G
THAT CALL.
BIDEN AND HARRIS, ALSO, HOSTED
THEIR FIRST VIRTUAL, GRASSROOTS 
FUNDRAISER LAST NIGHT.
BRINGING IN NEARLY $10 MILLION
FROM SUPPORTERS.
NBC'S ANDREA MITCHELL HAS MORE
>> Reporter: TOGETHER, FOR THE
FIRST TIME SINCE THEIR BIG
ANNOUNCEMENT, THE DEMOCRATIC
TICKET
THE OLDEST, MAJOR PARTY 
CANDIDATE TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT, 
AND THE FIRST WOMAN OF COLOR. 
>> THIS MORNING, ALL ACROSS THE 
NATION, LITTLE GIRLS WOKE UP, 
ESPECIALLY LITTLE, BLACK AND
BROWN GIRLS, WHO SO OFTEN FEEL
OVERLOOKED AND UNDERVALUED IN 
THEIR COMMUNITIES.
BUT TODAY, TODAY, JUST MAYBE, 
THEY'RE SEEING THEMSELVES, FOR
THE FIRST TIME, IN A NEW WAY, AS
THE STUFF OF PRESIDENT AND VICE 
PRESIDENTS
>> Reporter: TRYING TO SHOW THEY
ARE A TEAM, WITH SIMILAR VALUES 
AND SHARED GOAL.
>> AND WE ARE EXPERIENCING A
MORAL RECKONING WITH RACISM AND 
SYSTEMIC INJUSTICE, THAT HAS
BROUGHT A NEW COALITION OF
CONSCIENCE TO THE STREETS OF OUR
COUNTRY, DEMANDING CHANGE.
>> Reporter: AFTER RELEASING A
VIDEO PROFILING KAMALA HARRIS,
OPENING WITH THAT MOMENT WHEN 
JOE BIDEN ASKED HER TO BE ON THE
TICKET
>>
HI
HI
HI
SORRY TO KEEP YOU.
>> THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
YOU READY TO GO TO WORK?
>> OH, MY GOD.
I AM SO READY TO GO TO WORK.
>> Reporter: WHY HARRIS?
FIRST, ENERGY, EXCITEMENT.
A STRONG CAMPAIGNER, EVEN 
VIRTUALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC.
SECOND, HER ABILITY TO RALLY
BLACK VOTERS, KEY TO ANY
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY
ESPECIALLY, IN THOSE
BATTLEGROUND STATES.
PENNSYLVANIA, MICHIGAN, 
WISCONSIN, WHO DID NOT TURN OUT 
IN LARGE ENOUGH NUMBERS FOR 
HILLARY CLINTON.
THIRD, THE PROSECUTOR.
HARRIS USING HER SKILLS TO GO 
AFTER TRUMP AND HIS MEN.
>> HAS THE PRESIDENT OR ANYONE
AT THE WHITE HOUSE EVER ASKED OR
SUGGESTED THAT YOU OPEN AN
INVESTIGATION OF ANYONE?
YES OR NO, PLEASE, SIR
>> THE PRESIDENT OR ANYBODY 
ELSE
>> SEEMS YOU'D REMEMBER 
SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND BE ABLE 
TO TELL US. 
>> SKILLS HONED FROM HER YEARS
AS CALIFORNIA'S ATTORNEY
GENERAL, WHEN SHE FORGED A
FRIENDSHIP WITH JOE BIDEN'S SON,
BO, WHO HAD THE SAME JOB IN 
DELAWARE. 
>> I KNOW HOW MUCH BO RESPECTED 
KAMALA AND HER WORK, AND THAT 
MATTERED A LOT TO ME, TO BE 
HONEST WITH YOU, AS I MADE THIS 
DECISION. 
>> BO WAS THE KIND OF GUY WHO 
INSPIRED PEOPLE TO BE A BETTER
VERSION OF THEMSELVES.
HE REALLY WAS THE BEST OF US
AND WHEN I WOULD ASK HIM WHERE'D
YOU GET THAT
WHERE'D THIS COME FROM
HE'D ALWAYS TALK ABOUT HIS DAD
>> Reporter: AND BIDEN SAYS 
THEY'RE PREPARED FOR ATTACKS
FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP. 
>> SHE'S GOING TO STAND WITH ME 
IN THIS CAMPAIGN, AND ALL OF US 
ARE GOING TO STAND UP FOR HER.
>> ASKED WHETHER THEY WOULD BE
CAMPAIGNING TOGETHER, BIDEN SAID
IT DEPENDS ON WHAT THE SCIENCE
SAYS
THA
THA
THAT'S A CONTRAST THAT THE
BIDEN-HARRIS TEAM ARE VERY HAPPY
TO DRAW AGAINST THE WAY 
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS BEEN
HANDLING THE PANDEMIC.
FRANCES.
>> ANDREA, THANK YOU YOU. 
>> ONE OF THE LARGEST QUESTIONS 
LOOMING OVER THE RACE IS WHETHER
HARRIS CAN TURN THE TIDE FOR
DEMOCRATS IN SWING STATES.
OUR ALLISON BARBER IS IN MIAMI
WITH WHAT VOTERS THINK OF THE VP
PICK
GOOD MORNING. 
>> FLORIDA IS AN IMPORTANT STATE
EVERY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AND 
THIS YEAR IS NO DIFFERENT.
WHERE WE ARE, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY,
IS AN AREA THAT IS PARTICULARLY 
WORTH WATCHING AND MONITORING 
BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A DIVERSE
COMMUNITY.
THERE IS A LARGE HISPANIC 
POPULATION HERE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE OF 
CUBAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN
DESCENT.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO PAY
ATTENTION TO THIS AREA AND TALK 
TO PEOPLE WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY 
BECAUSE IT HELPS GIVE US A SENSE
OF HOW A HISPANIC COMMUNITY, NOT
IN A BORDER STATE, MY VIGHT VOTN
2020 AND WHAT ISSUES ARE TOP OF 
MIND FOR THEM.
WHEN IT COMES TO JOE BIDEN'S
SELECTION OF KAMALA HARRIS AS 
HIS RUNNING MATE, MOST PEOPLE WE
HAVE SPOKEN TO, REGARDLESS OF 
WHERE THEY FALL POLITICALLY, ON 
THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT, THEY SAY 
THEY THINK HARRIS IS A SMART
CHOICE FOR BIDEN AND HIS
CAMPAIGN
WE SPOKE TO ONE VOTER, WHO
DESCRI
DESCRIBED HIMSELF AS A LIFELONG 
REPUBLICAN
HE SAID HE WILL VOTE FOR JOE
BIDEN IN NOVEMBER.
WE SPOKE TO ANOTHER REPUBLICAN
HE VOTED FOR TRUMP IN 2016 AND
HE PLANS TO DO THE SAME IN
NOVEMBER
WE ALSO SPOKE TO ONE VOTER WHO
SAID SHE SUPPORTED FORMER VICE
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AND HAS FOR 
QUITE A WHILE.
WE ASKED EACH OF THEM, HOW S
SIGNIFICANT IS BIDEN'S PICK TO
HIS CAMPAIGN
>> IT BALANCES OUT THE TICKET.
I MEAN, SHE'S DEFINITELY A
SHARP -- SHARP LEGISLATOR.
SHE WAS TOUGH ON CRIME AS 
ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR CALIFORNIA.
AND SHE'S -- SHE'S YOUNG
SHE'S ENERGETIC.
SHE'S SMART.
>> IN 2016, DONALD TRUMP, 
NARROWLY, WON THE STATE OF
FLORIDA.
BARACK OBAMA, NARROWLY, WON IT
IN 2012.
PHILLIP.
>> ELLISON, THANK YOU.
>> AS THE U.S. REPORTS ITS
HIGHEST COVID DEATHS IN ONE DAY 
SINCE MAY, THE PRESIDENT STEPS
UP HIS EFFORTS TO REOPEN
SCHOOLS.
BUT DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
ARE FACING CHALLENGES, INCLUDING
RISING INFECTIONS.
OUR TOM COSTELLO HAS MORE.
>> Reporter: FOR MILLIONS OF
STUDENTS FROM FLORIDA TO
INDIANA, LOUISIANA TO ARIZONA,
THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR IS ALREADY
OFF TO A ROUGH START
IN CHEROKEE COUNTY, GEORGIA, A
SECOND HIGH SCHOOL HAS NOW
CLOSED AFTER 14 CONFIRMED CASES.
NEARLY 1,200 STUDENTS AND STAFF 
QUARANTINED, DISTRICTWIDE.
>> THERE WERE A LOT OF KIDS 
WALKING THROUGH THE HALLWAY.
THERE WAS NO WAY TO SOCIALLY
DISTANCE
AND ALSO, GOING IN AND OUT OF 
THE CAFETERIA.
>> 45 MINUTES AWAY
THAT HIGH SCHOOL WHERE STUDENTS 
PACKED THE HALLS, MANY WITHOUT
MASKS, CLOSED FOR A THIRD DAY.
>> UNFORTUNATELY, THEY DID GET
IT
BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE THAT'S THE 
RISK SOME OF US SENIORS ARE 
WILLING TO TAKE TO HAVE OUR 
SENIOR YEAR.
>> IT'S HAPPENING NATIONWIDE
IN GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI, 100 
STUDENTS AND A TEACHER ARE
QUARANTINED.
IN INDIANA, A MIDDLE AND HIGH 
SCHOOL CLOSED.
NBC BATON ROUGE AFFILIATE, WVLA,
REPORTS STUDENTS QUARANTINED IN 
LIVINGSTON PARISH AND MORE
POTENTIAL TROUBLE FOR SCHOOLS.
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 
RESEARCHERS HAVE EVIDENCE THE 
COVID VIRUS CAN TRAVEL MORE THAN
SIX FEET, UP TO 16 FEET.
>> THOSE SMALL PARTICLES THAT 
REMAIN ADRIFT IN AIR CAN MOVE 
VERY QUICKLY, LONG DISTANCES
AND IN A CONFINED SPACE.
>> Reporter: BUT IN 
MASSACHUSETTS, A RALLY FOR
REOPENING.
WITH FEW CASES ACROSS THE STATE,
THE GOVERNOR SAYS MOST STUDENTS 
SHOULD BE IN SCHOOL.
WHILE, NEW JERSEY'S GOVERNOR
SAID SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES 
SHOULD OFFER, EITHER REMOTE OR
IN-PERSON LEARNING. 
>> THERE IS NO ONE SIZE FITS ALL
PLAN TO THIS VERY DIFFICULT 
SITUATION.
>> IN ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY,
TEACHERS HAVE CLAIMED MEDICAL 
EXEMPTION NOT TO TEACH IN CLASS.
IT'S ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF 
ADMINISTRATORS FORCING INTO 
REMOTE LEARNING.
>> WE ALL KNOW THAT TOO WELL, 
THANKS, TOM.
>> LET'S TURN TO BREAKING NEWS
ON THE WEST COAST.
HUNDREDS OF FIREFIGHTERS HAVE 
RESPONDED TO WHAT IS BEING
CALLED THE LAKE FIRE
IT STARTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
NEAR SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, 
WHICH IS NORTH OF LOS ANGELES.
AND QUICKLY, EXPLODED TO MORE 
THAN 10,000 ACRES.
AT LEAST 100 HOMES HAVE BEEN
EVACUATED.
IT'S ZERO PERCENT CONTAINED AND 
SPREADING QUICKLY.
OFFICIALS WARN THE FIRE HAS 
MOVED TO AREAS WITH A LOT OF
FUEL, AND IS SHOWING EXTREME
BEHAVIOR. 
>> EVACUATIONS ALSO ORDERED IN
OREGON AND IT'S THREATENING AT
LEAST 300 HOMES.
THE GOVERNOR HAS DECLARED AN
EMERGENCY TO MAKE MORE RESOURCES
AVAILABLE.
AND THE GRIZZLY CREEK FIRE IS 
STILL RAGING IN COLORADO, WITH
ZERO CONTAINMENT
IT'S BEEN BURNING FOR MORE THAN 
48 HOURS, AND HAS SPREAD TO 
4,800 ACRES.
>> LET'S CHECK IN WITH NBC
METEOROLOGIST, JANESSA WEBB, TO 
SEE HOW WE ARE STARTING OFF THIS
THURSDAY, WEATHER WISE
GOOD MORNING, JANESSA.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO.
WE ARE SEEING THE PACIFIC 
NORTHWEST INTO AREAS OF THE 
SOUTHWEST WITH 68 MILLION PEOPLE
UNDER HEAT ALERTS.
AND THAT'S WHAT'S SPARKING UP 
THE FIRE DANGER.
ALSO, VERY LOW HUMIDITY.
I'M, ALSO, WATCHING, ON THE 
OTHER SIDE OF THE COUNTRY,
STORMS ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO 
POP UP
THEY'RE WELL ACROSS THE 
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
WE DO HAVE A STATIONARY FRONT 
THAT IS GOING TO BE LINGERING 
ACROSS THAT NAR.
POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING
THROUGHOUT YOUR AFTERNOON.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR 
DAY AHEAD.
>> SO, OUR TEMPERATURES CONTINUE
TO BE IN THE LOWER 90s ACROSS 
THE UPPER MIDWEST.
WE ARE GOING TO WATCH A 
SIGNIFICANT RISE IN WATER THIS
AFTERNOON.
TORRENTIAL RAIN IN THAT AREA
ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH, STILL, 
VERY HOT AND HUMID
>> ALSO, WE DO HAVE AN UPDATE ON
OUR TROPICAL SYSTEM.
THAT'S ALL COMING UP. 
>> ALL RIGHT
VERY IMPORTANT
JANESSA, THANK YOU
>>> IT WAS A FRANTIC SCENE ON A 
BEACH IN GERMANY WHEN, NOT A
SHARK BUT, A WILD BORE CAME 
RIGHT OUT OF THE OCEAN
WATCH THIS THING
PICKING UP SPEED AND THEN 
CHARGING TOWARD THE CROWD OF
BEACHGOERS
AND THEN, YOU SEE THAT GUY
TRYING TO KEEP IT AWAY WITH A 
SHOVEL
WHILE OTHERS LET THE BOAR RUN 
PAST THEIR TENTS AND UMBRELLAS
NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BUT 
YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW PEOPLE ARE
SO FREAKED OUT ABOUT A RANDOM,
WILD BOA
>>> NEW, THIS MORNING.
A LIFE IS SAVED -- A LIFE SAVED,
IN JUST SECONDS, WITH POLICE
DASHING TOWARD A MAN WHO GOT HIS
WHEELCHAIR STUCK IN A TRACK.
THE OFFICER MANAGED TO DRAG HIM 
OUT OF HIS CHAIR
THE 66-YEAR-OLD WAS TAKEN TO THE
HOSPITAL AFTER HIS LEG WAS HIT
BY THE TRAIN
THE 14-YEAR VETERAN HAILED FOR
PUTTING HER LIFE ON THE LINE TO 
SAVE ANOTHER
EVERY TIME YOU SEE THAT VIDEO,
IT'S JUST TERRIFYING TO THINK 
THAT WAS LIFE, FROM THEIR 
VANTAGE POINT.
>> TRULY, HEROIC ACTIONS THERE
COWBOYS OWNER JERRY JONES HAS 
BROKE HIS SILENCE ABOUT THE 
NATIONAL ANTHEM DEBATE
HE SAYS HE IS GOING TO LISTEN TO
PLAYERS WHO KNEEL FOR THE 
ANTHEM, AND HE CALLED FOR GRACE 
IN THE TEAM'S ACTIONS.
JONES SAID, BACK IN 2017, THAT
HE WOULD BENCH PLAYERS WHO KNELT
DURING THE ANTHEM.
IN THAT SAME VIRTUAL PRESS
CONFERENCE, JONES ALSO ADDRESSED
HOW THE TEAM WOULD HANDLE HOME
GAMES DURING THE PANDEMIC.
HE EXPECTS AT&T STADIUM TO HOST 
FANS AS PUBLIC GUIDELINES WILL
ALLOW.
>> SINCE THE DEATH OF BREONNA 
TAYLOR, DOZENS OF RADIO STAGTION
ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL PAUSE 
TODAY.
AND ALSO, TAYLOR'S FAMILY WILL
BEGIN AT 2:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME.
THE TRIBUTE WILL FEATURE ONE OF 
HER FAVORITE SONGS, "EVERYTHING"
BY MARY J. BLIGE. 
>> NOW, TO A LEGAL RULING THAT'S
FOR THE BIRDS.
A JUDGE HAS BLOCKED THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION'S EFFORTS TO ROLL
BACK A CENTURIES-OLD LAW
PROTECTING MOST WILD-BIRD 
SPECIES.
WITHIN USED AGAINST COMPANIES 
LIKE NOT PUTTING NETTING OVER 
TOXIC MATERIALS.
THE ADMINISTRATION ARGUED IT
SHOULD ONLY APPLY TO THE
INTENTIONAL KILLING OF BIRDS
IN HER RULING, THE JUDGE
♪ TASTES LIKE STRAWBERRIES ON A
SUMMER EVENING AND IT SOUNDS
JUST LIKE A SONG ♪
>> IT HAS BEEN A FRUITFUL YEAR
FOR HARRY STYLES, EVER SINCE HIS
ALBUM, "FINE LINE" RANKED NUMBER
ONE ON BILLBOARD TOP 100
WATERMELON SUGAR SOARING TO 
NUMBER ONE ON BILLBOARD'S HOT 
100.
>> THE LATEST INSTALLMENT OF THE
TWILIGHT SERIES, MIDNIGHT SUN,
TAKING THE NUMBER ONE SPOT ON 
BEST-SELLING BOOK LIST
BELLA SWAN AND HER VAMPIRE
BOYFRIEND EDWARD CULLEN.
BUT THIS TIME, IT'S FROM
EDWARD'S PERSPECTIVE. 
>> WOW
GREAT TO SEE THAT.
ALL RIGHT.
ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL
TRAVEL DOCUMENTS, THE U.S.
PASSPORT, IS LOSING ITS WORTH,
AT LEAST FOR NOW
AMERICAN TOURISTS FACING TRAVEL 
BANS AND RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE
WORLD, DUE TO THE COUNTRY'S POOR
RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC
>> Reporter: THERE WAS A TIME 
WHEN AN AMERICAN PASSPORT COULD 
TAKE YOU ALMOST ANYWHERE
BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, THIS WAS A 
TICKET TO 185 COUNTRIES.
BUT NOW, WITH THE U.S. STILL
STRUGGLING TO GET ITS CASE
NUMBERS UNDER CONTROL, AN 
AMERICAN PASSPORT IS A TICKET TO
ALMOST NOWHERE
THE LIST IS SHORT.
BUT SOME POPULAR HOLIDAY
DESTINATIONS ARE STILL OPEN.
INCLUDING THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
AND THE MALDIVES
SMALL, ISLAND NATIONS DEPENDENT 
ON TOURISM FOR SURVIVAL.
MEXICO, TURKEY, ALSO, WELCOMING 
AMERICANS.
BUT IN EUROPE, A TRAVEL BAN ON
AMERICANS LEAVES JUST ALBANIA,
KOSOVO, SERBIA, AND NORTH 
MACEDONIA, RESTRICTION FREE.
THERE ARE ANOTHER 23 COUNTRIES
YOU CAN HEAD TO BUT THEY COME 
WITH RESTRICTIONS.
ALLOWING AMERICANS IN, PROVIDED 
THEY QUARANTINE FOR 14 DAYS UPON
ARRIVAL.
ICELAND WAS ALSO EXPECTED TO
REOPEN TO U.S. TRAVELERS
STARTING IN JULY
BUT WITH SPIKING CASE NUMBERS IN
AMERICA, THAT'S BEEN PUT ON ICE.
AND, WITH IT, MANY AMERICANS' 
BUCKET-LIST VACATIONS.
>> MY BOYFRIEND AND I HAD BOOKED
A TRIP TO ICELAND, THE FIRST
WEEK OF OCTOBER.
UNFORTUNATELY, AS THINGS STARTED
TO PROGRESS AND THINGS STARTED
SHUTTING DOWN, IN MARCH, WE 
REALIZED THAT THIS MAY NOT
HAPPEN. 
>> AND WITH SUMMER TRAVEL 
RESTRICTIONS CONSTANTLY 
CHANGING, FEDERAL AID FOR 
AIRLINES EXPIRING SOON, AND A 
GLOBAL TRAVEL INDUSTRY BRACING
FOR A $2 TRILLION HIT TO ITS
REVENUE, INDUSTRY EXPERTS SAY 
TRAVELERS SHOULD THINK TWICE
BEFORE BOOKING THAT WINTER
VACATION. 
>> I WOULD DEFINITELY SAY 
TRAVELING TO CONTINENTAL EUROPE 
OVER THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS
PROBABLY A NO-GO RIGHT NOW
ESPECIALLY, IF YOU ARE GOING TO 
BE PLANNING YOUR TRAVEL AFTER 
OCTOBER 1st, WHERE WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE
AIRLINE INDUSTRY. 
>> DISAPPOINTING NEWS FOR 
TRAVELERS AND A GLOBAL TRAVEL 
INDUSTRY, DESPERAT
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT TROPICAL
DEPRESSION 11.
THIS STORM SYSTEM'S HAVING A
HARD TIME ORGANIZING, AND THAT'S
PRETTY GOOD NEWS
BUT RIGHT NOW, IT'S NOT COMING
TOGETHER
IT COULD POSSIBLY BE A TROPICAL 
STORM BY TONIGHT
AND LOOK AT THE TRANSITION OF 
THIS SYSTEM.
IT STAYS WEL
>>> LEADING THE NEWS
A MASSACHUSETTS POLICE CRUISER
AND TWO JEEPS WERE INVOLVED IN A
LITERAL PILEUP ON TUESDAY NIGHT.
DESPITE THE POLICE CAR BEING
UNDER TWO OTHER VEHICLES, THE 
OFFICER SUFFERED JUST MINOR 
INJURIES, WHILE PASSENGERS IN 
BOTH JEEPS HAD MAJOR INJURIES.
THE INCIDENT IS CURRENTLY UNDER 
INVESTIGATION.
>> NIKE IS HONORING THE LATE
KOBE BRYANT WITH MAMBA WEEK 
LATER THIS MONTH
STARTING AUGUST 23rd, WHAT WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIS 42nd BIRTHDAY, THE
COMPANY WILL ROLL OUT A JERSEY
AND SIGNATURE SNEAKERS, AS WELL 
AS PROGRAMMING, TO CELEBRATE
BRYANT'S LEGACY.
NIKE ALSO COMMITTED $1 MILLION
TO THE MAMBA AND MAMBACITA
FOUNDATION
I REMEMBER, QUITE A WHILE AFTER 
KOBE'S DEATH, NIKE HAD REMOVED A
LOT OF HIS MERCHANDISE
INCLUDING HIS SIGNATURE SHOES 
FROM THE WEBSITE
THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO HONOR HIM
AND BRING IT BACK.
>> NOW, TO AN UNLIKELY
FRIENDSHIP FORGED DURING THE
PANDEMIC WITH ONE UPS DRIVER
DELIVERING MORE THAN PACKAGES TO
3-YEAR-OLD ASHER
REPORTER ASHLEY FROM WCNC HAS 
MORE. 
>> SUDDENLY, WE'RE HOME TOGETHER
ALL THE TIME. 
>> LIKE MANY FAMILIES DURING THE
PANDEMIC, THE MASONS SAY THEY 
NOW SPEND A LOT OF TIME OUTSIDE.
AND JUST LIKE MANY
NEIGHBORHOODS, THEY SAY THEIRS
SEES A CONSTANT PARADE OF 
DELIVERY TRUCKS.
>> FEDEX TRUCK COMES FIRST
AND THE PRIME TRUCKS COME 
THROUGHOUT THE DAY
THE MAILMAN COMES IN THE MIDDLE.
AND THE UPS MAN COMES AT THE
END.
>> A NEW NORMAL LEADING TO AN 
UNEXPECTED CONNECTION FOR THE 
MASON'S 3-YEAR-OLD SON, ASHER.
>> HE ALWAYS WAVES TO THE 
TRUCKS
AND OVER TIME, LEARNED ALL THE
DRIVERS' NAMES
AND DECIDED HE WANTS TO BE A
DELIVERY GUY WHEN HE GROWS UP.
HE TOOK A SPECIAL LIKING TO 
DARRYL BECAUSE DARRYL'S ALWAYS
GONE OUT OF HIS WAY TO SAY
HELLO, TO LEARN HIS NAME
IF DARRYL'S DRIVING BY, HE WILL 
SLOW DOWN IF ASHER'S PLAYING AND
SAY, HI, ASHER
AND THAT JUST MAKES ASHER'S 
NIGHT.
>> IN BETWEEN VISITS FROM 
DARRYL, LITTLE ASHER IS BUSY
MAKING DELIVERIES OF HIS OWN
HE PROUDLY WEARS THE UNIFORM
AND, THANKS TO DAD, EVEN HAS HIS
OWN DELIVERY TRUCK
RECENTLY, HIS OUTFIT WAS MADE 
COMPLETE WHEN DARRYL BROUGHT HIM
A PAIR OF OFFICIAL UPS SOCKS. 
>> THE FACT THAT HE TAKES THE 
TIME OUT TO GET ASHER A PAIR OF 
SOCKS OR SAY HELLO AND JUST MAKE
THAT HUMAN CONNECTION REALLY
MEANS THE WORLD TO US.
>> FOR THE MASON FAMILY, THE
DELIVERY OF KINDNESS, WORTH MORE
THAN ANYTHING INSIDE A PACKAGE
>> THANKS TO WCNC'S ASHLEY DAILY
FOR THAT REPORT.
DELIVERING KINDNESS AND A WHOLE 
LOT OF CUTENESS, TOO
ESPECIALLY, WITH THOSE UNIFORMS.
OUTFITS.
>> WE ALL COME TO APPRECIATE OUR
DELIVERY DRIVERS THIS YEAR. 
>> THANK YOU FOR STARTING YOUR
DAY WITH US.
I'M FRANCES RIVERA. 
>> I'M PHILLIP MENA.
A MEXICAN ZOO CELEBRATED WORLD
ELEPHANT DAY BY DELIVERING TWO
>>> Y'ALL KNEW IT WAS COMING
YOU COULD HAVE SET YOUR WATCHES 
TO IT.
DONALD TRUMP HAS ALREADY STARTED
HIS ATTACKS.
>> AND SHE LEFT ANGRY.
SHE LEFT MAD
THERE WAS NOBODY MORE INSULTING 
TO BIDEN THAN SHE WAS.
>> THE GLOVES ARE OFF AS THE
CAMPAIGN KICKS INTO HIGH GEAR.
NOW THAT WE'RE JUST 82 DAYS AWAY
FROM ELECTION DAY.
>> TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, 
WHERE THE COUNTRY HAS REPORTED
ITS HIGHEST NUMBER OF DEATHS IN 
A SINGLE DAY SINCE MID-MAY. 
>> TO OUR HERO OF THE DAY IS A
FAST-MOVING POLICE OFFICER
SPRINGS INTO ACTION FOR A 
WHEELCHAIR-BOUND MAN STUCK ON 
RAILROAD TRACKS.
>> SOCIALLY DISTANCED CONCERTS
AND HOW CROWDS WILL BE MANAGED
MOVING FORWARD. 
>> AND THE HOMECOMING KING AND
QUEEN FINALLY GET TOGETHER AFTER
ALMOST 30 YEARS.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GOOD THURSDAY MORNING, I'M 
PHILLIP MENA. 
>> GLAD YOU ARE STARTING YOUR 
DAY WITH US.
I'M FRANCES RIVERA
THE GLOVES ARE COMING OFF IN THE
RACE FOR 2020.
JOE BIDEN AND KAMALA HARRIS TOOK
AIM AT PRESIDENT TRUMP IN THEIR 
OFFICIAL DEBUT TOGETHER IN
DELAWARE
BLASTING THE ADMINISTRATION'S 
RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC
AND LAST NIGHT, VICE PRESIDENT
PENCE FIRED BACK
>> JOE BIDEN'S DECISION TO ADD
KAMALA HARRIS TO THE TICKET 
CONFIRMS EVERYTHING PRESIDENT 
TRUMP AND I HAVE BEEN SAYING
AND, THAT IS, THAT JOE BIDEN AND
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAVE BEEN
OVERTAKEN BY THE RADICAL LEFT.
>> IT'LL BE ANYTHING BUT AN 
ORDINARY CAMPAIGN.
PRESIDENT TRUMP TRADING PACKED
ARENAS FOR TELE-RALLIES.
>> HELLO, WISCONSIN.
IT'S GREAT TO BE WITH YOU.
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON
THIS CALL TONIGHT.
I'M THRILLED TO TALK. 
>> HE ANNOUNCED PLANS TO VISIT
FOUR KEY SWING STATES DURING
THAT CALL.
BIDEN AND HARRIS, ALSO, HOSTING 
THEIR FIRST VIRTUAL GRASSROOTS
FUNDRAISER LAST NIGHT.
THEY BROUGHT IN NEARLY $10
MILLION FROM SUPPORTERS.
AS BIDEN'S RUNNING MATE,
AMERICANS ARE SURE TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT HARRIS IN THE COMING
MONTHS
LESTER HOLT HAS A CLOSER LOOK AT
THIS HISTORIC TICKET. 
>> FIRST OF ALL, IS THE ANSWER
YES?
>> THE ANSWER IS ABSOLUTELY YES,
JOE.
AND I AM READY TO WORK
I AM READY TO DO THIS WITH YOU, 
FOR YOU.
>> Reporter: KAMALA HARRIS HAS
BUILT A CAREER ON WORKING,
FIGHTING, AND MOST OF ALL, NOT
BEING AFRAID TO BE THE FIRST. 
>> I'M SO PROUD TO STAND WITH 
YOU.
AND I DO SO, MINDFUL OF ALL THE 
HEROIC AND AMBITIOUS WOMEN
BEFORE ME.
WHOSE SACRIFICE, DETERMINATION, 
AND RESILIENCE, MAKES MY
PRESENCE HERE, TODAY, EVEN
POSSIBLE
>> Reporter: SHE IS THE DAUGHTER
OF IMMIGRANTS, WHO FELL IN LOVE 
AS ACTIVISTS DURING THE CIVIL 
RIGHTS MOVEMENT.
HARRIS'S FATHER, FROM JAMAICA,
AN ECONOMICS PROFESSOR AT 
STANFORD
HER MOTHER LEFT INDIA TO ATTEND 
BERKELEY, BECOMING A LEADING
BREAST CANCER RESEARCHER
AFTER THEY DIVORCED, HARRIS AND 
LITTLE SISTER, MAYA, WERE RAISED
MOSTLY BY THEIR MOM.
SHE PASSED AWAY IN 2009.
BUT HARRIS HAS CALLED HER THE 
MOST IMPORTANT INFLUENCE IN HER 
LIFE
QUOTING HER IN THIS NEW BIDEN 
CAMPAIGN AD.
>> GROWING UP, WHENEVER I GOT 
UPSET ABOUT SOMETHING.
MY MOTHER WOULD LOOK ME IN THE
EYE AND ASK, SO WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO DO ABOUT IT
>> HARRIS IS NOW 55.
A WIFE AND STEPMOTHER.
BUT SHE IS OFTEN CANDID ABOUT 
HOW HER EARLY EXPERIENCES SHAPED
HER, INCLUDING, PERHAPS THE MOST
TALKED ABOUT AND CONTROVERSIAL
VO
MOMENT OF HER PRESIDENTIAL RUN
WHEN SHE CRITICIZED HER 
NOW-RUNNING MATE'S RECORD ON
BUSSING.
>> GROWING UP, MY SISTER AND I
HAD TO DEAL WITH THE NEIGHBOR 
WHOSE PARENTS TOLD HER SHE
COULDN'T PLAY WITH US BECAUSE WE
WERE BLACK
YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A LITTLE
GIRL IN CALIFORNIA, WHO WAS PART
OF THE SECOND CLASS TO INTEGRATE
HER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
AND SHE WAS BUSSED TO SCHOOL
EVERY DAY.
AND THAT LITTLE GIRL WAS ME.
>> Reporter: AT 17, HARRIS MOVED
TO WASHINGTON, D.C. TO ATTEND 
HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
THERE, SHE WRITES IN HER
AUTOBIOGRAPHY, STUDENTS WERE
TAUGHT THAT WE WERE YOUNG,
GIFTED, AND BLACK.
AND WE SHOULDN'T LET ANYTHING 
GET IN THE WAY OF OUR SUCCESS.
SHE SAYS BECOMING A PROSECUTOR
WAS HER CALLING BECAUSE SHE 
WANTED TO HELP CHANGE THE 
SYSTEM
WORKING, FIRST, IN OAKLAND
THEN, ELECTED AS SAN FRANCISCO'S
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
AND EVENTUALLY, THE FIRST BLACK 
WOMAN TO BECOME ATTORNEY GENERAL
OF CALIFORNIA.
>> I DEVOTED MY LIFE TO MAKING
REAL THE WORDS CARVED IN THE
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT,
EQUAL JUSTICE, UNDER LAW. 
>> AS HARRIS'S NATIONAL PROFILE 
HAS RISEN, HER RECORD AS A
PROSECUTOR HAS BEEN BOTH PRAISED
AND CRITICIZED
SOME, ON THE LEFT, CHIDING HER
FOR NOT BEING PROGRESSIVE 
ENOUGH
BUT WHEN SHE RETURNED TO
WASHINGTON, FOUR YEARS AGO, AS A
SENATOR, SHE EARNED A REPUTATION
FOR SHOWCASING THOSE
PROSECUTORIAL SKILLS IN 
HIGH-PROFILE HEARINGS.
>> YES OR NO
>> WELL, IS THERE A PERSON YOU
ARE TALKING ABOUT?
>> I'M ASKING YOU A VERY DIRECT 
QUESTION
YES OR NO?
>> WHEN JOE BIDEN SELECTED
HARRIS AS HIS RUNNING MATE, IT
MADE HISTORY, IN MANY WAYS
BUT IT WAS ALSO A CHOICE WITH 
DEEP PERSONAL MEANING FOR BIDEN.
BECAUSE OF HARRIS'S CLOSE 
FRIENDSHIP WITH HIS LATE SON, 
BO. 
>> I KNOW HOW MUCH BO RESPECTED 
KAMALA AND HER WORK.
AND THAT MATTERED A LOT TO ME,
TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
>> Reporter: THE FORMER VICE
PRESIDENT NOW BETTING HARRIS'S
DECADES OF WORKING, FIGHTING, 
AND BREAKING BARRIERS WILL HELP 
HIM WIN THE WHITE HOUSE.
>> THAT WAS LESTER HOLT 
REPORTING.
>>> AND PRESIDENT TRUMP ALREADY 
LOBBING ATTACKS AT BIDEN'S NEW
RUNNING MATE
BUT THE BARBS RISK TURNING OFF
SOME OF THE PRESIDENT'S KEY 
SUPPO
SUPPORTERS
KRISTEN WELKER AT THE WHITE 
HOUSE WITH THE LATEST.
>> Reporter: AS PRESIDENT TRUMP 
SHARPENS HIS ATTACKS AGAINST
SENATOR KAMALA HARRIS.
>> I WACTCHED HER POLL NUMBERS G
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, DOWN TO ALMOST
NOTHING.
AND SHE LEFT ANGRY
SHE LEFT MAD. 
>> SOME ALLIES ARE SOUNDING 
ALARM BELLS ABOUT HIS MIXED 
MESSAGING.
ON THE ONE HAND, THE PRESIDENT
AND HIS CAMPAIGN ARE TRYING TO
LABEL THE CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY 
GENERAL AS BEING TOO TOUGH ON 
CRIME.
WHILE, ALSO, ARGUING SHE IS AN
ANTI-POLICE LEFTIST.
>> SHE LEFT NOBODY HAPPY WHEN IT
CAME TO LAW AND ORDER, WHICH IS 
THE NUMBER ONE JOB SHE HAD. 
>> AND SOME ADVISERS THINK THE
PRESIDENT SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM 
PERSONAL ATTACKS, LIKE THE ONE
IN THIS TWEET.
THE SUBURBAN HOUSEWIFE WILL BE
VOTING FOR ME.
THAT MESSAGE, AIMED AT
DISPARAGING, FAIR-HOUSING RULES,
ALREADY BACKFIRING WITH SOME
WOMEN IN BEAVER COUNTY, 
PENNSYLVANIA
AN AREA MR. TRUMP WON BY 19 
POINTS IN 2016
KRISTEN VOTED FOR CANDIDATE 
TRUMP BUT ISN'T SURE THIS YEAR. 
>> ION'T FIND MYSELF IN THAT
SUBURB AND MOM GROUP THAT HE IS 
REFERRING TO
>> DO YOU THINK HE COULD BE 
HURTING HIS CHANCES WITH VOTERS 
LIKE YOU, BY TWEETING THINGS
>> I MEAN, DEFINITELY.
I THINK HE NEEDS TO STOP
TWEETING
>> Reporter: IT'S NOT THE FIRST 
TIME THE PRESIDENT HAS STRUGGLED
WITH HOW TO TALK ABOUT HARRIS.
WHEN SHE FIRST LAUNCHED HER 
PRIMARY CAMPAIGN. 
>> WE CAN RECLAIM THE AMERICAN
DREAM.
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP
PRAISED HER TELLING "THE NEW
YORK TIMES," I WOULD SAY THE
BEST OPENING, SO FAR, WOULD BE
KAMALA HARRIS.
BUT QUICKLY, TAKING AIM ON THE
CAMPAIGN TRAIL. 
>> KAMALA.
KAMALA IS FALLING.
>> AND WHEN ASKED ABOUT HARRIS
AS A POTENTIAL RUNNING MATE JUST
A FEW WEEKS AGO.
STILL, THE DEMOCRATS' DIVERSE 
TICKET IS FUELING THE QUESTION
AMONG SOME REPUBLICANS
IS THE PRESIDENT CONSIDERING
SHAKING UP HIS OWN TEAM?
A TOP CAMPAIGN ADVISER ADDRESSED
THE ISSUE.
>> OUR VICE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN A
FIGHTER.
HE HAS WORKED, EVERY SINGLE DAY,
FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
>> FOR HIS PART, PRESIDENT TRUMP
IS HITTING THE ROAD.
PLANNING SOME KOUCOUNTER 
PROGRAMMING.
HE WILL VISIT KEY BATTLEGROUND
STATES, INCLUDING MINNESOTA,
WISCONSIN, ARIZONA, AND 
PENNSYLVANIA. 
>> KRISTEN, THANK YOU.
>> THE U.S. IS REPORTING ITS
MOST COVID DEATHS IN ONE DAY, 
SINCE MAY.
NEARLY 1,500 PEOPLE DIED FROM 
CORONAVIRUS YESTERDAY.
THAT BRINGS THE OVERALL DEATH 
TOLL TO MORE THAN 162,000.
AMERICA IS, BY FAR, THE 
WORST-AFFECTED COUNTRY, WITH
MORE THAN 5.2 MILLION 
INFECTIONS
>>> AND THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST 
SCHOOL DISTRICT, TEACHERS UNIONS
ARE PUSHING BACK ON REOPEN ING 
PLANS.
TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS IN NEW
YORK ARE CALLING ON MAYOR de
BLASIO TO DELAY IN-PERSON 
INSTRUCTION.
STUDENTS ARE SET TO GO BACK ON
SEPTEMBER 10th. 
>> A MOTORCYCLE RALLY IS ROLLING
INTO NEW HAMPSHIRE LATER THIS 
MONTH.
AND THE GOVERNOR SAID HE SAW THE
LARGE STURGIS RALLY IN SOUTH
DAKOTA AS A WARNING SIGN
HE HAS ISSUED A MANDATE THAT
REQUIRES MASKS FOR GATHERINGS OF
MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE. 
>> A SURGE OF CORONAVIRUS CASES 
ACROSS THE STATE
A FLORIDA SHERIFF BARRED
DEPUTIES FROM WEARING FACIAL
COVERINGS IN MOST WORK SETTINGS.
SHERIFF BILLY WOODS INSISTS 
THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT 
WEARING MASKS LIMITS THE SPREAD 
OF THE VIRUS. 
>> AMID THE PANDEMIC, SINGLE-USE
PLASTIC CONSUMPTION HAS 
INCREASED, HEAVILY
A NEW STUDY FOUND THE AMOUNT OF 
PLASTIC WASTE FLOWING INTO THE
OCEAN COULD TRIPLE IN THE NEXT
20 YEARS
IF NO ACTION IS TAKEN, 600
MILLION TONS OF WASTE WILL BE IN
OUR OCEANS. 
>> FAMILIES IN CALIFORNIA 
STRUGGLING TO BUY FRESH FOOD
RECEIVED A HELPING HAND.
A ONE-DAY-ONLY FOOD DISTRIBUTION
DRIVE-THRU AT THE SANTA MONICA
AIRPORT DISTRIBUTED FOOD TO 
ABOUT 1,500 PEOPLE IN NEED
>>> A SHOWDOWN IS UNDERWAY IN 
FLORIDA AS MORE SCHOOL DISTRICTS
REOPEN, AGAINST A BACKDROP OF 
RISING COVID CASES
OUR SAM BROCK REPORTS.
>> PHILLIP, GOOD MORNING
SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF
ABOUT 20 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, HERE,
IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
REOPENING THEIR DOORS TO
STUDENTS THIS WEEK
AND IT COMES AT A TIME WHEN THE 
POSITIVITY RATE FOR FLORIDA IS
MOVING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.
IT'S NOW ABOUT 12%, ACCORDING TO
THE LATEST NUMBERS
BEFORE, IT WAS 8 OR 9%, A FEW 
DAYS AGO
FLORIDA ALSO BREAKING ITS 
SINGLE-DAY RECORD FOR 
COVID-RELATED FATALITIES, THIS
WEEK
THE CAUTIONARY TALES ARE THERE
GEORGIA OPENED UP SCHOOLS LAST
WEEK
NEWS ON THAT
CHEROKEE COUNTY.
THERE ARE AT LEAST 59 PEOPLE IN 
THAT COUNTY THAT HAVE CONTRACTED
COVID-19
LEADING TO ROUGHLY 1,200
QUARANTINES.
NOW, WE LEARNED TWO DIFFERENT 
HIGH SCHOOLS CLOSED THEIR DOORS 
FOR THE REST OF THE MONTH.
WOODSTOCK SAYING THEY HAD 14
PEOPLE TEST POSITIVE, WITH
ANOTHER 15 STUDENTS PENDING.
SHOULD THEY COME BACK POSITIVE, 
IT WOULD BE EVEN MORE PEOPLE
THAT WOULD HAVE TO QUARANTINE.
SO, IN MULTIPLE STATES RIGHT
NOW, GRAPPLING WITH THIS REALLY 
DIFFICULT INTERSECTION BETWEEN
HEALTH, SAFETY, AND EDUCATION.
NOT JUST PARTICULAR TO FLORIDA
BUT REALLY ALL OVER THE SOUTH 
RIGHT NOW.
DIFFICULT DECISIONS TO BE MADE, 
AS COVID CONTINUING TO SPREAD.
THAT'S THE LATEST HERE IN MIAMI.
SAM BROCK, NBC NEWS.
PHILLIP, BACK TO YOU. 
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE. 
>> COWBOY OWNER JERRY JONES 
BROKE HIS SILENCE ON THE ANTHEM 
DEBATE, SAYING HE WILL LISTEN TO
PLAYERS WHO KNEEL FOR THE 
ANTHEM
AND CALLING FOR GRACE IN THE
TEAM'S ACTIONS
JONES SAID IN 2017, HE WOULD
BENCH PLAYERS WHO KNELT DURING
THE ANTHEM
IN THE SAME VIRTUAL PRESS 
CONFERENCE, JONES ALSO ADDRESSED
HOW THE TEAM WOULD HANDLE HOME
GAMES DURING THE PANDEMIC.
HE EXPECTS AT&T STADIUM TO HOST 
FANS AT EVERY HOME GAME, AS 
TEXAS PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDELINES
ALLOW.
>> MEANWHILE, COLLEGE FOOTBALL
CONTINUES TO DEBATE WHETHER TO
PLAY THE FALL SEASON
THE BIG 12 UNVEILED THEIR 
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE, WHICH IS 
SLATED TO KICK OFF AT THE END OF
SEPTEMBER.
FOR THE LATEST AROUND COLLEGE 
FOOTBALL, WE TURN TO NBC'S
MIGUEL ALMAGUER.
>> Reporter: THE MOVE BY THE BIG
12 TO PLAY AMID THE PANDEMIC, 
ADDING CONFUSION TO A COLLEGE 
FOOTBALL SEASON STRUGGLING TO 
STAY ON ITS FEET
JOINING THE S.E.C. AND ACC, THE 
BIG 12 SAYS TAKING A SHOT AT THE
FALL SEASON OFFERS MORE REWARD
THAN RISK.
>> WE'RE AWARE OF THE RISKS.
AND IT -- IT WOULD BE NAIVE TO
ASSUME THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO
HAVE CASES
WE KNOW THAT WILL HAPPEN
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE PLANNED, TO
THE EXTENT THAT WE HAVE.
>> Reporter: BUT THE BIG TEN AND
PAC 12 SIDELINED THE SEASON,
CITING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF 
STUDENT ATHLETES
NOTRE DAME, AMONG THE TEAMS SET 
TO TAKE THE FIELD.
>> I WOULD RATHER TAKE THAT RISK
PLAYING THE GAME THAT I LOVE, 
AND FIGHTING FOR MY CAREER ONCE 
I LEAVE NOTRE DAME. 
>> FOR PLAYERS THAT DO SUIT UP, 
THEY COULD BE TESTED UP TO THREE
TIMES A WEEK, BEFORE GAME TIME
THAT INCLUDES BEFORE ATHLETES 
COME OUT OF THE TUNNEL AND ONTO 
THE FIELD.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS A $7 BILLION
BUSINESS
BUT MORE THAN MONEY IS AT STAKE.
>> FROM AN ETHICAL STANDPOINT,
THE COLLEGES HAVE TO ASK
THEMSELVES, DO WE WANT TO BE THE
ONES RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING 
THIS ATMOSPHERE WHERE GUYS, 
POTENTIALLY, COULD GET
THEMSELVES INFECTED WITH THE
VIRUS?
>> Reporter: THE WORLD OF 
COLLEGE FOOTBALL WITH AN UNEVEN 
PLAYING FIELD FOR ALL TEAMS, AND
MIXED MESSAGES FOR STUDENT
ATHLETES
PERHAPS, A REFLECTION OF THE
VERY NATION WE LIVE IN
MIGUEL ALMAGUER, NBC NEWS.
>> TIME NOW TO CHECK WITH NBC 
METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB WITH 
HOW WE'RE LOOKING WEATHER WISE
JANESSA, GOOD MORNING.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WE ARE SEEING THESE STORMS
CONTINUE TO POP FOR THE SOUTH 
AND SOUTHEAST.
TAKING A LOOK AT THE RADAR, YOU 
CAN SEE THERE'S NO REAL LATERAL 
MOVEMENT WITH THESE STORM 
SYSTEMS.
SO, THEY'RE PRODUCING A GOOD
AMOUNT OF TORRENTIAL RAIN.
TODAY, WE'LL CONTINUE TO WATCH
THE FLOODING FOR THE
MIDATLANTIC.
MAKING ITS WAY TO THE UPPER 
MIDWEST.
WE DO HAVE AN ENHANCED RISK OF
SOME SEVERE STORMS FOR CENTRAL
MINNEAPOLIS, THIS AFTERNOON.
SO WATCH THAT.
BUT THEY SHOULD TRACK TO THE
EAST, FAIRLY QUICKLY
BUT WE'RE, ALSO, GOING TO WATCH 
SOME WIDESPREAD RAIN THROUGHOUT 
YOUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FROM 
ATLANTA ALL THE WAY INTO
RALEIGH.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR 
DAY AHEAD.
>> OUR TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE
UPPER MIDWEST INTO COLORADO ARE 
REALLY GOING TO ENHANCE THAT
FIRE DANGER THAT WE ARE SEEING
LOW HUMIDITY, AS WELL.
ALSO, WINDS THERE, ALSO, PICKING
UP FOR THE DEEP SOUTH ALL THE 
WAY INTO FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON.
AND WE ALSO HAVE A BIG UPDATE ON
THE TROPICS.
ALL THAT'S COMING UP. 
>> SEEMS LIKE A PATTERN HERE
THAT WE'RE SEEING OVER AND OVER 
AGAIN.
THANKS, JANESSA.
>>> IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS.
PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN MARKLE
ARE NOW U.S. HOMEOWNERS,
ACCORDING TO ZILLOW, THEIR NEW
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA,
MANSION IS 14,000 SQUARE FEET 
WITH NINE BEDROOMS AND 16 
BATHROOMS AND THE PRICE TAG?
AROUND $14 MILLION. 
>> EXCITING NEWS FOR SARAH
COOPER FANS.
THE COMEDIAN FAMOUS FOR HER 
VIRAL IMPRESSIONS OF PRESIDENT
TRUMP GETTING HER OWN NETFLIX 
SERIES
IT'S CALLED SARAH COOPER, 
EVERYTHING'S FINE.
IT WILL PREMIERE THIS FALL. 
>> DEPICTING THE EPIC LIFE OF 
BLAC
>>> BREAKING NEWS NOW.
MANDATORY EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN 
ORDERED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
A WILDFIRE IN THE ANGELES 
NATIONAL FOREST NEAR LAKE HUGHES
HAS EXPLODED TO 10,000 ACRES
OFFICIALS SAY THE FIRE SPREAD TO
AN AREA WITH MORE FUEL, AND THAT
HAS LED TO A RAPID GROWTH AND 
WHAT THEY CALL EXTREME FIRE 
BEHAVIOR
IT'S ZERO PERCENT CONTAINED.
EVACUATIONS WERE ALSO ORDERED 
OVERNIGHT IN OREGON.
THE FIRE HAS BURNED ABOUT 500 
ACRES AND IS THREATENING AT 
LEAST 300 HOMES.
THE GOVERNOR'S DECLARED AN
EMERGENCY, TO MAKE MORE 
RESOURCES AVAILABLE.
AND THE GRIZZLY CREEK FIRE IS 
STILL RAGING IN COLORADO
>>> THE FIRST OFFICIAL SOCIALLY 
DISTANT VENUE TO OPEN IN THE UK 
SINCE THE PANDEMIC HELD ITS 
FIRST CONCERT.
THE SHOW HEADLINED BY SAM FENDER
DREW ABOUT 2,500 FANS.
BUT LOOK HERE.
THEY WERE SEATED ON 500 
SEPARATE, ELEVATED PLATFORMS
PLACED ON THE RACING TRACK
FIELD.
SO YOU SEE HOW FAR APART THEY 
WERE
EACH OF THE PLAT FORMS WERE 
SEPARATED BY SIX FEET AND EACH
HELD FIVE PEOPLE, EACH. 
>> I DO, I LIKE IT A LOT
PART OF THE PROBLEM WHEN YOU GO 
TO THESE CONCERTS IS, YOU KNOW, 
PEOPLE ARE ALL UP ON YOU
YOU KNOW, YOU JUST HAVE YOUR
CREW THAT YOU ARE WITH
HOPEFULLY, GET SOME BEER
DELIVERED.
I LIKE IT.
>>> LOOKS LIKE NFL LEGEND BARRY 
SANDERS WILL BE PRETTY BUSY SOON
AFTER THE DETROIT LIONS FOUND 
HUNDREDS OF UNOPENED LETTERS
ADDRESSED TO HIM
THE NEARLY 250 LETTERS CAME TO
DETROIT BETWEEN 2004 AND 2010.
SANDERS SAYS HE IS PREPARED TO
RESPOND TO THEM ALL.
PLEDGING TO GIVE LIONS' FANS A
REASON TO SMILE MORE THAN 20
YEARS AFTER HE RETIRED
LIONS FANS DON'T HAVE A REASON
TO SMILE, IN A VERY LONG TIME.
MOST OF THOSE LETTERS ARE 
PROBABLY ASKING HIM TO COME BA
>>> HI, EVERYBODY.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELEVEN
IT'S REALLY HAVING A HARD TIME
COMING TOGETHER.
THE ATMOSPHERE'S REALLY NOT 
CONDUCIVE FOR THE STORM TO
REALLY GAIN STRENGTH RIGHT NOW
BUT EXPECTED FROM THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER TO BE UPGRADED 
TO A TROPICAL STORM SYSTEM B
>>> HI, EVERYBODY.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELEVEN
IT'S REALLY HAVING A HARD TIME
COMING TOGETHER.
THE ATMOSPHERE'S REALLY NOT 
CONDUCIVE FOR THE STORM TO
REALLY GAIN STRENGTH RIGHT NOW
BUT EXPECTED FROM THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER TO BE UPGRADED 
TO A TROPICAL STORM SYSTEM B
BREAK ANOTHER RECORD, ON TRACK
TO LEAVE OFFICE WITH THE WORST
JOBS RECORD OF ANY AMERICAN 
PRESIDENT IN MODERN HISTORY.
>> THE CASE AGAINST DONALD TRUMP
AND MIKE PENCE IS OPEN AND SHUT.
>> THE PRESIDENT HITTING THE
ROAD DURING NEXT WEEK'S DNC 
CONVENTION
>>> AND THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF 
CORONAVIRUS DEATHS SINCE MAY
COLLEGE FOOTBALL MAY NOT BE 
FINISHED AFTER ALL
NEW DETAILS AHEAD.
>> AND STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL
NEEDS WHEN REMOTE LEARN 
SOMETHING THE ONLY OPTION.
>> EVACUATIONS GROWING AS WE
SPEAK.
A BUSY THURSDAY AHEAD.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS NOW
>>> GOOD THURSDAY MORNING.
I AM FRANCES RIVERA.
>> I AM PHILLIP MENA
IT'S THE FINAL SPRINT IN THE
RACE FOR 2020.
BOTH PARTY PARTITICKETS ARE NOW.
THE PAIR VOWING TO LEAD AMERICA 
OUT OF THE PANDEMIC IF ELECTED
LAST NIGHT WE GOT A PREVIEW OF
THE DEBATE SPACE BETWEEN HARRIS 
AND VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE.
>> I THINK SHE'S A SKILLED
DEBATER, BUT I CAN'T WAIT TO GET
TO SALT LAKE CITY AND BE ON THE 
STAGE WITH HER TO COMPARE JOE 
BIDEN'S NEARLY 50 YEARS IN
PUBLIC LIFE, THE AGENDA OF THE
RADICAL LEFT, THE AGENDA SHE HAS
EMBRACED THROUGHOUT HER 
POLITICAL CAREER
>> IT WILL BE ANYTHING BUT A
ORDINARY DEBATE.
>>> HELLO, WISCONSIN
IT'S GREAT TO BE WITH YOU.
>> HE ANNOUNCED PLANS TO VISIT
FOUR KEY SWING STATES DURING
THAT CALL.
BIDEN AND HARRIS ALSO HOSTED
THEIR FIRST VIRTUAL GRASSROOTS
FUND-RAISER LAST NIGHT BRINGING 
IN NEARLY $10 MILLION FROM
SUPPORTERS
>> THE BIDEN/HARRIS DEMOCRATIC
TICKET TAKING STAGE AND STEPPING
INTO HISTORY
>> YOUR NEXT VICE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES, KAMALA 
HARRIS
>> THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN ON A 
MAJOR POLITICAL TICKET
>> TODAY, TODAY JUST MAYBE THEY 
ARE SEEING THEMSELVES FOR THE 
FIRST TIME IN A NEW WAY, AS THE 
STUFF OF PRESIDENTS AND VICE
PRESIDENTS
>> HARRIS IS A U.S. SENATOR FROM
CALIFORNIA, THAT STATE'S
ATTORNEY GENERAL
>> MARCHING AND SHOUTING FOR
THIS THING CALLED JUSTICE IN A
STRUGGLE THAT CONTINUES TODAY.
AND I WAS PART OF IT
MY PARENTS WOULD BRING ME TO
PROTESTS STRAPPED TIGHTLY IN MY 
STROLLER
>> MORE THAN 20 YEARS YOUNGER 
THAN BIDEN HARRIS IS ALREADY
INJECTING ENTHUSIASM INTO THE 
CAMPAIGN THAT HAS RAISED MORE 
THAN 26 MILLION SINCE JOINING 
THE TICKET
>> WE HAVE A PRESIDENT WHO CARES
MORE ABOUT HIMSELF THAN THE 
PEOPLE WHO ELECTED HIM
>> THE PRESIDENT ALREADY
ACCUSING HARRIS OF BEING NASTY
AND DISRESPECTFUL TO BIDEN WHILE
RUNNING AGAINST EACH OTHER
DURING THE PRESIDENTIAL 
PRIMARIES.
>> SHE SAID HORRIBLE THINGS 
ABOUT HIM.
>> BIDEN AND HARRIS SHOWING A 
UNITED FRONT, READY TO BATTLE 
FOR THE WHITE HOUSE.
>> THE QUESTION NOW IS WHETHER
KAMALA HARRIS IS JUST THE TICKET
TO WIN OVER VOTERS IN SWING 
STATES
AND WE HAVE REACTION FROM VOTERS
THERE IN ARIZONA
>> Reporter: THERE'S ALWAYS A 
QUESTION ABOUT WHAT IMPACT DOES 
A VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE 
HAVE ON THE TICKET COME ELECTION
DAY?
LET'S LOOK AT ARIZONA.
FOR THE FIRST TIME WEST OF TEXAS
THE DEMOCRATS ON THE TICKET ARE 
GOING TO HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL THAT
REPRESENT THE TRUE WEST.
KAMALA HARRIS FROM CALIFORNIA,
AND WE'RE HERE IN MARICOPA
COUNTY ARIZONA AND I WAS TALK TO
SOME FOLKS FROM THE LATINO
COMMUNITY HERE, AND THEY SAID 
IT'S IMPORTANT NOT BECAUSE OF 
THE BASELINE REGIONAL DIVERSITY,
BUT IT'S BECAUSE OF THE 
BASELINES IN THE REGION.
LIVES IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA,
AND WORKED FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS
IN SACRAMENTO WHICH IS JUST 
NORTH OF THE AGRICULTURE HUB IN 
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA, AND THEY
HOPE SHE'S THE ONE THAT 
UNDERSTANDS ISSUES LIKE HERE IN 
ARIZONA, AND IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT
IMMIGRATION BUT PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION IN THE 
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, AND THE 
DISPARITIES AND EDUCATIONAL 
RESOURCES, ABOUT THE DISPARITIES
IN TESTING FOR COVID, AND IT'S
THOSE SORTS OF ISSUES THAT
SOMEBODY FROM CALIFORNIA, FROM
THE WEST, KAMALA HARRIS IS ABLE 
TO REPRESENT AND DRAW OUT A 
GREATER SHARE OF SUPPORT COME 
ELECTION DAY
>> WE'LL HAVE OUR ANSWERS COME
NOVEMBER
THANK YOU.
>>> AND THEN A SITUATION
DEVELOPING IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA
MANDATORY EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN 
ORDERED AFTER A WILDFIRE
EXPLODED AND 100 HOMES HAVE BEEN
EVACUATED AND SOME BURNED.
OFFICIALS WARNED THE FIRE BURNED
TO AREAS
500 FIREFIGHTERS HAVE RESPONDED 
AND IT'S 0% CONTAINED.
AND IN OREGON, 500 ACRES WERE 
BURNED AND IT'S THREATENING AT
LEAST 300 HOMES.
THE GOVERNOR DECLARED AN
EMERGENCY TO MAKE MORE RESOURCES
AVAILABLE.
AND THE CREEK FIRE IS STILL 
BURNING IN COLORADO FOR MORE
THAN 48 HOURS AND SPREAD TO 
4,800 ACRES.
>>> THE U.S. REPORTING ITS MOST 
COVID DEATHS IN ONE DAY SINCE 
MAY.
NEARLY 1,500 PEOPLE DIED FROM 
CORONAVIRUS YESTERDAY.
AMERICA IS BY FAR THE WORST 
AFFECTED COUNTRY WITH MORE THAN 
5.2 MILLION INFECTIONS
>>> AND THEN THE GOVERNOR SAW 
IMAGES LIKING THISFROM STURGIS
A NEW MANDATE WILL REQUIRE MASKS
FOR GATHERINGS OF MORE THAN 100 
PEOPLE
>>> A SHERIFF IN FLORIDA BARRED 
DEPUTIES FROM WEARING FACE
COVERINGS IN MOST SETTINGS
HE INSISTED THERE'S NO EVIDENCE 
THAT WEARING MASKS LIMITS THE 
SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.
>>> AND THEN PLASTIC WAIST
FLOWING IN THE OCEAN COULD
TRIPLE IN THE NEXT 20 YEARS IF
NO ACTION IS TAKEN, 600 MILLIONS
OF WASTE WILL BE IN OUR OCEANS
>>> FAMILIES IN CALIFORNIA
STRUGGLING TO BUY FRESH FOOD GOT
A HELPING HAND
>>> AN AWARD-WINNING COMPOSURE
VOLUNTEERS FOR A COVID MEDICAL
TRIAL.
WEBER ANNOUNCED HE'S TAKING PART
IN THE OXFORD TRIAL.
HE WILL DO ANYTHING TO PROVE
THEATERS CAN REOPEN SAFETY
>>> AND COLLEGE FOOTBALL
CONTINUES TO DEBATE WHETHER OR
NOT TO PLAY THE FALL SEASON.
FOR THE LATEST AROUND COLLEGE 
FOOTBALL WE TURN TO NBC'S MIGUEL
ALMAGUER
>> THE MOVE BY THE BIG 12 TO
PLAY AMID THE PANDEMIC, ADDING
CONFUSION TO A COLLEGE FOOTBALL 
SEASON STRUGGLING TO STAY ON ITS
FEET
JOINING THE SEC AND ACC, THE BIG
12 SAYS TAKING A SHOT AT THE
FALL SEASON OFFERS MORE REWARD
THAN RISKS
>> WE'RE AWARE OF THE RISKS.
IT WOULD BE NAIVE TO ASSUME WE
ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE CASES.
WE KNOW THAT WILL HAPPEN
THAT'S WHY WE PLANNED TO THE
EXTENT WE HAVE
>> THE BIG TEN AND PAC 12 CITE
THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE
STUDENT ATHLETES
NOTRE DAME AMONG THE TEAMS SET
TO TAKE THE FIELD.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE THAT
RISK
>> FOR PLAYERS THAT DO SUIT UP, 
THEY COULD BE TESTED UP TO THREE
TIMES A WEEK BEFORE GAME TIME,
AND THAT INCLUDES BEFORE
ATHLETES COME OUT OF THE TUNNEL 
AND ON TO THE FIELD.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS A $7 BILLION
BUSINESS, AND MORE THAN MONEY IS
AT STAKE
>> FROM AN ETHICAL STANDPOINT 
THE COLLEGES HAVE TO ASK
THEMSELVES DO WE WANT TO BE THE 
ONES RESPONSIBILITY FOR CREATING
THE ATMOSPHERE WHERE GUYS GET 
N
INFECTED WITH CORONAVIRUS.
>> PERHAPS A REFLECTION OF THE
VERY NATION WE LIVE IN
MIGUEL ALMAGUER, NBC NEWS.
>> THERE'S STORMS OUT THERE WE
NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO
HERE'S OUR METEOROLOGIST, 
JANESSA WEBB
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY
THE FLOOD THREAT CONTINUES WITH 
THE SOUTHEAST, MID-ATLANTIC,
EASTERN LOCATIONS FOR AT LEAST
THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
THERE'S NO LATERAL MOVEMENT ON
THE STORMS SO THERE WILL BE 
TORRENTIAL RAIN THIS AFTERNOON
FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC TO THE
SOUTHEAST AND THAT WILL INCREASE
THE FLOOD THREAT, AND THERE'S A 
PAUS
POSSIBILITY OF A FEW TORNADOES
IN THAT AREA
ALSO WATCHING ACCUMULATION UP TO
ONE TO TWO INCHES ACROSS THE
DEEP SOUTH
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE WEATHER FOR
THE DAY, AND HERE'S A CLOSER
LOOK AT YOUR DAY AHEAD
TEMPERATURES, THEY ARE NEAR 100 
DEGREES FOR COLORADO THIS 
AFTERNOON.
THAT'S GOING TO SPARK UP THE
FIRE DANGER.
ALSO 103 FOR SAN ANTONIO, AND 88
FOR CHARLESTON WITH A FEW STORMS
THIS AFTERNOON
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE TROPICS
COMING UP.
>> ALL RIGHT
WE WILL HEAR FROM YOU IN A BIT, 
JANESSA.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>>> A CLOSE CALL IN CALIFORNIA
ENDS WITH A LIVE SAVED
A POLICE OFFICER IS DASHING 
TOWARDS A MAN THAT GOT HIS
WHEELCHAIR STUCK ON A TRAIN 
TRACK.
THE OFFICER MANAGED TO DRAG HIM 
OUT OF THE CHAIR AS THE TRAIN 
CRASHED INTO IT.
THE 66-YEAR-OLD WAS TAKEN TO A
LOCAL HOSPITAL AFTER HIS LEG WAS
HIT BY THE T
>>> LEADING THE NEWS, CLASHES IN
THE STREETS ARE GROWING MORE
VIOLENT.
IT'S EVEN AS THE GOVERNMENT 
CRACKS DOWN ON DEMONSTRATIONS.
MATTHEW JOINS US FROM 
MISCELMOSCOW
THE FORCE USED AGAINST THE
PROTESTERS IS GETTING MORE
CONCERNING
>> Reporter: YEAH, THEY ADMITTED
THEY USED LIVE AMMUNITION 
AGAINST A GROUP OF PROTESTERS.
THEY LATER RETRACTED THAT 
WORDING FROM THE STATEMENT BUT
STILL ADMITTING TO USING
SIGNIFICANT FORCE AGAINST THEM
THIS IS GOING ON COUNTRY-WIDE 
AND FOR ABOUT FOUR DAYS NOW AND 
IT'S CLEAR THE REGIME THAT HAS
BEEN IN POWER FOR 26 YEARS IS 
HAVING TO FIGHT HARDER THAN EVER
TO MAINTAIN THIS IRON GRIP ON 
THE COUNTRY.
NOW, SO FAR THEY HAVE ALREADY 
SUCCEEDED IN ESSENTIALLY SCARING
OUT THE MAIN OPPOSITION LEADERS 
TO FLEE THE COUNTRY, ALLEGEDLY
THREATENING HER CHILDREN EVEN,
AND THE DEMONSTRATORS CONTINUE
TO HIT THE STREETS DAY AFTER DAY
AND IT'S CLEAR IT'S NOT 
SIMMERING DOWN ANYTIME
>>> WE'RE BACK NOW WITH OUR 
LATEST IN THE COLLABORATION WITH
ACTUAL TELEMUNDO
MORGAN STARTS US OFF IN SAN 
ANTONIO.
>> 14-YEAR-OLD GOMEZ LOVES TO 
LEARN.
>> DO YOU LIKE SCHOOL?
YOU REALLY LIKE SCHOOL A LOT
HIS FAMILY MOVED FROM SAN DIEGO 
TO SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, AND HE 
HAS BEEN TRYING TO LEARN ENGLISH
EVERY SINCE.
HE WAS A STAR STUDENT BUT SAYS
CLASSES GOT HARDER WHEN THEY
VE
WENT VIRTUAL LAST SUMMER
>> WHY ARE THEY HARDER
>> BECAUSE OF THE CONTACT WITH
THE TEACHERS
>> HE'S ONE OF 5 MILLION PUBLIC 
SCHOOL STUDENTS LEARNING ENGLISH
AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, A 
CHALLENGE THAT COULD BE HARD FOR
LATINO STUDENTS, SINCE 40% OF 
LATINO FAMILIES DON'T HAVE A
COMPUTER
>> WHAT ARE YOU USUALLY DOING 
YOUR WORK ON
>> I DO IT IN MY PHONE
>> SO YOU ARE DOING YOUR
HOMEWORK ON YOUR PHONE
>> UH-HUH.
>> WOW
>> HIS FAMILY OF FIVE SHARES ONE
LAPTOP
EVEN WHEN HE CAN ACCESS HIS 
ASSIGNMENTS, HE'S ON HIS OWN
>> DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?
>> NO.
>> ROBERTO'S MOM SAYS HE'S BEEN 
LOSING SOME OF THE ENGLISH HE 
ALREADY LEARNED SINCE THE 
PANDEMIC
>> Translator: I WAS HELPING HIM
WITH AS MUCH I COULD WITH THE 
ACTIVITIES, BUT THAT REALLY IS
NOT SUFFICIENT
>> IT'S A CHALLENGE ROBERTO'S 
TEACHER IS UP AGAINST.
>> OUR SCHOOL SYSTEMS ARE NOT 
SET UP TO SUPPORT MIGRANT 
FAMILIES TO BEGIN WITH, AND WITH
REMOTE LEARNING THAT THAT'S 
CARRYING OVER INTO THAT.
>> WITH FAMILIES WITH STUDENTS
FOR SPECIAL NEEDS, THOSE
CHALLENGES CAN BECOME MORE
DIFFICULT.
HOW DO YOU HELP THOSE?
>> ABOUT 700,000 SPECIAL NEEDS
STUDENTS HERE IN THE U.S. ARE 
ALSO ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
6-YEAR-OLD TWINS HEAR DO
EVERYTHING TOGETHER.
>> TELL ME HOW MUCH YOU LOVE
YOUR SISTER?
>> LIKE THIS
>> THEY LOVE DRESSING UP AS 
PRINCESSES AND DANCING, BUT WHEN
IT COMES TO LEARNING THEIR NEEDS
ARE DIFFERENT.
EMMA HAS AUTISM AND IS
NONVERBAL.
>> DOES EMMA MISS GOING TO
SCHOOL
CAN YOU SEE IT IN HER?
>> AT FIRST THERE WAS STRESS, 
BECAUSE THE AUTISTIC CHILDREN 
NEED A SCHEDULE.
>> I HAVE TO RUN FROM ONE SIDE
OF THE HOUSE TO THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE HOUSE WITH DIFFERENT 
COMPUTERS SO THEY CAN 
CONCENTRATE VERY WELL IN HER
STUFF.
>> Reporter: ADDING TO THE
CHALLENGE AS PARENTS OF LATINO
CHILDREN IS TRYING TO HELP
OTHERS
>> IT SEEMS LIKE THROUGH ALL OF 
THIS YOU HAVE HAD TO STEP UP
EVEN MORE AND BECOME EVEN MORE
THE SUPER MOM.
>> YEAH.
>> DO YOU EVER SIT BACK, AND, I 
DON'T KNOW, BREAK DOWN AND LET
THE EMOTIONS GET TO YOU?
>> A LOT OF TIMES, YES
A LOT OF TIMES
BUT YOU HAVE TO BE A MOM, AND 
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
STILL WATCHING TROPICAL 
DEPRESSION 11.
THIS STORMIS SOME IS HAVING A 
HARD TIME COMING TOGETHER.
IT COULD POSSIBLY BE A TROPICAL 
STORM GOING IN LATER TONIGHT AS 
IT SITS IN A GOOD AND WARM BODY 
OF WATER
RIGHT NOW THERE IS STILL A LOT
OF UNCERTAINTY IF THIS STORM
EVEN COMES TOGETHER, BUT LOOKS
LIKE IT WILL
>>> IN TODAY'S STOP STORY, A
DEADLY TRAIN CRASH OVERSEAS IN
SCOTLAND WHEN A PASSENGER TRAIN 
DERAILED AFTER FLOODING IN THE
AREA
ONE CAR FELL DOWN AN EMBANKMENT 
FROM THE CONDUCTOR WAS BELIEVED 
TO BE ONE OF THOSE KILLED.
>>> AND THEN DOZENS OF RADIO
STATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL
PAUSE THEIR NORMAL PROGRAMMING
TODAY.
THE BROADCAST EVENT LED BY
TAYLOR'S FAMILY WILL BEGIN AT 
2:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME
THE TRIBUTE WILL FEATURE ONE OF 
TAYLOR'S FAVORITE SONGS 
"EVERYTHING," AND THAT WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY A READING OF NAMES, 
VICTIMS OF POLICE VIOLENCE
>>> CHURCHILL DOWNS IS NOT
ALLOWING FANS THERE OR IN THE 
INFIELD DURING THE BIG RACE.
ONLY AROUND 14% CAPACITY
FANS WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR 
FACE COVERINGS AND SUBMITTED TO 
TEMPERATURE CHECKS
>>> AND BIDDING BEGAN ON THE
MIKE TROUT CARD AT $1 MILLION.
WITH THE AUCTION NOT CLOSING
UNTIL AUGUST 22nd, IT'S ON PACE 
TO BE THE MOST EXPENSIVE CARD 
SOLD AT AUCTION.
>>> LOOK AT THIS, NOT A SHARK 
BUT LOOK WHAT EMERGED FROM THE
OCEAN.
DID YOU SEE THAT MAN, WACKING IT
AWAY WITH THE SHOVEL
MANY ARE SITTING THERE GAWKING
AT IT.
NO INJURIES REPORTED AFTER ALL
THIS, BUT THE SHOCK FACTOR I
THINK IS SO HIGH
I THINK THAT'S THE FIRST THING
YOU WOULD SEE, A SHARK
>> YOU SAID NO INJURIES 
REPORTED
NOBODY HAS TALKED TO THE BORE 
YET SO WE DON'T KNOW
>>> A MUSICIAN IS LOOKING TO
TAKE HIS TRICKS TO NEW HEIGHTS
THE SPECIAL IS GOING TO STREAM
LIVE ON HIS YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
YOU CAN WATCH THAT ON AUGUST
31st
CAN YOU IMAGINE THE TRAFFIC?
>> RIGHT
>> EVERYBODY STOPPING AND 
WATCHING
>>> PUMPKINS COMING TO DUNKIN'
SOONER THAN EVER BEFORE.
DUNKIN''S FALL LINEUP WILL
INCLUDE SPICE DRINKS AND THE
BITE-SIZED BAKERY TREATS, AND 
ALSO STEAK AND CHEESE ROLLUP
NOTHING LIKE
>>> THE BIDEN-HARRIS TICKET IS
NOW OFF AND RUNNING AS THE
DEMOCRATS TAKE AIM AT PRESIDENT 
TRUMP, WITH JUST 82 DAYS BEFORE 
THE ELECTION. 
>> KAMALA KNOWS HOW TO GOVERN.
SHE KNOWS HOW TO MAKE THE HARD
CALLS.
SHE'S READY TO DO THIS JOB, ON
DAY ONE.
>> HE MADE A CHOICE.
HE PICKED HER.
I WATCHED HER.
I WATCHED HER POLL NUMBERS GO,
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, DOWN TO ALMOST
NOTHING.
>> AND THE CANDIDATES WERE BUSY 
OVERNIGHT.
>>> AS THE PUSH TO REOPEN 
SCHOOLS CONTINUES, THE SPIKE IN 
MANY CLASSROOMS IS ALREADY
CAUSING SOME BACK PEDALING. 
>> MULTIPLE WILDFIRES BURNING 
OVERNIGHT.
>> THE LITTLE BOY WHO MADE A
CALLING DURING THE PANDEMIC AS
H
HE DEVELOPED A LOVE FOR PACKAGE 
DELIVERIES
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>>> GLAD YOU ARE STARTING YOUR
DAY WITH US.
I'M FRANCES RIVERA. 
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
IT'S THE FINAL SPRINT IN THE
RACE FOR 2020.
BOTH PARTY TICKETS ARE NOW SET, 
WITH JOE BIDEN AND KAMALA HARRIS
MAKING THEIR OFFICIAL DEBUT 
TOGETHER IN DELAWARE
THE PAIR VOWING TO LEAD AMERICA 
OUT OF THE PANDEMIC, IF ELECTED.
AND LAST NIGHT, WE GOT A PREVIEW
OF THE DEBATE STAGE BETWEEN 
HARRIS AND VICE PRESIDENT MIKE
PENCE.
>> I THINK SHE IS A SKILLED 
DEBATER.
BUT I CAN'T WAIT TO GET TO SALT 
LAKE CITY AND BE ON THE STAGE 
WITH HER
TO COMPARE JOE BIDEN'S NEARLY 50
YEARS IN PUBLIC LIFE
THE AGENDA OF THE RADICAL LEFT
THE AGENDA THAT SHE'S EMBRACED, 
THROUGHOUT HER POLITICAL CAREER,
WITH THE RESULTS OF THIS
PRESIDENT AND THIS
ADMINISTRATION
>> IT'LL BE ANYTHING BUT AN 
ORDINARY CAMPAIGN.
PRESIDENT TRUMP TRADED PACKED 
ARENAS FOR TELERALLIES. 
>> HELLO, WISCONSIN.
IT'S GREAT TO BE WITH YOU.
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON
THIS CALL TONIGHT.
>> HE ANNOUNCED PLANS TO VISIT
FOUR KEY SWING STATES DURING
THAT CALL.
BIDEN AND HARRIS, ALSO, HOSTED
THEIR FIRST VIRTUAL, GRASSROOTS 
FUNDRAISER LAST NIGHT.
BRINGING IN NEARLY $10 MILLION
FROM SUPPORTERS.
NBC'S ANDREA MITCHELL HAS MORE
>> Reporter: TOGETHER, FOR THE
FIRST TIME SINCE THEIR BIG
ANNOUNCEMENT, THE DEMOCRATIC
TICKET
THE OLDEST, MAJOR PARTY 
CANDIDATE TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT, 
AND THE FIRST WOMAN OF COLOR. 
>> THIS MORNING, ALL ACROSS THE 
NATION, LITTLE GIRLS WOKE UP, 
ESPECIALLY LITTLE, BLACK AND
BROWN GIRLS, WHO SO OFTEN FEEL
OVERLOOKED AND UNDERVALUED IN 
THEIR COMMUNITIES.
BUT TODAY, TODAY, JUST MAYBE, 
THEY'RE SEEING THEMSELVES, FOR
THE FIRST TIME, IN A NEW WAY, AS
THE STUFF OF PRESIDENT AND VICE 
PRESIDENTS
>> Reporter: TRYING TO SHOW THEY
ARE A TEAM, WITH SIMILAR VALUES 
AND SHARED GOAL.
>> AND WE ARE EXPERIENCING A
MORAL RECKONING WITH RACISM AND 
SYSTEMIC INJUSTICE, THAT HAS
BROUGHT A NEW COALITION OF
CONSCIENCE TO THE STREETS OF OUR
COUNTRY, DEMANDING CHANGE.
>> Reporter: AFTER RELEASING A
VIDEO PROFILING KAMALA HARRIS,
OPENING WITH THAT MOMENT WHEN 
JOE BIDEN ASKED HER TO BE ON THE
TICKET
>>
HI
HI
HI
SORRY TO KEEP YOU.
>> THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
YOU READY TO GO TO WORK?
>> OH, MY GOD.
I AM SO READY TO GO TO WORK.
>> Reporter: WHY HARRIS?
FIRST, ENERGY, EXCITEMENT.
A STRONG CAMPAIGNER, EVEN 
VIRTUALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC.
SECOND, HER ABILITY TO RALLY
BLACK VOTERS, KEY TO ANY
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY
ESPECIALLY, IN THOSE
BATTLEGROUND STATES.
PENNSYLVANIA, MICHIGAN, 
WISCONSIN, WHO DID NOT TURN OUT 
IN LARGE ENOUGH NUMBERS FOR 
HILLARY CLINTON.
THIRD, THE PROSECUTOR.
HARRIS USING HER SKILLS TO GO 
AFTER TRUMP AND HIS MEN.
>> HAS THE PRESIDENT OR ANYONE
AT THE WHITE HOUSE EVER ASKED OR
SUGGESTED THAT YOU OPEN AN
INVESTIGATION OF ANYONE?
YES OR NO, PLEASE, SIR
>> THE PRESIDENT OR ANYBODY 
ELSE
>> SEEMS YOU'D REMEMBER 
SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND BE ABLE 
TO TELL US. 
>> SKILLS HONED FROM HER YEARS
AS CALIFORNIA'S ATTORNEY
GENERAL, WHEN SHE FORGED A
FRIENDSHIP WITH JOE BIDEN'S SON,
BO, WHO HAD THE SAME JOB IN 
DELAWARE. 
>> I KNOW HOW MUCH BO RESPECTED 
KAMALA AND HER WORK, AND THAT 
MATTERED A LOT TO ME, TO BE 
HONEST WITH YOU, AS I MADE THIS 
DECISION. 
>> BO WAS THE KIND OF GUY WHO 
INSPIRED PEOPLE TO BE A BETTER
VERSION OF THEMSELVES.
HE REALLY WAS THE BEST OF US
AND WHEN I WOULD ASK HIM WHERE'D
YOU GET THAT
WHERE'D THIS COME FROM
HE'D ALWAYS TALK ABOUT HIS DAD
>> Reporter: AND BIDEN SAYS 
THEY'RE PREPARED FOR ATTACKS
FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP. 
>> SHE'S GOING TO STAND WITH ME 
IN THIS CAMPAIGN, AND ALL OF US 
ARE GOING TO STAND UP FOR HER.
>> ASKED WHETHER THEY WOULD BE
CAMPAIGNING TOGETHER, BIDEN SAID
IT DEPENDS ON WHAT THE SCIENCE
SAYS
THA
THA
THAT'S A CONTRAST THAT THE
BIDEN-HARRIS TEAM ARE VERY HAPPY
TO DRAW AGAINST THE WAY 
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS BEEN
HANDLING THE PANDEMIC.
FRANCES.
>> ANDREA, THANK YOU YOU. 
>> ONE OF THE LARGEST QUESTIONS 
LOOMING OVER THE RACE IS WHETHER
HARRIS CAN TURN THE TIDE FOR
DEMOCRATS IN SWING STATES.
OUR ALLISON BARBER IS IN MIAMI
WITH WHAT VOTERS THINK OF THE VP
PICK
GOOD MORNING. 
>> FLORIDA IS AN IMPORTANT STATE
EVERY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AND 
THIS YEAR IS NO DIFFERENT.
WHERE WE ARE, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY,
IS AN AREA THAT IS PARTICULARLY 
WORTH WATCHING AND MONITORING 
BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A DIVERSE
COMMUNITY.
THERE IS A LARGE HISPANIC 
POPULATION HERE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE OF 
CUBAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN
DESCENT.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO PAY
ATTENTION TO THIS AREA AND TALK 
TO PEOPLE WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY 
BECAUSE IT HELPS GIVE US A SENSE
OF HOW A HISPANIC COMMUNITY, NOT
IN A BORDER STATE, MY VIGHT VOTN
2020 AND WHAT ISSUES ARE TOP OF 
MIND FOR THEM.
WHEN IT COMES TO JOE BIDEN'S
SELECTION OF KAMALA HARRIS AS 
HIS RUNNING MATE, MOST PEOPLE WE
HAVE SPOKEN TO, REGARDLESS OF 
WHERE THEY FALL POLITICALLY, ON 
THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT, THEY SAY 
THEY THINK HARRIS IS A SMART
CHOICE FOR BIDEN AND HIS
CAMPAIGN
WE SPOKE TO ONE VOTER, WHO
DESCRI
DESCRIBED HIMSELF AS A LIFELONG 
REPUBLICAN
HE SAID HE WILL VOTE FOR JOE
BIDEN IN NOVEMBER.
WE SPOKE TO ANOTHER REPUBLICAN
HE VOTED FOR TRUMP IN 2016 AND
HE PLANS TO DO THE SAME IN
NOVEMBER
WE ALSO SPOKE TO ONE VOTER WHO
SAID SHE SUPPORTED FORMER VICE
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AND HAS FOR 
QUITE A WHILE.
WE ASKED EACH OF THEM, HOW S
SIGNIFICANT IS BIDEN'S PICK TO
HIS CAMPAIGN
>> IT BALANCES OUT THE TICKET.
I MEAN, SHE'S DEFINITELY A
SHARP -- SHARP LEGISLATOR.
SHE WAS TOUGH ON CRIME AS 
ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR CALIFORNIA.
AND SHE'S -- SHE'S YOUNG
SHE'S ENERGETIC.
SHE'S SMART.
>> IN 2016, DONALD TRUMP, 
NARROWLY, WON THE STATE OF
FLORIDA.
BARACK OBAMA, NARROWLY, WON IT
IN 2012.
PHILLIP.
>> ELLISON, THANK YOU.
>> AS THE U.S. REPORTS ITS
HIGHEST COVID DEATHS IN ONE DAY 
SINCE MAY, THE PRESIDENT STEPS
UP HIS EFFORTS TO REOPEN
SCHOOLS.
BUT DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
ARE FACING CHALLENGES, INCLUDING
RISING INFECTIONS.
OUR TOM COSTELLO HAS MORE.
>> Reporter: FOR MILLIONS OF
STUDENTS FROM FLORIDA TO
INDIANA, LOUISIANA TO ARIZONA,
THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR IS ALREADY
OFF TO A ROUGH START
IN CHEROKEE COUNTY, GEORGIA, A
SECOND HIGH SCHOOL HAS NOW
CLOSED AFTER 14 CONFIRMED CASES.
NEARLY 1,200 STUDENTS AND STAFF 
QUARANTINED, DISTRICTWIDE.
>> THERE WERE A LOT OF KIDS 
WALKING THROUGH THE HALLWAY.
THERE WAS NO WAY TO SOCIALLY
DISTANCE
AND ALSO, GOING IN AND OUT OF 
THE CAFETERIA.
>> 45 MINUTES AWAY
THAT HIGH SCHOOL WHERE STUDENTS 
PACKED THE HALLS, MANY WITHOUT
MASKS, CLOSED FOR A THIRD DAY.
>> UNFORTUNATELY, THEY DID GET
IT
BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE THAT'S THE 
RISK SOME OF US SENIORS ARE 
WILLING TO TAKE TO HAVE OUR 
SENIOR YEAR.
>> IT'S HAPPENING NATIONWIDE
IN GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI, 100 
STUDENTS AND A TEACHER ARE
QUARANTINED.
IN INDIANA, A MIDDLE AND HIGH 
SCHOOL CLOSED.
NBC BATON ROUGE AFFILIATE, WVLA,
REPORTS STUDENTS QUARANTINED IN 
LIVINGSTON PARISH AND MORE
POTENTIAL TROUBLE FOR SCHOOLS.
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 
RESEARCHERS HAVE EVIDENCE THE 
COVID VIRUS CAN TRAVEL MORE THAN
SIX FEET, UP TO 16 FEET.
>> THOSE SMALL PARTICLES THAT 
REMAIN ADRIFT IN AIR CAN MOVE 
VERY QUICKLY, LONG DISTANCES
AND IN A CONFINED SPACE.
>> Reporter: BUT IN 
MASSACHUSETTS, A RALLY FOR
REOPENING.
WITH FEW CASES ACROSS THE STATE,
THE GOVERNOR SAYS MOST STUDENTS 
SHOULD BE IN SCHOOL.
WHILE, NEW JERSEY'S GOVERNOR
SAID SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES 
SHOULD OFFER, EITHER REMOTE OR
IN-PERSON LEARNING. 
>> THERE IS NO ONE SIZE FITS ALL
PLAN TO THIS VERY DIFFICULT 
SITUATION.
>> IN ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY,
TEACHERS HAVE CLAIMED MEDICAL 
EXEMPTION NOT TO TEACH IN CLASS.
IT'S ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF 
ADMINISTRATORS FORCING INTO 
REMOTE LEARNING.
>> WE ALL KNOW THAT TOO WELL, 
THANKS, TOM.
>> LET'S TURN TO BREAKING NEWS
ON THE WEST COAST.
HUNDREDS OF FIREFIGHTERS HAVE 
RESPONDED TO WHAT IS BEING
CALLED THE LAKE FIRE
IT STARTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
NEAR SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, 
WHICH IS NORTH OF LOS ANGELES.
AND QUICKLY, EXPLODED TO MORE 
THAN 10,000 ACRES.
AT LEAST 100 HOMES HAVE BEEN
EVACUATED.
IT'S ZERO PERCENT CONTAINED AND 
SPREADING QUICKLY.
OFFICIALS WARN THE FIRE HAS 
MOVED TO AREAS WITH A LOT OF
FUEL, AND IS SHOWING EXTREME
BEHAVIOR. 
>> EVACUATIONS ALSO ORDERED IN
OREGON AND IT'S THREATENING AT
LEAST 300 HOMES.
THE GOVERNOR HAS DECLARED AN
EMERGENCY TO MAKE MORE RESOURCES
AVAILABLE.
AND THE GRIZZLY CREEK FIRE IS 
STILL RAGING IN COLORADO, WITH
ZERO CONTAINMENT
IT'S BEEN BURNING FOR MORE THAN 
48 HOURS, AND HAS SPREAD TO 
4,800 ACRES.
>> LET'S CHECK IN WITH NBC
METEOROLOGIST, JANESSA WEBB, TO 
SEE HOW WE ARE STARTING OFF THIS
THURSDAY, WEATHER WISE
GOOD MORNING, JANESSA.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO.
WE ARE SEEING THE PACIFIC 
NORTHWEST INTO AREAS OF THE 
SOUTHWEST WITH 68 MILLION PEOPLE
UNDER HEAT ALERTS.
AND THAT'S WHAT'S SPARKING UP 
THE FIRE DANGER.
ALSO, VERY LOW HUMIDITY.
I'M, ALSO, WATCHING, ON THE 
OTHER SIDE OF THE COUNTRY,
STORMS ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO 
POP UP
THEY'RE WELL ACROSS THE 
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
WE DO HAVE A STATIONARY FRONT 
THAT IS GOING TO BE LINGERING 
ACROSS THAT NAR.
POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING
THROUGHOUT YOUR AFTERNOON.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR 
DAY AHEAD.
>> SO, OUR TEMPERATURES CONTINUE
TO BE IN THE LOWER 90s ACROSS 
THE UPPER MIDWEST.
WE ARE GOING TO WATCH A 
SIGNIFICANT RISE IN WATER THIS
AFTERNOON.
TORRENTIAL RAIN IN THAT AREA
ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH, STILL, 
VERY HOT AND HUMID
>> ALSO, WE DO HAVE AN UPDATE ON
OUR TROPICAL SYSTEM.
THAT'S ALL COMING UP. 
>> ALL RIGHT
VERY IMPORTANT
JANESSA, THANK YOU
>>> IT WAS A FRANTIC SCENE ON A 
BEACH IN GERMANY WHEN, NOT A
SHARK BUT, A WILD BORE CAME 
RIGHT OUT OF THE OCEAN
WATCH THIS THING
PICKING UP SPEED AND THEN 
CHARGING TOWARD THE CROWD OF
BEACHGOERS
AND THEN, YOU SEE THAT GUY
TRYING TO KEEP IT AWAY WITH A 
SHOVEL
WHILE OTHERS LET THE BOAR RUN 
PAST THEIR TENTS AND UMBRELLAS
NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BUT 
YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW PEOPLE ARE
SO FREAKED OUT ABOUT A RANDOM,
WILD BOA
>>> NEW, THIS MORNING.
A LIFE IS SAVED -- A LIFE SAVED,
IN JUST SECONDS, WITH POLICE
DASHING TOWARD A MAN WHO GOT HIS
WHEELCHAIR STUCK IN A TRACK.
THE OFFICER MANAGED TO DRAG HIM 
OUT OF HIS CHAIR
THE 66-YEAR-OLD WAS TAKEN TO THE
HOSPITAL AFTER HIS LEG WAS HIT
BY THE TRAIN
THE 14-YEAR VETERAN HAILED FOR
PUTTING HER LIFE ON THE LINE TO 
SAVE ANOTHER
EVERY TIME YOU SEE THAT VIDEO,
IT'S JUST TERRIFYING TO THINK 
THAT WAS LIFE, FROM THEIR 
VANTAGE POINT.
>> TRULY, HEROIC ACTIONS THERE
COWBOYS OWNER JERRY JONES HAS 
BROKE HIS SILENCE ABOUT THE 
NATIONAL ANTHEM DEBATE
HE SAYS HE IS GOING TO LISTEN TO
PLAYERS WHO KNEEL FOR THE 
ANTHEM, AND HE CALLED FOR GRACE 
IN THE TEAM'S ACTIONS.
JONES SAID, BACK IN 2017, THAT
HE WOULD BENCH PLAYERS WHO KNELT
DURING THE ANTHEM.
IN THAT SAME VIRTUAL PRESS
CONFERENCE, JONES ALSO ADDRESSED
HOW THE TEAM WOULD HANDLE HOME
GAMES DURING THE PANDEMIC.
HE EXPECTS AT&T STADIUM TO HOST 
FANS AS PUBLIC GUIDELINES WILL
ALLOW.
>> SINCE THE DEATH OF BREONNA 
TAYLOR, DOZENS OF RADIO STAGTION
ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL PAUSE 
TODAY.
AND ALSO, TAYLOR'S FAMILY WILL
BEGIN AT 2:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME.
THE TRIBUTE WILL FEATURE ONE OF 
HER FAVORITE SONGS, "EVERYTHING"
BY MARY J. BLIGE. 
>> NOW, TO A LEGAL RULING THAT'S
FOR THE BIRDS.
A JUDGE HAS BLOCKED THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION'S EFFORTS TO ROLL
BACK A CENTURIES-OLD LAW
PROTECTING MOST WILD-BIRD 
SPECIES.
WITHIN USED AGAINST COMPANIES 
LIKE NOT PUTTING NETTING OVER 
TOXIC MATERIALS.
THE ADMINISTRATION ARGUED IT
SHOULD ONLY APPLY TO THE
INTENTIONAL KILLING OF BIRDS
IN HER RULING, THE JUDGE
♪ TASTES LIKE STRAWBERRIES ON A
SUMMER EVENING AND IT SOUNDS
JUST LIKE A SONG ♪
>> IT HAS BEEN A FRUITFUL YEAR
FOR HARRY STYLES, EVER SINCE HIS
ALBUM, "FINE LINE" RANKED NUMBER
ONE ON BILLBOARD TOP 100
WATERMELON SUGAR SOARING TO 
NUMBER ONE ON BILLBOARD'S HOT 
100.
>> THE LATEST INSTALLMENT OF THE
TWILIGHT SERIES, MIDNIGHT SUN,
TAKING THE NUMBER ONE SPOT ON 
BEST-SELLING BOOK LIST
BELLA SWAN AND HER VAMPIRE
BOYFRIEND EDWARD CULLEN.
BUT THIS TIME, IT'S FROM
EDWARD'S PERSPECTIVE. 
>> WOW
GREAT TO SEE THAT.
ALL RIGHT.
ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL
TRAVEL DOCUMENTS, THE U.S.
PASSPORT, IS LOSING ITS WORTH,
AT LEAST FOR NOW
AMERICAN TOURISTS FACING TRAVEL 
BANS AND RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE
WORLD, DUE TO THE COUNTRY'S POOR
RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC
>> Reporter: THERE WAS A TIME 
WHEN AN AMERICAN PASSPORT COULD 
TAKE YOU ALMOST ANYWHERE
BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, THIS WAS A 
TICKET TO 185 COUNTRIES.
BUT NOW, WITH THE U.S. STILL
STRUGGLING TO GET ITS CASE
NUMBERS UNDER CONTROL, AN 
AMERICAN PASSPORT IS A TICKET TO
ALMOST NOWHERE
THE LIST IS SHORT.
BUT SOME POPULAR HOLIDAY
DESTINATIONS ARE STILL OPEN.
INCLUDING THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
AND THE MALDIVES
SMALL, ISLAND NATIONS DEPENDENT 
ON TOURISM FOR SURVIVAL.
MEXICO, TURKEY, ALSO, WELCOMING 
AMERICANS.
BUT IN EUROPE, A TRAVEL BAN ON
AMERICANS LEAVES JUST ALBANIA,
KOSOVO, SERBIA, AND NORTH 
MACEDONIA, RESTRICTION FREE.
THERE ARE ANOTHER 23 COUNTRIES
YOU CAN HEAD TO BUT THEY COME 
WITH RESTRICTIONS.
ALLOWING AMERICANS IN, PROVIDED 
THEY QUARANTINE FOR 14 DAYS UPON
ARRIVAL.
ICELAND WAS ALSO EXPECTED TO
REOPEN TO U.S. TRAVELERS
STARTING IN JULY
BUT WITH SPIKING CASE NUMBERS IN
AMERICA, THAT'S BEEN PUT ON ICE.
AND, WITH IT, MANY AMERICANS' 
BUCKET-LIST VACATIONS.
>> MY BOYFRIEND AND I HAD BOOKED
A TRIP TO ICELAND, THE FIRST
WEEK OF OCTOBER.
UNFORTUNATELY, AS THINGS STARTED
TO PROGRESS AND THINGS STARTED
SHUTTING DOWN, IN MARCH, WE 
REALIZED THAT THIS MAY NOT
HAPPEN. 
>> AND WITH SUMMER TRAVEL 
RESTRICTIONS CONSTANTLY 
CHANGING, FEDERAL AID FOR 
AIRLINES EXPIRING SOON, AND A 
GLOBAL TRAVEL INDUSTRY BRACING
FOR A $2 TRILLION HIT TO ITS
REVENUE, INDUSTRY EXPERTS SAY 
TRAVELERS SHOULD THINK TWICE
BEFORE BOOKING THAT WINTER
VACATION. 
>> I WOULD DEFINITELY SAY 
TRAVELING TO CONTINENTAL EUROPE 
OVER THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS
PROBABLY A NO-GO RIGHT NOW
ESPECIALLY, IF YOU ARE GOING TO 
BE PLANNING YOUR TRAVEL AFTER 
OCTOBER 1st, WHERE WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE
AIRLINE INDUSTRY. 
>> DISAPPOINTING NEWS FOR 
TRAVELERS AND A GLOBAL TRAVEL 
INDUSTRY, DESPERAT
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT TROPICAL
DEPRESSION 11.
THIS STORM SYSTEM'S HAVING A
HARD TIME ORGANIZING, AND THAT'S
PRETTY GOOD NEWS
BUT RIGHT NOW, IT'S NOT COMING
TOGETHER
IT COULD POSSIBLY BE A TROPICAL 
STORM BY TONIGHT
AND LOOK AT THE TRANSITION OF 
THIS SYSTEM.
IT STAYS WEL
>>> LEADING THE NEWS
A MASSACHUSETTS POLICE CRUISER
AND TWO JEEPS WERE INVOLVED IN A
LITERAL PILEUP ON TUESDAY NIGHT.
DESPITE THE POLICE CAR BEING
UNDER TWO OTHER VEHICLES, THE 
OFFICER SUFFERED JUST MINOR 
INJURIES, WHILE PASSENGERS IN 
BOTH JEEPS HAD MAJOR INJURIES.
THE INCIDENT IS CURRENTLY UNDER 
INVESTIGATION.
>> NIKE IS HONORING THE LATE
KOBE BRYANT WITH MAMBA WEEK 
LATER THIS MONTH
STARTING AUGUST 23rd, WHAT WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIS 42nd BIRTHDAY, THE
COMPANY WILL ROLL OUT A JERSEY
AND SIGNATURE SNEAKERS, AS WELL 
AS PROGRAMMING, TO CELEBRATE
BRYANT'S LEGACY.
NIKE ALSO COMMITTED $1 MILLION
TO THE MAMBA AND MAMBACITA
FOUNDATION
I REMEMBER, QUITE A WHILE AFTER 
KOBE'S DEATH, NIKE HAD REMOVED A
LOT OF HIS MERCHANDISE
INCLUDING HIS SIGNATURE SHOES 
FROM THE WEBSITE
THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO HONOR HIM
AND BRING IT BACK.
>> NOW, TO AN UNLIKELY
FRIENDSHIP FORGED DURING THE
PANDEMIC WITH ONE UPS DRIVER
DELIVERING MORE THAN PACKAGES TO
3-YEAR-OLD ASHER
REPORTER ASHLEY FROM WCNC HAS 
MORE. 
>> SUDDENLY, WE'RE HOME TOGETHER
ALL THE TIME. 
>> LIKE MANY FAMILIES DURING THE
PANDEMIC, THE MASONS SAY THEY 
NOW SPEND A LOT OF TIME OUTSIDE.
AND JUST LIKE MANY
NEIGHBORHOODS, THEY SAY THEIRS
SEES A CONSTANT PARADE OF 
DELIVERY TRUCKS.
>> FEDEX TRUCK COMES FIRST
AND THE PRIME TRUCKS COME 
THROUGHOUT THE DAY
THE MAILMAN COMES IN THE MIDDLE.
AND THE UPS MAN COMES AT THE
END.
>> A NEW NORMAL LEADING TO AN 
UNEXPECTED CONNECTION FOR THE 
MASON'S 3-YEAR-OLD SON, ASHER.
>> HE ALWAYS WAVES TO THE 
TRUCKS
AND OVER TIME, LEARNED ALL THE
DRIVERS' NAMES
AND DECIDED HE WANTS TO BE A
DELIVERY GUY WHEN HE GROWS UP.
HE TOOK A SPECIAL LIKING TO 
DARRYL BECAUSE DARRYL'S ALWAYS
GONE OUT OF HIS WAY TO SAY
HELLO, TO LEARN HIS NAME
IF DARRYL'S DRIVING BY, HE WILL 
SLOW DOWN IF ASHER'S PLAYING AND
SAY, HI, ASHER
AND THAT JUST MAKES ASHER'S 
NIGHT.
>> IN BETWEEN VISITS FROM 
DARRYL, LITTLE ASHER IS BUSY
MAKING DELIVERIES OF HIS OWN
HE PROUDLY WEARS THE UNIFORM
AND, THANKS TO DAD, EVEN HAS HIS
OWN DELIVERY TRUCK
RECENTLY, HIS OUTFIT WAS MADE 
COMPLETE WHEN DARRYL BROUGHT HIM
A PAIR OF OFFICIAL UPS SOCKS. 
>> THE FACT THAT HE TAKES THE 
TIME OUT TO GET ASHER A PAIR OF 
SOCKS OR SAY HELLO AND JUST MAKE
THAT HUMAN CONNECTION REALLY
MEANS THE WORLD TO US.
>> FOR THE MASON FAMILY, THE
DELIVERY OF KINDNESS, WORTH MORE
THAN ANYTHING INSIDE A PACKAGE
>> THANKS TO WCNC'S ASHLEY DAILY
FOR THAT REPORT.
DELIVERING KINDNESS AND A WHOLE 
LOT OF CUTENESS, TOO
ESPECIALLY, WITH THOSE UNIFORMS.
OUTFITS.
>> WE ALL COME TO APPRECIATE OUR
DELIVERY DRIVERS THIS YEAR. 
>> THANK YOU FOR STARTING YOUR
DAY WITH US.
I'M FRANCES RIVERA. 
>> I'M PHILLIP MENA.
A MEXICAN ZOO CELEBRATED WORLD
ELEPHANT DAY BY DELIVERING TWO
>>> Y'ALL KNEW IT WAS COMING
YOU COULD HAVE SET YOUR WATCHES 
TO IT.
DONALD TRUMP HAS ALREADY STARTED
HIS ATTACKS.
>> AND SHE LEFT ANGRY.
SHE LEFT MAD
THERE WAS NOBODY MORE INSULTING 
TO BIDEN THAN SHE WAS.
>> THE GLOVES ARE OFF AS THE
CAMPAIGN KICKS INTO HIGH GEAR.
NOW THAT WE'RE JUST 82 DAYS AWAY
FROM ELECTION DAY.
>> TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, 
WHERE THE COUNTRY HAS REPORTED
ITS HIGHEST NUMBER OF DEATHS IN 
A SINGLE DAY SINCE MID-MAY. 
>> TO OUR HERO OF THE DAY IS A
FAST-MOVING POLICE OFFICER
SPRINGS INTO ACTION FOR A 
WHEELCHAIR-BOUND MAN STUCK ON 
RAILROAD TRACKS.
>> SOCIALLY DISTANCED CONCERTS
AND HOW CROWDS WILL BE MANAGED
MOVING FORWARD. 
>> AND THE HOMECOMING KING AND
QUEEN FINALLY GET TOGETHER AFTER
ALMOST 30 YEARS.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GOOD THURSDAY MORNING, I'M 
PHILLIP MENA. 
>> GLAD YOU ARE STARTING YOUR 
DAY WITH US.
I'M FRANCES RIVERA
THE GLOVES ARE COMING OFF IN THE
RACE FOR 2020.
JOE BIDEN AND KAMALA HARRIS TOOK
AIM AT PRESIDENT TRUMP IN THEIR 
OFFICIAL DEBUT TOGETHER IN
DELAWARE
BLASTING THE ADMINISTRATION'S 
RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC
AND LAST NIGHT, VICE PRESIDENT
PENCE FIRED BACK
>> JOE BIDEN'S DECISION TO ADD
KAMALA HARRIS TO THE TICKET 
CONFIRMS EVERYTHING PRESIDENT 
TRUMP AND I HAVE BEEN SAYING
AND, THAT IS, THAT JOE BIDEN AND
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAVE BEEN
OVERTAKEN BY THE RADICAL LEFT.
>> IT'LL BE ANYTHING BUT AN 
ORDINARY CAMPAIGN.
PRESIDENT TRUMP TRADING PACKED
ARENAS FOR TELE-RALLIES.
>> HELLO, WISCONSIN.
IT'S GREAT TO BE WITH YOU.
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON
THIS CALL TONIGHT.
I'M THRILLED TO TALK. 
>> HE ANNOUNCED PLANS TO VISIT
FOUR KEY SWING STATES DURING
THAT CALL.
BIDEN AND HARRIS, ALSO, HOSTING 
THEIR FIRST VIRTUAL GRASSROOTS
FUNDRAISER LAST NIGHT.
THEY BROUGHT IN NEARLY $10
MILLION FROM SUPPORTERS.
AS BIDEN'S RUNNING MATE,
AMERICANS ARE SURE TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT HARRIS IN THE COMING
MONTHS
LESTER HOLT HAS A CLOSER LOOK AT
THIS HISTORIC TICKET. 
>> FIRST OF ALL, IS THE ANSWER
YES?
>> THE ANSWER IS ABSOLUTELY YES,
JOE.
AND I AM READY TO WORK
I AM READY TO DO THIS WITH YOU, 
FOR YOU.
>> Reporter: KAMALA HARRIS HAS
BUILT A CAREER ON WORKING,
FIGHTING, AND MOST OF ALL, NOT
BEING AFRAID TO BE THE FIRST. 
>> I'M SO PROUD TO STAND WITH 
YOU.
AND I DO SO, MINDFUL OF ALL THE 
HEROIC AND AMBITIOUS WOMEN
BEFORE ME.
WHOSE SACRIFICE, DETERMINATION, 
AND RESILIENCE, MAKES MY
PRESENCE HERE, TODAY, EVEN
POSSIBLE
>> Reporter: SHE IS THE DAUGHTER
OF IMMIGRANTS, WHO FELL IN LOVE 
AS ACTIVISTS DURING THE CIVIL 
RIGHTS MOVEMENT.
HARRIS'S FATHER, FROM JAMAICA,
AN ECONOMICS PROFESSOR AT 
STANFORD
HER MOTHER LEFT INDIA TO ATTEND 
BERKELEY, BECOMING A LEADING
BREAST CANCER RESEARCHER
AFTER THEY DIVORCED, HARRIS AND 
LITTLE SISTER, MAYA, WERE RAISED
MOSTLY BY THEIR MOM.
SHE PASSED AWAY IN 2009.
BUT HARRIS HAS CALLED HER THE 
MOST IMPORTANT INFLUENCE IN HER 
LIFE
QUOTING HER IN THIS NEW BIDEN 
CAMPAIGN AD.
>> GROWING UP, WHENEVER I GOT 
UPSET ABOUT SOMETHING.
MY MOTHER WOULD LOOK ME IN THE
EYE AND ASK, SO WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO DO ABOUT IT
>> HARRIS IS NOW 55.
A WIFE AND STEPMOTHER.
BUT SHE IS OFTEN CANDID ABOUT 
HOW HER EARLY EXPERIENCES SHAPED
HER, INCLUDING, PERHAPS THE MOST
TALKED ABOUT AND CONTROVERSIAL
VO
MOMENT OF HER PRESIDENTIAL RUN
WHEN SHE CRITICIZED HER 
NOW-RUNNING MATE'S RECORD ON
BUSSING.
>> GROWING UP, MY SISTER AND I
HAD TO DEAL WITH THE NEIGHBOR 
WHOSE PARENTS TOLD HER SHE
COULDN'T PLAY WITH US BECAUSE WE
WERE BLACK
YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A LITTLE
GIRL IN CALIFORNIA, WHO WAS PART
OF THE SECOND CLASS TO INTEGRATE
HER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
AND SHE WAS BUSSED TO SCHOOL
EVERY DAY.
AND THAT LITTLE GIRL WAS ME.
>> Reporter: AT 17, HARRIS MOVED
TO WASHINGTON, D.C. TO ATTEND 
HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
THERE, SHE WRITES IN HER
AUTOBIOGRAPHY, STUDENTS WERE
TAUGHT THAT WE WERE YOUNG,
GIFTED, AND BLACK.
AND WE SHOULDN'T LET ANYTHING 
GET IN THE WAY OF OUR SUCCESS.
SHE SAYS BECOMING A PROSECUTOR
WAS HER CALLING BECAUSE SHE 
WANTED TO HELP CHANGE THE 
SYSTEM
WORKING, FIRST, IN OAKLAND
THEN, ELECTED AS SAN FRANCISCO'S
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
AND EVENTUALLY, THE FIRST BLACK 
WOMAN TO BECOME ATTORNEY GENERAL
OF CALIFORNIA.
>> I DEVOTED MY LIFE TO MAKING
REAL THE WORDS CARVED IN THE
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT,
EQUAL JUSTICE, UNDER LAW. 
>> AS HARRIS'S NATIONAL PROFILE 
HAS RISEN, HER RECORD AS A
PROSECUTOR HAS BEEN BOTH PRAISED
AND CRITICIZED
SOME, ON THE LEFT, CHIDING HER
FOR NOT BEING PROGRESSIVE 
ENOUGH
BUT WHEN SHE RETURNED TO
WASHINGTON, FOUR YEARS AGO, AS A
SENATOR, SHE EARNED A REPUTATION
FOR SHOWCASING THOSE
PROSECUTORIAL SKILLS IN 
HIGH-PROFILE HEARINGS.
>> YES OR NO
>> WELL, IS THERE A PERSON YOU
ARE TALKING ABOUT?
>> I'M ASKING YOU A VERY DIRECT 
QUESTION
YES OR NO?
>> WHEN JOE BIDEN SELECTED
HARRIS AS HIS RUNNING MATE, IT
MADE HISTORY, IN MANY WAYS
BUT IT WAS ALSO A CHOICE WITH 
DEEP PERSONAL MEANING FOR BIDEN.
BECAUSE OF HARRIS'S CLOSE 
FRIENDSHIP WITH HIS LATE SON, 
BO. 
>> I KNOW HOW MUCH BO RESPECTED 
KAMALA AND HER WORK.
AND THAT MATTERED A LOT TO ME,
TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
>> Reporter: THE FORMER VICE
PRESIDENT NOW BETTING HARRIS'S
DECADES OF WORKING, FIGHTING, 
AND BREAKING BARRIERS WILL HELP 
HIM WIN THE WHITE HOUSE.
>> THAT WAS LESTER HOLT 
REPORTING.
>>> AND PRESIDENT TRUMP ALREADY 
LOBBING ATTACKS AT BIDEN'S NEW
RUNNING MATE
BUT THE BARBS RISK TURNING OFF
SOME OF THE PRESIDENT'S KEY 
SUPPO
SUPPORTERS
KRISTEN WELKER AT THE WHITE 
HOUSE WITH THE LATEST.
>> Reporter: AS PRESIDENT TRUMP 
SHARPENS HIS ATTACKS AGAINST
SENATOR KAMALA HARRIS.
>> I WACTCHED HER POLL NUMBERS G
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, DOWN TO ALMOST
NOTHING.
AND SHE LEFT ANGRY
SHE LEFT MAD. 
>> SOME ALLIES ARE SOUNDING 
ALARM BELLS ABOUT HIS MIXED 
MESSAGING.
ON THE ONE HAND, THE PRESIDENT
AND HIS CAMPAIGN ARE TRYING TO
LABEL THE CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY 
GENERAL AS BEING TOO TOUGH ON 
CRIME.
WHILE, ALSO, ARGUING SHE IS AN
ANTI-POLICE LEFTIST.
>> SHE LEFT NOBODY HAPPY WHEN IT
CAME TO LAW AND ORDER, WHICH IS 
THE NUMBER ONE JOB SHE HAD. 
>> AND SOME ADVISERS THINK THE
PRESIDENT SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM 
PERSONAL ATTACKS, LIKE THE ONE
IN THIS TWEET.
THE SUBURBAN HOUSEWIFE WILL BE
VOTING FOR ME.
THAT MESSAGE, AIMED AT
DISPARAGING, FAIR-HOUSING RULES,
ALREADY BACKFIRING WITH SOME
WOMEN IN BEAVER COUNTY, 
PENNSYLVANIA
AN AREA MR. TRUMP WON BY 19 
POINTS IN 2016
KRISTEN VOTED FOR CANDIDATE 
TRUMP BUT ISN'T SURE THIS YEAR. 
>> I DON'T FIND MYSELF IN THAT
SUBURB AND MOM GROUP THAT HE IS 
REFERRING TO
>> DO YOU THINK HE COULD BE 
HURTING HIS CHANCES WITH VOTERS 
LIKE YOU, BY TWEETING THINGS
>> I MEAN, DEFINITELY.
I THINK HE NEEDS TO STOP
TWEETING
>> Reporter: IT'S NOT THE FIRST 
TIME THE PRESIDENT HAS STRUGGLED
WITH HOW TO TALK ABOUT HARRIS.
WHEN SHE FIRST LAUNCHED HER 
PRIMARY CAMPAIGN. 
>> WE CAN RECLAIM THE AMERICAN
DREAM.
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP
PRAISED HER TELLING "THE NEW
YORK TIMES," I WOULD SAY THE
BEST OPENING, SO FAR, WOULD BE
KAMALA HARRIS.
BUT QUICKLY, TAKING AIM ON THE
CAMPAIGN TRAIL. 
>> KAMALA.
KAMALA IS FALLING.
>> AND WHEN ASKED ABOUT HARRIS
AS A POTENTIAL RUNNING MATE JUST
A FEW WEEKS AGO.
STILL, THE DEMOCRATS' DIVERSE 
TICKET IS FUELING THE QUESTION
AMONG SOME REPUBLICANS
IS THE PRESIDENT CONSIDERING
SHAKING UP HIS OWN TEAM?
A TOP CAMPAIGN ADVISER ADDRESSED
THE ISSUE.
>> OUR VICE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN A
FIGHTER.
HE HAS WORKED, EVERY SINGLE DAY,
FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
>> FOR HIS PART, PRESIDENT TRUMP
IS HITTING THE ROAD.
PLANNING SOME KOUCOUNTER 
PROGRAMMING.
HE WILL VISIT KEY BATTLEGROUND
STATES, INCLUDING MINNESOTA,
WISCONSIN, ARIZONA, AND 
PENNSYLVANIA. 
>> KRISTEN, THANK YOU.
>> THE U.S. IS REPORTING ITS
MOST COVID DEATHS IN ONE DAY, 
SINCE MAY.
NEARLY 1,500 PEOPLE DIED FROM 
CORONAVIRUS YESTERDAY.
THAT BRINGS THE OVERALL DEATH 
TOLL TO MORE THAN 162,000.
AMERICA IS, BY FAR, THE 
WORST-AFFECTED COUNTRY, WITH
MORE THAN 5.2 MILLION 
INFECTIONS
>>> AND THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST 
SCHOOL DISTRICT, TEACHERS UNIONS
ARE PUSHING BACK ON REOPEN ING 
PLANS.
TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS IN NEW
YORK ARE CALLING ON MAYOR de
BLASIO TO DELAY IN-PERSON 
INSTRUCTION.
STUDENTS ARE SET TO GO BACK ON
SEPTEMBER 10th. 
>> A MOTORCYCLE RALLY IS ROLLING
INTO NEW HAMPSHIRE LATER THIS 
MONTH.
AND THE GOVERNOR SAID HE SAW THE
LARGE STURGIS RALLY IN SOUTH
DAKOTA AS A WARNING SIGN
HE HAS ISSUED A MANDATE THAT
REQUIRES MASKS FOR GATHERINGS OF
MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE. 
>> A SURGE OF CORONAVIRUS CASES 
ACROSS THE STATE
A FLORIDA SHERIFF BARRED
DEPUTIES FROM WEARING FACIAL
COVERINGS IN MOST WORK SETTINGS.
SHERIFF BILLY WOODS INSISTS 
THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT 
WEARING MASKS LIMITS THE SPREAD 
OF THE VIRUS. 
>> AMID THE PANDEMIC, SINGLE-USE
PLASTIC CONSUMPTION HAS 
INCREASED, HEAVILY
A NEW STUDY FOUND THE AMOUNT OF 
PLASTIC WASTE FLOWING INTO THE
OCEAN COULD TRIPLE IN THE NEXT
20 YEARS
IF NO ACTION IS TAKEN, 600
MILLION TONS OF WASTE WILL BE IN
OUR OCEANS. 
>> FAMILIES IN CALIFORNIA 
STRUGGLING TO BUY FRESH FOOD
RECEIVED A HELPING HAND.
A ONE-DAY-ONLY FOOD DISTRIBUTION
DRIVE-THRU AT THE SANTA MONICA
AIRPORT DISTRIBUTED FOOD TO 
ABOUT 1,500 PEOPLE IN NEED
>>> A SHOWDOWN IS UNDERWAY IN 
FLORIDA AS MORE SCHOOL DISTRICTS
REOPEN, AGAINST A BACKDROP OF 
RISING COVID CASES
OUR SAM BROCK REPORTS.
>> PHILLIP, GOOD MORNING
SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF
ABOUT 20 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, HERE,
IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
REOPENING THEIR DOORS TO
STUDENTS THIS WEEK
AND IT COMES AT A TIME WHEN THE 
POSITIVITY RATE FOR FLORIDA IS
MOVING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.
IT'S NOW ABOUT 12%, ACCORDING TO
THE LATEST NUMBERS
BEFORE, IT WAS 8 OR 9%, A FEW 
DAYS AGO
FLORIDA ALSO BREAKING ITS 
SINGLE-DAY RECORD FOR 
COVID-RELATED FATALITIES, THIS
WEEK
THE CAUTIONARY TALES ARE THERE
GEORGIA OPENED UP SCHOOLS LAST
WEEK
NEWS ON THAT
CHEROKEE COUNTY.
THERE ARE AT LEAST 59 PEOPLE IN 
THAT COUNTY THAT HAVE CONTRACTED
COVID-19
LEADING TO ROUGHLY 1,200
QUARANTINES.
NOW, WE LEARNED TWO DIFFERENT 
HIGH SCHOOLS CLOSED THEIR DOORS 
FOR THE REST OF THE MONTH.
WOODSTOCK SAYING THEY HAD 14
PEOPLE TEST POSITIVE, WITH
ANOTHER 15 STUDENTS PENDING.
SHOULD THEY COME BACK POSITIVE, 
IT WOULD BE EVEN MORE PEOPLE
THAT WOULD HAVE TO QUARANTINE.
SO, IN MULTIPLE STATES RIGHT
NOW, GRAPPLING WITH THIS REALLY 
DIFFICULT INTERSECTION BETWEEN
HEALTH, SAFETY, AND EDUCATION.
NOT JUST PARTICULAR TO FLORIDA
BUT REALLY ALL OVER THE SOUTH 
RIGHT NOW.
DIFFICULT DECISIONS TO BE MADE, 
AS COVID CONTINUING TO SPREAD.
THAT'S THE LATEST HERE IN MIAMI.
SAM BROCK, NBC NEWS.
PHILLIP, BACK TO YOU. 
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE. 
>> COWBOY OWNER JERRY JONES 
BROKE HIS SILENCE ON THE ANTHEM 
DEBATE, SAYING HE WILL LISTEN TO
PLAYERS WHO KNEEL FOR THE 
ANTHEM
AND CALLING FOR GRACE IN THE
TEAM'S ACTIONS
JONES SAID IN 2017, HE WOULD
BENCH PLAYERS WHO KNELT DURING
THE ANTHEM
IN THE SAME VIRTUAL PRESS 
CONFERENCE, JONES ALSO ADDRESSED
HOW THE TEAM WOULD HANDLE HOME
GAMES DURING THE PANDEMIC.
HE EXPECTS AT&T STADIUM TO HOST 
FANS AT EVERY HOME GAME, AS 
TEXAS PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDELINES
ALLOW.
>> MEANWHILE, COLLEGE FOOTBALL
CONTINUES TO DEBATE WHETHER TO
PLAY THE FALL SEASON
THE BIG 12 UNVEILED THEIR 
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE, WHICH IS 
SLATED TO KICK OFF AT THE END OF
SEPTEMBER.
FOR THE LATEST AROUND COLLEGE 
FOOTBALL, WE TURN TO NBC'S
MIGUEL ALMAGUER.
>> Reporter: THE MOVE BY THE BIG
12 TO PLAY AMID THE PANDEMIC, 
ADDING CONFUSION TO A COLLEGE 
FOOTBALL SEASON STRUGGLING TO 
STAY ON ITS FEET
JOINING THE S.E.C. AND ACC, THE 
BIG 12 SAYS TAKING A SHOT AT THE
FALL SEASON OFFERS MORE REWARD
THAN RISK.
>> WE'RE AWARE OF THE RISKS.
AND IT -- IT WOULD BE NAIVE TO
ASSUME THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO
HAVE CASES
WE KNOW THAT WILL HAPPEN
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE PLANNED, TO
THE EXTENT THAT WE HAVE.
>> Reporter: BUT THE BIG TEN AND
PAC 12 SIDELINED THE SEASON,
CITING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF 
STUDENT ATHLETES
NOTRE DAME, AMONG THE TEAMS SET 
TO TAKE THE FIELD.
>> I WOULD RATHER TAKE THAT RISK
PLAYING THE GAME THAT I LOVE, 
AND FIGHTING FOR MY CAREER ONCE 
I LEAVE NOTRE DAME. 
>> FOR PLAYERS THAT DO SUIT UP, 
THEY COULD BE TESTED UP TO THREE
TIMES A WEEK, BEFORE GAME TIME
THAT INCLUDES BEFORE ATHLETES 
COME OUT OF THE TUNNEL AND ONTO 
THE FIELD.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS A $7 BILLION
BUSINESS
BUT MORE THAN MONEY IS AT STAKE.
>> FROM AN ETHICAL STANDPOINT,
THE COLLEGES HAVE TO ASK
THEMSELVES, DO WE WANT TO BE THE
ONES RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING 
THIS ATMOSPHERE WHERE GUYS, 
POTENTIALLY, COULD GET
THEMSELVES INFECTED WITH THE
VIRUS?
>> Reporter: THE WORLD OF 
COLLEGE FOOTBALL WITH AN UNEVEN 
PLAYING FIELD FOR ALL TEAMS, AND
MIXED MESSAGES FOR STUDENT
ATHLETES
PERHAPS, A REFLECTION OF THE
VERY NATION WE LIVE IN
MIGUEL ALMAGUER, NBC NEWS.
>> TIME NOW TO CHECK WITH NBC 
METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB WITH 
HOW WE'RE LOOKING WEATHER WISE
JANESSA, GOOD MORNING.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WE ARE SEEING THESE STORMS
CONTINUE TO POP FOR THE SOUTH 
AND SOUTHEAST.
TAKING A LOOK AT THE RADAR, YOU 
CAN SEE THERE'S NO REAL LATERAL 
MOVEMENT WITH THESE STORM 
SYSTEMS.
SO, THEY'RE PRODUCING A GOOD
AMOUNT OF TORRENTIAL RAIN.
TODAY, WE'LL CONTINUE TO WATCH
THE FLOODING FOR THE
MIDATLANTIC.
MAKING ITS WAY TO THE UPPER 
MIDWEST.
WE DO HAVE AN ENHANCED RISK OF
SOME SEVERE STORMS FOR CENTRAL
MINNEAPOLIS, THIS AFTERNOON.
SO WATCH THAT.
BUT THEY SHOULD TRACK TO THE
EAST, FAIRLY QUICKLY
BUT WE'RE, ALSO, GOING TO WATCH 
SOME WIDESPREAD RAIN THROUGHOUT 
YOUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FROM 
ATLANTA ALL THE WAY INTO
RALEIGH.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR 
DAY AHEAD.
>> OUR TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE
UPPER MIDWEST INTO COLORADO ARE 
REALLY GOING TO ENHANCE THAT
FIRE DANGER THAT WE ARE SEEING
LOW HUMIDITY, AS WELL.
ALSO, WINDS THERE, ALSO, PICKING
UP FOR THE DEEP SOUTH ALL THE 
WAY INTO FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON.
AND WE ALSO HAVE A BIG UPDATE ON
THE TROPICS.
ALL THAT'S COMING UP. 
>> SEEMS LIKE A PATTERN HERE
THAT WE'RE SEEING OVER AND OVER 
AGAIN.
THANKS, JANESSA.
>>> IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS.
PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN MARKLE
ARE NOW U.S. HOMEOWNERS,
ACCORDING TO ZILLOW, THEIR NEW
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA,
MANSION IS 14,000 SQUARE FEET 
WITH NINE BEDROOMS AND 16 
BATHROOMS AND THE PRICE TAG?
AROUND $14 MILLION. 
>> EXCITING NEWS FOR SARAH
COOPER FANS.
THE COMEDIAN FAMOUS FOR HER 
VIRAL IMPRESSIONS OF PRESIDENT
TRUMP GETTING HER OWN NETFLIX 
SERIES
IT'S CALLED SARAH COOPER, 
EVERYTHING'S FINE.
IT WILL PREMIERE THIS FALL. 
>> DEPICTING THE EPIC LIFE OF 
BLAC
>>> BREAKING NEWS NOW.
MANDATORY EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN 
ORDERED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
A WILDFIRE IN THE ANGELES 
NATIONAL FOREST NEAR LAKE HUGHES
HAS EXPLODED TO 10,000 ACRES
OFFICIALS SAY THE FIRE SPREAD TO
AN AREA WITH MORE FUEL, AND THAT
HAS LED TO A RAPID GROWTH AND 
WHAT THEY CALL EXTREME FIRE 
BEHAVIOR
IT'S ZERO PERCENT CONTAINED.
EVACUATIONS WERE ALSO ORDERED 
OVERNIGHT IN OREGON.
THE FIRE HAS BURNED ABOUT 500 
ACRES AND IS THREATENING AT 
LEAST 300 HOMES.
THE GOVERNOR'S DECLARED AN
EMERGENCY, TO MAKE MORE 
RESOURCES AVAILABLE.
AND THE GRIZZLY CREEK FIRE IS 
STILL RAGING IN COLORADO
>>> THE FIRST OFFICIAL SOCIALLY 
DISTANT VENUE TO OPEN IN THE UK 
SINCE THE PANDEMIC HELD ITS 
FIRST CONCERT.
THE SHOW HEADLINED BY SAM FENDER
DREW ABOUT 2,500 FANS.
BUT LOOK HERE.
THEY WERE SEATED ON 500 
SEPARATE, ELEVATED PLATFORMS
PLACED ON THE RACING TRACK
FIELD.
SO YOU SEE HOW FAR APART THEY 
WERE
EACH OF THE PLAT FORMS WERE 
SEPARATED BY SIX FEET AND EACH
HELD FIVE PEOPLE, EACH. 
>> I DO, I LIKE IT A LOT
PART OF THE PROBLEM WHEN YOU GO 
TO THESE CONCERTS IS, YOU KNOW, 
PEOPLE ARE ALL UP ON YOU
YOU KNOW, YOU JUST HAVE YOUR
CREW THAT YOU ARE WITH
HOPEFULLY, GET SOME BEER
DELIVERED.
I LIKE IT.
>>> LOOKS LIKE NFL LEGEND BARRY 
SANDERS WILL BE PRETTY BUSY SOON
AFTER THE DETROIT LIONS FOUND 
HUNDREDS OF UNOPENED LETTERS
ADDRESSED TO HIM
THE NEARLY 250 LETTERS CAME TO
DETROIT BETWEEN 2004 AND 2010.
SANDERS SAYS HE IS PREPARED TO
RESPOND TO THEM ALL.
PLEDGING TO GIVE LIONS' FANS A
REASON TO SMILE MORE THAN 20
YEARS AFTER HE RETIRED
LIONS FANS DON'T HAVE A REASON
TO SMILE, IN A VERY LONG TIME.
MOST OF THOSE LETTERS ARE 
PROBABLY ASKING HIM TO COME BA
>>> HI, EVERYBODY.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELEVEN
IT'S REALLY HAVING A HARD TIME
COMING TOGETHER.
THE ATMOSPHERE'S REALLY NOT 
CONDUCIVE FOR THE STORM TO
REALLY GAIN STRENGTH RIGHT NOW
BUT EXPECTED FROM THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER TO BE UPGRADED 
TO A TROPICAL STORM SYSTEM B
>>> HI, EVERYBODY.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELEVEN
IT'S REALLY HAVING A HARD TIME
COMING TOGETHER.
THE ATMOSPHERE'S REALLY NOT 
CONDUCIVE FOR THE STORM TO
REALLY GAIN STRENGTH RIGHT NOW
BUT EXPECTED FROM THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER TO BE UPGRADED 
TO A TROPICAL STORM SYSTEM B
BREAK ANOTHER RECORD, ON TRACK
TO LEAVE OFFICE WITH THE WORST
JOBS RECORD OF ANY AMERICAN 
PRESIDENT IN MODERN HISTORY.
>> THE CASE AGAINST DONALD TRUMP
AND MIKE PENCE IS OPEN AND SHUT.
>> THE PRESIDENT HITTING THE
ROAD DURING NEXT WEEK'S DNC 
CONVENTION
>>> AND THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF 
CORONAVIRUS DEATHS SINCE MAY
COLLEGE FOOTBALL MAY NOT BE 
FINISHED AFTER ALL
NEW DETAILS AHEAD.
>> AND STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL
NEEDS WHEN REMOTE LEARN 
SOMETHING THE ONLY OPTION.
>> EVACUATIONS GROWING AS WE
SPEAK.
A BUSY THURSDAY AHEAD.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS NOW
>>> GOOD THURSDAY MORNING.
I AM FRANCES RIVERA.
>> I AM PHILLIP MENA
IT'S THE FINAL SPRINT IN THE
RACE FOR 2020.
BOTH PARTY PARTITICKETS ARE NOW.
THE PAIR VOWING TO LEAD AMERICA 
OUT OF THE PANDEMIC IF ELECTED
LAST NIGHT WE GOT A PREVIEW OF
THE DEBATE SPACE BETWEEN HARRIS 
AND VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE.
>> I THINK SHE'S A SKILLED
DEBATER, BUT I CAN'T WAIT TO GET
TO SALT LAKE CITY AND BE ON THE 
STAGE WITH HER TO COMPARE JOE 
BIDEN'S NEARLY 50 YEARS IN
PUBLIC LIFE, THE AGENDA OF THE
RADICAL LEFT, THE AGENDA SHE HAS
EMBRACED THROUGHOUT HER 
POLITICAL CAREER
>> IT WILL BE ANYTHING BUT A
ORDINARY DEBATE.
>>> HELLO, WISCONSIN
IT'S GREAT TO BE WITH YOU.
>> HE ANNOUNCED PLANS TO VISIT
FOUR KEY SWING STATES DURING
THAT CALL.
BIDEN AND HARRIS ALSO HOSTED
THEIR FIRST VIRTUAL GRASSROOTS
FUND-RAISER LAST NIGHT BRINGING 
IN NEARLY $10 MILLION FROM
SUPPORTERS
>> THE BIDEN/HARRIS DEMOCRATIC
TICKET TAKING STAGE AND STEPPING
INTO HISTORY
>> YOUR NEXT VICE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES, KAMALA 
HARRIS
>> THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN ON A 
MAJOR POLITICAL TICKET
>> TODAY, TODAY JUST MAYBE THEY 
ARE SEEING THEMSELVES FOR THE 
FIRST TIME IN A NEW WAY, AS THE 
STUFF OF PRESIDENTS AND VICE
PRESIDENTS
>> HARRIS IS A U.S. SENATOR FROM
CALIFORNIA, THAT STATE'S
ATTORNEY GENERAL
>> MARCHING AND SHOUTING FOR
THIS THING CALLED JUSTICE IN A
STRUGGLE THAT CONTINUES TODAY.
AND I WAS PART OF IT
MY PARENTS WOULD BRING ME TO
PROTESTS STRAPPED TIGHTLY IN MY 
STROLLER
>> MORE THAN 20 YEARS YOUNGER 
THAN BIDEN HARRIS IS ALREADY
INJECTINENTHUSIASM INTO THE 
CAMPAIGN THAT HAS RAISED MORE 
THAN 26 MILLION SINCE JOINING 
THE TICKET
>> WE HAVE A PRESIDENT WHO CARES
MORE ABOUT HIMSELF THAN THE 
PEOPLE WHO ELECTED HIM
>> THE PRESIDENT ALREADY
ACCUSING HARRIS OF BEING NASTY
AND DISRESPECTFUL TO BIDEN WHILE
RUNNING AGAINST EACH OTHER
DURING THE PRESIDENTIAL 
PRIMARIES.
>> SHE SAID HORRIBLE THINGS 
ABOUT HIM.
>> BIDEN AND HARRIS SHOWING A 
UNITED FRONT, READY TO BATTLE 
FOR THE WHITE HOUSE.
>> THE QUESTION NOW IS WHETHER
KAMALA HARRIS IS JUST THE TICKET
TO WIN OVER VOTERS IN SWING 
STATES
AND WE HAVE REACTION FROM VOTERS
THERE IN ARIZONA
>> Reporter: THERE'S ALWAYS A 
QUESTION ABOUT WHAT IMPACT DOES 
A VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE 
HAVE ON THE TICKET COME ELECTION
DAY?
LET'S LOOK AT ARIZONA.
FOR THE FIRST TIME WEST OF TEXAS
THE DEMOCRATS ON THE TICKET ARE 
GOING TO HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL THAT
REPRESENT THE TRUE WEST.
KAMALA HARRIS FROM CALIFORNIA,
AND WE'RE HERE IN MARICOPA
COUNTY ARIZONA AND I WAS TALK TO
SOME FOLKS FROM THE LATINO
COMMUNITY HERE, AND THEY SAID 
IT'S IMPORTANT NOT BECAUSE OF 
THE BASELINE REGIONAL DIVERSITY,
BUT IT'S BECAUSE OF THE 
BASELINES IN THE REGION.
LIVES IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA,
AND WORKED FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS
IN SACRAMENTO WHICH IS JUST 
NORTH OF THE AGRICULTURE HUB IN 
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA, AND THEY
HOPE SHE'S THE ONE THAT 
UNDERSTANDS ISSUES LIKE HERE IN 
ARIZONA, AND IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT
IMMIGRATION BUT PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION IN THE 
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, AND THE 
DISPARITIES AND EDUCATIONAL 
RESOURCES, ABOUT THE DISPARITIES
IN TESTING FOR COVID, AND IT'S
THOSE SORTS OF ISSUES THAT
SOMEBODY FROM CALIFORNIA, FROM
THE WEST, KAMALA HARRIS IS ABLE 
TO REPRESENT AND DRAW OUT A 
GREATER SHARE OF SUPPORT COME 
ELECTION DAY
>> WE'LL HAVE OUR ANSWERS COME
NOVEMBER
THANK YOU.
>>> AND THEN A SITUATION
DEVELOPING IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA
MANDATORY EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN 
ORDERED AFTER A WILDFIRE
EXPLODED AND 100 HOMES HAVE BEEN
EVACUATED AND SOME BURNED.
OFFICIALS WARNED THE FIRE BURNED
TO AREAS
500 FIREFIGHTERS HAVE RESPONDED 
AND IT'S 0% CONTAINED.
AND IN OREGON, 500 ACRES WERE 
BURNED AND IT'S THREATENING AT
LEAST 300 HOMES.
THE GOVERNOR DECLARED AN
EMERGENCY TO MAKE MORE RESOURCES
AVAILABLE.
AND THE CREEK FIRE IS STILL 
BURNING IN COLORADO FOR MORE
THAN 48 HOURS AND SPREAD TO 
4,800 ACRES.
>>> THE U.S. REPORTING ITS MOST 
COVID DEATHS IN ONE DAY SINCE 
MAY.
NEARLY 1,500 PEOPLE DIED FROM 
CORONAVIRUS YESTERDAY.
AMERICA IS BY FAR THE WORST 
AFFECTED COUNTRY WITH MORE THAN 
5.2 MILLION INFECTIONS
>>> AND THEN THE GOVERNOR SAW 
IMAGES LIKING THISFROM STURGIS
A NEW MANDATE WILL REQUIRE MASKS
FOR GATHERINGS OF MORE THAN 100 
PEOPLE
>>> A SHERIFF IN FLORIDA BARRED 
DEPUTIES FROM WEARING FACE
COVERINGS IN MOST SETTINGS
HE INSISTED THERE'S NO EVIDENCE 
THAT WEARING MASKS LIMITS THE 
SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.
>>> AND THEN PLASTIC WAIST
FLOWING IN THE OCEAN COULD
TRIPLE IN THE NEXT 20 YEARS IF
NO ACTION IS TAKEN, 600 MILLIONS
OF WASTE WILL BE IN OUR OCEANS
>>> FAMILIES IN CALIFORNIA
STRUGGLING TO BUY FRESH FOOD GOT
A HELPING HAND
>>> AN AWARD-WINNING COMPOSURE
VOLUNTEERS FOR A COVID MEDICAL
TRIAL.
WEBER ANNOUNCED HE'S TAKING PART
IN THE OXFORD TRIAL.
HE WILL DO ANYTHING TO PROVE
THEATERS CAN REOPEN SAFETY
>>> AND COLLEGE FOOTBALL
CONTINUES TO DEBATE WHETHER OR
NOT TO PLAY THE FALL SEASON.
FOR THE LATEST AROUND COLLEGE 
FOOTBALL WE TURN TO NBC'S MIGUEL
ALMAGUER
>> THE MOVE BY THE BIG 12 TO
PLAY AMID THE PANDEMIC, ADDING
CONFUSION TO A COLLEGE FOOTBALL 
SEASON STRUGGLING TO STAY ON ITS
FEET
JOINING THE SEC AND ACC, THE BIG
12 SAYS TAKING A SHOT AT THE
FALL SEASON OFFERS MORE REWARD
THAN RISKS
>> WE'RE AWARE OF THE RISKS.
IT WOULD BE NAIVE TO ASSUME WE
ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE CASES.
WE KNOW THAT WILL HAPPEN
THAT'S WHY WE PLANNED TO THE
EXTENT WE HAVE
>> THE BIG TEN AND PAC 12 CITE
THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE
STUDENT ATHLETES
NOTRE DAME AMONG THE TEAMS SET
TO TAKE THE FIELD.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE THAT
RISK
>> FOR PLAYERS THAT DO SUIT UP, 
THEY COULD BE TESTED UP TO THREE
TIMES A WEEK BEFORE GAME TIME,
AND THAT INCLUDES BEFORE
ATHLETES COME OUT OF THE TUNNEL 
AND ON TO THE FIELD.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS A $7 BILLION
BUSINESS, AND MORE THAN MONEY IS
AT STAKE
>> FROM AN ETHICAL STANDPOINT 
THE COLLEGES HAVE TO ASK
THEMSELVES DO WE WANT TO BE THE 
ONES RESPONSIBILITY FOR CREATING
THE ATMOSPHERE WHERE GUYS GET 
N
INFECTED WITH CORONAVIRUS.
>> PERHAPS A REFLECTION OF THE
VERY NATION WE LIVE IN
MIGUEL ALMAGUER, NBC NEWS.
>> THERE'S STORMS OUT THERE WE
NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO
HERE'S OUR METEOROLOGIST, 
JANESSA WEBB
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY
THE FLOOD THREAT CONTINUES WITH 
THE SOUTHEAST, MID-ATLANTIC,
EASTERN LOCATIONS FOR AT LEAST
THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
THERE'S NO LATERAL MOVEMENT ON
THE STORMS SO THERE WILL BE 
TORRENTIAL RAIN THIS AFTERNOON
FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC TO THE
SOUTHEAST AND THAT WILL INCREASE
THE FLOOD THREAT, AND THERE'S A 
PAUS
POSSIBILITY OF A FEW TORNADOES
IN THAT AREA
ALSO WATCHING ACCUMULATION UP TO
ONE TO TWO INCHES ACROSS THE
DEEP SOUTH
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE WEATHER FOR
THE DAY, AND HERE'S A CLOSER
LOOK AT YOUR DAY AHEAD
TEMPERATURES, THEY ARE NEAR 100 
DEGREES FOR COLORADO THIS 
AFTERNOON.
THAT'S GOING TO SPARK UP THE
FIRE DANGER.
ALSO 103 FOR SAN ANTONIO, AND 88
FOR CHARLESTON WITH A FEW STORMS
THIS AFTERNOON
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE TROPICS
COMING UP.
>> ALL RIGHT
WE WILL HEAR FROM YOU IN A BIT, 
JANESSA.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>>> A CLOSE CALL IN CALIFORNIA
ENDS WITH A LIVE SAVED
A POLICE OFFICER IS DASHING 
TOWARDS A MAN THAT GOT HIS
WHEELCHAIR STUCK ON A TRAIN 
TRACK.
THE OFFICER MANAGED TO DRAG HIM 
OUT OF THE CHAIR AS THE TRAIN 
CRASHED INTO IT.
THE 66-YEAR-OLD WAS TAKEN TO A
LOCAL HOSPITAL AFTER HIS LEG WAS
HIT BY THE T
>>> LEADING THE NEWS, CLASHES IN
THE STREETS ARE GROWING MORE
VIOLENT.
IT'S EVEN AS THE GOVERNMENT 
CRACKS DOWN ON DEMONSTRATIONS.
MATTHEW JOINS US FROM 
MISCELMOSCOW
THE FORCE USED AGAINST THE
PROTESTERS IS GETTING MORE
CONCERNING
>> Reporter: YEAH, THEY ADMITTED
THEY USED LIVE AMMUNITION 
AGAINST A GROUP OF PROTESTERS.
THEY LATER RETRACTED THAT 
WORDING FROM THE STATEMENT BUT
STILL ADMITTING TO USING
SIGNIFICANT FORCE AGAINST THEM
THIS IS GOING ON COUNTRY-WIDE 
AND FOR ABOUT FOUR DAYS NOW AND 
IT'S CLEAR THE REGIME THAT HAS
BEEN IN POWER FOR 26 YEARS IS 
HAVING TO FIGHT HARDER THAN EVER
TO MAINTAIN THIS IRON GRIP ON 
THE COUNTRY.
NOW, SO FAR THEY HAVE ALREADY 
SUCCEEDED IN ESSENTIALLY SCARING
OUT THE MAIN OPPOSITION LEADERS 
TO FLEE THE COUNTRY, ALLEGEDLY
THREATENING HER CHILDREN EVEN,
AND THE DEMONSTRATORS CONTINUE
TO HIT THE STREETS DAY AFTER DAY
AND IT'S CLEAR IT'S NOT 
SIMMERING DOWN ANYTIME
>>> WE'RE BACK NOW WITH OUR 
LATEST IN THE COLLABORATION WITH
ACTUAL TELEMUNDO
MORGAN STARTS US OFF IN SAN 
ANTONIO.
>> 14-YEAR-OLD GOMEZ LOVES TO 
LEARN.
>> DO YOU LIKE SCHOOL?
YOU REALLY LIKE SCHOOL A LOT
HIS FAMILY MOVED FROM SAN DIEGO 
TO SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, AND HE 
HAS BEEN TRYING TO LEARN ENGLISH
EVERY SINCE.
HE WAS A STAR STUDENT BUT SAYS
CLASSES GOT HARDER WHEN THEY
VE
WENT VIRTUAL LAST SUMMER
>> WHY ARE THEY HARDER
>> BECAUSE OF THE CONTACT WITH
THE TEACHERS
>> HE'S ONE OF 5 MILLION PUBLIC 
SCHOOL STUDENTS LEARNING ENGLISH
AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, A 
CHALLENGE THAT COULD BE HARD FOR
LATINO STUDENTS, SINCE 40% OF 
LATINO FAMILIES DON'T HAVE A
COMPUTER
>> WHAT ARE YOU USUALLY DOING 
YOUR WORK ON
>> I DO IT IN MY PHONE
>> SO YOU ARE DOING YOUR
HOMEWORK ON YOUR PHONE
>> UH-HUH.
>> WOW
>> HIS FAMILY OF FIVE SHARES ONE
LAPTOP
EVEN WHEN HE CAN ACCESS HIS 
ASSIGNMENTS, HE'S ON HIS OWN
>> DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?
>> NO.
>> ROBERTO'S MOM SAYS HE'S BEEN 
LOSING SOME OF THE ENGLISH HE 
ALREADY LEARNED SINCE THE 
PANDEMIC
>> Translator: I WAS HELPING HIM
WITH AS MUCH I COULD WITH THE 
ACTIVITIES, BUT THAT REALLY IS
NOT SUFFICIENT
>> IT'S A CHALLENGE ROBERTO'S 
TEACHER IS UP AGAINST.
>> OUR SCHOOL SYSTEMS ARE NOT 
SET UP TO SUPPORT MIGRANT 
FAMILIES TO BEGIN WITH, AND WITH
REMOTE LEARNING THAT THAT'S 
CARRYING OVER INTO THAT.
>> WITH FAMILIES WITH STUDENTS
FOR SPECIAL NEEDS, THOSE
CHALLENGES CAN BECOME MORE
DIFFICULT.
HOW DO YOU HELP THOSE?
>> ABOUT 700,000 SPECIAL NEEDS
STUDENTS HERE IN THE U.S. ARE 
ALSO ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
6-YEAR-OLD TWINS HEAR DO
EVERYTHING TOGETHER.
>> TELL ME HOW MUCH YOU LOVE
YOUR SISTER?
>> LIKE THIS
>> THEY LOVE DRESSING UP AS 
PRINCESSES AND DANCING, BUT WHEN
IT COMES TO LEARNING THEIR NEEDS
ARE DIFFERENT.
EMMA HAS AUTISM AND IS
NONVERBAL.
>> DOES EMMA MISS GOING TO
SCHOOL
CAN YOU SEE IT IN HER?
>> AT FIRST THERE WAS STRESS, 
BECAUSE THE AUTISTIC CHILDREN 
NEED A SCHEDULE.
>> I HAVE TO RUN FROM ONE SIDE
OF THE HOUSE TO THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE HOUSE WITH DIFFERENT 
COMPUTERS SO THEY CAN 
CONCENTRATE VERY WELL IN HER
STUFF.
>> Reporter: ADDING TO THE
CHALLENGE AS PARENTS OF LATINO
CHILDREN IS TRYING TO HELP
OTHERS
>> IT SEEMS LIKE THROUGH ALL OF 
THIS YOU HAVE HAD TO STEP UP
EVEN MORE AND BECOME EVEN MORE
THE SUPER MOM.
>> YEAH.
>> DO YOU EVER SIT BACK, AND, I 
DON'T KNOW, BREAK DOWN AND LET
THE EMOTIONS GET TO YOU?
>> A LOT OF TIMES, YES
A LOT OF TIMES
BUT YOU HAVE TO BE A MOM, AND 
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
STILL WATCHING TROPICAL 
DEPRESSION 11.
THIS STORMIS SOME IS HAVING A 
HARD TIME COMING TOGETHER.
IT COULD POSSIBLY BE A TROPICAL 
STORM GOING IN LATER TONIGHT AS 
IT SITS IN A GOOD AND WARM BODY 
OF WATER
RIGHT NOW THERE IS STILL A LOT
OF UNCERTAINTY IF THIS STORM
EVEN COMES TOGETHER, BUT LOOKS
LIKE IT WILL
>>> IN TODAY'S STOP STORY, A
DEADLY TRAIN CRASH OVERSEAS IN
SCOTLAND WHEN A PASSENGER TRAIN 
DERAILED AFTER FLOODING IN THE
AREA
ONE CAR FELL DOWN AN EMBANKMENT 
FROM THE CONDUCTOR WAS BELIEVED 
TO BE ONE OF THOSE KILLED.
>>> AND THEN DOZENS OF RADIO
STATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL
PAUSE THEIR NORMAL PROGRAMMING
TODAY.
THE BROADCAST EVENT LED BY
TAYLOR'S FAMILY WILL BEGIN AT 
2:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME
THE TRIBUTE WILL FEATURE ONE OF 
TAYLOR'S FAVORITE SONGS 
"EVERYTHING," AND THAT WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY A READING OF NAMES, 
VICTIMS OF POLICE VIOLENCE
>>> CHURCHILL DOWNS IS NOT
ALLOWING FANS THERE OR IN THE 
INFIELD DURING THE BIG RACE.
ONLY AROUND 14% CAPACITY
FANS WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR 
FACE COVERINGS AND SUBMITTED TO 
TEMPERATURE CHECKS
>>> AND BIDDING BEGAN ON THE
MIKE TROUT CARD AT $1 MILLION.
WITH THE AUCTION NOT CLOSING
UNTIL AUGUST 22nd, IT'S ON PACE 
TO BE THE MOST EXPENSIVE CARD 
SOLD AT AUCTION.
>>> LOOK AT THIS, NOT A SHARK 
BUT LOOK WHAT EMERGED FROM THE
OCEAN.
DID YOU SEE THAT MAN, WACKING IT
AWAY WITH THE SHOVEL
MANY ARE SITTING THERE GAWKING
AT IT.
NO INJURIES REPORTED AFTER ALL
THIS, BUT THE SHOCK FACTOR I
THINK IS SO HIGH
I THINK THAT'S THE FIRST THING
YOU WOULD SEE, A SHARK
>> YOU SAID NO INJURIES 
REPORTED
NOBODY HAS TALKED TO THE BORE 
YET SO WE DON'T KNOW
>>> A MUSICIAN IS LOOKING TO
TAKE HIS TRICKS TO NEW HEIGHTS
THE SPECIAL IS GOING TO STREAM
LIVE ON HIS YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
YOU CAN WATCH THAT ON AUGUST
31st
CAN YOU IMAGINE THE TRAFFIC?
>> RIGHT
>> EVERYBODY STOPPING AND 
WATCHING
>>> PUMPKINS COMING TO DUNKIN'
SOONER THAN EVER BEFORE.
DUNKIN''S FALL LINEUP WILL
INCLUDE SPICE DRINKS AND THE
BITE-SIZED BAKERY TREATS, AND 
ALSO STEAK AND CHEESE ROLLUP
NOTHING LIKE
>>> THE BIDEN-HARRIS TICKET IS
NOW OFF AND RUNNING AS THE
DEMOCRATS TAKE AIM AT PRESIDENT 
TRUMP, WITH JUST 82 DAYS BEFORE 
THE ELECTION. 
>> KAMALA KNOWS HOW TO GOVERN.
SHE KNOWS HOW TO MAKE THE HARD
CALLS.
SHE'S READY TO DO THIS JOB, ON
DAY ONE.
>> HE MADE A CHOICE.
HE PICKED HER.
I WATCHED HER.
I WATCHED HER POLL NUMBERS GO,
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, DOWN TO ALMOST
NOTHING.
>> AND THE CANDIDATES WERE BUSY 
OVERNIGHT.
>>> AS THE PUSH TO REOPEN 
SCHOOLS CONTINUES, THE SPIKE IN 
MANY CLASSROOMS IS ALREADY
CAUSING SOME BACK PEDALING. 
>> MULTIPLE WILDFIRES BURNING 
OVERNIGHT.
>> THE LITTLE BOY WHO MADE A
CALLING DURING THE PANDEMIC AS
H
HE DEVELOPED A LOVE FOR PACKAGE 
DELIVERIES
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>>> GLAD YOU ARE STARTING YOUR
DAY WITH US.
I'M FRANCES RIVERA. 
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
IT'S THE FINAL SPRINT IN THE
RACE FOR 2020.
BOTH PARTY TICKETS ARE NOW SET, 
WITH JOE BIDEN AND KAMALA HARRIS
MAKING THEIR OFFICIAL DEBUT 
TOGETHER IN DELAWARE
THE PAIR VOWING TO LEAD AMERICA 
OUT OF THE PANDEMIC, IF ELECTED.
AND LAST NIGHT, WE GOT A PREVIEW
OF THE DEBATE STAGE BETWEEN 
HARRIS AND VICE PRESIDENT MIKE
PENCE.
>> I THINK SHE IS A SKILLED 
DEBATER.
BUT I CAN'T WAIT TO GET TO SALT 
LAKE CITY AND BE ON THE STAGE 
WITH HER
TO COMPARE JOE BIDEN'S NEARLY 50
YEARS IN PUBLIC LIFE
THE AGENDA OF THE RADICAL LEFT
THE AGENDA THAT SHE'S EMBRACED, 
THROUGHOUT HER POLITICAL CAREER,
WITH THE RESULTS OF THIS
PRESIDENT AND THIS
ADMINISTRATION
>> IT'LL BE ANYTHING BUT AN 
ORDINARY CAMPAIGN.
PRESIDENT TRUMP TRADED PACKED 
ARENAS FOR TELERALLIES. 
>> HELLO, WISCONSIN.
IT'S GREAT TO BE WITH YOU.
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON
THIS CALL TONIGHT.
>> HE ANNOUNCED PLANS TO VISIT
FOUR KEY SWING STATES DURING
THAT CALL.
BIDEN AND HARRIS, ALSO, HOSTED
THEIR FIRST VIRTUAL, GRASSROOTS 
FUNDRAISER LAST NIGHT.
BRINGING IN NEARLY $10 MILLION
FROM SUPPORTERS.
NBC'S ANDREA MITCHELL HAS MORE
>> Reporter: TOGETHER, FOR THE
FIRST TIME SINCE THEIR BIG
ANNOUNCEMENT, THE DEMOCRATIC
TICKET
THE OLDEST, MAJOR PARTY 
CANDIDATE TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT, 
AND THE FIRST WOMAN OF COLOR. 
>> THIS MORNING, ALL ACROSS THE 
NATION, LITTLE GIRLS WOKE UP, 
ESPECIALLY LITTLE, BLACK AND
BROWN GIRLS, WHO SO OFTEN FEEL
OVERLOOKED AND UNDERVALUED IN 
THEIR COMMUNITIES.
BUT TODAY, TODAY, JUST MAYBE, 
THEY'RE SEEING THEMSELVES, FOR
THE FIRST TIME, IN A NEW WAY, AS
THE STUFF OF PRESIDENT AND VICE 
PRESIDENTS
>> Reporter: TRYING TO SHOW THEY
ARE A TEAM, WITH SIMILAR VALUES 
AND SHARED GOAL.
>> AND WE ARE EXPERIENCING A
MORAL RECKONING WITH RACISM AND 
SYSTEMIC INJUSTICE, THAT HAS
BROUGHT A NEW COALITION OF
CONSCIENCE TO THE STREETS OF OUR
COUNTRY, DEMANDING CHANGE.
>> Reporter: AFTER RELEASING A
VIDEO PROFILING KAMALA HARRIS,
OPENING WITH THAT MOMENT WHEN 
JOE BIDEN ASKED HER TO BE ON THE
TICKET
>>
HI
HI
HI
SORRY TO KEEP YOU.
>> THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
YOU READY TO GO TO WORK?
>> OH, MY GOD.
I AM SO READY TO GO TO WORK.
>> Reporter: WHY HARRIS?
FIRST, ENERGY, EXCITEMENT.
A STRONG CAMPAIGNER, EVEN 
VIRTUALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC.
SECOND, HER ABILITY TO RALLY
BLACK VOTERS, KEY TO ANY
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY
ESPECIALLY, IN THOSE
BATTLEGROUND STATES.
PENNSYLVANIA, MICHIGAN, 
WISCONSIN, WHO DID NOT TURN OUT 
IN LARGE ENOUGH NUMBERS FOR 
HILLARY CLINTON.
THIRD, THE PROSECUTOR.
HARRIS USING HER SKILLS TO GO 
AFTER TRUMP AND HIS MEN.
>> HAS THE PRESIDENT OR ANYONE
AT THE WHITE HOUSE EVER ASKED OR
SUGGESTED THAT YOU OPEN AN
INVESTIGATION OF ANYONE?
YES OR NO, PLEASE, SIR
>> THE PRESIDENT OR ANYBODY 
ELSE
>> SEEMS YOU'D REMEMBER 
SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND BE ABLE 
TO TELL US. 
>> SKILLS HONED FROM HER YEARS
AS CALIFORNIA'S ATTORNEY
GENERAL, WHEN SHE FORGED A
FRIENDSHIP WITH JOE BIDEN'S SON,
BO, WHO HAD THE SAME JOB IN 
DELAWARE. 
>> I KNOW HOW MUCH BO RESPECTED 
KAMALA AND HER WORK, AND THAT 
MATTERED A LOT TO ME, TO BE 
HONEST WITH YOU, AS I MADE THIS 
DECISION. 
>> BO WAS THE KIND OF GUY WHO 
INSPIRED PEOPLE TO BE A BETTER
VERSION OF THEMSELVES.
HE REALLY WAS THE BEST OF US
AND WHEN I WOULD ASK HIM WHERE'D
YOU GET THAT
WHERE'D THIS COME FROM
HE'D ALWAYS TALK ABOUT HIS DAD
>> Reporter: AND BIDEN SAYS 
THEY'RE PREPARED FOR ATTACKS
FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP. 
>> SHE'S GOING TO STAND WITH ME 
IN THIS CAMPAIGN, AND ALL OF US 
ARE GOING TO STAND UP FOR HER.
>> ASKED WHETHER THEY WOULD BE
CAMPAIGNING TOGETHER, BIDEN SAID
IT DEPENDS ON WHAT THE SCIENCE
SAYS
THA
THA
THAT'S A CONTRAST THAT THE
BIDEN-HARRIS TEAM ARE VERY HAPPY
TO DRAW AGAINST THE WAY 
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS BEEN
HANDLING THE PANDEMIC.
FRANCES.
>> ANDREA, THANK YOU YOU. 
>> ONE OF THE LARGEST QUESTIONS 
LOOMING OVER THE RACE IS WHETHER
HARRIS CAN TURN THE TIDE FOR
DEMOCRATS IN SWING STATES.
OUR ALLISON BARBER IS IN MIAMI
WITH WHAT VOTERS THINK OF THE VP
PICK
GOOD MORNING. 
>> FLORIDA IS AN IMPORTANT STATE
EVERY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AND 
THIS YEAR IS NO DIFFERENT.
WHERE WE ARE, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY,
IS AN AREA THAT IS PARTICULARLY 
WORTH WATCHING AND MONITORING 
BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A DIVERSE
COMMUNITY.
THERE IS A LARGE HISPANIC 
POPULATION HERE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE OF 
CUBAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN
DESCENT.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO PAY
ATTENTION TO THIS AREA AND TALK 
TO PEOPLE WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY 
BECAUSE IT HELPS GIVE US A SENSE
OF HOW A HISPANIC COMMUNITY, NOT
IN A BORDER STATE, MY VIGHT VOTN
2020 AND WHAT ISSUES ARE TOP OF 
MIND FOR THEM.
WHEN IT COMES TO JOE BIDEN'S
SELECTION OF KAMALA HARRIS AS 
HIS RUNNING MATE, MOST PEOPLE WE
HAVE SPOKEN TO, REGARDLESS OF 
WHERE THEY FALL POLITICALLY, ON 
THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT, THEY SAY 
THEY THINK HARRIS IS A SMART
CHOICE FOR BIDEN AND HIS
CAMPAIGN
WE SPOKE TO ONE VOTER, WHO
DESCRI
DESCRIBED HIMSELF AS A LIFELONG 
REPUBLICAN
HE SAID HE WILL VOTE FOR JOE
BIDEN IN NOVEMBER.
WE SPOKE TO ANOTHER REPUBLICAN
HE VOTED FOR TRUMP IN 2016 AND
HE PLANS TO DO THE SAME IN
NOVEMBER
WE ALSO SPOKE TO ONE VOTER WHO
SAID SHE SUPPORTED FORMER VICE
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AND HAS FOR 
QUITE A WHILE.
WE ASKED EACH OF THEM, HOW S
SIGNIFICANT IS BIDEN'S PICK TO
HIS CAMPAIGN
>> IT BALANCES OUT THE TICKET.
I MEAN, SHE'S DEFINITELY A
SHARP -- SHARP LEGISLATOR.
SHE WAS TOUGH ON CRIME AS 
ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR CALIFORNIA.
AND SHE'S -- SHE'S YOUNG
SHE'S ENERGETIC.
SHE'S SMART.
>> IN 2016, DONALD TRUMP, 
NARROWLY, WON THE STATE OF
FLORIDA.
BARACK OBAMA, NARROWLY, WON IT
IN 2012.
PHILLIP.
>> ELLISON, THANK YOU.
>> AS THE U.S. REPORTS ITS
HIGHEST COVID DEATHS IN ONE DAY 
SINCE MAY, THE PRESIDENT STEPS
UP HIS EFFORTS TO REOPEN
SCHOOLS.
BUT DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
ARE FACING CHALLENGES, INCLUDING
RISING INFECTIONS.
OUR TOM COSTELLO HAS MORE.
>> Reporter: FOR MILLIONS OF
STUDENTS FROM FLORIDA TO
INDIANA, LOUISIANA TO ARIZONA,
THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR IS ALREADY
OFF TO A ROUGH START
IN CHEROKEE COUNTY, GEORGIA, A
SECOND HIGH SCHOOL HAS NOW
CLOSED AFTER 14 CONFIRMED CASES.
NEARLY 1,200 STUDENTS AND STAFF 
QUARANTINED, DISTRICTWIDE.
>> THERE WERE A LOT OF KIDS 
WALKING THROUGH THE HALLWAY.
THERE WAS NO WAY TO SOCIALLY
DISTANCE
AND ALSO, GOING IN AND OUT OF 
THE CAFETERIA.
>> 45 MINUTES AWAY
THAT HIGH SCHOOL WHERE STUDENTS 
PACKED THE HALLS, MANY WITHOUT
MASKS, CLOSED FOR A THIRD DAY.
>> UNFORTUNATELY, THEY DID GET
IT
BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE THAT'S THE 
RISK SOME OF US SENIORS ARE 
WILLING TO TAKE TO HAVE OUR 
SENIOR YEAR.
>> IT'S HAPPENING NATIONWIDE
IN GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI, 100 
STUDENTS AND A TEACHER ARE
QUARANTINED.
IN INDIANA, A MIDDLE AND HIGH 
SCHOOL CLOSED.
NBC BATON ROUGE AFFILIATE, WVLA,
REPORTS STUDENTS QUARANTINED IN 
LIVINGSTON PARISH AND MORE
POTENTIAL TROUBLE FOR SCHOOLS.
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 
RESEARCHERS HAVE EVIDENCE THE 
COVID VIRUS CAN TRAVEL MORE THAN
SIX FEET, UP TO 16 FEET.
>> THOSE SMALL PARTICLES THAT 
REMAIN ADRIFT IN AIR CAN MOVE 
VERY QUICKLY, LONG DISTANCES
AND IN A CONFINED SPACE.
>> Reporter: BUT IN 
MASSACHUSETTS, A RALLY FOR
REOPENING.
WITH FEW CASES ACROSS THE STATE,
THE GOVERNOR SAYS MOST STUDENTS 
SHOULD BE IN SCHOOL.
WHILE, NEW JERSEY'S GOVERNOR
SAID SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES 
SHOULD OFFER, EITHER REMOTE OR
IN-PERSON LEARNING. 
>> THERE IS NO ONE SIZE FITS ALL
PLAN TO THIS VERY DIFFICULT 
SITUATION.
>> IN ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY,
TEACHERS HAVE CLAIMED MEDICAL 
EXEMPTION NOT TO TEACH IN CLASS.
IT'S ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF 
ADMINISTRATORS FORCING INTO 
REMOTE LEARNING.
>> WE ALL KNOW THAT TOO WELL, 
THANKS, TOM.
>> LET'S TURN TO BREAKING NEWS
ON THE WEST COAST.
HUNDREDS OF FIREFIGHTERS HAVE 
RESPONDED TO WHAT IS BEING
CALLED THE LAKE FIRE
IT STARTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
NEAR SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, 
WHICH IS NORTH OF LOS ANGELES.
AND QUICKLY, EXPLODED TO MORE 
THAN 10,000 ACRES.
AT LEAST 100 HOMES HAVE BEEN
EVACUATED.
IT'S ZERO PERCENT CONTAINED AND 
SPREADING QUICKLY.
OFFICIALS WARN THE FIRE HAS 
MOVED TO AREAS WITH A LOT OF
FUEL, AND IS SHOWING EXTREME
BEHAVIOR. 
>> EVACUATIONS ALSO ORDERED IN
OREGON AND IT'S THREATENING AT
LEAST 300 HOMES.
THE GOVERNOR HAS DECLARED AN
EMERGENCY TO MAKE MORE RESOURCES
AVAILABLE.
AND THE GRIZZLY CREEK FIRE IS 
STILL RAGING IN COLORADO, WITH
ZERO CONTAINMENT
IT'S BEEN BURNING FOR MORE THAN 
48 HOURS, AND HAS SPREAD TO 
4,800 ACRES.
>> LET'S CHECK IN WITH NBC
METEOROLOGIST, JANESSA WEBB, TO 
SEE HOW WE ARE STARTING OFF THIS
THURSDAY, WEATHER WISE
GOOD MORNING, JANESSA.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO.
WE ARE SEEING THE PACIFIC 
NORTHWEST INTO AREAS OF THE 
SOUTHWEST WITH 68 MILLION PEOPLE
UNDER HEAT ALERTS.
AND THAT'S WHAT'S SPARKING UP 
THE FIRE DANGER.
ALSO, VERY LOW HUMIDITY.
I'M, ALSO, WATCHING, ON THE 
OTHER SIDE OF THE COUNTRY,
STORMS ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO 
POP UP
THEY'RE WELL ACROSS THE 
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
WE DO HAVE A STATIONARY FRONT 
THAT IS GOING TO BE LINGERING 
ACROSS THAT NAR.
POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING
THROUGHOUT YOUR AFTERNOON.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR 
DAY AHEAD.
>> SO, OUR TEMPERATURES CONTINUE
TO BE IN THE LOWER 90s ACROSS 
THE UPPER MIDWEST.
WE ARE GOING TO WATCH A 
SIGNIFICANT RISE IN WATER THIS
AFTERNOON.
TORRENTIAL RAIN IN THAT AREA
ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH, STILL, 
VERY HOT AND HUMID
>> ALSO, WE DO HAVE AN UPDATE ON
OUR TROPICAL SYSTEM.
THAT'S ALL COMING UP. 
>> ALL RIGHT
VERY IMPORTANT
JANESSA, THANK YOU
>>> IT WAS A FRANTIC SCENE ON A 
BEACH IN GERMANY WHEN, NOT A
SHARK BUT, A WILD BORE CAME 
RIGHT OUT OF THE OCEAN
WATCH THIS THING
PICKING UP SPEED AND THEN 
CHARGING TOWARD THE CROWD OF
BEACHGOERS
AND THEN, YOU SEE THAT GUY
TRYING TO KEEP IT AWAY WITH A 
SHOVEL
WHILE OTHERS LET THE BOAR RUN 
PAST THEIR TENTS AND UMBRELLAS
NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BUT 
YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW PEOPLE ARE
SO FREAKED OUT ABOUT A RANDOM,
WILD BOA
>>> NEW, THIS MORNING.
A LIFE IS SAVED -- A LIFE SAVED,
IN JUST SECONDS, WITH POLICE
DASHING TOWARD A MAN WHO GOT HIS
WHEELCHAIR STUCK IN A TRACK.
THE OFFICER MANAGED TO DRAG HIM 
OUT OF HIS CHAIR
THE 66-YEAR-OLD WAS TAKEN TO THE
HOSPITAL AFTER HIS LEG WAS HIT
BY THE TRAIN
THE 14-YEAR VETERAN HAILED FOR
PUTTING HER LIFE ON THE LINE TO 
SAVE ANOTHER
EVERY TIME YOU SEE THAT VIDEO,
IT'S JUST TERRIFYING TO THINK 
THAT WAS LIFE, FROM THEIR 
VANTAGE POINT.
>> TRULY, HEROIC ACTIONS THERE
COWBOYS OWNER JERRY JONES HAS 
BROKE HIS SILENCE ABOUT THE 
NATIONAL ANTHEM DEBATE
HE SAYS HE IS GOING TO LISTEN TO
PLAYERS WHO KNEEL FOR THE 
ANTHEM, AND HE CALLED FOR GRACE 
IN THE TEAM'S ACTIONS.
JONES SAID, BACK IN 2017, THAT
HE WOULD BENCH PLAYERS WHO KNELT
DURING THE ANTHEM.
IN THAT SAME VIRTUAL PRESS
CONFERENCE, JONES ALSO ADDRESSED
HOW THE TEAM WOULD HANDLE HOME
GAMES DURING THE PANDEMIC.
HE EXPECTS AT&T STADIUM TO HOST 
FANS AS PUBLIC GUIDELINES WILL
ALLOW.
>> SINCE THE DEATH OF BREONNA 
TAYLOR, DOZENS OF RADIO STAGTION
ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL PAUSE 
TODAY.
AND ALSO, TAYLOR'S FAMILY WILL
BEGIN AT 2:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME.
THE TRIBUTE WILL FEATURE ONE OF 
HER FAVORITE SONGS, "EVERYTHING"
BY MARY J. BLIGE. 
>> NOW, TO A LEGAL RULING THAT'S
FOR THE BIRDS.
A JUDGE HAS BLOCKED THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION'S EFFORTS TO ROLL
BACK A CENTURIES-OLD LAW
PROTECTING MOST WILD-BIRD 
SPECIES.
WITHIN USED AGAINST COMPANIES 
LIKE NOT PUTTING NETTING OVER 
TOXIC MATERIALS.
THE ADMINISTRATION ARGUED IT
SHOULD ONLY APPLY TO THE
INTENTIONAL KILLING OF BIRDS
IN HER RULING, THE JUDGE
♪ TASTES LIKE STRAWBERRIES ON A
SUMMER EVENING AND IT SOUNDS
JUST LIKE A SONG ♪
>> IT HAS BEEN A FRUITFUL YEAR
FOR HARRY STYLES, EVER SINCE HIS
ALBUM, "FINE LINE" RANKED NUMBER
ONE ON BILLBOARD TOP 100
WATERMELON SUGAR SOARING TO 
NUMBER ONE ON BILLBOARD'S HOT 
100.
>> THE LATEST INSTALLMENT OF THE
TWILIGHT SERIES, MIDNIGHT SUN,
TAKING THE NUMBER ONE SPOT ON 
BEST-SELLING BOOK LIST
BELLA SWAN AND HER VAMPIRE
BOYFRIEND EDWARD CULLEN.
BUT THIS TIME, IT'S FROM
EDWARD'S PERSPECTIVE. 
>> WOW
GREAT TO SEE THAT.
ALL RIGHT.
ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL
TRAVEL DOCUMENTS, THE U.S.
PASSPORT, IS LOSING ITS WORTH,
AT LEAST FOR NOW
AMERICAN TOURISTS FACING TRAVEL 
BANS AND RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE
WORLD, DUE TO THE COUNTRY'S POOR
RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC
>> Reporter: THERE WAS A TIME 
WHEN AN AMERICAN PASSPORT COULD 
TAKE YOU ALMOST ANYWHERE
BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, THIS WAS A 
TICKET TO 185 COUNTRIES.
BUT NOW, WITH THE U.S. STILL
STRUGGLING TO GET ITS CASE
NUMBERS UNDER CONTROL, AN 
AMERICAN PASSPORT IS A TICKET TO
ALMOST NOWHERE
THE LIST IS SHORT.
BUT SOME POPULAR HOLIDAY
DESTINATIONS ARE STILL OPEN.
INCLUDING THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
AND THE MALDIVES
SMALL, ISLAND NATIONS DEPENDENT 
ON TOURISM FOR SURVIVAL.
MEXICO, TURKEY, ALSO, WELCOMING 
AMERICANS.
BUT IN EUROPE, A TRAVEL BAN ON
AMERICANS LEAVES JUST ALBANIA,
KOSOVO, SERBIA, AND NORTH 
MACEDONIA, RESTRICTION FREE.
THERE ARE ANOTHER 23 COUNTRIES
YOU CAN HEAD TO BUT THEY COME 
WITH RESTRICTIONS.
ALLOWING AMERICANS IN, PROVIDED 
THEY QUARANTINE FOR 14 DAYS UPON
ARRIVAL.
ICELAND WAS ALSO EXPECTED TO
REOPEN TO U.S. TRAVELERS
STARTING IN JULY
BUT WITH SPIKING CASE NUMBERS IN
AMERICA, THAT'S BEEN PUT ON ICE.
AND, WITH IT, MANY AMERICANS' 
BUCKET-LIST VACATIONS.
>> MY BOYFRIEND AND I HAD BOOKED
A TRIP TO ICELAND, THE FIRST
WEEK OF OCTOBER.
UNFORTUNATELY, AS THINGS STARTED
TO PROGRESS AND THINGS STARTED
SHUTTING DOWN, IN MARCH, WE 
REALIZED THAT THIS MAY NOT
HAPPEN. 
>> AND WITH SUMMER TRAVEL 
RESTRICTIONS CONSTANTLY 
CHANGING, FEDERAL AID FOR 
AIRLINES EXPIRING SOON, AND A 
GLOBAL TRAVEL INDUSTRY BRACING
FOR A $2 TRILLION HIT TO ITS
REVENUE, INDUSTRY EXPERTS SAY 
TRAVELERS SHOULD THINK TWICE
BEFORE BOOKING THAT WINTER
VACATION. 
>> I WOULD DEFINITELY SAY 
TRAVELING TO CONTINENTAL EUROPE 
OVER THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS
PROBABLY A NO-GO RIGHT NOW
ESPECIALLY, IF YOU ARE GOING TO 
BE PLANNING YOUR TRAVEL AFTER 
OCTOBER 1st, WHERE WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE
AIRLINE INDUSTRY. 
>> DISAPPOINTING NEWS FOR 
TRAVELERS AND A GLOBAL TRAVEL 
INDUSTRY, DESPERAT
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT TROPICAL
DEPRESSION 11.
THIS STORM SYSTEM'S HAVING A
HARD TIME ORGANIZING, AND THAT'S
PRETTY GOOD NEWS
BUT RIGHT NOW, IT'S NOT COMING
TOGETHER
IT COULD POSSIBLY BE A TROPICAL 
STORM BY TONIGHT
AND LOOK AT THE TRANSITION OF 
THIS SYSTEM.
IT STAYS WEL
>>> LEADING THE NEWS
A MASSACHUSETTS POLICE CRUISER
AND TWO JEEPS WERE INVOLVED IN A
LITERAL PILEUP ON TUESDAY NIGHT.
DESPITE THE POLICE CAR BEING
UNDER TWO OTHER VEHICLES, THE 
OFFICER SUFFERED JUST MINOR 
INJURIES, WHILE PASSENGERS IN 
BOTH JEEPS HAD MAJOR INJURIES.
THE INCIDENT IS CURRENTLY UNDER 
INVESTIGATION.
>> NIKE IS HONORING THE LATE
KOBE BRYANT WITH MAMBA WEEK 
LATER THIS MONTH
STARTING AUGUST 23rd, WHAT WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIS 42nd BIRTHDAY, THE
COMPANY WILL ROLL OUT A JERSEY
AND SIGNATURE SNEAKERS, AS WELL 
AS PROGRAMMING, TO CELEBRATE
BRYANT'S LEGACY.
NIKE ALSO COMMITTED $1 MILLION
TO THE MAMBA AND MAMBACITA
FOUNDATION
I REMEMBER, QUITE A WHILE AFTER 
KOBE'S DEATH, NIKE HAD REMOVED A
LOT OF HIS MERCHANDISE
INCLUDING HIS SIGNATURE SHOES 
FROM THE WEBSITE
THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO HONOR HIM
AND BRING IT BACK.
>> NOW, TO AN UNLIKELY
FRIENDSHIP FORGED DURING THE
PANDEMIC WITH ONE UPS DRIVER
DELIVERING MORE THAN PACKAGES TO
3-YEAR-OLD ASHER
REPORTER ASHLEY FROM WCNC HAS 
MORE. 
>> SUDDENLY, WE'RE HOME TOGETHER
ALL THE TIME. 
>> LIKE MANY FAMILIES DURING THE
PANDEMIC, THE MASONS SAY THEY 
NOW SPEND A LOT OF TIME OUTSIDE.
AND JUST LIKE MANY
NEIGHBORHOODS, THEY SAY THEIRS
SEES A CONSTANT PARADE OF 
DELIVERY TRUCKS.
>> FEDEX TRUCK COMES FIRST
AND THE PRIME TRUCKS COME 
THROUGHOUT THE DAY
THE MAILMAN COMES IN THE MIDDLE.
AND THE UPS MAN COMES AT THE
END.
>> A NEW NORMAL LEADING TO AN 
UNEXPECTED CONNECTION FOR THE 
MASON'S 3-YEAR-OLD SON, ASHER.
>> HE ALWAYS WAVES TO THE 
TRUCKS
AND OVER TIME, LEARNED ALL THE
DRIVERS' NAMES
AND DECIDED HE WANTS TO BE A
DELIVERY GUY WHEN HE GROWS UP.
HE TOOK A SPECIAL LIKING TO 
DARRYL BECAUSE DARRYL'S ALWAYS
GONE OUT OF HIS WAY TO SAY
HELLO, TO LEARN HIS NAME
IF DARRYL'S DRIVING BY, HE WILL 
SLOW DOWN IF ASHER'S PLAYING AND
SAY, HI, ASHER
AND THAT JUST MAKES ASHER'S 
NIGHT.
>> IN BETWEEN VISITS FROM 
DARRYL, LITTLE ASHER IS BUSY
MAKING DELIVERIES OF HIS OWN
HE PROUDLY WEARS THE UNIFORM
AND, THANKS TO DAD, EVEN HAS HIS
OWN DELIVERY TRUCK
RECENTLY, HIS OUTFIT WAS MADE 
COMPLETE WHEN DARRYL BROUGHT HIM
A PAIR OF OFFICIAL UPS SOCKS. 
>> THE FACT THAT HE TAKES THE 
TIME OUT TO GET ASHER A PAIR OF 
SOCKS OR SAY HELLO AND JUST MAKE
THAT HUMAN CONNECTION REALLY
MEANS THE WORLD TO US.
>> FOR THE MASON FAMILY, THE
DELIVERY OF KINDNESS, WORTH MORE
THAN ANYTHING INSIDE A PACKAGE
>> THANKS TO WCNC'S ASHLEY DAILY
FOR THAT REPORT.
DELIVERING KINDNESS AND A WHOLE 
LOT OF CUTENESS, TOO
ESPECIALLY, WITH THOSE UNIFORMS.
OUTFITS.
>> WE ALL COME TO APPRECIATE OUR
DELIVERY DRIVERS THIS YEAR. 
>> THANK YOU FOR STARTING YOUR
DAY WITH US.
I'M FRANCES RIVERA. 
>> I'M PHILLIP MENA.
A MEXICAN ZOO CELEBRATED WORLD
ELEPHANT DAY BY DELIVERING TWO
>>> Y'ALL KNEW IT WAS COMING
YOU COULD HAVE SET YOUR WATCHES 
TO IT.
DONALD TRUMP HAS ALREADY STARTED
HIS ATTACKS.
>> AND SHE LEFT ANGRY.
SHE LEFT MAD
THERE WAS NOBODY MORE INSULTING 
TO BIDEN THAN SHE WAS.
>> THE GLOVES ARE OFF AS THE
CAMPAIGN KICKS INTO HIGH GEAR.
NOW THAT WE'RE JUST 82 DAYS AWAY
FROM ELECTION DAY.
>> TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, 
WHERE THE COUNTRY HAS REPORTED
ITS HIGHEST NUMBER OF DEATHS IN 
A SINGLE DAY SINCE MID-MAY. 
>> TO OUR HERO OF THE DAY IS A
FAST-MOVING POLICE OFFICER
SPRINGS INTO ACTION FOR A 
WHEELCHAIR-BOUND MAN STUCK ON 
RAILROAD TRACKS.
>> SOCIALLY DISTANCED CONCERTS
AND HOW CROWDS WILL BE MANAGED
MOVING FORWARD. 
>> AND THE HOMECOMING KING AND
QUEEN FINALLY GET TOGETHER AFTER
ALMOST 30 YEARS.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GOOD THURSDAY MORNING, I'M 
PHILLIP MENA. 
>> GLAD YOU ARE STARTING YOUR 
DAY WITH US.
I'M FRANCES RIVERA
THE GLOVES ARE COMING OFF IN THE
RACE FOR 2020.
JOE BIDEN AND KAMALA HARRIS TOOK
AIM AT PRESIDENT TRUMP IN THEIR 
OFFICIAL DEBUT TOGETHER IN
DELAWARE
BLASTING THE ADMINISTRATION'S 
RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC
AND LAST NIGHT, VICE PRESIDENT
PENCE FIRED BACK
>> JOE BIDEN'S DECISION TO ADD
KAMALA HARRIS TO THE TICKET 
CONFIRMS EVERYTHING PRESIDENT 
TRUMP AND I HAVE BEEN SAYING
AND, THAT IS, THAT JOE BIDEN AND
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAVE BEEN
OVERTAKEN BY THE RADICAL LEFT.
>> IT'LL BE ANYTHING BUT AN 
ORDINARY CAMPAIGN.
PRESIDENT TRUMP TRADING PACKED
ARENAS FOR TELE-RALLIES.
>> HELLO, WISCONSIN.
IT'S GREAT TO BE WITH YOU.
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON
THIS CALL TONIGHT.
I'M THRILLED TO TALK. 
>> HE ANNOUNCED PLANS TO VISIT
FOUR KEY SWING STATES DURING
THAT CALL.
BIDEN AND HARRIS, ALSO, HOSTING 
THEIR FIRST VIRTUAL GRASSROOTS
FUNDRAISER LAST NIGHT.
THEY BROUGHT IN NEARLY $10
MILLION FROM SUPPORTERS.
AS BIDEN'S RUNNING MATE,
AMERICANS ARE SURE TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT HARRIS IN THE COMING
MONTHS
LESTER HOLT HAS A CLOSER LOOK AT
THIS HISTORIC TICKET. 
>> FIRST OF ALL, IS THE ANSWER
YES?
>> THE ANSWER IS ABSOLUTELY YES,
JOE.
AND I AM READY TO WORK
I AM READY TO DO THIS WITH YOU, 
FOR YOU.
>> Reporter: KAMALA HARRIS HAS
BUILT A CAREER ON WORKING,
FIGHTING, AND MOST OF ALL, NOT
BEING AFRAID TO BE THE FIRST. 
>> I'M SO PROUD TO STAND WITH 
YOU.
AND I DO SO, MINDFUL OF ALL THE 
HEROIC AND AMBITIOUS WOMEN
BEFORE ME.
WHOSE SACRIFICE, DETERMINATION, 
AND RESILIENCE, MAKES MY
PRESENCE HERE, TODAY, EVEN
POSSIBLE
>> Reporter: SHE IS THE DAUGHTER
OF IMMIGRANTS, WHO FELL IN LOVE 
AS ACTIVISTS DURING THE CIVIL 
RIGHTS MOVEMENT.
HARRIS'S FATHER, FROM JAMAICA,
AN ECONOMICS PROFESSOR AT 
STANFORD
HER MOTHER LEFT INDIA TO ATTEND 
BERKELEY, BECOMING A LEADING
BREAST CANCER RESEARCHER
AFTER THEY DIVORCED, HARRIS AND 
LITTLE SISTER, MAYA, WERE RAISED
MOSTLY BY THEIR MOM.
SHE PASSED AWAY IN 2009.
BUT HARRIS HAS CALLED HER THE 
MOST IMPORTANT INFLUENCE IN HER 
LIFE
QUOTING HER IN THIS NEW BIDEN 
CAMPAIGN AD.
>> GROWING UP, WHENEVER I GOT 
UPSET ABOUT SOMETHING.
MY MOTHER WOULD LOOK ME IN THE
EYE AND ASK, SO WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO DO ABOUT IT
>> HARRIS IS NOW 55.
A WIFE AND STEPMOTHER.
BUT SHE IS OFTEN CANDID ABOUT 
HOW HER EARLY EXPERIENCES SHAPED
HER, INCLUDING, PERHAPS THE MOST
TALKED ABOUT AND CONTROVERSIAL
VO
MOMENT OF HER PRESIDENTIAL RUN
WHEN SHE CRITICIZED HER 
NOW-RUNNING MATE'S RECORD ON
BUSSING.
>> GROWING UP, MY SISTER AND I
HAD TO DEAL WITH THE NEIGHBOR 
WHOSE PARENTS TOLD HER SHE
COULDN'T PLAY WITH US BECAUSE WE
WERE BLACK
YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A LITTLE
GIRL IN CALIFORNIA, WHO WAS PART
OF THE SECOND CLASS TO INTEGRATE
HER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
AND SHE WAS BUSSED TO SCHOOL
EVERY DAY.
AND THAT LITTLE GIRL WAS ME.
>> Reporter: AT 17, HARRIS MOVED
TO WASHINGTON, D.C. TO ATTEND 
HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
THERE, SHE WRITES IN HER
AUTOBIOGRAPHY, STUDENTS WERE
TAUGHT THAT WE WERE YOUNG,
GIFTED, AND BLACK.
AND WE SHOULDN'T LET ANYTHING 
GET IN THE WAY OF OUR SUCCESS.
SHE SAYS BECOMING A PROSECUTOR
WAS HER CALLING BECAUSE SHE 
WANTED TO HELP CHANGE THE 
SYSTEM
WORKING, FIRST, IN OAKLAND
THEN, ELECTED AS SAN FRANCISCO'S
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
AND EVENTUALLY, THE FIRST BLACK 
WOMAN TO BECOME ATTORNEY GENERAL
OF CALIFORNIA.
>> I DEVOTED MY LIFE TO MAKING
REAL THE WORDS CARVED IN THE
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT,
EQUAL JUSTICE, UNDER LAW. 
>> AS HARRIS'S NATIONAL PROFILE 
HAS RISEN, HER RECORD AS A
PROSECUTOR HAS BEEN BOTH PRAISED
AND CRITICIZED
SOME, ON THE LEFT, CHIDING HER
FOR NOT BEING PROGRESSIVE 
ENOUGH
BUT WHEN SHE RETURNED TO
WASHINGTON, FOUR YEARS AGO, AS A
SENATOR, SHE EARNED A REPUTATION
FOR SHOWCASING THOSE
PROSECUTORIAL SKILLS IN 
HIGH-PROFILE HEARINGS.
>> YES OR NO
>> WELL, IS THERE A PERSON YOU
ARE TALKING ABOUT?
>> I'M ASKING YOU A VERY DIRECT 
QUESTION
YES OR NO?
>> WHEN JOE BIDEN SELECTED
HARRIS AS HIS RUNNING MATE, IT
MADE HISTORY, IN MANY WAYS
BUT IT WAS ALSO A CHOICE WITH 
DEEP PERSONAL MEANING FOR BIDEN.
BECAUSE OF HARRIS'S CLOSE 
FRIENDSHIP WITH HIS LATE SON, 
BO. 
>> I KNOW HOW MUCH BO RESPECTED 
KAMALA AND HER WORK.
AND THAT MATTERED A LOT TO ME,
TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
>> Reporter: THE FORMER VICE
PRESIDENT NOW BETTING HARRIS'S
DECADES OF WORKING, FIGHTING, 
AND BREAKING BARRIERS WILL HELP 
HIM WIN THE WHITE HOUSE.
>> THAT WAS LESTER HOLT 
REPORTING.
>>> AND PRESIDENT TRUMP ALREADY 
LOBBING ATTACKS AT BIDEN'S NEW
RUNNING MATE
BUT THE BARBS RISK TURNING OFF
SOME OF THE PRESIDENT'S KEY 
SUPPO
SUPPORTERS
KRISTEN WELKER AT THE WHITE 
HOUSE WITH THE LATEST.
>> Reporter: AS PRESIDENT TRUMP 
SHARPENS HIS ATTACKS AGAINST
SENATOR KAMALA HARRIS.
>> I WACTCHED HER POLL NUMBERS G
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, DOWN TO ALMOST
NOTHING.
AND SHE LEFT ANGRY
SHE LEFT MAD. 
>> SOME ALLIES ARE SOUNDING 
ALARM BELLS ABOUT HIS MIXED 
MESSAGING.
ON THE ONE HAND, THE PRESIDENT
AND HIS CAMPAIGN ARE TRYING TO
LABEL THE CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY 
GENERAL AS BEING TOO TOUGH ON 
CRIME.
WHILE, ALSO, ARGUING SHE IS AN
ANTI-POLICE LEFTIST.
>> SHE LEFT NOBODY HAPPY WHEN IT
CAME TO LAW AND ORDER, WHICH IS 
THE NUMBER ONE JOB SHE HAD. 
>> AND SOME ADVISERS THINK THE
PRESIDENT SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM 
PERSONAL ATTACKS, LIKE THE ONE
IN THIS TWEET.
THE SUBURBAN HOUSEWIFE WILL BE
VOTING FOR ME.
THAT MESSAGE, AIMED AT
DISPARAGING, FAIR-HOUSING RULES,
ALREADY BACKFIRING WITH SOME
WOMEN IN BEAVER COUNTY, 
PENNSYLVANIA
AN AREA MR. TRUMP WON BY 19 
POINTS IN 2016
KRISTEN VOTED FOR CANDIDATE 
TRUMP BUT ISN'T SURE THIS YEAR. 
>> I DON'T FIND MYSELF IN THAT
SUBURB AND MOM GROUP THAT HE IS 
REFERRING TO
>> DO YOU THINK HE COULD BE 
HURTING HIS CHANCES WITH VOTERS 
LIKE YOU, BY TWEETING THINGS
>> I MEAN, DEFINITELY.
I THINK HE NEEDS TO STOP
TWEETING
>> Reporter: IT'S NOT THE FIRST 
TIME THE PRESIDENT HAS STRUGGLED
WITH HOW TO TALK ABOUT HARRIS.
WHEN SHE FIRST LAUNCHED HER 
PRIMARY CAMPAIGN. 
>> WE CAN RECLAIM THE AMERICAN
DREAM.
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP
PRAISED HER TELLING "THE NEW
YORK TIMES," I WOULD SAY THE
BEST OPENING, SO FAR, WOULD BE
KAMALA HARRIS.
BUT QUICKLY, TAKING AIM ON THE
CAMPAIGN TRAIL. 
>> KAMALA.
KAMALA IS FALLING.
>> AND WHEN ASKED ABOUT HARRIS
AS A POTENTIAL RUNNING MATE JUST
A FEW WEEKS AGO.
STILL, THE DEMOCRATS' DIVERSE 
TICKET IS FUELING THE QUESTION
AMONG SOME REPUBLICANS
IS THE PRESIDENT CONSIDERING
SHAKING UP HIS OWN TEAM?
A TOP CAMPAIGN ADVISER ADDRESSED
THE ISSUE.
>> OUR VICE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN A
FIGHTER.
HE HAS WORKED, EVERY SINGLE DAY,
FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
>> FOR HIS PART, PRESIDENT TRUMP
IS HITTING THE ROAD.
PLANNING SOME KOUCOUNTER 
PROGRAMMING.
HE WILL VISIT KEY BATTLEGROUND
STATES, INCLUDING MINNESOTA,
WISCONSIN, ARIZONA, AND 
PENNSYLVANIA. 
>> KRISTEN, THANK YOU.
>> THE U.S. IS REPORTING ITS
MOST COVID DEATHS IN ONE DAY, 
SINCE MAY.
NEARLY 1,500 PEOPLE DIED FROM 
CORONAVIRUS YESTERDAY.
THAT BRINGS THE OVERALL DEATH 
TOLL TO MORE THAN 162,000.
AMERICA IS, BY FAR, THE 
WORST-AFFECTED COUNTRY, WITH
MORE THAN 5.2 MILLION 
INFECTIONS
>>> AND THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST 
SCHOOL DISTRICT, TEACHERS UNIONS
ARE PUSHING BACK ON REOPEN ING 
PLANS.
TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS IN NEW
YORK ARE CALLING ON MAYOR de
BLASIO TO DELAY IN-PERSON 
INSTRUCTION.
STUDENTS ARE SET TO GO BACK ON
SEPTEMBER 10th. 
>> A MOTORCYCLE RALLY IS ROLLING
INTO NEW HAMPSHIRE LATER THIS 
MONTH.
AND THE GOVERNOR SAID HE SAW THE
LARGE STURGIS RALLY IN SOUTH
DAKOTA AS A WARNING SIGN
HE HAS ISSUED A MANDATE THAT
REQUIRES MASKS FOR GATHERINGS OF
MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE. 
>> A SURGE OF CORONAVIRUS CASES 
ACROSS THE STATE
A FLORIDA SHERIFF BARRED
DEPUTIES FROM WEARING FACIAL
COVERINGS IN MOST WORK SETTINGS.
SHERIFF BILLY WOODS INSISTS 
THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT 
WEARING MASKS LIMITS THE SPREAD 
OF THE VIRUS. 
>> AMID THE PANDEMIC, SINGLE-USE
PLASTIC CONSUMPTION HAS 
INCREASED, HEAVILY
A NEW STUDY FOUND THE AMOUNT OF 
PLASTIC WASTE FLOWING INTO THE
OCEAN COULD TRIPLE IN THE NEXT
20 YEARS
IF NO ACTION IS TAKEN, 600
MILLION TONS OF WASTE WILL BE IN
OUR OCEANS. 
>> FAMILIES IN CALIFORNIA 
STRUGGLING TO BUY FRESH FOOD
RECEIVED A HELPING HAND.
A ONE-DAY-ONLY FOOD DISTRIBUTION
DRIVE-THRU AT THE SANTA MONICA
AIRPORT DISTRIBUTED FOOD TO 
ABOUT 1,500 PEOPLE IN NEED
>>> A SHOWDOWN IS UNDERWAY IN 
FLORIDA AS MORE SCHOOL DISTRICTS
REOPEN, AGAINST A BACKDROP OF 
RISING COVID CASES
OUR SAM BROCK REPORTS.
>> PHILLIP, GOOD MORNING
SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF
ABOUT 20 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, HERE,
IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
REOPENING THEIR DOORS TO
STUDENTS THIS WEEK
AND IT COMES AT A TIME WHEN THE 
POSITIVITY RATE FOR FLORIDA IS
MOVING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.
IT'S NOW ABOUT 12%, ACCORDING TO
THE LATEST NUMBERS
BEFORE, IT WAS 8 OR 9%, A FEW 
DAYS AGO
FLORIDA ALSO BREAKING ITS 
SINGLE-DAY RECORD FOR 
COVID-RELATED FATALITIES, THIS
WEEK
THE CAUTIONARY TALES ARE THERE
GEORGIA OPENED UP SCHOOLS LAST
WEEK
NEWS ON THAT
CHEROKEE COUNTY.
THERE ARE AT LEAST 59 PEOPLE IN 
THAT COUNTY THAT HAVE CONTRACTED
COVID-19
LEADING TO ROUGHLY 1,200
QUARANTINES.
NOW, WE LEARNED TWO DIFFERENT 
HIGH SCHOOLS CLOSED THEIR DOORS 
FOR THE REST OF THE MONTH.
WOODSTOCK SAYING THEY HAD 14
PEOPLE TEST POSITIVE, WITH
ANOTHER 15 STUDENTS PENDING.
SHOULD THEY COME BACK POSITIVE, 
IT WOULD BE EVEN MORE PEOPLE
THAT WOULD HAVE TO QUARANTINE.
SO, IN MULTIPLE STATES RIGHT
NOW, GRAPPLING WITH THIS REALLY 
DIFFICULT INTERSECTION BETWEEN
HEALTH, SAFETY, AND EDUCATION.
NOT JUST PARTICULAR TO FLORIDA
BUT REALLY ALL OVER THE SOUTH 
RIGHT NOW.
DIFFICULT DECISIONS TO BE MADE, 
AS COVID CONTINUING TO SPREAD.
THAT'S THE LATEST HERE IN MIAMI.
SAM BROCK, NBC NEWS.
PHILLIP, BACK TO YOU. 
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE. 
>> COWBOY OWNER JERRY JONES 
BROKE HIS SILENCE ON THE ANTHEM 
DEBATE, SAYING HE WILL LISTEN TO
PLAYERS WHO KNEEL FOR THE 
ANTHEM
AND CALLING FOR GRACE IN THE
TEAM'S ACTIONS
JONES SAID IN 2017, HE WOULD
BENCH PLAYERS WHO KNELT DURING
THE ANTHEM
IN THE SAME VIRTUAL PRESS 
CONFERENCE, JONES ALSO ADDRESSED
HOW THE TEAM WOULD HANDLE HOME
GAMES DURING THE PANDEMIC.
HE EXPECTS AT&T STADIUM TO HOST 
FANS AT EVERY HOME GAME, AS 
TEXAS PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDELINES
ALLOW.
>> MEANWHILE, COLLEGE FOOTBALL
CONTINUES TO DEBATE WHETHER TO
PLAY THE FALL SEASON
THE BIG 12 UNVEILED THEIR 
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE, WHICH IS 
SLATED TO KICK OFF AT THE END OF
SEPTEMBER.
FOR THE LATEST AROUND COLLEGE 
FOOTBALL, WE TURN TO NBC'S
MIGUEL ALMAGUER.
>> Reporter: THE MOVE BY THE BIG
12 TO PLAY AMID THE PANDEMIC, 
ADDING CONFUSION TO A COLLEGE 
FOOTBALL SEASON STRUGGLING TO 
STAY ON ITS FEET
JOINING THE S.E.C. AND ACC, THE 
BIG 12 SAYS TAKING A SHOT AT THE
FALL SEASON OFFERS MORE REWARD
THAN RISK.
>> WE'RE AWARE OF THE RISKS.
AND IT -- IT WOULD BE NAIVE TO
ASSUME THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO
HAVE CASES
WE KNOW THAT WILL HAPPEN
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE PLANNED, TO
THE EXTENT THAT WE HAVE.
>> Reporter: BUT THE BIG TEN AND
PAC 12 SIDELINED THE SEASON,
CITING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF 
STUDENT ATHLETES
NOTRE DAME, AMONG THE TEAMS SET 
TO TAKE THE FIELD.
>> I WOULD RATHER TAKE THAT RISK
PLAYING THE GAME THAT I LOVE, 
AND FIGHTING FOR MY CAREER ONCE 
I LEAVE NOTRE DAME. 
>> FOR PLAYERS THAT DO SUIT UP, 
THEY COULD BE TESTED UP TO THREE
TIMES A WEEK, BEFORE GAME TIME
THAT INCLUDES BEFORE ATHLETES 
COME OUT OF THE TUNNEL AND ONTO 
THE FIELD.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS A $7 BILLION
BUSINESS
BUT MORE THAN MONEY IS AT STAKE.
>> FROM AN ETHICAL STANDPOINT,
THE COLLEGES HAVE TO ASK
THEMSELVES, DO WE WANT TO BE THE
ONES RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING 
THIS ATMOSPHERE WHERE GUYS, 
POTENTIALLY, COULD GET
THEMSELVES INFECTED WITH THE
VIRUS?
>> Reporter: THE WORLD OF 
COLLEGE FOOTBALL WITH AN UNEVEN 
PLAYING FIELD FOR ALL TEAMS, AND
MIXED MESSAGES FOR STUDENT
ATHLETES
PERHAPS, A REFLECTION OF THE
VERY NATION WE LIVE IN
MIGUEL ALMAGUER, NBC NEWS.
>> TIME NOW TO CHECK WITH NBC 
METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB WITH 
HOW WE'RE LOOKING WEATHER WISE
JANESSA, GOOD MORNING.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WE ARE SEEING THESE STORMS
CONTINUE TO POP FOR THE SOUTH 
AND SOUTHEAST.
TAKING A LOOK AT THE RADAR, YOU 
CAN SEE THERE'S NO REAL LATERAL 
MOVEMENT WITH THESE STORM 
SYSTEMS.
SO, THEY'RE PRODUCING A GOOD
AMOUNT OF TORRENTIAL RAIN.
TODAY, WE'LL CONTINUE TO WATCH
THE FLOODING FOR THE
MIDATLANTIC.
MAKING ITS WAY TO THE UPPER 
MIDWEST.
WE DO HAVE AN ENHANCED RISK OF
SOME SEVERE STORMS FOR CENTRAL
MINNEAPOLIS, THIS AFTERNOON.
SO WATCH THAT.
BUT THEY SHOULD TRACK TO THE
EAST, FAIRLY QUICKLY
BUT WE'RE, ALSO, GOING TO WATCH 
SOME WIDESPREAD RAIN THROUGHOUT 
YOUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FROM 
ATLANTA ALL THE WAY INTO
RALEIGH.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR 
DAY AHEAD.
>> OUR TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE
UPPER MIDWEST INTO COLORADO ARE 
REALLY GOING TO ENHANCE THAT
FIRE DANGER THAT WE ARE SEEING
LOW HUMIDITY, AS WELL.
ALSO, WINDS THERE, ALSO, PICKING
UP FOR THE DEEP SOUTH ALL THE 
WAY INTO FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON.
AND WE ALSO HAVE A BIG UPDATE ON
THE TROPICS.
ALL THAT'S COMING UP. 
>> SEEMS LIKE A PATTERN HERE
THAT WE'RE SEEING OVER AND OVER 
AGAIN.
THANKS, JANESSA.
>>> IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS.
PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN MARKLE
ARE NOW U.S. HOMEOWNERS,
ACCORDING TO ZILLOW, THEIR NEW
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA,
MANSION IS 14,000 SQUARE FEET 
WITH NINE BEDROOMS AND 16 
BATHROOMS AND THE PRICE TAG?
AROUND $14 MILLION. 
>> EXCITING NEWS FOR SARAH
COOPER FANS.
THE COMEDIAN FAMOUS FOR HER 
VIRAL IMPRESSIONS OF PRESIDENT
TRUMP GETTING HER OWN NETFLIX 
SERIES
IT'S CALLED SARAH COOPER, 
EVERYTHING'S FINE.
IT WILL PREMIERE THIS FALL. 
>> DEPICTING THE EPIC LIFE OF 
BLAC
>>> BREAKING NEWS NOW.
MANDATORY EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN 
ORDERED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
A WILDFIRE IN THE ANGELES 
NATIONAL FOREST NEAR LAKE HUGHES
HAS EXPLODED TO 10,000 ACRES
OFFICIALS SAY THE FIRE SPREAD TO
AN AREA WITH MORE FUEL, AND THAT
HAS LED TO A RAPID GROWTH AND 
WHAT THEY CALL EXTREME FIRE 
BEHAVIOR
IT'S ZERO PERCENT CONTAINED.
EVACUATIONS WERE ALSO ORDERED 
OVERNIGHT IN OREGON.
THE FIRE HAS BURNED ABOUT 500 
ACRES AND IS THREATENING AT 
LEAST 300 HOMES.
THE GOVERNOR'S DECLARED AN
EMERGENCY, TO MAKE MORE 
RESOURCES AVAILABLE.
AND THE GRIZZLY CREEK FIRE IS 
STILL RAGING IN COLORADO
>>> THE FIRST OFFICIAL SOCIALLY 
DISTANT VENUE TO OPEN IN THE UK 
SINCE THE PANDEMIC HELD ITS 
FIRST CONCERT.
THE SHOW HEADLINED BY SAM FENDER
DREW ABOUT 2,500 FANS.
BUT LOOK HERE.
THEY WERE SEATED ON 500 
SEPARATE, ELEVATED PLATFORMS
PLACED ON THE RACING TRACK
FIELD.
SO YOU SEE HOW FAR APART THEY 
WERE
EACH OF THE PLAT FORMS WERE 
SEPARATED BY SIX FEET AND EACH
HELD FIVE PEOPLE, EACH. 
>> I DO, I LIKE IT A LOT
PART OF THE PROBLEM WHEN YOU GO 
TO THESE CONCERTS IS, YOU KNOW, 
PEOPLE ARE ALL UP ON YOU
YOU KNOW, YOU JUST HAVE YOUR
CREW THAT YOU ARE WITH
HOPEFULLY, GET SOME BEER
DELIVERED.
I LIKE IT.
>>> LOOKS LIKE NFL LEGEND BARRY 
SANDERS WILL BE PRETTY BUSY SOON
AFTER THE DETROIT LIONS FOUND 
HUNDREDS OF UNOPENED LETTERS
ADDRESSED TO HIM
THE NEARLY 250 LETTERS CAME TO
DETROIT BETWEEN 2004 AND 2010.
SANDERS SAYS HE IS PREPARED TO
RESPOND TO THEM ALL.
PLEDGING TO GIVE LIONS' FANS A
REASON TO SMILE MORE THAN 20
YEARS AFTER HE RETIRED
LIONS FANS DON'T HAVE A REASON
TO SMILE, IN A VERY LONG TIME.
MOST OF THOSE LETTERS ARE 
PROBABLY ASKING HIM TO COME BA
>>> HI, EVERYBODY.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELEVEN
IT'S REALLY HAVING A HARD TIME
COMING TOGETHER.
THE ATMOSPHERE'S REALLY NOT 
CONDUCIVE FOR THE STORM TO
REALLY GAIN STRENGTH RIGHT NOW
BUT EXPECTED FROM THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER TO BE UPGRADED 
TO A TROPICAL STORM SYSTEM B
>>> HI, EVERYBODY.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELEVEN
IT'S REALLY HAVING A HARD TIME
COMING TOGETHER.
THE ATMOSPHERE'S REALLY NOT 
CONDUCIVE FOR THE STORM TO
REALLY GAIN STRENGTH RIGHT NOW
BUT EXPECTED FROM THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER TO BE UPGRADED 
TO A TROPICAL STORM SYSTEM B
BREAK ANOTHER RECORD, ON TRACK
TO LEAVE OFFICE WITH THE WORST
JOBS RECORD OF ANY AMERICAN 
PRESIDENT IN MODERN HISTORY.
>> THE CASE AGAINST DONALD TRUMP
AND MIKE PENCE IS OPEN AND SHUT.
>> THE PRESIDENT HITTING THE
ROAD DURING NEXT WEEK'S DNC 
CONVENTION
>>> AND THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF 
CORONAVIRUS DEATHS SINCE MAY
COLLEGE FOOTBALL MAY NOT BE 
FINISHED AFTER ALL
NEW DETAILS AHEAD.
>> AND STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL
NEEDS WHEN REMOTE LEARN 
SOMETHING THE ONLY OPTION.
>> EVACUATIONS GROWING AS WE
SPEAK.
A BUSY THURSDAY AHEAD.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS NOW
>>> GOOD THURSDAY MORNING.
I AM FRANCES RIVERA.
>> I AM PHILLIP MENA
IT'S THE FINAL SPRINT IN THE
RACE FOR 2020.
BOTH PARTY PARTITICKETS ARE NOW.
THE PAIR VOWING TO LEAD AMERICA 
OUT OF THE PANDEMIC IF ELECTED
LAST NIGHT WE GOT A PREVIEW OF
THE DEBATE SPACE BETWEEN HARRIS 
AND VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE.
>> I THINK SHE'S A SKILLED
DEBATER, BUT I CAN'T WAIT TO GET
TO SALT LAKE CITY AND BE ON THE 
STAGE WITH HER TO COMPARE JOE 
BIDEN'S NEARLY 50 YEARS IN
PUBLIC LIFE, THE AGENDA OF THE
RADICAL LEFT, THE AGENDA SHE HAS
EMBRACED THROUGHOUT HER 
POLITICAL CAREER
>> IT WILL BE ANYTHING BUT A
ORDINARY DEBATE.
>>> HELLO, WISCONSIN
IT'S GREAT TO BE WITH YOU.
>> HE ANNOUNCED PLANS TO VISIT
FOUR KEY SWING STATES DURING
THAT CALL.
BIDEN AND HARRIS ALSO HOSTED
THEIR FIRST VIRTUAL GRASSROOTS
FUND-RAISER LAST NIGHT BRINGING 
IN NEARLY $10 MILLION FROM
SUPPORTERS
>> THE BIDEN/HARRIS DEMOCRATIC
TICKET TAKING STAGE AND STEPPING
INTO HISTORY
>> YOUR NEXT VICE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES, KAMALA 
HARRIS
>> THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN ON A 
MAJOR POLITICAL TICKET
>> TODAY, TODAY JUST MAYBE THEY 
ARE SEEING THEMSELVES FOR THE 
FIRST TIME IN A NEW WAY, AS THE 
STUFF OF PRESIDENTS AND VICE
PRESIDENTS
>> HARRIS IS A U.S. SENATOR FROM
CALIFORNIA, THAT STATE'S
ATTORNEY GENERAL
>> MARCHING AND SHOUTING FOR
THIS THING CALLED JUSTICE IN A
STRUGGLE THAT CONTINUES TODAY.
AND I WAS PART OF IT
MY PARENTS WOULD BRING ME TO
PROTESTS STRAPPED TIGHTLY IN MY 
STROLLER
>> MORE THAN 20 YEARS YOUNGER 
THAN BIDEN HARRIS IS ALREADY
INJECTING ENTHUSIASM INTO THE 
CAMPAIGN THAT HAS RAISED MORE 
THAN 26 MILLION SINCE JOINING 
THE TICKET
>> WE HAVE A PRESIDENT WHO CARES
MORE ABOUT HIMSELF THAN THE 
PEOPLE WHO ELECTED HIM
>> THE PRESIDENT ALREADY
ACCUSING HARRIS OF BEING NASTY
AND DISRESPECTFUL TO BIDEN WHILE
RUNNING AGAINST EACH OTHER
DURING THE PRESIDENTIAL 
PRIMARIES.
>> SHE SAID HORRIBLE THINGS 
ABOUT HIM.
>> BIDEN AND HARRIS SHOWING A 
UNITED FRONT, READY TO BATTLE 
FOR THE WHITE HOUSE.
>> THE QUESTION NOW IS WHETHER
KAMALA HARRIS IS JUST THE TICKET
TO WIN OVER VOTERS IN SWING 
STATES
AND WE HAVE REACTION FROM VOTERS
THERE IN ARIZONA
>> Reporter: THERE'S ALWAYS A 
QUESTION ABOUT WHAT IMPACT DOES 
A VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE 
HAVE ON THE TICKET COME ELECTION
DAY?
LET'S LOOK AT ARIZONA.
FOR THE FIRST TIME WEST OF TEXAS
THE DEMOCRATS ON THE TICKET ARE 
GOING TO HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL THAT
REPRESENT THE TRUE WEST.
KAMALA HARRIS FROM CALIFORNIA,
AND WE'RE HERE IN MARICOPA
COUNTY ARIZONA AND I WAS TALK TO
SOME FOLKS FROM THE LATINO
COMMUNITY HERE, AND THEY SAID 
IT'S IMPORTANT NOT BECAUSE OF 
THE BASELINE REGIONAL DIVERSITY,
BUT IT'S BECAUSE OF THE 
BASELINES IN THE REGION.
LIVES IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA,
AND WORKED FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS
IN SACRAMENTO WHICH IS JUST 
NORTH OF THE AGRICULTURE HUB IN 
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA, AND THEY
HOPE SHE'S THE ONE THAT 
UNDERSTANDS ISSUES LIKE HERE IN 
ARIZONA, AND IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT
IMMIGRATION BUT PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION IN THE 
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, AND THE 
DISPARITIES AND EDUCATIONAL 
RESOURCES, ABOUT THE DISPARITIES
IN TESTING FOR COVID, AND IT'S
THOSE SORTS OF ISSUES THAT
SOMEBODY FROM CALIFORNIA, FROM
THE WEST, KAMALA HARRIS IS ABLE 
TO REPRESENT AND DRAW OUT A 
GREATER SHARE OF SUPPORT COME 
ELECTION DAY
>> WE'LL HAVE OUR ANSWERS COME
NOVEMBER
THANK YOU.
>>> AND THEN A SITUATION
DEVELOPING IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA
MANDATORY EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN 
ORDERED AFTER A WILDFIRE
EXPLODED AND 100 HOMES HAVE BEEN
EVACUATED AND SOME BURNED.
OFFICIALS WARNED THE FIRE BURNED
TO AREAS
500 FIREFIGHTERS HAVE RESPONDED 
AND IT'S 0% CONTAINED.
AND IN OREGON, 500 ACRES WERE 
BURNED AND IT'S THREATENING AT
LEAST 300 HOMES.
THE GOVERNOR DECLARED AN
EMERGENCY TO MAKE MORE RESOURCES
AVAILABLE.
AND THE CREEK FIRE IS STILL 
BURNING IN COLORADO FOR MORE
THAN 48 HOURS AND SPREAD TO 
4,800 ACRES.
>>> THE U.S. REPORTING ITS MOST 
COVID DEATHS IN ONE DAY SINCE 
MAY.
NEARLY 1,500 PEOPLE DIED FROM 
CORONAVIRUS YESTERDAY.
AMERICA IS BY FAR THE WORST 
AFFECTED COUNTRY WITH MORE THAN 
5.2 MILLION INFECTIONS
>>> AND THEN THE GOVERNOR SAW 
IMAGES LIKING THISFROM STURGIS
A NEW MANDATE WILL REQUIRE MASKS
FOR GATHERINGS OF MORE THAN 100 
PEOPLE
>>> A SHERIFF IN FLORIDA BARRED 
DEPUTIES FROM WEARING FACE
COVERINGS IN MOST SETTINGS
HE INSISTED THERE'S NO EVIDENCE 
THAT WEARING MASKS LIMITS THE 
SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.
>>> AND THEN PLASTIC WAIST
FLOWING IN THE OCEAN COULD
TRIPLE IN THE NEXT 20 YEARS IF
NO ACTION IS TAKEN, 600 MILLIONS
OF WASTE WILL BE IN OUR OCEANS
>>> FAMILIES IN CALIFORNIA
STRUGGLING TO BUY FRESH FOOD GOT
A HELPING HAND
>>> AN AWARD-WINNING COMPOSURE
VOLUNTEERS FOR A COVID MEDICAL
TRIAL.
WEBER ANNOUNCED HE'S TAKING PART
IN THE OXFORD TRIAL.
HE WILL DO ANYTHING TO PROVE
THEATERS CAN REOPEN SAFETY
>>> AND COLLEGE FOOTBALL
CONTINUES TO DEBATE WHETHER OR
NOT TO PLAY THE FALL SEASON.
FOR THE LATEST AROUND COLLEGE 
FOOTBALL WE TURN TO NBC'S MIGUEL
ALMAGUER
>> THE MOVE BY THE BIG 12 TO
PLAY AMID THE PANDEMIC, ADDING
CONFUSION TO A COLLEGE FOOTBALL 
SEASON STRUGGLING TO STAY ON ITS
FEET
JOINING THE SEC AND ACC, THE BIG
12 SAYS TAKING A SHOT AT THE
FALL SEASON OFFERS MORE REWARD
THAN RISKS
>> WE'RE AWARE OF THE RISKS.
IT WOULD BE NAIVE TO ASSUME WE
ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE CASES.
WE KNOW THAT WILL HAPPEN
THAT'S WHY WE PLANNED TO THE
EXTENT WE HAVE
>> THE BIG TEN AND PAC 12 CITE
THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE
STUDENT ATHLETES
NOTRE DAME AMONG THE TEAMS SET
TO TAKE THE FIELD.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE THAT
RISK
>> FOR PLAYERS THAT DO SUIT UP, 
THEY COULD BE TESTED UP TO THREE
TIMES A WEEK BEFORE GAME TIME,
AND THAT INCLUDES BEFORE
ATHLETES COME OUT OF THE TUNNEL 
AND ON TO THE FIELD.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS A $7 BILLION
BUSINESS, AND MORE THAN MONEY IS
AT STAKE
>> FROM AN ETHICAL STANDPOINT 
THE COLLEGES HAVE TO ASK
THEMSELVES DO WE WANT TO BE THE 
ONES RESPONSIBILITY FOR CREATING
THE ATMOSPHERE WHERE GUYS GET 
N
INFECTED WITH CORONAVIRUS.
>> PERHAPS A REFLECTION OF THE
VERY NATION WE LIVE IN
MIGUEL ALMAGUER, NBC NEWS.
>> THERE'S STORMS OUT THERE WE
NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO
HERE'S OUR METEOROLOGIST, 
JANESSA WEBB
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY
THE FLOOD THREAT CONTINUES WITH 
THE SOUTHEAST, MID-ATLANTIC,
EASTERN LOCATIONS FOR AT LEAST
THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
THERE'S NO LATERAL MOVEMENT ON
THE STORMS SO THERE WILL BE 
TORRENTIAL RAIN THIS AFTERNOON
FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC TO THE
SOUTHEAST AND THAT WILL INCREASE
THE FLOOD THREAT, AND THERE'S A 
PAUS
POSSIBILITY OF A FEW TORNADOES
IN THAT AREA
ALSO WATCHING ACCUMULATION UP TO
ONE TO TWO INCHES ACROSS THE
DEEP SOUTH
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE WEATHER FOR
THE DAY, AND HERE'S A CLOSER
LOOK AT YOUR DAY AHEAD
TEMPERATURES, THEY ARE NEAR 100 
DEGREES FOR COLORADO THIS 
AFTERNOON.
THAT'S GOING TO SPARK UP THE
FIRE DANGER.
ALSO 103 FOR SAN ANTONIO, AND 88
FOR CHARLESTON WITH A FEW STORMS
THIS AFTERNOON
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE TROPICS
COMING UP.
>> ALL RIGHT
WE WILL HEAR FROM YOU IN A BIT, 
JANESSA.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>>> A CLOSE CALL IN CALIFORNIA
ENDS WITH A LIVE SAVED
A POLICE OFFICER IS DASHING 
TOWARDS A MAN THAT GOT HIS
WHEELCHAIR STUCK ON A TRAIN 
TRACK.
THE OFFICER MANAGED TO DRAG HIM 
OUT OF THE CHAIR AS THE TRAIN 
CRASHED INTO IT.
THE 66-YEAR-OLD WAS TAKEN TO A
LOCAL HOSPITAL AFTER HIS LEG WAS
HIT BY THE T
>>> LEADING THE NEWS, CLASHES IN
THE STREETS ARE GROWING MORE
VIOLENT.
IT'S EVEN AS THE GOVERNMENT 
CRACKS DOWN ON DEMONSTRATIONS.
MATTHEW JOINS US FROM 
MISCELMOSCOW
THE FORCE USED AGAINST THE
PROTESTERS IS GETTING MORE
CONCERNING
>> Reporter: YEAH, THEY ADMITTED
THEY USED LIVE AMMUNITION 
AGAINST A GROUP OF PROTESTERS.
THEY LATER RETRACTED THAT 
WORDING FROM THE STATEMENT BUT
STILL ADMITTING TO USING
SIGNIFICANT FORCE AGAINST THEM
THIS IS GOING ON COUNTRY-WIDE 
AND FOR ABOUT FOUR DAYS NOW AND 
IT'S CLEAR THE REGIME THAT HAS
BEEN IN POWER FOR 26 YEARS IS 
HAVING TO FIGHT HARDER THAN EVER
TO MAINTAIN THIS IRON GRIP ON 
THE COUNTRY.
NOW, SO FAR THEY HAVE ALREADY 
SUCCEEDED IN ESSENTIALLY SCARING
OUT THE MAIN OPPOSITION LEADERS 
TO FLEE THE COUNTRY, ALLEGEDLY
THREATENING HER CHILDREN EVEN,
AND THE DEMONSTRATORS CONTINUE
TO HIT THE STREETS DAY AFTER DAY
AND IT'S CLEAR IT'S NOT 
SIMMERING DOWN ANYTIME
>>> WE'RE BACK NOW WITH OUR 
LATEST IN THE COLLABORATION WITH
ACTUAL TELEMUNDO
MORGAN STARTS US OFF IN SAN 
ANTONIO.
>> 14-YEAR-OLD GOMEZ LOVES TO 
LEARN.
>> DO YOU LIKE SCHOOL?
YOU REALLY LIKE SCHOOL A LOT
HIS FAMILY MOVED FROM SAN DIEGO 
TO SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, AND HE 
HAS BEEN TRYING TO LEARN ENGLISH
EVERY SINCE.
HE WAS A STAR STUDENT BUT SAYS
CLASSES GOT HARDER WHEN THEY
VE
WENT VIRTUAL LAST SUMMER
>> WHY ARE THEY HARDER
>> BECAUSE OF THE CONTACT WITH
THE TEACHERS
>> HE'S ONE OF 5 MILLION PUBLIC 
SCHOOL STUDENTS LEARNING ENGLISH
AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, A 
CHALLENGE THAT COULD BE HARD FOR
LATINO STUDENTS, SINCE 40% OF 
LATINO FAMILIES DON'T HAVE A
COMPUTER
>> WHAT ARE YOU USUALLY DOING 
YOUR WORK ON
>> I DO IT IN MY PHONE
>> SO YOU ARE DOING YOUR
HOMEWORK ON YOUR PHONE
>> UH-HUH.
>> WOW
>> HIS FAMILY OF FIVE SHARES ONE
LAPTOP
EVEN WHEN HE CAN ACCESS HIS 
ASSIGNMENTS, HE'S ON HIS OWN
>> DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?
>> NO.
>> ROBERTO'S MOM SAYS HE'S BEEN 
LOSING SOME OF THE ENGLISH HE 
ALREADY LEARNED SINCE THE 
PANDEMIC
>> Translator: I WAS HELPING HIM
WITH AS MUCH I COULD WITH THE 
ACTIVITIES, BUT THAT REALLY IS
NOT SUFFICIENT
>> IT'S A CHALLENGE ROBERTO'S 
TEACHER IS UP AGAINST.
>> OUR SCHOOL SYSTEMS ARE NOT 
SET UP TO SUPPORT MIGRANT 
FAMILIES TO BEGIN WITH, AND WITH
REMOTE LEARNING THAT THAT'S 
CARRYING OVER INTO THAT.
>> WITH FAMILIES WITH STUDENTS
FOR SPECIAL NEEDS, THOSE
CHALLENGES CAN BECOME MORE
DIFFICULT.
HOW DO YOU HELP THOSE?
>> ABOUT 700,000 SPECIAL NEEDS
STUDENTS HERE IN THE U.S. ARE 
ALSO ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
6-YEAR-OLD TWINS HEAR DO
EVERYTHING TOGETHER.
>> TELL ME HOW MUCH YOU LOVE
YOUR SISTER?
>> LIKE THIS
>> THEY LOVE DRESSING UP AS 
PRINCESSES AND DANCING, BUT WHEN
IT COMES TO LEARNING THEIR NEEDS
ARE DIFFERENT.
EMMA HAS AUTISM AND IS
NONVERBAL.
>> DOES EMMA MISS GOING TO
SCHOOL
CAN YOU SEE IT IN HER?
>> AT FIRST THERE WAS STRESS, 
BECAUSE THE AUTISTIC CHILDREN 
NEED A SCHEDULE.
>> I HAVE TO RUN FROM ONE SIDE
OF THE HOUSE TO THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE HOUSE WITH DIFFERENT 
COMPUTERS SO THEY CAN 
CONCENTRATE VERY WELL IN HER
STUFF.
>> Reporter: ADDING TO THE
CHALLENGE AS PARENTS OF LATINO
CHILDREN IS TRYING TO HELP
OTHERS
>> IT SEEMS LIKE THROUGH ALL OF 
THIS YOU HAVE HAD TO STEP UP
EVEN MORE AND BECOME EVEN MORE
THE SUPER MOM.
>> YEAH.
>> DO YOU EVER SIT BACK, AND, I 
DON'T KNOW, BREAK DOWN AND LET
THE EMOTIONS GET TO YOU?
>> A LOT OF TIMES, YES
A LOT OF TIMES
BUT YOU HAVE TO BE A MOM, AND 
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
STILL WATCHING TROPICAL 
DEPRESSION 11.
THIS STORMIS SOME IS HAVING A 
HARD TIME COMING TOGETHER.
IT COULD POSSIBLY BE A TROPICAL 
STORM GOING IN LATER TONIGHT AS 
IT SITS IN A GOOD AND WARM BODY 
OF WATER
RIGHT NOW THERE IS STILL A LOT
OF UNCERTAINTY IF THIS STORM
EVEN COMES TOGETHER, BUT LOOKS
LIKE IT WILL
>>> IN TODAY'S STOP STORY, A
DEADLY TRAIN CRASH OVERSEAS IN
SCOTLAND WHEN A PASSENGER TRAIN 
DERAILED AFTER FLOODING IN THE
AREA
ONE CAR FELL DOWN AN EMBANKMENT 
FROM THE CONDUCTOR WAS BELIEVED 
TO BE ONE OF THOSE KILLED.
>>> AND THEN DOZENS OF RADIO
STATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL
PAUSE THEIR NORMAL PROGRAMMING
TODAY.
THE BROADCAST EVENT LED BY
TAYLOR'S FAMILY WILL BEGIN AT 
2:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME
THE TRIBUTE WILL FEATURE ONE OF 
TAYLOR'S FAVORITE SONGS 
"EVERYTHING," AND THAT WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY A READING OF NAMES, 
VICTIMS OF POLICE VIOLENCE
>>> CHURCHILL DOWNS IS NOT
ALLOWING FANS THERE OR IN THE 
INFIELD DURING THE BIG RACE.
ONLY AROUND 14% CAPACITY
FANS WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR 
FACE COVERINGS AND SUBMITTED TO 
TEMPERATURE CHECKS
>>> AND BIDDING BEGAN ON THE
MIKE TROUT CARD AT $1 MILLION.
WITH THE AUCTION NOT CLOSING
UNTIL AUGUST 22nd, IT'S ON PACE 
TO BE THE MOST EXPENSIVE CARD 
SOLD AT AUCTION.
>>> LOOK AT THIS, NOT A SHARK 
BUT LOOK WHAT EMERGED FROM THE
OCEAN.
DID YOU SEE THAT MAN, WACKING IT
AWAY WITH THE SHOVEL
MANY ARE SITTING THERE GAWKING
AT IT.
NO INJURIES REPORTED AFTER ALL
THIS, BUT THE SHOCK FACTOR I
THINK IS SO HIGH
I THINK THAT'S THE FIRST THING
YOU WOULD SEE, A SHARK
>> YOU SAID NO INJURIES 
REPORTED
NOBODY HAS TALKED TO THE BORE 
YET SO WE DON'T KNOW
>>> A MUSICIAN IS LOOKING TO
TAKE HIS TRICKS TO NEW HEIGHTS
THE SPECIAL IS GOING TO STREAM
LIVE ON HIS YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
YOU CAN WATCH THAT ON AUGUST
31st
CAN YOU IMAGINE THE TRAFFIC?
>> RIGHT
>> EVERYBODY STOPPING AND 
WATCHING
>>> PUMPKINS COMING TO DUNKIN'
SOONER THAN EVER BEFORE.
DUNKIN''S FALL LINEUP WILL
INCLUDE SPICE DRINKS AND THE
BITE-SIZED BAKERY TREATS, AND 
ALSO STEAK AND CHEESE ROLLUP
NOTHING LIKE
>>> THE BIDEN-HARRIS TICKET IS
NOW OFF AND RUNNING AS THE
DEMOCRATS TAKE AIM AT PRESIDENT 
TRUMP, WITH JUST 82 DAYS BEFORE 
THE ELECTION. 
>> KAMALA KNOWS HOW TO GOVERN.
SHE KNOWS HOW TO MAKE THE HARD
CALLS.
SHE'S READY TO DO THIS JOB, ON
DAY ONE.
>> HE MADE A CHOICE.
HE PICKED HER.
I WATCHED HER.
I WATCHED HER POLL NUMBERS GO,
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, DOWN TO ALMOST
NOTHING.
>> AND THE CANDIDATES WERE BUSY 
OVERNIGHT.
>>> AS THE PUSH TO REOPEN 
SCHOOLS CONTINUES, THE SPIKE IN 
MANY CLASSROOMS IS ALREADY
CAUSING SOME BACK PEDALING. 
>> MULTIPLE WILDFIRES BURNING 
OVERNIGHT.
>> THE LITTLE BOY WHO MADE A
CALLING DURING THE PANDEMIC AS
H
HE DEVELOPED A LOVE FOR PACKAGE 
DELIVERIES
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>>> GLAD YOU ARE STARTING YOUR
DAY WITH US.
I'M FRANCES RIVERA. 
>> AND I'M PHILLIP MENA.
IT'S THE FINAL SPRINT IN THE
RACE FOR 2020.
BOTH PARTY TICKETS ARE NOW SET, 
WITH JOE BIDEN AND KAMALA HARRIS
MAKING THEIR OFFICIAL DEBUT 
TOGETHER IN DELAWARE
THE PAIR VOWING TO LEAD AMERICA 
OUT OF THE PANDEMIC, IF ELECTED.
AND LAST NIGHT, WE GOT A PREVIEW
OF THE DEBATE STAGE BETWEEN 
HARRIS AND VICE PRESIDENT MIKE
PENCE.
>> I THINK SHE IS A SKILLED 
DEBATER.
BUT I CAN'T WAIT TO GET TO SALT 
LAKE CITY AND BE ON THE STAGE 
WITH HER
TO COMPARE JOE BIDEN'S NEARLY 50
YEARS IN PUBLIC LIFE
THE AGENDA OF THE RADICAL LEFT
THE AGENDA THAT SHE'S EMBRACED, 
THROUGHOUT HER POLITICAL CAREER,
WITH THE RESULTS OF THIS
PRESIDENT AND THIS
ADMINISTRATION
>> IT'LL BE ANYTHING BUT AN 
ORDINARY CAMPAIGN.
PRESIDENT TRUMP TRADED PACKED 
ARENAS FOR TELERALLIES. 
>> HELLO, WISCONSIN.
IT'S GREAT TO BE WITH YOU.
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON
THIS CALL TONIGHT.
>> HE ANNOUNCED PLANS TO VISIT
FOUR KEY SWING STATES DURING
THAT CALL.
BIDEN AND HARRIS, ALSO, HOSTED
THEIR FIRST VIRTUAL, GRASSROOTS 
FUNDRAISER LAST NIGHT.
BRINGING IN NEARLY $10 MILLION
FROM SUPPORTERS.
NBC'S ANDREA MITCHELL HAS MORE
>> Reporter: TOGETHER, FOR THE
FIRST TIME SINCE THEIR BIG
ANNOUNCEMENT, THE DEMOCRATIC
TICKET
THE OLDEST, MAJOR PARTY 
CANDIDATE TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT, 
AND THE FIRST WOMAN OF COLOR. 
>> THIS MORNING, ALL ACROSS THE 
NATION, LITTLE GIRLS WOKE UP, 
ESPECIALLY LITTLE, BLACK AND
BROWN GIRLS, WHO SO OFTEN FEEL
OVERLOOKED AND UNDERVALUED IN 
THEIR COMMUNITIES.
BUT TODAY, TODAY, JUST MAYBE, 
THEY'RE SEEING THEMSELVES, FOR
THE FIRST TIME, IN A NEW WAY, AS
THE STUFF OF PRESIDENT AND VICE 
PRESIDENTS
>> Reporter: TRYING TO SHOW THEY
ARE A TEAM, WITH SIMILAR VALUES 
AND SHARED GOAL.
>> AND WE ARE EXPERIENCING A
MORAL RECKONING WITH RACISM AND 
SYSTEMIC INJUSTICE, THAT HAS
BROUGHT A NEW COALITION OF
CONSCIENCE TO THE STREETS OF OUR
COUNTRY, DEMANDING CHANGE.
>> Reporter: AFTER RELEASING A
VIDEO PROFILING KAMALA HARRIS,
OPENING WITH THAT MOMENT WHEN 
JOE BIDEN ASKED HER TO BE ON THE
TICKET
>>
HI
HI
HI
SORRY TO KEEP YOU.
>> THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
YOU READY TO GO TO WORK?
>> OH, MY GOD.
I AM SO READY TO GO TO WORK.
>> Reporter: WHY HARRIS?
FIRST, ENERGY, EXCITEMENT.
A STRONG CAMPAIGNER, EVEN 
VIRTUALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC.
SECOND, HER ABILITY TO RALLY
BLACK VOTERS, KEY TO ANY
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY
ESPECIALLY, IN THOSE
BATTLEGROUND STATES.
PENNSYLVANIA, MICHIGAN, 
WISCONSIN, WHO DID NOT TURN OUT 
IN LARGE ENOUGH NUMBERS FOR 
HILLARY CLINTON.
THIRD, THE PROSECUTOR.
HARRIS USING HER SKILLS TO GO 
AFTER TRUMP AND HIS MEN.
>> HAS THE PRESIDENT OR ANYONE
AT THE WHITE HOUSE EVER ASKED OR
SUGGESTED THAT YOU OPEN AN
INVESTIGATION OF ANYONE?
YES OR NO, PLEASE, SIR
>> THE PRESIDENT OR ANYBODY 
ELSE
>> SEEMS YOU'D REMEMBER 
SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND BE ABLE 
TO TELL US. 
>> SKILLS HONED FROM HER YEARS
AS CALIFORNIA'S ATTORNEY
GENERAL, WHEN SHE FORGED A
FRIENDSHIP WITH JOE BIDEN'S SON,
BO, WHO HAD THE SAME JOB IN 
DELAWARE. 
>> I KNOW HOW MUCH BO RESPECTED 
KAMALA AND HER WORK, AND THAT 
MATTERED A LOT TO ME, TO BE 
HONEST WITH YOU, AS I MADE THIS 
DECISION. 
>> BO WAS THE KIND OF GUY WHO 
INSPIRED PEOPLE TO BE A BETTER
VERSION OF THEMSELVES.
HE REALLY WAS THE BEST OF US
AND WHEN I WOULD ASK HIM WHERE'D
YOU GET THAT
WHERE'D THIS COME FROM
HE'D ALWAYS TALK ABOUT HIS DAD
>> Reporter: AND BIDEN SAYS 
THEY'RE PREPARED FOR ATTACKS
FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP. 
>> SHE'S GOING TO STAND WITH ME 
IN THIS CAMPAIGN, AND ALL OF US 
ARE GOING TO STAND UP FOR HER.
>> ASKED WHETHER THEY WOULD BE
CAMPAIGNING TOGETHER, BIDEN SAID
IT DEPENDS ON WHAT THE SCIENCE
SAYS
THA
THA
THAT'S A CONTRAST THAT THE
BIDEN-HARRIS TEAM ARE VERY HAPPY
TO DRAW AGAINST THE WAY 
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS BEEN
HANDLING THE PANDEMIC.
FRANCES.
>> ANDREA, THANK YOU YOU. 
>> ONE OF THE LARGEST QUESTIONS 
LOOMING OVER THE RACE IS WHETHER
HARRIS CAN TURN THE TIDE FOR
DEMOCRATS IN SWING STATES.
OUR ALLISON BARBER IS IN MIAMI
WITH WHAT VOTERS THINK OF THE VP
PICK
GOOD MORNING. 
>> FLORIDA IS AN IMPORTANT STATE
EVERY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AND 
THIS YEAR IS NO DIFFERENT.
WHERE WE ARE, MIAMI-DADE COUNTY,
IS AN AREA THAT IS PARTICULARLY 
WORTH WATCHING AND MONITORING 
BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A DIVERSE
COMMUNITY.
THERE IS A LARGE HISPANIC 
POPULATION HERE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE OF 
CUBAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN
DESCENT.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO PAY
ATTENTION TO THIS AREA AND TALK 
TO PEOPLE WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY 
BECAUSE IT HELPS GIVE US A SENSE
OF HOW A HISPANIC COMMUNITY, NOT
IN A BORDER STATE, MY VIGHT VOTN
2020 AND WHAT ISSUES ARE TOP OF 
MIND FOR THEM.
WHEN IT COMES TO JOE BIDEN'S
SELECTION OF KAMALA HARRIS AS 
HIS RUNNING MATE, MOST PEOPLE WE
HAVE SPOKEN TO, REGARDLESS OF 
WHERE THEY FALL POLITICALLY, ON 
THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT, THEY SAY 
THEY THINK HARRIS IS A SMART
CHOICE FOR BIDEN AND HIS
CAMPAIGN
WE SPOKE TO ONE VOTER, WHO
DESCRI
DESCRIBED HIMSELF AS A LIFELONG 
REPUBLICAN
HE SAID HE WILL VOTE FOR JOE
BIDEN IN NOVEMBER.
WE SPOKE TO ANOTHER REPUBLICAN
HE VOTED FOR TRUMP IN 2016 AND
HE PLANS TO DO THE SAME IN
NOVEMBER
WE ALSO SPOKE TO ONE VOTER WHO
SAID SHE SUPPORTED FORMER VICE
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AND HAS FOR 
QUITE A WHILE.
WE ASKED EACH OF THEM, HOW S
SIGNIFICANT IS BIDEN'S PICK TO
HIS CAMPAIGN
>> IT BALANCES OUT THE TICKET.
I MEAN, SHE'S DEFINITELY A
SHARP -- SHARP LEGISLATOR.
SHE WAS TOUGH ON CRIME AS 
ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR CALIFORNIA.
AND SHE'S -- SHE'S YOUNG
SHE'S ENERGETIC.
SHE'S SMART.
>> IN 2016, DONALD TRUMP, 
NARROWLY, WON THE STATE OF
FLORIDA.
BARACK OBAMA, NARROWLY, WON IT
IN 2012.
PHILLIP.
>> ELLISON, THANK YOU.
>> AS THE U.S. REPORTS ITS
HIGHEST COVID DEATHS IN ONE DAY 
SINCE MAY, THE PRESIDENT STEPS
UP HIS EFFORTS TO REOPEN
SCHOOLS.
BUT DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
ARE FACING CHALLENGES, INCLUDING
RISING INFECTIONS.
OUR TOM COSTELLO HAS MORE.
>> Reporter: FOR MILLIONS OF
STUDENTS FROM FLORIDA TO
INDIANA, LOUISIANA TO ARIZONA,
THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR IS ALREADY
OFF TO A ROUGH START
IN CHEROKEE COUNTY, GEORGIA, A
SECOND HIGH SCHOOL HAS NOW
CLOSED AFTER 14 CONFIRMED CASES.
NEARLY 1,200 STUDENTS AND STAFF 
QUARANTINED, DISTRICTWIDE.
>> THERE WERE A LOT OF KIDS 
WALKING THROUGH THE HALLWAY.
THERE WAS NO WAY TO SOCIALLY
DISTANCE
AND ALSO, GOING IN AND OUT OF 
THE CAFETERIA.
>> 45 MINUTES AWAY
THAT HIGH SCHOOL WHERE STUDENTS 
PACKED THE HALLS, MANY WITHOUT
MASKS, CLOSED FOR A THIRD DAY.
>> UNFORTUNATELY, THEY DID GET
IT
BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE THAT'S THE 
RISK SOME OF US SENIORS ARE 
WILLING TO TAKE TO HAVE OUR 
SENIOR YEAR.
>> IT'S HAPPENING NATIONWIDE
IN GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI, 100 
STUDENTS AND A TEACHER ARE
QUARANTINED.
IN INDIANA, A MIDDLE AND HIGH 
SCHOOL CLOSED.
NBC BATON ROUGE AFFILIATE, WVLA,
REPORTS STUDENTS QUARANTINED IN 
LIVINGSTON PARISH AND MORE
POTENTIAL TROUBLE FOR SCHOOLS.
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 
RESEARCHERS HAVE EVIDENCE THE 
COVID VIRUS CAN TRAVEL MORE THAN
SIX FEET, UP TO 16 FEET.
>> THOSE SMALL PARTICLES THAT 
REMAIN ADRIFT IN AIR CAN MOVE 
VERY QUICKLY, LONG DISTANCES
AND IN A CONFINED SPACE.
>> Reporter: BUT IN 
MASSACHUSETTS, A RALLY FOR
REOPENING.
WITH FEW CASES ACROSS THE STATE,
THE GOVERNOR SAYS MOST STUDENTS 
SHOULD BE IN SCHOOL.
WHILE, NEW JERSEY'S GOVERNOR
SAID SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES 
SHOULD OFFER, EITHER REMOTE OR
IN-PERSON LEARNING. 
>> THERE IS NO ONE SIZE FITS ALL
PLAN TO THIS VERY DIFFICULT 
SITUATION.
>> IN ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY,
TEACHERS HAVE CLAIMED MEDICAL 
EXEMPTION NOT TO TEACH IN CLASS.
IT'S ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF 
ADMINISTRATORS FORCING INTO 
REMOTE LEARNING.
>> WE ALL KNOW THAT TOO WELL, 
THANKS, TOM.
>> LET'S TURN TO BREAKING NEWS
ON THE WEST COAST.
HUNDREDS OF FIREFIGHTERS HAVE 
RESPONDED TO WHAT IS BEING
CALLED THE LAKE FIRE
IT STARTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
NEAR SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, 
WHICH IS NORTH OF LOS ANGELES.
AND QUICKLY, EXPLODED TO MORE 
THAN 10,000 ACRES.
AT LEAST 100 HOMES HAVE BEEN
EVACUATED.
IT'S ZERO PERCENT CONTAINED AND 
SPREADING QUICKLY.
OFFICIALS WARN THE FIRE HAS 
MOVED TO AREAS WITH A LOT OF
FUEL, AND IS SHOWING EXTREME
BEHAVIOR. 
>> EVACUATIONS ALSO ORDERED IN
OREGON AND IT'S THREATENING AT
LEAST 300 HOMES.
THE GOVERNOR HAS DECLARED AN
EMERGENCY TO MAKE MORE RESOURCES
AVAILABLE.
AND THE GRIZZLY CREEK FIRE IS 
STILL RAGING IN COLORADO, WITH
ZERO CONTAINMENT
IT'S BEEN BURNING FOR MORE THAN 
48 HOURS, AND HAS SPREAD TO 
4,800 ACRES.
>> LET'S CHECK IN WITH NBC
METEOROLOGIST, JANESSA WEBB, TO 
SEE HOW WE ARE STARTING OFF THIS
THURSDAY, WEATHER WISE
GOOD MORNING, JANESSA.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO.
WE ARE SEEING THE PACIFIC 
NORTHWEST INTO AREAS OF THE 
SOUTHWEST WITH 68 MILLION PEOPLE
UNDER HEAT ALERTS.
AND THAT'S WHAT'S SPARKING UP 
THE FIRE DANGER.
ALSO, VERY LOW HUMIDITY.
I'M, ALSO, WATCHING, ON THE 
OTHER SIDE OF THE COUNTRY,
STORMS ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO 
POP UP
THEY'RE WELL ACROSS THE 
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
WE DO HAVE A STATIONARY FRONT 
THAT IS GOING TO BE LINGERING 
ACROSS THAT NAR.
POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING
THROUGHOUT YOUR AFTERNOON.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR 
DAY AHEAD.
>> SO, OUR TEMPERATURES CONTINUE
TO BE IN THE LOWER 90s ACROSS 
THE UPPER MIDWEST.
WE ARE GOING TO WATCH A 
SIGNIFICANT RISE IN WATER THIS
AFTERNOON.
TORRENTIAL RAIN IN THAT AREA
ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH, STILL, 
VERY HOT AND HUMID
>> ALSO, WE DO HAVE AN UPDATE ON
OUR TROPICAL SYSTEM.
THAT'S ALL COMING UP. 
>> ALL RIGHT
VERY IMPORTANT
JANESSA, THANK YOU
>>> IT WAS A FRANTIC SCENE ON A 
BEACH IN GERMANY WHEN, NOT A
SHARK BUT, A WILD BORE CAME 
RIGHT OUT OF THE OCEAN
WATCH THIS THING
PICKING UP SPEED AND THEN 
CHARGING TOWARD THE CROWD OF
BEACHGOERS
AND THEN, YOU SEE THAT GUY
TRYING TO KEEP IT AWAY WITH A 
SHOVEL
WHILE OTHERS LET THE BOAR RUN 
PAST THEIR TENTS AND UMBRELLAS
NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BUT 
YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW PEOPLE ARE
SO FREAKED OUT ABOUT A RANDOM,
WILD BOA
>>> NEW, THIS MORNING.
A LIFE IS SAVED -- A LIFE SAVED,
IN JUST SECONDS, WITH POLICE
DASHING TOWARD A MAN WHO GOT HIS
WHEELCHAIR STUCK IN A TRACK.
THE OFFICER MANAGED TO DRAG HIM 
OUT OF HIS CHAIR
THE 66-YEAR-OLD WAS TAKEN TO THE
HOSPITAL AFTER HIS LEG WAS HIT
BY THE TRAIN
THE 14-YEAR VETERAN HAILED FOR
PUTTING HER LIFE ON THE LINE TO 
SAVE ANOTHER
EVERY TIME YOU SEE THAT VIDEO,
IT'S JUST TERRIFYING TO THINK 
THAT WAS LIFE, FROM THEIR 
VANTAGE POINT.
>> TRULY, HEROIC ACTIONS THERE
COWBOYS OWNER JERRY JONES HAS 
BROKE HIS SILENCE ABOUT THE 
NATIONAL ANTHEM DEBATE
HE SAYS HE IS GOING TO LISTEN TO
PLAYERS WHO KNEEL FOR THE 
ANTHEM, AND HE CALLED FOR GRACE 
IN THE TEAM'S ACTIONS.
JONES SAID, BACK IN 2017, THAT
HE WOULD BENCH PLAYERS WHO KNELT
DURING THE ANTHEM.
IN THAT SAME VIRTUAL PRESS
CONFERENCE, JONES ALSO ADDRESSED
HOW THE TEAM WOULD HANDLE HOME
GAMES DURING THE PANDEMIC.
HE EXPECTS AT&T STADIUM TO HOST 
FANS AS PUBLIC GUIDELINES WILL
ALLOW.
>> SINCE THE DEATH OF BREONNA 
TAYLOR, DOZENS OF RADIO STAGTION
ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL PAUSE 
TODAY.
AND ALSO, TAYLOR'S FAMILY WILL
BEGIN AT 2:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME.
THE TRIBUTE WILL FEATURE ONE OF 
HER FAVORITE SONGS, "EVERYTHING"
BY MARY J. BLIGE. 
>> NOW, TO A LEGAL RULING THAT'S
FOR THE BIRDS.
A JUDGE HAS BLOCKED THE TRUMP 
ADMINISTRATION'S EFFORTS TO ROLL
BACK A CENTURIES-OLD LAW
PROTECTING MOST WILD-BIRD 
SPECIES.
WITHIN USED AGAINST COMPANIES 
LIKE NOT PUTTING NETTING OVER 
TOXIC MATERIALS.
THE ADMINISTRATION ARGUED IT
SHOULD ONLY APPLY TO THE
INTENTIONAL KILLING OF BIRDS
IN HER RULING, THE JUDGE
♪ TASTES LIKE STRAWBERRIES ON A
SUMMER EVENING AND IT SOUNDS
JUST LIKE A SONG ♪
>> IT HAS BEEN A FRUITFUL YEAR
FOR HARRY STYLES, EVER SINCE HIS
ALBUM, "FINE LINE" RANKED NUMBER
ONE ON BILLBOARD TOP 100
WATERMELON SUGAR SOARING TO 
NUMBER ONE ON BILLBOARD'S HOT 
100.
>> THE LATEST INSTALLMENT OF THE
TWILIGHT SERIES, MIDNIGHT SUN,
TAKING THE NUMBER ONE SPOT ON 
BEST-SELLING BOOK LIST
BELLA SWAN AND HER VAMPIRE
BOYFRIEND EDWARD CULLEN.
BUT THIS TIME, IT'S FROM
EDWARD'S PERSPECTIVE. 
>> WOW
GREAT TO SEE THAT.
ALL RIGHT.
ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL
TRAVEL DOCUMENTS, THE U.S.
PASSPORT, IS LOSING ITS WORTH,
AT LEAST FOR NOW
AMERICAN TOURISTS FACING TRAVEL 
BANS AND RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE
WORLD, DUE TO THE COUNTRY'S POOR
RESPONSE TO THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC
>> Reporter: THERE WAS A TIME 
WHEN AN AMERICAN PASSPORT COULD 
TAKE YOU ALMOST ANYWHERE
BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, THIS WAS A 
TICKET TO 185 COUNTRIES.
BUT NOW, WITH THE U.S. STILL
STRUGGLING TO GET ITS CASE
NUMBERS UNDER CONTROL, AN 
AMERICAN PASSPORT IS A TICKET TO
ALMOST NOWHERE
THE LIST IS SHORT.
BUT SOME POPULAR HOLIDAY
DESTINATIONS ARE STILL OPEN.
INCLUDING THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
AND THE MALDIVES
SMALL, ISLAND NATIONS DEPENDENT 
ON TOURISM FOR SURVIVAL.
MEXICO, TURKEY, ALSO, WELCOMING 
AMERICANS.
BUT IN EUROPE, A TRAVEL BAN ON
AMERICANS LEAVES JUST ALBANIA,
KOSOVO, SERBIA, AND NORTH 
MACEDONIA, RESTRICTION FREE.
THERE ARE ANOTHER 23 COUNTRIES
YOU CAN HEAD TO BUT THEY COME 
WITH RESTRICTIONS.
ALLOWING AMERICANS IN, PROVIDED 
THEY QUARANTINE FOR 14 DAYS UPON
ARRIVAL.
ICELAND WAS ALSO EXPECTED TO
REOPEN TO U.S. TRAVELERS
STARTING IN JULY
BUT WITH SPIKING CASE NUMBERS IN
AMERICA, THAT'S BEEN PUT ON ICE.
AND, WITH IT, MANY AMERICANS' 
BUCKET-LIST VACATIONS.
>> MY BOYFRIEND AND I HAD BOOKED
A TRIP TO ICELAND, THE FIRST
WEEK OF OCTOBER.
UNFORTUNATELY, AS THINGS STARTED
TO PROGRESS AND THINGS STARTED
SHUTTING DOWN, IN MARCH, WE 
REALIZED THAT THIS MAY NOT
HAPPEN. 
>> AND WITH SUMMER TRAVEL 
RESTRICTIONS CONSTANTLY 
CHANGING, FEDERAL AID FOR 
AIRLINES EXPIRING SOON, AND A 
GLOBAL TRAVEL INDUSTRY BRACING
FOR A $2 TRILLION HIT TO ITS
REVENUE, INDUSTRY EXPERTS SAY 
TRAVELERS SHOULD THINK TWICE
BEFORE BOOKING THAT WINTER
VACATION. 
>> I WOULD DEFINITELY SAY 
TRAVELING TO CONTINENTAL EUROPE 
OVER THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS
PROBABLY A NO-GO RIGHT NOW
ESPECIALLY, IF YOU ARE GOING TO 
BE PLANNING YOUR TRAVEL AFTER 
OCTOBER 1st, WHERE WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE
AIRLINE INDUSTRY. 
>> DISAPPOINTING NEWS FOR 
TRAVELERS AND A GLOBAL TRAVEL 
INDUSTRY, DESPERAT
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT TROPICAL
DEPRESSION 11.
THIS STORM SYSTEM'S HAVING A
HARD TIME ORGANIZING, AND THAT'S
PRETTY GOOD NEWS
BUT RIGHT NOW, IT'S NOT COMING
TOGETHER
IT COULD POSSIBLY BE A TROPICAL 
STORM BY TONIGHT
AND LOOK AT THE TRANSITION OF 
THIS SYSTEM.
IT STAYS WEL
>>> LEADING THE NEWS
A MASSACHUSETTS POLICE CRUISER
AND TWO JEEPS WERE INVOLVED IN A
LITERAL PILEUP ON TUESDAY NIGHT.
DESPITE THE POLICE CAR BEING
UNDER TWO OTHER VEHICLES, THE 
OFFICER SUFFERED JUST MINOR 
INJURIES, WHILE PASSENGERS IN 
BOTH JEEPS HAD MAJOR INJURIES.
THE INCIDENT IS CURRENTLY UNDER 
INVESTIGATION.
>> NIKE IS HONORING THE LATE
KOBE BRYANT WITH MAMBA WEEK 
LATER THIS MONTH
STARTING AUGUST 23rd, WHAT WOULD
HAVE BEEN HIS 42nd BIRTHDAY, THE
COMPANY WILL ROLL OUT A JERSEY
AND SIGNATURE SNEAKERS, AS WELL 
AS PROGRAMMING, TO CELEBRATE
BRYANT'S LEGACY.
NIKE ALSO COMMITTED $1 MILLION
TO THE MAMBA AND MAMBACITA
FOUNDATION
I REMEMBER, QUITE A WHILE AFTER 
KOBE'S DEATH, NIKE HAD REMOVED A
LOT OF HIS MERCHANDISE
INCLUDING HIS SIGNATURE SHOES 
FROM THE WEBSITE
THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO HONOR HIM
AND BRING IT BACK.
>> NOW, TO AN UNLIKELY
FRIENDSHIP FORGED DURING THE
PANDEMIC WITH ONE UPS DRIVER
DELIVERING MORE THAN PACKAGES TO
3-YEAR-OLD ASHER
REPORTER ASHLEY FROM WCNC HAS 
MORE. 
>> SUDDENLY, WE'RE HOME TOGETHER
ALL THE TIME. 
>> LIKE MANY FAMILIES DURING THE
PANDEMIC, THE MASONS SAY THEY 
NOW SPEND A LOT OF TIME OUTSIDE.
AND JUST LIKE MANY
NEIGHBORHOODS, THEY SAY THEIRS
SEES A CONSTANT PARADE OF 
DELIVERY TRUCKS.
>> FEDEX TRUCK COMES FIRST
AND THE PRIME TRUCKS COME 
THROUGHOUT THE DAY
THE MAILMAN COMES IN THE MIDDLE.
AND THE UPS MAN COMES AT THE
END.
>> A NEW NORMAL LEADING TO AN 
UNEXPECTED CONNECTION FOR THE 
MASON'S 3-YEAR-OLD SON, ASHER.
>> HE ALWAYS WAVES TO THE 
TRUCKS
AND OVER TIME, LEARNED ALL THE
DRIVERS' NAMES
AND DECIDED HE WANTS TO BE A
DELIVERY GUY WHEN HE GROWS UP.
HE TOOK A SPECIAL LIKING TO 
DARRYL BECAUSE DARRYL'S ALWAYS
GONE OUT OF HIS WAY TO SAY
HELLO, TO LEARN HIS NAME
IF DARRYL'S DRIVING BY, HE WILL 
SLOW DOWN IF ASHER'S PLAYING AND
SAY, HI, ASHER
AND THAT JUST MAKES ASHER'S 
NIGHT.
>> IN BETWEEN VISITS FROM 
DARRYL, LITTLE ASHER IS BUSY
MAKING DELIVERIES OF HIS OWN
HE PROUDLY WEARS THE UNIFORM
AND, THANKS TO DAD, EVEN HAS HIS
OWN DELIVERY TRUCK
RECENTLY, HIS OUTFIT WAS MADE 
COMPLETE WHEN DARRYL BROUGHT HIM
A PAIR OF OFFICIAL UPS SOCKS. 
>> THE FACT THAT HE TAKES THE 
TIME OUT TO GET ASHER A PAIR OF 
SOCKS OR SAY HELLO AND JUST MAKE
THAT HUMAN CONNECTION REALLY
MEANS THE WORLD TO US.
>> FOR THE MASON FAMILY, THE
DELIVERY OF KINDNESS, WORTH MORE
THAN ANYTHING INSIDE A PACKAGE
>> THANKS TO WCNC'S ASHLEY DAILY
FOR THAT REPORT.
DELIVERING KINDNESS AND A WHOLE 
LOT OF CUTENESS, TOO
ESPECIALLY, WITH THOSE UNIFORMS.
OUTFITS.
>> WE ALL COME TO APPRECIATE OUR
DELIVERY DRIVERS THIS YEAR. 
>> THANK YOU FOR STARTING YOUR
DAY WITH US.
I'M FRANCES RIVERA. 
>> I'M PHILLIP MENA.
A MEXICAN ZOO CELEBRATED WORLD
ELEPHANT DAY BY DELIVERING TWO
>>> Y'ALL KNEW IT WAS COMING
YOU COULD HAVE SET YOUR WATCHES 
TO IT.
DONALD TRUMP HAS ALREADY STARTED
HIS ATTACKS.
>> AND SHE LEFT ANGRY.
SHE LEFT MAD
THERE WAS NOBODY MORE INSULTING 
TO BIDEN THAN SHE WAS.
>> THE GLOVES ARE OFF AS THE
CAMPAIGN KICKS INTO HIGH GEAR.
NOW THAT WE'RE JUST 82 DAYS AWAY
FROM ELECTION DAY.
>> TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, 
WHERE THE COUNTRY HAS REPORTED
ITS HIGHEST NUMBER OF DEATHS IN 
A SINGLE DAY SINCE MID-MAY. 
>> TO OUR HERO OF THE DAY IS A
FAST-MOVING POLICE OFFICER
SPRINGS INTO ACTION FOR A 
WHEELCHAIR-BOUND MAN STUCK ON 
RAILROAD TRACKS.
>> SOCIALLY DISTANCED CONCERTS
AND HOW CROWDS WILL BE MANAGED
MOVING FORWARD. 
>> AND THE HOMECOMING KING AND
QUEEN FINALLY GET TOGETHER AFTER
ALMOST 30 YEARS.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS RIGHT NOW
>> GOOD THURSDAY MORNING, I'M 
PHILLIP MENA. 
>> GLAD YOU ARE STARTING YOUR 
DAY WITH US.
I'M FRANCES RIVERA
THE GLOVES ARE COMING OFF IN THE
RACE FOR 2020.
JOE BIDEN AND KAMALA HARRIS TOOK
AIM AT PRESIDENT TRUMP IN THEIR 
OFFICIAL DEBUT TOGETHER IN
DELAWARE
BLASTING THE ADMINISTRATION'S 
RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC
AND LAST NIGHT, VICE PRESIDENT
PENCE FIRED BACK
>> JOE BIDEN'S DECISION TO ADD
KAMALA HARRIS TO THE TICKET 
CONFIRMS EVERYTHING PRESIDENT 
TRUMP AND I HAVE BEEN SAYING
AND, THAT IS, THAT JOE BIDEN AND
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAVE BEEN
OVERTAKEN BY THE RADICAL LEFT.
>> IT'LL BE ANYTHING BUT AN 
ORDINARY CAMPAIGN.
PRESIDENT TRUMP TRADING PACKED
ARENAS FOR TELE-RALLIES.
>> HELLO, WISCONSIN.
IT'S GREAT TO BE WITH YOU.
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON
THIS CALL TONIGHT.
I'M THRILLED TO TALK. 
>> HE ANNOUNCED PLANS TO VISIT
FOUR KEY SWING STATES DURING
THAT CALL.
BIDEN AND HARRIS, ALSO, HOSTING 
THEIR FIRST VIRTUAL GRASSROOTS
FUNDRAISER LAST NIGHT.
THEY BROUGHT IN NEARLY $10
MILLION FROM SUPPORTERS.
AS BIDEN'S RUNNING MATE,
AMERICANS ARE SURE TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT HARRIS IN THE COMING
MONTHS
LESTER HOLT HAS A CLOSER LOOK AT
THIS HISTORIC TICKET. 
>> FIRST OF ALL, IS THE ANSWER
YES?
>> THE ANSWER IS ABSOLUTELY YES,
JOE.
AND I AM READY TO WORK
I AM READY TO DO THIS WITH YOU, 
FOR YOU.
>> Reporter: KAMALA HARRIS HAS
BUILT A CAREER ON WORKING,
FIGHTING, AND MOST OF ALL, NOT
BEING AFRAID TO BE THE FIRST. 
>> I'M SO PROUD TO STAND WITH 
YOU.
AND I DO SO, MINDFUL OF ALL THE 
HEROIC AND AMBITIOUS WOMEN
BEFORE ME.
WHOSE SACRIFICE, DETERMINATION, 
AND RESILIENCE, MAKES MY
PRESENCE HERE, TODAY, EVEN
POSSIBLE
>> Reporter: SHE IS THE DAUGHTER
OF IMMIGRANTS, WHO FELL IN LOVE 
AS ACTIVISTS DURING THE CIVIL 
RIGHTS MOVEMENT.
HARRIS'S FATHER, FROM JAMAICA,
AN ECONOMICS PROFESSOR AT 
STANFORD
HER MOTHER LEFT INDIA TO ATTEND 
BERKELEY, BECOMING A LEADING
BREAST CANCER RESEARCHER
AFTER THEY DIVORCED, HARRIS AND 
LITTLE SISTER, MAYA, WERE RAISED
MOSTLY BY THEIR MOM.
SHE PASSED AWAY IN 2009.
BUT HARRIS HAS CALLED HER THE 
MOST IMPORTANT INFLUENCE IN HER 
LIFE
QUOTING HER IN THIS NEW BIDEN 
CAMPAIGN AD.
>> GROWING UP, WHENEVER I GOT 
UPSET ABOUT SOMETHING.
MY MOTHER WOULD LOOK ME IN THE
EYE AND ASK, SO WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO DO ABOUT IT
>> HARRIS IS NOW 55.
A WIFE AND STEPMOTHER.
BUT SHE IS OFTEN CANDID ABOUT 
HOW HER EARLY EXPERIENCES SHAPED
HER, INCLUDING, PERHAPS THE MOST
TALKED ABOUT AND CONTROVERSIAL
VO
MOMENT OF HER PRESIDENTIAL RUN
WHEN SHE CRITICIZED HER 
NOW-RUNNING MATE'S RECORD ON
BUSSING.
>> GROWING UP, MY SISTER AND I
HAD TO DEAL WITH THE NEIGHBOR 
WHOSE PARENTS TOLD HER SHE
COULDN'T PLAY WITH US BECAUSE WE
WERE BLACK
YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A LITTLE
GIRL IN CALIFORNIA, WHO WAS PART
OF THE SECOND CLASS TO INTEGRATE
HER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
AND SHE WAS BUSSED TO SCHOOL
EVERY DAY.
AND THAT LITTLE GIRL WAS ME.
>> Reporter: AT 17, HARRIS MOVED
TO WASHINGTON, D.C. TO ATTEND 
HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
THERE, SHE WRITES IN HER
AUTOBIOGRAPHY, STUDENTS WERE
TAUGHT THAT WE WERE YOUNG,
GIFTED, AND BLACK.
AND WE SHOULDN'T LET ANYTHING 
GET IN THE WAY OF OUR SUCCESS.
SHE SAYS BECOMING A PROSECUTOR
WAS HER CALLING BECAUSE SHE 
WANTED TO HELP CHANGE THE 
SYSTEM
WORKING, FIRST, IN OAKLAND
THEN, ELECTED AS SAN FRANCISCO'S
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
AND EVENTUALLY, THE FIRST BLACK 
WOMAN TO BECOME ATTORNEY GENERAL
OF CALIFORNIA.
>> I DEVOTED MY LIFE TO MAKING
REAL THE WORDS CARVED IN THE
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT,
EQUAL JUSTICE, UNDER LAW. 
>> AS HARRIS'S NATIONAL PROFILE 
HAS RISEN, HER RECORD AS A
PROSECUTOR HAS BEEN BOTH PRAISED
AND CRITICIZED
SOME, ON THE LEFT, CHIDING HER
FOR NOT BEING PROGRESSIVE 
ENOUGH
BUT WHEN SHE RETURNED TO
WASHINGTON, FOUR YEARS AGO, AS A
SENATOR, SHE EARNED A REPUTATION
FOR SHOWCASING THOSE
PROSECUTORIAL SKILLS IN 
HIGH-PROFILE HEARINGS.
>> YES OR NO
>> WELL, IS THERE A PERSON YOU
ARE TALKING ABOUT?
>> I'M ASKING YOU A VERY DIRECT 
QUESTION
YES OR NO?
>> WHEN JOE BIDEN SELECTED
HARRIS AS HIS RUNNING MATE, IT
MADE HISTORY, IN MANY WAYS
BUT IT WAS ALSO A CHOICE WITH 
DEEP PERSONAL MEANING FOR BIDEN.
BECAUSE OF HARRIS'S CLOSE 
FRIENDSHIP WITH HIS LATE SON, 
BO. 
>> I KNOW HOW MUCH BO RESPECTED 
KAMALA AND HER WORK.
AND THAT MATTERED A LOT TO ME,
TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
>> Reporter: THE FORMER VICE
PRESIDENT NOW BETTING HARRIS'S
DECADES OF WORKING, FIGHTING, 
AND BREAKING BARRIERS WILL HELP 
HIM WIN THE WHITE HOUSE.
>> THAT WAS LESTER HOLT 
REPORTING.
>>> AND PRESIDENT TRUMP ALREADY 
LOBBING ATTACKS AT BIDEN'S NEW
RUNNING MATE
BUT THE BARBS RISK TURNING OFF
SOME OF THE PRESIDENT'S KEY 
SUPPO
SUPPORTERS
KRISTEN WELKER AT THE WHITE 
HOUSE WITH THE LATEST.
>> Reporter: AS PRESIDENT TRUMP 
SHARPENS HIS ATTACKS AGAINST
SENATOR KAMALA HARRIS.
>> I WACTCHED HER POLL NUMBERS G
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, DOWN TO ALMOST
NOTHING.
AND SHE LEFT ANGRY
SHE LEFT MAD. 
>> SOME ALLIES ARE SOUNDING 
ALARM BELLS ABOUT HIS MIXED 
MESSAGING.
ON THE ONE HAND, THE PRESIDENT
AND HIS CAMPAIGN ARE TRYING TO
LABEL THE CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY 
GENERAL AS BEING TOO TOUGH ON 
CRIME.
WHILE, ALSO, ARGUING SHE IS AN
ANTI-POLICE LEFTIST.
>> SHE LEFT NOBODY HAPPY WHEN IT
CAME TO LAW AND ORDER, WHICH IS 
THE NUMBER ONE JOB SHE HAD. 
>> AND SOME ADVISERS THINK THE
PRESIDENT SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM 
PERSONAL ATTACKS, LIKE THE ONE
IN THIS TWEET.
THE SUBURBAN HOUSEWIFE WILL BE
VOTING FOR ME.
THAT MESSAGE, AIMED AT
DISPARAGING, FAIR-HOUSING RULES,
ALREADY BACKFIRING WITH SOME
WOMEN IN BEAVER COUNTY, 
PENNSYLVANIA
AN AREA MR. TRUMP WON BY 19 
POINTS IN 2016
KRISTEN VOTED FOR CANDIDATE 
TRUMP BUT ISN'T SURE THIS YEAR. 
>> I DON'T FIND MYSELF IN THAT
SUBURB AND MOM GROUP THAT HE IS 
REFERRING TO
>> DO YOU THINK HE COULD BE 
HURTING HIS CHANCES WITH VOTERS 
LIKE YOU, BY TWEETING THINGS
>> I MEAN, DEFINITELY.
I THINK HE NEEDS TO STOP
TWEETING
>> Reporter: IT'S NOT THE FIRST 
TIME THE PRESIDENT HAS STRUGGLED
WITH HOW TO TALK ABOUT HARRIS.
WHEN SHE FIRST LAUNCHED HER 
PRIMARY CAMPAIGN. 
>> WE CAN RECLAIM THE AMERICAN
DREAM.
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP
PRAISED HER TELLING "THE NEW
YORK TIMES," I WOULD SAY THE
BEST OPENING, SO FAR, WOULD BE
KAMALA HARRIS.
BUT QUICKLY, TAKING AIM ON THE
CAMPAIGN TRAIL. 
>> KAMALA.
KAMALA IS FALLING.
>> AND WHEN ASKED ABOUT HARRIS
AS A POTENTIAL RUNNING MATE JUST
A FEW WEEKS AGO.
STILL, THE DEMOCRATS' DIVERSE 
TICKET IS FUELING THE QUESTION
AMONG SOME REPUBLICANS
IS THE PRESIDENT CONSIDERING
SHAKING UP HIS OWN TEAM?
A TOP CAMPAIGN ADVISER ADDRESSED
THE ISSUE.
>> OUR VICE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN A
FIGHTER.
HE HAS WORKED, EVERY SINGLE DAY,
FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
>> FOR HIS PART, PRESIDENT TRUMP
IS HITTING THE ROAD.
PLANNING SOME KOUCOUNTER 
PROGRAMMING.
HE WILL VISIT KEY BATTLEGROUND
STATES, INCLUDING MINNESOTA,
WISCONSIN, ARIZONA, AND 
PENNSYLVANIA. 
>> KRISTEN, THANK YOU.
>> THE U.S. IS REPORTING ITS
MOST COVID DEATHS IN ONE DAY, 
SINCE MAY.
NEARLY 1,500 PEOPLE DIED FROM 
CORONAVIRUS YESTERDAY.
THAT BRINGS THE OVERALL DEATH 
TOLL TO MORE THAN 162,000.
AMERICA IS, BY FAR, THE 
WORST-AFFECTED COUNTRY, WITH
MORE THAN 5.2 MILLION 
INFECTIONS
>>> AND THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST 
SCHOOL DISTRICT, TEACHERS UNIONS
ARE PUSHING BACK ON REOPEN ING 
PLANS.
TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS IN NEW
YORK ARE CALLING ON MAYOR de
BLASIO TO DELAY IN-PERSON 
INSTRUCTION.
STUDENTS ARE SET TO GO BACK ON
SEPTEMBER 10th. 
>> A MOTORCYCLE RALLY IS ROLLING
INTO NEW HAMPSHIRE LATER THIS 
MONTH.
AND THE GOVERNOR SAID HE SAW THE
LARGE STURGIS RALLY IN SOUTH
DAKOTA AS A WARNING SIGN
HE HAS ISSUED A MANDATE THAT
REQUIRES MASKS FOR GATHERINGS OF
MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE. 
>> A SURGE OF CORONAVIRUS CASES 
ACROSS THE STATE
A FLORIDA SHERIFF BARRED
DEPUTIES FROM WEARING FACIAL
COVERINGS IN MOST WORK SETTINGS.
SHERIFF BILLY WOODS INSISTS 
THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT 
WEARING MASKS LIMITS THE SPREAD 
OF THE VIRUS. 
>> AMID THE PANDEMIC, SINGLE-USE
PLASTIC CONSUMPTION HAS 
INCREASED, HEAVILY
A NEW STUDY FOUND THE AMOUNT OF 
PLASTIC WASTE FLOWING INTO THE
OCEAN COULD TRIPLE IN THE NEXT
20 YEARS
IF NO ACTION IS TAKEN, 600
MILLION TONS OF WASTE WILL BE IN
OUR OCEANS. 
>> FAMILIES IN CALIFORNIA 
STRUGGLING TO BUY FRESH FOOD
RECEIVED A HELPING HAND.
A ONE-DAY-ONLY FOOD DISTRIBUTION
DRIVE-THRU AT THE SANTA MONICA
AIRPORT DISTRIBUTED FOOD TO 
ABOUT 1,500 PEOPLE IN NEED
>>> A SHOWDOWN IS UNDERWAY IN 
FLORIDA AS MORE SCHOOL DISTRICTS
REOPEN, AGAINST A BACKDROP OF 
RISING COVID CASES
OUR SAM BROCK REPORTS.
>> PHILLIP, GOOD MORNING
SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF
ABOUT 20 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, HERE,
IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
REOPENING THEIR DOORS TO
STUDENTS THIS WEEK
AND IT COMES AT A TIME WHEN THE 
POSITIVITY RATE FOR FLORIDA IS
MOVING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.
IT'S NOW ABOUT 12%, ACCORDING TO
THE LATEST NUMBERS
BEFORE, IT WAS 8 OR 9%, A FEW 
DAYS AGO
FLORIDA ALSO BREAKING ITS 
SINGLE-DAY RECORD FOR 
COVID-RELATED FATALITIES, THIS
WEEK
THE CAUTIONARY TALES ARE THERE
GEORGIA OPENED UP SCHOOLS LAST
WEEK
NEWS ON THAT
CHEROKEE COUNTY.
THERE ARE AT LEAST 59 PEOPLE IN 
THAT COUNTY THAT HAVE CONTRACTED
COVID-19
LEADING TO ROUGHLY 1,200
QUARANTINES.
NOW, WE LEARNED TWO DIFFERENT 
HIGH SCHOOLS CLOSED THEIR DOORS 
FOR THE REST OF THE MONTH.
WOODSTOCK SAYING THEY HAD 14
PEOPLE TEST POSITIVE, WITH
ANOTHER 15 STUDENTS PENDING.
SHOULD THEY COME BACK POSITIVE, 
IT WOULD BE EVEN MORE PEOPLE
THAT WOULD HAVE TO QUARANTINE.
SO, IN MULTIPLE STATES RIGHT
NOW, GRAPPLING WITH THIS REALLY 
DIFFICULT INTERSECTION BETWEEN
HEALTH, SAFETY, AND EDUCATION.
NOT JUST PARTICULAR TO FLORIDA
BUT REALLY ALL OVER THE SOUTH 
RIGHT NOW.
DIFFICULT DECISIONS TO BE MADE, 
AS COVID CONTINUING TO SPREAD.
THAT'S THE LATEST HERE IN MIAMI.
SAM BROCK, NBC NEWS.
PHILLIP, BACK TO YOU. 
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE. 
>> COWBOY OWNER JERRY JONES 
BROKE HIS SILENCE ON THE ANTHEM 
DEBATE, SAYING HE WILL LISTEN TO
PLAYERS WHO KNEEL FOR THE 
ANTHEM
AND CALLING FOR GRACE IN THE
TEAM'S ACTIONS
JONES SAID IN 2017, HE WOULD
BENCH PLAYERS WHO KNELT DURING
THE ANTHEM
IN THE SAME VIRTUAL PRESS 
CONFERENCE, JONES ALSO ADDRESSED
HOW THE TEAM WOULD HANDLE HOME
GAMES DURING THE PANDEMIC.
HE EXPECTS AT&T STADIUM TO HOST 
FANS AT EVERY HOME GAME, AS 
TEXAS PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDELINES
ALLOW.
>> MEANWHILE, COLLEGE FOOTBALL
CONTINUES TO DEBATE WHETHER TO
PLAY THE FALL SEASON
THE BIG 12 UNVEILED THEIR 
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE, WHICH IS 
SLATED TO KICK OFF AT THE END OF
SEPTEMBER.
FOR THE LATEST AROUND COLLEGE 
FOOTBALL, WE TURN TO NBC'S
MIGUEL ALMAGUER.
>> Reporter: THE MOVE BY THE BIG
12 TO PLAY AMID THE PANDEMIC, 
ADDING CONFUSION TO A COLLEGE 
FOOTBALL SEASON STRUGGLING TO 
STAY ON ITS FEET
JOINING THE S.E.C. AND ACC, THE 
BIG 12 SAYS TAKING A SHOT AT THE
FALL SEASON OFFERS MORE REWARD
THAN RISK.
>> WE'RE AWARE OF THE RISKS.
AND IT -- IT WOULD BE NAIVE TO
ASSUME THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO
HAVE CASES
WE KNOW THAT WILL HAPPEN
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE PLANNED, TO
THE EXTENT THAT WE HAVE.
>> Reporter: BUT THE BIG TEN AND
PAC 12 SIDELINED THE SEASON,
CITING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF 
STUDENT ATHLETES
NOTRE DAME, AMONG THE TEAMS SET 
TO TAKE THE FIELD.
>> I WOULD RATHER TAKE THAT RISK
PLAYING THE GAME THAT I LOVE, 
AND FIGHTING FOR MY CAREER ONCE 
I LEAVE NOTRE DAME. 
>> FOR PLAYERS THAT DO SUIT UP, 
THEY COULD BE TESTED UP TO THREE
TIMES A WEEK, BEFORE GAME TIME
THAT INCLUDES BEFORE ATHLETES 
COME OUT OF THE TUNNEL AND ONTO 
THE FIELD.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS A $7 BILLION
BUSINESS
BUT MORE THAN MONEY IS AT STAKE.
>> FROM AN ETHICAL STANDPOINT,
THE COLLEGES HAVE TO ASK
THEMSELVES, DO WE WANT TO BE THE
ONES RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING 
THIS ATMOSPHERE WHERE GUYS, 
POTENTIALLY, COULD GET
THEMSELVES INFECTED WITH THE
VIRUS?
>> Reporter: THE WORLD OF 
COLLEGE FOOTBALL WITH AN UNEVEN 
PLAYING FIELD FOR ALL TEAMS, AND
MIXED MESSAGES FOR STUDENT
ATHLETES
PERHAPS, A REFLECTION OF THE
VERY NATION WE LIVE IN
MIGUEL ALMAGUER, NBC NEWS.
>> TIME NOW TO CHECK WITH NBC 
METEOROLOGIST JANESSA WEBB WITH 
HOW WE'RE LOOKING WEATHER WISE
JANESSA, GOOD MORNING.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING, YOU TWO.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
WE ARE SEEING THESE STORMS
CONTINUE TO POP FOR THE SOUTH 
AND SOUTHEAST.
TAKING A LOOK AT THE RADAR, YOU 
CAN SEE THERE'S NO REAL LATERAL 
MOVEMENT WITH THESE STORM 
SYSTEMS.
SO, THEY'RE PRODUCING A GOOD
AMOUNT OF TORRENTIAL RAIN.
TODAY, WE'LL CONTINUE TO WATCH
THE FLOODING FOR THE
MIDATLANTIC.
MAKING ITS WAY TO THE UPPER 
MIDWEST.
WE DO HAVE AN ENHANCED RISK OF
SOME SEVERE STORMS FOR CENTRAL
MINNEAPOLIS, THIS AFTERNOON.
SO WATCH THAT.
BUT THEY SHOULD TRACK TO THE
EAST, FAIRLY QUICKLY
BUT WE'RE, ALSO, GOING TO WATCH 
SOME WIDESPREAD RAIN THROUGHOUT 
YOUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FROM 
ATLANTA ALL THE WAY INTO
RALEIGH.
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE BIG WEATHER
STORY OF THE DAY
HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR 
DAY AHEAD.
>> OUR TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE
UPPER MIDWEST INTO COLORADO ARE 
REALLY GOING TO ENHANCE THAT
FIRE DANGER THAT WE ARE SEEING
LOW HUMIDITY, AS WELL.
ALSO, WINDS THERE, ALSO, PICKING
UP FOR THE DEEP SOUTH ALL THE 
WAY INTO FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON.
AND WE ALSO HAVE A BIG UPDATE ON
THE TROPICS.
ALL THAT'S COMING UP. 
>> SEEMS LIKE A PATTERN HERE
THAT WE'RE SEEING OVER AND OVER 
AGAIN.
THANKS, JANESSA.
>>> IN TODAY'S QUICK HITS.
PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN MARKLE
ARE NOW U.S. HOMEOWNERS,
ACCORDING TO ZILLOW, THEIR NEW
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA,
MANSION IS 14,000 SQUARE FEET 
WITH NINE BEDROOMS AND 16 
BATHROOMS AND THE PRICE TAG?
AROUND $14 MILLION. 
>> EXCITING NEWS FOR SARAH
COOPER FANS.
THE COMEDIAN FAMOUS FOR HER 
VIRAL IMPRESSIONS OF PRESIDENT
TRUMP GETTING HER OWN NETFLIX 
SERIES
IT'S CALLED SARAH COOPER, 
EVERYTHING'S FINE.
IT WILL PREMIERE THIS FALL. 
>> DEPICTING THE EPIC LIFE OF 
BLAC
>>> BREAKING NEWS NOW.
MANDATORY EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN 
ORDERED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
A WILDFIRE IN THE ANGELES 
NATIONAL FOREST NEAR LAKE HUGHES
HAS EXPLODED TO 10,000 ACRES
OFFICIALS SAY THE FIRE SPREAD TO
AN AREA WITH MORE FUEL, AND THAT
HAS LED TO A RAPID GROWTH AND 
WHAT THEY CALL EXTREME FIRE 
BEHAVIOR
IT'S ZERO PERCENT CONTAINED.
EVACUATIONS WERE ALSO ORDERED 
OVERNIGHT IN OREGON.
THE FIRE HAS BURNED ABOUT 500 
ACRES AND IS THREATENING AT 
LEAST 300 HOMES.
THE GOVERNOR'S DECLARED AN
EMERGENCY, TO MAKE MORE 
RESOURCES AVAILABLE.
AND THE GRIZZLY CREEK FIRE IS 
STILL RAGING IN COLORADO
>>> THE FIRST OFFICIAL SOCIALLY 
DISTANT VENUE TO OPEN IN THE UK 
SINCE THE PANDEMIC HELD ITS 
FIRST CONCERT.
THE SHOW HEADLINED BY SAM FENDER
DREW ABOUT 2,500 FANS.
BUT LOOK HERE.
THEY WERE SEATED ON 500 
SEPARATE, ELEVATED PLATFORMS
PLACED ON THE RACING TRACK
FIELD.
SO YOU SEE HOW FAR APART THEY 
WERE
EACH OF THE PLAT FORMS WERE 
SEPARATED BY SIX FEET AND EACH
HELD FIVE PEOPLE, EACH. 
>> I DO, I LIKE IT A LOT
PART OF THE PROBLEM WHEN YOU GO 
TO THESE CONCERTS IS, YOU KNOW, 
PEOPLE ARE ALL UP ON YOU
YOU KNOW, YOU JUST HAVE YOUR
CREW THAT YOU ARE WITH
HOPEFULLY, GET SOME BEER
DELIVERED.
I LIKE IT.
>>> LOOKS LIKE NFL LEGEND BARRY 
SANDERS WILL BE PRETTY BUSY SOON
AFTER THE DETROIT LIONS FOUND 
HUNDREDS OF UNOPENED LETTERS
ADDRESSED TO HIM
THE NEARLY 250 LETTERS CAME TO
DETROIT BETWEEN 2004 AND 2010.
SANDERS SAYS HE IS PREPARED TO
RESPOND TO THEM ALL.
PLEDGING TO GIVE LIONS' FANS A
REASON TO SMILE MORE THAN 20
YEARS AFTER HE RETIRED
LIONS FANS DON'T HAVE A REASON
TO SMILE, IN A VERY LONG TIME.
MOST OF THOSE LETTERS ARE 
PROBABLY ASKING HIM TO COME BA
>>> HI, EVERYBODY.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELEVEN
IT'S REALLY HAVING A HARD TIME
COMING TOGETHER.
THE ATMOSPHERE'S REALLY NOT 
CONDUCIVE FOR THE STORM TO
REALLY GAIN STRENGTH RIGHT NOW
BUT EXPECTED FROM THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER TO BE UPGRADED 
TO A TROPICAL STORM SYSTEM B
>>> HI, EVERYBODY.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION ELEVEN
IT'S REALLY HAVING A HARD TIME
COMING TOGETHER.
THE ATMOSPHERE'S REALLY NOT 
CONDUCIVE FOR THE STORM TO
REALLY GAIN STRENGTH RIGHT NOW
BUT EXPECTED FROM THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER TO BE UPGRADED 
TO A TROPICAL STORM SYSTEM B
BREAK ANOTHER RECORD, ON TRACK
TO LEAVE OFFICE WITH THE WORST
JOBS RECORD OF ANY AMERICAN 
PRESIDENT IN MODERN HISTORY.
>> THE CASE AGAINST DONALD TRUMP
AND MIKE PENCE IS OPEN AND SHUT.
>> THE PRESIDENT HITTING THE
ROAD DURING NEXT WEEK'S DNC 
CONVENTION
>>> AND THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF 
CORONAVIRUS DEATHS SINCE MAY
COLLEGE FOOTBALL MAY NOT BE 
FINISHED AFTER ALL
NEW DETAILS AHEAD.
>> AND STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL
NEEDS WHEN REMOTE LEARN 
SOMETHING THE ONLY OPTION.
>> EVACUATIONS GROWING AS WE
SPEAK.
A BUSY THURSDAY AHEAD.
"EARLY TODAY" STARTS NOW
>>> GOOD THURSDAY MORNING.
I AM FRANCES RIVERA.
>> I AM PHILLIP MENA
IT'S THE FINAL SPRINT IN THE
RACE FOR 2020.
BOTH PARTY PARTITICKETS ARE NOW.
THE PAIR VOWING TO LEAD AMERICA 
OUT OF THE PANDEMIC IF ELECTED
LAST NIGHT WE GOT A PREVIEW OF
THE DEBATE SPACE BETWEEN HARRIS 
AND VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE.
>> I THINK SHE'S A SKILLED
DEBATER, BUT I CAN'T WAIT TO GET
TO SALT LAKE CITY AND BE ON THE 
STAGE WITH HER TO COMPARE JOE 
BIDEN'S NEARLY 50 YEARS IN
PUBLIC LIFE, THE AGENDA OF THE
RADICAL LEFT, THE AGENDA SHE HAS
EMBRACED THROUGHOUT HER 
POLITICAL CAREER
>> IT WILL BE ANYTHING BUT A
ORDINARY DEBATE.
>>> HELLO, WISCONSIN
IT'S GREAT TO BE WITH YOU.
>> HE ANNOUNCED PLANS TO VISIT
FOUR KEY SWING STATES DURING
THAT CALL.
BIDEN AND HARRIS ALSO HOSTED
THEIR FIRST VIRTUAL GRASSROOTS
FUND-RAISER LAST NIGHT BRINGING 
IN NEARLY $10 MILLION FROM
SUPPORTERS
>> THE BIDEN/HARRIS DEMOCRATIC
TICKET TAKING STAGE AND STEPPING
INTO HISTORY
>> YOUR NEXT VICE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES, KAMALA 
HARRIS
>> THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN ON A 
MAJOR POLITICAL TICKET
>> TODAY, TODAY JUST MAYBE THEY 
ARE SEEING THEMSELVES FOR THE 
FIRST TIME IN A NEW WAY, AS THE 
STUFF OF PRESIDENTS AND VICE
PRESIDENTS
>> HARRIS IS A U.S. SENATOR FROM
CALIFORNIA, THAT STATE'S
ATTORNEY GENERAL
>> MARCHING AND SHOUTING FOR
THIS THING CALLED JUSTICE IN A
STRUGGLE THAT CONTINUES TODAY.
AND I WAS PART OF IT
MY PARENTS WOULD BRING ME TO
PROTESTS STRAPPED TIGHTLY IN MY 
STROLLER
>> MORE THAN 20 YEARS YOUNGER 
THAN BIDEN HARRIS IS ALREADY
INJECTING ENTHUSIASM INTO THE 
CAMPAIGN THAT HAS RAISED MORE 
THAN 26 MILLION SINCE JOINING 
THE TICKET
>> WE HAVE A PRESIDENT WHO CARES
MORE ABOUT HIMSELF THAN THE 
PEOPLE WHO ELECTED HIM
>> THE PRESIDENT ALREADY
ACCUSING HARRIS OF BEING NASTY
AND DISRESPECTFUL TO BIDEN WHILE
RUNNING AGAINST EACH OTHER
DURING THE PRESIDENTIAL 
PRIMARIES.
>> SHE SAID HORRIBLE THINGS 
ABOUT HIM.
>> BIDEN AND HARRIS SHOWING A 
UNITED FRONT, READY TO BATTLE 
FOR THE WHITE HOUSE.
>> THE QUESTION NOW IS WHETHER
KAMALA HARRIS IS JUST THE TICKET
TO WIN OVER VOTERS IN SWING 
STATES
AND WE HAVE REACTION FROM VOTERS
THERE IN ARIZONA
>> Reporter: THERE'S ALWAYS A 
QUESTION ABOUT WHAT IMPACT DOES 
A VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE 
HAVE ON THE TICKET COME ELECTION
DAY?
LET'S LOOK AT ARIZONA.
FOR THE FIRST TIME WEST OF TEXAS
THE DEMOCRATS ON THE TICKET ARE 
GOING TO HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL THAT
REPRESENT THE TRUE WEST.
KAMALA HARRIS FROM CALIFORNIA,
AND WE'RE HERE IN MARICOPA
COUNTY ARIZONA AND I WAS TALK TO
SOME FOLKS FROM THE LATINO
COMMUNITY HERE, AND THEY SAID 
IT'S IMPORTANT NOT BECAUSE OF 
THE BASELINE REGIONAL DIVERSITY,
BUT IT'S BECAUSE OF THE 
BASELINES IN THE REGION.
LIVES IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA,
AND WORKED FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS
IN SACRAMENTO WHICH IS JUST 
NORTH OF THE AGRICULTURE HUB IN 
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA, AND THEY
HOPE SHE'S THE ONE THAT 
UNDERSTANDS ISSUES LIKE HERE IN 
ARIZONA, AND IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT
IMMIGRATION BUT PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION IN THE 
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, AND THE 
DISPARITIES AND EDUCATIONAL 
RESOURCES, ABOUT THE DISPARITIES
IN TESTING FOR COVID, AND IT'S
THOSE SORTS OF ISSUES THAT
SOMEBODY FROM CALIFORNIA, FROM
THE WEST, KAMALA HARRIS IS ABLE 
TO REPRESENT AND DRAW OUT A 
GREATER SHARE OF SUPPORT COME 
ELECTION DAY
>> WE'LL HAVE OUR ANSWERS COME
NOVEMBER
THANK YOU.
>>> AND THEN A SITUATION
DEVELOPING IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA
MANDATORY EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN 
ORDERED AFTER A WILDFIRE
EXPLODED AND 100 HOMES HAVE BEEN
EVACUATED AND SOME BURNED.
OFFICIALS WARNED THE FIRE BURNED
TO AREAS
500 FIREFIGHTERS HAVE RESPONDED 
AND IT'S 0% CONTAINED.
AND IN OREGON, 500 ACRES WERE 
BURNED AND IT'S THREATENING AT
LEAST 300 HOMES.
THE GOVERNOR DECLARED AN
EMERGENCY TO MAKE MORE RESOURCES
AVAILABLE.
AND THE CREEK FIRE IS STILL 
BURNING IN COLORADO FOR MORE
THAN 48 HOURS AND SPREAD TO 
4,800 ACRES.
>>> THE U.S. REPORTING ITS MOST 
COVID DEATHS IN ONE DAY SINCE 
MAY.
NEARLY 1,500 PEOPLE DIED FROM 
CORONAVIRUS YESTERDAY.
AMERICA IS BY FAR THE WORST 
AFFECTED COUNTRY WITH MORE THAN 
5.2 MILLION INFECTIONS
>>> AND THEN THE GOVERNOR SAW 
IMAGES LIKING THISFROM STURGIS
A NEW MANDATE WILL REQUIRE MASKS
FOR GATHERINGS OF MORE THAN 100 
PEOPLE
>>> A SHERIFF IN FLORIDA BARRED 
DEPUTIES FROM WEARING FACE
COVERINGS IN MOST SETTINGS
HE INSISTED THERE'S NO EVIDENCE 
THAT WEARING MASKS LIMITS THE 
SPREAD OF THE VIRUS.
>>> AND THEN PLASTIC WAIST
FLOWING IN THE OCEAN COULD
TRIPLE IN THE NEXT 20 YEARS IF
NO ACTION IS TAKEN, 600 MILLIONS
OF WASTE WILL BE IN OUR OCEANS
>>> FAMILIES IN CALIFORNIA
STRUGGLING TO BUY FRESH FOOD GOT
A HELPING HAND
>>> AN AWARD-WINNING COMPOSURE
VOLUNTEERS FOR A COVID MEDICAL
TRIAL.
WEBER ANNOUNCED HE'S TAKING PART
IN THE OXFORD TRIAL.
HE WILL DO ANYTHING TO PROVE
THEATERS CAN REOPEN SAFETY
>>> AND COLLEGE FOOTBALL
CONTINUES TO DEBATE WHETHER OR
NOT TO PLAY THE FALL SEASON.
FOR THE LATEST AROUND COLLEGE 
FOOTBALL WE TURN TO NBC'S MIGUEL
ALMAGUER
>> THE MOVE BY THE BIG 12 TO
PLAY AMID THE PANDEMIC, ADDING
CONFUSION TO A COLLEGE FOOTBALL 
SEASON STRUGGLING TO STAY ON ITS
FEET
JOINING THE SEC AND ACC, THE BIG
12 SAYS TAKING A SHOT AT THE
FALL SEASON OFFERS MORE REWARD
THAN RISKS
>> WE'RE AWARE OF THE RISKS.
IT WOULD BE NAIVE TO ASSUME WE
ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE CASES.
WE KNOW THAT WILL HAPPEN
THAT'S WHY WE PLANNED TO THE
EXTENT WE HAVE
>> THE BIG TEN AND PAC 12 CITE
THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE
STUDENT ATHLETES
NOTRE DAME AMONG THE TEAMS SET
TO TAKE THE FIELD.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE THAT
RISK
>> FOR PLAYERS THAT DO SUIT UP, 
THEY COULD BE TESTED UP TO THREE
TIMES A WEEK BEFORE GAME TIME,
AND THAT INCLUDES BEFORE
ATHLETES COME OUT OF THE TUNNEL 
AND ON TO THE FIELD.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS A $7 BILLION
BUSINESS, AND MORE THAN MONEY IS
AT STAKE
>> FROM AN ETHICAL STANDPOINT 
THE COLLEGES HAVE TO ASK
THEMSELVES DO WE WANT TO BE THE 
ONES RESPONSIBILITY FOR CREATING
THE ATMOSPHERE WHERE GUYS GET 
N
INFECTED WITH CORONAVIRUS.
>> PERHAPS A REFLECTION OF THE
VERY NATION WE LIVE IN
MIGUEL ALMAGUER, NBC NEWS.
>> THERE'S STORMS OUT THERE WE
NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO
HERE'S OUR METEOROLOGIST, 
JANESSA WEBB
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY
THE FLOOD THREAT CONTINUES WITH 
THE SOUTHEAST, MID-ATLANTIC,
EASTERN LOCATIONS FOR AT LEAST
THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
THERE'S NO LATERAL MOVEMENT ON
THE STORMS SO THERE WILL BE 
TORRENTIAL RAIN THIS AFTERNOON
FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC TO THE
SOUTHEAST AND THAT WILL INCREASE
THE FLOOD THREAT, AND THERE'S A 
PAUS
POSSIBILITY OF A FEW TORNADOES
IN THAT AREA
ALSO WATCHING ACCUMULATION UP TO
ONE TO TWO INCHES ACROSS THE
DEEP SOUTH
THAT'S A LOOK AT THE WEATHER FOR
THE DAY, AND HERE'S A CLOSER
LOOK AT YOUR DAY AHEAD
TEMPERATURES, THEY ARE NEAR 100 
DEGREES FOR COLORADO THIS 
AFTERNOON.
THAT'S GOING TO SPARK UP THE
FIRE DANGER.
ALSO 103 FOR SAN ANTONIO, AND 88
FOR CHARLESTON WITH A FEW STORMS
THIS AFTERNOON
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE TROPICS
COMING UP.
>> ALL RIGHT
WE WILL HEAR FROM YOU IN A BIT, 
JANESSA.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>>> A CLOSE CALL IN CALIFORNIA
ENDS WITH A LIVE SAVED
A POLICE OFFICER IS DASHING 
TOWARDS A MAN THAT GOT HIS
WHEELCHAIR STUCK ON A TRAIN 
TRACK.
THE OFFICER MANAGED TO DRAG HIM 
OUT OF THE CHAIR AS THE TRAIN 
CRASHED INTO IT.
THE 66-YEAR-OLD WAS TAKEN TO A
LOCAL HOSPITAL AFTER HIS LEG WAS
HIT BY THE T
>>> LEADING THE NEWS, CLASHES IN
THE STREETS ARE GROWING MORE
VIOLENT.
IT'S EVEN AS THE GOVERNMENT 
CRACKS DOWN ON DEMONSTRATIONS.
MATTHEW JOINS US FROM 
MISCELMOSCOW
THE FORCE USED AGAINST THE
PROTESTERS IS GETTING MORE
CONCERNING
>> Reporter: YEAH, THEY ADMITTED
THEY USED LIVE AMMUNITION 
AGAINST A GROUP OF PROTESTERS.
THEY LATER RETRACTED THAT 
WORDING FROM THE STATEMENT BUT
STILL ADMITTING TO USING
SIGNIFICANT FORCE AGAINST THEM
THIS IS GOING ON COUNTRY-WIDE 
AND FOR ABOUT FOUR DAYS NOW AND 
IT'S CLEAR THE REGIME THAT HAS
BEEN IN POWER FOR 26 YEARS IS 
HAVING TO FIGHT HARDER THAN EVER
TO MAINTAIN THIS IRON GRIP ON 
THE COUNTRY.
NOW, SO FAR THEY HAVE ALREADY 
SUCCEEDED IN ESSENTIALLY SCARING
OUT THE MAIN OPPOSITION LEADERS 
TO FLEE THE COUNTRY, ALLEGEDLY
THREATENING HER CHILDREN EVEN,
AND THE DEMONSTRATORS CONTINUE
TO HIT THE STREETS DAY AFTER DAY
AND IT'S CLEAR IT'S NOT 
SIMMERING DOWN ANYTIME
>>> WE'RE BACK NOW WITH OUR 
LATEST IN THE COLLABORATION WITH
ACTUAL TELEMUNDO
MORGAN STARTS US OFF IN SAN 
ANTONIO.
>> 14-YEAR-OLD GOMEZ LOVES TO 
LEARN.
>> DO YOU LIKE SCHOOL?
YOU REALLY LIKE SCHOOL A LOT
HIS FAMILY MOVED FROM SAN DIEGO 
TO SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, AND HE 
HAS BEEN TRYING TO LEARN ENGLISH
EVERY SINCE.
HE WAS A STAR STUDENT BUT SAYS
CLASSES GOT HARDER WHEN THEY
VE
WENT VIRTUAL LAST SUMMER
>> WHY ARE THEY HARDER
>> BECAUSE OF THE CONTACT WITH
THE TEACHERS
>> HE'S ONE OF 5 MILLION PUBLIC 
SCHOOL STUDENTS LEARNING ENGLISH
AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, A 
CHALLENGE THAT COULD BE HARD FOR
LATINO STUDENTS, SINCE 40% OF 
LATINO FAMILIES DON'T HAVE A
COMPUTER
>> WHAT ARE YOU USUALLY DOING 
YOUR WORK ON
>> I DO IT IN MY PHONE
>> SO YOU ARE DOING YOUR
HOMEWORK ON YOUR PHONE
>> UH-HUH.
>> WOW
>> HIS FAMILY OF FIVE SHARES ONE
LAPTOP
EVEN WHEN HE CAN ACCESS HIS 
ASSIGNMENTS, HE'S ON HIS OWN
>> DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?
>> NO.
>> ROBERTO'S MOM SAYS HE'S BEEN 
LOSING SOME OF THE ENGLISH HE 
ALREADY LEARNED SINCE THE 
PANDEMIC
>> Translator: I WAS HELPING HIM
WITH AS MUCH I COULD WITH THE 
ACTIVITIES, BUT THAT REALLY IS
NOT SUFFICIENT
>> IT'S A CHALLENGE ROBERTO'S 
TEACHER IS UP AGAINST.
>> OUR SCHOOL SYSTEMS ARE NOT 
SET UP TO SUPPORT MIGRANT 
FAMILIES TO BEGIN WITH, AND WITH
REMOTE LEARNING THAT THAT'S 
CARRYING OVER INTO THAT.
>> WITH FAMILIES WITH STUDENTS
FOR SPECIAL NEEDS, THOSE
CHALLENGES CAN BECOME MORE
DIFFICULT.
HOW DO YOU HELP THOSE?
>> ABOUT 700,000 SPECIAL NEEDS
STUDENTS HERE IN THE U.S. ARE 
ALSO ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
6-YEAR-OLD TWINS HEAR DO
EVERYTHING TOGETHER.
>> TELL ME HOW MUCH YOU LOVE
YOUR SISTER?
>> LIKE THIS
>> THEY LOVE DRESSING UP AS 
PRINCESSES AND DANCING, BUT WHEN
IT COMES TO LEARNING THEIR NEEDS
ARE DIFFERENT.
EMMA HAS AUTISM AND IS
NONVERBAL.
>> DOES EMMA MISS GOING TO
SCHOOL
CAN YOU SEE IT IN HER?
>> AT FIRST THERE WAS STRESS, 
BECAUSE THE AUTISTIC CHILDREN 
NEED A SCHEDULE.
>> I HAVE TO RUN FROM ONE SIDE
OF THE HOUSE TO THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE HOUSE WITH DIFFERENT 
COMPUTERS SO THEY CAN 
CONCENTRATE VERY WELL IN HER
STUFF.
>> Reporter: ADDING TO THE
CHALLENGE AS PARENTS OF LATINO
CHILDREN IS TRYING TO HELP
OTHERS
>> IT SEEMS LIKE THROUGH ALL OF 
THIS YOU HAVE HAD TO STEP UP
EVEN MORE AND BECOME EVEN MORE
THE SUPER MOM.
>> YEAH.
>> DO YOU EVER SIT BACK, AND, I 
DON'T KNOW, BREAK DOWN AND LET
THE EMOTIONS GET TO YOU?
>> A LOT OF TIMES, YES
A LOT OF TIMES
BUT YOU HAVE TO BE A MOM, AND 
>>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
STILL WATCHING TROPICAL 
DEPRESSION 11.
THIS STORMIS SOME IS HAVING A 
HARD TIME COMING TOGETHER.
IT COULD POSSIBLY BE A TROPICAL 
STORM GOING IN LATER TONIGHT AS 
IT SITS IN A GOOD AND WARM BODY 
OF WATER
RIGHT NOW THERE IS STILL A LOT
OF UNCERTAINTY IF THIS STORM
EVEN COMES TOGETHER, BUT LOOKS
>>> IN TODAY'S STOP STORY, A
DEADLY TRAIN CRASH OVERSEAS IN
SCOTLAND WHEN A PASSENGER TRAIN 
DERAILED AFTER FLOODING IN THE
AREA
ONE CAR FELL DOWN AN EMBANKMENT 
FROM THE CONDUCTOR WAS BELIEVED 
TO BE ONE OF THOSE KILLED.
>>> AND THEN DOZENS OF RADIO
STATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL
PAUSE THEIR NORMAL PROGRAMMING
TODAY.
THE BROADCAST EVENT LED BY
TAYLOR'S FAMILY WILL BEGIN AT 
2:00 P.M. EASTERN TIME
THE TRIBUTE WILL FEATURE ONE OF 
TAYLOR'S FAVORITE SONGS 
"EVERYTHING," AND THAT WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY A READING OF NAMES, 
VICTIMS OF POLICE VIOLENCE
>>> CHURCHILL DOWNS IS NOT
ALLOWING FANS THERE OR IN THE 
INFIELD DURING THE BIG RACE.
ONLY AROUND 14% CAPACITY
FANS WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR 
FACE COVERINGS AND SUBMITTED TO 
TEMPERATURE CHECKS
>>> AND BIDDING BEGAN ON THE
MIKE TROUT CARD AT $1 MILLION.
WITH THE AUCTION NOT CLOSING
UNTIL AUGUST 22nd, IT'S ON PACE 
TO BE THE MOST EXPENSIVE CARD 
SOLD AT AUCTION.
>>> LOOK AT THIS, NOT A SHARK 
BUT LOOK WHAT EMERGED FROM THE
OCEAN.
DID YOU SEE THAT MAN, WACKING IT
AWAY WITH THE SHOVEL
MANY ARE SITTING THERE GAWKING
AT IT.
NO INJURIES REPORTED AFTER ALL
THIS, BUT THE SHOCK FACTOR I
THINK IS SO HIGH
I THINK THAT'S THE FIRST THING
YOU WOULD SEE, A SHARK
>> YOU SAID NO INJURIES 
REPORTED
NOBODY HAS TALKED TO THE BORE 
YET SO WE DON'T KNOW
>>> A MUSICIAN IS LOOKING TO
TAKE HIS TRICKS TO NEW HEIGHTS
THE SPECIAL IS GOING TO STREAM
LIVE ON HIS YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
YOU CAN WATCH THAT ON AUGUST
31st
CAN YOU IMAGINE THE TRAFFIC?
>> RIGHT
>> EVERYBODY STOPPING AND 
WATCHING
>>> PUMPKINS COMING TO DUNKIN'
SOONER THAN EVER BEFORE.
DUNKIN''S FALL LINEUP WILL
INCLUDE SPICE DRINKS AND THE
BITE-SIZED BAKERY TREATS, AND 
ALSO STEAK AND CHEESE ROLLUP
NOTHING LIKE
SAVANNAH?
>> ALL RIGHT.
ANDREA, THANK YOU.
>>> THAT SETS IT UP NICELY FOR 
KASIE HUNT, WHO IS OUR CAPITOL 
HILL CORRESPONDENT, WITH WHAT WE
CAN EXPECT OVER THE TRAIL FOR 
THE NEXT 82 DAYS.
KASIE, GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
WHERE DOES THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN 
SEE KAMALA HARRIS HELPING IN THE
CAMPAIGN, WHETHER IN TERMS OF 
DEMOGRAPHICS, STATES, 
FUNDRAISING?
WHERE DOES SHE HAVE THE MOST 
OOMPH?
>> Reporter: SAVANNAH, GOOD 
MORNING TO YOU.
I THINK THERE ARE TWO KEY GROUPS
THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN SEES KAMALA 
HARRIS HELPING THEM WITH.
THE FIRST IS, OF COURSE, BLACK 
WOMEN, WHO HELPED HIM WIN IN THE
PRIMARY, AND WHO KAMALA HARRIS 
ENERGIZED DURING HER OWN 
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.
THE OTHER, SUBURBAN WHITE WOMEN,
MANY WHOM VOTED FOR DEMOCRATS IN
THE 2018 MIDTERM ELECTIONS, AND 
WHO DEMOCRATS NEED THIS TIME TO 
REALLY TURN OUT FOR JOE BIDEN.
SHE ALSO IS A POWERFUL 
FUNDRAISER.
THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN SAID THEY 
RAISED $26 MILLION IN THE DAY 
AFTER THEY ANNOUNCED HER AS THE 
PICK.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE 
REPUBLICAN ATTACK LINE.
WE'VE SEEN A COUPLE OF THEM, ONE
CALLING HER THE MOST LIBERAL 
MEMBER OF THE SENATE, AND THE 
OTHER SAYING SHE'S NOT 
PROGRESSIVE ENOUGH ON CERTAIN 
ISSUES.
OBVIOUSLY, TRYING TO DAMPEN 
ENTHUSIASM WITH THE BASE OF THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
DO THEY HAVE TO PICK ONE, OR DO 
THEY HAVE TO THROW EVERYTHING AT
HER?
>> Reporter: SAVANNAH, SOME OF 
MY REPUBLICAN SOURCES ARE 
SURPRISED THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN HAS
NOT BEEN MORE CLEAR IN THEIR 
ATTACK LINES AGAINST HARRIS 
BECAUSE THEY HAVE, IN THEORY, 
HAD MONTHS TO PREPARE FOR HER AS
THE POTENTIAL PICK.
SO FAR, THEY ARE TRYING TO THROW
BOTH THINGS AT HER, 
PARTICULARLY, ON THE ONE HAND, 
SAYING SHE'S SOFT ON CRIME, BUT 
ON THE OTHER HAND, SAYING HER 
RECORD AS A PROSECUTOR IS TOO 
STRONG FOR PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS
TO GET BEHIND HER.
SO WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR 
REPUBLICANS TO REALLY FORM A 
CLEAR MESSAGE AGAINST HER AT 
THIS POINT, SAVANNAH.
>> AND THEN JUST GIVE US A 
SNAPSHOT OF THE POLLS, KASIE.
SOME SHOW A TIGHTENING RACE.
>> Reporter: I THINK, OVERALL, 
SAVANNAH, WE ALWAYS SEE 
PRESIDENTIAL RACES TIGHTEN 
HEADING INTO THE FALL, AND 
YOU'RE SEEING SOME OF THAT IN 
THE NUMBERS HERE AS WE HEAD INTO
THE MAIN ELECTION STRETCH.
THERE'S ALSO, OF COURSE, GOING 
TO BE HIGH-PROFILE MOMENTS.
THOSE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES 
BETWEEN JOE BIDEN AND PRESIDENT 
TRUMP, AND ALSO, OF COURSE, 
KAMALA HARRIS' NEXT BIG, 
HIGH-PROFILE TEST, WHEN SHE'LL 
DEBATE VICE PRESIDENT MIKE 
PENCE.
SAVANNAH?
>> KASIE HUNT IN RAINY 
WASHINGTON.
WE'RE GETTING THE WEATHER REPORT
THERE, TOO.
THANK YOU.
>>> CONVENTIONS ARE ABOUT TO GET
UNDER WAY NEXT WEEK.
EVENTS BEING HELD VIRTUALLY FOR 
 THE LATEST ON 
THAT.
GOOD MORNING TO YOU. 
>> Reporter: GOOD MORNING.
IT'S RAINING HEAVILY HERE, AS 
WELL.
LISTEN TO THIS NUMBER, YESTERDAY
ALONE, 1,500 PEOPLE IN THIS 
COUNTRY DIED FROM THE VIRUS.
THAT'S THE HIGHEST DEATH TOLL IN
ONE DAY SINCE MID-MAY.
THE END OF AUGUST, CDC IS 
ANTICIPATING 190,000 PEOPLE 
COULD HAVE DIED.
YOU COUPLE THE PANDEMIC WITH THE
ONCOMING FLU SEASON, AND THE CDC
IS WARNING THIS COULD BE A 
RECIPE FOR DISASTER.
THIS MORNING, A DIRE WARNING 
FROM THE HEAD OF THE CDC.
>> THIS COULD BE THE WORST FALL 
FROM A PUBLIC HEALTH PERSPECTIVE
WE'VE EVER HAD. 
>> Reporter: GOING ON TO SAY, 
THE COUNTRY IS AT WAR AGAINST 
CORONAVIRUS.
CDC DIRECTOR ROBERT REDFIELD 
SAYS OVER 95% OF AMERICANS NEED 
TO FOLLOW GUIDE LINES, TO WEAR 
MASKS AND SOCIAL DISTANCE, IF WE
HOPE TO BEAT THE VIRUS. 
>> I'M NOT ASKING SOME OF 
AMERICA TO DO IT.
WE ALL GOT TO DO IT.
>> Reporter: THE WARNING COMES 
AS SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE ARE 
STRUGGLING THROUGH THE CHAOS OF 
COVID.
GEORGIA'S NORTH PAULDING HIGH 
SCHOOL, WHICH OPENED LAST WEEK 
AND WAS IMMEDIATELY CRITICIZED 
WITH THESE PHOTOS OF STUDENTS 
PACKING HALLWAYS, THEN FORCED TO
SHUT DOWN, NOW SAYS IT HAS 35 
CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19.
>> THERE CAN BE STEPS TAKEN TO 
MAKE IN-PERSON LEARNING SAFE, 
BUT I DON'T THINK THE BOARD HAS 
TAKEN THOSE STEPS.
>> Reporter: THE SCHOOL 
ANNOUNCING NEW PLANS WITH A 
REDUCED NUMBER OF STUDENTS ON 
CAMPUS.
IN LIVINGSTON PARISH, LOUISIANA,
150 STUDENTS QUARANTINED AFTER 
THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL.
IN HOUSTON, A COUNTY JUDGE SAYS 
NO CHILDREN SHOULD BE IN CLASS 
UNDER THE CURRENT CONDITIONS. 
>> THE COUNTDOWN TO THE FIRST 
DAY OF SCHOOL IN-PERSON IS LIKE 
A TICKING TIME BOMB, UNLESS WE 
DO THIS RIGHT. 
>> Reporter: MEANWHILE, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS, AGAIN, 
PUSHING TO GET CHILDREN BACK TO 
SCHOOL.
>> ALL SCHOOLS SHOULD BE MAKING 
PLANS TO RESUME IN-PERSON 
CLASSES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
>> Reporter: RELEASING 
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SCHOOLS, 
ENCOURAGING THE USE OF MASKS 
WHEN SOCIAL DISTANCING IS NOT 
POSSIBLE, AND MINIMIZING LARGE, 
INDOOR GATHERINGS.
IN ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY, 400 
TEACHERS CLAIMED A MEDICAL 
EXEMPTION, MAKING IT VIRTUALLY 
IMPOSSIBLE FOR IN-PERSON 
LEARNING. 
>> THEY'RE AFRAID TO CONTRACT 
THE VIRUS AT WORK AND THEN BRING
IT HOME TO LOVED ONES.
>> Reporter: DESPITE THE 
CONCERNS, EXPERTS INSIST, IF 
DONE SAFELY, SCHOOLS MAY STILL 
BE ABLE TO OPEN IN SOME PLACES 
THIS YEAR.
>> AS LONG AS THERE'S NOT A LOT 
OF INFECTION IN THE COMMUNITY, 
AS LONG AS WE GET KIDS TO MASK 
UP, AS LONG AS YOU CREATE A GOOD
AMOUNT OF VENTILATION, OPEN 
WINDOWS AND DOORS IN CLASSROOMS,
I THINK THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO 
GET THE KIDS BACK.
>> SO, TOM, TO DR. JHA'S POINT 
THERE, THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE 
TRYING TO OPEN UP, TRYING TO 
TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO DO THAT, I 
WOULD IMAGINE THAT EXPENSE HAS 
GOT TO BE A MAJOR FACTOR, AS 
WELL, RIGHT?
>> Reporter: THERE'S ONE 
ESTIMATE OUT THIS MORNING, 
SUGGESTING IT COULD BE $1.7 
MILLION PER SCHOOL DISTRICT.
LISTEN, THAT'S TAKING THE ENTIRE
COUNTRY AND AVERAGING IT ALL 
TOGETHER.
SMALL DISTRICTS, LARGE 
DISTRICTS.
IT COULD BE A HECK OF A LOT MORE
IN SOME DISTRICTS.
THAT MONEY WOULD PAY FOR 
EVERYTHING FROM HAND SANITIZER 
TO MASKS, OF COURSE, FOR 
EVERYBODY, PLEXIGLASS, 
DISINFECTANT FOGGING MACHINES, 
SCHOOL NURSES, RUBBER GLOVES.
EVERYTHING YOU HAVE TO SPEND 
MONEY ON FOR A SINGLE SCHOOL, 
THEN MULTIPLY THAT ACROSS THE 
DISTRICT.
A LOT OF DISTRICTS SIMPLY DON'T 
HAVE THE KIND OF MONEY IT WOULD 
REMOVE THEIR MASKS.
THIS MORNING, AT THE MARION 
COUNTY FLORIDA SHERIFF'S OFFICE,
A SIGN AT THE FRONT DOOR CAUSING
SOME TO DO A DOUBLE-TAKE.
ANYONE ENTERING THIS FACILITY 
MUST REMOVE THEIR MASK.
THE SHERIFF HERE. 
>> HELLO, MARION COUNTY 
CITIZENS.
I'M BILLY WOODS. 
>> Reporter: DECLINING TO TALK 
TO NBC NEWS, BUT IN HIS ORDER, 
HE MANDATES THE 900 DEPUTIES AND
STAFF ON HIS FORCE NOT COVER 
THEIR FACES FOR ROUTINE WORK, 
SAYING, IN PART, WHEN YOU ARE 
ON-DUTY, WORKING AS MY EMPLOYEE 
AND REPRESENTING MY OFFICE, 
MASKS WILL NOT BE WORN.
>> THAT SIGN IS LIKE ENCOURAGING
PEOPLE TO SMOKE.
PEOPLE WILL DIE AS A RESULT OF 
THIS.
IT IS SHAMEFUL THEY'RE DOING IT.
>> Reporter: THE ORDER COMES 
DAYS AFTER THE BIGGEST CITY IN 
MARION COUNTY, OCALA, PASSED AN 
EMERGENCY ORDINANCE, REQUIRING 
EVERYONE WEAR A MASK WHEN 
ENTERING A BUSINESS.
THE MAYOR WAS THE LONE VOICE WHO
OPPOSED THAT MASK MANDATE.
HOW MUCH OF THIS IS A POLITICAL 
DECISION OVER A HEALTH DECISION?
>> MINE IS A CONSTITUTIONAL 
DECISION. 
>> Reporter: SHERIFF BILLY WOODS
ISSUED HIS NO MASK MANDATE THIS 
WEEK, ON THE SAME DAY FLORIDA 
RECORDED A RECORD 276 COVID 
DEATHS.
THE ORDER ANNOUNCED HOURS AFTER 
WOODS SAYS HE AND OTHER SHERIFFS
HAD SPOKEN BY PHONE WITH 
PRESIDENT TRUMP.
CITY COUNCIL MEMBER MATTHEW 
WARDEL. 
>> FAMILY MEMBERS AND RESIDENTS 
HAVE DIED RELATED TOTRYING TO S 
>> Reporter: THE SHERIFF SAYS 
THERE IS NO SOLID EVIDENCE THAT 
MASKS PROTECT AGAINST 
CORONAVIRUS, SOMETHING HEALTH 
EXPERTS SAY IS FALSE.
>> WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE FEW 
THINGS RIGHT NOW AVAILABLE TO US
THAT CAN HELP SAVE LIVES.
AT THE TOP OF THAT LIST RIGHT 
NOW ARE MASKS.
>> KERRY, CAN THE COUNTY 
ULTIMATELY OVERRIDE THAT 
SHERIFF'S ANTI-MASK ORDER IF IT 
WANTED TO?
>> Reporter: WELL, THE SHERIFF 
IS A CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICER, SO 
IF THE COUNTY COMMISSION DECIDES
THEY WANT TO CHALLENGE HIM, IT'D
ULTIMATELY GO TO COURT.
THE COUNCIL MEMBER RAISES WHAT 
HE BELIEVES IS AN INEVITABLE 
SCENARIO, WHERE A DEPUTY PULLS 
SOMEBODY OVER, WALKS UP TO THE 
WINDOW, THE DEPUTY IS NOT 
WEARING A MASK, THE PERSON 
INSIDE WILL NOT ROLL DOWN THEIR 
WINDOW, FEARING THEY MIGHT BE 
EXPOSED TO CORONAVIRUS, AND IT 
ESCALATES FROM THERE.
CLEARLY, A LOT OF CHALLENGES AND
PROBLEMS, BUT ALSO SOME VERY 
STRONG FEELINGS BY THE SHERIFF 
IN MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA.RE FIG
THE SPREAD OF COVID MAY BE 
GETTING A BIT TOUGHER.
>> ELLIOTT, TOUCHDOWN DALLAS.
>> Reporter: THIS MORNING, 
AMERICA'S TEAM IS LOOKING TO 
KICK OFF ITS SEASON TO THE ROAR 
OF A LIVE CROWD.
>> DALLAS COWBOYS PLAN ON 
PLAYING ALL OF OUR FOOTBALL 
GAMES, AND WE PLAN ON PLAYING 
THEM IN FRONT OF OUR FANS. 
>> Reporter: DALLAS COWBOYS 
OWNER JERRY JONES MADE THE 
ANNOUNCEMENT WEDNESDAY AT A 
PRESEASON PRESS CONFERENCE, 
PROVIDING A PEEK AT THEIR 
PANDEMIC PLAYBOOK. 
>> WE'LL ADHERE TO ALL 
PROTOCOLS, AND WE WILL ADAPT 
THEM TO THE UNIQUENESS OF OUR 
STADIUM.
>> Reporter: WHILE JONES 
WOULDN'T SAY HOW MANY FANS WOULD
BE ALLOWED INSIDE, TEXAS 
GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT HAS ONLY 
OKAYED STADIUMS AT 50% CAPACITY.
MEANING THE 3 MILLION SQUARE 
FOOT AT&T STADIUM CAN STILL 
WELCOME MORE THAN 40,000 PEOPLE.
COWBOYS QUARTERBACK DAK PRESCOTT
WAS NOT ASKED SPECIFICALLY ABOUT
THE PLAN, BUT SAYS THERE IS A 
HEIGHTENED AWARENESS ABOUT 
PLAYING DURING A PANDEMIC.
>> FOR ME, IT'S JUST ABOUT BEING
AS SAFE AS I CAN, FOLLOWING THE 
GUIDELINES OF -- THAT THE TEAM 
AND THE NFL HAVE LAID OUT FOR 
US. 
>> Reporter: THE BOYS WON'T BE 
THE ONLY TEAM WITH FANS IN THE 
STANDS.
SO FAR, ONLY FOUR NFL TEAMS HAVE
SACKED THE IDEA FOR THE SEASON, 
INCLUING THE NEW YORK JETS AND 
GIANTS, WHICH SHARE THE LARGEST 
STADIUM IN THE NFL.
>> TOUCHDOWN!
>> Reporter: IN WISCONSIN, GREEN
BAY'S LEGENDARY LAMBEAU FIELD, 
WHICH SEATS 81,000, MAY OPEN ITS
DOORS TO 12,000 MAKERS FANS.
SOCIAL DISTANCING RULES ARE NOT 
CLEAR AND COULD VARY FROM TEAM 
TO TEAM.
THE NFL HAS ONLY MANDATED FANS 
WEAR FACE COVERINGS AND WILL 
REPORTEDLY BLOCK OFF THE FIRST 
SIX TO TEN ROWS IN EVERY 
STADIUM, WHILE GROUPING FANS 
INTO PODS OF UP TO 15 PEOPLE 
THAT WILL BE SPACED OUT FROM 
OTHERS.
>> WITH NO LEAGUE-WIDE MANDATE 
HERE, HOW CONCERNED ARE YOU 
ABOUT SAFETY ACROSS THE BOARD?
>> YOU'RE ESSENTIALLY DEALING 
WITH, RIGHT NOW, 28 FRANCHISES 
THAT COULD DO IT 28 DIFFERENT 
WAYS.
NOW, THAT MEANS THERE IS A HIGH 
LEVEL OF POSSIBILITY THERE'S 
SOME ELEMENT OF CHAOS.
>> Reporter: THE ANNOUNCEMENT 
COMES JUST DAYS AFTER THREE 
DALLAS COWBOYS AND 63 OTHER NFL 
PLAYERS OPTED OUT OF THE 2020 
SEASON DUE TO COVID-19 CONCERNS.
>> PASS IS CAUGHT FOR THE 
TOUCHDOWN.
>> Reporter: NOW, THE NFL WILL 
HAVE TO HUSTLE TO SET HEALTH AND
SAFETY PROTOCOLS WITH 
TICKET-BUYING FANS IN MIND.
SOMETHING NO OTHER PRO SPORTS 
LEAGUE HAS HAD TO TACKLE.
NOW, THERE'S CERTAINLY A 
FINANCIAL ELEMENT TO ALL OF 
THIS.
IF NO FANS ATTENDED ANY NFL 
GAMES THIS YEAR, THE LEAGUE 
WOULD STAND TO LOSE A COOL $5.5 
BILLION.
AS FOR THE COWBOYS, THEY'D LOSE 
ABOUT HALF OF THEIR TOTAL  WITH 
CLOSER LOOK.
GABE, GOOD MORNING.
>> Reporter: SAVANNAH, GOOD 
MORNING.
SENATOR HARRIS FACED CRITICISM 
FROM ALL SIDES.
REPUBLICANS ARE BLASTING HER FOR
BEING TOO FAR LEFT, BUT SHE HAS 
PLENTY OF CRITICS IN CALIFORNIA 
WHO SAY SHE WAS NOT PROGRESSIVE 
ENOUGH.
NOW THAT SHE'S SHARING THE 
NATIONAL STAGE WITH JOE BIDEN, 
KAMALA HARRIS AND HER RECORD AS 
A PROSECUTOR UNDER RENEWED 
SCRUTINY.
WORKING FIRST IN OAKLAND, THEN 
ELECTED AS SAN FRANCISCO'S 
DISTRICT ATTORNEY. 
>> I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND. 
>> Reporter: SHE EVENTUALLY WAS 
THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO BECOME 
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CALIFORNIA.
>> MY WHOLE LIFE, I'VE ONLY HAD 
ONE CLIENT, THE PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: BUT EVEN AS A 
DEMOCRATIC RISING STAR, SHE 
FRUSTRATED SOME ON THE LEFT. 
>> SHE DID NOT TURN OUT TO BE, 
FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, THE 
PROGRESSIVE PROSECUTOR THAT SHE 
PROMISED TO BE WHEN MANY OF US 
SUPPORTED HER.
>> Reporter: A FORMER MEMBER OF 
SAN FRANCISCO'S POLICE 
COMMISSION, WHICH OVERSEES THE 
POLICE DEPARTMENT WORKED WITH 
HARRIS WHEN THEY WERE BOTH 
DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEYS.
DO YOU BELIEVE SHE SIDED WITH 
THE POLICE TOO MUCH?
>> I BELIEVE SO.
I BELIEVE SHE DID NOT DO ENOUGH 
TO HOLD LAW ENFORCEMENT 
ACCOUNTABLE.
>> Reporter: AS THE STATE'S 
ATTORNEY GENERAL, HARRIS DID NOT
INTERVENE IN A SERIES OF 
HIGH-PROFILE OFFICER-INVOLVED 
SHOOTINGS, BUT SHE'S ALSO FACED 
CRITICISM FROM POLICE UNIONS.
IN 2004, SHE REFUSED TO SEEK THE
DEATH PENALTY FOR A MAN WHO 
KILLED A SAN FRANCISCO OFFICER.
>> FRANKLY, THERE ARE THOSE WHO 
WOULD LIKE TO PUT MY EXPERIENCE 
AS A PROSECUTOR INTO A NEGATIVE,
BUT I'M GOING TO TELL YOU, AS A 
PROSECUTOR, I AM VERY PROUD OF 
MY RECORD.
>> Reporter: HARRIS WON PRAISE 
FOR CREATING A STATE DATABASE OF
CRIME STATISTICS THAT INCLUDED 
THE USE OF FORCE BY POLICE.
SHE BEGAN REQUIRING STATE 
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AGENTS TO 
WEAR BODY CAMERAS. 
>> I AM ONE OF THE FIRST ELECTED
PROSECUTORS IN THE COUNTRY TO 
HAVE STARTED A RE-ENTRY 
INITIATIVE, FOCUSED ON 
FIRST-TIME DRUG SALES OFFENDERS.
>> Reporter: DURING HER TIME AS 
CALIFORNIA'S TOP COP, SHE 
DEVELOPED A CLOSE FRIENDSHIP 
WITH DELAWARE'S ATTORNEY 
GENERAL, BEAU BIDEN.
HER POLICIES DREW SUPPORT FROM 
PRESIDENT OBAMA, THOUGH HE ONCE 
APOLOGIZED FOR CALLING HARRIS 
THE BEST LOOKING ATTORNEY 
GENERAL IN THE COUNTRY.
STILL, DESPITE THEIR 
DISAGREEMENTS, SOME OF HER 
PREVIOUS CRITICS IN CALIFORNIA 
ARE NOW URGING PROGRESSIVES TO 
RALLY AROUND THE BIDEN/HARRIS 
TICKET. 
>> MORE IMPORTANT TO ME IS TO 
MAKE SURE THAT WE GET DONALD 
TRUMP OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE.
>> Reporter: THERE HAS BEEN 
MIXED MESSAGES HERE.
THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN AND PRESIDENT
TRUMP HAS TRIED TO LABEL SENATOR
HARRIS AS A RADICAL LEFTIST, BUT
SOME REPUBLICANS SAY SHE IS NOT 
PROGRESSIVE ENOUGH TO CARRY 
THOSE BERNIE SANDERS SUPPORTERS.
THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN IS CLEARLY 
MAKING LAW AND ORDER A CRITICAL 
PART OF ITS CAMPAIGN THE NEXT 
FEW MONTHS.
SHOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW
THIS THIS 
MORNING, AND SHE TOOK HER TEAM 
BACK TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE 
WAS WHEN THE EXPLOSION HAPPENED.
HERE'S HER REMARKABLE STORY.
MORE THAN A WEEK AFTER THE HEART
OF BEIRUT WAS SHATTERED, THIS 
MORNING, PAMELA TAKES US BACK TO
THE DAY HER WORLD BLEW UP.
NEW CCTV SHOWS THE VIEW FROM THE
TOP OF THE BEIRUT'S ST. GEORGE'S
HOSPITAL.
NEW VIDEO INSIDE THE HOSPITAL 
SHOWS THE MOMENT OF THE BLAST.
PAMELA, A NICU NURSE, WAS AT HER
DESK. 
>> I HEARD SOMETHING VERY LOUD.
THE GROUND STARTED SHAKING 
UNDERNEATH ME.
AND EVERYTHING CAME CRUMBLING 
DOWN.
>> Reporter: SHE CRAWLED OUT. 
>> WHERE'S MY BABIES?
WHERE ARE THE BABIES?
>> Reporter: THE BLOOD OF HER 
COLLEAGUE SPLATTERED ON THE 
INCUBATOR. 
>> I COULDN'T SEE THEM BECAUSE 
ALL THE BABIES WERE COVERED WITH
RUBBLE.
I GRABBED THEM, DISCONNECTED 
THEM, AND I HELD THEM WELL AND 
WENT THROUGH THIS DOOR OUTSIDE.
EVERYTHING HERE WAS BLOODY.
I WAS SHAKING.
MY HANDS WERE SHAKING.
SO WHAT HAPPENED IS, I WAS DOING
THIS ALL THE TIME, THIS 
MOVEMENT, TO SEE IF I STILL HAD 
THREE HEADS BETWEEN MY ARMS.
>> Reporter: ON HER WAY OUT, 
THIS NOW VIRAL PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS 
HER CALLING FOR HELP, ALONGSIDE 
A DOCTOR RUNNING 3 MILES THROUGH
THE DEVASTATION TO FIND A 
WORKING HOSPITAL.
>> PEOPLE STARTED COMING TO ME, 
ASKING HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?
I TOLD THEM, PLEASE JUST GIVE ME
T-SHIRTS, ANYTHING YOU CAN TAKE 
OFF AND GIVE IT TO ME SO I COULD
WRAP THE BABIES SO THEY DON'T 
LOSE THEIR TEMPERATURE.
>> Reporter: WHEN SHE GOT THERE,
THERE WAS ONLY ONE INCUBATOR 
LEFT.
>> THEY WERE ALL BREATHING.
THEY WERE ALL ASLEEP AT THAT 
MOMENT.
I FELT A MOMENT OF PEACE WHEN I 
HAD THEM BACK IN THE INCUBATOR.
>> Reporter: TWO OF THE BABIES 
PAMELA SAVED WE ARE TRIPLETS.
SADRA AND ALLY.
THEIR SISTER WAS DISCHARGED LAST
WEEK.
THEIR MOTHER SAID THEY FEARED 
THE WORSE. 
>> Translator: ALL WE SAW WERE 
THEIR BLANKETS, AND SOMEONE SAID
THEY WERE WITH PAMELA.
SHE FOUND THE ONLY WAY TO 
EXPRESS THIS KIND OF THANKS.
>> Reporter: ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
THEY WERE THE LUCKY ONES.
THE THIRD BABY, NAMED NOAH, ALSO
SURVIVED, ALSO STILL DOING WELL.
THE DEATH TOLL THERE THOUGH, 
NEARLY 200 PEOPLE, MORE THAN 
6,000 INJURED.
THE DAMAGE THERE ESTIMATED AT 
MORE THAN $15 CLEANING UP, IT'S 
VOLUNTEERS AND NGOs, NOT THE 
GOVERNMENT.
GUYS?
>> MY GOODNESS, REMARKABLE 
STORY.
SHE RAN 3 MILES WITH THOSE 
BABIESONE-SIZE-FITS ALL APPROAC.
AS SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY VARY ON THEIR DECISIONS,
SO DO THE OPINIONS OF PARENTS.
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>> Reporter: PARENTS ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY ARE CONSUMED WITH WHAT 
BACK TO SCHOOL DURING THE 
PANDEMIC WILL LOOK LIKE, AS 
INFECTION RATES FLUCTUATE AND 
OPTIONS CHANGE.
>> GET OUT YOUR WHITEBOARD.
>> Reporter: FOR SINGLE MOM 
ANDREA REMKEY, HER FOUR CHILDREN
ARE ALREADY BACK TO SCHOOL FROM 
THEIR HOME COMPUTERS IN PHOENIX.
SO, ANDREA, YOU ARE IN THE 
MIDDLE OF THE FIRST WEEK OF 
SCHOOL.
HOW IS IT GOING?
>> THERE WAS SOME TEARS.
THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF 
FRUSTRATION.
>> THERE MIGHT BE A PARENT 
TUTORIAL THAT I CAN'T FIND.
I STILL HAVEN'T EATEN TODAY.
DID YOU EAT BREAKFAST?
>> ME RUNNING FROM ROOM TO ROOM,
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, DOES 
EVERYONE KNOW WHERE ASSIGNMENTS 
ARE?
I CAN'T DO FIFTH GRADE 
FRACTIONS.
I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT AN INTEGER
IS.
I HAVE NO IDEA. 
>> Reporter: ANDREA'S FAMILY 
MOVED TO PHOENIX, HOPING FOR A 
FRESH START AFTER HER HUSBAND 
DIED OF CANCER.
YOU CHECKED THE BOX TO SEND THEM
BACK TO SCHOOL. 
>> I CHOSE SENDING THEM TO 
SCHOOL, WHATEVER THAT LOOKED 
LIKE.
>> Reporter: BUT WHEN ARIZONA 
BECAME A COVID HOT SPOT, HER 
CHILDREN'S NEW SCHOOL WENT 100% 
VIRTUAL.
>> NOBODY SIGNS UP TO BE A 
SINGLE MOM, AND NOBODY SIGNS UP 
TO BE A SINGLE MOM TEACHER A 
PANDEMIC EITHER.
>> HOMESCHOOL -- 
>> MY THIRD GRADER WROTE IN HER 
JOURNAL THE FIRST DAY, "I HATE 
HOMESCHOOL."
>> MY DAUGHTER FELT THE SAME 
ABOUT ZOOM SCHOOLING.
IT WAS HARD.
IF YOU HAVE THE CHOICE, AND IT 
IS SAFE TO GO BACK, YOUR KIDS 
WILL BE IN SCHOOL?
>> RIGHT.
I THINK EVEN SENDING THEM TO 
SCHOOL WITH MASKS ON WOULD 
PROBABLY BE A WELCOME DELIGHT 
FOR THEM.
THAT'S GOING TO BE BETTER FOR 
THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND MY 
MENTAL HEALTH.
JUST A MINUTE, PEYTON.
SHE HAS A ZOOM MEETING RIGHT 
NOW.
SHE'S LIKE, CAN YOU GET ME ON MY
ZOOM MEETING?
>> Reporter: OKAY, WE HAVE TO 
LET YOU GO BACK TO BEING TEACHER
RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S YOUR MOST IMPORTANT JOB.
IN CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA, MOM OF 
FOUR, WHOSE HUSBAND IS IN THE 
MILITARY BUT ON DISABILITY, 
CHOSE VIRTUAL LEARNING OVER 
SENDING THEM INTO THE CLASSROOM.
>> WE HAVE A HIGH-RISK HOUSEHOLD
AT THE MOMENT.
NUMBER TWO WAS THE STRESS OF, 
ARE THEY IN THIS WEEK, OUT NEXT 
WEEK?
WHO IS TESTED POSITIVE IN THE 
SCHOOL DISTRICT?
WE WERE LIKE, LET'S JUST DO 
VIRTUAL.
>> Reporter: IN YOUR LITTLE 
 
CUL-DE-SAC, YOU HAVE A COMMUNITY
SCHOOL WITH THE ZOOM TECHNOLOGY.
>> ONE OF OUR PARENTS IS A 
TEACHER.
SHE'S LIKE, IF SO AND SO NEEDS 
HELP WITH HISTORY AND ENGLISH, 
I'M THERE.
>> Reporter: THE PLAN IS TO 
BRING THE CHILDREN TOGETHER, 
SAFELY, SOCIALLY DISTANCED.
AS A PART-TIME DANCE TEACHER, 
JOY PLANS TO WORK ON MOVEMENT.
EACH PARENT IN THE CO-OP HAS AN 
EXPERTISE.
>> SOMEBODY ELSE KNOWS HOW TO DO
STOCKS HERE.
MAYBE THEY CAN TEACH THE 
CHILDREN STOCKS.
I CAN TEACH FLEXIBILITY.
I DON'T GET MY SONS BACK IN 
BALLET AT THIS POINT.
THEY CAN STILL DO IT SAFELY.
THEY CAN BE 6 FEET APART.
WE TRUST THAT EACH PERSON IS 
DOING THE SAFETY GUIDELINES, AND
IT'S EASIER TO KNOW THAT BECAUSE
IT'S FIVE FAMILIES.
WE'RE TRYING TO DO THINGS TO 
MAKE SURE OUR KIDS DON'T FEEL 
COUPED UP.
THE SILVER LINING IS THIS IS A 
MOMENT WE CAN JUST DEVELOP 
OURSELVES AND DEVELOP OUR 
COMMUNITY, AS WELL.
>> LET'S BRING STEPH BACK IN.
AS WE HEARD, WHEN IT COMES TO 
REMOTE LEARNING, A LOT OF 
PARENTS FIND IT HARD TO BALANCE 
BEING A PARENT AND A TEACHER.
WHAT CAN WE DO TO EASE THE 
STRESS?
>> JENNA, IT IS REALLY HARD, BUT
WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS PLAN NOW.
IF YOU ARE DISTANCE LEARNING, 
SET UP YOUR HOME CLASSROOM AS 
SOON AS POSSIBLE.
HAVE A DESK, A STURDY CHAIR.
GET YOUR TECHNOLOGY IN ORDER.
IF YOU'RE WORRIED YOU CAN'T 
NECESSARILY AFFORD TO DO THAT, 
REACH OUT TO SCHOOL.
THEY MAY BE ABLE TO LEND YOU 
RESOURCES.
TALK TO YOUR TEACHER.
THERE MAY BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR 
ONE-ON-ONE LEARNING.
IF YOU CREATE A POD WITH SOME 
NEIGHBORS, WITH KIDS WITH OTHER 
SIMILAR AGES, THE NUMBER ONE 
THING YOU NEED TO DO IS MAKE 
SURE, WITH THAT POD, YOU'VE GOT 
SIMILAR RULES FOR YOUR FAMILIES,
AND YOU'RE HONEST WITH ONE 
ANOTHER ABOUT GOING OUTSIDE THE 
POD AND SEEING OTHER PEOPLE.
SAFETY IS THE NUMBER ONE 
PRIORITY.
THE LAST THING I WOULD SAY, AS 
FAR AS TAKING CARE OF YOUR 
CHILDREN AT HOME, WHETHER YOU'RE
DISTANCE LEARNING OR DOING THIS 
NEW MODIFIED, IN-SCHOOL, OUT OF 
SCHOOL, TALK TO YOUR EMPLOYER.
WE KNOW SCHEDULES ARE GOING TO 
CHANGE.
SPRINGING IT ON YOUR EMPLOYER 
SEPTEMBER 15th, OH, BY THE WAY, 
I CAN'T COME TO WORK OR I NEED 
TO LEAVE EVERY DAY AT 1:00, 
THAT'S NOT GOING TO WORK.
IT IS A HARD CONVERSATION, BUT 
TALK TO YOUR EMPLOYER ABOUT THE 
SCHEDULE CHANGES
SAVANNAH?
>> ALL RIGHT.
ANDREA, THANK YOU.
>>> THAT SETS IT UP NICELY FOR 
KASIE HUNT, WHO IS OUR CAPITOL 
HILL CORRESPONDENT, WITH WHAT WE
CAN EXPECT OVER THE TRAIL FOR 
THE NEXT 82 DAYS.
KASIE, GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
WHERE DOES THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN 
SEE KAMALA HARRIS HELPING IN THE
CAMPAIGN, WHETHER IN TERMS OF 
DEMOGRAPHICS, STATES, 
FUNDRAISING?
WHERE DOES SHE HAVE THE MOST 
OOMPH?
>> Reporter: SAVANNAH, GOOD 
MORNING TO YOU.
I THINK THERE ARE TWO KEY GROUPS
THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN SEES KAMALA 
HARRIS HELPING THEM WITH.
THE FIRST IS, OF COURSE, BLACK 
WOMEN, WHO HELPED HIM WIN IN THE
PRIMARY, AND WHO KAMALA HARRIS 
ENERGIZED DURING HER OWN 
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.
THE OTHER, SUBURBAN WHITE WOMEN,
MANY WHOM VOTED FOR DEMOCRATS IN
THE 2018 MIDTERM ELECTIONS, AND 
WHO DEMOCRATS NEED THIS TIME TO 
REALLY TURN OUT FOR JOE BIDEN.
SHE ALSO IS A POWERFUL 
FUNDRAISER.
THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN SAID THEY 
RAISED $26 MILLION IN THE DAY 
AFTER THEY ANNOUNCED HER AS THE 
PICK.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE 
REPUBLICAN ATTACK LINE.
WE'VE SEEN A COUPLE OF THEM, ONE
CALLING HER THE MOST LIBERAL 
MEMBER OF THE SENATE, AND THE 
OTHER SAYING SHE'S NOT 
PROGRESSIVE ENOUGH ON CERTAIN 
ISSUES.
OBVIOUSLY, TRYING TO DAMPEN 
ENTHUSIASM WITH THE BASE OF THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
DO THEY HAVE TO PICK ONE, OR DO 
THEY HAVE TO THROW EVERYTHING AT
HER?
>> Reporter: SAVANNAH, SOME OF 
MY REPUBLICAN SOURCES ARE 
SURPRISED THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN HAS
NOT BEEN MORE CLEAR IN THEIR 
ATTACK LINES AGAINST HARRIS 
BECAUSE THEY HAVE, IN THEORY, 
HAD MONTHS TO PREPARE FOR HER AS
THE POTENTIAL PICK.
SO FAR, THEY ARE TRYING TO THROW
BOTH THINGS AT HER, 
PARTICULARLY, ON THE ONE HAND, 
SAYING SHE'S SOFT ON CRIME, BUT 
ON THE OTHER HAND, SAYING HER 
RECORD AS A PROSECUTOR IS TOO 
STRONG FOR PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS
TO GET BEHIND HER.
SO WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR 
REPUBLICANS TO REALLY FORM A 
CLEAR MESSAGE AGAINST HER AT 
THIS POINT, SAVANNAH.
>> AND THEN JUST GIVE US A 
SNAPSHOT OF THE POLLS, KASIE.
SOME SHOW A TIGHTENING RACE.
>> Reporter: I THINK, OVERALL, 
SAVANNAH, WE ALWAYS SEE 
PRESIDENTIAL RACES TIGHTEN 
HEADING INTO THE FALL, AND 
YOU'RE SEEING SOME OF THAT IN 
THE NUMBERS HERE AS WE HEAD INTO
THE MAIN ELECTION STRETCH.
THERE'S ALSO, OF COURSE, GOING 
TO BE HIGH-PROFILE MOMENTS.
THOSE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES 
BETWEEN JOE BIDEN AND PRESIDENT 
TRUMP, AND ALSO, OF COURSE, 
KAMALA HARRIS' NEXT BIG, 
HIGH-PROFILE TEST, WHEN SHE'LL 
DEBATE VICE PRESIDENT MIKE 
PENCE.
SAVANNAH?
>> KASIE HUNT IN RAINY 
WASHINGTON.
WE'RE GETTING THE WEATHER REPORT
THERE, TOO.
THANK YOU.
>>> CONVENTIONS ARE ABOUT TO GET
UNDER WAY NEXT WEEK.
EVENTS BEING HELD VIRTUALLY FOR 
RE FINDING TACKLING
THE SPREAD OF COVID MAY BE 
GETTING A BIT TOUGHER.
>> ELLIOTT, TOUCHDOWN DALLAS.
>> Reporter: THIS MORNING, 
AMERICA'S TEAM IS LOOKING TO 
KICK OFF ITS SEASON TO THE ROAR 
OF A LIVE CROWD.
>> DALLAS COWBOYS PLAN ON 
PLAYING ALL OF OUR FOOTBALL 
GAMES, AND WE PLAN ON PLAYING 
THEM IN FRONT OF OUR FANS. 
>> Reporter: DALLAS COWBOYS 
OWNER JERRY JONES MADE THE 
ANNOUNCEMENT WEDNESDAY AT A 
PRESEASON PRESS CONFERENCE, 
PROVIDING A PEEK AT THEIR 
PANDEMIC PLAYBOOK. 
>> WE'LL ADHERE TO ALL 
PROTOCOLS, AND WE WILL ADAPT 
THEM TO THE UNIQUENESS OF OUR 
STADIUM.
>> Reporter: WHILE JONES 
WOULDN'T SAY HOW MANY FANS WOULD
BE ALLOWED INSIDE, TEXAS 
GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT HAS ONLY 
OKAYED STADIUMS AT 50% CAPACITY.
MEANING THE 3 MILLION SQUARE 
FOOT AT&T STADIUM CAN STILL 
WELCOME MORE THAN 40,000 PEOPLE.
COWBOYS QUARTERBACK DAK PRESCOTT
WAS NOT ASKED SPECIFICALLY ABOUT
THE PLAN, BUT SAYS THERE IS A 
HEIGHTENED AWARENESS ABOUT 
PLAYING DURING A PANDEMIC.
>> FOR ME, IT'S JUST ABOUT BEING
AS SAFE AS I CAN, FOLLOWING THE 
GUIDELINES OF -- THAT THE TEAM 
AND THE NFL HAVE LAID OUT FOR 
US. 
>> Reporter: THE BOYS WON'T BE 
THE ONLY TEAM WITH FANS IN THE 
STANDS.
SO FAR, ONLY FOUR NFL TEAMS HAVE
SACKED THE IDEA FOR THE SEASON, 
INCLUING THE NEW YORK JETS AND 
GIANTS, WHICH SHARE THE LARGEST 
STADIUM IN THE NFL.
>> TOUCHDOWN!
>> Reporter: IN WISCONSIN, GREEN
BAY'S LEGENDARY LAMBEAU FIELD, 
WHICH SEATS 81,000, MAY OPEN ITS
DOORS TO 12,000 MAKERS FANS.
SOCIAL DISTANCING RULES ARE NOT 
CLEAR AND COULD VARY FROM TEAM 
TO TEAM.
THE NFL HAS ONLY MANDATED FANS 
WEAR FACE COVERINGS AND WILL 
REPORTEDLY BLOCK OFF THE FIRST 
SIX TO TEN ROWS IN EVERY 
STADIUM, WHILE GROUPING FANS 
INTO PODS OF UP TO 15 PEOPLE 
THAT WILL BE SPACED OUT FROM 
OTHERS.
>> WITH NO LEAGUE-WIDE MANDATE 
HERE, HOW CONCERNED ARE YOU 
ABOUT SAFETY ACROSS THE BOARD?
>> YOU'RE ESSENTIALLY DEALING 
WITH, RIGHT NOW, 28 FRANCHISES 
THAT COULD DO IT 28 DIFFERENT 
WAYS.
NOW, THAT MEANS THERE IS A HIGH 
LEVEL OF POSSIBILITY THERE'S 
SOME ELEMENT OF CHAOS.
>> Reporter: THE ANNOUNCEMENT 
COMES JUST DAYS AFTER THREE 
DALLAS COWBOYS AND 63 OTHER NFL 
PLAYERS OPTED OUT OF THE 2020 
SEASON DUE TO COVID-19 CONCERNS.
>> PASS IS CAUGHT FOR THE 
TOUCHDOWN.
>> Reporter: NOW, THE NFL WILL 
HAVE TO HUSTLE TO SET HEALTH AND
SAFETY PROTOCOLS WITH 
TICKET-BUYING FANS IN MIND.
SOMETHING NO OTHER PRO SPORTS 
LEAGUE HAS HAD TO TACKLE.
NOW, THERE'S CERTAINLY A 
FINANCIAL ELEMENT TO ALL OF 
THIS.
IF NO FANS ATTENDED ANY NFL 
GAMES THIS YEAR, THE LEAGUE 
WOULD STAND TO LOSE A COOL $5.5 
BILLION.
AS FOR THE COWBOYS, THEY'D LOSE 
ABOUT HALF OF THEIR TOTAL  WITH 
CLOSER LOOK.
GABE, GOOD MORNING.
>> Reporter: SAVANNAH, GOOD 
MORNING.
SENATOR HARRIS FACED CRITICISM 
FROM ALL SIDES.
REPUBLICANS ARE BLASTING HER FOR
BEING TOO FAR LEFT, BUT SHE HAS 
PLENTY OF CRITICS IN CALIFORNIA 
WHO SAY SHE WAS NOT PROGRESSIVE 
ENOUGH.
NOW THAT SHE'S SHARING THE 
NATIONAL STAGE WITH JOE BIDEN, 
KAMALA HARRIS AND HER RECORD AS 
A PROSECUTOR UNDER RENEWED 
SCRUTINY.
WORKING FIRST IN OAKLAND, THEN 
ELECTED AS SAN FRANCISCO'S 
DISTRICT ATTORNEY. 
>> I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND. 
>> Reporter: SHE EVENTUALLY WAS 
THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO BECOME 
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CALIFORNIA.
>> MY WHOLE LIFE, I'VE ONLY HAD 
ONE CLIENT, THE PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: BUT EVEN AS A 
DEMOCRATIC RISING STAR, SHE 
FRUSTRATED SOME ON E LEFT. 
>> SHE DID NOT TURN OUT TO BE, 
FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, THE 
PROGRESSIVE PROSECUTOR THAT SHE 
PROMISED TO BE WHEN MANY OF US 
SUPPORTED HER.
>> Reporter: A FORMER MEMBER OF 
SAN FRANCISCO'S POLICE 
COMMISSION, WHICH OVERSEES THE 
POLICE DEPARTMENT WORKED WITH 
HARRIS WHEN THEY WERE BOTH 
DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEYS.
DO YOU BELIEVE SHE SIDED WITH 
THE POLICE TOO MUCH?
>> I BELIEVE SO.
I BELIEVE SHE DID NOT DO ENOUGH 
TO HOLD LAW ENFORCEMENT 
ACCOUNTABLE.
>> Reporter: AS THE STATE'S 
ATTORNEY GENERAL, HARRIS DID NOT
INTERVENE IN A SERIES OF 
HIGH-PROFILE OFFICER-INVOLVED 
SHOOTINGS, BUT SHE'S ALSO FACED 
CRITICISM FROM POLICE UNIONS.
IN 2004, SHE REFUSED TO SEEK THE
DEATH PENALTY FOR A MAN WHO 
KILLED A SAN FRANCISCO OFFICER.
>> FRANKLY, THERE ARE THOSE WHO 
WOULD LIKE TO PUT MY EXPERIENCE 
AS A PROSECUTOR INTO A NEGATIVE,
BUT I'M GOING TO TELL YOU, AS A 
PROSECUTOR, I AM VERY PROUD OF 
MY RECORD.
>> Reporter: HARRIS WON PRAISE 
FOR CREATING A STATE DATABASE OF
CRIME STATISTICS THAT INCLUDED 
THE USE OF FORCE BY POLICE.
SHE BEGAN REQUIRING STATE 
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AGENTS TO 
WEAR BODY CAMERAS. 
>> I AM ONE OF THE FIRST ELECTED
PROSECUTORS IN THE COUNTRY TO 
HAVE STARTED A RE-ENTRY 
INITIATIVE, FOCUSED ON 
FIRST-TIME DRUG SALES OFFENDERS.
>> Reporter: DURING HER TIME AS 
CALIFORNIA'S TOP COP, SHE 
DEVELOPED A CLOSE FRIENDSHIP 
WITH DELAWARE'S ATTORNEY 
GENERAL, BEAU BIDEN.
HER POLICIES DREW SUPPORT FROM 
PRESIDENT OBAMA, THOUGH HE ONCE 
APOLOGIZED FOR CALLING HARRIS 
THE BEST LOOKING ATTORNEY 
GENERAL IN THE COUNTRY.
STILL, DESPITE THEIR 
DISAGREEMENTS, SOME OF HER 
PREVIOUS CRITICS IN CALIFORNIA 
ARE NOW URGING PROGRESSIVES TO 
RALLY AROUND THE BIDEN/HARRIS 
TICKET. 
>> MORE IMPORTANT TO ME IS TO 
MAKE SURE THAT WE GET DONALD 
TRUMP OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE.
>> Reporter: THERE HAS BEEN 
MIXED MESSAGES HERE.
THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN AND PRESIDENT
TRUMP HAS TRIED TO LABEL SENATOR
HARRIS AS A RADICAL LEFTIST, BUT
SOME REPUBLICANS SAY SHE IS NOT 
PROGRESSIVE ENOUGH TO CARRY 
THOSE BERNIE SANDERS SUPPORTERS.
THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN IS CLEARLY 
MAKING LAW AND ORDER A CRITICAL 
PART OF ITS CAMPAIGN THE NEXT 
FEW MONTHS.
SHOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW
THIS THIS 
MORNING, AND SHE TOOK HER TEAM 
BACK TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE 
WAS WHEN THE EXPLOSION HAPPENED.
HERE'S HER REMARKABLE STORY.
MORE THAN A WEEK AFTER THE HEART
OF BEIRUT WAS SHATTERED, THIS 
MORNING, PAMELA TAKES US BACK TO
THE DAY HER WORLD BLEW UP.
NEW CCTV SHOWS THE VIEW FROM THE
TOP OF THE BEIRUT'S ST. GEORGE'S
HOSPITAL.
 VIDEO INSIDE THE HOSPITAL 
SHOWS THE MOMENT OF THE BLAST.
PAMELA, A NICU NURSE, WAS AT HER
DESK. 
>> I HEARD SOMETHING VERY LOUD.
THE GROUND STARTED SHAKING 
UNDERNEATH ME.
AND EVERYTHING CAME CRUMBLING 
DOWN.
>> Reporter: SHE CRAWLED OUT. 
>> WHERE'S MY BABIES?
WHERE ARE THE BABIES?
>> Reporter: THE BLOOD OF HER 
COLLEAGUE SPLATTERED ON THE 
INCUBATOR. 
>> I COULDN'T SEE THEM BECAUSE 
ALL THE BABIES WERE COVERED WITH
RUBBLE.
I GRABBED THEM, DISCONNECTED 
THEM, AND I HELD THEM WELL AND 
WENT THROUGH THIS DOOR OUTSIDE.
EVERYTHING HERE WAS BLOODY.
I WAS SHAKING.
MY HANDS WERE SHAKING.
SO WHAT HAPPENED IS, I WAS DOING
THIS ALL THE TIME, THIS 
MOVEMENT, TO SEE IF I STILL HAD 
THREE HEADS BETWEEN MY ARMS.
>> Reporter: ON HER WAY OUT, 
THIS NOW VIRAL PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS 
HER CALLING FOR HELP, ALONGSIDE 
A DOCTOR RUNNING 3 MILES THROUGH
THE DEVASTATION TO FIND A 
WORKING HOSPITAL.
>> PEOPLE STARTED COMING TO ME, 
ASKING HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?
I TOLD THEM, PLEASE JUST GIVE ME
T-SHIRTS, ANYTHING YOU CAN TAKE 
OFF AND GIVE IT TO ME SO I COULD
WRAP THE BABIES SO THEY DON'T 
LOSE THEIR TEMPERATURE.
>> Reporter: WHEN SHE GOT THERE,
THERE WAS ONLY ONE INCUBATOR 
LEFT.
>> THEY WERE ALL BREATHING.
THEY WERE ALL ASLEEP AT THAT 
MOMENT.
I FELT A MOMENT OF PEACE WHEN I 
HAD THEM BACK IN THE INCUBATOR.
>> Reporter: TWO OF THE BABIES 
PAMELA SAVED WE ARE TRIPLETS.
SADRA AND ALLY.
THEIR SISTER WAS DISCHARGED LAST
WEEK.
THEIR MOTHER SAID THEY FEARED 
THE WORSE. 
>> Translator: ALL WE SAW WERE 
THEIR BLANKETS, AND SOMEONE SAID
THEY WERE WITH PAMELA.
SHE FOUND THE ONLY WAY TO 
EXPRESS THIS KIND OF THANKS.
>> Reporter: ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
THEY WERE THE LUCKY ONES.
THE THIRD BABY, NAMED NOAH, ALSO
SURVIVED, ALSO STILL DOING WELL.
THE DEATH TOLL THERE THOUGH, 
NEARLY 200 PEOPLE, MORE THAN 
6,000 INJURED.
THE DAMAGE THERE ESTIMATED AT 
MORE THAN $15 CLEANING UP, IT'S 
VOLUNTEERS AND NGOs, NOT THE 
GOVERNMENT.
GUYS?
>> MY GOODNESS, REMARKABLE 
STORY.
SHE RAN 3 MILES WITH THOSE 
BABIES OF THEIR ATTACKS.
KAMALA HARRIS WILL BE A MAJOR 
WEAPON IN PROSECUTING THAT CASE.
. 
>>> OVERNIGHT JOE BIDEN AND 
KAMALA HARRIS MAKING THE 
CAMPAIGN'S FIRST JOINT FUND-
RAISING APPEARANCE FOLLOWING 
THE OFFICIAL DEBUT EARLIER AS 
THE 2020 DEMOCRATIC 
PRESIDENTIAL TICKET. 
>> YOUR NEXT VICE PRESIDENT OF 
THE UNITED STATES, KAMALA 
HARRIS. 
>> IT WAS A ROLLOUT UNLIKE ANY 
OTHER WITH THE NEW RUNNING MATE 
ADDRESSING A SMALL GROUP OF 
REPORTERS AND CAMPAIGN STAFF AT 
A HIGH SCHOOL GYM IN DELAWARE 
WHILE REMAINING SOCIALLY 
DISTANT. 
HE PRAISED HARRIS CALLING HER 
SMART, TOUGH AND EXPERIENCED. 
>> SHE KNOWS HOW TO MAKE THE 
HARD CALLS. 
SHE IS READY TO DO THIS JOB ON 
DAY ONE. 
>> Reporter: THEY UNDER SCORNED 
THE HISTORIC MOMENT WITH HARRIS 
BECOMING THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN 
TO JOIN MAJOR PARTY TICKET. 
>> ACROSS THE NATION, LITTLE 
GIRLS WOKE UP, ESPECIALLY 
LITTLE BLACK AND BROWN GIRLS 
WHO SO OFTEN FEEL OVERLOOKED 
AND UNDER VALUED IN THEIR 
COMMUNITIES. 
TODAY, TODAY JUST MAYBE THEY 
ARE SEEING THEMSELVES FOR THE 
FIRST TIME IN A NEW WAY. 
>> JOE, I'M SO PROUD TO STAND 
WITH YOU. 
I DO SO MINDFUL OF ALL THE 
HEROIC AND AMBITIOUS WOMEN 
BEFORE ME. 
>> Reporter: WITH THE COVID 
SHORTENED CAMPAIGN IN FULL 
SWING, THE DEMOCRATS DELIVERED 
A CATHING ASSESSMENT OF DONALD 
TRUMP'S PRESIDENCY. 
>> AMERICAN IS CRYING OUT FOR 
SLEDDER LEADERSHIP. 
>> Reporter: PRESIDENT TRUMP 
SAID HE DID NOT WATCH HIS 
OPPONENT BUT TAKE AIM AT 
HARRIS. 
>> SHE IS SHORT ON FACTS. 
I THINK SHE WILL BE A BIG 
FAILURE'. 
>> Reporter: DOUBLING DOWN 
OVERNIGHT A TRUMP CAMPAIGN E-
MAIL CALLING HER THE MOST 
HORRIBLE, LIBERAL OF ANYONE IN 
THE SENATE. 
BIDEN TALKED ABOUT BEAU WHEN HE 
SERVED AS STATE ATTORNEY 
GENERAL. 
>> I KNOW HOW MUCH BEAU 
RESPECTED KAMALA AND HER WORK. 
THAT MEANT A LOT TO ME WHEN I 
MADE THE DECISION. 
>> BEAU WAS THE KIND OF GUY 
THAT INSPIRED PEOPLE TO BE A 
BETTER VERSION OF THEMSELVES. 
WHEN I WOULD ASK HIM WHERE DID 
YOU GET THAT? 
WHERE DID THIS COME FROM? 
HE WOULD ALWAYS TALK ABOUT HIS 
DAD. 
>> Reporter: THE NEW TEAM IS 
PLAYING UP THE PARTNERSHIP WITH 
BIDEN TWEETING THIS IMAGE OF 
THE CANDIDATES DRESSED ALMOST I 
DENTALLY IN BLUE SUITS WITH THE 
CAPTION LET'S GET TO WORK, 
KAMALA HARRIS.
>>> CASE KACIE HUNT WITH WHAT 
EXEC EXPECT THE NEXT FEW MONTHS
. WHERE DOES SHE HAVE THE MOST 
UMPH? 
>> THERE ARE TWO GROUPS THEY 
SEE HER HELPING WITH. 
THE FIRST IS BLACK WOMEN THAT 
HELPED HIM WIN IN THE PRIMARY 
AND WHO KAMALA HARRIS ENERGIZED 
DURING HER CAMPAIGN. 
THE OTHER SUBURBAN WHITE WOMEN 
MANY THAT VOTED FOR DEMOCRATS 
IN THE MIDTERM ELECTION AND 
DEMOCRATS NEED THIS TIME TO 
TURN OUT FOR JOE BIDEN. 
SHE IS A REALLY POWERFUL 
FUNDRAISER. 
THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN SAID THEY 
RAISED $26 MILLION IN THE DAY 
AFTER THEY ANNOUNCED HER AS THE 
PICK. 
>>> ATTACK LINE WAS SHE WAS THE 
MOST LIBERAL MEMBER OF THE 
SENATE AND SHE IS NOT 
PROGRESSIVE ENOUGH TRYING TO 
DAMPEN ENTHUSIASM WITH THE BASE 
OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. 
DO THEY HAVE TO PICK ONE OR 
THROW EVERYTHING AT HER? 
>> SAVANNAH, SOME OF MY 
REPUBLICAN SOURCES ARE 
SURPRISED THAT THE TRUMP 
CAMPAIGN HAS NOT BEEN MORE 
CLEAR IN THEIR ATTACK LINES 
AGAINST HARRIS BECAUSE THEY HAD 
MONTHS TO PREPARE FOR HER AS 
THE POTENTIAL PICK. 
THEY ARE TRYING TO THROW BOTH 
THINGS AT HER, ON THE ONE HAND 
SAYING SHE IS SOFT ON CRIME BUT 
SAYING HER RECORD AS A 
PROSECUTOR IS TOO STRONG FOR 
PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS TO GET 
BEHIND HER. 
WE ARE WAITING FOR REPUBLICANS 
TO FORM A CLEAR MESSAGE AGAINST 
HER AT THIS POINT, SAVANNAH. 
>> GIVE US A SNAPSHOT OF THE 
POLLS, KASIE. 
SOME SHOW A TIGHTENING RACE? 
>> I THINK OVERALL SAVANNAH WE 
ALWAYS SEE PRESIDENTIAL RACES 
TIGHTEN INTO THE FALL. 
YOU ARE SEEING THAT IN THE 
NUMBERS HERE AS WE HEAD INTO 
THE MAIN ELECTION STRETCH. 
THERE IS, OF COURSE, GOING TO 
BE HIGH PROFILE MOMENTS, THOSE 
PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES BETWEEN 
JOE BIDEN AND PRESIDENT TRUMP 
AND, OF COURSE, KAMALA HARRIS'S 
NEXT BIG HIGH PROFILE TEST WHEN 
SHE WILL DEBATE VICE PRESIDENT 
MIKE PENCE, SAVANNAH. 
>> KASIE HUNT IN A RAINY 
WASHINGTON. 
THANK YOU. 
>>> WE SHOULD MENTION THE 
CONVENTIONS ARE ABOUT TO GET 
UNDERWAY NEXT WEEK. 
EVENTS WILL BE HELD VIRTUALLY 
FOR THE FIRST TIME. 
UP FIRST THE DEMOCRATS. 
THEY WILL START MONDAY NIGHT. 
WE WILL BRING YOU NIGHTLY 
COVERAGE ON NBC. 
>>> THIS MORNING A DIRE WARNING 
FROM THE HEAD OF THE CDC. 
>> THIS COULD BE THE WORST FALL 
FROM A PUBLIC HEALTH 
PERSPECTIVE WE HAVE HAD. 
>> SAYING THE COUNTRY IS AT WAR 
AGAINST CORONAVIRUS. 
ROBERT REDFIELD SAID OVER 95% 
OF AMERICANS NEED TO FOLLOW 
GUIDELINES, TO WEAR MASKS AND 
SOCIAL DISTANCE IF WE HOPE TO 
BEAT THE VIRUS. 
>> I AM NOT ASKING SOME OF 
AMERICA TO DO IT. 
WE ALL HAVE TO. 
>> SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE ARE 
STRUGGLING THROUGH THE CHAOS OF 
COVID. 
NORTH PAULDING HIGH SCHOOL THAT 
OPENED LAST WEEK AND WAS 
CRITICIZED WITH THESE PHOTOS OF 
STUDENTS PACKING HALLWAYS THEN 
FORCED TO SHUT DOWN SAYS IT HAS 
35 CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 
THE SCHOOL ANNOUNCING NEW PLANS 
WITH THE REDUCED NUMBER OF 
STUDENTS ON CAMPUS. 
IN LIVINGSTON PARISH, 
LOUISIANA, NEARLY 150 STUDENTS 
QUARANTINED AFTER THE FIRST 
WEEK OF SCHOOL. 
IN HOUSTON, A COUNTY JUDGE SAID 
NO CHILDREN SHOULD BE IN CLASS 
UNDER THE CURRENT CONDITIONS. 
>> THE COUNT DOWN TO THE FIRST 
DAY OF SCHOOL IN PERSON IS LIKE 
A TICKING TIME BOMB UNLESS WE 
DO THIS RIGHT. 
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS AGAIN 
PUSHING TO GET CHILDREN BACK TO 
SCHOOL. 
>> ALL SCHOOLS SHOULD BE MAKING 
PLANS TO RESUME IN PERSON 
CLASSES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. 
>> RELEASING RECOMMENDATIONS 
FOR SCHOOLS, ENCOURAGING THE 
USE OF MASKS WHEN SOCIAL 
DISTANCING IS NOT POSSIBLE AND 
MINIMIZING LARGE INDOOR 
GATHERINGS. 
IN ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY, 400 
TEACHERS CLAIMED A MEDICAL 
EXEMPTION MAKING IT VIRTUALLY 
IMPOSSIBLE FOR IN PERSON 
LEARNING. 
>> THEY ARE AFRAID TO CONTRACT 
THE VIRUS AT WORK THEN BRING IT 
HOME TO LOVED ONES. 
>> DESPITE THE CONCERNS, 
EXPERTS INSIST THAT IF DONE 
SAFELY, SCHOOLS MAY BE ABLE TO 
OPEN IN SOME PLACES THIS YEAR. 
>> AS LONG AS THERE IS NOT A 
LOT OF INFECTION IN THE 
COMMUNITY AND GET KIDS TO MASK 
UP AND GOOD VENTILATION, OPEN 
WINDOWS AND DOORS IN 
CLASSROOMS, IT'S POSSIBLE TO 
GET THE KIDS BACK. 
>> TOM, TO THE DOCTOR'S POINT, 
THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE TRYING TO 
OPEN UP, TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO DO 
THAT, I WOULD IMAGINE THAT 
EXPENSE HAS TO BE A MAJOR 
FACTOR AS WELL, RIGHT? 
>> THERE IS ONE ESTIMATE OUT 
THIS MORNING SUGGESTING THAT IT 
COULD BE $1.7 MILLION PER 
SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
THAT IS TAKING THE ENTIRE 
COUNTRY AND AVERAGING 
ALTOGETHER. 
SMALL DISTRICTS, LARGE 
DISTRICTS. 
IT COULD BE MORE IN SOME 
DISTRICTS. 
THAT MONEY WOULD PAY FOR HAND 
SANITIZER TO MASKS FOR 
EVERYBODY, PLEXIGLAS, 
DISINFECTING MACHINES, YOU CAN 
IMAGINE EVERYTHING YOU HAVE TO 
SPEND ON EVERY SCHOOL THEN 
MULTIPLY IT ACROSS THE DISTRICT 
AND A LOT OF DISTRICTS DON'T 
HAVE THE MONEY TO DO IT 
PROPERLY. 
>>> AT THE MARION COUNTY 
SHERIFF'S OFFICE A SIGN AT THE 
FRONT DOOR CAUSING SOME TO DO A 
DOUBLE TAKE. 
ANYONE ENTERING THIS FACILITY 
MUST REMOVE THEIR MASK. 
THE SHERIFF HERE -- 
>> HELLO, MARION COUNTY 
CITIZENS, I'M BILLY WOODS. 
>> Reporter: DECLINED TO TALK 
TO NBC NEWS. 
IN HIS ORDER, HE MANDATES 900 
DEPUTIES AND STAFF ON HIS FORCE 
NOT COVER THEIR FACES FOR 
ROUTINE WORK SAYING IN PART, 
WHEN YOU ARE ON DUTY WORKING AS 
MY EMPLOYEE AND REPRESENTING MY 
OFFICE, MASKS WILL NOT BE WARN. 
>> THAT IS LIKE ENCOURAGING 
PEOPLE TO SMOKE. 
PEOPLE WILL DIE AS A RESULT OF 
THIS. 
IT'S SHAMEFUL THAT THEY ARE 
DOING IT. 
>> Reporter: THE ORDER TO 
REMOVE MASKS COMES DAYS AFTER 
THE BIGGEST CITY IN MARION 
COUNTY, CAL PASSED AN EMERGENCY 
ORDINANCE REQUIRING EVERYONE 
WEAR A MASK WHEN ENTERING THE 
BUSINESS. 
THE MAYOR WAS THE LONE VOICE 
WHO OPPOSED THE MASK MANDATE. 
>> HOW MUCH OF THIS IS A 
POLITICAL DECISION OVER HEALTH 
DECISION. 
>> CONSTITUTIONAL. 
>> Reporter: BILLY WOODS ISSUED 
THE NO MASK MANDATE THIS WEEK 
ON THE SAME DAY FLORIDA 
RECORDED A RECORD 276 COVID 
DEATHS. 
THE ORDER ANNOUNCED HOURS AFTER 
WOODS SAID HE AND OTHER 
SHERIFFS HAD SPOKEN BY PHONE 
WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP. 
CITY COUNCIL MEMBER MATTHEW 
WORDELL. 
>> 104 OF OUR FRIENDS AND 
FAMILY MEMBERS DIED RELATED TO 
COVID. 
WE ARE TRYING TO STOP THAT. 
>> Reporter: THE SHERIFF SAYS 
THERE IS NO SOLID EVIDENCE THAT 
MASKS PROTECT AGAINST 
CORONAVIRUS, SOMETHING HEALTH 
EXPERTS SAY IS FALSE. 
>> WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE A FEW 
THINGS RIGHT NOW THAT ARE 
AVAILABLE TO US THAT CAN HELP 
SAVE LIVES. 
AT THE TOP OF THAT LIST RIGHT 
NOW ARE MASKS. 
>> CAN THE COUNTY ULTIMATELY 
OVERRIDE THAT SHERIFF'S 
ANTIMASK ORDER IF IT WANTED TO? 
>> THE SHERIFF IS A 
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICER, IF THE 
COUNTY COMMISSIONER DECIDES TO 
CHALLENGE HIM IT WOULD GO TO 
COURT. 
THE COUNCIL MEMBER RAISES WHAT 
HE BELIEVES IS INEVITABLE 
SCENARIO, A DEPUTY PULLS 
SOMEBODY OVER, WALKS UP TO THE 
WINDOW. 
THE DEPUTY IS NOT WEARING A 
MASK. 
THE PERSON INSIDE WILL NOT ROLL 
DOWN THE WINDOW FEARING THEY 
ARE EXPOSED TO CORONAVIRUS AND 
IT ESCALATES FROM THERE. 
A LOT OF CHALLENGES AND 
PROBLEMS BUT ALSO SOME VERY 
STRONG FEELINGS BY THE SHERIFF 
IN MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA. 
SAVANNAH? 
>> KERRY SANDERS. 
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
>>> TOUCHDOWN DALLAS. 
>> THIS MORNING AMERICA'S TEAM 
IS LOOKING TO KICK OFF THE 
SEASON TO A LIVE CROWD. 
>> THE DALLAS COWBOYS PLAN ON 
PLAYING ALL OF OUR FOOTBALL 
GAMES IN FRONT OF OUR FANS. 
>> DALLAS COWBOY OWNER JERRY 
JONES MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT 
WEDNESDAY AT A CONFERENCE 
PROVIDING A PEAK AT THE 
PANDEMIC PLAYBOOK. 
>> WE WILL ADHERE TO ALL 
PROTOCOLS AND ADAPT THEM TO THE 
UNIQUENESS OF OUR STADIUM. 
>> JONES WOULDN'T SAY HOW MANY 
FANS WOULD BE ALLOWED INSIDE, 
TEXAS GOVERNOR ABBOTT OKAYED 
STADIUMS AT 50% CAPACITY. 
THE STADIUM COULD STILL WELCOME 
40,000 PEOPLE. 
DAK PRESCOTT WAS NOT ASKED 
ABOUT THE PLAN BUT A HEIGHTENED 
AWARENESS ABOUT PLAYING DURING 
A PANDEMIC. 
>> IT'S ABOUT BEING AS SAFE AS 
I CAN, FOLLOWING THE GUIDELINES 
THAT THE TEAM AND THE NFL HAS 
LAID OUT FOR US. 
>> THE BOYS WON'T BE THE ONLY 
TEAM WITH FANS IN THE STANDS. 
SO FAR ONLY FOUR NFL TEAMS HAVE 
SACKED THE IDEA FOR THE SEASON 
INCLUDING THE JETS AND GIANTS 
WHICH SHARE THE LARGEST STADIUM 
IN THE NFL. 
IN WISCONSIN, GREEN BAY'S 
LAMBEAU FIELD THAT SEATS MORE 
THAN 81,000 MAY OPEN THE DOORS 
TO 12,000 PACKERS FANS. 
SOCIAL DISTANCING RULES ARE NOT 
CLEAR. 
THEY COULD VARY FROM TEAM TO 
TEAM. 
THE NFL HAS MANDATED FANS WEAR 
FACE COVERINGS AND WILL BLOCK 
OFF THE FIRST SIX TO TEN ROWS 
IN EVER STADIUM GROUPING FANS 
IN PODS SPACED FROM OTHERS. 
>> WITH NO LEGAL MANDATE HOW 
CONCERNED ARE YOU ABOUT SAFETY 
ACROSS THE BOARD? 
>> YOU ARE DEALING WITH 28 
FRANCHISES THAT COULD DO IT 28 
DIFFERENT WAYS. 
THAT MEANS THERE IS A HIGH 
LEVEL OF POSSIBILITY THERE IS 
AN ELEMENT OF CHAOS. 
>> THE ANNOUNCEMENT COMES DAYS 
AFTER THREE DALLAS COWBOYS AND 
63 OTHER NFL PLAYERS OPTED OUT 
OF THE 2020 SEASON DUE TO COVID-
19 CONCERNS. 
>> THE PASS IS CAUGHT FOR THE 
TOUCHDOWN. 
>> NOW THE NFL HAS TO HUSTLE TO 
SET HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS 
WITH TICKET BUYING FANS IN 
MIND, SOMETHING THAT NO OTHER 
PRO SPORTS LEAGUE HAD TO 
TACKLE. 
NOW, THERE IS A FINANCIAL 
ELEMENT TO ALL OF THIS. 
IF NO FANS ATTENDED ANY NFL 
GAMES THIS YEAR, THE COWBOYS 
WOULD LOSE ABOUT HALF OF ITS 
TOTAL REVENUE. 
>> ALL RIGHT. 
THANK YOU. 
>>> SENATOR HARRIS FACED 
CRITICISM FROM ALL SIDES. 
SOME REPUBLICANS ARE BLASTING 
HER FOR BEING TOO FAR LEFT BUT 
SHE HAS PLENTY OF CRITICS IN 
CALIFORNIA WHO SAY SHE WAS NOT 
PROGRESSIVE ENOUGH. 
NOW THAT SHE IS SHARING THE 
NATIONAL STAGE WITH JOE BIDEN, 
KAMALA HARRIS' RECORD AS A 
PROSECUTOR UNDER RENEWED 
SCRUTINY. 
WORKING FIRST IN OAKLAND THEN 
SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT 
ATTORNEY. 
SHE WAS THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN 
TO BECOME ATTORNEY GENERAL OF 
CALIFORNIA. 
>> MY WHOLE LIFE I HAD ONE 
CLIENT, THE PEOPLE. 
>> EVEN AS A DEMOCRATIC RISING 
STAR, SHE FRUSTRATED SOME ON 
THE LEFT. 
>> SHE DID NOT TURN OUT TO BE 
FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE THE 
PROGRESSIVE PROSECUTOR THAT SHE 
PROMISED TO BE WHEN MANY OF US 
SUPPORTED HER. 
>> Reporter: HE IS A FORMER 
MEMBER OF SAN FRANCISCO'S 
POLICE COMMISSIONER SHOWN THAT 
OVERSEAS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT 
AND WORKED WITH HARRIS WHEN 
THEY WERE DEPUTY CITY 
ATTORNEYS. 
>> DO YOU BELIEVE SHE SIDED 
WITH THE POLICE TOO MUCH? 
>> I BELIEVE SO. 
I BELIEVE SHE DID NOT DO ENOUGH 
TO HOLD LAW ENFORCEMENT 
ACCOUNTABLE. 
>> Reporter: AND THE STATE'S 
ATTORNEY GENERAL, SHE DID NOT 
INTERVENE IN A SERIES OF HIGH 
PROFILE OFFICER-INVOLVED 
SHOOTINGS BUT SHE HAS FACED 
CRITICISM FROM POLICE UNIONS. 
IN 2004 SHE REFUSED TO SEEK THE 
DEATH PENALTY FOR A MAN THAT 
KILLED A SAN FRANCISCO OFFICER. 
>> THERE ARE THOSE WHO WOULD 
LIKE TO PUT MY EXPERIENCE AS A 
PROSECUTOR INTO A NEGATIVE. 
BUT I WILL TELL YOU AS A 
PROSECUTOR, I AM VERY PROUD OF 
MY RECORD. 
>> SHE WON PRAISE FOR CREATING 
A DATABASE FOR CRIME STATISTICS 
AND USE OF FORCE FOR POLICE AND 
REQUIRING DEPARTMENT AGENTS TO 
WEAR BODY CAMERAS. 
>> I AM ONE THE FIRST ELECTED 
PROSECUTORS IN THE COUNTRY TO 
START A REENTRY INITIATIVE 
FOCUSED ON FIRST TIME DRUG 
SALES OFFENDERS. 
>> Reporter: DURING HER TIME AS 
CALIFORNIA'S TOP COP SHE 
DEVELOPED A CLOSE FRIENDSHIP 
WITH DELAWARE'S ATTORNEY 
GENERAL, BEAU BIDEN AND HER 
POLICIES DREW SUPPORT FROM 
PRESIDENT OBAMA. 
HE DID APOLOGIZE FOR CALLING 
HER THE BEST LOOKING ATTORNEY 
GENERAL IN THE COUNTRY. 
DESPITE THEIR DISAGREEMENTS, 
SOME OF THE PREVIOUS CRITICS IN 
CALIFORNIA ARE URGING 
PROGRESSIVES TO RALLY AROUND 
THE HARRIS-BIDEN TICKET. 
>> MORE IMPORTANT TO GET DONALD 
TRUMP OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE. 
>> Reporter: THERE IS MIXED 
MESSAGES HERE THAT TRUMP 
CAMPAIGN AND PRESIDENT TRUMP 
TRIED TO LABEL HER AS A RADICAL 
LEFT. 
SOME SAY SHE IS NOT PROGRESSIVE 
ENOUGH TO CARRY THE BERNIE 
SANDERS SUPPORT. 
THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN MADE LAW AND 
ORDER A CRITICAL PART OF THE 
CAMPAIGN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. 
IT SHOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE 
HOW IT PLAYS OUT. 
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
APPRECIATE IT. 
>>> MORE THAN A WEEK AFTER THE 
HEART OF BERUIT WAS SHATTERED, 
THIS MORNING WE GO BACK TO THE 
DAY THE WORLD BLEW UP. 
NEW CGTV SHOWS THE TOP OF THE 
ST. GEORGE HOSPITAL. 
NEW VOW SHOWS THE MOMENT OF THE 
BLAST. 
PAMELA WAS AT HER DESK. 
>> I HEARD SOMETHING VERY LOUD. 
THE GROUND STARTED SHAKING 
UNDERNEATH AND EVERYTHING CAME 
TUMBLING DOWN. 
>> SHE CRAWLED OUT. 
>> WHERE ARE THE BABIES? 
>> THE BLOOD OF HER COLLEAGUE 
SCATTERED ON THE INCUBATOR. 
>> I DIDN'T SEE THEM. 
I GRABBED THEM. 
I DISCONNECTED THEM AND HELD 
THEM AND RAN OUTSIDE. 
EVERYTHING HERE WAS BLOODIED. 
I WAS SHAKING. 
I WAS DOING THIS ALL THE TIME, 
THIS MOVEMENT. 
>> ON HER WAY OUT, THIS VIRAL 
PHOTOGRAPH CALLS HER CALLING 
FOR HELP ALONGSIDE A DOCTOR SHE 
RAN THREE MILES THROUGH THE 
DEVASTATION TO FIND A WORKING 
HOSPITAL. 
>> HOW CAN WE HELP YOU? 
I SAID PLEASE, ANYTHING YOU CAN 
TAKE OFF AND GIVE IT TO ME SO I 
CAN WRAP THE BABIES UP SO THEY 
DON'T LOSE THEIR TEMPERATURE. 
>> WHEN SHE GOT THERE, ONLY ONE 
INCUBATOR LEFT.
SHE SAVED TRIPLETS. 
THE MOTHER SAID THEY FEARED THE 
WORST. 
SOMEONE SAID THEY WERE WITH 
PAMELA. 
SHE FOUND THE ONLY WAY TO 
EXPRESS THIS KIND OF THANKS. 
>> ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. 
THE THIRD BABY SURVIVED AND IS 
DOING WELL. 
THE DEATH TOLL IS NEARLY 200 
PEOPLE. 
MORE THAN 6,000 INJURED. 
THE DAMAGE IS ESTIMATED AT MORE 
THAN $15 BILLION AND EVERYONE 
THAT WE ARE WATCHING CLEAN UP, 
VOLUNTEERS AND NGOs, NOT THE 
GOVERNMENT. 
>> MY GOODNESS. 
WHAT A REMARKABLE STORY. 
SHE RAN THREE MILES WITH THOSE 
BABIES. 
THANK YOU. 
MOLLY HUNTER, WE NEEDED THAT. 
. 
>> WHAT AN ACT OF LOVE. 
>> YEAH. 
>>> ABOUT 27,000 STUDENTS ARE 
SET TO RETURN TO CLASSROOMS IN 
YONKERS NORTH OF NEW YORK CITY. 
WHEN AND IF THEY DO TEACHERS 
WILL BE THERE, TOO. 
WE ARE WEARING MASKS BECAUSE 
YOU HAVE TO WEAR THEM ALL DAY 
AND THE KIDS. 
ARE WE OPTIMISTIC THAT YOUR 
STUDENTS ARE GOING TO KEEP THE 
MASKS ON ALL DAY? 
>> ABSOLUTELY NOT. 
>> THE CURRENT REOPENING PLAN 
WOULD DIVIDE STUDENTS INTO TWO 
GROUPS. 
EACH GROUP GETS TWO DAYS OF IN 
PERSON LEARNING A WEEK. 
WHAT ABOUT THE PLAN TO HAVE ONE 
GROUP OF STUDENTS IN ON MONDAY 
AND TUESDAY AND A SEPARATE 
GROUP IN ON THURSDAY FRIDAY AND 
USING WEDNESDAY TO CLEAN. 
IS THAT A SOLUTION. 
>> WE ARE ABOUT 1200 STUDENTS. 
MONDAY TUESDAY, OFF WEDNESDAY, 
THURSDAY, FRIDAY. 
AT THE END OF THE WEEK. 
1200 STILL WALK THROUGH THE 
BUILDING. 
>> DANIEL TEACHES SOCIAL 
STUDIES. 
HE CREATED A YOUTUBE CHANNEL TO 
COACH STUDENTS THROUGH VIRTUAL 
LEARNING. 
>> I WANT TO BE WITH CHILDREN 
BUT DO AS I DAY, NOT AS I DO. 
NO ONE ELSE MAKING THESE 
DECISIONS ARE GOING TO WORK. 
DOLL WE WANT PEOPLE TO DIE TO 
OPEN SCHOOL? 
WHAT IS THE RUSH? 
>> I WOULD LOVE FOR THE 
LAWMAKERS TO COME DOWN AND BE 
ABLE TO SEE CLASSES SUCH AS THE 
ONES IN YONKERS. 
WE ARE OVERCROWDED. 
A LOT OF THE TIMES THERE IS NO 
VENTILATION. 
THOSE PEOPLE DON'T WORK IN 
THOSE CONDITIONS. 
>> SHE TEACHES FIRST GRADE. 
SHE CAUGHT COVID IN FEBRUARY 
AND SAYS 11 OF HER STUDENTS GOT 
SICK AS WELL. 
>> WE DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS 
COVID. 
NINE TIMES OUT OF TEN IT 
PROBABLY WAS. 
>> YOUR MOTHER-IN-LAW AS WELL. 
>> MY MOTHER-IN-LAW PASSED FROM 
COVID IN APRIL. 
>> WE HAVE THE SAME FEARS, THE 
SAME IMMUNE SYSTEM. 
>> MICHELLE IS A THIRD 
GENERATION EDUCATOR AND TEACHES 
BILINGUAL SOCIAL STUDIES TO 8th 
GRADERS. 
WE DON'T DISCREDIT THE FACT IF 
WE ARE NOT IN PERSON WE DON'T 
DO OUR JOBS TO THE BEST OF OUR 
ABILITY F. WE ARE NOT TEACHING 
ONLINE FACE TO FACE IN THE 
MOMENT, WE ARE MAKING 100 PHONE 
CALLS A DAY. 
>> MANY TEACHERS HAVE A ROLE AS 
MOM OR DAD AND ARE LEFT MAKING 
TOUGH CHOICES BETWEEN THE JOB 
THEY LOVE AND THEIR FAMILY. 
>> I HAVE A 10-YEAR OLD AND 3-
YEAR-OLD. 
MY 3-YEAR-OLD MY IN-LAWS WATCH. 
IF I START GOING TO WORK, MY IN-
LAWS ARE IN THEIR 70s. 
THERE GOES MY DAY CARE. 
MY WIFE IS A TEACHER. 
WHO IS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF MY 
CHILDREN. 
>> HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT 
WALKING WAY FROM TEACHING? 
>> IT'S NOT AN OPTION. 
>> WHAT IS IT THAT YOU LOVE 
ABOUT TEACHING? 
>> BUILDING THE RELATIONSHIPS 
AND REALLY PUSHING STUDENTS TO 
SEE THEIR POTENTIAL. 
>> A LIGHTBULB MOMENT. 
YOU ARE TEACHING AND YOU SEE 
THEIR FACE LIGHT UP AND THEY 
ARE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THEY 
JUST LEARNED. 
>> I LIKE THE ABILITY TO WORK 
WITH CHILDREN THAT CAN'T SEE 
THEIR POTENTIAL. 
BEING THERE EVERYDAY YOU CAN 
SPARK THAT, OH, WAIT, SCHOOL IS 
FOR ME. 
>> ALL THOSE TEACHERS STRESSED 
THEY ARE EAGER TO GO BACK TO 
THE CLASSROOM WHEN THEY FEEL 
IT'S SAFE. 
THEY SAID THAT GREAT STRIDES 
ARE MADE IN REMOTE LEARNINGS 
BUT ACCESS TO WI-FI IS AN 
OBSTACLE. 
THE YONKERS SCHOOL DISTRICT IS 
WORKING TO DEEP CLEAN SCHOOLS 
AND IMPLEMENT CLEANING 
PROCEDURES AHEAD OF THE FIRST 
DAY OF SCHOOL ON SEPTEMBER 8th. 
LET'S BRING IN STEPHANIE RUHL 
ON WHAT TEACHERS CAN DO TO HAVE 
A SAFE SCHOOL YEAR. 
FOR THE TEACHERS WATCHING AND 
LISTENING AND TORN ABOUT WHAT 
TO DO, IF THEY ARE LEGITIMATELY 
CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR SAFETY, 
WHERE DO THEY TURN? 
>> GOOD MORNING, CRAIG. 
FIRST THINGS FIRST, EVERY 
TEACHER OUT THERE SHOULD KNOW 
THEIR RIGHTS AND RESOURCES. 
THE KAISER FOUNDATION DID 
RESEARCH. 
ONE OUT OF EVERY FOUR TEACHERS 
IS AT HIGHER RISK OF SERIOUS 
ILLNESS DUE TO COVID. 
IF YOU FALL IN THAT CATEGORY 
YOU MAY HAVE PROTECTIONS 
THROUGH THE AMERICANS WITH 
DISABILITY ACT. 
GO TO THE EEOC WEBSITE AND 
CHECK OUT THOSE PROVISIONS AND 
SPEAK TO YOUR LOCAL 
SUPERINTENDENT AND UNION REP TO 
FIND OUT HOW PROTECTED YOU ARE. 
IF YOU ARE GOING TO THE 
CLASSROOM, YOU MUST FOCUS ON 
THE HEALTH GUIDELINES. 
LAST NIGHT THE WHITE HOUSE PUT 
OUT NEW GUIDELINES STRESSING 
THE IMPORTANCE OF SANITIZING, 
WEARING MASKS, WASHING HANDS 
FREQUENTLY AND SPENDING AS MUCH 
TIME OUTSIDE AS POSSIBLE. 
THE ADMINISTRATION WILL BE 
ADMINISTERING OVER 100 MILLION 
MASKS AND THEY ARE ENCOURAGING 
FAMILIES AND STUDENTS TO BRING 
AS MANY OF THEIR OWN SCHOOL 
SUPPLIES AS POSSIBLE TO 
MINIMIZE SHARING. 
DO YOUR BEST FOR TEACHERS TO BE 
AN EXAMPLE. 
YOU YOURSELF SHOULD PRACTICE 
SOCIAL DISTANCING AND FOLLOWING 
THE OTHER HEALTH GUIDELINES. 
FOR THE KIDS, THIS SHOULDN'T BE 
A PUNISHMENT THAT THEY HAVE TO 
DO. 
THERE ARE NEW RULES TO THE GAME 
AND WE HAVE TO DO IT TO STAY 
SAFE.
>>> STUDENTS ARE CONCERNED 
ABOUT GOING BACK TO SCHOOL WILL 
LOOK LIKE DURING A PANDEMIC. 
FOR THIS SINGLE MOM HER FOUR 
CHILDREN ARE BACK TO SCHOOL 
FROM THEIR HOME COMPUTERS IN 
PHOENIX. 
ANDREA, YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE 
OF THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL. 
HOW IS IT GOING? 
>> THERE WAS TEARS. 
A LITTLE BIT OF FRUSTRATION. 
MAYBE A PARENT TUTORIAL THAT I 
CAN'T FIND. 
I STILL HAVEN'T EATEN TODAY. 
ME RUNNING FROM ROOM TO ROOM TO 
FIGURE OUT IF THEY KNOW WHERE 
THEIR ASSIGNMENTS ARE. 
CAN'T DO 5th GRADE FRACTIONS. 
I CAN'T TELL WHAT YOU AN 
INTEGER IS. 
>> SHE MOVED TO PHOENIX FOR A 
FRESH START AFTER HER HUSBAND 
DIED OF CANCER. 
>> I CHOSE SENDING THEM TO 
SCHOOL, WHATEVER THAT LOOKED 
LIKE. 
>> BUT WHEN ARIZONA BECAME A 
COVID HOT SPOT, HER CHILDREN'S 
NEW SCHOOL WENT 100% VIRTUAL. 
NOBODY SIGNS UP TO BE A SINGLE 
MOM. 
NOBODY SIGNS UP TO BE A SINGLE 
MOM TEACHER IN A PANDEMIC, 
EITHER. 
>> HOME SCHOOL SUCKS. 
>> MY THIRD GRADER WROTE IN THE 
JOURNAL THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL 
I HATE HOME SCHOOL. 
MY DAUGHTER FELT THE SAME ABOUT 
ZOOM SCHOOLING. 
IT'S HARD. 
>> IF YOU HAVE THE CHOICE AND 
IT'S SAFE TO GO BACK, YOUR KIDS 
WILL BE IN SCHOOL? 
>> EVEN SENDING THEM TO SCHOOL 
WITH MASKS ON WOULD BE A 
WELCOME DELIGHT FOR THEM. 
THAT WILL BE BETTER FOR THEIR 
MENTAL HEALTH, MY MENTAL 
HEALTH. 
SHE HAS A ZOOM MEETING RIGHT 
NOW. 
CAN YOU GET ME ON MY ZOOM 
MEETING. 
>> WE HAVE TO LET YOU GO BACK 
TO BEING TEACHER NOW. 
THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB. 
>> IN CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA, JOY 
KNIGHT WHOSE HUSBAND IS IN THE 
MILITARY BUT ON DISABILITY, 
VIRTUAL SCHOOL IN SEPTEMBER. 
>> YOU DECIDED TO KEEP YOUR 
KIDS AT HOME THE STRESS OF ARE 
THEY IN NEXT WEEK OR OUT. 
WHO GETS POSITIVE. 
WE SAID LET'S DO VIRTUAL. 
>> YOU ARE CREATING A COMMUNITY 
SCHOOL WITH THE ZOOM 
TECHNOLOGY. 
>> ONE OF OUR PARENTS IS A 
TEACHER. 
SHE IS LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT, IF 
SOMEONE NEEDS HELP WITH HISTORY 
AND ENGLISH, I'M THERE. 
>> THE PLAN IS TO BRING THE 
CHILDREN TOGETHER SAFELY, 
SOCIALLY DISTANT. 
AS A PART TIME DANCE TEACHER, 
JOY PLANS TO WORK ON MOVEMENT. 
EACH PARENT IN THE CO-OP HAS AN 
EXPERTISE. 
>> SOMEBODY ELSE KNOWS HOW TO 
TEACH THIS. 
I DON'T THINK I CAN GET THEM 
BACK IN BALLET. 
THEY CAN DO IT SAFELY. 
ADHEARING TO SAFETY 
GUIDELINES. 
WE ARE TRYING TO DO THINGS TO 
MAKE SURE THAT THE KIDS DON'T 
FEEL COOPED UP. 
THIS IS A MOMENT WHERE WE CAN 
DEVELOP OURSELVES AND OUR 
COMMUNITY. 
>> WE HEARD WHEN IT COMES TO 
REMOTE LEARNING A LOT OF 
PARENTS FIND IT HARD TO BALANCE 
BEING A PARENT AND TEACHER. 
WHAT CAN WE DO TO EASE THE 
STRESS? 
>> IT'S HARD. 
WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS PLAN NOW. 
IF YOU ARE DISTANCED LEARNING, 
SET UP YOUR HOME CLASSROOM AS 
SOON AS POSSIBLE. 
HAVE A DESK, A STURDY CHAIR, 
GET TECHNOLOGY IN ORDER. 
IF YOU ARE WORRIED THAT YOU 
CAN'T DO THAT, REACH OUT TO THE 
SCHOOL. 
THEY MAY BE ABLE TO LEND YOU 
RESOURCES AND TALK TO YOUR 
TEACHER. 
THERE MAY BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR 
ONE ON ONE LEARNING. 
IF YOU CREATE A POD WITH 
NEIGHBORS, KIDS WITH OTHER 
SIMILAR AGES, THE NUMBER ONE 
THING TO DO IS MAKE SURE WITH 
THAT POD YOU HAVE SIMILAR RULES 
FOR YOUR FAMILIES AND HONEST 
WITH ONE ANOTHER ABOUT GOING 
OUTSIDE THAT POD AND SEEING 
OTHER PEOPLE. 
SAFETY IS THE NUMBER ONE 
PRIORITY. 
THE HALLS THING I WOULD SAY AS 
FAR AS TAKING CARE OF YOUR 
CHILDREN AT HOME, DISTANCED 
LEARNING OR MODIFIED IN SCHOOL, 
OUT OF SCHOOL, TALK TO YOUR 
EMPLOYER. 
SCHEDULES WILL CHANGE. 
SPRINGING IT ON YOUR EMPLOYER 
SEPTEMBER 15th, I CAN'T COME TO 
WORK OR I HAVE TO LEAVE 
EVERYDAY AT 1:00. 
IT'S A HARD CONVERSATION BUT 
TALK TO YOUR CONVERSATION ABOUT 
THE SCHEDULE CHANGES THAT YOU 
NEED NOW RATHER THAN LATER. 
PLANNING IS GOING TO BE THE 
KEY. 
>> SO MUCH USEFUL INFORMATION, 
STEPH.
>> WHAT ARE YOU MOST EXCITED 
ABOUT GOING BACK TO SCHOOL? 
>> SEEING MY FRIENDS AND 
TEACHER. 
>> SEEING MY FRIENDS AND MY 
TEACHERS. 
>> I'M EXCITED TO SEE MY 
FRIENDS AGAIN AND TEACHERS. 
>> A COMMON THEME. 
>> WHAT WAS IT LIKE FOR YOU 
WHEN SCHOOL SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN 
IN MARCH? 
>> I THOUGHT WE WOULD ALL GO 
BACK TO SCHOOL AND I WOULD SEE 
MY FRIENDS AGAIN BUT THEN I 
DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS THE LAST 
TIME I WOULD SEE MY FRIENDS. 
>> TO GET TO BE HOME AND IN MY 
PAJAMAS AND STUFF BUT AFTER A 
WHILE I REALIZED ONLINE 
LEARNING ISN'T THE BEST OPTION 
AND I WOULD RATHER BE AT 
SCHOOL. 
>> WAS IT STRANGE FOR YOU AND 
YOUR MOM OR DAD TO SUDDENLY 
BECOME YOUR TEACHER, KIND OF 
OVERNIGHT? 
>> YEAH. 
IT WAS HARD BECAUSE I DIDN'T 
UNDERSTAND A LOT BECAUSE I 
COULDN'T REALLY TELL MY 
TEACHER. 
MY MOM WOULD HAVE TO HELP ME 
AND SHE WOULDN'T KNOW 
SOMETIMES. 
>> WITH TEACHERS, I AM ASKING 
TOO MUCH QUESTIONS. 
I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD DID 
ANOTHER QUESTION. 
BUT WITH MY MOM AND DAD, THEY 
ARE FINE WITH IT. 
I COULD ASK AS MANY QUESTIONS 
AS I WANT. 
>> WHAT WAS THE TOUGHEST PART 
FOR YOU ABOUT THE E LEARNING? 
>> I WOULD SAY LIKE BEING IN 
THE SAME PLACE FOR SUCH A LONG 
TIME. 
JUST IN MY ROOM FOR A BUNCH OF 
MONTHS. 
I DON'T LIKE ONLINE SCHOOL. 
I DON'T REALLY LEARN ANYTHING. 
IT'S HARD TO LEARN WHEN YOU ARE 
ON A SCREEN ALL DAY. 
>> I COULD DO THE CLASSES 
WHENEVER I WANT. 
I DIDN'T HAVE TO SHOW UP 
EARLY. 
>> WHAT ARE THINGS THAT 
HAPPENED AT SCHOOL THAT NOW 
CAN'T HAPPEN AT SCHOOL THAT YOU 
KNOW YOU WILL MISS? 
>> PROBABLY GYM BECAUSE YOU 
TOUCH A BALL AND BEING CLOSE 
TOGETHER. 
>> WHAT I MISS AT SCHOOL IS MY 
TEACHERS, ALL MY TEACHERS. 
>> HOW WILL IT LOOK WHEN YOU GO 
BACK TO SCHOOL? 
IT WON'T BE THE SAME. 
>> STAYING IN THE SAME 
CLASSROOM, BRINGING MASKS. 
>> WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE TO 
HAVE A MASK ON? 
>> YOU BARELY CAN BREATHE. 
>> THAT IS A PROBLEM? 
>> YEAH. 
>> HURTS UP ON THE EARS. 
>> NOT SEEING PEOPLE'S FACIAL 
EXPRESSIONS WILL BE DIFFERENT. 
YOU HAVE A TEACHER EXPLAINING 
THINGS. 
>> PROBABLY GO BACK TWO WEEKS 
THEN ANOTHER PEAK AND BACK TO E 
LEARNING FOR THE REST OF THE 
YEAR. 
>> IF YOU COULD SNAP YOUR 
FINGERS AND CHANGE ANYTHING, 
WHAT WOULD IT BE? 
>> MAKE THE VIRUS GO AWAY OR 
MAYBE NEVER EVEN HAPPEN SO 
NOBODY KNOWS IT HAPPENED. 
>> AFTER TALKING TO THESE KIDS 
AND ASKING THEM LOTS OF 
QUESTIONS, PARENTS AND TEACHERS 
CAN FEEL BETTER BECAUSE ONE 
THING IS ABUNDANTLY CLEAR. 
KIDS ARE RESILIENT. 
GUYS, BACK TO YOU. 
>> STEPHANIE, THANK YOU. 
THEY ARE RESILIENT. 
IT'S A LOT FOR THOSE YOUNG 
MINDS. 
STEPHANIE RUHL IS BACK WITH 
WAYS TO EASE THE CONCERNS. 
WITH LITTLE ONES IT CAN FEEL 
HEAVY. 
>> SAVANNAH, IT CAN BE MASSIVE. 
I SPOKE TO THE EXPERTS. 
THEY SAID STAY POSITIVE. 
MAINTAINING GOOD MENTAL HEALTH 
IS EVERYTHING. 
ON A NORMAL YEAR ANXIETY GOES 
UP WHEN KIDS GO BACK TO SCHOOL. 
WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM THE GRACE 
AND SPACE TO EXPRESS 
FRUSTRATIONS. 
LET THEM TELL YOU THAT WEARING 
MASKS MAKE THEM MAD, THEY MISS 
THEIR FRIENDS. 
HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THAT THEY 
ARE NOT BEING PUNISHED. 
MY KIDS FEEL LIKE I'M PUNISHING 
THEM BECAUSE OF NEW RULES. 
MY THREE KIDS HAVE SCRATCHY 
THROATS AND I AM KEEPING THEM 
HOME. 
THIS IS THE NEW NORMAL. 
TO GET THEM IN THE ROUTINE OF 
ACCEPTING IT, YOU HAVE TO FOCUS 
ON IT FOR SCHOOL. 
EVEN DISTANT LEARNING, GET ON A 
SCHOOL SCHEDULE. 
MAKE THEM WAKE UP AT THE SAME 
TIME EVERYDAY, BRUSH THE TEETH, 
GET DRESSED. 
CREATE A REAL SCHEDULE, THEN 
YOU WILL ACCEPT WHEN THINGS ARE 
OUT OF CONTROL YOU CAN CONTROL 
SOME THINGS AND HAVE A NORMAL 
SET UP, A SENSE OF ORDER. 
IT'S IMPORTANT. 
>> BRUSH THE TEETH, COMB YOUR 
HAIR AND GET OUT OF YOUR PJs, 
THAT GOES FOR US HOME SCHOOLING 
PARENTS. 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
WE WILL KEEP IT GOING IN THE 
THIRD HOUR INCLUDING A CLOSER 
LOOK AT THOSE EDUCATION PODS. 
PARENTS WHO ARE HIRING TEACHERS 
FOR PRIVATE LESSONS FOR A SMALL 
GROUP OF KIDS. 
NBC NEWS WILL HAVE A PRIME TIME 
SPECIAL ON CORONAVIRUS IN THE 
CLASSROOM. 
LESTER HOLT WILL HOST IT 
TONIGHT ON NBC. 
>>> 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 ARE HERE. 
THERE IS ALWAYS ANOTHER WAY. 
THAT'S WHAT 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 MORNING. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR 
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN 
NOVEMBER. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED TO GO DEEP 
INSIDE THE STORY. 
>> WHAT BIG POLICY CHANGE IN 
POLICING WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE 
ENACTED. 
HERE FROM SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN 
THERE. 
>> WHO IS TELLING THE TRUTH AND 
WHO IS LYING EVERYDAY. 
THAT'S THE NEWS STORY AMERICANS 
WANT TO HEAR. 
>> MORNING JOE ON MSNBC. 
>>> WE LIVE IN A POST RACIAL 
AMERICA. 
WE ARE REMINDED TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN WE DO NOT 
>> I REACHED OUT TO YOU AFTER I 
SAW THE MAYOR OF ATLANTA 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 YOU ARE 
DIFFERENT BUT DON'T 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. 
>> NEWS MADE FOR YOUR STREAMING 
WORLD LIVE WEEKDAYS STARTING AT 
6:00 A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> A VIRUS THAT KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> A CATASTROPHE IN BRAZIL. 
>> IN MEXICO CITY. 
THE PEOPLE SAID IF THEY DON'T 
WORK THEY CAN'T FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
>> NBC NEWS AND SKY TEAMS ARE 
ON THE GROUND. 
>> THE SOUTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT 
IS BRINGING STUDENTS BACK THE 
NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS IN STAGES. 
>> SO YOU CAN BETTER UNDER HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT US HERE. 
>> LIFE ACROSS ITALY IS BACK TO 
NATIONAL. 
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. 
UNITED PEOPLE WITH A UNITED 
FIRST. 
>> THE FUTURE DOESN'T BELONG TO 
THE FAINT HEARTED. 
IT BELONGS TO THE BRAVE. 
>> A GREAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN 
MOVED TO DEFEND A GREAT NATION. 
>> ALL OF US CAN EXTEND THE 
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 ORDERED? 
>> I HAVE TO ASK WHETHER THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY CAN TURN THIS 
AROUND SO IT IS AN ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE POLITICAL CHANGE. 
>> PEOPLE ARE NOT 6 FEET APART 
FROM ONE ANOTHER. 
>> ARE YOU WORRIED THE TWO 
CRISES COULD DOVETAIL IN THESE 
-- IN TERMS OF THE RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION AT THE PROTESTS. 
TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME 
SINCE THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT, THE 
DEMOCRATIC TICKET, THE OLDEST 
CANDIDATE TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT 
AND THE FIRST WOMAN OF COLOR. 
>> THIS MORNING ACROSS THE 
NATION, LITTLE GIRLS WOKE UP, 
ESPECIALLY BLACK AND BROWN 
GIRLS WHO SO OFTEN FEEL 
OVERLOOKED AND UNDER VALUED IN 
THEIR COMMUNITIES BUT TODAY, 
TODAY JUST MAYBE THEY ARE 
SEEING THEMSELVES FOR THE FIRST 
TIME IN A NEW WAY AS THE STUFF 
OF PRESIDENT AND VICE 
PRESIDENTS. 
>> THEY ARE TRYING TO SHOW THEY 
ARE A TEAM WITH SIMILAR VALUES 
AND SHARED GOALS. 
>> WE ARE EXPERIENCING A MORAL 
RECKONING. 
IT HAS BROUGHT A NEW COALITION 
OF CONSCIOUS TO THE STREETS OF 
OUR COUNTRY DEMANDING CHANGE. 
>> AFTER RELEASING A VIDEO WITH 
JOE BIDEN ASKING HER TO BE ON 
THE TICKET. 
>> SORRY TO KEEP YOU. 
>> THAT'S ALL RIGHT. 
ARE YOU READY TO GO TO WORK? 
OH, MY GOD. 
I AM SO READY TO GO TO WORK. 
>> ENERGY, EXCITEMENT, A STRONG 
CAMPAIGNER EVEN VIRTUALLY 
DURING THE PANDEMIC. 
HER ABILITY TO RALLY BLACK 
VOTERS AND ESPECIALLY IN THE 
BATTLEGROUND STATES, 
PENNSYLVANIA, MICHIGAN, 
WISCONSIN WHO DID NOT TURN OUT 
IN LARGE ENOUGH NUMBERS FOR 
HILLARY CLINTON. 
THE PROSECUTOR, HARRIS USING 
HER SKILLS TO GO AFTER TRUMP 
AND HIS MEN. 
>> HAS THE PRESIDENT OR ANYONE 
AT THE WHITE HOUSE ASKED OR 
SUGGESTED THAT YOU OPEN AN 
INVESTIGATION OF ANYONE, YES OR 
NO, PLEASE SIR? 
>> THE PRESIDENT OR ANYBODY 
ELSE? 
>> SEEMS YOU WOULD REMEMBER 
SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND BE ABLE 
TO TELL US. 
>> SKILLS HONED FROM HER YEARS 
AS ATTORNEY GENERAL WHEN SHE 
FORGED A FRIENDSHIP WITH JOE 
BIDEN'S SON BEAU WHO HAD THE 
SAME JOB IN DELAWARE. 
>> I KNOW HOW MUCH BEAU 
RESPECTED KAMALA AND HER WORK. 
THAT MEANT A LOT TO ME AS I 
MADE THE DECISION. 
>> BEAU WAS THE KIND OF GUY 
THAT INSPIRED PEOPLE TO BE A 
BETTER VERSION OF THEMSELVES. 
HE REALLY WAS THE BEST OF US. 
WHEN I WOULD ASK HIM WHERE DO 
YOU GET THAT, WHERE DID THIS 
COME FROM. 
HE WOULD TALK ABOUT HIS DAD. 
>> BIDEN SAYS THEY ARE PREPARED 
FOR ATTACKS FROM PRESIDENT 
TRUMP. 
>> SHE WILL STAND WITH ME IN 
THIS CAMPAIGN AND ALL OF US ARE 
GOING TO STAND UP FOR HER. 
>> ANDREA JOINS ME NOW. 
WHAT WILL THE REST OF THIS 
CAMPAIGN LOOK LIKE? 
>> THEY WILL BE SEPARATED. 
BIDEN WAS ASKED AS HE WAS 
LEAVING TONIGHT WHETHER THEY 
WILL CAMPAIGN TOGETHER AND HE 
SAID IT DEPENDS ON WHAT THE 
SCIENCE SAYS. 
>>> FIRST OF ALL, IS THE ANSWER 
YES? 
>> IT'S ABSOLUTELY YES. 
I AM READY TO WORK. 
I AM READY TO DO THIS WITH YOU. 
>> KAMALA HARRIS BUILT A CAREER 
ON WORKING, FIGHTING AND NOT 
AFRAID TO BE THE FIRST. 
>> I AM SO PROUD TO STAND WITH 
YOU. 
AND I DO SO MINDFUL OF ALL THE 
HEROIC AND AMBITIOUS WOMEN 
BEFORE ME WHO SACRIFICE, 
DETERMINATION AND RESILIENCE 
MAKES MY PRESENCE HERE TODAY 
EVEN POSSIBLE. 
>> SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF 
IMMIGRANTS WHO FELL IN LOVE AS 
ACTIVISTS DURING THE CIVIL 
RIGHTS MOVEMENT. 
HARRIS' FATHER FROM JAMAICA, AN 
ECONOMICS PROFESSOR AT 
STANFORD. 
HER MOTHER LEFT INDIA TO ATTEND 
BERKELEY. 
AFTER THEY DIVORCED, HARRIS AND 
MIA WERE RAISED MOSTLY BY HER 
MOM. 
SHE PASSED AWAY IN 2009. 
HARRIS CALLED HER THE MOST 
IMPORTANT INFLUENCE IN HER LIFE 
QUOTING HER IN A NEW BIDEN 
CAMPAIGN AD. 
>> GROWING UP, WHENEVER I GOT 
UPSET ABOUT SOMETHING, MY 
MOTHER WOULD LOOK ME IN THE EYE 
AND ASK, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO 
DO ABOUT IT. 
>> HARRIS IS 55, A WIFE AND 
STEPMOTHER. 
SHE IS CANDID ABOUT HOW HER 
EARLY EXPERIENCES SHAPED HER 
INCLUDING THE MOST TALKED ABOUT 
AND CONTROVERSIAL MOMENT OF HER 
PRESIDENTIAL RUN WHEN SHE 
CRITICIZED HER NOW RUNNING 
MATE'S RECORD ON BUSING. 
>> GROWING UP MY SISTER AND I 
HAD TO DEAL WITH THE NEIGHBOR 
WHO TOLD US SHE COULDN'T PLAY 
WITH US BECAUSE WE WERE BLACK. 
THERE WAS A LITTLE GIRL IN 
CALIFORNIA THAT WAS PART OF THE 
THE SECOND CLASS TO INTEGRATE 
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL. 
SHE WAS BUSSED TO SCHOOL EVERY 
DAY. 
THAT LITTLE GIRL WAS ME. 
>> AT 17 HARRIS MOVED TO 
WASHINGTON TO ATTEND HOWARD 
UNIVERSITY. 
THERE SHE WRITES IN HER 
AUTOBIOGRAPHY STUDENTS WERE 
TAUGHT THAT WE WERE YOUNG, 
GIFTED AND BLACK AND WE 
SHOULDN'T LET ANYTHING GET IN 
THE WAY OF OUR SUCCESS. 
SHE SAID BECOMING A PROSECUTOR 
WAS HER CALLING BECAUSE SHE 
WANTED TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM, 
FIRST IN OAKLAND THEN SAN 
FRANCISCO AND EVENTUALLY THE 
FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO BECOME 
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CALIFORNIA. 
>> I DEVOTED MY LIFE TO MAKING 
REAL THE WORDS CARVED IN THE 
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT 
EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW. 
>> AS HER NATIONAL PROFILE HAS 
RISEN, HER RECORD AS A 
PROSECUTOR HAS BEEN PRAISED AND 
CRITICIZED. 
SOME ON THE LEFT CHIEGD HER FOR 
NOT BEING PROGRESSIVE ENOUGH. 
WHEN SHE RETURNED TO WASHINGTON 
FOUR YEARS AGO AS A SENATOR SHE 
EARNED A REPUTATION FOR 
SHOWCASING THOSE PROS CUE STORE 
YALE SKILLS IN HIGH PROFILE 
HEARINGS. 
>> YES OR NO. 
I'M ASKING YOU A DIRECT 
QUESTION. 
>> WHEN JOE BIDEN SELECTED 
HARRIS AS HIS RUNNING MATE 
YESTERDAY, IT MADE HISTORY IN 
MANY WAYS BUT IT WAS A CHOICE 
WITH DEEP PERSONAL MEANING WITH 
BIDEN BECAUSE OF HARRIS' 
RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS SON BEAU. 
THE FORMER VICE PRESIDENT NOW 
BETTING HARRIS' DECADES OF 
WORKING, FIGHTING AND BREAKING 
BARRIERS WILL HELP HIM WIN THE 
WHITE HOUSE. 
>>> TONIGHT AS PRESIDENT TRUMP 
SHARPENS HIS ATTACKS AGAINST 
KAMALA HARRIS. 
>> I WATCHED HER POLL NUMBERS 
GO BOOM, BOOM, BOOM DOWN TO 
ALMOST NOTHING. 
SHE LEFT ANGRY. 
SHE LEFT MAD. 
>> SOME ALLIES ARE SOUNDING 
ALARM BELLS ABOUT HIS MENTIONED 
MESSAGING. 
ON THE ONE HAND THE PRESIDENT 
AND HIS CAMPAIGN ARE TRYING TO 
LABEL THE FORMER ATTORNEY 
GENERAL AS BEING TOO TOUGH ON 
CRIME WHILE ARGUING SHE IS AN 
ANTIPOLICE LEFTIST. 
>> SHE LEFT NOBODY HAPPY WHEN 
IT CAME TO LAW AND ORDER. 
THAT WAS THE NUMBER ONE JOB SHE 
HAD. 
>> SOME ADVISORIES THINK THE 
PRESIDENT SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM 
PERSONAL ATTACKS. 
THE SUBURBAN HOUSEWIFE WILL BE 
VOTING FOR ME. 
THAT MESSAGE BACK FIRING WITH 
SOME WOMEN IN BEAVER COUNTY, 
PENNSYLVANIA, AN AREA MR. TRUMP 
WON BY 19 POINTS IN 2016. 
CHRISTINE VOTED FOR CANDIDATE 
TRUMP BUT ISN'T SURE THIS YEAR. 
>> I DON'T FIND MYSELF IN THAT 
SUBURB AND MOM GROUP THAT HE IS 
REFERRING TO. 
>> DO YOU THINK HE COULD BE 
HURTING HIS CHANCES WITH VOTERS 
LIKE YOU BY TWEETING THAT? 
>> DEFINITELY. 
HE NEEDS TO STOP TWEETING. 
>> IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME THE 
PRESIDENT STRUGGLED WITH HOW TO 
TALK ABOUT HARRIS. 
WHEN SHE FIRST LAUNCHED THE 
PRIMARY CAMPAIGN. 
>> WE CAN RECLAIM THE AMERICAN 
DREAM. 
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP PRAISED HER 
TELLING THE YORK TIMES I WOULD 
SAY THE BEST OPENING SO FAR IS 
KAMALA HARRIS BUT QUICKLY 
TAKING AIM ON THE CAMPAIGN 
TRAIL. 
>> KAMALA, KAMALA IS FALLING. 
>> WHEN ASKED ABOUT HARRIS AS A 
POTENTIAL RUNNING MATE A FEW 
WEEKS AGO. 
>> SHE WOULD BE A FINE CHOICE, 
KAMALA HARRIS, A FINE CHOICE. 
>> THE DEMOCRATS DIVERSE TICKET 
IS FUELING THE QUESTION AMONG 
SOME REPUBLICANS IS THE 
PRESIDENT CONSIDERING SHAKING 
UP HIS OWN TEAM. 
A TOP CAMPAIGN ADVISER 
ADDRESSING THE ISSUE TODAY. 
>> OUR VICE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN 
A FIGHTER. 
HE HAS WORKED EVERYDAY FOR THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE. 
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP IS GEARING 
UP TO COUNTER PROGRAM THE 
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION 
NEXT WEEK. 
CAMPAIGN EVENTS IN KEY 
BATTLEGROUND STATES LIKE 
MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN AND 
ARIZONA. 
>>> 14-YEAR-OLD ROBERTO GOMEZ 
LOVES TO LEARN. 
>> DO YOU LIKE SCHOOL? 
>> HE LIKES SCHOOL A LOT. 
>> MISS FAMILY MOVED FROM 
MEXICO TO SAN ANTONIO TEXAS. 
MANY HE HAS BEEN TRYING TO 
LEARN ENGLISH EVERY SINCE. 
HE WAS A STAR STUDENT BUT SAID 
THE CLASSES GOT HARDER WHEN 
THEY WENT VIRTUAL LAST 
SEMESTER. 
>> WHY ARE THEY HARDER? 
>> BECAUSE I CAN'T CONTACT THE 
TEACHERS. 
>> HE IS ONE OF 5 MILLION 
PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS LEARNING 
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, A 
CHALLENGE THAT CAN BE HARD FOR 
MANY LATINO STUDENTS. 
SINCE MORE THAN 40% OF LATINO 
FAMILIES DON'T HAVE A COMPUTER. 
>> WHAT DO YOU DO YOUR WORK ON? 
>> I DO IT IN THE PHONE. 
>> YOU DO YOUR HOMEWORK ON YOUR 
PHONE? 
>> YEAH. 
>> ROBERTO'S FAMILY OF FIVE 
SHARES ONE LAPTOP. 
EVEN WHEN HE CAN ACCESS HIS 
ASSIGNMENTS,HE IS ON HIS OWN. 
>> DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH? 
>> NO. 
>> ROBERTO'S MOM SAYS HE IS 
LOSING SOME OF THE ENGLISH HE 
LEARNED SINCE THE PANDEMIC. 
>> I WAS HELPING THEM AS MUCH 
AS I COULD WITH THE ACTIVITIES. 
BUT IT ISN'T SUFFICIENT. 
>> IT'S A CHALLENGE ROBERTO'S 
TEACHER IS UP AGAINST. 
>> THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS AREN'T 
SET UP TO SUPPORT MIGRANT 
FAMILIES TO BEGIN WITH. 
NOW WITH REMOTE LEARNING, THAT 
IS CARRYING OVER INTO THAT. 
>> FOR FAMILIES OF STUDENTS 
WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, THOSE 
CHALLENGES CAN BE MORE 
DIFFICULT. 
HOW DO YOU HELP THOSE STUDENTS 
THAT NEED SOCIAL IN PERSON 
INTERACTION TO THRIVE. 
THAT'S WHAT WE WENT TO FIND 
OUT. 
>> ABOUT 700,000 SPECIAL NEED 
STUDENTS IN THE U.S. ARE 
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS. 
THESE 6-YEAR-OLD TWINS DO 
EVERYTHING TOGETHER. 
TELL ME HOW MUCH YOU LOVE YOUR 
SISTER. 
>> LIKE THIS. 
>> THEY LOVE DRESSING UP BUT 
WHEN IT COMES TO LEARNING NEEDS 
ARE DIFFERENT. 
EMMA HAS AUTISM AND NONVERBAL. 
>> DOES SHE MISSING TO SCHOOL? 
>> AT FIRST SHE HAD STRESS, BIG 
STRESS. 
AUTISTIC CHILDREN NEED A 
SCHEDULE. 
>> AT SCHOOL EMMA'S NEEDS WERE 
MET WITH A TEACHER, AID AND 
SEVEN DIFFERENT THERAPISTS 
EVERY WEEK. 
ROLLS THAT HER MOTHER HAD TO 
TAKE ON OVERNIGHT. 
>> I HAVE TO RUN FROM ONE SIDE 
OF THE HOUSE TO THE OTHER SIDE 
OF THE HOUSE WITH DIFFERENT 
COMPUTERS SO THEY CAN 
CONCENTRATE. 
>> ADDING TO THE CHALLENGE FOR 
LATINO PARENTS OF SPECIAL NEEDS 
CHILDREN IS THE LACK OF 
INFORMATION IN SPANISH WHICH IS 
WHY THEY CREATED A WEBSITE WITH 
INFORMATION TO HELP OTHERS. 
>> IT SEEMS LIKE THROUGH ALL OF 
THIS YOU HAD TO STEP UP MORE 
AND BECOME EVEN MORE OF A SUPER 
MOM. 
DO YOU EVER SIT BACK AND 
BREAKDOWN, LET THE EMOTIONS GET 
TO YOU. 
>> YES, A LOT OF TIMES. 
BUT YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO -- 
YOU HAVE TO BE THERE FOR YOUR 
CHILDREN. 
>> NO MATTER WHAT THEIR NEEDS. 
FOR NBC NEWS. 
>>> FOR MILLIONS OF STUDENTS 
FROM FLORIDA TO INDIANA, 
LOUISIANA TO ARIZONA, THE NEW 
SCHOOL YEAR IS ALREADY OFF TO A 
ROUGH START. 
IN CHEROKEE COUNTY GEORGIA, A 
SECOND HIGH SCHOOL CLOSED AFTER 
14 CONFIRMED CASES. 
NEARLY 1200 STUDENTS AND STAFF 
QUARANTINED DISTRICT WIDE. 
>> A LOT OF KIDS WALKING 
THROUGH THE HALLWAY. 
NO WAY TO SOCIALLY DISTANCE. 
>> UNFORTUNATELY THEY GOT IT 
BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE THAT'S THE 
RISK SOME OF THE SENIORS ARE 
WILLING TO TAKE TO HAVE OUR 
SENIOR YEAR. 
>> IN GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI, 
100 STUDENTS AND A TEACHER ARE 
QUARANTINED. 
IN MUNSEY, INDIANA A SCHOOL 
CLOSED. 
141 QUARANTINED IN LIVINGSTON, 
PARISH. 
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 
RESEARCHERS SAY THE COVID VIRUS 
CAN TRAVEL UP TO 16  FEET.
IT CAN MOVE QUICKLY IN A 
CONFINED SPACE. 
>> IN MASSACHUSETTS, A RALLY 
FOR REOPENING. 
WITH FEW CASES ACROSS THE 
STATE, THE GOVERNOR SAYS MOST 
STUDENTS SHOULD BE IN SCHOOL. 
NEW JERSEY'S GOVERNOR SAID 
SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES SHOULD 
OFFER REMOTE OR IN PERSON 
LEARNING. 
>> THERE IS NO ONE SIZE FITS 
ALL PLAN TO THIS DIFFICULT 
SITUATION. 
IN ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY, 400 
TEACHERS CLAIMED A MEDICAL 
EXEMPTION NOT TO TEACH IN 
CLASS. 
ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF TEACHERS 
FORCED ADMINISTRATORS INTO 
REMOTE LEARNING AS DISTRICTS 
STRUGGLE WITH THE PANDEMIC THAT 
NOBODY PLANNED FOR. 
>>> TODAY'S MOVE BY THE BIG 12 
TO PLAY AMID THE PANDEMIC 
ADDING TO CONFUSION OF A 
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON 
STRUGGLING TO STAY ON ITS FEET. 
JOINING THE FCC AND SEC SAYS IT 
OFFERS MORE REWARD THAN RISK. 
>> WE ARE AWARE OF THE RISKS. 
IT WOULD BE NAIVE TO ASSUME 
THAT WE WON'T HAVE CASES. 
IT WILL HAPPEN. 
THAT'S WHY WE PLANNED TO THE 
EXTENT THAT WE HAVE. 
>> IN THE LAST 24 HOURS, THE 
BIG TEN, PAC 12 AND BIG EAST 
ARE SIDELINED. 
NOTRE DAME IS SET TO TAKE THE 
FIELD. 
>> I WOULD RATHER TAKE THE 
RISK. 
>> FOR PLAYERS THAT SUIT UP 
THEY COULD BE TESTED UP TO 
THREE TIMES A WEEK BEFORE GAME 
TIME. 
THAT INCLUDES BEFORE ATHLETES 
COME OUT OF THE TUNNEL AND ON 
TO THE FIELD. 
COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS A $7 
BILLION BUSINESS. 
BUT MORE THAN MONEY IS AT 
STAKE. 
>> FROM AN ETHICAL STANDPOINT 
THE COLLEGES HAVE TO ASK DO WE 
WANT TO BE THE ONES RESPONSIBLE 
FOR CREATING THIS ATMOSPHERE 
WHERE GUYS COULD POTENTIALLY 
GET THE VIRUS. 
>> AN UNEVEN PLAYING FIELD FOR 
ALL TEAMS AND MIXED MESSAGES 
FOR STUDENT ATHLETES, PERHAPS A 
REFLECTION OF THE VERY NATION 
WE LIVE IN.
>>> 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 ARE HERE. 
THERE IS ALWAYS ANOTHER WAY. 
THAT'S WHAT 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 MORNING. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR 
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN 
NOVEMBER. 
>> WHEN YOU NEED TO GO DEEP 
INSIDE THE STORY. 
>> WHAT BIG POLICY CHANGE IN 
POLICING WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE 
ENACTED. 
WHO IS TELLING THE TRUTH AND 
WHO IS LYING. 
THAT'S THE NEWS STORY EVERYONE 
WANTS TO HEAR. 
>> MORNING JOE ON MSNBC. 
FOR MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. 
JACKIE SPIRE INTRODUCED SIMILAR 
LEGISLATION IN THE HOUSE. 
>>> WE LIVE IN A POST RACIAL 
AMERICA. 
WE ARE REMINDED TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN. 
>> I REACHED OUT TO YOU AFTER I 
SAW THE MAYOR OF ATLANTA 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 YOU ARE 
DIFFERENT BUT DON'T 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. 
>> NEWS MADE FOR YOUR STREAMING 
WORLD LIVE WEEKDAYS STARTING AT 
6:00 A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> A VIRUS THAT KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> A CATASTROPHE IN BRAZIL. 
>> IN MEXICO CITY. 
THE PEOPLE SAID IF THEY DON'T 
WORK THEY CAN'T FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
>> NBC NEWS AND SKY TEAMS ARE 
ON THE GROUND. 
>> THE SOUTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT 
IS BRINGING STUDENTS BACK THE 
NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS IN STAGES. 
>> SO YOU CAN BETTER UNDER 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. 
UNITED PEOPLE WITH A UNITED 
FIRST. 
>> THE FUTURE DOESN'T BELONG TO 
THE FAINT HEARTED. 
IT BELONGS TO THE BRAVE. 
>> A GREAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN 
MOVED TO DEFEND A GREAT NATION. 
>> ALL OF US CAN EXTEND THE 
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 ORDERED? 
>> I HAVE TO ASK WHETHER THE 
DEMOCRATIC PARTY CAN TURN THIS 
AROUND SO IT IS AN ENGINE FOR 
PROGRESSIVE POLITICAL CHANGE. 
>> PEOPLE ARE NOT 6 FEET APART 
FROM ONE ANOTHER. 
>> ARE YOU WORRIED THE TWO 
CRISES COULD DOVETAIL IN TERMS 
OF THE RISK OF TRANSMISSION IN 
THESE PROTESTS. 
>>> 90% TO 10%. 
WE WOULD SIT AROUND ALL DAY. 
>> 2020 IS A YEAR FOR THE 
NATION AND ESPECIALLY FOR 
BUSINESSES. 
ABOUT 22% OF SMALL BUSINESSES 
IN THE COUNTRY HAVE CLOSED 
SINCE THE PANDEMIC STARTED. 
BUT THAT NUMBER IS NEARLY 
DOUBLE AMONG BLACK 
ENTREPRENEURS WHERE 41% 
SHUTTERED DURING THE LOCK DOWN. 
THESE BROOKLYN BUSINESS OWNERS 
WORKED HARD TO DEFY THE ODDS. 
IN LATE OKAY, ELIJAH OPENED
OCTOBER HE OPENED A RESTAURANT. 
 
EARLY. 
>> I WOULD SIT HERE FROM 7:00 IN
THE MORNING UNTIL 8:00 P.M. AT 
NIGHT, AND I COULD COUNT THE 
CUSTOMERS COMING IN HERE WITH
THIS NEARBY BAKERY. 
DURING THE EARLY DAYS OF THE 
VIRUS SHE CLOSED DOWN 
COMPLETELY FOR SIX WEEKS. 
>> BEING CLOSED A MONTH AND A 
HALF HAD FINANCIAL IMPACTS ON 
MY BUSINESS AND LIFE. 
WHEN I REOPENED, I HAD THIS 
SENSE OF URGENCY WITH REGARD TO 
CATCH UP. 
>> MARCUS SAMUELSON RESPONDED 
BY SERVING MORE THAN 60,000 
MEALS FOR THOSE HARD HIT 
ECONOMICALLY. 
THE YEARLY FESTIVAL CONVERTED 
FROM A STREET FAIR TO A 
TELETHON TO RAISE MONEY FOR 
STRUGGLING RESTAURANTS AND KEEP 
THE NEIGHBORHOOD THRIVING. 
>> A WAY TO SHOWCASE OUR 
NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE LIVELIHOOD 
IN THE COMMUNITY. 
>> PART OF HIS ADVOCACY FOR THE 
MOST VULNERABLE BUSINESSES. 
>> WITH COVID, EVERYTHING 
CHANGES AFTER THAT. 
THEN THAT IMPACTS -- IT'S HARD 
FOR BLACK AND BROWN 
COMMUNITIES. 
>> IN LATE MAY THE NATION'S 
FOCUS TURNED TO CIVIL RIGHTS 
WITH DEMONSTRATIONS AND MARCHES 
SWEEPING THE COUNTRY, MANY OF 
US LOOKED FOR OTHER WAYS 
INCLUDING SEEKING OUT BLACK 
OWNED BUSINESSES. 
>> THE AWARENESS CAME IN TO 
PLAY WHEN I HAD MY SIGN THAT 
SAID BLACK WOMAN OWNED 
BUSINESS. 
>> PEOPLE ARE SUPPORTIVE. 
>> SUPPORTING BLACK OWNED 
BUSINESSES AT THIS TIME -- 
 
TIME, IS SUPER IMPORTANT.
IT IS A MATTER OF WHETHER THE 
BUSINESSES STAY AROUND.
WE CAN ASK
YOU CAN ASK 
YOURSELF. 
FOR ELIJAH AND 
FOR KIM, KEEPING 
THOSE NEW 
CUSTOMERS BEYOND 
PANDEMIC IS 
ABOUT QUALITY. 
>>> IT IS NOT 
JUST THAT I'M 
BLACK. 
IT IS NOT JUST 
THAT I'M A WOMAN 
IN BUSINESS. 
MY PRODUCTS ARE 
GOOD. 
ONCE YOU COME, 
AND HAVING 
SOMETHING TO EAT 
HERE, YOU ARE 
COMING BACK. 
>>> THOSE ARE 
THE PEOPLE THAT 
ARE EMPLOYING 
THE PEOPLE 
WITHIN THE 
COMMUNITY, SO 
YOUR MONEY IS 
STAYING WITHIN 
YOUR COMMUNITY. 
>>> YOU CAN 
DECIDE RIGHT NOW 
WHAT TYPE OF 
THINGS YOU WANT 
TO KEEP AND THAT 
BARBER SHOP THAT 
YOU LOVE AND 
THAT INCREDIBLE 
COFFEE SHOP YOU 
LOVE. 
THEY NEED YOU 
NOW. 
>>> MANY 
COMMUNITIES 
WHERE BLACK 
BUSINESSES ARE 
TAKING A HIT THE 
FAMILIES AROUND 
THEM ARE ALSO 
TAKING A 
FINANCIAL HIT. 
SO IT IS A 
DOMINO EFFECT, 
GUYS. 
HAVE YOU EVER 
BEEN TO A SMALL 
PLACE, YOU LIKE 
IT, YOU LEAVE 
AND YOU COME 
BACK AWHILE 
LATER AND IT IS 
CLOSED? 
THAT IS THE 
WORST FEELING. 
>> YEAH, JUST 
HAPPENED IN OUR 
LITTLE TOWN. 
OUR FAVORITE 
RESTAURANT. 
THANKS FOR 
SHARING. 
>>> WE CAN MAKE 
SUCH A 
DIFFERENCE JUST 
BY SUPPORTING 
THESE 
BUSINESSES. 
>>> OVERNIGHT, 
JOE BIDEN AND 
KAMALA HARRIS. 
>> YOUR NEXT 
VICE PRESIDENT 
OF THE UNITED 
STATES, KAMALA 
HARRIS. 
>> IT WAS A 
ROLLOUT UNLIKE 
ANY OTHER. 
WITH THE NEW 
RUNNING MATES 
ADDRESSING A 
SMALL GROUP OF 
REPORTERS AND 
CAMPAIGN STAFF 
IN A HIGH SCHOOL 
GYM IN DELAWARE. 
WHILE REMAINING 
SOCIALLY 
DISTANT. 
BIDEN PRAISING 
HARRIS, CALLING 
HER SMART, TOUGH 
AND EXPERIENCED. 
>> SHE KNOWS HOW 
TO MAKE THE HARD 
CALLS. 
>> SHE IS READY 
TO DO THIS JOB 
ON DAY ONE. 
>> THEY ALSO 
UNDERSCORED THE 
HISTORIC MOMENT 
WITH HARRIS 
BECOMING THE 
FIRST BLACK 
WOMAN TO JOIN A 
MAJOR PARTY 
TICKET. 
>> ALL ACROSS 
THE NATION 
LITTLE GIRLS 
WOKE UP, 
ESPECIALLY 
LITTLE BLACK AND 
BROWN GIRLS, 
THAT SO OFTEN 
FEEL OVERLOOKED 
AND UNDERVALUED 
IN THEIR 
COMMUNITIES. 
BUT TODAY, TODAY 
JUST MAYBE THEY 
ARE SEEING 
THEMSELVES FOR 
THE FIRST TIME 
IN A NEW WAY. 
>>> SO, I'M SO 
PROUD TO STAND 
WITH YOU. 
AND I DO SO 
MINDFUL OF ALL 
THE HEROIC AND 
AMBITIOUS WOMEN 
BEFORE ME. 
>> WITH THE 
COVID-19 
SHORTENED 
CAMPAIGN NOW IN 
FULL SWING, THE 
DEMOCRATS 
DELIVERED A 
SCATHING 
INDICTMENT OF 
DONALD TRUMP'S 
PRESIDENCY. 
>> AMERICA IS 
CRYING OUT FOR 
LEADERSHIP. 
YET WE HAVE A 
PRESIDENT WHO 
CARES MORE ABOUT 
HIMSELF THAN THE 
PEOPLE WHO 
ELECTED HIM. 
>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP SAYS HE 
DID NOT WATCH 
HIS OPPONENT, 
BUT HE DID TAKE 
AIM AT HARRIS. 
>> I THINK SHE 
IS GOING TO BE A 
BIG FAILURE. 
>> AND DOUBLING 
DOWN OVERNIGHT, 
A TRUMP CAMPAIGN 
E-MAIL, CALLING 
HARRIS THE 
MEANEST, MOST 
HORRIBLE, MOST 
DISRESPECTFUL, 
MOST LIBERAL OF 
ANYONE IN THE 
U.S. SENATE. 
BIDEN KNOWED 
(SIC) THE 
FRIENDSHIP 
HARRIS FORMED 
WITH HIS LATE 
SON. 
>>> THAT MEANT A 
LOT TO ME AS I 
MADE THIS 
DECISION. 
>> HE INSPIRED 
PEOPLE TO BE A 
BETTER VERSION 
OF THEMSELVES. 
WHEN I ASKED HIM 
WHERE DID YOU 
GET THAT? 
WHERE DID THIS 
COME FROM? 
HE WOULD ALWAYS 
TALK ABOUT HIS 
DAD. 
>> BIDEN TWEETED 
THIS IMAGE OF 
THE CANDIDATES 
DRESSED ALMOST 
IDENTICALLY IN 
BLUE SUITS WITH 
THE CAPTION 
LET'S GET TO 
WORK, KAMALA 
HARRIS. 
REPUBLICANS ARE 
TAKING NOTE WITH 
SOME OF THE 
ADVISERS 
WORRYING ABOUT 
HIS SCATTER SHOT 
TWITTER ATTACKS 
IN TRYING TO 
DEFINE EITHER 
JOE BIDEN OR 
KAMALA HARRIS. 
>>> CASEY HUNT 
OUR CAPITOL HILL 
CORRESPONDENT 
WITH WHAT WE CAN 
EXPECT FOR THE 
NEXT 82 DAYS. 
GOOD MORNING TO 
YOU. 
WHERE DOES THE 
BIDEN CAMPAIGN 
SEE LARSSON 
HELPING? 
>> Reporter: 
GOOD MORNING TO 
YOU. 
I THINK THERE 
ARE TWO KEY 
THINGS. 
THE FIRST IS OF 
COURSE, BLACK 
WOMEN, WHO 
HELPED HIM WIN 
IN THE PRIMARY 
AND WHO KAMALA 
HARRIS REALLY 
ENERGIZED. 
AND THE OTHER, 
SUBURBAN WHITE 
WOMEN, MANY WHO 
VOTED FOR 
DEMOCRATS IN THE 
2018 MIDTERM 
LAKE-EFFECT SNOW 
AND DEMOCRATS 
NEED TO REALLY 
TURN OUT FOR JOE 
BIDEN. 
SHE IS ALSO A 
REALLY POWERFUL 
FUNDRAISER. 
THE BIDEN 
CAMPAIGN SAID 
THEY RAISED $26 
MILLION IN THE 
DAY AFTER THEY 
ANNOUNCED HER AS 
THE PICK. 
>>> WE HAVE SEEN 
A COUPLE OF 
ATTACK LINES. 
ONE CALLING HER 
THE MOST LIBERAL 
MEMBER OF THE 
SENATE, THE 
OTHER SAYING SHE 
IS NOT 
PROGRESSIVE 
ENOUGH ON 
CERTAIN ISSUES, 
OBVIOUSLY TRYING 
TO DAMPEN 
ENTHUSIASM WITH 
THE BASE OF THE 
DEMOCRATIC 
PARTY. 
CAN THEY THROW 
EVERYTHING AT 
HER? 
>> Reporter: 
SAVANNAH, SOME 
OF MY REPUBLICAN 
SOURCES ARE 
SURPRISED THE 
TRUMP CAMPAIGN 
HAS NOT BEEN 
MORE CLEAR IN 
THEIR ATTACK 
LINES AGAINST 
HARRIS. 
BECAUSE THEY 
HAVE, IN THEORY, 
HAD MONTHS TO 
PREPARE FOR HER 
AS THE POTENTIAL 
PICK. 
SO FAR THEY ARE 
TRYING TO THROW 
BOTH AT HER, 
PARTICULARLY ON 
THE ONE HAND 
SAYING SHE IS 
SOFT ON CRIME, 
BUT ON THE OTHER 
HAND, SAYING HER 
RECORD AS A 
PROSECUTOR IS 
TOO STRONG FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
DEMOCRATS TO GET 
BEHIND HER. 
WE ARE STILL 
WAITING FOR 
REPUBLICANS TO 
REALLY FORM A 
CLEAR MESSAGE 
AGAINST HER AT 
THIS POINT, 
SAVANNAH. 
>> GIVE US A 
SNAPSHOT OF THE 
POLLS, SOME SHOW 
A TIGHTENING 
RACE? 
>> Reporter: I 
THINK OVERALL, 
SAVANNAH, WE 
ALWAYS SEE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
RACES TIGHTEN 
HEADING INTO THE 
FALL. 
AND YOU ARE 
SEEING SOME OF 
THAT IN THE 
NUMBERS HERE AS 
WE HEAD INTO THE 
MAIN ELECTION 
STRETCH. 
THERE IS GOING 
TO BE SOME VERY 
HIGH PROFILE 
MOMENTS, THE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
DEBATES BETWEEN 
JOE BIDEN AND 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
AND ALSO, OF 
COURSE, KAMALA 
HARRIS'S NEXT 
BIG HIGH PROFILE 
TEST, WHEN SHE 
WILL DEBATE VICE 
PRESIDENT MIKE 
PENCE. 
SAVANNAH? 
>> ALL RIGHT. 
A RAINY 
WASHINGTON. 
WE ARE GETTING 
THE WEATHER 
REPORT THERE, 
TOO. 
THANK YOU. 
WE SHOULD ALSO 
MENTION THE 
CONVENTIONS ARE 
ABOUT TO GET 
UNDERWAY NEXT 
WEEK. 
EVENTS BEING 
HELD VIRTUALLY 
FOR THE FIRST 
TIME. 
THE DEMOCRATS 
WILL START 
MONDAY NIGHT. 
WE WILL BRING 
YOU NIGHTLY 
COVERAGE RIGHT 
HERE ON NBC. 
>>> THIS MORNING 
A DIRE WARNING 
FROM THE HEAD OF 
THE CDC. 
>> THIS COULD BE 
THE WORST FALL 
FROM A PUBLIC 
HEALTH 
PERSPECTIVE WE 
HAVE EVER HAD. 
>> GOING ON TO 
SAY THE SUN 
TRUST FRIDAY IS 
AT WAR AGAINST 
CORONAVIRUS. 
CDC DIRECTOR 
ROBERT REDFIELD 
SAYS OVER 95% OF 
AMERICANS NEED 
TO WEAR MASKS 
AND SOCIAL 
DISTANCE TO BEAT 
THE VIRUS. 
THE WARNING 
COMES AS SCHOOLS 
NATIONWIDE ARE 
STRUGGLING 
THROUGH THE 
CHAOS OF COVID-
19. 
GEORGIA'S HIGH 
SCHOOL WHICH 
OPENED LAST WEEK 
AND WAS 
IMMEDIATELY 
CRITICIZED WITH 
THESE PHOTOS OF 
STUDENTS PACKING 
HALLWAYS NOW 
SAYS IT HAS 35 
CONFIRMED CASES 
OF COVID-19. 
>> I DON'T THINK 
THE BOARD HAS 
TAKEN STEPS. 
>> THE SCHOOL 
ANNOUNCING NEW 
PLANS WITH A 
REDUCED NUMBER 
OF STUDENTS ON 
CAMPUS. 
IN LIVINGSTON 
PARISH, 
LOUISIANA NEARLY 
150 STUDENTS 
QUARANTINED 
AFTER THE FIRST 
WEEK OF SCHOOL. 
IN HOUSTON, A 
COUNTY JUDGE 
SAYS NO CHILDREN 
SHOULD BE IN 
CLASS UNDER THE 
CURRENT 
CONDITIONS. 
>> THE COUNTDOWN 
TO THE FIRST DAY 
OF SCHOOL IN 
PERSON IS LIKE A 
TICKING TIME 
BOMB. 
>> Reporter: 
MEANWHILE, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
IS AGAIN PUSHING 
TO GET CHILDREN 
BACK TO SCHOOL. 
>> ALL SCHOOLS 
SHOULD BE MAKING 
PLANS TO RESUME 
IN PERSON 
CLASSES AS SOON 
AS POSSIBLE. 
>> Reporter: 
RELEASING 
RECOMMENDATIONS 
FOR SCHOOLS, 
ENCOURAGING THE 
USE OF MASKS, 
WHEN SOCIAL 
DISTANCING IS 
NOT POSSIBLE, 
AND MINIMIZING 
LARGE, INDOOR 
GATHERINGS. 
IN ELIZABETH, 
NEW JERSEY, 400 
TEACHERS CLAIMED 
A MEDICAL 
EXEMPTION, 
MAKING IT 
VIRTUALLY 
IMPOSSIBLE FOR 
IN PERSON 
LEARNING. 
>> THEY ARE 
AFRAID TO 
CONTRACT THE 
VIRUS AT WORK, 
AND THEN BRING 
IT HOME TO LOVED 
ONES. 
>> Reporter: 
DESPITE THE 
CONCERNS, 
EXPERTS INSIST 
IF DONE SAFELY, 
SCHOOLS MAY 
STILL BE ABLE TO 
OPEN IN SOME 
PLACES THIS 
YEAR. 
>> AS LONG AS 
THERE IS NOT A 
LOT OF INFECTION 
IN THE 
COMMUNITY. 
AS LONG AS WE 
GET KIDS TO MASK 
UP. 
AS LONG AS YOU 
CREATE A GOOD 
AMOUNT OF 
VENTILATION, 
OPEN WINDOWS AND 
DOORS IN 
CLASSROOMS, I 
THINK IT IS 
POSSIBLE TO GET 
THE KIDS BACK. 
>>> SO TOM, 
SCHOOLS ARE 
TRYING TO OPEN 
UP AND TRYING TO 
TAKE PRECAUTIONS 
TO DO THAT, I 
WOULD IMAGINE 
THAT EXPENSE HAS 
GOT TO BE A 
MAJOR FACTOR AS 
WELL, RIGHT? 
>> THERE IS ONE 
ESTIMATE OUT 
THIS MORNING, 
SUGGESTING IT 
COULD BE $1.7 
MILLION PER 
SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
BUT LISTEN. 
THAT IS TAKING 
THE ENTIRE 
COUNTRY AND 
AVERAGING ALL 
TOGETHER SMALL 
DISTRICTS, LARGE 
DISTRICTS. 
IT COULD BE A 
HECK OF A LOT 
MORE IN SOME 
DISTRICTS. 
THAT MONEY WOULD 
PAY FOR HAND 
SANITIZER, 
MASKS, 
DISINFECTANT 
FOGGING 
MACHINES, SCHOOL 
NURSES, RUBBER 
GLOVES. 
YOU CAN IMAGINE. 
EVERYTHING YOU 
HAVE TO SPEND 
MONEY ON FOR A 
SINGLE SCHOOL 
AND MULTIPLY 
THAT ACROSS THE 
DISTRICT. 
A LOT OF 
DISTRICTS SIMPLY 
DON'T HAVE THE 
KIND OF MONEY IT 
WOULD TAKE TO DO 
THIS PROPERLY. 
>>> THIS MORNING 
AT THE MARION 
COUNTY, FLORIDA 
SHERIFF'S 
OFFICE, A SIGN 
AT THE FRONT 
DOOR CAUSING 
SOME TO DO A 
DOUBLE TAKE. 
ANYONE ENTERING 
THIS FACILITY 
MUST REMOVE 
THEIR MASK. 
THE SHERIFF 
HERE. 
>> HELLO MARION 
COUNTY CITIZENS. 
>> Reporter: 
DECLINE TO TALK 
TO NBC NEWS. 
BUT IN HIS ORDER 
HE MANDATES THE 
900 DEPUTIES AND 
STAFF ON HIS 
FORCE NOT COVER 
THEIR FACES FOR 
ROUTINE WORK, 
SAYING, IN PART, 
WHEN YOU ARE ON 
DUTY, WORKING AS 
MY EMPLOYEE, AND 
REPRESENTING MY 
OFFICE, MASKS 
WILL NOT BE 
WORN. 
>> THAT SIGN IS 
LIKE ENCOURAGING 
PEOPLE TO SMOKE. 
PEOPLE WILL DIE 
AS A RESULT OF 
THIS. 
IT IS SHAMEFUL. 
>> Reporter: THE 
ORDER TO REMOVE 
MASKS COMES DAYS 
AFTER THE 
BIGGEST CITY IN 
MARION COUNTY, 
OCALA, PASSED AN 
EMERGENCY 
ORDINANCE, 
REQUIRING 
EVERYONE WEAR A 
MASK WHEN 
ENTERING A 
BUSINESS. 
THE MAYOR WAS 
THE LONE VOICE 
WHO OPPOSED THAT 
MASK MANDATE. 
>>> HOW MUCH OF 
THIS IS A 
POLITICAL 
DECISION OVER A 
HEALTH DECISION? 
>> MINE IS A 
CONSTITUTIONAL 
DECISION. 
>> SHERIFF BILLY 
WOOD ISSUED HIS 
NO MASK MANDATE 
THIS WEEK ON THE 
SAME DAY FLORIDA 
RECORDED A 
RECORD 276 COVID-
19 DEATHS. 
THIS WAS HOURS 
AFTER WOODS SAID 
HE AND OTHER 
SHERIFFS HAD 
SPOKEN BY PHONE 
WITH PRESIDENT 
TRUMP. 
>>> TO DATE 104 
OF OUR FRIENDS 
AND FAMILY 
MEMBERS AND 
RESIDENTS HAVE 
DIED RELATED TO 
COVID-19. 
AND WE ARE 
TRYING TO STOP 
THAT. 
>> Reporter: BUT 
THE SHERIFF SAYS 
THERE IS NO 
SOLID EVIDENCE 
THAT MASKS 
PROTECT AGAINST 
CORONAVIRUS. 
SOMETHING HEALTH 
EXPERTS SAY IS 
FALSE. 
>> WE KNOW THERE 
ARE A FEW THINGS 
RIGHT NOW 
AVAILABLE TO US 
THAT CAN HELP 
SAVE LIVES. 
AT THE TOP OF 
THAT LIST RIGHT 
NOW ARE MASKS. 
>>> CAN THE 
COUNCIL 
ULTIMATELY 
OVERRIDE THAT 
SHERIFF'S 
ANTIMASK ORDER 
IF THEY WANTED 
TO? 
>> WELL THE 
SHERIFF IS A 
CONSTITUTIONAL 
OFFICER, SO IF 
THE COUNTY 
COMMISSION 
DECIDES TO 
CHALLENGE HIM, 
IT ULTIMATELY 
WOULD GO TO 
COURT. 
COUNCIL MEMBER 
WAR DELOSREYESS 
WHAT HE BELIEVES 
IS AN INEVITABLE 
SCENARIO, WHERE 
A DEPUTY PULLS 
SOMEBODY OVER. 
THE DEPUTY IS 
NOT WEARING A 
MASK. 
THE PERSON 
INSIDE WILL NOT 
ROLL DOWN THEIR 
WINDOW, FEARING 
THEY MIGHT BE 
EXPOSED TO 
CORONAVIRUS AND 
IT ESCALATES 
FROM THERE. 
SO CLEARLY A LOT 
OF CHALLENGES 
AND PROBLEMS. 
BUT ALSO SOME 
VERY STRONG 
FEELINGS BY THE 
SHERIFF IN 
MARION COUNTY, 
FLORIDA. 
SAVANNAH? 
>>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH. 
>>> THIS MORNING 
AMERICA'S TEAM 
IS LOOKING TO 
KICKOFF ITS 
SEASON TO THE 
ROAR OF A LIVE 
CROWD. 
>> THE DALLAS 
COWBOYS PLAN ON 
PLAYING ALL OF 
OUR FOOTBALL 
GAMES AND WE 
PLAN ON PLAYING 
THEM IN FRONT OF 
OUR FANS. 
>> Reporter: 
JERRY JONES MADE 
THE ANNOUNCEMENT 
WEDNESDAY AT A 
PRESEASON PRESS 
CONFERENCE, 
PROVIDING A PEEK 
AT THEIR 
PANDEMIC 
PLAYBOOK. 
>> WE'LL ADHERE 
TO ALL PROTOCOLS 
AND ADAPT THEM 
TO THE 
UNIQUENESS OF 
OUR STADIUM -U 
JONES WOULDN'T 
SAY HOW MANY 
FANS WOULD BE 
ALLOWED INSIDE, 
TEXAS GOVERNOR 
GREG ABBOTT HAS 
ONLY OKAYED 
STADIUMS AT 50% 
CAPACITY. 
MEANING THE 3 
MILLION SQUARE 
FOOT STADIUM CAN 
STILL WELCOME 
MORE THAN 40,000 
PEOPLE. 
DAK PRESCOTT WAS 
NOT ASKED 
SPECIFICALLY 
ABOUT THE PLAN, 
BUT SAYS THERE 
IS A HEIGHTENED 
AWARENESS ABOUT 
PLAYING DURING A 
PANDEMIC. 
>> FOR ME IT IS 
BEING SAFE, 
FOLLOWING THE 
GUIDELINES THE 
TEAM AND THE NFL 
HAVE LAID OUT 
FOR US. 
>> Reporter: THE 
BOYS WON'T BE 
THE ONLY TEAM 
WITH FANS IN THE 
STANDS. 
SO FAR ONLY FOUR 
TEAMS HAVE 
SACKED THE IDEA 
FOR THE SEASON, 
INCLUDING THE 
NEW YORK JETS 
AND GIANTS, 
WHICH SHARE THE 
LARGEST STADIUM 
IN THE NFL. 
IN WISCONSIN, 
GREEN BAY'S 
LEGENDARY 
LAMBEAU FIELD 
WHICH SEATS MORE 
THAN 81,000 MAY 
OPEN TO 12,000 
PACKERS FANS. 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING RULES 
ARE STILL NOT 
CLEAR AND COULD 
VARY FROM TEAM 
TO TEAM. 
THE NFL HAS ONLY 
MANDATED FANS 
WEAR FACE 
COVERINGS AND 
WILL REPORTEDLY 
BLOCK OFF THE 
FIRST SIX TO TEN 
ROWS IN EVERY 
STADIUM, WHILE 
GROUPING FANS 
INTO PODS OF UP 
TO 15 PEOPLE 
THAT WILL BE 
SPACED OUT FROM 
OTHERS. 
>> WITH NO 
LEAGUE WIDEMAN 
DATE HERE, HOW 
CONCERNED ARE 
YOU ABOUT SAFETY 
ACROSS-THE-
BOARD? 
>> YOU ARE 
ESSENTIALLY 
DEALING WITH 
RIGHT NOW 28 
FRANCHISES THAT 
COULD DO IT 28 
DIFFERENT WAYS. 
THAT MEANS THERE 
IS A HIGH LEVEL 
OF POSSIBILITY 
THERE IS SOME 
ELEMENT OF 
CHAOS. 
>> Reporter: THE 
ANNOUNCEMENT 
COMES DAYS AFTER 
THREE DALLAS 
COWBOYS AND 63 
OTHER PLAYERS 
OPTED OUT OF THE 
2020 SEASON DUE 
TO COVID-19 
CONCERNS. 
NOW THE NFL WILL 
HAVE TO HUSTLE 
TO SET HEALTH 
AND SAFETY 
PROTOCOLS WITH 
TICKET BUYING 
FANS IN MIND. 
SOMETHING NO 
OTHER PRO SPORTS 
LEAGUE HAS HAD 
TO TACKLE. 
>>> NOW THERE IS 
CERTAINLY A 
FINANCIAL 
ELEMENT TO ALL 
THIS. 
IF NO FANS 
ATTENDED ANY 
GAMES THIS YEAR, 
THE LEAGUE WOULD 
STAND TO LOSE A 
COOL $5.5 
BILLION. 
AND AS FOR THE 
COWBOYS, THEY 
WOULD LOSE ABOUT 
HALF OF THEIR 
TOTAL REVENUE. 
CRAIG? 
>>> THANKS, 
MORGAN. 
>>> SENATOR 
HARRIS HAS FACED 
CRITICISM FROM 
ALL SIDES. 
SOME REPUBLICANS 
ARE BLASTING HER 
FOR BEING TOO 
FAR LEFT. 
BUT SHE HAS 
PLENTY OF 
CRITICS IN 
CALIFORNIA WHO 
SAY SHE WAS NOT 
PROGRESSIVE 
ENOUGH. 
NOW THAT SHE IS 
SHARING THE 
NATIONAL STAGE 
WITH JOE BIDEN, 
KAMALA HARRIS 
AND HER RECORD 
AS A PROSECUTOR 
ARE UNDER 
RENEWED 
SCRUTINY. 
WORKING FIRST IN 
OAKLAND, THEN 
ELECTED AS SAN 
FRANCISCO'S 
DISTRICT 
ATTORNEY. 
>> I WILL 
SUPPORT AND 
DEFEND, SHE 
EVENTUALLY WAS 
THE FIRST BLACK 
WOMAN TO BECOME 
ATTORNEY GENERAL 
OF CALIFORNIA. 
>> MY WHOLE LIFE 
I HAVE ONLY HAD 
ONE CLIENT. 
THE PEOPLE. 
>> Reporter: BUT 
EVEN AS A 
DEMOCRATIC 
RISING STAR, SHE 
FRUSTRATED SOME 
ON THE LEFT. 
>> SHE DID NOT 
TURN OUT TO BE 
FROM OUR 
PERSPECTIVE, THE 
PROGRESSIVE 
PROSECUTOR THAT 
SHE PROMISED TO 
BE WHEN MANY OF 
US SUPPORTED 
HER. 
>> Reporter: 
DAVID CAMPOS IS 
A FORMER MEMBER 
OF SAN 
FRANCISCO'S 
POLICE 
COMMISSION, 
WHICH OVERSEAS 
THE POLICE 
DEPARTMENT. 
HE ALSO WORKED 
WITH HARRIS WHEN 
THEY WERE BOTH 
DEPUTY CITY 
ATTORNEYS. 
>> Reporter: DO 
YOU BELIEVE SHE 
SIDED WITH THE 
POLICE TOO MUCH? 
>> YEAH, I 
BELIEVE SO. 
I BELIEVE SHE 
DID NOT DO 
ENOUGH TO HOLD 
LAW ENFORCEMENT 
ACCOUNTABLE. 
>> Reporter: AS 
THE STATE'S 
ATTORNEY 
GENERAL, HARRIS 
DID NOT 
INTERVENE IN A 
SERIES OF HIGH 
PROFILE OFFICER-
INVOLVED 
SHOOTINGS. 
BUT SHE HAS ALSO 
FACED CRITICISM 
FROM POLICE 
UNIONS. 
IN 2004, SHE 
REFUSED TO SEEK 
THE DEATH 
PENALTY FOR A 
MAN WHO KILLED A 
SAN FRANCISCO 
OFFICER. 
>> FRANKLY, 
THERE ARE THOSE 
WHO WOULD LIKE 
TO PUT MY 
EXPERIENCE AS A 
PROSECUTOR INTO 
A NEGATIVE. 
BUT I'M GOING TO 
TELL YOU, AS A 
PROSECUTOR, I AM 
VERY PROUD OF MY 
RECORD. 
>> Reporter: 
HARRIS WON 
PRAISE FOR 
CREATING A STATE 
DATABASE OF 
CRIME STATISTICS 
THAT INCLUDED 
THE USE OF FORCE 
BY POLICE. 
SHE ALSO BEGAN 
REQUIRING STATE 
JUSTICE 
DEPARTMENT 
AGENTS TO WEAR 
BODY CAMERAS. 
>> I AM ONE OF 
THE FIRST 
ELECTED 
PROSECUTORS IN 
THE COUNTRY TO 
HAVE STARTED A 
REENTRY 
INITIATIVE, 
FOCUSED ON FIRST 
TIME DRUG SALES 
OFFENDERS. 
>> Reporter: 
DURING HER TIME 
AS CALIFORNIA'S 
TOP COP, SHE 
DEVELOPED A 
CLOSE FRIENDSHIP 
WITH THE 
DELAWARE 
ATTORNEY GENERAL,
BIDEN. 
>>> PRESIDENT 
OBAMA ONCE 
APOLOGIZED FOR 
CALLING HARRIS 
THE BEST LOOKING 
ATTORNEY GENERAL 
IN THE COUNTRY. 
STILL, DESPITE 
THEIR 
DISAGREEMENTS, 
SOME OF HER 
PREVIOUS CRITICS 
IN CALIFORNIA 
ARE NOW URGING 
PROGRESSIVES TO 
RALLY AROUND THE 
BIDEN HARRIS 
TICKET. 
>> MORE 
IMPORTANT TO ME 
IS TO MAKE SURE 
WE GET DONALD 
TRUMP OUT OF THE 
WHITE HOUSE. 
>> Reporter: 
THERE HAS BEEN 
SOME MIXED 
MESSAGES HERE. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
HAS TRIED TO 
LABEL SENATOR 
HARRIS AS A 
RADICAL LEFTIST 
BUT SOME 
REPUBLICANS SAY 
SHE IS NOT 
PROGRESSIVE 
ENOUGH TO CARRY 
THE BERNIE 
SANDERS 
SUPPORTERS. 
THE TRUMP 
CAMPAIGN HAS 
MADE "LAW & 
ORDER" A 
CRITICAL PART OF 
ITS CAMPAIGN 
OVER THE NEXT 
FEW MONTHS, SO 
IT SHOULD BE 
INTERESTING TO 
SEE HOW THIS 
PLAYS OUT. 
>>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH, GABE 
GUTIERREZ, WITH 
A DEEPER LOOK. 
>>> MORE THAN A 
WEEK AFTER THE 
HEART OF BEIRUT 
WAS SHATTERED, 
THIS MORNING WE 
GO BACK TO THE 
WORLD PAMELA'S 
WORLD BLEW UP. 
NEW CC TV SHOWS 
THE VIEW FROM 
THE TOP OF THE 
HOSPITAL. 
NEW VIDEO SHOWS 
THE MOMENT OF 
THE BLAST. 
PAMELA, A NICU 
NURSE, WAS AT 
HER DESK. 
>> I HEARD 
SOMETHING VERY 
LOUD AND THE 
GROUND STARTED 
SHAKING 
UNDERNEATH ME. 
>> Reporter: SHE 
CRAWLED OUT. 
BLOOD OF HER 
COLLEAGUES 
SPLATTERED ON 
THE INCUBATOR. 
>> I COULDN'T 
SEE THEM. 
BECAUSE ALL THE 
BABIES WERE 
COVERED WITH 
RUBBLE. 
I GRABBED THEM, 
AND DISCONNECTED 
THEM AND HELD 
THEM AND WENT 
THROUGH THE DOOR 
OUTSIDE. 
EVERYTHING HERE 
WAS BLOODY. 
I WAS SHAKING. 
MY HANDS WERE 
SHAKING. 
I WAS DOING THIS 
ALL THE TIME. 
THIS MOVEMENT. 
TO SEE IF I 
STILL HAD THREE 
HEADS BETWEEN MY 
ARMS. 
>> Reporter: ON 
HER WAY OUT, 
THIS NOW VIRAL 
PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS 
HER CALLING FOR 
HELP ALONGSIDE A 
DOCTOR, SHE RAN 
THREE MILES 
THROUGH THE 
DEVASTATION TO 
FIND A WORKING 
HOSPITAL. 
>> PEOPLE 
STARTED ASKING 
ME HOW CAN WE 
HELP YOU. 
I TOLD THEM 
PLEASE GIVE ME 
ANYTHING TO GIVE 
TO ME SO I COULD 
GRAB THE BABIES, 
AND WHEN SHE GOT 
THERE, THERE WAS 
ONLY ONE 
INCUBATOR LEFT. 
>> THEY WERE ALL 
OKAY. 
THEY WERE ALL 
ASLEEP AT THAT 
MOMENT. 
SO I SENSED A 
MOMENT OF PEACE 
WHEN I HAD THEM 
BACK IN THE 
INCUBATOR. 
>> Reporter: TWO 
OF THE BABIES 
PAMELA SAVED 
WERE TRIPLETS, 
FADE DRA AND 
ALEX, THEIR 
SISTER 
DISCHARGED LAST 
WEEK. 
THEIR MOTHER 
SAID THEY FEARED 
THE WORST. 
>> ALL WE SAW 
WERE THEIR 
BLANKETS. 
THEN SOMEONE 
SAID THEY WERE 
WITH PAMELA. 
SHE FOUND THE 
ONLY WAY TO 
EXPRESS THIS 
KIND OF THANKS. 
>> ABSOLUTELY 
AMAZING. 
THEY WERE THE 
LUCKY ONES. 
A THIRD BABY, 
NAMED NOAH, ALL 
SURVIVED. 
THE DEATH TOLL 
THERE, NEARLY 
200 PEOPLE. 
MORE THAN 6000 
INJURED. 
THE DAMAGE THERE 
ESTIMATED AT 
MORE THAN $15 
BILLION. 
AND EVERYONE 
THAT WE ARE 
WATCHING CLEAN 
UP, IT IS 
VOLUNTEERS NOT 
THE GOVERNMENT. 
>> MY GOODNESS. 
WHAT A 
REMARKABLE 
STORY. 
SHE RAN THREE 
MILES WITH THOSE 
BABIES IN HER 
ARMS. 
THANK YOU. 
MOLLY HUNTER, WE 
NEEDED THAT THIS 
MORNING, 
SAVANNAH. 
>> WHAT AN ACT 
OF LOVE. 
>>> ABOUT 27,000 
STUDENTS ARE SET 
TO RETURN TO 
CLASSROOMS IN 
YONKERS JUST 
NORTH OF NEW 
YORK CITY. 
WHEN AND IF THEY 
DO, THESE 
TEACHERS WILL BE 
THERE, TOO. 
>> WE ARE 
WEARING THESE 
MASKS BECAUSE 
YOU GUYS ARE 
GOING TO HAVE TO 
WEAR THEM ALL 
DAY AND THE KIDS 
ARE GOING TO 
HAVE TO WEAR 
THEM ALL DAY. 
ARE WE 
OPTIMISTIC THAT 
YOUR STUDENTS 
ARE GOING TO 
KEEP THESE MASKS 
ON ALL DAY? 
>> ABSOLUTELY 
NOT. 
>> THE CURRENT 
REOPENING PLAN 
IN YONKERS WOULD 
DIVIDE STUDENTS 
INTO TWO GROUPS. 
EACH GROUP WOULD 
GET TWO DAYS OF 
THIS PERSON 
LEARNING A WEEK. 
>> WHAT ABOUT 
THIS PLAN TO 
HAVE ONE GROUP 
OF STUDENTS IN 
ON MONDAY AND 
TUESDAY. 
AND USING 
WEDNESDAY TO 
CLEAN. 
>> IS THAT A 
SOLUTION? 
>> WE ARE ABOUT 
1200 STUDENTS. 
SO MONDAY 
TUESDAY 
WEDNESDAY 
THURSDAY FRIDAY. 
AT THE END OF 
THE WEEK 1200 
STUDENTS STILL 
WALK THROUGH THE 
BUILDING. 
PLUS ADULTS. 
>>> DANIEL 
TEACHES SOCIAL 
STUDIES AT 
LINCOLN. 
HE CREATED A 
YOUTUBE CHANNEL. 
>> I GET THE 
SENSE YOU ARE 
FRUSTRATED WITH 
WHERE THE 
NATIONAL 
CONVERSATION IS 
ABOUT THE RETURN 
TO SCHOOL. 
>> I WANT TO BE 
WITH CHILDREN. 
BUT IT IS JUST 
DO AS I SAY, NOT 
AS I DO. 
NO ONE ELSE THAT 
IS MAKING THESE 
DECISIONS ARE 
GOING TO WORK. 
DO WE WANT 
PEOPLE TO DIE TO 
OPEN SCHOOL? 
WHAT IS THE RUSH 
TO OPEN SCHOOL? 
>> I WOULD LOVE 
FOR THE 
LAWMAKERS TO 
COME DOWN AND 
JUST BE ABLE TO 
SEE CLASSROOMS 
SUCH AS THE ONES 
IN YONKERS. 
YOU KNOW? 
WE ARE 
OVERCROWDED. 
A LOT OF THE 
TIMES, THERE IS 
NO VENTILATION. 
THOSE PEOPLE 
DON'T WORK IN 
THOSE 
CONDITIONS. 
>> SHE ACTUALLY 
CAUGHT COVID-19 
IN FEBRUARY, AND 
SAYS 11 OF HER 
STUDENTS GOT 
SICK AS WELL. 
>> WE DON'T KNOW 
IF IT WAS COVID-
19. 
NINE TIMES OUT 
OF 10 IT 
PROBABLY WAS. 
>> AND YOUR 
MOTHER-IN-LAW AS 
WELL? 
I DON'T MY 
MOTHER-IN-LAW 
PASSED FROM 
COVID-19 IN 
APRIL. 
WE ARE PEOPLE, 
TOO. 
WE HAVE THE SAME 
FEARS. 
WE HAVE THE SAME 
IMMUNE SYSTEMS. 
>> MICHELLE 
GOMEZ IS A THIRD 
GENERATION 
EDUCATOR AND 
TEACHES 
BILINGUAL SOCIAL 
STUDIES TO 
EIGHTH GRADERS. 
>> PLEASE DON'T 
DISCREDIT THE 
FATHER THAT 
MAYBE IF WE ARE 
NOT IN PERSON 
THAT WE ARE NOT 
DOING OUR JOBS 
TO THE BEST OF 
OUR ABILITY. 
BECAUSE EVEN IF 
WE ARE NOT 
TEACHING ONLINE, 
FACE-TO-FACE IN 
THE MOMENT, WE 
ARE MAKING 100 
PHONE CALLS A 
DAY. 
>> MANY TEACHERS 
ALSO HAVE 
ANOTHER ROLE AS 
MOM OR DAD. 
AND THEY ARE 
LEFT MAKING 
TOUGH CHOICES 
BETWEEN THE JOB 
THEY LOVE AND 
THEIR FAMILY. 
>> I HAVE A 10-
YEAR-OLD AND A 
THREE-YEAR-OLD. 
THE THREE-YEAR-
OLD MY IN-LAWS 
WATCH. 
BUT THEY ARE IN 
THEIR 70s. 
SO THERE GOES MY 
DAYCARE. 
MY WIFE IS A 
TEACHER. 
AM I GOING TO 
TAKE CARE OF MY 
CHILDREN OR HAVE 
A JOB? 
>> THAT IS AN 
IMPOSSIBLE 
DECISION. 
HAVE YOU 
ENTERTAINED THE 
IDEA OF WALKING 
AWAY FROM 
TEACHING? 
>> IT IS NOT 
EVEN AN OPTION. 
>> WHAT IS IT 
YOU LOVE ABOUT 
TEACHERS? 
>> IT IS 
BUILDING THE 
RELATIONSHIPS 
AND REALLY 
PUSHING STUDENTS 
TO SEE THEIR 
POTENTIAL. 
IT IS THOUGHT 
LIGHT BULB 
MOMENTS. 
YOU SEE THEIR 
FACE LIGHT UP 
AND THEY ARE 
EXCITED ABOUT 
WHAT THEY JUST 
LEARNED. 
>> I LIKE THE 
ABILITY TO WORK 
WITH CHILDREN 
WHO MIGHT NOT 
SEE THEIR 
POTENTIAL. 
JUST BEING THERE 
EVERY DAY, YOU 
ARE ABLE TO 
SPARK THAT OH 
WAIT, SCHOOL IS 
FOR ME. 
>>> WE SHOULD 
POINT OUT ALL OF 
THOSE TEACHERS 
STRESS THEY ARE 
EAGER TO GO BACK 
TO THE CLASSROOM 
WHEN THEY FEEL 
IT IS SAFE. 
THEY ALSO SAID 
THAT GREAT 
STRIDES HAVE 
BEEN MADE IN 
REMOTE LEARNING, 
BUT ACCESS TO WI-
FI REMAINS AN 
OBSTACLE. 
AND WE SHOULD 
POINT OUT THE 
YONKERS SCHOOL 
DISTRICT HAS 
BEEN WORKING TO 
DEEP CLEAN 
SCHOOLS AND 
IMPLEMENT THE 
DISTANCING 
PROCEDURES AHEAD 
OF THAT FIRST 
DAY OF SCHOOL ON 
SEPTEMBER 8TH. 
>>> STEPHANIE, 
YOU HAVE SOME 
ADVICE ON WHAT 
TEACHERS CAN DO 
TO HAVE A SAFE 
AND SMOOTH 
SCHOOL YEAR. 
GOOD TO SEE YOU 
AS ALWAYS. 
FOR THE TEACHERS 
WHO ARE WATCHING 
AND LISTENING 
WHO ARE TORN 
ABOUT WHAT TO 
DO, IF THEY ARE 
LEGITIMATELY 
CONCERNED ABOUT 
THEIR SAFETY, 
WHERE DO THEY 
TURN? 
>> GOOD MORNING 
TO YOU, CRAIG. 
FIRST THINGS 
FIRST. 
EVERY TEACHER 
OUT THERE SHOULD 
KNOW THEIR 
RIGHTS AND THEIR 
RESOURCES. 
THE KAISER 
FOUNDATION DID 
SOME RESEARCH 
AND ONE OUT OF 
EVERY FOUR 
TEACHERS IS AT 
HIGHER RISK OF 
SERIOUS ILLNESS 
DUE TO COVID-19. 
IF YOU ARE A 
TEACHER WHO 
FALLS INTO THAT 
CATEGORY, YOU 
MAY HAVE 
PROTECTIONS 
THROUGH THE 
AMERICAN WITH 
DISABILITIES 
ACT. 
YOU CAN GO TO 
THE EEOC WEBSITE 
AND CHECK OUT 
THOSE PROVISIONS 
AND SPEAK TO 
YOUR LOCAL 
SUPERINTENDENT 
AND LOCAL UNION 
REP TO FIND OUT 
HOW PROTECTED 
YOU ARE. 
NEXT IF YOU ARE 
A TOO MUCHER WHO 
IS GOING TO THE 
CLASSROOM, YOU 
MUST FOCUS ON 
THE HEALTH 
GUIDELINES. 
LAST NIGHT THE 
WHITE HOUSE PUT 
OUT NEW 
GUIDELINES, 
STRESSING THE 
IMPORTANCE OF 
SANITIZING, 
WEARING MASKS, 
WASHING HANDS 
FREQUENTLY, AND 
SPENDING AS MUCH 
TIME OUTSIDE AS 
POSSIBLE. 
THE 
ADMINISTRATION 
IS ALSO NOW 
GOING TO BE 
ADMINISTERING 
OVER 100 MILLION 
MASKS, AND THEY 
ARE ENCOURAGING 
FAMILIES AND 
STUDENTS TO 
BRING AS MANY OF 
THEIR OWN SCHOOL 
SUPPLIES AS 
POSSIBLE TO 
MINIMIZE THE 
AMOUNT OF 
SHARING. 
THE LAST THING I 
WOULD SAY FOR 
TEACHERS, DO 
YOUR BEST TO BE 
AN EXAMPLE. 
YOU YOURSELF 
SHOULD BE 
PRACTICING 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING AND 
FOLLOWING ALL 
THE OTHER HEALTH 
GUIDELINES. 
FOR THE KIDS 
THIS SHOULDN'T 
BE A PUNISHMENT 
THAT THEY HAVE 
TO DO. 
THERE ARE NEW 
RULES TO THIS 
GAME AND WE HAVE 
ALL GOT TO DO IT 
IF WE WANT TO 
STAY SAFE. 
>>> PARENTS 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY ARE 
CONSUMED WITH 
WHAT BACK TO 
SCHOOL DURING 
THE PANDEMIC 
WILL LOOK LIKE. 
AS INFECTION 
RATES FLUCTUATE 
AND OPTIONS 
CHANGE. 
FOR SINGLE MOM 
ANDREA, HER FOUR 
CHILDREN ARE 
ALREADY BACK TO 
SCHOOL, FROM 
THEIR HOME 
COMPUTERS IN 
PHOENIX. 
>> SO ANDREA, 
YOU ARE IN THE 
MIDDLE OF THE 
FIRST WEEK OF 
SCHOOL. 
HOW IS IT GOING? 
>> THERE WAS 
SOME TEARS. 
THERE WAS A 
LITTLE BIT OF 
FRUSTRATION. 
THERE MIGHT BE A 
PARENT TUTORIAL 
THAT I CAN'T 
FIND. 
I STILL HAVEN'T 
EATEN TODAY. 
DID YOU EAT 
BREAKFAST? 
>> ME RUNNING 
FROM ROOM TO 
ROOM TRYING TO 
FIGURE OUT DOES 
EVERYONE KNOW 
WHERE THEIR 
ASSIGNMENTS ARE? 
I WON'T BE ABLE 
TO DO MATH. 
I COULDN'T EVEN 
TELL YOU WHAT AN 
INTEGER IS. 
>> ANDREA FAMILY 
RECENTLY MOVED 
TO PHOENIX, 
HOPING FOR A 
FRESH START 
AFTER HER 
HUSBAND DIED OF 
CANCER. 
>> YOU CHECKED 
THE BOX TO SEND 
THEM BACK TO 
SCHOOL? 
>> I CHOSE 
SENDING THEM TO 
SCHOOL, WHATEVER 
THAT LOOKED 
LIKE. 
>> Reporter: BUT 
WHEN ARIZONA 
BECAME A COVID-
19 HOT SPOT, HER 
CHILDREN'S NEW 
SCHOOL WENT 100% 
VIRTUAL. 
>> NOBODY SIGNS 
UP TO BE A 
SINGLE MOM, AND 
NOBODY SIGNED UP 
TO BE A SINGLE 
MOM TEACHER IN A 
PANDEMIC EITHER. 
>> HOME SCHOOL. 
>> MY THIRD 
GRADER WROTE IN 
HER JOURNAL THE 
FIRST DAY OF 
SCHOOL, I HATE 
HOME SCHOOL. 
>> MY DAUGHTER 
FELT THE SAME 
WAY. 
IT WAS HARD FOR 
HER. 
>> Reporter: SO 
IF YOU HAVE THE 
CHOICE AND IT IS 
SAFE TO GO BACK 
YOUR KIDS WILL 
BE IN SCHOOL? 
>> RIGHT. 
I THINK EVEN 
SENDING THEM TO 
SCHOOL WITH 
MASKS ON WOULD 
PROBABLY BE A 
WELCOME DELIGHT 
FOR THEM. 
THAT IS GOING TO 
BE BETTER FOR 
THEIR MENTAL 
HEALTH AND MY 
MENTAL HEALTH. 
>> SHE HAS A 
ZOOM MEETING 
RIGHT NOW. 
SHE IS LIKE CAN 
YOU GET ME ON MY 
ZOOM MEETING? 
>> Reporter: WE 
HAVE TO LET YOU 
GO BACK TO BEING 
TEACHER NOW. 
IN CHESAPEAKE, 
VIRGINIA MOM OF 
FOUR, WHOSE 
HUSBAND IS IN 
THE MILITARY BUT 
ON DISABILITY, 
WHOSE VIRTUAL 
LEARNING STARTS 
IN SEPTEMBER. 
YOU HAVE DECIDED 
TO KEEP YOUR 
KIDS AT HOME? 
>> WE HAVE A 
HIGH-RISK 
HOUSEHOLD AT THE 
MOMENT. 
THE STRESSES ARE 
THEY IN NEXT 
WEEK, OUT NEXT 
WEEK? 
WHO GETS TESTED 
POSITIVE? 
>> WE ARE LIKE 
LET'S JUST DO 
VIRTUAL. 
>> Reporter: IN 
YOUR LITTLE 
CULDESAC YOU ARE 
CREATING A 
LITTLE COMMUNITY 
SCHOOL WITH THE 
ZOOM TECHNOLOGY? 
>> ONE OF OUR 
PARENTS IS A 
TEACHER. 
HE IS LIKE YOU 
KNOW WHAT, IF 
YOU NEED HELP 
WITH HISTORY AND 
ENGLISH, I'M 
THERE. 
>> Reporter: THE 
PLAN IS TO BRING 
THE CHILDREN 
TOGETHER, SAFELY 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCED. 
AS A PART TIME 
DANCE TEACHER, 
JOY PLANS TO 
WORK ON 
MOVEMENT. 
BUT EACH PARENT 
IN THE CO-OP HAS 
AN EXPERTISE. 
>> SOMEBODY ELSE 
KNOWS HOW TO DO 
STOCKS HERE. 
MAYBE THEY COULD 
TEACH STOCKS. 
I CAN TEACH 
FLEXIBILITY. 
AND THEY CAN 
STILL DO IT 
SAFELY AND BE 
SIX FEET APART. 
IT IS EASIER, 
BECAUSE IT IS MY 
FAMILY. 
WE ARE TRYING TO 
MAKE SURE OUR 
KIDS DON'T FEEL 
COOPED UP. 
THE SILVER 
LINING IS THIS 
IS THE MOMENT WE 
CAN DEVELOP 
OURSELVES AND 
DEVELOP OUR 
COMMUNITY AS 
WELL. 
>>> LET'S BRING 
YOU BACK IN. 
AS WE JUST 
HEARD, WHEN IT 
COMES TO REMOTE 
LEARNING A LOT 
OF PARENTS FIND 
IT HARD TO 
BALANCE, BOTH 
BEING A PARENT 
AND A TEACHER. 
WHAT CAN WE DO 
TO EASE THE 
STRESS? 
>> JENNA, IT IS 
HARD. 
WHAT WE NEED TO 
DO IS PLAN NOW. 
IF WE ARE 
DISTANCE 
LEARNING, SET UP 
YOUR HOME 
CLASSROOM AS 
SOON AS 
POSSIBLE. 
GET YOUR 
TECHNOLOGY IN 
ORDER. 
IF YOU WORRIED 
YOU CAN'T AFFORD 
TO DO THAT, 
REACH OUT TO 
SCHOOL. 
THEY MAY BE ABLE 
TO LEND YOU 
RESOURCES AND 
TALK TO YOUR 
TEACHER. 
THERE MAY BE 
OPPORTUNITIES 
FOR ONE-ON-ONE
LEARNING. 
THE NUMBER ONE 
THING YOU NEED 
TO DO IS MAKE 
SURE WITH THAT 
POD, YOU HAVE 
SIMILAR RULES 
FOR YOUR 
FAMILIES, AND 
YOU ARE HONEST 
WITH ONE ANOTHER 
ABOUT GOING 
OUTSIDE THAT POD 
AND SEEING OTHER 
PEOPLE. 
BECAUSE SAFETY 
IS THE NUMBER 
ONE PRIORITY. 
AND THE LAST 
THING I WOULD 
SAY, AS FAR AS 
TAKING CARE OF 
YOUR CHILDREN AT 
HOME, WHETHER 
YOU ARE DISTANCE 
LEARNING OR 
DOING THIS NEW 
MODIFIED SCHOOL 
TALK TO YOUR 
EMPLOYER. 
WE KNOW 
SCHEDULES ARE 
GOING TO CHANGE 
AND SPRINGING IT 
ON YOUR EMPLOYER 
SEPTEMBER 15TH. 
OH, BY THE WAY, 
I CAN'T COME TO 
WORK OR I NEED 
TO LEAVE EVERY 
DAY AT 1:00. 
THAT IS NOT 
GOING TO WORK. 
IT IS A HARD 
CONVERSATION. 
BUT TALK TO YOUR 
EMPLOYER ABOUT 
THE SCHEDULE 
CHANGES YOU NEED 
NOW RATHER THAN 
LATER. 
PLANNING IS 
GOING TO BE THE 
KEY. 
>> SO MUCH 
USEFUL 
INFORMATION 
THERE. 
>>> HOW DO YOU 
GET ON THESE 
THINGS? 
WHOA. 
>> WHAT ARE YOU 
MOST EXCITED 
ABOUT FOR GOING 
BACK TO SCHOOL? 
>>> SEEING MY 
FRIENDS AGAIN 
AND MY NEW 
TEACHER. 
PROBABLY SEEING 
MY FRIENDS. 
AND MY TEACHERS. 
>> I'M REALLY 
EXCITED TO SEE 
MY FRIENDS 
AGAIN. 
AND MY TEACHERS. 
>> THAT IS A 
COMMON THEME. 
>> WHAT WAS IT 
LIKE FOR YOU 
WHEN SCHOOL 
SUDDENLY SHUT 
DOWN IN MARCH? 
>> I THOUGHT WE 
WERE ALL GOING 
TO GO BACK TO 
SCHOOL AND I WAS 
GOING TO SEE MY 
FRIENDS AGAIN. 
I DIDN'T KNOW IT 
WAS THE LAST 
TIME I WOULD SEE 
MY FRIENDS. 
>> I WAS LIKE 
YEAH I GET TO BE 
HOME IN MY 
PAJAMAS AND 
STUFF. 
BUT AFTER 
AWHILE, I 
REALIZED THAT 
ONLINE LEARNING 
ISN'T THE BEST 
OPTION AND I 
WOULD RATHER BE 
AT SCHOOL. 
>> WAS IT 
STRANGE FOR YOU, 
FOR YOUR MOM OR 
DAD TO SUDDENLY 
BECOME YOUR 
TEACHER? 
KIND OF 
OVERNIGHT? 
>> YEAH. 
IT WAS HARD. 
BECAUSE I DIDN'T 
UNDERSTAND A 
LOT. 
BECAUSE I 
COULDN'T REALLY 
TELL MY TEACHER. 
SO MY MOM WOULD 
HAVE TO HELP ME 
AND SHE WOULDN'T 
KNOW SOMETIMES. 
>> WITH TEACHERS 
YOU HAVE LIKE 
I'M ASKING TOO 
MUCH QUESTIONS. 
LIKE I DON'T 
KNOW IF I SHOULD 
ASK ANOTHER 
QUESTION. 
BUT WITH MY MOM 
AND DAD, THEY 
ARE FINE WITH 
IT. 
I CAN ASK THEM 
ANY QUESTIONS 
THAT I WANT. 
>> WHAT WAS THE 
TOUGHEST PART 
FOR YOU ABOUT 
THE ELEARNING? 
>> I WOULD 
PROBABLY SAY 
LIKE BEING IN 
THE SAME PLACE 
FOR SUCH A LONG 
TIME. 
LIKE JUST IN MY 
ROOM FOR A BUNCH 
OF MONTHS. 
>> I REALLY 
DON'T LIKE 
ONLINE SCHOOL. 
I DON'T REALLY 
LEARN ANYTHING. 
IT IS HARD TO 
LEARN WHEN YOU 
ARE JUST ON A 
SCREEN ALL DAY. 
>> I CAN DO MY 
CLASSES WHENEVER 
I WANT. 
I DIDN'T HAVE TO 
SHOW UP EARLY. 
>> WHAT ARE THE 
THINGS THAT 
HAPPEN AT SCHOOL 
THAT NOW CAN'T 
HAPPEN AT SCHOOL 
THAT YOU KNOW 
YOU ARE GOING TO 
MISS? 
>> PROBABLY GYM. 
BECAUSE A LOT OF 
IT, WE ARE 
TOUCHING THE 
SAME BALL AND 
CLOSE TOGETHER. 
>> WHAT I MISS 
AT SCHOOL IS MY 
TEACHERS, ALL MY 
TEACHERS. 
>> HOW IS IT 
GOING TO LOOK 
WHEN YOU GO BACK 
TO SCHOOL? 
IT IS NOT GOING 
TO BE THE SAME, 
IS IT? 
>> IT IS NOT. 
WE HAVE TO STAY 
IN THE SAME 
CLASSROOM. 
WEAR MASKS. 
>> WHAT DOES IT 
FEEL LIKE TO 
HAVE A MASK ON? 
>> IT FEELS LIKE 
YOU BARELY CAN 
BREATHE. 
>> THAT IS A 
PROBLEM. 
>> YEAH, KIND OF 
HURTS UP IN THE 
EARS. 
>> NOT SEEING 
PEOPLE'S FACIAL 
EXPRESSIONS 
MIGHT BE A 
LITTLE 
DIFFERENT. 
SEE LIKE HOW THE 
TEACHER IS 
EXPLAINING 
THINGS. 
>> I WOULD THINK 
THE MOST NERVOUS 
THING WOULD BE 
LIKE GO BACK TWO 
WEEKS AND THEN 
ANOTHER PEAK AND 
WE HAVE TO GO 
BACK TO 
ELEARNING FOR 
THE REST OF THE 
YEAR. 
>> IF YOU CAN 
SNAP YOUR 
FINGERS AND 
CHANGE ANYTHING 
RIGHT NOW, WHAT 
WOULD IT BE? 
>> TO MAKE THE 
VIRUS GO AWAY. 
OR MAYBE EVEN 
NEVER HAPPEN. 
SO NOBODY EVEN 
KNOWS IT 
HAPPENED. 
>> AFTER TALKING 
TO THESE KIDS 
AND ASKING THEM 
LOTS OF 
QUESTIONS, 
PARENTS AND 
TEACHERS CAN 
FEEL A LITTLE 
BIT BETTER. 
ONE THING IS 
ABUNDANTLY 
CLEAR. 
KIDS ARE 
RESILIENT. 
GUYS, BACK TO 
YOU. 
>>> STEPHANIE, 
THANK YOU. 
IT IS A LOT FOR 
THOSE YOUNG 
MINDS. 
ROLL US BACK 
WITH FRESH 
ADVICE ON HOW TO 
EASE CONCERNS. 
WITH LITTLE 
ONES, IT CAN 
FEEL REALLY 
HEAVY. 
>> SAVANNAH, IT 
CAN BE MASSIVE. 
I SPOKE TO THE 
EXPERTS AT CHILD 
MIND INSTITUTE 
WHO SAID STAY 
POSITIVE. 
MAINTAINING GOOD 
MENTAL HEALTH IS 
EVERYTHING. 
ON A NORMAL 
YEAR, ANXIETY 
GOES UP WHEN 
KIDS GO BACK TO 
SCHOOL. 
SO WE HAVE TO 
GIVE OUR KIDS 
THE GOVERNOR 
CHRISTIE AND THE 
SPACE TO EXPRESS 
THEIR 
FRUSTRATIONS. 
LET THEM TELL 
YOU THAT WEARING 
MASKS MAKES THEM 
MAD. 
THEY MISS THEIR 
FRIENDS. 
THAT IS NORMAL. 
BUT HELP THEM 
UNDERSTAND THEY 
ARE NOT BEING 
PUNISHED HERE. 
MY OWN KIDS, 
EVERY DAY, FEEL 
LIKE I AM 
PUNISHING THEM 
WITH THE NEW 
RULES. 
I'M NOT WITH YOU 
TODAY BECAUSE MY 
THREE KIDS ALL 
HAVE SORE 
THROATS. 
THEY ARE NOT 
SUPER SICK, BUT 
THEY HAVE 
SCRATCHY 
THROATS, SO I'M 
KEEPING THEM 
HOME AND TRYING 
TO HELP THEM 
UNDERSTAND THIS 
IS OUR NEW 
NORMAL. 
TO GET THEM IN 
THE ROUTINE OF 
ACCEPTING THIS, 
YOU HAVE TO 
FOCUS ON THAT 
FOR SCHOOL. 
GET ON A SCHOOL 
SCHEDULE. 
CREATE A REAL 
SET UP. 
MAKE THEM WAKE 
UP AT THE SAME 
TIME EVERY DAY. 
BRUSH THOSE 
TEETH, COMB THAT 
HAIR. 
GET DRESSED. 
IF YOU CREATE A 
REAL SCHEDULE, 
YOU ARE GOING TO 
START TO ACCEPT 
AT A TIME WHEN 
THINGS FEEL OUT 
OF CONTROL, YOU 
CAN CONTROL SOME 
THINGS, AND 
CREATE A REAL 
NORMAL SET UP. 
SOME SENSE OF 
ORDER. 
IT IS REALLY, 
REALLY 
IMPORTANT. 
>>> BRUSH THE 
TEETH, COMB THE 
HAIR, GET OUT OF 
YOUR PJS. 
THAT GOES FOR 
PARENTS TOO, 
RIGHT, 
STEPHANIE? 
>> ABSOLUTELY. 
>>> IT IS A 
GREAT 
CONVERSATION TO 
BE HAVING. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
WE ARE GOING TO 
KEEP IT GOING IN 
OUR THIRD HOUR, 
INCLUDING A 
CLOSER LOOK AT 
EDUCATION PODS. 
PARENTS WHO ARE 
HIRING TEACHERS 
FOR PRIVATE 
LESSONS FOR A 
SMALL GROUP OF 
KIDS. 
NBC NEWS ALSO IS 
GOING TO HAVE A 
PRIME TIME 
SPECIAL ON 
CORONAVIRUS IN 
THE CLASSROOM. 
LESTER HOLT IS 
GOING TO HOST IT 
TONIGHT. 
8:00, 7:00 
CENTRAL RIGHT 
HERE ON NBC. 
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS, I FOUND A 
FATHER TRYING TO 
TEACH HIS SON 
ABOUT PEACE. 
>> WE DON'T 
RETALIATE WITH 
ANGER. 
WE RETALIATE 
WITH LOVE. 
THERE IS ALWAYS 
ANOTHER WAY. 
THAT IS 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. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO 
BE DONE TO MAKE 
BALLOTS READY TO 
GO FOR THE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION IN 
NOVEMBER? 
>> WHAT IS A 
POLICY CHANGE IN 
POLICING THAT 
YOU WOULD LIKE 
TO SEE? 
>> WHO IS LYING 
EVERY DAY? 
THAT IS THE NEWS 
STORY AMERICANS 
WANT TO HEAR. 
>> MORNING JOE 
HERE ON MSNBC. 
>>> WE WOULD 
LIKE TO SAY WE 
LIVE IN SOME 
SORT OF POST 
RACIAL AMERICA. 
BUT WE DO NOT. 
>>> I WATCH THE 
MAYOR OF ATLANTA 
TRYING TO RAISE 
HER SON. 
>>> I REMEMBER 
HER COMING HOME 
SAYING WHY DON'T 
I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WRITE GIRLS? 
IT IS OKAY TO 
NOTICE THAT YOU 
ARE DIFFERENT. 
JUST DON'T FEEL 
LESS THAN. 
>>> 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 ACTUALLY 
SAW A LARGE 
CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD 
COME THROUGH 
HERE. 
>> IT IS NEWS 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS, 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> A REAL 
CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING HERE 
IN BRAZIL BEFORE 
OUR VERY EYES. 
>> OUR GLOBAL 
FIGHT AGAINST US 
UNITES US. 
>> THE PEOPLE IN 
MEXICO CITY SAID 
IF THEY DON'T 
WORK, THEY ARE 
NOT GOING TO BE 
ABLE TO FEED 
THEIR FAMILIES. 
>>> THE SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK 
OVER THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF WEEKS 
IN STAINS. 
>> SO THAT YOU 
CAN BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
US HERE. 
>> LIVE ACROSS 
ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
IT DOESN'T LOOK 
LIKE THE SAME 
NORMAL AS 
BEFORE. 
>>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE 
FOR FEAR IS FEAR 
ITSELF. 
>>> THESE ARE 
THE UNITED 
STATES. 
A UNITED PEOPLE. 
WITH A UNITED 
PURPOSE. 
>> THE FUTURE 
DOESN'T BELONG 
TO THE FAINT 
HEART. 
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 ENGINE 
FOR PROGRESSIVE 
POLITICAL 
CHANGE. 
PEOPLE ARE NOT 
SIX FEET APART 
FROM ONE OTHER. 
ARE YOU WORRIED 
THIS MAY 
DOVETAIL INTO 
THE RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION AT 
THESE ONGOING 
PROTESTS? 
>> JOE BIDEN 
REALLY NEEDED 
SOMEONE ON THE 
TICKET WHO 
REPRESENTED KIND 
OF A BRIDGING 
TOGETHER OF THE 
DIVIDES IN OUR 
COUNTRY. 
AND I THINK 
KAMALA HARRIS, 
FITS THAT BILL 
PERFECTLY. 
>> HAVING 
SOMEBODY FROM 
THE WEST WHO 
UNDERSTANDS DAY-
TO-DAY ISSUES OF 
LATINAS AND 
PEOPLE OF COLOR, 
IS SO IMPORTANT. 
THIS IS THE WEST 
COAST. 
AGAIN, THE 
DEMOGRAPHICS OF 
THE SOUTHWEST 
ARE SO DIFFERENT 
FROM THE EAST 
COAST, THAT I DO 
THINK IT IS 
IMPORTANT THAT 
HE PICKED 
SOMEBODY FROM 
THE WEST COAST. 
>> AS A BLACK 
WOMAN, AS AN 
ASIAN AMERICAN 
WOMAN, AS 
SOMEONE WHO IS 
GOING TO BE 
IMPACTED BY 
ISSUES HERSELF 
GROWING UP, AS 
SOMEONE WHO CAME 
UP WITH THE 
CIVIL RIGHTS 
MOVEMENT IN 
CALIFORNIA, AS 
SOMEONE WHO CAN 
SPEAK TO THOSE 
ISSUES, WHO HAS 
HEARD OUR VOICES 
BEFORE, THAT IS 
SOMEONE WE COULD 
GET ENGAGED 
WITH. 
>> I THINK HE 
HAS PICKED A 
PERFECT, 
CONVENTIONAL 
LOGICAL CHOICE 
FOR HIM. 
AND I THINK IT 
WILL INVIGORATE 
AND SOLIDIFY THE 
BASE OF THE 
DEMOCRAT PARTY. 
BUT I STILL 
FUNDAMENTALLY 
BELIEVE THAT 
MOST PEOPLE ARE 
BAKED IN ON 
WHETHER THEY ARE 
GOING TO GO FOR 
BIDEN OR VOTE 
FOR THE 
PRESIDENT. 
>> I THINK 
PEOPLE ARE 
EXCITED. 
I THINK PEOPLE 
ARE TIRED OF 
WHAT IS 
HAPPENING. 
SO I THINK 
PEOPLE WILL SHOW 
UP TO THE POLLS 
THIS TIME. 
I HOPE THERE IS 
NOTHING THAT 
STOPS THEM WITH 
THIS PANDEMIC. 
THE LAST VOTING 
DAY IT WAS A 
MESS. 
YOU KNOW, WE 
WERE SCARED FOR 
OUR ELDERLY AND 
IT WAS A LOT. 
BUT I'M HOPING 
THAT THIS TIME 
IS GOING TO BE 
DIFFERENT. 
I FEEL GOOD 
ABOUT IT. 
>>> NOW WE HAVE 
A MOMENT FOR 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN 
YOUNG GIRLS TO 
BE ABLE TO LOOK 
TO HER AND BE 
ABLE TO PUT THAT 
ON THEIR 
CHECKLIST THAT 
IT IS A REALITY 
NOW. 
I CAN NOW BECOME 
VICE PRESIDENT 
OF THE UNITED 
STATES. 
>> I'LL BE 
HONEST WITH YOU. 
CAMERA WASN'T MY 
FIRST OPTION 
WHEN SHE WAS 
RUNNING AS A 
PRESIDENTIAL 
CANDIDATE. 
BUT IT MAKES 
SENSE HE PICKED 
HER. 
IT MAKES SENSE 
FOR THE COUNTRY. 
FOR ME TO MAKES 
SENSE TO BRING 
IN PEOPLE 
TOGETHER. 
IT IS REALLY 
WHAT SHOULD BE 
HAPPENING RIGHT 
NOW. 
WE SHOULD BE 
HAVING A MORE 
DIVERSE LINEUP 
OF POLITICIANS 
DOING THE WORK 
FOR US. 
WE ARE NOT ALL 
OLD WHITE MEN. 
AND THE REALITY 
IS THE CURRENT 
PRESIDENT HAS 
DONE A TERRIBLE 
JOB OF RUNNING 
THIS COUNTRY FOR 
THE LAST FOUR 
MONTHS. 
>> HISTORICALLY, 
WE HAVE KNOWN 
HOW SUPPORTIVE 
THE BLACK WOMEN 
HAVE, THE ROLE 
THAT BLACK WOMEN 
PLAY IN ELECTING 
PEOPLE AT EVERY 
LEVEL OF 
GOVERNMENT. 
SO ON ONE LEVEL 
IT IS SAYING 
OKAY, WE 
RECOGNIZE THE 
VALUE, RIGHT? 
BUT ON A WHOLE 
ANOTHER LEVEL, 
WE ARE TELLING 
THE WORLD THAT 
IT IS MORE ABOUT 
CAPABILITY THAN 
IT IS ABOUT SKIN 
COLOR. 
IT IS MORE ABOUT 
YOUR ABILITY TO 
GET THINGS DONE 
THAN IT IS ABOUT 
SKIN COLOR, OR 
BEING A WOMAN. 
IT IS ABOUT CAN 
YOU HELP ME TAKE 
CARE OF THE 
PEOPLE. 
>>> THE BIG 12 
WILL PLAY 
FOOTBALL THIS 
FALL, EVEN 
THOUGH OTHER 
MAJOR 
CONFERENCES LIKE 
THE BIG 10 AND 
PAC 12 ARE 
PUSHING THEIR 
SEASONS PACK. 
MORGAN SHOWS US 
WHAT IS GOING ON 
WITH COLLEGE 
FOOTBALL. 
>> ALLISON, GOOD 
AFTERNOON. 
THE DAYS OF 
RUMORS, WE ARE 
STARTING TO GET 
A BIT OF A 
BETTER PICTURE 
AS TO WHAT 
COLLEGE FOOTBALL 
COULD LOOK LIKE. 
WE KNOW THAT 
YESTERDAY THE 
PAC 12 AND THE 
BIG 10 DECIDED 
NOT TO HAVE ANY 
FALL SEASONS, 
NOT JUST FOR 
FOOTBALL, BUT 
FOR ANY FALL 
SPORTS. 
BUT TODAY WE ARE 
HEARING FROM THE 
BIG 12. 
AND THAT IS THE 
CONFERENCE THAT 
HAS THE 
UNIVERSITY OF 
TEXAS, HAS TCU, 
UNIVERSITY OF 
OKLAHOMA, SOME 
BIG NAMES IN 
COLLEGE 
FOOTBALL. 
THEY HAVE COME 
OUT TODAY AND 
SAID THAT THEY 
HAVE A TENTATIVE 
SCHEDULE 
RELEASED. 
IT WILL BE A 
TRUNCATED 
VERSION OF WHAT 
FANS ARE USED TO 
AND AT LEAST AS 
OF THIS MOMENT 
IN TIME THEY ARE 
GOING TO PLAN ON 
HAVING A FALL 
SEASON. 
WITH THAT PLAN 
COMES AN 
INCREASED LEVEL 
OF EXPECTATION 
FROM A HEALTH 
STANDPOINT FOR 
BOTH THE PLAYERS 
AND THE STAFF. 
OFFICIALS SAYING 
TODAY THAT, 
SHOULD THERE BE 
ANY SORT OF 
COVID-19 
PRESENCE ON A 
TEAM, OR A 
CONFIRMATION, 
CASE WITH A 
PLAYER, THAT 
THEY WILL HAVE 
TO UNDERGO 
RIGOROUS HEALTH 
TESTING BEFORE 
BEING ALLOWED 
BACK ON THE 
FIELD. 
AND THAT IS 
REALLY THE 
SYSTEM THAT WE 
ARE STILL 
WAITING TO SEE, 
FOR NOT JUST THE 
BIG 12 AND ITS 
ENTIRETY, BUT 
ALSO THE SEC AND 
THE ACC ON HOW 
EXACTLY THEY 
PLAN TO MITIGATE 
THE COVID-19 
CRISIS AS THEY 
PUT FORTH THESE 
FOOTBALL 
SEASONS. 
WE KNOW THAT THE 
SEC COMMISSIONER 
WANTS TO SPEAK 
TO OFFICIALS 
WITH THE PAC 12 
AND THE BIG 10 
TO SEE WHAT 
REALLY CONVINCED 
THEM TO CANCEL 
THE SEASON ALL 
TOGETHER. 
AND THE ACC SAYS 
THEY WANT TO 
KEEP THEIR 
SEASON FLEXIBLE 
TO ADAPT IF 
NEEDED. 
BUT AS OF RIGHT 
NOW, FOOTBALL 
SEASON IS STILL 
INTACT. 
ALLISON? 
>>> EVERY FALL, 
COLLEGE STUDENTS 
LOOK FORWARD TO 
RETURNING TO 
THEIR CAMPUS 
BUBBLE AND 
REUNITING WITH 
CLASSMATES. 
BUT THIS YEAR 
THAT BUBBLE WILL 
BE MORE THAN 
JUST A CULTURAL 
CLIQUE. 
VAS CZAR ISN'T 
ALLOWING 
STUDENTS TO 
LEAVE CAMPUS. 
NO PART-TIME 
JOBS, VISITING 
FAMILY OR EATING 
IN TOWN THIS 
SEMESTER. 
STUDENTS HAVE TO 
STAY IN THE 
BUBBLE. 
AND THEY ARE 
CAUTIOUSLY 
OPTIMISTIC. 
>> I REALLY WANT 
US TO BE TAKING 
MORE 
PRECAUTIONS. 
AS LONG AS THEY 
DO THAT, I'M 
REALLY HAPPY TO 
BE THERE. 
I WANT TO TRUST. 
>> GOING BACK TO 
CAMPUS AND I'M 
SUPER EXCITED TO 
BE GOING BACK. 
VAS CZAR HAS 
MADE THE RIGHT 
DECISION BY 
GETTING US BACK. 
>> VAS CZAR'S 
STUDENTS ARE 
NORMALLY 
REQUIRED TO LIVE 
IN CAMPUS 
HOUSING. 
THE DIFFERENCE 
THIS YEAR THEY 
CAN'T LEAVE 
CAMPUS UNLESS 
THERE IS AN 
EMERGENCY. 
>> I THINK A LOT 
OF PEOPLE ARE 
MAKING A MUCH 
BIGGER FUSS. 
VAS CZAR IS 
ALREADY A 
BUBBLE. 
THAT IS WHAT 
THEY DON'T 
REALIZE. 
VAS CZAR IS 
ALREADY A 
BUBBLE. 
WE ALREADY LIVE 
IN THIS BUBBLE. 
IT IS NOT GOING 
TO BE MUCH 
DIFFERENT, I 
DON'T THINK. 
>> VAS CZAR'S 
REOPENING PLAN 
WILL INCLUDE 
FACE MASK AND 
HIS WILL CYCLE 
THROUGH FOUR 
PHASES OF THE 
FALL CAMPUS 
EXPERIENCE. 
THE IDEA OF A 
BUBBLE IS NOT 
UNIQUE. 
>> THE NEW 
SPORTS FANS 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY HAVE 
BEEN WAITING FOR 
A RESTART OF THE 
NBA SEASON IN A 
SAFETY BUBBLE. 
>> MOST NOTABLY 
THE NBA BUBBLE 
IS AN ISOLATION 
ZONE IN ORLANDO, 
FLORIDA. 
WHERE TEAMS ARE 
LIVING, EATING 
AND PLAYING 
BASKETBALL. 
PLAYERS ARE NOT 
PERMITTED TO 
LEAVE THE DISNEY 
CAMPUS AND THEY 
ARE TESTED DAILY 
FOR COVID-19. 
AND IT SEEMS TO 
BE WORKING. 
NO SINGLE PLAYER 
OR MEMBER OF THE 
BUBBLE HAS 
TESTED POSITIVE 
SINCE THE SEASON 
BEGAN. 
I SPOKE WITH THE 
LEAD AUTHOR OF 
THIS STUDY. 
A PROFESSOR AT 
THE YALE SCHOOL 
OF PUBLIC 
HEALTH. 
>> THERE IS 
ESSENTIALLY A 
BEST PRACTICE 
FOR REOPENING 
COLLEGES IN THE 
FALL. 
>> YES WE FOUND 
THERE IS A 
SAFEWAY FOR 
STUDENTS TO 
RETURN TO 
COLLEGE IN THE 
FALL AND THE KEY 
ELEMENT OF THAT 
PLAN IS 
SCREENING FOR 
THE VIRUS AT 
HIGH FREQUENCY, 
LIKE EVERY TWO 
OR THREE DAYS, 
USING A RAPID, 
INEXPENSIVE 
TEST, COUPLED 
WITH STRICT 
VIGILANT 
ADHERENCE TO 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING AND 
OTHER BASIC 
PREVENTION 
PRACTICES. 
>> DR. ELIZABETH 
BRADLEY WEIGHED 
IN ON WHETHER OR 
NOT SHE BELIEVES 
THERE IS A ONE 
SIZE FITS ALL 
COLLEGE 
REOPENING PLAN. 
>> THE VIRAL 
THREAT IS 
COMPLICATED. 
AND THE RIGHT 
STRATEGY DEPENDS 
ON WHAT IS THE 
LOCATION? 
WHAT IS THE SIZE 
OF THE COLLEGE? 
WHAT IS THE 
CULTURE? 
WHAT KIND OF 
CAPACITY DO THEY 
HAVE? 
AND SO IT IS 
VERY IMPORTANT 
FOR US NOT TO 
GET FOCUSED ON A 
SINGLE STRATEGY, 
LIKE TESTING. 
>> SO FROM WHAT 
YOU FOUND IN 
YOUR STUDY, 
WOULD ISOLATING 
STUDENTS, LAKE 
THE CURRENT PLAN 
HELP? 
>> OUR 
RECOMMENDATION 
IS A PLAN OF 
VERY HIGH 
FREQUENCY 
SCREENING, 
COUPLED WITH 
THOSE SOCIAL 
DISTANCING AND 
ISOLATING 
CAPABILITIES. 
AND I'M A LITTLE 
CONCERNED THAT 
THE PLAN 
CURRENTLY DOES 
DEPEND ON 
EVERYTHING THAT 
COULD POSSIBLY 
GO WRONG TO GO 
RIGHT. 
YOU KNOW, 
ENGINEERS BUILD 
BRIDGES TO 
WITHSTAND 
SEVERAL TIMES 
THE WEIGHT THAT 
THEY EXPECT TO 
TRAVEL OVER 
THOSE BRIDGES. 
A BRIDGE THAT 
CAN ONLY 
WITHSTAND THE 
WEIGHT YOU 
EXPECT IS CALLED 
A HOUSE OF 
CARDS. 
>> Reporter: IN 
THIS CASE, AN 
OUTBREAK WITHIN 
THE BUBBLE COULD 
BRING THE HOUSE 
OF CARDS DOWN. 
BUT STUDENTS ARE 
HOPING THINGS GO 
SMOOTHLY. 
>> I'M QUITE AN 
OPTIMIST. 
I AM HOPING FOR 
THE BEST. 
>>> I HAVE 
COLLEAGUES IN 
THEIR 20s MAKING 
WILLS. 
SHE DOESN'T WANT 
TO WORRY ABOUT 
EXPOSING. 
I WANT NOTHING 
MORE THAN TO BE 
BACK IN SCHOOL. 
BUT WHEN WE ARE 
DEALING WITH A 
VIRUS THAT WE 
DON'T KNOW A LOT 
ABOUT, IT IS 
SCARY. 
>> MY NAME IS 
SARAH GROSS. 
I AM A TEACHER 
IN NEW JERSEY. 
>> I TEACH HIGH 
SCHOOL ENGLISH, 
NINTH AND 12th 
GRADES AND RIGHT 
NOW OUR STUDENTS 
WILL BE DIVIDED 
IN HALF. 
HALF WILL BE NOT 
A GROUP AND THEY 
WILL COME ON 
MONDAY AND 
TUESDAY, AND 
HALF IN THE B, 
WILL COME ON 
THURSDAY AND 
FRIZZ AND 
WEDNESDAY THE 
BUILDING WILL BE 
CLOSED FOR 
CLEANING AND 
EVERYONE WILL 
REMOTE LEARN 
THAT DAY. 
MY STUDENTS SIT 
AT TABLES, 
USUALLY THREE 
OUR FOUR KIDS 
TOGETHER. 
>> I HAVE A HUGE 
CLASSROOM 
LIBRARY, THAT 
ESSENTIALLY 
SERVES THE WHOLE 
SCHOOL. 
>> WHEN THE 
GOVERNOR GAVE 
THE PRESS 
CONFERENCE, NO 
SMALL GROUPS, NO 
SHARED SUPPLIES, 
WHAT IS GOING TO 
HAPPEN WITH MY 
CLASSROOM 
LIBRARY. 
>>> OVER THE 
NEXT FEW WEEKS, 
I STARTED 
THINKING WHAT IS 
MY CLASSROOM 
GOING TO LOOK 
LIKE? 
>> 
>>> SO I STARTED 
WRITING LETTERS 
TO GOVERNOR 
MURPHY AT 
PROBABLY LIKE 
THE HALFWAY 
POINT IN JULY. 
TO DESCRIBE A 
DAY IN MY 
CLASSROOM. 
AND I TOLD HIM 
EVERYTHING THAT 
PROBABLY 
COULDN'T HAPPEN. 
STARTING WITH 
WALKING IN THE 
BUILDING WITH 
COFFEE AND WATER 
BOTTLES. 
MY STUDENTS READ 
THE NEWSPAPER 
EVERY DAY. 
WE WON'T DO THAT 
BECAUSE THEY 
SHARE THEM. 
AND I KNOW THEY 
ARE NOT GOING TO 
BE ABLE TO DO 
THE 
COLLABORATIVE 
LEARNING THAT 
THEY NORMALLY 
DO, WHERE THEY 
WORK IN GROUPS, 
AND THEY ARE 
JUST GOING TO 
SIT FACING 
FORWARD, 
LISTENING TO A 
LECTURE ALL DAY. 
>>> TEACHERS 
HAVE ALWAYS 
BOUGHT THINGS 
FOR THEIR 
CLASSROOM. 
IT IS ONE THING 
WHEN WE SAY WE 
ARE NOT FUNDED 
AND I'M BUYING 
MORE OWN 
CLASSROOM 
LIBRARY BOOK. 
IT IS A 
COMPLETELY 
DIFFERENT THING 
WHEN WE ARE 
TALKING A 
PANDEMIC. 
>>> I HAVE 
COLLEAGUES WHO 
HAVE PURCHASED 
HAIR CAPS. 
LOOKING INTO 
BUILDING FLECKS 
GLASS BARRIERS 
OR PVC WITH 
SHOWER CURTAINS. 
>>> THE GOVERNOR 
RELEASED THEIR 
GUIDANCE FOR 
REOPENING, 
MYSELF, MANY OF 
MY COLLEAGUES 
ACROSS THE 
STATE, 
REIMMEDIATELY 
DOWNLOAD IT HAD 
AND STARTED READ 
IT GO AND THE 
TEXT MESSAGES 
STARTED FLYING 
BACK AND FORTH. 
I SET UP A QUICK 
SURVEY, POSTED 
IT ON SOCIAL 
MEDIA, QUESTIONS 
STARTED POURING 
IN. 
>> THIS IS A 
DOCUMENT OF 
EDUCATOR 
CONCERNS. 
THAT I STARTED 
RIGHT AFTER THE 
STATE RELEASED 
THE GUIDELINES 
FOR REOPENING 
SCHOOLS. 
EVERYTHING FROM 
YOU KNOW, BASIC, 
REALLY COMMON 
QUESTIONS LIKE 
HOW WILL IMMUNE 
COMPROMISED 
STAFF WORK TO 
TEACHERS ARE 
ASKING IF A 
FIGHT BREAKS 
OUT, WILL 
TEACHERS HAVE TO 
GET IN BETWEEN 
STUDENTS? 
AND KINDERGARTEN 
STUDENTS ARE 
WONDERING HOW TO 
COME FORT A 
CRYING CHILD 
FROM SIX FEET 
AWAY.
FOR ME, STARTING 
TO SKETCH OUT MY 
LESSONS AND HOW 
I CAN CONVERT 
THEM TO VIDEOS. 
>> GOOD MORNING, 
FRESHMEN. 
>> SO I'M HERE 
TO DO A COUPLE 
OF TALKS FOR 
YOU. 
>> IT MEANS THAT 
I'LL BE ABLE TO 
GET BACK IN MY 
CLASSROOM. 
EVERY TEACHER 
SAYS THE SAME 
THING. 
FOR MY 
COLLEAGUES THAT 
ARE HIGH-RISK, 
IT IS MAKING 
THEM QUESTION IF 
THEY CAN STAY IN 
TEACHING. 
AND I HAVE A 
NUMBER OF 
COLLEAGUES 
AROUND THE 
COUNTRY WHO HAVE 
HANDED IN 
RESIGNATION 
LETTERS ALREADY. 
. 
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS, I FUND A 
FATHER TRYING TO 
TEACH HIS SON 
ABOUT PEACE. 
>> YOU DON'T 
HAVE TO 
RETALIATE WITH 
ANGER. 
WE RETALIATE 
WITH LOVE. 
THAT IS WHY WE 
ARE DOWN HERE. 
THERE IS ALWAYS 
ANOTHER WAY. 
THAT IS ALL I 
WANT HIM TO SEE. 
>> 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. 
>>> WHAT IS A 
POLICY CHANGE IN 
POLICING YOU 
WOULD LIKE TO 
SEE ENACTED? 
>> WHO IS 
TELLING THE 
TRUTH? 
AND WHO IS LYING 
EVERY DAY? 
>> THAT IS THE 
NEWS STORY 
AMERICANS WANT 
TO HEAR. 
>>> WE'D LIKE TO 
SAY WE LIVE IN 
SOME SORT OF 
POST RACIAL 
AMERICA, BUT WE 
ARE REMINDED 
TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN THAT WE DO 
NOT. 
>>> I REACHED 
OUT TO YOU AFTER 
I WATCHED THE 
MAYOR OF ATLANTA 
ACT AS A MOM 
TRYING TO RAISE 
HER SON AND I 
THINK BUT AND 
YOUR KIDS. 
I REMEMBER HER 
COMING HOME 
SAYING WHY DON'T 
I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS? 
>> IT IS OKAY TO 
FEEL DIFFERENT. 
JUST DON'T FEEL 
LESS THAN. 
>>> I FEEL SAFE, 
TALKING ABOUT 
THIS WITH YOU 
GUYS. 
>> YOU ARE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>>> WE HAVE 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>>> WE ACTUALLY 
SAW A LARGE 
CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD 
COME THROUGH 
HERE. 
>> IT IS NEWS, 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> A REAL 
CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING IN 
BRAZIL BEFORE 
OUR VERY EYES. 
>>> OUR GLOBAL 
FIGHT AGAINST US 
UNITES US. 
>>> THE PEOPLE 
SAID THEY DON'T 
WORK, THEY ARE 
NOT GOING TO BE 
ABLE TO FEED 
THEIR FAMILIES. 
>> OUR TEAMS ARE 
ON THE GROUND 
LEARNING FROM 
WHERE IT HAS 
BEEN. 
>>> THE SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK 
OVER THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF WEEKS 
IN STAGES. 
>> SO YOU CAN 
BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT WILL IMPACT 
HERE. 
>>> LIFE ACROSS 
ITALY IS BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
IT DOESN'T LOOK 
LIKE THE SAME 
NORMAL AS 
BEFORE. 
>>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IS FEAR 
ITSELF. 
NO THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES. 
A UNITED PEOPLE 
WITH A UNITED 
PURPOSE. 
>> THE FUTURE 
DOESN'T BELONG 
TO THE FAINT 
HEART. 
IT BELONGS TO 
THE BRAVE. 
>> A GREAT 
PEOPLE HAS BEEN 
MOVED TO DEFEND 
A GREAT NATION. 
>> ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND A HAND TO 
THOSE IN NEED. 
>>> 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 THESE 
TWO MAY DOVETAIL 
IN TERMS OF THE 
RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION AT 
THESE ONGOING 
PROTESTS? 
DOZENS OF PEOPLE 
ARE STILL 
MISSING AFTER 
THAT DEADLY 
EXPLOSION IN 
BEIRUT, 
LEBANON'S 
GOVERNMENT IS IN 
SHAMBLES, AND 
MANY COMMUNITIES 
THERE ARE IN 
RUINS. 
REBECCA COLLINS 
REPORTS ON A 
CRISIS THAT IS 
ONLY GETTING 
WORSE BY THE 
HOUR. 
>> Reporter: 
ALLISON, IT HAS 
BEEN MORE THAN A 
WEEK SINCE THE 
DEADLY BLAST IN 
BEIRUT AND WE 
HAVE SEEN SO 
MUCH 
DEVASTATION, 
MOURNING, 
SADNESS AND 
ANGER. 
I JUST WANT TO 
GIVE YOU AN IDEA 
OF WHAT THE 
COUNTRY IS 
FACING. 
THE WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION HAS 
SAID 50% OF THE 
MEDICAL 
FACILITIES ARE 
DESTROYED OR 
DISABLED BECAUSE 
OF THE BLAST. 
AND THIS IS 
DURING THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC. 
LEBANON, IN THE 
PAST WEEK HAS 
REGISTERED ITS 
HIGHEST EVER 
NUMBER OF CASES 
OF THE VIRUS. 
SO IT IS REALLY 
A VERY DANGEROUS 
SITUATION. 
AND AT THE SAME 
TIME, PEOPLE ARE 
RAISING THE 
ALARM ABOUT FOOD 
SUPPLY. 
THE WORLD FOOD 
PROGRAM HAD SAID 
LEBANON HAS 
MAYBE TWO AND A 
HALF WEEKS MORE 
OF GRAINS TO 
FEED THE 
COUNTRY. 
THEY ARE GOING 
TO BRING THAT TO 
A THREE MONTH 
SUPPLY. 
MOST OF THE FOOD 
THAT IS CONSUMED 
IN THIS COUNTRY 
IS IMPORTED, AND 
A LOT OF IT IS 
THROUGH THIS 
PORT. 
IF YOU LOOK AT 
THE IMAGES OF 
THE ABSOLUTE 
DEVASTATION, IT 
IS DIFFICULT TO 
IMAGINE HOW 
LEBANON WILL 
CONTINUE TO 
IMPORT FOOD. 
AND AT THE SAME 
TIME THERE IS A 
DESTRUCTION IN 
THE CITY. 
THE LEBANESE 
GOVERNMENT IS 
SAYING IT COULD 
TAKE AS MUCH AS 
$15 BILLION TO 
RECONSTRUCT 
BEIRUT. 
THERE HAVE BEEN 
HUNDREDS OF 
THOUSANDS OF 
DOLLARS PLEDGED 
SO FAR. 
REALLY NOTHING 
IN COMPARISON TO 
WHAT THE 
GOVERNMENT SAYS 
IT NEEDS. 
BUT ALL OF THESE 
AID EFFORTS ARE 
GOING TO BE 
FURTHER 
COMPLICATED BY 
THE FACT THAT SO 
MANY 
INTERNATIONAL 
GOVERNMENTS NOW 
HAVE SAID THAT 
THEY ARE 
UNWILLING FOR 
PUT MONEY INTO 
THE HANDS OF THE 
LEBANESE 
GOVERNMENT. 
THAT IS 
SOMETHING I HAVE 
HEARD ECHOED ON 
THE STREETS, 
BOTH FROM THE 
PROTESTERS BUT 
ALSO FROM 
VOLUNTEERS WHO 
HAVE BEEN TAKING 
TO THE STREETS 
OF THE WORST 
AFFECTED 
NEIGHBORHOODS. 
THEY SAY FOR 
DECADES, 
DONATIONS TO 
LEBANON, MONEY 
LENT TO LEBANON 
WAS SIMPLY, MUCH 
OF IT WAS SIMPLY 
LOST TO 
EMBEZZLEMENT, 
CORRUPTION AND 
MISMANAGEMENT 
AND NOW THEY 
DON'T WANT TO 
SEE THAT HAPPEN 
AGAIN. 
IT SEEMS THE 
INTERNATIONAL 
COMMUNITY IS 
SAYING THE SAME. 
THEY DON'T WANT 
TO PROVIDE ANY 
AID DIRECTLY TO 
THE LEBANESE 
GOVERNMENT. 
SO YOU KNOW, AT 
THE SAME TIME, 
LEBANON WAS 
ALREADY FACING 
ITS WORST 
ECONOMIC CRISIS 
IN DECADES. 
THE COUNTRY OWES 
$151 BILLION. 
YOU KNOW, NO 
MATTER WHAT 
HAPPENS, THE 
LEBANESE PEOPLE 
ARE GOING TO BE 
RESPONSIBLE FOR 
PAYING THAT 
BACK. 
AND THEY SAY 
MUCH THAT HAVE 
MONEY WAS LOST 
TO CORRUPTION. 
ALL OF THIS 
DEVASTATION AND 
DANGER OF FOOD 
AND SECURITY, 
ALL OF THIS YOU 
KNOW, LACK OF 
MEDICAL CARE IN 
THE COUNTRY, 
THERE ARE STILL 
SO MANY 
QUESTIONS 
UNANSWERED ABOUT 
WHAT HAPPENED 
HERE ON TUESDAY. 
SO FAR ALL WE 
HAVE REALLY SEEN 
FROM THE 
LEBANESE 
GOVERNMENT IS A 
GAME OF HOT 
POTATO, KIND OF 
SHIFTING 
RESPONSE. 
NOBODY WANTING 
TO TAKE REAL 
RESPONSIBILITY. 
AND WE ARE GOING 
TO SEE MORE 
ANGER. 
%
MORE 
%
AND
. 
>>> AMERICA'S 
TOP RESEARCHERS 
SAY RUSSIA IS 
CUTTING CORNERS 
TO DEVELOP ITS 
CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINE. 
WHILE PRESIDENT 
PUTIN IS 
CLAIMING A 
VACCINE VICTORY. 
25 OTHER 
CONTENDERS 
ACROSS THE 
PLANET ARE STILL 
IN HUMAN TRIALS. 
THAT MEANS THERE 
COULD BE SEVERAL 
CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINES. 
SO TOM COSTELLO 
ASKS WOULD 
COUNTRIES RATHER 
BE FIRST OR GET 
IT RIGHT? 
>>> GOOD DAY. 
AN AWFUL LOT OF 
SKEPTICISM HERE 
ABOUT WHAT 
VLADIMIR PUTIN 
IS SUGGESTING. 
RUSSIA IS THE 
FIRST IN THE 
WORLD TO DEVELOP 
A VACCINE, EVEN 
THOUGH IT 
APPEARS TO HAVE 
SIDELINED SOME 
OF THE NORMAL 
SAFETY 
PROTOCOLS. 
AMONG THE 
SKEPTICS, DR. 
ANTHONY FAUCI. 
>> IT MAY NOT BE 
A COLD WAR ARMS 
RACE, BUT RUSSIA 
AND THE WEST ARE 
CLEARLY IN A 
RACE TO GET AN 
EFFECTIVE COVID-
19 VACCINE INTO 
THE ARMS OF 
PEOPLE AROUND 
THE WORLD. 
RUSSIA CALLS ITS 
VACCINE SPUTNIK 
V, A NOT SO 
SUBTLE REFERENCE 
TO THE EARLY 
SPACE RACE. 
THE KREMLIN 
INSISTS IT IS 
SAFE AND MASS 
DISTRIBUTION 
WILL BEGIN IN 
OCTOBER. 
%
SO PRECAUTIONS ,
,
%
IN PLACE. 
OUR STRATEGY TO %
SAFELY REOPEN %
SCHOOLS
%
OUR APPROACH %
NATIONWIDE AS WE %
RACED TOWARD THE %
COMPETITION AND %
THE COMPLETION. %
WE ARE COMPETING 
WITH OTHERS BUT %
I'M NOT %
COMPETING WITH %
ANYONE, WE JUST %
WANT TO HAVE A %
VACCINE. 
WE HAVE %
AGREEMENTS WITH %
OTHER COUNTRIES %
AND WE WANT THEM %
TO DO WELL, WE %
ARE GIVING THEM %
WHATEVER %
INFORMATION THEY %
NE
HAVE PROVEN THAT 
IT'S SAFE AND 
EFFECTIVE. 
I DOUBT THAT  W
THEY HAVE DONE 
THAT. 
>> DR. MICHELLE 
REPRESENTS 
BIOTECH YB
DRUGMAKERS. 
>> THERE IS A 
LOT OF 
SKEPTICISM THAT 
THEY DIDN'T DO 
THE DUE 
DILIGENCE. 
>> THE 
SKEPTICISM IS 
WARNED AT THIS 
POINT. 
WE DON'T KNOW 
WHAT IT IS THAT 
THEY ARE 
TESTING, WHAT IT 
IS THAT THEY 
HAVE  SEEN AND IT 
IS BASED UPON 
THEIR WORD AND 
THAT IS NOT HOW 
WE TYPICALLY 
REACH SCIENTIFIC 
CONCLUSIONS. 
>> THE WHITE 
HOUSE ANNOUNCED 
ANOTHER DEAL 
WITH A %
DRUGMAKER, 1.5 
BILLION DEAL 
WITH MODERNA. 
>> WE COARE ON 
TRACK TO RAPIDLY 
PRODUCE 100 
MILLION DOSES AS 
SOON AS THE 
VACCINE IS 
APPROVED AND Y UP 
TO 500 MILLION 
SHORTLY 
THEREAFTER. 
>> WORLDWIDE 25 
VACCINES ARE IN 
HUMAN TRIALS. 
AMONG THE 
LEADING 
CONTENDERS, 
MODERNA, J AND 
J, PFIZER AND 
NOVAVAX. 
MULTIPLE 
VACCINES WILL 
LIKELY BE 
NEEDED. 
>> SOME MAY WORK 
BETTER WITH 
ELDERLY, SOME 
WITH AFRICAN 
AMERICANS OR 
PEOPLE WITH 
HISPANIC 
ETHNICITY, WHO 
KNOWS, MAYBE 
SOME WITH 
CHILDREN. 
WE MAY BE ABLE 
TO TARGET THEM 
IN DIFFERENT 
POPULATIONS. 
>> THE RUSSIAN 
VACCINE, A LOT 
OF CONCERN WITH 
THE RUSSIANS 
RUSHING IT OFTO 
MARKET THAT IT 
WILL UNDERMINE 
CONFIDENCE IN 
ALL VACCINES, IN 
THE FATE 
PRODUCTION 
PROCESS AND THE 
SCIENCE BEHIND 
IT. 
THE FDA SAYS IT 
WILL NOT 
COMPROMISE ITS 
OWN STANDARDS 
AND PROTOCOLS 
AND BRING A 
VACCINE TO 
MARKET BEFORE 
IT'S CONFIDENT 
THAT IT IS SAFE. 
>> I WOKE UP TO 
THE USUAL PHONE 
CALL OF A 
PATIENT DYING 
FOR FIVE DAYS. I 
CAN'T SHOW A 
PICTURE OF A 
PATIENT. 
SHE OTHAS CHANGED TC
HER MIND 
MULTIPLE TIMES. 
SHE IS ACTIVELY 
DYING. 
WHAT I WANTED TO 
VIDEO WAS. 
[ INAUDIBLE ]
>> IT'S 
HORRIBLE. 
THE NEXT STEP IS 
A VENTILATOR.US
LAST NIGHT I HAD 
FOUR PEOPLE DIE 
ON THE SERVICE. 
ONE HOUR AFTER I 
DISCHARGED BACK 
TO THE NURSING 
HOME AND 
CONVINCE THE 
FAMILY WHY IT 
WAS AN UNWISE 
DECISION TO KEEP 
HER IN THE 
HOSPITAL ONLY TO 
BE REPRIMANDED 
BY THE FAMILY AN 
HOUR LATER. 
THEN WHEN I GO 
HOME I GET A 
CALL FROM A 
LOCAL FUNERAL 
DIRECTOR WHO HAS 
A MORGUE 
APPROXIMATELY 10 
BLOCKS AWAY. 
SAID HE NEEDED 
TO SEE THME 
BECAUSE HE WAS 
HAVING AN 
EMOTIONAL 
BREAKDOWN. 
AT MIDNIGHT I GO 
TO THE MORGUE 
WHERE 
HE SHOWS 
ME 90 CADAVERS, 
90 DEAD PEOPLE. 
90 DEAD PEOPLE 
FROM THE SAME 
THING. 
90 DEAD  PEOPLE. 
SO, YOU CAN 
IMAGINE THE 
EXHAUSTION, 
EMOTIONALLY, 
PHYSICALLY ONLY 
TO GET HOME AND 
I GOT DELIVERED 
THROUGH UPS A 
PACKAGE WITH A 
CARD INSIDE. 
YOU CAN IMAGINE 
THE EMOTIONAL 
RELIEF, 
EXHAUSTION AND 
TEARS THAT THIS 
LETTER FROM, I 
DON'T KNOW WHO 
FROM I DON'T 
KNOW WHERE. 
THIS PERSON TOOK 
THE TIME TO SEND 
WORDS OF 
ENCOURAGEMENT TO 
RECOGNIZE WHAT 
WE DO.CU
. 
>> OVERNIGHT JOE 
BIDEN AND KAMALA 
HARRIS MAKING 
THEIR 
APPEARANCE. 
>> YOUR NEXT 
VICE PRESIDENT 
OF THE UNITED ES
STATES, KAMALA 
HARRIS. 
>> A ROLLOUT 
UNLIKE ANY 
OTHER. 
IT WAS IN A FHIGH 
SCHOOL GYM IN 
DELAWARE, T.
REMAINING 
SOCIALLY 
DISTANT. 
BIDEN PRAISING 
HARRIS AS AN 
IDEAL GOVERNING 
PARTNER CALLING 
HER TOUGH AND 
EXPERIENCED. 
>> SHE KNOWS GHOW 
TO MAKE THE HARD 
CALLS. 
SHE IS READY ON 
DAY ONE. 
>> THEY 
UNDERSCORED THE 
HISTORIC MOMENT 
WITH HARRIS THE 
FIRST BLACK 
WOMAN TO JOIN A 
MAJOR PARTY 
TICKET. 
>> ACROSS THE 
NATION LITTLE 
GIRLS BROKE UP, 
ESPECIALLY 
LITTLE BLACK AND 
BROWN GIRLS WHO 
SO OFTEN FEEL 
OVERLOOKED AND 
UNDER VALUED IN 
THEIR 
COMMUNITIES. 
TODAY, TODAY 
JUST MAYBE THEY 
ARE SEEING 
THEMSELVES FOR 
THE FIRST TIME 
IN A NEW WAY. 
>> JOE, I'M SO 
PROUD TO STAND 
WITH YOU. 
I DO SO MINDFUL 
OF ALL THE 
HEROIC AND 
AMBITIOUS WOMEN 
BEFORE ME. >>
>> Reporter: 
WITH THE COVID 
SHORTENED 
CAMPAIGN IN FULL 
SWING, THE SW
DEMOCRATS 
DELIVERED A 
SKATING 
ASSESSMENT OF 
DONALD TRUMP'S 
PRESIDENCY. SI
>> AMERICAN IS 
CRYING OUT FOR ID
LEADERSHIP. 
>> PRESIDENT 
TRUMP 
SAID HE DID NOT 
WATCH HIS 
OPPONENT BUT 
TAKE AIM AT 
HARRIS. 
>> SHE IS SHORT or
ON FACTS. 
I THINK SHE WILL AL
BE A BIG 
FAILURE'. 
>> DOUBLING DOWN 
OVERNIGHT A 
TRUMP CAMPAIGN E-
MAIL CALLING HER 
THE MOST 
HORRIBLE, 
LIBERAL OF RI
ANYONE IN THE 
SENATE. 
BIDEN TALKED 
ABOUT BEAU WHEN 
HE SERVED AS 
STATE ATTORNEY 
GENERAL. 
>> I KNOW HOW 
MUCH BEAU 
RESPECTED KAMALA 
AND HER WORK. 
THAT MATTERED A 
LOT 
TO ME WHEN I 
MADE THE 
DECISION. D
>> BEAU WAS THE 
KIND OF GUY THAT 
INSPIRED PEOPLE 
TO BE A BETTER 
VERSION OF 
THEMSELVES. 
WHEN I WOULD ASK 
HIM WHERE DID 
YOU GET THAT? 
WHERE DID THIS 
COME FROM? ID
HE WOULD ALWAYS 
TALK ABOUT HIS 
DAD. 
>> THE NEW TEAM 
IS 
PLAYING UP THE 
PARTNERSHIP WITH 
BIDEN TWEETING 
THIS IMAGE OF 
THE CANDIDATES 
DRESSED ALMOST I 
DENTALLY IN BLUE 
SUITS WITH THE 
CAPTION LET'S 
GET TO WORK, 
KAMALA HARRIS. O
REPUBLICANS ARE 
TAKING NOTE WITH 
SOME OF THE 
REPUBLICANS 
ADVISORS WORRIED 
ABOUT HER 
SCATTER SHOT 
TWITTER ATTACKS 
IN TRYING TO 
DEFINE 
JOE BIDEN 
OR KAMALA 
HARRIS. 
>>> CASE SIS 
HUNT, THE 
CAPITOL HILL 
CORRESPONDENT 
WITH WHAT WE CAN 
EXPECT THE NEXT 
82 DAYS. 
WHERE DOES THE 
BIDEN CAMPAIGN 
SEE KAMALA AL
HARRIS HELPING 
IN THE CAMPAIGN 
IN TERMS OF DEMO 
GRAPHICS, 
STATES, FUND 
RAISING. DE
WHERE DOES SHE 
HAVE THE MOST 
UMPH? 
>> GOOD MORNING. 
THERE ARE TWO 
GROUPS THEY SEE 
HER HELPING 
WITH. 
THE FIRST IS 
BLACK WOMEN THAT 
HELPED HIM WIN 
IN THE PRIMARY 
AND WHO KAMALA HO
HARRIS ENERGIZED 
DURING HER 
CAMPAIGN. 
THE OTHER 
SUBURBAN WHITE 
WOMEN MANY THAT 
VOTED FOR 
DEMOCRATS IN THE 
18 
MIDTERM ELECTION 
AND DEMOCRATS 
NEED THIS TIME 
TO TURN OUT FOR 
JOE BIDEN. 
SHE IS A REALLY UT
POWERFUL 
FUNDRAISER. 
THE BIDEN 
CAMPAIGN SAID 
THEY RAISED $26 
MILLION IN THE 
DAY AFTER THEY 
ANNOUNCED HER AS 
THE PICK.  M
>> LET'S TALK 
ABOUT THE 
REPUBLICAN 
ATTACK LINE. 
ONE CALLED HER 
THE MOST OSLIBERAL 
MEMBER OF THE OT
SENATE. 
THE OTHER SHE IS 
NOT PROGRESSIVE 
ENOUGH ON 
CERTAIN ISSUES, 
TRYING TO DAMPEN 
ENTHUSIASM WITH 
THE BASE OF THE 
DEMOCRATIC 
PARTY. 
DO THEY HAVE TH
TO 
PICK ONE OR CAN 
THEY THROW 
EVERYTHING AT 
HER? 
>> SAVANNAH, 
SOME OF MY N
REPUBLICAN 
SOURCES ARE 
SURPRISED THAT 
THE TRUMP 
CAMPAIGN HAS NOT 
BEEN MORE CLEAR 
IN THEIR ATTACK 
LINES AGAINST 
HARRIS BECAUSE 
THEY HAD MONTHS 
TO PREPARE FOR CA
HER AS THE 
POTENTIAL PICK. 
THEY ARE TRYING 
TO THROW BOTH 
THINGS AT HER, ,
ON THE ONE HAND 
SAYING SHE IS 
SOFT ON CRIME 
BUT SAYING HER 
RECORD AS A 
PROSECUTOR IS 
TOO STRONG FOR 
PROGRESSIVE 
DEMOCRATS TO GET 
BEHIND HER. 
WE ARE WAITING  W
FOR REPUBLICANS 
TO FORM A CLEAR 
MESSAGE AGAINST 
HER AT THIS 
POINT, SAVANNAH. 
>> GIVE US A 
SNAPSHOT OF THE 
POLLS, KASIE. 
SOME SHOW A 
TIGHTENING RACE? 
>> I THINK 
OVERALL SAVANNAH 
WE ALWAYS SEE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
RACES TIGHTEN 
INTO THE FALL. IG
YOU ARE SEEING 
THAT IN THE 
NUMBERS HERE AS 
WE HEAD INTO THE 
MAIN ELECTION 
STRETCH. 
THERE IS, OF 
COURSE, GOING TO 
BE HIGH PROFILE 
MOMENTS, THOSE  
PRESIDENTIAL 
DEBATES BETWEEN 
JOE BIDEN AND 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
AND, OF COURSE, 
KAMALA HARRIS' 
NEXT BIG HIGH 
PROFILE TEST 
WHEN SHE WILL 
DEBATE VICE 
PRESIDENT MIKE 
PENCE, SAVANNAH. 
>> KASIE HUNT IN 
A RAINY 
WASHINGTON. 
THANK YOU. 
>>> WE SHOULD 
MENTION THE 
CONVENTIONS ARE 
ABOUT TO GET 
UNDERWAY NEXT 
WEEK. 
EVENTS WILL BE 
HELD VIRTUALLY 
FOR THE FIRST 
TIME. 
UP FIRST THE AT
DEMOCRATS. 
THEY WILL START 
MONDAY NIGHT. 
WE WILL BRING 
YOU NIGHTLY IR
COVERAGE ON NBC. 
>>> THIS MORNING  W
A DIRE WARNING HE
FROM THE HEAD OF 
THE CDC. 
>> THIS COULD BE 
THE WORST FALL TO
FROM A PUBLIC 
HEALTH 
PERSPECTIVE WE 
HAVE HAD. 
>> SAYING THE 
COUNTRY IS AT 
WAR AGAINST 
CORONAVIRUS. 
CDC DIRECTOR 
ROBERT REDFIELD 
SAID OVER 95% OF 
AMERICANS NEED 
TO FOLLOW 
GUIDELINES, TO 
WEAR MASKS AND 
SOCIAL DISTANCE 
IF WE HOPE TO 
BEAT THE VIRUS. 
>> I AM NOT 
ASKING SOME OF 
AMERICA TO DO R 
IT. 
WE ALL HAVE TO. 
>> SCHOOLS 
NATIONWIDE ARE 
STRUGGLING 
THROUGH THE 
CHAOS OF COVID. 
GEORGIA'S NORTH 
PAULDING HIGH 
SCHOOL THAT 
OPENED LAST WEEK 
AND WAS 
CRITICIZED WITH D 
THESE PHOTOS OF 
STUDENTS PACKING 
HALLWAYS THEN D 
FORCED TO SHUT 
DOWN SAYS IT HAS 
35 CONFIRMED 
CASES OF COVID-
19. 
THE 
SCHOOL 
ANNOUNCING NEW 
PLANS WITH THE 
REDUCED NUMBER 
OF STUDENTS ON 
CAMPUS. 
IN LIVINGSTON 
PARISH, 
LOUISIANA, 
NEARLY 150 
STUDENTS 
QUARANTINED 
AFTER THE FIRST 
WEEK OF SCHOOL. 
IN HOUSTON, A 
COUNTY JUDGE 
SAID NO CHILDREN 
SHOULD BE IN 
CLASS UNDER THE 
CURRENT 
CONDITIONS. 
>> THE COUNT WN
DOWN TO THE 
FIRST DAY OF 
SCHOOL IN PERSON 
IS LIKE A 
TICKING TIME 
BOMB UNLESS WE 
DO THIS RIGHT. INCK
>> PRESIDENT UM
TRUMP IS AGAIN 
PUSHING TO GET 
CHILDREN BACK TO 
SCHOOL. HI
>> ALL SCHOOLS 
SHOULD BE MAKING 
PLANS TO RESUME 
IN PERSON 
CLASSES AS SOON 
AS POSSIBLE. 
>> RELEASING or
RECOMMENDATIONS 
FOR SCHOOLS, 
ENCOURAGING THE 
USE OF MASKS 
WHEN SOCIAL 
DISTANCING IS 
NOT POSSIBLE AND 
MINIMIZING LARGE 
INDOOR 
GATHERINGS. 
IN ELIZABETH, 
NEW JERSEY, 400 
TEACHERS CLAIMED 
A MEDICAL G 
EXEMPTION MAKING 
IT VIRTUALLY 
IMPOSSIBLE FOR 
IN PERSON 
LEARNING. 
>> THEY ARE 
AFRAID TO 
CONTRACT THE 
VIRUS AT WORK 
THEN BRING IT 
HOME TO LOVED 
ONES. 
>> DESPITE THE 
CONCERNS, 
EXPERTS INSIST 
THAT IF DONE 
SAFELY, SCHOOLS 
MAY BE ABLE TO 
OPEN IN SOME 
PLACES THIS 
YEAR. 
>> AS LONG AS 
THERE IS NOT A 
LOT OF INFECTION 
IN THE COMMUNITY 
AND GET KIDS TO 
MASK UP AND GOOD 
VENTILATION, 
OPEN WINDOWS AND 
DOORS IN 
CLASSROOMS, IT'S 
POSSIBLE TO GET 
THE KIDS BACK. 
>> TOM, TO THE 
DOCTOR'S POINT, 
THE SCHOOLS THAT 
ARE TRYING TO 
OPEN UP, TAKE 
PRECAUTIONS TO 
DO THAT, I WOULD 
IMAGINE THAT 
EXPENSE HAS TO 
BE A MAJOR 
FACTOR AS WELL, ARYA
RIGHT? 
>> THERE IS ONE 
ESTIMATE OUT 
THIS MORNING 
SUGGESTING THAT 
IT COULD BE $1.7 
MILLION PER 
SCHOOL DISTRICT. 
THAT IS TAKING 
THE ENTIRE 
COUNTRY AND 
AVERAGING 
ALTOGETHER. 
SMALL DISTRICTS, 
LARGE DISTRICTS. 
IT COULD BE MORE 
IN SOME 
DISTRICTS. 
THAT MONEY WOULD 
PAY FOR HAND TH
SANITIZER TO 
MASKS FOR 
EVERYBODY, 
PLEXIGLAS, 
DISINFECTING 
MACHINES, SCHOOL 
NURSES, YOU AS
CAN IMAGINE 
EVERYTHING YOU 
HAVE TO SPEND ON 
EVERY SCHOOL 
THEN MULTIPLY IT 
ACROSS THE 
DISTRICT AND A 
LOT OF DISTRICTS 
DON'T HAVE THE 
MONEY TO DO IT 
PROPERLY. 
>>> AT THE  T
MARION COUNTY 
SHERIFF'S OFFICE 
A SIGN AT THE 
FRONT DOOR  S
CAUSING SOME TO 
DO A DOUBLE 
TAKE. 
ANYONE ENTERING 
THIS FACILITY 
MUST REMOVE 
THEIR MASK. 
THE SHERIFF HERE 
-- 
>> HELLO, MARION  S
COUNTY CITIZENS, 
I'M YOUR SHERIFF 
BILLY WOODS. 
>> HE DECLINED 
TO TALK  IHE
TO NBC NEWS. 
IN HIS ORDER, HE 
MANDATES 900 
DEPUTIES AND 
STAFF ON HIS  I
FORCE NOT COVER 
THEIR FACES FOR 
ROUTINE WORK 
SAYING IN PART, 
WHEN YOU ARE ON 
DUTY WORKING AS 
MY EMPLOYEE AND 
REPRESENTING MY 
OFFICE, MASKS 
WILL NOT BE 
WORN. 
>> THAT IS LIKE 
ENCOURAGING 
PEOPLE TO SMOKE. 
PEOPLE WILL DIE 
AS A RESULT OF 
THIS. 
IT'S SHAMEFUL 
THAT THEY ARE 
DOING IT. 
>> Reporter: THE 
ORDER TO REMOVE 
MASKS COMES DAYS 
AFTER THE 
BIGGEST CITY IN 
MARION COUNTY, GE
OCALA PASSED AN 
EMERGENCY 
ORDINANCE 
REQUIRING 
EVERYONE WEAR A 
MASK WHEN 
ENTERING THE 
BUSINESS. 
THE MAYOR WAS 
THE LONE VOICE 
WHO OPPOSED THE 
MASK MANDATE. 
>> HOW MUCH OF 
THIS IS A 
POLITICAL 
DECISION OVER LT
HEALTH DECISION. 
>> 
CONSTITUTIONAL 
DECISION. 
>> BILLY WOODS AM
ISSUED THE NO 
MASK MANDATE 
THIS WEEK ON THE 
SAME DAY FLORIDA 
RECORDED A 
RECORD 276 COVID 
DEATHS. 
THE ORDER 
ANNOUNCED HOURS 
AFTER WOODS SAID 
HE AND OTHER 
SHERIFFS HAD 
SPOKEN BY PHONE 
WITH PRESIDENT HO
TRUMP. 
CITY COUNCIL 
MEMBER MATTHEW ES
WORDELL. 
>> 104 OF OUR 
FRIENDS AND 
FAMILY MEMBERS 
DIED RELATED TO 
COVID. 
WE ARE TRYING TO 
STOP THAT. 
>> THE SHERIFF 
SAYS  T
THERE IS NO 
SOLID EVIDENCE 
THAT MASKS 
PROTECT AGAINST  H
CORONAVIRUS, 
SOMETHING HEALTH 
EXPERTS SAY IS 
FALSE. 
>> WE KNOW THAT 
THERE ARE A FEW  T
THINGS RIGHT NOW TH
THAT ARE 
AVAILABLE TO US 
THAT CAN HELP 
SAVE LIVES. 
AT THE TOP OF 
THAT LIST RIGHT 
NOW ARE MASKS. 
>> CAN THE 
COUNTY 
ULTIMATELY 
OVERRIDE THAT 
SHERIFF'S 
ANTIMASK ORDER 
IF IT WANTED TO? 
>> THE SHERIFF 
IS A ED
CONSTITUTIONAL 
OFFICER, IF THE 
COUNTY 
COMMISSIONER 
DECIDES TO 
CHALLENGE HIM IT 
WOULD GO TO EN
COURT. 
THE COUNCIL 
MEMBER RAISES 
WHAT HE BELIEVES 
IS INEVITABLE 
SCENARIO, A 
DEPUTY PULLS 
SOMEBODY OVER, 
WALKS UP TO THE 
WINDOW. 
THE DEPUTY IS 
NOT WEARING A EP
MASK. 
THE PERSON L
INSIDE WILL NOT 
ROLL DOWN THE 
WINDOW FEARING 
THEY ARE EXPOSED 
TO CORONAVIRUS 
AND IT ESCALATES 
FROM THERE. 
A LOT OF 
CHALLENGES AND 
PROBLEMS BUT 
ALSO SOME VERY 
STRONG FEELINGS 
BY THE SHERIFF 
IN MARION 
COUNTY, FLORIDA. 
SAVANNAH? 
>> KERRY 
SANDERS. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH. 
>>> TOUCHDOWN 
DALLAS. 
>> THIS MORNING 
AMERICA'S TEAM LL
IS LOOKING TO 
KICK OFF THE 
SEASON TO THE 
ROAR OF A LIVE 
CROWD. 
>> THE DALLAS 
COWBOYS PLAN ON 
PLAYING ALL OF 
OUR FOOTBALL 
GAMES IN FRONT 
OF OUR FANS. 
>> DALLAS COWBOY  RY
OWNER JERRY 
JONES MADE THE 
ANNOUNCEMENT 
WEDNESDAY AT A 
CONFERENCE 
PRYING A PEAK AT 
THE -- PRYING A 
PEEK AT THE 
PANDEMIC 
PLAYBOOK. HI
>> WE WILL 
ADHERE TO ALL 
PROTOCOLS AND 
ADAPT THEM TO 
THE UNIQUENESS 
OF OUR STADIUM. 
>> JONES 
WOULDN'T SAY HOW 
MANY FANS WOULD 
BE ALLOWED 
INSIDE, TEXAS 
GOVERNOR ABBOTT 
OKAYED STADIUMS 
AT 50% CAPACITY. 
THE STADIUM T
COULD STILL 
WELCOME 40,000 
PEOPLE. 
DAK PRESCOTT WAS 
NOT ASKED ABOUT 
THE PLAN BUT A 
HEIGHTENED Y
AWARENESS ABOUT 
PLAYING DURING A 
PANDEMIC. 
>> IT'S ABOUT 
BEING AS SAFE AS 
I CAN, FOLLOWING 
THE GUIDELINES 
THAT THE TEAM 
AND THE NFL HAS 
LAID OUT FOR US. 
>> THE BOYS 
WON'T BE THE 
ONLY TEAM WITH 
FANS IN THE 
STANDS. 
SO FAR ONLY FOUR 
NFL TEAMS HAVE 
SACKED THE IDEA 
FOR THE SEASON 
INCLUDING THE 
JETS AND GIANTS 
WHICH SHARE THE 
LARGEST STADIUM 
IN THE NFL. 
IN WISCONSIN, 
GREEN BAY'S 
LAMBEAU FIELD 
THAT SEATS MORE 
THAN 81,000 MAY 
OPEN THE DOORS 
TO 12,000 
PACKERS FANS. 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING RULES 
ARE NOT CLEAR.  D
THEY COULD VARY 
FROM TEAM TO 
TEAM. 
THE NFL HAS 
MANDATED FANS 
WEAR FACE 
COVERINGS AND 
WILL BLOCK OFF 
THE FIRST SIX TO 
TEN ROWS IN 
EVERY STADIUM 
GROUPING 
FANS IN PODS 
SPACED FROM 
OTHERS. 
>> WITH NO LEGAL 
MANDATE HOW 
CONCERNED ARE 
YOU ABOUT SAFETY 
ACROSS THE 
BOARD? 
>> YOU ARE 
DEALING WITH 28 
FRANCHISES THAT 
COULD DO IT 28  D
DIFFERENT WAYS. 
W,
THAT MEANS THERE 
IS A HIGH LEVEL 
OF POSSIBILITY 
THERE IS AN 
ELEMENT OF 
CHAOS. 
>> THE 
ANNOUNCEMENT 
COMES DAYS AFTER 
THREE DALLAS 
COWBOYS AND 63 
OTHER NFL 
PLAYERS OPTED 
OUT OF THE 2020 
SEASON DUE TO 
COVID-19 
CONCERNS. 
>> THE PASS IS 
CAUGHT FOR THE 
TOUCHDOWN. 
>> NOW THE NFL 
HAS TO HUSTLE TO 
SET HEALTH AND 
SAFETY PROTOCOLS 
WITH TICKET 
BUYING FANS IN 
MIND, SOMETHING 
THAT NO OTHER 
PRO SPORTS ME
LEAGUE HAD TO 
TACKLE. 
NOW, THERE IS A 
FINANCIAL 
ELEMENT TO ALL 
OF THIS. 
IF NO FANS TH
ATTENDED ANY NFL 
GAMES THIS YEAR, 
THE COWBOYS 
WOULD LOSE ABOUT 
HALF OF ITS 
TOTAL REVENUE. 
>> ALL RIGHT. 
THANK YOU. 
>>> SENATOR 
HARRIS FACED G.
CRITICISM FROM 
ALL SIDES. 
SOME REPUBLICANS 
ARE BLASTING HER 
FOR BEING TOO FR
FAR LEFT BUT SHE 
HAS PLENTY OF 
CRITICS IN 
CALIFORNIA WHO 
SAY SHE WAS NOT 
PROGRESSIVE 
ENOUGH. 
NOW THAT SHE IS 
SHARING THE 
NATIONAL STAGE D
WITH JOE BIDEN, 
KAMALA HARRIS' 
RECORD AS A 
PROSECUTOR UNDER 
RENEWED 
SCRUTINY. 
WORKING FIRST IN 
OAKLAND THEN SAN 
FRANCISCO 
DISTRICT 
ATTORNEY. 
SHE WAS THE 
FIRST BLACK 
WOMAN TO BECOME 
ATTORNEY GENERAL 
OF CALIFORNIA. 
>> MY WHOLE LIFE 
I HAD ONE 
CLIENT, THE 
PEOPLE. 
>> EVEN AS A 
DEMOCRATIC 
RISING STAR, SHE 
FRUSTRATED SOME 
ON THE LEFT. 
>> SHE DID NOT 
TURN OUT TO BE 
FROM OUR 
PERSPECTIVE THE 
PROGRESSIVE 
PROSECUTOR THAT 
SHE PROMISED TO 
BE WHEN MANY OF 
US SUPPORTED 
HER. 
>> Reporter: HE 
IS A FORMER 
MEMBER OF SAN 
FRANCISCO'S 
POLICE 
COMMISSION THAT 
OVERSEES THE 
POLICE 
DEPARTMENT AND 
WORKED WITH 
HARRIS WHEN THEY 
WERE DEPUTY CITY 
ATTORNEYS. 
>> DO YOU 
BELIEVE SHE 
SIDED WITH THE 
POLICE TOO MUCH? 
>> I BELIEVE SO. 
I BELIEVE SHE 
DID NOT DO 
ENOUGH TO HOLD 
LAW ENFORCEMENT 
ACCOUNTABLE. 
>> Reporter: AND 
THE STATE'S 
ATTORNEY 
GENERAL, SHE DID 
NOT INTERVENE IN 
A SERIES OF HIGH 
PROFILE OFFICER-
INVOLVED 
SHOOTINGS BUT 
SHE HAS FACED ENHIIN
CRITICISM FROM 
POLICE UNIONS. 
IN 2004 SHE 
REFUSED TO SEEK 
THE DEATH 
PENALTY FOR A 
MAN THAT KILLED 
A SAN FRANCISCO 
OFFICER. 
>> THERE ARE 
THOSE WHO WOULD 
LIKE TO PUT MY 
EXPERIENCE AS A 
PROSECUTOR INTO 
A NEGATIVE. 
BUT I WILL TELL 
YOU AS A 
PROSECUTOR, I AM 
VERY PROUD OF MY Y
RECORD. 
>> SHE WON 
PRAISE FOR  H
CREATING A 
DATABASE FOR 
CRIME STATISTICS  
AND USE OF FORCE 
FOR POLICE AND 
REQUIRING 
DEPARTMENT 
AGENTS TO WEAR  SIC
BODY CAMERAS. 
>> I AM ONE THE 
FIRST ELECTED 
PROSECUTORS IN 
THE COUNTRY TO 
START A REENTRY 
INITIATIVE 
FOCUSED ON FIRST 
TIME DRUG SALES 
OFFENDERS. 
>> Reporter: 
DURING HER TIME 
AS CALIFORNIA'S 
TOP COP SHE 
DEVELOPED A 
CLOSE FRIENDSHIP D
WITH DELAWARE'S 
ATTORNEY  
GENERAL, BEAU 
BIDEN AND HER 
POLICIES DREW 
SUPPORT FROM  P
PRESIDENT OBAMA. 
HE DID APOLOGIZE 
FOR CALLING HER 
THE BEST LOOKING 
ATTORNEY GENERAL 
IN THE COUNTRY. 
DESPITE THEIR 
DISAGREEMENTS, 
SOME OF THE 
PREVIOUS CRITICS 
IN CALIFORNIA 
ARE URGING 
PROGRESSIVES TO E
RALLY AROUND THE 
HARRIS-BIDEN 
TICKET. 
>> MORE 
IMPORTANT TO GET  S
DONALD TRUMP OUT 
OF THE WHITE 
HOUSE. 
>> Reporter: 
THERE IS MIXED 
MESSAGES HERE 
THAT TRUMP 
CAMPAIGN AND 
PRESIDENT TRUMP  H
TRIED TO LABEL 
HER AS A RADICAL 
LEFT. 
SOME SAY SHE IS 
NOT PROGRESSIVE 
ENOUGH TO CARRY 
THE BERNIE 
SANDERS SUPPORT. 
THE TRUMP 
CAMPAIGN MADE 
LAW AND ORDER A 
CRITICAL PART OF 
THE CAMPAIGN THE 
NEXT FEW MONTHS. 
IT SHOULD BE 
INTERESTING TO 
SEE HOW IT PLAYS 
 
OUT. LD
>> THANK YOU 
VERY MUCH. 
APPRECIATE IT. 
>>> MORE THAN A 
WEEK AFTER THE 
HEART OF BERUIT 
WAS SHATTERED, S
THIS MORNING WE 
GO BACK TO THE 
DAY HER WORLD 
BLEW UP THIS 
SHOWS THE TOP OF 
THE U
ST. GEORGE 
HOSPITAL. 
NEW VOW SHOWS 
THE MOMENT OF 
THE BLAST. 
PAMELA WAS AT 
HER DESK. 
>> I HEARD 
SOMETHING VERY LI
LOUD. 
THE GROUND 
STARTED SHAKING 
UNDERNEATH AND OU
EVERYTHING CAME 
TUMBLING DOWN. ?
>> SHE CRAWLED 
OUT. 
>> WHERE ARE THE 
BABIES? 
>> THE BLOOD OF 
HER COLLEAGUE 
SCATTERED ON THE 
INCUBATOR. 
>> I DIDN'T SEE 
THEM. 
I GRABBED THEM. 
I DISCONNECTED HE
THEM AND HELD 
THEM AND RAN 
OUTSIDE.  A
EVERYTHING HERE 
WAS BLOODIED. 
I WAS SHAKING. 
I WAS DOING THIS 
ALL THE TIME, 
THIS MOVEMENT. TH
>> ON HER WAY 
OUT, THIS VIRAL 
PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS NG
HER CALLING FOR 
HELP. 
SHE RAN THREE 
MILES THROUGH 
THE DEVASTATION 
TO FIND A 
WORKING 
HOSPITAL. 
>> HOW CAN WE 
HELP YOU? 
I SAID PLEASE, 
ANYTHING YOU CAN 
TAKE OFF AND 
GIVE IT TO ME SO 
I CAN WRAP THE 
BABIES UP SO 
THEY DON'T LOSE 
THEIR 
TEMPERATURE. 
>> WHEN SHE GOT 
THERE, ONLY ONE 
INCUBATOR LEFT. 
>> THE BABIES 
SHE SAVED WERE 
TRIPLETS. 
THE MOTHER SAID 
THEY FEARED THE 
WORST. 
SOMEONE SAID 
THEY WERE WITH 
PAMELA. 
SHE FOUND THE 
ONLY WAY TO 
EXPRESS THIS 
KIND OF THANKS. 
>> ABSOLUTELY 
AMAZING. 
THE THIRD BABY 
SURVIVED AND IS 
DOING WELL. 
THE DEATH TOLL 
IS NEARLY 200 
PEOPLE. 
MORE THAN 6,000 
INJURED. AR
THE DAMAGE IS 
ESTIMATED AT 
MORE THAN $15 
BILLION AND 
EVERYONE THAT WE 
ARE WATCHING 
CLEAN UP, 
VOLUNTEERS AND 
NGOs, NOT THE 
GOVERNMENT. 
>> MY GOODNESS. 
WHAT A 
REMARKABLE 
STORY. 
SHE RAN THREE 
MILES WITH THOSE 
BABIES. 
THANK YOU. 
MOLLY HUNTER, WE 
NEEDED THATWHAT 
AN ACT OF LOVE. 
YEAH. 
>>> ABOUT 27,000 
STUDENTS ARE SET 
TO RETURN TO  
CLASSROOMS IN 
YONKERS NORTH OF 
NEW YORK CITY.  W
WHEN AND IF THEY 
DO TEACHERS WILL 
BE THERE, TOO. TH
WE ARE WEARING 
MASKS BECAUSE NG
YOU HAVE TO WEAR 
THEM ALL DAY AND 
THE KIDS. 
ARE WE 
OPTIMISTIC THAT 
YOUR STUDENTS 
ARE GOING TO 
KEEP THE MASKS C
ON ALL DAY? 
>> ABSOLUTELY 
NOT. >>
>> THE CURRENT 
REOPENING PLAN 
WOULD DIVIDE 
STUDENTS INTO 
TWO GROUPS. 
EACH GROUP GETS 
TWO DAYS OF IN 
PERSON LEARNING 
A WEEK. 
WHAT ABOUT THE 
PLAN TO HAVE ONE 
GROUP OF  O
STUDENTS IN ON 
MONDAY AND 
TUESDAY AND A 
SEPARATE GROUP 
IN ON THURSDAY 
FRIDAY AND USING 
WEDNESDAY TO 
CLEAN. 
IS THAT A  SOU A
SOLUTION? 
>> WE ARE ABOUT 
1200 STUDENTS. EN
MONDAY TUESDAY, 
OFF WEDNESDAY, 
THURSDAY, 
FRIDAY. 
AT THE END OF 
THE WEEK. 
1200 STILL WALK 
THROUGH THE 
BUILDING. 
>> DANIEL 
TEACHES SOCIAL 
STUDIES. 
HE CREATED A 
YOUTUBE CHANNEL 
TO COACH 
STUDENTS THROUGH 
REMOTE LEARNING 
DURING SUMMER 
SCHOOL. 
>> I WANT TO BE 
WITH CHILDREN 
BUT DO AS I DAY, 
NOT AS I DO.  R
NO ONE ELSE 
MAKING THESE 
DECISIONS ARE 
GOING TO WORK. 
DO WE WANT  D
PEOPLE TO DIE TO 
OPEN SCHOOL? HE
WHAT IS THE 
RUSH? 
>> I WOULD LOVE 
FOR THE 
LAWMAKERS TO 
COME DOWN AND BE 
ABLE TO SEE 
CLASSES SUCH AS 
THE ONES IN 
YONKERS. 
WE ARE 
OVERCROWDED. 
A LOT OF THE 
TIMES THERE IS OW
NO VENTILATION. 
THOSE PEOPLE D.
DON'T WORK IN 
THOSE 
CONDITIONS. 
>> SHE TEACHES ON
FIRST GRADE. 
SHE CAUGHT COVID 
IN FEBRUARY AND 
SAYS 11 OF HER EA
STUDENTS GOT  
SICK AS WELL. 
>> WE DON'T KNOW 
IF IT WAS COVID. 
NINE TIMES OUT NO
OF TEN IT 
PROBABLY WAS. 
>> YOUR MOTHER-
IN-LAW AS WELL. 
>> MY MOTHER-IN-
LAW PASSED FROM 
COVID IN APRIL. 
>> WE HAVE THE r:
SAME FEARS, THE 
SAME IMMUNE 
SYSTEM. 
>> MICHELLE IS A 
THIRD GENERATION 
EDUCATOR AND 
TEACHES 
BILINGUAL SOCIAL or
STUDIES TO 8th 
GRADERS. 
WE DON'T 
DISCREDIT THE 
FACT IF WE ARE 
NOT IN PERSON WE 
DON'T DO OUR 
JOBS TO THE BEST 
OF OUR ABILITY E'
IF WE ARE NOT 
TEACHING ONLINE 
FACE TO FACE IN 
THE MOMENT, WE 
ARE MAKING 100 
PHONE CALLS A 
DAY. 
>> MANY TEACHERS 
HAVE A ROLE AS 
MOM OR DAD AND 
ARE LEFT MAKING 
TOUGH CHOICES 
BETWEEN THE JOB 
THEY LOVE AND 
THEIR FAMILY. 
>> I HAVE A 10-
YEAR OLD AND SERCH3-
YEAR-OLD. 
MY 3-YEAR-OLD MY 
IN-LAWS WATCH. 
IF I START GOING 
TO WORK, MY IN-
LAWS ARE IN 
THERE 70s. 
THERE GOES MY 
DAY CARE. 
MY WIFE IS A 
TEACHER. OE
WHO IS GOING TO 
TAKE CARE OF MY 
CHILDREN. 
>> HAVE YOU 
THOUGHT ABOUT 
WALKING WAY FROM AR
TEACHING? 
>> IT'S NOT AN 
OPTION. 
>> WHAT IS IT 
THAT YOU LOVE 
ABOUT TEACHING? 
>> BUILDING THE 
RELATIONSHIPS 
AND REALLY >>
PUSHING STUDENTS 
TO SEE THEIR 
POTENTIAL. 
>> A LIGHTBULB 
MOMENT. 
YOU ARE TEACHING 
AND YOU SEE 
THEIR FACE LIGHT 
UP AND THEY ARE 
EXCITED ABOUT 
WHAT THEY JUST 
LEARNED. 
>> I LIKE THE 
ABILITY TO WORK 
WITH CHILDREN 
THAT CAN'T SEE 
THEIR POTENTIAL. 
BEING THERE 
EVERYDAY YOU CAN 
SPARK THAT, OH, 
WAIT, SCHOOL IS 
FOR ME. 
>> ALL THOSE 
TEACHERS 
STRESSED THEY 
ARE EAGER TO GO 
BACK TO THE 
CLASSROOM WHEN 
THEY FEEL IT'S 
SAFE. 
THEY SAID THAT 
GREAT STRIDES 
ARE MADE IN 
REMOTE LEARNINGS 
BUT ACCESS TO WI-
FI IS AN 
OBSTACLE. 
THE YONKERS 
SCHOOL DISTRICT 
IS WORKING TO 
DEEP CLEAN 
SCHOOLS AND 
IMPLEMENT 
CLEANING 
PROCEDURES AHEAD 
OF THE FIRST DAY CE
OF SCHOOL ON 
SEPTEMBER 8th. 
LET'S BRING IN 
STEPHANE RULE ON 
WHAT TEACHERS -- 
STEPHANIE RUHLE 
ON WHAT TEACHERS 
CAN DO TO HAVE A 
SAFE SCHOOL 
YEAR. 
FOR THE TEACHERS HE
WATCHING AND 
LISTENING AND 
TORN ABOUT WHAT 
TO DO, IF THEY 
ARE LEGITIMATELY 
CONCERNED ABOUT 
THEIR SAFETY, 
WHERE DO THEY 
TURN? 
>> GOOD MORNING, 
CRAIG. 
FIRST THINGS O
FIRST, EVERY 
TEACHER OUT 
THERE SHOULD 
KNOW THEIR 
RIGHTS AND 
RESOURCES. 
THE KAISER 
FOUNDATION DID 
RESEARCH. PR
ONE OUT OF EVERY 
FOUR TEACHERS IS 
AT HIGHER RISK 
OF SERIOUS 
ILLNESS DUE TO EE
COVID. TE
IF YOU FALL IN 
THAT CATEGORY 
YOU MAY HAVE 
PROTECTIONS 
THROUGH THE 
AMERICANS WITH 
DISABILITY ACT. 
GO TO THE EEOC IO
WEBSITE AND 
CHECK OUT THOSE 
PROVISIONS AND 
SPEAK TO YOUR 
LOCAL 
SUPERINTENDENT 
AND UNION REP TO  G
FIND OUT HOW 
PROTECTED YOU 
ARE. 
IF YOU ARE GOING  T
TO THE 
CLASSROOM, YOU 
MUST FOCUS ON 
THE HEALTH EAID
GUIDELINES. 
LAST NIGHT THE UT
WHITE HOUSE PUT 
OUT NEW 
GUIDELINES 
STRESSING THE 
IMPORTANCE OF 
SANITIZING, 
WEARING MASKS, 
WASHING HANDS IN
FREQUENTLY AND 
SPENDING AS MUCH 
TIME OUTSIDE AS 
POSSIBLE. 
THE 
ADMINISTRATION 
WILL BE 
ADMINISTERING 
OVER 100 MILLION  
MASKS AND THEY 
ARE ENCOURAGING 
FAMILIES AND IS
STUDENTS TO 
BRING AS MANY OF 
THEIR OWN SCHOOL 
SUPPLIES AS 
POSSIBLE TO 
MINIMIZE 
SHARING. 
THE LAST THING 
FOR TEACHERS, 
DO YOUR BEST TO 
BE AN EXAMPLE. 
YOU YOURSELF 
SHOULD PRACTICE 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING AND 
FOLLOWING THE 
OTHER HEALTH L
GUIDELINES. 
FOR THE KIDS, 
THIS SHOULDN'T 
BE A PUNISHMENT 
THAT THEY HAVE 
TO DO. 
THERE ARE NEW 
RULES TO THE ON
GAME AND WE HAVE 
TO DO IT TO STAY 
SAFE. 
WHAT WILL GOING 
BACK TO SCHOOL 
LOOK LIKE DURING 
A PANDEMIC. 
FOR THIS SINGLE 
MOM HER FOUR 
CHILDREN ARE 
BACK TO SCHOOL 
FROM THEIR HOME O
COMPUTERS IN 
PHOENIX. 
ANDREA, YOU ARE 
IN THE MIDDLE OF 
THE FIRST WEEK 
OF SCHOOL. 
HOW IS IT GOING? 
>> THERE WAS 
TEARS. 
A LITTLE BIT OF 
FRUSTRATION. 
MAYBE A PARENT 
TUTORIAL THAT I 
FI
CAN'T FIND. 
I STILL HAVEN'T 
EATEN TODAY. 
ME RUNNING FROM 
ROOM TO ROOM TO 
FIGURE OUT IF 
THEY KNOW WHERE 
THEIR 
ASSIGNMENTS ARE. 
I CAN'T DO 5th 
GRADE FRACTIONS. 
I CAN'T TELL 
WHAT YOU AN 
INTEGER IS. 
>> SHE MOVED TO 
PHOENIX FOR A 
FRESH START 
AFTER HER 
HUSBAND DIED OF 
CANCER. 
>> YOU CHECK THE 
BOX TO SEND THEM 
BACK TO SCHOOL? 
>> I CHOSE 
SENDING THEM TO 
SCHOOL, WHATEVER 
THAT LOOKED 
LIKE. 
>> BUT WHEN 
ARIZONA BECAME A 
COVID HOT SPOT, 
HER CHILDREN'S 
NEW SCHOOL WENT 
100% VIRTUAL. 
NOBODY SIGNS UP 
TO BE A SINGLE 
MOM. 
NOBODY SIGNS UP 
TO BE A SINGLE  S
MOM TEACHER IN A  T
PANDEMIC, 
EITHER. 
>> HOME SCHOOL 
SUCKS. 
>> MY THIRD 
GRADER WROTE IN 
THE JOURNAL THE 
FIRST DAY OF 
SCHOOL I HATE 
HOME SCHOOL. 
MY DAUGHTER FELT 
THE SAME ABOUT 
ZOOM SCHOOLING. 
IT'S HARD. 
>> IF YOU HAVE  W
THE CHOICE AND  H
IT'S SAFE TO GO 
BACK, YOUR KIDS 
WILL BE IN 
SCHOOL? 
>> EVEN SENDING 
THEM TO SCHOOL 
WITH MASKS ON 
WOULD BE A EN
WELCOME DELIGHT 
FOR THEM. 
THAT WILL BE 
BETTER FOR THEIR 
MENTAL HEALTH, 
MY MENTAL FO
HEALTH. 
SHE HAS A ZOOM 
MEETING RIGHT 
NOW. 
CAN YOU GET ME 
ON MY ZOOM 
MEETING. 
>> THANK YOU FOR 
BEING HERE. 
I WANT TO START 
BY 
CONGRATULATING 
THE PEOPLE OF 
ISRAEL AND 
UNITED EMIRATES. 
HISTORIC BREAK 
THROUGH AND 
GREAT DAY FOR 
PEACE. 
I WANT TO 
CONGRATULATE 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
ON THIS 
MILESTONE. 
HE WORKED HARD 
WITH THIS ON HIS 
TEAM AND 
PRESIDENT 
NETANYAHU AND 
THE CROWN PRINCE 
WHO ARE TWO 
VISIONARY 
LEADERS THAT 
MADE A BIG STEP 
FORWARD TO 
CHANGE THE 
REGION. 
THE LAST TIME WE 
HAD AN AGREEMENT 
LIKE THIS IN THE 
REGION WAS 1994 
WHEN ISRAEL MADE 
AN AGREEMENT 
WITH THE KINGDOM 
OF JORDAN WHICH 
STOPPED 
AGGRESSION AND 
HELPED BRING 
FORWARD PEACE. 
OVER THE LAST 26 
YEARS THERE IS A 
LOT OF 
DEVELOPMENTS IN 
THE REGION, SOME 
POSITIVE BUT 
MANY SET THE 
REGION BACK AND 
LED TO LOTS OF 
LIVES LOST AND 
OPPORTUNITY AND 
HOPE DESTROYED 
AND A REGION 
THAT HAS HAD A 
LOT OF PROBLEMS. 
WHEN PRESIDENT 
TRUMP CAME INTO 
OFFICE, WE HAD 
CALIPHATE FOR 
ISIS IN THE 
MIDDLE EAST 
WHICH WAS THE 
SIZE OF OHIO. 
WE HAD A LOT OF 
INSTABILITY. 
IRAN'S 
AGGRESSION WAS 
FELT THROUGHOUT 
THE REGION. 
A LOT OF T OF 
THEIR PROXIES 
WERE WELL FUNDED 
IN YEMEN, SYRIA 
AND OTHER 
PLACES. 
NOW WE ARE IN A 
POSITION WHERE 
WE HAVE BEEN 
ABLE TO WORK 
WITH OUR ALLIES. 
A LOT FELT 
ABANDONED. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
HAS BEEN ABLE TO 
REBUILD THOSE 
RELATIONSHIPS. 
HIS FIRST TRIP 
AS PRESIDENT WAS 
TO SAUDI ARABIA. 
HE LAID OUT THE 
PROBLEMS FACING 
THE REGION. 
HE CLEARLY 
ARTICULATED IN 
ORDER TO MAKE 
PROGRESS WE HAVE 
TO WORK TOGETHER 
AROUND COMMON 
GOALS AND 
HISTORIC 
DIFFERENCES AND 
CONFLICTS BUT WE 
CAN'T LET THEM 
HOLD US BACK. 
PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S 
LEADERSHIP, THE 
ABILITY TO BUILD 
THE 
RELATIONSHIPS 
WITH THE LEADERS 
IN THE REGION, 
PEOPLE 
MODERNIZING 
THEIR SOCIETY 
AND REALIZING 
THAT WE NEEDED A 
NEW PARADIGM. 
ON PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S VISIT TO 
SAUDI ARABIA WE 
MADE AN 
AGREEMENT THAT 
WE WOULD START A 
COUNTER TERROR 
FINANCE CENTER 
AND SINCE THEN 
WE WORKED TO 
LIMIT THE AMOUNT 
OF FUNDING TO 
EXTREMIST 
GROUPS. 
WE WORKED 0 WITH 
SAUDI ARABIA AND 
WORKED WITH THEM 
TO DO A COUNTER 
EXTREME CENTER 
TO COMBAT ONLINE 
EXTREMISM. 
WE HAVE SEEN 
SAUDI ARABIA 
MAKE A LOT OF 
MODERN ANY 
SAYINGS TO 
WOMEN, MAKING 
STEPS IN THE 
RIGHT DIRECTION 
AND TODAY'S 
BREAK THROUGH 
ALLOWS US TO GO 
FORWARD. 
A LITTLE BIT OF 
BACKGROUND ON 
THE DEAL, THIS 
IS SOMETHING 
THAT HAS BEEN IN 
DISCUSSIONS FOR 
OVER A YEAR AND 
A HALF. 
WE WERE TALKING 
TO ISRAEL, 
TALKING WITH THE 
UNITED ARAB 
EMIRATES ABOUT 
MOVING FORWARD. 
BECAUSE OF THE 
ISRAELI 
ELECTIONS AND 
OTHER THINGS IN 
THE REGION, THIS 
IS SOMETHING 
THAT WAS TALKED 
ABOUT AND NEVER 
GOT TO THE RIGHT 
PLACE FOR IT TO 
HAPPEN. 
DEALS HAPPEN 
WHEN THEY ARE 
READY AND PEACE 
DEALS ARE RARE 
AND HISTORIC AND 
THERE IS A LOT 
OF REASONS WHY 
PEOPLE WOULD BE 
HELD BACK FROM 
MOVING FORWARD. 
WHAT WE SAW, 
WHEN THE 
PRESIDENT ROLLED 
OUT HIS VISION 
FOR PEACE WHICH 
WE WORKED HARD 
ON FOR A COUPLE 
YOU HAVE YEARS 
TO UNDERSTAND 
THE ISSUES IN 
THE REGION 
BETWEEN THE 
ISRAELIS AND 
PALESTINIANS. 
HE PUT FORWARD 
180 PAGES OF 
DETAIL ON HOW TO 
ADDRESS THE 
ISSUES OF THE 
PAST AND FIGURE 
OUT HOW TO MOVE 
FORWARD. 
DURING THAT 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
GOT ISRAEL TO 
AGREE TO A TWO-
STATE SOLUTION 
WITH THE 
PALESTINIANS AND 
FIRST TIME IN 
HISTORY TO AGREE 
TO A MAP THAT 
OUTLINES THE 
TERRITORY THAT 
THEY WOULD BE 
WILLING TO WORK 
WITH IN ORDER TO 
SEE THAT HAPPEN. 
THAT SHOWED A 
LOT OF PEOPLE IN 
THE REGION THAT 
ISRAEL WAS 
SERIOUS ABOUT 
MOVING FORWARD 
IN MAKING PEACE 
AND SHOWED THEM 
THAT PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S 
LEADERSHIP AND 
DIPLOMACY COULD 
MAKE THINGS 
HAPPEN THAT 
DIDN'T HAPPEN 
PREVIOUSLY. 
WHAT HAPPENED AS 
ISRAEL WAS 
DISCUSSING WITH 
US, PROVIDING, 
TAKING ISRAELI 
LAW AND 
SOVEREIGNTY TO 
THE WEST BANK 
AND APPLYING IT, 
WE WERE HAVING 
DISCUSSIONS. 
THE LAST SIX 
WEEKS THE 
DISCUSSIONS 
ACCELERATED 
ABOUT THIS BEING 
A POTENTIAL 
DIFFERENT PATH. 
WE SAW 
AMBASSADOR 
OTAVA'S OP-ED. 
HE THOUGHT IT 
WOULD BE 
DETRIMENTAL TO 
THE REGION. 
A NEW OPTION WAS 
CREATED AND 
DISCUSSED THAT 
BOTH COUNTRIES 
THOUGHT WAS A 
MUCH MORE 
VIABILITY OPTION 
TO GO FORWARD. 
ISRAEL AGREED TO 
SUSPEND THE 
EFFORTS AT THIS 
TIME. 
AS A RESULT, WE 
WILL FOCUS ON 
BRINGING THE TWO 
COUNTRIES 
TOGETHER. 
THIS IS A 
HISTORIC BREAK 
THROUGH AND 
SHOWS THAT 
PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S 
LEADERSHIP, YOU 
SEE A DIFFERENT 
MIDDLE EAST THAN 
WHAT HE 
INHERITED AROUND 
MORE GOOD THINGS 
TO COME. 
THIS IS AN ICE 
BREAKER, THE 
FIRST ARAB 
COUNTRY TO 
NORMALIZE 
RELATIONS IN 
ISRAEL IN A LONG 
TIME AND WE 
HOPEFULLY SEE 
FROM THEIR MORE 
COUNTRIES DO THE 
SAME. 
THE FINAL THING 
I WILL JUST SAY 
IS THAT HERE IN 
AMERICA, THE 
BIGGEST THREAT 
THAT WE SAW IN 
THE LAST 
CAMPAIGN WAS TWO 
THINGS. 
ISIS, IS 
CALIPHATE, 
JOURNALISTS 
BEHEADED AND THE 
THREAT OF ISIS 
WAS SOMETHING 
THAT WAS SCARY 
TO A LOT OF 
AMERICANS AND 
NEEDED TO BE 
STOPPED. 
THE INSTABILITY 
WAS PROVIDING A 
PLACE FOR EX 
PRESUMISTS. 
THEY WERE TRYING 
TO RADICAL LIST 
THE NEXT 
GENERATION. 
ONE OF THE 
BIGGEST EXCUSES 
THAT EXTREMISTS 
USED TO 
RADICALIZE THE 
NEXT GENERATION 
IS THE MOSQUE 
AND SAYING THAT 
IT IS BEING 
THREATENED AND 
THE FACT THAT 
MUSLIMS AREN'T 
ABLE TO PRAY 
THERE. 
THIS DEAL WILL 
ALLOW FROM 
FLIGHTS TO DUBAI 
TO ALLOW MUSLIMS 
TO VISIT ISRAEL 
PEACEFULLY AND 
PRAY AT THE 
MOSQUE WITH 
WHATEVER 
FREQUENCY THEY 
DEEM 
APPROPRIATE. 
AS PEOPLE GO AND 
PRAY AND SEE 
THIS IS 
AVAILABLE, THEY 
WILL SHARE IT 
WITH FRIENDS AND 
SHARE THE 
EXPERIENCES, 
PICTURES ON 
INSTAGRAM, 
FACEBOOK AND 
TWITTER AND 
PEOPLE WILL SEE 
THAT THE MOSQUE 
IS SAFE AND ALL 
ARE WELCOME. 
THIS IS A GREAT 
STEP FORWARD FOR 
THE REGION, THE 
COUNTRY AND A 
GREAT STEP 
FORWARD FOR THE 
WORLD. 
I WANT TO 
COMPLIMENT THE 
THREE LEADERS 
THAT WORKED VERY 
HARD TO MAKE 
THIS POSSIBLE, 
THE PRIME 
MINISTER 
NETANYAHU FROM 
RILL, CROWN 
PRINCE FROM ABU 
DHABI AND 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
IN AMERICA. 
THANK YOU. 
>> THANK YOU TO 
JARED FOR THAT 
SUMMARY. 
EXTRAORDINARY 
WORK BY A NUMBER 
OF FINE 
DIPLOMATS 
WORKING UNDER 
PRESIDENT 
TRUMP'S 
LEADERSHIP TO 
ARRIVE AT THE 
OUT COME. 
JARED KUSHNER 
HAS BEEN AT THE 
FOREFRONT OF 
THOSE EFFORTS. 
BRIAN HOOK AND 
OTHERS HAVE PUT 
IN TREMENDOUS 
WORK UNDER THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
DIRECTION TO GET 
WHERE WE ARE 
HERE TODAY. 
I KNOW, JARED, 
YOU DON'T HAVE 
THE DIPLOMAT 
TITLE BUT WE 
DON'T HAVE A 
FINER AMBASSADOR 
IN THE REGION 
THAN ADVISER 
KUSHNER. 
I THANK YOU FOR 
THOSE REMARKS 
AND THE 
INCREDIBLE 
EFFORT. 
I WANT TO START 
BY 
CONGRATULATING 
THE PRESIDENT OF 
THE UNITED 
STATES, BENJAMIN 
NETANYAHU AND 
THE COUNTY 
PRINCE. 
THIS IS A 
REMARKABLE 
ACHIEVEMENT. 
IT WILL BE KNOWN 
AS THE ABRAHAM 
ACCORDS. IT IS 
SOMETHING 
SPECIAL. 
FEW VERY OF MY 
PREDECESSORS AS 
NATIONAL 
SECURITY ADVISER 
ANNOUNCED A 
PEACE DEAL IN 
THE MIDDLE EAST. 
IT'S A RARE 
THING. 
AS I SAID 
EARLIER IN THE 
OVAL OFFICE 
TODAY, THE 
PRESIDENT WILL 
BE KNOWN IN 
HISTORY AS ONE 
OF THE CHANGE 
MAKERS AND ONE 
OF THE 
REMARKABLE 
LEADERS IN THE 
MIDDLE EAST. 
THAT IS NOT 
SOMETHING THAT 
YOU MAY HAVE 
THOUGHT OF WHEN 
HE CAME INTO 
OFFICE. 
ONE OF HIS FIRST 
STEPS WAS 
REPAIRING THE 
RELATIONSHIP 
WITH ISRAEL THAT 
WAS BADLY 
DAMAGED 
ESPECIALLY IN 
THE LAST MONTH 
OF THE PRIOR 
ADMINISTRATION. 
THE PRESIDENT 
DID SOMETHING 
UNHEARD OF. 
MANY 
PRESIDENTIAL 
CANDIDATES GOING 
BACK TWO DECADES 
PROMISED IF THEY 
WERE ELECTED 
THEY WOULD MOVE 
THE UNITED 
STATES EMBASSY 
IN ISRAEL FROM 
TEL AVIV TO 
JERUSALEM. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
DID IT. 
HE DEVELOPED 
RESERVOIR OF 
GOODWILL IN 
ISRAEL. 
HE RECOGNIZED 
THE GOLAN 
HEIGHTS AS BEING 
ISRAELI 
TERRITORY AND 
TOOK THOSE AWAY 
FROM A VERY -- 
WHAT COULD HAVE 
BEEN A 
DESTABILIZED 
SITUATION THAT 
WE HAVE SEEN 
DEVELOP IN 
SYRIA. 
HE DESTROYED THE 
PHYSICAL 
CALIPHATE OF 
ISIS, THE SIZE 
OF OHIO. 
IT STRETCHED 
ACROSS THE 
MIDDLE EAST AND 
TERROR RAINED 
BECAUSE OF THE 
CALIPHATE. 
BAG HE PUT 
MAXIMUM PRESSURE 
ON IRAN AND CUT 
OFF MUCH OF THE 
TERRORIST 
FUNDING GOING TO 
PROXY WARS IN 
YEMEN AND 
HEZBOLLAH AND 
LEBANON AND 
SYRIA AND 
THROUGHOUT THE 
REGION. 
TODAY WE HAVE 
THE ABRAHAM 
ACCORDS. 
HE BROUGHT PEACE 
TO THE MIDDLE 
EAST, PEACE 
BETWEEN UAE AND 
ISRAEL. 
WHAT I HAVE SAID 
IS THE PRESIDENT 
IS KNOWN AS THE 
GREATEST DEAL 
MAKER. 
HE WROTE THE 
BOOK THE ART OF 
THE DEAL. 
HE IS A GREAT, 
GREAT DEAL 
MAKER. 
BUT I THINK 
HISTORY WILL 
REMEMBER THE 
PRESIDENT FOR 
BEING A GREAT 
PEACEMAKER. 
BROUGHT PEACE TO 
ISRAEL AND THE 
UAE. 
HIS DIPLOMATS 
SIGNED A 
HISTORIC ACCORD 
IN AFGHANISTAN. 
WE HAVEN'T HAD 
AN AMERICAN 
CASUALTY IN 
AFGHANISTAN 
SINCE FEBRUARY 
29th. 
HE USED HIS 
OFFICES AND HIS 
PRESSURE TO STOP 
IT FROM BEING 
OVERRUN IN SYRIA 
AND BROUGHT A 
CEASE-FIRE 
AGREEMENT WHEN 
TURKEY INVADED 
NORTHERN SYRIA. 
A LOT OF PEOPLE 
SAID WHEN HE 
CAME INTO OFFICE 
THAT THERE WOULD 
BE WAR IN NORTH 
KOREA. 
THROUGH PERSONAL 
DIPLOMACY HE 
KEPT THE SYSTEM 
FROM TURNING 
INTO A KINETIC 
EVENT. 
IT'S REMARKABLE 
WHEN YOU STEP 
BACK AND TAKE A 
LOOK AT WHAT 
THIS PRESIDENT 
HAS DONE ON THE 
PEACE FRONT. 
IT WOULDN'T 
SURPRISE ME IF 
IT WOULD TAKE 
TIME IN THIS 
ENVIRONMENT IF 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
NOMINATED FOR A 
NOBEL PRIZE. 
THIS IS AN 
EXAMPLE OF WHY 
HE WOULD BE 
RIGHTLY 
CONSIDERED AND 
SHOULD BE A 
FRONT-RUNNER FOR 
THE NOBEL PEACE 
PRIZE. 
I WANT TO 
COMPLIMENT THE 
CROWN PRINCE. 
THERE HAVE BEEN 
TWO OTHER GREAT 
ARAB LEADERS, 
KING HUSSEIN AND 
ANWAR SADAT WHO 
MADE PEACE WITH 
ISRAEL. 
NOW HE ENTERS 
THE PANTHEON OF 
GREAT LEADERS 
AND I WANT TO 
CONGRATULATE 
BENJAMIN 
NETANYAHU IN 
ISRAEL, UNDER 
TREMENDOUS 
PRESSURE TO 
EXTEND LAW AND 
SOVEREIGNTY AND 
STEPPED UP 
AGAINST THAT 
POLITICAL 
PRESSURE TO MAKE 
PEACE. 
SOMETHING THAT 
MAY HAVE BEEN 
POLITICALLY 
POPULAR BUT HE 
PUT THE INTEREST 
OF HIS COUNTRY 
AND PEOPLE 
FIRST. 
I THINK WE HAVE 
COURAGEOUS 
LEADERS THAT 
WORKED WITH THE 
PRESIDENT TO 
COME TOGETHER TO 
THE HISTORIC 
ACCORD. 
STEPPING BACK 
FROM WHAT DOES 
THIS MEAN BEYOND 
THE HISTORIC 
IDEA OF A MAJOR 
ARAB COUNTRY 
MAKING PEACE 
WITH RILL ALL 
THESE YEARS 
AFTER 1948, IT 
MAKES SENSE ON 
SO MANY 
DIFFERENT 
LEVELS. 
THE UAE AND 
ISRAEL ARE 
CAPABLE SECURITY 
PARTNERS OF THE 
UNITED STATES 
AND CLOSE 
PARTNERS OF OURS 
IN THE REGION, 
STANDING UP TO 
IRAN, STANDING 
UP TO ISLAMIC 
EXTREMISM. 
THE PEACE 
AGREEMENT 
BETWEEN THESE 
TWO COUNTRIES 
WILL ENCOURAGE 
AND FOSTER 
COOPERATION IN 
THOSE EFFORTS. 
THESE ARE VERY 
INNOVATIVE 
COUNTRIES. 
ISRAEL IS CALLED 
THE START UP 
NATION AND FOR 
THOSE OF YOU 
THAT HAVE BEEN 
THERE, YOU FEEL 
LIKE YOU ARE 
DRIVING THROUGH 
PALO ALTO, HALF 
THE COUNTRY. 
THE UAE IS 
INNOVATIVE. 
PUTTING THOSE 
TWO NATIONS 
TOGETHER WILL 
CREATE A DYNAMIC 
OF INNOVATION 
AND CREATIVITY 
IN THE REGION. 
BOTH COUNTRIES 
ARE POPULATED BY 
DYNAMIC PEOPLE. 
THERE ARE 
TREMENDOUS 
OPPORTUNITIES 
THAT WILL ARISE 
FROM THE 
AGREEMENT. 
JARED TALKED 
ABOUT THE IDEA 
OF ARAB PILGRIMS 
AND MUSLIM 
PILGRIMS GOING 
TO THE MOSQUE, 
UP TO THE MOUNT 
AND HAVING THE 
OPPORTUNITY TO 
PRAY IN PEACE IN 
ISRAEL. 
AS YOU KNOW THE 
PRESIDENT MADE 
RELIGION FREEDOM 
IN THE MIDDLE 
EAST A CENTER 
PIECE OF HIS 
FOREIGN POLICY. 
THIS IS A GREAT 
STEP TOWARD 
FULFILLING THE 
IDEA THAT THE 
THREE GREAT 
FAITHS THAT CAME 
FROM THE HOLY 
CITY, 
CHRISTIANITY, 
JUDAISM AND 
ISLAM WILL BE 
ABLE TO PRAY AND 
INTERACT 
PEACEFULLY 
TOGETHER IN THAT 
BEAUTIFUL CITY 
OF JERUSALEM. 
TOURISM WITH ABU 
DHABI HAVE 
BECOME MECCAS 
FOR TOURISM 
BEFORE THE 
CHINESE VIRUS. 
ISRAEL IS A 
GREAT LAND FOR 
TOURISM. 
TRADE BETWEEN 
UAE AND ISRAEL 
WHICH HAVE 
INCREDIBLE 
ECONOMIES. 
AS WE RECOVER 
FROM COVID, THIS 
AGREEMENT WILL 
HELP THE 
ECONOMIES OF 
THOSE COUNTRIES 
AND THE 
COUNTRIES IN THE 
RYE GONE EXPAND 
AND I THINK YOU 
WILL SEE AN 
INCREASE IN JOBS 
AS A RESULT OF 
THESE ACCORDS. 
WITH RESPECT TO 
THE PEACE 
PROCESS OVERALL, 
WE GOT A GREAT 
TEAM. 
THAT TEAM WILL 
BE FANNING OUT. 
WE WILL BE 
WORKING THE 
PHONES, IN THE 
REGION AND WE 
BELIEVE THAT 
THERE ARE OTHER 
COUNTRIES 
WAITING IN THE 
WINGS THAT WILL 
WATCH AND SEE 
HOW -- THE 
TREMENDOUS 
RESPONSE TO THE 
COURAGE OF PRIME 
MINISTER 
NETANYAHU AND 
THE CROWN PRINCE 
ARE RECEIVED BY 
THEIR PEOPLE AND 
THE WORLD. 
I HAVE BEEN ON 
THE PHONE WITH A 
NUMBER OF 
EUROPEAN 
COUNTERPARTS 
THAT CALLED TO 
CONGRATULATE US 
FOR OUR ACCORD. 
SOME ARE 
ASTOUNDED THAT 
THIS TOOK PLACE. 
WE THINK THAT 
THIS COULD LEAD 
TO A GREAT DEAL 
FOR THE 
PALESTINIAN 
PEOPLE. 
THE PEOPLE THAT 
THE PRESIDENT, 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
HAS NOT 
FORGOTTEN. 
HE ENDORSED THE 
TWO STATE 
SOLUTION. 
HE WANTS TO SEE 
THE PALESTINIAN 
PEOPLE IN A 
PROSPEROUS 
COUNTRY OF THEIR 
OWN. 
THE GROUNDWORK 
HAS BEEN LAID 
FOR THAT. 
WE WILL WORK 
HARD ON THOSE 
EFFORTS IN THE 
COMING MONTHS 
AND YEARS. 
SO, AGAIN TODAY 
IS A GREAT DAY. 
A GREAT DAY FOR 
THE PEOPLE OF 
THE UAE AND 
PEOPLE OF ISRAEL 
FOR THEIR 
LEADERS AND FOR 
THE UNITED 
STATES OF 
AMERICA AS WE 
PLAYED A ROLE 
THAT WE 
TRADITIONALLY 
PLAY IN THE 
WORLD TO COME IN 
AND MEDIATE IN 
DIFFICULT 
SITUATIONS AND 
ACHIEVE PEACE 
AND PROSPERITY 
FOR OUR FRIENDS 
AND NEIGHBORS. 
I'M HONORED TO 
BE PART OF THE 
PRESIDENT'S TEAM 
ON THIS AND, 
AGAIN, 
CONGRATULATIONS 
TO THE PRESIDENT 
FOR HIS 
LEADERSHIP AND 
AGAIN TO PRIME 
MINISTER 
NETANYAHU AND 
THE CROWN 
PRINCE. 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH.
>> [INAUDIBLE 
QUESTION] 
>> IT WILL TAKE 
A WHILE FOR 
THESE AGREEMENTS 
TO GET FULLY 
ENFORCED. 
I THINK RIGHT 
NOW THE FOCUS 
THAT ISRAEL WILL 
BE APPLYING IS 
TOWARD BUILDING 
THIS 
RELATIONSHIP. 
OPPORTUNITIES 
THAT ARE CREATED 
BECAUSE OF THIS 
FROM AN 
INVESTMENT POINT 
OF VIEW, 
INNOVATION POINT 
OF VIEW, HEALTH 
POINT OF VIEW, 
TOURISM POINT OF 
VIEW AND MOST 
IMPORTANTLY TO 
BOTH COUNTRIES 
FROM A SECURITY 
POINT OF VIEW 
ARE ROBUST. 
I FORESEE THAT 
YOU WILL SEE 
BOTH COUNTRIES 
FOCUSING ON 
THAT. 
I THINK THAT 
ISRAEL SEES A 
LOT OF EXCITING 
OPPORTUNITY IN 
DOING WHAT IS 
BEING DONE TODAY 
WITH OTHER ARAB 
AND MUSLIM 
COUNTRIES AS 
WELL. 
THAT WILL BE THE 
FOCUS AS TO 
WHERE WE WILL BE 
WORKING WITH 
THEM. 
ONE THING I WANT 
TO DO IS 
ACKNOWLEDGE THE 
TREMENDOUS TEAM 
THAT WORKED ON 
THIS TO DATE. 
OBVIOUSLY 
SECRETARY POMPEO 
HAS BEEN LEADING 
THE EFFORTS, THE 
VICE PRESIDENT 
HAS BEEN 
SUPPORTIVE AND 
OBVIOUSLY 
BERKOWITZ AND 
BURK HAVE BEEN 
TREMENDOUS ALONG 
THE WAY AND IN 
THE STEPS THAT 
WILL LIKELY COME 
FORWARD. 
>> JARED, YOU 
GUYS ARE TOTING 
THIS AS A BIG 
STEP FORWARD. 
THE PALESTINIAN 
OFFICIALS ARE 
CRITICIZING IT. 
IF THEY AREN'T 
ON BOARD HOW IS 
THIS A GOOD 
PEACE DEAL RIGHT 
NOW? 
>> LOOK, THEY 
HAVE A FAIRLY 
PREDICTABLE 
RESPONSE THAT WE 
HAVE SEEN TIME 
AND TIME AGAIN 
TO ALL TYPES OF 
THINGS THAT MAKE 
THEIR LIVES 
BETTER. 
LET'S FOCUS ON 
THE FACTS OF 
WHAT IS 
HAPPENING AND 
HOW TO PUSH 
THINGS FORWARD. 
WE LIED OUT 180 
PAGE DETAILED 
PLAN THAT WE GOT 
ISRAEL TO AGREE 
TO NEGOTIATE ON 
THE BASIS OF 
THAT INVESTS $50 
BILLION INTO 
THEIR ECONOMY 
THAT ALLOWS THEM 
TO DOUBLE THE 
GDP OVER 10 
YEARS, CREATES A 
MILLION NEW JOBS 
AND HAVE THE 
PEOPLE WITH A 
BETTER STANDARD 
OF LIFE AND WE 
GOT ISRAEL TO 
HAVE THEM HAVE 
SELF-
DETERMINATION, 
ENVIRONMENT AND 
IN ADDITION TO 
THAT, FIGURE OUT 
THE RIGHT LAND 
-- THE RIGHT 
LAND OUT COME 
WHERE WE CAN GO 
FORWARD. 
I THINK THAT A 
LOT OF PEOPLE IN 
THE REGION ARE 
SEEING THAT WE 
CAN'T WAIT FOR 
THE PALESTINIAN 
LEADERSHIP TO 
TRY AND RESOLVE 
THIS. 
EVERY COUNTRY 
WILL DO WHAT IS 
IN THEIR BEST 
INTEREST AND THE 
REGION AND WE 
HAVE BIG 
PROBLEMS IN THE 
WORLD. 
WE CAN'T BE 
STUCK IN THE 
PAST. 
WE HAVE TO BE 
MOVING FORWARD. 
I WILL SAY THAT 
A BIG PART OF 
WHAT MOTIVATED 
THE UAE TO MOVE 
FORWARD AT THIS 
TIME AND TAKE 
THE RISKS IS THE 
NOTION THAT THEY 
DIDN'T WANT TO 
SEE ISRAEL TAKE 
THE ACTION OF 
APPLYING 
SOVEREIGNTY TO 
AREAS OF THE 
WEST BANK WHICH 
ALLOWS MORE 
SPACE FOR THE 
PALESTINIAN 
LEADERSHIP TO 
COME TO THE 
TABLE AND MAKE A 
DEAL. 
I DON'T KNOW IF 
IT WILL HAPPEN 
TOMORROW OR NEXT 
MONTH OR NEXT 
YEAR. 
BUT AT SOME 
POINT THERE IS A 
THING CALLED 
GRAVITY. 
YOU ARE IN A 
SITUATION WHERE 
ISRAEL HAS SAID 
THAT THEY ARE 
OPEN TO MAKING 
PEACE. 
PEOPLE IN THE 
REGION SUPPORTED 
THE VISION THAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
LAID OUT. 
ONE THING WITH 
THE PRESIDENT, 
HE IS A DEAL 
MAKING 
PRESIDENT. 
PART OF BEING A 
DEAL MAKER IS 
NOT ALWAYS 
SHOWING YOUR 
CARDS. 
WE WERE ABLE TO 
HOLD THIS QUIET 
UNTIL THIS 
MORNING WHEN WE 
ANNOUNCED IT. 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAD A ROBUST 
STRATEGY FOR THE 
U.S. THAT WE 
HAVE BEEN 
EXECUTING. 
WE SEE THINGS 
ARE GETTING 
BETTER, PROBLEMS 
RESOLVED. 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
TAKING THINGS 
OFF THE TABLE, 
SLAUGHTERING 
SACRED COWS 
HOLDING PEOPLE 
BACK. 
IF YOU KIND OF 
LOOK AT THE 
SNAPSHOT TODAY 
AND THE SNAPSHOT 
OF WHERE THE 
PRESIDENT WAS 
WHEN HE STARTED, 
YOU HAVE A 
DIFFERENT MIDDLE 
EAST AND THAT IS 
NOT BY ACCIDENT. 
I BELIEVE OVER 
TIME WE WILL 
CONTINUE TO ASK 
OURSELVES TWO 
QUESTIONS WITH 
THE CONFLICT. 
NUMBER 1, ARE WE 
DOING THINGS 
THAT ALLOWS 
ISRAEL TO BE 
MORE SECURE 
VERSUS LESS 
SECURE FOR THE 
ISRAELI PEOPLE. 
UAE JOINS AN 
EXCLUSIVE CLUB 
AND BECOMES ONE 
OF AMERICA'S 
CLOSEST ALLIES 
IN THE REGION. 
NUMBER 2, ARE WE 
TAKING STEPS 
THAT ALLOW THE 
PALESTINIAN 
PEOPLE TO LIVE A 
BETTER LIFE. 
THERE ARE PEOPLE 
THAT FIND 
HISTORICAL TRAPS 
WHERE THEY CAN 
FIND EXCUSES NOT 
TO MOVE FORWARD. 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
WANTS TO CREATE 
A BRIGHT FUTURE 
AND MAKE 
PEOPLE'S LIVES 
BETTER. 
I WILL SAY TODAY 
THAT THIS 
ADVERTISE A BIG 
BREAK THROUGH. 
THIS IS 
SOMETHING THAT 
IS PUBLIC. 
A LOT OF THINGS 
ARE HAPPENING 
THAT ARE 
EXCITING. 
I BELIEVE OVER 
THE NEXT YEARS 
IF THE PRESIDENT 
KEEPS GOING 
FORWARD, YOU 
WILL SEE 
HISTORIC CHANGES 
IN THE REGION 
THAT WILL MAKE 
THE WORLD A MUCH 
SAFER AND BETTER 
PLACE. 
>> THANK YOU, 
JARED. 
APPRECIATE IT. 
>> YOU MENTIONED 
ANWAR SADAT. 
I'M CURIOUS, DO 
YOU SEE YOUR 
VISION SORT OF A 
SADAT, REGAN 
CARTER FOR 
LEADERS? 
THAT IS '79. 
>> I THINK WE 
WILL HAVE A 
FORMAL SIGNING 
CEREMONY AT THE 
WHITE HOUSE AND 
WE WILL HAVE TO 
SEE WHO COMES 
FROM THE VARIOUS 
COUNTRIES. 
I WOULD EXPECT 
THAT PRIME 
MINISTER 
NETANYAHU OR 
EITHER THE CROWN 
PRINCE OR ONE OF 
THE OTHER 
PRINCES WOULD 
LIKELY BE HERE 
IN WASHINGTON. 
I THINK IT WILL 
BE A GREAT DAY 
AND I USUALLY 
DON'T TALK ABOUT 
THINGS ON 
PRESIDENTIAL 
PHONE CALLS BUT 
ONE LEADER SAID 
WE HAD A TOUGH 
2020. 
BUT THIS IS GOOD 
NEWS. 
GREAT FOR THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE 
AND HOW THE 
PRESS HAS 
REACTED IN A 
POLARIZED TIME. 
EVERYBODY 
REGARDLESS OF 
YOUR POLITICAL 
STRIVES, 
EVERYBODY IS 
EXCITED ABOUT 
THE FACT THAT AN 
ARAB, MUSLIM 
ARAB GOVERNMENT 
IS MAKING PEACE 
WITH ISRAEL. 
BIG DAY. 
I THINK THE 
PRESIDENT WOULD 
LIKE TO HOST 
THEM SO I THINK 
WE WILL HAVE AN 
EVENT IN THE NOT 
TOO DISTANT 
FUTURE. 
>> IF I COULD 
FOLLOW-UP ON 
SOMETHING THAT 
YOU MENTIONED 
EARLIER. 
YOU TALKED ABOUT 
VISIONARY 
LEADERSHIP NOT 
JUST IN THE 
REGION BUT IN 
GENERAL LIKE THE 
PRESIDENT TO 
MAKE THIS 
HAPPEN. 
HE SEEMED 
POSITIVE MAYBE 
CRYPTICALLY THAT 
MAYBE SOMETHING 
SOON COULD 
HAPPEN AGAIN TO 
KEEP THIS GOING 
WITH PERHAPS 
ANOTHER COUNTRY. 
IS IT YOUR SENSE 
THAT THERE IS A 
GOOD CHANCE THAT 
WE COULD HAVE A 
SIMILAR 
ANNOUNCEMENT IN 
THE NEXT, DAYS, 
80 DAYS. 
>> I THINK THERE 
IS A GOOD 
CHANCE. 
ONE THING ABOUT 
THE PRESIDENT, 
ONE OF THE 
THINGS THAT YOU 
SEE IN GREAT 
LEADERS IS A 
SENSE OF 
OPTIMISM. 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
A GREAT LEADER 
FOR THE COUNTRY 
BECAUSE HE WANTS 
TO PUT FORWARD A 
POSITIVE FRONT 
AND HELP PEOPLE 
ACHIEVE THINGS 
THAT PEOPLE 
DON'T THINK IS 
POSSIBLE. 
HIS OPTIMISM IS 
ONE OF HIS GREAT 
TRAITS AS A 
LEADER. 
I WILL SAY THAT 
WE HAD SEVERAL 
DISCUSSIONS. 
OBVIOUSLY WE 
STOPPED THOSE 
DISCUSSIONS 
BECAUSE THIS ONE 
LOOKED LIKE IT 
WAS GOING AND IT 
WAS IMPORTANT TO 
THE UNITED ARAB 
EMIRATES TO BE 
THE FIRST. 
THEY WANTED TO 
MAKE HISTORY AND 
DO IT BUT WE HAD 
SEVERAL MORE 
THAT WE HAD 
DISCUSSIONS WITH 
AND WE WILL 
CONTINUE THOSE 
DISCUSSIONS TO 
SEE IF WE CAN 
MOVE FORWARD. 
MUCH PEOPLE IN 
THE WORLD WANT 
TO MOVE FORWARD. 
THE MIDDLE EAST 
HAS TO STAND ON 
ITS OWN TWO 
FEET. 
WE HAVE GREAT 
ALLIES THERE AND 
WE WILL CONTINUE 
TO WORK WITH 
THEM. 
WE WOULD LIKE TO 
SEE A SECURITY 
ARCHITECTURE AND 
ECONOMIC 
ARCHITECTURE 
WHERE PEOPLE 
HAVE THE SAFETY 
AND ABILITY TO 
LIVE A BETTER 
LIFE AND HAVE 
JOBS AND 
PROSPERITY. 
PEOPLE NEED TO 
KNOW THAT THEIR 
CHILDREN CAN 
HAVE A BETTER 
LIFE. 
PEOPLE WILL 
CHOOSE A JOB 
OVER SOME OF THE 
OTHER LESS GOOD 
AREAS THAT THEY 
ARE TEMPTED TO 
GO TO BY THE 
EXTREMISTS. 
>> THANK YOU. 
A COUPLE OF 
QUESTIONS. 
HOW QUICKLY DO 
YOU EXPECT TO 
SEE FLIGHTS 
BEGIN, EMBASSIES 
TO OPEN UP AND 
TO WHAT EXTENT 
IS THE STRATEGY 
AND HOPE THAT 
IRAN. 
[ INAUDIBLE ] 
>> I THINK IRAN 
-- IF THEY WANT 
TO MOVE FORWARD, 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS BEEN CLEAR. 
HE WON'T PAY FOR 
A MEETING BUT HE 
IS HAPPY TO TALK 
TO PEOPLE. 
THAT IS PART OF 
HIM BEING A DEAL 
MAKER AND HE 
MADE THIS DEAL 
AND THE DEAL FOR 
THE OPEC PLUS 
AND U.S.-MEXICO-
CANADA DEAL, THE 
KOREA DEAL. 
THE FIFA 2026, 
OLYMPICS 2028. 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
A DEAL MAKER. 
HE WILL BE 
FLEXIBLE. 
SEEING TWO OF 
THE BEST 
MILITARIES IN 
THE REGION COMB 
TOGETHER SHOULD 
BE SOMETHING 
THAT PEOPLE TAKE 
NOTE OF BECAUSE 
IT SHOWS THAT 
PEOPLE ARE 
FIGURING OUT HOW 
TO OPTIMIZE. 
I THINK IRAN HAS 
BENEFITED 
THROUGH DIVIDING 
AND CONQUERING. 
THEY TRIED TO 
CREATE 
INSTABILITY AND 
HAVE THE MIDDLE 
EAST DIVIDED. 
THAT'S WHY THEY 
TOOK ADVANTAGE 
OF THE PALESTINE 
JANUARY ISSUE 
AND STOKE FEAR 
AROUND THE ISSUE 
AND KEEPING 
PEOPLE FROM 
JOINING WITH 
ISRAEL. 
NO ISRAELIS EVER 
KILLED AN 
EMIRATE. 
THERE ISN'T THAT 
HATRED. 
I DO BELIEVE 
THAT WE WILL SEE 
INTERACTIONS 
QUICKLY AND BOTH 
COUNTRIES ARE 
MOTIVATED FROM 
AN ECONOMIC 
POINT OF VIEW, 
TECHNOLOGY POINT 
OF VIEW TO START 
MOVING FORWARD 
QUICKLY. 
>> [INAUDIBLE 
QUESTION] 
>> KANYE HAS 
BEEN A FRIEND OF 
MINE FOR ABOUT 
10 YEARS. 
WE TALK EVERY 
NOW AND THEN 
ABOUT DIFFERENT 
THINGS. 
WE BOTH HAPPENED 
TO BE IN 
COLORADO. 
SO, WE GOT 
TOGETHER AND HAD 
A GREAT 
DISCUSSION ABOUT 
A LOT OF THINGS. 
HE HAS GREAT 
IDEAS FOR, FOR, 
FOR WHAT HE 
WOULD LIKE TO 
SEE HAPPEN IN 
THE COUNTRY. 
THAT'S WHY HE 
HAS THE 
CANDIDACY THAT 
HE IS DOING. 
THERE IS A LOT 
OF ISSUES THAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
CHAMPIONED THAT 
HE ADMIRES AND 
IT WAS GREAT TO 
HAVE A FRIENDLY 
DISCUSSION. 
THANK YOU. 
>>  [ INAUDIBLE 
QUESTION ]. HOW 
LONG IS 
TEMPORARY. 
YOU SAID IT 
COULD BE A LONG 
TIME AND DID YOU 
GET GUARANTEES 
THAT THEY WILL 
ADHERE TO THAT. 
>> BETWEEN A 
LONG TIME AND A 
SHORT TIME. 
THAT IS WHAT 
TEMPORARY MEANS. 
>> THAT'S 
IMPORTANT TO 
KNOW HOW LONG 
TEMPORARY IS. 
HE SAID IT'S NOT 
OFF THE TABLE. 
>> OUR 
DISCUSSIONS WITH 
THE PRIME 
MINISTER ARE 
EXTENSIVE OVER 
THE LAST 3 1/2 
YEARS. 
WE HAVE A LOT OF 
TRUST BETWEEN 
ISRAEL AND 
AMERICA, DONE A 
LOT OF HISTORIC 
THINGS TOGETHER. 
THE PEOPLE OF 
ISRAEL TRUST 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
TO MAKE THE 
RIGHT DECISIONS 
IN THE BEST 
INTEREST OF 
ISRAEL'S 
SECURITY. 
AND PRESIDENT 
TRUMP AND PRIME 
MINISTER 
NETANYAHU HAVE A 
GOOD 
RELATIONSHIP. 
IT'S NOT LIKE A 
BINARY THING TO 
MOVE FORWARD OR 
NOT. 
A LOT OF DETAILS 
AND THINGS TO BE 
CONSIDERED AND 
WE HAD A LOT OF 
THOSE 
DISCUSSIONS OVER 
THE COMING 
MONTHS THEN YOU 
PUT THOSE 
DISCUSSIONS ON 
HOLD AS THIS 
CAME ABOUT. 
SO, I IMAGINE AT 
SOME POINT IN 
THE TOOK YOU TUR 
THIS WILL BE 
DISCUSSED. 
TODAY IS A GREAT 
DAY. 
A BIG BREAK 
THROUGH. 
THIS IS A GAME 
CHANGER FOR 
ISRAEL, FOR THE 
MIDDLE EAST AND 
GAME CHANGER FOR 
THE WORLD. 
FOR THE TIME 
BEING, PEOPLE 
WILL FOCUS ON 
THAT AND HOW TO 
OPTIMIST FROM 
THAT TREMENDOUS 
OPPORTUNITY. 
>> DID YOU 
DISCUSS HIS 
CAMPAIGN WITH 
KANYE WEST. 
>> WE HAD A 
GENERAL 
DISCUSSION MORE 
ABOUT POLICY. 
>> A DIFFERENT 
DEAL, HERE IN 
WASHINGTON. 
DEMOCRATS AND 
REPUBLICANS ARE 
2 1/2 TRILLION 
DOLLARS APART. 
IN YOUR VIEW, DO 
YOU THINK IT'S 
POSSIBLE FOR A 
DEAL TO COME 
TOGETHER? 
>> WORKING WITH 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
FOR THE LAST 
FIVE YEARS ON 
THE CAMPAIGN AND 
GOVERNMENT, I 
WOULD SAY THAT 
WITH PRESIDENT 
TRUMP ANYTHING 
IS POSSIBLE. 
SO, YOU NEVER 
KNOW. 
THE PRESIDENT 
HAS ACCOMPLISHED 
A LOT OF THINGS 
THAT PEOPLE 
DIDN'T THINK 
WOULD BE 
ACCOMPLISHED BUT 
THE COMMENTS ON 
THE DEAL, I WILL 
LEAVE THAT UP TO 
THE NEGOTIATORS. 
SINCE WE 
EXHAUSTED 
QUESTIONS ON THE 
TOPIC, I WILL 
PASS IT BACK.
[ INAUDIBLE 
QUESTION ].
>> THE FIRST 
THING, THE 
ADMINISTRATION 
WILL ALWAYS DO 
THE RIGHT THING 
AND PRESIDENT 
TRUMP WILL 
ALWAYS DO THE 
RIGHT THING, 
WHETHER IT'S 
LOSING FAITH. 
IF THE CHINESE 
OR THE RUSSIANS 
VETO THE 
CONTINUATION OF 
THE ARMS 
EMBARGO, SENDING 
ARMS TO IRAN AND AR 
IRAN, LET'S ON 
THEM. 
AND WITH THE 
CHINESE MIGHT 
DO, BUT NOTHING 
OF THE UN, FOR 
THE 
DESTABILIZATION, 
WILL 
DIPLOMATICALLY 
AND OTHER TOOLS, 
NOBODY THE 
REGION WAS TO 
SEE YOU RAN ON 
THE RECEIVING 
END OF RUSSIAN 
MAKES OR CHINESE 
MISSILES OR 
DRILLS, WE'VE 
MADE THAT VERY 
CLEAR. 
MAKING THAT VERY 
CLEAR, AND THE 
INTEREST OF 
ANYONE THE 
WORLD, NOT IN 
THE INTEREST OF 
GLOBAL PEACE AND 
SECURITY AND 
PROSPERITY, WE 
WILL PROSECUTE 
OUR CASE, HOPE 
THE RUSSIANS AND 
THE CHINESE DO 
THE RIGHT THING, 
IF THEY DON'T, 
WE GET BACKUPS.>>
ONE OF THE TOOLS 
THAT WE COULD 
USE. 
THE CEILING WERE 
LOOKING AT VERY 
CLOSELY, WE ARE 
FOCUSED ON THE 
VOTE TO EXTEND 
THE ARMS 
EMBARGO, A CLEAN 
ROLLOVER, WE 
WOULD LIKE TO 
SEE ALLIES GET 
BEHIND IT, 
ANYWHERE IN THE 
WORLD, THE GOOD 
IDEA TO PUT 
ADVANCED 
ARMAMENTS IN THE 
AYATOLLAH AND 
HIS REGIME'S 
HANDS, NOBODY 
THINKS THAT, IT 
MAKES NO SENSE 
WHATSOEVER, 
HOPEFULLY THEY 
WOULD DO THE 
RIGHT THING AND 
GO OVER THE ARMS 
EMBARGO KEEP 
THAT IN PLACE, 
BUT IF IT 
DOESN'T HAPPEN, 
WE WILL TAKE 
STEPS NECESSARY, 
AND ONE OF THOSE 
STEPS COULD BE 
SNAPPED BACK.>>> 
THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH FOR JARED 
KUSHNER AND 
INVESTOR 
O'BRIEN, I WILL 
TAKE YOUR 
QUESTIONS ON 
OTHER MATTERS IF 
YOU HAVE ANY.>> 
THANK YOU, THE 
PRESIDENT WROTE 
A MEMORANDUM 
THAT GIVES FIVE 
STATES 1% OF 
REIMBURSEMENT 
FOR THE NATIONAL 
GUARD CLUSTERING 
CORONAVIRUS. 
NUMBER OF 
GOVERNORS ARE 
TRYING TO GET ON 
THE LIST, 
INCLUDING THE 
NEVADA GOVERNOR. 
HAVE YOU HAD A 
CHANCE TO SET UP 
A TIME FOR THEM 
TO TALK? 
THE NATIONAL 
GOVERNORS 
ASSOCIATION SAYS 
THE CRITERIA FOR 
BEING ONE OF 
THOSE STATES, 
100% NOT 75% ARE 
NOT CLEAR, HOW 
DO YOU MAKE THE 
CUT, HUNDRED 
PERCENT NOT 75%? 
BIGGER -- 
>> LET ME KNOW 
THAT HE BECAME 
THE FIRST 
PRESIDENT TO 
AUTHORIZE USE OF 
THE NATIONAL 
GUARD UNDER 
TITLE 32 TWO 
STATUS, WITH 
COST YEAR, 
SUPPORTING THE 
MEN AND WOMEN OF 
HER NATIONAL 
GUARD, A RARELY 
USED TOOL BUT 
THE PRESIDENT 
WAS WILLING TO 
TAKE THIS 
DECISIVE ACTION. 
THE STATES 
GETTING 
TREMENDOUS AND 
UNPRECEDENTED 
SUPPORT, THEY 
CAN UTILIZE THE 
REEF -- RELIEF 
FUND DOLLARS TO 
COVER THE 
REMAINING 25% OF 
THE NEED TO, A 
FEW STATES MAY 
DIRECT THEM TO 
THE PRESIDENT, I 
WANT TO STATE-BY-
STATE AS TO 
WHERE THINGS 
STAND.>> CAN 
EXPLAIN WHY SOME 
STATES GOT THAT? 
BAKER THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
COMMENTS 
YESTERDAY, WHAT 
DID HE MEAN 
ABOUT 
TERMINATING THE 
PAYROLL TAX, AND 
A SECONDARY 
QUESTION, IF HE 
IS REELECTED, 
WHAT SHOULD 
AMERICANS 
BELIEVE ABOUT 
HIS COMMITMENT 
TO SOCIAL 
SECURITY? 
>> UNWAVERING, 
MAKING SURE IT 
IS FULLY FUNDED 
AND SENIORS ARE 
TAKEN CARE OF, 
I'VE HEARD HIM 
EXPRESS THAT 
PUBLICLY AND 
PRIVATELY. 
HE WANTS 
PERMANENT 
FORGIVENESS, HE 
HAS DEFERRED THE 
PAYROLL TAX TO 
THE END OF THE 
YEAR, TO MAKE IT 
A PERMANENT 
FORGIVENESS, 
NEXT YEAR, VERY 
SPECIFIC FOR LOW 
AND MIDDLE 
INCOME 
AMERICANS, 
BECAUSE IT IS A 
REGRESSIVE TAX. 
>> DO YOU THINK 
THAT SHOULD GO 
AWAY? 
>> VERY CLEAR ON 
THIS MATTER, 
PERMANENT 
FORGIVENESS OF 
THE DEFERRAL, IS 
GONE EVEN 
FURTHER TO SAY 
THAT HE'S BEEN 
TO MAKE SURE 
THAT SOCIAL 
SECURITY IS 
FULLY FUNDED.>> 
YOU HAS -- YOU 
HAVE VOTED BY 
U.S. MAIL AND 
TALK -- 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
HAS, AND MANY OF 
HIS TOP PEOPLE, 
WHY IS HE TRYING 
TO PREVENT 
ORDINARY 
AMERICANS FROM 
VOTING BY MAIL? 
BIGGER WE VOTED 
ABSENTEE, ALWAYS 
ABSENTEE FOR 
REASON. 
WHAT HE IS NOT 
FOR IS MASS MAIL 
AND VOTING, 
PERHAPS TO MAKE 
IT CLEARER, MASS 
MAIL OUT VOTING, 
EVERYBODY ON THE 
VOTING RULES IS 
MAILED A BALLOT, 
VOTING RULES IN 
LOS ANGELES 
COUNTY FOR 
EXAMPLE, 117% OF 
THE COUNTY 
REGISTERED TO 
VOTE, HOW DOES 
THAT MAKE SENSE, 
IT DOESN'T, 70% 
OF THE BALANCE 
FLOATING AROUND 
WOULD BE SUBJECT 
TO POTENTIAL 
FRAUD. 
THAT IS WHAT THE 
PRESIDENT IS 
STANDING FIRMLY 
AGAINST. 
HE HAS BEEN 
AGAINST ABSENTEE 
-- FOR ABSENTEE 
FOR REASON. 
>> 15.5 MILLION 
AMERICANS 
WITHOUT A JOB, 
NANCY PELOSI MET 
WITH THE 
TREASURY 
SECRETARY, 
SEEMINGLY THERE 
WAS NO PROGRESS 
ON THE CALL, FOR 
THOSE AMERICANS 
AND MILLIONS OF 
OTHERS WHO COULD 
ABSOLUTELY CARE 
LESS ABOUT THE 
POLITICS OF IT 
ALL, WHAT WOULD 
YOU TELL THEM IS 
COMING NEXT, 
CONSIDERING THAT 
IT SEEMS AS IF 
NOTHING IS 
MOVING POLICY 
WISE GOING 
FORWARD? 
>> WHAT I WOULD 
SAY IS SECRETARY 
MNUCHIN SAID 
YESTERDAY, I AM 
WILLING TO MOVE 
FORWARD WITH 
LEGISLATION THAT 
PROVIDES FUNDS 
TO SCHOOLS, 
CHILDCARE, FOOD, 
VACCINES, 
HOSPITALS, PPP 
FOR SMALL 
BUSINESS CAR 
RENTAL 
ASSISTANCE, 
BROADBAND 
AIRPORT, STATE 
AND LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT, 
PROTECTION FOR 
UNIVERSITIES, 
SCHOOL AND 
BUSINESSES, WE 
ARE WILLING TO 
MOVE FORWARD ON 
THAT, BUT WE ARE 
NOT WILLING TO 
DO IS 
RUBBERSTAMP A 
BEHEMOTH $3.4 
TRILLION DEAL. 
FUNDAMENTAL AND 
SERIOUS, THE 
WISHLIST. 
THIS PRESIDENT 
OUT OF ANYONE, 
SERIOUS ACTION 
ON EVICTION 
PROTECTION, AND 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCE, 
PAYROLL TAX CUT, 
STUDENT LOAN 
FORGIVENESS AND 
THE EXECUTIVE 
CAPACITY, THE 
STATE OF THINGS 
NOW IS, NANCY 
PELOSI SAYING WE 
ARE WILLING TO 
COME DOWN 1 
TRILLION IF THEY 
CAME UP 1 
TRILLION, THE 
CHIEF OF STAFF 
IS TOLD ME THEY 
WOULDN'T EVEN 
TELL US WHAT 
THEY WOULD TAKE 
OUT OF THE $1 
TRILLION, THEY 
WOULDN'T LIST 
OUT THE ONES 
THAT THEY WOULD 
TAKE OUT OF THE 
DEMOCRAT 
WISHLIST, THEY 
NEED TO COME 
BACK FROM RECESS 
AND NEGOTIATE, 
BECAUSE THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE 
DESERVE BETTER. 
>> $3 TRILLION 
GIVE OR TAKE HAS 
BEEN SPENT, SOME 
REPUBLICANS SAY 
NO MORE NEEDS TO 
BE SPENT, IS THE 
WHITE HOUSE OF 
THE POSITION 
THAT THE $3 
TRILLION HAS 
BEEN SPENT, IT'S 
OKAY, WE DON'T 
NEED TO SPEND 
ANYMORE? 
BAKER THE 
PRESIDENT IS FOR 
WHAT'S BEST FOR 
AMERICAN 
FAMILIES, DRINK 
PAYMENTS, HE'S 
PROTECTED THEM 
IN ANY WAY HE 
CAN IN HIS 
EXECUTIVE 
CAPACITY, IN THE 
FISCAL COST OF 
THINGS, WHEN THE 
ECONOMY WAS SHUT 
DOWN, $2 
TRILLION DEAL 
NEGOTIATED, AND 
AFTER THAT, WHEN 
ECONOMY WAS 
REOPENED, $1 
TRILLION DEAL, 
FOR THE 
DEMOCRATS TO SAY 
WE WANT MORE, 
THAN WHAT WE 
NEGOTIATED IN 
PAST DURING AN 
ECONOMIC SHUT 
DOWN AND SAY WE 
NEED $3.4 
TRILLION, IS A 
UNSERIOUS 
PROPOSAL. 
>> YOUR REACTION 
TO UNEMPLOYMENT 
CLAIMS, ONE .7 
MILLION NEW 
JOBS, AND 
GOVERNORS, ARE 
POLITICIZING, 
WHAT DOES HE 
MEAN BY THAT, 
THE PRESIDENT? 
BIGGER WHEN YOU 
LOOK AROUND THE 
WORLD, MANY 
COUNTRIES HAVE 
OPEN THEIR 
SCHOOLS, AND 
THAT WE CAN DO 
THE SAME, YOU 
CAN FIND A WAY, 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
HAS RELEASED 
GUIDANCE, HE 
DOESN'T WANT A 
DECISION THAT IS 
SO IMPORTANT FOR 
OUR CHILDREN TO 
BE POLITICIZED, 
AND THE PUBLIC 
HEALTH INTEREST, 
I CAN LIST THAT 
AND I DID 
PREVIOUSLY, YOUR 
FIRST QUESTION? 
BIGGER BELOW 1 
MILLION, HOW 
SURPRISED ARE 
YOU THAT'S THE 
FIGURE AND THE 
DIRECTION WERE 
GOING? 
BIGGER I'M NOT 
SURPRISED, A 
GREAT JOB'S 
PRESIDENT, THE 
GREATEST ECONOMY 
IN HISTORY AND 
HE WILL DO IT 
AGAIN, THE 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
CLAIMS TO BELOW 
1 MILLION, OFF 
THE JOBS REPORT 
EXCEEDING 
EXPECTATIONS, 
AND THE JOB 
REPORTS BEFORE 
THAT, GOING IN 
LINE WITH THE 
MANUFACTURING 
AND GOOD NUMBERS 
THAT WE SAW AND 
MANY OTHER 
METRICS, THE 
PRESIDENT 
ALREADY MAKING 
SURE WE HAVE AN 
ECONOMIC 
REBOUND. 
AS WELL.
>> THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
VACCINE, IS IT A 
WORKABLE 
VACCINE? 
>> THE PRESIDENT 
HAS BEEN BRIEFED 
ON THAT, ONE 
THING TO NOTE, I 
BELIEVE THAT DR. 
FAUCI ME  THIS 
POINT, WE GO 
THREE RIGOROUS 
SAGE FREE TRIAL, 
30,000 
INDIVIDUALS THAT 
WE HAVE TO MAKE 
SURE IS 
PRESENTLY 
HEALTHY AND 
MOVING FORWARD 
GOT THE STANDARD 
WE HAVE FOR 
AMERICAN 
VACCINES AND 
IMPORTANT WE DO 
THAT, WE THINK 
WILL HAVE A 
VACCINE BY THE 
END OF THE YEAR, 
AND THE 
PRESIDENT IN 
ADVANCES 
MANUFACTURING 
HUNDREDS OF 
MODES OF DOSES 
IN ANTICIPATION 
OF ONE BEING 
SUCCESSFUL.>> 
GOING BACK TO 
IRAN AND RUSSIA, 
AND THE 
GEOPOLITICAL 
ACTORS IN THE 
MIDDLE EAST, WE 
DISCUSSED THAT, 
BUT HOW 
CONFIDENT IS THE 
WHITE HOUSE THAT 
IRAN AND RUSSIA 
ARE FINALLY 
GOING TO BE 
PLACED IN THEIR 
RESPECTIVE 
LANES, IN THE 
ADVENT OF THE 
DEAL AND THE 
DEALS TO COME? 
FIGURE WE 
BELIEVE THERE IS 
A BIG CONTRAST 
HERE. 
THE 
ADMINISTRATION, 
CLOSING UP TO 
THE ENEMIES, THE 
IRAN DEAL WAS 
EGREGIOUS, CASH 
PAYOUTS TO IRAN, 
BUT THIS 
PRESIDENT HAS 
DONE IS 
DIAMETRICALLY 
OPPOSITE, 
NEGOTIATING A 
HISTORIC PEACE 
AGREEMENT, WHEN 
YOU WORK WITH 
THE ALLIES AND 
ENGAGE IN 
DIPLOMACY, WE 
HAVE A GREAT 
DEAL MAKER'S 
PRESIDENT, YOU 
GET DEALS LIKE 
TODAY, IN STARK 
CONTRAST TO WHAT 
WE SAW FROM THE 
PREVIOUS 
ADMINISTRATION.>> 
DOES THE 
PRESIDENT SHARE 
FORMER VICE 
PRESIDENT JOE 
BIDEN'S FEELING, 
SECURING ISRAEL 
AS A STATE. 
>> I'M NOT TO GO 
ANY FURTHER INTO 
THE STATE OF 
MIDDLE EAST 
PEACE, I WOULD 
REFER YOU TO 
TENNESSEE, JUST 
TALKING ABOUT 
THE HISTORIC 
DEAL THAT HAS 
BEEN MADE. 
>> PUBLISHING, 
AND A NEW BOOK, 
DID HE SIGN OFF 
ON THE LETTERS 
BETWEEN HIM AND 
KIM JONG-UN? 
BIGGER WE ARE 
FOCUSED TODAY ON 
PROVIDING RELIEF 
TO THE AMERICAN 
PEOPLE AND THIS 
HISTORIC DEAL. 
>> THE EXECUTIVE 
ORDER, STOPPING 
APPLE 
DISTRIBUTING THE 
APP ON THE 
PLATFORM, AND 
WHAT ABOUT 
CONCERNS THAT IT 
COULD BE KNEE 
CAPPING AN 
AMERICAN COMPANY 
AND THE 
COMPETITIVENESS? 
FIGURE OF THE 
ONLY REMARKS I 
HAVE ON TIKTOK 
AND WE CHAT, THE 
AUTHORITY UNDER 
THE 
INTERNATIONAL 
EMERGENCY 
ECONOMIC POWERS 
ACT TWO ADDRESS 
THE THREATS 
POSED BY TIKTOK 
AND WE CHATTED, 
PROTECTING 
AMERICAN PEOPLE 
FROM ALL CYBER 
THREATS, THEY 
COLLECT 
SIGNIFICANT 
AMOUNTS OF 
PRIVATE DATA AND 
THEY CAN BE 
ACCESSED AND 
USED BY THE PRC. 
AND TIKTOK HAS A 
DOCUMENTED 
HISTORY OF 
CENSORING FREE 
SPEECH TO 
CONFORM TO 
PROPAGANDA, THEN 
WE TAKE THE 
NATIVE AMERICANS 
VERY SERIOUSLY. 
ONE THING THAT I 
WANTED TO CLEAR 
OUT -- WE TAKE 
THESE PRIVACIES 
FOR AMERICANS 
VERY SERIOUSLY. 
AND 
>> NANCY PELOSI, 
$3.5 BILLION FOR 
ELECTION FUNDING,
FUNDAMENTALLY 
UNSERIOUS FOR 
THIS REASON, I 
TALKED TO THE 
OFFICE OF 
MANAGEMENT AND 
BUDGET, THEY 
SAID STATES HAVE 
BEEN GIVEN OVER 
$1.2 BILLION IN 
ELECTION 
ASSISTANT 
GRANDSONS 2018 
AND THEY HAVE 
SPENT LESS THAN 
1/6 OF THE 
FUNDING IN THAT 
THREE YEARS, AND 
HAVE OVER $1 
BILLION SITTING 
AROUND THAT HAVE 
NOT BEEN SPENT. 
WE ENCOURAGE FOR 
>> NANCY PELOSI 
TO FOLLOW IN THE 
FOOTSTEPS, THE 
SUGGESTION OF 
THE 
CONGRESSWOMAN, I 
THINK CONGRESS 
SHOULD BE IN 
SESSION, ABSURD 
FOR CONGRESS TO 
BE GOING ON A 
BREAK DURING A 
PANDEMIC, ONE 
PERSON WHO HAS 
NOT BEEN ON A 
BREAK, IT'S THIS 
PRESIDENT. 
HE WILL BE OUT 
AT 5:30 PM.>> WE 
STILL HAVE 
QUESTIONS. 
 
COUNTRY AS THEY GET USED TO THIS
IDEA, GRAPPLING WITH THE FEARS 
AND FRUSTRATIONS THAT GO ALONG 
WITH IT.
 ♪♪
>> HOW DO YOU GET ON THESE 
THINGS?
WHOA.
>> Reporter: WHAT ARE YOU MOST 
EXCITED ABOUT FOR GOING BACK TO 
SCHOOL?
>> SEE MY FRIENDS AGAIN AND MY 
NEW TEACHER. 
>> PROBABLY SEEING MY FRIENDS 
AND MY TEACHERS.
>> I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE MY 
FRIENDS AGAIN AND MY TEACHERS. 
>> Reporter: THAT IS A COMMON 
THEME.
WHAT WAS IT LIKE FOR YOU WHEN 
SCHOOL SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN IN 
MARCH?
>> I THOUGHT WE WERE ALL GOING 
TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL AND I WAS 
GOING TO SEE MY FRIENDS AGAIN, 
BUT THEN I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS 
THE LAST TIME I WOULD SEE MY 
FRIENDS. 
>> I WAS LIKE, YEAH, I GET TO BE
HOME AND IN MY PAJAMAS AND 
>>> I REALIZE 
THAT ONLINE 
LEARNING ISN'T 
THE BEST OPTION 
AND I WOULD 
RATHER BE AT 
SCHOOL. 
>> WAS ESTRANGED 
FOR YOU AND FOR 
YOUR MOM AND 
DAD, TO SUDDENLY 
BECOME YOUR 
TEACHER 
OVERNIGHT?>> 
YES, IT WAS 
HARD, BECAUSE I 
DIDN'T 
UNDERSTAND A 
LOT. 
BECAUSE I 
COULDN'T REALLY 
TELL MY TEACHER, 
MY MOM WOULD 
HAVE TO HELP ME. 
AND SHE WOULD 
NOT KNOW 
SOMETIMES.>> 
WITH TEACHERS, 
ASKING TOO MUCH 
QUESTIONS, AND I 
DON'T KNOW IF I 
SHOULD ASK 
ANOTHER 
QUESTION, BUT 
WITH MY MOM AND 
DAD THEY ARE 
FINE WITH THAT, 
I CAN ASK AS 
MANY QUESTIONS 
AS I WANT.>> 
WHAT WAS THE 
TOUGHEST PART 
FOR YOU ABOUT 
THE E-
LEARNING?>> 
BEING IN THE 
SAME PLACE FOR 
SUCH A LONG 
TIME, JUST IN MY 
ROOM FOR A BUNCH 
OF MONTHS.>> I 
DON'T LIKE 
ONLINE SCHOOLS, 
I DON'T REALLY 
LEARN ANYTHING, 
HARD TO LEARN 
WHEN YOU'RE ON A 
SCREEN ALL DAY. 
>> I COULD DO IT 
IS MUCH AS I 
WANT, I DID NOT 
HAVE TO SHOW UP 
EARLY. 
>> WHAT ARE THE 
THINGS THAT 
HAPPENED AT 
SCHOOL THAT CAN 
HAPPEN THAT YOU 
KNOW YOU'RE 
GOING TO MISS? 
>> PROBABLY JIM, 
-- GYM. 
>> MISSING MY 
TEACHERS. 
>> HOW WILL IT 
LOOK WHEN WE GO 
BACK TO SCHOOL, 
AND AT THE SAME? 
>> WE HAVE TO 
BRING MASTS. 
>> WHAT IS IF 
YOU LIKE TO HAVE 
A MASK ON? 
>> IF YOU LIKE 
YOU BARELY CAN 
BREATHE.>> THE 
FACIAL 
EXPRESSIONS, IT 
MIGHT BE A 
LITTLE 
DIFFERENT, HOW 
IT IS EXPLAINING 
THINGS.>> GOING 
BACK BY TWO 
WEEKS, AND 
PROBABLY ANOTHER 
ONE AND THEN 
HAVE TO GO BACK 
TO E-LEARNING 
FOR THE REST OF 
THE YEARS. 
>> IF YOU COULD 
SNAP YOUR 
FINGERS AND 
CHANGE ANYTHING, 
WHAT WOULD IT 
BE? 
BIGGER MAKE THE 
VIRUS GO AWAY. 
NOBODY EVEN 
KNOWS IT 
HAPPEN.>> 
TALKING TO THESE 
KIDS AND ASKING 
THEM LOTS OF 
QUESTIONS, 
PARENTS AND 
TEACHERS CAN 
FEEL BETTER, ONE 
THING IS 
ABUNDANTLY 
CLEAR, KIDS ARE 
RESILIENT. 
BACK TO YOU. 
>> THANK YOU, 
THEY ARE 
RESILIENT, BUT 
ALSO IT'S A LOT 
FOR THOSE YOUNG 
MINDS, STEPHANIE 
IS BACK FOR HOW 
TO EASE THOSE 
CONCERNS, EVEN 
WITH LITTLE ONES 
CAN FEEL REALLY 
HEAVILY -- 
HEAVY. 
>> SAVANNA, IT 
CAN BE MASSIVE, 
STAYING 
POSITIVE, 
MAINTAINING GOOD 
MENTAL HEALTH IS 
EVERYTHING, A 
NORMAL YEAR 
ANXIETY GOES UP 
WHEN KIDS GO 
BACK TO SCHOOL, 
WE HAD TO GIVE 
OUR KIDS THE 
GRACE AND SPACE 
TO EXPRESS THE 
FRUSTRATION, LET 
THEM TELL YOU 
THAT WEARING 
MASKS MAKE THEM 
MAD AND THEY 
MISSED THEIR 
FRIENDS, BUT 
HELP THEM 
UNDERSTAND THEY 
ARE NOT BEING 
PUNISHED. 
MY OWN KIDS FEEL 
LIKE I'M 
PUNISHING THEM, 
I'M NOT WITH YOU 
TODAY, THEY HAVE 
SORE THROATS, 
THEY HAVE 
SCRATCHY 
THROATS, I'M 
KEEPING THEM 
HOME AND TRYING 
TO HELP THEM 
UNDERSTAND THIS 
IS THE NEW 
NORMAL, AND GET 
THEM IN THE 
ROUTINE OF 
ACCEPTING IT, 
YOU HAVE TO 
FOCUS ON THAT 
FOR SCHOOL, EVEN 
IF YOU'RE DOING 
DISTANCE 
LEARNING, GET ON 
A SCHEDULE, MAKE 
THEM WAKE UP AT 
THE SAME TIME 
EVERY DAY, 
BRUSHED HIS 
TEETH, COMB IT 
HERE, COMB THAT 
HAIR, GET 
DRESSED, A TIME 
WHEN THEY FEEL 
OUT OF CONTROL, 
YOU CAN CONTROL 
SOME THINGS AND 
CREATE A NORMAL 
SETUP, SOME 
SENSE OF ORDER, 
IT'S REALLY 
IMPORTANT.>> 
YES, BRUSH HER 
TEETH, COMB HAIR 
AND GET OUT OF 
YOUR PJS. 
THAT GOES FOR US 
PARENTS, TOO. 
>> ABSOLUTELY.>> 
THEY COULD GO. 
WE ARE GOING TO 
BE GOING FOR THE 
THIRD HOUR, 
PARENTS HIRING 
TEACHERS FOR 
PRIVATE LESSONS 
FOR A SMALL 
GROUP OF KIDS, 
NBC NEWS WILL 
HAVE A PRIMETIME 
SPECIAL, 8:00, 
SEVEN CENTRAL, 
HOSTED BY LESTER 
HOLT. 
 
THE ATTACK AGAINST 
PRESIDENT TRUMP.
OUR ANDREA MITCHELL 
WAS THERE.
>> Reporter: TOGETHER 
>>> TOGETHER FOR 
THE FIRST TIME 
SINCE THE 
ANNOUNCEMENT, 
THE DEMOCRATIC 
TICKET, THE 
OLDEST MAN TO 
RUN FOR 
PRESIDENT AND 
THE FIRST WOMAN 
OF COLOR. 
>> LITTLE GIRLS 
WOKE UP, 
ESPECIALLY BLACK 
AND BROWN GIRLS, 
WHO TOO OFTEN 
FEEL OVERLOOKED 
AND UNDERVALUED 
IN THE 
COMMUNITIES, BUT 
TODAY, JUST 
MAYBE, THEY ARE 
SEEING 
THEMSELVES FOR 
THE FIRST TIME 
IN A NEW WAY. 
AS THE STUFF OF 
PRESIDENT. 
AND VICE 
PRESIDENTS.>> 
TRYING TO SHOW 
THEIR A TEAM 
WITH SIMILAR 
VALUES AND 
SHARED GOALS. 
>> EXPERIENCING 
A MORAL 
RECKONING WITH 
RACISM AND 
SYSTEMIC 
INJUSTICE THAT 
HAS BROUGHT A 
COALITION OF 
CONSCIENCE TO 
THE STREETS OF 
THE COUNTRY 
DEMANDING 
CHANGE. 
>> Reporter: 
OPEN WITH THE 
MOMENT WHEN HE 
ASKED HER TO 
BECOME A TICKET. 
>> HELLO. 
BAKER ARE YOU 
READY TO GO TO 
WORK? 
>> OH, MY GOSH. 
NO WORDS.>> HER 
ENERGY AND 
EXCITEMENT 
KLYSTRON 
CAMPAIGNER, EVEN 
VIRTUALLY DURING 
THE PANDEMIC, 
HER ABILITY TO 
RALLY BLACK 
VOTERS, KEY TO 
ANY DEMOCRATIC 
VICTORY, 
ESPECIALLY IN 
THOSE MIDWEST 
STATES. 
AND THE 
PROSECUTOR, 
USING HER SKILLS 
TO GO AFTER 
TRUCK AND HIS 
MENTOR 
>> HAS THE 
PRESIDENT OR 
ANYBODY THE 
WHITE HOUSE EVER 
SUGGESTED THAT 
YOU OPEN A CASE 
AGAINST ANYONE? 
YES OR NO. 
>> THE PRESIDENT 
OR ANYBODY ELSE? 
BIGGER IT SEEMS 
YOU WOULD 
REMEMBER LIKE 
SOMETHING 
REMEMBER 
SOMETHING LIKE 
THAT. 
>> FOR TODAY 
PARTNERSHIP WITH 
HER -- JOE BIDEN 
SON. 
>> HE RESPECTED 
HER WORK, AND 
THAT MEANT A LOT 
TO ME AS I MADE 
THE DECISION. 
>> HE WAS THE 
KIND OF GUY 
INSPIRED PEOPLE 
TO BE A BETTER 
VERSION OF 
THEMSELVES. 
HE REALLY WAS 
THE BEST OF US, 
MY ASKED HIM 
WHERE HE GOT 
THAT, HE WOULD 
ALWAYS TALK 
ABOUT HIS DAD.>> 
AND HE SAYS 
THEY'RE PREPARED 
FOR THE ATTACHED 
BY PRESIDENT 
TRUMP. 
>> SHE'S GOING 
TO STAND UP FOR 
ME AND WE ARE 
ALL GOING TO 
STAND UP FOR 
HER. 
>> ANDREA, WHAT 
WILL THE REST OF 
THE CAMPAIGN 
LOOK LIKE? 
BAKER THEY WILL 
BE SEPARATED, HE 
WAS ASKED 
WHETHER THEY 
WILL BE 
CAMPAIGNING 
TOGETHER, AND HE 
SAID IT DEPENDS 
ON WHAT THE 
SCIENCE SAYS.>> 
IS THE ANSWER 
YES? 
>> YES, I'M 
READY TO WORK IN 
READY TO DO THIS 
WITH YOU AND FOR 
YOU. 
>> WORKING AND 
FIGHTING, THE 
NOT AFRAID TO BE 
THE FIRST. 
>> I'M SO PROUD 
TO STAY WITH 
YOU, I DO SO 
MINDFUL OF THE 
HEROIC AND 
AMBITIOUS WOMEN 
BEFORE ME, WHOSE 
SACRIFICE AND 
DETERMINATION 
AND RESILIENCE 
MAKES MY 
PRESENCE HERE 
TODAY EVEN 
POSSIBLE.>> 
Reporter: THE 
DAUGHTER OF 
IMMIGRANTS WHO 
FELL IN LOVE IS 
ACTIVIST DURING 
THE CIVIL RIGHTS 
MOVEMENT, HER 
FATHER FROM 
JAMAICA, 
ECONOMICS 
PROFESSOR AT 
STANFORD, HER 
MOTHER LEFT 
INDIA TO GO TO 
BERKELEY, AFTER 
THEY TO FOREST, 
-- DIVORCE, THEY 
WERE RAISED 
MOSTLY BY HER 
MOM, SHE PASSED 
AWAY 2009, BUT 
HARRIS CULTURE 
OF THE MOST 
IMPORTANT 
INFLUENCE. 
>> GROWING UP, 
WHENEVER I GET 
UPSET ABOUT 
SOMETHING, SHE 
WOULD LOOK ME IN 
THE EYE AND ASK 
WHAT ARE YOU 
GOING TO DO 
ABOUT IT? 
>> SHE IS 55, A 
WIFE AND 
STEPMOTHER, AND 
CANDID ABOUT HOW 
HER EARLIEST 
EXPERTS ARE 
SHAPED HER, ONCE 
SHE CRITICIZED 
HER NOW RUNNING 
MATES RECORD ON 
BUSING. 
>> GROWING UP, 
MY SISTER AND I 
HAD TO DO WITH 
THE NEIGHBOR WHO 
TOLD HER THEY 
COULDN'T PLAY 
WITH US BECAUSE 
WE ARE BLACK, 
LITTLE GIRL 
CALIFORNIA, WAS 
PART OF THE 
SECOND CLASS TO 
INTEGRATE THE 
PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 
BUS TO SCHOOL 
EVERYDAY, AND 
THAT LITTLE GIRL 
WAS ME.>> 
Reporter: MOVING 
TO WASHINGTON DC 
TO ATTEND HOWARD 
UNIVERSITY, 
STUDENTS WERE 
TAUGHT WE WERE 
YOUNG GIFTED AND 
BLACK, AND WE 
SHOULDN'T LET 
ANYTHING GET IN 
THE WAY OF OUR 
SUCCESS, 
BECOMING A 
PROSECUTOR WAS 
HER CALLING, SHE 
WANTED TO HELP 
CHANGE THE 
SYSTEM, WORKING 
IN OAKLAND AND 
IN SAN 
FRANCISCO'S 
DISTRICT 
ATTORNEY, AND 
EVENTUALLY THE 
FIRST BLACK 
WOMAN TO BECOME 
ATTORNEY GENERAL 
CALIFORNIA. 
>> I DEVOTED MY 
LIFE TO MAKE 
REAL THE WORDS 
CARVED IN THE 
U.S. SUPREME 
COURT, EQUAL 
JUSTICE UNDER 
LAW.>> Reporter: 
AS HER RECORD 
HAS RISEN, SOME 
ON THE LEFT 
TRIED HER FOR 
NOT BEING 
PROGRESSIVE 
ENOUGH, BUT WHEN 
SHE RETURNED TO 
WASHINGTON FOUR 
YEARS AGO AS A 
SENATOR, SHE 
EARNED A 
REPUTATION FOR 
SHOWCASING THOSE 
PROSECUTORIAL 
SKILLS AND HIGH-
PROFILE 
HEARINGS. 
>> YES OR NO? 
BAKER A PERSON 
YOU'RE TALKING 
ABOUT? 
>> YES OR NO.>> 
Reporter: WHEN 
HE SELECTED 
HARRIS, IT MADE 
HISTORY IN MANY 
WAYS, BUT ALSO A 
CHOICE WITH DEEP 
PERSONAL MEANING 
FOR JOE BIDEN, 
BECAUSE OF HER 
CLOSE 
RELATIONSHIP 
WITH HIS SON. 
>> THAT MATTERED 
A LOT TO ME, TO 
BE HONEST WITH 
YOU.>> Reporter: 
FITTING THAT HER 
DECADES OF 
WORKING AND 
FIGHTING AND 
BREAKING 
BARRIERS WILL 
HELP HIM WHEN 
THE WHITE HOUSE. 
 
>> Reporter: TONIGHT 
AS 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
SHARPENS HIS 
ATTACKS AGAINST 
SENATOR KAMALA 
HARRIS. 
>>> AS PRESIDENT 
TRUMP SHARPENS 
ATTACKS AGAINST 
SENATOR KAMALA 
HARRIS. 
>>  I WATCHED 
YOUR POLL 
NUMBERS GO DOWN 
TO ALMOST 
NOTHING, SHE 
LEFT ANGRY AND 
MAD. 
REMIX SOME 
ALLIES ARE 
SELLING ALARM 
BELLS ABOUT 
MIXED MESSAGING, 
ON THE ONE HAND, 
THEY'RE TRYING 
TO LABOR HER AS 
BEING TOO TOUGH 
ON CRIME, WHILE 
ALSO ARGUING IS 
AN ANTI-POLICE 
LEFT THIS. 
>> LAW AND 
ORDER, THE 
NUMBER 1 JOB. 
WE MET ADVISORS 
THINK YOU JUST 
AWAY FROM 
PERSONAL 
ATTACKS, THE 
SUBURBAN 
HOUSEWIFE WILL 
BE VOTING FOR 
ME, IT'S ALREADY 
BACKFIRING WITH 
SOME WOMEN IN 
PENNSYLVANIA, AN 
AREA THAT HE WON 
BY 19 POINTS IN 
2016. 
KRISTIN VOTED 
FOR HIM, BUT NOT 
SURE THIS YEAR. 
>> I DON'T FIND 
MYSELF IN THAT 
SUBURBAN MOM 
GROUP THAT HE'S 
REFERRING TO. 
>> COULD HE BE 
HURTING HIS 
CHANCES BY 
TWITTING THINGS 
LIKE THAT? 
>> DEFINITELY, 
HE NEEDS TO STOP 
TWEETING.>> 
Reporter: IT'S 
NOT THE FIRST 
TIME HE 
STRUGGLED, WHEN 
SHE FIRST 
LAUNCHED HER 
PRIMARY 
CAMPAIGN.>> WE 
CAN RECLAIM THE 
AMERICAN DREAM. 
WE MET HE 
PRAISED HER, 
SAYING THE BEST 
OPENING SO FAR 
WOULD BE KAMALA 
HARRIS,  BUT 
TAKING AIM.>> 
SHE IS FALLING. 
WE MET AND WHEN 
ASKED ABOUT HER. 
>> SHE CAN BE A 
FINE CHOICE.>> 
LEE: THE DIVERSE 
TICKET IS 
FUELING THE 
QUESTION AMONG 
SOME 
REPUBLICANS, IS 
THE PRESIDENT 
CONSIDERING 
SHAKING UP HIS 
OWN TEAM, A TOP 
CAMPAIGN 
ADVISOR. 
>> IR VICE 
PRESIDENT HAS 
BEEN A FIGHTER, 
WORKING EVERY 
DAY FOR THE 
AMERICAN 
PEOPLE.>> 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
IS GEARING UP TO 
COUNTER PROGRAM 
THE DEMOCRATIC 
CONVENTION, 
PLANNING RALLIES 
IN WISCONSIN, 
ARIZONA IN 
PENNSYLVANIA.
>>> TODAY'S MOVE 
BY THE BIG 12 TO 
PLAY AMID THE 
PANDEMIC, ADDING 
CONFUSION TO A 
COLLEGE FOOTBALL 
SEASON 
STRUGGLING TO 
STAY ON ITS 
FEET. 
JOINING THE SEC, 
AND ACC, THE BIG 
12 SAYS IT 
OFFERS MORE 
REWARD THAN 
RISK. 
>> WE ARE AWARE 
OF THE RISK, IT 
WOULD BE NAOVE 
TO ASSUME YOU 
DON'T HAVE 
CASES, THAT'S 
WHY WE HAVE 
PLANNED TO THE 
EXTENT WE 
HAVE.>> 
Reporter: BIG 
TEN AND PAC-12 
IN BIG EAST HAVE 
SIDELINED THE 
SEASON, CITING 
HEALTH AND 
SAFETY OF 
STUDENT 
ATHLETES. 
NOTRE DAME 
SEPTIC FIELD FOR 
>> I WOULD 
RATHER PLAY THE 
GAME 11 FIGHTING 
FOR MY CAREER. 
>> THEY COULD BE 
TESTED UP TO 
THREE TIMES A 
WEEK BEFORE GAME 
TIME, INCLUDING 
ONTO THE FIELD. 
>> MORE THAN 
MONEY IS AT 
STAKE.
>> DO WE WANT TO 
BE THE ONES 
RESPONSIBLE FOR 
CREATING THE 
ATMOSPHERE WHERE 
GUYS COULD 
POTENTIALLY GET 
THEMSELVES 
INFECTED WITH A 
VIRUS.>> THE 
WORLD OF COLLEGE 
FOOTBALL WITH AN 
UNEVEN PLAYING 
FIELD, AND MIXED 
MESSAGES, A 
REFLECTION OF 
THE NATION WE 
LIVE IN. 
 
RESTAURANTS AND RESTAURANT 
OWNERS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF 
SUPPORTING YOUR NEIGHBORS AND 
SHOPPING SMALL.
>> SMOOTHIES.
SALES WENT FROM 90% TO 10%.
YOU KNOW, WE'D SIT AROUND, 
SOMETIMES ALL DAY. 
>> Reporter: 2020 HAS BEEN A 
TUMULTUO
>>> 2020 HAS 
BEEN TUMULTUOUS 
FOR THE NATION 
AND ESPECIALLY 
BUSINESSES, 22% 
HAVE CLOSED 
SINCE THE 
PANDEMIC 
STARTED, NEARLY 
DOUBLE AMONG 
BLACK 
ENTREPRENEURS, 
WERE 41% HAVE 
SHUTTERED, 
WORKING HARD TO 
DEFY THOSE ODDS. 
IN LATE OCTOBER, 
FULFILLING A 
LONGTIME DREAM 
OF OPENING A 
RESTAURANT, THEN 
THE COVID 
PANDEMIC 
>>> IN NEW YORK 
CITY. 
>> SITTING HERE 
FROM SEVEN IN 
THE MORNING 
UNTIL 8 PM, AND 
I COULD COUNT 
THE CUSTOMERS 
WITH ONE HAND.>> 
RUNNING THE 
NEARBY BAKERY, 
DURING THE 
UNCERTAIN EARLY 
DAYS, HE CLOSED 
DOWN COMPLETELY 
FOR SIX WEEKS. 
>> BEING CLOSED 
FOR A MONTH AND 
A HALF CLEARLY 
HAD FINANCIAL 
IMPACTS ON MY 
BUSINESS IN 
LIFE, WHEN I 
REOPEN, A SENSE 
OF URGENCY.>> 
SERVING 60,000 
MALES. 
THE STREET FAIR 
TO A TELETHON TO 
RAISE MONEY FOR 
NEARBY 
STRUGGLING 
RESTAURANTS AND 
TO KEEP IT 
DRIVING.
>> SHOWCASING 
THE NEIGHBORHOOD 
AND THE 
LIVELIHOOD. 
AND THE IMPACT.>>
THE MOST 
VULNERABLE 
BUSINESSES.>>
>> IT HAS BEEN 
MUCH HARDER FOR 
THE BLACK AND 
BROWN 
COMMUNITIES WITH 
ACCESS TO 
CAPITAL. 
>> TURNING TO 
CIVIL RIGHTS 
WITH 
DEMONSTRATIONS 
AND MARCHES 
SWEEPING THE 
COUNTRY, THE 
SYSTEMIC 
INEQUALITY 
CLOSER TO HOME, 
INCLUDING 
SEEKING OUT 
BLACK-OWNED 
BUSINESSES.>> 
COMES INTO PLAY 
WILL I HAVE THE 
SIGN OUT THERE 
WAS SAYS BLACK 
WOMEN OWNED 
BUSINESS, PEOPLE 
ARE SUPER 
SUPPORTIVE. 
>> SUPPORTING 
THEM. 
SUPER IMPORTANT, 
THE BUSINESSES 
DAY AROUND, AND 
WE CAN ASK 
OURSELVES WHAT 
KIND OF 
NEIGHBORHOOD DO 
WE WANT TO LIVE 
IN.>> KEEPING 
THE NEW 
CUSTOMERS BEYOND 
THE PANDEMIC 
SOME PROTESTERS 
ABOUT QUALITY. 
>> NOT JUST A 
BLACK-OWNED 
BUSINESS, NOT 
JUST A BUSINESS, 
MY PRODUCTS ARE 
GOOD, IT IS ONE 
THING TO SUPPORT 
BECAUSE OF THE 
INDICATORS, BUT 
WHEN YOU HAVE 
SOMETHING TO EAT 
YEAR YOU'RE 
COMING BACK. 
>> STRENGTHENING 
THE COMMUNITY 
FOR ALL THE 
RESIDENTS.>> 
THOSE ARE THE 
PEOPLE, 
EMPLOYING THEM 
WITHIN THE 
COMMUNITY, SO 
THAT YOUR MONEY 
IS STAYING 
WITHIN YOUR 
COMMUNITY. 
>> WHAT KIND OF 
THINGS DO YOU 
WANT TO KEEP IN 
YOUR 
NEIGHBORHOOD, 
THE RESTAURANTS 
AND BARS, THAT 
BARBERSHOP THAT 
YOU LOVE, AND 
THE BAR THAT YOU 
REALLY LIKE. 
WE NEED YOU NOW. 
>> SUPPORTING 
SMALL BUSINESSES 
IS SOMETHING WE 
CAN ALL KEEP IN 
MIND, MANY 
COMMUNITIES WERE 
BLACK BUSINESSES 
ARE TAKING A 
HIT, FAMILIES 
AROUND THEM ARE 
TAKING A 
FINANCIAL HIT. 
IT IS A DOMINO 
EFFECT. 
A SMALL PLACE, 
YOU LIKE IT, 
THEN IT IS 
CLOSE, THE WORST 
FEELING. 
>> JUST HAPPENED 
IN OUR LITTLE 
TOWN IN 
CONNECTICUT, OUR 
FAVORITE 
RESTAURANT. 
THANK YOU FOR 
SHINING THE 
LIGHT, WE WILL 
SEE IN A FEW 
MINUTES.>> 
MAKING SUCH A 
DIFFERENCE JUST 
BY SUPPORTING 
THESE 
BUSINESSES, I 
HOPE EVERYBODY 
THINKS ABOUT IT 
NEXT TIME THE 
ORDER OUT. 
 
AS POSSIBLE. 
TO SUPPORT THE %
REOPENING OF %
AMERICA'S %
SCHOOLS WE'VE %
PROVIDED $13 %
BILLION IN %
ELEMENTARY AND %
SECONDARY 
SCHOOLS TOWARD 
THE CARES ACT
>>> DOZENS OF 
PEOPLE ARE STILL 
MISSING AFTER 
THAT DEADLY 
EXPLOSION IN 
BEIRUT, AND MANY 
AREAS ARE IN 
RUINS, A CRISIS 
THAT'S ONLY 
GETTING WORSE BY 
THE HOUR.>> MORE 
THAN A WEEK 
SINCE THE DEADLY 
BLAST OF BEIRUT, 
WE HAVE SEEN SO 
MUCH 
DEVASTATION, 
MOURNING SADNESS 
AND ANGER, BUT I 
WANT TO GIVE AN 
IDEA ABOUT WHAT 
THE COUNTRY IS 
FACING GOING 
FORWARD, THE 
WORLD HEALTH 
ORGANIZATION 
SAID THAT 50% OF 
THE MEDICAL 
FACILITIES IN 
BEIRUT OR 
DESTROYED OR 
DISABLED, AND 
THIS IS DURING 
THE CORONAVIRUS 
PANDEMIC, 
LEBANON HAS 
REGISTERED THE 
HIGHEST EVER 
NUMBER OF CASES 
OF THE VIRUS. 
IS REALLY A VERY 
DANGEROUS 
SITUATION, AND 
RAISING THE 
ALARM ABOUT THE 
FOOD SUPPLY, THE 
WORLD FOOD 
PROGRAM HAS SAID 
THAT LEBANON HAS 
MAYBE 2 1/2 
WEEKS MORE OF 
GRAIN TO FEED 
THE COUNTRY, 
THERE ARE THINGS 
THAT WILL BRING 
IT TO A THREE 
MONTH SUPPLY, 
BUT MOST OF THE 
FOOD CONSUMED IS 
IMPORTED, AND A 
LOT OF IT 
THROUGH THIS 
PORT, IF YOU 
LOOK AT THE 
IMAGES OF THE 
ABSOLUTE 
DEVASTATION, 
IT'S DIFFICULT 
TO IMAGINE HOW 
LEBANON WILL 
CONTINUE TO 
IMPORT THE FOOD, 
THERE IS THE 
DESTRUCTION THE 
CITY. 
$15 BILLION TO 
RECONSTRUCT 
BEIRUT, HUNDREDS 
OF THOUSANDS OF 
DOLLARS PLEDGED 
SO FAR, NOTHING 
IN COMPARISON TO 
WHAT THE 
GOVERNMENT SAYS 
IT NEEDS, BUT 
ALL OF THESE 
EIGHT EFFORTS 
ARE GOING TO BE 
COMPLICATED BY 
THE FACT THAT 
SOME 
INTERNATIONAL 
GOVERNMENTS NOW 
HAVE SAID THAT 
THEY ARE 
UNWILLING TO PUT 
MONEY INTO THE 
HANDS OF THE 
LEBANESE 
GOVERNMENT. 
AND THAT IS 
SOMETHING THAT I 
HEARD ECHOED ON 
THE STREET, BOTH 
FROM THE 
PROTESTERS AND 
VOLUNTEERS WHO 
HAVE BEEN TAKING 
TO THE STREETS 
OF THE WORST 
AFFECTED 
NEIGHBORHOODS. 
THEY SAID THAT 
DECADES, THE 
MONEY LENT TO 
LEBANON, MUCH OF 
IT WAS LOST TO 
EMBEZZLEMENT AND 
CORRUPTION AND 
MISMANAGEMENT, 
IT SEEMS THAT 
THE 
INTERNATIONAL 
COMMUNITY IS 
SAYING THE SAME, 
PROVIDING A 
DIRECTLY TO THE 
LEBANESE 
GOVERNMENT, AT 
THE SAME TIME, 
LEBANON WAS 
FACING ITS WORST 
ECONOMIC CRISIS 
IN DECADES, 
OWING $151 
BILLION, PAYING 
THAT BACK, THEY 
SAY MUCH OF THE 
MONEY WAS LOST 
TO CORRUPTION, 
AND 
MISMANAGEMENT, 
AND WITH ALL THE 
DEVASTATION, THE 
DANGER OF FOOD 
INSECURITY, LACK 
OF MEDICAL CARE 
IN THE COUNTRY, 
SOME THE 
QUESTIONS 
UNANSWERED ABOUT 
WHAT HAPPENED ON 
TUESDAY, BUT WE 
HAVE SEEN FROM 
THE LEBANESE 
GOVERNMENT, IS A 
GAME OF HOT 
POTATO SHIFTING 
RESPONSIBILITY 
AND NOBODY 
WANTING TO TAKE 
RESPONSIBILITY 
FOR WHAT 
HAPPENED, AND AS 
LONG AS THAT 
CONTINUES, WE 
WILL ALSO SEE 
MORE ANGER. 
>>> IT IS A WISE 
CHOICE, JOE 
BIDEN NEEDED 
SOMEONE ON THE 
TICKET WHO 
REPRESENTED KIND 
OF A BRIDGING 
TOGETHER OF THE 
DIVIDES IN OUR 
COUNTRY, AND I 
THINK KAMALA 
HARRIS  FITS THE 
BILL PERFECTLY. 
>> 70 FROM THE 
WEST, 
UNDERSTANDS THE 
DAY-TO-DAY 
ISSUES 
IMMIGRANTS, 
LATINOS, AND 
PEOPLE OF COLOR, 
IS SO IMPORTANT, 
AND A BORDER 
COMMUNITY, THEY 
ARE OUR 
NEIGHBOR, THE 
WEST COAST, THE 
DEMOGRAPHICS OF 
THE SOUTHWEST 
ARE SO DIFFERENT 
FROM THE EAST 
COAST, I THINK 
IT IS IMPORTANT 
THAT HE PICKED 
SOMEBODY FROM 
THE WEST COAST. 
>> AS A DAUGHTER 
OF IMMIGRANTS, 
BLACK AND ASIAN 
AMERICAN, AND 
DISPROPORTIONATELY 
IMPACTED BY 
ISSUES HERSELF, 
CAME UP IN THE 
CIVIL RIGHTS 
MOVEMENT WITH 
HER FAMILY IN 
CALIFORNIA, 
SOMEONE WHO CAN 
SPEAK TO THOSE 
ISSUES IN HERE 
OUR COMMUNITY, 
HERE OUR 
COMMUNITY, AND 
WE CAN GET 
ENGAGE WITH 
THEM. 
>> KAMALA 
HARRIS, I THINK 
HE'S PICKED A 
PERFECT  
CONVENTIONAL, 
LOGICAL CHOICE 
FOR HIM. 
I THINK IT WILL 
INVIGORATE AND 
SOLIDIFY THE 
BASE OF THE 
DEMOCRATIC 
PARTY. 
THAT I STILL 
FUNDAMENTALLY 
BELIEVE THAT 
MOST PEOPLE ARE 
BAKED IN ON 
WHETHER THEY ARE 
GOING TO VOTE 
FOR JOE BIDEN OR 
THE PRESIDENT. 
>> I THINK 
PEOPLE ARE 
EXCITED, PEOPLE 
ARE TIRED OF 
WHAT'S 
HAPPENING, I 
THINK YOU WILL 
SHALL TO THE 
POLLS THIS TIME. 
I HOPE THERE IS 
NOTHING THAT 
STOPS THEM WITH 
THE PANDEMIC, 
THE LAST VOTING 
DAY WAS A MESS. 
WE WERE SCARED 
FOR THE ELDERLY, 
AND IT WAS A 
LOT. 
I'M HOPING THIS 
TIME IS 
DIFFERENT AND I 
HAVE A GOOD 
FEELING ABOUT 
IT.>> DO YOU 
THINK SENATOR 
HARRIS DOES 
THAT? 
>> YES. 
>> THAT WE HAVE 
A MOMENT FOR 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN 
YOUNG GIRLS TO 
BE ABLE TO LOOK 
TO HER AND BE 
ABLE TO PUT THAT 
ON HER 
CHECKLIST, IT'S 
A REALITY NOW. 
I CAN NOW BECOME 
VICE PRESIDENT 
OF THE UNITED 
STATES. 
>> I WILL BE 
HONEST WITH YOU, 
KAMALA HARRIS  
WAS NOT MY FIRST 
OPTION, BUT IT 
MAKES SENSE THAT 
HE PICKED HER, 
IT MAKES SENSE 
FOR THE COUNTRY, 
NOT JUST FOR ME, 
MAKING SENSE FOR 
BRINGING PEOPLE 
TOGETHER WHICH 
IS WHAT WE 
SHOULD BE HAVE 
HAPPENING, WE 
SHOULD HAVE A 
MORE DIVERSE 
LINEUP OF 
POLITICIANS 
DOING THE WORK 
FOR US. 
WE ARE NOT ALL 
WHITE MEN. 
AND THE REALITY 
IS, THE CURRENT 
PRESIDENT HAS 
DONE A TERRIBLE 
JOB OF RUNNING 
THE COUNTRY FOR 
THE LAST FOUR 
MONTHS. 
>> HISTORICALLY, 
WE HAVE KNOWN 
HOW SUPPORTIVE 
BLACK WOMEN 
HAVE, THE ROLE 
THAT THEY PLAY 
IN ELECTING 
PEOPLE AT EVERY 
LEVEL OF 
GOVERNMENT. 
SO THAT ONE 
LEVEL SAYING 
OKAY, WE 
RECOGNIZE YOUR 
VALUE. 
BUT ON A WHOLE 
OTHER LEVEL, WE 
ARE TELLING THE 
WORLD THAT IT IS 
MORE ABOUT 
CAPABILITY YOUR 
ABILITY TO GET 
THINGS DONE THAN 
IT IS ABOUT SKIN 
COLOR OR BEING A 
WOMAN. 
IT'S ABOUT CAN 
YOU HELP ME TAKE 
CARE OF THE 
PEOPLE. 
CAN. %
THE EVENT WAS 
TERRIFIC. %
YOU ARE 
>>> EVERY FALL, 
COLLEGE STUDENTS 
LOOK FORWARD TO 
RETURNING TO 
THEIR CAMPUS 
BUBBLE, BUT THIS 
YEAR IT WILL BE 
MORE THAN JUST A 
CULTURAL TRIP, 
VASSER IS NOT 
ALLOWING 
STUDENTS TO 
LEAVE CAMPUS. 
OR EATING IN 
TOWN THIS 
SEMESTER, 
STUDENTS HAVE TO 
STAY IN THE 
BUBBLE, AND THEY 
ARE CAUTIOUSLY 
OPTIMISTIC. 
>> I REALLY WANT 
US TO BE LOOKING 
AT THAT, AND I'M 
REALLY HAPPY TO 
BE THERE AND 
COMFORTABLE, AND 
I WOULD TRUST. 
>> I AM SUPER 
EXCITED TO BE 
GOING BACK TO 
CAMPUS. 
I THINK VASSER 
HAS TAKEN THE 
RIGHT DECISION, 
MOST STUDENTS 
WANTED TO COME 
BACK. 
>> Reporter: THE 
2400 STUDENTS 
ARE NORMALLY 
REQUIRED UNSENT 
-- CAMPUS 
HOUSING BUT THEY 
CAN'T LEAVE 
CAMPUS UNLESS IT 
IS AN EMERGENCY. 
>> I THINK 
PEOPLE ARE 
MAKING A BIG 
DEAL ABOUT THE 
BUBBLE, VASSER 
COLLEGE IS 
ALREADY A 
BUBBLE. 
IS NOT GOING TO 
BE MUCH 
DIFFERENT.>> 
Reporter: THE 
REOPENING PLAN 
WILL INCLUDE 
FACE MASK, 
PHYSICAL 
DISTANCING, 
TESTING AND 
CRITICAL FOR 
ISOLATION, 4 
PHASES OF 
EXPERIENCE. 
THE IDEA OF A 
BUBBLE IS NOT 
UNIQUE TO THEM. 
>> SPORTS FANS, 
THE NEWS YOU 
HAVE BEEN 
WAITING FOR, THE 
RESTART OF THE 
NBA SEASON, IN A 
SAFETY BUBBLE. 
>> Reporter: THE 
ISOLATION ZONE 
IN ORLANDO, 
FLORIDA, 22 NBA 
TEAMS ARE LIVING 
AND EATING AND 
PLAYING 
BASKETBALL, 
PLAYERS ARE NOT 
PERMITTED TO 
LEAVE THE 
CAMPUS, AND 
TESTED DAILY FOR 
COVID-19 AND IT 
SEEMS TO BE 
WORKING. 
NO SINGLE PLAYER 
OR MEMBER OF THE 
BUBBLE HAS 
TESTED POSITIVE 
SINCE THE SEASON 
BEGAN. 
I SPOKE WITH THE 
LEAD AUTHOR, A 
PROFESSOR AT THE 
YALE SCHOOL OF 
PUBLIC HEALTH.>> 
ACCORDING TO 
YOUR STUDY, 
THERE IS 
ESSENTIALLY A 
BEST PRACTICE 
FOR REOPENING. 
>> YES INDEED, 
THERE IS A SAFE 
WAY FOR STUDENTS 
TO RETURN TO 
COLLEGE IN THE 
FALL. 
AND THE KEY 
ELEMENT OF THE 
PLAN, IS 
SCREENING FOR 
THE SARS COVID 
VIRUS, EVERY TWO 
OR THREE DAYS, 
RAPID, AND 
EXPENSIVE TEST 
COUPLED WITH 
ADHERENCE TO 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING, AND 
BASIC PREVENTION 
PRACTICES.>> 
ALSO A GLOBAL 
HEALTH EXPERT, 
WING AND AND 
WHETHER OR NOT 
SHE BELIEVES 
THERE IS A ONE-
SIZE-FITS-ALL 
PLAN. 
>> IT IS 
COMPLICATED, THE 
RIGHT STRATEGY 
DEPENDS ON WHAT 
IS THE LOCATION 
THE SIZE OF THE 
COLLEGE, 
CULTURE, WHAT 
KIND OF 
CAPACITY. 
IT'S VERY 
IMPORTANT NOT TO 
GET FOCUSED ON A 
SINGLE STRATEGY 
LIKE TESTING. 
>> FROM WHAT YOU 
FOUND IN THE 
STUDY, WOULD 
ISOLATING 
STUDENTS LIKE 
THE CURRENT 
PLANET VASSER 
HELP? 
>> A 
RECOMMENDATION 
IS A PLAN OF 
HIGH-FREQUENCY 
SCREENING 
COUPLED WITH THE 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING AND 
ISOLATING 
CAPABILITIES, 
AND I'M 
CONCERNED THAT 
THE PLAN 
CURRENTLY DOES 
DEPEND ON 
EVERYTHING THAT 
COULD POSSIBLY 
GO WRONG TO GO 
RIGHT. 
ENGINEERS BUILD 
BRIDGES TO 
WITHSTAND 
SEVERAL TIMES 
THE WEIGHT THAT 
THEY EXPECT TO 
TRAVEL OVER THE 
BRIDGES, A 
BRIDGE THAT CAN 
ONLY HOLD THE 
WEIGHT YOU 
EXPECT IS A 
HOUSE OF CARDS. 
>> Reporter: IT 
COULD BRING THE 
HOUSE OF CARDS 
DOWN, BUT 
STUDENTS ARE 
HOPING THINGS 
WILL GO 
SMOOTHLY. 
>> I'M AN 
OPTIMIST SO I'M 
HOPING FOR THE 
BEST. 
E
YOU%
HERE.%
THANK YOU FOR%
DOING HEADLINES.%
%
GREAT TO BE HERE
>>> I HAVE 
COLLEAGUES IN 
THEIR 20s MAKING 
WILLS, A 
COLLEAGUE HAVING 
HER HUSBAND AND 
FATHER MOVE OUT 
OF THE HOUSE 
BECAUSE SHE 
DOESN'T WANT TO 
WORRY ABOUT 
EXPOSING HIM. 
I WANT NOTHING 
MORE THAN TO BE 
BACK IN SCHOOL, 
BUT WHEN WE ARE 
DEALING WITH A 
VIRUS THAT WE 
DON'T KNOW A LOT 
ABOUT, IT IS 
SCARY. 
MY NAME IS SARAH 
GROSS, I MADE 
TEACHER NEW 
JERSEY, I TEACH 
HIGH SCHOOL 
ENGLISH, NINTH 
AND 12th GRADE, 
RIGHT NOW THE 
STUDENTS WILL BE 
DIVIDED IN HALF, 
HALF IN THE A 
GROUP, MONDAYS 
AND TUESDAYS, 
HALF WILL BE B, 
THURSDAYS AND 
FRIDAYS, 
WEDNESDAYS THE 
BUILDING WILL BE 
CLOSED FOR 
CLEANING AND 
EVERYONE WILL BE 
ONLINE DOING 
REMOTE LEARNING 
THAT DAY.>> MY 
STUDENTS OF THE 
TABLES, THREE OR 
FOUR TOGETHER, I 
HAVE A LIBRARY 
THAT SERVES THE 
WHOLE SCHOOL, MY 
FIRST THOUGHT, 
WHEN THE 
GOVERNOR GAVE 
THE PRESS 
CONFERENCE AND 
SAID NO SMALL 
GROUPS AND NO 
SHARES OF LIES, 
WAS GOING TO 
HAVE WITH THE 
CLASSROOM 
LIBRARY, AND I 
THOUGHT ABOUT 
WHAT IS MY 
CLASSROOM GOING 
TO LOOK LIKE.>> 
I STARTED 
WRITING LETTERS 
TO GOVERNOR 
MURPHY PROBABLY 
THE HALFWAY 
POINT JULY, 
DESCRIBING A DAY 
IN THE LIFE OF 
MY CLASSROOM, 
AND TOLD HIM 
EVERYTHING THAT 
PROBABLY 
COULDN'T HAPPEN, 
STARTING WITH 
WALKING IN THE 
BUILDING, COFFEE 
AND WATER 
BOTTLES. 
COPIES OF THE 
NEWSPAPER EVERY 
DAY, I DON'T 
THINK WE WILL BE 
ABLE TO DO THAT 
BECAUSE THEY 
SHARE THEM, AND 
I KNOW THEY 
WON'T BE ABLE TO 
DO THE 
COLLABORATIVE 
LEARNING THAT 
THEY NORMALLY 
DO. 
WHERE THEY 
WORKING GROUPS, 
AND THEY'RE JUST 
GOING TO SIT 
FACING FORWARD 
AND LISTENING TO 
A LECTURE ALL 
DAY.>> TEACHERS 
OF ALWAYS BOUGHT 
THINGS FOR THEIR 
CLASSROOM, BUT 
IS A COMPLETELY 
DIFFERENT THING 
WERE TALKING, A 
PANDEMIC. 
I HAVE 
COLLEAGUES WHO 
HAVE PURCHASED 
PLEXIGLASS 
BARRIERS, PVC 
PIPING WAS 
SHOWER CURTAINS. 
WHEN THE 
DEPARTMENT OF 
EDUCATION THE 
GOVERNOR 
RELEASED THEIR 
GUIDANCE FOR 
REOPENING, 
MYSELF AND MANY 
COLLEAGUES, WE 
DOWNLOADED IT 
AND STARTED 
READING IT, AND 
THE TEXT 
MESSAGES STARTED 
FLYING BACK AND 
FORTH, I SET UP 
A SURVEY AND 
POSTED ON SOCIAL 
MEDIA, AND 
QUESTION STARTED 
POURING IN. 
>> THIS IS A 
DOCUMENT OF 
CONCERNS I 
STARTED RIGHT 
AFTER THE STATE 
RELEASED 
GUIDELINES FOR 
REOPENING 
SCHOOLS. 
>> EVERYTHING 
FROM BASIC 
COMMON 
QUESTIONS. 
HOW WILL IMMUNE 
COMPROMISED 
STUDENTS BE 
ACCOMMODATED TO 
HIGH SCHOOL 
TEACHERS AND 
MIDDLE SCHOOL 
TEACHERS, IF A 
FIGHT BREAKS OUT,
WILL TEACHERS 
HAVE TO GET 
BETWEEN STUDENT. 
>> HOW THEY'RE 
GOING TO COMFORT 
A CRYING CHILD 
FROM 6 FEET AWAY.
>> 76 EVERY 
OPEN, EVERY 
TEACHER SEES THE 
WRITING ON THE 
WALL. 
STARTING TO 
SKETCH OUT MY 
LESSONS, AND 
CONVERT THEM TO 
VIDEOS.>> GOOD 
MORNING 
FRESHMAN, A 
COUPLE OF BOOK 
TALKS WITH YOU 
IF YOU'RE 
LOOKING FOR AN 
INDEPENDENT 
READING BOOK. 
>> I WILL BE 
ABLE TO DO IT ON 
A DIME. 
I CAN'T WAY TO 
GET TO MY 
CLASSROOM, FOR 
MY COLLEAGUES 
WERE HIGH RISK, 
IT IS MAKING 
THEM QUESTION IF 
THEY CAN STAY IN 
TEACHING, AND I 
HAVE A NUMBER OF 
COLLEAGUES 
AROUND THE 
COUNTRY WHO HAVE 
HANDED IN 
RESIGNATION 
LETTERS ALREADY. 
,
EVERYONE. 
I'M ALLISON 
MORRIS. 
YOU'RE WATCHING 
NBC NEWS NOW. 
JOE FRYER. 
IT IS GREAT TO 
SEE YOU AGAIN. 
WHAT HAVE YOU 
GOT? 
>> YOU TOO, 
ALISON. 
HAPPY THURSDAY. 
FIRST UP, THE 
CDC IS OUT WITH IS
A NEW WARNING ON 
THE CORONAVIRUS. 
AND IT'S PRETTY 
SERIOUS. 
THE AGENCY'S 
DIRECTOR, ROBERT 
REDFIELD SAY, OUIF 
PEOPLE DON'T 
FOLLOW SAFETY 
MEASURES, LIKE 
WEARING A MASK 
AND FOLLOWING 
SOCIAL 
DISTANCING, THEY 
CAN FOLLOW IN%THE 
WORST FALL WE'VE 
EVER SEEN. 
REDFIELD ALSO  W
SAID HE IS 
SURPRISED BY HOW 
INFECTIOUS THE 
VIRUS CAN BE. 
TAKE A LISTEN. 
>> WHEN WE 
LOOKED AT MARCH, 
APRIL AND MAY, 
WE HAD ABOUT 2 
MILLION 
INFECTIONS THAT 
WERE DIAGNOSED. 
BUT IT'S T 
INTERESTING. 
WE WENT BACK TO 
DO ANTIBODY 
TESTING DURING 
THAT PERIOD. OD
WE ACTUALLY HAD 
EVIDENCE THAT 
FOR EVERY ONE 
CASE THAT WAS 
DIAGNOSED, THERE 
WAS ACTUALLY 10 
MORE INFECTIONS. 
PROBABLY IN THE 
FIRST THREE 
MONTHS, WE 
ACTUALLY HAD 20 
MILLION PEOPLE. 
SO %IF YOU DIVIDE 
20 MILLION BY 90 
DAYS, YOU CAN 
SEE THAT WE'RE 
LOOKING AT 
PROBABLY OVER 
2,000 INFECTIONS 
A DAY. 
EVEN FETHOUGH WE 
WERE ONLY 
RECOGNIZING 
10,000. 
>> NOW, A NEW 
JOBS REPORT IS 
OUT TODAY, WITH 
WEEKLY 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
CLAIMS, FALLING 
BELOW THE 
MILLION MARK FOR LY
THE FIRST TIME 
SINCE MID-MARCH. 
THE DATA IS AN 
ENCOURAGING SIGN 
THAT THE U.S. IS 
SLOWLY 
RECOVERING FROM 
THE FINANCIAL 
FALLOUT. 
HOWEVER, SOME 
BUSINESSES ARE 
STILL ON A LONG 
ROAD NCTO 
RECOVERY. 
THAT INCLUDES 
THE AIRLINE 
INDUSTRY. 
AMERICAN 
AIRLINES SAYS 
IT'S PREPARING 
TO CUT FLIGHTS 
TO SMALLER 
CITIES. 
FEDERAL AID 
COMES TO AN END. 
AIRLINES RECEIVE 
A $25 BILLION 
RELIEF PACKAGE 
TO MAINTAIN 
SERVICE AND 
PREVENT LAYOFFS. 
BUT THAT IS  SET 
TO EXPIRE THIS 
FALL. 
THE AIRLINE 
INDUSTRY IS NOW 
ASKING CONGRESS 
FOR MORE 
ASSISTANCE. 
BUT LAWMAKERS 
HAVE YET TO ONMAKE 
A HADEAL. 
>>> AND MAJOR 
NEWS ON THE 
MIDDLE EAST. 
TODAY, PRESIDENT 
TRUMP ANNOUNCED 
THE U.S. HAS 
BROKEN UN
ERED A HISTORIC 
PEACE AGREEMENT 
BETWEEN ISRAEL 
AND THE UNITED 
ARAB EMIRATES. 
THE TWO ED
COUNTRIES SAY 
WILL 
NORMALIZE THEIR 
RELATIONS AND 
ISRAEL WILL NO 
LONGER SEEK SOF 
RESIDENT OVER 
PARTS OF THE 
WEST BANK. 
ISRAEL ALREADY 
HAS PEACE DEALS 
WITH JORDAN AND 
EGYPT AND NOW 
PLANS TO PURSUE 
MORE 
RELATIONSHIPS 
WITH MORE MIDDLE 
EASTERN %
COUNTRIES. 
>> UNITING TWO 
OF AMERICA'S 
CLOSEST AND MOST 
CAPABLE PARTNERS 
IN THE REGION, 
SOMETHING THEY RS
SAID COULD NOT 
BE DONE. 
THIS DEAL IS A 
SIGNIFICANT STEP 
TOWARDS IFBUILDING 
A MORE SECURE, 
PEACEFUL AND 
PROSPEROUS 
MIDDLE EAST. 
>> AND ROFINALLY, 
SECRETARY OF 
STATE MIKE 
POMPEO SAYS THE 
U.S. IS 
SUSPENDING 
PRIVATE CHARTER 
FLIGHTS TO CUBA. 
HE ACCUSED CUBA, 
ADDING DICTATORS 
CANNOT BENEFIT 
FROM TRAVEL.  
THIS NEW 
GUIDANCE NOW 
INCLUDES HAVANA. 
THOSE IDARE OUR 
HEADLINES FOR 
NOW, ALISON. 
BE BACK SOON. S 
>> ALL RIGHT, 
JOE. 
THANKS SO MUCH. 
WE'LL SEE  YOU IN 
A BIT. 
>>> WEEKLY 
JOBLESS CLAIMS 
OUT TODAY, 
COMING UNDER A  
MILLION FOR THE 
FIRST TIME SINCE 
THE PANDEMIC 
STARTED. 
963,000 
AMERICANS, TO PABE 
EXACT, FILED FOR 
FIRST-TIME 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
LAST WEEK. 
NBC T,MENTNEWS 
BUSINESS AND 
TECH 
CORRESPONDENT, CH
JO LING KENT 
JOINING US NOW. 
WHAT GOT US 
BELOW A MILLION 
CLAIMS. 
AND WHAT IS THE 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
PICTURE OVERALL 
HERE? 
>> WE'RE STILL 
ON A PLATEAU, 
ALISON. 
IT'S GOOD NEWS 
AFTER 21 ITWEEKS 
OF BEING IN THE 
MILLIONS. 
WE'RE NOW BELOW 
THAT AT 963,000. 
BUT YOU STILL 
SEE SIGNIFICANT 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
COLLECTION 
ACROSS THE ICMEON
COUNTRY, 
ESPECIALLY IN 
STATES LIKE 
NEVADA AND 
CALIFORNIA. IK
A LOT OF PEOPLE 
STILL HIT 
REALLY, REALLY 
HARD BY THIS 
CRISIS. HILY
SO THE GOOD NEWS 
IS, PEOPLE 
CONTINUE TO GO 
BACK TO WORK. 
SOME BUSINESSES 
ARE REHIRING. 
BUT THAT 963,000 
NUMBER IS STILL 
BASICALLY, IF 
YOU TAKE A 
BROADER LOOK AT 
IT, AT THE 1 
MILLION MARK. 
SO THERE'S STILL 
A LOT OF PEOPLE 
OUT THERE 
HURTING. 
AND YOU STILL 
SEE OVER 25 
MILLION PEOPLE, 
COLLECTING 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCE 
OVERALL. 
THAT'S A HUGE 
NUMBER. NGNC
>> YEAH. 
HUGE NUMBERS, 
INDEED. 
NUMBERS WE 
WEREN'T TALKING 
ABOUT AT ALL 
BEFORE THIS 
PANDEMIC. 
JO, SOME ARE 
ARGUING THAT 
THAT WEEKLY $600 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
BONUSS WAS 
KEEPING PEOPLE 
FROM $6ME%GOING BAC 
TO WORK. 
THAT RAN OUT ON 
JULY 31st. 
WHAT HAVE WE 
BEEN SEEING 
SINCE THEN? 
>> YOU KNOW, WE 
DID SEE THE 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
NUMBERS DROP 
LAST WEEK. 
SO THAT'S A GOOD NTP
SIGN. 
WE WANT THAT TO 
HAPPEN. 
WE WANT PEOPLE 
TO GO BACK TO 
WORK AND  FIND 
JOBS. 
BUT THE QUESTION 
OF THAT BEING 
INCENTIVE, 
ACCORDING TO THE 
EXPERT, I TALKED 
TO, BE IT 
ECONOMIST OR 
STATE LABOR 
DEPARTMENT, 
EXECUTIVE 
DIRECTOR, AND 
UNEMPLOYED 
WORKERS 
THEMSELVES. 
THEY'RE ALL 
SAYING THAT THEY 
NEED THAT MONEY 
TO SUSTAIN THE 
RENT AND FOOD AS , 
THEY CONTINUE TO 
LOOK FOR A NEW 
JOB. 
SO JUST BECAUSE 
YOU TAKE AWAY 
THE $600 DOESN'T 
MEAN THERE ARE 
JOBS TO BE HAD 
ALL OF A SUDDEN. 
IT DOESN'T QUITE 
WORK LIKE THAT 
IN THE REAL 
WORLD. 
SO THAT IN
INCENTIVE DOES 
NOT DRIVE PEOPLE 
TO STAY AWAY. 
WE HAVE HEARD 
ANECDOTALLY, AS 
WE'VE REPORTED 
HERE ON NEWS 
NOW, SOME PEOPLE 
MAY NOT GO BACK 
TO WORK OUT OF 
FEAR FOR THEIR 
HEALTH AS A 
PRIORITY. 
BUT FEAR OVER 
WHAT IS COMES 
NEXT. 
AND I KNOW YOU 
HAVE . BEEN ALL 
OVER THAT AS 
WELL. 
>> JO. 
A LOT OW, 
OF QUESTIONS 
ABOUT WHAT AID 
COMES NEXT. 
AND JUST HOW 
LONG IT MIGHT 
TAKE. 
YOU MENTIONED, 
YOU . HAVE BEEN 
TALKING WITH 
STATE 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
OFFICERS 
OFFICES. 
WHAT ARE THEY ATOYCE
TELLING YOU 
ABOUT? 
PARTICULARLY 
FROM THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 
FROM LAST 
WELCOME. 
I KNOW THERE 
HAVE BEEN A LOT TETR
OF QUESTIONS 
ABOUT HOW THOSE 
ORDERS MIGHT 
IMPACT THE 
STATE. 
AND THEIR 
ABILITY TO OS TGET 
PEOPLE THE MONEY 
THEY NEED. 
>> YEAH. 
THERE WAS AN 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 
FROM PRESIDENT 
TRUMP LAST 
WEEKEND. 
AND YOU ALREADY 
HEARD ABOUT IT. DELA
$400 A WEEK 
EXTRA, WHICH IS, 
YOU KNOW, ONLY 
TWO-THIRDS OF 
WHAT WAS U 
PREVIOUSLY 
PROVIDED BY THE 
CARES ACT. 
BUT WITHIN THAT, 
THE HOPE WAS 
THAT STATES 
WOULD PROVIDE 
$100 AND THE 
FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT WOULD 
DO THE REST. 
BUT OUSTATES ALL 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY, HAVE 
DESCRIBED THIS 
AS LAUGHABLE OR 
UNRESPONSIVE TO 
THE NEEDS OF THE 
STATES 
THEMSELVES. 
A LOT OF STATES 
JUST DON'T HAVE 
THE BUDGET TO BE 
ABLE TO ADD 
ADDITIONAL 
UNEMPLOYMENT. 
AND IN THE CASE 
IF THEY DID, 
THEY WOULD 
ALREADY BE DOING 
THAT. 
SO THEY DON'T 
HAVE THAT. 
AND THEY ARE 
CONCERNED ABOUT 
THE WAY THAT THE 
MONEY WOULD BE 
DEPLOYED. 
BECAUSE THE MO
TRUMP POLICY IS 
THROUGH AN 
EXECUTIVE ORDER, 
THAT MEANS 
ANOTHER ENTIRE 
NEW SYSTEM HAS 
TO BE CREATED BY 
MOST STATES TO 
DEPLOY THAT 
MONEY. 
AND YOU 
REMEMBER, WHEN PL
THE CARES ACT 
WAS PASSED, IT 
WAS ALREADY A 
HEADACHE AND A 
BIGBACKLOG TO 
GET THE MONEY TO 
PEOPLE WHO 
ALREADY NEEDED 
IT, THROUGH THE 
EXISTING 
SYSTEMS, THROUGH 
EXISTING 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCE. 
AS YOU ADD ON  HR  
TOP OF THAT, 
ANOTHER LAYER OF 
INFRASTRUCTURE. 
YOU COULD BE 
TALKING ABOUT RE
EVEN A MONTH OR 
MORE FROM NOW, 
GETTING THOSE 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
CHECKS AND 
PAYMENT LITTLE E 
AND DEBITS OUT 
TO PEOPLE MEWHO 
REALLY NEED IT. 
AND YOU HAVE TO 
REMEMBER, WE'RE 
COMING REALLY 
CLOSE TO THE 
FIRST OF THE 
MONTH. U TH
AND THAT MEANS 
RENT AND 
MORTGAGES ARE 
DUE, SO WE'RE 
EXPECTING TO SEE 
A MAJOR IMPACT 
ON THAT. 
BECAUSE FRANKLY, 
ON CAPITOL HILL, 
THE DEMOCRATS 
AND REPUBLICANS, 
THEY CANNOT COME 
TO AN AGREEMENT. 
AND THAT IS 
%
A 
HUGE AMOUNT OF 
PAIN AND 
PRESSURE ON 
UNEMPLOYED 
WORKERS, WHO OY
CONTINUE TO FACE 
PRETTY BLEAK 
PROCESS, 
FRANKLY. FA BES
>> YEAH. 
IT SURE IS A 
WHOLE LOT OF 
PRESSURE. 
JO, THANKS SO 
MUCH FOR 
CHECKING IN WITH 
US TODAY. 
AND LET'S HOPE 
THIS TREND 
CONTINUES IF WE 
SEE THOSE 
JOBLESS CLAIMS 
KEEP TICKING 
DOWN IN THE 
WEEKS AHEAD. 
THANK YOU. OSMS%
>>> A DALLAS 
FOOD BANK SO 
OVERWHELMED IT 
RAN OUT OF 
DONATIONS NEARLY 
AS QUICKLY AS IT 
OPENED. 
CARS LINED UP 
FOR A MILE 
OUTSIDE THE CASA 
VIEW CHRISTIAN 
CHURCH, TO GET 
PREPARED FOOD 
BOXES TO FEED 
THEIR FAMILIES. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT,  
MORGAN CHESKY IS 
AT THAT CHURCH. 
MORGAN, 
THAT 
FOOD BANK, WE 
UNDERSTAND, WAS 
PREPARED TO FEED 
HUNDREDS OF 
FAMILIES TODAY. 
NOW THEY'RE 
TURNING PEOPLE 
AWAY. 
THE LINE OF E 
CARS, NEARLY A 
MILE LONG. 
IT REALLY SPEAKS 
TO THE NEEDS OF 
THIS COMMUNITY. AR%
>> ALISON. 
IT WAS REALLY 
FRUSTRATING TO 
WITNESS 
FIRSTHAND. 
BECAUSE WE 
ARRIVED, 
EXPECTING TO 
HAVE A CHANCE TO 
SPEAK TO PEOPLE 
PICK UP NE %TO 
THAT FOOD, THE 
ENTIRE MORNING. 
AND WE WERE HERE 
JUST ABOUT AN 
HOUR, WHEN WE 
SAW THE LAST BOX 
DISAPPEAR FROM 
THIS CHURCH 
PARKING LOT, 
LOADED VERY 
CAREFULLY INTO 
THE BACK OF AN 
SUV FOR A FAMILY 
WHO NEEDS IT. 
AND THEY DROVE 
OFF. 
AND EVERY OTHER 
PERSON WHO HAD 
BEEN WAITING IN E %
THAT LINE AND 
COUNTLESS OTHERS 
WHO DROVE TO 
THIS AREA, A 
SHORT TIME 
AFTER, HAD TO 
HAVE SOME TOUGH 
NEWS BROKEN TO 
THEM. UG
THAT THERE WAS 
NOTHING LEFT. 
THAT THEY WOULD 
EITHER HAVE TO 
COME UP EARLIER 
NEXT TIME OR TRY 
TO FIND 
SOMEPLACE ELSE. 
AND I HAD A 
CHANCE TO SPEAK 
WITH ONE OF THE 
VOLUNTEERS HERE 
WHO WAS HANDING 
OUT FOOD TODAY, 
THE PASTOR T OF A 
LOCAL CHURCH. 
AND HERE'S WHAT 
SHE HAD TO SAY 
ABOUT THE IMPACT 
OF THIS WHOLE 
ORDEAL. 
TAKE A LISTEN. 
>> WE THOUGHT WE 
MIGHT FEED 
AROUND 300 
TODAY. 
IT ENDED UP 
BEING 434. 
AND AS YOU SAW, 
WE HAVE HAD TO 
 COUNTLESS 
NUMBER OF CARS 
AWAY, POSSIBLY 
ANOTHER 100 
BEFORE THE 
DISTRIBUTION 
TIME RUNS OUT. 
AND I THINK THAT 
JUST SHOWS YOU 
THE NEED  
THAT IS 
HERE IN THIS 
COMMUNITY. 
IT'S 
SIGNIFICANT. 
AND IT'S 
HEARTWRENCHING. IT
TO HAVE TO ICTURN 
AWAY SO MANY 
FAMILIES THAT 
STILL NEED FOOD. 
>> ALISON. 
THERE WAS A LOT 
OF COVERAGE 
EARLY ON IN THE 
PANDEMIC, WHEN 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
SKYROCKETED, AS 
PEOPLE TURNING 
TO THE FOOD 
BANK, SOME FOR 
THE FIRST TIME. 
BUT WE KNOW EN
IN 
THIS COMMUNITY, 
ESPECIALLY WITH 
THE PANDEMIC, 
IT'S LEFT ONE IN 
FOUR PEOPLE HERE 
FOOD-INSECURE. 
AND THAT DOES 
NOT LOOK TO BE 
CHANGING ANY 
TIME SOON. RE 
ALISON? 
>> MORGAN, YOUR 
HEART JUST 
BREAKS FOR THAT 
PASTOR, HAVING 
TO TURN PEOPLE 
AWAY. 
LET'S TALK ABOUTNG 
WHAT IS GOING ON 
IN THAT 
NORTHEAST DALLAS 
NEIGHBORHOOD. 
WHY HAS THE 
PANDEMIC HITT 
SO HARD? 
>> WELL, IT'S 
HIT THIS AREA 
PARTICULARLY 
HARD BECAUSE THE 
AVERAGE INCOME 
HERE IS SLIGHTLY 
LOWER THAN OTHER 
PARTS OF DALLAS. 
AS I MENTIONED, 
ONE IN FOUR 
FAMILIES ARE 
FOOD-INSECURE. 
WE DO KNOW THAT 
RESOURCES HAVE 
BEEN BOOSTED 
FROM A FOOD 
SERVICE 
STANDPOINT 
DURING THE 
PANDEMIC. 
BUT AS WE FOUND 
OUT TODAY, IT'S 
STILL NOT 
ENOUGH. RVNT
THE NORTH TEXAS 
FOOD BANK, WHICH 
SERVES THIS 
AREA, THIS WAS 
ONE OF 160 
MOBILE PANTRIES 
IS WHAT THEY 
CALL IT. 
THEY HAVE NEARLY 
DOUBLED THEIR 
FOOD OUTPUT 
SINCE THE 
PANDEMIC 
STARTED. NCEM
AND THEY COME TO 
THESE AREAS, 
ONCE OR TWICE A 
MONTH, LOCATIONS 
WITHIN THE CITY 
THAT HAVE 
SPECIFIC NEED TO 
BE REPLENISHED 
WITH HEALTHY 
FOOD TO LAST SH
THEM REALLY FROM 
WEEK TO WEEK. 
AND RIGHT NOW, 
JUST BECAUSE 
THOSE 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
NUMBERS ARE 
STARTING E TO 
DROP, THERE IS 
STILL AN 
INCREDIBLE NEED 
TO HELP THE 
PEOPLE WHO LIVE 
HERE. TH
AND WE HAD A 
CHANCE TO SPEAK. 
THE ONE PERSON 
WHO WAITED IN 
LINE FOR HOURS WH
TODAY, TO MAKE 
SURE THEY GOT 
THAT MUCH-NEEDED 
FOOD. 
TAKE A LISTEN. 
>> THAT'S WHY 
WE'RE HERE. 
WE'RE HUNGRY. 
>> IT'S LIKE 
THEY SAY. 
A MAN GOTTA DO 
WHAT A MAN GOTTA 
DO. 
>> YEAH. 
AND THAT 
GENTLEMAN WAS IN 
LINE AS EARLY AS 
5:00 A.M. 
TODAY. 
IT DIDN'T EVEN 
OPEN UNTIL AFTER 
7:00. 
ALISON. 
EVERY CAR 
SIGNIFIES A 
FAMILY HERE THAT 
IS JUST TRYING 
TO GET WHATEVER 
HELP THEY CAN. 
AND IT'S NEVER 
GUARANTEED. N.
>> MORGAN, AM 
THE FOOD BANK BE 
ABLE TO REOPEN 
TOMORROW? 
WILL THEY HAVE 
MORE BOXES? 
MORE FOOD TO 
GIVE OUT? XE
>> WE KNOW THAT 
THE NORTH TEXAS 
FOOD BANK HAS, 
AS I MENTIONED, 
ABOUT I 160 MOBILE 
FOOD PANTRY 
SITES. 
THIS PARTICULAR 
LOCATION WON'T 
BE UTILIZED 
TOMORROW. 
BUT WE DO %KNOW 
THERE ARE OTHER 
LOCATIONS 
NEARBY, WHERE 
PEOPLE WILL BE 
ABLE TO GET 
FOOD. 
OF COURSE, THAT 
BRINGS INTO THE 
QUESTION, DO 
THEY HAVE 
RELIABLE 
TRANSPORTATION 
TO AND FROM? 
PERHAPS THEY 
HAVE TO LEON GO A 
LITTLE FARTHER. 
JUST ONLY ADDING 
TO THE OBSTACLES 
THAT SO MANY 
PEOPLE FACE, %
WHEN IT COMES TO 
NOTHING MORE 
THAN GETTING 
THEIR NEXT MEAL. MO
>> YEAH. 
JUST TRYING TO 
FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
THAT HAS BECOME 
ESPECIALLY HARD 
DURING THIS 
PANDEMIC. 
MORGAN CHESKY, 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH FOR YOUR 
REPORTING. 
>>> JOE BIDEN 
AND KAMALA 
HARRIS, MAKING A 
SECOND 
APPEARANCE  AIN 
TWO DAYS IN 
WILMINGTON, 
DELAWARE. 
TODAY, THEY'RE 
MEETING WITH 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
EXPERTS TO 
DISCUSS THE 
RAIRDS. REREH 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT, 
MIKE MENELLI WSIS 
THERE. 
WHERE ELSE? 
TELL US ABOUT 
TODAY'S EVENT? 
>> Reporter: 
HEY, ALISON. 
USUALLY, THE DAY 
AFTER YOU 
ANNOUNCE A 
RUNNING MATE, 
THIS NEW TICKET 
WOULD HEAD OUT 
ON THE CAMPAIGN 
TRAIL, THERE 
HAVE BEEN 
BARNSTORMING BUS 
TRAILS. 
BUT THEY ARE 
PRESENTING THIS 
AS A GOVERNING 
PAIR. 
WHAT HE'S HIBEEN 
DOING FOR THE 
LAST FOUR 
MONTHS, DAILY 
CRISIS BRIEFING 
FROM THE PUBLIC 
HEALTH ADVISORY 
COUNCIL THAT HIS 
CAMPAIGN 
ANNOUNCED THEY 
WERE FORMING IN % H
MAY. 
THIS TIME ON 
PUBLIC DISPLAY MA
FOR ALL OF US TO 
SEE. 
ALSO 
INTERESTING, 
ALISON, THAT 
THEY HAD AN 
ECONOMIC 
BRIEFING AS 
WELL. 
SO  A
AMONG THOSE 
BRIEFINGS, THIS 
DEMOCRATIC S,
TICKET NOW. 
SALLY YATES, THE 
FORMER FED 
CHAIRMAN. .  T
BIDEN CAMPAIGN 
HAS BEEN CLOSED 
LIP ABOUT WHO IS 
IN THE CAMPAIGN. 
THEN, OF COURSE, 
WE HEARD FROM 
BIDEN AND HARRIS 
TOGETHER, MAKING 
BRIEF REMARKS, 
AFTER THE FORMER %
VICE PRESIDENT 
MAKING A LITTLE 
NEWS, SAYING 
BASED ON THE 
ADVICE HE GOT 
FROM THE PANEL 
HE HEARD FROM, 
WAS SAYING THAT 
ALL AMERICANS 
SHOULD CONTINUE 
TO WEAR MASKS IN 
PUBLIC FOR THE 
NEXT THREE 
MONTHS. 
AND HE ALSO 
CALLED ON EVERY 
GOVERNOR IN THE 
COUNTRY TO HAVE 
A MASK MANDATE 
AS WELL. VE
THEN WE HEARD 
FROM SENATOR 
KAMALA HARRIS, 
REENFORCING THAT 
DEAL. 
TAKE A LISTEN. 
>> THE NEED FOR 
THIS MANDATORY 
MASK WEARING 
WILL ALSO BE 
ABOUT WHAT JOE 
HAS ARTICULATED 
AND WHAT A BIDEN-
HARRIS 
ADMINISTRATION 
WILL DO, IN AT 
TERMS OF 
CREATING A 
PANDEMIC TESTING 
BOARD, TO A GET 
TENS OF MILLIONS 
OF TESTING KITS 
WHERE NEEDED, TO 
BUILD A PUBLIC 
HEALTH JOBS 
CORPS, HIRING AT 
LEAST 100,000 
AMERICANS, TO 
LEAD US THROUGH 
CONTACT TRACING, 
AS SOON AS WE 
TAKE OFFICE, AND 
TO CHART A CLEAR 
PATH FORWARD. 
>> ALISON, ONE 
OF THE 
CHALLENGES FOR 
ANYBODY JOINING 
A CAMPAIGN AT 
THIS STAGE, AS 
RUNNING MATES 
DO, IS YOU HAVE 
TO ALL OF A 
SUDDEN, BE FULLY 
BRIEFED, FULLY 
FLUENT LYIN THE 
POLICIES THEY 
HAVE BEEN CIEN
PUTTING FORTH 
THE WHOLE TIME. 
SO KAMALA 
HARRIS, GETTING 
A LITTLE BIT OF 
A CRASH COURSE 
OVER THE BIDEN 
PANDEMIC IN THE 
LAST FEW MONTHS. 
>> WHAT IT MUST 
FEEL LIKE TO GET 
CAUGHT UP TO 
SPEED SO 
QUICKLY. HT
LET'S TALK ANY 
PRESIDENT TRUMP. 
HE'S BEEN GOING 
WITH THE GOOD 
OLD SEXIST AND 
RACIST ATTACKS 
CALLING HER A 
MAD WOMAN AND 
ANGRY. 
HU
HOW ARE THEY 
RESPONDING TO 
THE ATTACK? 
>> WE JUST GOT A 
STATEMENT FROM 
THE CAMPAIGN, 
REMINDING FIRST 
AND FOREMOST 
THAT PRESIDENT 
TRUMP WAS T 
ONE OF 
THE FIRST CHIEF 
ARCHITECTS OF 
THE BIRTHER 
MOVEMENT. 
THAT HE WAS 
BEHIND THAT 
CONSPIRACY 
THEORY THAT 
PRESIDENT OBAMA 
WASN'T BORN IN 
THIS COUNTRY. 
I'LL READ FROM 
THIS STATEMENT, 
THEY SAY, IT'S 
NO SURPRISE 
THEN. 
BUT NO LESS 
ABHORRENT AS 
TRUMP MAKES A 
FOOL OF HIMSELF. 
THEY SAY THAT HE 
RESORTS TO 
DEMONSTRATIVELY 
FALSE LIES. 
WHAT DO WE SEE 
IN THIS CASE? 
JOE BIDEN 
INTRODUCING HIS 
MUN RUNNING 
MATE. 
HIS RUNNING MATE 
TAKING THE CASE S 
TO PRESIDENT 
TRUMP WITH HER 
REMARKS. 
BUT ONE OF THE 
THINGS WAS THAT 
JOE BIDEN SAID 
HE WOULD HAVE 
KAMALA %HARRIS'S 
BACK IN THIS 
CAMPAIGN. 
OBVIOUSLY NOTING 
THESITION OF 
ADDING A WOMAN % 
OF 
COLOR TO THE 
TICKET. 
THIS IS BIDEN 
WHO SERVED FOR 
EIGHT YEARS AS 
VICE PRESIDENT 
TO THE NATION'S 
FIRST VICE 
PRESIDENT. 
HE WAS SAYING 
SOMETHING YOU 
DON'T TYPICALLY 
HEAR ABOUT THE 
TOP OF THE 
TICKET TALKING 
ABOUT THE BOTTOM 
OF THE TICKET. 
USUALLY, THEY'RE 
THE PERSON 
PLAYING DEFENSE 
FOR THE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
NOMINEE. 
BUT BIDEN, EN
CLEARLY 
UNDERSTANDING 
THE ENVIRONMENT 
WE'RE IN, AND E.
CLEARLY 
SIGNALING TO THE 
COUNTRY AND TO 
DEMOCRATIC 
SUPPORTERS THAT 
THESE ATTACKS 
ARE CONOT GOING TO 
BE UNANSWERED. 
AND THEY'RE 
GOING TO HAVE 
KAMALA HARRIS'S 
BACK THROUGHOUT. 
>> MIKE, I HEAR 
YOU HAVE INFO ON 
NEXT WEEK'S DNC 
CONVENTION. 
WHAT HAVE YOU 
GOT? 
>> Reporter: 
THIS IS ALL 
RELATED,  H%OF 
COURSE, TO 
HAVING NOW 
TKAMALA HARRIS 
INSTALLED AS THE 
VICE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
CANDIDATE. 
ONE OF THE 
QUESTIONS WE 
HAD, WE KNOW ALCEAL%
THAT JOE BIDEN 
IS GOING TO BE 
DELIVERING HIS 
CONVENTION 
REMARKS NOT IN  H
MILWAUKEE BUT 
HERE IN HIS 
HOMETOWN OF 
WILMINGTON. 
NOW, THE 
CONVENTION 
COMMITTEE 
ANNOUNCING TODAY 
THAT, INDEED, 
KAMALA HARRIS 
WILL DELIVER HER 
REMARKS HERE. 
REMEMBER A FEW 
DAYS AGO, WE 
WERE TRYING TO 
READ SOME TEA 
LEAVES INTO THE 
CONVENTION 
LINEUP, WHICH 
WERE THE 
CONTENDER. 
>> AND WHICH RER.
CONTENDERS 
WEREN'T EVEN 
SPEAKING AT ALL? 
WELL, KAMALA 
HARRIS 
ORIGINALLY HAD A 
SPEAKING SLOT 
THURSDAY. 
NOW SHE'S IN THE 
PRIME SPEAKING 
SPOT. 
THAT, OF COURSE, 
OPENS UP A 
LITTLE 
COMPETITION FOR OP
SOME OF THE 
DEMOCRATS WHO 
WANTED TO BE IN 
PRIMETIME 
LINEUP. 
WE SHOULD EXPECT 
TO SEE MORE 
SHUFFLING OF 
THAT LINEUP. 
WE LEARNED TODAY 
THAT ANDREW 
YANG, ANOTHER 
ONE OF THOSE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
DEMOCRATIC 
CANDIDATES. 
AND ALSO, 
MICHAEL BLOOM THTI
SAYING HE WILL 
DELIVER REMARKS. 
THIS IS A 
VIRTUAL 
CONVENTION. 
NOT ALL WILL BE 
HERE IN 
DELAWARE. 
VERY LITTLE WILL 
BE IN MILWAUKEE 
THIS. 
IS HAPPENING IN 
VIRTUAL SITES 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY, ALISON. 
>> MIKE. 
I LOVE THE ALWAY 
YOU TALK ABOUT 
THIS. 
IT'S LIKE 
GETTING YOUR 
STARTING LINEUP 
READY FOR E A 
BASEBALL GAME. 
>> IT'S MY 
LANGUAGE. 
>> IT SOUNDS 
LIKE IT TO ME, 
RIGHT? 
I'M PICTURING 
LIKE WHO IS ON 
FIRST.  I%
I KNOW IT'S ONLY 
BEEN A I COUPLE OF 
DAYS AND IT'S 
EARLY TO ASK 
THIS. 
BUT DO WE HAVE 
ANY 
EARLYICATIONS OF 
THE KIND OF 
IMPACT KAMALA 
HARRIS IS HAVING 
ON THE 
DEMOCRATIC 
TICKET? 
>> Reporter: 
YEAH. 
EXPECT TO SEE A 
LOT OF THESE 
KINDS OF ET%SNAP 
POLLS IN THE 
COMING DAYS, AS 
EVERYONE TRIES 
TO SEE WHAT 
POLITICAL IMPACT 
OF ADDING KAMALA 
HARRIS TO THE 
TICKET. 
WE GOT OUR FIRST 
PEEK. 
AND WHAT IS 
IMPORTANT IS TO 
SAY THE NET 
FAVORABLE 
RATINGS. 
FAVORERABLEABLE 
VERSUS 
UNFAVORABLE. 
NO SURPRISE, 
DONALD TRUMP 
CONTINUES REUS TO B 
VIEWED VERY 
NEGATIVELY. 
MIKE PENCE'S 
RUNNING MATE. 
ALSO, SEVERELY 
UNDER WATER AS 
WELL. . %
BIDEN, HOVERING 
JUST BELOW THAT 
MIDDLE LEVEL 
THERE. HA
BUT AN 
INTERESTING 
FIRST DEBUT FOR 
KAMALA HAIRLESS. 
HARRIS. 
SHE IS VIEWED 
MOST POSITIVELY 
BY THE COUNTRY. 
BUT IF YOU LOOK 
INSIDE THESE 
NUMBERS, YOU 
WILL FIND MOST 
OF THE COUNTRY 
DOESN'T HAVE 
ENOUGH TO FORM 
AN IMPRESSION OF 
HER. 
THAT'S WHAT 
MAKES THESE NEXT 
DAYS AND WEEKS 
CRITICAL FOR THE 
BIDEN CAMPAIGN. 
THEY NEW 
KNEW NO MATTER 
WHO HE CHOSE, 
THEY WOULD HAVE 
TO INTRODUCE. HE
WE HAVE ALREADY 
SEEN THE 
PRESIDENT AND 
HIS ALLIES 
STRUGGLING IN 
FACT TO FIND A 
COHERENT 
MESSAGE. O 
SOME SAYING 
SHE'S TOO TOUGH 
ON CRIME. 
OTHERS SAYING 
SHE'S TOO WEAK 
ON CRIME. 
THIS IS WHAT THE 
BIDEN CAMPAIGN 
WILL BE FOCUSING 
ON, CONTINUING 
TO INTRODUCE HER 
TO THE  COUNTRY 
TO KEEP THE 
FAVORABLE 
NUMBERS HIGH. 
>> MIKE MEMOLY 
IN WILMINGTON, 
DELAWARE THE 
LATEST ON THE 
BIDEN TICKET. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>> THANKS, 
ALISON. MU
>>> OUR SPECIAL 
COVERAGE OF THE 
DEMOCRATIC 
NATIONAL 
CONVENTION 
STARTS MONDAY 
NIGHT AT 8:00 
P.M. 
EASTERN WITH 
CHUCK TODD, 
FOLLOWED BY 
NETWORK 
PRIMETIMESPECIAL. 
YOU CAN SEE IT 
HERE ON NBC NEWS 
NOW. 
>>> HERE'S 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
GOING AFTER 
SENATOR KAMALA 
HARRIS AGAIN 
TODAY, AFTER SHE 
CRITICIZED HIS 
CORONAVIRUS 
RESPONSE. 
>> HE DOESN'T 
KNOW WHAT HE'S 
DOING. 
AND NOW YOU WHHAVE 
SORT OF A MAD 
WOMAN, I CALL 
HER. 
BECAUSE SHE WAS 
SO ANGRY AND 
SUCH HATRED, 
WITH JUSTICE 
CAVANAUGH D,
I MEAN, SHE WAS 
THE ANG RIEST OF 
THE GROUP. 
THEY WERE ALL 
RADICAL, LEFT 
ANGRY PEOPLE. 
AND THEY'RE 
ANGRY BECAUSE I 
BEAT THEM. 
>> OUR NBC NEWS 
TEAM AT THE 
WHITE HOUSE, 
REPORTING TODAY, 
THE REPUBLICANS 
ARE CONCERNED 
ABOUT THESE 
PERSONAL ATTACKS 
AND THE 
CONFUSING 
RHETORIC FROM 
THE TRUMP TEAM. 
WHAT ARE YOU 
HEARING FROM 
REPUBLICANS 
ABOUT THE HARRIS 
ATTACKS? 
>> THERE IS 
CONCERN, ALISON, 
THAT THIS 
MESSAGE WASN'T 
VERY COHERENT OR 
COORDINATED. 
EVEN THAT  ORTHEY 
WOULD HAVE HAD 
MONTHS 
OSTENSIBLY TO 
PREPARE FOR THIS 
PICK. 
WHEN IT SEEMED 
THAT HARRIS WAS, 
IF NOT THE FRONT 
RUNNER, IN THE 
RUNNING. IN
WE KNEW IT WAS 
GOING TO BE A 
WOMAN. 
LIKELY A WOMAN 
OF COLOR. 
ONE THING, IT 
SEEMED AS IF 
THEY WERE CAUGHT 
OFF GUARD AND 
SURPRISED BY THE 
PICK, BECAUSE IT 
SEEMED THEIR 
ATTACKS WERE SO 
CONTROVERSIAL 
AND CONFUSING AT 
TIMES. 
BUT IF %INTHERE'S 
SOMEBODY WHO HAS 
BEEN CONSISTENT 
IN THE LAST 24 
HOURS, THAT HAS 
BEEN THE 
PRESIDENT, IN 
TERMS OF 
REVERTING TO 
THESE GENDERED 
AND SEXIST 
ATTACKS, YOU 
MIGHT EVEN SAY 
RACIST, USING 
THESE TROPES, 
TRYING TO CALL A 
BLACK WOMAN, 
ANGRY, USING 
LANGUAGE THAT IS 
NOT SUBTLE IN 
WHAT IT'S TRYING 
TO CONVEY. 
WE HAVE TALKED 
TO OUTSIDE 
ADVISERS, THOSE 
IN THE 
PRESIDENT'S OWN 
CIRCLE AND 
ORBIT, WHO S HAVE 
SAID THEY WANT 
THE PRESIDENT ID
NOT TO GO, LOON 
INTO THESE 
PERSONAL ATTACKS 
SO MUCH. 
THEY DON'T FEEL 
IT'S THE MOST 
EFFECTIVE 
STRATEGY. 
BUT CLEARLY, THE 
PRESIDENT IS NOT 
TAKING THAT 
ADVICE. 
HE'S CONTINUING 
TO MAKE THESE 
ATTACKS. 
AND YOU HAVE THE 
CAMPAIGN. 
AND THE 
REPUBLICAN 
NATIONAL 
COMMITTEE, 
TRYING D IC TO PAIN 
HER AS FAR LEFT 
AS RADICAL. 
THEY'RE SAYING 
SHE'S ONE OF THE 
MOST LIBERAL 
SENATORS. 
AND THEY'RE 
SAYING THAT THIS 
ENTIRE TICKET %IS 
THE MOST LIBERAL 
TICKET OF ALL 
TIMES FOR A 
DEMOCRAT, OF 
COURSE, THAT'S 
NOT SOMETHING 
THEY WOULD HAVE 
BEEN ABLE TO SAY 
IF OTHERS HAD 
BEEN ON THE 
TICKET. 
IT'S HARD TO 
PAINT THEM AS 
MOST LIBERAL IF PA
YOU COMPARE THEM 
TO OTHERS. 
BUT THEY ARE 
STITRYING TO 
HONE INO WHAT 
THAT IS WE'RE 
TOLD THEY'RE 
STILL TRYING TO 
GET IN ON THE 
SAME PAGE. 
BUT IT'S CLEAR 
WHAT THAT IS 
YET, ALISON. 
>> MONICA, THE 
PRESIDENT 
ANNOUNCED TODAY 
THAT THE 
PRESIDENT D HELPED 
BLOKER A PEACE 
BEAL DEAL. 
>> THIS IS A 
REALLY 
SIGNIFICANT 
DEVELOPMENT. 
AND ANTHE 
PRESIDENT 
USUALLY LIKES TO 
TEASE THESE 
MAJOR FOREIGN 
POLICY 
ANNOUNCEMENTS. 
IT COULD R %BE THE 
FIRST OF SEVERAL 
WHICH IS ANOTHER 
INDICATION. 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
TRYING TO 
SHOWCASE ALL THE 
TRAPPINGS OF THE 
PRESIDENCY, 
MAKING HIS RE-
ELECTION PITCH 
AS WELL, SAYING 
I AM REON THE 
WORLD STAGE, 
MAKING THESE 
IMPORTANT DEALS, 
TRYING TO CAST 
HIMSELF AS 
REALLY THIS DEAL-
MAKER OF REA 
PRESIDENT, AND 
SAYING THERE 
COULD EVEN BE ND
MORE IN THE 
WEEKS TO COME. 
BUT THIS IS 
SIGNIFICANT. 
CAN'T BE 
OVERSTATED. 
IN TERMS OF 
ISRAEL AND UAE. 
AND THE OTHER 
THING IS, A 
COUPLE OF WEEKS 
FROM NOW, THERE 
COULD BE A 
HISTORIC SIGNING 
FROM %THE WHITE 
HOUSE, WITH 
LEADERS FROM 
VARIOUS 
COUNTRIES IN THE 
REGION. 
AND THAT'S S 
SOMETHING I 
THINK WOULD 
REALLY BE AN 
IMPORTANT MOMENT 
FOR THE 
PRESIDENT, 
TRYING TO 
SHOWCASE WHAT HE 
HAS BEEN ABLE TO 
DO IN THE 
PRESIDENCY AND 
MAKE 
THAT CASE 
FOR A SECOND 
TERM. 
SO WHILE WE'RE 
TALKING ABOUT 
THESE THINGS IN 
THE RACE. 
A REMINDER FOR 
THE PRESIDENT, 
WHILE HE IS THE 
PRESIDENT HE IS 
ALSO A PR
CANDIDATE. 
THAT KIND OF 
THING HE CAN 
POINT TO AS 
SUCCESS IN THE 
TERM IS 
SOMETHING RSFOR 
YOU TO LOOK AT. 
AND IMPORTANT 
FOR HIM TO DO 
THAT HION THE 
WORLD STAGE, 
TOO, ALISON. 
>>> PRESIDENT AG
ALSO GETTING 
INTO ISSUES WITH 
FUNDING OF U.S. 
POSTAL SERVICE. 
HERE'S WHAT HE 
TOLD FOX 
BUSINESS. . T 
>> THEY WANT $25 
BILLION FOR THE 
POST OFFICE. 
BECAUSE THE POST R 
OFFICE IS GOING 
TO HAVE TO GO TO 
TOWN TO GET 
THESE RIDICULOUS 
BALLOTS IN. T 
YOU KNOW, 
THERE'S NOTHING 
WRONG WITH 
GETTING OUT AND 
VOTING. 
YOU GET OUT AND 
VOTE. 
THEY NEED THAT 
MONEY, IN ORDER 
TO HAVE THE POST 
OFFICE WORK SO 
HE CAN TAKE ALL AL
OF THESE 
MILLIONS AND 
MILLIONS OF 
BALLOTS. 
NOW, IN THE LL
MEANTIME, THEY 
AREN'T GETTING 
THERE. 
BY THE WAY, EY G
THOSE ARE JUST 
TWO ITEMS. 
IF THEY DON'T 
GET THOSE TWO 
ITEMS, THAT 
MEANS YOU CAN'T 
HAVE UNIVERSAL 
MAIL-IN VOTING 
BECAUSE THEY'RE 
NOT EQUIPPED TO 
HAVE IT. 
>> ALL RIGHT. 
SO YEAH. 
THERE'S NOTHING 
WRONG WITH 
GETTING OUT AND 
VOTING. 
EXCEPT THAT 
WE'RE IN THE 
MIDDLE OF A 
PANDEMIC. 
AND A LOT OF 
AMERICANS JUST 
DON'T FEEL SAFE ANOF
GOING TO THE 
POLLS. 
WHAT IS GOTHE 
LATEST ON THIS 
POSTAL SERVICE 
FUNDING HIBATTLE. 
>> THIS IS 
REALLY THE 
PRESIDENT DOING 
SOMETHING HE 
DOES QUITE 
OFTEN, WHEN IS 
SAYING, THE 
QUIET PART OUT 
LOUD. 
BEING VERY CLEAR 
ABOUT WHY HE 
INTENDS TO 
WITHHOLD FUNDING 
FROM REALLY A 
CASH-STRAPPED 
AGENCY. 
THE UNITED 
STATES POSTAL 
SERVICE IS PO
SEVERELY 
UNDERFUNDED. 
THAT'S WHY 
DEMOCRATS ARE 
ASKING FOR AS 
MUCH AS REDE$25 
BILLION IN 
EMERGENCY 
FUNDING TO BE 
ABLE TO HANDLE 
WHAT WOULD BE 
THIS 
OVERWHELMING 
CAPACITY AHEAD 
OF THE NOVEMBER TH 
ELECTION, WITH 
SO MANY PEOPLE 
WHO ARE CHOOSING TH%
TO GO IN AND 
MAIL IN THEIR 
BALLOT 
PHYSICALLY. 
THE PROBLEM IS, 
THERE IS ILA 
STANDOFF, WHICH 
IS TIED IN TO 
EVERYTHING ELSE 
GOING ON. 
IN TERMS OF 
THESE 
NEGOTIATIONS ON 
CAPITOL HILL. 
THIS IS AN 
INCREDIBLY 
IMPORTANT PIECE 
OF THAT. 
REPUBLICANS HAVE 
SAID IT'S 
IMPORTANT. 
BUT IT'S NOT 
THEIR BIGGEST 
STICKING POINT. 
AND THE 
PRESIDENT VERY 
CLEARLY SAYING %
WHERE HE STANDS, 
HE CH IS THAT 
DOESN'T THINK 
THE UNITED T 
STATES POSTAL 
SERVICE NEEDS 
THIS FUNDING, 
BECAUSE 
HEDOESN'T WANT 
UNIVERSAL MAIL-
IN BALLOTS TO BE US 
A REALITY IN 
NOVEMBER. 
IT STANDS AT 
ODDS, ALSO WITH 
WHAT WE LOOK ERAT 
IN TERMS OF 
WHITE HOUSE. 
WHO VOTES BY 
MAIL. 
THIS IS 
SOMETHING 
THEY'VE TRIED TO 
MAKE A 
DISTINCTION OF, 
BUT HAVEN'T BEEN 
ABLE TO DO SO 
VERY DEPTLY. 
WHILE THE 
PRESIDENT AND 
OTHER DOS 
ABSENTEE VOTING, 
THAT IS STILL 
TECHNICALLY THE 
SAME AS MAILING 
IN YOUR BALLOT. 
THEY'RE CALLED 
DIFFERENT 
THINGS. 
THEY'RE TRYING 
TO MAKE THEM 
COMPLETELY 
DIFFERENT. 
WHAT THEY'RE 
ALSO TRYING %%HE 
TO 
DO IS SAY THAT 
THERE IS 
WIDESPREAD FRAUD 
IN IT. 
BUT SOMEHOW 
ABSENTEE BALLOTS 
IS SAFE AND 
SECURE. 
BUT MAIL-IN IS 
NOT. 
THAT'S WHERE IT 
STRAINS 
CREDULITY. 
WE SHOULD POINT 
OUT INTHE FRAUD. 
THERE IS VERY 
LIMITED EVIDENCE 
OF THAT. 
THERE ARE SOME 
EXAMPLES 
BUTWIDESPREAD IT 
IS NOT. %
YOU HAVE THE 
PRESIDENT TRYING 
TO SET UP THIS 
DEBATE AND BLOCK 
FUNDING FOR THE 
POSTAL SERVICE, 
AS WE'RE ONLY 80 
OR SO DAYS AWAY. 
THEY HAVE TO 
MAKE THEIR 
CHOICE ABOUT HOW 
TO  MAKE A CHOICE 
IN THIS 
ELECTION. 
>> THAT ELECTION 
IS COMING UP 
QUICK. 
MONICA ALBA. 
THANK YOU  CK.SO 
MUCH. 
>>> TODAY, THE 
UNITED ARAB 
EMIRATES BECAME 
JUST THE THIRD 
TO RECOGNIZE 
ISRAEL. 
UNTIL PRESIDENT 
TRUMP ANNOUNCED 
THAT TODAY, 
ISRAEL 
ONLY HAD 
PEACE DEALS IN 
EGYPT AND 
JORDAN. 
NBC NEWS FOREIGN 
CORRESPONDENT, 
MATT BRADLEY 
JOINS ME NOW. 
AND WALK ENUS 
THROUGH THIS BIG 
ANNOUNCEMENT. 
>> Reporter: 
YEAH, ALISON. 
THIS WAS A 
REALLY GROUND-
BREAKING STEP. 
WE CAN'T 
DIMINISH THIS. 
THE UNITED ARAB 
EMIRATES NEVER 
FOUGHT A WAR 
WITH ISRAEL. 
BUT THIS IS 
OPENS UP AN 
ENTIRELY NEW 
AVENUE OF 
DIPLOMACY FOR 
ISRAEL, WHEN IT 
COMES TO THE 
ARAB WORLD. 
THIS MAKES THE 
UNITED ARAB 
EMIRATES THE 
FIRST AND ONLY 
SO FAR GULF 
STATES. 
ONE OF THOSE 
REALLY MONEYED 
STATES THAT RELY 
ALMOST ENTIRELY 
ON THEIR 
EXTRACTION OF 
OIL AND GAS FROM 
THEIR AREAS. 
BASICALLY, WHAT 
THIS SAYS IS 
THIS IS THVERY 
SIMILAR TO THE 
DEALS THAT LAST 
HAPPENED WITH AN 
ARAB COUNTRY. 
JORDAN. 
BACK IN 1994. 
THIS WILL 
ESTABLISH 
EMBASSIES. 
THEY'LL EXCHANGE 
AMBASSADORS. 
AND THERE TA% AM, O 
COURSE, BE 
FLIGHTS BETWEEN 
ABU DABY, THE 
CAPITAL OF THE 
EMIRATES AND TEL 
AVIV. 
THAT IS 
INTERESTING AND 
COULD UNDERSTAND 
UP OPENING UP A 
NEW WAY OF 
TRAVELING. 
ESPECIALLY ONE 
OF THOSE, AND 
THIS IS ONE OF 
THE THINGS THAT 
HARRA IS 
MENTIONING. 
AND THEY'RE 
REPORTING ON 
THIS. TH%
SOME PEOPLE WANT 
TO SEE ARABS 
GIVEN THE 
OPPORTUNITY TO 
SEE IMPORTANT 
MOSQUES IN RT
JERUSALEM. 
AND RIGHT NOW, 
IT'S VERY, VERY 
DIFFICULT FOR 
CITIZENS OF ARAB 
COUNTRIES TO GO 
TO ISRAEL. 
THIS COULD OPEN 
THAT UP. 
THIS ISN'T AT
ENDING 
HOSTILITIES. 
THIS IS NOT A DI
PEACE TREATY. 
BUT THIS IS 
STILL A MAJOR 
MOVE 
DIPLOMATICALLY. ST
ALISON? 
>> LET'S TALK 
ABOUT THE WEST 
BANK. K 
BEFORE THIS, 
ISRAELI PRIME 
MINISTER 
NETANYAHU HAD 
PLANNED TO ANNEX 
THE 
STATES. 
WHAT DO WE KNOW 
ABOUT THIS ABOUT-
FACE HERE? 
>> Reporter: IT  BO
SEEMS AS THOUGH 
THIS WAS 
BASICALLY A MOTE 
VEGAS BY THE 
EMIRATES TO GET 
NETANYAHU TO 
STEP BACK FROM 
THIS SORT OF EP
THREAT HE'S 
BETTER THAN 
MAKING THE PAST 
SEVERAL MONTHS. 
THAT HE WOULD 
ANNEX MOST OF 
THE WEST BANK. 
THE WEST BANK IS  
THAT PART OF THE 
PALESTINIAN 
TERRITORIES THAT 
BORDERS JORDAN. 
AND IT %REALLY 
HOUSES THE 
LARGEST PART OF ANRE
THE PALESTINIAN 
PEOPLE AT THIS 
POINT. N T 
BUT RIGHT NOW, 
THAT WAS A BIG 
THREAT TO A LOT 
OF PALESTINIANS, 
IF THE ISRAELIS 
WOULD GO BACK 
AND BACK THAT 
PART OF THE 
PALESTINIAN 
TERRITORY. IT
FROM WHAT IS 
SORT OF A 
PROVISIONAL 
PALESTINIAN 
GOVERNMENT RIGHT 
NOW. 
SO WITHOUT DOING 
THAT, THIS 
BASICALLY ALLOWS 
FOR BENJAMIN 
NETANYAHU TO WS
BACK AWAY FROM 
ONE OF HIS 
EXTREMIST 
PROPOSALS AND 
ALSO MAKE FOR A 
MAJOR GAIN BY 
MAKING FRIENDS 
WITH THE 
EMIRATES. 
SO THAT MEANS 
BASICALLY, THIS 
IS A WIN-WIN FOR 
NETANYAHU. 
BY NOT HAVING TO 
DEAL WITH AVTHE 
FALLOUT FOR HIS 
EXTREME PLAN TO 
ANNEX MOST OF 
THE X WEST BANK. 
AND BY GETTING A 
NEW FRIEND IN 
THE MIDDLE EAST, 
HE COMES OUT A 
MAJOR VICTOR 
HERE. 
AND THAT'S JUST 
IN TIME BECAUSE 
HE IS FACING A 
LOT OF LEGAL 
JEOPARDY AND A 
LOT OF POLITICAL 
JEOPARDY AT 
HOME. 
ALISON? 
>> MATT, HOW ARE 
PALESTINIAN 
OFFICIALS 
REACTING TODAY? 
>> Reporter: 
WELL, WE'RE 
HEARING ANGER 
FROM PALESTINIAN 
OFFICIALS IN THE 
GAZA STRIP. 
AND THAT'SR  ONE 
OF THE THINGS 
THAT WAS 
PREDICTABLE 
HERE. 
THEY'RE ACCUSING 
THE EMIRATES OF 
BASICALLY . 
SELLING OUT TO 
ISRAEL IN ORDER 
TO 
CREATEADVANTAGEOUS 
ECONOMIC DEALS. 
THAT MIGHT NOT 
NECESSARILY BE 
TOO FAR FROM THE 
TRUTH. 
A LOT %%
 WERE 
WRITTEN INTO 
THIS PLAN, WOULD 
CERTAINLY SEE AN 
EXPANSION OF 
TIES BETWEEN THE 
EMIRATES AND 
ISRAEL. 
AS FOR THE WEST 
BANK 
AUTHORITIES, A 
LOT OF  THEM WERE 
NOT HAPPY 
EITHER. 
THE PALESTINIANS 
DON'T REALLY GET 
MUCH OUT OF THIS %
DEAL. 
WHAT THEY GET IS 
NOT BEING 
ANNEXED BY 
ISRAEL. 
SO THIS IS 
BASICALLY 
INSTILLING THE 
STATUS QUO LLAND 
HAVING ANOTHER 
PARTNER TO 
ISRAEL TO 
ENFORCE THAT 
STATUS QUO ON 
THE 
PALESTINIANS. 
SO FOR THEM, . 
THERE ISN'T MUCH 
TO CELEBRATE 
HERE. MU
>> MATT, HERE'S 
WHAT THEY HOPE 
FOR WHAT THEY 
SAID ABOUT THE 
DEAL. 
>> PEACE BETWEEN 
ARABS AND 
ISRAELIS IS 
IRAN'S WORST 
NIGHTMARE. 
AND NO ONE HAS  IST
DONE MORE TO 
INTENSIFY THE IF
CONFLICT BETWEEN 
ARABS AND 
ISRAELIS THAN 
IRAN. 
THE TREND LINE 
IS VERY 
DIFFERENT TODAY. 
AND WE SEE  THE 
FUTURE IS VERY 
MUCH IN TUTHE GULF 
AND WITH ISRAEL. 
AND THE %PAST IS 
WITH THE IRANIAN 
REGIME.  
>> MATT, WHAT 
ARE THE 
IMPLICATIONS 
HERE FOR IRAN? 
>> Reporter: 
WELL, THIS HAS 
BEEN A LONG erTIME 
IN THE MAKING. 
A LOT OF THESE 
GULF STATES. 
OTHER COUNTRIES 
LIKE EGYPT AND 
EVEN JORDAN. 
THEY HAVE ALL 
BEEN 
INCREASINGLY 
WARY OF ENIRAN'S 
INFLUENCE AND 
KIND OF 
ENCROACHMENT IN 
THE GREATER 
MIDDLE EAST. 
AND THAT TEALL 
STARTED WITH THE 
U.S. INVASION IN 
IRAQ. E 
IRAN WAS REALLY 
EMPOWERED BY 
THAT. 
AND WE START TO 
SEE IRAN'S 
TENTICLES 
SPREADING 
THROUGHOUT THE 
REGION. 
AND THAT HAS 
BECOME THE 
MAJOR. 
NOT ONLY BEDO THEY 
SEE ISRAEL AS 
THE MAIN 
ANTAGONIST. 
IT'S IRAN. 
THAT'S WHY GOWE'RE 
SEEING GULF 
COUNTRIES SEEING 
THEIR PRIORITIES F %
SORT OF MERGING 
WITH THE 
ISRAELIS. 
FOR IRAN, THIS  
COULD MEAN THAT 
THERE IS COTWO 
MAJOR ENEMIES. 
SORT OF THE GULF 
ARAB COUNTRIES 
AND ISRAEL ARE 
NOW, WELL, NOT 
ALLIES BUT 
CLOSER TOGETHER. 
AND THAT'S %NOT 
GOOD FOR ANY 
SITUATION, WHERE HE
THERE'S AN 
ANTAGONISTIC, 
WHERE YOU HAVE 
ENEMIES. 
AND YOU DON'T 
WANT YOUR 
ENEMIES GETTING 
TOGETHER. 
THAT'S GOING TO 
BE A MAJOR 
PROBLEM FOR 
IRAN, GOING TO 
BE CAUSING A LOT 
OF ANXIETY IN 
TEHRAN, 
ESPECIALLY IF 
THIS CAUSES A 
DIPLOMALTIC, IF 
WE SEE OTHERS 
LIKE SAUDI 
ARABIA, START TO 
MAKE THEIR OWN 
APPROACHES TO 
ISRAEL. 
ALISON? 
>> ALL RIGHT. 
WE'LL KEEP AN 
EYE ON WHAT 
HAPPENS. 
WE KNOW YOU HELL 
-- YOU WILL AS 
WELL. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS, I FOUND A 
FATHER, TRYING 
TO TEACH HIS SON 
ABOUT PEACE. 
>> WE DON'T HAVE 
TO RETALIATE 
WITH ANGER. 
WE RETALIATE 
WITH LOVE. 
THAT'S WHY WE'RE 
DOWN HERE. 
THERE'S ALWAYS 
ANOTHER WAY. 
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 
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'S A 
POLICY CHANGING 
IN POLICING THAT 
YOU WOULD LIKE 
TO SEE ENACTED. 
>> AND HEAR FROM 
SOMEONE WHO HAS 
BEEN THERE. 
>> WHO IS 
TELLING THE 
TRUTH AND WHO IS 
LYING. 
THAT'S THE NEWS 
STORY AMERICANS 
WANT TO HEAR. 
>> YOU NEED YOUR 
MORNING JOE. 
ONLY ON MS NBC. 
>>> WE LIKE TO 
THINK THAT WE 
LIVE IN SOME 
SORT OF POST-
RACIAL AMERICA. 
WE ARE REMINDED 
TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN THAT WE DO 
NOT. 
>> I WATCHED THE 
MAYOR OF ATLANTA 
ACT AS MOM 
TRYING TO RAISE 
HER SON, AND I 
THINK ABOUT YOU 
AND YOUR KIDS. 
>> I REMEMBER 
HER COMING HOME, 
SAYING, WHY 
DON'T I HAVE A 
PONYTAIL LIKE 
THE WHITE GIRLS? 
IT'S OKAY TO 
NOTICE THAT YOUR 
DIFFERENT. 
YOU JUST HAVE TO 
FEEL NOT 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 BEFORE 
OUR VERY EYES. 
>> HERE IN MEX 
MESHINGS, THE 
PEOPLE SAID IF 
THEY DON'T WORK, 
THEY'RE NOT 
GOING TO BE ABLE 
TO FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
>> OUR NBC NEWS 
AND SKY TEAMS 
ARE ON THE 
GROUND. 
LEARNING FROM 
WHERE IT'S BEEN. 
>> THE SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK 
OVER THE NEXT 
SEVERAL WEEKS IN 
STAGES. 
>> SO YOU CAN 
BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT AM IMPACT US 
HERE. 
>> LIFE IN ITALY 
IS BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
JUST DOESN'T 
LOOK LIKE THE 
SAME NORMAL AS 
BEFORE. 
>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IS FEAR 
ITSELF. 
>> THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES, A 
UNITED PEOPLE, 
WITH A UNITED 
FIRST. 
>> THE FUTURE 
DOESN'T BELONG 
TO THE FAINT 
HEARTED. 
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 FIX INSTEAD 
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 6 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 
PROTEST. 
>> 
%
>> ,
,
>>> FLORIDA'S 
LARGEST TEACHERS 
UNION IN COURT 
TODAY, 
CHALLENGING A 
STATE ORDER, 
REQUIRING 
SCHOOLS TO OFFER 
IN-PERSON 
CLASSES. 
NEEBLESZ NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
CAREY SANDERS IS 
IN COOPER CITY, 
FLORIDA. 
AND CARRIE, WE 
WILL GET TO WHAT 
HAPPENED IN A 
MOMENT. 
BUT I HEAR YOU 
ARE READY TO GO 
AND SHOW US WHAT 
IS GOING ON 
THERE IN COOPER 
CITY? 
>> Reporter: 
WELL, THE 
TEACHERS HERE AT 
THIS SCHOOL, AND 
THIS IS PART OF 
CHARTER SCHOOLS 
USA, ARE 
LEARNING ABOUT A 
NEW PIECE OF 
TECHNOLOGY THAT 
IS REALLY 
IMPORTANT. 
KIDS ARE GOING 
TO BE DOING 
VIRTUAL 
LEARNING. 
THEY'RE GOING TO 
BE SITTING AT 
HOME. 
AND A TEACHER 
POTENTIALLY 
SITTING AT HOME 
WITH A COMPUTER, 
STARING AT THE 
COMMUNITY. 
THE KIDS, 
HOWEVER, HOW 
BORING. 
WHAT THEY'VE 
DONE HIRE IS 
INVESTED IN A 
PIECE OF 
TECHNOLOGY. 
KIND OF LOOKS 
LIKE AN OWL. 
IT'S CALLED AN 
OWL. 
AND IT'S A 
CAMERA. 
AND NOW, IF WE 
SWITCH TO THE 
SHOT OVER HERE, 
YOU CAN SEE, 
IT'S GOT ME. 
AND THERE IS HOW 
THE KIDS AT HOME 
ON THEIR 
COMPUTERS WILL 
SEE IT. 
WHAT'S MOST 
INTERESTING IS, 
AS I WALK, 
THERE'S A LITTLE 
BIT OF A LAG. 
BUT THE CAMERA 
WILL EVENTUALLY 
CATCH UP TO ME, 
MEANING THE 
TEACHERS WON'T 
NECESSARILY BE 
TEACHING FROM 
THEIR HOMES, 
THEY'LL BE 
TEACHING FROM 
THE CLASSROOMS. 
THE CAMERAS WILL 
FOLLOW THEM. 
THEY CAN COME 
OVER HERE TO THE 
BOARD. 
OR LET'S SAYA 
IT'S A BIOLOGY 
CLASS. 
AND HERE IN 
BIOLOGY CLASS, 
YOU BRING THIS 
TO THE CAMERA. 
IT'S GOING TO 
FOLLOW ME ALONG 
AND PICK ME UP 
IN A SECOND 
HERE. 
AND THE CAMERA 
WILL, AS IT 
PICKS IT UP, THE 
TEACHER CAN SHOW 
THE DIFFERENT 
PARTS TO THE 
CAMERA. 
AND THE KIDS CAN 
FEEL LIKE 
THEY'RE ENGAGED. 
THEN THERE'S 
THIS OTHER PART 
OF, WELL, YOU 
CONSIDER WHAT IS 
GOING ON. 
YOU HAVE A 
TEACHER IN THE 
CLASSROOM 
SPEAKING. 
AND THEN LET'S 
SAY THE KIDS 
WANT TO GET 
ENGAGED. 
WELL, THE CAMERA 
WILL PICK THEM 
UP AND BRING 
THEM IN, TOO. 
SO WHAT WE'RE 
GOING TO HAVE IS 
CARLOS AND 
RAOUL, THE SOUND 
MAN. 
MAKING A LITTLE 
NOISE. 
AS THEY MAKE 
THEIR NOISE, 
MAKING A LITTLE 
-- THE CAMERA 
WILL EVENTUALLY 
PICK THEM UP. 
>> ROWDY CREW. 
[ LAUGHTER ] 
>> YEAH. 
THEY'RE LIKE THE 
CLASS CLOWNS 
TODAY. 
BUT IT PICKS 
THEM UP. 
AND ALISON, THE 
WHOLE IDEA OF 
ALL OF THIS, AS 
WE COME BACK ON 
THIS CAMERA IS 
TO MAKE SURE 
THAT THERE IS 
SOME SORT OF 
INVOLVEMENT FOR 
THE KIDS. 
BECAUSE AGAIN, I 
RETURN TO HOW 
BLURRY IT MUST 
BE, TO SIT HOME 
FOR FIVE HOURS, 
AND THEN FOR THE 
TEACHERS AS 
WELL. 
>> OKAY, KERRY, 
THE ENGAGE IS SO 
COOL. 
I'M REALLY 
IMPRESSED. 
THE DELAY THERE 
IS BETTER THAN 
THE DELAY WE 
HAVE SET UP HERE 
ON THE NEWS. 
THAT'S NOT BAD 
AT ALL. 
A VERY COOL 
SYSTEM. 
KERRY, I KNOW WE 
MENTIONED EARLY 
ON THAT THERE 
WAS A BIG COURT 
DATE TODAY. 
COULD YOU TELL 
US WHAT 
HAPPENED? 
>> WELL, YEAH, 
THE TEACHERS 
UNION IN FLORIDA 
IS BATTLING THE 
GOVERNMENT'S 
MANDATE TO OPEN 
UP SCHOOLS. 
HERE IT WILL BE 
OPENING 
WEDNESDAY. 
IT WILL BE 
VIRTUAL. 
SEAM SAME IN 
MIAMI-DADE. 
HILLSBORO AND 
TAMPA HAVE YET 
TOHAVE A GO 
AHEAD FROM 
STATE. 
THEY WANT TO DO 
VIRTUAL 
LEARNING. 
THE TEACHERS 
UNION FEELS IT'S 
NOT NECESSARILY 
SAFE FOR THE 
TEACHERS TO GO 
BACK. 
AND THEY 
CERTAINLY DON'T 
WANT TO MANDATE. 
THE JUDGE SORT 
OF PUNTED IT 
DOWN THE LINE, 
SAYING, OKAY, 
THIS IS GOING TO 
GO TO MEDIATION. 
THERE IS A CLOCK 
TICKING. 
IT WILL TAKE 
SOMETIME BUT THE 
TEACHERS UNION 
LIKE AN 
INJUNCTION. 
THE STATE RIGHT 
NOW SAYS SCHOOLS 
WILL OPEN. 
>> ALL RIGHT, 
KERRY. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH FOR THE 
UPDATE. 
AND THANKS TO 
YOU AND YOUR 
CREW FOR THE 
DEMO. 
THAT WAS VERY 
COOL. 
>> GOOD. 
>>> GEORGIA, 
SHUTTING DOWN 
THE SECOND 
SCHOOL IN THE 
DISTRICT THIS 
WEEK. 
WOODSTOCK HIGH 
SCHOOL, 
REPORTING 14 
CORONAVIRUS 
CASES. 
IT WILL BE 
CLOSED FOR THE 
REST OF AUGUST. 
ELISSON BARBER 
JOINS ME NOW 
FROM WOODSTOCK, 
GEORGIA. 
ELLISON, WHAT IS 
GOING ON IN 
NASCHOOL 
DISTRICT? 
FIRST ETOWAH 
HIGH SCHOOL 
CLOSED, THEN 
WOODSTOCK HIGH 
SCHOOL, A DAY 
LATER. 
WHAT IS GOING ON 
THERE? 
>> YEAH. 
BACK TO BACK. 
ETOWAH HIGH 
SCHOOL CLOSE 
TUESDAY OR 
NOUNCED TUESDAY 
THAT WOULD BE 
THE LAST DAY OF 
THEIR IN-PERSON 
INSTRUCTION, AT 
LEAST FOR A 
WHILE. 
WOODSTOCK HIGH 
SCHOOL, WHERE WE 
ARE NOW, 
BASICALLY DID 
THE SAME. 
SAYING ANY 
PERSON FOR IN-
PERSON LEARNING 
WOULD DO SO 
THROUGH ONLINE 
COURSES AT LEAST 
THROUGH THE END 
OF THE MONTH. 
IN BOTH OF THESE 
INSTANCES WITH 
HIGH SCHOOLS, 
EACH SCHOOL HAD 
OVER A DOZEN 
STUDENTS AND 
STAFF TEST 
POSITIVE FOR 
COVID-19. 
AND EACH SCHOOL 
HAD ABOUT 15 
COVID TESTS PER 
STUDENTS 
OUTSTANDING. 
SO OFFICIALS HAD 
ACKNOWLEDGED 
THOSE COULD 
RISE. 
WOODSTOCK HIGH 
SCHOOL, WHERE WE 
ARE, OVER 300 
PEOPLE, STUDENTS 
AND STAFF ARE 
CURRENTLY 
QUARANTINED. 
YOU CAN PROBABLY 
SEE OVER MY 
SHOULDER, A 
SCHOOL BUS IS 
COMING. 
ONE THING WORTH 
MENTIONING, THIS 
CAMPUS, WHERE 
WOODSTOCK HIGH 
SCHOOL IS, EVEN 
THOUGH THEY 
DECIDED TO PULL 
THE STUDENTS OUT 
OF IN-PERSON 
LEARNING, THERE 
IS A MIDDLE 
SCHOOL ON 
CAMPUS. 
AND FOR NOW, THE 
SCHOOL DISTRICT 
HAS MADE THE 
DECISION TO LET 
THOSE STUDENTS 
CONTINUE WITH IN-
PERSON LEARNING. 
BECAUSE THEY SAY 
THE MIDDLE 
SCHOOL HASN'T 
HAD ANY 
CONFIRMED CASES, 
EVEN THOUGH 
THEY'RE 
LITERALLY RIGHT 
NEXT TO EACH 
OTHER ON THIS 
CAMPUS HERE. 
ALISON? 
>> ELISSON, 
PEOPLE ARE 
PRETTY FAMILIAR 
NOW WITH THIS 
PICTURE. 
IT'S THE CROWDED 
ALL. 
WHAT ARE YOU 
HEARING ABOUT 
STUDENTS 
STUDENTS THERE 
ABOUT THE SAFETY 
MEASURES IN THAT 
AREA. 
>> THAT PHOTO 
GOT A WHOLE LOT 
OF ATTENTION. 
BUT WHAT WE'RE 
HEARING FROM A 
LOT OF STUDENTS 
AND PARENTS AS 
WELL. 
IT'S REALLY, THE 
ISSUES AREN'T 
JUST UNIQUE TO 
ONE CAMPUS OR 
SCHOOL. 
EVEN WHEN YOU 
LOOK AT THE 
COVID CASES, 
IT'S NOT JUST 
THE HIGH SCHOOLS 
HAVING ISSUES. 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTY, THERE 
ARE 21 DIFFERENT 
SCHOOLS WITH THE 
TOTAL OF 71 
CONFIRMED CO -- 
COVID-19 CASES. 
THEY ARE 
CURRENTLY 
QUARANTINED. 
THEY HAVE ONLY 
BEEN OPEN SINCE 
LAST WEEK. 
ONE STUDENT THAT 
I SPOKE TO WHO 
WENT TO ANOTHER 
HIGH SCHOOL IN 
THIS AREA, CREAK 
VIEW HIGH 
SCHOOL. 
HE TALKED TO ME 
JUST ABOUT KIND 
OF WHAT HE IS 
SEEING. 
AND HE WAS VERY 
BLUNT IN SAYING, 
THERE ARE A LOT 
OF STUDENTS, 
FACE MASKS ARE 
NOT MANDATORY 
FOR STUDENTS. 
SO THEY ARE 
SUBJECTED. 
HE SAID THERE 
ARE A WHOLE LOT 
OF STUDENTS IN 
HIS CLASSROOM 
NOT WEARING FACE 
MASKS. 
AND EVEN WHEN 
TEACHERS ARE 
DOING THEIR BEST 
TO CREATE SPACE, 
CLEAN THE 
SURFACES, HE 
SAID THERE'S 
REALLY JUST NOT 
MUCH ROOM TO 
SOCIAL DISTANCE. 
I'LL LET YOU 
HEAR MORE FROM 
HIM. 
HIS NAME IS 
RILEY BALL. 
HE IS A JUNIOR 
THIS YEAR. 
LISTEN. 
>> WITH HOW THE 
CLASSROOMS ARE 
SET OUT KIDS ARE 
IN VERY CLOSE 
RANGE TO EACH 
OTHER, NO MATTER 
WHAT. 
BUT OUTSIDE OF 
THAT, WHEN 
STUDENTS DO HAVE 
CONTROL OF WHO 
THEY ARE AROUND 
AND WHO THEY'RE 
NEAR, THERE'S 
STILL QUITE A 
FEW PEOPLE THAT 
WILL GET IN 
GROUPS AND GO TO 
THEIR PLACES, 
WHETHER THEY'RE 
WEARING A MASK 
OR NOT. 
THERE'S STILL 
STUDENTS THAT 
WILL GO THE 
OPPOSITE WAY, 
EVEN IF THEY 
SHOULDN'T BE 
GOING THAT WAY. 
>> SO HE SAID 
THAT JUST A 
COUPLE OF DAYS 
AGO, HE FOUND 
OUT ONE OF THESE 
CLASSMATES IN 
HIS STUDY HALL 
HAD TESTED 
POSITIVE FOR 
COVID-19. 
HE WAS TOLD BY 
THE SCHOOL THAT 
HE DIDN'T NEED 
TO QUARANTINE, 
BECAUSE HE 
HADN'T BEEN IN 
WHAT THEY 
CONSIDERED CLOSE 
CONTACT, YOU 
KNOW, WITHIN SIX 
FEET OF EACH 
OTHER. 
BUT HE SAID IN 
THAT CLASSROOM, 
ONLY ABOUT HALF 
OF HIS 
CLASSMATES WERE 
WEARING FACE 
MASKS. 
HE BELIEVES IT 
SHOULD BE 
MANDATORY FOR 
ALL STUDENTS 
WHEN THEY WALK 
ON CAMPUS TO BE 
WEARING 
MAIVELGS. 
BUT EVEN WHEN IT 
COMES TO THE 
RULES THAT ARE 
SUPPOSED TO BE 
HAPPENING IN THE 
COUNTY, HE SAID 
HE'S SEEN A LOT 
OF THEM NOT 
NECESSARILY 
BEING ENFORCED 
BY SOME OF THE 
SCHOOL 
ADMINISTRATORS. 
ONE EXAMPLE HE 
GAVE, HE SAID IN 
THE HALLWAYS, 
THEY SET THEM UP 
SO THAT STUDENTS 
ARE ONLY WALKING 
IN ONE DIRECTION 
AT A TIME. 
BUT HE SAID HE'S 
SEEN ON MULTIPLE 
OCCASIONS, 
STUDENTS 
BREAKING THOSE 
RULES AND SEEING 
SCHOOL 
ADMINISTRATORS, 
INSTEAD OF 
STOPPING THEM, 
CORRECTING THEM, 
SAYING, WELL, 
JUSTUREY UP AND 
GET TO YOUR -- 
HURRY UP AND GET 
TO CLASS. 
HE SAID HE IS 
CONCERNED. 
>> SHOWING US 
THE CHALLENGES 
OF BRINGING KIDS 
BACK INTO THE 
CLASSROOM. 
ELLISON BARBER, 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>>> 5 MILLION BE 
PUBLIC SCHOOL 
STUDENTS IN THE 
U.S. LEARNING 
ENGLISH AS A 
SECOND LANGUAGE. 
BUT MORE THAN 
40% DON'T HAVE 
THE NECESSARY 
TECHNOLOGY TO 
TAKE THOSE 
CLASSES FROM 
HOME. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT, 
MORGAN RAD FORD, 
AND TELEMUNDO'S 
NICOLE JUAREZ 
WENT TO SAN 
ANTONIO TEXAS TO 
LEARN MORE. 
>> 14-YEAR-OLD 
ROBERTO 
GOMEZLOVES TO 
LEARN. 
>> DO YOU LIKE 
SCHOOL? 
[ SPEAKING 
FOREIGN LANGUAGE 
] 
>> YOU REALLY 
LIKE SCHOOL A 
LOT. 
>> HIS FAMILY 
MOVED FROM 
MEXICO TO SAN 
ANTONIO, TEXAS. 
AND HE'S BEEN 
STRUGGLING TO 
LEARN ENGLISH 
SINCE. 
HE SAID HIS 
CLASSES GOT 
HARDER WHEN THEY 
WENT VIRTUAL. 
>> WHY DO YOU 
THINK THE 
CLASSES ARE 
HARDER? 
>> I NEED 
CONTACT WITH THE 
TEACHERS. 
>> HE IS ONE OF 
THE STUDENTS 
LEARNING ENGLISH 
AS A SECOND 
LANGUAGE. 
A CHALLENGE THAT 
CAN BE 
ESPECIALLY HARD 
FOR LATINO 
STUDENTS. 
SINCE MORE THAN 
40% OF LATINO 
FAMILIES DON'T 
HAVE A COMPUTER. 
>> WHAT ARE YOU 
USUALLY DOING 
YOUR WORK ON? 
>> I DO IT IN MY 
PHONE. 
>> SO YOU'RE 
DOING YOUR 
HOMEWORK ON YOUR 
PHONE? 
>> UH-HUH. 
>> WOW. 
>> ROBERTO'S 
FAMILY OF FIVE 
SHARES ONE 
LAPTOP. 
EVEN WHEN HE CAN 
ACCESS HIS 
ASSIGNMENTS, 
HE'S ON HIS OWN. 
[ SPEAKING 
FOREIGN LANGUAGE 
] 
>> DO YOU SPEAK 
ENGLISH? 
>> HUH-UH. 
>> AND ROBERTO'S 
MOM SAID HE HAS 
BEEN LOSING SOME 
OF THE ENGLISH 
HE'SLREADY 
LEARNED SINCE 
THE PANDEMIC. 
[ SPEAKING 
FOREIGN LANGUAGE 
] 
>> I WAS HELPING 
THEM WITH AS 
MUCH AS I COULD 
WITH THE 
ACTIVITIES. 
BUT IT REALLY 
ISN'T 
SUFFICIENT. 
>> IT'S A 
CHALLENGE THAT 
HERNANDO'S 
TEACHER IS UP 
AGAINST. 
>> HOW DOES THAT 
FEEL AS A 
TEACHER, ON AN 
EMOTIONAL LEVEL. 
TO WATCH YOUR 
STUDENTS 
SOMETIMES 
STRUGGLE? 
>> HARD TO SEE 
STUDENTS  WHO 
ALREADY START 
WITH A 
DISADVANTAGE. 
BECAUSE OUR 
SCHOOL SYSTEMS 
AREN'T REALLY 
SET UP TO 
SUPPORT MIGRANT 
FAMILIES TO 
BEGIN WITH. 
AND NOW, WITH 
REMOTE LEARNING, 
THAT IS JUST 
CARRYING OVER 
INTO THAT. 
>> FOR FAMILIES 
OF STUDENTS WITH 
SPECIAL NEEDS 
THOSE CHALLENGES 
CAN BECOME EVEN 
MORE DIFFICULT. 
HOW DO YOU HELP 
THOSE STUDENTS 
WHO NEED THAT 
SOCIAL, IN-
PERSON 
INTERACTION TO 
SURVIVE? 
THAT'S WHAT OUR 
TELEMUNDO 
COLLEAGUE NICOLE 
SUAREZ WENT TO 
FIND OUT. 
>> Reporter: 
THAT'S RIGHT, 
MORGAN. 
ABOUT 700,000 
SPECIAL NEEDS 
STUDENTS HERE IN 
THE UNITED 
STATES ARE ALSO 
ENGLISH LANGUAGE 
LEARNERS. 
LEAVING MANY 
PARENTS TO 
PROVIDESPEECH, 
OCCUPATIONAL 
THERAPY HERE AT 
HOME. 
>> 6-YEAR-OLD 
TWINS ROSEIO AND 
EMMA DO 
EVERYTHING 
TOGETHER. 
>> ROSIA. 
TELL ME HOW MUCH 
YOU LOVE YOUR 
SISTER? 
>> LIKE THIS. 
>> THEY LOVE 
DRESSING UP AS 
PRINCESSES. 
AND DANCING. 
BUT WHEN IT 
COMES TO 
LEARNING, THEIR 
NEEDS ARE 
DIFFERENT. 
EMMA HAS AUTISM 
AND IS 
NONVERBAL. 
>> WHAT HAVE YOU 
LEARNED AS A 
MOTHER OF A 
SPECIAL NEEDS 
CHILD? 
>> HARD TO BE 
PATIENT. 
PATIENCE. 
I DIDN'T HAVE 
THAT MUCH 
PATIENCE BEFORE. 
BUT I HAVE TO 
DEVELOP THAT 
PART OF ME. 
>> AT SCHOOL, 
EMMA'S NEEDS 
WERE MET WITH A 
TEACHER, AIDE 
EVERY WEEK. 
ROLE HER MOM HAD 
TO TAKE OVER AT 
ONE TIME. 
>> I HAD TO RUN 
FROM ONE SIDE OF 
THE HOUSE TO THE 
OTHER, SO THEY 
CAN CONCENTRATE. 
>> ADDING TO THE 
CHALLENGE FOR 
LATINO PARENTS 
OF SPECIAL NEEDS 
CHILDREN IS THE 
LACK OF 
INFORMATION IN 
SPANISH. 
SOLEDAD CREATED 
A WEBSITE WITH 
VALUABLE 
INFORMATION TO 
TRY TO HELP 
OTHER IN 
ADDITION SIMILAR 
SITUATIONS. 
>> SEEMS LIKE 
THROUGH ALL OF 
THIS, YOU'VE 
KIND OF HAD TO 
STEP UP EVEN 
MORE AND BECOME 
EVEN MORE OF A 
SUPER MOM. 
>> A LITTLE BIT. 
>> DO YOU EVER 
SIT BACK AND, I 
DON'T KNOW, 
BREAK DOWN? 
LET THE EMOTIONS 
GET TO YOU? 
>> A LOT OF 
TIMES, YES. 
A LOT OF TIMES. 
BUT YOU KNOW, 
YOU HAVE TO BE A 
MOM. 
THAT'S WHAT MOMS 
DO. 
IT'S LIKE, BE 
THERE FOR YOUR 
CHILDREN. 
>> NO MATTER 
WHAT THEIR 
NEEDS. 
FOR NBC NEWS, 
NICOLE SUAREZ, 
TELEMUNDO. 
>>> AND MORGAN 
JOINS US NOW. 
MORGAN, YOU LAID 
OUT SO MANY OF 
THE BARRIERS, 
THE STRUGGLES, 
WHETHER IT'S 
LANGUAGES OR 
TECHNOLOGY THAT 
THESE FAMILIES 
ARE DEALING 
WITH. 
WHAT ARE 
TEACHERS AND 
PARENTS DOING TO 
TRY TO TACKLE 
AND ADDRESS 
THAT? 
>> Reporter: 
ALISON. 
YOU WOULD BE 
BLOWN AWAY AND 
INSPIRED BY THE 
STORIES WE'VE 
HEAR FROM 
PARENTS, 
TEACHERS, 
ADMINISTRATORS. 
REALLY EDUCATORS 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY WHO ARE 
WORKING REALLY 
HARD TO TRY TO 
BRIDGE THIS GAP. 
FOR EXAMPLE, WE 
SPOKE TO ONE 
TEACHER IN 
MARYLAND WHO WAS 
PERSONALLY HAND-
DELIVERING IPADS 
TO HER STUDENTS, 
JUST SO THAT 
THEY COULD 
ACCESS THEIR 
LESSONS. 
WE'VE TALKED TO 
PEOPLE WHO ARE 
IN SCHOOL 
DISTRICTS, WHERE 
THEY HAVE BEEN 
DELIVERING THOSE 
LITTLE MI-FI HOT 
SPOTS, SO THEIR 
STUDENTS CAN 
ACCESS THE 
INTERNET. 
THAT INTERNET 
ACCESS CHALLENGE 
REALLY FALLS 
INTO TWO 
CATEGORIES. 
IT'S ONE, ACCESS 
TO THE INTERNET 
ITSELF. 
BUT 2, ACCESSst 
ELECTRONICS THAT 
ARE NECESSARY TO 
ACTUALLY 
COMPLETE THOSE 
VIRTUAL 
ASSIGNMENTS. 
ALISON SOME. 
>> MORGAN. 
THOSE TEACHERS, 
THOSE PARENTS, 
JUST ABSOLUTELY 
INCREDIBLE. 
AND THOSE KIDS, 
HANGING WITH A 
REALLY TOUGH 
SITUATION. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH FOR SHARING 
THAT STORY. 
>>> HOW 
IMPORTANT ARE 
COMMUNITY HEALTH 
CENTERS? 
CONSIDER THIS. 
NEARLY 30 
MILLION 
AMERICANS RELY 
ON 1400 
COMMUNITY HEALTH 
CENTERS TO 
PROVIDE SERVICES 
AT MORE THAN 
12,000 SITES 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY. 
THAT'S ACCORDING 
TO AN OP-ED IN 
FORBES THIS 
WEEK, FROM DR. 
PARAC. 
HE IS THE CHIEF 
MEDICAL ADVISER 
OF THE 
BIPARTISAN 
CENTER. 
HE IS ALSO 
CHIEFEC 
SECRETARY FOR 
DEPARTMENT OF 
HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES. 
DR. PARK THANK 
YOU FOR BEING 
HERE. 
LET'S TALK ABOUT 
HOW IMPORTANT 
THESE SERVICES 
ARE AND THE 
NECESSARY 
SERVICES THEY 
PROVIDE FOR 
VULNERABLE 
AMERICANS, 
ESPECIALLY IN 
THE MIDDLE OF A 
PANDEMIC. 
>> THANK YOU, 
ALISSON. 
THEY ARE JUST SO 
IMPORTANT. 
THEY'RE REALLY 
UNSUNG HEROES 
DURING COVID-19. 
THERE ARE OVER 
1400 COMMUNITY 
HEALTH CENTERS 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY THAT 
TAKE CARE OF 30 
MILLION 
AMERICANS, MANY 
OF WHOM ARE 
UNDERSERVED, WHO 
ARE VULNERABLE 
AMERICANS AND 
THEY PROVIDE 
COMPREHENSIVE 
SERVICES TO 
MEDICAL 
SERVICES, 
BEHAVIORAL 
HEALTH SERVICES, 
DENTAL SERVICES, 
WHERE REALLY, 
REGARDLESS OF 
THE ABILITY TO 
PAY. 
SO THEY'RE 
REALLY 
ESSENTIAL, NOT 
ONLY A PART OF 
THE SAFETY NET 
OF THIS COUNTRY. 
BUT REALLY PART 
OF THE FABRIC OF 
THIS COUNTRY. 
NOW, WITH COVID-
19, THEY'VE 
PERFORMED OVER 
2.6 MILLION 
TESTS. 
SO THEY'RE DOING 
REALLY IMPORTANT 
WORK TO TRY TO 
CURB THE 
PANDEMIC. 
UNFORTUNATELY, 
MANY OF THESE 
SITES HAVE 
CLOSED BECAUSE 
OF EXPOSURE TO 
THEIR STAFF, AS 
WELL AS 
REDUCTION IN 
REVENUE. 
SO I THINK AS WE 
THINK ABOUT HOW 
WE CONTINUE TO 
TAKE THE STEPS 
THAT WE NEED TO 
TO CURB THE 
PANDEMIC IN THIS 
COUNTRY, IT'S 
GOING TO BE 
REALLY IMPORTANT 
TO SUPPORT 
ENTITIES LIKE 
COMMUNITY HEALTH 
CENTERS THAT ARE 
REALLY AT THE 
FRONT LINE, 
TRYING TO DEAL 
WITH THE 
INEQUITIES IN 
OUR POPULATION 
AS WELL AS TO 
ENSURE THAT 
INDIVIDUALS GET 
THE TESTING AND 
TREATMENT THEY 
NEED. 
>> LET'S TALK 
ABOUT SCHOOLS. 
MORE THAN A 
THOUSAND OF 
QUARANTINED 
BECAUSE OF AN 
OUTBREAK THERE. 
WHAT CAN OTHER 
SCHOOLS LEARN 
FROM THIS 
SITUATION? 
AND WHAT SHOULD 
THEY THINK ABOUT 
AS THEY PREPARE 
TO GO BACK TO 
THE CLASSROOM AS 
WELL. 
>> IT'S 
IMPORTANT. 
WE HAVE LOOKED 
AT THE 
BIPARTISAN 
CENTER, IN TERMS 
OF OTHER 
COUNTRIES AND 
HOW THEY HAVE 
SUCCESSFULLY 
REOPENED 
SCHOOLS. 
AND IT SEEMS TO 
BE LOW BASELINE 
COMMUNITY 
TRANSITION. 
AND 
UNFORTUNATELY, 
IN GEORGIA, THAT 
IS JUST NOT THE 
CASE. 
IF YOU LOOK AT 
THE NUMBER OF 
CASES, NEW CASES 
PER 100,000 
POPULATION. 
IF YOU LOOK AT 
THE POSTIVITY 
RATE, THE TESTS 
THAT ARE 
POSITIVE. 
THEY ARE JUST 
TOO HIGH. 
SEEING MANY 
PLACES 
PARTICULARLY 
ACROSS THE 
SOUTH, THE WEST 
AND MIDWEST. 
THE NUMBER 1 
CRITERIA FOR 
SUCCESSFULLY 
REOPENING 
SCHOOLS IS 
LOOKING IN THE 
COMMUNITY AND 
ASSESSING WHAT 
IS THE 
TRANSMISSION OF 
THE VIRUS INTO 
THE COMMUNITY. 
THEN OF COURSE 
THE SCHOOLS NEED 
TO HAVE EVIDENCE 
BASED PLANS AND 
SUPPORT PHYSICAL 
DISTANCING, 
ENVIRONMENTAL 
CLEANING. 
AND THAT IS 
ABSOLUTELY 
CRITICAL. 
AND NUMBER 3. 
THEY REALLY NEED 
RESOURCES, 
ALISON. 
AND THAT'S WHY 
CONGRESS IS 
CRITICAL HERE. 
PACKAGE IS 
NEEDED TO 
SUPPORT SCHOOLS. 
IF YOU DON'T 
SUPPORT THE 
SCHOOLS, YOU 
ACTUALLY FURTHER 
THE INEQUITIES. 
IT'S THE LOW-
INCOME DISTRICTS 
THAT DON'T HAVE 
THE RESOURCES TO 
PURCHASE THE 
PERSONAL 
PROTECTIVE 
EQUIPMENT. 
THEY DON'T HAVE 
THE FUNDING TO 
RETROFIT. 
THEY DON'T HAVE 
RESOURCES TO 
PURCHASE, LET'S 
SAY, A NEW HVAC 
SYSTEM. 
IT'S IMPORTANT 
THAT THE 
RESOURCES ARE 
THERE FOR THE 
SCHOOLS TO 
PREPARE AND TO 
ENSURE THE 
SAFETY, NOT JUST 
OF THE CHILDREN, 
BUT THE STAFF 
AND THE 
TEACHERS, THE 
ADULTS WHO ARE 
THERE AS WELL. 
>> THERE HAS 
BEEN A LOT OF 
DEBATE ABOUT 
WHETHER STUDENTS 
AND STAFF SHOULD 
HAVE TO WEAR 
MASKS TO SCHOOL. 
DO YOU THINK 
MASKS SHOULD BE 
REQUIRED? 
>> I THINK MASKS 
SHOULD BE 
REQUIRED, 
PARTICULARLY FOR 
OLDER STUDENTS 
AND FOR YOUNGER 
STUDENTS. 
I THINK IT'S 
PROBABLY A GOOD 
IDEA. 
NOW, CERTAINLY I 
THINK YOUNGER 
STUDENTS ARE 
GOING TO NEED 
BREAKS FROM 
MASKS. 
AND OF COURSE, 
WHEN THEY EAT, 
WHEN THEY'RE 
OUTSIDE. 
PERHAPS YOUNGER 
STUDENTS WHEN 
THEY'RE IN THE 
CLASSROOM AND 
THEY'RE READING 
AND THERE IS NO 
TALKING, THEY 
WILL NEED MASK 
BREAKS. 
IT'S IMPORTANT. 
I THINK THAT 
PARENTS NEED TO 
START TO 
PRACTICE WITH 
THEIR KIDS ABOUT 
HOW TO WEAR 
THESE MASKS. 
IF YOU LOOK AT 
COUNTRIES AROUND 
THE WORLD, IN 
TERMS OF 
SCHOOLS, MANY OF 
THEM DO HAVE 
MASK 
REQUIREMENTS BUT 
NOT ALL. 
BUT I DO THINK, 
ALISON, LOOKING 
AT THE DATA, 
THAT WE HAVE 
ANALYZED THE 
OLDER STUDENTS 
OUGHT TO BE 
WEARING MASKS. 
YOUNGER STUDENTS 
IN MOST CASES AS 
WELL. 
BUT THEY WILL 
CERTAINLY NEED 
MASK BREAKS. 
BECAUSE IT'S NOT 
EASY, WEARING 
MASKS FOR ANY OF 
US ALL DAY. 
AND IT'S 
PROBABLY EVEN 
MEASURE 
DIFFICULT FOR 
OUR KIDS TO DO 
SO. 
>> YEAH. 
ADULTS HAVE 
FOUND IT 
CHALLENGING AS 
WELL. 
I KNOW IT'S 
TOUGH, 
ESPECIALLY FOR 
THE YOUNG ONES. 
DR. PAREKH, 
THANK YOU FOR 
BEING WITH US 
ONCE AGAIN. 
>> THANKS, 
ALISON. 
GOOD TO BE WITH 
YOU. 
>>> AMONG THE 
CHAOS, I FOUND A 
FATHER, TRYING 
TO KEACH HAS SON 
ABOUT PEACE. 
WE DON'T HAVE TO 
RETALIATE WITH 
ANGER. 
WE RETALIATE 
WITH LOVE. 
THERE'S 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 
MORNING. 
>> WHAT NEEDS TO 
BE DIABETIC 
DONE TO MAKE 
BALLOTS READY 
FOR THE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
RACE IN 
NOVEMBER? 
>> WHEN YOU NEED 
TO GO DEEP 
INSIDE THE 
STORY. 
>> WHAT IS A 
POLICY CHANGE IN 
POLICING THAT 
YOU WOULD LIKE 
TO SEE ENACTED? 
>> AND HEAR FROM 
SOMEONE WHO HAS 
BEEN THERE. 
>> WHO IS 
TELLING THE 
TRUTH? 
AND WHO IS LYING 
EVERY DAY. 
THAT'S THE NEWS 
STORY AMERICANS 
WANT TO HEAR. 
>> YOU NEED YOUR 
MORNING JOE ONLY 
ON MSNBC. 
>>> WE LIKE TO 
THINK WE LIVE IN 
SOME SORT OF 
POST-RACIAL 
AMERICA. 
WE ARE REMINDED 
TIME AND TIME 
AGAIN THAT WE DO 
NOT. 
>> SALLY, I 
WATCHED THE 
MAYOR OF 
ATLANTA, TRYING 
TO ACT AS MOM 
TRYING TO RAISE 
HER SON. 
AND I THINK 
ABOUT YOU AND 
YOUR KIDS. 
>> I REMEMBER 
HER COMING HOME 
SAY, 
ING, WHY DON'T I 
HAVE A PONYTAIL 
LIKE THE WHITE 
GIRLS? 
IT'S OKAY TO 
NOTICE THAT 
YOU'RE 
DIFFERENT. 
YOU JUST DON'T 
HAVE 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'RE 
WATCHING NBC 
NEWS NOW. 
>> WE'VE GOT 
BREAKING NEWS. 
>> WE ACTUALLY 
SAW A LARGE 
CONVOY OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD 
COME THROUGH 
HERE REMEMBER. 
>> IT'S NEWS, 
MADE FOR YOUR 
STREAMING WORLD. 
LIVE WEEKDAYS, 
STARTING AT 6:00 
A.M. 
EASTERN. 
>>> A VIRUS THAT 
KNOWS NO 
BORDERS. 
>> A REAL 
CATASTROPHE 
HAPPENING HERE 
IN BRAZIL, 
BEFORE OUR VERY 
SIGH 
EYES. 
>> OUR GLOBEAM 
FIGHT AGAINST US 
UNITES US. 
>> HERE IN 
MEXICO CITY. 
THE PEOPLE HERE 
SAID IF THEY 
DON'T WORK, THEY 
ARE NOT GOING TO 
BE ABLE TO FEED 
THEIR FAMILIES. 
>> NEEBLESZ NEWS 
AND SKY TEAMS 
ARE ON THE 
GROUND. 
>> THE SOUTH 
KOREAN 
GOVERNMENT IS 
BRINGING 
STUDENTS BACK 
OVER THE NEXT 
COUPLE OF WEEK 
WEEKS IN STAGES. 
>> YOU CAN 
BETTER 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT IMPACTS US 
HERE. 
>> LIFE IN ITALY 
IS BACK TO 
NORMAL. 
JUST DOESN'T 
LOOK LIKE THE 
SAME NORMAL AS 
BEFORE. 
>> THE ONLY 
THING WE HAVE TO 
FEAR IS FEAR 
ITSELF. 
>> THESE ARE THE 
UNITED STATES, A 
UNITED PEOPLE, 
WITH A UNITED 
FIRST. 
>> THE FUTURE 
DOESN'T BELONG 
TO THE FAINT-
HEARTED. 
IT BELONGS TO 
THE BRAVE. 
>> A GREAT 
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN 
MOVED TO DEFEND 
A GREAT NATION. 
>> ALL OF US CAN 
EXTEND THE 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 RISK OF 
TRANSMISSION AT 
THESE ONGOING 
PROTESTS? 
,
>>> VIOLENCE IN 
THE CAPITAL. 
PROTESTORS THERE 
OUTRAGED OVER 
THE PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION, SAYING 
IT WAS RIGGED. 
AS NBC NEWS 
REPORTER, MATT 
BOD NAR REPORTS, 
THE E.U. 
IS NOW 
CONSIDERING 
SANCTIONS. 
>> Reporter: 
THANK YOU, 
ALISON. 
IT'S BEEN 
DIFFICULT THIS 
WEEK TO GET A 
SENSE OF WHAT IS 
GOING ON IN 
BELLA RUSE 
FOLLOWING THE 
ELECTION. 
THE GOVERNMENT 
CLOSED DOWN MUCH 
OF THE ACCESS. 
AND ONLY 
YESTERDAY, DID 
WE START TO SEE 
ACCESS BEGIN TO 
BE RESTORED FOR 
A BROADER BASE 
OF USERS. 
AND WITH THIS 
CAME A FLURRY OF 
VIDEOS ON SOCIAL 
MEDIA, VARIOUS 
OTHER ACCOUNTS, 
EVEN SOME OF THE 
INDEPENDENT 
PRESS CAME BACK 
ONLINE. 
AND MILE MANY OF 
THESE ACCOUNTS 
ARE IMPORTANT 
FOR US TO 
CERTIFY. 
ALL OF IT PAINTS 
A VERY CLEAR 
PICTURE OF THE 
MOST 
SIGNIFICANT. 
AND PERHAPS EVEN 
THE MOST 
DESPERATE 
CRACKDOWN, 
UNLEASHED BY 
ALEXANDER 
VISHENKO, THE 
PRESIDENT. 
IN HIS OF 
BELARUS. 
THE STATE HAS 
ADMITTED TO 
SHOCKING 
EXAMPLES OF 
UPSTATE VIOLENCE 
PROTESTORS. 
JUST YESTERDAY, 
POLICE ADMITTED 
THAT COPS IN THE 
CITY NEAR THE 
POLISH BORDER, 
USED LIVE ROUNDS 
AGAINST A GROUP 
OF PROTESTORS. 
NOW, THEY LATER 
AMENDED THAT 
STATEMENT, STILL 
AVAILABLE 
ONLINE, TO 
REMOVE THE 
WORDING OF LIVE 
ROUNDS. 
BUT WE'VE SEEN 
EVIDENCE THAT 
THIS IS GOING 
ON. 
OTHER EXAMPLES 
TO STAY VIOLENT 
AND 
INTIMIDATION. 
A GROUP OF ABOUT 
5 TO 6 YOUNG 
PROTESTORS. 
SOME OF WHICH 
HAVE VERY 
CLEARLY ROUGHED 
UP IN CUSTODY. 
LINED AGAINST 
THE WALL AND PUT 
ON CAMERA AND 
SET TO ADMIT 
THAT THEY MADE A 
MISTAKE BY 
TAKING PART IN 
THE PROTEST. 
AND PROMISING TO 
NEVER, EVER DO 
ANYTHING LIKE 
THAT EVER AGAIN. 
AND THIS IS ALL 
VERY MUCH IN 
LINE WITH 
ACTUALLY SOME OF 
THE INTIMIDATION 
TACTICS WE SAW 
LEVED 
IED EARLIER THIS 
WEEK AGAINST THE 
OPPOSITION 
LEADERS. 
WE HAVE DEFEATED
HER ON SUNDAY 
AND SHE WAS 
FORCED TO FLEE 
THE COUNTRY. 
SHE INTIMATED 
THREATS HAVE 
BEEN MADE 
AGAINST HER 
FAMILY THERE IS 
NO EVIDENCE SO 
FAR THAT THEY 
ARE BEING 
DETERRED BY 
THESE EXAMPLES 
OF STATE 
VIOLENCE. 
WE ARE ON DAY 
FOUR OF SUSTAINED
CLASHES AND 
MOVEMENTS AND 
STARTING TO SEE 
LABOR UNION 
STRIKES. 
IT APPEARS THIS 
WILL KEEP GOING 
FOR THE LONG 
HAUL. 
>>> I AM ALLISON 
MARSON. 
YOU'RE WATCHING 
NBC NEWS NOW. 
WE HAVE NBC NEWS 
JOE FRYER 
CORRESPONDENT  
IN THE HOUSE 
WITH THE LATEST 
HEADLINES FROM 
WWW.NBCNEWSNOW.COM. 
IT IS GREAT TO 
SEE YOU AGAIN.  
>> Reporter: YOU 
TOO, HAPPY 
THURSDAY. 
THE CDC IS OUT 
WITH A NEW 
WARNING ON THE 
CORONAVIRUS. 
IT IS PRETTY 
SERIOUS. 
THE AGENCY'S 
DIRECTOR ROBERT 
BRADFIELD SAYS 
THE PEOPLE DO 
NOT FOLLOW 
SAFETY MEASURES 
LIKE WEARING A 
MASK IN SOCIAL 
DISTANCING THE 
U.S. COULD 
WITNESS THE 
WORST FALL WE 
HAVE EVER SEEN, 
AT LEAST FROM A 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
PERSPECTIVE. 
REDFIELD SAYS HE 
IS SURPRISED AT 
HOW INFECTIOUS 
VIRUS CAN BE. 
TAKE A LISTEN. 
>> WHEN WE LOOK 
AT MARCH, APRIL, 
MAY, WE HAD 2 
MILLION 
INFECTIONS THAT 
WERE DIAGNOSED 
THAT YOU ALLUDED 
TO. 
IT IS 
INTERESTING WHEN 
WE WENT BACK TO 
DO ANTIBODY 
TESTING DURING 
THAT PERIOD WE 
ACTUALLY HAD 
EVIDENCE THAT 
FOR EVERYONE 
CASE THAT WAS 
DIAGNOSED THERE 
WERE 10 MORE 
INFECTIONS. 
SO PROBABLY IN 
THOSE FIRST 
THREE MONTHS WE 
HAD 20 MILLION 
PEOPLE. IF YOU 
DIVIDE 20 
MILLION BY 90 
DAYS YOU CAN SEE 
WE ARE LOOKING 
AT PROBABLY OVER 
200,000 
INFECTIONS PER 
DAY, EVEN THOUGH 
WE WERE ONLY 
RECOGNIZING 
10,000. 
>> Reporter: IN 
A NEW JOBS 
REPORT, WEEKLY 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
CLAIMS FELL 
BELOW THE 
MILLION MARK FOR 
THE FIRST TIME 
SINCE MID-MARCH. 
THE DATA IS AN 
ENCOURAGING SIGN 
THAT THE U.S. 
ECONOMY IS 
SLOWLY 
RECOVERING FROM 
THE FINANCIAL 
ALL-OUT, HOWEVER,
SOME BUSINESSES 
ARE STILL ON A 
LONG ROAD TO 
RECOVERY AND 
THAT INCLUDES 
THE AIRLINE 
INDUSTRY. 
AMERICAN AIRLINES
SAYS IT IS 
PREPARING TO CUT 
FLIGHTS TO 
SMALLER CITIES 
AS ITS FEDERAL 
AID COMES TO AN 
END. 
THEY RECEIVED A 
$25 BILLION 
RELIEF PACKAGE 
TO MAINTAIN 
SERVICE AND 
PREVENT LAYOFFS 
BUT THAT IS SET 
TO EXPIRE THIS 
FALL. 
THE AIRLINE 
INDUSTRY IS NOW 
ASKING CONGRESS 
FOR MORE 
ASSISTANCE BUT 
LAWMAKERS HAVE 
YET TO MAKE A 
DEAL. 
>>> MAJOR NEWS 
ON THE MIDDLE 
EAST PRESIDENT 
TRUMP ANNOUNCED 
THE U.S. HAS 
BROKERED A 
HISTORIC PEACE 
AGREEMENT 
BETWEEN ISRAEL 
AND THE UNITED 
ARAB EMIRATES 
AND THE TWO 
COUNTRIES SAY 
THEY WILL 
NORMALIZE THEIR 
RELATIONS AND 
ISRAEL WILL NO 
LONGER SEEK 
SOVEREIGNTY OVER 
PARTS OF THE 
WEST BANK. 
ISRAEL ALREADY 
HAS PEACE DEALS 
WITH JORDAN AND 
EGYPT AND NOW 
PLANS TO PURSUE 
MORE 
RELATIONSHIPS 
WITH MIDDLE 
EASTERN 
COUNTRIES. 
>> UNITING TWO 
OF AMERICA'S 
CLOSEST PARTNERS 
IN THE REGION, 
SOMETHING PEOPLE 
WOULD SAY CANNOT 
BE DONE. 
THIS DEAL IS A 
SIGNIFICANT STEP 
TOWARDS BUILDING 
A MORE PEACEFUL, 
SECURE, AND 
PROSPEROUS AREA. 
>>> SECRETARY OF 
STATE MIKE 
POMPEO SAID THE 
U.S. IS A 
SPENDING PRIVATE 
CHARTER FLIGHTS 
TO CUBA IN A 
TWEET POMPEO 
ACCUSED THE 
CASTRO REGIME OF 
FINANCING ITS 
ABUSES WITH 
TOURISM FUNDS, 
ADDING 
"DICTATORS 
CANNOT BE ALLOWED
TO BENEFIT FROM 
U.S. TRAVEL." IT 
IS WORTH NOTING 
THAT THE U.S. 
BAND CHARTERS TO 
CUBA BACK IN 
JANUARY BUT THIS 
GUIDANCE 
INCLUDES -- 
HEADLINES FOR 
NOW ALLISON. 
YOU BACK SOON. 
>>> THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
WE WILL SEE YOU 
IN A BIT. 
WEEKLY JOBLESS 
CLAIMS ARE OUT 
TODAY COMING 
UNDER 1 MILLION 
FOR THE FIRST 
TIME SINCE THE 
PANDEMIC 
STARTED. 
963,000 AMERICANS
TO BE EXACT 
FILED FOR FIRST 
TIME AN 
APPOINTMENT LAST 
WEEK. 
NBC NEWS  TECH 
CORRESPONDENT 
JOINS US NOW, 
JOE WHAT FINALLY 
GOT US BELOW 1 
MILLION CLAIMS 
AND WHAT ARE THE 
AN APPOINTMENT 
PICTURES OVERALL?
>> WE ARE STILL 
ON A PLATEAU. 
THAT REALLY IS 
THE HEADLINE 
HERE. 
IT IS GOOD NEWS 
AFTER 21 WEEKS OF
BEING IN THE 
MILLIONS. 
WE ARE NOW BELOW 
THAT AT 963,000. 
THERE ARE 
SIGNIFICANT 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
COLLECTIONS 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY 
ESPECIALLY IN 
STATES LIKE 
NEVADA AND 
CALIFORNIA. 
A LOT OF PEOPLE 
WERE HIT REALLY 
HARD BY THIS 
CRISIS SO THE 
GOOD NEWS IS 
PEOPLE CONTINUE 
TO GO BACK TO 
WORK AND SOME 
BUSINESSES ARE 
REHIRING BUT 
THAT 963,000 
NUMBER IS IF YOU 
TAKE A BROADER 
LOOK, AT THE 1 
MILLION MARK. 
THERE IS STILL A 
LOT OF PEOPLE 
OUT THERE 
HURTING AND YOU 
CAN SEE OVER 25 
MILLION PEOPLE 
COLLECTING ON 
EMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCE 
OVERALL. 
IT IS A HUGE 
NUMBER. 
>> HUGE NUMBERS 
INDEED. 
NUMBERS WE WERE 
NOT TALKING 
ABOUT BEFORE 
THIS PANDEMIC. 
TELL LAWMAKERS 
-- THEIR ARGUING 
THE $600 WEEKLY 
ON EMPLOYMENT 
BONUS WAS 
KEEPING PEOPLE 
FROM GOING BACK 
TO WORK. 
THAT RAN OUT ON 
JULY 31. 
WHAT IF WE'VE 
BEEN SEEING 
SINCE THEN? 
>> WE DID SEE 
THE UNPLEASANT 
NUMBERS DROP 
LAST WEEK. 
THAT IS A GOOD 
SIGN. 
WE WANT THAT TO 
HAPPEN AND WE 
WANT PEOPLE TO 
GO BACK TO WORK 
AND FIND NEW 
JOBS. 
BUT THE QUESTION 
OF THAT BEING AN 
INCENTIVE, 
ACCORDING TO THE 
EXPERTS I TALKED 
TO EITHER 
ECONOMISTS WERE 
EXECUTIVE 
DIRECTORS, 
UNEMPLOYED 
WORKERS ARE ALL 
SAYING THEY NEED 
THAT MONEY TO 
PAY THE RENT AND 
FOOD AS THEY 
CONTINUE TO LOOK 
FOR A NEW JOB. 
JUST BECAUSE YOU 
TAKE AWAY $600 
DOES NOT MEAN 
THERE ARE JOBS 
TO BE HAD. 
IT IS NOT QUITE 
WORK LIKE THAT 
IN THE REAL 
WORLD. 
THAT INCENTIVE 
DOES NOT PEOPLE 
-- HEARD 
ANECDOTALLY AS 
REPORTED ON NEWS 
NOW SOME PEOPLE 
MAY NOT GO BACK 
TO WORK OUT OF 
FEAR FOR THEIR 
HEALTH, BUT 
OVERALL IT'S A 
QUESTION OF WHAT 
AID COMES NEXT 
AND YOU HAVE 
BEEN ALL OVER 
THAT, AS WELL. 
>> JOE WE HAVE A 
LOT OF QUESTIONS 
ABOUT WHAT AID 
COMES NEXT AND 
HOW LONG IT MAY 
TAKE. 
YOU HAVE BEEN 
TALKING WITH 
STATE 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
OFFICERS. 
WHAT ARE THEY 
TELLING YOU 
ABOUT THAT AID 
IN WITH THE 
PRESIDENT'S 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 
FROM LAST 
WEEKEND'S. 
THERE ARE 
CONCERNS ABOUT 
HOW THOSE ORDERS 
MIGHT IMPACT 
STATES AND THEIR 
ABILITY TO GET 
PEOPLE THE MONEY 
THEY NEED. 
>> THERE WAS AN 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 
FROM PRESIDENT 
TRUMP LAST 
WEEKEND AND YOU 
ALREADY HEARD 
$400 PER WEEK 
EXTRA, WHICH IS 
TWO THIRDS OF 
WHAT WAS 
PREVIOUSLY 
PROVIDED BY THE 
CARES ACT BUT 
WITHIN THAT, THE 
HOPE WAS STATES 
WILL PROVIDE 
$100 PER WEEK 
AND THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT WOULD 
DO THE REST. 
STATES ALL 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY HAVE 
DESCRIBED THIS 
AS LAUGHABLE OR 
UNRESPONSIVE TO 
THE NEEDS OF THE 
STATES 
THEMSELVES. 
A LOT OF STATES 
DON'T HAVE THE 
BUDGET TO BE 
ABLE TO ADD 
ADDITIONAL 
UNEMPLOYMENT IN 
THE CASES THEY 
WOULD ALREADY BE 
DOING THAT. 
THEY ALSO ARE 
CONCERNED ABOUT 
THE WAY THE 
MONEY WILL BE 
DEPLOYED BECAUSE 
THE TERM POLICY 
IS THROUGH AN 
EXECUTIVE ORDER, 
THAT MEANS THE 
ENTIRE SYSTEM 
HAS TO BE 
CREATED BY THE 
STATES TO DEPLOY 
THAT MONEY. 
WHEN THE CARES 
ACT WAS PASSED 
IT WAS ALREADY A 
HEADACHE AND A 
BIG BACKLOG TO 
GET THE MONEY TO 
PEOPLE WHO 
ALREADY NEEDED 
IT TO THE 
EXISTING SYSTEMS.
THROUGH EXISTING 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
INSURANCE. 
YOU HAD ON TOP 
OF THAT ANOTHER 
LAYER OF 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
AND YOU CAN BE 
TALKING ABOUT A 
MONTH OR MORE 
FROM NOW GETTING 
THOSE 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
CHECKS AND 
PAYMENTS AND 
DEBITS OUT TO 
PEOPLE WHO 
REALLY NEED IT. 
YOU HAVE TO 
REMEMBER WE ARE 
COMING CLOSE TO 
THE FIRST OF THE 
MONTH AND THAT 
MEANS RENT AND 
MORTGAGE WILL BE 
DUE SO WE ARE 
EXPECTING TO SEE 
A MAJOR IMPACT 
ON THAT. 
FRANKLY, CAPITOL 
HILL, THE 
DEMOCRATS AND 
REPUBLICANS 
CANNOT COME TO 
AN AGREEMENT AND 
THAT IS A HUGE 
AMOUNT OF PAIN 
AND PRESSURE ON 
UNEMPLOYED 
WORKERS WHO 
CONTINUE TO FACE 
PRETTY WEAK 
PROCESSES. 
>> YEAH, IT SURE 
IS. 
A LOT OF 
PRESSURE. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH FOR 
CHECKING IN WITH 
US TODAY. 
LET'S HOPE THIS 
TREND CONTINUES 
AND WE SEE THOSE 
JOBLESS CLAIMS 
TICKING DOWN IN 
THE WEEKS AHEAD. 
>>> A DALLAS 
FOOD BANK SO 
OVERWHELMED IT 
RAN OUT OF 
DONATIONS NEARLY 
AS QUICKLY AS IT 
OPENED. 
CARS LINED UP 
FOR ONE MILE 
OUTSIDE THE 
CASSIDY 
CHRISTIAN CHURCH 
AND THEY 
PREPARED FOOD 
BOXES TO FEED 
THEIR FAMILIES. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
MORGAN CHESKY IS 
AT THAT CHURCH. 
THAT FOOD BANK 
WAS PREPARED TO 
FEED HUNDREDS OF 
FAMILIES TODAY. 
NOW THEY ARE 
TURNING PEOPLE 
AWAY. 
THE LINE OF CARS 
WAS A MILE LONG. 
IT SPEAKS TO THE 
NEED OF THE 
COMMUNITY. 
>> Reporter: 
ALLISON IT WAS 
FRUSTRATING TO 
WITNESS 
FIRSTHAND 
BECAUSE WE 
ARRIVED 
EXPECTING TO 
HAVE A CHANCE TO 
SPEAK TO PEOPLE 
COMING HERE TO 
PICK UP THAT FOOD
THE ENTIRE 
MORNING AND WE 
WERE HERE JUST 
ABOUT ONE HOUR 
WHEN WE SAW THE 
LAST BOX 
DISAPPEAR FROM 
THIS CHURCH 
PARKING LOT, 
LOADED VERY 
CAREFULLY INTO 
THE BACK OF AN 
SUV FOR A FAMILY 
WHO NEEDS IT, 
AND THEN DROVE 
OFF. 
EVERY OTHER 
PERSON WHO HAD 
BEEN WAITING IN 
THAT LINE AND 
COUNTLESS OTHERS 
WHO DROVE TO 
THIS AREA A 
SHORT TIME AFTER,
HAD TO HAVE SOME 
TOUGH NEWS BROKE 
INTO THEM THAT 
THERE WAS 
NOTHING LEFT. 
THEY WOULD HAVE 
TO COME UP 
EARLIER NEXT TIME
OR TRY TO FIND 
SOMEPLACE ELSE. 
I HAD A CHANCE 
TO SPEAK WITH 
ONE OF THE 
VOLUNTEERS HERE 
WHO WAS HANDING 
OUT FOOD TODAY. 
THE PASTOR OF A 
LOCAL CHURCH. 
WHAT SHE HAD TO 
SAY ABOUT THE 
IMPACT OF THIS 
WHOLE ORDEAL -- 
TAKE A LISTEN. 
>> WE THOUGHT WE 
MIGHT SEE 300 
AND IT ENDED UP 
BEING 434 AND AS 
YOU SAW, WE HAVE 
HAD TO TURN 
COUNTLESS 
NUMBERS OF CARS 
AWAY, POSSIBLY 
ANOTHER 100 
BEFORE THE 
DISTRIBUTION 
TIME RAN OUT. 
I THINK THAT 
SHOWS YOU THE 
NEED THAT IS 
HERE IN THIS 
COMMUNITY. IT IS 
SIGNIFICANT. 
IT IS HEART-
WRENCHING. 
IT IS HEART-
WRENCHING TO 
TURN AWAY SO 
MANY FAMILIES 
THAT STILL NEED 
FOOD. 
>> ALLISON THERE 
WAS A LOT OF 
COVERAGE EARLIER 
ON. 
WHEN ON A PLANE 
AND SKYROCKETED 
PEOPLE TURN TO 
FOOD BANKS, SOME 
FOR THE FIRST 
TIME, AND IN 
THIS COMMUNITY 
WITH A PANDEMIC, 
IT LEFT ONE OUT 
OF FOUR PEOPLE 
HERE FOOD 
INSECURE AND 
THAT DOES NOT 
LOOK TO BE 
CHANGING ANYTIME 
SOON. 
>> MORGAN, YOUR 
HEART BREAKS FOR 
THE PASTOR 
HAVING TO TURN 
PEOPLE AWAY. 
LET'S TALK ABOUT 
WHAT IS GOING ON 
IN THAT 
NORTHEAST DALLAS 
NEIGHBORHOOD. 
WHY IS THE 
PANDEMIC HIT IT 
SO HARD? 
>> Reporter: IT 
HAD THIS AREA 
PARTICULARLY HARD
BECAUSE THE 
AVERAGE INCOME 
HERE IS SLIGHTLY 
LOWER THAN OTHER 
PARTS OF DALLAS 
I MENTIONED ONE 
OUT OF FOUR 
FAMILIES ARE 
FOOD AND CARE. 
WE DO KNOW THAT 
RESOURCES HAVE 
BEEN BOOSTED 
FROM A FOOD 
SERVICE 
STANDPOINT 
DURING THE 
PANDEMIC BUT AS 
WE FOUND OUT 
TODAY IT IS 
STILL NOT ENOUGH.
THE NORTH TEXAS 
FOOD BANK WHICH 
SERVES THIS 
AREA, THIS WAS 
ONE OF 160 
MOBILE PANTRIES, 
IS WHAT THEY 
CALL IT, THEY 
HAVE NEARLY 
DOUBLED THEIR 
FOOD OUTPUT 
SINCE THE 
PANDEMIC STARTED 
AND THEY COME TO 
THESE AREAS ONCE 
OR TWICE A MONTH.
LOCATIONS WITHIN 
THE CITY THAT 
HAVE SPECIFIC 
NEEDS TO BE 
REPLENISHED WITH 
HEALTHY FOOD, 
REALLY FROM WEEK 
TO WEEK, AND 
RIGHT NOW JUST 
BECAUSE THOSE IN 
EMPLOYMENT 
NUMBERS ARE 
STARTING TO 
DROP, THERE IS 
STILL AN 
INCREDIBLE NEED 
TO HELP THE 
PEOPLE WHO LIVE 
HERE AND WE HAD 
A CHANCE TO 
SPEAK TO ONE 
PERSON WHO 
WAITED IN LINE 
FOR HOURS TODAY 
TO MAKE SURE 
THEY GOT THAT 
MUCH NEEDED FOOD 
TAKE A LISTEN. 
>> WE NEED IT. 
THAT IS WHY WE 
ARE HERE. 
WE ARE HUNGRY. 
>> A MAN'S GOTTA 
DO WHAT A MAN 
GOTTA DO. 
>> Reporter: 
YEAH, AND THAT 
GENTLEMAN WAS IN 
LINE AS EARLY AS 
5:00 A.M. 
TODAY. 
IT DID NOT EVEN 
OPEN UNTIL AFTER 
7:00 A.M. 
ALLISON, EVERY 
CAR SIGNIFIES A 
FAMILY HERE THAT 
IS JUST TRYING 
TO GET WHATEVER 
HELP THEY CAN 
AND IT IS NEVER 
GUARANTEED. 
>> MORGAN, WILL 
THE FOOD BANK BE 
ABLE TO OPEN 
TOMORROW? 
WILL THEY HAVE 
MORE FOOD TO 
GIVE OUT? 
>> Reporter: WE 
KNOW THE NORTH 
TEXAS FOOD BANK 
HAS ABOUT 160 
MOBILE FOOD 
PANTRY SITES. 
THIS PARTICULAR 
LOCATION WON'T 
BE UTILIZED 
TOMORROW, BUT WE 
DO KNOW THERE 
ARE OTHER 
LOCATIONS NEARBY 
WHERE PEOPLE 
WILL BE ABLE TO 
GET FOOD. OF 
COURSE, THAT 
BRINGS THE 
QUESTION DO THEY 
HAVE RELIABLE 
TRANSPORTATION 
TO AND FROM, 
PERHAPS THEY 
HAVE TO GO 
FURTHER, JUST 
ONLY ADDING TO 
THE OBSTACLES 
THAT SO MANY 
PEOPLE FACE WHEN 
IT COMES TO 
NOTHING MORE 
THAN GETTING 
THEIR NEXT MEAL. 
>> YEAH, TRYING 
TO FEED THEIR 
FAMILIES. 
THAT IS BECOME 
ESPECIALLY HARD 
DURING THIS 
PANDEMIC BREAK 
MORGAN CHESKY, 
THANK YOU FOR 
YOUR REPORTING. 
>>> JOE BIDEN AND
KAMALA HARRIS 
MAKING THEIR 
SECOND 
APPEARANCE IN 
TODAY'S  IN 
WILMINGTON, 
DELAWARE. 
THEIR MEETING 
WITH PUBLIC 
HEALTH EXPERTS 
TO DISCUSS THE 
CORONAVIRUS 
TODAY. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
MIKE IS IN 
WILMINGTON. 
WHERE ELSE? 
TELL US ABOUT 
TODAY'S EVENT. 
>> Reporter: 
YEAH, THE DAY 
AFTER YOU 
ANNOUNCE A 
RUNNING MATE THE 
NEW TICKET WOULD 
HEAD OUT ON THE 
CAMPAIGN TRAIL. 
THERE HAVE BEEN 
CUSTOMERS ALL 
OVER THE STATE 
IN THE PAST. 
WHAT WE ARE 
SEEING FROM THE 
BIDEN CAMPAIGN 
IS AN EFFORT TO 
PRESENT THIS 
NEWLY MINTED 
TICKET IS A 
GOVERNING PAIR. 
THE FORMER VICE 
PRESIDENT AND 
KAMALA HARRIS , 
DAILY 
CORONAVIRUS 
BRIEFINGS FROM 
THE PUBLIC 
HEALTH ADVISORY 
COUNCIL THAT HIS 
CAMPAIGN 
ANNOUNCED THEY 
WERE FORMING IN 
MAY. 
BIG TIME ON 
PUBLIC DISPLAY 
FOR ALL OF US TO 
SEE. 
ALSO WE SAW THAT 
THEY HAD AN 
ECONOMIC 
BRIEFING AMONG 
THOSE THINGS, 
SALLY GATES, THE 
FORMER FED 
CHAIRWOMAN, THE 
BIDEN CAMPAIGN 
HAS BEEN CLOSE 
LIPPED ABOUT WHO 
IS BEEN OFFERING 
ECONOMIC ADVICE 
TO THE CAMPAIGN 
SO WE HAVE HAD 
SOME INSIGHT IN 
THAT. 
OF COURSE WE 
HEARD FROM BIDEN 
AND HARRIS 
TOGETHER MAKING 
BRIEF REMARKS 
AFTER THE FORMER 
VICE PRESIDENT 
MADE -- BASED ON 
THE ADVICE HE 
GOT FROM THE 
PANEL WAS SAYING 
ALL AMERICANS 
SHOULD CONTINUE 
TO WEAR MASKS IN 
PUBLIC FOR THE 
NEXT THREE 
MONTHS AND HE 
ALSO CALLED ON 
EVERY GOVERNOR 
IN THE COUNTRY 
TO HAVE A MASK 
MANDATE, AS 
WELL. 
THEN WE HEARD 
FROM SENATOR 
KAMALA HARRIS 
REINFORCING 
THAT.  
LET'S TAKE A 
LISTEN. 
>> THE NEED FOR 
THIS MANDATORY 
MASK WEARING 
WILL ALSO BE 
ABOUT WHAT JOE 
HAS ARTICULATED 
AND WHAT A BIDEN 
HARRIS 
ADMINISTRATION 
WILL DO IN TERMS 
OF CREATING A 
PANDEMIC TESTING 
BOARD TO GET 
TENS OF MILLIONS 
OF TESTING KITS 
WHERE NEEDED. 
TO BUILD A 
PUBLIC HEALTH 
JOB SCORE, 
HIRING AT LEAST 
100,000 AMERICANS
TO LEAD US 
THROUGH CONTACT 
TRACING AS SOON 
AS WE TAKE OFFICE
, AND TO CHART A 
CLEAR PATH 
FORWARD. 
>> ONE OF THE 
CHALLENGES FOR 
ANYBODY JOINING 
A CAMPAIGN AT 
THIS STAGE AS A 
RUNNING MATE, 
YOU HAVE TO ALL 
OF A SUDDEN BE 
FULLY BRIEFED, 
FULLY FLUENT IN 
THE POLICIES 
THAT THEY HAVE 
BEEN PUTTING 
FORTH THE ENTIRE 
TIME. 
KAMALA HARRIS IS 
GETTING A CRASH 
COURSE  IN WHAT 
HAS HAPPENED IN 
THE BIDEN 
ENDEMIC PLAN THE 
LAST FEW MONTHS. 
>> WHAT AN 
UNBELIEVABLE 24 
HOURS. IT HAS TO 
FEEL LIKE ALL 
THE THINGS YOU 
NEED TO DO TO 
GET CAUGHT UP TO 
SPEED SO QUICKLY 
MIKE. 
LET'S TALK ABOUT 
RESIDENTIAL. 
HE HAS THE 
SEXIST AND 
RACIST ATTACKS 
AGAINST KAMALA 
HARRIS CALLING 
HER  A MADWOMAN 
AND ANGRY. 
I WAS THE BIDEN 
CAMPAIGN 
RESPONDING? 
>> WE JUST GOT 
IN THE LAST HOUR 
OR SO, REMINDING 
FIRST AND 
FOREMOST THAT 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
AS THEY PUT IT, 
WAS ONE OF THE 
CHIEF ARCHITECTS 
OF THE BIRTHER 
MOVEMENT, THAT 
HE WAS BEHIND 
THE CONSPIRACY 
THEORY THAT 
PRESIDENT OBAMA 
WAS NOT BORN IN 
THIS COUNTRY, SO 
I WILL READ FROM 
THE STATEMENT. 
IT IS NO SURPRISE
BUT NO LESS 
IMPORTANT AS 
TRUMP MAKES A 
FOOL OF HIMSELF 
THEY SAY, 
STRAINING TO 
DISTRACT THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE 
FROM HIS FAILED 
WAS ONCE TO THE 
CORONAVIRUS THAT 
HE AND HIS ALLIES
WILL RESORT TO 
WRETCHED 
DEMONSTRABLY 
FALSE LIES, IN 
THIS CASE. 
IT IS INTERESTING
WHAT WE SAW 
YESTERDAY. 
JOE BIDEN 
INTRODUCED HIS 
RUNNING MATE AND 
HIS RUNNING MATE 
TAKING THE CASE 
TO PRESIDENT 
TRUMP IN HER 
REMARKS. 
ONE OF THE 
THINGS THAT 
STRUCK ME FROM 
BIDEN'S REMARKS 
WAS THE FACT 
THAT HE SAID HE 
WOULD HAVE 
KAMALA HARRIS'S 
BACK IN THIS 
CAMPAIGN . HE 
OBVIOUSLY NOTED 
HISTORIC 
SIGNIFICANCE OF 
ADDING A WOMAN 
OF COLOR TO THE 
TICKETS. 
THIS IS BIDEN 
WHO SERVED FOR 
EIGHT YEARS AS VP
TO THE NATION'S 
FIRST BLACK 
PRESIDENT AND HE 
WAS SAYING 
SOMETHING YOU 
DON'T TYPICALLY 
HEAR FROM THE 
TOP OF THE 
TICKET ABOUT THE 
BOTTOM OF THE 
TICKET. 
USUALLY IT IS 
THE RUNNING MATE 
THAT SAYS WE 
WILL HAVE THE 
TOP OF THE 
TICKET AND THEY 
ARE THE PERSON 
PLAYING DEFENSE 
FOR THE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
NOMINEE BUT 
BIDEN CLEARLY 
UNDERSTANDS THE 
ENVIRONMENT WE 
ARE IN -- 
ESPECIALLY TO 
DEMOCRATIC 
SUPPORTERS THAT 
THESE ATTACKS 
ARE NOT GOING TO 
BE UNANSWERED 
AND THEY ARE 
GOING TO HAVE 
KAMALA HARRIS'S 
BACK THROUGHOUT. 
>> I HEAR YOU 
HAVE SOME NEW 
INFO ON NEXT 
WEEK'S DNC 
CONVENTION. 
WHAT IF YOU GOT? 
>> THIS IS ALL 
RELATED OF 
COURSE TO HAVING 
KAMALA HARRIS 
INSTALLED  AS 
THE VP CANDIDATE.
ONE OF THE 
QUESTIONS WE HAD 
WAS WE KNOW JOE 
BIDEN WILL BE 
DELIVERING HIS 
REMARKS NOT IN 
MILWAUKEE, BUT 
HERE IN HIS 
HOMETOWN OF 
WILMINGTON. 
NOW THE CAMPAIGN 
CONVENTION CITY 
IS ANNOUNCING 
THAT KAMALA 
HARRIS WILL ALSO 
DELIVER HER 
REMARKS HERE . 
WHAT IS SO 
INTERESTING IS A 
MEMBER A FEW 
DAYS AGO WE WERE 
TRYING TO READ 
TEA LEAVES INTO 
THAT CONVENTION 
LINEUP, WHICH IS 
A POTENTIAL 
CONTENDERS WERE 
SPEAKING AT WHAT 
SITES AND WHICH 
WERE NOT 
SPEAKING AT ALL. 
KAMALA HARRIS 
HAD A  ORIGINAL 
SPEAKING SLOT ON 
THURSDAY AND NOW 
SHE IS IN THAT 
PRIME WEDNESDAY 
SPEAKING SPOT. 
THAT OPENS UP A 
LITTLE BIT OF 
COMPETITION FOR 
SOME OF THOSE 
DEMOCRATS WHO 
WANTED TO BE IN 
PRIME TIME 
LINEUP AND MAYBE 
WERE NOT 
INITIALLY LISTED.
WE SHOULD EXPECT 
TO SEE SOME ARE 
RESHUFFLING OF 
THAT LINEUP AND 
WE LEARNED TODAY 
THAT ANDREA 
YANG, ANOTHER 
ONE OF THOSE 
CANDIDATES WILL 
ALSO HAVE A 
SPEAKING SLOT 
AND MIKE 
BLOOMBERG FORMER 
NEW YORK MAYOR 
ALSO EXPECTS TO 
BE DELIVERED 
REMARKS AT THE 
CONVENTION. 
THIS IS A 
VIRTUAL 
CONVENTION. 
NOT ALL WILL BE 
HERE IN 
DELAWARE. 
VERY LITTLE WILL 
BE AT THE 
ORIGINAL SITE OF 
MILWAUKEE. 
IT WILL BE 
HAPPENING IN 
VIRTUAL SITES 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY. 
>> I LOVE THE 
WAY YOU TALK 
ABOUT THIS. 
IT IS LIKE 
GETTING YOUR 
STARTING LINEUP 
READY FOR A 
BASEBALL GAME. 
I KNOW IT HAS 
ONLY BEEN A FEW 
DAYS. 
I AM PICTURING 
IT WAS ON FIRST. 
I KNOW IT IS 
ONLY BEEN A 
COUPLE OF DAYS 
AND IT IS EARLY 
TO ASK BUT DO WE 
HAVE EARLY 
INDICATIONS OF 
THE KIND OF 
IMPACT KAMALA 
HARRIS IS HAVING 
ON THE 
DEMOCRATIC 
TICKET ? 
>> EXPECT TO SEE 
A LOT OF THESE 
KINDS OF SNAP 
SHOTS IN THE 
COMING DAYS AS 
EVERYONE TRIES 
TO SEE WHAT 
POLITICAL IMPACT 
OF ADDING KAMALA 
HARRIS TO THE 
TICKET IS.  
IN A POLL, WHAT 
IS IMPORTANT TO 
LOOK AT IS WHAT 
THE NEXT 
FAVORABLE RATING 
IS. 
THE AMERICAN 
PUBLIC, 
FAVORABLE VERSUS 
UNFAVORABLE, 
DONALD TRUMP 
CONTINUES TO BE 
VIEWED VERY 
NEGATIVELY, 23. 
VP PENCE IS 
RUNNING ALSO 
SEVERELY 
UNDERWATER. 
BIDEN IS COVERING
BELOW THE MID-
LEVEL, BUT AN 
INTERESTING 
FIRST DEBUT FOR 
KAMALA HARRIS.  
SHE IS VIEWED 
THE MOST 
POSITIVELY BY 
THE COUNTRY. 
IF YOU LOOK 
INSIDE THESE 
NUMBERS YOU WILL 
FIND MOST OF THE 
COUNTRY DOES NOT 
HAVE ENOUGH TO 
FORM AN 
IMPRESSION OF 
HER YET AND THAT 
IS WHAT MAKES 
THESE NEXT FEW 
DAYS AND WEEKS 
ARE CRITICAL FOR 
THE BIDEN 
CAMPAIGN. 
WHAT ARE THE 
CHALLENGES THEY 
KNOW ARE COMING? 
NO MATTER WHO HE 
CHOSE HE WOULD 
HAVE TO 
INTRODUCE THE 
PERSON TO THE 
COUNTRY, TRY TO 
TELL THEIR STORY 
ON THEIR TERMS 
AND NOT B 
DEFINED BY THEIR 
CRITICS. 
WE HAVE SEEN THE 
PRESIDENT AND 
HIS ALLIES 
STRUGGLING TO 
FIND A COHERENT 
MESSAGE. 
SOME OF THE 
PRESIDENT ALLIES 
SAYING HE WAS 
SHE WAS TOO 
TOUGH ON CRIME 
AND OTHERS 
SAYING SHE WAS 
TOO WEAK ON 
CRIME. 
THIS IS WHAT THE 
BIDEN CAMPAIGN 
WILL BE FOCUSED 
ON RELENTLESSLY 
OVER THE COMING 
DAYS CONTINUING 
TO INTRODUCE HER 
TO THE COUNTRY 
AND KEEP THOSE 
FAVORABLE 
NUMBERS HIGH. 
>> MIKE MEDLEY 
IN WILMINGTON. 
THE LATEST ON 
THE BIDEN HARRIS 
TICKET. 
YOU SO MUCH. 
>>> OUR SPECIAL 
COVERAGE OF THE 
DEMOCRATIC 
NATIONAL 
CONVENTION 
STARTS MONDAY 
NIGHT AT 8:00 
P.M. 
EASTERN WITH 
CHUCK TODD 
FOLLOWED BY 
NETWORK 
PRIMETIME 
SPECIAL AT 10:00 
P.M. 
EASTERN AND YOU 
CAN SEE IT ALL 
RIGHT HERE ON 
NBC NEWS NOW.  
>>> HERE'S 
PRESIDENT TRUMP 
GOING AFTER 
SENATOR KAMALA 
HARRIS AGAIN 
TODAY  AFTER SHE 
CRITICIZED HIS 
CORONAVIRUS 
RESPONSE. 
>> HE DOES NOT 
KNOW WHAT HE IS 
DOING AND NOW 
YOU HAVE A SORT 
OF MADWOMAN, EYE 
COLOR, BECAUSE 
SHE WAS SO ANGRY.
SUCH HATRED WITH 
JUSTICE 
CAVANAUGH. 
SHE WAS THE 
ANGRIEST OF THE 
GROUP AND THEY 
WERE ALL ANGRY. 
THEY WERE ALL 
RADICAL LEFT 
ANGRY PEOPLE. 
THEY ARE ANGRY 
BECAUSE WE BEAT 
THEM. 
>> OUR NBC NEWS 
REPORTING TODAY 
THE REPUBLICANS 
ARE CONCERNED 
ABOUT THESE 
PERSONAL ATTACKS 
AND THE 
CONFUSING 
MESSAGING FROM 
THE TRUMP TEAM. 
NBC NEWS 
POLITICAL 
REPORTER MONICA 
ALBA JOINS ME 
NOW. 
WHAT ARE YOU 
HEARING FROM 
REPUBLICANS 
ABOUT THE HARRIS 
ATTACK? 
THERE IS CONCERN 
THAT THIS 
MESSAGING WAS 
NOT VERY 
COHERENT OR 
COORDINATED EVEN 
THOUGH THEY 
WOULD'VE HAD 
TIME TO PREPARE 
FOR THIS. 
SHE IS ONE OF 
THE MOST LIKELY 
OPTIONS FOR JOE 
BIDEN IN TERMS 
OF HER RUNNING 
MATE AND WE KNEW 
IT WOULD BE A 
WOMAN. 
WE KNEW IT WOULD 
BE LIKELY A 
WOMAN OF COLOR. 
ONCE THEY 
ANNOUNCED IT IT 
SEEMED ALMOST AS 
THOUGH THEY WERE 
CAUGHT OFF GUARD 
AND SURPRISED BY 
THE PICK BECAUSE 
THEIR ATTACKS 
WERE SO 
CONTRADICTORY 
AND CONFUSING AT 
TIMES. 
THERE IS 
SOMEBODY WHO IS 
BEEN CONSISTENT 
IN THE LAST 24 
HOURS AND THAT 
IS THE PRESIDENT 
IN TERMS OF 
WORDING TO BE 
GENDERED AND 
SEXIST AND RACIST
USING THESE 
TROPES AND 
TRYING TO CALL A 
BLACK WOMAN 
ANGRY, A 
MADWOMAN, USING 
LANGUAGE THAT IS 
NOT SUBTLE AND 
WHAT IT IS 
TRYING TO 
CONVEY. 
WE HAVE TALKED 
TO OUTSIDE 
ADVISORS, THOSE 
IN THE 
PRESIDENT'S OWN 
CIRCLE AND 
ORBIT, WHO HAVE 
SAID THEY WANT 
THE PRESIDENT 
NOT TO LEAN INTO 
THESE PERSONAL 
ATTACKS SO MUCH. 
THEY DON'T FEEL 
IT IS THE MOST 
EFFECTIVE 
STRATEGY. 
CLEARLY THE 
PRESIDENT IS NOT 
TAKING THAT 
ADVICE AND HE IS 
CONTINUING TO 
MAKE THESE 
ATTACKS AND YOU 
HAVE TO CAMPAIGN 
AND THE 
REPUBLICAN 
NATIONAL 
COMMITTEE TRYING 
TO PAINTER AS A 
FAR LEFT, AS 
THEY ARE SAYING 
SHE IS ONE OF 
THE MOST LIBERAL 
SENATORS AT HER 
ENTIRE TICKET IS 
THE MOST LIBERAL 
TICKET OF ALL 
TIME FOR A 
DEMOCRAT. 
OF COURSE THAT 
IS NOT SOMETHING 
THEY WOULD'VE 
BEEN ABLE TO SAY 
HAD OTHER PEOPLE 
BEEN ON THIS IF 
YOU LOOK AT THE 
OTHER 
PROGRESSIVE WING 
OF THE PARTY. 
IT IS HARD TO 
PAINT JOE BIDEN 
OR KAMALA HARRIS 
AS THE MOST 
LIBERAL  IF YOU 
COMPARE THEM TO 
OTHERS IN THE 
FIELD. 
THE TRUMP 
CAMPAIGN AND THE 
REELECT EFFORT 
IS STILL TRYING 
TO HONE IN ON 
WHAT THAT 
COHERENT 
MESSAGING 
STRATEGY IS AND 
WE ARE TOLD THEY 
ARE STILL TRYING 
TO GET ON THE 
SAME PAGE BUT IT 
IS NOT CLEAR 
THERE ANY CLOSER 
TO THAT YET. 
>> MONICA, THE 
PRESIDENT 
ANNOUNCED TODAY 
THAT THE U.S. 
BROKERED A PEACE 
DEAL BETWEEN 
ISRAEL AND THE 
UNITED ARAB 
EMIRATES. 
WHAT ELSE IS HE 
SAYING ABOUT 
THAT 
BREAKTHROUGH? 
>> THIS IS A 
SIGNIFICANT 
DEVELOPMENT AND 
THE PRESIDENT 
USUALLY LIKES TO 
TEASE THESE 
MAJOR FOREIGN-
POLICY 
ANNOUNCEMENTS 
BUT THIS ONE WAS 
KEPT PRETTY 
UNDER WRAPS. 
HE HAD AN EVENT 
IN THE OVAL 
OFFICE AND IT 
COULD BE THE 
FIRST OF 
SEVERAL, WHICH 
IS ANOTHER 
INDICATION THAT 
THE PRESIDENT IS 
TRYING TO SHOW 
CASE ALL THE 
TRAPPINGS OF THE 
PRESIDENCY IN 
TERMS OF A 
REELECTION PITCH.
SAYING HE IS ON 
THE WORLD STAGE 
MAKING THESE 
IMPORTANT DEALS, 
TRY TO CAST 
HIMSELF AS THE 
DEALMAKER OF A 
PRESIDENT AND 
THINK THERE 
COULD BE MORE IN 
THE WEEKS TO 
COME. 
WHAT IS REALLY 
INSIGNIFICANT IS 
IN TERMS OF 
NORMALIZING 
RELATIONS BETWEEN
ISRAEL AND THE 
UAE AND THE 
OTHER THING  IS 
A COUPLE OF 
WEEKS OR MORE 
FROM NOW THERE 
COULD BE A 
HISTORIC SIGNING 
CEREMONY AT THE 
WHITE HOUSE WITH 
LEADERS FROM 
VARIOUS 
COUNTRIES IN THE 
REGION AND THAT 
IS SOMETHING 
THAT I THINK 
WOULD BE A 
REALLY IMPORTANT 
MOMENT FOR THE 
PRESIDENT, 
TRYING TO 
SHOWCASE AGAIN 
WHAT HE HAS BEEN 
ABLE TO DO IN 
THE PRESIDENCY 
AND MAKE THAT 
CASE FOR A 
SECOND TERM. 
WHILE WE ARE 
TALKING ABOUT 
ALL THESE OTHER 
THINGS AND RACE, 
REMINDER THAT 
THE PRESIDENT 
WHILE HE IS THE 
PRESIDENT, HE IS 
ALSO THE 
CANDIDATE. 
THIS KIND OF 
THING HE CAN 
POINT TO AS A 
SUCCESS FOR HIS 
FIRST TERM AND 
IT IS SOMETHING 
YOU'LL HEAR A 
LOT ABOUT AND IT 
IS IMPORTANT FOR 
HIM TO DO THAT 
ON THE WORLD 
STAGE AS WELL. 
>> MONICA, THE 
PRESIDENT TODAY 
ALSO GOT INTO 
THE ISSUES OF 
FUNDING THE U.S. 
POSTAL SERVICE. 
HERE'S WHAT HE 
TOLD FOXBUSINESS.
>> THEY WANT $25 
BILLION FOR THE 
POST OFFICE 
BECAUSE THE POST 
OFFICE IS GOING 
TO HAVE TO GO TO 
TOWN TO GET 
THESE RIDICULOUS 
BALLOTS IN. 
THERE IS NOTHING 
WRONG WITH 
GETTING OUT AND 
VOTING. 
GET OUT AND 
VOTE. 
THEY NEED THAT 
MONEY IN ORDER 
TO HAVE THE POST 
OFFICE WORK SO I 
CAN TAKE ALL OF 
THESE MILLIONS 
AND MILLIONS OF 
BALLOTS. 
IN THE MEANTIME, 
THEY AREN'T 
GETTING THEIR 
AND BY THE WAY, 
THOSE ARE JUST 
TWO ITEMS. 
IF THEY DON'T 
GET THOSE TWO 
ITEMS, THAT 
MEANS YOU CAN'T 
HAVE UNIVERSAL 
MAIL-IN VOTING 
BECAUSE THEY ARE 
NOT EQUIPPED TO 
HAVE IT. 
>> SO YEAH, 
THERE'S NOTHING 
WRONG WITH 
GETTING OUT AND 
VOTING EXCEPT WE 
ARE IN THE 
MIDDLE OF A 
PANDEMIC AND A 
LOT OF AMERICANS 
DON'T FEEL SAFE 
GOING TO THE 
POLLS. 
WHAT IS THE 
LATEST ON THE 
POSTAL SERVICE 
FUNDING BATTLE? 
>> THIS IS REALLY
ABOUT THE 
PRESIDENT DOING 
SOMETHING HE 
DOES QUITE 
OFTEN, WHICH IS 
SAYING THE QUIET 
PART OUT LOUD. 
BEING VERY CLEAR 
ABOUT WHY HE 
INTENDS TO 
WITHHOLD FUNDING 
FROM A CASH-
STRAPPED AGENCY. 
THE UNITED 
STATES POSTAL 
SERVICE IS 
SEVERELY 
UNDERFUNDED AND 
THAT IS WHY 
DEMOCRATS ARE 
ASKING FOR AS 
MUCH IS 25 
BILLION IN 
EMERGENCY FUNDING
TO BE ABLE TO 
HANDLE WHAT 
WOULD BE THIS 
OVERWHELMING 
CAPACITY AHEAD 
OF THE NOVEMBER 
ELECTION WITH SO 
MANY PEOPLE 
CHOOSING TO MAIL 
IN THEIR BALLOTS 
INSTEAD OF 
VOTING 
PHYSICALLY. 
THE PROBLEM IS 
THERE IS WHAT IS 
TIED AND 
EVERYTHING ELSE 
GOING ON. 
THIS IS AN 
INCREDIBLY 
IMPORTANT PIECE 
OF THAT. 
DEMOCRATS WANT 
TO ENSURE THAT 
AS PART OF THE 
CONVERSATION AND 
REPUBLICANS HAVE 
SAID IT IS 
IMPORTANT BUT NOT
THEIR STICKING 
POINT. 
THE PRESIDENT OF 
EARLY CLEARLY 
SAYS HE DOES NOT 
THINK THE POSTAL 
SERVICE NEEDS 
THIS FUNDING 
BECAUSE HE DOES 
NOT WANT 
UNIVERSAL MAIL-
IN BALLOTING TO 
BE A REALITY IN 
NOVEMBER. 
IT STANDS AT 
ODDS WITH WHAT 
WE LOOK AT IN 
TERMS OF THE 
WHITE HOUSE AND 
THE PRESIDENT 
HIMSELF, WHO 
VOTES BY MAIL 
AREA IS A 
SOMETHING THEY 
HAVE TRIED TO 
MAKE A 
DISTINCTION OF 
BUT HAVE NOT 
BEEN ABLE TO DO 
SO BECAUSE WHILE 
THE PRESIDENT OF 
THE PRESS 
SECRETARY AND 
MANY OTHERS DO 
ABSENTEE VOTING, 
THAT IS 
TECHNICALLY 
STILL THE SAME 
AS MAILING IN 
YOUR BALLOT. 
THEY ARE CALLED 
DIFFERENT THINGS 
AND WE ARE 
TRYING TO MAKE 
THEM COMPLETELY 
DIFFERENT, BUT 
THEY ARE TRYING 
TO SAY THERE WAS 
WIDESPREAD FRAUD 
IN THIS AND THAT 
SOMEHOW ABSENTEE 
BALLOTING IS 
COMPLETE WITH 
SAFE AND SECURE 
BUT MAIL-IN 
BALLOTING IS 
NOT. 
THAT IS WHERE 
THE ARGUMENT 
REALLY STRANGE 
FRAGILITY AND WE 
SHOULD POINT OUT 
THERE IS VERY 
LIMITED EVIDENCE 
THAT THERE ARE 
SOME EXAMPLES 
BUT WIDESPREAD 
IT IS NOT, SO 
AGAIN, YOU HAVE 
THE PRESIDENT 
HEAR TRYING TO 
SET UP THIS 
DEBATE AND BLOCK 
FUNDING FOR THE 
POSTAL SERVICE 
AS WE ARE ONLY 
80 OR SO DAYS 
WAY FOR MANY 
AMERICANS BY 
THEN WILL OF HAD 
TO MAKE A CHOICE 
HOW THEY'RE 
GOING TO VOTE IN 
THIS ELECTION. 
>> THAT ELECTION 
IS COMING UP 
QUICK. 
MONICA ELBA, 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>>> TODAY THE 
UAE BECAME THE 
FIRST ARAB 
NATION TO  
RECOGNIZE ISRAEL 
UNTIL PRESIDENT 
TRUMP ANNOUNCED 
THE BREAKTHROUGH.
ISRAEL ONLY HAD 
PEACE DEALS AND 
EMBASSIES WITH 
EGYPT AND JORDAN 
AND OUR FOREIGN 
CORRESPONDENT 
JOINS ME NOW. 
MATT, WELCOME TO 
THE DETAILS OF 
THE BIG 
ANNOUNCEMENT. 
>> Reporter: SO 
THIS WAS A 
REALLY 
GROUNDBREAKING 
STEP. WE CANNOT 
DIMINISH THE 
THIS. 
THEY NEVER 
FOUGHT A WAR 
WITH ISRAEL. 
BUT IT OPENS UP 
AN ENTIRELY NEW 
AVENUE OF 
DIPLOMACY FOR 
ISRAEL WHEN IT 
COMES TO THE 
ARAB WORLD 
BECAUSE THIS 
MAKES THE UNITED 
ARAB EMIRATES 
THE FIRST AND 
ONLY GULF ARAB 
STATES, ONE OF 
THOSE MONEY TO 
STATES THAT RELY 
ALMOST ENTIRELY 
ON THEIR 
EXTRACTION OF 
OIL AND GAS FROM 
THEIR AREA. 
THIS IS VERY 
SIMILAR TO THE 
DEAL THAT LAST 
HAPPENED THAT 
ISRAEL HAD WITH 
AN ARABIC 
COUNTRY, JORDAN, 
IN 1994. 
THIS WILL 
ESTABLISH 
EMBASSIES AND 
AMBASSADORS AND 
ACCORDING TO THE 
STATEMENTS MADE 
TODAY, THERE 
WILL BE FLIGHTS 
BETWEEN ABU 
DHABI, THE 
CAPITAL OF THE 
EMIRATES AND TEL 
AVIV. 
THAT IS 
INTERESTING AND 
IT COULD 
ACTUALLY OPEN UP 
A NEW WAY OF 
TRAVELING AROUND 
THE MIDDLE EAST 
FOR A LOT OF 
ARABS, 
ESPECIALLY THOSE 
THAT WERE 
MENTIONED IN 
OTHER REPORTING. 
SOME WANT TO SEE 
ARABS GIVEN 
OPPORTUNITIES TO 
VISIT IMPORTANT 
MOSQUES IN 
JERUSALEM AND 
RIGHT NOW IT IS 
DIFFICULT FOR 
STUDENTS OF ARAB 
COUNTRIES TO GO 
TO ISRAEL. 
THIS COULD OPEN 
THAT UP. 
THIS IS NOT 
ENDING 
HOSTILITIES OR 
PEACE TREATY BUT 
IT IS STILL A 
MAJOR MOVE 
DIPLOMATICALLY. 
ALLISON? 
>> LET'S TALK 
ABOUT THE WEST 
BANK. 
BEFORE THE PRIME 
MINISTER HAD 
BEEN PLANNING TO 
ANNEX PART OF 
THE WEST BANK. 
WHAT DO WE KNOW 
ABOUT THIS? 
>> Reporter: SO 
IT SEEMS AS 
THOUGH THIS WAS 
A MOTIVATION TO 
GET BY THE 
EMIRATES AND GET 
THEM TO STEP 
BACK FROM THIS 
THREAT THAT HE 
WOULD ANNEX AND 
THE WEST BANK AS 
PART OF THE 
PALACE AND 
TERRITORIES THAT 
BORDERS JORDAN 
AND IT HOUSES 
THE LARGEST 
LARGEST PART OF 
THE PALESTINIAN 
PEOPLE AT THIS 
POINT. 
THAT WAS A BIG 
THREAT TO A LOT 
OF PALESTINIANS 
AND THAT THEY 
WOULD GO BACK 
AND BACK THAT 
PART OF THE 
PALESTINIAN 
TERRITORY FROM 
WHAT IS A 
PROVISIONAL 
PALESTINIAN 
GOVERNMENT RIGHT 
NOW. 
SO WITHOUT DOING 
THAT, THIS 
BASICALLY ALLOWS 
FOR BENJAMIN 
NETANYAHU TO 
BACK AWAY  FROM 
THE MORE 
EXTREMIST 
PROPOSALS THAT 
HE HAD BEEN 
THREATENING TO 
DO FOR QUITE A 
WHILE AND ALSO 
MAKE FOR A MAJOR 
GAIN BY MAKING 
FRIENDS WITH THE 
EMIRATES. 
THAT MEANS THIS 
IS A WIN-WIN FOR 
BENJAMIN 
NETANYAHU  FOR 
NOT HAVING TO 
DEAL WITH THE 
FALLOUT FROM HIS 
EXTREME PLANS TO 
ANNEX PARTS OF 
THE WEST BANK 
AND BY GETTING A 
NEW FRIEND IN 
THE MIDDLE EAST. 
HE COMES OUT A 
MAJOR VICTOR HERE
AND THAT IS JUST 
IN TIME BECAUSE 
HE IS FACING A 
LOT OF LEGAL 
JEOPARDY AND A 
LOT OF POLITICAL 
JEOPARDY AT 
HOME. 
ALLISON? 
>> MATT, HOW ARE 
PALESTINIAN 
OFFICIALS 
REACTING TODAY? 
>> Reporter: WE 
ARE HEARING ANGER
FROM PALESTINIAN 
OFFICIALS IN THE 
GAZA STRIP AND 
THAT IS ONE OF 
THE THINGS IT 
WAS PREDICTABLE 
HERE. 
THEY ARE 
ACCUSING THE 
EMIRATES OF 
BASICALLY 
SELLING OUT TO 
ISRAEL IN ORDER 
TO CREATE 
ADVANTAGEOUS 
ECONOMIC DEALS 
AND THAT MIGHT 
NOT NECESSARILY 
BE TOO FAR FROM 
THE TRUTH. 
A LOT OF IT WAS 
WRITTEN INTO THE 
PLAN AND WE HAVE 
CERTAINLY SEEN 
EXPANSION AND 
COMMERCIAL TIES 
BETWEEN EMIRATES 
AND ISRAEL. 
FOR THE WEST 
BANK, A LOT OF 
AUTHORITIES WERE 
NOT HAPPY 
EITHER. 
THE PALESTINIANS 
DON'T REALLY GET 
MUCH OUT OF THIS 
DEAL. 
WHAT THEY GET IS 
NOT BEING 
ANNEXED BY 
ISRAEL. 
THIS IS 
BASICALLY JUST 
DEALING WITH THE 
STATUS QUO AND 
HAVING ANOTHER 
PARTNER ENFORCE 
THAT STATUS QUO 
ON THE 
PALESTINIANS. 
FOR THEM THERE 
IS NOT MUCH TO 
CELEBRATE. 
>> MATS, -- 
>> PEACE BETWEEN 
ARABS AND THE 
ISRAELIS IS 
IRAN'S FIRST 
WORST NIGHTMARE. 
THEY HAVE DONE 
MORE TO INTENSIFY
TENSIONS BETWEEN 
ISRAELIS -- WHAT 
WE'VE SEEN TODAY 
IS THE NEW 
MIDDLE EAST. 
THE TIMELINE IS 
VERY DIFFERENT 
TODAY AND WE SEE 
THE FUTURE IS 
VERY MUCH IN THE 
GULF AND WITH 
ISRAEL. 
IN THE PAST IT 
WAS WITH THE 
IRANIAN REGIME. 
>> WHAT ARE THE 
APPLICATIONS 
HERE? 
>> THIS HAS BEEN 
A LONG TIME IN 
THE MAKING. 
A LOT OF THE 
GULF STATES, 
OTHER COUNTRIES 
LIKE EGYPT AND 
JORDAN HAVE ALL 
BEEN 
INCREASINGLY WARY
OF IRAN'S 
INFLUENCE INTO 
THE MIDDLE EAST 
AND THAT ALL 
STARTED WITH THE 
U.S. INVASION OF 
IRAQ. 
IRAQ WAS REALLY 
EMPOWERED BY 
THAT WE START TO 
SEE IRAN 
SPREADING 
THROUGHOUT THE 
REGION AND THAT 
HAS BECOME THE 
MAIN ANXIETY FOR 
A LOT OF THESE 
ARAB GOVERNMENTS.
NO LONGER DO 
THEY SEE ISRAEL 
AS THEIR MAIN 
ANTAGONIST IN 
THE REGION. 
IT IS BECOME 
IRAN AND THAT IS 
WHY WE ARE 
STARTING TO SEE 
SOME OF THESE 
ARAB GULF 
COUNTRIES SEE 
THEIR SECURITY 
PRIORITIES 
MERGING WITH THE 
ISRAELIS. 
FOR IRAN, THIS 
COULD MEAN THERE 
ARE TWO MAJOR 
ENEMIES. 
THE GULF ARAB 
COUNTRIES AND 
ISRAEL ARE NOT 
ALLIES BUT 
CLOSER TOGETHER. 
THAT IS NOT GOOD 
FOR ANY 
SITUATION WHERE 
THERE IS AN 
ANTAGONISTIC 
ENEMY AND YOU 
DON'T WANT YOUR 
ENEMIES GETTING 
TOGETHER. 
THAT IS GOING TO 
BE A MAJOR 
PROBLEM FOR 
IRAN. 
A LOT OF ANXIETY 
AND TEHRAN 
ESPECIALLY IF 
THIS CAUSES A 
DIPLOMATIC 
DOMINO EFFECT 
THAT WE START TO 
SEE OTHER GULF 
STATES LIKE EVEN 
SAUDI ARABIA 
START TO MAKE 
THEIR OWN 
APPROACHES TO 
ISRAEL. 
ALLISON? 
>> WE WILL KEEP 
AN EYE ON WHAT 
HAPPENS. 
WE KNOW YOU 
WILL, AS WELL. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH.
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>>> FLORIDA'S %
LARGEST TEACHERS 
>>> FLORIDA'S 
LARGEST TEACHERS 
UNION IS IN 
COURT TODAY 
CHALLENGING A 
STATE ORDER 
REQUIRING 
STUDENTS -- 
SCHOOLS TO OFFER 
IN-PERSON 
CLASSES. 
KERRY SANDERS IS 
IN COOPER CITY, 
FLORIDA, AND 
KERRY, WHO WILL 
GET TO WHAT 
HAPPENED IN 
COURT TODAY IN A 
MOMENT. 
I HEAR YOU ARE 
READY TO GO AND 
SHOW US WHAT IS 
GOING ON IN THE 
CITY. 
>> TEACHERS HERE 
AT THE SCHOOL, 
THIS IS PART OF 
CHARTER SCHOOLS 
USA, ARE 
LEARNING ABOUT A 
NEW PIECE OF 
TECHNOLOGY THAT 
IS REALLY 
IMPORTANT. 
KIDS WILL BE 
DOING VIRTUAL 
LEARNING AND 
THEY WILL BE 
SITTING AT HOME 
AND A TEACHER 
POTENTIALLY 
SITTING AT HOME 
WITH A COMPUTER 
STARING INTO 
COMPUTER, FIVE 
HOURS, HOW 
BORING. 
WHAT THEY HAVE 
DONE HERE IS 
INVESTED IN A 
PIECE OF 
TECHNOLOGY. 
IT LOOKS LIKE AN 
OWL. 
IT IS CALLED AN 
OWL. 
IT IS A CAMERA 
AND WE SWITCH TO 
THE SHOT OVER 
HERE YOU CAN SEE 
IT HAS ME AND 
THERE IS HOW THE 
KIDS AT HOME 
WILL SEE IT. 
WHAT IS 
INTERESTING IS 
IF I WALK THERE 
IS A LAG BUT THE 
CAMERA WILL 
CATCH UP TO ME 
EVENTUALLY 
MEETING THE 
TEACHERS WILL BE 
TEACHING FROM 
THEIR HOMES AND 
THE CLASSROOM 
AND THE CAMERA 
WILL FOLLOW THEM 
AND YOU CAN GO 
TO THE BOARD OR 
LET SADIST 
BIOLOGY CLASS 
AND HERE'S 
BIOLOGY CLASS 
AND BRING IT 
OVER TO THE 
CAMERA AND IT 
FOLLOWS ALONG 
AGAIN. 
THE CAMERA WILL 
PICK IT UP AND 
THE TEACHER CAN 
SHOW THE 
DIFFERENT PARTS 
TO THE CAMERA 
AND THE KIDS CAN 
FEEL LIKE THEY 
ARE ENGAGED. 
THERE IS THIS 
OTHER PART AND 
YOU CONSIDER 
WHAT IS GOING ON.
YOU HAVE A 
TEACHER IN THE 
CLASSROOM 
SPEAKING. 
LET'S SAY THE 
KIDS WANT TO GET 
ENGAGED. 
THE CAMERA WILL 
PICK THEM UP AND 
BRING THEM IN, 
TOO. 
WE WILL HAVE 
CARLOS AND RAUL, 
THE CAMERAMAN IN 
THE SOUNDMAN, 
MAKING SOME 
MOTION AND NOISE
, AND THEY MAKE 
THEIR NOISE 
[LAUGHTER] 
THE CAMERA WILL 
EVENTUALLY PICK 
THEM UP. 
[LAUGHTER] 
THERE LIKE THE 
CLASS CLOWNS 
TODAY. 
IT PICKS THEM UP 
AND ALLISON THE 
WHOLE IDEA OF 
ALL OF THIS AS 
WE COME BACK ON 
THIS CAMERA, IS 
TO MAKE SURE 
THERE IS SOME 
SORT OF 
INVOLVEMENT FOR 
THE KIDS BECAUSE 
AGAIN, I 
RETURNED HOW 
BORING IT LOOKS 
JUST SITTING AT 
HOME FOR FIVE 
HOURS AND THEN 
FOR THE 
TEACHERS, AS 
WELL. 
>> KERRY, THE 
ENGAGEMENT IS SO 
COOL. 
I'M REALLY 
IMPRESSED. 
THE DELAY THERE 
IS BETTER THAN 
THE DELAY WE 
HAVE AN ARSON 
APPEAR IN THE 
NEWS. 
THAT IS NOT BAD 
AT ALL. 
A VERY COOL 
SYSTEM. 
I KNOW WE 
MENTIONED EARLY 
ON THERE WAS A 
BIG COURT DATE 
TODAY. 
CAN YOU TELL US 
WHAT HAPPENED? 
>>> THE TEACHERS 
UNION IN FLORIDA 
IS BATTLING THE 
GOVERNMENT 
MANDATE TO OPEN 
SCHOOLS BACKUP. 
BROWARD COUNTY 
WILL BE OPENING 
UP ON WEDNESDAY 
AND WILL BE 
VIRTUAL. 
THE SAME AS 
MIAMI-DADE 
COUNTY. 
HILLSBORO COUNTY 
IN TAMPA IS YET 
TO HAVE A GO 
AHEAD FROM THE 
STATE. 
THEY WANT TO DO 
VIRTUAL 
LEARNING. 
THE TEACHERS 
UNION FEELS IT 
IS NOT SAFE 
NECESSARILY FOR 
THE TEACHERS TO 
GO BACK AND THEY 
CERTAINLY DON'T 
WANT TO MANDATE. 
THE JUDGE TODAY 
HUNTED THE DOWN 
THE LINE SAYING, 
THIS WILL GO TO 
MEDIATION. 
THERE IS A CLOCK 
TICKING ON ALL 
OF THIS SO IT 
WILL TAKE SOME 
TIME BEFORE WE 
ACTUALLY GET 
SOME SORT OF 
DETERMINATION ON 
THIS MEDIATION 
AND POSSIBLY GO 
BACK TO COURT. 
THE TEACHERS 
UNION WOULD LIKE 
AN INJUNCTION 
AND RIGHT NOW 
SCHOOLS WILL 
OPEN. 
>> THANK YOU SO 
MUCH, KERRY.  
THANK YOU TO YOU 
AND YOUR CREW. 
THAT WAS VERY 
COOL. 
>>> CHEROKEE 
COUNTY GEORGIA 
SHUTTING DOWN A 
SECOND SCHOOL IN 
THE DISTRICT 
THIS WEEK. 
WOODSTOCK HIGH 
SCHOOL REPORTED 
14 CORONAVIRUS 
CASES AND IT 
WILL BE CLOSED 
THE REST OF 
AUGUST. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
ELLISON BARBER 
JOINS US NOW. 
IT IS ABOUT HALF 
AN HOUR OUTSIDE 
ATLANTA. 
WHAT IS GOING ON 
IN THAT SCHOOL 
DISTRICT? FIRST 
HIGH SCHOOL 
CLOSED AND THEN 
WOODSTOCK ONE 
DAY LATER. 
WHAT HAPPENED? 
CHOKE BACK TO 
BACK. 
THEY CLOSED ON 
TUESDAY OR THE 
ANNOUNCED TUESDAY
THAT THAT WOULD 
BE THE LAST DAY 
OF THERE IN 
PERSON 
INSTRUCTION. 
AT LEAST FOR A 
WHILE. 
WOODSTOCK HIGH 
SCHOOL DID THE 
SAME YESTERDAY 
EVENING SAYING 
THEY WOULD MOVE 
ANYBODY WHO IS 
HERE FOR IN-
PERSON LEARNING 
TO ONLINE COURSES
AT LEAST THROUGH 
THE END OF THE 
MONTH AND IN 
BOTH INSTANCES 
WITH THESE HIGH 
SCHOOLS, EACH 
SCHOOL HAD OVER 
ONE DOZEN 
STUDENTS TEST 
POSITIVE, 
STUDENTS AND 
STAFF, TEST 
POSITIVE FOR 
COVID-19. 
EACH SCHOOL HAD 
ABOUT 15 COVERT 
TESTS PER 
STUDENT 
OUTSTANDING. 
SO THOSE NUMBERS 
COULD RISE THAT 
SCHOOL. 
WOODSTOCK WHERE 
WE ARE, OVER 300 
PEOPLE, 
STUDENTS, STAFF, 
ARE CURRENTLY 
QUARANTINED. 
OVER MY SHOULDER 
A SCHOOL BUS IS 
COMING. 
IT IS WORTH 
MENTIONING THIS 
CAMPUS, EVEN 
THOUGH THEY 
DECIDED TO PULL 
ALL THE HIGH 
SCHOOL STUDENTS 
OUT OF IN-PERSON 
LEARNING, THERE 
IS A MIDDLE 
SCHOOL ON THIS 
CAMPUS AND FOR 
NOW THE SCHOOL 
DISTRICT HAS 
MADE THE 
DECISION TO LET 
THOSE STUDENTS 
CONTINUE WITH IN-
PERSON LEARNING 
BECAUSE THEY SAY 
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL
HASN'T HAD ANY 
CONFIRMED CASES 
EVEN THOUGH THEY 
ARE LITERALLY 
RIGHT NEXT TO 
EACH OTHER ON 
THIS CAMPUS. 
ALLISON? 
>> WOW. 
ALLISON, PEOPLE 
ARE PRETTY 
FAMILIAR WITH 
THIS PICTURE OF 
A CROWDED 
HALLWAY AT 
ETOWAH. 
IT WENT VIRAL 
LAST WEEK. 
WHAT ARE YOU 
HEARING FROM 
STUDENTS THERE 
IN THAT DISTRICT 
ABOUT THE SAFETY 
MEASURES OR LACK 
THEREOF IN THEIR 
SCHOOLS? 
>> THAT PHOTO 
GOT THIS AREA A 
WHOLE LOT OF 
ATTENTION, BUT 
WHAT WE ARE 
HEARING FROM 
STUDENTS AND 
PARENTS IS THAT 
THESE ISSUES ARE 
NOT JUST UNIQUE 
TO ONE CAMPUS OR 
ONE SCHOOL. 
WHEN YOU LOOK AT 
THE TOTAL NUMBER 
OF COVID CASES 
IT IS NOT JUST 
TWO HIGH SCHOOLS 
HAVING ISSUES. 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTY THERE ARE 
21 DIFFERENT 
SCHOOLS WITH A 
TOTAL OF 78 
CONFIRMED COVID-
19 CASES OVER 
1300 STAFF AND 
STUDENTS IN 
CHEROKEE COUNTY 
ARE CURRENTLY 
QUARANTINED AND 
THEY HAVE ONLY 
BEEN OPENED 
SINCE LAST WEEK. 
ONE STUDENT THAT 
I SPOKE TO WENT 
TO ANOTHER HIGH 
SCHOOL IN THIS 
AREA, CREEK VIEW 
HIGH SCHOOL. 
HE TALKED TO ME 
ABOUT WHAT HE IS 
SEEING AND HE 
WAS VERY BLUNT 
IN SAYING THAT 
THERE ARE A LOT 
OF STUDENTS, 
FACE MASKS ARE 
NOT MANDATORY 
FOR STUDENTS, SO 
THEY ARE 
SUGGESTED AND HE 
SAID THERE ARE A 
LOT OF STUDENTS 
AND CLASSMATES 
NOT WEARING MATE 
FACE MASKS AND 
EVEN WHEN 
TEACHERS ARE 
DOING THEIR BEST 
TO CREATE SPACE 
TO CLEAN 
SERVICES, HE 
SAYS THERE IS 
NOT MUCH ROOM TO 
EVEN SOCIAL 
DISTANCE. 
I WILL LET YOU 
HEAR MORE FROM 
HIM. HIS NAME IS 
RILEY AND HE IS 
A JUNIOR. 
>> THE WAY THE 
PLATFORMS ARE 
SET OUT, KIDS 
ARE IN VERY 
CLOSE RANGE TO 
EACH OTHER NO 
MATTER WHAT. 
OUTSIDE OF THAT 
WHEN STUDENTS DO 
HAVE CONTROL OF 
WHO THEY ARE 
AROUND AND NEAR, 
THERE STILL 
QUITE A FEW 
PEOPLE THAT WILL 
GET INTO GROUPS 
IN PLACES, 
WHETHER WEARING 
A MASK OR NOT. 
THE ONE-WAY 
HALLWAYS THERE 
ARE STILL 
STUDENTS WHO 
WILL GO THE 
OPPOSITE WAY, 
EVEN IF THEY 
SHOULD NOT BE 
GOING THAT WAY. 
>> HE SAID THAT 
JUST A COUPLE OF 
DAYS AGO HE 
FOUND OUT ONE OF 
HIS CLASSMATES 
IN HIS STUDY 
HALL TESTED 
POSITIVE COVID-
19. 
HE WAS TOLD BY 
THE SCHOOL THAT 
HE DID NOT NEED 
TO QUARANTINE 
BECAUSE HE HAD 
NOT BEEN IN WHAT 
THEY CONSIDER 
CLOSE CONTACT, 
WITHIN SIX FEET 
OF EACH OTHER 
MORE THAN 15 
MINUTES AT A 
TIME, BUT HE 
SAID IN THE 
CLASSROOM ONLY 
HALF OF HIS 
CLASSMATES WERE 
WEARING FACE 
MASKS HE 
BELIEVES IT 
SHOULD BE 
MANDATORY FOR 
ALL STUDENTS TO 
BE WEARING MASKS 
WHEN THEY WALK 
ON THE CAMPUS, 
BUT EVEN WHEN IT 
COMES TO THE 
RULES THAT ARE 
SUPPOSED TO BE 
HAPPENING ON 
CAMPUSES IN THIS 
COUNTY, HE SAYS 
HE HAS SEEN A 
LOT OF THEM NOT 
BEING ENFORCED 
BY THE SCHOOL 
ADMINISTRATORS. 
ONE EXAMPLE WAS 
IN THE HALLWAYS 
THEY SET THEM UP 
SO STUDENTS ARE 
ONLY WALKING IN 
ONE DIRECTION AT 
A TIME BUT HE 
SAYS HE IS SEEN 
ON MULTIPLE 
OCCASIONS 
STUDENTS 
BREAKING THOSE 
RULES AND SEEING 
DEMONSTRATORS 
INSTEAD OF 
STOPPING THEM 
AND CORRECTING 
THEM JUST SAY 
HURRY UP AND GET 
YOUR CLASS. 
HE SAYS IS A 
JUNIOR WATCHING 
THIS HE IS 
WORRIED BUT FOR 
NOW HE IS GOING 
BACK IN THE 
CLASS EVERY DAY. 
ALLISON? 
>> CHEROKEE 
COUNTY, GEORGIA, 
REALLY SHOWING 
THE CHALLENGES 
OF BRINGING KIDS 
BACK INTO THE 
CLASSROOM. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH. 
>>> 5 MILLION 
PUBLIC SCHOOL 
STUDENTS IN THE 
U.S. ARE 
LEARNING ENGLISH 
AS A SECOND 
LANGUAGE. 
MORE THAN 40% OF 
LATINO FAMILIES 
DON'T HAVE THE 
NECESSARY 
TECHNOLOGY TO 
TAKE THOSE 
CLASSES FROM 
HOME. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENT 
MORGAN RADFORD 
AND TELEMUNDO -- 
SAN ANTONIO, 
TEXAS, TO LEARN 
MORE. 
>> THIS 14-YEAR-
OLD LOVES TO 
LEARN. 
>> DO YOU LIKE 
SCHOOL? 
>> YES. 
>> YOU LIKE 
SCHOOL A LOT. 
>> HIS FAMILY 
MOVED FROM 
MEXICO TO SAN 
ANTONIO LESS 
THAN TWO YEARS 
AGO AND HE HAS 
BEEN TRYING TO 
LEARN ENGLISH 
EVER SENSE. 
>> DIFFICULT TO 
FIND WAYS TO 
PRACTICE. 
>> HE SAYS HIS 
CLASSES GOT 
HARDER WHEN THEY 
WENT VIRTUAL 
LAST SEMESTER. 
>> WIRE THOSE 
VIRTUAL CLASSES 
HARDER X 
>> BECAUSE I 
DON'T HAVE THE 
CONTACT WITH THE 
TEACHERS. 
>> HE IS ONE OF 
5 MILLION PUBLIC 
SCHOOL STUDENTS 
LEARNING ENGLISH 
AS A SECOND 
LANGUAGE, A 
CHALLENGE THAT 
CAN BE 
ESPECIALLY HARD 
FOR MANY LATINO 
STUDENTS, SINCE 
MORE THAN 40% OF 
LATINO FAMILIES 
DON'T HAVE A 
COMPUTER. 
>> WHAT DO YOU 
DO YOUR WORK ON? 
>> I DO IT ON MY 
PHONE. 
>> YOU ARE DOING 
YOUR HOMEWORK ON 
YOUR PHONE? 
WOW. 
>> ROBERTO'S 
FAMILY OF FIVE 
SHARES ONE 
LAPTOP, EVEN 
WHEN HE CAN 
ACCESS HIS 
ASSIGNMENTS, HE 
IS ON HIS OWN. 
>> ROBERTO'S MOM 
SAYS EVEN LOSING 
SOME OF THE 
ENGLISH HE HAS 
ALREADY LEARNED 
SINCE THE 
PANDEMIC. 
[SPEAKING 
FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
>> I WAS HELPING 
THEM WITH AS 
MUCH AS I COULD 
OF THE 
ACTIVITIES. 
BUT IT REALLY IS 
NOT SUFFICIENT. 
>> ROBERTO'S 
CHALLENGES ALSO 
UP AGAINST A 
CHALLENGE. 
>> HOW DOES IT 
FEEL AS A 
TEACHER TO WATCH 
HER STUDENTS 
SOMETIMES 
STRUGGLE? 
>> IT IS HARD TO 
SEE STUDENTS WHO 
ALREADY START 
WITH A 
DISADVANTAGE 
BECAUSE OUR 
SCHOOL SYSTEMS 
ARE NOT REALLY 
SET UP TO 
SUPPORT MIGRANT 
FAMILIES TO 
BEGIN WITH, AND 
NOW WITH REMOTE 
LEARNING, THAT 
IS CARRYING OVER 
INTO THAT. 
>> FOR STUDENTS 
OF FAMILIES WITH 
SPECIAL NEEDS OF 
THOSE CHALLENGES 
CAN BECOME MORE 
DIFFICULT. 
HOW DO YOU HELP 
THOSE STUDENTS 
THAT NEED THAT 
SOCIAL, IN PERSON
INTERACTION TO 
THRIVE? 
>> MORGAN, ABOUT 
700,000 SPECIAL-
NEEDS STUDENTS 
IN THE U.S. ARE 
ALSO ENGLISH-
LANGUAGE 
LEARNERS, 
LEAVING MANY 
IMMIGRANT PARENTS
TO PROVIDE 
SPEECH, 
OCCUPATIONAL, 
AND BEHAVIORAL 
THERAPY AT HOME. 
SIX-YEAR-OLD 
TWINS DO 
EVERYTHING 
TOGETHER. 
TELL ME HOW MUCH 
YOU LOVE YOUR 
SISTER. 
>> [SPEAKING 
FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
>> THEY LOVE 
DRESSING UP AS 
PRINCESSES AND 
DANCING, BUT 
WHEN IT COMES TO 
LEARNING, THEIR 
NEEDS ARE 
DIFFERENT. 
EMMA HAS AUTISM 
AND IS 
NONVERBAL. 
>> WHAT HAVE YOU 
LEARNED AS A 
MOTHER OF A 
SPECIAL NEEDS 
CHILD? 
>> IT IS HARD TO 
BE PATIENT. 
I DID NOT HAVE 
THAT MUCH 
PATIENCE BEFORE 
BUT I HAVE TO 
DEVELOP THAT 
PART OF ME. 
>> Reporter: AT 
SCHOOL EMMA'S 
NEEDS WERE MET 
WITH A TEACHER, 
EIGHT, AND SEVEN 
DIFFERENT 
THERAPISTS EVERY 
WEEK. 
ROLLS HER MOTHER 
HAD TO TAKE OUT 
OVERNIGHT. 
>> I HAVE TO RUN 
FROM ONE SIDE OF 
THE HOUSE TO THE 
OTHER FOR 
DIFFERENT 
COMPUTERS SO 
THEY CAN 
CONCENTRATE. 
>> ADDING TO THE 
CHALLENGE FOR 
LATINO PARENTS 
AND SPECIAL-
NEEDS CHILDREN, 
IS A LACK OF 
INFORMATION IN 
SPANISH. 
SOLEDAD CREATED 
WEBSITE WITH 
VALUABLE 
INFORMATION TO 
TRY TO HELP 
OTHERS IN 
SIMILAR 
SITUATIONS. 
>> IT SEEMS LIKE 
THROUGH ALL THIS 
YOU HAVE HAD TO 
STEP UP EVEN 
MORE AND BECOME 
EVEN MORE OF A 
SUPERMOM. 
>> INDEED. 
>> TO EVER SIT 
BACK AND BREAK 
DOWN, LET THE 
EMOTIONS GET TO 
YOU? 
>> SOMETIMES. 
BUT YOU KNOW, 
YOU HAVE TO BE 
AROUND. 
THAT IS WHAT 
MOMS DO. 
BE THERE FOR 
YOUR CHILDREN. 
>> Reporter: NO 
MATTER WHAT 
THEIR NEEDS, FOR 
NBC NEWS, NICOLE 
SUAREZ TELEMUNDO.
>>> MORGAN JOINS 
US NOW. 
THE BARRIERS, 
THE STRUGGLES, 
LANGUAGE OR 
TECHNOLOGY, THAT 
THESE FAMILIES 
ARE DEALING WITH.
WHAT ARE 
TEACHERS AND 
PARENTS DOING TO 
TACKLE AN 
ADDRESS THAT? 
>> YOU WOULD BE 
BLOWN AWAY AND 
INSPIRED BY THE 
STORIES WE HAVE 
HEARD FROM 
PARENTS, 
TEACHERS, 
ADMINISTRATORS, 
REALLY EDUCATORS 
ACROSS THE 
COUNTRY WHO ARE 
WORKING HARD TO 
BREAK THE SCALP. 
WE SPOKE TO ONE 
TEACHER IN 
MARYLAND WHO WAS 
PERSONALLY HAND 
DELIVERING IPADS 
TO HER STUDENTS 
JUST SO THEY 
COULD ACCESS 
THEIR LESSONS. 
WE TALKED TO 
PEOPLE WHO WERE 
IN SCHOOL 
DISTRICTS WHERE 
THEY HAVE BEEN 
DELIVERING THOSE 
LITTLE HOT SPOT 
WIFE EYES SO 
THEIR STUDENTS 
CAN ACCESS THE 
INTERNET. 
THE INTERNET 
ACCESS CHALLENGE 
FALLS INTO TWO 
CATEGORIES. 
ACCESS TO THE 
INTERNET ITSELF 
BUT ALSO ACCESS 
TO ELECTRONICS 
THAT ARE 
NECESSARY TO 
COMPLETE THE 
VIRTUAL 
ASSIGNMENTS. 
ALLISON? 
>> MORGAN, THOSE 
TEACHERS AND 
PARENTS ARE 
ABSOLUTELY 
INCREDIBLE AND 
THOSE KIDS ARE 
IN A TOUGH 
SITUATION. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH FOR SHARING 
THEIR STORY. 
>>> IN 
CALIFORNIA 
SENDING MORE 
RESOURCES TO 
HELP FARMWORKERS 
IN THE CENTRAL 
VALLEY. 
NBC NEWS 
CORRESPONDENTS 
JOINS US NOW FOR 
MORE IMMOBILE 
TESTING SITE WAS 
IN IRVINE, 
CALIFORNIA, 
EARLIER TODAY. 
WHAT IS GOING ON 
THERE? 
>> RIGHT NOW IT 
IS ALL ABOUT 
BRINGING THIS 
TESTING TO THIS 
OFFICIAL 
WORKFORCE AND SO 
THEY BROUGHT 
MOBILE TESTING 
CENTERS AND THEY 
ARE ACTUALLY 
INSIDE TESTING 
PEOPLE AND THEY 
WANT TO MAKE IT 
AS EASY AS 
POSSIBLE FOR 
THESE 
FARMWORKERS TO 
GET TESTED. 
ONE OF THE 
THINGS WE HAVE 
BEEN HEARING 
OVER THE LAST 
FEW WEEKS FROM 
SOME OF THESE 
ESSENTIAL 
WORKERS, SOME 
UNDOCUMENTED, IS 
THERE IS A FEAR 
OF GETTING A 
COVID-19 TEST 
FOR THREE 
REASONS. 
THERE IS A FEAR 
THEY MAY BE 
DEPORTED OR SOME 
OF THAT 
INFORMATION MAY 
BE USED AGAINST 
THEM. 
THERE IS A FEAR 
THEY MIGHT GET 
COVID-19 FROM 
TAKING THE TEST 
AND THEN THERE 
IS THE FEAR THEY 
MIGHT LOSE THEIR 
JOB AND THEY 
MIGHT LOSE THEIR 
LIVELIHOOD OR 
THEY MAY MISS OUT
ON THOSE HOURS, 
THOSE 80 HOURS, 
FROM BEING SICK 
OR QUARANTINED. 
STATE OFFICIALS 
AS WELL AS 
VOLUNTEERS ARE 
SAYING THAT IS 
ABSOLUTELY NOT 
THE CASE HERE. 
YOU WILL NOT GET 
COVID-19 FROM 
COMING TO TAKE 
ONE OF THESE 
TEST'S. 
YOUR CALIFORNIA 
THERE IS A STATE 
LAW NOW THAT 
PROVIDES FOR 
PAID SICK LEAVE 
AND IT DOES NOT 
MATTER IF YOU 
ARE UNDOCUMENTED 
OR NOT, IF YOU 
ARE A FULL-TIME 
WORKER YOU ARE 
ELIGIBLE FOR THE 
PAID SICK LEAVE. 
THERE ARE A LOT 
OF DIFFERENT 
PROGRAMS FOR 
THIS COMMUNITY 
THAT CAN HELP 
WITH RENT, 
GROCERIES, SOME 
OF THOSE BILLS, 
AND FINALLY THEY 
SAY YOU ARE NOT 
GOING TO LOSE 
YOUR JOB FROM 
TAKING ONE OF 
THESE TESTS 
BECAUSE THAT 
ALSO WOULD BE 
AGAINST THE LAW 
AT THIS POINT. 
RIGHT NOW IT IS 
ABOUT MAKING THE 
TEST CONVENIENT 
FOR PEOPLE AND 
MAKING THEM FEEL 
COMFORTABLE WHEN 
THEY COME IN TO 
TAKE THOSE 
TESTS, AS WELL 
AS BRINGING THEM 
TO THE FIELDS 
WHERE THEY WORK. 
>> SCOTTY AND 
YOU TALK TO A 
DOCTOR THERE 
ABOUT THE 
CHALLENGES THE 
LATINO 
POPULATION IS 
FACING. 
WHAT DID HE TELL 
YOU? 
>> THE DOCTOR 
TOLD ME FIRST 
AND FOREMOST 
THEY'RE NOT 
ASKING ANY 
QUESTIONS THAT 
THEY DON'T NEED 
TO BE ASKING. 
IT IS REALLY 
ABOUT HEALTH AND 
THEY'RE TRYING 
TO KEEP ALL OF 
THIS INFORMATION 
CONFIDENTIAL IN 
THE SENSE THAT 
THEY'RE NOT 
GOING TO BE 
SHARING IT WITH 
NATIONAL 
AUTHORITIES AND 
IMMIGRATION. 
THEY SAID RIGHT 
NOW THERE IS A 
LIST OF REASONS 
WHY THE LATINO 
POPULATION IS 
BEING 
DISPROPORTIONATELY 
AFFECTED BY THIS
. A LOT OF IT 
HAS TO DO WITH A 
LACK OF ACCESS 
TO HEALTHCARE 
AND HERE'S A 
LITTLE BIT ABOUT 
WHAT HE HAD TO 
SAY. 
>> THE LATINO 
POPULATION IS 
EXPECTED A 
LITTLE BIT MORE 
BECAUSE AS YOU 
KNOW THROUGH A 
LOT OF STUDIES, 
PEOPLE WHO DO 
NOT HAVE ACCESS 
TO THE HEALTHCARE
ARE GOING TO BE 
AFFECTED MORE. 
ESPECIALLY IN 
THESE RURAL 
AREAS, THERE ARE 
PEOPLE WHO ARE 
AFRAID TO COME 
OUT TO GET 
TESTED OR DON'T 
HAVE ACCESS OR 
DON'T HAVE A RIDE
TO GET TESTED. 
YOU WILL SEE 
MORE DISPARITY. 
>> Reporter: 
WHAT THEY DON'T 
ALSO HAVE ACCESS 
TO A LOT OF TIMES
IS LANGUAGE 
BECAUSE THERE IS 
A LANGUAGE 
BARRIER THERE. 
THERE ARE A LOT 
OF UNDOCUMENTED 
WORKERS IN 
CENTRAL 
CALIFORNIA THAT 
HAVE TROUBLE 
SPEAKING ENGLISH 
BECAUSE THEY 
SPEAK A LOCAL 
DIALECT FROM 
CENTRAL AMERICA 
OR CERTAIN PART 
OF MEXICO. 
SO THERE'S ALSO 
A PUSH TO TRY TO 
GET EVERYTHING 
TRANSLATED AND 
CONNECT THE 
COMMUNITY WITH 
RESOURCES IN 
SPANISH. 
THERE ARE 
RESOURCES OUT 
THERE ABOUT 
MAKING THOSE 
CONNECTIONS. 
ALLISON? 
>> ALL RIGHT 
SCOTTY, GREAT TO 
SEE YOU. 
THANK YOU SO 
MUCH FOR YOUR 
REPORTING.
TRANSMISSION AT %
THESE ONGOING %
PROTESTS? ,
>>> VIOLENCE IN 
BELARUS AS 
CAPITAL, 
PROTESTERS 
OUTRAGED OVER 
THE PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION SAYING 
IT WAS RIGGED AS 
NBC NEWS REPORTER
MATT BOWEN 
REPORTS, THE EU 
IS CONSIDERING 
SANCTIONS. 
>> Reporter: 
THANK YOU 
ALLISON, IT IS 
BEEN PRETTY 
DIFFICULT THIS 
WEEK TO GET A 
SENSE OF JUST 
WHAT IS GOING ON 
IN BELARUS 
FOLLOWING 
SUNDAY'S 
ELECTION. 
THE GOVERNMENT 
ACTUALLY CLOSED 
DOWN AND TURNED 
OFF THE INTERNET 
FOR MUCH OF THE 
COUNTRY. 
ONLY YESTERDAY 
DID WE START TO 
SEE ACCESS BEGIN 
TO BE RESTORED 
FOR A BROADER 
BASE OF USERS. 
WITH IT CAME A 
FLURRY OF VIDEOS 
ON SOCIAL MEDIA, 
VARIOUS OTHER 
ACCOUNTS, EVEN 
SOME OF THE 
INDEPENDENT 
PRESS CAME BACK 
ONLINE. 
WHILE MANY OF 
THE ACCOUNTS ARE 
VERY DIFFICULT 
FOR US TO 
INDEPENDENTLY 
VERIFY, ALL OF 
IT PAINTED A 
CLEAR PICTURE OF 
THE MOST 
SIGNIFICANT AND 
PERHAPS THE MOST 
DESPERATE 
CRACKDOWN 
UNLEASHED BY 
ALEXANDER 
LUKASHENKO THE 
PRESIDENT, AND IS
26 YEAR 
IRONFISTED RULE 
OF THE NATION OF 
BELARUS. 
THE STATE ITSELF 
HAS ADMITTED TO 
SHOCKING 
EXAMPLES OF 
UPSTATE VIOLENCE 
AGAINST 
PROTESTERS AND 
JUST YESTERDAY 
POLICE ADMITTED 
COPS IN THE CITY 
NEAR THE POLISH 
BORDER USED LIFE 
ROUNDS AGAINST A 
GROUP OF TESTERS
. THEY LATER 
AMENDED THAT 
STATEMENT BUT IT 
IS STILL 
AVAILABLE ONLINE 
TO REMOVE THE 
WORDING LIVE 
ROUNDS, BUT WE 
HAVE SEEN 
EVIDENCE THAT 
THIS IS GOING ON
. OTHER EXAMPLES 
OF STATE 
VIOLENCE AND 
INTIMIDATION, 
SHOCKINGLY 
DISPLAYED ON 
BELARUS STATE 
MEDIA. 
5 TO 6 YOUNG 
PROTESTERS, SOME 
OF WHICH HAD 
CLEARLY BEEN 
ROUGHED UP AND 
IN CUSTODY. 
AGAINST THE 
WALL, BUT I 
CAMERA, ADMITTED 
THEY MADE A 
MISTAKE BY 
TAKING PART IN 
THE PROTEST AND 
PROMISING NEVER 
TO DO ANYTHING 
LIKE THAT AGAIN.
HER ON SUNDAY %
AND SHE WAS %
FORCED TO FLEE 
THE COUNTRY. 
SHE INTIMATED 
THREATS HAVE 
BEEN MADE 
AGAINST HER %
FAMILY THERE IS 
NO EVIDENCE SO %
FAR THAT THEY %
ARE BEING %
DETERRED BY %
THESE EXAMPLES %
OF STATE %
VIOLENCE. 
WE ARE ON DAY 
FOUR OF SUSTAINED
CLASHES AND %
MOVEMENTS
FOUR OF SUSTAINED
MOVEMENTS.
WE ARE SEEING
LABOR UNION
STRIKES.
THIS APPEARS THAT
THIS WILL KEEP
GOING FOR THE
LONG HAUL.
>>> THIS IS THE
LIVE LOOK AT THE
WHITET HOUSE
BRIEFING ROOM
WHERE
WE ARE EXPECTING
A BRIEFING FROM
THE PRESIDENT AND
WE WILL BRING
THAT TO YOU LIVE
WHEN IT STARTS.
>>> YOU ARE
WATCHING NBC NEWS
NOW.
LET'S GO TO OUR O
CORRESPONDENT
JOE FRIAR WITH
THE LATEST
HEADLINES FROM
NBC NEWS.COM.
WE ARE THRILLED
YOU ARE HERE.
THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
>> GOOD TO BE
HERE.
WE HAVE STARTLING B
NEW DATA ON
THE CORONAVIRUS.
AN NBC TALLY
SHOWS THAT THE
U.S.
RECORDED THE
HIGHEST NUMBER OF
DEATHS ON
WEDNESDAY IN TWO
WEEKS.
BUT THE ACTUAL
DEATH TOLL COULD
BE WORSE DUE TO A
LACK OF
TESTING.
THE TESTING
COORDINATOR
BELIEVES
THE MORTALITY
RATE WILL GETTESTES
BETTER BUT ONLY
IF PEOPLE TAKE
PRECAUTIONS.
>> WE EXPECT
MORTALITY TO GO
DOWN OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF
WEEKS TO FOLLOW
THE
HOSPITALIZATIONS
AND CASE
NUMBERS.
NOW, THE THINGS
THAT COULD
INTERFERE WITH
THAT, NUMBER ONE
IF WE DON'T WEAR
A MASK, WATCH
DISTANCE, AND
WASH HANDS.
>>> AMAZON IS
LAYING OFF 1200
DELIVERY DRIVERS
EVEN THOUGH
SALES HAVE SKY
ROCKETED.
THEY CUT TIES
WITH SOME THAT
DELIVERED.
AN OMZON
SPOKESPERSON SAYS
THE
COMPANY REGULARLY
REWORKSOK% THESE
KIND OF
CONTRACTS.
>>> IN
CALIFORNIA, A> 
FIRE
SCORCHED MORE
THAN 10,000 ACRES
NORTH OF LOS
ANGELES.
THEY ARE CALLING
THIS ONE THE
LAKE FIRE .
IT IS BURNING IN
REMOTE RUGGED
TERRAIN ON
FEDERAL LAND.
IT IS MOVING
QUICKLY,
THREATENING SMALL
COMMUNITIES.
100 PEOPLE HAVE
BEEN ASKED TO
EVACUATE SO FAR.
SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA IS
BRACINGRN
FOR A HEAT WAVE
STARTING
TOMORROW, MAKING
IT HARDER NOT
ONLY TO FIGHT
THIS FIRE BUT
INCREASING THE
RISK FOR MORE
FIRES OVER THE
WEEKEND.
>>> THE U.S. SAYS
IRAN BRIEFLY
SEIZED AN OIL
TANKER DISPLAYING
A LIBEERIAN FLAG.
U.S. VIDEO
APPEARS TO SHOW
SPECIAL FORCES
UNLOADING FROM AN
IRANIAN
HELICOPTER AND
ONTO THE
TANKER AT THE
PORT ON
INTERNATIONAL
WATERS BETWEEN
THE
PERSIAN GULF ANDRTTE
THE GULF OF I
MAN.
THIS FOLLOWS
RISING TENSIONS
BETWEEN THE U.S.
 WHICHAN
HAS YET TO
EXPLAIN WHY THE
TANKER WAS
SEIZED.
>>> ONE OF THE
MOST POPULAR
GAMES IN THE
WORLD, FORTNITE
HAS
BEEN KICKED OUT
OF APPLE.
THE DEVELOPER
VIOLATED
GUIDELINES BY
OFFERING A NEWPPED
WAYNG
TO PAY FOR IN APP
PURCHASES,
PAYING THE
COMPANY DIRECTLY
INSTEAD OF
THROUGH APPLE.
THAT PRACTICE IS
BANNED BY
APPLE.
EPIC GAMES HAS
RESPONDED BY
FILING A LAWSUIT
AGAINST THE
COMPANY, ARGUING
THAT APPLE IS
FLEXING ITS POWER
TO MAINTAIN A
MONOPOLY OVER THE
IN APP PAYMENT
MARKET.
AS OF MAY,
FORTNITE HAD 350
MILLION
REGISTERED
PLAYERSGI
ACROSS MULTIPLE
PLATFORMS AND
DEVICES.
THOSE ARE YOUR
HEADLINES SNCHLTS
I'M GLAD WE BOTH%
GOT THE YELLOW
MEMO
 TODAY.
>> YEAH, THE NOTE
WENT OUT EARLY
THIS MORNING,
THANK YOU FOR
RESPONDING AS
WELL, JOE.
GREAT TO SEE YOU
AND WE WILL SEE
YOU AGAIN
TOMORROW.
>>> JOE BIDEN AND
KAMALA HARRIS
CALLING FOR A
NATIONWIDE MASK
MANDATE AFTER
SPEAKING WITH
HEALTH EXPERTS AT
A CORONAVIRUS
ROUND TABLEBL
TODAY.
CORRESPONDENT
MIKE MELANIETO
JOINING ME FROM
WILMINGTON
DELAWARE NOW.
TELL ME ABOUT
THIS PROPOSAL.
>> Reporter: WHAT
IS INTERESTINGL.
IS THAT A FEW
AMUPTS AGO, THE
FORMER VICE
PRESIDENT SAID HE
WAS OPEN TO
CONSIDERING A
NATIONWIDE MASK
MANDATE IF HE
WAS INAK OFFICE BUT
THIS IS THE
FIRST TIME WE
HAVE HEARD HIM
ARTICULATE WHAT
THAT WOULD LOOK
LIKE.
HE SAYS BASED ON
HIS ADVICE OF
HIS OWN PANEL OF
EXPERTS THAT
ALL AMERICANS
SHOULD WEAR MASKS
WHEN IN PUBLIC AT
LEAST FOR THE
NEXT THREE MONTHS
SAYING IT
COULD SAVE AT
LEAST 40,000
LIVES.
HE ALSO SAID THE
GOVERNORS
SHOULD IMPOSE THE
MANDATE .
SO A SIGNALE  THAT
IT WOULD NOT BE
FEDERALLY
MANDATED BUT HELL
IS
ENCOURAGING
GOVERNORS TO DO
SO.
THISO CAME DURING
A MEETING -- OR
FOLLOWING A
MEETING BETWEEN
THE
FORMER VICE
PRESIDENT AND
KAMALA
HARRIS, AND THE
PUBLIC HEALTH
ADVISORY HE HAS
HAD IN PLACE
SINCE MAY.
HE FORMED THAT
PANEL IN MAY TO
GIVE HIS CAMPAIGN
ADVICE ON HOW
TO CAMPAIGN IN A
SAFE AND
HEALTHY WAY.
HE HAS HAD
MEETINGS
PRIVATELY
FOR THREE TO FOUR
DAYS AE  WEEK
SINCE MAY.
THIS IS THE FIRST
TIME THEY HAVE
DONE SOMETHING
LIKE THIS WHERE
WE SAW A GLIMPSE
OF THE MEETING
IN PUBLIC AND
IT'S A GLIMPSE OF
WHAT THE CAMPAIGN
WANTS TO GELT
ACROSS AS WE SEE
THE TICKET
TOGETHER FOR THE
FIRST TIME.
USUALLY AFTER YOU
ANNOUNCE THE
RUNNING MATE, YOU
WOULD HAVE A
LOT OF CAMPAIGN
RALLIES.
BUT THE CAMPAIGN
WANTED TO SHOW
JOE BIDEN AND
KAMALA HARRIS,
WHAT THEY WOULD
LOOK LIKE IN A
GOVERNING SETTINGIN
AND THAT'S
WHAT
 WE SAW
TODAY.
>> THE BIDEN
HARRIS CAMPAIGN
IS
HITTING BACK AT
THE PRESIDENT'S
PERSONAL ATTACKS
THIS WEEK.
WHAT ARE THEY
SAYING?
>> SO THE BIDEN
HARRIS CAMPAIGN,
WE HAVE TO GET
USED TO SAYING IT
THAT WAY.
>> YEAH.
>> THEY ARE
SAYING THAT FOR A
PRESIDENT WHO
BEFORE HE GOT
ELECTED WAS ONE
OF THE CHIEF
LEADERS OF THE
BIRTHER MOVEMENT,
QUESTIONING
BARACK OBAMA'S
CITIZENSHIP, THEY
SAY IT% IS NO
WONDER HE IS
MAKING THESE
SMEARS, SAYING
THE PRESIDENT IS
TRYING TO TURN
AMERICANS AWAY
FROM WHAT HE
SHOULD BE FOCUSED
ON WHICH THEY
CALLED HIS FAILED
HANDLING OF THE
PANDEMIC.
WE TALKED SO MUCH
OVER THE PAST
FEW MONTHS ABOUT
WHAT WAS
HAPPENING BEHIND
THE SCENES.
YESTERDAY, WE
ACTUALLY LEARNEDG ES
THAT ONE OF THE
QUESTIONS THAT
BIDEN'S SEARCH
COMMITTEE ASKED
EVERY ONE OF THE
POTENTIAL
RUNNING MATES WAS
WHAT DO YOU
THINK TRUMP'S
NICKNAME FOR YOU
WOULD BE.
THAT SHOWS THEY
WERE PREPARED
FOR THIS KIND OF
ATTACK ON
KAMALA HARRIS OR
WHOEVER HE
WOULD HAVE CHOSEN
FROM THE GET
GO.
THEY ALSOET SPENT
TIME MEETING
WITH DIFFERENT
GROUPS, GROUPS
THAT HELP PROMOTE
WOMEN
CANDIDATES FOR
OFFICE OVER THE
YEARS, AND
ESPECIALLY
MINORITY
GROUPS AS HE
CONSIDERED
PICKING
A WOMAN OF COLOR.
IT WAS PART OF AN
EFFORT TO GET
BEST PRACTICES TO
LEARN THE BEST
WAY TO RESPOND TO
THESE GENDERED
AND RACIST
ATTACKS THAT WE
ARE
SEEING ALREADY.
WE SAW THAT FROM
BIDEN.
BIDEN SAID THAT
ONE POINT, WE
HAVE TO HAVE
KAMALA HARRIS'S
BACK.
THAT WAS A ROLE
REVERSAL OF WHAT
WEF SEE.
THE PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATE
PLAYING DEFENSE
FOR THE VICE
PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATE.
BUT THAT IS
SOMETHING WE WILL
PROBABLY SEE AFOAT
LOTPR OF OVER THE
COURSE OF THIS
CAMPAIGN.
>> ONE THING WE
HAVEN'T CHATTED
WITH YOU ABOUT,
FUNDRAISING AND
FINANCES.
THE CAMPAIGN GOTD
A BIG BOOST
AFTER HARRIS WAS
NAMED BIDEN'S
RUNNING MATE.
SO WHAT IS THE
LATEST ON
FUNDRAISING?
ALL RIGHT.
IT SEEMS LIKE WE
LOST AUDIO WITH
MIKE.
GREAT TO HAVE
YOU.
THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
AN.
>>> LEAD ATTACKER
IS THE ROLE
KAMALA HARRIS
WILL PLAY AS JOE
BIDEN'S RUNNING
MATE.
JONATHANN' ALLEN
SAYS IT IS ONE OF
MANY ACTS HARRIS
WILL HAVE TO
BALANCE AS SECOND
IN COMMAND.
JONATHAN JOINS ME
NOW.
HOW HAVE YOU SEEN
HER ROLE IN
THE FIRST DAYS OF
THE TICKET AND
HOW ARE YOU
EXPECTING IT TO
SHOW
UP AGAIN?
>> YESTERDAY, SHE
CAME% RIGHT OUT
OF THE GATE AND
BLAMED PRESIDENT
TRUMP FOR FAILING
TO STOP THE
CORONAVIRUS IN
ITS TRACK, FOR
THE ECONOMIC
DEVASTATION THAT
IS
WROUGHT ON THE
COUNTRY.
BASICALLY SAID
THAT IF TRUMP HAD
DONE HIS JOB, WE
WOULDN'T BE
FACING THESE
THINGS.
SO IT WAS AN
AGGRESSIVE ATTACK
ON THE PRESIDENT,
SOMETHING WE
HAVE SEEN FROM
HER OWN
PRESIDENTIAL
CAMPAIGN AND FROM
THE SENATE DURING
HER THREE
YEARS THERE.
AND I'M GOING TO
TRY TO CHANNEL
MIKE TO ANSWER
THE QUESTION.
THEYAN HAD THEIR
BEST HOUR OF THE
CAMPAIGN
YESTERDAY RIGHT
AFTER
THEY ANNOUNCEDY 
KAMALA HARRIS AS
THE VICE
PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATE.
THEY ARE
EXPECTING HER TOO
BE A
POWERHOUSE FOR
FUNDRAISING.
ONE THING SHE
WOULD BE ABLE TOIN
DO IS A LOT OF
GRASS ROOTS
FUNDRAISING.
SHE WAS ABLE TO
BRING IN A LOT
OF MONEY IN SMALL
DOLLAR AMOUNTS
IN HER OWN
CAMPAIGN.
PARTICULARLY GOODWN.
WITH SUBURBAN
WOMEN GROUPS
THROUGHOUT HER
CAMPAIGN, OUTSIDE
OF ATLANTA,
OUTSIDE HOUSTON,
AND WASHINGTON
D.C., OUTSIDE OF
CLEVELAND.
THAT'S SOMETHING
THEY WILL LOOK
TO GET INTO.
>> SO GLAD YOU
WERE ABLE TO DO
THAT.
AND GLAD WE WERE
HAVING ANAN AUDIO
ISSUE WITH MIKE
BECAUSE THE LOOK
ON HIS FACE, I
THOUGHT I SAID
SOMETHING
INAPPROPRIATE.
I THOUGHT
FUNDRAISING WAS
IN
LINE.
PRTTHEY WANT THAT
MASK ON RIGHT.
IMA WAS JUST
WORRIED I SAID
SOMETHING
TERRIBLY
INAPPROPRIATE.
I WANT TO ASK YOU
ABOUT YOUR
ANALYSIS.
YOU SAID THE
DEBUT IS THE ONLY
WAY TO USE HARRIS
TO REINFORCE
THE MESSAGE THAT
HE WOULD BRING
RELIEF TO
AMERICANS AND
THOSE
ASPIRING TO
ECONOMIC AND
STOELGS
ADVANCEMENT.
SHOW ME MORE
ABOUT WHAT YOU
SAW
ON THE STAGEWH AND
WHAT YOU ARE
TALKING ABOUT
HERE.
>> SO ALISON, ONE
OF THE THINGS
THAT JOE BIDEN
HAS PRIDED
HIMSELF ON IS THE
MESSAGE ABOUT
WHAT HE WOULD DO
FOR THE WORKING
CLASS.
HE TALKS ABOUT
HISKS ROOTS IN
SCRANTON, TALKED
ABOUT THE
FAMILY HAVINGTA TO
MOVE THE FAMILY
FOR WORK.
I THINK HE IS
TRYING TO BRING
KAMALA HARRIS
INTO THAT.
THE WAY HE
DESCRIBED THAT,
THE
WAY THEYDE BROUGHT
HER IN WITH THE
CAMPAIGN ON THAT
MESSAGE IS
TALKING ABOUT HER
FAMILY BEING A
FAMILY OF
IMMIGRANTS, HER
FATHER
FROM JAMAICA, HER
MOTHER FROM
INDIA.
AND SHE TALKS
ABOUT THE SHOCK
HE
HAS TAKEN ON THE
CAMPAIGN TRAIL.
THE WAY HE LAID
IT OUT IS IF YOU
ARE WORKING A
PERSON, KAMALA
HARRIS STOOD UP
FOR YOU AND NOW
IT IS TIME FOR
YOU TO STAND UP
FOR HER.
THAT'S THE SORT
OF MESSAGING
THEY ARE TRYING
TO DO.
YOU KNOW, LOOK,
ETC.
SOMETHING
THAT I THINK THEY DT
WILL HAVE TO
WORK ON.
IT IS SOMETHING
THEY WILL WANT
TO WORK ON, BUT
THAT'S THE
MESSAGE THAT
BIDEN HAS ALWAYS
BEEN DRIVING.
I THINK THAT IS
THE ANGLE THAT
THEY ARE GOING TO
GO FOR.
>> YOUNG SAY THAT
HARRIS HAS TO
BALANCE HAMMERING
TRUMP WHILE
HELPING BIDEN
WITH QT TASKS.
WHAT ARE THE
TASKS THAT SHE
NEEDS TO GIVE HIM
AN ASSIST ON?
>> THERE ARE TWO
BIG ELECTAL
CONSTITUENTS HE
IS FOCUSED ON.
ONE IS MOBILIZING
AFRICAN-AMERICAN
VOTERS.
THAT IS SOMETHING
SHE TRIEDCA% TO
DO IN HER
CAMPAIGN.
IT MAY BE EASIER
IN A WAY
BECAUSE I THINK A
LOT OF
DEMOCRATIC
PRIMARY VOTERS
WERE
CONCERNED ABOUT
WHAT THEY MAY
HAVE SEEN TAKING
A CHANCE IN THE
PRIMARIES.
NOW THAT BIDEN IS
A NOMINEE, THE
POSSIBILITY OF
ELECTING THE
FIRST BLACK WOMAN
CANDIDATE IS
GOING TO PROVIDE
SOME ENERGY IN
THE CONSTITUENCY.
I THINK SHE WILL
HELP THERE.
THE OTHER THING
SHE HAS TO DO IS
ENERGIZE AND TO
PERSUADE
SUBURBAN WOMEN,
EDUCATED
SUBURBAN WOMEN
AND THAT IS
WHETHER THEY ARE
BLACK WOMEN,
LATINO WOMEN,
ASIAN WOMEN.
HARRIS HAS SHOWN
HERSELF TO BE
PARTICULARLY
ATTRACTED TO THAT
SET.
I THINK THERE% ARE
A LOT OF
SUBURBAN WOMEN
THAT LOOK TO
KAMALA HARRIS AND
IDENTIFY WITH
HER.
SHE CALLED C
HERSELF MOM A LA,
A
NICKNAME SOME
HAVE FOR HER.
SO THATHA IS AN
OVER LAPPING THAT
YOU WILL SEE WITH
THE SUBURBAN.
SHE HAS TO TRY TO
HIT BOTH OF
THOSE.
>> GREAT TO HAVE
YOU ON AND
GREAT ANALYSIS.
I HAVE A FEELING
WE WILL TALK TO
YOU A LOT WITH
THE CONVENTION
COMING UP.
>> MY PLEASURE.
>>> OUR SPECIAL
COVERAGE OF THE
DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION STARTS
MONDAY NIGHT WITH%
CHUCK TODD.
YOU CAN SEE IT
ALL HERE ON NBC
NEWS NOW.
>>> 96P,000
AMERICANS FILED
FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT LAST
WEEK.
THAT IS THEROY
LOWEST NUMBER
FROM
MARCH.
IT SOUNDS LIKE
GOOD NEWS BUT
UNEMPLOYMENT IS
STILL SKY HIGH.
WITH SO MANYSK
SCHOOLS GOING
ONLINE THIS FALL,
SOME PARENTS
MAY NOT BE ABLE
TO GO BACK TO
WORK.
NBC NEWS BUSINESS
CORRESPONDENT
SEFANY RHULE HAS
MORE ON THE
JOBLESS NUMBERS.
>> Reporter: AS
ALWAYS, WE ARE
LOOKING AT
JOBLESS CLAIMS.
JUST UNDER A
MILLION.
THIS IS THE FIRST
TIME WE HAVE
SEEN UNEMPLOYMENT
CLAIMS UNDER A
MILLION IN OVER
20 WEEKS.
DON'T FORGET.
THESE ARE BIG
NUMBERS AND THEREKS.
ARE A LOT OF
AMERICANS THAT
ARE
WITHOUT JOBS.
ONE OFAR THE
CONCERNS FOR A
LOT OF
AMERICANS OUT
THERE, THEY MAY
BE
OPTING OUT OF THE
JOBS THEY
HAVE.
WE ARE HEADING
BACK TO SCHOOL.
REMEMBER, SCHOOL
DOESN'T JUST
IMPACT TEACHERS
AND STUDENTS.
IT IMPACTS
PARENTS.
EVEN FOR SCHOOLS
WHO ARE GOING
BACK IN PERSON.
WE ARE NOT GOING
TO EXPECT THESE
AFTER SCHOOL
PROGRAMS.
A LOTL OF PARENTS
ARE HAVING TO
MAKE DIFFICULT
DECISIONS,
CHANGING WORK
HOURS NOW.
FOR A LOT OF
PARENTS, THEY ARE
LEAVING THEIR
JOBS VOLUNTARILY
BECAUSE THEY HAVE
REMOTE
LEARNING.
FOR FAMILIES OUT
THERE, WE KNOW
WE DO NOT HAVE
ADEQUATE CHILD
CARE IN THE
COUNTRY.
WE DON'T HAVE
PROGRAMS FOR THE
KIDS.
FAMILIES ARE
HAVING TO MAKE A
DIFFICULT
DECISION.
CAN I BEDI AT WORK?
CAN I MAKE MONEY
TO PROVIDE FOR
THE FAMILY OR DO
I HAVE TO STAY
HOME AND CARE FOR
MY FAMILY?
AS WE LOOK AT THE
UNEMPLOYMENT
PICTURE, IT IS SO
COMPLICATED.
IT IS NOT JUST
ABOUT NEW
BUSINESSES, NEW
JOBS AND NEW
OPPORTUNITIES.
NEVER FORGET WHAT
PUT US IN THIS
SITUATION OF THE
HIGH
UNEMPLOYMENT IS
THE PANDEMIC.
AND WE ARE STILL
IN IT.
>>> THE SENATE IS
HEADED HOME
FOR THE MONTH
WITHOUT A
CORONAVIRUS
RELIEF DEAL.
LEADER MITCH
McCONNELL BLAMING
THE DEMOCRATS.
>> THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE NEED MORE
HELP.
CORONAVIRUS IS
NOT FINISHED WITH
OUR COUNTRY SO
CONGRESS CANNOT
BE FINISHED
HELPING OUR
PEOPLE.
REPUBLICANS HAVE
BEEN WAITING
AND TRYING TO
PASS BIPARTISAN
RELIEF, LITERALLY
FOR WEEKS.
I WOULD HOPE OUR
DEMOCRATIC
COLLEAGUES WOULD
LET THE SENATE
ACT SOMETIME
SOON.
>> NBC NEWS
CORRESPONDENT
LEEANN
CALDWELL JOINS ME
NOW.
SO MANY PEOPLE
ARW.E RELYING ON A
DEAL TO KEEP
BUSINESSES GOING.
HAVE TALKED EVEN
PICKED BACK UP?
>> NO, THEY
HAVEN'T.
WHAT MAJORITY
LEADER McCONNELL
ALSO DIDN' IS HE
ADJOURNED THE
SENATE.
SO THEY WILL NOTUR
BE COMING BACK
INTO TOWN.
THERE IS NO
LEGISLATIVE
BUSINESS
UNTIL SEPTEMBER
8th, AFTER LABOR
DAY.
THAT MEANSTH
SCHOOLS WILL OPEN
OR
START TEACHING
KIDS AROUND THE
COUNTRY WITHOUT
MORE FUNDING.
THAT MEANS THAT
WILL BE MOREOU%
THAN A MONTH OF
PEOPLE NOT
RECEIVING THESE
EXPANDED
UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFIT CHECKS.
THERE IS JUST% SO
MANY THINGS AND
WAYS THAT PEOPLE
ARE GOING TO BE
IMPACTED.
CAN THE LATEST
DEVELOPMENT IS
THAT TREASURE
MNUCHIN PICKED UP
THE PHONE
YESTERDAY CALLED
SPEAKER PELOSI
AND DEMOCRATIC
LEADER SCHUMER
AND MADE AN OFFER
TO GET THE TALKS
BACK AND
RUNNING BUT HIS
OFFER WAS NOT
GOOD ENOUGH FOR
DEMOCRATS
BECAUSE HE WOULD
NOT GO ABOVE
HIS $1 TRILLION
PRICE TAG.
NOW REMEMBER,
DEMOCRATS AND
REPUBLICANS ARE
$2.4 TRILLION
APART.
SO PELOSI AND
SCHUMER SAY THE
FACT THAT THEYED
WOULD NOT EVEN
SOFTEN THEIR
NEGOTIATING
STANCE
BEFORE GOING TO
THE TABLE MEANS
THEY ARE NOT
SERIOUS ABOUT
REAL
NEGOTIATIONS.
SO THEY REJECTEDRE
THE OFFER AND
HERE WE STAND.
THE SCENRE T HAS
LEFT TOWN AND
THERE HAS BEEN NO
PROGRESS.
>> LET'S TALK
ABOUT FUNDING FORSS
THE POST OFFICE.
THIS IS A PART OF
THE BATTLE.
THE PRESIDENT
DOESTL NOT WANT
MORE
MUN A EFOR MAIL
IN VOTING.
HERE'S WHAT HE
TOLD FOX
BUSINESS.
>> YOU KNOW,
THERE IS NOTHING
WRONG WITH
GETTING OUT AND
VOTING.
THEY VOTED DURING
WORLD WART % ONE
AND WORLD WAR II.
TWO OF THE ITEMS
IS THE POST
OFFICE AND THE
$3.5 BILLION FOR
MAIL IN VOTING.
IF WE DON'T MAKE
A DEAL, THEY
DON'T GET THE
MONEY.
THAT MEANS THEY
CAN'T HAVE
UNIVERSAL MAIL IN
VOTING.
THEY JUST CAN'T
HAVE IT.
>> COULD YOU TELLNG
US A LITTLE
MORE ABOUTUS HOW
THE POST OFFICE
AND MAIL IN
VOTING, HOW THAT
IS
PLAYING INTO THE
TALKS?
>> QUITE AN
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
FROM
THE PRESIDENT.
WE SAY ALL THE
TIME THAT THE
PRESIDENT LIKES
TO SAY THE QUIET
THINGS OUT LOUD.
THE FACT THAT HE
SAID HE PLANS
TO WITHHOLD
FUNDING FROM THE
POST OFFICE
BECAUSE HE DOES
NOT
WANT MAIL IN
VOTING TO BE
SUCCESSFUL IN THE
MIDDLE OF A
PANDEMIC WHEN
MILLIONS OF
PEOPLE
ARE PLANNING ON
CASTING THEIR
BALLOTS BY MAIL
IN NOVEMBER WHEN
THE PANDEMIC IS
SUPPOSED TO GET
WORSE AGAIN AND
COINSIDE WITH
FLU SEASON, ALL
EXPECTATIONS,
ANYWAYS, THAT WAS
QUITE AN A
ASTONNISHING
STATEMENT BY THE
PRESIDENT.
SPEAKER NANCY
PELOSI WAS ASKED
ABOUT THISEN AND
HERE'S WHAT SHE
SAID.
>> THE PRESIDENT
IS AFRAID OF
THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE.
HE'S BEEN AFRAID
FOR A WHILE.
HE KNOWS THAT ON
THE LEGIT, IT
WOULDON BE HARD FOR
HIM TO WIN.
SO HE WANTS TO
PUT OBSTACLES.
BUT WE DO NOT
AGONIZE, WE
ORGANIZE.
WHATEVER THE
REALITY WE HAVEONIT
TO
DEAL WITH, IF HE
REFUSES TO
HONOR THE SACRED
RIGHT OF THE
VOTE, ENABLING
OBSTACLES OF
PARTICIPATION.
>> SO HOW THIS
FACTORS INTO
NEGOTIATIONS, IT
WAS A BIG
STICKING POINT.
BUT THERE WAS
ALSO SOME SORT OF
CONCESSION.
THE DEMOCRATS
WANTED $25SI
BILLION
FOR THE POST
OFFICE.
AND MINR  MNUCHIN
AGREED FOR $10
BILLION FOR ONE
YEAR.
SO THERE DID SEEMOR
TO BE PROGRESS
IN THAT AREA.
BUT WITH THE
TALKS BLOWN UP
WITH
THE PRESIDENT
ESCALATING HISWI
ATTACK ON THE
POSTAL SERVICE
AND
ITS COMMITMENT TO
ENSURE THAT
MAIL IN VOTING IS
NOT SUCCESSFUL
AND NOT A THING,
IT'S JUST ONE
OF THE MANY
THINGS THAT ARE A
--
YOU KNOW, POINTS
OF CONTENTION
BETWEEN THE
ADMINISTRATION
AND
DEMOCRATS.
>> IT SEEMS LIKE
ONE THINADG ON A
LONG LIST OF
POINTS OF
CONTENTION.
LEEANN, HOPEFULLY
NEXT TIME WE
WILL. HAVE SOME
BETTER NEWS BUT
IT SEEMS THAT THE
TREND IS THE
DEAD LOCK.
>> THANK YOU.
>>> PRESIDENT
TRUMP ANNOUNCING
A
DIPLOMATIC BREAK
THROUGH TODAY,
A PEACE DEAL
BETWEEN ISRAEL
AND
THE UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES.
THE PRESIDENT
EVEN JOKING THATD ES
IT SHOULD BE
NAMED FOR HIM.
>> BY UNITING TWO
OF AMERICA'S
CLOSEST AND MOST
CAPABLE
PARTNERS IN THE
REGION,
SOMETHING THAT
COULD NOT BE
DONE, THIS DEAL
IS SUCCESSFUL
TOWARDS BUILDING
A MORE PEACEFUL
SECURE, AND
PROSPEROUS MIDDLE
EAST.
IUS WANTED IT TO BE
CALLED THE
DONALD J. TRUMP
BUT I DIDN'T THEHE
PRESIDENT WOULD
UNDERSTAND THAT.
>>ND NBC NEWS
POLITICAL
REPORTER
MONICA ALLBAUGH
JOINING ME NOW.
HOW DID THE WHITE
HOUSE HELP
BROKER THIS DEAL?
>> IT WAS REALLY
SECREC
NEGOTIATIONS THAT
WERE KEPT
UNDER WRAPS UNTIL
TODAY.
THIS IS A VERY
IMPORTANT PEACE
AGREEMENT.
IT IS PRELIMINARY
BUT THE FACTT.
THAT THE TWO
SIDES HAVE AGREED
TO NORMALIZE
RELATIONS BETWEEN
ISRAEL AND UNITED
ARAB EMIRATES
IS IMPORTANT.
IT IS SOMETHING
THAT THIS
PRESIDENT HAS
STAKED HIS WHOLE
ADMINISTRATION
ON.
HE FEELS HEAD IS A
STRONG DEAL
MAKER.
HE HAS BEEN ABLE
TO BRING
PARTIES TO THE
TABLE AND THEN
EXECUTE SOMETHING
LIKE THIS.
YOU HEARD HIS
JOKE THAT HE
WISHED IT WOULD
BE NAMED FOR
HIM.
BUT IT WILL BE
THE ABRAHAM
ACCORD.
THERE IS LIKING
TO BE SIGNING AT
THE WHITE HOUSE
IN THE COMING
DAYS.
THAT IS SOMETHINGIN
HE CAN POINT
TO BEFORE THE
NOVEMBER ELECTION
AS A SUCCESS.
IT IS SOMETHING
THAT EVEN HIS
GENERAL ELECTION
OPPONENT,N
FORMER VICE
PRESIDENT JOE
BIDEN
PRAISED AS ANID
IMPORTANT STEP IN
THE RIGHT
DIRECTION.
THIS WAS
SOMETHING THAT
WAS
QUARTERBACKED IN
A LARGETH PART BY
JARED KUSHNER WHO
HAS BEEN
TASKED WITH THE
ASSIGNMENT OF
MIDDLE EAST
PEACE.
SO THIS IS A
SMALL PART OF
THAT
BUT AN IMPORTANT
MOMENT AND
SOMETHING THAT
YOU CAN EXPECT
THE WHITE HOUSE
AND THE CAMPAIGN
TO TOUT AS AN
IMPORTANT
MILESTONE AHEAD
OF NOVEMBER.
>> AMERICANS ARE
GIVING THE
PRESIDENT MARKS
ON CORONAVIRUS
SPBS.
52% SAYINGOR THE
U.S. IS HANDLING
THE PANDEMIC
WORSE THAN OTHER
COUNTRIES.
AS WE GET CLOSE
TO THE ELECTION,
WHAT IS THE
CAMPAIGN'S
CORONAVIRUS
STRATEGY?
>> I WAS STRUCKMPNA
TODAY THAT WITH
JOE BIETDEN AND
KAMALA HARRIS,
THEY CAME OUT AND
SAID THEY
WANTED A NATIONAL
MASK MANDATE.
THEY WANT
GOVERNORS TO
CONSIDER
THAT.
 MAKINGE
THIS FIRST DAY
OF CAMPAIGNING
ABOUT THE
CORONAVIRUS.
THAT IS NOT THE
CASE FOR THE
TRUMP CAMPAIGN.
YOU LOOK AT THE
ADVERTISING ANDE
WHAT THEY ARE
PUTTING OUT
THERE,
IT HAS ALMOSTER
NOTHING TO DONO
WITH
A PANDEMIC OR THE
ECONOMIC
RECESSION WE FIND
OURSELVES IN.
YOU HAVE A
CAMPAIGN FOCUSING
ON
OTHERESHUS.
IT WILL TOUT THE
HANDLING OF THE
PRESIDENT'S
RESPONSES THAT
THEY
BELIEVE ARE GOOD
BUT THEY ARE
NOT MAKING THAT A
CENTER PIECE.
SUPPORTERS SAYAY
THAT TRUMP CAN
BRING THE COUNTRY
BACK.
YOU REALLY HAVENT A
CAMPAIGN
GRAPPLING ON WHAT
TO FOCUS ON.
THE PRESIDENT IS
 SHIFTING IN
HIS CORONAVIRUS
PRESS BRIEFINGS.
HE IS SUPPOSED TO
BE ASKING
ABOUT THE HEALTH
CRISIS AND WE
SAW HIM LAST
NIGHT UNVEIL NEW
REGULATIONS FOR
SCHOOL BUT HE IS
ALSO JUST TALKING
ABOUT 220
POLITICS AND
SIZING UP HIS
OPPONENTS AND
TALKING ABOUT
TANGENTS.
WE HAVE NOT SEEN
T
THE TASK FORCE
MEMBERS THAT WE
WERE ACUSTOMED
TO SEEING EARLIER
IN THE
PANDEMIC.
ALSO NOTABLE, HE
HAS A NEW
DOCTOR THAT IS
ADVISING HIM,
SCOTT ALICE,
SOMEONE WHO
APPEARS
ON FOX NEWS.
THEON PRESIDENT
BROUGHT HIM INTO
THE INNER CIRCLE.
HE MADE HIS FIRST
EXTENSIVE
APPEARING IN THE
BRIEFING ROOM
YESTERDAY AND
OFFERED SOME
REMARKS.
THAT IS SOMETHING
WE CAN EXPECT
TO SEE.
THAT IS HOW THE
WHITE HOUSE IS
PLAYING IT AND
THE CAMPAIGN
FOLLOWED THE LEAD
BUT THEY ARE
NOT MAKING IT A
BIG PITCH TO
VOTERS ABOUT THE
CORONAVIRUS.
>> PRESIDENT
TRUMP CALLED
KAMALA
HARRIS A MAD
WOMAN AND ANG
RETHIS WEEK.
SOME REPUBLICANS
ARE CONCERNED
ABOUT THE
CONCERNED ABOUT
THE
PERSONAL ATTACKS.
WHAT ARE YOU
HEARING FROM THECO%
PRESIDENT ABOUT
THIS LINE OF
ATTACK?
>> WE REACHED OUT
TO SEVERAL
ALLIES AND
ADVISORS AND MANY
EXPRESSED CONCERN
ABOUT HOW THIS
WAS HANDLED.
THEY SAID THEY
ADVISED THE
PRESIDENT NOT TO
GO ON PERSONAL
ATTACKS, NOT TO
MAKE GENDERED
ACCUSATIONS AND
NOT TO HAVE
TROPHS SUCH AS
ANGRY WOMEN OR
MAD WOMEN.
SOMETHING THAT IS
NOT. SUBTLE AT
ALL AND ISS
OFFENSIVE.
THEY SAID THEY
HOPE THE
PRESIDENT CHANGES
COURSE BUT
THAT ISHE NOT
SOMETHING WE SEE
LIKELY TO HAPPEN.
YOU HAD THE BIDEN
CAMPAIGN COME
OUT TODAY WITH A
STRONG
STATEMENT SAYING
THIS IS THE
PRESIDENT AND
PERSON WHEN HE
WAS
A CITIZEN WHO
ELEVATED THE
BIRTHER MOVEMENT
SO IT IS NO
SURPRISE THAT HE
IS MAKING THE
ATTACKS AGAINST
KAMALA HARRIS.
IT IS SNNG THAT
HIS OPPONENT
WILL SEIZE ON.
HIS ALLIES HAVE
SAID NOT TO
CONTINUE THE
ATTACKS.
BUT WE HAVE SEEN
IT BEFORE.
IT IS SOMEWHERE
WHERE HE IS
COMFORTABLE AND
SOMETHING TO
DEFAULT TO.
WHEN SOMETHING
GETS UNDER HIS
SKIN, IT IS KIND
OF THE WAY HE
LASHES OUT.
BUT THE CAMPAIGN
IS PICKING UP
ON THAT.
THEY SENT A
FUNDRAISING EMAIL
YESTERDAY ON THE
PRESIDENT'S
BEHALF THAT SAID
KAMALA HARRIS
WAS THE MEANEST
WOMAN OF ALL
TIME, LANGUAGE
YOU WOULDN'T
EXPECT TO FIND IN
FUNDRAISING
APPEALS AHEAD OF
THE ELECTION
BUT HERE WE ARE.
>> YES, THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
>>> UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES IS THE
FIRST NATION TO
HAVE FULL
DIPLOMATIC TIES
WITH ISRAEL.
LET'S TALK ABOUT
THIS DEAL AND
THE DETAILS.
WHO BENEFITS FROM
IT?
>> IT.BE IS NOT THE
DEAL OF THE
CENTURY AS WE
KEPT HEARING FROM
VARIOUS PEOPLE IN
THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION
BUT IT IS KIND OF
A REALLY, REALLY
IMPORTANT DEAL.
IT IS JUST NOT
BETWEEN THE TWO
MAJOR PLAYERS THE
PRESIDENT HAD
SAID HE WOULD
MAKE A DEAL WITH
DURING THE
CAMPAIGN OF 2016,
NOT
THE ISRAELIS AND
THE
PALESTINIANS.
IT IS BETWEEN
IZRAL AND THE
UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES WHO HAVE
BEEN IN A SLOW
WALTS WITH ISRAEL
AROUND THE YEARS.
WE HAVE WIN
HEARING
WHISPERKING
FORHE THIS FOR
YEARS.
>> I HAVE TO
INTERRUPT YOU AS
WE
GO TO THE WHITE
HOUSE BRIEFING.
>>> THEY CAUGHT
THE KILLER OF
LEGEND DEFARO,
HORRIBLEY SHOT,
WONDERFUL YOUNG
MAN.
WE HAVE JUST --
THIS JUST CAME
OUT 2 MINUTES
AGO.
SO ATTORNEY
GENERAL BARR JUST
ANNOUNCED AS YOU
KNOW, WE NAMED
OPERATION LEGEND
AFTER LEGEND
DEFAR.
WE WILL BE IN THE
PROCESS OF
HELPING OUT
CITIES THROUGHOUT
OUR COUNTRY THAT
HAVE DIFFICULTYRY
WITH CRIME, IN
PARTICULAR,
CERTAIN TYPES OF
CRIME.
THAT IS REALLY
GOOD NEWS.
THEY CAUGHT THE
KILLER OF
LEGEND.
TODAY WE SAW JOE
BIDEN CONTINUE
TO POLITICIZE
PANDEMIC AND SHOW
HIS LACK OF
RESPECT FOR THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE,
IS WHAT IT IS.
AT EVERY TURN,
BIDEN HAS BEEN
WRONG ABOUT THE
VIRUS, IGNORING
THE SCIENTIFIC
EVIDENCE AND
PUTTING LEFT WING
POLITICS
BEFORE FACTS AND
EVIDENCE.
SLEEPY JOE
OPPOSED THE CHINA
AND
THE EUROPE TRAVEL
BANS, YOU KNOW
THAT.
HE O POSED THE
TRAVEL BAN THAT I
INSTITUTED VERY
EARLY AND THE
EUROPE TRAVEL BAN
THAT I
INSTITUTED QUITE
EARLY.
IF HE HAD
FOLLOWED -- IF WE
WENT
ARCH AND LISTENED
TO HIS ADVICE,
HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS MORE
PEOPLE WOULD HAVE
DIED.
THIS IS ACCORDING
TO MANY
PEOPLE.
I BELIEVE THAT
DR. FAUCI AGREED
WITH THAT.
HE SAID THAT
PRESIDENT TRUMP
MADE A GREAT
DECISION WHEN HE
PUT THE BAN ON
CHINA.
JOE BIDEN WANTS
TO FLING OPEN
AMERICAN BORDERS
ALLOWING THE
PANDEMIC TO
INFILTRATE EVERY
U.S. COMMUNITY
BASED ON THE
POLICIES.
HE WANTS TO HAVE
RIDICULOUS OPEN
BORDERS.
I HAVE BEEN
SAYING FROM THE
FIRST DAY I
STARTED
CAMPAIGNING
FOR THIS GREAT
OFFICE THAT YOU
HAVE OPEN
BORDERS.
YOU DON'T HAVE A
COUNTRY.
THE DEMOCRATS
WANT OPEN
BORDERS.
IF YOU LOOK AT
THE SOUTHERN
BORDER, WE WOULD
HAVE CRIMINALS
POURING THROUGH.
THE WALL IS
GETTING CLOSE TO
290
MILES LONG.
AND IT'S HAVING A
HUGE IMPACT.
SO WE DISAGREE
WITH HIM ON THAT.
THAT'S ONE OF THE
MANY THINGS
THAT WE DISAGREE
WITH.
WHILE JOE BIDEN
WOULD ALLOW
RIOTERS AND
LOOTERS AND
CRIMINALS,
MILLIONS OF
ILLEGAL
ALIENS TO ROAM
FREE, HE WANTS
THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT TO
ISSUE
A SWEEPING NEW
MANDATE TO LAW
ABIDING CITIZENS.
WE WANTS THE
PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES
WITH THE MERE
STROKE OF A MEN
TO ORDER OVER
300 MILLION
AMERICAN CITIZENS
TO
WEAR A MASK FOR A
MINIMUM OF
THREE STRAIGHT
MONTHS.
I GUESS HE THINKS
IT'S GOOD
POLITICS.
NO MATTER WHERE
THEY LIVE AND NO
MATTER THEIR
SURROUNDINGS.
DIFFERENT STATES
ARE MUCH
DIFFERENT.
BOTH IN TERMS OF
THE ATMOSPHERE
ITSELF AND IN
TERMS OF THE
COROANA PROBLEM.
HE DOES NOT
IDENTIFY WHAT
AUTHORITY THE
PRESIDENT HAS TO
ISSUE SUCH A
MANDATE OR HOW
FEDERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT COULD
POSSIBLY ENFORCE
IT OR WHY WE
WOULD BE STEPPING
ON GOVERNORS
THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTRY, MANY OF
WHOM HAVE BEEN A
GOOD JOB AND
THEY KNOW WHAT IS
NEEDED.
ALSO, MANY OF OUR
50 STATES ARE
DOING THE JOB AT
A LEVEL THAT
FRANKLY PEOPLE
ARE REALLY
SURPRISED,
INCLUDING FOREIGN
GOVERNMENTS THAT
ARE CALLING US
CONSTANTLY AND
ASKING FOR
ADVICE.
I WANT TO JUST
SAY, OUR
GOVERNORS HAVE
WORKED VERY HARD.
THEY HAVE WORKED
WITH VICE
PRESIDENT PENCE
AND MY SELF AND
EVERYONE ELSE.
WE HAVE SCOTT NOW
INVOLVED.
SO SCOTT,
CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU WILL BE
WORKING WITH A
LOT
OF GOVERNORS.
YOU HAVE ALREADY
STARTED.
AND DR. FAUCI,
AND DR. BIRX.
THAT THE
PRESIDENT HAS THE
POWER
FOR CITIZENS TO
COVER THEIR
FACES AT ALL
TIMES, WHAT OTHER
POWER DOES HE
HAVE?
BIDEN REFUSED TO
TAKE QUESTIONS
BECAUSE HE
COULDN'T ANSWER
THEM.
HE NEVER TAKES
QUESTIONS.
I TAKE QUESTIONS.
HE NEVER TAKES
QUESTIONS.
YOU SORT OF
WONDER WHAT IS
GOING
ON BECAUSE THEY
ARE NOT THAT
DIFFICULT.
SOME CAN BE NASTY
BUT THEY ARE
NOT THAT
DIFFICULT BUT HE
NEVER
TAKES QUESTIONS.
I GUESS HE JUST
LEFT THE THOUGHT
TO PUT IT IN YOUR
MIND.
MY ADMINISTRATION
HAS A
DIFFERENT
APPROACH.
WE HAVE URGED
AMERICANS TO WEAR
MASKS.
AND I EMPHASIZED
THAT THIS IS A
PATRIOTIC THING
TO DO.
MAYBE THEY ARE
GREAT.
AND MAYBE THEY
ARE JUST GOOD.
MAYBE THEY ARE
NOT SO GOOD.
BUT FRANKLY, WHAT
DO YOU HAVE TO
LOSE?
YOU HAVE NOTHING
TO LOSE.
SO WE DO AND WE
HAVE BEEN SAYING
WEAR THEM WHEN IT
IS
APPROPRIATE,
ESPECIALLY IF YOU
CAN'T DISTANCE
ENOUGH.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE
TO LOSE?
BUT AGAIN , IT IS
UP TO THE
GOVERNORS AND WE
WANT TO HAVE A
CERTAIN FREEDOM.
AND WE WANT TO
HAVE A CERTAIN
FREEDOM.
THAT'S WHAT WE
ARE ABOUT.
AT THE SAME TIME,
WE UNDERSTAND
THAT EACH STATE
IS DIFFERENT AND
IS FACING UNIQUE
CIRCUMSTANCES.
YOU HAVE
DIFFERENT STATES
FACING
VERY UNIQUE
DIFFERENCES AND
CIRCUMSTANCES.
WE HAVE ENTRUSTED
THE GOVERNORS
OF EACH STATE
LAEKDED BY THE
PEOPLE TO DEVELOP
AND ENFORCE
THEIR OWN MASK
PAULOSES AND
OTHER POLICIES
FOLLOWING
GUIDANCE FROM THE
CDC.
WE ARE WORKING
WITH EACH STATE
TO IMPLEMENT THE
PLANS BASED ON
FACTS AND
SCIENCE.
WE WILL CONTINUE
TO URGE
AMERICANS TO WEAR
A MASK WHEN
THEY CANNOT
SOCIALLY DISTANCE
BUT WE DO NOT
NEED TO BRING THE
FULL WEIGHT OF
THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT DOWN
ON LAW ABIDING
AMERICANS TO
ACCOMPLISH THIS
CALL.
AMERICANS MUST
HAVE THEIR
FREEDOMS.
I TRUST THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE
AND
THEIR GOVERNORS
VERY MUCH.
I TRUST THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE
AND
THE GOVERNORS
WILL BE THE RIGHT
THINGS TO MAKE
THE SMART
DECISIONS.
JOE DOESN'T.
JOE DOESN'T.
JOE DOESN'T KNOW
TOO MUCH.
UNLIKE THE BIDEN
APPROACH, OUR
APPROACH IS
GUIDED BY
SCIENCE.
THAT'S WIE WE ARE
FOCUSED ON
PROTECTING THE
HIGH RISK
AMERICANS.
THAT'S WHY WE ARE
DELIVERING
MEDICAL
TREATMENTS TO
REDUCE THE
FATALITY RATE.
THAT IS WHY WE
ARE DEVELOPING A
VACCINE AND
THERAPEUTICS AND
RECORD TIME.
WE WILL SEE THAT
VERY SOON.
SLEEPY JOE
REJECTS THE
SCIENTIFIC
APPROACH IN FAVOR
OF
LOCKING ALL
AMERICANS IN
THEIR
BASEMENT FOR
MONTHS ON END.
WHICH I THINK IS
SOMETHING THAT
WOULD BE VERY
CLOSE TO.
I THINK WE HAVE
BEEN DEALING
STRONGLY OVER THE
LAST COUPLE OF
WEEKS.
HE WANTS THEM IN
THE BASEMENT
FOR MONTHS ON
END.
YOU HAVE
GOVERNORS THAT
HAVE
BEEN VERY, VERY
STRICT ON
KEEPING PEOPLE IN
THE HOUSES,
KEEPING PEOPLE IN
THEIR --
WHEREVER THEY MAY
BE,
APARTMENTS.
FRANKLY, I DON'T
THINK THE
RESULTS ARE
NECESSARILY
BETTER
THAN OTHER
RESULTS.
BUT HE WANTS TO
SHUT DOWN THE
ECONOMY, CLOSE
OUR SCHOOLS AND
GRIND SOCIETY TO
A HALT.
AND HE WANTS IT
DONE BY A
FEDERAL DECREE.
THIS WOULD LEAD
TO A CRIPPLING
LONG-LASTING
DEPRESSION.
THIS WOULD BE A
CRIPPLING
LONG-LASTING
DEPRESSION.
YESTERDAY I
SHOWED YOU THE
NUMBERS ABOUT HOW
WELL WE ARE
DOING WITH COMING
BACK WITH AUTO
MANUFACTURING,
AND
USED CAR SALES
AND HOUSING SALES
AT NUMBERS THAT
NOBODY WOULD
HAVE BELIEVED.
AND WE ARE BACK
AND VERY STRONG.
IT'S A STRONG
VEE.
IT IS ALMOST A
STRAIGHT UP VEE.
WE WILL DISCUSS
THAT OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.
THE ECONOMIC IS
COMING BACK.
THE EMPLOYMENT
NUMBERS OVER THE
LAST THREE MONTHS
ARE A RECORD
IN HISTORY OF THE
COUNTRY.
WE WILL BE BACK
NEXT WE ARE.
WE WILL BE
STRONGER THAN THE
NEXT YEAR.
WE SET RECORDS IN
THE STOCK
MARKET.
THE STOCK MARKET
NUMBERS ARE
CLOSE TO RECORD.
THE NASDAQ IS A
RECORD OVER THE
LAST 14 DAYS, FOR
14 TIMES NOW,
IT HAS BEEN A
RECORD.
THAT IS DURING
WHAT WE HOPE WILL
BE THE MORE FINAL
STAGES OF THE
PANDEMIC.
SO IF WE DID WHAT
BIDEN WANTED
US TO DO IT WOULD
LEAD TO MORE
MORTALITY WITH
HEART DISEASE,
AND COUNTLESS
OTHER HARM.
IT IS BAD ON THE
OTHER SIDE OF
THE EQUATION WHEN
YOU DO
SOMETHING LIKE
THAT.
THE SHUTDOWNS ARE
VERY PUNITIVE.
THEY HURT A LOT
OF PEOPLE THROW
DEPRESSION,
SUICIDE, SO MANY
OTHER THINGS.
ALCOHOL, DRUGS.
BIDEN'S APPROACH
IS REGRESSIVE,
ANTISCIENTIFIC
AND IT IS WAY
DEFEATIST.
IT WOULD BE BAD
FOR THE COUNTRY.
JOE BIDEN HAS
BEEN PLAYING
POLITICS FROM THE
SIDELINE BUT
HE HAS NO CLUE.
WE HAVE BEEN
SOLVING PROBLEMS
AND DELIVERING
TREMENDOUS
RESULTS.
THE MOST ROBUST
TESTING SYSTEM
ON THE PLANET,
THE NUMBER ONE
PRODUCER OF
VENTILATORS BY
FAR.
UNPRECEDENTED
INDUSTRIALATION,
OPERATION WARP
SPEED TO DELIVER
LIFE SAVING
TREATMENTS AND
SOON
A VACCINE.
WHAT A PLAN BY
BIDEN WOULD DO,
WE HAVE ALREADY
ACCOMPLISHED.
MANY OF THE
THINGS REPORTED
OVER
THE LAST FEW
DAYS, EVERYTHING
HE
SAID TO DO, WE
DID.
AND WE DID THEM
WELL.
SO BIDENEN HAS NO
IDEA ON HIS
OWN.
HE ONLY KNOWS
WHAT HE THINKS WE
SHOULD DO AND
THEN HE SPEWS IT
OUT AND THEN I
GUESS YOU COULD
SAY HE PLAGERIZES
BECAUSE EVERY
SINGLE ONE OF THE
EVENTS WAS
SOMETHING WE HAD
ALREADY DONE.
SO WE'LL DEFEAT
THE VIRUS BUT
NOT BY HIDING IN
OUR BASEMENTS.
HE'S GOT TO COME
OUT OF HIS
BASEMENT.
WE WILL DEFEAT
THE VIRUS THRU A
COMMON SENSE
MITIGATION
EFFORT,
SHE'DING THOSE AT
THE HIGHEST
RISK AND
UNLEASHING
AMERICA'S
MEDICAL AND
SCIENTIFIC GENIUS
WHICH IS WHAT IT
IS.
AND WE HAVE
ALREADY BEEN
DOING
IT AND WE ARE
CLOSE TO HAVING
SOMETHING THAT
WILL BE VERY
SPECIAL IN THE
FORM OF
THERAPEUTICS AND
VACCINES.
TO JOE, I WOULD
SAY STOP PLAYING
POLITICS WITH THE
VIRUS, TOO
SERIOUS.
PARTISAN POLITICS
HAS NO PLACE
HERE.
IT'S A SHAMEFUL
SITUATION FOR
ANYBODY TO TRY TO
SCORE
POLITICAL POINTS
WHILE WE ARE
WORKING TO SAVE
LIVES AND DEFEAT
THE PANDEMIC.
IN TIMES OF
NATIONAL
CHALLENGE,
AMERICA AND
AMERICANS -- BY
THE
WAY WE ARE
WORKING FOR
COUNTRIES
FROM ALL OVER THE
WORLD AND THEY
ARE TRYING TO
LEARN FROM US.
SOME OF THOSE YOU
SPOKE WELL OF
ARE HAVING A
TREMENDOUS SURGE
RIGHT NOW.
BUT IT WILL WORK
OUT.
MARNZ MUST UNITE
AND PUT
POLITICS ASIDE
FOR A COMMON
GOOD.
THEE VACCINES ARE
IN THE FINAL
STAGES OF
CLINICAL TRIALS.
THEY ARE DOING
REALLY WELL.
WE ARE PRODUCING
THE MOST
PROMISING VACCINE
CANDIDATES IN
ADVANCE.
AS YOU KNOW, PART
OF THE LARGEST
INDUSTRIALIZATION
, THE BEST
COMPANIES
ANYWHERE IN THE
WORLD.
IT IS INCREDIBLE
WHAT THEY ARE
DOING AND THE
SPEED WITH WHICH
THEY ARE DOING IT
AND THE SFEED
WITH WHICH THE
FDA IS APPROVING
IT.
BY ANY OTHER
STANDARDS, YOU
WOULD HAVE BEEN
TWO OR THREE
YEARS AWAY FROM
BEING AT THE
POINT WE ARE AT.
BY THE END OF
THIS WEEK, WE
WILL
HAVE SHIPPED 1846
RAPID POINT OF
CARE TESTING
DEVICES TO
NURSING
HOMES WHICH ARE
VERY IMPORTANT
SOURCE FOR PEOPLE
THAT ARE NOT
HANDLING THE
PLAGUE FROM CHINA
VERY WELL.
THIS WEEK ALONE,
WE ARE SENDING
992 TESTING
DEVICES AND
450,000
TESTS TO NURSING
HOMES ACROSS
THE COUNTRY.
THESE TESTS ARE
INCREDIBLE.
THEY ARE NEW,
VERY MODERN.
WE ARE ALSO
GETTING ON THE
TESTS
THAT ARE NOT DONE
IMMEDIATELY
WITH THE 5 TO 15
MINUTE TIMING,
WHEN THEY DO SEND
THEM TO A LAB,
THEY ARE COMING
BACK NOW IN 3
DAYS.
SO IT IS A THREE
DAY PROCESS
WHICH IS ABOUT AS
AS GOOD AS YOU
CAN DO.
WE ARE REQUIRING
ALL NURSING
HOMES TO TEST ALL
MEMBERS OF THE
STAFF AT LEAST
WEEKLY BY
UNLEASHING
SCIENTIFIC
GENIUS, WE
HAVE DELIVERED
EFFECTIVE
TREATMENT.
THE MORTALITY FOR
AMERICANS OVER
70 HAS DECLINED
BY 80%.
THAT IS AN
AMAZING NUMBER,
THAT
IS CASE FATALITY.
IT HAS DECLINED
BY 85%.
EUROPE HAS SEEN
40% MORE EXCESS
MORTALITY THAN
THE UNITED STATES
COMPARED TO A
NONPANDEMIC YEAR.
SO YOU HEAR THE
NUMBERS AND
THOSE NUMBERS ARE
VERY
INTERESTING.
THAT'S THE WAY IT
IS.
WE URGE AMERICANS
TO WASH THEIR
HANDS, SOCIAL
DISTANCE, WEAR A
MASK WHEN
NECESSARY.
AND PROTECT THE
VULNERABLE,
PROTECT PEOPLE
THAT ARE OLDER
AND ESPECIALLY
PEOPLE THAT HAVE
PROBLEMS WITH
HEART OR DIABETES
OR SOME OTHER
PROBLEM.
EARLIER TODAY,
VERY EXCITING
NEWS, VERY BIG
NEWS ALL OVER THE
WORLD THEY'RE
TALKING ABOUT IT,
ALL OVER THE
WORLD, IT'S
AMAZING.
WE FINALIZED A
HISTORIC PEACE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN
ISRAEL AND THE
UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES.
AFTER HALF A
SEFRNY ISRAEL AND
UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES WILL
NORMALIZE THEIR
RELATIONS.
THIS IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT BREAK
THROUGH SINCE THE
EGYPT ISRAEL
PEACE AGREEMENT
WAS SIGNED OVER
40 YEARS AGO.
WE HAVE
AMBASSADOR TO
ISRAEL
HERE, DAVID
FREEMAN, THANK
YOU
VERY MUCH.
YOU WOULD AGREE
THAT THIS WAS A
BIG DAY FOR
ISRAEL AND A BIG
DAY
FOR THE WORLD.
THANK YOU, DAVID.
YOU HAVE BEEN
FANTASTIC,
FANTASTIC
AMBASSADOR AND
REPRESENTATIVE OF
OUR COUNTRY.
THE DEAL WILL
ENABLE MUSLIMS
HAVE FAR GREATER
ABILITY TO
VISIT MORE
HISTORIC SITES IN
ISRAEL AND TO
PEACEFULLY PARADE
AT THE AL HACKA
MOSQUE WHICH
THEY HAVE WANTED
ACCESS TO FOR
MANY DECADES.
THIS IS A
MONUMENTAL STEP
FOR
FORGING TIES AND
COOPERATION IN
THE MIDDLE EAST.
I THINK YOU WILL
HAVE OTHER
COUNTRIES COME
FORWARD.
I THINK TELL YOU
WE ALREADY DO
AND THEY WANT TO
MAKE A DEAL.
WE WILL HAVE
PEACE IN THE
MIDDLE
EAST.
IT WILL BE
FANTASTIC.
ISRAEL IS ALSO
SUSPENDING
SETTLEMENTS IN
THE WEST BANK
WHICH IS A BIG
DEAL, A BOLD STEP
TOWARDS ACHIEVING
PEACE.
ISRAEL AND THE
UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES HAVE
AGREED TO EXPAND
SCIENTIFIC
COLLABORATION TO
DEVELOP EFFECTIVE
TREATMENTS AND
VACCINES TO
DEFEAT THE CHINA
VIRUS.
THEY HAVE BOTH
BEEN HIT.
188 COUNTRIES
HAVE BEEN HIT.
TO SAVE LIVES IN
THEIR LEGION
AND IN THEIR
WORLD.
SO THEY ARE
WORKING VERY MUCH
ON
THE VACCINES ALSO
WITH US.
AND SOME VERY
GOOD NEWS WILL
TAKE PLACE WITH
RESPECT TO THAT.
OUR UNPRECEDENTED
DIPLOMATIC
NEGOTIATIONS LAID
THE GROUND
WORK FOR THE
PEACE AGREEMENT
ANNOUNCED EARLIER
TODAY.
WE WILL NOT REST
UNTIL WE WORK
TOWARDS A WORLD
OF GREATER
HARMONY AND
PROSPERITY FOR
ALL.
I WANT TO THANK
PRIME MINISTER
BENJAMIN
NETANYAHU AND
CROWN
PRINCE MOHAMED
BEN ZAIDOF THE
UNITED EMIRATES
TOO, FANTASTIC
PEOPLE WITH
LEADERSHIP AND
VISION.
I LOOK FORWARD TO
WELCOMING THEM
TO THE WHITE
HOUSE TO SIGN THE
AGREEMENT
FORMALLY.
THEY WILL BE
COMING TO
WASHINGTON.
SO THAT WAS A
TREMENDOUS DAY.
THAT WAS A
TREMENDOUS THING
THAT
HAPPENED.
GREAT SIGN.
WE HAVE A LOT OF
OTHER
INTERESTING
THINGS GOING ON
WITH
OTHER NATIONS
HAVING TO DEAL
WITH PEACE
AGREEMENTS.
A LOT OF NEWS IS
COMING OVER THE
NEXT FEW WEEKS.
I'M SURE YOU WILL
BE IMPRESSED
AND IT IS A GREAT
THING FOR THE
WORLD.
PLEASE, GO AHEAD.
>> THANK YOU MR.
PRESIDENT.
I APPRECIATE IT.
I WANT TO ASK YOU
ABOUT SCHOOL
AGE KIDS AND
FOOD.
ONE OF THE
PROBLEMS WHEN YOU
SHUT DOWN THE
SCHOOLS, THESE
ARE
CHIRP ON FREE AND
REDUCED LUNCH
PROGRAMS.
THEY NEED THESE
MEALS TO MAKE IT
THROUGH THE DAY.
WITH DISTRICTS
SHUTTING DOWN
SCHOOLS WHAT, IF
ANYTHING CAN
THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT DO TO
MAKE SURE THE
SCHOOLS GET
DECENT
MEALS IF THE
SCHOOLS ARE OUT?
WELL, YUN WE
DON'T WANT THE
SCHOOLS SHUT
DOWN.
WE WANT THE
SCHOOLS OPEN,
ESPECIALLY YOUNG
CHILDREN.
ALL CHILDREN BUT
ESPECIALLY
YOUNG CHILDREN
HANDLE IT WELL.
SO WE WANT
SCHOOLS OPEN.
WE DON'T WANT TO
BE IN THAT
POSITION.
WE WANT SCHOOLS
OPEN.
WE HAVE MADE
PAYMENT AND
FRANKLY
IF THE SCHOOL
ISN'T GOING TO
OPEN, WE WOULD
RATHER GIVE THE
MONEY TO THE
CHILD, THE
PARENTS
OF THE CHILD AND
LET THE PARENTS
DO WHAT THEY HAVE
TO DO
INCLUDING
BRINGING THE
CHILD TO
ANOTHER SCHOOL.
WE ARE FINDING
THAT WHETHER IT
IS PARENTS OR
CHILDREN, PEOPLE
WANT TO GET BACK
TO SCHOOL.
THEY WANT TO HAVE
THEIR LIFE
BACK.
SOME PEOPLE SAY
THEY DON'T WANT
THE SCHOOLSOPE
OEN BECAUSE
THAT'S WHERE YOU
HAVE A LOT OF
POLLING BOOTHS.
IF YOU HAVE A
SCHOOL CLEFD THEN
YOU CAN'T HAVE
POLLING BOOTHS.
THAT IS BECOMING
-- I THINK
MAYBE WE WILL BE
ABLE TO SHOW
THAT AS FACT.
BUT THAT IS
ANOTHER THING
THAT
THEY ARE DOING TO
TRY TO KEEP
PEOPLE AWAY FROM
THE POLLS.
WE HAVE TO LOOK
INTO THAT.
YOU HAVE BEEN
READING ABOUT IT.
I'VE BEEN READING
ABOUT IT AND I
DON'T KNOW LIKE
IT.
BUT WE WOULD LIKE
TO SEE THE
SCHOOLS OPEN AND
WE DON'T HAVE
THE PROBLEM.
GOOD QUESTION.
>> MR. PRESIDENT,
WHAT IS YOUR
UNDERSTANDING OF
HOW LONG THIS
AN EXATION PLAN
WILL BE
SUSPENDED?
>> WHAT DO YOU
THINK, COLLIN?
>> WE HAVE PUT
ALL OUR EGGS INTO
THE BASKET OF
PEACE.
WE HAVE AN
AGREEMENT WITH
THE
EMIRATES.
WE WILL NAIL DOWN
ALL OF THE
DETAILS AND
EXTRAPOLATE THAT
TO
THE REST OF THE
REGION.
HOW LONG THAT
TAKES, WE CAN'T
TELL YOU.
BUT WE
PRIORITIZED
PEACE.
BUT IT IS
SOMETHING THAT
WILL BE
DEFERRED UNTIL WE
GIVE PEACE
EVERY SINGLE
CHANCE.
>> WHAT DO YOU
WANT THE
PALESTINIANS TO
TAKE AWAY FROM
THE DEAL BECAUSE
THEY ARE NOT
REALLY A PART OF
THE DEAL?
WELL, THEY ARE
SUPPORTED BY A
LOT OF THE
COUNTRIES THAT WE
ARE
TALKING TO AND
OTHERS THAT WILL
BE FOLLOWING.
I THINK THE
PALESTINIANS,
WITHOUT SAYING
IT, THEY WANT TO
BE A PART OF WHAT
WE ARE DOING.
I SEE ULTIMATELY,
THE PALS, I
SEE PEACE BETWEEN
THEM.
AS THE
POWERERFUL,
WEALTHY
COUNTRIES COME
IN, I THINK THE
PALESTINIANS WILL
FOLLOW QUITE
NATURALLY.
>> DO YOU BELIEVE
YOU HAVE
REACHED AN
AGREEMENT TO
TEMPORARILY
SUSPEND --
SAY IT AGAIN?
>> DO YOU THINK
THE DEAL COULD
HAVE BEEN REACHED
WITHOUT
TEMPORARILY
SUSPENDING
ANNEXATION?
>> WHAT DO YOU
THINK?
>> I THINK IT CAN
BE DONE AT THE
SAME TIME.
>> HAVE YOU
CONSIDERED THE
--?
>> NO THIS IS.
>> THIS MORNING,
YOU SAID THAT
YOU DID NOT
SUPPORT THE
POSTAL
SERVICE BECAUSE
DEMOCRATS ARE
TRYING TO EXPAND
VOTING BY MAIL.
SO ARE YOU
THREATEN TO VETO
XAE
LEGISLATION THAT
IS FUNDING THE
POST OFFICE?
>> NO, NOT AT
ALL.
YOU WOULD SIGN
SOMETHING THAT
INCLUDES FUNDING?
>> I WOULD DO IT.
ONE REASON THE
POST OFFICE NEEDS
THAT MUCH MONEY
IS MILLIONS OF
BALLOTS COMING IN
FROM NOWHERE
AND NOBODY KNOWS
WHERE THEY ARE
GOING.
YOU SAW WHAT
HAPPENED IN
VIRGINIA.
500,000
APPLICATIONS
COMING IN
GOING ALL OVER
THE STATE.
NOBODY EVEN KNOWS
WHERE THEY
CAME FROM.
YOU SAW WHAT
HAPPENED IN NEW
YORK WHICH WAS A
DISASTER WITH
CONGRESSWOMAN
CAROLINE MALONEY.
IT WAS A BASIC
DISASTER.
YOU SEE
PATTERSON, NEW
JERSEY,
AND WE CAN GIVE
YOU MANY OTHER
LOCATIONS AND
SITES.
WHAT HAS
HAPPENED, THAT'S
PART
OF A NEGOTIATION,
TO GET MORE
MONEY TO PEOPLE
THAT IT WASN'T
THEIR FAULT.
IT WAS CHINA'S
FAULT.
THE POST OFFICE
IS PART OF IT.
ANOTHER PART OF
IT IS THEY WANT
$3.5 BILLION JUST
FOR THE
BALLOTS ITSELF?
WHY IT IS SO
MUCH, I DON'T
KNOW.
THAT'S WHAT THE
DEMOCRATS WANT.
IF THE BILL ISN'T
GOING TO GET
DONE, THAT WOULD
MEAN THE POST
OFFICE ISN'T
GOING TO GET
FUNDED
AND THE $3.5
MILLION WILL NOT
BE
TAKEN CARE OF.
I DON'T KNOW HOW
YOU COULD USE
THE MAIL IN
BALLOTS.
ABSENTEE BALLOTS
BY THE WAY ARE
FINE.
BUT THE BALLOTS
WHERE PEOPLE CAN
GRAB THEM AND DO
STACKS OF THEM,
THAT'S WHAT WE
ARE AGAINST.
>> ISN'T THAT THE
PROBLEM, YOU
ARE SAYING YOU
DON'T WANT TO
GIVE THE POST
OFFICE FUNDING IN
THE CORONAVIRUS
LEGISLATION.
THEY SAID THEY
NEED IT SO THEY
CAN BE PREPARED
IF THE PANDEMIC
IS GOING ON IN
NOVEMBER AND
PEOPLE DON'T KNOW
THAT THEY CAN
GO IN PERP, THEY
CAN VOTE BY
MAIL AND IT CAN
BE SECURE AND
SAFE?
>> IF WE CAN
AGREE TO THE
OVERALL BILL,
WHICH IS
OBVIOUSLY
A MUCH BIGGER
NUMBER THAN JUST
THE POST A
OFFICE, THAT
WOULD BE
FINE.
BUT THE POST
OFFICE IS ONE OF
THEIR REQUESTS.
>> THIS MORNING
YOU SAID YOU
WERE AGAINST IT,
DIDN'T YOU?
>> I'M AGAINST
DOING ANYTHING
WHERE THE PEOPLE
AREN'T TAKEN
CARE OF.
AND THE PEOPLE
AREN'T BEING
TAKEN CARE OF
PROPERLY.
WE WANT PEOPLE TO
GET MONEY.
IT WASN'T THEIR
FAULT THAT THEY
GOT SHUT DOWN.
THEY GOT SHUT
DOWN BY CHINA.
WHETHER IT IS THE
POST OFFICE OR
WHETHER IT IS THE
$3.5 BILLION.
THEY ARE ASKING
$3.5 BILLION FOR
UNIVERSAL BAIL IN
BALLOTS BUT
THEY ARE NOT
WILLING TO MAKE A
DEAL.
THESE ARE TWO
POINTS WITHIN A
BIG DEAL.
WHAT THEY WANT
MORE THAN
ANYTHING ELSE IS
BAIL OUT MONEY
FOR THE STATES
AND CITIES THAT
ARE ENTROUBLE.
FOR THE MOST PART
THEY ARE
DEMOCRAT RUN
STATES AND
CITIES.
NEW YORK,
CALIFORNIA,
ILLINOIS
HAS A TREMENDOUS
PROBLEM AND
OTHERS.
THEY WANT TO BE
ABLE TO BAIL OUT
THESE STATES.
AND WE DON'T WANT
TO BE DOING
THAT.
WE CERTAINLY
DON'T WANT TO DO
IT
TO THE EXTENT
THEY ARE LOOKING
FOR, $1 TRILLION.
>> THEY NEED THE
MONEY TO MAKE
THE POST OFFICE
WORK TO TAKE THE
MILLIONS OF
BALLOTS AND YOU
SAID
THAT WILL BE
FRAUDULENT --.
>> I SAID IT
WOULD END UP
BEING
FRAUDULENT.
LOOK AT THE FEW
INSTANCES WHERE
THIS HAS
HAPPENED.
IT HAS TURNED OUT
TO BE FRAUD.
>> WHERE?
>> IF YOU LOOK AT
NEW YORK,
PATTERSON, NEW
JERSEY.
THE WHOLE THING
IS A MESS.
CAROLINE
MAHONEY'S
OPPONENT HAS
GONE CRAZY.
HE SAYS THEY TOOK
THE ELECTION
FROM HIM.
HE MAY BE RIGHT.
I CAN THEY SHOULD
REDO THE
ELECTION.
LOOK AT VIRGINIA,
IT'S TERRIBLE.
LOOK AT
CALIFORNIA WHERE
THEY
FOUND A MILLION
NONELIGIBLE
VOTERS.
THAT WAS DONE BY
JUDICIAL WATCH.
WE HAVE TO HAVE
AN HONEST
ELECTION.
IF PEOPLE ARE NOT
GOING TO BE AN
HONEST ELECTION,
PEOPLE HAVE TO
THINK LONG AND
HARD ABOUT IT.
IF THE POST
OFFICE IS NOT
GOING
TO APPROVE A BILL
AND THE HOST
POST OFFICE WON'T
HAVE THE MONEY
AND IF THEY ARE
NOT GOING TO
APPROVE A BIGGER
BILL, THEY WILL
NOT HAVE THE $3.5
BILLION FOR
THE UNIVERSAL
VOTES, HOW CAN
YOU
HAVE THOSE VOTES?
WHAT IT WOULD
MEAN IS PEOPLE
HAVE TO GO TO THE
POLLS AND
VOTE, LIKE THE
OLD DAYS, LIKE 2
YEARS AGO.
IT DOESN'T SAY
ANYBODY IS TAKING
THE VOTE AWAY.
BUT IT MEANS THAT
THE UNIVERSAL
MAIL INS DON'T
WORK.
ABSENTEES DO
WORK.
THAT IS
DIFFERENT, WHERE
YOU
MAKE AN
APPLICATION, THEY
SEND
YOU A VOTE.
IT'S DIFFERENT.
I'M NOT SAYING
ANYTHING WRONG
WITH VOTING.
I WANT THEM TO
VOTE.
BUT THAT WOULD
MEAN THEY WOULD
HAVE TO GO TO A
VOTING BOOTH,
LIKE THEY USED TO
AND VOTE.
>> SO IF THEY
DON'T FEEL SAFE
VOTING IN PERSON?
THEY WILL HAVE TO
FEEL SAFE AND
THEY WILL FEEL
SAFE AND WE WILL
MAKE SURE THEY
ARE SAFE.
WE ARE NOT GOING
TO HAVE TO
SPEND $3.5
BILLION TO DO IT.
WHEN YOU GO TO
VOTING, IT WOULD
BE WONDERFUL IF
WE HAD VOTING
I.D.
SOME STATES CAN'T
GET IT
PASSED.
MOST STATES WANT
IT.
BUT WE WANT
PEOPLE TO VOTE.
WE WANT PEOPLE TO
VOTE SO WHEN
IT MEANS ONE
VOTE, NOT BALLOTS
ALL OVER THE
PLACE.
WHAT WAS
HAPPENING IN
VIRGINIA,
PILES OF BALLOT
APPLICATIONS ARE
DROPPED ALL OVER
THE STATE.
THEY HAD THEM
NAMED AFTER DOGS.
THEY HAD THEM
NAMED AFTER DEAD
PEOPLE.
WE WANT AN
ACCURATE VOTE.
I'M NOT DOING
THIS FOR ANY
REASON.
MY THE OTHER IS
MY ADVANTAGE, I
CAN'T BE TELL
YOU.
I JUST WANT AN
ACCURATE VOTE.
IT'S A FAIR
QUESTION.
AND SO DOES
EVERYONE ELSE.
>> HOW DOES THE
ACCORD TODAY
BETWEEN ISRAEL
AND THE U.M.E.
HELP STRUGGLING
AND PERSECUTED
CHRISTIANS IN THE
MIDDLE EAST?
WHAT?
HOW DOES IT HELP
STRUGGLING AND
PERSECUTED
CHRISTIANS IN THE
MIDDLE EAST
TODAY?
>> I THINK IT IS
GOING TO.
I THINK IT IS A
START.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
CHRISTIANS HAVE
BEEN PERSECUTED
BY SOME COUNTRIES
IN PARTICULAR
IN THE MIDDLE
EAST.
I THINK THIS IS A
BIG START.
I THINK IT WOULD
BE A VERY
POWERFUL START.
IT IS SOMETHING
THAT I WILL TELL
YOU, I HAVE TOLD
EVERYONE OF OUR
NEGOTIATORS, IF
YOU LOOK AT THE
WAY CHRISTIANS
HAVE BEEN TREATED
IN SOME
COUNTRIES, IT IS
BEYOND
DISGRACEFUL.
IF I HAD
INFORMATION, AND
IF I
HAD ABSOLUTE
PROOF, SOME OF
THE
STORIES WE HEARD,
NOT EASY TO
GET, I WOULD GO
IN AND DO A
NUMBER TO THOSE
COUNTRIES LIKE
YOU WOULDN'T
BELIEVE, WHAT
THEY
DO TO CHRISTIANS
IN THE MIDDLE
EAST.
IT'S DISGLACEFUL.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
IT IS A VERY BIG
PART OF THE
OVERALL
NEGOTIATIONS.
AS COUNTRIES COME
IN, U.M.E.
HAS
AGREED STRONGLY
TO REPRESENT US.
I THINK THEY WILL
WITH RESPECT
TO CHRISTIANITY.
BECAUSE IN THE
MIDDLE EAST, IT
IS NOT TREATED
WELL AT ALL.
IT IS TREAT TD
HORRIBLEY AND
VERY UNFAIRLY.
IT'S CRIMINAL.
ASK THAT'S FOR
MANY YEARS.
I THINK IT'S A
GREAT QUESTION
AND IT'S A VERY
UNFAIR
SITUATION.
>> MY QUESTION IS
WHAT IF THEY
BREAK UP WE CHAT,
WOULD YOU
ENGAGE THEM ON
THAT?
>> WE HAVE A DEAD
LINE ON THE
15th.
WHETHER IT IS
MICROSOFT OR
OTHERS, WE ALSO
SAID THAT IT IS
WORTHLESS IF WE
DON'T ALLOW THEM
INTO THE COUNTRY.
SO THE UNITED
STATES TREASURY
WILL GET
SOMETHING OUT OF
THE
DEAL, SOMETHING
SUBSTANTIAL.
BUT WHAT WE WANT
IS TOTAL
SECURITY.
WE HAVE A
DEADLINE OF
SEPTEMBER
15th.
SO I KNOW
MICROSOFT AND
OTHERS
ARE VERY
INTERESTED IN IT.
THAT IS OUR
DEADLINE.
IT HAS TO BE
PROVEN TO BE
TOTALLY SECURE.
WE DON'T WANT TO
HAVE ANY
INFORMATION GOING
INTO CHINA
WITH WHAT WE HAVE
BEEN THROUGH.
I HAVE TO TELL
YOU, TALK ABOUT
THE DEAL, YOU
MENTIONED THE
PHASE ONE DEAL,
THE PHASE ONE
DEAL, IT IS VERY
INTERESTING
SITUATION.
YOU HAVE BEEN
HEARING, THE
LARGEST ORDER OF
CORN IN
HISTORY, THE
LARGEST ORDER OF
SOYBEANS, BEEF,
THEY HAVE DONE
MORE THAN THEY
HAVE EVER DONE.
YOU HAVE GOING TO
HAVE TO FIGURE
THAT ONE OUT.
WHERE I'M COMING
FROM, MY
ATTITUDE TOWARDS
CHINA IS NOT
FRIENDLY, BUT
THEY HAVE GONE
INTO IT ORDERS
THAT ARE
EXTREMELY LARGE.
AND OUR FARMERS
ARE VERY HAPPY.
BUT WITH WHAT
THEY DID WITH
RESPECT TO THE
PANDEMIC, THE
PLAGUE THAT CAME
IN FROM CHINA.
IT IS JUST A
DIFFERENT
FEELING.
IT'S AN
INCREDIBLE DEAL.
I HAVE A VERY
DIFFERENT
FEELING.
BUT THEY ARE
GIVING THE
MIDWEST,
OUR FARMERS,
AMONG THE LARGEST
ORDERS THEY HAVE
EVER SEEN.
SOMEBODY TOLD ME
TODAY, IT IS
ABOUT 40% OF WHAT
THEY ARE
SELLING NOW GOING
TO CHINA.
MAYBE THEY ARE
TRYING TO MAKE ME
CHANGE MY MIND A
LITTLE BIT
BECAUSE YOU KNOW
MY ATTITUDE ON
CHINA AND IT
HASN'T BEEN VERY
GOOD.
>> WE ARE TALKING
TO THEM, THE
COMPANY WITHIN
CHINA A.
THE DEAL WILL
HAVE TO BE
SUBSTANTIALLY
BENEFICIAL TO THE
UNITED STATES.
WE NEED TOTAL
SECURITY.
OKAY?
SHOULD BE OFF 
THE TABLE FOR 
ISRAEL. 
AND IF SO, HAVE 
YOU DISCUSSED 
THAT? 
>> NO. 
IT'S SOMETHING 
THEY'VE 
DISCUSSED, BUT 
ISRAEL HAS 
AGREED NOT TO DO 
THAT. 
MORE THAN JUST 
OFF THE TABLE, 
THEY'VE AGREED 
NOT TO DO IT. 
AND I THINK THAT 
WAS VERY 
IMPORTANT. 
AND I THINK IT 
WAS A GREAT 
CONCESSION BY 
ISRAEL AND I 
THINK IT WAS A 
VERY SMART 
CONCESSION BY 
ISRAEL. 
BUT DAVID, DO 
YOU HAVE 
ANYTHING FURTHER 
TO ADD ON THAT? 
>> PRIME 
MINISTER WAS 
PRETTY CLEAR 
TODAY AT HIS OWN 
PRESS CONFERENCE 
THAT HE 
CONSIDERS TO BE 
TO BE A 
TEMPORARY 
SUSPENSION AND 
THE DEAL WOULD 
STILL BE OPEN TO 
HIM IN THE 
FUTURE. 
I'M ASKING YOU 
WHAT YOU THINK 
HE SHOULD DO? 
>> I'M DEGREE 
GOING TO SAY 
RIGHT NOW, IT'S 
OFFER THE TABLE. 
I CAN'T TALK 
ABOUT SOMETIME 
IN THE FUTURE. 
BUT RIGHT NOW, 
IT'S OFF THE 
TABLE. 
IS THAT A 
CORRECT 
STATEMENT,. 
YES. 
TEMPORARY HALT. 
IT'S OFF THE 
TABLE. 
>> GOT IT. 
>> THE QUESTION 
THAT CAITLIN WAS 
ASKING. 
YOU SAID YOU 
WANT AN ACCURATE 
VOTE? 
>> THAT'S RIGHT. 
>> DID YOU 
DIRECT THE POST 
MASTER GENERAL 
TO REVERSE SOME 
OF THE POLICY 
CHANGES THAT 
HAVE OCCURRED 
THERE IN ORDER 
TO PREVENT 
DELAYS? 
>> NO, I 
WOULDN'T DO THAT 
AT ALL. 
I WANT THE POST 
OFFICE TO RUN 
PROPERLY. 
BUT WHICH MAKES 
SENSE. 
THEY WOULD NEED 
A LOT MORE MONEY 
IF THEY'RE GOING 
TO BE TAKING IN 
TENS OF MILLIONS 
OF DOLLARS THAT 
HAVE COME OUT OF 
THE SKY FROM 
NOWHERE. 
SO THEY NEED 
ADDITIONAL 
FINANCIAL HELP. 
IT'S A PART OF 
THE BILL THAT 
THE DEM 
DEMOCRATS DON'T 
WANT TO MAKE 
BECAUSE THEY 
WANT A MUCH 
BIGGER PART OF 
THE BILL, A 
TRILLION DOLLARS 
TO GO TO STATES 
THAT ARE RUN BY 
GOVERNORS WHO 
HAPPEN TO BE 
DEMOCRATS WHO 
HAVE NOT DONE A 
GOOD JOB FOR 
MANY, MANY 
YEARS. 
AND THOSE STATES 
OWED A LOT OF 
MONEY AND NEED A 
LOT OF MONEY. 
THEY'RE TALKING 
ABOUT $1 
TRILLION. 
SO THE POST 
OFFICE AND THE 
$3.5 BILLION FOR 
THE VOTES 
THEMSELVES, 
WHICH SOUNDS 
LIKE A LOT OF 
MONEY THEY'RE 
LOOKING FOR. 
$3.5 BILLION. 
THINK ABOUT 
THAT. 
THREE AND A HALF 
BILLION TO HAVE 
MAIL-IN BALLOTS. 
AGAIN, ASHSENT 
ABSENTEE GOOD. 
UNIVERSAL MAIL-
IN BAD. 
>> NEGOTIATIONS 
ARE STILL 
ONGOING ABOUT 
WHETHER TO GET 
MORE MONEY TO 
THE POSTAL 
SERVICE. 
WHY NOT PUT MORE 
RESOURCES IN 
MORE MONEY 
YOURSELF. 
FIND A WAY TO DO 
THAT. 
>> THEY CAN DO 
IT VERY EASILY. 
ALL THEY HAVE TO 
DO IS MAKE A 
DEAL. 
IF THEY MAKE A 
DEAL, THE POSTAL 
SERVICE IS TAKEN 
CARE OF. 
IF WE AGREED TO 
IT. 
THAT DOESN'T 
MEAN WE'RE GOING 
TO AGREE TO IT. 
BUT ALL THEY 
HAVE TO DO IS 
MAKE A DEAL. 
BUT AGAIN, MORE 
IMPORTANT TO 
THEM IS NOT 
THAT. 
THAT'S A LOT OF 
MONEY. 
BUT IT'S SMALL-
TIME, COMPARED 
TO THE OTHER. 
WHAT THEY WANT 
TO DO AND VERY, 
VERY STRONGLY, 
WHAT THEY WANT 
TO DO IS BAIL 
OUT CITIES THAT 
ARE RUN BY 
DEMOCRATS. 
AND HAVE BEEN 
FOR MANY YEARS. 
AND THESE CITIES 
AND STATES HAVE 
DONE VERY BADLY. 
AND THEY 
DESPERATELY NEED 
MONEY FOR THAT. 
AND WE'RE OPEN 
TO SOMETHING. 
BUT WE'RE NOT 
OPEN TO THE KIND 
OF MONEY THAT 
THEY NEED. 
GO AHEAD. 
PLEASE. 
[ INAUDIBLE ] 
>> JUST ONE 
SECOND, PLEASE. 
>> WHAT ARE YOU 
DOG AS PRESIDENT 
TO MAKE SURE 
THERE IS A PLAN 
FOR ELECTION? 
>> WHAT? 
>> WHAT ARE YOU 
DOING AS 
PRESIDENT TO 
MAKE SURE THERE 
IS A FREE AND 
FAIR ELECTION. 
>> SO EVERYONE 
TALKS ABOUT 
RUSSIA, RUSSIA, 
RUSSIA. 
THEY TALK ABOUT 
CHINA, CHINA. 
THEY TALK ABOUT 
ALL OF THESE 
DIFFERENT 
COUNTRIES WHICH 
COME IN AND RUN 
OUR ELECTION, 
WHICH IS FALSE. 
BUT WHAT THEY 
DON'T TALK ABOUT 
ARE THINGS LIKE 
VERY LOOSE MAIL-
IN BALLOTS, 
UNIVERSAL IN 
NATURE THAT 
FRANKLY RUSSIA, 
CHINA, NORTH 
KOREA, IRAN, ALL 
OF THESE 
COUNTRIES THAT 
WE ARE READING 
ABOUT, HEARING 
ABOUT, AND IN 
SOME CASES, 
THEY'RE WRITING 
ABOUT 
INTELLIGENCEWISE. 
THESE COUNTRIES 
CAN GRAB THOSE 
BALLOTS OR PRINT 
FORGERIES OF 
THOSE BALLOTS. 
AND THEY WOULD 
GO OUT AND THEY 
WOULD HAVE A 
FIELD DAY. 
THIS IS THE 
EASIEST WAY FOR 
THE MAIL-IN 
BALLOTS, IS THE 
EASIEST WAY FOR 
A COUNTRY LIKE A 
CHINA OR A 
RUSSIA, OR A 
NORTH KOREA OR 
IRAN. 
I HEAR IRAN, 
TOO. 
YOU KNOW, THAT 
WAS PART OF THE 
REPORT. 
THIS WOULD BE 
VERY EASY FOR 
THEM. 
THIS IS MUCH 
EASIER THAN -- 
WELL, WE HAVE 
BEEN VERY 
STRONG. 
NOW, IF YOU 
REMEMBER, 
PRESIDENT OBAMA 
WAS INFORMED 
ABOUT RUSSIA BY 
THE FBI IN 
SEPTEMBER. 
THE ELECTION WAS 
IN NOVEMBER. 
PRESIDENT OBAMA 
DECIDED TO DO 
ABSOLUTELY 
NOTHING ABOUT 
IT. 
PEOPLE DON'T 
MENTION THAT 
VERY MUCH 
ANYMORE. 
THAT'S A LOST 
FACT. 
BUT HE WAS 
INFORMED VERY 
POWERFULLY THAT 
THEY'RE GOING TO 
DO AND PRESIDENT 
OBAMA DID 
NOTHING. 
WE HAVE DONE A 
LOT. 
AND WE'VE REALLY 
SHORTED UP. 
BUT WHAT PEOPLE 
CAN NEVER 
PREPARE FOR ARE 
MILLIONS AND 
MILLIONS OF MAIL-
IN BALLOTS 
BECAUSE THEY CAN 
BE FORGED. 
THEY CAN BE 
CAPTURED. 
THEY CAN BE 
TAKEN. 
THAT'S A VERY 
HARD THING TO 
DO. 
WE HAVE TO MAKE 
SURE THAT WE CAN 
DO THAT. 
PLEASE. 
>> MR. 
PRESIDENT. 
AFTER 3 1/2 
YEARS, DO YOU 
REGRET AT ALL, 
ALL OF THE LYING 
THAT YOU'VE DONE 
TO THE AMERICAN 
PEOPLE. 
>> ALL THE WHAT? 
>> ALL THE 
LYING. 
ALL THE 
DISHONESTY. 
>> THAT WHO HAS 
DONE? 
>> YOU HAVE 
DONE. 
TENS OF 
THOUSANDS -- 
>> GO AHEAD. 
PLEASE. 
GO AHEAD. 
>> I WANTED TO 
ASK ABOUT 
PAYROLL TAX CUT. 
ONE, IS IT GOING 
TO BE OPTIONAL 
OR MANDATORY FOR 
EMPLOYERS TO 
DEFER AND NOT 
COLLECT THE 
PAYROLL TAX? 
IF I CAN FOLLOW 
UP ON THAT. 
>> PAYROLL TAX 
IS VERY 
IMPORTANT AND 
VERY BIG BENEFIT 
TO PEOPLE, AS 
YOU KNOW, TO 
COMPANIES 
BECAUSE WE WANT 
THE COMPANIES TO 
BE STRONG. 
BUT NOW, 
DIRECTLY TO 
PEOPLE. 
AND IT'S A VERY 
BIG NUMBER. 
AND WE'RE TAKING 
CARE OF IT. 
AND WE, THIS 
WILL GO DIRECTLY 
TO THE PEOPLE, 
TO WORKERS 
WITHIN THE 
COMPANY. 
IT'S A PAYROLL 
TAX. 
IT'S CALLED A 
PAYROLL TAX CUT. 
WE'RE CUTTING 
THE PAYROLL TAX. 
AND IT'S A VERY 
LARGE NUMBER. 
AND THAT WILL GO 
DIRECTLY TO THE 
WORKERS OF THE 
COMPANY. 
>> EMPLOYERS 
COLLECT THAT 
FIKE 
-- FICA. 
ARE THEY GOING 
TO BE REQUIRED 
NOT TO COLLECT 
THAT MONEY? 
>> YOU MEAN 
LATER ON? 
>> SEPTEMBER 1, 
WHEN I GET MY 
PAYCHECK. 
>> THE EMPLOYERS 
WILL COLLECT IT 
AND GIVE IT. 
MOST LIKELY. 
THE EMPLOYERS 
WILL COLLECT IT 
AND GIVE IT. 
OKAY? 
PLEASE GO AHEAD. 
>> MR. 
PRESIDENT. 
[ INAUDIBLE ] 
>> I CAN'T 
UNDERSTAND A 
WORD YOU'RE 
SAYING. 
>> SAYING ON 
SOCIAL MEDIA, 
THAT KAMALA 
HARRIS IS NOT 
ELIGIBLE TO BE, 
TO RUN FOR VICE 
PRESIDENT 
BECAUSE SHE WAS 
AN ANCHOR BABY. 
DO YOU, OR CAN 
YOU TENTATIVELY 
SAY WHETHER OR 
NOT KAMALA 
HARRIS IS 
ELIGIBLE TO MEET 
THE LEGAL 
REQUIREMENTS TO 
RUN AS VICE 
PRESIDENT. 
>> SO I JUST 
HEARD, I HEARD 
IT TODAY THAT 
SHE DOESN'T MEET 
THE 
REQUIREMENTS. 
AND BY THE WAY, 
THE LAWYERS 
THAT WROTE THAT 
PIECE IS A VERY 
HIGHLY 
QUALIFIED, VERY 
TALENTED LAWYER. 
I HAVE NO IDEA 
IF THAT'S RIGHT. 
I WOULD HAVE 
ASSUMED THE 
DEMOCRATS WOULD 
HAVE CHECKED 
THAT OUT BEFORE 
SHE GETS CHOSEN 
TO RUN FOR VICE 
PRESIDENT. 
BUT THAT'S A 
VERY SERIOUS --
THEY'RE SAYING 
SHE DOESN'T 
QUALIFY BECAUSE 
SHE WASN'T BORN 
IN THIS COUNTRY. 
>> NO. 
SHE WAS BORN IN 
THIS COUNTRY. 
BUT HER PARENTS 
DID NOT -- THE 
CLAIM IS THAT 
THEY DID NOT 
FORM RESIDENCE. 
>> I DON'T KNOW 
ABOUT THAT. 
I JUST HEARD 
ABOUT IT. 
I'LL TAKE A 
LOOK. 
[ INDISCERNIBLE 
] 
>> RECENTLY SAID 
THAT YOU OR SHE 
IS HOPING THAT 
YOU MIGHT BE 
ABLE TO DELIVER 
THE SPEECH IN 
FRONT OF THE 
U.N. GENERAL 
ASSEMBLY IN 
PERSON, EVEN 
THOUGH OTHER 
LEADERS WILL BE 
SENDING IN THEIR 
VIDEO 
RECORDINGS. 
CAN YOU CONFIRM 
THAT? 
>> YEAH. 
I'M THINKING 
ABOUT GOING 
DIRECTLY TO THE 
U.N. TO DO THE 
SPEECH. 
A LOT OF PEOPLE 
WILL NOT, 
BECAUSE OF 
COVID, WILL NOT 
BE ABLE TO BE 
THERE. 
AS YOU KNOW. 
BUT I'M 
THINKING, I 
THINK IT'S 
APPROPRIATE IF 
WE CAN DO IT, 
I'LL DO IT 
DIRECTLY. 
AND AGAIN, THIS 
WILL NOT BE LIKE 
IN THE PAST. 
BECAUSE SOME 
COUNTRIES WON'T 
BE ABLE TO 
ESCAPE THE 
PROBLEM. 
COUNTRIES ARE 
HAVING A 
TREMENDOUS 
PROBLEM WITH THE 
CHINA VIRUS. 
SO WE'LL SEE 
WHAT HAPPENS. 
BUT I WOULD 
PREFER DOING IT, 
I CAN DO IT THE 
OTHER WAY. 
I CAN DO IT 
VIRAL, AS THEY 
SAY. 
I CAN DO IT IN 
THAT FORUM. 
BUT I'D RATHER 
BE AT THE UNITED 
NATIONS 
DELIVERING. 
I THINK IT 
BETTER 
REPRESENTS THE 
COUNTRY. 
ALSO, I FEEL 
SORT OF A, AT 
LEAST A SEMI 
OBLIGATION, AS 
FOR PRESIDENT OF 
THE UNITED 
STATES TO BE AT 
THE UNITED 
NATIONS TO 
DELIVER WHAT 
WILL BE AN 
IMPORTANT 
SPEECH. 
[ INDISCERNIBLE 
] 
>> WELL, THE 
ROOM WON'T BE 
EMPTY. 
THE ROOM WILL 
HAVE DIFFERENT 
PEOPLE THERE AND 
REPRESENTATIVES 
OF COUNTRIES. 
BUT I CAN 
UNDERSTAND HOW 
IT'S VERY 
DIFFICULT FOR 
COUNTRIES TO BE 
THERE. 
THEY WON'T BE 
THERE ONLY FOR 
THAT REASON. 
THEY'D LOVE TO 
BE THERE. 
I'VE ALREADY HAD 
PEOPLE CALL, IN 
FACT, SAY A 
COUPLE OF THEM, 
I'D LOVE TO BE 
THERE, IF YOU 
WANT I'LL BE 
THERE. 
I SAID, DON'T BE 
THERE. 
YOU DON'T HAVE 
TO BE THERE. 
NOW, THE ROOM 
WILL BE, I THINK 
THE ROOM WILL 
NOT BE. 
ALTHOUGH THERE 
MAY BE A SPACING 
REQUIREMENT LIKE 
YOU HAVE IN THIS 
ROOM. 
THIS ROOM WAS 
ALWAYS PACKED. 
THIS ROOM WOULD 
BE PACKED AGAIN 
IF WE HAD THE 
SEATS OPEN. 
BUT YOU HAVE THE 
SPACING 
REQUIREMENT. 
SO I UNDERSTAND 
THAT THE UNITED 
NATIONS, THEY 
MAY HAVE THAT, 
TOO. 
YES, PLEASE. 
>> THANK YOU, 
MR. PRESIDENT. 
>> I HAVE A 
DETAIL, IF YOU 
DON'T MIND. 
CAN I DEFER MY 
QUESTION TO 
YOU,. 
>> SURE, YES. 
PLEASE. 
>> I WOULD LIKE 
TO ASK YOUR 
OPINION ABOUT 
WHAT RECENTLY 
HAPPENED IN HONG 
KONG, RECENT 
ATTACK ON AZTEC 
FREEDOM IN HONG 
KONG. 
AND HOW WILL THE 
U.S. RESPOND TO 
THIS? 
>> I THINK IT'S 
A TERRIBLE 
THING. 
BUT ONE THING 
THAT WE HAVE 
DONE, WE GAVE 
TREMENDOUS 
INCENTIVES TO 
HONG KONG 
BECAUSE OF 
FREEDOM. 
WE WANT FREEDOM. 
AND WE
