERATION LEGEND 
TAKING PLACE IN 
KANSAS CITY, 
NAMED AFTER FOUR-
YEAR-OLD 
SHOOTING VICTIM 
LEGEND 
TALIFERRO, WHOSE 
FAMILY VISITED 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
WEDNESDAY. 
>> THIS 
OPERATION IS 
FISH -- IS 
PERSONAL. 
WE WANT JUSTICE 
FOR OUR SON AND 
OTHERS.>> 
Reporter: THERE 
EXTRA AGENTS 
WILL BE 
DIFFERENT THAN 
THE TACTICAL 
TEAMS RECENTLY 
SENT TO PORTLAND 
TO PROTECT 
FEDERAL 
PROPERTY. 
OVERNIGHT, 
PORTLAND'S MAYOR 
WHO HAS DEMANDED 
THE FEDERAL 
FORCES LEAVE THE 
CITY WITH 
TEARGAS WHEN HE 
JOINED 
PROTESTERS ON 
THE FRONT LINES. 
LOCAL POLICE 
DECLARING IT A 
RIOT. 
OPPOSITION TO 
THIS DEPLOYMENT 
EXTEND TO OTHER 
DEMOCRATIC 
MAYORS WHO 
PRESIDENT DONALD 
TRUMP SLAMMED ON 
WEDNESDAY.>> YOU 
HAVE RADICAL 
LEFT DEMOCRATS 
RUNNING CITIES 
LIKE CHICAGO AND 
SO MANY 
OTHERS.>> 
Reporter: MAYOR 
LORI LIGHTFOOT  
HEADING BACK. 
>> THE PRESIDENT 
IS TRYING TO 
DIVERT ATTENTION 
FROM HIS FAILED 
LEADERSHIP. 
ON COVID-19.  
HE HAS FAILED, 
HE HAS FAILED, 
HE HAS FAILED.>> 
Reporter: IN 
KANSAS CITY, 
WHERE MURDERS 
ARE UP 40% FROM 
THE PREVIOUS 
YEAR, THE POLICE 
DEPARTMENT ASKS 
FOR SOME FEDERAL 
HELP 
INVESTIGATING 
CRIMES AND 
TRACKING ILLEGAL 
GUNS.>> WHAT WE 
DON'T NEED IS 
WHAT YOU SEE IN 
THE STREETS OF 
BERLIN AND 
FEDERAL TROOPS 
TAKING OVER. 
TOOK IN A 
DRAMATIC 
ESCALATION OF 
TENSE RELATIONS 
BETWEEN 
WASHINGTON AND 
BEIJING, THE 
UNITED STATES IS 
GIVING CHINA 
UNTIL TOMORROW 
TO CLOSE THE 
GIANT CONSULATE 
IN HOUSTON, 
TEXAS. 
WE HAVE LEARNED 
THE SHUTDOWN 
FOLLOWS YEARS OF 
FBI INTELLIGENCE 
GATHERING AT THE 
HOUSTON OUTPOST. 
>> WE ARE 
SETTING UP CLEAR 
EXPECTATIONS HOW 
THE COMMUNIST 
PARTY WILL 
BEHAVE AND WHEN 
THEY DON'T, WE 
WILL TAKE ACTION 
TO PROTECT THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE 
AND PROTECT 
SECURITY, 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY.>> 
Reporter: 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY 
OFFICIALS SAY 
THE CONSULATE, 
THE FIRST CHINA 
OPENED IN THE 
UNITED STATES 
WHEN MISSIONS 
WERE ESTABLISHED 
IN 1979. 
IT HAS LONG BEEN 
INSERTED A HUB 
FOR CHINESE 
SPYING 
ACTIVITIES, 
MULTIPLE 
OFFICIALS SAY 
THE COMPLEXES 
USED BY BEIJING, 
TO STEAL 
VALUABLE 
INFORMATION FROM 
HOUSTON'S 
EXTENSIVE 
MEDICAL RESEARCH 
FACILITIES. 
AND TRY TO 
INFILTRATE THE 
OIL AND NATIONAL 
GAS INDUSTRY. 
JUST HOURS AFTER 
THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
TOLD CHINA THE 
SHUTDOWN, PEOPLE 
COULD BE SEEN IN 
THE COURTYARD OF 
THE COMPLEX 
BURNING 
DOCUMENTS. 
HOUSTON 
FIREFIGHTERS 
RESPONDED, AND 
THEY WERE NOT 
PERMITTED IN. 
FACE COMES AFTER 
THE JUSTICE 
DEPARTMENT 
CHARGED TWO 
CHINESE 
NATIONALS IN AN 
ALLEGED GLOBAL 
HACKING SCHEME. 
INCLUDING AN 
ATTEMPT TO BREAK 
INTO COMPUTERS 
OF FIRMS WORKING 
ON THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINE. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
ASKED WHETHER 
THERE MAY BE 
ADDITIONAL 
ACTION IN CHINA. 
>> AS FAR AS 
CLOSE AN 
ADDITIONAL 
EMBASSIES, IT IS 
POSSIBLE. 
>> Reporter: AND 
CAPITOL HILL, 
LAWMAKERS ON THE 
AISLE SAY CHINA 
IS AN ONGOING 
THREAT.>> MANY 
TECH COMPANIES 
ARE ARMED WITH 
THE CHINESE 
STATE, COMPANIES 
NEED TO 
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT 
DOING BUSINESS 
WITH A LOT OF 
THE CHINESE 
FIRMS, DO IT AT 
YOUR OWN RISK. 
>> THERE IS 
CYBER THEFT, 
PEOPLE IN OUR 
UNIVERSITIES ARE 
STEALING 
TECHNOLOGY. 
GOES ON AND ON.
>>  Reporter: 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY 
OFFICIALS SAY 
THE FBI MAY 
ANNOUNCE MORE 
CASES TODAY 
INVOLVING 
CHINESE 
RESEARCHERS IN 
THE U.S. WHO 
HAVE ALLEGEDLY 
COVERED UP  
THEIR TIES TO 
THE CHINESE 
MILITARY. 
AND THE U.S. 
WANTS CHINESE 
DIPLOMATS  TO 
TURN OVER A 
CHINESE 
RESEARCHER WHOM 
THE FBI ACCUSES 
OF LINE ABOUT 
HER TIES TO THE 
CHINESE 
MILITARY. 
WHEN SHE APPLIED 
FOR A VISA TO 
STUDY. 
SHE IS TAKING 
REFUGE IN THE 
CHINESE 
CONSULATE IN SAN 
FRANCISCO. 
BACK TO YOU, 
SAVANNA, AND 
GREAT TO SEE 
YOU. 
WELCOME BACK. 
>> EVEN BETTER 
TO SEE YOU, 
ANDREA, THANK 
YOU.>>> IT IS 
UNPRECEDENTED. 
THE TOKYO 2020 
OLYMPICS WILL BE 
ON SCHEDULE FOR 
SUMMER 2021, 
WHILE A VICTIM 
OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
A WARNING THIS 
WEEK IF 
INFECTIONS 
CONTINUE AT 
THESE LEVELS FOR 
12 MONTHS, WE 
COULDN'T HOLD 
THE GAMES FOR 
THE PRESIDENT OF 
THE ORGANIZING 
COMMITTEE SAYS 
HE IS HOPEFUL 
THE VENUES WILL 
BE READY, 
THEY'RE READY 
NOW TO THE 
JAPANESE HOSTS 
HAVE SPENT $12 
BILLION ON TOKYO 
2020.>> WE ARE 
NOW ABSOLUTELY 
READY FOR THE 
GAMES NEXT 
YEAR.>> 
Reporter: DURING 
THE LOCKDOWN, 
ATHLETES AROUND 
THE GLOBE HAVE 
BEEN FORCED TO 
TRAIN IN UNIQUE 
CONDITIONS. 
SO IF IT 
HAPPENS, NEXT 
YEAR'S GAMES 
WILL BE A 
TRIUMPH OVER 
ADVERSITY.>> 
WILL BE A GREAT 
SYMBOL OF 
SURVIVAL.>> IS 
IT GOING TO BE A 
SYMBOL OF UNITY 
AND STABILITY OF 
HUMANKIND.>> 
Reporter: IT IS 
NOT CLEAR 
WHETHER THERE 
WILL BE 
SPECTATORS OR 
WHAT THE YET 
LIMBIC OLYMPIC 
VILLAGE WILL 
LOOK LIKE. 
AND WHAT ONE 
CHANGE, THE 
MARQUEE EVENT, A 
WELCOME RETURN 
TO SWIMMING AND 
TENNIS AND THE 
WINNING WOMEN'S 
SOCCER TEAM WITH 
THEIR LEADER 
MEGAN RAPINOE.  
BUT ALL EYES 
WILL BE ON THE 
GYMNASTICS, AND 
SUPERSTAR SIMONE 
BILES. 
SHE'S BEEN 
CALLED SIMPLY 
THE GREATEST 
GYMNAST EVER. 
MATCHING WORLD 
RECORDS, WINNING 
GOLD AFTER GOLD 
FOUR YEARS AGO. 
THE FLAG BEARER 
IN THE OLYMPIC 
CLOSING 
CEREMONY. 
BITTERLY 
DISAPPOINTED 
WHEN THE 
OLYMPICS WERE 
CANCELED.>> I 
CRIED BUT 
ULTIMATELY IT 
WAS THE RIGHT 
DECISION.>> 
Reporter: JUST 
GETTING BETTER 
AND BETTER. 
EARLIER THIS 
MONTH, POSTING A 
STRING OF VIDEOS 
SHOWCASING HER 
AMAZING SKILLS, 
INCLUDING A 
DOUBLETALK, THAT 
SHE HASN'T 
PERFORMED SINCE 
SHE WAS 13. 
THIS MONTH, 
LOOKING STRONG 
ON THE COVER OF 
VOGUE. 
AND, HOPEFULLY, 
THIS TIME NEXT 
YEAR, AS THE 
GAMES OF THE 
32nd OLYMPIAD 
WILL BE GETTING 
UNDERWAY, THIS 
AMERICAN HERO 
WILL BE SHOWING 
THE WORLD JUST 
HOW HIGH SHE CAN 
FLY.>> AT THE 
GOLD MEDALS 
READY AGAIN.>> 
Reporter: ONE OF 
THE SYMBOLS OF 
THE GAMES WAS 
AND IS 
RENEWABILITY AND 
SUSTAINABILITY, 
HODA PIZZA OLD 
COMPUTERS AND 
PHONES ARE MADE 
INTO  MEDALS. 
WHAT  BETTER WAY 
TO SYMBOLIZE 
SUSTAINABILITY 
AND RENEWABILITY 
THAN WATCHING 
SIMONE BILES 
WATCH AND TAKE 
ALL THE MEDALS. 
PIECE.
NOW THE CONVERSATION WE'VE BEEN 
WAITING FO
>>> GYMNASTICS 
SUPERSTAR SIMONE 
BILES, HOW ARE 
YOU?>> I'M GOOD 
HOW ARE YOU? 
>> FIRST OF ALL, 
I AM TAKING IT 
ONE DAY AT A 
TIME AND THINK 
ABOUT THE RIO 
AND THE FINAL 
FIVE IN THE 
MEDALS YOU WON 
AND THINK ABOUT  
ZAC EFRON WHEN 
HE STEPPED INTO 
YOUR WORLD. 
AND I WAS 
THINKING ALL 
THESE THINGS 
THAT I WAS 
THINKING LIKE, 
LET'S JUST 
RELIVE FOR ONE 
SECOND, THERE WE 
GO. 
YOU STILL FEEL 
IT I KNEW IT. 
SO HOW DO YOU 
KEEP YOUR HEAD 
IN THE GAME AS 
YOU PREPARE FOR 
ALL THE HARD 
WORK WITH THE 
FUN THAT IS 
AHEAD? 
>> TRAINING HAS 
BEEN BEEN 
DIFFERENT, IT'S 
CRAZY BUT GOING 
IN EVERY DAY AND 
KNOWING AND 
HOPING THAT 2021 
IS ON THE 
HORIZON, KEEPS 
ME GOING. 
BUT, IT IS JUST 
WE DON'T KNOW 
WHAT WILL HAPPEN 
SO TRAIN AS 
IF.>> I THOUGHT 
IT WAS COOL WE 
SHOWED THE FUN 
YOU ARE HAVING 
IS YOUR 
TRAINING. 
WE SHOWED THE 
DOUBLETALK THAT 
YOU DID YOU 
HADN'T DONE 
SINCE YOU WERE 
13. 
BUT IN ADDITION 
TO ALL OF THIS 
STUFF LIKE, HOW 
DO YOU TRAIN 
DURING A 
PANDEMIC?>> SO 
RIGHT NOW, WE 
KIND OF HAVE TO 
STAGGER OUR 
WORKOUTS SO THAT 
THE OTHER GIRLS 
CAN GET IN. 
EVERYBODY HAS TO 
WEAR A MASK 
ENTERING AND 
LEAVING THE 
FACILITY AND ALL 
THE STAFF HAS TO 
WEAR MASKS THE 
ENTIRE TIME IN 
THE BUILDING. 
AFTER EVERY 
SESSION, THERE 
ARE TIMES FOR 
CLEAN DOWNS 
WHERE WE ARE 
CLEANING THE 
MATS ON THE 
EQUIPMENT AND 
MAKING SURE ALL 
THE ATHLETES AND 
STAFF ARE SAFE. 
>> BY THE WAY 
THE COVER OF 
VOGUE IS 
STUNNING. 
THE COVER OF 
VOGUE IS 
STUNNING. 
IT IS MORE 
BEAUTIFUL THAN 
THE OUTSIDE AND 
ALL THE 
PICTURES, IS 
JUST HOW YOU 
REVEALED 
YOURSELF INSIDE. 
I THOUGHT IT WAS 
SO DUTIFUL AND 
IT STRUCK ME 
LIKE SHE IS 
GROWING UP. 
YOU TALKED ABOUT 
EVERYTHING AND 
YOU TALKED A 
LITTLE BIT ABOUT 
THE BLACK LIVES 
MATTER MOVEMENT 
AND IT JUST 
STRUCK ME AND I 
WONDERED IF YOU 
REMEMBER 
YOURSELF, WHAT 
AN EARLY BRUSH 
WITH RACISM WAS 
FOR YOU AS A 
LITTLE GIRL?>> I 
DIDN'T REALLY 
EXPERIENCE IT 
WHEN I WAS 
YOUNGER, 
OBVIOUSLY I WENT 
TO A 
PREDOMINANTLY 
WHITE SCHOOL BUT 
I DIDN'T REALLY 
NOTICE RACISM 
UNTIL 2013 AND I 
WAS ON THE WORLD 
SCENE AND WHAT 
MADE THE NEWS 
WAS ANOTHER 
GYMNAST SAYING 
THAT IF WE 
PAINTED OUR 
SKINS LACK MAYBE 
WE WOULD ALL WIN 
BECAUSE I HAD 
BEAT HER OUT OF 
A MEDALS AND SHE 
GOT UPSET HER 
THAT WAS THE 
NEWS RATHER THAN 
ME  WINNING. 
SO OTHER THAN 
THAT, IT HAPPENS 
EVERY DAY AND I 
FEEL LIKE EVERY 
BLACK ATHLETE OR 
COLORED ATHLETE 
COULD SAY THAT 
THEY'VE 
EXPERIENCED IT 
THROUGH THEIR 
CAREER. 
WE JUST HAVE TO 
KEEP GOING FOR 
THE LITTLE ONES 
LOOKING UP TO 
US. 
>> WHAT YOU HOPE 
TO TEACH THOSE 
LITTLE ONES 
LOOKING UP TO 
YOU, WANTING TO 
BE THE NEXT 
SIMONE? 
>> IT DOESN'T 
MATTER WHAT YOU 
LOOK LIKE, YOU 
CAN STRIVE FOR 
GREATNESS.>> I 
DO LOVE THAT. 
CAN I BRING UP 
ONE OTHER THING 
THAT BROKE MY 
HEART. 
I FEEL 
PROTECTIVE OF 
YOU FOR SOME 
REASON. 
I CAN'T HELP IT. 
YOU OPENED UP 
ABOUT YOUR 
MENTAL HEALTH 
DURING THE WHOLE 
LARRY NASSAR  
SCANDAL. 
YOU SAID AT ONE 
POINT I SLEPT SO 
MUCH BECAUSE IT 
WAS FOR ME IT 
WAS THE CLOSEST 
THING TO DEATH 
WITHOUT HARMING 
MYSELF. 
IT WASN'T EASY 
ESCAPE FROM MY 
THOUGHTS BUT I 
THOUGHT THAT WAS 
SO INCREDIBLY 
BRAVE TO SAY, 
BUT WHY DID YOU 
THINK IT WAS 
IMPORTANT? 
>> BECAUSE I 
FEEL AS ATHLETES 
AND SURVIVORS, 
EVERYTHING AND 
EVERYONE GOES 
THROUGH IT. 
I FELT THE NEED 
TO SHARE THAT I 
FEEL THE SAME 
WAY AS YOU DO. 
IF I CAN DO IT 
YOU CAN DO IT. 
AND OBVIOUSLY 
I'M GOING TO 
THERAPY FOR ALL 
THOSE REASONS. 
BUT THERAPY 
ISN'T BAD. 
IN THE BEGINNING 
I THOUGHT MAYBE 
I HAD A PROBLEM 
BUT NOW I KIND 
OF LOOK FORWARD 
TO THERAPY 
BECAUSE IT IS A 
SAFE OUTLET FOR 
ME AND I HOPE 
EVERYONE FEELS 
COMFORTABLE AND 
CONFIDENT GOING 
TO THERAPY AND 
SPEAKING OUT.>> 
BY THE WAY, HOW 
IS YOUR MOM 
NELLY?  
LAST TIME YOU 
SAID SHE LEFT 
FOOD FOR YOU ON 
THE CURB YOU HAD 
TO GO AND PICK 
UP. 
HAVE YOU BEEN 
ABLE TO HANG OUT 
WITH YOUR MOM 
NOW SOME?>> YES. 
SHE IS STILL, SHE
HAS A NURSING 
BACKGROUND SO 
SHE IS CRAZY 
ABOUT WASHING 
HANDS IF WE GO 
ON THE HOUSE. 
IF YOU'VE SEEN 
ANYBODY COME YOU 
CAN'T COME OVER. 
BUT OTHER THAN 
THAT, WE ARE 
ALLOWED IN THE 
HOUSE SO WE 
SPEND THE 
WEEKENDS AT THE 
POOL AND THEN MY 
MOM COOK SUNDAY 
DINNER. 
SO WE GO TO THE 
HOUSE AND SPEND 
TIME WITH THE 
FAMILY. 
>> I LOVE AND 
CONGRATS. 
PEOPLE DON'T 
KNOW THAT YOU 
ARE A MOM OF TWO 
ADORABLE DOGS 
ARE 
CONGRATULATIONS. 
FINALLY, YOU 
CALL WHAT 
GROWING UP IS 
ADULT AND FROM 
KNOWING YOU 
EARLY ON TO THIS 
MOMENT YOU ARE 
DOING IT 
BEAUTIFULLY.>> 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH, I 
APPRECIATE IT.>> 
LET'S GO, 2021 
TWO WE'VE GOT TO 
GET THERE. 
I WILL SURPRISE 
YOU WITH SOME 
OTHER SUPERSTAR 
WHEN WE GET 
THERE. 
ALL RIGHT? 
THANK YOU. 
>> THANK YOU, 
HODA I LOVE YOU. 
>> THE OLYMPIC 
COUNTDOWN IS NOT 
OVERCOME EVEN 
MORE ATHLETES 
WILL JOIN US IN 
THE NEXT HOUR. 
ALONG WITH NBC'S 
MIKE AND ALL 
NEXT WEEK WILL 
CHECK OUT THE 
SPECIAL TODAY 
OLYMPIC GAMES, A 
NEW STREAMING 
CHANNEL TODAY, 
ALL DAY ON 
PEACOCK AND 
TODAY.COM. 
WE ARE 
EVERYWHERE. 
WE WILL REVISIT 
YOUR MOMENTS. 
SAVANNA?>> MAY I 
RECOMMEND 
WATCHING HER ON 
REPEAT?  
IT IS GOOD 
INSPIRATION FOR 
YOUR DAY. 
SHE IS LOVELY 
AND AMAZING. 
>> REAL QUICK, 
SIMONE IF YOU 
ARE THERE, 
SAVANNA WAS 
SHOWING VIDEO OF 
YOUR DAUGHTER 
FLIPPING AROUND 
AND NOW HER 
DAUGHTER WANTS 
TO BE A 
GYMNAST.>> 
THAT'S TOO CUTE. 
TELL HER I SAID 
HELLO. 
>> SHE SAID I 
WANT TO BE LIKE 
HER AND I WAS 
LIKE, WOW. 
I SAID WORK 
HARD, WORK HARD 
AND I GUARANTEE 
YOU SHE SPENT 
HOURS AND DAYS 
AND HOURS AND 
DAYS IN THE 
GYMNASIUM TO GET 
WHERE SHE IS. 
YOU ARE 
AMAZING.>> THANK 
YOU SO MUCH.>>> 
THIS MORNING, AS 
STUDENTS ROLL 
BACK TO SCHOOL, 
BEFORE ENTERING 
THE BUILDING, 
THERE IS A NEW 
TEST TO PASS.>> 
97.2.>> 
Reporter: ONCE 
INSIDE 
>> STANDARD 
ATTENDANCE, 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING AND 
MASKS MARK THE 
FIRST DAY OF 
SCHOOL. 
DO THEY FOLLOW 
THE GUIDELINES? 
>> THEY DID. 
THEY DID AND IT 
IS EASIER WHEN 
YOU HAVE THE 
SMALLER CLASSES. 
>> Reporter: 
WITH STUDENTS 
COMING ONE DAY A 
WEEK, SMALLER 
GROUPS, NO MORE 
THAN 10 TOGETHER 
AT ONE TIME. 
IT IS A WELCOME 
CHANGE.>> I LIKE 
THE FEWER KIDS 
AT A TIME IS 
EASIER FOR 
PEOPLE WHO ARE 
ANXIOUS ABOUT 
COMING BACK.>> 
Reporter: OUT OF 
KNOXVILLE, THIS 
DISTRICT OF 2000 
STUDENTS, AMONG 
THE FIRST OF THE 
COUNTRY TO MAKE 
AN IN PERSON 
RETURN TO THE 
CLASSROOM. 
DOES THAT ADD 
PRESSURE TO GET 
IT RIGHT? 
>> ABSOLUTELY.>> 
Reporter: 
PRESIDENT DONALD 
TRUMP URGING A 
RETURN TO NORMAL 
CLASSES SAYS HE 
IS COMFORTABLE 
SENDING HIS OWN 
SON AND 
GRANDCHILDREN 
BACK, WHILE 
MAKING THESE 
COMMENTS THAT 
KIDS ARE LESS 
SUSCEPTIBLE.>> 
THEY DON'T CATCH 
IT EASILY AND 
THEY DON'T BRING 
IT HOME AND IF 
THEY DO, THEY 
GET BETTER FAST. 
WE WILL LOOK 
INTO THAT.>> 
Reporter: THE 
TASK FORCE 
COORDINATOR DR. 
DEBORAH BIRX  
SAYS THIS ON FOX 
NEWS.>> I THINK 
THERE IS OPEN 
QUESTIONS THERE 
AND THAT'S WHERE 
THE PRESIDENT 
CONCLUDED WITH, 
WE ARE STUDYING 
VERY HARD. 
>> Reporter: 
THREE MAJOR 
DISTRICTS SAID 
THEY WILL START 
ONLINE. 
IN FLORIDA WHERE 
CASES ARE 
SPIKING, 
EDUCATORS HAVE 
SUED THE STATE 
TO STOP FULL-
TIME REOPENING 
FOR THE GOVERNOR 
NOT BUDGING.>> 
WHILE THE RISK 
TO STUDENTS FROM 
IN PERSON 
LEARNING ARE 
LOW, THE COST OF 
KEEPING SCHOOLS 
CLOSED ARE 
ENORMOUS.>> 
Reporter: OHIO 
ART TEACHER IS 
SET TO GO BACK 
FULL-TIME NEXT 
MONTH AT THE 57-
YEAR-OLD 
DIABETIC IS SO 
SCARED OF 
CONTRACTING 
COVID-19, SHE 
HAS WRITTEN 
GOODBYE LETTERS 
TO HER FAMILY , 
JUST IN CASE.>> 
I LOVE MY 
STUDENTS BUT I 
DON'T WANT TO 
MAKE THEM SAD.>> 
Reporter: HOW 
ARE YOU FEELING 
ABOUT THE 
MASK?>> NOT 
GOOD.>> WE ARE 
SUPERHEROES 
PUTTING ON THE 
MASK. 
THIS MAY NOT GO 
AWAY ANYTIME 
SOON.>> 
Reporter: THE 
SUPERINTENDENT 
SAYS AT THIS 
POINT THEY 
REALLY ARE JUST 
TRYING TO DRILL 
HOME HYGIENE 
LESSONS, ALMOST 
PART OF THE 
LESSON PLANS. 
THE DIRECTOR OF 
SCHOOLS IS 
WATCHING THE 
NUMBERS VERY 
CLOSELY AND IF 
THEY START TO 
SEE AN UPTICK OR 
THE NUMBER OF 
TEACHERS OR 
STUDENTS YEAR 
CONTRACT COVID-
19, THEY WILL 
SWITCH TO 
COMPLETELY 
VIRTUAL CLASSES  
AND THEY'VE GOT 
THE PLANS IN 
PLACE TO DO 
IT.>>> THE BOYS 
OF SUMMER TAKING 
OFF THEIR SEASON 
IN LATE JULY.>> 
DEEP AND GONE. 
>> Reporter: THE 
NORMAL 162 GAME 
SEASON CUT TO 
60. 
THANKS TO THE 
COVID-19 
PANDEMIC.  
FOR THE FIRST 
REGULAR-SEASON 
GAME, THE 
NATIONALS WILL 
HOST THE 
YANKEES.>> THE 
TEAMMATES 
UNDERSTAND THAT 
ONE PERSON CAN 
SCREW THIS UP 
FOR A LOT OF 
DIFFERENT 
PEOPLE. 
I THINK THAT IS 
A WAKE-UP CALL 
FOR EVERYBODY IN 
THE CLUBHOUSE. 
SO THIS YEAR 
WILL PRESENT A 
WHOLE NEW 
DIFFERENT LEVEL 
OF ADVERSITY. 
I FEEL LIKE WE 
ARE CUT OUT TO 
HANDLE THAT.>> 
Reporter: THERE 
READY TO PLAY 
BUT THE GAME 
WILL LOOK 
DIFFERENT WITH 
THE STANDS EMPTY 
OF FANS. 
CROWD NOISE WILL 
BE PIPED IN 
DURING GAMES. 
AND SOME TEAMS 
ARE LETTING FANS 
BY CORD BOARD 
CUT OUTS TO FILL 
THE SEATS. 
THAT IS IF YOUR 
TEAM HAS A HOME 
STADIUM. 
THE TORONTO BLUE 
JAYS BANNED BY 
THE CANADIAN 
GOVERNMENT FROM 
PLAYING IN 
TORONTO OUT OF 
FEARS PLAYERS 
COULD BECOME 
INFECTED WERE 
TOLD BY 
PENNSYLVANIA 
HEALTH OFFICIALS 
WEDNESDAY THEY 
CAN'T SHARE A 
STADIUM WITH THE 
PITTSBURGH 
PIRATES. 
THE REASONS FOR 
CAUTION IS THE 
KANSAS CITY 
ROYALS 
ANNOUNCING 
THEY'VE HAD 
EIGHT PLAYERS 
TEST POSITIVE 
FOR THE VIRUS. 
IT'S BEEN A 
DIFFERENT STORY 
FOR THE NBA. 
PRESEASON GAMES 
BEGAN LAST 
NIGHT. 
AFTER NONE OF 
THE PLAYERS 
ISOLATED IN THE 
LEAGUE'S BUBBLE 
IN ORLANDO 
TESTED POSITIVE. 
REGULAR-SEASON 
GAMES START A 
WEEK FROM TODAY. 
SOME NFL PLAYERS 
ARE REPORTING TO 
TRAINING CAMP 
EVEN AS THE 
LEAGUE AND 
PLAYERS IN THE 
BAY SAFETY 
PROTOCOLS FOR 
THE NFL NOW SAYS 
THAT IF FANS ARE 
ALLOWED, THEY 
WILL HAVE TO 
WEAR MASKS. 
ON AUGUST 1, THE 
NHL BEGINS A 
TOURNAMENT TO 
SEE WHO GETS TO 
LIFT THE STANLEY 
CUP. 
EVERY GAME WILL 
BE PLAYED IN 
CANADA. 
BACK ON THE 
BASEBALL 
DIAMOND, THE 
FIRST PITCH IS 
DETERMINED BY 
THE BIGGEST FANS 
OF THE 
NATIONALS, DR. 
ANTHONY FAUCI 
WHO GOT A LAST-
MINUTE PEPTALK 
FROM THE FIRST 
BASEMAN RYAN 
ZIMMERMAN. 
>> HAVE YOU  
THROWN UP BEFORE 
AT THE 
STADIUM?>> I 
HAVE NOT AND I'M 
QUITE NERVOUS. 
>> OKAY, IF YOU 
BOUNCE IT THERE 
IS NOBODY THERE 
TO BOO YOU SO 
YOU ARE GOOD TO 
GO, YOU ARE 
FINE.>> 
Reporter: SOME 
OTHER CHANGES 
FOLKS WILL 
NOTICE, ON TV, 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING 
REQUIRED IN THE 
DUGOUTS. 
NO SPITTING OR 
SEEDS AND NO BIG 
CELEBRATIONS 
ALLOWED AFTER A 
HOME RUN. 
NOT EVEN HIGH-
FIVES BUT I 
THINK THAT IS A 
SMALL PRICE TO 
PAY, MOST FANS 
WOULD AGREE, 
FORGETTING 
BASEBALL 
BACK.>>> I 
REMEMBER SAYING 
I CAN'T JUST SIT 
AND PRAY FOR 
PEOPLE. 
I NEED TO GO AND 
DO AND HELP AND 
USE MY HANDS.>> 
Reporter: KAYLA 
MUELLER WAS 
HOPING TO HELP 
PEOPLE WHEN SHE 
TRAVEL TO A  
DOCTORS WITHOUT 
BORDER HOSPITAL 
IN SYRIA IN 
2013. 
SHE WAS 
KIDNAPPED BY 
ISIS, THE NEXT 
DAY. 
HER PARENTS 
MARSHA AND CARL 
OPENED THEIR 
HOME TO THE 
TODAY SHOW IN 
2015.>> I AM 
STILL IN DENIAL, 
I STILL EXPECT 
HER TO COME 
THROUGH THE 
DOOR.>> 
Reporter: KAYLA 
MUELLER WAS HELD 
CAPTIVE FOR 18 
MONTHS AND 
DURING THAT TIME 
SHE WAS MOVED BY 
ISIS FROM 
LOCATION TO 
LOCATION, 
SOMETIMES PUT  
IN A ROOM WITH 
OTHER CAPTIVE 
WOMEN.>> WE'VE 
HAVE A FEW GIRLS 
WHO SPENT SHORT 
TIMES WITH 
KAYLA.  
ALL OF THEM, 
HAVE TO SAY, 
EVERYONE WE HAVE 
TALKED TO, 
TALKED ABOUT 
KAYLA STRENGTH. 
>> Reporter: 
EVENTUALLY SHE 
WAS TAKEN BY THE 
HEAD OF  ISIS 
AND ABUSE 
REPEATEDLY. 
SHE  HAD BEEN 
KILLED IN 2015. 
AMONG HER 
CAPTORS, A GROUP 
OF BRITISH 
CITIZENS 
NICKNAMED THE 
BEATLES FOR 
THEIR ACTIONS. 
INCLUDINGJOHN 
WHO WAS KILLED 
IN A DRONE 
STRIKE ON THESE 
TWO, WHO WERE 
CAPTURED IN 
SYRIA AND ARE 
NOW HELD  IN 
U.S. CUSTODY . 
IN THE PAST, THE 
MEN PRETENDED TO 
HAVE NO IDEA WHO 
KAYLA WAS. 
>> DID YOU EVER 
MEET KAYLA 
MUELLER? 
>> WHO? 
>> DIDN'T MEET 
ANY FOREIGNERS.
>> Reporter: IN 
AN INTERVIEW 
OBTAINED BY NBC 
NEWS, THEY GIVE 
DETAILED 
ACCOUNTS ABOUT 
HER, AND HOW 
THEY GOT HER 
PARENTS EMAIL 
ADDRESS, TO SEND 
RANSOM NOTES.>> 
I TOOK EMAIL 
FROM HER MYSELF. 
SHE WAS ALONE 
AND SHE WAS VERY 
SCARED IN A ROOM 
BY HERSELF THAT 
NO ONE WOULD GO 
WHEN.>> DEAR 
ADMITTING THEY 
ARE THERE OF 
COURSE THEY WILL 
NOT TELL THE 
DARK SIDE OF THE 
STORY. 
>> Reporter: THE 
FAMILY AND 
FAMILIES OF 
OTHERS WHO WERE 
ALL KILLED BY 
ISIS HAVE BEEN 
PRESSING FEDERAL 
PROSECUTORS  TO 
CHARGE THE 
MEN.>> THEY NEED 
TO BE BROUGHT 
HERE AND THEY 
NEED TO BE 
PROSECUTED. 
>> Reporter: THE 
CASE HAS BEEN 
HELD UP AT A 
BRITISH COURT 
RULED IN MARCH 
THAT THE UNITED 
STATES CAN'T USE 
CRUCIAL EVIDENCE 
AGAINST THE TWO 
MEN GATHERED BY 
BRITISH 
INVESTIGATORS, 
UNLESS THE 
UNITED STATES 
PROMISES THEY 
WON'T RECEIVE 
THE DEATH 
PENALTY.>> I 
DON'T THINK 
ANYTHING SHOULD 
BE TAKEN OFF THE 
TABLE. 
>> Reporter: THE 
FAMILY FEARS THE 
SO-CALLED 
BEATLES WILL GET 
A LIGHT SENTENCE 
IF TRIED IN THE 
UK. 
>> THAT IS A 
RECRUITING TOOL 
FOR THE 
TERRORISTS. 
THEY DID ALL 
THESE TERRIBLE 
THINGS APART 
FROM KILLING AND 
TORTURING 
AMERICANS, THEY 
WALKWAY IN FIVE 
YEARS. 
THAT CAN'T 
HAPPEN. 
>> WE ARE 
REACHING OUT TO 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
AND THE ATTORNEY 
GENERAL AND THE 
DOJ. 
WE DON'T WANT 
THIS TO GO 
AWAY.>> 
Reporter: A 
TRIAL IN THE 
UNITED STATES IS 
WHAT KAYLA 
MUELLER WOULD 
HAVE WANTED. 
>> SHE WOULD 
HAVE WANTED 
THESE MEN TRIED 
. IF THEY ARE 
INNOCENT, 
SOMEHOW, THE 
THEY BELIEVE 
THEIR INNOCENT 
THING GO BEFORE 
A JURY. 
AND PROVE IT AND 
YOU'RE GOING TO 
HAVE TO GET US 
INFORMATION.>> 
Reporter: 
INFORMATION THAT 
WOULD HELP THE 
FAMILY, BRING 
KAYLA HOME. 
>> AND BRING HER 
HOME, THERE IS 
SO MANY PEOPLE 
THAT HAVE 
MISSING PEOPLE 
OVER THERE. 
THAT'S WHAT 
KAYLA WOULD 
WANT. 
>> THAT FAMILY 
HAS BEEN THROUGH 
SO MUCH, RICHARD 
AND NOW THIS. 
HOW LIKELY IS IT 
THAT THESE TWO 
MEN  WOULD BE 
BROUGHT TO THE 
UNITED STATES TO 
FACE CHARGES?>> 
Reporter: THERE 
IS THIS LEGAL 
ISSUE, THE COURT 
IN THIS COUNTRY 
RULED THAT IF 
THE UNITED 
STATES IS 
SEEKING THE 
DEATH PENALTY, 
THEN BRITISH 
AUTHORITIES 
WON'T HAND OVER 
THE EVIDENCE 
THEY HAVE. 
AND THE BRITS 
ARE FOLLOWING 
THEM CLOSELY AND 
THEY REALLY HAVE 
THE BEST 
EVIDENCE. 
IF THE U.S. 
DROPS  THE DEATH 
PENALTY AND 
PURSUES LIFE 
SENTENCES, THE 
LEGAL OBSTACLE 
WOULD GO AWAY. 
THERE IS SOME 
NEGOTIATIONS I 
NEED TO TAKE 
PLACE AND THAT 
NEEDS TO BE 
FIGURED OUT TO 
MOVE FORWARD, 
LEGALLY. 
THE FAMILIES 
DON'T WANT THIS 
CASE TO GO AWAY 
AND THAT'S WHEN 
THE FAMILY OF 
THE VICTIMS 
TODAY WROTE AN 
OP-ED IN THE 
WASHINGTON POST 
URGING THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
TO MOVE THIS 
CASE FORWARD.>> 
IT IS 
ASTONISHING TO 
SEE THOSE TWO 
MEN TALKING 
ABOUT KAYLA 
MUELLER AFTER 
ALL THESE YEARS. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH.>>> LINES 
FOR FOOD, LINES 
FOR UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS. 
THE NATION 
HASN'T SEEN PAIN 
AND IN SOME 
CASES DESPAIR, 
LIKE THIS SINCE 
THE GREAT 
DEPRESSION 
NEARLY ONE 
CENTURY AGO. 
AND NOW, IN 
EIGHT DAYS, THE 
C.A.R.E.S. 
ACT RUNS OUT, 
THAT HAD PUT AN 
EXTRA $600 A 
WEEK IN 
AMERICA'S 
POCKETS, ON TOP 
OF STATE 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
CHECKS. 
>>  FINANCES ARE 
CHALLENGING.>> 
THERE IS NO 
WORK.>> IT IS 
UNPRECEDENTED 
TIME, WE NEED 
THE WORK, WE 
NEED HELP. 
PLEASE.
>> Reporter: 
OVERALL, THE 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
RATE ACROSS THE 
NATION IS 11.1% 
AND EVEN WORSEN 
SOME LARGE 
CITIES LIKE LA 
WHERE IT IS 
19.5%. 
AND IN NEW YORK 
CITY, 20.4%. 
ON WEDNESDAY, 
FROM LOS 
ANGELES, TO NEW 
YORK. 
TO SOUTH 
FLORIDA, AND 
EVERY STATE IN 
BETWEEN.
>> A LITTLE BIT 
OF A SMILE. 
>> Reporter: 
HELP COMING IN A 
VERY DIGITAL 
WAY. 
VOLUNTEER 
PHOTOGRAPHERS 
WHO WOULD 
NORMALLY CHARGE 
$250 A SESSION, 
TAKING 10,000 
FREE HEAD SHOTS 
OF THE 
UNEMPLOYED.>> 
GIVE ME A 
SMILE.>> 
Reporter: FOR 
THOSE WHO 
HAVEN'T LOOKED 
FOR A JOB IN A 
LONG TIME, HEAD 
SHOTS ARE NOW 
EXPECTED IN THE 
ONLINE WORLD OF 
JOB SEARCH.
>> IT'S BEEN A 
LONG TIME SINCE 
I LOOKED FOR A 
JOB. 
WHY IS THE 
PHOTOGRAPH SO 
IMPORTANT? 
>> HAVING IN 
UPDATED HEADSHOT 
IS IMPORTANT 
BECAUSE IT IS 
YOUR DIGITAL 
HANDSHAKE.
>> Reporter: A 
34-YEAR-OLD 
FAITH HIGGINS 
HOPES THE PHOTO 
BOOSTER RESUME 
AND HER JOB 
PROSPECTS BUT 
SHE HAS A 
MASTERS DEGREE 
IN COMMUNITY 
SUSTAINABILITY 
AND WAS WORKING 
FOR HABITAT FOR 
HUMANITY BUT THE 
PANDEMIC LED TO 
WIDESPREAD 
LAYOFFS. 
HER LINKEDIN 
PAGE USED TO 
HAVE A SELF 
PICTURE. 
>> I TRIED WITH 
THE LIGHTING AND 
I KNEW IT WAS 
TIME TO UPDATE 
IT. 
IT WASN'T 
REFLECTING MY 
BEST SELF.>> 
Reporter: HER 
PAGE NOW LOOKS 
LIKE THIS. 
ONE PIECE OF 
ADVICE IS WHEN 
POSING OR 
POSTING A 
PHOTOGRAPH, MAKE 
SURE IT IS 
CURRENT YOU MAY 
THINK YOU LOOK 
BETTER IN THE 
OLDER PICTURE 
BUT IS NOT WHO 
YOU ARE TODAY. 
THE 
PHOTOGRAPHERS 
SET THE STUDIOS 
AS POP-UPS 
INSIDE 
BUSINESSES THAT 
HAVE CLOSED 
BECAUSE OF THE 
PANDEMIC. 
BROOKFIELD 
PROPERTIES THAT 
OWNS THE MALLS 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY WHERE 
THE 
PHOTOGRAPHERS 
SET UP SAYS IF 
THEY CAN HELP 
PEOPLE GET JOBS, 
THEN PERHAPS IT 
WILL HELP THE 
ECONOMY GET 
GOING.>> 
PROFESSIONAL 
PICTURE, WE LIKE 
THESE.>>> AMONG 
THE CHAOS I 
FOUND A FATHER 
TRYING TO TEACH 
HIS SON ABOUT 
PEACE.>> WE 
DON'T HAVE A 
GOOD TIME TO GET 
ANGRY, WE 
RETALIATE WITH 
LOVE AND THAT'S 
WHERE WE ARE 
DOWN HERE, THERE 
IS ALWAYS 
ANOTHER WAY SO 
THAT I WANT TO 
SEE.>>> WHEN YOU 
NEED BRUTAL 
HONESTY, THIS 
ISN'T ABOUT 
DONALD TRUMP, 
THIS IS ABOUT 
400 YEARS OF 
RACISM. 
WHEN YOU NEED 
ANSWERS THE 
FIRST THING IN 
THE MORNING. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO 
BE DONE TO MAKE 
BALUSTRADE TO GO 
FOR THE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION? 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
TO GO DEEP 
INSIDE THE 
STORY. 
WHAT BIG POLICY 
CHANGE WOULD YOU 
LIKE AN 
ACCIDENT?  
HEAR FROM 
SOMEONE WHO HAS 
BEEN THERE. 
THIS IS THE NEWS 
STORY AMERICANS 
WANT TO KNOW. 
YOU NEED YOUR 
MORNING JOE ONLY 
ON MSNBC.>>> WE 
LIKE TO THINK WE 
LIVE IN SOME 
POST-RACIAL 
AMERICA, WE ARE 
REMINDED TIME 
AND TIME AGAIN 
THAT WE DO 
NOT.>> AFTER I 
WATCH 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 
ARE DIFFERENT 
BUT YOU DON'T 
NEED TO 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 ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW . WE 
HAVE 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 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> A REAL 
CATASTROPHE IN 
BRAZIL.>> THE 
GLOBAL FIGHT 
AGAINST THAT 
UNITES US.>> THE 
PEOPLE DON'T 
WORK AND THEY 
ARE NOT GOING TO 
BE UP TO FEED 
THEIR 
FAMILIES.>> NBC 
NEWS AND SKY 
TEAMS ON THE 
GROUND, LEARNING 
FROM WHERE IT'S 
BEEN.>> THE 
SOUTH KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK IN 
STAGES.>> THEY 
CAN BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US HERE.>> LIFE 
IN ITALY IS BACK 
TO NORMAL BUT 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 THE UNITED 
PURPOSE. 
>> THE FUTURE 
DOESN'T BELONG 
TO THE 
FAINTHEARTED, IT 
BELONGS TO THE 
BRAVE. 
>> GREAT PEOPLE 
HAVE BEEN MOVED 
TO DEFEND A 
GREAT NATION, 
ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED.
>>> WHAT DO YOU 
THINK NEEDS TO 
BE FIXED AND 
WHAT WOULD COUNT 
AS JUSTICE IN 
THIS CASE?  
DO YOU HAVE 
CLARITY ON WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS ACTUALLY 
ORDERED?  
I HAVE TO ASK 
WHETHER THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
CAN TURN THIS 
AROUND SO THAT 
THIS IS AN 
ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL 
CHANGE. 
FELIPE SAYS 
PEOPLE ARE NOT 
SIX FEET APART. 
>>> A GROUP OF 
BIG-CITY MAYORS 
ARCHON ON 
CONGRESS TO 
INVESTIGATE THE 
USE OF FEDERAL 
OFFICERS IN 
PORTLAND, 
OREGON. 
OFFICERS 
TARGETED 
PURCHASES WITH 
FLASH BANGS AND 
TEARGAS PRINT 
DEMONSTRATORS 
HAVE BEEN 
GATHERING FOR 
NEARLY 2 MONTHS 
FOR TESTING 
POLICE VIOLENCE 
FOLLOWING THE 
DEATH OF GEORGE 
FLOYD. 
NBC NEWS JOINS 
US FROM 
PORTLAND, WHAT 
IS HAPPENING 
THERE TODAY?>> 
Reporter: LET ME 
JUST STEP OUT OF 
THE WAY TO SHOW 
YOU THE SCENE 
HERE OUTSIDE OF 
THE FEDERAL 
COURTHOUSE THIS 
IS A FLASHPOINT 
IN THE 
COMPETITION 
BETWEEN AGENTS 
AND PROTESTERS. 
THE POWER 
WASHING OUTSIDE, 
CLEARING OUT THE 
REMNANTS OF LAST 
NIGHT'S TEARGAS. 
THEY SET UP 
TODAY. 
THAT STEEL 
BARRICADE. THAT 
BARRICADE IS 
COMING DOWN 
TWICE NOW. 
PROTESTERS STORM 
THE BARRICADES 
AND THEY DID ON 
TWO OCCASIONS. 
THEY WERE PUT UP 
EACH TIME, 
AGAIN. 
IF YOU NOTICE TO 
THE RIGHT THERE, 
REINFORCING THE 
BARRICADES IS 
THAT CEMENT 
WALL. 
SO CLEARLY, 
AUTHORITIES ARE 
TRYING THEIR 
BEST TO MAKE 
SURE THAT THAT 
IS NOT ABLE OR 
THE PROTESTERS 
ARE UNABLE TO 
BRING THAT DOWN 
AS THE CITY IS 
BRACING FOR THE 
POSSIBILITY OF 
MORE VIOLENCE 
FOR LAST NIGHTS 
VIOLENCE WAS 
VERY SIMILAR TO 
PREVIOUS NIGHTS 
AS WE HAD SEEN 
BEFORE. 
PROTESTERS 
STORMING THE 
FEDERAL COURT, 
LAST THAT THEY 
TRY TO SET FIRES 
AND SOME OF THE 
PLANKS ON THE 
WINDOWS FOR THEY 
ALSO CONFRONTED 
FEDERAL AGENTS, 
BEATEN BACK WITH 
TEARGAS AND 
BATONS AND THEN 
THE VIOLENCE 
CLEARING OUT IN 
THE EARLY 
MORNING OF THE 
HOURS. 
NOW THE 
SITUATION IS, AS 
YOU CAN SEE, BUT 
VERY CLEARLY 
THEY ARE BRACING 
FOR THE 
POSSIBILITY OF 
ANOTHER 
ENCOUNTER 
TONIGHT.>> I 
KNOW YOU HAVE 
BEEN THERE AND 
YOU HAVE SEEN 
WHAT IS 
HAPPENING AND 
SPEAKING WITH 
PROTESTERS. 
ONE ACTUALLY WAS 
ARRESTED BY 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
LAST NIGHT WHAT 
DID SHE TELL 
YOU?>> Reporter: 
YES, I SPOKE TO 
JENNIFER 
CHRISTIANSEN, A 
LAWYER AND A 
MOTHER OF TWO 
SHE IS PART OF 
THE SO-CALLED 
WALL OF MOMS, 
WEATHER, MOTHERS 
CONFRONTED 
FEDERAL AGENCIES 
SHE DESCRIBED 
WHAT HAPPENED 
WHEN SHE WAS 
ARRESTED. 
SHE SAID SHE HAD 
BEEN CHARGED 
WITH TWO 
CHARGES, ONE OF 
HITTING OR 
ASSAULTING A 
FEDERAL AGENT, 
CHARGES THAT SHE 
DISPUTES SHE 
TOLD ME WHY SHE 
FEELS IS 
IMPORTANT TO 
COME HERE LATE 
AT NIGHT WITH 
THE WRITING IS 
GOING ON OR TAKE 
A LISTEN.>> WHAT 
HAS BEEN 
HAPPENING TO 
COMMUNITIES OF 
COLOR, TWO BLACK 
MOMS AND 
INDIGENOUS 
COMMUNITIES AND 
OTHER 
COMMUNITIES, IT 
HAS TO STOP. 
IT HAS TO STOP 
AND IF IT TAKES 
A BUNCH OF WHITE 
BODIES ON THE 
LINE TO GET 
ATTENTION, TO 
MAKE IT STOP, IT 
SHOULDN'T. 
IT SHOULD NOT 
TAKE THAT. 
BUT IF THAT IS 
WHAT IT TAKES, 
I'M GOING TO BE 
THERE FOR THAT. 
AS HORRIBLE AS 
IT WAS, THAT IS 
WHAT WE HAVE 
BEEN SEEING IN 
PLACES FOR 
DECADES WHEN I'M 
HOME. 
THEY ARE NOT 
HOME, THEY 
DIDN'T GET TO GO 
HOME SOME BLACK 
FAMILIES.
>> Reporter: SHE 
IS ONE OF MANY 
PROTESTERS THAT 
I'VE SPOKEN TO 
WHO SAY THEY 
WANT TO BE HERE 
AND THEY WANT 
THEIR VOICES 
HEARD THEY WANT 
TO BE ABLE TO 
EXERCISE THEIR 
CONSTITUTIONAL 
RIGHTS, THAT 
THEY ARE NOT 
ANARCHIST AS THE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
PAINTED ALL 
PROTESTERS 
INVOLVED IN THE 
CLASSES FOR THEY 
HAVE ACTUAL 
GRIEVANCES AND 
THEY ARE PEOPLE 
ON THEIR WANT 
THEIR VOICES 
HEARD.>> WHAT A 
POWERFUL 
INTERVIEW, THE 
IMAGES OF THE 
WALL OF MOMS IS 
ALSO JUST 
SOMETHING SO 
POWERFUL. 
OREGON'S 
ATTORNEY GENERAL 
IS IN COURT, 
TAKING ACTION OF 
HER OWN. 
WHAT DOES SHE 
WANT DONE?>> 
Reporter: THAT'S 
RIGHT IT WAS A 
HEARING THAT 
TOOK PLACE OVER 
AN HOUR AND A 
HALF AGO AND 
HAPPENED INSIDE 
THE FEDERAL 
COURTHOUSE JUST 
BEHIND ME. 
ESSENTIALLY, SHE 
IS ARGUING THAT 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
HERE NEED TO 
HAVE A 
RESTRAINING 
ORDER PITCH ONCE 
A RESTRAINING 
ORDER AGAINST 
THE DEPARTMENT 
OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY AS WELL 
AS SEVERAL 
AGENCIES POINTED 
TO WHAT SHE 
ARGUES ARE 
ILLEGAL ARRESTS 
THAT HAVE 
HAPPENED HERE IN 
PORTLAND 
POINTING 
SPECIFICALLY TO 
THE CASE OF ONE 
PROTESTER BY THE 
NAME OF MARK 
PETTIBONE, 29 
YEARS OLD. 
ACCORDING TO HIS 
ACCOUNT, HE WAS 
APPROACHED BY 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
WHO DID NOT 
REPRESENT WHO 
THEY WERE AND 
DID NOT SAY WHO 
THEY WERE AND 
PULLED HIM INTO 
AN UNMARKED VAN. 
HE WAS 
COMPLETELY 
TERRORIZED. 
SHE IS POINTING 
TO THAT AND 
OTHER SOCIAL 
MEDIA ACCOUNTS 
AS EVIDENCE THIS 
RESTRAINING 
ORDER IS 
NECESSARY FOR 
THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT COURT 
DID NOT DISPUTE 
THE ACCOUNTS OF 
MARK PETTIBONE 
IN THEIR 
ARGUMENTS BUT 
THEY DID SAY 
THAT IS 
SOMETHING THAT 
CAN BE ADDRESSED 
IN CIVIL COURT, 
THAT INSTITUTING 
A TEMPORARY 
RESTRAINING 
ORDER WOULD BE 
AN OVERREACH OF 
SORTS FOR THAT 
WAS THEIR 
ARGUMENT AND NOW 
WITH A JUDGE, IT 
IS UNCLEAR WHEN 
WE WON'T GET A 
RULING ON HER 
APPLICATION FOR 
THE TEMPORARY 
RESTRAINING 
ORDER.>> THANKS 
SO MUCH, STAY 
SAFE.>>> THE 
RIOTS CONTROLLED 
MECHANISM THAT 
PORTLAND POLICE 
HAVE BEEN USABLE 
FOR THE FEDERAL 
AGENTS GOT HERE, 
WAS TOXIC. 
THESE ARE PUBLIC 
HEALTH HAZARDS 
N WE ARE IN 
THE MIDDLE OF A 
PANDEMIC AND IF 
HER RESPIRATORY 
ILLNESS YOU'RE 
GASPING FOR MANY 
NIGHTS BEFORE 
TRUMP FLEET 
ARRIVED FEET WE 
SEE THE BEATINGS 
AND SEE THE GAS 
SCENES IS THE 
VIOLENCE THAT 
CONCERNS ME. 
I DON'T KNOW 
THAT PROTECTING 
PROPERTY SHOULD 
BE THE PRIMARY 
CONCERN OF LAW 
ENFORCEMENT. 
WE NEED TO 
PROTECT PEOPLE'S 
HEALTH AND WELL-
BEING.>> THEY 
ARE SHARPLY 
ESCALATING THE 
SITUATION, VERY 
HAVE A PRESENCE 
OR THAT IS 
LEADING TO MORE 
VIOLENCE AND 
MORE VANDALISM 
AND IS NOT 
HELPING THE 
SITUATION AT 
ALL. 
THEY ARE NOT 
WANTED HERE AND 
WE HAVEN'T ASKED 
THEM HERE AND IN 
FACT WE WANT 
THEM TO LEAVE.>> 
IT IS 
DISHEARTENING 
FOR PEOPLE WHO 
HAVE BEEN ON THE 
GROUND, TO SEE 
THE MAYOR ON 
NATIONAL TV 
UNCHECKED. 
I DON'T PRETEND 
TO KNOW WHETHER 
OR NOT HE WAS A 
FEDERAL OFFICERS 
OUT BUT WHAT I 
DO KNOW IS THAT 
THIS IS NOT A 
DISAGREEMENT 
OVER A TACTICS 
GIVING THAT MR. 
WHEELER IS DOING 
THE SAME THING 
AS PROTESTERS. 
WHAT WAS SENDING 
A STRONG MESSAGE 
AND MAKING HIM 
THE RESISTANCE 
MAN IF THE 
PORTLAND POLICE 
LINED UP WITH 
THEIR BACKS TO 
THE PROTESTERS 
FACING THE 
FEDERAL OFFICES, 
THAT'S WHAT A 
REAL SANCTUARY 
CITY WOULD 
DO.>>> ANYTIME 
YOU ATTACK A 
COURTHOUSE IN 
PORTLAND, THAT 
IS A FEDERAL 
CRIME. 
ATTACKING 
FEDERAL POLICE 
OFFICERS, LAW-
ENFORCEMENT 
OFFICERS WHICH 
THEY HAVE DONE 
FOR 52 NIGHTS IN 
A ROW IS A 
FEDERAL CRIME. 
SO THE 
DEPARTMENT, 
BECAUSE WE DON'T 
HAVE A LOCAL 
SUPPORT OR LOCAL 
LAW ENFORCEMENT 
SUPPORT, WE ARE 
GOING OUT AND 
PROACTIVELY 
ARRESTING 
INDIVIDUALS AND 
WE NEED TO DO 
THAT BECAUSE WE 
NEED TO HOLD 
THEM 
ACCOUNTABLE.>> 
THE RESPONSE TO 
DEMONSTRATIONS 
ABOUT POLICE 
BRUTALITY SHOULD 
NEVER BE POLICE 
BRUTALITY UNTIL 
WE ACTUALLY COME 
TO THE TABLE 
WITH THE PEOPLE 
WHO ARE 
DEMANDING 
JUSTICE, AND 
POLICE REFORM 
AND DEFUNDING 
AND SOME ARE 
CALLING FOR 
ABOLITION. 
WE HAVE TO HAVE 
A COMMUNITY 
CONVERSATION 
WITH THE DECLINE 
OF THE EXISTING 
SYSTEMS AND WHAT 
THAT LOOKS LIKE 
AND HOW WE WILL 
BUILD ON THE 
OTHER SIDE. 
WHAT WE NEED TO 
DO IS 
DEMONSTRATE TO 
BOTH TRUMP AND 
THE CURRENT 
MAYOR THAT WE 
ARE NOT A CITY 
DIVIDED, A CITY 
UNITED AND BLACK 
LIVES MATTER WE 
WILL FIGHT FOR 
JUSTICE UNTIL WE 
HAVE IT.
>>> TODAY, NEW 
BARRICADES WERE 
PUT UP IN 
PORTLAND AHEAD 
OF ANOTHER NIGHT 
OF ANTICIPATED 
VIOLENCE AND 
UNREST HERE IS 
NBC.>> Reporter: 
WE HAVE A TREND 
IN THE PROTEST 
THE PAST FEW 
NIGHTS, IN THAT 
THE CROWDS AND 
PROTESTERS HAVE 
GROWN NIGHT BY 
NIGHT WHAT THEY 
SAY IN RESPONSE 
TO THE VIOLENCE 
THEY SEE I 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
FROM THE NIGHT 
PRIOR. 
SO LAST NIGHT WE 
HAD DOES THE 
PEOPLE SHOW UP 
FROM MONDAY 
NIGHT. 
AND CLEARLY THE 
AGENTS WILL HAVE 
A LARGE CROWD 
AGAIN TONIGHT 
AND YOU CAN SEE 
THEY'VE PUT UP 
THE DEFENSES 
THAT WERE HERE A 
COUPLE NIGHTS 
AGO ON THE 
HADN'T BEEN IN 
PLACE THE 
PLASTIC FEW 
NIGHTS. 
THEY ARE PILING 
ON THE CEMENT 
BARRIERS AS 
ORBITS OR WHAT 
HAPPENED WE SAW 
SOME PEOPLE 
SINGING AND 
CHANTING IN THE 
STREETS, THEY 
HAD HANDS UP, 
THEY WERE IN 
FULL FORCE AND 
LATER IN THE 
NIGHT, AS THINGS 
PROGRESS, A FEW 
PEOPLE CAME UP 
IN FRONT OF THE 
FEDERAL BUILDING 
WHERE WE ARE 
TRYING TO SEE, 
THEY SET A FIRE 
AND TRIED TO 
SHOUT AT THE 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
TO COME OUT TO 
DISPERSE THE 
CROWD AND THAT'S 
WHEN MUNITIONS 
WERE FIRED AND 
TEARGAS AS WELL. 
THEY CAME OUT 
SEVERAL TIMES 
AND THEY CAME 
OUT PAST THE 
FEDERAL BUILDING 
INTO THE PARK 
WHERE PROTESTERS 
HAD GATHERED AND 
DOWN THE MAIN 
STREET WHICH IS 
NOT FEDERAL 
PROPERTY SO THEY 
ARE EXPANDING 
THEIR FOOTPRINT 
AS THEY ARE 
ENGAGING WITH 
PROTESTERS PEERS 
WILL HAVE TO SEE 
WHAT HAPPENS 
TONIGHT IF THE 
CROWD GROWS AND 
OF THE FEDERAL 
AGENTS ENGAGE AT 
ALL. 
TODAY IN THE 
COURTHOUSE, 
THERE WAS A 
HEARING, THE 
ATTORNEY GENERAL 
OF OREGON IS 
LOOKING TO SEE 
WHAT THEIR 
MAKING ARRESTS, 
THE AGENTS NEED 
TO IDENTIFY WHO 
THEY ARE AND 
WHERE THEY ARE 
FROM A WHY THE 
PERSON IS BEING 
ARRESTED. 
THEY SAY THIS 
HASN'T HAPPENED 
AND AGES HAVE 
MADE THEIR 
ARRESTS OVER THE 
COUPLE OF NIGHTS 
WOULD RESPOND TO 
ONE OF THE MOMS 
WHO WAS ARRESTED 
ON MONDAY NIGHT 
AND SHE SAID 
THAT DID NOT 
HAPPEN. 
SHE WAS TAKEN BY 
FORCE AND SHE IS 
CHARGED WITH 
ASSAULTING AN 
OFFICER. 
SHE SAID THAT 
DIDN'T HAPPEN. 
SHE SAID IF IT 
CAN HAPPEN TO 
HER, SHE 
DESCRIBES SHE 
WAS PROTESTING 
PEACEFULLY AND 
IT CAN HAPPEN 
DURING WHEN SHE 
SAID. 
LISTEN TO WHAT 
SHE TOLD US.>> I 
WASN'T PLANNING 
ON GETTING 
ARRESTED. 
I SAID I WILL BE 
HOME BY 1 AND 
WILL BE FINE. 
THEY WON'T 
ARREST ME. 
I'M WEARING A 
RAINBOW TO TO 
SKIRT AND A 
BRIGHT PINK 
HELMET THEY ARE 
NOT STUPID 
ENOUGH, THE 
OPTICS ARE 
TERRIBLE. 
WELL, HERE ARE 
THE OPTICS. 
THEY ARRESTED 
SOMEONE IN A 
RAINBOW TO TO 
SKIRT AND A 
BRIGHT PINK 
HELMET. 
AND THAT SAYS 
WHAT, WHEN THEY 
DID THIS TO 
IMMIGRANTS AND 
PEOPLE WHO WERE 
PERCEIVED TO BE 
IMMIGRANTS AND 
INDIGENOUS 
PEOPLE AND 
COMMUNITIES OF 
COLOR COME IT 
SAYS WHAT THAT 
SHOULD HAVE SAID 
WHICH IS THEY 
WILL COME FOR 
YOU, TOO. 
THEY WILL COME 
FOR ANYONE. 
THEY WILL COME 
FOR ME, THEY 
WILL COME FOR 
YOU.>> Reporter: 
A LOT OF 
MESSAGING 
MISSING FROM 
PROTESTERS ON 
THE GROUND THE 
PAST FEW NIGHTS 
IS STILL THE 
SAME IDEA THAT 
THEY WANT THE 
FEDERAL 
OFFICIALS TO 
LEAVE BUT AS WE 
ARE TALKING TO 
PROTESTERS, THEY 
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT 
ONCE THE FEDS 
LEAVE THEY WILL 
HAVE A PROBLEM 
BECAUSE THEY'VE 
BEEN PROTESTING 
FOR ALMOST 2 
MONTHS AND THEY 
SAY THEY HAD 
SIMILAR ISSUES 
WITH THE 
PORTLAND POLICE 
INJURING PEOPLE 
AS WELL PIZZA 
THEY ARE LOOKING 
FOR THE CITY TO 
STEP UP AND FOR 
THE MAYOR 
WHEELER TO TAKE 
RESPONSIBILITY 
AND PROTEST WITH 
THEM. 
THAT WOULD SHOW 
THEY HAVE THE 
CITY BEHIND THEM 
AS A CONTINUES 
THE PROTESTS.>>> 
ALL QUESTIONS 
ABOUT WHETHER OR 
NOT THE 
GOVERNMENT CAN 
FORCE PEOPLE TO 
STAY AT HOME IN 
QUARANTINE A 
TRACES BACK TO A 
1905 SUPREME 
COURT CASE, 
JACOBSON VERSUS 
MASSACHUSETTS.>> 
AMERICANS HAVE A 
RIGHT. 
>> TO PROTECT 
PUBLIC HEALTH. 
SERIOUS AND 
DANGEROUS 
DISEASES.>> 
WE'VE SEEN 
STATES GET INTO 
TROUBLE.>> THEY 
HAD 100 YEARS 
AGO ESTABLISHED 
THE FRAMEWORK 
AND THE TEST FOR 
EVALUATING 
WHETHER OR NOT A 
GOVERNMENT ORDER 
DURING TIMES OF 
A HEALTH CRISIS, 
VIOLATES THE 
CONSTITUTION. 
IN JACOBSON, THE 
SUPREME COURT 
UPHELD 
COMPULSORY 
VACCINATION 
DURING THE 
SMALLPOX 
OUTBREAK. 
IN OTHER WORDS, 
THE GOVERNMENT 
COULD STICK A 
NEEDLE IN A 
CITIZENS ARM, 
BECAUSE THE 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
EMERGENCY 
REQUIRED IT. 
SINCE THEN, AS 
LONG AS THE 
GOVERNMENT CAN 
JUSTIFY THE 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
MEASURE, COURTS 
WILL GENERALLY 
UPHOLD 
RESTRICTIONS 
SUCH AS 
QUARANTINE OR 
STAY-AT-HOME 
ORDERS. 
ONE EXAMPLE CAME 
NOT TOO LONG AGO 
DURING THE EBOLA 
CRISIS. 
A NURSE RETURNED 
FROM AN AREA 
KNOWN TO BE HIGH 
AND INFECTIONS 
AND THE FEDERAL 
COURTS UPHELD 
ABOUT A TWO WEEK 
QUARANTINE. 
EVEN THOUGH SHE 
DIDN'T SHOW ANY 
REAL SIGNS OF 
INFECTION WHEN 
SHE GOT TO THE 
U.S.. 
SOMETIMES, BUT 
NOT OFTEN, 
COURTS WILL SAY 
IF  POINTING 
GOES TOO FAR. 
AND WHEN HE SAID 
THE GOVERNMENT 
TRIED TO SEAL 
OFF SAN 
FRANCISCO, TO 
QUARANTINE THE 
CITIZENS, THE 
GOVERNMENT SAID 
THAT WAS TOO 
FAR. 
MOST OF THE 
COURTS COULD'VE 
APPLIED JACOBSON 
TO THE 2020 STAY-
AT-HOME ORDERS, 
THEY HAVE UPHELD 
BECAUSE JACOBSON 
IS A BROAD BRAND 
OF AUTHORITY TO 
THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT TO 
QUARANTINE 
PEOPLE IF THE 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
NEEDS DEMANDING. 
WHILE THE 
GOVERNMENT DOES 
HAVE THE POWER 
TO QUARANTINE, 
THE SUPREME 
COURT INDICATED 
IT IS THE STATES 
THROUGH THEIR 
CONSTITUTIONAL 
POLICE POWER, 
THAT ARE THE 
FRONT LINE OF 
DEFENSE WHEN IT 
COMES TO 
QUARANTINES. 
THINGS ARE 
DIFFERENT 
LEGALLY 
SPEAKING, DURING 
A PUBLIC HEALTH 
CRISIS.
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS, I FOUND A 
FATHER TRYING TO 
TEACH HIS SON 
ABOUT PEACE.>> 
WE DON'T 
RETALIATE WITH 
ANGER WOULD 
RETALIATE WITH 
LOVE. 
THAT'S WHY WE 
ARE DOWN HERE, 
THERE'S ALWAYS 
ANOTHER WAY SO 
THAT I WANT TO 
SEE.>>> WHEN YOU 
NEED BRUTAL 
HONESTY, THIS 
ISN'T ABOUT 
DONALD TRUMP 
THIS IS ABOUT 
400 YEARS OF 
RACISM. 
WHEN YOU NEED 
ANSWERS FIRST 
THING IN THE 
MORNING. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO 
BE DONE TO MAKE 
BALLOTS READY TO 
GO FOR THE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION IN 
NOVEMBER? 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
TO GO DEEP 
INSIDE THE 
STORY. 
WHAT BIG 
POSITIVE CHANGE 
IN POLICING YOU 
WANT TO SEE 
ENACTED?>> THIS 
IS THE NEW STORY 
AMERICANS WANT 
TO HEAR. 
>> YOU NEED YOUR 
MORNING JOE ONLY 
ON MSNBC.>>> WE 
LIKE TO THINK WE 
LIVE IN SOME 
POST-RACIAL 
AMERICA BUT WE 
ARE REMINDED 
TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN THAT WE DO 
NOT.>> AFTER I 
WATCHED THE 
MAYOR OF ATLANTA 
ACT AS A MODEL 
TRY TO RAISE HER 
SON, 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 
NURSE YOUR 
DIFFERENT BUT 
YOU DON'T NEED 
TO FEEL LESS 
THAN, THAT'S MY 
THING.>> I 
CHERISH THE FACT 
THAT WE CAN HAVE 
THESE 
DISCUSSIONS AND 
I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS.>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW.  
WE SAW A LARGE 
CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD 
COMING THROUGH 
HERE. 
IT IS NEWS MADE 
FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO BORDERS 
BUT A REAL 
CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING IN 
BRAZIL BEFORE 
OUR VERY EYES. 
A GLOBAL FIGHT 
AGAINST IT 
UNITES US. 
OUR NBC NEWS, 
LEARNING FROM 
WHERE IT'S BEEN. 
>> THIS SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK IN 
STAGES.>> SO YOU 
CAN BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WOULD IMPACT 
US HERE.>> LIFE 
IN ITALY IS BACK 
TO NORMAL BUT IT 
DOESN'T LOOK 
LIKE THEN 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 
HAVE BEEN MOVED 
TO RED DEFENDANT 
GREAT NATION. 
>> WE CAN ALL 
EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED. 
TRUCK WHAT DO 
YOU THINK NEEDS 
TO BE FIXED AND 
WHAT WOULD COUNT 
AS JUSTICE IN 
THIS CASE?  
DO YOU HAVE 
CLARITY ON WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS ACTUALLY 
ORDERED?  
I HAVE TO ASK 
WHETHER THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
CAN TURN THIS 
AROUND SO THAT 
THIS IS AN 
ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL 
CHANGE.>> PEOPLE 
ARE NOT SIX FEET 
APART FOR THE 
MOST PART. 
ARE YOU WORRIED 
THAT THEY MAY 
DOVETAIL?
>>> TWITTER IS 
TAKING SLEEPING 
ACTION TO 
CRACKDOWN ON 
MISINFORMATION 
AND HARASSMENT. 
THE COMPANY IS 
PERMANENTLY 
SUSPENDED 7000 
ACCOUNTS AND 
LIMITING HUNDRED 
AND 50,000 OTHER 
ACCOUNTS LINKED 
TO A GROUP KNOWN 
FOR SPREADING 
CONSPIRACY 
THEORIES SEES. 
CAN YOU GIVE US 
A BACKGROUND ON 
THIS GROUP AND 
HOW THEY WERE 
BREAKING 
RULES?>> 
Reporter: QANON 
IS  A WILD AND 
DANGEROUS 
CONSPIRACY 
THEORY BASED ON 
THIS SORT OF 
INSANE IDEA THAT 
THERE IS A 
SECRET 
GOVERNMENT 
INSIDE, INSIDER 
LEAK ROUTINE 
WITH THE DEEP 
STATE. 
THE DEEP STAY IS 
REALLY A FACTION 
THESE THEORISTS 
BELIEVE, OF 
DEMOCRATS, 
HOLLYWOOD ELITE, 
THE MEDIA AND 
EVERYONE THAT IS 
NOT DONALD 
TRUMP. 
AND THEY ALL ARE 
PART OF THIS 
PEDOPHILE RING 
ACCORDING TO 
THIS INSANE 
THEORY. 
INSANE THEORY. %
WHAT THEY HAVE %
BEEN DOING OVER 
SOCIAL MEDIA, 
BRINGING THESE 
BASELESS CLAIMS 
TO FACEBOOK AND 
TWITTER AND 
PLACES WHERE 
GRANDMOTHERS AND 
LITTLE OLD 
LADIES IN IOWA 
SEE THEM AND 
ENGAGE IN THEM SO
WE ARE SEEING 
THEM AT TRUMP 
RALLIES BECAUSE 
OF SOCIAL MEDIA 
AND THEY ARE 
WILD IDEAS. 
TWITTER SAID NO 
MORE. 
THEY ARE SAYING 
THESE ARE 
PEDOPHILES AND 
HARASSING THEM 
AND I HAVE SEEN 
THESE CAMPAIGNS 
HAPPEN 
EVERYWHERE FROM 
TOM HANKS TO 
LITTLE DOUGHNUT 
SHOPS ON THE 
WEST COAST. LE
NO ONE IS IMMUNE 
AND ITNE IS 
DANGEROUS. 
THERE ARE RUMORS 
AND %CONSPIRACY 
THEORIES. 
IT IS DANGEROUS. 
FINALLY, TWITTER 
TOOK ACTION 
JUSTICE MISS 
INFORMATION. 
IT'S LEADING UP 
TO AGHAA GOOD DAY 
SOON. 
I GO I HAVE TO 
TELL YOU, WE 
TALKED WITH 
COLLEAGUES AND 
THEY HAVE BEEN 
SEEING THEM 
BREAKING THE 
RULES FOR YEARS. 
THEY MAKE FAKE 
ACCOUNTS AND 
THEY HAVE BEEN %
BANNED FOR 
HARASSMENT AND 
THEN THEY MAKE 
ANOTHER NNNTFAKE 
ACCOUNT. 
THERE WAS A 
REPORT FROM AN 
FBI OFFICE THAT 
SAID THERE WAS A 
DOMESTIC 
TERRORIST THREAT 
BECAUSE 
BELIEVERS HAVE 
ALLEGEDLY PLANNED
KIDNAPPINGS AND 
ONE ALLEGEDLY 
MURDERED A MAN. 
THIS IS GETTING 
DANGEROUS AND 
RAMPING UP AND 
THERE WERE USERS 
WHERE THEY 
TARGET 
THEMSELVES AND 
SOME OF THESE 
CAMPAIGNS AND 
SEE HAVE TO TA
THE KIND OF 
DAMAGE IT CAN DO 
TO A SINGLE 
USER. 
ABSOLUTELY. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
I GO THANK RIYOU. 
>> 
>> AS A PANDEMIC 
CONTINUES TO 
SURGE THROUGHOUT 
THE COUNTRY 
RESEARCHERS 
WORLDWIDE ARE 
WORKING AROUND 
THE CLOCK TO 
DEVELOP A 
VACCINE. 
EXPERTS ESTIMATE 
THE PROCESS 
COULD TAKE 
ANOTHER SIX 
MONTHS BEFORE IT 
IS MADE 
AVAILABLE TO THE 
PUBLIC. 
AS WE LOOK AHEAD 
TO BIG QUESTIONS 
 
THAT REMAIN. 
WILL IT BE  WTEOF
AFFORDABLE AND 
AVAILABLE TO 
ALL. 
THE ANSWER 
SHOULD BE YES. 
IT DID NOT DO 
MUCH TO PUT OUR 
MINDS AT EASE 
WHEN ALEX CESAR 
REFUSED TO MAKE 
THAT GUARANTEE. 
YOU ARE SAYING 
IT WILL BE 
AFFORDABLE FOR 
ANYONE WHO NEEDS 
IT? 
>> WE WOULD WANT 
TO MAKE SURE 
THAT WE TRIED TO 
DO THAT. 
WE NEED THE 
PRIVATE SECTOR 
TO INVEST. 
>> PERHAPS WE 
CAN LEARN A 
LESSON FROM 
HISTORY. 
IN THE 1900S 
POLIO INCITED 
PANIC BECAUSE OF 
A DEVASTATING 
EFFECT ON 
CHILDREN. 
RELIEF CAME  %IN 
1954 WHEN A 
DOCTOR TESTED A 
VACCINE ON 1 
MILLION CHILDREN 
AFTER WHICH IT 
WAS DECIDED 
EFFECTIVE. 
HE SAID HE WOULD 
DONATE HIS 
DISCOVERY FOR 
THE BENEFIT OF 
MANKIND. 
HE FORFEITED 
BILLIONS OF 
DOLLARS IN 
REVENUE. 
>> WHO OWNS THE 
PATENT? 
>> THE PEOPLE, I OD
WOULD SAY. 
THERE IS NO 
PATENT. 
CAN YOU PATENT 
THE SUN? 
>> CAMOST CHILDREN 
WILL NEVER GO 
WITHOUT VACCINES 
THANKS TO 
VACCINES FOR 
CHILDREN PROGRAM 
CREATED IN 1993, 
IT PROVIDES 
VACCINES TO 
CHILDREN WHO MAY 
A SEABLE TO 
PAY FOR THEM. 
ADULTS ARE 
COVERED AS WELL 
THANKS TO THE 
AFFORDABLE CARE 
ACT. 
THOSE WITHOUT 
INSURANCE PAY 
OUT-OF-POCKET. 
THE COST OF 
VACCINES IS 
RELATIVELY 
INEXPENSIVE. 
>> THERE ARE 
COUPLE OF 
REASONS THAT 
VACCINES ARE 
 OR R IN %COST
EVEN CLOSE TO 
FREE AND THAT IS 
BECAUSE THEY 
KNOW IF THEY 
ACTUALLY MAKE IT 
CHEAPER IT CAN 
BE MORE WIDELY 
AVAILABLE. 
ALSO THEY ARE 
USUALLY MORE 
THAN ONE COMPANY 
THAT CAN MAKE 
THE VACCINE SO 
THERE IS POA BIT 
OF COMPETITION 
BETWEEN 
MANUFACTURERS 
AND NUMBER 
THREE, THEY FALL 
INTO A CATEGORY 
UNLIKE OTHER 
THINGS. 
VACCINES FALL 
INTO PREVENTION. 
>> WHY 
PRIORITIZE THE 
AFFORDABILITY 
BUT NOT OTHER 
DRUGS LIKE 
INSULIN? 
>> IN 
PREVENTION, OFOM
THOSE ARE, BY 
LAW, NO-COST OR 
INCREDIBLY LOW 
COST  AND THEN 
TREATMENTS DON'T 
HAVE THOSE SAME 
RESTRICTIONS AND 
AKNOT HAVE ANY 
KIND OF FEDERAL 
LAW THAT GUIDES 
WHAT THE %PRICES 
CAN BE. 
>> BACK TO COVID-
19 VACCINES. 
IN MAY THE PRESS 
SECRETARY WAS 
ASKED IF A 
PERSON'S INCOME 
WOULD BE A 
FACTOR IN THEIR 
ABILITY TO 
ACCESS THE 
VACCINE. 
>> CAN THE 
PRESIDENT IN 
SURE EVERYBODY 
WILL GET A 
VACCINE 
REGARDLESS OF 
INCOME? 
>> THE PRESIDENT 
WILL GO TO GREAT 
EFFORTS TO 
ENSURE THAT. 
>> AND UNNAMED 
OFFICIAL TOLD 
REPORTERS ANY 
AMERICAN WHO IS 
VULNERABLE WHO 
CANNOT AFFORD 
THE VACCINE AND 
DESIRES A VACCINE
WILL BE PROVIDED 
FOR FREE. 
TODAY THE 
DEPARTMENT OF 
HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES SAID 
THE VACCINE 
WOULD BE 
AVAILABLE TO THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE 
AT NO COST AND 
HEALTHCARE 
PROFESSIONALS 
COULD COST 
INSURERS FOR 
ADMINISTERING 
THE VACCINE. 
>> ONLY TIME 
WILL TELL WHAT 
THE TRUE COST 
WILL BE. 
AS WE HAVE 
ALREADY SEEN 
WITH THE TESTS, 
THOSE ARE 
SUPPOSED TO BE 
FREE BUT SOME 
PATIENTS HAVE 
HAD BILLS, THESE 
ARE CALLED 
SURPRISE BILLS 
FOR CORONAVIRUS 
TEST AND 
TREATMENT AND WE 
HOPE THAT WILL 
NOT HOPE IN WITH 
THE VACCINE 
ESPECIALLY WHEN 
WE WANT THE ME
ENTIRE WORLD TO 
BE ABLE SETO 
RECEIVE THIS 
VACCINE. 
>> CHINA IS 
THREATENING 
RETALIATION 
AFTER WE ORDERED 
THE COUNSEL IT 
CLOSED IN 
HOUSTON, TEXAS. 
IT IS AIMED AT 
PROTECTING 
INFORMATION. 
DOCUMENTS WERE 
BEING BURNED IN 
THE COURTYARD. 
ARE 
CORRESPONDENT 
REPORTS. 
>>REPORTER: THE 
U.S. CHINA 
RELATIONSHIP 
JUST TOOK A 
DOWNWARD DIVE. 
OFFICIALS WERE 
TOLD TO CLEAR 
OUT OF THE 
CONSULATE BY 
FRIDAY. 
AGING IS VOWING 
RETALIATION SO 
WE MIGHT EXPECT 
THE U.S. 
CONSULATE 
SOMEWHERE WITHIN 
CHINA'S REACH TO 
BE ORDERED TO DO 
THE SAME. 
THIS WILD DAY 
STARTED WITH  
REPORTS OF SMOKE 
AT THE BUILDING. 
THEN THE U.S. 
ORDERED THE 
CONSULATE TO 
CLOSE WITHIN 72 
HOURS. 
THE SMOKE AND 
FLAMES ARE 
DOCUMENTS 
BURNING. 
PEOPLE WHO LIVE 
NEARBY SAY 
PEOPLE WERE 
THROWING PAPERS 
INTO FIRES AND 
BINS ESAT THE 
COURTYARD. 
THE FIRE 
DEPARTMENT COULD 
NOT DO ANYTHING 
BECAUSE THEY  B
CANNOT ENTERED 
DIPLOMATIC 
MISSIONS. 
THE FOREIGN 
MINISTRY IS 
LIVID. OM
COUNTERMEASURES 
HAVE BEEN 
PROMISED. RI
THEY SAY THERE 
HAVE BEEN BOMB 
THREATS BECAUSE 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
HAS FANNED BAD 
FEELINGS TOWARD 
CHINA. 
THE STATE BUT 
ZARTMAN SAID 
DIPLOMATS WHO 
NEED TO RESPECT 
THE REPOLL LAW 
TO STAY IN 
STATE. 
THEY SAID THIS 
DECISION WAS 
MADE TO PROTECT 
AMERICAN 
INTELLECTUAL 
PROPERTY AND 
AMERICAN'S 
PRIVATE 
INFORMATION. 
>> THE 
RELATIONSHIP WAS 
ALREADY 
COMBATIVE ON 
ALMOST EVERY 
FRONT. AALIR
AMALAN 
IT'S 
DETERIORATED TO 
A LEVEL THAT 
SOME ARE CALLING 
A NEW COLD WAR. 
YESTERDAY THE 
FBI AND JUSTICE VE
OFFICIAL 
UNVEILED AN 
INDICTMENT 
AGAINST TWO 
CHINESE HACKERS. 
THEY SAY THEY 
WERE STEALING 
DATA AND 
INFORMATION 
ALONG WITH TRADE 
SECRETS AND 
RESEARCH RELATED 
TO A CORONA 
VIRUS VACCINE. 
THEY DID NOT SAY 
WHETHER THE 
HACKERS WERE 
SUCCESSFUL. 
THEY ENRICH SU
THEMSELVES AND 
CHINESE STATE 
SECURITY. 
THEY SAID THEY 
WERE ACTING LIKE 
AN ORGANIZED 
CRIMINAL 
SYNDICATE. 
WHY HOUSTON? 
JURISDICTIONS 
ARE THERE FROM 
THE SOUTH TO 
SOUTHEAST, 
FLORIDA TO 
TEXAS. 
IT IS SYMBOLICS. 
THE FIRST 
CONSULATE TO 
OPEN IN THE 
UNITED STATES 
AFTER DIPLOMATIC 
RELATIONS WERE 
ESTABLISHED BACK 
IN 1979. 
THERE IS A HECHNSOPN
FAMOUS PHOTO. 
YOU CAN SEE HIM 
WEARING A 10 
GALLON HAT. 
CHINESE SOCIAL 
MEDIUM IS GOING 
NUTS. 
THEY ARE RUNNING 
A POLL ON WHICH 
U.S. CONSULATE 
SHOULD BE CLOSED 
IN RETALIATION. 
SPECULATION IS 
THAT IT WILL BE 
THE U.S. MISSION 
IN WUHAN OR EVEN 
HONG KONG WHERE 
RELATIONS GO 
THEN IS A REALLY 
GOOD QUESTION. 
>> 
A
THIS MORNING GGAS 
WE SURGED TO 4 
MILLION 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES, THE 
NATION'S MOST 
POPULAR STATE IS 
COPING WITH A 
SURGE. 
>> A REMINDER OF 
WHY WE ARE 
TAKING THINGS AS 
SERIOUSLY AS WE 
ARE. 
>> NEW YORK HAS 
A DEATH TOLL 
HIGHER BUT 
CALIFORNIA WAS 
ONE OF THE FIRST 
REGIONS TO 
SHUTDOWN. 
IT IS CRIPPLED 
BY COVE IT WAS 
7000 PEOPLE 
CURRENTLY 
HOSPITALIZED. 
>> I DON'T SEE 
US ERADICATING 
IT. 
I THINK WE CAN 
BRING IT DOWN TO 
A LOW LEVEL AND 
WE WILL NOT BE 
IN THE POSITION 
THAT WE ARE IN 
RIGHT NOW. 
>> IN 
NEIGHBORING 
ARIZONA, ONE 
BORDER COUNTY 
HAS A 55% 
POSITIVITY RATE. 
THERE WAS AN 
OUTPOURING OF 
EMOTIONS FOR A 
BELOVED TEACHER 
AND COACH. 
>> WE TOLD HIM 
WE LOVED HIM AND 
WE THANKED HIM 
FOR BEING WHO HE 
WAS. 
>> SHE WAS 
SURROUNDED BY 
HIS FAMILY AS HE 
SLOWLY SLIPPED 
AWAY. 
>> WE WERE ABLE 
TO HAVE THE 
OPPORTUNITY TO 
TELL HIM HOW 
MUCH WE LOVE 
HIM. 
>>REPORTER: 
THEIR STRICTER 
FACEMASK 
POLICIES. 
DR. DEBORAH 
BURKS WARNED 11 
MAJOR CITIES 
NEED TO TAKE 
AGGRESSIVE STEPS 
NOW TO MITIGATE 
OUTBREAKS. 
>> WE ARE 
TRACKING THIS 
VERY CLOSELY AND 
WORKING WITH 
OFFICIAL TO MAKE 
SURE WE ARE 
RESPONDING TO 
COVE IT. 
>> THERE IS 
PROGRESS ON THE 
RACE FOR A 
VACCINE. 
THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT MADE 
IT $2 BILLION 
DEAL WITH PFIZER 
TO ACQUIRE 
MILLIONS OF 
DOSES AS EARLY 
AS DECEMBER. 
IN NEW YORK, IT 
TOOK LARRY KELLY 
51 DAYS ON A 
VENTILATOR TO 
KICK COVE IT. 
HE IS READY TO 
GO HOME. 
MY WIFE SAVED MY 
LIFE. 
SHE WOULD LET 
THIS GET ME. 
>> NICE TO AND 
ON THAT. 
LET'S GO BACK TO 
THE PFIZER DEAL. 
THERE IS A LOT 
OF MONEY GOING 
INTO THIS. 
WHAT MIGHT THAT 
MEAN FOR THE 
PRICE OF THE 
VACCINE? 
>> PART OF THAT 
AGREEMENT MEANS 
100 MILLION 
VACCINES WOULD 
BE MADE 
AVAILABLE TO THE 
PUBLIC FOR FREE. 
THOSE WOULD BE 
DISTRIBUTED 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY BUT SO 
MANY OF THE 
DETAILS ARE 
STILL BEING 
WORKED OUT. 
>> OKAY. 
THANK YOU. 
>> AFTER WEEKS 
OF NEGOTIATIONS 
BETWEEN 
REPUBLICANS AND 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
OVERNIGHT WORD 
OF A FUNDAMENTAL 
AGREEMENT ON A 
$1 TRILLION 
CORONA'S RELIEF 
BILL. 
IT INCLUDES $16 
BILLION IN 
FUNDING FOR 
CORONAVIRUS 
TESTING, 70 
BILLION TO 
REOPEN SCHOOLS. 
THE SCHOOLS ARE 
DIVIDED WHETHER 
THEY SHOULD 
CONTINUE TO GIVE 
A STIMULUS 
CHECK. 
SOME SAY TO KEEP 
THE OVERALL COST 
OF THE MEASURE 
DOWN TO ABOUT $1 
TRILLION THEY 
MIGHT HAVE TO 
PICK BETWEEN TWO 
PRIORITIES. 
IT'S A DIFFICULT 
CHOICE PITTING 
THEM AGAINST THE 
PRESIDENT. 
MR. TRUMP IS 
EAGER TO GET THE 
ECONOMY BACK ON 
TRACK AND HAS 
BEEN PUSHING FOR 
THE PAYROLL TAX 
CUT. 
>> I THINK IT IS 
GOOD. 
IT HAS PROVEN TO 
BE SUCCESSFUL. 
IT IS A BIG 
SAVINGS FOR THE 
PEOPLE, 
TREMENDOUS 
SAVINGS AND A 
INCENTIVE FOR 
COMPANIES TO 
HIRE WORKERS 
BACK AND KEEP 
THEM. 
>>REPORTER: 
LAWMAKERS ARE 
TRYING TO 
DETERMINE HOW TO 
REAUTHORIZE 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS SET TO 
RUN OUT AT THE 
BEGINNING OF THE 
MONTH. 
JOBLESS 
AMERICANS ARE 
GETTING $600 
EVERY WEEK 
THROUGH THAT. 
THAT IS UP IN 
THE AIR SO THE 
BIG QUESTION NOW 
IS WILL 
DEMOCRATS BE ON 
BOARD WITH THE 
BROADER PLAN. 
NANCY PELOSI 
SAYS SHE HOPES 
THE PARTIES CAN 
RESOLVE THEIR 
DIFFERENCES AND 
HAVE A BILL BY 
THE END OF THE 
WEEK. 
>> LET'S TALK 
ABOUT POLITICS. 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS BEEN MAKING 
AN ISSUE OF JOE 
BIDEN'S MENTAL 
FITNESS FOR 
OFFICE. 
THIS CAME UP IN 
A NEW INTERVIEW 
OVERNIGHT. 
>> IT DID. 
IN THAT 
INTERVIEW 
OVERNIGHT THE 
PRESIDENT 
QUESTION BIDEN'S 
COGNITIVE 
ABILITY AND GAVE 
NEW DETAILS 
ABOUT THE TEST 
HE SAYS HE TOOK 
RECENTLY. 
HE PREVIOUSLY 
RAISED THE ISSUE 
OF THE TEST AND 
SAID HE DOES IT 
VERY WELL AND 
QUESTIONED 
WHETHER BIDEN 
WOULD SCORE HIGH 
POINTS. 
DURING AN 
INTERVIEW THIS 
WEEKEND IT WAS 
POINTED OUT THAT 
SOME QUESTIONS 
ARE BASIC. 
THE PRESIDENT 
INSISTED THE 
LAST ROUND OF 
QUESTIONS ARE 
MORE DIFFICULT 
AND HE WAS ASKED 
ABOUT THAT. 
HERE'S HOW HE 
DESCRIBED THOSE 
QUESTIONS. 
>> THE FIRST 
QUESTIONS ARE 
VERY EASY AND 
THE LAST 
QUESTIONS ARE 
MUCH MORE 
DIFFICULT. 
IT'S LIKE A 
MEMORY QUESTION. 
IT WAS LIKE YOU 
GO PERSON, 
WOMAN, MAN, 
CAMERA, TV. 
SO THEY'LL SAY 
CAN YOU REPEAT 
THAT SO I SAID 
YES. 
SO IT'S PERSON, 
WOMAN, MAN, TV. 
>> OKAY. 
THAT IS VERY 
GOOD. 
IF YOU GET IT IN 
ORDER YOU GET 
EXTRA POINTS SO 
NOW HE'S ASKING 
YOU OTHER 
QUESTIONS AND 
THEN 15 OR 20 
MINUTES LATER 
HE'LL SAY 
REMEMBER THE 
FIRST QUESTION 
NO THE 10th 
QUESTION, CAN 
YOU GIVE US THAT 
AGAIN? 
>> IF YOU GET IT 
IN ORDER YOU GET 
EXTRA POINTS. 
HE SAID NOBODY 
GETS IT IN 
ORDER. 
IT'S NOT THAT 
EASY. 
I THOUGHT IT WAS 
EASY. 
>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP HAS 
CHALLENGED BIDEN 
TO TAKE THE TEST 
WHEN ASKED ABOUT 
IT RECENTLY. 
HE SAID HE COULD 
HARDLY WAIT TO 
TEST HIS 
COGNITIVE 
ABILITY AGAINST 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
IN THE DEBATES 
THIS FALL. 
ACCORDING TO 
MEDICAL EXPERTS 
THAT IS A TEST 
GIVEN TO TEST 
AGAINST 
DIMENSION. 
IT DOES NOT TEST 
FOR 
INTELLIGENCE. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>>> AN URGENT 
WARNING FROM THE 
FDA. 
CHECK HAND 
SANITIZERS. 
THERE IS A LIST 
OF RECALLED 
SANITIZER TO 
INCLUDE 75 
PRODUCTS. 
THE INGREDIENT 
IS METHANOL 
SOMETIMES 
REFERRED TO AS 
WOOD ALCOHOL. 
IT CAN BE TOXIC 
WHEN ABSORBED 
THROUGH THE SKIN 
AND CAN BE LIFE-
THREATENING. 
ALL OF THE 
PRODUCTS APPEAR 
TO HAVE BEEN 
PRODUCED IN 
MEXICO AND 
INCLUDE MODE 
DESTA AND EVEN 
NOVELTY BRANDS 
LIKE HELLO KITTY 
BY SANRIO. 
SOME ON THE LIST 
WERE SOLD AT 
NATIONAL CHANGE. 
THE DEMAND HAS 
SURGED SO HAVE 
THE NUMBER OF 
QUESTIONABLE 
BRANDS. 
ACCORDING TO DATA
10 DEATHS AT 
HOSPITALS IN 
ARIZONA AND NEW 
MEXICO ARE 
BELIEVED TO BE 
LINKED TO METHOD 
ON HAND 
SANITIZER. 
SOME OF THE HAND 
SANITIZERS MAY 
HAVE BEEN 
INGESTED RATHER 
THAN APPLIED TO 
THE SKIN. 
EXPERTS SAY 
BEFORE YOU BUY, 
TAKE A GOOD LOOK 
AT THE 
INGREDIENTS. 
>> OKAY. 
PEOPLE ARE GOING 
TO THE STORE. 
MAYBE EVERYONE 
IS NOT LEE 
READING EVERY 
INGREDIENT. 
WHICH AND WE 
KNOW BEFORE WE 
BUY? 
>> IT SHOULD NOT 
CONTAIN METHANOL.
THE FDA ALSO 
RECOMMENDS THAT 
PEOPLE JUST WASH 
THEIR HANDS IN 
SOAP AND WATER 
FOR 20 SECONDS 
AS OPPOSED TO 
USING HAND 
SANITIZER. 
FOR A FULL LIST 
OF RECALLED 
SANITIZERS GO TO 
OUR WEBSITE 
TODAY. 
THANK YOU. 
>>> AFTER THIS 
SHOOTING OUTSIDE 
A FUNERAL LEFT 
15 PEOPLE 
WOUNDED THE 
MAYOR IN CHICAGO 
IS ACCEPTING 
FEDERAL HELP TO 
STOP THE 
VIOLENCE. 
SHE SAID IT 
BETTER NOT LOOK 
LIKE WHAT IS 
HAPPENING IN 
PORTLAND. 
>> WE WILL TAKE 
THE PRESIDENT TO 
COURT AND STOP 
ANYTHING THAT IS 
UNCONSTITUTIONAL. 
>> IN CHICAGO 
THERE WERE 160 
MURDERS IN THE 
LAST MONTH. 
A 200% JUMP. 
THIS BLOODSHED 
MUST END AND 
WILL IN. 
>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP IS SPENDING
MONEY TO SEND 
AGENTS TO 
ALBUQUERQUE. 
>> THEY WILL BE 
WORKING TO SOLVE 
MURDERS AND TO 
TAKE DOWN 
VIOLENT GANGS. 
>> IS AN 
EXPANSION OF 
OPERATION 
LEGENDS. 
THIS OPERATION 
IS PERSONAL TO 
US. 
WE WANT JUSTICE 
FOR OUR CLIENTS 
ANOTHER'S. 
>> THE 
ADMINISTRATION 
SAYS EXTRA 
AGENTS WILL BE 
DIFFERENT FROM 
THE TACTICAL 
TEAMS THAT WERE 
SENT THERE. 
OVERNIGHT THE 
MAYOR DEMANDED 
FEDERAL FORCES 
LEAVE THE CITY 
JOINED 
PROTESTERS ON 
THE FRONTLINE. 
POLICE DECLARED 
IT A RIOT. 
OPPOSITION TO 
THE DEPLOYMENT 
IN PORTLAND 
EXTENDED TO 
OTHER MAYORS. 
DAN CO-SLAMMED 
THEM WEDNESDAY. 
>> WE HAVE 
DEMOCRATS 
RUNNING CITIES 
LIKE CHICAGO AND 
SO MANY OTHERS. 
>> THE MAYOR HIT 
BACK. 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
TRYING TO DIVERT 
ATTENTION FROM 
HIS FAILED 
LEADERSHIP OF ON 
COVID-19. 
HE HAS FAILED. 
HE HAS FAILED. 
HE HAS FAILED. 
>> MURDER IS UP 
40% IN KANSAS 
CITY. 
THE POLICE 
DEPARTMENT ASKED 
FOR SOME HELP. 
WHAT WE DON'T 
NEED IS WHAT YOU 
ARE SEEING. 
TROOPS ARE 
TAKING OVER 
AMERICAN CITIES. 
>>> IN AN 
ESCALATION OF 
TENSE RELATIONS 
BETWEEN 
WASHINGTON AND 
BEIJING, THE U.S.
GIVES CHINA 
UNTIL TOMORROW 
TO CLOSE ITS 
CONSULATE IN 
HOUSTON, TEXAS. 
THE SHUTDOWN 
FOLLOWS YEARS OF 
INTELLIGENCE 
GATHERING. 
>> WE ARE 
SETTING UP 
EXPECTATIONS FOR 
HOW THE CHINESE 
PARTY WILL 
BEHAVE. 
WHEN THEY DO 
NOT, WE WILL 
TAKE ACTION TO 
PROTECT THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE, 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY AND 
MORE. 
>>REPORTER: THE 
CONSULATE, THE 
FIRST OPENING IN 
THE U.S. WHEN 
RELATIONS WERE 
BEGINNING IN 
1979. 
THE COMPLEX IS 
USED TO SEAL 
INFORMATION FROM 
THE MEDICAL 
FACILITIES 
NEARBY. 
HOURS AFTER THE 
TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
TOLD CHINA OF 
THE SHUTDOWN, 
PEOPLE COULD BE 
SEEN APPEARING 
TO BURN 
DOCUMENTS. 
FIREFIGHTERS 
WERE NOT 
PERMITTED IN. 
TWO CHINESE 
NATIONALS WERE 
CHARGED IN A 
GLOBAL HACKING 
SCHEME INCLUDING 
BREAKING INTO 
THE COMPUTERS OF 
FIRMS WORKING ON 
A CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINE. 
>> CLOSING 
ADDITIONAL 
EMBASSIES, IT'S 
ALWAYS POSSIBLE. 
>> LAWMAKERS SAY 
CHINA IS AN 
ONGOING THREAT. 
>> MANY TECH 
COMPANIES ARE 
ARMED. COMPANIES 
NEED TO 
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT 
DOING BUSINESS 
WITH THESE 
FIRMS, THERE IS 
FIRE CYBER THEFT.
THE LIST GOES ON 
AND ON. 
>>REPORTER: 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY 
OFFICIAL SAYS 
THERE COULD BE 
MORE CASES 
ANNOUNCED TODAY. 
SOME HAVE 
COVERED UP THERE 
TIES TO THE 
CHINESE 
MILITARY. 
CHINESE 
DIPLOMATS ALSO 
ARE ASKED TO 
TURN OVER 
DIPLOMATIC 
PAPERS. 
BACK TO YOU. 
GREAT TO SEE 
YOU. 
>> WELCOME BACK. 
>> EVEN BETTER 
TO SEE YOU. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>> THE 2020 
OLYMPICS ARE 
SCHEDULED FOR 
SUMMER 2021. 
A VICTIM OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
THIS WEEK 
INFECTIONS ARE 
CONTINUING. 
WE COULD NOT 
HOLD THE GAMES 
IF IT DOES 
CONTINUE. 
THE ORGANIZING 
COMMITTEE SAYS 
IT IS HOPELESS. 
THE VENUES WILL 
BE READY. 
THEY ARE READY 
NOW. 
PEOPLE HAVE 
SPENT $12 
BILLION ON 
TOKYO, 2020. 
>> WE ARE 
OPTIMISTICALLY 
WAITING ON A NEW 
DAY. 
>> DURING THE 
LOCKDOWN 
ATHLETES HAVE 
BEEN FORCED TO 
TRAIN IN UNIQUE 
CONDITIONS SO IF 
IT HAPPENS, NEXT 
YEAR'S GAMES 
WILL BE A 
TRIUMPH OVER 
ADVERSITY. 
>> IT WILL BE A 
GREAT SYMBOL OF 
SURVIVOR. IT IS 
UNITY AND 
SOLIDARITY OF 
HUMANKIND. 
>>REPORTER: IT 
IS NOT CLEAR 
WHETHER THEY 
WILL HAVE AN 
OLYMPIC VILLAGE. 
WHAT WERE CHANGE 
ARE THE MARQUEE 
EVENTS. 
THERE WILL BE 
SWIMMING AND 
TENNIS. 
ALL EYES WILL BE 
ON GYMNASTICS 
AND SIMONE BAEZ. 
SHE HAS BEEN 
CALLED THE 
GREATEST GYMNAST 
EVER. 
SHE IS MAST 
WORLD RECORD. 
THE FLAG BARE IN 
THE CLOSING 
CEREMONY. 
SHE WAS 
DISAPPOINTED. 
>> I CRIED BUT 
IT WAS A GREAT 
DECISION. 
>> EARLIER THIS 
MONTH SHE POSTED 
VIDEOS SHOWING 
HER AMAZING 
SKILLS INCLUDING 
A DOUBLE TALK 
THAT SHE HAS NOT 
PERFORMED SINCE 
SHE WAS 13. 
THIS MONTH 
LOOKING STRONG 
ON THE COVER OF 
VOGUE. 
HOPEFULLY, THIS 
TIME NEXT YEAR 
AS THE GAMES OF 
THE 32nd 
OLYMPIAD WILL BE 
GETTING UNDERWAY 
THIS AMERICAN 
HERO WILL BE 
SHOWING THE 
WORLD JUST HOW 
HIGH SHE CAN 
FLY. 
>> A GOLD MEDAL 
AGAIN. 
>> ONE OF THESE 
SYMBOLS WAS IN 
IS RENEWABILITY 
AND 
SUSTAINABILITY. 
COMPUTERS AND 
PHONES ARE BEING 
MADE INTO METAL. 
WHAT BETTER WAY 
TO SYMBOLIZE 
THAT THEN 
WATCHING SIMONE 
TAKE ONE OF 
THOSE METALS, 
HOPEFULLY A GOLD 
METAL. 
>> THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
THAT WAS A GREAT 
PIECE. 
>> GYMNASTICS 
SUPERSTAR, 
SIMONE IS WITH 
US RIGHT NOW. 
>> SIMONE, 
FIRST, I HAVE 
BEEN THINKING 
ABOUT REALITY. I 
WAS THINKING 
ABOUT THE FINAL 
FIVE AND HOW YOU 
WANT ALL THOSE 
METALS AND ZAC 
EFRON. 
DO YOU REMEMBER 
WHEN HE STEPPED 
INTO YOUR WORLD? 
I WAS THINKING, 
LET'S JUST 
RELIVE THIS. 
YOU STILL FEEL 
IT. 
I KNOW IT. 
>> HOW DO YOU 
KEEP YOUR HEAD 
IN THE GAME AS 
YOU PREPARE FOR 
ALL THE HARD WORK
AND FUN THAT IS 
AHEAD? 
>> TRAINING HAS 
BEEN A LITTLE 
BIT DIFFERENT. 
IT HAS BEEN KIND 
OF CRAZY. 
GOING IN EVERY 
DAY KNOWING AND 
HOPING THAT 2021 
IS ON THE 
HORIZON KEEPS ME 
GOING. 
IT IS THAT WE 
DON'T KNOW WHAT 
IS GOING TO 
HAPPEN SO WE 
TRAIN EVERY DAY. 
>> WE SHOWED THE 
FUN YOU ARE 
HAVING AS YOU 
ARE TRAINING AND 
YOU'D DID THE 
DOUBLE TALK. YOU 
HAD NOT DONE IT 
SINCE YOU ARE 
13. 
IN ADDITION TO 
ALL OF THIS 
STUFF, HOW DO 
YOU TRAIN DURING 
A PANDEMIC? 
>> SO RIGHT NOW, 
WE HAVE TO 
STAGGER WORKOUTS 
SO THAT OTHER 
GIRLS CAN GET 
IN. 
EVERYBODY HAS TO 
WEAR A MASK 
ENTERING AND 
LEAVING THE 
FACILITY AND THE 
STAFF HAS TO 
WEAR A MASK 
WHILE IN THE 
BUILDING. 
THEN AT EVERY 
SECTIONS THERE 
ARE TIMES FOR 
CLEAN DOWN. 
WE NEED TO MAKE 
SURE THAT 
EVERYONE IS 
SAFE. 
>> THE COVER OF 
VOGUE IS 
STUNNING. 
WHAT IS MORE 
BEAUTIFUL, I 
HAVE TO SAY THEN 
THE OUTSIDE AND 
ALL THE PICTURES,
IT IS HOW YOU 
REVEALED 
YOURSELF INSIDE. 
I THOUGHT IT WAS 
SO BEAUTIFUL. 
IT STRUCK ME. 
SHE IS GROWN UP. 
YOU TALKED ABOUT 
EVERYTHING AND A 
LITTLE ABOUT THE 
BLACK LIVES 
MATTER MOVEMENT 
AND IT STRUCK 
ME. 
I WONDERED IF 
YOU REMEMBER 
YOURSELF WHAT AN 
EARLY BRUSH WITH 
RACISM WAS AS 
THE LITTLE GIRL. 
>> I DIDN'T 
REALLY 
EXPERIENCE IT 
WHEN I WAS 
YOUNGER. 
I WENT TO A 
WHITE SCHOOL BUT 
I DID NOT NOTICE 
RAISES SOME 
UNTIL 2013. 
I WAS ON THE 
WORLD SCENE AND 
WHAT MADE THE 
NEWS WAS ANOTHER 
GYMNAST SAYING 
THAT IF WE 
PAINTED OUR SKIN 
BLACK BECAUSE I 
HAD BEATEN HER 
OUT OF THE METAL 
AND SHE WAS 
UPSET. 
OTHER THAN THAT, 
IT HAPPENS EVERY 
DAY AND I FEEL 
LIKE EVERY 
COLORED ATHLETE 
COULD SAY THEY 
HAVE EXPERIENCED 
IT THROUGH THEIR 
CAREER. 
YOU HAVE TO KEEP 
GOING FOR THE 
LITTLE ONES 
LOOKING UP TO 
US. 
>> WHAT YOU HOPE 
TO TEACH THOSE 
LITTLE ONES? 
IT DOESN'T 
MATTER WHAT YOU 
LOOK LIKE. YOU 
CAN STRIVE FOR 
GREATNESS AND BE 
GREAT. 
>> I DO LOVE 
THAT. 
AND I BRING UP 
ONE OTHER THING 
THAT KIND OF 
BROKE MY HEART? 
I FEEL 
PROTECTIVE OF 
YOU. 
I CAN HELP IT. 
YOU OPENED UP 
ABOUT MENTAL 
HEALTH DURING 
THE HATCH OR 
SCAN YOU WHEN 
YOU SAID AT ONE 
POINT I SLEPT SO 
MUCH BECAUSE FOR 
ME IT WAS THE 
CLOSEST THING TO 
DEATH WITHOUT 
HARMING MYSELF. 
IT WAS AN ESCAPE 
FROM ALL MY 
THOUGHTS. 
I THOUGHT THAT 
WAS SO BRAVE TO 
SAY. 
WHY DID YOU FEEL 
IT WAS 
IMPORTANT. 
>> I FEEL LIKE 
ATHLETES ARE 
SURVIVORS BUT 
EVERYONE GOES 
THROUGH IT. 
I FEEL THE SAME 
WAY YOU DO. 
IF I DO IT YOU 
CAN DO IT. 
OBVIOUSLY I'M 
GOING TO THERAPY 
FOR ALL THOSE 
REASONS BUT 
THERAPY IS NOT 
BAD. 
IN THE BEGINNING 
I THOUGHT MAYBE 
I HAD A PROBLEM. 
NOW I LOOK 
FORWARD TO IT 
BECAUSE IT IS A 
SAFE OUTLET FOR 
ME AND I HOPE 
EVERYONE FEELS 
COMFORTABLE AND 
CONFIDENT GOING 
TO THERAPY AND 
SPEAKING OUT. 
>> HOW HIS MOM? 
THE LAST TIME 
YOU SAID SHE 
LEFT FOOD FOR 
YOU ON THE CURB 
THAT YOU HAD TO 
GO PICK UP. 
WERE THEY ABLE 
TO COME OVER AND 
HANG OUT NOW? 
>> YES. 
SHE IS STILL 
THAT SHE HAS A 
NURSING 
BACKGROUND SO 
SHE'S CRAZY 
ABOUT WASHING 
HANDS. 
OTHER THAN THAT 
WE ARE ALLOWED 
IN THE HOUSE SO 
WE SPEND 
WEEKENDS AT THE 
POOL AND MY MOM 
COOKS SUNDAY 
DINNER. 
WE SPEND TIME 
WITH THE FAMILY 
AT THE HOUSE. 
>> I LOVE IT. 
CONGRATULATIONS 
ON EVERYTHING 
AND FINALLY, IT 
YOU CALL GROWING 
UP ADULT THING. 
FROM MEETING YOU 
AND KNOWING YOU 
FROM EARLY ON 
YOU ARE DOING IT 
BEAUTIFULLY. 
>> THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
I APPRECIATE IT. 
>> OKAY. 
THANK YOU. 
>> I WILL 
SURPRISE YOU 
WITH A SUPERSTAR 
WHEN WE GET 
THERE. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>> I LOVE YOU. 
>> I LOVE YOU 
RIGHT BACK. 
>> OUR OLYMPIC 
COUNTDOWN 
CELEBRATION IS 
NOT OVER. 
MORE ATHLETES 
WILL JOIN US 
ALONG WITH A 
MEMBER OF THE 
NBC SPORTS TEAM. 
>>> MAY I 
RECOMMEND 
WATCHING SIMONE 
ON REPEAT. 
IT IS GOOD 
INSPIRATION FOR 
YOUR DAY. 
SHE IS LOVELY. 
>> SIMONE, 
SAVANNA WAS 
SHOWING HER 
DAUGHTER 
FLIPPING AROUND 
AND HURT 
DAUGHTER NOW 
WANTS TO BE A 
GYMNAST. 
>> I WILL TELL 
YOU THE TRUTH 
SHE SAID I WANT 
TO BE LIKE HER 
AND I SAID WOW. 
>> THAT IS TOO 
CUTE. 
>> I SAID WORK 
HARD AND I 
GUARANTEE YOU 
SHE SPENT HOURS 
AND DAYS AND 
HOURS AND DAYS 
IN THE GYM. 
>> THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>> 
>>> YOU'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>> WE SAW A LARD 
CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD 
COME THROUGH 
HERE. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
WE START AT 6 AM 
EASTERN. 
>>> A REAL 
CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING HERE 
IN BRAZIL BEFORE 
OUR VERY EYES. 
>> IN MEXICO 
CITY THE PEOPLE 
SAID THAT THEY 
DON'T WORK AND 
THEY CAN'T FEED 
THEIR FAMILIES. 
>>REPORTER: WE 
ARE ON THE 
GROUND LEARNING 
FROM WHERE THEY 
HAVE BEEN. 
>> LIFE ACROSS 
ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL, IT IS 
NOT THE SAME 
NORMAL AS 
BEFORE. 
>>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IS FEAR 
ITSELF. 
THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES. 
A UNITED FIRST. 
>> THE FUTURE 
DOES NOT BELONG 
TO THE 
LIGHTHEARTED. 
IT BELONGS TO 
THE BREAK. 
ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED. 
>> 
>>> WHAT YOU 
THINK NEEDS TO 
BE FIXED AND 
WHAT WOULD COUNT 
AS JUSTICE IN 
THIS CASE? 
DO YOU HAVE 
CLARITY ON WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS ORDERED? CAN 
THE DEMOCRATS 
TURN THIS AROUND
? 
>> PEOPLE ARE 
NOT DISTANCING. 
ARE YOU WORRIED 
THAT THIS COULD 
DELVE TAIL IN 
TERMS OF THE 
RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION? 
>>> STUDENTS GO 
BACK TO SCHOOL. 
BEFORE ENTERING 
THE BUILDING 
THERE'S A NEW 
TEST TO PASS. 
>> ONCE INSIDE 
CLASSES ARE 
STAGGERED IN 
TENNESSEE. 
>> DID THEY 
FOLLOW THE 
GUIDELINES 
TODAY? 
LYING YES. 
ALL OF THEM DID. 
IT IS EASIER 
WITH SMALLER 
CLASSES. 
STUDENTS COME 
ONE DAY A WEEK. 
NO MORE THAN 10 
TOGETHER ONE 
TIME. 
I LIKE THE IDEA 
OF A FEW KIDS AT 
A TIME. 
>>REPORTER: THIS 
DISTRICT OF 2000 
STUDENTS IS THE 
FIRST IN THE 
COUNTRY TO MAKE 
AN IN-PERSON 
RETURN TO THE 
CLASSROOM. 
>>REPORTER: DOES 
THAT ADD 
PRESSURE TO GET 
IT RIGHT? 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
>> OTHERS ARE 
WATCHING CLOSELY.
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
SAYS HE IS 
COMFORTABLE 
SENDING HIS OWN 
SON AND 
GRANDCHILDREN 
BACK WHILE 
MAKING THESE 
COMMENTS THE 
KIDS ARE LESS 
SUSCEPTIBLE. 
>> THEY DON'T 
CATCH IT EASILY 
AND BRING IT 
HOME EASILY. 
IF THEY DO CATCH 
IT THEY GET -- 
WE ARE LOOKING 
AT THAT FACTOR. 
>> DR. DEBORAH 
BURKE WEIGHED IN 
SHORTLY AFTER 
THE PRESIDENT'S 
COMMENTS. 
>> THERE ARE 
OPEN QUESTIONS 
THERE AND THE 
PRESIDENT 
CONCLUDED WITH 
WE ARE STUDYING 
THIS VERY HARD. 
>>REPORTER: 
THREE DISTRICTS 
NEAR THE CAPITAL 
SAID THEY WILL 
BEGIN ONLINE. 
CHICAGO'S 
DEMENTED 
TEACHERS DO THE 
SAME THERE. 
IN FLORIDA 
EDUCATORS HAVE 
SUED THE STATE 
TO STOP FULL-
TIME REOPENING. 
THE GOVERNOR IS 
NOT BUDGING. 
>> THE RISK FROM 
IN PERSON 
LEARNING ARE LOW 
TO STUDENTS. 
THE COST OF 
KEEPING SCHOOLS 
CLOSED ARE 
ENORMOUS. 
>>REPORTER: THIS 
ART TEACHER IS 
SET TO GO BACK 
FULL-TIME NEXT 
MONTH. 
THE 57-YEAR-OLD 
DIABETIC IS 
SCARED. SHE HAS 
WRITTEN GOODBYE 
LETTERS TO HER 
FAMILY JUST IN 
CASE. 
>> I LOVE MY 
STUDENTS BUT I 
DON'T WANT TO 
MAKE MY CHILD IN 
ORPHAN. 
>> THIS IS AN 
INTERESTING 
START TO SECOND 
GRADE. 
>> WE ARE 
SUPERHEROES 
PUTTING ON OUR 
MASKS. 
THIS MAY NOT GO 
AWAY ANYTIME 
SOON. 
>> THE 
SUPERINTENDENT 
SAYS THEY ARE 
TRYING TO JUGGLE 
HOME THE HYGIENE 
LESSONS. THE 
DIRECTOR OF 
SCHOOLS SAID SHE 
IS WATCHING 
THOSE NUMBERS 
VERY CLOSELY. 
IF THEY SEE AN 
UPTICK OR IF IT 
TEACHERS OR 
STUDENTS 
CONTRACT COVID-
19 THEY ARE 
READY TO GO BACK 
TO VIRTUAL 
CLASSES AND THEY 
HAVE PLANS IN 
PLACE TO DO IT. 
>>> THE BOYS OF 
SUMMER KICKING 
OFF THEIR SEASON 
IN LATE JULY. 
>> THE NORMAL 
162 GAME SEASON 
IS CUT TO 60. 
THAT IS THANKS 
TO COVID-19. 
>> THE FIRST 
REGULAR-SEASON 
GAME, THE 
NATIONALS HOST 
THE YANKEES. 
>> UNDERSTAND 
THAT ONE PERSON 
CAN SCREW THIS 
UP FOR A LOT OF 
PEOPLE. 
THAT IS A WAKE-
UP CALL FOR 
EVERYBODY. 
THIS YEAR WILL 
PRESENT A 
DIFFERENT LEVEL 
OF ADVERSITY. 
I FEEL LIKE WE 
ARE CUT OUT TO 
HANDLE THAT. 
>> THEY ARE 
READY TO PLAY. 
>>REPORTER: THE 
GAME WILL LOOK 
DIFFERENT WITH 
THE STANDS EMPTY 
OF FANS. 
CROWD NOISE WILL 
BE PIPED IN. 
SOME TEAMS ARE 
LETTING FANS BY 
CARDBOARD 
CUTOUTS OF 
THEMSELVES TO 
FILL STADIUM 
SEATS. 
THAT IS IF YOUR 
TEAM HAS A HOME 
STADIUM. 
THE BLUE JAYS 
WERE BANNED BY 
THE CANADIAN 
GOVERNMENT FROM 
PLAYING IN 
TORONTO. 
THEY WERE TOLD 
BY PENNSYLVANIA 
HEALTH OFFICIALS 
WEDNESDAY THEY 
CANNOT SHARE A 
STADIUM WITH THE 
PIRATES. 
THEIR REASONS 
FOR CAUTIONS. 
THE ROYALS HAVE 
HAD EIGHT 
PLAYERS TEST 
POSITIVE FOR THE 
VIRUS. 
IT IS BEEN A 
DIFFERENT STORY 
FOR THE NBA. 
PRESEASON GAMES 
BEGAN LAST 
NIGHT. 
NONE OF THE 
PLAYERS TESTED 
POSITIVE. 
RESIDENCIES AND 
GAMES START ONE 
WEEK FROM TODAY. 
SOME NFL PLAYERS 
ARE REPORTING TO 
TRAINING CAMP. 
THEY ARE 
DEBATING SAFETY 
PROTOCOLS. 
THE NFL SAYS OF 
FANS ARE ALLOWED 
IN THE STADIUM 
THEY WILL HAVE 
TO WEAR MASKS. 
ON AUGUST 1 THE 
NHL BEGAN A 
KNOCKOUT 
TOURNAMENT TO 
SEE WHO GETS TO 
LIFT THE STANLEY 
CUP. 
EVERY GAME WILL 
BE PLAYED IN 
CANADA. 
TONIGHT DR. 
ANTHONY FOUND 
SHE WILL THROW 
OUT THE FIRST 
PICTURE. 
>> HAVE YOU DONE 
THIS BEFORE TO 
BIG LEAGUE 
STADIUM? 
>> I HAVE NOT. 
I'M QUITE 
NERVOUS ABOUT 
IT. 
>> DON'T WORRY. 
YOU ARE FINE. 
>> SOME OTHER 
CHANGES PEOPLE 
WILL NOTICE WHEN 
THEY WATCH THE 
GAMES ON 
TELEVISION, 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
NO BIG 
CELEBRATIONS ARE 
ALLOWED AFTER A 
HOME RUN. 
NOT EVEN A HIGH 
FIVE. 
I THINK THAT IS 
PROBABLY A SMALL 
PLACE TO PLAY. 
>>> I REMEMBER 
SAYING, I CAN'T 
JUST SIT AND 
PRAY FOR PEOPLE. 
I NEED TO GO AND 
DO AND HELP. 
I NEED TO USE MY 
HANDS. 
>> KAYLA WANTED 
TO HELP PEOPLE 
WHEN SHE WENT TO 
A DOCTORS 
WITHOUT BORDERS 
HOSPITAL IN 
2013. 
SHE WAS 
KIDNAPPED BY ISIS
THE NEXT DAY. 
HER PARENTS, 
MARCIA AND CARL 
OPENED THEIR 
HOMES TO THE 
TODAY SHOW IN 
2015. 
>> I AM STILL IN 
DENIAL. 
I STILL EXPECT 
HER TO COME 
THROUGH THE 
DOOR. 
>>REPORTER: SHE 
WAS HELD CAPTIVE 
18 MONTH. 
DURING THAT TIME 
SHE WAS MOVED 
FROM LOCATION TO 
LOCATION, 
SOMETIMES PUT IN 
A ROOM WITH 
OTHER CAPTIVE 
WOMEN. 
>> WE HAVE CITY 
GIRLS THAT SPENT 
SHORT TIMES WITH 
KAYLA. 
ALL OF THEM, 
EVERYONE WE HAVE 
TALKED TO TALKED 
ABOUT HER 
STRENGTH. 
>>REPORTER: SHE 
WAS TAKEN BY THE 
HEAD OF ICES AND 
ABUSE. 
SHE IS BELIEVED 
TO HAVE BEEN 
KILLED IN 2015. 
AMONG HER 
CAPTORS, A GROUP 
OF BRITISH 
CITIZENS 
NICKNAMED THE 
BEATLES. 
THAT INCLUDES A 
MAN KNOWN AS 
JIHADI JOHN WHO 
WAS LATER KILLED 
IN A U.S. DRONE 
STRIKE. 
AND THESE TWO 
MEN WHO WERE 
CAPTURED IN 
SYRIA AND ARE 
BEING HELD IN 
U.S. CUSTODY IN 
A ROCK. 
IN THE PAST THE 
MEN PRETENDED TO 
HAVE NO IDEA WHO 
KAYLA WAS. 
>> I DID NOT 
MEET ANY FOREIGN 
PEOPLE. 
>>REPORTER: IN 
AN EXCLUSIVE 
INTERVIEW THE 
TWO MEN GIVE 
DETAILED 
ACCOUNTS ABOUT 
HER AND HOW THEY 
GOT HER PARENTS 
EMAIL ADDRESS AND
SENT RANSOM 
NOTES. 
>> I TOOK IT 
FROM HER. 
SHE WAS VERY 
SCARED. 
SHE WAS IN A 
ROOM BY HERSELF 
THAT NO ONE 
WOULD GO IN. 
>> THEY ARE 
ADMITTING THAT 
THEY WERE THERE. 
THEY'RE NOT 
GOING TO TELL 
THE DARK SIDE OF 
THE STORY. 
>> THE FAMILIES 
OF JAMES FOLEY 
AND OTHERS 
INCLUDING THE 
MILLERS WERE 
ALSO KILLED BY 
ISIS HAVE BEEN 
PRESSING FEDERAL 
PROSECUTORS TO 
CHARGE THE MEN. 
>> THEY NEED TO 
BE BROUGHT HERE. 
THEY NEED TO BE 
PROSECUTED. 
>>REPORTER: THE 
CASE HAS BEEN 
HELD UP. 
A BRITISH COURT 
RULED IN MARCH 
THAT THE UNITED 
STATES CANNOT 
USE CRUCIAL 
EVIDENCE AGAINST 
THOSE MEN UNLESS 
THE UNITED 
STATES PROMISES 
THEY WILL NOT 
RECEIVE THE 
DEATH PENALTY. 
>> I DON'T THINK 
ANYTHING SHOULD 
BE TAKEN OFF THE 
TABLE. 
>>REPORTER: THE 
MUELLER SAY THEY 
FEEL THE BEATERS 
WILL GET A LIGHT 
SENTENCE IF TRY 
TO THE UK. 
>> THAT IS A 
REALLY COOL -- 
RECRUITING TOOL. 
THEY DID THESE 
TERRIBLE THINGS. 
THEY WERE 
TORTURING AND 
KILLING 
AMERICANS AND 
THEY WALK AWAY 
IN FIVE YEARS. 
THAT CAN HAPPEN. 
>> WE ARE 
REACHING OUT TO 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
AND THE DOJ. WE 
DO NOT WANT THIS 
TO GO AWAY. 
>>REPORTER: A 
TRIAL IN THE 
UNITED STATES IS 
WHAT KAYLA 
WOULD'VE WANTED 
THEY SAY. 
I GO SHE WOULD 
WANT THESE MEN 
TRIED. 
IF THEY ARE 
INNOCENT, SOMEHOW
THEY BELIEVE 
THEY'RE 
INNOCENT, THEY 
GO BEFORE JURY 
IMPROVE IT. 
AND YOU ARE 
GOING TO HAVE TO 
GIVE US 
INFORMATION. 
>> 
>>REPORTER: THAT 
WOULD HELP THE 
FAMILY BRING 
KAYLA HOME. 
>> I WANT TO 
BRING HER HOME. 
THERE ARE SO 
MANY PEOPLE. 
>> THAT FAMILY 
HAS BEEN THROUGH 
SO MUCH AND NOW 
THIS. HOW LIKELY 
IS IT THAT THESE 
MEN WOULD BE 
BROUGHT TO THE 
UNITED STATES TO 
FACE CHARGES? 
>>REPORTER: 
THERE IS A LEGAL 
ISSUE, COURTS IN 
THIS COUNTRY 
RULED THAT IF 
THE UNITED 
STATES IS 
SEEKING THE 
DEATH PENALTY 
THEN BRITISH 
AUTHORITIES WILL 
NOT HAND OVER 
THE EVIDENCE 
THAT THEY HAVE. 
THEY HAVE BEEN 
FOLLOWING THESE 
EVENTS CLOSELY 
AND THEY HAVE 
THE BEST 
EVIDENCE. 
IF THE U.S. 
DROPS THE DEATH 
PENALTY AND 
PURSUES A LIFE 
SENTENCE THAT 
OBSTACLE WOULD 
GO AWAY. 
THERE ARE SOME 
NEGOTIATIONS 
THAT STILL NEED 
TO TAKE PLACE TO 
FIGURE THE BEST 
WAY TO MOVE 
FORWARD LEGALLY. 
THE FAMILIES 
DON'T WANT THIS 
CASE TO GO AWAY. 
THAT IS WHY THE 
FAMILIES WROTE 
AN OP-ED IN THE 
WASHINGTON POST 
URGING PRESIDENT 
TRUMP TO MOVE 
THIS CASE 
FORWARD. 
>> IT IS 
ASTONISHING TO 
SEE THOSE MEN 
TALKING ABOUT 
HER AFTER ALL 
THESE YEARS. 
>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH. 
>>> LINES FOR 
FOOD, LINES FOR 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS. OUR 
NATION HAS NOT 
SEEN PAIN AND 
DESPAIR LIKE 
THIS SINCE THE 
GREAT DEPRESSION 
NEARLY ONE 
CENTURY AGO. 
NOW, IN EIGHT 
DAYS THE CARES 
ACT RUNS OUT. 
THAT HAD PUT AN 
EXTRA $600 A 
WEEK IN 
AMERICANS 
POCKETS ON TOP 
OF UNEMPLOYMENT 
CHECKS. 
>> THIS IS VERY 
CHALLENGING. 
>> NO WORDS. 
>> UNPRECEDENTED 
TIMES. 
WE NEED WORK. 
WE NEED HELP. 
PLEASE. 
>> THE 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
RATE IS 11.1% 
AND EVEN WORSE 
IN SOME LARGE 
CITIES LIKE LOS 
ANGELES. 
THAT IS 19.5%. 
IN NEW YORK 
CITY, 20.4%. 
ON WEDNESDAY 
FROM LOS ANGELES 
TO NEW YORK TO 
SOUTH FLORIDA 
AND EVERY STATE 
IN BETWEEN HELP 
COMING IN A 
DIGITAL WAY. 
VOLUNTEER 
PHOTOGRAPHERS 
WHO WOULD CHARGE 
$250 A SESSION 
TAKING 10,000 
FREE HEAD SHOTS 
FOR THE 
UNEMPLOYED. 
>> FOR THOSE WHO 
MAY HAVE NOT 
LOOKED FOR A JOB 
IN A WHILE, HEAD 
SHOTS ARE NOW 
EXPECTED IN THE 
ONLINE WORLD OF 
JOB-SEARCH. 
>> IT HAS BEEN A 
LONG TIME SINCE 
I LOOKED FOR 
JOB. 
WHY IS THE 
PHOTOGRAPH SO 
IMPORTANT? 
>> IT IS SO 
IMPORTANT BECAUSE
IT IS YOUR 
DIGITAL 
HANDSHAKE. 
>> THIS 34-YEAR-
OLD HOPES A PHOTO
BOOST HER 
RESUME. 
SHE HAS A MASTERS
DEGREE AND WAS 
WORKING FOR 
HABITAT FOR 
HUMANITY BUT THE 
PANDEMIC LED TO 
WIDESPREAD 
LAYOFFS. 
HER LINKEDIN PAGE
USED TO HAVE A 
SOUTHEY. 
>> I TRIED WITH 
THE LIGHTING AND 
I KNEW IT WAS 
TIME TO UPDATE 
IT. 
IT WAS NOT 
REFLECTING MY 
BEST SELF. 
>>REPORTER: NOW 
LOOKS LIKE THIS. 
>> DO YOU WANT A 
PIECE OF ADVICE? 
MAKE SURE THE 
ONE YOU USED IS 
CURRENT. 
YOU MAY THINK 
YOU LOOK BETTER 
IN THE OLDER 
PICTURE, IT IS 
NOT WHO YOU ARE 
TODAY. 
>>> THE 
PHOTOGRAPHERS 
SET STUDIOS AND 
HAD POP-UP 
INSIDE 
BUSINESSES THAT 
HAD CLOSED AND 
THE PROPERTY 
THAT OWNS THE 
MALLS FIGURES IF 
THEY CAN HELP 
PEOPLE GET JOBS 
THEN PERHAPS IT 
WILL HELP THE 
ECONOMY GET 
GOING. 
>> A 
PROFESSIONAL 
PICTURE. 
THAT'S GREAT. 
>> YES. 
>>> IT IS NOT 
THE WELCOME MAT 
THESE STUDENTS 
ARE USED TO. 
>> TEMPERATURE 
CHECKS, MASKED 
FACES AND DESKS 
AT A DISTANCE. 
THERE IS 
STAGGERED 
ATTENDANCE AT 
THIS IN PERSON 
LEARNING. 
>> FIVE WILL 
COME EVERY DAY. 
IT WILL MAKE THE 
WEEK BEFORE SEEN 
GREAT. 
>> THERE HAVE 
BEEN FEWER THAN 
300 ACTIVE CASES 
IN THE CITY. 
>>REPORTER: DID 
YOU HAVE ANY 
CONCERN ABOUT 
COMING BACK? 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
WE WANT TO DO 
WHAT IS BEST FOR 
OUR STUDENTS AND 
CHILDREN. 
>>REPORTER: THE 
FIRST DAY IS 
FAST 
APPROACHING. 
STUDENTS AND 
TEACHERS ARE IN 
LIMBO ABOUT HOW 
AND WHEN SCHOOL 
WILL START. 
THE GOVERNOR'S 
REQUEST WAS 
REJECTED TO 
DELAY THE START 
OF SCHOOL. 
>> I AM 100% 
THAT THEY CAN 
GET BACK TO 
SCHOOL. 
>> MANY 
DISTRICTS ARE 
RAISING CONCERNS 
ABOUT HOW TO PAY 
FOR ALL THIS. 
A NEW RULE WILL 
DIVERT MONEY 
FROM LOWER 
INCOME SCHOOLS 
TO WEALTHY, 
PRIVATE SCHOOLS. 
>> GIVE IT TO 
FAMILIES WHO 
HAVE THE MEANS 
TO PROVIDE 
VIRTUAL OR SOCIAL
DISTANCING 
OPPORTUNITIES. 
IT IS 
UNCONSCIONABLE. 
>>REPORTER: THE 
DEPARTMENT OF 
EDUCATION SAID 
IT WAS POLITICAL 
WRITING THIS 
ADMINISTRATION 
IS COMMITTED TO 
SUPPORTING ALL 
STUDENTS 
INCLUDING 
STUDENTS OF 
COLOR. 
>> BACK IN 
TENNESSEE, HAD 
YOU FEEL ABOUT 
THAT MASK? 
>> NOT THAT 
GOOD. 
IT MAKES ME 
REALLY HOT. 
>>REPORTER: 
STOPPING THE 
SPREAD IS LESSON 
NUMBER 1. 
>> THEY HAVE 
LIFE SKILLS. 
THIS MAY NOT GO 
AWAY ANYTIME 
SOON. 
>>REPORTER: 
PLANS ARE IN 
PLACE UNTIL 
LABOR DAY WHEN 
THEY REEVALUATE 
TO SEE WHAT, IF 
ANYTHING NEEDS 
TO CHANGE. 
>> 
>>> AT 17 YEARS 
OLD NATE HELPED 
BUILD WARPLANES 
TO SAVE AMERICAN 
LINES. 
TODAY AT 94 HER 
FANS STILL WORK 
AT FACTORY SPEED 
FOR THE SAME 
REASON. 
>>REPORTER: HOW 
DID YOU GET THE 
IDEA TO DO THIS? 
>> 
>>REPORTER: SHE 
MAKES MASK FOR 
ABOUT EIGHT 
HOURS EACH DAY. 
SHE WAS ONCE 
HERSELF A ROSIE 
THE RIVETER. 
>> THIS IS A 
SYMBOL FOR WHAT 
AMERICAN WOMEN 
DID. 
>>REPORTER: SHE 
MADE A FEW FOR 
FAMILY AND 
FRIENDS OF 
FIRST. 
NOW 1000 PENDING 
ORDERS. 
STRANGERS ACROSS 
THE COUNTRY ARE 
SALUTING WITH IN-
SERVICE AND 
FIGHTING 
AMERICA'S NEW 
WORD AGAINST THE 
VIRUS. 
SHE FINDS TIME 
TO MOW HER OWN 
GRASS AND 
PUSHING CONGRESS 
TO GIVE THEM A 
MEDAL OF HONOR. 
>> INSPIRED 
WANTS TO SERVE 
HER COUNTRY AND 
NOW TO PROTECT 
IT. 
>>> ALL 
QUESTIONS OR 
WHETHER OR NOT 
THE GOVERNMENT 
CAN FORCE PEOPLE 
TO STAY AT HOME 
AND QUARANTINE 
TRACES BACK TO A 
1905 SUPREME 
COURT CASE 
JACOBSON VERSUS 
MASSACHUSETTS. 
>> AMERICANS 
HAVE A RIGHT WE 
CAN'T OPEN ALL 
AT ONCE, WE WILL 
GET INTO 
TROUBLE. 
>>REPORTER: THE 
SUPREME COURT 
ESTABLISHED THE 
FRAMEWORK FOR 
EVALUATING 
WHETHER OR NOT A 
GOVERNMENT ORDER 
DURING A TIME OF 
THE HEALTH 
CRISIS VIOLATES 
THE 
CONSTITUTION. 
>> THE SUPREME 
COURT UPHELD 
COMPULSORY 
VACCINATION 
DURING THE 
SMALLPOX 
VACCINATION. 
THE GOVERNOR 
GOOD STICK A 
NEEDLE IN YOUR 
ARM BECAUSE THE 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
EMERGENCY 
REQUIRED IT. 
SINCE THEN, AS 
LONG AS THE 
GOVERNMENT CAN 
JUSTIFY THE 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
MEASURE, COURTS 
WILL GENERALLY 
UPHOLD 
RESTRICTION SUCH 
AS QUARANTINE OR 
STAY-AT-HOME 
ORDERS. 
ONE EXAMPLE CAME 
NOT TOO LONG AGO 
DURING THE EBOLA 
CRISIS. 
A NURSE RETURNED 
FROM AN AREA 
HIGH IN 
INFECTION AND 
THE COURTS 
UPHELD A TWO 
WEEK QUARANTINE, 
EVEN THOUGH SHE 
SHOWED NO SIGNS 
OF INFECTION 
WHEN SHE GOT TO 
THE UNITED 
STATES. 
SOMETIMES COURTS 
WILL SAVE 
QUARANTINE GOES 
TOO FAR. 
IN ONE CASE MANY 
YEARS AGO, THE 
GOVERNMENT TRIED 
TO STEAL OFF AN 
ENTIRE SECTION 
OF SAN FRANCISCO 
TO QUARANTINE. 
THE GOVERNMENT 
SAID THAT WAS 
TOO FAR. 
MOST OF THE 
COURTS COULD 
HAVE APPLIED 
JACOBSON TO THE 
STAY-AT-HOME 
ORDERS. 
JACOBSON IS A 
BROAD AUTHORITY 
OF STATES AND 
THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT TO 
QUARANTINE 
PEOPLE OF THE 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
NEED DEMAND 
IT'S. 
>> THE 
GOVERNMENT DOES 
HAVE THE POWER 
TO QUARANTINE. 
THE SUPREME 
COURT INDICATED 
THAT STATES WITH 
THE POLICE POWER 
THAT WILL BE ON 
THE FRONT LINE 
OF DEFENSE WHEN 
IT COMES TO 
QUARANTINE. 
THINGS ARE 
DIFFERENT 
LEGALLY SPEAKING 
DURING A PUBLIC 
HEALTH CRISIS. 
AMONG THE CHAOS, 
I FOUND A FATHER 
TRYING TO TEACH 
HIS SON ABOUT 
PEACE. 
>> WE RETALIATE 
WITH LOVE. 
IT IS THE WAY. 
THAT IS ALL I 
WANT HIM TO SEE. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
BRUTAL HONESTY, 
THIS IS NOT 
ABOUT PRESIDENT 
TRUMP. 
IT IS 400 YEARS 
OF RACISM. 
>> WE NEED 
ANSWERS WHAT 
NEEDS TO BE DONE 
TO MAKE BALLOTS 
READY TO GO FOR 
NOVEMBER. 
>>REPORTER: WE 
NEED TO GO DEEP 
INSIDE THE STORY.
HEAR FROM 
SOMEONE WHO IS 
BEEN THERE. 
TELLING THE TRUTH
. THAT IS THE 
STORY AMERICANS 
WANT TO HERE. 
>> 
>> WE LIVE IN A 
POST-RACIAL 
AMERICA. 
WE ARE REMINDED 
THAT WE DO NOT. 
I REMEMBER HER 
COMING HOME 
SAYING WHY DON'T 
HAVE A PONYTAIL 
LIKE THE WHITE 
GIRLS? 
IT IS OKAY TO 
NOTICE YOU ARE 
DIFFERENT, JUST 
NOT LESS THAN. 
>> THAT'S WHAT I 
THINK. 
>> I AM GLAD WE 
CAN HAVE THESE 
DISCUSSIONS. 
I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
>>> 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 WEEK EIGHT 
DAYS STARTING AT 
6:00 EASTERN. 
>>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
A CATASTROPHE IS 
HAPPENING IN 
BRAZIL BEFORE 
OUR VERY EYES. 
IN MEXICO CITY 
THE PEOPLE ARE 
SAYING IF THEY 
DON'T WORK THEY 
WILL NOT BE ABLE 
TO FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
>> THE SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK IN 
STAGES. 
>>REPORTER: YOU 
CAN BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US. 
>>REPORTER: LIFE 
ACROSS ITALY IS 
BACK TO NORMAL, 
NOT THE SAME 
NORMALS BEFORE. 
>>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IS FEAR 
ITSELF. 
THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES. 
A UNITED PEOPLE 
WITH THE UNITED 
FIRST. 
>> THE FUTURE 
DOES NOT BELONG 
TO THE FAINT OF 
HEART. 
IT BELONGS TO 
THE PREY. 
>> A GREAT 
PEOPLE HAS BEEN 
MOVED TO DEFEND 
A GREAT NATION. 
ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED. 
>>> WHAT DO YOU 
THINK DOES IT 
MEAN? DO YOU 
HAVE CLARITY ON 
WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
ACTUALLY ORDERED 
I HAVE TO ASK 
WHETHER THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
CAN TURN THIS 
AROUND SO IT IS 
A PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL 
CHANGE? 
>> PEOPLE ARE 
NOT SIX FEET 
APART. 
ARE YOU WORRIED 
ABOUT THIS? 
WHAT ABOUT THE 
RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION 
DURING PROTEST? 
>> TWITTER IS 
TAKING ACTION TO 
CRACKDOWN ON 
HARASSMENT AND 
MISINFORMATION. 
THEY HAVE 
SUSPENDED 7000 
ACCOUNTS AND 
LIMITED 150,000 
OTHER COUNSELING 
TO A GROUP KNOWN 
FOR SPREADING 
CONSPIRACY 
THEORIES. 
WE'RE JOINED NOW 
BY BRANDY. 
GIVE US A LITTLE 
BACKGROUND ON 
THIS GROUP. 
HOW ARE THEY 
USING TWITTER 
AND WHAT RULES 
DOES TWITTER SAY 
THEY WERE 
BREAKING? 
>> SURE. 
SO THIS IS A 
WILD AND 
DANGEROUS 
CONSPIRACY 
THEORY BASED ON 
AN INSANE IDEA 
THAT THERE IS A 
SECRET 
GOVERNMENT AND 
LEAKING DETAILS 
ON A SECRET WAR 
THAT PRESIDENT 
TRUMP IS WAGING. 
EACH STATE IS A 
FRACTION OF 
DEMOCRATS, 
HOLLYWOOD ELITE, 
THE MEDIA, 
EVERYONE AND 
THEY ARE PART OF 
A PEDOPHILE RING
. WHAT THEY HAVE 
BEEN DOING FOR 
THE PAST COUPLE 
OF YEARS IS, 
WITH THE HELP OF 
SOCIAL MEDIA, 
BRINGING 
BASELESS CLAIMS 
TO FACEBOOK, 
TWITTER AND TWO 
PLACES WHERE 
GRANDMA'S AND 
LITTLE OLD LADIES
IN IOWA HAVE 
BEEN ABLE TO SEE 
THEM ENGAGE IN 
THEM. 
THAT IS WHY WE 
HAS BEEN SEEING 
THEM AT TRUMP 
RALLIES, IT IS 
BECAUSE OF 
SOCIAL MEDIA'S 
AMPLIFICATION OF 
THESE IDEAS. 
TWITTER FINALLY, 
LITTLE LATE BUT 
BETTER LATE THAN 
NEVER. 
THEY SAID NO 
MORE. 
PEOPLE HAVE 
THESE INSANE 
IDEAS AND THEY 
FIND PEOPLE THAT 
ARE LIKE TO 
CLAIM THAT THESE 
PEOPLE ARE 
PEDOPHILES. 
A PEDOPHILE AND 
THEY HARASS 
THEM. 
I'VE SEEN THESE 
HARASSING 
CAMPAIGNS TO 
EVERYBODY FROM 
TOM HANKS TO A 
LITTLE DOUGHNUT 
SHOP ON THE WEST 
COAST. 
IT NO ONE IS 
IMMUNE. 
YOU SEE WHAT 
HAPPENS WHEN 
THERE ARE RUMORS 
AROUND THE 
CONSPIRACY 
THEORIES. 
SOMEONE SHOT UP 
A PIZZA SHOP. 
IT IS REALLY 
DANGEROUS AND 
TWITTER FINALLY 
SAID NO MORE. 
>> IT IS SO 
DAMAGING. 
SO MUCH 
INFORMATION AND 
THAT TACTIC 
WHERE THEY JUST 
ATTACK SOMEONE. 
WHY DID TWITTER 
DECIDE TO TAKE 
TECH ACTION 
RIGHT NOW? 
>> I GOT ON 
TWITTER 
YESTERDAY AND WE 
TALKED WITH THEM.
THEY HAVE BEEN 
SEEING THIS 
BREAKING THE 
RULES FOR 
SEVERAL YEARS.
%
2019 REPORT FROM %
THE LOCAL FAA 
OFFICE WHICH 
CALLS QANON A %
POTENTIAL 
DOMESTIC  
TERRORISM %
THREAT. %
WE HAVE SEEN THE %
QANON BELIEVERS  
IN ARMED THE %
STANDOFFS WITH %
THE POLICE AND 
ALLEGEDLY %
PLANNING 
KIDNAPPING %
PLOTS. %
WE HAVE SEEN ONE %
WHO ALLEGEDLY 
MURDERED A MAN %
AND CAME WITH %
QANON  DURING %
HIS COURT %
APPEARANCE. 
IT IS GETTING %
DANGEROUS AND %
WRAPPING UP. 
Recently there 
were super users 
of Twitter that 
were targets 
themselves of 
some of these 
campaigns. 
You saw the 
damage it can do 
to a single 
user. 
>> Absolutely. 
Thank . you, 
Brandy. 
>> Thank you so 
much. 
>>> Hi, 
everyone. 
I am Savannah 
Sellers. 
Let's go to  Joe 
Fryer following 
the latest in
headlines from 
NBCNews.com. 
Joe, how are you 
on  this Thursday 
? 
>> Reporter: Hey 
there, happy 
Thursday. 
A federal judge 
has ordered the 
release of 
Michael call 
one. 
He will now 
leave prison and 
return to ofMihome 
confinement. 
He has been 
serving a three-
year sentence in 
a federal t.e-
penitentiary 
very. 
He was released 
to home 
confinement. 
At the time he 
said a book 
about his 
experience with 
President Trump 
will be 
published in the 
fall. 
He was sent back 
to prison with 
officials saying 
he refused the 
conditions ngof his
home 
confinement. 
His lawyer said 
the move 
violated his 
freedom of 
speech and the 
federal isjudge 
agreed calling 
it retaliation. 
He will be 
released, 
released on 
Friday by 2 PM. 
>>> The total 
number of COVID-
19 cases have 
surpassed 1 
million today. 
173 reported 
deaths and one 
day which is the 
largest increase 
so far. 
Here is what 
Florida's 
governor had to 
say today. 
>> Obviously, we 
would love to 
have  zero 
deaths. 
If we could do 
that, we would 
want as few as 
we can. 
That is one of 
the reasons why 
we do so much in 
the long-term 
care facilities. 
and ality 
morbidity is 
incredibly high. 
It is %an 
important issue. 
>> Reporter: In 
Portland, the 
mayor was tear 
gassed. 
Tensions between 
federal agents 
and 
demonstrators 
have been 
growing. 
Wheeler has come 
under criticism 
for not raining 
in the use of 
tear gas even 
before there was 
a federal pure, 
presents. 
Is what he said 
when asked of 
tear gas should 
be used. 
>> I want to 
look at other 
options. 
,
>> Reporter: 
Washta NFL team 
has announced 
they will simply 
be called the 
Washington 
football team 
until they come 
up with a new 
name for the 
franchise. 
It would 
retire's former 
name widely 
viewed as a 
racist work 
against Native 
Americans. 
And some good 
news for Taylor 
Swift fans. 
The singer and 
now she is 
releasing her 
eighth studio 
album tonight at 
midnight. 
She says that 
album entitled 
folklore our 
sunset she has 
poured her 
whims, dreams, 
fears, and 
musings into. 
I am here for 
the whims. 
Are you a 
Swifty? 
>> Joe, yes, I 
am. 
If I adequately 
try to SHOW MY 
EXCITEMENT IT 
WOULD BECOME 
INAPPROPRIATE. 
ARE YOU A FAN? 
>> YES, I AM A 
FAN. 
I HAVE BECOME A 
BIGGER FAN OVER 
THE YEARS. 
I LOVE HER 
LYRICS AND THEY 
ARE SO CREATIVE 
AND WITTY. 
THE MUSIC IS 
GOOD TOO. 
WE CAN BE 
FRIENDS NOW 
BECAUSE WE BOTH 
LIKE TAYLOR 
SWIFT. 
>> AND JOE, THAT 
IS NOT NERDY AT 
ALL. 
THAT IS ONE OF 
THE MANY REASONS 
I LOVE HER. 
I CAN'T WAIT TO 
HAVE THAT NEW 
ALBUM TOMORROW. 
>> SOUNDS GOOD. 
>>> FLORIDA IS 
AN CRISIS MODE. 
THE STATE IS 
REPORTING ITS 
HIGHEST DEATH 
TOLL AN INCREASE 
IN CASES SINCE 
THE START OF THE 
PANDEMIC. 
THE NEWS COMES 
AS SCHOOLS 
PREPARE TO 
REOPEN NEXT 
MONTH. 
62% OF 
FLORIDIANS THINK 
IT IS NOT SAFE 
FOR ELEMENTARY, 
MIDDLE AND HIGH 
SCHOOLS TO 
REOPEN FOR IN 
PERSON LEARNING. 
WE SPOKE TO 
TEACHERS ABOUT 
THEIR CONCERNS. 
>> WE ALWAYS 
GIVE EVERYTHING. 
WE SACRIFICE 
EVERYTHING FOR 
OUR STUDENTS. 
THIS IS LIFE-AND-
DEATH. 
>> MANY TEACHERS 
AND FACULTY ARE 
CHOMPING AT THE 
BIT TO GET BACK 
IN THE 
CLASSROOM. 
THEY KNOW HOW 
MUCH THEIR 
STUDENTS DEPEND 
ON THEIR 
INSTRUCTION AND 
THEIR TUTELAGE . 
>> Reporter: IT 
SHOULD NOT LEAD 
US TO DEPRIVE 
OUR KIDS OF THE 
TOOLS THEY NEED 
TO SUCCEED. 
>> IF SOME 
SCHOOLS WERE TO 
REOPEN, WHAT DO 
YOU THINK IS A 
WORST-CASE 
SCENARIO AND HOW 
DOES THAT PLAY 
OUT? 
>> PEOPLE WILL 
DIE. 
THE MAIN POINT 
OF THE LAWSUIT 
IS TO GET THE 
GOVERNORS 
ATTENTION 
BECAUSE HE 
HASN'T BEEN 
LISTENING TO US. 
TO MAKE SURE 
THAT SCHOOLS DO 
NOT OPEN AS 
BRICK-AND-MORTAR 
BUILDINGS. 
WE KNOW HOW 
DANGEROUS IT IS. 
WE KNOW THAT NOT 
ONLY THE LIVES 
OF THE STAFF 
MEMBERS AND 
THEIR FAMILIES 
AT RISK BUT THE 
LIVES THAT THE 
CHILDREN WE 
SERVE. 
>> WE ARE 
HISTORICALLY 
UNDERFUNDED 
ALREADY, AND TO 
ADD ALL OF THIS 
ON TOP OF IT 
WITH PPE THAT WE 
WOULD NEED, 
WHERE IS THE 
MONEY COMING 
FROM FOR THAT? 
>> I SPENT A LOT 
OF MONEY. 
I TAKE AWAY FROM 
MY HOUSEHOLD AND 
FAMILY BECAUSE I 
WANT TO GIVE 
THEM THE VERY 
BEST. 
TO TAKE AWAY 
MORE FUNDING, IT 
LEAVES ME VERY 
WORRIED OF HOW 
NEXT YEAR WOULD 
LOOK FOR ME. 
I WILL HAVE TO 
GO MORE INTO MY 
POCKET AND I AM 
ALREADY 
UNDERPAID AS AN 
EDUCATOR. 
>> WE ALREADY 
HAVE A SHORTAGE. 
OVER 3000 
CLASSROOMS DID 
NOT HAVE A 
TEACHER AT THE 
BEGINNING OF THE 
YEAR. 
WE HAVE HEARD 
THE TEACHERS 
WILL BE LEAVING 
THE PROFESSION 
AND THAT WILL 
MAKE IT MUCH 
WORSE. 
>> THERE IS 
NOTHING I WANT 
MORE THAN BEING 
BACK IN FRONT OF 
MY STUDENTS. 
I LOVE MY JOB. 
I TEACH KIDS 
ABOUT MUSIC. 
THIS IS KEEPING 
ME FROM DOING MY 
JOB BECAUSE THIS 
VIRUS HAS NOT 
BEEN DEALT WITH 
LIKE IT NEEDS TO 
BE. 
>>> WE ARE 
OUTSIDE OF A 
HIGH SCHOOL IN 
MIAMI. 
WE HEARD THEIR 
CONCERN THERE IN 
ONE TEACHERS 
UNION HAS FILED 
A LAWSUIT. 
TELL US ABOUT 
THAT AND A 
LITTLE BIT MORE 
ABOUT HOW THE 
TEACHERS ARE 
FEELING YOU 
SPOKE WITH. 
>> Reporter: 
SAVANNA, I'VE 
GOT TO TELL YOU 
IT WAS SUCH A 
POWERFUL 
CONVERSATION TO 
SIT DOWN WITH 
THESE TEACHERS 
FOR ONE HOUR AND 
HEAR ABOUT WHAT 
IS TOP OF MIND 
FOR THEM. 
IT WAS SO CLEAR 
THE LOVE THAT 
THEY HAVE FOR 
THEIR STUDENTS 
IN THIS 
CONVERSATION. 
IT CAME THROUGH 
POWERFULLY. 
THEY WANT TO 
KEEP THEIR BEST 
INTEREST ONE OF 
THE TEACHERS IS 
A PLAINTIFF IN 
THAT LAWSUIT. 
PART OF THE 
REASON THEY 
FILED IT WAS TO 
GET THE 
GOVERNORS 
ATTENTION. 
THEY WANT HIM TO 
HEAR WHAT THESE 
EDUCATORS ARE 
SAYING. 
HE IS CONTINUING 
TO DOUBLE DOWN 
AND HE TWEETED 
SAYING HE WANTS 
PARENTS TO HAVE 
A CHOICE BETWEEN 
DISTANCE 
LEARNING AND IN 
PERSON LEARNING. 
THESE TEACHERS 
SAY THAT RIGHT 
NOW FLORIDA IS 
THE WORLD'S 
EPICENTER FOR 
THE VIRUS AND TO 
REOPEN SCHOOLS 
DURING THIS TIME 
WOULD BE 
INCREDIBLY 
DANGEROUS. 
THE OTHER 
ELEMENT IN THIS 
LAWSUIT AND YOU 
HEARD A LOT 
ABOUT FUNDING, 
RIGHT NOW THE 
SCHOOLS GET 
MONEY BASED ON 
SEATS. 
THEY WANT TO 
MAKE SURE THAT 
IF SCHOOLS ARE 
VIRTUAL THIS 
SEMESTER THAT 
FUNDING WILL 
REMAIN IN PLACE. 
THEY WILL NEED 
IT MORE SO TO 
MAKE SURE 
STUDENTS HAVE 
THE TECHNOLOGY 
THEY NEED AND TO 
PREPARE FOR WHEN 
SCHOOLS DO 
REOPEN IN 
PERSON, THEY 
WANT THE RIGHT 
PPE IN PLACE AND 
THE RIGHT 
RESOURCES TO 
REOPEN SAFELY 
WHEN THAT DOES 
HAPPEN, SAVANNAH 
. 
>> OTHER THAN 
SOMETHING LIKE 
PPE, DID THEY 
SAY WHAT WOULD 
MAKE THEM FEEL 
SAFE RETURNING 
TO THE CLASSROOM 
AND AN INDICATOR 
ON WHEN IT'S 
OKAY TO GO BACK 
? 
>> Reporter: 
THEY DO WANT TO 
BE BACK WITH 
THEIR STUDENTS. 
NOBODY IS 
ARGUING THAT IN 
PERSON LEARNING 
IS THE BEST WAY 
TO GO. 
THEY WANT TO SEE 
THE VIRUS UNDER 
CONTROL BEFORE 
THAT HAPPENS. 
THEY WANT THE 
NUMBERS TO GO 
DOWN AND THE 
STATE. 
THEY WANT 
PROTOCOLS IN 
PLACE. 
ONE OF THE 
CRITICISMS I 
HEARD IS THAT IT 
IS NOT MUCH OF A 
PLAN. 
HE DOESN'T GO 
INTO THE DETAILS 
AND LEADS HIM UP 
TO INDIVIDUAL 
LOCALITIES AND 
THAT DOES NOT 
MAKE THEM 
CONFIDENT MOVING 
FORWARD. 
THEY WANT TO 
HAVE THESE 
PROTOCOLS IN 
PLACE. 
IMPORTANTLY, THE 
FUNDING TO 
IMPLEMENT THOSE 
PROTOCOLS. 
ONE OF THE 
TEACHERS SAID 
NOT HAVING THOSE 
RESOURCES WOULD 
BE LIKE GOING TO 
WAR WITHOUT ANY 
WEAPONS, 
SAVANNAH . 
>> WHAT ARE THEY 
GOING TO DO? 
ARE THEY GOING 
TO FOLLOW THE 
GOVERNOR'S 
ORDERS AND START 
IN PERSON 
CLASSES? 
HOW WILL THIS 
PLAY OUT? 
>> I AM STANDING 
AND ONE OF THE 
OLDEST SCHOOLS 
IN MIAMI RIGHT 
NOW. 
IT IS NOT CLEAR 
IF THESE HALLS 
WILL HAVE 
STUDENTS IN THEM 
COME AUGUST. 
THE 
SUPERINTENDENT 
HAS NOT ISSUED A 
FINAL CALL. 
HE DID SAY THAT 
IT IS UNLIKELY 
THAT STUDENTS 
WOULD BE COMING 
BACK TO THESE 
BUILDINGS, 
AUGUST. 
THEY HAVE YET TO 
DECIDE. 
BROWARD COUNTY 
HAS ANNOUNCED 
THEY WILL BE 
STARTING ALL 
ONLINE. 
IT DOES SEEM 
LIKE MOST OF 
THESE DISTRICTS 
ARE MAKING THEIR 
OWN DECISIONS 
BASED ON WHAT IS 
BEST FOR THEIR 
OWN COMMUNITIES. 
>> THAT IS AN 
IMPORTANT 
DEBATE. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>>> CORONAVIRUS 
CASES ARE RISING 
SO FAST IN TAXES 
THAT CONTACT 
TRACERS ARE 
STRUGGLING TO 
KEEP UP. 
WE ARE JOINED 
FROM HOUSTON. 
MORGAN, WE KNOW 
THESE CONTACT 
TRACERS ARE 
OVERWHELMED. 
WHAT IS GOING ON 
HERE? 
>> Reporter: IT 
REALLY IS JUST A 
NUMBERS GAME 
THAT IS NEVER AN 
THE STATES 
FAVORED. 
WE ARE STARTING 
TO SEE SLIGHT 
DROPS STATEWIDE 
WHEN IT COMES TO 
THE NEW DAILY 
CASES. 
FOR SEVERAL DAYS 
TEXAS WAS SEEING 
MORE THAN 1000 
NEW CASES PER 
DAY. 
WE KNOW THAT THE 
NUMBER HAS 
DROPPED DOWN 
INTO THE 
HUNDREDS, BUT 
EVEN SO, THE 
NUMBERS ARE SO 
SIGNIFICANT THAT 
WE ARE SEEING 
DELAYS OF UP TO 
THREE WEEKS AND 
SOMETIMES NOT 
EVEN A PHONE 
CALL AT ALL FROM 
THESE CONTACT 
TRACERS. 
IT MAKES THEIR 
EFFORTS USELESS. 
WE KNOW THAT 
SEVERAL HUNDRED 
OF THEM WERE 
BROUGHT ON BOARD 
WHEN THIS 
PANDEMIC REALLY 
STARTED GOING TO 
TRACK DOWN THESE 
CASES IN HOPES 
OF USING THAT AS 
A MEAN TO 
CONTAIN THE 
VIRUS. 
RIGHT NOW, THE 
NUMBERS ARE TOO 
HIGH. 
UNTIL WE CAN 
START TO SEE 
SERIOUS 
CONTAINMENT AND 
THOSE NUMBERS 
DROP EVEN MORE, 
THEIR EFFORTS 
WILL SEEM 
FUTILE. 
SAVANNAH ? 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
HARRIS COUNTY 
WHERE YOU ARE 
HAS MORE THAN 58 
THOUSAND 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES. 
JUST WHEN YOU 
HEAR THAT NUMBER 
ALONE YOU CAN 
IMAGINE HOW 
DIFFICULT IT IS. 
HOW IS THE MAYOR 
RESPONDING TO 
THIS? 
>> Reporter: 
SYLVESTER TURNER 
IS POINTING TO 
AT LEAST A 
GLIMMER OF HOPE 
IN THAT 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
HAVE STABILIZED 
AND NEW CASES 
ARE STARTING TO 
DECREASE. 
HE IS SAYING AT 
THIS POINT IN 
TIME, PEOPLE 
NEED TO DO 
EXACTLY WHAT 
THEY ARE DOING. 
THERE IS A BIT 
OF A LAG TIME 
FROM WHEN YOU 
IMPLEMENT AND 
THEN SEE THE 
RESULTS. 
THESE DECREASED 
NUMBERS CAN BE 
TRACED BACK TO 
JULY 2 ACTION 
TAKEN BY THE 
GOVERNOR BUT HE 
SAID ANY COUNTY 
WITH AT LEAST 20 
COVID-19 CASES 
OR HIGHER HAD TO 
HAVE MASKS WHEN 
PEOPLE ARE GOING 
INTO ANY 
ESTABLISHMENT IN 
THE AREA. 
RIGHT NOW, THE 
MAYOR OF HOUSTON 
HAD OPTIMISM IN 
HIS VOICE WHEN I 
HAD A CHANCE TO 
SPEAK WITH HIM. 
HE SAID IT IS 
TOO EARLY TO 
GIVE UP. 
TAKE A LISTEN. 
>> AND SO OUR 
POSITIVITY RATE 
IS RIGHT AROUND 
20%, 25%. 
AND SO WE NEED 
TO DRIVE THAT 
POSITIVITY RATE 
ALL THE WAY DOWN 
TO 5% OR BELOW. 
WE STILL HAVE A 
LONG WAY TO GO. 
WE ARE SEEING 
SOME SLIGHT 
IMPROVEMENT IN 
HOSPITAL 
ADMISSIONS AND 
IN THE 
POSITIVITY RATE 
FROM SLIGHT 
IMPROVEMENT. 
WE HAVE A LONG 
WAY TO GO. 
>> THAT 
POSITIVITY RATE 
IS VERY SLIGHT 
IMPROVEMENT. 
IT IS STILL 
NORTH OF 20%, 
SAVANNAH . IN 
NEW YORK CITY, 
THE POSITIVITY 
RATE IS UP 5% OR 
BELOW. 
HOUSTON HAS A 
LONG ROAD AHEAD 
AS DOES THE 
STATE OF TEXAS 
WHEN IT COMES TO 
CONTAINING THIS 
VIRUS. 
SAVANNAH ? 
>> YOU JUST 
MENTIONED NEW 
YORK. 
ONE OF THE 
PHRASES WE GOT 
COMFORTABLE WITH 
REAL QUICK WAS 
FLATTEN THE 
CURVE AND THEN 
TALKING ABOUT IF 
WE REACHED THE 
PEAK OF THAT 
CURVE. 
IS TEXAS NEARING 
ITS PEAK? 
>> Reporter: YOU 
KNOW, IF YOU 
WERE TO ASK 
DOCTORS THEY 
WOULD SAY IT IS 
TOO EARLY TO 
TELL. 
EVERYONE IS 
HOPEFUL WHEN 
THEY SEE THESE 
NUMBERS START TO 
STABILIZE. 
THEY SEE A 
DECREASE BUT IF 
YOU GO BACK 
SEVERAL WEEKS, 
WE WOULD HAVE 
DAYS LIKE THAT 
FOLLOWED WITH 
MASSIVE SPIKES. 
IT REALLY IS TOO 
EARLY TO TELL. 
THERE IS A 
KNOWLEDGE MEANT 
THAT SOME OF 
THESE PROACTIVE 
STEPS MAY BE 
WORKING. 
IF LOCAL 
COMMUNITIES HAVE 
NOT TAKEN IT 
UPON THEMSELVES, 
SAM
WALMART AND HOME 
DEPOT ARE 
PUTTING IN THOSE 
MASK POLICIES. 
THAT IS WHY AT 
LEAST THE MAIN 
MESSAGE I GUESS 
FROM TEXAS IS 
STAY THE COURSE. 
I HAD A CHANCE 
SECURE FROM A 
LOCAL HEALTH 
EXPERT TO PUT 
THAT IN HIS OWN 
WORDS ABOUT THE 
CURRENT STATE OF 
AFFAIRS IS. 
TAKE A LISTEN. 
>> WE HAVE NOT 
NECESSARILY 
REACHED THE 
PEAK. 
WE SEE A SLIGHT 
MILD 
STABILIZATION 
AND MAYBE A 
LITTLE BIT OF 
DROPPING OFF 
WITH TOTAL 
NUMBER OF PEOPLE 
IN THE HOSPITAL 
BUT NOT THE 700 
OR SO WERE 650 I 
THINK IT IS ICU 
PATIENTS WITHIN 
HARRIS COUNTY 
ALONE. 
>> Reporter: ON 
THE WAY TO THIS 
LIVE SHOT RIGHT 
ACROSS THE 
STREET FROM ONE 
OF THE TESTING 
CENTERS OPEN IN 
HOUSTON I PASSED 
A BILLBOARD THAT 
SAID TOO SOON TO 
STOP NOW. 
IT WAS A PICTURE 
OF A PERSON 
WEARING A MASK. 
AT LEAST UNTIL 
THESE NUMBERS 
BECOME A 
LEGITIMATE 
DOWNWARD TREND. 
>> THE SURGE IN 
CASES WE ARE 
SEEING NEAR THE 
SOUTHERN BORDER 
IN SEVERAL 
STATES. 
WHAT IS GOING ON 
AN TEXAS? 
>> YES. 
SOUTH TEXAS IS 
UNIQUELY 
POSITIONED TO BE 
PUT AT A 
DISADVANTAGE 
WHEN IT COMES TO 
FIGHTING THIS 
VIRUS. 
YOU HAVE A HIGH 
PERCENTAGE OF 
THE POPULATION 
IN SOUTH TEXAS 
THAT DOES NOT 
HAVE ACCESS TO 
HEALTHCARE OR IS 
UNINSURED. 
AND NUMBER TWO, 
YOU HAVE THE 
MAJORITY OF THE 
POPULATION DOWN 
THERE HAS JOBS 
WHERE IT IS 
NEARLY 
IMPOSSIBLE TO 
WORK FROM HOME. 
WE ARE LOOKING 
AT POSITIONS IN 
AGRICULTURE, 
SERVICE JOBS 
THAT REQUIRE YOU 
TO BE OUT 
INTERFACING WITH 
OTHER PEOPLE AND 
THAT IS A 
CONTRIBUTING 
FACTOR THERE. 
AND THEN ANOTHER 
PART OF IT IS 
THE HISPANIC 
CULTURE. 
WE HAVE MULTI-
GENERATIONS 
LIVING IN THE 
SAME HOUSEHOLD 
MAKING IT HARD 
TO ISOLATE THEM 
FROM OTHER 
FAMILY MEMBERS. 
WE DO KNOW THAT 
THERE HAVE BEEN 
INCIDENTS WHERE 
FAMILIES, ONE 
PERSON WILL GO 
TO WORK AND COME 
BACK SICK AND 
THE ENTIRE HOME 
BECOMES 
BASICALLY A 
CARRIER OF COVID-
19. 
THEY GO TO 
HOSPITALS WHICH 
ARE ALREADY 
SHORT ON 
RESOURCES AND IT 
BECOMES A TRAGIC 
SNOWBALL EFFECT 
WHEN YOU LOOK AT 
HOW QUICKLY THE 
CASES HAVE RISEN 
THERE AND HOW 
LIMITED THE 
SUPPLIES ARE AND 
THAT IS WHY WE 
DO KNOW THAT 
SOUTH TEXAS IS 
ONE OF THOSE 
PLACES WHERE THE 
FEDERAL MEDICAL 
TEAMS HAVE BEEN 
DEPLOYED TO 
LIGHTEN SOME OF 
THE LOAD WHICH 
IS A SURGE IN 
PATIENTS THAT 
THEY ARE SEEING 
AS WE SPEAK. 
>> THANK YOU SO 
MUCH, MORGAN. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>>> THE NUMBER 
OF CORONAVIRUS 
CASES CONFIRMED 
IN THE U.S. HAS 
SURPASSED 4 
MILLION. 
IT IS A 
CONCERNED THAT 
THE FORMER FDA 
COMMISSIONER 
TALKED ABOUT 
TODAY ON MSNBC 
EXTRACT AFTER 
ABOUT 48 HOURS 
THE TEST IS 
USEFUL FOR THE 
CLINICAL 
MANAGEMENT OF 
THE PATIENT. 
YOU WON'T BE 
ABLE TO USE THE 
RESULTS FOR 
EFFECTIVE 
CONTACT TRACING. 
YOU WILL GIVE 
THE INFORMATION 
TO THE BEHAVIOR. 
>> OUR MEDICAL 
CORRESPONDENT 
JOINS ME NOW. 
HOW USEFUL ARE 
THE TESTS IF YOU 
DON'T GET 
RESULTS QUICKLY 
AND AFTER THEY 
ARE IN LIMBO FOR 
A WEEK OR MORE? 
>> HE IS EXACTLY 
RIGHT. 
AFTER A COUPLE 
OF DAYS THE TEST 
IS NOT USEFUL FOR
ANALYSIS. 
IN OTHER WORDS 
FINDING OUT IF 
SOMEONE HAS 
CORONAVIRUS AND 
WHO THEY MIGHT 
HAVE BEEN AROUND 
AND WHO NEEDS TO 
BE QUARANTINED. 
YOU NEED TO GET 
THAT WITHIN A 
COUPLE OF DAYS. 
IT IS USEFUL FOR 
LOOKING BACK AND 
SAYING, THIS IS 
HOW MANY CASES 
WE HAD IN HERE 
IS WHERE WE NEED 
TO KEEP AN EYE 
ON THINGS. 
AS FAR AS MOVING 
FORWARD AND 
GETTING THAT 
TESTING UNDER 
CONTROL WILL BE 
ONE OF THE 
THINGS WE NEED 
TO DO GOING 
FORWARD. 
WE HAVE BEEN 
TALKING ABOUT 
TESTING SINCE 
FEBRUARY AND IT 
IS STILL NOT 
THERE. 
PART OF THE 
REASON IS 
BECAUSE OF THE 
SURGE IN CASES. 
THAT MAKE SENSE 
THAT THEY WILL 
HAVE ISSUES. 
YOU CAN GET THE 
TEST DONE BUT 
THERE'S ONLY A 
LIMITED NUMBER 
OF LAB 
PERSONNEL. 
AND SO THERE 
WILL BE 
BOTTLENECKS IN 
CERTAIN AREAS. 
WHEN YOU HAVE 4 
MILLION CASES 
AND ALL OF THESE 
HOTSPOTS THERE 
HAS BEEN A 
BACKLOG. 
TRYING TO BREAK 
THROUGH THAT 
WILL BE 
IMPORTANT. 
ONCE WE GET THIS 
UNDER CONTROL, 
IT WILL HAPPEN 
AGAIN WILL WE 
GET THAT TRUE 
SECOND WAVE 
COMING. 
WE NEED TO GET A 
BETTER HANDLE ON 
IT. 
WE ARE NOT QUITE 
THERE YET. 
WE HAVE ANOTHER 
COUPLE MONTHS 
BEFORE WE HAVE 
TO GET THERE 
AGAIN OR WE WILL 
NOT GET THIS 
PANDEMIC UNDER 
CONTROL AS 
QUICKLY AS WE 
WOULD LIKE TO, 
SAVANNAH . 
>> IT FEELS LIKE 
THERE ARE SO 
MANY WAYS WERE 
NOT THERE. 
THE PRESIDENT 
MAINTAINS RISING 
CASES ARE 
BECAUSE OF THE 
NUMBER OF TESTS. 
THIS CHART SHOWS 
THE DIFFERENCE 
BETWEEN WHAT YOU 
WOULD EXPECT 
FROM INCREASED 
TESTING VERSUS 
WHAT WE ARE 
SEEING. 
IT IS ALMOST 
DOUBLE. 
WHAT DOES THAT 
MEAN ABOUT WHERE 
WE ARE HEADED 
AND CAN YOU 
BREAK DOWN THOSE 
NUMBERS ON WHAT 
WERE SEEING? 
>> IT IS ALMOST 
LIKE A MATH 
EQUATION. 
MORE CASE 
TESTING 
CERTAINLY IS ONE 
OF THE ASPECTS 
OF HAVING THAT 
CASE NUMBER 
WRITES UP. 
AT THE SAME 
TIME, WE ARE 
NOTICING AN 
INCREASE IN 
HOSPITALIZATION 
RATES. 
AN INCREASE IN 
POSITIVITY WHICH 
IS THE NUMBER OF 
CASES THAT ARE 
POSITIVE. 
BEGAN TESTING 
NUMBERS THOSE 
CASES ARE 
RISING. 
UNFORTUNATELY 
OVER THE NEXT 
WEEK OR SO WE 
WILL SEE AN 
INCREASE IN THE 
DEATH RATE AS 
WELL. PUTTING 
ALL THOSE 
TOGETHER IT 
SHOWS THAT THERE 
ARE MULTI-
FACTORS THAT 
HAVE CAUSED THIS 
INCREASE IN 
NUMBERS. 
THEY MIGHT NOT 
EVEN BE THE 
BIGGEST ONE. 
THE FACT THAT 
THERE ARE MORE 
ACTUAL CASES OUT 
THERE IS WHAT 
PEOPLE NEED TO 
UNDERSTAND. 
PEOPLE DOING 
THOSE THINGS 
THEY KNOW TO 
KEEP IT UNDER 
CONTROL WILL BE 
EXTREMELY 
IMPORTANT, 
ESPECIALLY GOING 
FORWARD HERE. 
>> TALKING ABOUT 
WHAT COULD HELP 
US GET IT UNDER 
CONTROL AND 
SOMETHING WE CAN 
DO, IF YOU ARE 
WAITING FOR A 
TEST RESULT, HOW 
LONG SHOULD YOU 
BE QUARANTINING? 
>> THAT 
QUARANTINE 
PERIOD IS 14 
DAYS. 
IF YOU WERE 
EXPOSED ON DAY 
ONE YOU CAN 
ACTUALLY START 
DEVELOPING 
SYMPTOMS AND THE 
VIRUS TO WHERE 
YOU'RE GETTING 
CONTAGIOUS TO 
OTHER PEOPLE AND 
THEY 14. 
THE 14 DAY 
PERIOD IS 
IMPORTANT. 
A FEW MONTHS AGO 
WE FOUND OUT 50% 
OF PEOPLE START 
SHOWING SYMPTOMS 
AND HAVING THAT 
VIRUS THAT CAN 
BE CONTAGIOUS BY 
DAY FIVE. 
ALMOST EVERYONE 
BY DAY 12. 
IF YOU DO TEST 
FOR CORONAVIRUS, 
MORE THAN LIKELY 
YOU THINK YOU 
WERE EXPOSED TO 
IT. 
YOU NEED TO 
QUARANTINE 
YOURSELF FOR 
THAT 14 DAY 
PERIOD. 
IT MIGHT TAKE A 
WEEK OR TWO TO 
GET THE TEST 
RESULTS BACK. 
THE LAST THING 
YOU WANT TO DO 
IS GETTING OTHER 
PEOPLE SICK AND 
FINDING OUT YOU 
HAD CORONAVIRUS. 
YOU ARE ACTUALLY 
HELPING 
PERPETUATE THE 
PANDEMIC AND WE 
WANT TO GET THAT 
UNDER CONTROL AS 
SOON AS 
POSSIBLE. 
>> IT IS 
IMPORTANT TO 
NOTE THAT IN 
THOSE SEVEN DAYS 
YOU MAY BE 
ASYMPTOMATIC. 
JUST THINKING 
THAT YOU FEEL 
OKAY DOES NOT 
MEAN THAT YOU 
ARE OKAY. 
>>> JOBLESS 
CLAIMS INCREASED 
LAST WEEK FOR 
THE FIRST TIME 
IN 15 WEEKS NBC 
NEWS SENIOR 
BUSINESS 
CORRESPONDENT 
BREAKS DOWN THE 
NUMBERS. 
>> NO GOOD NEWS 
TO REPORT ON THE 
JOB FRONT. 
IN THE LAST WEEK 
ALONE 1.46 
MILLION MORE 
AMERICANS FILE 
FOR UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS. THE 
IDEA THAT WE 
WERE GETTING OUR 
WAY OUT OF 
CORONA AND 
GETTING BACK TO 
WORK AND GETTING 
THEIR JOBS BACK 
IS NOT THE CASE. 
THE NUMBER ONE 
REASON IS 
BECAUSE THE 
CORONAVIRUS IS 
NOT BEHIND US. 
EVEN THE 
PRESIDENT SAID 
IT WILL GET 
WORSE BEFORE IT 
GETS BETTER. 
THE HEALTH AND 
THE ECONOMY ARE 
DIRECTLY LINKED 
TO ONE ANOTHER. 
WE ARE EXPECTING 
ANOTHER 25,000 
SMALL BUSINESSES 
TO CLOSE BY THE 
END OF THE YEAR. 
WE'VE GOT 
MILLIONS OF 
AMERICANS THAT 
ARE NOT GOING TO 
BE GOING BACK TO 
WORK. 
ANCILLARY 
BUSINESSES ARE 
NOT REOPENING. 
AND THINK ABOUT 
THE BIG DEBATE 
OVER SCHOOLS 
REOPENING. 
THE MORE SCHOOLS 
TO GO VIRTUAL, 
THE MORE JOBS 
WILL NOT BE 
THERE. 
THINK ABOUT ALL 
OF THE ANCILLARY 
BUSINESSES. 
COLLEGE TOWNS 
ARE THE PERFECT 
EXAMPLE. 
A COLLEGE TOWN 
WITHOUT A 
COLLEGE STUDENT 
WILL BE TOUGH ON 
THE ECONOMY. 
SO ANOTHER WEEK 
OF BIG 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
NUMBERS. 
EXPANDED 
BENEFITS, THAT 
EXTRA $600 RUNS 
OUT AT THE END 
OF THE MONTH. 
CONGRESS IS 
DEBATING THE 
NEXT RELIEF ACT 
AND IF THEY WILL 
EXTEND THE $600. 
IT COULD BE AS 
LOW AS $100 OR 
AS MUCH AS 400 
RIGHT NOW THERE 
IS NO EXTENSION, 
AND THESE 
NUMBERS ARE NOT 
GOOD. 
>> THE 
C.A.R.E.S. 
ACT EXPIRES NEXT 
WEEK. 
WE SPOKE WITH 
SOME PEOPLE IN 
OKLAHOMA WHO ARE 
HOLDING OUT HOPE 
AND STRUGGLING 
TO SURVIVE. 
>> Reporter: HOW 
CLOSE ARE YOU TO 
BEING ABLE TO 
HELP EVERYONE 
WHO NEEDS HELP? 
ARE YOU GOING TO 
BE ABLE TO HELP 
THEM? 
>> THAT IS THE 
ONLY OPTION. 
WE WILL SERVE 
EVERY SINGLE 
PERSON ELIGIBLE 
FOR BENEFITS. 
THAT IS WHAT I 
GO TO BED 
THINKING ABOUT. 
YES. 
I WOULD NOT HAVE 
TAKEN THE JOB IF 
I DIDN'T THINK I 
COULD DO IT. 
WE WANT TO DO 
THAT FACE-TO-
FACE CONTACT 
WITH PEOPLE IF 
IT IS POSSIBLE. 
WE WANT TO BE 
SAFE. 
IT WAS BORN OF 
BEING FRUSTRATED 
ALONG WITH THE 
CLAIMANTS. 
YOU CAN SEE 
SOMEONE IN FRONT 
OF YOU SAYING 
I'M SO SORRY 
THIS HAPPENED 
AND THAT CAN 
HELP PEOPLE 
UNDERSTAND WHEN 
WE DO THESE 
OTHER THINGS WE 
ARE DOING IT 
WITH THE BEST 
INTENTIONS AND 
TRYING TO MAKE 
UP FOR WHAT WAS 
NOT DONE IN THE 
PAST. 
>> I THINK THAT 
IT IS AN AMAZING 
CROSS-SECTION OF 
PEOPLE. 
I SPOKE TO A 
GENTLEMAN A 
WHILE AGO THAT 
HASN'T BEEN 
EMPLOYED FOR A 
LITTLE WHILE. 
THAT IS THE 
THING. 
THAT HAVE BEEN 
SO FRUSTRATED. 
TO HAVE SOMEONE 
LISTEN TO THEM 
IS MEANINGFUL. 
>> I CHECKED 
ONLINE TO FILE A 
CLAIM AND FOUR 
DAYS PRIOR I 
COULDN'T GET 
PAST IT AND 
COULD NOT GET ON 
THE PHONE. 
>> MORE MONEY IN 
ADDITION. 
HOW IMPORTANT IS 
THAT TO YOU AND 
YOUR FAMILY? 
>> IT IS PRETTY 
IMPORTANT. 
>> THIS IS 
REALLY GOING TO 
CREATE A FIASCO 
FOR THOSE PEOPLE 
WHO AREN'T GO-
GETTERS LIKE ME. 
I AM A GO-
GETTER. 
UNTIL THE 
PANDEMIC GOES 
AWAY. 
WHEN THE 
PANDEMIC GOES 
AWAY, THINGS 
WILL PICK UP. 
UNTIL THEN, WERE 
GOING TO BE ON 
SHUTDOWN. 
>> DAVID JOINS 
ME NOW FROM 
TULSA, OKLAHOMA. 
HOW BACKLOGGED 
IS OKLAHOMA'S 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
SYSTEM, AND HOW 
MANY PEOPLE ARE 
WAITING FOR 
BENEFITS? 
>> TENS OF 
THOUSANDS HAVE 
NOT RECEIVED 
THESE BENEFITS 
AND 37 HAVE 
FILED 
APPLICATIONS. 
THEY DIDN'T FILL 
THEM OUT 
CORRECTLY OR 
MAYBE FRAUD WAS 
COMMITTED. 
THERE'S AN 
INCREDIBLE 
AMOUNT OF 
PEOPLE. 
IT IS 
ASTONISHING TO 
THINK BACK ON 
HOW LONG THIS 
CRISIS HAS BEEN 
GOING ON. 
THIS IS THE 18th 
WEEK WITH MORE 
THAN 1 MILLION 
JOB LOSSES. 
PEOPLE HERE HAVE 
BEEN STRUGGLING 
THROUGHOUT THAT 
ENTIRE PERIOD OF 
TIME. 
IN SOME CASES 
NOT PAYING RENT 
OR THEIR CAR 
PAYMENT AND JUST 
TRYING TO MAKE 
ENDS MEET. 
IN THE BUILDING 
NEXT TO ME, IT 
IS INCREDIBLY 
NOVEL WHAT THEY 
ARE TRYING TO 
DO. 
YOU GO ONLINE 
AND APPLY FOR 
BENEFITS, AND 
YOU HOPE THEY 
COME THROUGH. 
IF YOU GET 
SOMEONE THAT CAN 
SIT DOWN AND YOU 
CAN HELP THEM 
OUT THAT WILL 
SPEED THE 
PROCESS ALONG. 
THIS IS A STORY 
OF THIS ECONOMIC 
CRISIS. 
THE FACT THAT 
THE STATES HAVE 
BEEN SO BURDENED 
BY THE NUMBER OF 
PEOPLE APPLYING 
AND AWAY WE 
HAVEN'T SEEN IN 
RECENT HISTORY, 
THAT HAS BEEN A 
HUGE. 
FROM THE 1970S. 
IT IS IN CAPABLE 
OF PROCESSING 
THE INFLUX OF 
APPLICATIONS WE 
HAVE SEEN AN 
OKLAHOMA OVER 
THESE LAST 18 
WEEKS. 
WHILE THIS IS 
BEEN A STOPGAP, 
THE WOMAN WHO 
RUNS THE 
EMPLOYMENT 
OFFICE IS HERE 
IN OKLAHOMA 
TRYING TO 
IMPLEMENT NEW 
CHANGES TO 
MODERNIZE IT AND 
MAKE IT 
SOMETHING THAT 
CAN DEAL WITH 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
CLAIMS GOING 
FORWARD. 
>> THAT IS QUITE 
LITERALLY HARD 
TO BELIEVE THAT 
THAT IS THE 
SYSTEM THEY ARE 
WORKING WITH 
THIS MAJOR 
INUNDATION. 
CONGRESS MAY 
HAVE ANOTHER 
STIMULUS PACKAGE 
BY THE END OF 
THE MONTH. 
COULD THESE SAME 
PEOPLE STILL BE 
KEPT WAITING? 
>> THE PEOPLE 
HERE ARE REALLY 
WORRIED ABOUT 
THAT. 
EVERYONE I SPOKE 
WITH WANTS TO 
SEE THE BENEFITS 
CONTINUED. 
A LOT OF PEOPLE 
MAYBE HAVEN'T 
APPLIED FOR 
BENEFITS YET. 
THEY ARE HOPEFUL 
THEY WILL GET 
THOSE FEDERAL 
BENEFITS AND 
THEY ARE 
OPTIMISTIC THEY 
WILL GET THOSE 
BACKDATED AS 
WELL. 
IT IS CRUCIAL TO 
THEM THAT THEY 
GET THEM. 
THEY ARE HOPEFUL 
THAT BY DOING 
THIS NOW THEY 
ARE FORESTALLING 
WHAT COULD BE 
DOWN THE ROAD. 
PEOPLE HAVE TO 
REAPPLY FOR 
THESE BENEFITS 
BUT THEY'RE 
HOPING THAT WILL 
BE THE CASE. 
EVERYONE HERE IS 
IN A STRANGE 
SENSE OF LIMBO. 
THE HIGHEST 
AMOUNT OF MONEY 
YOU CAN GET IS 
$539 PER WEEK. 
FOLKS GETTING 
THAT KIND OF 
MONEY AND WERE 
GETTING AN EXTRA 
$600 FROM THE 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT AND 
THEN THE MAN YOU 
HEARD FROM IN 
THAT PIECE HAS 
10 CHILDREN AND 
IT BOGGLES THE 
MIND TO HAVE 
SOMEONE TRYING 
TO RAISE 10 
CHILDREN AND GET 
BY ON $539 OR 
LESS AS HE TRIES 
TO FIND A NEW 
JOB. 
PEOPLE BY AND 
LARGE WHEN THEY 
LEAVE THIS PLACE 
ARE GLAD THEY 
GOT SOME 
RESOLUTION BUT 
THEY ARE OUT 
THERE LOOKING 
FOR WORK. 
THEY WANT TO 
WORK AGAIN. 
THEY'RE NOT 
TRYING TO SLIDE 
BY. 
THEY WANT TO GET 
BACK IN THE 
WORKFORCE. 
THERE'S A 
COMPOUNDING 
CRISIS AND 
OKLAHOMA'S 
ECONOMY IS 
BUFFETED BY THE 
GAS INDUSTRY. 
IS SO IMPORTANT 
FOR THE ECONOMY. 
IT WAS HARD-HIT 
BEFORE THE 
PANDEMIC 
HAPPENED. 
AND NOW IT IS 
LIKE A DOUBLE 
WHAMMY FOR A LOT 
OF FOLKS HERE 
AND THEY ARE 
WAITING TO SEE 
SOME RECOVERY IN 
THE ENERGY 
SECTOR. 
>> WOW. 
10 KIDS AND 
TRYING TO GET BY 
ON THAT. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH, DAVID. 
>> THANK YOU.
>> ABOVE THE 
CHAOS, THERE IS 
NOW A FATHER 
TRYING TO TEACH 
HIS SON ABOUT 
PEACE. 
>> YOU DON'T 
HAVE TO TELL ME 
ABOUT ANGER. 
YOU TELL ME, 
LOOK, THAT'S WHY 
WE'RE DOWN HERE. 
THERE IS ALWAYS 
ANOTHER WAY, AND 
THAT'S ALL I 
WANTED TO SAY. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
BRUTAL HONESTY, 
THIS ISN'T ABOUT 
DONALD TRUMP. 
THIS IS ABOUT 
400 YEARS OF 
RACISM. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
ANSWERS FIRST 
THING IN THE 
MORNING. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO 
BE DONE TO MAKE 
BALLOTS READY TO 
GO FOR THE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION IN 
NOVEMBER? 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
TO GO DEEP 
INSIDE THE 
STORY. 
>> WHAT BIG 
POLICY CHANGE IN 
POLICING THAT 
YOU WOULD LIKE 
TO SEE ENACTED? 
>> HEAR FROM 
SOMEONE WHO'S 
BEEN THERE. 
>> WHO WAS 
TELLING THE 
TRUTH, AND WHO 
WAS LYING EVERY 
DAY? 
>> THAT'S THE 
NEWS STORY THAT 
AMERICANS WANT 
TO HEAR. 
>> YOU NEED YOUR 
MORNING JOE, 
ONLY ON MSNBC. 
>> 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 
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 
BRAZIL BEFORE 
OUR VERY EYES. 
>> OUR GLOBAL 
FIGHT AGAINST IT 
UNITES US. 
>> HERE IN 
MEXICO CITY THE 
PEOPLE HAVE 
SAID, IF THEY 
DON'T WORK, THEY 
WON'T 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. 
THEY UNITE AS 
PEOPLE WITH A 
UNITED PURPOSE. 
THE FUTURE 
DOESN'T BELONG 
TO THE FEARFUL. 
IT BELONGS TO 
THE BRAVE. 
A GREAT PEOPLE 
HAVE BEEN MOVED 
TO DEFEND A 
GREAT NATION. 
ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED.  
>> WHAT DO YOU 
THINK NEEDS TO 
BE FIXED, AND 
WHAT WOULD COUNT 
AS JUSTICE IN 
THIS CASE? 
DO YOU HAVE 
CLARITY ON WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS ACTUALLY 
ORDERED? 
>> I HAVE TO ASK 
WHETHER THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
CAN TURN THIS 
AROUND SO THAT 
THIS IS AN 
ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL 
CHANGE. 
>> PEOPLE ARE 
NOT SIX FEET 
APART FROM ONE 
ANOTHER FOR THE 
MOST PART. 
ARE YOU WORRIED 
THAT THESE TWO 
CRISES MAY 
DOVETAIL IN 
TERMS OF THE 
RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION AT 
THESE ONGOING 
PROTESTS?  
,
>>> REPUBLICANS 
ARE STRUGGLING 
TO GAIN 
CONSENSUS ON THE 
$1 TRILLION 
CORONAVIRUS 
PACKAGE DESPITE 
THE CLAIM THEY 
REACHED THAT 
KIND OF A DEAL. 
HERE IS STEVE 
MNUCHIN EARLIER 
TODAY. 
>> WE HAVE A 
FUNDAMENTAL 
AGREEMENT. 
WE HAVE A LOT 
THAT'S BEING 
WORKED ON AND A 
LOT OF THE 
DETAILS. 
THE PRIORITY IS 
TO GET MONEY 
INTO AMERICANS 
QUICKLY. 
>> BUT THINGS 
SEEM TO BE ON 
SHAKY GROUND. 
OUR 
CORRESPONDENT 
JOINS ME NOW. 
BREAK THIS DOWN. 
WHAT IS 
HAPPENING ON 
CAPITOL HILL ? 
>> Reporter: THE 
SENATE IS 
LEAVING TOWN FOR 
THE WEEK. 
BUT THEY HAVE 
NOT DONE IS 
RELEASED OR 
UNVEILED THEIR 
PROPOSAL. 
YOU HEARD FROM 
SECRETARY MINH 
NGUYEN SECONDS 
AGO THINK THEY 
REACHED THE 
FUNDAMENTAL 
AGREEMENT. 
THEY EMERGE FROM 
A MEETING LAST 
NIGHT WITH SOME 
CHAIRMAN OF SOME 
COMMITTEES HERE. 
THAT AGREEMENT 
DID NOT TRICKLE 
DOWN TO THE RANK-
AND-FILE. 
THEY ARE UPSET 
AND FRUSTRATED. 
THERE IS ISSUES 
AND UNEMPLOYMENT 
THAT THEY DON'T 
SUPPORT. 
THEY DID REACH 
SOME SORT OF 
TENTATIVE 
AGREEMENT ON 
MONEY FOR 
SCHOOLS. 
THERE IS ABOUT 
$100 BILLION FOR 
SCHOOLS. 
ABOUT $16 
BILLION OF NEW 
FUNDS FOR 
TESTING. 
THERE'S NOT A 
PAYROLL TAX CUT 
IN THE BILL 
WHICH IS 
SOMETHING THE 
PRESIDENT REALLY 
WANTED. 
IT IS ALSO THE 
PRICE TAG. 
HE WANTS TO 
SPEND ABOUT $1 
TRILLION AND 
SOME OF THESE 
CONSERVATIVE 
REPUBLICANS SAY 
THAT IS TOO MUCH 
MONEY AND NOW 
THE REPUBLICAN 
CONGRESS IS IN 
THIS SEMI-REVOLT 
AND NOT GETTING 
BEHIND THIS 
LEGISLATION. 
THEY WILL HAVE 
TO WORK THROUGH 
THE WEEKEND AND 
THEY ARE HOPING 
TO RELEASE IT ON 
MONDAY. 
>> AND THEN WHAT 
ARE DEMOCRATS 
SAYING? 
>> WHAT ABOUT 
THE DEMOCRATS? 
>> THAT'S RIGHT. 
THEY HAVEN'T 
EVEN BEGUN 
NEGOTIATING WITH 
DEMOCRATS. 
THEY ARE SITTING 
ON THE SIDELINES 
AND GETTING THE 
SAME REPORTS AND 
READING WHAT WE 
WRITE AND 
LISTENING TO 
WHAT WE SAY ON 
TELEVISION TO 
FIND OUT WHAT IS 
IN THE 
LEGISLATION. 
THEY ARE 
SLAMMING THE 
PROPOSALS THAT 
THE REPUBLICANS 
ARE TALKING 
ABOUT. 
HERE IS HOUSE 
SPEAKER NANCY 
PELOSI. 
>> WHEN YOU SEE 
WHAT THEY HAVE 
ON PAPER, YOU 
SEE WHAT THEY 
DON'T HAVE ON 
PAPER. 
WHEN THEY SAY $1 
TRILLION AND 
NOTHING FOR 
STATE AND LOCAL 
NOTHING FOR FOOD 
STAMPS OR 
FEEDING THE 
HUNGRY ARE 
HELPING WITH 
RENT AND THE 
REST OF THE 
THAT. 
SO MANY THINGS 
THEY DON'T HAVE 
AND THEN YOU 
REALIZE HOW 
UNACCEPTABLE IT 
IS. 
>> Reporter: 
WHILE THE 
REPUBLICANS 
CAN'T EVEN AGREE 
WITH THEIR OWN 
CONFERENCE, THEY 
HAVEN'T BEGUN 
STARTING TO 
NEGOTIATE WITH 
DEMOCRATS. 
OVER THE PAST 
FEW DAYS WE'VE 
HEARD LOWER 
EXPECTATIONS 
ADMITTING THAT 
THIS IS JUST A 
STARTING POINT 
AND AN 
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 
HE'S STRUGGLING 
TO GET HIS 
REPUBLICAN 
MEMBERS ON BOARD 
AND AND THE 
KNOWLEDGE MEANT 
THAT HE MIGHT 
NEED DEMOCRATS 
TO COME TO SORT 
OF AGREEMENT 
THAT THEY CAN 
PASS THE SENATE. 
SAVANNAH ? 
>> AND LET ME 
JUST STRIP AWAY 
ALL THIS 
POLITICAL BACK 
AND FORTH. 
THE BIG QUESTION 
AMERICANS ARE 
ASKING IS WHEN 
CAN THEY EXPECT 
TO RECEIVE SOME 
FINANCIAL 
RELIEF? 
>> THERE HAVE 
BEEN ALL SORTS 
OF DEADLINES. 
NOT ONLY A 
DEADLINE ON 
CAPITOL HILL, 
THERE'S THE 
AUGUST RECESS IN 
JUST A COUPLE OF 
WEEKS. 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCE IS 
EXPECTED TO RUN 
OUT AT THE END 
OF NEXT WEEK. 
SOME PEOPLE WILL 
NOT SEE THOSE 
BENEFITS AT THE 
END OF THIS 
WEEK. 
SOME OF THESE 
HOTSPOTS ARE 
STARTING TO ROLL 
BACK THE 
REOPENING AND 
PEOPLE ARE 
LOSING JOBS. 
WE'VE GOT AN 
UPTICK IN 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
RATES AND 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
CLAIMS TODAY. 
WHILE POLITICS 
IS FRONT AND 
CENTER HERE ON 
CAPITOL HILL AND 
IN WASHINGTON, 
WE ARE SO CLOSE 
TO AN ELECTION 
IT IS EXTREMELY 
RARE FOR 
CONGRESS TO 
LEGISLATE 
MASSIVE 
LEGISLATION THIS 
CLOSE TO AN 
ELECTION. 
WHILE THEY ARE 
TRYING TO FIGURE 
OUT THE POLITICS 
OF THIS, A LOT 
OF PEOPLE 
OUTSIDE OF THE 
WASHINGTON 
BELTWAY ARE 
WONDERING IF 
CONGRESS WILL BE 
ABLE TO FUNCTION 
SO THAT THE 
STATES CAN GET 
SOME RELIEF. 
>> SUCH GREAT 
CONTEXT AND 
INSIGHT. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>> THANK YOU. 
>>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP IS 
CHANGING HIS 
TONE ON THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
A NEW SURVEY 
FINDS THAT TWO 
THIRDS OF 
AMERICANS ARE 
UNHAPPY WITH HOW 
HE IS HANDLING 
THE OUTBREAK. 
I'M JOINED NOW 
WITH SHANNON. 
WE ARE ON A ROLL 
WITH THESE 
CORONAVIRUS 
BRIEFINGS. 
THE THIRD IN A 
ROW. 
THE LAST TIME I 
CHECKED IT'S 
NEARING THE END 
OF JULY AND WE 
HAVEN'T SEEN ONE 
SINCE APRIL. 
WHAT IS BEHIND 
THE SHIFT IN 
STRATEGY? 
>> THERE IS A 
SENSE THAT 
CORONAVIRUS WAS 
ON THE SIDELINES 
AND NOT 
PROVIDING ANY 
LEADERSHIP 
THERE. 
HE WAS DOING HIS 
DAILY BRIEFINGS 
BACK IN APRIL 
AND THEY OFTEN 
BECAME A TWO-
HOUR SPECTACLE 
THAT GO WILDLY 
OFF-TOPIC. 
HE IS NOW 
STICKING MUCH 
MORE TO A 
SCRIPT. 
HE STILL WAITED 
INTO SOME 
CONTROVERSIAL 
EFFORTS. 
LISTEN TO WHAT 
HE SAID ABOUT 
TESTING 
YESTERDAY. 
>> TO ME, EVERY 
TIME YOU 
TESTIFIED THE 
CASE AND IT GETS 
YOU REPORTED IN 
THE NEWS. 
I PERSONALLY 
THINK IT IS 
OVERRATED. 
BUT I AM TOTALLY 
WILLING TO KEEP 
DOING IT. 
>> OF COURSE, 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
EXPERTS WOULD 
SAY IT'S THE WAY 
TO GET OUT OF 
THIS CRISIS BY 
IDENTIFYING 
PEOPLE WHO ARE 
INFECTED AND DO 
THE CONTACT 
TRACING. 
BUT THE 
PRESIDENT SAYS 
HE THINKS IT'S 
OVERRATED. 
>> SOMETHING 
THAT HAS GOTTEN 
QUITE CLOSE TO 
THE PRESIDENT, 
THE CAFETERIA IS 
CLOSED DOWN 
AFTER A WORKER 
TESTED POSITIVE 
FOR CORONAVIRUS. 
HOW ARE THEY 
HANDLING THIS? 
>> WE HAVE SEEN 
PEOPLE INSIDE 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
GETTING 
INFECTED. 
INITIALLY WHEN 
ONE OF THE VICE 
PRESIDENT 
STAFFERS WAS 
INFECTED AND THE 
PRESIDENTS VALET 
WAS INFECTED, 
PEOPLE STARTED 
WEARING MASKS 
AND TESTING. 
A LOT OF THAT 
HAS BEEN PULLED 
BACK. 
THERE'S NO 
INDICATION THAT 
THAT WILL BE 
REVERSED. 
ABOUT A MONTH 
AGO I SAW VERY 
FEW PEOPLE 
WEARING MASKS. 
THEY HAVE GOTTEN 
RID OF THE 
TEMPERATURE 
CHECKS FOR THE 
GUESTS. 
AND THERE IS 
VERY LITTLE 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING IN 
THE WEST WING 
WHERE PEOPLE GO 
INTO THE OFFICE 
EVERY DAY AND 
WORK IN CLOSE 
QUARTERS AND 
TIGHT 
WORKSPACES. 
IT ALMOST FEELS 
AND LOOKS LIKE 
THE LEASE 
SOCIALLY 
DISTANCE PLACE 
IN AMERICA. 
AND NOW WITH THE 
CAFETERIA, THERE 
STILL DOESN'T 
SEEM TO BE ANY 
INDICATION THAT 
THAT WILL BE 
CHANGING. 
>> ALL RIGHT. 
THE PRESIDENT 
SPOKE WITH 
VLADIMIR PUTIN 
TODAY. 
WHAT DID THEY 
DISCUSS? 
>> WELL, WHAT WE 
KNOW FROM THE 
WHITE HOUSE 
READOUT AS THEY 
DISCUSS THE 
CORONAVIRUS AND 
AN ARMS TREATY. 
WHAT WAS NOT 
MENTIONED AS WE 
ARE 100 DAYS 
AWAY FROM THE 
ELECTION, IS 
ELECTION 
INTERFERENCE. 
THAT REMAINS A 
CONCERN. 
INSTEAD THE 
WHITE HOUSE IS 
GIVING UPDATES 
ON THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
WHERE RUSSIA IS 
SEEING A NUMBER 
OF SEARCHING 
CASES AND AN 
ARMS TREATY THAT 
HAS BEEN GOING 
ON FOR MANY 
MONTHS NOW WITH 
THE U.S., 
RUSSIA, AND 
CHINA TRYING TO 
COME TO AN 
AGREEMENT THERE. 
>> SHANNON, 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>>> MICHAEL 
COHEN IS HEADING 
HOME. 
A JUDGE ORDERED 
THE RELEASE OF 
HIS FORMER 
ATTORNEY AND 
FIXER FROM JAIL 
AFTER RULING HAS 
RETURNED TO 
PRISON WAS 
RETALIATORY. 
TOM WINTER JOINS 
ME NOW. 
TOM, TELL US 
ABOUT THE 
JUDGE'S DECISION
. 
>> THE JUDGE IS 
SAYING LOOK, I'M 
GOING TO GIVE 
TEMPORARY RELIEF 
FROM THIS CASE. 
I FIND THAT HIS 
FIRST AMENDMENT 
RIGHTS WERE 
VIOLATED HERE IN 
HIS AGREEMENT 
FOR REMAINING ON 
HOME CONFINEMENT 
WAS IMPROPER. 
BY 2:00 TOMORROW 
HE WILL BE OUT 
OF PRISON AND HE 
WILL BE ON HIS 
WAY TO 
MANHATTAN. 
HE WILL BE JUST 
DOWN THE STREET 
FROM US BY THIS 
TIME TOMORROW. 
DEFINITELY A WIN 
FOR MICHAEL 
COHEN. 
HE SOUGHT THIS 
FURLOUGH BECAUSE 
OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS AND 
HE IS A 
NONVIOLENT 
OFFENDER. 
HE WILL SPEND 
THE REST OF HIS 
SENTENCE AT HOME 
INSTEAD OF BEING 
IN JAIL. 
THAT GOES UNTIL 
NOVEMBER 2021. 
>> GIVE US SOME 
BACK STORY. 
PIRACY BACK IN 
PRISON IN THE 
FIRST PLACE? 
>> ABOUT A WEEK 
OR SO AGO HE 
WENT TO THE 
PROBATION OFFICE
, THE COURTHOUSE 
RIGHT BEHIND 
HIM. 
HE WENT TO SIGN 
SOME DOCUMENTS. 
AT THE TIME 
THERE WAS 
PROPOSED TERMS 
OF HIS FURLOUGH 
AND HOME 
CONFINEMENT. 
2 THROUGH 8 WERE 
VERY STANDARD. 
THE FACT THAT HE 
COULD NOT LEAVE 
HIS APARTMENT 
WITHOUT 
PERMISSION TO GO 
TO CERTAIN 
RELIGIOUS EVENTS 
AND HE COULD NOT 
VISIT HIS 
ATTORNEY WITHOUT 
PERMISSION. 
HE WOULD'VE HAD 
TO NOTIFY OR 
ACTUALLY ASK FOR 
PERMISSION TO GO 
AND GET 
GROCERIES. 
HE IS STILL IN 
JAIL, SO THAT 
MAKES SENSE. 
THEY ESSENTIALLY 
SAID BOOK, YOU 
CANNOT TALK TO 
THE PRESS OR 
POST ON SOCIAL 
MEDIA. 
YOU CANNOT WRITE 
THIS BOOK. 
IF HE WAS IN 
PRISON THAT 
WOULD NOT BE 
IMPOSED ON HIM. 
HE COULDN'T MEET 
WITH REPORTERS 
BUT THE PRISON 
ZONE MANUAL SAYS 
YOU NOT ONLY CAN 
WRITE A BOOK YOU 
SHOULD WRITE A 
BOOK. 
AND SO IT FLEW 
AGAINST WHAT HE 
WOULD AGREE TO 
AND WHEN HE 
BALKED AT THOSE 
TERMS HE WENT 
BACK TO JAIL.'S 
ATTORNEYS SUED 
THE JUSTICE 
DEPARTMENT AND 
SUED WILLIAM 
BARR. 
IT ESSENTIALLY 
GOT US TO WHERE 
WE ARE TODAY. 
>> AS YOU 
MENTIONED, THIS 
WAS THE FIRST 
HEARING THAT WAS 
FILED ON MONDAY. 
WHAT IS NEXT? 
>> Reporter: WE 
TALKED ABOUT THAT
. THE OTHER 
THING THAT WILL 
HAPPEN IS OVER 
THE COURSE OF 
THE NEXT FEW 
DAYS AND BOTH 
SIDES HAVE 
AGREED, THEY 
WILL HASH OUT 
THAT FIRST 
CLAUSE. 
WHEN HE COMES 
HOME TOMORROW HE 
CANNOT TWEET 
ABOUT IT OR TALK 
TO REPORTERS 
ABOUT IT 
TOMORROW. 
HE CANNOT PUT 
HIS BOOK ON 
KINDLE TOMORROW 
NIGHT. 
HE WILL HAVE A 
PERIOD OF MEDIA 
BLACKOUT. 
THEY WILL HASH 
OUT WHAT HE CAN 
TO AND WHAT 
MAKES SENSE. 
HE AGREED TO THE 
OTHER SEVEN 
POINTS THAT THEY 
ASKED OF HIM. 
THERE SHOULD NOT 
BE ANYTHING, BUT 
WITH TON FIRMLY 
IN CHEEK KNOWING 
THERE SHOULDN'T 
BE ANYTHING HERE 
THAT WE KEEP HIM 
FROM STAYING AT 
HOME 
CONFINEMENT. 
IF THIS CASE HAS 
TAUGHT US 
ANYTHING, WE 
WILL BE BACK 
TALKING ABOUT IT 
NEXT WEEK, 
SAVANNAH. 
>> I DON'T DOUBT 
THAT. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH.
>> 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. 
>> ABOVE THE 
CHAOS, THERE IS 
NOW A FATHER 
TRYING TO TEACH 
HIS SON ABOUT 
PEACE. 
>> YOU DON'T 
HAVE TO TELL ME 
ABOUT ANGER. 
YOU TELL ME, 
LOOK, THAT'S WHY 
WE'RE DOWN HERE. 
THERE IS ALWAYS 
ANOTHER WAY, AND 
THAT'S ALL I 
WANTED TO SAY. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
BRUTAL HONESTY, 
THIS ISN'T ABOUT 
DONALD TRUMP. 
THIS IS ABOUT 
400 YEARS OF 
RACISM. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
ANSWERS FIRST 
THING IN THE 
MORNING. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO 
BE DONE TO MAKE 
BALLOTS READY TO 
GO FOR THE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION IN 
NOVEMBER? 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
TO GO DEEP 
INSIDE THE 
STORY. 
>> WHAT BIG 
POLICY CHANGE IN 
POLICING THAT 
YOU WOULD LIKE 
TO SEE ENACTED? 
>> HEAR FROM 
SOMEONE WHO'S 
BEEN THERE. 
>> WHO WAS 
TELLING THE 
TRUTH, AND WHO 
WAS LYING EVERY 
DAY? 
>> THAT'S THE 
NEWS STORY THAT 
AMERICANS WANT 
TO HEAR. 
>> YOU NEED YOUR 
MORNING JOE, 
ONLY ON MSNBC. 
>> 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 
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 
BRAZIL BEFORE 
OUR VERY EYES. 
>> OUR GLOBAL 
FIGHT AGAINST IT 
UNITES US. 
>> HERE IN 
MEXICO CITY THE 
PEOPLE HAVE 
SAID, IF THEY 
DON'T WORK, THEY 
WON'T 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. 
THEY UNITE AS 
PEOPLE WITH A 
UNITED PURPOSE. 
THE FUTURE 
DOESN'T BELONG 
TO THE FEARFUL. 
IT BELONGS TO 
THE BRAVE. 
A GREAT PEOPLE 
HAVE BEEN MOVED 
TO DEFEND A 
GREAT NATION. 
ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED. 
>> WHAT DO YOU 
THINK NEEDS TO 
BE FIXED, AND 
WHAT WOULD COUNT 
AS JUSTICE IN 
THIS CASE? 
DO YOU HAVE 
CLARITY ON WHAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS ACTUALLY 
ORDERED? 
>> I HAVE TO ASK 
WHETHER THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY 
CAN TURN THIS 
AROUND SO THAT 
THIS IS AN 
ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL 
CHANGE. 
>> PEOPLE ARE 
NOT SIX FEET 
APART FROM ONE 
ANOTHER FOR THE 
MOST PART. 
ARE YOU WORRIED 
THAT THESE TWO 
CRISES MAY 
DOVETAIL IN 
TERMS OF THE 
RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION AT 
THESE ONGOING 
PROTESTS? 
,
>>> VIOLENCE AND 
UNREST ERUPTED 
ON THE STREETS 
OF PORTLAND, 
OREGON 
OVERNIGHT. 
OFFICERS 
CONTINUED USING 
TEARGAS. 
THIS TIME THE 
CITY'S MAYOR WAS 
AMONG THOSE IN 
THE CROWD. 
OUR NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
REPORTS FROM 
PORTLAND. 
>> Reporter: I 
AM OUTSIDE THE 
FEDERAL 
COURTHOUSE WHICH 
HAS BEEN A 
FLASHPOINT IN 
THE CONFLICT 
BETWEEN FEDERAL 
AGENTS AND 
PROTESTERS. 
LET ME SHOW YOU 
THE AFTERMATH OF 
LAST NIGHT'S 
VIOLENCE. 
HUNDREDS OF 
PROTESTERS 
STORMED THIS 
FIELD LAUNCHING 
PROJECTILES AS 
WELL AS OTHER 
INCENDIARY 
DEVICES OVER THE 
FEDERAL AGENTS. 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
RESPONDED WITH 
TEARGAS. 
AMONG THE CROWD 
WAS PORTMAN'S 
MAYOR CONSIDERED 
TO BE A DIVISIVE 
FIGURE FOR 
PROTESTERS. 
MANY ARE HERE 
ORIGINALLY TO 
RAIL AGAINST 
POLICE 
OVERREACH. 
THE MAYOR IS THE 
POLICE 
COMMISSIONER. 
HE PURSUED A 
COURT ORDER AND 
WAS ORDERED TO 
STOP POLICE FROM 
LAUNCHING 
TEARGAS OF 
PROTESTERS. 
SOMETHING THE 
COURT HAS 
GRANTED WITH THE 
EXCEPTION OF A 
LIFE-THREATENING 
SITUATION. 
HE WAS ASKED 
ABOUT THAT WHEN 
HE WAS IN THE 
CROWD LAST 
NIGHT. 
TAKE A LESSON. 
,
>> YOU'RE NOT 
SURE? 
>> I SAID THAT 
BEFORE. 
>> Reporter: THE 
MAYOR SAYS HE 
WANTS TO SEE 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
LEAVE THE CITY 
OF PORTLAND AND 
MEANWHILE HE'S 
WAITING FOR A 
COURT DECISION 
FROM THE VERY 
SAME FEDERAL 
COURT THAT 
SIGNED A MOTION 
BY OREGON'S 
ATTORNEY GENERAL 
FOR A TEMPORARY 
RESTRAINING 
ORDER AGAINST 
FEDERAL AGENCIES 
INCLUDING THE 
DEPARTMENT OF 
HOMELAND 
SECURITY. 
>>> U.S. CHINA 
TENSIONS HIT A 
NEW HIGH THIS 
MORNING FEDERAL 
PROSECUTORS 
CHARGE THE 
CHINESE CANCER 
RESEARCHER AT 
THE UNIVERSITY 
OF CALIFORNIA 
WITH LYING ABOUT 
HER TIES TO THE 
CHINESE MILITARY 
AND COMMUNIST 
PARTY. 
THAT COMES ONE 
DAY AFTER THE 
STATE 
DEPARTMENT'S 
DECISION TO 
CLOSE CHINA'S IN 
HOUSTON. 
HERE IS OUR 
FOREIGN 
CORRESPONDENT 
WITH THE LATEST. 
>> SAVANNAH, 
IT'S ONLY A 
MATTER OF TIME 
BEFORE CHINA 
HITS BACK AT THE 
U.S. THE 
SPECULATION IS 
THAT OFFICIALS 
WILL ORDER A 
SHUTDOWN OR 
STAFF REDUCTION 
AT THE U.S. 
CONSULATE. 
THERE IS A LOT 
OF SPECULATION. 
IT MAY EVEN BE 
HONG KONG. 
THE ONLY 
CERTAINTY IS 
RETRIBUTION. 
THE U.S. GAVE 
CHINA 72 HOURS 
NOTICE. 
THERE WAS NO 
DOCUMENT 
BURNING. 
U.S. CHINA 
RELATIONS HAVE 
BEEN REDUCED TO 
MUDSLINGING. 
THE FOREIGN 
MINISTRY 
CONTINUED ITS 
LIST OF 
GRIEVANCES ABOUT 
THE U.S. THAT IT 
IS NEARING CHINA 
AND THE U.S. 
OPENED CHINESE 
DIPLOMATIC 
POUCHES THAT THE 
CHINESE EMBASSY 
IN DC HAS HAD 
BOMB THREATS. 
THE TWO SIDES 
HAVE BEEN 
COMPETITIVE. 
IT HAS 
INTENSIFIED 
DURING THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
ANALYSTS HERE 
ARE TALKING 
ABOUT THE 
POSSIBILITY OF 
BREAKING OFF 
DIPLOMATIC 
RELATIONS. 
MIKE POMPEO SAID 
QUOTE, WE ARE 
SETTING OUT 
CLEAR 
EXPECTATIONS FOR 
FOR HOW THE 
CHINESE 
COMMUNIST PARTY 
IS GOING TO THE 
CAVE. 
THEY ARE 
ACCUSING CHINA 
FROM STEALING 
SECRETS TO 
UNFAIR TRADE. 
THE FBI IS 
INVESTIGATING 
CHINESE 
RESEARCHERS IN 
THE U.S. AND 
POINTING TO THE 
CONSULATE IN 
HOUSTON AS A HUB 
FOR INTELLIGENCE 
OPERATIONS. 
OFFICIALS HERE 
AND AT CHINA'S 
EMBASSY IN 
WASHINGTON 
CALLED THEM 
GROUNDLESS 
FABRICATIONS. 
THEY SAY THE 
TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
IS SENDING ANTI-
CHINA SENTIMENT 
TO DISTRACT FROM 
US CORONAVIRUS 
RESPONSE AHEAD 
OF THE ELECTION. 
STATE MEDIA HERE 
IS HAVING A 
FIELD DAY. 
EDITORIALS ARE 
WONDERING OUT 
LOUD OF CLOSING 
THE CONSULATE IN 
WUHAN IF THIS IS 
THE CONSULATE TO 
HOUSTON. 
IT HAS BEEN 
UNSTAFFED SINCE 
DIPLOMATS WERE 
EVACUATED AT THE 
BEGINNING OF THE 
PANDEMIC. 
A LOT OF TENSION 
AND SPECULATION 
IS FALLING ON 
THE U.S. 
CONSULATE IN 
HONG KONG. 
IT COULD BE 
TARGETED TO SHUT 
DOWN OR BE 
ORDERED TO 
REDUCE STAFF. 
THE GLOBAL TIMES 
CALLED IT AN 
INTELLIGENCE 
CENTER AND 
FIGURED THAT 
HITTING IT WOULD 
CAUSE PAIN.  
THE HOLE ISSUE 
IS LIGHTING UP  
CHINESE SOCIAL 
MEDIA. 
IN THE PAST 24 
HOURS, THERE 
HAVE BEEN NEARLY 
BILLION USE 
RELATED TO THE 
CONSULATE AND 
U.S. CHINA 
RELATIONS NOW 
FIRMLY IN 
FREEFALL. 
>>> WE ARE ONE 
YEAR AWAY FROM 
THE TOKYO 
OLYMPIC GAMES. 
WHILE MANY 
PEOPLE ARE 
EXCITED, SOME 
ARE WORRIED 
ABOUT WHAT 
CORONAVIRUS WILL 
LOOK LIKE THIS 
TIME NEXT YEAR. 
OUR SENIOR 
INTERNATIONAL 
CORRESPONDENT 
TAKES A LOOK AT 
WHAT TOKYO 2021 
COULD LOOK LIKE. 
>>> IT IS 
INCREDIBLE TO 
THINK HOW THE 
WORLD HAS 
CHANGED AND THIS 
TIME RIGHT NOW 
WE SHOULD ALL BE 
IN TOKYO 
CELEBRATING THE 
BEGINNING OF THE 
OLYMPIC GAMES. 
INSTEAD THE 
OLYMPIC 
ORGANIZERS AND 
ALL OF US AT NBC 
ARE HOPING THAT 
THIS TIME NEXT 
YEAR WE WILL BE. 
>> Reporter: IT 
IS 
UNPRECEDENTED. 
TOKYO 2020 
OLYMPIC 
SCHEDULED FOR 
SUMMER OF 2021. 
ANOTHER VICTIM 
OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
AND THIS WEEK A 
WARNING. 
IF WE CONTINUE 
AT THESE LEVELS 
FOR 12 MONTHS, 
THE PRESIDENT OF 
THE ORGANIZATION 
SAID HE IS 
HOPEFUL. 
THE VENUES WILL 
BE READY. 
THEY ARE READY 
NOW. 
THEY HAVE SPENT 
$12 BILLION. 
>> 
>> Reporter: 
DURING THE 
LOCKDOWN 
ATHLETES AROUND 
THE GLOBE HAVE 
BEEN FORCED TO 
TRAIN IN UNIQUE 
CONDITIONS. 
IF IT HAPPENS, 
NEXT YEAR'S 
GAMES WILL 
TRIUMPH OVER 
ADVERSITY. 
>> IT WILL BE 
THE VERY SYMBOL 
OF SURVIVAL. 
>> IT IS ALSO 
NOT CLEAR 
WHETHER THERE 
WILL BE WHAT AN 
OLYMPIC VILLAGE 
WILL LOOK LIKE. 
>>
,
IN RIO FOUR 
YEARS AGO. 
THE FLAG BEARER 
AND OLYMPIC 
CEREMONY 
DISAPPOINTED NY
WHEN THE 
OLYMPICS WERE 
CANCELED. 
I CRIED, 
ULTIMATELY IT 
WAS ELTHE RIGHT 
DECISION. 
>> AND JUST 
GETTING BETTER 
AND BETTER, 
EARLIER THIS 
MONTH, POSTING A 
STREAM OF VIDEOS 
SHOWCASING HER SH
AMAZING SKILLS 
INCLUDING A 
DOUBLE TUCK THAT 
SHE HADN'T 
PERFORMED SINCE 
SHE WAS 13. 
THIS MONTH 
LOOKING STRONG 
ON THE COVER OF 
VOGUE. 
AND HOPEFULLY 
THIS TIME NEXT 
YEAR Y AS THE 
GAMES OF THE 
32nd OWE LIMB PI 
ADD WILL BE 
GETTING UNDER 
WAY. 
AMERICAN HERO TT
WILL BE SHOWING 
THE WORLD JUST 
HOW HIGH SHE CAN 
FLY THAN 
WATCHING SIMONE 
BILES TAKE ONE 
OF THOSE GOLD 
MEDALS. 
KEIR SIMMONS, 
NBC NEWS, 
LONDON. 
>>> HI EVERYONE, 
I'M SAVANNAH 
CELLULARS, LET'S 
GO TO JOE FRIAR, 
INSTALLING THE 
LATEST HEADLINE 
FROM 
NBCNEWS.COM, 
JOE, HELLO, HOW 
ARE YOU ON 
THURSDAY? 
>> HAPPY 
THURSDAY. 
FIRST UP, A 
FEDERAL JUDGE 
WHO ORDERED THE 
RELEASE OF 
FORMER TRUMP 
FIXER AROUND 
LAWYER MICHAEL 
COHEN, HE WILL 
LEAVE PRISON AND 
RETURN TO HOME 
CONFINEMENT. 
FOR FINANCIAL 
CRIMES AND LYING 
TO CONGRESS, BUT 
HE WAS RELEASED 
TO HOME 
CONFINEMENT, THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC GREW IN 
MAY AT THE TIME 
HE SAID A BOOK 
ABOUT HIS 
EXPERIENCE WITH 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
WILL BE 
PUBLISHED IN THE 
FALL, HE WAS 
THEN SENT BACK 
TO PRISON WITH 
PRISON OFFICIALS 
SAYING, HE 
REFUSED  THE 
CONDITIONS OF 
HIS HOME 
CONFINEMENT 
WHICH INCLUDE 
ADD BEEN ON 
PUBLIC SPEAKING. 
HIS LAWYER SAID 
THE MOVE 
VIOLATED HIS 
FREEDOM OF 
SPEECH. 
CALLING THIS 
RETALIATION, NOW 
RELEASED FROM 
PRISON BY FRIDAY 
AT 2:00 P.M. 
FOR THE 
LATEST 
ON CORONAVIRUS, 
THE TOTAL NUMBER 
OF COVID-19 
CASES IN THE 
U.S. SURFACED 4 
MILLION TODAY. 
AND FLORIDA SAW 
ANOTHER GRIM 
RECORD WITH 173 
REPORTED DEATHS 
IN ONE DAY, THE 
LARGEST INCREASE 
SO FAR. 
HERE'S WHAT 
FLORIDA'S 
GOVERNOR HAD TO 
SAY TODAY. 
>> I MEAN 
OBVIOUSLY, YOU ve
KNOW, WE WOULD 
LOVE TO HAVE 
ZERO DEATHS, I 
MEAN IF WE COULD 
DO THAT, WE 
WOULD WANT, WE 
WANT AS FEW AS 
WE CAN, THAT'S 
ONE OF THE 
REASONS WE DO SO 
MUCH IN THE LONG-
TERM CARE 
FACILITIES, WE 
KNOW IF THERE IS 
AN y OUTBREAK 
THERE, MORTALITY 
AND MORBIDITY IS 
INCREDIBLY. 
HIGH IT'S A 
REALLY REALLY 
IMPORTANT ISSUE. 
>> IN PORTLAND, 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
TEAR GASSED THE 
CITY'S MAYOR TED 
WHEELER DURING 
PROTESTS 
WEDNESDAY NIGHT, %
TENSIONS BETWEEN 
FEDERAL AGENTS de
AND 
DEMONSTRATORS 
HAVE BEEN 
GROWING, COMING 
UNDER CRITICISM 
NOT TO REIGN IN 
THE USE OF TAE 
CROWDER GAS FROM 
LOCAL POLICE. 
ASKED ABOUT 
WHETHER TEAR GAS 
SHOULD BE USED. 
>> I WANT TO 
LOOK AT OTHER 
OPTIONS. 
THIS IS NOT A 
GOOD OPTION. 
I'M NOT THINKING 
WHAT I AM GOING 
TO DO NEXT, I'M 
THINKING ABOUT 
MY RUNNY NOSE, 
MY RUNNY EYES, 
AND LUNGS. 
THIS IS NOT A 
GOOD TACTIC. 
>> WASHINGTON'S 
NFL TEAM HAS 
ANNOUNCED THEY 
WILL SIMPLY BE 
CALLED THE 
WASHINGTON 
FOOTBALL TEAM 
UNTIL THEY COME 
UP WITH A NEW 
NAME FOR THE 
FRANCHISE. 
THE TEAM al
ANNOUNCED 
EARLIER THIS 
MONTH THAT IT 
WOULD RETIRE ITS 
FORMER NAME, s 
WIDELY VIEWED AS 
A RACIST SLUR 
AGAINST NATIVE 
AMERICANS. 
>>> AND SOME 
GOOD NEWS FORTE 
ALL RIGHT SWIFT 
FANS, THE SINGER 
ANNOUNCED SHE IS 
RELEASING HER  
8th STUDIO ALBUM 
TONIGHT AT tu
MIDNIGHT. 
SHE SAYS THE 
ALBUM TITLED 
FOLKLOWER IS 
FULL OF SONGS, 
PULLED ALL tlOF 
HER WHIMS, 
DREAMS AND 
MUSINGS INTO. 
I AM DEFINITELY 
HERE FOR THE 
WINS AND THE 
DREAMS. 
TELL ME ARE YOU 
A SWIFTY? 
>> JOE, YES. 
I AM. 
I THINK IF I 
ADEQUATELY TRIED 
TO EXPRESS MY 
EXCITEMENT ON 
CAMERA IT WOULD 
BECOME 
INAPPROPRIATE. 
MY S IS 
FRIENDSHIP TEST, 
ARE YOU A FAN? 
>> Reporter: 
YES, I AM A FAN. 
I HAVE BECOME A 
BIGGER FAN OVER 
THE YEARS. 
I AM DEFINITELY 
A FAN. 
I LOVE HER 
LYRICS I THINK 
THEY ARE SO 
CREATIVE AND 
WHITE ISLAND 
TEE, IT 
MAY BE 
KIND OF NERDY, 
SO WE CAN BE EATT
FRIENDS NOW 
BECAUSE WE BETH 
LIKE TAYLOR 
SWIFT, RIGHT? 
>> AND JOE, 
THAT'S NOT NERDY 
AT ALL. 
THAT'S ONE OF 
THE MOST HE WILL 
WENT THINGS I 
HAVE HERD YOU 
SAY. 
MANY F THE 
REASONS I LOVE 
HER, I  CAN'T 
WAIT TO HAVE A 
DEBRIEF ABOUT 
THE ALBUM 
TOMORROW. 
>> YES, SOUNDS 
GOOD, WE'LL BE 
HERE. 
>>> FLORIDA IS UN
IN CRISIS MODE, 
THE STATE IS 
REPORTING ITS 
HIGHEST DAILY 
CORONAVIRUS 
DEATH TOLL AND 
INCREASE IN 
CASES SINCE THE 
START OF THE 
PANDEMIC. 
THE NEWS COMES 
AS SCHOOLS 
PREPARE TO 
REOPEN NEXT 
MONTH AND A NEW 
POLL SHOWS 62% 
OF FLORIDIANS 
THINK IT'S NOT 
SAFE FOR 
ELEMENTARY, 
MIDDLE AND HIGH 
SCHOOLS TO 
REOPEN FOR IN-
PERSON LEARNING. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
DASHA BURNS. 
>> WE SACRIFICE 
EVERYTHING FOR 
OUR CHILDREN, 
THIS TIME IT'S A 
MATTER OF LIFE 
AND %DEATH. 
I KNOW TEACHERS 
AND FACULTY ARE 
CHOMPING AT THE 
BIT TO GET BACK 
IN THE CLASSROOM 
BECAUSE THEY 
KNOW HOW MUCH 
THEIR STUDENTS 
DEPEND ON THEIR 
INSTRUCTIONS, 
AND ON THEIR TU 
TILEDGE. 
TOOLS THEY NEED I E 
TO SUCCEED. 
>> IF SOME 
SCHOOLS WERE TO 
REOPEN PER THE 
GOVERNOR'S 
WHAT DO 
YOU THINK IS THE 
WORSE CASE 
SCENARIO, THHOW 
DOES THAT THPLAY 
OUT? 
>> PEOPLE DIE. 
PEOPLE WILL DIE. 
THE MAIN POINT 
THE LAWSUIT 
IS TO GET THE 
GOVERNOR'S 
ATTENTION 
BECAUSE HE 
HADN'T BEEN 
LISTENING TO US 
OTHERWISE. 
TO MAKE SURE 
THAT SCHOOLS DO 
NOT OPEN AT 
BRICK AND MORTAR 
BUILDINGS, WE 
KNOW HOW 
DANGEROUS IT IS. 
WE KNOW NOT ONLY 
ARE THE LIVES OF 
THE STAFF 
MEMBERS AND 
THEIR FAMILIES 
AT RISK, BUT 
ALSO E THE LIVES 
OF THE CHILDREN 
THAT WE SERVE. 
>> WE'VE BEEN 
HISTORICALLY 
UNDER FUNDED 
ALREADY. 
ADD ALL THIS ON 
TOP ALOF IT WITH 
THE PERSONAL 
PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT WE 
WOULD NEED, 
WHERE IS THE 
MONEY COMING 
FROM FOR THAT. 
>> I'VE %SPENT A 
LOT OF MONEY, IN 
MATERIALS AND 
THINGS LIKE 
THAT, I TAKE 
AWAY FROM MY 
HOUSEHOLD, MY 
FAMILY, YOU 
KNOW, FROM MY 
STUDENTS BECAUSE 
I WANT TO GIVE 
THEM THE VERY 
BEST. 
SO TO TAKE AWAY 
MORE FUNDING IT 
LEAVES ME VERY 
WORRIED OF HOW 
NEXT YEAR WILL 
BE FOR ME. 
I WILL HAVE TO 
GO MORE INTO MY 
POCKET I'M READY 
UNDER PAID AS AN ADP
EDUCATOR. 
>> WE HAVE A 
SHORTAGE. 
WE HAD A TEACHER 
SHORTAGE IN A 
STATE WITH 3000 
CLASSROOMS AT 
THE BEGINNING OF 
THE YEAR, 
TEACHERS E ARE GO 
TO BE LEAVING 
THE PROCESSION. 
>> THERE IS 
NOTHING I WANT 
MORE THAN BEING 
BACK IN FRONT OF 
MY STUDENTS. 
I LOVE MY JOB, I 
GET PAID TO BE 
GOOFY AND SING 
SONGS AND TEACH 
KIDS ABOUT 
MUSIC. 
BUT, THIS IS 
KEEPING ME FROM 
DOING MY JOB 
BECAUSE THE 
VIRUS HAS NOT 
BEEN DEALT WITH 
LIKE IT NEEDS TO 
BE. 
>> DASHA JOINS 
ME NOW OUTSIDE A 
HIGH SCHOOL IN 
MIAMI. 
WE JUST HERD 
THEIR CONCERN 
THERE, AND ONE 
TEACHER'S UNION 
HAS FILED A 
LAWSUIT. 
TELL BECAUSE FI
THAT AND A 
LITTLE BIT MORE 
ABOUT HOW THE 
TEACHERS ARE 
FEELING THAT YOU 
SPOKE WITH. 
>> YEAH, 
SAVANNAH, I HAVE 
TO TELL YOU IT 
WAS SUCH A 
POWERFUL 
CONVERSATION TO 
SIT DOWN WITH 
THESE TEACHERS 
FOR AN HOUR, AND 
HEAR WHAT'S TOP 
OF MIND FOR 
THEM. 
THEY ARE 
THINKING ABOUT 
THIS 24-7, SO 
CLEAR THE LOVE 
THAT THEY HAVE 
FOYER THEIR 
STUDENTS AND THE 
CONVERSATION 
THAT CAME 
THROUGH 
POWERFULLY, AND 
THEY JUST WANT 
TO KEEP THEIR 
BEST INTEREST IN 
MIND. 
ONE OF THE 
TEACHERS YOU MET 
THERE, MINDY IS 
A PLAINTIFF IN 
THAT LAWSUIT. 
TOLD ME 
THAT PART OF THE 
REASON THEY 
FILED IT WAS TO 
GET THE 
GOVERNOR'S 
ATTENTION, THEY 
WANT YOU TO HEAR 
WHAT THESE 
EDUCATORS ARE 
SAYING BECAUSE 
AS YOU ATHERD IN 
THATHE PRESS 
CONFERENCE HE 
GAVE YESTERDAY, 
HE'S CONTINUING 
TO DOUBLE DOWN 
ON THAT PUSH FOR 
SCHOOLS TO 
REOPEN THIS 
MORNING. 
HE ALSO TWEETED 
SAYING HE WANTS 
PARENTS TO HAVE 
A CHOICE BETWEEN 
DISTANCE 
LEARNING 
AND IN-
PERSON LEARNING, 
BUT THESE 
TEACHERS THEY 
SAY THAT RIGHT 
NOW FLORIDA A IS 
-- THE WORLD'S 
EPICENTER, ONE 
OF THE WORLD'S 
EPICENTER FOR 
THE VIRUS. 
AND TO REOPEN 
SCHOOLS IS 
DANGEROUS FROM 
THEIR 
PERSPECTIVE. 
THE OTHER 
ELEMENT, YOU 
HERD ABOUT 
FUNDING THAT %IS 
ALSO PART OF THE 
-- HERIGHT TO YOU 
SCHOOLS GET PAID HO
ON BUS IN SEAT, 
STUDENTS IN 
THESE BUILDINGS, 
WHAT THEY NEED 
TO SEE, IF 
SCHOOLS ARE 
VIRTUAL THAT 
THAT FUNDING 
REMAINS IN 
PLACE, THEY WILL 
NEED IT IF NOT 
MORE SO SO 
STUDENTS HAVE 
THE TECHNOLOGY 
THEY NEED TO 
ACCESS THE 
CLASSES AND 
PREPARE 
HOPEFULLY 
SCHOOLS DO 
REOPEN IN 
PERSON, THEY 
WANT TO HAVE AVEPTH 
RIGHT PPE IN 
PLACE, THE RIGHT 
RESOURCES TO 
REOPEN SCRESAFELY 
WHEN THAT DOES 
HAPPEN, 
SAVANNAH. 
>> SO, OPOTHER 
THAN SOMETHING 
LIKE PPE, DID 
THEY SAY WHAT 
WOULD MAKE THEM 
FEEL SAFER 
RETURNING TO THE 
CLASSROOM, WHAT 
TYPE OF 
INDICATOR IT'S 
OKAY TO GO BACK? 
>> YEAH, WELL 
YOU HERD THERE, 
THEY DO WANT TO 
BE BACK WITH 
THEIR STUDENTS, 
NOBODY IS 
ARGUING THAT IN-
PERSON LEARNING 
IS NOT THE BEST 
WAY TO GO, 
EVERYONE WANTS 
STUDENTS IN UD
CLASS ROLLS, BUT 
THEY WANT TO 
SEE 
THE VIRUS UNDER 
CONTROL BEFORE 
HE THAT HAPPENS, 
THEY WANT TO SEE 
POSITIVITY RATES 
GO DOWN IN THIS 
STATE. 
THEY WANT PROPER 
PLANS, PROTOCOLS 
IN PLACE, ONE OF 
THE CRITICISMS 
IS IT'S NOT MUCH 
OF A PLAN, HE 
DOESN'T TELL 
THESE SCHOOL 
DISTRICTS WHAT 
THEY SHOULD BE UC
DOING, HE LEAVES 
THE DETAILS UP 
TO THESE 
INDIVIDUAL 
LOCALITIES, THAT 
DOESN'T MAKE AN
THEM CONFIDENT 
MOVING FORWARD. 
THE TEACHERS, 
THEY ARE 
PLANNERS, THEY 
WANT 
TO HAVE 
THESE 
STEPS, 
THESE PROTOCOLS 
IN PLACE AND 
IMPORTANTLY 
FUNDING TO 
ACTUALLY 
IMPLEMENT THOSE 
PROTOCOLS, ONE 
OF THE TEACHERS 
TOLD ME NOT 
HAVING RESOURCES 
AND BE LIKE 
GOING TO WAR 
WITHOUT ANY 
WEAPONS, 
SAVANNAH. 
>> SO DASHA, 
WHAT ARE EYTHEY 
GOING TO DO, WE 
OBVIOUSLY HERD 
THEIR CONCERNS 
ABOUT IT, HOW IS 
THIS GOING TO 
PLAY OUT? 
>> RIGHT, I'M 
STANDING IN ONE 
OF THE OLDEST 
SCHOOLS IN MIAMI 
RIGHT NOW AND 
IT'S STILL NOT 
CLEAR IF THESE 
HALLS WILL HAVE 
STUDENTS IN THEM 
COME AUGUST. 
THE DISTRICT, 
THE 
SUPERINTENDENT 
OF MIAMI-DADE 
STILL HAS NOT 
ISSUE ADD FINAL 
CALL, BUT AS OF 
YESTERDAY HE DID 
SAY THAT IT'S 
UNLIKELY THAT 
STUDENTS WOULD 
BECOMING BACK 
TO 
THESE BUILDINGS 
COME AUGUST. 
BUT THEY'VE YET 
TO DECIDE. 
NOW NEXT DOOR 
BROWARD COUNTY 
HAS ANNOUNCED 
THEY WILL BE 
STARTING THE 
SCHOOL YEAR ALL 
ONLINE. 
SO IT DOES SEEM 
LIKE MOST OF 
THESE  DISTRICTS 
ARE DEALING WITH 
IT, MAKING THEIR 
OWN DECISIONS 
BASED ON WHAT 
THEY SEE, BEST 
FOR THEIR OWN 
COMMUNITIES, 
SAVANNAH. 
>> IT'S AN 
IMPORTANT DEBATE 
THAT WE'RE 
SEEING PLAY OUT 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY. 
>>> CORONAVIRUS 
CASES ARE RISING 
SO FAST IN 
TEXAS, CONTACT 
TRACERS ARE 
STRUGGLING TO 
KEEP UP. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
MORGAN FROM 
HOUSTON, MORGAN, 
WE KNOW THESE 
CONTACT TRACERS 
ARE OVERWHELMED, 
WHAT ARE THEY 
TELLING YOU? 
WHAT'S GOING ON 
HERE? 
IT REALLY IS A 
NUMBERS GAME 
THAT IS NEVER IN 
THE STATE'S 
FAVOR, UP UNTIL 
THIS POINT IN 
TIME. 
WE ARE STARTING 
TO SEE SLIGHT 
DROPS STATE 
WIDE 
WHEN IT COMES TO 
THE IDNEW DAILY 
CASES, FORE 
SEVERAL DAYS 
TEXAS WAS SEEING 
MORE THAN A 
THOUSAND NEW 
CASES A DAY. 
WE KNOW THAT 
THAT NUMBER ILCA
STARTED TO DROP 
DOWN INTO THE 
HUNDREDS. 
BUT EVEN SO, 
FROM DALLAS TO 
HOUSTON, TO 
AMARILLO. 
THE NUMBERS ARE 
STILL SO 
SIGNIFICANT, 
WE'RE 
SEEING 
DELAYS UP TO 2 
TO 3 WEEKS, 
SOMETIMES NOT A 
PHONE CALL AT 
ALL FROM CONTACT 
TRACERS. 
WHAT THAT DOES 
IT MAKES NOPHTHEIR 
EFFORTS USELESS, S.
SEVERAL HUNDRED 
OF THEM WERE 
BROUGHT ON  KBOARD 
WHEN THIS 
PANDEMIC REALLY 
STARTED GOING 
HERE IN THE 
STATES. 
REALLY TRY TO 
TRACK DOWN THESE 
CASES IN HOPES 
OF USING THAT AS 
A MEANS TO 
CONTAIN THE 
VIRUS. 
SAVANNAH RIGHT 
NOW IT'S REALLY 
-- THE NUMBERS 
ARE TOO HIGH. 
THIS WILL WE CAN 
START TO SEE 
SOME SERIOUS 
CONTAINMENT AND 
THE NUMBERS DROP 
EVEN MORE, THEIR 
EFFORTS WILL BE 
FOR THE MOST 
PART FUTILE, 
SAVANNAH. 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
AND NOW HARRIS 
COUNTY WHERE THE 
BULK OF HOUSTON 
IS AND WHERE YOU 
ARE HAS MORE 
THAN 58,000 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES. 
I MEAN JUST WHEN 
YOU HEAR THAT 
NUMBER ALONE YOU 
CAN IMAGINE HOW 
DIFFICULT 
CONTACT TRACING 
IS. 
HOW IS THE MAYOR 
OF HOUSTON 
RESPONDING TO 
THIS? 
>> Reporter: 
YEAH, SILL VEST 
SILL VESTER 
TURNER, THAT 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
HAVE STABILIZED 
AND NEW %CASES 
ARE STARTING TO 
DECREASE. 
BUT, HE'S NOT 
EVEN CALLING IT 
A DECREASE. 
HE'S SAYING AT 
THIS POINT IN 
TIME PEOPLE NEED 
TO KEEP DOING 
EXACTLY WHAT 
THEY'RE DOING. 
BECAUSE THERE IS %
A BIT A LAG TIME 
FROM EYWHEN YOU 
IMPLEMENT A NEW 
MEASURE AND 
FINALLY START 
SEEING THOSE 
RESULTS AND 
SEVERAL LEADERS 
ARE SAYING THAT 
THESE DECREASED 
NUMBERS CAN BE 
TRACED BACK TO A 
JULY 2nd ACTION 
THAT WAS TAKEN 
BY GOVERNOR GREG 
ABBOTT, HE SAID 
ANY COUNTY WITH 
AT LEAST  A20 
COVID-19 CASES 
OR HIGHER HAD TO 
HAVE MASKS COUP 
WHEN PEOPLE ARE 
GOING INTO ANY 
ESTABLISHMENT IN 
THAT AREA. 
AND SO RIGHT 
NOW, THE MAYOR 
OF HOUSTON HAD 
OPTIMISM IN HIS 
VOICE WHEN I HAD 
A CHANCE TO 
SPEAK HIM. 
ALSO SAID IT'S 
TOO EARLY TO 
GIVE UP. 
TO TAKE A LISTEN SP
TO WHAT HE SAID 
A  SHORT TIME 
AGO. 
>> AND SO OUR 
POSITIVITY RATE 
IS STILL AROUND 
20%. 
25%. 
SO WE NEED TO 
DRIVE, WE NEED NE
TO DRIVE THAT 
POSITIVITY RATE 
ALL THE WAY DOWN 
TO 5% OR BELOW. 
SO WE STILL HAVE 
A LONG WAY TO 
GO. 
OKAY. 
THOUGH %WE'RE 
SEEING SOME 
SLIGHT 
IMPROVEMENT IN 
AND TH 
HOSPITAL 
ADMISSIONS IN AD
THE POSITIVITY 
RATE FROM SLIGHT 
IMPROVEMENT. 
WE STILL  HAVE A 
LONG WAY TO GO. 
>> Reporter: 
THAT POSITIVITY 
RATE VEVERY SLIGHT 
IMPROVEMENT. 
IT'S STILL NORTH 
OF 20%, SAVANNAH 
AND COMPARE THAT 
TO WHAT WE'RE 
SEEING IN NEW 
YORK CITY RIGHT 
NOW, WHOSE 
POSITIVITY RATE 
IS AT 5% OR 
BELOW,  HOUSTON 
HAS A LONG ROAD 
AHEAD AS DOES 
THE STATE OF 
TEXAS WHEN IT 
COMES TO 
CONTAINING THIS 
VIRUS. 
SAVANNAH. 
>> YOU JUST 
MENTIONED NEW 
YORK AND I THINK 
ONE OF THE 
PHRASES THAT WE 
ALL GOT REAL 
COMFORTABLE WITH 
REAL QUICK E AS 
NEW YORK WAS 
GETTING SUPER 
BAD WAS FLATTEN 
THE CURVE AND 
TALKED ABOUT IF 
WE REACHED THE 
PEAK OF THAT 
CURVE. 
IS TEXAS NEARING 
ITS PEAK? 
>> Reporter: YOU 
KNOW, IF YOU 
WERE TO ASK 
DOCTORS OR LOCAL 
LEADERS THEY 
WOULD SAY IT'S 
STILL TOO EARLY 
TO TELL. 
EVERYONE IS 
HOPEFUL WHEN 
THEY SEE ULTHESE 
NUMBERS START TO 
STABILIZE. 
THEY SEE A DAY 
OR TWO WHERE A 
DECREASE DOES 
HAPPEN. 
BUT IF YOU GO 
BACK AND JUST 
SEVERAL WEEKS, 
WE WOULD HAVE 
DAYS LIKE THAT 
FOLLOWED BY 
MASSIVE SPIKES. 
AND SO IT REALLY 
IS TOO EARLY TO 
TELL. 
THERE IS 
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 
THAT SOME OF 
THESE PROACTIVE 
STEPS MAY BE 
WORKING. 
WE KNOW IF LOCAL 
COMMUNITIES 
HAVEN'T TAKEN IT 
UPON THEMSELVES, 
BUSINESS ARE, CO
SAM'S CLUB, WAL-
MART, HOME 
DEPOT, PUTTING 
IN THOSE MASK 
POLICIES IF THEY 
ARE NOT ALREADY 
IN PLACE AND SO 
THAT'S WHY THERE 
ARE AT LEAST THE 
MAIN MESSAGE 
FROM TEXAS, 
SAVANNAH IS STAY 
THE COURSE. 
HI A CHANCE TO 
HEAR FROM A 
LOCAL HEALTH 
EXPERT STWHO PUT 
THAT IN HIS OWN 
WORDS ABOUT THE 
CURRENT STATE OF 
AFFAIRS IS WHERE 
TEXAS IS AND THE 
PANDEMIC, TAKE A 
LISTEN. 
>> IRWE ARE NOT 
NECESSARILY 
REACHED THE 
PEAK. 
THE HOSPITAL 
DATA IS SHOWING 
SOME SLIGHT MILD 
STABILIZATION, 
MAYBE A LITTLE 
BIT OF DROPPING 
OFF WITH A TOTAL 
NUMBER OF PEOPLE 
IN THE HOSPITAL 
BUT NOT THE 700 
OR SO, 650 I 
THINK IT IS, 
BETWEEN 650 AND TH
700 ICU PATIENTS 
WITHIN HARRIS 
COUNTY ALONE. 
>> Reporter: ON 
THE WAY TO THIS 
VERY LIVE SHOT, 
JUST RIGHT 
ACROSS THE 
STREET FROM ONE 
OF THE TESTING TO
CENTERS THAT'S 
BEEN OPENED IN 
HOUSTON, I 
PASSED A 
BILLBOARD THAT 
SAID TOO SOON TO 
STOP NOW. 
AND IT WAS NT D A 
PICTURE A PERSON 
WEARING THAT 
MASK. 
IT'S GOING TO BE 
TAKING UP, UNTIL 
THE NUMBERS 
BECOME A 
LEGITIMATE 
DOWNWARD TREND. 
>> WELL, ANOTHER 
THING THAT'S THE 
OPPOSITE A 
DOWNWARD TREND 
IS THE SURGE OF 
CASES NEAR THE 
SOUTH EARN 
BORDER IN 
SEVERAL STATES. 
WHAT'S GOING ON 
THERE IN TEXAS? 
>> ONReporter: 
YEAH, SOUTH 
TEXAS IS 
UNIQUELY 
POSITIONED TO BE 
PUT AT ASA 
DISADVANTAGE 
WHEN IT COMES TO 
FIGHTING THIS 
VIRUS FOR A UP 
COUPLE REASONS. 
NUMBER ONE, YOU 
HAVE A ANHIGH 
PERCENTAGE OF 
THE POPULATION 
IN SOUTH TEXAS, 
THAT DOES NOT 
HAVE ACCESS TO 
HEALTHCARE, OR 
IS UNINSURED. 
AND SO THAT 
ALREADY PUTS 
THEM AT A BIT OF 
DISADVANTAGE. 
NUMBER TWO, YOU 
HAVE THE 
MAJORITY OF THE 
POPULATION DOWN 
THERE HAS JOBS 
WHERE IT'S 
NEARLY 
IMPOSSIBLE TO 
FROM HOME. 
WE'RE LOOKING AT 
PHYSICIANS AND 
AGRICULTURE, IN 
INDUSTRY, 
SERVICE JOBS, 
THAT REALLY 
REQUIRE YOU TO 
BE OUT 
INTERFACING WITH 
OTHER PEOPLE, 
THAT'S ALSO A 
CONTRIBUTING 
FACTOR. 
AND THEN HAVE 
YOU THE, YOU TI
KNOW, ANOTHER 
PART OF IT WHICH 
ST. HISPANIC 
CULTURE, WE HAVE 
A MULTI 
GENERATION 
LIVING IN THE 
SAME HOUSEHOLD 
THERE MAKING IT 
REALLY HARD IF TH
SOMEONE IS TO 
GET SICK TO 
ISOLATE THEM 
FROM 
OTHER 
FAMILY MEMBERS, ER
WE DO KNOW THAT 
THERE HAVE BEEN 
INSTANCES WHERE 
YOU WILL HAVE 
FAMILIES WHERE, 
YOU KNOW, ONE 
PERSON WILL GO 
TO WORK AND COME 
BACK SICK, THE 
WHOLE HOME S 
BECOMES 
BASICALLY A 
CARRIER OF COVID-
19. 
AND THEN THEY GO 
TO HOSPITALS 
WHICH ARE 
ALREADY SHORT ON 
RESOURCES DOWN AL
THERE, IT BECOME 
HAS TRAGIC 
SNOWBALL EFFECT 
WHEN YOU LOOK AT 
HOW QUICKLY THE 
CASES HAVE RISEN 
THERE, HOW 
LIMITED THE LL
SUPPLIES ARE AT 
THE HOSPITALS IN 
PLACE, AND 
THAT'S WHY WE DO MI
KNOW THAT SOUTH 
TEXAS HAS BEEN 
ONE OF THOSE 
PLACES WHERE 
THOSE FEDERAL 
MEDICAL TEAMS 
HAVE ESBEEN 
DEPLOYED TO AT 
LEAST LIGHTEN 
SOME OF THE LOAD 
WHICH IS A SURGE 
INPATIENTS THAT 
THEY ARE STILL 
SEEING AS WE 
SPEAK. 
SAVANNAH. 
>> SO TRAGIC, 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH, MORGAN. 
>> Reporter: 
THANK YOU. 
>>> THE NUMBER 
OF CORONAVIRUS 
CASES CONFIRMED 
IN THE U.S. HAS 
SURPASSED 4 
MILLION. 
AS CASES 
CONTINUE TO 
RISE, TEST 
RESULTS REMAIN 
BACK LOGGED. 
IT'S A CONCERN 
FORMER FDA 
COMMISSIONER 
SCOTT GOTLEIB. 
>> AFTER 48 
HOURS A TEST 
ISN'T THAT AB
USEFUL FOR THE 
CLINICAL 
MANAGEMENTMENT 
PATIENT, YOU ARE 
NOT GOING TO BE  
ABLE TO USE THE 
RESULTS, TOO 
MUCH TIME HAS 
PASSED, YOU ARE 
NOT GIVING 
INFORMATION BACK 
TO THE PROVIDER 
AND PATIENT THAT 
THEY COULD USE 
TO SORT OF 
ATENUATE THEIR 
OWN BEHAVIOR. 
>> DR. JOHN HOW 
USEFUL ARE TESTS 
IT IF YOU DON'T 
GET RESULTS 
QUICKLY, IF 
AFTER THE TESTS 
ARE IN LIMBO FOR 
A WEEK OR MORE. 
>> EXACTLY 
RIGHT. 
AFTER A COUPLE 
DAYS THE TEST 
DOESN'T BECOME 
USEFUL FOR WHAT 
WE CALL PRO SPEC 
TESTIFY 
ANALYSIS. 
WHO NEEDS TO BE 
CONTACT TRACED 
AND QUARANTINED. 
YOU NEED TO GET AN
THAT WITHIN A 
COUPLE OF DAYS 
BE, WHERE IT IS 
USEFUL FOR, EVEN 
A WEEK OR TWO 
LATER, LOOKING 
BACK 
HISTORICALLY AND 
SAYING THIS IS 
HOW MANY CASES 
WE HAD, HERE IS  
WHERE WE NEED TO 
KEEP AN EYE ON 
THINGS, AS FAR 
AS MOVING 
FORWARD IN 
GETTING THIS 
PANDEMIC UNDER 
CONTROL, GETTING 
THAT TESTING 
UNDER CONTROL IS 
GOING TO BE ONE 
OF THE IMPORTANT 
THINGS GOING 
FORWARD. 
WE'VE BEEN 
TALKING ABOUT 
TH
TESTING SINCE 
FEBRUARY, 
TALKING ABOUT 
HOW TESTING HAS 
NOT WORKED SINCE 
MARCH OR APRIL. 
STILL NOT THERE. 
PART OF THE 
REASON IS 
BECAUSE OF THE 
SURGE IN CASES 
ESPECIALLY IN 
STATES WHERE 
THERE ARE THE 
HOT SPOTS. 
MAKES SENSE THEY 
ARE GOING TO 
HAVE ISSUES. 
YOU NEED TO GET CA
TO THE LAB, ONLY 
LIMITED NUMBER 
OF LAB 
PERSONNEL, 
LIMITED 
EQUIPMENT, 
LIMITED NUMBER 
OF REACTS, WHICH 
IS A CHEMICAL 
THEY USE %TO 
DEVELOP THE 
TEST. 
THERE ARE SOGOING 
TO BE BOTTLE 
NECKS, WHEN YOU TT
HAVE 4 MILLION 
CASES, THAT MANY 
PEOPLE GETTING 
IT ALL AT ONCE, 
IT'S GOING TO 
BACKLOG, TRYING 
TO BREAKTHROUGH 
THAT IS 
IMPORTANT, S LO
ESPECIALLY 
BECAUSE WE KNOW 
ONCE WE GET THIS 
UNDER CONTROL 
THIS IS GOING TO 
HAPPEN AGAIN 
COME IN THE FALL 
WHEN WE GET THE 
TRUE SECOND WAVE 
COMING, WE NEED 
TO GET A BETTER 
UNDERSTANDING, 
BETTER HANDLE ON 
IT. 
WE'VE BEEN DOING 
THIS FOUR 
MONTHS, WE ARE 
NOT QUITE THERE 
YET, ANOTHER 
COUPLE MONTHS, 
WE NEED TO MAKE 
SURE THAT WORKS 
UNLESS WE ARE 
NOT GETTING THIS 
PANDEMIC UNDER 
CONTROL AS 
QUICKLY AS WE 
LIKE, SAVANNAH. 
>> JUST FEELS 
LIKE THERE ARE 
SO MANY ASPECTS 
WHEN WE ARE JUST 
NOT THERE YET. 
THE PRESIDENT 
MAINTAINS OUR 
RISE IN CASES IS 
BECAUSE OF OUR 
RISE IN THE 
NUMBER OF 
TESTS 
THAT WE ARE 
DOING. 
IT SHOWS THE 
DIFFERENCE 
BETWEEN WHAT YOU 
WOULD EXPECT 
FROM INCREASED 
TESTING %VERSUS 
THE RISE I THINK 
CASES WE'RE 
ACTUALLY SEEING. 
IT'S ALMOST 
DOUBLE. 
WHAT DOES THAT 
MEAN WHETHER 
BAROMETER WHERE 
WE ARE HEADED 
AND BREAK DOWN 
THE NUMBERS IN 
THE CHARTS THAT 
WE ARE SEEING 
THERE. 
>> THERE ARE 
CERTAIN THING 
THAT GO LEATINTO 
THAT RISE IN 
CASES. 
MORE CASE 
TESTING, WH
CERTAINLY IS ONE 
OF THE MAASPECTS 
OF HAVING THAT 
CASE NUMBER RISE 
UP BECAUSE THE 
MORE YOU TEST CT
THE MORE YOU ARE 
GOING TO FIND. 
AT THE SAME  UTIME 
WE ARE NOTICING 
INCREASE IN 
HOSPITALIZATION 
RATES LIKE THEY TI
WERE TALKING 
ABOUT EARLIER, 
NOTICED INCREASE 
IN POSITIVITY, 
THAT IS A NUMBER 
OF CASE THAT ARE 
POSITIVE. 
THOSE ARE 
INDICATIONS THAT 
BEYOND TESTING 
NUMBERS THAT 
THOSE CASES ARE 
RISING. 
AND 
UNFORTUNATELY I 
THINK OVER THE 
NEXT WEEK OR SO CA
WE ARE GOING TO 
SEE INCREASED ERIN 
THE DEATH RATE 
AS WELL. 
BUT PUTTING ALL 
THOSE EATOGETHER 
IT SHOWS THAT 
THERE IS 
MULTIFACTOR THAT 
CAUSE INCREASE 
IN NUMBERS AND 
TESTING IS 
CERTAINLY ONE OF 
THEM, THEY MIGHT 
NOT 
EVEN BE THE 
BIGGEST ONE. 
THE FACT THAT 
THERE ARE MORE 
ACTUAL CASES OUT 
THERE IS A THING 
I THINK PEOPLE 
MUST UNDERSTAND, 
GETTING THIS 
UNDER CONTROL, 
PEOPLE DOING 
THINGS THAT THEY 
KNOW THEY NEED UNPEH
TO DO TO KEEP IT 
UNDER CONTROL IS 
ESPECIALLY 
IMPORTANT GOING 
FORWARD HERE. 
>> SO TALKING 
ABOUT SOMETHING 
THAT COULD MAYBE 
HELP US KEEP IT 
UNDER CONTROL. 
SOMETHING THAT 
WE AS INDIVIDUAL 
IT IS DO. 
IF YOU'RE 
SOMEONE WHO IS 
WAITING FOR A 
TEST RESULT,. 
>> IS A VAN THAT 
THAT QUARANTINE 
PERIOD IS 14 
DAYS. 
SO IF YOU WERE 
EXPOSED TO IT ON 
LET'S SAY DAY 
ONE, %YOU COULD 
ACTUALLY START 
DEVELOPING 
SYMPTOMS AND 
DEVELOPING THE 
VIRUS TO THE VE
POINT WHERE YOU 
ARE GETTING 
CONTAGIOUS TO 
OTHER PEOPLE AT 
DAY HAD, THAT'S EY
WHY WE SAY THAT 
14 DAY PERIOD IS 
50% OF PEOPLE 
START SHOWING 
SYMPTOMS AND D 
VIRUS THAT COULD 
BE CONTAGIOUS AT 
DAY FIVE, ALMOST 
EVERYBODY BY 12. 
IF YOU DO TEST 
CORONAVIRUS, 
MORE THAN LIKELY 
YOU ARE TESTING 
YOU THINK YOU 
HAVE IT, YOU 
NEED TO 
QUARANTINE 
YOURSELF FOR 
THAT 14 DAY 
PERIOD AFTER 
EXPOSURE, 
IMPORTANT PART 
HERE, IT MIGHT 
TAKE A WEEK OR 
TWO TO GET THE 
TEST RESULTS 
BACK. 
AND THEN FINDING 
OUT YOU HAD 
CORONAVIRUS. 
BECAUSE NOT ONLY 
YOU FEEL AWFUL 
ABOUT IT, 
ACTUALLY HELPING 
PERPETUATE THE 
PANDEMIC, PEWE 
WANT TO GET IT 
UNDER CONTROL AS 
SOON AS 
POSSIBLE. 
>> AND IT'S 
IMPORTANT TO 
NOTE THAT IN SO
THOSE SEVEN DAYS 
YOU MAY BE OR 
THE WHOLE TIME 
FOR THAT MATTER, 
ASYMPTOMATIC, 
JUST THINKING 
THAT YOU FEEL 
OKAY DOES NOT 
NECESSARILY MEAN 
THAT YOU ARE 
OKAY. 
>>> JOB LESS 
CLAIMS INCREASED 
LAST WEEK FOR 
THE FIRST TIME 
IN 15 WEEKS. 
WITH MORE THAN 
1.4 MILLION 
AMERICANS FILING 
FOR 
UNEMPLOYMENT. 
NBC NEWS SENIOR 
BUSINESS 
CORRESPONDENT 
STEPHANIE RUHLE 
BRAKES DOWN THE 
NUMBERS. 
>> NO  DGOOD NEWS 
TO REPORT ON THE 
JOB FRONT. 
IN THE LAST WEEK 
ALONE, 1.46 
MILLION MORE 
AMERICANS FILED 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS. 
SO THE IDEA THAT 
WE WERE GETTING 
OUR WAY OUT OF 
CORONA AND 
PEOPLE ARE 
GETTING BACK TO EM
WORK AND GETTING 
THEIR JOBS BACK, 
THAT IS NOT THE 
CASE. 
THE NUMBER ONE 
REASON, BECAUSE 
CORONAVIRUS 
ISN'T BEHIND US. 
EVEN THIS WEEK 
THE PRESIDENT 
SAID, IT'S GOING 
TO GET WORSE 
BEFORE IT GETS 
BETTER. 
HE WAS TALKING  AON
OF COURSE ABOUT 
THE HEALTH 
IMPACT BUT THE 
HEALTH AND 
ARE OMY 
DIRECTLY LINKED 
TO ONE ANOTHER. 
WE D ARE EXPECTED 
UNDER 25,000 
SMALL BUSINESSES 
TO CLOSE BY THE 
END OF THE YEAR. 
WE KNOW THAT 
WE'VE GOT 
MILLIONS OF 
AMERICANS THAT 
AREN'T GOING TO 
BE GOING BACK TO  
WORK, THEY 
CONTINUE TO F WORK 
FROM HOME AND 
THAT MEANS 
ANCILLARY 
BUSINESSES 
AREN'T REOPEN 
GO. 
THINK ABOUT THE 
BIG DEBATE ABOUT 
SCHOOLS 
REOPENING. 
THE MORE SCHOOLS 
GO VIRTUAL, THE 
MORE JOBS %ARE 
NOT GOING TO BE 
THERE. 
NOT JUST TALKING 
ABOUT TEACHERS, 
JANITORS, 
ADMINISTRATORS, 
THINK ABOUT THE 
ANCILLARY 
BUSINESSES, A 
COLLEGE TOWN 
WITH COLLEGE 
STUDENTS CITHAT IS 
GOING TO WNBE 
TOUGH ON THE 
ECONOMY. 
FACING ANOTHER 
WEEK OF BIG 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
NUMBERS, AND 
REMEMBER, 
THE 
EXPANDED 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS THAT 
EXTRA $600 THAT 
IS PART OF THE 
CARES ACT THAT 
RUNS OUT AT THE 
END OF THE 
MONTH. 
CONGRESS RIGHT  
NOW AS WE 
SPEAKER DEBATING 
THE %NEXT RELIEF, 
AND IF THEY WILL TE
EXTEND THE $600, 
MAYBE IT WILL BE 
AS LOW AS $100, 
$400. 
THERE IS NO 
EXTENSION AND 
THESE NUMBERS 
AREN'T GOOD. 
>> THE CARES ACT 
EXPIRES NEXT 
WEEK, MANY 
AMERICANS ARE 
STILL WAITING TO NE
GET THEIR 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS. 
HOST DAVID GURRA 
SPOKE TO PEOPLE E 
IN OKLAHOMA WHO 
ARE STRUGGLING 
TO SURVIVE. 
>> HOW CLOSE ARE 
YOU TING ABOUT 
TO HELP 
EVERYBODY WHO 
NEEDS HELP? 
YOU HAVE TAKEN 
EXTRAORDINARY 
MEASURES, ARE 
YOU GOING TO BE 
ABLE TO HELP 
EVERYBODY. 
>> THAT IS THE 
ONLY OPTION, OUR 
GOVERNOR SAID TO 
ME, WILL YOU 
SERVER SINGLE 
PERSON ELIGIBLE 
WITH BENEFITS. 
HOW ATDO WE DO 
THIS? 
YES, I WOULDN'T 
HAVE TAKEN THE 
JOB IF I DIDN'T 
THINK I COULD DO 
IT. 
I WANTED TO MAKE 
SURE THAT WE 
COULD DO THAT 
FACE-TO-FACE 
CONTACT WITH 
PEOPLE  IF 
POSSIBLE. 
EVERYTHING THAT 
WE HAD LEADING 
UP TO THIS,  PMAKE 
SURE WE CAN 
SERVE PEOPLE. 
BUT IT WAS BORN 
OF FRUSTRATED 
ALONG  WITH OUR 
COMPLAINANTS, 
I'M SO SORRY 
THIS HAPPENED, 
LET ME HELP YOU, 
THEN THAT CAN 
HELP PEOPLE 
UNDERSTAND IN 
THE BACKGROUND 
WHEN DOING LPOTHER 
THING THAT WE 
ARE DOING IT 
WITH THE BEST 
INTENTIONS AND 
TRYING TO MAKE 
UP FOR WHAT WAS 
DONE IN THE 
PAST. 
>> LET ME ASK 
YOU WHO IS HERE, 
WHO ARE YOU 
SERVING (IT'S 
REALLY AN 
AMAZING CROSS 
SECTION OF 
PEOPLE. 
I TALKED TO A 
FELLA A PUBLIC 
SCHOOL TEACHER, 
HE HADN'T BEEN 
EMPLOYED AND HE 
WAS TELLING ME 
HIS STORY AND 
THAT'S THE 
THING, LEADING 
UP TO THIS THEY 
HAVE BEEN SO 
FRUSTRATED. 
I THINK TO HAVE 
SOMEONE LISTEN 
TO THEM, I'M SO 
SORRY THAT 
HAPPENED IS 
REALLY 
MEANINGFUL. 
>> I CHECKED 
ONLINE TO FILE A 
CLAIM AND I JUST 
FOUR DAYS PRIOR 
FRAUDULENT CLAIM 
WITH MY NAME. 
I COULDN'T GET 
PAST IT, I 
COULDN'T GET ON 
THE PHONE, I 
CAME IN HERE 20 
MINUTES THEY GOT 
ME TAKEN CARE 
OF. 
>> SOMETHING IS 
BEING DEBATED 
NOW, CONTINUING 
THESE PANDEMIC 
RELATED BENEFITS 
SO MORE MONEY IN PH>
ADDITION TO THE 
STATE BENEFITS. 
HOW IMPORTANT IS 
THAT TO YOU AND 
YOUR FAMILY AT 
THIS POINT. 
>> PRETTY 
IMPORTANT. 
WHETHER YOU EAT 
OR NOT. 
>> THEY ARE 
GOING TO REALLY 
CREATE A FIASCO 
FOR THOSE PEOPLE 
WHO AREN'T, YOU 
KNOW, GO GETTERS 
LIKE ME, I'M A 
GO GETTER, IF 
THEY DO, EXTEND 
IT FOR THAT 
TIME. 
YOU KNOW, UNTIL 
THE PANDEMIC 
GOES AWAY. 
YOU KNOW, UNNDI 
BELIEVE WHEN THE 
PANDEMIC GOES 
AWAY, THINGS 
WILL PICK UP. 
BUT UNTIL THEN, AW
IT'S GOING TO BE 
ON SHUTDOWN 
WEARING MASKS 
AND NOT KNOWING 
WHICH WAY TO GO. 
>> DAVID JOINS 
ME NOW FROM 
TULSA, OKLAHOMA. 
DAVID HOW 
BACKLOG SOUTH 
DAKOTA 
OKLAHOMA'S 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
SYSTEM. 
HOW MANY ISPEOPLE 
ARE STILL 
WAITING FOR 
BENEFITS? 
>> Reporter: 
THERE ARE TENS 
OF THOUSANDS OF 
OKLAHOMANS THAT 
HAVE NOT 
RECEIVED 
BENEFITS, THEY 
DIDN'T FILL THEM 
OUT CORRECTLY, 
FLAGGED FOR 
FRAUD EVEN IF 
FRAUD WENT 
COMMITTED. 
SO IT'S 
INCREDIBLE 
NUMBER OF 
PEOPLE. 
AS I HAVE BEEN WAAM
TALKING TO FOLKS 
HERE, IT'S 
ASTONISHING TO 
THINK BACK HOW IN
LONG THIS CRISIS 
HAS BEEN GOING BA
ON, THIS IS AS 
STEPHANIE SAID 
IN HERPES, 18th 
WEEK WE'VE SEEN 
A MILLION JOB 
LOSSES, THESE 
ARE PEOPLE HERE 
WHO HAVE BEEN 
STRUGGLING 
THROUGHOUT THE 
ENTIRE PERIOD OF 
TIME, TRYING TO 
MOVE MONEY 
AROUND AS THEY 
CAN, NOT PAYING 
RENT, NOT PAYING 
THEIR CAR 
PAYMENTS, JUST 
TRYING TO MAKE 
ENDS MEET. 
AND IN THE 
BUILDING NEXT TO 
ME WHAT YOU SAW 
IT'S INCREDIBLY 
NOVEL WHAT THEY 
ARE TRYING TO D 
THIS IS USUALLY 
KIND OF FACE 
LESS PROCESS, 
YOU GO ONLINE, 
YOU HOPE THAT 
THEY COME 
THROUGH, THE 
THINKING HERE IS 
YOU CAN DO THAT 
FACE, YOU CAN 
GET SOMEBODY WHO 
SITS DOWN THAT 
IS HE DOING TO 
SPEED THIS 
PROCESS ALONG. 
AS YOU KNOW THIS 
IS OUATWNA STORY OF 
THIS ECONOMIC 
CRISIS. 
THE FACT %THAT 
STATES HAVE BEEN 
BURDENED BY THE 
NUMBER OF PEOPLE 
APPLYING FOR 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS, THAT'S %MB
BEEN A HUGE 
ISSUE. 
ANOTHER IS THE 
TECHNOLOGY. 
THIS IS A STATE AT
THAT HAS A MAIN 
FRAME COMPUTER 
SYSTEM DEALING 
WITH THE 
EMPLOYMENT 
BENEFIT FROM THE 
1970s, YOU HERD 
THAT RIGHT, FROM 
THE 1970s, IT IS 
IN CAPABLE OF 
PROCESSING THE 
KIND OF INFLUX 
OF APPLICATION 
THAT 
WE'VE SEEN 
HERE IN OKLAHOMA 
OVER THESE LAST 
18 WEEKS, WHILE 
THIS IS A STOP 
GAP, GET PEOPLE 
IN AND TRY TO 
FIGURE THIS OUT 
IN THE SHORT-
TERM BASIS. 
THE WITH WHO 
RUNS THE 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
OFFICE, 
RECOGNIZES THIS 
IS A LONGER TERM 
PROJECT FOR HER, 
TRYING TO 
IMPLEMENT NEW 
CHANGES TO THAT 
SYSTEM TO 
MODERNIZE IT, 
SOMETHING THAT 
IS NOT A RELIC 
IN THE PAST, 
SOMETHING THAT 
CAN DEAL WITH 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
FORMS GOING 
FORWARD, 
SAVANNAH. 
>> THAT IS QUITE 
LITERALLY HARD 
TO BELIEVE THAT 
THAT IS ASSIST 
THEM THEY'RE 
WORKING WITH TO 
TRY TO DEAL WITH 
THIS MAJOR IN 
ONONDAGAS. 
CONGRESS MAY 
PASS ANOTHER 
STIMULUS PACKAGE 
BY THE END OF 
THE MONTH, WE 
WILL SEE. 
EVEN IF IT DOES 
GO THROUGH, 
COULD THESE  ESAME 
PEOPLE STILL BE 
KEPT WAITING? 
>> Reporter: 
PEOPLE HERE ARE 
WORRIED ABOUT 
THAT. 
I SAY TO A TEE, 
EVERYONE WANTS 
TO SEE THOSE 
BENEFITS 
CONTINUE. 
A LOT OF 
EVPEOPLE 
COMING HERE 
TODAY, MAYBE 
HAVEN'T APPLIED 
FOR BENEFITS YET 
OR TRYING TO GET 
THOSE BENEFITS 
TO GO THROUGH 
THE SYSTEM, 
HOPEFUL THAT 
THEY ARE GOING 
TO GET THOSE 
FEDERAL BENEFITS 
AS WELL. 
IT IS USUAL E TO 
THEM THAT THEY 
GET THEM. 
AND THEY ARE 
HOPEFUL BY DOING 
THIS NOW, 
THEREFORE 
STALLING WHAT 
MIGHT NEED TO 
HAPPEN DOWN THE 
ROAD. 
YOUR QUESTION IS 
A GOOD ONE, IF 
THIS THLAPSES 
COMES BACK IN 
PLACE, CAUSING A 
WHOLE OTHER 
PROBLEM. 
THEIR HOPE IT'S 
NOT GOING TO BE 
THE CASE. 
BUT WHAT I WILL 
SAY, EVERYONE  IS 
IN THIS LIMBO, 
YOU KNOW THE 
HIGHEST AMOUNT 
OF MONEY YOU CAN 
GET FROM THE 
STATE OF 
OKLAHOMA IS 539-
DOLLAR HAS WEEK. 
SO, FOLKS WHO 
ARE GETTING THAT 
KIND OF MONEY 
FROM THE STATE, 
AN ADDITIONAL OF 
$600 FROM THE 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT. 
SO OPTIMISTIC, 
HAS TEN 
CHILDREN, HOW 
SOMEBODY WHO IS 
TRYING TO RAISE 
TEN CHILDREN CAN 
GET BY ON 539-
DOLLAR HAS WEEK 
OR LESS, THAT IS 
SOMETHING ELSE I 
WANT TO MENTION 
HERE. 
PEOPLE BY IN  R 
LARGE WHEN THEY 
LEAVE THIS PLACE 
ARE GLAD THEY 
HAD RESOLUTION, 
BUT, THEY ARE 
ALSO ADAMANT 
THAT THEY ARE 
LOOKING FOR 
WORK, THEY WANT 
TO WORK AGAIN, 
THESE ARE NOT 
PEOPLE TRYING TO 
SLIDE BY BY IN 
LARGE THEY WANT 
TO GET BACK IN 
THE WORK
 FORCE 
THERE. 
IS A COMPOUNDING 
CRISIS IN THIS 
STATE, IN THIS 
PART OF COUNTRY, 
OKLAHOMA'S 
ECONOMY IS 
BUFFETED BY THE ON
OIL AND GAS 
INDUSTRY. 
SO IMPORTANT TO 
THE ECONOMY HERE 
IN THE STATE OF 
OKLAHOMA. 
THAT 
IS GETTING 
HARD HIT BEFORE 
THIS PANDEMIC 
HAPPENED. 
SO NOW IT'S KIND 
OF LIKE A DOUBLE 
WHAMMY FOR A LOT 
OF FOLKS HERE, 
AND THEY ARE 
WAITING TO SEE 
SOME INRECOVERY IN 
THE ENERGY 
SECTOR. 
>> WOW, 10 . KIDS 
AND TRYING TO 
GET BY ON THAT, 
I %WILL BE 
THINKING ABOUT 
THAT FAMILY, 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH, DAVID. 
>> THANK YOU 
,
>>> REPUBLICANS 
ARE STRUGGLING 
TO GAIN CON 
ESSENTIAL 
SUSPECT ON A IS 
$1 TRILLION 
PACKAGE, HERE IS 
TREASURY 
SECRETARY STEVE 
MNUCHIN EARLIER 
TODAY. 
>> WE HAVE A 
FUNDAMENTAL 
AGREEMENT. 
WORKED ON OVER 
THE NIGHT AND A 
LOT OF DETAILS. 
THE PRESIDENT'S 
PRIORITY FOR THE 
MOMENT IS TO GET 
MONEY INTO 
AMERICANS 
QUICKLY. 
>> BUT, THINGS 
SEEM TO BE ON 
SHAKY GROUND. 
NBC NEWS CAPITAL 
CORRESPONDENTLY 
AN, BREAK THIS 
DOWN, WHAT IS 
ACTUALLY 
HAPPENING ON 
CAPITAL HILL? 
>> Reporter: 
HEY, SAVANNAH, 
SO THE SENATE IS 
LEAVING DOWN FOR 
THE WEEK AND 
WHAT THEY HAVE 
NOT DONE IN THIS 
WEEK IS RELEASE 
OR UNVEIL THEIR 
DRAFT COVID 
RELIEF PROPOSAL. 
YOU LETTERED 
FROM SECRETARY 
MNUCHIN 
SECONDING A 
SAYING THEY 
REACH ADD 
FUNDAMENTAL 
AGREEMENT. 
EMERGED FROM THE 
A MEETING LAST 
NIGHT WITH SOME 
CHAIRMAN OF THE 
TOP -- OF SOME 
COMMITTEES HERE, 
REPUBLICANS 
HERE, COMMITTEES 
HERE, SAYING 
THAT THEY 
REACHED THIS 
AGREEMENT. 
BUT THAT 
AGREEMENT DID 
NOT TRICKLE DOWN 
TO THE RANK AND 
FILE WHO ARE 
UPSET AND 
FRUSTRATED AND 
DON'T SUPPORT 
THIS LEGISLATION 
AT THIS POINT. 
THERE IS ISSUES 
SUCH AS 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCE THAT 
THEY DON'T 
SUPPORT, DIRECT 
STIMULUS AID. 
WHAT THEY DID 
REACH SOME SORT 
OF TENTATIVE 
AGREEMENT ON IS 
MONEY FOR 
SCHOOLS. 
THERE IS ABOUT 
$100 BILLION FOR 
SCHOOLS. 
THERE IS 
BILLIONS OF 
DOLLARS, ABOUT 
$16 BILLION OF 
NEW FUNDS FOR 
TESTING. 
AND WHAT IS NOT 
IN THE BILL IS A 
PAYROLL TAX CUT 
WHICH IS 
SOMETHING THAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
REALLY WANTED. 
YOU KNOW, NOT 
JUST A SPECIFIC 
ISSUE THAT SOME 
REPUBLICANS HAVE 
ISSUE WITH, IT'S 
ALSO THE PRICE 
TAG, McCONNELL 
WANTS TO FRIEND 
A TRILLION 
DOLLARS AND 
FISCALLY 
RESPONSIBLE 
REPUBLICANS SAY 
THAT IS WAY TOO 
MUCH MONEY AND 
THE REPUBLICAN 
CONFERENCE IS IN 
THIS SEMI REVOLT 
AND NOT GETTING 
BEHIND THIS 
LEGISLATION. 
SO THEY ARE 
GOING TO HAVE TO 
WORK THROUGH THE 
WEEKEND AND NOW 
THEY ARE HOPING 
TO RELEASE 
LEGISLATION TAX 
ON MONDAY. 
>> AND THEN WHAT 
ARE DEMOCRATS 
SAYING WHO 
BREAKDOWN ON THE 
JOIN FIGHT WITH 
THE REPUBLICANS, 
WHAT ABOUT THE 
DEMOCRATS. 
>> Reporter: 
DEMOCRATS ARE 
PRETTY MUCH 
SITTING ON THE 
SIDELINES HERE 
AND GETTING THE 
SAME REPORTS 
THAT, YOU KNOW, 
READING THE 
REPORT THAT WE 
WRITE, LISTENING 
TO WHAT WE SAY 
ON TELEVISION TO 
FIND OUT WHAT IS 
IN THIS 
LEGISLATION. 
AND DETAIL THAT 
THEY ARE 
HEARING, THEY 
ARE COMPLETELY 
SLAMMING THIS 
THE PRO POSTED 
PHOTOSSALS THAT 
REPUBLICANS ARE 
TALKING ABOUT, 
HERE IS HOUSE 
SPEAKER NANCY 
PELOSI EARLIER 
TODAY. 
>> WHEN YOU SEE 
WHAT THEY HAVE 
ON PAPER, YOU 
SEE WHAT WE 
DON'T HAVE 
PAPER. 
WHEN YOU SEE A 
TRILLION DOLLARS 
AND NOTHING FOR 
STATE AND LOCAL, 
NOTHING FOR FOOD 
STAMPS, FEEDING 
THE HUNGRY, 
NOTHING FOR 
HELPING WITH 
RENT AND THE 
REST OF THAT, 
NOTHING, SO MANY 
THINGS THEY 
DON'T HAVE. 
THEN YOU REALIZE 
HOW THEY ARE AT 
A TRILLION 
DOLLARS, HOW 
UNACCEPTABLE IT 
IS. 
>> Reporter: 
WHILE 
REPUBLICANS 
CAN'T AGREE WITH 
THEIR OWN 
CONFERENCE, THEY 
HAVEN'T GUN 
STARTING TO 
NEGOTIATE WITH 
DEMOCRATS. 
AND OVER THE 
PAST FEW DAYS, 
WE'VE HERD 
McCONNELL START 
TO LOWER 
EXPECTATIONS. 
BY NOW ADMITTING 
THIS IS JUST A 
STARTING POINT. 
IT'S AN 
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 
HE IS STRUGGLING 
TO GET HIS 
REPUBLICAN 
MEMBERS ON 
BOARD. 
AND ALSO AN 
ACKNOWLEDGMENT 
HE MIGHT NEED 
DEMOCRATS IN 
ORDER TO COME TO 
SOME SORT OF 
AGREEMENT THAT 
CAN ACTUALLY 
PASS THE SENATE. 
SAVANNAH. 
>> REALLY JUST 
STRIP AWAY ALL 
THIS POLITICAL 
BACK AND FORTH. 
THE BIG QUESTION 
THAT AMERICANS 
ARE ASKING IS 
WHEN CAN THEY 
EXPECT TO 
RECEIVE SOME 
FINANCIAL 
RELIEF? 
WHAT HAPPENS 
NEXT? 
>> Reporter: 
YES, THERE IS 
ALL SORTS OF 
DEADLINES, THERE 
IS NOT ONLY A 
DEADLINE UP HERE 
ON CAPITAL HILL 
BECAUSE THEY ARE 
-- ADJOURN FOR 
THE AUGUST 
RECESS IN JUST A 
COUPLE WEEKS. 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCE 
BENEFITS ARE 
EXPECTED TO RUN 
OUT AT THE END 
OF NEXT WEEK. 
PEOPLE STOPPED 
RECEIVING THEM 
THE END OF THIS 
WEEK. 
THIS IS GOING TO 
HAVE A DIRECT 
IMPACT 
ESPECIALLY AS 
HOT SPOTS ARE 
ROLLING BACK 
REOPENINGS. 
PEOPLE ARE 
LOSING JOBS, WE 
SAW AN UPTICK IN 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
RATE TODAY, 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
CLAIMS TODAY. 
AND SO, YOU 
KNOW, WHILE 
POLITICS IS 
FRONT AND CENTER 
HERE ON CAPITAL 
HILL AND 
WASHINGTON, 
BECAUSE REMEMBER 
WE ARE ALSO SO 
CLOSE TO AN 
ELECTION, IT IS 
EXTREMELY RARE 
FOR CONGRESS TO 
LEGISLATURE, 
MASSIVE 
LEGISLATION, 
THIS CLOSE TO AN 
ELECTION. 
SO, WHILE THEY 
ARE TRYING TO 
FIGURE OUT THE 
POLITICS OF 
THIS, YOU KNOW, 
A LOT OF PEOPLE 
-- YOU KNOW, 
OUTSIDE OF THE 
WASHINGTON 
BELTWAY ARE 
WONDERING IF 
CONGRESS IS 
GOING TO BE ABLE 
TO FUNCTION SO 
THEY CAN GET 
SOME RELIEF. 
>> LEEANNE, 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>> Reporter: 
THANK YOU. 
>>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP IS 
CHANGING HIS 
TONE ON THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
BUT A NEW SURVEY 
FINDS THAT TWO-
THIRDS OF 
AMERICANS ARE 
UNHAPPY WITH HOW 
HE'S HANDLING 
THE OUTBREAK. 
NBC NEWS.COM 
SENIOR WHITE 
HOUSE REPORTER 
SHANNON, WE'RE 
ON A ROLL WITH 
CORONAVIRUS 
BRIEFINGS, ONE 
SET FOR TODAY. 
THE THIRD IN A 
ROW. 
LAST TIME I 
CHECKED IT'S 
NEARING THE END 
OF JULY, WE 
HAVEN'T SEEN ONE 
OF THESE SINCE 
APRIL, WHAT IS 
BEHIND THIS 
SHIFT IN 
STRATEGY? 
>> Reporter: 
THERE IS A SENSE 
THAT CORONAVIRUS 
ON 0 ON LOW HAS 
BECOME THE 
NUMBER ONE ISSUE 
ISSUE IN 
COUNTRIES AND 
THE PRESIDENT 
WAS ON THE 
SIDELINES AND 
NOT PROVIDING 
ANY LEADER ARE 
SHIP THERE. 
HE OF COURSE AS 
I MENTIONED HE 
WAS DOING DAILY 
BRIEFINGS BACK 
IN APRIL, THOSE 
OFTEN BECAME TWO 
HOUR TELEVISION 
SPECTACLES, YOU 
KNOW, OFTEN 
WOULD WILDLY OFF 
TOPIC. 
SO THAT CAUSED 
THE PRESIDENT TO 
SORT OF REEL 
THEM BACK IN. 
IS HE NOW 
STICKING MUCH 
MORE TO A 
SCRIPT, IS HE 
KEEPING THEM AT 
30 MINUTES. 
HE STILL HAS 
WADED INTO 
CONTROVERSIAL 
AREAS. 
TAKE A LISTEN TO 
WHAT HE HAD TO 
SAY ABOUT 
TESTING 
YESTERDAY. 
>> TO ME EVERY 
TIME YOU TEST 
YOU FIND A CASE. 
AND YOU KNOW, IT 
GETS REPORTED IN 
THE NEWS, WE 
FOUND MORE 
CASES. 
INSTEAD OF 50 WE 
DID 25 WITH HALF 
THE NUMBER OF 
CASES. 
I THINK IT'S 
OVER RATED BUT I 
AM TOTALLY 
WILLING TO KEEP 
DOING IT. 
>> NOW OF COURSE 
THAT GOES 
AGAINST PUBLIC 
HEALTH EXPERTS 
WOULD SAY WHO 
SAID TESTING IS 
THE WAY TO GET 
OUT OF THIS 
CRISIS. 
0 ISOLATE, DO 
THE CONTRACT 
TRACING, THE 
PRESIDENT SAYING 
HE THINKS IT'S 
OVER RATED. 
>> SOMETHING 
THAT HAS GOTTEN 
QUITE CLOSE TO 
THE PRESIDENT, 
THE CAFETERIA IS 
CLOSED DOWN 
AFTER A WORKER 
TESTED POSITIVE 
FOR CORONAVIRUS, 
HOW ARE THEY 
HANDLING THIS? 
>> WELL, WE'VE 
SEEN A NUMBER OF 
THESE INCIDENTS 
NOW WHERE PEOPLE 
CLOSE TO THE 
WHITE HOUSE, 
PEOPLE INSIDE 
THE WHITE HOUSE, 
PEOPLE CLOSE TO 
THE CAMPAIGN GET 
INFECTED. 
FIRST INITIALLY 
WHEN OF THE VICE 
PRESIDENT'S 
STAFFERS WAS 
POSITIVE A 
COUPLE MONTHS 
AGO, PEOPLE 
STARTED WEARING 
MASKS, THEY 
STARTED TESTING, 
WHO WAS TESTED. 
A LOT HAS BEEN 
PULLED BACK, 
THERE IS NOT 
INDICATION THAT 
THAT IS GOING TO 
BE REVERSED. 
THE LAST TIME I 
WAS AT THE WHITE 
HOUSE A MONTH 
AGO, I SAW VERY 
FEW IF ANY 
PEOPLE WITH 
MASKS ASIDE FROM 
SECRET SERVICE 
AGENTS, THEY'VE 
GOTTEN RID OF 
TEMPERATURE 
CHECKS FOR 
GUESTS AND 
REPORTERS COMING 
INTO THE 
BUILDING. 
AND THERE IS 
VERY LITTLE 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING IN 
THE WEST WING 
WHERE PEOPLE 
CONTINUE TO GO 
IN THE OFFICE 
EVERY DAY, SIT 
RIGHT NEXT TO 
EACH OTHER, WORK 
IN CLOSE 
QUARTERS AND 
TIGHT SPACES, IN 
A WAY IT FEELS 
AND LOOKS LIKE 
THE LEAST 
SOCIALLY 
DISTANCED PLACE 
IN AMERICA AND 
AS A RESULT OF 
CAFETERIA, YOU 
KNOW, INFECTION 
THERE STILL 
DOESN'T SEEM TO 
BE ANY 
INDICATION THAT 
THAT IS GOING TO 
BE CHANGING. 
>> ALL RIGHT. 
SHANNON, LASTLY 
THE PRESIDENT 
SPOKE WITH 
VLADIMIR PUTIN 
TODAY, WHAT DID 
THE TWO LEADERS 
DISCUSS? 
>> WELL, WITH WE 
KNOW FROM THE 
WHITE HOUSE 
READOUT OF THIS 
CONVERSATION IS 
THEY JUST 
DISCUSSED 
CORONAVIRUS AND 
ARMS TREATY. 
WHAT WAS NOT 
MENTIONED OF 
COURSE AS WE ARE 
100 DAYS OF 
ELECTION, IS 
ELECTION 
INTERFERENCE 
THAT CONTINUES 
TO BE A EARN 
CAN, THAT IT'S 
OUT THERE. 
MEDDLING IN THE 
TO 20 ELECTION 
BY RUSSIA LIKE 
WE SAW IN 2016. 
INSTEAD THE 
WHITE HOUSE 
INDICATING THAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
KEPT IT UNDER 
CORONAVIRUS 
WHERE RUSSIA IS 
SEEING A NUMBER 
OF SURGE IN 
CASES AND ARMS 
TREATY WHICH HAS 
BEEN GOING ON 
MANY MONTHS 
WHERE THE U.S., 
RUSSIA AND CHINA 
ARE COMING TO 
SOME AGREEMENT 
THERE. 
>> SHANNON, 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>>> MICHAEL 
COHEN IS HEADING 
HOME A JUDGE 
ORDERED THE 
RELEASE OF 
PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S FORMER 
ATTORNEY AND SO 
CALLED FIXER 
FROM JAIL AFTER 
RULING THAT HIS 
RETURN TO PRISON 
WAS RETALIATORY. 
INVESTIGATIONS 
CORRESPONDENT 
TOM WINTER JOINS 
ME NOW, TELL US 
ABOUT THE 
JUDGE'S 
DECISION. 
>> SO BASICALLY 
SAVANNAH, THE 
JUDGE SAYING I 
AM GOING TO GIVE 
TEMPORARY RELIEF 
IN THIS CASE. 
I FIND MICHAEL 
COHEN'S FIRST 
AMENDMENT RIGHTS 
WERE VIOLATED 
HERE. 
THIS CAUSED IN 
HIS AGREEMENT TO 
REMAINING AT 
HOME CONFINEMENT 
IS IMPROPER. 
BY 2:00 P.M. 
TOMORROW, 
MICHAEL COHEN 
WILL BE OUT OF 
PRISON IN 
OTISVILLE WHICH 
IS FURTHER 
UPSTATE THAN NEW 
YORK AND ON HIS 
WAY TO 
MANHATTAN. 
HE WILL BE DOWN 
THE STREET FROM 
US HERE AT NBC 
NEWS BY THIS 
TIME TOMORROW. 
DEFINITELY WIN 
FOR MICHAEL 
COHEN, HE SOUGHT 
THIS FURLOUGH 
BECAUSE OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
BUS HE IS A 
NONVIOLENT 
OFFENDER, THEY 
DON'T BELIEVE HE 
POSE HAS THREAT 
TO THE 
COMMUNITY, TO 
SPEND THE REST 
OF HIS SENTENCE 
AT HOME INSTEAD 
OF BEING IN 
JAIL. 
SAVANNAH. 
>> NOW GIVE US A 
BACK STORY HERE, 
WHY WAS COHEN 
BACK IN PRISON 
IN THE FIRST 
PLACE? 
>> SO, ABOUT A 
WEEK OR SO AGO, 
MICHAEL COHEN TO 
THE PROBATION 
HOUSE, AND HE 
WENT THERE 
SIGNED SOME 
DOCUMENTS, AT 
THE TIME MEANT 
THERE WERE EIGHT 
PROPOSED TERMS 
OF HIS FURLOUGH 
AND HOME 
CONFINEMENT. 
SO, THE HOME 
MONITORING, TYPE 
OF I THINK SHELL 
BRACELET, HE 
COULDN'T LEAVE 
HIS APARTMENT 
WITHOUT 
PERMISSION TO GO 
TO CERTAIN 
RELIGIOUS 
EVENTS, THAT HE 
COULD NOT VISIT 
HIS ATTORNEY 
WITHOUT 
PERMISSION. 
ON TOP OF THAT 
HE WOULD HAVE 
HAD TO NOTIFIED 
-- OR WOULD HAVE 
HAD TO ASK FOR 
PERMISSION TO GO 
AND GET 
GROCERIES 
HIMSELF. 
HE IS STILL IN 
JAIL. 
THAT MAKES 
SENSE. 
THE FIRST PART 
OF THIS WHERE 
THEY ESSENTIALLY 
SAID LOOK, YOU 
CAN'T TALK TO 
THE PRESS, YOU 
CAN'T POST ON 
SOCIAL MEDIA, 
YOU CAN'T WRITE 
THIS BOOK, YOU 
CAN'T DO ANY OF 
THAT. 
IF HE WAS IN 
PRISON WOULD 
NECESSARILY BE 
IMPOSED UPON 
HIM. 
HE COULDN'T TAKE 
MEETINGS WITH 
REPORTERS WHILE 
IN PRISON, BUT 
AT THE SAME TIME 
IN THE OWN 
MANUAL 
ENCOURAGES THEM 
NOT ONLY CAN YOU 
WRITE A BOOK YOU 
SHOULD WRITE A 
BOOK IF YOU WANT 
TO WHILE IN 
PRISON THAT IS 
GOOD USE OF YOUR 
TIME. 
THIS FLEW 
AGAINST WHAT 
WOULD GROW TO 
AND WHEN HE 
BALKED AT THOSE 
TERMS THAT'S WHY 
HE WENT BACK TO 
JAIL. 
HIS ATTORNEYS 
WENT BACK TO 
COURT, SUED 
ATTORNEY GENERAL 
BILL BARR AND 
SUED THE BUREAU 
OF PRISONS OVER 
THIS AND GOT US 
TO WHERE WE ARE 
TODAY. 
>> NOW AS YOU 
MENTIONED, THIS 
WAS THE FIRST 
HEARING IN 
MICHAEL COHEN BY 
BILL BARR. 
>> WHAT IS NEXT 
COMING HOME 
TOMORROW. 
WE TALKED ABOUT 
THAT. 
THE OTHER THING 
THAT IS GOING TO 
HAPPEN, BETH 
SIDES HAVE 
AGREED, BOTH 
COHEN'S 
ATTORNEYS AND 
ATTORNEYS FOR 
THE JUSTICE 
DEPARTMENT TO 
HASH OUT THAT 
FIRST CLAUSE. 
WHEN MICHAEL 
COHEN CAN'T 
TWEET ABOUT IT, 
HE CAN'T TALK TO 
REPORTER BUS IT 
TOMORROW. 
HE CAN'T THROW 
HIS BOOK ON 
KINDLE TOMORROW 
NIGHT. 
WHAT HE HAS GOT 
TO DO IS GOING 
TO HAVE A MEDIA 
BLACKOUT AND 
HASH OUT WHAT HE 
CAN DO, WHAT 
MAKES SENSE 
WITHIN THE 
NORMAL BUREAU'S 
GUIDELINES. 
HE GREED TO THE 
OTHER POINT THAT 
THEY ASKED OF 
HIM, SO THOSE 
ARE ALL MUTE AT 
THIS POINT. 
THERE SHOULDN'T 
BE ANYTHING BUT 
SAY TONGUE 
FIRMLY IN CHEEK, 
THIS SHOULDN'T 
BE ANYTHING HERE 
THAT WOULD KEEP 
HIM FROM STAYING 
AT HOME 
CONFINEMENT. 
BUT IF THIS CASE 
HAS TAUGHT US 
ANYTHING, HE WE 
WILL BE TALKING 
ABOUT IT NEXT 
WEEK, SAVANNAH. 
>> I DON'T DOUBT 
THAT, THANK YOU 
SO MUCH, 0. 
>> SURE THING  
 
INCLUDING THE %
DEPARTMENT OF 
HOMELAND 
>>> U.S. CHINA 
TENSIONS HIT A 
NEW HIGH THIS 
MORNING WHEN 
FEDERAL 
PROSECUTORS 
CHARGED A 
CHINESE CANCER 
RESEARCHER AT 
THE UNIVERSITY 
OF CALIFORNIA 
WITH LYING ABOUT 
HER TIES TO THE 
CHINESE MILITARY 
AND COMMUNIST 
PARTY WHILE 
SEEKING A VISA 
TO COME TO THE 
U.S. THAT COME 
HAS DAY AFTER 
THE STATE 
DEPARTMENT'S 
DECISION TO 
CLOSE CHINA'S 
CONSULATE IN 
HOUSTON. 
>> SAVANNAH, 
IT'S ONLY A 
MATTER OF TIME 
BEFORE CHINA 
HITS BACK AT THE 
U.S. SPECULATION 
IS THAT CHINESE 
OFFICIAL ALSO 
HIT A SHUTDOWN 
OR STAFF 
REDUCTIONS AT 
U.S. CONSULATE. 
THERE IS A LOT 
OF SPECULATION, 
IT MIGHT BE HONG 
KONG. 
THE ONLY 
CERTAINTY IS 
RETRIBUTION. 
THE U.S. GAVE 
CHINA 72 HOURS 
NOTICE TO CLEAR 
OUT ITS 
CONSULATE 
GENERAL IN 
HOUSTON TEXAS. 
THERE IS 
DOCUMENT BURNING 
THAT WE SAW IN 
LOCAL NEWS 
FOOTAGE. 
SINCE THEN 
U.S./CHINA 
RELATIONS HAS 
BEEN REDUCED TO 
MUD SLINGING. 
THE MINISTRY 
CONTINUED ITS 
LIST OF 
GRIEVANCES ABOUT 
THE U.S., THAT 
IT'S SMEARING 
CHINA, THAT THE 
U.S. ON AT LEAST 
TWO OCCASIONS 
OPENED CHINESE 
DIPLOMATIC 
TENSIONS, THE 
TWO SIDES HAVE 
BEEN GOT I ON 
EVERY FRONT. 
BUT IT HAS 
INTENSIFIED 
DURING THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC, 
ANALYSTS HERE 
ARE TALKING A 
COLD WAR. 
THE POSSIBILITY 
EVEN OF BREAKING 
OFF DIP LOAN 
DEMOCRAT MATIC 
RELATION IS. 
SECOND OF STATE 
MIKE POMPEO SAID 
WE'RE SENDING 
OUT CLEAR 
EXPECTATIONS HOW 
THE CHINESE 
COMMUNIST PARTY 
IS GOING TO 
BEHAVE. 
THE U.S. IS 
ACCUSING CHINA 
OF EVERYTHING 
FROM STEALING 
SECRETS TO 
UNFAIR TRADE. 
THE FBI IS 
INVESTIGATING 
CHINESE 
RESEARCHERS IN 
THE U.S., 
INDICTING 
ALLEGED HACKERS 
AND POINTING TO 
THE CONSULATE IN 
HOUSTON AS A HUB 
FOR INTELLIGENCE 
OPERATIONS. 
OFFICIALS HERE 
AND WASHINGTON 
REJECTS 
ACCUSATIONS, 
THEY CALL THEM 
GROUNDLESS 
FABRICATIONS, 
THEY SAY THE 
TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION 
IS SENDING ANTI-
CHINA SENTIMENT 
IN ORDER TO 
DISTRACT FROM 
ITS CORONAVIRUS 
RESPONSE AHEAD 
OF THE ELECTION 
OF THE STATE 
MEDIA HERE IS 
HAVING A FIELD 
DAY. 
EDITORIALS ARE 
WONDERING OUT 
LOUD IF CLOSING 
THE U.S. 
CONSULATE IN 
WUHAN WOULD HURT 
ENOUGH SISTER 
CONFLICT IN 
HOUSTON, 
UNSTAFFED SINCE 
DIPLOMATIC WERE 
EVACUATED AT THE 
BEGINNING OF THE 
PANDEMIC. 
A LOT OF THE 
TENSION AND A 
LOT OF 
SPECULATION IS 
FALLING ON THE 
U.S. CONSULATE 
IN HONG KONG. 
IT ALSO COVERS 
THAT IT COULD BE 
TARGETED TO 
SHUTDOWN OR BE 
ORDERED TO 
REDUCE STAFF. 
THE GOAL TIMES 
CALLED IT AN 
INTELLIGENCE 
CENTER AND 
FIGURED HITTING 
IT WOULD CAUSE 
SUFFICIENT 
"PAIN." 
NOW THE WHOLE 
ISSUE IS 
LIGHTING UP 
CHINESE SOCIAL 
MEDIA. 
IN THE PAST THIS 
HAD 9 HOURS 
THERE HAVE BEEN 
NEARLY BILLION 
VIEWS ON 
HASHTAGS RELATED 
TO THE HOUSTON 
CONSULATE AND 
U.S./CHINA 
RELATIONS NOW 
FIRMLY IN FREE 
FALL. 
>>> WE'RE ONE 
YEAR AWAY FROM 
THE TOKYO 
OLYMPIC GAME 
THE, MANY PEOPLE 
ARE EXCITED, 
SOME ARE WORRIED 
ABOUT WHAT 
CORONAVIRUS NEXT 
YEAR. 
SENIOR 
INTERNATIONAL 
CORRESPONDENT 
KEIR SIMMONS HAS 
A LOOK AT WHAT 
TOKYO 2021 COULD 
LOOK LIKE. 
>> Reporter: 
INCREDIBLE TO 
THINK HOW THE 
WORLD HAS 
CHANGED, HOW 
THIS TIME RIGHT 
NOW WE SHOULD 
ALL BE IN TOKYO 
CELEBRATING THE 
BEGINNING OF THE 
OLYMPIC GAMES. 
INSTEAD THE 
ATHLETES, THE 
OLYMPIC 
ORGANIZERS AND 
ALL OF US AT NBC 
ARE HOPING THIS 
TIME NEXT YEAR 
IT WILL BE. 
THE TOKYO 2020 
OLYMPICS ARE 
SCHEDULED FOR 
SUMMER 2021. 
ANOTHER VICTIM 
OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
AND THIS WEEK, A 
WARNING, IF 
INFECTIONS 
CONTINUE AT 
THESE LEVELS FOR 
12 MONTHS, WE 
COULDN'T HOLD 
THE GAMES. 
THE PRESIDENT 
ORGANIZING 
COMMITTEE SAID, 
HE IS HOPEFUL. 
THE VENUES WILL 
BE READY, THEY 
ARE READY NOW. 
JAPANESE HOSTS 
HAVE SPENT $12 
BILLION ON TOKYO 
2020. 
>> WE ARE NOW 
ABSOLUTELY 
CONFIDENT ON 
NEXT YEAR. 
>> DURING THE 
LOCKDOWN 
ATHLETES AROUND 
THE GLOBE HAVE 
BEEN FORCED TO 
TRAIN IN UNIQUE 
CONDITIONS. 
SO, IF IT 
HAPPENS, NEXT 
YEAR'S GAME WILL 
BE A TRIUMPH 
OVER ADVERSITY. 
>> IT WILL BE A 
GREAT SYMBOL OF 
SURVIVAL. 
>> YEAH, UNITY 
OF HUMAN KIND. 
>> IT'S NOT 
CLEAR THIS 
MORNING WHETHER 
THERE WILL BE 
SPECTATOR OR 
WHAT AN OLYMPIC 
VILLAGE LOOKS 
LIKE, PREFARING 
TO FORCE SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
ONE EVENT THERE 
WILL BE A 
WELCOME 
RETURNING IN 
SWIMMING WITH 
KATIE LEDECKI. 
AND WINNING 
WOMENS SOAK TEAM 
WITH LEADER 
MEGAN RAPINOE. 
ALL EYES WILL BE 
ON THE GYM THAT 
IS PARTICULAR 
ITS AND 
SUPERSTAR SIMONE 
BILES. 
SHE CALLED THE 
GREATEST GYMNAST 
EVER. 
WINNING GELD 
AFTER GOLD IN 
RIO FOUR YEARS 
AGO. 
THE FLAG BEARER 
IN THAT OLYMPIC 
CLOSING CEREMONY 
BITTERLY 
DISAPPOINTED 
WHEN OLYMPICS 
WERE CANCELED 
THIS YEAR. 
>> I CRIED. 
ULTIMATELY IT 
WAS THE RIGHT 
DECISION. 
>> GETTING 
BETTER AND 
BETTER. 
POSING A STRING 
OF VIDEO 
SHOWCASING HER 
AMAZING SKILLS. 
INCLUDING A 
DOUBLE TUCK THAT 
SHE HADN'T 
PERFORMED SINCE 
SHE WAS 13. 
THIS MONTH 
LOOKING STRONG 
ON THE COVER OF 
VOGUE. 
AND HOPEFULLY 
THIS TIME NEXT 
YEAR AS THE 
GAMES OF THE 
32nd OWE 
LIMBPIAD WILL BE 
GETTING UNDER 
WAY, THIS 
AMERICAN HERO 
WILL BE SHOWING 
THE WORLD HOW 
HIGH SHE CAN 
FLY. 
GOLD MEDAL READY 
AGAIN. 
>> ONE OF THE 
THINGS TOKYO 
2020 IS THE 
SUSTAINABILITY 
AND RENEWAL. 
SO OLD PHONES 
AND LAPTOPS ARE 
BEING TURNED 
INTO MEDALS WHAT 
BETTER WAY TO 
CELEBRATE THAN 
WATCHING SIMONE 
BILES TAKE ONE 
OF THOSE GOAD 
MEDALS. 
KEIR SIMMONS, 
THIS BC NEWS, 
LONDON. 
>>> A LIVE LOOK 
AT THE WHITE 
HOUSE PRESS 
PREEING ROOM, 
THE PRESIDENT 
WILL HOLD HIS 
THIRD STRAIGHT 
CORONAVIRUS 
BRIEFING. 
THE FIRST TWO 
DID NOT HAVE ANY 
TASK FORCE 
MEMBERS PRESENT 
AND IT'S UNCLEAR 
IF ANY ELSE WILL 
JOIN THE 
PRESIDENT 
TONIGHT WHEN IT 
BRIEFING GET 
STARTED, WE'LL 
BRING IT TO YOU 
LIVE. 
%
LIVE. ,
NBC NEWS NOW. 
LET'S GO TO NBC 
NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
JOE FRYER WHO IS 
FOLLOWING THE 
LATEST HEADLINES 
FROM NBC 
NEWS.COM. 
JOE WHAT IS THE 
LATEST THIS 
HOUR? 
>>> FIRST UP 
DEMOCRATIC 
LAWMAKERS ARE 
SLAMMING LEADERS 
OVER THEIR 
HANDLING OF A 
RELIEF BILL. 
IS HAS YET TO BE 
VIEWED BY THEIR 
DEMOCRATIC Y 
COUNTERPART. 
THEY WILL 
RELEASE THE  
DRAFT EARLY NEXT 
WEEK SAYING THEY 
WERE DELAYED 
BECAUSE THE 
ADMINISTRATION 
WANTED MORE TIME 
TO LOOK AT 
DETAILS. 
COSTING $1 
TRILLION, $105 
BILLION FOR 
SCHOOLS AND TA $16 
BILLION FOR 
TESTING AND A 
NEW ROUND OF 
DIRECT PAYMENTS 
TO INDIVIDUALS. 
DOES NOT INCLUDE 
A REDUCTION IN 
THE PAYROLL TAX 
THAT PRESIDENT 
TRUMP HAS 
DEMANDED. 
DEMOCRATIC 
LEADERS MASAY THE 
GOP'S PLAN WILL 
NOT PAST AND 
SLAMMED THEM FOR 
NOT AGREEING 
WITHIN THEIR OWN 
PARTY HERE IS 
CHUCK SCHUMER 
EARLIER TODAY. 
>> NOW THAT 
SENATE 
REPUBLICANS HAVE 
FINALLY WOKEN UP 
TO KETHE CALAMITY 
IN OUR COUNTRY 
THEY HAVE BEEN 
SO DIVIDED, SO 
DISORGANIZED, SO 
IMPREPARED THEY 
HAVE NOT BEEN 
ABLE TO COME 
TOGETHER IN 
THEIR OWN 
CONFERENCE. 
EVEN AFTER ALL 
OF THIS TIME IT 
APPEARS THE 
REPUBLICAN 
LEGISLATIVE 
RESPONSE TO 
COVID-19 IS 
UNUNIFIED, 
UNSERIOUS, 
UNSATISFACTORY. 
>> NEW YORK 
GOVERNOR ANDREW 
CUOMO IS 19D,WORRIE 
ABOUT AN 
INCREASE OF 
CORONAVIRUS 
AMONG YOUNG 
ADULTS. 
HE SAYS PEOPLE 
BETWEEN THE AGES 
OF 21 AND 30 
YEARS OLD ARE 
MAKING UP AN 
INCREASINGLY 
LARGE SHARE OF 
NEW CASES OVER 
THE LAST TWO 
WEEKS. 
TO ADDRESS THE 
ISSUE HE IS 
LAUNCHING AN 
ADVERTISING 
CAMPAIGN 
TARGETED TOWARDS 
YOUNG NEW 
YORKERS. 
HERE IS ISNEWHAT HE 
HOPES TO 
ACCOMPLISH WITH 
THAT MESSAGING. 
>> THERE IS A 
TOTAL 
MISCONCEPTION OF 
THEIR 
VULNERABILITY TO R 
THIS DISEASE. 
AND WE HOPE THAT  
IT MAKES A 
DIFFERENCE. 
>>> 
CONGRESSWOMAN 
CORTEZ ADDRESSED 
REPORTS THAT 
ANOTHER 
CONGRESSMAN MADE 
OFFENSIVE 
COMMENTS TO HER 
AND CALLED HER 
EXPILOTTIVES ON 
THE STEPS OF THE 
CAPITOL. 
HE APOLOGIZED OF 
THE ABRUPT 
CONVERSATION BUT 
DENIED NAME-
CALLING. 
SHE SLAMMED HIM 
AND ADDRESSED NI
ABUSIVE LANGUAGE 
BEYOND POLITICS. 
>> THESE ARE THE 
WORDS THAT 
REPRESENTATIVES 
LEVIED AGAINST A 
CONGRESSWOMAN. 
THE CONGRESSMAN 
THAT REPRESENTS 
NEW YORK'S 14th 
CONGRESSIONAL 
DISTRICT BUT 
EVERY 
CONGRESSWOMAN IN 
THIS COUNTRY 
BECAUSE ALL OF % 
US HAVE HAD TO 
DEAL WITH THIS 
IN SOME FORM, 
SOME WAY, SOME 
SHAPE AT SOME 
POINT SHIN OUR 
LIVES. 
>> THE FORMER 
SECRETARY OF 
HOMELAND 
SECURITY SAID 
TODAY THERE WAS 
NO POLICY TO 
SEPARATE MIGRANT 
CHILDREN FROM 
THEIR PARENTS AT 
THE BORDER. 
THE FORMER 
CHIEF, NEILSON, 
WAS ASKED TO 
COMMENT ABOUT 
THE POLICY 
DURING A LIVE 
STREAM 
CONVERSATION 
TODAY. 
HE BLAMED THE 
SEPARATIONS ON AMA 
POLICY SATHAT WAS 
DESIGNED TO 
PROSECUTE ANYONE 
WHO ENTERED THE 
UNITED STATES 
ILLEGALLY. 
BUT AS NBC HAS 
REPORTED HE 
SIGNED A MEMO IN 
2018 THAT MEMO 
STATED THAT THE 
RESULT WOULD 
MAKE IT LEGALLY 
PERMISSIBLE TO 
SEPARATE MINORS 
FROM ADULT 
FAMILY MEMBERS. 
AND AMC 
ANNOUNCED A 
DELAY IN 
REOPENING ITS 
MOVIE THEATERS 
NOW TO MIDDLE TO 
LATE AUGUST. 
THE MOVIE CHAIN 
PREVIOUSLY SAID 
THEY WOULD AIM 
TO REOPEN IN 
LATE JULY. 
AMC SAYS THE NEW 
TIMING REFLECTS 
CURRENTLY 
EXPECTED RELEASE 
DATES FOR HIGHLY 
ANTICIPATED 
MOVIES, FILMS 
THAT HAVE ALSO 
PUSHED BACK 
THEIR RELEASE 
DATES. 
SO, SAVANNAH 
THAT MEANS MORE 
STREAMING "30 
ROCK" FOR US. 
[ LAUGHTER ] 
>> I WAS JUST . 
GOING TO SAY IT 
SOUNDS GOLIKE MORE 
STREAMING AND ON 
DEMAND ON THAT 
COUCH BEHIND ME. 
THANKS, I WILL 
SEE YOU 
TOMORROW, 
FRIDAY! 
. 
>> SEE YOU 
TOMORROW. 
TOMORROW. ,
,
>>> A CALIFORNIA 
STATE SENATOR IS 
SAYING THAT THE 
STATE'S HANDLING 
OF THE PANDEMIC 
IS QUOTE 
SPIRALING OUT OF 
CONTROL. 
STEVE PATTERSON 
JOINS ME NOW 
FROM PROVIDENCE 
HOLY CENTER IN 
MISSION HILLS, 
CALIFORNIA. 
STEVE, WHAT IS 
THE SITUATION AT 
THIS HOSPITAL? 
ARE THEY 
PREPARING FOR A 
BIG SURGE IN 
PATIENTS? 
>> Reporter:  
YES, WE JUST 
SPOKE TO 
HOSPITAL 
OFFICIALS, 
SAVANNAH. 
IT IS A GOOD 
IDEA, GOOD SENSE 
OF THE PATCHWORK 
ACROSS 
CALIFORNIA ABOUT 
THE HOT SPOTS IN 
DIFFERENT PLACES 
ACROSS THE 
STATE. 
THIS HOSPITAL 
SPECIFICALLY 
ONLY HAS ABOUT 
55 COVID-19 
PATIENTS OUT OF 
ABOUT 370 TOTAL 
BEDS. 
THEY ARE AT 60% 
CAPACITY. 
IT IS NOT THAT 
WAY BECAUSE 
THERE IS NOT A 
CRISIS IN THIS 
AREA, CERTAINLY, 
L.A. 
COUNTY IS THE 
EPI-CENTER OF 
WHAT IS 
HAPPENING IN 
CALIFORNIA. 
THEY ARE ABLE TO 
HANDLE IT 
BECAUSE THEY ARE 
PART OF A LARGER 
HEALTH SYSTEM. 
PROVIDENCE 
HEALTH, ONE OF 
THE BIGGEST IN 
THE AREA. 
11 HOSPITALS, 
THEY ARE ABLE TO 
SHOVEL AROUND 
RESOURCES A LOT 
BETTER THAN SAY 
A SMALLER HEALTH 
SYSTEM IN A MORE 
RURAL AREA. 
THAT IS 
SPECIFICALLY 
WHAT IS TARGETED 
BY THE STATE AS 
HOT SPOTS IS 
REALLY THE 
PROBLEM SPOTS. 
HERE THEY ARE 
ABLE TO MANAGE 
IT. 
YOU CAN SEE 
BEHIND ME THEY 
HAVE THE SURGE 
SET UP READY AND 
AVAILABLE. 
WE ARE TOLD 
THERE IS A 
PATIENT IN THERE 
RIGHT NOW. 
THEY ARE ABLE TO 
TREAT PATIENTS 
OUTSIDE A LOT OF 
THESE ARE 
NEGATIVE 
PRESSURIZED 
ROOMS, SO THEY 
ARE ABLE TO 
TREAT INFECTED 
PATIENTS AND DO 
IT IN AN 
ORGANIZED WAY 
THAT DOES NOT 
IMPACT THE REST 
OF THE HOSPITAL. 
THEY ARE SET UP 
TO HANDLE THE 
SURGE. 
HOSPITALS ACROSS 
THE STATE, WHEN 
YOU LOOK AT THE 
RATES OF 
HOSPITALIZATIONS, 
IT HAS BEEN 
2,000 EVERY DAY 
IN L.A. 
COUNTY FOR AT 
LEAST THE LAST 
FOUR DAYS. 
THEY ARE DEALING 
WITH AN EXTREME 
AMOUNT OF STRESS 
AND EXTREME 
INFLUX OF 
PATIENTS IN SOME 
CASES. 
THE DISTRIBUTION 
OF WEAR IT IS 
WORST, IT IS 
SORT OF A 
PATCHWORK ACROSS 
THE STATE THAT 
WE ARE SEEING 
RIGHT NOW. 
IF IT GETS 
WORSE, OF 
COURSE, THEY ARE 
GOING TO HAVE TO 
SEND IN MORE 
RESOURCES, PPE, 
THE BIGGEST 
PROBLEM IS, JUST 
SIMPLY STAFFING. 
KEEPING PEOPLE 
UP AROUND-THE-
CLOCK TO DEAL 
WITH THE INFLUX 
OF PATIENTS. 
IT IS BOOTS ON 
THE GROUND THAT 
THEY NODE TO 
BRING IN TO HELP 
TREAT PATIENTS 
IN THIS CURRENT 
CRISIS. 
THIS HOSPITAL IS 
DOING OKAY. 
THE SYSTEM HAS 
65% CAPACITY 
WHEN YOU LOOK AT 
THE 11 
HOSPITALS. 
AGAIN, COMPARING 
THE LARGER 
HEALTH SYSTEMS 
TO THE SMALLER 
ONES, THOSE 
REALLY ARE WHERE 
THE PROBLEM 
SPOTS ARE AT 
THIS POINT, 
SAVANNAH? 
>> RELIEF TO 
HEAR THEY ARE 
DOING OKAY 
THERE. 
NOW, LET'S TALK 
ABOUT TESTING. 
WHAT IS THE 
SITUATION LIKE 
IN 
LOS ANGELES 
RIGHT NOW? 
>> Reporter:  
L.A. 
COUNTY HAS 
REALLY FOCUSED 
AND CLAMPED DOWN 
ON TESTING, 2.1 
MILLION TOTAL 
CASES IN THE 
COUNTY. 
THERE ARE BLIND 
SPOTS, REPORTING 
COVID-19 ALL 
OVER THE COUNTRY 
AND SPECIFICALLY 
IN THE WEST 
COAST. 
EVERY MAJOR CITY 
WE HAVE SEEN IT 
WHERE THE 
TESTING BLIND 
SPOTS ARE ALWAYS 
UNFORTUNATELY 
UNDER SERVED 
COMMUNITIES, 
MINORITY 
COMMUNITIES, 
LATINO 
POPULATION, 
BLACK 
POPULATION, THE 
AVAILABILITY TO 
TESTING FOR 
THOSE 
COMMUNITIES IS A 
LOT LESS THAN IT 
IS IN SAY A 
LARGER MORE 
AFFLUENT WHITE 
COMMUNITY. 
JUST THE WAY IT 
IS. 
THEY DID A LOT 
OF WORK TO TRY 
TO ADDRESS THAT. 
WHAT THEY ARE 
REALLY FOCUSED 
ON AND THE 
NUMBER YOU WILL 
HEAR, THE FIGURE 
YOU HEAR WHEN IT 
COMES TO TESTING 
IN ALL OF THE 
CITIES IS THE 
POSITIVITY RATE. 
NOW, IT IS AT 
8.5%. 
IT HAS BEEN FLAT 
THAT WAY FOR 
AWHILE IN L.A. 
COUNTY. 
HIGHER THAN THEY 
WOULD LIKE TO 
HAVE IT. 
WHAT THAT RATE 
INDICATES IS THE 
AVAILABILITY OF 
TESTING, ALSO 
INDICATES THE 
WILDFIRE-LIKE 
SPREAD OF THE 
VIRUS. 
THE COMMUNITY 
SPREAD. 
IF YOU HAVE A 
HIGHER RATE THE 
CHANCES ARE IT 
IS SPREADING 
FURTHER AND 
HARDER THAN YOU 
MIGHT OF 
IMAGINED AND 
THAT THE TESTING 
IS LOWER. 
IT HAS BEEN FLAT 
FOR A NUMBER OF 
DAYS. 
THEY SEE THAT AS 
THE ONE BEACON 
OF GOOD NEWS SO 
FAR IN THIS 
CRISIS. 
STILL, THE MAYOR 
HAS TALKED ABOUT 
AND THE PUBLIC 
HEALTH 
DEPARTMENT HAS 
TALK ABOUT IT AS 
WELL THAT COVID-
19, CORONAVIRUS 
IT IS VERY MUCH 
ON TRACK TO 
BECOME THE 
SECOND LEADING 
CAUSE OF DEATH 
IN L.A. 
COUNTY. 
L.A. 
MAYOR ADDRESSED 
THAT WHEN HE 
SPOKE ABOUT IT 
YESTERDAY. 
I WANT TO PLAY 
THAT SOUND FOR 
YOU. 
LISTEN TO WHAT 
HE SAID ABOUT 
THE CORONAVIRUS. 
>> ALL TOLLED WE 
HAVE REPORTED 
9,000 CASES AND 
122 DEATHS IN 
THE FIRST THREE 
DAYS OF THIS 
WEEK. 
LET ME PUT THE 
DANGER IN 
PERSPECTIVE. 
IT IS ON TRACK 
TO BECOME THE 
SECOND LEADING 
CAUSE OF DEATH 
IN L.A. 
COUNTY AFTER 
CORONARY HEART 
DISEASE. 
OBVIOUSLY THE 
ONLY ONE THAT 
CAN 
BE SPREAD BY 
TRANSMISSION. 
>> Reporter:  
AND THE L.A. 
HEALTH DIRECTOR 
OR PUBLIC HEALTH 
DIRECTOR TALK 
ABOUT THAT AGAIN 
TODAY SAYING 
THAT MORE NEEDS 
TO BE DONE TO 
ADDRESS THE 
PROBLEM. 
THEY ARE HOPING, 
AGAIN, THAT 
POSITIVITY RATE 
IS AN INDICATION 
THAT THE 
CONDITION THAT 
WERE PUT IN 
PLACE A WEEK AND 
HALF AGO, 
LIMITING ACCESS 
TO BARS AND IN 
DOOR DINING WILL 
HELP. 
THE PROBLEM IS 
WITH THE DATA IT 
TAKES WEEKS TO 
GET A GOOD SENSE 
OF IF IT IS 
WORKING OR NOT. 
YOU CAN SEE IT 
IS AN ACTIVE 
HOSPITAL BEHIND 
ME, SAVANNAH? 
>> STEVE, LET'S 
TALK ABOUT THAT 
CALIFORNIA STATE 
SENATOR I 
MENTIONED AND 
COUNTING ON 
NEWSOM FOR A 
SECOND SHUTDOWN, 
DO YOU THINK IT 
IS GOING TO 
HAPPEN? 
>> Reporter:  
YES, THIS IS 
STEVE GLACIER. 
HE IS IN THE BAY 
AREA. 
THE BAY AREA IS 
INCITED. 
DURING THE WHOLE 
CRISIS AS BEING 
A LOT MORE 
STRICT IN THE 
CLOSURE AND 
REOPENING WHEN 
THERE WAS THAT 
PERIOD OF 
REOPENING FOR 
THE STATE A FEW 
MONTHS AGO AND A 
LOT OF PEOPLE 
CREDITED THAT 
AREA FOR NOT 
HAVING THE SAME 
SORT OF 
ASTRONOMICAL 
NUMBERS WE ARE 
SEEING LIKE IN 
L.A. 
HE IS CALLING 
FOR AN IMMEDIATE 
CLOSURE 
STATEWIDE. 
ALMOST A 
REVERSION TO THE 
STAY AT HOME 
ORDERS WE SAW A 
FEW MONTHS AGO. 
HE IS BASING IT, 
TALKING ABOUT 
THE FIGURE, ON 
THE 14 DAY 
POSITIVITY RATE 
THAT IS HOVERING 
FOR THE WHOLE 
STATE AT 7.6%. 
HE WANTS TO SEE 
THAT DROP TO 2%. 
THERE IS NO 
INDICATION THAT 
WE ARE ANYWHERE 
CLOSE TO THAT AT 
THIS POINT AND 
HE SAYS UNTIL 
THEN HE WOULD 
LIKE TO SEE THE 
GOVERNOR TAKE 
ACTION, CLOSE 
DOWN THE STATE 
UNTIL WE CAN GET 
A HANDLE ON THIS 
THING. 
WILL IT HAPPEN? 
A PROPOSAL RIGHT 
NOW IN THE STATE 
SENATE. 
YOU KNOW, WHEN 
YOU LOOK AT THIS 
THING YOU HAVE 
TO LOOK AT 
CALIFORNIA AS A 
WHOLE. 
IT IS A HUGE 
STATE, 58 
COUNTIES, 
SEVERAL OF THOSE 
COUNTIES WOULD 
LIKE TO CONTROL 
THEIR SORT OF 
REACTION TO THE 
VIRUS AT THE 
LOCAL OR COUNTY 
LEVEL, SEVERAL 
OF THE COUNTIES 
ARE FAR LESS 
IMPACTED THAN 
L.A. 
COUNTY THAT 
ACCOUNTS FOR 40% 
OF ALL OF THE 
CASES IN THE 
STATE. 
SO, IF THAT CAN 
GET TRACTION 
REMAINS TO BE 
SEEN. 
IT CERTAINLY IS 
AN INTERESTING 
POINT. 
WHEN YOU HEARD 
THE GOVERNOR AND 
THE MAYOR OF 
L.A. 
TALKING ABOUT 
THE POSSIBILITY 
THAT A STAY AT 
HOME ORDER MAY 
SURFACE AGAIN 
WHEN YOU ARE 
DEALING WITH 
LEVELS LIKE 
THIS. 
SAVANNAH? 
>> WOW. 
WE WILL SEE WHAT 
HAPPENS, THANK 
YOU VERY MUCH, 
STEVE. 
%
STEVE. ,
,
>> Reporter: 
THANKS, 
SAVANNAH, STAY 
SAFE. 
>>> FLORIDA IS 
REPORTING THE 
HIGHEST 
CORONAVIRUS 
DEATH TOLL SINCE 
THE START OF THE 
PANDEMIC. 
MORE THAN 170 
PEOPLE HAVE DIED 
IN JUST THE LAST 
24 HOURS. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
JOINS ME FROM 
MIAMI. 
WHAT DO WE KNOW 
ABOUT THIS 
TRAGIC NEWS 
SPIKE IN DEATHS? 
>> IT IS 
HEARTBREAKING, 
SAVANNAH. 
GOOD EVENING, 
GOOD TO BE WITH 
YOU. 
THE FACT OF THE 
MATTER IS, THE 
NARRATIVE OUT OF 
FLORIDA AN 
INCREDIBLE 
INFECTION RATE 
BUT THE DEATHS 
HAD NOT CAUGHT 
UP TO THAT. 
WELL, NOW THAT 
HAS CHANGED. 
173 PEOPLE, 
FATALITIES 
ANNOUNCED IN THE 
LAST BATCH. 
THE HIGHEST 
WATERMARK WE 
ACHIEVED. 
154 WAS THE 
PREVIOUS MARK 
THERE. 
THIS NOW CAPS 
WHAT IS ALREADY 
BEEN SORT OF A 
SURGE IN DEATHS 
RECENTLY. 
IF YOU GO BACK A 
MONTH AGO, 
SAVANNAH, 30 
DEATHS A DAY. 
RIGHT NOW THE 
STATE OF FLORIDA 
IS AT 120 PLUS 
DEATHS A DAY. 
THE HIGHEST 
FIGURE IN THE 
COUNTRY. 
IT IS MORE THAN 
STATES LIKE 
TEXAS. 
TEXAS IS SECOND 
AND THIRD ON THE 
LIST, THEY HAVE 
75 MORE PEOPLE 
THAN FLORIDA 
DOES. 
MORE DEATHS 
HERE. 
I WANT TO GIVE 
YOU MORE CONTEXT 
ON THIS. 
IN NEW YORK, AT 
THE CRISIS, IN 
APRIL, THERE 
WERE ABOUT 700 
NEW YORKERS 
DYING A DAY. 
SO, THIS IS 
STILL MUCH LOWER 
THAN WHAT WE SAW 
AT THE BEGINNING 
OF THE CRISIS. 
IT IS STILL BY 
FAR THE LARGEST 
FIGURE THAT WE 
ARE SEEING RIGHT 
NOW ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY. 
531 IS WHAT IT 
IS. 
FLORIDA 
RESIDENTS IS 
5,500. 
ASTRONOMICAL 
NUMBER EITHER 
WAY, SAVANNAH 
AND IT IS 
BREAKING HEARTS 
HERE. 
THE LAGGING 
INDICATOR NOW 
STARTING TO 
CATCH UP. 
>> NOW I KNOW 
THERE ARE 
QUESTIONS 
SURROUNDING THE 
DEATH TOLL 
NUMBERS IN 
FLORIDA. 
YOU SPOKE WITH 
THE RESEARCHER 
AT FLORIDA 
ATLANTIC 
UNIVERSITY WHAT 
DID HE TELL YOU? 
>> WE DID. 
THERE WERE 173 
ANNOUNCED TODAY. 
BUT WHEN HE 
LOOKS MORE FINE 
TUNELY INTO THE 
NUMBERS HE FOUND 
ABOUT 14 OF THE 
173 ACTUALLY 
OCCURRED WITHIN 
THE LAST 24 
HOURS. 
WHICH IS TO SAY 
ABOUT 160 DID 
NOT. 
THEY HAPPENED IN 
THE LAST WEEK OR 
SO, SOME OF THEM 
A COUPLE WEEKS 
OUT. 
HE EVEN TOLD ME 
ONE DEATH THAT 
OCCURRED AT THE 
END OF JUNE THAT 
THEY ARE ONLY 
FINDING OUT NOW. 
THERE IS NOT 
JUST A HUGE 
NUMBER OF PEOPLE 
DYING IN THE 
STATE BUT THE 
TREND LINES ARE 
DIFFERENT THAN 
WHAT WE ARE 
SEEING, THERE IS 
JUST AN ENORMOUS 
LAG. 
IT IS NOT 
SOMETHING THE 
GOVERNOR IS NOT 
AWARE OF. 
HERE IS WHAT HE 
SAID EARLIER 
TODAY. 
>> WHEN THE 
STATE REPORTS 
THAT, IT IS NOT 
SAYING THOSE 
DEATHS OCCURRED 
LAST NIGHT. 
THEY REPORT THEM 
IF YOU LOOK BY 
THE DATE OF 
DEATH. 
SOMETIMES THOSE 
CAN GO BACK 
MONTHS. 
NOW, I THINK 
THEY HAVE GOTTEN 
BETTER. 
THOSE HAVE BEEN, 
YOU KNOW, YOU 
LOOK BY THE 
DATES THOSE HAVE 
PROBABLY BEEN 
OVER SEVERAL 
WEEK PERIOD. 
>> Reporter:  WE 
KNOW, SAVANNAH, 
CERTAINLY, OLDER 
POPULATIONS ARE 
MORE VULNERABLE 
TO THIS. 
IT IS MORE IN A 
STATE LIKE IN 
FLORIDA 1 OUT OF 
5 PEOPLE ARE 65 
AND OLDER. 
RIGHT NOW THE 
NUMBERS BREAK 
DOWN AS SUCH, 
82% OF THE 
PEOPLE WHO DIED 
IN FLORIDA SO 
FAR ARE 65 AND 
OLDER. 
60% ARE 75% 
OLDER. 
MOST OF THE 
PEOPLE WHO DIED 
SO FAR ARE 
COMING FROM 
NURSING HOMES, 
LONG-TERM CARE 
FACILITIES, 
THERE ARE ABOUT 
4,000 OF THEM IN 
THE STATE. 
THAT IS THE 
POPULATION THE 
MOST EFFECTED SO 
FAR WHEN YOU 
TALK ABOUT 
DEATHS. 
BUT, OF COURSE, 
THERE ARE 
CONCERNS THAT 
THIS IS GOING TO 
CONTINUE IN THE 
POPULATION AND 
SPREAD AMONG 
MORE PEOPLE AS 
WE JUST SEE MORE 
INFECTIONS IN 
GENERAL. 
>> LIKE WE 
ALREADY SAID, 
TRAGIC AND 
HEARTBREAKING. 
NOW, I KNOW YOU 
WHERE ARE IN 
MIAMI, CURFEWS 
AND MASK 
MANDATES ARE IN 
PLACE. 
HOW ARE THE 
RESTRICTIONS 
ENFORCED AND ARE 
PEOPLE ACTUALLY 
FOLLOWING THEM? 
>> Reporter:  
YES, SO, LET ME 
ANSWER BOTH OF 
THOSE QUESTIONS, 
THEY ARE REALLY 
GOOD ONES. 
THERE IS VIDEO 
FROM MIAMI BEACH 
POLICE 
DEPARTMENT. 
THEY WENT OUT 
THERE AND 
STARTED ISSUING 
CITATIONS. 
DOING THIS FOR 
DAYS NOW FOR 
PEOPLE THAT ARE 
NOT WEARING A 
MASK. 
IT IS $50 UP 
FRONT, GOES AS 
HIGH AS SEVERAL 
HUNDRED IF YOU 
ARE A BUSINESS 
THAT MUCH. 
THEY ARE REALLY 
TRYING TO POUND 
IT HOME TO THE 
PEOPLE HERE WHO 
ARE NOT WEARING 
MASKS THAT YOU 
ARE NOT GOING TO 
GET AWAY WITH 
THAT. 
IT IS IMPORTANT 
EVEN WITHOUT A 
STATEWIDE 
MANDATE, THERE 
IS NOT IN 
FLORIDA, BUT THE 
LOCAL LEVEL 
WHERE THE CASES 
ARE IN MIAMI-
DADE THAT PEOPLE 
ARE GOING TO 
FOLLOW THIS 
RULE. 
WHAT PERCENTAGE 
OF PEOPLE ARE 
DOING IT OR WERE 
DOING IT, I 
WOULD HAVE TO 
SAY PROBABLY 3 
OR 4 OUT OF 10 
THAT WEAR THE 
MASK AND 
PROPERLY, A LOT 
OF THEM ARE NOT 
OVER THE NOSE OR 
DOWN BY THEIR 
CHIN. 
IT KICKED UP A 
LITTLE BIT SINCE 
THERE IS A FINE 
IN PLACE. 
WHEN THERE IS A 
FINANCIAL 
INCENTIVE PEOPLE 
DO FOLLOW THE 
RULES MORE 
CLOSELY. 
IT HAS BEEN A 
PROCESS GETTING 
PEOPLE HERE IN 
SOUTH FLORIDA, 
FORGET ABOUT IN 
FLORIDA N SOUTH 
FLORIDA TO 
FOLLOW THESE 
RULES. 
IT WOULD MAKE A 
DIFFERENCE, WE 
KNOW THAT AND WE 
ARE SEEING A 
PLATEAUING OF 
THE NUMBER OF 
CASES, HOPEFULLY 
PART OF THAT IS 
THE POUNDING OF 
THIS MESSAGE 
WHERE YOUR MASK 
WHEN YOU ARE 
OUT. 
>> I GOT TO TELL 
YOU, SAM, HERE 
IN CALIFORNIA 
WHEREVER I HAVE 
TO LEAVE FOR 
SOMETHING I SEE 
SO MANY NOSES 
OUT OF THE 
MASKS. 
WE HAD A PIECE A 
LITTLE BIT AGO 
HOW NOSES ARE 
SUPER SPREADERS 
IT IS JUST -- IT 
IS REALLY 
SOMETHING. 
YOU GOT TO PUT 
IT OVER THE NOSE 
FOR IT TO BE 
EFFECTIVE. 
>> Reporter:  IT 
IS SO 
INFURIATING. 
JUST FOLLOW 
THAT, PLEASE, 
THAT IS IS ALL 
WE ARE ASKING. 
>> I KNOW, I 
COULD NOT AGREE 
WITH YOU MORE,  
THANK YOU. 
>> Reporter: 
THANK YOU. 
>>> CORONAVIRUS 
IS TOPPING 4 
MILLION. 
MORE THAN 40% OF 
ADULTS ARE AT 
RISK OF SEVERE 
COMPLICATIONS. 
ST.JOSEPH 
UNIVERSITY 
HOSPITAL, CHAIR 
OF MEDICINE AND 
PROFESSOR OF 
MEDICINE AT NEW 
YORK MEDICAL 
COLLEGE JOINS ME 
NOW, DOCTOR 
NAHIDA WHAT IS 
THE TAKEAWAY 
FROM THIS NEW 
CDC REPORT? 
>> Reporter:  I 
THINK THE CDC 
REPORT IS VERY 
ACCURATE, 
SAVANNAH. 
I THINK THEY ARE 
STATING WHAT WE 
ALREADY KNEW 
FROM OUR 
EXPERIENCE IN 
NEW YORK, NEW 
JERSEY AND 
CONNECTICUT AND 
THAT IS THAT 
PATIENTS WHO ARE 
AT RISK WITH 
CHRONIC 
OBSTRUCTION 
DISEASE, 
DIABETES, HEART 
DISEASE LIKE 
HEART FAILURE 
HYPERTENSION, 
THE LIST GOES ON 
AND ON. 
IN OUR ELDERLY 
AND OLDER 
POPULATION ARE 
AT EXTREME RISK. 
WE SAW THAT WITH 
OUR NURSING 
HOMES BOTH IN 
NEW JERSEY AND 
NEW YORK. 
UPWARDS OF 80% 
OF THE PATIENTS 
IN A PARTICULAR 
NURSING HOME 
SUCCUMBS TO THE 
DISEASE. 
WE KNEW GOING 
INTO FLORIDA 
WHERE THE 
POPULATION IS 
SOLDER THAN THE 
REST OF THE 
COUNTRY WE WOULD 
SEE AN INCREASE 
OR UPTICK OF 
DEATHS. 
THE DEATHS OCCUR 
IN WHAT WE CALL 
IN CALL 
MORBITITY. 
THAT CAN BE ANY 
VIRUS. 
EVEN THE FLU 
KILLS PEOPLE WHO 
HAS CONGESTED 
HEART FAILURE. 
>> HAVE THEY 
USED THIS 
INFORMATION TO 
MAKE DECISIONS? 
>> Reporter:  I 
THINK WHAT THEY 
SHOULD DO IS 
LOOK AT THE 
NUMBERS AS YOUR 
REPORTER JUST 
REPORTED TO ALL 
OF YOUR VIEWERS, 
PEOPLE AT GREAT 
RISK, 40% OR SO, 
NEED TO BE IN 
THEIR HOMES OR 
IN THEIR NURSING 
HOMES WEARING A 
MASK AND KEEPING 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING AND 
MAKING SURE 
THEIR HANDS ARE 
BEING WASHED AND 
THAT EVERYTHING 
IS DISINFECTED. 
WHAT I LIKE TO 
REFER TO LOOK AT 
EVERYTHING AS IF 
IT IS 
RADIOACTIVE. 
AND IF PEOPLE IN 
MIAMI-DADE AREA 
PAY ATTENTION TO 
THAT THEN YOU 
KNOW, ANYTHING 
YOU TOUCH FROM A 
DOOR HANDLE TO A 
CAR TO A COFFEE 
CUP, YOU KNOW, 
YOU GO TO A 
RESTAURANT, BE 
CAREFUL. 
WASH YOUR HANDS, 
DISINFECT YOUR 
HANDS BEFORE AND 
AFTER YOUR 
EXPERIENCE. 
IF YOU DO THAT 
YOU SHOULD BE 
FINE. 
>> AND NOW, SOME 
HEALTH OFFICIALS 
ARE POINTING TO 
THE FACT THAT 
EARLY REOPENINGS 
COULD BE THE 
CULPRIT BEHIND 
THE SPIKE IN 
SOME OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES BUT A 
RECENT STUDY 
SAYS, ACTUALLY, 
I WANT TO ASK 
YOU THIS BECAUSE 
OF WHAT YOU JUST 
SAID, PEOPLE ARE 
MORE LIKELY TO 
CONTRACT THE 
DISEASE AT HOME 
RATHER THAN 
OUTSIDE OF THEIR 
HOME. 
I THINK THAT HAS 
TO BE SHOCKING 
TO A LOT OF 
PEOPLE, WHAT DO 
YOU THINK ABOUT 
THAT AND EXPLAIN 
THAT, PEOPLE 
SHOULD BE IN 
THEIR HOMES OR 
IN THEIR NURSING 
HOME WEARING A 
MASK. 
>> YES, WELL, IT 
IS INTERESTING. 
THIS FACT I 
THINK IS 
PROBABLY ONE OF 
THE MORE 
EXTRAORDINARY 
FACTS. 
WE KNOW CERTAIN 
FAMILIES HAVE 
SUSCEPTIBILITY. 
WE HAVE A FAMILY 
HERE IN NEW 
JERSEY FOR 
EXAMPLE WHERE 
TWO PEOPLE 
SUCCUMBED AND 
FOUR OTHER 
MEMBERS OF THE 
FAMILY WERE ON 
VENTILATORS AND 
ALL OF THEM WERE 
HAVING DINNER. 
IN A FAMILY 
SITUATION THE 
GENETICS IS 
FAIRLY ALIKE. 
SO THAT YOU 
MIGHT SAY THAT 
THE DISEASE IS 
GOING THROUGH A 
PARTICULAR 
FAMILY. 
THE CONCERN WE 
HAVE IS YOU ARE 
GOING TO HAVE 
CHILDREN WHO 
DON'T REALLY 
READILY PASS THE 
DISEASE ON BUT 
IF THEY GO BACK 
TO SCHOOL THE 
CONCERN IS THAT 
THEY WILL BRING 
THE DISEASE LOAM 
AND PASS IT TO 
OTHER FAMILY 
MEMBERS. 
I AM VERY 
CONFIDENT IF YOU 
ARE OUTDOORS AND 
NOT INDOORS WITH 
YOUR FAMILY YOU 
ARE OKAY. 
IF YOU KNOW YOUR 
FAMILY AND YOU 
HAVE BEEN WITH 
THEM FOR UPWARDS 
NOW IT IS 10 
DAYS INSTEAD OF 
14 DAYS WHERE NO 
ONE IS 
SYMPTOMATIC YOU 
ARE OKAY. 
THE THING IS ALL 
OF US SOCIALIZE 
WITH OTHER 
PEOPLE AND THEY 
DON'T WEAR A 
MASK AND THEY 
DON'T KEEP 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
WHEN I GO TO THE 
HOSPITAL IT IS 
MANDATED THAT IN 
MY OFFICE SUCH 
AS HERE AND IN 
THE HOSPITAL WE 
WEAR MASKS AT 
ALL-TIMES WHEN 
WE ARE IN THE, 
LIKE WHEN WE ARE 
WITH SOMEONE 
ELSE LIKE MY 
SECRETARY OR THE 
NURSES, WE WEAR 
MASKS, WE DON'T 
-- IT SEEMS 
SILLY BUT IT IS 
KEEPING THEM 
SAFE AND THEM 
KEEPING ME SAFE 
AND THAT IS THE 
KIND OF WAY WE 
HAVE TO THINK. 
GOING HOME TO 
YOUR RELATIVES, 
YES, YOU COULD 
GIVE THEM THE 
INFECTION IF YOU 
DON'T WEAR YOUR 
MASK. 
IF YOU HAVE BEEN 
OUT AND ABOUT 
AND YOU HAVE 
BEEN AROUND A 
LOT OF PEOPLE 
YOU BETTER TRY 
TO WEAR A MASK 
AT LEAST UNTIL 
YOU ARE 
CONVINCED THAT 
YOU HAVE BEEN 
SAFE, WASHED 
YOUR HANDS AND 
KEEP YOUR 
DISTANCE. 
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DISTANCE. ,
,
>> AND THANKS 
FOR EXPLAINING 
THAT. 
THAT IS A 
CONFUSING ONE. 
ANOTHER THING 
THAT MIGHT 
SURPRISE PEOPLE 
THAT A MEMBER OF 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
CORONAVIRUS TASK 
FORCE SAID TODAY 
WE MAY SEE A 
SINGLE TEST FOR 
THE FLU AND THE 
CORONAVIRUS, HOW 
SIGNIFICANT IS 
THAT? 
>> THERE IS 
GOING TO BE A 
SINGLE TEST. 
I FIND IT 
UNBELIEVABLE, 
ACTUALLY, 
BECAUSE THE 
INFLUENZA TEST 
IS BASED LARGELY 
ON ANTIBODY. 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
IS DONE ON A 
MECHANISM. 
IT IS 
STREAMLINED AND 
OUR HOSPITALS IN 
THE NORTHEAST WE 
CAN GET RESULTS 
WITHIN 3-4 HOURS 
IN THE HOSPITAL. 
OUTSIDE OF THE 
HOSPITAL TAKES A 
LITTLE LONGER. 
DOES NOT TAKE 12-
14 DAYS AS IT 
DOES IN FLORIDA. 
THE PROBLEM 
THERE THEY ARE 
RUNNING OUT OF 
REAGENTS, THERE 
IS AN UPTICK IN 
THE TESTING AND 
BELIEVE ME, YOU 
CAN HAVE 
REQUESTS, SINGLE 
LAB CAN HAVE 
1,000 TO 2,000 
REQUESTS A DAY 
FOR TESTING. 
SO, I DON'T KNOW 
HOW THEY ARE 
GOING TO COMBINE 
THE TWO TESTS 
AND HAVE THE FLU 
AND THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
TEST. 
UNLESS THEY 
PERFECT THE 
ASPECT 
OF THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
TESTING. 
OR ONE SWAB OR 
THE SWAB FOR 
INFLUENZA COULD 
BE A PCR. 
THAT COULD BE 
FOR BOTH. 
IT WILL BE 
EXPENSIVE TO 
HAVE THEM BOTH 
IN THE SAME 
TEST. 
I GUESS IT IS 
FEASIBLE. 
%
FEASIBLE. ,
,
>> DOCTOR, A LOT 
OF CONFUSING 
STUFF FOR A LOT 
OF US THANK YOU 
FOR BREAKING IT 
DOWN. 
>> THANKS. 
THANKS THIS, 
SAVANNAH, FOR 
HAVING ME. 
>>> WEARING A 
MASK, WASHING 
YOUR HANDS, NOT 
TOUCHING YOUR 
FACE. 
THEY ARE THE 
BASICS WHEN IT 
COMES TO 
FIGHTING COVID-
19. 
MEDICAL EXPERTS 
ARE URGING YOU 
TO REMEMBER THEM 
NOW MORE THAN 
EVER. 
A NURSE SHARES 
HER STORY FROM 
THE FRONTLINES. 
THE FRONTLINES. ,
,
BEFORE WE SLOW 
YOU THAT WE WILL 
GO TO THE -- 
BEFORE WE SHOW 
YOU THAT WE ARE 
GOING TO GO TO 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
WITH THE 
PRESIDENT 
BRIEFING. 
>>> TREMENDOUS 
WEEK ... 
[MUSIC] 
[MUSIC] ,,
>>> WHEN YOU 
CAN'T SOCIALLY 
DISTANCE IN 
PARTICULAR, A 
STRONG MESSAGE 
HAS BEEN SENT 
OUT TO YOUNG 
PEOPLE TO STOP 
GOING TO CROWDED 
BARS AND OTHER 
CROWDED PLACES. 
YESTERDAY WE 
MADE THE AMAZING 
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 
OUR PLANS TO 
PROTECT NURSING 
HOMES, RESIDENTS 
ARE WORKING 
REALLY HARD ON 
THAT AND WORKING 
REALLY WELL ALL 
OVER THE COUNTRY 
AND ALSO 
CONTRACTING WITH 
PFIZER. 
WE MADE A BIG, 
BIG BEAUTIFUL 
CONTRACT WITH 
PFIZER. 
WE THINK THEY 
ARE CLOSE. 
WE HAVE A LOT OF 
COMPANIES THAT 
ARE CLOSE TO 
PRODUCE A 
VACCINE. 
I WANTED TO COME 
OUT AGAIN TODAY 
TO SHARE SOME 
ADDITIONAL NEWS 
WITH YOU. 
THIS AFTERNOON 
MY POLITICAL 
TEAM CAME TO ME 
AND LAID OUT OUR 
PLANS FOR THE 
CONVENTION IN 
JACKSONVILLE, 
FLORIDA. 
IT IS A PLACE I 
LOVE. 
I LOVE THAT 
STATE. 
THE DRAWINGS 
LOOK BEAUTIFUL. 
I NEVER THOUGHT 
WE COULD HAVE 
SOMETHING LOOK 
SO GOOD SO FAST 
WITH EVERYTHING 
GOING ON. 
AND EVERYTHING 
WAS GOING WELL. 
TREMENDOUS LIST 
OF SPEAKERS, 
THOUSANDS OF 
PEOPLE WANTING 
TO BE THERE. 
I MEAN IN SOME 
CASES 
DESPERATELY BE 
THERE. 
THEY WANTED TO 
ATTEND. 
PEOPLE MAKING 
TRAVEL 
ARRANGEMENTS ALL 
OVER THE COUNTRY 
THEY WANTED TO 
BE THERE. 
THE SIGNS, THE 
EXCITEMENT, WE 
ARE REALLY, 
REALLY TOP OF 
THE LINE. 
I LOOKED AT MY 
TEAM AND I SAID, 
THE TIMING FOR 
THIS EVENT IS 
NOT RIGHT JUST 
NOT RIGHT WITH 
WHAT HAS 
HAPPENED 
RECENTLY. 
THE FLAIR UP IN 
FLORIDA. 
TO HAVE A BIG 
CONVENTION IT IS 
NOT THE RIGHT 
TIME. 
IT IS REALLY 
SOMETHING, FOR 
ME, I HAVE TO 
PROTECT THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE. 
THAT IS WHAT I 
HAVE ALWAYS 
DONE. 
THAT IS WHAT I 
AM ABOUT. 
THEY SAID SIR WE 
CAN MAKE IT WORK 
EASILY. 
WE HAVE GREAT 
ENTHUSIASM, 
INCREDIBLE 
ENTHUSIASM. 
EVEN THE POLLS 
THEY IT IS THE 
MOST ENTHUSIASM 
WE HAVE SEEN. 
WE CAN DO IT 
SAFELY AND 
RESPONSIBLY. 
I SAID THERE IS 
NOTHING MORE 
PARENT IN OUR 
COUNTRY THAN 
KEEPING OUR 
PEOPLE SAFE. 
IF IT IS FROM 
THE CHINA VIRUS 
OR THE RADICAL 
LEFT MOB THAT 
YOU SEE IN 
PORTLAND WHERE I 
WANT TO THANK 
HOMELAND 
SECURITY AND 
OTHERS IN LAW 
ENFORCEMENT FOR 
DOING A 
FANTASTIC JOB 
OVER THE LAST 
FEW DAYS. 
THEY WENT IN. 
PEOPLE WERE OUT 
OF CONTROL FOR 
51 DAYS, LONG 
TIME. 
AND HOMELAND 
SECURITY AND 
OTHER LAW 
ENFORCEMENT WITH 
US WENT IN AND 
THEY HAVE DONE A 
GREAT JOB IN 
PROTECTING OUR 
PROPERTY, 
FEDERAL 
COURTHOUSE AND 
OTHER PROPERTY, 
MOST IMPORTANTLY 
PROTECTING OUR 
PEOPLE. 
THE SENSELESS 
VIOLENCE YOU SEE 
IN CHICAGO OR 
NEW YORK OR 
DETROIT, A LOT 
OF OTHER CITIES 
WHERE SO MANY 
PEOPLE ARE SHOT. 
SO MANY PEOPLE 
ARE KILLED. 
AND PEOPLE 
ELECTED ME TO 
PROTECT. 
IT IS TIME TO 
CANCEL THE 
JACKSONVILLE, 
FLORIDA PART OF 
THE CONVENTION, 
IT WILL START IN 
NORTH CAROLINA 
ON MONDAY ALWAYS 
AS PLANNED. 
THAT IS 
REMAINING AS IT 
IS. 
THE DELEGATES 
ARE GOING TO GET 
TOGETHER. 
THAT IS WHERE 
THEY DO THEIR 
NOMINATION. 
THEY ARE GOING 
TO NORTH 
CAROLINA AND 
THEY WILL BE 
DOING THE 
NOMINATION. 
AND WE ARE GOING 
TO DO OTHER 
THINGS WITH 
TELERALLIES AND 
THE WEEK WE WILL 
BE DISCUSSING. 
IT WILL BE GOOD. 
I THINK WE WILL 
DO IT WELL. 
I WILL STILL DO 
A CONVENTION 
SPEECH IN A 
DIFFERENT FORM. 
WE WILL NOT DO A 
BIG CROWDED 
CONVENTION, JUST 
NOT THE RIGHT 
TIME FOR THAT. 
I CARE DEEPLY 
ABOUT THE PEOPLE 
OF FLORIDA AND 
EVERYWHERE ELSE 
IN THIS COUNTRY 
AND EVEN IN THE 
WORLD. 
WHO WOULD BE 
COMING INTO THE 
STATE. 
I DON'T WANT TO 
DO ANYTHING TO 
UPSET IT. 
THEY WILL BE 
DOING HAVE WELL, 
SHORTLY. 
WE WILL PUT SOME 
MAPS UP OF THE 
COUNTRY BEHIND 
ME AND YOU WILL 
SEE THAT THE 
AREA THAT WE ARE 
TALKING ABOUT IS 
A HOT SPOT. 
YOU WILL ALSO 
SEE A LOT OF THE 
COUNTRY THAT HAS 
NO PROBLEM WHAT 
SO EVER. 
MOST OF THE 
COUNTRY, 
ACTUALLY. 
I AM ALWAYS 
GOING TO TAKE 
CARE OF YOU SO 
THAT, THAT IS 
THE WAY WE ARE 
GOING TO DO IT. 
I HAVE SPOKEN TO 
THE GOVERNOR AND 
INFORMED OTHER 
POLITICAL 
LEADERS. 
I WANT TO THANK 
THE JACKSONVILLE 
COMMUNITY AND 
ITS GREAT MAYOR, 
GREAT GUY, 
REALLY GREAT 
GUY. 
THEY WANTED IT 
SO BADLY. 
AND ALL OF THE 
OTHER POLITICAL 
REPRESENTATIVES 
IN JACKSONVILLE 
AND IN FLORIDA. 
AND JUST REALLY 
SPECIAL PEOPLE A 
REALLY SPECIAL 
GROUP. 
THEY WERE THERE 
FOR US 100%. 
>>> TODAY I WANT 
TO PROVIDE AN 
UPDATE ON THE 
ACTIONS WE ARE 
TAKING TO 
SUPPORT THE SAFE 
REOPENING OF 
AMERICA'S 
SCHOOLS. 
PARENTS AROUND 
THE WORLD WHO 
HAVE HAD THEIR 
CHILDREN HOME 
FOR THE LAST FEW 
MONTHS HAVE A 
GREATER 
APPRECIATION FOR 
THE FACT THAT 
TEACHERS ARE 
ESSENTIAL 
WORKERS. 
THAT THEY ARE 
ESSENTIAL TO OUR 
CHILDREN'S 
FUTURE. 
OUR GOAL IS TO 
PROTECT OUR 
TEACHERS AND 
STUDENTS FROM 
THE CHINA VIRUS 
WHILE ENSURING 
FAMILIES WITH 
HIGH RISK 
FACTORS CAN 
CONTINUE TO 
PARTICIPATE FROM 
HOME. 
VERY IMPORTANT. 
THE AMERICAN 
ACADEMY OF 
PEDIATRICS HAS 
RELEASED 
GUIDANCE 
RECOMMENDING 
THAT SCHOOLS 
REOPEN. 
IT SAID QUOTE, 
LENGTHY TIME 
AWAY FROM SCHOOL 
AND ASSOCIATED 
INTERRUPTION OF 
SUPPORTIVE 
SERVICES OFTEN 
RESULTS IN A 
SOCIAL 
ISOLATION, 
MAKING IT 
DIFFICULT FOR 
SCHOOLS TO 
IDENTIFY AND 
ADDRESS 
IMPORTANT 
LEARNING 
DEFICITS AS WELL 
AS CHILD AND 
ADOLESCENT 
PHYSICAL AND 
SEXUAL ABUSE. 
SUBSTANCE ABUSE, 
DEPRESSION AND 
SUICIDAL, AND IT 
PUTS CHILDREN IN 
DANGER. 
BEYOND THE 
EDUCATION IMPACT 
AND SOCIAL 
IMPACT OF SCHOOL 
CLOSURES THERE 
HAS BEEN A 
SUBSTANTIAL 
IMPACT ON FOOD 
INSECURITY FOR 
CHILDREN AND FOR 
FAMILIES. 
IT IS VERY 
IMPORTANT. 
THERE IS A 
HIGHWAY. 
IT GOES BOTH 
WAYS. 
THE NATIONAL 
EDUCATION 
ASSOCIATION 
STATED DESPITE 
THE
MOMENTOUS 
EDUCATION ON-
LINE LEARNING 
HAS NEVER BEEN A 
REPLACEMENT FOR 
IN SCHOOL 
LEARNING. 
BEING IN THE 
SCHOOL, IN CATCH 
US IT IS 
IMPORTANT. 
ONE -- ON CAMPUS 
IT IS VERY 
IMPORTANT. 
THE AVERAGE 
STUDENT WILL 
BEGIN THE SCHOOL 
YEAR ROUGHLY 35% 
BEHIND IN 
READING COMPARED 
TO THE TYPICAL 
YEAR AND MORE 
THAN 50% BEHIND 
IN MATH. 
THAT IS A BIG 
STATEMENT. 
ACCORDING TO 
McKINSY AND 
COMPANY, 
LEARNING LOSS 
WILL PROBABLY BE 
GREATEST AMONG 
LOW INCOME BLACK 
AND HISPANIC 
STUDENTS. 
THEY ARE THE 
ONES HIT THE 
HARDEST. 
WE DON'T WANT 
THAT HAPPENING. 
31 MILLION 
AMERICAN 
STUDENTS RELY ON 
SCHOOLS FOR FREE 
AND REDUCED 
MEALS. 
70% OF THE 
STUDENTS RECEIVE 
MENTAL HEALTH 
SERVICES DO SO 
THROUGH THEIR 
SCHOOLS. 
ACCORDING TO 
HHS, 1 OUT OF 5 
REPORTS 
ALLEGEDLY HAVING 
TO DO WITH CHILD 
ABUSE. 
THEY HAVE 
NEGLECT AND 
NEGLECTED CASES 
THEY ARE 
SUBMITTED BY 
EDUCATION 
PERSONNEL. 
SO, PEOPLE IN 
THE EDUCATION 
WORLD, ON THE 
PREMISES WILL BE 
THE ONES THAT 
REPORT NEGLECT 
AND OTHER 
PROBLEMS WHEN 
THEY SEE THE 
CHILDREN. 
THEY KNOW IF 
THEY HAVE BEEN 
NEGLECTED. 
THEY KNOW IF 
THEY HAVE BEEN 
HURT OR HARMED 
IN ANY WAY. 
IF IT IS AT HOME 
OR SOME PLACE 
ELSE. 
YOU DON'T GET TO 
SEE THAT IF YOU 
ARE NOT GOING TO 
SCHOOL. 
THE DATA SHOWS 
THE CHILDREN ARE 
LOWER RISK FROM 
THE CHINA VIRUS, 
SUBSTANTIALLY. 
WHEN CHILDREN DO 
CONTACT THE 
VIRUS THEY OFTEN 
HAVE ONLY VERY 
MILD SYMPTOMS OR 
NONE AT ALL. 
MEDICAL 
COMPLICATIONS 
ARE EXCEEDINGLY 
RARE. 
THOSE THAT DO 
FACE 
COMPLICATIONS 
OFTEN HAVE 
UNDERLYING 
MEDICAL 
CONDITIONS. 
99% OF ALL CHINA 
VIRUS 
HOSPITALIZATIONS 
ARE ADULTS AND 
99.96% OF ALL 
FATALITIES ARE 
ADULTS. 
THAT MEANS 
CHILDREN ARE A 
TINY PERCENTAGE, 
LESS THAN 1% AND 
EVEN A SMALL 
PERCENTAGE OF 
1%. 
IN A TYPICAL 
YEAR THE FLU 
RESULTS IN MORE 
DEATHS OF THOSE 
UNDER 18 IN THE 
UNITED STATES 
THAT HAVE BEEN 
LOST THUS FAR TO 
THE CORONAVIRUS. 
MANY DIFFERENT 
NAMES, MANY, 
MANY DIFFERENT 
NAMES. 
THE LIFE OF 
EVERY CHILD IS 
SACRED AND MUST 
BE PROTECTED. 
OUR SOUL FOCUS 
IS THE HEALTH 
AND WELL BEING 
OF AMERICA'S 
CHILDREN. 
I HAVE A VERY 
SPECIAL PERSON 
WHO LOVES 
CHILDREN WHO, I 
THINK ONE OF THE 
GREATEST 
ATHLETES OF ALL-
TIME, A LOT OF 
PEOPLE SAY THE 
GREAT PITCHER, 
KNOWN AS A 
RELIEF PITCHER. 
COULD HAVE BEEN 
ANYTHING. 
HE IS THE 
GREATEST 
RELIEVER BY 
TIME, MORE SAVES 
THAN ANYBODY 
ELSE. 
IN FACT HE GOT 
THE PRESIDENTIAL 
MEDAL OF FREEDOM 
RECENTLY. 
AND HE I AM 
READING OFF THE 
STATS I KNEW HE 
WAS THE BEST, 
KNEW HE WAS 
GREAT BUT I DID 
NOT KNOW IT WAS 
ALMOST DOUBLE 
ANYONE ELSE. 
A MAN THAT LOVES 
CHILDREN, HAS 
CHILDREN, LOVES 
CHILDREN, WORKS 
HARD WITH 
CHILDREN, IF 
THEY GO OUTSIDE 
TO BE WITH 
LITTLE LEAGUERS, 
MARIANO RIVIERA, 
HE IS THE 
SANDMAN. 
MY WIFE SAID, 
DARLING WHY DO 
THEY CALL HIM 
THE SANDMAN? 
>> THEY PLAY THE 
SONG, HE JUST 
PUTS THE BATTERS 
TO SLEEP THAT IS 
WHAT HAPPENS. 
SO, HAVING HIM 
HERE IT IS A 
GREAT HONOR. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH, TALKING 
ABOUT CHILDREN 
IN SCHOOLS AND 
NOBODY HAS DONE 
MORE THAN YOU 
HAVE DONE. 
FANTASTIC MAN. 
GIVEN THESE 
CONSIDERATIONS 
WE BELIEVE MANY 
SCHOOL DISTRICTS 
CAN NOW REOPEN 
SAFELY PROVIDED 
THEY IMPLEMENT 
SAFETY MEASURES 
AND HEALTH 
PROTOCOLS TO 
PROTECT FAMILIES 
AND TEACHERS AND 
TO PROTECT 
STUDENTS. 
WE DO HAVE TO 
PROTECT THE 
TEACHERS AND THE 
FAMILIES, ALSO. 
WE HAVE TO 
REMEMBER THAT 
ALL FAMILIES 
SHOULD BE 
EMPOWERED TO 
MAKE THE 
DECISION THAT IS 
RIGHT FOR THEIR 
OWN 
CIRCUMSTANCE. 
THIS IS 
ESPECIALLY 
IMPORTANT IF A 
CHILD HAS UNDER 
LINING HEALTH 
CONDITIONS OR 
LIVES WITH A 
PARENT OR 
GRANDPARENT THAT 
IS HIGHER RISK. 
IN CITIES AND 
STATES THAT ARE 
CURRENT HOT 
SPOTS. 
AND YOU WILL SEE 
THAT IN THE MAP 
BEHIND ME. 
DISTRICTS MAY 
NEED TO DELAY 
REOPENING FOR A 
FEW WEEKS. 
IF THAT IS 
POSSIBLE. 
IT WILL BE UP TO 
GOVERNORS. 
THE DECISION 
SHOULD BE MADE 
BASED ON THE 
DATA AND THE 
FACTS ON THE 
GROUND IN EACH 
COMMUNITY. 
EVERY DISTRICT 
SHOULD BE 
ACTIVELY MAKING 
PREPARATIONS TO 
OPEN. 
AGAIN, THE 
CHILDREN 
OBVIOUSLY HAVE A 
VERY STRONG 
IMMUNE SYSTEM. 
MAYBE EVEN AS 
STRONG AS YOURS. 
THEY SEEM TO BE 
ABLE TO FIGHT IT 
OFF AND NOT HAVE 
A PROBLEM. 
IT IS PRETTY A 
PHRAEUZING, 
ACTUALLY. 
GREAT, GREAT 
CREDIT. 
OUR STRATEGY TO 
SAFELY REOPEN 
SCHOOLS MIRRORS 
OUR APPROACH 
NATIONWIDE AS WE 
RACE TOWARDS THE 
VACCINE. 
THE RESPONSIBLE 
PATH IS SHELTER 
THOSE AT HIGHEST 
RISK WHILE 
ALLOWING THOSE 
AT LOWER RISK, 
MUCH LOWER IN 
THE CASE OF 
YOUNG CHILDREN, 
TO RESUME WORK 
AND SCHOOL AND 
AS LONG AS 
EVERYONE 
PRACTICES 
VIGILANT HYGIENE 
AND SOCIAL 
DISTANCING. 
A PERMANENT 
SHUTDOWN WAS 
NEVER THE 
STRATEGY THAT 
WOULD LEAD TO 
GREATER 
MORTALITY AND 
IRREVERSIBLE 
HARM. 
WE DON'T WANT TO 
DO THAT. 
AT THE SAME TIME 
WE HAVE TO GET 
OUR ECONOMY 
GOING. 
WE HAD 
TREMENDOUS 
NUMBERS ISSUED 
YESTERDAY. 
HOUSING PRICES, 
PRICING OF 
HOUSING UP 21%. 
HIGHEST IN 
HISTORY. 
THE HIGHEST 
NUMBER IN 
HISTORY. 
REAL ESTATE 
HOUSING. 
WENT UP 21%. 
TODAY, THE CDC 
WILL PROVIDE 
ADDITIONAL 
GUIDANCE FOR HOW 
SCHOOLS CAN 
REOPEN SAFELY. 
I HOPE THAT 
LOCAL LEADERS 
PUT THE FULL 
HEALTH AND WELL 
BEING OF THEIR 
STUDENTS FIRST. 
AND MAKE THE 
RIGHT DECISION 
FOR CHILDREN, 
PARENTS, 
TEACHERS AND NOT 
MAKE POLITICAL 
DECISIONS IT IS 
NOT ABOUT 
POLITICS T IS 
ABOUT SOMETHING, 
VERY, VERY 
IMPORTANT, NOT 
ABOUT POLITICS. 
I EVEN THINK IT 
IS BAD POLITICS 
IF YOU DO THE 
WRONG DECISION. 
WE ARE ASKING 
CONGRESS TO 
PROVIDE $105 
BILLION TO 
SCHOOLS AS PART 
OF THE NEXT 
CORONAVIRUS 
RELIEF BILL. 
THIS FUNDING 
WILL SUPPORT 
MITIGATION 
MEASURES SUCH AS 
SMALLER KHRATSZ 
SIZES, MORE 
TEACHERS AND 
TEACHER AIDS. 
REPURPOSEING 
SPACES TO 
PRACTICE SOCIAL 
DISTANCING AND 
CRUCIALLY MASK 
WEARING. 
THIS MONEY IS IN 
ADDITION TO THE 
$30 BILLION WE 
SECURED FOR 
SCHOOLS AND 
UNIVERSITIES 
EARLIER THIS 
YEAR. 
THAT MONEY WE 
HAVE IS 
DISTRIBUTED AND 
SOME IS NOT. 
IF SCHOOLS DO 
NOT REOPEN, THE 
FUNDING SHOULD 
GO TO PARENTS TO 
SEND THEIR CHILD 
TO PUBLIC, 
PRIVATE CHARTER, 
RELIGIOUS OR 
HOMESCHOOL OF 
THEIR CHOICE. 
THE KEYWORD, 
CHOICE. 
IF THE SCHOOL IS 
CLOSED THE MONEY 
SHOULD FOLLOW 
THE STUDENT SO 
THE PARENTS AND 
FAMILIES ARE IN 
CONTROL OF THEIR 
OWN DECISIONS. 
I WOULD LIKE THE 
MONEY TO GO TO 
THE PARENTS OF 
THE STUDENT. 
THIS WAY THEY 
CAN MAKE THE 
DECISION THAT IS 
BEST FOR THEM. 
WE CAN NOT STOP 
50 MILLION 
CHILDREN FROM 
GOING TO SCHOOL 
HARMING THEIR 
MENTAL AND 
PHYSICAL 
DEVELOPMENT. 
REOPENING OUR 
SCHOOLS IS 
CRITICAL TO 
ENSURE THAT 
PARENTS CAN GO 
TO WORK AND 
PROVIDE FOR 
THEIR FAMILIES. 
THE COUNSEL OF 
ECONOMIC 
ADVISORIES 
ESTIMATE 5.6 
MILLION PARENTS 
WILL BE UNABLE 
TO RETURN TO 
WORK IF SCHOOLS 
DO NOT REOPEN 
THIS YEAR. 
IT IS A 
TREMENDOUS 
PROBLEM. 
TREMENDOUS 
PROBLEM. 
SCHOOLS HAVE TO 
OPEN SAFELY, 
THEY HAVE TO 
OPEN. 
MORE THAN A 
DOZEN EUROPEAN 
COUNTRIES WELL 
AS SOUTH KOREA 
AND TIAWAN AND 
OTHERS HAVE 
REOPENED SCHOOLS 
AND CASES HAVE 
NOT RISEN. 
WE CAN ACHIEVE 
THE SAME GOAL IF 
WE UNITE 
TOGETHER, FOLLOW 
THE BEST MEDICAL 
PRACTICES AND 
APPLY COMMON 
SENSE. 
WE WILL CONTINUE 
TO SUPPORT 
STATES AND 
CITIES IN THE 
CURRENT HOT 
SPOTS AND THE 
SOUTH, SOUTHWEST 
AND WEST. 
THE GOVERNORS I 
KNOW THEM ALL, 
THEY ARE ALL 
VERY, VERY 
CAPABLE. 
THEY ARE DOING A 
GOOD JOB. 
THEY ARE WORKING 
SO HARD, YOU 
WOULD NOT 
BELIEVE IT. 
30,000 EMPLOYED 
IN THE STATES 
THAT NEED 
ASSISTANCE. 
THEY ARE HELPING 
WITH DOCTORS, 
NURSES, MEDICAL 
PERSONNEL OF ALL 
KINDS. 
AS A PPE UPDATE 
WE ARE IN CLOSE 
COMMUNICATION 
WITH GOVERNORS 
AND STATES. 
WE HAVE 
SUPPLIES, 
EVERYTHING THEY 
CAN POSSIBLY 
NEED. 
WE ARE VERY 
STRONG ON 
SUPPLIES, YOU 
REMEMBER I USED 
TO SAY THE 
CUBBARDS ARE 
BEAR NOW THEY 
ARE OPPOSITE. 
TO INCREASE THE 
STOCKPILE AND 
THE STATE 
STOCKPILES. 
MOST IMPORTANTLY 
THEY HAVE 
VENTILATORS 
BECAUSE THE 
VENTILATORS ARE 
VERY, VERY HARD 
TO COME BY AT 
LEAST IN THE 
PAST. 
NOW WE ARE 
MAKING THOUSANDS 
OF VENTILATORS A 
PHROPBT AND 
SUPPLYING THEM 
IN MANY CASES TO 
OTHER COUNTRIES. 
FOR STATES THAT 
ARE MAKING 
REQUESTS WE ARE 
RAPIDLY 
DELIVERING IN 
THE LAST 24 
HOURS FEMA HAS 
DEPLOYED MORE 
THAN 1.5 MILLION 
MASKS UPON 
REQUEST. 
1.7 MILLION 
GOWNS, AND 
600,000 -- LET 
ME CHANGE THAT, 
WE CREATED 
600,000 
DIFFERENT 
SUPPLIES. 
WE HAVE 600 
VENTILATORS TO 
ARIZONA, NORTH 
CAROLINA, 
PENNSYLVANIA, 
COLORADO, IDAHO, 
AND WASHINGTON. 
I THINK THE 
NUMBER IS 600, 
WE WILL CHECK 
THAT AND WE WILL 
GIVE IT TO YOU 
IN A LITTLE 
WHILE. 
WE HAVE GOT A 
STOCKPILE OF 
THOUSANDS OF 
VENTILATORS. 
I THINK WE SAID 
THAT ABOUT 600 
JUST RECENTLY. 
THE UNITED 
STATES IS NOW 
CONDUCTED MORE 
THAN 51 MILLION 
TESTS. 
THAT IS MORE 
THAN ANY OTHER 
COUNTRY IN THE 
WORLD BY FAR. 
ROUGHLY HALF OF 
THE TESTS ARE 
EITHER THE RAPID 
POINT OF CARE 
TEST THAT 
FRANKLY SOLVED A 
LOT OF PROBLEM 
IN DELAY. 
5-15 MINUTES 
INSTEAD OF 
WAITING FOR 
SERVICE BOTH 
WAYS IN BOTH 
DIRECTIONS AND 
THEN AT THE LAB. 
BUT ROUGHLY HALF 
OF THEM NOW, 
THAT IS A 
TREMENDOUS 
INCREASE ARE 5-
15 MINUTE TESTS, 
TESTS DONE IN A 
HOSPITAL WHERE 
YOU GET THE 
RESULTS BACK IN 
LESS THAN A DAY. 
SOME CASES 
IMMEDIATELY. 
WE ARE 
CONTINUING TO 
SURGE TESTING TO 
CURRENT HOT 
SPOTS SUCH AS 
MIAMI AND 
PHOENIX TO 
DETECT THOSE 
WITH THE VIRUS 
AND TAKE STEPS 
TO STOP FROM 
SPREADING IT 
FURTHER. 
THERE IS A COPY 
OF THE MAP AND 
THIS IS, WE HAVE 
IT BEHIND ME. 
THAT IS REALLY 
VERY MUCH 
INDICATING WHERE 
THE PROBLEMS 
ARE. 
YOU SEE FROM 
THAT IT IS IN 
GREAT SHAPE. 
LOTS OF IT. 
THE NORTHEAST 
HAS BECOME VERY 
CLEAN. 
THE COUNTRY IS 
IN GOOD SHAPE 
OTHER THAN IF 
YOU LOOK SOUTH 
AND WEST. 
SOME PROBLEMS. 
IT WILL ALL WORK 
OUT. 
ON THERAPIES WE 
WORKED WITH 
FLORIDA TO 
ENSURE THAT OVER 
40,
000 VILES ARE 
COMING. 
THEY WILL HAVE A 
TREMENDOUS 
IMPACT. 
AND WE SHIP 
TODAY TO 
ARIZONA, 
CALIFORNIA AND 
TEXAS OVER THE 
PAST 2 WEEKS. 
ARIZONA IS DOING 
WELL, HEADING 
DOWN. 
VERY QUICKLY. 
THE GOVERNOR HAS 
GONE A GREAT 
JOB. 
THEY ALL HAVE 
DONE A GREAT 
JOB. 
WORKING HARD. 
WE ASK ALL-
AMERICANS TO 
WEAR A MASK, 
PRACTICE SOCIAL 
DISTANCING, DO 
WHATEVER IT 
TAKES TO GET RID 
OF THIS DISEASE 
THAT WAS SENT TO 
US BY CHINA. 
SHOULD NOT HAVE 
BEEN SENT. 
THEY SHOULD OF 
STOPPED IT, THEY 
DIDN'T AND THE 
ENTIRE WORLD HAS 
GOTTEN INFECTED 
AND A LOT OF 
COUNTRIES ARE 
GOING THROUGH A 
LOT. 
THIS MORNING I 
SPOKE TO 
PRESIDENT PUTIN 
AND THEY ARE 
GOING THROUGH A 
HARD TIME IN 
MOSCOW IN 
PARTICULAR. 
I SPOKE TO THE 
CROWN PRINCE OF 
SAUDI ARABIA 
THEY ARE DOING 
WELL BUT THEY 
ARE GOING 
THROUGH A LOT. 
EVERYBODY IS 
GOING THROUGH A 
LOT. 
I SPOKE TO THE 
HEADS OF FOUR 
DIFFERENT 
COUNTRIES 
YESTERDAY. 
ALL FOUR GOING 
THROUGH A LOT. 
GOING THROUGH A 
HARD TIME. 
IT HAVE BEEN 
STOPPED, COULD 
HAVE BEEN 
STOPPED QUICKLY 
AND EASILY. 
FOR SOME REASON 
IT WASN'T. 
WE WILL FIGURE 
OUT WHAT THAT 
REASON WAS. 
WITH THAT IF YOU 
HAVE ANY 
QUESTIONS, 
PLEASE 
>>> ON THE 
CONVENTION WERE 
YOU JUST 
CONVINCED YOU 
COULD NOT KEEP 
PEOPLE SAFE? 
>> I JUST FELT 
IT WAS WRONG 
HAVING PEOPLE 
GOING TO WHAT 
TURNED OUT TO BE 
A HOT SPOT. 
WHEN WE CHOSE 
IT, IT WAS NOT 
AT ALL HOT. 
IT WAS FREE. 
THEN ALL OF A 
SUDDEN IT 
HAPPENED 
QUICKLY. 
IT HAPPENS 
QUICKLY AND GOES 
AWAY QUICKLY. 
THE KEY IS WE 
WANT IT TO GO 
AWAY WITHOUT A 
LOT OF DEATH, 
WITHOUT A LOT OF 
PROBLEMS. 
WE ARE LEARNING 
SO MUCH ABOUT 
THE DISEASE. 
THAT IS WHY WE 
ARE VERY AWARE 
OF NURSING 
HOMES, WATCHING 
THEM VERY 
CAREFULLY AND 
PEOPLE OVER A 
CERTAIN AGE AND 
ESPECIALLY 
PEOPLE OVER AN 
AGE WITH 
DIABETES OR 
HEART DISEASE IN 
PARTICULAR. 
BUT WITH A 
PROBLEM. 
SO, WE DID NOT 
WANT TO TAKE ANY 
CHANCES. 
WE HAD A LOT OF 
PEOPLE. 
WE HAVE THE 
DELEGATES THAT 
WANT TO BE 
THERE. 
WE WILL DO A 
REASONABLY QUICK 
MEETING IN NORTH 
CAROLINA, THE 
NOMINATION WILL 
BE PRODUCED AND 
THEN WE WILL 
ANNOUNCE WHAT WE 
ARE DOING, HOW 
WE ARE DOING IT, 
IF IT IS 
SOMETHING THAT 
IS DONE ON-LINE, 
I GUESS YOU CAN 
CALL IT, ON-
LINE. 
SO, IT CAN BE 
NOTHING LIKE OUR 
LAST CONVENTION 
UNFORTUNATELY. 
IT WAS A GREAT 
CONVENTION. 
A GREAT PLACE AS 
YOU KNOW. 
WE HAD A GREAT 
TIME. 
GREAT TIME IN 
CLEVELAND. 
BUT, IT IS A 
DIFFERENT WORLD. 
AND IT WILL BE 
FOR A LITTLE 
WHILE. 
WE WANT TO GET 
THE WORLD BACK 
TO WHAT IT WAS. 
AND I THINK WE 
WILL HAVE THAT 
INCLUDING GREAT 
JOB NUMBERS, 
INCLUDING SO 
MANY THINGS THAT 
ARE HAPPENING SO 
POSITIVE. 
I HAVE TO SAY 
THE STOCK MARKET 
IS CLOSE TO 
RECORDS FOR 
NASDAQ AND IT IS 
A RECORD. 
IT ALREADY 
EXCEEDED ITS 
HIGHEST NUMBERS. 
BUT WE WANT TO 
GET OUR COUNTRY 
BACK TO WHAT IT 
WAS. 
>>> WILL YOUR 
SPEECH BE FROM 
THE WHITE HOUSE? 
>> WE HAVE NOT 
TALK ABOUT THAT 
YET. 
WE HAVE DONE A 
GREAT JOB. 
BUILT THE 
GREATEST ECONOMY 
IN THE WORLD. 
NOBODY CLOSE. 
NOT CHINA, NOT 
ANYBODY. 
WE HAD TO CLOSE 
IT. 
WE SAVED 
MILLIONS OF 
LIVES AND WE 
OPENED IT. 
BEST NUMBERS IN 
HISTORY FOR 
AFRICAN-
AMERICANS, 
HISPANIC 
AMERICANS, ASIAN 
AMERICANS. 
EVERY GROUP YOU 
WANT TO NAME. 
YOUNG PEOPLE 
WITHOUT A 
DIPLOMA, YOUNG 
PEOPLE WITH A 
HIGH SCHOOL 
DIPLOMA, WITH A 
COLLEGE DIPLOMA, 
ANYTHING YOU 
WANT TO NAME WE 
HAD THE BEST 
NUMBERS. 
WOMEN DOING 
INCREDIBLY. 
NEVER BEEN A 
TIME LIKE THAT. 
AND WE HAD TO 
TURN IT OFF 
BECAUSE OF WHAT 
CHINA DID. 
WE HAD TO TURN 
IT OFF. 
NOW WE TURN IT 
BACK ON AND WE 
ARE DOING WELL. 
IT WAS -- VERY 
BAD. 
CHINA, SPEAKING 
ABOUT CHINA, THE 
TRADE DEAL MEANS 
LESS TO ME NOW. 
THEY ARE SETTING 
RECORDS, 
YESTERDAY WAS A 
RECORD DAY. 
THEY PURCHASED 
MORE CORN THAN 
EVER, IT JUST 
MEANS MUCH TO 
ME, YOU 
UNDERSTAND THAT? 
>> WHAT IF THERE 
WAS ONE THING 
THAT CHANGED 
YOUR MIND ABOUT 
THE CONVENTION 
AND DID FLORIDA 
OFFICIALS ASK 
YOU TO CANCEL 
IT. 
>> I WOULD JUST 
SAY SAFETY. 
JUST -- I COULD 
SEE THE MEDIA 
SAYING T IS 
SAFETY, NOT 
BECAUSE OF THE  
MEDIA BUT THAT 
IS WHAT THEY 
WILL SAY. 
WE WILL HAVE 
SOMETHING NICE. 
IT WILL BE ON-
LINE, MAYBE IT 
WILL BE 
SOMETHING 
DIFFERENT, WE 
HAVE TIME. 
WE ARE TALKING 
ABOUT THE END OF 
AUGUST. 
I THINK IT WILL 
BE SOMETHING 
THAT WILL BE 
EXCITING. 
BUT IT CAN BE 
NOTHING LIKE 
HAVING 25,000 
PEOPLE. 
WE HAD A 
TREMENDOUS THING 
PLANNED. 
TREMENDOUS 
CONVENTION 
PLANNED IN NORTH 
CAROLINA. 
AND IT WOULD 
HAVE BEEN GOOD 
BUT A SMALLER 
VERSION IN 
FLORIDA. 
BUT THEN WE SAW 
WHAT WAS 
HAPPENING PRETTY 
QUICKLY. 
WE SAW THAT THE 
VIRUS WAS COMING 
UP THE COAST. 
>> [REPORTING 
ASKING QUESTION 
] 
>> I THINK IT 
WILL COME AND 
GO. 
IT WILL, TAKE A 
LOOK AT SOME OF 
THESE LOCATIONS 
WHERE HEAVILY 
INFECTED. 
TO A POINT WHERE 
DEBORAH AND I 
WERE TALKING 
WHEN YOU LOOK AT 
WHAT HAPPENED IN 
NEW YORK AND NEW 
JERSEY AND OTHER 
PLACES AND NOW 
YOU ARE LOOKING 
IT IS GONE. 
I HOPE IT STAYS 
GONE. 
I THINK IT WILL. 
WE HAD TO BE -- 
WE HAVE TO BE 
VIGILANT AND 
CAREFUL AND SET 
AN EXAMPLE. 
I THINK SETTING 
THE EXAMPLE IS 
VERY IMPORTANT. 
IT IS HARD FOR 
US TO SAY WE 
WILL HAVE A LOT 
OF PEOPLE PACKED 
IN A ROOM AND 
OTHER PEOPLE 
SHOULD NOT DO 
IT. 
DON'T FORGET WE 
ARE TALKING 
ABOUT SCHOOLS 
AND WE WANT THEM 
TO BE VIGILANT 
AND WE ARE 
SAYING OPEN AND 
WE ARE SAYING 
HERE YOU HAVE A 
BIG ROOM. 
BUT IF YOU 
NOTICE I SAID 
BARS ARE CROWDED 
AND OTHER THINGS 
ARE CROWDED. 
THERE IS NOTHING 
MORE CROWDED 
THAN A 
CONVENTION. 
YOU HAVE SEEN 
THEM. 
AND EVEN THOUGH 
YOU TRY TO KEEP 
PEOPLE AWAY FROM 
EACH OTHER IT IS 
NOT THAT KIND OF 
A THING. 
THEY PROBABLY 
CAN'T DO THAT. 
IT DOES NOT WORK 
FOR THEM. 
IT IS HARD. 
I THINK WE ARE 
SETTING AN 
EXAMPLE BY DOING 
IT IS VERY 
IMPORTANT. 
>>> MR. 
PRESIDENT IF WE 
CAN GO BACK TO 
SCHOOLS. 
IF SCHOOL WANTS 
TO REOPEN BUT 
CONCERNED ABOUT 
TESTING, WOULD 
YOU CONSIDER 
DIRECTING SOME 
OF THAT MONEY 
TOWARDS TESTING 
FOR EITHER A 
SCHOOL DISTRICT 
OR INDIVIDUAL 
SCHOOLS? 
IF THAT IS WHAT 
IT TOOK TO OPEN 
THE SCHOOLS? 
>> I THINK SO. 
A LOT OF PEOPLE 
FEEL DIFFERENTLY 
ABOUT IT WHEN WE 
HAVE 50 MILLION 
TESTS PLUS. 
WE BROKE THE 50 
MILLION TEST 
MARK. 
SECOND IN THE 
WORLD WAS INDIA 
THAT HAS 1.4 
BILLION PEOPLE. 
AND THEY HAD 12 
MILLION TESTS. 
AND OTHER 
COUNTRIES THAT 
ARE BIG HAD 2 
MILLION TESTS 
AND SOME 
COUNTRIES ONLY 
TESTED IF YOU 
ARE SICK AND 
WALK INTO A 
HOSPITAL OR WALK 
INTO A DOCTOR'S 
OFFICE OR YOU 
LITERALLY ARE 
REALLY SICK. 
THEY ESSENTIALLY 
DO NOT DO TESTS 
UNLESS YOU YOU 
ARE SICK. 
I UNDERSTAND 
THAT, TOO. 
IF THEY FEEL 
THAT IS WHAT 
THEY WANT THAT 
WOULD BE FINE. 
>> YOU WOULD 
ENCOURAGE MY 
WOULD IF THEY 
WANT. 
AGAIN, 50 
MILLION TESTS, 
NOBODY EVEN 
CLOSE IN THE 
WHOLE WORLD. 
LOOK AT OUR 
MORTALITY RATE 
AND DEATH RATE 
AND DIFFERENT 
STATISTICS, 
DOING WELL. 
ONE DEATH IS TOO 
MANY. 
THIS NEVER 
SHOULD HAVE BEEN 
ALLOWED TO 
HAPPEN, FROM 
CHINA. 
>> ALSO, MITCH 
McCONNELL'S 
OFFICE PUT OUT A 
STATEMENT ABOUT 
THE CARES 2 
SAYING IT IS 
TAYLORED FOR  
THEY -- IT IS 
TAILORD FOR 
RIGHT NOW BUT 
NOT A TAX CUT 
DEMOCRATS ARE 
NOT BIG INTO THE 
WORKERS, I 
GUESS, BASED ON 
THAT I TOLD THE 
REPUBLICAN WHO'S 
HAVE BEEN 
WORKING VERY 
HARD ON, THIS I 
TELL YOU, THEY 
WANT WHAT IS 
RIGHT FOR THE 
COUNTRY AND 
HOPEFULLY THE 
DEMOCRATS 
ULTIMATELY WILL. 
I THINK A 
PAYROLL TAX 
WOULD BE GOOD. 
YOU WILL NOT GET 
IT FROM THE 
DEMOCRATS, WE 
NEED THEIR 
VOTES, AS YOU 
KNOW, WE HAVE 
MAJORITY BUT IT 
IS NOT ENOUGH, 
THAT IS WHY WE 
HAVE AN ELECTION 
COMING UP SO YOU 
STILL NEED 
DEMOCRAT VOTES, 
WE WILL NOT GET 
THE DEMOCRAT 
VOTE ON THAT. 
I WOULD LIKE TO 
SEE IT, GOOD FOR 
THE WORKERS IF 
WE DON'T GET 
THEIR VOTES WE 
WILL HAVE TO GO 
ON TO THE NEXT 
THING. 
IT WOULD HAVE 
BEEN GOOD. 
MAYBE SOMETHING 
HAPPENS. 
>>> YES, PLEASE. 
>> YOU TALKED 
ABOUT SETTING AN 
EXAMPLE BY 
JACKSONVILLE, 
SOME PEOPLE ARE 
GOING TO 
TAKEAWAY FROM IT 
THAT YOU ARE 
PUSHING TOO 
FAST, IT SEEMED 
LIKE THE NUMBERS 
WERE GOING TO GO 
UP, IT COMES UP 
AT A TIME FOR 
THE SCHOOLS TO 
REOPEN, THE 
OPENING OF MAJOR 
LEAGUE BASEBALL 
SEASON. 
ISN'T IT PUSHING 
IT? 
>> BASEBALL IS 
AN EXAMPLE. 
WE WERE 
DISCUSSING IT A 
LITTLE WHILE 
AGO. 
YOU WILL BE AT 
AN EMPTY 
STADIUM. 
A GREAT FRIEND 
OF MINE FROM THE 
YANKEES ASKED ME 
TO THROW OUT THE 
FIRST PITCH AND 
I AM DO THAT 
AUGUST 15th, I 
THINK AT YANKEES 
STADIUM. 
HOW IS THE CROWD 
GOING TO BE? 
IT WILL BE 
INTERESTING. 
THERE WILL NOT 
BE A CROWD. 
IT WILL BE 
INTERESTING. 
I THINK IT WILL 
BE JUST AS GOOD 
WITHOUT THE 
CROWD YOU WERE 
JUST BORN WITH 
IT. 
SOME PEOPLE ARE 
BORN WITH IT. 
I DON'T KNOW. 
THIS IS ONLY FOR 
THE BASEBALL 
PLAYERS I NEVER 
SEEN A PITCHER 
THROW A BALL 
WHERE SO MANY 
BATS WERE BROKEN 
AS HIM. 
ALL-TIME RECORD. 
HOW DO YOU DO 
THAT? 
HE SAID PARENTS, 
GREAT PARENTS. 
WHEN YOU GET 
DOWN TO IT. 
GREAT PARENTS. 
IT IS CALLED 
PARENTS. 
BUT -- 
>> I JUST TO 
FINISH I THINK 
-- I THINK THAT 
WE ALL HAVE TO 
SET EXAMPLES. 
I THINK MAJOR 
LEAGUE BASEBALL 
IS SETTING AN 
EXAMPLE BY 
PLAYING TO EMPTY 
STADIUMS AND SO 
ARE OTHER 
SPORTS. 
YOU SEE THAT AND 
THEN THEY WILL 
ALLOW A CERTAIN 
NUMBER IN. 
I SEE GOLF IS 
NOW ALLOWING 
PEOPLE TO COME 
IN PERCENTAGES. 
ALL OF A SUDDEN 
WE WANT TO GET 
BACK TO NORMAL. 
THE KEY IS TO 
GET BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
NO ONE WANTS TO 
SEE THIS. 
I THINK IT IS 
GOOD THAT 
BASEBALL IS 
OPENING AND IT 
LOOKS LIKE 
FOOTBALL IS 
OPENING, IT 
LOOKS LIKE 
SPORTS ARE 
OPENING. 
WE HAVE -- IT IS 
A TREMENDOUS 
THING FOR OUR 
COUNTRY 
PSYCHOLOGICALLY 
FOR OUR COUNTRY. 
WE ARE ALL -- WE 
ARE GOING TO SEE 
RIGHT NOW SOME 
BEAUTIFUL YOUNG 
LITTLE LEAGUERS 
OUTSIDE WITH A 
GREAT FUTURE 
AHEAD OF THEM. 
THEY ARE ALREADY 
PRACTICING ON 
THE FRONT LAWN 
OF THE WHITE 
HOUSE. 
AND WE ARE GOING 
TO GO OUT AND 
SAY HELLO TO 
THEM AND IT WILL 
BE GREAT. 
OKAY, HOW ABOUT 
ONE MORE. 
YES, GO AHEAD. 
>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP, IT WAS 
PROPOSED EARLIER 
THAT THE WHITE 
HOUSE ASKING 
INCLUDE LANGUAGE 
REGARDING THE 
FBI BUILDING IN 
WASHINGTON, D.C. 
IS THAT TRUE? 
>> I DON'T KNOW 
IF THEY ARE 
PUTTING IT IN 
THIS BILL. 
I KNOW THEY WANT 
A NEW FBI 
BUILDING. 
THIS ONE IS VERY 
OLD. 
IT IS REALLY -- 
IT WAS NEVER 
BUILT TO A HIGH 
STANDARD AS YOU 
PROBABLY HAVE 
HEARD. 
A LOT OF DANGER 
INVOLVED AND 
PANELS FALLING 
OFF THE OUTSIDE 
AND PIECES OF 
CONCRETE FALLING 
OFF OF THE 
BUILDING. 
THEY WANT TO 
BUILD IT AT THE 
SITE THAT THEY 
HAVE IT. 
THEY HAD 
OPTIONS, VERY 
FAR AWAY FROM 
WASHINGTON, AND 
I SAID TO THEM, 
FRANKLY, YOU 
HAVE TO BE NEAR 
THE JUSTICE 
DEPARTMENT. 
NOTHING BETTER 
THAN THAT. 
THE SITE THEY 
HAVE NOW IS 
BETTER. 
THEY WERE 
LOOKING IN 
MARYLAND AND 
VIRGINIA AND 
DIFFERENT 
PLACES. 
THEY WOULD HAVE 
BEEN TOO FAR 
AWAY. 
SO I HAVE BEEN 
ENCOURAGING THEM 
TO BUILD IT. 
IF YOU ARE GOING 
TO HAVE A 
CHOICE, RENOVATE 
THE EXISTING 
BUILDING, NOT A 
GOOD BUILDING, 
OR YOU CAN TAKE 
IT DOWN AND 
BUILD A GREAT 
BUILDING FOR THE 
FBI FOR 100 
YEARS AND HAVE 
IT BE 
INCREDIBLE, EVEN 
WITH TRACKS ON 
TOP, THEY ARE 
TALKING ABOUT 
WHERE YOU HAVE 
FBI PEOPLE LIKE 
TO WORKOUT A 
LOT. 
YOU COULD 
LITERATELY HAVE 
A QUARTER MILE 
TRACKS ON TOP. 
A VERY BIG SITE, 
WIDE SITE. 
THE BEST IDEA 
WOULD BE TO 
BUILD A NEW 
BUILDING THERE 
AND YOU CAN HAVE 
IT FOR A LONG 
TIME. 
RENOVATION CAN 
NOT BE BETTER 
THAN A NEW 
BUILDING. 
THEY ARE TALKING 
ABOUT IT. 
IF THEY PUT IT 
IN THIS BILL OR 
SOME PLACE ELSE 
BUT THEY NEED IT 
AND WE WILL GET 
IT DONE. 
THANK YOU ALL 
VERY MUCH, THANK 
YOU, THANK YOU, 
THANK YOU. 
>> MR. 
PRESIDENT, MR. 
PRESIDENT ... 
>>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>> WE GOT 
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, WEEKDAYS, 
STARTING AT 6:00 
P.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> 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. 
THERE IS ALWAYS 
ANOTHER WAY. 
THAT IS ALL I 
WANT THEM TO 
SEE. 
>>> WHEN YOU 
NEED BRUTAL 
HONESTY. 
THIS IS NOT 
ABOUT DONALD 
TRUMP. 
>> THERE IS 
ABOUT 400 YEARS 
OF RACISM. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
ANSWERS, FIRST 
THING IN THE 
MORNING. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO 
BE DONE TO MAKE 
BALLOTS READY TO 
GO FOR THE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION IN 
NOVEMBER? 
>> YOU NEED TO 
GO DEEP INSIDE 
OF THE STORY. 
>> WHAT IS A 
POLICY CHANGE IN 
POLICING THAT 
YOU WOULD LIKE 
TO SEE ENACTED. 
>> HEAR FROM 
SOMEONE WHO HAS 
BEEN THERE. 
>> WHO IS 
TELLING THE 
TRUTH AND WHO IS 
LYING EVERY DAY. 
THAT IS THE 
STORY AMERICANS 
WANT TO HEAR. 
>> MORNING JOE 
ONLY ON MSNBC. 
>>> WE LIKE TO 
THINK 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 
ACT AS A MOM 
TRYING TO RAISE 
HER MOM AND I 
THINK ABOUT YOU 
AND YOUR KID 
>>> I REMEMBER 
HER COMING HOME 
AND SAYING WHY 
DON'T HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS, 
IT IS OKAY IF 
YOU NOTICE YOU 
ARE DIFFERENT 
BUT NOT FEEL 
LESS THAN, THAT 
IS MY THING. 
>> I FEEL SAFE 
TALKING ABOUT IT 
WITH YOU GUYS. 
>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>> WE HAVE 
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 
P.M. 
EASTERN. 
A REAL 
CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING HERE 
IN BRAZIL BEFORE 
OUR VERY EYES. 
>> OUR GLOBAL 
FIGHT AGAINST 
IT. 
>> THEY SAID IF 
THEY DON'T WORK 
THEY WILL NOT BE 
ABLE TO FEED 
THEIR FAMILIES. 
>> THE SKY TEAMS 
ARE ON THE 
GROUND LEARNING 
FROM WHERE IT 
HAS BEEN. 
>> THEY ARE 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK 
OVER THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF WEEKS 
IN STAGES. 
>> SO YOU CAN 
BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
TELL IMPACT US 
HERE. 
>> LIFE ACROSS 
ITALY IT IS BACK 
TO NORMAL. 
IT JUST DOES NOT 
LOOK LIKE THE 
SAME NORMAL AS 
BEFORE. 
[MUSIC] 
>>> THE ONLY 
THING THAT WE 
HAVE TO FEAR IS 
FEAR ITSELF. 
>>> THESE ARE 
THE UNITED 
STATES A UNITED 
PEOPLE WITH A 
UNITED PURPOSE. 
>>> THE FUTURE 
DOES NOT BELONG 
TO THE FAINT OF 
HEARTED IT 
BELONGS TO THE 
BRAVE. 
>> A GREAT 
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN 
MOVED TO DEFEND 
A GREAT NATION. 
>> ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND A HAND 
TO THOSE IN 
NEED. 
>>> HELLO 
EVERYONE. 
YOU ARE WATCHING 
NBC NEWS NOW  
AND LET'S GO TO 
OUR 
CORRESPONDENT 
FOLLOWING THE 
LATEST HEADLINES 
FROM NBC 
NEWS.COM. 
HOW ARE YOU? 
>> HAPPY 
THURSDAY. 
FIRST UP A 
FEDERAL JUDGE 
HAS ORDERED THE 
RELEASE OF 
MICHAEL COHEN. 
HE WILL LEAVE 
PRISON AND 
RETURN TO HOME 
CONFINEMENT. 
HE WAS SERVING A 
THREE-YEAR 
SENTENCE IN A 
FIDDLE 
PENITENTIARY. 
HE WAS RELEASED 
TO HOME 
CONFINEMENT WHEN 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
CAME THROUGH IN 
MAY. 
HE SAID A BOOK 
ABOUT HIS 
EXPERIENCE WITH 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
WOULD BE 
PUBLISHED IN THE 
FALL. 
HE WAS SENT BACK 
TO PRISON WITH 
OFFICIALS SAYING 
HE REFUSED THE 
CONDITIONS OF 
HIS HOME 
CONFINEMENT 
WHICH INCLUDED A 
BAN ON PUBLIC 
SPEAKING. 
HIS LAWYER SAID 
IT VIOLATED HIS 
FREEDOM OF 
PUBLIC SPEECH 
AND A JUDGE 
CALLED IT 
RETALIATION AND 
HE WILL BE 
RELEASED ON 
FRIDAY AT 2:00 
P.M. 
>>> THE TOTAL 
NUMBER OF COVID-
19 CASES IN THE 
U.S. HAS 
SURPASSED 4 
MILLION TODAY. 
IN FLORIDA THEY 
SAW ANOTHER GRIM 
RECORD WITH 173 
REPORTED DEATHS 
IN ONE DAY. 
THAT IS THE 
LARGEST INCREASE 
SO FAR. 
HERE IS WHAT 
FLORIDA'S 
GOVERNOR HAD TO 
SAY TODAY. 
>> OBVIOUSLY WE 
WOULD LOVE TO 
HAVE ZERO 
DEATHS. 
IF WE COULD DO 
THAT THAT'S WHAT 
WE WANT, AS FEW 
AS WE CAN. 
THAT'S WHY WE DO 
SO MUCH IN THE 
LONG-TERM CARE 
FACILITIES. 
WE KNOW IF THERE 
IS AN OUTBREAK 
THERE MORTALITY 
IS INCREDIBLY 
HIGH. 
IT IS AN 
IMPORTANT ISSUE. 
>>> AND PORTLAND 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
TEARGAS THE CDs 
MAYOR DURING 
PROTESTS ON 
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 
TENSIONS BETWEEN 
FEDERAL AGENTS 
AND 
DEMONSTRATORS 
HAS BEEN 
GROWING. 
HE HAS COME 
UNDER CRITICISM 
FOR NOT DOING 
ENOUGH TO REIN 
IN THE USE OF 
TEARGAS BY LOCAL 
POLICE EVEN 
BEFORE THERE WAS 
A FEDERAL 
PRESENCE. 
HERE IS WHAT HE 
SAID TO A 
PORTLAND MERCURY 
REPORTER WHEN 
ASKED ABOUT 
WHETHER TEARGAS 
SHOULD BE USED. 
>> THIS IS NOT A 
GOOD OPTION. 
>>> WASHINGTON'S 
NFL TEAM HAS 
ANNOUNCED THEY 
WILL SIMPLY BE 
CALLED THE 
WASHINGTON 
FOOTBALL TEAM 
UNTIL THEY COME 
UP WITH THE NEW 
NAME FOR THE 
FRANCHISE. 
ANNOUNCED 
EARLIER THIS 
MONTH THAT IT 
WOULD RETIRE THE 
FORMER NAME 
WIDELY VIEWED AS 
A RACIST SLUR 
AGAINST NATIVE 
AMERICANS. 
SOME GOOD NEWS 
FOR TAYLOR SWIFT 
FANS. 
THE SINGER 
ANNOUNCED SHE IS 
RELEASING HER 
EIGHT STUDIO 
ALBUM TONIGHT AT 
MIDNIGHT. 
THE ITEM TOTALED 
FOLKLORE IS FULL 
OF SONGS AND SHE 
HAS PUT ALL OF 
HER DREAMS AND 
FEARS AND 
MUSINGS INTO 
THAT. 
I AM HERE FOR 
THAT, ARE YOU A 
FAN? 
>> YES I AM I 
THINK ABOUT 
ADEQUATELY QUITE 
TO EXPRESS MY 
EXCITEMENT ON 
CAMERA IT WOULD 
BE 
INAPPROPRIATE. 
THIS IS AN 
IMPORTANT 
QUESTION ON MY 
FRIENDSHIP TEST. 
ARE YOU A FAN? 
>> YES, I'VE 
BECOME A BIGGER 
FAN OVER THE 
YEARS. 
I LOVE HER 
LYRICS. 
I THINK THEY ARE 
CREATIVE AND 
WITTY. 
I KNOW THAT 
MIGHT BE KIND OF 
NERDY BUT THE 
MUSIC IS GOOD 
TO. 
WE CAN BE 
FRIENDS BECAUSE 
WE BOTH LIKE 
TAYLOR SWIFT. 
>> THAT'S NOT 
NERDY AT ALL. 
THAT IS ONE OF 
THE MOST 
ELOQUENT THINGS 
I'VE EVER HEARD 
YOU SAY. 
JUST GETTING. 
THANK YOU FOR 
THE HEADLINES. 
I CANNOT WAIT TO 
HAVE A DEBRIEF 
ABOUT THE NEW 
ALBUM TOMORROW. 
>> SOUNDS GOOD. 
>>> FLORIDA IS 
IN CRISIS MODE. 
THE STATE IS 
REPORTING ITS 
HIGHEST DAILY 
CORONAVIRUS 
DEATH TOLL AND 
AN INCREASE IN 
CASES SINCE THE 
START OF THE 
PANDEMIC. 
THE NEWS COMES 
AS SCHOOLS 
PREPARE TO 
REOPEN NEXT 
MONTH AND A NEW 
POLL SHOWS 62% 
OF FLORIDIANS 
THINK IT IS NOT 
SAFE FOR 
ELEMENTARY, 
MIDDLE AND HIGH 
SCHOOLS TO 
REOPEN FOR IN 
PERSON LEARNING. 
OUR 
CORRESPONDENT 
SPOKE TO 
TEACHERS ABOUT 
THE CONCERNS. 
>> WE ALWAYS 
GIVE EVERYTHING, 
WE SACRIFICE 
EVERYTHING BUT 
THIS TIME, IT'S 
A MATTER OF LIFE 
AND DEATH. 
>> I KNOW 
TEACHERS AND 
FACULTY ARE 
CHOMPING AT THE 
BIT TO GET BACK 
IN THE 
CLASSROOM. 
THEY KNOW HOW 
MUCH THEIR 
STUDENTS DEPEND 
ON THEIR 
INSTRUCTION AND 
TUTELAGE. 
>> A FIGHT 
AGAINST COVID 
SHOULD NOT LEAD 
US TO DEPRIVE 
OUR KIDS OF THE 
TOOLS THEY NEED 
TO SUCCEED. 
>> IF SOME 
SCHOOLS WERE TO 
REOPEN PER 
GOVERNORS 
ORDERS, WHAT YOU 
THINK IS THE 
WORST CASE 
SCENARIO. 
>> PEOPLE DIE. 
PEOPLE WILL DIE. 
THE MAIN POINT 
OF THE LAWSUIT 
IS TO GET THE 
GOVERNOR'S 
ATTENTION 
BECAUSE HE HAS 
NOT BEEN 
LISTENING 
OTHERWISE. 
TO MAKE SURE 
SCHOOLS DO NOT 
OPEN AS BRICK-
AND-MORTAR 
BUILDINGS. 
WE KNOW HOW 
DANGEROUS IT IS. 
WE KNOW THAT NOT 
ONLY ARE THE 
LIVES OF THE 
STAFF MEMBERS 
AND FAMILIES AT 
RISK BUT ALSO 
THE LIVES OF THE 
CHILDREN THAT WE 
SERVE. 
>> WE'VE BEEN 
IGNORED AND 
UNDERFUNDED 
ALREADY AND NOW 
YOU'RE ADDING 
ALL OF THIS ON 
TOP OF IT. 
THE PERSON
